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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-001-01/04/1994-720 WOOD STREET COMPUTER NETWORK FORTNET LEASE AGREEMENT PUBLIC ACCESS RESOLUTION 94-1 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE LEASE OF CITY PROPERTY TO THE FORT COLLINS COMMUNITY COMPUTER NETWORK, A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHEREAS, the City Council has recognized the need to improve citizen access to City and community information and services in Resolution 93-141 Adopting a Public Access Policy; and WHEREAS, the City Council has approved funding for a pilot community network that includes City information to be built by the Fort Collins Community Computer Network, a Colorado non-profit corporation ("FortNet") ; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that it is in the best interests of the community to support the FortNet pilot effort; and WHEREAS, the City intends to enter into a contract with FortNet to develop, operate and evaluate a public access computer information network that will connect Fort Collins area residents and businesses to community resources, in exchange for $25,000; and WHEREAS, in addition to the foregoing contract for services, the City Council believes that it would be in the best interests of the City to lease to FortNet the modular building located at 720 Wood Street for six months, with an option for the City to extend the lease for an additional six months; and WHEREAS, Section 23-114 of the City Code authorizes the City Council to lease, for a definite term of two years or less, interests in real property owned by the City, provided the Council first finds, by resolution, that the lease is in the best interests of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, DE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the Mayor be, and hereby is, authorized to execute a lease agreement between the City and the Fort Collins Community Computer Network, a Colorado non-profit corporation, for the sole purpose of the operation and administration of the "FortNet" project, which agreement shall include the following terms and conditions: 1 . Property. The modular building located at 720 Wood Street, commonly known as "the training center on Wood Street" ("the Property") . 2. Term of Lease. The term of this lease shall be for a period of six (6) months commencing on the 1st day of January, 1994, and continuing until 12:00 midnight on the 30th day of June, 1994, unless sooner terminated by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the Lease Agreement as otherwise provided. The lease may be extended for an additional six (6) month term upon written approval of such extension by the City. 3. Rent. The lessee shall pay to the City rent in the amount of One Dollar ($1.) . 4. Utility Charges. The City shall pay all gas, water, steam, electricity, heat and trash removal charges incurred in the operation, maintenance, use, occupancy and upkeep of the Property. The City shall also pay all reasonable phone and data line charges for the period of the lease, unless these charges, together with other administrative costs exceed the Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) allocated by City Council . 5. Termination. Either party may terminate this Lease at any time by and upon giving the other party not less than thirty (30) days written notice of such termination. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, this 4th day of January, A.D. 1994. Mayor ATTEST: I City Clerk