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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Site Lease Agreement with Weathertop Ranch LLC, authorizing the County to sublease the property and thereby enable other entities to install communications equipment at the County communications facility at the leased site, and increasing the amount of the lease fee to add $500 annually per executed sublease, to be paid by sublessees.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute Amendment No 1 to the Site Lease Agreement with Weathertop Ranch LLC, authorizing the County to sublease the property and thereby enable other entities to install communications equipment at the County communications facility at the leased site, and increasing the amount of the lease fee to add $500 annually per executed sublease, to be paid by sublessees.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The exisiting Wireless Communications Site Lease agreement between the County and Weathertop Ranch LLC allows the County to construct a communications shelter to house radio and communications equipment on a site owned by Weathertop Ranch LLC. This equipment provides an effective communications system to public safety and other agencies operating in Monterey County.
The Amendment will allow the County to sub-lease portions of the site to other agencies and entities, so that they can install and operate communications equipment, with appropriate County management and oversight. This will enable improved communications throughout the County and will assist in recovery and emergency response, in the event of a natural disaster.
P.G.&E has expressed interest in sub-letting space at the County communications facility in question. If it enters into a sublease with the County, the annual lease payment due to Weathertop Ranch LLC will increase from five hundred dollars ($500) to one thousand dollars ($1000) to account for the anticip...
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