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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts / Purchasing Officer to sign the "First Amendment to Wireless Communication Site Lease Agreement" managed by the Information Technology Department between the County of Monterey and Crown Castle MU LLC subject to minor non-substantive changes agreeable to the County and approved by County Counsel to amend the agreement to add additional equipment for the NGEN Radio System project managed by Emergency Communications; and
b. Authorize an increase to the lease fees of $1,000 per month beginning March 1, 2014 and annual increases as defined in the Wireless Communications Site Lease Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts / Purchasing Officer to sign the "First Amendment to Wireless Communication Site Lease Agreement" managed by the Information Technology Department between the County of Monterey and Crown Castle MU LLC subject to minor non-substantive changes agreeable to the County and approved by County Counsel to amend the agreement to add additional equipment for the NGEN Radio System project managed by Emergency Communications; and
b. Authorize an increase to the lease fees of $1,000 per month beginning March 1, 2014 and annual increases as defined in the Wireless Communications Site Lease Agreement.
SUMMARY / DISCUSSION:
This First Amendment to Wireless Communication Site Lease Agreement (Amendment) will authorize changes to the use of the Bryant Canyon Radio Site near Soledad. The existing Wireless Communications Site Lease Agreement (Agreement) was approved by the County Board of Supervisors on June 24, 2008. The Agreement has an Extension option clause which provides for the Agreement to be "automatically be extended for three (3) additional five (5) year terms".
The Board approved the Agreement with non-county standard liability and indemnification provisions due to the fact that the radio communications eq...
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