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Resolution approving a fifteen-year lease agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC., for the construction of a wireless communication facility at 323 Miller Avenue and authorizing the City Manager to execute the lease agreement.
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WHEREAS, the City’s downtown area has experienced substantial growth, and construction of new buildings often disrupts existing antenna signals; and
WHEREAS, the installation of cellular antennas enhances signal strength; and
WHEREAS, in 2023, New Cingular Wireless (commonly known as AT&T) submitted proposed plans to the City’s Planning Division for installation of cellular antennas at 323 Miller Avenue, Third floor of the City’s Miller Parking Garage; and
WHEREAS, proposed were the installation of 20 panel antennas, 16 Remote Radio Heads, a color matching façade, fiber optic cabling and use of three parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, in June 2023, the Design Review Board and the City’s Chief Planner approved the submitted plans; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney’s office worked with the IT Director to negotiate and finalize the lease terms with New Cingular Wireless; and
WHEREAS, as set forth in further detail in Exhibit A to this resolution, the lease terms include the use of 294 sf on the Third Floor of the City’s Miller Garage, some rooftop space, 15-year lease term and monthly rent of $6,700 with a 3% annual increase; and
WHEREAS, the installation of new antennas in the downtown area would benefit residents and provide a new revenue stream for the City for the next fifteen, or more, years.
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby take the following actions:
1. Approves a fifteen-year lease agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, as attached in Exhibit A and incorporated herein, for the terms and conditions contained in said lease agreement, including the payment by New Cingular Wireless to the City of $6,700 per month rent for the first 12-months, with a 3% increase in rent every year thereafter.
2. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the lease agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC., in substantially the same form as Exhibit A, subject to approval as to form by City Attorney, and to execute any documents and take any other action for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this resolution that do not materially increase the City’s obligations or alter the terms of the lease in substantially the same form as Exhibit A, all subject to approve as to form by the City Attorney.