HomeMy WebLinkAbout121-99 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 121-99
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH MSA
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (ALLTELL COMMUNICATIONS)
FOR TOWER SPACE ON THE GULLY ROAD WATER TANK
FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES
(BUILDING ANTENNA).
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,
ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby approves an agreement with MSA Limited
Partnership (Alltell Communications) for tower space on the Gully Road water tank, for the purpose
of installing radio communications equipment and appurtenances (building antenna); and authorizes
the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said agreement. A copy of the agreement is attached hereto
marked Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED this21!— day of Centember , 1999.
APPROV .
By. /dr"v'ri
Fred Hanna, Mayor
ATTEST:
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WATER TOWER ATTACHMENT EXHIBIT A
COMMUNICATION SITE AGREEMENT
(With 90 days Due Diligence Period)
THIS WATER TOWER ATTACHMENT COMMUNICATION SITE AGREEMENT
("Agreement") is entered into this 21x1 day of �, 1999, by and between the City of
Fayetteville, ("Owner") and Fayetteville MSA Limi ed Partnership, by its general partner, ALLTEL
Communications, Inc., ("Tenant").
1. Grant. Subject to the following terms and conditions, Owner hereby grants to Tenant
the nonexclusive right to install, maintain, operate and remove radio communications equipment and
appurtenances on Owner's tower (the "Water Tower") located on the property described in Exhibit
"A" (the "Premises"), and leases to Tenant a portion of the Premises for construction and occupancy
of an equipment shelter or building to house Tenant's equipment on the Premises as more particularly
described in Exhibit "A". Owner shall continue to have the right to occupy the Premises and operate
the Water Tower and to grant others rights to occupy or utilize the Premises and the Water Tower
at Owner's sole discretion.
Owner also grants to Tenant a nonexclusive easement during the term of this
Agreement for ingress, egress and regress and for the installation and transmission of utilities on
property described on attached Exhibit "B" ("Easement"). Tenant may install equipment, personal
property, improvements, alterations or fixtures as listed on Exhibit "C" (the 'Equipment"), or as
Owner may otherwise approve, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
denied. Any personal property owned by Tenant, whether or not fixed or attached to the Premises
or Water Tower, shall remain the property of Tenant prior to termination of this Agreement without
regard to whether it appears on Exhibit "C".
2. Use. Tenant shall use the Equipment and the Premises for the purpose of
constructing, installing, maintaining, improving and operating, at Tenant's expense, a communications
facility, including antennae, equipment shelter or building, platforms, cable runs and incidental uses
of the Water Tower. Tenant shall be solely responsible for securing any and all building permits and
approvals, zoning changes or approvals, variances, use permits, and other governmental permits from
applicable governmental authorities, including any Federal Aviation Administration approval
(collectively, "Permits") prior to any construction on the Premises. Owner agrees to reasonably
cooperate with Tenant in obtaining the Permits, and copies of the Permits shall be provided to Owner
upon request. Tenant shall promptly pay all costs and expenses and shall not cause or permit any lien
to be created against the Premises.
3. Term. The term of this Agreement shall be five (5) years, commencing upon the
earlier date of Commencement of Installation of Equipment on the Water Tower or ninety (90) days
from the date of full execution of this Agreement, (the "Commencement Date") and terminating at
midnight on , 20_ ("Initial Term"). Notice of the Commencement of
Installation of Equipment on the Water Tower for purposes of determining the Commencement Date
shall be made pursuant to the Notice provisions of Paragraph 16 hereof in a form substantially the
same as "Notification of Commencement of Installation of Equipment" attached hereto as Exhibit
111)".
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4. Renewal Term(s). Tenant shall have the right to extend this Agreement for one (1)
additional term of five (5) years ('Renewal Term") on the same terms and conditions as set forth
in this Agreement except that the Rent shall be increased as specified in Paragraph 5 below. Thi;
renewal shall be term automatic unless Tenant notifies Owner of Tenant's intention not to renew.
Upon expiration of the first Renewal Term( at the end often years total), Owner shall
have the right not to renew the Agreement, or to renegotiate the terms and conditions thereof,
provided the Tenant shall have been notified in writing one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to
the expiration of the then current term of Owner's intent of non -renewal or desire to renegotiate the
terms and conditions thereof.
5. Rent.
(a) Initial Term. Beginning on the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay to
Owner as rental the sum of One Thousand and No/100 Dollars5:01,000.00) per month ("Rent") which
shall include Tenant's irrevocable right to use and occupy the ground space surrounding Owner's
Water Tower. Rent payments shall be made monthly in advance to the City of Fayetteville at the
notice address as specified below and shall be prorated for any partial month at the commencement
or termination of this Agreement, based on the number of days in that month.
(b) Renewal Terms. In the event that Tenant elects to renew this Agreement as
provided in paragraph 4, the rent for the first renewal term shall be $1200.00 per month and the rent
for the second renewal term shall be $1440.00 per month.
6. Water Tower Maintenance.
(a) Owner represents and warrants that its operation of the Water Tower,
exclusive of Tenant's Equipment, including the lighting system, meets and will be maintained in
accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, rules and
regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Administration and all
applicable local codes and regulations. The costs of maintaining the Water Tower, including painting
of the exterior and finishing or painting the interior of the Water Tower, shall be borne by Owner,
with the exception of Tenant's antennae and Equipment. In the event damage is caused to Tenant's
equipment or personal property by Owner's agents, or employees, the cost of repairing such damage
shall be home by Owner who shall, upon due notice and proof of loss provided by Tenant, timely
reimburse Tenant the cost of repairing such damage.
(b) Tenant shall maintain its antennae, transmission lines, equipment and
equipment shelter in good operating condition. In the event damage is caused to the Water Tower
by Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees, contractors or subcontractors, either during the initial
installation of the equipment or subsequent operational, construction, or maintenance activities, the
cost of repairing such damage shall be home by Tenant who shall timely repair any such damage. The
cost of repair may include, but would not be limited to the cost of lost water, disinfection, public
notifications, and re -painting. Should Tenant fail to timely make repairs required by this Agreement,
Owner may, at Owner's option, make such repairs and Tenant shall promptly reimburse Owner for
its costs and expenses incurred in such repair. Upon termination or expiration of this License, Tenant
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shall remove its Equipment from the Water Tower and repair damage, if any, to the Water Tower
caused by the removal of Tenant's Equipment, normal wear and tear excepted. Tenant's activities and
operations and the Equipment shall not interfere with Owner's maintenance, repair and operation of
the Water Tower and its lighting system. .
7. Due Diligence Period. Tenant's obligation to perform under this Agreement shall be
subject to and conditioned upon:
(a) Tenant's securing appropriate approvals for Tenant's intended use of its
Equipment on the Premises from the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Aviation
Administrator, and any other federal, state or local regulatory agency havingjurisdiction over Tenant
s proposed use of the Equipment;
(b) Tenant's obtaining, at its option, a title report or commitment for a leasehold
title policy from a title insurance company of Tenant's choice which must show no defects or
restrictions of title or any liens or encumbrances which may adversely affect Tenant's use of the
Premises or Tenant's ability to obtain financing;
(c) Tenant's obtaining, at its option, a survey and analysis tests which must show no
defects which, in the opinion of the Tenant may adversely affect Tenant's use of the Premises;
(d) Tenant's approval of the condition of the Premises, which may be subject to, at
Tenant's option, an environmental audit of the Premises performed by an environmental consulting
firm of Tenant's choice; and
(e) Tenant's determination that the Water Tower is structurally appropriate for
Tenant's needs.
Tenant shall act with due diligence within ninety (90) days of the date of execution hereof to
obtain all governmental approvals necessary and to obtain any reports or analyses as set forth above
which are necessary for Tenant to perform under this License. In the event that Tenant determines
during the due diligence period that the Water Tower and the Premises are, in Tenant's opinion,
unacceptable to Tenant, then this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.
9. Interference. Tenant agrees to install Equipment of types and generating frequencies
which will not cause interference to transmissions or signals from other users of the Water Tower as
may be already in place on the Water Tower. At Owner's request, Tenant shall provide a detailed
interference analysis showing potential conflicts between Tenant's frequencies and those of the other
users already in place on the Water Tower. In the event the Equipment causes such interference,
Tenant will take all steps necessary to correct and eliminate the interference. If the interference
cannot be eliminated within 48 hours after receipt of written notice from Owner to Tenant (Notice
Date), Tenant shall temporarily disconnect the electric power and shut down the Equipment (except
for intermittent operation for the purpose of testing, after performing maintenance, repair,
modification, replacement, or other action taken for the purpose of correcting such interference) and
if such interference is not corrected within 30 days after receipt of the written notice, Tenant agrees
to remove the Equipment from the Water Tower and the Premises and this Agreement shall terminate
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as if by expiration. After the Equipment has been installed, Owner will require the proposed new co -
locating tenant to develop the proper documentation showing that its proposed installation and the
use thereof will not interfere with the existing tenant(s) equipment and use of the tower prior to the
execution of an agreement to allow the subsequent co -location. The existing tenant(s) shall review
and approve such documentation, but shall not unreasonably nor arbitrarily withhold such review and
approval.
Owner will require any Agreement with a subsequent co -locating tenant to contain
language which holds new tenant liable for any and all damages to Tenant's existing equipment and
use thereof, and will require the new tenant to hold the Owner harmless from any claims for damages
caused by new tenant.
10. Utilities and Access. Tenant shall have the right to install utilities, to be separately
metered at Tenant's expense, and to improve present utilities on the Premises, including but not
limited to the installation of emergency power generators. Tenant shall have the right to place utilities
on a formal utility easement specifically given by Owner for that purpose in order to service the
Equipment throughout the Initial Term or any Renewal Term of this Agreement. All utilities servicing
Tenant's equipment and facilities shall be placed underground. Tenant shall be responsible for all
utility connection charges, and all utility use charges, for electricity or any other utility used by
Tenant.
Tenant shall have access to the Premises and the Equipment at all times, 24 hours each
day, through the access drive presently existing on the Easement. Owner shall maintain the access
drive in good condition throughout the Initial Term of this Agreement or any Renewal Term.
11. Termination. Except as otherwise provided, this Agreement may be terminated,
without any penalty or ftuther liability, immediately upon written notice or as otherwise provided
below, as follows:
(a) By either party upon a default of any covenant or term of this Agreement by the
other party which default is not cured within 30 days of receipt of written notice of default (without,
however, limiting any other rights available to the parties pursuant to any other provisions of this
Agreement); or
(b) By Tenant if it is unable to obtain or maintain any license, permit or other Permits
necessary to the construction and operation of the Equipment or Tenant's business or intended use
of the Premises; or
(c) By Tenant if the Premises or Equipment is damaged by casualty so as to hinder
the effective use of the Equipment; or in the event that interference, whether or not from Owner's
activities or any other source, to transmissions or signals from the Communications Facility, in
Tenant's judgment, may not be adequately corrected or eliminated by Tenant;
(d) By Tenant, if, in Tenant's reasonable judgment, network design or technology
changes render the Communications Facility obsolete or unnecessary; or
(e) By Tenant upon six months written notice to Owner.
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12. Structural Analysis.
(a) Tenant shall be solely responsible to ensure that Tenant's installation of the
Equipment shall not significantly effect the structural integrity of the Water Tower, and that no such
damage results to the Water Tower due to installation of the Equipment. Owner agrees to famish
Tenant promptly upon Tenant s request, with true and accurate copies of all analyses performed on
the Water Tower within the two years preceding the request and Tenant s attachment of antennas or
Equipment on the Water Tower. In the absence of such an analysis or if the most recent analyses are
insufficient for Tenant's needs, or if requested to do so by the Owner, Tenant shall be responsible for
obtaining a new analysis by a structural engineer licensed to do business in the State of Arkansas.
Tenant shall furnish a copy of the analysis to Owner. The cost of the new analysis shall be paid solely
by Tenant. If reinforcements to the Water Tower are required for Tenant's use, Tenant shall submit
plans to the Owner, prepared by an engineer registered to do business in the State of Arkansas, for
such reinforcements. Upon approval by the Owner, Tenant shall proceed with such reinforcements
at Tenant's sole cost after review and approval of the plans by the Owner.
(b) Owner shall require any subsequent tenants toTperform a tower analysis on the
Water Towerby a licensed structural engineer indicating that attachment of the Additional Antennas
to the Water Tower does not impair the structural integrity of the Water Tower and will not
materially diminish the Water Tower's function or useful life. All such tower analyses shall be in
compliance with current industry standards.
13. Taxes. Tenant shall pay any personal property taxes assessed on, or any portion of
such taxes attributable to, Tenant's Equipment. Tenant shall not pay real property taxes or other fees
and assessments attributable to the Water Tower or the Premises.
14.
Liability
Insurance.
Owner, as a sovereign municipality, is
not required
to provide
liability
insurance.
15. Environmental Matters. Owner represents that, to Owner's best knowledge, no
Hazardous Materials are presently located on the Premises or Easement, and Owner agrees that it will
provide, at no cost or expense to Tenant, for the removal of any Hazardous Materials if Hazardous
Materials are present on the Premises or the Easement prior to the date of this Agreement or if
Hazardous Materials are brought onto the Premises or Easement by Owner, its agents, servants,
employees, licensees, invitees or contractors. If after Tenant takes possession of the Premises
Hazardous Materials are discovered to exist on, under or beneath the Premises, Tenant may terminate
this Agreement and Tenant shall owe no further duties, obligations or liability to Owner.
Tenant shall comply with all laws, ordinances, rules, orders or regulations applicable
to Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall not use the Premises or the Easement for treatment, storage,
transportation to or from, use or disposal of Hazardous Materials (other than petroleum products
necessary for the operation of an emergency electrical generator to serve the Equipment). Tenant
shall be responsible for any expense incident to the abatement or compliance with the requirements
of any federal, state or local statutory or regulatory requirements caused, directly or indirectly, by the
activities of the Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees or contractors.
As used in this Agreement, "Hazardous Materials" shall mean any and all polychlorinated
byphenyls, petroleum products, asbestos, urea formaldehyde and other hazardous or toxic materials,
wastes or substances, any pollutants, and/or contaminants, or any other similar substances or
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materials which are defined or identified as such in or regulated by any federal, state or local laws,
rules or regulations (whether now existing or hereinafter enacted) pertaining to environmental
regulations, contamination, cleanup or any judicial or administrative interpretation of such laws, rules
or regulations or any substance that after release into the environment and upon exposure, ingestion,
inhalation or assimilation, either directly from the environment or directly through food chains will
or may reasonably be anticipated to cause death, disease, behavior abnormalities, cancer or genetic
abnormalities.
16. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed given if personally delivered or mailed, by certified mail, return
receipt requested, orby overnight service having a record of receipt to the addresses indicated below:
If to Owner, to:
City of Fayetteville
113 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
(501) 575-8330
Tax Identification No. 716018462
If to Tenant, to:
ALLTEL Communications, Inc.
One Allied Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202
Attn: Property Management Dept.
17.
Successors
Title
and
Quiet
Enjovment.
parties, their
Owner represents
and warrants that it has the full right,
power and
authority to execute
and enter into this Agreement.
Owner further warrants that Tenant
shall have
the quiet enjoyment
of the Premises during the term of this Agreement.
18. Owner's Representations and Warranties. Tenant acknowledges that the primary use
of the tower is that of a municipal Water Tower. Owner makes no representations or warranties
concerning the suitability of the Premises for Tenant's intended use as a site for the transmission and
receipt of wireless communication signals.
19. Assignment. Tenant may not assign its interest in this Agreement without prior
written approval by Owner, not to be unreasonably withheld, except that Tenant may assign its rights
and obligations under this Agreement to an Affiliate.
20.
Successors
and Assigns.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the
parties, their
respective
heirs, successors, personal representatives and assigns.
21. Compliance with Laws. All installations and operations in connection with this
Agreement by either party shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations
of the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Agency, and any other applicable
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federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations. Tenant is solely responsible for the licensing,
operation and maintenance ofTenant's Equipment, including, without limitation, compliance with any
terms of its Federal Communications Commission license with respect to tower light observation and
any notification to the Federal Aviation. Administration in that regard. Tenant's Equipment,
transmission lines, and any related devises, and the installation, maintenance and operation thereof,
shall not damage the Water Tower or any property or properties adjoining, or interfere with the use
of the Water Tower and the remainder of the Premises, by Owner or others, and Tenant shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Owner from any such damage.
22. Holding Over. In the event Tenant remains on the Water Tower and in possession of
the shelter or building on the Premises after the expiration of the Initial Term or a Renewal Term
without executing a new Agreement, Tenant shall occupy the Premises month-to-month, subject to
all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement insofar as so consistent.
23. Estoppel. Each party agrees to furnish to the other, within 10 days after request, such
truthful estoppel information as the other may reasonably request.
24. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of Owner and
Tenant and supersedes all offers, negotiations and other agreements. Any amendments to this
Agreement must be in writing and executed by Owner and Tenant.
(b) If either Owner or Tenant is represented by a real estate broker or agent in this
transaction, that party shall be fully responsible for any fees or commission due such broker or agent
and shall hold the other party harmless from any such claims arising from execution of this
Agreement.
(c) Owner agrees to cooperate with Tenant in executing any documents necessary
to protect Tenant's rights under this Agreement or Tenant's use of the Premises. Tenant may record
this Agreement or a Memorandum of Agreement executed by all parties.
(d) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state in
which the Premises are located.
(e) If any term
of this Agreement is
found to be void or invalid,
such invalidity shall
not affect the remaining terms
of this Agreement,
which shall continue in full
force and effect.
(f) Each of the undersigned warrants that he or she has the full right, power and
authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the party indicated for the purposes herein
contained.
THIS WATER TOWER ATTACHMENT AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES A PROPOSAL
BY TENANT TO LEASE SPACE ON OWNER'S PREMISES AND SHALL NOT BE
BINDING UPON TENANT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT IS EXECUTED ON BEHALF OF
TENANT BY TENANT'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND DELIVERED TO
OWNER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Owner and Tenant have executed Agreement as of the date year first
written above.
OWNER: City of Fayetteville
Witness(es):
By:
GTS C t� Title: MAyLar7
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TENANT: Fayetteville 144k Limited Partnership, by its
Witness(es)
general partner, ALLTEL Communications, Inc.
By: 6U411 �
Title:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
STATE OF
I,
, COUNTY OF
a Notary Public of the County and State aforesaid, certify that
personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged that he/she is
of , a eerperatiea, and that
by authority duly given and as the act of the said corporation, the foregoing instrument was signed
in its name.
WITNESS my hand and notarial seal this _ day of 19_.
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
SEAL
STATE OF-kVK"c.&5z , COUNTY OF-YUUOT�1q
I, a Notary Public of the County and State aforesaid, certify that
'30F�i-o+J personaAy appeared before me this day and acknowledged that he/she is
p��;oF�j of �}usw,wUrJwAcio�S �rJc,a pG�q lf}F� corporation, and that
by authority duly given and as the act of the said corporation, the foregoing instrument was signed
in its name.
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WITNESS my hand and notarial seal this � day of19
N Public �`'�''-"
My Commission Expires: / 2000 SE ^f
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EXHIBIT "A"
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF
.PROPERTY
The property referred to herein as Premises is located within the parent parcel described
as follows:
[Insert legal description from vesting deed]
The Water Tower is located on the parent parcel description. Owner and Tenant agree that
within one hundred eighty (180) days following the full execution of the Agreement, Tenant
shall attach Exhibit B which shall be include an "as built' survey and site plan.
EXHIBIT "B"
SITE PLAN
and
EQUIPMENT LIST
Insert Tenant's Site Plan
Equipment Shelter to house transmission cables & equipment to be located upon concrete pad located
as shown on the site drawing.
Cabinet size shall be approx. _" wide X _" tall X _" deep (see diagram).
Antennas, each _" X ' X _";
Coaxial cable that connects the cabinet to the antennas;
Electrical power panel and cable;
Telephone panel and cable.
AGENDA REQUESPF'1&4IV'QEQQQD
XX AGENDA REQUEST CA&KOF S*Et 91 1999
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
FROM: Don Bunn Public Wks Admin Public Works
Name Division Department
ACTION REQUIRED: Approval of an agreement with MSA Limited Partnership
(Alltel Communications) for lease of tower space on the Gully Road Water
Tank for the purpose of installing radio communications equipment and
appurtenances (building and antenna).
COST TO CITY:
$ -0- zewc
Cost -This Request Category/Project Budget Category/Project Name
5406.OJ40-4450-x0
Account Number Funds Used To Date /I pp Program Name rr
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Project Number Funds Remaining Fund Category
BUDGET/CONTRACT REVIEW: Budgeted em Budget Adj . Attached
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Budget Coordinator Date Administrative Services Director Date
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A counti g nag Date ADA Coordina r Date
City Attorney Date Internal Auditor Date
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Purchasina Officer Date
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of the Staff that the
Council approve the attached agreement with MSA Limited Partnership for
installation of radio communications equipment and appurtenances at the
Gully ad Water Tank G0difio-nCd G'rl BlpRovAL of T%G Vt?5N/94rb#J COUouTY
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COMMENT SHEET
Project Communications Site Agreement, Gully Road Water Tank
Note to Reviewers: This agreement has been reviewed and approved by the City
Attorney's office. There are no expenditure of funds involved in agreement, the City will
receive revenues as noted in the contract. The cell tower installation does not require
approval of either the City Planning Commission or the County Planning Commission. A
signed agreement from MSA Limited Partnership will be forwarded to the City prior to
Council approval.
FAYETTEVI LLE
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
August 25, 1999
To: Fayetteville City Council
From: Don Bunn, Assistant Public Works Director, xff�
Thru: Charles Venable, Public Works Director O.Of
Fred Hanna, Mayor
Subject: Non -Exclusive Lease Agreement
MSA Limited Partnership (Alltel Communications)
Attached for your review and approval is a Communications Site Agreement with MSA
Limited Partnership (by its general partner, Alltel Communications). The purpose of the
agreement is to allow certain appurtenances (equipment building or shelter) and radio
communications equipment (cellular antenna) to be constructed and/or installed at the Gully
Road Water Tank.
The lease agreement is a nonexclusive lease and extends for an initial five (5) year term.
After that time the lessee would have the right to extend.the lease period for another five
year term under the same terms except for the lease amount. The lease amount due the
City is $1000.00 per month for the initial terms of five years and $1,200.00 per month for the
next five year term. The rental amount for a third five (5) year lease period would be
$1,440.00 per month provided the City and MSA agrees upon the lease extension.
In the opinion of the City Staff, this agreement adequately protects the City's interest in the
site and will not interfere with the City's full use of the site and water tank. The City may
consider allowing other interests (governmental or private) to use the site for the same
purpose without invalidating this agreement as long as no interference results from the use
thereof.
It is the recommendation of the Staff that the Council approve this Communications Site
Agreement with MSA Limited Partnership for the purpose of installing radio communications
equipment at the site and on the water tank, conditioned on the approval of the Washington
County Planning Office.
FAYETTEVILLE
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPOND
To: Don Bunn, Assistant Public Works Director
From: Heather Woodruff, City Clerk
Date: October 12, 1999
Attached is a copy of the resolution approving an agreement with MSA Limited for the purpose
of installing radio communications equipment. The original will be microfilmed and filed with
the City Clerk.
CC. Yolanda Fields, Internal Auditor
P D m,.
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WATER TOWER ATTACME
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COMMUNICATION SITE AGREEMENT
(With 90 days Due Diligence Period)
_ MIC]I O FILMED
THIS WATER TOWER ATTACHMENUNICATION SITE AGREEMENT
("Agreement") is entered into this a day of 1999, by and between the City of
Fayetteville, ("Owner") and Fayetteville MSA Limited Partnership, by its general partner, ALLTEL
Communications, Inc., ("Tenant").
1. Grant. Subject to the following terms and conditions, Owner hereby grants to Tenant
the nonexclusive right to install, maintain, operate and remove radio communications equipment and
appurtenances on Owner's tower (the "Water Tower") located on the property described in Exhibit
"A" (the "Premises"), and leases to Tenant a portion of the Premises for construction and occupancy
of an equipment shelter or building to house Tenant's equipment on the Premises as more particularly
described in Exhibit "A". Owner shall continue to have the right to occupy the Premises and operate
the Water Tower and to grant others rights to occupy or utilize the Premises and the Water Tower
at Owner's sole discretion.
Owner also grants to Tenant a nonexclusive easement during the term of this
Agreement for ingress, egress and regress and for the installation and transmission of utilities on
property described on attached Exhibit "B" ("Easement"). Tenant may install equipment, personal
property, improvements, alterations or fixtures as listed on Exhibit "C" (the "Equipment"), or as
Owner may otherwise approve, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
denied. Any personal property owned by Tenant, whether or not fixed or attached to the Premises
or Water Tower, shall remain the property of Tenant prior to termination of this Agreement without
regard to whether it appears on Exhibit "C".
2. Use. Tenant shall use the Equipment and the Premises for the purpose of
constructing, installing, maintaining, improving and operating, at Tenant's expense, a communications
facility, including antennae, equipment shelter or building, platforms, cable runs and incidental uses
of the Water Tower. Tenant shall be solely responsible for securing any and all building permits and
approvals, zoning changes or approvals, variances, use permits, and other governmental permits from
applicable governmental authorities, including any Federal Aviation Administration approval
(collectively, "Permits") prior to any construction on the Premises. Owner agrees to reasonably
cooperate with Tenant in obtaining the Permits, and copies of the Permits shall be provided to Owner
upon request. Tenant shall promptly pay all costs and expenses and shall not cause or permit any lien
to be created against the Premises.
3. Term. The term of this Agreement shall be five (5) years, commencing upon the
earlier date of Commencement of Installation of Equipment on the Water Tower or ninety (90) days
from the date of full execution of this Agreement, (the "Commencement Date") and terminating at
midnight on , 20_ ("Initial Term"). Notice of the Commencement of
Installation of Equipment on the Water Tower for purposes of determining the Commencement Date
shall be made pursuant to the Notice provisions of Paragraph 16 hereof in a form substantially the
same as "Notification of Commencement of Installation of Equipment" attached hereto as Exhibit
1011.
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4. Renewal Term(s). Tenant shall have the right to extend this Agreement for one (1)
additional term of five (5) years ("Renewal Term") on the same terms and conditions as set forth
in this Agreement except that the Rent shall be increased as specified in Paragraph 5 below. This
renewal shall be term automatic unless Tenant notifies Owner of Tenant's intention not to renew.
Upon expiration of the first Renewal Term (at the end of ten years total), Owner shall
have the right not to renew the Agreement, or to renegotiate the terms and conditions thereof,
provided the Tenant shall have been notified in writing one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to
the expiration of the then current term of Owner's intent of non -renewal or desire to renegotiate the
terms and conditions thereof.
5. Rent.
(a) Initial Term. Beginning on the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay to
Owner as rental the sum of One Thousand and No/100 DollarsX$1,000.00) per month ("Rent") which
shall include Tenant's irrevocable right to use and occupy the ground space surrounding Owner's
Water Tower. Rent payments shall be made monthly in advance to the City of Fayetteville at the
notice address as specified below and shall be prorated for any partial month at the commencement
or termination of this Agreement, based on the number of days in that month.
(b) Renewal Terms. In the event that Tenant elects to renew this Agreement as
provided in paragraph 4, the rent for the first renewal term shall be $1200.00 per month and the rent
for the second renewal term shall be $1440.00 per month.
6. Water Tower Maintenance.
(a) Owner represents and warrants that its operation of the Water Tower,
exclusive of Tenant's Equipment, including the lighting system, meets and will be maintained in
accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, rules and
regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Administration and all
applicable local codes and regulations. The costs of maintaining the Water Tower, including painting
of the exterior and finishing or painting the interior of the Water Tower, shall be borne by Owner,
with the exception of Tenant's antennae and Equipment. In the event damage is caused to Tenant's
equipment or personal property by Owner's agents, or employees, the cost of repairing such damage
shall be borne by Owner who shall, upon due notice and proof of loss provided by Tenant, timely
reimburse Tenant the cost of repairing such damage.
(b) Tenant shall maintain its antennae, transmission lines, equipment and
equipment shelter in good operating condition. In the event damage is caused to the Water Tower
by Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees, contractors or subcontractors, either during the initial
installation of the equipment or subsequent operational, construction, or maintenance activities, the
cost of repairing such damage shall be borne by Tenant who shall timely repair any such damage. The
cost of repair may include, but would not be limited to the cost of lost water, disinfection, public
notifications, and re -painting. Should Tenant fail to timely make repairs required by this Agreement,
Owner may, at Owner's option, make such repairs and Tenant shall promptly reimburse Owner for
its costs and expenses incurred in such repair. Upon termination or expiration of this License, Tenant
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shall remove its Equipment from the Water Tower and repair damage, if any, to the Water Tower
caused by the removal of Tenant's Equipment, normal wear and tear excepted. Tenant's activities and
operations and the Equipment shall not interfere with Owner's maintenance, repair and operation of
the Water Tower and its lighting system. _
7. Due Diligence Period. Tenant's obligation to perform under this Agreement shall be
subject to and conditioned upon:
(a) Tenant's securing appropriate approvals for Tenant's intended use of its
Equipment on the Premises from the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Aviation
Administrator, and any other federal, state or local regulatory agency having jurisdiction over Tenant
s proposed use of the Equipment;
(b) Tenant's obtaining, at its option, a title report or commitment for a leasehold
title policy from a title insurance company of Tenant's choice which must show no defects or
restrictions of title or any liens or encumbrances which may adversely affect Tenant's use of the
Premises or Tenant's ability to obtain financing;
(c) Tenant's obtaining, at its option, a survey and analysis tests which must show no
defects which, in the opinion of the Tenant may adversely affect Tenant's use of the Premises;
(d) Tenant's approval of the condition of the Premises, which may be subject to, at
Tenant's option, an environmental audit of the Premises performed by an environmental consulting
firm of Tenant's choice; and
(e) Tenant's determination that the Water Tower is structurally appropriate for
Tenant's needs.
Tenant shall act with due diligence within ninety (90) days of the date of execution hereof to
obtain all governmental approvals necessary and to obtain any reports or analyses as set forth above
which are necessary for Tenant to perform under this License. In the event that Tenant determines
during the due diligence period that the Water Tower and the Premises are, in Tenant's opinion,
unacceptable to Tenant, then this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.
9. Interference. Tenant agrees to install Equipment of types and generating frequencies
which will not cause interference to transmissions or signals from other users of the Water Tower as
may be already in place on the Water Tower. At Owner's request, Tenant shall provide a detailed
interference analysis showing potential conflicts between Tenant's frequencies and those of the other
users already in place on the Water Tower. In the event the Equipment causes such interference,
Tenant will take all steps necessary to correct and eliminate the interference. If the interference
cannot be eliminated within 48 hours after receipt of written notice from Owner to Tenant (Notice
Date), Tenant shall temporarily. disconnect the electric power and shut down the Equipment (except
for intermittent operation for the purpose of testing, after performing maintenance, repair,
modification, replacement, or other action taken for the purpose of correcting such interference) and
if such interference is not corrected within 30 days after receipt of the written notice, Tenant agrees
to remove the Equipment from the Water Tower and the Premises and this Agreement shall terminate
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as if by expiration. After the Equipment has been installed, Owner will require the proposed new co -
locating tenant to develop the proper documentation showing that its proposed installation and the
use thereof will not interfere with the existing tenant(s) equipment and use of the tower prior to the
execution of an agreement to allow the subsequent co -location. The existing tenant(s) shall review
and approve such documentation, but shall not unreasonably nor arbitrarily withhold such review and
approval.
Owner will require any Agreement with a subsequent co -locating tenant to contain
language which holds new tenant liable for any and all damages to Tenant's existing equipment and
use thereof, and will require the new tenant to hold the Owner harmless from any claims for damages
caused by new tenant.
10. Utilities and Access. Tenant shall have the right to install utilities, to be separately
metered at Tenant's expense, and to improve present utilities on the Premises, including but not
limited to the installation of emergency power generators. Tenant shall have the right to place utilities
on a formal utility easement specifically given by Owner for that purpose in order to service the
Equipment throughout the Initial Term or any Renewal Term of this Agreement. All utilities servicing
Tenant's equipment and facilities shall be placed underground. Tenant shall be responsible for all
utility connection charges, and all utility use charges, for electricity or any other utility used by
Tenant.
Tenant shall have access to the Premises and the Equipment at all times, 24 hours each
day, through the access drive presently existing on the Easement. Owner shall maintain the access
drive in good condition throughout the Initial Term of this Agreement or any Renewal Term.
11. Termination. Except as otherwise provided, this Agreement may be terminated,
without any penalty or further liability, immediately upon written notice or as otherwise provided
below, as follows:
(a) By either party upon a default of any covenant or term of this Agreement by the
other party which default is not cured within 30 days of receipt of written notice of default (without,
however, limiting any other rights available to the parties pursuant to any other provisions of this
Agreement); or
(b) By Tenant if it is unable to obtain or maintain any license, permit or other Permits
necessary to the construction and operation of the Equipment or Tenant's business or intended use
of the Premises; or
(c) By Tenant if the Premises or Equipment is damaged by casualty so as to hinder
the effective use of the Equipment; or in the event that interference, whether or not from Owner's
activities or any other source, to transmissions or signals from the Communications Facility, in
Tenant's judgment, may not be adequately corrected or eliminated by Tenant;
(d)
By Tenant, if, in
Tenant's
reasonable judgment, network design or technology
changes render the
Communications
Facility
obsolete or unnecessary; or
(e) By Tenant upon six months written notice to Owner.
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12. Structural Analysis.
(a) Tenant shall be solely responsible to ensure that Tenant's installation of the
Equipment shall not significantly effect the structural integrity of the Water Tower, and that no such
damage results to the Water Tower due to installation of the Equipment. Owner agrees to furnish
Tenant promptly upon Tenant s request, with true and accurate copies of all analyses performed on
the Water Tower within the two years preceding the request and Tenant s attachment of antennas or
Equipment on the Water Tower. In the absence of such an analysis or if the most recent analyses are
insufficient for Tenant's needs, or if requested to do so by the Owner, Tenant shall be responsible for
obtaining a new analysis by a structural engineer licensed to do business in the State of Arkansas.
Tenant shall furnish a copy of the analysis to Owner. The cost of the new analysis shall be paid solely
by Tenant. If reinforcements to the Water Tower are required for Tenant's use, Tenant shall submit
plans to the Owner, prepared by an engineer registered to do business in the State of Arkansas, for
such reinforcements. Upon approval by the Owner, Tenant shall proceed with such reinforcements
at Tenant's sole cost after review and approval of the plans by the Owner.
(b) Owner shall require any subsequent tenants to�perform a tower analysis on the
Water Tower by a licensed structural engineer indicating that attachment of the Additional Antennas
to the Water Tower does not impair the structural integrity of the Water Tower and will not
materially diminish the Water Tower's function or useful life. All such tower analyses shall be in
compliance with current industry standards.
13. Taxes. Tenant shall pay any personal property taxes assessed on, or any portion of
such taxes attributable to, Tenant's Equipment. Tenant shall not pay real property taxes or other fees
and assessments attributable to the Water Tower or the Premises.
14.
Liability
Insurance.
Owner, as a sovereign municipality, is
not required
to provide
liability
insurance.
15. Environmental Matters. Owner represents that, to Owner's best knowledge, no
Hazardous Materials are presently located on the Premises or Easement, and Owner agrees that it will
provide, at no cost or expense to Tenant, for the removal of any Hazardous Materials if Hazardous
Materials are present on the Premises or the Easement prior to the date of this Agreement or if
Hazardous Materials are brought onto the Premises or Easement by Owner, its agents, servants,
employees, licensees, invitees or contractors. If after Tenant takes possession of the Premises
Hazardous Materials are discovered to exist on, under orbeneath the Premises, Tenant may terminate
this Agreement and Tenant shall owe no further duties, obligations or liability to Owner.
Tenant shall comply with all laws, ordinances, rules, orders or regulations applicable
to Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall not use the Premises or the Easement for treatment, storage,
transportation to or from, use or disposal of Hazardous Materials (other than petroleum products
necessary for the operation of an emergency electrical generator to serve the Equipment). Tenant
shall be responsible for any expense incident to the abatement or compliance with the requirements
of any federal, state or local statutory or regulatory requirements caused, directly or indirectly, by the
activities of the Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees or contractors.
As used in this Agreement, "Hazardous Materials" shall mean any and all polychlorinated
byphenyls, petroleum products, asbestos, urea formaldehyde and other hazardous or toxic materials,
wastes or substances, any pollutants, and/or contaminants, or any other similar substances or
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materials which are defined or identified as such in or regulated by any federal, state or local laws,
rules or regulations (whether now existing or hereinafter enacted) pertaining to environmental
regulations, contamination, cleanup or any judicial or administrative interpretation of such laws, roles
or regulations or any substance that after release into the environment and upon exposure, ingestion,
inhalation or assimilation, either directly from the environment or directly through food chains will
or may reasonably be anticipated to cause death, disease, behavior abnormalities, cancer or genetic
abnormalities.
16. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed given if personally delivered or mailed, by certified mail, return
receipt requested, or by overnight service having a record of receipt to the addresses indicated below:
If to Owner, to:
City of Fayetteville
113 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
(501) 575-8330
Tax Identification No. 716018462
If to Tenant, to
ALLTEL Communications, Inc.
One Allied Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202
Attn: Property Management Dept.
17. Title and Quiet Enjoyment. Owner represents and warrants that it has the full right,
power and authority to execute and enter into this Agreement. Owner further warrants that Tenant
shall have the quiet enjoyment of the Premises during the term of this Agreement.
18. Owner's Representations and Warranties. Tenant acknowledges that the primary use
of the tower is that of a municipal Water Tower. Owner makes no representations or warranties
concerning the suitability of the Premises for Tenant's intended use as a site for the transmission and
receipt of wireless communication signals.
19. Assignment. Tenant may not assign its interest in this Agreement without prior
written approval by Owner, not to be unreasonably withheld, except that Tenant may assign its rights
and obligations under this Agreement to an Affiliate.
20. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties, their respective heirs, successors, personal representatives and assigns.
21. Compliance with Laws. All installations and operations in connection with this
Agreement by either party shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations
of the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Agency, and any other applicable
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federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations. Tenant is solely responsible for the licensing,
operation and maintenance ofTenant's Equipment, including, without limitation, compliance with any
terms of its Federal Communications Commission license with respect to tower light observation and
any notification to the Federal Aviation Administration in that regard. Tenant's Equipment,
transmission lines, and any related devises, and the installation, maintenance and operation thereof,
shall not damage the Water Tower or any property or properties adjoining, or interfere with the use
of the Water Tower and the remainder of the Premises, by Owner or others, and Tenant shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Owner from any such damage.
22. Holding Over. In the event Tenant remains on the Water Tower and in possession of
the shelter or building on the Premises after the expiration of the Initial Term or a Renewal Term
without executing a new Agreement, Tenant shall occupy the Premises month-to-month, subject to
all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement insofar as so consistent.
23. Estoppel. Each party agrees to famish to the other, within 10 days after request, such
truthful estoppel information as the other may reasonably request.
24. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of Owner and
Tenant and supersedes all offers, negotiations and other agreements. Any amendments to this
Agreement must be in writing and executed by Owner and Tenant.
(b) If either Owner or Tenant is represented by a real estate broker or agent in this
transaction, that party shall be fully responsible for any fees or commission due such broker or agent
and shall hold the other party harmless from any such claims arising from execution of this
Agreement.
(c) Owner agrees to cooperate with Tenant in executing any documents necessary
to protect Tenant's rights under this Agreement or Tenant's use of the Premises. Tenant may record
this Agreement or a Memorandum of Agreement executed by all parties.
(d) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state in
which the Premises are located.
(e) If any term of this Agreement is found to be void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the remaining terms of this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect.
(f) Each of the undersigned warrants that he or she has the full right, power and
authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the party indicated for the purposes herein
contained.
THIS WATER TOWER ATTACHMENT AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES A PROPOSAL
BY TENANT TO LEASE SPACE ON OWNER'S PREMISES AND SHALL NOT BE
BINDING UPON TENANT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT IS EXECUTED ON BEHALF OF
TENANT BY TENANT'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND DELIVERED TO
OWNER
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Owner and Tenant have executed Agreement as of the date year first
written above.
OWNER: City of Fayetteville
Witnesses
By:
Title:p/L
TENANT: Fayetteville 1�A. Limited Partnership, by its
general partner, ALLTEL Communications, Inc.
Witness(es)
By:
Title
ACKNOWLE GMENTS ,,
STATE OF A COUNTY OF (Nj45/j-iriU n A)
I, LG 5 a Notary Public of the County and State aforesaid, certify that
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of_��E?Y2UnLE,g%Z aMUAll4Pfk,Tj -earperatiea,and that
by autbority duly given and as the act of the said corporation, the foregoing instrument was signed
in its name.
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't ;o of Cw 10U &fhi w -K tNL, a n LuptWAF+. corporation, and that
by authority duly given and as the act of the said corporation, the foregoing instrument was signed
in its name. _���,_
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EXHIBIT "A"
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF
PROPERTY
The property referred to herein as Premises is located within the parent parcel described
as follows:
[Insert legal description from vesting deed]
The Water Tower is located on the parent parcel description. Owner and Tenant agree that
within one hundred eighty (180) days following the full execution of the Agreement, Tenant
shall attach Exhibit B which shall be include an "as built" survey and site plan.
EXHIBIT "B"
SITE PLAN
and
EQUIPMENT LIST
Insert Tenant's Site Plan
Equipment Shelter to house transmission cables & equipment to be located upon concrete pad located
as shown on the site drawing.
Cabinet size shall be approx. _" wide X _" tall X _" deep (see diagram).
Antennas, each _" X ' X ';
Coaxial cable that connects the cabinet to the antennas;
Electrical power panel and cable;
Telephone panel and cable.