HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.d. Set public hearing re New Cingular Wireless leaseCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District ' BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: June 6, 2013 Subject. SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO DECLARE LANDS AS CURRENTLY UN- NEEDED AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO AMEND THE CURRENT LEASE WITH NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC — WALNUT CREEK CSO CAMPUS (APN 177 - 270 -030) Submitted By: Initiating Dept. /Div.: Rick Hernandez, Sr. Right of Way Agent Engineering /Environmental Services REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION: T. Brightbill, Senior Engineer D. Gemmell, Environmental Services Division Mgr. 4 ko 0 K. Alm C. Swanson Counsel for the District Provisional General Manager ISSUE: District owned land must be declared un- needed by the Board before it can be leased out. RECOMMENDATION: Set July 11, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to receive comments on declaring a piece of property located within 1250 Springbrook Road, Walnut Creek (APN 177 -270 -030) as currently un- needed, and authorizing the General Manager to amend the current lease with New Cingular Wireless PCS, Inc., to increase the lease area and extend the length of the lease to a term less than ten years. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: The proposed yearly rent is $36,000 per year. ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: The Board may decline to establish the recommended public hearing date or may elect to choose a different date; however, a public hearing must be held and the property must be declared as "currently un- needed" if the lease is to be amended. BACKGROUND: On March 18, 2004, the Board approved a lease with Bay Area Cellular Telephone Company, dba AT &T Wireless PCS, Inc., which is now Cingular. The purpose of the lease was to allow the installation of a wireless communications facility at the upper CSO yard. The facilities consist of equipment cabinets placed at ground level, surrounded by a security fence, and antennae attached to the PG &E tower within the yard (see CSO site map on Attachment 1). Cingular has requested an amendment to the lease, which will increase the area for the equipment cabinets (from 220 s.f. to 440 s.f.) in order to upgrade the equipment and increase capacity. The area increase will not affect CSO operations since the proposed expansion is along the property line and into a slope that will be leveled by the lessee. This lease will not preclude other telecommunication companies from using the same C:\ Users \danderson\AppData \Local \Microsoft \Windows \Temporary Internet Files \Content.Outlook \DVCG8C5G \PP to set PH for Lease Amend with Cingular 6 -6 -13 Final.doc Page 1 of 3 POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: June 6, 2013 subject: SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO DECLARE LANDS AS CURRENTLY UN- NEEDED AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO AMEND THE CURRENT LEASE WITH NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC — WALNUT CREEK CSO CAMPUS (APN 177 - 270 -030) PG &E tower. The new rental amount was based on a market study of similar telecommunications sites. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This matter was reviewed by the Enterprise Committee on May 6, 2013. The Committee recommended Board approval. RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Set July 11, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to receive comments on declaring a piece of property located within 1250 Springbrook Road, Walnut Creek (APN 177 - 270 -030) as currently un- needed, and authorizing the General Manager to amend the current lease with New Cingular Wireless PCS, Inc., to increase the lease area and extend the length of the lease to a term less than ten years. Attached Supportinq Documents: 1. Map C:\ Users\ danderson\AppData \Local\Microsoft \Windows \Temporary Internet Files \Content.Outlook \DVCG8C5G \PP to set PH for Lease Amend with Cingular 6 -6 -13 Final.doc Page 2 of 3 Attachment 1 C:\ Users\ danderson \AppData\Local\Microsoft \Windows \Temporary Internet Files \Content.Outlook \DVCG8C5G \PP to set PH for Lease Amend with Cingular 6 -6 -13 Final.doc Page 3 of 3