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.
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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
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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
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Attachment 1
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