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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-03-22 10-104 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION 10 O'A Item No. ` Date: March 22, 2010 Item/Subject: ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Lease with Bangor Housing Authority — Davis Road Communications Tower Responsible Department: Legal Commentary: The Bangor Police and Fire Departments use a mobile data terminal (MDT) system in emergency vehicles. Several locations have been identified as supplemental Access Points to improve signals in areas of poor coverage. The mobile data system has "deadspots" in coverage in the Capehart neighborhood, as well as outer Broadway, Union Street and Finson Road. BHA is willing to lease a parcel of land to the City on the corner of Davis Road and Ohio Street sufficient for the con- struction and operation of a communications tower, a good location to deal with the "deadspots". This Order will authorize execution of a fifty year lease at no rent. Funding for the project is provided through a Bangor Police Department grant accepted by the City Council in September 2009. The estimated project total is $41,200. The Government Operations Committee has reviewed this matter and recommends approval. Mana is Comments: ���11��� Associated Information: Q0_/ Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for Passage First Reading Referral Department Head Interim City Manager A'%d- a_- nceri ector Page _of_ Solicitor pf BA,yr RATED,FE Assigned to Councilor— Hawes 10 le/41. March 22, 2010 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing Execution of a Lease with Bangor Housing Authority — Davis Road Communications Tower WHEREAS, the Bangor Police and Fire Departments use a mobile data terminal (MDT) system in emergency vehicles; and WHEREAS, several locations have been identified as supplemental Access Points to improve signals in areas of poor coverage; and WHEREAS, the mobile data system has "deadspots" in coverage in the Capehart neighborhood, as well as outer Broadway, Union Street and Finson Road; and WHEREAS, the Bangor Housing Authority (BHA) owns land on the corner of the Davis Road and Ohio Street, a good location for a communications tower in order to deal with the "deadspots"; and WHEREAS, BHA is willing to lease a parcel of land to the City on the corner of Davis Road and Ohio Street sufficient for the construction and operation of a communications tower. By the City Council of the City of Bangor. ORDERED, THAT Robert Farrar, Interim City Manager of the City of Bangor, is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Bangor to execute a lease with the Bangor Housing Authority for a parcel of land at the corner of Davis Road and Ohio Street for the construction of a communications tower. Said lease shall be for no rent and for fifty years. The lease shall be in a final form acceptable to the City Solicitor or Assistant City Solicitor. IN CITY COUNCIL March 22, 2010 Passed DEPUTY CITY CLERK (T1TLEJ Authorizing Execution of a Lease with Bangor Housing Authority — Davis Road ntcations Tower Assigned to Councilor ���