Title
Amend Ordinance to Ratify a 10-Year Extension of License for Public Safety Communications Site (Ordinance S-46956)
Description
Request the City Council amend Ordinance S-37021 to ratify a 10-year extension of License 129389-1 with the Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate, for and on behalf of Arizona State University (ASU).
Report
Summary
The City has operated and maintained a public safety communications facility at the ASU West campus since Aug. 20, 2010. Under a 10-year license with ASU, the City was obligated to pay an annual license fee of $20,000 beginning in 2010 and escalating three percent per year. ASU requested to use the City-owned antenna facilities for public safety purposes in exchange for waiving the annual license fee. The license was amended on May 17, 2013 to extend the term for an additional 10-year period, through Aug. 19, 2030, and to waive the license fee beginning 2013. The license amendment resulted in a savings of $167,460 to the City.
Contract Term
The contract term is extended for 10 years, through Aug. 19, 2030.
Financial Impact
The annual license fee is waived.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
Ordinance S-37021 was adopted on May 19, 2010.
Location
51st Avenue and Thunderbird Road, identified by Maricopa County Assessor parcel number 207-43-001A.
Council District: 1
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Ed Zuercher, the Office of Government Relations and the Finance Department.