Title
Ordinance - Third and Final Reading of an Ordinance Amending the PCS Site Lease Agreement and First Amendment to PCS Site Lease Agreement for the City-Owned Property at James McKnight Park East in the City of Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas; Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Easement Document; Providing a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date
Requested Action
Consider approving ordinance
Recommendation
Approve ordinance
Description/History
In 2001, the City of Mansfield and Sprint Spectrum L.P. entered into a PCS Site Lease Agreement for a portion of land consisting of approximately 1,800 square feet at James McKnight Park East for the purpose of installing cell tower antennas on a ballfield lighting pole and associated telecommunications equipment on a pad site behind the maintenance building in the park. In 2013, a first amendment was executed to amend certain provisions of the original agreement. Since the execution of the original agreement, STC Five LLC has become the successor in interest to Sprint Spectrum L.P.
STC Five LLC is now seeking to further amend the PCS Site Lease Agreement to increase the leased spaced by an additional 336 square feet, increase the rent paid to the City of Mansfield and amend other terms of the agreement in order to accommodate Verizon Wireless. The proposed amendment would allow for additional antennas to be installed on the existing light pole, and equipment to be installed on the ground adjacent to the existing site equipment. Staff worked with STC Five LLC to ensure that the expansion would match the existing site equipment and comply with the City’s current screening ordinance by providing masonry walls with vegetation surrounding the site (see Exhibit A).
Justification
The proposed expansion will not adversely affect the park, will provide additional monthly revenue, and provide an opportunity to improve aesthetic screening for the site.
Funding Source
N/A
Prepared By
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