Subject:
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Authorization to advertise Invitations to Bid for wireless co-locations on County-owned properties/towers listed on the Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Master Plan.
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Fiscal Impact:
No impact on the General Fund, this would be a new revenue source.
Dept/Office:
Public Safety Group: Emergency Management
Requested Action:
Recommendation
Requesting Board authorization to:
1. Advertise via Invitations to Bid (ITB); for future wireless facilities development/co-locations on the County-owned properties/towers listed in the Board-approved wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan, as new requests are received during fiscal year 2022.
2. Authorize the County Manager or his designee to execute the licenses and any additional changes, documents, administrative or budget actions, as well as any amendments to the Licenses, subject to approval by the County Attorney's Office & Risk Management.
3. Authorize the County Manager to direct the associated revenues to the Emergency Operations Center funding. to support special program/projects, as deemed necessary.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The County owns three telecommunication towers that are not part of the 800 MHz Public Radio System. As with the 800 MHz Public Radio System, it is that existing infrastructure that garners interest from wireless companies looking to expand their coverage and results in them contacting Emergency Management about licensing opportunities.
In addition to the telecommunication towers, the County owns specific vacant land, identified in the Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan, that have been approved for the development of wireless telecommunication facilities (pending a feasibility assessment). This "pre-designated" status can also create interest from wireless companies looking to expand their coverage and results in them contacting Emergency Management about leasing the land in order to build (at their expense) a telecommunications...
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