Resolution No. 2026-111
Resolution No. 2026-111
July 15, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-111
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING A MUNICIPAL FACILITY
LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES SMSA LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, DBA VERIZON WIRELESS, FOR THE USE OF CITY -
OWNED MUNICIPAL FACILITIES LOCATED IN THE RIGHTS -OF-
WAY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino (the “City”) is the owner of certain Municipal Facilities located in the Rights-of-Way within the City of San Bernardino; and WHEREAS, Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless (“Verizon”), a California limited partnership, is authorized to conduct business as a telephone corporation in the State of California and desires to use space on certain City-owned Municipal Facilities in the Rights-of-Way to construct, attach, install, operate, and maintain telecommunications equipment for the purpose of providing personal wireless services, telecommunications services, and mobile data services; and WHEREAS, the City is willing to allow Verizon to use and physically occupy portions of the Municipal Facilities in the Rights -of-Way subject to the terms and conditions of the proposed Municipal Facility License Agreement (the “Agreement”); and WHEREAS, the Agreement provides for an initial term of fifteen (15) years, commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the fifteenth (15th) anniversary thereof, with one (1) successive five (5) year renewal term, unless either party provides written notice of intent not to renew at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of the then-current term; and WHEREAS, the Agreement establishes a License Fee structure consistent with the Federal Communications Commission’s Declaratory Ruling (FCC 18 -133), including a Safe Harbor Rent of $207.00 per facility per year for 2026, subject to a three percent (3%) annual escalator, and an Alternate Rent of $1,500.00 per facility per year for 2026, also subject to a three percent (3%) annual escalator, applicable in the event the FCC’s cost-based compensation requirement ceases to be in effect; and WHEREAS, the Agreement requires Verizon to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City’s Municipal Code design standards, permitting requirements, and encroachment permit requirements, and to carry comprehensive insurance coverage as set forth in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into the Agreement in order to provide a framework for Verizon’s use of Municipal Facilities in the Rights-of-Way in a manner that protects the public health, safety, and welfare and serves the interests of the City and its residents.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of this Resolution.
Resolution No. 2026-111
Resolution No. 2026-111
July 15, 2026
SECTION 2. The Mayor and City Council hereby approves the City entering into the Municipal Facility License Agreement with Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless, for the use of City -owned Municipal Facilities located in the Rights -of-Way of the City of San Bernardino.
SECTION 3. Authorization. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute the Agreement and any Supplements, applications, and related documents necessary to effectuate this Resolution, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
SECTION 4. CEQA. That the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino finds this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 15th day of July 2026.
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Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
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Telecia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Resolution No. 2026-111
Resolution 2026-111
July 15, 2026
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telecia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-111, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 15th day of July 2026 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this 15th day of July 2026.
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Telecia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk