RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A COMMUNICATIONS SITE LICENSE
AGREEMENT WITH SANTA BARBARA CELLULAR SYSTEMS, LTD
FOR THE COLLOCATION OF AN EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS SITE
ON A PORTION OF PROPERTY AT OAKLEY PARK,
1300 NORTH WESTERN AVENUE
WHEREAS, Santa Barbara Wireless Systems, LTD has requested to collocate on an existing cell site operated by GTE Mobilnet of Santa Barbara d/b/a Verizon Wireless located at Oakley Park, 1300 North Western Avenue, Santa Maria, California; and
WHEREAS, Verizon Wireless operates that cell site under an August 26, 2013 , communication site license agreement with the City of Santa Maria (“City”); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of that agreement between Verizon Wireless and the City, Verizon Wireless may sublicense all or any portion of Verizon Wireless’s antenna support structure together with access thereto, provided all or any of such sublicensee(s) first agrees to enter into a separate license with the City; and
WHEREAS, the City and Santa Barbara Wireless Systems, LTD negotiated the terms of a Communications Site License Agreement , to collocate and install communications facilities on an existing Verizon Wireless facility site on a portion of the property at Oakley Park, and that agreement will remain in effect for an initial term of five years, with four successive five-year renewal terms commencing automatically unless terminated as provided for within the agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT I S HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Maria, California, as follows:
1. Authorize and direct the City Manager , or designee , to enter into a Communications Site License Agreement with Santa Barbara Wireless Systems, LT D, incorporated herein by reference, to collocate and install communications facilities on an existing Verizon Wireless facility site on a portion of the property at Oakley Park; and
2. Authorize and direct the City Manager, or designee, to enter into extensions and modifications consistent with the terms of the agreement as determined to be in the best interest of the City of Santa Maria; and
3. Assign priority for the General Fund expenditure of annual revenues derived from this agreement to improvements and/or services at Oakley Park and park services; and
4. Authorize the Chief Deputy City Clerk to make minor changes herein to address clerical errors, so long as substantial conformance of the intent of this document is maintained. In doing so, the Chief Deputy City Clerk shall consult with the City Manager and City Attorney concerning any changes deemed necessary.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa Maria held on the 18th day of June 2024.
ATTEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Department Director
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Interim City Manager