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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. .17 '_'R ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 29, 1993 . SUBJECT: LEASE; SITE OF RADIO TOWER AT CEDAR GROVE FIRE STATION DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND CENTRAL SERVICES PUBLIC HEARING:YES: NO: ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES, ext. 2650 LEASE Telephone Number- Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 967-9251 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: To consider a lease with the Cedar Grove Fire Department for property to be used as the site of a radio tower. BACKGROUND: On March 23, 1993 the Board approved a bid for a 170'self-supporting radio tower to be erected at Cedar Grove Fire Station#2. As you may recall,this was part of a recommendation which resulted from a study conducted by RF Projects, regarding radio coverage for the County's emergency service providers. You may further recall that the solution to the problem of communication "dead spots" involved several components, among them receiving allocation of additional radio frequencies from the Federal Communications Commission to be used in conjunction with "voting receivers". You may be interested to know that this process is moving along expeditiously. Clearance for use of the frequencies has been obtained from the coordinating agencies and has been submitted for final review to the FCC. A final determination from the FCC is anticipated within the next few weeks. The proposed lease will complete the process necessary to begin erection of the tower. Highlights of this lease include the following: 1. Lease term is fifty (50) years, with an option for one renewal. 2. Rental amount is $1.00 per year. 3. The County will erect the tower and fence the tower area (approximately 625 square feet). 4. The County will maintain the tower and everything within the fenced area. 5. Should the Fire District cease to operate, the County will be graned a permanent easement for the tower site and access to the tower site. 6. Cedar Grove Fire Department will allow the County to locate the radio transmitters and necessary equipment inside of the Fire Department building. 7. The County will install an emergency generator to operate the equipment in the event of power failure; and will allow the Fire Department to connect their critical load to the extent possible based on generator capacity. 8. The County will insure the tower and the equipment to the extent of our interest. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board approve the lease and authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board.