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FEB 14 'i989 APPROVAL OF BELLSOUTH MOBILITY TOWER SITE LEASE BOOK . 6 WE Iia The Board reviewed the following memo dated 2/7/89: TO: James Chandler DATE: February 7, 1989 FILE: County Administrator SUBJECT: Approval of BellSouth Mobility Tower Site Lease FROM: Doug Wright, Director REFERENCES: Emergency Management Services It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at the next regular scheduled meeting. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS On September 20, 1988, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners denied a request by BellSouth Mobility for an option to lease 2,475 square feet of property (45' X 55') located near the South Winter Beach Solid Waste Collection Center for a mobile telephone tower site. The option on the property was predicated on BellSouth Mobility leasing the site for $100.00 in option money for a period of nine months with an extension of three months for the sum of an additional two hundred dollars. The Board of County Commissioners felt that the proposed option money was unacceptable for tying the property up for a period of two years. BellSouth Mobility desires to erect a 285 foot tower to place equip- ment on for the state wide cellular telephone system that will serve the Indian River County link. Included in the proposal is a 10' wide easement for access and utility service from South Winter Beach Road. The County owns approximately 19.5 acres at the subject site with about 3.2 acres being used for the refuse station. On January 13, 1989, Terry Pinto received the attached letter from Jim Bennett, General Manager of BellSouth Mobility proposing to lease the property for $100.00 per month until such time as Bell- South Mobility should receive a license from the Federal Communi- cations Commission to provide mobile telephone service or a deter- mination was made that the property was not suitable for use as a tower site. In either case, the initial lease would be for a maximum period of two years and thereafter would either be cancelled or continued under mutually agreed upon terms. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The property is not currently being utilized and no plans for use of this property in the long term are under consideration by the Utilities Department according to Terry Pinto. 50