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TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Jim Chandler, County Administrator FROM: Doug Wright, Director t\a- J Emergency Services DATE: March 31, 1998 SUBJECT: Amendment To Hobart Tower And Ground Space Lease Between Indian River County And PrimeCo Personal Communications On September 30, 1997, the Board of County Commissioners approved a Tower and Ground Space Lease Agreement with PrimeCo Personal Communications to co -locate on the County owned 405' foot Hobart Tower located in Hobart Park. Since that time, PrimeCo, has completed a study and survey of the tower and determined that it is insufficient for their needs. In March, 1998, the company initiated negotiations with staff regarding replacing an older 150' foot County owned tower located within the -shadow of Hobart Tower. This 150' foot tower is presently unserviceable due to corrosion and rust. At the time PrimeCo initiated negotiations, staff was in the process of planning to remove the tower due to its unsafe condition. The rust is so bad one of the tower legs is completely rusted through and it was unsafe to climb to remove the coax and antennas remaining on the tower. There are currently two entities using the small tower. One is the ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio) volunteers associated with Emergency Management and the second is the Florida Marine Patrol. Staff has prior noticed the Marine Patrol that the tower was in the process of being removed and it would be necessary to relocate their communications equipment to another tower in the County. Antenna space will be provided to the ARES/RACES group on Hobart Tower. The following summarizes the amendment to the prior approved contract with PrimeCo: 1. PrimeCo will remove the existing unserviceable 150' foot communications tower located in Hobart Park. 2. PrimeCo will construct a new tower at the same location in two phases. i.e., a) the first phase will be a 150' foot AAT (above average terrain), guyed tower designed to accommodate an additional 70 feet of tower; and b) the second phase will be to increase the 150' foot tower by another 70 feet which will make it a 220' foot tower when completed, after all permits and approvals have been received from the appropriate authorities. 3. Indian River County will own the new tower and be responsible for lighting as well as grounds and tower maintenance. (PrimeCo will separately meter their electric service) 4. PrimeCo will receive use of the tower at an agreed annual rental of Ten thousand Eight Hundred -Dollars ($10,800.00), which annual rental shall commence the eleventh (11th) year of the Site Lease. April 7,1998