GLYNN COUNTY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

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1 GLYNN COUNTY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT Information Technology Brunswick, Georgia Phone: (912) Fax: (912) jcatron@glynncounty-ga.gov MEMORANDUM To: From: Finance Committee John Catron Subject: Verizon Contract Demere water Tank Date: September 22, 2007 Background Verizon Wireless has negotiated an amendment to the lease with Glynn County to increase the number of antennas on the water tank located at 2731 Demere. The tank is constructed to accommodate the placement of antennas. The County receives $18, annually from Verizon for use of the tank on Demere to mount antennas. They want to increase the number on antennas on the tank from 6 to 12 for an increase in the lease fee of $ annually. If approved, the new lease rate will be $27,000. Alternatives 1) Do not accept the amendment to the lease agreement and not allow the expansion of Verizon antennas on the Demere Water tank. 2) Approve the amendment to the lease agreement, permitting Verizon to add the antennas to the tank. 3) Propose a different rental rate and continue negotiations with Verizon Recommendation Staff recommends Alternative 2. Recommended Motion I make a motion to approve the amendment to the Demere Water tower lease agreement with Verizon Wireless which allows 12 antennas on the tower for an annual lease rate of $27,000, subject to the review and approval of the amendment by the County Attorney.

2 Location Code: Tenant Site Name: St. Simons South Contract #: FIRST AMENDMENT TO TOWER AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO TOWER AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT (hereinafter First Amendment ) is made as of the day of, 2007, by and between Glynn County, a political subdivision of the State of Georgia, by and through its Board of Commissioners ( Landlord ), and Verizon Wireless of the East LP, a Delaware limited partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless and Verizon Wireless Personal Communications LP, a Delaware limited partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless (collectively Tenant ); and WHEREAS, Landlord and Palmer Wireless, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Palmer"), entered a Tower and Ground Lease Agreement dated August 7, 1996 (the Agreement ), pursuant to which Landlord leased to Palmer a portion of the tower site located at St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, and the ground space leased is described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, and is leased together with access and utility easement rights as described in the Agreement, and the Landlord's property is described in Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof, and also is shown on Exhibit B to the Agreement; and WHEREAS, effective as of October 6, 1997, Palmer merged with Price Communications Wireless, Inc. ("Price"), and the surviving entity continued to operate under the name of Price; and WHEREAS, Price assigned its interest in the Agreement to Verizon Wireless of the East LP, effective August 12, 2002, by Assignment recorded in Deed Book 1020 at Page 499, Glynn County, Georgia records; and WHEREAS, for Tenant's purposes of lease and contract authorization, Verizon Wireless Personal Communications LP is also made a signatory to this First Amendment; and WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the Agreement as provided herein; NOW, THEREFORE, for One Dollar ($1.00) and other valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Capitalized terms not defined in this First Amendment will have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. 2. Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended to allow Tenant to have up to twelve (12) antennas, and accordingly is deleted and replaced by the following provision: "(a) Up to twelve (12) antennas and one (1) microwave dish." 3. Section 3(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended to provide for automatic renewal of the Extended Terms, and accordingly the second sentence in Section 3(b) is deleted and replaced by the following provision: 1

3 Location Code: Tenant Site Name: St. Simons South Contract #: "Each of the Tenant's two remaining options for an Extended Term shall be deemed automatically exercised without further notice from Tenant and each Extended Term shall be deemed automatically renewed by Tenant, unless Tenant terminates the Agreement at the end of the then current term by giving Landlord written notice of the intent to terminate at least six (6) months prior to the end of the then current term." 4. In order to avoid proration of rents, to cause the annual periods within the Extended Terms to coincide with the annual periods (calendar years) for which Base Rent (payable on January 1 st ) is paid under the Agreement, to coordinate the rent payment dates with the dates for annual rent changes under the Agreement, and to provide a workable formula for such annual rent changes, the parties further agree as follows: (a) The current five-year Extended Term during which this First Amendment is made, having commenced on August 15, 2006, and scheduled to expire on August 14, 2011, is hereby extended to expire on December 31, Each additional Extended Term after December 31, 2011 shall continue to be for five (5) years, and the last Extended Term shall expire on December 31, (b) Section 4(b) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "Base Rent Adjustment: Beginning with the annual Base Rent payment on January 1, 2008, the annual Base Rent shall increase on each annual rent payment date by an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the Base Rent owed for the previous one-year period." (c) Section 4(c) of the Agreement concerning proration of rent is hereby deleted. (d) Landlord acknowledges that rent has been paid for the period from August 15, 2007 to December 31, 2007, as contained in the payment that was due on January 1, 2007, and was previously made to Landlord. 5. The Base Rent payable under Section 4(a) of the Agreement is hereby changed to $22, Section 8 of the Agreement is hereby amended to reflect Tenant s current notice address as follows: Verizon Wireless of the East LP d/b/a Verizon Wireless 180 Washington Valley Road Bedminister, NJ Attention: Network Real Estate 2

4 Location Code: Tenant Site Name: St. Simons South Contract #: Landlord agrees that a certificate of insurance naming Landlord as additional insured under Tenant's liability insurance against bodily injury and property damage will suffice under Section 13 of the Agreement in lieu of an endorsement making the insurance primary to Landlord. 8. Except as specifically set forth in this First Amendment, the Agreement is otherwise unmodified and remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and reaffirmed. In the event of any inconsistencies between the Agreement and this First Amendment, the terms of this First Amendment shall take precedence. 9. This First Amendment shall be effective as of the date last executed by all parties. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 3

5 Location Code: Tenant Site Name: St. Simons South Contract #: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this First Amendment as of the date last executed below. Sworn to, signed, sealed, and delivered this day of, 2007, in the presence of: Unofficial Witness Notary Public My commission expires: (NOTARY SEAL) LANDLORD: GLYNN COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Georgia, by and through its Board of Commissioners By: Name: Title: Sworn to, signed, sealed, and delivered this day of, 2007, in the presence of: Unofficial Witness Notary Public My commission expires: (NOTARY SEAL) TENANT: VERIZON WIRELESS OF THE EAST LP, a Delaware limited partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless By: VERIZON WIRELESS OF GEORGIA LLC, Its General Partner By: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP, Its Sole Member By: Hans F. Leutenegger Area Vice President Network South Area Sworn to, signed, sealed and delivered this day of, 2007, in the presence of: Unofficial Witness Notary Public My commission expires: (NOTARY SEAL) VERIZON WIRELESS PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS LP, a Delaware limited partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless By: Hans F. Leutenegger Area Vice President Network South Area 4

6 EXHIBIT A To First Amendment to Tower and Ground Lease Agreement Location Code: Tenant Site Name: St. Simons South Contract #: Together with the access and utility easement rights across the Landlord's property as described in the Tower and Ground Lease Agreement described in the foregoing First Amendment to Tower and Ground Lease Agreement. 5

7 EXHIBIT B To First Amendment to Tower and Ground Lease Agreement Landlord's Property Location Code: Tenant Site Name: St. Simons South Contract #: # _v3 6

8 Site Specific Information Site Name: Saint Simons South Market: GA12 Cell Type: Macro Infrastucture: Nortel BTS#: 570 BSC/ECP: 5 Switch: Macon RNC: N/A Purpose: EVDO installation Structure Type: Water Tank Xng WO: Project # Current 800 mhz Configuration Proposed 800 mhz Configuration Sector Alpha Beta Gamma Sector Alpha Beta Gamma Manuf/Model CSS/SA CSS/SA CSS/SA Manuf/Model CSS/SA CSS/SA CSS/SA Quantity Quantity Mech. Downtilt Mech. Downtilt Centerline 123' 123' 123' Centerline 123' 123' 123' Tip Ht. 125' 125' 125' Tip Ht. 125' 125' 125' Feedline Type 1-5/8" 1-5/8" 1-5/8" Feedline Type 1-5/8" Feedline Type 1-5/8" Azimuth (deg TN) Azimuth (deg TN) H-Beamwidth H-Beamwidth E-Beamwidth E-Beamwidth Gain Gain Current 800 mhz Configuration Proposed 800 mhz Configuration Sector Alpha Beta Gamma Sector Alpha Beta Gamm Manuf/Model Manuf/Model CSS/DUO /0i CSS/DUO /0i CSS/DUO /0i Quantity Quantity Mech. Downtilt Mech. Downtilt Centerline Centerline 123' 123' 123' Tip Ht. Tip Ht. 125' 125' 125' Feedline Type Feedline Type 1-5/8" 1-5/8" 1-5/8" Azimuth (deg TN) Azimuth (deg TN) H-Beamwidth H-Beamwidth E-Beamwidth E-Beamwidth Gain Gain Modification Objective Verizon Wireless - Georgia/Alabama Region Network Configuration Modification To provide extra antennas to Tx F6 for EV-DO Fund as part of New Cell Yes: Build Project No: Antenna RF Eng Comments Use dual bands in the middle for AMPS and signle band antennas for CDMA on the outside. Approvals RF Design Engineer: Guillermo Salinas Date: Sys Perf Engineer: Roman Joyce Date: RF Eng Mgr Toby Turner Date: Sys Perf Director: Gordon Cook Date: Engineering Director: Steve Regitz Date: Additional Comments: SHO is above 50% in beta and gamma sectors. Changing antennas to 60 deg HBW will improve performance by minimizing secondary traffic. See map in next sheet.

9 Nortel 800 MHz CDMA & Analog Antenna Diagram Site Name: 2 ft 12 ft 8 ft 2 ft SA MHz CDMA CSS/DUO /0i DUAL-BAND DUAL-BAND CSS/DUO /0i SA MHz CDMA AGL Center Line internal DBC-750 Combiner internal DBC-750 Combiner CDMA DIGITAL Analog Analog CDMA DIGITAL F1-F3 TX RX2 F4-F6 RX1 RX1 1 5/8" RX2 1 5/8" 1 5/8" 1 5/8"

10 VERIZON WIRELESS (VAW) LLC, D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS APPLICATION FOR TOWER ATTACHMENT & EQUIPMENT Please provide the following information so that Verizon Wireless can make a preliminary determination as to the feasibility of collocating at this location. If the preliminary review by Verizon Wireless Real Estate, Engineering and Construction Depts. indicate the potential for a collocation. Applicant will be responsible for any costs associated with a tower analysis performed by the tower vendor and any other out of pocket costs incurred by Verizon Wireless. Return to Leslie Deets at Old Alabama Connector Rd or fax: (678) Date of Request: I. TOWER LOCATION INFORMATION A. Location Name: St. Simons South Street Address: 2731 Demere Street, St. Simons Island, GA Glynn (County): B. Site Coordinates: Latitude: Longitude: II. APPLICANT INFORMATION FOR PRELIMINARY REVIEW A. Company Name: Verizon Wireless Address: Old Alabama Connector Road Alpharetta, GA Type of Business: B. Contact Names, Addresses & Phone No.'s (1) Real Estate Contact: Address: Phone No. Fax No. (2) RF Engineer: Guillermo Salinas Address: Phone No Fax No. (3) Construction Contact: Address: Phone No. Fax No. 1.

11 III. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Please provide all of the information below that is applicable for the collocation you are requesting. #1 Sector #2 Sector #3 Sector Make & Model (two) CSS/SA (two) CSS/SA (two) CSS/SA (two) CSS DUO /0i (two) CSS DUO /0i (two) CSS DUO /0i Dimensions (in): 48.4x14x9 & 48.4x14x x16.7x9 &48.4x15.5x x16.7x9 &48.4x15.5x10.7 Type Panel Panel Panel Weight Wind Load (SF) mph for both antenna types 28.5 with brackets & 42.5 with brackets mph & mph 30.7 with brackets & 52.3 with brackets mph & mph 30.7 with brackets & 52.3 with brackets Cut Sheet Attached? (Yes/No) Antenna Location: Mounting Height Centerline (AGL) Azimuth (degrees) Yes Yes Yes 123 (current top of water tank) 123 (current top of water tank) 123 (current top of water tank) Mounting Info. (Dimensions) Existing tripods more info by construction Existing tripods more info by construction Existing tripods more info by construction Frequencies (MHz) ; MHz ; MHz ; MHz ; MHz ; MHz ; MHz Transmit or Receive Both Both Both Maximum Gain (dbd) Output Power (Watts) ERP (Watts) Transmission Line: Elliptical or Round Round Round Round Diameter (In.) 1 5/8 1 5/8 1 5/8 Type & Model Attachment to Tower (Method) Andrew AVA7 Andrew AVA7 Andrew AVA7 Existing method (construction Existing method (construction Existing method (construction will provide details) will provide details) will provide details) Note: If you are requesting more than 4 dish type antennas, copy this page and continue list. 2.

12 IV. ARCHITECHURAL/ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL GROUND LEASE REQUIREMENTS Notes: Verizon Wireless will provide Tenant with "As Built" site drawings for use in designing Tenant's facility. Tenant will be required to develop construction documents for Verizon Wireless review and approval prior to construction start. Tenant is required to obtain any required federal, state and local permits required to allow for the construction of Tenant's facility. If applicable, Verizon Wireless will obtain from their Lessor any contract modifications required to allow for the right to sublease; however, Tenant shall reimburse Verizon Wireless for any rent increase incurred in obtaining the right to sublease. Tenant will be responsible for supplying separate utilities (a) Building dimensions: x (b) Optimum lease parcel dimensions: x (c) Security fencing and gate requirements: (d) Access road requirements: (e) Parking requirements: (f) Maximum distance to tower: V. OTHER INFORMATION Please include any additional comments or information you feel may be relative to your request for rental. Verizon Wireless wants to install 2 more antennas per sector and replace the four out of six existing antennas. Each additional antenna will require a line. 3.

FIRST AMENDMENT TO PCS SITE AGREEMENT W I T N E S S E T H:

STATE OF TENNESSEE ) COUNTY OF WILSON ) FIRST AMENDMENT TO PCS SITE AGREEMENT THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO PCS SITE AGREEMENT (the Amendment ) is made and entered effective as of the day of, 20, by and between