To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Lease with State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for a portion of Nadeen Peak in Crockett, California.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a lease with the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), to authorize Caltrans to access and use a portion of the County's Nadeen Peak telecommunications facilities during an initial ten-year term beginning October 1, 2024, for payment to the County at an initial monthly fee of $4,455, with annual increases, as recommended by the Public Works Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% General Fund
BACKGROUND:
The County entered into a long-term lease with a private landowner (Master Lease), which expires July 31, 2081, that permits the County to maintain a telecommunications facility and tower on the property off Cummings Skyway in Crockett, identified as Assessor's Parcel No. 354-300-007, commonly referred to as Nadeen Peak.
The County, as sub-lessor, and Caltrans, as sub-lessee, are parties to a lease dated August 12, 2003, for a portion of Nadeen Peak (Original Lease). On July 31, 2023, the parties agreed to extend the term of the Original Lease on a month-to-month basis. The County and Caltrans wish to terminate the Original Lease and enter into a long-term lease that will have an initial term that begins on October 1, 2024, and expires on September 30, 2034, with three five-year options to renew.
Under the terms of the Original Lease, Caltrans constructed and installed site improvements that included a 120-foot high, four-legged antenna tower, a 12' x 10' structure used to house Caltrans' assorted communications equipment, a fence, and associated improvements on the Property. The parties agreed that, in lieu of Caltrans paying rent during a portion of th...
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