HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2002-073-O-020
08/06/2002
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AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute a Lease Agreement with
Voicestream Wireless Corporation, L.L.C.,
For Certain Mobile Communications Uses on the
Water Tower at 2536 Gross Point Road
WHEREAS, the City is the owner of certain real property at 2536 Gross Point
Road; and
WHEREAS, said property is improved with a water tank, known as the North
Evanston Water Tank, owned and operated by the City in connection with its water
supply; and
WHEREAS, Voicestream Wireless Corporation, L.L.C. ("Voicestream"), is a
provider of mobile communications services; and
WHEREAS, antennas to transmit and receive radio communications signals are
among the equipment necessary to the provision of Voicestream's mobile
communications; and
WHEREAS, Voicestream is desirous of leasing a portion of said real property
and a portion of the surface of the water tank to provide a base upon which to place
said antennas and related equipment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is neither necessary,
appropriate, required for the use of, profitable to, nor in the best interests of the City that
it retain the use of said property; and
! WHEREAS, said Lease Agreement is in the best interest of the citizens of
Evanston,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to enter
into and sign, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest on behalf of
the City, a lease by and between the City, an Illinois municipal corporation, as lessor,
and Voicestream GSM I Operating Company, L.L.C., a limited liability corporation, as
lessee.
The lease agreement shall be in substantial conformity with the lease marked as
Exhibit A and attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate additional terms or conditions as may be in the best interest of the City
SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: 2002
Adopted: i= �rj'' kf , 2002
Approved: ,T t •rah-' ;,. 2002
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