Res 015-2019 Wireless Tower Interlocal with County 2/5/2019
Resolution No. 15-2019
Resolution authorizing an inter-local agreement between the City of
Wichita Falls, Texas and Wichita County, Texas for the location of the
Counties radio communications equipment on the newly constructed
communications tower located at 517 Denver Street and the use of
existing radio facility
WHEREAS, Wichita County, Texas, desires to place its radio equipment inside the
City-owned and maintained radio facility, as well as place communication equipment on
the newly constructed 180-foot free standing tower at 517 Denver Street; and,
WHEREAS, in exchange, Wichita County, Texas will make a one-time payment of
$55,000 and execute an interlocal agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, hereby approves
of said request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The interlocal agreement between the City of Wichita Falls and Wichita County is
hereby approved, authorizing the placement of Wicradio communications
equipment on the newly constructed communications tower located at 517 Denver Street,
use of the existing radio facility.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 5 day of February, 2019.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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NTERLOCAL GREEMENT
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF WICHITA §
Under the authority of T.G.C Chapter 791, this IA is
EX OVT ODENTERLOCAL GREEMENT
made and entered into by and between the CWF,T,located in Wichita
ITY OF ICHITA ALLS EXAS
WC(hereinafter called the
ICHITA OUNTY
W I T N E S S E T H:
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the City and the County desire to enter into an agreement regarding the
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placement of radio equipment for the purposes of emergency services on City property, and
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the City currently has space available for the placement of radio equipment
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inside its radio shack, and
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, the City is planning to build a new freestanding radio tower, hereinafter
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the County would like to use the space made available by City in both the radio
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shack and tower.
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the parties agree as follows:
OW HEREFORE
1. TOA.March 1, 2019
This Agreement will commence on and
ERM F GREEMENT
shall continue for a period of 10 years. If County shall hold over after the expiration of the term,
this Agreement will continue on a year-to-year basis pursuant to all terms, covenants, and
conditions of this Agreement.
2. U.
City agrees to allow County to place its radio equipment inside the City-
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owned and maintained radio shack at 517 Denver Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301. The City
will maintain the facility with both technical servicing and the use of a back-up generator. Further,
the City agrees to allow the County to place two radio dishes on the new tower to be built by the
City at a later date to use in conjunction with the County radio equipment.
3. F.
County shall pay a one-time fee of $55,000.00 for the space in the City-owned
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and maintained radio shack and for the placement of communication equipment on the new tower.
4. T.
City and County may terminate this Agreement at any time and
ERMINATION
for any reason by tendering to the other party a 180-day written notice of termination.
5. MA.
Cityagrees to maintain radio facility in good
AINTENANCE AND CCESS
working order for the duration of this Agreement. County agrees that City shall maintain controlled
access to the radio equipment and County shall
hours or contact 911 dispatch for afterhours access to the radio shack.
6.PC
. The following points of contact will be used by the parties
OINTS OF ONTACT
to communicate the implementation of this Agreement. Each party may change its Point of Contact
(POC) upon reasonable notice to the other party.
POC for City:
6. POINTS OF CONTACT. The following points of contact will be used by the parties
to communicate the implementation of this Agreement. Each party may change its Point of
Contact(POC) upon reasonable notice to the other party.
POC for City:
Blake Jurecek
Director of Information Technology and Facilities
940-761-7425
Blake.Jurecek@wichitafallstx.gov
POC for County:
Lee Bourgoin
Wichita County Emergency/Management Coordinator
940-763-0820
Lee.bourgoin@co.wichita.tx.us
8. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between
the parties hereto relative to the subject matter hereof. No amendment, alteration, modification
of, or addition to the Agreement will be valid or binding unless expressed in writing and signed
by both parties.
9. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement proves to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected by such finding, and in lieu
of each provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, a provision will be
added as a part of this Agreement as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.
10. CAPTIONS. The captions of the various articles and sections of this Agreement are
for convenience only and do not necessarily define, limit, describe or construe the contents of
such articles or sections.
11. FORCE MAJEURE. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, neither City nor County shall have any liability to the other for a failure of performance
resulting from any cause beyond its control.
CIT WICHITA LS WICHITA COUNTY
By: I By:
Darron flier/ \' Woody Gossom 1
1 anagV County Judge
Approved as to form:
Cit
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Addendum A Equipment
1. All equipment will be removed by Alpha-Omega from the water tower
under their contract with the City.
2. Alpha-Omega will move and re-install the County micro-wave dishes
under their contract with the City.
3. Alpha-Omega, at County expense, will get the FCC licenses modified for
the new location.
4. Alpha-Omega will hang the following under their contract with the City on
the new tower:
a. One new VHF antenna with coax supplied by Motorola.
b. One new UHF antenna supplied by Mobile Phone of Texas at County
expense will be installed with 1 5/8 inch coax furnished by Alpha-
Omega.
5. Mobile Phone of Texas will relocate all County equipment from one shelter
to another at County expense.