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WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF MOSCOW, IDAHO AND INLAND CELLULAR, INCORPORATED RESIDI<:NCE STREET WATER TOWER THIS Agreement is made and entered into, this day of tnA_v , 2003, by and between CITY OF MOSCOW, IDAHO a municipal corporation of the state of Idaho, (hereinafter called "CITY") and Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership, a Washington Limited Partnership, dba Inland Cellular (hereinafter "INLAND CELLULAR"), and for good and valuable consideration the parties agree as follows: SECTION I: Property. Subject to the following terms and conditions, CITY allows and permits INLAND CELLULAR to use certain designated space on one of CITY'S water towers and certain designated space adjacent to that water tower for the purposes set forth in Section 2. The location of CITY'S water tower and the adjacent space for the use permitted herein is more particularly described in Exhibit Plans and Specifications attached hereto. SECTION 2: Pem1itted Use. INLAND CELLULAR may construct, operate, maintain, repair, and remove a wireless communication facility (WCF) on the property more particularly described in Section l herein. The WCF will include the following components: a. Equipment Building Set Into Hillside With Fence Enclosure - 8' x 14' x 10.5' - Containing radio cabinets, power and telephone com1ections and a utility meter. b. Antennas - Six panel antennas, two microwave antennas and associated coaxial cable connection to the equipment building. Antennas are to be mounted in a manner approved by CITY. Isolation rubber shall be approved by CITY prior to installation. Antenna cables are to be attached to the tank in a manner approved by CITY, cables and brackets shall be located in areas that will not unduly interfere with the cat -walk or the ladder. All work to be done by a contractor approved by CITY. c. Underground power line and related components. The location and orientation of INLAND CELLULAR'S space on CITY'S water tower and the property adjacent to CITY's water tower is as shown on Exhibit attached hereto. SECTION 3: Tenn, The initial term of this permission shall be for five years, commencing the date of the execution of this Agreement by both parties and terminating at midnight on the last day of the month in which the fifth annual anniversary of the commencement date shall have occurred. Subject to CITY'S approval, INLAND CELLULAR shall have the right to renew this Agreement for four ( 4) additional five year periods upon the same terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. The sums payable for usage of the tower and the property adjacent thereto shall be adjusted at the end of each five year period for the ensuing five year period as set forth in Section 4.2. Pennission issued under this Agreement shall automatically be renewed as set forth unless INLAND CELLULAR shall notify CITY of its intention not to renew this Agreement at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the expiration of the initial term or expiration of any renewal term. SECTION 4: Fee. The fee under this Agreement shall consist of a monetary fee as follows: 4.1 Annual Monetary Fee. Upon the commencement date, INLAND CELLULAR shall pay to CITY the sum of Seven Thousand Two hundred and no one-hundredths dollars ($7,200.00) per year and thereafter a like sum on each anniversary date during the initial term of this agreement. INLAND CELLULAR- RESIDENCE STREET WATER TOWER Page 1 of9 ---PAGE BREAK--- 4.2 Monetary Fee Adjustments. The annual monetary fee shall be adjusted upward or downward for each five-year period during the term of this Agreement, hut not below the base monetary fee established in 4.1. The increase or decrease shall be effective at the conclusion of each anniversary of the commencement date provided for in Section 3 (the "adjustment date") for the next ensuing one year period. The adjustment shall be calculated by CITY using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): West Side BIC. The base period, for purposes of such adjustment, shall be the month the permit commences. The CPI-U in etiect for the fifth month preceding each renewal shall be used to determine the adjustment to be made from the base period during the life of the Agreement. The adjusted rent shall be payable commencing on the anniversary date and shall continue through the ensuing five year period of this Agreement. If said Consumer Price Index is replaced by a new federal statistic, said new statistic shall be used in determining rental adjustments. CITY shall provide said notice and supporting data for the annual adjustment. SECTION 5: Recovery of Costs. INLAND CELLULAR shall: 5.1 Reimburse CITY for any and all costs CITY reasonably incurs in responding to any emergency caused by INLAND CELLULAR'S wireless communication facility. 5.2 Reimburse CITY for its proportionate share for all expenses and costs, including CITY personnel salaty and benefits, incurred by CITY in planning, constructing, installing, repairing or altering any CITY facility which becomes reasonably necessary as the result of the presence of the WCF permitted by this Agreement. SECTION 6: INLAND CELLULAR'S Responsibilities. 6.1 INLAND CELLULAR agrees to comply with Moscow City Ordinance Section 4-6-14 and Resolution No. 2001-02, as those currently exist and auy amended Moscow City Ordinance Section 4-6-14 and related CITY Council Resolutions existing at the time of subsequent renewals of this Agreement relating to the safety of the public and employees of CITY or of INLAND CELLULAR; provided that if INLAND CELLULAR seeks to modify or change its WCF facilities requiring compliance with CITY'S Zoning Code, then its WCF shall meet the then existing requirements relating to its WCF. 6.2 INLAND CELLULAR shall pay all costs involved in the construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and removal of the WCF permitted under this Agreement. INLAND CELLULAR shall have a representative inspector on-site during the installation process, including when work is being done by auy subcontractor. 6.3 INLAND CELLULAR shall comply with all applicable CITY, county, state, and federal laws, ordinances, and regulations regarding the use permitted under this Agreement; and, obtain all appropriate permits, approvals, and certifications at INLAND CELLULAR'S own expense. 6.4 INLAND CELLULAR shall not do anything or allow anything to be done on the property described in Section I and CITY'S water tank located thereon which would in any way compromise the integrity of CITY'S water tank or CITY'S water system. Prior to construction of the WCF or any associated component, INLAND CELLULAR will INLAND CELLULAR- RESIDENCE STREET WATER TOWER Page 2 of9 ---PAGE BREAK--- submit for review and approval by the Public Works Director or Designee plans and specifications for the proposed work. 6.5 Whenever construction, maintenance, repair, operation, or removal of the WCF or facilities authorized by this Agreement has caused or contributed to a coudition that appears to the Public Works Director or Designee to impair or endanger CITY property or utilities, the Public Works Director or Designee may direct INLAND CELLULAR, at INLAND CELLULAR'S own expense, to take action to protect CITY property or CITY utilities. Such action may include compliance within such time as may be prescribed by the Public Works Director or Designee. The prescribed time will be reasonable and related to the seriousness of what needs correcting both of which will be detem1incd solely by the Public Works Director or Designee. In the event that INLAND CELLULAR fails or refuses to take the actions directed by the Public Works Director or Designee; or fails to fully comply with such directions; or if emergency conditions exist which require immediate action, CITY may enter upon INLAND CELLULAR'S WCF, located on the property described in Section I, and take such actions as CITY in its sole discretion considers appropriate in order to protect CITY property or its utilities and INLAND CELLULAR shall be liable to CITY for the costs thereof 6.6 This Agreement contemplates that both CITY and INLAND CELLULAR will from time to time need to do maintenance on their respective facilities. It further contemplates that mutual reviews of plans for construction or maintenance will occur in order to coordinate and accommodate such work and maintenance. Consistent with this approach, INLAND CELLULAR shall take any and all steps necessary to allow CITY to carry out ongoing required maintenance in an efficient and safe manner. For example, during painting of the tank, this requirement could include covering possible extra costs for the contractor to deal with the antennas and cable on the tank. Any required work on CITY components such as protection, removal, or relocation to allow maintenance of INLAND CELLULAR'S facilities will be done only with the prior approval of the Public Works Director or Designee at no cost to CITY. The present essential function of this CITY property, as noted in Section 8 of this Agreement, is the storage and conveyance of CITY potable water supplies. The approval of INLAND CELLULAR'S plans for a WCF and associated components on this water tank property will be based on currently adopted long-range planning. Even so, over time, the needs of CITY may change and thus other functions may be added or exchanged for the existing function to maintain essential services to the citizens of Moscow. However, in the event CITY requires either temporary or pennanent relocation of INLAND CELLULAR'S WCF or any of its components, in order to maintain or carry out any or all of the essential CITY functions of the site, including any decision to demolish or remove the tank, INLAND CELLULAR shall make such changes at INLAND CELLULAR'S sole expense. CITY will, to the extent practical in non-emergency situations, provide INLAND CELLULAR with a written request for relocation changes at least one hundred eighty (180) calendar days in advance. 6. 7 INLAND CELLULAR shall be solely responsible for inspecting the ladder system on CITY'S water tower for safety before allowing its employees or contractors to use the ladder system. CITY DOES NOT MAKE AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION WHATSOEVER AS TO THE SAFETY CONDITION OF THE LADDER SYSTEM ON CITY'S WATER TOWER FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE USE INLAND CELLULAR- RESIDENCE STREET WATER TOWER Page 3 of 9 ---PAGE BREAK--- INTENDED BY INLAND CELLULAR OR ANYONE ACTING FOR OR ON BEHALF OF INLAND CELLULAR. 6.8 Under-grounding of electrical service to serve the WCF permitted under this Agreement is required by this Agreement on the property described in Section I and in the public right-of-way serving the entrance to said property. All costs of obtaining electrical service to the WCF and the under-grounding thereof as herein required shall be the sole obligation of INLAND CELLULAR and not CITY. The location of the electrical service meter shall be approved by CITY. SECTION 7: Ingress and Egress Rights. 7.1 CITY grants to INLAND CELLULAR, a nonexclusive right for ingress and egress across CITY's property described in Section I, subject to twenty-four (24) prior written notice to CITY for scheduled or routine maintenance, construction, servicing, and/or repair. Such twenty-four (24) hours prior written notice to CITY does not apply to emergencies. In case of an emergency, INLAND CELLULAR shall notify CITY of entry as soon as practicable following INLAND CELLULAR'S first notice of such emergency. 7.2 INLAND CELLULAR, upon written permission from Public Works Director or Designee, may, at INLAND CELLULAR'S own cost, make such improvements as it may deem necessary in and to any access way controlled by CITY used for access to and egress from the WCF. INLAND CELLULAR shall, at its own cost, repair to CITY standards any damage resulting from its usc. 7.3 Should INLAND CELLULAR require the assistance of CITY or the presence of CITY employees, agents, contractors, or subcontractors, in support of construction, maintenance, servicing, repair, and/or removal of its WCF, INLAND CELLULAR shall compensate CITY for costs and services rendered by CITY. 7.4 CITY retains the right to enter into its property and onto Residence Street Water Tower at any time without notice to INLAND CELLULAR of CITY'S intent to so enter. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or be interpreted to limit the CITY'S right to access to its own property or to appurtenances, attachments or fixtures thereto. 7.5 INLAND CELLULAR shall, at all times other than during an emergency, require the presence of a CITY employee when performing any services which require INLAND CELLULAR to be physically present on the Residence Street Water Tower. SECTION 8: Nonexclusive Grant This Agreement and the permission granted hereunder shall not in any manner prevent CITY ffom entering into other agreements for uses similar to the use herein permitted or prevent CITY from granting or entering into other agreements for uses on, under, across, or over the property described in Section I of this Agreement whether or not those uses be similar to the use pem1itted by this Agreement. This Agreement shall in no way prevent or prohibit CITY from using said property as CITY in its sole discretion considers appropriate, or affect its jurisdiction over it. CITY shall retain the exclusive power to make all necessary changes, relocations, repairs, maintenance, establishment, and improvement of and to CITY facilities within said property. It is understood that the primary use of the CITY'S water tower is a public usc, which is to provide water to water users, and INLAND CELLULAR'S use of the CITY'S water tower is secondary and subordinate to that public use. It is further understood that any agreements entered into by the CITY and parties not a party to this INLAND CELLULAR- RESIDENCE STREET WATER TOWER Page4 of9 ---PAGE BREAK--- Agreement will not unreasonably interfere with the use permitted to INLAND CELLULAR under this Agreement. SECTION 9: Insurance, INLAND CELLULAR shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the exercise of the rights, privileges and authority granted hereunder to INLAND CELLULAR, its agents, representatives or employees. Throughout the term of this Agreement, INLAND CELLULAR shall provide an insurance certificate, together with an endorsement naming CITY, its officers, elected officials, agents, employees, representatives, engineers, consultants, and volunteers as additional insured, to the CITY for its inspection and approval prior to the commencement of any work or installation of any facilities pursuant to this Agreement, and such insurance certificate shall evidence: CITY. 9a. Automobile Liability insurance with limits no less than One Million Dollars ,000,000) Combined Single Limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and 9b. Commercial General Liability insurance, written on an occurrence basis with limits no less than One Million Dollars ,000,000) combined single limit per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate for personal injury, bodily injury and property damage. Coverage shall include but not be limited to: blanket contractual; products/completed operations; broad form property damage; explosion, collapse and underground (XCU); and employer's liability. The above coverage may be provided, in part, through an umbrella policy, with the approval of Any deductibles or self-insured retention must be declared to and approved by CITY. Payment of deductible or self-insured retention shall be the sole responsibility of INLAND CELLULAR. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to CITY, its officers, elected officials, agents, employees, representatives, consultants or volunteers. In addition, the insurance policy shall contain a clause stating that coverage shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of the insurer's liability. INLAND CELLULAR'S insurance shall be primary insurance as respects CITY, its oftlcers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance maintained by CITY for or by its officers, officials, employees or volunteers shall be in excess of INLAND CELLULAR'S insurance and shall not contribute with it. The insurance policy or policies required by this clause shall he endorsed to state that coverage shall not be suspended, voided, canceled, reduced in coverage or limits except after thirty (30) days prior written notice by certified mail, retum receipt requested, has been given to CITY. The insurance certificate shall contain language evidencing these requirements. SECTION 10: Indemnification. INLAND CELLULAR hereby releases CITY and covenants not to bring suit and agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold hannless CITY, its officers, employees, agents and representatives from any and all claims, costs, judgments, awards or liability to any person, including claims by INLAND CELLULAR'S own employees to which INLAND CELLULAR might otherwise he immune, arising from the installation, use, operation, maintenance, repair, interruption of service, or removal of INLAND CELLULAR'S WCF pennitted under the terms of this Agreement except for claims based on the sole negligent and intentional acts of CITY, EXCEPT THAT INLAND CELLULAR SHALL HOLD CITY HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY IT AGAINST ANY LOSS FOR ANY AND INLAND CELLULAR- RESIDENCE STREET WATER TOWER Page 5 of 9 ---PAGE BREAK--- ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE LADDER SYSTEM ON CITY'S WATER TOWER BY ANYONE (WHEN REQUESTED BY INLAND CELLULAR) TO INSTALL, USE, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, OR REMOVE THE ANTENNA FACILITIES OF INLAND CELLULAR'S WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES. INLAND CELLULAR expressly agrees that this indemnity provision extends to any and all claims for injury, sickness, or death of any person, including employees of INLAND CELLULAR, arising out of or caused by electro-magnetic emissions from INLAND CELLULAR'S equipment. This indemnity shall not extend to emissions shown to be caused by any other electro-magnetic source. This shall be interpreted as a WAIVER of immunity under the workers compensation laws of the State of Idaho, which has been negotiated between the parties. Inspection or acceptance by CITY of any work performed by INLAND CELLULAR at the time of completion of construction shall not be grounds for avoidance of any of these covenants of indemnification. SECTION 11: Taxes. INLAND CELLULAR shall pay all taxes, including leasehold excise taxes, if any, and assessments which may be assessed and become due and payable upon the property described in Section I, the improvements thereon or operation of INLAND CELLULAR. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the WCF described in Section 2, and any building, fence, or other improvements of INLAND CELLULAR'S on the property described in Section I, shall be deemed between the parties to be personal property of INLAND CELLULAR. Upon the expiration of this A.>,>reement INLAND CELLULAR shall remove all of such property and restore the property described in Section I to its former condition, excepting nonnal wear and tear. SECTION 12: Failure to Construct Facility- Termination. If INLAND CELLULAR is unable, through no fault of it's own, to obtain within one year after the execution of this Agreement by both parties all necessary permits, authorizations, and govermnent approvals to construct and operate the WCF, INLAND CELLULAR may, by sending written notice directed as specified in Section 16, tenninate this Agreement. INLAND CELLULAR will remove any property it has placed on the property designated in Section I, and restore the premises to its previous condition, whereupon the parties shall be under no further obligation to each other. Failure to begin construction within six months of the commencement date established in Section 3 and to complete construction in a timely manner shall be basis for termination of the Agreement by CITY, provided that such time limit shall not apply to delays caused by acts of God, strikes, or other occurrences over which INLAND CELLULAR has no control. SECTIQl\! 13: Right to Terminate Agreement-INLAND CELLULAR. INLAND CELLULAR shall have the right to tetminate this Agreement at any time after the commencement date established in Section 3 upon giving CITY sixty (60) calendar days notice directed as specified in Section 16. INLAND CELLULAR shall remove all of its property and return the land and CITY'S water tower described in Section 2 to its original state, excepting normal wear and tear, within the sixty ( 60) calendar day period. SECTION 14: Tem1ination and Forfeiture. If INLAND CELLULAR willfully violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement, or fails to comply with any notice given INLAND CELLULAR by CITY under the provisions of this Agreement, then at the election of the Moscow City Council, and after a hearing held upon reasonable notice to INLAND CELLULAR, this Agreement may be terminated by CITY, and INLAND CELLULAR shall forfeit all rights conferred hereunder and shall restore the property described in Section I and CITY'S water tower to its original condition. The Council may decide, after consideration of the reasons for INLAND CELLULAR'S INLAND CELLULAR- RESIDENCE STREET WATER TOWER Page 6 of9 ---PAGE BREAK--- failure to comply with the Agreement, to allow INLAND CELLULAR additional time to cure before such termination. This termination provision is in addition to CITY'S right to demolish or remove the water tank or declare the property surplus coutained in Paragraph 6.6. SECTION 15: Remedies to Enforce Compliance. In addition to any other remedy provided herein, CITY reserves the right to pursue any remedy to compel or force INLAND CELLULAR and/or its successors and assigns to comply with the terms hereof, and the pursuit of any right or remedy by CITY shall not prevent CITY from thereafter declaring a forfeiture or revocation for breach of the conditions herein. SECTION 16: Notices. All written notices shall be directed to: CITY: City of Moscow Attn: Public Works Director P 0 Box 9203 Moscow, lD 83843 INLAND CELLULAR: Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership C/0 Inland Cellular Telephone Company P.O. Box 688 Roslyn, W A 98941 ATTN: Gregory A. Maras Telephone No.: [PHONE REDACTED] Facsimile No. [PHONE REDACTED] Delivery of said notice shall be effected in any one of the following manners: a. By personal delivery to and acknowledgment of receipt thereof signed by the receiving party, b. By depositing the notice in the United States mails, in an envelope properly addressed to the address indicated above with postage fully prepaid thereon and mailed certified, return receipt requested. In the event said notice is mailed, it shall be deemed delivered seven days following the deposit thereof in the Uuited States mails. SECTION 17: Assignment Subject to CITY'S prior approval, INLAND CELLULAR may assign this permit upon written notice CITY, provided INLAND CELLULAR is not in default, to any person or business entity which is authorized pursuant to and licensed by the FCC to operate a wireless communications business, is a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of INLAND CELLULAR, is merged or consolidated with INLAND CELLULAR or purchases more than fifty (50) percent of either an ownership interest in INLAND CELLULAR or the assets of INLAND CELLULAR in the "Metropolitan Trading Area" or "Basic Trading Area" (as those tern1s are defined by the FCC) in which the property is located. Upon such assignment, INLAND CELLULAR shall be relieved of all liabilities and obligations hereunder CITY shall look solely to the assignee for performance under this Agreement and all obligations herein. Additionally, provided INLAND CELLULAR is not in default, INLAND CELLULAR may, upon notice to CITY, mortgage or grant a security interest in the pern1ission granted under this Agreement and the WCF, and may assign the permission granted under this Agreement and the WCF to INLAND CELLULAR- RESIDENCE STREET WATER TOWER Page 7 of9 ---PAGE BREAK--- any mortgagees or holders of security interests, including their successors or assigns, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Mortgagees"), provided such Mortgagees agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of the permission granted under this Agreement. In such event, CITY shall execute such consent to financing as may reasonably be required by Mortgagees. CITY agrees to notify INLAND CELLULAR and INLAND CELLULAR'S Mortgagees simultaneously of any default by INLAND CELLULAR and to give Mortgagees the same right to cure any default as INLAND CELLULAR or to remove any property of INLAND CELLULAR or Mortgagee located on the premises, except that the cure period for any Mortgagee shall not be less than thirty (30) days after receipt of the default notice, as provided in Section 16 of this Permit, provided there is no default. All such notices to Mortgagees shall be sent to Mortgagee at the address specified by INLAND CELLULAR. Failure by CITY to give Mortgagee such notice shall not diminish CITY'S rights against INLAND CELLULAR, but shall preserve all rights of Mortgagee to cure any default and to remove any property of INLAND CELLULAR or Mortgagee located on the Premises, as provided in Section 14 of this Permit. SECTION 18: Venue Stipulation. This Agreement shall be construed as having been made and delivered within the state of Idaho, and it shall be mutually understood and agreed by each party hereto that this Agreement shall be governed by laws of the state of Idaho, both as to interpretation and performance. Any action at law, suit in equity, or judicial proceeding for the enforcement of this Agreement or any provisions thereof shall be instituted and maintained only in a court of competent jurisdiction in Latah County, Idaho. ?)ECTION 19: Extent of Agreement. This Agreement contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties hereto. No other understanding, oral or otherwise, regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be deemed to exist or to bind either of the parties hereto. SECTION 20: Modification. CITY and INLAND CELLULAR reserve the right to change or modify the tem1s and conditions of this Agreement. However, no change or modification to this Agreement shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such change or modification is in writing and executed by both CITY, after receiving formal authorization by the CITY Council. and INLAND CELLULAR with each party employing the same formalities as to the identity of signatories as have been utilized in this Agreement. SECTION 21: Binding Effect. That this Agreement shall he binding upon and inure to the benet!t of the legal representatives and proper assigns and proper successors of the parties. SECTION 22: Waiver of CITY'S Lien. CITY hereby waives any and all lien rights it may have, statutory or otherwise concerning the WCF or any portion thereof which shall be deemed personal property for the purposes of this Permit, whether or not the same is deemed real or personal property under applicable laws, and CITY gives INLAND CELLULAR and INLAND CELLULAR'S Mortgagees the right to remove all or any portion of the same from time to time, so long as INLAND CELLULAR is not in default under this Permit, in INLAND CELLULAR'S and/or Mortgagee's sole discretion and without CITY'S consent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, in duplicate, the day and year first above written. INLAND CELLULAR- RESIDENCE STREET WATER TOWER Page 8 of9 ---PAGE BREAK--- LESSOR: CITY OF MOSCOW, IDAHO, a mumcrpal corpuratwn of the State of By;¥:7 M shall H. Comstock, Mayor 1 LESSEE: WASHINGTON RSA NO.8 LP By: Inland Cellular Telephone Company, General Partner J } By: - / GreryA.ras, An Officer of Inland Cellular Telephone Co. ATTEST: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT County 2 ) ss. ) On this day personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for said State, Gregory A. Maras, to me known to be the person name above as the duly authorized legal agent of INLAND CELLULAR Telephone Company, who executed the within and foregoing instrument, on behalf of INLAND CELLULAR Leasing Company and acknowledged that he signed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed, fur the uses and purposes therein mentioned. GIVEN under my hand and official seal this 711'" day Notary Public i:J and for thy,S,tate of Residing at tL£ J C,Ur"(\ My commission expires: ?