City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 26, 2024
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: ADRIANA CASTA?EDA, DIRECTOR,
TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
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Introduction and Consideration of a Second Amendment to a Five-Year License Agreement dated November 1, 2022, between the City of Alexandria, Virginia and Crown Castle Fiber, LLC. to permit Crown Castle to construct and install an additional enterprise fiber route of approximately 600 feet in the City of Alexandria, Virginia's Public Rights-of-Ways.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a Second Amendment to a Five-Year License Agreement dated November 1, 2022, between the City of Alexandria, Virginia and Crown Castle Fiber, LLC. to permit Crown Castle Fiber, LLC to construct and install an additional enterprise fiber route of approximately 600 feet in the City of Alexandria, Virginia's Public Rights-of-Ways.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Consider the proposed amendment to the existing License Agreement ("Agreement") with Crown Castle and set it for public hearing on Saturday, April 13, 2024; and
2. After the public hearing, authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment and to take other actions that are necessary to implement the Amendment.
BACKGROUND: On September 21, 2021, the City granted Crown Castle a Telecommunications Facility Franchise authorizing it to install and operate its wireless communications equipment in the City1. On November 1, 2022, the City Council approved a Five-Year License Agreement Amendment to permit Crown Castle to install, maintain, operate, and control a Fiber Network in Public Rights-of-Ways throughout the city.
DISCUSSION: On November 1, 2022, the City entered into a five-year license agreement with Crown Castle. Under the agreement Crown Castle installed approximately ...
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