City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 5, 2021
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of an Amendment of the Lease Between the City and Seminary Road Owner, LLC for Rooftop Space at 4900 Seminary Road for a Public Safety Radio Antenna Site.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an amendment to extend the lease for rooftop space at 4900 Seminary Road public safety radio antenna site.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Receive this report and set the Tenth Amendment to the public safety radio antenna site lease for public hearing on May 15, 2021 and after the public hearing approve this proposed five-year lease amendment with two-five-year renewal options; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the proposed Tenth Amendment to the lease with Seminary Road Owner, LLC.
BACKGROUND: Since the first lease between the City and previous owners of the building at 4900 Seminary Road, Mark Center Plaza I-A Limited Partnership, was executed in 1988, the City and the subsequent owners of the 4900 Seminary Road office building have maintained a partnership that has kept the citizens of Alexandria safe for over 33 years through the successful maintenance of one of the City's public safety radio antenna sites located on the penthouse level and roof of this building. This public safety radio antenna site is one of four City antenna sites that support the City's Emergency 911 operations which is administered by the Department of Emergency and Customer Communications (DECC). This public safety communications system supports in-vehicle and handheld radios for policing, fire, EMS, public works, ACPS and other City functions. The current Seminary Road lease with the previous owners of the building expired August 31, 2020. The City of Alexandria needs to continue to maintain this public safety radio antenna site by entering into a lease agreement with the new...
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