07/12/2016 Resolutions 2016-172�
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RESOLUTION 2016-172
WHEREAS, through a master license agreement between the Hall County Livestock
Improvement Association ("Fonner Park") and Verizon Wireless LLC ("Verizon"), Verizon is
installing antenna nodes within various buildings located at the Fonner Park/State Fair site in an
effort to improve cellular communications and data access at that location; and
WHERAS, the Heartland Events Center building and the real estate upon which it is
located (the "facility") is owned by Fonner Park and leased to the City of Grand Island ("City")
under the terms of a Lease Purchase Agreement whereby the City will receive title to the facility
following payment of the bonds issued to finance construction of the building; and
WHEREAS, the building bonds are expected to be paid and redeemed in full on or before
December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, for such time as the building bonds are outstanding, Fonner is contracted to
manage the facility under the terms of a management contract with the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the management contract, Fonner is entitled to
receive all revenues from the general operations of the facility; and
WHEREAS, the proposed license agreement between Fonner Park and Verizon would
terminate on December 31, 2024 if not sooner; and
WHEREAS, Verizon will pay an annual rental fee to Fonner Park and pay compensation
for electric power provided by Fonner Park; and
WHEREAS, due to the City's legal interests in the Heartland Event Center building,
Verizon is requesting that the City enter into the execution of the licensing agreement between
Fonner Park and Verizon for the sole purpose of acknowledging to the terms, conditions,
provisions and rights granted under the agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND that execution of the licensing agreement between Fonner Park
Exposition and Events Center, Inc. and Verizon Wireless, LLC for placement of wireless antenna
nodes within the Heartland Events Center building should be, and hereby is, approved for the
sole purpose of acknowledging to the terms, conditions, provisions and rights granted under the
agreement as presented to the City.
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Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, July 12, 2016.
Attest:
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Nicki Stoltenberg, City Clerk Pro Tem
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