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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: January 4, 2022 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-718 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.H. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:Fran Robustelli <br />Interim City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Approving a Right of <br />Entry Agreement Between the City of San Leandro and Sail Internet, Inc. for the <br />Construction and Maintenance of a Wireless Communications Site at the Marina <br />Community Center <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends approval of a Right of Entry agreement with Sail Internet, Inc. (Sail Internet) to <br />allow the installation of a rooftop wireless communications antenna at the Marina Community <br />Center. The agreement will be for a term ending on January 3, 2032 and any renewal would be <br />discussed thereafter. The City will receive a total of approximately $54,000 during this period. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Over the past few months, staff has worked with Sail Internet on a proposed wireless site tower <br />license agreement to use the rooftop of the Marina Community Center. The proposed agreement <br />will be for a period of ten years. Sail Internet is prepared to enter into a Right of Entry Agreement <br />with the City and will work with Public Works to design the equipment installation. <br />The proposed Agreement would be for a term of ten years, with a monthly license fee of $450. <br />The actual location of the equipment on the Marina Community Center rooftop will be subject to <br />review by the Public Works Department’s design guidelines. Sail Internet has submitted an <br />application, site plans and photo simulations for the proposed site; however, final approval of the <br />site is conditional, based on the City Council’s approval of this Right of Entry agreement. <br />Analysis <br />In September 2018, the City Council unanimously adopted the Fiber Optic Master Plan and <br />Smart City Strategy. As part of this comprehensive report, the City conducted a survey of <br />residents to obtain their views on broadband usage. Over 1,800 residents responded to the <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/30/2021 <br />370