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Council Meeting March 23, 1999
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation to Lease Rooftop Space at 100 Wilshire Boulevard for
Public Safety Radio Transmission Equipment
I ntrod uctlon
ThiS report recommends that the City Council direct the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a lease With 100 Wilshire Associates, the owners of the bUilding at 100 Wilshire
Boulevard, forthe purpose of continUing to use rooftop space for City-owned public safety
radio transmission equipment.
Background
In1986, the Santa Monica Police Department obtained permission to use rooftop space on
top of the office bUilding at 100 Wilshire Boulevard for ItS main radio transmitter and
microwave relay equipment Since that time, the location has proven to be a most reliable
location, due to ItS bUilding height and Internally generated emergency power capability
Prior to equipment Installation at 100 Wilshire, the department experienced a variety of
radio-dead spots In and around the City Once equipment was moved to the site in 1986,
almost all of the radio-dead spots Within the City were eliminated
In 1987, a five-year lease was entered Into With the bUilding owners at 100 Wilshire
Boulevard for use of the space When the lease expired m 1992, the building owners
agreed to rent the space to the City on a month-by-month baSIS In July1998, the Police
Department received notification from 100 Wilshire ASSOCiates that they wanted to
negotiate a five-year lease Tentative agreement on terms and conditions for such a lease
has been reached The agreement Includes access to the bUlldmg roof top on a twenty
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four-hour, seven-day-a-week basis, continued access and use of a room bUilt In 1986
specifIcally for Santa Momca Police radio equipment, and a guarantee that no other radio
equipment will be allowed on the roof top location without a study showing that there will
be no Interference with eXisting Police rad 10 eqUipment Police and City Attorney staff have
determined that there are no other viable options which offer the same bUilding height and
emergency power options Other options may be considered once the new Public Safety
FaCility IS complete
BudgetlFlnanclallmpact
Adequate funds ($14,400) are budgeted In Police budget account 01-300-304-00000-2262-
00000 for the FY199S/99 rental ofthls space Funds necessary to support the lease for
additional years Will be requested each year as part of the annual budget process
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council direct the City Manager to negotiate and execute
a lease with 100 Wilshire Associates, the owners of the bUilding at 100 WilshIre Boulevard,
for the purpose of continuing to use rooftop space for City-owned public safety radiO
transmission equipment.
Prepared by James T Butts, Jr , Chief of Police