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Board tables review of T‑Mobile lease amendment, asks staff to clarify terms
Summary
Members asked staff to redline the T‑Mobile amendment and clarify term structure, escalator timing and nonrenewal notice; the board tabled the matter to next month for clearer language and original lease review.
The billing board on Feb. 10 heard a proposed amendment from Catalyst (negotiating on behalf of T‑Mobile) to extend the village’s lease with the carrier and tabled the item after members said the amendment’s language was unclear.
Committee member (S3) summarized the proposal, saying the company asked to keep existing terms and extend the lease with successive five‑year terms and that the current monthly rate would rise in June to $2,488.32. “...the rate is due to go up in in June to $2,488.32 per month,” S3 said when describing the contractor’s schedule.
The amendment as drafted would preserve the current rate through the initial term, then trigger a 20% escalator starting in 2035 and every five years thereafter, S3 explained. Staff member (S4) said the amendment’s draft was confusing about when new terms begin and flagged a provision allowing a party to decline renewal with only a 30‑day notice; S4 said a 30‑day notice is inadequate and recommended at least 90 days, preferably 180 days, for planning and budgeting.
Board members directed staff (Brad and Vicky) to circulate the original full lease and prepare a clearer redline of the proposed amendment for the board to review next month. The item was tabled pending that clearer draft and review by the village’s designated staff.
