REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize City Manager or His Designee to Execute a First Amendment to the Small Cell License Agreement with GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless, to include 5G Design Guidelines
Report
BACKGROUND
On December 10, 2019 City Council approved RTC No. 19-1214 authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a small cell license agreement with GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless for the installation of small cells across the city, using City streetlight poles. This Agreement included the Initial Approved Antenna Design, which allows for the installation of 4G technology.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.2.1 - Telecommunications: The purpose of this policy is to enable the City to retain and maintain regulatory authority with the confines of the state and federal legislation.
Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Section 19.54.160 - Telecommunication Facilities in the Public Right of Way (ROW): The wireless telecommunication facilities ordinance (SMC Chapter 19.54) adopted by the City Council in 2013 includes SMC Section 19.54.160, which regulates telecommunication facilities in the public right-of-way. The regulations adopted by the City Council in 2012 require applications for wireless communication in the public ROW to be submitted to the Planning Division. This changed the practice prior to 2012, where all such applications were processed by the Department of Public Works through consideration of an encroachment permit.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Approving an amendment to an agreement does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
DISCUSSION
5G technology is expected to bring faster speeds, wider coverage,...
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