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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-043
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO PROCEED WITH
NEGOTIATIONS TO LEASE A 500 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF LOT 13,
BLOCK 16, OTS, TO PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (PCI), FOR
A SATELLITE DISH, ALLOW PCI TO USE SPACE AND POWER IN THE
EQUIPMENT SHELTER LOCATED ON LOT 9, BLOCK 16, OTS, AND
PLACE TWO ANTENNAS ON THE CITY OWNED TOWER ON LOT 9,
BLOCK 16, OTS, SUBJECT TO THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMIS-
SION'S RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS
WHEREAS, K-WAVE FM 105 and KPEN FM 102 radio have served the Seward area
continuously for the past five years; and
WHEREAS, Peninsula Communications, Inc. (PCI), the licensee ofK-W AVE and KPEN,
entered into a five year lease with Alascom for space and power which is now up for renewal; and
WHEREAS, PCI has not been able to negotiate a lease renewal with the new owners of the
Marine Terminal, Pacific Telecom Cable, Inc., and is seeking another site from which to broadcast
the low power FM translator signals; and
WHEREAS, Dave Becker, President of PC I, has submitted a request for the City of Seward
to either lease or enter into a use agreement with PCI and its assign, Coastal Broadcast
Communications, Inc., to:
1) provide 500 square feet of City-owned Lot 13, Block 16, Original Townsite of
Seward, located north of City Hall, for a satellite receiver dish; and
2) provide space and power for FM translators to be located in the City-owned
equipment shelter; and
3) place two antennas on the City-owned tower; and
WHEREAS, as directed by the City of Seward Lease Policies and Procedures, the
Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the request at its April 1, 1998, meeting and
recommended that the City Council approve the request subject to the following conditions:
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-043
1. If at any time in the future the City needs the property for any other use, the city
will have the right to terminate the lease, and the lessee will be responsible for
finding a new location and relocating the equipment at its own expense; and
2. The lessee must provide assurances that the addition of the proposed equipment
will not cause interference with any other radio frequencies or signals, and the
lessee will be responsible for correcting any interference problems generated by
the equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves Resolution No. 98-043, directing the
administration to proceed with negotiations to lease a 500-square-foot portion of Lot 13, Block
16, OTS, to PCI for a satellite dish, allow PCI to use space and power in the equipment shelter
located on Lot 9, Block 16, OTS, and place two antennas on the City-owned tower on Lot 9,
Block 16, OTS, subject to the Planning & Zoning Commission's recommended conditions.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 27th
day of April, 1998.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-043
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