17-Deliberate and act on a resolution authorizing a lease agreement with NE Radio Operations and Command Inc.

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LEASE AGREEMENT fWATER TOWERI This Lease Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between the City of Paris, Texas, a home rule municipal corporation, ("Lessor") and Northeast Texas Radio Operations & Command, Inc., a Texas corporation, ("Lessee"), acting by and through their authorized representatives. This Agreement shall become effective upon the date last executed by a party to the Agreement ("Effective Date"). For good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Premises. Lessor is the owner of a parcel of land (the "Land") and a Water Tower (the "Water Tower") located at 635 N. E. 25t" Street in the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, (the Water Tower and Land are collectively, the "Property"). The Land is more particularly depicted in an aerial photo attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A". Lessor hereby leases to Lessee and Lessee leases from Lessor, approximately Four Hundred (400) square feet of the Land herein referred to as the Building and space on the Water Tower and all necessary access and utility easements, if any, (collectively, the "Premises") as further described and depicted on the drawing attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "B". 2. Use. The Premises may be used by Lessee for any activity in connection with the provision of ham radio communications services. Lessor agrees to cooperate with Lessee, at Lessee's expense, in making application for and obtaining all licenses, permits and any and all other necessary approvals that may be required for Lessee's intended use of the Premises. 3. Tests and Construction. Lessee shall have the right at any mutually agreeable time following the effective date of this Agreement to enter upon the Property for the purpose of making appropriate engineering and boundary surveys, inspections, soil test borings, other reasonably necessary tests and constructing Lessee's Facilities. Upon Lessee's request, Lessor agrees to provide to Lessee copies of all plans, specifications, surveys and Water Tower maps for the Property and Premises. The Water Tower map shall include the elevation of all existing antennas on the Water Tower and the frequencies upon which each operates. 4. Term. The term of this Agreement shall be for an initial period of five (5) years commencing on the effective date of this Agreement and terminating on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (the "Initial Term") unless otherwise terminated earlier as provided herein. Lessee shall have the right to renew this Agreement for up to five (5) additional five (5) year periods (the "Renewal Terms") on the same terms and conditions as set forth herein. This Agreement shall automatically be extended for each Renewal Term unless either Lessor or Lessee notifies the other of its intention not to renew at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the then current term. 1