Special Notice/Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Lease Agreement with the United States of America for the Operation of a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range facility at Wunderlich County Park, located in unincorporated Woodside, and identified as a portion of Assessor's Parcel Number 072-300-040 (Lease No. 5012)
RECOMMENDATIONS:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The President of the Board of Supervisors to execute a Lease Agreement ("Agreement") with the United States of America, acting by and through the Federal Aviation Administration, for the continued use of approximately 2.37 acres of space at Wunderlich County Park, located in unincorporated Woodside, and identified as a portion of Assessor's Parcel Number 072-300-040 ("Premises"), for the operation of a Very High Frequency (VHF) Omnidirectional Range facility, at an annual rate of $18,000, for a term of ten (10) years, beginning retroactively from October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2028, with one (1) option to extend the term for an additional ten (10) years at an increased annual rate of $21,000; and
B) The County Executive, or their designee, to accept or execute any and all notices, options and documents associated with the Agreement including, but not limited to, extension or termination of the Agreement under the terms set forth therein (Lease No. 5012).
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BACKGROUND:
In 1974, Wunderlich County Park ("Park") was donated to the County, and County assumed a lease agreement ("Assumed Agreement") for lease of a portion of the Park to the United States of America, by and through the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"), allowing the FAA to operate a Very High Frequency (VHF) Omnirange Tactical Air Navigation ("VORTAC") facility, upgraded in 2017 to a 2nd generation VHF Omnidirectional Range ("VOR"). VORTAC/VOR facilities are utilized by aircraft pilots as air ...
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