DATE: June 4, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Edward Hill, Chief Operating Officer/Interim Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: First Amendment to Lease Agreement with Vast Networks/CVIN
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a First Amendment to Option and Lease Agreement with Central Valley Independent Network, LLC dba VAST Networks, a California Limited Liability Company, for use of County-owned property on the northeast corner of East Jensen and the Fowler Switch Canal, to extend the option term to June 30, 2024 with no change to the term or compensation ($500).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Central Valley Independent Network, LLC dba VAST Networks (VAST) works in conjunction with the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (Corporation) to improve the availability of broadband network access, particularly in rural and unserved areas of Central California. Approval of the recommended action will amend the Option and Lease Agreement No. 20-285 with VAST (Agreement), to allow VAST to use approximately 1,200 square feet of vacant County-owned land in Sanger, to provide broadband services to developments in the western areas of the City of Sanger. The Agreement was entered into on August 4, 2020, and provided VAST a six-month period, until February 3, 2021, to execute the option to lease (lease option), however, due to issues related to the pandemic, this project was put on hold and the lease option was erroneously not exercised in time. Approval of the recommended amendment will extend the lease option term to June 30, 2024 and allow the Agreement to continue. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the western portion of the City of Sanger will continue with limited access to broadband internet, and the County will not re...
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