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A Resolution Approving a First Amendment to the License Agreement between Crown Castle NG Central LLC and the Village of Oak Park Dated February 25, 2019 and Authorizing its Execution
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Introduction
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In 2019 the Village entered into a license agreement with Crown Castle for the installation of small cell wireless equipment and their associated fiber optic and electrical facilities. The original agreement expired in 2025 and this amendment extends the agreement for an additional five years until 2029, as well as updating the terms of the agreement to be consistent with revised State Laws regulating small cellular equipment.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Resolution.
Prior Board Action
The Board has taken the following prior actions:
* On February 19, 2019, the Board approved a License Agreement between Crown Castle NG Central LLC and the Village of Oak Park (RES 19-54)
* On July 23, 2018 the Board adopted an Ordinance providing for the regulation of and application for small wireless facilities by amending Chapter 22 ("Street and Sidewalks") of the Oak Park Village Code to add a new Article 14 ("Small Wireless Facilities") (ORD 18-393)
Background
In 2019, the Village entered into an agreement with Crown Castle for the installation of small cell wireless facilities, which is consistent with the state law known as the "Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act" (Public Act No. 100-585), which went into effect on June 1, 2018, and the Village's Ordinance. Per State and Federal laws, the Village cannot unduly deny permits and sets strict limits on any independent regulation of these facilities. In 2021 and in 2024, State law was amended to include the ability to require certifications that new or modified small wireless facility operates within all applicable U. S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards and increased the amount that municipalities may charge for annual leases for small cell installati...
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