===== PDF PAGE 35 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] CITY OF WEST CHICAGO CITY COUNGIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM TITLE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 7: @- Resolution No. 23-R-0087 — License Agreement with Unite Private Networks - Illinois, LLC COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: N/A COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: November 20, 2023 STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., Director of Public Works sionature MLA 3K APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman SIGNATURE ITEM SUMMARY: Attached is a license agreement with Unite Private Networks - Illinois, LLC, a subsidiary of Cox Communications, for use of City right-of-way along Main Street, Conde Street, Wilson Avenue, Spencer Street, Parker Avenue, and Geneva Street. The licensee is not subject to the City’s license, franchise, or review fees because it maintains its status as 1) a Telecommunications Retailer under the Telecommunications Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act (“TIMFA’) (35 ILCS 635/) and 2) timely pays the taxes imposed by the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act (“SMTT”) (35 ILCS 636/5) to the State of Illinois. ACTIONS PROPOSED: Approval of Resolution No. 23-R-0087. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item did not go to Committee, as it follows the same parameters previously approved by the City Council for license agreements. ===== PDF PAGE 36 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] RESOLUTION NO. 23-R-0087 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CERTAIN LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS - ILLINOIS, LLC FOR THE USE OF CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG MAIN STREET, CONDE STREET, WILSON AVENUE, SPENCER STREET, PARKER AVENUE, AND GENEVA STREET BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of West Chicago, in regular session assembled, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a certain License Agreement between the City of West Chicago and Unite Private Networks — Illinois, LLC, for use of City right-of-way along Main Street, Conde Street, Wilson Avenue, Spencer Street, Parker Avenue, and Geneva Street, in substantially the form attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”. APPROVED this 20" day of November, 2023 AYES: NAYES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Ruben Pineda, Mayor ATTEST: Valeria Perez, Executive Office Manager ===== PDF PAGE 37 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] (Reserved For Recorder's Use Only) CITY OF WEST CHICAGO / UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS, LLC LICENSE AGREEMENT This License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) is entered into this day of 2023, by and between the City of West Chicago, an Illinois municipal corporation, 475 Main Street, West Chicago, Illinois 60185 (“Licensor”) and Unite Private Networks - Illinois, LLC (UPN), a subsidiary of Cox Communications, 120 W 12" Street, Floor 11, Kansas City, MO, 64105 (“Licensee”) (collectively, the “Parties”). RECITALS A. Licensor owns property commonly known as “Main Street Right-of- Way generally from the west right-of-way of IL-59 (Neltnor Blvd) then westward along the north and south side of Main Street for approximately 1,320 feet to Wilson Avenue,” “Conde Street Right-of-Way generally from the west right-of-way of IL-59 (Neltnor Blvd) then westward along the north and south side of Conde Street for approximately 1,770 feet to Wilson Avenue,” “Wilson Avenue Right-of-Way generally from the north right-of-way of Conde Street then northward along east and west side of Wilson Avenue for approximately 630 feet to Spencer Street,” “Spencer Street Right-of-Way generally from west right-of-way of Wilson Avenue then westward along north and south side of Spencer avenue for approximately 150 feet to Parker Avenue,” and “Parker Avenue Right-of-Way generally from north right-of-way of Spencer Street then northward along east and west side of Parker Avenue for approximately 560 feet to E Geneva Street.” Licensee is proposing to install approximately 3,127 linear feet of underground fiber optic cable via directional bore method, which is located across, through or under the real estate legally described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “Subject Property”). B. Licensee desires to use the Subject Property for the installation, construction, location, operation, and maintenance of telecommunication facilities under the City’s right of way (the “Licensed Premises”) so that Licensee can provide telecommunication services, subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 1 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 38 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] C. Licensee has been certified by the Illinois Commerce Commission pursuant to Section 13-404 of the Illinois Public Utilities Act (PUA) to provide and resell, intrastate and interstate telecommunication services within the State of Illinois and pursuant to Section 13-405 of the PUA authorized to provide facilities-based local exchange telecommunications services within the State of Illinois, pursuant to Illinois Commerce Commission Order entered on June 29, 2005. D. Licensee operates as a Telecommunications Retailer under the Telecommunications Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act (“TIMFA”) (35 ILCS 635/10). NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby mutually acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 1. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated as if fully set forth herein. 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, Licensor hereby grants Licensee, a non-exclusive license for use of the Subject Property and Licensed Premises for the purpose of installing, constructing, locating, operating, and maintaining telecommunications facilities under the City right of way, as more fully depicted in Exhibit “B” (hereinafter, the “Facilities”), attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Licensor also grants Licensee a non-exclusive license for ingress and egress to and from the Subject Property and Licensed Premises, for the purpose of maintaining the Facilities. Licensee shall be solely responsible for securing the necessary permits from any federal, state or local agencies and shall be solely responsible for the costs of same. The Licensee will apply for any necessary permits for construction in the right-of-way of the Licensor and the Licensor shall cooperate in securing any necessary permits. Licensee shall secure the necessary permit to perform the work contemplated hereunder from the City. Licensee agrees to provide the City Administrator of the City of West Chicago (“City Administrator”) seventy-two (72) hours notice prior to commencing any work under this License Agreement. In the event that emergency repairs are necessary for Licensee facilities in the Licensor right-of-way, Licensee shall immediately notify the Licensor, in writing, of the need for such repairs. Licensee may immediately initiate such emergency repairs, and shall apply for appropriate permits the next business day following discovery of the emergency. Licensee shall not be required to pay any additional fees to the Licensor under this Agreement, including for site specific permits and/or review fees, so long as 1) Company maintains its status as a Telecommunications Retailer under the Telecommunications Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act (“TIMFA”) (35 ILCS 635/) and 2) timely pays the taxes imposed by the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act (““SMTT”) (35 ILCS 636/5) to the State of Illinois. Nonetheless, Licensee must comply with all other Ordinance provisions relating to such excavations or construction. Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 2 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 39 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] 3. Term. The term of this License Agreement (the “Term”) shall be ten (10) years, commencing November 20, 2023 and terminating November 20, 2033. 4, Taxes. Licensee acknowledges that the Subject Property and Licensed Premises is exempt from real estate taxes, and that to the extent the County Assessor or State Department of Revenue, or any other authority with the power to do so, would attempt to assess any license or property tax as a result of the use authorized by this License Agreement, Licensee will assist Licensor in defending against any such action and will pay any such tax as is finally determined. 6. No Lease. The parties agree that this License Agreement confers upon the Licensee only a license and right to use the Subject Property and Licensed Premises upon the terms set forth herein, and that nothing contained herein is intended to confer upon the Licensee a leasehold interest in the Subject Property and Licensed Premises or any portion thereof. In the event of default by the Licensee, the Licensor shall not be obligated to bring a forcible entry and detainer action to terminate Licensee’s rights hereunder, provided termination of Licensee’s rights hereunder is available to Licensor as a remedy. 7. Default. In the event of the failure of any party to perform any or all of its duties and obligations under the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, including payment of the license fees and the costs hereunder, the other party shall notify the defaulting party of such default in writing, and the defaulting party shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to cure the default. In the event said default is not cured within said cure period, or in the event of repeated defaults, the non-defaulting party shall be entitled to all remedies available at law and/or equity to enforce its rights under this License Agreement, and shall be entitled to recover its costs in bringing such suit, including its reasonable attorney’s fees. 8. General Insurance Provisions. A. Evidence of Insurance - Licensee shall procure, maintain and keep in effect throughout the Term a policy or policies of commercial general liability insurance with limits of not less than $3,000,000 for each occurrence, and such other insurance coverage in the types and amounts set forth on the Certificate of Insurance attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein (the “Insurance Coverage”). The limit can be satisfied by a combination of primary and umbrella/excess liability insurance. Prior to the commencement of the Term, Licensee agrees to cause said Certificate of Insurance to be amended to reflect that it is the insured, and that the Licensor and the Licensor’s officers, members and employees are each primary, non- contributory additional insureds on said policy, but for the acts and omissions of Licensee and for whom Licensee is responsible. Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 3 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 40 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 4 of 12 Prior to November 20, 2023 the Licensee shall furnish the Licensor with the above described Certificate of Insurance, and applicable policy endorsements, executed by a duly authorized representative of each insurer, showing compliance with the insurance requirements set forth above. Failure of the Licensor to demand such certificate, endorsement or other evidence of full compliance with these insurance requirements or failure of the Licensor to identify a deficiency from evidence that is provided shall not be construed as a waiver of any insurance obligations herein. The Licensor shall have the right, but not the obligation, of prohibiting the Licensee from using or occupying the Subject Property and Licensed Premises until such Certificates of Insurance are received by the Licensor. All Certificates of Insurance required herein shall also state that no cancellation of the insurance shall become effective until the expiration of thirty (30) days written notice thereof shall have been given by the insurance company to the Licensor via first class mail. With respect to liabilities of Licensee arising from this Agreement, all coverages required herein shall be primary insurance as respect the Licensor. Any insurance or self- insurance maintained by the Licensor, its officials, officers, employees, volunteers and agents shall be in excess of insurance maintained by the Licensee, and shall not contribute with said coverages/insurance. The Licensee agrees that all policies and/or coverages required by its contractors shall contain a “contractual liability” clause. Acceptability of Insurers - The Licensee shall require its contractors to be insured by insurance companies which obtain a rating from A.M. Best, that rating should be no less than A- VII using the most recent edition of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. All insurance required herein shall be placed with insurers licensed to do business in the State of Illinois and licensed by the Illinois Department of Insurance. Cross-Liability Coverage - Certificates of Insurance not written on the standard ACORD form shall be endorsed to provide cross-liability coverage. ===== PDF PAGE 41 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] 9. Renewal of License_and abandonment of Facilities. The plan and manner of execution or operation shall meet the approval of and be done to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Administrator or his authorized representative. Any and all of the aforesaid facilities shall be maintained by the Licensee at his sole expense. The Licensee may renew this license by property application prior to its expiration. If the Licensee elects not to renew the license or it is denied, then the City Administrator shall serve a ninety (90) day written notice to the last known address of the Licensee to remove or relocate the facilities. If the Licensee wishes to abandon use of its cable, ducts, or other Facilities to provide Telecommunications Services or Interstate Telecommunications Services under or pursuant to the License, or upon cancellation, revocation or termination of the privilege herein granted, Licensee shall notify Licensor and may, subject to Licensor’s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, permanently abandon the improvements in place. 10. Protection of Vegetation. It is further agreed that no trees, or shrubs, shall be cut, trimmed or removed nor shall any building or utilities of the Licensor be disturbed without the written permission of the City Administrator or his authorized representative, whose permission shall not be unreasonable withheld, conditioned or delayed. 11. | Construction/Restoration of Property. The Licensee agrees that the installation of the conduit will be performed without any trenching or open trenching. Said construction, installation and maintenance shall utilize directional bore installation under any City streets, parkways and right-of-way areas where necessary. All movement and storage of equipment and materials shall be confined to the area designated by the City Administrator or his authorized representative. All surplus excavated material shall be disposed of off the Licensor’s property. All trees, stumps, and other debris resulting from construction operations shall be disposed of off the Licensor’s property. Within thirty (30) days after construction operations have been completed, all areas disturbed by construction operations shall be graded and restored to their original contours and conditions. The backfill settlement repair period shall be for one (1) year from date of placing of said backfill, during which time the affected areas shall be maintained by the Contractor in a condition satisfactory to the Licensor. 12. Liability of the Licensor. It is further understood and agreed that the Licensor shall not be liable for any damages or injury to any person or property arising from, growing out of, or incident to the construction, operation, or maintenance of the aforesaid facilities for which the license is issued, except if such damages or injury are the result of Licensor’s own intentional misconduct or negligence. 13. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, both parties shall indemnify and hold harmless the other party and its officers, officials, employees, volunteers and agents from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to legal fees (reasonable attorney and paralegal fees and court costs), arising from or in any way connected with (i) any act, omission, wrongful act or negligence of either party or any of its officers, agents, employees, volunteers, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, or of anyone acting on behalf of the Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 5 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 42 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] other party ; and, (ii) any accident, injury, death, or damage whatsoever occurring, growing out of incident to, or resulting directly or indirectly from either party’s use of the Subject Property and Licensed Premises. Such obligation shall not be construed to negate, abridge, or otherwise reduce any other right or obligation of indemnity which would otherwise exist as to any party or person described in this paragraph. Either party’s indemnity obligations hereunder shall not apply to any injuries, claims, demands, judgments, damages, losses, or expenses arising out of or resulting from the negligence, misconduct or breach of this section by the other party , its officials, officers, employees, agents, or representatives. In no event shall either party be entitled to damages for lost profits, lost opportunity or lost income arising from either party’s performance under this License. This License Agreement is entered into for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, and nothing in this License Agreement shall be construed as either expressly or indirectly extending, establishing, or acknowledging any rights or obligations in favor of third persons who are not signatures or beneficiaries to this License Agreement. 14. Supervision. The Licensee assumes and exercises full responsibility for the supervision of its employees, contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, vendors, and agents during the term of this License Agreement. This paragraph is inserted solely for the benefit of the contracting parties, and is not intended to establish, impose or acknowledge any duty to supervise as to third parties. 15. Notice. All notices required shall be in writing and shall be given in the following manner: A. By personal delivery of such notice; or B. By mailing of such notice to the addresses recited herein by certified mail, postage pre-paid, return receipt requested. Except as otherwise provided herein, notice served by certified mail, shall be effective on the date of mailing; or C. By sending Email transmission. Notice shall be effective as of date and time of Email transmission, provided that the notice transmitted shall be sent on business days during business hours (9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Chicago time). In the event Email notice is transmitted during non-business hours, the effective date and time of notice is the first hour of the first business day after transmission; or D. By depositing such notice with a nationally recognized overnight courier. Notice shall be effective upon being deposited with the overnight courier. Any party shall have the right to designate any other address for notice purposes by written notice to the other party or his attorney in the manner aforesaid. Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 6 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 43 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] The addresses of the parties are as follows: If to Licensee: Unite Private Networks - Illinois, LLC Attn: VP Real Estate 120 W 12" Street Floor 11 Kansas City, MO 64105 Fax: N/A Email: legaldept@upnfiber.com With a required copy to: Unite Private Networks — Illinois, LLC Attn: General Counsel 120 W 12" Street, Floor 11 Kansas City, MO 64105 FAX: N/A Email: legaldept@upnfiber.com If to Licensor: Michael Guttman, City Administrator City of West Chicago 475 Main Street West Chicago, IL 60185 FAX: (630) 231-0523 mguttman@westchicago.org With a required copy to: Patrick K. Bond, Esq. Bond Dickson, P.C. 400 Knoll St, Ste E Wheaton, IL 60187 FAX: (630) 681-1020 patrickbond@bond-dickson.com With Invoices to: Unite Private Networks, LLC Attn: Accounts Payable 120 W 12" Street, Floor 11 Kansas City, MO 64105 Fax: N/A Email: invoices@upnfiber.com 16. Prohibited Uses _and Activities. The Licensee agrees to keep the Subject Property and Licensed Premises in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition. The Licensee further agrees that it shall abide by any and all applicable laws, ordinances, statutes and regulations of the County, the State of Illinois and the United States of America and enforcement and regulatory agencies thereof, which regulate or control the Licensee’s use of the Site. 17. Subject Property and Licensed Premises Disclaimer. The Licensee expressly acknowledges that the Licensor has made no representations or warranties, express or implied, as to the adequacy, fitness or condition of the Subject Property and Licensed Premises for the purposes set forth herein, or for any other purpose or use, express or implied, by the Licensee. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, FITNESS, MERCHANTABILITY AND HABITABILITY ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. The Licensee accepts use of the Subject Property and Licensed Premises and any improvements thereon in “AS-IS” condition and “WITH ALL Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 7 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 44 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] FAULTS”. The Licensee acknowledges that it has inspected the Subject Property and Licensed Premises and has satisfied itself as to the adequacy, fitness and condition thereof. 18. Right to Relocate. If during the term of the License Agreement, the Licensor is required to perform any work on the roadway involved hereunder, including but not limited to, improvements or reconstruction, or for any other reason, and in the reasonable judgment of Licensor such work necessitates relocation of the Licensee’s cable or equipment, the Licensee shall be solely responsible for relocating the conduit, other cables or equipment thereon and shall be solely responsible for any and all costs associated therewith, except as provided by law where a third party may be responsible for the cost of such relocation, including, but not limited to situations of eminent domain, airport improvement, urban renewal, and/or public transportation projects. In the event Licensee is required to relocate its infrastructure Facilities due to the construction of a public improvement, Licensor shall provide Licensee with notice at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to any required action of Licensee to relocate its infrastructure Facilities and shall cooperate with the Licensee to identify a replacement and alternative Public Right-of-way for the relocation of its infrastructure Facilities. Said relocation shall be fully completed within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of receipt of the Notice accompanied by a preliminary engineering design plan. In the event said relocation is required outside the Licensor’s right-of- way or delayed due to the fault of a third party, Licensee shall make a written request for an extension for the completion of said relocation. Provided Licensee uses all commercially reasonable measures to relocate the telecommunications services, the Licensor’s approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 19. Right to Enter. The Licensor reserves the right to enter upon and repair any or all damage to areas surrounding the licensed premises, and if such damage is caused by Licensee, then the actual, reasonable and documented cost of such repair will the responsibility of Licensee. 20. Miscellaneous. A. The parties agree that no change or modification to this License Agreement, or any exhibits or attachments hereto, shall be of any force or effect unless such amendment is dated, reduced to writing, executed by both parties, and attached to and made a part of this License Agreement. B. The parties agree that the titles of the items of this License Agreement, hereinabove set forth, are for convenience of identification only and shall not be considered for any other purpose. C. The parties agree that if any provision of this License Agreement is held invalid for any reason whatsoever, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby if such remainder would then continue to conform to the purposes, terms and requirements of applicable law. Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 8 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 45 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] D. This License Agreement shall be construed, governed, and enforced according to the laws of the State of Illinois and any action to enforce this License Agreement may be brought in the Circuit Court for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, Illinois. LICENSEE, Unite Private Networks - Illinois, LLC: By: Authorized Representative Printed Name: Title: Attest: By: Printed Name: Title: LICENSOR, City of West Chicago: By: Ruben Pineda, Mayor City of West Chicago Attest By: Valeria Perez, Executive Office Manager City of West Chicago Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 9 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 46 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Exhibit "A" to CITY OF WEST CHICAGO / UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS, LLC LICENSE AGREEMENT The installation of approximately 3,127 linear feet of (2) - 1.25" HDPE conduit with 96ct fiber optic cable @ a minimum depth of 48" by directional bore method and (8) 30"x48"x36" handholes within the City right-of-way. Installation will be approximately 313 linear feet of pull-through 96ct fiber optic cable, through existing customer conduit. Construction begins in the City right-of-way at the existing Zayo handhole (HH), along Main St near S Neltnor Blvd, by means of a directional bore for approximately 61' heading east. Install UPN HH in the City right-of-way near the southwest corner of Neltnor Blvd and Main St, which then leaves the City right-of-way for approximately 799' heading south along S Neltnor Blvd. Install UPN HH, and proceed with bore along S Neltnor Blvd for approximately 140' with 1 - 4" HDPE casing, 2 - 1.25" HDPE across Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) train tracks. Install UPN HH and resume directional bore heading south for approximately 459' and install UPN HH making re-entry in the City right-of-way near the northwest intersection with Conde St. Proceeding heading west along Conde St on the south City right-of-way for approximately 991' installing UPN HH near the southeast corner of the intersection of Conde St and Sycamore St. Continuing in the City right-of-way, resume bore for approximately 828' along Conde St, make bore pit on the southeast corner of the intersection with Conde St and Wilson Ave. Crossing to the north side of Conde St continues along the west side of Wilson Ave in the City right-of-way approximately 48' installing UPN HH on the west side of Wilson Ave. Proceed with bore heading north along Wilson Ave then west along Spencer St for approximately 635’, install UPN HH. Proceed with bore heading north across Spencer St and continuing along the east side of Parker Ave in the City right-of-way for approximately 564', installing UPN HH, which then leaves the City right-of-way. Proceed with pulling through fiber, through private conduit for approximately 314' to H Frame at cell tower located at 325 Spencer St., West Chicago, IL 60185. Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 10 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 47 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Exhibit "B" to CITY OF WEST CHICAGO / UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS, LLC LICENSE AGREEMENT Engineering plan set titled “Unite Private Networks, PC-38281 Dish Site — CHCHI00673B, 325 Spencer St., West Chicago, IL 60185” as prepared by TEP Fiber of Richardson, Texas, Dated, October 11, 2023, Revised, November 11, 2023 consisting of 37 engineering plan sheets. (see attached). Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 11 of 12 ===== PDF PAGE 48 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Exhibit "C" to CITY OF WEST CHICAGO / UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS, LLC LICENSE AGREEMENT e Unite Private Networks - Illinois, LLC, Certificate of Liability Insurance and Endorsements (see attached). Resolution 23-R-0087 Page 12 of 12