Title
Authorization for the City Manager to Approve the Mutual Settlement Agreement and Release Between AT&T and the City of Greensboro in the Amount of $68,726.54 for AT&Ts Installations in the City’s Rights-of-Way
Body
Department: Executive
Council District: All
Public Hearing: No
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Tom Carruthers, City Attorney, 373-2320
Contact 2 and Phone: Jennifer Schneier, Assistant City Attorney, 373-2320
PURPOSE:
To approve a Mutual Settlement Agreement and Release in the amount of $68,726.54 to settle disputed claims concerning AT&T’s facilities within the City’s rights-of-way.
BACKGROUND:
AT&T and the City dispute the amount the City may charge for occupation of its rights-of-way. Because of their dispute, the City and AT&T entered into a Tolling Agreement on August 30, 2013. Subsequent negotiations resulted in the parties entering into a Mutual Settlement Agreement and Release. The past two years of billing for AT&T reflected the higher franchise fee of $1.50 per-linear-foot for total $131,006.16. In 2015, City Council lowered the fee to $0.30 per-linear-foot. The settlement amount of $68,726.54 reflects the revised $0.30 per linear foot fee as applied to the past two years of billing.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The City will receive $68,726.54.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
It is recommended that City Council authorize the City Manager to approve the Mutual Settlement Agreement and Release in the amount of $68,726.54.