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54. LETTER AGREEMENT WITH WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF FUNDS FOR TOWERS MOUNTAIN Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute, a Letter Agreement with Western Area Power Administration (Western) for an advance of funds to cover Western’s actual costs associated with reviewing and vetting the County’s proposed modifications to the Towers Mountain wireless communications facility and authorize the County’s Director of Wireless Communication Systems to execute amendments to this Letter Agreement, as may be necessary, up to a total amount not to exceed $8,000.00. This Letter Agreement authorizes an initial advance to Western, in an initial amount of $4,000.00, to cover Western’s anticipated costs associated with reviewing and verifying acceptability of the County’s proposed modifications to the Towers Mountain wireless communications facility. In addition, the financial advance will cover Western’s costs associated with producing exhibits and processing a subsequent amendment to Contract 11429 to document the County’s proposed modifications to the Towers Mountain site. The County will be reimbursed for any delta between actual costs incurred by Western and the amount of funds advanced to Western. This Letter Agreement will expire upon completion of the work specified, or December 31, 2017, whichever occurs earlier. The County may terminate the Letter Agreement upon 30-days written notice subject to funding costs incurred prior to the termination action. Additionally, this agenda item authorizes the County’s Director of Wireless Communication Services to execute amendments to the Letter Agreement, as may be necessary, up to an amount not to exceed a total of $8,000.00. This Letter Agreement supports the implementation of the County’s Radio System Upgrade Project. (C-94-15-018-3-00)

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