Competitive Infrastructure Provider Franchise ApplicationCity of Salina, Kansas
Competitive Infrastructure Provider
Franchise Application
This application is for a franchise to construct, operate, and maintain telecommunications facilities in the public
right-of-way as a competitive infrastructure provider in the City of Salina, Kansas ("City"). This application
requires payment of a non-refundable application fee of $1,000; provided, however, that the City reserves the
right to request reimbursement for its additional reasonable, actual and verifiable costs of reviewing and
approving the franchise in excess of the applicant's application fee. It is understood that any such franchise
shall be subject to the provisions of all applicable City codes and regulations, and that nothing in this application
shall be deemed to provide any entitlement to the use of the public right-of-way within the City until and unless
specifically authorized by the City through an approved franchise.
The completed application, application fee, and any questions should be submitted to the City Clerk, P.O. Box
736, Salina, Kansas 67402-0736.
For purposes of this application, the following words and phrases and their derivations shall have the following
meanings:
a. "Competitive Infrastructure Provider" means an entity which leases, sells or otherwise conveys facilities
located in the public right-of-way, or the capacity or bandwidth of such facilities for use in the provision
of telecommunication services, internet services or other intrastate and interstate traffic, but does not
itself provide services directly to end users within the corporate limits of the City.
b. "Public right-of-way" means only the area of real property in which the City has a dedicated or acquired
right-of-way interest in the real property. it shall include the area on, below or above the present and
future streets, alleys, avenues, roads, highways, parkways or boulevards dedicated or acquired as right-
of-way. The term does not include the airwaves above a right-of-way with regard to wireless
telecommunications or other non -wire telecommunications or broadcast service, easements obtained by
utilities or private easements in platted subdivisions or tracts.
c. "Telecommunications services" means providing the means of transmission, between or among points
specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the
information as sent and received.
1. Name of Applicant: IdeaTek
organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Kansas
A. Address: 102 N. Main, Buhler, KS 67522
2.
B. Telephone: (6 2 0) 5 4 3— 2 5 8 0
C. Fax:
Contact for Applicant:
A. Address: Same as above
B. Telephone: (6 2 0) 543-5037
C. Fax:
D. Email: wmyers@ideatek.com
Registered agent in Kansas:
A. Address: Same
B. Telephone:
C. Fax:
D. Email:
as above
City of Salina, Kansas, 300 W. Ash Street, P.O. Box 736, Salina, Kansas 67402-0736
Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of affiliates of Applicant:
None
5. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the other persons or entities who are or are anticipated to be
occupying or using the space or facilities in the City's right-of-way for which this application is made:
Rebecca Richcreek - Verizon Wireless,
10740 Nall Avenue, Suite 400
Overland Park, KS 66211 913-344-2943
6. Describe with sufficient detail the type or types of facilities to be installed, constructed, maintained, extended
or operated along, across, upon, under or within the City's right-of-way (e.g., antennas, lines, pipes, mains,
laterals, wires, cables, conduit, ducts, poles, cabinets, vaults, pedestals, boxes and appliances):
Ideatek is requesting to place or utilize utility.poles to..attach
pole top antennas. Each antenna location would require fiber optic,
RF, and power cable and conduits. Antenna also requires an above
ground electronic equipment cabinet.
7. Describe with sufficient detail the service(s) that will or may be provided, distributed, transported or sold
within the City via the facilities: IdeaTek will provide various telecommunications servicf
such as internet, telephone exchange, and video to end users and/or
businesses within the City. IdeaTek will also provide transport of fiber
optirg!gnal to celIli lar pr�erS that huh within the rpginn
(Note: If telecommunications service(s), please specify specific type, including, but not limited
to, telecommunications local exchange service.)
8. Please describe Applicant's proposed maintenance plan:
IdeaTek has an existing call center
with 24 hour response to address
network outages and maintenance issues.
8. If new construction or a replacement or extension of current facilities is planned or anticipated, identify
generally the nature and location of any such construction, replacement or extension:
Location maps attached.
9. Please describe the general -arrangement under which— Applicant -proposes -to allow others 'to use all or a
portion of its facilities for the provision of such service(s):
The proposed facilities would be leased to the cellular
provider for use over a lona duration contract
10. Has Applicant obtained all required federal, state and local permits, licenses, certificates and franchises and
met all other legal requirements? If so, please attach all relevant documentation. If not, provide detailed
documentation of the steps Applicant has taken or intends to take toward that end:
IdeaTek is a certified telecommunications provider in the
11. Has Applicant ever been engaged in any litigation with a municipality with respect to the use of public
Right -of -Way? if so, please describe the nature of the dispute, the municipality involved, the amount and nature
of damages, if any, and whether the dispute has been finally resolved:
No
City of Salina, Kansas, 300 W. Ash Street, P.O. Box.736, Salina, Kansas 67402-0736
12. Is Applicant currently involved in any disputes before any federal, state or local regulatory agency or body
that would impact the ability of Applicant to legally install, construct, maintain, extend or operate facilities
along, across, upon, under or within the City's right-of-way? If so please describe:
13. Please provide the City with contact names, addresses and phone numbers of three municipalities in which
Applicant has been granted permission to use the public rights-of-way, and generally describe the purpose and
nature of such permission and use:
Great Bend - Robert Winieke, 1209 Williams, Great Bend, KS; (620)793.4111
Garden City - Mike Muirhead, PO Box 998, Garden City, KS 67846; (620) 271-1577
Dodge City - Ray Slattery, P.O. Box 880, 806 N. 2nd Ave. Dodge City; (620) 225-8106
* Each city has granted access for usage of public right of way for --
Small Cell facilities.
14. <ZZInitials required.) Applicant understands and acknowledges that any franchise authorization to
install, construct, maintain, extend or operate facilities along, across, upon, under or within the City's public
right-of-way does not waive the City's right to require any additional permits, licenses, approvals, and
authorizations required under applicable law.
I certify that I am authorized to execute this Application and any subsequent Agreement on
behalf of the Applicant. I further understand that if there are material omissions of information
requested by this Application or deliberately false answers, the City may revoke any franchise or permit
it has granted in reliance on the answers provided by on this Application. Further, such actions shall be
punishable pursuant to City Code.
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Title: Director o Project Management
Date: 7/10/14
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Receipt No. 000140025
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Description Amount
Misc. pymt COMPETITIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER FRANCHISE 1,000.00
100-020 520.000 .00
Received from:
IDEATEK SYSTEMS, INC.
CHECK 12564 $1,000.00
$1,000.00