RESOLUTION

CONCERNING
RATIFICATION OF AN AMENDMENT
TO A LEASE OF LAND TO THE CITY OF DANBURY
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A WATER TOWER
ON THE WESTSIDE CAMPUS
AT

WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

January 27, 2006

WHEREAS,   In 1980 the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services leased land to the City of Danbury for the purposes of constructing a 1,500,000 gallon water tank on the Westside Campus of Western Connecticut State University, and

WHEREAS,   The terms of the lease allowed the City to use a 1.864 acre parcel to construct a water tower to serve the university and itself at a cost of $1.00 per year for a fifty (50) year period commencing on September 1, 1980 with an option for renewal for another fifty (50) years, and

WHEREAS,   The City of Danbury would like to amend the lease to permit the erection of a radio receiver and related equipment on the site of the water tower, which receiver will be utilized by the Danbury Fire Department, and

WHEREAS,   In 1993, Section 4b-38(g) of the Connecticut General Statutes was adopted, providing that the Board of Trustees may lease land or buildings, and facilities under their control and supervision, and

WHEREAS,   The City of Danbury will install, operate and maintain the equipment at no cost to the University, therefore be it

RESOLVED,    That the Board of Trustees for Connecticut State University ratifies the lease of 1.864 acres on the Westside Campus of Western Connecticut State University to the City of Danbury for the installation of a water tower for a period not to exceed one hundred years at an annual rental of $1.00 per year to the City of Danbury, and be it further

RESOLVED,    That the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System approves an amendment of the lease to the City of Danbury to permit the installation of a radio receiver and related equipment on the site of the water tower.

A Certified True Copy:

William J. Cibes, Jr.
Chancellor