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Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing a Rights-of-Way Use Agreement with SQF, LLC
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WHEREAS, SQF, LLC, (“SQF”), a third-party infrastructure owning entity that has an agreement with Verizon to attach to their poles, is assisting with the expansion of Verizon’s cellular network to meet the demands of telecommunications services and has identified locations in the Municipality of Princeton (“Municipality”) on which it wishes to locate, place, attach, install, operate, control and maintain equipment in the public right-of-way on facilities owned by the Municipality and owned by third parties; and
WHEREAS, given the anticipated increase in requests for new equipment as the network is built, the Municipality wishes to establish a procedure for administrative review of applications by SQF to place new equipment, consistent with the Federal Communications Commission’s regulations and rulings; and
WHEREAS, the Municipality wishes to enter into a Rights-of-Way Use Agreement with SQF that provides an administrative review process and compensation for use of facilities in the municipal right-of-way, including those owned by the Municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Rights-of-Way Use Agreement requires individual site license agreements specific to each approved location and structure, and describing the type of wireless equipment to be employed for each application that is reviewed and approved; and
WHEREAS, provided said individual site license agreements are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Rights-of-Way Use Agreement, and have been reviewed and approved by the Municipal Engineer and the Municipal Attorney, the site license agreements do not need further review and approval of the governing body; and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Rights-of-Way Use Agreement and the Site License Agreement template are on file in the office of the Princeton Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Princeton Municipal Attorney has reviewed the Rights-of-Way Use Agreement and the Site License Agreement template and approved them as to form and substance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of Princeton on this 23rd day of September 2025 as follows:
1. The preamble to this resolution is hereby incorporated as if fully restated herein.
2. The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to sign the agreement
entitled “Rights-of-Way Use Agreement,” a copy of which is on file in the office of the Princeton Clerk, or such substantially similar agreement as may be approved by the Princeton Attorney and Princeton Engineer.
3. The Mayor or Administrator and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to sign
the Site License Agreement specific to each approved location, provided it is consistent with the Rights-of-Way Use Agreement and has been reviewed and approved by the Municipal Engineer and Municipal Attorney.
4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.