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MAYOR Hill r3lesener COUNCIL Jim LaValle Ricic Montour Barbara Allan John Keis 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson www.ci.little- canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: July 8, 2005 RE: New Cingular CUP for Wireless Communications Tower Additional information has been submitted for consideration in the above referenced matter pursuant to the Council's request. That information includes the following: ▪ A letter from Mark Holm dated June 281" discussing the lease at the water tower site. • A letter from Mike Coghlan of Sabre Communications Corporation discussing monopole collapse issues. • A sketch of the proposed tower to be located at 3250 Spruce Street that now provides for an additional co- locate opportunity (four versus three). • A revised site plan with landscaping date June 2, 2005. • A letter from Debra Weiss on American Tower letterhead dated July 8, 2005 further discussing the problems locating on the Donovan tower site. • RF maps showing current coverage and changes with other antenna options. From staff's perspective, there are some issues for the Council to consider. They are: 1. The tower lease did not expire last year (one of the terms did) but can theoretically go until 2019. However, each lease term is five years and Cingular can chose not to renew with 30 days notice prior to the end of a term. Therefore, staff would recommend that the lease be revised to extend the lease term to be solid through 2019 with essentially the same terms as today. If Cingular isn't comfortable with that, then we could consider a shorter term, but we would need to revise the financial considerations. By not doing so, we may be running the risk that the new tower could supplant the water tower location and the existing lease cancelled in less than four years. (Please note that Mark Holm said this would not happen and that eliminating the water tower would leave a hole in their coverage area that can't be tilled by the new tower, but the RF maps do not depict that situation.) The City Attorney should comment on ability to make this a condition of CUP issuance. 2. Debra Weiss indicated to me that the whip antenna on the Donovan Tower that was preventing a co- locate by Cingular could not be pointed upward (would likely require