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A last point of consideration centers around the discussion at the Planning Commission meeting about the MnDot tower located at the intersection of 694 and Rice Street. While I understand the tower is MnDot's, the site is owned by Ramsey County. Therefore, the concern about dealing with the State is not valid given their tower is inadequate to meet Cingular's needs. If a new tower were to be considered, Cingular would need to deal with Ramsey County. Based on all of the above information, I am recommending we ask for additional information to verify the need for this tower prior to acting on this request. The specific pieces of information we should receive include, but may not be limited to the following: • A map of all tower locations in Little Canada as well as those within at least a / mile of our boundaries. • Cingular's plans (including maps) for consolidating towers in our area to ensure this tower is not being constructed due to their inability to renegotiate better terms on an existing tower. • Appropriate engineering documentation that can prove, in laymen's terms and with verifiable data that this tower is truly needed. • Appropriate engineering documentation that proves the existing tower on the Donovan Construction site is not capable of serving Cingular's needs. Also to be included in this documentation are the enhancements necessary to make the Donovan Construction tower appropriate for this use. Finally, this application was received on April 1 1`1'. Therefore, we need to be cognizant of the 60 day rule in considering this matter. It may be appropriate to ask Mr. Holm for a waiver of this rule to ensure there is adequate time to produce and evaluate the requested information. The City Attorney should also comment as to any concerns he may have with this approach. cc: Tom Sweeney, City Attorney Mark Holm, American Tower Corporation