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MOUNDS Vtrw City of Mounds View Staff Report Item No: 8C Meeting Date: June 28, 2021 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9437, Approving Lease Amendments to the Water Tower Site Lease Agreement for T-Mobile and Sprint. Background: Both T- Mobile and Sprint have Lease Agreements for cellular antennas and equipment on the water tower and ground location at the booster station. In 2015 the lease with T-Mobile was renewed, one of the terms in the new agreement was to relocate the existing equipment inside the base of the tower to the exterior of the tower. This work was to be completed by June 30, 2017. The Public Works Department has been working with T-Mobile since 2017 to have the equipment relocated to the exterior of the water tower. In 2018 T-Mobile was in the process of acquiring Sprint Cellular Company and the relocating of the T-Mobile equipment was placed on hold. Staff continued to reach out and inquire when this project would be completed. Staff informed the Council in the fall of 2020 that no progress was being made and that terminating the lease was advised. On December 23, 2020 the City, with the assistance of the City Attorney, notified T-Mobile that the City would be terminating the lease due to a lack of effort to relocate the equipment. The Council was informed of the situation and instructed Staff to see if this issue could be resolved. Since T-Mobile received the letter Staff has been working with T-Mobile on updating the Lease Agreement, and reviewing the plans for relocation the equipment. Both the lease agreements for T-Mobile and Sprint need to be updated and have been have been reviewed by the City Attorney, and are ready for Council Approval. After the leases have been approved, T-Mobile will start antenna upgrades and relocating equipment in the base of the water tower to the exterior fenced in area by the booster station. Plans for this work have been reviewed and approved. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Maintain and Plan for Infrastructure Improvements. Financial Impact: No Financial Impact to the 2021 Budget. Recommendation: Staff recommends approving the attached resolution approving the Amendments to the Site Lease Agreements for both T-Mobile and Sprint. The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community