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r <br />I <br />S I <br />! <br />9 <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION % <br />DATE; No^ejp^r 7^19jg <br />^•‘Vr <br />ITEM NO = /^% <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Ron Moorse <br />Title City Administrator <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />City Administrator's <br />Report <br />/Item Description: <br />Lease Agreements for Telecommunication Antennas on the City's Water Tower <br />The city has been negotiating with several telecommunications providers regarding lease agreements <br />for telecommunications antennas on the city's water tower. As of Friday, November 7, the city has <br />resolved all but a small number of issues with both Nextel and Sprint Spectrum. It appears the <br />outstanding issues will be resolved prior to the November 10 Council meeting. A copy of the <br />agreement with each of the providers is attached. <br />The main points of the agreements are as follows: <br />1.Allows the location of telecommunications antennas on the Highway 12 water <br />tower. Nextel: 9 panel antennas attached to the railing at the top of the tower. Sprint <br />Spectrum: 12 panel antennas attached to the stem of the tower. <br />2.Allows the location of equipment cabinets near the base of the tower (approximately <br />11 feet by 20 feet). <br />3.An initial lease term of 5 years, with automatic renewals for three additional 5 year <br />terms. <br />4. Nextel will pay an initial lease rate of $13,000 per year for nine antennas. Sprint <br />Spectrum will pay an initial lease rate of $14,500 per year for 12 antennas. <br />5. The initial lease rates will increase 5% per year. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />If agreement is reached with the providers on the final form of the lease agreements, staff <br />recommends Council approval of the lease agreements. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Motion to approve the lease agreements with Nextel and Sprint Spectrum for telecommunications <br />antennas on the city's Highway 12 water tower. <br />J