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Mayor and Council Members, City of Orono, 3 October 1990 Page 3 <br />Alternate 1 - MnDOT/Wavzata <br />This site owned in part by the City of Wayzata and in part by MnDOT was unable to <br />be secured due to the ambiguity of the future alignment and development of ffighway <br />12. While MnDOT is just ow in the process of studying the Highway 12 Con 'dor and <br />no alignments are specifically under study, several of the previous alternatives would <br />have used this property in their alignments. <br />Alternate 2 - Woodhill Coiinirv Club <br />Again, the directors of the Country Club could not agree to allow this facility to be <br />constructed on their property. While it was felt that the tower was compatible with <br />the golf course, other political factors stood in the way of agreement by the Board. <br />Alternate 3 - Dav Care <br />Design were prepared for this site, but it was impossible to develop due to the need <br />for an extremely long driveway to the base of the tow^er from the parking lot. This <br />driveway would have to be plowed each time a maintenance vehicle arrived (once a <br />week). It should al.so be noted that the abutting residential area in Long Lake would <br />have been within 250 feet of the tower. <br />Alternate 4 - Wavzata Countr\* Club <br />Upon review by the Engineering Department, it was determined that a tower in this <br />location would have to be too tall to be practical from both "quality of service" and <br />a zoning perspective. The impact of an extremely tall lowc. would not have been <br />acceptable to the club as well. <br />Alternate 5 - Vinevard of the Uike <br />This site is centered on the search area, provides for the best coverage possible, and is <br />situated on property currently developed as a conditional use in the R-IB District. The <br />owner is willing to lease tne property necessary to develop the cellular antenna facility <br />and the antenna will need to be only 150 feet in height and will be located a minimum <br />of 450 feet from the nearest residence. <br />Alternate 6 - Wavzata Water Tower <br />This water tower is currently being used by another cellular phone service and is not <br />available for our use. <br />Alternate 7 - Conference Center <br />The Engineering Staff determined that this location was too far removed from the <br />center of the service area to be practical. If developed, it would have to be <br />augmented by a second tower to complete the service needs of the cell. In addition, <br />the owner was unwilling to discuss a practical lea.se agreement.