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<br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Dehen, Look, Olson, and <br />Strommen. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Elvig. <br /> <br />Case #7: <br /> <br />Review and Accept Lease Agreement for a Telecommunications Tower in <br />Alpine Park; Case ofT-Mobile Central, LLC <br /> <br />Community Development Director Miller stated that the Council approved a CUP in January <br />2008 for construction of this tower and now T-Mobile would like to move ahead. She reviewed <br />some of the lease terms such as, that the City would collect $18,000 per year to be dedicated to <br />the Park Trust Fund for Alpine Park, and also 10% of all revenue that is generated through lease <br />agreements with other telecommunications companies that co-locate on the tower. She noted <br />that the lease is for five years, with the option of 3 additional five-year periods and the rent <br />amounts will be adjusted at the end of each term based on the Consumer Price Index. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that the Council had talked about the possibility of putting an antenna on <br />top of a light pole and asked if anything about this had been included. He asked if the access <br />driveway would be paved or gravel. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Miller stated that this will be paved by the applicant. She <br />stated that this is a monopole design and will not have a light incorporated into it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dehen stated that the only problem he had was with the size because he felt it <br />would stick out like a "sore thumb". He asked if T-Mobile would be willing to construct it <br />lower, put in lights and then have an antenna on top. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Olson stated that he thinks the Council may be confused about the <br />discussion for a tower in Central Park where there was discussion about integrating the cell <br />towerinto the lights. He stated that the height of this tower is 165 feet and the height of the <br />landfill is 160 feet. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich noted that Kari from T-Mobile was present if the Council had any <br />questions. He stated that it is also important to remember that this is basically a 20 year lease <br />and that if the City were to decide there was a public use for this property, the City can cancel <br />the lease with one year's notice. He stated that if, sometime in the future, the tower is found to <br />pose an immediate health hazard, they have to immediately cease operation. <br /> <br />Kari from T -Mobile stated that there can be up to 3 co-locatable carriers on the tower, for which <br />the City will receive 10% of this revenue. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey asked if there would be problems for the co-locators, if the landfill <br />height is 160 feet. <br /> <br />Kari from T-Mobile stated that different carriers have different requirements, so there may not be <br />problems having a lower height. <br /> <br />City Council / June 24, 2008 <br />Page 10 oft7 <br />