Laserfiche WebLink
City Administrator Hagen said yes. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if it was just one location or multiple. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said he was only aware of only one location. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund added it is only one, there are other leases but this is the only one with these <br />requests. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if the other leases are equal in value. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund stated the others are higher. She asked if the 4G was obsolete why would <br />Verizon want a 25 year lease. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said 4G is not completely obsolete, Verizon is just saying there might <br />be a tower in Ramsey and in Elk River and one could be dropped, and the necessary coverage <br />would still be provided for their users. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated when the number of Gs goes up smaller cells are needed, so <br />hypothetically they would need more towers. He does not expect 4G to go away in the next 15 <br />years as a lot of people still use 3G. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman asked City Administrator Hagen if there was someone who could <br />gather additional quotes of other cell phone providers that could use the tower. He asked if it had <br />to be exclusively Verizon. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen reiterated Finance Director Lund’s point that they have lease <br />agreements with other carriers, such as Sprint and T-Mobile on Ramsey land so there may not be <br />a location that is good for another carrier that is not in town already. He added he talked to a city <br />that recently signed with Dish so there may be other entities that are interested; however, the City <br />is pretty well covered for the major carriers. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman explained if Verizon does not have a tower if they are still required to <br />provide service to customers and have to use another carrier’s tower which would cost more money <br />and stated this could be used as leverage for the lease amount. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht said with three more years on the current lease he thinks the City should <br />hold out for more money and keep the lease amount higher. With three years left in the lease there <br />is no rush to extend. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked City Administrator Hagen to repeat the numbers of the current <br />amount and what Verizon is requesting. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen stated currently the City is collecting $33,600 annually from Verizon <br />and Verizon wants to drop it by $1,000 per month, dropping the annual total to $21,600, losing the <br />City Council Work Session / September 13, 2022 <br />Page 10 of 16 <br /> <br />