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.. , .~. BUELL CONSUl TI1'-!G .. Number 7 Dorset Site ACCUISlrlon Saint Paul. Minnesota 55118. 1913 ?efmitfing . . (612) 450-6594 EnvironmentOI Mitigotion Fax (612) 457-2057 November 8, 1994 Mr. Brian F ritfinger VIA MESSENGER City of Arden Hills 1450 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 RE: Proposai from OneComm to Place Antennas on the Red Fox Road Water Tower Dear Mr. Fritfinger: I have been asked by OneComm to assist them in gaining the necessary approvals to build a cell site for their ESMR telecommunication network. OneComm (formerly CenCall Communications COIl'.) is one of the largest Specialized Mobile Radio ("SMR") services in the United States. Last year, OneComm was granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission to operate an Enhanced SMR, or ESMR, in the Twin City market area. ESMR is one of the newest emerging low-power wireless technologies that will compete with cellular. ESMR will look, sound and work just like cellular but will have the advantage of also being able to provide paging, fleet dispatch and data transmission all with one portable handheld phone. ESMR is digiraJ and can hanclle more calls per channel than cellular and transmits at lower watts. . As we discussed today I am writing to you to ask if the City would be interested in leasing space at the water tower that is located on Red Fox Road. A drawing of OneComm's installation on a similar water tower in South St. Paul is enclosed to help explain our proposal. ANTENNAS OneComm will need to place three 15ft. whip antennas on the top of the tower initially. After three to five years, the whip antennas will be removed and replaced by nine small panel antelUlas that can be placed around the sides of the tank on the fluted colwnn. The panel antennas measure only 4ft. long and 1ft. wide. They can be painted to match the Tower so they will not be easily seen. EQUIPMENT SHELTER OneComm will need interior space at the site for its radio and electronic equipment. There are two options_ Ootion I: OneComm could bring in a prefabricated building and place it behind the existing city pump house. The shelter measures approximately 11ft. by 20ft. It can be built with many choices of finish, including brick, so it will be companble with the site. Landscaping will be done, if necessary, at OneComm's expense. Ootion 2: OneComm could partition off space inside the base of the tower. The space would be approximately 200 sq. ft. TIlls is the option shown on ihe site plan from our South St. Paul installation. Any alterations would be at OneComm's expense and only after City approval of detailed plans. After ihe site is built our maintenance personnel will visit ihe site about once a monih. LEASE AGREEMENT . OneComm is willing to pay $750 per month for rent wiih increases of 15% every five years. We would like ihe Lease to run for 25 years. OneComm will indemnify ihe City and name ihe City on its insurance policy. It is already understood ihat the priority use of the site is for ihe public's water supply and ihat our use ofihe site is a special privilege ihat cannot interfere wiih the use ofihe site as a water storage faciliiV.