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~---- " , STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS . The radio cables that will run to the top can usually be run up inside the tank such as up the access tube where the ladder is located. The initial three whip antennas can be mounted to brackets that are bolted to a railing on top of the tank. If there is no railing one can be added at OneComm's expense. The nine future panel antennas can be mounted on brackets that are bolted to the sides of the fluted column. Holes will need to be drilled for each antenna through the side of the column for the cables that will be run on the inside of the column. The top antennas will be removed when the side antennas are installed. All modifications will be done by consultation with a structural engineer and the tower manufacturer. The costs of modification and consultation will be paid by OneComm. PUBLIC BENEFIT By placing the antennas on water towers the need to build radio towers is avoided. Land use impacts are minimized and the City gains the benefit of revenues it would otherwise not have. Reliable ESMR cellular-like coverage benefits all cilizens. ESMR lays the groundwork for the Infonnation Highway. Police, ambulance, fire, and other emergency services will be able to use ESMR to deliver their services. Data transmission such as fax, paging and computer data transmission will open a whole new way for business, individuals and government services to communicate. Police can use ESMR fax machines as part of their drug enforcement program to obtain immediate search warrants when illegal activity is observed without leaving the scene. Firefighters can receive faxed blueprints of a building while in route to more safely fight fires. Ambulances can use it to transmit vital data to emergency rooms which allows the emergency rooms to be better prepared to receive injured accident victims. Motorists who do not have the cellular phones are benefited by this system. Passing motorists with a phone can place an emergency call or . stop and give assistance. Like cellular, the ESMR system is based on a network of low power antennas throughout the Twin Cities area. These business and emergency services cannot operate without reliable wireless coverage. If sufficient antennas cannot be built calls will be dropped or users will get a busy signal while trying to place a call. OneComm would like to be able to start construction of its facilities as soon as possible in order to be ready to turn on their Twin Cities network by the end of January 1995. Your attention to this matter at your earliest convenience would be greatly appreciated. I respectfully request to be put on the Agenda for the Council's Work Session scheduled for November 17th at 4:30PM if at all possible. Please do not hesitate 10 contact me if you have questions or need more infonnation. Sincerely, cJ;}L\<~ William R. Buell Consultant Enclosures .