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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 31, 2000 27 . 90 days notice of termination, He felt that since the City was essentially in the position of a land lord, it should have the ability to do the same. Councilmember Larson stated that paragraph number seven of the lease agreement included a standard statement that the applicant may at its expense make such improvements on the site as deemed necessary from time to time for the operation of the PCS system. He suggested that a statement be included that requires the approval of the Owner so that the applicant does not have the ability to do something with the site that is not consistent with what has been approved, Ms, Randall stated that the lease only covers the portion of the site that contains the roadway, the pad and the ability to place the antennas, The applicant would not have control over the entire site with this lease, Mayor Probst asked the applicant if there were any concerns regarding Councilmember Larson's suggestions, Mr. Steve Carlson, representing Sprint Spectrum L.P " stated that a client such as this will typically not sign an agreement without a 20 year guarantee, or one that allows the land lord to kick them off at their option. This was the only way they could justify the cost of installing equipment in this location. Councilmember Larson asked why the applicant required a provision that allows them to terminate the lease early, Mr. Carlson stated that if the technology being used by the applicant is no longer applicable then they must have the right to terminate the lease, . Councilmember Larson asked Mr. Carlson ifhe was comfortable with a provision that requires reasonable approval by the Owner for any improvements made to the site, Mr. Carlson stated that this would be acceptable. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to execute the PCS Site Agreement between the City of Arden Hills and Sprint Spectrum L.P., conditioned on paragraph number seven being amended to state: "SSLP may, at its expense, make such improvements on the Site as it deems necessary from time to time for the operation of the PCS system, subject to reasonable approval of any improvements by the Owner." The motion carried unanimously (5-0), 5. Case #00-06, Joann Kulman, 3279 North Snelling Avenue, Minor Subdivision and Lot Width Varianee . Ms, Randall explained that the applicant was requesting approval of a minor subdivision to split one parcel into two parcels zoned R-l, and a lot width variance (85 feet, when 95 feet is required,) The applicant wished subdivide the property and sell parcel C to the neighbor to the south, Parcel B was previously combined with Parcel A and currently serves as access for the existing houses, Parcel A currently contains a home and cabin that have existed for a number of