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CONSENT ITEM - 8H <br />r <br />-ARPEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: April 28, 2025 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator <br />FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer <br />SUBJECT: T-Mobile South Tower Site Use Lease Agreement Amendment (Antenna Lease) <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />$24,137 $30,996 General Fund <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />T-Mobile Lease Agreement Amendment No. 1 for the location at the South Tower on <br />1230 Red Fox Road, Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 <br />Backiround/Discussion <br />The City of Arden Hills entered into a Site Use Lease Agreement with T-Mobile Central LLC <br />(previously referred to as APT) on April 27, 2000 for cell antenna equipment located at the <br />City's South Water Tower at 1230 Red Fox Road. The agreement established a monthly lease <br />rate of $1,000, with an adjustment of 15 percent every 5 years. The agreement expires at the end <br />of April 2025. <br />On September 23, 2024 the City Council reviewed proposed terms from staff to negotiate with <br />the tenant's real estate agent and since has put together the lease agreement amendment seen in <br />Attachment A. <br />The City Attorney reviewed the amendment document and had no concerns with the language as <br />written. The monthly lease rate is proposed at $3,000, with an adjustment of 15 percent every 5 <br />years. The lease agreement amendment would extend for 25 years to 2050. <br />City staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed lease agreement amendment with <br />T-Mobile. Staff will then forward the lease agreement amendment to T-Mobile to fully execute. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />