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\ Memorandum, Telecommunications Master Plan Page Two May 3, 2000 . In each of the lease agreements, we have made it a requirement of the private party to maintain the infrastructure, including snow removal and maintenance and repair. However, in those lease agreements, we don't say anything about the removal of snow, which means that the private parties can plow the driveways onto areas that might already contain snow being plowed from the City for access purposes to the water tower. This might lead to complications and conflicts due to the number and location of these antennae and ground structures. We have recently had conversations with the City of Roseville regarding the potential of using wireless Internet connections to provide more economical and efficient service for our water utility. The purpose and intent would be to gain economies of scale in working with a larger community that may utilize radio read vehicles and computer equipment for meter reading and billing purposes, They have discussed the possibility of co-locating on our north water tower to serve as a vital link between the Cities of Arden Hills, Mounds View, and Roseville to provide this service. This adds only a slight consideration of the property, as there aren't any related ground structures. But, the City would need to make sure that we have the space available, and in the potential location that the cities would need, to provide the most effective connection between the three (3) communities. Primary Issues to Consider . At this point in time, the City has no Master Plan for dealing with the correct number and placement of ground structures for telecommunications at the water tower sites. We are proceeding in allowing applications and processing them through the Planning Commission and the City Council, without a plan in mind as to what the end product will look like or when we've determined that we have the maximum amount on the site. There isn't a coordinated effort for landscaping, fencing, or even placement of the buildings for easier access or maintenance and repair purposes for these sites, We try not to do this with other infrastructure in the City, and we shouldn't take our water tower sites for granted. We've developed a Pavement Management Program for taking a look at what is necessary to repair, coming up with a priority system, and repairing roads on a most-needed and geographical basis. We need to take a look at a comprehensive plan for our parks and open spaces. We need to determine how they relate to each other, plan better for capital improvements to avoid overlap and redundancy. We've taken a look at our sewer system, and determined that we need to televise and clean these lines on a periodic basis, and incorporate into the budget necessary improvements or repairs to these lines. We should take no less of a pro-active inclusive look at our water tower sites. .