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<br />fI <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />EN HILLS <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Joe Lynch, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Dave Scherbel, Building Official <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Arden Tower Update <br /> <br />January ]5, 2002 <br /> <br />Tower update <br />Staff met with Mr. Vaughan on the 19th of December to receive the structural analysis of the <br />Arden Tower. The report included geotechnical and structural reports, as well as letters from the <br />original installers of the Tower. The report concluded that if 80 feet were removed from the top <br />of the Tower, and the Tower plumbed and retensioned, it would meet current safety regulations. <br /> <br />Staff indicated that the City was looking to have another independent report completed on the <br />Tower. One that would not only evaluate his report but do a complete analysis of the Tower. <br />Mr. Vaughan conveyed to staff that he would be willing to pay for an independent engineer to <br />evaluate his report, up to $1,000.00 dollars. <br /> <br />It appears that the Tower as submitted would have 25 antenna extending from the top six <br />hundred and twenty (620 feet) of the Tower, to the bottom fifteen (15 feet). <br /> <br />Staff also met with Jamie Wambach of American Tower to discuss their company performing a <br />complete analysis ofthe Arden Tower. American Tower submitted a price of $14,300.00 dollars <br />to perform a complete analysis of the Tower. Enclosed is a copy of the scope of work to be <br />completed by American Tower. One item missing from American Tower's scope of work is to <br />evaluate the report submitted by Mr. Vaughan. Jamie Wambach stated that evaluating the report <br />from Mr. Vaughan is a part of the scope of work and would revise their proposal accordingly. <br />Staff also mentioned the possibility of American Tower using some parts of the report submitted <br />by Mr. Vaughan, such as the geotechnical report, which includes pictures of all the Tower's <br />anchoring system, to reduce the total overall cost to the City. Jamie stated he would submit the <br />report by Mr. Vaughan to the engineer that would be evaluating the Tower, and if the engineer <br />was comfortable with parts of the report, there price would be adjusted accordingly. <br />