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3. Following the discussion of One Co nun's proposed antenna at the Fairview water tower site, at the September 19, 1994 Council Work Session, the City COWlcil indicated that they believed the project should move forward and that it was the Council's preference that a lease be prepared wherein the City lease space to other potential users, The attached lease has been negotiated between City staff and OneComm representatives and has been reviewed by the City's legal counsel. The lease proposes that OneComm will build the radio tower to accommodate more than their antennas. OneComm would retain ownership of the radio tower throughout the life of the lease. However, the City may lease space on the tower to other users and keep 1000/0 of the rent. At the end of the lease, ownership of the tower will be transferred from OneComm to the City ofRoseville. The rent starts at $600 per month and increases 15% every five years, up to 25 years. In checking with other communities, in tenns of rental rates, staff found that both the City of Champlin and the City of Bumsville are working with OneComm to place antennas on their water tower facilities. In both cases, this has involved some retrofitting of these facilities and the need to provide access to these facilities to OneComm employees. Both the Cities of Champlin and Burnsville are proposing a rent structure of $800 per month for use of the water tower facilities. Given that OneComm will be constructing the antenna tower facility and giving the City the right'to use the facility and ultimately own it, the $600 per month rental rate seems reasonable. Staff Recommendations: 1. OneCommrs initial contact with the City of Roseville came with an application to locate a communications tower at 2720 N. Fairview Avenue, property owned by H&W Motor Express, In trying to deal with coming communication technology and the potential need for an additional antenna site, the City of Roseville has been considering the possibility of locating antennas in a concentrated area. In particular, the City's water tower site seems to make an ideal location for antennas. Following the September 19, 1994 City Council Work Session, a lease for a communications tower at the Fairview water tower site, between the City of Roseville and OneComm, has been prepared and reviewed by City legal counseL As previously indicated, the lease would have OneComm build the radio tower to specifications that 2