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Department Approval <br />�� ,�: �� <br />Item Description <br />l�'�, <br />Jy <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Discussion on Tower Rental Fees <br />Date: O1/25/10 <br />Item No.: 13.c <br />City Manager Approval <br />� / <br />BACKGROUND <br />Since 1997, the City has captured rental fees from Wireless Service Providers who have located their <br />communications equipment on City-owned towers and ground space. To date, these rental fees have been <br />earmarked for the City's Information Technology function which includes the purchase of hardware and <br />software as well as IT Support Staff. <br />These fees, along with revenues derived from Joint Powers Agreements, has allowed the City to provide IT <br />services almost exclusively without property tax dollars — a rarity among other municipalities. <br />With the construction of the initial tower in 1997, the rental fees were initially earmarked to repay a <br />$725,000 internal loan that was used to purchase land in what is now known as Reservoir Woods. <br />However, in 1999 this loan was repaid from available TIF proceeds; thereby allowing the tower fees to be <br />redirected to the IT function. <br />The following table shows the amount of tower rental fees since 1999. <br />� <br />1999 $70,000 <br />2000 117,000 <br />2001 104,000 <br />2002 160,000 <br />2003 161,000 <br />2004 * 80,000 <br />2005 * 187,000 <br />2006 226,000 <br />2007 255,000 <br />2008 296,000 <br />2009 not final 252,000 <br />* Note — some revenues earned in 2004 were not recorded unti12005 * <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />