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TO: CRAIG ROBSON, CITY OF SHAKOPEE
RE: AT&T PROPOSAL TO UTILIZE CITY'S CIVIL SERVICE SIRENS TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL FUNCTION OF PROVIDING SITES FOR CELL PHONE CARRIERS
DEAR SIRS:
AT&T WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE A MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE CITY
FROM A SOURCE THAT CURRENTLY PROVIDES NO REVENUE AND WILL PROVIDE
A MEANS FOR EXISTING CELL PHONE CARRIERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CELL
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PHONE COVERAGE IN AREAS THAT CURRENTLY DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF CELL PHONE TOWERS. THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT THAT
DIFFERENT THAN ALLOWING CELL PHONE ANTENNAS ON THE. CITY'S WATER
TOWERS. THE CITY'S EXISTING ZONING CODE IS VERY RESTRICTIVE AS TO
WHERE CELL TOWERS ARE ALLOWED. THE PROBLEMS SEVERAL CELL PHONE
COMPANIES ARE FACING IS THAT THERE IS POOR COVERAGE IN SEVERAL AREAS
IN THE CITY THAT DO NOT HAVE ANY EXISTING TOWERS OR TALL STRUCTURES
TO LEASE SPACE ON.
THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS AT LEAST 18 CIVIL SERVICE SIREN SITES, IN MANY
CASES, LOCATED IN AREAS THAT CELL PHONE CARRIERS HAVE POOR
COVERAGE. WHILE THE CITY'S EXISTING ZONING CODE DOES ALLOW FOR THE
CITY TO LEASE OUT SPACE ON THESE EXISTING POLES, THE POLES ARE
STRUCTURALLY INADEQUATE TO HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL LOADING THAT
ADDING EXTRA ANTENNAS WOULD CAUSE. THE SUGGESTION OF ALLOWING
AT&T OR ANY OTHER CARRIER TO REPLACE THE EXISTING POLE WITH
SOMETHING STRUCTURALLY STRONGER AT THE CARRIER'S EXPENSE WOULD
CAUSE THE SITE TO BE DEEMED A "NEW TOWER BUILD" AND THUS SUBJECT TO
THE CURRENT ZONING RESTRICTIONS WHICH DON'T ALLOW TOWERS IN THE
AREAS WHERE MOST OF THE CIVIL SERVICE SIREN POLES ARE LOCATED.
BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE GROWTH IN CELL PHONE USAGE, CARRIERS ARE
REQUIRING THAT MORE SITES BE FOUND BETWEEN EXISTING SITES TO HANDLE
THE ADDITIONAL DEMAND PLACED ON THEIR NETWORKS TO PROVIDE THE
EXPECTED COVERAGE DEMANDED BY THE PHONE USERS. IT IS AT&T'S PREMISE,
THAT BY HAVING THE CITY REWRITE THEIR ORDINANCE AS IT APPLIES TO THE
CIVIL SERVICE SIRENS, TO ALLOW FOR EXISTING SIRENS TO BE REPLACED WITH
STRONGER POLES, THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SEVERAL SITES IN
AREAS OF THE CITY THAT HAVE POOR CELLULAR COVERAGE AND AN ABSENCE
OF EXISTING TOWERS OR TALL STRUCTURES. DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF
EXISTING CIVIL SERVICE POLES THAT WILL WORK FOR THE CARRIERS, THIS CAN
PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SOURCE OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE CITY. EACH
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SITE WOULD PROVIDE THE CITY WITH SOMETHING BETWEEN $800 AND $1000 PER
MONTH WITH THE TYPICAL LEASE GOING OUT 20 TO 25 YEARS.
THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HAS RECOGNIZED THE APPEAL OF THIS AND HAS
STARTED TO ALLOW CARRIERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. I
AM ATTACHING A PICTURE OF A SITE IN FOREST HILLS PARK OFF OF BAKER
ROAD IN EDEN PRAIRIE WHERE WE HAVE A DUAl, PURPOSE POLE THAT
ACCOMMODATES THE CIVIL SERVICE SIREN AND THE CARRIERS ANTENNAS. WE
HAVE SEVERAL VARIOUS DESIGNS THAT ARE AESTHETICALLY UNOBTRUSIVE
AND IN EACH CASE LANDSCAPING WILL BE PROVIDED TO SCREEN THE
EQUIPMENT AT THE BASE OF THE TOWER.
I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SINCERELY,
Steve Trueman
Trueman Site Acquisition for AT&T Wirelesss
6842 Merrimac Lane N.
Maple Grove, MN 55311
612-859-9787
Fax: 763-773-6842
NOTE: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO...
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