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4J - pLEASANTONc SUBJECT City Council Staff Report June 20, 2006 Department of Public Works Law Department LEASES WITH OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS (T-MOBILE) FOR CELLULAR ANTENNAE ON CITY PROPERTY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: SUMMARY Authorize the City Manager to sign the leases. Ornnipoint Communications, a subsidiary of T-Mobile has requested to lease a portion of two City owned water tank sites, one off Moller Ranch Road and the other at the Tassajara Water Tank site in Dublin. The company would install a cellular antenna on the sites in order to provide better cell phone coverage for its customers in the Pleasanton and Tri- Valley area. City staff has reviewed the proposal and has determined that the location of the antennae on the water tank sites will not interfere with the City's use of the site. The company will still be required to obtain the necessary planning approvals from Pleasanton and Dublin and the lease expressly provides that by entering into the lease the City's discretionary land use authority concerning the antenna is not impaired. The monthly rent is $2000/month for each site, with an annual increase of 3%. The total term of the lease is 25 years. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND The City owns property on which various water tanks are sited. Because these sites are often in higher elevations, these sites are viewed by cellular companies as highly desirable for the placement of cellular antennae. Recently, Omnipoint Communications, a subsidiary of T-Mobile, contacted City staff to inquire whether the City would have an interest in leasing a portion of its Moller Ranch Tank Site (off Moller Ranch Road) and a portion of its Tassajara SR:6:173 Page 1