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• <br />Article II: Policy regarding use of city -owned land for wireless telecommunication <br />antennas and towers. <br />1. Introduction <br />The City of has received requests from wireless telecommunication <br />providers to place wireless telecommunication antennas and towers on city owned property. <br />City Council has determined that a uniform policy for reviewing these <br />requests is desirable. <br />2. Priority of Users <br />Priority for the use of City owned land for wireless telecommunication antennas and towers will <br />be given to the following entities in descending order: <br />A. City of <br />B. Public safety agencies, including law enforcement, fire, and ambulance services, which <br />are not part of the City of and private entities with a public safety <br />agreement with the City of ; <br />C. Other governmental agencies, for uses which are not related to public safety; and <br />D. Entities providing licensed commercial wireless telecommunication services including <br />cellular, personal communication services (PCS), specialized mobilized radio (SMR), <br />enhanced specialized mobilized radio (ESMR), paging, and similar services that are <br />marketed to the general public. <br />3. Minimum Requirements <br />The placement of wireless telecommunication antennas or towers on City owned property must <br />comply with the following requirements. <br />A. The antennas or tower will not interfere with the purpose for which the City <br />owned property is intended; <br />B. The antennas or tower will have no adverse impact on surrounding private <br />property; <br />C. The applicant is willing to obtain adequate liability insurance and commit to a <br />lease agreement which includes equitable compensation for the use of public land <br />and other necessary provisions and safeguards. The fees shall be established by <br />the City Council after considering comparable rates in other cities, potential <br />expenses, risks to the City, and other appropriate factors; <br />D. The applicant will submit a letter of credit, performance bond, or other security <br />acceptable to the City to cover the costs of antenna or tower's removal; <br />E. The antennas or tower will not interfere wit other users who have a higher priority <br />as discussed in Section 2; <br />F. Upon reasonable notice, the antennas or tower may be required to be removed at <br />the user's expense. <br />2 <br />