HomeMy WebLinkAbout05(M) - Resolution Approving Amendment to Water Tower Antennae Agreement with AT&T – Tower Street Water Tower Report
ITEM: 5M
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 14, 2026
PREPARED BY: Nick Zurbey, GIS Coordinator
PRESENTED BY: Nick Monserud, Public Works Director/City Engineer
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Approving Amendment to Water Tower Antennae
Agreement with AT&T – Tower Street Water Tower
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute an amendment to the
AT&T Water Tower Antennae Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The City and AT&T are parties to a Communications Facilities Agreement relating to the
installation of communications antennas on the Tower Street Water Tower and leased space for
a ground shelter on the property located at 4741 Tower Street SE. An original agreement was
entered into October 30, 2006 and amended February 8, 2016 (Amendment 1), December 4,
2017 (Amendment 2), January 22, 2017 (Amendment 3), July 20, 2020 (Amendment 4), January
3, 2022 (Amendment 5), August 1, 2022 (Amendment 6), June 25, 2024 (Amendment 7) and
January 28, 2025 (Amendment 8).
The city holds several lease agreements with communication companies to allow use of the city’s
water towers to mount antenna with ground equipment shelters. AT&T, along with the other
communications companies, require upgrades to their antenna and equipment as technology for
cellular services around the nation improves. AT&T seeks to amend the terms of the agreement
to upgrade their antenna and equipment on the water tower.
A copy of the partially executed amendment to the Water Tower Antennae Agreement is included
with this agenda report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The antenna and equipment being upgraded are like kind so base rent shall not be increased.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Motion and second as part of the consent agenda to adopt a resolution authorizing the
Mayor and City Manager to execute an amendment to the Water Tower Antennae Lease
Agreement with AT&T for the Tower Street Water Tower property.
2. Motion and second to remove this item from the consent agenda for additional
discussion.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
2. AT&T Tower St Amendment 9 - Partial
City of Prior Lake | 4646 Dakota Street SE | Prior Lake MN 55372
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 26-
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE WATER TOWER ANTENNAE AGREEMENT WITH AT&T FOR THE
TOWER STREET WATER TOWER PROPERTY
Motion By: Second By:
WHEREAS, various cellular companies have located their antenna equipment on city
property and water towers; and
WHEREAS, the public safety, health and welfare is served when cell phone coverage is
uniform and unbroken; and
WHEREAS, the City and New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“AT&T”) are parties to a Water Tower Antennae Agreement relating
to City property and the Tower St Water Tower located at 4741 Tower Street
SE, Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 (AT&T site ID 10111975); and
WHEREAS, AT&T desires to upgrade their antenna equipment at the Tower Street Water
Tower property for the sole beneift of its customers and subsribers. This
antenna equipment will be located on the water tower and in the AT&T
equipment shelter; and
WHEREAS, the city attorney and city staff have prepared an Amendment to the existing
lease agreement; and
WHEREAS, AT&T has executed said Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City Council hereby approves the “Amendment 9 To Water Tower Antennae
Agreement” prepared by the city attorney and city staff.
3. The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to execute the “Amendment 9 To Water
Tower Antennae Agreement” on behalf of the City.
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Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 14 day of April 2026.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
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Nay
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Abstain
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Absent
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Jason Wedel, City Manager