Staff recommends that City Council approve the land lease at the Billings Regional Landfill to Denson Technologies.

Denson Technologies requested a land lease at the Billings Regional Landfill to install a 10-foot tall monopole.  There are currently two other facilities at this location and the additional pole will not impact the operation of the landfill.  The 10-foot pole will be located in the same general vicinity as the other two facilities.  The agreement defines the condition of the lease.  In addition to language for insurance and indemnification, the agreement defines the lessee's access to the site, required actions by the lessee if the facility negatively impacts the function of the other two communications facilities, and lease payment terms.  

City Council may:

• Approve the land lease with Denson Technologies; or,
• Not Approve the land lease.  If the lease is not approved, Denson Technologies will need to find another location to install their facilities.

It is difficult to determine a value for the lease given the use of the land.  The land is an active landfill so using the appraised value is not useful in this situation. Staff considered the location and need and determined a lease rate of $4,000 annually would offset the cost to administer the lease and the impact to having another facility located within the landfill.