Minutes - Council Work Session - 10/30/2007

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Public Works Director Olson stated that iflighting were put in, the neighbors to the north would probably have an issue with that. He stated that the City also recently installed a permanent fence as part of a grant received from the Minnesota Twins and would like the tower to stay away from the other fields. Councilmember Elvig asked if there was a possibility of locating a tower along the path of the high voltage lines and the possibility of having a land preservation of green space area around I . the tower rather thana park setting. Councilmember Strommen stated that she did not feel a cell phone tower was consistent with either green space or open space purposes. She stated that she thinks the City may need to deal with this tower location, but reiterated that she feels it is important to take another look at the ordinance and, in the future, not locate towers within parks. Councilmember Olson asked the radius of where this tower could be located to get the coverage . they would like. Mr. Edwards stated that the tower would need to be about ~ to 1/2 time mile north and % of a mile to the east or west to get the coverage they would like. Councilmember Look asked if there was a possibility to utilize the 800-megahertz tower that was put in near the old City Hall. He reiterated Councilmember Elvig's question about possibly utilizing the high voltage towers. He stated that if the City is committed to providing service to residents, then he thinks the City should take a close look at these possibilities. Mr. Edwards stated that they can easily utilize the 4-legged electrical towers, but not the monopole towers that go through this area. Planning Commissioner VanScoy stated that the site the Planning Commission had originally recommended was not included in the photos tonight. Councilmember Strommen stated that these alternatives had not been considered when it was originally brought to the Commission. She reiterated that she is not sure that parks are the appropriate place for cell phone towers. She stated that, in the short term, she is willing to consider the proposed location and noted that her preference was the location near the ball fields. Mayor Gamec stated that he would like to see the width of the tower and the location of the fencing as well as how much green area will be left after everything is completed. City Administrator Ulrich asked if there was interest by the City Council in seeing if the 800- megahertz tower could be used for a tower location. Mr. Edwards stated that this site would not cover the area that they are looking to cover. City Council Work Session / October 30, 2007 Page 4 of 19