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Councilmember Look asked about locating the cell towers on power lines <br />Management Intern Gladhill stated that T-Mobile has stated that there may be a possible <br />opportunity, in the northern end of the City, to do this, but there is no guarantee that Xcel Energy <br />would allow this. <br />Mayor Games stated that Connexus is willing, but then they would take all the lease money. <br />Councilmember Look stated that he thinks the northern end. of the City suffers the most with <br />coverage. He stated that he would encourage the use of the high power lines, if possible, since <br />they are already there. <br />Councilmember Olson stated that she lives in an area. of the City that has limited service and has <br />had many dropped calls. She asked if the tower for Alpine Park would cover that area. <br />Management Intern Gladhill stated that it will help, but it may not grab the whole area. ' <br />Councilmember Olson stated that Minneapolis and St. Paul have smaller receptors that are like <br />repeaters .instead of having towers. She asked if that technology could be applied in Ramsey <br />with the use of existing light poles, even though it may be more expensive. <br />Management Intern Gladhill stated that staff from Bloomington indicated that the. cell tower <br />providers probably want taller towers due to cost, because it comes down to density and the <br />number of users per tower. <br />Public Works Director Olson arrived at the meeting. <br />Councilmember Dehen asked how high the light poles were in Alpine Park. <br />Public Works Director Olson stated that they are between 90 and 100 feet. <br />Councihnember Dehen asked if they could be made higher to incorporate a cell tower. <br />Management Intern Gladhill stated that some cities have light poles at 100 feet, but allow an <br />additional 15 to 20 feet to locate cell towers on top of those that would be above the lights. <br />Councihnember Jeffrey stated that he likes the idea of co-location because he is not a big fan of <br />sticking a big pole in the middle of a park. He stated that he would like to fmd a way to disguise <br />them and make them serviceable. <br />Public Works Director Olson stated that the space at the base of water towers is valuable for the <br />Public Works Department because they store equipment there. He stated that this is why he <br />would like to build a mezzanine level when the new tower is constructed because he flunks it is <br />just a matter of time before a cell tower will want to locate on the tower and will need a place for <br />their equipment also. <br />-176- <br />