Laserfiche WebLink
Councilmember Stewart asked about the history of the cell tower at Alpine Park. <br />City Administrator Hagen shared that this cell tower has been there for over 20 years. <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood added that the cell tower ended up in the <br />center of this park and the residents understood that some of the revenue was going to the parks <br />system. <br />City Administrator Hagen explained that they could put together maps for the residents at the <br />neighborhood meeting to show them other potential areas in the City where the cell tower could <br />go if not on this property. <br />Mayor Heineman asked if there is a price point that they would like to target to make this worth it <br />before they begin negotiations. <br />Councilmember Stewart asked how much the lease is at Alpine Park. <br />Councilmember Riley said the two current leases are at $26,400 and $24,000 per year and he would <br />like this to be their target for negotiations. <br />Mayor Heineman added that he would like them to start imagining what they would use the lease <br />money for to help sell the idea to the residents. <br />City Administrator Hagen asked if Verizon is not willing to meet market value if they would not <br />want to move forward with a neighborhood meeting. <br />Mayor Heineman said yes. <br />The consensus of the Council was to renegotiate the terms with Verizon and direct Staff to schedule <br />a neighborhood meeting to get feedback from the residents. <br />2.03: Continued review of the draft Rental Housing Licensing Inspections Policy <br />Community Development Director Hanson reviewed the Staff report in regard to the rental housing <br />licensing inspection policy. <br />Councilmember Riley said he likes the idea of this becoming a policy, so they do not have to <br />continue to change the ordinance. He added that he supports the changes made and feels that this <br />is an important policy. <br />Councilmember Stewart shared that she is against any inspections for tenants as she feels as though <br />it is a violation of tenant rights. <br />Councilmember Specht stated he likes the idea of the policy as they have found some rental units <br />that have been in rough shape and they have already found things that could have resulted in big <br />City Council Work Session / January 28, 2025 <br />Page 6 of 9 <br />