Minutes - Public Works Committee - 08/21/2001

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City Engineer Olson replied that it would be staffs recommendation that the City cap how much area one telecommunication company can use. He felt that ¼ of the are would be adequate. Mayor Gamec stated that he liked the idea of having the equipment stored in the inside of the building. He felt that once the cost of the mezzanine is paid for then the remaining funds collected should be placed into the Park Trust fund. He requested that staff verify where the costs would come from to build the mezzanine, because he does not utility costs to go up because the mezzanine was constructed if the funds were taken from the utility fund. Councihnember Hendriksen inquired if staff was assured that the mezzanine is suitable for use by carriers such as Verizon. He inquired if there would be any humidity problems with storing the equipment inside. City Engineer Jankowski replied that the telecommunication companies would have to build a climate-controlled room for the equipment. Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler noted that staff is looking to utilize the space on the lower lever for storage of Public Works equipment. Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if any of the engineering firms have anyone on staff that would be able to inform the City of the needs and requirement for placing this type of equipment inside the base of the water tower. City Engineer Jankowski replied that staff has discussed the issue with ACE Engineering and they have indicated that they are constructing mezzanines in many of their towers for this purpose. He noted that staff could request a list of where this has been done. Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Anderson, to recommend that the City Council enter into the contract with CBI, Inc. and AEC Engineering contingent upon Verizon, Inc. entering into a contract with the City to pay the proportional cost of their usage and direct staff to research further information regarding the feasibility of telecommunication equipment being located on a mezzanine level. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec and Councilmembers Anderson, Hendriksen, and Kurak. VotingNo: None. Case #4: Public vs. Private Streets City Engineer Olson stated that section 9.50.30 of the current City Code states, "Private streets shall not be approved. All proposed streets shown on the plat shall be offered for dedication as public streets." This section of the City code was rewritten in 1990. Since the writing of this code there has been a number of exceptions to this rule: Rum River Hills Townhomes-Final Plat Approval February 28, 1995; Sunfish Ponds-Final Plat Approval, June 10, 1997; Mallard Ponds- Final Plat Approval June 13, 2000; Neon Street near 143''d Avenue NW (common access to four single family lots); Blue Velvet Lane; Front road between SuperAmercia and Landmark Bank Public Works Committee/August 21, 2001 Page 6 of 11