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MEMORANDUM Meeting Location is Roseville City Hall 2660 Civic Center Drive To: Parks and Recreation Commission From: Lonnie Brokke Date: February 25, 2010 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Re: Notes for Commission Meeting on 1. Introductions/Public Comment Invited Commissioners and staff will be introduced. Public participation and public comment is encouraged. 2. Approval of Minutes of the February 9, 2010 Meeting Enclosed is a copy of the minutes of February 9, 2010. Please be prepared to approve or amend. Requested Commission Action : Approve/amend minutes of the meeting of February 9, 2010. 3. Park and Recreation Commission Listening Session Numerous listening sessions have taken place during January and February as a part of the master plan update effort. The purpose of a listening session is to allow for more in-depth discussions with individuals representing groups, associations and specific neighborhoods connected to park facilities and recreation programs. Michael Schroeder from LHB will be present at your meeting to conduct the listening session with you. Included in your packet is an agenda for the session with a series of questions that Michael will lead you through. The questions are a guide but the discussion can go off in varying direction, depending on what you would like to communicate. Requested Commission Action: Participate in listening session 4. Communication Tower at Acorn Park This is an item that had been referred back to you at your February meeting by the City Council for additional analysis and a renewed recommendation. You determined to use a portion of your February and March meeting to discuss and formulate your recommendation. Background th You toured Acorn Park on September 19 to discuss a proposal by Clearwire Communications to install a data (Wi-Fi) antenna that included a 120 ft. pole and a 7x7 ft. ground cabinet to house the electronics (a single use provider concept). The specific proposal was to remove and replace one of the hockey rink light poles with a taller pole (from 35 ft. to 120 ft.) and install the data antenna on the top, essentially a dual use. The hockey rink lights would be reattached at the same height on that same pole. The pole was proposed to be a similar dimension to the light pole. This proposal appeared to be workable and be relatively unobtrusive for the park and its current use. The proposed lease was estimated to be $1200 per month with all upfront costs covered by Clearwire. In order to limit the number of poles in any particular area, the Community Development Department Planning Staff determined that the zoning code suggests a co-location on towers be considered over a single provider. This would require a higher (150’) and larger dimension (4’-5’) pole and a significant amount more ground space for the electronics, i.e. 24 x 24 and larger, and may include a building to accomodate the needs. With this specific proposal, the City is the property owner and has the discretion to support the proposals or not.