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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota was duly held on the 15th day of May, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. The following members were present: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Mayor Roe, and the following were absent: none. Member Willmus introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION No. 11419 RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION REGARDING UNREGULATED ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR INSTALLATION OF SMALL CELL WIRELESS EQUIPMENT AND ANTENNA SYSTEMS WHEREAS, the City of Roseville has regulations and provisions contained in Chapter 707 of the City's City Code detailing the City's permitting of use of the public right-of-way; and WHEREAS, legislation was proposed in the Minnesota Legislature that would allow wireless companies to install small cell facility networks in public rights-of-way, subject to mandated statutory regulation that materially differs from the regulation of all other right-of-way users and significantly limits local authority to regulate facility placement issues within the public right-of- way; and WHEREAS, granting such access to the public right-of-way by wireless companies is unnecessary, competitively unfair and discriminatory, and may result in new wireless installations in public rights-of-way that compromise public safety and other public interests; and WHEREAS, the City of Roseville currently receives some form of compensation for installations or attachments on City owned facilities and the public's right to compensation for use of its assets may be compromised with the passing of the proposed legislation; and WHEREAS, the legislation would supersede existing right-of-way and zoning ordinances and comprehensive plans applicable to new wireless installations in public rights-of-way that the City of Roseville has enacted and planned over the years. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota that the City of Roseville does hereby oppose legislation granting unfair and discriminatory access to the public rights-of-way for the installation of small cell wireless equipment and antenna systems.