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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 16, 2009 Page 21 Mr. Vavoulis summarized the review of four other sites on campus, with all, in- cluding the proposed location, driven by staff review and recommendation. Mr. Vavoulis noted that the existing tower had been determined to be at capacity structurally; and reviewed the needs in locating the firm's Internet antenna evenly throughout the community, and their preference to co-locate on existing towers rather than constructing new towers. Discussion among staff, Mr. Vavoulis and Councilmembers included various schematics of the tower in consideration of aesthetics; inability to increase the structural capacity of the existing tower based on engineering specifications; con- sideration of frequencies and potential conflicts; additional companies seeking to co-locate and applicable provisions; citizen needs to have anice-looking City Hall campus versus commercial needs of Clearwire; and various perspectives of indi- vidual Councilmembers as to the aesthetics of the tower location. Councilmembers concurred that they were supportive of working with Clearwire to find a space on campus to make it work, but not necessarily that location. Pust suggested denial of this Conditional Use request. Mr. Trudgeon suggested that, rather than denying the request, they table action to allow additional work between staff and the application for an alternate location; recognizing that as a land owner, the City Council would make the final decision. Pust moved, Johnson seconded, TABLING consideration of a Conditional Use for locating a 150' telecommunication tower facility for Clearwire, LLC, for further staff discussion with the applicant on alternate locations on the City Hall campus. Mayor Klausing encouraged individual Councilmembers to physically review the site and visual impacts of the proposed location from the street. Roll Call Ayes: Roe; Pust; Johnson; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. d. Approve Housing Improvement Area (HIA) Policy Community Development Director Trudgeon presented the Roseville HRA's Housing Improvement Area (HIA) Policy, as detailed in the Request for Council Action dated November 16, 2009. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the highlights of the policy, as listed in the report. Housing Coordinator Jeanne Kelsey advised that the HRA voted unanimously to recommend the policy to the City Council; with Councilmember Pust, as City Council liaison and member of the HRA concurred.