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Attachment D Mr. Heiser addressed the currently extended tower, and existing service providers and the over $100,000 in : annual revenue realized by the City from that pole. Mr. Heiser advised that engineering analyses put the existing : tower at full capacity, creating another issue for existing providers for the next generation of technology, and their : pending need to address that even on the current tower. Mr. Heiser advised that the proposed new tower could : help accommodate expansion needs of users on the existing tower. : Mr. Heiser clarified that the contract would be negotiated before City Council action on this request; with the City : Council ultimately having approval rights of the contract, with that consideration providing a full financial and E benefit analysis. Mr. Heiser noted that the City currently realized revenue from the City Hall Campus tower, as E well as towers at the Fairview water tower, and AltaVista, with current revenues of about $375,000 in total. Discussion between staff and Commissioners included other tower capacities and their 3-legged construction and height of 180' versus the proposed 150' monopole on the City Hall Campus; desire of this applicant and other providers to locate on existing sites, rather than to pursue less cost-effective construction and time-consuming land use approvals; needs in the area to complete cellular and wireless networks to provide improved coverage for users; additional proposal coming before the Commission at tonight's meeting for consideration of a tower in Acorn Park; and screening and construction materials for the ground equipment. Applicant Representative, Tony Vavoulis, (740 Linwood Avenue, St. Paul) Mr. Vavoulis advised that the proposed monopole structure was simple; that negotiations were being initiated with City staff, with Clearwire, if this application was approved, building the tower and then transferring ownership to the City, with the City then having full rights to lease space to whomever the City wished, based on conditions protecting Clearwire's transmission requirements with those of future users; with Clearwire recovering their initial investment through lower lease rates, but ultimately making lease payments similar to other providers. Mr. Vavoulis noted that these contract negotiations were separate from tonight's land use request. Mr. Vavoulis advised that Clearwire was currently looking at space on the Fairview tower, with leases in their final form, as well as at AltaVista; with both contracts being presented to the City Council in the near future for their consideration. Mr. Vavoulis advised that, in addition to the other request on tonight's agenda (at Acorn Park), Clearwire was considering one other private existing monopole in the City that they were hoping to co-locate on, with their company considering four hundred (400) locations throughout the overall metropolitan area to provide high power wireless Internet service network. Discussion between Mr. Vavoulis and Commissioners included types of users on each tower; City Code provisions preferring multi-user towers to avoid additional towers; negotiations of future potential users on the tower would involve the City, not Clearwire; estimated distance of one-and-a-half to two miles from the City Hall Campus to Acorn Park; maximum signal radius distance as detailed in Section 5.2 of the staff report; the overall grid used by Clearwire to determine antennae locations for best coverage; lower power of Internet networks than that of cellular requiring a tighter grid; and the original request of Clearwire for a 120' tower at Acorn Park. Mr. Vavoulis advised that Clearwire only needed a maximum height of 120'; but in attempting to work with the City, based on their Code for multiple users; and their business model in seeking revenue potential, the City was requesting the higher tower (150') to provide a viable product in the market to host multiple users. � Commissioner Wozniak sought clarification from Mr. Heiser on technological benefits to the City's Public Works � crews in obtaining wireless Internet service at either of the proposed towers or others within the City. � Mr. Heiser advised that the City's Water Department had been exploring for years the possibility of AMR for � wireless reading of water meters, a task still performed manually by personnel. Mr. Heiser noted that there were a � number of products developed over the last few years, allowing for more efficient monitoring of various equipment � (e.g., lift stations) within the City; with the City's IT Department more involved in supervisory management of the � City's SCADA system for the monitoring. Mr. Heiser further noted that, in addition to the City itself, Roseville � supported twenty (20) other cities on their IT network, and involved with each of those cities in monitoring their � equipment as well, requiring central locations throughout the community to communicate with home readers. Mr. � Heiser advised that the City of Roseville's northwest quadrant was still a challenge, and would probably require a 1 C cooperative agreement with the City of St. Anthony or the City of New Brighton to accommodate wireless reading 1 C of those meters, since the Fairview water tower didn't have the required " signal reach". Mr. Heiser noted that, 1 C among those twenty (20) cities dependent on the City of Roseville's IT Department, that encompassed over sixty- 1C five (65) buildings, as far away as Forest Lake and Lake Elmo, and included fiver construction to the Roseville 1 C Area School District as part of the overall City of Roseville network. Mr. Heiser noted that fiber optic access was �� limited by funding, and made wireless communication a much more economic and available option. Page 2 of 3