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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 11, 2010 Page 12 Mr. Heiser advised that the only potential provider tenant absent is AT & T in the metropolitan area; however, with anticipated technological advances and future 4G technologies, additional interest from future providers was eminent. Councilmember Thlan, in page 5 of the staff report related to compatibility of wireless internet service being compatible with the City's Comprehensive Plan questioned the public benefit by locating towers on public property unless provid- ing free wireless service to residents as a service, rather than through their sub- scription with a private commercial venture. Councilmember Ihlan opined that there was no immediate benefit in evidence for Roseville residents; and expressed her concern about where this concept was going in the future, with one huge tower already located in the City Hall parking lot, and where construction would stop or if the City Hall campus would become a tower farm. Councilmember Ih- lan opined that she had policy issues with this request since it was different than using existing towers; and questioned if this was how the City Hall campus should be used. Councilmember Ihlan opined that, if this is approved, her preference would be lo- cating it on the Woodhill site rather than closer to Lexington Avenue due to that location's proximity to Central Park and residential homes on the other side of Lexington Avenue. Mayor Klausing noted the limits of the City in excluding the towers from the City based on the Federal Communications Act of 1996. Mayor Klausing noted that, with today's increasing technological advances, they were an unfortunate fact of life; opining that the City's policy appeared sound, since the issue was mostly one of aesthetics from the City's viewpoint, the least that could be accomplished was to receive some revenue from them being located in the City. Mr. Trudgeon concurred with Mayor Klausing's observations, noting that the City cannot disallow towers from locating in the City, but could provide certain pa- rameters for their location; with ongoing pressure from the communications in- dustry to make it easier to locate in communities; and staff attempting to respond to those locations by locating them more appropriately from the community's per- spective. Councilmember Johnson recognized Councilmember Ihlan's comments related to the Comprehensive Plan not calling for free internet or computer use for wireless technologies; however, he opined that this does create better competition for the residents of Roseville, which he further opined was more to the spirit of the Com- prehensive Plan's intent, with an alternative source provided through additional and co-located providers on a minimal amount of towers. Councilmember Roe observed that most of the metropolitan area cities providing wireless services in their community have charged for that service, even though