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contribute to the plan to deploy wireless water meter reading that is currently being reviewed by the water department. The project requires a"reader point" on Campus to communicate with radios attached to homes. With the existing tower at capacity, the new tower is key to this project. Finally, Mr. Heiser suggests making the removal of the decommissioned UHF/VHF tower a condition of the approval of the proposed tower. 6.O PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS Duane Schwartz, Public Works Director, indicated that the Public Works Department is supportive of the City Hall Campus location because it will not necessarily impede future use of this site and it does not negatively impact our operations or maintenance of the site. 7.O COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMENTS 7.1 Section 1013. l0A 1(City-Owned Towers) allows telecommunication towers that are owned by the City as permitted uses in business and industrial districts or as coNDiT1oNAL usES in all other zoning districts. This provision allows Clearwire to erect a tower, convey ownership of the tower to Roseville, and lease the tower and ground space required for their telecommunication equipment on City Hall Campus as a coNDiT1oNAL usE in the POS zoning district. 7.2 Section 1013.10A3 (Collocation on City Sites) further requires that new telecommunication equipment be mounted on existing towers when it is "technically feasible" to mount the new equipment among or around existing equipment. As noted above, collocation on an existing tower on City Hall Campus is not technically feasible, but this Code provision supports the proposed 150-foot height to enable collocation on the new tower, minimizing the total number of towers on the site as future telecommunication service providers utilize the same location. 7.3 Section 1014.01 (Conditional Uses) of the City Code requires the Planning Commission and City Council to consider the following criteria when reviewing a coNDiT1oNAL usE application: a. Impact on traffic; b. Impact on parks, streets, and other public facilities; c. Compatibility of the site plan, internal traffic circulation, landscaping, and structures with contiguous properties; d. Impact of the use on the market value of contiguous properties; e. Impact on the general public health, safety, and welfare; and f. Compatibility with the City's Comprehensive Plan. 7.4 Impact on traffic: The Planning Division has determined that an increase in traffic volume due to the installation of the proposed tower will not be an issue given that such a facility is not the origin or destination of vehicle trips beyond the initial construction and occasional maintenance. 7.5 Impact on parks, streets and other public facilities: The Planning Division has determined that the only potential impact of a telecommunications tower on the City's PF09-031 RCA 111609.doc Page 3 of 5