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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 10, 2005 CANADIAN Mayor Blesener reported that this past weekend's Canadian Days DAYS Celebration was a huge success, and he thanked the Canadian Days CELEBRATION Committee for the outstanding job they did in sponsoring the celebration. Blesener extended additional thanks to the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, Little Canada Recreation Association, Little Canada Fire Department, individual sponsors of the event, and City staff for their efforts toward the success of this celebration. CUP rOR Blesener opened the continuation of Public Hearing to consider a TELECOMMU- Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction and operation of a NICATIONS monopole wireless communications tower and equipment shelter. It TOWER - was noted that action was previously tabled on this matter pending 3250 SPRUCE the receipt of additional information. The City Planner and the Plamring STREET - Commission recommended approval of the CUP contingent upon NEW compliance with the recommendations of the City Planner as outlined CINGULAR in his report dated May 6, 2005. WIRELESS Debra Weiss, representing Cingular Wireless, indicated that she has submitted Che additional information requested by the City. The primary piece of information being the third party review of Che proposal conducted by Owl Engineering & EMC Test Labs. Garrett Lysiak, Owl Engineering, appeared before the Council and outlined his credentials and experience. Lysiak indicated that in conducting a third party review such as this, one of his goals is to provide cities with clear, straight-forward information. Lysiak indicated that he contacts the provider, in this case New Cingular, and obtains information such as location and heights of each tower in their system as well as the proposed tower. He then generates coverage maps which take info accounC the topography of the area. AC thaC poinC, various Cowers are added to the mix to determine the resulting coverage. Lysiak reviewed in detail the coverage maps thaC he generated in his analysis. Lysiak noted that Figure 3 shows Cingular's present coverage and noted the poor coverage area just north of Little Canada. Figure 4 shows the addition of the tower at 3250 Spruce Street which results in the elimination of the gap in coverage north of the City. Lysiak indicated thaC Figure 5 uses the Donovan tower at 53 South Owasso Blvd. and a coverage gap still exists versus the proposed tower at 3250 Spruce Street. Figure 6 uses the Qwest tower in Shoreview and, again a gap in coverage exists. Figure 7 uses the Ramsey County tower site. In this case, Che tower is not structurally capable of handling additional antenna. The tower is likely to be removed with the redevelopment of that site. The last map Lysiak reviewed takes the Little Canada Water Tower site out of the mix resulting in a gap in coverage with the boundaries of Little Canada. 2