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Mounds View City Council May 11, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 10 D. Set a Public Hearing for Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for the Second 1 Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 902, Amending Zoning Code Title 1100, 2 Chapter 1112, to Add Requirements for Temporary Outdoor Food Sales. 3 4 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Consent Agenda as amended removing 5 Item 8A. 6 7 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8 9 A. Resolution 8415, a Resolution Approving an Exemption for CenturyLink to 10 Install and Deploy Aerial Fiber Optic Facilities in Mounds View. 11 12 Council Member Hull reported there was a resident in attendance that would like to discuss this 13 item. 14 15 Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, stated approximately two months ago a truck from North 16 Carolina pulled down his driveway running steel strand cable. He discussed this with the City 17 and learned that a permit was not pulled for the work. He understood that the City put a stop to 18 the work, however, the cables were dangling from the pole to the ground near his home. He 19 indicated the cables were an eyesore. He did not support how the work was being completed and 20 has discussed his concerns with Xcel Energy. He provided the Council with several photographs 21 and requested that this matter be resolved as soon as possible. 22 23 Aaron Krebs, CenturyLink representative, stated he has been working with City Administrator 24 Ericson on this issue. He understood that the subcontractors were not to be working until 25 CenturyLink received the proper permits. 26 27 Mayor Flaherty asked if CenturyLink was piggy backing on existing lines or if new lines were 28 necessary. He inquired why the new anchors were required. Mr.Krebs explained that a wrap was 29 required around the fiber line. He explained that CenturyLink had received permission from 30 Xcel Energy to attach to their poles. He indicated he would have to review the photographs 31 further before being able to comment on Mr. Meyer’s situation. 32 33 Interim Public Works Director Peterson discussed the two different issues that staff was handling 34 with CenturyLink at this time. He indicated that CenturyLink was replacing several poles in the 35 City and was also installing new fiber optic lines. 36 37 Mayor Flaherty was in favor of tabling action on this item. He recommended that CenturyLink 38 address the concerns on Mr. Meyer’s property. 39 40 Council Member Mueller stated when the City stopped this project it created the condition on 41 Mr. Meyer’s property. 42 43 Council Member Gunn requested further information on the guide wires. Mr. Krebs discussed 44 the engineering behind the guide wires in detail with the Council. 45