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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 27, 2000 • Page 3 1 internet connection. Furthermore, Metricom utilizes an external modem and the use of an 2 antenna is utilized.to access the internet. 'Additionally, it can be used in a network situation as 3 well.. In order to accomplish this wireless connection and provide a service to the community, 4 shoebox-sized radios are attached to street lights. The power for the radios is tapped from 5 existing photo sensors on the street light. The radios can also be attached to power poles. 6 Metricom does not plan to add any new poles or do any trenching in the right of way; however, 7 Metricom will need to use the City's right of ways in order to access the light poles and power 8 poles. 9 Mr. Buell stated that his purpose for attending the Council meeting was to request a right-of-way 10 permit and facility use agreement. If such approval is obtained, Metricom would then provide 11 the City with a map showing the poles that are to be utilized for placement of the radios. Mr. 12 Buell explained that Metricom is simply a service company and does not provide software of any 13 type. 14 Various questions were fielded from the Council regarding the specific details of Metricom and 15 the type of service it supplied. 16 Thuesen noted that Mr. Buell had mentioned that approximately 3% of the light poles in the City 7 would be utilized for the radios. Thuesen inquired if the poles on main streets, or side streets, 18 would be mostly utilized for the radios. His concern was the new, decorative lighting that is 19 being considered by the Council for some of the City's streets. 20 Mr. Buell explained that Metricom's goal is to cover the population, as opposed to the roads. 21 Generally, he stated, busy streets are avoided and decorative lighting is taken into consideration. 22 Horst inquired if the residents' security had been considered as an issue with respect to wireless 23 transmission. 24 Mr. Buell stated that wireless is usually considered more secure than wire lines (such as phone 25 lines). 26 Soth wished to'clarify the last paragraph of Assistant City Manager Isom's memo of June 19, 27 2000. He wished to clarify that, although the memo implies to the contrary, he did not review the 28 agreement drafted by the attorney for the North Suburban Cable Commission, 29 Motion by Sparks to approve Resolution 00-053, a Resolution Approving a Right-of-Way Permit 30 and Facility Use Agreement with Metricom, Inc. 31 Motion carried unanimously.