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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 27, 2001 Page 5 Motion carried 4-0. Hodson abstained. 2 4. Ordinance 2001-004, re: Wireless Telecommunication Towers and Facilities 3 Ordinance (1"reading). 4 Melsha indicated that the ordinance has been an issue for them for over a year. He 5 reviewed the ordinance with the Council, and provided them with additional details of the 6 process that they have undergone. 7 Melsha touched on a couple of the definitions contained in the ordinance and expounded 8 on them for the Council. 9 Melsha stated that the idea was to encourage and require that Wireless 10 Telecommunication Facilities (WTFs) be collocated. 11 Mayor Hodson commended Melsha on an outstanding job on the ordinance. He 12 indicated that they were several dead-areas in the city, and asked if there have been any 13 wireless service providers that they have had to deny their entering the city in the past. 14 Melsha indicated that he was not aware of any wireless service providers have been 15 denied entering the City of St. Anthony. 16 Councilmember Thuesen also commended Melsha and the Planning Commission. He referred to the ordinance and asked about Subdivision 10, letter B in the ordinance, and 41 asked how likely is it that wireless service providers will do their best to collocate. 19 Melsha stated that there is certainly a spirit there, but it was certainly something with 20 which the Planning Commission struggles. 21 Councilmember Horst stated that the ordinance covers antennas that are located both on 22 city-owned properties and industrial zones, and asked if the ordinance covered private 23 properties, as well. Melsha stated that the two areas that Councilmember Horst 24 mentioned could be administratively approved, and that other areas could be used as 25 conditional use permit. 26 Motion by Councilmember Faust to approve Ordinance 2001-004, re: Wireless 27 Telecommunication Towers and Facilities Ordinance(1"reading). 28 Motion carried unanimously. 29 Mayor Hodson kindly gave the Boy Scout Troop#711 the opportunity to leave at this 30 time. The troop gladly accepted and left Council Chambers at 8:23 p.m. 31 B. City of St. Anthony Emergency Plan (Chief Engstrom Chief of Police and Fire Chief 32 Hewitt will be present). Chief Engstrom came forward to address the Council. Chief Engstrom explained that there have 46 been a lot of questions from the community regarding their Emergency Plan. He added that 35 many of the phone-calls that they have received were regarding in-coming mail, and safety of 36 the water supply.