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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 26, 2018 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />13. VERIZON AUTHORIZATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br />APPLICATION — Continued <br />Delaney asked if the siren could be installed on any telephone pole. <br />Walsh stated if it was just a siren issue, the City could deal with that by themselves. <br />Delaney commented the siren should not be a selling point for buying into this. <br />Viera stated cell phone towers are a necessary evil and that Verizon is limited in their sites where a tower <br />can be installed. Viera stated unfortunately people and businesses cannot have good coverage without <br />cell phone towers. <br />Rockey noted she currently has coverage and she has Verizon. <br />Walsh commented the process seems a little backwards and that he would like it to go before the Planning <br />Commission and the Park Commission before it comes to the City Council. <br />Barnhart stated this process is a little unorthodox because the City is typically not the landowner. <br />Walsh stated in his view Verizon should go through the conditional use permit process so the City <br />Council can receive more input from the public and Staff. <br />Barnhart asked whether Staff should wait until May to bring this item back before the City Council. <br />Walsh stated he would be okay with approving the conditional use permit process. <br />Printup stated he does not see the need for the towers and questioned whether the City would be wasting <br />time and energy by going through the application process. <br />Walsh commented it would be a good process to go through and that it would be helpful to get more <br />feedback. <br />Crosby stated with more people eliminating their landlines, cell phone towers have become more <br />important. <br />Rief stated part of the concern is the lack of coverage in the Wayzata area and the Highway 112 corridor. <br />Delaney stated she would like to see some data that people are losing cell phone service in this area since <br />she has not experienced that. <br />Walsh stated that would be part of the public hearing process. <br />Delaney stated if someone's cell phone coverage does not work, they could go with a provider where it <br />works. <br />Page 11 of 13 <br />