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Page 2 • Is there another pole in the area? Trurnan stated there is another T -Mobile pole. It is a single use pole. To accommodate another carrier, it would have to be replaced with a higher pole. The pole being discussed tonight carries the siren. We would include language in the lease stating when AT&T is done using the pole, it reverts to the City, so that you would not lose the pole for the siren. The expense to put up a taller pole is minimal and AT&T would incur that cost. • An inquiry was made about designer or camouflage poles. Truman stated we can do a flag type of pole. We are not proposing a "crows nest" where the antennas actually stick out from the pole and are quite visible. This pole is like T -Mobile's where the antennas are flush mounted antennas and they are right next to the pole itself. We can design a pole, but from feedback it is not much different because you are still going to see the pole. • Breuer was asked if the Council had come up with guidelines for the cell phone towers? Breuer stated there are no official guidelines. They are going to take them on a case by case basis. 4' Budzynski commented that it is his understanding that there are laws that require us to allow these towers, That being said, we should recommend that the tower be 100 feet so that we can accommodate other carriers, if they come in. MOTION BY BUDZYNSKI, SECONDED BY HEINRICH, THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AT&T CELL PHONE TOWER IN CREEKVIEW PARK. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE TOWER GO UP TO 100 FEET IF POSSIBLE SO THAT OTHER CARRIERS COULD BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE. MOTION CARRIED. Breuer stated this will go to the regular Planning Commission meeting this month. B. Skate Park Petition Chair Frischman said there has been lots of discussion regarding the Skate Park at Freedom. Some feel that once the building next to the park, was not a school, bad activities started to happen. On October 21st the City received a petition to remove the skate park at Freedom Park. It was placed on this month's agenda for discussion. In the mean time, yesterday, we received 170 names on a petition to keep the Freedom Park skate park and another petition of about 12 businesses who also wanted to keep the skate park at Freedom. 41 Chair Frischman noted that Ray Tandeski was in the audience. Ray had given a presentation to the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission regarding the graffiti in the City and noted that much of the bad behavior was caused by a few and that most of those using Freedom Park were not causing problems; they just wanted to use the skate park.