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• 5.2 Consideration of Proposed Revisions to Town Policies on Wireless Communications Facilities Planning Director Debbie Pedro introduced this item to Council. She noted that staff, at the direction of the City Council, had prepared an amendment to the Town's Wireless Communications Policy to allow applications to be processed under a ministerial permit. The amendment was before Council for their consideration. The revised policy would allow administrative review of collocation applications if the proposed project complied with the following requirement: `The collocated antennas and ground equipment shall be mounted or installed within an existing tower, building, or structure where the physical appearance of the existing facility is not altered to accommodate the additional antennas and equipment." Pedro explained that the requirement that additional antenna arrays and ground equipment be installed within pre-existing structures with no visual alteration of the existing facility would ensure that the project was consistent with requirements established under the original use permit for the communications facility. Mayor Pro Tem Jones offered that collocation of wireless facilities was non controversial and the proposed amendment to the review process was appropriate and consistent with the City Council's pro cell policy. There would be no incremental neighborhood impact if the revised policy were adopted. Jones requested that Council be kept apprised of project approvals. Council discussed the option of council notification similar to Fast Track notification and the • addition of an appeal process to the policy. Council consensus was that this additional step was not necessary. Collocation reduced the number of cell towers required to improve cell coverage in Town and the proposed policy change would encourage collocation on existing facilities. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Mordo, seconded by Jones and passed unanimously to approve the proposed Wireless Communications Policy as presented in the staff report dated October 12,2006 as Attachment 1. 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Amendment to the Horse Lease Agreement for the Year Round Riding Program(YRRP) and Funding for Riding Programs Parks and Recreation Supervisor Tod McLemore introduced this item to Council. The request before the City Council for their consideration was two fold: 1) to approve the amendment to the current horse lease agreement with Excursions Unlimited/Jane Kawasaki for the Year Round Riding Program that stipulated the Town's responsibility to pay stabling and pasture space rent at Westwind Barn; and 2) to authorize funding in the amount of$8,408 to cover the shortfall in revenues versus expenditures for the Parks and Recreation horse riding programs. Councilmember Mordo commented that after reviewing the existing contract from a • financial perspective, he was uncomfortable that it was incomplete and did not record the Town's coverage of the stabling costs for the programs horses. He had requested Council 5 City Council Meeting Minutes October 12,2006