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San Leandro Commercial Broadband Strategy Staff developed fourteen standard conditions for the overall project, addressing public notice, traffic and neighborhood disruption, visual impact, public safety, emergency procedures, environmental concerns and compliance with City requirements. Then, each site was evaluated on an individual basis and specific conditions were imposed where appropriate. The work was performed by staff on a cost recovery basis. 3.2. Utility line undergrounding The City has a long term program to move electrical and telecommunications lines from poles to underground conduit along major thoroughfares and other key streets. The program is detailed in the City's Underground Utility District Master Plan and its five - year program list. When doing this work, the City's Zoning Code also requires that all new developments on these streets either put utilities underground or pay an underground utility fee. When doing this work, the City routinely specifies additional conduit for broadband purposes. 3.3. Wireless towers and antennas The City of San Leandro's zoning policy for wireless telecommunications facilities installed by service providers is intended to "enhance the ability of the providers of telecommunications services to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively and efficiently ", while steering antenna and tower construction to non- residential areas and encouraging sharing of tower sites amongst service providers. It is also intended to reduce the visual impact of wireless telecommunications facilities. The approval process is well - defined (see Appendix B) for permit applications, and encourage proposals that maximize use of existing towers and structures, minimize visual impacts and locate new structures in industrial areas. An established process for reviewing wireless telecommunications proposals tends to encourage the development of broadband facilities in a city. First, wireless telephone and broadband companies are likelier to prioritize areas that have a predictable and finite process for evaluating proposed facilities. It is not so much a question of how rigorous or restrictive the policies are, but rather a question of knowing in advance what the rules and expectations are, and how long it will take to reach a definitive yes or no answer. Second, wireless telecommunications are one of the major drivers of new fiber optic line construction. It seems a little counterintuitive at first, but providing faster fiber optic connections to a cell site or other wireless hub means more traffic can be carried by that site and more wireless bandwidth can be delivered to the surrounding area. 16 July 2012 TellusVenture Associates Page 17