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File Number: 18-601 <br />·ExteNet must work in good faith with City Staff to ensure coexistence with other City <br />wireless facilities, such as public Wi-Fi and installed lighting equipment; and <br />·The MLA includes aesthetic requirements, design guidelines, and a public input process <br />for residential neighborhoods and sensitive populations. <br />Staff is working to support ExteNet in a cooperative manner in order to deliver enhanced wireless <br />services and benefits to the community. The benefits will include increased cellular phone and <br />data capacity and bandwidth, while minimizing aesthetic impacts and visual clutter. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />·Advance projects and programs promoting sustainable economic development, including <br />transforming San Leandro into a center for innovation. <br />·Maintain and enhance San Leandro’s infrastructure. <br />Previous Council Actions <br />·At the September 17, 2018 City Council meeting, the Council discussed the proposed <br />agreements and referred the issue to the City Council Facilities and Transportation <br />Committee for further review. <br />Committee Review and Actions <br />·Informational presentation at the March 1, 2017 Facilities and Transportation Committee <br />meeting. <br />·Informational presentation at the November 14, 2018 Facilities and Transportation <br />Committee meeting. The draft MLA was subsequently modified to incorporate changes <br />designed to address questions and concerns raised by the Committee, including: a 5-year <br />term structure rather than the previously proposed 10-year structure; indemnification for the <br />City against any damages relating to radiofrequency (RF) emissions; codified methods to <br />prevent monopoly behavior among providers; and stronger protections for City wireless <br />infrastructure. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />·Policy CSF-4.1 Telecommunications. Collaborate with telecommunication service <br />providers, the business community, and investors to foster access to emerging information <br />and communication technology. <br />Environmental Review <br />Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, Public Resources Code §21000, et <br />seq., as amended and implementing State CEQA Guidelines, Title 14, Chapter 3 of the <br />California Code of Regulations (collectively, “CEQA “), the adoption of a MLA is not considered a <br />“project” pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and Public Resources Code Section <br />21065. The adoption of this type of an agreement is not the activity that may cause a direct or <br />reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment. In the alternative, the MLA is <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/27/2018