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Regular Council Meetrng July 9, 2001 Page 7 of the Committee composed of Tommy Haynes, Project Coordinator, Terry Townsend, Director of Public works, and himself. He stated that if the City Council concurs with the selection of Hayter Engineering, then a contract will be developed with all elements and cost,and will be brought back to the City Council for consideration. Reeves Hayter appeared before the City Council and discussed this project with the City Council. After discussion, a motion was made by Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Bell, to select Hayter Engineering for the Downtown StreetScape Project. The motion carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Pfiester announced that the next item on the agenda was a presentation of and possible action regarding optional provisions for a tower ordinance. City Attorney Schenk said there are a number of purposes which can be served by this proposed ordinance. He said the Legal Department has attempted to compile a comprehensive list of purposes from other ordinances and a list of fifteen proposals have been furnished the City Council for review and consideration. City Attorney Schenk advised that the general purpose of this ordinance is to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of towers and telecommunications facilities in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, while at the same time not unreasonably interfering with the development of the competitive wireless telecommunications market place in the City. The purposes of this ordinance are as follows: 1. (a) To regulate the location of towers and telecommunications facilities in the city. .