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seen many proposals for these poles before iu other plamuug cominission ineetiugs, but this is the last place he would tluuk that they would install tlus kind of pole. Mr. Bradford stated that they are desiguiug tlus pole so that another cam'er can locate on it. Mr. Yager disagreed, he did not tliiuk it would happen. Iu other cities the can-iers all wanted theu- own poles. 1VIi. Bradford stated that 8 months or a year ago that was the case, but now cam'ers are locating ou other poles because cities are requiring it. Mr. Gallagher is concei-ned about safety, suice if the mat exceeds the fence there could be problems. This issue is uot before the board. Mr. Zergott was conceiued about iustalling a cyclone feuce with prongs ou the top where cluldreu are playiug. NIr. Bradford stated AT&T will adhere to whatever recoimnendation the board inakes for the feuce. M.r. Liggett would like a masonry fence go around the whole area, and on the peripheiy out further away some mouuding and landscaping up lugh, not close to the wall, so cluldren can get over it, but inoiuiding up toward the parking lot, it would lude a lot of the ugly features, and most cluldreu will not even look up. Also the seivice drive could be turned around to the side so that a person would have to go arouud the landscapiug to get iuto it. Mr. Bradford noted that the size of the parcel they are tryiiig to lease is 40 by 40 feet, if mouuding is included, a lot of it will be outside the area being leased. He questioned who would maintain the landscaping. T'hey might lure a landscaper to take care of it for 2 or 3 years, but he does uot waut to place the burden of maintaining it on the city. T'hey might also try to lease more fi-oin the city. Mr. Couway stated that this board may recominend, however the administration should make the final decision. Mr. Zergott is concerned that if it is a solid wall, you could not be able to see inside it. He does uot like tlus in a park, it just becomes a place to fool aroluid. 1VIr. Yager and Mr. Bradford discussed other locatious, but Mr. Conway stated that tlus should uot be addressed by the board. He confirmed the contract is not sigued and negotiations are still on going. Mr. Gallagher uoted that a inasoiuy fence is not conductive aud would be safer. Mr. Liggett suggested a 10 or 12 feet higli fence with the moiuiding. He has seen tlus done before with utility buildings and even gas statious. T. Liggett moved to accept the concept for the landscaping and fenciug arouud the AT&T structures in Clague Park, with the recomunendation that the fence be a inasonry fence, 10 foot in height, with landscape buffering arouud the east, south, and west side of mounding, 3 or 4 foot tall, with landscaping on top of the mound uid on the uorth side landscaping should be on the grouud, landscaping should mostly be piues, or soiuetlung that we sheild tlus building. T1us landscapuig and inounding should be located far enough away for kids safety. The gate would have to be board on board or sometlung very heavy, perhaps ametal gate with a board on board treatment. Tlus board strongly objects to the existeuce of the pole in the park. The inotion was seconded by B. Zergott. T. Liggett and B. Zergott, yes. N1r. Gallagher and NIr. Yager, no. N1r. Gallagher was totally agaiust the pole in a park. N1r. Yager stated that he could not see tlus pole in.the siuall park and would like the city engiueer to review tlus and fiud an area iu North Olmsted that would be conducive to a 100 foot pole. Mr. Zergott agreed, but if it has to go ui the park because of eminent domain, it should be haudled the way that was suggested. Mi•. Yager stated that if it has to go iu the park, then there is a local person, Joe Scully in Treinout, who was capable of disguising the pole. He would like the administratiou to look into this possibility. Mr. Liggett stated that if it is going to be disguised it should be in an area suirounded with trees. - VI. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjouimed at/7:30 p.in. e? . B. Ze-R-g"o"tt, (Mainma A),^-l B. Oruig, Cleidof Commissions 7