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phone in your seai-ch range. The irutial sites that are being built up includes the Brea water tanlc <br />which is part of tlus area, and the Westbury apar-tments, which they are also in the process of <br />getting permits for. It is putting an antenna on top of an existing CEI tower. There will be <br />cabinets that will be placed at the bottom of the tower. Mr. Koeth questioned if there would be <br />interference fi-om the electrical lines. Ms. Fox suggested CEI or the FCC would not allow them <br />to use the tower if tllere was going to be interference. The transmission of the megahertz is like <br />a microwave so there is no impact. Mr. Koeth questioned if the anteiuia sits above the CEI <br />wires, then your antennas would be the higliest part of the tower. Can any other company <br />attach antennas on that towet- or will yours be tlle only one allowed. 1VIs. Fox suggested their <br />antenna would be the only one on the tower as the tower would not be structurally sound <br />enough to hold more antennas. Mr. Brennan asked how close their antennas have to be to each <br />other to form their loop, and will tlus be your last anteiuia in North Olmsted. Ms. Fox <br />suggested she believed they would be before the Planning Commission one more time. Six <br />moths ago their company met with the City to negotiate an antenna on a building and it was <br />turned down completely, so this was their next choice. Mr. Brennan questioned 1VIs. Fox as to <br />how close the Westbuiy apai-tment antenna and this antenna would be to each other. Ms. Fox <br />suggested that distance of the Westbury is north east and this site is south west. Mr. Tallon <br />aslced how far apart do tlie antennas have to be fi-om each other. Ms. Fox indicated her- <br />company required a 190 foot Mona pole by the south side and since they could not obtain that <br />they are tryiiig to co-locate to an area which would be less intrusive to the City and everybody <br />concerned. The range between the towers diff-er depending on topography. The trees and hills <br />have to be talcen into consideration. Our RF Engineers provide us with a map which shows us <br />how the topogra.phy will effect the i-a»ge, they ar-e usually about two miles from each, but <br />they've been lucky and have been able to extend the distance to seven rniles. The two for this <br />area will be put in place and then they will have an idea of how it will work from there. Mr. <br />Asseff suggested then this is nothing but another wireless service that is going in, aI1Cl <br />questioued how many wireless services do we have now, there will be towers all over the place. <br />Ms. Fox reminded Mr. Asseff that the tower in question is an existing tower, and this is to <br />benefit the community and tlieir ol-dinance. Ms. Fox suggested in the Cities proposed ordinance <br />1151.04 ttse regulations states, a permitted use to a wireless communications tower shall be <br />permitted on or within an easement ot- parcel used for electric high tension power lines which <br />supports towers, that's the Cities ordinance, it is understood that it is not in effect yet, but they <br />are just trying to abide by the ordinance. NIr. Asseff suggested he was just questioning the <br />amount of wireless companies in general that are cropping up competing for towers and placing <br />antennas all over the place. NIs. Fox indicated they try to co-locate wliich is the best possibility <br />for everyone concerned the cost to construct a tower is exorbitant so we co-locate. Out of 119 <br />their compazly has constructed only nineteen, compared to AT&T and Ameritech who have <br />constructed over seventy five of their towers. Ms. Fox suggested they are a new company up <br />and ninning and would lilce to keep tlte cost to a minimum and start iumling as soon as possible. <br />Mr. Asseff questioned if this was for a mobile phone, or something you would use around your <br />home, and asked Ms. Fox for clai-ification. Ms. Fox suggested it wil] be mai-keted towards <br />soccer moms, moms on the go that ai-ea of the market. Mr. Asseff asked if it would replace the <br />land line pliones in peoples homes. Ms. Fox indicated "yes", you can take your land line phone <br />that is wireless to any room. Everytlling will be wireless in the 20t1i century, phones, fax's, <br />everything. Tlie board has questioned the development of all these wireless cari-iers, such as <br />4