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point out to Mrs. Puinno that the Commission is trying to preserve property values by making sure they have the appropriate buffering and landscaping and setbacks, so there is not an adverse impact. Mr. Carmen D`Agostino came forward and said he has not heard a good valid reason for an alternate site for the tower. He does not think they should add a pole for no reason. He mentioned that Mr. Hyland said the proposed location is acceptable to the school and if anyone should know where the best spot is, it would be hiin. He would suggest the Commission rethink its position about an alternate location. The proposed spot seems to be the best and it makes sense for the school system and for any future stadium renovations. Mr. Fannin came back to discuss the new technology that Mrs. Puinno brought up. He said there is something called a micro-cell. General coverage is a function of power out and elevation above ground level. The micro-cell is not quite as simplistic as Mrs. Puinno mentioned but it would take, in fact, at least 2 or possibly 3 to cover the same hole. Mrs. Puinno said it is small, there is no noise, it doesn't need equipment barriers, and would eliminate all the problems that the school and the Commission are looking at. Mr. Fannin said to cover the deficiency area they would need the centerline that they have which would require a macro site as opposed to a micro site. He said using micro sites would require them to be pinpointed and offset from the original location more east and west than the location they originally began looking at in 2000. Mr. Xager asked if there are cities that will not allow them to have a macro pole so they use the micro system instead. This is the first he has heard of it. Mr. Fannin said it is his understanding that a city cannot tell them they can't use a macro site. It is more of a function of coverage. Mr. Hreha asked if Sprint has used micro sites anywhere by their own choice. He asked what the circumstances would be to cause the company to choose the micro versus the tower. Mr. Fannin said he spent a good part of the morning in Fairview Park at the shopping plaza. There is a tower with 4 providers already on it. He said Sprint was looking to fill a smaller hole, approximately 2 miles in circumference, in that area. Financially, they did not need a macro site. They are installing the micro equipment there. Mrs. Hoff Smith asked for the circumference that a macro pole would handle. Mr. Fannin said the coverage is not only a function of distance or height above ground level. It is also a function of the clutter in the area. He said clutter is used in a propagation tool and can consist of an open field, which would help a signal move more freely, or dense wooded or residential areas, so it varies depending on the area you are in. Mrs. Hoff-5mith asked what the difference would be in this area. Mr. Fannin said he would have to run it on the tool but his professional guess would be that they could get a radius of about a mile off a micro cell. Mrs. Hoff-Smith asked what the macro would cover. Mr. Fannin said with the proposed site it would be much higher up above ground level so that also plays into the formula, but this would cover 2 1/2 - 3. This is based upon models and you would have different signal densities based upon the location. Mr. Aciams came back and said that on the micro cells Mr. Fannin is speaking of, there is also a surge protector box that coines with it, that is about 3/4 the size of the box itself. He added that 3 of those would be required. They would have to stack them. They would also need power to the site and he would trench utility the same way he would a macro site. So, in that sense it would really be no different. Mr. Koeth asked about height differences. Mr. Adams said he is speaking froin a construction perspective as far as utilities. He said it is small but with a surge protector, it makes it a larger area that is covered. It would not be as nice and neat as it may seem. Mr. Hreha asked if it is accurate to say they would need more micros to cover the same territory as 1 tower. Mr. Adams said that is correct. They would need 2 or 3 and that defeats the whole purpose. The concept is to keep it nice and neat and small, a one time unit connected to a pole but it is also dependent on the RF needs. He said utility wise there is no difference. W. Spalding made a motion to table the Sprintcom, Inc. proposal with the recommendation thlt Sprint and the School Board look at potentially different sites so the Planning Commission is in a better position to understand exactly dvhat is available. The rnotion was seconded by R. Koeth. Roll call: W. Spalding, S. Hoff-Smith, C. Allan, T. Hreha, M. Yager, and R. Koeth - Yes, J. Lasko - Abstain. 1VIotion Carried. Mr. ]Koeth asked that Sprint contact Ms. Wenger to set something up. Mrs. Puinno asked if neighbors are allowed to attend the site review. Mr. Koeth indicated they can. 10