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does not think that could have been anticipated by someone writing the code. The lighting they are adding is simply lighting for the field. It is not for the pole itself and the top of the pole will not be lighted. There will be no lighting to speak of for the compound except for when a technician visits the site and that is a frequency of once per month. The second item is the.15 foot buffer. In order to keep the tower in its place and symmetrical to the rest of the poles, and as close as possible to the existing poles, they had it offset by 15 feet which they would need to do in order to get a 15 foot buffer between the pathway that runs along side the field and the track. He said they have a layer of arborvitae around the entire site at this point. Bonrd Member Questions and Comments Ms. Wenger said a suggestion was made at the last meeting to take a look at the soccer field and other off site locations. She also thinks it was the Commission's suggestion to look at other areas on the school site that meet the 300 foot setback. She asked if Sprintcom has done that since the Commission was concerned about the traffic in the proposed area during school hours and when it is used for events. She asked if there are other locations on the site that would have a less impactful presence. 1VIr. Richards said he met with representatives of the school district and they went over that concept at length. Of all the areas that are available to meet the 300 foot setback, the proposed location was still by far the best location as far as not being directly adjacent to a school building, meeting the setback and yet having buffer to the west where there are trees and the earthen mound that buffers it from the properties to the west. They are not creating another structure. They are trying to replace the existing pole and utilize the existing lighting array. For these and several other reasons, they still believe this is the best site for the pole. Mr. Yager asked if the green colored section of the map shows the allowable area for a tower that would provide the required setback. Ms. Wenger confirmed it does. Mr. Koeth asked if Mr. Richards was aware of the map that shows the allowable areas for a tower that was provided to the board members. Mr. Richards said he did not see that map but he has a larger base map that he provided to the City to work from. He posted the map on the wall for the Commission and audience members to see. Mr. Hreha said he would like to understand what circumstances caused Sprint to eliminate the service area by city hall as a prospective site. Mr. Itichards said when they approached the City about the service area for the same type of monopole, they identified the best spot for the pole to be the area where the salt dome is now. The City had stated it is planning a redevelopment of the land adjacent to that and may at some point relocate the service department into a different area or away from city hall. That land would be used for some kind of municipal expansion. He said Sprint is talking about a 25 year lease and once they erect a tower, they don't want to move it around so that area was ruled out. Mr. Koeth asked Mr. Richards to point out on his map the proposed location of the tower so the audience members could see it. Mr. Richards then reviewed the site and explained street locations in relation to the tower. Mr. Koeth explained the layout of the site. He said coming from the south, where a lot of people park to go watch a soccer match or football, there is a path, a bridge, and the track with a fence. He said with that location there will be about 5 feet to squeeze through. Mr. Richards said the drawing he is using has some theoretical locations. He referred to an area that is shown as parking but is actually grass and the tennis courts. li'Ir. Koeth asked if there was ever any discussion about flopping the tower over to the other side, to the south, on the other side of the creek. He said the tennis courts are supposed to be relocated. If they move the tower, it will cross the creek and be out of the way of what they consider space for the stadium. He indicated putting the tower there might be the impetus to getting the tennis courts moved. He thinks Sprint might even help the school with moving the tennis courts to the other practice areas. Mr. Koeth said he walked that area this past weekend and can envision a tower fitting there. The maintenance road, if the school can go along with moving the tennis courts, would benefit. He said Sprint could use part of the parking lot and a small service road could go to the antenna. He said if the tower is to go where Sprint expects it to be, he would recommend a full service road all the way back in case of fire or emergency. Mrs. Hoff-Smith asked for clarification on the area where Mr. Koeth is suggesting the tower be moved. Mr. Koeth reviewed the map and said the tower would go on the other side of the creek and be as close to the trees as possible. Mr. Richards said that location from an RF standpoint 3