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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED PLANNING CONIlVIISSION MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 23, 1997 I. ROLL CALL: Chainnan Tallon called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.in. Present: D. Cameron Alston, T. Brennan, T. Herbster, R. Koeth, A. Manning, and R. Tallon. Mrs. O'Rourke arrived at 8:30 p.m. Also Present: Assistant Law Director Dubelko, City Engineer Deiclunaun, Building Commissioner Conway, and Assistant Clerk of Commissious Conush II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF NIINiJTES: R. Tallon moved to approve the minutes of September 9, 1997, seconded by T. Brennan. Roll call on motion: Tallon, Brennan, Cameron Alston, Herbster, and Mauiung, yes. Mr. Koeth abstained. Motion camed. III. BUII,DING DEPARTMENT REQUESTS: 1) Nextel West Corporation, 26000 Lorain Road. Proposal to construct 150 foot high monopole communications facility on North Olmsted Recreation Center property. Continued from the meeting of September 9, 1997 for discussion of revised location. Ms. Del Valle distributed the following: photographs of the tower in the new location; an FAA study as requested at the last meeting along with information on SNIR frequencies; and information on the health hazard issues. She pointed out that tlus is an 150 foot monopole tower with no guy wires or lattice type structures and a base of seven wide; the antennas do not exceed the top of the tower. In response to Chainnan Tallou's question, she advised that the FAA study stated 166 feet, but this was for an old location where the antenna had to be on top of the pole., now the entire height will be 150 feet. The tower will be galvanized steel, but they would be willing to paint it blue or to match the light poles, if the city requested it. The FAA study stated that if the tower did not exceed 150 feet they would not have to file with them, nor would they have to paint it orange and white or light it. She advised that there will be no problem with complying with the city forester's comments. She repeated for Mr. Brennan that the FAA will not require that the pole be painted orange and white and it would not have to be lighted. Mr. Lendex, RF engineer, also representing the developer, responded to the members' questions. A 150 foot pole is necessary to cover their design objectives: Great Northern Mall, I-480, and Lorain Road, if they went to a lower height, they would still have areas where users could not get reception. Most of the surrounding antennas are approximately 150 feet high and there are no lower ones in the immediate area. This is the same type of pole as was originally approved for Ameritech. This tower is beiug built for two additional carriers, for a total of three. They caunot go on the Clague Park tower because it is a mile and a half out of range and 110 feet would not cover Great Northem Mall. A higher pole is needed since they work at a different frequency range and their signal propagates differently thau AT&T's signal. They cannot change the frequency since the frequency is established by the FCC. If they were to bu.ild at a lower height they would need several more towers, which would be more expensive for them, but it would be better for the city to have fewer towers. He agreed with Mr. Tallon's statement that they would not need any more towers in North Olmsted if this one were 150 feet. Mr. Tallon questioned this since another representative at the previous meeting had