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Public Hearing Ordinance 2040-13 ~,,~, of West 231 Street. During a Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, an engineer brought up the issue of how much land area is needed to transmit the signal. At this time, the city does not have anyone with that expertise to represent us. We need to have provision for land in the eastern part of the city. If there is a void of land available and a developer says the area of Great Northern is not sufficient and files a complaint, they would probably win. Presidem Saringer and Councilman Nashar both felt that I-480 would be a good place for the towers. Law Director Gareau said that, if ODOT says no, then they can't be put up. Mark Bressler, Great Northern Mall manager, asked if this could be imposed upon a property owner? Law Director Gareau said all this is saying is in the city we have an Overlay District. We are making reasonable accommodations for the towers. However, the developer must get the property owners' approval to construct the towers. Mr. Bressler said the mall was not actively pursuing the placing of towers in the parking lot. They do have safety and aesthetics concerns. Paul Barker, 23629 Carriage Lane, said he had attended the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting that the Law Director mentioned. Other areas were suggested to the developer, but it was stated they were too far away from their grid. He agrees with Mr. Gareau that the district should be expanded because down the line we are going to have problems. Councilman Nashar said with the advancement of technology he believes the towers will soon be replaced by something else such as a satellite dish. Councilman McKay said, when he first heard about this, he was very opposed to anything in the mall area because of safety and aesthetics. Although the towers are supposed to collapse straight down, he is worried about a disaster. He believes a good place for the towers where they would be safe is just east of the Hampton Inn. Councilwoman Kasler suggested that the city consider hiring a consultant. The city needs someone who can look into the matter of what actually happens in the industry and whether or not companies can actually collocate on towers. This would be a help to our boards and commissions as they are faced with these issues. Councilman Miller said he agreed we need an expert because he also attended the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. There was a discussion of how many "erlangs" can go into a pole simultaneously and the discussion got into very technical issues. The city had no technical expert to refute what was being said. He did discuss the need for an expert with the Law Director that evening and is glad that It'irs. Kasler has mentioned this issue. He is pursuing that issue and is trying to locate someone that the city can use on a consuttant- type basis. Councilman O'Grady suggested that this should be coordinated by the Mayor's office. Councilman Miller said this would not be a position that the Mayor Yvould be hiring as a member of the administrative staff. Rather it would be a consultant to City Council. Council has a responsibility to vote knowledgeably; and, if we need an expert in a given field for advice, that is what he is doing. If the Mayor wants his 2