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Council Minutes of 12/2/2003 Revenue has to come up to cover the fixed costs. Other utilities have a minimum charge each month even if the service is not used. Councilman McKay noted that any utility company has fixed expenses. All those are figured into the 1 unit of billing. Mr. Pangrac said he felt citizens should not be chazged for what they do not use just because Cleveland's billing system cannot keep track of how much water goes through the sewer side. Mrs. Copfer noted that the Division of Water also bills a minimum amount for water too. But they do know how much is used. How else would she get the information from them? In the new financial accounting system, we are doing an alternate to look at systems that have a sewer billing function. However, it adds significantly to the cost and then you would have a staffing issue. We are looking at that and aze aware of the costs associated with that Joan Puinno, 27181 Gloucester Drive. • Has concerns with the proposed Sprint cell tower on the school properties. Mrs. Puinno noted that the city regulations on wireless telecommunications facilities require protection of the health, safety and general welfaze of the residents. There are many things that Sprint cited that aze not right, so they would have to have many variances. For instance, the space needed for the tower and for the equipment. They need three places for equipment, and it must be maintained by them. The trees cannot be 5 feet, but must be 6 feet. There has to be a road coming in that's 18 feet wide to sustain emergency equipment. They did not say that. The Law Director stated that there are places set aside for wireless, but they were all retail business, limited industrial, industrial park and mixed. Where they want to come in is residential. They have been offered other areas, but the school board requested they come in there. There are other places along Great Northern Blvd. neaz hotels that aze higher than 5 stories that can hold a 15 foot antenna. They also stated they would put lights for the football field. The city regulations state that the tower shall not be lighted and no lighting fixtures or signs shall be attached to the antenna. Tf it's going on the football field, there has to be a 1,500 foot driveway to make their equipment accessible for emergency equipment. The equipment shelter has to have enough space and be shielded for all the equipment they will have and for all others who may co-locate. They will have to spend $12,000 for one set of permits and another $3,600 for other permits. The last thing is the waiver the city has included in this. The Planning Commission may waive the provisions of the chapter as applied to any wireless telecommunications facility application pending before the Planning Commission for a conditional use but only in the azeas permitted by this chapter. The Planning chapter is based on the following criteria: the public peace, health, safety, welfare and convenience will not be jeopazdized. Traffic and safety hazazds will not be created. The combination or accumulation of the uses of the same nature in close proximity or in the same neighborhood will not adversely affect the public peace, health, safety, welfare or convenience. Thereby, adversely affecting neighboring property or creating a nuisance. She has talked to two lawyers, one is Robert Hussey whose home is at the entrance to the high school. He has been an expert witness for cases such as this. The other lawyer is Ken Fisher, who is an engineer and law director for other cities. In 1993, there was a case in Probate Court, City of Cleveland vs. Milner Electric for appropriation of land and exposure for cell phone. The City of io