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<br />Chairperson Nixt asked how far Mr. Enstrom's structure is from this location. <br /> <br />Mr. Enstrom replied it is about five miles; his tower would give 14 to 16 mile radius coverage <br />and should be able to cover anything that is covered from here. <br /> <br />Mr. Erik Zaetsch, 6521 154th Lane NW, suggested the City reserve the right in the lease to locate <br />communication capabilities on the tower. He stated the City should receive a benefit from this <br />tower being put up other than moving it from one place to another. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt questioned if this would be covered by ETC designation requirements applied <br />generally to cellular providers. <br /> <br />Mr. Edwards replied yes, typically in a case like this the City's equipment is much smaller than <br />the cellular company's equipment, and the tower is built to accommodate additional equipment. <br />Additional emergency equipment would not be a problem. <br /> <br />Mr. Zaetsch clarified his suggestion went beyond emergency planning. The City should think <br />about whether it Will be a provider of services such as Wi-Fi. For that sort of system multiple <br />land locations would be needed, and there would be a need to plan for the easements upfront. <br /> <br />Mr. Edwards indicated at this time the tower has not been designed. The City could provide T- <br />Mobile with information for any additional equipment the City would want to put in so the tower <br />is designed to accommodate it. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cleveland inquired about the possibility of locating the tower on the County 800 <br />megahertz tower that is being built on the property behind the old City Hall. <br /> <br />Mr. Edwards replied that tower will be about three to four miles to the east of this tower, and that <br />area is being covered by a totally different tower. Typically these towers that they are able to <br />service are within 1 to 1 ~ miles from each other, depending on the amount of users. In cities <br />where there are a lot of users it is not uncommon to have sites within 1 ~ miles from each other. <br /> <br />Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Trites Rolle, to close the public <br />hearing. <br /> <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Trites Rolle, Cleveland, Hunt, <br />Levine, and Van Scoy. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Brauer. <br /> <br />The public hearing was closed at 7:38 p.m. <br /> <br />Commission Business <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 7:38 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/January 4,2007 <br />Page 7 of 36 <br /> <br />P7 <br />