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Mr. Lobaugh replied that he believes T-Mobile’s coverage objective is generally southward, which points away from all of the trees. Stefano Iachella, Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer for Verizon Wireless, stated that he was not sure why T-Mobile chosen that site but that probably T-Mobile’s coverage was the Business Park. He indicated that Verizon’s intended coverage is not the Business Pak but residences to the north, and it is difficult to find places to site their location outside residential areas. He added that the regional search ring for the site was farther north than where they settled, and they have exhausted everything in that area and settled on this location which has no trees on the northern and eastern portion of the plot. He noted that they can get their signal into residential areas to the north. Chair Olson inquired if the lease was signed with the City before or after they met with the neighbors. Mr. Lobaugh replied that it was signed before they met with the neighbors. Commissioner Pearce noted that the visual taken by Verizon from Monterey Court was not included in her packet. She inquired if this was taken recently. Mr. Lobaugh replied that the photo was provided about three to four months ago. Ms. Soo confirmed that the photo was submitted to staff but was not forwarded to the Commission. Gerry Gire stated that she is one of the residents on Monterey Court and that she had drafted a letter sign by residents of the Court opposing Verizon’s request. She indicated that she has since obtained an additional 16 residents’ signatures, and also submitted a letter herself in opposition to the proposal. She read the letter into the record as follows: “On behalf of residents on or near Corte Monterey, we were pleased to hear the Planning Commission had denied the Verizon application to place to cell phone tower in the adjoining Bernal Corporate Park. A number of us have been working with Jenny Soo, Associate Planner, on evaluating the impact of this project on our neighborhood and families. “After months of requesting to meet with the applicant, we were finally able to get the parties together with Ms. Soo’s help on June 9, 2010 in the hopes of openly exchanging information and concerns. We were pleased to have Ms. Janice Stern, Planning Manager, take the time to attend our on site (in Corte Monterey) meeting along with Verizon representative, Mr. Mark Lobaugh, Project Manager (Complete Wireless Consulting, Inc.). We spent well over an hour listening to Mr. Lobaugh and asking questions to both the city representatives and Verizon. In an effort to look at alternative placement, we even drove to Bernal Corporate Park to assess other side options. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 22, 2010 Page 5 of 23