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Stefano Iachella, Design Engineer for Verizon Wireless, stated that he was available to answer questions on the project. Commissioner O’Connor inquired how far inside the property line the pole was going to be located and if it was 40 feet. Mr. Lobaugh replied that it would be located roughly 20-30 feet south. Commissioner O’Connor stated that he assumes the 260 feet line was measured from the pole to the northern edge of the site. Mr. Lobaugh stated that staff measured up to the leased area and not up to the tower itself. Commissioner O’Connor inquired if the tower would be 40 feet in from the edge of that property or less than 40 feet. Mr. Lobaugh replied that it is about 30 feet. Commissioner O’Connor inquired if there would be the ability for it to go 40 feet in. Mr. Lobaugh replied that his instructions tonight were to discuss the appeal and that the hearing would not be for a site planning review. Gerry Gire stated that the Commission has received her letter in January and that she would like to bring up two points: (1) Ms. Gire stated that contrary to the re-write of the history by the Verizon lawyer, staff did not stall the project.She indicated that Mr. Lobaugh has time and again failed to comply with staff’s requests in a timely thndth manner, if at all. She noted that everyone waited on June 24, July 2, and July 24, and Mr. Lobaugh has never publicly presented a compelling necessity and alternate location. She noted that tonight is the first she has heard about the determination on the Sewer District property, which was suggested to him in April of the past year. (2) Ms. Gire stated that changes to the master plan and City ordinances are processes that the City has governance over and is not something that is the Planning Commission’s responsibility. She asked the Commission to deny the appeal and not to be threatened by Verizon’s tactics of re-writing history and threatening legal action. Mr. Lobaugh clarified that they did meet with the Sewer District. He noted that at that time, they were talking about relocating the entire site to an entirely new area within the fenced compound and decided they could not do this as there is no room at the southern end of the rectangle. He indicated that they also met with staff on-site to talk about moving the facility slightly 10 to 20 feet and determined then that there was that room available to them.He stated that they did not discuss relocating the site completely to the opposite end. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, January 26, 2011 Page 5 of 50