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Mr. Studzinski stated that the reason he does not like this is because it is too close to his building, and he is there working ten to eleven hours every day. He indicated that his employees are concerned about it and do not want to take their breaks outside because they do not want to have the antenna radiating on them. He stated that it is supposed to be safe and that AT &T representatives will march up and show all their documents and charts and say it is all good and all safe. Mr. Studzinski stated that AT &T does not have to have its wireless antenna right there and could maybe put its facility somewhere else, closer to the railroad tracks that run along there, closer to the Transfer Station, closer to the City's Operations Services Center, or closer to Shadow Cliffs. He mentioned that he sometimes goes up on his roof where he has his air conditioners and other equipment, where he would be at eye level with the facility, and is concerned about the radiation and if that is going to be a bad thing. He then questioned if there would be a third party monitoring the output of this antenna on an ongoing basis to make sure the levels do not exceed what is safe. He also expressed concern about the children in the gymnastics program down below in that same building, where the children work out right there by the roll up door. Mr. Studzinski stated that he understands there is an ordinance that was adopted in 1998 to protect schools, daycare centers, parks, and some residential within 300 feet of a wireless facility. He indicated that there is a Federal law that overrides City and State wishes to not have wireless facilities around, so Pleasanton came up with this aesthetics ordinance that prohibits cell towers within 300 feet of a school to protect the children. Mr. Studzinski stated that prior to this application, AT &T attempted to put a cell tower on the Balch buildings but failed because it was within 300 feet of the Quarry Lane School, which is not really a school but a daycare facility. He added that he thinks this is the true heart of the ordinance; so in that same vein, he questioned why nobody is concerned about the children at West Coast Gymnastics and even smaller children at the music school located kitty corner from his building. He then pointed out that this would negatively affect the value of his property, and he just wanted to make sure that he does not get negatively impacted in that regard down the road. Mr. Studzinski reiterated that the ordinance was created out of concern for children's health and that there are children doing gymnastics right under the proposed cell tower and children at the music school located less than 150 feet away. He requested the Commission to be consistent, protect the children, and move the cell tower somewhere else. Radha Sharma, representing the Applicant, thanked the Commission for taking the time to hear AT &T's proposal and stated that she wanted to address some of the concerns expressed by citizens including the previous speaker. She indicated that AT &T also does want to co- locate with other carriers; however, they developed this proposal because there was nothing within the defined search of the AT &T engineer that would PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 24, 2013 Page 4 of 20