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Mr. Williams stated this had been a mistake and a problem with the way Verizon managed and <br /> set up the account. Verizon has since removed all throttling of any public safety or first <br /> responders. <br /> Commissioner Balch said it was interesting that Mr. Williams is at a public forum giving public <br /> testimony when he just asked that public notice be removed because it might increase <br /> subjectivity in the approval process. <br /> Mr. Williams said they are looking for a straight-line process that outlines all of the information <br /> required and are trying to ensure they do not have a situation where they meet the objective <br /> design to standards written by the City and then have a subjective process interjected into it. If <br /> a commenter suggests developing a new standard, this could complicate the case. <br /> Commissioner Brown stated Mr. Williams made a comment about the size of the equipment <br /> and he asked what the average size of the typical antenna was in volume. <br /> Mr. Williams said they keep their small wireless under three cubic feet and keep it within that <br /> standard volume. They are using a quasi-omni antenna or a canister antenna which has <br /> three panels within it and looks like one unit. <br /> Commissioner Brown stated Mr. May stated they were proposing sizing to a 750-foot radius <br /> and he asked what the RF engineering was doing in terms of cell size today. <br /> Mr. Williams said he was not sure, but their engineer could address this. He said <br /> 750 feet for a 4G cell is not unreasonable based on what he has seen, but for a 5G he was not <br /> sure if the propagation would work because of the frequencies they would be using. <br /> Commissioner Brown said there was some comment regarding concealment of antennas, the <br /> propagation and the canister arrangement on the top. He asked Mr. Williams to expand more <br /> about the concern regarding concealment, assuming the City is not suggesting any use of <br /> materials that would make it not potentially infeasible. He asked if it was just that he wanted "to <br /> the extent feasible" added to the language. <br /> Mr. Williams said for 4G the concern around concealment was that it counts as part of the <br /> three cubic feet. If they were also counting the concealment, he questioned whether they could <br /> get both or whether they would end up with bare antennas so as not to count against the <br /> three cubic feet. <br /> For 5G, the antenna and radio are one unit so they would not have an antenna at the top for <br /> 5G. The problem being they have tried fiber bond or fiberglass and transparent materials, and <br /> it will not propagate through correctly. By demanding concealment or stealthing over that <br /> device, it would be prohibitive and it's not technically feasible. <br /> Commissioner Brown asked and confirmed that the sample picture of the canister earlier was a <br /> 4G. Mr. Williams said he did not see any examples of 5G, but they do have examples and can <br /> share this with the Commission of different deployments they have done in Cupertino, San <br /> Francisco, Sacramento and Palo Alto. <br /> Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 12 February 20, 2019 <br />sponders for the fires. <br /> Planning Commission Minutes Page 5 of 12 February 20, 2019 <br />is. <br /> Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 of 12 February 20, 2019 <br />missioners to describe what parts of the review process have <br /> worked well. <br /> Commissioner Balch stated that staff has done a great job asking applicants to bring their <br /> project to the Planning Commission as a workshop before they invest heavily in a design. He <br /> Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 5 January 23, 2019 <br />