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ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING FOR DECEMBER 17TH.
[A. Call Meeting to Order]
PLANNING ZONING TO ORDER. WE HAVE A QUORUM HERE, SO THE MEETING IS IN ORDER.THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TONIGHT IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
[B. Public Comment]
THAT WOULD BE ANY COMMENTS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, WOULD YOU PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE? GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSION.JUST AS AN FYI, THERE IS NO ACTION NEEDED, SO IT'S JUST IT'S NOT OFFICIAL, BUT DEPENDING ON THE POLICY THAT PNC MEETS THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. SO ALL THE DATES THAT ARE KIND OF COLORED IN GREEN, THOSE ARE YOUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING DATES FOR NEXT YEAR? I HAVE ALSO SHOWN THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING DAYS.
THEY ARE TYPICALLY SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS.
SO NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF COURSE, THERE WOULD BE ONE MEETING INSTEAD OF TWO FOR TOWN COUNCIL.
AND ALSO THE HOLIDAYS ARE LISTED ON THESE CALENDARS.
FOR EVERY MONTH, WHENEVER THERE IS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY OR TOWN OBSERVED HOLIDAY, THEY'RE LISTED.
ARE SHOWN IN BLUE AS WELL AS LISTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CALENDAR.
THE ONE THING I DID WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THE NEXT MONTH, JANUARY, YOU WILL NOTICE THERE IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FLIER THAT'S ALSO SHARED WITH YOU ALL. PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE A VISIONING WORKSHOP ON JANUARY 21ST, THE SAME NIGHT.
OUR TYPICAL MEETING NIGHT IS. SO MORE THAN LIKELY WE'LL CANCEL THAT MEETING.
AND WE'D REALLY LIKE TO INVITE YOU, IF YOUR SCHEDULE PERMITS, TO ATTEND THAT VISIONING WORKSHOP, AS THE FLIER INDICATES. IT WOULD BE AT THE WEDDING VENUE AT LONG CREEK.
IT'S REALLY NICE. AND THAT'S WHERE THE CONSULTANTS WILL HOLD A VISIONING WORKSHOP.
IT'S A IT'S A MORE HANDS ON VISIONING WORKSHOP WHERE THEY WILL HAVE SOME MAPPING EXERCISE WHERE WE'LL SIT AROUND A TABLE IN SMALL GROUPS AND HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND CONVERSATIONS. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE THE NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR HANDY.
THAT WAY IF YOU HAVE WORK RELATED TRIPS AND THINGS, YOU CAN PLAN FOR THOSE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY HERE? WE HAVE ONE QUESTION DOWN HERE. THE YELLOW ON OCTOBER.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, THE 21ST? YOU THREW A NEW COLOR IN FOR US.
LET ME SEE. IT'S A WEDNESDAY. YEAH. JOINT. YEAH.
SO IT IS A DATE. I THINK WHEN WE WERE PRINTING, IT GOT SWITCHED.
OKAY. NO PROBLEM. ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MEETINGS ARE STILL AT SIX, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE OUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AT 603.
[C. Consent Agenda Items]
NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED AS ROUTINE AND WILL BE ACTED BY ONE VOTE.HAS EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA? CAN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS LISTED? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY TROY CHILDERS, SECOND.
I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, JOSHUA PARISI SECONDS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY. RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE.
IT'S UNANIMOUS. THAT PASSES. CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEMS ARE PASSED. NEXT ON OUR LIST. CAN I GET THE NEXT SCREEN, PLEASE?
[D. Public Hearing Items]
THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING.DISCUSS AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A 120 FOOT TALL CELLULAR ANTENNA ON A STADIUM LIGHT POLE AT SUNNYVALE ISD HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM. STAFF WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THIS.
YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.
AT TWO, TWO, TWO COLLINS ROAD, ALSO KNOWN AS THE HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE AT THE STADIUM. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS SUPP.
AND AS FAR AS PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS GO, WE SENT OUT 38 LETTERS OF NOTIFICATION FOR THE NOTIFICATION, AND WE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THAT TO HAND OUT TO THE YEAH, IT'S I THINK YOU STILL HAVE IT. IT IS RIGHT HERE.
THE OTHER ONES ARE MORE OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
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AND HERE'S A PICTURE OF AN AERIAL SITE PLAN. SO ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE PROPOSING TO REMOVE A 100 FOOT LIGHT POLE AND REPLACE IT WITH 115 FOOT STADIUM MONOPOLE, TOPPED WITH A FIVE FOOT LIGHTNING ROD FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 120FT.SO THE THE LIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO FACE WEST TOWARDS THE STADIUM.
SO THERE WON'T BE ANY NEW SPILLOVER FOR THE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL TO THE EAST.
THERE IS ALSO A 20 FOOT, SIX INCH BY 40 FOOT FENCED IN EQUIPMENT AREA THAT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED BEHIND THE STADIUM THAT WILL HOUSE THE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THE GROUND MOUNTED EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES, AND A GENERATOR.
SCREENED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH THE PVC SLATS, WITH BARBED WIRE ON TOP FOR SECURITY.
HERE IS AN IMAGE OF THE KIND OF THE ELEVATION SIDE.
SO YOU CAN SEE IN THE CLOUDED AREA ON THE FAR LEFT, THAT'S WHERE THE YOU CAN SEE THE THE CHAIN LINK FENCE AND THE EQUIPMENT WITH THE MASONRY WALL. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE MONOPOLE WITH THE ANTENNA AND THE LIGHTS AT THE VERY TOP.
AND THEN THIS IS JUST AN EQUIPMENT PLAN THAT SHOWS THE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE SCREENED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE KNOW WHICH CARRIERS ARE GOING TO BE ON THAT POLE.
I BELIEVE VERIZON IS THE ONLY ONE THAT I KNOW OF AT THIS POINT.
OKAY. AND WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR.
I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. IT SHOWS THE ONE UNIT UP TOP.
IS THIS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER CARRIERS TO PUT MORE? I'LL LET THE APPLICANT ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY.
OKAY. THANK YOU LORD. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME UP AND ANSWER THE QUESTION? WOULD YOU TELL US YOUR NAME, PLEASE? MY NAME IS HALEY SORENSEN.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. HALEY. SO THE QUESTION IS, IS THERE ROOM ON THE POLE IF, FOR EXAMPLE, AT&T WANTED TO ALSO USE THAT POLE, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? YES, THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE. THEY COULD GO UNDERNEATH.
USUALLY THERE'S LIKE A TEN FOOT ENVELOPE THAT WE LIKE TO KEEP BETWEEN CENTER LINES.
SO THERE WOULD BE SPACE UNDERNEATH WHERE VERIZON'S EQUIPMENT WOULD GO.
WELL, MY QUESTION IS IS BECAUSE I'VE SEEN LOTS OF POLLS THAT BECOME VERY CLUTTERED WITH MULTIPLE REPEATERS OR WHATEVER UP THERE, AND IT BECOMES NOT A BIRD'S NEST, BUT IT BECOMES A LOT OF EQUIPMENT UP THERE IN THE AIR.
AND IT LOOKS IT DOESN'T LOOK VERY GOOD. AND MY, MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT LOOK ON THE, YOU KNOW, BY THE FOOTBALL STADIUM. SURE. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER APPLICANTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
THE POLL IS GOING TO BE OWNED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE OWNERSHIP OF THE POLE IS GOING TO BE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO SOMEONE ELSE WOULD HAVE SOMEONE WITH A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SOMEONE WITH THE TOWN WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL UNITS. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT UP THERE IN THE VERTICAL PICTURE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT ONE UNIT UP THERE, BUT THERE.
I'VE SEEN LOTS OF THEM THAT HAVE MANY LAYERS, WITH MANY REPEATERS ALL THE WAY AROUND IT.
WHO WOULD HAVE THAT? THE CONTROL OVER HOW MANY, HOW HOW MANY UNITS GET PUT UP ON THAT POLE? TECHNICALLY IT DEPENDS ALSO ON WHAT THE POLES DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE.
SO VERIZON'S GOING TO SPEC THE POLE AND ACCOMMODATE IT FOR THEM TO PUT THEIR LIGHTS ON IT.
TYPICALLY CITIES WANT IT TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MULTIPLE CARRIERS, BUT ULTIMATELY WILL PROBABLY JUST PAY FOR AND SPEC THE POLE TO FIT OUR EQUIPMENT AND THE LIGHT, THE LIGHTS THAT ARE GOING TO GO BACK ON IT.
IT COULD POTENTIALLY ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL CARRIER.
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THERE ARE OTHER LIGHT POLLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.SINCE YOU CAN'T BUILD A TOWER. OKAY. THANK YOU.
COULD I ASK YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR? AND I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS WHEN YOU GAVE US YOUR NAME, WOULD YOU ALSO GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS? YOUR BUSINESS ADDRESS, PLEASE, AND WHO YOU WORK FOR? SURE. I WORK FOR KGI WIRELESS INCORPORATED. WE ARE A SITE ACQUISITION COMPANY FOR VERIZON WIRELESS.
AND I OUR BUSINESS ADDRESS IS 14425 FALCON HEAD DRIVE.
I THINK THERE'S A SWEET. I DON'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I WORK FROM MY HOME OFFICE. I APOLOGIZE, BUT WE ARE BASED OUT OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. SO WHOO! JUST TO CLARIFY, WHO OWNS THE POLL.
ONCE ALL THE WORK IS DONE, AND THEN WHO HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOING MAINTENANCE ON IT? IF THERE'S ANY ISSUE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL MAINTAIN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE POLL.
AND THEN JUST TO COVER OUR BASES BASED ON THIS OPPOSITION NOTICE THAT WE GOT ANY CONCERNS AROUND RADIATION OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER COMING OFF THE POLE.
NO. VERIZON DOES A FULL STUDY. THE EQUIPMENT BEING 100 PLUS FEET ABOVE HEAD.
IT'S NOT GOING TO THOSE ANTENNAS ARE NOT GOING TO BEAM DIRECTLY AT SOMEBODY.
THE ONLY RISK IS IF SOMEONE IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT.
BUT IT BEING 100 PLUS FEET IN THE AIR, THAT'S NOT A RISK.
WHAT AMOUNT OF NOISE DO Y'ALL EXPECT THAT TO PUT OUT? SO THAT IS PURELY FOR EMERGENCY BACKUP. THAT IS ONLY GOING TO SWITCH ON BY A SWITCH IF THE SITE GOES COMPLETELY DOWN.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THAT GENERATOR IS CONTAINED IN SOME OF THE BUILDINGS.
YOU'RE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTING AND BEING FENCED IN.
OR WILL IT BE OUTSIDE OF THE. YES. IT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN THAT FENCED AREA.
OKAY. SO AND THAT'S PART THAT'S GOING TO BE VISIBLE IS GOING TO HAVE THAT CMU BRICK WALL FACADE.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION? OH, SORRY. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT OR ADDRESS THIS? I'LL JUST COME UP AND SEE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.
MATT KIMBALL, SUPERINTENDENT AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 17 EAST STRIP ROAD.
SO THAT MAY MINIMIZE CLUTTER ON ONE POLE. SO YOU MAY BE HAVING A HEARING ON THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO YEAH. AND I ALSO MENTIONED PART OF THE MASTER PLAN IS THEY WILL CREATE A ROAD TO ACCESS THE EQUIPMENT THAT'LL GO AROUND THE SOUTH END OF THE STADIUM. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN BY THE STADIUM LATELY, YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE UNDER A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
BUT THERE WILL BE. WE'RE ADDING PARKING THERE BY ADMIN.
ADMIN GYM THAT WILL ALL BE CONCRETED. SO OUR PLAN IS THAT WILL BECOME VISITOR PARKING.
VISITORS WILL WALK THAT ROAD TO THE VISITOR SITES.
IT'S GOING TO HELP US KEEP HOME AND VISITORS SEPARATED.
SO WE'RE KIND OF DOUBLING UP THERE. SO THAT'S THE PLAN.
BUT ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
SO ASSUMING EVERYTHING GETS APPROVED THROUGH COUNCIL AND EVERYTHING WHAT'S THE EXPECTED TIMELINE FOR THIS TO BE COMPLETED? WELL, I WILL SAY THAT THAT THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT, DOUG WILLIAMS, STARTED WORKING ON THIS ABOUT TWO YEARS BEFORE I GOT HERE. AND THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR. SO WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR A WHILE, SO THAT WOULD BE UP TO THEM ON WHEN THEY WOULD START THAT CONSTRUCTION.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA AS SOON AS WE PHYSICALLY CAN I WOULD SAY APRIL TO MAY THIS NEXT YEAR, 2026. WELL, WE'RE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF BETTER CELL SERVICE OUT HERE.
GOOD GRACIOUS. ALIVE. YEAH. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT ALL? THANKS A LOT. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. DIDN'T MEAN TO OVERLOOK YOU THERE. NO WORRIES. ALRIGHT.
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ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE SECTION ON PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL MOVE TO A MOTION BY THE COMMISSION HERE.DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY CALI HAGAN I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
ANDREA. SECONDS. DO I HAVE A SHOW OF HANDS? FOR THOSE WHO AGREE TO APPROVE, RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO DISSENT. ALL RIGHT, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
IT PASSES. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
OKAY. ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT ANYBODY HAS THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS OR ANY REQUESTS? ALRIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I'LL MOVE TO ADJOURN.
ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? EVERYBODY SECONDS. ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY, RAISE YOUR HAND.
GET YOUR STUFF AND GO HOME. IT PASSES. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
THANKS, EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.