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MINUTI;5 CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 10, 2005 distances. Towers are also being masked to have the appearance of a light pole. Blesener asked if a shorter tower would work at the 3250 Spruce Street site. Lysiak replied that it would not. Allan asked about the comments in Lysiak's report about radiation hazard. Lysiak indicated that he analyzed the worsC case scenario for radiation hazard and indicated that the hazard is at about 10% of whaC is permissible at the ground level. Lysiak also indicated that he also considered the interference factor and found there would be no problem. Allan asked if the additional tower had FCC approval. Lysiak reported that FCC approval must be obtained before the matter is even brought Co the City level. The City Administrator noted Chat in taking the City water tower out of the mix, the gap in coverage did not grow a lot. The Administrator asked if that gap could be made up with the addition of a lower tower. Lysiak responded that this is where Che City's ordinance would provide protection as the ordinance requires co-locations as the first option. Any substitute location for the water Cower antenna site would have to be very close to that location. Lysiak indicated that an alternative location was feasible, buY he did not feel it was practical. Lysiak pointed out that if New Cingular tried to substitute a location outside of Little Canada, the neighboring cities would also want a co-location as the first option. Lysiak reported that in his 20 years in this business, he has not seen a tower site go away. The City Administrator pointed out that the cell tower at the Citgo Station on Little Canada Road was recently removed. Lysiak thought this may have been the result of a merger of cell providers. The City Administrator asked Lysiak's opinion for tying the 3250 Spruce Street site and the water tower site together as part of this CUP application. Lysiak stated that the water tower site was necessary to New Cingular's coverage system, and to replace it would require a new tower to be constructed. Again, both Little Canada's ordinance and those of surrounding cities would require co-location as the first option. LaValle suggested that there might be an existing tower in the area as a co-location opportunity thaC could be leased for less money Chan the City's water tower location. Lysiak did not believe there was an existing tower in the area that would be a viable replacement to the City's water tower. 4