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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes December 15, 2009 Page 2 1 2 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes presented the staff report on the Conditional Use Permit 3 (CUP) request for Clearwire Communications, LLC. Mr. Rob Viera, Buell Consulting, Agent for 4 Clearwire Communications, LLC, contacted staff about the process for obtaining a CUP to allow 5 for the placement of high-speed wireless Internet antennas on the roof of the Silver Lake Plaza 6 building(formerly the Apache Medical building) located at 4001 Stinson Boulevard. If 7 successful in obtaining a CUP from the City of St. Anthony, this location will be part of a multi- 8 year network build-out plan. Clearwire is currently working to acquire sites throughout the 9 Minneapolis/St. Paul area. In addition to this site, Mr. Viera is also working with the City to 10 obtain administrative approval for an antenna co-location on the City's water tower. Assistant pp Y 11 City Manager Moore-Sykes stated that the Planning Commission has been provided with the 12 Clearwire antenna installation plans for review. 13 14 Mr. Rob Viera, Buell Consulting representing Clearwire Communications, LLC, addressed the 15 Planning Commission and provided information on the CUP request outlined above. Mr. Viera 16 provided an overview of the installation plans and presented photo simulations of the proposed 17 antenna placement. Mr. Viera answered questions of the Planning Commission on the CUP 18 request. He stated the panel antennas are approximately four feet tall by one foot wide. Further 19 information will be provided in relation to the DAP at the public hearing in January. A base unit 20 that is approximately 4 %2 feet by 2 Meet will be located on the rooftop. Mr. Viera stated the 21 range of coverage is approximately '/z to 2/3 of a mile. Clearwire has just started acquiring sites 22 in the Twin Cities area a few months ago. He stated installations will begin in 2010 and FCC g � 23 regulations are adhered to. There is not adequate space to locate the Clearwire antennas at the T- 24 Mobile and Sprint tower location at 4001 Stinson Blvd. Mr. Viera explained that there is 25 virtually no radiation at the ground level; however the engineer will be present at the public 26 hearing to answer additional technical questions concerning radiation in relation to the building 27 being occupied. 28 29 Chair Jensen noted if the dimensions at the time of installation were to go outside of the range 30 included in the submitted work drawings an amendment to the CUP would be required. Mr. 31 Viera indicated if the dimensions were to change the construction drawings could be amended 32 prior to pulling the building permits. 33 34 Mr. Viera indicated that the target audience of Clearwire will be anyone that utilizes the Internet, 35 including businesses and individual consumers. The Internet service will be sold as a Clearwire 36 product. It was noted that this will be a Wi-Max system, which is made for a larger geographical 37 area than Wi-Fi. 38 39 Chair Jensen requested Mr. Viera to contact staff with any additional graphics. He noted the 40 request of the Commission that the applicant provide an engineering summary of the radiation 41 impact at the public hearing on the CUP request. 42 43 IX. OTHER BUSINESS. 44 45 IX.I. ELECT CHAIR 2010 46