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,J. . . Councl! Meeting Minutes -4- July 10, 1912 Case No. 72-35, Pem"l'ol!! The public hearing for the Planned Unit Development has been reschl'duled to August I, 1972, at 8:00 p.m. at the Village Hall. Case No; 72-36, Northwestern Colfegs Building Permit Request for Student Housing The developer will appear before the Planning Commission on a prelim- Inary basIs on August i, 1972; no public hearing has yet been scheduled. Case No. 72-24, Midwest Relay Microwave Tower - Special ~se Permit Councll~an Hollenhorst re~orted that the Planning Commission again reviewed Cilse No. 72-24 on July 6, 1972, and l"IilconHrmed Its original recommendations to the Co.uncll to deny the speclel use permIt for a microwave tower permit, as outlined In the Planning CommIssion mInutes o' June 6. ! 912. The Coun~11 discussed aesthetic end safety factors of the proposed tower end the tower's probab1e effect on nearby properties and on the Village as e whole. All voiced concern as to safety. Counc!lman Herrick stated he was concerned with the safety fector end wondered If e 2-acre site would lend more safety then the pro- posed I-acre site. He also stated concern for surrounding property values and feJt that perhaps a larger site would be more desirable. Atty. Memmer stated that the Village voiced objections to an earlier a~pllcctlon made by the company, which proposed a 3-acre site. A :illfety study on the proposed tower. pe rforme d by an I ndepen dent engineer and paid by Mld~lestern Ralay Co. was discussed. Atty. Memmer stated that Ellerbe end Associates specialize In this type of study and that they ere a firm not Involved In anyway with MIdwestern Relay Company's proposed microwave tower project. He said the report could be prepared In one week. Atty. Courtney advised that our Village engineering firm has been contacted and are favorable to a safety study to be performed by the Ell erbe Company. Mr. Comts, Midwestern Relay, stressed the Importance of the tower In relation to the total tower system, and said the time factor Is very important to the Company; he said a great deal of money Is tied up In the towers already built elsew~ere, and I" the equipment In storage for the Arden Hills tower; that his Company Is under contract wIth ABC, NBC and CBS. He requested CouncIl action on the Case tonight. Atty. Courtney revle\1ed the calendar on the case file and remInded the developer that the Village has caused na delay in the matter; Atty. Memmer agreed to Mr. Courtney's statement. Councilman Hollenhorst questioned future exp~nslon plans for the facilIty. Mr. Comte stated that the size of the tower should remain the same Indefinitely, but the size of the building llndamount of equipment may forsaeabiy expand In the fut~~a. Motion was made by Hollenhorst, seconded by HerrIck, that Ellerbe & Associates be designated as the firm to perform II safety study of the proposed tower, that Atty. Courtney submit the order to them for the report, and thai' the repart be submitted to OLlr Village engineer at Banister Short Elliott Hendrickson a~d Assot~ates, and that cost of the report be paId by Midwestern Relay Co.; motion carried unanimously. Councilman Herrick asked that the report shaw thadlfference of Impact on safety of the tower on a I-acre versus II 2-acre site. Mayor Crepeau stated that if the report Is done within II week, the Council wl:1 be willing to SChedule a special meeting on the matter during the week of Juty \'1. -4-