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PC -48 Page 3 July 7, 2020 <br />Committee Member Tim Richards expressed concern about the resolution and called use of <br />cellular technology for connectivity a risk -benefit calculation. <br />Committee Member Maile David focused on Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder's comments regarding <br />the Telecommunications Act's Section 253, subsections (b) and (c)'. She asked whether <br />managing the public's rights-of-way would be a means for the County to provide restrictions or <br />processes in order to preserve and protect the public's welfare and safety. She saw a method <br />where the County could impose some sort of process that could include inquiries into the health <br />issues regarding 5G technology. She asked Mr. Kamelamela whether that is that something that <br />we could implement legally. <br />Mr. Kamelamela began by noting that the County cannot reduce radio frequency exposure limits. <br />However, telecommunications providers, when they install equipment, could be made to conduct <br />tests, and based on the tests would give the County some discretion with whether there's some <br />undue health concern at that moment. That is something that we are pushing right now with <br />companies, he said. <br />Ms. David asked Mr. Kamelamela about whether, prior to installation of the equipment, some <br />process could be created. <br />The County has certain zoning requirements and laws that we look at, Mr. Kamelamela said. For <br />example, are there environmental concerns? What conditions can we impose? Each site may <br />have different conditions. We have towers in County rights-of-way so there are other issues in <br />play. We have Civil Defense sirens on some towers so we want to make sure not to interfere with <br />those. <br />Ms. David asked whether towers in County rights-of-way have any established process similar to <br />the preparation of an environmental assessment, prior to approval of the towers. Mr. Kamelamela <br />said a process does exist, but he needed to check on the timing element, because there is a "shot <br />clock" for pending applications. <br />Ms. David wanted to know when a telecommunications company comes forward as one <br />previously did with Resolution No. 631-20, whether at that point an application was already <br />approved for placement. She wanted to know whether regulations exist for the management of <br />the public rights-of-way where a telecom provider that wants to install 5G devices is <br />automatically allowed under the Telecommunications Act, or whether it allows the County to <br />create a screening process. <br />Committee Member Rebecca Villegas spoke in favor of the resolution. She received much <br />feedback concerned about the potential deployment of 5G wireless technology on the island. <br />z U.S. Code Title 47 Section 253(c) State and Local Government Authority: "Nothing in this section affects the <br />authority of a State or local government to manage the public rights-of-way or to require fair and reasonable <br />compensation from telecommunications providers, on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis, for use <br />of public rights-of-way on a nondiscriminatory basis, if the compensation required is publicly disclosed by such <br />government." <br />PC Report No.: 48 <br />