2020-09-21 Leeward Exh B (USE 20-000083)

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CARR SMITH: Let's move along to the applicant's presentation. Mr. Myrick, would you like to raise your right hand,please? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth before the Leeward Planning Commission today? MYRICK: Yes, I do. CARR SMITH: Thank you. You can tell us whether or not you have read the background report and the recommendation, whether you have any issues or concerns with that, and you can go ahead and start by letting us know your name and where you're from, and who you're representing. Go ahead. MYRICK: Okay. My name is Shamaury Myrick and I'm with Tower Engineering Professionals, and we are representing SBA Towers, LLC for this application, and we are located in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have read the staff's recommendation and I, me and Christian kind of went over it earlier last week, and we have no problems with the recommendation from staff, or the conditions from staff to remove the barbed wire from the compound, and we're okay with everything that staff is recommending. CARR SMITH: Very good. Thank you. MYRICK: And the only thing that I would like to emphasize that again, this is a, we're trying to replace an existing tower that is becoming structurally unsound, so, with, in doing that, RF was able to design the new tower to be lower, to not, to be lower than the current tower and still work at an optimum level, as well asI know there was some concerns about 5G and the health concerns and all of that. Like I said before, we have no knowledge of any 5G antenna to be on this, this tower. And 5G deployment usually is consistent with more of a small cell deployment as opposed to locating antennas or towers. So, that's pretty much what I want to bring to the board. CARR SMITH: So, is there any reason, Christian, that that wouldn't be a condition? They are not aware of any 5G going on the tower, but, should that be something that we need to make sure is what actually happens? KAY: I'm not sure that we have the authority to determine what type of technology goes on towers. I might defer to our corporation counsel on that. We are guided by federal statute from Federal Communications Commission on what we can and can't approve or deny permits for towers or telecommunication facilities for. So, I guess the non-answer to your question is, is I'm not aware that we have the ability to place such a condition on a permit, but I would defer possibly to J on that. CARR SMITH: Very good, thank you. All right, so, does that finish your presentation, Mr. Myrick? MYRICK: Yes, and I'm, I'm here to answer any, any additional questions that the commission may have. 6 EXHIBIT B