2021-01-07 Windward Exh C AT&T Mobility USE 20-000084

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demand for expanded access to remote healthcare and improved technology is greater than ever. However, Hawaii Island lacks adequate wireless infrastructure to support these advances in healthcare island-wide. AT & T's proposed 4G LTE, 5G, FirstNet tower will provide the latest technology technological capabilities in support of several important public health and safety benefits to the community. Lastly, State Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura also submitted a letter in support of this tower on January 5, 2021. In her letter she explained that in twenty-seventeen (2017) her office conducted an informal community survey asking residents if they think homeowner associations should solicit cell tower or broadband internet towers. Two hundred ninety-two (292)responded that they were in favor of cell/broadband internet towers and with only one hundred thirty-five (135) opposed. She stated this survey is evidence that despite the vocal opposition to similar applications in the recent past, the majority of area residents are in favor of cell towers and increased connectivity. Continued investments toward the expansion of broadband infrastructure are essential for the economic development of the geographically isolated areas in our state. For many rural communities, the expansion of broadband services also facilitate improvements in emergency response capabilities, telehealth services, and quality of education. In underserved areas, the lack of broadband infrastructure has become an increasingly urgent problem, since the outbreak of COVID-19, as many measures designed to safeguard our health require reliable internet connectivity. As noted in the Conditional Use Permit(CUP) application AT & T is amenable to developing a stealth facility to accommodate the request of the adjacent property owners and other community members that have expressed concern about visual impacts. So, we would like to note that the Planning Department recommendation and conditions for approval reference various tower designs a monopole, monopine, and mono broadleaf. AT & T would like to recommend development of a monopine tower for the site as a condition of approval if the Planning Commission is going to require stealth facility and we would like to remove the references to the monopole or broadleaf to maintain consistency. It is clear that public safety will be enhanced by the Commission's approval of the application as shown in AT & T's application package. This proposed project meets all applicable requirements of Hawaii County Code for citing new wireless communication facilities and complies with all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations. AT & T's proposal is also the least intrusive means of meeting its coverage objectives for this site. Accordingly, AT & T respectfully requests the Planning Commission to approve this project as proposed subject only to the County of Hawaii standard conditions of approval. In response to some of the questions brought earlier concerning Section 106 and 6E review of archaeological and historic preservation. A complete review and compliance process was completed in early to middle of 2020. This included consultation with OHA and public notification of request for comments in the local newspaper in March of 2020. The State Historic Preservation office concurred with the finding with the determination that no historic properties would be affected, and this was included in the application package of an attachment eleven (11) and the letter was dated July 2020. I'd also like to point out that as Maija indicated EXHIBIT C 8