HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-06-03 Windward Exh A AT&T Mobility USE 21-000087 WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAII
HEARING TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 3, 2021
A regularly advertised hearing on the application of AT&T MOBILITY (USE 21-000087) was
called to order at 9:11 a.m. via live-stream online meeting, with Chairman John Replogle presiding.
COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE: Dean Au, Gilbert Aguinaldo, Joseph Clarkson,
Michelle Galimba, Dennis Lin, and John Replogle.
ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Thomas Raffipiy.
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Malia Hall, Esq. (Counsel for the Commission), Zendo Kern,
(Planning Director), Jean Campbell, Esq. (Counsel for the Planning Director), Tracie Lee Camero
(Planner), Maija Jackson (Temporary Assignment Program Manager), and Melissa Dacayanan-
Salvador (Windward Planning Commission Secretary).
APPLICANT: AT&T MOBILITY (USE 21-000087)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction a non-manned telecommunication facility
consisting of a 105-foot tall, stealth "monopine"tower with related equipment within a 616-
square foot portion of a 6.875-acre property situated in the County's Agricultural-40 acre
(A-40a) zoning district. The subject property, which is the site of Girl Scout's "Camp
Kilohana", is situated approximately 122 feet south of the 44-mile marker on Saddle Road
(Route 200) and directly adjacent to the north of Mauna Kea State Park, Por. Kaohe & P5'auhau,
Hamakua, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 4-4-015: portion of 005.
Secretary's Note: "—" indicates that there were technical and/or internet difficulties, which made
the conversation inaudible.
REPLOGLE: Applicant AT&T Mobility, USE twenty-one dash zero, zero, zero, eight, seven
(21-000087). Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a non-manned
telecommunication facility consisting of a hundred-five (105) foot tall stealth "monopine"tower
with related equipment within a six hundred sixteen (616) square foot portion of a six point eight
seven five (6.875) acre property situated in the County's Agricultural-forty (40) acre (A-40a)
zoning district. The subject property, which is the site of the Girl Scout's Camp, Girl Scout's
"Camp Kilohana", is situated approximately one hundred twenty-two (122) feet south of the
forty-five (45) [sic. should be forty-four(44)] mile marker on Saddle Road, Route two hundred
(200) and directly adjacent to the north of Mauna Kea State Park, Por. Ka`ohe &P5'auhau,
Hamakua, Hawaii, Tax Map Key (TMK)three four dash four zero one five portion of zero zero
five (3) 4-4-015:portion of 005. Staff Christian Kay will be doing the presentation. Take it
away.
KAY: Thank you. Good morning Mr. Chair and members of the Windward Planning
Commission. If you'll give me a moment I'll share my screen. Okay, can everybody see that.
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AGUINALDO: Yes.
KAY: All right, perfect. Thank you as the Chair mentioned this is a Use Permit application for
a telecommunications tower. Sorry, okay, yeah. The subject 6.875-acre property here outlined
in red is located in the Hamakua District of Hawaii Island. For reference we've got the Daniel
K. Inouye Highway running generally east west through the slide and Saddle Road generally
running north south through the slide. The subject property again is just north of where those
two (2)roads diverge. The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to construct a new non-manned
telecommunications facility consisting of a 105-foot tall stealth "monopine"tower with 5 feet of
branches and related equipment within a 616-square foot portion of a 6.875-acre property
situated in the County's Agricultural zoning district. The "monopine"tower will be designed to
mimic a pine tree to blend in with the other coniferous trees on the subject property, to
accommodate co-location of the antennas for other wireless carriers and will comply with all
Federal, State, and County rules and regulations.
The project objective is to fill a gap in AT&T's 4G LTE network coverage experienced by
customers along Saddle Road between Waimea and the P6hakuloa Training Area(PTA). The
facility will also expand AT&T's 5G network and provide a site for the FirstNet Program for
emergency responders. This is the State Land Use map the subject property and much of the
surrounding area is in the Agricultural district as indicated in green. The properties to the south
of the subject property are Conservation as indicated in the light blue color. The General Plan
Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map (LUPAG) designates the subject property in the area to
the north as Extensive Agriculture and the areas to the south and the east as Conservation
consistent with the State Land Use Conservation district. The County zoning for the subject
property Agricultural-40 acres (A-40a) and the other surrounding zoning is Forest Reserve
designation.
Here's the applicant's submitted site plan on the left is the zoomed-out site plan showing the
proposed lease area and tower location as well as other structures on the property. The tower
area is located here and it's going to be adjacent between (two) 2 water tanks and then the lease
area pardon me the equipment area is going to be to the north of that. Just for clarity the site plan
shows that the distance from Saddle Road or the property line along Saddle Road is going to be a
hundred and ten (110) feet distance from the north property line is about a hundred fifteen (115)
and the distance from the corner of the Main Lodge structure is a hundred twelve (112) feet. On
the right-hand side, you see a more zoomed in site plan showing a little bit more detail on the
proposed facility. Here is the compound plan just showing the equipment shelter and fencing
around it and other equipment that is going to be part of that.
Here are some elevations of the monopine tower again just showing that the intent is for it to
mimic a pine tree. So, that the motorist and other people viewing it will see it blended in with
the other trees on the property. Here's some aerial photos of the subject property again just on
the left-hand side here showing a zoomed-out version with Saddle Road running generally north
south through the slide and the subject property outlined here in purple. Just showing that there
are no occupied lands within the vicinity of the area, all vacant lands and then a zoomed in
version again just showing the subject property, the existing structures and the general area of the
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proposed facility will be roughly here toward the northeast corner of the property. Access will
be taken off an existing driveway from Saddle Road here.
Here are some photos of the site and permit area. Again, the access road is here toward the
corner of the property. Generally, the proposed facility will be located here on the right-hand
side you have Saddle Road looking south with again the proposed tower generally in this area
and then on the bottom there's a photo of Saddle Road looking north. The applicant submitted
with its application photo stimulations of what the proposed tower would look like on the
property. So, the middle map here is just showing the viewpoints. So, number one (1) here is
looking south along Saddle Road as you can see the camp is located here and this what's
currently there. This is their indication of what the proposed monopine tower would like for
motorist driving south and similarly on the right-hand side, the existing view on the top and what
motorists would see driving along Saddle Road to the north.
Here are existing and projected AT&T coverage maps which were submitted with the application
on the left-hand side you can see the general location of the Camp Kilohana currently showing
there's no coverage in the area and on the right-hand side you can that with the implementation
of the tower what coverage there would be for indoor signals, in vehicle signals, and outdoor
signals what you see expands it significantly. Another thing the applicant submitted was
locations of alternative sites that they considered before landing on the Kilohana property to the
south here is the Lightning Trail and then to the north Waiki`i Ranch and the application
indicates that those were not good fits for a number of reasons.
So, the Planning Director is recommending approval of this tower with conditions. Since we
sent the background and recommendation report out to the Commission we received some
additional correspondences 2 agency comments, one from the Department of Public Works
(DPW) and one from the State Department of Health (DOH). Then received some additional
testimony from Kenison Tejada from FirstNet with some information on the FirstNet program
and how the proposed tower would fit within that. With that, I'm happy to answer any questions
that the Commission may have, and I will stop sharing my screen. Pardon me, give me one
moment.
REPLOGLE: Okay, I'm going to vote for allowing the person to testify before you ask your
questions. Do you think you can remember them in that brief three (3) minute time? So.
AGUINALDO: Yes, we can.
REPLOGLE: Fire Chief Kazuo Todd of the Hawaii Fire Department will be testifying today.
Would you please raise your right hand?
REPLOGLE: Do you swear to affirm to tell the truth on this matter before the Windward
Planning Commission? You're muted.
TODD: Yes, I do, sorry about that I was muted. I had to use my right hand to unmute first.
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REPLOGLE: Okay, please state your name and town where you reside and then you may
testify. Thank you.
TODD: Does the hand stays up or—
REPLOGLE: No, no, no, you can put it down.
TODD: —Alright, so, my name is Kazuo Todd and I reside in Hilo. The reason why I wanted
to testify is on behalf of the Fire Department.
REPLOGLE: Okay.
TODD: So, can I go ahead?
REPLOGLE: Yes, yes, please do,please do.
TODD: Okay, so I want to make it brief I do have to head down to the County Council here to
ask them for more money. But essentially right now when it comes to cell phone towers and
poles the Fire Department generally speaking is for them. The reason for it is one from the
safety of our community. So, from people that are traveling the road this part of the old Saddle
Highway it's a dangerous location. A lot of people are taking tight curves at too high speed and
then they flip a car and so having good cell phone coverage up there to be able to call in to nine
one one (911) is very important for us. So, more cell phone tower in these areas that are just
devoid of any kind of coverage is very very useful in order for us to be able to get that call
quickly so that we can start dispatching units.
Often times in the past it would be someone would come across an accident but then they would
have to go drive farther down for a couple of miles before they hit signal and then they could put
in that call and that just wastes time for our response in terms of getting there to deal with
someone who might bleeding out or having medical issues that need immediate treatment. So,
time is a factor and having good cell phone coverage on the Saddle is important. The other side
is from the responder side itself. So, for our responders we make use of the data that is
transmitted between those towers and our dispatch center and our computers as well as cell
phones that on the rig. So, while we have own radios, and we have systems out there to talk on
the radio which is different from the cell phone towers. Nowadays a lot of the information that is
being sent out to our units is being done on what is known as a Mobile Data Terminal (MDT).
So, it's a computer that is being installed in a lot of our ambulances and now our trucks and
everything else and I have latest generation on my desktop here that we're working to push out
in our vehicles very soon.
So, having these cell towers that can transmit data especially on like the AT&T line which is the
current holder of the FirstNet contract is very important for us because it allows us to have up to
date data as our units are responding to scene from mapping to the Computer-Aided Dispatch
(CAD) comments that our dispatchers are putting down about what's actually going on because
if the radio signals cut out we don't have that information. So, in the mix of having both radio
and the cell phone data transmission allows us to have a better understanding of what kind of
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scene our guys are going to walk into and what kind of resources we need allocate immediately
to deal with the problem.
So, for those separate reasons it is the Fire Department's stance that the cell phone tower in this
particular case is a good thing, and we are for it. That concludes my testimony.
KERN: Mr. Chair you're muted.
REPLOGLE: Thank you Chief Todd. I would like a motion to close public testimony please.
AU: Motion to close public testimony.
AGUINALDO: I second.
REPLOGLE: It's been moved and seconded that we close public testimony. All those in favor
of closing public testimony say aye? Aye.
AU: Aye.
CLARKSON: Aye.
LIN: Aye.
AGUINALDO: Aye.
GALIMBA: Aye.
REPLOGLE: Okay, and now we will move on to your questions for Mr. Kay regarding the
AT&T application.
AGUINALDO: Mr. Chair I do have a question to ask Mr. Kay.
REPLOGLE: Okay, go ahead Commissioner Aguinaldo.
AGUINALDO: So, as far as what is being proposed before us today. I need to have clarification
and a correction as far as the applicant AT&T Mobile USE 21-000087. Why is it indicating a
105-foot-tall stealth monopine and the proposed plan, site plan and information given AT&T is a
100-foot pole. So, I want to see transparency where when it boils down to what is being
proposed to someone it should be transparent it should be the same because the plan shows a
100-foot pole and what is being discussed today in one of our topics this is a 105-foot tall pole.
KAY: So, thank you for the question, I appreciate it Commissioner Aguinaldo. So, the pole
itself, the monopole itself is 100 feet tall the extra 5 feet in height is the branches that extends
above the top of the pole. So, the total height of the structure is a 105 feet so I suspect that's
where the confusion comes in and I can have maybe Mr. Novak address that as well when it
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comes time for him to speak to that. So, we just added the extra 5 feet so that we could give the
total height of the facility.
AGUINALDO: Okay and my last question that I have Mr. Kay is by looking at the drawings
and the elevations we know that P6hakuloa is around the area. There's a possibility of regular
tour helicopters or the military. Due to the height of this pole and the elevation where the Girl's
Scout Camp sits is it ideal just not just because for safety reasons to have a beacon on their pole?
Another question because I don't see one.
KAY: Sure. I believe and correct me if I'm wrong Maija, but I believe the requirement from the
Federal Aviation Commission [sic. should be Administration] is for any pole height over two
hundred (200) feet to require a light or a beacon. So, there is no proposed beacon or light on that
given that it's about half that height.
AGUINALDO: Okay. Thank you very much.
KAY: Alright, thank you.
REPLOGLE: Mr. Clarkson?
CLARKSON: Yes, Christian can you show us once again that coverage map. My question is it
looked to me like there was an existing antenna with extensive coverage that was on a pu`u to the
east of the facility and I'm just surprised. I wanted to take another look at that, I'm surprised that
an antenna farm or an existing pole at a higher elevation provides absolutely no coverage to this
area but, I'm not sure whether I'm correct in that assumption or mistaken.
KAY: Sure,just give me one second please to share my screen here. All right can everybody
see that. All right, so, again on the left-hand side what was submitted with the application is the
current location and the current coverage in that area and again on the right-hand side showing
the projected coverage once this tower is installed. In terms of how this map was created, where
it came from and aside from what I've shared to decipher it I'm going to defer it to the applicant
in terms what's there currently and we're just going off of the coverage maps that they had
provided us.
CLARKSON: Okay, well can you use your cursor to indicate the tower immediately to the
southeast, yes. Now, can you please show me the I think it was a photo, an aerial photo
something that showed a massive pu`u to the southeast of the site. There was another slide you
had.
KAY: Was it this one here? (Slide with applicant's map of alternative site locations)
CLARKSON: Yeah. Can you indicate where that tower is on that, that's Mauna Kea, no?
KAY: Yeah, I mean this is Mauna Kea here at the summit.
CLARKSON:
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KAY: Yeah, it is a massive pu`u that's for sure.
CLARKSON: Wait a minute, no that can't be right. Well, maybe we will have to ask AT&T
where the, I guess, I guess that scale is completely different isn't it.
KAY: Yeah.
CLARKSON: All right. Thank you.
KAY: All right, thank you.
CLARKSON: Oh, one other question.
KAY: Yes, sir.
CLARKSON: The photos of the viewpoints simulation as far as I could tell they do not include
the overhead power lines proposed to the facility. Is that correct?
KAY: Yes, that is correct. It is not showing that.
CLARKSON: Thank you.
KAY: Yep.
CLARKSON: That's all for me.
AU: Mr. Chair I have a question.
REPLOGLE: Yes, Mr. Au.
AU: Thank you Mr. Chair. Christian it's a question to you, I guess it's to you and the applicant
and I'm sure the applicant is jotting down all of the questions that the Commissioners have. But,
as far as the County has any other agency responded. I noticed in the background report only the
Fire Department responded but has the military responded at all? I'm very interested to see if the
military was ever reached out to or if the military reached out to AT&T because having more
communications may or may not affect our military up there and our military have a job to do for
the United States of America. So, I just want to make sure that a pole will not affect not only the
residents of the Big Island but our valued military.
KAY: Sure, thanks for the question Commissioner Au. We did not reach out to the U.S.
military it's not a normal agency that comments on our applications. So, yeah, in terms of how
that may impact I think I'll defer to the applicant and then in addition just as I stated before the
agency comments that we received since the background and recommendation came out were
from Public Works and from the State Department of Health which you should have received.
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KAY: Thank you.
REPLOGLE: Okay, any other questions? Thank you. So, we are going to move on to the
applicant's presentation Andrew Tomlinson will not be here today and Bryce Novak will be
giving this presentation. Mr. Novak if you would please raise your right hand.
REPLOGLE: Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Windward
Planning Commission?
NOVAK: I do.
REPLOLGE: Please state your name and the town where you reside. Also, did you receive the
Planning Department's background report and recommendation?
NOVAK: Bryce Novak, Kailua on Oahu and I did receive the staff's report.
REPLOGLE: Okay, did you receive the Planning Department's background report and
recommendation?
NOVAK: Yes, I did.
REPLOGLE: Okay, tell us whether you agree with the recommendation and you may proceed
with your presentation.
NOVAK: We agree with the conditions of approval noted in the background report.
REPLOGLE: Okay.
NOVAK: Aloha Chair and members of the Windward Planning Commission. My name is
Bryce Novak and I'm representing AT&T. Thank you for your consideration of AT&T's Use
Permit application for the development of the proposed telecommunications facility near Waikii
at Camp Kilohana. AT&T is requesting a use permit for development of a 105-foot tower which
includes that 5 foot cone at the top which is just monopine to give it shape for aesthetic reasons
so it doesn't look top heavy and a 616 square foot equipment area on a portion of the 6.875 acre
property. This proposed facility would meet AT&T's service objectives by filling in a
significant gap in AT&T's network coverage experienced by its customers driving along Saddle
Road. Our team continuously receives complaints from customers who often drives between
Hilo and Kona. The lack of coverage also has a great impact on public safety in the area,
impacting the ability to call 911 and public safety's access to the use of technology in the field.
Additionally, since early twenty-twenty (2020)we have all been impacted by the COVID-
nineteen (19)pandemic. This hearing is an excellent example on how technology can be utilized
to continue conducting our usual work and government operations. Access to internet is now
seen as essential, including on the road where wireless connectivity can be a lifeline during an
emergency or help us during long drives, particularly in rural areas such as this one. Cell service
is sometimes the only available broadband internet service in these locations. In addition, there
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is expanded demand for telehealth services, including on Hawaii island, to fill the growing
demand for remote community healthcare with recent reports suggesting that telehealth maybe
the new norm. Telehealth bridges the gap in medical care for patients who may be unable to
physically be present in a doctor's office or hospital and expands the reach of specialists who
may be located off-island.
In addition to expanding AT&T commercial coverage, the proposed facility will provide an
important public benefit by including equipment to support the FirstNet network, the first
nationwide broadband network dedicated to public safety. Congress mandated the FirstNet
network in two thousand twelve (2012) in its establishment of the FirstNet Authority within the
U.S. Department of Commerce. FirstNet represents a giant leap in communication capabilities
for public safety personnel. It gives first responders access to a highly secure, dedicated,
interoperable network and ecosystem supporting voice, data, text, and video communications as
well as priority and preemption over the usual, commercial users.
I'd like to raise that the FirstNet Authority submitted a letter of support for this application which
stated "The FirstNet Authority's mission is to provide and maintain a single, interoperable
platform that consistently satisfies the demanding communications needs of the public safety
community in Hawaii and across the country. New radio access network sites are essential to
the success of the program and delivering the mission critical coverage public safety needs to
communicate and save lives. This network has been a top priority for first responders and public
safety agencies in Hawaii and throughout the country and has been designed based on their
specific expressed needs with coverage and capacity being paramount" end quote.
Through a bidding process, the FirstNet Authority issued a twenty-five (25) year contract to
AT&T to build and maintain this network and all states and territories opted into using this
network. During the State of Hawai`i's opt-in process as with most jurisdictions, the State
negotiated a number of new site builds in certain areas to help improve the network they as
stakeholders would be relying upon. This area that would be covered by this site we are here to
talk about today is one of the areas identified by the State, with input from local public safety
agencies, including Hawaii County Police Department(PD) and Fire.
AT&T determined a need for this proposed facility in this area through a combined analysis of
market demand, service requests, radio frequency engineering design, and input from public
safety officials. This proposed facility will provide all AT&T/FirstNet customers with reliable
wireless service in the area, including fewer dropped calls, improved call quality, and access for
emergency 911 calls. Enhanced FirstNet coverage will allow for the utilization of the priority
and preemption feature by first responders and wireless applications for faster response and
situational awareness, especially during emergency events.
For example, and as they have testified to in the past before this Commission, Hawaii County
Fire Department(HCFD) uses the FirstNet network to view real-time data related to emergency
conditions prior to their arrival on site. Similarly, Hawaii County PD utilizes the FirstNet
network in concert with the County owned Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system to provide
communications and rapid access to data.
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I'd also like to quickly raise a letter of support from the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the
Girl Scouts of Hawaii, our landlord for this site, which states that they "Feel this project will be
an asset to the community and look forward to the educational learning experience that this
project will bring to our Hawaii Island Girl Scouts as we focus on the importance of Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) in workforce development for young girls and the
contribution of STEM to our community's future " end quote.
As noted in the CUP application AT&T is proposing a stealth facility specifically a monopine to
reduce the visual impact. If there are other design preferences, please know that I would be glad
to take your feedback.
As shown in the AT&T's application, the proposed project meets all applicable requirements of
the Hawaii County Code nineteen eighty-three (1983) two thousand sixteen (2016 Edition as
amended) for siting new wireless communication facilities and complies with all other applicable
State and Federal laws and regulations. AT&T's proposal is also the least intrusive means of
meeting its coverage objectives for this area along Saddle Road.
Again, this site is being built as part of AT&T's commitment to building the FirstNet network
and public safety will be enhanced by the Commission's approval of this application.
Additionally, this site is also in response to customer feedback about coverage gaps along Saddle
Road. Accordingly, AT&T respectfully requests the Planning Commission approve this project
as proposed, subject only to the County of Hawaii noted conditions of approval. Thank you
very much for your time and consideration and I am available to answer any questions you may
have.
REPLOGLE: Thank you Mr. Novak. Commissioners, do you have any questions for the
applicant? Yes, Mr. Clarkson.
CLARKSON: Yes, I would like to ask Mr. Novak if AT&T would be willing to go underground
with their utilities once they crossover the Saddle Road to minimize view plane problems. I
prefer that they go underground from the utility pole on the opposite side of the road, but I know
that would be extremely expensive to cross the road underground. And my second question
would be would you be willing to support an additional condition that we put on towers in the
past that the structure be designed to support I think it was a nominal extension under twenty
(20) feet in case another company wanted to co-locate either above or below that the structure be
constructed or co-locator either above or below the AT&T antennas. Those are my questions.
NOVAK: The first one is easy they'll be designed to the tower will be structurally designed to
accommodate additional co-locations by other carriers. So, it will be structurally designed for
that. So, they could easily, there's multiple centerlines below AT&T's equipment that other
carriers can co-locate on. They could also do extension whether that 20-foot extension if they
required to go above AT&T, it looks like they would need a setback variance because of the
property lines. But if the County's okay with that it's within their option to approve that. So, the
answer is yes, they will be structurally capable of co-locations.
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Regarding going underground for utilities, we would prefer not to go underground because of the
sense of cost of the long run. Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELLO) typically requires those
long underground runs to be encased by concrete. We would prefer not to do that at this time so,
I would say we'll try and keep the I think there's only three (3) or four(4)poles proposed for this
site, so we prefer to keep it overhead at this time.
CLARKSON: Thank you for your response.
REPLOGLE: Okay, thank you Mr. Novak. Any further questions? Yes, Mr. Au.
AU: Thank you Mr. Chair. Mr. Novak thank you for your presentation. I might have missed it
but my main question that I have is the military. You know the military has a very important job
to do, they need to train up there and protect us and I want to make sure that that's not affecting
them and what kind of conversations have you had with the military regarding this pole.
NOVAK: We reached out to the Army at the beginning of the search ring for this but due that
Army the lease situation on their army based they didn't feel comfortable with anymore
entitlements so that didn't really get past it as far as. But regarding the coverage, the military has
several sites all over in the State of Hawaii and we do interference. AT&T does bulk
interference reports with all their frequencies for Pearl Harbor any military base. We provide
them with all AT&T's license frequencies with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
and they run for cell sites on the Army bases, Marine and Navy facilities they run these
frequency reports every time AT&T acquires a new spectrum from the FCC to so if there's any
interference or potential issues with those. Because this site is off the Army base, we didn't run
any interference report against these, but they've been done in the past and there's been no issues
with AT&T's license spectrum interfering with Army, Navy, Marines anything of that nature.
They've never restricted any frequency band on any of their Army bases due to interference
issues.
AU: Thank you for your answer. Thank you.
REPLOGLE: Is there anything else? Yes, Mr. Lin?
LIN: Mr. Novak thank you for your presentation. My only question would be kind of going off
of Mr. Clarkson's concern about the coverage. So, I see that the proposed tower has extended
coverage but in between that tower and going to north there's still a gap between there. Is there
any plans to add another tower to extend that coverage?
NOVAK: So, with the FirstNet network has been in process for several years now these search
rings were issued we've been through this Commission about 4 times now. There is one
additional search ring that hasn't been presented to you and it's on the other side of Saddle Road
coming from Hilo. So, we are still working on the design and a location for that it's between
Conservation districts. We're trying to find the optimal site for that still but that's the one
additional FirstNet site on Hawaii that we're still looking for coverage on and it's along Saddle
Road there.
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LIN: Thank you.
REPLOGLE: Is there anything else for Mr. Novak? If not, I would entertain a motion for
motion.
REPLOGLE: Yes, Mr. Au?
AU: Thank you Mr. Chair. I move that the application for Special Use Permit Number
21-000087 be approved based on the Planning Director's recommendation, which shall be
adopted.
AGUINALDO: I second.
REPLOGLE: A second?
AGUINALDO: Yes, I second.
REPLOGLE: Okay, it's been moved and second. Would the staff be doing this vote call?
KAY: Oh yes, Mr. Chair.
REPLOGLE: Thank you.
KAY: Okay and again this is for a Use Permit 21-000087, Commissioner Au?
AU: Aye.
KAY: Commissioner Aguinaldo?
AGUINALDO: Aye.
KAY: Commissioner Clarkson?
CLARKSON: Aye.
KAY: Commissioner Galimba?
GALIMBA: Aye.
KAY: Commissioner Lin?
LIN: Aye.
KAY: And Chair Replogle?
REPLOGLE: Aye.
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KAY: Thank you Mr. Chair motion carries six (6)nothing.
REPLOGLE: Thank you Mr. Kay.
The item ended at 9:51 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Melissa Dacayanan-Salvador
Secretary Windward Planning Commission
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