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1 Special Meeting of the Village Board Proposed Relocation of Cellular Antennas to a Monopole at 347 Ivy Court May 17,

2 Overview of Presentation Opening Remarks Presentation of Stability Concerns - Elevated Water Tank Village Process Steps to Date Presentation of AT&T Proposal Village Board Questions & Answers Public Questions and Comments Discussion of Next Steps 2

3 Village Elevated Water Tank Water Storage Tank constructed in 1976 Stores 200,000 gallons of drinking water to cover Emergency (fire, main break), Peak and Hourly demands for water; pressurizes water system Special Use Permit for communications antenna granted Elevated Tank supports Public Safety Communications Antenna Water Tank telemetry / communications Three wireless communications companies Verizon Wireless Denied Access due to structural issues 3

4 Impact of Cellular Equipment Tank designed prior to growth of wireless industry Presence of antenna have physical impact upon tower structural analysis Request to change/upgrade antennas triggers new/updated structural analysis Sept 2011 Sprint, AT&T request for equipment changes Klein & Hoffman Structural Engineers Stability of Water Tank jeopardized in high-wind conditions (March 2012) Imposed Operational Limitations limit usable capacity of water tank (r. 20k 160k) Equipment installed by Sprint and AT&T 4

5 Impact of Cellular Equipment July 2014 Sprint request for three new antennas Sept 2014 Verizon Request for new antennas Request for placement, village hall, street lights, telephone poles October 2014 Operational Limitations Imposed Admin. Order November 2014 Plan Commission requested to review possible locations for monopole if it becomes necessary Selected Public Work facility November 2014 Burns Group confirmed findings of K&H Removal of antennas will lift operational limitations 5

6 Elevated Tank and Cellular Equipment Dec 2014 Rpt. to Board overview of situation Feb 2015 Carriers Informed Denial of Mod. Requests., RFI Sought assistance from carriers future need, interest in solving issues Response sporadic Aug 2015 Intent to Pursue Removal Carriers loss of site causes significant degradation of wireless service Report Negative Impact upon Public Safety / Convenience Cell phones increasingly replacing landlines for primary home communication Increased use of cell phones / tablets / wireless data usage Reliable in-home cellular/data has become an expectation Carrier request for alternative site + Verizon Wireless request 6

7 Identification of Alternative Site Evaluation of cellular service coverage options Small-cell sites Using multiple sites within the Village One site for all - monopole Evaluation of Village-owned property Existing Use Compatibility of Proposed Use Plan Commission Reviewed potential sites Public Works Facility cited as best alternative to water tank 7

8 Water Tank Public Works 8

9 Proposed Location Monopole Ground Equipment 9

10 Change in Distances Proposed relocation would be approx. 60 yards closer to nearest point of school building , ,288 10

11 Demonstrating Need for Site Andy Fitz, MasTec Network Solutions Representing AT&T Wireless (New Cingular Wireless) 11

12 AT&T without Coverage Red and Orange represent Reliable indoor coverage 12

13 AT&T coverage with proposed site Red and Orange represent Reliable indoor coverage 13

14 T-Mobile wo/water Tower Green represents reliable Indoor coverage 14

15 T-Mobile Proposed 347 Ivy Ct. Green represents reliable Indoor coverage 15

16 Sprint Without Water Tower Green represents reliable Indoor coverage 16

17 Sprint Proposed 347 Ivy Court Green represents reliable Indoor coverage 17

18 Verizon Existing Coverage Blue represents reliable Indoor coverage 18

19 Verizon Proposed 347 Ivy Court Blue represents reliable Indoor coverage 19

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35 ZBA Considerations / Findings of Fact Necessity for the public convenience at the particular proposed location. Effects of the proposed design, location and operation on the public health, safety and welfare. Injury to the value of other property in the neighborhood in which it is proposed to be located. Interference with the use and enjoyment of neighboring properties. Compatibility with permitted uses in the district in which it is proposed to be located. Increased traffic congestion on public ways or increased parking required on public ways. Damage to or destruction of natural scenic or historic features of significance to the Village or the immediate neighborhood. 35

36 Discussion of Potential Next Steps Presentation of AT&T Proposal to Village Board (05/17/16) Village Conducts Independent Analysis of Proposal (Initiated) Analysis Presented to Village Board Proposal Revised as Necessary Village Board Directs Initiation of Lease Negotiations Village Board Considers Ordinance Granting Special Use Permit Village Board Considers Awarding Lease Agreement(s) Special Use Permit Obtained An Ordinance granting a Special Use Permit must be enacted by the Village Board before any cellular or public safety antenna may be located at the Public Works facility. 36

37 End of Presentation For future meeting information Please sign up to receive the Kenilworth Contact electronic newsletter Sign up for calendar alerts when new meetings are posted Both options can be found at - kenilworthil.org 37

38 Date Timeline Water Tower Stability Action 09/21/11 AT&T request for antenna replacement 09/28/11 Sprint request for antenna replacement 03/09/12 Klein & Hoffman Report analysis of carrier requests Operational Limitations Necessary 07/31/14 Sprint request for three new antennas 09/18/14 Verizon makes request for identification of antenna site 10/07/14 K&H Rpt. Reviewed. Administrative Order Issued Lower Tower Levels High Wind 11/03/14 Plan Commission review of potential monopole locations 11/11/14 Burns Group verified K&L findings Operational Limitations necessary if antennas remain on tank 38

39 Timeline Water Tower Stability (cont.) 11/17/14 VB- Discussion of Plan Commission work re identification of potential site. 11/12/14 AT&T request for antenna replacement 12/15/14 VB- Burns report and operational limitations 12/29/14 Memorandum to VB re Tank Stability 01/26/15 VB-Discussion of Cellular Antennas upon Stability of Water Tank, Contact Ge0-tech 02/12/15 VB- Response to RFI, Geo Tech declined, contact carriers 04/11/15 ZBA Public Hearing Special Use Permit 39

Joint Application Village / AT&T

Joint Application Village / AT&T Telecommunications Monopole / Ground Facilities 347 Ivy Court Z o n i ng B o a r d o f A p p e a l s April 1 1, 20 1 6 Overview of Presentation Existing method of cellular