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FOR PATIENCE.[Tower Commission on February 26, 2024.]
UH, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE IN THE MEETING.IF YOU CAN, UM, FROM MY RIGHT, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR APPEARANCE KNOWN.
COMMISSIONER YOLANDA CAMPBELL DIPTI MATER, COMMISSIONER O TUFO, KIM MICKELSON WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
UM, AND WITH EVERYONE BEING HERE, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
SO I CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
UH, DID WE NOTE MR. DELAROSA? HE'S ONLINE.
OH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE HE'S VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE.
UH, BOBBY, CAN YOU PUT YOUR CAMERA ON? I SEE HIM THERE.
CAN CAN YOU MAKE SURE WE CAN HEAR YOU MR. DELAROSA? ARE YOU, ARE YOU, ARE YOU CONDUCTING THIS MEETING FROM WHITE RHINO? NO, NOT TODAY.
BOBBY DELAROSA, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.
UH, FIRST WE'D LIKE TO DO IS TO CONSIDER THE DECEMBER 18TH, 2023 MINUTES.
HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE? YES.
UM, ALL RIGHT, WE OPPOSED CHAIR TODD, WHO DID YOU CHAIR? TODD'S STAFF MEMBER THERE.
WHO DID YOU ACKNOWLEDGE FOR THE MOTION AND THE SECOND FOR THE MINUTES? OH, I WAS SECOND.
UH, COMMISSIONER TFE WAS THE SECOND.
AND, AND THEN, UM, MS. MS. CAMPBELL IS THE SECOND.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON TOWER COMMISSION.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS AN EXTENSION OF THE PREVIOUS TOWER COMMISSION MEETING FROM DECEMBER 18TH, 2023 FOR APPLICATION 23 DASH T DASH 0 7 6 1.
THIS IS FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 3 7 0 5 AND TWO THIRDS FAIR LAKE LANE IN HOUSTON.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS EAST OF LAKE HOUSTON, AND SOUTH OF ITASCA CITA DRIVE.
THIS TOWER APPLICATION IS FOR A 220 FOOT CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS TOWER.
MR. CHAIR, WE'VE RECEIVED OPPOSITION FROM THE COUNCIL, FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT E AND THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING THE LOCATION OF THE TOWER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE REAR OF YOUR AGENDA PACKETS.
I'LL ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE APPLICANT HAS SPOKEN WITH RESIDENTS AND STAFF AND HAS, AND HAS DECIDED TO REVISE THE LOCATION OF THE TOWER SITE, WHICH IS ALSO ON YOUR PACKET.
THE ORIGINAL LOCATION OF THE SITE WAS, UH, APPROXIMATELY 148 FEET FROM THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, AND THE REVISED LOCATION IS NOW 234 FEET FROM THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE.
OUR ORDINANCE LIST FIVE CRITERIA FOR STAFF.
IS THE TOWER LOCATED, EXCUSE ME? IS THE TOWER PROHIBITED BY DEED RESTRICTIONS? IS THE TOWER LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA? IS THE TOWER LOCATED WITHIN A SCENIC AREA OR IN A PARK, OR ATTRACTIVE LAND SURROUNDED BY A PARK? IS THE, IS THE TOWER SETBACK ONE AND A HALF TIMES THE HEIGHT FROM THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE? AND IS THE TOWER WITHIN 1000 FEET OF ANOTHER APPROVED TOWER STRUCTURE? STAFF FINDING INDICATE THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT THE PROPOSED TOWER DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY APPLICABLE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
STAFF HAS FOUND THAT THE TOWER SITE IS NOT WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, NOR IS THE TOWER SITE WITHIN A SCENIC AREA OR ON ATTRACTIVE LAND SURROUNDED BY A PARK.
OUR FINDINGS DO INDICATE THAT THE NEAREST TOWER IS SET BACK LESS THAN ONE AND A HALF TIMES THE HEIGHT AS REQUIRED BY THE ORDINANCE.
AGAIN, THE NEAREST STRUCTURE IS NOW 234 FEET, AND THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES 330, 330 FEET SETBACK FROM THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE.
AND THERE ARE ALSO NO APPROVED TOWER STRUCTURES WITHIN 1000 FEET.
MR. CHAIR, THIS IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO PROVIDED A COVERAGE MAP, UH, THAT'LL BE LOCATED IN MY PRESENTATION.
AND THE APPLICANT HAS MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, AND I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS THAT WANNA SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I'M, I'M GONNA CALL THE SPEAKERS.
I THINK WE'RE ALL KIND OF GLANCING OVER THE, THE BACKUP RIGHT NOW.
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SO, DEVIN, THE, THE, THE, I GUESS THE ORDINANCE OR THE, UH, CRITERIA THAT THIS IS NOT ADHERING TO IS JUST THE DISTANCE FROM THE NEAREST STRUCTURE? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.WE TYPICALLY SEE, UM, WAIVERS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL TEST AREA.
THIS IS NOT A WAIVER FOR THE RESIDENTIAL TEST AREA, BUT FOR THE FALL ZONE.
AND HOW TALL IS THIS TOWER? UH, 220 FEET.
LET'S, CAN WE CHECK ON THAT? CAN WE CHECK AND SEE, UH, JUST OUTTA RESPECT TO HIM, CAN WE CALL TO AND SEE IF, IF HE WAS WANTING A DELAY IN THIS OR NOT? I BELIEVE WE MAY HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT E THAT MAY BE ON THE CALL, AND IF NOT, I CAN, UH, REACH OUT TO HIM QUICKLY IF NEEDED.
IS JUSTIN, ARE YOU ON THERE? I THINK SO.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU? CAN YOU, UH, CAN YOU, UM, CAN YOU, UH, UH, TURN YOUR CAMERA ON YOU? HEY, UH, HOW ARE YOU IN LINE? NEW INFORMATION, UM, REGARDING THE LOCATION OF THE TOWER AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY, UM, UM, SUBMITTED, UH, WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A DELAY.
THAT WAY THE COUNCIL MEMBER CAN REVIEW THIS INFORMATION AND, UH, SPEAK WITH THE RESIDENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THEY ARE AWARE AS WELL.
IS THIS HIS FIRST, UM, TOWER APPLICATION TO, UH, TO, UH, GET IN? HE'S BEEN IN OFFICE FOR, WHAT, TWO MONTHS NOW? TWO AND A HALF MONTHS.
IS THIS HIS FIRST COUNTER APPLICATION? UH, IN DISTRICT AND FOR DISTRICT E? YES.
SO HE, HE HASN'T, HE HASN'T LOOKED AT ONE OF THESE BEFORE PROBABLY.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM? HE'S CHIEF OF STAFF FOR, UM, FOR COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER? NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANY.
MR. CHAIR, I'LL NOTE THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER SMITH IS, HAS JOINED THE MEETING.
IF WE CAN VERIFY COMMISSIONER SMITH, THAT YOUR AUDIBLE AS WELL AS VISIBLE.
YES, I AM COMMISSIONER SMITH HERE.
AND COMMISSIONER DELAROSA, YOU NEED TO REMAIN VISIBLE PLEASE.
SO IF YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR, YOUR CAMERA ON.
UH, WE DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS FOR TODAY.
UM, FIRST ONE IS RUSSELL ROSS.
I'M JUST CALLING YOU UP RANDOMLY ON THIS.
AND THEN, DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE TODAY AS WELL? YEAH.
DO YOU WANT TO LET ME, LET'S, LET'S HEAR FROM HIM FIRST.
LET'S, LET'S HEAR WHAT HE SELLS IT.
WELL, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND, UH, TAKE THE TIME TO KIND OF LAY OUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.
I REPRESENT VERTICAL BRIDGE AS WELL AS THE LANDOWNER, MR. LARRY NEWMAN.
UM, AS IT'S ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED, WE'RE PROPOSING A 220 FOOT SELF-SUPPORT TOWER TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, CLOSE TO FAIR LAKE LANE.
UM, YOU KNOW, YOU ALREADY HAVE THE PACKET IN FRONT OF YOU, SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP ANY TIME DISCUSSING THAT.
THERE IS SOME THINGS THAT, UM, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDED THAT, YOU KNOW, I CAN KIND OF TOUCH ON FOR A MINUTE.
UH, ONE OF WHICH IS THAT PROPAGATION MAP.
SO THAT'S THE, THE MAP WHERE IT SHOWS THE YELLOW, SOME OF IT HAS YELLOW PLUS SOME GREEN FACTORED INTO IT.
SO THAT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING ON THE BEFORE AND AFTER, BECAUSE TYPICALLY GREEN MEANS GOOD.
BUT IN THIS CASE, THAT'S BASICALLY THE COLORS JUST REPRESENT TWO DIFFERENT SIGNALS.
THE YELLOW ITSELF, UM, SIGNIFIES THAT IT'S A VERY STRONG SIGNAL THAT THE END USER CAN ACTUALLY UTILIZE
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INSIDE THEIR HOUSE.SO IF THEY'RE SITTING INSIDE THEIR HOUSE, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT SIGNAL, BE ABLE TO USE THEIR PHONE AND GO FROM THERE.
THE YELLOW WITH THE GREEN, SO THAT'S THE BEFORE.
SO IF THIS TOWER DIDN'T EXIST, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
UM, THE GREEN IS SAYING THAT IT'S A WEAKER SIGNAL AND ONLY HAS THE ABILITY TO PENETRATE IF THE USER IS SITTING INSIDE OF A CAR.
SO LESS BARRIER, LESS THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY BLOCKING THAT SIGNAL FROM GETTING TO THE END USER.
UM, SO WITH THE ADDITION OF THE TOWER, YOU CAN SEE HOW ALL OF THOSE GREEN AREAS NOW ARE WIPED OUT AND GO TO THE YELLOW SIDE OF THINGS.
SO ANYWAYS, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF THE BASIS FOR THE PROPAGATION MAP.
IT'S BASICALLY JUST SHOWING, UH, THERE IS DIFFICULTY FOR SOME OF THESE, SOME OF THE END USERS TO UTILIZE THEIR CELL PHONE THE WAY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE USED.
MORE AND MORE, WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING AWAY COMPLETELY WITH LANDLINES.
THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY PAYING FOR ANY KIND OF SERVICE ON THE LANDLINE SIDE, SO THEY HAVE NO OTHER ACCESS TO ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OR ANY OTHER TELEPHONE ABILITIES UNLESS THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR CELL PHONE IN HAND.
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPAGATION, WE NEED IT TO PENETRATE INSIDE OF THE HOUSES BECAUSE IN THE EVENT OF A FALL, IN THE EVENT OF SOMETHING ELSE OCCURS, THEY NEED TO HAVE ACCESS FOR THEIR CELL PHONE TO ACTUALLY TIE INTO SOME SORT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
SO THAT'S THE BASIS OF THE MAP.
THE OTHER THING THAT, UH, WE KIND OF TOUCH ON BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE NEIGHBORS AS WELL AS I KNOW WE RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM THE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE, UH, YOU KNOW, SAFETY IS ALWAYS A CONCERN.
UH, TYPICALLY THERE'S GONNA BE TWO, UH, TWO MAIN AREAS THAT, THAT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS, WHICH IS TYPICALLY THE EFFECT OF THE SIGNAL ON ME OR THE HUMAN BEING, OR IT'S THE TOWER FALLS OVER.
NOW WHAT? NOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN? UM, SO KIND OF IN RESPECT TO THE EFFECT OF THE ACTUAL SIGNAL ITSELF ON THE INDIVIDUAL, THERE'S MANY STUDIES OUT THERE, UM, THAT INDICATE AND ACTUALLY DETAIL WHAT THOSE SIGNALS ACTUALLY DO TO US AND OUR BODIES.
UM, ONE OF WHICH WAS ACTUALLY PERFORMED BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.
IT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE, UM, ALL OF WHICH INDICATED THAT BASED ON IF THAT, IF THE EQUIPMENT IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY, AND ACCORDING TO THE FCC STANDARDS, WHICH ARE ALL STRICT AND BASED OFF OF OSHA, NIOSH, UM, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, UM, ALL THE, ALL THE VARIOUS COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT DEVELOP STANDARDS, AS LONG AS IT IS INSTALLED TO THOSE STANDARDS, THERE IS NO DANGER TO THE INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE TOWER.
AND ULTIMATELY, IF YOU JUST DRIVE DOWN A STREET, WALK DOWN A STREET IN HOUSTON, YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY ANTENNAS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO BUILDINGS THAT ARE EITHER IN THE SMALL CELL FORM OR EVEN IN THE MACRO FORM, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS ON THE MACRO.
AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE SURROUNDED BY IT ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THAT'S WHY THE FCC HAS THOSE STRICT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS IN PLACE SO THAT WE'RE NOT EXPOSED TO HARMFUL SIGNALS OR HARMFUL, UM, RADIATION.
THE OTHER IS THE TOWERS FALLING OVER.
UM, SO WE DID PROVIDE WHAT'S CALLED A FALSE CERTIFICATION LITTER FROM THE TOWER MANUFACTURER.
IS THAT PART OF THIS PACKAGE? IS THAT IN HERE? WHAT PAGE IS IT ON? IT'S TOWARDS THE REAR.
SO BASED ON THAT, I MEAN, THIS IS A TOWER THAT'S YOU, IT'S A MANUFACTURING COMPANY THAT BUILDS TOWERS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS IS HOW THEY RUN THEIR BUSINESS.
AND SO ACCORDING TO THAT LETTER SIGNED BY THEM, UM, IT'S BASICALLY SAYING THE TOWER'S NOT DESIGNED TO FALL A, BUT THE WAY THAT THEY ACTUALLY DESIGN THE TOWER IS THEY REINFORCE THE LOWER PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE SO THAT IN THE EVENT OF A, OF A FALL, IF THERE IS A FORCE BIG ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY KNOCK THE TOWER OVER, IT'S DESIGNED TO COLLAPSE WITHIN A 100 FOOT RADIUS.
SO THE, THE LOWER SECTION IS, IS DEVELOPED STRONGER THAN THE UPPER SECTION TO ALLOW THAT ACTUAL COLLAPSE TO TAKE PLACE.
SO WITH THE CERTIFICATION, IT TYPICALLY SHOULD FALL WITHIN THAT A HUNDRED FOOT RADIUS, WHICH WOULD ACTUALLY MAINTAIN IT OR KEEP IT WITHIN THE LEASE AREA THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
AND IF NOT, WITHIN THE LEASE AREA, I KNOW IT'S A 75 BY 100 FOOT LEASE AREA ON THAT 75 FOOT SITE, IT WOULD BE ABOUT 25 FEET OVER, BUT STILL MAINTAINED WITHIN THE PARCEL THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LEASING.
UM, SO THERE'S ALSO THAT, THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER CONCERNS THAT WE'VE ADDRESSED OR SEEN.
UH, ONE OF WHICH IS DEFINITELY THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE, UM, VIABLE CONCERN FOR ALL OF US THAT LIVE IN THE HOUSTON AREA GOING THROUGH HARVEY AND ALL THE REST OF THE FLOODS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH.
UM, THE WAY THAT WE HAVE IT DESIGNED NOW, WITH IT BEING ON THE EAST SIDE FAIR LAKE LANE ACTUALLY HAS JUST THE ACTUAL DRAINAGE DITCH BUILT INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO NOW THE FLOW OF THE WATER WILL FLOW INTO THE NORMAL DRAIN.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, ONCE WE GO THROUGH THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S PERMITTING PROCESS, SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP GOING THROUGH THE ZONING.
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PERMITTING PROCESS, WE'LL ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS, DESIGN CONCERNS, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE, INCLUDING THE STORM WATER OR FLOOD, UH, DRAINAGE.UM, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, I KNOW I, I THINK I SAW ONE CONCERN ABOUT, UM, WHERE THIS PROPERTY ACTUALLY LIES.
UM, SO ACCORDING TO OUR SURVEYOR WHO IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS, UM, WHEN WE HAVE THEM CONDUCT A SURVEY, THEY GO THROUGH ALL OF THE PRE PROPERTY RECORDS FOR THAT SPECIFIC PIECE OF LAND.
AND BASED ON WHAT THEY FOUND, THIS IS STILL WITHIN THE GA TROT.
UM, AND SO IT, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY IN OR A PORTION OF THAT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION UNLESS I JUST MISREAD THE COMMENT FROM A PREVIOUS EMAIL.
AND SO, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, ALSO THE HARRIS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT ALSO HAS IT IN THE GA TROT SUBDIVISION AS WELL.
NOW, THE, UH, LAST, BUT OBVIOUSLY, CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, UH, WE DON'T WANT TO BUILD A TOWER IN AN AREA THAT'S GOING TO HURT ANYONE.
AND SO ONCE WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS OPPOSITION, AGAIN, WE POSTED THE SIGNS, OUR INFORMATION WAS ON THE SIGN.
INITIALLY I PUT UP A SIGN THAT WAS ACTUALLY TOO SMALL, I PHYSICALLY PUT IT IN THE GROUND, AND I JUST MISREAD THE REQUIREMENT, PUT IN A SIGN THAT WAS TOO SMALL.
BUT THAT'S WHY WE ACTUALLY DELAYED IT UNTIL NOW, OR POSTPONED IT UNTIL NOW.
THE, THE MAIN SIGN HAS BEEN UP, MY PHONE NUMBER'S ON THERE AVAILABLE FOR CONTACT.
WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY REALIZE THERE WAS OTHER OPPOSITION TO IT.
AND SO ONCE WE FOUND OUT, WE ADDRESSED IT WITH THE NEIGHBORS REACHING OUT TO 'EM, ASKING WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE? WHAT IS A WAY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE THIS WORK? AND SO WE, WE RECEIVED THEIR FEEDBACK, WE SHIFTED THE TOWER OVER, WE'VE GOT, NOW WE'RE REDOING ALL OF THE SURVEYS.
WE'RE REDOING ALL OF THE, UM, THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS BASED ON THE ZONING DRAWINGS THAT YOU HAVE A COPY OF NOW.
SO WE, WE HAVE AT LEAST LISTENED AND WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH AND COMPROMISE ON WHAT THE BEST CASE SCENARIO WOULD BE FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
AND SO I KNOW, UM, UH, THE, THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT ISSUED IN THE LETTER TALKING ABOUT THERE WERE VACANT LOTS TO THE SOUTH, UM, CITY OF HOUSTON OWNED PROPERTY ACROSS THE ROAD.
ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES, ESPECIALLY THE ONE ACROSS FROM THE ROAD, ARE ACTUALLY FLOODWAYS.
UM, SO IT'S, WE CAN'T PUT A TOWER THERE.
IT'S, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE TOWER THERE BASED ON WHAT THAT LAND IS ACTUALLY DESIGNATED FOR.
AND SO THE TOWER ALSO TO THE SOUTH, WE RUN INTO THE SAME ISSUE WITH, THERE'S RESIDENCE TO THE SOUTH THAT FALL INTO THE SAME CATEGORY.
SO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS ABOUT THE ONLY PROPERTY THAT WE COULD FIND THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO, UM, HOUSE THE TOWER, IF YOU WILL.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, IT'S NOT A PUBLIC UTILITY.
SO WE CAN'T JUST PUT TOWERS ANYWHERE WE CHOOSE.
UH, WE DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN INTERNAL PROCESS OF SELECTING A SITE THAT'S CAPABLE OF DOING IT, INCLUDING GOING THROUGH THE ORDINANCES, FINDING THE PROPERTIES THAT WORK WITH THE ORDINANCE.
THEN WE START NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE LANDOWNER TO ENTER INTO THAT LEASE, WHICH IS A LONG-TERM LEASE.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE LEASING THAT SPACE FROM HIM.
SO, UH, IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF DIFFICULT TO, UH, JUST COMPLETELY MOVE AND CHANGE LOCATIONS BECAUSE WE SCRUB THE SEARCH RINGS THEMSELVES, FAIR, VERY THOROUGH, AND IDENTIFY THE PROPERTIES THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO SETTLE ON THE ONE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GET A LEASE ON.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE THIS PROPERTY KIND OF COMES INTO IT.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I WANTED TO ADD.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU GOT 'EM.
SO JUST LET ME KNOW IN MY LIMITED TIME HERE ON THE, ON THE COMMISSION.
THE LAST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAME UP, IT WAS ON A MONOPOLE.
AND WHY WASN'T THIS CONSIDERED AND WHY WAS A MONOPOLE CONSIDERED? SO THE MONOPOLE WOULD BE AT A SHORTER HEIGHT, THE HEIGHT THAT WE'RE GOING FOR.
AND THE WAY THE HEIGHT IS DETERMINED IS TYPICALLY BASED ON THE, WHAT'S CALLED THE RF ENGINEER WITHIN A CELLULAR PROVIDER, A WIRELESS PROVIDER.
SO VERIZON, AT AND T T-MOBILE, THEY HAVE RADIO FREQUENCY ENGINEERS THAT HAVE ALL OF THE MAPS, ALL OF THESE SYSTEMS THAT DETERMINE WHERE SIGNALS ARE STRONG, WEAK, THAT SORT OF THING.
AND SO WHEN THEY IDENTIFY AN AREA SUCH AS THIS WHERE THERE'S WEAKER SIGNAL, WHERE THEY HAVE RESIDENCES WHERE THEY NEED A STRONGER SIGNAL, UM, THEY DETERMINE, OKAY, WE NEED A TOWER HERE.
THAT SOFTWARE ALSO DETERMINES WHAT HEIGHT WE NEED THAT TOWER AT, OR THEY NEED THEIR ANTENNAS AT IN ORDER TO GET THE BEST, UM, THE BEST SIGNAL BROADCAST AVAILABLE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE 220 FOOT CAME IN.
NOW, A MONOPOLE IS GOOD UP TO 200 FEET.
ONCE YOU GO ABOVE 200 FEET, YOU START SACRIFICING STABILITY.
AND THAT'S WHERE IT BECOMES THAT SELF-SUPPORT STRUCTURE WHERE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE LEGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
FROM A COLLAPSIBILITY STANDPOINT, FROM STRENGTH STANDPOINT, ALL OF THAT, WHAT WE WANT TO PUT UP THERE AND THE HEIGHT THAT IT'S GONNA BE, IT NEEDS TO BE THAT SELF-SUPPORT TOWER.
HOW MANY, UH, HOW MANY TENANTS DO YOU HAVE LINED UP FOR THIS? UH,
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WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE VERIZON, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE ANCHOR TENANT.THEY ALSO HELPED US DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT HEIGHT THE TOWER NEEDED TO BE SO THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY BROADCAST THEIR SIGNAL.
UM, AT VERTICAL BRIDGE, THOUGH, VERTICAL BRIDGE IS A CO-LOCATION COMPANY.
UM, SO IT'S DESIGNED TO HOUSE AS MANY AS WE CAN AND IT ACTUALLY BENEFITS VERTICAL BRIDGE IN ORDER TO MARKET THE TOWER AGGRESSIVELY, GET AS MANY PROVIDERS AS WE CAN ON THAT TOWER AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TOWERS THAT ARE GOING UP WITHIN THAT AREA.
SO HOW MANY, UM, I'VE SEEN THESE LATTICE TOWERS OUT.
LIKE THERE'S THE, ARE YOU FROM HOUSTON? YEAH.
THERE'S A HUGE ONE OVER, LIKE ON RICHMOND AND MONTROSE.
BUT YOU HAVE THAT ONE AT THAT ENORMOUS, AND IT'S GOT THE RED AND WHITE ONE.
AND IT'S GOTTA HAVE, THERE MUST BE 10 TENANTS ON THAT.
SELL STUFF AND IT'S PRETTY MASSIVE.
UM, FOR THE HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE THERE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS WE GET IN FROM PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN THEY HAVE A TOWER GO IN, IS THERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE? 'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE NOISE AND THERE'S GENERATORS THERE, YOU'VE GOT TRUCKS COMING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
AND SO OUT HERE, IF YOU'VE GOT 10 TENANTS ON IT, THAT'S 10 MAINTENANCE CREWS COMING OUT TO CHECK ON IT.
UM, WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS Y'ALL MAKING ON THAT TO CUT DOWN NOISE TRAFFIC? UH, I MEAN, THAT ONE OVER THERE ON TON'S, PRETTY MASSIVE
THOSE WERE WHAT'S CALLED A LEGACY TOWER.
UH, JUST THE BIGGER FOOTPRINT, JUST SIZE OF THE TOWER AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON IT.
THIS ONE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT NARROW AS FAR AS THE, WELL, NOT A LITTLE BIT, A LOT NARROWER AS FAR AS THE FOOTPRINT GOES, BUT I MEAN, AS FAR AS REDUCING NOISE, UH, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE GENERATORS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE, THE BACKUP GENERATORS, THEY'RE THERE FOR A REASON.
AND THAT'S, IF POWER COMPLETELY FAILS, THEY HAVE A WAY TO KICK ON, PROVIDE POWER TO THE CELLULAR EQUIPMENT TO BROADCAST THAT SIGNAL AND KEEP THE SIGNAL LIVE EVEN THROUGH COMPLETE POWER OUTAGE.
SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE RUNNING ALL THE TIME THAT GENERATOR COMES ON.
I THINK IT'S ONCE A MONTH TO ACTUALLY CYCLE THROUGH, JUST LIKE A HOME GENERATOR CYCLE, THE OIL CYCLE, THE FLUIDS, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE IT'S LUBRICATED FINE SO THAT IT ACTUALLY TRIGGERS WHENEVER IT COMES ON.
SO IT'S NOT RUNNING ALL THE TIME.
UM, AND FOR THE MOST PART, THEY'RE ALSO DESIGNED WITH SPECIFIC HOUSING TO TRY TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DECIBELS THAT'S BEING BROADCAST OUT INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE USE KOHLER, UH, KOHLER GENERATORS THAT ARE ACTUALLY PROVIDED FOR THAT.
AND I THINK THE DECIBEL LEVELS HAVE BEEN AROUND THE EIGHTIES, I WOULD SAY.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, THAT'S ONE OF THE OTHER REASONS THAT WE HAVE IT SHIFTED OVER TO THAT EAST SIDE IS TO PROVIDE THAT TREE BUFFER IN BETWEEN THE ACTUAL LOCATION AND THE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES THAT ARE NEARBY.
SO NOW THAT WE HAVE, I BELIEVE IT'S 80 TO A HUNDRED FEET OF TREES IN BETWEEN TO HELP KNOCK DOWN AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SOUND, SOUND THAT'S REACHING TO THAT AREA.
HAVE, UH, HAVE YOU HAVE, HAVE Y'ALL SPOKEN WITH, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, FL AND JUROR ABOUT THIS? UH, NO, SIR.
HE JUST GOT IN LIKE TWO MONTHS AGO MM-HMM
SO HE JUST GOT SWORN IN LIKE TWO AND A HALF MONTHS AGO.
UM, AND THIS IS, UH, IS THIS 4G LTE? IT SAYS FIVE.
WHAT IS THIS? IT'S WHATEVER THEY, WHATEVER THE PROVIDER DECIDES TO PUT UP THERE.
BUT TYPICALLY EVERYBODY'S GOING WITH THE 5G NOW, AND IT'S GONNA HAVE SOME OF THE 4G LTE BECAUSE THAT SIGNAL DOESN'T JUST DISAPPEAR WITH THE 5G.
UH, THAT'S KIND OF THE CORE, THE ANCHOR, BUT IT'LL HAVE 4G LTE AND 5G ON IT.
IS THE GENERATOR NATURAL GAS OR DIESEL? IT IS DIESEL.
UH, WHAT'S THE FOOTPRINT AGAIN OF THIS? I, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE ANY DIMENSIONS ON THE, ON THE DRAWINGS.
IT MIGHT BE CALLED OUT IN A NOTE, BUT I DON'T SEE IT IN ON ANY OF THE DIMENSIONS.
GIMME ONE SECOND BEFORE I TELL YOU.
AND YOU SAID THE MEASUREMENT WASN'T IN THE DRAWINGS? UH, IT'S NOT DIMENSION.
IT MIGHT BE CALLED OUT AS A NOTE, BUT I DON'T SEE IT.
I, I CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A 12 FOOT ACCESS GATE, AND FROM THERE IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE TWICE THAT SIZE, SO MAYBE 25 FEET.
IT'LL PROBABLY BE ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO 30, BECAUSE IT'S A HUNDRED FEET ACROSS OR DEEP AS FAR AS THE LEASE SPACE GOES.
AND THEN 75 FEET ACROSS, ON THE 75 FEET ACROSS, IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS AT LEAST 20 FEET ROUGHLY ON BOTH SIDES.
SO YEAH, I WOULD SAY IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO 30 FEET FROM LEG TO LEG.
AND YOU SAID THAT IT, IT, UH, IT WOULD FALL IN ITSELF WITHIN A HUNDRED FEET, WHICH IS THE SIZE OF THE LEASE AREA, BUT THAT'S ONLY ON ONE DIMENSION.
THE OTHER DIMENSION SHOWS IT'S 75 FEET, RIGHT? IT'S A HUNDRED FOOT RADIUS IS KIND OF WHAT IT SAYS.
SO THE 50 FOOT KICKOUT WAS WHERE IT WOULD BE.
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SO IT WOULD BE WITHIN THE LEASE AREA OR IT WOULD BE HOUSED WITHIN THE PARCEL THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LEASING FROM.SO WE'RE LEASING FROM MR. NEWMAN.
HIS PARCEL IS MUCH, MUCH, MUCH LARGER THAN THE 75 BY A HUNDRED.
SO IT WOULD STILL BE HOUSED WITHIN HIS PARCEL IF THERE WAS A COLLAPSE.
SO THE, THE COLLAPSE WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN A A HUNDRED FOOT RADIUS OR A HUNDRED FOOT, A HUNDRED FOOT RADIUS.
WE, WE USUALLY HEAR THE, A APPLICANT FIRST, AND THAT WAY, THAT WAY YOU CAN TAKE SHOTS AT WHATEVER THEY SAY TOO.
I AM THE OWNER OF THE CLOSEST HOME TO THIS TOWER.
CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT, UM, AERIAL PICTURE OF THE, ALL RIGHT.
SO IF YOU'LL LOOK TO THE LEFT OF THAT RED SQUARE, YOU'LL SEE THAT HOME.
AND UH, ORIGINALLY IT WAS 122 FEET FROM MY HOME TO WHERE THEY WERE GONNA PUT THE TOWER.
THEY MOVED IT ANOTHER A HUNDRED FEET PER, AND I REQUESTED THAT THEY DO THAT.
BUT ONLY IF YOU GUYS APPROVED THE WAIVER ON THE ORDINANCE.
BUT EVEN AT 240 FEET GIVE YOU AN ID, 240 FEET IS NOT VERY FAR.
SO THIS ROOM IS 66 FEET LONG WALL TO WALL.
SO IF YOU WALK FROM THAT LOGO TO THAT WALL AND BACK TWICE, THAT'S OVER 200, THAT'S OVER 240 FEET.
THAT'S HOW CLOSE THAT TOWER IS GONNA BE IN MY HOME.
NOW THERE'S GONNA BE SOME, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME TREES THERE, BUT THEY'RE NOT GONNA, THEY'RE NOT 200 FOOT TREES.
AND, UH, THE CITY ORDINANCE SAYS 300 AND 330 IS WHAT THE ORDINANCE CALLS OUT.
NOW, HE STATED THAT HIS ENGINEER SAYS THAT TOWER'S GONNA FALL WITHIN A HUNDRED FEET.
BUT THEY DON'T, THEY JUST BECAUSE THEY SAY IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA DO.
THERE'S NO, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PROOF THAT, I MEAN, A HURRICANE, OR NOT A HURRICANE, BUT A TORNADO COULD HIT THAT TOWER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA DO AND NEITHER DOES ANYBODY ELSE.
SO BEING WITHIN THE FALL ZONE AND BEING IN MY YARD BEING EVEN CLOSER, MY YARD IS PROBABLY, IT'S PROBABLY 25, 30 FEET FROM MY HOUSE TO MY GATE.
SO THAT PUTS, THAT PUTS IT WHAT, 200 FEET FROM, FROM MY GATE, WHICH IS, IT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT VERY FAR.
NOW I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT, THAT HE'S DONE SO FAR.
THEY MOVED THE DRIVEWAY OVER TO FAIR LAKE.
UM, HE MOVED IT A HUNDRED MORE FEET AWAY FROM MY HOME.
'CAUSE I HAD, I HAD REQUESTED THAT HE DO THAT, BUT ONLY IF YOU GUYS APPROVED IT.
WE'RE STILL DO NOT, WE DON'T WANT THE TOWER THERE.
IT'S JUST TOO CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHERE MY GRANDCHILDREN PLAY.
I DON'T WANT THEM PLAYING IN THE SHADOW OF THIS TOWER.
AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU WOULD WANT YOUR GRANDKIDS TO EITHER.
SO I'M ASKING, PLEASE, UH, DON'T APPROVE THIS, THE NOW HE SAID SOMETHING ELSE AND, AND THEN I'LL, I'LL, I'LL FINISH.
HE SAID THAT THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET TO THE RIGHT OF THE, OF THE ORANGE.
IT'S THE ONLY HILL IN HUFFMAN, BUT IT, IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD SIZE HILL.
WE'RE A GOOD 25 FEET ABOVE 1960.
SO I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE BECAUSE MY HOME, NOR THAT TOWER, NOR THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET CAN, WOULD THAT CAN EVER FLOOD.
IT'S ELEVATION IS WAY TOO HIGH.
AND THAT HILL GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
AND THAT PROPERTY THAT'S OWNED BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON DIRECTLY ACROSS FAIR LAKE IS NOT IN A FLOODPLAIN.
NOW, IT MAY SHOW TO BE IN A FLOODPLAIN, BUT WHEN YOU SHOOT THE ELEVATION ON IT, WHICH MINE DID TOO.
SO IN ORDER TO, WHEN I GOT MY HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE, I HAD 'EM SHOOT THE ELEVATION OF MY PROPERTY.
AND IT'S, WE'RE A GOOD 25 FEET ABOVE THE LAKE HOUSTON, WHICH I'M ON LAKE HOUSTON.
MY HOME IS A, YOU KNOW, I HAVE SHORELINE ON LAKE HOUSTON.
SO, WHICH IS JUST TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
YOU CAN'T SEE IT 'CAUSE OF THE TREES.
BUT I'M ASKING, PLEASE DON'T, DON'T APPROVE THIS TOWER WHERE IT'S AT.
THERE'S TOO MANY OTHER PLACES HE CAN PUT IT IN THE SAME AREA, GET THE SAME COVERAGE.
THAT WON'T BE THAT MY HOUSE WON'T BE IN THE PAUL ZONE AND MY NEIGHBORS, WHICH I MEAN, WE JUST DON'T WANT IT THERE.
UM, IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN AVOID IT, WE WOULD NOT.
WE'D LIKE IT NOT TO BE, NOT TO BE.
I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME VERY MUCH.
UM, HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO FRED FLICKINGER ABOUT
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IT? FRED? YEAH.AND HOW ABOUT THE STATE REP? HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO? WE HAVE TALKED TO, WE HAVE TALKED TO HIM, YES.
WE REACHED OUT TO HIM AND I BELIEVE HE SENT A LETTER IN AND, AND THEN WE'VE, I, I HAND DELIVERED ABOUT NINE OR EIGHT OR NINE ENVELOPES FROM MY NEIGHBORS THAT WE ALL WROTE LETTERS AND SUBMITTED THEM.
AND I BROUGHT 'EM UP HERE LAST WEEK.
UM, AND THEY ALL, YOU KNOW, THEY ALL TOOK THE TIME TO, TO WRITE THE LETTER TO, UH, OPPOSE THIS TOWER BEING BUILT AND THAT HE'S SAYING IT'S NOT RESIDENTIAL.
WELL, MAYBE WHERE THAT SQUARE IS IS NOT RESIDENTIAL, BUT THAT'S A RESIDENCE RIGHT THERE NEXT TO IT.
AND YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T, I, I REALLY DON'T WANT THAT TOWER THERE.
HE CAN, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PLACES THAT COULD PUT IT.
HE SAYS, WELL, THAT'S THE IDEAL SPOT TO PUT THAT TOWER.
THERE'S PLENTY OF IDEAL SPOTS.
HE COULD PUT THAT TOWER BESIDES 200 FEET FROM MY FRONT DOOR.
SO, UM, I JUST DON'T, WE, I DON'T WANT IT THERE AND NEITHER DO ALL MY NEIGHBORS.
SO, UM, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU TIME.
I'M JUST ASKING THAT TO PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE.
AND IF SOMEBODY WAS BUILDING A TOWER, A CELL TOWER OF 200, 250 FEET FROM YOUR HOME, HOW WOULD YOU, I MEAN, YOU WOULDN'T, YOU WOULDN'T WANT YOUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS RUNNING AROUND UNDER THAT, SO THAT IT OH, IT FOR NOW.
THIS MUST BE YOUR BETTER HALF.
MS. ROSS, YOU WANT TO, HI, HOW ARE YOU? HOW MANY GRANDKIDS DO YOU HAVE? I'VE GOT FOUR LOVELY GRANDCHILDREN AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM ARE TALLER THAN ME.
I AM GRATEFUL TO REPORT THAT I HAVE NO GRANDCHILDREN YET.
SO AT THE END OF THIS, I WANTED TO SHOW A PICTURE.
I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS FROM WHERE THEY WANNA BUILD THE TOWER ACROSS.
UM, I'VE BEEN A REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR 23 YEARS.
I'M LICENSED WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS AND FIRST OF ALL, THE ORDINANCES, UM, THEY'RE BUILT FOR A REASON TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY, TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS.
THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD, EVEN THOUGH THAT MAY NOT BE PART OF, IT'S RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF US, ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS LITTLE CHURCH, RIGHT OVER TO THE RIGHT OF THAT.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING BY WIPING OUT THIS ORDINANCE IS WE ARE NO LONGER PROTECTED.
YOU KNOW, THE BIG INDUSTRIES ARE TAKING OVER AND WE HAVE NO PROTECTION.
UM, SOME OF THE THINGS I LOOKED UP THE NATIONAL BUSINESS POSTS 2022 SAYING THAT PEOPLE, THE HUMAN SIDE OF THIS, YOU COULD TELL ME ABOUT FALL ZONES.
YOU COULD TELL ME ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD.
BUT WHEN A PERSON WALKS UP TO BUY MY HOUSE AND THEY SEE THAT CELL TOWER, THEY DON'T WANT IT.
20% OF THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME IS LOST PER THE NATIONAL BUSINESS POST 2022.
SO WHEN YOU GO INTO WHAT, UM, UH, THE JOURNAL OF REAL ESTATE FINANCE AND ECONOMICS, IF A CELL OUT CELL TOWER IS 2,362 FEET FROM A RESIDENCE, THEN YOU LOSE 2.46% OF THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME.
NOW, IF IT'S WITHIN A VISUAL OF THE HOME, YOU LOSE 9.78%.
NOW WE'RE NOT TALKING A VISUAL WAY OVER THERE, WE'RE TALKING 200 FEET OR 120 FEET FROM MY HOME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT DOES TO THE VALUE OF MY HOME? NOW HUD GUIDELINES ARE, UM, FHA LOANS.
THEY'RE OUR LARGEST LOANS 'CAUSE THEY COVER OUR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS AND THEY GIVE THEM SUCH A VALUE.
THEY'RE GOVERNED BY HUD, HUD GUIDELINES.
SO WHEN THEY COME IN, I HAVE TO PROVIDE EVERY OWNER OF A HOME THAT SELLS PROPERTY HAS TO GIVE WHAT'S CALLED A SELLER'S DISCLOSURE.
I HAVE TO TELL THOSE PEOPLE, BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE A CELL TOWER RIGHT HERE AND IT'S IN A FALL ZONE TO MY PROPERTY.
I HAVE TO DISCLOSE THAT TO THEM.
AND THEN WHEN THEY GET AN INSPECTION ON THE HOME, THIS THE INSPECTOR AND I'VE GOT A LETTER FROM A AND M INSPECTIONS,
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THEY HAVE TO DISCLOSE THIS FACT THAT THERE MIGHT BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN THE FUTURE.WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE RADIOACTIVE 5G, ALL THAT STUFF.
YES, IT DOESN'T COME, IT DOESN'T SAY THAT THEY HAVE FOUND ANYTHING FOR CANCERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THE PEOPLE, THE HUMAN SIDE OF US GOES, SO I DON'T WANNA BE THERE.
IT'S AT OUR FRONT YARD AND THEY DON'T WANNA BE THERE.
SO 95% OF THE LOANS, HUD WILL COME IN THERE.
AND NOW FHA SAYS, WE NOT ONLY WANT YOUR INSPECTION, FHA WANTS THEIR INSPECTOR TO COME TO THIS HOME AND DO AN FHA INSPECTION BEFOREHAND, FHA CONSIDER CELL TOWERS IN A FALL ZONE TO BE, UH, HAZARDS AND NUISANCES.
THEY HAVE TO REPORT THAT CELL TOWERS THERE.
THEY'RE FHA INSPECTORS AND HUD PROHIBITS FHA UNDERWRITING OF MORTGAGES FOR HOMES WITHIN A FALL ZONE OF A CELL TOWER.
AND THAT IS IN THE HUD GUIDELINES.
WHAT IF WE WANTED TO DO A REVERSE MORTGAGE? THEY, THEY FOLLOW, UH, GUIDELINES.
SO NOW I'M MESSED UP THERE TOO.
IT'S BLOCKING ALL THE RESALES AND THE VALUE OF MY PROPERTY.
UM, THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS.
THERE'S A CORNER OF 1960 AND FAIR LAKE.
NONE OF THOSE ARE FLOOD ZONES.
UM, CAN I SHOW YOU A PICTURE? THIS IS MY DRIVEWAY.
I'M STANDING ON THE FAR SIDE OF A PORTION WHERE WE CAN PARK OUR VEHICLES.
THE BIG WHITE SIGN IS WHERE THEY WANT THE TOWER.
THAT'S YOUR, THE WOODEN FENCE IS YOUR PROPERTY LINE? YES.
THAT, THAT WOODEN FENCE IS YOUR PROPERTY LINE? YES.
AND UM, THAT SIGN, WHITE SIGN, CAN YOU SEE IT? THAT WHITE SIGN IS WHERE THE TOWER'S GONNA BE.
IS NO, IS THAT WHERE THE EXACT SPOT WHERE THE TOWER IS GOING? OR IS THAT JUST THE NO, IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER IN THE TREES.
SO A TREE, THEY'RE GONNA KNOCK DOWN TO BUILD THIS TOWER.
WE LIVE ON THE CANAL OF LAKE HOUSTON.
I'VE GOT OSPREY, I'VE GOT BALD EAGLES, I'VE GOT EVERYTHING.
AND IT'S GONNA DESTROY MY HOME IN THE RESALE OF IT.
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO TALK? SORRY.
UM, UH, HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO TALK? I'M ASSUMING HE, SINCE HE HASN'T, YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER? UM, NO.
THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING I'VE COME TO.
OH, YOU EVER BEEN TO CITY HALL BEFORE? NO, I'D VOTED KNOW IN ANNEXATION, BY THE WAY,
SO THAT, SO THE BRIDGE WHERE THIS GOES, I'M, I'M, LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT PAGE THIS IS, BUT I'VE GOT A COLORED MAP.
IF YOU'RE COMING FROM THE BRIDGE THAT GOES FROM KINGWOOD TO ATAS CASITA, THIS IS RIGHT OFF TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE BRIDGE HITS THE ATAS CASITA SIDE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE IT'S ALL NO, NO, NO, NO.
IF YOU'RE GOING ATDA HUFFMAN TO HUFFMAN THAT BRIDGE.
THE CANAL COMES IN AND THAT'S OUR BACKYARD.
DO YOU LIVE IN AND YOU LIVE IN HOUSTON? YOU, YOU'RE HOUSTON RESIDENCE? YEAH, WE'RE ON THE LIGHT.
WE'RE CONSIDERED CITY OF HOUSTON.
UM, YEAH, IT GETS WEIRD UP THERE.
IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT BLOCK YOU'RE ON.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR NEXT SPEAKER? ALRIGHT, THANKS FOR COMING DOWN.
I'M ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE FALL ZONE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE OPPOSE THE APPLICATION WAIVER AND WE DISAGREE WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS TOWER.
UM, THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.
IT'S CALLED THE GA TROT SUBDIVISION.
AND SO THIS TOWER IS, IS IN THE SUBDIVISION OF THE GA TROT SUBDIVISION.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAS ORDINANCES IN FOR REASONS TO PROTECT
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THE PUBLIC INTEREST.THIS WAIVER IS NOT PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST OR THE PROPERTIES IN THE FALL ZONE.
SO WE HAVE 11 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE FALL ZONE AT, WITH THE 3,330 FOOT RADIUS WE HAVE, THE CLOSEST IS 122 FEET FROM THE TOWER.
NOW I THINK THEY MOVED IT TO, WE JUST SAW THAT THEY MOVED TO 2 34.
UM, BUT THIS TOWER WILL FALL ON ADJACENT, UH, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE FALL ZONE.
THEREFORE SECTION, WAS IT 28 5 20 4G SHOULD APPLY.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO, THEY WANT TO HAVE A WAIVER ON WHICH WE SHOULD APPLY THAT.
UM, ORDINANCE, UM, OBVIOUSLY IT'S, IT'D BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY WELFARE AND OUR, AND OUR PROPERTY VALUES AROUND IN THE FALL ZONE.
UM, THE CELL TOWER, THE CELL COVERAGE IS ADEQUATE RIGHT NOW FOR EMERGENCY CALLS, FIRST RESPONDERS, VISITORS, RESIDENTS OF LAKE HOUSTON AREA.
THE WAIVER SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED BECAUSE IT VIOLATES APPLIC ORDINANCE, THE 28 5 24 PUT IN PLACE FOR A REASON.
ALSO, UM, THERE IS A PARK WITHIN THE, UH, VICINITY OF THE, UM, TEST AREA.
LAKE HOUSTON IS A PARK, IT'S, IT'S ALMOST IN THE FALL ZONE.
UM, AND SO, BUT IF HAVING A PARK THERE THAT SHOULD VIOLATE, UM, THE ORDINANCE, UM, AND THE RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS, UM, IN THE TEST AREA, UH, AND OF COURSE THE HUD STUFF.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU KNOW, WE NORMALLY, UM, WE NORMALLY, UH, OBSERVE THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER IF THEY'RE ASKING FOR A DELAY.
AND I DON'T THINK THEY'RE ASKING FOR A LENGTHY DELAY.
IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE THEY NEED ABOUT 30 DAYS.
UM, UH, DUSTIN I THINK IS STILL ON HERE, BUT HE'S ACTUALLY GOT A REALLY BAD CALL TODAY.
SO, UH, IF YOU CAN JUST TAKE, MAKE A NOTE, DUSTIN, THAT IF WE DELAY THIS TODAY, THAT YOU KNOW, IF, UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE CONSTABLE FLICKINGER TO MEET WITH VERTICAL BRIDGE, UH, AND ALSO WITH THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE HERE TO GIVE 'EM A CHANCE TO SEE IF THEY CAN WORK THIS OUT.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION TO DELAY UNTIL, UH, COUNCIL'S MEMBER FLICKINGER AS, UH, TIME TO CONSIDER IT SECOND RIGHT.
CAN I MOTION PLEASE TO A DATE CERTAIN THAT IS, THAT WILL PRESERVE NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'D ASK THAT YOU LEAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND NOT CLOSE THAT.
UM, SO THE MOTION MIGHT READ TO DEFER THE ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED TOWER COMMISSION MEETING, WHICH I'M MARCH.
MR. CRILE CAN GIVE MARCH 25TH THE DATE OF MARCH 25TH.
SO THE MOTION, MOTION IS TO DEFER AND LEAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN.
YOU, YOU CAN SAY WHAT SHE SAID IF YOU WANT I WHAT SHE SAID
WHAT SHE SAID IS, HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
UH, SO I WOULD, I WOULD, UM, I DON'T KNOW FRED'S SCHEDULE, MR. COUNCILMAN FLICKINGER SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW HE LIVES UP THERE SOMEWHERE AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS TO HAVE A MEETING UP THERE IN THE AREA OR DOWN HERE AT HIS OFFICE.
BUT I WOULD, UH, TAKE THE TIME TO DO THAT.
AND THEN VERTICAL BRIDGE, SAME THING.
UM, I WOULD, I WOULD TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT HE'S BEEN IN OFFICE TWO AND A HALF MONTHS.
AND WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED HERE, TWO AND A HALF MONTHS AFTER I WAS SWORN IN, I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE BATHROOM WAS.
I HAD PEOPLE HERE WHO THOUGHT I WAS ONE OF THE KIDS RUNNING AROUND AND THEY WERE TELLING ME I COULDN'T GO INTO THE COUNCIL MEETING WITHOUT MY BADGE.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS THAT LONG AGO.
SO IT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO SHOW HIM SOME, UH, SOME RESPECT AND MAKE SURE HE HAS A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER IT.
AND FOR ALL KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE AT LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS TOO.
BUT IT'S GENERALLY A DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER PREROGATIVE TO BE ABLE TO COME IN HERE AND GET INVOLVED IN THIS.
UM, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY, I GUESS.
UH, CAN WE ADJOURN? I PARDON? MOTION TO ADJOURN OR WE'RE RECESSING OR AJOUR? DON'T MOTION TECHNICALLY, BUT YOU MAY MOTION TO RECESS.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE IN SECOND BID.