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Louisville City Council Meeting September 5, 2000 Page 3. implement temporary measures to keep the line safe through the summer of 2002, allowing Louisville time to implement a financing strategy. Wood reviewed PSCo's primary request to replace the existing wood H-frame structures with a single steel monopole. Wood noted that over the 4.4 miles of corridor, between the Louisville Reservoir and the Louisville sub-station, there are 32 existing structure locations and at two poles per location, there are a total of 64 poles in the corridor. Wood stated that the applicant submitted a table comparing the above ground alternatives that include: 1.) The steel monopoles, heights ranging between 62'-86'. 2.) The H-frame poles, heights ranging between 52'-71'. 3.) Replacing the old poles with new wood poles at the same height. The color of the poles are a dulled-galvanized color or an alternative corten type finish. Wood noted that the trade off between the H-frame and the single steel pole is that the H-frames are shorter, but new poles would have to be added to maintain the minimum required ground clearances for the wires. Wood stated that the Planning Commission has forwarded a recommendation to City Council of denial of the PSCo Special Review Use application. The Planning Commission recommended that the City work with the applicant to bury the lines if financially and technically feasible. Wood summarized the possible options for Council: 1.) Pass Resolution No. 42, Series 2000, disapproving the Special Review use. 2.) Pass a Resolution approving the Special Review Use for one of the above ground alternatives, with or without conditions. 3.) Remand the applicant to the Planning Commission. 4.) Authorize necessary short-term above ground repairs and negotiate further with PSCo on undergrounding options. 5.) Continue the public hearing. Wood introduced and read into the record a series of emails and the content of a telephone call he had received relative to the power line issue. He requested that Council make those emails and the telephone call part of the record. Davidson stated the documents identified by the Planning Director would to be included in the record. Davidson called for Applicant presentation. Michael Diehl, 550 15th Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO, representing PSCo, reviewed the application to rebuild the line. He stressed the necessity to replace the conductors and the support structures on the existing line to provide safe and reliable electricity to Louisville and the surrounding areas. Diehl stated that the proposed structures, line configuration, and operation provide a significant reduction in magnetic fields over the existing line. 3