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Louisville City Council Meeting May 22, 2001 Page 2 RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION No. 16, SERIES 2001 - A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SPECIAL REVIEW USE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO TO UPGRADE AN EXISTING, ABOVE GROUND, 115 KILOVOLT (kV) TRANSMISSION LINE - PROPOSED REVISIONS TO CONDITIONS Mayor Davidson explained that, during a telephone conversation with Sam Light, he asked Sam to add a condition of approval that is not included in the City Council packet materials. Davidson asked Sam Light to read the additional condition of approval. Sam Light explained that there is a suggested revision to Resolution No. 28, Series 2001, which has been discussed with the attorneys for Public Service Company. On condition B, dealing with the location of structures, there would be an additional sentence added stating as follows: Additionally, new pole number 39 shall be located north of the existing pole if applicant's engineering allows for such location. Sam explained that this change would potentially permit the relocation of pole number 39. He stated that he was not exactly certain where pole number 39 was located. Bill Simmons, City Administrator, explained that pole 39 is located in the Meadows at Coal Creek subdivision. Sam Light explained that the additional condition would allow the pole to be moved north of its existing location. He stated that on March 16, 2001, City Council passed Resolution No. 16, Series 2001, approving Public Service Company's Special Review Use request to upgrade the existing 115 kV transmission line. Resolution No. 28, Series 2001 is intended to revise certain conditions set forth in Resolution No. 16, Series 2001~ A copy of that resolution, along with a copy of the public notice for consideration of Resolution No. 28, Series 2001, is included in the City Council packet materials. Light explained that notice of tonight's heating was published in the Daily Camera on May 19, 2001 and posted in the lobby at City Hall, pursuant to State Statute and the Louisville Municipal Code. He stated that Resolution No. 28, Series 2001 contains the following changes to the prior conditions of approval: (verbatim) There is currently a condition granting the Mayor the discretion to approve adjustments in the locations of up to six poles, the change would increase that number from six poles to ten poles, granting the Mayor the authority, at his discretion, to approve adjustments of up to eighty-five feet for no more than ten poles. There would be some revisions to the height and restrictions that are currently in the resolution. As you know, the current approval limits the height of the new poles to eighty-nine feet. It has been determined that two of those poles, poles number 25 and 32, need to exceed the eighty-nine foot height level. The applicant has requested that those poles be allowed to be respectively lO0.5 feet and ninety-seven feet from grade to the top of the poles. So the result of that change would be to allow two of the poles to exceed the eighty-nine foot limit. Additionally, there would be a new condition "N" added, stating that upon completion of the project, Xcel would provide to the City a hand-held gauss meter that customers may use to measure EMF levels themselves. Additionally, there is a settlement agreement being proposed in conjunction 2