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Louisville City Council Meeting May 22, 2001 Page 5 in removing the pole from its location and encouraged Public Service to place the pole as close to the existing structure as possible. Rick Toray, 746 Pear Court, Louisville, asked Council to consider three things: expectations, status quo and impact. He explained that he might have had incorrect expectations when he moved into the neighborhood, which was that there were not going to be other, bigger poles going in. He stated that when you move into a neighborhood, you expect poles to be where they are, and if the poles are replaced, the replacements should be in a similar location so that they don't impact different neighbors than the previous poles. Secondly, he explained that you expect a certain status quo, specifically, that the poles will either remain where they are or be removed entirely. Lastly, you must consider the impact to the neighborhood. He stated that the current pole location immensely impacts the view that he had prior to the new pole number 39 installed this afternoon. He guessed that moving the pole slightly north would not have the impact on those neighbors that the current location does. Davidson called for Xcel Energy's presentation. Michael Diehl, Xcel Energy, 550 15th Street, Denver, explained that he was just at the site where pole number 39 was located. He stated that there appears to be a difference of opinion on whether the new structure was most appropriately located on the south side or the north side of the existing structure. He explained that, after an on-site meeting with the Mayor and neighboring homeowners, Public Service decided in the spirit of cooperation to pull the newly installed pole and to locate it on the north side of the existing structure. He continued that, even now, there is a difference of opinion from residents relative to whether that was a wise move. He explained that all but four structures are set and stated that 'it is time to let it go, allow us to proceed'. He stated that an employee of Public Service lost most of his ring finger during the removal of structure 39 this evening. Diehl stated that he is sorry to see it come to this. The Mayor called for additional public comments. Jodi Raikes, 733 Orchard Drive, Louisville, thanked the Mayor and Xcel Energy for meeting with the neighbors today and for moving the pole. She agreed that everyone has their opinion on where they would like the pole to be, however, the only fair thing would be to place the pole as close to the existing pole as it can be. Davidson called for Council comments and questions. Sisk asked whether pole # 39 could be placed within five feet of its existing location. Michael Diehl stated that without engineering details, he could not commit to the fact that Xcel can locate the new structure within five feet of the existing structure. He explained that the stake referred to by Mayor Davidson was a guide stake, which was located somewhere between five and ten feet from the existing structure. That was the location that the engineer, off the top of his head, indicated that we might be able to locate the