Planning Commission Minutes 2000 12 12

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applicant does not affect the Planning Commission’s jurisdiction in any way. Additional information I would like to request be part of the record tonight is outlined in the staff report. There are a number of items that have been brought in. To summarize them briefly:  Cost Comparison – Rerouted Power Lines – All above ground prepared by Mr. R.J. Schlott, September 25, 2000.  Analysis and Comments of the Public Service Company Study Dated November 21, 2000. Prepared by Mr. Ray J. Schlott.  PSCo’s Burial cost Estimation per Phone conversation from Mr. Diehl to Mr. Backes. October 23, 2000.  Memo from Mr. Fred Backes to Paul Wood, Planning Director, dated December 3, 2000.  E-mail from RTSewell dated November 8, 2000.  E-mail from MerryL dated November 30, 2000.  E-mail from MerryL dated December 1, 2000.  Suggestions For Alternative Routing of Underground Power Lines. Dated September 8, 2000 – prepared by Ray J. Schlott.  Letter titled Power lines Upgrades/Location dated December 11, 2000 from Mr. R.J. Schlott. Commissioner Leh made the motion to include the Letter titled Power Lines Upgrades/Locations dated December 11, 2000 from Mr. R.J. Schlott be entered as part of the public record. Seconded by Commissioner Kalish. Motion carried Unanimously. The second component of this remand was to look at pole types. As you recall at the public hearing there was quite a bit of discussion. The primary request of a single steel pole alternative, the H-frame poles, and then ultimately replacing the old wood poles with new wood poles at the same height. The applicant had prepared a comparison and the comparison was entered into record. The single steel pole alternative with a pole height of 70-95 feet was discussed in comparison to the lower pole heights of the H-frame structures. While using wood H-frames may be more acceptable from a pole height perspective (60-80 feet as opposed to 70-95’), the fact that this alternative would add 22 poles into the corridor would add a significant visual impact in new locations which were not previously impacted. The information received from the applicant dated November 21, 2000 states that PSCo has already moved forward and ordered the single steel monopoles with the self-weathering or cortan (rust color) finish. This can be discussed further by the applicant. This sort of takes that issue out of our hands tonight. In summary I would just provide the following comments. The City Council has remanded the application back to the Planning Commission. The Commission therefore, has jurisdiction on the application. The Commission’s hearing on remand has been duly noticed and should be conducted in a quasi-judicial setting. The Commission should open a public hearing, receive testimony, and forward its recommendation to City Council for their final action. 7