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November 8, 2004 <br /> <br />Mr. Jerome Udz <br />City Attorney for City of Eugene <br />Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C. <br />360 E. 10th Avenue, Ste 300 <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> <br /> Re: Supplemental Comments Regarding Proposed Amendments to Wireless ' <br /> Ordinance ' <br /> Eugene Code .Section 9.5750 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. lidz: <br /> <br /> On August 23, 2004, I submitted a letter on behalf of AT&T wireless Services <br />("ATTWS") expressing ATTWS' initial concerns regarding Eugene's proposed amendments to <br />its wireless code, EC 9.57c;0. Since then, you and ] have had several discussions regarding the <br />proposed amendments. As you suggested, ATTVV5 has completed a technical analysis <br />cluanti~ying the e{{ects of the proposed code amendments on its ability to provide wireless <br />services to residents and visitors in Eugene. This letter is intended to convey the results of that <br />analysis and to express A~/S' continuing concerns regarding the proposed amendments. ' <br /> <br /> Overall, ATTVVS opposes these amendments because they will have a significant <br />adverse effect on ATTWS' ability to meet its customers' service demands in Eugene. Based On <br />my review of the materials submitted t.o the Planning Commission, the proposed amendments <br />appear to be advocated by a few anti-wireless individuals who do not represent the views of <br />the entire community, which daily relies on the expanding availability of wireless services. Ron <br />Fowler of TerraQuest International will attend today's Planning Commission meeting to convey <br />ATTVVS' concerns to the Commissioners. <br /> <br />I. ATTWS' Technical Analysis <br /> <br /> If the City adopts the code amendments currently proposed, Aq-FWS will be prohibited <br />from constructing several wireless ~cilitles needed to provide service within Eugene. Taking <br />into considera+Jon ATTWS' current wireless coverage and its anticipated coverage and capacity <br />needs, ATTWS identi~ed on a map of Eugene several additional locations where it will need to <br />construct wireless ~acilities over the nex~ several years. ATTW$ then overlaid that map with <br />Eugene's zoning map to determine the zoning of each location. <br /> <br /> Through this analysis, ATTWS cJetermined that over the next several years it will need to <br />locate eight additional wireless telecommunication facilities in Eugene. Of these eight <br />facilities, six will be directly impacted - and likely prohibited - by the proposed amendments to <br /> <br />Y:~/VP~A~GENE'~J~:3 COMM~[T I.TR 11~4.DOC <br /> <br /> 11/08/04 M0N 10:43 [TX/RX NO 8271] <br /> <br /> <br />