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O / UNIVERSITY OF OREGON November 12, 2004 Mayor ~im Torrey Members of ~e City Council 77? Peri S~eet Eugene O~ 97401 De~ Ma~or Torrey ~d members of ~e City Council: We ~e providing ~e fol]o~ng ~ reference to ~e public he~ing No~ember 22, 2004 reg~ding ~e proposed cell tower ordin~ce. We appreciate ~e oppo~unity to review ~e proposed ord~ce as ~e ch~ges proposed ~ ~e ordin~ce could have a signific~t impact on ~e' U~iversity ~d ~e comm~ity. The proposed ordin~ce has been reviewed by ~e fo]lowing University staff: Dale Smi~, D~ector of Network Se~ices; L~ry Laitinen, Senior Network Eng~eer specializing ~ radio ~equency (~) systems ~d issues; ~d Dave B~ta, M~ager of Telecom Se~ices. There ~e presendy two cell sites on ~e UO c~pus ~d a ~d is about ~o be built. As such, we ~e very fmili~ ~ ~e regulatory process ~d issues s~rounding ~e locating of ceil sites. As ~e discussion evolves, we would be happy to con~ue to p~ticipate as requested. There ~e two issues of p~ticu]~ interest. 1) The concern ~at ~ radiation has a negative he~ ~pact; ~d 2) The ordin~ce's potential impact on ~e deplo~ent of ~e]ess co~unications Lec~ology in Eugene. It appe~s ~at ~e issue ~iving ~is proposed ch~ge is ~e poten~a] impact of ~ radiation on h~s. There is concer~ ~ some sectors of co--unity ~d nation, de ~at expos~e to radio waves c~ cause adverse he~ effects including brain c~cer. Some types of ~ radiation do have ~e potenUal to cause heal~ effects ~d, as -such, ~e ~CC does have specific M~imum Permissible Exposure (~E) ]~its o~ radia~on emissions ~at apply to all sites ~smitting ~y sort of ~, including broadcast radio ~d TV, cellul~ service, two-way radio, microwave, etc. These limits t~e ~e ~equencies involved ~d ~e poWer of ~e ~smitter into account. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 1226 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1226 T (541) 346-3036 F (541) 346-3017 www. uoregon,edu An equa]-opportal~ity, ~ffirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance witl~ the Americans with Disabilitiee Act