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57 February 22, 2000 added, "We will make a commitment to the community to make either site look very nice." Mayor Crabtree declared the Public Hearing closed. Council Member Roop stated, "1 apologize to Mr. Summers for the inconvenience of coming back and forth. We're fortunate to have had a staff to come forward with an ordinance. We wanted to make sure that we get maximum collocation. We realized that putting poles in communities and neighborhoods would be problems to residents. I'm discouraged with the College Street area. One of my points is safety for citizens. I hope that at some point in the future, the Bridge Street site would provide increased collocation, thereby decreasing the number of poles in the future. At the College Street site, residents would not be as close as the other site." Council Member Haskell stated, "There's only so much we can do to regulate the poles; it's a phenomenon that we'll have to deal with. The College Street site has less visual impact to the Southside community." Vice Mayor Teague stated, "1 don't like either site; both have major distractions. I couldn't get over the height of the antenna on Bridge Street. Visually, the wooden pole would be better." Council Member Dallas stated, "The Bridge Street site doesn't bother anyone facing it." Mayor Crabtree stated, "1 don't like either site. However, both are conforming to the law. Less visual impact will be with the wooden pole." Council Member Roop moved to grant a Special Use Permit for the construction of a telecommunications monopole at 406 Bridge Street; the motion was duly seconded and .defeated by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 2 - 3; Yeas (2) - Dallas, Roop; Nays (3) - Crabtree, Haskell, Teague. Council Member Haskell moved to grant a Special Use Permit with conditions for the construction of a telecommunications monopole at .409 South College Street; the motion was duly seconded and carded by the following vote, with all