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<br />designed what's called a breakpoint," which means they over designed the bottom two-thirds, <br />for example, and then standard designed the top third so that there is a weak paint at which it <br />will break and supposedly fall within itself. That's just not the way towers fail, quite simply, <br />especially if there's a fault, if you will, in the calculations based upon the soils or the foundation, <br />or the foundation doesn't match the types of soil. There are about 400 towers a year that fail in <br />this country on average. Most people are not aware of it. This tower we feel very confident was <br />over designed. The bottom line is it was over designed. There is a breakpoint built in, but in <br />reality, I don't see that as being an issue here. It would be a different design, for example, if it <br />were to be built down on the Gulf Coast. And they have a PE signed off on it, our PE has <br />verified their PE's calculations. <br />Jay Bryan: When is the Planning Board expected to review this? <br />Craig Benedict: November 15t meeting. <br />Jay Bryan: If the Planning Board would like his and your appearance, would you be <br />willing to came? <br />Rusty Monroe: We're at your disposal. <br />Geof Gledhill: Let me make the point that if there are questions that come up during <br />the Planning Board's meeting, that thane questions and the answers be brought back to the <br />Board of County Commissioners' public hearing process so that they are in the record. They <br />won't be in the record if the Planning Board has a conversation with the expert. <br />Jay Bryan: Would that be presented in the minutes? <br />Geof Gledhill: I presume so, it may be necessary to have this man come back and <br />confirm. <br />Rusty Monroe: I would like to introduce one person, Jackie Hicks is with me, Jackie is <br />our Director of the Mid-Atlantic region, she basically runs everything from Maryland down to <br />Florida. So she may be the one that you're speaking with as opposed to me the next time. <br />Someone asked if Ms. Hicks should be sworn in. <br />Geof Gledhill: She could be sworn in at your next meeting and present that her <br />statements were true at the Planning Board meeting. <br />Jay Bryan: With regard to referring this to the Planning Board, could you instruct us? <br />Geof Gledhill: What I would recommend is that, when the matter is referred to the <br />Planning Board, that the County Commissioners hold open this public hearing until the <br />recommendation comes back to the Planning Board, and the only way to do that is to keep this <br />public hearing alive, and that means that rather than the recommendation being that it be <br />brought back no sooner than or later than, that in fact that it be brought back at a specific Board <br />of County Commissioners' meeting. So the County Commissioners will keep this public hearing <br />open for receipt of the Planning Board's recommendation along with any other evidence that <br />may be pertinent or desirable on the part of the developer, including, for example, introduction <br />of color photographs of the balloon test, if the applicant has those and wants to present those, <br />so that they're meaningful. <br />Chair Jacobs: Is the date December 4t"? <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiatis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon <br />that the Zoning Atlas petition and the Special Use Permit, Class A application be referred to the <br />Planning Board for recommendations on both the Zoning Atlas amendment and the Special Use <br />Permit, to be returned to the BOCC no sooner than December 4, 2006. Also, the public hearing <br />will be kept open as suggested by the County Attorney. <br />UOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />b. Carrboro High School Financing <br />The Board conducted a public hearing on matters related to alternative financing for the <br />Carrboro High School, as approved by the Board of Commissioners on September 12, 2006. <br />