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DRAFT <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 11/9/15 Page 37 of 156 <br /> <br />make adjustments to that network and predict what future enhancements or changes you can 1 <br />effect on network using that tool. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Laura Goode: And can you explain or move to what was Exhibit 5 of the application. The search 4 <br />area map. Is this something you created? 5 <br /> 6 <br />David Haughney: Yes, absolutely. We design the search areas for the network based on 7 <br />coverage, capacity, demands, customer complaints, input from sales. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Laura Goode: And is the search area map that’s shown as Exhibit 5 of the application, is that the 10 <br />maximum search area in which the proposed telecommunication equipment for the Clearwater 11 <br />Lake site can function as it’s intended to meet that network objective? 12 <br /> 13 <br />David Haughney: Yes it is. This is the optimal search area to improve that huge coverage hole 14 <br />that exists in that area and along Mt. Carmel Church Road. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Laura Goode: And in terms of the network objective Exhibit 4 of the application is a document 17 <br />titled “Network Objective Statement: Clearwater Lake Site”, it has your signature on it. Is that a 18 <br />true and accurate copy of your statement regarding the network objective for the site? 19 <br /> 20 <br />David Haughney: Yes it is. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Laura Goode: To your knowledge were there any existing towers or other structures within the 23 <br />search area that were possible for co-location of the equipment? 24 <br /> 25 <br />David Haughney: No. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Laura Goode: Are you familiar with what was known as the Mellot candidate? 28 <br /> 29 <br />David Haughney: Yes. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Laura Goode: How did you become aware of this Mellot candidate? 32 <br /> 33 <br />David Haughney: Through the general search area process. After we go through that analysis and 34 <br />design to determine where the optimal search area is we then submit that to our real estate teams 35 <br />for their review and they’re the experts in that department of real estate. And we’ll go out and 36 <br />taking all things into consideration, including ordinances, the best candidates to fulfill the need. 37 <br />And one of the priorities is to look for existing structures first to fulfill the need. And then where 38 <br />identified ….. but these two raw link candidates …… one of them being Mellot as it is known and 39 <br />the primary candidate that we eventually selected. 40 <br />39