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<br />OC Board of Adjustment – 6/8/2015 Page 28 of 68 <br /> 1 <br />Robert Hill: We have portable generators especially for a long coast during hurricane events we bring in a portable 2 <br />generator to power the sites for evacuation and stuff like that. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Tom Johnson: Does that generator not unlike what a household generator might be that people use now days. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Robert Hill: Yes. They are about the same size 23W generators. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Tom Johnson: I don’t have any further questions. If the board does, they are welcome to ask Mr. Hill. Mr. Hornik 9 <br />probably has some too. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Bob Hornik: I can’t pass up an opportunity. Mr. Hill, you don’t have or won’t have any battery backup power at this 12 <br />site? 13 <br /> 14 <br />Robert Hill: All cell sites have battery backup power. On some carriers, they have big batteries inside their shelters . 15 <br />Ours are very small and our equipment is small. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Bob Hornik: Describe for us the batteries you have there and how they are protected. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Robert Hill: They are inside a stainless steel enclosure and they are regulated by OSHA and I forget the other code 20 <br />they have to be regulated by so they are not the type of batteries that could spill o ver and spill outside the enclosure. 21 <br />There are four of them and they are about that wide, about a foot tall and 18 inches long and three inches wide. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Bob Hornik: Do you know what kind of batteries they are? Are they lead acid batteries? 24 <br /> 25 <br />Robert Hill: No. But I can’t answer what kind they are. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Bob Hornik: Would they be considered to contain hazardous materials? 28 <br /> 29 <br />Robert Hill: I don’t know. I’m not a battery expert. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Bob Hornik: I am trying to determine what kind of materials there will be on the site and what kind of battery or other 32 <br />backup you have that might generate noise or hazardous materials or things that are relevant for the board’s 33 <br />consideration. There are batteries but you don’t know what kind they are? 34 <br /> 35 <br />Robert Hill: No. I don’t know any details on the batteries. I’m sorry. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Tom Johnson: At this point, that is the testimony. I would like to have the opportunity for a summation but I think it 38 <br />more appropriate that after Mr. Hornik presents his case then I would have an opportunity to rebut and then have a 39 <br />summation. I am happy to answer questions or tender any of my experts for questions the board may have at this time. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Bob Hornik: I do appreciate your time and patience. I have a presentation but I am not qui te as high tech as Tom but I 42 <br />do not have a PowerPoint but I do have elmo slides for us. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Larry Wright: Would you like these submitted into evidence? 45 <br /> 46 <br />Bob Hornik: Yes, I would like them submitted into evidence. 47 <br /> 48 <br />Larry Wright: Ok. 49 <br /> 50