Finance Committee - 08/19/2020 Page 18
So that’s the rest of the process as it goes. Once the tower is up we have already approved for the antennas
to be attached and they should be attached shortly thereafter the tower has set. Now, thank you for your time
and are there any questions Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Donchess
Anybody? Questions or comments? Alderman Dowd?
Alderman Dowd
| just want to point out that the new antennas could not go on top of the new tower because the new tower is
going to be concrete not steel and it will have a rounded top. So the antennas had to go on a tower which has
been through the Board at Kessler Farm and approved. And it’s been like a two or three year process but it is
something that really needs to be done.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else? Alderman O’Brien.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you, Mr. Mayor, to Mr. Mansfield, would there be other additional costs such as the axillary
infrastructure such as the generator, air conditioning, something like to power up the equipment that is going to
be generated on this tower or is that already exist and it will be transferred off-site or closer where this tower is
going to be erected?
Mr. Mansfield
Thank you Alderman O’Brien and it is nice to see you get back and looking healthy. Currently there is a
building already on-site with a generator and it is already set up. The intent would be to build this tower directly
next to the building that we have on-site so there would be no loss of communication. | would have the
antennas mounted, cabled and put into the Communications Building that is on site and within minutes | would
be able to transfer the antennas from the full antennas to the new antennas with very little to no disruption of
our radio communications. Once that is complete, we are going to have the antennas removed off of the water
tank and we would be saving those for future use.
Alderman O’Brien
Very good, thank you Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Donchess
OK anybody else? Would the Clerk please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 5
Nay: 0
