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Resolution No 17-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MCCALL, IDAHO,
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZING THE SITING AND USE OF A
TEMPORARY CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS TOWER WITHIN THE CITY OF
MCCALL, IDAHO.
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2017, a solar eclipse will take place and the path of totality for the
eclipse will encompass a large area of the southern part of Valley County, Idaho; and
WHEREAS, current projections indicate that an abnormally large number of visitors will be
travelling to and through Valley County, Idaho on the days immediately preceding, during, and
after the date of the eclipse; and
WHEREAS, the Idaho state Office of Emergency Management has projected that the unusually
large number of visitors and the resulting demand on cellular communications for transmission of
voice and data from visitors and residents alike during the period from August 19, 2017, through
August 22, 2017, may result in loss or significant degradation of the ability of those visitors and
residents to make cellular calls, including calls for emergency services; and
WHEREAS, an unknown number of Valley County residents, including residents of the City of
McCall rely solely on cellular communications and have abandoned traditional "land line"
telecommunications such that a loss of cellular communications could impair the health, safety,
and welfare of these residents; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide additional cellular communications coverage, the Idaho state
Office of Emergency Management has requested that a temporary cell tower on wheels be placed
in the City of McCall during the projected period when the existing cellular communications
transmission infrastructure may be compromised by an inordinate increased demand.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of McCall, Idaho, does hereby resolve as
follows:
Section 1: Pursuant to the authority granted to the City of McCall by Idaho Code 50-302(1),
the City of McCall, Idaho, declares an emergency related to cellular communications and
authorizes the siting and operation of a temporary cellular communications tower within the City
of McCall from August 19, 2017, through and including August 22, 2017. City staff is authorized
to work with the Idaho state Office of Emergency Management and related parties to locate the
temporary cellular communications tower in a location that will address the emergency. In the
event the identified location is on city owned property, permission is granted for the temporary
occupancy by this mobile infrastructure.
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Resolution 17-17 Temporary Cell Phone Tower
August 10, 2017
Section 2:
approval.
This Resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and
Passed and approved this 10 day of August 2017
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Resolution 17-17 Temporary Cell Phone Tower
August 10, 2017
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