December 12, 2005

TO: Council Members

FROM: S. Derek Phelps, Executive Director

RE: DOCKET NO. 310 – Omnipoint Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of T-Mobile USA, Inc., application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a cellular telecommunications facility located at 190 Wintergreen Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut.

I. Introduction

The application is from Omnipoint Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of T-Mobile USA, Inc., (T-Mobile) for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a telecommunications facility and associated equipment in the Town of Hamden, Connecticut.

T-Mobile is proposing to construct a 150-foot monopole tower on land owned by the Estate of Ralph DeMatteo and used as a farm and farm stand at 190 Wintergreen Avenue in Hamden.

II. Technical

The application includes relevant maps, descriptions of the proposed prime and alternate site, costs, a description of the environmental effects of the proposed construction, and health and safety information. The application meets statutory technical requirements for processing the application. Council staff believes additional information can be obtained through pre-hearing interrogatories. This project would not require an outside consultant.

III. Administrative Review

The applicant has stated that all service and filing requirements pursuant to General Statutes § 16-50l (b) have been fulfilled. The applicant stated that notice to the general public was published in the New Haven Register.

IV. Procedural

The Council must schedule a hearing for the proceeding between 30 and 150 days after receipt of an application. The Council must also appoint a custodian of the docket and designate a place for the deposition of the transcript. Staff recommends designating Adriana Popa as custodian of the docket, holding the public hearing in the Town of Hamden on Thursday, February 16, 2006, and depositing the transcript in the Town Clerk’s Office of the Hamden Town Hall.

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V. Proposed Schedule

David Martin

Siting Analyst