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may lessen the likelihood of appeals. Community meetings may be conducted before or after submittal. Public notice for a community meeting should be given in the manner described for persons entitled to notice, except that the applicant is responsible for the cost and implementation of noticing. (g) Applications Deemed Withdrawn. To promote efficient review and timely decisions, any application governed under this policy will be automatically deemed withdrawn by the applicant when the applicant fails to tender a substantive response to the Department within 90 calendar days after the Department deems the application incomplete in a written notice to the applicant. The Director, in the Director's discretion, may grant a written extension for up to an additional 60 calendar days when the applicant submits a written request prior to the 90th day that shows good cause to grant the extension. Good cause for an extension shall include, without limitation, delays due to circumstances outside the applicant's reasonable control. Section 8. PEER AND INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT REVIEW (a) Authorization. The Director is authorized to, in the Director's discretion, select and retain an independent consultant with specialized training, experience and/or expertise in telecommunications issues in connection with any permit application. The Director may request an independent consultant review on any issue that involves specialized or expert knowledge in connection with wireless facilities deployment or permit applications for wireless facilities, which include without limitation: (1) permit application completeness and/or accuracy; (2) compliance with applicable regulations for human exposure to RF emissions; (3) whether and to what extent a proposed project will comply with applicable laws, including but not limited to this policy and its design standards; (4) the applicability, reliability and/or sufficiency of any information, analyses or methodologies used by the applicant to reach any conclusions about any issue with the City's discretion to review; and (5) any other issue identified by the Director that requires expert or specialized knowledge, which includes, without limitation, any issues related to an exception requested by the applicant pursuant to Section 15. The Director may request that the independent consultant prepare written reports, testify at public meetings, hearings and/or appeals and attend meetings with City staff and/or the applicant. (b) Cost Reimbursement/ Deposit. Subject to applicable laws, if the Director elects to retain an independent consultant in connection with any permit application, then the applicant shall be responsible for the actual and reasonable costs incurred by the City in connection with the services provided, which may include, without limitation, actual and reasonable costs incurred by the independent consultant to attend and participate in any meetings or hearings related to the permit application and the City's actual and reasonable costs incurred to administer the independent consultant contract. The applicant shall tender to the City a deposit in an amount equal to the estimated actual and reasonable cost for the services to be provided, Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Policy (City of Pleasanton) page 10/37