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(g) Voluntary Community Meetings. The City strongly encourages, but does not require, applicants to schedule, notice, arrange, and attend a voluntary community meeting with all interested members of the public. Community meetings may be conducted before or after submittal. This voluntary community meeting does not cause the FCC shot clock to begin and is intended to give applicants the opportunity to hear from members of the public regarding the proposed small wireless facility project. Applicants should schedule any voluntary community meetings at times and in locations that are conducive to maximizing public participation. Applicants are encouraged (but not required) to bring any draft applications, plans, maps, presentations or other materials to facilitate the public's understanding of the applicant's small wireless facility project. Applicants are also encouraged (but not required) to maintain minutes or a comment log of the community meeting. The City seeks to encourage dialogue that may allow applicants to address areas of concern and 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. (h) Applications Deemed Withdrawn.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promote efficient review and timely decisions, any application governed under this policy will be automatically deemed withdrawn by the applicant when the applicant fails to tender a substantive response to the Department within 90 calendar days after the Department deems the application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 Small Wireless Facilities Policy (City of Pleasanton) page 14/47