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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 EFR Approval 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; (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. 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, as determined by the Director if no deposit amount has been established and paid pursuant to Section 7(b) of this policy. The deposit funds shall be applied to the independent consultant's invoices as such invoices are approved by the Director. The Director may request additional deposits as reasonably necessary to ensure sufficient funds are available to cover the reasonable costs in connection with the independent consultant's services. If the deposit exceeds the total costs for the independent consultant's services, then the Director shall promptly return any unused funds to the applicant after the wireless facility has been installed and passes a final inspection. If the reasonable costs for the independent consultant's services exceed the deposit, then the Director shall invoice the applicant for the Eligible Facilities Requests Policy(City of Pleasanton) page 12/26