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Community Development Director Bob Keating advised that staff will be bringing a tower moratorium ordinance before the Board at the November 5, 1996 meeting. Instead of a 90 -day time frame, staff is suggesting a 6 -months moratorium. There is an additional tower in the application process which will not be affected by this moratorium but will be coming to the Board in late November. Director Keating handed out the proposal from a consultant, Kreines & Kreines, and stated that staff has been talking to the consultant for a while. Staff has advised the consultant that we are particularly interested in an educational workshop on this matter. This is the only consultant staff is aware of who does this type of work. All the others provide services to the private sector. Kreines & Kreines has provided services to other local governments in Florida, such as the City of Altamonte Springs. Staff believes the consultant will be able to help identify problems, discuss alternatives and provide recommendations. Mr. Kreines is available for a workshop during the next 3 to 4 weeks and has provided a preliminary indication of costs which staff will negotiate. There is a possibility we may be able to reduce the fees if we can work with other communities. Director Keating requested that the Board give staff authorization to enter into a contract with Mr. Kreines to give a workshop and authorize staff to spend up to $4500 from the contingency fund for that purpose. Staff is also requesting that the Board agree to waive some of the internal purchasing procedures in order to go forward with this workshop. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, that the Board give staff authorization to enter into a contract with Kreines & Kreines to give a workshop tentatively set for the afternoon of November 13th, 1996, and authorize staff to spend up to $4500 out of contingency funds for that purpose. Commissioner Bird commented that he had met someone from the communications tower industry who told of a very good seminar which was held in Broward County. One of the participants was an attorney from the Federal Communications Commission and it was a very enlightened seminar. Commissioner Bird advised that he would obtain the names for staff because it might be possible to combine this with the upcoming workshop in some way. Commissioner Eggert questioned how long the workshop would last, and Director Keating estimated about 4 hours. OCTOBER 22, 1996 25 BOOK 99 Pbr,.c 9