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Chairman Adams agreed that our primary concern is land use, <br />which is why we asked Mr. Kreines to come today. However, we don't <br />know who to believe as far as future RF carriers are concerned. <br />Community Development Director Bob Keating asked if visibility <br />is the Board's major concern in approving additional towers, and <br />Chairman Adams replied that our first concern is the number of <br />towers and the need for more. <br />Commissioner Macht believed that safety and aesthetics are the <br />driving forces, and Commissioner Bird commented that it gets down <br />to the question of whether there should be taller and fewer towers <br />or whether there should be more shorter towers. <br />Commissioner -elect Caroline Ginn, who will take office <br />November 19, asked if we could have a plan without having any more <br />towers than we have right now. <br />Mr. Kreines replied affirmatively, but stressed that there <br />might have to be some infill at very low heights. There are many <br />sites in the county that could qualify for strengthening, except <br />for the back areas. <br />Mrs. Ginn asked if it is possible to design a master plan <br />through a workshop, and Mr. Kreines again replied affirmatively, <br />adding that he believed it would have to be subjected to RF testing <br />on a scale model such as the one done for Dallas/Ft. Worth. <br />Attorney Vitunac asked if there are any wireless ;masterplans <br />where the County owns the infrastructure and leases it out to the <br />communication providers, and Mr. Kreines stated that there were not <br />any at this time. There are counties in many parts of the country <br />that have lease arrangements with the providers and they do it on <br />a first come, first serve "let's make a deal" basis. It is <br />possible that co -location will be required. Lease rates are all up <br />for grabs. Some industry representatives are saying that they are <br />being gouged because all of a sudden there is a master plan that <br />puts everything that the county owns on the front burner. Mr. <br />Kreines cautioned about being very careful in that regard because <br />that could be a conflict of interest for the County. <br />Attorney Vitunac asked if Mr. Kreines would advise the County <br />to get into the business of building and owning towers, and Mr. <br />Kreines felt the County would be well advised to do so, but with a <br />County plan. He pointed out that there are -tower builders who are <br />not carriers; they are not licensed by the FCC. They are like <br />developers who are not builders. There are tower builders, <br />W <br />NOVEMBER 13, 1996 <br />BOOK 99 PA,E S3 <br />I <br />