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60Qr, u PAGE ite r north of CR 512 and east of 102nd Terrace that was recently acquired by the state as conservation lands ("Coraci tract" CARL lands). Staff has also worked with DEP staff, who have management responsibilities for the property, to find a site that is not environmentally sensitive and can be easily accessed. The agreed upon site is former pasture land approximately 400' east of 102nd Terrace, about I mile north of CR 512. The proposed tower will be 350' tall with an antenna and lightning rod attachment reaching 370' above ground level. Up to 18 agencies will use space and facilities on the tower, including: FDOT, FHP, Marine Patrol, Game & Fish Commission, FDLE, Insurance Department, Fire Marshall, and others. The facility will consist of a fenced "compound area" with a self-supporting tower, access driveway to 102nd Terrace, 2 equipment buildings, a generator and pad, and fuel tank facilities (see attachment #3). The fenced compound area will be located 350' east of 102nd Terrace, southeast of XL Vision and northeast of Macho Products. In county staff's opinion, this site will have fewer negative aesthetic impacts on the public, and will be located in a more remote area than the originally proposed I-95/CR 512 interchange site. If the Board concurs with this arrangement, no further Board review will be scheduled, and all aspects of coordination with the state will be handled at a staff level. As previously stated, the county has no regulatory authority over the state's tower siting. Agreed upon arrangements, such as proposed, are the only effective means for county input into the state's tower siting decisions. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board concur with the siting of a ±350' state communications tower at the referenced 102nd Terrace site in lieu of a I-95/CR 512 interchange location. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED BY Commissioner Tippin, to approve staff's recommendation as set forth in the memorandum. Under discussion, Commissioner Macht commented that it was forthcoming of the State to negotiate when it was not required. Commissioner Tippin agreed that it was unusual for the State. Commissioner Ginn commended Commissioner Adams for her work on this. County Attorney Vitunac added that his office and Community Development Director Bob Keating called the highest State official they could, a lawyer for DEP, who told them in no uncertain terms that this would not happen. Then Commissioner Adams went to work. Commissioner Adams advised that the matter is not finished yet as there is a proposal for yet another tower site at the CR-512/SR- 60 intersection. 38 March 11, 1997 � � r