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In February and March of 2001, the county issued an RFP (Request for Proposals) and then went through the interview, selection, and negotiation process to hire a consultant. As a result, the county entered into a contract with CityScape Siting and Management, Inc of Coral Springs, Florida in June 2001 to perform specific wireless master planning and regulation re-wnting tasks. Since that time, two d of County Commissioners/Planning and Zoning Commission public work hopsBoarand a teleconference with wireless services providers have been held to gain input and direction on desired outcomes and proposed regulations. At the last workshop, held on November 13, 2001 CityScape presented and received comments on the proposed interim wireless facilities ordinance. That proposed ordinance, revised since the November 13th workshop, is the subject of this proposed LDR amendment ordinance. The overall process being followed by CityScape and the county is as follows: 1 Develop and adopt an interim wireless telecommunications facilities ordinance to process individual applications. (Note: certain applications will require expert review and corresponding special fees.) a. Upon adoption, terminate the moratorium. 2. Complete development of and adopt a wireless master plan, which includes: an inventory of (maps and data) and RF (radio frequency) engineering analysis (coverage and capacity) of existing wireless facilities; participation of willing wireless services providers (by "application" to CityScape with technical infotuiation); an analysis and estimate of future demand for wireless services (providers, coverage, capacity); and delineation and mapping of "pre -approved" site areas for specific facility types. 3. Refine and make desired adjustments to the interim ordinance, resulting in a final set of adopted wireless facilities land development regulations. Once adopted, the wireless master plan will allow wireless providers an opportunity to obtain staff level approval for the locations and facility types delineated in the wireless master plan. Consequently, wireless services providers will have an incentive to use this streamlined "pre -approval" process. In addition, the county will use the wireless plan to evaluate individual requests. Alternatively, wireless providers may operate "outside of' the wireless master plan and individually apply for approval of proposed facilities under the wireless facilities land development regulations contained in the proposed ordinance in subsection 971.44(5) (see attachment #5). The attached ordinance is the proposed interim ordinance to regulate individual wireless communications facility applications, and represents step 1 of the process described above. Although this is the "interim" ordinance, it is comprehensive and contains all of the components of a final ordinance (see attachment #5). At its January 24, 2002 meeting, the Professional Services Advisory Committee (PSAC) considered the proposed ordinance and voted 6-0 to recommend that the BCC adopt it. In addition, the PSAC also voted 7-0 to recommend that the BCC eventually adopt a wireless master plan that allows wireless facilities on public properties (see attachment #4). At its February 28, 2002 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) held a public hearing and voted 6-0 to recommend that the BCC adopt the ordinance with March 19, 2002 78