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Planning Director Stan Boling introduced the representatives for the consultant, <br />CityScape, and stated that staff and the consultant will make their presentation and receive input <br />from the Board and the public as to any suggested revisions. <br />Susan Rabold, Vice President and General Manager of CityScape, stated that the <br />purpose of the meeting is to present the master plan and receive input in order to complete the <br />plan to be brought back to the Board at a later date. There are a lot of factors which go into a <br />master plan, including the number of providers in the area and required frequencies for service. <br />The current clusters of population have a direct correlation to where the towers are located and <br />you must take into consideration the current technology, areas covered, zoning, population and <br />demographics, as well as trends in technology. There are different patterns of development for <br />cell sites based on these factors. First, we need to locate all the existing sites and determine <br />whether or not they are in good condition so that other providers could be added to those sites. <br />Then we need to analyze the deployment of the sites to determine how well the network is <br />covered and to locate any gaps. Global Positioning Satellite information was collected, as well <br />as information collected from the Property Appraiser, the Federal Communications Commission <br />network, and from staff. CityScape staff then drove through the county 3 times, looking at <br />possible or proposed sites, as well as existing sites shown on the various databases. A map has <br />been included in the backup which gives a roster of the existing locales, the site capacity, a site <br />photograph and a site map. The category numbers indicate whether these are monopole, lattice <br />towers, stealth towers, water tanks, or tall buildings. Information is also included on the site <br />owners and tenants, as well the height, latitude and longitude of the site and the estimated <br />capacity of the site. The condition of the tower is also reported. Some policy decisions will need <br />to be made regarding the use of public lands and then we can do the assessments. <br />Richard Edwards, President and Broadcast Engineer of CityScape, stated that input is <br />now needed from the county to revise the master plan into something that works well for <br />providers, customers and the county. There are many new bills being discussed regarding new <br />AUGUST 13, 2002 <br />15 <br />nit" <br />1 s? <br />00 <br />• <br />