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• <br />plan. <br />Commissioner Macht suggested the inclusion of an exemption for public safety. <br />Mr Edwards asked for clarification on what should be included and/or excluded from the <br />Commissioner Adams felt that conservation areas should be included because they are <br />such large tracts. <br />Commissioner Macht questioned whether any LAAC regulations would prohibit those <br />towers, and Director Boling stated that he did not know of any such restrictions. <br />Director Boling confirmed that the direction from the Board was that stealth towers could <br />possibly be used on County -owned sites depending on the details of the application. The <br />ordinance will require that the proposal be brought to the Board as the owner of the property. He <br />then questioned whether the Board would want another workshop on this plan or would want it <br />brought back for approval at a regular Board meeting, and Commissioner Macht responded that <br />the revised plan should be brought to a regular Board meeting for approval. <br />Vice Chairman Tippin then questioned whether anyone in the audience wished to be <br />heard with regard to this matter and opened the public discussion portion of the meeting. <br />Telecommunications Manager Terry Smith questioned what effect digital broadcasting <br />would have on towers and whether that change in technology would require more towers. <br />Mr Edwards responded that a government directive has required that television providers <br />change from analog services to digital services by 2005. However, there is only 1 licensed Vero <br />Beach station which is located in Palm Beach County. Low powered stations are not mandated <br />by the federal government. The FCC has mandated that digital providers are required to cover <br />the same service area as VHF providers. Any signals that are being received now should still be <br />received when the change to digital is made. <br />Vice Chairman Tippin thanked the CityScape representatives for an enlightening <br />presentation. <br />Commissioner Ginn also complimented CityScape and noted that they had put in a <br />tremendous amount of work. <br />AUGUST 13, 2002 19 <br />0 <br />1 <br />