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11 <br />additional exit added to the area where the Commissioners. are seated. <br />Commissioner Gordon expressed some concerns about the exterior of the <br />building. <br />The next step will be to do construction documents with the goal <br />of accepting bids in the fall. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by <br />Commissioner Gordon to receive the report and approve the program as <br />recommended by the Southern Human Services Planning Committee but with the <br />above concerns by the Commissioners addressed before the plans are <br />finalized. Commissioner Gordon will consult with the staff and architect <br />about the concerns. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />B. REPORT ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS <br />The Board received information on the issues concerning the <br />telecommunications towers and a recommendation as to how resolution of <br />these issues may be approached. <br />Planner Mary Willis said that there are ten existing cellular <br />towers in Orange County's planning jurisdiction and she gave the <br />locations. <br />The amendment to the Zoning Ordinance approved last year <br />requires applicants to first attempt to lease antenna space on an existing <br />tower and to agree to lease space to other potential users in the future <br />if a new tower is approved. It has been discovered that effective co- <br />location of facilities would need to be approached from a regional rather <br />than local standpoint. <br />The Planning Staff recommends that existing regulations <br />pertaining to towers be reviewed and possibly amended after the upcoming <br />reports of the Planning Advisory Service of the American Planning Assoc. <br />and the City of Raleigh Task Force on Communications Towers is made <br />available. These reports should contain more and better information than <br />would be obtained and evaluated independently by Planning Staff within a <br />comparable time period. Ms. Willis will report back to the Board as soon <br />as she gets the information. <br />XI .APPOINTMENTS <br />The Board did not take action on the appointment for the Chapel Hill <br />Planning Board. <br />The following nominations were received for the two vacancies on the <br />ABC Board: <br />Chair Carey, Jr. - Hattie VanHook <br />Commissioner Willhoit - David Caldwell <br />Commissioner Gordon - C. Davis Walters <br />The following vote was taken: <br />Hattie VanHook - 3 votes <br />David Caldwell - 3 votes <br />C. Davis Walters - 2 votes <br />XII. MINUTES <br />XIII. CLOSED SESSION <br />XIV . ADJOURNMENT <br />