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This will allow the County to begin discussions of the aforementioned public/private partnerships to extend wireless service to the underserved areas of the County and to promote the use of current technologies (including broadband) to support public safety, information transfer, public communication, and economic development. Proposal: Identify select County properties for potential tower locations and authorize pre- enrollment into the Master Telecommunications Plan (MTP) for next February. Section 6.18.5 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance addresses the development of a Master Telecommunications Plan. The intent of the Plan is to identify preferred tower locations where property owners (including schools, OWASA, voluntary agricultural districts etc.) have expressed an interest in allowing such facilities on their property. Section 6.18.1 states that Planning Department staff members may administratively approve towers under one hundred fifty (150) feet in height on County property, and in other specific instances, as long as the proposed tower complies with the various development standards, location requirements, testing, and plan submittal details as contained within Section 8.8.17 a. The processing of the application through the general conditions and required findings of fact is not required. Note: There are no specific tower request applications at this time: This is a proactive plan to allow the County to expeditiously prepare grants to meet America's Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant guidelines. Non-Public Hearing Items Additionally, staff intends to present the following non-public hearing items at the joint meeting: 1. State of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan November 18th is the first anniversary of the adoption of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Consistent with Plan recommendations for monitoring and evaluation, staff is providing a status report to the BOCC. Status reports are to occur every other year beginning one-year after Plan adoption. 2. Census 2010 Complete Count Committee (CCC) Update Staff will provide a brief update on the activities of the Committee, formed to help build awareness about the census, why it is important, and encourage participation. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Other than advertising costs, which are included in the FY 2009-10 Budget, there are no direct financial impacts associated with the approval of this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the proposed November 23, 2009 Quarterly Public Hearing legal advertisement.