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� <br /> Progress Report on Telecommunication Issues and Review of request to Place <br /> Telecommunication Plan Tower Site Map on the February 2011 Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> Agenda. <br /> January 20, 2011 <br /> Item 8-a <br /> PURPOSE <br /> 1. Update BOCC on Multi-Department Activities regarding <br /> Broadband service into the County and <br /> Improving public safety; and <br /> 2. Request BOCC to place the attached Telecommunication Plan Tower Site Map on <br /> February 2011 QPH agenda. <br /> County Staff Work Group <br /> •Planning and Inspections, <br /> •Sheriff, <br /> •Emergency Management, <br /> •Information Technology, and <br /> •County Manager's Office. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> •Progress Report <br /> Two active tower companies <br /> Motorola meeting to determine County needs <br /> MOU with American Tower Company <br /> Telecommunication Plan Tower Site Map <br /> •Section 6.18.5, Master Telecommunication Plan and <br /> •Article 8.8.17a, Telecommunication Towers allow towers to be sited on <br /> •Public sites, <br /> •Quasi-publicly owned properties, and <br /> •Private property enrolled in the plan. <br /> PROPOSAL for BOCC <br /> Identify suitable public sites, <br /> •Add these sites to the MTP for telecommunication development, <br /> •Seek technical partnerships, and <br /> •Later BOCC approval of RFPs for tower sites and tower leases. <br /> FUTURE PARTNERSHIP <br /> •We have the land, <br /> •We determine the size, shape, height, and location, and <br /> •We receive a revenue stream. <br />