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� FUTURE PARTNERSHIP (continued) •Tower providers have: —Construction and installation responsibilities, —Tower maintenance responsibilities, —Tower marketing responsibilities, —Contract management for each collocator, —Tower bonding and insurance responsibilities, —Long-term tower management responsibilities, and —RF engineering expertise RECOMMENDATIONS •Receive this report on multi-departmental activities and •Request BOCC to place the attached Telecommunication Plan Tower Site Map on February 2011 QPH agenda. Commissioner Jacobs said that he is generally supportive of this. He asked if all of the criteria would be listed when this is presented to the public at the public hearing. Craig Benedict said yes, the criteria will be presented. Commissioner Jacobs said that in the previous discussions, the Board of County Commissioners also directed staff to not locate towers in environmentally sensitive portions of these properties. He wants to make sure that these areas are undisturbed. Commissioner Jacobs asked if "preapproved sites" meant that if February 28th would be the last opportunity for neighbors to comment on a 150-foot tower going up near their neighborhood. Craig Benedict said yes. Commissioner Jacobs said that he has a real problem with that. He said that this is one of the most contentious issues in neighborhoods. He said that he thought the County Commissioners directed staff to apply the same standards to County properties in terms of public notification. He asked if this would be done. Craig Benedict said that they would go through the same process as in a special use permit for notifying residents, putting up balloons, and holding a public hearing, etc. Commissioner Jacobs wants to be clear that there is no separate standard for Orange County government. He wants to make sure that this is captured in the document that is taken to the public hearing. Frank Clifton said that, as the County goes through this notification process, the initial action by the Board could be for a specific time period. The sites could be approved for a three-year period and then come back for approval. The goal is to foster competition and get services throughout the County. There are some areas in the County where there is absolutely no coverage at all. Commissioner Jacobs said that there needs to be a distinction for Little River Park because it is a no-impact area. He does not think that a tower is consistent with that use. He would like to discuss with the Caldwell Fire Department about its site. It is about a mile and a half from Little River Park. Commissioner Yuhasz said that he thinks this is a good idea because every time there is a tower proposal, it is an individual proposal. He thinks that this is a broader concept. He asked if the proposed number of sites was enough to insure emergency communication.