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Matthew Danielson said that staff directed him to one of the cell sites and he is a cell tower developer. His company wants to develop a tower in the southeast portion of the County. He said that he is willing to go down on the height of the tower if it means not going through the public hearing process. Amy Scott is a rural property owner in Cedar Grove and based on the map, there is a large gap in coverage in this area. She said that she understands that the only way she can proceed forward is to bring maps of the property and ask to be formally added to the plan. She would like to be added to the master telecommunications plan. She said that she has ten acres of land and she has no cell phone coverage in this area. She also has no DSL or cable in this area. Patrick Mulkey lives on Stanford Road. He said that he does not own a cell phone. He commended the staff on the plan of how to deal with County-owned property and communicating to the neighbors. He said that there is no notice posted on the property and this was excluded in the requirements. He said that by creating the criteria followed by the County, it is pushing the business community away from the County site. He would like to see these criteria apply to anything under 150 feet. He lives next to OWASA and they do not communicate with the neighborhood. He thinks that it is important that neighbors communicate with each neighbor. With reference to the Planning Board discussing this item, Planning Board member Pete Hallenbeck said that the intent of this is great but the details need to be worked out. Frank Clifton said that the staff intent is to get the Board to authorize moving forward with the publicly owned sites. Any private owner that wants to enlist their property that complies with the zoning regulations could be added to the list of willing participants. Commissioner Jacobs said that, in an effort to move this along, this is an appropriate thing to be visited during Phase II of the UDO. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to: 1. Receive the proposal for the Master Telecommunications Plan (MTP) map contained in the agenda abstract. 2. Conduct the public hearing and accept public comments on the subject of the proposed MTP map. 3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the second meeting in May, 2011 BOCC regular meeting. 4. Adjourn the public hearing until the second meeting in May, 2011 in order to receive the Planning Board recommendations and any submitted written comments. Commissioner Jacobs said that there was no Planning Board recommendation requested at this point, so he wanted to ask the Planning Board to revisit this in Phase II of the UDO. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like the Planning Board to see this. Chair Pelissier said that what was passed at the beginning of the meeting did not give clear direction to the Planning Board. She suggested a new motion that revises the date and specifies what is being asked of the Planning Board. Commissioner Gordon said that the Planning Board needs to review the advantages of getting on the map. She suggested giving everyone the chance to apply to get on the MTC map and to receive the revenue for a tower. The sites would still have to meet the criteria.