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DRAFT 9 With any change the equation will be different for each homeowner. Each property owner's situation and associated costs will differ, most likely resulting in higher taxes and lower insurance rates with an overall savings for most. There will be unintended consequences for some home owners in the area. There are a few additional homes in the Zapata Road area that may possibly fall just outside the six-mile insurance restriction as well. Chief Mike Tapp will follow up using GIS tracking to confirm. An agreement between Eno Fire Department and Caldwell Fire Department is being proposed that will resolve homeowners' insurance issues in the Eno and Caldwell districts. Chief Mike Tapp, President of the Orange County Chiefs Association spoke of the goals and objectives of the Chiefs Association as presented to the BOCC. This Strategic Plan for the Provision of Emergency Services was created with the help of the UNC School of Government over a four month time span. Chief Montes de Oca presented a follow-up report regarding channel needs for existing VIPER towers and potential sites for additional towers. Mike Hodgson, Manager of the VIPER system for NCSHP reported that the channel upgrades as requested generally fall in line with his concurrence. Chief Montes de Oca suggested that the group could ask more detailed information regarding VIPER tower locations, coverage maps and channel upgrades of Mr. Hodgson when he attends the meeting April 10th. Anyone having questions for Mr. Hodgson should e-mail them ahead of time to Chief Montes de Oca in preparation for this meeting. Sheriff Pendergrass raised questions regarding the rights to add attachments to the VIPER tower on Eno Mountain. He cautioned the group that once any tower is purchased and built for the VIPER system it becomes the property of the State of North Carolina and we will have no say as to what is added to it. The Sheriff's Department has not experienced dead areas when using their radios outside of buildings. Most problems come with penetration of certain buildings. Chief Mauzy asked about coverage maps for proposed tower sites. Chief Montes de Oca stated that NCSHP is looking at current tower locations and will include coverage maps of proposed sites and may have the information available to the group within 3 weeks. Chief Blue and Mike Reitz spoke of the new dense-structure ordinance in Chapel Hill (excluding UNC Hospitals)that would require the builder of new structures to install amplifiers to allow for better radio reception. Chief Dan Jones spoke of the downside of the system as it must be set very carefully in a certain way that will not disrupt the entire VIPER system.