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EXAMPLE 9 • Develop and implement a ROW management committee made up of key staff members from pertinent departments(County Manager's Office,Public Works,Planning and Inspections,Information Technology, County Attorney's Office,Purchasing and others) to meet monthly or at some other necessary interval to discuss issues related to current and anticipated activity in the ROW. • As part of continued GIS system implementation, develop layers related to telecommunications, cable and utility infrastructure placement to assist the County/NCDOT in its ROW management functions. • Increase the development of electronic information flow,both internally and externally, related to ROW use permit applications processing, status and records information. • Incorporate all the above, as well as other concepts from the Policy and Plan, into a new, overarching master telecommunications ordinance. 5. Personal Wireless Communications Services. Policy Statement: The County supports and encourages the roll-out of Personal Wireless Service facilities, while at the same time, retaining and enhancing its local zoning authority and its sensitivity to local concerns. Supplementing the existing zoning standards will continue to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare ofJM County residents, continue to treat functionally equivalent telecommunications services including but not limited to an efficient Master Telecommunications Tower Master plan (MTTMP) in an equitable manner and further manage public property and the public right-of-way which is held in trust for ADC County citizenry. Applicable Action Steps: • Continue the review of existing local provisions and regulations in the zoning code and related materials that effect personal wireless services. Supplement,where necessary, current setback,height,rooftop location and equipment screening requirements. • Implement a wireless service provider registration requirement, and inventory existing towers and antennas to determine whether zoning compliance exists and whether all applicable permits and leases have been obtained from personal wireless service providers in the County. • Review existing leases between the County and providers to identify areas and substantive provisions that could be included in an overall personal wireless services and facilities ordinance. Beneficial provisions, for example,could include current or augmented requirements related to compensation,technical and siting specifications, indemnification,termination and other provisions. • Continue to act in a manner that does not unreasonably discriminate among providers of functionally equivalent services. • Evaluate timeframes currently utilized to review requests for authorizations to place, construct or modify personal wireless service facilities. Such reviews must be completed within a reasonable period of time after the request is filed,taking into account the nature and scope of the request. • Further, address a number of specific considerations concerning the aesthetics and deployment of towers,antennas,powering equipment and other facilities and equipment.