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GENERAL PURPOSE & - 10 - FEBRUARY 6 TH , 2012ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEENO. 693 Honourable John O’Toole to the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Minister ofMunicipal Affairs and Housing re Farmland and Management ForestComponent of the Ontario Municipal Partnership FundMOVED by Mayor O’Connor“THAT Correspondence Item No. 93 be received for information.”CARRIED94 Amber Scaife, President, Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society re MuseumBudget discussions95 Mackenzie Leach, Committee Chair, Museum Advisory Committee reMuseum Budget discussionsMOVED by Councillor Northeast“THAT Correspondence Item No. 94 and No. 95 be received forinformation;AND THAT the Finance Administration and Emergency ServicesCommittee approve the hiring of a second student for the HistoricalCentre with all associated costs being covered by the HistoricalSociety.”CARRIED96 Geroge Lagueux, Commissioner, 1 st Uxbridge Scout Group re Request towaive fees for use of Elgin Park to hold annual Owasco Area CamporeeMOVED by Councillor Mikuse“THAT the Finance, Administration and Emergency ServicesCommittee support Correspondence Item No. 96 of GerogeLagueux, Commissioner, 1 st Uxbridge Scout Group re Request towaive fees for use of Elgin Park to hold annual Owasco AreaCamporee;AND THAT the 1 st Uxbridge Scout Group be required to purchasethe appropriate fire permits and practice water safety while wearinglifejackets;AND THAT use of the Township canoes be approved with anydamages to the canoes be covered and/or replaced by the 1 stUxbridge Scout Group.CARRIED97 Kelly Meek re Request for reimbursement of deposit for Senior CentrerentalMOVED by Councillor Northeast“THAT the Finance, Administration and Emergency ServicesCommittee receive Correspondence Item No. 97 of Kelly Meek reRequest for reimbursement of deposit for Senior Centre rental;AND THAT the Finance, Administration and Emergency ServicesCommittee direct the $100 deposit fee to be returned to KellyMeek.”CARRIED
GENERAL PURPOSE & - 11 - FEBRUARY 6 TH , 2012ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEENO. 6The Finance Administration and Emergency Services Committee recessed at10:45 a.m. and reconvened at 11:07 a.m.10. DELEGATIONS CONT’Db) KAREN BALBAA, BELL MOBILITY INC. re ProposedTelecommunications Tower at 765 Highway 47, Uxbridge.Karen Balbaa of Bell Mobility Inc. introduced herself and announced shewas present to speak on the proposed location and installation of atelecommunications tower at 765 Highway 47, Uxbridge, Ontario. Ms.Balbaa with the assistance of a Powerpoint presentation spoke to theneed to build a new communications tower. Ms. Balbaa also noted thatthe proposed temporary telecommunications tower of CorrespondenceItem No. 261 was no longer being considered by Bell Mobility Inc. andadvised Committee of such direction.Ms. Balbaa continued highlighting the uses of communication towersincluding emergency response communications as well as voice, data andinternet communications. Ms. Balbaa also noted that in order to providewireless communications services each carrier must have wirelessnetworks. Ms. Balbaa then informed Committee of the design of theproposed tower, a 110 metre guyed tower. Ms. Balbaaa then spoke to thecall failure rates within the previous 2011 summer months in Uxbridge, attimes call failures reaching up to 70%. Maps were then presentedshowing before tower erection and after tower erection coverage andsignal levels, a marked improvement during the after tower erectioncoverage map was highlighted.Ms. Balbaa then walked Committee through the notification and approvalprocess highlighting key aspects to conform with Township policy thathave been completed by Bell Mobility Inc. Ms. Balbaa also spoke to thespecific tower design noting a guyed tower is typically more visuallyappeasing in rural areas then the alternative design of a monopole, as theguyed tower resembles a lattice windmill, or water pump tower. Ms.Balbaa remarked the tower will also have a non-strobing identifier lightdue to the proximity of a helicopter landing pad. Ms. Balbaa thenrespectfully requested for concurrence from Committee that the Townshipconsultation process has been met. Ms. Balbaa concluded noting thatonce concurrence is given Bell Mobility Inc. will apply for a building permitand follow the remaining Township procedures and requirements untilproject completion.MOVED by Councillor Mantle“THAT the General Purpose and Administration Committeeapprove Bell Mobility Inc. guyed telecommunications tower designlocated at 769 Highway 47 Uxbridge, Ontario as presented toCommittee on February 6, 2012.CARRIED261 Amir Mozaffair re Proposed installation of temporary telecommunicationstower at the Uxbridge Arena(tabled during the regular meeting of theGeneral Purpose and Administration meeting of January 16 th , 2012)MOVED by Councillor Molloy“THAT the General Purpose and Administration Committee liftCorrespondence Item No. 261 of Amir Mozaffair re Proposedinstallation of temporary telecommunications tower at the UxbridgeArena from the table.”CARRIED
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