Roads, Property & Planning Committee Meeting

THAT the Roads, Property and Planning Committee Meeting Agenda of September 19, 2013 be approved as presented. 4. Delegation 4.1 John Sirosky, iSolara Solar Power RE: Solar Panel Presentation Mr. Sirosky attended the table at 9:01 a.m. and provided a biography of himself and information of the iSolara Solar Power Company. Following Mr. Sirosky's power point presentation Committee questioned the time frame for applications in which Mr. Sirosky replied 2017. Committee discussed the costs involved with the solar panels and the warranty and maintenance of them. Mr. Sirosky replied that there is a maintenance and repair program with a 5 year contract; also the panels come with a 25 year warranty. He mentioned that typically the weak points on the panels are the electronics which are monitored, alerting if a problem arises. Mr. Sirosky added that the panels need to be cleaned approximately twice per year. Mr. Sirosky left the table at 9:27 a.m. 4.2 Haseeb Amirzada, CanACRE Ltd. RE: Bell Mobility Tower - Palmer Road Roads, Property & Planning Committee Meeting of Thursday, September 19, 2013 Mr. Amirzada attended the table at 9:28 a.m. and explained the process involved with locating towers. When a required service is determined three locations are typically found in the vicinity of the area and a review of the locations is completed. In the present case one property is crown land which is difficult to obtain approval for towers, and one is for sale, therefore a lease is not feasibl

THAT the Roads, Property and Planning Committee recommend Council approve the recommendation made in the In-Camera Session.