2003-293RESOLUTION NO. 2003-293
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CELLULARONE AND/OR CINGULAR WIRELESS
AND/OR OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS TO SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER PLANNING BOARD FOR INSTALLATION OF
ADDITIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CELLULAR PHONE
TRANSMISSION DEVICES
At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on the 22'd
day of December, 2003, at 7:30 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Joseph Ruggiero, Supervisor, and upon roll being
called, the following were present:
PRESENT: Supervisor - Joseph Ruggiero
Councilmen - Robert L. Valdati
Vincent F. Bettina
Joseph P. Paoloni
Christopher J. Colsey
ABSENT:
The following Resolution was introduced by Mr. Colsey and seconded by
Mr. Valdati
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger entered into a five (5) year Lease Agreement with
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. dated March 24, 2000 for the agreed upon sum of $18,000.00
annually with a 3% annual rental increase that commenced on March 24, 2001; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the written Lease Agreement dated March 24, 2000 and subject
to Site Plan/Special Use Permit Approval granted by the Planning Board of the Town of
Wappinger, Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc., as Manager and o/b/o Dutchess County Cellular
Telephone Co., Inc. d/b/a CellularOne (hereinafter referred to as "CellularOne") constructed a
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150 foot monopole wireless communication tower located at 14 Middlebush Road, Wappingers
Falls, New York (Tax Grid No. 6157-01-353724); and
WHEREAS, CellularOne has received proposals from Southwestern Bell Mobile
Systems, LLC on behalf of Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as
"Cingular") and Omnipoint Communications, Inc. on behalf of T -Mobil U.S.A., Inc. (hereinafter
referred to as "Omnipoint") to utilize the 150 foot monopole wireless communication tower for
the placement of additional panel antennas in order to effectuate the co -location of cellular phone
transmission devices via the proposed wireless antenna facility; and
WHEREAS, Cingular prepared a "RF (radio frequency) Exposure Analysis for
Proposed Cingular Wireless Antenna Facility" dated November 10, 2003 in which it determined
that the total power density at the proposed site would be almost negligible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows:
The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set
forth and adopted herein.
2. The Town Board hereby consents to CellularOne and/or Cingular and/or
Omnipoint to submit an application to the Town of Wappinger Planning Board for the
placement of additional panel antennas in order to effectuate the co -location of additional
wireless communication transmission devices for use by Cingular and Omnipoint, respectively,
on the 150 foot monopole wireless communication tower located at 14 Middlebush Road,
Wappingers Falls, New York (Tax Grid No. 6157-01-353724).
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The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
JOSEPH RUGGIERO, Supervisor Voting AYC-
ROBERT L. VALDATI, Councilman Voting N—�_
VINCENT F. BETTINA, Councilman
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, Councilman
CHRISTOPHER J. COLSEY, Councilman
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
December 22, 2003
Voting Aye
Voting Abstain
Voting Aye
T-
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
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