Agenda, July 21, 2003

Dutchess County/Putnam County AT Management Committee
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
Announcement & Agenda for 179th Meeting
Monday, July 21, 2003
Picnic/Potluck Dinner and Short Meeting Thereafter
RPH Shelter, East Fishkill
Picnic: Arrive 5:00-5:30 with your dinner contribution (or dessert if you’ll be late)
Eat around 6:15PM; Short Meeting: Starting around 7:15 PM

NOTE: Since this meeting is attached to our potluck supper and picnic, we will dispense with the correspondence, communications, and reports except if emergency matters require immediate discussion. Other items should be deferred to our next meeting, Monday, September 15th , 2003.

PICNIC/POTLUCK DETAILS:

Please call Ron Rosen (845) 454-4936 or 454-1721 to confirm your contribution to the Potluck dinner. Note that ALL AT Volunteers (including Club Volunteers, especially Maintainers) are WELCOME!

DIRECTIONS TO THE RPH SHELTER: Interstate 84 to the Taconic; Taconic south one exit to Miller Hill Rd. westbound; go to bottom of hill (about a quarter mile); left (south) onto Hortontown Road; right into first driveway.

See next page for FYI and FYA items

1. The minutes of the 178th meeting (June 16th, 2003); will be reviewed/approved at the next meeting. The minutes of the last meeting can be found on the web at www.nynjtc.org/committees/trailscouncil/at-committees/DP/index.html

2. Urgent business, short updates, etc.:
A. Acquisitons and survey issues: Geller [Colt Estate] exchange; possible Tax parcel west of Depot Hill [Gerry Richardson]

3. I84 Cell Tower - T-Mobile’s counter proposal [see Note 2]

4. Other communications & announcements as time remains

5. Adjourn (shoot for 8:00 PM)

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Information, Comments, & Notes


1. All Committee members, please attend this meeting; or please call the Chairman (Ron Rosen: 845/454-4936 or 454-1721 (leave a message if not in) if you CANNOT attend.

2. David Reus of ATC has received a counter-proposal from T-Mobile concerning the Cell Tower proposed for the I-84 Rest Area below the overlook. Quoting the letter from Mark Kulik, T-Mobile Real Estate Manager:
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“After much conversation and deliberation with the New York State Thruway, we
feel we are able to provide two different solutions to the proposed tower at
the East Fishkill rest area. We can either proceed with the project based
on your letter dated May 7th or I would like to proposed the following:

* Installation of a 100' monopole, capable of expansion to 150' at a
later date if needed.
* The pole would be sited at the site that the crane test was
conducted.
* We would install our equipment on our normal boom arms at the 100'
level. This level will be blocked by the trees in the area.
* All other carriers will have the opportunity to install at a height
lower than 100' without any additional discussions with the ATC
* All other carriers will have an opportunity to install at a height,
higher than 100' up to 150' with the notification of the ATC and following
your recommendations as outlined in the letter dated May 7th.

We wanted to make this offer as a sincere effort to address your
organizations concerns. Both NYSTA and T_Mobile feel that we can work
together with the ATC to come up with a solution that will meet everyone's
objectives. By building the tower at 100', our hope is that all other
carriers will be able to utilize the structure without having to add
additional height. This would avoid running the risk of bringing the tower
into visibility of the trail.

I hope you agree with our new proposal. Please reply as soon as possible to
allow us to move ahead. I look forward to your reply.”
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If you have comments, you can either call or Email David Reus at ATC [dreus@appalachiantrail.org] or bring them to this meeting.



“For Your Action” (FYA) items:
New NYNJTC maintainer appointment form addendum for Volunteer Accident Insurance Waiver [review for comments]


“For Your Information” (FYI) items:
ATC Strategic Planning Summit progress report.

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