Body: Council Type: Agenda Meeting: Special Date: May 4, 2022 Collection: Council Agendas Municipality: Frontenac County
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Special Council Meeting Wednesday, May 4, 2022 – 5:00 p.m. Council will resolve into Closed Session and will reconvene as regular Council immediately following Meeting to be held in Virtual Electronic Format, and live streamed on the County of Frontenac’s YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/7h6niofeN9A
AGENDA Page Call to Order Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof Closed Session a) Resolved That Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole closed session as authorized under Section 239 of The Municipal Act, to consider:
- A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization - as it relates to the Rogers tower locations Resolved That Council rise from Committee of the Whole closed session without reporting
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Eastern Ontario Regional Network Cell Gap Coverage Project a) The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) will provide all Member Councils with a presentation and update on the EORN Cell Gap Coverage project. Mr. Jim Pine, Mr. Marco Smits, Ms. Lisa Severson, Ms. Lisa Hirvi of EORN will be in attendance to provide this presentation and answer any questions. Public Question Period By-Laws – General By-laws and Confirmatory By-law
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Page a)
First and Second Reading Resolved That leave be given the mover to introduce by-law a) that has been circulated to all Members of County Council and that by-law a) be read a first and second time.
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Third Reading Resolved That by-law a) be read a third time, signed, sealed and finally passed.
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By-Laws To confirm all actions and proceedings of County Council on May 4, 2022 [Proposed By-law No. 2022-0013] Adjournment
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County of Frontenac
May 4, 2022
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EORN Update
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Agenda
- EORN Cell Gap Project
- Current government funding for connectivity
- Questions
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EORN Cell Gap Project
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Project Overview • Approximately 300 existing sites will be upgraded to support LTE phones as well as 5G
• Approximately 265 new sites will be built over the next four years • Approximately 75 sites will be co-locations • Tower upgrades are underway with 144 completed March 14
• All work is scheduled to be done by 2025 • Will meet or exceed coverage goals for the project • Service level agreements in place for five years post construction to ensure capacity maintained
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Benefits of the Project • Closing coverage gaps – stay connected • Increased capacity • Public safety improved – 911 calls • Improved municipal services – paramedics, public works etc.
• Improved tourism experience • New towers allow for future deployment of fixed wireless and new technology roll outs
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EORN Cell Gap Project Goals
Achieve 99% coverage in the eastern Ontario region where people live, work and travel on major roadways so that they can make and receive cell phone calls.
Achieve 95% coverage in the eastern Ontario region where people live, work and travel on major roadways with standard definition service level which can support email, web browsing and social media services.
Achieve 85% coverage in the eastern Ontario region where people live, work and travel on major roadways with high-definition service level which can support video conferencing, movie streaming and other more data intensive applications.
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2025 Projected Coverage (99%)
Map courtesy of Rogers Communications Inc.
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Cell Gap Project Recent Progression • January 18, 2021 - Formal duty to consult started
• March 19, 2021 - Rogers announced as successful bidder and contract is signed • September 21, 2021 - Archaeological assessment process started • March 14, 2022 - 140 of approximately 300 existing cell towers upgraded
• March 14, 2022 - construction started on six of approximately 265 new tower sites
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First Nations Consultations •
EORN is consulting with First Nations and Indigenous organizations across the region
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Understanding and respecting their input is vitally important
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EORN and the EOWC strongly believe that the benefits of the project must extend to all communities, municipal and Indigenous, in eastern Ontario
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Consultation will continue throughout the full course of the Project
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Steps to Construction
Find a property that meets the needs of the network.
Negotiate a lease.
Consultation with First Nations communities and organizations.
Follow land use authority (LUA) process with municipalities.
Conduct archaeological assessments (Stage 1 and Stage 2)
Notify the province that the site is ready to proceed.
Consultation with Indigenous communities and organizations is an ongoing process through the duration of the project.
Site preparations, ordering and delivery of supplies for construction to begin.
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Financial Breakdown Over $300 million dollar investment in eastern Ontario before in-kind contribution or community benefits included.
Government of Ontario $71,000,000 Rogers $150,000,000 (Minimum investment)
Government of Canada $70,981,235
EOWC/EOMC $10,123,699
County of Frontenac contributed $389,750 EORN administration costs are projected to be approximately 6%.
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Next Steps 2022 •
Estimated 20 new tower builds in 2022
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Estimated 20 new co-locations in 2022
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Estimated 300 uplifts completed in 2022
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Site acquisitions will continue
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Land use authority process to continue
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Consultation with First Nations and archaeological assessments to continue
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Opportunities for public announcements for new builds
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Broadband Expansion
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Provincial Initiative Program •
Getting Ontario Connected Act
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Building Better Broadband Act
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100% of all Ontario will be able to access at 50/10 by end of 2025
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Province held a reverse auction on blocks of areas throughout the province with no or limited connectivity
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Internet service providers and telecoms able to bid
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Province is awarding projects and entering into contracts with the service providers
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What Does It Mean for Municipalities? •
Municipal right of ways and passive infrastructure must be made available for provincially designated projects
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Municipalities will have to use provincial Broadband One Window system – staff will need to be trained on system
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Municipalities must meet timelines for permitting applications – 10 business days to respond for projects totalling 30 kms and 15 days for projects totalling 30 kms or more
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Technical Assistance Team (TAT) being set up by the province to both assist municipalities with questions and mediate possible disputes
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Disputes not able to be resolved by the municipality and TSP will be forwarded to the Ontario Land Use Tribunal
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Administrative penalties regime in place to ensure compliance
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Links for Reference Proposed legislative amendments to the Building Broadband Faster Act, 2021 included in the Getting Ontario Connected Act, 2022 https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=41207
Proposal for an Administrative Penalties Regulation under the Building Broadband Faster Act, 2021 https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=41208
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Questions
By-Law No. 2022-0013 of The Corporation of the County OF Frontenac being a by-law to confirm all actions and proceedings of County Council on May 4, 2022
Whereas Section 8 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 and amendments thereto provides that a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under the Municipal Act or any other Act; and; Whereas Subsection 2 of Section 11 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 and amendments thereto provides that a lower-tier municipality and an upper-tier municipality may pass by-laws respecting matters within the spheres of jurisdiction described in the Table to Subsection 2 subject to certain provisions, and; Whereas Section 5 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25 and amendments thereto provides that a municipal power, including a municipality’s capacity, rights, powers and privileges under Section 8 shall be exercised by its council and by by-law unless the municipality is specifically authorized to do otherwise; and; Whereas the Council of the County of Frontenac deems it expedient to confirm its actions and proceedings; Now Therefore Be It Resolved That the Council of the Corporation of the County of Frontenac hereby enacts as follows:
- That all actions and proceedings of the Council of the County of Frontenac taken at its special meeting held on May 4, 2022 be confirmed as actions for which the municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person.
- That all actions and proceedings of the Council of the County of Frontenac taken at its special meeting held on May 4, 2022, be confirmed as being matters within the spheres of jurisdiction described in Subsection 2 of Section 11 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 and amendments thereto.
- That all actions and proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Frontenac taken at its special meeting held on May 4, 2022 except those taken by bylaw and those required by by-law to be done by resolution are hereby sanctioned, ratified and confirmed as though set out within and forming part of this by-law.
To confirm all actions and proceedings of County Council on May 4, 2022 …
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4. That this by-law shall come into force and take effect as of the final passing thereof. Read a First and Second Time this 4th day of May, 2022 Read a Third Time and Finally Passed, Signed and Sealed this 4th day of May, 2022.
The Corporation of the County of Frontenac
Denis Doyle, Warden
Jannette Amini, Clerk
By-Law No. 2022-0013 – To Confirm all Actions and Proceedings of County Council May 4, 2022
To confirm all actions and proceedings of County Council on May 4, 2022 …
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