May 7, 2014

Referring to Exhibit A-2, Mr. Eben asked Ms. Shah to clarify who provided the inventory list; he also asked what would be done with the existing cabinet when it was replaced. Ms. Shad said the Engineer had provided the inventory list; Ms. Shah and Mr. Jenkins said the existing cabinet would be demolished and removed from the property site. Referring to the Consolidated structural report Dr. Bagoff inquired as to who was responsible for the foundation issues of the structure. Mr. Jenkins said the tower owner was responsible for addressing foundation issues and the Township Construction Official was responsible for inspection to make sure the issues had been addressed. The Township professionals and Public had no questions for Ms. Shah. The Public Advocate was not present. Brian Damstrom , P.E., Sirius XM Radio, Inc. was sworn in, stated his credentials, and was accepted by the Board to be an expert in radio frequency. Mr. Damstrom gave a brief overview of Sirius XM Radio, Inc. operations; he confirmed the company was licensed by the FCC; he explained why the site was an important link carrying line-of-sight signal to Manhattan. He said the current Omni antenna was causing signal interference between New Jersey and Manhattan, the proposal was to point new antenna in a westerly direction away from the mountaintop. He further explained that Sirius and XM had merged; the reason for the cabinet replacement was to upgrade system to merge signals. The overall plan of the company was to merge all Sirius and XM signals; depending on the area — they would eliminate some existing sites and add some new sites. {The} ground-mounted antenna was a VSAT {very small aperture terminal) dish, which pointed to satellite, received signal and then rebroadcasted information. Mr. Damstrom explained that a ground-mounted antenna was easier to service; he opined that all operators prefer ground mounted antennas; the VSAT antenna was sensitive to wind speeds resulting in lost satellite reception due to shaking; the ground location was more efficient. Dr. Bagoff asked where the ground antenna would be located, would it be on the structure or contiguous ta it, would its size trigger a site plan. Mr. Damstrom said the antenna would be off- structure; Ms. Shah said the pole would be mounted on a concrete base, Mr. Damstrom added it would be similar to a fence post; Mr. Jenkins said the

te plan. Mr. Damstrom said the antenna would be off- structure; Ms. Shah said the pole would be mounted on a concrete base, Mr. Damstrom added it would be similar to a fence post; Mr. Jenkins said the Board had been provided materials showing the actual size of the antenna. He said the Applicant’s planner would discuss what the antenna looked like. Mr. Gurland asked if the antennas would be sending and/or receiving signals from a satellite or other antennas. Mr. Damstrom said the transmitting antenna would be mounted on the tower; it would pick up the signal from the VSAT {ground mounted) dish and then transmit signaj; the VSAT dish would be the antenna receiving the satellite signal. Mr. Klein asked what was the purpose of the gps on the antenna; Mr. Damstrom said it was strictly for timing; it facilitated the complicated satellite and terrestrial networking system. The Township professionals and Public had no questions for Mr. Damstrom. Meghan Hunscher, PP, was sworn in, stated her credentials and was accepted by the Board to be an expert in planning. Ms. Hunscher advised the Board she had visited the site; reviewed the Applicant’s plans; reviewed previous Zoning Board approvals for the site; had reviewed the local ordinance Conditional Use criteria; and reviewed the photo simulation prepared by her colleague David Karlebach, PP, PC; (Exhibits A-3 through A-6); she stated that all federal and state requirements had been met. Ms. Hunscher described the existing property site conditions and adjacent area; she said the area was generally mixed use with a concentration of utilities and numerous towers. She opined that from a 5-7-14 Minutes Approved