02/05/2019 PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES Minutes

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Minutes of Meeting of , Mashpee Plan Review Committee Held Tuesday, February 5, 2019 station Is on the west side. It's an unmanned facility so there will be no trash, no sewer or water. There will be a proposed Telco and electric line from the street with a pad-mounted transformer. Each tenant will have a little bit of ground space with the lease area of about 10 ft. x 20 ft. There are about 3-4 cabinets about the size of a refrigerator on a concrete pad. There is also a proposal for a propane generator in case the power goes out. The generators are to keep the site online. He concluded that both Verizon and T-Mobile have similar equipment. Mr. Mendoza polled the committee for their comments. Drew McManus asked if the property is under the jurisdiction of Natural Heritage. Mr. Moreno said; no it does not have habitat. There's a letter included with the ZBA Variance application. Drew asked if the Cape Cod Commission required any mitigation reports. Liz said that they do not require any mitigation, but asked them to reduce the amount of disturbance, and there's a reduction in clearing on the footprint. Drew also asked if the fencing around the bottom of the tower is designed already In mind for.the maximum. capacity of what the tower ban accommodate based on an expansion of another carrier. Mr. Moreno said; yes. There is room if needed, but its not anticipated. Mr. Collins said he has no questions; but he commented that this process started in 2016, and it was recommended by the former Town Planner in terms of site. There's been a lot that has developed between then and now, but there's been a public process and hence we are here. There are a couple of things to point out. The Town wanted to enhance not only the ability for something to call 911 down in those specific areas but the Town also wanted to enhance emergency communication for police and fire. That was considered very important. He also wanted to point out that there has been a lot of misinformation.that he read about and heard about and it's absurd. The Town is not at the point where the Board can arbitrarily rescind this and that is straight from Town Counsel. There is no rescinding of this project on behalf of the Board of Selectmen, it's beyond their purview. This was an open and public process and went to several meetings in terms of identifying goals, and in terms of expressivity of what this project consists of. We have an obligation to look at this professionally,within our scope of expertise,and that should be the mission. Jack Phelan asked about the propane tanks that will be installed. Mr. Moreno said that Verizon uses a 500 gallon tank, and the T-Mobile is about 200 Ib. Jack asked if the 12 ft. access is going to be able to handle those size tanks. Mr. Moreno said; yes. Jack wanted to make sure that a propane permit is pulled, is inspected annually, and that the project complies with Fire Department codes. Mr. Mendoza asked if there will be lights, and about the optional lightening rod on page A- 4 of the Compound &Elevation plan. Liz Thompson said that no lighting is required by the FAA. The lightening rod Is optional, it's preferred by the manufacturers and by the clients, for certain jurisdictions,so it is optional. Mr. Mendoza asked about the monopole structure, and how it would it collapse. its a 150 ft.'tower, and according to A-3 the leased area is 100 ft. x 100 ft., and if it falls outside that area, could this could be a liability for the Town. Liz said that the towers are self-collapsing and an event is extremely rare. If there is an occurrence, it is designed to fall into itself. The "fall zone" area is near the Mashpee fire station which is the only building.The Cape Cod Commission determined that they are the landlord, and they are comfortable with the fact that this is structurally sound. In regards to control of the tower, they're there to ensure that the client is maintaining it in a reasonable manner. Mike asked if there a flight path concern? Liz said; there is no flight path concern. 2