July 18, 2013

Mr. Williams referred to #11 in Omland Engineering’s memo dated July 12, 2013 regarding the location of the HVAC equipment. Mr. Russo asked him to identify the locations of the HVAC equipment on the plans; Mr. Cutillo said they are only shown on the elevations and that the screening materials will be similar to the materials on the facade. Mr. Neuer asked Mr. Cutillo if the covered portico is for vehicles; he replied no. Mr. Cutillo said the portico is for the pedestrians. Mr. Grygiel stated that the portico was included in the building coverage. Mr. Grossman asked Mr. Cutillo if they presently house reptiles at the facility and if so, what kind of reptiles. Mr. Cutillo said that another witness can answer that later. Mr. Grossman asked Mr. Cutillo if they will house horses at the facility; he replied no. Chairwoman Gabry told Mr. Cutillo that she would like to see the plans cleaned up a little so that they are more accurate. She referred to the dimension line and said that the plans should indicate that it ts the outdoor area. Chairwoman Gabry said that the plans should also note that the new vestibule area is 72 square feet; Mr, Cutillo said that it is already noted on the plans. Mr. Russo asked the Board members if they wanted any indication of the color of the signage on the plans. Mr. Williams said that he will bring a witness up to describe the color. There were no further questions for Mr. Cutillo from the Board or the Professionals. Chairwoman Gabry asked if there were any members of the public who had any questions for Mr. Cutillo; secing none, Mr. Cutillo was excused. Chairwoman Gabry called for a recess at 9:35 pm. Chairwoman Gabry called the meeting back to order at 9:46 pm. Dr. Donald Bruno approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Dr. Bruno stated that he is the owner of the hospital. He stated that 90% of his patients are dogs and cats and sometimes rabbits. Mr. Williams asked Dr. Bruno if they take snakes or rodents as patients; he replied never, Dr. Bruno stated that there are 53 modular cages. He said that the cages cannot be specified exactly on the drawings because they are modular. Dr, Bruno described the dog runs. Chairwoman Gabry asked Dr. Bruno if the dog runs are inside the building; Dr. Bruno replied yes. Mr. Steinhart asked Dr. Bruno to describe a dog run. Dr. Bruno said a dog run is two adjacent big cages

hairwoman Gabry asked Dr. Bruno if the dog runs are inside the building; Dr. Bruno replied yes. Mr. Steinhart asked Dr. Bruno to describe a dog run. Dr. Bruno said a dog run is two adjacent big cages extending from the floor to the ceiling. He said they are used for the larger dogs.