October 28, 2013

Mr. Sussman asked Mr. Regan if he is going to have a witness testifying to the operational issues; Mr. Regan said that, based on the plans, there is no proposal for any emergency power backup. He said that whatever the code requires the applicant will comply. Mr. Regan stated that, other than talking to the tenants, they cannot confirm if the lights are on 24/7 in the Essex Green Plaza unless they personally sit there all night long. Mr. Regan called his next witness. Craig W. Peregoy approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Mr. Peregoy detailed his educational and professional background as a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey. He said that he is also a licensed Professional Traffic Engineer and has testified before many Boards on similar projects. Chairwoman Gabry accepted Mr. Peregoy as an expert in traffic engineering. Mr. Peregoy stated that he personally took counts at the site between the hours of 7am — 9am, 4 pm — 6 pm and on the Saturday shopping hours of 12 pm —2 pm. He said that he collected a lot of data over the past 3 ~- 4 years and his analysis is based on the peak hours. Mr. Peregoy stated that Rooney Circle operates at a Level of Service D and Marion Drive at a Level of Service C. He said that the proposed traffic that the fitness center will generate during the morning peak hours will be 68 trips, 171 trips during the evening hours and 132 trips on a Saturday. Mr. Peregoy said that the projected traffic generated would be 466 trips and that included traffic for the adjoining office building. Mr. Peregoy said that he took an analysis for both the fitness center going in and the fitness center not going in and it still operated at a Level of Service D. He said that his Traffic Impact Analysis determined that there will be no impact on the site. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Peregoy how many cars utilize Marion Drive; Mr. Peregoy said that the traffic is much heavier along Prospect Avenue and there were approximately 100 — 200 vehicles leaving Marion Drive. Mr. Quentzel asked Mr. Peregoy if one way in and one way out of the driveway is enough for the site; he replied yes. He said that the adjoining office building also has an access driveway. Mr. Buechler asked Mr. Peregoy if he saw any problem with the proposed traffic circulation pattern under the building; he replied no. There were no further questions for Mr.

has an access driveway. Mr. Buechler asked Mr. Peregoy if he saw any problem with the proposed traffic circulation pattern under the building; he replied no. There were no further questions for Mr. Peregoy from the Board or the Professionals. Chairwoman Gabry asked if any members of the public had any questions for Mr. Peregoy; seeing none Mr. Regan called his next witness. Joseph H. Burgis approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Mr. Burgis detailed his educational and professional background as a Professional Planner licensed in the State of New