October 1, 2014

Arts Center, and two more spaces had been converted to handicapped parking; there were presently 394 parking spaces; the proposal would reduce the number of parking spaces to 392. Matthew T. Murello, PE, President, Lewis S. Goodfriend & Associates, was sworn in, stated his credentials, and was accepted by the Board to be an expert engineer in acoustics and noise control. Mr. Murello advised the Board he had prepared the Emergency Generator Sound Evaluation dated August 15, 2014. He stated he had evaluated the impact of the proposed generator on the south and southwest sides of the property. Mr. Murello said he had made a site visit on August 13, 2014 during the middle of the day; he described the existing noise conditions; the noise was dominated by the highway traffic on Route 280; he had calculated the sound level to be approximately 57 dB(A). He had also evaluated the existing ambient sound pressure levels of the operation of the proposed generator and concluded the proposed generator would produce sound pressure fevels that met the daytime limits of the NJDEP noise regulation for all surrounding properties which was at or below 53 dB(A) at the closest residential property lines. Mr. Murello advised the Board that during the time of an emergency, the generator was exempt from the NJDEP noise regulations. He told the Board that when installed; the Applicant would test run the generator for approximately 15-20 minutes, once a week, and one-half hour, once yearly. Vice Chairman Weston stated that any routine maintenance should be done during weekday daytime hours; Mr. Geffner said the Applicant would accept it as a condition of approval. Vice Chairman Weston asked if the generator would be used at any time other than during an emergency; Mr. Murello said that other than running it for routine testing and maintenance, the generator would only be used in the case of an emergency power outage. In response to inquiry from Mr. Eben, Mr. Murello confirmed the generator would only be used during an emergency or during routine testing for a period of up to one-half hour maximum. Dr. Bagoff asked if any screening of the generator was proposed to decrease the noise; Mr. Murello said that there was an acoustic screen provided by the manufacturer; the majority of residential houses were located on the opposite side of property; the office building shielded the

ise; Mr. Murello said that there was an acoustic screen provided by the manufacturer; the majority of residential houses were located on the opposite side of property; the office building shielded the generator from residential homes. In response to inquiry from Dr. Bagoff, Mr. Murello said the generator was diesel type. The Public Advocate and the Public had no questions for Mr. Murello. Paul Faris, Director of Operations, Colliers international, was sworn in; he stated he was the Building Manager for One Boland Drive. Mr. Faris said that Wolff and Samson currently occupied 86% of the building and was negotiating to lease the remainder of the building by December 2015; Wolff and Samson had requested the installation of the stand-by generator; it was part of the lease agreement. In response to questions from Mr. Geffner, Mr. Faris stated he was familiar with the type of generator to be installed; he confirmed it was a diesel fuel generator; fuel delivery would occur during normal daytime business hours. In response to questions from Board members Mr. Eben, Vice Chairman Weston, Dr. Bagoff and Council President McCartney, Mr. Faris said the diesel tank would be located under the generator unit; it was part of the enclosure. There was ample room for trucks to make fuel deliveries; fuel deliveries would be during normal business hours; concrete bollards would be installed to protect