January 6, 2016

DISCUSSION(S) Planning Board Rules and Procedures — 2016 Revisions (Continued from the December 2, 2015 meeting.) Chairman Weston acknowledged and thanked Mr. Eben for submitting comments and suggestions for revisions to the Rules and Procedures. Mr. Eben gave a recapitulation of his correspondence to the Chairman. The Board, Mr. Dwyer and Mr. Grygiel discussed Mr. Eben’s suggested revisions which included changing the annual re-organization to December; the first Wednesday of the month should be clearly stated in the manual (the monthly meeting date); clarify the term “Administrative Officer”; clarify to whom the Secretary reports administratively; assign the transcriber duties to the Secretary; update terms to align with recent ordinance changes; clarify “Informal Meeting”; remove application fee and escrow schedules; remove obsolete and redundant information; correct typographical and grammatical errors; and whether Board member duties should include the requirement to make site visits prior to hearing an application. Chairman Weston said the goal of the session was to have all members review the Rules and Procedures and work together on a revised document. He opined Mr. Eben had made several good comments; he requested Mr. Grygiel, Mr. Dwyer and the Secretary prepare an updated draft version for the Board to review before the next meeting. Other Business St. Mark’s Church Fire Mr. Eben said the church really bothered him; he had attended the previous night’s Town Council meeting; at his request, Mark Hewitt, a nationally recognized architect, and Eli Goldstein, an expert in wood construction, both spoke to the Council on the importance of preserving the church. Mr. Eben said it was his hope to save the building. He had reached out to Congressman Frelinghuysen and was hoping for his assistance. Mr. Gurland said he was greatly concerned about St. Mark’s; he opined that no one in the Township seemed to understand that the Historic Preservation Commission must be involved with any work done on the site. Complete Streets Study Mr. Eben said he had attended the Complete Streets presentation prepared by the graduate students of Rutgers University; he suggested the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board schedule a presentation for the Township public. Councilwoman McCartney stated there would be a presentation. Mr. Grygiel confirmed a meeting would be arranged

ted the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board schedule a presentation for the Township public. Councilwoman McCartney stated there would be a presentation. Mr. Grygiel confirmed a meeting would be arranged as soon as Professor Brown and the graduate students could work it in to their schedules. PB-12-09/Prism Green Urban Renewal Associates IV, LLC Referencing Mr. Russo’s memorandum (Resolution of Approval Review #1) dated December 18, 2015; Mr. Eben voiced concern that many outstanding issues remained before the conditions of approval could be met. Mr. Grygiel said the Board professionals would not sign the approved final site plans until all conditions had been satisfied; currently the Township was waiting for Prism Green to respond to Mr. Russo’s memorandum. Mr. Gurland said the Historic Preservation