August 3, 2011

Sangeev Varghese, Director, Essex County Public Works and County Engineer was sworn in. Mr. Varghese advised the Board that signs had been installed earlier in the week on the west side of Northfield Avenue to direct zoo visitors. There were no questions from the Public Advocate. Chairman Bagoff asked if there were any questions from the public. Marilyn English, 97 Ease Avenue, Verona, NJ, wanted to know the cost of the project. Chairman Bagoff explained that this meeting was for a courtesy site plan review only; funding questions were not appropriate for this venue. He advised Ms. English to contact the County Executive for any questions regarding funding. Robert Rashkes, 35 Oakcrest Road, West Orange, NJ, wanted to know what kind of power would be used in case of an outage. He said he was concerned about noise coming from back up generators, Mr. Hanrahan answered that a gas-fired generator would be used in case of power outage. Mr. Hibbs answered that the generator would be used only in case of emergency and would not be run at any other time; other than for periodic testing by the County for short periods of time. He also said that the animals in the exhibit had adequate water and life support in case of a temporary power outage. There were uo further questions or statements from the public. Chairman Bagoff called for a vote on the application. The Board voted on the application as follows: Chairman Bagoff Mr. Lester Carlucei Yes Eben - Ghebremicael Yes Gurland Yes Heller Yes Klein Yes Lester Yes McCartney ‘Yes Wilkes - Weston. Yes Bagoff Yes Chairman Bagoff called for a short recess at 8:54 P.M. Chaitman Bagoff reconvened the meeting at 9:05 P.M. RESOLUTIONS PB-11-12/Prism Green Associates HI, LLC Block: 155; Lot: 26.02; Zone: OR 475 Prospect Avenue Major Subdivision with variances, DISCUSSION Chairman Bagoff advised the Board that due to late comments from the applicant’s attomey, it was necessary for the Board to review the draft resolution with Board attorney Patrick Dwyer, Esq., before voting to adopt the final version. Mr. Gene Diaz, Principal, Prism Partners, was sworn in, Mr. Diaz confirmed statements made regarding his direct testimony at the July 6, 2011 regarding the correct square footage of the medical office building, which was 38,000 square feet. NAPLANNING. BRDWPUMINUTES)201118-3-11 Minutes.doc 9/15/2011/3:53:24 PM