June 7, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes

Mr. Smeraldo asked where will the chemicals and pumps for the pool be stored. Mr. Michels said that right underneath the pool itself there is a room. PROFESSIONAL QUESTIONS Mr. Hess asked that the gates at the entrance must be shown in the plans for the board to review. Mr. Hess asked where will the air conditioning units be located. Mr. Michels said that the units have balcony and also there will be a mechanical room in the corner that it goes and vents outside. On the common spaces there will be small condensers located on the flat roof, since it is going to be limited to just the hallways. PUBLIC QUESTION Jennifer Sharret at 11 Howell Drive asked if the only access to the building is going to be through the sliding doors, since there is a synagogue close to the building and if accommodations will be made for those residents. Mr. Michels that accommodations will be made and said that there are three main entry points at the front entrance and there will be an elevator that will run on Sabbath. Jennifer Sharret also asked if there are traffic studies and what impact will the traffic have with the new cars coming to the building. Mr. Michels said that is going to be issues for the county. Sasa Academy asked if there were any more updated designs considered for this project. Mr. Michels said that he and the owner went through several designs and the owner was very involved in developing this design and this is one that he likes and feels is very appropriate. Sasa Academy asked if the architect took any sustainability measures. Mr. Michels said that there are a lot of sustainability measures that they are taking into the design certainly there's going to be a lot of building products that are recyclables in there, this is a very energy compliant building. It's going to have the moder elevators that are very efficient and they regenerate when it goes up and down and offsetting the energy costs. There are energy star appliances that are in the building and the principles that in the green building design are really incorporated into this building. Sasa Academy asked if they have considered solar panels either on the roof or on the parking lot which would actually mitigate their need for snow removal. Mr. Michels said that they have talked about solar panels on the roof, it's on the owner's agenda to go and look at that a little bit more closely as we do

tually mitigate their need for snow removal. Mr. Michels said that they have talked about solar panels on the roof, it's on the owner's agenda to go and look at that a little bit more closely as we do the construction documents on the building. But that is one of the items that that as we developed the construction drawings for the building that we were going to review more closely. Joyce Rudin at Woodland Avenue asked if the County will be testifying in regards the traffic studies. Mr. Dimin said that if there's a need for a traffic study that might very well have to be addressed by the county because this the application is totally within the confines of the ordinance and a traffic study isn't necessary from this planning perspective. Joyce Rudin asked if the affordable units have balconies. Mr. Michels said that all of them have balconies. Joyce Rudin asked if the architect can discuss the amenities that will be in the market rate apartments, what amenities do they plan to have and are they exactly the same amenities as in the affordable units. Mr. Michels said that they have not designed the interior finishes of the units yet. Joyce Rudin asked why would it be problematic to have trees in the parking lot for snow removal. Mr. Michels said that it's just not as clean an operation through the snow removal, it is more money and curbs tend to get damaged. Joyce Rudin asked since the building is approximately 2 feet higher than Brighton Gardens, how will that look from if you are a resident at Brighton Gardens will they now be looking straight at 12