August 2, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes

by changing the spaces at the southern end of this parking field to be compact, which will narrow the spaces and provide more room for the landscape islands. They also revised the mounting height of the lighting fixtures in the back of the building A &B. They changed it from 18 feet down to 15 feet which should help provide some additional screening from the neighboring property so they're not looking up at these light fixtures. BOARD QUESTIONS Mr. Guarino asked if the board could get more emphasis on crossing at that Chipotle area, since it is a high traffic area between Jersey Mikes and the Chipotle. Mr. Delaney said that it is certainly a high traffic area and that's why they are proposing the additional crosswalk to get to Eagle Rock Avenue and the crosswalk which will go from the parking field to that Chipotle. He said that it will provide cars coming in with notice that there are pedestrians crossing in this area. Mr. Guarino asked if any signage is proposed in that area. Mr. Delaney said that there is no signage proposed. Mayor McCartney asked if the Verizon building is staying or being replaced. Mr. Delaney said that the building itself is staying and they are proposing additions to that building. Mr. Klein asked if there is a way to make the new crosswalk near Chipotle perpendicular. Mr. Delaney said the only way to make it perpendicular over in that specific location would likely be by losing a parking space. As far as the crossing distance goes, the engineer does not anticipate that being an issue in that location given how little traffic should be making that left other than truck traffic going to the rear. Mr. Cardoza asked is there a way to put a sign that prevent people and cars from entering the refuse area. Mr. Delaney said that it's a one-way travel so they are not worried about other cars coming up the one way the wrong way. He said that as far as pedestrian traffic goes in this specific area, they would not expect significant pedestrian traffic. The main parking field is to the North of the building and the pedestrians coming from the right of way, whether it be Eagle Rock Ave. or Prospect Ave., will come from the southern end so he doesn’t think it would be too much of a conflict and adding a mirror there would not improve anything significantly. Chairman Bagoff asked if the light could be hybrid where it is solar paneled and in

oesn’t think it would be too much of a conflict and adding a mirror there would not improve anything significantly. Chairman Bagoff asked if the light could be hybrid where it is solar paneled and in the event that there is not enough solar energy it will have regular power grid augmentation. Mr. Delaney will investigate that information since he is not familiar with that specific option. Mayor McCartney asked if parking can be provided by the refuse area. Mr. Delaney said that it will not be safe to put parking there. Mr. Guarino asked if either the engineer or traffic engineer got approval from the Fire Department for the plans regarding the egresses and ingress and the drive through areas to see if they are sufficiently capable of handling our fire equipment. Mr. Delaney said that to his knowledge they haven't received a review letter from the Fire Department. They did provide, in the site plan set, turning templates for fire trucks throughout the site that shows that it could access around and behind all buildings and get through the site. Chairman Bagoff asked if there is going to be trash collection behind the buildings. Mr. Delaney said that there will be refuse areas behind buildings A & B and they are going to be enclosed in sealed containers.