July 31, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

56 (Pages 218 to 221) Page 218 1 make a lot of sense, and it will save cars, and we 2 can work that -- we can work the details out. So 3 consider that. 4 MR. PLOCKER: Thank you. 5 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: And to that end, Mr. 6 Plocker has asked for another meeting and this will 7 be carried, there will be no notice required. The 8 two dates that we have now will be August 14 -- 9 August 13, a Tuesday, August 14, a Wednesday, 6:30 10 p.m. start, 11 p.m. finish, and Mr. Afran, you'll be 11 able to ask your questions next time and then we'll 12 go through the -- 13 MR. AFRAN: No, it's a scheduling 14 issue. 15 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: I'm sorry? 16 MR. AFRAN: A scheduling issue. A 17 scheduling issue. 18 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Oh, scheduling 19 issues. 20 MR. AFRAN: Yeah. First of all, 21 someone left their glasses on the podium. 22 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. 23 MR. AFRAN: They're a red pair of 24 glasses. 25 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay, we'll keep it Page 219 1 here and leave it in Town Hall. Thank you. 2 MR. AFRAN: Yeah, it's been brought to 3 my attention, I should have realized it myself, it 4 was brought to my attention, on the 13th, that is a 5 Jewish holiday, Tish'a B'Av. And so I know there's 6 some people observing, it is a day of study and 7 fasting, so I think the Board should be alerted to 8 that, in its own discretion; I'm not sure what -- 9 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Can you come on the 10 14th? 11 MR. AFRAN: Yes, the 14th works. 12 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Well, we can still 13 have the meeting and Mr. Appel will be here on the 14 14th and you can watch on the -- 15 MR. AFRAN: Well, no, it wasn't so 16 much myself I was concerned with; I know some people 17 interested in this matter -- 18 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: They can -- it's all 19 on video. It will all be preserved on video and 20 they could watch on the -- 21 (Public outburst) 22 MR. AFRAN: Yeah, the problem will be 23 those who can't be here won't be able to ask 24 questions. 25 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: I'm sorry? Page 220 1 MR. AFRAN: Those who can't be here 2 won't be able to ask questions, that's the -- 3 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: I got that. 4 COUNCILMAN RUTHERFORD: Mr. Chair, I 5 can tell you I'm unavailable both of those days, 6 even by Zoom. 7 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: We do have a quorum. 8 (Off-the-record discussion) 9 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: We'll do the 14th 10 and -- 11 MR. PLOCKER: I was going to suggest 12 that we'll make any professional who testified on 13 the

FF: We do have a quorum. 8 (Off-the-record discussion) 9 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: We'll do the 14th 10 and -- 11 MR. PLOCKER: I was going to suggest 12 that we'll make any professional who testified on 13 the 13th available on the 14th -- testifying on the 14 13th available on the 14th for any questions. 15 (Public outburst) 16 COUNCILMAN RUTHERFORD: Mr. Chairman, 17 can we -- can we -- 18 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: We won't have it on 19 the 13th, we'll have it on the 14th. 20 MR. PLOCKER: Okay, thank you. 21 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: This way, we'll pass 22 Tish'a B'Av and you'll be able to hear and 23 participate, and we will have to come up with more 24 dates. 25 MR. AFRAN: Thank you very much. Page 221 1 COUNCILMAN RUTHERFORD: Mr. Chair -- 2 wait, wait, before we go any further, Mr. Chair -- 3 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: For the record, 4 we're going to have the next special meeting on 5 August 14 starting at 6:30 and we will go till 6 11:00. The meeting is carried, there will be no 7 additional notice provided and it will be available 8 on Zoom on the 14th. The next regular Planning 9 Board -- in person here. It will be in person and 10 available on Zoom, as it is now. 11 (Hearing adjourned at 10:56 p.m.) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25