August 14, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

3 (Pages 6 to 9)3 (Pages 6 to 9) Page 6 1 a question about the deer fencing and it led people 2 to comment that no matter what, the application was 3 a foregone conclusion and the Board has concluded. 4 We have not. The deer fence will only be put up if 5 the application is approved. If the application is 6 not approved, there will be no deer fencing. Please 7 make that clear in your minds, okay? 8 And I would ask if anybody has 9 questions, please contact our Board attorney. Thank 10 you. 11 Application PB 24-01, West Essex 12 Highlands, Incorporated, Block 79, Lot 31, Zone 13 IH-1, Warner Road. The applicant is proposing to 14 develop a 496-unit inclusionary multifamily 15 residential development on a vacant 120-acre 16 property in the northwest corner of the Township of 17 West Orange. 18 For the applicant, Mr. Plocker. 19 MR. PLOCKER: Hi. Good evening, 20 Chairman Bagoff and Board members. Brian Plocker 21 from the firm of Hutt, Shimanowitz & Plocker on 22 behalf of the applicant, West Essex Highlands, Inc. 23 Just a couple of housekeeping items. 24 Our court reporter requested that she be able to 25 transcribe via Zoom tonight. It is much clearer on Page 8 1 the scene, I believe it was Mr. Haizel, the Board's 2 planner, that had asked for some kind of 3 demonstrative exhibit regarding the bulk variance 4 that we're seeking regarding exposure of the 5 foundations. Is that your recollection? 6 MR. APPEL: Yes. 7 MR. PLOCKER: Okay, and did you 8 prepare such an exhibit? 9 MR. APPEL: Yes. 10 MR. PLOCKER: Okay, I'll let you take 11 it away. 12 MR. APPEL: Hello, everyone. The 13 exhibit that was prepared today that is dated 14 8/14/24, it includes seven sheets, and the seven 15 sheets should -- what should we be tagging this? 16 MS. McGOVERN: A-3. 17 MR. APPEL: A-3? Okay. 18 MS. McGOVERN: What are we going to 19 call this, Mr. -- is it a PowerPoint? 20 MR. APPEL: I will call it a 21 Foundation Exposure Exhibit -- 22 MS. McGOVERN: Okay. 23 MR. APPEL: -- if that's clear. 24 MS. McGOVERN: Sure. 25 MR. APPEL: So I will -- Page 7 1 the Zoom, apparently, than in the room, so I did 2 talk to Ms. McGovern today and she said that would 3 be acceptable. I'd just like to confirm with Mr. 4 Fagan that Ms. Quick, our reporter, is on the Zoom. 5 (Mr. Fagan, Zoom Moderator, confirms that Ms. 6 Quick is attending via Zoom.) 7 MR. PLOCKER: Okay, thank you very 8 much. That

confirm with Mr. 4 Fagan that Ms. Quick, our reporter, is on the Zoom. 5 (Mr. Fagan, Zoom Moderator, confirms that Ms. 6 Quick is attending via Zoom.) 7 MR. PLOCKER: Okay, thank you very 8 much. That being said, I believe we last left off 9 with our architect, Larry Appel. He had finished 10 his initial testimony, took questions from the Board 11 and the Board professionals. Mr. Appel is here 12 again tonight and I would like to call him for some 13 additional testimony, after which the Board, the 14 professionals and the public can ask their 15 questions. 16 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Go right ahead. 17 MR. PLOCKER: The applicant calls Mr. 18 Appel. 19 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: You know you're 20 still under oath, for the record. 21 THE WITNESS: Yes. 22 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay, thank you. 23 L A U R A N C E A P P E L, P. A., was previously 24 sworn/affirmed by the Board attorney. 25 MR. PLOCKER: Mr. Appel, just to set Page 9 1 MS. McGOVERN: And you'll send that to 2 our Board -- or you already did send it to the Board 3 secretary? 4 MR. APPEL: Yes, I did. 5 MS. McGOVERN: So Jamilet, in the 6 records that we have, this will be marked as A-3. I 7 think that was our next -- our next number. 8 UNIDENTIFIED VOICE: I'm sorry, is 9 that A, for apple, 3? 10 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Yes, apple 3. 11 MS. McGOVERN: Applicant, A for 12 Applicant, yes. 13 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Say that again for 14 the people in the back, Ms. McGovern. 15 UNIDENTIFIED VOICE: (Inaudible) 16 MS. McGOVERN: Speak up or turn it 17 off? 18 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC: Or lower it. 19 (Many members of the public speaking at 20 once...inaudible) 21 MS. McGOVERN: All right, we'll be 22 louder until they can figure out if they can turn it 23 down. Okay. 24 MR. APPEL: All right, can everyone 25 hear me all right?