February 5, 2025 Planning Board Regular Meeting Minutes

will remain, it will just be enhanced. New landscaping will be brought in throughout the area and the outer beds on the outskirts. The existing shade structure will be modified by putting real glass opposed to acrylic. The structure itself will be upgraded in color The building itself, the fagade will have a color change. Where the sea lions used to come out, now the lemurs will be coming out. They are going to take out the old garage doors in this area and turn them into little huts so the lemurs can huddle underneath the huts There will be plenty of things for the lemurs to climb on, such as vines located throughout the rest of the area There will be different kinds of vegetation that will match with the Madagascar theme. There will be bamboo and a lot of grasses on the outskirts. New signage will be brought in to describe the animals in their habitat. There’s going to be a little exhibit that will be at the tip of the area that will be an insect farm. Everything that is being changed is to keep with the Madagascar theme. In the netting area for the lemurs, that the vines will be around, there will be a stone work, there will be huts and a deck to fit with a fishing town theme in Madagascar. The project will be done as quickly as possible to keep everything going at the zoo. It would be open to the public by the end of summer. BOARD QUESTIONS Mayor McCartney asked what happened to the sea lions. Mr. Piga said the sea lions were placed at other zoos that could accommodate them. Ms. Kapferer asked if the impervious surface is changing as a result of the new exhibit. Mr. Piga said no, it will either be the same or less. Ms. Kapferer asked if the exhibit is handicapped accessible. Mr. Piga said yes. NO PROFESSIONALS QUESTIONS NO PUBLIC QUESTIONS GENERAL DISCUSSION PUBLIC COMMENT Motion: Chairman Bagoff Second: Mr. Guarino Alper: i Morgan: _ Bagoff: > Scarpa: --- Cardoza (Alt.2): W Smeraldo: -_ Guarino: Y Wilkes: D4 Kapferer: Y