July 30, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

09/16/2025 06:29:53 AM Page 45 to 48 of 130 12 of 33 sheets 45 that you were able to observe that provides for this1 pumping function?2 Absolutely not.3 A. And is there any provision outside the structures4 Q. on the site for pumping structures to provide this?5 I saw nothing.6 A. Now, in terms of electrical power, did you do --7 Q. strike that.8 In terms of supply of electrical power, did you9 do any analysis?10 I just looked at what I believe the load would11 A. be. It's a, you know, a rough number, I came up with12 six megawatts which would probably require some kind of13 substation near the site.14 Was there any provisions in the plans for a15 Q. substation?16 No, nothing.17 A. Was there any provision for transmission of this18 Q. power by any other means built into the plans?19 I didn't see any electrical plans as far as that20 A. goes.21 With respect to HVAC function, did you do any22 Q. analysis of the plans?23 Yeah, I looked at it because there wasn't24 A. anything and I thought well, let me see, how would it be25 46 done. And I've seen many, many, many buildings in my1 other activity that I mentioned involved in water2 treatment, these pumps would be very likely method of3 getting heating and cooling into every unit. Now,4 there's other possible ways, but that's a pretty5 economical way of doing it. But in order to do that you6 need hydraulic water supply which circulates throughout7 the building and generally has to be cooled, especially8 in the summer. That would entail the need for a cooling9 tower or several cooling towers, which I know a lot10 about. And then there's -- none of that discussed in11 any way, shape or form in the plan. So I just wanted to12 bring that up. Something needs to be disclosed and13 committed to as far as how they're going to heat and14 cool all these 496 units. They're not putting window15 air-conditioning in, so.16 Do you see anything in the site plan application17 Q. or the engineering reports that provides for heat or18 cooling?19 Nothing.20 A. In your opinion as a professional civil engineer,21 Q. is this application complete without these missing22 elements?23 Absolutely not. RSIS requires all these elements24 A. and many others that I haven't even discussed yet.25 47 Major problem.1 MR. AFRAN: May I have one moment please,2 Mr. Chairman.3 (Whereupon, a short recess is taken.)4 MR. AFRAN: Mr. Chairman, I just need

many others that I haven't even discussed yet.25 47 Major problem.1 MR. AFRAN: May I have one moment please,2 Mr. Chairman.3 (Whereupon, a short recess is taken.)4 MR. AFRAN: Mr. Chairman, I just need one5 moment.6 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Sure.7 (Whereupon, a short recess is taken.)8 With regard to cooling towers -- strike that.9 Q. I'm sorry.10 With regard to water towers, say fire suppression11 or other domestic water usage, how high would they have12 to be relative to the height of the proposed buildings?13 My opinion they need to be about 50-feet above14 A. the top floor.15 Oh, that was that extra 50 feet you referred to16 Q. earlier?17 Yeah, that gives you enough hydraulic head to18 A. provide the amount of pressure you would need for the19 water going through all the pipes to all the units. A20 little more than the first floor. You got to deal with21 the fourth floor, that's the big problem.22 So if fire suppression towers are used, that23 Q. would obviously add to the height of the structures24 beyond what we know now from the plans?25 48 It would add volume. I don't know what that1 A. volume would be. That all depended on a whole other2 study by somebody who does that all the time. And it's3 also dependent upon how rapidly the tower can be4 replenished. That's another engineering decision that5 somebody else should be working on, not me. But I know6 about all these things, but none of that was done.7 That's my point.8 MR. AFRAN: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That's9 all I have at the moment.10 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you.11 Okay. Mr. Plocker.12 MR. PLOCKER: Let the board go first or --13 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: No, no. You.14 CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. PLOCKER:15 Mr. Green, it's your testimony that you reviewed16 Q. the entire site plan set, is that correct?17 66 pages.18 A. Okay.19 Q. And there's no utility described in the site plan20 at all?21 MR. AFRAN: With respect -- he didn't say22 that.23 MR. PLOCKER: Let him answer the question.24 MR. AFRAN: No, no, no. Mr. Plocker makes a25