February 4, 2026 Planning Board Regular Meeting Minutes

tenant space within the main building, including approximately 1,522 square feet mezzanine with a Trader Joe's retail grocery store. PRESENTATION Howard Geneslaw, from FBT Gibbons, LLP, on behalf of the applicant. At the previous meeting, there was testimony from the civil engineer and architect. Site plans, engineering, and architectural drawings were also reviewed. Comments from engineering (CME) and planning reports were addressed. The current meeting will present the traffic engineer and professional planner Mr. Geneslaw reviewed follow-ups from the previous meeting. Fire officials requested no-parking fire lane striping, signage, and painted curbs. © The applicant agrees to revise plans accordingly. Fire officials will allow jitney-style vehicles to briefly stop in fire lanes for drop-off/pick- up. o The applicant will add a designated bus stop note on the plans. o They will also install a bench near the stop for waiting passengers. Compost will be collected twice a week by a commercial food waste collection service. ©. It will be stored in totes in a refrigerated trash room until pickup. Pest control service visits weekly. © Initial inspection and trap placement after store completion. © Trash will also be stored in a refrigerated area to minimize odor/pests. The traffic engineer, Paul Going, entered on the record; he was sworn under oath. His credentials were accepted by the board and testified to the following: Mr. Going prepared a traffic statement on this matter dated September 19th, 2025, last revised January 15th, 2026. Site size is approximately 3.7 acres. Location: o Northeast quadrant of intersection: a Mount Pleasant Ave (Route 10) m Pleasant Valley Way (County Route 636) There are multiple access points: o 2 driveways on Route 10 o 1 driveway on Pleasant Valley Way © 1 driveway on Mount Pleasant Place (local road) The site is occupied by the Mount Pleasant Plaza Shopping Center There are 2 buildings: ° Main building: 29,200 sq ft (includes mezzanine) o Secondary building: 3,200 sq ft (bagel & pizza shops) Previous tenants: o Metropolitan Plant Exchange (~16,367 sq ft + outdoor greenhouse canopy) co Restaurant (~3,200 sq ft) © Martial arts studio (~2,400 sq ft) The proposed change is replacing the former plant exchange and martial arts studio with Trader Joe’s. They will also replace the greenhouse canopy with new parking area The parking

udio (~2,400 sq ft) The proposed change is replacing the former plant exchange and martial arts studio with Trader Joe’s. They will also replace the greenhouse canopy with new parking area The parking that's in front of the site would be reconfigured to be perpendicular parking with two-way aisles. There will increase in parking from 165 to 188 spaces (includes EV credits) In regard to the traffic impact analysis, two methodologies were used.