March 4, 2026, Planning Board Regular Meeting - WEHI Transcript

03/11/2026 06:15:33 AM Page 29 to 32 of 136 8 of 54 sheets 29 later, but I mean, Kuzak is a block and a half long and1 it meets Warner a block and half outside the site. I2 think it's a legal fiction then it's a separate road to3 begin with. I think it's a cul-de-sac regardless of4 what we do. But getting -- closing Kuzak I think really5 would be a problem.6 MR. CARDOZA: Agreed.7 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Ms. Kapferer.8 MS. KAPFERER: Agreed.9 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Mr. Cardoza.10 MR. CARDOZA: I second that.11 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay.12 Council Person Council President Scarpa.13 COUNCILWOMAN SCARPA: Yeah, I would agree14 with that.15 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay.16 Mr. Vice Chair.17 VICE CHAIRMAN GUARINO: I do too.18 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. So the condition19 would be leave Kuzak Drive open for traffic, bicycles20 and pedestrians.21 Okay. The second thing is one sided walkway22 as opposed to two. Again, there's still a walkway in23 that area.24 MR. KLEIN: Sidewalk.25 30 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Sidewalk. Okay. Does1 anybody have any problems with that as a de minimus2 exception?3 Ms. Kapferer.4 MS. KAPFERER: No.5 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. Good.6 Mr. Alper.7 MR. ALPER: No.8 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Mr. Cardoza.9 MR. CARDOZA: I recall speaking at length10 about that at the time. I'm fine with that.11 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Council President Scarpa.12 COUNCIL WOMAN SCARPA: I'm okay with that.13 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay.14 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Right, but it's already15 existing that way.16 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Yes.17 MR. KLEIN: Sidewalk to nowhere.18 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Correct.19 So the third thing is a C variance.20 So the C variance occurs because the21 topography of the land that was brought out in the22 application testimony that normally this would be below23 grade but in this area it becomes part of the garage and24 is visible and it is considered foundation. The25 31 applicant has said that they will "green" it with1 plantings. So does anybody have a --2 MAYOR McCARTNEY: That makes somewhat sense3 to me. You know, when we heard that because it would4 alleviate the excavation or any necessary blasting, so I5 just thought that would be better and camouflage it with6 landscaping.7 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: In perpetuity.8 MAYOR McCARTNEY: In perpetuity.9 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. Anybody have an10 issues with that?11 Council President, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Alper.12 Okay.13 So we recommend to grant the C variance for14 that. Oh, that was

TNEY: In perpetuity.9 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. Anybody have an10 issues with that?11 Council President, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Alper.12 Okay.13 So we recommend to grant the C variance for14 that. Oh, that was easy. I feel good already.15 MR. KLEIN: It's good to check the easy16 stuff off.17 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay.18 So now we'll get into the meat of the19 application.20 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Questions.21 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Yeah. So I'm going to22 around the board and you have your say about everything23 that Ms. McGovern spoke about or other things that have24 come up along the way that you'd like to share with the25 32 board.1 Okay. Mayor McCartney.2 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Sure. So I'm grappling3 with this two things. One, just a better clarification4 what we heard about, we keep hearing about a steep slope5 and we do -- we saw in so many exhibits that there is a6 ridge line and there's a difference between a ridge line7 and the slope. So I would like a clarification on that8 ridge line before you get to the slope. That's one.9 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. Mr. MacNeill, can10 you opine on that.11 MR. MacNEILL: Yeah, so it does help to12 review the grading plan so you can review the13 topography. I don't know if that's possible to put on14 the screen, Joe. So it's really the site plan.15 MS. McGOVERN: Can you point on the agenda16 to the document, maybe that will help Joe find it.17 MR. MacNEILL: So Joe, it's on the -- near18 the bottom of the third page. It's 12 items up on the19 bottom of Page 3 on the agenda. Sheet 11.20 Joe, if you could zoom in Sheet 11. And21 then Joe, if you could just zoom in on Building D, the22 right side.23 So you could see essentially -- all right.24 So you see Building D here, right. And then that is the25