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Page 6 Minutes for the Meeting of July 9, 2008 residential area; what would the building look like from the residential perspective? Would there be auto blinds to close at dusk? Mr. Gloski said they would have interior sensors and the lights would go off at night. ?? The Board would want to see three-dimensional models. Mr. Nichols said absolutely to see the traffic flow and vegetation. This was just an informal presentation, but a full version would be presented later on. ?? There was a contradiction between the campus style site design and getting more cars on the site. You could make the strategy for ingress and egress flow from Hayden Avenue. Would there be open-air parking? Mr. Gloski said the parking would have some exposure, but a good portion would be below grade so there would be mechanical venting. ?? This encourages Spring Street entrances; like the horseshoe shape, but it should be pulled back from Spring Street, its proximity to the wetlands and imposition to neighbors and too much into the buffer area; want to hear what the Conservation Commission says about the placement of the building. ?? With regards to traffic distribution; how do you get trucks to use Hayden Avenue since there has been a truck ban on Spring Street since 1990? There were more than 400 parking spaces, which seem excessive given VistaPrint’s current utilization. Mr. Nichols said they instruct the trucks to use Hayden Avenue and there was no interest in building more parking spaces than would be needed. Audience comments: Mr. Steve Heinrich said with four floors above grade and three floors of parking the building could be massive. Would the neighbors see four floors? It would be very important to see a model of what the neighbors would have as a view. Ms. Sarah Arnold from the Transportation Advisory Committee suggested they consider a shuttle since a bus would have difficulty accessing the entire site. Board Comments: ?? This development is a prime candidate to require a strong TDM plan. ?? How many steps down is the building? Mr. Gloski said the plans haven’t progressed far enough to know, but the preliminary planning is for a flat roof with the northeast corner of the building being 90 feet from ground to top of building within a single plane. Mr. Canale wants to make sure that a 90-foot wall (plus roof structures) would not be part of what would be visible to the