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Planning and Zoning Commission <br />Minutes <br />January 8, 2019 <br />19 <br /> <br />I have just a few more minutes. So, this plan changes the glare issue and I would like to ask Mr. <br />Thad Wingo, from Burns & McDonald, to come up and answer a few questions about how this <br />plan affects the glare study. You have Mr. Wingo's resume; it was handed out in the black three- <br />ring binder last month. Mr. Wingo was not qualified as an expert last month. He did sign and <br />seal the glare study submitted in the past. I am not qualifying him as an expert witness. I will ask <br />him a few questions and we will have to share the microphone. <br />MR. WINGO: My name is Thad Wingo; I am a professional engineer in the state of North <br />Carolina. My address is 1000 Central Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina. <br />Mr. Benshoff asked Mr. Wingo if he is familiar with the proposed buffer plan, EXLA 1.0 that I <br />have just explained to the board. <br />Mr. Wingo said yes, he has reviewed that plan. <br />Mr. Benshoff said would the addition of the supplemental plantings affect the results of the glare <br />study? <br />Mr. Wingo said it enhances the results of the glare study at this particular time, based on the <br />additional plantings that we have seen. <br />Mr. Benshoff said what do you mean by enhancement? <br />Mr. Wingo said it should reduce glare in several areas where previously you could have had <br />some level of intensity. <br />Mr. Benshoff said the standard or criteria for glare reduction that is measured in your study is <br />what, again? <br />Mr. Wingo said we use the approved FAA methodology, which comes from federal regulations. <br />They use it for air traffic control on pilots and that was translated into a tool that was created by <br />Sandia National Labs. It has a chart in the report, that basically says there are areas in which <br />there is too much intensity and could cause either damage or significant after glare, or after- <br />vision after seeing the glare in the eye, which could impact the ability of somebody to operate an <br />aircraft. Translating that to somebody driving or sitting at their home, as long as you are in that <br />green or yellow range, you do not have the potential for ocular damage, nor should it provide a <br />significant amount of glare that it would impair somebody's ability to perform everyday <br />functions. <br />Mr. Benshoff said turning your attention to the intersection of Mount Pleasant and Joyner Roads, <br />are you familiar with this intersection? <br />Mr. Wingo said he is.