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Number four, MI 2024-003-271-1201-03 Adams Avenue. That case is continued.
Number five, MI 2024-004-320-6560 North Bouvier Street. That case is continued.
And number nine, MI 2024-006-243-90 Rochelle Avenue, that case is a continued attorney-moving party.
Are there any other requests for continuance in the room?
Good afternoon, Chair. This is Jasmine Webster, and I will be your co-host this afternoon.
I have a hand up by the name of Wallace Wade. They have been promoted to panelists.
Okay, thank you.
Could you please state your name and spell it for the stenographer?
Wallace Wade, please unmute yourself and turn your camera on.
Do we see him?
Hello?
Hi, could you please state your name and spell it for the stenographer?
W-A-L-L-A-C-E
You're breaking up, sir. Please start over.
Wallace Wade.
W-A-L-L-A-C-E
Wade W-A-D-E
right do you swear or affirm
to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
sir what case what's the address of your case
number
900 East Shelton
so tell me
do you want to continue it
no we're
ready to go ahead
okay so
I have a couple of few things to go for, so I'm not going to come back.
No, I'll take that back.
Can we continue this one more time, please?
Can we continue one more time?
One more time.
We have everything together, but I still need to talk to my client to make sure everything is okay.
All right.
So MI 2023-004-267-900 East Shelton Avenue.
0-0-4-2-6-7-9-hundred-East-Chelton Avenue.
Cases continue.
Case is continued.
Mark must be heard.
Thank you, sir, for calling in.
We appreciate it.
Is there anyone else who has a continuance?
Yes, Chair.
I have a hand up.
Never mind, Chair.
The hand went down.
There are no more hands at this time.
All right.
So case number three, MI 2024-002-319-4309-31 North
Lawrence Street.
Walter Tolliver is the attorney.
No exhibits. Third listing.
Mr. Tolliver.
Or anyone from
199 Hunting Park.
There are no hints at this time,
Chair. Okay, so, number
three, MI
2024-002-319-4309-31
north lawrence street cases continue mark must be heard and number six mi 2024-005-134-5816
katherine avenue monica coach is the listed applicant vaxa enterprise this is no exhibit
second listing i see no hands at this time chair okay thank you so um number six
MI 2024-005-134-5816 Catherine Street.
That case is continued to 6-04-3025 at 2 p.m.
We could do, go to number two first.
Oh, here's our add ones. Number one, MI 2024-006-167-76 Germantown Avenue. I vote yes, proviso, per refusal dated 1-9-25.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes, with proviso.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes, with proviso.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes, with proviso.
Hi, I win. My vote is yes with proviso. Number two, MI 2024-006-220-2123 Catherine Street. I vote yes with proviso. No roof deck access structure above fourth floor.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes with proviso.
Excuse me, Mr. Chair, I just wanted to clarify the proviso for the record. It's no roof deck or roof deck access structure above the fourth floor. Thank you.
a roof deck or access structure above four floor.
Yeah, Michael Johns, my vote is yes with proviso.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes with proviso.
Tanita Graham, my vote is yes with proviso.
Taya Wynn, my vote is yes with proviso.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes with proviso.
Number three, MI 2024, 006033, 2601 to 31 North 28th Street.
Michael Johns will certify himself before he votes.
I vote yes.
I certify that I did review the video and my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
Taiwan my vote is yes we're good okay all right we're going to move to number
two MI 2024 zero zero zero six four two seven forty two Christian Street burnout
Astasio is the attorney a letter of anonymous non-opposition from Bella
Vista and a letter of non-opposition from Councilmember Squiller
afternoon mr chair you've already been sworn could you just state your name for the record
uh yeah verne anastasio a-a-s-t-a-s-i-o and i represent the santagua family who owns the property
okay our vice chair has a few questions thank you good afternoon council do you agree to waive the
reading of the refusers stipulate to its accuracy i do have you emailed in all the required documents
and exhibits that's needed to proceed with this case five days advance five days in advance of
this hearing yes sir thank you counsel please proceed and share your screen thank you
Thank you. Mr. Chair, members of the board, 742 Christian Street is smack dab in the middle of the Italian market area in Bella Vista, and the application is for a takeout restaurant with seating and associated commissary services.
mr chair members of the board 742
This property has a very long history of food service.
It was a commissary for a very long time, decades.
The original owner, who still owns the property, was in the food service industry, and this space has always been used for that.
However, when it became vacant and the area was remapped, it did become RM1.
so the first floor use requires the variance and of course you could see here there's everything
been from storing food carts to cold foods to preparation of sandwiches to a deli going all the
way back here's the plans for the first floor as you can see you enter here there's only one little
step to get in. We've got just a handful of tables, a stand-up counter. We have the back
of the house. We have the full commercial kitchen. There it goes. Full commercial kitchen
and trash storage in the rear. Although previously approved, we have these apartments as well
on the second and the third floors.
Let's see what else we have for you.
Decades-long ownership-occupied building
with a long history of commercial mixed-use,
takeout restaurant applications for some seating,
and a potential commissary ghost kitchen services.
There'll be a commercial hood and exhaust that runs to the roof,
and the fan will be placed in the northwest corner near the adjacent restaurant.
Days of operation and hours are, as such, Tuesday through Sunday, about 11 to 9-ish.
There'll be commercial trash pickup.
There'll be deliveries used.
There's an existing loading zone on 8th Street, 15 feet away.
The residential trash containers will be housed within the property and exterior lighting and property management will be installed.
Here are some photos. That's the exterior. This is the door that goes up to the apartments. This is the door that goes into the food service area.
Here are some interiors.
there's some rear yard
additional upstairs its owner occupied as well
this family has owned the property and managed it for generations
For some reason, this is turning blank on me.
Hold on.
Please give me a moment.
Page 67 and 69 of the exhibit packet are, in fact, the letters of support from both the Bella Vista Neighbors Association and Council Member Mark Squilla's office.
The property is adjacent to a sit-down restaurant
And right across the street is a smoke shop
Within 250 feet
There are four other to-go food establishments
On Christian Street itself
And I'm going to try and pull up
This again
and if the internet will cooperate with me.
Just give me one moment.
Let's give me one moment.
here's the letter from council member squilla
and the letter from
Bella Vista Neighbors
who we met with twice.
With that, I'd like to have Maria
Santa D'Gardulu
raise her hand so she can be
recognized by the board.
Maria, last name
and didn't ask has been promoted
to penalist.
Good afternoon.
Could you please state your name?
Do we share a hand?
Yes, Chair.
Maria, last name, Indiana S.
Please unmute yourself and turn your camera on.
she have a hard time on muting
yes sure that's what it is give me one second i'm so sorry my mom is sure sure that's that's
fine i'm just opening it up for her could you please state your name and spell for the court
stenographer maria santor juglu m-a-r-i-a s-a-n-t-o-u-r-t-z-o-g-o-o-u
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Please proceed, counsel.
Thank you.
Maria, thank you for joining the hearing.
Did you hear my presentation to the board this afternoon?
Is it true and accurate to the best of your knowledge?
Do you adopt it as your own testimony?
Thank you.
I have nothing further, Mr. Chair.
The property is literally surrounded by exactly the same use.
all right questions from the board can you go back to the the the the image of the first floor