Thank you.
Chair, we have 31 attendees. You can proceed as you wish.
Thank you. Good morning, everyone. My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing this
morning's EBA hearings. With me is our Vice Chair Ismail Shahid.
President, Mr. Chairman.
Our alternate board member, LeBaron Leonard Palmer from the Division of Development Services.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman.
Also here is our attorney, Hilliard Emerson, and our executive director, Tanya Sunkett.
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Let's look at our schedule for this morning.
Okay. Number five, MI 2023-003-159-3942 Wall Street, that case is continued. And number seven, MI 2023-005-273-1525 Spring Garden Street, that case is continued.
Are there any other requests for continuance?
Good morning, Mr. Chair.
This is Jason Hand.
Good morning, Jason.
Yes, good morning, sir.
I'll be your co-host for the session.
I have a hand up from Ron Alastasio.
I've allowed them to speak.
Good morning, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, counsel.
Just state your name, please, and spell for the court's phonographer.
Sure. It's Vern Anastasio, A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O, representing Mr. Wilkins-Hayton for 5317 Wayne Avenue.
You swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Okay. Hillary, what number is that?
I see. Okay. So you're number six, MI-2023-003-395, 5317 Wayne Avenue.
Yes, Mr. Chair.
And Mr. Alastasia, who did you say you represent?
Because we have the Kinsman Corporation as the listed owner.
Yeah, and Mr. Hatton is the sole member of that company.
Okay, thank you.
It's my understanding that an application was, an appeal was submitted.
We'd like to withdraw that appeal.
We're going to be resubmitting with a lower number of units.
Thank you.
So MI-2023-003-395-5317, Wayne Avenue, that case has been withdrawn.
Thank you, counsel.
Thank you.
Is there anyone else relative to a continuance?
Mr. Chair, I do not see any hands at this time.
Okay, thank you.
So we have several cases that do not have exhibits.
It's number four, MI 2023-003-139, 3713 Haverford Avenue.
PG Building Group LP is the listed owner.
This is the second listing.
We have no exhibits.
There's no record of an RCO meeting.
We last had this case on 12-20-23, and no one appeared.
And we also have T-Amber XL as the listed applicant.
Okay, Tiamber, Excel.
Jason, do we see any hands?
I was getting ready to say, I do not see any hands raised for the matter, and I do not see the person in question in the virtual audience this morning.
So this is the second listing. No one appeared the first time. So MI 2023-003-139-3713 Haberford Avenue, I vote to dismiss.
So this is the second listing.
No one appeared the first time.
So MI 2023.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is to dismiss.
My vote is to dismiss.
Thank you.
10. MI 2023-007-273-2126 West Erie Avenue. The listed applicant is David Lackner. The listed owners are Lavie Properties, LLC, and Pennsylvania Star Properties. First listing.
Mr. Chair, I do not see any hands raised for the matter in question.
Thank you. So MI-2023-007-273-2126 West Erie. Cases continued, Mark, must be heard.
Number 11, MI-2023-007-280-1384 Narragansett Street.
Han Dipp and Earl Ross are the listed owner.
Freeman Kemper, Sturdy Builders Incorporated.
we see anything jace mr chair i do not see any hands raised for the matter and i do not seem to
see the people wait a minute mi20 mi 2023 0072 hold on one second oh uh charles richardson had
his hand up. I believe it was for this case.
I'll let
them speak.
Morning, Mr. Chair and Board.
Good morning. Just state your name. It's spelled
for the court stenographer. Charles
Richardson, R-I-C-H-A-R-D-S-O-N,
Office of
Councilwoman Cindy Bass from 508.
You swear or affirm to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I do.
So, number 11,
1384 Narragansett Street.
There's been no
RCO meeting that has taken place
as yet. The applicants does seem a bit confused with what they need to do. And so we're asking
for a continuance for them to be able to meet with the community and, you know, see if we can
get things straightened out with them. Thank you, Mr. Richardson. So MI 2023-007-280-1384
Narragansi Street, that case has continued. Number 12, MI 2024, 000055, 1329 Levick Street.
The listed owners are Fred Asia and Zarin Shoray. No exhibits, first listing.
and mr chair the uh mi number on that one was zero zero zero zero five six just to clarify for
the record okay i have a hand up sir from bedita cadillo i've allowed them to speak
the owner i have hold on hold on hold on hold on state your name and spell for the stenographer
I'm trying to get the camera. Hold on. Can you see me?
Can you see?
This case is not ready. Am I correct?
Yeah, continue. Yes, he's here in case you need to see him.
I don't think you've been promoted to a panelist, Ms. Cadillo. If you could just have him request the continuance, that would be appreciated. Thank you.
We send the email already, too. Thank you.
All right. So MI 2024, 00056, 1329 Levick Street. The case is continued. Mark must be heard.
And number 15, MI 2024, 000059, 1933 North 24th Street. The applicant, Leroy Wichett, Keystone Property Group is the listed owner. No exhibits, first listing.
I do not see any hands raised for that matter. So, MI 2024, 0000, 59, 1933, North 24th Street. Cases continued. Marked. Must be heard.
We're going to go to our add-on list.
MI 2022, 004, 40.
MI-2022-004-440-204 North 52nd Street.
The vote in this matter has been rescheduled to Wednesday, May 29th at 9 a.m.
Number two, MI-2023-
Sorry, Mr. Chair, that was 9.30 a.m.
Just wanted to clarify for the record.
9.30 a.m.
Number two, MI 2023-007-025-7001 Tulip Street.
The vote in this matter has been rescheduled to Wednesday, May 29th at 9.30 a.m.
We're going to go to our regular list.
We're going to start with number eight.
MI 2023-007-038-228 West Tioga Street.
There's a Spanish interpreter, please.
Identify yourself.
The DTO has been allowed to speak, sir.
Mr. Hand, I don't believe she's our Spanish interpreter.
That's the owner.
That's you.
Okay, yeah.
She just put her hand on the left.
Interpreter?
As of now, I do not see any hands raised from the interpreter for the matter, Mr. Chair.
Can our Spanish interpreter please raise their hand?
They were confirmed.
Again, good morning.
Please, Spanish interpreter, if you're in the audience, please raise your hand.
Hillary, we have two cases for this.
You want to hold it a minute to say maybe they're coming a little later and we can make a call or something?
No, go ahead, Fatina.
Go ahead.
No, I'll go ahead and get in contact and see what's going on.
because I did receive confirmation share.
Okay, so let me go to the next case here
so we can keep it moving.
I'm sorry, Mr. Chair,
I have a hand raised for my Joseph Patton.
Mr. Patton is for one of the cases on the add-on list.
Mr. Patton, please email your question
that the vote on the case is not occurring today.
Thank you.
Okay, let's do number one while we're waiting to see. MI 2023-002-227-7923 Charles Street. Mikkel and Maretta Jargo are the owners pro se.
Mikkel will be rejoining as a panelist, sir.
Good morning.
Good morning, Your Honor.
Good morning.
Good morning, Mikkel.
Mikkel, are you going to do the testifying?
I'm his nephew.
I will be helping him out as his English is not 100%, but he perfectly, you know, he understands and speaks English.
Hillary, we can't do that, can we?
The property owner has to testify.
If he's in need of interpretation services, we needed that request in advance.
we can provide that no you can testify yes i can okay okay he needs to give the testimony you can
sir you can assist him with the technology but you cannot testify i understand okay all right
good morning good morning sir could you please morning could you guess m-i-k-e-l the last name
g-j-o-g-u right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth is nothing but the truth
All right.
So this application is for use as a multifamily household living, three dwelling units in
an existing detached structure.
The proposed unit multifamily household living is prohibited in the RSA zoning district.
The Holmesburg Civic Association is opposed to this project.
Our vice chair has a few questions for you, sir.
Good morning, sir.
Have you emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that is needed?
Yes, everything. I emailed. Everything is over there.
And I did last week.
Again.
Share your screen.
Yeah, share the screen. One second.
you see a green button at the bottom says share screen oh i do see it okay yes sir i do see it
okay perfect uh share screen yes all right so hold on we we got zoom but we don't see your
documents yes so the documents are here so i can start with okay all right all right go ahead
proceed sir all right so this is the refusal notice uh yes no no he's got it yes the owner
the property owner needs to testify yeah okay this is an excuse yeah all right we see that go
to the next document we see that this is application for appeal very good thank you go on
write a project
information form
this is a deed
yep the deed
this is a zoning notice
the May 3
I did again