Professor Plaza, dismiss.
MI 2021-003790.
James Snell, dismiss.
Oh, thank you.
Thank you, Jane.
5019 Beaumont.
Heinz Ishmael, no exhibits.
Anyone from 5019 Beaumont?
Mr. Chair, but once again, I do not see anyone in the audience.
Was this the first listing for this?
Yes, I think it is.
Oh, was it?
I think so.
It's on the number, yes.
All right.
So let's go to number seven.
M.I. 2021-002886-5958 Vine Street, Michael J.P. Williams, Esquire, RCO HMC Squared, letter of support with provisos.
Michael Williams will be returning as a panelist.
Thank you.
hi this is hi this is attorney michael williams thank you mr williams would you
spell your name for the court reporter it's m-i-c-h-a-e-l williams w-i-l-l-i-a-m-s
right my attorney id number is uh 205-614 my address is 6217 frankfort avenue
Thank you.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
The vice chair has a few questions for you.
Hi, sir.
Do you waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
Have you emailed the exhibit packet with proof of ownership, tax compliance, refusal, referral,
photos, and or plans of the property five days in advance of this hearing?
And have you met with the RCO?
And do you have a letter?
Yes to all questions.
Great.
you may proceed. Okay. I have with me my client, Ms. Ladera-Smith. She is the tenant applicant
At 5958 Vine Street, our application is for a takeout restaurant.
at 5958 Vine Street. Our application is for a takeout restaurant.
My client does fresh food, mainly fish.
This is her first business.
She met with the RCO that's HMC Squared.
We attached a letter of support.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Do you have exhibits to share?
I'm going to screen share here.
Thank you, Kylie.
Thank you.
Sorry for the interruption.
no no worries it's um i'm just uh i'm usually doing these in person with the board and this
is the first one that i did electronically and so i'm looking for the screen share here it is
okay um are you able to see that that's today's hearing
and okay here's the uh here's the refusal
okay the zoning is rsa5 this is a corner property that's located at 60th and bind street
adjacent to this property there's a mini mall that has a food market and also a uh take another
takeout food restaurant and then diagonal or caddy corner there's a Chinese takeout
restaurant.
So, we feel that our application is in conformance with the character of the neighborhood, that
it would not be detrimental to the neighborhood or impact it negatively in any way.
this is our project information form that we submitted
this is our commercial lease agreement
immediately behind this is a letter of authorization from the landlord that says that we have his
authority to appear here to make this presentation as the tenant for the takeout restaurant
um this is our tax um compliance form um it's valid through december 1st 2021
um here's our floor plan
and this is the notice that my client sent out to the rco and to the um uh surrounding neighbors
We sent out approximately 150 letters, proof of mailing.
And then this is the letter of support from the RCO.
And then they have a summarization that's attached of the meeting that they had.
You can see that they say this will be Mrs. Smith's first business.
No renovations or construction are required to the building.
This was set up as a takeout restaurant by a prior tenant who left before making an application to the board or to L&I.
The first floor was vacant before my client assumed possession.
It was vacant for about 18 months.
Her hours operation would be generally from 11 a.m. to about 9 p.m. in the spring and summer,
and then in the winter to close earlier, approximately 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
My client added security features, dusk to dawn lighting.
She's going to have security cameras.
And this is just the list of witnesses.
My client is present and she's prepared to testify.
If the board has any questions, I can field the questions now, or if you would like me to call my client to adopt my testimony.
Why don't you call her now, and we'll adopt the testimony.
All right. State your name for the record, please.
Ladera Smith.
Ms. Smith, you've heard my testimony.
Hold on one minute. Could you spell your name, please, for the court reporter?
oa d like david e-r-a smith s-m-i-t-h thank you and then do you swear or affirm to tell the truth
the whole truth nothing but the truth yes okay thank you miss smith you've heard my testimony
here this evening yes and do you believe it to be true and correct yes um do you adopt it as your
own yes is there anything that you think that i left out or that you would like to add no okay
with that i would ask if the board has any questions we'd be happy to answer them any
questions on the board yeah i just have one question there's not going to be a takeout
window correct no they would walk into a counter okay thank you correct
no they would walk into a counter okay thank you correct
any other questions from the board no
any questions from the virtual audience
the chair there is a miss jacqueline carton with her hand raised i have allowed you to speak at
this time sir thank you uh yes i didn't hold on one minute could you could you state your name
and spelled for the court reporter yes j-a-c-q-e-l-y-n carlton c-a-r-l-t-o-m all right do you
swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes thank you uh first
i'd like to uh clarify what hmc square stands for it stands for four communities haddington
mars park carroll park and cathedral park uh this property is in the haddington component of hmc
square uh council i didn't hear about uh trash that is an issue in our hmc square with these
takeouts we the residents have to clean behind these small businesses and i didn't hear anything
about your trash uh are you gonna have commercial trash pickup we we i can address your concerns um
So once my client's going to have a private dumpster company pick up the trash, the dumpster
will be located at the rear of the property in a fenced-in area with a privacy screen.
So you won't be able to see the dumpster, but it will be there.
My client, if you've looked at the property recently, hopefully you've seen the improvements
that my client has already made to the exterior of the property in terms of cleaning it up.
She's painted the property. She's removed graffiti. She has also picked up litter trash.
She will patrol this area on a daily basis. She wants to help keep the neighborhood neat
and clean, and this is certainly one of her priorities.
Is there any other people with questions?
I see no other hand, sir.
Planning Commission.
Sir Ron Bednar, City Planning.
While this property is currently indicated for residential use on the city plan given
the documented site history, I recommend the request for variance to be granted.
MI 2021-002-886-5958 Vine Street, I vote yes.
Harold Tenere, my vote is yes.
Professor Plaza, my vote is yes.
Thank you, Councillor.
Thank you. Maybe you'd be excused.
Thank you kindly.
okay mr chair what do we do with number six number six is was the um the no exhibits
no exhibits no no conversation no nothing but they said it was the first listing
it's the first listing if you are to continue could i suggest that it be must be heard
can you announce that on the record please chair sure
let me get it up again here okay i i can do it um mi-2021-003790 5019 beaumont street
this case is continued and it must be heard. Thank you ever so kindly. Oh, sure.
Thanks, everybody. Thanks to the court reporter for being here a little long.
Chair, if I could ask if you could make the announcement to make sure everything that should
be presented today has been and no one is waiting in the audience. There is no one waiting. Should
we checked is there anybody waiting in the audience i see no hands sir we went through
all the cases there's nobody waiting and we're officially over we are all righty thank you all
thank by the way thank you everybody great job thank you thank you mr bergman i appreciate you
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