And Mike Cole, can you unmute yourself just in case I can't just can't get this high, large enough to actually see?
mr cole mr cole could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
certainly michael cole last name is spelled c-o-l-e you swear or affirm to tell the truth
the whole truth nothing but the truth i do mr cole and mr clinton you want to talk to your witness
yeah mr cole is that five feet one to answer miss graham's question the walkway that is correct
That's a side yard.
Okay, and will there be lighting
on the side of the buildings?
Yes, we're going to put lighting
probably midway down on both buildings.
Thank you.
Other questions from the board?
Questions or comments from our attorney,
Hillary Emerson?
Not at this time, Mr. Chair.
Questions or comments from the virtual audience?
mr chair am i am i being heard richardson you didn't you didn't leave yet
no they brought me back in i'm still here or just just for the record just for the record
state your name charles richardson office of councilman cindy bass uh i really want to let
the community speak first but i do want to want to make it to make everybody aware that uh solo
Germantown, the other RCO in the area that represents, sent a letter of opposition today
as well. I don't know whether anybody received it. I know that I did. I don't know if they
had put it into the portal as they were supposed to or anything along those lines, but there
is a long letter of opposition to this project. And while I'm just speaking, the councilwoman
is opposed to it uh it's like they're trying to shoehorn something into a space that is really
inappropriate for them to be trying to put something there it's already very dense in that
area and the uh traffic and everything is very heavy uh and very quick very speedy and um
you just don't think that that is the proper location for just trying to put something there
for the sake of putting something there thank you do you have any questions mr
Yeah, I would just like to say, I mean, if you build a single family home with four bedrooms, you'd have the same situation.
So what we have here are two units providing the ability for two families to have their own place within walking distance of the train station.
Hank, the unfortunate thing is that we know that this developer tends to try to shoehorn stuff into the into this community.
She has a lot of a lot of properties in the community and the neighbors are generally not in favor of them.
So, you know, that's that's that that is something to look at.
Mr. Richardson, I mean, all due respect, what's happened in the past or what someone's feeling is really should have no bearing today.
We had a meeting. The community said yes. And I respect you.
That's not what that is. That is not what the letter from the solo says as well.
So, you know, if you have ever received that, you need to look at that.
Okay, so do we have someone else in the audience? Mr. Richardson, thank you. Who's left in the audience? Who?
So do we have someone else in the audience?
Mr. Richardson, thank you.
Hello?
Hi, Cheryl, could you please state your name and spell for the court stock?
Hi, my name is Cheryl Smith, and I represent 12th Court RCO, and I wrote the letter in opposition.
All right, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
And you wrote the letter of opposition.
yes from the 12th ward okay uh mr clinton do you have any questions yeah miss miss smith i how are
you doing tonight um i'm okay yeah i did i did get your letter and i note in your letter the vote was
five to four from the community correct correct in favor yes thank you i had no no questions
Ms. Smith, thank you for taking
the time to call. Who's next?
I could
Cynthia?
My name is I can't get that happen.
Hi. Could you please state your name
as spelled for the stenographer?
V-A-K.
I can't get that.
V-A-K.
You're breaking up a little bit.
You're breaking up a little bit.
have a hard time hearing you start over again okay zakiya jenkins z as in zebra i k e y a jenkins j e
n k i n s right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
yes i do are you a neighbor yes please proceed um i was at the community meeting and the
The proposal that we're getting today, we didn't seem to get at the community meeting.
They did have provisions, but it was not a flat out, no, don't build this here.
They did ask for a single family home.
They were told that they're going to be side by side.
It's not going to be duplexly like the other properties on the block.
Being a near neighbor, traffic is parking.
It's a lot of parking on that block.
A lot of people actually use the train station. It's really good, a good area for commuters, which is what Philadelphia is.
Let me ask you this. Are you in favor of the project or against?
Yes, I'm in favor of it. All right. Thank you so much.
I'm tired of that lot being empty. All right. Thank you so much for taking the time to calls. Who's next?
Hello? Hi. Hi. Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Edon Shlomo, E-D-O-N
Shlomo, S-H-L-O-M-O
Right, do you swear or affirm
to tell the truth, the whole truth?
Are you in favor, or listen to me, are you in favor
of this project or against?
I'm in favor.
Thank you so much for taking time to call us.
We appreciate it. I've been on the call for a few hours.
I just want to, again,
I was mentioning the RCO, I attended the RCO
and it was a couple hours long.
It was voted in favor, so I don't understand
what's the point of having those meetings
if they can change their opinion
based off of what they feel like
because it was five to four at least in favor
and more near neighbors that said yes to no
and to have an empty lot is unsightly
as opposed to having a nice property
that can have two families
or whoever wants to move in there.
I am greatly in favor of this project.
Thank you so much for taking the time to close.
Anyone else?
How many more hands?
you and i thought you hi mr reilly could you please state your name and spell for this
photographer john reilly j-h-o-d-o-h-n reilly r-e-i-l-y swear or affirm to tell the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes i do are you in favor of this project or against
yes i am now are you in favor or against in favor i live in the neighborhood i'm actually
live in one of the apartments nearby on Colter. I love this neighborhood, and I think we actually
do need more apartments, less than single-family homes, because this is a very wide street over
there, a lot of parking, a lot of young people like me who actually do not have the opportunity
to rent a single-family home. We're looking for apartments, and I think it's perfect for this
neighborhood. Mr. Riley, thank you for taking the time to call us. You have one more left?
could you please stay your damn spell for the stenographer
oh yes uh manuel m-a-n-u-e-l last name adam a-d-a-m um right hold on i am in favor
Right. Hold on. I am in favor. Hold on one minute.
hold hold on one minute do you swear
Do you swear or affirm the tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do. Are you in favor or against the project?
I'm sorry. I did not catch the spelling of the witnesses. Okay, John, we'll get him to do it again.
Could you please spell your name one more time?
First name is Manuel, M-A-N-U-E-L.
Last name is Adam, A-D-A-M.
Okay. Are you in favor of this project or against?
I'm in favor of it.
And you're a neighbor?
Yes, I live in the area.
I also attended the last community meeting, which we heard all the information, and we voted in favor of it.
I don't want to reiterate what the other people say, but like I said, it's very disheartening that we're spending time of improving our community and listening to all this information,
and then have to go through it again
because we're having people hurt their feelings
or personally don't want to get this project involved.
I think it's better to have some type of structure there
that complements the neighborhood,
that an empty lot that could be harmful to play in
or whatever.
And also it raises our property values.
So go through the transportation, plenty of parking.
Thank you very much for taking the time to call us.
We appreciate it.
One more.
Okay. Why, could you please state your name and spell it?
Angie Acevedo, A-C-E-V-E-D-O-A-N-G-I-E.
Okay. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Are you in favor of this project or against?
I am in favor.
Are you a neighbor?
i am from the community advocate of building communities in the housing of the community
um i was not in the past meeting but um i was you know it was very important for me to hear this
case um i understand the hardship and the vacant lot bringing crimes drugs i'm very advocate for
like you know bringing more families helping more families and helping you know the community grow
um being so that you can bring in more families in here you know we could keep growing we could
keep doing what we need to do for the community and you know keep the crime the drugs away all
right thank you so much for taking the time to call us we appreciate it you're welcome yeah yeah
thank you um planning commission so ron bednar city planning while this property is currently
indicated for rsa5 our adopted comprehensive plan recommended rta1 where this existing two
family use would be allowed by right. Therefore, we recommend
granting of the requested variance. Okay, thank you. Mr. Clinton?
Yes. Mr. Clinton, I'm going to
take this to the executive session. We'll bring this back next Wednesday at
2 o'clock, and we're going to vote at 2 o'clock Wednesday. All right. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you very much. Have a great night. Good night.
I think the night's over.
okay all right okay hold on all right mi 2024 006 475 steven henchick
he's not okay
Yeah, okay. That's perfect. So MI 2024-006-475-917 South 9th Street, that case is continued.
Is there anyone in the virtual audience whose case has not been called?
All right, one-on-one.
hi hello hi what's your name sir my name is greg palmier i've been waiting for this last case that
was called and i did not get an opportunity to communicate i'm not sure why i was not called upon
okay so uh you you were not on the i i remember you called earlier today but as we went through
Yes, I've been waiting for a couple of hours.
Well, I'm going to let, we close the case.
So, Mr. Chair, if I may recommend, if the board, excuse me, sir, the attorney for the
case has already left, so we can't permit you to testify without him here.
However, I can recommend that the board reopen the record for, because we're not voting until
the record for because we're not voting until next week for the limited purpose of receiving
next week for the limited purpose of receiving a.
a written letter from you that can also be shared with the attorney
mr i think it's completely inappropriate that i was not called upon i've been waiting i had my
hand up i've been waiting ever since yep i had my hand up and i'm waiting mr palmieri i think
you're wrong and i'm sorry you feel that way but uh we're going to move on i've lived in
you know obviously i want to thank the people in this room who stayed here
um um and i want to thank is mr kelly still here yes of course chair
Mr. Kelly, we don't always thank you, but tonight I have to thank you because you hang in there and we really appreciate it.
So thanks, everyone.
You're very welcome, Chair, and I appreciate all the work that all you and your staff put into making this such a smooth operation.
I can't think of a better way to spend 11 hours and 38 minutes.