pero busque el documento y cuando vaya a compartir todavía no cuando vaya a
compartir la pantalla elige la pestaña de gmail que está abierta en donde está
abierto el plano para que pueda proyectar
if you're in the zoom you can hit share and then do you pick a particular window
or screen and that and just pick the one that is the plans you want to show
si ya cuando usted está en el zoom usted le da compartir y ahí elige la ventana particular
que le estaba mencionando
I have a problem with this.
Thank you.
does she see the green button at the bottom do we ask that maybe i'll put some
does she see green button green button at the bottom of the computer
there we go here we go here we go
maybe not
um okay this is the plan
yep this is the plan
por aquí aquí está el el primer nivel
it's the first floor
it's the kitchen area
that's the emergency exit door and that's where the hood is going to be out front
that's where it says about the hood
and this is what they have been asked the other one
the hood base is all the way to the techo
la la la the ventana si vas a reras afuera
but hasta el techo o directamente hacia afuera la parte de atrás no hacia hacia afuera por
okay so yeah it's gonna be like not on the roof roof but it's gonna be like up top outside in the
back because it has to be like outside okay is there any major changes she made to the
to the plan since the last time could she tell us
the only thing that we change
what's the hood okay all right questions from the board
so is this the eat-in or is it it's just take out right correct
it's only take out it's only take out but their chair is at the counter is there um
it's only take out but their chairs at the counter is there um um so there'll be no
other than the three chairs that you have at the counter there are no other chairs
okay any other questions
yes do we do we know what kind of food we're talking about here
tipo de comida de qué tipo de comida estamos hablando disculpe de comida sandwich y cosas
así como media tradicional como jamás o menos como es hispano pero también colocando los
okay so we're gonna have like like traditional hard traditional food but we're also gonna have
like the the regular american sandwiches that people like to eat you know like bagels and like
grilled cheeses and croissants and stuff like that okay thank you questions for our attorney
not at this time mr there's your comments from the virtual audience
no hands at this time chair any commission
amy boyd of the planning commission amybo id you swear affirm to tell the truth the whole truth
nothing but the truth i do please proceed the comprehensive plan recommends no change
to the rsa 5 residential single family zoning at this location this oh sorry
Perfecto, entonces Amy Boyd de la Comisión de Planeación, verdad, le están haciendo
el juramento. Ella dice que el plan comprensivo, el plan completo, no recomienda ningún cambio
a la RSA a la 5, la zona familiar de una residencia sencilla en esta ubicación.
The city rezoned this neighborhood in 1975 in a council-supported map change.
Sí, la ciudad reubicó este barrio en 1975 y el consejo apoyó el cambio del mapa.
This building appears to have had ground floor commercial space since at least 1965.
Y este edificio al parecer tenía bases para un espacio comercial por lo menos desde 1965.
The City Planning Commission recommends that the board grant their requested variances for multiple principal uses, takeout restaurant and retail sales of food, beverages and groceries.
So, are you done? Good. So, MI 2025
zero zero two four four three
okay entonces el mi dos mil veinticinco cero cero dos cuatro cuatro tres five thirty seven
sanger street en la quinientos treinta y siete de sanger street i vote yes
with proviso
her amended refusal
dated January 13th,
Michael Johns.
I'm sorry.
Are you saying that it's so yes?
well i wasn't finished i just wanted to make sure you got it michael johns my vote is yes with
proviso okay my name is michael johns and my vote is yes with proviso
okay tie a win my vote is yes with proviso
hi i win mi voto ese sí comproviso
okay all right all right uh thank you you have your your votes congratulations
all right thank you all right all right all right um we're going to hear the next will be
all right all right um we're going to hear the next will be one two and three together
so number one is mi 2024 007 402 number two is and that's at 1409 north 17th
And number two is MI 2024-007-403-1441-North 17th.
And then number three, MI 2024-007-404-1624 Jefferson Street.
David Guest is the attorney, and we have support and letters of support from Councilmember Young,
State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta
State Senator Sharif Street
U.S. Representative Dwight Evans
and Beach Companies
And Mr. Chair, I just want to note for the interpreter
that we're all set for today
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Okay, all right
mr guest good morning members of the board and these three i recuse that's right michael johns
has recused himself um mr guest could you please state your name is spelled for this
stenographer yes good morning my name is david guest d-a-v-i-d last name is g-e-s-t right do
you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth i do could you
identify your client the relationship to this property yes my name is david guest i'm here
with square side law and consulting on behalf of pathways housing wellness corporation
they're the equitable owner planning to develop an affordable housing project as we'll explain today
we will be hearing all three of these cases but we will vote separately on all three cases
and our vice chair has a few questions for you sure good morning have you um emailed documents
and zibits for the cases within five days yes and do you waive the no the refusals and stipulate to
their accuracy yes just to note that there was an updated refusal and there are proviso plans
as i'll get into okay thank you you can share your screen and proceed with your case thanks
very much i will share my screen right now um hopefully you can see it um we can share thank
Thank you. So, as I said, I'm David Guest with Squareside Law and Consulting on behalf
of Pathways, the Housing and Wellness Corporation. I'm here with Christine Simriglia, who's
president and CEO of Pathways. She's available to give a very brief overview of this project.
I'm also here with Dennis Kurek, who's the project engineer with Ruggiero Plant Land
Design, as well as Fawn Wong, who is the project architect with KMA Studio. As mentioned, this
is part of a multi-phase development with three consolidated hearings today. So I just wanted to
point out for everyone, this is the overall project site. You can see it's phase one and
phase two. The properties in question today, I'm going to put my cursor on them, are up at this
corner, 1441 to 43 North 17th Street, 1624 to 26 Jefferson Street, as well as 1409 to 11 North
17th street so the rest is here for context and has already been approved and we're just here for
those three properties this is actually a continuation of a hearing that was originally
scheduled for last year there was a delay associated with documentation of site control
as these were publicly owned properties but that's now been resolved as mentioned we have
submitted all of our required exhibits. They've been updated since our last appearance, sorry,
since the time of the original hearing as documented the exhibit packet. There's the
zoning application refusal, relevant photographs, evidence of neighbor notice, posting, meeting with
the coordinating RCO, which is Beach Community Services. I'm very happy to report that we've
received unanimous support from the neighbors for this affordable housing development and the
variances in question are very minor parking variances that we'll describe briefly for you
this morning um and we've also received support from a number of uh different officials as
mentioned including uh council member young's office um so if it's all right with the board
i was going to turn it over to uh miss uh simariglia to just give sort of a brief overview
of pathways efforts in this regard and then i'll take over uh to just briefly go over the variances
if that's okay sure who do you want to bring on uh christine simariglia right christine
They're promoted to panelists, sir.
thank you
Thank you.
sorry i'm not we see her yeah sorry christine christine i apologize christine i don't know if
can hear me i don't am i the only one i can't hear her is that well i don't that person that
person has been promoted yeah i see i see her and she's unmuted but unfortunately christine
i'm not hearing you oh here we go it says connecting to audio christine she's i can see
hurt there we go hopefully now okay and now you're on mute christine if you can unmute yourself
hopefully now it's gonna work all right how about yay okay great i started talking like i tend to
okay um christine could you please state your name it's spelled for the sonographer
Yes, it's Christine Simiriglia, Christine, C-H-R-I-S-T-I-N-E, Simiriglia, S-I-M-I-R-I-G-L-I-A.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Counsel?
Yes, Ms. Simiriglia, if you could just please give an overview of what Pathways to Housing engages in and just the nature of this project.
so pathways to housing was formed to develop affordable and deeply affordable housing in
philadelphia trying to replace what the city desperately needs and is losing very quickly
and that's our affordable housing stock we want to target people who are low and very low income
in philadelphia and also help the neighbors to be able to stay in their quickly their neighborhood
that's quickly becoming unaffordable for a lot. We're using an info model because we want
to give the neighborhood back its block and back its community block by block as opposed
to putting a big building in the middle of a set of two or three-story row homes. So
part of how we're doing that is we're filling in empty lots, empty blighted lots. We're not going
going above whatever that row of homes is. So in this case, they're three story. We're
not going to build a tall tower in the middle of that. We're trying to match the look of
the neighborhood as much as possible. This neighborhood, Sharswood is filled with a beautiful
Italian architecture. We're not going to be able to match that totally, but we are going
to try and not stand out like a sore thumb. We're going to try and do the brickwork. We're
so that it blends in with the rest of the block as much as possible.
We've been working with the neighbors.
We have had a number of community meetings.
It's actually been really nice because they've been a great exchange.
And because of that exchange, early on, we changed some of our plans.
The neighborhood said they wanted to see more in two and three bedroom units,
and we were able to accommodate that and resubmit all of our paperwork in order to do that because
we really do want to be a good neighbor. The ZBA approved last year phase one of this project,
which is 40 units. We have two buildings, again, trying to match the face of the neighborhood,
a 12-car parking lot. You know, we're dealing with our own trash with private pickup. All
of the things, right, that usually are a problem. We asked the neighbors what they wanted to
make sure happened or didn't happen with this project, and then we made sure that we incorporated
the responses that we got into what we have put into our project. Phase two, which we're
asking for help with zoning here is going to be 38 units. They will complement the 40 that are
going to be completed at the end of this year with phase one. They are deeply affordable,
incomes well below $40,000. We're looking at construction on phase two being complete
and tenant move-in anticipated in early 2028.
Again, internal trash collection, private pickup.
We're doing laundry in units.
There are 40-year deed restrictions.
And we're trying as much as possible as a nonprofit to build better.
And we're trying as much as possible as a non-profit to build better.
You know, we want people to have things that help them keep their utilities lower, like ceiling fans.
We want to put in higher-end appliances that will last.
And so, you know, we've put all of those things into the project.
We want people to have adequate storage space, which sometimes you don't find in low rent units,
for their precious belongings. We want, you know, things to flow. We want people to make this home
and to be there for a long time and to thrive. And, you know, it's all about thriving.
Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate that. I think that's a great overview,
and we have we can provide more information if necessary um as you've seen i've shown some of
the designs yeah one of these three david why don't you just break it down like each project
and show us what you're doing there i think that would be make it easier right sure um this
i'll just say sorry one second let me move my 1409 is the first one right yeah 1409
it's basically a lot of these you know this is very common or the smaller uh row home lots that
being combined so that's what's happening in all three cases we have a multi-family building with
11 units here um with four units sorry 11 units at 1409 to 11 north 17th street four units at 1441
to 43 north 17th street and seven units at 1624 to 26 jefferson excuse me mr guest i'm just i'm a
little confused by this because the refusals for those 17th street properties have a different
number of units listed i believe 1409 is seven and then 1441 is six it's not 11 and four
oh i apologize about that um i'm let me let me double check but we do have um our design
professionals on the line here if you could promote them that's um fawn wong and dennis
kurek who i know will be able to answer that very quickly off the top of their head in the meantime
wait a minute who do you want to testify um let's start with um uh dennis kurek k-u-r-e-k mr kurek