Here we go.
Chair, we have 43 attendees, and we can start as you wish.
Thank you.
Good morning, everyone.
Sorry, I believe the recording hasn't started yet, or has it?
It has.
Oh, it has.
Sorry, thank you.
I didn't I didn't hear the the prompt. It took a couple of tries. The Internet's running really sluggish over here.
OK. All right. So we're good. Thank you. Good morning, everyone.
My name is Bill Bergman and I will be chairing this morning's meetings with me.
Is our vice chair, Ismael Shahid. Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Cheryl L. Gaston. Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Tanada Graham.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Michael Johns.
Present.
And our board member, Taya Nguyen.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
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Here's our schedule for today.
Number four, MI 2023-001-512, 1307 East Moymencing Avenue.
John Griffin is the attorney.
We have a request for contingence.
Mr. Griffin, please.
see mr griffin in the audience good morning chair this is jasmine wexler i will be your
co-host today i do not see mr griffin in the audience at this time
excuse me mr chair he he's there under um jake griffin so i do i do see him listed there you
okay he has been allowed to speak good morning mr griffin could you please state your name
and spell for the courts and arms sure john griffin uh g-r-i-f-f-i-n good morning chairman
bergman and the other board members i had sent a request i know hold on mr griffin hold on one
minute do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
i do sir so mr griffin we know you have a request and this is the third listing we'd
like to know where we stand with this? I have a meeting set up with the RCO through their
community director that is scheduled for September the 9th of 2024. Okay. I'm going to continue this,
but this is going to be marked must be heard. Okay. Absolutely, sir. Thank you. So MI 2023-001-512-1307
East Boyd Menacing Avenue. This case is continued. Mark must be heard. Number five.
MI 2023-004-794-4701 Takawana Avenue. This case is continued. Attorney moving party.
Number eight, MI 2023-005-586-1206 Annan Street. Cases continued.
Number 10, MI 2023-005-621-254 South 54th Street. Cases continued.
Number 14, MI 2023-007.
MI 2023-007-092-789 South 2nd Street.
Case is continued.
And number 18.
MI 2024-001-174-1819 North Natrona Street.
Case has been continued.
Are there any other requests for continuance?
Chair, I have the hand up by Vern Anastasio. He has been allowed to speak.
Good morning, Mr. Anastasio.
Good morning, Mr. Chair.
Could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer?
Yes, sir. Vern Anastasio, V-E-R-N-A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O, on behalf of Liz Cuevas.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I do, sir.
What's the location then?
42450, as in Oscar Street.
That's number 17 on the list, Mr. Chair.
All right.
Just for a point of information, we're going to continue this, but there has been no exhibits submitted for that case, okay?
That's correct.
Yeah, we're just waiting on an RCO meeting.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you.
So MI 2024-001-037-4245-O Street, cases continued.
Any other requests for continuance?
I don't see any hints at this time, Chair.
Thank you.
So we have several cases here with no exhibits.
Number three, MI 2023 001 445 611 Distant Street. Darlene Treat is the attorney. No exhibits. Third listing.
I do not see Darlene Treat in the audience at this time.
Okay. All right. So, number three, MI 2023, 001-445-611 Distance Street. This case is continued. Mark must be heard.
number 12
mi2023005673 6530 tarsdale avenue george borsky is the listed owner this is the second listing
sorry i do not see anyone in the audience with that name at this time
So this is the second listing. The case had been continued once before. So MI 2023-005-673-6530, Tarsdale Avenue, I vote to dismiss.
my vote is uh to dismiss my vote is to dismiss my johns my vote is to dismiss
i am when my vote is to dismiss ishmael shaheed my vote is to dismiss thank you number number 13
MI 2023-005-685-1335 McKinley Street.
Richard DeMarco is the attorney.
I do not see Richard DeMarco in the audience at this time, Chair.
How about Kajid Green?
Khadijah Green.
No, Chair.
I do not see their name either.
Okay. All right. So, MI 2023, 005-685-1335 McKinley Street. This case is continued, Mark, must be heard. And number 17.
We have that already.
And then number two, MI 2023, 001-368-1623, North 33rd Street.
This case has been withdrawn.
We're going to go to our add-on cases.
Number one, MI 2024-000-148-8430 Busselton Avenue.
The vote in this matter has been moved to the start of the 2 p.m. list today.
Number two, MI 2023-004-943-21.
MI-2023-004-943-2104 North Franklin Street.
Hold on a minute here.
I vote yes with proviso.
No commercial on first four, three dwelling units approved.
Ishmael Shaheed my vote is yes with Proviso
Michael Johns my vote is yes with Proviso
Cheryl Gaston
Cheryl Gaston my vote is yes with Proviso
Tannetta Graham my vote is yes with Proviso
Iowyn my vote is yes with Proviso
Number 3 MI 2024
003-409-401
Martin Street
This appeal is granted on the basis of vested rights only. Zoning permit ZP 2023-005-450 is hereby reinstated.
This is Cheryl Gaston. My vote is yes.
my vote is yes um so there is a proviso with this one uh yes with proviso thank you
michael johns my vote is yes with proviso
tennetta graham my vote is yes with proviso i win my vote is yes with proviso
thank you going to our regular list we're going to start with number seven
MI 2023-004-870, 5702 to 04 Chu Avenue. Giuseppe and Adam Marino are the owners.
This is a pro se.
Mr. Chair, just to update our records, we did receive a letter of unanimous support from Faith CDC.
Thank you very much.
I don't see anyone in the audience with that name, Chair.
Giuseppe Marino or Adam Marino?
Still no hands?
No hands at this time, Chair.
All right.
So, number seven, MI2023004.
Excuse us, Chair.
So my body name of Tia Clark raised their name, and they have been allowed to speak.
Hi, my name is Tia Clark.
Could you spell that name?
Could you spell that for the court stenographer, please?
Tia, T-I-A, last name Clark, C-L-A-R-K.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes. Are you involved in this case at 5702 to 04 Chu Avenue?
Well, our address is actually 5712 Chu Avenue.
I say you're going to be a witness in the case.
Well, we're we're tenants.
So I so I here here's the we need to talk to one of the Marinos.
You need to talk to one of the Marinos.
All right, let me, I'm going to call them and tell them to get on the line.
Is that okay?
Yeah, but I'll tell you what.
Tell him that he has a case today.
I'm going to get back to him in 10 minutes, okay?
He's older, so.
Okay, thank you.
Number 11.
MI-2023-005-623-3031-St. Vincent Street.
Mr. Lin, L-I-N, is the tenant.
Chair, I don't see anyone in the audience with that name, but I do have a hand up by the name of Zin Jin.
They have been allowed to speak.
Good morning, Chair.
good morning could you state your name please oh yes are you are you center are you representing
this this person yes all right thank you so um state your name is spelled for the court's not
State your name and spell for the court stenographer, please.
please one second
One second.
I think I just got an invite to join as panelist.
Thank you.
Good morning.
Good morning.
For the record, just state your name and spell for the stenographer.
Yes, my name is Zen Jin, Z-H-E-N, last name J-I-N, 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1838, Philadelphia PA 19103, here on behalf of the applicant.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Could you identify your client, their relationship to the property?
Yes, my client is Ms. Lynn.
She's actually the tenant at the property.
She has a lease agreement with the owner of the property for the use that is being proposed before the board.
Our vice chair has several questions.
Excuse me, Mr. Chair.
Before we proceed, Mr. Jent, we did not receive proof that an RCO meeting occurred,
either the RCO letter or proof of a notice from the notice went out from the applicant about a
meeting. We also don't have a proof of posting. So I don't know if you have those items, but they
were not provided by the applicant. I have the proof of posting. I know that there was two
meetings with the RCO, and they should have issued a letter.
I believe the position was in opposition.
I'm not sure why that's not the case.
I'm going to share with the board the posting, at least at this point, and maybe my client
may have access to the proof of mailing.
All right.
Thank you.
And I would also go back to the vice chair for his question.
Good morning, Counselor.
Do you agree to wait another refusal or stipulate to its accuracy?
Have you emailed in all the documents and exhibits that is needed to proceed with this case five days in advance of this hearing?
I believe they were submitted, but obviously no letter was received from Mayfair Civic, the RCO for the property.
Understood. We can hear the case, but we may have to hold it with the letter.