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all right chair we hear you and we see you loud and clear
we have uh let's see we have about 55 in the audience and we're ready to start as you wish
thank you good morning my name is bill bergman i will be sharing this morning's eba hearing
with me is our board member cheryl l gaston present mr chairman
Board Member Tanetta Graham. Present, Mr. Chair. Board Member Michael Johns. Present, Mr. Chairman. Board Member Ryan McAdams. Present, Mr. Chairman. Board Member Taya Nguyen. Present, Mr. Chairman.
Well, so here is our board attorney, Hillary Emerson, our zoning board director, Ian Haggerty, and our board administrator, LaKeisha Dandy.
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Let's look at today's hearings with you.
Number nine.
MI 2024-005-756-2439 Master Street. That case is continued. The continuation date will be
114-26 at 9.30 a.m.
Number 11, MI-2025-000-523-1013-Compman Avenue.
That case is continued. That continuation date will be January 14th, 2026 at 9.30 a.m.
That case is continued.
That continuation date was...
Number 12, MI 2025-000532-1710 Huntington Street. Hillary, we have that as a continuance now?
um so there was a request for continuance from council member young's office um they
it appears that an rco was not assigned to this property okay um therefore the rco meeting has
not occurred um we should ask the applicant mr vladimir roney um mr vladimir roney if you're
available please come on please and he'll be back in as a panel this year sure thank you
do we see him in the audience
hello hi mr roney yes could you please state your name and spell for
the stenographer? Vladimir Rony, first name V as in Victor, L for Larry, A for Apple, D for David,
I for India, M for Michael, I for India, R for Robert, last name Rony, R for Robert, O for Oscar,
N for November, Y for Yankee. Do you swear or firm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth? Yes. Have you went to an RCO as of yet? I just got the email yesterday. Okay. All right.
So we can't go on because there was no RCO meeting.
So I'm going to have to continue the case.
Understood.
So the case is going to be continued to January 14th at 930 AM.
Understood.
Thank you very much, sir.
Thank you.
Number 16.
MI 2025 000 544 1008 Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
Mr. Edgar
Brian Rivers, please.
Mr. Rivers?
Okay, he's coming back in as
an issue. Thank you.
oh wait a minute can you hear me now hi mr rivers yes i can please state your name and spell for
the stenographer yes edgar brian rivers um e-d-g-a-r brian b-r-y-a-n rivers r-i-v-e-r-s
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Mr. Rivers, we have information that the property was not posted in the appropriate way.
Yes, I thought that was for construction, basically, the way it was worded.
So I didn't understand it was for the property I was actually trying.
So we're going to have to continue the case.
And what I want you to do is make sure you call the office and they will give you all the instructions you need for the next time.
If the case is going to be continued to January 14th of 26 at 930 a.m.
So, MI 2025-000544-1008, Cecil B. Moore Avenue, case is continued to 114-26.
Mr. Rivers, thank you very much, but please call the office for any help you may need, all right?
All right, thank you.
you sir all right we also i have a few cases here we do not have exhibits
number two
mi2022 uh zero zero three nine six six fifty nine hundred plaski devin updot is the attorney um
We do not have exhibits. This is the sixth listing.
Good morning, Chair.
Good morning. Please state your name as spelled for the stenographer.
Devin, D-E-V-I-N, U-Q-D-A-H.
Devin, D-E-V-I-N, U-Q-D-A-H.
All right.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Devin, this case has been listed six times.
We still don't have exhibits.
Yes, Mr. Chair, with this case, I'm going to ask for one more continuance.
This is a case I took over from a partner who was elected to office.
I'm going to have a bit of a communication trouble getting to the client,
Okay. But I'm hoping to have that cleared up on the next listening.
Okay. So this is going to have to be the next time is the absolute last time we're going to do it. Okay.
Mr. Chair, I see Charles Richardson also has his hand raised.
He may be able to shed some light on what's going on as well.
Good morning, Mr. Chair.
Good morning. Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer, Sarah?
Certainly.
Charles Richardson, R-I-C-H-A-R-D-S-O-N, Office of Councilwoman Cindy Bass, room 508 City Hall.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
I certainly do.
Please proceed.
Mr. Chair and board, this case has been going on for a couple of years now.
What has occurred was that the RCO and the community overwhelmingly voted against approving this.
And ever since then, we haven't heard anything from it.
And it continues to come to roll around on your calendar.
We were going to request that it be withdrawn because of the fact that we either withdrawn or, or, or, or, or, or, or, or, yeah, so, so, so let me tell you where I think we're on this.
I was aware that he he took the case over for someone else and he the other person had had several containers and he has a few more.
I'm going to continue this to in January. This will be the absolute last time it's going to go.
OK, no problem. No problem.
So in my twenty twenty two zero zero three nine six six fifty nine hundred Pulaski Avenue.
This case is continued to one fourteen twenty six at nine thirty a.m.
the case must be heard.
Counsel?
Okay, you heard my comments, right?
Yes, Mr. Chair.
Also, I have another address that should be on the list.
What's your other address?
It's MI2024001949.
What's the location?
2900 Snyder Avenue.
number seven on the 9 30 a.m. list number seven
okay this is the third listing Devin yeah so Mr. Chair this one we already met with the RCO and
we actually have the approval my client is a foreigner and um I'm just having a bit trouble
he's having a bit trouble with getting back into the states so he's a little bit preoccupied okay
all right I'm going to wind up continuing that case then okay but we do have the approval and
We met with the RCO already.
Thank you.
So number seven, MI 2024-001-949-2900, Snide-Ravenill.
That case is continued.
Mark must be heard.
Continue to 114.26 at 9.30 a.m.
Thank you.
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Number three, MI2023-006-693-1503 East Luzerne Street, Alfred Carroll and Rooming Lund are the owners.