Thank you.
chair we have 37 attendees you can proceed as you wish thank you good morning everyone my name
is bill bergman and i will be chairing this morning's meeting with me is our vice chair
president mr chairman our board member james snell president mr chairman our board member
Cheryl L. Gaston? Present, Mr. Chairman. Our board member Tanetta Graham? Present, Mr. Chairman. I'm
having issues with my camera, so I might come out and go back in. I mean, go out. Thank you.
Thank you. Our board member Michael Johns? Present, Mr. Chairman. And our board member
Taya Nguyen? Present, Mr. Chairman. So present is our attorney Hilary Emerson.
here's our virtual format the proceedings are being recorded with your participation
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grading. Let's look at today's schedule. Number four. MI 2023 00784 263 East Upson Street. Miranda Darden is the listed owner. It's a pro se.
um could miranda darden please come on
miranda has been about to speak
good morning could you please state your name and spell for the court sonographer
sure um miranda darden m-i-r-a-n-d-a-d-a-r-d-e-n right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes could you give me an update on your case
um i think this is my final hearing they said if it no one shows today then it would be dismissed
by the board i've had a little bit of trouble getting scheduled in the past year um and then
when i have gotten scheduled the dates have seemingly i've run out of time to get um certain
notices out so it's a little bit of a runaround situation but i have talked to lisa and she let
me know that this shouldn't be that complicated of a matter it's a offense so all right i'm kind
of here to seeing what happens next so we're going to continue this one more time for you okay
okay so if is it not dismissed today if no one shows like they said well you're you're you're
you're the, you're the owner, right? Yes. So you're here. Oh, I thought it meant people that
you know, you know, you've, you've requested a continuance, right? So this case is going to be
continued. So MI 2023, 000784, 263 East Upland Street, case is continued. Mark must be heard
the next time. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Number five, MI 2023-002-125, 1912 South Front
Street. This case has been continued attorney moving party by the board. Number 10,
MI 2023 002628 1458 North 30 Street. Kevin Bryant is the listed owner. Councilman Young's office has requested a continuance. It must be heard. No exhibits. This is the third listing. Mr. Bryant.
Good morning, Mr. Chair. This is Jason Hand. I will be your co-host for today. I do not see Mr. Bryant in the virtual audience, and there are no hands raised.
Good morning, Mr. Chair. This is Jason Hand. I will be your co-host.
All right. So this is the third listing.
And Mr. Chair, I just wanted to clarify the request for continuance was for the prior listing, not for this listing from the council office. Thank you.
Thank you. So MI 2023 002 628 1458 North 30th Street. This is the third listing. No exhibits. I vote to dismiss.
Cheryl Gaston. My vote is to dismiss. My vote is to dismiss. Tywin, my vote is to dismiss.
is that a grant my vote is to dismiss james now my vote is to dismiss
thank you mi 2020 number 14 mi 2023 006 399 50 44 westminster avenue cases continued
and number 15
MI 2023, 006-693-1503 East Luzerne Street, the case has been continued.
Are there any other requests for continuances?
Mr. Chair, I have a hand up from Rania Major Esquire.
I have allowed them to speak.
Good morning.
was she handed
the hand was raised I have allowed to speak
but they may be having technical difficulties
Rania Major are you there
excuse me chair and Jason
Mr. Anastasio had his hand up
I've allowed him to speak.
I don't know if he's affiliated with this case or not.
Mr. Anastasio.
Good morning, Mr. Chair.
I am not affiliated with this case.
Okay, thank you.
Could you just state your name and spell for the court stenographer?
Vern Anastasio, A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Yes, sir.
What's the location of your case?
I have 834 North 63rd Street.
Let me see here.
In a minute.
Lori, what case is that?
That is number 17, Mr. Chair.
Sure, this last case here.
Okay, right.
We have that as a no exhibit second listing.
Where do we stand with this case?
I'm still working with my client, Mr. Chair, and getting the RCO on board.
So we are working through it, and I respectfully request another continuance.
All right.
Thank you.
MI 2023-006-850, 834 North 63rd Street.
Cases continued.
Mark must be heard.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you.
Do we have any other hands up, Jason?
yes rania major has her hand up again i will allow them to speak again
and your major please unmute good morning council
council
Rainer Major, please unmute. You're free to speak.
Chair, it might be a technical issue.
So let's go to the rest of the cases we have, and we'll come back to him, okay?
Because that case is one that we're interested in.
So, number one, 2022-001-110, 6619 Musgrave Street.
No exhibits, six listing.
Abe Morad is the listed owner.
It's a pro se.
Mr. Chair, I do not see that individual of the virtual audience this morning.
Thank you. So number one, Mr. Chair, sorry, Mr. Anastasio has his hand raised. I don't know if.
So, number one. Mr. Chair, sorry, Mr. Anastasio has his hand raised. I don't know if he has any involvement in this case.
Mr. Anastasio. I'm about to speak. Mr. Chair. Good morning, Mr. Chair. Unrelated to this.
Okay. Tell me, what's your other case you want to talk about? 6930 Ardley Street.
hillary what number that's number 11 mr chair okay
okay um this is mi20230027506930 ardley street could you please give us an update
Yes, Mr. Chair. I've been advised that the requested two-family dwelling is now a by-right use, and accordingly, I'd like to withdraw the appeal.
Thank you. So, number 11, MI 2023-002-750-6930, Ardleigh Street, case has been withdrawn.
Thank you.
Back to number one. Abe Moorhead, we don't see him.
we don't see him am i correct no okay so uh charles uh sorry mr charles richardson has
a hand raised i believe this is in councilwoman's district
good morning mr chair good morning just state your name please and spell for the court sonographer
Certainly. Charles Richardson, R-I-C-H-A-R-D-S-O-N, Office of Councilwoman Cindy Bass from 508 City Hall.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I certainly do.
So 6619 Musgrave Street, do you have any updates?
There has been no meeting, and there's been no contact by the applicant to the RCO at any point.
We've now had two different iterations of RCO committees for East Mount Area Neighbors, but this applicant has never reached out to either committee, suggesting that you guys dismiss this case.
Thank you very much for your phone call, and we appreciate it.
So MI 2022-001-110-6619 Musgrave Street, sixth listing, I vote to dismiss.
Michael Johns, my vote is to dismiss.
Sure, okay.
My vote is to dismiss.
Tyowin, my vote is to dismiss.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is to dismiss.
James Snell, my vote is to dismiss.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is to dismiss.
Thank you.
Number six, MI 2023-002-181-362 Claremont Road.
Marcus Belcher is the owner applicant.
No exhibits, third listing.
um last hearing no one appeared mr belcher
all right mr chair once again i do not see that person in the virtual audience this morning thank
you thank you so mi 2023 002 181 362 claremont road no exhibits third listing i vote to dismiss
michael johns my vote is to dismiss
cheryl gaston my vote is to dismiss
tennetta graham my vote is to dismiss
james snell my vote is to dismiss
taiwan my vote is to dismiss
ishmael shahi my vote is to dismiss
thank you number seven mi20230023662251 south 23rd street
Dennis and Barbara, third listing.
Mr. Chair, I do not see them in the virtual audience.
Okay, so this is the third listing.
Third listing, and we still don't have exhibits.
MI 2023-002-366-2251 South 23rd Street.
I vote to dismiss.
Michael Johns, my vote is to dismiss.
My vote is to dismiss.
My vote is to dismiss.
My vote is to dismiss.
My vote is to dismiss.
My vote is to dismiss.
My vote is to dismiss.
My vote is to dismiss.
Thank you.
Mr. Chair, I'm sorry to interrupt, but
my major has their hand raised again
under another name.
Do I invite them to speak?
Understood.
good morning counsel could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer
Good morning, counsel. Could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer?
certainly
Certainly. This is Rania Major. Its first name is R-A-N-I-A, last is M-A-J-O-R.
You swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Yes, Your Honor.
So, 2005 to 07 East Sargent Street, this is our sixth listing. Could you please give us an update?
yes your honor yesterday apparently i wasn't in i had an oral procedure but they dropped off some
paperwork i have not been able to actually speak to my client for a couple weeks we also had
at my personal office we had three break-ins by a known assailant and that's why i was having
problems logging in i didn't realize that he stole my camera that goes to my computer um
um so yeah so yesterday they dropped off a yellow zoning notice they dropped off some paperwork
about his taxes but not the paperwork that you needed nor any pictures of the posting of the
notice uh let alone the fact that it's actually yellow and not orange i have not been able to
speak to him personally for not quite a month about since the time you got sent us the notice
which was somewhere around august 1st um which is when we were going through the break-ins um
so i don't know if you'll consider giving us one more chance to get all this paperwork right
or i know it was mark must be tried i've been having a very difficult time with this client
okay so i do notice so that east kensington neighbors association did meet and letter of
non-opposition also from council member squelor so i'm going to continue this one more time
but it it either you're ready or not the next time okay no i understand and i appreciate that
so mi 2022 004 563 2005-07 east sergeant street case it continued must be tried the next time
must be heard thank you maybe just um yes you you can thank you let's see here and number
17 oh we did we did we did this with uh verne did he do that yes okay thank you all right um
okay let's let's start our cases we're going to go to number three first it's a pro se
MI-2023-005-07-2172 East 1st Street.
Corey Bowlby is the listed owner applicant.
This application is for use as a visitor accommodation in an existing structure.
The proposed use of visitor accommodation is prohibited in the RSA-5 zoning district.
A letter of opposition from Old Richmond Civic and a letter of opposition from Council Member Squilla.
Mr. Bowl by. Hello. Good morning. Could you please state your name and spell for the courts?
Yes, this is Corey Bowlby spelled C-O-R-E-Y last name B-O-W-L-B-Y. You swear a firm to tell the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Yes, I do. Could you please turn on your video?
Sure. Our vice chair has a few questions, sir.
Hello.
Good morning, sir.
Have you emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that is needed to proceed with
this case five days in advance of this hearing?