right now i'm just kidding you know
Does someone with their hand raised?
um i don't know if they're in a new relationship this why don't we try to answer this see who they
are okay so edward betterman has been allowed to speak hi hi chairman my name's edward betterman
i'm the applicant uh look can you hear me yes yes yes so we're waiting to see if we get him
back on okay yeah i was good yeah i was gonna i don't know what phone number you have i have
the cell phone number is going to try to text
them. Why don't you do the same thing?
Hi, Chair. This is Tanya.
Michael McIhenney
remarked that his
phone died, he believes, and so
he's using a hotspot because they
have an internet outage.
So Michael is trying to get him
now, so he's assisting us.
OK, thank you. OK, cheer. No, that's fine. It's totally your call.
Well, let's just wait a couple more minutes and then. OK, I hate to close out the two o'clock list without finishing.
Hillary, let me ask you this. Once we close the two o'clock list out.
If he will come back when we're doing the three thirty, can we take him back on?
um not not technically no he just messaged me give me a second okay he said he didn't realize
my his internet went off so he's been talking the whole time so yeah and i i know there was
there was an outage um in center city today or still may still be my husband was impacted at
his office oh that i see i did not know that i had i must have went out about five times today
i did not know that
is there any way we can get him on the phone he's logging back in now
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah, all we need to do is
if he will call us.
He said he was
logging back on.
Right, okay.
And he did text me on his phone, so I think
if his phone died, he may have been able to get it
plug back in and get the get the hotspot going again.
Get the hotspot going again.
Thank you.
he's having problems logging back on is he is he still a panelist or no
his name is not among the panelists but he did disconnect while being a panelist
okay there's nothing else that you have to do to take him out of panelist status right
oh if he's using the same link that he used initially he should come back in as a panelist
either way we could see him either under panelists or attendees okay right okay
Thank you.
Chair, we have somebody with their hand up. Alex Duller, would that perhaps be Mr. Orphanidis?
Let's see.
Orphanidis or society associated?
Let's see.
They have been allowed to speak.
Hi, could you please state your name?
Hello, my name is Alex Duller. I'm with FUSA Designs. I was a designer.
um i'm basically david's texting me he's asking what the phone number is to call in because he
can't seem to get logged back in i was i've been giving him uh updates as we've been going
is there is there a phone number i can text him to call
yes it's the phone number that comes on the uh the email uh fatina or
yeah we could put it in the chat but okay yeah thank you kindly
thank you mr dollar by the way
Thank you.
Thank you.
let's wait five more minutes we're gonna have to move on i mean he has the phone number now
so if we don't hear it in five minutes i think we need to move on and we'll just do every something
And we'll just do a resumption here.
He's here on the phone now.
he's here on the phone now.
He just got on.
He just got on.
He's, I think it's that top phone number, the 870.
They've been allowed to speak.
Storfenitis?
Can we tell him what number to push so he can speak on the phone, please?
r6 to unmute right
all right here we go is that all right yeah can you hear me please yes we hear you mr orphanetes
i have i have no idea what happened okay so why don't we do this why don't we
why don't we just finish up and then your your client was on a little bit ago so why don't you
finish up?
I have no idea where I let off. I was
talking and talking and talking.
What was the last thing?
I had no idea
until all of a sudden I was like, wait a minute.
I'm not hearing anything.
All right.
Do you want a resumptive
hearing?
I'd rather not. Do you just remember
the last thing I said?
I mean, I thought you had
just went through the refusals
and you hit each one.
I was going to say, can we could ask the court reporter what was the last thing she transcribed?
Yeah, the last thing that I have is you were getting ready to give a link to the meeting that was in February.
Oh, so probably what I did is what I what I was going through is the 14303 notice.
That's not about right. About the hearing.
That sounds about right. Yeah. Yeah.
Yes. I mean, listen, I went through the refusals. The things that are in the package, I might have then moved on to show the deed, showing my client as the owner of the property, the tax clearance certificate, which is valid through the 16th, the 14303 notice, the email designating, the NSCAN as a coordinating RCO, the list of addresses pulled from the Planning Commission's link, the copy of the 14303 notice that went out.
And then the certificate of first class mailing of that, a copy of our notice is at tab, let's see, tab, wait a minute, at tab, the notice for the hearing is at tab 11A, posting photographs are 11B.
The 14303 notice is all at tab 10.
So, and again, I apologize.
Comcast has been down in town and I was using my phone and I think it kicked in for a moment onto the Comcast, you know, our internal network.
I then went out and knocked me off and I had no idea.
So I had to call you guys back in.
David, why don't we do this?
Why don't we have your client come on and he can adopt your testimony.
Edward Biederman is how he's identified on Zoom.
Yep, yep.
and uh has he been sworn he has done okay eddie uh did you hear the statements that i made to the
board today yes hold on mr beter mr biederman do me a favor state your name and spell it for
the court stenographer it's edward betterman that's b-e-d-e-r-m-a-n right do you swear or
affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth i do please proceed counsel
yes mr betterman um did you hear the statements i made to the board today yes now are they true
and correct to the best of your knowledge yes they are and would you adopt them as your own
yes i would okay and then i have the dollar who's the architect they did the drawings if you'd like
to have them adopt my statements as well you want to do that please bring them on alex dollar
they have been allowed to speak start could you please state your name and spell for the
court's phonographer alex duller d as in david u l l e r right do you swear for him to tell the
truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth i do please proceed counsel alex did you hear the
statement that i made to the board this afternoon regarding the proposal i did correct to the best
they are would you adopt this and would you adopt the statements as your own yes thank you
questions from the board no chair no chair no chair no mr chairman questions or comments from
our attorney hillary emerson not at this time mr chair questions or comments from the virtual
audience i see no hands planning commission thank you chair bergman
Thank you, Chair Bergman, Sarah Bond, Philadelphia City Planning Commission. In 2021, the zoning map was amended to RSA 5, Residential Single Family, at this location with the support of the community.
sarah bond philadelphia city planning commission
The appellant has not shown that the property cannot possibly be used in strict conformity with the zoning code and that variances for a rear yard deck and accessory parking are therefore necessary to enable viable economic use of the property.
regarding the rear yard depth variance the appellant has supported their hardship playing
with evidence of unique physical circumstances of the property the city planning commission
recommends that the zoning board grant the variance with the following conditions denial
of uses of rear deck and off-street parking thank you so no i'm sorry go ahead no no do you have
something to say david no i just i mean there's off-street parking up and down our side of the
block and the variance was granted for a single family with off-street parking i think those
exist so okay thank you so mi 2023 007 097 2226 hope street i vote yes
thomas holloman my vote is yes james snell my vote is yes
thank you counsel thank you apologies i'm going to send the cop a screenshot
happens and when i can't get but when he can't get so no no apologies thank you thanks uh is
there anyone in the audience who the who had a 2 p.m case that has not been called
i see no hands we're moving on to our 330 list good afternoon my name is bill bergman i will be
chairing the 330 hearing with me as our vice chair ismail shaheed present mr chairman our board
member thomas holliman present mr chairman our board member james snell present mr chairman also
president is hillary emerson our attorney and our executive director tanya sunkett here's our
virtual format. Be advised, the proceedings are being recorded. The video will be available by
contacting TanyaSunkett at phila.gov. For the benefit of our court stenographer, we ask attorneys
and witnesses to identify themselves before testifying. If you're participating by phone
and you wish to testify, press star 9 to raise your hand and star 6 to unmute. To enter an
appearance statement, call 267-270-5548. I'll leave your email and the address of the property
question. And finally, the question answer box on the screen is not for comments or testimony.
All comments should be directed to our executive director, Tanya Sunken. Let's look at our schedule
for this afternoon. Number seven, MI 2021-005-123-931 South 18th Street, this case has been
continue. Are there any other requests for continuance in the audience?
I see no hands. Thank you. Now we're going to go to our no exhibits. So number three,
MI 2023-004-266-1458 North 30th Street. We have no exhibits for this case. This is a pro se.
the applicant is erin herman and kevin bryan is listed as the owner
any hands erin herman if you're in the audience please raise your virtual hand
no hands chair thank you so mi 2023 004 266 1458 north 30 street this case is continued mark must
be heard number four mi 2023 001 810 1327 mcfernan street
renece morris is the owner applicant no exhibits this case's mark must be heard
renece morris if you're in the audience please raise your virtual hand
no hands chair thank you so mi2023 001 810 1327 mcfernan street this case was mark must be heard
i vote to dismiss i'm a solomon my vote is to dismiss james snell my vote is to dismiss
Mr. Chair, this is Hillary. I just want to note for the record on that case, when it was previously listed on October 18th, no exhibits were submitted then and no one appeared.
james snell my vote is to dismiss mr chair
Thank you very much. We appreciate it. So, number nine, MI-2023-0784-1953-LOCUS, number 1F. Sager Kritty is the applicant listed owner. This case has been marked, must be heard.
Mr. Chair, like the prior case, this one was also previously listed on October 18th.
No exhibits were submitted and no one appeared.
Thank you very much.
No hands, Chair.
Thank you.
So MI2023-001784, case was marked, must be heard.
In the past listing, no one appeared.
I vote to dismiss.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is to dismiss.
James Snell, my vote is to dismiss.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is to dismiss.
Thank you.
And number two, MI 2023, 000274, 2630 to 44 Wharton Street, this case has been withdrawn.
We're going to go to number six first.
MI 2023-001-885, 2248 North 2nd Street.
Vern Anastasio is the attorney.
Letter of non-opposition received from Council Member Lozada.
Good evening, Mr. Chair.
Good evening, sir.
Could you mention your—I don't—you didn't have a case.
I didn't get sworn in. I had a case, but I didn't get sworn in.
All right. All right. Could you, just for the record,
mention your name and spell for the court stenographer? Yes, sir. Vern Anastasio,
A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O, on behalf of Howard Street
Holdings, LLC, and Mr. Bill Latham.
Right. You swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I do. Our vice chair
has just a few questions.
Good afternoon, do you agree to read another refusal or stipulate to his accuracy?
I have emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that is needed to proceed with
this case five days in advance of this hearing.
I have.
Thank you.
Please proceed.