a lot of things um whether um it's going into the kitchen to get a beverage or what have you
um that all kind of falls on me at the moment so it would just be a huge benefit um to open
things up a little bit here for us um and uh and gain a little more independence for
for john my partner okay questions from the board no mr chairman no mr chairman
no mr chairman questions or comments from the virtual audience
i see no handshare planning commission this is uh ron bednar city planning
uh this property is indicated for residential use on the city plan
uh given the uh say therefore uh we um we recommend that the request for variance be granted
Thank you. MI-2022-001-049-1651 South Camac Street, I vote yes.
Carol Tenere, my vote is yes.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes.
James Thelm, my vote is yes.
Ishmael Shahi, my vote is yes.
Okay, good luck with your project.
Thank you so much.
Okay. Number three, MI 2021-001-529-1713 South 6th Street, Andrew Waldo.
No exhibits.
I see no handshare.
MI 2021-001-529-1713 South 6th, I vote to dismiss.
Dismissed.
Dismissed.
Thomas Holloman. Dismissed.
Ishmael Shaheed. Dismissed.
MI 2021, 003-723-1819 Gregg Street, Matthew Monroe, no exhibits, second listing.
chair i see no hands mi-2021-003-723-189 greg street i vote to dismiss
carol tenere dismissed thomas holloman dismissed
ishmael shaheed dismissed number five mi-2021-003
Number five, MI 2021-003-710-2440-42 South 9th Street.
Chencheo Fan?
He's coming back in as, they're coming back in as a panelist.
Thank you.
Hi, could you state your name, please?
Hi, my name is Cao Fan Cheng.
Okay, could you spell for the court reporter, please?
I don't speak English.
Pardon me?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You have a hard time on English.
okay so we didn't i'm going to try to explain this we didn't receive your packets till
till last night and it hasn't been processed so i think we're going to continue the case
and as we continue it tanya will make arrangements for um an interpreter next time
i call her coming here okay i know i know tanya no he said no so can we make arrangements the
next time to have an interpreter um did you make a request for an interpreter sir okay i called
i believe um somebody has their hand raised i believe the person who has their hand raised
that was the person who submitted the exhibits and i believe that is who he's trying to reach
to interpret for him but there was no request for an interpreter so we we would need that
request going forward can i call her coming here coming inside for the day okay here if you would
allow um there is someone with their hand up yeah please please yeah yeah okay
please unmute yourself you're free to speak hi could you state your name and spell it please
for the court reporter yes you're gonna have to speak up we can't hear you sir yes
i'm sorry i'm sorry are you on zoom sir uh yes i am actually uh okay
Okay. Now, okay. Now, please listen to the chairs.
Okay. Do me a favor. State your name and spell for the court reporter.
Sao Sen Shi. S-H-A-O-X-I-A-N and X-U is the last name.
Right. All right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
so so so you can tell him later that the package that he sent in came in yesterday and has not been
processed yes this case is going to be continued and when it's continued we will have an interpreter
here for him yes sir okay will you tell him that for us yes thank you very much i'm sorry i'm sorry
Chair. Go ahead.
We are going to continue.
Wait a minute. Go ahead. Tanya. Go ahead.
Sir, you
can in his behalf
reach out to our office
requesting an
interpreter with the language
that's necessary. Okay?
Okay. Yes. Thank you.
This case will not go forward.
You have to call our office
for us to continue and schedule it.
Okay? Okay. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. Bye. Bye.
Number seven, MI-2022-001-037-301 East Godfrey Avenue. Joseph Consul is the attorney. Letter of non-opposition from Long Crest Community Association.
Mr. Consul. Good morning, board. Could you state your name and spell for the court reporter,
please? Yes. Hi, it's Joseph Consul. That's C-O-N-S-O-L-E. Do you swear or affirm to tell
the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth? I do. Could you identify your client
and relationship to the property?
Yeah, my client is Candace Presley.
She's the owner of 301 East Godfrey, LLC.
She's the owner of 301 East Godfrey, LLC.
They are under a...
They are under a purchase agreement to buy 301 East Godfrey Avenue.
All right.
The vice chair has a few questions.
Hi, Mr. Consul.
Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
Have you emailed the exhibit packet with proof of ownership, tax compliance, a copy of the refusal or referral, voters under plans of the property?
and have you emailed all of that five days in advance of this hearing and have you also met
with the rco and do you have a letter yes to everything okay you may proceed and your screen
all right great thank you board joe console here on 301 east godfrey avenue uh candace
presley is my client she's the owner of the purchasing entity uh the property in question
is zoned RSA 3. As you can see on the screen, it's this corner property here. It's been an
American Legion for forever and has never had a residential use. We had folks testify at the
neighborhood meeting that it was some kind of a plant of some kind prior to that. As you can see,
This side of the block here is residential, but across the street is not. It's a big building. And across the street here also is not.
This property is a 5,527 square foot lot. It has kind of a weird shape here, but it's interesting to note it's got parking for 40 cars and has functioned.
I can show you on the side here, has functioned as an American Legion for many, many years.
Their attendance is in decline, and they're seeking to sell the property to my client.
Candace Presley is in the real estate space, and her intent is to use this property as a class,
real estate class, other kind of licensing classes during the day.
and in the evenings to hold events as well as on the weekends we have a refusal for
assembly and entertainment as the property is our zoned rsa3 therefore this is a required
variance to use the property as such we met with the long crest folks in person it was a good
meeting uh there was no opposition a lot of people spoke about the history of the property
People talked about parking.
It seemed like there was no concerns as there is a large lot on the property, as well as, as I showed you guys, lots of space around it that are not residential and provide ample parking.
We have a letter from the RCO as well.
And they attached some meeting minutes here.
They asked that operation cease by 11 p.m.
we're not seeking a liquor license for this property they ask new lighting to be installed
to repave the parking and all things that miss candace is agreeable to do
here's some photos of the property
i already showed you some exterior i'm just showing them with the posters here again a shot of the
back lot as an interior photo of what the space looks like the top portion of the property is
going to be an office area for her real estate company and the event space will be at the bottom
here's a layout of the property which was included um with our packet showing everyone
how it's laid out. There already is a commercial kitchen, as is, you know, currently is an event
space for the American Legion. And then the top floor will be offices.
So let's see, anything else that's worth noting here? That's about it. All right,
I'm going to call my client, Ms. Candace Presley. If you could raise your hand, Candace.
Hi, good morning. Hi, could you spell your name too, please?
It's C-A-N-D-I-S-P-R-E-S-S-L-E-Y.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Proceed, Mr. Counsel.
Good morning, Candace.
Did you hear my testimony just now regarding 301 East Godfrey Avenue?
Yes, I did.
Yes, I did.
Do you adopt what I said as your own?
Do you adopt what I said as your own?
Yes, I do.
Yes, I do.
Is there anything you'd like to add?
Okay, thank you.
Questions from the board?
No, Mr. Chairman.
No, Mr. Chairman.
Questions or comments from the virtual audience?
yeah we have dylan mahoney with their hand up okay
uh thank you mr chairman oh mr mahoney just mention uh just say your name you've already
been sworn uh yes sir dylan mahoney from the office of councilwoman parker um we are not
opposed to the granting of the special exception um we appreciate the uh the owner's uh you know
willingness to work with the neighbors to address their concerns. We would only request that the
board include a proviso limiting the hours of operation to 11 p.m. Thank you. Thank you. Any
other comments from the virtual audience? I see no hands, Chair. Planning Commission.
Well, this is Ron Bednar, City Planning. This property is currently indicated for residential
use on the city plan. The proposed use is consistent with the documented site history
and physical conditions of the site, therefore we have no objection. Thank you. MI 2020-001-037-301
East Godfrey Avenue, I vote yes with proviso. Hours of operation closed by 11 p.m.
Carol Tenere, my vote is yes with proviso.
Thank you, Booth.
Thank you.
Okay, thank you.
Number nine, MI 2021.
001-677-4623
Frankfort Avenue. John Ramondi is the attorney. Letters of support from the Frankfort Neighborhood
Advisory Council.
Mr. Ramondi. Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the board. I just cut myself off for a second.
No, that's fine. Could you state your name and spell for the court reporter, please?
It's John Raimondi. It's R-A-I-M-O-N-D-I.
Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Could you identify your client and their relationship to the property?
My client's name is Keith Brundine. He is the actual owner of the 4363 Frankfurt Avenue LLC.
Okay. And our vice chair, Carol Tenere, has a few questions.
Good morning, Mr. Ramondi.
Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
Yes, I do.
Have you emailed the exhibit packet with proof of ownership, tax compliance, a copy of the
refusal or referral, photos and or plans of the property five days in advance of this
hearing, and have you met with the RCO, and do you have a letter?
Yes, I do.
You may proceed and begin with sharing your screen.
that green button on the bottom share screen okay let me just switch off on that again hold on
is anything coming up no okay sir do you have your documents open
uh yes i do are you using a regular computer or apple a regular computer so what you're going to
do is as your documents are open and on your screen click on the zoom application the green
share button at the bottom hover over the bottom of your zoom screen
you'll see a green button that says share okay yes
once you click on that then you have to click on your document
Okay, so I'm looking at the bottom of the screen.
I see it says share screen.
Yes, click on that.
Yes, click on that.
Click on that, okay.
Click on that, okay.
And now I just bring the document into this screen or?
You click on your document so they'll come up on the screen.
what's happening talk i see i see the document up here but i don't