to enter an appearance statement call google 267-270-5548 and leave your email address
and the address of the property at issue and i'd also like to remind everyone please do not attempt
to testify in the chat. All comments should be directed to our board administrator Ms. Dandy.
Having said that I will now read off the list of requested for continuance for the two o'clock
hearing list. Sharon I'm going to do the Ellsworth Street I'll read that as a continuance or rehearing.
You can read that as a continuance,
but with a specific date.
Yes, thank you.
So on the add-on list, MI 2020-002118.
MI 2020-002-118, 2105 Ellsworth Street, and MI 2020-002-116, 2107 Ellsworth Street.
This will be a continued case to April 7th at 2 p.m.
Number one on our list, MI 2021-000177, 1423 Grays Ferry Avenue is continued.
Number seven on our list, MI 2020-000336, 4401 Ridge Avenue is continued.
number nine on our list mi 2021 that's 000319 6134-46 wayne avenue
i'm sorry chair if you could go back and also um i'm not sure if i included on the continuance
list but number three on the add-on list is being continued attorney as a moving party yep
So MI 2020-001230, 1407-09 Grange Street is continued attorney moving party.
If anyone disagrees with the continuance list that has just been read into the record, please raise your hand at this time.
And only those who made this have a disagreement with the list that I just read into the record.
I have a Mr. I'm sorry you didn't get that. Richard DeMarco. Okay good afternoon Mr. DeMarco
please identify yourself with a record and I'll swear you in. Good morning Mr. Chairman I'm sorry
good afternoon can you hear me okay? Yes. Hi good afternoon Richard DeMarco here I did not hear
Richard. Richard. Richard. All right. I know. Spell your last name, please.
D-E-M-A-R-C-O.
And do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
I do. Please proceed.
All right. I did not hear 3533 Allegheny Avenue on your continuance list.
I sent an email last week requesting continuance. We have an RCO meeting scheduled in two weeks.
Okay. All right. We didn't call it. It wasn't on. Okay. So MI 2021-000202-3533 West 80 Allegheny
Avenue is continued. Okay. Thank you. Perfect. Anyone who disagrees with any of the cases that
have been read into the record to be continued, please raise your hand.
no more hands chair thank you chair this is sharon i'm sorry this is sharon again if um you could
call number eight i believe the attorney is clementa amazon they're asking to go forward
um despite not despite another um rco meeting being scheduled and councilman got the a's
office is in agreement, but if you could call Ms. Amazon to explain the situation.
Sure. MI-2021-000185-5820 Willows Avenue. Ms. Amazon,
please identify yourself with the record and I'll swear you in.
good afternoon chairman my name is clenta amazon c-l-e-m-e-n-t-a last name a-m-a-z-a-n
but confirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth i do
so we had a community meeting for this project on march 16th unfortunately for some reason the rco
was not able to join said community meeting we did in fact send out notice of the meeting
we did have one neighbor who was in attendance a nearby neighbor and they did express support
for that project so we would like to be able to present to the board and potentially have
a new date about a month from now okay um chair if if if the sunkit is available the
board administrator to speak to the request she may be able will it be a rehearing they I think
they're requesting a resumption but if the if that isn't going to save any time if Ms. Sunke can give
If that isn't going to save any time, if Ms. Sunkit can give them a date, that would be the date in any case that they would come back, perhaps you could have everything at one hearing.
them a date that
All at one time.
We could accommodate with a resumption hearing on April Tuesday, April 27th at 9.30 a.m.
And Ms. Sunkit, that would be a resumption hearing or would this be continued?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Continue hearing.
yeah miss amazon thank you tanya miss amazon um again if we go forward now we're only going to
have to correct me from wrong someone we'll have to basically go over this again so wouldn't it
be advisable to have the continuance and do the everything at once i'd leave that to the
discretion of the board but i'd be more than happy to do so i'm sorry repeat that i will leave that
to the board's discretion however if you'd like me to present today i'm happy to do so if you'd
like me to hold off until the 27th that's also fine yeah i think that might be the better way
tanya and sharon you agree i do um yes it sounds like a good idea it makes sense okay thank you
and we'll do that mr amazon so mi 2021 that's 000185 5820 willows avenue is continued
to April the 27th at 9 30 a.m okay thank you
anyone uh else uh any concerns about the continuance list or is there anyone who
would like to have a case continued or withdrawn if so please raise your hand
No more hands, Chair.
Thank you.
So we go to number two on the list, the add-on list, is that correct?
Yes, that was correct.
Limited resumption hearing, correct?
Yes, this is only to read the letter into the RCO.
All right. Sorry, I'm talking over here. I apologize.
That's okay.
All right. So MI 2020-003394, 4914 North Penn Street.
This record was closed. We're waiting for a letter from the RCO to be read into the record today.
There will be no testimony.
Is Ms. Pritzker available?
And Chair, I have that letter in front of me.
Would you like me to forward it to you or just read it into the record?
You can read it in.
That would be helpful.
Dear Chairman DiCicco, after two weeks of negotiations with the proposed developer for 4914 Penn Street,
the Frankfurt Community Development Corporation and the Frankfurt NAC RCO have reached a community benefits agreement
that will provide affordable housing for low-income residents,
local hiring for permanent positions and temporary construction jobs. Additionally,
the developer has agreed to use good faith efforts to continue to negotiate for additional parking
in the area for their tenants and to use their best faith efforts to preserve the interior and
exterior unique architectural features of the building. Please find the CBA that was negotiated
as a prerequisite of the support letter attached. Based on the aforementioned CBA, the Frankfurt
community development corporation and the frankfurt knack rco would like to offer this
letter of support on behalf of the project we ask that the zba grant the variance request
so i don't have to call that in as a proviso correct it's because it's part of the record
it's part of these are all conditions that could not be added as a proviso so they have entered
into a signed private agreement very good okay chairman i'm here i don't know if you need me
though uh i don't think so unless you have something but nope okay thank you mi 2020
that's zero zero three three nine four four nine one four north penn street my vote is yes
my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes
This case was to be voted on back in March the 4th, but no vote occurred.
Excuse me, Chair, we were going to hold that until the 3.30 session, but if you could call
Number four and if Mary Jones from Councilman Clark's office could be promoted as well as
number four and if Mary Jones from Councilman Clark.
Attorney's Engine. That's 810 North 12th? Yes. Okay. MI 2020, that's 000296, 810 North 12th Street.
And since this was Councilman Clark's request for reconsideration, if Ms. Jones could present
first.
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon, Ms. Jones.
Please identify yourself and I'll swear you in.
um mary jones uh council president carol clark's office city hall room 494
we're in the firm to tell the truth all truth nothing but the truth
i do thank you ma'am please proceed i'm sorry can we pause for one moment
i'm miss uh lakeisha could you promote her to a panelist please
um thank you um can you all hear me yes thank you okay yes yes um yes uh our office originally
uh opposed this project and um requested a consideration based on uh feedback from the
RCO as well as this property being located within the north philadelphia excuse me north central
philadelphia overlay uh that was created with the aim of preserving the single family housing and
the surrounding community however we based on further communications with near neighbors
and the special circumstances surrounding this particular project,
as well as the RCO changing their position,
we are no longer in opposition to this project.
And if Mr. Jin is available to respond.
Please identify yourself and we'll swear you in.
That's Zhenjin, Z-H-E-N-J-I-N, 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1838, Philadelphia
PA 19103 here on behalf of the applicant.
Thank you.
You swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth.
Thank you.
Please proceed.
Thank you.
In response, that is also the updated position we have with regard to this case.
We've been working closely with the close neighbors and the RCO and has reached an agreement
with them. They are asking for specific provisals, which we have agreed to, and my client has agreed
to, which I can actually share with the board as part of their letter. They indicated the
provisals they're looking for. Please do. Thank you.
So I'm going to go straight to their community letter in this case. They indicated a few things
that they would want some of these i believe are zoning issues some are not but i did want to make
sure the board's aware of all of them uh the utility meter in front exterior the property
is an issue we'll work out with the utility company um red brick front facade again a design
not enforceable yeah uh but the height shall be limited to 38 feet we did make uh representation
at the first hearing that we'd agree to that height limit even at the uh at that time
excuse me for the interruption is that reflected in the plan 38 feet it was not reflected it was
reflected in the plans uh that we presented to the board i think but they were they're not the uh
stamp we don't need them stamp because it could be done by proviso uh for height limit okay and
we're certainly agreeable to that uh and then the designated indoor trash area uh available to hold
a minimum of a 30 gallon trash can is the other requirement they asked for which we agree with
i don't know how we can i don't know if that's enforceable trash inside but i don't know if we
can put a specific right well the property still will have trash uh storage also in the exterior
uh rear but um the rco wanted a indoor trash storage area yeah i remember yeah yes somebody
about to ask something sharon i was yes chair um first i wanted to point out you weren't here for
the original hearing so it would be the other four members voting um at least that's what i have in
um at least that's what i have in my notes i'm not i remember the 30 gallon trash can but okay
my notes i'm not i remember
no problem carol you're on and you could do a proviso um trash and store trash enclosure
area included in each unit would that be acceptable ms jones and mr jinn
it would certainly be acceptable to my office yes
that that was um requested by the rco so um i'm i'm not sure if miss diane is on
but uh we defer to them
is monroe available
uh yes i am hello just identify yourself you're still on this morning diane monroe uh 14th wood
rco chair um the fort the 30 gallon can on trash storage area this is something that we have
uh it's like a requirement that the 14th wood and the neighbors um will like to see and and other
developers has been able to accommodate and so has mr jen with other applicants and the purpose
of that is because we don't want to see those little um trash um the shop right bags sitting
outside and that neighborhood itself they do not have a trash issue on their streets
on the pavements and we don't with this multi-family coming in we don't want to start
anything understood thank you okay how about this language could we do 30 gallon capacity
trash closet in each unit.
Or a minimum of 30 gallons, right?
Minimum 30 gallon trash.
I'm not voting on this, right?
30 gallon capacity trash.
Minimum 30 gallons.
Trash enclosure in each unit.
And the other proviso,
Carol's 38 foot height maximum.
Not to exceed 38 feet.
so we're ready to vote yes okay councilman um calendar number 0296 810 north 12th street
my vote is yes with a minimum 30 gallon capacity trash enclosure and also not to exceed 38 foot
height. Yes for proviso. Yes for proviso. Yes for proviso. Excuse me this is Sharon again and
Ms. Jones thank you again for emailing last night. You're welcome. Thank you Mary. Thank you. Thank
you everyone. Thank you Ms. Monroe. Do we go to number two on the regular list now? Yes calendar
number 0372, 1625 West Thompson Street.
We have no exhibits. This is the first listing.
Anyone here for 1625 West Thompson Street?
I apologize. I had Sharon read a lot of the other ones. This must
was to slip by. I'm looking to continue this. Rachel, R-A-C-H-A-E-L,
Pritzker, P-R-I-T-Z-K-E-R, 1635 Market Street, Suite 1600, Philadelphia PA 19103. I'd like to
request this matter be continued, please, so we can have further conversation with the community.
Thank you. MI 2021-000372-1625 West Thompson Street is continued.
Thank you, Chairman.
Thank you.
Calendar number 0186-2500, Masher Street.
That would either be Alan Nockerson or Clemenza.
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.