And that the proviso was not, is only specific to the solo RCO and that the coordinating RCO is not requesting any time limitation on the special exception. Is that correct?
Yes, there were four RCOs. There was Faith, LLC, 12th Ward Division, Wakefield 49ers, and Solo. We went through the neighbors. We asked the neighbors, and they approved of it. No one had any problem with it. They've been stellar neighbors, quiet. We don't even know they're there.
solo asked for proviso and we said we weren't asking for one and then they asked for one for
a time variant first they asked for it for a transfer of owner and we said we're not asking
for proviso but they said they'll send us a letter which ms quigley has emailed to me and said that
if they sell the property they would not ask for the change in variant to go along with the property
then I was asked that it had to have a time in fact that we didn't ask for the proviso
the time factor is not something that the near neighbors have asked for all near neighbors
approve there is no objections excuse me this is Sharon if I can interrupt for a minute
um Ms. Wise Solo originally asked for the um for the approval the special exception to be
contingent on ownership I let her know that the board cannot make an approval contingent on
ownership, that it runs with the land, that you can, in certain instances, do a temporary variance.
I did not take a position on that, but just told her that you cannot do it on ownership, based on
ownership. And possibly, if I could add to that, when we had the neighbors, we met. We have many
with health factors, stage four cancer, neighbors that are elderly. So when we met with them,
the outcome of the meeting is as stated in our summary that we did send in that was no opposition
it was of actual support and they're members of our neighborhood organization always help always
donate so for a change it to be for them to have a mandate or proviso wanted of uh time that was
not part of the neighborhood near neighborhood meeting that's solely on solo that was not part
of the neighborhood meeting thank you miss mcculvey thank you all right um any questions from the
board no no anyone else to testify in this case if so please raise your hand may i have sister
kathleen adopt the testimony oh i'm sorry my apologies i got ahead of myself please do
miss mckelvey if you're still there sister kathleen sister kathleen can you raise your
hand, please, so they can. I'm physically voicing my hand. Yes. Good evening, Chairman and members of the board. I am Sister Kathleen Cole. Sister, excuse me, your last name is spelled? C-O-L-L.
Miss Quigley. Yes, Sister Kathleen, you heard my testimony regarding this application? Yes, I did.
And do you agree that the testimony was accurate, sister?
Yes, I do agree.
And sister, if you were able to testify, would you adopt my testimony as your own if you had the opportunity to testify?
Absolutely, yes.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Anyone else to testify in this case?
Please raise your hand.
Chair, we have Allison Weiss.
Please unmute yourself and wait for the chair.
Ms. Weiss, please spell your name and I'll swear you in.
a allison a-l-l-i-s-o-n weiss w-e-i-s-s solo germantown civic association and i just
swear or firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes please proceed thank
you um i just wanted to say we we have no concerns with this present uh organization and owner our
issue was for the future. If there should be some change, the community wanted some protection
from the next owner and use. So that is why we proposed the 10-year temporary
proviso for the special exception. Anyone else to testify?
yes chair we have charles richardson good evening mr richardson you are still on their oath just
identify yourself with the record uh good mr chair charles richardson from the office of
councilwoman cindy bass room 312 city hall the councilwoman uh
you're breaking up Charles the councilwoman and then we lost you can you hear me now yes okay
You're breaking up.
councilwoman does support the granting of the special exception without any restrictions on
the uh time limit thank you very much anyone else
i see no more hands share thank you planning commission
sir ron bednar city planning properties indicated for residential use on the city plan or adopt
the district plan recommends no change to the existing residential single family zoning at
this location in 1997 it was converted to a convent ellen i treated the convent use
the same as a single-family dwelling. Therefore, technically, there's no approved group living
prior use in this building. The structure is listed on the historic register. Our adopted
Upper Northwest District Plan explicitly recommends against granting SRO uses in
eastern germantown where there are they are mostly concentrated therefore we recommended
the special exception not be granted ron what it was approved as a convent is it safe to say that
there was more than one person living there at that time well again you know it was um treated
as L&I as home. So we don't, we, you know, it was really never in the record that it was
that use. This is all about, I think, I think the issue of the future is important here.
This property, this decision will run with the land. And that could actually be a use
or a problem as we go forward. If I may just show a photo of the,
share my screen and show a photo.
Ms. Quigley, I think we're okay.
I just wanted to get that on the record.
And even no matter what,
if we were to put a temporary variance on it
as 10 years is being suggested,
if it's sold in five years,
it's still going to be with the property
for the next five.
So I think we all understand what's going on.
Right, it's a very narrow request.
Yeah, understood, thank you.
All right, MI 2021-002646.
75 East Logan Street.
My vote is yes.
Professor Plaza, my vote is yes.
James Snell, my vote is yes.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes.
Thank you all.
Thank you, Madam Mr. Quigley.
Thank you.
I believe this concludes the 330 list.
Is there anyone who feels that they have not been recognized?
i see no hands chair thank you any unfinished business
staff uh tanya anyone i care if i can just add to what everyone else has said
now i'll start to cry so go ahead
no need to cry but thank you listen hey frank
that was easier for me thank you if i may frank um you know real quick you know no
don't want to shed any tears you know well i'll make it quick you you you were simply awesome
in this position uh you were you were a true professional your uh your your your common
sense went a long way you you your judgments that you used and you know i mean it just you did a
fabulous job you know you you have a lot of fans out there yeah you might have might have one
detractor but but uh but but you know he's crazy you did a hell of a job trust me there's more than
one detractor no no frank you did great and uh you know the city is lucky to was lucky to have
you you know and the mayor was lucky to have you work for for this board and uh you made this board
that much better yeah great to know you yeah i appreciate it as i said it's a team effort you
know i have to be the chair but it's a team effort all the way around planning commission staff
everybody you know who you are and i always say that people behind the scenes and i mentioned
this this morning for those of you of you who may not heard it uh people have a bad opinion of
public employees they have no idea as to the hard work that goes into what you do and the passion
that you have for the city to make things right so i want to thank all of you for allowing me to
for allowing me to be the chair and supporting me through these almost five years now.
be the chair and supporting me through the
And our paths will cross. I'm not going away. I'm still living where I'm living now.
The only difference is people will not be knocking on my door asking me for favors with zoning matters.
I think, I think.
I'm set on it.
If I could share, we have a lot of fanfare going on in the Q&A.
Eileen Quigley, Steve Bertil, and others have wanted to just give you their kudos for the
wonderful job you did and how professional you are. Look, I'm not even talking for myself,
but I'm getting emotional. I have truly been blessed by being in your presence and working
with you. My job is so difficult, but you made it so much easier, and I appreciate that. So I'm
stop before i start to cry thank you thank you thank you for stopping please don't leave me out
much but can you hear me yes now i agree with what everybody uh said
and uh i will truly miss you i think you're a wonderful leader of a team and god bless you
and here you go
we'll get together soon okay Frank
thank you Tom and thank you for your support
as well
I see David are you waiting
to say something David
Mr. DiCicco
you know I've been working here for
geez at the city for about 14 years
when you were a councilman and now
so I'm going to echo everything everyone else
says I couldn't say it any better
you're a terrific guy to work with you really are
Thank you very much. I appreciate that immensely. And I mean that sincerely. Thank you.
All right. By the way, you know, Bill Bergman is becoming he'll be coming in, I guess, in two weeks.
There's no hearing next week. He's a great guy. You're going to get you're going to like him.
He's a very mild mannered person. And I think he's going to do well with you folks.
And I know and I've told this to Bill and I'll tell him again, without you guys, nothing gets done.
and we do appreciate that and he understands that as well thank you all stay safe have a happy
thanksgiving holiday season and i'm sure our pairs will cause i'm not going away i'm just
retiring from this job for a while right thank you all god bless everybody thank you
god bless you have a good night
Thank you.