Let me know when we're ready, Lakeesh, with people in.
Well, I may step away just for a minute or two to call the hospital.
I know you're here.
Chair, we have 15 attendees and we can begin as you wish.
Thank you.
Good morning. My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing this morning's EBA hearings.
With me is Carol Tenere, our vice chair. She just stepped away for a minute.
I'm here now. President, Mr. Chair.
Ismael Shahid, our board secretary.
Here, Mr. Chair.
Thomas Holliman, our board member.
Thomas is here and James Snell our board member present Mr. Chairman I'm just having a little
problem with my computer we hear you we hear you now Thomas also here is our board attorney
Hillary Emerson and our ZBA supervisor Lakeisha Dandy before we begin here's our virtual format
Be advised
Hold on a moment
I'm sorry
Excuse me, Pauline?
Yes, sir?
Could you send Hillary a link to get in?
All right, thank you.
So here's our virtual format.
Be advised the proceedings are being recorded.
by participating in your knowledge, your agreement to be recorded.
A video will be available by contacting tonyasunkett 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, if you wish to testify,
press star 9 to raise your hand and star 6 to unmute.
you. To enter an appearance statement, call 267-270-5548. Leave your email and the address
of the property in question. And finally, the question answer box on the screen is not for
comments or testimony. Any comments have to be directed to our executive director, Tanya Sumpkin.
So let's look at continuances on today's list.
Number one, MI 2021-003-057, 4841 North 6th Street, this case is continued.
Number six, MI-2022-002-946-2100-202 North Franklin Street. This case is continued.
And number 10, MI-2021-005-092-4324 Frankfurt Avenue. This case is continued.
Is there anyone who has questions about these three cases being continued? Please raise your hand.
Good morning, Chair. I see no hands at this time.
Are there any other requests for continuances?
I see no hands at this time, Chair.
Now I'm going to go to, we have a, we have a list of cases that we do not have exhibits for.
Number two, MI 2021-003-092, 41 North Robinson Street. Larry Hawkins is the attorney applicant.
We do not have exhibits for this case. It's the third listing. Mr. Hawkins.
We do not have exhibits for this case. It's the third listing.
Mr. Hawkins, if you're in the audience, please raise your virtual hand.
I see no hands, Chair.
So on 10-1, this person called for a continuance. So MI-2021-003-092-41 North Robinson Street. This case is continued, must be tried.
Number three, MI 2021-005-123, 931 South 18th Street, Mr. Calambi is the owner-applicant.
We do not have exhibits for this.
Mr. Calambi.
I see no hands at the sound here.
So this case, MI-2021-005-123-931 South 18th Street.
This case is continued.
Mark must be tried.
Number five.
MI-2022-002-900-5304 North 5th Street.
Chillon-Coxham is the listed applicant.
We have no exhibits for this.
This is the first listed.
I see no hands up at this time, Chair.
So MI-2022-002-900-5304-North 5th Street, this case is continued.
number eight
MI 2021
230 West Wensley
Street. No exhibits
third listing.
I see no answer
by me.
Which case was that?
Number eight.
Hillary, are you on?
I'm here, Mr. Chair.
This is the third listing of this?
Yes, can we make this one a must be tried?
Okay, yeah.
I'm going to try reaching out to the applicant one more time.
Thank you.
So MI 2021-003-062-230 West Wensley Street, continued mark must be tried.
Number 13, MI 2021-005-068-2049 Chelton Avenue.
Jamari Lee is the listed applicant.
We have no exhibits for this second listing.
i see no hands up chair okay so mi 2021 005 068 2049 chelton avenue this case is
continued continued mark must be tried and number 17
MI 2021-002-889, 2949-51 North Phillip Street.
Well, as Mary Enona is the listed applicant, we have no exhibits for this case.
Third listing.
I see no hands up, Chair.
Hillary, we're going to give this one more time.
we've this is the one what they've reached out to our staff yes we can give this one a must be heard
all right thank you so number 17 mi 2021 002 889 2949 51 north phillip street uh continue mark must
be tried. And number 15, MI 2021-001-001-2500 Wilmot Street requests what this case is withdrawn.
Are there any other requests for withdrawal?
I see no hands at this time, Chair.
Thank you.
So we're going to go to our add-on list.
MI 2022-003-082-1525 North Stillman Street.
I vote no for reconsideration and rehearing.
I vote no for reconsideration.
Am I voting on that one?
Yes, everyone can vote on that one.
Yes, yes, yes.
Carol Tenere, my vote is no for reconsideration.
Thomas Holliman, my vote is no to reconsideration.
James Snell, my vote is no to reconsideration.
ishmael shaheed my vote is no to reconsideration
thank you we're going to go to number four
mi 2021 002 622 12 10 elbridge street jacqueline biaz is the owner
um amy geller is our attorney filling in hillary emerson is recusing herself um letter of
Opposition for Take Back the Neighborhood and Letter of Opposition from the Community on the Rise.
Ms. Baez.
Ms. Baez, if you're in the virtual audience, please raise your hand.
Chair, I see no hands at this time.
MI-2021-002-622-1210 Elbridge Street. This must be heard. I vote to dismiss this case.
Harold Tenere, dismiss this case.
Thomas Holloman, I vote to dismiss this case.
James Snell, dismiss.
Ishmael Shaheed, I vote to dismiss this case.
okay we're going to move to number seven
mi-2022-003-456-6015 baltimore avenue jenner bazila doe is the attorney
letter of non-opposition from cobs creek neighbors
with Proviso. Chair, Ms. Bezidlo is coming back in as a panelist now.
One second to turn my camera on. Good morning. Good morning. Hi, could you state your name and
spell for the court reporter, please? Sure, it's Jennifer Bezidlo, just so you know, three syllables
and the y sounds like an i just for future reference it's a hard learning very uh b is in
boy a is in apple z is in zebra y d is in david l is in larry o is in oscar um and at 2401 uh walnut
street suite 102 in philadelphia thank you do you swear for them to tell the truth the whole truth
nothing but the truth i do but you identify your client and relationships with the property
My client is Sorrel Vignet, and she's the owner of the LLC, L-L-Y-L-L-E-N, LLC.
And our vice chair, Carol Tenere, has a few questions.
Hi, Jennifer.
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, 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?
You may proceed and begin to share with your screen.
Great.
One second here.
Let's get it up.
All right.
Let's move this over so I can screen.
All right.
Like I said, my name is Jennifer Bezidlow. I'm here today representing the owner of 6015 Baltimore Avenue.
Sorrel, she owns it through her LLC. She is a first-time investor in multifamily housing.
So I just wanted to say I submitted this packet with a refusal.
The only refusal is for multifamily housing in a CMX1 that's adjacent to an RSA5.
deed proof of tax compliance we've got a zero balance here this is the letter of non-opposition
from the neighbors we'll go through that a little bit more in a bit the notification letter and
addresses these are just some aerial views of the property we'll come back to these as well
zoning map which we'll come back to and talk about photographs of the property
scroll through that briefly we'll come back as well and the surrounding area that's the block
And the floor plans, which we'll come back to. All right, let's get back to the first picture here.
and the floor plans which we'll come back to all right let's get back to the first
And, okay, so 6015 Baltimore Avenue is a CMEX one zone property.
The parcel is a little under 1700 square feet, and it has an existing two-story structure that's about 3100 square feet.
there's no proposed changes to the structure to the envelope of the building we're just talking
about a use permit my client purchased this property in 2000 in February of this year
at the time it was divided into three units they were all appeared to be residential units
and was told by her realtor that this was a legal three-unit building with a potential for a fourth
unit, which is why the original, okay, let me back up. So purchase this with relying on the
realtor's representation, quickly realized that this was not a three unit building, legalized
three unit building, and applied for this variance. The original application was for four
units. However, that has since been reduced to three. And that is what was presented to the
community uh and that is what they have entered a letter of non-opposition to um all right so
let's go to the floor plan to just talk about what we're proposing so uh the first floor excuse me
okay one minute um we we're i think we lost our court reporter just hold on one moment please
no problem thank you
Thanks, and I'm working in the background trying to get him back.
Thank you.
all right Jen no problem also just let me know if you need me to go back once he's once he's here
we're good okay excuse me this is Pauline from IT Lakeisha the email did he say that it's
an internet problem? They didn't say, they were just requesting a phone number for him to call,
but I can ask if this is just his internet or did he just want to switch to a telephone device?
The one on the bottom says lost internet connection, but that would be his internet
provider. We wouldn't be able to help with his internet connection. Okay.
he can use a hot spot though if he has like a cell phone or something
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Pauline, is it possible he could just use an open phone line?
It is, sir.
We're just trying to figure out what it is he exactly lost.
I'm sorry.