have been built without the benefit of permits. The city planning commission recommends that the
board deny the proposed dimensional variances. Thank you. So this will be closed except for
So, this will be closed, except for a letter from the RCO and also additional plans that we would understand. Right? Right. And then we're going to look for a date. This will be 915 26 at 930 AM.
a letter from the RCO.
Wait, so, all right. Okay. Are we, are we doing a resumption? Are you listing a date for the vote? I'm just giving the date for the vote. I mean, it's yeah. Okay. So I don't, I don't know that we need to hold the vote for that long. I was going to suggest July 8th.
Well, that's at 930. Yeah, that's fine with me. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. So you tell me July 8th, July 8th at 930 at 930 AM. But everything's closed, except for what we said. Right. The letters and the plans. Yeah. Thank you. Council.
Thank you. All right. Let's go back to number 1, right?
Thank you, sir.
come on up sir
here we go
number five mi2025 002 756 1826 north daytona street sir could you please state your name
and spell for the stenographer my name is rasdale choice get closer to the mic and pull
pulled closer to you yeah that's good great rasdale choice r-a-s-s-e-d-e-l-l right choice
c-h-o-i-c-e and it's 1828 1828 okay and our secretary has a few questions
yeah yeah yeah that's okay take down take your time take your time
um good morning hey ralph how you doing today did you yes he is he is
I think that's wrong. Something's, uh, yeah, we're still hearing attorney three.
Oh, okay. Um, uh, good morning, sir. Um, did you submit your, um, documents and exhibits
five days in advance of this hearing?
And this is for the, where are we? Here. I'm sorry.
Is it right here? It's fine. I'm sorry. Yeah. Yep. All right.
No, I'm sorry. Yeah. And hopefully I can read this. This application is for use as a personal care home within an existing structure.
So, there's one use refusal. It says, whereas the proposed use personal care home requires special exception approval in the RSA-5 zoning district. So, do you waive the reading of the special exception and agree to its accuracy?
Correct.
okay great and then there is a letter of support with provisos from the strawberry mansion cdc
and uh for your proposed shoes and you can now share your screen and begin your presentation
so with the to what we're preparing here is my administrator here shante jenkins who's her lpn
who's going to facilitate the process
and I would like her to speak on my
behalf in terms of
the owner has to do it
so sir you need to give us a little bit
of information about what you're planning
to do you can call your administrator
as a witness
but she cannot speak on your behalf
because she is not an attorney
let me ask you this
do you have your computer with you to show us
it's up there
go ahead
go ahead sir
Thank you. I respectfully request the approval of a special exception to operate a licensed personal care home, 1828, North Flint, Toronto Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19121.
Beyond Home Care Services is dedicated to providing safe and supportive community-based residential services for adults who require assistance and activities in daily living, supervision,
and the personal care while maintaining their independence in a home-like environment.
The proposal is a small scale residential use.
Okay, okay. The proposal represents a small scale residential use that
The proposal represents a small scale of residential use that is professionally managed, closely supervised, and designated and integrated seamlessly into the existing of the neighborhood.
The property is the existing three-story residential dwelling located within an established residential neighborhood. No major exterior alterations are proposed.
the property will continue to continue to appear and function as a residential home
and will not operate as a commercial business or institutional facility
residents will we will reside in the home full time and participate in normal household activities
consistent with residential living the proposed use and preserves the character of the neighborhood
while providing an important housing resource for vulnerable adults resident capacity
the resident will operate within the occupancy limits approved by the philadelphia department
of license and inspection philadelphia fire department pennsylvania philadelphia human
services all applicable building and life safety codes resident occupancy will not exceed an
approved by approved license capacity established by the agencies the home healthcare licensing
llc is committed to a maintaining safe levels and ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements
Staffing and supervision. The home will remain will maintain 24-hour supervision, staff coverages,
day shift, one direct care staff, evening shift, one direct care staff, overnight shift,
one awake overnight staff, administrative oversight. The facility administrative will provide
Staff supervision, training oversight, quality insurance, regulatory compliance and monitoring,
incident review.
Emergency response coordination and on-call supervisor will be available 24 hours per
No shift will be unattained.
Safety and emergency preparedness.
Residence safety is our highest priority.
The home will maintain smoke detectors throughout the residence, carbon dioxide throughout detectors,
fire standards on each level, emergency lighting, clearly marked exits, posted evacuation procedures,
emergency contact information, first aid supplies.
staff will receive training fire safety CPR first aid emergency evacuation incident reporting
infection control residents rights behavioral and de-escalation techniques
regular drills and safety reviews will be conducted traffic and parking
The proposed will generate minimum traffic. Residents primarily live within the home do
not generate significant traffic activity. Staffing levels are limited to staff rate
throughout the day. The expected traffic pattern is comparable to a traditional residential
traditional household. No adverse parking impact is anticipated.
Property and Maintenance. Beyond Home Care is committed to maintain the property in a
clean, safe, and attractive condition. The property will routinely be monitored for
exterior upkeep, lawn care maintenance, trash removal, building repairs, resident safety
and concerns the home will remain a popular addition to the community.
Community benefit approval of this request will allow beyond home care services to provide
safe housing personal care support community integration stability of vulnerable adults
reduce the reliance of institutional settings, increase the accessibility
Reduce the reliance of institutional settings. Increase the accessibility of quality resident services.
This services addresses the important community need while preserving residential character of the neighborhood.
Closing statement, for these reasons, beyond home care services, respectfully request approval of this special exception application.
The proposal of personal care home is residential in character, personally managed, properly supervised, low impact, consistent with neighborhood development, protective of all resident health and safety, beneficial to the community.
We're looking forward to responsible neighboring and providing quality residential services to those in need.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Do you have a witness you want to bring on?
Witness will be my administrator. She will speak on what exactly we're looking to facilitate here.
She'll talk on things different than what you've already covered?
No. A little more detail.
A little more detail she would give you.
Yeah, sure. So why don't you state your name and spell it for the stenographer?
Shantae Jenkins. S-H-A-N-T-A-E-J-E-N-K-I-N-S.
Do you swear or affirm, tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I do, sir. Please proceed.
Well, just to reiterate a little bit more on what Mr. Choi said,
We are just trying to bridge a deficit in housing for people in the community who suffer from homelessness or maybe in an institutionalized setting, but they can thrive in being integrated in the community and live normally without being inside of a facility.
So, we're basically just asking you guys to consider approving our proposal today to allow those processes to take place.
How many residents?
How many bedrooms?
How many bathrooms?
Questions from the board?
yes um you mentioned about um where uh what what community or what kind of um clients are you
planning to serve uh the elderly uh elderly patients who typically may don't have family
or a support system to help them thrive in the community independently they may need some
assistance with their activities of daily living but because they don't have the supports that they
need within the community they wound up in long skilled facilities like such as nursing homes
and i'm trying to bridge the gap so that way they can have a sense of normalcy
with the help that they need in order to thrive within the community okay and where would you be
getting the referrals for these clients typically the administrators of these long-term care
facilities uh are outsourcing to organizations like mine um they don't have the supports that
they need in place in order to integrate the seniors back into the community and that's where
i'm bridging the gap okay and uh okay so you said you have five bedrooms yes ma'am one bathroom yes
ma'am okay and you're gonna have say four four residents okay and that's 24 hours a day seven
days a week correct all right and then uh i guess my other question is staffing yes ma'am we plan
to have one direct support professional staff over a course of three shifts so the first shift will
cover 7 a.m to 3 p.m we'll have someone put in place um second shift will be 3 p.m to 11 p.m and
third shift will be 11 p.m to 7 a.m i also make myself available i'm a licensed practical nurse
here in philadelphia i've been so for 16 years i also make myself available 24 hours a day as an
on-call backup for the staff that i have in place just in case some unfortunate things happen that
they aren't able to facilitate independently so um that's how we're covering the shifts
the seniors are also integrated out into the community to senior centers one in particular
we plan to use on cecil b more um that facilitates uh daily live they facilitate
they facilitate activities throughout the day for people of senior age so that way they can be
activities throughout the day for people of senior age
amongst their peers and get out and be social. So we're trying to just emerge ourselves within
the community but also help some seniors who are in need as well. Okay and then okay so you have
stairs in this? Yes ma'am we do. We are in the process of incorporating a stair lift
We are only utilizing the second floor for the seniors that we have in place.
And the Department of Human Services that are helping us facilitate all of the processes
that we need in order to make their house living as suitable as possible for them within
the community.
Thank you.
Yes, ma'am.
Then what's the plan for the third floor if you're only going to utilize the second floor?
um for storage uh of things like depend and uh the activities that we have inside a house like
their games their bingo games and car games and things of that sort we're utilizing one of the
rooms up there for storage and the other room is going to be utilized as an office space for
the direct support professionals who are going to be working within the home so the near plan
is to have two seniors share the primary bedroom correct okay and then is there a basement in the
house yes there is a basement in the house what is happening in the basement nothing is happening
in the basement we just put a fire extinguisher down there for safety purposes in order to be
compliant with the department of human services regulations but other than that it's just a part
of the house right so you uh said that you uh i think you said you currently have three seniors
there is that yes did i hear that correctly correct the department of human services requires
us to actually ask for the special exception and get a certificate of occupancy for that fourth
person they allow you to operate unlicensed uh with three or less people within the uh dwelling
got you and how long have you been um how long have you had these three residents or
since may 1st 2026. okay so just this year okay correct all right thank you any other questions
questions from our attorney hillary emerson not at this time mr chair questions or comments
from the virtual audience no hands at the sign chair oh chair i'm sorry a hand just went up
from Branford Jones. Okay. They're allowed to speak. Okay.
Hi, could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Hi, Branford Jones, B-R-A-N-F-O-R-D.
Last name Jones, J-O-N-E-S. Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth,
the whole truth is nothing but the truth yes correct jones could you turn your video on if
possible yep are you a neighbor yes please proceed with your comments so i just wanted to know what
the process was for the neighbors to have a say in this just to just just to make sure that you
know we can have our voices heard well you can tell us what you need to tell us now well i saw i
So we just want to know what the process is. Does each neighbor need to come on and say how they feel about this? Or is there a process for us to vote on this?
If a neighbor wants to come on, can give us a comment.
Okay. I can't speak for my other neighbors, but I know that I personally am opposed to this. And I guess the rest of the neighbors that are on, I guess they'll come on one by one to say that they are opposed.
okay thank you for taking the time is there anyone else in the audience
yes chair we have a hand up from beverly wilson stone okay they're allowed to speak
yes hello can you hear me yeah i can could you please state your name and spell for this
the doctor beverly wilson stone b-e-v-e-r-l-y w-i-l-s-o-n slash s-t-e-o-n-e right do you
swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes are you a neighbor yes
uh are you in favor of this project or against uh no i'm not for the um you're not sure okay
she's not forward okay all right thank you very much for taking the time to call us is
there anyone else in the audience no hands at this time chair planning commission
planning commission thank you chairman and good morning david effecto with the city planning
thank you
commission uh chairman and board members the comprehensive plan recommends a change in zoning
at this location from rsa5 residential single family to rm1 residential multi-family the city
rezone this neighborhood in 2014 and a council supported map change the appellant has shown that
the proposed personal care home will not cause detrimental impacts beyond what would reasonably
be expected the city planning commission recommends that the board grant the requested
special exception for a personal care home all right thank you very much um we've heard your
testimony yes chair i'm sorry to interrupt another hand just went up from a gwendolyn blake
okay um sure
you're allowed to speak miss blake hi could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
hello hi could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer my name is
Gwendolyn Blake, G as in girl
W-E-N-D-O-L-Y-N
B-L-A-K-E
and I'm calling to let you know, number one