Así que si la puede enviar para la señora Cadillo, una copia de eso estaría bien.
¿Y preguntas de la audiencia virtual?
¿Y el comité de planeos?
Thank you, Chairman, and good morning, David Fecteau, F-E-C-T-E-A-U, with the City Planning
Commission.
We're affirmed to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Yes, sir, I do.
Please proceed.
Thank you, sir.
Chairman and board members, the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the R-S-A-3 Residential
single-family zoning at this location.
Así que este es Dave Fecto, que es del Comité de Planeos de la Ciudad, y dice Presidente
y miembro de la Junta, el plan comprensivo recomienda que no haya cambios al RS3, zona
de unifamilia residencial en esta ubicación.
The city re-zoned this neighborhood in 1989 in a council-supported map change.
This appears to have been converted to two units without the benefit of permits.
Aparece que esto ha sido convertido a dos unidades sin el beneficio de permisos.
El Comité de Planeo de la Ciudad recomienda que la Junta denegue el pedido de variancias a dos unidades.
So, Hillary, if we would vote in favor of this, should we provide a two-car parking?
That's what's on the refusal, so that would only...
So, that's... Okay, good. Okay, and we'll just be...
That's... Yeah, exactly.
So, MI 2024-006-208-6025, Edward Street, I vote yes.
So for M2024-006-208-6025, Edwin Street, I vote that yes.
Michael John.
So 63rd.
Michael John, my vote is yes.
Michael Jones, my vote is yes.
Michael John.
Michael Jones, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes.
Thank you very much.
Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes.
Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes.
Ty Owen, my vote is yes.
Ty Owen, my vote is yes.
Ty Owen, my vote is yes.
thank you thank you very much thank you very much thank god bless you oh thank you number six
mi 2025 zero zero two one three eight 1904 diamond street bria molly whitmore
Bria Mallory Whitmore has been promoted to panelists.
Hello.
Hi, good morning.
Hi, good morning.
would you please state your name is spelled for the stenographer
my name is bria mallory whitmore my name is b-r-i-a mallory m-a-l-l-o-r-y
hyphen whitmore w-h-i-t-m-o-r-e do you swear or affirm that tell the truth the whole truth
nothing but the truth yes i see there's a letter of non-opposition from council member
Young. There's also a letter of support here from, let's see here, Beach Community Services.
Our Vice Chair has a few questions for you, okay? Sure. Good morning. Have you submitted your
documents and exhibits five days in advance of this hearing? Yes. Okay, and do you waive the
reading of your referral and stipulate to its accuracy yes okay all right thank you
you can share your screen and proceed with your case all right i'm trying to share my screen now
what is happening
I just wanted to note for our Spanish language interpreter, our second Spanish language case
was continued and so you're released for the day.
Thank you for your services, Steven.
Thanks, Ian.
Hold on.
I'm sorry.
I'm just having a little difficulty sharing my screen.
so you should see a green button right
got it okay got it
entire screen should be coming up already wait a minute let's see
do you see it now i i can't so why don't you tell us what you're trying
Okay. All righty. So I am trying to, I have a single family dwelling that I'm trying to convert, not convert, but yeah, a special exception for a group living and in an existing attached structure with no signs on this permit.
And here is the refusal.
We have your permit.
All right. So let me just go down. This is the signage. All right. So BU House. BU House in 1904, Diamond Street. A little bit about me. I'm deeply committed to creating safe, structured, and empowering environments for young girls in need.
with background in youth support and mentorship.
I worked closely with vulnerable populations
and have witnessed firsthand the gaps in services for girls
experiencing homelessness and stability
and behavior challenges.
My passion for BU House was born
from both professional experiences
and a genuine desire to intervene early
before young girls fall deeper
into cycles of trauma, displacement,
or system involvement.
Through my work with youth,
I recognize the critical need for a nurturing space that not only provides shelter, but also promotes healing, personal growth, and long-term success.
personal growth and long-term success bu house was created as a solution offering a structured
BU House was created as a solution.
home while girls ages 14 to 18 receive mentorship life skills training and education support
emotional guidance my vision is to help each resident rediscover her identity build confidence
and realized her full potential in safe and supportive environments.
A little bit about me.
I'm a wife, mother of three beautiful girls, biology degree from Lincoln University,
former youth support counselor from Crossroads.
I worked in one of their homes that was a residential treatment facility for girls.
I have close to 10 years experience with mentorship and supporting youth.
i'm dedicated to the empowerment of vulnerable youth girls i'm the ceo and executive director
of a non-profit organization called uniquely youth foundation um my uniquely you foundation
is a foundation uniquely foundation is a youth empowerment program that dedicated to building
confidence leadership and life skills and young girls through mentorship uh the program creates
safe and supportive spaces where girls can grow learn and embrace their identity their individual
visuality as well through structured programming uniquely you offers mentorship mentorship and
positive role modeling um life skills bria bria yes i think what you should do is you should show
us why this property would be appropriate for what your user so why don't you start talking
about the property got it okay so the bu house the bu house is a licensed residential
supervised program serving girls 14 to 18 years old um we currently are licensed through the
with the state of pa office of children youth and family and here's our license our license is um
We have three, we are licensed to occupy three residents.
And it says right here to provide residential services.
All right, so let me just, all right, so zoning.
Okay, so the property was previously approved for use as a six-resident single-room occupancy.
The prior license has since expired.
so the u house proposes a special exception for group living for six clients as well
um this is the home this is the kitchen that's the outside area this is the
dining room area this is downstairs this is a half bath from downstairs um this is like the
office space, admin space. Upstairs, this is the three beds that's licensed, that's currently
licensed. There are two full bathrooms on the second floor and one on the third floor.
This is the third floor as well. This is like their calm area, relaxation area,
and I have the fire extinguisher and a fire escape plan the third floor I have three
three empty rooms and a hallway and you know the full bathroom that I explained before
in hopes of having a each you know each bed be occupied for each room
here is my blueprint of the home so this is the first floor the basement area
um we have the first floor had the common area the kitchen dining room
two common areas actually on the second first floor
you might want to mention how many residents do you intend to have
Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Six. Six residents.
And how many bedrooms do you have?
I have six bedrooms.
So on the second floor, you have, I have one, two, three, three bedrooms.
And on the third floor, I have one, two, three bedrooms, and as well as a laundry room on the third floor.
yeah so I have three rooms yes on the third floor as well so I tend to have six residents
just like the last the last of what was he had yeah the last zoning he had
six residents as well and I just I'm here to ask for the same number of residents
the property the license before me had six residents six single room occupancy
the property the license before me had
yeah and here is my letter from uh councilman to support from councilman
jeffrey young as well as i have a letter of um support from the house of representate
rep uh from jason dawkins okay um and thank you
okay um questions from the board yeah can you walk me through the first floor
sort of public areas and what's the division between your residents and the staff
the first floor yeah like the public area so like if the if the girls aren't in their room
what other areas of the house so they have access to so they have access to the sort of first this
is the first floor um as soon as you come in you have that common area and then you walk down is
the um dining room area with the where the uh table is and then next to that is another area
with a tv um and then you have the kitchen you have this area the kitchen and then upstairs
you have
you have one space right here for the upstairs uh this is like their comm area common area this is
a bedroom that I converted into like a common area um space for them and then so ultimately I
have one two three common areas for the girls okay and then they're going to be sharing bedrooms
I'm assuming if you have six bedrooms and you converted one to the calm area yeah because one
of them is big no honestly right now this will be a bedroom but right now i'm licensed for only three
got it so you'll convert this space this space into a got it yes and then is there any space
that's sort of dedicated for staff only is there staff either office break room yeah so this right
here what is it this space right here is like a it's a common area for the staff um this is like
my office space right now i do plan to put a partition up um but as of now this is my office
right here um i have you know secured secure file cabinets um and i don't know if you can see but
If it's like a hallway going into the dining area, it's a closet and the closet is, has, you know, it's a locked closet that I have, you know, access with the key.
Okay. Any other questions?
Yes. What age of girls are we talking about here?
14 to 18.
so they're in school yes this time and uh how are you uh handling that so they're living there and
then going to school from yes so each resident will attend school work or educational programs
um there will be afternoon tutoring and mentorship uh evening life skills workshops curfews and
structured routines positive environment focus on accountability and growth i also have a calendar
up not a calendar schedule a program schedule so this is like a a sample schedule of how
each day will look um so their morning routine um school educational program um you know after
school snack and check-in for 3 30 to 5 this tutoring this is basically showing you that this
is a structured programming that it's no it's no idle time for them to just um you know you know go
wild they have to be in this program at this certain time um yeah to get the benefits and get
the scheduled whatever is scheduled activity on a deal every you know during the time frame
and how do you get the girls where they referred from how does it work that yes sort of come a
resident oh yeah so the girls that are placed at the bu house will come from structure referral
So the girls that are placed at the BU house will come from structure referral services.
services.
All youth will be screened prior to placement to ensure they are appropriate for the program.
The girls living in BU house are not just random individuals off the streets.
They are referred through professional agencies and social service partners.
Every placement goes through a structured screening process to ensure the youth is the right fit for the program and the community.
And how long have you been running?
Well, let me put it this way.
You said that you've worked for different agencies like this, but have you run a program like this before?
Well, I haven't had a residential program.
this is my first time running that residency program um yeah but i have worked with this
demographic before all right okay i have a question um how do you plan on engaging the
community with the youth how do i plan on engaging the community yeah like how will the youth
interact with the community the neighborhood surrounding neighborhood yes so we are surrounded
by many uh establishment established youth youth uh resources and mentorship organizations that
provide structured um supervision and support to vulnerable populations similar to the mission of
the bu house we plan to partner with some of these organizations in the near future
and i have some organizations listed below like the forgive me not as a
emergency shelter for youth i have the community in evening resource centers um
institute for the development of african-american youth uh columbia north ymca
pennsylvania academy of the fine arts boys and girls clubs and also yeah philly um yeah
empowerment empowerment for advancement hangout so basically i'm i plan to um partner with different
organizations okay questions from our attorney um no questions i just wanted to note that the
presentation that you showed um we didn't receive that um and so if you could please send that to us
oh sure tomorrow so we have that for our records that would be great um i think there
may be some additional photos and the the letter from um state representative dawkins we didn't