Just some examples of other tiny home villages that have been successful through Colorado and Seattle.
Just some examples of other tiny home villages that have been successful.
You can skip who the board is.
If you have questions about how the site will operate, I have all that info.
We can come back to it. It's not necessarily a zoning matter.
But so the site in question you can see here, basically all the buildings back here, which I'll zoom into.
so there's several buildings back here that as leta mentioned were for the for the home of the
aging uh we are behind the the prison that's on state road which is on a separate property
and then uh behind between us and the river uh you have a public park but that is gated
and separate from the from the site so the parks open to the public our site is secured and gated
um uh the property excuse me you're on the river you're facing the river you're not across from
the prisons no we are we are this blue area back here facing the park and the river okay
great location yeah i mean they're going to have better views than any of us probably
um so here's the part of the site in question you can see part of the parking lot here
And then off the page to the bottom here, number 12, there's an additional parking lot since parking was one of our refusals, but there is ample parking on site.
This is an existing building here that was previously used for a shelter pre-COVID.
It has not been used or in operations since.
and we're going to repurpose this building the common bathrooms kitchenette facilities
and lounge space which would be completely open 24 7 to all the members of the tiny home village
and then each one of these gray boxes represents a new single room occupancy tiny home that'll be
dedicated to one of these senior women who would stay there for a year or two. And then this is a
plan of what one of those houses would look like. So again, it is small. It is a tiny home. It's
for sleeping. So they have privacy, security. It's completely separate conditioned. It would
meet all the terms of the building code as far as energy efficiency and heating and cooling and
that sort of stuff. And we've already preliminary went to the BBS and had a preliminary building
code review to make sure that we can build these. And then here's a rendering of what that
essentially village would look like. So again, each one of these houses is meant for an individual
woman. There's common community space, garden space that would be on site. And then there will
be heated and lighted pathways, which will lead to the main building, which has bathroom
facilities, kitchen and laundry, and a common room for everybody.
And that's basically the summary of what it is.
And I can answer any questions that the board specifically has.
Mr. Chairman.
I have two questions.
Sure, Thomas.
What is the trash removal plan for this project? And also, what is the security plan for this project?
Sure, I can answer both of those. There's common trash storage within the existing building.
There's also trash facilities and pickup for the existing programs on site. We're not the only ones
on this site. It is a city maintained and operated property. So we would just tie into
that existing trash program. And then for security, the site is gated. It has 24-7
security guard. You have to check in before you can even access the site
for all the programs that are there. And then our portion of the property, in addition,
will have added security cameras
and monitoring and staffing
in addition to what's already on site.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Any other questions from the board?
I would ask at this time,
Mr. Chairman, with your permission,
again, just because this is
an important project for the city
and this is an opportunity
to present it to the public,
if Ms. Farrell could just give
a brief description of the program
and why it's a good program and why it's necessary for the cities to start moving in this direction.
Kathy, if you could just briefly describe it.
Sure. Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone.
I am passionate about this project, and I'm convinced that it will be successful
just because it is successful other places where it's been put into place.
other places where it's been put into place um this is for as you've heard this is for older
This is for, as you...
women so women who are at least 55 years old and that sadly is considered older um when you're
living on the street so this will be a place for them to go and have security and stability uh
services are going to be provided they're being paid for by the city um and typically in seattle
in Denver, where this has been in effect for several years now, these people are able to get
their lives back on track and move to permanent housing within anywhere from six to 24 months.
24 months is really the outside. And then it's shown that they tend to stay in their home.
They don't go back to the streets. So it's a compassionate model. They're in community.
it's an effective model and it's also been shown to be cost effective so we're very excited to do
this in philly we're very grateful to the people of holmesburg who are supportive and our goal is
to make this a model for the city and surrounding areas after did you go anywhere else and look at
an operation i've been to seattle and visited several of these yeah and um i was really
impressed they they let me speak to whoever i wanted to speak to wow and everybody said and
it's in one of my slides they said this place has saved my life seattle how many how many units did
they have oh how many units um they currently have 17 villages oh oh okay yeah some of them
i mean they started out they started out small with about 12 um but most of the villages have
anywhere from 24 to 50 houses. Wow, that's great. And I would also add to that, you know, again,
there's some vetting for the persons who will be allowed to reside at the facility. There'll be no
drug use involved. Now, again, they're not going to be prisoners. They're allowed to come and go
as they please. But again, we do have that 24-7 security in place. And we've also, after
discussions with the RCO and with city planning, we have agreed to a couple of provisors that
Molly Costello will just tell the board about. So the provisors that we have agreed to
will be that the site will only be for women. There'll be security cameras on the site and
that this is just temporary supportive housing. So the goal is, and the metric by which success
really, I think is, I believe is measured, Kathy, you could speak more to this, is the ability to
get people off the street, safe, and then move forward into a permanent housing situation.
Okay. I have a question. Can they be for formerly incarcerated women who wind up homeless?
As far as my understanding is that the requirements that are set by the Office of Homeless Services has certain guidelines, but they do have a fairly low bar because, you know, we want people off the street.
So the answer is, I believe, and Kathy, correct me if I'm wrong, is that there is not going to be a prohibition on persons being able to reside in the facility because they have priors.
Um, so, thank you.
I have one question.
So is there, I don't know if you all went out, but is there a designated area for a trash
removal?
I'm sorry.
I couldn't understand.
Yeah, I wasn't sure.
I could hear you all if you went out, but I said, do you all have a designated area for
trash removal?
Thank you.
I don't know what he said.
A designated area for trash removal, which was one of Tom's questions.
I have one more question.
Sure, Thomas.
How do you heat and cool the units?
Yeah, so each building has a separate wall-mounted condenser that's on the back of it.
And then there's a ductless mini split, which is a heating and air conditioning unit on the inside.
So each unit is individually temperature controlled and regulated for both heating and cooling.
And we'll meet all the standards of the building code.
Rustin, what are the dimensions of these units?
Hang on, I can give you the exact dimensions.
Just curious.
They're like 8 by 12.
8 by 12, and they have a really cute little four-foot porch in front of them.
Yeah, they get a designated private porch, window box.
they get to pick their color their door so they get some personal identity
the point is they get people off the street and give them a safe place that they can call home
the point is they have people off the street and give them a safe place that they can call home
and then all the amenities that they need are provided by the city and sanctuary village in
the common building yeah the multi-colors give it a great look it really does it doesn't look
so nice bill maybe we can look into that leonard anything else uh we have nothing else to present
leonard do you want to talk about the tree at all the heritage tree well my understanding i
think weston can also address this is that the tree itself is an older tree but it's very unhealthy
we have not uh commissioned uh an arborist report however the tree itself is is self-evidently uh
dying and so uh in order for the project to work unfortunately we're not uh going to be able to
uh relocate any of the proposed buildings without substantial additional expense but
Rustin, if you have anything you want to add to that.
No, I mean, I have a photo of the tree, which you guys can see here.
There was another building on the site that was recently demolished by the city because it had some issues.
And then this is the tree in question, which you can see is not growing anything, right?
Thank you.
Any other questions from the board?
No, Mr. Chairman.
No, Mr. Chairman.
questions or comments from the virtual audience
i see no hands at this time sir all right planning commission thank you mr chairman and
good afternoon david effecto city planning commission mr chairman and members of the
board the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the heavy industrial zoning in this location
representatives of the parkway and camp and occupants are advocated strenuously for this
type of development. Accordingly, the mayor's commitment to this project was critical to that
agreement that resulted in the disbanding of the parkway encampment. This proposal will provide
housing, food, and services for at-risk individuals. It is a pilot strategy that, if successful,
could be replicated elsewhere. The proposed development will not impact the use of adjacent
properties. The requested variance for parking is reasonable because of the population to be served
and because of the supply of off street parking nearby and the special exception for the removal
of the heritage tree will have no more of an impact than the removal of the heritage tree
would be expected to have so the city planning commission recommends that the board grant the
variances and the special exception thank you very much um hillary the uh the provisos they
talk to the neighbors about are they enforceable for us so not not the security cameras um
we i i didn't i honestly didn't get a request so i think what she said was
their provisos with the neighbors were only women cameras and this is only temporary housing
and and if i could uh just follow up it uh we had discussed those with the rco we're we're
we're not i guess they're not even really provisos because those were part of the
intention of the program that's right uh so they didn't specifically ask for those but
Everything that we mentioned is what actually the program is going to be about.
Okay. All right. So, so, so, all right. Okay. Fine.
MI 2022 003 850 7801 State Road.
I vote yes.
Carol Tenere. I very happily vote yes.
Thomas Holloman. My vote is yes.
James Snell. My vote is yes.
congratulations everybody thank you sir thank you mr chairman that concludes my business this
afternoon all right thank you and i'd be excused thank you thank you thank you um we have two
together next. MI 2022, 003, 541, 1003 North Forty Street, and MI 2022, 003, 542, 1005 North
Forty Street. Henry Clinton is the attorney. Letter of support from East Parkside Residence
Association, the RCO? Mr. Chair, this is Hillary. Mr. Clinton is out of the country, so he asked
if we could promote Rustin Ohler to show the slides for him, because he's not sure about
his internet access, but he's able to give the presentation. All right, that's great.
okay also mr chair i have a hand raised from someone's with the number ending in three seven
eight zero that's probably let's see if that's okay i'll allow them to speak real quick
okay i'll allow them to speak real quick
sir madam yourself
mr chairman this is henry clinton hi henry how are you i hear you're out of the country
yes i am so so i appreciate the conversation on letting mr over uh walk through the presentation
but I'm prepared to present our project.
Okay, so just for the record, state your name,
spell for the court reporter, and elsewhere are you in?
Sure, Henry Clinton, H-E-N-R-Y, Clinton, C-L-I-N-T-O-N.
You swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth?
Could you identify your client and their relationship to the properties?
Sure, the client is TIDA, T-I-D-A Investments,
and the principal of which is on the call, Damien, B-A-M-I-E-N, Breen, B as in boy, R-E-E-N.
All right. And our vice chair has a few questions for you, Mr. Clinton.
Hi, Mr. Clinton, do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to his accuracy?
Can you email the exhibit packet with proof of ownership, tax compliance, refusal 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 yes to all the above and this morning we
were able to finally get the tax clearance certifications uh that we sent in oh that's
great yes so you may proceed and i see that your screen is up uh thank you mr i appreciate it and