Board meeting, Sep 12, 2023

Board meeting, called to order 10:00, adjourned 12:30. Records we hold: agenda, draft minutes, transcript.

Dispositions heard: 8 approved, 1 postponed.

Who was there

From the minutes' roll call, and from the transcript where it records someone leaving. These are counts and names of what happened; the record does not say why anyone was absent.

Present at the start (6 of 10): Anne Fadullon, Alexander Balloon, Andrew Goodman, Michael Koonce, Majeedah Rashid, Rick Sauer
Not at roll call: Richard DeMarco, Rebecca Lopez-Kriss, Maria Gonzalez
Arrived after roll call: Michael Johns
Left early (where a transcript says so): Michael Johns, Andrew Goodman

Quorum was met by a narrow margin.

Agenda items

Every item in the minutes, with the outcome and the vote as recorded. Dispositions link to their project. Fewer than six approvals is no decision, not a denial.

Item	What	Outcome	Vote	Speakers / letters
I	Roll call; executive session held before public session (Mr. Rodriguez reviewed the agenda)
II	Minutes of the July 11, 2023 meeting	Approved		2 / 0
III	Executive Director's Report
IV.A	Interagency transfer of 1517 N. 33rd Street to the Philadelphia Housing Authority (property to be transferred from the Redevelopment Authority to the Land Bank first); $1.00; PHA to convey with an adjoining property to Strawberry Mansion C…	Approved	unanimous	1 / 0
V.D(1)	Side/rear yard: 3112 W. Dakota Street to Sarah Abby Lockwood; $1.00 plus 30-year mortgage of $14,999 (appraised value about $15,000); use restricted as side/rear yard; no EOP; rear of applicant's home at 3113 W. Dauphin St; no alley	Approved	unanimous	2 / 0
V.D(2)	Side/rear yard: 2550 N. Lee Street to Anthony Perez; $1.00 plus 30-year mortgage of $54,999	Approved	unanimous
V.D(3)	Side/rear yard: 1909 N. Philip Street to Eliot Coven; $1.00 plus 30-year mortgage of $89,999	Approved	unanimous
V.B	Development - business expansion (unsolicited): 4817 Old York Road to Yolanda's Kids Corner Inc. for an outdoor play area adjacent to its daycare; price $17,000 (fair market value); no EOP; POA and reverter	Approved	unanimous
V.C	Affordable housing (RFP): 2609-27 Sears Street (including former 1308-14 S. 26th Street) to Civetta Property Group LLC for 12 single-family affordable homeownership units at <=80% AMI, max price $250,000, two stories, 3 BR/1.5 BA, about 1,…	Approved	unanimous	5 / 0
V.A(1)	Point Breeze: 11 properties to Civetta Property Group LLC for 22 affordable homeownership units at <=80% AMI (3 single-family, 10 duplex condos, 9 triplex condos; about 1,100 SF; max $250,000; Turn the Key eligible); price $1,100; EOP; 15-…	Approved	unanimous	3 / 0
V.A(2)	Point Breeze: 26 properties to Fine Print Construction, LLC (owner Dawud Bey) for 26 single-family affordable homeownership units at <=80% AMI (two stories, 3 BR/2 BA, about 1,000 SF, slab on grade, max $250,000, Turn the Key eligible); pr…	Approved	unanimous	14 / 12
V.A(3)	North Philadelphia (Norris Square area): 75 lots to BMK Properties, LLC (subsidiary of The RiverWards Group) for 75 single-family homeownership units (38 affordable: 8 at <=60% AMI max $199,990, 13 at <=80% max $249,990, 17 at <=100% max $…	Postponed		7 / 13
VI	Public comment (old and new business)
VII	Adjournment

Documents

Certified transcript in the meeting package

Meeting package (PDF, 111 pages; coming online soon)

Executive session topics: Review of the agenda by Mr. Rodriguez