[2:36] Ladies and gentlemen, good

[2:37] afternoon. It's 1 o'clock and

[2:39] we have a core. Let me call

[2:44] the MAY 20th 2026 meeting of

[2:45] the Metropolitan Development

[2:46] Commission will now come to

[2:51] order. Shannon Norman is here

[2:52] today and I have asked her to

[2:56] leave U.S. In the Pledge of

[2:57] Allegiance. Shannon's last day

[3:01] is MAY 28th. She has been an

[3:01] exemplary employee for the

[3:05] city of Indianapolis. She is

[3:08] smart. She is hard working and

[3:08] she will be a tremendous loss

[3:11] for the city as she moves on

[3:14] to go to Brown's bird. And and

[3:16] work with their city

[3:18] municipality. There. So

[3:18] everybody, please welcome an

[3:24] armored car whereby rise for

[3:29] the pledge. Please let I

[3:30] pledge allegiance to the flag

[3:32] of the United States of

[3:33] America and to the Republic

[3:36] for which it stands. One

[3:39] nation under GOD, indivisible,

[3:40] with liberty and justice for

[3:44] all. Thank you, Shannon. And

[3:49] good luck to Moving forward.

[3:54] Members of the commission last

[3:54] week you received the minutes

[3:58] from the MAY 6, 2026 meeting.

[3:58] Are there any additions or

[4:03] deletions to those minutes?

[4:05] Hearing? None commissioner her

[4:07] get out set the motion to

[4:09] approve, so moved. Thank you,

[4:10] commissioner, while take us

[4:11] second. Let me call the roll

[4:17] her. Get or yes. And while And

[4:19] poor areas, Murphy Murphy s

[4:22] Robinson Robinson. Yes,

[4:23] Schumacher Schumacher recuse

[4:23] because I left before the

[4:25] meeting was over. Thank you.

[4:35] The recused gifts. Doing yes.

[4:35] The minutes past 7 to 0 with

[4:40] one recusal. Moving forward.

[4:43] Our other any continuation

[4:44] withdraws special request that

[4:49] we like to address Leticia.

[4:50] Thank you. PRESIDENT Dylan and

[4:52] members of the commission. I

[4:53] am Leticia Ramsey, the

[4:54] compliance manager for the

[4:58] Economic Simmons team dmv. I

[5:04] am requesting that item 20. 26

[5:05] dash a 0, 1, 9 be tabled into

[5:08] after the acquisition. The

[5:10] current Senate, a building to

[5:12] be finalized. Thank you. As

[5:13] I'm going to take this is a

[5:16] point of order in consultation

[5:20] with our council. I can just

[5:21] take a look myself as CHAIRMAN

[5:23] As a point of order. It's done

[5:23] tabled. Thank you wait for it

[5:29] to come back. Any other

[5:29] continue? It's a special

[5:31] requests. Us ma'am. Introduce

[5:32] yourself. Momentum is just

[5:36] bomb for 3, 3, 4 North Europe

[5:39] saying string town now Rogers

[5:40] Neighborhood Association and I

[5:42] would like to cut interest.

[5:45] Jessica, New start over. I was

[5:47] because lot of noise or it's

[5:48] your a string town now, which

[5:49] is a retired Naval

[5:51] Association. I'd like to

[5:52] formally request as

[5:57] continuance for cars in the.

[5:57] 2, 0, 2, 6 ebr cdc Petco 3

[6:01] case. The dmv planning manager

[6:02] confirmed in writing the

[6:04] traffic study should have been

[6:06] done for a project of this

[6:07] size. No such study has been

[6:07] produced despite weeks of

[6:09] requests from U.S., the

[6:10] commission cannot make

[6:11] findings required under 9.9,

[6:15] 1, 8.4 that appears that

[6:16] approval will not injurious to

[6:17] public health, safety and

[6:17] welfare. With an analysis for

[6:23] record. Kuehl on Justin, you

[6:29] lost me here, which what's the

[6:30] site that your request are in

[6:34] cell c? Number 14 got at

[6:37] number 14 on the agenda.

[6:37] Guess. Thank you stand by,

[6:40] please counselor. You want to

[6:41] comment on this year. The

[6:44] lawyer for the petitioner,

[6:45] please come forward and are

[6:47] sure deafening present. Dylan,

[6:48] me should have been which

[6:49] officers that one, Indiana

[6:53] squares with 1800 attorney for

[6:54] petitioner in this matter. And

[6:57] we do have a firm objection to

[7:00] the continuance. The project

[7:00] was sir. The petition was

[7:01] filed in JANUARY. We've been

[7:05] having conversations with Dmd

[7:06] dpw since early JANUARY

[7:09] JANUARY, including related to

[7:10] traffic and other issues. We

[7:14] were not made aware that

[7:14] staff's request was what can

[7:15] we do? A traffic study until

[7:18] late last. Week and the

[7:21] request was that perform a

[7:23] traffic study. We can make

[7:24] commitment to performing a

[7:25] traffic study prior to the

[7:29] issuance permits which we're

[7:32] happy to do and will

[7:33] incorporate that commitment

[7:34] into the record. So traffic

[7:37] study will be done. This is a

[7:38] low income housing tax credit

[7:39] project with very tight

[7:45] timelines. Much-needed

[7:46] project. And so we asked that

[7:49] the case they on the agenda.

[7:50] Spoken with the city Councilor

[7:53] Jones and she's here indicated

[7:54] that she doesn't support a

[7:59] continuous. Cancer. Can you

[8:10] come up something? Thank you.

[8:11] Good. Thank you, PRESIDENT

[8:12] Don. I prefer you go on the

[8:13] record versus the absolutely

[8:17] yes. Tuition is like yes.

[8:18] Christine 14 separate straight

[8:19] Indianapolis, Indiana City

[8:21] County Council for District

[8:24] 18. And I also am against this

[8:25] continuance request. We've

[8:26] worked hard for many, many

[8:27] months working with the

[8:30] neighborhood, the Neighborhood

[8:30] Association residents dpw, the

[8:33] agency's dandy and then

[8:35] getting there everything in

[8:35] line for this and they are

[8:39] willing to do that. The

[8:40] traffic study as chair

[8:41] CHAIRWOMAN Of public works.

[8:42] I'm very familiar with traffic

[8:43] studies and I will be held

[8:44] accountable to make sure that

[8:47] traffic study is done. Thank

[8:48] you, counselor. Natalie, as

[8:49] always, thank you for your

[8:51] support of absolutely in dc.

[8:52] Thank you, Kathleen. Are you

[8:55] ready to go? Yes, I'm prepared

[8:56] to go forward today. Your

[9:00] thoughts on this continuance

[9:02] requests? I a traffic study is

[9:03] not required for rezoning.

[9:05] That is typically a request

[9:09] made by staff and staff became

[9:10] aware that that this would be

[9:12] an appropriate time for a

[9:14] traffic study. But there is

[9:15] and b petitioners,

[9:18] representative. Has agreed

[9:19] that there would be a

[9:20] commitment that there would be

[9:22] a traffic study and any

[9:25] recommendations to the

[9:27] infrastructure of this project

[9:27] would be included with

[9:32] development. That you're ready

[9:34] to go. Yes, I'm prepared to go

[9:35] forward. The members of the

[9:37] commission, we have a request

[9:41] for a continuance. Of 2026.

[9:46] See the 803. And dovetail

[9:51] 2026. Cvc 803. You've heard

[9:52] the testimony. I don't know if

[10:00] there's a I. If there's a

[10:01] somebody who wants to make a

[10:02] motion to continue, this are

[10:03] about wants to make a motion

[10:09] on commission. Seeing none

[10:10] you're request dies for lack

[10:12] of emotion. We're ready to go.

[10:13] Counselor, we want to hear

[10:16] staff. We want to hear

[10:17] understand or monsters. We

[10:19] want to hear your west as

[10:19] well. So we will hear the case

[10:25] today. Any other requests.

[10:27] Withdraw us, Kathleen? Yes,

[10:29] thank you. PRESIDENT Members

[10:29] of the commission can staff a

[10:32] your attention to item number

[10:35] 9, 2026 z o and 0 to 6 located

[10:37] at 35 65 South. Keystone

[10:38] Avenue that will need to be

[10:41] continued to your JUNE 3rd

[10:43] pending receipt of executed

[10:44] commitments. And that will

[10:45] require a motion and a vote.

[10:54] Thank you. Thank you, Kathleen

[10:54] staffers requests everybody

[10:57] else who like to comment on

[10:59] this counselor? Thank you for

[11:01] coming forward. Russell Brown

[11:02] with law firm of Clarke went

[11:03] through 20 North Meridian

[11:04] Street. We deliver those

[11:06] commitments to Kathleen

[11:07] Mission and they were reviewed

[11:08] in, I thought approved. So on.

[11:14] Well, that. So so I'm slightly

[11:14] shocked at where well, I MAY

[11:18] have missed cent, but I trust

[11:19] Russell, that those have been

[11:20] submitted. And so it can go

[11:24] forward. And then there was

[11:25] only one commitment related to

[11:27] that. And it was having to

[11:29] maintain the lot clean well

[11:35] maintained. So we trust

[11:36] verify, know, retracting my

[11:39] request for a continuance.

[11:40] Thank you. Recipe for sure.

[11:41] Thank you. So sorry about

[11:45] that. All right. So

[11:48] Twenty-twenty 6 to 6 is back

[11:52] in play. Any other requests.

[11:58] Continuances withdrawal.

[11:59] PRESIDENT Doing members

[11:59] commission. I like to bring

[12:01] your attention agenda item 13.

[12:06] This is for the proposed

[12:06] ordinance amendments 2026.

[12:11] Here's your one. We are asking

[12:13] to continue this to the JUNE

[12:14] 3rd and you see hearing this

[12:18] will allow us to continue to

[12:20] review the public input that's

[12:23] been provided and provided the

[12:25] most robust response for your

[12:27] view. With your permission,

[12:28] I'd like to move this JUNE

[12:31] 3rd. And you see hearing.

[12:36] Bryce, I'm curious. Going to

[12:37] be making changes to what was

[12:41] been submitted to us. Of.

[12:42] You're so right now, that's

[12:43] the key part why we're asking

[12:44] for that to make sure that we

[12:46] can provide to all the

[12:47] information, including all of

[12:48] that community input that

[12:49] we've heard. I have been

[12:52] provided. So then you have a

[12:53] full comprehensive review.

[12:53] When you have ordinance

[12:58] amendment part of you. If you

[12:59] make a material change to what

[13:01] you've been presented to us

[13:03] MAY cause additional time

[13:03] issues. You understand we're

[13:07] fully aware. Here today who

[13:09] like to comment on this?

[13:16] Requests? 2026? 1, 9, being

[13:20] continue to JUNE 3rd. Seeing

[13:21] freshener Schumacher. Can I

[13:26] get a motion to move 2026? 1,

[13:29] 9, to the meeting of JUNE 3rd,

[13:31] 2026. So moved Commissioner

[13:32] West. Can I get a second

[13:37] second call the roll? Heard

[13:40] her. Lyle. Yes, where Murphy

[13:46] Rob sounds yes, Schumacher

[13:47] Schumacher. Yes, gifts doing

[13:51] is the yes that passes 0 and

[13:53] it's on track for the JUNE

[13:57] 3rd, 2026 meeting. Any other

[13:59] requests withdrawals?

[14:05] Continuances. Nancy. Read the

[14:06] resolutions in the record,

[14:10] please. Thank you. PRESIDENT

[14:17] Doing and commissioners.

[14:19] Resolutions real estate is

[14:21] 2026. 0, 1, 5, authorizes

[14:21] department metropolitan

[14:22] development to convey title

[14:25] are an option to purchase

[14:27] title a property to the

[14:29] Transferee has approved by the

[14:30] vacant a vibrant review

[14:31] committee for the purpose of

[14:32] providing development that

[14:33] will best serve the interests

[14:38] of the city. 2026. A 0, 1, 9

[14:44] was cable. 2026. P 0, 0, 4

[14:45] establishes and approve the

[14:52] budget of 275. $275,000 for

[14:52] the ground. Water protection

[14:53] fun authorizes the Department

[14:55] of Metropolitan Development to

[14:56] administer the funds for the

[14:58] purposes of developing and

[15:00] operating education and

[15:02] voluntary business

[15:02] registration programs through

[15:05] the Marion County will feel

[15:08] Education Corporation Mcw ec

[15:09] and a ministry in the

[15:09] Wellfield Protection.

[15:14] Secondary zoning districts.

[15:16] 2026 p 0, 0, 5, authorizes the

[15:17] Department of Metropolitan

[15:21] Development. Access the public

[15:24] water supply systems of Marion

[15:30] County, $275,000 $2500,000 for

[15:31] the purpose of funding the

[15:33] ground. Water protection, fun

[15:39] for 2026. 2026. P 0, 0, 7

[15:41] authorizes the Department

[15:43] Metropolitan Development to

[15:45] execute an amendment to the

[15:47] contract. Number 2, 0, 9, 9,

[15:50] 1, with multi studio

[15:51] incorporated to finalize the

[15:52] in Annapolis, Marion County,

[15:54] Zoning and Subdivision Control

[15:57] ordinance. The endearing zone

[16:00] regard to equitable

[16:01] development and overall not to

[16:05] exceed amount of $145,000 with

[16:07] the terms through DECEMBER

[16:09] 2026, this the reading of the

[16:12] resolution. Thank you, Nancy.

[16:13] Members of the commission we

[16:14] have before us for policy

[16:15] resolutions that are not

[16:15] scheduled for a public

[16:23] hearing. 2026 r '01, 5, 2026 p

[16:28] o 4. 2026. P o '05. 2026 p o

[16:33] 7. I like to take all 4 at

[16:35] once. Commission Can I get a

[16:36] motion to approve all 4

[16:37] resolutions so moved? Thank

[16:38] you. Commissioner Murphy. Can

[16:40] I get a second second? Let me

[16:42] call the roll her. Get her.

[16:47] While. While yes, where the

[16:51] U.S. Murphy Murphy s Robinson

[16:53] Robinson. Yes, Schumacher

[16:56] Schumacher. Yes, west west.

[16:57] Yes. Doing is call for

[17:01] resolutions past 8, 2, 0,

[17:03] Nancy, can you read the

[17:03] petitions and no appeal into

[17:10] the record? Please. Thank you,

[17:13] PRESIDENT. Do commissioners,

[17:14] petitions of no appeal

[17:15] recommended for approval by

[17:18] the year. You examine years

[17:23] 2026. Him. Od. 0, 0, 2, 73, 0,

[17:26] 5 Kentucky Avenue and 87. 28

[17:29] 87. 32 87. 36 in 87 40 Tolson

[17:30] Drive Decatur Township Council

[17:38] district. 21. 2026, 0, 2, 0.

[17:41] 35 20 Robson Street. Senator

[17:47] Township Council District 13.

[17:49] 2026, 0, 0, 2, one at 2065

[17:50] Yandy Street Center Township

[17:56] Council District. 13. 2026, 0,

[17:57] 0, to 6. A 35 65 South.

[18:00] Keystone Avenue. Perry

[18:07] Township Council District. 22.

[18:09] 2026 e o and 0 to 18. 65 55

[18:10] Carrollton Avenue, Washington

[18:16] Township Council District 7.

[18:17] 0, 3, 1, 17, 50 West Morris

[18:18] Street Center Township Council

[18:25] District 18. And last 2026.

[18:28] Our Eg 0 to 9, 11, 40 Dr

[18:28] Martin Luther King Junior

[18:30] Street Center Township Council

[18:31] District 12. This is the

[18:33] reading of the petitions of no

[18:36] appeal. Thank you, Nancy. The

[18:37] foreign 7 zoning positions are

[18:44] recommended for approval. 2026

[18:51] m o d '02, 2026, 2026 0 to one

[19:01] 2026, to 6, 2026, to 8. 2026,

[19:06] 3, 1, 2026. Are e to 9

[19:07] commissioner Herget. I'd like

[19:10] to take all 7 together. Kind

[19:10] of get a motion to approve. So

[19:11] moved to mission allowed. Can

[19:13] I get a second second? Let me

[19:18] call the roll. Heard her. Yes.

[19:21] While Lyle, yes, more

[19:21] Mauritius Murphy Murphy asked

[19:24] Robinson 10, yes, Schumer,

[19:27] Schumacher, yes, West West

[19:30] doing is a yes. All 7

[19:32] petitions of no appeal. Half

[19:36] past. Nancy, let's read our

[19:40] first hearing into the record.

[19:41] Thank you. Once again,

[19:43] PRESIDENT Don't and

[19:44] commissioners, but for

[19:46] petitions for public hearing

[19:48] are companion petitions

[19:49] approved by the hearing

[19:50] Examiner appeal filed by

[19:57] reminds traitor. 2026 cvr 8,

[19:59] 0, 3, and 2026. Cvc 803,

[20:02] amended at 14. 37 through 15.

[20:07] 33 Saucy Street 14. 22 15. 28,

[20:12] even Aster Street and 2, 1, 9

[20:13] key street Senator Township

[20:16] Council district 18. The

[20:19] property is owned e a r c.

[20:21] Tissues Union Holdings 3 llc

[20:25] by Michael Rabinovitch. They

[20:26] are requesting a variance of

[20:29] user development standards of

[20:29] the Consolidated Zoning and

[20:30] subdivision ordinance to

[20:33] provide for a large apartment

[20:35] not permitted the building

[20:37] height of 50 feet maximum. 35

[20:39] the permitted the floor area

[20:43] ratio of 1.88 maximum 0.8, 0,

[20:46] 4, area racial permitted and a

[20:47] minimum liveability space

[20:51] ratio of 0, 7, minimum of 0.7

[20:56] 5 required. Also require

[20:58] requesting vacation of the

[20:59] first east with Sally south of

[21:01] salt. Street ranging from 8

[21:04] feet and 12 feet in with from

[21:05] the east right away line of

[21:08] Ken Hughes Street b, the

[21:11] southeast corner of what 51 of

[21:13] meant years, Wilmot Place.

[21:16] Section 3 as recorded in plat

[21:18] book 12 Page One, 5157 in the

[21:19] Office of the Recorder of

[21:23] Marion County, Indiana. 660

[21:24] feet to the east and to the

[21:26] West right away line White

[21:30] River Parkway West Drive also

[21:32] requesting vacation of the

[21:33] first North South alley with

[21:34] the White River Parkway West

[21:37] Drive the 8 feet wide and the

[21:39] south right away line of salsa

[21:41] street, 86 feet to the south

[21:44] to the north right away line.

[21:46] Of the first East West ally,

[21:50] south of salt, the streets.

[21:52] And make 18 vacation of the

[21:53] second instance North South

[21:54] Alley with the White River

[21:57] Parkway West Drive the 14 feet

[21:59] wide, 220 feet south to the

[22:00] north right away line of Aster

[22:07] Street. All those intended to

[22:08] testify on these petitions

[22:09] afternoon, either for or

[22:11] against. Please stand now to

[22:12] be identified. And I believe

[22:13] he would have fill out

[22:14] speaking slipped. Anybody else

[22:20] going to speak? Please raise

[22:24] your right hands. Do you swear

[22:32] or affirm Do you swear or

[22:33] affirm as a pill is a perjury

[22:34] to tell the truth and nothing.

[22:34] But the 2 said, do I do? Thank

[22:40] you. Let me walk through the

[22:44] rules of engagement. We will

[22:45] ask the petitioner to present

[22:45] their case. They will have 15

[22:49] minutes to do so. I will then

[22:52] come to the rim on strangers.

[22:52] Jesse, are you going to be

[22:55] taking the lead on that? So

[22:57] you had several people

[23:00] standing up. You also be given

[23:02] 15 minutes only to present

[23:04] your case. I will then go to

[23:05] council Jones for her comments

[23:07] in her position on the matter

[23:09] and then I will go to staff to

[23:12] get the staff report. After

[23:14] staff has done. I go back to

[23:16] the petitioner for 5 minutes

[23:19] of rebuttal and I go back

[23:20] after that. The reminds

[23:20] traitors for 5 minutes of

[23:23] rebuttal. We write a orderly,

[23:27] timely meeting. Light goes on

[23:30] on your time. You are done.

[23:32] Council. You're on the clock.

[23:33] 15 minutes. Go as Sarah

[23:36] Michelle Rabinowitz again, one

[23:38] of the squares with 1800 in

[23:40] Indianapolis. In this case, I

[23:41] represent the annex group,

[23:44] which is a locally based

[23:46] multifamily developer focuses

[23:48] on affordable housing. As many

[23:50] of, you know, our city is in

[23:53] the middle of an affordable

[23:55] housing shortage. We're in

[23:56] desk. We're we're we're in

[23:57] desperate need of finding

[24:00] affordable housing for our

[24:01] Citizens. Annex is a local

[24:02] developer that's trying to

[24:06] fill that need. Here today. On

[24:08] behalf of an ex is Joyce. Good

[24:08] morning. Ryan Clark is also

[24:13] here. He's in the back. The

[24:16] subject property consists of a

[24:17] 3.4 acre assemblage of a

[24:19] number of smaller parcels in

[24:20] the string town neighborhood,

[24:24] which is just west White River

[24:26] in it around zoo. But across

[24:30] river. Work closely with the

[24:32] string town Neighborhood

[24:35] Association and City Councilor

[24:36] Christian Jones to develop the

[24:40] site plan. The elevations, an

[24:40] agreement with the

[24:41] neighborhood that's mutually

[24:42] beneficial. I'll talk about

[24:45] each of those things. The

[24:46] neighborhood Association has

[24:47] offered a letter of support in

[24:51] there materials that have 11

[24:52] and counselor Jones letter

[24:53] supports in your materials

[24:54] that had 10 and she's here and

[24:55] will we'll speak to you in

[24:59] support of the project. I'm

[25:01] just move through information

[25:04] that's included in exhibits

[25:08] behind tab one r a some aerial

[25:09] shots of the site. Just to

[25:11] give you context again, it's

[25:13] west of the White River,

[25:14] bounded by White River Parkway

[25:17] to the east of the site. To

[25:17] the north is Saul c Street to

[25:20] the south is Aster Street and

[25:24] then came street is to the

[25:26] west as part of this

[25:28] development, both Aster Street

[25:28] and Street, which of the 2

[25:31] streets north and south. We'll

[25:34] be widened in. That was a

[25:35] request that was made of us

[25:36] from dpw and our our

[25:41] conversations. As we studied

[25:42] kind of the circulation the

[25:44] traffic flow in the area.

[25:46] Behind Tab. 2 are some site

[25:51] photos. The site consists of.

[25:54] Some vacant ground and then

[25:55] also a number of residential

[25:58] structures in varying stages

[26:01] of disrepair and decay. All

[26:03] but one of those residential

[26:06] buildings is subject of a

[26:07] demolition order or some sort

[26:10] of notice of violation. The

[26:14] property owner behind Tab 3 is

[26:18] study the structures that are

[26:20] existing and and the and their

[26:21] reports are behind tab 3 by a

[26:22] structural engineer. The point

[26:25] is that these properties are

[26:27] decaying and significantly and

[26:28] the properties in desperate

[26:32] need of improvement. Through

[26:36] this Next is investing is

[26:38] making a 70 million dollar

[26:39] investment in the neighborhood

[26:42] to improve these properties

[26:43] and to put them to good use

[26:44] for much needed affordable

[26:47] housing. The properties are

[26:50] already zone we're not asking

[26:51] for rezoning da, as I'm sure,

[26:54] you know, is a fairly intense

[26:57] residential zoning district

[26:59] where multi-family development

[27:01] is typically contemplated as

[27:02] opposed to single family

[27:04] development. Again, the

[27:05] properties are already zone d

[27:10] 8. In addition, as staff has

[27:10] pointed out in the staff

[27:13] report. The proposed

[27:17] development is consistent with

[27:17] applicable land use plan,

[27:18] which is the near West

[27:21] Neighborhood land use plan.

[27:21] Not only does it recommend da

[27:26] development. But here, quote,

[27:26] a couple of quotes from this

[27:30] land use plan. The area has a

[27:31] high number of vacant. Lots in

[27:34] an occupies houses. It is

[27:38] right for a shift in use

[27:39] influences are busy.

[27:40] Washington Street to the south

[27:40] and neighboring

[27:42] Indianapolis zoo. The adjacent

[27:46] White River and proximity to

[27:46] downtown. And I knew I and the

[27:49] potential for rapid transit

[27:49] along Washington Street

[27:51] corridor. The other thing from

[27:54] the neighborhood plan that I

[27:56] think is relevant. It states

[28:00] that multi-family residential

[28:01] development in the area should

[28:05] take the form of purpose-built

[28:06] multi-family structures rather

[28:07] than subdividing the existing

[28:11] structures into multiple

[28:12] units. In other words, as the

[28:15] hearing examiner had put in

[28:16] their recommendation, support

[28:21] for project, she stated the

[28:22] proposed development is

[28:23] compatible with the

[28:24] single-family dwellings and

[28:26] would be inappropriate. Reuse

[28:30] of the site. Next is proposing

[28:35] a 242 unit multi-family

[28:37] development with 258

[28:39] structured parking spaces.

[28:42] There are additional 44

[28:43] parking spaces on the street

[28:46] around the property. Again,

[28:47] the property already zoned e

[28:51] 8. But we're asking for

[28:52] several variances which are

[28:56] required because the Indy

[28:57] rezone has residential

[28:59] building type standards, but

[29:04] to bring this type of density

[29:06] to a a with da zoning, which

[29:08] again is contemplated. You

[29:11] need variances for height in

[29:13] some of the open space Those

[29:14] of that variances that were

[29:19] requesting. Moving to tab 4,

[29:24] which is the site plan. As you

[29:26] can see, the eastern end of

[29:28] the site is reserved for some

[29:30] publicly accessible green

[29:34] space. It is one building that

[29:34] architectural. Are broken up

[29:36] into 2 buildings, too. Break

[29:40] up the massing a number of

[29:41] changes were done after a

[29:43] conversation with staff and

[29:47] the city architect, including

[29:48] and most significantly staff's

[29:52] request that. The Western.

[29:55] Component of the building,

[29:57] which is closest to the

[29:59] residential, be reduced from 4

[30:01] stories to 3 stories. So you

[30:04] have a three-story building

[30:05] that's closest to the

[30:07] residential. And then as you

[30:08] move east closer to White

[30:10] River and the views of

[30:12] downtown. You have a 4 story

[30:15] building that was a major

[30:20] change that was made. Behind

[30:24] Tab 5 is the landscape plan.

[30:25] We submitted the landscape

[30:28] plan in connection with the

[30:29] petition. It meets ordinance

[30:33] Green Factor requirement. I

[30:33] wanted to comment on the

[30:35] existing trees that were on

[30:37] the property or that are on

[30:39] the property. We had a tree

[30:39] study done a survey and we

[30:44] survey. The survey show that

[30:46] there are 5 on this 3.4 acre

[30:46] site. They're just 5 heritage

[30:49] trees and not minimizing the

[30:51] importance of heritage trees.

[30:52] But there there just 5 of

[30:56] them. We understand that based

[30:57] upon the ordinance, there's a

[30:59] requirement to mitigate the

[31:02] removal of those treason. In

[31:03] this case, it's permitted

[31:07] under the ordinances staff has

[31:08] indicated redevelopment of the

[31:09] site could not occur without

[31:13] it. That being said, if you

[31:13] look at the site, the

[31:18] landscape plan. The proposal

[31:19] is the plant. 96 new trees

[31:21] around the perimeter of the

[31:23] site. So the landscaping will

[31:25] be vastly improved based upon

[31:29] what is being proposed here.

[31:33] Moving to tab. 7 tab. 6 is the

[31:38] is the tree Study tab 7. Our

[31:38] floor plans. I just wanted to

[31:40] note a couple of things

[31:46] briefly. In conversations with

[31:47] the String Town Neighborhood

[31:48] Association, they expressed a

[31:49] real interest and need for a

[31:52] place where they could store

[31:53] lot of quitman and materials

[31:54] that they use throughout the

[31:56] neighborhood to help

[31:59] residents. They asked whether

[31:59] that might be something that

[32:01] the developer would consider

[32:03] and the developer is

[32:04] committing to that. So you'll

[32:08] see on the first floor plan,

[32:08] there's a storage area

[32:09] identified on that plan for

[32:11] use by the Neighborhood

[32:13] Association. Not quite

[32:14] lockdown where it would be,

[32:14] whether it's inside the garage

[32:17] or here on the perimeter. But

[32:18] we've made that commitment in

[32:21] writing any agreement.

[32:22] Something else I want to point

[32:24] out because a number of

[32:27] residents, including members

[32:28] of the string town

[32:31] Neighborhood Association have

[32:33] talked about safety and

[32:35] security concerns. And we've

[32:35] committed to a number of

[32:38] things in the Neighborhood

[32:39] Association agreement. I like

[32:41] having the garage and building

[32:44] locked in key Fleck trying a

[32:47] key fob access only on site

[32:51] management. But one unique

[32:54] thing which I credit counselor

[32:55] Jones for is I think this came

[32:58] from experience and other

[33:00] situations that time in

[33:03] consultation with the police

[33:04] chief. She suggested we

[33:05] consider, which is to allocate

[33:05] an area of that building for a

[33:09] fitness area. And then permit

[33:10] impd officers are in this case

[33:13] as close to the university.

[33:15] University offers officers to

[33:16] use that facility free of

[33:19] charge, which work the

[33:20] petitioners committing to do

[33:22] that, at least bring some

[33:27] additional police presence.

[33:30] Also committing include in the

[33:32] development connection to impd

[33:34] be linked system. For those of

[33:35] you that don't know. I've

[33:36] included some materials about

[33:38] the billing system behind 10,

[33:40] 14. The link is a connection

[33:41] between the video cameras that

[33:46] are on site. The district's

[33:48] video cameras. And so it it

[33:49] provides for quicker response

[33:51] time and monitoring by impd.

[33:54] That's something that I think

[33:55] is important to them and is

[34:01] important too annex. Lets see

[34:01] be time tab. 8 or building

[34:05] elevations. And then behind

[34:10] Tab 9 are some renderings. The

[34:12] design of the building is

[34:15] still work in in in process.

[34:17] We had conversations with

[34:20] planning and with the city

[34:21] architect City architect asked

[34:24] that we continued to develop

[34:25] the architecture as we move

[34:27] through the incentive part of

[34:29] the the approval process,

[34:31] which which we certainly will

[34:34] do. The materials are brick

[34:36] masonry and fiber cement,

[34:38] siding. Each of units will

[34:38] have outdoor space. Whether

[34:45] it's a patio or about Kenny. I

[34:46] want to talk a little bit

[34:47] about our engagement with the

[34:53] community. We know that

[34:53] they're not everybody agrees

[34:57] with this project. We

[34:59] understand that. And that's ok

[34:59] and that there are people who

[35:02] will speak against it. Well,

[35:04] what I did want to make clear

[35:06] is that we have tried to

[35:09] communicate and listen to

[35:10] everyone. It doesn't matter

[35:14] which group you're with. Spent

[35:14] time with the string town

[35:16] Neighborhood Association,

[35:18] folks. We attended a public

[35:19] meeting that they call but was

[35:21] intent was attended by

[35:25] representative both groups. We

[35:26] attended a separate

[35:27] neighborhood association

[35:28] meeting called by the

[35:31] Stringtown Now Association.

[35:33] We've responded to email

[35:35] requests for for information

[35:36] and tried to do everything we

[35:39] can. To at least show that we

[35:40] are listening in going to be a

[35:44] good neighbor and their number

[35:45] of changes that have been made

[35:46] made to the project as a

[35:49] result of those conversations.

[35:51] I mentioned earlier the

[35:53] agreement between the

[35:56] petitioner in Springtown

[35:57] Neighborhood Association and

[35:59] that agreement is behind Tab

[36:01] 12. It provides not only for

[36:05] the safety and security.

[36:05] Commitments that I talked

[36:06] about. The fitness facility

[36:10] available him pd and on-site

[36:11] management and those sorts of

[36:12] things. But a financial

[36:17] commitment that annex is

[36:18] making to the neighborhood to

[36:19] the neighborhood Association.

[36:20] Did they can do improvement

[36:22] projects and things like that.

[36:23] They've seen that work in

[36:25] other locations. I know the

[36:26] counselor Jones has worked on

[36:29] those types of agreements on

[36:32] projects that we've had. And

[36:35] it's it's been very beneficial

[36:35] so the point is that we've

[36:37] worked very hard to try to

[36:40] accommodate concerns. We know

[36:43] that changes difficult, but

[36:44] we're really working to bring

[36:47] a good project to the

[36:49] neighborhood. With that. We'd

[36:52] asked for your approval of the

[36:53] variances and the vacation

[36:56] that is required to permit

[36:57] this development to move

[36:59] forward and and the approval

[37:01] with we request would be

[37:02] subject to The commitment to

[37:05] perform. The traffic study has

[37:08] indicated earlier and to make

[37:09] any improvements to

[37:10] infrastructure that are

[37:10] required by that traffic

[37:11] study. Questions for the

[37:17] petitioner. Hearing. None.

[37:22] Thank you, counselor Jesse.

[37:23] Iran stairs. You have 15

[37:24] minutes to make your case

[37:26] Jussie. You are duly sworn

[37:27] correct? Yes, sir. Please

[37:28] introduce yourself again and

[37:30] your address. My name is Jesse

[37:33] Bomb 3, 3, 4 North Elder

[37:34] representing Stringtown

[37:35] nowhere which neighborhood

[37:36] association. I do have some

[37:50] packets. And in and The clock,

[38:05] Nancy.

[38:37] Nancy, start o'clock.

[38:41] Please. Just a year on 15

[38:43] minutes go for a start. I

[38:44] would like to know one thing.

[38:48] I am a citizen who works 11

[38:49] hour days and I'm also finish

[38:52] my degree currently. I have no

[38:53] training in planning the

[38:54] recently attending people's

[38:55] Planning Academy. And what

[38:56] I've taught myself in the last

[38:59] year. I've spent countless

[39:02] hours reading land-use plans.

[39:02] Sony ordinances and codes and

[39:03] many parts of the

[39:06] comprehensive plan as well.

[39:09] Every player, your nose and by

[39:10] name, at least because I'm

[39:11] female. And I'm always asking

[39:13] questions and trying be the

[39:14] most informed community member

[39:15] that I can be and to also

[39:19] inform my community members.

[39:21] We take time away from our

[39:21] families and our lives to stay

[39:23] on top of off and changing

[39:25] hearing dates to our best to

[39:25] decipher a complicated legal

[39:27] paperwork. We get in the mail

[39:29] and take days off. Work

[39:30] without pay to be here.

[39:31] Arguing against experts who

[39:31] are paid quite well to be

[39:38] here. So with that. Start with

[39:42] some findings of fact. The

[39:42] proposed vacation. He's in the

[39:43] public interest because the

[39:47] Cup. Sorry, comprehensive

[39:47] development of the

[39:49] underutilized indicating site

[39:50] would be facilitated by

[39:51] proposed development. I want

[39:54] to note here that the current

[39:55] owner of this land has engaged

[39:56] in purposeful demolition by

[39:59] neglect. And willful

[40:01] destruction of these homes

[40:02] within the last year windows

[40:03] and siding removed, leaving

[40:06] them open to the elements.

[40:07] Copper and wiring removed.

[40:07] Interior is gutted and no

[40:11] repairs done. As recently as

[40:13] 2020 for many of these homes

[40:14] were occupied. One still is

[40:17] occupied by a family. As our

[40:18] neighbor has been robbed

[40:20] usable housing inventory. And

[40:20] now we're being told to start

[40:23] to benefit to our benefit.

[40:24] There's a lot of vacant land

[40:25] and string town taking land

[40:28] that has historic one single

[40:28] family homes that could be

[40:39] rehabbed. It's not are not

[40:40] against development. We are

[40:42] against development that harms

[40:43] our community. We like many

[40:44] others envisioning development

[40:45] that preserves and

[40:45] rehabilitate are poor and

[40:50] working class community. Both

[40:52] affordable homes. We also

[40:52] support multifamily

[40:53] development, consistent with

[40:53] the current zoning and

[40:57] comprehensive plan. There was

[40:59] a community meeting between

[40:59] acts group and their lawyer

[41:01] held on APRIL 13th that we

[41:02] attended testing neighborhood

[41:03] Association. We were invited

[41:04] by the String Town

[41:06] Neighborhood association that

[41:07] raid on a bird associations

[41:08] operated solely by one person

[41:08] who does not live in our

[41:09] neighborhood property in

[41:14] string town. At the APRIL 13th

[41:14] meeting they held. We were

[41:15] informed about closed door

[41:17] meetings between the annex

[41:18] group String Town Neighborhood

[41:19] Association and our city

[41:20] County councilor that been

[41:20] taking place since DECEMBER of

[41:24] 2025. Even though string town

[41:25] now has been a registered

[41:25] neighborhood association with

[41:26] the city since before the

[41:27] petition was filed. We were

[41:28] left out of these

[41:32] conversations. Stringtown now

[41:33] another neighbors, property

[41:36] owners, church leaders. We're

[41:37] and landlords were all left

[41:38] these conversations that were

[41:38] had about this development for

[41:41] months. Last year. This

[41:42] development shooting, this

[41:44] part of land was denied

[41:44] multiple times for demolition

[41:46] of these properties. Because

[41:48] there was no plan. Then this

[41:52] is a plan that was. Given. But

[41:52] again, there's a lot of vacant

[41:53] land and strengthen the could

[41:55] be utilized for this. We don't

[41:56] need to turn a more single

[41:58] family homes. Because I

[42:00] understand that not everyone

[42:01] could attend the meeting in

[42:02] person on APRIL 13th. I

[42:04] personally or not every door

[42:06] surrounding the proposed

[42:07] development because I

[42:10] understood sorry I spoke to

[42:10] elderly and disabled residents

[42:11] as well as non

[42:12] English-speaking residents.

[42:13] Not one person I spoke to was

[42:14] in support. I present you with

[42:16] a petition to that effect and

[42:19] there are more than 35

[42:20] signatures there.

[42:21] Approximately 35 homes in that

[42:23] area. You should have a map in

[42:23] your packet showing which

[42:29] homes I want to. A building of

[42:30] this size is density is not

[42:31] currently allowed by the

[42:33] zoning for many reasons. Quite

[42:34] simply this nearly 200

[42:36] year-old neighborhood was not

[42:37] designed for that number of

[42:39] people and cars and such a

[42:40] small area, the neighborhood

[42:41] will suffer in numerous ways.

[42:42] Its belt severe impacts. The

[42:44] quality of life include

[42:46] numerous health and safety

[42:48] concerns, parking and traffic

[42:48] issues, lack of privacy view

[42:52] shed some light, historic

[42:53] integrity and environmental

[42:54] safety, which will talk more

[42:55] about that in just a moment.

[43:00] Next slide, please. As I

[43:01] mentioned, Stringtown now

[43:01] accepts and welcomes

[43:03] substantial density. The near

[43:06] West Land use plan recommends

[43:07] that each to 15 units per acre

[43:11] are built. The current zoning

[43:11] allows for low rise

[43:13] apartments, garden apartments,

[43:16] townhouses and row homes. We

[43:16] have the Queen Commons, which

[43:18] includes a picture as well, a

[43:19] low-rise apartment building

[43:20] just a block away from the

[43:22] site. It blends well with the

[43:22] surrounding homes and allows

[43:25] for density. I want to know

[43:26] that I've been told repeatedly

[43:28] that the city wants density

[43:29] and despite the zoning for

[43:31] this area, we need more

[43:33] density. The density doesn't

[43:34] outweigh the of our community.

[43:35] However, this question isn't

[43:37] if the city needs density,

[43:37] it's whether the variance

[43:42] meets the standard. Although

[43:43] it has been suggested that

[43:44] string towners are against

[43:44] affordable housing, I say that

[43:46] that's not the case at all. We

[43:47] are a poor and working class

[43:50] community. And have been some

[43:52] springtime was founded in 18.

[43:54] 88 the area in area, median

[43:57] income level used to calculate

[43:58] the prices for this building,

[44:01] making it affordable does not

[44:02] reflect actual string town

[44:02] incomes for the near West

[44:05] Health Impact Report which

[44:06] documents median household

[44:09] incomes of less than $50,000.

[44:10] This isn't affordable housing.

[44:11] It's gentrification and it

[44:12] will lead to people being

[44:12] pushed out of our

[44:13] neighborhood. Next slide.

[44:18] Please. There have been

[44:19] countless reports of

[44:20] substandard living conditions,

[44:21] violence and many other

[44:22] problems from their nearby

[44:25] affordable development unit.

[44:27] 16th. He received a letter

[44:29] from Robin Van Hine detailing

[44:30] the extreme challenges he's

[44:30] experienced as Burke with the

[44:33] residents have union at 16th.

[44:34] I've also said Ukraine

[44:35] statistics for that location

[44:36] from impd. This includes many

[44:39] violent and crimes theft

[44:42] drugs, multiple hit-and-runs

[44:43] and officer involved shooting

[44:44] and a nearly fatal shooting

[44:47] just last month. Reverend

[44:48] Hines letter and the Google

[44:49] reviews from residents paint a

[44:51] disturbing picture of neglect

[44:54] Roach in mice, infestations.

[44:55] Lack of promise services,

[44:56] including their onsite gym

[44:58] being inaccessible for years.

[45:00] And generally deplorable

[45:02] conditions throughout this

[45:02] building will not make our

[45:03] neighborhoods safer better in

[45:06] any way. Been told by an ex

[45:08] group that they learn from

[45:09] their mistakes. But if that's

[45:10] true, why haven't they improve

[45:11] the conditions in the

[45:11] building? They already own and

[45:14] operate. In fact, crime has

[45:15] gone up in last year's and

[45:16] Xanax group took over

[45:17] management of that property.

[45:23] Next slide. Please. At this

[45:23] time, no traffic study has

[45:24] been done to calculate how

[45:25] this outsized development

[45:26] would negatively affect

[45:29] traffic of our neighborhood.

[45:30] Recently, we have seen major

[45:30] increase in cut through

[45:31] traffic from the West

[45:31] Washington transit

[45:36] construction. And soon the

[45:37] 16th Street bridge closure

[45:37] will also send more people

[45:38] directly through our small

[45:40] neighborhood. We have already

[45:42] taxed small streets. And

[45:43] people tend to drive really

[45:44] fast when they're coming

[45:46] through as well. These

[45:47] projects are projected to take

[45:49] at least 2 more years. That's

[45:50] for the West, Washington and

[45:54] 16th Street Bridge. Pending up

[45:57] to pending dpw approval. Only

[45:58] asked c Street would be

[45:59] improved even coin, which is

[46:00] the street on the far left of

[46:03] that image. And other

[46:04] surrounding streets to bear

[46:04] the brunt of massive increases

[46:05] in traffic. Next slide.

[46:11] Please. As I mentioned, this

[46:12] historic neighborhood was not

[46:12] designed for building of this

[46:14] size with hundreds more

[46:16] residents and a very small

[46:18] block, which is why large

[46:18] apartment complex is not

[46:20] permitted. And the zoning

[46:21] district, the census covering

[46:24] this area and stringtown has a

[46:28] population of only 1578 people

[46:30] adding a 242 unit with up to 3

[46:31] bedroom units. He's adding

[46:34] hundreds more people. The

[46:36] building moment. 35 feet for

[46:38] height. They're asking for 50,

[46:40] which is a 43% increase over

[46:41] the limit. The floor area

[46:43] ratio is 0.8, 0. They're

[46:46] asking for more than double

[46:47] usable. Outdoor spaces

[46:49] required to be 75% at that

[46:51] site. The proposing is and

[46:53] what they're proposing is a

[46:55] 91% reduction. 5 heritage

[46:56] trees protected under this in

[46:57] New Orleans are also in

[46:58] danger. Once these trees are

[46:59] removed or neighborhood will

[47:01] suffer. The consequences for

[47:04] decades, if not longer.

[47:06] Saplings, do not provide the

[47:07] benefits and often do not

[47:09] survive into maturity.

[47:11] Proximity to the White River

[47:12] Park does nothing to mitigate

[47:13] how this will affect our

[47:13] storm. Water runoff heat

[47:20] islands and And pollution

[47:23] mitigation, it strengthened as

[47:23] excessive pollution stormwater

[47:24] runoff and he island issues

[47:25] currently our tree canopy

[47:28] coverage is 20% which is very

[47:30] low for residential

[47:31] neighborhood, marking it in

[47:31] the highest priority group,

[47:32] according to the American

[47:34] Forest Tree Equity score. I

[47:35] didn't include a map offense

[47:38] when your packet. This

[47:39] resource shows that string

[47:41] town is 10 degrees hotter.

[47:43] Then the areas surrounding us

[47:46] that includes campus. The left

[47:46] Hawthorne, all the areas

[47:47] directly around us 10 degrees

[47:52] cooler. That the area that

[47:54] they're proposing to demolish

[47:55] is one of the luscious parts

[47:55] of the neighborhood. When

[47:56] you're there, you can notably

[47:57] feel a difference in

[47:59] temperature. If you want to

[48:00] neighborhoods be walkable has

[48:03] to be walkable. In actuality.

[48:04] If you get heat stroke, every

[48:04] time you fly, walk somewhere,

[48:07] it's not workable. In addition

[48:08] to this many registering time

[48:10] residents have no a c were

[48:11] just one window unit for their

[48:12] entire home. We also have a

[48:14] lot of elderly residents and

[48:14] we desperately need the tree

[48:20] coverage. Allowing a 91%

[48:21] reduction in green space and

[48:22] demolition of 5 heritage

[48:22] trees. Plus, countless other

[48:23] smaller trees will have a

[48:25] massive effect on these

[48:27] issues. Saplings, no matter

[48:28] how many simply cannot replace

[48:29] the benefits offered by large

[48:32] growth, trees. The city's own

[48:33] infill housing guidelines,

[48:33] specifically instruct that had

[48:35] to treat be protected. The

[48:36] standard is preservation, not

[48:37] mitigation. Next slide.

[48:42] Please. When we were asked

[48:43] temps right to design around

[48:44] these 100 plus year old trees.

[48:44] We were told that it couldn't

[48:46] be done. This is simply not

[48:48] true. It projects like

[48:49] single-family homes or

[48:50] townhouses are were developed

[48:51] here. They could easily be

[48:54] saved. They have very shown

[48:56] this picture has been growing

[48:57] since before. Sometimes a part

[48:59] of Indianapolis like some of

[49:00] the homes on this lot. It

[49:01] survived the great 1913, flood

[49:02] and almost 5 string town off

[49:05] the map. Next slide. Please.

[49:07] The militia is not the only

[49:08] option. There are several

[49:08] homes being rehabbed currently

[49:10] in string town. And here's

[49:12] just one example from less

[49:12] than a walk away. As you can

[49:13] see, they had to rebuild

[49:14] almost the entire structure.

[49:15] They can be done. Next slide,

[49:20] please. These are just a few

[49:21] examples of homes that the

[49:24] wcdc is built in the area. The

[49:24] lower pictures on West

[49:25] Washington, the higher one is

[49:27] on north pushing. These are

[49:28] affordable homes that were

[49:29] built our area. It can be

[49:33] done. Slide. Please. I won't

[49:34] read everything here, but this

[49:37] is a legal standard for any

[49:38] other code title. 36, the

[49:38] proposed development violates

[49:39] every part of it. How much

[49:40] just touch on a few points

[49:45] next slide. Please. General

[49:46] health and welfare. According

[49:48] 2025 near West Health Impact

[49:49] Assessment. We have a 40%

[49:52] higher lung cancer rate. 28%

[49:54] higher copd rate and 9%

[49:55] higher. One cancer death rate

[49:56] than the county average. We

[49:59] need these heritage trees and

[50:00] the infill housing guidelines

[50:01] as preservation of significant

[50:02] trees as direct community

[50:03] health and welfare benefit.

[50:06] Stepping down the height of

[50:10] the building at site. Does not

[50:10] make it the issues of how high

[50:11] it something different. I

[50:18] apologize. The impact on

[50:19] adjacent property stepped on.

[50:19] One side is not nullify the

[50:20] public assets like the

[50:21] protective you sheds that will

[50:22] be obstructed. Not only will

[50:24] the views of downtown skyline

[50:26] be obstructed. This building

[50:26] also block substantial amounts

[50:27] of sunlight from the

[50:28] surrounding properties as

[50:31] well. Buildings and local

[50:33] residential streets and Public

[50:34] seltzer saucy and want the

[50:34] most conservative height

[50:38] restrictions. A violation.

[50:38] Number 3, peculiar condition

[50:40] of the land. There are. This

[50:42] is a standard residential lot.

[50:42] There are no particular

[50:46] conditions. Violation for

[50:48] unnecessary hardship. The only

[50:48] hardship is that the developer

[50:51] cannot build 241 units without

[50:52] variants. That's a business

[50:55] preference. Not a hardship. My

[51:01] last slide. 6. Violation.

[51:02] Number 5, the consistency with

[51:03] the comprehensive plan. Every

[51:04] layer of Indianapolis is

[51:05] planning framework says no to

[51:07] this development. The pattern

[51:08] book recommends 5 to 15 units

[51:08] per acre as well as the near

[51:11] West. Near West Land use plan

[51:13] recommending 8 to 15 this

[51:18] project pros a 71. The

[51:18] original center caps

[51:19] residential density at 26

[51:20] units per acre. This project

[51:21] is nearly 3 times that. Until

[51:25] housing guidelines. State that

[51:26] placing smaller homes next to

[51:27] to significantly larger scale

[51:29] structures reduces affordable

[51:30] housing stock and limits

[51:31] long-term residents ability to

[51:32] say neighborhood. Addition to

[51:33] this, we've been told that

[51:38] next group. Hopes to have

[51:39] short-term residents. They

[51:40] want people have high turnover

[51:41] rate which leads to more

[51:42] people. Just neighbor has pass

[51:46] through. And finally. Project

[51:50] can do that contradicts all

[51:51] standards. Considering these

[51:52] matters. Become the request of

[51:53] you deny the approval of this

[51:54] project out right? Last slide,

[51:59] please. Thank you for your

[51:59] time. I'd like to finish with

[52:00] a quote from the near West

[52:03] Quality of life plan. The near

[52:05] West Side clean treeline front

[52:07] porch community with

[52:08] affordable family homes,

[52:09] either newly constructed to

[52:10] compliment this Boulder

[52:12] neighborhood restored to

[52:13] preserve the natural wood

[52:14] floors, glass windows and

[52:15] other amenities of 100 year

[52:16] old dwellings. Thank you for

[52:21] your time. Questions for my

[52:25] straighter just, you know, run

[52:26] Yes, PRESIDENT Commissioner,

[52:30] go ahead. You mention of

[52:36] pattern book. Yes. Do you have

[52:37] that pattern book? You have

[52:40] reference to it. I'm We've I

[52:41] believe of them to look into

[52:54] it.

[52:56] I only have a near West.

[52:57] Thank you. Play with me today.

[52:58] I can send an email leave it

[53:01] on Page 16 of the land use

[53:03] Trump. Remember from my

[53:05] presented last time about a

[53:05] month, totally fine. Have a

[53:06] separate question for staff.

[53:07] But just to know that it

[53:08] exists is important. So thank

[53:10] you for having reference to

[53:10] it. I think that will come in

[53:17] handy later. Thank you. Just

[53:25] one. List here of. Police

[53:29] calls, MR. What is it? Is it

[53:31] to 16 could unions and

[53:33] currents? 2, 1, 5, McLean is

[53:37] the address there. Those are

[53:38] just during that time,

[53:39] obviously. When it was built

[53:40] to, I believe last month got

[53:41] those last 3 ok, thank you.

[53:45] Course. Front of questions for

[53:49] him. I'm sure. Thanks, Justin.

[53:50] Standby will bring back of

[54:03] queue. Councilor Welcome As i

[54:04] said earlier. Thank you for

[54:05] being with great advocate of

[54:08] the mdc. We appreciate it.

[54:09] Absolutely. Thank you. Kristin

[54:11] Jones, 7.14, separate street,

[54:12] Indianapolis, Indiana for 6,

[54:13] 2, to one. Thank you.

[54:14] PRESIDENT Done and

[54:15] commissioners and thank you

[54:17] for volunteering your time on

[54:18] nbc Commission. I appreciate

[54:22] your service to our city. As

[54:25] you've we have supporters and

[54:26] remind traitors and this is a

[54:27] big decision that you have to

[54:28] make before us. And we've

[54:32] spent lots of time in our

[54:32] neighborhood on this in this

[54:36] came before us. And this is

[54:37] not new to you. I spent lots

[54:39] of time with my constituents

[54:40] store, knocking, making phone

[54:40] calls to find out what's

[54:42] important to my community. So

[54:45] when this came before me. The

[54:47] project that is before you

[54:48] today is not the project that

[54:51] we started. Wes and the annex

[54:55] group and Misha took a lot of

[54:56] feedback and they've really

[54:57] changed the project. And you,

[55:00] as you've heard about crime,

[55:02] for instance, the crime

[55:04] situation. That's where that

[55:05] impd with the fitness room

[55:07] came. And so they had a crime

[55:08] situation. And I heard lots of

[55:12] feedback from my constituents

[55:12] about crime. When I would door

[55:14] knock and I would call and a

[55:15] string town crime with crime

[55:18] wasn't a situation. So that's

[55:20] why I worked with impd and the

[55:22] campus police to get a

[55:23] presence and a string town

[55:24] with the fitness room so is

[55:25] mutually benefits beneficial

[55:29] to the community and to the

[55:30] police department. And so that

[55:31] put a present. So the

[55:32] situation that they're talking

[55:33] about that's happening at the

[55:34] other one we hope will not

[55:36] happen. We're trying to find

[55:40] situations that we can fix. So

[55:40] when I'm talking to my

[55:42] constituents and they said

[55:43] parking is an issue. We worked

[55:46] with annex group mitigate the

[55:48] parking situation. So we

[55:48] really worked hard over the

[55:52] last 6 to 7 months talking to

[55:53] the constituents, talking to

[55:55] the folks to say, okay, what I

[55:58] know. I understand that when

[55:59] we bring in something like

[56:01] this, this is going to be a

[56:02] sacrifice. This is going to be

[56:04] a strain on the residents. And

[56:07] so how can we work with the

[56:08] community benefits agreement

[56:09] to get it in writing to come

[56:10] before you so that you all can

[56:14] hold them accountable. To help

[56:16] the community have some sort

[56:17] of benefit for the sacrifice

[56:19] that they're gonna have to go

[56:21] through. You know, whether

[56:22] it's pave roads. We heard

[56:24] about walkability soaps to get

[56:26] some sidewalks to get some

[56:27] alleys alleys when I'm walking

[56:30] and I'm knocking doors, its

[56:31] infrastructure, its

[56:31] infrastructure,

[56:32] infrastructure, infrastructure

[56:35] that I hear about the most. So

[56:36] for me, I'm talking about

[56:37] alleys, its sidewalks, its

[56:40] roads to get repaired. For

[56:44] that financial component. I'm

[56:45] not benefiting from that.

[56:46] Frank. Staples isn't

[56:47] benefiting from that. It's the

[56:48] neighborhood. We heard that a

[56:51] resident needs. Air

[56:52] conditioners. Residents in

[56:54] string towns that don't have

[56:56] air conditioners. So that's

[56:57] one thing that that money can

[56:59] go back to directly into the

[57:01] neighborhood to help those

[57:04] residents, things that we take

[57:05] for granted and help those

[57:06] residents get some air

[57:07] conditioners to get a real

[57:10] fixed. That benefit is going

[57:11] to go directly back into that

[57:13] neighborhood to help those

[57:15] residents. And so that's

[57:16] something that I felt that we

[57:17] were really I was really proud

[57:18] of to help work with an x over

[57:20] those last 6 months working

[57:24] with that neighborhood to get

[57:24] that in writing to come before

[57:27] you to let you all hopefully

[57:28] help us get those resources

[57:30] for that neighborhood. And as

[57:31] you all know, we have a

[57:34] housing crisis in

[57:35] Indianapolis. And so this is

[57:35] this is something that we can

[57:38] put on the map if you listen

[57:40] to the hearing examiner

[57:41] testimony, there was some very

[57:44] offensive words said. Really

[57:46] hurt my heart from the rim

[57:46] months. Traitors, how they

[57:48] felt about this project. I

[57:50] certainly don't feel that way.

[57:52] The other neighborhood

[57:52] association does not feel that

[57:53] way. The petitioner does not

[57:55] feel that way. I feel this is

[57:57] a good project. I feel it's

[57:58] something that we can be very

[58:02] proud of inner city. Really

[58:04] humbly asking for your your

[58:04] support because we worked

[58:07] really hard. And I do know

[58:08] it's a sacrifice for the

[58:09] neighborhood, but I think the

[58:12] community benefits agreement

[58:12] will help ease some of that

[58:13] pain that the construction is

[58:15] going to be. And that

[58:16] footprint is going to be. So

[58:20] thank you very much. Questions

[58:24] for counsel Jones for Yes,

[58:25] president doing council Jones,

[58:26] thank you for being Just a

[58:29] couple of questions about the

[58:30] other large-scale development

[58:32] center in the general

[58:33] vicinity. Yes, it looks like

[58:36] there's one on 10th in White

[58:37] River. There's word Michigan

[58:40] Street in White River. So this

[58:41] complained of crime. That's a

[58:44] little further up. 2 words.

[58:47] Belmont Beach area. What sort

[58:50] of effect have you seen in the

[58:51] closer apartment buildings to

[58:54] this proposed development? So

[58:56] what mean by effect. So you've

[59:00] got 2 very large apartment

[59:01] style developments in near

[59:02] blocks away from this proposed

[59:05] one. Different developers. I'm

[59:09] sure. But are you seeing

[59:11] increases in crime or any of

[59:13] these other reports at the

[59:14] closer ones to versus

[59:15] complaining about a single

[59:18] develop, it's just on my

[59:19] district is a different

[59:21] district line. However, that's

[59:21] where that conversation

[59:22] started. I went to the police

[59:24] commander with that and I

[59:26] said, how can we change this?

[59:27] What can we do? There are the

[59:29] situations within these

[59:31] apartment complexes and how do

[59:32] we change that? And one of the

[59:34] things that I think you heard

[59:35] about was security. So its

[59:38] security getting into the

[59:39] building, changing the way

[59:41] that you have to have a key

[59:42] fob to get into this. The

[59:43] apartment it was the parking

[59:44] was internal and then it was

[59:46] police site. So if you see a

[59:48] police car, whether they're on

[59:50] duty or not in the presence

[59:51] around the apartment complex

[59:53] that just changes your

[59:54] mentality, right? You're

[59:54] probably not gonna commit a

[59:55] crime. If you see a police car

[59:56] and that's where the fitness

[1:00:02] room. You came into play. And

[1:00:04] so Commander Foley and I had

[1:00:05] this conversation about

[1:00:06] starting that process, he said

[1:00:08] he'd seen at work in

[1:00:09] different. So I started in a

[1:00:10] different complex apartment in

[1:00:12] a different area of my

[1:00:13] district. And he said, let's

[1:00:14] start doing this and let's see

[1:00:15] if that helps. And so it's

[1:00:17] just an idea that we had in

[1:00:21] other areas of my district.

[1:00:21] They're asking for police

[1:00:23] presence with police cars and

[1:00:24] were seen. I did in assisted

[1:00:26] living on the east side of my

[1:00:27] district and they said you

[1:00:28] would not they're having

[1:00:29] packages stolen and things

[1:00:32] like that. And they Kristin,

[1:00:33] you will not believe the

[1:00:34] difference that it made just

[1:00:36] by having a police car in the

[1:00:38] parking lot. Things have

[1:00:39] completely stopped. I can't

[1:00:40] tell you about like those 2

[1:00:41] apartments just because I

[1:00:42] don't have the same connection

[1:00:44] because it is in my district.

[1:00:45] But I can tell you for the

[1:00:46] things that I've done, it is

[1:00:48] completely change the

[1:00:49] mentality. When you have a

[1:00:53] police car in the presence in

[1:00:54] that area, things to slow

[1:00:57] down. And so that's we came.

[1:00:58] We thought this will work. It

[1:00:59] gives them the opportunity

[1:01:02] they can go work out for and

[1:01:03] then there's a place kind that

[1:01:04] vicinity. Also then there's a

[1:01:05] police officer in the

[1:01:06] apartment building, right?

[1:01:08] Even if they're off duty, they

[1:01:09] still are in that apartment

[1:01:09] building and also gives the

[1:01:13] residents a sense of security,

[1:01:14] ok, Ben, work. What are the

[1:01:17] boundaries of your district?

[1:01:18] Boundaries of my district. So

[1:01:21] I go to I go to Troy ago, it

[1:01:21] wavers over their Michigan. It

[1:01:22] kind of goes up and down. But

[1:01:26] I do go to Washington Street,

[1:01:28] but I go a little bit north. I

[1:01:29] do have stern coming to have a

[1:01:29] little bit of Hahnville and

[1:01:30] then I go all the way to the

[1:01:31] criminal Justice Center go to

[1:01:34] Belmont. So it's kind of like

[1:01:34] triangle and I have one

[1:01:36] precinct in Perry. Ok? Thank

[1:01:41] Thank you. Questions for

[1:01:42] counsel. Quick question,

[1:01:48] please sure. You talked about

[1:01:50] donation. For air

[1:01:52] conditioners, repairs, things

[1:01:53] like that to the neighbors. Is

[1:01:54] there a plan in place or there

[1:01:55] be some sort of plan in place

[1:01:56] for the administration of

[1:02:00] that? That would be the

[1:02:01] neighborhood association. It

[1:02:02] would go through the

[1:02:03] neighborhood Association and

[1:02:03] the have a plan in place.

[1:02:04] Probably the most that would

[1:02:05] not have anything. I will not

[1:02:06] touch any money will have

[1:02:07] anything to do with me. The

[1:02:09] have a plan in place for that.

[1:02:15] Thank you. Commissioners to

[1:02:16] give that we have kind of to

[1:02:17] neighborhood associations here

[1:02:17] who would have been a straight

[1:02:21] path. That they and we are.

[1:02:22] The community benefits

[1:02:23] agreement was made with the

[1:02:23] string town Neighborhood

[1:02:27] Association. Final questions

[1:02:32] for counsel. Yeah, just one

[1:02:33] additional one. There was a

[1:02:37] mention about. The

[1:02:39] communication timeline. So

[1:02:40] with the string town now not

[1:02:43] being communicated with in

[1:02:46] this same sort of fashion or

[1:02:48] poor timing the string Town

[1:02:49] neighborhood Association was

[1:02:50] communicated with. Can you

[1:02:52] speak on why that occurred? So

[1:02:56] I can tell you from my aspect.

[1:02:56] So when say it broke off,

[1:02:57] Stringtown now broke off from

[1:02:58] String Town Neighborhood

[1:03:00] Association. I made an effort

[1:03:01] to reach out and have a

[1:03:04] meeting with string town. Now,

[1:03:06] folks and I had a time and a

[1:03:07] place to meet with them to

[1:03:08] continue the conversation

[1:03:09] because I am the counselor. I

[1:03:12] represent everyone. And we had

[1:03:13] and meeting time and a place

[1:03:14] like to continue those

[1:03:16] conversations and they

[1:03:16] canceled that and chose not to

[1:03:17] continue the conversation with

[1:03:24] me. So they have after. The

[1:03:26] last meeting that we had, they

[1:03:27] have reached out sense and I

[1:03:28] have responded and hopefully

[1:03:30] we'll get it back going again.

[1:03:31] But they chose not to meet

[1:03:33] with me. So that was not on my

[1:03:41] aunt. But I cannot I can't for

[1:03:41] the other drama that's going

[1:03:42] on in the neighborhood. I

[1:03:44] can't. Therefore, Kessler,

[1:03:46] thank you for being here.

[1:03:47] Absolutely. Appreciate your

[1:03:48] testimony. Any other

[1:03:49] questions? I think we're good.

[1:03:55] Think it. Kathleen. Thank you,

[1:03:57] PRESIDENT. Don't members of

[1:03:59] the commission staff is

[1:04:00] recommending approval of both

[1:04:03] variances and the vacations

[1:04:05] you'll frequently hear staff

[1:04:06] reference to come. The

[1:04:07] comprehensive plan and the

[1:04:11] pattern book in this case this

[1:04:15] area is under, has and MR.

[1:04:17] We've been in which mentioned

[1:04:17] it near West Side neighborhood

[1:04:21] land use plan. There are

[1:04:22] approximately 9 of those plans

[1:04:25] that are scattered throughout

[1:04:26] county. Those just for that

[1:04:29] neighborhood, there's some

[1:04:29] neighborhood plans. That's a

[1:04:30] plan that we're looking at

[1:04:33] now. It does not include the

[1:04:36] pattern book because

[1:04:38] frequently excuse me, those

[1:04:39] plans. We'll include

[1:04:43] development standards and

[1:04:44] guidelines in those individual

[1:04:47] plans. And again, this

[1:04:49] particular location is not

[1:04:52] located It is located within

[1:04:55] one of those sub area plans,

[1:04:56] which is the near West Side

[1:04:58] neighborhood land use plan.

[1:05:00] And I do know that staff works

[1:05:01] very closely with

[1:05:01] neighborhoods as they have

[1:05:02] developed those plans. But

[1:05:07] again. Becomes part of the

[1:05:10] comprehensive plan, but it's

[1:05:11] separate from the

[1:05:12] comprehensive plan because a

[1:05:18] specific for that area. The

[1:05:21] reason staff again, they

[1:05:22] staff's recommendations, as

[1:05:25] you know, supports plans,

[1:05:26] comprehensive plan in this

[1:05:26] case. Staff is supportive of

[1:05:27] that near West Side

[1:05:31] neighborhood land use plan.

[1:05:32] Has already talked about some

[1:05:33] of those comments. It is in

[1:05:37] the staff report that relates

[1:05:38] to the reason for staff

[1:05:40] support. It's right for a

[1:05:44] shift in use. And because

[1:05:46] you've got Washington Street,

[1:05:48] you have you have the views

[1:05:51] downtown. You have it up. Why?

[1:05:52] And then you have the blue

[1:05:52] line that is coming through

[1:05:59] this area. The plans for this

[1:06:00] neighborhood also identifies

[1:06:01] the southern portion of this

[1:06:02] site. And that's from the

[1:06:06] alley to the South. As a

[1:06:07] critical area. It talks about

[1:06:10] mixed use a multi-family

[1:06:11] residence and multi-family

[1:06:12] structures rather than

[1:06:13] subdividing of single-family

[1:06:16] homes into numerous units. So

[1:06:18] for these reasons, staff

[1:06:20] believes and supports sent

[1:06:20] this project would be

[1:06:21] appropriate for this

[1:06:23] neighborhood because it does

[1:06:24] respond to that neighborhood

[1:06:29] plan. Getting to of ak Shuns.

[1:06:32] And I do want to clarify is

[1:06:36] really excuse me. It is not.

[1:06:40] There's an error there on the

[1:06:42] notice or the description of

[1:06:43] the vacation that says all was

[1:06:44] a waiver of the assessment of

[1:06:45] benefits that should be

[1:06:47] stricken from that request

[1:06:49] because the petitioners

[1:06:49] representative, they've

[1:06:53] already engaged. I an

[1:06:54] appraisal of those alleys and

[1:06:58] the value of those alleys. And

[1:07:00] so it will be there will be an

[1:07:03] assessment of benefits will be

[1:07:06] required to be made in this

[1:07:06] and a separate meeting to

[1:07:09] follow this one. And there is

[1:07:10] a motion an hour earlier at

[1:07:10] reference Cent a minute. But

[1:07:14] again. Some of these alleys

[1:07:16] are not improved. Some have

[1:07:18] improved. But in order for

[1:07:20] this development to go forward

[1:07:21] it will need the vacation of

[1:07:25] those alleys. There is a at

[1:07:26] staff is again recommending

[1:07:29] approval of the vacation.

[1:07:30] There is a motion on Page 17

[1:07:35] of the staff report and that's

[1:07:36] recommended vacation motion.

[1:07:37] And again, it talks about the

[1:07:38] assessment of benefits that

[1:07:42] will be heard in the fall away

[1:07:43] in the meeting on JUNE 3rd.

[1:07:44] That's what staff is looking

[1:07:51] at. Questions for staff.

[1:07:55] Welcome back to you, Kathleen.

[1:08:03] This one. Can you help me

[1:08:09] understand on Page 16? In the

[1:08:10] height restriction variance,

[1:08:15] request yes. Staff supports

[1:08:17] the variance of development

[1:08:18] standards for maximum height

[1:08:20] of 50 feet. When ordinance and

[1:08:21] d a limit to 35. That is

[1:08:25] correct. And documents note a

[1:08:28] reduction in the height to the

[1:08:30] West. Would encourage

[1:08:31] consideration of height

[1:08:31] restrictions productions in

[1:08:34] the North and South. Due to

[1:08:35] proximity to existing dwelling

[1:08:45] cs. Yes, on Page 19. Says new

[1:08:47] building should be respectful

[1:08:48] solidly single-family

[1:08:49] residential street to the

[1:08:50] north and east of the critical

[1:08:55] area. And counselor, me should

[1:08:58] mention the final bullet point

[1:09:00] in his testimony earlier that

[1:09:02] the area should take the form

[1:09:04] of purpose-built multi-family

[1:09:04] structures. Correct. As

[1:09:07] mentioned here. He did not

[1:09:11] mention that staffs statement

[1:09:12] right above it says although

[1:09:14] new structures will likely be

[1:09:17] tall enough to take advantage

[1:09:18] of use, the should not over

[1:09:20] existing homes on saucy rising

[1:09:22] there in Richmond Street. So

[1:09:24] is it that they should not?

[1:09:28] And that is. The question of

[1:09:29] the height. Difference from 35

[1:09:33] to 50. Or is it on Page 16? Is

[1:09:37] it? Says that. It's

[1:09:38] encouragement of the

[1:09:43] consideration. Thank you for

[1:09:45] bringing that I would also

[1:09:46] tonight neglected to mention

[1:09:47] that this isn't an overly

[1:09:49] district, a regional center

[1:09:51] overlay. So there will be a

[1:09:53] separate hearing on this

[1:09:55] project for the regional

[1:09:58] center approval. And yes, i

[1:09:58] know they have been working.

[1:10:01] I'm talking about staff the

[1:10:02] incentives team has been

[1:10:05] working with this developer,

[1:10:06] too respect the neighborhood.

[1:10:09] And that's why staff put in

[1:10:10] there consideration of the

[1:10:14] reduction of the height when

[1:10:15] you're looking when it abuts

[1:10:16] that neighborhood to north as

[1:10:20] well as the south. So, yes, we

[1:10:21] would like to it be integrated

[1:10:24] into the neighborhood. But at

[1:10:25] the same time, we also

[1:10:28] understand that in order to

[1:10:30] provide the service for

[1:10:32] affordable housing that we do

[1:10:33] need to have a height that is

[1:10:33] going to allow for that

[1:10:38] development. So, yes, we would

[1:10:39] encourage it. But we also

[1:10:42] understand that there is the

[1:10:43] challenge of integrating it

[1:10:46] into that neighborhood. I can

[1:10:48] understand that there's a

[1:10:50] tension there trying to

[1:10:52] maximize square footage in

[1:10:54] unit count and all of those

[1:10:56] things. But I think my

[1:10:57] question is you use the phrase

[1:11:00] in the report and the

[1:11:00] recommendations for critical

[1:11:01] area number 9, that it should

[1:11:03] not loom over the existing

[1:11:05] home. That is correct. And if

[1:11:08] that is perspective, I think

[1:11:09] should not is a pretty clear

[1:11:10] indication that that is what

[1:11:13] should be respected. Yeah, not

[1:11:15] merely an encouragement not to

[1:11:17] do so well. And I believe that

[1:11:18] that's why they are stepping

[1:11:22] down the building there to the

[1:11:24] West, Ari and but this is in

[1:11:25] reference to north and West,

[1:11:27] right? I understand that. But

[1:11:29] that and that's why staff

[1:11:30] would like to see that. That

[1:11:32] should be considered as part

[1:11:35] of the development of this.

[1:11:37] This is as part of this

[1:11:40] development in the building

[1:11:40] architecture, it needs to

[1:11:41] again to guests. Package

[1:11:43] should not loom over those

[1:11:45] residents there. That to along

[1:11:46] that southern boundary as well

[1:11:48] as that northern And I think

[1:11:48] critically, if you look at the

[1:11:54] map. This is not at a major

[1:11:55] intersection as is the other 2

[1:11:56] development said a little bit

[1:11:59] further up Mir blocks on Right

[1:12:01] River Parkway. 16 tonight.

[1:12:02] Michigan writes, I think even

[1:12:02] with respect to that context,

[1:12:06] dependent. If you're saying

[1:12:08] should not loom over the homes

[1:12:10] in a non commercial corridor

[1:12:11] like happen, that makes more

[1:12:12] sense for the building to be

[1:12:15] step back further in the north

[1:12:15] and south. Then it currently

[1:12:20] presented. Versus it being a

[1:12:21] mere recommendation. Yes. And

[1:12:22] so I think there should there

[1:12:23] should be some additional

[1:12:23] conversation about what that

[1:12:25] actually looks like in real

[1:12:27] life because it doesn't feel

[1:12:28] satisfactory here. Yeah, I

[1:12:31] agree with that. And the and

[1:12:33] that is why Seth, but that

[1:12:35] that comment in there just

[1:12:36] because we don't want we want

[1:12:39] this to be integrated in there

[1:12:40] and not loom over that the

[1:12:43] neighborhood so we can. Yeah,

[1:12:45] it stands currently. It is

[1:12:46] not. So I just want to make

[1:12:47] that mention, but thank you

[1:12:48] for Iraq first. Well, and I do

[1:12:49] want to say there will be

[1:12:51] another level of review for

[1:12:52] the regional center and the

[1:12:53] neighborhood will be able to

[1:12:55] engage in that. Herring. Also

[1:12:58] understood. Thank you federal

[1:13:01] questions for staff. Kathleen,

[1:13:06] I have one confuse on the

[1:13:12] Haitian motion. The language

[1:13:14] says that a hearing up on

[1:13:15] assessment of benefits to be

[1:13:16] held on JUNE 3rd, 2026. Is

[1:13:19] that still accurate? That is

[1:13:19] correct. Okay. So we're still

[1:13:22] yes. The recommended vacation

[1:13:24] motion still in play? Yes, it

[1:13:28] is. The appraisal of that

[1:13:31] vacation has been submitted.

[1:13:31] There's just a couple more

[1:13:33] documents and need to be

[1:13:34] submitted and a ribbon of

[1:13:35] which is indicated that those

[1:13:38] with we will be ready to go on

[1:13:39] JUNE. The surge was the

[1:13:40] assessment of benefits on

[1:13:46] this. Thank you conclude with

[1:13:47] staff is for this project.

[1:13:47] Yes, Seth supports both sub

[1:13:48] variants and the vacation

[1:13:50] petition or you have 5 minutes

[1:13:51] rebuttal. Nancy, please reset

[1:13:55] the clock. I thank you,

[1:13:56] PRESIDENT. Don't I do at this

[1:14:00] point there were. Questions I

[1:14:03] wanted address directly

[1:14:03] Commissioner Lyle and

[1:14:04] commissioner West. Both tests

[1:14:06] think safety security was part

[1:14:08] of that. And I want to

[1:14:09] introduce Joyce get more from

[1:14:12] an ex to talk about those 2

[1:14:13] issues. And then I want to get

[1:14:18] to the kind of building scale.

[1:14:20] Joyce, you've sworn in. Yes,

[1:14:21] please introduce yourself and

[1:14:25] your address. Choi Skidmore,

[1:14:25] 86, 80 medicine Plaza drive

[1:14:26] Fishers, Indiana for 6, 0, 3,

[1:14:30] 8, And with the annex group.

[1:14:32] Thank you. Members of the

[1:14:32] Commissioner for allow

[1:14:34] Commission for allowing us to

[1:14:35] present today. I do want to

[1:14:37] speak to the safety and we

[1:14:38] certainly understand an echo

[1:14:40] the concerns for union 16th

[1:14:41] Street, however, did want to

[1:14:42] point out that while these

[1:14:43] projects are in close

[1:14:46] proximity to each other, they

[1:14:48] are 2 completely distinct

[1:14:51] micro neighborhoods. Union

[1:14:54] 16th is located along the 16th

[1:14:55] Street corridor and at

[1:14:55] Lafayette Road, which is much

[1:14:57] higher crime rate in that

[1:14:59] location. Then at string town

[1:15:00] or within the string town

[1:15:05] neighborhood. I know there was

[1:15:06] concern on the comment I made

[1:15:07] regarding, you know, lessons

[1:15:11] learned this was one of our

[1:15:12] first 3 projects was unit at

[1:15:14] 16th Street. And since then,

[1:15:19] we have. Developed 30

[1:15:20] successful developments that

[1:15:22] are open and operating across

[1:15:25] the United within, you know,

[1:15:26] since then and and and

[1:15:28] development of those 30

[1:15:30] operating properties. We've

[1:15:32] learned that design is really,

[1:15:32] really important to pay

[1:15:33] attention to union. A 16th

[1:15:36] street has open parking lots.

[1:15:38] There is an amenity that is in

[1:15:39] each and every building of the

[1:15:40] 5 buildings on the site. So

[1:15:42] the man and amenities Arce

[1:15:43] spread out across the site,

[1:15:44] which makes it extremely

[1:15:46] difficult. Our management team

[1:15:48] to make sure that they're

[1:15:48] policing those areas. And also

[1:15:52] police in the parking lot. So

[1:15:53] this design being one building

[1:15:54] was controlled parking

[1:15:57] internal to the site that will

[1:16:00] be gated parking. Also gated 5

[1:16:01] access into the building. All

[1:16:02] of those things are those

[1:16:02] lessons learned that I

[1:16:08] mentioned. As I said, next

[1:16:09] group has grown quite a bit

[1:16:11] since unit at 16th Street.

[1:16:13] We've learned had a better

[1:16:13] operator properties. We are

[1:16:16] working closely with impd on

[1:16:17] union a 16th street. We

[1:16:17] understand it's a problem in

[1:16:19] our property management team

[1:16:20] is all over it trying to

[1:16:21] figure out a solution. 2 of

[1:16:24] the problems that are there. I

[1:16:26] also want to speak to the high

[1:16:27] turnover rate comment. Yes, I

[1:16:29] did make that comment. Our

[1:16:30] goal at the annex group is to

[1:16:32] make a positive impact on the

[1:16:33] people that live work and are

[1:16:34] involved in our communities

[1:16:37] that positive impact includes

[1:16:38] making sure we're trying to

[1:16:39] ensure that maybe our

[1:16:42] residents don't qualify to

[1:16:44] live in low-income housing any

[1:16:46] longer because we've helped

[1:16:46] them become successful. We've

[1:16:47] helped them make more money

[1:16:49] help them better. Their

[1:16:51] situation so that they no

[1:16:53] longer can income qualify and

[1:16:54] they can go live in market

[1:16:55] rate communities for own their

[1:16:56] own home. So that is our goal

[1:17:02] at the annex group. So

[1:17:04] commissioner, while used or

[1:17:06] tension and it was a good

[1:17:07] because there is that there is

[1:17:08] a tension. There's a tension

[1:17:12] between bringing density and

[1:17:14] what's necessary to support

[1:17:15] affordable housing, project

[1:17:21] like this one. Trying to be

[1:17:23] sensitive the existing single

[1:17:24] family residential israels.

[1:17:27] The property. There's also the

[1:17:29] uniqueness of this site along

[1:17:33] the White River where you have

[1:17:35] a reason to have some height

[1:17:36] along the east. I think these

[1:17:38] are recognize that. But you

[1:17:42] have on the north at least and

[1:17:43] the south, some single family

[1:17:44] residential that that's had a

[1:17:48] lower height. What we

[1:17:49] originally started this

[1:17:52] project and what mre or cannot

[1:17:53] remember this because it was

[1:17:55] so long ago actually had a 5

[1:17:59] story building. And it was

[1:18:02] staff's feedback to us that.

[1:18:05] Bring the hike down on the

[1:18:07] west where you have the most

[1:18:12] single family. Reduce the

[1:18:14] height on the east as much as

[1:18:16] you can. And that's what we've

[1:18:19] done. I can tell you that as I

[1:18:21] started, you have to have a

[1:18:22] certain amount of density to

[1:18:23] support affordable housing

[1:18:27] project. And we're at the

[1:18:29] we're as thin as you can get.

[1:18:31] So we talk with staff about

[1:18:35] working as hard as we can on

[1:18:36] modifications to the

[1:18:37] architecture, the building to

[1:18:38] try to bring the scaled down a

[1:18:40] bit. And we will continue to

[1:18:41] have those conversations with

[1:18:42] staff. As Kathleen indicated,

[1:18:45] we have to go through the

[1:18:45] regional center approval

[1:18:48] process. And so there is check

[1:18:50] and balance or an accounting

[1:18:54] accounting on for that. But

[1:18:56] I'm telling you to bring in

[1:18:56] affordable housing. Thank

[1:18:58] Council your time to have that

[1:19:04] questions for the petitioner.

[1:19:04] Final questions for the

[1:19:07] petitioner. Hearing. None.

[1:19:10] Thank you, counselor Monster

[1:19:10] Jesse of 5 minutes for

[1:19:15] rebuttal. Please reintroduce

[1:19:18] yourself and go. Thank Jessi

[1:19:21] bomb 3, 3, 4 North elder Reza

[1:19:23] presenting Stringtown Now

[1:19:24] Neighborhood Association. I

[1:19:25] want to note a few things that

[1:19:28] came up during the questions,

[1:19:30] the proximity to the zoo and

[1:19:31] it I wouldn't. And I would

[1:19:32] just like to note that the

[1:19:34] land is on was formerly

[1:19:36] stringtown. We were had 70

[1:19:37] acres of homes taken when the

[1:19:39] zoo was built and the rope was

[1:19:40] moved. So we've already lost a

[1:19:41] substantial chunk of our

[1:19:43] neighborhood and referenced. I

[1:19:44] up why we all know the ransom

[1:19:45] place used to be a

[1:19:46] neighborhood that existed

[1:19:47] there, chipping away at our

[1:19:49] neighborhood will result in

[1:19:52] the same end goal. Our

[1:19:53] neighborhood is not a blank

[1:19:53] slate for someone else's

[1:19:57] dreams. Density need for

[1:19:58] affordable housing does not

[1:19:59] negate that we are

[1:20:00] neighborhood that deserves to

[1:20:03] be treated with respect and

[1:20:04] again, we are poor and working

[1:20:06] class community. We're not

[1:20:07] against affordable housing.

[1:20:08] We're not against density were

[1:20:09] not spreading buildings. Given

[1:20:10] many examples of what we

[1:20:14] absolutely fine with us. In

[1:20:15] terms of joy saying that it's

[1:20:16] completely different

[1:20:16] neighborhood unit. 16th. I

[1:20:19] mean, that's kind of

[1:20:20] interesting because councilor

[1:20:21] John said that other areas of

[1:20:24] her district having police

[1:20:24] come on their off time works.

[1:20:26] So why does not apply one

[1:20:28] person but not the other? So

[1:20:29] it's a different place,

[1:20:30] different place, different

[1:20:33] things I would also say that

[1:20:36] in reference to that it that

[1:20:37] safety plan relies on the idea

[1:20:38] that police officers come

[1:20:38] there and their off time. What

[1:20:41] if they don't? They have no

[1:20:46] requirement to. And I also. If

[1:20:47] they're working out, are they

[1:20:48] supposed to stop a crime in

[1:20:50] the middle of doing reps or

[1:20:50] just in that kind of an

[1:20:56] interesting situation? In

[1:20:56] terms of what counselor John

[1:20:58] said about our meeting was not

[1:20:58] with me was with another

[1:21:01] person in my group. Addition

[1:21:02] to that, it was canceled due

[1:21:04] to scheduling and was just

[1:21:05] never rescheduled. She knew

[1:21:06] that we are neighborhood

[1:21:07] association at existing is

[1:21:08] active in the neighborhood.

[1:21:09] And again, we are registered

[1:21:10] with the city. There's no

[1:21:10] reason we should have been

[1:21:11] left out of those

[1:21:12] conversations. And I do

[1:21:15] actually have a timeline. With

[1:21:16] Christine Jones DECEMBER 8th

[1:21:18] was the first one, with

[1:21:21] planning staff DECEMBER 16th

[1:21:22] meeting with String Town

[1:21:23] Neighborhood Association and

[1:21:25] counselor Jones DECEMBER 22nd

[1:21:26] meeting with String Town

[1:21:27] Neighborhood Association

[1:21:31] Council Jones MARCH 10th. And

[1:21:32] then the meeting, the String

[1:21:33] town neighborhood

[1:21:35] associations, APRIL 13th. By

[1:21:35] that point, Christian Jones

[1:21:36] had already written her a

[1:21:37] letter of support and

[1:21:39] submitted it. So when was this

[1:21:40] community engagement for to

[1:21:45] happen? In addition to no one

[1:21:46] besides string town now should

[1:21:48] strengthen the Association

[1:21:50] requested money or a shed. We

[1:21:52] don't want those things. We

[1:21:56] want our neighborhood. Last

[1:22:02] thing. I want to just remind

[1:22:04] everyone that we again, her

[1:22:05] not to get posed to

[1:22:06] multi-family housing. We're

[1:22:08] not opposed to new neighbors.

[1:22:09] We're not opposed anything

[1:22:10] like that. We just want things

[1:22:11] that fit into a neighborhood.

[1:22:12] It makes sense. Don't harm us

[1:22:14] in terms of traffic, more

[1:22:19] money or pollution. Thank you.

[1:22:24] Questions for Monster. Thank

[1:22:27] you, Jesse. Thank much.

[1:22:29] Members of the commission go

[1:22:29] your ballot and as you go to

[1:22:33] your ballots. Under statute,

[1:22:34] I'm going to read in the first

[1:22:37] motion for vacation. Which is

[1:22:46] a new year. 2026. Cvc 803. The

[1:22:48] Metropolitan Development

[1:22:49] Commission's find the proposed

[1:22:52] vacations are in the public

[1:22:53] interest that hearing up on

[1:22:54] the assessment of benefits to

[1:22:57] be held on JUNE 3rd, 2026.

[1:22:58] That the Metropolitan

[1:22:59] Development Commission come

[1:23:01] from ratify the adoption of

[1:23:06] the declaratory resolution

[1:23:10] 2026. Cvc 803. And that the

[1:23:10] vacation be subject to the

[1:23:13] rights of public utilities

[1:23:18] under I see 36 dash, 7 dash 3

[1:23:19] dash 16, MR. Robinson Cano his

[1:23:23] second. Thank you. Go to your

[1:23:26] ballots. You have 2 votes. On

[1:23:27] the variants, one of the

[1:23:41] vacation.

[1:24:55] Chris, we have the

[1:24:56] companion variance 2026 ebr

[1:25:08] 803. There to Ix. There are 8

[1:25:11] ballots cast. And there were

[1:25:17] 7. Yes, cheese be. There were

[1:25:19] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, yes votes.

[1:25:26] One, no vote. And one recusal.

[1:25:26] This petition has been

[1:25:32] approved. The next petition is

[1:25:36] companion vacation 2026 e d c

[1:25:38] 803. In Mendon. Again, there

[1:25:40] were 8 ballots. There were 1,

[1:25:44] 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, yes votes. One,

[1:25:46] no vote. And one recusal. This

[1:25:47] petition has also been

[1:25:50] improved. The petition has

[1:25:53] been passed. Thank you for a

[1:25:55] revised participation. Please

[1:25:56] leave quietly. Nancy, can you

[1:25:56] read the next hearing into the

[1:26:06] record? Yes, Thank next

[1:26:07] petitions for public hearing

[1:26:08] or a Senate companion

[1:26:09] petitions transfer from the

[1:26:13] hearing examiner for an

[1:26:16] initial hearing 2026 easy in

[1:26:19] 8, 1, 4, 2026. Ebr 8, 1, 4,

[1:26:24] 14. 38 East Washington street.

[1:26:25] Senate Township Council

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[1:26:30] called run, requesting

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[1:26:45] immediate apartment

[1:26:46] development also requesting a

[1:26:48] variance to development

[1:26:48] standards of the Consolidated

[1:26:49] Zoning subdivision ordinance

[1:26:52] to provide for 10 parking

[1:26:53] spaces. Inman minimum of 21

[1:26:57] parking spaces required. Well,

[1:26:58] all those intended to testify

[1:27:00] on these petitions this

[1:27:01] afternoon, either for or

[1:27:02] against anybody else going to

[1:27:04] speak and testify. Please

[1:27:07] stand now released major, why

[1:27:10] hands and police Thank you. Do

[1:27:13] you swear or affirm and

[1:27:13] openai's uprooting to tell the

[1:27:14] truth and nothing. But the

[1:27:19] truth I do. Thank you.

[1:27:20] Councilor welcome. Let me walk

[1:27:21] through the rules of

[1:27:22] engagement. I do not see any

[1:27:22] reminds traders here. Is that

[1:27:27] correct? Council will give you

[1:27:28] 15 minutes to present. The

[1:27:31] petition case. Thank you all.

[1:27:32] Then again, ask for reminds

[1:27:34] traders. I don't see any I

[1:27:35] will then go to staff. I also

[1:27:39] don't see any city council

[1:27:40] members here come back to you

[1:27:40] for any rebuttal that's

[1:27:43] necessary. And then take a

[1:27:47] vote. You're on the clock

[1:27:48] Thank you. Good afternoon.

[1:27:50] PRESIDENT Dylan members of the

[1:27:52] commission show called or

[1:27:53] attorney with offices at 11

[1:27:56] South Meridian here in

[1:27:58] Indianapolis. And I'm proud

[1:27:59] today to present behalf of the

[1:28:01] Damian Center Anke. Truly one

[1:28:07] of the shining jewels and our

[1:28:08] not for profit world providing

[1:28:09] important services to our

[1:28:13] community. And this case

[1:28:17] relates directly to their

[1:28:18] ability and their mission to

[1:28:20] do that. I had not realized

[1:28:22] until got engaged that amongst

[1:28:24] other things. The Damian

[1:28:27] Center does. It does have

[1:28:30] housing component in terms of

[1:28:31] offering services for those

[1:28:33] who need it within that

[1:28:36] community in that population,

[1:28:38] clients that they serve. So

[1:28:43] the Damian Center, it's a

[1:28:44] petitioner in this matter. We

[1:28:46] are here today very similarly

[1:28:47] to the last case because this

[1:28:51] is a matter that we'll be

[1:28:56] going before the I-8 cda in

[1:28:59] JULY. So we we had asked the

[1:29:00] hearing examiner and staff if

[1:29:02] they would support a direct

[1:29:03] transfer of this case to the

[1:29:07] mdc so that we could meet. I

[1:29:12] see deadlines and this enabled

[1:29:14] us to appear before you today

[1:29:15] and potentially get in front

[1:29:16] of City County Council for

[1:29:19] their meeting in JUNE. What

[1:29:25] we're proposing today and I do

[1:29:26] have Alan Witchy and Alexandra

[1:29:27] under from Damian Center here

[1:29:31] is well as the developer

[1:29:33] recounts in the lane. A color

[1:29:34] from a okay development that

[1:29:38] are here to answer questions.

[1:29:39] I got pulled into kind of

[1:29:44] early part of the spring. And

[1:29:45] already been conversations

[1:29:47] initiated between the

[1:29:51] development team and staff.

[1:29:51] And as you probably heard

[1:29:56] Nancy Reed. The case into

[1:29:59] record, the site u One and u 2

[1:30:04] zoning. The project that we're

[1:30:06] proposing today is not a mixed

[1:30:06] use project. It's a housing

[1:30:10] project that would provide 39

[1:30:11] to 42 units of permanent

[1:30:16] supportive housing. So we

[1:30:16] didn't really need to. You

[1:30:20] want you too? In talking with

[1:30:23] planning staff? We asked what

[1:30:24] would be the most appropriate

[1:30:25] zoning classifications because

[1:30:28] frankly, this type of building

[1:30:31] and fit in any one of a number

[1:30:32] of zoning classifications. And

[1:30:34] the response was ball.

[1:30:35] Whatever is going to generate

[1:30:37] the less least amount of

[1:30:38] variances. So with this

[1:30:41] particular project, we believe

[1:30:43] that we can get this done with

[1:30:43] only one variance request and

[1:30:47] that is for parking spaces.

[1:30:48] But frankly, because we're

[1:30:52] right on the blue line and so

[1:30:54] close to downtown and services

[1:30:56] are parking demand for this

[1:31:00] project is not significant for

[1:31:01] those of you who are not

[1:31:03] familiar with the site, it's

[1:31:05] just a little bit more than a

[1:31:07] mile east of where we are

[1:31:08] today on east Washington

[1:31:10] Street right next to kind of

[1:31:11] the beautiful new building

[1:31:14] that in Centreville. That

[1:31:18] Oriental and Washington, this

[1:31:20] particular parcel, which is

[1:31:22] partially improved. It is

[1:31:23] located closer to Arsenal.

[1:31:24] There's coffee shop of the

[1:31:24] corner of Arsenal. Washington.

[1:31:29] So you can see that kind of

[1:31:30] flag didn't have one on the

[1:31:36] aerial. Tattoos. Just a zoning

[1:31:39] map which shows kind of the Mu

[1:31:40] one. And m u 2 zoning

[1:31:43] classifications for the site.

[1:31:44] There's a variety of

[1:31:46] commercial even industrial

[1:31:47] mixed use and residential all

[1:31:51] in the area. What you might

[1:31:53] expect, it's highly urbanized

[1:31:56] and lots of a variety of

[1:31:58] different uses along this part

[1:32:00] of the corridor. Now, the

[1:32:00] interesting thing for you

[1:32:01] guys, as decision makers to

[1:32:03] know is that what we're

[1:32:07] proposing is really right down

[1:32:09] the middle of the plate. As

[1:32:12] far as the comprehensive plan

[1:32:13] is concerned and that he owed

[1:32:14] the plan, which does want to

[1:32:18] drive higher density type

[1:32:20] housing, even though we have

[1:32:21] 39 42 units were only on 4

[1:32:22] tenths of an acre. So. This is

[1:32:27] kind of that development that

[1:32:28] both that he od and the

[1:32:29] existing conference of plan

[1:32:32] for urban next use calls for

[1:32:33] and we're very grateful to

[1:32:35] have staff support. If you

[1:32:38] turn to tab 3, 4, you can kind

[1:32:39] of see our site plan that we

[1:32:43] filed. Which shows an urban

[1:32:47] setting. Pull with the

[1:32:50] building, pulled up to the

[1:32:51] close of the building line and

[1:32:54] sidewalk line as well as the

[1:32:56] parking in the back. So that

[1:32:57] is going to be the emphasis

[1:32:59] will be on building and not

[1:33:05] parking. The. Plan. Immedately

[1:33:09] is not fully developed like

[1:33:13] the last plan presented was

[1:33:14] because this is kind of an

[1:33:17] evolving project. Now. The

[1:33:18] built-in protection that you

[1:33:22] have. As far as the commission

[1:33:24] is concerned with regards our

[1:33:28] plans, if you turn to tab 5

[1:33:28] staff was gracious enough to

[1:33:31] allow us to commit to

[1:33:35] submitting final site plan and

[1:33:36] building elevations 2 at 4

[1:33:37] minutes. Traders approval

[1:33:41] before we get permit. Lp, I

[1:33:42] should say, for the project

[1:33:44] and then the second commitment

[1:33:46] which you can find it 5

[1:33:48] relates to the fact that

[1:33:50] because such a tight

[1:33:52] environment with sidewalk and

[1:33:53] building pulled right up to

[1:33:55] Washington Street. Plus

[1:33:59] Washington Street undergoing

[1:34:02] changes as the transit

[1:34:04] stations are being

[1:34:04] implemented. Utility

[1:34:07] relocation, a whole host of

[1:34:10] things. We have agreed to work

[1:34:11] with dpw on creating a

[1:34:12] pedestrian safety plan that

[1:34:14] would be implemented

[1:34:17] throughout the period of

[1:34:17] construction along East

[1:34:19] Washington Street in that

[1:34:21] area. For those of you who are

[1:34:22] not familiar with the kind of

[1:34:26] the existing conditions on

[1:34:27] this section of Washington

[1:34:31] Street Tab. 6 has a number of

[1:34:35] a street photos beginning with

[1:34:36] the building and question as

[1:34:38] well as the lot that would be

[1:34:39] developed as part of this

[1:34:40] project. But what I really

[1:34:42] want to turn to you, your

[1:34:44] attention to is the second

[1:34:49] photo and tab 6. And that's

[1:34:50] the newly completed Davion

[1:34:51] Center building. You can see

[1:34:54] the high quality materials,

[1:34:54] the beautiful architecture,

[1:34:57] and that's really what you're

[1:34:58] going to be able to expect

[1:35:01] with this project. This is

[1:35:02] campus that Damian Centers

[1:35:06] created. This will help fill

[1:35:08] that out a little bit. And

[1:35:11] we're very grateful to

[1:35:13] engagement with Holy Cross

[1:35:15] Neighborhood Council Brown did

[1:35:15] email me and said he was

[1:35:18] supportive of the project. He

[1:35:19] wanted to hear from Holy

[1:35:21] Cross. And I know that that

[1:35:22] Allen, which he had met with

[1:35:25] them doesn't we don't have a

[1:35:26] letter from a lacrosse, but he

[1:35:29] assures me that we do have

[1:35:31] their support. There was

[1:35:33] another e-mail that I think

[1:35:34] was sent to staff that is in

[1:35:36] the file. So as you notice, we

[1:35:37] don't have any room on

[1:35:37] straight ers. We believe we

[1:35:40] have pretty comprehensive

[1:35:42] support, including that from

[1:35:43] your staff. Happy to answer

[1:35:43] any questions you MAY have.

[1:35:47] Thank you. Questions for the

[1:35:48] petitioner as general

[1:35:54] contractor been selected. Yes.

[1:35:55] Well, if you sign not the

[1:35:56] contractor, we just have the

[1:35:58] developer. Please come to the

[1:36:01] podium, sir. Please introduce

[1:36:04] yourself or your address. My

[1:36:06] name is Allen, which she

[1:36:07] presidency of Gaming Center.

[1:36:09] My home address is 6, 8, 0, 4,

[1:36:10] Kirkwood. Thanks, Ellen. You

[1:36:14] were duly sworn yes, thank We

[1:36:14] have not selected a general

[1:36:18] contractor yet. We do have a

[1:36:19] developing part, a developer

[1:36:19] partner and we have an

[1:36:31] architect. Other questions,

[1:36:32] please just one simple

[1:36:35] question PRESIDENT Doing. The

[1:36:37] current building that stands

[1:36:39] is not to be demolished. It

[1:36:42] has to be is us okay. That

[1:36:42] wasn't. Thank Thank you so

[1:36:56] much. On second counts.

[1:36:59] Questions for petitioner by

[1:37:06] good. Staff. Thank you.

[1:37:07] PRESIDENT Dylan members of the

[1:37:08] commission's staff is

[1:37:09] supporting this. And again,

[1:37:10] I'm bringing in the

[1:37:10] comprehensive plan

[1:37:12] Reccomendation a village mixed

[1:37:15] use. The other planned falls

[1:37:16] and here is the tld strategic

[1:37:20] plan. And staff believes that

[1:37:24] this project is is compliant

[1:37:26] and allies with both of those

[1:37:27] plans and getting back to the

[1:37:31] comprehensive plans. As you

[1:37:32] know. And Commissioner Lyle is

[1:37:34] brought up. There's a pattern

[1:37:37] book and on page, 49 of the

[1:37:38] staff report, it talks about

[1:37:39] those development standards

[1:37:42] that are recommended their

[1:37:44] guidelines and recommendations

[1:37:45] for development. In addition

[1:37:49] to that on Page 50, there are

[1:37:50] also some additional the devil

[1:37:51] out development stands that

[1:37:55] are included in the dod plan

[1:38:00] for this. For this area of

[1:38:06] over lie. And again, the staff

[1:38:07] believe this is is appropriate

[1:38:10] for this. And make my comments

[1:38:11] very brief. And if you have

[1:38:13] any questions. Questions for

[1:38:18] staff. Commissioner Rob Son.

[1:38:18] And you still want the

[1:38:22] commitments that you have here

[1:38:24] on Yes. Thank you for

[1:38:25] reminding me that yes, staff

[1:38:26] is recommending approval

[1:38:26] subject to those 2

[1:38:29] commitments. So thank you.

[1:38:30] Other questions from Members

[1:38:33] of Commission. Thank you,

[1:38:34] Commissioner Robinson for

[1:38:36] pointing that out. Councilor

[1:38:41] rebuttal. No rebuttal

[1:38:43] PRESIDENT Bill. And just for

[1:38:43] the commission's benefit.

[1:38:45] Damian senators already signed

[1:38:46] the commitments and tender

[1:38:49] them. So we're good to go on

[1:38:52] that front. We're appreciative

[1:38:52] the time today and your

[1:38:55] consideration. Thank you. In a

[1:38:57] records show, there were on

[1:38:58] strangers. Members of the

[1:39:00] commission. Please go to your

[1:39:01] do about one for rezoning one

[1:39:16] for variants.

[1:40:04] 2026. Easy. And

[1:40:06] 8, 1, 4, which a rezoning

[1:40:07] petition. There were 8 ballots

[1:40:10] cast. 8, yes votes. This

[1:40:13] petition has been approved.

[1:40:16] And then for the companion

[1:40:17] variant Strategy, 6 ev or 8,

[1:40:17] 1, 4, Again, there are 8

[1:40:22] balance casts. Yes votes. This

[1:40:22] petition has also been

[1:40:25] improved. PRESIDENT Today,

[1:40:32] come back up, please, You're

[1:40:33] from has a great reputation.

[1:40:35] Do a great job in this

[1:40:36] project, the neighborhood

[1:40:38] really needs So we appreciate

[1:40:39] your extra eye on it, but

[1:40:40] thank you for You're doing in

[1:40:42] the community. He has been

[1:40:44] great. Thank you. Take care,

[1:40:46] Congratulations on a crew.

[1:40:48] Thank you. Appreciate everyone

[1:40:53] around. Can I get a motion to

[1:40:54] So moved everyone. Enjoy the

[1:40:57] Memorial Day weekend and let's

[1:40:58] hope it doesn't rain as much

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