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KARA, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD MORNING, MISS JUDY.
JUDY, HOW ARE YOU DOING? FINE, THANK YOU.
BETTER I SHOULD SAY BETTER? YEAH.
UH, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON ON THE PHONE.
DO NOT KNOW WHY I CANNOT GET AUDIO.
YEAH, I, I'VE GOT, UH, VIDEO, UH, I'VE GOT VIDEO TWICE.
UM, WE DO HAVE ONE NEW BOARD MEMBER TODAY, MR. JORGE GOMEZ FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 10.
SHE'S ON THE LINE TODAY AS WELL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE
HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? GOOD MORNING.
I THINK YOU AND I GET TO GET TO SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER.
IS IT TOMORROW OR IS IT YES, TOMORROW AT 11.
SO THAT WILL BE, THAT'LL BE WITH ME, SIR.
SO, HOLD, IS IT JORGE THE NEW PERSON? YES.
OH, SO, UM, SO ARE YOU OBSERVING TODAY? YEAH, I'M OBSERVING.
WELL, DON'T SOUND SO ENTHUSIASTIC NOW,
SO TODAY HE'S OBSERVING, UM, AND HE'LL BE ABSTAINING FROM THE MOTION, BUT IT'D BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE EVERYTHING FIRSTHAND.
AND WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, MS. BROWN, WE CAN GET STARTED.
LET ME GET MY LITTLE INFORMATION UP HERE.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT JUDY, WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF AT 9 23 24 STREET? I GOT LIKE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
YES, THOSE ARE IN, THAT'S INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OWNER.
AND THE OWNER'S REPRESENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR A CASE THAT'S GONNA BE HEARD LATER ON, UM, THE FIRST EMAIL OR THE SECOND EMAIL THAT IS SENT TODAY.
AND WE'LL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION.
STAFF REPORT DETERMINE STATEMENT.
WELL, I'M, I'M LOOKING FOR IT.
[Call to Order]
UH, IT IS NOW, UM, 9:10 AM TODAY IS, UH, THE 10TH OF, OF, UH, WHAT IS IT, DECEMBER, 2020.AND MY NAME IS EVELYN BROWN, THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
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CALL TO ORDER.MR. ANDES MAY HAVE LOST CONNECTIVITY ISSUES.
WHAT HAPPENED TO MICHAEL TOO? HARPER.
EFRIN RO CAN YOU HEAR ME? HEAR ME? YES.
ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEYS.
I'M DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DANNY, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER.
I'M DANNY ANITA, MANAGER AND MYSELF
UH, WE ALSO HAVE INTERPRETATION.
UH, SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE DURING THIS MEETING.
THE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED IN SPANISH.
TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR APPLICANTS AND THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK.
COULD WE ROLL THE TAPE PLEASE? YES.
I'LL GIVE THE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT IF I CAN FIND IT.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THE, THIS VIRTUAL HEARING.
NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A CASE, YOU WILL HAVE, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
HOWEVER, AN OWNER OR AN OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME.
PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY EXCEPTIONS AND THE CODE VIOLATION AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THIS VIRTUAL HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES, EXCUSE ME, FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE.
IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF THE HEARING.
OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT, UH, YOU SUBMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS VIRTUAL HEARING, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN OWNER OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE, EXCUSE ME, A CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING.
NUMBER ONE, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.
DISCUSSED YOUR, DISCUSSED, YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH A COST FOR EACH SUCH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER.
SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR THE PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIR DEPENDENT UPON, UH, MONIES AT HAND.
REQUEST THE, UH, AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK.
ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THE CITY, EXCUSE ME, BY THE BOARD, SHALL BE ENFORCED.
ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS WITH
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REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE BUILDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4.
IF, IF, IF IN DOUBT AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
ANY, UH, OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, UM, PLEASE CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT IN THIS, UH, TO SOLICIT OR PEDAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS, UH, VIRTUAL HEARING.
AS PER CITY SECTION CODE 16 DASH 2 36, THANK YOU TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF COVID 19.
THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS SUSPENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETING ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 CRISIS AND ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW DOT SAN ANTONIO.
DO SLASH GSC OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT TWO TEN TWO ZERO SIX LIVE TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THESE INCLUDE EMAIL OR MAIL OF COMMENTS, DROPPING OFF COMMENTS, LEAVING VOICEMAIL, OR ASKING TO BE CALLED DURING THE MEETING.
THE OWNER HAS UNLIMITED TIME TO SPEAK ON THE RESPECTIVE AGENDA ITEM.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION BY THE OWNER.
STAFF WILL READ INTO THE RECORD ANY EMAILS OR LETTERS RECEIVED.
STAFF WILL ALSO PLAY ANY MESSAGES RECEIVED BY VOICEMAIL.
LASTLY, FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK, WE WILL CALL THEM TO STATE THEIR TWO MINUTE COMMENT.
SPANISH INTERPRETERS ARE ON STANDBY AS NEEDED.
THE OWNER WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH AN UNLIMITED TIME LIMIT, ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS BOARD CUSTODY.
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I AM SORRY.DID EVERYONE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, READ AND APPROVE THE MINUTES? OKAY.
CAN I GET A, UM, A MOTION PLEASE? MOTION AND A SECOND.
DID WE GET A MOTION? WE DIDN'T GET A MOTION.
WE HAVE TO GET A MOTION UNLESS I DIDN'T HEAR IT.
MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT MINUTES TO POST IT.
SO CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS. BROWN? YES.
MR. ANDES? I DID NOT HEAR MR. ANDERSON.
MR. NELSON, MR. NELSON, DWAYNE, MR. NELSON, YOU MAY BE HAVING CONNECTIVITY.
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UH, MR. EZ, THE OUTSTANDING FROM ALL MOTIONS TODAY.OKAY, SO WE'LL HAVE SOME STAFF REPORTS NOW.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO READ INTO THE RECORD.
[(CD-2) 407 Aransas]
THE FIRST ITEM IS AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION THAT DID OCCUR AT 4 0 7 ARANSAS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.UM, THE REASON FOR THIS WAS WHAT WE CALL A STABILITY ISSUE.
UH, THE DEMOLITION DID OCCUR ON NOVEMBER 23RD, 2020.
WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PHOTOS, UM, TO SHOW FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS.
[(CD-4) 5834 Sandy Valley]
NEXT ITEM TO READ INTO THE RECORD IS AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION AT 58 34 SANDY VALLEY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR.UH, THE REASON FOR THIS ONE WAS, UH, A FIRE, UM, THIS WAS DEMOLISHED DUE, UM, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD.
UH, THE FIRE DID OCCUR ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2020.
THE DEMOLITION DATE FOR THIS ONE WAS NOVEMBER 25TH, 2020.
THAT DOES COMPLETE THE REPORT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. JENNY? OKAY.
SO WE'LL MOVE TO INDIVIDUAL CASES NOW.
[1. 20-7107 (CD-5) 1716 Guadalupe St]
HAVE A, AN ABATEMENT APPEAL ITEM NUMBER ONE IS 1716 GUADALUPE STREET.MR. CARLOS ESL, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, I'M OKAY.
WE'LL GET STARTED MOMENTARILY.
GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS AL MOJADO, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AREA DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING APPEALED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1716 GUADALUPE STREET WITH A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF C B 6 0 2 8, LOT TWO, LOT FOUR WEST 20 FEET OF FIVE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD BERRY COUNTY APPRAISAL IS AUSTIN.
VE THIS PROPERTY IS NOT A HISTORIC PROPERTY, NOR DOES IT RESIDE IN A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD.
I NEED TO MAKE, UM, I NEED TO AMEND MY PRESENTATION TO READ THAT SUBSECTION A AND NOT B AS SHOWN ON THIS PRESENTATION.
SECTION 14 DASH 65 SAMARIA ABATEMENT BY CITY SUBSECTION A.
ANY VIOLATION OF SECTION 14 DASH 61 OCCURRING WITHIN 1000 FEET OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, OR DAYCARE.
PROPERTY LINE IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY EMERGENCY AND THE CITY SHALL WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE TO MERELY ABATE VIOLATION.
AN INITIAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 11TH, 2020, WHERE THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE UNSECURED AND IS A CHRONIC OFFENDER FOR THE SAME VIOLATION.
SCATTERED TRASH, DEBRIS, AND SEVERAL UNSECURED OPENINGS.
PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED AND THE WORK ORDER WAS SUBMITTED.
A RE-INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020, AND FOUND THE SAME UNSECURED OPENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL WALL COMPLETELY REMOVED AND PILED TO THE REAR OF THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE.
DEBRIS CONSISTED OF MISCELLANEOUS TRASH, LUMBER AND MASONRY WALL BEFORE PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED AND CONTRACTOR NOTIFIED TO PROCEED.
CONTRACTOR HAD COMPLETED THE JOB ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020, AND AFTER PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED TO CLOSE OUT THE WORK ORDER, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT ALL CHARGES BE UPHELD.
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CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.SO WHAT ARE YOU, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING THEM TO DO? TO CLEAN IT UP? NO, WE CLEANED UP THE PROPERTY, MA'AM.
THE OWNER IS APPEALING THE CHARGES.
SO WHERE WAS THAT? IN THE BACK? IS THAT WHAT, WHAT THEY, THE CONTRACTOR CLEANED UP? YES, MA'AM.
AND THEY ALSO SECURED THE STRUCTURE.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? OFFICER CARLOS ESQUIVEL HERE.
I'M I'M LOGGED IN, BUT I HAVE NO VIDEO.
I'M SORRY, WHAT DID YOU SAY? UH, CARLOS ESQUIVEL HERE.
I'M LOGGED IN, BUT I SEE NO VIDEO ON THE, ON THE SIDE HERE.
ARE YOU, YOU LOGGED INTO SAN ANTONIO DO GOV SLASH CSD SLASH BOARD SLASH MEETING VIDEO? YES.
AND IT, IT'S SAYING NO LIVE MEETING AT THIS TIME.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M DOING SOMETHING WRONG ON MY END, SIR, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? YES, MS. BROWN, IT'S MS. GIL HERE.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL, UM, ON THE PROPERTY, ANY ADDITIONAL WHAT PREVIOUS CITATIONS ON THIS PROPERTY BESIDES THIS ONE? OH, CITATIONS? YES.
PREVIOUS ABATEMENTS, MA'AM, IS, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF FOUR LIENS ON THIS PROPERTY.
ONE WAS THE $540 AND 81 CENTS FOR AN ABATEMENT ON JUNE 3RD, 2020.
THE SECOND ONE WAS 4 99 AND 53 CENTS ON JUNE 16TH, 2020.
THE ONE WAS, UH, FOR $340 AND 20 CENTS CONDUCTED ON JULY 30TH, 2020.
AND THIS FINAL ABATEMENT, WHICH IS BEING APPEALED, IS FOR $1,554 AND 13 CENTS.
THAT WAS ABATED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020.
IS THIS FOR, IS THIS FOR TRASH OR GRASS OR WHAT? TRASH, DEBRIS, OVERGROW, VEGETATION AND SECURING, MA'AM.
SO WHAT'S THE TOTAL, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CHARGES PLEASE HOLD.
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE DO WE HAVE A TOTAL AMOUNT OF CH CHARGES, PLEASE HOLD SECOND.
A TOTAL OF $2,444 AND 67 CENTS.
IS THAT FOR, FOR ALL FOUR THINGS, MA'AM.
IS THE, IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY HERE? YES.
MR. ESQUIVEL, WERE YOU ABLE TO LOG ON TO THE WEBSITE? THE PRESENTATION IS BEING LIVESTREAM.
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THE, UH, THE VIDEO, BUT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.UM, YES, I AM ONLINE AND MY MOTHER IS HERE WITH ME.
IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR MOTHER AS WELL, IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
UH, MY NAME IS CARLOS ESQUIBEL.
UM, YOU WANNA STATE YOUR NAME? OKAY.
MY NAME IS ES UH, I'M THE OWNER OF 1716.
I'M THE OWNER OF 1716 GUADALUPE.
AND MR. ESQUIBEL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOUR CASE, PLEASE.
SO JUST, UH, JUST REAL QUICK, A FEW COMMENTS.
UH, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT HOMEOWNERS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO, TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOMES EVEN IF THEY'RE VACANT.
AND I, AND I KNOW IT'S FOR THE HEALTH AND THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND, AND THIS PAST YEAR WE'VE WORKED REAL HARD AT 1716 GUADALUPE, UM, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
CODE COMPLIANCE HAVE NOTIFIED US BY EVEN A NOTICE ON THE BUILDING.
AND EVERY TIME I'VE GONE TO CLEAN AND SECURE THE BUILDING, UM, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT NIGHT OR THE NEXT DAY, IT IS VANDALIZED AND THEY UNDO THE WORK THAT I HAVE DONE.
ON AUGUST 29TH, I SPENT, UH, MOST OF THE DAY SECURING THE BUILDING AND, AND I TOOK A PHOTO AND I SUBMITTED THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECEIVED IT OR NOT, BUT SOON AFTERWARD, LIKE ALMOST THE, THE NEXT DAY OR NEXT FEW DAYS, UH, THE CITY CONTRACTOR WAS THERE REDOING WHAT I HAD JUST COMPLETED.
I, I WAS ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND I LEFT MY CELL NUMBER AND I PROMISED HER THAT IF SHE CALLED ME ANYTIME, I WOULD GO AND ADDRESS ANY DISCREPANCIES.
MY MOTHER
SHE'S 95 YEAR YEARS OLD ON A FIXED INCOME.
HER FIRSTBORN, MY SISTER WAS RAISED, THERE WAS HER GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER.
UM, SO MY MOTHER'S GOT A STRONG ATTACHMENT TO THE PROPERTY, AND SHE'S COMMITTED TO RESTORING.
HOWEVER, REMEMBER, SHE'S HAD SEVERAL VIOLATIONS, AND THE AMOUNT, I THINK IS CLOSER TO 3000.
I THINK THE LAST STATEMENT WE RECEIVED, ONE YESTERDAY WAS 2,800.
UM, I KNOW WE'VE MADE MISTAKES TRYING TO MAINTAIN AND FIX THIS PROPERTY.
I, I WENT AND OBTAINED A PERMIT, BUT IT WAS NOT THE COMPREHENSIVE ONE TO DO WHAT IS REQUIRED.
AND SO, SO I NEED TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT PERMIT, UH, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME.
TODAY, MY MOTHER HAS LOST HER HUSBAND AND TWO DAUGHTERS IN A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD.
I CAME BACK TO SAN ANTONIO TO HELP, HELP HER AND ALSO MANAGED THE PROPERTY.
I I ASKED THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE ABOVE AND FORGIVE THE CHARGES.
WE, WE WILL USE THE MONEY AND PROBABLY MORE TO BRING THE HOUSE UP TO THE STANDARDS.
SO, IN SUMMARY, AGAIN, WE UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS OF VISIBILITY.
I'VE BEEN WORKING THERE THIS PAST YEAR, AND I'VE MET A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORS BEHIND ME, NEXT TO ME, ACROSS THE STREET, AND, AND THEY HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS.
AND AGAIN, WE'VE MADE MISTAKES.
I, I APPRECIATE THE BOARD TO HEAR US OUT AND CONSIDER OUR REQUEST.
I DID SUBMIT A LETTER FROM THE, UH, ESPERANZA CENTER AND TWO PHOTOS.
I'M NOT SURE IF THOSE WERE RECEIVED.
I'M GONNA READ THE LETTER INTO THE RECORD.
THIS IS THE APPEAL RE LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE OWNER REGARDING 1716 GUADALUPE.
THIS WAS DATED OCTOBER 2ND, 2020, REQUESTING AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ON THIS CASE.
THIS IS FROM THE OWNER JI ESQUIBEL.
MY SON HAS BEEN WORKING TO UPKEEP THIS PROPERTY FOR SOME TIME.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CITY DID SINCE MY SON AND OTHER WORKERS HAD
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SPENT ALL DAY SATURDAY PRIOR CLEANING AND SECURING THE PROPERTY.IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TWO OTHER INVOICES, INVOICE 3 9 5 32 0 2 AND 3 9 5 28 95 THAT I HAVE RECEIVED.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR WHAT THE CITY DID TO CORRECT.
MY SON CHECKS ON THE LOT PERIODICALLY AND HAS KEPT UP WITH THE GRASS AND WEEDED.
THERE WAS SOMEONE THAT BROKE IN AND KNOCKED THE GATES DOWN AND TRASHED THE PROPERTY.
MY SON AND ANOTHER WORKER CLEANED IT UP.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN AND ARE COMMITTED TO DOING SO, BUT VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE BEING CITED AND BILLED WHEN WE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING THE VEGETATION AND CLEANING THE TRASH, REESTABLISHING THE BOARDING AND FENCES THAT ARE KNOCKED DOWN BY OTHERS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO REQUEST ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE OWNER DID SUBMIT TWO PHOTOS.
THEY'RE ON YOUR SCREEN NOW FOR BOTH PHOTOS ARE DATED AUGUST 29TH WITH THE PHOTO ISAAC
WE DO ALSO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS TAPE.
THIS WAS FROM ZA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER.
I'LL BE READING THAT INTO THE RECORD NOW.
FROM GRACIELA CHE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT 9 22 SAN PEDRO, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 2.
DEAR MEMBERS OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD AND CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE ESPANZA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER, A 34 YEAR OLD CULTURAL ARTS SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
THIS PAST SUMMER, ESPERANZA PURCHASED A PROPERTY AT 1716 GUADALUPE STREET AS PART OF OUR
ALMOST A WEEK OR TWO AFTER WE PURCHASED A BUILDING, WE FOUND OURSELVES DEALING WITH YOUNG DRUG DEALERS WHO BECAME SQUATTERS BEHIND OUR PROPERTY AND NEXT DOOR TO US.
THESE WERE THE SAME FOLKS WHO HAD BROKEN INTO THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET AT 1716 GUADALUPE STREET.
OUR BUILDING WAS TAGGED, OUR SECURITY CAMERA WAS STOLEN, AND AFTER WE CALLED THE POLICE, THE SQUATTERS MOVED NEXT DOOR ONLY TO BUILD A SMALL TENT CITY.
FINALLY, WE GOT SO COMPLIANCE OFFICERS TO CUT DOWN THE TREES AND GET RID OF THE TENT CITY THEY HAD CREATED.
THIS SEEMS TO HAVE PUSHED THE YOUNG MEN OUT FOR A WHILE, BUT THE COLD WEATHER SEEMS TO HAVE CURTAILED THEIR ACTIONS AT LEAST UNTIL THE SPRING.
DURING ONE OF THESE MOMENTS THAT WHEN WE WERE STRUGGLING WITH THESE YOUNG MEN, I MET MR. CARLOS ESQUIBEL, WHO WAS ALSO CHECKING ON HIS MOTHER'S PROPERTY.
I HAVE CONTINUED TO BE IN COMMUNICATION WITH MR. BEL AND HAVE SEEN HIM CLEAN UP AND SECURE THE BUILDING ONLY TO SEE THESE YOUNG MEN VANDALIZE THE BUILDING THAT SAME NIGHT, LEAVING THE HOUSE WITH TRASH AND UNSECURED.
I ASK THE B S C TO FORGIVE THE $3,000 FEE AND INSTEAD HAVE THAT MONEY AND SECURITY OF THAT BUILDING.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE OWNER OF THIS BUILDING IS MISS ION G AND SHE IS 95 YEARS OLD AND UNABLE TO DO MUCH WITH THE BUILDING.
HOWEVER, HER SON IS TRYING TO IMPROVE THE PROPERTY AND WE WILL WORK WITH HIM TO DO SO.
AGAIN, THAT IS FROM ELLA, I SANCHEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ESPERANZA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER.
DOES ANYONE, UH, DOES ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, OWNER? NOBODY.
BUT THEN DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A MOTION BOARD? YES, I, I WILL MOTION, THIS IS EFRON RA.
UM, I MOTION THAT WE FOLLOW STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND WAIVE, UM, ALL OF THE FEES THAT HAVE ACCRUED FROM, UM, UH, THE RECENT CLEANUP.
UM, I THINK THE OWNER HAS SHOWN WILLINGNESS TO CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY AND GIVEN THAT THEY HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT, UM, UM, I KNOW THAT THE, THE WEST SIDE PRESERVATION ALLOWING, UH, ALLIANCE DOES DO A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PRESERVE SOME OF THAT VITAL HISTORIC FABRIC.
AND WE DO HAVE AN OWNER THAT'S WILLING AND WANTING TO PRESERVE THAT FABRIC.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE, THEY'VE SHOWN THAT THEY HAVE THE MEAN, THE THE WILLINGNESS TO DO IT.
SOMETIMES THE MEANS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT, SO IF WE, IF WE CHARGE 'EM THESE FEES, THEY'RE GONNA, IT'S GONNA PUSH IT BACK EVEN FURTHER.
SO THAT'S WHY A MOTION THAT WE WAIVE THESE FEES.
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I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH OF THE FEES WILLING TO, TO WAIVE THE ENTIRE $3,000 PLUS THE 180 ADMIN FEE OR WHAT? UM, I'LL ASK STAFF, STAFF TO RECOMMENDATION.UH, JENNY, UH, MS. JENNY RAMIREZ, UH, YOUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO WAIVE, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UM, 1,200 PLUS THE ADMIN FEES.
THIS IS ALEX CODE GUDO CODE DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR.
THE ABATEMENT CHARGES FOR THIS IS $1,554 AND 13 CENTS.
AND WE'RE ASKING THE CHARGES TO BE UPHELD.
SIR, YOU, YOU WANT ME TO PAY YOU HOW MUCH? UM, JUST A SECOND, MS. ESQUIVEL.
THERE'S, UM, IN DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW.
SO THE, THE 1,400, UM, BE UPHELD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
HELLO, EFRON, ARE YOU THERE? YES.
ARE YOU, IS YOUR MOTION TO UPHOLD THE 1500, UH, AT WHATEVER IT WAS, 15 SOMETHING PLUS THE 180 TO UP MOTION ON THE TABLE? UH, OKAY.
IS THAT YOUR MOTION THOUGH? YES.
SO THE MOTION, THE MOTION IS TO UPHOLD THE 1500.
WHAT, WHAT WAS THE 1535? THE TOTAL IS $1,324 PLUS THE 180 ADMIN FEE TO THE TOTAL OF THOUSAND $504.
HOLD ON, EVERYBODY HOLD EVERYBODY HOLD ON PLEASE.
KEVIN, WHAT? I NEED YOU TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO HAVE A DISCUSSION.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, YOU AND YOUR SON HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I BELIEVE THAT YOU GUYS ARE, HAVE COMPLETED, UH, YOUR, UM, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR SIDE OF THE SITUATION.
BUT YOU HAVE TO LET THE BOARD DO THEIR DISCUSSION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, PLEASE.
OKAY, SIR, THAT IS, THAT IS NOT ME OR MY MOTHER.
I, WE HAD A THIRD PARTY IN HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT THIRD VOICE IS AND I'LL BE QUIET AND LISTEN, BUT THAT IS NOT US.
I NEED EVERYBODY, IF YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING, PLEASE MUTE YOURSELF.
IF YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING, I, OKAY, LET ME TRY THIS AGAIN.
FRA THE CHARGES ARE, UM, $1,504.
WHAT'S THE, UM, THAT'S THE ACTUAL FEE AND THE ADMINISTRATION FEE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING? THAT WE UPHOLD IT? THAT IS CORRECT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? NO, THIS IS MICAH HARPER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
COULD WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MS. BROWN? AYE.
MR. ANDES, MR. ANDES HAS LOST ACTIVITY ISSUES.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S PUTTING HIS THUMBS UP.
MOTION CARRIES WITH THE VOTE OF FOUR TO ONE TO TWO.
UH, SIR, UH, MR. ESQUIVEL, YOU CAN GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER
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AND SHE WILL EX UH, SHE'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT, UH, WE JUST AGREED UPON AND, AND WHO IS THAT? YES, MR. ESQUIVEL STAFF WILL CALL YOU MOMENTARILY TO EXPLAIN THE ORDER.WHO IS THIS? THIS IS JUDY CRUM AND ALICE
[2. 20-7108 (CD-1) 1112 Agarita Ave W]
CASE IS, UH, 1112 AGARITA.UM, MS. ANNA LAKI, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES.
WE'LL GET STARTED WITH YOUR TAPE.
FOR THE RECORD, I AM DENISE HASTINGS, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR.
THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT 1 1 1 2 WEST AGARITA AND COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCV 1 8 0 5, BLOCK 22, BLOCK 16, 17, AND 18.
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AS LISTED IN BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL RECORDS IS MICHAEL TKI ETAL IN CARE OF ANNA TKI.
PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO Y PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT.
IT STATES EXTERIOR SURFACES SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION.
EXTERIOR WOOD SURFACES SHALL BE PROTECTED BY PAINTING OR OTHER PROTECTIVE TREATMENTS.
SIDING AND MASONRY JOINTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED.
WEATHER RESISTANCE AND WATER PIPE, METAL SURFACES SUBJECT TO RUST OR CORROSION, AND ALL SUCH SURFACES WITH RUST OR CORROSION SHALL BE STABILIZED AND COATED TO IN INHIBIT FURTHER RUST AND CORROSION.
OXIDATION SHALL BE OXIDATION STAINED SHALL BE REMOVED FROM EXTERIOR SURFACES.
THE CODE OFFICER MADE LOCATION ON JULY 9TH, 2020 AND OBSERVED MISSING AND DETERIORATED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT ON EXTERIOR STRUCTURE.
A 30 DAY EDUCATIONAL DOOR HANGER WAS LEFT FOR THE OWNER.
A REINSPECTION WAS MADE ON AUGUST 15TH, 2020, AT WHICH TIME THE CODE OFFICER POSTED A SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION.
FURTHER RE-INSPECTIONS WERE MADE ON AUGUST 29TH, 2020, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2020 AND DECEMBER 2ND, 2020.
EXTERIOR STRUCTURES STILL LACKS ADEQUATE WEATHER PROTECTION.
I SPOKE WITH MS. LAKI ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2020 TO EXPLAIN THE NOTICE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.
SHE STATED SHE WILL HAVE THE, SHE WILL PAINT THE EXTERIOR.
ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2020, I MADE LOCATION AND FOUND WORKERS REPLACING SOME OF THE DETERIORATED EXTERIOR WOOD.
I ALSO CHECKED THE PROPERTY THIS MORNING.
UH, THE PAINTING HAS NOT STARTED ON THE STRUCTURE AT THIS TIME, SO I ASK THAT THE BOARD FIND THIS PROPERTY TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3 0 4 0.2 OF THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE IN ORDER THAT THE EXTERIOR WOULD BE PROPERLY WEATHER PROTECTED.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I AM SORRY IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS FOR THE O FOR THE OFFICER FROM THE BOARD.
YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER? I'M SORRY.
YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER IT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
NOT, NOT, IT'S NOT YOUR TIME TO SPEAK YET.
UH, SO, UH, ARE THERE WINDOWS MISSING IN THERE? UH, MS. HASTING?
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NO, THE WINDOW IS OPEN.SO FROM THIS TIME, FROM SOME, SO FROM JULY UNTIL NOW, THERE'S BEEN NO PAINTING AT ALL? NO MA'AM.
JUST SOME BOARDS, UH, REPAIRED.
RIGHT? UH, THE RAILING ON THE STAIRS, THE FRAMING AROUND THE DOOR AND SOME OF THE SKIRTING ON THE EXTERIOR.
SO IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, THEN I GUESS MRS. UM, UH, THE OWNER CAN SPEAK.
NOW YOU WANT TO PRESENT YOUR CASE, MA'AM? UH, YEAH.
THE ONLY NOTICE THAT I HAVE IS WHEN YOU SENT ME THE NOTICE THAT I HAVE TO HAVE IT NUMBER, THE DECEMBER THE 10TH.
YOU SAY YOU SENT ME A NOTICE IN AUGUST.
AUGUST UNTIL NOVEMBER, BUT I I NEVER HAD THE NOTICE THAT YOU'RE TELLING ME I HAVE NO INCOME IN THAT PROPERTY.
THE LADY IS NOT PAYING ANY RENT AND I'M DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN AND I SHOULD BE FINISHED BY NEXT WEEK.
ALL THE PAYING AND I'M DOING WHEN YOU, WHEN THEY SEND ME THE LEFT LETTER FROM THE COMPLIANCE, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK POSSESSION ON THE START WALKING IN THE PROPERTY.
AND IT WAS IN THE END OF NOVEMBER OR THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER.
IF I SHOULD'VE KNEW IT BEFORE, I SHOULD HAVE START WALKING IN THE PROPERTY.
MAYBE THE TENANT TOOK THE NOTICE THAT YOU LEFT OVER THERE, THAT SHE DON'T PAY NO RENT AND SHE JUST WANTS ME TO GET IN TROUBLE.
SHE DID NOT PAY ANY RENT FOR THREE OR FOUR MONTHS AND THE CITY TOOK SOME, PAID SOME OF THE MONEY AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T DO IT BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW.
EVERY TIME THEY CALL COMPLIANCE, CALL ME AND TELL ME TO DO SOMETHING.
I, I TAKE CHARGE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT I TOOK CHARGE BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET ANY PAPERS.
MS. CHAIR, CAN WE GET TO MAKE SURE, UM, THE OWNER GIVES US HER NAME AND HER ADDRESS? MS. YES.
IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
I, I I MY PROPERTY IS WHERE I LIVE OR WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
2 0 3 ATWATER DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE REMEDIES TO EVICT, UH, CLIENTS OUTTA YOUR PROPERTY.
YOU'LL HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK INTO THAT YOURSELF.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PAINT ON THIS HOUSE, OR THE LACK OF YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO, TO, UH, PAINT THE HOUSE.
OKAY? YOU GIMME AN EXTENSION WHEN IT WILL BE DONE BY, BY NEXT WEEK.
AND GIVE ME LIKE, UH, FIVE MORE DAYS OR 10 MORE DAYS ON WHAT I ASK YOU FOR YOU TO PAINT THE HOUSE.
BECAUSE THEY ALREADY STARTED, THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE WEATHER.
LIKE MAYBE THIS AFTERNOON WE WOULD FINISH IN ONE PART, SO LATER WE DO THE OTHER PART OR 30 DAYS.
UH, WE, WE COULD PROBABLY DO THAT FOR YOU.
UM, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? HELLO? MY BOARD.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WELL, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
UH, I, I I MOTION THAT WE ALLOW THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNER A 30 DAY, UM, 30 DAYS TO, UH, GET HER PROPERTY TOGETHER AND, UH, FOR PAINT, FOR PROTECTIVE CUT, UH, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
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ANYONE? NO DISCUSSION.CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS. BROWN? AYE.
AND MR. GOMEZ ABSTAINS, THE MOTION CARRIES WITH THE VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO.
GIVE MA'AM, ARE YOU STILL THERE? GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER OR YOUR CODE? YOUR CODE OFFICER WILL CALL YOU AND LET YOU KNOW? YES.
WHAT OUR DECISION
I CAN SEND UP THAT FORM AND WAIT, YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE 30 DAYS, MA'AM.
[3. 20-7109 (CD-1) 1002 Kings Hwy W]
CASE, ANOTHER S A P M C CASE.10 0 2, UH, THE WEST KINGS HIGHWAY.
MR. CONN CHADBURN, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? UH, YES I AM.
WE'LL GET STARTED MOMENTARILY.
WE DO HAVE CONAN CHADBURN ON THE LINE, BUT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT DIANE ROBERT, WHO WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT TEXT IF BE JUST A SECOND.
HELLO? IS ANYBODY THERE? IS THE, IS THE OWNER AT THE, UH, UH, OH, I'M SORRY.
MS. HAY, ARE YOU THERE? YES, SHARON, WE HAVE THE OWNER ON THE LINE, BUT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO, UM, CONTACT MS. DIANE ROBERTS, WHO WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT TESTIMONY BE JUST A MINUTE.
I AM DENISE HASTEN, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR.
PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT 10 0 2 WEST KINGS HIGHWAY
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AND CITY COUNCIL.DISTRICT ONE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCD 1 9 2 8, BLOCK 15, LODGE 22 AND 23.
PROPERTY IS IN AN DELAY FIVE R DASH SIX ZONE.
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AS LISTED IN BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT RECORDS IS CONAN AND DANVILLE TAPPER AND DIANA L. ROBERTS PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 4 0.2.
PROTECTIVE TREATMENT STATE EXTERIOR SURFACES SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION.
EXTERIOR WOOD SURFACES SHALL BE PROTECTED BY PAINTING OR OTHER PROTECTIVE TREATMENT.
SIDING AND BASED WITH JOINTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED.
WEATHER RESISTANCE AND WATERTIGHT METAL SURFACES SUBJECT TO RUST, CORROSION, AND ALL OTHER SURFACES WITH RUST OR CORROSION SHALL BE STABILIZED.
AND TO INHIBIT FURTHER RUST, CORROSION, OXIDATION STAINS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM STER SURFACE CODE.
OFFICER MADE LOCATION ON JULY 9TH, 2020 AND OBSERVED DISTANCE, DETERIORATED WEATHER PROTECTION, WEATHER PROTECT TREATMENT ON EXTERIOR STRUCTURE.
A 30 DAY EDUCATIONAL DOOR HANGER WAS LEFT FOR THE OWNER.
A REINSPECTION WAS MADE ON AUGUST 13TH, 2020, AT WHICH TIME THE CODE OFFICER POSTED SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE NOTED A VIOLATION FOR LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION.
FURTHER RE-INSPECTIONS WERE MADE ON AUGUST 29TH, 2020, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2020, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2020, AND DECEMBER 2ND.
EXTERIOR OF STRUCTURE STILL LACKS ADEQUATE WEATHER PROTECTION.
I SPOKE WITH THE HOMEOWNER ON NOVEMBER 13TH TO EXPLAIN THE BOARD PROCESS.
I ALSO REACHED OUT TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE, UH, WITH THE WEATHER PROTECTION FOR THE OWNERS.
I ASK THAT THE BOARD FIND THIS PROPERTY TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3 0 4 0.2 OF SAN ANTONIO
THIS, HOW LONG HAS THIS, HOW LONG HAS THIS PROPERTY BEEN LIKE THIS? THE CODE OFFICER'S INITIAL INSPECTION WAS JULY 9TH, 2020.
YEAH, BUT IT HAD, IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN, IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN LIKE THIS BEFORE JULY THE NINTH.
DO YOU HAVE A DATE? NO, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE OF WHEN THE, UH, WEATHER PROTECTION DETERIORATED.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COPY OF, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY LIVING IN THE HOME? YES, MR. CHADBURN
MR. CONAN CHADBURN LIVES THE TRUCK.
DID YOU SAY THERE WAS SOMEONE LIVING IN THE HOUSE? HELLO? THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE HOUSE? YES.
SO, UM, WHERE IS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
WHERE IS THE OWNER PRESENT? YES, MR. CONAN CHADBURN, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
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SAME, PLEASE.UH, YES, GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS JUAN CHADBURN AND I OWN AND RESIDE AT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION LOCATED AT 1002 WEST KINGS HIGHWAY.
AND MY NAME IS DIANA L. ROBERTS.
UM, AND, UH, CONN'S FATHER DANVILLE AND I, I'M, I'M MARRIED TO HIS FATHER, UM, ARE, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CALL US CO-OWNERS.
WE, WE ARE SOMEHOW ON THE PAPERWORK FOR HIS HOUSE.
WE PARTICIPATED WHEN WE CO-SIGNED FOR IT WHEN HE BOUGHT IT YEARS AGO.
HEY,
UH, TO BE CLEAR, I DO NOT DISPUTE THAT MY HOUSE NEEDS PAINTING AND ACTIVELY SEEKING PAINT, SEEKING ESTIMATES FROM PAINTING CONTRACTORS AND WORKING TO SECURE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK.
HOWEVER, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS THAT MISS HASTINGS PRESENTED, THE SCALE OF THE WORK NEEDED IS EXTENSIVE AND IT WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED BY A PROFESSIONAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR WITH THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND EXPERTISE TO SAFELY ACCESS ALL THE SURFACES OF THE HOUSE THAT NEED TO BE PAINTED.
AND WITH THE REQUISITE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR SUCH WORK.
THIS IS SIMPLY NOT A PROJECT THAT I, AS A HOMEOWNER CAN JUST TAKE CARE OF OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEKEND OR TWO, AND IT WILL REPRESENT A VERY SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE.
I BELIEVE THE SCALE OF THE EXPENSE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL OCCUR, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE ONGOING PANDEMIC, REPRESENT EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT JUSTIFY AN EXTENSION OF THE TIME GIVEN TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER FROM THE DEVELOPER SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOUNT THE EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THIS HEARING AND PROVIDE SOME DETAILS OF THE EFFORTS THAT I HAVE ALREADY MADE TO ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE SITUATION.
ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S 3 1 1 DATE ON THE MORNING OF JULY 9TH, 2020, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER NICOLE FAIL CONDUCTED THE SWEEP OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF BEACON HILL AND ALTA VISTA INITIATING CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR EXTERIOR PAINTING VIOLATIONS AGAINST AT LEAST 15 HOUSES WITHIN THE SPAN OF JUST 58 MINUTES, SPENDING AN AVERAGE OF JUST THREE MINUTES, 52 SECONDS PER HOUSE TO DETERMINE THAT SHE THOUGHT THE HOUSE WAS IN VIOLATION RIGHT IN POST THE EDUCATIONAL VIOLATION NOTICE AND LOOKED FOR THE NEXT HOUSE TO SITE.
MY PROPERTY WAS AMONG THOSE TARGETED IN THIS SUITE.
THE PREVIOUS ITEM OF TODAY'S HEARING, 1112 WEST AGARITA WAS ALSO TARGETED THAT SAME MORNING, JUST 10 MINUTES LATER, THAT SAME DAY, JULY 9TH, 2020, BEXAR COUNTY REPORTED 954 NEW C OVID 19 INFECTIONS, 19 NEW DEATHS FROM THE DISEASE AND ATTEST POSITIVITY RATE FOR THAT WEEK AT 24.2%.
THE HIGHEST LEVEL IT HAS REACHED DURING THIS PANDEMIC, THE MAYOR'S EIGHTH EMERGENCY DECLARATION, WAS IN FACT THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
OFFICER FA APPARENTLY DECIDED THAT THIS PEAK OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WAS A PRIME TIME TO DEMAND THAT DOZENS OF HOMEOWNERS ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAKE EXTENSIVE AND COSTLY REPAIRS, MANY OF WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO ENGAGE WITH AND POTENTIALLY RISK EXPOSURE FROM CONTRACTORS AND WORK CREWS FROM OUTSIDE THEIR IMMEDIATE HOUSEHOLD.
IN CONTRADICTION OF THE GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND THE MAYOR AND COUNTY JUDGE, WHEN OFFICER PHA RETURNED TO MY PROPERTY TO POST THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE NOTICE OF VIOLATION ON AUGUST 13TH, SHE TACKED ON ANOTHER UNRELATED VIOLATION, CLAIMING AN UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED RIGHT OF WAY OBSTRUCTION.
I CUT ANY TREE BRANCHES THAT COULD CONCEIVABLY BE CONSIDERED TO OBSTRUCT THE RIGHT OF WAY ONLY TO HAVE HER RETURN ON SEPTEMBER 2ND TO ISSUE.
YET ANOTHER NOTICE OF VIOLATION CLAIMING THIS TIME THAT THE TREE BRANCHES, WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN CUT AND WERE NO LONGER PRESENT, WERE SOMEHOW OBSTRUCTING THE SIDEWALK.
THIS TIME, ONCE AGAIN, THIS NEW VIOLATION WAS ISSUED FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY CHAIR MR. CHAIR, MR. CHAIR, THIS IS LEGAL.
IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME, THIS IS LEGAL.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON WHETHER THE HOUSE, UH, THAT IS IN QUESTION NEEDED WEATHER PROTECTION OR NOT, NOT WHETHER THERE WAS, UM, ANY OTHER CODE VIOLATIONS THAT IS NOT IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD.
UM, UH, DUE TO THE FACT THAT, UH, WORK CONTINUED FOR THE CITY.
UM, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH, UH, A PANDEMIC AGAIN, THAT THOSE ARE OUR ISSUES THAT ARE OUT OF CONTROL OR OUTSIDE OF THE PURVIEW OF THIS BOARD.
WHAT IS IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD AS WHETHER THERE WAS A PROPERTY, UH, THAT WAS IN VIOLATION AND NEEDED WEATHER PROTECTION.
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THAT IT NEEDS ANYTHING, SIR, THE OWNER.ALL YOUR, ALL, ALL THE VIOLATIONS THAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HERE HAPPENED BETWEEN, UH, SEVEN, NINE AND 20 AND 12 2 20, WHICH IS, UM, WEATHER PROTECTION AND YOU NEED TO GET THE HOUSE PAINTED.
SIR, I HAVE NOT DISPUTING THAT, BUT THIS IS, UH, AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE JOB I HAVE.
UM, I, UH, I DO NOT DISAGREE THAT THE HOUSE SHOULD BE PAINTED AND WOULD HAVE INDEED ALREADY PAINTED IT IF IT HAD BEEN FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE TO DO SO.
UH, I HAVE RECEIVED QUOTES FROM TWO REPUTABLE PAINTING COMPANIES FOR 14,900, UH, FIVE $14,595 AND $14,250 AND HAVE A THIRD SLIGHTLY LOWER BID FROM A COMPANY THAT I'M STILL IN THE PROCESS OF VETTING TWO OTHER PAINTING COMPANIES DECLINED TO EVEN BID ON THE PROJECT BECAUSE OF THE SCOPE OF THE WORK TO BE DONE.
I'M SEEKING ADDITIONAL BIDS AND I'M WORKING TO LIQUIDATE VARIOUS ASSETS AND SAVINGS TO GET THE MONEY NEEDED TO, TO DO THIS WITHOUT PLACING MYSELF IN A FI PERILOUS FINANCIAL SITUATION.
BUT THIS TAKES TIME AND THIS IS A, A, A VERY DIFFICULT TIME TO COME UP WITH UPWARDS OF $14,000 TO, TO DO THIS JOB.
AND HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED, UH, TO PUT, TO PUT ALL THE SCOPE OF WORK TOGETHER? I AM ASKING THAT THE BOARD TO SPEND ANY FURTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON THIS CASE FOR 120 DAYS TO ALLOW FOR THE TIME NEEDED TO UNDERTAKE THIS VERY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE TASK IN A MANNER THAT IS BOTH FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND ATTENTIVE TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS THAT IT PRESENTS DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
SIR, YOU'RE ASKING FOR FOUR MONTHS? YES.
GIVEN THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT AND THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE PANDEMIC, UM, HAVING, UM, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBERS CAN GO IN IN DIRECTIONS THAT MAKE IT UNSAFE TO HAVE WORKERS COMING ONTO MY PROPERTY, UM, IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME TO COME UP WITH $14,000 TO DO SUCH A JOB.
UM, SO I'M ASKING FOR 120 DAYS.
SO THE OWNER IS ASKING FOR 120 DAYS, UH, BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? MIKE? HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, OTHER THAN THE, THE PANDEMIC AT LARGE, WERE YOU PERSONALLY AFFECTED WITH YOUR EMPLOYMENT OR YOUR BUSINESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT DURING THIS TIME? UH, YES.
MY, UM, INCOME HAS ESSENTIALLY VANISHED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND AS A FREELANCE CONTRACTOR.
UM, I'M UNELIGIBLE FOR, UM, UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR TOP OF YOUR TOP? WAIT, WHAT? WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER PERSON? YES.
WHAT, WHAT'S TO SPEAK? KAREN, DO YOU HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? MS. DIANE AND ROBERT.
OKAY, MS. ROBERTS, GO AHEAD AND PRESENT YOUR CASE.
UM, SO AS I STATED, UM, I AM MARRIED TO CONN'S FATHER.
UM, AND WHEN, WHEN CONN BOUGHT THE HOUSE, WE CO-SIGNED FOR HIM, HE WAS A YOUNG FIRST TIME HOME BUYER, SO WE CO-SIGNED.
SO WE ARE ON THE PAPERWORK AS WELL.
UM, THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING DISCUSSION AMONG, AMONG US.
UM, I WILL ECHO CONN'S, UM, CONCERNS ABOUT THE COVID SITUATION.
UM, HIS FATHER, MY HUSBAND IS 72 YEARS OLD AND HAS A HISTORY OF BRONCHITIS AND PNEUMONIA.
WE HAVE ALMOST DAILY INTERACTIONS.
WE ARE SORT OF OUR SOCIAL CIRCLE, SO WE ARE TRYING TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE COVID COVID SITUATION.
SO, UM, HAVING SAID THAT, WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT CONN IS DOING OTHER, YOU
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KNOW, WORK ON THE HOUSE.HE'S, NONE OF US ARE ARGUING THAT THE HOUSE IS NOT NEEDED TO GET PAINTED.
BELIEVE ME, THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING DISCUSSION FOR A WHILE.
UM, HE HAS FOUND SOME WAYS TO MAKE SOME THINGS WORK AND WE HAVE OFFERED IN ORDER TO HELP GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED.
WE HAVE OFFERED TO HELP IF NEED, IF HE CAN'T COME UP WITH THE WHOLE AMOUNT, WE HAVE OFFERED TO KIND OF HELP HIM TO GET THIS THING TAKEN CARE OF AND OUTTA THE WAY.
THEY SAY THEY CAN START, BUT ANYBODY WHO'S DONE A PROJECT LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SAY YOU'RE GONNA START IT NEXT WEEK ALL YOU WANT, AND THEN THE HOLIDAYS COME AND THEN SOMEBODY GETS SICK OR WHATEVER.
SO WE ARE REQUESTING DUE TO THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT AND THE PANDEMIC, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME IN WHICH TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
NOT THAT WE'RE GONNA PUSH IT, BUT JUST SO THAT, THAT THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT'S HAPPENING.
AND GIVEN THE TESTIMONY THAT HE WAS CUT OFF, THAT THIS OFFICER IS TARGETING HIM FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO FURTHER, YOU KNOW, VIOLATIONS THAT COME IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS THING AND THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME SO THAT HE CAN FIND A CONTRACTOR WHO CAN DO THE WORK SAFELY.
AND THAT EVERYBODY, INCLUDING THE WORKERS AND HIM AND US, ARE ALL FOLLOWING THE PROPER SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
SO WE ARE REQUESTING THE 120 DAYS.
IT PROBABLY WON'T TAKE THAT LONG, BUT WE WOULD LIKE THE SAFETY NET JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS COVERED AND THAT THERE'S NO PROBLEMS. MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON.
ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME? OH, YES.
QUESTION FOR OWNER HAVE ALL THE PROPERTIES SINCE JULY OF 2002, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT QUESTION.
YOU HAVE OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE JANUARY OF 2002, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, I HAVE OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE, UM, APRIL OF 2004.
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, HAVE YOU APPLIED ANY PAINT TO THAT HOME? YES.
AND WHAT WAS THE, WHAT WAS THE, AS I'VE DONE, I HAVE DONE, UH, NUMEROUS RENOVATIONS AND, UH, IMPROVEMENTS.
I'VE, I'VE DONE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK, UH, ON THE INTERIOR.
I'VE DONE SOME WORK ON THE EXTERIOR AND APPLIED SOME PAINT IN VARIOUS PLACES, BUT PAINTING THE ENTIRE THING, UH, AS I MENTIONED, IS GOING TO REQUIRE, UM, SCAFFOLDING AND FACILITIES THAT I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO.
COULD I HEAR YOU SAY THAT YOU HAD OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE 2002, BUT YOU HAVE NOT PAINTED IT? YOU, YOU DIDN'T PAINT IT? I HAVE OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE 2004.
AND YOU HAVE NOT PUT ANY PAINT ON IT SINCE THAT TIME? I HAVE PUT SOME PAINT ON SOME PLACES WHERE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS THEM, BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON A NUMBER OF OTHER PROJECTS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE, UM, THAT REQUIRED, UM, ATTENTION.
I HAVE PUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO, INTO MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THIS.
THE PAINTING IS ONE OF THE JOBS THAT IS EXPENSIVE AND THAT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO YET, BUT I'M TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO DO IT RIGHT NOW.
WELL, MY QUESTION, MY QUESTION TO YOU WAS SINCE 2004 YOU HAVE NOT PAINTED THE PROPERTY, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S MY QUESTION.
IF, IF, IF I MAY, THIS IS DIANA ROBERT AGAIN, SOME OF THE UNPAINTED SURFACES ARE, ARE PLACES WHERE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND HE HAS DONE SOME MAJOR WORK ON THE HOUSE.
SO PAINTING, I MEAN, FOR ANYBODY WHO'S DONE A PROJECT LIKE THIS, PAINTING IS PAINTING IS THE PAINTING IS THE FINAL STEP, GENERALLY SPEAKING.
SO IN A LARGE SCALE PROJECT LIKE THIS, AND HE IS TRYING TO DO IT, YOU KNOW, AS MONEY ALLOWS.
SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A, THERE IS A PROCESS INVOLVED.
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DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? HE HAS COATED SOME OF THE SURFACES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED, YOU KNOW, BUT NOT, NOT THE FULL, NOT THE FULL PAINT JOB.WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, BUT WE JUST NEED THE HOUSE TO BE PAINTED, MA'AM.
AND WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO ALLOW YOU THE FOUR MONTHS TO, TO GET IT PAINTED, BUT THE CODE OFFICER WILL, WILL MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE PAINTED THE PROPERTY OR NOT AT THE END OF THE, AT THE END OF THE TIME PERIOD.
WELL, SHE'S GONNA BE CHECKING, YOU KNOW, UH, EVERY MONTH OR SO TO SEE HOW MUCH PROGRESS YOU'VE MADE AND SHE'LL BE REPORTING, SHE'LL BE REPORTING BACK TO THIS BOARD AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU NEED TO COME BACK IN.
WAS THAT, WAS THAT CLEAR? WELL, NO, BECAUSE THE INITIAL, UM, UH, CODE OFFICER THAT, THAT, UH, INITIATED THE PROCESS WAS, WAS, UH, OFFICER FAIL WHO, UH, LIKE I SAID, HAS TARGETED THE PROPERTY REPEATEDLY, UM, FOR OTHER THINGS.
UM, AND BE, UM, SIR, MS. SAT WILL CHECK IN ON YOU.
SHE'LL BE CHECKING ON YOU FROM TIME TO TIME AND SHE'LL BE REPORTING BACK TO THIS BOARD ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE PAINTED BEST PROPERTY.
UH, DO WE HAVE A, DO WE HAVE A, UM, A MOTION PLEASE, MS. BROWN, BEFORE WE GET TO A MOTION? I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH LEGAL, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WITH REPAIRS, BECAUSE THIS IS REQUIRING A REPAIR THAT WE USUALLY ONLY DO 30 DAYS.
SO I JUST WANNA CONFIRM WITH LEGAL MR. BURNS.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE, WE USUALLY, UH, THE REPAIRS THAT WE USUALLY DO ARE LIMITED TO ABOUT THREE DAYS, UH, UH, 90 DAYS.
THEY'D HAVE TO BE A UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE FOR YOU TO PUSH IT PAST THAT.
BUT THIS BOARD
UH, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE, THERE MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO PUT IN SOME PROTECTIONS, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE WORK IS BEING DONE.
BUT YES, BASED ON THE UNIQUE SITUATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, AND IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES THAT, UH, THE SITUATION PRESENTED IS UNIQUE, UH, FOUR MONTHS CAN BE ALLOWED WITH OF COURSE PROTECTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS VERY CLEAR BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE THE STIPULATION IN OUR ORDER.
SO ERIC, YOU'RE SAYING THAT YES, WE CAN GIVE THEM FOUR MONTHS, IS THAT CORRECT? AND LENCIA, YOU WERE SAYING YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CORRECT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT IN A REPAIR ORDER, OUR MATCH IS USUALLY 30 DAYS.
BUT SINCE THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION, YOU'RE ASKING, WE'RE CLEAR, WE'RE CLEAR WITH LEGAL THAT WE'RE GIVEN ALLOWANCES.
YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOUR MONTHS IS CORRECT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOUR MONTHS IS AN ALLOWANCE.
IT'S NOT CORRECT BECAUSE FOUR MONTHS IS NOT CORRECT BECAUSE WITH THE REPAIR, WE'RE USUALLY GIVING THEM BACK TO 30 DAYS.
ERIC, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? THAT WE CAN MAKE THE ALLOWANCES BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OR NOT? YES.
IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES THAT THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, UM, ARE ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE, UM, ADDITIONAL TIME, YES.
THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT ON THAT AVENUE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE SOME INSURANCE, UM, AND SOME PROTECTIONS.
SO DOES ANYBODY WANNA MAKE THE MOTION PLEASE? COULD I GET A MOTION FOR THIS CASE PLEASE? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON.
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YES, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD FIND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 0 0 2 KINGS HIGHWAY WEST IS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC, UH, SAN ANTONIO'S PUBLIC CODE 3 0 4 0.2.AND THAT REPAIRS BE COMPLETED IN 120 DAYS.
AND THAT A, UH, STATUS REPORT BE PROVIDED TO THE CODE OFFICER EVERY 30 DAYS.
MS. BROWN, YOU'RE ON MUTE CHAIR.
THE ORDER IS FOR A REPAIR IN ONE 20 DAYS.
AND A 30 DAY STATUS REPORT WAS PROVIDED TO THE CODE OFFICER.
SO WE HAVE A, A 120 DAY MOTION FOR THE REPAIRS AND UPDATES EVERY 30 DAYS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, COULD WE GO TO ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS. BROWN? AYE.
MR. GOMEZ WILL ABSTAIN THAT THE MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SEVEN TO 0 2 1.
UH, MR. UH, MR. ROBERTS AND, UM, MR. CHAR BARN, ANYWAY, GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER AND THEY WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU, UH, WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
OKAY? AND THANK YOU FOR COMING.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND THANK YOU MS. ROBERTS.
[4. 20-7110 (CD-5) 1110 Grand Alley (reset)]
IS, UH, 1110 GRAND ALLEY.MR. ANO, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, MA'AM.
WE'LL GET STARTED MOMENTARILY.
WHO WILL GET STARTED MOMENTARILY? FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS LAUREN ALONSO, DANGEROUS PERMIT.
THIS OFFICER FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT SEVEN 10 GRAND ALLEY WITH A RECOMMENDATION SIMULATION PERFORMANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE A CHAPTER SIX.
THIS CASE IS A RECENT CASE, UH, FROM 8 13 20.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C D 8 9 2 BLOCK ONE, LOT ONE SOUTH 4.7 B OF H, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS RICHARD ANO WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1110 GRAND ALLEY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 7.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE TODAY.
UH, THE OWNER, MR. RICHARD ANO, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC RESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2019.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION, BUT SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVERALL FABRIC.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF THE EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
MY FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1110 GRAND ALLEY WAS CONDUCTED ON 10 30 17.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON TEN FIVE SEVENTEEN AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON CLAIMS ON 11 13 17.
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ON 10 23 17, A PRE-BOARD CONFERENCE HEARING WAS FILLED WITH THE FOLLOWING IN ATTENDANCE, MR. RICHARD ANO ON 11 23 20.THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1110 GRAND ALLEY.
AND ON 11 24 20, THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER RICHARD ANO ON 8 13 20.
THE BOARD ORDERED, UH, THE PROPERTY PROPERTY AT 1110 GRAND VALLEY AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTION 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15.
HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY AT THIS TIME CAN FEASIBLY BE REPAIRED AND ORDER THAT THE OWNER BE ALLOWED 60 DAYS TO REPAIR THE MAIN STRUCTURE, OBTAIN ALL REQUIRED PERMITS WITHIN 14 DAYS PROPERTY TO REMAIN VACANT, PENDING COMPLETION OF REPAIRS.
PROPERTY HAS TO BE SECURED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AND REMAIN SECURED DURING DEPENDENCY OF REPAIR.
AND THAT PROPERTY REPORTS BE SUBMITTED TO CODE COMPLIANCE EVERY 30 DAYS.
UH, TO THIS DATE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE STRUCTURE.
SO THE CASE, UM, WAS NOT ORDERED, UH, REPAIRED.
IT WAS ORDERED TO BE RESET ON 8 13 20.
UH, IT WAS ORDERED THAT AN ENGINEER'S REPORT BE PROVIDED AT THE NEXT HEARING.
IT WAS ALSO ORDERED THAT FINANCIAL MEANS BE PROVIDED AT, AT THE HEARING, AT THE NEXT HEARING, AND THE CONTRACTOR'S ORDER OR CONTRACTOR'S BID BE PROVIDED AT THE NEXT HEARING.
NONE OF ITEMS HAVE, UH, HAVE BEEN BROUGHT, UH, TO ME BY THE, BY THE OWNER.
AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY, UH, ANY ACTIVITY AT THE, AT THE LOCATION AS FAR AS REPAIRS OR ANYTHING.
UM, OH, THESE ARE THE PICTURES OF THE HOUSE.
UH, THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
UH, THE OWNER DID AT ONE TIME PAINT THE HOUSE AND REPAIR SOME OF THE TRIM.
UH, HERE'S THE, THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE OR THE SOUTH WALL, AND IT DOES HAVE SOME PROBLEMS THERE WITH THE FRAMING.
UH, IT HAS SOME DAMAGED FRAMING THERE.
UH, THE MASON STREET IS, UH, COMING APART AND UNDONE HERE AT THIS CORNER.
AND HERE'S THE REAR WALL, REAR WALL HERE, AND THE MASONRY, UH, IS DAMAGED HERE.
IT'S JUST A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MASONRY, UH, WHERE IT'S COMING APART HERE, UH, AT THE REAR OF THE HOUSE.
THERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SOUTH WALL, UH, DAMAGE FRAME.
AND, UH, THERE IS, UH, SIGNIFICANT BANGING TO THE ROOF.
IS, UH, IT'S THE NORTH WALL AND, UH, IT HAS DAMAGE HERE TO THE CINDER BLOCK HERE WHERE HE, UH, ATTEMPTED THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT, UH, OR REPAIR IT, AND, UH, LEFT IT AS HIS NEXT PICTURE PLEASE.
HERE'S JUST A CLOSER LOOK, UH, AT THE WALL.
AS YOU WALK AROUND, UH, SAME SIDE, THE MASONRY, THE MASONRY IS CRACKED AND COMING APART.
IT'S JUST A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WALL GOING TOWARDS THE REAR.
AND FINALLY HERE WE ARE, UH, AT THE REAR, UH, THERE IS THE DETERIORATION THERE TO THE TIN ROOF AND ALSO THE WOOD SIDING ON TOP.
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ROOF FROM THE BAR, AND, UH, DEFINITELY SOME PROBLEMS THERE WITH, UH, THE SAGGING OF THE ROOF.AS YOU GO INSIDE, UH, THE FRONT ROOM, UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE FOUNDATION CONCRETE IS ALREADY CRACKED, COMING APART.
THERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CONCRETE UN LEVEL AND CRACKED EXHIBITION, PLEASE.
HERE'S ONE OF THE ROOMS WHERE, UH, HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A REPAIR OR DO A REPORT HERE, UM,
HE STARTED CRACKING, UH, WORKING ON THE FOUNDATION HERE AND, UH, WAS NEVER FINISHED OR NEVER REPAIRED.
THIS IS UP ON THE CEILING AND THIS HAS EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE AND SHEET BROUGHT, UH, ROTTED AND JUST COMING APART.
THERE'S A TRANSITION OF THE CEILING AND WALL TO WALL.
UH, IT LOOKS HERE ON THE LEFT WHERE IT'S CRACKING, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SEPARATING AS WELL.
AND THEN WATER COMING IN FROM THE TOP, UH, SHEET ROCK.
HERE'S ONE OF THE CORNER TRANSITIONS HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMING APART HERE.
HERE'S ONE OF THE, UH, CLOSER LOOK AT THE CENTER BLOCK WALL HERE AND SEE WHERE IT'S CRACKED COMING APART.
JUST TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE HOUSE, UM, WHERE IT HAS A TINNED ROOF AND THERE'S ALSO EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE THERE.
THERE'S MORE WATER DAMAGE HERE TO THE CEILING IN THE FRONT ROOM.
AND THIS IS WHAT, UH, HE WAS USING, UTILIZING AS A KITCHEN HERE.
I MANAGED, UH, TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER'S NIECE AND, UH, HER NAME IS, UH, DENISE MARTIN.
AND SHE, UH, SHE CONTACTED ME, UH, A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER I THE LAST YEAR, AND SHE, SHE SOUNDED TO ME LIKE SHE WAS DEDICATED TO HELP HIM TO RELOCATE, FIND HIM A PLACE.
UM, AND SHE'S BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH ME AND TELLING ME THAT SHE'S GONNA HELP HER.
BUT, UH, UH, SINCE THIS MORNING, UH, SHE, SHE WAS GOING TO TALK TODAY.
SHE WAS GOING TO, UH, PRESENT, UH, SOME INFORMATION, UH, FOR US TODAY, BUT, UH, THIS MORNING SHE CALLED AND SHE SAID SHE WAS GONNA BE UNAVAILABLE.
THIS IS A OCCUPIED STORAGE STRUCTURE FOUNDATION,
EXTERIOR WALLS ARE CENTER BLOCK AND WOOD AND BOTH ARE DAMAGED.
TWO WOOD FRAME AND CONCRETE FLOORS ARE DAMAGED STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1110 GRAND VALLEY IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTION 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS ARE DEPICT HEREAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECT OR DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION FOR A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 1110 GRAND ALLEY.
I'M SORRY, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? THIS IS NELSON.
UH, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUIRED BY THE LAST BOARD MEETING THAT INCLUDED AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, UH, A UH, REVIEW OF ANY OF THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE? NO, SIR.
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NONE OF THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO, TO ME.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THE OWNER HERE? YES, MR. RICHARD ANO, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
YES, RICHARD ANO AT 1110 GRAND ALLEY.
AND YOU CAN BEGIN WITH YOUR TESTIMONY.
I'M SORRY, MA'AM, YOU CAN BEGIN WITH YOUR TESTIMONY.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL THE BOARD MEMBER MEMBER? WHAT WAS MY, I'M SORRY.
UH, UH, MY LAST WHAT NUMBER? UM, YOU CAN PRE, YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR TESTIMONY.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL THE BOARD MEMBERS TODAY? WELL, UH, IF MY HOUSE IS GONNA BE DEMOLISHED, OKAY.
IF I CAN, UH, YOU CAN, UH, PLACE ME AT, AT UH, UH, IN A PLACE, UH, WHICH I'LL BE AMENDED, YOU KNOW, UH, AND IF YOU GIVE MORE TIME, UH, TO, UH, THE WINTER PASSES.
AND, UH, HELLO, UH, UH, THE BOARD, THIS IS RAY MORALES.
UH, UH, I'M A REGISTERED ARCHITECT, UH, WITH STATE OF TEXAS.
AND, UH, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP MR. MONANO.
UH, INITIALLY HE WANTED TO REPAIR THE HOME, UH, BUT NOW HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED.
ALL HE'S ASKING FOR IS SOME ADDITIONAL TIME SO HE CAN GENERATE SOME FUNDING, UH, AND, AND, UH, NOT BE RELOCATED.
UH, UH, DURING THIS PANDEMIC, UH, HIS, UH, SOURCE OF FUNDING HAS, UH, FALLEN THROUGH FROM HIS FAMILY.
SO HE, HE, UH, HE WANTS TO REBUILD AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY REBUILD.
UH, BUT RIGHT NOW HE, UH, HE'S A LITTLE BIT OLDER AND, UH, UH, ALL HE'S REQUESTING THIS ADDITIONAL TIME.
UH, UH, RIGHT NOW THE PANDEMIC'S PRETTY HEAVY AND, UH, IT'LL AFFECT HIM, UH, TREMENDOUSLY.
HE DOES WORK AND, UH, BUT EVERY TIME, UH, UH, HE'S GOTTA REAPPLY FOR A NEW POSITION, NEW JOBS, AND, UH, WE WOULD APPRECIATE JUST SOME ADDITIONAL TIME, MAYBE TILL THE END OF MARCH SO THAT HE'S NOT, UH, DISLOCATED FROM HIS RESIDENCE AND, UH, BE A BURDEN TO THE CITY.
MR. MORALE, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? YES, MY, MY NAME IS RAY MUNDO MORALES JR.
AND, UH, MY ADDRESS IS 2 0 3 MEDFORD DRIVE.
UH, I HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY THE, OF THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO TRY TO HELP MR. MONANO, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, ON, ON, UH, HIS HOUSE, UH, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
UH, AND LIKE I SAID, I'M A REGISTERED ARCHITECT AND, UH, UH, HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE, UH, UH, THE HOUSE NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED, BUT IF HE, ALL HE'S DOING IS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TIME, WHO IS THAT THAT'S ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME? I'M SORRY, WHO ARE YOU ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME? UH, ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME BECAUSE, UH, HE DOESN'T WANNA BE DISLOCATED RIGHT NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PANDEMIC.
SIR, YOU'VE HAD FOUR YEARS TO, TO REDO THIS HOUSE AND YOU CHOSE NOT TO, AND THEN YOU WERE GIVEN AN EXTRA 30 DAYS TO DO IT AND YOU DID NOTHING.
I'M NOT SURE IF HE HAD FOUR YEARS.
UH, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2017, SIR.
WELL, I JUST GOT INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT AND, UH, UH, IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PANDEMIC AND IT, IF YOU DEMOLISHED THE HOUSE, HE'S GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING TO LIVE SOMEWHERE TO LIVE, AND HE'LL BECOME A BURDENSOME CITY IF THAT'S, YOU KNOW WHAT THE BOARD WANTS TO DO, SIR, THIS CASE WAS RESET 30 DAYS ABOUT, UH, AUGUST 27TH AND PRIOR TO THAT IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE 10 17 AND YOU HAVE CHOSE TO DO NOTHING.
SO THE PANDEMIC WASN'T IN 2017? UM, I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT.
UH, WE JUST GOT INVOLVED BACK IN NOVEMBER.
I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST READING WHAT I'M SEEING ON MY PAPER, SIR.
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NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROPERTY? WELL, HE IS BEEN WORKING WITH HIS FAMILY AND, UH, MR. MONTERA COULD BE, UH, DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH AT, AT TIMES, SO, UM, UH, I'M, I'M SURE MR. ALONSO, UH, UNDERSTANDS THAT, UH, BUT, UH, HE'S WILLING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, RELOCATE, BUT NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PANDEMIC.I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BOARD MIGHT CONSIDER DOING, BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, SO, UM, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, I GUESS THE BOARD WILL, WE WILL VOTE ON IT.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OWNER? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? UH, THIS IS MICAH HARPER.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION, UM, THAT THE PROPERTY AT 1 1 1 0 GRAND ALLEY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 5 6, SUBSECTIONS 2 5 7 8 12, AND 15.
FOR THE REASON STATED BY THE CODE OFFICER, THE PROPERTY IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED.
IT'S ORDERED IF THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS.
OKAY, WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO DEMOLITION ORDER FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 1110 GRAND AVENUE OR GRAND A ALLEY.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? HELLO, MS. BROWN, MADAM CHAIR.
I, WHO IS THIS TALKING? FRED? THIS IS FRED.
I BELIEVE THE DP OFFICER MR. ALONZO WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, UH, TO HAVE THE PROPERTY VACATED AS WELL.
OKAY? YEAH, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE.
SO THE MOTION DID ACCEPT THE, UH, FRIENDLY AMENDMENT OF BEING, UH, PROPERTY BEING VACATED.
WE HAVE A 30 DAY, UH, DEMO ORDER.
OKAY, SO, SO WE GET A ROLL CALL, JUDY? YES, MS. BROWN? AYE.
THE MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE IS SEVEN TO 0, 2 1.
YOU CAN GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER AND THEY WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU, UH, WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
OKAY? THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
OH, DID YOU, WERE YOU TALKING TO ME? ARE YOU THE OWNER, SIR? OF THE PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM.
OKAY, THEN TALK TO YOUR CODE OFFICER.
OH, I HAVE TO CALL 'EM AFTER THE HEARING.
YOU NEED TO TALK TO YOUR CODE OFFICER AND THEY WILL TELL YOU WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, OKAY? OKAY.
OKAY, OUR NEXT CASE IS ITEM NUMBER 5 77 10 SOMERSET ROAD.
THIS IS ANOTHER
I DO NEED TO
WHO WAS THAT AND WHAT DID YOU SAY? THIS IS
I'M THE NEW MEMBER THAT I WAS JUST OBSERVING TODAY.
SIR, YOU CAN, UM, END THE CALL AND I'LL CONTACT YOU AFTER THE MEETING.
OKAY, MS. BROWN, THAT WAS MR. GOMEZ.
HE WILL BE LEAVING THE MEETING.
[5. 20-7111 (CD-4) 7710 Somerset Rd (reset)]
IS AT 77 10[01:45:01]
SOMERSET ROAD.UH, MR. MCKNIGHT, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, MA'AM, I'M HERE.
I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T WANNA SEE YOU HERE ANYMORE.
NOW WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO GET EVERYBODY ON THE LINE.
THIS KATHY GARZA AND ROBERT GARZA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, YES, I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? I DON'T KNOW.
THERE MIGHT BE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS LINE THAT KNOWS ME.
MR. BARROWS, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? GOOD MORNING.
WE'LL GET STARTED MOMENTARILY AND WE DID ATTEMPT TO CALL MAURICE SANCHEZ WHO STATED THEY WILL NOT BE SPEAKING ON THIS CASE.
OKAY, OUR NICK'S CASE IS, IS LOCATED 77 10 SUNSET ROAD.
UM, IS THE, UH, OFFICER HERE TO PRESENT THIS CASE? YES, MA'AM.
GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS ISRAEL VIA DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 77 10 SOMERSET ROAD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS CASE IS THE SECOND TIME BEING HURT BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THIS CASE WAS RESET FROM JUNE 25TH, 2020 TO AUGUST 13TH, 2020.
AT THAT TIME, THE BOARD GRANTED AN EXTENSION FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND BANK TO FINALIZE A PENDING BANKRUPTCY CASE.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 1 1 1 9 1 BLOCK FIVE, LOT TWO AND THREE LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS GARZA, ROBERTO, AND
ALL NOTICES OF THE HEARING WERE PROPERTY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CASE.
JAMES MCKNIGHT, KATHY GARZA, ROBERT BARROWS AND ROBERT GARZA.
CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE FAMILY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AT THE TIME.
THE INTENT WAS THE PROPERTY WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER THEY WANTED TO DEMOLISH OR REPAIR THE STRUCTURE.
SINCE THE HEARING FROM AUGUST 13TH, 2020, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE PROPERTY OR ANY REPAIRS MADE TO THE STRUCTURES ONSITE CONTACT WAS MADE.
CORRECTION, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2019 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
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FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 77 10 SOMERSET ROAD WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 27TH, 2018.THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED OUT JUNE 28TH, 2018, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON JULY 9TH, 2019.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS WERE HEARING WAS POSTED AT 77 10 SOMERSET ROAD ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2020.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON DECEMBER 4TH, 2020 UNCLAIMED AS OF DECEMBER 9TH.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
AS PER THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD HEARING ON AUGUST 13TH, 2020, THE OWNERS WERE ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO, THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIRS FROM A RELATIVE AND UNCLE.
THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY FINANCIAL PROOF, SCOPE OF WORK OR BIDS FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE STRUCTURES.
TEXAS STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS WERE ON SITE FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2020.
THE FINDINGS PROVIDED TO THE, UH, OWNERS ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2020, AND THE ENGINEER REPORT WAS RECEIVED BY STAFF ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2020.
THE ENGINEER REPORT PROVIDED BY THE OWNER DOES INDICATE THAT THE ROOF RAFTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED, CRACKS THROUGH THE EXTERIOR WALL COVERING DOORS, WINDOWS, AND TRIM NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED.
INTERIOR WALLS HAVE SUSTAINED SOME FIRE DAMAGE AND THE FOUNDATION IS UNEVEN.
ON DECEMBER 12TH, 2019, UH, ROOFING PERMIT 2 5 6 0 2 5 7 WAS OBTAINED.
THAT PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ROOF OF ANY OF THE STRUCTURES.
THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF DEPAUL CHILDREN'S CENTER.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKING ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2020 AND NOVEMBER 20TH, 2020.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LAST PRESENTATION AND TODAY'S PRESENTATION, THERE HAS NO CHANGE TO THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY OTHER THAN THAT FENCE THAT WAS PLACED THERE.
UH, THE FENCE DOESN'T SERVE, SERVE ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN IT'S JUST STANDING THERE.
IT DOES NOT BLOCK ANY TRAFFIC OR ANYBODY FROM ENTERING THE STRUCTURE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, SIDE ELEVATION STILL DETERIORATED.
UP AT THE TOP, YOU CAN SEE THE WEATHER DAMAGE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THE TRASH HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND REMOVED.
SOME OF THE EIGHT LINERS STILL REMOVED.
ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION AND COLORING.
UH, ALSO THE WATER DAMAGE UP AT THE TOP.
THIS IS, AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE FROM THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION.
CAN SEE SOME OF THE FAULTY PLUMBING THAT'S BEEN THERE AT THE BOTTOM.
UH, IT WAS DONE WITHOUT PERMIT ANY OF THE REPAIRS.
AS WE WALK INTO THE STRUCTURE, UH, SOME OF THE INTERIOR ITEMS HAD BEEN CLEANED OUT.
I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN I WAS THE LAST THREE INSPECTIONS, AND YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE DETERIORATION TO THE TOP.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SMOKE DAMAGE AND THERE ARE SOME HOLES ON THE WALL.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS PHOTO.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CEILING HAS COVERING, HAS ALREADY COLLAPSED, SEE MORE OF THE TRASH IN DEBRIS.
AND THEN IF YOU LOOK RIGHT THERE BY THE FAN, THERE'S SOME DAYLIGHT COMING IN THROUGH THAT.
FROM THAT, UH, SIDE ELEVATION, THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE ROOF DAMAGE DUE TO WATER GETTING IN AND ELEMENT.
AND THEN AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE BY THE FAN RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM CENTER, YOU CAN SEE DAYLIGHT COMING IN FROM THE EXTERIOR WALL.
YOU CAN SEE THIS, UH, BOARD HAS BEEN PLACED UP THERE SO THAT SHE ROCK DOES NOT CONTINUE TO COLLAPSE AGAIN.
AS WE WAIT, MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH THIS.
UH, FOR STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE, YOU CAN MORE OF THE SAME.
UH, RUBISH ACCUMULATION OF, UH, SCHOOL'S EQUIPMENT.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, AGAIN, MORE OF THE SAME, MORE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. I WASN'T ABLE TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE, UH, FOUNDATION DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT'S IN THERE, AND ALSO THE ENGINEER THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THE LOCATION.
CONCURS WITH THAT, UH, THERE'S TOO MUCH, UM, ON THE FLOOR TO ACTUALLY PROPERLY INSPECT THE FOUNDATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT ORANGE POLE THAT IS ACTUALLY HOLDING ONE OF THE MAIN, UM, TEAMS UP AT THE TOP.
AND THE ENGINEER DOES RECOMMEND THAT B M P REPLACED DUE TO THE, UH, DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE.
THERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THAT, UH, BEAM THAT'S BEING SUPPORTED BY THE ORANGE BOY.
YOU CAN SEE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE UP AT THE TOP, THE DETERIORATION.
AND OF COURSE, THE WATER DAMAGE TO THE RAFTERS.
AGAIN, IT'S THE CLOSEUP OF THAT DAMAGE.
UM, SEE SOME OF THE SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM AND MORE SAME WATER DAMAGE.
AND ALSO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE MOLD STARTING FROM
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THIS ROOM USED TO BE, UH, LITTERED WITH TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.THAT ROOM HAS BEEN CLEANED OUT, UH, REVEALING MORE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE WALL.
YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION UP AT THE TOP.
SEE THE WATER DAMAGE THE CEILING, UH, COVERS HAS COLLAPSED ALREADY.
AND MORE THE SAME WITH THE, UH, MOLD GROWING.
THIS IS THE OPPOSITE WALL OF THAT.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE DAYLIGHT COMING IN FROM THE EXTERIOR WALLS COMING IN, AND THEN THE MOLD GROWING ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AND DETERIORATION TOP AS WELL AS WATER DAMAGE.
YOU HAVE THE, UH, TRIED TO REPLACE SOME OF THAT DAMAGED WOOD.
NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED ON THE PROPERTY.
THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANY, ANY FURTHER REPAIRS FROM THE LAST INSPECTION.
I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST WALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
YOU CAN SEE THE D LIGHT COMING IN.
YOU CAN SEE THE WIRING THAT WAS JUST ADDED ON THERE.
AND THEN WATER DAMAGE COMING IN, ELEMENTS COMING IN THROUGH THE, TO THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS THAT FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING.
UH, IT'S JUST BEEN WIRED WITHOUT ANY PERMIT.
THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY TO THE PROPERTY AT THE MOMENT.
UH, STRUCTURE NUMBER TWO WAS THE ONE THAT THEY OBTAINED THE ROOFING PERMIT FOR.
UH, THEY JUST ADDED THAT FRONT PORCH.
UH, THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WAS DONE, BUT THE ROOF WAS NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED.
THAT PERMIT HAS NOW CLOSED AND CLOSED.
AND FOR THE, THE CLOSEUP OF IT, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL ON THE EXTERIOR.
THE EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS ARE DAMAGED, DETERIORATED, CRACKING AND SEPARATING.
THIS IS THAT PORCH THAT WAS ADDED.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE UP AT THE TOP.
UH, THE ROOFING WAS DONE IMPROPER, AND IT IS GETTING WATER DAMAGE IN THERE.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE CONSIDERATION OF THE TOP FROM THE EXTERIOR.
UH, WALL COVERING IS THE CLOSEUP OF THAT MOLD AND WATER DAMAGE TO THAT ROOF THAT, UH, THAT WAS ADDED.
AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE, THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION.
UM, AGAIN, MORE OF THE MAIN TRASH, DEBRIS.
SEPARATION OF THE STUCCO DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
CRACKING DETERIOR, THIS IS THE REAR PORTION OF THAT STRUCTURE.
UH, TRASH, DEBRIS ACCUMULATION, FAULTY PLUGGING.
I WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK THERE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT'S THERE.
AND THIS, THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE SECONDARY STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE FAULTY WIRING.
ALL THE ELECTRICAL THAT WAS ADDED, ADDED IT.
THIS STRUCTURE HAS BEEN SECURED FROM THAT SIDE DOOR.
UM, AND THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH, UM, ALL THE ITEMS THAT WERE THERE FROM THE LAST, UH, HEARING, UH, HAS BEEN REMOVED.
SO WE MAKE OUR WAY INTO THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE, UH, DETERIORATION TO THE WALL, SOME OF THE, UH, PATCHWORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TO IT HERE.
THE, THIS, WHEN WE MADE OUR WAY IN, UM, YOU TURN AROUND, YOU SEE THAT ZERO WALL.
YOU CAN SEE DAYLIGHT AT THE BOTTOM, BOTTOM CORNER.
AND, UH, I HAVE A CLOSEUP OF THAT.
YOU SEE DAYLIGHT COMING IN FROM THE AREA.
THERE'S A LOUD WATER TO GET IN.
AND THE CARPET WAS NOT WET AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE HAD NO RAIN IN, UM, THE PAST COUPLE DAYS.
AND FROM PRIOR TO DOING THE INSPECTION, UH, THERE WAS LIGHT MOISTURE IN THERE, BUT NOT A WHOLE LOT IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE OUR WAY TO FOLLOWING, UH, TO THE NEIGHBORING ROOM.
HERE YOU CAN SEE, UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY STILL THE SAME ROOM.
I PLACED THE LEVEL AND YOU CAN SEE THE BULB AT THE BOTTOM, HOW IT SHOWS THAT THE FLOOR IS UNEVEN.
THE ENGINEER REPORT THAT WAS PROVIDED ALSO REFLECTS THAT HERE, AGAIN, MORE THE SAME WITH THE ELECTRICAL THAT WAS ADDED AND MORE OF THE UNEVEN FLOORS, UH, PLACED THE LEVEL ON THE, AS YOU WALK INTO THE ROOM ON THE LEFT CORNER, HERE'S THE BUBBLE SHOWING THAT THE FLOOR IS UNEVEN.
SOME OF THE PATCHWORK THAT THEY TRIED TO DO, SEE DAYLIGHT COMING IN RIGHT THERE AT THE CORNER.
SHE'S SEPARATION AND MORE OF THE ELECTRICAL.
THIS IS THE LAST ROOM IN THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING.
SEE THE LEVEL AT THE, UH, BACK RIGHT CORNER OF THAT PARTICULAR ROOM.
THIS IS THE ROOF FOR THAT PARTICULAR, UH, BUILDING, BUILDING.
NUMBER TWO, YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE WHERE THEY PLACE TARP.
TRY TO PREVENT SOME OF THE ELEMENTS FROM COMING IN TO SEPARATION.
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THIS STATE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WITH TWO STRUCTURES ON SITE STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE HAS DETERIORATED A ROOF SYSTEM THAT HAS STAIN SOME FIRE DAMAGE, WATER, UH, WATER AND SMOKE AS WELL.CEILING COVER HAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND MOLD HAS STARTED TO GROW IN THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE.
EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS HAS STARTED TO CRACK AND SEPARATE FROM THE FRAMING, INTERIOR WALLS HAVE SIGNS OF FIRE, SMOKE, AND WATER DAMAGE STRUCTURE IS FILLED WITH MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, CREATING POTENTIAL LIFE AND SAFETY HAZARD.
UH, THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING HAS THESE STAB ON GRAY FOUNDATION.
STRUCTURE NUMBER TWO HAS DAMAGED AND DETERIORATED ROOF, DAMAGED MATERIAL AND INTERIOR WALLS.
MOLD IS VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE.
FAULTY WIRING AND PLUMBING HAVE BEEN HOOKED UP WITHOUT PROPER PERMITS.
FOUNDATION HAS STARTED SINKING AND SHIFT CREATING UNEVEN WALKING SURFACE THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE.
SINCE JULY TWO, UH, JULY 19TH, 2016, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CALLS FOR SERVICE FROM SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SOME OF THE CALLS INCLUDE, UM, NARCOTICS, SHOOTING BURGLARIES, WANTED PERSONS DISTURBANCE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND STOLEN VEHICLES.
TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 7 7 10 SOMERSET ROAD IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 2, 4 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE AND 2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
FOR STRUCTURE NUMBER TWO IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OF, OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HERE AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECT OR DILATATIONS OF STANDARD NET OR A FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION FOR A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, 4 77 10 SOMERSET ROAD.
OKAY, YOUR DEFINITION TO THE ACCESS RATE.
UH, FOR STRUCTURE NUMBER TWO, DEFINITION 2, 7 8 11, 12 15, 17 AND 18.
MR. MCKNIGHT, ARE YOU REPRESENTING THE BUILDING OF WHAT? OF THE OWNER? YES, MA'AM.
MY ADDRESS IS 1 1 2 EAST PECAN, UH, REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, FROM THE LAW FIRM OF BRANDON ORTIZ.
UM, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE, I THINK THIS ACTUALLY BOILS DOWN TO A PRETTY, UH, SIMPLE ISSUE OF REPAIRS VERSUS DEMOLITION FOR US.
UM, THE, THE STRUCTURE WAS NOT ALWAYS IN THE CURRENT OWNER'S HANDS.
IT WAS THEIR PARENTS AND IT WAS PASSED TO THEM, AND IT WAS A, A STORE AT ONE TIME THAT THEIR PARENTS RAN.
AND THEY REALLY DO WANT TO KEEP THIS.
THERE WERE TWO BUILDINGS, TWO PROPERTIES THAT ACTUALLY CAME TO THE BOARD.
ONE OF 'EM, WE SAID, WE UNDERSTAND THE DETERIORATION IS TOO BAD AND THAT ONE IS BEING, OR HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED.
THIS ONE IS VERY MUCH ONE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP.
AND THE ENGINEER'S REPORT THAT WE WERE ASKED TO GET, AND WE DID GET AND PRESENTED, UM, AS EVIDENCE WE SENT IN.
UM, IT SAYS THAT THE STRUCTURE IS, UH, NOT A HAZARDOUS STRUCTURE.
IT IS NOT IN DANGER OF FALLING DOWN.
NOBODY IS ARGUING THAT IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED.
BUT WE ARE, UM, FULLY PREPARED TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS.
SO WE'VE SUBMITTED THE ENGINEER'S REPORT, UH, LOCATING THE BEAMS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED, THE, THE ROOF THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, WINDOWS, SIDING, UH, WALL REPAIRS.
WE ALSO SUBMITTED, UM, A REPORT FROM A, AN ESTIMATE FROM A CONTRACTOR WHO LOOKED AT EVERYTHING AND HIS ESTIMATES ARE IN LINE WITH THE REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE MADE THAT WERE REFERENCED BY THE ENGINEER.
UM, WE ALSO MADE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY, UM, ESTIMATES FOR REPAIRING THE, THE SIDING AND THE WINDOWS, UM, AND SUBMITTED THOSE AS WELL.
AND THEIR UNCLE, UM, ROGER GARZA IS FULLY PREPARED TO TO BACK THEM AND HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER SAYING THAT HE, UH, IS OFFERING FULL FINANCIAL REPORT, UH, SUPPORT TO MAKE ALL THESE REPAIRS.
SO WE'VE SUBMITTED THE DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOWS WE CAN DO THIS.
WE WANT TO DO THIS, WE PLAN TO DO THIS, THE REPORT, THE ESTIMATE FROM THE CONTRACTOR, UM, DETAILED ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE DONE, AND WE'D LIKE TO, WE'D LIKE TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS.
SO WE'RE HERE TO SAY, UM, WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SAVING THE BUILDING AND MAKING REPAIRS AS,
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AS, UH, ESTIMATED.UM, I ALSO, MS. GARZA IS ON THE LINE.
UH, ROBERT AND KATHY ARE BOTH HERE, AND I THINK THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, ESPECIALLY, UM, ABOUT THE STRUCTURE, BUT ALSO ABOUT SOME OF THE, THE, THE CLAIMS THAT THE OFFICER WAS MAKING ABOUT 9 1 1 CALLS.
I THINK THEY CAN EXPLAIN WHAT SOME OF THOSE WERE.
BUT, UM, CERTAINLY WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN THE WORKS TO TRY TO SAVE THIS BUILDING.
AND WE EVEN SUBMITTED, UM, COPIES OF THE RECEIPT FROM THE DUMPSTERS TO GET RID OF ALL THE, THE, THE MATERIALS AND THE DEBRIS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE SITE.
SO WE'VE CERTAINLY NOT BEEN DOING NOTHING AND WE, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND, AND KEEP SAVING THIS BUILDING.
SO, UH, FROM THAT, I WOULD LET MS. GARZA TAKE OVER.
UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN.
UH, TO, TO CLARIFY, WE DO WANT TO SAVE THE PROPERTY.
UM, I THINK I HAVE PROVEN ENOUGH THAT I TAKE FOR A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER TO COME OUT, UH, DO THEIR REPORT.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN IN, UM, MY FAMILY, UM, NOW SINCE I WAS BORN.
I'M 45 YEARS OLD, SO I, THIS, THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT, UM, I, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT I HAVE, YOU KNOW, BEEN GIVEN AS MY PARENTS' PASSING.
UM, YES, WITH THE, PRIOR TO MY PARENTS' PASSING, THERE WAS THE SECOND STRUCTURE USED TO BE LITTLE EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS.
SO YOU WERE GOING TO GET 9 1 1 CALLS.
UM, OF, YOU KNOW, FROM TIME TO TIME, UM, THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS, THERE, THERE, THIS, THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS.
I MEAN, YOU CALL, THEY CALL, WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD TRY TO GET THEM TO NOT CALL, BUT THEY, BUT THEY NEED IT.
UM, THERE'S NEVER, WE, WE ARE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST AND I THINK US COMING IN, HIRING AN ATTORNEY, UM, YOU KNOW, SPENDING THE MONEY TO GET, YOU KNOW, GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN SAVE THE STRUCTURE.
I BELIEVE THAT SHOWS A LOT OF US COMING IN.
IF I DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE STRUCTURE, I DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WANNA PRESERVE IT AND TRY TO GET IT AND MAINTAIN IT BACK TO THE WAY, UH, YOU KNOW, TO CODE STANDARDS.
I WOULDN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, GONE TO GET A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REPORT CONTRACTORS.
YES, THERE HAS NOT BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE PROPERTY, BUT I'M NOT GONNA DO REPAIRS.
IF YOU GUYS COME AND SAY DEMOLISH THE, THE, THE PROPERTY, WHAT GOOD DID THAT DO? ALL I DID WAS THROW MONEY IN IT.
UM, SO I WANT THE BOARD TO AT LEAST GIVE ME TIME TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY.
WHEN, UH, WHEN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT GUY, UH, WOULD COME IN TO, TO TALK TO US, THERE WAS NEVER SOMETHING LIKE, NOW I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
I WAS NEVER GIVEN ANY INDICATION OF IT WAS JUST REPAIR THE PROPERTY.
OKAY, WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO REPAIR? I CAN GO PUT A BOARD UP, I CAN GET, YOU KNOW, THESE LITTLE THINGS DONE, BUT I, I NEED, I NEEDED A LIST OF WHAT I NEEDED TO GET DONE.
WE'VE BEEN GETTING THE DUMPSTERS, THERE'S ACTUAL INVOICES OF TRYING TO GET THE, THE STUFF GOING OUT, THAT'S MONEY GOING OUT AS WELL.
SO I, I HOPE THE BOARD REALIZES THAT IF I DID NOT CARE ABOUT THIS PROPERTY, I WOULDN'T HAVE SPENT MONEY TO GET THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT I THINK YOU ALL SUBMITTED AND ON THE ONE WITH THE, THE GREEN DOOR OR THE GREEN AROUND THE DOOR, THE BUILDING IS CRACKED.
THAT'S NOT THE WALL THAT IS JUST, UH, PLASTERED.
THAT, THAT IT'S KIND OF JUST A, LIKE IF YOU PUT A SIDING, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.
ANYTIME YOU, YOU HIT IT, IT, YOU KNOW, YOU MOVE SOMETHING, IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE CRACK.
THAT'S NOT THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING, THAT'S JUST A PLASTER ON THE WALL.
AND AROUND THE RED DOOR, THAT ONE'S LIKE FALLING APART.
THAT IS THE, WE WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE, THE, THE THING IS, IS THAT I WAS TRYING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF REPAIR AS I COULD, UH, AS BEST AS I COULD WITH, WITH THE NECESS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE FUNDING THAT I HAD.
NOW I DO HAVE MY, YOU KNOW, MY DAD'S BROTHERS
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HELPING US NOW TO GET THIS THROUGH.I PLAN TO GET IT TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, BACK TO, UH, GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE LIFE THAN THE BEST THAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, YES, THE PICTURES ARE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, BUT IT'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP.
YOU KNOW, THE CODE OF ENFORCEMENT DID SAY THAT THERE IT IS A LOT CLEANER AND YOU COULD GET THROUGH A LOT OF OTHER STUFF IF I DID NOT, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M DOING MY BEST THAT I CAN, BUT OF COURSE I'M NOT GONNA PUT FORTH EFFORT INTO A BUILDING.
IF YOU GUYS SAY, WE'LL DEMOLISH IT, THEN IF I SPEND, YOU KNOW, $30,000 TO FIX IT, WE COME TO THIS AND YOU SAY, WELL, FORGET IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU WERE ALREADY UP FOR DEMOLITION, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA DEMOLISH IT.
I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER GONE THROUGH THIS, SO I DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS.
SO I'M, I'M TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS.
I, I UNDERSTAND WHERE IT SAYS THAT IT'S BEEN SINCE, UH, 20 WHAT 18 OR WHATEVER.
BUT I MEAN, THAT, THAT, THAT WAS JUST, I NEVER GOT ANY DIRECTION OF WHAT TO DO.
SO NOW I HAVE DIRECTION, SO NOW I KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO AND WHAT I NEED TO GET DONE.
THIS CASE, THIS CASE WAS SET AND YOU STILL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
WHY MR. BROWN? WHY, WHY WOULD WE MAKE THE REPAIRS IF THE BOARD WAS GOING TO, UM, ORDER IT TO BE DEMOLISHED? THE POINT WAS FOR US TO GET THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND THE CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATES AND THE FINANCIAL BACKING, SO WE COULD COME TO THE BOARD TO SAY, LET'S MAKE THE REPAIRS.
WE WILL MAKE THE REPAIRS AS SOON AS WE GET, HOLD ON.
WHEN WE GAVE THE RESET ORDER, THAT WAS YOUR TIME TO GET YOUR, A APPROVALS OF WHATEVER WAS THAT YOU, YOU ALL NEEDED TO DO AND YOU DIDN'T DO THAT? THE ONLY THING THAT I, THAT TIME WAS FOR THE ENGINEERS REPORTED FOR THE CONTRACTOR ESTIMATE.
THAT WAS WHAT WAS ASKED OF US.
THAT'S WHAT WE DID NOT TO DO THE REPAIRS.
BECAUSE IS THIS YOUR, IS THIS YOUR ENGINEER'S REPORT HERE? YES, MA'AM.
IT SAYS, MA'AM, THIS LETTER SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF MY STRUCTURAL AND FOUNDATION ASSESSMENT OF A SINGLE FAMILY, HOW I'M LOCATED AT 70 17.
IS THIS THE EXTENT OF THE, OF THE ENGINEER'S REPORT? YES, MA'AM.
IT'S, I I DON'T FIND THAT TO BE SUFFICIENT.
I MEAN, HE'S NOT, THE, THE ENGINEER'S NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FOUNDATION.
HE IS NOT TALKING ABOUT ALL THOSE CRACKS THAT AROUND THE, THE DOORWAYS.
HE'S NOT, YOU KNOW, THIS BUILDING IS NOT EVEN CLEANED OUT YET.
MS. BROWN, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON, THE ENGINEER REPORT, FULL ENGINEER REPORT WAS PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENT OF INFORMATION, AND IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY SEE THE FULL ENGINEER REPORT, YOU'D HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHMENT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US AS A SECONDARY PIECE OF INFORMATION.
I'VE GONE THROUGH THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND SEE, UH, THERE, IT'S A SIX PAGE REPORT AND, UH, WHILE IT'S, IT'S NOT REAL THOROUGH, UH, IT IS FAIRLY WELL-DEFINED IN TERMS OF THE REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.
THAT MEANS THAT THE OWNER DOES HAVE A REAL GOOD DOCUMENT TO TELL THEM WHAT REPAIRS NEED TO BE DONE.
UH, I DO HAVE A CONCERN, AND THAT IS, UH, THE FINANCIAL ABILITY OF ROBERT GARZA TO PROVIDE FULL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.
AND THEN I'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION, AND THAT IS, UH, WHO IS ACTUALLY PROVIDING THE, THE ESTIMATES FOR TOTAL REPAIRS? BECAUSE JUST MY PERSONAL VIEW, IT APPEARS THAT IT'S GROSSLY UNDERSTATED.
UH, AND I GUESS MR. MCKNIGHT, I'LL, I'LL GO TO YOU TO ASK A SPECIFIC QUESTION OF WHO PROVIDED THE ACTUAL ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR AND DOES, UH, HAVE YOU SEEN SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION OF FINANCIAL ABILITY FROM ROBERT GARZA? SO THE RE THE ESTIMATE FOR THE CONTRACT WAS DONE BY, UH, CHARLIE, UH, CARON CARION.
AND THAT HIS ESTIMATE HAD TO DO MOSTLY WITH THE ROOF, FIXING ALL THE, THE BEAMS AND REDOING THE ROOF.
UH, WE THEN DID OUR OWN ESTIMATES FOR REPAIRING THE WINDOWS AND THE SIDING TO GET THE AMOUNTS THAT WOULD NEED TO, TO REPAIR THOSE ITEMS. BUT, UM, THE CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATE IS PRIMARILY FOR THE ROOF AND STRUCTURE.
UM, AS FAR AS THE LETTER FROM ROGER GARZA, THEIR UNCLE, HE, WE HAD TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN A, UH, SIGNED AFFIDAVIT.
HE SIGNED A LETTER AS OPPOSED TO AN AFFIDAVIT.
HE WAS ON THE CALL, UH, IN THE HEARING IN AUGUST, THE LAST TIME WE WAS HERE, THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, PREPARED TO, UH, VERBALLY STATE YES, THAT I'M HERE AND, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T GET THE LETTER IN TIME, BUT I WILL HAVE PROVIDE FULL
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SUPPORT.AND THEN WHEN HE PROVIDED THIS LETTER, UM, WASN'T UNTIL YESTERDAY THAT WE SAW THAT IT WAS NOT AN AFFIDAVIT.
SO HE HAS BEEN AVAILABLE TO, TO, TO PROVIDE THE FULL SUPPORT, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT HE IS TRAVELING IN HAWAII AT THE MOMENT.
UH, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE, WHAT, UH, THE COLLECTIVE TOTAL ESTIMATE IS FOR REPAIR BASED ON NOT ONLY THE ROOF, BUT ALSO THE OTHER REPAIRS THAT ARE REQUIRED? UH, OUR, OUR TOTAL ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW IS 33,000.
UH, AND HOW MUCH OF THAT WAS ROOF? I'M SORRY? DID YOU SAY 30 2033? THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE SAID.
I GOTTA GO GET MY, I'LL HAVE TO SIGN THAT.
SO BASICALLY MR. UH, MR. MCKNIGHT, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS COLLECTIVELY, UH, THERE'S ANOTHER THOUSAND DOLLARS OF REPAIR, I CALL IT 2000, JUST FOR CONVENIENCE OF REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BESIDES THE ROOF.
DO I UNDERSTAND YOUR STATEMENT? CORRECT? YES, SIR.
THAT, THAT'S THE END OF MY QUESTIONS.
MR. ANDERS, I BELIEVE SHE STEPPED AWAY FOR A SECOND, BUT YOU CAN GO AHEAD WITH THE QUESTION.
UH, I GOT TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
YOU STATED THAT YOU HAD A, A CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL.
A BID ONLY ON THE ROOF, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.
AND THEN YOU GUYS CAME UP WITH YOUR OWN PROPOSAL FOR THE OTHER STUFF, THE WINDOWS AND OTHER REPAIRS? WINDOWS AND SIDING, AND THEN SOME OF THE DOOR JAMS. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE, THE REMAINING ITEMS WERE.
WHEN YOU DID THAT, DID YOU, DID YOU RUN THAT BY ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO CONFIRM THE COST AND HAVE THEM, OR YOU JUST MADE UP THE, BECAUSE IN THE REQUIREMENT, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I CAN'T GET ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS ON MY COMPUTER.
IF I REMEMBER THE CORRECTLY, THE ORDER WAS A ITEMIZED LIST, A GEN A, UH, ENGINEER'S REPORT AND PROOF OF FINANCE.
SO YOUR ITEMIZED LIST IS ACTUALLY ONLY FROM ONE CONTRACTOR.
THE ITEMIZED LIST IS FROM ONE CONTRACTOR AND IS INCOMPLETE FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS? IT IS THE REPAIRS FOR PRIMARILY THE ROOF.
ALTHOUGH, NO, THE REASON, I MEAN, WE, WE, WE DID, WE DID ASK THE CONTRACTOR TO DO, UM, TO LOOK AT MORE OF THIS.
I THINK THAT PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FACTOR AT THIS MOMENT.
I, I'M NOT MAKING THE CLAIM THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE MADE, BUT I THINK THE, UH, THE, THE FEAR WAS ADDRESSING THE SAFETY ISSUE AT FIRST.
THE, THE BEAMS THAT WERE FALLING DOWN, THE ROOF, THAT WAS FALLING DOWN, AND THAT WAS WHAT THE ENGINEERS REPORT ADDRESSED, SAYING THAT IT IS NOT HAZARDOUS STRUCTURE, BUT IT DOES NEED REPAIRS.
AND THAT THE CONTRACTOR CAME IN AND SAID, LOOK, LET ME DO THE ROOF.
SO I I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE, THIS IS NOT COMPLETE, WE DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THIS PROPERTY.
THIS IS, UM, THE MAJOR ITEMS TO ENSURE THAT THE, UH, SAFETY IS
NOW, AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, MYSELF, AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR MYSELF, I WOULD UM, SAY THAT YOU, YOU PROBABLY GOT CLOSE TO YOUR AREA.
MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, UH, WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, DID I HEAR IT CORRECTLY THAT ONE OF THE BUILDINGS WAS TORE DOWN? WELL, NOT TWO, THERE'S TWO STRUCTURES ON THIS PROPERTY.
THERE WAS ANOTHER PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT DOOR, 77 14.
THAT ONE HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR DEMOLITION.
SO LET ME ASK YOU THIS OTHER ONE WITH ALL OF THAT, IF WE CAN, IF WE ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF GIVING YOU, WHAT IS THE COMPLETION TIME THAT YOU GUYS WERE LOOKING AT? I WOULD, AT THIS, WE WOULD, I WOULD SAY WITH THE HOLIDAYS, AT LEAST 60 DAYS.
WELL, ACTUALLY, I WOULD SAY, LEMME SEE WITH THE HOLIDAYS, WHAT AM I LOOKING AT? DECEMBER? I WOULD SAY 90.
SO, SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT A, A POTENTIAL COMPLETION OF 90 DAYS.
BUT YOU GUYS DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY ASK FOR A TIMELINE OF AN EXTENSION RIGHT NOW, IS THAT CORRECT? I'M NOT ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION FOR, UM, ANYTHING MORE THAN JUST LETTING US DO THE REPAIRS.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THAT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY SAY WHAT TIME THE REPAIRS, SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 90 DAY MAX? WE DID NOT, NO, THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH, WE DID NOT AT ANY POINT SAY, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE US? THAT'S RIGHT.
OKAY, BECAUSE THAT SHOULD BE ALSO BEEN IN THE REPORT TOO.
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UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT A CONTRACTOR'S REPORT, IT SHOULD TELL YOU THE TIMELINES.THAT'S, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR HOW MUCH TIME? YOU'RE ASKING FOR MORE TIME NOW.
YOU'VE HAD I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MONTHS.
I'M NOT ASKING, I'M NOT ASKING FOR MORE TIME TO LOOK AT ANYTHING I'M ASKING FOR, FOR, UH, APPROVAL TO ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HAD, YOU'VE HAD, I'M TRYING TO FIND YOUR CASE, JUST A MOMENT SINCE SUMMERSET, YOU'VE HAD, OKAY, I'VE GOT ALL THESE DOCUMENTS HERE FROM THIS WEATHERTECH AND WHAT IS THIS? WEATHER TECH, DO YOU KNOW? WHAT IS THIS? WEATHER TECH? THIS IS JUDY.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT 77 10 SOMERSET ROAD.
THE ATTORNEY DID SUBMIT A TEXT ENGINEERED LETTER.
YEAH, BUT I'M LOOKING, I'M LOOKING FOR THE CASE FOR THAT FOR SOMERSET.
THE ONLY ONES I HAVE ARE, ARE HIS PICTURES.
I CAN BRING IT UP ON THE SCREEN IF YOU LIKE.
SO WE HAVE A REPORT FROM THE TEXAS STRUCTURAL ENGINEER DATED DECEMBER 27TH, 2020.
THIS LETTER, THE RESULTS OF A STRUCTURAL AND FOUNDATION ASSESSMENT OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME LOCATED AT 77 10 SOMERSET ROAD AND 7 8 11 INSPECTED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 20 STRUCTURE.
IT THEN GOES ON TO STATE THAT I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE HOUSE, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALLS, CEILING, ROOF FRAMING, AND THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING THE CONCRETE FOOTING OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS.
THE STRUCTURE HAD OCCURRED AS FIRE.
THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE BUILDING.
ALSO, THERE ARE NUMEROUS OBSTRUCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING, SO I WAS UNABLE TO READ THE ELEVATION.
HOWEVER, I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY LARGE CRACKS ON THE FOUNDATION.
THE ROOF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.
THE DECKING UNDER A ROOF NEEDS REPAIR REPLACED AND DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE, THE MAIN BEAM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STRUCTURE AND BE SEEN FROM INTERIOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE.
HERE, THE ROOF RECORDS NEED TO CARRY A REPLACEMENT.
STRUCTURE IS STILL STANDING AND AFTER THE REPAIR COMPLETION, THERE IS NO DANGER OR HAZARD TO THE BUILDING OR SURROUNDING AREAS.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, THE ROOF PUTS BABY AND PATCHED WITH DIFFERENT ROOFING MATERIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
CRACKS AND DAMAGE ON DECO ARE PRESENT, NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.
DOORS, WINDOWS, AND TRIMS NEED REPAIR.
REPLACEMENT PATIO COVER BEAM IS CRACKED, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
ONE INTERIOR BEAM NEEDS TO BE REINFORCED.
FOUNDATION IS NOT LEVEL AND HAS CRACKS NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.
WALLS HAVE CRACKED SHEET BROUGHT BETWEEN REPAIR STRUCTURES SEEMS STABLE AND NOT HAZARDOUS AT THE TIME OF INFECTION.
HOWEVER, IT IS KNOWN HOW LONG IT WILL LAST, BUT WITHOUT A NECESSARY REPAIR, IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE.
THIS REPORT IS BASED ON THE VISUAL AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE STRUCTURE.
INFORMATION PROVIDED IS LISTED ON THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
THE OWNER'S ATTORNEY ALSO SUBMITTED ANOTHER DOCUMENT OF, UM, MATERIALS.
MG BUILDING MATERIALS IS DATED DECEMBER 8TH, 2020.
MS. ZA, AND THESE ARE FOR SEVERAL ITEMS. FIBER, CEMENT, SEATING, SIDING, EXCUSE ME, BUILT WHITE VINYL, UH, GREEN DOOR UNIT.
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THAT TOTAL WAS $1,958.IT SAID REPLACE SLIDING REPLACE WINDOWS, REPLACE EXTERIOR DOORS ING OF THE EXTERIOR, UM, AND THE CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATED WITH ADDIT PARENTS IS A TOTAL OF $32,938.
THE OWNER'S ATTORNEY ALSO PROVIDED A LETTER FROM THE UNCLE ROGER GARZA TO MAKE CONCERN.
MY NAME IS ROGER GARZA AND I WILL BE PROVIDING MY NIECE KATHY GARZA, WITH FULL FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMPLETE THE NECESSARY REPAIR ON THE 77 10 PROPERTY.
JUDICIAL DOCUMENTS ARE FROM THE DUMPSTER RENTAL THAT THEY HAVE HIRED.
SHOW ME THE OFFICER'S PICTURES AGAIN, PLEASE.
I'M SORRY, I DO WANNA LET YOU, THIS IS LEGAL CHAIR A MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I DO WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW ARE REVIEWED.
UH, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THAT LETTER FROM THE UNCLE IS NOT, NOT, I REPEAT IT IS NOT PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS.
SO I'M, I'M LOOKING FOR WHERE, WHERE ARE THE OFFICER'S PICTURES AGAIN? YES, I CAN BRING THOSE UP.
AND JUST A REMINDER, MS. MS. BROWN HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL PERSON TO SPEAK, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I, THESE ARE THE OFFICER'S PHOTOS, THE END OF QUESTION.
SO, SO MR. MCKNIGHT, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
UH, THIS CASE WAS RESET ON AUGUST THE 20TH OF 20, I'M SORRY, AUGUST 27TH, 2020.
AND YOU ALL WERE SUPPOSED TO DONE ALL THE THINGS, HUH? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM.
SO YOU ALL WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE ALL THE THINGS IN THIS ORDER THAT YOU DIDN'T DO.
THAT WAS IN, UH, AUGUST OF, UH, 2020.
WHAT, NO, WHAT WE WERE ASKED TO DO WAS PROVIDE THE ENGINEERING REPORT AND THE CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATE AS PER, UM, ANY OTHER CASE THAT COMES FORWARD NOT TO, NOT TO DO THE REPAIRS.
ACCORDING TO WHAT I'M READING, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AND YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE STARTED WORKING ON, ON THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY.
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BY THE BOARD? NO, IT WAS AN ORDER FOR 77 14, BUT NOT FOR 77.THIS IS WHEN THE CASE WAS RESET? NO, I BELIEVE IT WAS AUGUST 13TH.
AND THIS CASE HAS BEEN GOING ON THAT WE WERE NOT, WE WERE NOT THERE ON AUGUST 27TH, MA'AM.
WELL, I'M LOOKING AT THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, AND I'M NOT GONNA DEBATE THIS WITH YOU, BUT IT WAS SIGNED ON, UM, THE 27TH OF AUGUST, 2020.
MS. CHAIR, IF I MAY, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
THE B S B, IT WAS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD ON THE 13TH.
THE ORDER WAS SIGNED BY YOU AS CHAIR ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST.
SO I BELIEVE BOTH OF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME ORDER.
ONE WAS BEING SIGNED AT ONE TIME, THE OTHER ONE WAS WHEN THE ACTUAL, UM, PROPERTY WAS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD.
SO THE SAME VIOLATION SINCE 20, SINCE 2018.
AND NO, NONE OF YOUR, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE DECIDED TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT? NOTHING THERE? NO.
THERE WAS, THERE WAS A WARRANT SIGNED TO GET INTO THE PROPERTY.
THERE WAS POSTED, UH, THERE WAS SIGN POSTED FOR THE OWNERS TO GET WITH THE CODE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.
UH, WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS THERE WERE, THERE WERE VISITS TO THE SITE TO SAY, YOU NEED TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY.
AS MS. GARZA STATED IN HER TESTIMONY THAT IT WAS NEVER CLEAR AS TO EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS.
WHEN IT FINALLY CAME FORWARD TO THIS BOARD, THEN THAT WAS AN ACTUAL LIST.
WHEN WE CAME TO THIS BOARD, IT WAS A QUESTION OF REPAIR OR DEMOLITION.
AND WE WERE ASKED, LISTEN, YOU NEED TO GET AN ENGINEER'S REPORT.
YOU NEED TO GET A CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATE, YOU NEED TO GET A LIST OF ITEMS AND YOU NEED TO GET FINANCIAL BACKING.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT NOW THAT WE HAD A LIST OF ITEMS TO DO, WE BROUGHT FORWARD AND NOW WE'RE READY TO DO THOSE, MAKE THOSE REPAIRS.
UH, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE, UM, THE ATTORNEY? OKAY, THEN, THEN WE'LL JUST, WE'LL HAVE A, UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION CHAIR? THIS IS JUDY.
IF I CAN, UM, INTERRUPT PLEASE.
WOULD YOU HAVE MR. ROBERT? OKAY, MR. BARROW, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
I DO WANNA MAKE SURE ONE MORE THING IS CLEARED UP.
WHEN A PROPERTY IS BROUGHT IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD AND IT IS EITHER RESET OR IT IS NOT, UM, IT'S NOT, IT'S TURNED, UM, THAT PROPERTY AND PERMITS ARE PUT ON HOLD.
SO AT THAT TIME WHEN A RESET IS DONE, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THIS, THEY CAN'T DO ANY REPAIRS.
IF THEY, UM, MR. MCKNIGHT AND HIS CLIENTS AREN'T ALLOWED TO PULL PERMITS AND THEY WILL BE DENIED ANY PERMITS IF THEY ARE PULLED ONCE A PROPERTY IS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD UNTIL A BOARD MAKES A DETERMINATION AS TO WHAT TO DO, ALL REPAIRS AND PERMITS WILL BE PUT ON HOLD.
MR. BERRO, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
ROBERT BARROWS, 800 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 5 1 5.
UH, MY FIRM REPRESENTS SOUTH TRUST BANK.
WE'RE THE LEND HOLDER ON THE PROPERTY.
OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH, THE BANK WOULD LIKE FOR THE OWNERS, THE CURRENT OWNERS, THE SIBLINGS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE REPAIRS THAT THEY'RE PROMISING TO MAKE.
AND CHAIR, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM S A D.
THIS IS DATED JUNE 12TH, 2020.
UM, IT'S THE REPORT OF THE CALLS FOR SERVICE AT THIS LOCATION.
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DISTURBANCE, FAMILY DISTURBANCE, THE WANTED PERSON, FAMILY VIOLENCE.ANOTHER DISTURBANCE THAT THE GUN INVOLVED.
ANOTHER FAMILY DISTURBANCE, A SUSPICION PERSON WITH THE GUN NARCOTIC CALL AND SHOOTING IN PROGRESS.
AGAIN, THAT'S STATED FROM JUNE, 2020.
AND THIS, UM, IS FROM S A P D.
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SLOT MACHINE AT THE LOCATION.
VICE UNIT HAS BEEN TO THE LOCATION WITH A WARRANT.
PATROL, ALONG WITH STREET CRIMES HAVE RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLES, STOLEN GUNS AND NARCOTICS FROM LOCATION CAUSED SUSPICIOUS PERSON WITH A GUN, DISTURBANCE WITH A GUN, AND CAUSED SHOOTING AND PROVE ON DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT LOCATION.
QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE OWNERS? MS. BROWN, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. BURS.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT THE BOARD ALLOW REPAIRS.
DOES THAT ALSO MEAN THAT YOU'LL FULLY FUND, UH, AS A LOAN ALL THE REPAIRS? IT DOES NOT.
I'M SORRY, DWAYNE, WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION AGAIN? THE QUESTION WAS, WILL SOUTH TRUST BANKS FUND THE COST OF REPAIRS? AND HIS RESPONSE WAS NO.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM, FROM THE BOARD? SO ROBERT TAPIA? YES.
DO WE HAVE A PURPOSE? DO WE HAVE A PURPOSE, UH, FOR THIS COMMERCIAL BUILDING, THIS IS OFFICER V AT THE TIME, AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE.
THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS OBTAINED FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE ROOF, AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS, UH, LEMME CHECK IT OUT.
SO WITHIN THE YEAR THAT THEY OBTAINED THAT PERMIT, NO WORK WAS DONE ON THE ROOF OTHER THAN JUST THE, THEY ADDED A, UH, UH, LET ME CLARIFY, LET ME CLARIFY.
DO WE HAVE A PURPOSE FOR THE STRUCTURE? IT'S A COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO DO WHAT? HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, YES.
UH, THE PURPOSE IS TO REFURBISH THE, THE PROPERTY TO, UH, RENT AS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
SO I WANNA GET IT TO WHERE I CAN GET IT TO A POINT TO WHERE I COULD, UH, RENT IT OUT TO, YOU KNOW, UH, EITHER ANOTHER GROCERY STORE AS IT WAS BEFORE, OR, YOU KNOW, SMALL LITTLE OFFICES.
SO YES, THERE IS A PURPOSE FOR THE BUILDING.
I'M SORRY, WHAT? HELLO? YES, EVELYN IS HERE.
WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO IS SPEAKING? I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M GARZA JUNIOR.
JUST, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF I COULD.
WHAT DID YOU SAY? I SAID I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE YOU GUYS TOLD, UM, ON THE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAD THERE AND WHO WAS, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
AND I'M ALSO PART OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, UH, AS WELL AS KATHY AND MY SISTER BRENTDALE.
ALRIGHT, SO GO AHEAD AND, AND, AND STATE YOUR CASE JUST, JUST FOR THE, JUST SO THAT UH, WE CAN GIVE THE BOARD A LITTLE, A LITTLE SUMMARY.
UH, KATHY MENTIONED WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THE PROPERTY.
WE WANNA PUT THAT BACK IN AS WHEN WE GET IT FIXED BACK TO A LITTLE RETAIL TYPE THING THERE.
AND THEN ON THE 77 14 PROPERTY, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CASE, IS, IS BEING, UH, DEMOLISHED.
THAT WHAT WE WANNA DO THERE EVENTUALLY IS DO SOME TYPE OF A FOOD TRUCK PARK OR SOMETHING LIKE THEY NORMALLY HAVE.
SO I THINK THAT THAT WOULD, THAT AREA THERE THAT WE GOT, I THINK WE GOT SOME GOOD IDEAS FOR THE COMMUNITY VERSUS WHAT IT'S GOT NOW.
BUT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY IS IT WOULD BE, WOULD BE GREAT.
WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT FROM THE BOARD.
AND, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT KATHY DIDN'T MENTION IS THAT WE, WE, WE'VE BEEN APPLYING, WELL WE APPLIED AT A LUMBERYARD FOR THE MATERIALS.
SO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE WILL BE DONE BECAUSE WE'LL BE PROVIDING THE MATERIALS FOR THAT CONTRACTOR AS WELL.
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HELP US AS WELL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THAT MATERIAL THAT WE'RE GONNA BE NEEDING.AND THEN IT, IT SORT OF, KIND OF DOESN'T LOWER THE, THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE YET.
WE HAVE, UH, ALLOCATED FOR THAT, THAT THE CONTRACTOR, MY UNCLE HAS PROVIDED IT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE AND I HOPE THAT YOU CONSIDER US, UH, GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY SO WE CAN CONTINUE.
AS SOON AS YOU GUYS VOTE, WE'LL BE WITH THE CONTRACTOR.
'CAUSE I'M THE ONE THAT USUALLY IS ON SITE AT THE PROPERTY.
I WILL GET WITH THEM SO WE CAN SCHEDULE THE WORK AND THEN LET'S GO FROM THERE.
THAT'S ALL WE'RE WAITING FOR AS WELL TOO.
IS THERE A MOTION PLEASE ON THE TABLE? COULD I GET A MOTION PLEASE? FROM THE BOARD? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON.
I MOVE THAT THE MAIN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 7 7 1 OH SOMERSET ROAD TO THE PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY, EXCUSE ME, THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT SEVEN SEVEN TO 10 ARE PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, SUBSECTIONS 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND THAT THE BUILDING IS NOT FINANCIALLY, UH, GOING TO BE RE NOT FINANCIALLY CAPABLE OF BEING REPAIRED AT THE INFORMATION THAT'S PROVIDED, AT LEAST IN TESTIMONY AND THAT THE STRUCTURE BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS.
FOLKS, PLEASE, IF YOU ARE NOT ON OR TALKING, PLEASE MUTE YOURSELF.
OKAY, WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO ORDER ON THE TABLE FOR, UH, SECTIONS 2, 4 7 8 11, 12 15, 17 18TH FOR THE MAIN AND 2 7 8 11, 12 15, 17 18TH FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED 77 10 UH, SOMERSET ROAD.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ROBERT TAP? I'LL SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? YES, MS. BROWN? AYE.
MR. ANDES? NO, MS. UH, MR. I'M SORRY MR. REGAR, YOU.
OKAY, JAMES, YOU CAN GET WITH YOUR, UH, CLIENT AND THE CODE OFFICER AND THEY WILL, YOU KNOW, EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU.
[6. 20-7112 (CD-5) 923 24th St NW]
IS, UH, 9 23 20 FOURTH STREET NORTHWEST.MS. GRUBY AVITA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES.
MS. CARMEN, NEXT CASE IS A 903 STREET NORTHWEST.
HELLO? HELLO? HELLO? YES, YES, YES.
CAN YOU PLEASE ADD, UH, MARY BETA CRUZ BACK ONTO THE LINE.
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THANK YOU.THIS IS RUBY ALITA AND RACHEL GARZA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, I AM.
LET ME GET MARY HELEN TO SET UP FOR ONE MOMENT.
HELLO, THIS IS MARY HELEN VATA CRUZ, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? I AM, YES, MA'AM.
GOOD MORNING BOARD FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS CRYSTAL TOWN, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 9 2 3 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 9 2 3 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 3 2 6, BLOCK 27, BLOCK 27, 28, AND 29TH, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS DAVID DEERA WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 0 3 8 REVA STREET.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT, MARY HELEN RA CRUZ, RUBY TAVITA, AND RACHEL GARZA.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED IS THE FIRST TIME 93 NORTHWEST FOURTH STREET.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2019 9 2 3 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK HISTORIC DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIAL POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 9 2 3 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON APRIL 12TH, 2018.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON APRIL 20TH, 2018, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED CLAIM ON MAY 7TH, 2018.
A PRE-BOARD CONFERENCE HEARING WAS HELD ON AUGUST 22ND, 2019 WITH RUBINA ER AND DAUGHTER MARY HELEN CRUZ ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2020.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD HEARING WAS POSTED AT 9 2 3 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET ON NO NOVEMBER 24TH, 2020.
THE NOTICE FOR THE B S D HEARING WAS MAILED TO DAVID RA AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT PENDING A SCOPE OF WORK ENGINEER'S LETTER AND FINANCIAL MEANS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
A PERMIT FOR THE FOUNDATION REPAIR WAS OBTAINED ON JULY 15TH, 2019.
THE FINAL INSPECTION WAS PASSED ON JANUARY 31ST, TWO, 2020.
NO OTHER PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AT THIS TIME.
THE PHOTOS BEING PRESENTED TODAY WERE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 3RD AND NOVEMBER 6TH, 2020.
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THIS IS THE FRONT EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY.UM, HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT IT JUST LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION, UM, AND THE ROOF, UH, SHINGLES ARE WORN AND SOME OF THE SIDING IS MISSING.
UM, AGAIN, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND WAS PASSED.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION.
UH, YOU CAN SEE SOME SMOKE DAMAGE.
THERE WAS A FIRE, UM, I BELIEVE IT HAPPENED NOVEMBER 1ST, 2017.
UM, SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF SMOKE DAMAGE ON THE TOP PORTION NEAR THE FASCIA BOARD.
UM, AND IT JUST NEEDS, UH, IT LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION.
AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE NEW FOUNDATION SCREENING HAS BEEN PLACED.
UM, MARY HELEN, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, MA'AM, I AM.
RUBY, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, MA'AM, I AM.
AND RACHEL GARZA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? I BELIEVE SHE LOST CONNECTION.
UM, DID SHE WANNA BE CALLED BACK TO? UH, YES, PLEASE.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD FOR THE NEXT.
UM, SO THIS IS THE LEFT OF EXTERIOR.
UM, HERE IS WHERE MOST OF THE FIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED.
AGAIN, I THINK IT WAS ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2017.
UM, YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP PORTION NEAR THE FASCIA BOARDS, UH, THERE ARE PIECES OF SIGHTING MISSING AND THEY ARE, AND THEN THE REST ARE CHARRED OR HAVE SMOKE DAMAGE.
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE THE NEW FOUNDATION WALL HAS BEEN PUT, UM, DUE TO THE FOUNDATION BEING REPAIRED.
OKAY, THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION.
YOU CAN SEE UP CLOSE A BETTER PICTURE OF, UM, THE REAR PORTION AS WELL WHERE THE FIRE OCCURRED.
AND THE, UH, SIDING IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
UM, HERE, THERE IS NOT TOO MUCH DAMAGE.
UM, THERE WAS SOME, UH, IT WAS ON LEVEL, BUT THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.
UM, JUST THE FLOOR SURFACES, UM, ARE UNLEVEL DUE TO THE DIFFERENT MATERIAL.
UM, BUT CURRENTLY IT'S NOT ANYMORE DUE TO THE FOUNDATION BEING REPAIRED.
HERE IS A HOLE IN THE CEILING, UM, FROM A WATER LEAK, UH, DUE TO THE FACT THE ROOF, UH, IS WORN.
THIS IS ANOTHER ROOM, UH, IN THE HOME, A BEDROOM.
UM, THE, UH, FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING.
UM, AND THERE WERE SOME CRACKS IN THE WALL, UM, FROM THE STRUCTURE BEING UNLEVEL.
SO THE BATHROOM, UM, HERE, THE FLOOR IS UNLE, WAS UNLEVEL.
UM, THE FLOOR COVERING, UH, IS STARTING TO COME UP
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OFF THE FLOOR HERE.UH, THERE WAS SOME MOLD FROM WATER LEAK ON THE WALL AND CEILING.
THIS IS A BACK PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE.
UM, AT ONE POINT THE, UM, THE STRUCTURE WAS TWO DIFFERENT, UH, LEVELS.
UM, WHEN THE FOUNDATION WAS REPAIRED, THEY MADE IT ALL ONE.
THEY JUST HAVEN'T, THEY HAVEN'T LIFTED UP THE ROOF YET TO MAKE IT ALL ONE.
UM, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING.
UM, THIS BACK PORTION ALSO IS WHERE THE FIRE MOSTLY OCCURRED.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE DECKING DOES HAVE CHARRING AND THE RAFTERS, UH, STEALING JOY, THE CLOSER LOOK OF THE DECKING AND THE RAFTERS AND STEALING, JOYS, HAVING SOME CHARRING AND SMOKE DAMAGE.
THIS IS THE SECOND PORTION OF THE BACK, UM, WHERE THE FIRE OCCURRED.
UM, THE, UH, FLOOR, FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING IN SOME SECTIONS AND THE DECKING IS FEELING JOINT.
AND AFTERAFTER HAVE CHARING IN SMOKE DAMAGE.
AND THIS IS THAT REAR PORTION WHERE SOME OF THE SIDING IS MISSING.
SO THERE'S A HOLE, UM, ALLOWING THE ELEMENTS TO COME IN AND AGAIN, CHECK THE DECKING AND RAFTERS IS FEELING JOISTS ARE CHARRED OR HAVE SOME DAMAGE.
THIS IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, THE FRONT ELEVATION HERE, THE STRUCTURAL NUMBERS, THE WOODEN STRUCTURAL NUMBERS, YOU CAN SEE SOME ROTTING AT THE BOTTOM.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY.
UM, THE, TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, THE, THE MEMBER IS ACTUALLY DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE ITSELF.
AND, AND UP CLOSE YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S STARTING TO DETACH.
THE SIDING'S STARTING TO DETACH, AND THE STRUCTURAL MEMBER IS DETACHING FROM THE, FROM THE STRUCTURE ITSELF.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY.
THE WEATHER PROTECTION AND THE SIDING IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE.
HERE'S JUST A CLOSER VIEW TO SEE, UM, HOW CLOSE THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS TO THE NEIGHBORING FENCE LINE.
HERE'S THE INTERIOR OF THE ACCESSORY.
UM, THE WHAT SIDING OR WOOD PLANKS.
UH, THEY DO HAVE SOME WATER DAMAGE FROM THEIR BEING PULLED WHERE THE ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMING IN.
HERE'S A BETTER VIEW OF SOME MORE WATER DAMAGE ON THE DECKING AND ON THE WOOD PLANK SIDING, UH, FROM THE ELEMENTS COMING IN.
AND AGAIN, THE WOOD SITE SIDING HAS SOME WATER DAMAGE, UM, AND THE SENSORY STRUCTURE IS JUST BEING USED FOR STORAGE AT THIS TIME.
AND JUST ANOTHER VIEW TO SHOW, UM, THE WATER DAMAGE AND WHERE ELEMENTS ARE COMING IN.
9 2 3 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET CONSISTS OF A MAIN STRUCTURE AND N S S THREE, THE MAIN IS A SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE WITH A GABLE ROOF SYSTEM, WOOD PLATE SIDING, AND POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION.
THE REAR PORTION OF THE ROOF SYSTEM HAS FIRE DAMAGE.
THE DECKING, RAFTER AND CEILING JOISTS HAVE CHARRING OR HAVE SMOKE DAMAGE.
THE REAR EXTERIOR WALL HAS MINOR FIRE DAMAGE AND IT'S MISSING SIDING.
THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPAIRED WITH A PROPER PERMIT OBTAINED IN ALL INSPECTIONS MADE AND PASSED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR AT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
THE ACCESSORY IS A WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE WITH A FLAT ROOF SYSTEM, WOOD PLANK SIDING AND SLAB.
THE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS ARE ROTTED AND THE SLAB HAS LARGE CRACKS AND UNLEVEL.
THE INTERIOR DECKING, RAFTER AND WALLS HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER DAMAGE.
TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 9 2 3 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTION EIGHT, 12, AND 15 FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND SUBSECTION 1, 2, 8, 12, AND 15 FOR THE ACCESSORY, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, OF STANDARD OR UNFITNESS OR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS REPAIR FOR THE MAIN AND DEMOLITION FOR THE ACCESSORY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AS 9 2 3 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET.
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SORRY, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICERS, THE OFFICER? NO.IS THE OWNER HERE, DID I HEAR SOMEBODY SAY THE OWNER WAS OR WAS NOT HERE? YES, WE DO HAVE THREE, UH, PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
HAVE MARY HELEN, MS. CRUZ, RUBY, DAVID AND RACHEL GARZA.
IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
I RESIDE AT 7 4 3 TEXAS AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1.
I DO HAVE, UH, MY MOTHER PRESENT AS WELL.
AND MS. UH, RUBY
I RESIDE AT 3 3 2 HENRY STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 7.
I AM THE DAUGHTER OF DAVID BETA, WHICH IS DECEASED, AND RUBINA BETA, WHICH IS MY MOTHER.
UM, AND WE'RE, I'M HERE TO, UH, SPEAK ON BEHALF OF 9 23 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET.
AND RACHEL GARZA, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
I LIVE AT 5 0 7 RIVERDALE DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 8.
AND I AM THE DAUGHTER OF DAVID AND RUBINA RA.
AND WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT ON BEHALF OF THE 9 23 20 FOURTH STREET, NORTHWEST 24TH STREET.
UM, MS. MARY HELEN BASSETT CRUZ, IF YOU CAN PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TESTIMONY.
UM, WE, THE FAMILY ARE ASKING, UH, YOU, THE, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ALLOWED TO REMODEL THE PROPERTY AT THE LOCATION OF 9 23 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 7.
UH, WE, THE FAMILY HAVE MAINTAINED, UM, THE CLEANING THE VEGETATION OF THE PROPERTY AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH GENERAL CONTRACTOR, UH, MR. MICHAEL DIAZ WITH, UH, WEATHERTECH AND MS. UH, CARMEN ROSS.
SHE IS THE ENGINEER WHO IS CURRENTLY WORKING, UM, ON THE LAYOUT FOR THE REPAIRS OR THE LAYOUT OF, I'M SORRY, THE LAYOUT OF THE, THE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AT THE LOCATION.
UH, WE'RE DOING OUR, OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON OUR PART TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH REPAIRS, BUT OF COURSE CANNOT BE SAY WE'VE HAD SOME HURDLES ALONG THE WAY, BUT, UH, WE, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SLOWED US DOWN A BIT.
UH, THE PROCESS OF COURSE, UM, NOW HAS GONE TO THE POINT WHERE, UM, AS I MENTIONED A BIT AGO, THE ENGINEER IS WORKING ON OUR LAYOUT, AND ONCE THE LAYOUT IS FINAL, THEN OF COURSE, UM, MS. ROSS WILL, UH, GIVE ME A CALL AS WELL AS THE ENGINEER, AND WE WILL BE REVIEWING HER LAYOUT AND JUST TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE OR ANY TYPE CHANGES.
UH, ONCE IT'S FINAL, THEN OF COURSE, UH, SHE WILL, UM, PROVIDE HER HER LAYOUT TO OUR US THE FAMILY, AND MR. MICHAEL DIAZ IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY PERMITS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO THE, THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.
UM, I HAD PROVIDED, UM, A COPY TO, UM, MS. CRYSTAL TOWN WITH QUOTE ENFORCEMENT, THE OFFICER, UM, OF SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN, UM, MR. MICHAEL DIAZ WITH, UH, SOME OTHER CITY'S, UH, EMPLOYEES, MR. JASON GRAY, AND, UH, MR. I BELIEVE HIS FIRST NAME IS JAMES, AND THE LAST NAME IS BOMB.
UH, I HAVE ALSO, UH, PROVIDED, UH, COPIES OF THE SIGNED CONTRACT WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, MR. MICHAEL DIAZ, AS WELL AS COPIES OF THE, UH, CASHIER'S CHECK ON THE FIRST PAYMENT AND COPIES OF THE, UH, CURRENT.
THERE WAS A, I'M SORRY, THERE WAS A FIRST PROPOSAL AND THEN AN ADDENDUM.
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PROPOSAL.SO THAT, AS YOU CAN SEE, I PROVIDED BOTH.
UH, THE SECOND ONE IS WHERE I, AS I MENTIONED THE SIGNED THE ACTUAL SIGNED CONTRACT.
THE, UH, THERE'S ALSO A COPY OF THE INVOICE WHERE PAYMENT WAS WAS, UM, GIVEN TO MR. DIAZ.
THERE IS A DRAW SCHEDULE AS FAR AS HOW THE PAYMENTS ARE GONNA BE DISTRIBUTED TO MR. DIAZ.
UM,
I ALSO HAVE PROVIDED THE SIGNED CONTRACT WITH THE ENGINEER THAT WAS JUST, UH, RECENTLY SIGNED A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, NOVEMBER THE 27TH, WITH A COPY OF THE CASHIER'S CHECK, UM, ON FIRST PAYMENT TO MS. CROSS.
WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED, UM, JUST LIKE CREDIT AVAILABILITY WITH, UH, HOME DEPOT AND THE LOWS, UM, SOURCE NUMBER STORES.
NOW, THE COPIES THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AS FAR AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE COPIES THAT I HANDED TO MS. CRYSTAL TOWN, UM, ON THE TAIL END OF 2019.
AND I FORGOT TO MEANT TO INCLUDE THE RECENT COPIES OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
HOWEVER, IF, IF YOU ALL NEED THAT, I CAN, I AM MORE THAN WELCOME TO PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU.
UM, THE ENGINEER CURRENTLY IS WORKING ON THE LAYOUT, AND IT WILL TAKE HER ROUGHLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS WHEN WE MET ON NOVEMBER THE 28TH.
UH, THAT'S THE TIMEFRAME THAT SHE GAVE JUST FOR THE, THE DRAFT OF THE FIRST LAYOUT.
AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, WE WILL MEET WITH HER AND DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, THE LAYOUT TO SEE IF, UM, IF IT MEETS THE APPROVAL, IF NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE, UH, NEED TO BE MADE, THEN OF COURSE, UH, SHE WILL GO BACK AND MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
AND THEN OF COURSE, ONCE IT BECOMES FINAL, SHE WILL GET IN CONTACT WITH THE FAMILY AND MR. DIAZ TO BE ABLE TO, UM, GO BEFORE THE CITY, UH, TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY PERMIT.
UM, NOW I CAN HONESTLY SAY, UH, WE, WE HAVE, UH, BEEN TRYING TO DO OUR BEST TO, TO GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THIS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE COME ACROSS HURDLES.
UM, I'M NOT USING THE PANDEMIC AS AN EXCUSE, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A BIT OF DELAY.
SO WHEN MR. DIAZ WAS READY TO GO FORWARD WITH HIS CREW AND ALSO TO OBTAIN PERMITS, UM, MR. JASON GRAY WAS THE ONE WHO GAVE HIM THE GO, GO AHEAD, GO PERMIT.
HOWEVER, THEN MR. BONDS SAYS WAY, HOLD ON, YOU KNOW, WE, WE NEED MORE DETAILS.
THAT LETTER, UH, THAT LETTER FROM THE ENGINEER WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR MR. BAUM.
SO HE, UM, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW WITH THE ENGINEER WHERE SHE WILL PROVIDE A MORE, UH, DETAILED, UH, I GUESS I'M NOT SURE IF I'M USING THE PROPER WORDING OR NOT THE LANGUAGE, BUT MORE PROPER DETAILED, UM, LAYOUT AND SEE IF, IF THAT MEANS MEET Y'ALL'S RECOMMENDATION.
WHAT I DID NOT INCLUDE IS THE CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WHERE, UH, MR. DIAZ DADDY AND I ARE, UM, IN COMMUNICATION VIA TEXT.
I'M SORRY, I'M NOT VERY TECH SAVVY.
I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO, UM, PUT IT ON PAPER FOR YOU ALL TO SEE.
UM, MY SISTERS AND I, AS WELL AS MY MOM HAD SAT DOWN AND MY SISTER RUBY HAS A MORE DETAILED TIMELINE, UM, AS TO WHAT ALL THE, THE ITEMS HAVE OCCURRED.
UM, I, I I JUST ASKED THAT, UH, YOU, THE MEMBERS, UH, JUST CONSIDER, UM, GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST, WE NEED MORE TIME, UM, SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE FINAL REPAIRS.
UH, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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AND I BELIEVE I MIGHT HAVE COVERED, UM, WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU.I DOES THE BOARD, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE, UM, I GUESS THE OWNER, MS. BROWN, MR. FERNANDEZ? I DO, YES, YES, MS. STANDARDS.
UM, I DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTS IN FRONT OF ME.
MY COMPUTER'S PRETTY SLOW OR SOMETHING WITH OUR CONNECTION.
I'M TALKING BY PHONE RIGHT NOW.
IN ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS, DID IT GIVE YOU A TIMELINE FROM TIME OF COMPLETION TO THE END DATE? I'VE SPOKEN TO MR. DIAZ.
I DON'T BELIEVE, UM, AS I WAS REVIEWING THAT, IT HAS AN ACTUAL TIMELINE.
HE DID SAY THAT IT WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 45 WORKING DAYS, NOT CALENDAR DAYS.
WEATHER PERMITTING FOR THE, THE, UM, THE ROOF AND THE REFRAMING.
NOW, UH, WHAT, WHAT MR. DODI DIAZ DODI WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF IS, OF COURSE IN THE BACK AREA WHERE THE MOST OF THE FIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED.
HE WILL BE RE UH, REMOVING THOSE WALLS AND, AND, UH, REFRAMING IT, REBUILDING IT.
AND THEN WHEN OF COURSE HE GETS TO THE, UH, ROOF PORTION OF IT FROM THE CEILING ON OUT, ALL THAT WILL BE, UH, DEMOLISHED AND IT WILL BE, UM, MADE BRAND NEW.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING ELSE ON THE OTHER, BUILDING YOUR ACCESSORY BUILDING IN THE BACK WHERE THE CITY'S RECOMMENDING DEMOLITION, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE IT DEMOED? AND WAS THAT PUT IN CONTRACT? IT WAS NOT PUT IN THE CONTRACT.
UM, WE DID SPEAK TO MS. TOWN AND, UM, I BELIEVE MR. DIAZ, UM, SAID IF IT WOULD BE OKAY, WE FIRST FOCUSED ON THE FRONT PORTION OF IT, WHICH IS THE MAIN STRUCTURE, AND THEN OF COURSE, FOCUSED IN ON THE, UH, ACCESSORIES.
WELL, WE UNDERSTAND, BUT THE BOARD DEALS WITH THE WHOLE THING AT ONCE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF IT, IT HAS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A SINGLE PIECE.
SO YOU DON'T, YOU, SO YOU'RE SAYING 45 DAYS AND THAT'S NOT TO INCLUDE THE FINISH, CORRECT? THAT'S JUST TO FRAME UP WALLS AND THE ROOF, IS THAT RIGHT? SO, UH, MR. MR. DIAZ SAID THE REFRAMING AND THE ROOF ITSELF OKAY.
WOULD TAKE, UH, ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 45 WORKING DAYS, NOT ACTUAL CALENDAR DAYS, AND ALSO WHETHER PERMITTED, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
BUT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE REST OF THE RENOVATION THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, SHEET ROCK, THE EX, ALL THE OTHER STUFF.
THE, THE PART THAT'S GONNA BE INCLUDED, THE, THE CONTRACT THAT I HAVE WITH MR. DIAZ, IF I MAY, UM, WOULD INCLUDE, OKAY, I'M SORRY.
WILL INCLUDE THE ENTIRE, UM, EXTERIOR WALLS, THE SIDING.
UH, IT WILL INCLUDE WINDOWS, DOORS, UM, AND LIKE I MENTIONED THE ROOF, AND SO OF COURSE, UH, THE SHEET ROCK, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING, THAT'S NOT INCLUDED YET.
SO THAT'S ONLY, THAT'S ONLY TO DRAW YOU IN BASICALLY.
I'M SORRY, THAT'S ONLY, SORRY.
THAT'S BASICALLY TO DRY YOU IN SO THEY CAN START WORKING THE INSIDE.
THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE EXTERIOR.
SO THAT WOULD BE FOUR, FIVE DAYS AND THEN YES, SIR.
ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, OWNER GARZA? MS. RACHEL GARZA? WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT TESTIMONY AS WELL? OH, OKAY.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
RACHEL GARZA, 5 0 7 RIVERDALE DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 8.
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OKAY.UM, AS MY SISTER HAS MENTIONED, WITHOUT DOING A LOT OF REPETITION, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD TO TAKE CARE OF, OF THESE REPAIRS AND WE ARE STILL HAVING THE INTENTION OF STILL CONTINUING FOR THIS PROPERTY, SO WE DO ASK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR IT.
COVID IS NOT AN EXCUSE, HOWEVER, IT DID HINDER A LITTLE BIT OF PRODUCTION.
WHEN MY SISTER SAYS WE HAVE HURDLES, SHE'S BEING VERY KIND AND VERY NICE.
MY MOTHER IS 80 YEARS OLD WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
UM, AND SO DO WE AS WELL, BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT.
WE ARE, ME AND MY TWO SISTERS, WE ARE FULLY EMPLOYED FULL-TIME JOBS, SO IT DOES TAKE UP A LOT OF OUR TIME.
WE ARE MOTHERS OF MINORS AS WELL.
UM, SO OF COURSE WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILIES.
AS SHE MENTIONED, MY FATHER HAS DECEASED.
UM, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE IN ANY OF THESE FIELDS TO GET THE PROPERTY, UH, TO GET THE PROPERTY OURSELVES, AS IN WE PHYSICALLY DO OUR OWN FIXING.
SO THIS IS WHY WE ARE TRYING TO HIRE CONTRACTORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE JUST ARE ASKING FOR THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO GET THESE JOBS DONE, AND WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT ALL THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
UM, SOME OF THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE, UM, LIKE SHE MENTIONED.
UM, I JUST WANNA GO ON RECORD TO JUST ASK, UM, TO HAVE MERCY ON US TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO, TO BRING THIS PROPERTY UP TO PAR SO WE CAN HAVE IT UP AND ROLLING.
IT IS, UM, WE ARE, WE DO HAVE INTENTIONS AFTERWARDS.
UM, LIKE I MENTIONED, I AM A COUNTY EMPLOYEE.
I'M A BEAR COUNTY EMPLOYEE, AND ONE OF MY OTHER SISTERS IS AS WELL.
I'VE BEEN THERE 26 YEARS, UM, CLOSE TO RETIREMENT, SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH DOING WHAT WE REALLY HAVE TO DO AFTER THIS.
BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I DO THANK YOU FOR HEARING US OUT.
UM, MY OTHER SISTERS HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROPERTY THAN I DO, SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MA'AM.
MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? YES, MA'AM.
UH, YOU, YOU ARE ONE OF THE OWNERS, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO ME, I'M JUST LOOKING OVER THE RECORDS HERE, COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY FROM FOUR OF 2018 TO SIX OF 2019 YOU ALL DID NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO THAT PROPERTY? UH, NO MA'AM.
UH, OTHER THAN US HAVING FULL-TIME JOBS AND WE HAVE MINOR CHILDREN AND IT'S HARD TO GET TOGETHER.
MAYBE MY SISTERS CAN HAVE A LITTLE INSIGHT ON THAT AS WELL.
I'M SORRY IF I COULD, LIKE I SAID, THE, UH, UH, WE'RE NOT HERE TO GO ANY THE EXCUSES, WE'RE JUST ASKING TO HAVE MORE TIME, AND I'M SORRY IF I, IF I COULD WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WRONG WITH THE MICROPHONES ON THIS SYSTEM, SO COULD YOU SAY IT A LITTLE BIT LOUDER AND A LITTLE BIT SLOWER? PARDON ME, RACHEL
UM, YOUR QUESTION WAS ASKED IF, UH, ANY PRODUCTION WAS DONE, DONE.
UM, UM, THERE, I DON'T HAVE ANY INSIGHT ON THAT.
UM, MY SISTERS MAY HAVE MORE INSIGHT ON THAT.
UM, OTHER THAN WE HAVE FULL-TIME JOBS AND WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN AND IT'S HARD TO GET, WE HAVE DIFFERENT SCHEDULES AS WELL.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY, THERE'S, WE'RE NOT, UM, I'M NOT HERE TO MAKE ANY EXCUSES FOR THAT.
WELL, IS YOUR SISTER HERE? YES, THEY BOTH ARE.
COULD I SPEAK TO ONE OF 'EM, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM.
HI, THIS IS MARY HELEN RA CRUZ AGAIN.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO ME, COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY SINCE FOUR OF 2018 TO SIX OF 2019, YOU ALL DID NOTHING, THE PROPERTY, AND I'M SORRY, DID YOU SAY BEFORE, BUT THAT YEAR FROM APRIL OF 2018 THROUGH, UH, JUNE OF 2019, THAT'S OVER A YEAR.
YOU ALL CHOSE TO DO NOTHING TO THAT PROPERTY.
UM, I WAS SPEAKING DIFFERENT ESTIMATES
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FROM FIRST FOUNDATION, SO I DID HAVE VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS GO OUT THERE.UM, I, I AM THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT I NEED TO GET DIFFERENT ESTIMATES AND NOT JUST GO WITH THE FIRST ESTIMATE THAT WAS GIVEN.
UM, I DO SHOP AROUND TO SEE WHO IS THE MOST, UM, WHO IS THE MOST EXPERIENCED AND OF COURSE NOT BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AS A, YOU KNOW, AND ALSO, UH, ONCE FOUNDATION WAS FINALLY DONE AND COMPLETED, WHICH TOOK UP TO 2019, THEY STARTED THE WORK, I'M SORRY, I BELIEVE IT WAS JULY OF 2019.
ONCE THAT WAS COMPLETED, THEN OF COURSE THAT'S WHEN I STARTED LOOKING FOR A GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO BE ABLE TO START THE PROCESS OF THE REPAIRS.
UM, I WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND, UM, OF COURSE THAT DELAYED IT AS WELL.
UM, I, I, I UNEMPLOYED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, UM, EIGHT TO FIVE.
SO PRETTY MUCH WHEN I WOULD DO MY, MY APPOINTMENTS WITH GETTING, AS FAR AS ESTIMATES GO AND WHATNOT, THAT WAS USUALLY ON EITHER SATURDAY OR ON A SUNDAY, WHENEVER ALSO THE INDIVIDUAL WAS AVAILABLE, UH, TO COME OUT AND GIVE ESTIMATES AS I WAS GETTING ESTIMATES, UH, AND SET UP APPOINTMENTS, I DID HAVE A FEW INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE NO-SHOWS, AND ALSO, OF COURSE, THERE WAS SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT WANTED TO WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.
AND OF COURSE I WAS LIKE, NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS BY, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE RULES ARE AND OF COURSE, DO IT THE PROPER WAY, WHICH IS GOING TO YOUR OFFICE, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND PULLING THE NECESSARY PERMITS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO THE, THE ACTUAL FOUNDATION WORK.
UM, I DID HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD GO AND MEASURE AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEIR ESTIMATES AND WHATNOT, AND WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, STARTING THE, THE PROCESS, THEN OF COURSE THEY WERE LIKE, OH, NO, WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY NEEDED EXTRA MONIES, LIKE KIND OF MILKING IT, TRYING TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF ME.
SO OF COURSE, I, I DIDN'T GO WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DELAYED IT SOME.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, OWNERS? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE, I HAVEN'T SPOKEN.
WHO ARE YOU, MA'AM? MY NAME IS RUBY AVITAS.
I WAS AUTHORIZED, UH, TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND, UH, GIVE MY, UH, TESTIMONY AS WELL.
MY ADDRESS IS 3 3 2 HENRY STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 7.
I AM THE DAUGHTER OF DAVID BETA AND RUBINA BETA, AND I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF, UH, FOR 9 23 NORTHWEST 24TH STREET.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN, UM, BY THANKING EVERYONE FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, COME BEFORE THE BOARD AND SPEAK.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMELINE BACKGROUND, UM, FOR THE YEAR OF 2020, UM, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE PERSPECTIVE TO THE PROPERTY.
UM, IN JANUARY, ON JANUARY 31ST, 2020, THAT WAS THE FOUNDATION, UH, FINAL INSPECTION WHERE ALL OF THE FOUNDATION WAS, UH, FINALLY COMPLETED AND APPROVED.
UM, SO, UM, BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, FROM JANUARY TO NOW, I'M GONNA START FROM JANUARY SINCE WE ARE IN THE CURRENT YEAR, UM, THERE WAS A SIGNED SECOND PROPOSAL, UM, FROM MICHAEL DI AND TO, TO THE FAMILY, AND THAT WAS SIGNED BY MARY HELEN BERA CRUZ, MY SISTER, AND MY MOTHER, RUBINA BERA ON JANUARY 11TH, 2020.
UM, THE PROPOSAL WAS SIGNED, UM, BY MR. MICHAEL DI AND THAT WAS TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE, UH, SCOPE OF WORK.
AND SO, UM, COMING IN FEBRUARY OF 2020, THAT'S WHEN, UH, WE RECEIVED THE RECEIPT OF THE, UM, CONTRACT THAT WAS SIGNED FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK, UM, INCLUDING THE CASHIER'S CHECK THAT WAS, UM, MADE OUT ON JANUARY 31ST, 2020.
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THE SCOPE OF WORK WILL INCLUDE THREE DRAWS, THREE TOTAL DRAWS.THE FIRST DRAW WAS THE FIRST CASHIER'S CHECK, UH, MADE IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.
THE SECOND DRAW WILL BE $15,000, AND THE FINAL DRAW WILL BE $13,230.
UM, THE, FROM THEN, UM, THERE HAS BEEN COMMUNICATION, UM, IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO, UM, PRESENT THE TEXT MESSAGES, UM, YOU KNOW, PHONE CALLS TO THE BOARD, BUT JUST SO YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING.
UM, IN FEBRUARY, ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2020, UH, MICHAEL DID SPEAK TO AN INSPECTOR, UH, JANUARY 20TH.
UM, MR. MAYOR GAVE MICHAEL
UM, THAT WAS THE FIRST ENGINEER WE WERE DEALING WITH.
UM, HE WAS THE SAME ENGINEER THAT WAS SET OUT FOR THE FOUNDATION.
UM, SO IN FEBRUARY OF 2020, UM, WE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH MICHAEL TI UH, HE WOULD STATE THERE WAS NO LUCK.
UH, NUMEROUS VOICEMAILS, NUMEROUS, UH, ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT, UM, MR. FARAS, UM, IN REGARDS TO BEING THE ENGINEER FOR THE, UM, CURRENT PROJECT.
SO COME ON, FEBRUARY 27TH, UM, THE OFFICE OF DR.
OF, OF, UH, MR. FARAS, UH, SPOKE TO, UH, MICHAEL DI AND THEY AGREED TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE ON THE JOB AND MAKE THE PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS, WHICHEVER YOU MAY CALL IT, LAYOUT.
UM, TO BEGIN, YOU KNOW, THE LAYOUT FOR 9 23 NORTHWEST 24TH, UM, COME IN MARCH.
UH, MARY DID SPEAK TO MICHAEL, UH, TO FOLLOW UP WITH HIM, SPOKE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ENGINEER TO FOLLOW UP, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH MR.
THIS IS MA'AM, WE HAVE ON PAPER, SO WE DON'T, WE DON'T NEED OH, OKAY.
YEAH, WE DON'T NEED A, A, A COMPLETE HISTORY.
OKAY, SO, UM, WHAT I'M ASKING FROM THE BOARD IS, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN COMMUNICATION, UM, THERE WERE, UH, DELAYS AS FAR AS, UH, THE, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THE BUILDING, YOU KNOW, UH, TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN PERSON.
SO THE THERE, AS YOU CAN TELL, THE EMAIL COMMUNICATION WAS BETWEEN MICHAEL DIAZ AND, UH, JAMES BOND BAUM.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, AFTER THAT, UM, IT WAS ALSO FOR THE, UH, FOR THE, UM, WHICH HE WAS THE CHIEF, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL.
YEAH, WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE MA'AM.
MA'AM, WE ALREADY HAVE ALL OF THAT ON PAPER IN FRONT OF US.
SO THEN WHAT? YEAH, YOU, YOU, YOU'RE DONE
YOU'VE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW TO THE, TO WHAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE BOARD WILL DO.
SO DID YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT? OKAY.
ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? HELLO? BOARD.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, THIS NELSON.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY EXCUSE MAKING STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9 23 20 FOURTH STREET NORTHWEST AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE THAT'S DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS EIGHT, 12 AND 15, THAT THE PROPERTY IS FEASIBLE OF BEING REPAIRED AND THAT WE PROVIDE 90 DAYS TO REPAIR THE MAIN STRUCTURE, UH, AND THAT ALL PERMITS BE REQUIRED OR BE OBTAINED IN 14 DAYS.
UH, AND THE PROPERTY REMAIN VACANT, UH, PENDING COMPLETION OF THE REPAIRS.
THE PROPERTY IS TO BE SECURED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AND REMAIN SECURED DURING THE ENTIRE WORK DONE.
A FURTHER MOVE THAT THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 9 23 20 FOURTH STREET NORTHWEST IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 12, AND 15.
AND THAT IT IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED, THAT IT BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS.
THIS IS MICAH HARPER, A SECOND.
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MAY I SUGGEST A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? I'M SORRY.I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
UM, TO ALSO HAVE CODE COMPLIANCE, DO A, UH, HAVE 'EM GIVE CO COMPLIANCE A PROGRESS REPORT EVERY 14 DAYS.
UH, WOULD YOU ACCEPT A 30 DAYS OPPOSED TO 14 DAYS? YEAH, THAT'LL WORK.
UH, I WOULD AMEND THE MOTION, MS. CHAIR, TO HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT EVERY 30 DAYS.
WE HAVE A 30 DAY ON THE, UH, MAIN STRUCTURE.
UM, SUBSECTION IS 12 15, 12 TO 15 FOR REPAIR, A 90 DAY REPAIR ORDER.
AND, UH, WE HAVE, WITH ALL PERMITS, UH, THE PROPERTY SHALL REMAIN VACANT, IT SHOULD BE SECURED, AND 30 DAY PROGRESS REPORTS TO THE, UH, CO COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND ON THE ACCESSORY SUBSECTIONS 12 EIGHT, I'M SORRY, 1, 2, 8, 12, 15, A 30 DAY DEMO.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIR? THIS IS LEGAL.
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION JUST FOR CLARIFICATION TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THIS CORRECT.
I HAVE, UH, A 90 DAY REPAIR ORDER PERMITS WERE TO BE PULLED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OR WAS IT SUPPOSED TO BE VACATED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OR DID I HEAR THAT INCORRECTLY? NO, IT WAS TO VACATE AND SECURE THE PROPERTY WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, VACATE IMMEDIATELY AND SECURE THE PROPERTY WITHIN SEVEN DAYS.
JUDY, CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? YES, MS. BROWN? AYE.
CAN WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK? WE CAN.
OKAY, WE GO ADJOURN FOR FIVE MINUTES AND, UM, RECONVENE AT, OH, ABOUT 12 35, 12 40.
YOU SENT ME THE REPORT, RIGHT? YES.
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1415 MONTANA AND WE ARE RECONVENING, UH, ON 10, UH, 1210 AT, UM, 1247 P AM AS IT PM SORRY, PMMADAM CHAIR, DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL? YEAH, DO CAN WE GET OVER? I DON'T THINK JUDY'S BACK YET.
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? JUDY? YES.
MS. PRESENT? MR. HARPER? PRESENT.
AND CHAIR, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE DID ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE OWNER'S SON ROBERT MOORE, TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY THAT HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD.I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE FOR THE LAST B S C HEARING OF THE YEAR AND TO YOU AS WELL.
MY NAME IS CONNIE
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1415 MONTANA WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 57.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CASE IS BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 1 4 3 7 BLOCK 13, LOT 17, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS JOE JACKSON LEWIS WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 7 1 3 1 HIDDEN HILLS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 4.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARINGS WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? HELLO, BOARD, I'M SORRY.
I KEEP MU UNMUTING AND MUTING.
I HAVE PRE PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER'S SON ROBERT MOORE, ON A FEW OCCASIONS.
THE LAST TIME WAS ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2020.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2020 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1415 MONTANA WAS CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2019.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2019.
SINCE THE INITIAL INSPECTION WAS MADE, THERE HAD BEEN AN ADDITIONAL 22 INSPECTION.
THE LAST INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 7TH, OR EXCUSE ME, DECEMBER 9TH, 2020.
NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2020.
A COPY OF THE UPCOMING D S C HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1415 MONTANA.
THERE'S NO SCOPE OF WORK, FINANCIAL PROOF, LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT.
THERE ARE NO CURRENT PER NO CURRENT PERMITS ON FILE FOR 1415 MONTANA.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON OCTOBER 22ND AND DECEMBER 5TH, 2020.
WE HAVE A SLAP ON GRAY FOUNDATION, POSSIBLE STUCCO, BRICK AND FIBER CEMENT SIDING ON THE EXTERIOR.
THAT'S A FLAT ROOF SYSTEM WITH UNKNOWN COVER AND ON THE INSIDE THERE'S SHEEP, ROCK AND MASON.
THIS IS A FRONT ELEVATION OF 1415 MONTANA.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S POSSIBLE STUCCO SIDING.
THE THE STRUCTURE ITSELF IS LIFTING
UH, THE CITY HAS CLEARED SOME OF THE TREES OFF SO THAT WE COULD GET A CLOSER LOOK.
IT IS HARD TO SEE, BUT I DO HAVE A BETTER PICTURE FROM THE BACK.
THIS IS LOOKING TOWARDS THE FRONT, THE SAME LEFT ELEVATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WAS A FIRE.
SO WE HAVE, UM, AT THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE, IT, THE FIRE TOTALLY CON CONSUMED THE EXTERIOR WALLS IN SOME OF, IN ALL OF THE, UH, THE ROOF SYSTEM.
THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION FROM THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE.
AS YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE BRICKS, THERE ARE SOME STEP, SOME STEPS GOING IN IT.
IT'S A BETTER VIEW OF THE FIRE THAT HAD OCCURRED.
YOU CAN SEE THE ROOF SYSTEM, UM, IS POPPING OFF ON THE TOP, ON THE LEFT ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BACK AREA WAS PRETTY MUCH TOTALLY CONSUMED BY THE FIRE.
THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE BACK AREA.
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THIS AREA WAS ACTUALLY USED AS A BARBECUE PIT AREA.UM, BUT IT HAD BEEN ENCLOSED AND THAT WAS WHERE A FIRE HAD OCCURRED.
AND SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ROOF SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONSUMED AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR WALLS.
THIS IS GOING THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK.
YOU CAN SEE YOU COULD, I ACTUALLY CAN SEE OUT THE BACK, SO I DID NOT HAVE A LIGHT ON THE CAMERA, SO YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THAT THIS IS WHEN YOU FIRST WALK IN.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE, UH, THE ROOF, THE, EXCUSE ME, THE CEILING SYSTEM, THE, THE DROP CEILING HAS, UM, FALLEN.
THIS IS THE SAME AREA, BUT LOOKING DOWN TOWARDS THE FLOOR, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S, UH, WHERE THE DEBRIS HAS FALLEN.
THIS IS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.
WHEN YOU FIRST WALK IN, YOU SEE THE DROP CEILING IS PRETTY MUCH GONE FROM THE FIRE.
THIS IS WALKING TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE.
STILL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AGAIN, YOU SEE THE DROP DROPPED CEILING SYSTEM HAS GIVEN WAY.
AGAIN, WE'RE GOING, THIS IS LOOKING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING FROM THE INTERIOR.
AGAIN, THE DROP SYSTEM, DROP CEILING SYSTEM HAS, UM, GIVEN AWAY FROM THE FIRE.
THIS IS GOING TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE THE, THE ROOF SYSTEM HAS CAVED IN DUE TO THE FIRE.
THIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE BACK OF THE SYSTEM, UH, TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE.
UM, AGAIN, WE HAVE THE, THE RAPTORS, THE CEILING JOS, UM, THE DECKING IS ALL HAS, UM, CHARRING FROM THE FIRE.
HERE'S THE SHOWING MORE OF THE SAME SYSTEM IN THE BACK ROOM.
UM, LOOKING IF YOU'RE IN THE BUILDING LOOKING TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND THE BACK.
UM, THE DEBRIS HAS FALLEN TO THE FLOOR.
UH, THE ROOF SYSTEM IS PARTIALLY MISSING, UM, TO THE RIGHT WHERE YOU SEE THE, I THINK THAT'S ORANGE.
UM, I'M A LITTLE BIT COLORBLIND, SO I'M GONNA SAY THAT IS ORANGE.
UM, THAT'S WHERE THE RESTROOMS ARE.
HERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THE RESTROOM.
YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE SOME MOLD GOING GROWING ON THE BOTTOM.
UM, IT'S, THE RESTROOM IS TOTALLY DILAPIDATED.
THIS IS LOOKING UP IN THE SAME BATHROOM AREA, THE ROOF SYSTEM, UM, OR IT PARTIALLY BEEN ENGULFED BY THE FIRE.
THIS IS THE SECOND RESTROOM THAT'S TO THE LEFT OF THE FIRST ONE.
UM, THE ROOF IS PARTIALLY MISSING, SO YOU HAVE THE ELEMENTS COMING IN AND IT'S, UH, TOTAL D DILAPIDATION GOING ON.
THIS IS LOOKING UP IN THAT SAME RESTROOM.
YOU HAVE THE HOLE IN THE ROOF SYSTEM.
THIS IS IN THAT BACK ROOM AREA TO THE LEFT.
UM, WHEN YOU'RE COMING DIRECTLY OUT OF THE RESTROOM, UM, YOU SEE AN OLD POOL TABLE.
IS THERE, UM, A LOT OF FIRE DAMAGE.
THE SAME AREA OVER TOP OF THE POOL TABLE.
YOU SEE THE CHARRING FROM THE FIRE.
WE'VE GOT THE RAPTORS, THE, UH, THE DECKING, UH, THE CEILING JOS, THEY'VE ALL BEEN, UM, HALF CHARRING.
WE HAVE PART OF THE ROOF SYSTEM THAT IS MISSING.
UM, PART OF THE BACK WALL IS MISSING, UH, DUE TO THE FIRE.
AGAIN, ANOTHER AREA LIKE YOU CAN SEE THE DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR, WHICH IS WHAT'S CAUSED FROM THE ROOF SYSTEM FALLING DOWN.
UM, UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT POSTS THERE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING HOLD UP THE ROOF SYSTEM.
IT, IT'S NOT DOING ITS JOB AT THIS TIME.
GOT A CLOSE UP SO YOU CAN SEE THE CHARRING OF THE UN UNDER THE DECKING FOR THE ROOF SYSTEM.
ANOTHER CLOSEUP OF THE, UH, THE CEILING.
YOU CAN SEE THE DROP CEILING HAS IS GONE.
UM, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CHARRING GOING ON FROM THE DAMAGE DUE TO THE FIRE.
THE STRUCTURE AT 1415 MONTANA WAS BUILT IN 1950.
IT'S A SINGLE STORY WOOD AND C M U FRAME STRUCTURE THAT IS LOCATED IN THE R RMM FOUR ZONE.
A FIRE OCCURRED ON JANUARY 17TH, 2020.
IT WAS INSPECTED BY THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR AND NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION.
I WAS UNABLE TO INSPECT THE FLAT ROOF SYSTEM.
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ROTTED.THE FRONT EXTERIOR COVER MAY BE STUCCO.
BESIDES OUR BRICK AND CONCRETE BLOCKS, WHICH ARE DETERIORATED, THERE ARE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE EXTERIOR WALLS.
THE MOTOR IS MISSING IN NUMEROUS PLACES.
THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE SECURED BY THE CITY ON A FEW OCCASIONS.
SINCE THE START OF THIS CASE, THERE IS A REAR ADDITION THAT HAS ROOF SHINGLES FOR THE EXTERIOR COVER.
MANY OF THE SHINGLES HAVE FALLEN OFF.
THERE IS ANOTHER REAR ADDITION WHICH IS DETERIORATED AND HAS OPEN AREAS THAT ARE ALLOWING THE ELEMENTS INTO THE STRUCTURE DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE.
THERE IS NO WATER OR ELECTRICAL SERVICES AT THIS LOCATION.
THE INTERIOR HAS SUSTAINED FIRE DAMAGE, SUSTAIN DAMAGE.
SOME OF THE DROP CEILING HAS FALLEN IN BOTH THE MAIN AND ADDITION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE ROOF SYSTEM HAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED.
THE SECOND ADDITION SUSTAINED THE MOST FIRE DAMAGE.
THE ROOF AND WALL SYSTEMS ARE MOSTLY MISSING.
THE REMAINING PORTIONS HAVE SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE.
THE MAIN STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1415 MONTANA IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH ONE 50 STAMAN SUBSECTION 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HERE AND AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION CAUSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION THAT CAN SHOW MY PRESENTATION OF
DOES THE, UH, BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE OFFICER? MADAM CHAIR, DUANE NELSON.
QUESTION OF THE CODE OFFICER CONNIE, YOU QUOTED THE ARTICLE H CHAPTER 6 1 57.
UH, NORMALLY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT CHAPTER EIGHT, EXCUSE ME, CHAPTER FIVE SIX, UH, WHICH WOULD BE CORRECT? 1 5, 7.
OKAY, SIR, I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT IT'S 6 1 5 7 UNDERSTOOD.
IS THAT SOMETHING NEW? N NO, I, WE HAVE SIX F 1 56.
I BELIEVE THE DEFINITIONS ARE, JENNY, ARE YOU AVAILABLE TO CHIME IN PLEASE? YES, MA'AM.
I'M PULLING UP THE, UH, SECTION OF CODE REAL QUICK.
AND, AND THIS IS ROBERT CHOPPY.
AND JENNY, YOU MIGHT LOOK AT THE TERM PUBLIC NUISANCE IN MY REFERENCE LOOKS AT ARTICLE A CHAPTER SIX, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57 IS WHAT SHE MIGHT BE REFERRING TO.
THE LIST OF DEFECTS ARE R CHAPTER SIX, SECTION SIX DASH 15 SIX.
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MS. CHAIR, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE, WHAT THE CONCERN IS.CONNIE HAS STATED THAT THES WERE IDENTIFIED AS CHAPTER EIGHT, UH, EXCUSE ME, CHAPTER SIX DASH ONE AND THAT THE REPORT SHOWS US AT CHAPTER SIX DASH ONE SIX, UH, NEEDED TO VERIFY WHICH CHAPTER ARE WE GOING TO QUOTE IN THE MOST? IT'S ALWAYS BEEN 1 5 6 IN OUR, IN OUR LITERATURE AND THE REPORT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE SHOWS THAT IT'S 1 5 6 MAY MAKE A CORRECTION, PLEASE.
LOCATED AT 1415, MONTANA IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56.
SUBSECTION 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17 AND EIGHT.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A, UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DWAYNE, DID YOU GET, YOU HEARD THE MOTION, DIDN'T YOU? THIS IS DWAYNE MOTION.
YEAH, I MOVE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 1415 MONTANA WITH THE PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND THE STRUCTURE IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE RESULTS OF THE FIRE AS WELL AS THE LISTING ON THE STRUCTURE ITSELF AND IT BE DEMOTED FOR 30 DAYS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND, MS. BROWN? THIS IS FRED AND I SECOND.
OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND BY FRED.
AND, UH, SO WE HAVE A 30 DAY, UH, DEMO ON, UM, UH, 1415 MONTANA SUBSECTIONS.
1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS. BROWN? YES.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE IS SEVEN TWO OH GREAT,
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT YEAR.
ALRIGHT, CONNIE, HAVE A GOOD YEAR.
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OKAY, OUR NEXT CASE IS ON DREXEL 5 0 2 DREXEL AVENUE WEST.UH, MS. CARMEN ORTEGA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, MA'AM, I AM.
AND MR. JASON SANCHO, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES, I AM.
AND OFFICER MCCALL, YOU'RE ON THE LINE? YES, I AM.
GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS JOSHUA BARZ, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 5 0 2 WEST DREXEL WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION FOR BOTH THE ACCESSORY AND MAIN IN ACCORDANCE TO THE CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THE BOARD.
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IS N C B 1 6 6 9, BLOCK TWO LOT 28.THE OWNER ON RECORD IS MARGARITA ORTEGA WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 5 0 2 WEST DREXEL AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 0.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS A SITE, UH, REAL ESTATE.
JA AGENT JASON SANCHO AND CARMEN ORTEGA, WHO IS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF MARGARITA ORTEGA ARE ON, UH, ARE ON THE, ARE HERE FOR THE, THE PHONE NUMBERS WERE FOUND FOR THE GRANDDAUGHTER BAR ORTEGA OF 2 1 0 4 4 9 7 2 6 6.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ORTEGA CARMEN, UH, WHO STATED THAT THEY WANTED TO SELL THE PRO SELL THE PROPERTY.
I HAVE NOT SPOKEN WITH MARTA ORTEGA, THE, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JANUARY 3RD, 2020 THAT BOTH STRUCTURES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
HERE IS THE TIMELINE OF THE EVENT.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 5 0 2 WEST DREXEL WAS CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2019.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS FILED ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2019.
NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS POSTED ON 11 20 20 20 ON 11 24 20 20, THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2020.
UH, NOTICE TO VACATE, UH, WAS POSTED ON PROPERTY ON 12 3 20 20 DUE TO INCREASED, INCREASED NT ACTIVITY.
UH, ALSO THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE PROPERTY THAT OCCURRED ON, UH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2019.
NO PERMITS OR SCOPE OF WORK HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN, UH, UH, PULLED FOR PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE TOP, ON THE TOP SIDE OF IT, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, UH, FIRE DAMAGE, UH, YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SMOKE DAMAGE ON THE TOP OF THE, THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE ACTUALLY DETERIORATED.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, UH, THE, UH, WHERE THE COVER, WHERE THE WINDOWS ARE COVERED BY PLYWOOD THAT THE CITY DID, UH, UH, SECURE THE BUILDING.
AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, OH, SORRY, SORRY, MY BAD.
UH, YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE ON TOP WHERE THE, UH, WE'RE GOING.
THE FRONT DOOR, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ROOF IS DETERIORATED AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT HAS A LITTLE SLT IN IT.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE SHINGLES COMING ON
UH, THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF THE, UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE FIRE DAMAGE AND THE SMOKE DAMAGE IS.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THE, THE, SOME OF THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE CHARRED.
AND YOU CAN SEE, UH, RIGHT ON TOP WHERE THE ROOF SYSTEM IS, WHERE THE, UH, RIDGE BOARD IS.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE, WHERE THE, WHERE THE, UH, WOOD MEMBERS UP THERE ARE CHARRED AND SMOKE DAMAGE.
THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE, OF WHERE THE, UH, UH, WHERE THE ROOF SYSTEM IS.
YOU CAN SEE A HOLE WHERE THE, WHERE THE, WHERE MOST OF THE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED.
YOU CAN SEE THE SUNLIGHT COMING IN.
UM, YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE CHARRED WIND MEMBERS.
THIS IS JUST A CLOSER LOOK, A BETTER VIEW OF THE, OF THE HOLE IN THE, IN THE ROOF.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE FLOOR IS, UH, SMOKE DAMAGE AND DETERIORATED SYSTEM.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE THE WALLS ARE SMOKE DAMAGE AND FIRE DAMAGE.
UM, DUE TO THE FIRE THAT OCCURRED.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CEILING, WHERE SOME OF THE SHEET ROCK HAS FALLEN DOWN DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, UH, THERE WAS, THERE HAS BEEN, UM, GRA STAYING ON THE PROPERTY OR GOING IN AND OUT OF THE PROPERTY.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, WHERE, WHERE ALL THEIR, UM, WHERE, WHERE THESE CON CONGREGATE RIGHT THERE.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE THE, UM, ON THE NEXT PHOTOS, YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE SMOKE DAMAGE AS RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE WALLS ARE MORE CHARRED IN THE BACK.
YOU GO FOR BACK OF THE PROPERTY, YOU ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THE INSULATION, UM, THE CEILING WHERE IT HAS, UH, CAME OFF OF IT.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE RIGHT THERE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THERE'S A HOLE INTO THE ROOF.
AND, UM, THE INSULATION IS COMING DOWN.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE MORE OF THE CHARGING INTERIOR WALLS.
UH, THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM.
UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WALLS ARE.
YOU CAN SEE MORE, UM, MORE, MORE, UH, MORE DAMAGE TO THE, UH, TO THE, TO THE BACK.
MORE SMOKE DAMAGE TOWARDS THE BACK.
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THIS IS ON THE ROOM ON THE NEXT, ON THE OTHER SIDE.UM, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT SMOKE DAMAGE YOU CAN SEE.
BUT, UH, WHERE THEY, UH, WHERE THEY COVER THE DOORS AND WINDOWS DUE TO THEM BEING BROKEN.
THE CEILING SMOKE, DAMAGE SHEET ROCK, UH, COMING DOWN, COMING DOWN OR, OR BROKEN.
THIS IS THE, THE HALLWAY GOING THROUGH THE ROOM.
UM, I DID NOTICE WHEN I WAS WALKING THE PROPERTY THAT THERE WAS A 10 TO RENOVATE THE PROPERTY.
UM, FLOODS BEING PULLED, WIRES BEING PULLED.
SO IT IS A MORE OF A HAZARD BECAUSE OF THE, THE WIRES THAT ARE HANGING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S THE WATER TO CATCH THE, UM, THEY WERE CATCHING THE WATER FROM THE ROOF SYSTEM.
AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WHEN I, WHEN I TOOK THESE PICTURES, UH, THEY WERE POURING INTO THE TOILET.
'CAUSE THERE IS NO WATER OR PLUMBING AT THE PROPERTY.
THEY'RE POURING INTO THE TOILET TO, UH, GET RID OF THE WASTE.
YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, THE RESTROOM IS DETERIORATED.
YOU CAN SEE THE BROKEN TILE IN THE RESTROOM.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE, LIKE SOME OF THE SMOKE DAMAGE ON THE WALLS.
AS YOU CAN TELL, SOMEONE LOOKS TO BE STAYING IN THE BACK ROOM, UM, DUE TO THE MATTRESS.
AND THE, UH, THE STUFF THAT'S BACK THERE CLOSED, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, THE FLOOR, UM, THE, THE TRASHING DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR.
THIS IS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE IT HAS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT THAT WELL, BUT IT DOES HAVE ON THE, SORRY, THE LEFT HAND SIDE, IT DOES HAVE A SLIGHT LEAN, WHICH IT DOES HAVE A, A FOUNDATION ISSUES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF IT.
BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL YOU CAN SEE ON THIS PICTURE.
THIS IS THE, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, THE STOR, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE BACK.
NOW THIS ONE YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT ACTUALLY HAS A SEVERE LIEN ON THE, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE.
UM, THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THE, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING REPORTS OF PEOPLE STAYING IN THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS A, UH, A MORE, UH, VIEW OF THE PROP OF, OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, ROOF IS THE, UH, THE METAL ROOF IS, UH, RUSTED AND DETERIORATED.
YOU CAN SEE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN THE BACK.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, WHERE THEY, WHERE THEY PATCH THE WALLS UP.
AND, UH, AT THE BOTTOM YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, UM, WHERE IT'S STARTING TO LIFT IT.
THIS IS THE, IN THE BACK ROOM OF THE STRUCTURE.
NOW, I INCLUDED MORE PHOTOS OF WHEN I FIRST DID IT, AND TO NOW THEY ACTUALLY RENOVATED THE, THEY ACTUALLY RENOVATED THIS STRUCTURE, UM, WITHOUT PERMITS.
SO, UM, THE FOUNDATION, UM, WHEN I DID IT WAS CRACKED, BUT ALL THEY DID WAS RENOVATE IT.
YOU COULD TELL THE DIFFERENCE ON THE PICTURES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE STORING STUFF IN THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THE SHEET ROCK.
YOU CAN SEE THE TAPE AND FLOAT, UM, ON IT WAS RECENT.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE WIRING BACK THERE, THE WIRINGS HANGING.
NOW THIS IS THE, THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE REPORTS OF THE PEOPLE STAYING IN THERE.
UH, THE PROPERTY DOES NOT HAVE ANY ELECTRICITY DUE TO THE FIRE.
YOU CAN SEE THE WIRE IN THE BACK.
UM, NOW THIS IS ONE OF THE ROOMS THAT I SAY THEY RENOVATED BECAUSE RIGHT THERE WHERE, UH, IT'S A WHOLE NEW FLOOR, UH, THE FLOOR COVERING.
UM, RIGHT THERE, THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FOUNDATION BACK WHEN I CAME BACK IN, UM, OCTOBER 31ST OF LAST YEAR.
AND I'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU THE PHOTOS AS YOU CAN SEE MORE.
UM, UH, BACK WHEN I CAME BACK THEN IT WAS, UH, IT WAS ALL GUTTED.
IT WAS JUST, UM, DOES AND UH, AND RAFTERS THAT YOU CAN SEE.
BUT NOW THEY COVERED IT WITH TAPE WHERE THEY TAPED A, UH, SHEETROCK AND TAPED AND LOADED IT.
THIS WAS BACK ON, UH, WELL, SORRY, DECEMBER OF NINTH OF, UH, 2019.
THIS WAS THE SAME ROOM THAT YOU CAN TELL THEY RENOVATED FROM FROM WHAT IT WAS TO NOW, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY COVERED, UH, ALL, ALL, ALL THE, ALL THE STU AND THE EXTERIOR WALL, INTERIOR WALLS AND THE UNDER COVER THE FLOOR AS YOU CAN SEE THE WIRE BACK THEN.
YOU CAN SEE HOW IT WAS GUTTED.
THIS, THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL MAIN STRUCTURE THAT HAS SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIDGE BOARD, TO THE RIDGE BOARD, WHICH HAS CAUSED A LIGHT SAG AND DETERIORATED SHINGLES.
FRONT PORTION OF THE ROOF HAS ALSO HAS A HOLE IN THE ROOF SYSTEM.
EXTERIOR WALLS ARE DAMAGED AND HAVE MISSING AND HAVE MISSING WALLS, WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE BROKEN, CAUSING A STRUCTURE TO BE A HARBOR FOR VAGRANT.
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DAMAGE, CLOSING WIRING AND FIRE DAMAGED CEILING AND INTERIOR WALLBOARD ACCESSORY.ACCESSORY ROOF HAS DETERIORATED, HAS A DETERIOR, HAS THE DETERIORATED SHINGLE INTERIOR AND METAL ROOF AND HAS A BAG.
EXTERIOR FRAME HAS SHIFTED AND IS LEANING TOWARDS THE LEFT.
INTERIOR WAS RENOVATED AND WAS SHE BROUGHT A FLOOR WAS PUT OVER THE FOUNDATION, WHICH IS CRACKED.
VAGRANTS ARE A CONSTANT PUBLIC NUISANCE ON THE PROPERTY.
TO RECAP THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 5 0 2 WEST DREXEL ON VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15, AND 17.
ACCESSORY 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15 IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY AND ALL THE CONDITIONS ARE DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE PROVIDED AS SUCH, CONDITION OF DEFECT OF DILAPIDATION NESS OR UNFI OF PER UNIT HABITATION CAUSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, AND OR UNIT SAFETY THAT RECOMMENDS DEFINITION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF FIVE TWO, MR. OH YES.
I ALSO WANTED TO ORDER, UH, ORDER A VACATE FOR THE WANTED THAT WHERE THEY CAN ORDER A VACATE FOR THE PROPERTY.
WHO'S SPEAKING NOW? UH, OFFICER, UH, JOSHUA BA DAN, OFFICER.
OKAY, I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT YOU HAD FINISHED.
WAS THERE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK? UM, JUDY, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? YES.
UM, CARMEN, WERE YOU GONNA SPEAK OR THIS IS JASON.
I'M SANCHO, 29 11 TUCKER ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 2.
UM, MS. ORTEGA HAS BEEN IN THE HOME FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
SHE HAS RAISED HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN NOW ON THE VERGE OF BEING DEMOLISHED.
UM, I FEEL ANYONE WOULD TAKE A STEP BACK AFTER HER CREATING ALL THE MEMORIES ON 5 0 2 WESTCHESTER.
SO THE REASON I'M SPEAKING TODAY IS BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY HOME AS A HOME AND NOT AS A VACANT LOT.
UM, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MARGARITA ORTEGA TO, TO GET MONEY FOR HER AND HER FAMILY WHILE THE HOUSE IS STILL WHOLE.
UM, I DO HAVE THE PROPERTY UNDER CONTRACT, UM, WITH AN INVESTOR WE WERE HOPING TO CLOSE, UM, THIS WEEK.
ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT RIGHT NOW, WE RECENTLY FOUND OUT, WELL, I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE DAD HAS BEEN DECEASED AND HAS 11 CHILDREN.
SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HOPEFULLY GETTING A HOLD OF ALL 11 CHILDREN AND BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THEIR INTERESTS.
UM, THE INVESTOR DOES PLAN TO KEEP THE CHARACTER OF THE HOUSE, UM, WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND JUST, UM, GO AHEAD AND TURN AROUND AND INVEST MONEY INTO IT TO REBUILD IT TO ITS ORIGINAL HOUSE BUILT IN 1927.
THAT IS ALL, UM, I HAVE TO SAY.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, UH, CAN LEGAL GET THE, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS SPEAKING, CAN I GET HIS LAST NAME AGAIN? IS IT JASON HILL? JASON SANCHO.
SS A N C H O S A N C H H O? YES, SIR.
UH, MR. SANCHO, WHAT IS YOUR RELATION TO THE PROPERTY? I DIDN'T CATCH THAT.
OKAY, SO YOU'RE THE REALTOR FOR THE PROPERTY, OKAY.
YOU ARE THE REAL ESTATE AGENT? YES, MA'AM.
DID YOU BRING IN A CONTRACT OR ANYTHING TO THE, UH, TO THE OFFICE TODAY SO WE COULD SEE IF THERE WAS A, A, A LISTING ON THE PROPERTY OR WHAT? I I DO HAVE ONE.
UH, WELL, I CAN EMAIL ONE OUT, BUT I'M ACTUALLY, UM, AT HOME.
TODAY WAS THE DAY THAT YOU NEEDED TO SUPPLY ALL THAT STUFF.
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OH, I DO.I DO HAVE IT UNDER CONTRACT AND, UM, I CAN'T PROVIDE THAT.
LIKE I SAID, TODAY WAS THE DAY YOU SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED ALL OF THAT, SIR.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPERTY? YES.
DO WE ALSO HAVE CARMEN ORTEGA, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
UM, MY ADDRESS IS 5 0 2 WEST ROCK AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 2 10.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I AM NOT THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF MARGARITA.
I AM THE DAUGHTER OF 'CAUSE I KNOW MR. BAREZ, UM, SAID I LIVE THE GRANDDAUGHTER.
AND IN, IN REFERENCE, IN REFERENCE TO, TO NOT HAVING THE DOCUMENTS AT THIS OFFICE, THIS IS ON YOU TO US.
WE'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH THIS.
MY MOM IS ALREADY 80 YEARS OLD.
UM, I TRY TO HELP US MUCH OUT AS I CAN IN REFERENCE TO DOCUMENTS, PAPERWORK, LETTERS.
UM, WE WEREN'T AWARE THAT THOSE DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO BE PROVIDED.
WE ARE ASKING JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF MORE TIME BECAUSE MY DAD DOES HAVE 10 MORE KIDS, ASIDE FROM MYSELF, TOTAL IN 11, WHICH WE NEED TO SEND OUT LETTERS OF AIRSHIP TO THEM BECAUSE MY DAD'S ROLE WAS NEVER PROBATED.
AND HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, AFTER FOUR YEARS, WE CANNOT PROBATE THE WILL.
AND MY DAD HAS BEEN DECEASED FOR SIX YEARS.
WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT, UM, HE WAS STILL ON THE TITLE.
I WAS GOING OFF BCA THAT MY MOM WAS ONE A HUNDRED PERCENT OWNER.
BUT, UH, WE DID COME ACROSS THAT, UM, LITTLE MISHAP.
UM, 'CAUSE AGAIN, LIKE MR. SANTOS SAID, WE WERE TRYING TO CLOSE OUT, UH, BY THIS WEEK, BUT THIS DID COME UP WITH THE TITLE COMPANY.
SO WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR A LITTLE MORE TIME SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF AND, UM, HAVE THIS PROPERTY SOLD.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY OF VERIFYING THAT THIS PROPERTY IS UNDER
SO THE ONLY THING THAT'S IN FRONT OF US, MA'AM, LISTEN TO ME.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE, MA'AM, YOU HAVE TO LISTEN SO THAT YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THE ONLY THING THAT'S IN FRONT, FRONT OF US GET CUT OFF.
LET ME, LET ME GO INTO ANOTHER ONE PLEASE.
I WANNA MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR.
NOW THIS IS LEGAL AND I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON SOMETHING.
THIS BOARD IS HERE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROPERTY, THE STRUCTURE ON THAT'S A PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND IF IT IS HOW TO ADDRESS THAT PUBLIC NUISANCE NOT TO FACILITATE ANY SALE OF PROPERTY THAT IS NOT THIS BOARD'S WITHIN THIS BOARD'S PURVIEW.
UH, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE DO NOT START VENTURING DOWN THAT ROAD.
I'M SORRY, ERIC, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ONE WORD.
YOU SAID THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT THIS BOARD'S CONCERN.
WHAT IS THE BOARD'S CONCERN IS WHETHER THIS PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES IT IS, HOW IS THIS BOARD GOING TO ADDRESS IT? THE OTHER THING THAT'S UNDER CONSIDERATION HERE TODAY, MA'AM, IS WHETHER OR NOT THIS PROPERTY IS A, IS A, A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE OR A NUISANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TODAY.
OKAY, MAY I SPEAK PLEASE? MR. MR. BARZ DID NOTIFY ME THAT IF, UH, THE, THE PROPERTY WAS IN THE MIDST OF SELLING THAT, UM, MOST LIKELY YOU GUYS WOULD GIVE US TIME.
SO I GUESS THEN WE WERE MISINFORMED BY MR. BARZ.
THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT UP, UH, THE CELL.
AND THAT'S WHY, UH, MR. SANCHO, THE REAL ESTATE AGENT IS HERE ON THE PHONE BECAUSE HE DID NOTIFY US THAT IF WE WERE IN THE MIDST OF SELLING THAT THERE WAS THE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU GUYS WOULD GIVE US AN EXTENSION.
I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS IT'S NOT A MATTER OF WAITING FOR IT TO CLOSE.
NOW THERE'S TITLE ISSUES AND PRETTY SERIOUS TITLE ISSUES THAT ARE GONNA NEED TO BE CLEARED BEFORE IT CAN CLOSE.
AND IF WE FIND THE BUILDING TO BE A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, WE CAN'T LET IT SIT THERE WHILE THE TITLE ISSUES ARE CLEARED.
WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO GIVE AN EXTENSION? WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING IS HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
PLEASE DON'T UN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
IT IS IMPROPER FOR ANY QUESTION TO BE POSED TO THIS BOARD.
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DID YOU HEAR ME? MA'AM? YOU HAVE TO, TO ADDRESS WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE TO YOUR CODE OFFICER OR YOUR ATTORNEY OR WHOEVER, BUT NOT TO US.DO WE HAVE A, DO WE HAVE A MOTION HERE? CHAIR, THIS IS JUDY.
WE ALSO HAVE S A P D OFFICER MCCALL TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY AND WE ALSO HAVE, UM, THE POLICE REPORT.
MR. MCCALL, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
YES, MY NAME IS OFFICER DAVID MCCALL WITH THE S A P D CENTRAL SAFE UNIT AND I WORK FROM 5 1 5 SOUTH FRI.
YOU CAN PRO PROVIDE YOUR TESTIMONY.
UH, THIS PROPERTY SINCE, UH, NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR WHEN IT BURNED, THERE WERE NO CALLS BEFORE THEN.
BUT SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 20 CALLS OUT THERE.
MOST OF THEM, UH, NEIGHBORS CALLING IN SUSPICIOUS PERSONS BECAUSE OF WHAT THE, UH, VASS GOING IN AND OUT OF THE PROPERTY.
AND ALSO, UM, COMPLAINTS ABOUT, UH, THE NOISE THEY WOULD BE WORKING ON CARS, ON THE PROPERTY AND PLAYING MUSIC AND MAKING NOISE.
SO IT'S BEEN A TOTAL OF ABOUT 20 CALLS AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN, SIR.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE OFFICER.
UH, DURING THAT TIME, HAS THERE BEEN ANY ATTEMPT BY THE OWNERS TO SECURE THE PROPERTY, TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE PROPERTY OR TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES? FROM LOOKING AT THE, UH, CALL HISTORY? UH, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD TELL THAT WAS DONE TO KEEP THEM OUT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD, FOR THE OFFICER? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE A THANK YOU SIR FOR COMING IN.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS ROBERT TAP.
JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION ON THE, UM, FOR THE CODE OFFICER ON, ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE, UH, OF THE CASE.
UH, I THINK WE NEED TO CLARIFY THE, UH, ZIP CODE.
LEGAL PERS YES, YOU JUST CLARIFY.
UM, I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT IT WAS, UH, UM, UH, 5 0 2 WEST DREXEL AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THIS IS
I MOVE THE DOMAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AT 5 0 2 WEST DREXEL AVENUE.
OUR PUBLIC NUISANCE IS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17.
AND FOR THE 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15, UH, FOR THE REASON STATED BY THE CODE OFFICER AND THE DOMAIN AND ACCESSORY ARE BEYOND FEASIBILITY OF REPAIR AND ORDER THAT THE BOTH THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS.
WE HAVE, UM, 5 0 2 DREXEL AVENUE, UH, SUBSECTIONS OF 30 WHAT? I'M SORRY.
WE HAVE A 30 DAY, UH, DEMO ORDER ON SUBSECTIONS 2 4 5 7 8 11 12, UH, ON THE MAIN AND 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15 ON THE ACCESSORY AND A 30 DAY DEMO ORDER.
AND WE HAD A SECOND FOR ROBERT TAB, MADAM CHAIR, DWAY NELSON FRIENDLY AMENDMENT REQUEST OF A CODE OFFICER THAT THE PROPERTY VACATED AND REMAIN VACANT.
OKAY, WE CAN ADD THAT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT THE PROPERTY STATE REMAIN VACANT OR STAY VACANT.
YEAH, I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THAT.
ALL RIGHT, JUDY, CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? OH, I'M SORRY.
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OKAY.JUDY, CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? YES.
SORRY, MS. HIL, I DON'T BELIEVE SHE'S ON THE LINE TO GO.
I HEAR YOUR THUMBS UP, MR. TAPIA.
[9. 20-7115 (CD-4) 715 Rockwell Blvd]
OUR NEXT CASE IS SEVEN 15 ROCKWELL BOULEVARD AND MS. ORTEGA AND MR. SANCHO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.UH, JOSH, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US MR. LARRY.
ELVIS, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? UH, YES I AM.
WE'LL GET STARTED MOMENTARILY.
MY NAME IS JOSHUA MARTINEZ, DANGEROUS S OFFICE FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 7 7 1 5 ROCKWELL BOULEVARD FOR THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS CODE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C E 1 1 0 6 0 BLOCK 83, LOT 37, AND NORTH 25 FEET OF 38, LOCATED IN CITY CONS, DISTRICT FOUR.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS LARRY LEE VISIO WITH A MILLION ADDRESS OF 13 6 0 6 OAKWOOD LANE SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 7 8 4 9 8.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL IS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE.
DOES THE BOARD WISH FOR ME TO PROCEED? YES, PLEASE.
CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS WERE FOUND FOR LARRY VISIO AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER.
I'VE MET WITH MR. VISIO ON SITE AND WALKED THE ENTIRE PROPERTY GOING OVER ALL ISSUES.
CITY IS RECOMMENDING TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS CONFIRMED ON MARCH 24TH, 2020, BUT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE TIMELINE OF ADVANCE REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 7 1 5 ROCKWELL BOULEVARD WAS CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2019.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2019.
THE NOTICE FOR THE D S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT SEVEN 15 ROCKWELL BOULEVARD ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2020 FOURTH, 2020.
THE NOTICES FOR P S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED.
CLAIM NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEERS REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF DECEMBER 4TH.
THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR SEVEN 15 ROCKWELL BOULEVARD.
THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE.
THE ROOF SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED WITH HOLES AND DAMAGE.
RAPTORS PENETRATED THROUGH SOME AREAS OF THE ROOF'S SURFACE, ALLOWING ELEMENTS GOING INSIDE THE BUILDING, EXTERIOR WALL SIDING, FALLING AND DETACHING WITH SIGNS OF STEPPING AND WALL SEPARATION.
INTERIOR DECKING RIDGE BOARD RAPTORS, TRUSSES AND CEILING JOISTS HAVE WATER DAMAGE DETERIORATION WITH SIGNS OF SEPARATION, WALL TO WALL SEPARATION
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THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.AND INTERIOR STAFF HAS LARGE CRACKS GOING THROUGH THE BUILDING.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020 AND DECEMBER 3RD, 2020.
IN THIS PHOTO HERE, IT'S GONNA BE THE, THE, THE PHOTO OF THE FRONT ELEVATION AND THE RIGHT ELEVATION.
UH, THE MAIN ISSUE IN THIS PHOTO IS GONNA BE THE ROOF SYSTEM.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS MORE DETERIORATED THERE.
IT DOES SAG THROUGHOUT THE FRONT AND LEFT ELEVATION OF THE ROOF SYSTEM TOWARDS THE RIGHT, I'M SORRY.
TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF THIS PHOTO, YOU'LL SEE SOME ITEMS ON TOP OF THE ROOF.
AT ONE POINT, THE OWNER DID TRY TO COVER UP THE ROOF WHERE THE HOLES WERE AT TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO GOING, UH, OR ELEMENTS GOING INSIDE THE STRUCTURE AS WELL.
THERE IS ROTTING AND DETERIORATING TO THE OVERHANG.
YOU'LL ALSO SEE ON THE, THE WALLS WHERE THE, THE VINYL SIDING IS STARTING TO DETACH, UH, TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND THE CLOSER UP OF THE RIGHT ELEVATION, YOU'LL SEE WHERE THE OWNER HAD AGAIN PLACED SOME ITEMS ON TOP.
YOU USE THE TARP AT ONE POINT TO COVER UP THE HOLES TOWARDS THE BOTTOM WHERE THE VINYL IS COMING OFF.
YOU'LL SEE AT THE CONCRETE, UH, WALL, THERE'S SOME SIGNS OF, OF, OF STEPPING IN THAT WALL DUE TO THE FOUNDATION.
UH, HERE'S JUST A CLOSER PHOTO OF THE ROOF SYSTEM TO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA RIGHT THERE.
ON THE, IN, IN THIS PHOTO, TOWARDS THE LEFT, THERE IS A, A, A PUNCTURE IN THE CENTER, SORRY.
IN THE CENTER OF THIS PHOTO, THERE IS A, A PUNCTURE WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE GO FURTHER INTO THE PHOTOS, THERE'S A BRACING THAT'S ACTUALLY PENETRATED THROUGH THE ROOF SURFACE.
UH, THE ROOF SYSTEM IS COLLAPSING, WHICH LOOKS LIKE THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING THAT WOR THAT WOOD, THAT ME WOOD MEMBER BRACE TO START PENETRATING THE, THE DECKING OF THE ROOF SYSTEM.
A PHOTO OF THE REAR ELEVATION.
AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE ON THE WALL THAT THERE IS SOME SIGNS OF, OF STEPPING DUE TO THE FOUNDATION SHIFTING.
AND THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL MOVE CLOSER TO THE ROOF SYSTEM.
AGAIN, THERE, THERE IS A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROOF SYSTEM.
YOU'LL SEE WHERE THE, THE ROOF IS SAGGING.
UH, IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THIS PHOTO, BUT IF YOU, IF WE WERE TO GET A CLOSER LOOK, UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS A, A WOOD MEMBER, UH, IN THE PHOTO.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE POSSIBLY THE BRIDGEBOARD THAT IS ACTUALLY PENETRATING THROUGH THE DECKING AT THIS POINT.
AND AGAIN, WHEN WE GET FURTHER INTO THE PHOTOS, YOU'LL SEE, UH, THE INTERIOR OF THAT SECTION IN THIS AREA.
IN THIS PHOTO, IT'S GONNA BE THE LEFT ELEVATION.
AGAIN, JUST VINYLS STARTING TO DETACH FROM THE STRUCTURE, EXPOSING THE CONCRETE SIDING.
IN THE NEXT PHOTO, YOU'LL SEE A BETTER LOOK OF SEPARATION IN THE WALL.
UH, THIS IS TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW LARGE THE CRACK IS FROM THE FOUNDATION SHIFTING AND THE STRUCTURE SHIFTING, THERE IS STEPPING THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE ENTIRE SIDE.
UM, THE PORTION WHERE THE VINYL HASN CAME OFF, THAT IT, IT IS COVERING THAT THE SIGNS OF THE, OF THE SEPARATION OR THE CRACKING OF THE, THE, THE WALL CONCRETE MOVING INSIDE THIS.
SO THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN, UM, FROM THE FRONT DOOR.
UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA THAT AT ONE POINT VIGRASS WERE BREAKING IN.
THEY'VE BEEN GOING INSIDE THE STRUCTURE, UH, MAKING CAMP.
I JUST RECENTLY GOT THE PROPERTY SECURED, UH, DUE TO THE, THE STRUCTURE BEING UNSECURED AT THE TIME.
UM, TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH DEBRIS INSIDE, UH, THE NEXT SLIDE YOU'LL SEE HERE, UH, TOWARDS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE, TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, YOU'LL SEE WHERE THERE'S THAT BRACE AND IS ACTUALLY PUNCTURING THROUGH THE DECKING.
AGAIN, THE ROOF, THE ROOF DECKING IS STARTING TO COLLAPSE DOWNWARD.
AND THAT, THAT'S FOR THAT WOOD MEMBER IS ACTUALLY JUST BREAKING THROUGH THE DECKING AT THIS POINT DUE TO THE, THE DETERIORATION OF THE DECK AND THE WATER DAMAGE.
UH, THERE'S SIGNS OF TAGGING, AGAIN, SHOWING THAT GRAS ARE GOING INTO THE BOOTING.
UH, MOVING INTO THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, RIGHT HERE YOU'LL SEE THAT THE WOOD, THE DOOR FRAME AND THE WALL IS STARTING TO SEPARATE AND JUST SHOWING SIGNS OF THE, OF THE STRUCTURE SHIFTING.
MOVING INTO THE NEXT ROOM, AGAIN, THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT'S ON THE GROUND, ALL THAT'S FROM THE SHEET ROCK THAT'S FALLEN FROM THE CEILING.
IN THIS PHOTO HERE, THIS IS GONNA BE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE THAT, THAT HOLE IN THE, THE CENTER OF THIS PHOTO AGAIN, UH, ONE OF THE RIDGE BOARDS IS RIDGE BOARD.
IT APPEARS TO BE A RIDGE BOARD WHERE, WHERE IT'S CONNECTING TO ANOTHER RIDGE BOARD THAT'S GOING TOWARDS THE CENTER PEAK OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROOF SYSTEM.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ACTUALLY DISCONNECTED.
AND THAT'S WHAT, WHAT THE ROOF SYSTEM'S STARTING TO COLLAPSE.
THAT RIDGE BOARD'S ACTUALLY ACTUALLY PUNCTURED THROUGH THE, THE DECKING.
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AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE IN THE PHOTO THAT THE DECKING AND, AND THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE ACTUALLY STARTING TO SEPARATE AS WELL.UH, DUE TO THE STRUCTURE COLLAPSING, NOW THE ROOF IS COLLAPSING, UH, FOUR SIGNS OF, UH, OF THE WALL IN THAT SAME ROOM.
IN A CLOSER PICTURE, I DIDN'T GET A BETTER PICTURE, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OVERALL VIEW, WHEN I LEFT, GOT CLOSE TO THAT, THAT CRACK, I COULD ACTUALLY SEE NEXT THE RESTROOM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA THAT THERE IS WATER TO WALL SEPARATION.
AGAIN, JUST A DIFFERENT AREA WITH THE HOLES AND THE DECKING.
CURATED ROTTY DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE IN THE ELEMENT, GETTING INSIDE FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE IN THAT SAME ROOM.
MOVING INTO THE RESTROOM TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE, THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS, UM, GETTING CLOSER INTO THE WALL, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS SOME MORE SEPARATION IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND IN THAT SAME, IN THE RESTROOM, AGAIN, IN THAT LITTLE CORNER, THERE IS THE, UH, THE STEPPING AND SEPARATION OF THE WALL.
AND TO GIVE IDEA THAT IT'S NO LONGER INCORRECTLY, IT'S STARTING TO ACTUALLY SHIFT IN THE LIVING ROOM.
THE MAIN ISSUE IN THIS ROOM WAS GONNA BE THE FOUNDATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THERE'S A, IS A LARGE CRACK THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING FROM ONE WALL ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE.
HAS A CLOSER, UH, VIEW OF THE, OF THE LARGE CRACK OF THE, ON THE CONCRETE SLAB IN THE SAME ROOM.
THE CEILING JOYS ARE NO LONGER CONNECTED AND THEY'RE STARTING TO DISCONNECT AGAIN, CARRY TO DETERIORATION, THE ROTTING THE ROOF THAT, UH, MOVING TOWARDS THE BACK RIGHT HERE.
UH, THIS, IN THIS PICTURE HERE, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE INTERIOR OF THE LEFT ELEVATION, TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH SHIFTING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE CONCRETE.
THE CONCRETE, UH, AS WELL AS AT WHERE IT'S STARTING TO MOVE TOWARDS THE INTERIOR, UH, MOVING TOWARDS THE, THE CENTER OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
UM, THIS, THIS WINDOW HAS BEEN SECURED AT THIS TIME, UH, THE TIME I TOOK THESE PHOTOS AS IT WASN'T SECURED.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A DIFFERENT ANGLE TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THAT, OF THE GAP BETWEEN THE, UH, WALL TO WALL SEPARATION TOWARDS THE OTHER, THE END OF THE OTHER WALL, YOU'LL SEE IF THERE IS MORE ONE WALL SEPARATION.
UH, THE LAST ROOM AT THE VERY END, JUST THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS.
I WASN'T ABLE TO GET ANY OF THE BIG PHO BETTER PHOTOS.
UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA HOW MUCH DEBRIS IS IN THE BACK AND THE ROOF SYSTEM, UH, THEY STARTED TO COLLAPSE AGAIN TOWARDS THAT, THAT REAR ROOM.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER IDEA OF HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN SENT TO THE, THE ROOF.
TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT SEVEN 15 ROCKWELL BOULEVARD IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE, A CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 2 5 7 8 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE PROVIDED AT SUCH CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATIONS, OF CENTEREDNESS OR UNFITNESS OR HUMAN HABITATION, POSING THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREATS OF LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AT SEVEN 15 ROCK BOULEVARD.
DO, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, OFFICER? NO QUESTIONS.
THE OWNER, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE RECORD, PLEASE? YES.
AND THE ADDRESS IS AT SEVEN 15 ROCKWELL BOULEVARD.
YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR CASE, SIR.
I, I, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MR. MARTINEZ.
OFFICER MARTINEZ SAYS, UH, THE HOUSE DOES NEED TO BE DEMOLISHED AND, UH, IF I COULD JUST, UH, GET JUST A LITTLE TIME SO I CAN ROUND UP THE FUNDS AND HAVE IT DONE, UH, TO GET IT DEMOLISHED.
AND I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE SAID.
UH, AND I, YOU KNOW, I'LL DO WHATEVER I CAN.
I, I WAS, HAD THE VIRUS AND MY WIFE HAD THE VIRUS, AND I LOST MY VISION FOR TWO, THREE MONTHS AND I'M BACK, BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN.
BUT, UM, UH, I I, I, I'M PRETTY SURE I CAN GET THE HOUSE DEMOLISHED PRETTY QUICKLY AND, UH, I JUST ASKED IF I COULD JUST HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO GET IT DEMOLISHED.
AND I, I'LL, I'LL GET IT DEMOLISHED.
I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR MANY YEARS.
I DON'T, I DON'T WANT THE HOUSE.
AND I, I JUST NEED A SIGNATURE FROM A, UH, A STEPBROTHER THAT
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I HAVEN'T SEEN IN 55 YEARS THAT IN ORDER TO SELL THE HOUSE, THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE HIM.SO THAT'S WHERE MY, THAT'S WHY I'M KIND OF BEHIND.
I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO SELL THE HOUSE BY NOW, BUT I CAN WORK ON GETTING IT DEMOLISHED.
UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GIMME A TIME PERIOD, I, I, I CAN SEE IF I CAN GET IT.
I, I'M PRETTY SURE I CAN GET IT DONE BY THE TIME, UH, Y'ALL NEED ME TO, AND, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
BUT THE CITY WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT, SIR.
I'M OH, OH, THE, THE CITY, THE CITY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE DEMOLITION, SIR.
SO, UH, DO WE HAVE A, UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? ROBERT TAP I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
FOR THE, UH, DEMOLITION OF A MAIN STRUCTURE, I MOVED THAT THE MAIN STRUCTURE, UH, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE THAT'S DEFINED BY 6 7 5 6 2 5 H 1217, AND TAKING, AND THAT THE, UH, UH, BEYOND FEASIBLE FEASIBILITY OF REPAIR IN ORDER THAT THE, THAT THE, UH, MAIN STRUCTURE BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS.
I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION CHAIR.
WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO FOR SEVEN 15 ROCKWELL, UH, UNDER SUBSECTIONS, UH, 2 5 7 8, 12, 15, AND 17.
COULD WE GET A ROLL? UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FERNANDEZ.
YES, FRED? UM, THERE WAS A SECOND ON IT, BUT YOU LEFT OFF NUMBER 18.
LET ME JUST ADD 18 TO THE SUBSECTIONS.
UM, COULD WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES, MS. BROWN.
MR. HARPER, I THINK HE'S HAVING
WELL, GUYS, I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING TROOPERS TODAY.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND UM, BY UNANIMOUS DECISION.
AND I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A SAFE AND GOOD CHRISTMAS.