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GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THE TIME IS NOW SIX, WELL 9:06 AM MY NAME IS MS. HAYES.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
I HEREBY CALL THE MEDIAN SESSION STAFF.
ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER, JUDY KRUM, B S B LIAISON.
AND MYSELF, JENNIFER MARTINEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TWO CHAIR.
CAN WE HAVE OUR INTERPRETER READ THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING? ARE YOU TALKING INTO THE I KNOW I CAN'T, CAN'T HEAR YOU.
I'M ONE OF THE SPANISH INTERPRETERS.
I'LL NOW READ THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD CHAIRMAN STATEMENT.
PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES OR ANY DEVICES THAT MAY DISRUPT THE PUBLIC 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'LL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES.
HOWEVER, OUR OWNER OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME.
PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY OR IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE.
IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING.
OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU HAVE SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OR DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.
DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH THE COST OF EACH 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 REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK.
ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED.
ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATION WITH THE REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.
YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1 9 0 1 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4 IF IN DOUBT AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DIS DISSATISFIED WITH AN ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSONS PRESENT TO SOLICIT OR PETAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
PER CITY CODE SECTION ONE SIX DASH 2 3 6.
HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO NO.
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YEAH.HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANIS.
A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS IS.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? LENCIA HAYES.
MINUTES APPROVED WITH THE VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO.
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WE CONTINUE WITH THE STAFF REPORTS PLEASE? GOOD MORNING, BOARD MEMBERS.I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS TO READ INTO THE RECORD AND ONE ITEM TO PULL, UH, IF I MAY PROCEED.
I'M A CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
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ONE ITEM FROM TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM AGENDA NUMBER FOUR, LISTED AS A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE 4 6 46 15.UH, FORTUNA, ALSO KNOWN AS 46 21 IN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
UPON REINSPECTION OF THAT PROPERTY, IT, IT, WE DID PROCESS IT AS AN EMERGENCY.
THERE WAS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE THAT DID OCCUR THAT, UH, MADE IT COMPLETELY UNSTABLE IN A MUCH MORE OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
SO THAT ONE HAS BEEN, UH, ADDRESSED IN A DIFFERENT FASHION.
I HAVE ONE ITEM TO READ INTO THE, UH, AS AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION.
THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1119 WEST SUMMIT WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON JUNE THE 28TH OF 2022, DUE TO A FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON JUNE 21ST, 2022.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS, UM, OF THIS, UH, PROPERTY.
THAT DOES COMPLETE MY REPORT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER OF THESE TWO ITEMS. ANY QUESTIONS? HEY, UH, THIS IS FRED
ITEM FOUR THAT WAS PULLED, YOU SAID, WAS POSTED AS AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION.
HAS IT ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF? I DO BELIEVE IT'S STILL IN PROCESS OF THE DEMOLITION AS WE SPEAK.
SO WE'LL GET AN UPDATE ONCE IT'S DONE.
WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE IT READ INTO THE RECORD ONCE IT'S ALL COMPLETED.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING ITEMS. STAFF, CAN YOU PUT PLEASE PRESENT WITH THE FIRST ITEM? GOOD MORNING.
I'M DENISE HASTINGS, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR.
THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT 1430, I'M SORRY, 1430 WEST ALMOS CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B SEVEN ONE TEN SIX BLOCK 46, LOT THREE.
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS LISTED IN BEXAR COUNTY.
APPRAISAL RECORD IS JOSE MARIE ALCANTARA AND OLIVIA R AND LUIS ALCANTARA.
THERE ARE FOUR ALLEGED SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE VIOLATIONS AT THIS PROPERTY.
UH, MAY I PROCEED WITH ALL FOUR? YES, PLEASE.
THE FIRST IS SECTION 3 0 2 0.1, EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE.
ALL EXTERIOR PROPERTY AND PREMISES SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN A CLEAN, SAFE, AND SANITARY CONDITION AND FREE OF OUTSIDE PLACEMENT, HAZARDOUS VEGETATION OR SURFACE HAZARDS.
THE OCCUPANTS SHALL KEEP THAT PART OF THE EXTERIOR PROPERTY, WHICH SUCH OCCUPANT OCCUPIES OR CONTROLS IN A CLEAN AND SANITARY CONDITION.
THE SECOND IS SECTION 3 0 2 0.4.
ALL WE WEEDS, ALL IMPROVED PREMISES AND EXTERIOR PROPERTY SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE OF WEEDS OR PLANT GROWTH IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES IN HEIGHT.
ALL NOXIOUS WEEDS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
WEEDS SHALL BE DEFINED AS ALL GRASSES, ANNUAL PLANTS AND VEGETATION OTHER THAN TREES OR SHRUBS PROVIDED.
HOWEVER, THIS TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE.
NUMBER ONE, CULTIVATED FLOWERS AND GARDENS, TWO NATIVE GRASSES, PERENNIALS, AND ANNUAL PLANTS INSTALLED AS PART OF A LANDSCAPE DESIGN, OR THREE NATURAL OR MANMADE ROUGH AREAS AS PART OF GOLF COURSE AND CURRENT OPERATION.
THE THIRD IS SECTION 3 0 1, 3 0 8 0.1.
ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH OR OR GARBAGE, ALL EXTERIOR PROPERTY AND PREMISES.
AND THE INTERIOR OF EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE FREE FROM ANY ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH OR GARBAGE.
THE FOURTH IS SECTION 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT.
ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOORS, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES, CORNICES, PORCHES, TRIMS, BALCONIES, AND DECKS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION.
EXTERIOR WOOD SURFACES OTHER THAN DECAY RESISTANT WOODS SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND DECAY BY PAINTING OR OTHER PROTECTIVE COVERING OR TREATMENT.
ALL SIDING AND MASONRY JOINTS, AS WELL AS THOSE BETWEEN THE BUILDING ENVELOPE AND THE PERIMETER OF WINDOWS, DOORS, AND SKYLIGHTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED, WEATHER RESISTANT AND WATERTIGHT.
ALL METAL SURFACES SUBJECT TO RUST OR CORROSION SHALL BE STABILIZED AND COATED
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TO INHIBIT FURTHER FUTURE RUST AND CORROSION.OXIDATION STAINS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE EXTERIOR SURFACES.
SURFACES DESIGNED FOR STABILIZATION BY OXIDATION ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT.
THE CODE OFFICER MADE HIS INITIAL INSPECTION ON MARCH 21ST, 2022.
AT THAT TIME, HE FOUND OUTSIDE PLACEMENT OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS, FURNITURE, SMALL APPLIANCES, AND OTHER ITEMS ON THE PREMISES COVERED WITH PLASTIC TARPS.
THE REAR YARD WAS FOUND TO HAVE GRASS WEEDS EXCEEDING 12 INCHES IN HEIGHT.
THE PREMISES WAS SCATTERED WITH RUBBISH AND TRASH.
THE EXTERIOR WALL SURFACES HAD PEELING PAINT LEAVING EXPOSED, UNPROTECTED WOOD MEMBERS.
THE OCCUPANT, DANIEL ALCANTARA, WAS ON LOCATION AND WAS ADVISED OF THE CODE CITY CODE VIOLATIONS.
UH, HE BECAME A LITTLE AGITATED WITH THE CODE OFFICER AT THAT TIME.
SO AT THE REINSPECTION, WHICH WAS MADE ON MAY THE 18TH, 2022, NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE OCCUPANT AT THAT TIME ALSO, NO IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE PROPERTY.
UH, THE AND RE-INSPECTIONS WERE MADE AGAIN ON JUNE THE 13TH, JULY THE 11TH, 2022.
NO IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE PROPERTY OR ON THE STRUCTURE.
I ASKED THAT THE BOARD FIND THIS PROPERTY TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES 3 0 2 0.1, EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE, 3 0 2 0.4, WEEDS, 3 0 8 0.1, ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH AND GARBAGE SECTION 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, AND ORDERED THE REMOVAL OF ALL OUTSIDE PLACEMENT TRASH AND RUBBISH, AND FOR THE STRUCTURE TO BE PAINTED.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? I HAVE, UH, THIS IS FRED ANIS.
I HAVE A, A CONCERN, UM, 3 0 2 0.4 WEEDS IN THE INITIAL 3 21 20 22.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST INSPECTION? AND ON MARCH 21ST, 2022, UH, THE REAR YARD WAS FOUND TO HAVE GRASS WHE EXCEEDING 12 INCHES IN HEIGHT.
IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE GRASS AND WEEDS EXCEEDING 12 INCHES IN HEIGHTS.
WELL, I'M STUCK ON THAT GRASS.
WEEDS, WHICH APPEAR TO EXCEED, NO, NOT A, NOT APPEARS ITS GRASS SLASH WEEDS EXCEEDING 12 INCHES IN HEIGHT.
AM I READING THE WRONG ONE? SLIDE 27 ACTUALLY WILL SHOW YOU THOSE WEEDS.
RIGHT, BUT DON'T, THEY'RE NOT APPEARING.
AND THIS HERE, IT SAYS, APPEARS WHAT, WHAT I'M READING, UM, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE THAT ONE IS.
3 21 0 2 UNDER GRASS UNDER THE, UH, 3 0, 2 0.4 WEEDS.
YOUR FIRST INITIAL INSPECTION, FIRING REAR YARD, OVERGROWN WITH HIGH GRASS WEEDS, WHICH APPEARS TO BE EXCEEDING 12 INCHES.
I'M READING IT RIGHT OUT OF THE, RIGHT OFF THE SCENE.
YES, IT IS PART OF THE OFFICER'S NOTES.
THAT'S THE NOTES AND COMMENTS THAT THEY USED AT THE TIME.
UM, BECAUSE WE'VE EX EX, UM, YOU COULD SAY WE'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE BOARD.
SO THE FIRST INSPECTION WOULD BE A PEER, BUT NOW IT IS ABSOLUTELY CONFIRMED BY OUR INVESTIGATION AND BY OUR ESCALATION TO THE BOARD THAT, UH, WE'RE DECLARING THESE WEEDS IN VIOLATION.
UM, IT WOULD ULTIMATELY BE UP TO THE BOARD TO FIND, UH, AN AGREEMENT OR IN DISAGREEMENT WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION.
THE PART, THE PART OF IT, THE PART THAT, THE PART I HAVE ISSUES WITH IS THE FACT THAT YOU SAID SLIDE 27, IT HAS A RULER.
IS THERE A SLIDE 27? SO THERE'S NO MEASURING TOOL IN THE REAR YARD BECAUSE THE CODE OFFICER DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OCCUPANT OF THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME, AND IT IS
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A FENCED PROPERTY.HE WOULD'VE, SO HE, SO HE IS TAKING THIS ONE FROM OPPOSITE FENCE OR AN ALLEY.
HE'S LOOKING AT THE, THE HEIGHT OF THE WEEDS FROM HIS EXPERTISE AS A CODE OFFICER AND HANDLING THIS TYPE OF SITUATION ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW, BECAUSE WHEN I SEE THAT, AND I SEE THIS, I DON'T SEE, LIKE MOST OF THEM HAVE THAT RULER YES.
THAT WE SEE OUT THERE ON THE CONE THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS.
SO THIS ONE HERE GAUGING OFF OF YOUR FENCE AND OFF OF THE ITEMS IN THE YARD.
HE'S ON THIS SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, OR IS IT AN ALLEY? HE IS ACTUALLY IN THE ALLEY.
SO HE'S DOING IT FROM, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT, THE EASEMENT? YES.
ARE YOU DONE, MR. ANDERSON? OKAY.
SO THE OWNER IS NOT HERE OR PRESENT.
UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 30 WEST.
1430 WEST AMOS DRIVE IS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES 3 0 2 0.1 FOR EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE, 3 0 2 0.4 FOR WEEDS FOR 3 0 8 0.1 RUBBISH AND GARBAGE, AND 3 0 4 0.2 FOR PROTECTIVE TREATMENT.
UH, AS FOUND ON THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON 3 21, AND TO FIND THE PROPERTY TO CONTINUE TO BE IN VIOLATION, AND THAT THE PROPERTY, UH, SHOULD BE CLEANED IN 30 DAYS.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION THAT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE CLEANED IN 30 DAYS FOR THE FALLING VIOLATIONS OF 3 0 2 0.1.
EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE, 3 0 2 0.4, WEEDS 3 0 8 0.1.
ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH AND GARBAGE.
3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT AND PAINT.
WHOA, MADAM CHAIR, LET ME MODIFY THE MOTION.
LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FOUR OF THOSE CODES BECAUSE THE PROTECTIVE, UH, MAINTENANCE, I'VE BEEN PREVENTING MAINTENANCE, NOT PREVENTING MAINTENANCE.
THE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT IS AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT A CLEANING ISSUE.
IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE PAINTED.
SO THE MOTION SHOULD BE BROUGHT INTO, UH, CODE COMPLIANCE.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? LENCIA HAYES.
SO WE'RE NOT DOING ANY DISCUSSION.
I GUESS I, I SO IT IS OWNER OCCUPIED, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.
I I, BUT THAT WAS MY MAIN QUESTION.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE IS SEVEN TO ZERO.
CAN WE GET THE NEXT CASE, PLEASE? GOOD MORNING BOARD.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MARVIN LEE, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 2210 WEST HOUSTON WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 2295 BLOCK SEVEN LOT WEST 47 FEET OF THREE, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL
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DISTRICT ONE.THE OWNER ON RECORD IS LOUIS VALDEZ AND MARIA R. VALDEZ WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 2210 WEST HOUSTON STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 7.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? YES.
NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE OWNER OR PERSONS OF INTEREST.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED, EXCUSE ME, ON JUNE 17TH, 2022.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS, THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 2210 WEST HOUSTON WAS CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER THE EIGHTH OF 2020.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MAY 28TH, 2021, AND THEIR CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON JUNE 8TH, 2021 ON JULY THE FIRST OF 2022.
THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 2210 WEST HOUSTON ON JUNE 3RD, 30TH OF 2022.
THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER, AND THE AND CERTIFIED RECEIPT RETURNED ON UNCLAIMED ON JULY THE 11TH OF 2022.
THERE'S BEEN NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT, UM, PROVIDED FOR THIS LOCATION, FOR THIS STRUCTURE.
THE FOLLOWING, THERE WERE NO PERMITS AS OF TODAY, JULY THE 14TH, 2022 ON FILE THROUGH 2210 WEST HOUSTON.
THE LAST TIME THIS PROPERTY WAS CLEANED AND SECURED BY THE CITY WAS ON NOVEMBER THE SECOND OF 2021.
THERE IS CURRENT ACTION TO HAVE THE PROPERTY CUT, CLEANED AND SECURED AT THIS TIME, 2210 WEST HOUSTON IS LOCATED WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THE HOUSE OF NEIGHBORLY SERVICES CHILDCARE PROGRAM.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED TODAY FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON APRIL THE SE SEVENTH OF 2022, AND, AND JULY THE 11TH OF 2022.
THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
UH, IT, IT SHOWS WHERE THERE'S, UM, LACK OF WE WEATHER PROTECTION ALSO, UM, DETERIORATED, UH, WOOD MEMBERS ON.
CAN YOU SPEAK CLOSE TO THE MIC? I'M SORRY.
ON THE FRONT PORCH, UM, THE LANDING PORTION OF IT, UH, IS DETERIORATING AND THERE'S ALSO HOLES, THUS MAKING IT A BIT, UH, HAZARDOUS TO TRA TRAVERSE ON THERE.
THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S LEANING, UH, QUITE A BIT.
THERE'S, UH, FURTHER PHOTOS THAT'LL SHOW AS TO WHY THAT IT'S, UH, LEANING IN THE, IN, UH, THE DEGREE THAT IT IS.
ALSO, THE WOOD SIDE OF WOOD MEMBERS ARE ALSO LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION AND ALSO DETERIORATING.
THE ROOF COVER IS, UH, DETERIORATED, ALLOWING, UM, ELEMENTS INTO THE STRUCTURE AND CAUSING FURTHER DETERIORATION TO THE DECKING.
AND ALSO THE, THE, UH, ASPHALT SHINGLES.
I'M SORRY, COULD YOU SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE? UH, MANAGEMENT.
I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THESE MICROPHONES TRULY SUCK.
AND EVEN IF YOU TALK CLOSE, YOU KNOW, UH, HE'S NOT HARDLY, YOU KNOW, SIX INCHES AWAY FROM THIS.
THEN IT'LL GIVE YOU A BETTER ANGLE.
BUT YOU'VE GOTTA BE RIGHT UP AGAINST IT.
LIKE YOU'RE SINGING, LIKE I'M SINGING.
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE, AS YOU CAN TELL.
THERE'S, UM, ALSO, UH, DETERIORATION TO THE, UH, ROOF OVERHANG.
GO TO THE NEXT, THERE'S A BETTER ILLUSTRATION OF THE, OF THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
UH, LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION, ALSO DETERIORATING, UH, WOOD SIDING.
AND ALSO, UH, YOU CAN SEE THE ROOF LINE IS SAGGING ON THE LEFT ELEVATION AS WELL.
THE, UH, IT SHOWS A BETTER ILLUSTRATION OF THE, UH, DETERIORATION OF THE ROOF AND ALSO SAGGING.
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THE, UH, THE CEILING JOISTS IS, UH, SEPARATING FROM THE, THE WALL.AND THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION.
THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
AGAIN, YOU CAN, UH, SEE THE, UH, DETERIORATION OF THE ROOF.
ALSO, THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION AND ALSO DETERIORATING AS WELL.
UH, THAT'S A, A ILLUSTRATION OF WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY, UH, ON THE, THE PIPES.
NEXT ONE, ON THE INTERIOR OF THE PHOTO, UM, THE CEILING IS COLLAPSING.
THE, UM, THE SHEET ROCK FROM THE CEILING IS COLLAPSING.
THE, UH, CEILING IS ALSO DETERIORATED FROM THE ELEMENTS, UH, WITH THE FAULTY OR DETERIORATED ROOF SYSTEM.
AND THIS SHOWS THE DETERIORATION OF THE FLOOR AND THE FLOORING IS REALLY SOFT, UH, DANGEROUS TO WALK ON.
UH, AND, AND, UM, THERE'S AN ILLUSTRATION OF SOME OF THE HOLES ON THE FLOORING.
THIS IS IN THE KITCHEN AREA AGAIN, UH, AREA THAT YOU COULDN'T REALLY TRAVERSE ON TOO WELL BECAUSE OF THE, THE SOFT FLOORING.
THIS IS LOOK LIKE ONE OF THE BACK BEDROOMS. AND THIS IS IN THE BATHROOM AREA.
UM, AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, THE, UH, CEILING HAS DETERIORATED FROM THE, UM, EXPOSURE TO THE, UH, ELEMENTS WITH THE DETERIORATED ROOF SYSTEM.
AND HERE'S THE ILLUSTRATION OF WHERE, WHERE THE, UM, WOOD MEMBERS ARE SEPARATING.
UM, IF YOU MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE, IT'S A BETTER PHOTO.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE, WHERE THE, UH, WOOD MEMBERS ARE SEPARATING AND CAUSING THE, AND CAUSING THE HOUSE TO, TO SPLIT.
THERE'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PHOTOS THAT I HAVE THAT INDICATES THAT THE HOUSE IS SEPARATING, CAUSING IT TO LEAN ON, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
THIS IS RIGHT BY THE CHIMNEY, AS YOU CAN SEE, WHERE THE, IT'S ADMITTING LIGHT, WHICH ALSO, WHICH ALSO ALLOWS THE ELEMENTS IN CAUSING FURTHER DETERIORATION.
AGAIN, ANOTHER PHOTO THAT ILLUSTRATES THAT THIS IS THE, UH, ACCESSORY, WHICH IS A SHED ACCESSORY ONE.
AND THIS SHOWS SOME OF THE METAL MEMBERS THAT ARE DETERIORATING AND ALSO SEPARATING.
AND THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF IT AS WELL.
UM, ONE OF THE WALLS IS NO EX NON-EXISTENT ANY FURTHER.
THE ROOF, UH, IS ACTUALLY NON-EXISTENT.
AND WE ALSO HAVE, UH, WOOD MEMBERS THAT HAVE COLLAPSED.
AND THERE'S A BETTER ILLUSTRATION OF THAT.
THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AND A DILAPIDATED CONDITION.
LACK OF MAINTENANCE HAS CAUSED FRAMING WOOD MEMBERS TO SEPARATE CEILING RAPTORS THAT TIE IN OVERLOAD.
BEARING WALLS HAVE SEPARATED AND THE STRUCTURE IS SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES.
THE SMALL EIGHT BY EIGHT METAL SHED ACCESSORY.
ONE IN THE REAR IS RUSTED AND METAL COMPONENTS ARE DETACHING.
IT'S ACCESSORY TWO, WHICH IS THE CARPORT, HAS NO COVERING, AND THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE DETACHING.
TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 2210 WEST HOUSTON ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56.
SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE ARE 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
SUBSECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY ONE, WHICH IS THE SHED.
SUBSECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY TWO ARE 11, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREIN AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DE 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 POSE A THREAT TO POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 22 WEST HOUSTON, 2210 WEST HOUSTON.
UM, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
UM, SO TO START OFF THIS BUILDING IS, THIS PROPERTY IS NOT OCCUPIED, CORRECT? I'M SORRY, MA'AM.
IS THIS PROPERTY IS NOT OCCUPIED? NO.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY, UH, VAGRANT ACTIVITY AROUND THERE THAT YOU KNOW OF? I'M SURE THERE HAS BEEN SOME VAGRANT ACTIVITY BASED ON SOME OF THE PHOTOS YOU COULD SEE, UH, WHERE THERE'S LIKE A COKE BOTTLE, MAYBE SOME CIGARETTE BUTTS AND SUCH THAT ARE IN THERE.
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I'M, I'M SURE AT SOME POINT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME VACANT ACTIVITY.UM, AND THEN THANK YOU FOR BRIEFING THAT THE PROPERTY'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF AS FAR AS THE, UM, ABATEMENTS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO CODE OFFICER? YES, I GOT TWO.
IN YOUR NOTES, OR IN THE NOTES, IT TALKS ABOUT AN ONGOING, YOU, YOU SAID YOU HAD AN ONGOING, UH, ABATEMENT.
THERE'S AN ACTION IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW TO HAVE THIS ON, TO HAVE THE PROPERTY ABATED CUT, CLEANED AND SECURED ON THE OTHER ABATEMENTS.
DO YOU HAVE A RECORD HOW MANY THAT WAS PRIOR TO THIS ONE? NO, SIR.
I DON'T, IS IT NUMBER, UH, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
I'M NOT THE INITIATING OFFICER.
UH, I'M ACTUALLY COVERING FOR THE OFFICER THAT, AND ON SIX 15, 2021 IT SAYS VIOLATED UH, NOTICE OF VIOLATION RETURNED AND SLASH VACATED.
DID YOU GUYS ISSUE A, UH, ORDER TO VACATE? NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO.
THIS HAS BEEN VACANT FOR SOME TIME BECAUSE IT HAS IN HERE.
SO I'M ASSUMING THAT THE TIME YOU MAY HAVE SAW SOMEBODY THAT WAS ON THE PROPERTY.
PERHAPS, UH, AGAIN, I'M COVERING, I'M FILLING IT IN FOR AN OFFICER THAT HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY.
AND TO BE CLEAR ON THE ABATEMENT YOU HAVE IN RIGHT NOW, IT'S FOR CUTTING, SECURING, AND CLEANING AND CLEANING.
THAT'S THE ONE YOU HAVE CURRENTLY? THAT IS CORRECT.
THIS IS PROBABLY A BIT GRATUITOUS, BUT I'M ASSUMING THERE'S NO UTILITIES, GAS, ALL METERS HAVE BEEN PULLED.
I CAN'T CONFIRM THAT THEY'VE BEEN PULLED, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THERE'S NO UTILITIES AT THE LOCATION.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE COURT OFFICER? THANK YOU.
SO THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR THIS PROPERTY.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE YES, GO AHEAD.
YEAH, I DID YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE OWNER OR NOT? NO, THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT.
THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT WITH THE OWNERS OR ANYONE OF INTEREST.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2210 WEST HOUSTON IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, UH, AND IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX.
ARTICLE EIGHT, SUB, UH, SECTIONS 1, 5 6 AND SUB CODES FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18 FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER 1, 5, 11, 15, 17, 18.
AND FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER 2, 11, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND THAT THE BUILDING BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS.
OKAY, GO TO ALSO ADD, VACATE AND DISCONNECT ALL UTILITIES.
THEN WE CAN ADD, MAINTAIN, OR CONTINUE TO BE VACANT.
UH, BUT UTILITIES ARE DISCONNECTED.
WHAT MORE COULD YOU DO ON UTILITIES? HE SAID THE GAS METER WAS STILL THERE.
UH, I'LL ACCEPT THE VACATE, UH, ADDITION.
SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A MAINTAIN VACATE ORDER FOR 2 2 1 0 WEST HOUSTON STREET FOR SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR ACCESSORY 1, 5, 11, 15, 17, AND 18.
AN ACCESSORY TO THE CARPORT, 11, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND TO MAINTAIN THE VACATE ORDER, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I DID NOT HEAR YOU SAY DEMOLISH IN 30 DAYS AND TO DEMOLISH IN 30 DAYS.
UH, I THOUGHT I SAID A 30 DAY DEMO.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? LENCIA HAYES? AYE.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO.
CAN WE MOVE ON TO THE, UM, LAST PROPERTY?
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OKAY.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 6 1 0 NORTH SAN FELIPE AVENUE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 6 1 0 NORTH SAN FELIPE AVENUE IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 8 2 9 9 BLOCK 0 1 1 73 0.74, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS LUIS AND JOSEPH GONZALES, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 6 1 0 NORTH SAN FELIPE AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 8.
LUIS SALAS IS PRESENT HERE TODAY.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON APRIL 6TH, 2022.
NORTH SAN FELIPE AVENUE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 6 1 0 NORTH SAN PHILIPPE AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON APRIL 27TH, 2021.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MAY 4TH, 2021, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON MAY 11TH, 2021.
A PRE-BOARD CONFERENCE WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2021 WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER LUIS ZALES, ON JULY 1ST, 2022.
THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 6 1 0 NORTH SAN FELIPE AVENUE ON JUNE 30TH, 2022.
THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO LUIS AND JOSEPHINE ZALES.
A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON JUNE 13TH, 2022 TO OBTAIN PHOTOS TO BE PRESENTED TODAY.
AS OF TODAY, A SCOPE OF WORK AND PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN 1000 FEET OF MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE WOOD PLANK SIDING IS LACKING MOTHER PROTECTION AND IT IS DETACHING FROM THE SIDING AND THE OVERHANG IS DETERIORATED.
THIS IS THE FRONT PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE OWNER A FEW YEARS AGO, MADE A NEW FLOOR SYSTEM AND DID NOT, UH, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO DO SO.
HERE AGAIN, THE, UH, WOOD PLANK SIDING IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION AND THE OVERHANG IS DETERIORATED.
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE HERE.
THE SO BEAM IS SITTING ON GRADE, THE STRUCTURE IS LEANING FORWARD.
THE, THE WOOD PLANK SIDING IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
AND THE ROOF SYSTEM DOES HAVE SOME DETERIORATION.
THE DECKING IS EXPOSED TOWARDS THE BACK, UH, CORNER, AND THE OVERHANG IS DETERIORATED.
HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW THE, SO BEAM IS SITTING ON GRADE.
THIS IS THE BACK PORTION OF THAT LEFT ELEVATION.
AND AGAIN, THE SO BEAM IS SITTING ON GRADE.
AGAIN, THE WOOD PLANK SIDING IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
THE FASCIA BOARD IS MISSING ON THE RIGHT PORTION OF THIS ROOF SYSTEM.
THIS IS THE STEP GOING INTO THE BACK DOOR.
THIS IS GOING TO THE RIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE IN THE KITCHEN AREA HERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF ROT, A LOT OF WATER DAMAGE, AND YOU CAN SEE SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH THE WALL SYSTEM.
AND YOU CAN SEE SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH THE ROOF SYSTEM.
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THE DECKING DOES HAVE WATER DAMAGE AND ON SOME PORTIONS IS ROTTING.THIS IS ONE OF THE ROOMS ALSO TO THE LEFT.
IT'S JUST HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF STORAGE.
THIS SHEET ROCK TOWARDS THE BACK LEFT CORNER IS STARTING TO DETACH AND DOES HAVE SOME WATER DAMAGE AS WELL.
THIS IS GOING INTO THAT LEFT ROOM FROM THAT KITCHEN AREA.
THERE IS A LARGE GAP IN BETWEEN THE DOORWAY.
THIS IS GOING INTO THE FRONT PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE HE HAD THE OWNER HAD MADE THAT NEW FLOOR SYSTEM WITHOUT A PERMIT.
IT IS A FEW FEET HIGHER THAN THE OTHER FLOOR SYSTEM.
AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE, UH, SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH THE WALL SYSTEM HERE.
THE ROOF SYSTEM, THE DECKING DOES HAVE WATER DAMAGE.
THIS IS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT ROOM.
AGAIN, THE SUNLIGHT'S COMING THROUGH THE WALL SYSTEM.
AND THE DECKING DOES HAVE WATER DAMAGE.
AND THE SHEET ROCK THAT DOES REMAIN, UM, ALSO HAS WATER DAMAGE.
THE SUNLIGHT'S COMING THROUGH.
UM, THE WALL SYSTEM AND THE ROOF SYSTEM.
AND ALL THE WOODEN MEMBERS DO HAVE WATER DAMAGE.
6 1 0 NORTH SAN FELIPE AVENUE CONSISTS OF A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WITH POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION, WOOD PLANK SIDING AND, AND GABLE ROOF SYSTEM.
THE CEDAR POST OF THE FOUNDATION HAVE SUNK INTO THE GROUND AND THE SO BEAM IS SITTING NON GRADE.
THE STRUCTURES LEANING FORWARD.
THE WOOD PLANK SIDING LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION AND MISSING IN SOME AREAS.
THE ROOF COVER IS WORN AND THE OVERHANG IS ROTTED.
TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 6 1 0 NORTH SAN FELIPPE AVENUE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, AND 15, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HERE AND AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFI FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 6 1 0 NORTH SAN FELIPE AVENUE.
DID THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CODE OFFICER? I GUESS MY, MY QUESTION IS MORE JUST THE GENERAL ARE, SO IF WE DECIDE ON DEMOLITION, I MEAN, WE'VE DECIDED ON DEMOLITION.
HE'S BEEN, HE SAID HE'S GOING TO DO A DEMOLITION, BUT HE DOESN'T.
WHERE'S THE RECOURSE ON THAT? DOES THE CITY JUST DO IT AND CHARGE HIM WHAT HE, HE'S HERE.
HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DEMOLISH THIS BUILDING A YEAR AGO.
UM, AT LEAST BY THE, WE WANNA WAIT TO LISTEN TO THE OWNER.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE, UM, MR. LOUIS, PLEASE? SO WE'LL JUST ADJUST THE MICROPHONE TO HOWEVER BEST FOR YOU TO SPEED.
AND THEN YOU'LL JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
MR. LOUIS, CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC AND WHAT'S THAT? MA'AM, CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC RIGHT HERE? OH, I'M SORRY.
MY NAME IS LUIS SALAS AND I OWN THE PROPERTY YEAH.
AND CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? UH, SIX 10 NORTH SAN PPE.
UH, CAN YOU, DO YOU LIVE AT SIX 10 NORTH SAN PPE? YES.
CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? IT'S BEEN VACANT.
CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE YOU LIVE FOR THE RECORD? OH, UH, I LIVE AT, UM, FIVE 10 OVER HILL
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.AND, WELL, I OWN THE PROPERTY THAT, UM, HAS BEEN THERE FOR 20 YEARS.
THE, THE GUY THAT LIVED THERE BEFORE, I ACTUALLY WAS WORKING IN MICHIGAN FOR GENERAL MOTORS.
AND, UH, HE, HE WANTED TO GET RID, SELL IT, BUT HE WANTED TO STAY IN THE FAMILY 'CAUSE HE KNEW US WHEN WE WERE LITTLE, YOU KNOW.
SO HE CALLED ME IN TO MICHIGAN AND ASKED ME IF I WAS INTERESTED.
YOU KNOW, WHY I HADN'T BOUGHT IT, YOU KNOW? AND I WAS STILL LIVING IN MICHIGAN.
AND THEN I MOVED BACK HERE 'CAUSE MY FATHER WAS STILL ALIVE.
UH, HE DIED A YEAR AGO, BUT I WAS ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH HIM.
BUT ANYWAY, UH, I DON'T WANNA, UH, I WANNA SEE SOMETHING THERE.
AND I FINALLY GOT THE MEANS THAT I COULD BUILD A NEW HOUSE JUST SO I'M FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE.
AND, UM, THE ENGINEER THAT WENT, SAW MY HOUSE DAY BEFORE, HE SAW SOME, STILL SOME GOOD STUFF IN THERE.
AND HE SAYS, UM, HE TOLD ME IF I WAS YOU, I WOULDN'T LET HIM KNOCK IT DOWN.
'CAUSE THEY SHOW IT AS BEING IN A FLOOD ZONE.
BUT THAT AREA, IN REALITY, IT'S GOT A NEW WATERWAY, NEW DRAINAGE, UH, NEW, UH, IT'S, IT'S A BIG, UH, BIG, BIG WATERWAY, YOU KNOW, TALL WALLS.
AND LIKE I TELL EVERYBODY CAN RAIN FOR 30 DAYS AND THE WATER WILL BE TAKEN AWAY TO CALVERA.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT GOES, BUT, BUT I'M TRYING TO, I'M TRYING TO RAISE SOMETHING NICER AND, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S ALL I I ASK, YOU KNOW.
BUT, UH, I'VE BEEN PAYING TAX LIKE EVERYBODY SINCE I'VE OWNED THAT PLACE.
THEY GO DOWN AND, AND, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PAYING TAXES AND I HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING TO THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TAXES KEEP GOING HIGHER AND HIGHER.
BUT NOW I DO WANNA SEE SOMETHING.
I GOT THE MEANS TO BUILD SOMETHING NICER.
IS IT? I GOT, I GOT MY BROTHER HERE WITH ME.
HE, CAN HE SAY SOMETHING ON MY BEHALF OR? SURE.
IS HE, UH, RICHARD? YEAH, HE'S RICHARD.
HELLO, MY NAME'S RICHARD ZALES.
I LIVE ON 2 6 7 WEST BROADVIEW.
I GREW UP RIGHT THERE IN SIX 14, NORTH SAN FELIPE NEXT TO THE HOUSE.
MY SISTER LIVES ACROSS THE STREET.
MY BROTHER LIVES IN THE CORNER.
BASICALLY, WE ALL GREW UP THERE.
UH, I'M CERTIFIED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND, UM, I UNDERSTAND ALL THE SITUATION.
I APPRECIATE, UH, YOU KNOW, CO COMPLIANCE, DOING ALL THIS, BETTERING THE COMMUNITY, BETTERING THE HOUSES AND ALL THAT.
THAT'S WHY I TOLD MY BROTHER, HEY, UH, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.
COME SEE EVERYTHING, SEE WHAT HE CAN DO.
I MEAN, HE SAID IT WAS FIXABLE AND ALL THAT.
WHEN MY BROTHER'S TRYING TO SAY, NOT TO BUILD SOMETHING NEW, BUT FIX THIS TO, IN ORDER FOR US TO MAKE IT LIVABLE AND SAFE, FIRST OF ALL.
THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT TO MAKE IT SAFE.
SO WE JUST COME TO, UH, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS.
LIKE I SAID, I'M A REGISTERED PLUMBER BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
I KNOW A LOT OF CONTRACTORS, A LOT OF BUILDERS AND ALL THAT.
USUALLY WE BORDER, YOU KNOW, WORK TOWARDS EACH OTHER.
AND WE JUST WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THIS HOUSE BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT OF LEGACY, A LOT OF HISTORY.
WE GREW UP THERE AS CHILDREN, WENT TO MEMORIAL HK WILLIAMS WHEN HK WILLIAMS WAS BACK THEN IN SCHOOL.
BUT, UH, THAT'S WHY WE COME HERE, YOU KNOW, UH, TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW, SO HE COULD, WE COULD AGAIN, YOU KNOW, RESTRUCTURE THIS, MAKE IT LIVABLE, MAKE IT SAFE AND ALL THAT.
AND THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY HE WANNA DO, OF COURSE.
UH, THEY DID SOME FOUNDA, I MEAN, UH, PIERS AND ALL THAT,
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YOU KNOW, UH, LIKE THREE QUARTERS OR HALF OF THE HOUSE ALREADY THROUGH THE INSIDE.AND LIKE MY BROTHER HAD STATED TO THE CO COMPLIANCE GIRL THAT, UH, HE, SHE DIDN'T, HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU NEEDED A PERMIT, SO THEY WERE, THEY, THEY, THEY DID IT INSIDE.
SO IT HAS, UH, SOME NEW PIERS, OR HALF OR THREE QUARTER OF THEM.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM EXACTLY, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S A, A FLOOR THERE THAT'S STABLE.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, MY BROTHER DIDN'T KNOW VERY MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PERMITS OR NOTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE JUST TO HELP HIM OUT AND, AND, AND EXPLAIN WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU, YOU GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF EITHER MR. LUIS OR SIR UH, RICHARD? YEAH, I HAVE, UH, TWO.
CAN YOU ALL, UM, WHICH, WHICH ONE? HOLD ON.
WHICH ONE, LUIS? I'LL BE OVER ROLLING.
ONE, ONE WHO'S TALKING? ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.
UH, TWO QUICK QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
WHEN, UH, HOW LONG HAS THE PROPERTY BEEN VACANT? YOU STATED THAT YOU HAD A GUY WHO WAS LIVING THERE, AND HE HAS MOVED OUT.
WELL, WHEN HE, WHEN I LET HIM STAY THERE, HE, I TOLD HIM JUST TAKE CARE OF THE PLACE.
HE WAS, HE WAS LIKE MY, UH, LIKE SECURITY GUY, JUST, JUST TO, BUT, UM, IT WAS LIVABLE ONE TIME, BUT I NEVER HAD NOBODY LIVING.
WHEN DID, WHEN DID HE MOVE OUT? THE GUY THAT YOU HAD THERE? WHAT'S THAT? WHEN DID THAT GENTLE, WHEN DID THAT GENTLE, OH, IT'S BEEN YEARS.
HE WAS JUST THERE AT FIRST, BUT HE'S BEEN THERE LIKE A YEAR.
HE WAS PRETTY MUCH JUST TAKING, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN A YEAR.
IT WAS LIKE MAYBE 12 YEARS AGO.
WE'RE GONNA PUT SOME STRUCTURE TO THIS.
ONLY ONE PERSON AT THE PODIUM, AT, AT A TIME.
SO, UH, MR. LOUISE, CAN YOU JUST, JUST HIM AT THE PODIUM? YES, MA'AM.
AND THEN, UH, THIS QUESTION, THE NEXT QUESTION, WE WILL, WE WILL DIRECT THIS AT RICHARD.
I'LL, I'LL TALK TO RICHARD NOW.
UH, THE ESTIMATE THAT YOU PROVIDED ONLY CONTEMPLATES REPAIR TO THE FOUNDATION, IT APPEARS THAT'S CORRECT.
UM, WHERE IS A, AN ESTIMATE, A SCOPE OF WORK? UH, ANYTHING FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE SIDING, THE ROOF SYSTEM, THE FLOORING.
WELL, THERE'S A PAPER THERE FROM A CONTRACTOR, UH, BUILDER BESIDES THAT ONE LOOK.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT'S ONLY THE FOUND.
THAT DOCUMENT WASN'T SIGNED, WASN'T INITIATED ON ANYTHING AT ALL.
UM, BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, AND BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT WASN'T REALLY RELIABLE, I, I HAVE NO PROBLEM IN LETTING THE BOARD SEE IT, BUT IT WASN'T, WELL, YOU COULD CALL THE GENTLEMAN THAT DID THAT IF YOU WANT TO.
THIS, HIS PHONE NUMBER'S THERE.
SO MY ISSUE IS NOT WITH THE, THE, UM, COUNCILMAN OR, UH, BECAUSE I KNEW YOU NEEDED THAT.
SO IT, MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS REPAIR, THIS FORM IS ONLY CONTEMPLATING FOUNDATION REPAIR AND NOT ANY OF THE OTHER FOUNDATION.
WELL, THAT ONE, JUST FOUNDATION, THE OTHER ONE THAT HE, HE SAID THAT WASN'T SIGNED.
IT, IT SHOWS, UH, THE WALLS AND CARPENTRY AND ALL THAT.
MS. CHAIR AND BOARD WHAT YOU CAN DO, AND IF, AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO, THEY CAN PRESENT SOME ORAL TESTIMONY IN REGARDS TO, UH, WHAT THEY BELIEVE THAT, UH, THEIR, UM, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, WHOEVER'S GONNA COME OUT AND MAKE THE REPAIRS IS GOING TO ADDRESS.
WHAT I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IS PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION, UH, THAT WAS NOT, UM, UH, RELIABLE.
BUT, UH, THE INFORMATION ON THAT DOCUMENT, IT BY NO MEANS AM I PREVENTING THEM FROM PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION TO YOU VIA, UH, THEIR OWN TESTIMONY OR READING IT THEMSELVES.
I DON'T WANT TO BE, SO I DON'T WANNA BE TRITE OR ANYTHING.
SO THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE THE, THE PROPERTY'S BEEN VACANT FOR, YOU SAID 12 YEARS.
IT'S BEEN ALLOWED TO COME IN THIS CONDITION.
YOU KNOW, I, I, I WANT TO UNDERSTAND, AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, RIGHT.
BUT TO DO THAT, LIKE, I WANT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE GOOD FAITH AND PROOF OF LIKE, HEY, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
SO I WOULD APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ORAL OF, OF WHAT YOU HAVE, JUST SO I CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND GET, YOU KNOW, THIS TIME FOR REAL, WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF IT.
WELL, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, UH, LIKE I MENTIONED, FIRST SAFETY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
SO THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, UH, I TOLD THE CONTRACTOR COULD GIMME AN ESTIMATE ON WALLS, YOU KNOW, UH,
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THE WALLS, UH, EITHER IF YOU CAN PRESERVE A TWO Y FOUR, WHATEVER IS NOT TO, OR NOT TO, UH, PUT 'EM ALL TOGETHER AND THE SIDING AND THE ROOF AND THAT, THAT MAKES IT SAFE.BUT, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA DO THE FOUNDATION.
THE, THE FOUNDATION IS THE MAIN THING.
IT'S BEING BIBLICAL
BUT PRIOR TO THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I'VE DONE CONSTRUCTION SO MANY YEARS, RIGHT.
AND UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS TO BE SAFE AND ALL THAT.
SO THE CARPENTER HAS TO WORK WITH A FOUNDATION GUY, BECAUSE OF COURSE THE WALLS ARE FLIMSY.
SO YOU GOTTA STRAP THEM DOWN, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GONNA FALL OR WHATEVER, AND THEN DO YOUR FOUNDATION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE WALLS ARE GONNA BE REUP SUPPORTED OR, OR, UH, BACK THEN THEY USED TO DO LIKE A THREE FOOT SPAN ON WA ON ON TWO BY FOUR.
RIGHT NOW IT'S A 17 CENTER TO CENTER TO 2, 4, 2 BY FOUR MAKES IT MORE STABLE.
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOTTA BE.
HOW MUCH WAS THE OTHER BID? PARDON ME? HOW MUCH WAS THE BID FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK FOR, FOR THE TOP, IT WAS, UM, 4,350.
LIKE I SAID, IF YOU WANT IT SIGNED, I'LL SIGN IT AND I COULD EMAIL IT TO YOU OR SEND IT TO YOU.
I JUST WANNA TAKE A, YOU KNOW, SAY A LITTLE THING ALSO IS THAT YOU ALSO GOT TAKE CONSIDERATION MATERIALS, YOU KNOW, LIKE ME AS A PLUMBER, IT'S GONE RIDICULOUSLY, YOU KNOW, AND, AND MATERIALS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.
IT COULD BE THAT, IT COULD BE A LOT MORE THAN THAT.
THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS $5,000 AND YOU SAID THE REMAINDER IS $4,000, $9,000 TO GET EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER.
SO IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A PRICE.
I MEAN, WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW, A MONTH FROM NOW OR A WEEK.
I HAVE THAT ISSUE WITH PLUMBING TOO, YOU KNOW, PIPING IS LIKE CRAZY.
OKAY, MS. BROWN, WHAT'S NEXT? I, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, SIR.
UM, SINCE YOU'RE DOING MOST OF THE TALKING, UM, DID YOU BRING IN A SCOPE OF WORK? UH, NO MA'AM.
WHY? WAS THERE ANY PARTICULAR WELL, I GOT COORDINATED WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY'S BUSY JUST LIKE ME, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO THE FOUNDATION, I COULD SAY IS THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA START.
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT'S GONNA BE.
NO, UHUH, IT AIN'T GONNA BE A YEAR FROM NOW.
IT'S GONNA, I MEAN, THE, IT DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE A, UM, A PLAN TO DO THIS.
YOU DON'T HAVE A WELL, I HAVE, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T, UH, HAVE A SPECIFIC, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, THEY, THEY DIDN'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT I NEEDED, WHAT WE NEEDED.
THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD BRING IN A SCOPE OF WORK.
IT'S NOT LIKE, I MEAN, WE AIN'T GONNA LEAVE IT LIKE THAT.
WE'RE GONNA START ON IT RIGHT QUICK.
THAT'S WHY YOU NEED A SCOPE OF WORK, SIR.
TO, TO BRING IN AND THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO, TO DO THE SCOPE WITH.
BUT IT, IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A RAGTAG HERE, YOU KNOW? IT'S JUST, UH, OH YEAH, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS, WE'RE GONNA DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, AND, BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE A PLAN.
SO I, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, I, WITH THAT SAID, I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE YOU, YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO.
YOU KNOW, IT WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER.
WELL, WE DON'T, WE KNOW WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? I JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT, THAT YOU NEEDED THE TIMING ON THIS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I MEAN, I COULD BE LYING TO YOU IF I WOULD SAY IN A WEEK OR TWO BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, CON CONTRACTORS JUST LIKE ME ARE VERY BUSY.
AND OF COURSE, IT'S NOT GONNA BE IN A YEAR OR, OR WHATEVER.
NOT EVEN IN A MONTH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU, TWO MONTHS, IF YOUR LIEUTENANT MOVED OUT 12 YEARS AGO, WHY HAVEN'T YOU ALL ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE BEFORE? NOW WHY? I SAID IF YOU, YOU'RE GONNA ASK THAT TO MY BROTHER
UH, THAT WANTS TO ANSWER IT BECAUSE I USED TO, I USED TO TELL 'EM ALL THE TIME, HEY, YOU GOTTA DO SOMETHING WITH A HOUSE.
YOU KNOW? AND THAT, I MEAN, I'M BEING HONEST, YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT CO COMPLIANCE LADIES ARE.
AND, AND THEY'RE GOOD 'CAUSE THEY PUSH YOU TO DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? AND I RESPECT THEM.
AND LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT AN OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, TO, TO FIX THIS.
BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE, I LIVE, I LIVE A TRUTHFUL LIFE.
THAT'S WHAT I DO IN MY BUSINESS.
AND I PUT MYSELF, I MEAN, IF MY WORD AIN'T, AIN'T THAT GOOD ENOUGH, THEN WHAT, WHAT DOES IT COUNT TO? I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I DO EVERY DAY WITH PEOPLE.
SO, AND I'M TELLING YOU, YOU RIGHT NOW IS GONNA BE TAKEN CARE OF.
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE A PLAN.
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DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR HIM? NO.SHE'S TRYING TO GET A QUESTION.
UM, I GUESS THIS IS A QUESTION.
HAVE YOU ADDRESSED GETTING EVERYTHING OUT OF THE HOUSE? WELL, YOU GOTTA ASK HIM THAT.
I MEAN, WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS.
MS. UH, MS. WEINER, LEMME STOP REAL QUICK, SIR.
IF, IF SHE'S GONNA ASK THE QUESTION AND HE'S GOING TO ANSWER, THEN I NEED TO, WE NEED TO LET HIM ANSWER, WHICH MEANS I NEED HIM GET TO THE MICROPHONE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
I GOT SOME STUFF IN THERE, BUT UH, RIGHT NOW I CAN JUST THROW IT AWAY OR TAKE IT DOWN TO THE YOU HAVE A LOT OF STUFF IN THERE.
AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED A DUMPSTER AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED A TEAM.
'CAUSE THAT'S, I MEAN, I, AND I'LL SAY THIS.
YEAH, I'M GONNA DO, YOU AND I ARE PROBABLY NOT THAT FAR OFF IN AGE.
'CAUSE I, I TALKED TO JAMES BROWN, THE ONE THAT HE WORKS RIGHT HERE.
AND HE SAYS, YOU CAN KNOCK THE HOUSE DOWN 'CAUSE YOU ARE THE OWNER.
HE SAYS, BUT YOU GOTTA DO IT RIGHT.
DON'T DO OVER THERE AND JUST LEAVE A PILE OF WOOD AND EVERYTHING.
AND I SAID, NO SIR, I'M GONNA RENT A DUMPSTER.
AND MY BROTHERS, THEY ALL KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THE BIG RIGS AND, AND THEY'RE GONNA KNOCK IT DOWN FOR ME AND THEN WE'LL PUT IT ALL IN THE DUMPSTER AND HAVE IT HAUL AWAY.
I GUESS MY POINT WAS, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN START WITH NOW, WHICH A WHOLE TEAM, WHICH WOULD BE GOOD FAITH.
COULD I EXPLAIN IT TO YOU? YEAH.
AND I GOT MY BROTHER RIGHT THERE.
AND ANOTHER THING, YOU, YOU LIKE, YOU PEOPLE SAY, UH, MAYBE I'M, I GOT GOOD CREDIT NOW.
WHEN I LIVED GENERAL MOTORS, MY CREDIT WASN'T GOOD, BUT I WENT AND ASKED THEM FOR $30,000.
THEY DIDN'T ASK ME FOR CO LETTER OR NOTHING 'CAUSE THEY LIKED MY CREDIT SCORE.
SO NOW I KNOW I GOT THE MEANS TO DO IT.
ALL I WANT IS THE OPPORTUNITY, WHICH I THINK I SHOULD GET BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHY THE STATE OR THE CITY HAS MY AREA ON A FLOOD ZONE, WHICH IT WAS, I DON'T KNOW, ABOUT 30 OR 40 YEARS AGO.
I REMEMBER THERE USED TO BE TURTLES INSIDE OUR FENCE WHEN IT RAINED A LOT.
MS. CHAIR, I'M GONNA TRY TO GET US BACK TO, UH, THE ISSUE AT HAND, WHICH IS THE STRUCTURE.
WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION? THIS IS FRED ANDES.
UM, ON THE DOCUMENT WE JUST SAW, THERE WAS NO DATE ON IT.
WHEN DID THEY GIVE YOU THAT DOCUMENT FOR THE FOUNDATION? CAN WE GET THAT DOCUMENT UP? YATES, THE FOUNDATION DID NOT HAVE ANY DATE OR SIGNATURES ON IT.
IS THERE ANOTHER SHEET TO THAT? NO.
YESTERDAY THE GUY GAVE US THE, THE, HE WENT TO CHECK IT LIKE TWO DAYS AGO THEN SEVEN 12.
IT WAS ON THE BOTTOM WHERE YOU COULDN'T SEE IT.
DID THAT IT THAT IS PART OF THE CONTRACT THAT YOU GOT WITH THEM.
YOU SAID YOU HAD A BUILDER'S CONTRACT, WHICH WAS 4,000 TO COMPLETE.
YOU DIDN'T GET A ROOFER? NO, THE ROOFER IS, UH, IS A CARPENTER.
I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA ASK SIR, WE, THIS IS BEING RECORDED.
UM, IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST IN REGARDS TO ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS, AND YOUR BROTHER WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW YOU TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, I NEED YOU TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, REINTRODUCE YOURSELF, AND THEN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION.
IT CAN'T BE FROM THE, THE AUDIENCE.
UH, IT, IT'S ON THAT, UH, THAT, UH, YOU GOTTA ENTER YOUR NAME AGAIN.
AND MY NAME'S RICHARD SEZ AND UH, HE, UH, HE UH, UM, THE BID ON THE, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE ONE THAT HE DIDN'T SIGN, YOU KNOW THE CARPENTER RIGHT.
NOW ON YOUR ITEMIZED SHEET WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT ITEMIZED.
WAS PLUMBING ELECTRICAL COVERED? NO, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST THE, THE CARPENTRY SIDE.
SO IF YOU'RE GIVEN AN ITEMIZED OF CONTRACTOR YEAH.
THEN YOU STILL, AS YOURSELF AS A PLUMBER KNOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLUMBER'S ITEMIZED SHEET.
UH, EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH IT.
BECAUSE BUT, BUT THE, I MEAN THIS SEPARATE, WE GOT THE FOUNDATION, THEN WE GOT THE CARPENTER DOING THE WALLS AND UH, SUPPORTING THE ROOF.
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WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS WITH ALL OF THAT IN PLAY, THERE'S NOT BEEN ONE MENTION OF A TIMELINE, RIGHT.WHEN YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO HAVE IT COMPLETED IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO ALLOW YOU TO REPAIR IT.
WELL, WE COULD GIVE YOU THAT IF YOU WANT.
YOU'RE HERE FOR, YOU'RE HERE TO GIVE US ALL OF THE INFORMATION.
SO WHAT IS YOUR TIMELINE FROM START TO FINISH TO INCLUDE PERMITS? YOU HAVE TO PULL ALL YOUR PERMITS.
I COULD SAY LIKE IN FIVE MONTHS OR LESS.
SO YOU, FROM START TO FINISH, YOU'RE LOOKING AT FIVE MONTHS, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE, I WOULD THINK.
AND YOU'RE EXPECTED TO SPEND HOW MUCH? UM, WELL, LIKE, BECAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY AT 9,000 PLUS.
PROBABLY GONNA BE LIKE MAYBE 15 OR SO.
DOES THAT INCLUDE YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS? UH, YEAH.
YOU MUST HAVE SOME GOOD DEALS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.
WE ARE DONE WITH THE QUESTIONS.
SO THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE, UM, ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR EITHER THE CODE OFFICER OR THE OWNERS? NOPE.
WELL, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT SIX 10 NORTH SAN FELIPPE, UH, IS PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE OF BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.
IT'S IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX.
ARTICLE EIGHT SECTIONS 1, 5 6.
THE SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, AND 15 IN ORDER THAT THE BUILDING BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS AND IT STAY VACANT AND SECURE.
ALRIGHT, SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO FOR 6 1 0 NORTH SAN FELIPE DRIVE FOR SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, AND 15.
AND THAT IT STAYS VACANT AND SECURED.
WE HAVE A, I HERD A SECOND FROM MS. BROWN.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? LENCIA HAYES.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO TWO WE CAN TALK ABOUT.
ALRIGHT, ARE THERE, UM, ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS, ITEMS EITHER FROM THE BOARD OR STAFF? I HAVE A QUESTION, JENNY.
SO I SAW A PROPERTY ON VANCE JACKSON.
THERE WAS A RED SIGN OUT THERE.
IT WAS A, I THINK IT WAS A, UM, SWIMMING POOL.
UH, DO YOU KNOW THE BLOCK OR, UH, OR INTERSECTION MAYBE ACROSS STREET? UM, I 10 AND VAN JACKSON ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.
YEAH, IT SIDE NORTH, NORTH SIDE OF 6 0 4.
YOU SAID? NORTH SIDE OF 6 0 4.
UM, AND IT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS, IT USED TO BE A, UM, SWIMMING POOL.
IT'S NEXT TO A CAR WASH AS WELL.
UM, IT HAD A RED SIGN AND A FENCE AROUND IT, BUT WITH IT BEING LIKE SUMMERTIME AND EVERYTHING, I HAD A FRIEND, I DON'T LIVE OVER THERE, BUT I WAS VISITING A FRIEND AND SHE SAID THERE'S VAGRANTS AND EVERYTHING GOING BACK THERE, BUT AS I WAS PASSING IT, I DIDN'T GET TO STOP, BUT RIGHT THERE OFF OF VANCE JACKSON, YOU'LL SEE IT.
SO IF YOU GO UP, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
HUH? WHAT INTERSECTION? HUH? MASS JACKSON.
WHAT? WHAT'S ACROSS THE STREET TOWN? IT'S NOT TOO FAR.
SO IT'S ON THE IT'S ON, IT'S ON THE, IT'S ON THE, UM, THE WEST SIDE OF I 10.
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SIDE OF I 10.I'LL GET, I EXACTLY KNOW THE AREA, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT PROPERTY.
IF WE HAVE IT RED TAGGED AND IT IS A CITY SAN ANTONIO TAGGING.
UM, I'LL GET YOU AN UPDATE, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT.
IS THAT IN APARTMENT? HMM? NO, IT WAS A, UH, IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS A SWIMMING POOL OR SOMETHING LIKE ATTACHED TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OR ATTACHED TO A HOUSE.
IT WAS A NO, YOU THOUGHT, YOU THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE LIKE A PUBLIC POOL? IT WAS A PUBLIC POOL, YEAH.
IF IT'S TAGGED, IT'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
DOES THAT HELP? IT WAS, IT IS BEEN THERE FOR THREE MONTHS.
IT'S TAGGED AND BEING TAKEN CARE OF, BUT VERY SLOWLY, VERY SLOWLY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW IT'S HOT AND IT'S VAGRANT OUT THERE.
ANYTHING ELSE? ONE MORE THING HERE.
THE, UM, THIS GOES BACK TO, UM, LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS FIGHTING THE, THE 37 UNDERPASS WITH THE VAGRANTS AND THE TENTS.
AND I KNOW THIS IS TECH STOCK PROBLEM, BUT T STOCK DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THEY WANT HANDLE IT.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, A TRASH IS ACCUMULATING AGAIN AND, UH, AMEN WAS, WAS VERY KIND LAST YEAR, I THINK TO REMOVE THAT TRASH.
I THINK TWO TIMES, YOU KNOW, THE BAGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT, UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CITY CONTACT, UH, T STOCK AND, YOU KNOW, UH, PUT SOME RELIEF IN THAT AREA SOMEWHERE TO GET RID OF THE TENTS AND IF THEY HAVE TO PUT A FENCE AROUND IT.
I'VE NOTATED IT AND, UH, WE'LL GET THAT LOOKED AT AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN DO TO MITIGATE IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE'LL GO, UH, VIA JUDY, WE'LL GET YOU SOME UPDATES ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS AND, UH, MAKE SURE WE, UH, GET SOME, UH, ESCALATION GOING.
WAS THERE A, UH, THING ABOUT THE FOURTH JUDY CRUM? SO JUST TO MENTION, THE AUGUST 4TH B S B PANEL, A MEETING WILL BE CANCELED.
THE NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED WILL BE FOR PANEL B ON AUGUST 11TH.
ARE THERE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
REQUEST THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED BY UNANIMOUS DECISION AND THE TIME IS NOW 10 19.