* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. SORRY FOR THE [00:00:01] DELAY, FOLKS. UH, GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE TIME IS NOW NINE 15, UH, THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2022. MY NAME IS ROBERT TAPIA AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING INTO SESSION, UH, STAFF. CAN YOU CONDUCT A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? DWAYNE NELSON. PRESENT JESSE ZUNIGA. PRESENT. ROBERT TAPIA. PRESENT DAVID GARZA PRESENT, CHERISE GUPTE. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AMIN TOMAS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. JUDY KRUM, B S B LIAISON. JENNIFER MARTINEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TWO, AND MYSELF, ESTHER ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST. CHAIR. A CORUS PRESENT. THANK YOU. CAN WE HAVE THE INTERPRETERS, UH, READ THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THE, FOR THIS MEETING, PLEASE. BUENO DIAZ. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. UH, THANK YOU. A, UM, UH, THIS BUILDING STANDARDS, UH, CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT, A QUORUM IS PRESENT. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS 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 WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES. HOWEVER, AN OWNER OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME. PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION. AS, AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVICE IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING. ONE, PROVIDE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH A COST FOR EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER. TWO, SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND. AND THREE, 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 REGULATIONS WITHIN REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF OF WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4. IF ENDOWED AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ANY OLDER, ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH AN ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL ISTIC COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT 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 PEDAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. AS PER CITY CODE SECTION 16 DASH 2 3 6. THANK YOU. OKAY. PRIOR TO, UM, STARTING WITH OUR ITEMS, I'D LIKE TO HAVE OUR STAFF REVIEW, UH, THE MEETING FORMAT, UM, AND STAFF GO PROCEED APPROVAL IN THE MINUTES CHAIR. OKAY. HAS, [ Approval of Minutes  ] UH, EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? ANY CORRECTIONS? MR. CHAIR? THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED IN DRAFT SECOND BY DAVID GARZA AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF, OF, UM, THAT'S THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 2022. [00:05:01] UH, WERE APPROVED BY DWAYNE NELSON AND SECONDED BY, UH, MR. GARZA MOTION VOTE. UH, CAN WE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL? DUANE NELSON. AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA. AYE. ROBERT TAPIA. AYE. DAVID GARZA. AYE. MINUTES ARE APPROVED WITH THE VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO. THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE TO, UM, TO APPROVE, UH, THE MINUTES, UH, WITH A VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO. AND CAN [ Briefing and Possible Action on the following items  ] WE CONTINUE WITH STAFF REPORTS PLEASE? GOOD MORNING. BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ. I'M A CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER WITH THE DEPARTMENT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO READ INTO THE RECORD THIS MORNING. IF I MIGHT PROCEED. YES, PLEASE. FIRST LOCATION, 56 38 STONY BURKE DRIVE WAS DEMOLISHED DUE TO A FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON AUGUST THE FOURTH OF 2022. THE PROPERTY WAS, UM, DEMOLISHED ON AUGUST THE 12TH OF 2022. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THIS PROPERTY DOES, UM, RESIDE IN DISTRICT FOUR COUNSEL, DISTRICT FOUR. THE NEXT PROPERTY IS NINE 19 CAPITAL AVENUE. UM, THIS PROPERTY WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY. LET'S SEE. THE FIRE DID OCCUR ON AUGUST THE FOURTH OF 2022. IT WAS DEMOLISHED ON AUGUST THE 12TH OF 2022. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTIONS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THIS IS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE THAT DOES COMPLETE MY REPORT THIS MORNING UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. STAFF, CAN WE, UH, PRESENT THE FIRST ITEM, PLEASE? GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD. I'M DENISE HASTINGS, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR. PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT 1139 WEST MULBERRY AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 1 8 0 5, BLOCK 22 LOTS, 27 AND 28. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS LISTED IN BEXAR COUNTY. APPRAISAL RECORDS IS JAMES H. RODRIGUEZ. THERE ARE FIVE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES. VIOLATIONS ON THIS PROPERTY WITH NOTICES BEEN ISSUED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. MAY I PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION? YES, PLEASE. THE FIRST CASE, THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 2 0.1. EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE, WHICH STATES 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 PROPERTY, SECOND CASE, THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION OF, AND I MAY LIKE TO MAKE A CORRECTION. IT'S GONNA BE 6 0 4 0.1 FACILITIES REQUIRED, WHICH STATES EVERY OCCUPIED BUILDING SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND COMPLIANCE. WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION IN SECTION 6 0 5 ON APRIL 18TH, 2022, THE CODE OFFICER MADE THE LOCATION AND FOUND THE PROPERTY WITH ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH TRASH, GARBAGE FURNITURE, LUMBER, AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT SIDE AND REAR OF PREMISES. ALSO, THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL SERVICE AT THE LOCATION. THE CODE OFFICER SPOKE WITH THE OWNER WHO STATED HE WILL GET ASSISTANCE FOR UTILITIES. A RE-INSPECTION WAS MADE ON MAY THE 10TH, 2022. CODE OFFICER FOUND PREMISE TO HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS, TRASH, AND LUMBER. A LARGE GENERATOR WAS FOUND IN THE REAR OF THE PREMISES WITH ELECTRICAL CORDS GOING INTO THE HOUSE. ON JUNE THE 30TH, THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS NOTIFIED OF THREE MORE. SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE VIOLATIONS. THE THIRD CASE THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 4 GLAZING, WHICH STATES ALL GLAZING MATERIALS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN SOUND CONDITION AND GOOD REPAIR PAIR. FOURTH CASE, THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION OF 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOORS, [00:10:01] DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES, CORNICES PORCHES, TRIM BALCONIES, AND DECKS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION. EXTERIOR WOOD SURFACES OTHER THAN DECAY RESISTANT WOODS SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND DECAYED 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 MATERIAL SURFACES SUBJECT TO RUST OR CORROSION SHALL BE COATED TO INHIBIT SUCH RUST AND CORROSION AND ALL SURFACES WITH RUST CORROSION SHALL BE STABILIZED AND COATED TO INHIBIT FURTHER FUTURE RUST AND CORROSION. OXIDATION STAINS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM EXTERIOR RESURFACES SURFACES DESIGNED FOR STAB STABILIZATION BY OXIDATION ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT. THE FIFTH CASE IS PROPERTIES IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3 0 4 0.6, EXTERIOR WALLS, WHICH STATES ALL EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL BE FREE FROM HOLES, BREAKS, AND LOOSE OR ROTTING MATERIALS AND MAINTAIN WEATHERPROOF AND PROPERLY SURFACE COATED. WERE REQUIRED TO PREVENT DETERIORATION. ON JUNE THE 30TH, 2022, THE CODE OFFICER FOUND WINDOWS MISSING AND OR BROKEN ON THE FRONT SIDE AND REAR OF THE HOUSE. ALSO, SOME WINDOWS WERE COVERED WITH PLYWOOD AND CARDBOARD. THE WOOD TRIM OF THE HOUSE AND WINDOW FRAMES LACK ADEQUATE WEATHER PROTECTION. EXTERIOR WALLS HAVE LARGE CRACKS ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUCTURE AND ALONG THE CHIMNEY. A REINSPECTION WAS MADE ON AUGUST THE NINTH, 2022. NO IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. THE LATEST REINSPECTION WAS MADE ON AUGUST THE 29TH OF 2022, AT WHICH TIME THE CODE OFFICER FOUND THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. WOOD TRIM REMAINS UNPAINTED, LARGE CRACKS REMAIN ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS. ELECTRIC SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED AND THE OWNER HAS ADDED ANOTHER GENERATOR TO THE PROPERTY. A DUMPSTER HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY FOR DEBRIS, BUT THE PROPERTY STILL HAS LARGE ACCUMULATION ON THE SIDES AND REAR YARD. I ASK THAT THE BOARD FIND THIS PROPERTY TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES 3 0 2 0.1, EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE, 6 0 4 0.1 FACILITIES REQUIRED, AS WELL AS SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES 3 0 4 3 GLAZING, 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, 3 0 4 0.6 EXTERIOR WALLS. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. IS, UM, MR. JAMES RODRIGUEZ LIVING THERE STILL? YES, IT IS. UH, MY UNDERSTANDING, DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO, BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT DATES, THE TWO DIFFERENT DATES YES. OF THE VIOLATIONS? YES. FOR THE FIRST TWO THAT WERE NOTICE WAS ISSUED ON FOUR 18, COULD YOU TELL US THAT NUMBER AGAIN JUST TO CLARIFY? YES. UH, FOUR 18, UH, THE NOTICES WERE 3 0 2 0.1 EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE, 6 0 4 0.1 FACILITIES REQUIRED. OKAY. AND WE DISREGARDED 6 0 4 0.2. YES, SIR. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. AND ON SIX 30 ON SIX 30, THE, UH, SECTIONS OF VIOLATION IS 3 0 4 0.2. THAT'S PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. MM-HMM. 3 0 4 0.1. 3.1. MM-HMM. GLAZING AND 3 0 4 0.6. EXTERIOR WALLS. IS THAT 3 0 4? 3 0 4. 4.6. OR 8 3 0 4 0.6. EXTERIOR WALLS. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS CODE OFFICER? THANK YOU. YES. STAFF. DO WE HAVE, UH, OWNERS PRESENT FOR, FOR, FOR THE CASE? GO UP THERE. YES. CHAIR. WE DO HAVE THE OWNER, JAMES RODRIGUEZ. I APOLOGIZE. WE DO HAVE S A P D. I'M SORRY. WE DO HAVE S A P D SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IF WE WANNA, UM, GET S A P D FIRST. OKAY. OKAY. WE SHOULD. OKAY. MR. OSA, IF YOU COULD, HINOJOSA, IF YOU CAN PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. UH, GOOD MORNING. UH, MY [00:15:01] NAME IS OFFICER JESUS HINOJOSA, UH, SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL SAFE UNIT. UM, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROPERTY, UH, 1139 WEST MULBERRY, WHICH IS IN DISTRICT ONE. UM, ON THE, UH, HAS, UH, NUMEROUS, UH, BEEN WORKING WITH A CODE OFFICER. UH, THERE'S BEEN NUMEROUS, UH, REPORTS OF, OF, OR SUSPICION OF THEFTS IN THE AREA. UH, LOCATION HOUSES, UH, SEVERAL HOMELESS, UM, INDIVIDUALS IN THE REAR OF LOCATION. UH, THERE'S TENTS IN THE BACK, UH, THAT WAS, I WAS MADE ASSURED THAT NOBODY'S STILL LIVING IN THERE, BUT YET THERE'S STILL UP. UM, THERE'S, UM, BEEN SOME STOLEN VEHICLES OFF THE PROPERTY. UH, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A SHOOTING, UH, WITH A KNOWN ACQUAINTANCE OF THAT, UH, RESIDENT, UH, THERE AT THAT LOCATION. UH, I DID WITNESS THE LARGE GENERATOR IN THE FRONT LAWN AND ACTUALLY ON THE FRONT PORCH WAS THEN MOVED TO THE REAR OF THE LOCATION. ALL THIS WAS OBSERVED WHEN WE GOT CONSENT TO GO IN WITH THE CODE OFFICER. UM, MULTIPLE ABANDONED VEHICLES IN THE BACKYARD. UH, AGAIN, THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT IN THE BACKYARD. UH, TWO OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, UH, I'VE KNOWN PERSONALLY, AND I'VE DEALT WITH THEM, ONE OF THEM BEING VERY DANGEROUS, WHO WAS KNOWN TO SET STRUCTURE FIRES. UH, THERE WAS A STRUCTURE FIRE, UH, WHICH, WHICH WAS BROUGHT UP ON, UH, THAT 900 BLOCK OF CAPITAL, WHICH WAS, UH, DEMOLISHED. UH, ONE OF THE KNOWN, UH, SUSPECTS, UH, APPARENTLY STAYS THERE OR HANGS OUT THERE AT THAT 1139 WEST MULBERRY, UH, LARGE, UH, BULK ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE SURROUNDING OF THE HOUSE. UM, THE, UH, OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE KNOWN TO HANG OUT THERE ARE HEAVY NARCOTICS USE. UH, THERE WAS AN INCIDENT AT THAT PROPERTY BACK ON AUGUST 18TH, UNDER CASE NUMBER S A P D 2 2 1 7 8 1 8 4, UH, WHERE, UH, THE PROPERTY OWNER, JAMES RODRIGUEZ, UH, THE OFFICERS WERE THERE FOR, TO ASSIST CODE AND IN PLAIN VIEW, IN ONE OF THE ROOMS, UH, 6.5 GRAMS OF METH WAS SEIZED, UH, MARIJUANA, 11 GRAMS AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA CONSISTING OF A SCALE AND A CREDIT CARD, WHICH IS WITH OUR EXPERIENCE, USED TO CUT THE NARCOTICS. UH, SUBJECT WAS, WAS ARRESTED AND THEN, UH, CLAIMED THAT HE HAD THE MONKEYPOX. SO HE HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. UH, NEVER HEARD ABOUT WHETHER IT WAS POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. UH, BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TOOK OVER, UH, THE PRISONER AT THE TIME, WHICH AT THIS TIME HE WASN'T ARRESTED. HE WAS RELEASED, UH, CASE WAS REJECTED, UH, PER THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, UH, PENDING THAT IT WILL BE, HE'LL BE, BE FILED AT LARGE. UH, I HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION OR ON THIS PROPERTY, SIR. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. JAMES RODRIGUEZ, IF YOU CAN PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. UM, I'M JAMES H. RODRIGUEZ, 1139 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE. 7 8 2 0 1. UH, YES. UH, FOR OVER 30 DAYS. NOBODY ELSE HAS BEEN THERE BESIDES ME. I'M STAYING AT MY FATHER'S. UH, I DO IT EVERY SINGLE DAY TO ACTUALLY CLEAN. WE, WE'VE, UH, BROUGHT IN ONE DUMPSTER, FILLED IT. UH, NOW THE SECOND DUMPSTER HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AND WE'RE FILLING, I'M FILLING THAT ONE UP WITH A FRIEND OF MINE. UM, THEN I'M GOING TO ADDRESS THE, UH, WALLS, WINDOWS, AND THE OTHER STRUCTURAL, UH, INTEGRITY AFTER I GET THE PROPERTY CLEARED. WHAT IS YOUR PLAN DATE ON HAVING THE PROPERTY CLEARED? I WAS GONNA ASK FOR 30 DAYS AND THE OTHER VIOLATIONS I IDENTIFIED. WHAT'S YOUR PLAN OF ACTION? UH, TO ACTUALLY GET THE MAINTENANCE OF THE WALLS, WINDOWS, DOORS, FRAMES, THOSE WILL BE ALL DONE. UH, NEXT. AND THEN THE LAST WILL BE THE ELECTRICITY AND THE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE BACKYARD? NO, THEY'RE GONE. THEY'VE BEEN GONE, GONE FOR OVER 30 DAYS. THEY'RE GONE NOW, YOU SAID? YEAH, THEY'VE, THEY'VE BEEN OVER OVER 30 DAYS. THEY'VE BEEN GONE. THANK YOU. NO OTHER QUESTIONS? I GUESS? YEAH. OKAY. SIR, CAN YOU COME UP? OH, COULD, COULD YOU COME UP? YES. YES. UH, YOU STATED YOU IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING YOUR HOUSE. [00:20:01] NO, I'M ACTUALLY CLEARING THE PROPERTY OF THE DEBRIS AND ALL THE, UH, THE ITEMS THAT WERE ON IT RIGHT NOW. YOU EASY TO GO PAINT 'EM? DID DID YOU BRING A PLAN OF ACTION HERE TODAY? NO, I WAS NOT, UH, FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS ON, UH, DID, DIDN'T BRING NO. I CAN GET THE RECEIPTS FOR THE DUMPSTERS. THAT'S, UH, NOT THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO OCCUR CURRENTLY. OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT ALL THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY GOING ON? UH, NOBODY'S THERE CURRENTLY AND THEY WON'T BE ANYMORE. ABOUT HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE YOU TO FIX SELLING IT? I'M THINKING ABOUT 30 DAYS, TWO DAYS. 30. 30 DAYS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, YES. DO YOU HAVE THE, THE MEANS YOU DIDN'T BRING? FAMILY'S GONNA HELP ME. YOU HAVE THE MEANS? YES. PERFECT. OKAY. QUESTION FOR COUNSEL. UH, THE ABSENCE OF SERVICES, UH, A ELECTRICAL SERVICE AT THE HOME. UH, DOES CODE REQUIRE THE INDIVIDUALS NOT TO LIVE THERE UNTIL SERVICES ARE REESTABLISHED? YES. IF THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY AND OR THERE'S NO WATER, THAT IS A, A CONCERN FOR CODE. THANK YOU. AND MR. RODRIGUEZ, WHEN DO YOU HAVE, UH, PLAN TO ESTABLISH ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND WATER SERVICE? OKAY, CURRENTLY I'M STAYING WITH MY FATHER. UH, THAT, THAT WILL BE DONE, UH, UH, PROBABLY AFTER I MAKE, UH, DO THE MAINTENANCE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE EXTERIORS AND WALLS, WINDOWS. UH, SAY THAT AGAIN FOR ME PLEASE. 'CAUSE AF AFTER THE, UH, WALLS, WINDOWS AND, UH, THE PAINTING AND ALL THE, UH, STRUCTURAL, UH, ITEMS ARE DONE, THEN I PLAN TO GET THE SERVICES PUT UP BACK ON. OKAY. I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER MOVING UTILITIES TO A FIRST PRIORITY. OKAY. YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO SAY, SIR? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STAFF. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS PROPERTY? NO. CHAIR, WE DO NOT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND, MR. CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1139 WEST MARBURY AVENUE WAS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES, UH, 6 0 4 0.1 FACILITIES, AND 3 0 2 0.1. EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE. UH, AND THE PROPERTY CONTINUES TO BE IN VIOLATION AND THE ORDER THAT THE REPAIRS BE COMPLETED IN 30 DAYS, UH, AND THAT THE PROPERTY BE VACATED UNTIL FACILITIES, UH, OR UNTIL SERVICES, UH, UTILITY SERVICES ARE RESTORED, UH, TO THE PROPERTY. THE MOTION BY, UH, DWAYNE NELSON IS, UH, FOR, UM, REPAIR 6 0 4 0.130 2.1. EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE, UH, EVERYTHING TO BE, UM, REPAIRED IN 30 DAYS AND VACATED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. DAVID GARZA. DAVID GARZA. SECOND OF MOTION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER, UH, DISCUSSION? NO. CAN WE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? DWAYNE NELSON. AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA. AYE. ROBERT TAPIA. AYE. DAVID GARZA. AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO. MR. CHAIRMAN, I FURTHER MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1139 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE WAS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES 3 0 4 0.2 3 0, 4 0.630 4.131, AND THAT THE PROPERTY CONTINUES TO BE IN VIOLATION AND THAT THE REPAIRS BE COMPLETED IN 30 DAYS. UH, AND AGAIN, THAT PROPERTY BE VACATED UNTIL SERVICE, ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND WATER SERVICE RESTORED. THE MOTION BY, UH, DWAYNE NELSON IS TO, UM, REPAIR MR. MR. CHAIR. THIS IS, THIS IS LEGAL. UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE WE CAN INCLUDE ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO WATER, AND I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THAT. UM, UH, THE, THE VACATE LANGUAGE WILL BE ON THE OTHER ORDER BECAUSE IT PERTAINS TO THE FACILITIES REQUIRED AS COMPARED TO, UH, THE THREE VIOLATIONS ON THIS ONE. UM, THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION TO PUT THE, THE VACATE ON ON THIS ORDER, WITHDRAW THE PORTION OF VACATE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PORTION. RIGHT. SO, TO, UH, REITERATE, THE, UH, THE, UH, MOTION IS TO IS, IS TO, UM, REPAIR IN 30 DAYS. 3 0 4 0.230 4.6, AND 3 0 4 POINT 13.1. DO I HAVE A SECOND? [00:25:01] SECOND. MR. ZUNI A SECONDS. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? DWAY NELSON. AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA. AYE. ROBERT TAPIA. AYE. DAVID GARZA. AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO. THANK YOU. THE, UH, MOTION PASSES AGAIN, UH, WITH A VOTE OF 40 ZERO. AND OUR NEXT ITEM, 2 3 5 WEST SAYERS AVENUE. OKAY. GOOD MORNING BOARD. MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL TOWN, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURES BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT 2 3 5 WEST SAYERS AVENUE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY OR CITY CODE. ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 2 3 5 WEST SAYERS IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 7 7 9 4, NO BLOCK LOT 13 AND EAST 35 FEET OF 14, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS JOEL JOEL J BURROWS, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 2 3 5 WEST SAYERS AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 4. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT TODAY IS LASER HAUSMAN, WHO IS CURRENTLY THE NEW OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND HIS ATTORNEY JOEL BARBER. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? YES. YES. THANK YOU. SORRY. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON APRIL 28TH, 2020 2, 2 3 5 WEST AYERS AVENUE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 2 3 5 WEST SAYERS AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2022. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MARCH 4TH, 2022, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON APRIL 12TH, 2022 ON AUGUST 19TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 2 3 5 WEST SAYERS AVENUE ON AUGUST 18TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO JOEL JAY BURROUGHS AND RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON AUGUST 26TH, 2022. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON AUGUST 26TH, 2022 TO OBTAIN PHOTOS TO BE PRESENTED TODAY, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN 1000 FEET OF MORAL ELEMENTARY. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE. THE WE PLANK SIDING IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION AND MISSING IN SOME SPOTS. THE METAL ROOF COVERING IS RUSTED AND WORN. THIS IS THE FRONT DOOR PORCH ENTRYWAY. HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SLAB FOR THE PORCH DOES HAVE LARGE CRACKS AND IS UNLEVEL. THE CEDAR POST OF THE POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION ARE ROTTED AND LEANING. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE. THE WOOD PLANK SIDING LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. AGAIN, WOOD PLANK SIDING LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION AND FASCIA BOARDS AS WELL LACK WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE HAS A SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION AND THERE IS ACTUALLY A LARGE CRACK TOWARDS THE BACK LEFT AREA OF THE PHOTO. AND THE WOOD PLANK SIDING DOES LACK WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS THE MAIN ROOM GOING INTO THE FRONT DOOR. THIS PORTION IS THE POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION. THE FLOOR IS ON LEVEL, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S SIGNS OF [00:30:01] FRAGRANCE STAYING IN THE PROPERTY. HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF THE LEVEL TO SHOW THE FOUNDATION NEEDS REPAIRS. THIS IS THE BATHROOM AREA, UH, FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING. AND, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TOILETS IN USE WITH NO WATER CONNECTIONS. THIS IS THE KITCHEN AREA. THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE HERE AT AT ONE POINT, AND THIS IS THE SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION AREA OF THE HOUSE. HERE'S ANOTHER ROOM THAT DOES HAVE THE SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION, LARGE CRACKS, AND THE FLOOR IS ON LEVEL AND LARGE CRACKS IN THE SHEET ROCK AS WELL. THIS IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. IT DOES HAVE A STUCCO, STUCCO SIDING THAT DOES HAVE HOLES. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. AGAIN, STUCCO SIDING HAS HOLES AND CRACKS. THIS IS A REAR PORTION, AGAIN, DOES HAVE HOLES. THERE'S ACTUALLY CORRUGATED METAL TOWARDS THE, UM, RIGHT PORTION COVERING A LARGE HOLE. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE INTERIOR. IT'S JUST FULL OF, UH, DEBRIS. AND AGAIN, THE DECKING DOES HAVE SOME WATER DAMAGE. 2 3 5 WEST STAIRS AVENUE CONSISTS OF A MAIN STRUCTURE AND AN ACCESSORY. THE MAIN IS A SINGLE-STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WITH A COMBINATION OF SLAB ON GRADE AND POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION, WOOD PLANK SIDING, GABLE ROOF SYSTEM, AND AN ATTACHED PORCH. THE SLAB FOUNDATION HAS LARGE CRACKS. THE CEDAR POSTS ARE LEANING. THE SIDING LACKS. WEATHER PROTECTION IN THE METAL ROOF IS RUSTED AND WORN. THE ACCESSORY IS A SINGLE STORY WITH SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION, STUCCO, EXTERIOR WALLS, AND THE SLANT ROOF SYSTEM. THE CORRUGATED METAL ROOF IS RUSTED. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 2 3 5 WEST AYERS AVENUE ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17 FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE. AND 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREIN 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 POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 2 3 5 WEST SAYERS AVENUE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WHAT DOES THE FOUNDATION, AGAIN, ON THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE? UM, THE FOUNDATION DOES HAVE CRACKS. IT, THERE'S JUST A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS, SO YOU, IT'S HARD TO GET PHOTOS, BUT IT DOES HAVE CRACKS AS WELL. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. IS THAT, I'M SORRY. YES, WE HAVE AN OWNER. OKAY. WE, IS THERE ANYBODY REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY? YES, THERE'S AN OWNER HERE TO SPEAK. UM, CHAIR, WE DO HAVE THE OWNER'S ATTORNEY, MR. JOEL BARBER. MR. BARBER, IF YOU CAN PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JOEL BARBER. I'M A MEMBER OF THE BROWN LAW FIRM. OUR ADDRESS IS 70 NORTHEAST, UH, LOOP FOUR 10, SUITE 3 0 6 IN SAN ANTONIO, 7 8 2 1 6. UM, I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S, UH, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD TODAY. UM, I WANT TO BEGIN WITH A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THE PRIOR OWNER AND MY CLIENTS WHO ARE THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY. UM, I WILL ADVISE THE BOARD THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE ACTUAL NOTICE OF THIS HEARING UNTIL ABOUT 10 30 YESTERDAY MORNING. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN SCRAMBLING OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS TO PUT TOGETHER SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU, UM, AND, UH, TO, TO MAKE OUR PLEA. UM, ACCORDING TO THE AFFIDAVIT OF AIRSHIP, WHICH WAS RECORDED AGAINST THIS PROPERTY, JOEL BURROW PASSED AWAY IN ON APRIL 23RD, 2021. [00:35:03] HIS DEATH PREDATES ANY OF THE VIOLATIONS OR NOTICES OR ATTEMPT TO REACH HIM. UNFORTUNATELY, BOTH OF HIS PARENTS DIED LATER THE SAME YEAR IN 2021. UM, AND HIS ONLY SIBLING, A SISTER, UH, PREDECEASED HIM IN 2017. THE HEIR IS HER SOLE DAUGHTER, WHO IS A NIECE TO THE PRIOR OWNER. AND, UH, IT TOOK MY CLIENT SOME TIME TO TRACK HER DOWN TO MAKE CONTACT, AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHETHER SHE WAS WILLING TO SELL THE PROPERTY. UM, THE FIRST VIOLATION NOTICE, AS THE OFFICER INDICATED, WAS NOT GIVEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 23RD, 2022. UM, I'M NOT SURE HOW IT WAS DELIVERED, BUT THERE WAS NO OWNER TO RECEIVE IT. AND OUR BEST INFORMATION IS THAT THE NIECE OF THE PRIOR OWNER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE, UH, OF THE VIOLATION OR ANY OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED TODAY. EARLIER IN THE HEARING, IN JUNE, UH, JUNE 8TH, 2022, THE AFFIDAVIT OF AIRSHIP AND I BROUGHT A COPY IF THE BOARD'S INTERESTED, UH, WAS RECORDED AGAINST THIS PROPERTY. AND THAT'S THE BASIS OF THE FACTS, UH, WHICH I'VE ALREADY RELATED TO THE BOARD. MY CLIENT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND A GENERAL WARRANTY DEED WAS RECORDED ON JULY 11TH, 2022. MY CLIENTS OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST SEVEN WEEKS, UM, BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE LIVING IN THE PROPERTY, WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE POSTING. THE MAILINGS WERE NOT DIRECTED TO US. WE DID NOT RECEIVE THEM. HOWEVER, FORTUNATELY, ONE OF THE NOTICES WAS ACTUALLY RECORDED AGAINST THE PROPERTY. AND OUR ESCROW AGENT WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED TITLE TO US, ADVISED US OF THAT RECORDING. THAT'S HOW WE BECAME AWARE OF TODAY'S HEARING. I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM MY CLIENT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 23 YESTERDAY MORNING. UM, IN THE INTERIM, IN THE SEVEN WEEKS THAT MY CLIENT HAS OWNED THE PROPERTY, THEY'VE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $2,800 TO CLEAR THE YARD AND TO SECURE THE BOARD UP WINDOWS AND DOORS. IT IS THEIR INTENT TO DO A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE STRUCTURE CAN REASONABLY BE REPAIRED FOR A PROFIT, UH, AND RESTORED TO THE CONDITION THAT IT SHOULD BE IN OR WHETHER IT SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED AND THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE SOLD IN THAT CONTEXT. UM, TO EVALUATE THAT MY CLIENT HAS MADE CONTACT WITH MEDINA CONSTRUCTION. THEY ARE A SAN ANTONIO CONSTRUCTION FIRM. I LOOKED UP THE WEBSITE THIS MORNING ON THEIR WEBSITE, THEY INDICATE THAT THEY ARE LICENSED, BONDED, AND INSURED. IT IS OUR INTENT TO WORK WITH THIS CONTRACTOR. HOWEVER, IN THE SEVEN WEEKS THAT WE'VE OWNED IT, THERE WAS NO GREAT IMPETUS FOR US TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS. AND SO FRANKLY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE. UH, FOR US TO MAKE THAT ANALYSIS. OF COURSE, WE WOULD NEED SOME EXPERT OPINIONS WITH REGARD TO THE USABILITY OF THE SLAB ON GRADE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS, THE COSTS OF, UH, REMODELING THE INTERIOR, WHETHER THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE USABLE IN THEIR FORM AND CAN BE REPAIRED, OR WHETHER WE SHOULD SIMPLY DO A TEAR DOWN. IT IS OUR REQUEST TO THE BOARD THAT WE PRE PROVIDED WITH SOME, UH, GENEROUS TIME TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT THAT. OUR REQUEST WOULD BE 90 DAYS TO EITHER COMPLETE ALL OF THE REPAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED TO BRING THE HOME UP TO CODE OR TO AFFECT THE DEMOLITION. AND, UM, BECAUSE OF THE TIME LIMITATIONS, I WAS NOT ABLE TO BRING ANY DOCUMENTATION WITH REGARD TO OUR FINANCIAL ABILITY TO DO THAT. BUT I WILL REPRESENT TO THE COURT THAT ALAMO CITY HOUSE BUYERS IS AN ONGOING OPERATING ENTITY. THIS IS THEIR BUSINESS MODEL. THEY HAVE PLENTY OF FINANCES IN ORDER TO CONDUCT EITHER THE REPAIRS OR THE DEMOLITION, WHICHEVER IS DETERMINED TO BE MOST BUSINESS FEASIBLE. AND IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE US TO RETURN AT A FUTURE DATE AND PRESENT AN OUTLINE, IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH REPAIRS OF WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE GOING TO DO AND THE TIMEFRAME TO DO THAT, WE WOULD BE AMENABLE. THERE WAS SIMPLY NOT TIME TO PUT THAT INFORMATION, UH, TOGETHER FOR TODAY'S HEARING. AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. QUESTION GO. MM-HMM. , UH, GO AHEAD. , SIR, YOU HAVE MADE AN ISSUE ON, UH, RECEIVING VIOLATIONS CODE AND ALSO ABOUT BEING HERE TODAY. UH, UH, WHEREIN DID YOU ALL CHANGE, UH, ADDRESSES AND YOU SENT THE HOUSEHOLDS EMPTY AND VACATED AND, UH, YOU KNOW, [00:40:02] THE LETTERS ARE SENT WHERE THE ADDRESSES AND THE OWNERS FROM BEAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT. SO, UH, YOU MADE AN ISSUE, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. BUT ANYWAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG. JUST TO CLARIFY, THE ISSUES THAT I RAISED WERE NOT MEANT AS A CRITICISM. I BELIEVE THAT THE, THE OFFICER ACTED IN GOOD FAITH AND SENT THE INFORMATION THAT WAS THERE. UM, OF COURSE, UM, JUST AS WE HAD CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE BECAUSE THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS RECORDED AGAINST THE PROPERTY, UM, THE VIOLATION OFFICER WAS ON CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE AS EARLY AS JUNE OF THIS YEAR THAT THE OWNER HAD DIED. AND THAT, THAT WAS NOT AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO TRY TO REACH. AND, AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I BRING THAT UP. OKAY. IT'S NOT AS A CRITICISM JUST FOR THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND. OKAY. UH, YOU NEED MORE TIME TO PREPARE YOURSELF TO COME HERE. WOULD YOU'D LIKE TO RESET THE CASE AND GIVE YOU TIME FOR YOU TO GO AHEAD AND GET WITH YOUR CONTRACTORS AND AS HE STATED, DECIDE IF TO REPAIR IT OR TO DEMOLISH IT? UH, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR? YOU WANT US TO HEAR THE CASE TODAY OR DO YOU WANT TO RESET? NO, I, I THINK AT A MINIMUM, A RESET. UM, I'VE SPOKEN TO MY CLIENT AND THE BOARD CAN TAKE WHATEVER OPTIONS THAT IT WANTS. I'LL APOLOGIZE. THIS IS MY FIRST APPEARANCE IN FRONT OF THE BOARD. I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE PROTOCOLS, BUT MY CLIENT IS CONFIDENT THAT WITH 90 DAYS THEY CAN EITHER COMPLETE REPAIRS OR THEY CAN DEMOLISH IT. AND THERE WOULD, IN OUR VIEW, THERE'S NO NEED FOR A REHEARING OR WE COULD RESET THIS OUT 60 DAYS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO GO IN TO MEET WITH AN ARCHITECT OR AN ENGINEER OR WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO AND COME BACK WITH TO YOU WITH A PLAN OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. AND THAT SET THE BOARD'S DISCRETION, OBVIOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, SIR? YEAH. UH, WHEN DID YOUR CLIENT BUY THIS PROPERTY? JULY 11TH IS WHEN THE DEEDED WAS RECORDED. JULY 11TH OF THIS YEAR? CORRECT. AND HE HAD NOT SEEN THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO THIS. OH, I'M CERTAIN THAT A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY WAS CONDUCTED BEFORE THE PURCHASE WAS COMPLETED. UM, BUT THE, MY CLIENT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PENDING VIOLATION NOTICES OR, UH, ANY REASON TO SUSPECT THAT, UH, WORK ON THE PROPERTY NEEDED TO BE ACCELERATED TO COMPLY WITH ANY CODES. SO THE VIOLATION NOTICES WERE PENDING. BUT YOUR CLIENT DID NOT KNOW THAT THESE VIOLATION NOTICES WERE PENDING? YES. THERE WAS NO ACTUAL NOTICE TO MY CLIENT UNTIL YESTERDAY MORNING. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF PROPERTY SEARCH WAS DONE ON THIS, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT VERY GOOD. THERE WAS A FULL TITLE THAT WAS COMPLETED AND THE TITLE WAS CLEARED AND INSURED ON JULY 11TH. NONE OF THE VIOLATION NOTICES HAD BEEN RECORDED AS OF THAT POINT, OR WERE AVAILABLE TO THE TITLE OFFICER. WE WERE NOTIFIED BY TITLE YESTERDAY MORNING THAT SUBSEQUENT TO THE PURCHASE, THEY BECAME AWARE OF THAT ISSUE AND THEY ALERTED MY CLIENT YESTERDAY. SO WHAT ASSURANCE CAN YOU GIVE THIS BOARD THAT THE NEXT 30, 60, 90 DAYS YOU'LL FIX THE VIOLATIONS OR YOUR CLIENT FOR FIX THE VIOLATIONS? WELL, I CAN GIVE THE, I CAN GIVE THE BOARD MY CLIENT'S ASSURANCES. IT IS THEIR BUSINESS MODEL. THIS IS WHAT THEY DO IN SAN ANTONIO IS TO BUY DISTRESSED PROPERTIES TO EITHER REPAIR THEM, UH, OR TO DEMOLISH THEM. AND THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL ONGOING PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT IS THEIR INTENT TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL. IS THERE A POWER OF ATTORNEY? ARE YOU, ARE YOU TAKING ON THE, THE POWER OF ATTORNEY TO MAKE THESE ACTIONS? TO START RIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING? I, I HAVE BEEN OR RETAINED FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN APPEARANCE AT THIS MEETING. UM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT, WHAT YOU MEAN BY IN TERMS OF POWER OF ATTORNEY THAT I WILL BE PERSONALLY OVERSEEING. RIGHT. THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. RIGHT. AND, AND LEGALLY BACKING UP, [00:45:01] SUPPORTING AND MAKING IT HAPPEN. UM, IF MR. HOUSEMAN JUST MOTIONED AND HE SAID, YES, THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS ME TO DO, THEN THAT'S WHAT I WILL DO. JOEL, IN JUST A MOMENT, CONTINUE WHAT, UM, ANY, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF YOUR CLIENT BOUGHT A DILAPIDATED PIECE OF PROPERTY IN JULY, AND WE ARE NOW IN AUGUST, OBVIOUSLY NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON IT FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS. AS I INDICATED THERE, WE HAVE SPENT TO DATE $2,800 CLEARING THE PROPERTY, BOARDING UP THE WINDOWS AND TRYING TO SECURE THE STRUCTURE BECAUSE WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE ACTUAL VIOLATION NOTICES. THERE WAS NO GREAT INCENTIVE TO BEGIN WORK IMMEDIATELY. UH, REGARDLESS OF THE VIOLATION NOTICES, IT IS APPARENT THAT IS NOT A LIVABLE PROPERTY. I CAN YOU AGREE WITH THAT? I AGREE THAT IN ITS CURRENT STATE, NO ONE SHOULD BE LIVING IN THAT PROPERTY AND, AND NO ONE IS. OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTION. SO YES, GO AHEAD. UH, WHAT WAS THE DATE THAT YOU, UH, YOUR CLIENT FIRST CONTACTED MEDINA CONSTRUCTION ON OR ABOUT? AUGUST 16TH. THANK YOU. QUESTION FOR COUNSEL. UH, IF AN ORDER OF REPAIR IS MADE FOR 90 DAYS AND THE OWNER DECIDES TO DIS UH, DECONSTRUCT THE BUILDING, UH, THEN THE OWNER WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH CITY CODE. IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEMBERS. ANYTHING ELSE? I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. GO AHEAD. SO JUST TO UNDERSTAND YOUR CLIENT, YOUR PRESENTATION YOU MENTIONED, UH, FOR-PROFIT. SO YOU'RE TELLING US THAT YOUR CLIENT, UH, PURCHASE, IS IT THE BUSINESS OF PURCHASING DISTRESSED PROPERTIES AND REPAIRING THEM? AND IN THIS CASE, WHEN HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID, SOMEONE DID NOT DO DUE DILIGENCE TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE CASES PENDING AGAINST THIS PROPERTY BEFORE THE PURCHASE. SO YOU'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESET, TO COME BACK TO US WITH A PLAN, WITH A FINANCIAL PLAN AND A TIMELINE TO EITHER REPAIR OR DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY. AM I CORRECT? THAT IS A CORRECT STATEMENT THAT NONE OF THE VIOLATIONS, WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF ANY OF THE VIOLATIONS PRIOR TO THE SALE. AND EITHER THE BOARD CAN RESET A DATE AND WE, WE WILL COME BACK WITH A PLAN FOR YOU, OR AS I'VE GIVEN AS AN ALTERNATIVE, IF WE HAVE A 90 DAYS TO REPAIR, WE WILL SIMPLY AFFECT THOSE REPAIRS OR DEMOLISH THE BUILDING WITHIN THE 90 DAYS WITHOUT THE NEED, PRESUMABLY FOR ANOTHER HEARING. AND ONE MORE FOLLOW UP QUESTION. SO, UH, THE PROPERTY IS COMPLETELY SECURED AT THIS TIME, WINDOWS AND DOORS, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE VA GOING IN THERE AND CREATING MORE PROBLEMS? WE BELIEVE SO, AND WE WOULD, I WOULD COMMIT ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT THAT WE'LL MAKE REGULAR CHECKS OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY DURING THE INTERIM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS THAT WAY. AND I'M SURE OUR STAFF WILL DO THE SAME. MR. CHAIR COUNSEL, I I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON ONE QUESTION THAT, UH, MR. NELSON ASKED ME IF AN OR A REPAIR ORDER IS MADE, UM, IN 90 DAYS, UM, THE DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THAT PROPERTY ENDS UP BEING ULTIMATELY REPAIRED OR DEMOLISHED BASED ON THAT ORDER, WHICH WOULD STILL BE WITH THE OWNER, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY, IF YOU GIVE A 90 DAY REPAIR, CANNOT GO IN AFTER 90 DAYS AND DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY. THE, THE PROPERTY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD TO MAKE THAT, UM, UH, DETERMINATION. SECONDLY, THERE IS ONE CONCERN, COUNSEL. UM, ACCORDING TO BCA, I STILL HAVE MR. BURROUGHS AS THE OWNER. IS THERE ANY DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE TO THIS, UH, BOARD TO, UM, SHOW THAT YOUR, YOUR CLIENT IS THE, THE CURRENT OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY? YES. COUNSEL. I HAVE A COPY OF THE GENERAL WARRANTY DEED, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE. I ALSO BROUGHT A COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT OF AIRSHIP THAT WAS RECORDED. PERFECT. CAN WE, CAN, CAN I SEE THAT REAL QUICK, PLEASE? UH, I, I HAVE A QUESTION, I THINK TO PROVIDE THIS WHOLE ONE MORE [00:50:01] AND ONE, ONE MORE THING, COUNSEL. ARE YOU, ARE YOU STATING TO THIS, UM, THIS PANEL THAT AT NO POINT IN TIME WHEN YOU OR YOUR CLIENT WENT ONTO THAT PROPERTY AFTER PURCHASING THAT THEY, HE SAW NO NOTICES FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IN REGARDS TO THE CONDITION OF THAT PROPERTY? I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT MAYBE YOU TALK TO HIM BEFORE YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE HAVE, UM, WHAT WE'RE SAYING, WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO THE BOARD. CORRECT. WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION AND THAT WAS WHAT HE REPRESENTED TO ME. AND HE WILL CORRECT ME RIGHT NOW IF I'M WRONG. WE HAVEN'T BEEN OUT, SIR, WOULD YOU GO AHEAD. COME ON UP AND STATE AND, AND, AND COUNSEL. I, I I I, I MEAN NO DISRESPECT. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR THAT ACCORDING, BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE TOLD THIS, THIS PANEL IS THAT AFTER PURCHASE OF THAT PROPERTY, AND MAYBE EVEN PRIOR WHEN THEY DID INSPECTION, AT NO POINT IN TIME DID YOUR CLIENT SEE ANY DOCUMENTATION NOTICE OF ANY KIND POSTED AT THAT PROPERTY. YEAH, THAT WAS MY REPRESENTATION. I TOOK NO OFFENSE TO THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. COUNSEL, COME ON UP, SIR. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE UH, MY NAME IS LASER HAUSMAN. I'M THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF ALAMO CITY HOUSE BUYER. WE WERE AT 1 3 4 2 3 BLANCO ROAD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. UM, WHEN WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY NOTICE AND WE, UH, WENT OUT ON JULY 13TH, I BELIEVE IS THE DATE OF THE INVOICE, SENT A CONTRACTOR OUT OUT THERE TO CL CLEAN AND SECURE THE PROPERTY. AND THAT'S THE LAST TIME WE HAD BEEN OUT AT THE PROPERTY. I WAS TRAVELING AT THE END OF JULY AND THE PERSON THAT I DO WORK WITH IS TRAVELING IN AUGUST. HE RETURNS SEPTEMBER 8TH. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S BEEN A DELAY IN DOING ANY WORK TO THE PROPERTY. UM, I'VE BEEN BUYING HOUSES IN SAN ANTONIO SINCE 2005. WE BUY ABOUT 40, 50 HOUSES A YEAR. UM, WE DO A LOT OF WORK TO THESE PROPERTIES. SOME WE KEEP, SOME WE RENT, SOME WE RESELL. AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE JUST HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY. AS MY ATTORNEY STATED, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY NOTICE UNTIL RECENTLY THAT THERE WAS AN URGENCY, UH, WITH THE SITUATION. I DID SPEAK WITH THE CODE OFFICER YESTERDAY AND SHE DID INFORM ME THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT SECURED CURRENTLY AND WE ARE SENDING SOMEBODY OUT TODAY TO DO THAT. AND WE WILL DO REGULAR CHECKUPS, UH, WITH ANY TIME THAT THE BOARD GIVES US TO, UH, EITHER PREPARE OUR CASE OR DO REPAIRS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. UH, LOOKING AT THE, LOOKING AT THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY, UH, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S VERY HAZARDOUS AT THIS POINT, AND I DON'T AGREE THAT WE SHOULD GIVE YOU 90 DAYS. UH, CAN YOU SUBMIT TO THIS PANEL A PLAN WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS AS TO WHAT YOU CAN DO TO RESTORE? YES, THAT'S FEASIBLE. SORRY. 30 DAYS. 30 DAYS IS FEASIBLE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN OF WHAT WE CAN DO. YES. NOT TO COMPLETE REPAIRS, BUT TO COME WITH A PLAN. SO ARE WE, THIS IS DAVID GARZA. SO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A RESET IN 30 DAYS TO RECEIVE A PLAN? IS THAT, IS THAT THE QUESTION ON THE TABLE? THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S OKAY. YEAH, I, GO AHEAD. THE, THIS IS A, THIS IS PERSONAL POSITION ON THE ISSUE. UH, THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CLIENT HAS INDICATED THAT THE PROPERTY WILL BE EVALUATED BY AN ENGINEER AND OR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHO HAS SOME KNOWLEDGE ON THE ABILITY TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY. UH, IF THE PROPERTY CAN BE REPAIRED, UH, AND THE OWNER DECIDES TO DO THE REPAIR TO INCLUDE SPENDING THE MONEY TO DO THE REPAIR, UH, THEN IT COMES IN, UH, COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH CITY CODE. UH, IF THE OWNER ELECTS TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE, THEN IT BECOMES A, UH, INCOME COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY CODE. UH, TO RESET THE CASE SIMPLY MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO SET BEFORE, UH, THE CITY AND HEAR THE CASE ONE MORE TIME. UH, SO I WAS PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WOULD GIVE THEM 90 DAYS TO DO THE REPAIR, BUT IT'S ALSO MY BELIEF THAT THE REPAIR WILL NOT OCCUR, THAT THEY WILL WIND UP DEMOLISHING THE BUILDING. AND THAT'S BASED ON ENGINEERING TRAINING THAT I'VE GOT. BUT THAT'S, AGAIN, A PERSONAL POSITION. UH, I WOULD YIELD TO THE, TO THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD, BUT I WOULD BE MAKING A MOTION TO REPAIR IN 90 DAYS. UH, UH, [00:55:01] CHAIR AND, AND AND BOARD. THIS IS LEGAL. I, I DON'T LIKE TO IN IMPLEMENT MYSELF IN OR PUSH MYSELF INTO THIS. I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THAT BASED ON TESTIMONY, IT'S, YOU CAN'T GIVE ANY MORE THAN 30 DAYS. THERE HASN'T BEEN A, A SCOPE OF WORK, RIGHT? OTHER THAN WE'RE GONNA GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AT IT. THERE, THERE HASN'T BEEN A SCOPE OF WORK. UM, I THINK THE FINANCIAL MEANS HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY COUNCIL, WHICH SHOULD, SHOULD MOST LIKELY BE SUFFICIENT. BUT IN REGARDS TO THE ACTUAL WORK AND, AND, AND THE CONCERNS THAT, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BROUGHT, I, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE'S BEEN SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE BROUGHT TO JUSTIFY A, A REPAIR ORDER MORE THAN 30 DAYS. UH, THEN I WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE READY TO, TO AMEND TO MY PROPOSAL TO A 30 DAY, BECAUSE IN 30 DAYS, THE OWNER IS GOING TO UNDERSTAND REAL QUICKLY WHERE THEY CAN REPAIR IT OR NOT REPAIR IT. AND, UH, IN 30 DAYS, HE ALSO CAN HAVE IT DEMOLISHED. UH, I, I GUESS I'D HAVE TO GO TO A COUNSELOR OR THE OWNER TO ASK THE QUESTION, UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A 30 DAY REPAIR ORDER, UH, AND THEN BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION IF NOT COMPLETED IN 30 DAYS? UH, AND THE WORK BEGINS? UH, I THINK PROBABLY THE CITY WOULD ALLOW, I GUESS I'M NOT EVEN GONNA ASK THE CITY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, SO I'LL ASK THE COUNCIL, UH, IN 30 DAYS, CAN YOU MAKE A, A REPAIR AND OR DEMOLISH DECISION? WE DON'T THINK, IF WE DECIDE TO REPAIR, WE DON'T THINK THAT THAT CAN BE ALL DONE WITHIN 30 DAYS. AND SO, GIVEN THE OPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD IN LEGAL, UM, WE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A 30 DAY RESET TO COME BACK WITH OUR SCOPE AND TELL YOU AT THAT TIME WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO REPAIR AND IF SO, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO OR IF WE'RE GOING TO DEMOLISH MR. GUPTA, I WOULD YIELD IT TO A RESET. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, SIR, I, I, I WILL AGREE TO THAT 30 DAY COME UP, COME BACK WITH YOUR PLAN WHETHER YOU WANT TO REPAIR AND, 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU CAN REPAIR, UH, REPAIR THE WHOLE THING IN 90 DAYS, HONESTLY, UH, KNOWING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND CONTRACTORS AND, UH, SO IF YOU CAN COME BACK TO US AND GIVE US A HONEST ESTIMATE AS TO HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO RESTORE THE BUILDING TO A LIVABLE CONDITION, OR IF YOUR A PLAN SAYS TO DEMOLISH IT, THAT'S FINE. BUT COME BACK TO US IN NEXT 30 DAYS. IF THAT'S THE BOARD'S WISH, WELL THEN WE'LL COMPLY WITH THAT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER? LET ME ASK A QUESTION TO COUNSEL AGAIN. COUNSEL. IF, IF WE DO A RESET AND THE OWNER ELECTS TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING IN THAT 30 DAYS, WOULD HE BE ABLE TO GET A PERMIT TO DO THAT? DEMOLITION? I'M, I'M GONNA DEFER THAT TO, UH, AMIN. THIS IS AMIN, TOMAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UH, YES, THEY CAN APPLY FOR A PERMIT. UH, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS IN HISTORIC DISTRICT THEN. UH, THE PERMIT WILL BE GIVEN APPROXIMATELY AFTER 30 DAYS. O H P NEEDS TO HOLD OFF FOR 30 DAYS BEFORE THEY ISSUE THE PERMIT. THANK YOU, SIR. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO SAY, SIR? NO. I JUST THANK THE BOARD FOR ITS TIME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK? NO. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION AND DO WE HAVE TO SET A DATE? YEAH. WAIT, 30 DAYS. YEAH. RESET. NO SAID DATE. BE RESET. WILL THEY? WILL THEY HAPPEN? THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS, UH, A DISCUSSION ON IF WE'D ORDER A RESET, WHEN WOULD THAT OCCUR? AND IT WOULD OCCUR AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE TIME WITHIN 30 DAYS. OKAY. SO MR. CHADMAN, I WOULD LIKE PUT A MOTION, SAY THAT, UH, SITE PROPERTY AT 2 35 WEST, I'M SORRY, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME ISH. KTE, I'M SORRY, UH, ISH. KTE. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A MOTION IN PLACE TO SAY THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS, THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL COME BACK TO US WITH A PLAN, UH, AS TO WHAT THEY'RE INTEND TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY, UH, WHETHER DEMOLISH IT OR GIVE A FINITE ESTIMATE OF HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY. SO, CLARIFICATION, YOU'RE ASKING FOR A RESET OF THE CASE? YES, SIR. I WOULD SECOND THAT MOTION? YES. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY C S R COTA, UM, FOR A, A RESET 30 DAY RESET. DO I HAVE A SECOND? [01:00:01] I DO. AND DWAYNE NELSON SECOND. CAN WE TAKE A VOTE? DWAYNE NELSON. AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA. AYE. ROBERT TAPIA. AYE. DAVID GARZA. AYE. SHE GUPTE AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO IN OUR NEXT CASE. UH, 3 6 3 CALLIS STREET. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING 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 3 6 3 CAA STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 3 6 3 KAAS STREET IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 6 8 7 2, NO BLOCK NUMBER, LOT 29, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS BUSINESS THRILLS INC. WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF PO BOX 6 9 2 1 8 7 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 6 9. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL PRESENT HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IS MOHAMMED TARIQ. HE IS THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON OCTOBER 25TH, 2021. 3 6 3 KAYA STREET IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 3 6 3 CAAS STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON JULY 1ST, 2021. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 2ND, 2021, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2021 ON AUGUST 19TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 3 6 3 KAYAS STREET ON AUGUST 18TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO BUSINESS THRILLS INC. AND HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON JULY 27TH, 2022 TO OBTAIN PHOTOS TO BE PRESENTED TODAY. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR THIS PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN 1000 FEET OF STORM ELEMENTARY. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF 3 6 3 CAIA STREET. THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF GRAFFITI AND THERE ARE LARGE CRACKS IN THE SLAB FOR THE FRONT PORCH. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION BETWEEN THE LAST AND SECOND WINDOW. YOU CAN SEE A LARGE CRACK IN THE SIDING GOING FROM THE TOP OF THE ROOF SYSTEM ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FOUNDATION SYSTEM. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE HERE. UM, THERE ARE ALSO LARGE CRACKS. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS GOING INTO THE MAIN FRONT DOOR. THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS, UM, FROM THE TWO FIRES THAT DID OCCUR AT THE PROPERTY ALONG WITH THE DECKING HAVING WATER DAMAGE AND SHEET ROCK COLLAPSING FROM THE CEILING. HERE, THE MAIN BEAM IS SLOPING AND IT IS DOES HAVE A TEMPORARY SHORE WITH A WOODEN BOARD ALONG WITH A POLE. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE FLOOR SYSTEM. THE FLOOR JOISTS ARE ROTTED. HERE IS A LARGE HOLE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, THE FLOOR SYSTEM DOES HAVE, UM, SOME ROTTED BEAMS ALONG WITH OBVIOUSLY IT HAS COLLAPSED ALSO. THIS, UM, BEAM IS, HAS A, IS BOWING AND THE DECKING AND CEILING JOISTS HAVE SMOKE DAMAGE. [01:05:01] THIS IS THE PHOTO FROM MY INITIAL INSPECTION SHOWING THAT AT SOME POINT SOMEBODY DID COME AND PAINT TO TRY TO COVER UP GRAFFITI OR WHATEVER, UH, CRACKS THERE WERE. UM, AND TO ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE STRUCTURE. HERE'S JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF THE FRONT ELEVATION SHOWING THAT AT ONE POINT, UM, IT WAS UNSECURED. UM, THEY HAVE BOARDED IT UP AND PAINTED SINCE THE INITIAL INSPECTION. AND AGAIN, THE REAR ELEVATION THEY HAD PAINTED AND ATTEMPTED TO SECURE THE STRUCTURE. 3 6 3 KAYA STREET CONSISTS OF A SINGLE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH A POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION, MASONRY WALLS, AND FLAT ROOF SYSTEM. THE MASONRY WALLS HAVE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE EXTERIOR OF THE INTERIOR. THE WALLS AND CEILING HAVE SMOKED DAMAGE. THE CENTER CEILING IS BEING HELD UP BY A WOODEN POST TO PREVENT THE CEILING FROM COLLAPSING. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 3 6 3 KAYA STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, AND 15, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREIN 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 POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 3 6 3 KAIA STREET. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT YOU GAVE TO THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING? IT APPEARS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT THE WALL IS LEANING. IS IT ACTUALLY A VERTICAL WALL OR IS IT ACTUALLY LEANING OF THE LEFT ELEVATION? LEFT ELEVATION. THE LEFT ELEVATION IS NOT LEANING. IT JUST HAS A LOT LARGE CRACKS. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. SAY, DID YOU SAY IT'S OCCUPIED OR IT'S VACANT? NO, SIR, IT'S VACANT. WHAT IS THE PUR WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF DISPEL AT THIS POINT? DO YOU KNOW? THE OWNER'S HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF WHAT THE PURPOSE IS FOR THE BUILDING, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU. OKAY. CHAIR, WE DO HAVE THE OWNER SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. MR. MOHAMMED. TARIQ, IF YOU CAN PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. GOOD MORNING BOARD. MORNING. GOOD. UH, I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY OF WHAT I HAD. THIS PROPERTY LEASED TO A TENANT BACK IN, UH, 2020. IT WAS, UH, MR. CHAIR, I'M GONNA, I NEED TO STOP US REAL QUICK. I, I APOLOGIZE. OKAY. I DO NEED HIS NAME AND, AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. OH, SORRY. OKAY. MY NAME IS MOHAMED EK AND I'M ONE OF THE OWNER OF BUSINESS TRAIL INC. AND MY HOME ADDRESS IS 7 3 3 4 BEITA, WEST SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 5 6. CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE? OKAY. SO, UH, I LEASED THAT PROPERTY IN 20, UH, DECEMBER, 2020, UH, TO TENANT WHO IS WITH ME RIGHT HERE. AND IT WAS AN OLD CONVENIENCE STORE. IT HAS ALL THE FREEZERS, THE SHELVES AND EVERYTHING. IT WAS JUST NEEDED LIKE A CLEANUP AND MAYBE DO SOME RENOVATION AND TO OPEN. AND WE DECIDED AS A PART OF THE LEASE, THEY WILL DO THE RENOVATION AND OPEN AT AS A CONVENIENCE STORE, WHICH THEY ALREADY ARE IN THAT BUSINESS. THEY HAD OTHER CONVENIENCE STORES. SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THEY TOOK OVER IN JANUARY AND THEY HAD THE CONTRACTORS CAME IN, THEY CLEANED UP THE WHOLE STORE, THEY TOOK OUT ALL THE OLD FREEZERS, THEY TOOK OUT ALL THE SHELVES, EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE GONNA ALREADY ORDER NEW FREEZERS. AND SINCE IT'S A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY, THEY WANT TO HAVE LIKE A, A, A TOTALLY, YOU KNOW, LIKE REDO THE INSIDE OF IT. SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AS FAR I HAVE, THEY WERE PAYING ME RENT EVERY MONTH. SO I WAS FINE WITH IT BECAUSE AS LONG THEY'RE DOING THE RENOVATION. THEN I FOUND OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, AFTER A FEW MONTHS THAT, UH, THE CONTRACTOR HAS CLEANED UP EVERYTHING, BUT THEY'RE JUST WAITING ON THE WALKING COOLER TO COME IN SO THEY CAN INSTALL AND GET THE PROCESS GOING. THEY KEEP PAYING THE RENT. SO I HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT ANYTHING, UH, UNTIL, I MEAN, JUST FEW, UH, THAT, THAT WAS ON THE 20, UH, 5TH OF AUGUST. THAT'S WHEN I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL SHOWING THAT THERE WAS, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE, THEY'RE GONNA DO THIS HEARING AND I NEED TO SHOW UP. SO WHEN I CALLED THE TENANT, THEY HADN'T DONE ANYTHING TO IT. I MEAN, AND I CAN LOOK AT IT. WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THEY WAS JUST CLOSED IT DOWN BECAUSE THEY HAD ANOTHER CLOSED STORE CLOSED BY. [01:10:01] SO THEY'D REALIZED THAT IF THEY OPENED, THEY MIGHT JUST AFFECT THEIR OWN BUSINESS. SO, SO J THEY JUST LEFT THE STORE LIKE THAT. BUT AS FAR THERE WAS FIRES, I, THE FIRST TIME I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WITH THAT LETTER, BECAUSE THEY SENT, DID SEND ME THE LETTER, I TALKED TO THE INSPECTOR, I MET HER AT THE PROPERTY IS JUST THE PO BOX I USE FROM, UH, FOR BEAR COUNTY. APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS JUST THEIR LETTER AND THAT'S STUFF. SO I NORMALLY CHECK LIKE EVERY ONCE A MONTH. AND THEY, THEY DID SEND THE CERTIFIED MAIL, BUT IT WAS SENT BACK BECAUSE BY THE TIME I GOT THERE, THEY SAID THE LETTER WAS ALREADY SENT BACK. AND I EVEN HAVE THE COPY, IT DOESN'T SHOW WHO IT WAS SENT FROM. SO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO ONCE I FOUND OUT ON THE 25TH, I GOT IN TOUCH WITH, UH, UH, THE, UH, INSPECTOR AND I TOLD HER, YOU KNOW, I HAD NO CLUE. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH MY TENANT AND I SAID, WHAT WAS GOING ON? I WAS NEVER INFORMED WHAT WERE, SO AT THIS POINT, WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IS, UH, I GOT ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO COME AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE. HE SHOWED UP DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. EVEN, UH, INSPECTOR WAS THERE. I WANTED TO GET AN ESTIMATE BY LOOKING AT THE BUILDING I HAD. AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN LAST TWO YEARS I SAW THE BUILDING FROM INSIDE. I ALWAYS DROVE BY TO LOOK AT IT. IT LOOKED FINE. THEY, WHENEVER I GOT A NOTICE, THEY, I CALLED THE TENANT AND HE SAID HE'S GONNA CLEAN UP. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THAT BAD INSIDE. SO NOW THE, I, I GOT THE, THE CONTRACTOR SENT ME THIS MORNING, HE SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK. I, HE CANNOT SEND ME ALL THE INFORMATION AND THE PRICES AND HOW LONG IT WILL IT TAKE. HE NEEDS THREE WEEKS. SO WHAT I'M ASKING FROM YOU GUYS IS MAYBE, UH, THREE WEEKS TIME FOR ME TO, AND, AND EVEN THE TENANT HAS THE INSURANCE ON THE BUILDING. THEY HAD ALREADY PUT A CLAIM BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE THE BUILDING. THEY SAW ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS LITTLE FIRE AND THEY JUST TRIED TO PAINT IT AND KIND OF BOARDED UP BECAUSE THEY, THEY THINK, OKAY, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE ARE PAYING THE LANDLORD, IT SHOULD BE OKAY. SO NOW AT THIS POINT, THERE ARE TWO THINGS I'M WORKING ON IS TO, WITHIN THREE WEEKS, I SHOULD HAVE AN ESTIMATE AND I SHOULD HAVE A, A, A, YOU KNOW, A SCOPE OF WORK. HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE? SO THAT WAY FOR ME TO DECIDE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE TENANT ALREADY HAD, UH, FILED A, UM, UH, THE INSURANCE FOR A CLAIM, AND THE ADJUSTER IS SHOWING UP TODAY BETWEEN ONE TO THREE O'CLOCK TO COME AND LOOK AT THE BUILDING. SO THAT'S WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW. AND WHAT IS THE CLAIM FOR, FOR THE BUILDING THE FIRE DAMAGE? BECAUSE THERE ARE LIKE TWO FIRE DAMAGE. THERE WAS ONE, I GUESS, UH, THE INSPECTOR, WHAT IT SAYS IN THERE, THERE WAS ONE BACK IN DECEMBER, AND IT, IT IS, BECAUSE BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE IN THE BUILDING. THE BUILDING WAS TOTALLY FINE. IT WAS JUST THE FIRE DAMAGE, THE OUTSIDE EXTERIOR, ALL THAT THINGS. I DON'T KNOW, IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE, UH, DA, UH, THE FIRE, OR IT WAS JUST WITH THE TIME. IT JUST DETERIORATED AND NO, IT, IT DIDN'T, BUT, BUT WHEN THEY TOOK OVER, BACK IN 2020, EVERYTHING WAS IN, YOU KNOW, POSITION. I MEAN, IT WASN'T LIKE SOMETHING WAS BROKE OR SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, NEEDED TO, UH, BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THOSE LITTLE THINGS. I MEAN, THEY WENT THROUGH IT AND THEY SAID EVERY LITTLE THING, THEY WILL FIX IT. SO YOU, YOU, YOU'RE CLAIMING THAT THE BUILDING IS FINE TO DO WHAT? UH, TO DO THE REPAIRS? I MEAN, UH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR WENT IN AND HE LOOKED AT IT. IT SAYS A LOT OF WORK, HE SAID, SO MY THING IS WHETHER IF WE NEED TO DEMOLISH, HE WILL, THE, WHAT THE COST WILL BE IF THE INSURANCE TAKES THE CLAIM FOR THE FIRE AND FIX IT, OR THEY PAY ME TO OKAY. DEMOLISH AND BUILD A NEW ONE, OR THEY'RE JUST GONNA PAY FOR TO FIX IT. I'M, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE TWO THINGS I HAVE. AND IT JUST ALL HAPPENED IN LAST THREE, FOUR DAYS BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THE TIME I HAD. BUT AT LEAST I, I DID TALK TO THE ADJUSTER. I HAVE HIS NUMBER. I'M MEETING HIM TODAY AT ONE TO THREE AT THE BUILDING TO COME AND LOOK AT THE DO THE FIRE DAMAGE. I ALSO DEALT WITH, I HAVE THE LETTER OR THE EMAIL FROM THE CONTRACTOR THIS MORNING, AND HE SAID THAT HE NEED, HE NEEDS AT LEAST THREE WEEKS TO COME WITH UP WITH THE PRICE, THE COST, AND THE TIME PERIOD HE WOULD NEED TO REPAIR IT. BUT TO, TO DO WHAT WITH THE PROPERTY? YOU WANNA LIVE IN THE PROPERTY? NO, NO, BECAUSE IT'S DETAIL OUT, IT IS STILL LEASED. I MEAN, THEY STILL HAVE THREE YEARS LEFT ON THE LEASE. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO OPEN A CONVENIENCE STORE AND IT WAS A CONVENIENCE STORE BEFORE IT'S STILL ZONED C TWO FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE. SO THEY, I HAVE THE TENANT HERE, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE PLANNING TO DO, BUT THEY JUST STOPPED BECAUSE OF THE COVID OR THE CONTRACTOR TOOK OFF. THEY SAID THEY PAID HIM. HE NEVER CAME BACK. SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE THINGS I'M JUST FINDING OUT RIGHT NOW. BUT MY, THAT'S, THAT'S THE GOAL, TO HAVE THE CONVENIENCE STORE BACK OPEN UP. THAT WAS THE PLAN IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT ALL I AM ASKING IS JUST THREE WEEKS FOR ME TO DECIDE ONCE HE GO LOOK AT IT, IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN FIX OR SOMETHING WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, DO WHATEVER. SO THAT WAY AT LEAST I HAVE AN ANSWER FROM THE CONTRACTOR AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER QUESTION? YES, MR. OKAY. YOU HADN'T SEEN IT IN TWO YEARS OR WHATEVER? INSIDE. INSIDE, YEAH. THE TENANT NEVER NOTIFIED YOU THAT NO, HE'S, THERE'S BEEN A FIRE. HE'S, HE'S HERE. THE ONLY TIME [01:15:01] I FOUND OUT IS THROUGH THE CITY. HE NEVER, HE SAID THE ONLY TIME WHAT I, I GOT THIS LETTER, I CALLED HIM, AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT, OH YEAH, THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE. AND THE, THE TENANT FOUND OUT BECAUSE HE IS CLOSE BY, HE HAD A STORE, SOMEONE CAME AND TOLD THEM BECAUSE THEY KNEW THEY WERE WORKING ON THAT BUILDING. SO THEY KNEW THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S ALSO GONNA BE THEIR STORE. SO THAT'S WHEN THEY WENT IN AND THEN THEY, THEY KNEW WHAT EXACTLY, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY THE SITUATION, BUT I WAS, WHEN I TALKED TO THEM, THEY SAID, YEAH, THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE AND, YOU KNOW, BUT SINCE THEY'RE GONNA WORK ON IT, SO EVENTUALLY THEY'RE GONNA GET IT FIXED. BUT THEN I FOUND OUT IF THEY HAD THE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THE INSURANCE ALSO. SO THE TENANT NEVER TOLD YOU? NO, I MEAN, HE'S HERE WITH, WITH ME. YEAH. I MEAN, HE, I WAS NEVER TOLD. I MEAN, I, I KNEW I CAN SEE FROM OUTSIDE AND I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING HAPPENED, AND WHEN I JUST CHECKED WITH THEM, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY BOARDED UP. THERE WAS JUST A SMALL FIRE. AND THAT'S WHEN I JUST CALLED THEM, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. SO YOU NEVER CHECKED WITH THE TENANT, HAD A CONDITION OF THE BUILDING WASN'T, HE WAS PAYING ME THE RENT. SO I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE UNUSUAL IF SOMETHING HAPPENED. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I, AT LEAST THEY WOULD'VE TOLD ME AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY. YOU KNOW, UH, I GUESS THEY'RE JUST IN A PROCESS. THEY, THEY SAID THEY HAD THE CONTRACTOR, THEY'RE WAITING ON SOMETHING. SO EVERY TIME I TALKED, I TALKED ABOUT WHEN ARE YOU GUYS OPENING IT? SO THEY SAID, OH, YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING ON THIS, WE ARE WORKING ON THIS. AND THEN THE LAST TIME I HEARD, THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, KEEPING IT CLOSED FOR A WHILE. BECAUSE IF WE OPEN AND WE DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE, UH, WITH THE COVID SITUATION. SO, YOU KNOW, IT JUST, IT JUST GIVE US SOME TIME. SO THAT, THAT'S THE IMPRESSION I GOT. SO THAT WAS A BUSINESS TRILLS. THAT'S, THAT'S THE OWNER OF THE, OR JUST THE BUILDING? IT'S JUST THE BUILDING WHICH IS OWNED BY THAT COMPANY. OH. OH. BUT YEAH, THE TENANT IS THIS PERSONAL PERSON RIGHT HERE. YEAH. SO THE BUSINESS TRAIL WAS ON YOUR LEFT? YEAH, NO, THAT, THAT JUST THE NOT TENANT? NO, NOT THE TENANT, YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. . MM-HMM. QUESTIONS. EXCUSE ME. SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT ARE OVER A YEAR OLD, RIGHT? THEY'RE TAKEN BACK IN JULY OF RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHAT, 2021? MM-HMM. . AND YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THE CONDITION, OF THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY BECAUSE STAN HAD THE PROPERTY. SO I, I, YOU KNOW, I WAS NOT KNOWN THAT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I HAD NO WAY TO FIND OUT. BUT I GO DRIVE BY OUTSIDE AND IT WAS BOARDED UP. SO I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THE, THE GUYS ARE WORKING ON IT AND HE'S HERE. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THAT'S, UH, BECAUSE, UH, THE TENANT, I BROUGHT HIM HERE WITH ME BEFORE TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, IF I WOULD'VE KNOWN, I WOULD'VE GOTTEN TO THIS WAY BEFORE THAT. IT'S MY PROPERTY. I DON'T WANT IT TO DO, YOU KNOW, RUIN IN THIS WAY. WELL, SO THIS IS ONLY IN THE 11TH HOUR. WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION. THIS IS, THIS PROPERTY NEEDS TO BE DEMOED. ALL, ALL I'M ASKING MAYBE A RESET FOR THREE BS OR WHAT'S NO, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. OKAY. JUST, JUST THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK. RIGHT? DO YOU WANNA RESET? I, I THINK THAT BECAUSE IF I, IF I GET FEEDBACK FROM THEM, IT'S EASY FOR ME TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE NO REALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON. IT'S A CHAIRMAN'S CALL. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, WE CAN CONTINUE, CONTINUE DISCUSSING THAT. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION, SIR? I, I WOULD LIKE TO PASS A MOTION TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY BECAUSE IF HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, HASN'T SEEN ANYTHING CORRECT. THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S UP FOR DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST RESET EVERYTHING. WELL, IT CAN BE RESET, BUT THE, THE QUESTION IS, UH, IS THE BUILDING REPAIRABLE OR IS IT NOT REPAIRABLE? THE BUILDING IS REPAIRABLE. IT'S GONNA COST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPAIR. UH, THE, THE, THE ISSUE THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE IS THE FACT THAT, UH, THE OWNER IS TELLING ME THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING THERE IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION. HE COULD HAVE SEEN THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, INDEED, THE WALL ON THE OUTSIDE AS THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING, AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY INTO THE FOUNDATION. HOWEVER, HE CANNOT SEE THE FOUNDATION BECAUSE IT'S GOT STUCCO OVER IT. UH, SO IF HE WERE ABLE TO SEE BEHIND THAT STUCCO, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE FOUNDATION IS A PROBLEM ALSO. UH, IT'S REPAIRABLE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE ISSUE. HE DID NOT KNOW UNTIL THE 18TH OF AUGUST, WHICH IS LESS THAN A FULL MONTH. UH, OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT HE'S TELLING US, THAT THERE'S THIS PROBLEM IN THE BUILDING. UH, I WOULD BE INCLINED TO RESET THE CASE AND LET HIM HAVE AN ENGINEER LOOK AT IT, UH, TO TELL HIM WHAT HE CAN OR CANNOT DO. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S JUST THE POSITION I WOULD TAKE. AND AN ARCHITECT AND SOME PLANS? YES. I MEAN, SEE, THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THE, THE, THE, THE GUY WHO'S, UH, WORKING ON LIKE THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. HE NEEDS ENGINEERS. HE NEED THE WHOLE COM PEOPLE TO GO LOOK AT IT BEFORE HE CAN, YOU KNOW, REALLY DECIDE HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST? HOLD ON [01:20:03] LEGAL. YOU WANNA SHOW LEGAL? I, I, I, YEAH, IT IS JUST A EMAIL FROM THAT, UH, COMPANY. I MEAN, I, I SHOWED, I GAVE IT TO THEM. THEY SAID YOU CAN JUST READ IT TO THE BOARD. I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING, ALL HE'S SAYING IS THAT THERE IS A DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR. THERE'S A DAMAGE TO THE CEILING, AND THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THIS, I'D LIKE TO, WHAT IS THIS DOCUMENT? HE'S, IT'S JUST AN EMAIL FROM, IT'S JUST AN EMAIL FROM, UH, THE, THE CONTRACTOR WHO CAME AND LOOKED AT THE BUILDING THREE DAYS AGO. AND HE'S, CAN I SEE THE DOCUMENT, PLEASE? SURE. WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S A PLAN, SIR. UH, WE NEED TO SEE WHATEVER EVIDENCE YOU HAVE THAT TO THAT EFFECT. DOES THAT HAVE A COST ESTIMATE? SAY WHAT? DOES IT HAVE A COST ESTIMATE THAT NO, BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD THREE DAYS. SO HE'S LIKE, FOR THE, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE PRICES AND ALL THAT. HE, THAT'S WHAT HE'S ASKING FOR THREE WEEKS. SO, SO DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES? YES. YES. TO, UM, THIS IS A, A COMPLAINT REBUILD. I KNOW. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I WANNA SEE. IF IT'S A, IS IT COST-EFFECTIVE TO BUILD IT OR JUST TO DEMOLISH IT? I MEAN, AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANNA SEE THE NUMBERS. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING FOR A RESET. IF I COME IN AND THE GUYS SELL, OH, IT'S GONNA COST THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, I'LL COME IN AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M FINE WITH IT. LET'S JUST DEMOLISH BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT. BUT I HAVE THE AMOUNT, WHICH I THINK IS POSSIBLE, BUT BY JUST THIS, I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST TO FIX IT. AND HE HAS EXPERIENCE. HE, HE'S GOT SUPPLIERS READY TO SUPPLY THIS RETAIL OUTLET. HE'S LOOKS LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE THREE PARKING STALLS. IS THIS FOR WALK-IN TRAFFIC? UH, THAT'S THE OLD BUILDING. IT ONLY HAS THREE PARKING SPOTS. YEAH, BUT I MEAN, HE CAN ACCESS IT THROUGH THE, BECAUSE THERE'S A PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'M OKAY WITH THAT EMAIL BEING READ TO YOU GUYS IN REGARD WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. LET'S JUST MAKE SURE WE GET WHO'S IT FROM, UM, THE DATE AS TO WHEN IT WAS, WAS SENT OUT, AND THEN WHAT IT SAYS. OKAY. CHAIR, THIS IS ESTHER. I WILL BE READING, UM, THIS EMAIL INTO THE RECORD. UM, IT IS FROM HASIB HASSAN, UM, DATED SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2022 AT 6:06 AM UM, SUBJECT IS RENOVATION AT THREE, UH, SIX THREE KAA STREET. GOOD MORNING, SIR. SORRY FOR THE DELAYED RESPONSE AS WE VISITED YOUR LOCATION AT, UH, 3 6 3 KAA STREET. AS WE INSPECTED THE BUILDING, THE ROOF HAS DAMAGE DUE TO FIRE. THERE ARE TOO MANY RAFTERS WHICH ARE DAMAGED. SECONDLY, THE FLOOR IS MADE UP OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL. THERE IS A PART CONCRETE FOUNDATION AT ONE PLACE AND PIER BEAM AT OTHER. WE RECOMMEND ONE FORM OF FOUNDATION FOR THAT REASON. WE WOULD LIKE MORE TIME TO INVOLVE OUR ENGINEERS AND SUBMIT PLANS WITH THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET YOU PRICING FOR TOTAL RESTORATION. IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU TIME, PERIOD AND PRICES, WE WOULD NEED MORE TIME, APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU. LOOK FORWARD HEARING FROM YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE. REGARDS, HABIB HASSAN. UM, AND THIS IS A Z H A CONSTRUCTIONS. THANK YOU, SIR. I'M LOOKING, CAN YOU MENTION THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AGAIN? YEAH. HA, ZA A A ZA. IS IT ZA? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A Z H A A Z H A CONSTRUCTION ZA. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S PRONOUNCED ZA, BUT IT'S CONSTRUCTIONS. AND THEY'RE LICENSED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THESE GUYS, YES. I DON'T KNOW THAT I, BECAUSE I, I KNEW THE GUY WHO REFERRED IT TO ME, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S, BUT HE DOES BUILD HOUSES AND HE DOES ALL THE RENOVATIONS. SO I DIDN'T ASK HIM IF HE WAS, UH, LICENSED BECAUSE THAT WAS, I WAS, IT'S SO HARD IN THREE, FOUR DAYS TO ANYBODY TO GET IN AND COME AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE. I WAS TRYING TO TALK TO THE INSPECTOR AND SEE IF I CAN GET A WORKUP SCOPE OR SOMETHING. SO THIS WAS THE ONLY PERSON I CAN GET HOLD OF BECAUSE I KNEW A FRIEND OF MINE, HE KNEW HIM, SO HE CAME IN AND LOOKED AT IT AND GIVE, YOU KNOW, I WAS WILLING TO SHOW, SHOW UP. WELL, THEY GOTTA BE AUTHORIZED TO DO THE WORK, SIR. I, I'M PRETTY DON'T, BUT HE, HE SAID HE, HE GONNA GET THE PERMITS AND HE'S GONNA, HE HAS TO BE LICENSED. I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING I HAD NO EXPERIENCE, SO I'M JUST SAYING, I DIDN'T ASK HIM, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET HIM IN. BUT HE SAID HE HAS TO GET PERMITS, AND HE DOES. HE'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR MANY YEARS, SO I'M PRETTY SURE HE'S LICENSED. SO YOU GOT HIM ON SPEED DIAL AND YOU'RE READY TO CALL HIM? YES. RIGHT AFTER THIS? YES. HE JUST CALLED ME. I HIS LAST, UH, I MEAN, EVEN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, I WAS HEADED AT, AT MUTE, AND THAT'S, UH, LAST CALL I GOT FROM HIM. UH, LEMME SHOW. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S FINE. YEAH. SEE, THIS IS THE LAST CALL I [01:25:01] GOT FROM HIM. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. SIR, THE CONTRACTOR'S LETTER ADDRESSES THE ROOF AND A FLOORING. RIGHT? BUT I'M LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE, RIGHT? AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOESN'T LOOK TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. RIGHT. HE SAID HE NEEDS TO GET A NEW PERMIT, LIKE A, A TEMPORARY, THAT LETTER DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I KNOW. IT'S JUST, YOU HAVE ANOTHER CONTRACTOR FOR THAT. OKAY. OKAY. HE'S ASKING IF YOU HAVE OTHER OH, NO OTHER OPINIONS. OTHER, OTHER, OH, I DON'T KNOW. NO, BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN THIS, HE SENT ME THIS EMAIL THIS MORNING. I'VE BEEN, FOR LAST TWO DAYS, I'VE BEEN CALLING, LEAVING HIM A MESSAGE, SEND ME SOMETHING BECAUSE I'M GONNA GO TO THE, UH, HEARING. AND HE HAS OTHER WORK. HE WAS BUSY. SO THE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, TELL YOU THE TRUTH. WELL, WE UNDERSTAND. WHAT HE'S REITERATING IS IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A SECONDARY THIRD. I, I KNOW. I MEAN, IF I WISH I HAD A TIME AND I WOULD'VE GOTTEN IN MORE DETAIL AND I WOULD COME HERE AND TELL YOU, OKAY, THIS, I'M GONNA CAUSE, BUT MY, ALL I'M TRYING TO GET IS AT LEAST THREE, FOUR WEEKS FOR ME TO DECIDE. I MEAN, I WILL BE FINE. WHATEVER YOU GUYS DECIDE AFTER THAT. I JUST A RESET. AND I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR ME TO GIVE ME SOME TIME TO GET ALL THE ESTIMATES AND GET THE, YOU KNOW, THE FEEDBACK, AND YOU'RE PREPARED TO GIVE US A REPORT OR GIVE THE, UH, SECURITY OFFICER A REPORT, LET'S SAY IN TWO WEEKS, RIGHT. SOMETHING. RIGHT. I WOULD TELL THEM, OKAY, NO, I ALREADY GOT THE NUMBERS. I DON'T THINK THIS IS FEASIBLE. LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND WE CAN DO THE DEMO. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF THAT, THAT'S THE CASE. IF IT'S GONNA COST ME SO MUCH, THIS IS NOT WORTH IT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, SO, AND THEN I ALSO HAVE THE INSURANCE GUY COME IN AND LOOKING AT IT. LET'S SEE WHAT I, WHAT HE TELLS ME. SO THESE ARE THE FEW THINGS I'M JUST, ALL I'M ASKING IS JUST THREE TO FOUR WEEKS MAX, YOU WERE GONNA SAY, SIR? MM, I SEE, I SEE. WHAT'S YOUR, WHAT'S YOUR POINT? THERE'S NO NOTHING ELECTRIC, RIGHT? YEAH, THERE'S NO, OH, IT IS COMPLETELY OUTTA CODE, SIR. YES. THERE'S NO CERTAIN BOX HERE, RIGHT? IT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF CODE. YOU'RE RIGHT. NOT ADDRESS ANY, THIS IS THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF S IT IS, IT IS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CAN DO WE HAVE A MOTION, UM, CHAIR? SORRY. OH, I'M SORRY. WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TO SPEAK. YES, WE DO HAVE THE TENANT. AND I DO APOLOGIZE, I DON'T WANNA MISPRONOUNCE THE NAME, BUT WE DO HAVE THE TENANT. UM, IF YOU CAN PLEASE APPROACH, UH, THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. I'M SORRY, CHAIR. PRIOR TO THIS GENTLEMAN SPEAKING, I'M GONNA ASK FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT IS, UH, 10 43, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ONE. WE ARE GOING TO, UM, EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS IS ROBERT TAPI. UM, WE ARE, IT IS, UH, 10 50, AND WE'RE PREPARED TO RESUME OUR CASES. I MAY HAVE. OKAY. DID WE HAVE ANY MORE TO, TO, TO SPEAK ON THE LAST YES, WE HAVE THE TENANT. UM, IF THE TENANT CAN PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HE WENT TO THE RESTROOM, BUT HE SAID HE DON'T WANT TO TALK, BUT HE'S STILL GONNA COME IN, BUT HE SAID WHATEVER HE SAID, BUT HE'LL, HE'LL COME. HE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. OKAY. THE, CAN HE COME UP TO THE MIC AND YEAH. HE, HE JUST WENT TO THE RESTROOM. OH, OKAY. BUT HE SAID HE JUST PUT HIS NAME ON IT, BUT HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY. BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTION, I MEAN, HE CAN COME AND ANSWER IT. SO HE'S, HE'S SATIS. I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING MORE HE WANTS TO SAY. OKAY. RIGHT, RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , I CAN GO. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, CHAIR, I DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT TO READ INTO THE RECORD. UM, THIS WAS, UH, AN EMAIL RECEIVED WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST AT 4:19 AM MS. ORTIZ, SUBJECT PROPERTY WOULD REQUIRE EXTENSIVE INTERIOR AND INTERIOR REPAIRS TO BRING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT REGULATIONS. IF CORRECTIVE ACTION CANNOT BE COMPLETED IN REQUIRED TIME, THE CITY'S PROPOSED ACTION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. AND THIS IS FROM KAREN SPEAR, PRESIDENT OF COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU MORE, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A MOTION TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY. [01:30:06] OKAY. THERE'S, THERE'S A MOTION TO, UH, BY SIR COTA. ACTUALLY, I WOULD NEED HIM TO, TO SPELL OUT EXACTLY WHAT THAT MOTION IS, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. I WOULD, YEAH, SURE. I WAS, MY NAME IS ISH KTE. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT FORWARD A MOTION TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY, UH, ACT THREE SIXTY THREE CALL STREET FOR MULTIPLE CODE VIOLATIONS, AS WELL AS NO PROPER EXPLANATION FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THAT SEEMS TO BE IN A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE'RE RESETTING IT. AND WHAT IS THE, WE'RE MAKING A MOTION RIGHT NOW. YEAH. UM, THERE'S A MOTION BY SIRIUS COTA. UM, IT MOVES THAT THE, UM, STRUCTURE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 56, SUBSECTIONS 1 12 5, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND BECAUSE IF IT'S A DETERIORATING, UM, CONDITION, IS, UM, IT IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR. AND, UH, YOU ARE ORDERING A DEMOLITION FOR HOW MANY DAYS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, SIR? FOR 30 DAYS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? IF THERE'S NO SECOND, DO WE HAVE, DO I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? MR. CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I MOVE THAT WE RESET THE CASE FOR THE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE. SECOND, THE MOTION IS NOW TO RESET THE CASE OF 3 6 3 COLLEGE STREET, SAN ANTONIO. 7 8, 2 0 7 AND A SECOND WITH, BY MR. ZUNIGA. OKAY. FRIENDLY AMONG, UH, LET'S, UH, CAN WE LIST WHAT AND SECURED, HUH? ANDE AND SECURED, BUT CAN WE LIST WHAT, UH, HE HAS TO BRING THE OWNER SCOPE OF WORK, PLAN OF ACTION, , ET CETERA, ENGINEER'S REPORT. AND BY RESETTING, WE NEED TO, UM, CLARIFY THAT HE NEEDS TO, UM, COMPLY WITH THE, UH, CODE OFFICER'S REQUEST FOR A PLAN, RESOURCES, A TIMEFRAME. AND MR. CHAIR, I'D ALSO AMEND MY OWN MOTION TO SAY THAT THE BUILDING MUST BE SECURED AS WELL AS BEING SECURED. SO, AND THE, UH, THE TIMEFRAME FOR THE RESET IS JUST THE NEXT POSSIBLE DATE, CORRECT? CORRECT. AND WE HAD A SECOND. THAT WAS A SECOND FROM, UH, MR. ZUNIGA, CAN WE HAVE A VOTE? JOIN NELSON. JOIN NELSON. AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA. AYE. ROBERT TAPIA. AYE. DAVID GARZA. AYE. CHERRI GUPTE? NO. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FOUR TO ONE. THANK YOU. UM, SEE YOUR COURT OFFICER. YES, SIR. OUR NEXT CASE IS 3 5 6 JENNINGS AVENUE, WHICH WAS A, A RESET. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING. UH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JOSHUA [01:35:01] G ES, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 3 56 JENNINGS, WHERE THE RECORD, WHERE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR REPAIR AND WITH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT. CHAPTER SIX. THIS PROPERTY IS A RESET 30 DAYS THAT WAS PRESENTED ON APRIL 7TH, 2022. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 34 20 BLOCK 15, LOT ONE, TWO, AND WEST 40 FEET OF 15 LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS PALM HEIGHTS CHURCH OF CHRIST, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 36 33 56 JENNINGS AVENUE. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRE, ARE PRE, ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CASE, ROLAND ROMERO AND MR. VARGAS. I HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH RO ROLANDO ROMERO. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON 12 16 20 21. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FOLLOWING TIMELINE REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS, THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 3 56 JENNINGS WAS CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2021. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2021, AND A CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2021. ON AUGUST 22ND, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B SS B HEARING WAS POSTED AT, AT 3 56 JENNINGS ON AUGUST 18TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER AND A CERTIFIED HAS NOT RETURNED. I HAVE MET WITH MR. ROLANDO ROMERO ON MAY 8TH, 20, UH, SORRY, MARCH 8TH, 2022. HE WHO STATED THAT HE WANTED TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE AS OF TODAY. UM, I HAVE NO, UH, HE, HE IS HERE WITH MR. VARGAS AND, UH, HE SAID THAT HE WANT, HE, HE'S GOING TO TRY TO, AS A POTENTIAL SELL, UH, MR. VARGAS A POTENTIAL BUYER FOR THE PROPERTY. HE'S TRYING TO SELL THE PROPERTY. UM, THE POWER HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED TO THE PROPERTY. UM, I HAVE LEFT SEVERAL EMAILS SINCE WE LAST HAD THE RESET TO MR. ROMERO TO GET AN UPDATE ON PROPERTY. AND HE HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THE STRUCTURE IS A SINGLE STORY COM, UH, SORRY, TWO STORY COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE THAT WAS ONCE BEING USED AS A CHURCH. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE A STEP CRACKING THROUGHOUT THE BRICK FOUNDATION. THE, SORRY, THE BRICK EXTERIOR WALLS. THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE BRICK MASONRY. AND THEN THE, UH, DECKING, AND THEN THE FRAME. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE, UH, PARAPET. UH, THE PARAPET HAS SIGNIFICANT CRACKING WHERE SOME OF THE BRICKS ARE, UM, ABOUT AN INCH, UH, ARE ABOUT, ARE COMING OFF OF THE, UH, UM, MASONRY, UH, WALLS IN THE BACK ABOUT AN, UH, COMING OFF OF ABOUT AN INCH. THEY ARE, UH, IT IS, IT IS GONNA PARTIALLY COLLAPSE. NEXT PHOTO. AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE STEP CRACKING. UM, THE BRICK EXTERIOR WALL IS SEPARATING, UH, IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AS YOU GO UP TOWARDS THE TOP, TOWARD THE TOP OF THE PARAPET. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE, UH, LEFT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THE EXTERIOR WALLS, SOME OF THE CRACKING IN THE BRICK EXTERIOR WALLS. UM, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE AT THE CORNER SOME OF THE FACIAL BOARDS. THE OVERHANG IS DETERIORATED, FALLING OFF. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE POWER HAS BEEN CUT FROM THE POLE. UM, I DID HAVE THE P THE METER, UH, REMOVED. UM, AND THEN THE, UH, THE POLE, THE POWER WAS CUT FROM THE POLE. NEXT PHOTO, THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, ALMOST ABOUT, UH, UH, MOST OF THE WALL HAS COLLAPSED ONTO THE CITY RIGHT AWAY. THAT IS THE CITY SIDEWALK RIGHT THERE. UM, AND THERE IS MORE BRICKS COMING OFF OF THE, OFF OF THE, THE MASONRY WALL. UH, SOME OF THE MASONRY WALL IS STEP CRACKING TOO. UM, AS WE GO INTO THE INTERIOR, YOU'LL SEE MORE OF THE, UM, UH, YOU'LL SEE, UH, THE INTERIOR SUNLIGHT COMING IN. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE ROOF. UH, MOST OF THE ROOF, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATED SHINGLES. UM, THERE IS SAGGING AS YOU GO TOWARDS THE BACK. UM, THERE ARE HOLES IN THERE. AGAIN, AS WE GO INTO THE INTERIOR, YOU'LL SEE MORE OF THE INTERIOR ELEMENTS COMING IN. IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY, SO, UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, THERE IS, THERE IS STEP CRACKING BACK THERE. UM, SOME OF THE OVERHANG RIGHT THERE WHERE THE DOOR IS, UH, WE HAVE SECURED IT. UM, AND THE OVER RIGHT HANG RIGHT THERE IS DETERIORATED. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE OWNER IS USING THE BRICKS AS A WALKWAY. THAT FALLS OFF OF THE EXTERIOR WALL. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS A BETTER VIEW OF THE BACK. [01:40:01] YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE, SOME OF THE STEP CRACKING ON THE EXTERIOR WALL, UM, AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE PLAN IS. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS GOING INTO THE, INTO THE STRUCTURE. AS I WAS STEPPING IN, UM, THE FLOORS WERE SPONGY, AND AS WE GET TOWARD THE MIDDLE, IT DID CRACK ON IT, DID THE FLOOR, DID, UM, BREAK. NEXT PHOTO. UM, HE IS USING THE INTERIOR AS A STORAGE, WHICH IS A EGRESS AND INGRESS CONCERN. UM, I DID HAVE TO MANEUVER AROUND MOST OF THE, MOST OF THE DEBRIS IN THERE. NEXT PHOTO. UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE WALLS. THE FLOOR DOES, DOES SEPARATE FROM THE INTERIOR WALL. UM, IT IS A PRETTY, PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, IT HAS, IT HAS COLLAPSED. NEXT PHOTO. UH, THIS IS HOW HIGH THE, UH, THE DEBRIS AS I'M GOING INTO THE, THE HALLWAY. NEXT PHOTO. UM, I DO WANNA MAKE NOTE THAT THIS PART IS, UH, AN ATTACHMENT TO THE STRUCTURE WAS BUILT. UH, ONE HALF IS CONCRETE SLAB, AND THIS PART THAT I'M STEPPING INTO IS A POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION. AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE FLOOR BEAMS. UH, THE FLOOR IS CRACKED, SOME OF THE DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR. NEXT PHOTO. UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE ROOMS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE EXTERIOR LIGHT COMING IN. THERE IS WATER COMING IN. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE WATER DAMAGE ON THE WALLS. AND YOU CAN SEE, UM, SOME OF THE, THE CRACKING ON THE, ON THE INTERIOR WALLS DUE TO THE CRACKING THE MASONRY FOUNDATION. I'M SORRY, UH, EXTERIOR WALLS. THIS IS THE MIDDLE HALLWAY. THE FLOOR HAS COLLAPSED RIGHT HERE. UM, IT'S UNUSABLE. UM, YOU CAN SEE MORE WATER DAMAGE FROM THE, UH, CEILING. SOME OF THE SHEET ROCK HANGING. SOME OF THE EXTERIOR, UH, INTERIOR WALLS ARE BROKEN. UM, THERE'S JUST DEBRIS SCATTERED EVERYWHERE IN THERE. NEXT PHOTO, UH, SOME OF THE LIGHT FIXTURES AND, UH, UM, WERE HANGING. UM, THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE REASON WHY WE HAD TO, UH, PULL THE METER DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. NEXT PHOTO RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE WATER, UM, WAS DRIPPING, UM, DUE TO THE ROOF. THE HOLES IN THE ROOF, THE, THE ROOF DETERIORATED, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE WATER DAMAGE ON THE, UH, UM, UH, CEILING. NEXT PHOTO, UH, JUST ELECTRICAL CORDS EVERYWHERE, UM, SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE, UH, THIS IS THE OTHER HALF. THE, THE FOUNDATION IS CONCRETE SLAB. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, THE DEBRIS. UM, IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. UM, THERE IS A LITTLE WALKWAY RIGHT THERE, BUT MOST OF IT WAS HARD TO WALK THROUGH. UM, YOU CAN SEE ON THE ROOF, ON THE CEILING THAT THERE IS SOME WATER SPOTS AND DAMAGE. NEXT PHOTO, AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, MORE OF THE LIKE WATER SPOTS. UM, POSSIBLE MOLD COMING IN TO THE PROPERTY. NEXT PHOTO. UM, THIS IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE, THE DEBRIS. IT JUST COVERED THE, UM, THIS PART IS A RE, AN INGRESS AND EGRESS CONCERN. NEXT PHOTO. UM, THIS IS THE SECOND FLOOR. UM, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CRACKING IN, IN THE, IN THE, IN THE WALLS. I COULDN'T GET PAST THIS POINT BECAUSE THE STAIR, THE TWO STAIRS ABOVE THIS ONE, UM, BROKE. AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE FLOOR, WHEN I TRIED TO STEP ON THE, THE FLOOR FOR THE SECOND FLOOR, UM, IT START, IT WAS SPONGY AND IT STARTED CRACKING. SO THIS IS THE BEST PICTURE I COULD TAKE CARE OF. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE CEILING, SOME OF IS THE, THE SHEET ROCK IS DETACHING FROM THE, THE RAFTERS. NEXT PHOTO 3 56. JENNINGS IS A TWO-STORY COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE BUILT IN 1988. THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM IS WORN, DAMAGE AND SAGGING. THE ROOF SYSTEM IS DETERIORATED, DETERIORATED TO WHERE WATER IS COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE AND DAMAGING THE INTERIOR. THE PARAPET IS SHOWING SIGNS OF STEP CRACKING. THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE COMPOSED OF BRICK, WHICH ARE SHOWING STEP CRACKING, DETERIORATION AND SEPARATION. THE, THE BRICK HAS SEPARATED SO MUCH THAT IN SOME PLACES ABOUT ONE INCH AND GREATER FROM THE MASONRY WALL. PART OF THE BRICK WALL HAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ONTO THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY. THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING IS FULL OF DEBRIS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, WHICH IS ABOUT SEVEN FEET HIGH AND HIGHER IN SOME PLACES, WHICH POSES AN INGRESS AND EGRESS CONCERN. THE STRUCTURE HAS ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT IS EXPOSED AND COMPROMISED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. THE, UH, THE PROPERTY ALSO HAS NO ELECTRICAL SERVICES. CONNECTED OWNER HAS NOT REPAIRED A STRUCTURE REPORT, ANY PERMITS TO START RENOVATIONS. THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 3 56 JENNINGS IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING OR ANY HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE. PROVIDING SUCH THAT CONDITIONS, DEFECTS OF DILATATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION IMPOSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS REPAIR. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 3 56 JENS [01:45:01] QUESTION. YES, SIR. YES. OKAY. THIS CASE, AND, UH, I WAS READING THIS, IT WAS RESET. AND SINCE THE RESET TO NOW, HAS ANY, UH, IMPROVEMENTS BEEN? NO, SIR. UH, I MADE SEVERAL INSPECTIONS. UM, THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPROVEMENTS. UM, INSIDE, UM, WHEN I WAS WALKING THE WALKWAY, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER WALKWAY. I NOTICED A FEW MORE, UH, A FEW MORE STUFF. WHERE WAS, WAS, THERE WAS MORE, MORE, UH, DEBRIS IN THERE. SO DID YOU CONTACT HIM AT THAT TIME? I CONTACTED MR. ROMERO SEVERAL TIMES, LEFT VOICEMAILS AND NEVER GOT A CONTACT FROM HIM. UM, JUST TO GET AN UPDATE. LIKE WHAT ARE RESERVATIONS? IS HE SELLING THE PROPERTY? UM, I DID, HE DID MAKE CONTACT WITH, HE'S HERE TODAY WITH MR. VARGAS, THE POTENTIAL BUYER. UM, HE DID SAY HE'S TRYING TO, UH, EITHER ANY NEGOTIATIONS FOR HIM TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO MR. VARGAS. OBJECTION. WE'RE HERE ON THIS CASE. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. MM-HMM. , THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE. OKAY. AND SO HOW LONG WAS THE RESET FOR HOW LONG, HOW MUCH TIME SINCE THE ORIGINAL CASE? UM, IT WAS BACK IN APRIL 7TH, 2022. UM, THAT WAS THE LAST, THAT'S WHEN THE RESET WAS GIVEN. AND APRIL, APRIL 7TH, 2022. YES, SIR. AND HAS HE SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RESET? NO, SIR. HE HAS NOT TO, TO THIS DATE. NO, SIR. HE HASN'T PROVIDED ANY PAPERWORK, ANY SCOPE OF WORK, ANY FINANCIAL PROOF? NOTHING TO SAY THAT HE'S EVEN, UH, EVEN HE WAS TRYING TO SELL THE, THE LETTER, UH, SORRY. UH, EVEN A POTENTIAL BUYER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, CHANGE OF DEED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WAS THERE INTENTION TO KEEP THIS UP AS A COMMERCIAL PIECE OF PROPERTY? 'CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. OH, UM, IT WAS A, UM, IT WAS A CHURCH USED AT ONE TIME. THE NEIGHBORS HAVE STATED THAT IT WAS USED AS A CHURCH. UM, AND IT JUST FELL INTO REPAIR. THEY ABANDONED IT. AND THEN THAT'S WHEN IT STARTED BEING, USING AS A STORAGE. UM, AT THE TIME, AT THE TIME I'VE HAD THE CASE, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY LIVING THERE. UM, ALL THE TIMES THAT I MET MR. VARGAS THERE, HE WAS THERE MAINTAINING THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE GRASS AND EVERYTHING, CUTTING IT. BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'VE EVER SEEN. I NEVER SEEN ACTUALLY ANYBODY STAYING THERE UNTIL, AND SO, AND SO TO SATISFY YOU, I MEAN, WHAT IS THEIR INTENTION? IS IT BECAUSE WHAT ARE THEY GONNA REPAIR? I MEAN, YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPAIR, REPAIR, WHAT? I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S A LAUNDRY LIST OF ISSUES. YES, SIR. INSIDE AND OUT. YES, SIR. THAT ARE DANGEROUS RIGHT NOW. YES, SIR. UM, AS WE FEEL, AS, I FEEL THAT THE, UM, THE STRUCTURE CAN BE REPAIRED, THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE BRICK AND THEN THEY'RE MASONRY. UM, THE MAIN ISSUE IS THE, UH, THE BRICK EXTERIOR WALL SHOWING SIGNS OF STEP CRACKING TO REPAIR THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THAT, THE ROOF AS IT'S SHOWING THAT IT'S SIGN THE DETERIORATION. UM, INTERIOR, REMOVE THE, UH, DEBRIS, BLOCKING THE EGRESS AND EGRESS. I MEAN, THAT, THAT, THAT'S WHY I FEEL SHOULD COULD, IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THAT CAN BE REPAIRED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. UH, WHO, WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE PALM HEIGHTS CHURCH OF CHRIST? ORLANDO ROMERO. HE'S A REP. HE, HE SAYS HE'S A REPRESENTATIVE OF, UM, AND WHO'S THE OWNER? UH, PALM HEIGHTS CHURCH OF CHRIST. THAT'S THE, THAT, THAT WAS ON BCAT. AND THAT'S ALL LIKE, ON, ON EVERYTHING THAT I'VE LOOKED UP. THAT'S, THAT'S WHO THE OWNER, THEY STATE WHO THE OWNER IS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. DO I HAVE A MOTION? DON'T DOUG? NO. DO WE HAVE, UM, YES. CHAIR. WE DO HAVE THE OWNER SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. UH, MR. ROMERO, IF YOU CAN PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS ORLANDO ROMERO, AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF ELDERS FOR THE PALM HEIGHTS CHURCH OF CHRIST, A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT HAS OWNED THIS PROPERTY FOR MANY YEARS. WELL, SINCE THE BUILDING OF THIS STRUCTURE, WE HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES, MAINLY THAT OUR MEMBERSHIP DWINDLED WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MEMBERS TO HELP FUND REPAIRS. AND, UH, AFTER THE RECESS, WE GOT A GROUP THAT WAS INTERESTED IN REMODELING, [01:50:01] FIXING WHATEVER NEEDED TO BE FIXED TO KEEP THE PROPERTY AS A CHURCH OF THE SAME DENOMINATION. UH, BUT THEN, AND MR. VARGA SAW THEM COMING AND CLEANING AND CUTTING THE GRASS AND DOING, UH, UPKEEP ON THE OUTSIDE WHILE THEY MEMBERS WERE DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE GOING TO, UH, TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP TO THEM. WELL, IT WASN'T UNTIL A MONTH AGO THAT THEY LET ME KNOW THAT SOME OF THE MEMBERS DECIDED THAT THEY NEEDED A SMALLER PLACE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT A BIG GROUP. AND SO ALL THAT TIME WAS WASTED, ACTUALLY, THAT I COULD HAVE USED, UH, TO SPEAK WITH MR. VARGAS, OUR NEIGHBOR TO THE BACK OF THE CHURCH, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY BECAUSE HE HAS PERSONAL ISSUES WITH, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, CITY CONTRACTORS THAT CAME TO RESURFACE THE STREETS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEY USED THE PARKING CHURCH PARKING LOT FOR STORING THE, UH, ROAD MATERIAL ASPHALT, UH, CALICHE, WHATEVER. AND THEY, THEY LEFT A LOT OF BAD GR UH, DIRT THERE THAT CONTAINED A LOT OF BAD, UH, UH, WEEDS. SO INSTEAD OF BEING A, A GOOD LOOKING, UM, PARKING LOT, NOW WE HAVE A LOT OF WEEDS, AND IT'S UNEVEN, AND THE WATER RUNS OFF TO MR. VARGAS PROPERTY THAT HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS TO HIM. AND THE CHURCH HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE WITH, WITH MR. VARGAS TO MAKE HIM WHOLE. BUT, UM, HE HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO INCREASE HIS, UM, LIVING QUARTERS TO ACCOMMODATE HIS FAMILY, A GROWING FAMILY. UH, AND, UH, AS OF ABOUT A MONTH AGO OR THREE WEEKS AGO, WE STARTED NEGOTIATING AND THE BOARD DECIDED THAT WE CAN LONGER FULFILLED THE DREAM OF THE ORIGINAL BOARD OF KEEPING THIS AS THE SAME CHURCH OF CHRIST, BUT OUR MISSION COULD CONTINUE BY TRANSFERRING THE PROPERTY AND USING THE FUNDS TO HELP A MISSION WORK, SUCH AS BIBLE TRANSLATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE STARTED NEGOTIATING WITH MR. VARGAS, UH, ABOUT TRANSFERRING THE PROPERTY. AND, UH, HE IS A VERY SERIOUS PERSON. HE HAS ALWAYS KEPT AN EYE ON THE PROPERTY. HE HAS CALLED ME MANY TIMES. HE HAS GONE TO, UH, UH, POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING WITH ME TO FILE, UH, REPORTS, UH, AGAINST, UH, VANDALS THAT HE HAD CAUGHT IN THE ACTION. AND SO HE HAS ALWAYS HAD A PERSONAL INTEREST IN, IN THE UPKEEP OF THIS, UH, PROPERTY, AND, UH, HAS BEEN A, A GOOD NEIGHBOR ALL THE TIME. SO IT WOULD BE NO, NO BETTER PERSON TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROPERTY AND TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY THAN MR. VARGA. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I HAVE BEEN VERY SICK LATELY. I'VE HAD MIGRAINE HEADACHES EVERY DAY, AND I HAVE, I TAKE MEDICATIONS FOR THAT. UM, AND I HAVE PROOF OF THAT. I DON'T HAVE ALL THAT, THAT WITH ME. MY WIFE IS DYING. SHE HAS HAD, UH, FIVE OPEN HEART SURGERIES, AND SHE IS, HAS CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. WE LIVE WITH MY DAUGHTERS BECAUSE SHE HELPS ME TAKE CARE OF MY WIFE. SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PAY AS MUCH ATTENTION TO THE CHURCH BUILDING AS I NEEDED TO, OR, UM, I EVEN HAD TO, FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, HAD TO SWITCH CELL PHONE PROVIDERS. AND I FAILED TO NOTIFY MR. BARENT [01:55:01] OF A NEW PHONE NUMBER. AND SO HE WAS NOT ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME, UM, INSTEAD OF TAKING MY WIFE TO HOSPICE AS THE DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS RECOMMENDED. I'M, I'M, THIS IS LEGAL. I'M SORRY. I MEAN, NO DISRESPECT. I, I DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY FOCUSED ON THE PROPERTY AT HAND. I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY. YES, I UNDERSTAND. IT'S JUST, UH, THAT HE HAS, THIS HAS HAD A BEARING ON MY TIME AND NOT BEING ABLE TO, UH, PAY MORE ATTENTION TO, TO THE CHURCH PROPERTY. BUT, UH, I WOULD WANT MR. VARGAS TO PRESENT A LETTER THAT HE HAS, UH, WRITTEN, UH, TO THIS IMMINENT BOARD, UH, PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, UH, SO THAT, UM, WE CAN CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS AND HE CAN EXPLAIN AND ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS REGARDING HIS INTENTIONS, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. YES, SIR. I, YOU SAY YOU MAY NEGOTIATE AND WITH MR. VARGAS? YES, SIR, RIGHT? YES, SIR. BUT YOU, UH, TO BUY IT OR REPAIR IT OR BUY TO BUY TO BUY THE PROPERTY. OKAY. YES, SIR. YEAH, BUT WE GO AHEAD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU ELSE. UM, YES, WE DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL BUYER. UM, MR. VARGAS, IF YOU CAN PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS ERNESTO VARGA, SENIOR. I LIVE AT 3 47 CAVALIER AVENUE, WHICH IS DIRECTLY BEHIND AND ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. UH, I PRESENTED A LETTER TO MR. ROMERO REGARDING OUR INTENTIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UM, TRANSACTION THAT WE WERE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH. UH, I, MY WIFE AND I, CHRISTINE AND OUR FAMILY HAVE LIVED AT 3 47 FOR, OH, EXCUSE ME, SINCE 1995. UH, I AM RETIRED FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. I WAS MEDICALLY RETIRED AS WELL. AND I TAKE A LOT OF MEDICATION AND, UH, UH, IN BEARING TO THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, THE TIME THAT WE HAVE SPENT MR. ROMERO AND I, UH, TRYING TO EITHER UPDATE OR MAKE ANY ACCOMMODATIONS THAT REQUIRE, THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE CITY, UH, WE HAVE, UH, WE'VE RUN INTO A LOT OF, UH, MEDICAL ISSUES. AS MR. ROMERO WAS SAYING, IT'S NOT THE MEDICAL ISSUES THAT HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT. IT'S THE TIME THAT IT TOOK HIM AWAY FROM, UH, ANY CONTACT WITH THE, WITH THE, THE CITY. EXCUSE ME FOR INTERRUPTING YOU, SIR. YES, SIR. UH, IF YOU WOULD, AS COUNSEL ASKED THE OTHER WITNESS TO PLEASE, UH, PLACE YOUR COMMENTS ON THE STRUCTURE ITSELF AND YOUR INTENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE STRUCTURE, PLEASE. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING YOU THAT THE ISSUES AS FAR AS MEDICAL IS REQUIRING TIME AND TIME TAKEN AWAY BECAUSE OF THE MEDICAL ISSUE, DOES NOT, UH, THAT IS RE RELATED TO THE PARTICULAR STRUCTURE ITSELF. UM, AND IN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MR. ROMERO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET, BE CONTACTED OR IN, UH, RETRO SCOPE, HIM CONTACTING THE CITY, UM, WHEN ANYTHING HAS BEEN POSTED BY THE CITY OFFICIALS ON THE, ON THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE, MY WIFE AND I HAVE WITNESSED THAT THEY WERE POSTED. UH, HOWEVER, SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER, SOMEONE WALKS BY AND THEY RIP THE, THEY TEAR THEM OFF. SO BY THE TIME MR. ROMERO COMES BACK TO THE STRUCTURE AND TO SEE WHAT WAS POSTED, IT'S NO LONGER THERE. NOW, SOMETIMES EVEN THE SAME DAY, THEY'RE TAKEN OFF. SO THAT, AS FAR AS TIME IS CONCERNED, AS FAR AS THE SCOPE OF ACTION, UH, I HAVE BEEN, MY WIFE CHRISTINE AND I HAVE BEEN, UH, INTERESTED IN THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, UM, TO HELP FIX OUR PROPERTY. UM, MR. ROMERO JUST BRIEFLY STATED TO YOU, AS FAR AS THE CONSTRUCTION BY THE CITY, UM, SEE ON JENNINGS IS THE STRUCTURE ON CAVALIER, ON THE CORNER IS THE PARKING LOT. I LIVE NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT, WHICH IS LOCATED AT, UM, RIGHT NEXT TO IT. BUT, UH, EVERY TIME THAT THE CITY CONTRACTORS [02:00:01] HAD ANY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA, THEY UTILIZED THAT LOT WITHOUT PERMISSION. AND THEY STORED ALL OF THEIR LARGE, UH, TRACTORS AND THEIR MATERIAL. HE MENTIONED CCHE, THE BASE, THE GRAVEL, EVERYTHING. AND WHEN THEY WERE DONE WORKING IN THAT AREA, WHATEVER WAS LEFT, THEY SPREAD IT OUT. SO RAISING THAT LOT NOW, OUR, EVERYTHING, EVERY TIME IT RAINED, THE WATER CAME UNDER, CAME OVER TO OUR HOUSE, FILLED UP OUR HOUSE. I'VE HAD MY HOUSE LEVELED TWICE AND SPENT OVER $50,000 WITH, UH, REPUTABLE CONTRACTORS BY THE CITY AND OUR INSURANCE. UM, BUT THE, SURE, UH, NOW, MR. CHAIR, I'M GONNA, THIS IS LEGAL AGAIN, AND I, THE REASON I, I AM, I'M, I'M CUTTING YOU OFF AND TRYING TO GET US BACK TO POINT IS BECAUSE YOU ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR, TO I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, SIR. I KNOW, AND I, THAT'S WHY THAT WAS NOT TOLD TO ME. I KNOW WE'RE PAUSING IT FOR A MINUTE. OKAY. THAT'S WHY I'M LETTING YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN, NOT, THAT THE INFORMATION YOU'RE PROVIDING IS ISN'T IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT'S GERMANE TO THIS BOARD IS THEY, YOU ONLY HAVE A SET NUMBER OF MINUTES, OKAY? AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR PLAN IS FOR THE PROPERTY. OKAY? SCOPE OF ACTION WILL BE THE BUILDING ITSELF IS BUILT BY, UH, THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE IS IN CINDER BLOCK. THE BRICKS THAT ARE IN THE PICTURES THAT WERE SHOWN TO YOU AS A FACADE, THEY ARE STEP CRACKING. SO THE SCOPE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO PEEL THE BRICKS OFF OF THAT, OF THAT THE STRUCTURE IS SOUND, IT IS SOUND, UH, THE FLOOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. EVERYTHING THAT IS INSIDE THE CHURCH THAT YOU SAW, THOSE ARE DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT HAVE COME OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO HELP MR. ROMERO EITHER REOPEN, UM, THE CHURCH, UM, HOWEVER THOSE THINGS WERE TO BE SOLD, IT'S CLOTHES AND OTHER THINGS. AND THEY JUST KEPT GETTING PILED UP MR. ROMERO. AND THEN THOSE GROUPS WOULD PULL OUT, THEY WOULD PULL OUT, OR THEY, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY JUST USED IT FOR STORAGE AND THEY PULLED OUT. SO MR. ROMERO COULD NOT DO THAT, BUT, UH, I CAN, I CAN, I, I STAY AT HOME. I'M A HUNDRED PERCENT DISABLED. UM, AND I'VE BEEN HOME SINCE, UH, 2002. SO EVERY DAY I SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE IN THE BUILDING. AND AS FAR AS THE SCOPE OF ACTION, AGAIN, WOULD BE IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ROOF TEMPORARILY, WE CAN PATCH THOSE AREAS UP. YES, THERE IS SOME LEAK TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. WHAT YOU SAW ON THE, UH, SHEET ROCK SQUARES THAT ARE UP ON TOP, THOSE ARE OLD. THOSE ARE OLD, UM, LEAKS THAT ARE THERE. SO THEY'VE BEEN DRIED UP. WHAT SHE SAW ON TOP, THOSE WERE DRIED UP. SO THAT, THAT'S BEEN PATCHED UP BECAUSE HE'S HAD PEOPLE COME OVER AND REPAIR THE ROOF IN THE PAST. AS FAR AS THE LEAKS, ANYTHING AGAIN THAT IS EXTERIOR, THE BRICKS WOULD BE PEELED OFF. UM, EXCUSE ME, SIR. YES, SIR. UH, DO YOU HAVE A CONTRACT THERE? PAPERWORK? UH, NO, SIR. AGAIN, I, I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THIS OH, NO. WITH THE PAPERWORK, I THOUGHT YOU NO, I, I, I, I WROTE A LETTER WITH THE INTENTIONS. WE, WE JUST STARTED TALKING WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. BUT AS FAR AS THE SCOPE OF ACTION, I WOULD GET ANY CONTRACTORS. OKAY. I SAW ANY TYPE OF DEMOLITION THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE CITY AS FAR AS THE WHAT AND WOULD NEED TO BE PERMITTED, UH, WHETHER IT'S PARTIAL OR WHOLE. AND, UH, UH, AS FAR AS ANY, ANY PERMITS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE, UH, TAKEN OUT WOULD, WOULD BE DONE APPROPRIATELY, UH, THROUGH THE, THROUGH ANY CONTRACTOR, CONTRACTORS THAT ARE, UH, REQUIRED BY THE CITY. AND AS FAR AS THE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE COMPLETELY GUTTED, COMPLETELY EVERYTHING. I WOULD HAVE EVERYTHING TAKEN OUTTA THE BUILDING. I WOULD PEEL THE BRICKS, FIX THE ROOF, AND I WOULD FENCE COMPLETELY THE ENTIRE CHURCH COMPLETELY. AND YOU HAVE RESOURCES TO COVER ALL THIS? YES. YES, I HAVE RESOURCES. YES, SIR. I'VE, I'VE GOT A, A COLLATERAL. YOU HAVE PROPERTY? I HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK, SIR. AND I CAN SHOW THAT TO YOU. I JUST, AGAIN, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT, UH, CAME UP. I WROTE THE LETTER, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S DATED, UM, ON THE, UH, 30TH OF AUGUST. SO BETWEEN THEN AND NOW, THE, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS COMING UP AGAIN. MR. ROMERO MENTIONED IT TO ME, AND WE'VE BEEN IN PASSING. IF YOU NEED A SCOPE OF ACTION, I CAN BRING YOU A PRESENTATION AT ANY TIME THAT I ACTUALLY ASKED TO POSTPONE THIS, THIS LETTER WAS, UH, RECEIVED BY, UH, YOUR, UH, OFFICE AT FRONT YESTERDAY, BUT IT KIND OF DIDN'T MAKE IT. I WAS ASKING TO POSTPONE IF HE HAD ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY. I CAN WITHIN THAT TIME, I CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT ONCE WE FINISH ANY, ANY APPROPRIATION. WELL, SIR, THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. THIS IS WHAT I'M, I'M GETTING AT TODAY. WAS IT? THIS WAS RESET. WE HAD TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN WRITING READY? YEAH. I, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. READY TO GO? YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW. I APOLOGIZE. OKAY, SO YOU DIDN'T KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. OKAY. YES, SIR. UH, YES SIR. THANK YOU, . THAT'S ALL WE'VE HEARD ENOUGH. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU. WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE? [02:05:01] NO. ONE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MR. CHAIR, THIS IS DUANE NELSON. NO, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 5 6 JENNINGS AVENUE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE OF BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, AND IS VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTIONS 1 5 6, SUB CODE 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15. AND THAT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS AND SECURED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY DWAYNE NELSON, UM, FOR THE, UH, MAIN STRUCTURE AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SECTIONS 1, 2 5 7, 8, 12, AND 15. AND IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR, UH, REPAIR. AND THAT THE, UH, THAT THE STRUCTURE BE DE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. 30 DAYS AND SECURED. AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. ZUNIGA. CAN WE HAVE A VOTE? DUANE NELSON. AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA. AYE. ROBERT TAPIA. AYE. DAVID GARZA. AYE. CHERISE GUPTE AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO. MOTION PASSES. FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU, SIR. JUST GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER. NEXT CASE. 7 2 6 SAM'S DRIVE. GOOD MORNING BOARD. MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS JOSHUA MARTINEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 7 26 SAMS DRIVE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR REPAIR TO THE MAIN AND DEMOLITION TO THE ACCESSORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE A CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME 7 26. SAMS DRIVE IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. THE FIRST HEARING WAS FOR SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2022. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE OWNER HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE BOARD ORDERS FOR REPAIR ON A 90 DAY ORDER. PLEASE NOTE THAT ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021, A DANGEROUS ASSESSMENT RESPONSE TEAM INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE INSPECTION IS A COLLABORATIVE INSPECTION WITH A VARIETY OF CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT INCLUDE THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS N C B 1 1 1 6 1 BLOCK FIVE, LOT EIGHT SEVEN LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS MARCELLA TME WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 7 26 DRIVE OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 1. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL IS HERE, IS GONNA BE THE, THE NEIGHBOR AND ENRIQUE GUERRERO. THE OFF OF OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2021 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 7 26 SAM'S DRIVE WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021, AND A CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS DELIVERED ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2021 ON AUGUST 19TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THIS B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 7 26 SAMS DRIVE ON AUGUST 18TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THIS B SS B HEARING WAS MAILED TO MARCELLA TO ROMI AND A CERTIFIED RECEIPT STILL PENDING RETURN ON JULY 27TH, 2022, ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO OBTAIN PHO PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE STRUCTURE TO PRESENT BEFORE THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NO PERMITS AS OF TODAY HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. THERE WAS A BOARD ORDER, UH, FOR NOTICE TO, FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE VACATED. THE ELECTRICAL AND GAS IS STILL ACTIVE AND SAWS CURRENTLY DOES HAVE AN ACTIVE ACCOUNT, BUT STATED THAT THE ACCOUNT IS DELINQUENT AND IT'S SUBJECT FOR DISCONNECT ANY AND AT ANY TIME. NOW, SS A P D WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT DUE TO, UH, SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS, BUT DID STATE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE CALLS AND ROUGHLY WITHIN ONE YEAR THEY'VE HAD ABOUT 52 CALLS. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE GONNA BE PRESENTED TODAY, WERE TAKEN ON AUGUST 27TH, 2022. THIS IS THE PLOT PLAN [02:10:01] SHOWING THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY IN RED OF WHAT WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT TODAY. THIS GONNA BE THE FRONT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE FROM, UH, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PHOTO. THE OWNER DID TRY TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS TO THE SIDING. IT IS CURRENTLY DETACHING NOW AND RESTING ON GRADE, THAT RIGHT CORNER WITH, UH, LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS IS GONNA BE THE LEFT ELEVATION AS WELL AS THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. YOU CAN SEE THAT AGAIN, THERE IS SIDING. THAT'S DETACHING LACK OF, UH, WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS GONNA BE THE FRONT ELEVATION. AGAIN, JUST SHOWING THE STRUCTURE HAS SHIFTED WITH THE POST CURRENTLY, UM, UM, STICKING OUT OUTWARDS OF THE EXTERIOR WALL. NOW THIS GONNA BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION. UH, YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, WE'VE, AFTER OUR ABATEMENT, WE DID NOTICE THAT AGAIN, THE OWNER DID TRY TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS TO THE SIDING WAS NOT PAINTED. UM, WEATHER PROTECTED. THERE'S STILL HOLES IN THE SIDING AS WELL AS ROTTING AND DETERIORATING TO THE OTHER WOOD MEMBERS OF THE EXISTING WOOD MEMBERS. MOVING TO THE REAR RIGHT SIDE, AGAIN, THE FLOOR, THE SUBFLOOR IS ROTTED OUT, UH, EXPOSING THE FOUNDATION WOOD MEMBERS AS WELL AS A LACK OF PROTECTION. AND, UH, SL EARLY STAGES OF DETERIORATION TO THE, UH, FACIAL BOARDS, TO THE ROOF SYSTEM. HERE'S A CLOSEUP SHOWING THE DETERIORATION AND ROTTING TO THE WOOD MEMBERS. REAR OVATION AGAIN, IS GONNA BE JUST THE EXTERIOR WALLS THAT ARE EITHER MISSING DETACHING AND SLOWLY STARTING TO DETERIORATE AS WELL. MOVING INSIDE FROM THE REAR DOOR, THERE ARE SIGNS OF IGRAS GOING INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. UH, REPORTS SO THAT THE OWNER ISN'T THERE AT THIS MOMENT, BUT THERE HAS BEEN ACTIVITY OF, OF PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT FROM THE NEIGHBORS. CON CONTACTING ME, THIS IS GONNA BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS IS WORK THAT WAS DONE INSIDE WHERE YOU'RE, HE'S TRYING TO PREVENT THE ELEMENTS FROM COMING IN. 'CAUSE YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE WALL FROM CERTAIN POINTS OF THE, WHERE THE HOLES WERE AT. SO MOVING INTO THE HALLWAY, GOING INTO THE BEDROOMS, UM, A LITTLE HARD TO SEE, BUT ABOVE THIS PHOTO HERE, THE SHEET ROCK WAS, HAS FALLEN, UM, EXPOSING THE ROOF SYSTEM. UH, MOVING INTO THE BATHROOM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF WORK TRYING TO BE DONE TO THE SHEET ROCK. UH, THERE'S STILL SOME SEPARATION. THERE'S, THERE'S, UM, UNFINISHED WORK AT THIS TIME, STILL LEAKING FROM THE, FROM THE SINK IN THE BATHROOM, MOVING INTO THE BEDROOM WITH JUST A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS. JUST CRACKING IN THE SHEET ROCK IN THIS ROOM AS WELL. SO MORE CRACKING AND JUST FROM TAKING IT FROM ANOTHER ANGLE, FROM THE SAME ROOM TO THE, THE WALL SHEET ROCK AS WELL. UM, THIS IS WHERE, UM, AGAIN, JUST SIGNS OF PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT, STAYING INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. MOVING INTO THE FOUNDATION, YOU CAN SEE IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO SEE, BUT THERE'S THE POST TOWARDS THE BACK, LEFT SIDE, UH, SIGNS OF SHIFTING AND, UM, AS WELL AS SOMEONE TRYING TO SHIM THE SEPARATE THE GAP BETWEEN THE POSTS AND THE BEAMS. IN THIS PHOTO HERE, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE POSTS. UH, IT APPEARS TO BE A FOUR BY FOUR, SMALL FOUR BY FOUR. THAT'S ACTUALLY PLACED NEXT TO THE POST, WHERE IT'S ALSO STILL LEANING AS WELL. HERE'S ANOTHER ANGLE FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF THE, OF THE FOUNDATION. AGAIN, JUST SHOWING HOW MUCH THE POSTS HAVE SHIFTED. MOVING ON TO THE ACCESSORY THAT CURRENTLY IS LISING AND COLLAPSING AT THIS TIME. THIS IS GONNA BE FROM THE SIDE ANGLE, JUST SHOWING HOW MUCH THOSE WALLS HAVE SHIFTED AS WELL AS, UM, TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S ABOUT TO COLLAPSE. IT'S GONNA BE THE BACK PORTION OF IT WITH ROTTING DETERIORATING TO THE WOOD MEMBERS. AND THEN A PHOTO FROM THE INSIDE SHOWING THE WATER DAMAGE TO THE WOOD, TO THE WOOD MEMBERS AS WELL. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 7 26 SAMS DRIVE ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY CODE. ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56. SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN ARE 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND THE ACCESSORY ARE 5, 7, 8, 12, 15, AND 15, 17 AND 18. ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING, ANY HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATIONS, [02:15:01] OF CENTEREDNESS OR ON FITNESS OF HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY AND HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS REPAIR TO THE MAIN AND DEMOLITION TO THE ACCESSORY WITH THE PROPERTY TO REMAIN VACANT, SECURED, AND UTILITIES BE DISCONNECTED. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 7 26 SAMS DRIVE. WHAT WAS THE DATE OF THE REPAIR ORDER AGAIN, PLEASE? THE DATE WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS CASE TO THE BOARD WAS ON FEBRUARY, NO, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2022. THANK YOU. AND YOUR SLIDE 96 IS, UM, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE BECAUSE YOU SHOW IN YOUR, UM, YOUR PLAN VIEW, UM, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TWO, BUT NO MENTION OF THAT IN YOUR NO, THE, IT IS A, IT'S A SHED, A METAL SHED AND THERE'S A SLIGHT RUST, BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT WAS POSING ANY KIND OF DANGER TO IT AT THIS TIME. WELL, IT'S LEANING SOME, SOME LITTLE KID JUMPING AROUND. ACCESSORY TWO, UH, ACCESSORY ONE IS THE ONE THAT I PRESENTED TODAY THAT WAS A CONCERN. OKAY. SO AT WHAT POINT DO WE HAVE A CONCERN FOR THE LANDSCAPING THAT HAS LITTLE, LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED? NO. IF WE DO KEEP AN EYE ON THE PROPERTY EVEN AFTERWARDS, UH, IF THAT STRUCTURE WERE TO POSE ANY DANGER IN THE FUTURE, WE WOULD BRING IT BACK. BUT AT THIS TIME IT WAS SOUND THAT SHED THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT TODAY BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S LEANING BAD AND LIKE I SAID, WELL THE ONE THAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE IS ACCESSORY ONE. OKAY. YES, I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT MY QUESTION, WHICH ONES ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS? THE MAIN AND ONE, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE PLOT PLAN PLEASE? OH, THE MAIN AND TWO, WELL, HE SHOWS, UH, TWO IN BLUE, SO YES. SO HERE IN THE PHOTO YOU'LL SEE I DID HIGHLIGHT IN RED. ONE IN BLUE AIN'T GOING? YES, I DID HIGHLIGHT IN RED AND I ALSO INDICATED THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY ONE. THOSE ARE THE TWO STRUCTURES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY. THE ACCESSORY TWO IN BLUE WAS SOUND AND THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF, OF POSING ANY IMMEDIATE DANGER. SO WE'RE NOT SHOWING THAT CASE, THAT STRUCTURE TODAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY TO SPEAK OR PUBLIC COMMENTS? UM, YES. CHAIR. WE DO HAVE THE NEIGHBOR, UM, MR. ENRIQUE GUERRERO. MR. GUERRERO, IF YOU CAN PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HELLO EVERYBODY. . I SAW EVERYBODY HERE . THREE MINUTES. OKAY. ENRIQUE GUERRERO. MM-HMM. , 7 22 SAM'S DRIVE. MM-HMM. 7 8 2 2 1. AND LIKE THE CODE OFFICERS SAID YES, WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT HOUSE. OKAY. THE NEIGHBORS ONE, THE HOUSE DIFFERENT. THE HOUSE IS NOT UP TO CODE. FIVE YEARS THAT ME AND MY WIFE BOUGHT NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, THE, THE HOUSE, OUR HOUSE, 7 22. THEY'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO THAT HOUSE. NEVER CUT THE GRASS, TRIMMED THE TREES, DID ANY ROOF, ANY SIDINGS? NOTHING. THAT NEIGHBOR IS NOT CONSIDERATE OF ANY OTHER NEIGHBOR AROUND THERE. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE FOLLOWING NEIGHBOR DOWN THE STREET, MOVE OUT AFTER SHE WAS TRYING TO BUY, BUYING HER HOUSE. UH, SINGLE MOM, TWO DAUGHTERS. ALL BECAUSE THIS GUY, I, WE, YOU KNOW, HE, HE DON'T LET LIVE, HE DON'T LET PEOPLE LIVE. COMES OUT, TELLS YOU THESE BAD WORDS EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY WE HAD TO BE CALLING THE COPS EVERY DAY. HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE CUTTING OUR GRASS. WE HIRE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, HEY, COME HELP US OUT. WE'RE BOTH DISABLED. WE DO THIS. AND HE'S OUT CRYING LIKE HE'S A VICTIM. WAIT A MINUTE. THERE'S A LOT OF ELDERLY THAT LIVE HERE TOO. THEY HIRE. SO WHAT IS, SO WHAT IS YOUR INTENTION, SIR? OUR INTENTION IS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT HOUSE. IT'S ALREADY BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. THAT HOUSE, NO ONE'S KEEPING UP WITH IT. IT'S JUST ROTTEN AWAY. THERE'S A LOT OF DRUG ADAGES GOING IN AND OUT. MM-HMM. , UH, IT'S GONNA CAUSE A FIRE. IT, IT'S GONNA CAUSE A FIRE AND IT IS GONNA CATCH OUR HOUSE, THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. YOU KNOW, IT IS JUST, IT'S JUST A NUISANCE THERE. OKAY. IT'S A NUISANCE. NO ONE'S THE HOMEOWNERS, NO ONE'S DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'M, UH, WE'VE CALLED SDS [02:20:01] NUMEROUS TIMES, NO ONE'S DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. OKAY. THE GUY COMES IN AND OUTTA JAIL, HE COMES RIGHT IN. WE WE'RE NOT EQUIPPED TO STOP THIS GUY. SAP D'S DOING WHAT THEY CAN, CO COMPLIANCE DOING WHAT THEY CAN. IT'S UP TO Y'ALL NOW. LET'S SEE WHAT Y'ALL CAN DO. THANK YOU, SIR. I'M NOT GONNA TAKE MORE OF YOUR TIME 'CAUSE I KNOW HEARING THIS EVERY DAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL GUYS DO IT, BUT THANK YOU. DEALING WITH THIS GUY. MM-HMM. COMING IN, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? NO, SIR. NO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? A QUESTION. DAVID GARZA, UH, PROPERTY OWNER. DO WE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROPERTY OWNER? UH, WERE THEY INVITED OR THEY'RE NOT HERE OR THE PROPERTY OWNER? WE, WE DID POST NOTICES. UM, I KNOW WHEN WE DID EXECUTE THE BOARD ORDERS TO HAVE THE PROPERTY VACATED, HE WAS THERE ON SITE AND WE DID OFFER HIM ASSISTANCE. HE DID DECLINE THE SERVICES AND SINCE THEN, HE HASN'T, FROM MY, MY, EVERY TIME I'VE GONE, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE ON THE PROPERTY, BUT NEIGHBORS DO CONTACT ME TELLING ME THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE GOING IN. WHEN I DID GO OUT THERE WITH MY WARRANT, I DID SEE SIGNS OF PEOPLE GOING INTO THE HOUSE. I JUST DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE DURING THE DAY WHEN I GO OUT THERE. MM-HMM. . AND SO IF WE MOVE WITH REPAIRS, HOW DO WE KNOW THE PROPERTY OWNER'S GONNA REPAIR? THE, THE STRUCTURE IS THE, FOR ME LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE, IT IS, IT IS A STRUCTURE THAT CAN BE REPAIRED. I CAN'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER. I WISH THE OWNER WAS DID MAKE IT TO THE, TO TODAY'S HEARING. SO WE'RE GONNA LET THIS PLAY OUT AND IF WE VOTE TO, UH, REPAIR THE MAIN, UH, BUILDING AND DEMOLISH THE ACCESSORY, AND THEN THE RENTER DOES, I MEAN THE OWNER DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, THEN WHAT HAPPENS IF THE BOARD MAKE RE REQUESTS THAT ORDER THEN AND NO REPAIRS ARE DONE AND THE OWNER FAILS TO COMPLY, THEN I'LL BRING THE CASE BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE BOARD AGAIN AND BRING IT BACK TO US. YES. EXCUSE ME. OKAY. I YOU'RE JUST WASTING TIME. IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU. HOLD ON. YOU KNOW, UH, LEGAL, YES. WE, WE CAN EITHER REPAIR IT OR REMODEL IT. UH, THAT'S OUR, THAT'S OUR CALL. YES. BOARD. IT, IT IS YOUR, YOUR DECISION AS TO, TO, TO WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN ON THE PROPERTY. I, I WOULD ASK, UM, AND THIS QUESTION IS ALWAYS BROUGHT UP TO YOU. WHO ARE YOU GIVING THE REPAIR ORDER TO? UH, AND DAVID GARZA. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY OWNER. YOU KNOW, OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, GO AHEAD DAVID. WE DONE MAKE NO, CAN YOU GET A MOTION? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS IS DWAYNE DAON. I MOVE TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 26. SAM'S DRIVE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE, FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE, BUT BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 56, UH, SUBSECTIONS FOR THE PROPERTY, UH, FOR THE MAIN IS 1 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12 15. AND FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, 5, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE VACATED, SHOULD BE SECURED AND SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, DWAYNE NELSON, BOARD DANGEROUS PREMISES, JOSHUA MARTINEZ. UH, ALSO ASKING IF UTILITIES CAN BE DISCONNECTED AS WELL. RIGHT? 'CAUSE THEY'RE ACTIVE THIS TIME. I WAS GONNA GET TO THAT. SAY THAT AGAIN. IF UTILITIES CAN ALSO BE DISCONNECTED 'CAUSE THEY'RE ACTIVE AT THIS TIME. UTIL I'LL, I'LL AMEND THE MOTION TO ADD DISCONNECT. UTILITIES. YOU SECOND. YEAH. SO IT'S ALL GOOD. SO AGAIN, WE HAVE A, UM, MOTION FOR THE, UH, DEMOLITION OF A MAIN STRUCTURE AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY AT, UM, 7 2 6 SAM'S DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 2 1 IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 15 6 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1 25, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND THE, UH, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE 5 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR BEING REPAIRED AND ORDERED THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS VACATED AND SECURED AND UTILITIES, UH, DISCONNECTED. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL? [02:25:01] I NOW, AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. ZUNIGA. DWAYNE NELSON. AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA. AYE. ROBERT TAPIA. AYE. DAVID GARZA. AYE. CHERISE GUPTE AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO. MOTION PASSES SIX TO ZERO. FIVE TO ZERO. FIVE TO ZERO, RIGHT? JUST GET WITH YOUR, WELL, NO, NOT REALLY. ANY ADDITIONAL, UM, CASES, NO, I, WE HAVE NO OBJECT THERE. ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS? NO, SIR. YOU SURE? COME ON THEN. IF, UH, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I REQUEST THE, UH, THIS MEETING TO BE ADJOURNED BY UNANIMOUS, UNANIMOUS DECISION AND THIS IS A 1148 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ONE. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.