* 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. [00:00:01] GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE TIME IS NOW 9 0 7 ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2022. MY NAME IS MS. HAYES. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I HEREBY CALL THIS MEDIAN SESSION STAFF. PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL. LENCIA HAYES. PRESENT FREDERICK ANDIS. PRESENT. CALEB MIRANDA. PRESENT JOELLE SOLIS. PRESENT MS. BROWN. HERE. ROBERT TAPIA. PRESENT. JESSE ZUNIGA. PRESENT. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE SAN CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AMIN TOMAS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALICE GUDO, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER. JUDY KRUM, B S B LIAISON, ESTHER ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST. AND MYSELF, JENNIFER MARTINEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO CHAIR. KORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. CAN WE HAVE THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES FOR THE, UH, AVAILABLE FOR THE MEETING? GOOD MORNING, LOS, THE INTERPRET ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL NOW READ THE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS PUBLIC HEARING. NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY A ORDER OF THE CHAIR. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A CASE, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES. HOWEVER, A OWNER OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE, WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME. PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN THE NOTICE OF HEARING. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU HAVE SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR A LIEN HOLDER OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING. ONE, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH THE COST OF EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER. SUBMIT THE REQUIRED WORK. SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND. AND NUMBER 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 WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1 9 0 1 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4. IF ENDOWED AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH ANY ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSONS PRESENT TO SOLICIT OR PET SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. AS PER CITY CODE SECTION ONE SIX DASH 2 3 6. THANK YOU. HAS EVERYONE [ Approval of Minutes  ] HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING? MADAM CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS IS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. CAN WE ACCEPT THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES BY ACCLAMATION HERE? NO OPPOSITION. THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. CAN WE NOW GET THE STAFF REPORTS? WE CAN DO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, NOT THE STAFF REPORTS. GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS ALICE GUO, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UM, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED READING INTO [00:05:01] RECORD FOR EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS. THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 65 0 7 MOSS LIST DRIVE IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR WAS DEMOLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, UH, 2022 DUE TO EXTENSIVE FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2022. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 4 33 ARANSAS AVENUE WAS DEMOLISHED ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2022, DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2022 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75. AND THE PROPERTY AT 1112 ELVIRA STREET WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON OCTOBER OF I'M, I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2022, AND WAS DEMOLISHED ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2022, OCTOBER 6TH. I DO APOLOGIZE. 2022, NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. THANK YOU. DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF HER AT THIS TIME? RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW NINE 14 ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2022, THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD WILL RECESS FOR AN OPEN MEETING AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO DIS DISCUSS ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. ALL RIGHT, THE TIME IS NOW NINE 19 ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2022. THE BUILDING STANDARDS WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION. NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. [ Briefing and Possible Action on the following items  ] CAN WE PLEASE GET THE FIRST CASE? GOOD MORNING BOARD FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS DALE RUSSELL, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM. THE PROPERTY I'M PRESENTING BEFORE YOU TODAY IS LOCATED 9 7 1 9 GOLD DUST, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 5. LEGAL DESCRIPTION BEING N C B 5 8 5 2 LOT FOUR LACKLAND CITY, UT ONE HERITAGE N W A A LOCATED IN COUNCIL. DISTRICT FOUR. OWNER OF RECORD IS ALBAN GEORGE, A E T. THE PROPERTY TODAY IS NOT LOCATED IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT AND IS CURRENTLY O OWNER OCCUPIED. THE SECTIONS OF THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE VIOLATED ARE 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOOR AND NOT LIMITED TO DOORS, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES, CORNICES, PORCHES, TRIMS, BALCONIES AND DECKS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION. EXTERIOR WOOD SURFACES OTHER THAN DECAY RESISTANT WOODS SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND DECAY BY, BY PAINTING OTHER PROTECTIVE COVERING OR TREATMENT. ALL SIDING AND MASONRY JOINTS, AS WELL AS THOSE BETWEEN THE BUILDING ENVELOPE AND THE PERIMETER OF THE WINDOWS, DOORS AND SKYLIGHTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED, WEATHER RESISTANT AND WATERTIGHT. ALL MATERIALS SURFACES SUBJECT TO RUST OR CORROSION SHALL BE COATED TO INHIBIT SUCH RUST AND CORROSION. AND ALL SURFACES WITH CROSS CORROSION SHALL BE STABILIZED AND COATED TO INHIBIT FUTURE RUST AND CORROSION. OXIDATION STAINS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM EXTERIOR SURFACES. SURFACES DESIGNED FOR STABILIZATION BY OXIDATION ARE EXEMPT BY THIS REQUIREMENT, 3 0 4 0.6. EXTERIOR WALLS. ALL EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL BE FREE FROM HOLES, BREAKS AND LOOSE OR ROTTING MATERIALS MAINTAINED WEATHERPROOF AND PROPERLY SURFACED WHERE REQUIRED TO PREVENT DETERIORATION. 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS. ALL OVERHANG EXTENSIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CANOPIES, MARQUEES, SIGNS, AWNINGS, FIRE ESCAPES, STANDPIPES, AND EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR BY PROPERLY ANCHORED AS KEPT IN SOUND CONDITION WHEN REQUIRED, ALL EXPOSED SURFACES OF METAL OR WOOD SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AGAINST DECAY OR RUST BY PERIODIC APPLICATION OF WEATHER COATING MATERIALS SUCH AS PAINT OR SIMILAR SURFACE TREATMENT, 3 0 5 0.1 INTERIOR SURFACES. [00:10:01] ALL INTERIOR SURFACES, INCLUDING WINDOWS AND DOORS, SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR, CLEAN SANITARY CONDITION, LOOSE PLASTER, DECAYED WOOD, AND OTHER DEFECTIVE SURFACES SHALL BE CORRECTED. 3 0 4 0.3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS WHERE IT'S FOUND THAT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE STRUCTURE CONSTITUTES A HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OR THE STRUCTURE BY SOME REASON OF INADEQUATE SERVICE AND PROPER FUSSING, INSUFFICIENT RECEPTACLE AND LIGHTING OUTLETS, IMPROPER WIRING OR INSTALLATION DETERIORATION OR DAMAGE, OR FOR SIM, SIMILAR REASONS, THE CODE OFFICIAL SHALL REQUIRE THE DEFECTS TO BE CORRECTED TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARD. 7 0 2 0.1 GENERAL EGRESS. A SAFE, CONTINUOUS UNOBSTRUCTED PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM ANY POINT OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE TO THE PUBLIC WAY, MEANS THAT EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL FIRE FIRE CODE. THE, UH, PROPERTY INSPECTIONS. THE FIRST INSPECTION WAS ON MARCH 15TH, 2022. UH, DART INSPECTION WAS, WAS CONDUCTED AND SEVERAL VIOLATIONS WERE NOTED. ON MAY 24TH, 2022, WE REINSPECTED THE INTERIOR PROPERTY. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE AND NO PERMITS HAD BEEN OBTAINED. AUGUST 23RD, 2022 REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY, TOOK UPDATED PHOTOS, SPOKE WITH THE O OWNER AND INFORMED HIM THE PROPERTY WILL BE MOVING FORWARD TO B SS P. THE OWNER HAS MADE NO REPAIRS AND DID NOT HAVE A PLAN TO MAKE, UH, MAKE THE REPAIRS. SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022, WE POSTED THE NOTICE OF B B S P HEARING, NO CHANGE OF THE PROPERTY. OCTOBER 5TH, 2022 REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND TOOK UPDATED PHOTOS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY FROM THE STREETS. NEXT, PLEASE. THIS IS THE, UH, CORNER, UM, FRONT CORNER AND YOU'LL SEE A DETERIORATED SOFFIT DETERIORATED, UH, THE, UH, DETERIORATED FASCIA BOARD. AND, UH, NEXT PHOTO, PLEASE. THIS IS THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, AND THAT IS, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION ALONG THE, UH, THE, UM, SOFFIT AND THE FASCIA. AND, UH, THEY'VE ENCLOSED THE BACK PORCH AND NONE OF THE ENCLOSURE IS WEATHER PROTECTED OR TREATED. NEXT, PLEASE. THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE, UH, IN THE REAR. THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENCLOSED STRUCTURE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATED ROOFING AND THE, UH, THE FASCIA ALONG THAT SIDE. NEXT, PLEASE. THERE'S HOLES THROUGHOUT THE, UH, EXTERIOR WALL NEXT, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE, UM, THAT IS THE, THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. YOU CAN SEE THE OVERHANG OF THE ROOF. IT'S DROOPING AND ROTTED, AND YOU SEE ALL THE ROTTED WOOD THERE. NEXT PICTURE. AND THAT IS A CLOSER PICTURE OF THAT SAME AREA. YOU CAN SEE IT'S THIS, SOME OF THE SOFFIT IS GONE. YOU CAN SEE THE, THE WATER DAMAGE FROM THE ROOF STRUCTURE NEXT. AND THERE IS, UH, THE DAMAGE TO THE OVERHANG. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE DILAPIDATED WOOD NEXT. THAT IS THE INSIDE, JUST INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR. UH, YOU SEE THERE IS, UH, THEY'VE REMOVED THE DRYWALL AND THEY'VE EXPOSED THE STUDS. AND, UM, YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE USING THE, UH, BLACK TARPING FOR THE CEILING NEXT, AND BY EXPOSING, BY TAKING OFF THE DRYWALL, YOU SEE THEY'VE EXPOSED ALL THE ELECTRICAL AND THERE ARE NO, UH, PLATE COVERS ON THE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS NEXT. AND THIS IS IN THE LIVING ROOM. LOOKING OUT TOWARD THAT FRONT, AND YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION. THE, UM, IT IS VERY CLUTTERED, MAKING EGRESS VERY DIFFICULT. THE ROOM ONTO THE RIGHT, THAT THAT ENTRYWAY IS ALMOST COMPLETELY BLOCKED MY FURNITURE AND OTHER ITEMS. NEXT, THAT'S A CLOSER VIEW TO HOW THAT THAT DOORWAY IS BLOCKED. AND YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, EXTENSION CORDS BEING USED AS PERMANENT WIRING. AND OF COURSE, THERE YOU CAN SEE THE SURFACE DAMAGE TO BOTH THE DOOR AND TO THE, UH, TO THE WALLS. NEXT, UM, THAT AGAIN, IS THE EGRESS BLOCKED. AND YOU'LL SEE THEY'RE USING EXTENSION CORDS AS PERMANENT WIRING, AND YOU SEE THE CONDITION OF THE WALLS. NEXT, THERE IS THE OUTLET COVERS, AND IT'S LIKE THIS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. NEXT. AND, UH, THIS, THE, UH, EGRESS HERE IS BLOCKED AND THE, UH, INTERIOR SURFACES ARE DILAPIDATED. NEXT, AND THIS IS THE ENCLOSED PORCH IN THE REAR. YOU CAN SEE IT'S, IT'S NEAR IMPOSSIBLE [00:15:01] TO GET THROUGH WITH ALL THE, UH, THE BLOCKING THE STRUCTURE AND THE INTERIOR SURFACES. THEY, THEY HAVE NO FINISHING AND IT'S OPEN TO THE EXTERIOR. NEXT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER BE FOUND IN VIOLATION OF THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, 3 0 4 0.6, EXTERIOR WALLS, 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS 3 0 5 0.3, INTERIOR SURFACES 3 0 4 0.3 ELECTORAL SYSTEM HAZARDS, AND 7 0 2 0.1, GENERALLY AGGRESS AND ASKING THAT THEY BE ORDERED TO MAKE ALL REPAIRS, OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY PERMITS AND ORDER THAT THE PROPERTY BE VACATED AND UTILITIES DISCONNECT UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. THANK YOU, OFFICER RUSSELL. UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REITERATE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING, WE DID SAY TO TURN OFF YOUR DEVICES, I CONTINUE TO HEAR DEVICES BEING SOUNDED. PLEASE DISABLE YOUR DEVICES IN THIS MEETING. I DO NOT WANT MY STAFF TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR DEVICES TO, THAT'S INTERRUPTING THIS MEETING. THANK YOU, MS. CHAIR. THIS IS LEGAL. YES. I JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THE SECTION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS. IT, IT IS CORRECT THAT IT'S 6 0 4 0.36060. 4.3. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LEGAL, SORRY. ONE VIOLATIONS AGAIN? YEAH, CERTAINLY. THEY ARE 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, 3 0 4 0.6. EXTERIOR WALLS, 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS 3 0 5 0.3. INTERIOR SURFACES 6 0 4 0.3. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS, AND 7 0 2 0.1. GENERAL EGRESS. THANK YOU. AND YOU NEED VACATE? NO, NO, MR. ZUNIGA. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, CAN WE HAVE THE BOARD MEMBERS ASK THEIR QUESTIONS? PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF BEFORE STATING YOUR QUESTION. I'M GOOD. OKAY. MR. TAPIA? I'M GOOD. OH, OKAY. NO QUESTIONS OF THE, THIS IS, UH, FRED ANDIS. I HAVE CLARIFI. OKAY, GO AHEAD. MR. ANDIS. CLARIFI, DID YOU SAY THIS WAS A DART? YES, SIR. BUT I'VE LOOKED AT THE NOTES AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT SAID DART. YES, SIR. THIS WAS A, THIS WAS PART OF A DART ACTION AND WE HAVE SS A P D HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT BEHALF. OKAY. BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN ANY OF THE NOTES, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. SO, OKAY. WE'LL, I'LL MAKE SURE TO AMEND THE NOTES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. CAN WE GET, UM, OFFICER ELLIOT VALDEZ TO APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I'M OFFICER LAKE VALDEZ WITH THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'M ASSIGNED TO THE SAFE UNIT ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, SAN ANTONIO FEAR FREE ENVIRONMENT. AND WE'RE THE COMMUNITY POLICING OFFICERS, I'M SURE THAT Y'ALL HEARD OF US BEFORE. UM, SO WE'RE OUT THERE BASICALLY ON THE BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY TO TRY TO GIVE THEM A VOICE. UM, SO WHAT I HAVE ON THIS PROPERTY IS I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I'VE BEEN ON THE DEPARTMENT FOR 30 YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS AREA FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. AND OUT OF THOSE SEVEN YEARS, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD COMPLAINTS BACK AND FORTH ON THE HOUSE. WE'VE HAD SHOOTINGS AT THE HOUSE. WE'VE HAD, UM, A LOT OF DRUG ARRESTS AND, UH, PROSTITUTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD OUT OF THERE. UM, AND EVEN TO THIS DAY, WHEN WE GO BACK, EVERY TIME WE GO BACK FOR, YOU KNOW, THE NOTICES OR ANYTHING, WE GO WITH CODE. THERE'S ALWAYS NEW PEOPLE THAT ARE INSIDE THIS HOUSE CONTINUING TO GO IN AND OUT. THE NEIGHBORS ARE REALLY SCARED ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THAT THEY DO. UM, IT, IT APPEARS, I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY DO, UM, VEHICLE, YOU KNOW, TRANSMISSION STUFF LIKE OUR TYPES OF WORK TENT THEY WERE DOING, STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT THEY'VE BEEN DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE STREETS REAL FAST WITH THEIR CARS ALSO. AND IT MAKES THE NEIGHBORS WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH THE HOME, UM, VERY NERVOUS. AND THEY'RE SCARED FOR THEIR, THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY INSIDE THERE FOR THIS HOME. AND WE TRY TO GET SOME OF 'EM TO COME TALK TODAY, BUT THEY'RE JUST WORRIED ABOUT ANY RETALIATION OF THE GROUP. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE IS IF ANYTHING'S, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP AND, AND MYSELF FOR SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT IS EVERY TIME WE CONTINUE TO GO BACK, I TALK TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE. UM, AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE KNOW ME REGULAR NOW, AND, UH, IT'S JUST A VERY NUISANCE PROPERTY TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S THERE. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE, UH, POLICE OFFICER, PLEASE? YES. THIS [00:20:01] IS ROBERT TAPIA. SO WE DRIVE BY, WE DRIVE BY YOU, YOU, YOU, UH, FOLLOW UP ON A CALL. DO WE ISSUE ANY WARNINGS? SO, ME PERSONALLY, I HAVE, I, ME AND MY PARTNERS, EVERY TIME WE GO OUT THERE, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO, RIGHT? SO WE'VE HAD, UM, I'VE ARRESTED PEOPLE FOR NARCOTICS. I'VE ARRESTED PEOPLE FOR WARRANTS, MOST LAW FELONY CASES OUT OUTSIDE THERE. USUALLY, MOST OF THE TIME THAT I DO IS, UM, PARKING VIOLATIONS ON THE STREETS. AND WE CONTACT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE HOME. USUALLY WE JUST ASSIST CODE IF IT'S ON THE PROPERTY. I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I BELIEVE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ISSUE THE CITATIONS FOR ON PROPERTY STUFF. BUT FOR US, WE ALWAYS GO OUT AND EITHER ISSUE CITATIONS OR ARREST PEOPLE FOR WHAT IT IS. THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE GOT JUST RECENT ALSO IS THEY HAD A FOOD TRUCK THAT PEOPLE WERE LIVING INSIDE OF ON THE STREET. UM, WHEN I TALKED TO THE OWNER, HE'S LIKE, WELL, I CAN'T STOP THEM FROM ON THE STREET. AND I'M LIKE, BUT THEY KNOW YOU AND YOU'RE THE ONE THAT BRINGS THEM HERE. SO, UM, THIS IS, THAT'S JUST THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE. SO, YES, SIR. MOST OF THE TIME THAT WE GO, WE EITHER ARREST PEOPLE, WE GIVE WARNINGS ON WHATEVER IT IS. 'CAUSE WE NECESSARILY DON'T WANNA ARREST PEOPLE ALL THE TIME FOR JUST REGULAR CAUSES. BUT WE, WE GIVE THEM REASONS FOR THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, WE GO IN THERE FOR, FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE. AND IS THERE A FINE ATTACHED TO THAT WARNING? TO WARNINGS? NO. TO TICKETS? YES. LIKE IF I WRITE A REGULAR CITATION, IF I DO A GREEN STICKER VIOLATION, OUR GREEN STICKER VIOLATION STATE THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE 'EM 24 HOURS NOTICE TO MOVE THOSE VEHICLES. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING. USUALLY THEY GET IN AND THEY JUST MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH AND WE CAN'T STOP THAT. SO NO, NO CITATIONS OR NO MONEY TO WARNING CITATIONS? NO, SIR. OKAY. YES, SIR. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THIS IS FRED ANDERS. UH, COMMENT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM, THE ACTIVITY WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS INCREASED OR DECREASED? IT STAYED THE SAME. IT HASN'T DECREASED OUR INCREASED REALLY IN THAT DEAL. UM, IT'S, IT'S LIKE A NEW GROUP THAT KEEPS COMING THROUGH, UM, ALL, ALL THE TIME IN THAT. SO IT'S THE SAME, YOU KNOW, SAME GROUP. AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S, THEY SAY THAT THEY'RE THERE TO HELP PEOPLE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. IT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO BE NICE TO LET PEOPLE STAY AT THEIR HOUSE, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE BRINGING IN, LIKE I'VE EXPLAINED TO THE OWNERS AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN WITH THE PROPERTY, IS YOU CONTINUE TO ALLOW THESE PEOPLE INSIDE YOUR PROPERTY. UM, IT'S A PROBLEM FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEM ALSO. NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE, IS THIS AN ACTIVE WALKWAY FOR KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL? THERE'S, UH, HATCHETT ELEMENTARY IS PROBABLY LESS THAN A MILE. AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS PEAS MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH IS PROBABLY LESS THAN A MILE. ALSO, WE HAVE ALL THE SCHOOLS INSIDE THERE. AND THAT'S THE OTHER THING THAT THEY'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT BUS STOPS AND CHILDREN GOING TO AND FROM SCHOOL IS A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE WITH PROSTITUTES WALKING UP AND DOWN OR TO THE PROPERTY IS WHERE WE'RE AT. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. CAN WE GET, UM, MR. GEORGIA BEAN? MR. GEORGE, CAN YOU PLEASE, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? UH, GEORGE ALBAN, 97 19 GOLD DUST. YEAH. SPEAK INTO THE MIC, PLEASE. OKAY. YEAH. CAN YOU, UH, GEORGE ALBAN, UH, 97 19 GOLD DUST. THANK YOU. WHAT DO I, WHAT DO I DO? YEAH, PROCEED WITH YOUR TESTIMONY OR YOUR, UH, I, I DON'T WHAT TO SAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE PROPERTY AT ALL? I HAVE NO COMMENTS. NO COMMENTS. UH, WELL, WE'RE WORKING ON IT. UH, WE'RE TRYING TO GET, UH, CONTRACTOR TO START WORKING ON IT. OKAY. DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THIS OWNER? SO, SIR, WHY HAVEN'T YOU STARTED WORKING ON IT? I MEAN, YOU SAY YOU ARE, BUT THE PICTURES DON'T REFLECT THAT. WELL, UH, THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON 'EM. I'M SORRY, WHAT? THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON IT. GET SOME SIDING ON. DID YOU BRING ANY PICTURES TO SHOW US THAT YOU HAD DONE SOME WORK? UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES ON ME. UH, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S GOT SOME ON HIS, UH, CAMERA ON, ON HIS CELL PHONE. OKAY. HOLD ON. SO, SO YOU, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OF MR. GEORGE? IS YOUR CONTRACTOR HERE? SIR? THIS IS ROBERT TAPIO. UH, NO. SO YOU HAVEN'T CONTRACTED TO GET ANY OF THIS STUFF DONE YET? MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S TALKING TO SOME, UH, SOMEBODY. HE'S THE ONE THAT HANDLES THOSE DETAILS. OKAY. OKAY. THIS IS FRED ANDES. YOU JUST STATED YOU WERE DOING WORK. OH, I DON'T DO THE WORK. I, [00:25:01] I'M, BUT IT'S BEING DONE. IT'S BEING DONE. YES. DID THEY PULL PERMITS? YOU HAVE TO ASK MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. HE HANDLES THAT. ALRIGHT. UH, THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN WE PLEASE GET MR. DEAN TO COME TO THE PODIUM? CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? UM, MY NAME IS DEAN DEBO, UH, 97 19 GOLD DUST. YOU STAY WITH HIM? I'M SORRY? YOU LIVE WITH HIM? YES, MA'AM. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, AS FAR AS PROSTITUTES AND ALL THAT STUFF, CAN YOU PLEASE KEEP THE COMMENTS TO THE PROPERTY? JUST THE PROPERTY. UH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THE PROPERTY? OKAY. AS THE ELECTRICAL, UM, I WASN'T SURE. I WAS TOLD TO FIX IT. WE FIXED IT, THE PROBLEMS THAT THERE WAS, AND THEN THEY TOLD US WE NEED A PERMIT, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PERMIT. I'VE BEEN SICK. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. MY UNCLE'S BEEN SICK. UM, I HAD A BAD ACCIDENT ON MARCH 5TH, SO WHEN THEY CAME IN THERE AND MY ROOMMATE THAT STAYED THERE WITH US MADE THE PLACE LOOK LIKE SANFORD AND SON. SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO CLEAN THAT UP. I BROUGHT PICTURES, UH, NOT EVERYTHING THAT, THAT, THAT SEEMED TO BE AS, AS BAD AS IT LOOKS. SO, I MEAN, WE'RE WORKING ON, WE DO HAVE A CONTRACTOR. HE'S NOT WITH US TODAY. UH, HE DIDN'T GET THE PAPERWORK DONE IN TIME, SO I COULD BRING IT TO YOU. UM, BUT YEAH, I DO ACTUALLY HAVE IT ALL PLANNED OUT AND OKAY. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. DEAN? OKAY. MR. SOLIS HAD RAISED HIS HAND FIRST. GO AHEAD, MR. SOLIS. YEAH. YEAH. SO YOU SAID YOU HAVE A PLAN. CAN, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH YOUR PLAN? UM, THE, HE CAME OUT TO, TO LOOK AT THE SHEET ROCK AND THE ELECTRICAL. UM, THE ELECTRICAL WAS, THERE WAS A COUPLE THINGS WRONG WITH IT. I HAD STARTED, UH, A FEW YEARS BACK TO REMODEL AND, UH, EVERY TIME I PULLED SOMETHING OFF TO FIX IT, UH, THERE WAS FIVE THINGS BEHIND IT. THERE WERE BAD. THERE WERE NONE IN CODE. SO AFTER UNEMPLOYMENT RAN OUT, AFTER COVID, I HAVEN'T BEEN EMPLOYED, WE'RE JUST WORKING ON HIS, UH, DISABILITY FOR RIGHT NOW. AND, UM, HE, HE PLANNED TO DO THE ELECTRICAL. HE NEEDED TO BRING ELECTRICIAN IN TO GET THE ESTIMATE, BUT THE SHEET ROCK AND EVERYTHING WE'RE HELD UP. ALL THE ELECTRICAL AND THE PERMIT WE NEED OUTSIDE. FASCIA IS PRETTY EASY STUFF. I MEAN, TO REPAIR SOME FASCIA, I MEAN, TO COVER THAT, THAT OLD PATIO, WHICH WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I GOT THERE. BUT, UH, I GUESS I NEEDED PERMIT FOR THAT TOO. BUT WE WERE JUST TOLD, FIX IT. YOU GOT VIOLATIONS. THEN WE STARTED FIXING STUFF AND THEN I WENT, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. CAN'T FIX IT WITHOUT PERMIT. UH, I WAS IN AND OUTTA HOSPITAL. I COULDN'T IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. WHAT ABOUT ADDRESSING THE, THE ISSUE WITH, UH, EGRESS, UH, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE, THE WAY BETWEEN THE EXIT OF THE HOME AND THE WALK? OH, LOT OF THAT'S BEEN CLEANED UP. I'VE GOT PICTURES. JUST IF YOU WANNA SEE, UM, I HOOK UP HERE IF YOU CAMERA TO THE LADY SITTING RIGHT THERE BY YOU AND SHOW HER THE PICTURES AND SHOW, SHOW 'EM TO US. LOOK, WHILE YOU'RE GETTING THOSE PICTURES OUT, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST TO DO ALL THE REPAIRS OF THE HOUSE TO GET IT UP BACK UP TO SNUFF? I'M NOT EVEN SURE. I DIDN'T EVEN GET A FULL ESTIMATE BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL PART. BECAUSE THERE'S EVEN PARTS THAT, LIKE TO ME IN THE ATTIC, IF THEY SAW THE WAY IT WAS WIRED AND, UM, I JUST THOUGHT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED UP A LOT MORE TOO. THERE, THERE WERE WIRE NUTS STICKING OUTTA THE BACK OF THE BOX AND THERE'S, UH, A RECEPTACLE IN THE BACK ROOM. IT WAS JUST HANGING THERE ON WIRE. BUT, UH, WE'VE HAD THAT'S ALL CLEANED UP, ALL THAT, BUT JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE PERMIT. OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY INTENTIONS OF CLEANING UP THIS HOUSE? YEAH, I HAVE. I HAD BEEN INTENTIONS TO REMODEL THE HOME HOUSE TO REMODEL. YEAH. YOU LIKE REMODEL IT? YEAH, I WAS ABOUT CLEANING IT UP. WELL, I WAS, IT, IT'S BEEN CLEANED UP A LOT LATE. I MEAN, I DON'T SEE HOW THEY SAY THERE'S NO PROGRESSIONS. EVERY TIME THEY COME, SOMETHING'S BETTER AND BETTER. I'M SORRY, WHAT DID YOU SAY? EVERY TIME THEY COME, THEY SAID THAT THERE'S NO PROGRESSION. AND YEAH, DON'T CHANGE, BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE. I MEAN, THE PICTURES, [00:30:02] THIS IS ROBERT TAP. DO YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES, SIR, TO, TO COVER THE, UH, THE MAINTENANCE? ONCE I'M, ONCE I'M EMPLOYED AGAIN? YES. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. YOU'RE NOT RIGHT NOW. I HAVEN'T BEEN EMPLOYED SINCE COVID. YOU HAVE ANYONE ELSE TO HELP YOU WITH THIS? IT'S JUST ME. AND IS AN EMPLOYMENT CHECK. I MEAN, UH, DISABILITY CHECK. UM, BUT I, I WOULD LIKE TO PROBABLY INTERJECT WHEN IT COMES TO SS A P M C, FEASIBILITIES IS NOT REQUIRED OF FOR SSS A P M C. SO JUST GETTING IT UP TO CODE, THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO KNOW HOW LONG THEY NEED TO TAKE. THIS IS FRED ANDERSON. SIR, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THESE PICTURES? BUT LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION FIRST. YOU SAID YOU HAD A CONTRACTOR? UH, YEAH, I HAD A CON A CONTRACTOR COME OUT AND TALK TO ME ABOUT SO YOU DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT, HE'S JUST COME OUT AND TALKED TO YOU SO FAR? WELL, HE WAS WORKING UP THE PAPERWORK, THE, THE, UM, THE CONTRACT, NOT JUST THE CONTRACT. THE PROPOSAL, YEAH, THE PROPOSAL AND ALL THAT STUFF. THE LIST OF HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST AND ALL THAT TIME. OKAY. LEMME ASK YOU THIS, YOU, YOU DID REPAIRS PRIOR TO PERMITS, CORRECT? UH, YES. OKAY. SO CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE ROOMS, WHAT YOU'VE DONE VERSUS WHAT THE VIOLATIONS ARE? WELL, THIS, THE BATHROOM HERE WAS, UH, THE PAINT WAS SO THICK ON THE WALLS. I, I TRIED SCRAPING IT ALL OFF AND FIXING THE HOLES AND I DIDN'T TOUCH ANY ELECTRICAL THERE EXCEPT FOR TAKING DOWN THE HEAT BOX. UH, BUT ONCE I, ONCE I TOOK THE PAINT OFF, I REALIZED IT WASN'T EVEN THE RIGHT DRYWALL THAT WAS UP THERE TO, UH, PUT TILE AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO I KIND OF STOPPED RIGHT THERE. ONCE, ONCE THEY CAME IN WITH THE, UH, DART WARRANT. THAT'S THE BACK PATIO FROM THE INSIDE. IT'S THE ONLY EXIT ON THE OTHER SIDE. THAT'S THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. MADAM, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY. WELL, SIR, WE ALREADY SAW PICTURES OF THIS. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE VERSUS WHAT WAS VIOLATED? WELL, I WAS TOLD, UM, THERE'S GRASS VIOLATIONS. THERE WAS CARS. THERE WAS CARS. I HAD A CAR SITTING IN THE FRONT THAT WAS COVERED FOR A LONG TIME. UM, BUT THE COVER TORE OFF OF IT. AND, AND ONE OF THOSE STORMS, SO THAT'S PUT IN THE GARAGE NOW. WASN'T ABLE TO GET IN THE GARAGE. MY ROOMMATE SIZED EVERYTHING, BUT HE HAD 11 CARS WHEN THE STORE STARTED, THERE WAS 11 CARS PARKED OUTSIDE. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS TIME. MR. ZUNIGA? YES, SIR. SIR, YES MA'AM. YES, SIR. UH, YOU HAVE, SHE ROCKED BEFORE YOU HAD THE WIRING INSPECTED IT? UM, I HAD SHEET ROCKED 'CAUSE THERE WAS SO MANY HOLES IN THE WALLS FROM THE KIDS THAT IT WAS JUST MORE FEASIBLE TO PULL THE WHOLE PIECE OFF AND PUT A PIECE BACK UP. AND, AND NOW YOU'RE WORKING ON THE WIRING? UH, I DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH, WE DIDN'T TOUCH THE WIRING. IT'S, IT'S, UH, BUT YOU ARE GOING, GOING TO TOUCH IT. WELL, LIKE YOU SAID, ONCE, ONCE I DID FIX IT, I DID SOME MORE PICTURES. BUT MY QUESTION IS, UH, YOU'VE DONE THE SHEET ROCKING BEFORE YOU A FEW PIECES. A FEW PIECES, YES. OKAY. NOW SEE WHY YOU NEED, YOU NEED A PERMIT. REALLY? YEAH. UH, BECAUSE YOU DO, YOU DO THE WIRING BEFORE THE SHEET ROCK IS MY UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU. WELL, I UNDERSTAND, BUT IT'S WHEN I PULLED THE SHEET ROCK OFF IS WHEN WE REALIZED THERE WAS A LOT WRONG. OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU STOPPED. OKAY. OKAY. LET'S MAKE SURE EVERYBODY ELSE HAS. SO, KAYLA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ACTUALLY, UM, YOU DO REALIZE THAT ALL OF THIS WORK HAS TO BE DONE BY A LICENSE? YES, MA'AM. PROFESSIONAL, I KNOW THAT THEY COULD BE DONE BY YOU. I KNOW THAT NOW. I DIDN'T AT THE TIME. YOU KNOW, I TAUGHT YOU ON THE HOUSE. YOU COULD FIX IT UP YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I KNEW WHEN IT CAME TO WIRING AND STUFF THAT I, WE NEEDED A PROFESSIONAL, BUT, WELL, IT'S NOT JUST THE ELECTRICAL, I MEAN, THERE'S SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE, AND YOU NEED AN ACTUAL ROOFER TO DO THAT. I KNOW. OKAY. THEY TOLD ME THE, THE, EVEN THE, UH, CITY ATTORNEY TOLD ME ONCE IF EVERYTHING, UH, IF I GET EVERYTHING CAUGHT UP AND ALL THAT STUFF, THAT THERE'S PROGRAMS THAT'LL HELP WITH ALL KINDS OF STUFF, BUT THAT'S RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS OF MR. DEAN QUESTIONS? SIR? I'M LOOKING AT YOUR PICTURES, BUT I'M LOOKING AT OUR PICTURES ALSO, AND I, I DON'T SEE ANY CHANGE [00:35:01] THAT LOOKS THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A, A DINING ROOM OR SOMETHING. JUST NARRATE THE PHOTO. JUST WHAT THE PHOTO, WHAT ROOM IS COMPARED. THAT'S THE, UH, KITCHEN LIVING AREA WHERE THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS ALL CONGESTED. AND IT'S THE KITCHEN, IT IS A SEATING AREA. THE ONE CHAIR IS FOR MY DOG. OTHERWISE HE TAKES UP SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHAIR THAT'S TO THE FRONT. IT'S ALL CLUTTERED. HE SAID FULL OF FURNITURE. WE DON'T SEE ANY PICTURES OF THIS GARAGE AREA AND THE BACKYARD. YOU DID NOT TAKE ANY PICTURES OF THAT? NO. THE BACKYARD IS NOT TOTALLY CLEANED UP. ENC CLOSED PORCH. THE ENCLOSED PORCH. I THINK THAT WAS BEFORE THEY CLEANED IT. ONE MORE TIME. WHAT ROOM IS THAT? I'M SORRY. WHAT ROOM IS THAT? THAT'S THE BACK PORCH THAT'S ENCLOSED. SO WHAT DID YOU DO? JUST TAKE ALL THE STUFF AND JUST, OH, YOU ACTUALLY COULDN'T GET TO THE BACK DOOR. . IT WAS A LOT OF STUFF IN THERE, BUT THERE'S JUST THROWN, BUT THAT'S WHERE I HAD DOORS AND SHEET ROCK AND MATERIALS SINK AND STUFF TO GO INTO THE HOUSE. THAT, BUT IT'S JUST ALL PILED UP, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE CORNER, ALL THE, THE, THE JUNK OR STUFF THAT'S IN THERE, IT'S JUST PILED UP IN THE CORNER. IT'S, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S REALLY NOT JUST PILED UP IN THE CORNER. IT'S ORGANIZED NOW. IT'S ORGANIZED. OKAY, SIR, YOU'RE STARTING TO, TO FIX IT, YOU SAY, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO FIX ALL THOSE VIOLATIONS? I MEAN, ONCE I'M WORKING AND EVERYTHING. I MEAN, THE THREE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. NO, RIGHT NOW YOU GOT THE VIOLATIONS THAT WE, WE CAN'T WAIT TILL THEY START WORKING. TWO MONTHS. OKAY. IN TWO MONTHS, YOU'LL BE READY. SHOULD BE. AND, UH, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE COURT OFFICER IS ASKING FOR YOU TO VACATE THE HOUSE? I MEAN, HE, NO. YES, HE DID. YES. VACATE. YEAH, HE GOTTA VACATE IT. I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON AS LITTLE MONEY AS POSSIBLE. I MEAN, THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW VACATING, IT'S GONNA BE JUST EVEN HARDER. UH, WELL, I MEAN THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THE CITY'S ASKING BECAUSE OF WHAT THE EXPERTS AT IT AND, YOU KNOW, CONDITIONS. SO IT, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, VOTES ON. OKAY. UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU. HOW MANY FOLKS ARE STAYING IN THE HOUSE NOW? JUST, UH, JUST YOU AND, AND YOUR FATHER? ME AND MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. YOU AND YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW. THAT WAS IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION IN COMPARISON TO, UM, WHEN YOU TOOK THOSE PICTURES TO, WHEN MR. RUSSELL TOOK HIS PICTURES. SO WE HAVE OCTOBER 4TH, WHEN THOSE LAST PICTURES WERE TAKEN, THOSE WERE ALL TAKEN THIS MORNING. WELL, OKAY. SO YOU TOOK YOUR PICTURES THIS MORNING. OKAY. SO YOU'RE SAYING, SO FROM THE LAST TIME HE TOOK PICTURES ON OCTOBER 4TH, YOU'VE MADE THIS MUCH PROGRESS SINCE MARCH 15TH. WE'VE BEEN MAKING PROGRESS. IT'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS. I HAD A ROOMMATE THAT HAD SO MUCH STUFF THAT IT LOOKED HORRIBLE. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. HE'S NO LONGER A ROOMMATE, SO THANK YOU. SO AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OF MR. D? GO AHEAD, KAYLA. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THE BACKYARD? NOT RIGHT NOW. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY [00:40:01] ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR EITHER THE CODE OFFICER, MR. GEORGE OR MR. DEAN? OFFICER MR. RUSSELL, UH, CAN YOU PLEASE APPROACH, I HAVE A QUESTION. FROM THE TIME THAT YOU ORIGINALLY TOOK THESE PICTURES TO NOW AND LOOKING AT HIS PICTURES, HAVE YOU SEEN THAT PROGRESS? THERE'S PROGRESS IN THE WALKWAYS TO THE DOORS, BUT IN MAKING THOSE WALKWAYS PASSABLE, THEY'VE THEN BLOCKED ALL THE WINDOWS. UH, FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IN HIS PICTURES, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER CONSTRUCTION, UH, OR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO IS ANYONE PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION? ANYONE PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION? MS. CHAIR, THIS IS LEGAL. MM-HMM. , I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR MR. DUB. BANKETT. I, I APOLOGIZE IF I'M PRONOUNCING THAT WRONG, DEAN. YES. LEGAL HAS A QUESTION FOR HIM, SIR. AND I APOLOGIZE. COULD YOU PRONOUNCE, PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME FOR ME SO I COULD MR. DE BOIC. MR. DE BOIC. UM, IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WERE A FEW PICTURES THAT YOU HAD TAKEN. UM, IT ALSO LOOKED LIKE THERE WERE A FEW PICTURES THAT WERE BEING SENT TO YOU AT THE TIME THAT YOU WERE SHOWING PICTURES, BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME PICTURES THAT I HAD TO APPROVE, AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL PICTURES THAT YOU RECEIVED THAT I HAD TO APPROVE. IS THERE ANYBODY AT THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW THAT CAN TAKE PICTURES? YES. COULD YOU ASK THEM TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A PICTURE OF THE BACKYARD? PLEASE. GO AHEAD. MR. ANDES. COUNSEL, THIS IS FRED ANDES. UH, AT THE SAME TIME, CAN THEY ALSO GET A PICTURE OF THE GARAGE? THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED TOO. YES. I, I, I THINK, UM, WHAT WE'RE FINDING OUT IS THERE'S SOMEBODY AT THE HOUSE RIGHT. SUPPLYING HIM PICTURES. SO IF THE BOARD, IF THERE'S ANY PICTURES THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE THAT, THINKS THAT, THAT COULD HELP THEM MAKE A DETERMINATION, UM, I, I WOULD URGE YOU TO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR THOSE PICTURES. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE THE GARAGE ALSO, SIR, AND I, I ALREADY ASKED FOR IT BEFORE. OKAY. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME, SIR, WHO IS THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY? MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. HE'S A DISABLED VET. IT'S REALLY HARD FOR HIM TO DO IT HIMSELF. I'M SORRY. HE'S A DISABLED VET. IT'S REALLY HARD FOR HIM TO KEEP UP WITH IT HIMSELF. SO I'M THERE HELPING HIM. LET ME, LET ME ASK YOU ONE MORE QUESTION. UH, AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FOR ANOTHER CASE, ARE ANY OF THESE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOUSE? NO. NOBODY. JUST, JUST ME AND MY UNCLE. I AM, [00:45:21] HELLO. ARE YOU STILL AT THE HOUSE? YEAH, I WAS FIXING TO WALK OUT, READ WHAT I SENT YOU, PLEASE. HUH? READ WHAT I SENT YOU, PLEASE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THIS IS, THIS IS FRED ANDIS. UM, THIS I'M ASSUMING IS YOUR GARAGE. YES, SIR. IS THIS THE CAR YOU HAD OUTSIDE ON THE GRASS? IT WASN'T, WELL, I GUESS IT WASN'T THE GRASS, BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT WAS UNDER THE TARP. NOW HAVE YOU GOT TO THE GARAGE YET TO CLEAR IT? YEAH, WE CLEANED MOST OF IT TO PUT THE TRUCK INSIDE. AND THAT'S CLEAN IF YOU ASK ANYBODY THAT WASN'T THAT, UH, THAT WAS THERE. YEAH, YOU COULDN'T SEE, YOU COULDN'T GET TO THE GARAGE STORE HARDLY. OKAY, THANK YOU. WE WANTED TO SEE A PICTURE OF THE BACKYARD, SIR. I'M READY. AND THE, AND THE, THE COVERED GARAGE OR WHATEVER IT IS, UH, THE COVERED YARD OR A COVERED WITH PATIO OR SOMETHING. MR. DEAN, THIS IS LEGAL AND I I THANK YOU FOR SENDING THOSE PICTURES. YES, SIR. DID YOU, BUT BLUNTLY, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT THOSE ARE NOT THE ONLY PICTURES OF YOUR BACKYARD. DO YOU THINK THEY CAN TAKE MORE OF A PANORAMIC PICTURE OF IT? BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S THE EXACT SAME PHOTO, UM, THAT WAS SHOWN EARLIER. WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS A BIG PICTURE OF THE BACKYARD. AND IF THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED, SAME PICTURE AS WHAT THAT EARLIER, I'D LIKE FOR YOU, IF POSSIBLE TO TAKE A, A, A MORE COMPLETE PHOTO OF THE BACKYARD. SIR, CAN WE INCLUDE THE BACK OF THE HOUSE IN THAT, PLEASE? [00:50:32] IN THE GARAGE, THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE PIGS FOR THE BACKYARD. THAT'S JUST THE SAME PICTURE WE SAW. YES, MA'AM. THEY'RE JUST SENT THOSE, BUT I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE OTHER PAGE. COME ON. GO AHEAD MR. ZUNIGA. DO WE HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE PRESENTED BY MAKE A DECISION? WELL, UM, I WOULD DEFER TO YOUR BOARD MEMBERS AND ASK THEM IF I SAID I WOULD DEFER TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AND ASK THEM IF THEY FEEL THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION. SO ASK YOUR QUESTION TO THE BOARD MEMBERS. GO AHEAD. MADAME CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDERSON. I DO BELIEVE WE'RE STILL WAITING AS COUNSEL ASKED FOR THE BACKYARD PICTURES, SO WE'RE STILL WAITING ON SOME PICTURES. RIGHT. MR. Z NIGO WAS ASKING IF HE FELT THAT ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS FELT THAT WE HAD SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE SO YOU CAN WEIGH IN OR NOT, BUT YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING RIGHT NOW. THERE IS, COUNSEL HAS ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL PICTURES. I COUNSEL HAS ASKED. RIGHT. HOWEVER, I HAVE NO PROBLEM. MY CONCERN WAS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BOARD WAS GETTING ALL THE RIGHT FAIR AND ACCURATE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE QUESTIONS THEY WERE ASKED. WHAT I DO NOT LIKE IS FOR SOMEBODY TO COME AND MAKE A CLAIM. THIS IS DONE, BUT THERE'S NO, UM, PRODUCTION OF IT. IF MR. IF MR. DEAN WOULD LIKE TO, UM, AMEND ANYTHING OR NEVERMIND. MR. DEAN, IS THAT YOUR LAST PICTURE? YES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE LAST PICTURE. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. SATISFIED. IT WASN'T HIS TO HIS SATISFACTION, HE WAS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD ENOUGH. [00:55:01] SO ONCE AGAIN, DO I'M ASKING THE BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU NOW FEEL THAT YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MOTION? YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU MR. ZIKA FOR THE QUESTION. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO YOU HAVE THE, OKAY, GO AHEAD, MS. BROWN. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UM, 79, I'M SORRY, 97 19 GOLD DUST DRIVE IS, UM, WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING HERE IS IS IN VIOLATION OF, OF, UH, OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AND, UM, SECTIONS 3 0 3 0 4. YEAH. 3 0 4, 3 0 4 0.230 4.630 4.960 4.370 2.1, AND 3 0 5 0.3. AND BECAUSE WE HAVE MINIMAL INPUT, UH, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU VACATE THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY AND CLEAN THE PROPERTY UP, SIR, BECAUSE THIS IS A DARK CASE AND WE HAVE HAD, UH, WE'VE HAD DRUG ARRESTS THERE, PROSTITUTION AND, UH, AND I, SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT VACATE THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY, CLEAN IMMEDIATELY, YES. IMMEDIATELY. AND, UH, CLEAN THE PROPERTY UP TO THE CO CODE OFFICER SATISFACTION. AND WE WOULD EXPECT A 30 DAY, UH, WE REPORT EVERY 30 DAY REPORT, AND I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO DO IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. UH, THANK YOU MS. BROWN. ONE, ONE MOMENT. LET ME GET THE MOTION. SO FOR 9 7 1 9 GOLD DUST DRIVE, WE HAVE A 60 DAY REPAIR ORDER FOR 3 0 4 0.2. PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, 3 0 4 0.6. EXTERIOR WALLS, 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS 6 0 4 0.3. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAZARDS, 7 0 2 0.1 GENERAL EGRESS AND 3 0 5 0.3 INTERIOR SURFACES DUE TO THE SHOOTINGS IN THE AREA. UM, AND SEVERAL THINGS THAT THE CODE OFFICERS AND THE SAFE OFFICER DISCUSSED HERE AT THE HEARING. AND ALSO A IMMEDIATE VACATE AND CLEANING OF THE PROPERTY. AND A 30 DAY PROGRESS REPORT TO THE CODE OFFICER. DO I HAVE A SECOND? UH, THIS IS ROBERT TOP. CAN I DO A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AFTER THE SECOND, AFTER THE SECOND MADAM CHAIR? ONCE AGAIN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO I HAVE A SECOND MADAM CHAIR? I SECOND IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ANDY? YEAH, YOU CAN DO YOUR AMENDMENT. ALL RIGHT. UH, FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, . ALL. OKAY, MR. ZINA, GO AHEAD. OKAY. EITHER FRIENDLY AMENDMENT HERE THAT, UH, THE COURT OFFICER REPORT TO US OR TO SUPERVISOR MONDAY REGARDING THE IMMEDIATE VACATE OF THE PROPERTY. THANK YOU. MS. BROWN HERE IN THE, UH, FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. DO YOU ACCEPT, DID YOU SAY, UH, AN IMMEDIATE VACATE? YES. OKAY. I THINK I PUT THAT IN THE ORDER FOR AN IMMEDIATE VACATE. UM, BUT YOU WANT THE OFFICER TO REPORT BACK TO US, HUH? YOU WANT THE, YOU WANT THE OFFICER TO REPORT BACK TO US ABOUT THE VACATE ON MONDAY? TO REPORT TO REPORT, UM, LEGAL. CAN WE DO THAT? YOU MAY. YEAH. THE, THE, THE ONE PROBLEM THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IS THAT, THAT THEY HA THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPEAL ANY DECISION THAT THIS BOARD MAKES IN FILING IT WITH DISTRICT COURT. SO, UM, WHILE IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN HAVE CODE COME IN AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, BUT THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL IT. UH, YEAH. I, I WITHDRAW MY, MY MOTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, MR. TAPIA, YOU HAD A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. I STAND CORRECTED. I WAS GONNA INCLUDE THE, UH, INCLUDE THE, UH, TWO, UH, DISCONNECT UTILITIES SHE DIDN'T PUT IN. YES. SO I'D LIKE TO DO THAT IF I, IF IT HASN'T PUT, BEEN PUT IN AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO DISCONNECT UTILITIES. [01:00:01] MS. BROWN, HEARING THAT, DO YOU ACCEPT, DO WHAT? DISCONNECT UTILITIES. OH, DISCONNECT UTILITIES. MM-HMM. . UH, ALSO A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FROM FRED ANDREWS. HOLD, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. I DON'T KNOW HER ADDRESS. DISCONNECT THE UTILITIES, UM, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE VACATED AND THEY'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON THEM SUPPOSEDLY. SO I DON'T, CAN WE DISCONNECT THE UTILITY, SIR? UH, CO I MEAN, UH, LEGAL, JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR, CODE THAT WASN'T ASKED FOR, WAS IT? IT WAS, YES. OKAY. UH, HE ASKED FOR PERMITS, UTILITY AND SECURITY AS WELL. AND THAT WASN'T ADDED, UH, PUT IN THE ORDER. THAT'S WHAT CODE ASKED FOR EARLIER. MY, MY ASSUMPTION IS ASKING FOR, UH, THE AFFECTED UTILITIES TO BE DISCONNECTED UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. WOULD THAT BE CORRECT? CODE DALE? YES. SO I, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. UM, JUST DISCONNECTING THE UTILITIES, I WOULD SAY NO. ASKING FOR THE, THE AFFECTED UTILITIES TO BE DISCONNECTED UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THIS BOARD CAN, CAN LOOK INTO. I'LL TAKE THAT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO DISCONNECT THE UTILITIES UNTIL, UM, I GUESS COKE CAN INSPECT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. ANDERS, YOU HAD SOME, THIS IS FRED AN ALSO, IT WASN'T MENTIONED IN THE ORDER PERMITS OR SECURITY. WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTED AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? SECURITY AND, AND PERMITS? 'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T ALL ASK FOR PERMITS. YES. I, I'LL ACCEPT THAT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO MR. ZINGA. OKAY. SECOND CALL FOR THE QUESTION. THE VOTE. HOLD ON. I, I NEED TO GET THIS ORDER OUT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE HAD SEVERAL FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS. LET'S CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THIS. SO WE HAVE A 60 DAY REPAIR ORDER FOR 9 7 1 9 GOLD DUST DRIVE FOR THE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 CODE VIOLATIONS AND AN IMMEDIATE VACATE TO REPORT, UM, PROVIDE A PROGRESS REPORT EVERY 30 DAYS, THE AFFECTED UTILITIES TO BE DISCONNECTED UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE, THAT PERMITS ARE PULLED AND THAT SECURITY IS PROVIDED AROUND THE PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. MR. SOLI HAD SECONDED IT. NO, NO, MR. ANDIS. MR. ANDIS HAS ALREADY SECONDED IT. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? LENCIA HAYES. AYE. FREDERICK ANDIS? AYE. KAYLA MIRANDA. AYE. JOELLE SOLIS? AYE. MS. BROWN? AYE. ROBERT THIA? AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. DEAN AND MR. GEORGE, CAN YOU PLEASE GET WITH MR. DALE RUSSELL AND HE WILL LET YOU KNOW FURTHER STEPS. CAN WE GET THE NEXT CASE, PLEASE? 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 STRUCTURES BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 7 8 5 1, NO BLOCK NUMBER, LOT EAST 61.6 FEET OF TWO 90, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS DE MARTINEZ WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 1. THE OWNER, DEBRA MARTINEZ, IS HERE TO SPEAK TODAY. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JULY 26TH, 2021. 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HIS HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD WAS CONDUCTED ON MAY 26TH, 2021. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MAY 28TH, 2021, [01:05:02] AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNDELIVERABLE ON JUNE 4TH, 2021. ANOTHER NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE NEW OWNER ACCORDING TO BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL ON JULY 7TH, 2022. AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS, WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON JULY 25TH, 2022 ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO DEBORAH MARTINEZ AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2022. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2022 TO OBTAIN PHOTOS TO BE PRESENTED TODAY, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEERS REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE. THE ROOF SYSTEM DOES HAVE A SAG IN THE MIDDLE. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THE VINYL PLANK SIDING IS MISSING IN AREAS. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS AT ONE POINT WOOD PLANK SIDING, THEN TRANSIT SIDING, AND THEN THE ADDITION OF THE VINYL PLANK SIDING. HERE IS A CEMENT POST SHOWING SIGNS THAT THE FOUNDATION WAS STARTED TO BE REPAIRED WITHOUT ANY PERMITS OBTAINED. AND THE SEAL BEAM IS STARTING TO TWIST. THIS IS, UM, ALSO THE RIGHT ELEVATION, BUT IT'S FROM THE BACK VIEW SHOWING THAT THE FOUNDATION IS SITTING ON WOODEN BLOCKS OR BRICKS, ANYTHING BASICALLY TO KEEP IT FROM SITTING ON THE GROUND. HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW THE WOODEN BLOCKS THAT THE FOUNDATION IS SITTING ON. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, AGAIN, UH, WOOD PLANK OR THE VINYL PLANK SIDING IS DETACHING IN SOME AREAS AND THE FOUNDATION IS SITTING ON, UM, WOODEN BLOCKS. HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW THE FOUNDATION SITTING ON THE WOODEN BLOCKS. ANOTHER VIEW OF THE REAR PORTION WHERE THE FOUNDATION IS SITTING ON WOODEN BLOCKS. SO THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. AGAIN, THE FOUNDATION IS SITTING ON WOODEN BLOCKS AND VINYL PLANK SIDING IS MISSING IN SOME AREAS. THIS IS THE ATTACHED CARPORT. UM, IT ALSO DOES HAVE LARGE HOLES AND THE DECKING HAS WATER DAMAGE CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW THE WATER DAMAGE AND THE LARGE HOLES IN THE ROOF SYSTEM OF THE CARPORT. SO THIS IS GOING INTO THE FRONT DOOR. THERE ARE SIGNS OF VAGRANT. UM, THERE IS A PILE WHERE YOU CAN SEE ASHES, WHERE FIRES HAVE BEEN STARTED, AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS. THE FLOOR IS UNLEVEL. HERE'S ANOTHER ROOM. LARGE AMOUNT OF GRAFFITI, LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH. UM, THE FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING. ANOTHER ROOM, UH, THIS WOULD BE THE KITCHEN AREA. UM, THERE IS LIGHT COMING THROUGH THE WALL SYSTEM. THERE ARE, UH, IS ANIMAL FECES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STRUCTURE. AND AGAIN, THE FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING. THIS IS A BEDROOM AREA, UH, SHOWING SIGNS THAT THERE IS VAGRANT STAYING IN THE PROPERTY. AND LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR COVERING, UM, IS EITHER MISSING OR IT IS UNLEVEL. AND THIS IS THE BATHROOM AREA. THIS DOES SHOW THAT IT WAS NEWLY RENOVATED. AND AGAIN, THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR ANY RENOVATIONS. THIS IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THE WOOD PLANK SIDING IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION AND THE STRUCTURE IS LEANING. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. AGAIN, WOOD PLANK SIDING IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION. I'M SORRY, THAT WAS THE LEFT ELEVATION. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. WOOD PLANK SIDING IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION. AND THE, UH, SHINGLES ROOF SYSTEM, UH, IS WOR, THIS IS A REAR ELEVATION AGAIN, SAME. UM, THE WOOD PLANK SIDING IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION GOING INSIDE. UM, THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS. UM, I WASN'T ABLE TO GO INSIDE AND THERE IS, UH, SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH. OKAY, SO 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD CONSISTS OF A MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE THAT CONSISTS OF A POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION, FINAL PLANK SIDING AND GABLE ROOF [01:10:01] SYSTEM. THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN STARTED TO BE REPAIRED WITHOUT PERMITS. CEDAR POST HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH CEMENT POSTS. THE ROOF SYSTEM HAS A SAG. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS A SINGLE STORY DETACHED GARAGE WITH SLAB FOUNDATION BY PLUGGING SIDING AND GABLE ROOF SYSTEM. THE SLAB FOUNDATION HAS CRACKS. THE SIDING LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION AND ROOF COVER IS WORN. THE STRUCTURE IS LEADING TO THE RIGHT. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17 FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE IN SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 FOR THE ACCESSORY, 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 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 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF CODE OFFICER TOWN? I DO. UM, UH, I SEE HERE IN THE NOTES, UH, JUNE 14TH, IT SAYS, EMAILED NEW NOTICE OF VIOLATION. UH, THE, THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE INCORRECT OWNER. WAS THERE A REASON FOR THAT? THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WASN'T MAILED TO THE, AN INCORRECT OWNER. UM, THERE WAS NEW OWNERSHIP, SO I INHERITED THE CASE BACK IN APRIL OF 2022. AND THE OWNER HAD CHANGED SINCE THEN. SO I MADE SURE TO MAIL THE NEW NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE CORRECT OWNER CURRENTLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. UM, WELL, I THINK, LEMME DOUBLE CHECK. DID MR. ZUNIGA, DID MR. ZUNIGA, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. GO AHEAD MS. SIES. YES, I UNDERSTAND YOU DID NOTE THAT THERE WERE VAGRANT STAYING IN, IN THE FACILITY. I'M WONDERING WHY YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR ASKING FOR THE, THE, THE, THE HOUSE TO BE SECURED. UM, SO AS FAR AS THE HOUSE BEING SECURED, THE OWNER IS UNDER NOTICE TO DO THAT. SHE IS UNDER ANNUAL NOTICE. SHE HAS ALREADY, UH, BEEN GIVEN NOTICE, UM, POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND MAILED TO HER. SO THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER ANNUAL NOTICE. SO THAT'S WHY MR. ANDES, MR. ANDES, MR. TAPIA? NOPE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. CAN I PLEASE GET, UM, MS. DEBRA MARTINEZ TO PLEASE APPROACH? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. COULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? DEBORAH MARTINEZ. 5 6 1 5 SUMMER GOLD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 2. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE PROCEED? UM, YES. SINCE 2019, I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS PROPERTY, UM, UNDER MY NAME. I AM THE SOLE HEIR OF THIS PROPERTY AS MY MOM PASSED AWAY IN 2018. UM, MAY 7TH, 2018. UM, DUE TO COVID, IT HAS TAKEN ALL THIS TIME UP TO FEBRUARY, 2021 TO ACTUALLY HAVE THIS PROPERTY PLACED UNDER MY NAME. SINCE THEN, UM, AND DURING THIS WHOLE TIME, I HAVE BEEN DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY AS TO THE YARD, KEEPING IT COVERED WITH BOARDS PERIODICALLY GOING IN AND CHECKING TO SEE WHAT THE CONDITION OF THE HOME IS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY BEEN VAS GOING IN AND OUT. AND WHENEVER THERE WAS NOTICES, WHATEVER THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR TO BE DONE, I WOULD DO THEM PAYING PROPERTY TAXES, KEEPING UP WITH IT, AND SO FORTH. UM, IT WASN'T UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2020 I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PROPERTY FINALLY WAS PUT INTO MY NAME. SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SELL THE PROPERTY WITH THAT. UM, I HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH CHALLENGES UNDER THE TITLE COMPANY. I, LIKE I SAID, I AM THE SOLE HEIR, [01:15:01] BUT DUE TO HAVING SIBLINGS THAT HAVE PASSED, THERE'S A POSSIBLE LEGAL SITUATION WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO INDICATE THAT DUE TO MY SIBLINGS PASSING, THAT THEIR HEIRSHIPS FALL BACK TO MY FATHER WHO IS NOW DECEASED. WELL, I AM CURRENTLY THE EXECUTOR TO HIS WILL. AND AS OF THIS MORNING, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE DEEDED THAT I HAVE BEING ABLE TO DO AS THE EXECUTOR TO MY DAD'S PROPERTY, WHICH I DON'T FIND HOW HE'S RELATED TO 3 74 WEST MAYFIELD, IS NOT NEEDED. SO I HAD A CONVERSATION THIS MORNING WITH THE TITLE COMPANY, AN AGGRESSIVE CONVERSATION WITH THEM AS TO WHY ARE THEY HOLDING ME UP? BECAUSE TODAY I COULD SELL THIS PROPERTY FOR CASH TO GET RID OF IT, AND YET I CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT WITH THIS SPECIFIC TITLE COMPANY. UM, AS FOR THE CONDITIONS OF IT, PRIOR TO ME BEING INVOLVED WITH THE PROPERTY, MY MOTHER HAD THE PROPERTY, ANYTHING THAT HAD BEEN DONE PRIOR, LIKE THE, THE STABILITY, THE INTERIOR WORK THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DONE, I WAS NOT PRIVY TO THAT. UM, IF MY MOM DID ANYTHING TO THAT TO HAVE IT MAINTAINED, I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT. UM, SO I CAN'T SPEAK ON THOSE BEHALFS. THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN SPEAK OF IS TO WHAT I CAME INTO AFTER THE FACT SHE HAD PASSED. SO THIS IS WHERE I'M AT, WHERE I'M TRYING TO GET RID OF THIS PROPERTY, I UNDERSTAND WHERE IT'S AT. UM, I HAVE PICTURES. I HAD MY HUSBAND GO JUST RIGHT NOW TO GO AND TAKE PICTURES OF THE YARD. WE HAD IT DONE YESTERDAY. UM, AS FOR ANY MEANS OF TRYING TO BRING IT UP TO CODE, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO. THIS HOUSE IS NOT WORKABLE. IT, IT, IT'S, IT'S BEYOND REPAIR. SO I CAN'T COME OVER HERE AND TRY TO SAY I NEED RESOURCES. 'CAUSE THERE'S NO RESOURCES THAT I DON'T THINK THAT CAN HELP IT. UM, BUT I'M ASKING FOR, FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE SENSE OF TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE WITH THIS TITLE TO BE ABLE TO SELL IT. UM, THAT'S WHAT I'M APPEALING FOR TRYING, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WANTING TO BUY IT ARE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. AND IT'S NOT JUST ONE PERSON. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE TRYING TO BUY THIS. UM, AND I'M JUST HERE TRYING TO SEE WHAT HELP I CAN GET. SO DO YOU ALL ONE MORE. ALL THANK YOU. SO IS THAT IT? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY CASE. ALL RIGHT. ONE AT THE TOP. SO DO MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDIS. YES, MA'AM. YOUR INTENTION IS TO SELL THE PROPERTY, AND YOU JUST STATED THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY INTENT TO DO ANY WORK ON THE HOUSE. I MEAN, I, I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT. OKAY. SO YOUR INTENT IS TO SELL THE PROPERTY. THAT'S IT. I WOULD LIKE TO MR. ZINGA, MA'AM. OKAY. THE TITLE COMPANY HAS A CLOUD ON THE TITLE. SO YOU SAY, UH, WOULD YOU WANT AN, AN EXTENSION FOR 30 DAYS? SO YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND, UH, CLEAR, CLEAR THAT WITH A TI WHAT DID THE TITLE COMPANY TELL YOU UP TO NOW? I MEAN, I HAVE AN EMAIL FROM THEM AS OF THIS MORNING, MS. CHAIR. THIS IS LEGAL. I, I, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING BACK TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTY, THE DETERMINATION ON IF THIS IS A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE, AND IF SO, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD IN REGARDS TO, UM, SELLING IT AND GIVING HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THE PROPERTY THAT IS NOT IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD. THIS BOARD NEEDS TO DETERMINE IF THIS PROPERTY IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, AND IF SO, HOW WILL IT BE ADDRESSED. IF IT'S NOT, THEN MOVE FORWARD, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET INTO, YOU KNOW, TITLE CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO, UM, UM, AND, AND IN LIEU OF TAKING CARE OF HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS STRUCTURE. THANK YOU. OKAY, GO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MS. MARTINEZ? YOU DON'T MIND? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, KAYLA? NO. ALL THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH, YOU DID? NO, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CODE OFFICER. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. MS. MARTINEZ. CAN CODE OFFICER TOWN [01:20:02] IS THERE, IS THERE, UH, UTILITIES TO THIS PROPERTY? NO. THERE'S, THERE'S NO ACTIVE, THERE'S NO ACTIVE UTILITIES. AND, UH, DURING YOUR INSPECTIONS, HAVE YOU FOUND PEOPLE LIVING IN THE PROPERTY? AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTIONS, NOBODY'S THERE, BUT THERE'S OBVIOUS SIGNS, UM, WITH THE FIRE PIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIVING ROOM, THE BED CLOTHES, THINGS LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE LIST FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP? DID ANYONE ELSE SHOW UP FOR THIS PROPERTY? OKAY, GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION? YES, THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA. OKAY, GO AHEAD, MR. TAPIA. THIS IS FOR THE, UH, DEMOLITION OF A MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. I MOVE THAT THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AT 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD, SAN ANTONIO, 7 8 2 2 1 IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17. AND FOR THE, UM, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, AND 15, AND THAT, UH, BOTH STRUCTURES ARE BEYOND FEASIBILITY OF REPAIR AND ORDER THAT BOTH THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS AND, UH, SECURED. THANK YOU MR. TAPIA. SO WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO FOR BOTH A MAIN AND AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE FOR 3 7 4 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1, 2 8 11 12 15, 17. AND FOR THE ACCESSORY, 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND THAT THE PROPERTY BE SECURED. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. UH, THIS IS FRED ANIS. I SECOND IT. THANK YOU MR. ANDIS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? LENCIA HAYES. AYE. FREDERICK ANDIS? AYE. HAY MIRANDA? AYE. JOELLE SOLI? AYE. MS. BROWN? AYE. ROBERT THIA? AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA? YES. MOTION PASSES WITH A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO. OKAY, THANK YOU. CAN WE PLEASE GET THE, UM, NEXT ITEM ON THE LIST PLEASE? BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER? LADIES? UH, COULD WE GET THAT SOMETHING, BUT THIS AIR CONDITIONING HERE, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S TURNING OFF AND IT'S COLD. . ALRIGHT, SO WE ARE CURRENT. OH, UH, MS. DEBORAH, CAN YOU GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER? SHE'LL TELL YOU FURTHER STEPS. I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT WE'RE LOOKING AT 1 4 0 3 WEST HARDING BOULEVARD. CAN WE GET THE CODE OFFICER? YEAH, GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. BOARD FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS DALE RUSSELL, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM. THE PROPERTY I'M PRESENTING BEFORE YOU TODAY IS 1403 WEST HARDING, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 1. LEGAL DESCRIPTION BEING N C B 9 3 4 8 BLOCK 13 LOT S 169 FEET OF EAST 62.5 FEET OF FOUR, LOCATED IN COUNCIL. DISTRICT THREE. OWNER OF RECORD IS HAROLD BROOKS. THE PROPERTY IS NOT LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND IS CURRENTLY OWNER OCCUPIED. THE 11 SECTIONS OF CO PROP, THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE VIOLATED ARE 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOORS AND DOOR WINDOW FRAMES, CORNICES PORCHES, TRIM BALCONIES, AND DECKS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION. EXTERIOR WOOD SURFACE OTHER THAN DAY DECAY RESISTED WOODS SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM ELEMENTS [01:25:01] AND DECAY BY PAINTING OR OTHER PROTECTIVE COVER COVERING OR TREATMENT, ALL SIDING AND MASONRY JOINTS, AS WELL AS THOSE BETWEEN THE BUILDING ENVELOPE AND THE PERIMETER OF THE WINDOWS DOOR. SKYLIGHTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED, WEATHER RESISTANT AND WATERTIGHT. ALL METAL SURFACES SUBJECT TO RUST OR CORROSION SHALL BE COATED TO INHIBIT SUCH RUST, CORROSION, AND ALL SURFACES WITH RUST OR CORROSION SHALL BE STABILIZED AND COATED TO INHIBIT FUTURE RUST AND CORROSION. OXIDATION STAINS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM EXTERIOR SURFACES. SURFACES DESIGNED FOR STABILIZATION BY OXIDATION ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT. 3 0 4 0.6. EXTERIOR WALLS. ALL EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL BE FREE FROM HOLES, BREAKS AND LOOSE OR ROTTED MATERIALS AND MAINTAINED WEATHERPROOF AND PROPERLY SURFACE COATED WERE REQUIRED TO PREVENT DETERIORATION. THREE OR 4.4 STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. ALL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE FROM DETERIORATION AND SHALL BE CAPABLE OF SAFELY SUPPORTING THE IMPOSED LIVE, UH, DEAD END. LIVE LOADS, 3 0 4 0.7. ROOF AND DRAINAGE. ROOF AND FLASHING SHALL BE SOUND TIGHT AND NOT HAVE DEFECTS THAT EMIT RAIN. ROOF DRAINAGE SHALL BE ADEQUATE TO PREVENT DAMPNESS OR DETERIORATION IN THE WALLS OR INTERIOR PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE. ROOF DRAINS, GUTTERS DOWN PORTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND FREE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS. 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS. ALL OVERHANG EXTENSIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ES MARQUEES SIGNS, UH, METAL AWNINGS, FIRE ESCAPES, STAND PIPES AND EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPERLY ANCHORED SO AS TO BE KEPT IN GOOD IN SOUND CONDITION WHEN REQUIRED, ALL EXPOSED SURFACES OF METAL OR WOOD SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AGAINST DECAY OR RUST BY PERIODIC APPLICATION OF WEATHER COATING MATERIALS SUCH AS PAINT OR SIMILAR SURFACE TREATMENT, 3 0 5 0.3. INTERIOR SURFACES ON INTERIOR SURFACES, INCLUDING WINDOWS AND DOORS, SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR, CLEAN AND SANITARY CONDITION. LOOSE PLASTERED DECAY, WOOD, AND OTHER DEFECTIVE SURFACE SHALL BE CORRECTED. FIVE OH, UH, 3 0 5 0.4 STAIRS AND WALKING SURFACES EVERY STAIR RAMP, LANDING BALCONY, PORCH DECK, OR OTHER WALKING SURFACE SHALL BE MAINTAINED. SOUND AND GOOD REPAIR. 3 0 5 0.6 INTERIOR DOORS. EVERY INTERIOR DOOR SHALL FIT REASONABLE WELL WITHIN ITS FRAME AND SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BEING OPENED AND CLOSED AND, UH, BY BEING PROPERLY AND SECURELY ATTACHED TO JAMS, HEADERS, TRACKS AS INTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE. 3 0 3 0 8 0.1. ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH OR TRASH. ALL EXTERIOR PROPERTY PREMISE AND INTERIOR OF EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE FREE FROM ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH AND TRASH. 5 0 4 0.3 PLUMBING SYSTEM HAZARDS WHERE IT IS FOUND THAT A PLUMBING SYSTEM HAZARD AND A STRUCTURE CONSTITUTES A HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OR TO THE STRUCTURE BY RECENT OF INADEQUATE SERVICE, INADEQUATE VENTING, CROSS CONNECTION BACK SIHON INCH, IMPROPER INSTALLATION DETERIORATION OR DAMAGE, OR FOR SIMILAR REASONS, THE CODE OFFICIAL SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE DEFECTS BE CORRECTED TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARD. AND 7 0 2 0.1 GENERAL EGRESS. A SAFE AND CONTINUOUS AND UNOBSTRUCTED PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM ANY POINT IN THE BUILDING OF THE STRUCTURE TO THE PUBLIC WAY, MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE. THE PROPERTY INSPECTIONS ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2021, THE INITIAL DART INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. UH, VIOLATIONS WERE DOCUMENTED, AND WE DISCUSSED THE CONDITIONS WITH THE OWNERS, THE OWNER AND THE OWNER'S CHILDREN. OCTOBER 29TH, 2021, UH, THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED NOTICE TO VACATE, PUSHED, UH, POSTED AT THE LOCATION. APRIL 19TH, 2022. A RE-INSPECTION OF THE LOCATION. PROPERTY REMAINS OCCUPIED. VERY FEW REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. NOTICES OF VIOLATION WERE ISSUED AND MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER JUNE 16TH, UH, 2022 REINSPECTED. THE PROPERTY KITCHEN AREA HAS BEEN PAINTED BUT NO REPAIRS MADE. ALL CASES REMAIN IN VIOLATION. AUGUST 24TH, 2022, REINSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY WITH A C S LARGE NUMBER OF ANIMALS WERE LOCATED DURING THE INSPECTION. ALL VIOLATIONS REMAIN AT THE LOCATION. PROPERTY OWNER WAS INFORMED OF THESE CASES PROGRESSING TO B S B ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022. B S B. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. OCTOBER 5TH, 2022. REINSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY TOOK PHOTOS, MINOR REPAIR MADE, VESCIA BOARDS AND OTHER SMALL AREAS. ALL VIOLATIONS REMAIN. NO PERMIT HAS BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE REPAIRS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, THIS IS THE PROPERTY FROM THE STREET. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE OVERHANG [01:30:01] IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S THE WOOD DETERIORATION BOTH ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE OVERHANG, BUT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE AT THE, UH, CONNECTION. NEXT. THIS IS, UH, ON THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THIS, UM, PORCH WAS ENCLOSED AND EXTENDED. YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF THE ROOFING. UM, THE WOOD IS DETERIORATING AND YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE USING CORRUGATED TIN AS SIDING. NEXT, THIS IS THE REAR OF THAT. UH, THIS IS THE REAR OF THE PRO, UH, THE MAIN STRUCTURE. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE THAT BUILDING IN, IN THE RIGHT CENTER. THAT IS THE, UH, THE, UH, LOCATION OF THE WATER HEATER. AND IT HAS PIPING THAT LEADS INTO THE HOUSE. YOU CAN SEE THE BACK ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE WHERE IT HAS MISSING SIDING THAT'S BEEN, UM, CORRECTED WITH JUST BOARDS. AND THERE'S STILL HOLES AND GAPS IN BOTH THE SIDING, THE WALLS, AND UNDERNEATH THE FOUNDATION. NEXT PICTURE, PLEASE. THAT IS THE, UH, WATER HEATER, UH, STRUCTURE. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S AWAY FROM THE HOUSE AND THEY HAVE THE, UM, TRASH AND RUBBISH AROUND IT. AND, UH, THE SEE, THE, THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT WATER, UM, PLUMBING CONNECTIONS. SOME OF THEM OPERATE, SOME OF THEM DO NOT. NEXT, AND THAT IS FROM THE WATER HEATER TO THE HOUSE. YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE HOLES AND GAPS. YOU SEE THE, UH, CLEAN OUT IS OPEN AND THE, UH, THE WATER LINES PENETRATE INTO THE HOUSE THROUGH THE, THE BOARDS AND THE SIDING IS MISSING. NEXT, THAT IS A CLOSEUP OF THE CLEAN OUT. THAT IS OPEN. AND NEXT, THAT IS A STRUCTURE CONNECTED BY THE ROOF, IS THE BEDROOM OF, UH, THE OWNER. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THEY DIDN'T FINISH THE SIDING OF IT. AND YOU CAN SEE THE OVERHANG IN THE ROOF ARE DETERIORATED, DILAPIDATED. THE SIDING IS DILAPIDATED. NEXT. THIS IS INSIDE THAT STRUCTURE. UM, THE FLOORING AND THE, UH, YOU CAN SEE THEY'VE JUST PAINTED THE WALLS, BUT, UH, THE FLOORING IS VERY SOFT. NEXT, UM, THERE IS ACCUMULATION OF, UH, TRASH AND RUBBISH THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, UH, THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. NEXT, AND THIS IS THE, UH, THIS IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ADDITION THAT THE FATHER LIVES IN. THE STUFF ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE IS ALL BLOCKING EGRESS TO THE EXTERIOR FROM, FROM HIS PARTICULAR, UH, BEDROOM. AND YOU CAN SEE THE SIDING IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE WHERE THE ROOF IS DETERIORATED, OVERHANG IS DETERIORATED, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY DID MINOR REPAIRS TO THE FASCIA. NEXT, THIS IS A BETTER PUT PICTURE OF THE ROOF. AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, UH, THE SHINGLES HAVE COMPLETELY WORN OFF ON SOME PLACES OF THE ROOF. NEXT THAT IS INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. UH, THE, THOSE ARE VERY TIGHT CAPS, UH, IMPEDING EGRESS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. NEXT, THAT IS THE WATER FROM THE WORN OUT ROOF COMING THROUGH THE STRUCTURE TO THE INTERIOR. NEXT, THAT IS THE BACK HALLWAY. YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, DRYWALL HAS BEEN REMOVED. AND OF COURSE WE HAVE THAT POST RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALLWAY HOLDING UP THE CEILING. AND THAT IS THE FLOORING IN THE BATHROOM. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S NOT WATER, WATER RESISTANT. AND THAT IS THE PLUMBING AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS FOR THAT SINK. UM, AGAIN, EGRESS ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. AND THAT'S AN EXTERIOR DOOR THAT IS BEING BLOCKED THERE. THAT'S A BETTER PICTURE OF THE, THAT DOOR OF, ACTUALLY, THAT'S A DIFFERENT DOOR NEXT. AND WINDOWS ARE BEING BLOCKED. AND YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE USING, UH, EXTENSION CORDS AS PERMANENT WIRING. NEXT HOLES IN, IN THE WALLS. UM, THEY'RE NOT SEALED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. AND THIS IS WHERE THE WALL IS ACTUALLY SEPARATING FROM THE FLOOR PLATE. NEXT. AND THIS IS A, THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE FLOORING AND HOW IT'S, UH, IT'S UNEVEN AND THE INTERIOR DOORS ARE DILAPIDATED. NEXT [01:35:01] STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE OWNER PROPERTY OWNER BE FOUND IN VIOLATION OF THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY. MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT 3 0 4 0.4 STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, 3 0 4 0.6. EXTERIOR WALLS, 3 0 4 0.7 ROOF AND DRAINAGE 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS 3 0 5 0.3. INTERIOR SURFACES 3 0 5 0.4 STAIRS AND WALKING SURFACES 3 0 5 0.6. INTERIOR DOORS, 3 0 8 0.1. ACCUMULATION OF TRASH AND RUBBISH, 5 0 4 0.3 PLUMBING SYSTEM HAZARDS, 7 0 2 0.1 GENERAL EGRESS AND THAT THEY BE ORDERED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS, OBTAIN NECESSARY PERMITS IN ORDER THAT THE PROPERTY BE VACATED AND THE UTILITIES AFFECTED BE DISCONNECTED UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, OFFICER ROSA, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE AUTHOR? GO AHEAD, MR. ANDES. UH, THIS IS FRED ANDES. CAN YOU GO TO SLIDE, UM, 81 IN REFERENCE TO THIS SLIDE WHERE YOU'RE STANDING? IS THERE AN EGRESS NEAR YOU OR WHOEVER TOOK THE PICTURE? THERE IS A, THERE'S AN, A PATH OF EGRESS BEHIND US AND THERE'S A PATH OF EG OF COURSE, THAT'S A PATH OF EGRESS MOVING FORWARD. THE ONE BEHIND IS NOT LESS BLOCKED. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE MORE CLEAR. SO THIS IS WIDER THAN THE ONE BEHIND YOU? YES, SIR. AND THE BEHIND US IS WHERE THOSE OTHER, THE OTHER DOOR THAT IS BLOCKED. AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING IS, SO THE B BEHIND YOU WOULD BE MORE BLOCKED THAN WHAT YOU HAVE HERE? SO THAT'S YES. WHAT YOU'RE, DO YOU MEAN? OKAY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD MR. SOLIS. MR. RUSSELL, I WAS JUST GONNA ASK ABOUT THE, UH, EXTERIOR WATER HEATER. WHAT IS THAT CODE VIOLATION? IS THAT FALLING INTO WELL, THE, UM, THERE WASN'T A PERMIT FOR IT TO BE INSTALLED. UH, WE'RE NOT CLEAR IF IT'S INSTALLED CORRECTLY. UM, WE WOULD NEED IT LOOKED AT. UM, WE, I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE YOU IT'S NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THAT WAS MY CONCERN AS WELL. DIDN'T, UH, NOTHING LOOKED RIGHT WITH THAT? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. I, I, I CAN'T SEE DOWN THERE, BUT MS. MIRANDA, MR. ZUNIGA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. UH, RUSSELL. UM, CAN WE PLEASE GET MR. HAROLD BROOKS, PLEASE? A C S IS HERE TO SPEAK ON YEAH, ONE MOMENT. ONE MOMENT. MR. BROOKS, CAN WE GET A C S APPROACH PLEASE? HELLO, I'M OFFICER CASSIE BENNETT. I'M AN ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. SAY IT AGAIN. UM, I'M CASSIE BENNETT. I'M AN ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR WITH THE CITY. YOU CAN PULL IT DOWN CLOSER SO EVERYONE CAN, I DON'T WANNA BE TOO LOUD. SORRY. UH, WELL, WE NEED EVERYONE HERE . SORRY. GO AHEAD. OKAY. UM, I HA STARTED INVESTIGATING THIS PROPERTY ON AUGUST 27TH OF 21. I DO, DID BRING SOME PHOTOS. THERE WAS A FIRE AT THE PROPERTY. UM, WE WERE ALERTED BY SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, TO COME OUT. UM, THEY WENT THERE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT AND, UM, NOTICED IT, UM, A LARGE AMOUNT OF ANIMALS THAT HAD BEEN IN THE RESIDENCE AND IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS. PHOTOS, THERE ARE SOME VIDEOS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY THE VIDEOS IF YOU SKIP PAST THEM. MM-HMM. , THIS IS WHEN WE ARRIVED, UM, THE DAY OF THE FIRE ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST AND 21. UM, THIS IS THE FRONT YARD. WHEN WE APPROACHED, UM, THESE KENNELS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM INSIDE OF THE HOUSE DUE TO THE FIRE. SO ALL OF THESE ANIMALS THAT ARE OUTSIDE WERE INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. UM, PRIOR TO THE, TO US GETTING THERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEIR KENNELS ARE FULL OF, UM, URINE AND FECES. UM, I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ONE HERE. I HAD SPOKEN WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT DAY TO SEE IF THEY WERE WILLING TO SURRENDER ANY OF THESE ANIMALS. UM, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO AT THAT TIME, BUT, UM, YOU CAN SEE INSIDE SOME OF THE ROOMS HERE. I DID GET SOME PHOTOS OF INSIDE THE HOUSE. UH, THE FIRE WAS IN THE BACK BEDROOM. [01:40:07] SORRY, , TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY. SORRY. IT'S OKAY. I'LL JUST KEEP GOING UNTIL WE GO. UM, PRIOR TO THIS, UM, WE'VE HAD AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY WITH THIS PROPERTY. UM, GOING BACK TO FEBRUARY OF 2011, UM, THERE WAS A WARRANT, UM, PULLED ON THE PROPERTY BY ANIMAL CARE SERVICES WHERE 51 ANIMALS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY DUE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE HOME. UM, ON THE 27TH IS WHEN WE WENT OUT FOR THE FIRE. UM, UH, THE, DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF ANIMALS THAT WERE THERE, WE COULDN'T, OUR SHELTER COULDN'T SUSTAIN THE AMOUNT, SO WE HAD TO COME BACK AND PLAN. UM, WE HAD GIVEN THEM A NOTICE TO REMOVE ALL THE ANIMALS FROM THE HOUSE, CLEAN IT UP. UM, UH, WE WENT IN THAT NIGHT. WE HAD TO GO IN FULL HAZMAT GEAR, UH, TYVEK SUITS AND RESPIRATORS TO BE ABLE TO BREATHE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH AMMONIA LEVELS. UM, WE WENT BACK ON SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 21 WITH A WARRANT. WE REMOVED 79 ANIMALS FROM THE HOUSE. 51 OF THOSE WERE DOGS, 28 FELINES. VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES DUE TO THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THE HOME. UM, THEY HAD FLEAS. UM, THE PESTS LIKE, UH, ROACHES AND STUFF WERE, UM, THERE WAS A LOT. UM, A HEARING WAS HELD. BOTH OWNERS, UM, HAROLD, AND ARE THEY NOT WORKING? SORRY. NO, UPSTAIRS. OKAY. WE'LL TRY AND GET THE PHOTOS. I'M SORRY. UM, THEY WERE DIVESTIVE OWNERSHIP BY, UH, THE MUNICIPAL COURTS. AND, UM, WE WERE AWARDED, UM, CUSTODY OF THOSE ANIMALS. UM, WE WENT BACK ON OCTOBER 5TH WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO CONDUCT A REINSPECTION. UM, MORE ANIMALS WERE FOUND AT THE HOUSE, UM, THREE OF WHICH WERE ONES THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SEIZED FROM THEM, THAT THEY HAD GONE BACK TO OUR RESCUE PARTNERS AND ADOPTED THEM. UM, PUT THEM BACK IN. CONDITIONS ARE STILL THE SAME. HIGH AMMONIA LEVELS, UM, FECES AND URINE THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. UH, THE FLOORBOARDS ARE SOAKED IN URINE. UM, THE COUCHES, EVERY, EVERYTHING HAD URINE AND FECES ON IT. UM, WE WENT BACK ON A COUPLE DAYS LATER TO SERVE THE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR THAT SEIZURE AND HEARD MORE ANIMALS HAD TO GET ANOTHER WARRANT TO REMOVE, UM, ANOTHER DOG. UM, I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF ALL THESE, I'LL SHOW YOU. UM, AT THAT POINT, WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAD REMOVED AT LEAST ALL OF THE ANIMALS OUT OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE, UM, THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THE HOME ARE, ARE, UM, NOT SUITABLE FOR ANIMALS. UM, I FILED FOUR CRIMINAL CASES BETWEEN, UM, THE TWO OWNERS OF THE ANIMALS. UM, WE WENT BACK IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, UH, WITH DART, UH, MORE ANIMALS WERE SEEN AT THE HOUSE AGAIN. UM, THE CONDITIONS OF THE HOME ARE STILL, UM, UNSUITABLE FOR ANIMALS. UH, THE PESTS, THE URINE SMELL. UM, WE WENT BACK, I'M SORRY, I'M READING MY NOTES HERE. IN AUGUST, UM, THERE WERE NEW NEWBORN KITTENS. THERE'S, UM, IN THE BACK BEDROOM WHERE, UM, I'M SORRY, THE BACK BEDROOM, LIKE THE BACK STRUCTURE, UH, WHERE HAROLD STAYS. UM, THERE'S, UM, THERE WERE MORE ANOTHER LITTER OF KITTENS CATS IN THERE. ROACHES, FECES, UM, OVERFLOWING LITTER BOX. UM, I WENT BACK AGAIN, UM, EARLIER THIS MONTH I DROPPED ANOTHER NOTICE STATING THE ANIMALS NEEDED TO BE SEEN BY A VET. UM, ANGELA BROOKS, UM, DID COMPLY WITH TAKING THE ANIMALS TO THE VET. UM, THROUGHOUT THIS I STATED THAT NO ANIMALS CAN BE HOUSED INSIDE OF THAT HOME. UM, I HAVE YET TO GAIN COMPLIANCE ON THAT. THERE'S CURRENTLY 18 FELINES AT THE PROPERTY AND FOUR DOGS. AND I WAS THERE YESTERDAY. UM, THE ODOR IS STILL PRESENT. UH, WE CARRY AMMONIA READERS THAT DETECT THE AMMONIA LEVELS IN THE HOUSE. UM, ON THE ORIGINAL WARRANT, IT WAS OVER 50 PARTS PER MILLION FOR THE, UM, FOR THE AMMONIA LEVELS, MEANING THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A RESPIRATOR TO SAFELY BREATHE INSIDE THE HOUSE. UM, YESTERDAY IT WAS ABOUT, UM, TWO TO FOUR PARTS PER MILLION. SO THE ODOR IS GOING DOWN, BUT IT'S STILL PRESENT. IT, A NORMAL READING WOULD BE ZERO. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET PHOTOS. SORRY. IT'S OKAY. IS THAT IT? YES, THAT'S IT FOR NOW. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE A C S OFFICER? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FERNANDEZ. YOU REMOVED ON 9 1 21, [01:45:02] OVER 70 ANIMALS ON 8 24 22. YOU REMOVED ANOTHER 20 ANIMALS AND THEY'RE STILL THERE. I REMOVED, SO I REMOVED 79 ANIMALS ON SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 21. RIGHT ON OCTOBER 5TH OF 21, I REMOVED FIVE. OKAY. WELL, THE RECORD SHOWS ON 8 24, 20 22 AC REMOVED, 20 PLUS ANIMALS. SO, BUT THE POINT IS, IS NO SOONER THAN YOU REMOVE 'EM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GETTING MORE ANIMALS CORRECT. FROM SOMEWHERE. UM, YES. UM, I'M NOT SURE. WELL, UM, ON ONE OF OURS, I BELIEVE IT WAS OCTOBER 5TH WHEN WE WERE DOING, UH, WHEN WE WERE ASSISTING ON THE DART WARRANT, UM, ANGELA BROOKS TOOK SOME OF THE ANIMALS DURING THE WARRANT AND, UM, LEFT IN HER VEHICLE WITH THEM. SO WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THEM FROM HER. SO THERE'S STILL OUTSTANDING CASES FOR ANIMAL ISSUES. I AM, EXCUSE ME, AT THE END OF 21, I HAD FILED THE CRIMINAL CASES. UM, BUT DUE TO THE ONGOING ISSUES, IT'S, IT'S AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. THIS WILL NOW BE THE SECOND INVESTIGATION KIND OF, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF, UM, STARTING FROM THE LAST ONE, BUT IT'S, IT'S, I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GAIN COMPLIANCE. SO LET ME ASK YOU THIS. AS LAW ENFORCEMENT IN A DARK CASE, THE OFFICER, THE CODE OFFICER ASKED FOR AN EVICTION, WOULD THE, UH, I'M SORRY, A VACATE THE PROPERTY UNTIL ALL REPAIRS ARE ARE MADE. UM, THAT WOULD ONLY SLOW IT DOWN. WOULD THAT BE FAIR TO SAY, BASED ON THE HISTORY? IF, IF THERE WAS NOBODY AT THE HOUSE, I WOULD BE ABLE TO PROBABLY END UP REMOVING THE, UM, ANIMALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY THERE. BUT I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY GO BACK TO WHICHEVER PROPERTY THEY'RE AT. THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE ANIMALS. AND THEN ONCE THE VACATE ORDER IS COMPLIED WITH, THEN IT'S JUST GONNA RESUME BACK AT THIS HOUSE. CORRECT. IF I THINK AS LONG AS THEY'RE AT THIS RESIDENCE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ANIMALS THERE. YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. YES. THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA, MR. UH, TO LEGAL. SO HOW DO WE, IN OUR ORDERS, HOW DO WE SEPARATE OR, OR GET THE ANIMAL PEOPLE TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO SO THAT THE B S B PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO? UH, BOARD THIS, THIS PROPERTY IS BROUGHT, UM, BEFORE YOU AS A SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ISSUES. UM, NONE OF THOSE, UM, MAINTENANCE ISSUES, UH, ARE GOING TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS ANY OF THE, UH, ANIMAL CARE VIOLATIONS, UH, THAT THE, THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ANIMAL CARE SERVICES MS. BENNETT PROVIDED TO YOU. I BELIEVE THE IN INFORMATION THAT SHE'S PROVIDING IS TRYING TO GIVE YOU MORE OF A CONTEXT OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE HOUSE AND THE, AND, AND THE PROPERTY OVERALL. UH, THIS BOARD CAN BE CREATIVE AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. UH, THIS BOARD CAN MAKE DETERMINATIONS ON THE SS A P M C VIOLATIONS. ALTERNATIVELY, THIS BOARD CAN ASK THIS PROPERTY TO BE, UM, UM, UM, INSPECTED AS A, OR TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS A DANGEROUS PREMISE. UM, BUT THAT'S, IT'S THE BOARD TO MAKE THAT DECISION. I CAN TELL YOU, BASED ON THE SS A P M C, UM, ALLEGATIONS, UH, THE ONLY WAY TO ADDRESS IT WOULD BE, UM, GIVING, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THEIR, THEIR VACATE ORDER. BUT AGAIN, YES, IT WOULD BE TEMPORARY. I ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE A C S OFFICER? GO AHEAD. MR. SOLIS, YOU DID MENTION THAT THE, UH, PARTS PER MILLION OF AMMONIA IN THE HOUSE IS ACTUALLY DROPPED DOWN TO, TO LESS THAN TWO, TWO PARTS PER MILLION. SO IT, IT WOULD BE SAFE TO ACTUALLY ENTER THE HOME. NOW YOU CAN ENTER THE HOME. UM, IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY STRONG ODOR OF, UM, ANIMAL WASTE. IT'S, UM, SOAKED INTO THE FLOORS AND THE FURNITURE AND THE WALLS, UM, AND WITH ANIMALS STILL PRESENT. UM, I THINK THERE, IF THERE WERE NO ANIMALS STILL PRESENT, YOU WOULD STILL SMELL THAT, UM, THAT STRONG ODOR. BUT, UH, IT JUST SHOWS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF AMMONIA STILL IN THE HOUSE, BECAUSE IF IT'S A BIT LIKE, UM, THOSE READINGS [01:50:01] ARE PROBABLY FROM THE LIVING ROOM, SO IT'S A BIGGER OPEN SPACE. SO, UM, IT HAS TO BE PRETTY HIGH. I THINK IF I HAD STAYED IN THERE LONGER, THE, THE READINGS WOULD'VE GONE UP. SOME HOT ZONES, I'M SORRY, MIGHT BE SOME HOT ZONES AS YOU GO THROUGH THE HOUSE. THERE ARE, THERE ARE FOR SURE. MS. CHAIR, I, I DO WANT TO, UM, JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE. UM, UH, MS. KRUM IS DOWNLOADING THE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS THAT ANIMAL CARE SERVICES HAS, HAS PROVIDED. UH, SO IF WE COULD BE PATIENT ON THOSE, UM, WE COULD DEFINITELY GIVE MR. BROOKS HIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. AND IF YOU WANT TO, WE CAN GO BACK TO THOSE PICTURES. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL THANK YOU. UM, I DON'T SEE MR. BROOKS IS THERE. OKAY. THE MASK ON. OKAY. UH, MR. HARL BROOKS, CAN YOU PLEASE APPROACH AND JUST SPEAKING ON THE MICROPHONE? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MR. BROOKS, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? OKAY. MY NAME IS HAROLD BROOKS. I'M AT 1403 WEST HARDIN PROPERTY. HERE IS BOULEVARD. OKAY, PROCEED. OKAY. UH, MS. BENNETT JUST CAME BY YESTERDAY AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE HAD OCTOBER 5TH, BUT YESTERDAY WAS OCTOBER, UH, WHATEVER DATE IT WAS 16TH. BUT ANYWAY, TO MAKE HIS CHART, SHE SAID THAT WE'RE DOING IMPROVEMENT IN THE HOUSE, WHICH WE HAVE DONE. I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE, AND, UM, MY MONEY'S A CHART. I WAS LAID OFF OF WORK DUE TO THE COVID. I HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. SIX MONTHS LATER, MY WIFE PASSED AWAY. AND, UH, I'M GETTING BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN, BUT I'M STILL UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT TO RESERVE MY HOME, I NEED MORE TIME TO DO THE REPAIR. I HAVE MONEY TO DO THE REPAIR SIMPLY. BUT BEING THAT MY ONLY RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY NOW, AND, UH, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INCOME TO GO AROUND, WELL, I HAVE ENOUGH. I CAN, I CAN PAY, LIKE TO FIX ONE PIECE AT A TIME. IF YOU CAN GIMME A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, UM, A THOUSAND OR $1,500 PER MONTH OUT OF THE CHECK THAT I GET, THAT'S WITHOUT HAVING TO ROB MY BANK ACCOUNT, WHICH RUNS ABOUT $20,000. IF I START TAKING THAT MONEY, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO. LET'S SAY THAT I CAN'T WORK AT ALL. I BECOME MORE ILL, THEN I WON'T HAVE NOTHING TO LIVE ON BECAUSE THE SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK DOESN'T MAKE IT AT ALL. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET BY NOW. I JUST, AT YOUR MERCY, LET ME HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO REPAIR MY HOME. I THINK IT CAN BE DONE. WE'RE REMOVING THE DEBRIS FROM THE HOUSE. UH, THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE HELPING ME. THERE'S MY CHURCH THAT WANTS TO HELP ME, AND THEY JUST SAID, COME AND PLEAD WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS HERE AND ASK THEM TO GIVE YOU MORE TIME TO DO THE REPAIR. NOW, HOW MUCH IS MORE TIME? I WOULD THINK RIGHT NOW, THE MINUTE WAS THERE AND SHE SAID, YES, HAROLD, YOU'RE MAKING AN IMPROVEMENT. UH, CONTRARY TO THE DOGS AND ANIMAL, THEY'RE ALL GONE. WE HAVE JUST SOME NUMEROUS CATS THAT JUST HAS SOME BABY. BUT SHE IS WILLING, THE ANIMAL CONTROL LADY IS WILLING TO TAKE THE ANIMALS. AND MY DAUGHTER SAID SHE COULD GIVE THE ANIMALS AWAY TO THEM, SO THEY AGREED TO TAKE THE KITTENS. NOW WE DO HAVE FOUR DOGS, AND I THINK THAT WE CAN LIVE WITH THAT. UH, I JUST, UH, I'M, I'M SORRY ABOUT THE PAST, BUT THIS IS A NEW LIFE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT FOR ME. I'M GLAD TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE AND MAKE A DECISION TO GIMME A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO REPAIR MY HOME AND FIX IT THE WAY IT'S LIVABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BROOKS. UM, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA EXACTLY HOW MUCH TIME YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS? OKAY, WE'RE LOOKING AT, IF WE DO, UH, I WOULD SAY ABOUT THREE MORE MONTHS, I CAN, I CAN GET IT BACK INTO NORMAL BECAUSE THERE'RE WORKERS THAT WANT TO COME OUT. BUT OF COURSE, YOU WANT PERMITS. [01:55:01] THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME OUT AND, AND THE BIG THE PROBLEM IS THESE PEOPLE IS THEY SAY THEY HAVE PERMITS. AND MY MIND, THEY DON'T SHOW 'EM TO ME, BUT THEY DO THE WORK. REUSE ONE OF 'EM. HE FIXED THE BATHROOM. HE, YOU CAN SEE HE DID A SLAM. I GOTTA GO BACK AND REDO IT AGAIN. UH, ANOTHER PERSON THAT TONY, UH, TONY HERNANDEZ, HE DID ELECTRICIAN AND HE DID SOME WORK ON THE HOUSE. AND, UH, BUT HE NEVER REALLY, REALLY ZEROED IN ON THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE DONE. LIKE YOU HAVE IT ALL PIECED OUT HERE. SO WE GO ONE BY ONE AND REPAIR 'EM. THAT'S ALL WE GOTTA DO. AS SIMPLE AS THAT. SOME OF 'EM ASK FOR PERMITS, ONLY ONE FOR THE PLUMBING. ASK FOR PERMITS, BUT THE OTHER DON'T. SO YOUR QUESTION TO ME IS THREE MONTHS FOR YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BROOKS. UM, MA'AM, YOU OKAY? GO AHEAD, MR. ANDES. MR. BROOKS, THIS IS FRED ANDES. HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M GONNA ASK YOU SOME, I HOPE, SIMPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. WHEN THESE INDIVIDUALS CAME TO YOUR PROPERTY, DO REPAIRS, WHO WAS THAT? DID THEY, WHEN THE, LIKE THE ELECTRIC? YES. YES. UHHUH. . OKAY. WHEN THEY CAME OUT TO DO REPAIRS, DID THEY SHOW YOU THE PERMIT? 'CAUSE IT HAS TO BE POSTED WHEN THEY'RE DOING REPAIRS. NO ONE SHOWED ME A PERMIT. THEY ONLY TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE PERMITS. NO ONE, NO ONE. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE A PERMIT WOULD BE. IT EITHER. IT'S GONNA BE ON THE LICENSE. NO, SIR. UM, AND THE REASON I ASK THAT IS BECAUSE IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, CODE COMPLIANCE SAID THERE WAS NO PERMITS PULLED. RIGHT? OKAY. WHEN THEY COME TO YOUR PROPERTY TO DO WORK, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO POST THE PERMIT OF THE WORK BEING DONE. OKAY? OKAY. I I, I'LL FOLLOW YOU ON THAT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE WORKER HIMSELF THAT SAYS HE HAS A PERMIT, I MEAN, THAT SAYS HE HAS A LICENSE CERTIFIED, HE NEEDS TO GO, COME TO YOU AND GET THE PERMIT AND THEN PUT IT ON THE WALL OR ON RIGHT. THE WINDOW WHERE IT'S VISIBLE. SO IF CODE COMPLIANCE COMES UP, THEY SEE THERE'S A PERMIT, THEN YOU ARE OPERATING UNDER A PERMIT. OTHERWISE, THERE'S NO PERMIT PULLED. UH, YOU'RE SAYING 90 DAYS, YOU BELIEVE ALL THE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE? UH, MIGHT TAKE ANOTHER MONTH OR SO, BUT I'M, I CAN DO IT. I HAVE MONIES, LIKE I SAID, SET ASIDE, BUT WE NEED TO FIND THE RIGHT PEOPLE. EVEN, EVEN IF LIKE RICO'S RICO'S REPAIR, HE, HE HAD A PERMIT, BUT HE DIDN'T PULL, I MEAN, HE HAD THE LICENSE, BUT HE DIDN'T PULL THE PERMIT, BUT HE DID SHABBY, SHABBY WORK ON MY BATHROOM. SO I'M OUT ABOUT LIKE $2,000 THAT I GAVE HIM TO FIX THE BATHROOM. AND IT'S HALFWAY FIXED. O OKAY. HOW, HOW CAN WE GET THE GUIDES FOR THAT? WELL, WE'RE NOT HERE FOR THAT. WE'RE JUST HERE. YOU STATED EARLIER THAT YOU THINK IT COULD BE DONE IN THREE MONTHS. IS THAT WHAT YOU STATED? YES. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE 90 DAYS. SO IF WE GAVE YOU THE 90 DAYS, YOU SAYING YOU'LL HAVE ALL THE REPAIRS DONE WITHIN THE 90 DAYS. I'M HOPEFULLY PRAYING TO INCLUDE THE CLEANUPS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. WELL, THE PROBLEM IS WHEN WE WILL, WORKING BACK IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, IT GOT VERY, VERY HOT AND THE PEOPLE WOULDN'T WORK. HOLD ON. YOU JUST SAID EARLIER, WE'RE STARTING A NEW DAY. THIS IS THE NEW DAY. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE PAST, WORRY ABOUT RIGHT NOW, FORWARD. OKAY. IN THE 90 DAYS, YOU NEED TO CLEAN UP AND REPAIR ALL OF WHAT THE ISSUES ARE. YES. YOU ARE SAYING YOU CAN DO THAT WITHIN 90 DAYS. I, I THINK THAT I CAN GET MY WORKERS IN AND THEY CAN DO IT. OKAY. TELL 'EM THE SITUATION. AND, UH, THEY, THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE PERMITS, UH, AND THEY CAN COME IN AND DO IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. MR. ANDIS. DO OKAY. GO AHEAD, MS. BROWN. MR. BROOKS, MR. BROOKS, MR. BROOKS, I'M SORRY. UH, I HAVE A PERSONAL QUESTION, AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL INTIMIDATED BY THIS QUESTION. OKAY? I, YOU KNOW, AT, AT THIS POINT IN YOUR LIFE, SIR, YOU HAVE LIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY, RIGHT? WOULDN'T YOU FEEL MUCH BETTER IN AN APARTMENT THAT WAS CLEAN AND SANITARY? YOU CAN'T WALK ON THESE FLOORS. THEY'RE SOFT. THEY'RE MUSHY. THE THEODOR IN THE HOUSE IS AMMONIA FROM THE, THE PET URINE. AND THAT GETS INTO YOUR LUNGS. YES. AND IT, IT KIND OF EATS AWAY. WE, WELL, NOW WHAT [02:00:01] HAPPENED WAS SOMEONE FROM CODE COMPLIANT CAME IN HERE AND SAID, YOU NEED TO BLEAK YOUR WALLS AND PAINT REPAINT IT. SO THAT'S WHAT I DID. I WENT INTO EACH ROOM, KITCHEN, THE LIVING ROOM, AND MY SON BEDROOM, AND WE TORE OUT ALL THE SHEET ROCK AND THEY REPAINTED IT. NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT REQUIRES A PERMIT OR NOT, BUT I THINK YOU GO BY WHEN YOU DO AN INTERIOR WORK, YOU DON'T NEED A PERMIT ON THAT. UH, 'EM SO THEY REMOVED ALL OF THAT. NOW, THE LADY SAID, MC MINUTE SAID, YOU'RE MAKING IMPROVEMENT, BUT IT'S SLOW AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE MONEY. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DRAIN A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF MY SAVINGS TO PAY UNLESS I GET A LOAN. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING YOU, DON'T YOU FEEL AT THIS POINT IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU FEEL MUCH SAFER IN A, IN A SMALL APARTMENT JUST FOR YOURSELF? YES. I MEAN, I CAN'T, I I THINK IF I HEAR YOU RIGHT, I CAN, I CAN'T SEE YOU TAKING ALL YOUR, GET A BETTER JOB ON THE FLOORS IF YOU LIKE. RIGHT? I, I, I CAN'T SEE YOU TAKING ALL OF YOUR, YOUR LITTLE MONEY, YOUR AMOUNT OF MONEY AND FIXING THIS HOUSE UP, AND IT'S, IT'S FALLING APART, YOU KNOW? OKAY. I DON'T, I DON'T, UM, SO YOU SAY TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT. WE HAVE TO BECAUSE I'M HERE. IT, IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO TAKE THE MONEY THAT I HAVE SAVED AND, AND FIX THE HOUSE BECAUSE OH, I'M SAYING TAKE THE MONEY THAT YOU HAVE AND GET A SMALL APARTMENT. LET THE, LET THE CITY HELP YOU. AND, UH, OKAY. NOW, I ASKED FOR HELP WITH THE CITY. IT'S VERY HARD TO GET INTO THE CITY. I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT HERE. I'M BEFORE YOU. AND AT YOUR MERCY, THEY PUT ME ON HOLD AND THEY LET ME WAIT AND WAIT. OKAY? YOU HAVE YOUR OFFICER RIGHT THERE BEHIND YOU. YOU KNOW, LET HIM, LET HIM DO SOME FOOTWORK FOR YOU. OKAY? WHERE, WHERE DO I GO? LET YOUR OFFICER HELP YOU, MS. BROWN? YES, MS. BENNETT. I DON'T THINK HE'S UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION, BUT, UM, JUST GET TO THE POINT OF IF HE'S GOING TO REPAIR IT OR NOT. YEAH, I, YOU KNOW, I IT'S NOT HIS. I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT. DEFINITELY. THIS IS LIKE, ONE GENTLEMAN CAME OUT HERE AND TOLD ME THAT, HAROLD, YOU WANT EVERYTHING FOR FREE? WELL, I DON'T WANT IT FOR FREE. I STILL HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING TO THE CITY. AND WE WILL, MADAM CHAIR, POINT OF ORDER. UM, SIR, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO ASK THE BOARD OF QUESTION. HOW'S THAT? YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO ASK THE BOARD'S QUESTIONS OKAY. OR ASK YOU QUESTIONS. OH, OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. LEGAL? YES. THANK YOU, MS. CHAIR. IF NOBODY ELSE HAD, I HAD A FEW FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS WITH MR. BROOKS. MR. BROOKS, DO YOU REMEMBER ME, SIR? HOW'S THAT? DO YOU REMEMBER ME? I DO. OKAY. AND MR. BROOKS, SO YOU, DO YOU REMEMBER ME WHEN THE DART UNIT CAME OUT TO YOUR PROPERTY WITH, WITH, UM, UH, WITH THE COUNCILWOMAN TO, TO CHECK OUT YOUR HOUSE? DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? UH, I, I IF YOU'RE THE SAME PERSON, SOMEONE GRABBED A PHONE FROM ME AND, AND, UH, YOU TOLD ME THAT I WANTED EVERYTHING FOR FREE. OH, YOU WERE REFERRING TO ME SAYING THAT. OKAY. MR. BROOKS, DO YOU RECALL THAT THE CITY CAME OUT THERE AND PROVIDED YOU ASSISTANCE AND TRIED TO PROVIDE YOU ASSISTANCE ON THAT DAY? I DID NOT RECALL THAT. OKAY. UH, COUNSEL, CAN I INTERRUPT, MR. BROOKS, COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS RECORDED AND I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT YOU JUST SAID, COULD YOU PLEASE TALK INTO THE MIC? OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. BROOKS, LET ME, LET ME ASK YOU A DIFFERENT QUESTION. YOU JUST STATED WHEN YOU CAME UP HERE, THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO REMOVE ALL ANIMALS FROM YOUR HOUSE AND THAT YOU WOULD, UM, GIVE THE ANIMALS TO ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, OR AT LEAST THE CATS THAT ARE THERE NOW. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, WE'RE DOWN TO FOUR CATS. I MEAN, UH, FOUR DOGS AND SOME KITTENS. MR. BROOKS, IS IT TRUE THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO GIVE UP THOSE ANIMALS AND SURRENDER THOSE ANIMALS TO ANIMAL CARE SERVICES? YES. I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS CLEAR THAT TO THE BOARD WHAT YOU SAID. I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH. YES, WE, WE CAN WORK ON THAT. WHATEVER SHE'D LIKE TO TAKE. SO YOU'RE WILLING, I THINK WE TALKED TO THE DAUGHTER, AND THE DAUGHTER IS GOING TO GIVE HER SOME KITTENS. I'M WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH YOU GUYS. I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. YEAH. IN FRONT OF THE BOARD, YOU'RE STATING THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO SURRENDER THE ANIMALS THAT ARE IN YOUR HOUSE TO ANIMAL CARE, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. IS THAT CORRECT? AND IF I AM INCORRECT, PLEASE CORRECT ME AND CLARIFY. SO WE KNOW. WELL, I LOVE MY DOGS. IF I CAN KEEP MY DOGS, IT'S ONLY FOUR OF 'EM. AND KEEP A COUPLE OF CATS, WHAT CAN WE DO? [02:05:02] THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT. YES. THANK YOU. LEGAL. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. BROOKS? UH, THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA. JUST GO AHEAD, MR. TAPIA SPEAKING TO THE MIC. MR. TAPIA, PLEASE. UM, TO YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. SIR, DO YOU HAVE HELP? YOU NEED, OKAY, I'M JUST SU SUGGESTING, UH, HELP TO, TO GET THESE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF. NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS THE 3 0 8 0.1. THE ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION OF, OF, UH, OF GARBAGE AND DEBRIS IS CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY AND THE HEALTH OF YOU. YES. AS WELL AS ANYBODY THERE TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. IT'S GOT TO BE CLEAR. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE THOSE PICTURES READY, MADAM CHAIR? I JUST GOT ONE. GO AHEAD. MR. ANDERSON. FOLLOW UP. UH, PLEASE LOAD THE QUESTIONS WHILE HE IS TALKING. THIS IS, UH, FRED ANDREW. MR. BROOKS, UM, WHEN YOU STATED EARLIER THAT YOU WERE WORKING ON THE HOUSE, THE INTERIOR, THAT YOU DID NOT NEED A PERMIT, SAY THE QUESTION. Y YES, SIR. YOU STATED EARLIER WHEN YOU WERE DOING SOME INTERIOR WORK THAT YOU DID NOT PULL A PERMIT ON. ON WHAT, WHAT DO YOU NEED? BECAUSE THERE IS A GRANDFATHER CLAUSE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HEARD OF IT. WHEN THE HOUSE IS A CERTAIN AGE, YOU CAN DO WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. THAT'S NOT TRUE. UM, TO CERTAIN EXTENT IT IS. BUT THERE'S ALSO, ANYTIME IN DOUBT, YOU'RE REQUIRED, EVEN AS A HOMEOWNER TO CHECK TO SEE IF PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. I CAN DO THAT. THE OTHER PART WAS THE PROPERTY WAS REQUIRED TO BE CLEANED UP AS WELL. AND YOU NEVER ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. ARE YOU GOING TO CLEAN UP AND REPAIR EVERYTHING WITHIN 90 DAYS? UH, TO GOOD LORD AS WELL. AND I WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. MR. ANDES. CAN Y'ALL, CAN Y'ALL GET THROUGH THESE PICTURES? I'M WRITE THAT DOWN. UM, UH, MS. BENNETT, CAN YOU PLEASE APPROACH? UH, THANK YOU, MR. BROOKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THIS IS, UM, FROM AUGUST 27TH, UM, OF 21. UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE ANIMAL KENNELS THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE HOME. YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE LARGE ACCUMULATION OF FECES IN URINE. UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEDROOMS INSIDE OF THE HOME. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHERE THE FIRE WAS. UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE, IT'S SORT OF IN DISREPAIR. THERE'S, UM, A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF TRASH AND DEBRIS, AND THOSE ARE . UM, THIS IS ANOTHER BEDROOM, UM, UH, THAT'S A MATTRESS THERE. UM, JUST, UM, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND TRASH AND DEBRIS PILED UP. UH, THESE ARE ANIMALS THAT WERE PULLED, UM, FROM INSIDE OF THE HOME. THEY WERE PLACED OUTSIDE, UM, I GUESS TO PREVENT THEM FROM, UM, INHALING THE SMOKE. UM, THIS WAS NEXT TO THE FRONT PORCH . UM, MORE ANIMALS THAT WERE INSIDE. AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR KENNELS ARE, UM, COVERED IN FECES AND URINE. I THINK THAT'S THE SAME ONE FROM EARLIER. THIS IS A PEN THEY HAVE IN THE FRONT YARD WHERE THEY KEPT SOME OF THE ANIMALS. UH, MOST OF THE, MOST OF THE ANIMALS THAT WERE INSIDE ARE KEPT IN KENNELS. UM, THAT'S JUST SOME MORE, THIS IS FROM THE, OUR FIRST RESPONSE THERE. JUST, UM, ALGAE WATER. THAT WAS US PREPARING TO GO INTO THE HOME ON THE 27TH AND TYVEK SUITS. THERE'S MORE. THIS IS GONNA BE FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST, 21. UM, THIS IS AS WE ENTERED THE HOME WITH A WARRANT TO REMOVE THE ANIMALS. THIS IS THE FRONT DOOR. THIS IS INSIDE, THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM. UM, YOU CAN SEE, UM, ANIMALS STACKED IN CAGES, UM, THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. UM, THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM. UH, THIS IS THEIR KITCHEN TABLE, UM, WITH MULTIPLE ANIMALS. UM, YOU CAN SEE THEIR FEET ARE WET WITH URINE. [02:10:02] UM, MORE ANIMALS. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE PESTS. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE LIKE ROACHES AND, AND ALL THE, UM, TRASH AND EVERYTHING SURROUNDING THEM. CATS AND KENNELS. CATS DID NOT HAVE LITTER BOXES OR ANYTHING, SO THE CATS WOULD, UM, URINATE AND DEFECATE IN THEIR, UM, ENCLOSURES. THIS IS, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM STILL. UM, THE REFRIGERATOR REFRIGE, UH, THIS WAS THE WORKING REFRIGERATOR. YOU CAN SEE UP AT THE TOP. UM, THE ROACHES ROACH INFESTATION WAS PRETTY, UH, SEVERE. UM, ON THE WALLS, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S, UM, THOSE ARE ROACHES. THIS IS ANOTHER REFRIGERATOR IN THE HOUSE. UM, ANIMALS WERE ON EVERY SURFACE, MOSTLY IN KENNELS. UM, I WAS TRYING TO GET A, A PHOTO OF THE SEVERE INFESTATION OF PESTS THAT THEY HAD. UM, MOST OF THE ANIMALS WERE SICK. UM, THAT'S CAUSED A LOT OF THE TIMES FROM THE HIGH AMMONIA LEVELS. IT CAUSES THEM TO HAVE RESPIRATORY ISSUES. UM, SOME OF THEM, I BELIEVE THE WHITE CAT HERE, UM, ENDED UP HAVING TO BE, UM, EUTHANIZED DUE TO ITS, UM, CONDITION. UH, THIS IS THE KITCHEN. UM, TO THE RIGHT OF THE KENNEL, THERE WAS THE SINK AREA. UM, THIS IS THE HALLWAY YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH. YOU HAVE TO GO AROUND. UM, THIS IS INTO ONE OF THE BEDROOMS. UM, I'M JUST SHOWING THE GROUND, UM, IS JUST SATURATED. UM, THIS IS STILL THAT BACK BEDROOM WHERE THE FIRE WAS. THERE WERE DEAD RODENTS. THAT'S MOSTLY, UM, FECES THAT YOU SEE ON THE FLOOR. UM, THESE ARE LITTER BOXES THAT THEY HAD IN ONE OF THE ROOMS. UM, ANOTHER BEDROOM, UH, WITH ANIMALS. UM, JUST CLUTTER. UH, THE ANIMALS WERE SICK. YOU CAN SEE THEY HAD, UH, FURL LOSS, JUST, UM, NEGLECT. OKAY. AND WE, UH, THOSE ARE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS THAT WE WOULD SAY ARE HAZARDS TO ANIMALS. 'CAUSE THEY CAN FALL ON THEM. AND THEY, I THINK THE FOOD WAS SPRINKLED, UM, AROUND. SO, UM, WHEN THE PESTS GO ON IT, IT MAKES IT, UM, NOT SAFE FOR THE ANIMALS TO EAT. JUST MORE PICTURES. THIS IS JUST THE, THIS IS THE, THESE ARE STILL IN AUGUST? YES. UM, THIS IS, UM, WHERE ANGELA BROOKS STAYS. THIS IS HER BEDROOM, UH, WITH MORE ANIMALS IN HERE. UM, THE FLOOR, UM, THERE'S LIKE A LAMINATE TILE LOOKING, AND THEN THERE'S LIKE A WOOD, BUT IT'S CAKED ABOUT HALF AN INCH STILL. UM, WITH LIKE FECES, IT'S JUST PACKED IN. UM, A WINDOW IS BLOCKED. THAT'S FROM THE SEPTEMBER 1ST, SORRY, DATE ON THAT ONE. THIS SHOULD BE OCTOBER 5TH, I THINK. SORRY, JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE. MY DATES ARE RIGHT. OCTOBER 5TH. OKAY. THIS IS THE, UM, WHEN WE WENT TO ASSIST WITH THE, UM, DART WARRANT ON OCTOBER 5TH OF LAST YEAR. SO THEY HAD REMOVED SOME OF THE CLUTTER, BUT, UM, YOU CAN STILL SEE THAT THE FLOORS, UM, HERE, IT'S, UH, THE FLOORS ARE STILL, THEY'RE, THEY'RE REAL WOOD FLOORS. AND SO THOSE TEND TO KEEP THAT ODOR AND THAT, THAT URINE IN THERE. UM, JUST SOME OF THE CAGES HAVE BEEN MOVED, BUT, UM, THESE ARE SOME OF THE BEDROOMS. THERE WERE STILL ANIMALS PRESENT. THIS IS, UM, ON OCTOBER 7TH WHEN I HAD GONE TO SERVE THE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR THE WARRANT THAT WE HAD PULLED ON THE FIFTH AND WE HEARD MORE ANIMALS. THIS IS ANOTHER ANIMAL THAT I PULLED OUTTA THE HOME, UM, ON THE BOTTOM OF ITS FEET AND IN ITS FUR ARE, UH, IS CAKED FECES IN HERE AND MATTED INTO ITS FUR. [02:15:19] THIS IS YESTERDAY. UM, I PLACED A RUG DOWN TO KIND OF COVER UP THE FLOOR WHERE IT'S, UM, SATURATED. THERE'S, UM, THESE ARE THE ANIMALS ON THE KITCHEN TABLE NOW. UM, IN TOTAL AT THE PROPERTY STILL, THERE'S 18 FE LINES AND FOUR CANINES NOW, UM, I HAD HER PLACE LITTER BOXES IN THEM, WHICH SHE DID DO. I ASKED THAT NO ANIMALS BE HOUSED INSIDE, BUT I CANNOT GAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT RIGHT NOW. SO, UM, THESE CATS WERE ALL SICK. I HAD HER TAKE 'EM TO THE VET, WHICH, UM, THE DAUGHTER DID COMPLY WITH. UM, BUT THE FLOOR IS STILL, UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO GET RID OF THAT, THAT ODOR OUT OF THOSE HOMES. UM, THIS IS THE BEDROOM JUST SHOWING THE AMMONIA READINGS. UM, THE FLOOR IS WARPED WITH URINE. UH, THIS IS, UM, HEADING, UM, FROM THE KITCHEN AREA OUT TO THE BACK, UM, BACK PROPERTY WHERE HAROLD STAYS. AND THIS IS THE, THE, UM, BACK STRUCTURE. UM, SO THERE'S, UH, ROACHES AND FECES, BUT IT'S, THEY'RE TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE PHOTOS THAT I HAVE. YEAH, THAT'S ALL THE PHOTOS THAT I HAVE. OKAY. QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MS. BENNETT? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FERNANDEZ. YOU STATED EARLIER NONE OF THESE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN TO A VET UNTIL SHE TOOK SOME THAT YOU HAD HER TAKE. CORRECT. SO WHEN I, UH, WHEN I GO TO THE PROPERTY, I'LL GIVE A VIOLATION NOTICE, AND IT'S AN ORDER SAYING YOU NEED TO COMPLY WITH WHAT I'M REQUESTING. SOMETIMES IT'S, UM, EVERY, EVERY ONE OF THESE VISITS, I LEAVE A NOTICE. THE NOTICE SAYS TO REDUCE THE ODOR, TO CLEAN THE URINE, THE FECES, TRASH, DEBRIS, NO ANIMALS CAN BE HOUSED INDOORS. AND IF THERE'S ANY SICKER INJURED ANIMALS, THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO A VET. UM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET HER TO COMPLY WITH TAKING THE KITTENS TO THE VET. SHE WAS ABLE TO FIND A VETERINARIAN THAT YOU COULD TAKE ONE CAT IN AND THEY WOULD TREAT THE WHOLE LITTER. SO SHE DID DO THAT. THEY HAD CO GAVE THEM, YOU KNOW, UM, AND THEY HAD UPPER RESPIRATORY ISSUES. AND THAT'S GONNA BE FROM JUST BEING HOUSED. UM, SHE'S GOT TWO KENNELS IN THE KITCHEN, OR THEY DO, UM, SEVEN CATS IN ONE AND LIKE FIVE CATS IN ANOTHER KENNEL. UM, I DID, UM, GIVE HER A, A NOTICE THAT SHE NEEDS TO PROVIDE LITTER BOXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 'CAUSE I, AT THIS POINT, SINCE I CAN'T GET HER TO COMPLY WITH REMOVING THE ANIMALS FROM THE HOME, I'M AT LEAST TRYING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT SAFER FOR THE ANIMALS. UM, AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE ODOR BY PROVIDING THEM SOMEWHERE TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES. THE NEXT QUESTION IS, SOME OF THE PHOTOS ALSO SHOWED RUSTY CAGES. WAS ANY OF YOUR PERSONNEL INJURED REMOVING THOSE CAGES? NO. WE WERE, UH, FULL P P E WHEN WE'RE, WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH CASES LIKE THIS. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. BENNETT? OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BENNETT. UM, MR. RUSSELL, CAN YOU PLEASE APPROACH? PLEASE GO AHEAD, MS. BROWN. I I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I, I DON'T MEAN TO INSULT YOUR INTELLIGENCE OF ANY, ANYTHING, BUT WHY WOULD YOU MAKE THIS A DP CASE INSTEAD OF A, A DEMOLITION? I MEAN, I, I, I JUST DON'T, I THINK THAT Y'ALL GOT THIS WRONG. THIS MAN CAN'T LIVE THERE. THIS MAN IS 80 OR 90 YEARS OLD. WHAT, WHAT IS HE GONNA DO? HE CAN'T FIX THIS HOUSE. UH, THIS WAS BROUGHT AS A SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE TO GIVE THEM A CASE, TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, TO VACATE IT AND RESTORE THE PROPERTY IF THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE TO LIVE THERE. SO IT'S, IT'S BROUGHT THAT, IT'S BROUGHT FOR THOSE REASONS. UH, WE DO AGREE THAT THEY AGREE THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE LIVING THERE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THE NOTICE TO VACATE. I I WANNA KNOW HOW IS HE GONNA MAKE THE REPAIRS? YOU KNOW, I, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A INCH OR TWO INCHES OF FECES ALL OVER THE FLOOR? REALLY? I, I'M SORRY. I DON'T, I JUST DON'T, I I DON'T AGREE WITH, WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR LOGIC AND HOW YOU AND MANAGEMENT CAME UP WITH THIS DECISION. I'M SORRY. ONE MOMENT. ONE MOMENT. LET ME ADDRESS SOMETHING. UM, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, YOU WILL BE ALLOWED [02:20:01] TO SPEAK. THOSE WHO ARE SITTING IN THE GALLERY, WHEN YOU SPEAK OUT OF TURN, YOU MAY BE BE REMOVED. SO PLEASE WAIT YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. MR. RUSSEL. JUST ONE QUESTION. UNDER 3 0 4 0.4 STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, THAT'S WHERE YOU PUT THE RECOMMENDATION TO VACATE. WHAT WAS THE, THE, THE REASONING FOR THE, THE VACATE AT THAT POINT? WELL, THE, UH, NOTICE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR NOTICE TO VACATE IS ACTUALLY FOR ALL THE VIOLATIONS. UH, IT'S JUST, THAT WAS JUST A PLACE TO PUT THAT RECOMMENDATION. SO IT'S ACTUALLY ATTACHED TO ALL THE VIOLATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE, UH, ACCUMULATION OF TRASH AND RUBBISH, UH, AND THE ELECTRICAL PLUMBING. THANK YOU. YEAH, CERTAINLY AGREE. THANK YOU. MME. CHASE, THIS IS FERNANDEZ. UH, HOLD ON. MR. ANDES. LEMME MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE ELSE DOWN HERE, DO YOU HAVE ANYONE ELSE DOWN HERE? OKAY, GO AHEAD, MR. ANDES. THANK YOU. UM, ON THE DART INSPECTION, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, HEALTH, UH, IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS, CORRECT? CORRECT. DID THEY MAKE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH ISSUES IN THE HOUSE OR POTENTIAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF, OR WOULD THAT BE A LEGAL QUESTION? THIS IS ERIC BURNS LEGAL. IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A VALID QUESTION. UM, YOU CAN ASK IN REGARDS TO THE FINDINGS. UM, WHO WAS THERE FROM THE, THE DART INSPECTION AND WHAT, WHAT THEIR CONCERNS WERE? IF, IF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES KNOWS. THANK YOU. 'CAUSE I DO KNOW THERE'S SEVERAL SERVICES INVOLVED, AND I DO BELIEVE HEALTH, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS INVOLVED AS WELL. IS IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU ON THE HEALTH CONDITIONS OF POTENTIAL ISSUES IN THE HOUSE? HE HEALTH DID FIND THAT IT WAS, UH, IT, IT, THE STRUCTURE WAS IN VIOLATION. CODE WAS ALREADY BRINGING THE, UM, CASE AS THE ACCUMULATED TRASH AND RUBBISH AND, UH, ANIMAL CONTROL ALREADY HAD CASES ON THE ANIMAL FECES. SO HEALTH DEFERRED TO OUR TWO UNITS. ON THE ISSUES AT HAND, THE TOTAL VIOLATIONS IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE, THE VACATE. CORRECT. CORRECT. NOT JUST ON THE SPECIFIC. CORRECT. YOU'RE ASKING ALSO FOR UTILITIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO BE CUT CORRECT. SECURED THE HOUSE. NOW WE'VE ASKED, AND I'VE ASKED THIS TO THE INSPECTOR FROM, UM, A C S AND I'M GONNA ASK YOU, ONCE THEY GO BACK INTO THE PROPERTY, THEN THIS WILL RESUME. IS THAT CORRECT? THE BEHAVIOR? WE, WE ARE APPROACHING IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE THAT IF THEY PUT THE MONEY INTO IT TO MAKE ALL THE REPAIRS, IF, UM, IT'S VACANT FOR AN AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEIR PERSPECTIVE IS GOING TO CHANGE WHEN THEY COME BACK INTO THE PROPERTY, IT'LL BE REHABBED AND THEY WILL NOT CARRY ON THE SAME, UH, ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WERE DOING BEFORE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW I'M CALLING EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, THE TIME IS NOW 1135. ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2022, THE BUILDING STANDARDS OF BOARD WILL RECESS FOR AN OPEN MEETING AND CONVENING EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO ASSESS ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW 1213 ON OC OCTOBER 13TH, UM, 2022. THE BUILDING STANDARDS WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION. NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT, MR. RUSSELL? YES. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF HIM BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PERSON THAT WAS SIGNED IN, SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE, SHE'S NOT HERE. YES. NO. SO WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL PERSON SIGN UP TO SPEAK. ANGELA BROOKS. IS SHE PRESENT? IS SHE PRESENT, MR. BROOKS? YES. OKAY. CAN, CAN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM? IS ANGELA BROOKS HERE TO SPEAK? UH, SHE MY DAUGHTER, SHE LEFT. OH, SHE LEFT? OKAY. YEAH, SHE HAD, SHE HAD TO GO. SHE HAS A, A SIGN OF CONFE, UH, SICKNESS, I THINK. OKAY. HER TWO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU. YOU WANT ME TO SIT BACK DOWN? YES, PLEASE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [02:25:01] ALRIGHT. UM, AT THIS TIME, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH, UH, A MOTION? NO QUESTIONS. DOES ANYONE HAVE A MOTION PREPARED? ALL RIGHT. SOMEONE ACKNOWLEDGE THEMSELVES, PLEASE. MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY, GO AHEAD, MR. ANDES. I MOVED AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, HANG ON A MINUTE, NOW I GOTTA GET THE ADDRESS. 1403. 1403 WEST HARDING BOULEVARD IS IN VIOLATION OF THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. LISTED SECTIONS AS VIOLATIONS ARE 3 0 4 0.230. 4.430 4.630 4.730 4.930 5.330 5.530 5.630 8.150 4.3 AND 7 0 2 0.1. I MOVE THAT THIS BOARD REASSESS THIS, UH, ORDER, UH, ORDER THE BOARD, UH, THE CODE COMPLIANCE TO REASSESS THE HOUSE FOR A DC AND BRING THIS CASE BACK TO THE BOARD ON THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. SECOND, MR. CHAIR. I, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE WE'RE, WAS IT A DP? YES, SIR. I'M SORRY. UH, FROM DC TO DP. I'M SORRY, SIR. ALL RIGHT. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. MS. CHAIR, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE, SO WHEN, WHEN YOU SAY DP, YOU MEAN DANGEROUS PREMISES? UH, CORRECT. YES, SIR. DANGEROUS PREMISES. AND I ALSO NEED TO ADD WITH AN ORDER TO VACATE, UH, SHUT OFF UTILITIES AND SECURE THE PROPERTY UNTIL THE DETERMINATION IS MADE ON THE PROPERTY, UH, THAT WAS VACATE. SHUT OFF UTILITIES AND SECURE THE PROPERTY UNTIL THE DETERMINATION IS MADE ON THE PROPERTY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT PROPERTY 1 4 0 3 WEST HARDING BOULEVARD FOR CODE VIOLATIONS OF 3 0 4 0.2. PROTECTIVE TREATMENT 3 0 4 0.4 STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, 3 0 4 0.6. EXTERIOR WALLS, 3 0 4 0.7 ROOF AND DRAINAGE 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS 3 0 5 0.3. INTERIOR SURFACES 3 0 5 0.4 STAIRS AND WALKING SURFACES 3 0 5 0.6. INTERIOR DOORS, 3 0 8 0.1. ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH AND GARBAGE, 5 0 4 0.3 PLUMBING AND SYSTEMS HAZARDS AND 7 0 1 1 7 0 2 0.1 GENERAL EGRESS. AND THAT THIS PROPERTY BE REEVALUATED FOR A DANGEROUS PREMISE. ADDITIONALLY, THAT IS IMMEDIATELY VACATED, DISCONNECT UTILITIES AND IT'S SECURED UNTIL A DETERMINATION IS MADE. DO I HAVE A SECOND AND BRING IT BACK? SECOND ON OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING AND BROUGHT BACK AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. WE GOT A LOT OF SECONDS. SO, UM, A UNANIMOUS SECOND, BUT THE FIRST ONE WAS MS. BROWN. I'LL GO WITH MS. BROWN. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. ROLL CALL PLEASE. LANCIA HAYES. AYE. FREDERICK? AYE. KAYLA, MIRANDA. AYE. JOEL SOLIS. AYE. MS. BROWN? AYE. ROBERT TAPIA. AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE. SEVEN TO ZERO. OKAY. WHICH IS HOPEFULLY THE GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. GOOD AFTERNOON, . [02:30:03] FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE SANCHEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 67 19 RAINTREE FOREST WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 1 6 5 8 7 BLOCK TWO, LOT FOUR RAINTREE UT RAINTREE ANNEXATION LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS DEBORAH K. MARTIN, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 6 7 1 9 RAINTREE FOREST, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 3. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. MR. WILLIAM MARTIN FOSTER IS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER. CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE OCCUPANT, MR. WILLIAM MARTIN FOSTER AND THE OWNER DEBRA MARTIN VIA EMAIL, PHONE AND PERSON. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2021 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 67 19 RAINTREE FOREST WAS CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2020. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2020 AND SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2022, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON MAY 28TH, 2021. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON JULY 29TH, 2022 TO OBTAIN INTERIOR PHOTOS, OUTREACH ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE BY NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OCCURRED IN JULY, APRIL AND AUGUST OF 2022. A NOTICE TO VACATE THE PREMISES WAS POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2022. THE NOTICE OF B SS B HEARING WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED ON OCTOBER 3RD, 2022 AT 67 19 RAINTREE FOREST AT THIS TIME, NO SCOPE OF WORK. FINANCIAL PROOF, LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF OCTOBER 12TH, 2022. THERE ARE NO VALID PERMITS ON FILE FOR 67 19 RAINTREE FOREST. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TODAY WERE TAKEN ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2022. SO HERE IN THIS PHOTO, WE HAVE THE FRONT ELEVATION. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION TO THE ROOF, TO THE SHINGLES, AS WELL AS TOWARDS THE RIGHT PORTION, THE RIGHT ELEVATION. THERE IS A LARGE HOLE, UM, BETWEEN THE TWO TREES AS WELL AS THE GARAGE, UM, AND DISREPAIR. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THANK YOU. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. HERE YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SEE THE DETERIORATION TO THE ROOF AND DAMAGE TO THE SHINGLES, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE WOOD SIDING TOWARDS THE LEFT THAT IS STARTING TO LIFT. THIS IS GOING INTO THE REAR YARD TO VIEW THE REAR ELEVATION WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE REAR WALL IS STARTING TO BOLT OUTWARD AS WELL AS THE SEVERE DAMAGE AND WATER DAMAGE TO THE OVERHANG AND THE FASCIA BOARDS. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION TO THE STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SEVERE DETERIORATION TO THE MISSING DECKING, MISSING SHINGLE COVERING, AS WELL AS THERE IS A SAG TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE ROOF SYSTEM. THIS IS THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE RIGHT ELEVATION WHERE YOU CAN SEE SOME ROTTING AND DETERIORATION TO THE WOOD SIDING. THIS IS THE TOP PORTION OF THE RIGHT ELEVATION. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE REAR DOOR WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE, THE WINDOW FRAME IS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE BOTTOM WINDOW SILL IS, UM, DETACHING AS WELL AS THE REAR DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE REAR WALL [02:35:01] TO SHOW HOW MUCH SEPARATION FROM THE FOUNDATION THE REAR, THE REAR WALL HAS SHIFTED BACK. THIS IS GOING INTO THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CEILING HAS FULLY COLLAPSED. ALL THE INSULATION EXPOSING THE SEVERE DAMAGE AND DETERIORATION FROM THE ROOF BEING DAMAGED. ALL THE WATER AND ELEMENTS ENTERING THE PROPERTY HAVE CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO, TO THE SHEET ROCK. IT'S STARTING TO SEPARATE AND STARTING TO DETACH. THERE'S MOLD GROWING ON THE WALLS AS WELL AS ALL THE ITEMS AND DEBRIS THAT REMAIN IN THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS A VIEW FROM UNDERNEATH. YOU CAN SEE THE HOLES, THE LACK OF ROOF, AS WELL AS THE THE WATER DETERIORATION TO THE ROOF TRUSS, THE CEILING JOISTS AND RAFTERS. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE REMAINING DECKING THAT IS STILL PRESENT. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE SEVERE WATER DAMAGE. THIS IS JUST THE LEFT PORTION OF THAT ROOM TO CONTINUE TO SEE THE MOLD, THE DETACHMENT, AND THE SEPARATION OF THE DRYWALL. THE SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE HAS MAJOR NEGLECT AND DETERIORATION TO TWO OF THE THREE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE STRUCTURE. THE CROSS GABLE ROOF SYSTEM IS IN MAJOR DISREPAIR WITH THE SHINGLES, DECKING AND RAFTERS. THE ROOF COVERING AND DECKING HAVE COLLAPSED, ALLOWING THE ELEMENTS TO ENTER THE STRUCTURE CAUSING MAJOR DI DETERIORATION TO THE INTERIOR. THE REAR WALL IS DETACHED FROM THE FOUNDATION. THE INTERIOR IS FILLED WITH COLLAPSED CEILING, DRYWALL AND INSULATION CAUSING A DANGER TO INGRESS AND INGRESS. TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 67 19 RAINTREE FOREST IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 15 SIX SUBSECTIONS 1, 2 5 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF 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 AND HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION ALSO TO HAVE THE PROPERTY VACATED AND SECURED UTILITY SERVICES TO BE DISCONNECTED AND REMAIN DISCONNECTED. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 67 19 RAINTREE FOREST QUESTION. GO AHEAD, MR. ZUNIGA SUN. OKAY. YEAH. UH, HAS THIS CASE COME, UH, FORWARD BEFORE TO THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER OF 21? NO, SIR. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS STRUCTURE'S BEEN FORWARD FOR A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE. THIS 6 6 7 1 9 RAINTREE? CORRECT. UH, SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON IT? I TOOK OVER THIS CASE AS OF JULY 27TH, 2022. AND WAS THIS CASE, UH, BOUGHT, UH, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2020. THE INITIATING OFFICER INITIATED THE CASE BACK IN SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2022. AND I TOOK THIS OVER IN LATE JULY OF THIS YEAR. UH, WHAT? WELL, YEAH, I THOUGHT I WAS IN THE WRONG CASE. WHAT, UH, I'M NOTICING HERE IS, UH, THAT NOTICE TO VACATE AND THEN SOME ASSISTANCE, YOU KNOW, PROPOSE AND I, AND, UH, WHAT, WHAT IT, IT, IT SAYS THAT, UH, WELL, I WOULD HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE THING HERE, BUT EVEN IN, UH, MAIN LOCATION STRUCTURES IN THE SAME STATE, WE'LL PROCEED WITH B S B. AND THAT'S SEPTEMBER 21ST. AND THEN IT'S SAYS, UH, YOU MET WITH THE, OR SOMEBODY MET WITH THE DISTRICT 10 OUTREACH, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. UH, AND IT WAS SENT TO, UH, JENNIFER GARZA AND THEN AGAIN WITH A B S B. AND THEN TO NOTICE TO VACATE WAS, UH, T BAKKER AND JAY LOS, [02:40:02] UH, GIVEN ASSISTANCE, YOU KNOW, HIS HAIR, YOU KNOW. AND IT WAS NEVER BOUGHT TO BE B S B? NO, SIR. SINCE THIS CASE HAS BEEN GOING, THIS CASE HAS BEEN GOING ON, IT HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT UN UNTIL RIGHT NOW. SO IT WAS, WELL, YEAH, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S JUST A LITTLE CONFUSING TO READ THIS IF MY BOARD MEMBERS ORIGINALLY TOO, AND HE LEFT THE PACKAGE 9 22. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYWAY, MS. CHAIR, IF I CAN, MR. ZUNIGA, IT LOOKS LIKE AT ONE POINT IN TIME THERE WAS A, A, A PRIOR CODE OFFICER THAT WAS HANDLING IT, THAT PRIOR CODE OFFICER PROBABLY WAS GOING TO PREP IT FOR B S B BUT DIDN'T. UM, AND THEN WE HAD, WE HAD A NEW OFFICER DO IT. WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I SAW THAT TOO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? MR. ANDES? GO AHEAD. YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR. UH, IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME PRESENTING THE CASE HERE? NO, THIS IS, OH, OKAY. NO, IT'S NOT. WELL, I, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I REMEMBER SEEING YOU, BUT I WAS GONNA SAY, UH, WELCOME . THANK YOU. UH, AND THIS IS TO STAFF IN THE MEANTIME, BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS OFFICER AND THE CURRENT OFFICER, WAS THIS CASE EVER LOOKED AT BY UPPER MANAGEMENT FOR AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION? UH, THIS IS AMIN, TOMAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UH, YES, WE DID. UH, AND ALL THE TIME IT'S BEEN GOING DOWNHILL, BY THE WAY. THE BACK PART SHOWED EVERYTHING IS JUST COLLAPSING TO THE INTERIOR AND THE WALLS ARE STARTING TO COLLAPSE. IT WASN'T PICKED UP AS AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION? YES, IT WAS PICKED UP AS EMERGENCY DEMOLITION, BUT AS, UH, OFFICER SANCHEZ MENTIONED, WE HAD A PREVIOUS DP OFFICER WORKING ON THE CASE. AND, UH, WHEN WE SWITCHED OFFICERS, WE ASSUMED NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT APPROPRIATELY. BUT WHEN WE WENT BACK AND REVIEWED THE CASE, NOTIFICATIONS WERE NOT SENT AT THAT TIME. SO WE HAD TO SEND THE NOTIFICATIONS. I DON'T WANNA SAY START THE CASE FROM THE BEGINNING, BUT WE HAD TO PICK UP THE CASE AND SENT ALL THE APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATION FOR LEGAL ASPECTS. SO EVEN THOUGH THE PAPERWORK HAD TO BE REDONE, IT DIDN'T STAY EMERGENCY, IT CAME TO US. OH, I'M SORRY. OKAY. I MISUNDERSTOOD YOUR QUESTION EARLIER. EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS ARE NORMALLY BASED ON ACT OF GOD OR A FIRE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UH, WE DON'T DO EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS FOR NEGLECT. WE BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU GUYS SO YOU CAN MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. ALL RIGHT. AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, THERE'S NO WAY I WOULD'VE TOUCHED THIS HOUSE. I WOULD'VE TORT DOWN. AND I'M GONNA ASK THE OBVIOUS QUESTION NOW TO, UH, CODE OFFICER. THIS HOUSE OBVIOUSLY HAS PEOPLE IN IT. THERE IS ONE OCCUPANT THERE, HE IS HERE TO SPEAK. UM, HE'S NOT STAYING INSIDE THE PROPERTY. HE'S STAYING IN THE BACKYARD. OKAY. LET ME ASK THE NEXT OBVIOUS. IS THERE A SIGN OF OTHER PEOPLE ENTERING THE HOME AND USING IT? NO. AT THIS TIME, IS IT BOARDED UP AT THIS TIME? UM, THE FRONT IS SECURED. THE ONLY, UM, ACCESS POINT IS THROUGH THE REAR WHERE, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THAT DOOR WHERE IT DOES NOT CLOSE THAT WINDOW WHERE IT'S STARTING TO COLLAPSE AND ALL THAT. MM-HMM. , THAT'S, THAT'S THE ENTRANCE TO THE HOUSE. UM, THAT, THAT IS THE ONLY ACCESS THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO TO TAKE THE INTERIOR PHOTOS. SO IT IS ACCESSIBLE? YES, IT'S OPEN. AND YOU DID ASK TO SECURE? YES. UTILITIES ARE STILL CONNECTED AT THIS TIME? YES, WE ARE IN PROCESS. I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED TO HAVE THEM DISCONNECTED. OKAY. BUT YOU JUST WANTED ENFORCED THROUGH THE BOARD YES. AND VACATE, CORRECT? CORRECT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. MR. ANDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, CODE OFFICER? I DO YOU HAVE A, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OH, YEAH, YOU DO. I DO. OKAY, GO AHEAD. UH, YOU SAID, UH, THE OCCUPANT WAS IN STAYING IN THE BACKYARD. IS THERE A PICTURE SOMEWHERE WHO WE CAN SEE THE BACKYARD OR IS IT A P TENT OR SOMETHING THAT HE'S STAYING IN? OR THERE IS A TENT? NO, I DID NOT PROVIDE A PHOTO. UM, I FOCUSED MOSTLY ON THE STRUCTURE. WHY ? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE STRUCTURE. IT'S THE STRUCTURE. I KNOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD JUST BEEN NICE [02:45:01] TO SEE THIS MAN LIVING IN A TENT IN THE BACKYARD. ALL UM, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? MM, NOPE. NO. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. CAN WE PLEASE GET, UM, MR. WILLIAM MARTIN FOSTER, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. MR. FOSTER, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, BUT ONE MOMENT BEFORE YOU PROCEED. DID YOU TURN YOUR PHONE ON RECORD? THIS IS A LIVE STREAM. NO. NO. UH, NO, IT IS NOT, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BECAUSE I DID SEE YOU. I I I DO. IT'S NOT RECORDING AT ALL? NO. OKAY. GO AHEAD. STATE YOUR NAME. GO AHEAD. UM, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS WILLIAM MARTIN FOSTER. UM, I AM THE CURRENT OCCUPANT AT 67 19 RAINTREE FOREST, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 3. OKAY. UM, I, I, I DO APOLOGIZE. UM, I, I DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO SAY. UM, OKAY. WELL, I'LL JUST PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE. SO WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW IS WHAT YOU PREPARED TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY. DO YOU HAVE FEASIBILITIES TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY? AND THEN WHAT TI AMOUNT OF TIME DO YOU NEED TO GET IT INTO COMPLIANCE AND BRING IT UP TO REPAIR, ACTUALLY, BUT THEY HAVE IT. UM, IF YOU'RE GONNA TRY AND KEEP THE PROPERTY, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR DEMOLITION. SO WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY BEFORE US TODAY? UM, EXCUSE ME. UH, I, UM, LIKE WHAT SHE HAD MENTIONED, I AM NOT THE OWNER OF SAID PROPERTY. UM, THAT WOULD BE MY MOTHER, UH, DEBORAH MAR, DEBORAH K. MARTIN, WHO IS CURRENTLY NOT IN, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY COUNTRY, WHO IS NOT IN THE STATE. UH, RIGHT NOW SHE IS LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, UM, WHERE SHE HAS BEEN SINCE 2019, UM, PRIOR TO, UH, THE COVID OUTBREAK. UM, DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE DOES HAVE MEDICAL CONDITIONS, UH, COUPLED WITH HER AGE AT THAT TIME, AND PEOPLE OF HIGHER AGE, BRACKET, WHATEVER WERE HIGHER, UH, OR MORE SUSCEPTIBLE, EXCUSE ME, TO CONTRACTING, C O V I D. UM, SO SHE WAS PLACED UNDER DOCTOR'S ORDERS THAT, UM, UNTIL THE COVID NUMBERS HERE IN TEXAS, OR AT LEAST IN SAN ANTONIO, DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, SHE IS UNABLE TO COME BACK TO SAN ANTONIO. UM, AND THUS TRY TO ASSIST IN GETTING THE HOUSE IN A BETTER CONDITION. UM, AND IN ACTUALITY, UM, PRIOR TO, UH, WAS IT 20 20 19? 2020, WHEN THEY SAID THAT THEY STARTED COMING OUT, UM, IT, THE HOUSE DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THAT AT ALL. I MEAN, OKAY. IT WAS STARTING TO GET TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS AT NOW. UM, BUT IT WASN'T AS BAD AS IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW. UM, THERE WERE SIGNS OF, UH, ROOF DAMAGE, UM, MORE OR LESS. EVERYTHING ON THE INSIDE WAS DECENT , SO TO SPEAK. UM, BUT AGAIN, WITH ME BEING THE ONLY PERSON, UH, LIVING THERE, UM, AND MY MOM [02:50:01] NOT ABLE TO BE THERE AS WELL, UM, I TRIED MY ABSOLUTE BEST TO TRY TO GET THINGS BETTER SO THAT WHEN MY MOM DID COME BACK, UM, WE COULD BEGIN THE REPAIR PROCESS. BUT AGAIN, A EVERYTHING KIND OF HINGED ON THE COVID NUMBERS. AND SINCE THEY DIDN'T DROP TO THE POINT WHERE HER, UM, HER NOT, NOT PHYSICAL THERAPIST, BUT, UM, HER, THE, THE DOCTOR THAT LOOKS AT HER AND MAKES SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE HEART IS TICKING AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, UM, NEVER REALLY GAVE HER THE THUMBS UP TO COME BACK. AND AS OF THIS MEETING RIGHT NOW, UH, SHE IS CURRENTLY STILL IN CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. AND THAT WAS THE REASON WHY I WAS MESSING WITH MY PHONE, IS BECAUSE SHE HAD SENT ME AN EMAIL THAT SHE WANTED ME TO READ TO Y'ALL, IF IT WOULD BE OKAY WITH THE BOARD. WE'LL, WE'LL DISCUSS IT WITH LEGAL, BUT CONTINUE WITH YOUR TESTIMONY. OKAY. UM, WOULD YOU MIND IF I PULLED IT UP? OKAY. UM, I HAD IT. AND THEN, MS. CHAIR, IT WOULD BE PROPER FOR HIM TO, TO READ, UH, ANY MESSAGE HE HAS FROM THE OWNER. OKAY. YOU CAN, YOU CAN JUST READ IT. YOU, WE DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. JUST READ IT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, AND I JUST CLOSED IT. UH, BEAR WITH ME FOR JUST A QUICK MOMENT HERE. OKAY. HERE WE GO. UM, EXCUSE ME, UH, SAYS, WILLIAM, UH, THIS IS MY STATEMENT FOR YOU TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD. I AM DEBORAH K. MARTIN, OWNER OF THE HOUSE AT 67 19 RAINTREE FOREST, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 7 8 2 3 3. I AM SORRY THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THE PROCEEDINGS, UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO HEALTH REASONS AND PANDEMIC, I HAVE BEEN IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SINCE 25 DECEMBER, 2019. MY P C P, THAT WAS WHAT, WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SPIT OUT. UH, MY P C P ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE, FLY OR SKATEBOARD BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, CAL, UH, EXCUSE ME, BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SAN ANTONIO UNTIL SHE GIVES ME THE, OKAY. UH, A LITTLE ABOUT ME. I AM A 90% DISABLED VET, SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE FROM AUGUST, 1978 TO DECEMBER, 1993. MEDICALLY DISCHARGED AS A, AS UNABLE ABLE FOR WORLDWIDE SERVICE. HOWEVER, I WAS BROUGHT BACK FOUR MONTHS LATER IN THE SAME POSITION AS A FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE. I RETIRED APRIL OF 2003. MY MEDICAL ISSUES ARE, OH BOY, SCIENCE WORDS, AUTOIMMUNE DEFICIENCY DISORDER, 10 10, UH, TINNITUS, DEGENER DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE, KIDNEY DISEASE, P T SS D, ESOPHAGUS ESOPHAGEAL DISORDER, AND AB, OH, ABDOMINAL HERNIA. I WEAR KNEE BRACE ON BOTH LEGS FOR STABILITY. MY SON, WILLIAM, I, UM, AND I HAVE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE SINCE MAY OF 1985. HOWEVER, MY MEDICAL DISABILITIES MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO KEEP UP WITH REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES I CONTACTED INITIALLY AND PRESENTED MY INCOME, OH, EXCUSE ME. AND PRESENTLY, MY INCOME WAS TOO HIGH, OR THEIR WAITING LIST WAS TOO LONG, ET CETERA. OFTEN WILLIAM WAS LEFT ALONE TO HANDLE HOUSE SITUATIONS. WHILE I WAS AT TREATMENT, PRIMARILY FOR MY P T SS D FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, I MET WITH YOUR BOARD YEARS BACK, RECEIVING THE SAME CONCERNS AND GIVING INFORMATION TO IMPROVE [02:55:01] MY HOUSE CONDITION. MS. SANCHEZ PROVIDED ME WITH, UH, OR PROVIDED ME WITH DOCUMENTS FOR MORE RECENT PROCEDURES DEALING WITH MY SITUATION. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL OFFERS FOR SELLING MY PROPERTY. I GUESS I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND ACTIVELY, UH, SEEK TO DO THAT. UM, AND ON THAT, EXCUSE ME. AND ON THAT, UH, YESTERDAY, UM, SOME GUY APPROACHED ME. AND AGAIN, ME NOT BEING THE, OH, EXCUSE ME. UH, BEING THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE, I AM UNABLE TO MAKE ANY FINANCIAL, UM, YAYS OR NAYS ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE HOUSE AND WITH EVERYONE. KEEP CONSTANTLY COMING. HEY, YOU'RE LOOKING TO SELL YOUR HOUSE. YOU WANNA, I WANNA BUY YOUR HOUSE. YOU WANNA, WE WANNA GO TAKE YOUR HOUSE. I'M LIKE, I'M THE SON, . I'M A CUSTODIAN. I DON'T MAKE THOSE KINDS OF DECISIONS. YOU'D HAVE TO TALK WITH THE OWNER WHO IS NOT HERE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SO, AND ACTUALLY, ON THAT, I DO HAVE A QUESTION I NEED TO ASK. UM, BUT MORE ON THAT QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD. OKAY. UM, UH, OKAY. RIGHT NOW, MY SON WILLIAM, MY OLDER BROTHER AND I ARE THE THREE LAST LIVING MEMBERS OF OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY. WE ARE DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF MY YOUNGER SISTER AND BROTHER, AUNT GODMOTHER, MOTHER-IN-LAW, AND MY MOTHER ALL WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND THE HOUSE SITUATION AND, OH, EXCUSE ME, ADD THE HOUSE SITUATION. AND I AM AT A LOSS ON WHAT TO PRIORITIZE IN MY LIFE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR ME OUT SINCERELY. DEBORAH K. MARTIN. THANK YOU. UH, MR. MARTIN FOSTER. UM, SO DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO WHAT SHE SAID? 'CAUSE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, YOU CANNOT MAKE ANY FINAL DECISIONS AS FAR AS THE PROPERTY, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, OR, UM, S UM, ALL I CAN HONESTLY SAY IS, IS YES, THE HOUSE IS A WRECK, AND IT'S TERRIBLE. I'M NOT GONNA DENY, AND I'M NOT GONNA LIE ABOUT THAT. UM, SINCE I, I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE HOUSE, I HAVE BEEN TRYING, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THINGS SQUARED AWAY AND SITUATED TO WHERE WHEN SHE FINALLY DOES GET THE THUMBS UP TO COME BACK, THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH WITH THE REPAIRS PRIOR TO IT LOOKING LIKE IT DOES NOW. UM, THAT'S ALL I CAN HONESTLY SAY ABOUT THE HOUSE AND THE SITUATION. UM, AS FAR AS, UM, THE WHOLE TENT THING GOES IS, YES, I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE TENT IN THE BACKYARD. I DO HAVE, UM, AN EXTENSION CORD RUNNING FROM THE HOUSE TO THE TENT, SO THAT AT LEAST I DO HAVE SOME KIND OF POWER. UH, BUT THAT, THAT'S KIND OF NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, BUT SHE HAD ASKED ABOUT THAT, SO. GOT IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DOES, UM, ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROPERTY TO MR. MARTIN? MARTIN FOSTER? MARTIN FOSTER, EXCUSE ME. SORRY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A NEIGHBOR SIGNED UP. LINDA? YES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. IT'S LINDA WEISMAN. AND I'M, I LIVE IN, YEAH, 48 18, BUT CREST ROAD, LIKE A MILE AWAY, MAYBE TWO. MY THING THAT THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN CALLED THE HOARDER HOUSE, AND EVERY TIME I PICK UP MY SISTER, WE DRIVE BY. LET'S LOOK AT THE HOARDER HOUSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, AND THE LAST TIME THAT I LOOKED AT IT, AND I WAS LIKE, HOLY, COME, I'M GETTING DOWN. I DID A TIKTOK ON IT, AND THEN I FORWARDED ON AND EVERYBODY'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT [03:00:01] IT. DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? SO YEAH, I'M THE ONE RESPONSIBLE TO PUMP IT UP AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT THIS IS A NICE WORD. IT'S, IT'S HEARTBREAKING. AND NOW TO HEARING HIS STORY, IT'S HEARTBREAKING. BUT FOR HER TO COME BACK TO WHAT, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S, I'M JUST PUZZLED, AND I'M SORRY MY WHOLE STORY CHANGED AT THE MOMENT, YOU KNOW? SO, UM, WE'RE JUST GONNA LEAVE IT ALL UP TO YOU. OKAY. AND MY NEW CO COMPLIANCE, WHICH, UH, SHE'S DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. OKAY. AND WE GOT IT. . ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, SO YOU ALL, WHEN YOU SIGN IN , I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO READ IT. UM, OH, NO, NO. NOT YOU. I CAN'T, UM, I CAN'T READ THIS OTHER ONE. UH, BUT I'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THE OTHER PERSON. UH, EDUARDO. MR. EDUARDO, I, I THINK THAT SECOND ONE, THIS IS ERIC WITH LEGAL, I THINK IT'S PETE THOMPSON. YEAH. PETER THOMPSON. PETER THOMPSON. DO YOU WANNA GO, PETE? YEP. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MR. THOMPSON, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? YES. UH, PETER M. THOMPSON. GOOD MORNING. CITY BOARD MEMBERS, UM, 6 6 0 6 RANCHI FOREST. I LIVE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN HOUSES OFF, EIGHT HOUSES OFF TO THE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, SAME STREET. UM, I'VE KNOWN THIS INDIVIDUAL WILLIAM MORE THAN ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM. I'VE, I'VE DEALT WITH HIM, UM, HIS CONDITIONS, DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS. UM, I'VE HAD A RUN IN WITH HIM ALSO, AND I'VE TOOK HIM TO COURT AND HE DIDN'T SHOW UP. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER CASE. AND I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO HEAR THAT, BUT IF YOU DO, I'M GLAD TO TELL YOU. UH, I FIND THIS INDIVIDUAL, WILLIAM, HIM OF SOUND, MIND AND BODY. UH, HE'S CAPABLE. HE'S NOT HANDICAPPED. UH, HE, HE'S KNOWN TO PUT A GOOD SHOW ON IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, AND YET HE CAN BE VERY UPSETTING AND, AND, AND, AND, AND GET EMOTIONAL, REAL EASY AND, AND GO OFF ON PEOPLE. I'VE SEEN THIS, OF THIS INDIVIDUAL AND HE CAN DENY IT ALL HE WANTS. IT'S BEEN LONGER THAN CAN, BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE PROPERTY? YES. IT'S BEEN LONGER THAN, YES, MA'AM. IT'S BEEN LONGER THAN SIX YEARS THAT THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN IN THIS CONDITION. WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES. SO, YOU KNOW, HIS MOTHER LEFT FOR CALIFORNIA WAY BACK. AND, UH, TO SAY THAT HE'S BEEN TRYING IS, IS JUST AN OUT OUTRIGHT FALSE LIE. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY SHOULD BE LIVING IN THIS CONDITION. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR EDDIE, WHO HAS TO LIVE WITH THIS GUY NEXT DOOR. UH, I'VE HAD MY OWN RUN-INS, LIKE I SAID, AND I DON'T THINK, UH, IT'S A REAL, IT IS A COMPLETE EYESORE. IT LOOKS LIKE METEOR'S BEEN HITTING THE TOP OF THE ROOF. THOSE HOLES ARE THAT BIG. IT'S, UH, IT'S, UH, IT SMELLS, I'VE SEEN THIS INDIVIDUAL NAKED, BUTT NAKED IN HIS FRONT YARD, AND THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THAT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND KIDS WALK BY AND SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO DESTRUCTIVE. IT, UH, THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THAT. AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW HIS MENTALITY, WHAT HE, WHAT HE'S THINKING, BUT I KNOW HE IS GOT A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER, AND HE'S NOT FULL OF ME ONE BIT. UH, I KNOW HIS CHARACTER AND HIS DEMEANOR. AND, UH, THE HOUSE IS A DEPLORABLE WRECK. IT IS UNLIVABLE AND RUNNING ORANGE WIRES OUT TO HIS VEHICLES. WHAT VEHICLE THAT HIS MOM USED TO HAVE, THEY USED TO PARK OUT IN THE FRONT DRIVEWAY TO PLUG IN HIS APPLIANCES. 'CAUSE HE KNOWS HIMSELF. HE CANNOT LIVE IN THIS HOUSE, SO HE HAS TO GO OUTSIDE. THAT'S WHY THERE'S A TENT IN THE BACKYARD. 'CAUSE HE PROBABLY CAN'T STAND HIS OWN STENCH. SO, UM, I COULD LEAVE IT AT THAT. I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S, THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT. IT'S, IT'S SCARING THE NEIGHBORS. IT'S SCARY TO MY WIFE AGAIN. UH, I, UH, HAVE ANOTHER CASE, BUT IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT, THEN I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. THOMPSON. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. CAN WE GET, UM, MR. EDUARDO ? YES. CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? OH, YES. MY NAME IS, UH, EDUARDO VGAS. I LIVE, UH, NEXT DOOR AT, UH, 6 7 1 5 RAINTREE FOREST IN SAN ANTONIO. UH, I HAVE SOME PICTURES, UH, TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS, IF THAT'S OKAY. IT'S A PRESENTATION. UM, I'LL START WITH, UM, [03:05:01] I MOVED IN NEXT DOOR, UH, TWO YEARS AGO. AND, UH, WHEN, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO FUR, UH, PURCHASE OUR FIRST HOME. AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY BEING A HOMEOWNER AND BEING YOUR FIRST HOME, THAT SHOULD BE A JOYOUS OCCASION. UM, BUT, UH, THE AMERICAN DREAM VERY QUICKLY BECAME THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE. AND, UH, AND I WANNA APOLOGIZE IF I GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL JUST BECAUSE I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION FOR TWO YEARS. AND, UM, I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN. I'VE BEEN KIND TO WILLIAM, UM, TO THE EXTENT WHERE I'VE HELPED THEM OUT WITH SOME STUFF, HAD SOME COMMUNICATION WITH THEM. UM, AND ONCE I'LL SHOW YOU THE PICTURES, IT'LL REALLY TELL THE STORY OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE LAST TWO YEARS. UM, AND, UH, I GUESS ONCE WE'RE, WE'RE READY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE MS. MARTINEZ, CAN YOU PAUSE THIS TIME PLEASE? THANK YOU. LET HIM KNOW THAT'S WHY. MR. VNE. MR. VENEGAS? YES. UH, THIS IS SAVITA RYE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BACK HERE. YES. UM, THE PHOTOS ARE FINE TO SHOW, BUT UH, I DO NEED THE LAST PHOTO REMOVED. UM, UH, I CANNOT ALLOW, THAT'S FINE. UH, PHOTOGRAPHS OF MINOR CHILDREN TO FINE. BE PUT IN THE RECORD'S. NO PROBLEM. SO SOME OF THESE PICTURES YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN, BUT THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE FRONT. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. UM, SO THAT SITUATION, THAT'S THE GARAGE THAT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE I MOVED IN FOR TWO YEARS. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY OF THAT REMOVED. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE. THAT'S THE HOLE IN THE FRONT. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY THE BACK. WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE. AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A YOUNG MAN, WILLIAM THAT JUST CAME UP, OR ADULT MALE THAT JUST CAME UP HERE. AND THAT'S HIM IN HIS FRONT YARD JUST HANGING OUT. AND THAT IS THE BACKYARD. THAT'S WHAT I, THAT'S WHAT MY CHILDREN SEE. THAT'S WHAT I SEE FROM MY FENCE FROM MY BACKYARD. AND THAT'S HOW HE'S LIVING. UM, AND I JUST FEEL THAT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THERE'S NO WAY, I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, WHY THIS HAS LASTED THIS LONG. I'VE ALREADY CONTACTED, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OBVIOUSLY NOW THE CITY. AND THIS IS THE SITUATION. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE. AS HE STATED, HE DOES RUN ELECTRICITY, YOU KNOW, TO DO WHATEVER HE NEEDS TO DO. AND LET'S KEEP IN MIND, OBVIOUSLY THIS HOUSE IS NOT INHABITABLE. SO HE DEFECATES, HE URINATES IN THE BACKYARD WITHOUT RESERVATION. THAT IS THE PICTURE OF THE INSIDE, WHICH YOU ALREADY SAW. AND THIS ONE, THIS IS WHERE, THIS IS A PICTURE FROM MY LIVING ROOM SEEN TOWARDS THE BACK. AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT ONE AND IT SAYS, BE AWARE THERE'S SOME DISCRETION 'CAUSE YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE HIM COMPLETELY NUDE. WELL, UH, WE WON'T BE SAYING THAT. OKAY, WELL, THAT'S FINE BECAUSE, WELL, WELL, AND THAT'S OKAY. ALRIGHT. YEAH, YOU'VE, YOU'VE ACTUALLY REACHED YOUR TIME THOUGH. BUT, UM, YEAH, WE WON'T BE SAYING THAT TODAY. SO TO WRAP IT UP, JUST I, MY FAMILY'S PROTECTOR AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE LET THEM DOWN AND I HOPE THAT THIS BOARD CAN COME TO A DECISION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE, WE'VE HEARD THE TESTIMONIES, WE KIND OF WENT THROUGH 'EM. HOWEVER, WE DIDN'T ALLOW TIME TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS OF ANY OTHER NEIGHBORS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, OR, OKAY. SHAKING HEAD NO. OKAY. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICERS? NO QUESTION OF CODE OFFICER. SO ARE WE ALL QUESTIONED OUT? ALL RIGHT, , I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK. SO IS ANYONE PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME? GO AHEAD, MR. SOLIS. YEAH, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT. THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 67 19 [03:10:02] RAINTREE FOUR IS THE PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 56, UH, PACIFIC CODE SECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND SPECIFICALLY ALL THE CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE NOTED, UH, INCLUDING THE ROOF, UM, THAT IT IS, UH, A DANGEROUS BUILDING. SO I'M GONNA MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS THAT IT BE VACATED AND SECURED THAT THE UTILITIES BE DISCONNECTED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. A SECOND. MADAM CHAIR. HOLD ON ONE MOMENT. GO AHEAD. SAVITA. UH, MADAM CHAIR. UH, I WOULD RECOMMEND THE BOARD, UH, ALSO CONSIDER ADDING A TIMELINE ON THAT VACATE AS, UH, IT IS CURRENTLY NOT OCCUPIED BY OWNERS, UH, NOR IS IT BEING LAWFULLY OCCUPIED, UH, BASED ON ADMISSIONS THAT THE OCCUPANT IS RESIDING IN A TENT IN THE BACKYARD. AND SO, BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEING LAWFULLY OCCUPIED BY AN OWNER, THE VACATE NOTICE IF THE BOARD WISHES CAN TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MR. SOLI, I ACCEPT THAT. THANK YOU. SO AN IMMEDIATE VACATE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMOLITION FOR 6 7 1 9 RAINTREE FOREST FOR SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR AN IMMEDIATE VACATE ORDER THAT THE PROPERTY IS SECURED AND ALL UTILITIES ARE DISCONNECTED AND REMAIN DISCONNECTED. UM, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM MR. ZIKA? DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? LENCIA HAYES. AYE. F FRED ANDES. AYE. CALEB MIRANDA. AYE. JOELLE SOLIS. AYE. MS. BROWN? AYE. ROBERT TAPIA? AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH, LET'S SEE HERE. SO MS. SANCHEZ, CAN YOU GET WITH, UM, THE PERSON WHO IS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHTY. UM, UH, I WAS A, THAT'S A DIFFERENT FACE. I WAS LOOKING FOR MR. BARAS. . HE'S, UH, HE'S ON VACATION RIGHT NOW. . OKAY, GO AHEAD. VACATION. GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. NEW BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD AFTERNOON FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS JOHN GARZA, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 9 4 1 9 CLIFF STONE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS LOCATION HAS BEEN PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD, THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND IS N C B 1 8 7 1 2 BLOCK ONE TWO LOT 1 4 8, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX, GREAT NORTHWEST U TWO, UT TWO GREAT NORTHWEST ANNEXATION. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS JOHN F R AND JUANITA C LUNDSTROM. ALL NOTICES OF HEARINGS WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE. JOHN AND JUANITA LUNDSTROM CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE OWNERS. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON MARCH 4TH, 2022. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESTINATION. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTIONS REGARDING 9 4 1 9 CLIPSTONE WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2022. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MARCH 4TH, 2022, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS NOT RETURNED [03:15:03] ON SEPTEMBER 13TH. SPOKE TO JOHN AND JUANITA LUNDSTROM, WHO STATED THAT THEY STILL HAVEN'T DECIDED WHETHER THEY WERE GOING TO DEMOLISH OR REPAIR STRUCTURE. ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER AND THE CERTIFICATE RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON OCTOBER 4TH. THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 9 4 1 9 CLIFF STONE. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S. REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED NO PERMITS ON FILE. 9 4 1 9 CLEARSTONE IS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF TWO SCHOOLS, WHICH IS NOLTON ELEMENTARY AND ZACH MIDDLE SCHOOL. ZACHARY MIDDLE SCHOOL. APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. THE PHOTOS BEING PROVIDED TODAY WERE TAKEN ON 13TH, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2022. THIS IS A, THIS IS A FRONT ELEVATION OF THE DAMAGED FRONT PORCH OVERHANG. NEXT, THIS IS ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE OVERHANG, WHICH IS SEVERELY DAMAGED. UH, YOU GOT THE DAMAGE RAFTERS AND THE LANDING. NEXT, YOU GOT SOME DAMAGE AT THE RIDGE POINT, SOME SMOKE DAMAGE THAT CAME OUT NEXT. THIS IS ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE SAME AREA. NEXT, THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS GIVEN NOTICE TO BOARD UP THE WINDOWS THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE FIRE. UH, THE DOORS AND THE WINDOWS, UH, WERE DAMAGED BY THE FIRE, SO THEY COVERED IT UP. THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SAME AREA, A DIFFERENT ANGLE. NEXT, HERE WE HAVE SOME FIRE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. UH, YOU GOT THE RAFTERS AND CEILING JOISTS, WHICH HAS SUSTAINED SOME CHART MEMBERS. AND YOU GOT, UH, OPEN EL UH, OPEN AREA TO THE ELEMENTS. THANKS. HERE'S ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE AREA WHERE IT'S OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS. HERE YOU HAVE A, UH, CHART BEAM THAT RUNS ACROSS THE CEILING AREA. THIS IS ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE OPEN EL OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS. THANKS. WE GOT, UH, SHARP RAFTERS AND CEILING JOISTS, UH, TOWARDS THE TOP AREA OF THAT PHOTO. THANKS. AND HERE WE'RE SHOWING THE SHEET ROCK DAMAGE, UH, TO THE INTERIOR AND ALSO OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS. ANOTHER PHOTO OF HEAVILY SMOKED DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. AND I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST A, ANOTHER, UH, DUPLICATE OF A PHOTO THAT WE JUST LOOKED AT. 9 4 1 9 CLIPSTONE IS A ONE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM IS SEVERELY FIRE DAMAGE. THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE COMPOSED BRICK AND WOOD SIDING, THAT IS SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE. THE INTERIOR IS SEVERELY FIRE DAMAGE WITH CHARRED STUDS, CEILINGS, AND ROOF SYSTEM IS CHARRED AND COLLAPSED IN SOME PLACES. THE ROOF SYSTEM HAS HOLES THAT IS LETTING THE ELEMENTS IN THE STRUCTURE SPOKE WITH OWNERS WHO ARE UNDECIDED ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE STRUCTURE. TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 9 4 1 9 CLEARSTONE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6 1 5 6, SUBSECTION 1 2 4 5 8 12 15, 17 18, 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, ANY HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATIONS, SUBSTANDARD, OR OF FITNESS [03:20:01] OF HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMEND RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 9 4 1 9 CLIPSTONE. THANK YOU OFFICER GAZA. UM, DO WE HAVE A QUESTION? GO AHEAD, MR. Z NJA. YES, SIR. UH, LET ME ASK YOU HERE ON, UH, INSPECTION ACTIONS AND DATES ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2022. YOU STATED THE SECOND, UH, LINE, UH, THE SENTENCE FROM THE BOTTOM STRUCTURE IS SOUND SPOKE TO DAUGHTER-IN-LAW. THE STRUCTURE IS SOUND, YOU SAY, OR IT IS IT, IS IT SOUND THAT WE CAN SAVE IT AND REPAIR IT? IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? THE MAIN DAMAGE IS TO THE ROOF AREA. THE FOUNDATION AND THE EX EXTERIOR WALLS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION. IT'S THE ROOF AREA THAT'S SUFFERED THE MOST DAMAGE. SO, UH, IF WE WERE, UH, TO DEMOLISH IT AS STATED, UH, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH OTHER PARTS THAT ARE STRUCTURALLY SOUND, SUPPOSEDLY STAFF RECOMMENDED THE DEMOLITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAD INTERIOR DAMAGE AND IT'S WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF TWO SCHOOLS. OKAY. WELL THAT THREW ME A CURVE HERE. SAYS IT'S STRONG, YOU KNOW, HARDEST. SO THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MR. ZUNIGA, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. GARZA? NO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, CAN I GET MR. JOHN LTRO PLEASE? OR WHOEVER WANTS TO TALK? MR. JOHN OR JUANITA LUNDSTROM, BUT IT'LL BE ONE AT A TIME. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH, IT'S COLD. UH, MR. LUNDSTROM, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? YEAH. MY NAME IS JOHN LUNDSTROM. MY CURRENT ADDRESS IS 8 8 3 1 TIMBER WALK STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. GO AHEAD, SIR. YOU CAN ADJUST THE MIC IF YOU NEED TO. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. IS THAT BETTER? YEAH. THANK YOU. YES. UH, MY WIFE AND I, UH, LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FROM, UH, THE TIME IT WAS FIRST BUILT, 1978. SO WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, UH, WE LOST NOT A HOUSE, BUT WE LOST OUR WHOLE HOME, OUR WHOLE LIFE. AS FAR AS THE STRUCTURE'S CONCERNED, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT MANY TIMES, UH, WHAT WE WANT TO DO, WHY WE WANT TO DO IT. AND EVERY TIME WE COME UP FOR PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, UH, DECISION, WE DON'T KNOW IT, IT'S NOT AN EASY DECISION TO MAKE. UH, WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR HOME OF 43 YEARS, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO DECIDE, WELL, DO WE WANNA KNOCK IT DOWN AND REBUILD? WELL, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT COULD TAKE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THINGS WERE CURRENTLY, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND PEOPLE WERE STILL JUST RECOVERING, UH, THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR TO EVEN LONGER TO REBUILD. AND WE, UH, DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES, YOU KNOW, TO FEND OFF THAT TYPE OF SITUATION. UH, TO BE ABLE TO FIND SOMEPLACE TO LIVE AND, AND BE COMFORTABLE AND REBUILD AT THE SAME TIME. UH, IF, IF I COULD, UH, SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE STRUCTURE ITSELF, UH, WE'VE TALKED TO, UH, THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT THE, UH, I JUST LOST MY, UH, WE, WE, WE'VE SPOKEN WITH THREE DIFFERENT OFFICERS. THE ORIGINAL, UH, CON ORIGINAL CONTACT, UH, MR. BARTIS, JUST A, A MONTH AGO. AND MR. GARZA, UH, AND EVERY ONE OF THEM TOLD US THAT, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO, UH, HOPEFULLY MAKE IT, YOU COME TO [03:25:01] A DECISION THAT WE COULD LIVE WITH. UH, AND HONESTLY TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK EITHER ONE OF US WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. MAINLY BECAUSE THE BIGGEST DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE IS THE, UH, EXTERIOR WALL ALONG ONE SIDE OF THE GARAGE, WHICH LEADS RIGHT UP TO THE FRONT PORCH, TO THE FRONT DOOR, THE GARAGE ITSELF AND ALL THE DAMAGE THAT YOU WAS SHOWN WITH THE, THE HOLES IN THE, THE ROOFING WAS FROM THE GARAGE AREA. SO THE REST OF THE HOUSE, THE, THE ENTIRE BEDROOM STRUCTURE, THE BATHROOMS, THE BEDROOM BEDROOMS, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALL INTACT. YEAH. THEY WERE WATER DAMAGED AND THEY WERE SMOKE DAMAGED BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE, BUT THE ONLY DAMAGE FROM A FIRE WAS IN THE GARAGE AREA AND THE, AND THE ROOFING ABOVE IT. SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN KIND OF, UH, WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE DO? HOW DO WE DO IT? UH, WE'VE WE'RE, WE'VE HAD SOME TALKS WITH A, A LOCAL CONTRACTOR TO TRY AND, AND SEE WHAT WE COULD DO. AND, AND HE WAS MAKING AN OFFER. HE WANTED TO TRY AND BUY IT FROM US. UH, BUT HE, HE WASN'T, HE WASN'T COMING IN WITH ANYTHING THAT WE THOUGHT WE COULD LIVE WITH. UH, SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF TRYING TO TALK TO ANOTHER ONE. UH, AND THAT'S REALLY ABOUT ALL I HAVE TO SAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. MM-HMM. , DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING MA'AM? UH, SURE. MY NAME IS JUANITA JUANITA LUNDSTROM, AND I LIVE AT 88 31 TIMBER WALK, 7 8 2 5 0. OKAY. THE STRUCTURE, LIKE MY HUSBAND WAS SAYING, HAS ONLY DAMAGE TO THE ROOF TRUSSES IN THE GARAGE, SOME FOLLOWING INTO THE KITCHEN AREA AND THE FRONT ROOM, YES, THE ROOF TRUSSES ARE DAMAGED, BUT THE BEDROOMS ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY DAMAGE. OTHER, LIKE, LIKE HE SAID, OTHER THAN SMOKE WATER DAMAGE. AND THE WINDOWS WERE NOT DAMAGED FROM THE FIRE. THE WINDOWS WERE BROKEN INTO AFTER THE FIRE HAPPENED. THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO BOARD UP THE HOUSE. BUT NO, THIS IS NOT, I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED MYSELF. AND I KNOW I'M THE OWNER AND OF COURSE I WOULD SAY THAT, BUT NO, IT'S NOT A COMPLETE DEMOLISH REPAIR. YES. REPAIR. BUT THE REPAIRS ARE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE, UH, SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS SLOWLY. BUT WE HAVE, I KNOW NOW THAT WE HAVE TO GET AN ENGINEER TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE ITSELF AND DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS SAFE TO REBUILD, WHICH I HOPE IT IS. I'M SURE IT IS. BUT, UM, THERE I AM. I DON'T THINK IT'S A TOTAL DEMOLISH. IT'S NOT, IT'S REPAIRABLE. OKAY. QUESTION. THANK YOU, MS. LUSCOMB. GO AHEAD. MR. ZUNIGA. YES. ON, UH, YOU HAVE TALKED TO CONTRACTORS, YOU CAN, YOU CAN ADD ANYTHING. COME ON. YOU HAVE TALKED TO CONTRACTORS. HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU A BID OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? AND, UH, TO, TO FIX THE HOUSE? AND DO YOU HAVE THE AVAILABILITIES OF FINANCIAL LOAN MONEY? LITTLE FIX IT LITTLE BY LITTLE? YES, WE WILL HAVE THE MONEY LITTLE BY LITTLE BECAUSE I AM STILL WORKING AND IT'S NOW WAS THIS IN INSURED THE HOUSE IN INSURED, YEAH. OKAY. WE GOT THE MONEY FOR THE FIRE FROM, FOR THE, THE HOUSE. THAT MONEY WE USED TO BUY THE HOME THAT WE'RE LIVING IN, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW. WE BOUGHT A FIXER UPPER. SO WITH THE EXTRA MONEY? YEAH, WITH THE EXTRA MONEY. WE, BECAUSE THEN NEW, OUR NEW HOUSE IS ONLY TWO YEARS YOUNGER THAN THE VISTA VALLEY HOUSE, THE CLEARSTONE HOUSE, I MEAN, JUST TWO YEARS YOUNGER. SO OF COURSE IT HAD, WE MOVED IN A MONTH, COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, WE HAD, UM, A SEWER BACKUP, WHICH COST X NUMBER OF MONEY. LET'S GO BACK TO, TO THIS ONE, TO THE HOUSE. UH, [03:30:03] YOU, YOU'RE ASKING FOR REPAIRS AND YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE TIME. MM-HMM. , BUT I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE, UH, THE CHAIRWOMAN HERE DOESN'T HAVE A LETTER OF FUNDS AVAILABLE OR YOU, OR WHERE YOU, YOU CAN GET 'EM, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, BECAUSE YOU NEED AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, ET CETERA. I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT THE, A COURT OFFICER CAN, YOU KNOW, AND, UH MM-HMM. . SO THIS IS, WELL, THAT'S WHY. SO WHAT, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO ASK THE QUESTION. SORRY. I JUST REMEMBERED. BUT, BUT, AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THAT I SAY IF YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE AVAILABILITY, UH, THE CONTRACTORS ET CETERA, LICENSE TO BE THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS JUST WHY I WAS ASKING. YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU DON'T WANT TO DEMOLISH IT, BUT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO. BUT I, I DUNNO. THANK YOU. AND, UM, MR. ANDIS OR MR. TAPIA, Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, YEAH. UM, IN THE TIME THIS HAPPENED TO NOW JANUARY THE FIFTH. YEAH. FROM THE TIME IT HAPPENED TO NOW, YOU HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO ANY CONTRACTORS? WE DID. WHEN, RIGHT AFTER THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN, WE DID TALK WITH SOMEONE TO TELL US COULD IT BE REBUILT. AND THEN THEY SAID, YEAH, WE CAN FIX THE DAMAGE AND REBUILD IT, BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE ANOTHER SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS TO REPAIR. WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME. WE WERE STAYING AT A LOCATION THAT WE NEEDED TO GET OUT QUICKLY. SO WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE WHERE WE LIVE BECAUSE IT WAS AFFORDABLE AND IT WAS CLOSE TO OUR, OUR CLEARSTONE HOUSE. BUT, UM, THE EXTRA MONEY WE GOT FROM THE MORTGAGE COMPANY, FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIKE I WAS TELLING YOU, WE HAVE BEEN USING THAT TO MAKE REPAIRS. SO YES, THERE IS MONEY. I DON'T HAVE 50,000 OR $60,000 TO DO THE REPAIRS LIKE THAT. I DON'T, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT AT THE TIME, FROM HERE TO THAT, NOW YOU WANT US TO GIVE YOU TIME TO REPAIR IT, BUT YOU'RE TELLING US YOU DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO DO IT. I DON'T HAVE 60,000. SO HOW LONG DO YOU THINK WE'RE TO GIVE YOU? BECAUSE THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE MORE DETERIORATED IT GETS. UM, NO, IT'S NOT, IT'S ALREADY BOARDED UP. IT'S NOT GONNA GET DETERIORATED. THE HOLES IN THE ROOF WERE CAUSED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO DID A VERY GOOD JOB TO STOP THE FIRE FROM PROGRESSING TO THE BEDROOM AREAS. MA'AM, I'M A GENERAL CONTRACTOR. WHAT I SAW UP HERE MM-HMM. WITH THE HOLES IN THE ROOF THAT ARE NOT COVERED. AND THE WALL THAT'S OPENED ALL THE TIME THAT YOU'RE DELAYING, WHETHER IT IS TAKING ITS TOLL. YOU'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS FROM WHAT YOUR HUSBAND SAID ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES, AND YOU CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION IT, BUT YOU'VE NEVER GOT A CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTORS TO EVEN COME IN AND GIVE YOU A BID. WE REQUIRE, WHEN YOU COME HERE FOR A REPAIR, IT'S THREE DOCUMENTS. FOUR DOCUMENTS. AND YOU HAVEN'T BROUGHT ANY OF THEM. NO, I HAVEN'T. YOU'RE RIGHT. BUT YOU'RE ASKING FOR A REPAIR. YES. YES. I, WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DO ANY OF THAT. 'CAUSE I BEEN SICK. I CONTRACTED COVID IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR WHEN I, AND I ALSO FELL DOWN IN THAT HOUSE IN JANUARY. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THAT'S WHERE I FOUND OUT I HAD COVID. AND I ALSO HAVE A BACK, BACK PROBLEM THAT I'M GONNA HAVE SURGERY ON NEXT MONTH. AND IT'S TAKEN ME THAT LONG TO FIND A DOCTOR BECAUSE MY P C P DOCTOR PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY. AND YOU CANNOT GO TO ANY DOCTOR, A NEW DOCTOR IF YOU DON'T HAVE A REFERRAL FROM YOUR PCP. OKAY. WHICH I COULDN'T GET BECAUSE SHE DIED. ASK THIS, LET ASK THIS. 4 26, 20 20, I MEAN 2022. THERE WAS A SCHEDULED MEETING, ONE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON AND NOBODY SHOWED UP A SCHEDULED MEETING AT, UH, AT THE HOUSE. UH, THERE WAS A CONFERENCE MEETING WAS SCHEDULED FOR 4 26 20 20 AT [03:35:01] 1300, WHICH IS ONE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. PROPERTY OWNER DID NOT SHOW UP TO MEETING. WHO WAS THIS MEETING WITH? I DON'T THE STAFF CODE COMPLIANCE YOU MEAN HERE? I'M ASSUMING IT'S HERE. IS THAT, IS THAT, WOULD THAT BE CORRECT? IT WOULD BE UPSTAIRS OR IN THIS BUILDING. SORRY, I'M ASSUMING IT IS CORRECT. UM, THIS IS AN INHERITED, UM, CASE. UH, SO I'M ANSWERING FOR THE OFFICER THAT WAS HANDLING THIS CASE. SO IF YOU DID SEND A LETTER FOR THIS, FOR THE, UM, CONSULTATION. YES. WELL, I'M READING THE NOTES AND IT STATES THAT THERE WAS A MEETING THAT WAS SCHEDULED BUT THE OWNERS DIDN'T SHOW UP. I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T REMEMBER THAT MEETING. I'M SORRY. BUT WE'RE GOING BY WHAT THIS SAYS. AND THEN YOU'RE ASKING FOR A REPAIR AND THIS SAYS YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR A MEETING, BUT NOW YOU WANT US TO GIVE YOU TIME TO REPAIR. HOW MUCH TIME ARE YOU ASKING FOR? I APOLOGIZE, SIR. I DIDN'T. NO, NO MA'AM. HOW MUCH TIME ARE YOU ASKING FOR HOW LONG, HOW MUCH TIME, HOWEVER TIME A CONTRACTOR IS GONNA TELL ME HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE FOR THEM TO REPAIR THE PORTION OF THOSE, OF THAT DAMAGED ROOF? THAT'S THE TIME I'M LOOKING FOR. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE THE PROPER DOCUMENTS YOU'RE REQUESTING OR THE CONTRACTOR NAME YET. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MS. . OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOES THAT MEAN I NEED TO SIT DOWN? YOU, YOU CAN GO BACK. I CAN ASK THAT QUESTION. , YES, YOU CAN GO BACK TO, YES. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER, MR. GARZA? NO. OKAY. UM, DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPERTY? I HAVE A COMMENT ON GO AHEAD, MR. ZUNIGA. UH, FRIEND. IT, IT WAS ANOTHER IT DP OFFICER, UH, THAT HAD THE CASE AND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT A MEETING WITH, WITH THEM. SO THERE'S IT, IT, IT WAS SIR OFFICER, IT WAS ANOTHER CODE OFFICER THAT HAD THE FILE FOR THE MEETING. YOU DIDN'T, DID YOU SCHEDULE IT OR THE OTHER OFFICER ES DID. OKAY. YOU, YOU DID, UH, YOU DID SCHEDULE THAT MEETING WITH HIM? I DID NOT. OFFICER ES DID? YES. YEAH. SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. SO FRED, IT, IT, IT WASN'T THIS CODE DP, UH, OFFICER FOR THE RECORD. I NEVER SAID IT WAS THIS CODE OFFICER. I WAS READING THE NOTES. IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT CODE OFFICER PUT IT IN THERE. THAT'S ALL IT IS. WHAT I'M SAYING. THE CODE OFFICER DIDN'T CALL THEM OR WHATEVER. OKAY. THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T MEET. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE PREPARED FOR A MOTION? OKAY, MS. BROWN. OKAY. I FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UM, 94 19 9 4 19 CLIFF STONE DRIVE. UM, OKAY. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 94 19 CLIFF STONE DRIVE IS, UM, A DANGEROUS PREMISE, IS A DANGEROUS PREMISE, AND, UM, CANNOT BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. UM, ACCORDING TO SEC 1, 2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND FIND THAT THE PROPERTY, UM, HAS, UH, DAMAGED FLOOR JOISTS AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS IN THE FIRE STRUCTURE AND ORDER A 30 DAY, UH, DEMO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MS. BROWN. SO WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO FOR 9 4 1 9 CLIFF STONE DRIVE OR SUBSECTIONS 1 2, 4, 8, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ROBERT TAPIA. SECOND. MR. TAPIA. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. GO AHEAD. MR. UH, UH, MS. BROWN, CAN WE ADD ON THERE TO MAINTAIN VACANTS, KEEP, UH, SHUT OFF ALL UTILITIES AND KEEP SECURED? YES, I'LL ACCEPT THAT. OKAY. SO ADDITIONALLY, SO WE HAVE, UM, THAT IT'S MAINTAINED. SO MS. BROWN DID ACCEPT [03:40:01] THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT OR TO REMAIN VACANT, SHUT OFF UTILITIES AND THAT THE PROPERTY IS SECURED. ALL RIGHT. UH, ANYTHING ELSE? CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? LENCIA HAYES. AYE. FREDERICK ANDES? AYE. KAYLA MIRANDA. AYE. JOELLE SOLIS? AYE. MS. BROWN? AYE. ROBERT TAPIA? AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA, NO. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SIX TO ONE. THANK YOU. UM, MR. GARZA, CAN YOU GET WITH, UH, MR. LUNDSTROM? MS. LUNDSTROM? NO, WE GOT OMAR. MM-HMM. , NOW WE, NO, WE GOT ONE MORE. THE, THE OTHER ONE IS STAFF UPDATES. YEAH, IT'S JUST AN UPDATE. NO, THAT'S NOT THE UPDATE. GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. GOOD AFTERNOON 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 3 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 3 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 6 6 6 8 BLOCK 1 0 4, LOT 21, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS FRANK RIOS WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 3 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 7. THE OWNER IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? YES. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JULY 6TH, 2020 2, 3 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 3 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 25TH, 2021. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON NOTICE WAS MAILED ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2021, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2021, UNCLAIMED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 3 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO FRANK RIOS AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON, CLAIMED ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2022. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 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. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE. THE, UH, THERE IS AN ATTACHED FRONT PORCH AND THERE IS SOME DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PORCH IN THE NEXT PHOTO. SO THERE IS WATER DAMAGE TO THE DECKING FOR THE ATTACHED FRONT PORCH. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THE PAINT ON THE SIDING IS FAIRLY NEW. UM, BUT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY THING NEW ON THE STRUCTURE IS JUST THE PAINT. HERE. YOU CAN SEE BETWEEN THE LITTLE SLATS ON TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE PHOTO THAT THE SEAL BEAM IS SITTING ON GRADE. THIS IS ALSO THE, UM, ELEVATION TOWARDS THE BACKYARD. AND THIS BACK PORTION IS, THE BACK PORTION IS A SLAB FOUNDATION. SO THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. AGAIN, THE FRONT PORTION IS A POSTED BEAM AND IT DOES HAVE AN ATTACHED CARPORT. SO THIS IS A REAR VIEW OF THAT SAME ELEVATION. HERE'S THE REAR ELEVATION. THIS IS THE SLAB FOUNDATION PORTION. THE ROOF DOES HAVE A SAG AND THE SHINGLES ARE WORN. THIS IS GOING INTO THE FRONT DOOR. THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS AND THERE'S SOME CRACKS IN THE SHEET ROCK. THIS IS THE KITCHEN AREA. THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOLD. THE SHEET ROCK HAS COLLAPSED FROM THE CEILING AND THE INSTALLATION AS WELL AS IS DETACHING AND FALLING FROM THE CEILING. SO THIS ROOM [03:45:01] IS ACTUALLY GOING INTO THE DOOR ON THE LEFT ELEVATION, UM, THAT IS UN LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE CARPORT, THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOLD. THERE'S LARGE HOLES IN THE CEILING. UM, THERE ARE BUCKETS INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, UM, THAT IS COLLECTING THE WATER. SO THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOSQUITOES, UH, FORMING INSIDE AS WELL. SO A CLOSER VIEW OF THE WATER DAMAGED ROOT, UH, CEILING AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOLD. THIS IS THE BACK ROOM, UM, BEING USED FOR STORAGE FOR TREE LIMBS. AND AGAIN, THERE IS MOLD GROWING ON THE WALL AND ALSO MOLD GROWING IN THE CEILING. THIS IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS A, UH, WAS A LIVING QUARTERS OF SOME SORT. IT IS A POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION. TOWARDS THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE PHOTO, THE FOUNDATION IS SITTING ON GRADE. THIS IS THE PHOTO FROM THE ALLEY. SO THIS IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE ALLEY. AND AGAIN, THE FOUNDATION IS SITTING ON GRADE AND THE WOOD PLANK SIDING IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE. AND THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ROOF. HERE'S THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. JUST SHOWING AGAIN THE HOLE IN THE ROOF SYSTEM AND THE, UH, PLANK SIDING, REMOVING FROM THE STRUCTURE AND THE FOUNDATION SITTING ON-GRADE. HERE'S THE RIGHT ELEVATION OR LEFT ELEVATION, DEPENDING ON IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM THE ALLEY OR THE BACKYARD. AND AGAIN, THE FOUNDATION SITTING ON-GRADE. THIS PHOTO'S ACTUALLY TAKEN FROM UNDERNEATH THE FOUNDATION. THE FLOOR SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY GONE. SO THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN FROM THE WINDOW THAT WAS FROM THE FRONT ELEVATION. IF YOU'RE STANDING IN THE BACKYARD, I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ACCESS INTO THE INTERIOR DUE TO NO FLOOR SYSTEM. AND THIS IS JUST THE OTHER PORTION OF THE ROOM. THAT HOLE IS ACTUALLY WHERE I TOOK THE PHOTO FROM UNDERNEATH THE FOUNDATION, 3 7 3 5. SAN FERNANDO STREET CONSISTS OF A MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS A SINGLE TOR STORY, RESIDENTIAL WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE WITH A COMBINATION OF POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION AND SLAB FOUNDATION, WOOD PLANK SIDING, AND GABLE ROOF SYSTEM WITH AN ATTACHED FRONT PORCH. THE POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION IS SITTING ON GRADE ON THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE ROOF SYSTEM. THERE ARE HOLES ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE STRUCTURE. THE INTERIOR HAS SEVERE WATER DAMAGE AND MOLD. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS A SMALL LIVING QUARTER WITH POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION, WOOD PLANK SIDING, AND GABLE ROOF SYSTEM. THE REAR PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE HAS SUNK INTO THE GROUND AND THE SOYBEANS ARE SITTING ON GRADE. THE WOOD PLANK SIDING IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE IN SOME AREAS AND THE ROOF HAS MULTIPLE HOLES. THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 3 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17 FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17 FOR THE ACCESSORY, 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 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 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? UM, YOU MENTIONED AN OWNER. HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THIS OWNER AT ALL? I HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONTACT WITH ANYONE REGARDING THE PROPERTY. OKAY. GOT IT. ALRIGHT, SO GO AHEAD MR. TO, SO THIS IS ROBERT TOKI. SO WERE YOU IN CHARGE OF THE PAINTERS COMING IN AND PAINTING THIS WITHOUT, NO, UM, THE, THE PROPERTY LOOKED LIKE THAT ON MY FIRST INITIAL INSPECTION. OH, OKAY. SO SOMEBODY HAD AT ONE POINT WANTED TO MAKE IT APPEAR LIKE IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION RIGHT. ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT ONCE YOU MAKE ENTRY INTO THAT SIDE DOOR, IT, IT CHANGES YOUR MIND PRETTY QUICK. THAT'S A BIG, THAT'S A BIG EXPANSE JUST TO MAKE IT APPEAR CORRECT. THAT'S SO OKAY. CORRECT. BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE NOBODY CAME FORWARD. THIS IS FRED LANDIS. I MAY HAVE MISSED IT. ARE THE UTILITIES STILL CONNECTED? THERE ARE NO UTILITIES TO THE PROPERTY. SO IT HAS NO UTILITIES AND IT HASN'T BEEN SECURED FROM THE PICTURES. SO THAT SIDE DOOR WHERE MAJORITY OF [03:50:01] THE WATER DAMAGE IS, IS STILL UNSECURED. IT'S ACCESSIBLE. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY, GOT IT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPERTY. SO DO WE HAVE, UM, ANYONE PREPARED FOR MOTION? MR. TAPIA? GO AHEAD. OKAY. YEAH, DO WELL. I'M, I'M, YEAH, YEAH, I'M READY. OH, YOU HAD LEANED BACK, SO I'M READY. OKAY, GO AHEAD, MR. TAPIA . UM, THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA. THIS IS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. I MOVE THAT THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AT 3 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 0 7 IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 AND SECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17. AND FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17. AND THAT IS BEYOND, UM, BEYOND REPAIR AND ORDER THAT BOTH THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS. THANK YOU. MR. TAPIA. CAN I GET THROUGH THE MOTION PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO FOR 3 7 3 5 SAN FERNANDO STREET FOR THE MAIN SUBSECTIONS 5 8 11, 12, 15, 17. AND FOR THE ACCESSORY, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MR. ZIKA. THANK YOU. UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO, NO DISCUSSION. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? LENCIA HAYES. AYE. FREDERICK ANDES? AYE. KAYLA MIRANDA. AYE. JOELLE SOLIS. AYE. MS. BROWN? AYE. ROBERT TAPIA? AYE. JESSE ZUNIGA AYE. MOTION PASSES THE WITH THE VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MS. RUSSELL, CAN YOU COME UP AND GIVE US THE UPDATE? GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. GOOD AFTERNOON FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS DALE RUSSELL. I'M SUPERVISOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. WHAT I'M PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY IS AN UPDATE ON THE, UH, STATUS OF 59 0 3. DANNY KAY. THIS, UH, PROPERTY RECEIVED TWO BOARD ORDERS ON AUGUST 11TH. IT WAS HEARD BY ON AUGUST 11TH. THE, UH, FIRST OF THE TWO B BOARD ORDERS IS ON AUGUST 11TH, BUILDING STANDARDS. BOARD OF THE SORT OF CITY OF SAN ANTONIO MET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE MANNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 90 59 0 3. DANNY KAY, SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT PRESENTED THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS. THE BOARD FURTHER HEARD THE PROP, UH, DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ABATEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTY AFTER THE DUE DUE NOTICE. ALL OWNERS LIEN HOLDERS, MORTGAGE MORTGAGEES OF RECORD, JAMES MCKNIGHT ATTOR, UH, OWNER'S ATTORNEY, APPEARED TO PRESENT O OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPERTY, THE BOARD HAVING CONSIDERED ALL THE INFORMATION PRESENTED FINDINGS THAT 93 59 0 3 DANNY KAY WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE ON JULY 30TH, 2022, SPECIFICALLY 3 0 4 0.13, WINDOWS SKYLIGHTS, DOORFRAMES 3 0 5 0.3, INTERIOR SURFACES 5 0 4 0.1, GENERAL 5 0 5 0.4, WATER HEATING FACILITIES, 5 0 6 0.2 MAINTENANCE, 6 0 3 0.1 MECHANICAL APPARATUSES APPLIANCES 6 0 4 0.3, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS, 7 0 3 0.2 SMOKE ALARMS. IT IS ORDERED AFTER ALL, UM, RESTORATION AND ABATEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS SHALL BE MADE WITHIN 90 DAYS OF ISSUANCE OF THIS BOARD ORDER. IT IS ALSO ORDERED THAT EVERY WINDOW, SKYLIGHT DOOR FRAME SHALL BE REPAIRED AND KEPT IN SOUND CONDITION AND WEATHER FIT WITHIN DESIGN, UH, TIMEFRAME AS STATED ABOVE, IT IS ALSO ORDERED THAT ALL INTERIOR SERVICES SHALL BE CLEAN, SANITARY, AND GOOD REPAIR AND DECAY OF WOOD AND OTHER DEFECTIVE SERVICES SHALL BE REPAIRED WITHIN A DESIGN DESIGNATED [03:55:01] TIMEFRAME. ABOVE. IT IS ALSO ORDERED THAT ALL OCCUPANTS OCCUPIED UNITS SHALL BE FUNCTION, HAVE FUNCTIONING AIR CONDITIONING, PLUMBING SYSTEMS, ELECTRO SYSTEMS, HOT WATER WITHIN 20 DAYS OF ISSUANCE OF THIS BOARD ORDER, OR THE AFFECTED OCCUPANTS TO UNITS THAT MEET THE SAID, UM, PREREQ REQUIREMENTS. IT'S ALSO ORDERED THAT ALL TENANTS, TENANT OCCUPIED UNITS THAT UTILIZE STAIRS, BALCONIES, SHALL BE MOVED TO OTHER UNITS WITHIN 10 DAYS AND REPAIRS MADE WITHIN THOSE 10 DAYS. IT IS ORDERED THAT ALL GROUNDS SIDEWALKS, DRAINS, ROOFS, DRAINAGE SHALL BE INSPECTED WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE BOARD ORDER. IT IS ALSO ORDERED THAT ALL OCCUPANTS SHALL HAVE SMOKE ALARMS, PLUMBING, AIR CONDITIONING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INSPECTED WITHIN 10 DAYS. IT IS ALSO ORDERED THAT ALL REQUIRED PERMITS BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF REPAIRS AND REPAIRS BEING MADE BY, COMPLETED BY LICENSED PROFESSIONALS. IT'S ALSO ORDERED THAT ALL TENANTS MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUESTS OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO ENTER THE UNITS FOR REPAIRS WITHIN 72 HOURS. IT'S ALSO ORDERED THAT THE STATUS, STATUS REPORTS BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BY THE OWNER, OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE OR PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN, UM, IN PERSON EVERY 30 DAYS IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT A CIVIL FINE OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER VIOLATION BE ASSESSED AND CONTINUING CIVIL PENALTIES OF $500 FOR EVERY DAY THAT THE PROPERTY'S NOT IN COMPLIANCE. AND THIS ORDER WAS SIGNED AND, UH, SIGNED AND ORDERED ON AUGUST 30TH, 2022. THE SECOND ORDER IS FOR 3 0 4 0.1 STAIRS. IT IS ORDERED THAT, UH, STAIRWAYS DECKS, BALCONIES BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED IN GOOD CONDITION WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE ORDER. IT IS AL ALSO ORDERED THAT ALL TENANTS OCCUPIED UNITS BE THAT UTILIZE THE STAIRS. BALCONIES SHALL BE MOVED TO UNITS NO LATER THAN 10 DAYS. UM, THIS ALSO CARRIED A THOUSAND DOLLARS FINE AND A $500 FINE FOR EVERY DAY. UH, PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. THAT WAS ALSO SIGNED ON AUGUST 30TH. THE UPDATES WE HAVE, UH, TO DATE, UM, THE LAST INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON 10 11 AND THE THREE, UH, 7 0 3 0.2 SMOKE ALARMS, WHICH COMPLIANCE PERIOD WAS 10 DAYS, WHICH EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. THE PROPERTY WAS IN COMPLIANCE BEFORE THE DUE DATE ON 6 0 4 0.3 ELECTRICAL HAZARD. THE COMPLIANCE PERIOD WAS 10 DAYS AND EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. AND THE PROPERTY WAS COMPLIED BEFORE THE DUE DATE. 5 0 4 0.1 PLUMBING GENERAL. THE COMPLIANCE PERIOD WAS 20 DAYS EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. THE PROPERTY COMPLIED AFTER THE DUE DATE ON TEN SEVEN. IT WAS OUTTA COMPLIANCE FOR 17 DAYS ON, UH, I'M SORRY, 5 0 5 0.4 WATER HEATING FACILITIES. THE COMPLIANCE PERIOD WAS 20 DAYS AND EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. THE PROPERTY WAS COMPLIED AFTER THE DUE DATE AND COMPLIED ON SEVEN 10 OR TEN SEVEN 2022. THIS WAS 17 DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE. 5 0 6 0.2 SEWAGE MAINTENANCE. THE COMPLIANCE PERIOD WAS 20 DAYS AND EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. THE PROPERTY WAS COMPLI. THE PROPERTY HAS NOT YET COMPLIED TO THIS DATE AND HAS BEEN REMAINING IN VIOLATION FOR 22 DAYS. 6 0 3 0.1 MECHANICAL APPLIANCES. THE COMPLIANCE PERIOD WAS 20 DAYS EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. THE PROPERTY COMPLIED AFTER THE DUE DATE ON 10 11 2022. THIS WAS 22 DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE. 3 0 4 0.13 WINDOW SKYLIGHTS, DOORFRAMES 3 0 5 0.3 INTERIOR SURFACES AND INSPECTION OF ALL GROUND SIDEWALKS AND DRAINS AND ROOFS. THIS COMPLIANCE PERIOD IS 90 DAYS AND EXPIRES ON NOVEMBER 28TH, WHICH IS STILL PENDING. THE SECOND ORDER WAS FOR 3 0 4 0.10 STAIRS DECKS, PORCHES, BALCONIES. IT WAS IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART WAS TENANTS TO BE RELOCATED FROM AFFECTED AREAS. THAT COMPLIANCE PERIOD WAS 10 DAYS, WHICH EXPIRES ON THE NINTH, AND THE PROPERTY COMPLIED AFTER THE DUE DATE. THEY FINALLY COMPLIED ON TEN FOUR 2022. THIS WAS 17 DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE. AND I'M SORRY, 17 DAYS AFTER. YES, SIR. 17 DAYS. THEY, THEY FINALLY REMOVED THE LAST PERSON. SO THAT'S THE PENALTY IN BETWEEN OR, WELL, THE, UM, FOR, FOR THIS, THAT, FOR THAT PORTION OF THE ORDER, UH, IT WAS THAT ALL SECOND FLOOR, UH, [04:00:01] UNITS BE VACATED. THE LAST ONE WAS MOVED OUT, UH, ON TEN FOUR. SO THAT WAS 17 DAYS AFTER ORDERED. THE SECOND PART WAS TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 90 DAYS, WHICH EXPIRES ON NOVEMBER 28TH. THAT COMPLIANCE PERIOD IS STILL PENDING. I DID RECEIVE, UM, I DID RECEIVE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND, UH, OTHER, UH, INFORMATION FOR THE STAIR AND LANDINGS ROOFS. I'VE RECEIVED THAT TODAY DURING OUR HEARING EARLIER THIS MORNING. HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO REVIEW THOSE YET. UM, THEY HAVE GOTTEN THEIR ANNUAL PERMITS FOR BOTH ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING. THOSE HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. THEY HAVE, UM, THEY HAVE GOTTEN MINOR REPAIR PERMITS FOR ALL THE MINOR REPAIRS THEY'VE MADE FOR WINDOWS, WINDOW FRAMES AND UH, DOORS AND THE OTHER ITEMS THEY NEEDED. THEY'RE STILL PENDING THE MAJOR REPAIR PERMITS IN THE MAJOR UNITS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. MADAM CHAIR. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD MR. ANDES. UM, SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS A, THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP. THEY, YOU READ THEY WERE REQUIRED TO BE HERE. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. THE, UH, LEGAL ASKED US GO AHEAD AND PRESENT, UM, THE STATUS FIRST BEFORE, UM, WE WOULD BE, WE WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO SHOW UP. OH, OKAY. SO WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU SO THEN YOU COULD HAVE THAT. OKAY. AND WE'RE ALSO, IF I COUNTED RIGHT, FOUR 17 DAYS OVER MM-HMM. VIOLATIONS, UH, THERE WERE THREE THAT WERE 17 DAYS AND THERE WERE TWO THAT WERE 22 DAYS AND ONE THAT WAS STILL COUNTING. WELL, YEAH. BUT THE ONES THEY VIOLATED ON ARE THREE 17 DAYS AND THEN 2 22 DAYS, 20 PLUS DAYS. MM-HMM. . SO THEY'RE HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEM AS OF, OR THEY COMPLETED THEM, BUT THEY WERE STILL OVER. UH, THEY, THEY HAD NOT COMPLETED THEM UNTIL THOSE INSPECTIONS. SO THEY DID COMPLETE IT 17 DAYS AFTER ALL THE 17 DAYS ONES. THEY DID COMPLETE THOSE, BUT IT WAS 17 DAYS BEYOND THE BOARD ORDER. SO THE FINE FOR THOSE 17 DAYS, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. THAT WOULD BE, THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD BE CALCULATING. IT WAS $500 PER DAY, CORRECT. PER DAY. AND THAT'S TIMES THREE TIMES. AND THEN THE OTHER TWO WERE IN ADDITION. CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO THEY'RE BEING FINED AS OF RIGHT NOW. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS IS ROBERT TAPIO. SO ARE THEY AWARE OF THAT? THEY ARE AWARE OF THAT. UH, WE, I HAND DELIVERED THE BOARD ORDER TO THE OWNER THE DAY IT WAS SIGNED. GO AHEAD KAYLA. SO YOU SAID, UH, YOU GOT SOME REPORTS. UH, I'LL GIVE YOU TIME TO READ THEM THROUGH, BUT, UH, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO INSPECT THE, ALL THE REST OF THE UNITS, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE IN COMPLIANCE BESIDES THE 34 UNITS THAT WE HAD. UM, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE UNITS WERE INSPECTED. CORRECT. THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING IS IN THESE REPORTS. 'CAUSE I HAVE TO SEND, ONE OF THE REPORTS I HAVE TO SEND TO OUR CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR SO HE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINEERING PART OF IT. THE OTHER REPORT, I'LL, I'LL READ IN MORE DETAIL. OKAY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD MS. BROWN. IS THIS THE, THE, THE ONE ON DANNY KAY. IS THAT THE, UH, FIRST APARTMENT THAT WE DID? THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS CALLED SEVEN OAKS IN THE BEGINNING SEVEN OAKS AND THEN IT WENT, IT CHANGED NAMES TO, I FORGET WHAT THE NEW NAME IS. I'M SORRY. SOMETHING ELSE. YEAH. OKAY. NEXT TIME, UH, IN YOUR REPORT, UH, TO US, COULD WE SEE SOME PICTURES? BECAUSE I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF US ARE VISUAL, SO I WANNA SEE THE, THE CHANGES AND THE DIFFERENCE, IF YOU DON'T MIND. OKAY. WE DEFINITELY WILL. OKAY. THANK YOU OFFICER RUSSELL. UM, IS THAT ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR HIM? YES. JUST AN UPDATE? YEAH, IT'S JUST AN UPDATE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH. THEY'LL BE HERE IN PERSON NEXT TIME. OH, ON SEVEN NOTES. WILL WE HAVE A RECORDER OR MICROPHONE? MRS. INGO. HUH? MRS. INGO, I'M SORRY. OKAY. YOU ALREADY DID? MM-HMM. . OKAY, THANK YOU. OH, OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS QUESTION WAS, BUT . OH, OKAY. CAN YOU ASK THE QUESTION FOR THE RECORD? YEAH. THAT WAY IT'S ON THE RECORD, PLEASE. I WAS ASKING ON SEVEN OAKS. YES SIR. THE NAME CHANGED. OKAY. THIS IS SEVEN OAKS. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, [04:05:01] GO AHEAD, KAYLA. AND I HAD ASKED WILL THEY BE HERE IN PERSON? THEN THE NEXT, UH, MEETING THE, UH, EITHER OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE AND THE PROPERTY MANAGER LIKE WE REQUESTED. I I HAVE BEEN JUST, I HAVE BEEN IN TALKS WITH THE ATTORNEY, SO, UM, THE ATTORNEY WAS AWARE OF THIS, UM, BUT WE WEREN'T REQUIRING HIM. SO HE WILL COME IF WE ASK HIM TO COME. IT'S PART OF THE ORDER. THAT'S WHAT I WAS UNDER. THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU THAT. 'CAUSE IT'S THAT WE VERY BEFORE WAS VERY FEW SPECIFICALLY ORDERED. OKAY. THE PROPERTY MANAGER AND THE OWNER TO BE HERE IN PERSON. AND I'LL, I'LL REITERATE THAT TO THE, TO MS CHAIR. HELLO, THIS IS ERIC BURNS WITH LEGAL. GO AHEAD. UM, WE HAD ASKED DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO PROVIDE THE UPDATE TO YOU. UM, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, I THINK THEY HAVE NEW, UH, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, BUT MOVING FORWARD, UM, IT SEEMS THAT I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE THAT YOU GUYS, UM, UM, PUT INTO WANTING THE PROPERTY MANAGER HERE AND OR OWNER. UM, SO, UM, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THOSE PERSONS ARE AWARE THAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THEM NEXT TIME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T, THEY WON'T, THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. SARAH, YOU DON'T WANT TO CALL OFFICER THERE. TED , WE, WE HELD THEM. DO WE HAVE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS? OKAY, GO AHEAD JUDY. THANK YOU CHAIR. JUDY KRUM, B S B LIAISON DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JUST HAD ONE UPDATE. WANTED TO LET THE PANEL BE. MEMBERS KNOW THAT JESSE SNYDER HAS RESIGNED FROM THE B S B ON OCTOBER 4TH. HE AND HIS FAMILY ARE MOVING BACK TO PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SNYDER WAS AN AT LARGE POSITION AND FILLED THE PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGER CATEGORY. SO THE B S B CURRENTLY HAS THREE VACANCIES, COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR, SEVEN, AND THE AT LARGE POSITION. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO FILL THE VACANCIES. OH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JUDY. THANK YOU. IS THAT, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LIKE REALLY? THANK YOU. * 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.