* 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. LEGAL, [00:00:01] OUR VICE CHAIR IS NOT HERE, SO I NEED SOMEBODY TO READ THE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. SO I I GAVE IT TO MR. TAPIA, OR BE QUIET. FRED . I READ WE NEED, WE NEED SOMEONE TO READ THE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. I GAVE IT TO MR. TAPIA, BUT THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE VICE CHAIR HAS TO READ IT. UNFORTUNATELY, VICE CHAIR IS NOT HERE. UM, RIGHT. I I I KNOW. I'M JUST KIND OF PUT, KIND OF PUTTING THAT ON THE RECORD. I, THE VICE CHAIR'S NOT HERE. UM, SO I'M, I'M JUST GONNA ASK THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY, UM, VOLUNTEERED TO DO THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A BACKUP VICE CHAIR, SO TO SPEAK. SO LET'S JUST HAVE ONE. CAN WE JUST, YEAH. OR, OR YOU CAN HAVE MR. TAPIA READ IT. I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY. WE READY? GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD. MY NAME IS EVELYN BROWN, AND I'M THE CHAIR. AND WE WILL HAVE, UH, ONE OF THE MEMBERS READ THE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. WE HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. JESSE ZUNIGA. HERE. ROBERT TAPIA. PRESENT MS. BROWN. HERE. DAVID GARZA. PRESENT. CHERISE GUPTE. ANNE WEINER. HERE. FRED ANDIS HERE. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. JUDY CRUM. B S B LIAISON. JENNIFER MARTINEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TWO. AND MYSELF, ESTHER RUIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST. ONE CHAIR AOR PRESENT. THANK YOU. CAN WE GET SPANISH TRANSLATION PLEASE? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. HERE. SHE'S GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JEAN MARIE RUFIN. I'M ONE OF THE SPANISH INTERPRETERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE CAN HAVE THE CHAIRMAN. NOW WE CAN HAVE THE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. READ. GOOD MORNING. ROBERT TAPIA. 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 THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR. IF YOU WISH TO, TO SPEAK ON A, A CASE, YOU WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES. HOWEVER, AN OWNER OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME. PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE. IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING? OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU SUB YOU SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO BE, IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING. ONE, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH A COST FOR EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER. TWO. SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS THE FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND. AND THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK. ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THIS BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED. ALL WORK PROPOSED BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4. IF IN DOUBT AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH AN ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422. PLEASE NOTE IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSONS PRESENT [00:05:01] TO SOLICIT OR PEDAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. AS PER CITY CODE SECTION 16 DASH 2 3 6. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU. AND I'M SORRY I DID FORGET TO TELL THE TIME. SO IT'S NINE 14 NOW. UH, DID [ Approval of Minutes  ] EVERYBODY GET A CHANCE TO READ THE MINUTES? MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS IS DAVID GAR. IS THE SECOND OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS WRITTEN. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. COULD WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? COULD JESSE ZUNIGA? HERE. ROBERT TAPIA HERE? YES. MS. BROWN? YES. DAVID GARZA? YES. ANN WEINER? YES. FRED ANDIS? YES. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED WITH THE VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. STAFF REPORTS NOW, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. [ Briefing and Possible Action on the following items  ] BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ. I HAVE SOME ITEMS TO READ INTO THE RECORD THIS MORNING, AS WELL AS ONE ITEM TO PULL FROM THE AGENDA IF I MAY PROCEED. FIRST ITEM, WE WILL BE PULLING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IT WAS LISTED AS A DANGEROUS PREMISE, 1334 EAST COMMERCE STREET IN COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO. THAT PROPERTY IS NO LONGER IN VIOLATION. UH, THE OWNER DID DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY OR THE STRUCTURE HIMSELF. NEXT ITEMS WE'LL BE READING INTO THE RECORD EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS. FIRST ITEM WE'LL BE READING INTO THE RECORD IS THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT ONE 15. GRONER WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON JULY THE SIXTH DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON JUNE 29TH, 2023. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THAT WASN'T COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. WE DO HAVE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS OF THAT. NEXT ITEM IS 1714 BRANDENBURG DRIVE. THIS, UM, STRUCTURE WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON JULY THE SEVENTH DUE TO FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON JUNE 30TH, 2023. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THAT IS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE. NEXT LOCATION TO READ INTO THE RECORD IS A STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 55 27 SAN FERNANDO. THIS PROPERTY, UM, WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY. I'M SORRY. THE MAIN STRUCTURE WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON JULY 17TH DUE TO AFAR, WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 7TH, 2023. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75. NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME, AND THAT WAS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. NEXT ITEM, STRUCTURE LOCATED AT TWO 19. GENERAL MCMILLAN DRIVE. THE MAIN STRUCTURE WAS DEMOLISHED ON JULY THE 20TH DUE TO A FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 12TH, 2023. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75. NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THAT WAS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE IN THE LAST 1, 3 47 E SOUTH CROSS BOULEVARD WAS DEMOLISHED. UH, THE MAIN STRUCTURE WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON JULY 24TH DUE TO A FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 19TH. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME, AND THAT WAS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THAT DOES CONCLUDE MY REPORT AT THIS TIME. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE. AND IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO, TO THESE CASES HERE. YES, MA'AM. THAT THERE WAS, THERE'S A BUILDING ON EAST COMMERCE THAT BELONGED TO, UM, GOD, I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF HIS NAME NOW. UM, BUT IT WAS THE, THE OLD ELECTROLYTE COMPANY. IT WAS A BUILDING AND HE CAME IN HERE LIKE TWO OR THREE TIMES AND, YOU KNOW, WE TRIED TO GET HIM TO FIX THE BUILDING UP AND NOT, AND, UM, HE, HE JUST KIND OF REFUSED. AND I WANTED TO KNOW, IS IT STILL THERE OR WHAT, OR DO YOU KNOW? I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ADDRESS, BUT I'LL DO SOME RESEARCH AND I'LL GET YOU A FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND SEE WHAT THE OUTCOME OF YEAH, HE'S A, HE'S A TALL, UH, AFRICAN GUY. I CAN'T THINK OF HIS NAME NOW. UM, BUT, UM, YEAH, HE, MS. RAMIREZ, SHE'S, SHE'S MEANING THE PROPERTY THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM MARK'S LANDING ON [00:10:01] COMMERCE, THAT HAMBURGER SPOT MM-HMM. . UM, IT WAS A BIG, IS THIS A BIG, BIG, UM, MULTI-FLOOR STRUCTURE THAT YOU, YOU'RE REFERRING TO? YES. OKAY. THE FRIEDRICH BUILDING, IS IT THE FRIEDRICH BUILDING THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, OR IS IT A SMALL, I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A SMALL ONE THAT WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO THE BOARD. NO, IT'S, IT'S A SMALL BUILDING. YEAH. IT, BUT IT HAS ABOUT TWO OR THREE FLOORS IN IT. IT WAS CRUMBLING. CRUMBLING AS I DO YOU BELIEVE I KNOW WHICH ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I JUST CANNOT PICTURE THE ADDRESS, BUT I KNOW WHICH OFFICER BROUGHT IT. I'LL, I'LL GET YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT ONE. WE'LL FIND AN UPDATE ON THAT. I DON'T HAVE THAT UPDATE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, NOR DO I REMEMBER THE EXACT ADDRESS, BUT I KNOW I COULD PICTURE WHICH ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT HAD LIKE A WHITE FACADE, THE SECOND FLOOR WE COULDN'T GO ON TOP OF. BUT, UM, HE HAD A PLAN. UM, I THINK WE BROUGHT IT ONCE FOR REPAIR AND THEN ONCE, I BELIEVE WE BROUGHT IT BACK. BUT I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WHERE, WHAT THE STATUS IS ON THAT ONE. I CAN PROBABLY TELL YOU THAT THE STATUS IS THE SAME, BUT YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. WE'LL GET YOU AN UPDATE. YES, MA'AM. QUESTION? YES, SIR. UM, WHEN WILL WE ARE GET A REPORT ON THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT I HAVE BEEN TO. UM, WHAT WE CAN DO IS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE REGISTRATION PROGRAM, SIR? YES, WE CAN, UH, WE CAN SCHEDULE THAT FOR THE, UH, NEXT FULL BOARD. WE CAN SCHEDULE AN UPDATE FOR THE NEXT FULL BOARD ON THAT. WE'LL HAVE SOME VERY, WE'VE BEEN TRACKING, UM, VERY CLOSELY THE INFORMATION, UH, WITH THAT NEW PROGRAM. IT JUST TOOK EFFECT IN APRIL. SO WE'LL HAVE SOME UPDATES FOR YOU AND WE CAN PRESENT THEM AT THAT TIME. UH, I'LL LET JUDY KNOW TO PUT THAT ON OUR AGENDA. I BELIEVE OUR NEXT FULL BOARD IS THAT COMING UP IN NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF WE NEED SOONER, WE COULD, WE COULD PUT SOME STUFF TOGETHER SOONER, BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE TIME TO DISCUSS TO AGO. AND I THINK THE NUMBERS WOULD, WOULD BE, UH, VERY GOOD TO SHOW THE ANALYSIS AND WHATNOT. BUT WE HAVE BEEN BEGUN TRACKING THAT BIG TIME. YEP. SO, YEAH, NOW I WAIT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. IT'S THE FREDERICK REFRIGERATOR BUILDING. NO, SHE'S REFERRING TO ANOTHER ONE. ONE OF OUR OFFICERS HAD BROUGHT HERE TO THE BOARD. WE'VE NEVER BROUGHT THE FREDRICH TO THE, TO THE BOARD. IT'S ONES ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FREDERICK BUILDING. YEAH. THE FREDERICK COMPANY IS, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR, IT'S NOT ACROSS THE STREET ON COMMERCE. THAT WOULD BE THE SA SAME SIDE AS MARK'S LANDING. I THINK IT'S RIGHT. IT'S NEXT DOOR TO, UM, I, I SHOULDN'T SAY NEXT DOOR, BUT IT'S ON THAT, ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, NOT ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET WHERE THE FREDERICK BUILDING IS. IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. IT'S A CORNER. IT'S A CORNER PROPERTY. IT'S A PROPERTY. IT'S A VACANT CORNER PROPERTY. I, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE LOOKS OF IT. I JUST CAN'T PICTURE THE BLOCK ADDRESS ON IT. YEAH, THE, THE FREDERICK BUILDING. 1532. THERE YOU GO. JUDY WINS THE, OR TODAY, 1532. THE FREDERICKS BUILDING IS A WAS IN YEAH, BUT THAT IS, WAS IN THIS, UH, IN A THING WITH THE CITY AND THE NEW OWNERS, BECAUSE IT'S CLASSIFIED AS HISTORICAL. THAT'S NOT IN QUESTION. RIGHT. THAT'S NOT THAT ONE. ALSO ANOTHER ONE UP ON COMMERCE THAT THEY STARTED DOING COMMERCIAL WORK ON. THEY WERE, THEY GOT STEEL STRUCTURE IN AND THEN IT STOPPED. OH YEAH. THAT'S THE ONE AT THE CORNER OF HACKBERRY. YEAH, HACKBERRY AND, AND, AND COMMERCE. COMMERCE THAT WENT ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED TOO A REVITALIZED AREA. MM-HMM. . AND THEN IT, IT STOPPED. SO O ACROSS OR DOWN FROM IT. ALSO, THERE'S ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT USED TO BE A, UH, ANTIQUE, UM, THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S DILAPIDATED TOO. SO FROM HACKBERRY DOWN RIGHT SIDE SEEMS TO BE MORE OF AN ISSUE WITH BUILDINGS THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY IN THAT HISTOR, UH, NOT HISTORICAL BUT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY STOPPED DOING THEM. AND THE BUILDINGS ARE NOW, THEY DON'T HAVE ROOFS. AND YOU CAN SEE STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WALLS. WE'LL CHECK THE STATUS ON THOSE. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A, TAKE A LITTLE TRIP IN THE CAR, FAIL, TAKE A FIELD TRIP AND YEAH, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE THOSE LITTLE YELLOW BUSES DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITION, BUT, WE'LL, MY, MY CAR HAS AIR , BUT WE'LL GET YOU, WE'LL GET YOU SOME UPDATES, WE'LL GET YOU SOME UPDATES ON THOSE PROPERTIES. . WE'LL JUST LOOK INTO 'EM AND, AND LET ABSOLUTELY DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. UH, ONE LITTLE LONELY CASE HERE. LET'S SEE WHICH ONE IT'S GONNA BE. AH, SAID IGNACIO. OKAY. 2 69 NORTH OF SAN IGNACIO. GOOD MORNING BOARD FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL [00:15:01] TOWN, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURES BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT 2 6 9 NORTH SAN IGNACIO AVENUE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 2 6 9 NORTH SAN IGNACIO AVENUE IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. PLEASE NOTE ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2022, A DANGEROUS ASSESSMENT RESPONSE TEAM INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE INSPECTION IS A COLLABORATED INSPECTION WITH A VARIETY OF CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT INCLUDED THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 8 8 7 3, BLOCK 17, LOT FIVE AND SIX, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS MANELA H HERNANDEZ WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 3 9 3 4 DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 7. THE OWNER IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? ABSOLUTELY. THERE IS A SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER MAURICE, HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON MAY 9TH, 2020 3, 2 6 9. NORTH SAN IGNACIO AVENUE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 2 6 9 NORTH SAN IGNACIO AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2022. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON NOVEMBER. EXCUSE ME, DO YOU HAVE ONE? THE ORIGINAL? NO THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE MAILED WAS NOVEMBER 9TH, 2022, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON DECEMBER 15TH, 2022 ON JULY 20TH, 2023. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 2 6 9 NORTH STAND IGNACIO AVENUE ON JULY 18TH, 2023. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO MANELA H HERNANDEZ AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED ON JULY 20TH, 2023. ON JULY 26TH, 2023, AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE STRUCTURE TO PRESENT BEFORE B S B. NO SCOPE OF OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE PROPERTY. A NOTICE TO VACATE WAS POSTED ON JULY 13TH, 2023. THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT DID OFFER SERVICES FOR A RELOCATION ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2022, JULY 7TH, 2023 AND JULY 20TH, 2023. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN 1000 FEET OF ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY. HERE'S A LITTLE MAP TO SHOW THE, THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY. THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY ACCESSORY. ONE IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY, AND ACCESSORY TWO IS LOCATED ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE FRONT, UM, FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AT THE PROPERTY AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE ROOF SYSTEM, GABLE ROOF SYSTEM DOES HAVE A SAG. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THE SIDING IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE. THERE IS AN ATTACHED CARPORT. THE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS ARE ROTTED, AND THE DECKING FOR THE CARPORT HAS WATER DAMAGE. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THE REAR PORTION, UM, THE SIDING HAS BEEN REMOVED AND PLACED WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF WOODEN BOARDS. THIS IS THE REAR PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ENCLOSED IN, THIS WAS A BACK PORCH AND IT IS NOW ENCLOSED IN TO BE A LIVING AREA. SO THIS IS GOING INTO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE TO THE RIGHT. THERE IS, UM, LARGE PLASTIC HANGING FROM THE CEILING TO KIND OF SECTION OFF A BEDROOM AREA FOR SOMEONE TO STAY IN. THIS IS THE KITCHEN AREA. THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF EXTENSION CORDS BEING RUN FROM ROOM TO ROOM. YOU CAN SEE IN THE LEFT PORTION OF THE PICTURE [00:20:01] THERE IS A EXTENSION CORD JUST HANGING ACROSS THE CEILING. THE FLOOR IS UNLEVEL AS WELL. SO THIS IS GOING BEHIND THAT PLASTIC AREA. THIS IS A BEDROOM FOR AN ELDERLY WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER. THE, UH, MEANS OF EGRESS ARE BLOCKED AND WHERE THE CLOTHES ARE, THE WINDOWS ARE. UM, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT IN CASE OF FIRE OR PANIC. THAT IS ACTUALLY WHERE THE, UM, OCCUPANT IS UTILIZING GOING TO THE BATHROOM. AND THERE'S AN OVERUSE OF POWER CORDS AGAIN. SO THE MEANS OF EGRESS IS BLOCKED. SO IF THERE WAS A FIRE, THERE'D BE NO WAY TO GET OUT. THIS IS THE BATHROOM AREA. IS THE BATHROOM AREA. THERE IS NO WATER SERVICE, SO THEY JUST PLACE, UH, TRASH BAGS IN THE TOILET AND REMOVE IT. THIS DOOR ACTUALLY GOES TO THE BACK PORCH, BUT IT IS BLOCKED WITH ITEMS. SO AGAIN, THE MEANS OF EGRESS TO GET OUT IN CASE OF PANIC OR FIRE ARE BLOCKED. THIS IS ANOTHER BEDROOM AREA WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS, AGAIN, WITH THE MEANS OF EGRESS BLOCKED. AND THERE'S AN OVERUSE OF EXTENSION CORDS. THE FLOOR IS ROTTED IN SOME AREAS, AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN THE OVERUSE OF EXTENSION CORDS. SO THIS IS GOING OUT TO THAT BACK PORCH. THE BACK PORCH. THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE ROTTED. THIS IS A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW THAT THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE ROTTED ON THE PORCH SYSTEM. THIS IS AN OVERALL VIEW OF THAT BACK PORCH AREA THAT WAS ENCLOSED WITHOUT PERMITS. AND THE FOUNDATION DID HAVE SOME REPAIRS WITHOUT PERMITS AS WELL. THEY HAVE PLACED, UH, WOODEN BOARDS TO SHIMMY, SHIMMY BETWEEN. SO THIS IS A BACK ROOM THAT ONLY YOU HAVE ACCESS TO, UH, FROM THAT BACK PORCH AREA. UM, WHERE THAT GREEN BOARD IS, IS WHERE THEY ACTUALLY BLOCKED OFF THE DOOR FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE. UM, SO THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT. AND THE FLOOR IS ON LEVEL AS WELL. THE, UH, OUTLET COVER COVERS ARE MISSING. AND THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF, UH, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA FOUND. THIS IS ANOTHER ROOM ON THAT BACK PORCH SYSTEM, BUT THERE WAS A PADLOCK ON THE ROOM. SO GO LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW. THIS IS THE ROOM THAT IS ALSO BEING LIVED IN, UM, AND BUILT WITHOUT PERMITS. SO THIS IS ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE. IT IS A METAL STORAGE SHED SITTING ON CINDER BLOCKS. THERE IS EXTENSION CORDS RUNNING FROM THE MAIN TO THE ACCESSORY ONE AND ACCESSORY TWO. THIS IS A REAR PORTION OF THAT METAL STORAGE SHED. THE ROOF SYSTEM IS ROTTED GOING INTO THE ONE AND ONLY ENTRANCE AND EXIT. UM, THE FLOORS ARE DETERIORATED AND THERE IS A POWER GOING TO THAT METAL SHED. SO THIS IS ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THREE WITH PLYWOOD SIDING. UM, THAT IS ROTTED ON THE FLAT ROOF SYSTEM. THE FASCIA BOARDS LACK WEATHER PROTECTION AND THE SOFFIT IS ACTUALLY DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE IN SOME AREAS. SO THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO EACH OF THE UNITS. THE ACCESSORY THREE WAS MADE INTO MULTIPLE UNITS FOR PEOPLE TO STAY IN WITHOUT A KITCHEN OR A BATHROOM. SO THIS IS THE FIRST UNIT. UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE EXTENSION CORD IS COMING INTO THE WINDOW. UM, THAT'S BEING RUN FROM THE, THE MAIN STRUCTURE. AGAIN, THERE'S A TOILET BEING UTILIZED BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACTUAL BATHROOM IN THE UNIT. AND THERE ARE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA FOUND IN THIS UNIT AS WELL. AND THERE IS LARGE CRACKS IN THE SLAB FOUNDATION. THIS IS ANOTHER UNIT. AGAIN, THE LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS. SO LACK OF MEANS OF EGRESS IN CASE OF FIRE OR PANIC. UM, AND SOMEONE IS UTILIZING THIS UNIT AS WELL WITH NO KITCHEN OR BATHROOM. THE LIGHT FIXTURE IS HANGING FROM THE CEILING WITH EXPOSED WIRES, AND THERE IS WATER DAMAGE ON THE SHEET ROCK. AND THERE'S EXTENSION CORDS RUNNING THROUGH THE WINDOW, UH, FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE. 2 6 9. NORTH SAN IGNACIO AVENUE CONSISTS OF A SINGLE STORY, RESIDENTIAL MAIN STRUCTURE AND TWO ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. THE MAIN STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF A POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION, WOOD SIDING, AND GABLE ROOF SYSTEM. THE CEDAR POST OF THE FOUNDATION ARE ROTTED WITH SIGNS OF SHIMMING BETWEEN THE POST AND BEAM. THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE. THE REAR PATIO HAS BEEN ENCLOSED AND IS NOW USED AS A LIVING AREA. THE ROOF SYSTEM HAS A SAG AND THE SHINGLES ARE WORN. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE, [00:25:01] IS A SMALL SINGLE STORY METAL FRAME STORAGE CONTAINER RESTING ON CINDER BLOCKS. THE ROOF SYSTEM SHOWS RUST WITH EXTERIOR WALLS, HAVING HOLES IN WINDOWS, COMPROMISED SIGNS OF SOMEONE LIVING INSIDE THE CONTAINER WITH OVERUSE OF EXTENSION CORDS. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER TWO IS A SINGLE-STORY ACCESSORY SHED THAT HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO MULTIPLE UNITS TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE INSIDE WITHOUT A KITCHEN OR BATHROOM. THE SLAB FOUNDATION HAS LARGE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. THE FASCIA BOARDS ARE ROTTED AND LACK WEATHER PROTECTION. ELECTRICAL COURTS ARE RUNNING FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE TO THE ACCESSORY, PROVIDING POWER TO MULTIPLE UNITS. DRUG PARAPHERNALIA HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE UNITS OF THE ACCESSORY. THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 2 6 9 NORTH SAN IGNACIO AVENUE ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE. ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56. SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN ARE 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE. SUBSECTIONS ARE 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND SUBSECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO ARE 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, 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 TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND ACCESSORY ONE AND TWO. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 2 6 9 NORTH SAN IGNACIO AVENUE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM, UH, MR. ZUNIGA. HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN THERE? IT VARIES. EVERY TIME WE GO. THERE'S AT LEAST 10 OR MORE PEOPLE THERE AT, AT A TIME. OKAY. AND THE CITY OFFERED THEM TRANSFERRED? YES, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I WENT OUT THERE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE RELOCATION SERVICES. UM, SOME OF THE OCCUPANTS HAVE APPLIED ONLINE, AND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL. BUT, UM, MAJORITY ARE DIFFERENT OCCUPANTS EVERY TIME. SO EVERY TIME WE'RE HAVING TO GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO RELOCATE AND APPLY FOR A RELOCATION. AND, AND WHAT WAS THIS PROACTIVE OR, UH, REACTIVE WHO REPORTED THEM? SO THIS CAME FROM THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS WAS A DART INSPECTION. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THAT OFFICER? YEAH. UM, I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE PHOTOS, BUT IT MENTIONS UP HERE IN YOUR FIRST INSPECTION ON 11 0 4 22 PLUMBING, LAR PLUMBING, LARGE POOL OF WATER SEWAGE RUNNING THROUGHOUT AND GOING ONTO NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. SINCE THERE WAS NO PHOTOS, HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING? SO THERE'S NO WATER ACCOUNT ANYMORE. SO THE POOL WATER IS, IS NOT THERE ANYMORE. THERE'S NO MORE, THERE'S NO LUCK LEAK AT, BUT AT THE TIME, WHAT, AT THE TIME IN NOVEMBER THERE WAS, BUT CURRENTLY NOW THERE IS NOT. SO WAS THE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED? WAS IT STANDING? SO, AT THE TIME OF THE DART INSPECTION, WE DO HAVE HEALTH INSPECTORS THERE AS WELL. SO THEY WERE AWARE OF IT, BUT AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO MORE LEAK BECAUSE THERE IS NO MORE WATER SERVICES. SO THERE'S NO WATER RUNNING FROM. BUT WHEN IT DRIED OUT, DID IT LEAVE THE RESIDUE? NO, THERE WAS, THERE WAS NO RESIDUE OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. OH, WITH THE, WITH THE POWER SOURCE, IS THERE ELECTRICITY? ARE THEY STEALING ELECTRICITY THEMSELVES? ELSE? THERE IS A LEGAL ACTIVE ACCOUNT FOR, UH, C P S. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? NO. OKAY. WELL, WE HAVE SOMEBODY TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE. OKAY. UM, LET'S TAKE THE OFFICER FIRST, 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK. MAURICE? YES. OH, HELLO, OFFICER. UH, YOU WANNA STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR WORK LOCATION, PLEASE? YES, GOOD MORNING BOARD. UH, MY NAME IS OFFICER MAURICE. I WORK, UH, THE WEST SAFE UNIT. I AM THE, UH, LEAD OFFICER FOR THE DART PROGRAM FOR THE WEST SERVICE AREA. SO, LEMME GET SITUATED HERE REAL QUICK. UH, OFFICER MARTINEZ, UM, SHE'S THE AREA SAFE [00:30:01] OFFICER FOR THIS, UH, LOCATION. UH, IT WAS BROUGHT TO HER ATTENTION, UH, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO FROM THE, UH, THE NEIGHBORS, UH, IN THIS AREA. UH, ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS HERE, I, I SHOULD SAY, IS THE LARGE AMOUNT OF FOOT TRAFFIC COMING FROM THIS LOCATION. OKAY. UH, OFFICER MARTINEZ, LIKE I SAID, STARTED WORKING THIS CASE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. UH, THE ONE THING I WANNA STRESS, LIKE, UH, THE, LIKE CODE MENTIONED, THIS LOCATION IS VERY CLOSE TO, UH, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. LESS THAN TWO BLOCKS AWAY. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S WALKING DISTANCE. OKAY. UM, ALSO, KEEP IN MIND WHERE THIS, UH, STRUCTURE IS LOCATED, UH, THERE'S A MAJOR INTERSECTION, UH, JUST SOUTH OF THERE. UH, IT'S, UH, ENRIQUE, OLD HIGHWAY 90 AND COMMERCE. THERE IS A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA. OKAY. SO WE DID A TWO YEAR HISTORY, UH, ON THIS LOCATION. THERE WAS ACTUALLY 42 CALLS FOR SERVICE. UH, THERE WAS 16 DISTURBANCES, EIGHT NARCOTIC LAWS, TWO ASSAULT IN PROGRESSES, ONE BURGLARY, TWO SHOTS FIRED, TWO ASSISTED PUBLIC, ONE WELFARE CHECK, UH, TWO WANTED PERSONS, TWO ABANDONED VEHICLES, AND SIX MISCELLANEOUS SLASH INFORMATION CALLS. SO, UH, THE SAFE UNIT, UH, AFTER WE DETERMINED THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS AN ACTUAL NUISANCE TO THE COMMUNITY, WE DETERMINED THIS, UH, PROPERTY, UH, MET THE CRITERIA FOR A DART. UH, THE DART WARRANT WAS EXECUTED LIKE CODE SAID ON 11 DASH FOUR DASH 22, UNDER CASE NUMBER S A P D 2 2 2 400 906. WHEN WE CONDUCTED THE INSPECTION, UH, WE FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE AT THE LOCATION. UH, I COULDN'T TELL YOU THE EXACT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT IT WAS 10 PLUS. UM, AS WE, UH, EXECUTED THE WARRANT, AS WE SHOWED UP TO THE LOCATION, THERE WAS PEOPLE THAT WERE TAKEN OFF RUNNING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE LOCATION. WE ACTUALLY MADE, UH, FOUR ARRESTS THIS DAY. UH, THE CHARGES WERE POSSESSION OF HEROIN, POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, POSSESSION OF BLACK TAR, HEROIN, FELON, POSSESSION OF FIREARM FAILURE TO ID, AND THREE FELONY WARRANTS. UH, AS WE PULL, AS WE PULLED UP TO THE LOCATION, THERE WAS ACTUALLY A VEHICLE WAITING OUTSIDE OF IT. UH, THAT'S WHERE I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR PURPOSE WAS THERE. OBVIOUSLY, THEY WERE THERE FOR THAT HOUSE. AND THAT'S WHERE, UH, DRUGS AND, UH, A WEAPON WAS FOUND INSIDE THAT VEHICLE. UH, AND LIKE I SAID, UH, WE HAD THREE FELONY WARRANTS AS WELL. UH, THE AMOUNTS OF, JUST SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF THE AMOUNT OF, UH, DRUGS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, WE HAD TWO POINT 10 GRAMS OF, UH, HEROIN, 2.8 GRAMS OF METH, 4.8 GRAMS OF BLACK TAR HEROIN, HEROIN. AND THE WARRANTS WERE ALL FOR DRUG RELATED, UH, CHARGES. AFTER WE DID THE, UH, INIT INITIAL DARK, UH, WARRANTS, UH, WE REALLY SAW NO IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE, UH, THE OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY. WE DID THE FIRST RE-INSPECTION ON 6 21 OF 23, UNDER CASE NUMBER SS A P D 2 3 1 3 6 1 2 5. ONCE AGAIN, WE FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE INSIDE THE LOCATION. THREE ARRESTS WERE MADE. AGAIN, UH, ALL THREE OF THOSE ARRESTS WERE FOR WANTED PERSONS WARRANTS. THOSE WARRANT WARRANTS WERE FOR THEFT, A HUNDRED TO SEVEN 50, PROSTITUTION, THREE OR MORE, THEFT A HUNDRED AGAIN, AND VIOLATION OF SEX OFFENDER. WE DID THE, AFTER THAT INSPECTION, WE DID A, ANOTHER INSPECTION FOR THE PHOTOS ON JULY 26TH, UNDER CASE NUMBER 2 3 1 6 4 8 1 5. ONCE AGAIN, WE MADE ONE ARREST THAT DAY AS WELL. THAT ARREST WAS MADE FOR POSSESSION OF, UH, PG ONE, WHICH IS HEROIN, AND THAT WAS 6.9 GRAMS. UM, THE ONE THING I CAN'T STRESS, RIGHT, THE, THE DRUG ACTIVITY AT THIS LOCATION IS VERY HEAVY. OKAY? UH, THE WAY THE STRUCTURE IS, THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS LAID OUT WITH THE SMALL STRUCTURES IN THE BACK, UH, YOU KNOW, USING PADLOCKS CHAINS, UH, WHEN YOU'RE STARTING TO JUST FROM EXPERIENCE, WHEN YOU'RE STARTING TO SECURE STRUCTURES IN THOSE TYPE OF WAYS, THERE'S USUALLY SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO KEEP SAFE. OKAY? UM, LIKE, I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH. IT'S VERY CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL. UM, MULTIPLE OF THE DISTURBANCE CALLS, THERE WAS, WERE ACTUALLY, KIDS HAVE BEEN SEEN IN THE FRONT YARD THERE FOR WHATEVER REASON. UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE WITH THE ADULTS THAT ARE GOING TO THESE PLACES, I DON'T KNOW. BUT IF YOU PULL THE CALLS FOR SERVICE, THERE'S BEEN KIDS AT THIS LOCATION ALREADY, UH, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FOOT TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA, UM, YOU KNOW, BOARDING UP THIS LOCATION IS JUST GONNA GIVE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF HUNKER DOWN AND, AND SQUAT IN THIS TYPE OF LOCATION. UH, I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH. [00:35:01] THE, THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT IS, IS VERY, UH, SEVERE AT THIS, UH, ADDRESS. UM, AND THE LIVING, UH, THE LIVING STANDARDS ARE JUST NOT UP TO PAR. UM, THAT'S REALLY ALL I GOT FROM MY PART. THANK YOU. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? UM, ONE, THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICES. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS. I MIGHT HAVE TO BRING UP STAFF AGAIN. THE SCHOOL IS LESS THAN A THOUSAND FEET. WHERE IS THE TRAFFIC OF THE KIDS GOING TO THE SCHOOL? IS IT ON THIS STREET OR IS IT STREETS OVER? UH, SO THE, THE SCHOOL IS, UH, TO THE WEST IS TO THE WEST OF THIS LOCATION. UH, YOU KNOW, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE COMING AROUND UP OKAY. DOWN THE BLOCK. I, I, I, I, I, I DON'T HAVE, WOULDN'T HAVE A SOLID ANSWER ON THAT ONE FOR YOU, SIR, BECAUSE THAT MAKES A DETERMINING FACTOR. CORRECT. UM, IN YOUR ARREST OVER THE PERIOD, ALL OF THE ARRESTS WERE NOT THE SAME PEOPLE BEING ARRESTED AGAIN. THEY WERE OTHERS. YES, SIR. EVERY, UH, EVERY TIME. LIKE I SAID, THE, WE NEVER ARRESTED THE SAME PERSON TWICE. UH, EVERY TIME WE GO, WE MAKE THESE ARRESTS. AND IF WE SEND SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T BELONG, THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY, WE GO BACK AND DO OUR RE-INSPECTIONS, THERE'S NEW PEOPLE THERE, OR SOME OF THOSE SAME PEOPLE THAT WE DIDN'T ARREST LAST TIME ARE STILL THERE IN THE AREA OF YOUR SAFE OFFICER MM-HMM. , THE, THE AREA SHE HAS, ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE? SAME PEOPLE FROM THIS BUILDING OR HERE? OR ARE THEY COMING IN FROM OTHER SIDES TO COME IN? YEAH, NO, I, I WOULDN'T SAY THEY'RE THE, I DON'T, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, BUT, UH, UH, I MEAN, THEY ARE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. UM, WE CAN LEAVE IT AT THAT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? UH, GO AHEAD. NO, THIS AREA, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, DO WE KNOW, UH, THE MEXICAN MAFIAA WORKS IN THIS AREA? UH, I, I WOULDN'T HAVE THAT ANSWER FOR YOU, SIR. YOU HAVEN'T HAD THAT REPORT? NO. NO, SIR. OF GANG ACTIVITY? NO, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR DELIVERING THE HISTORY. ONE MORE QUESTION, SIR. ONE MORE QUESTION. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHO, UH, TO DIRECT THIS QUESTION ON, BUT, UH, IF WE GET A, IF WE GET A, A DEMOLITION, UH, ORDER, HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE? UH, WOULD WE HAVE TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT THERE AT ALL TIMES OR, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMING AND GOING, BUYING AND SELLING AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW. YEP. UH, YOU KNOW, DUE TO, UH, LIKE I SAID, EVERY TIME WE GO THERE, IT'S DIFFERENT PEOPLE. UM, YOU KNOW, JUST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, UM, IF WE DID DO A, A DEMO, UM, THE POLICE PRESENCE DEFINITELY WOULD NEED TO BE THERE. 'CAUSE, UH, I, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD RUN INTO BOARD. I CAN ALSO ATTEST, THIS IS JENNY RAMIREZ. WHEN WE DO WORK WITH ANY STRUCTURE, WHETHER WE WORK WITH POLICE FOR THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS OF THE DEMOLITION TEAM, BUT WE ALSO HAVE ON SITE N H S D, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES FOR ANYONE THAT MAY NEED RELOCATION SERVICES. SO WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL THE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE WE'RE COVERED ON BOTH ENDS FOR THE SAFETY, AS WELL AS SOMEBODY WHO MAY BE STAYING THERE IN A HOMELESS ACTIVITY OR NEEDING SOME ASSISTANCE ON THAT RESPECT. SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, OUR BASES ARE COVERED ON BOTH SIDES. GREAT. THANK YOU. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE QUESTION IS WHERE ARE THEY GONNA GO? THEY GONNA GO TO ANOTHER VACANT LOT, VACANT HOME, ET CETERA, BUT TO GET 'EM MRS. FROM THAT, AND RYAN, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. MR. RAM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S A MOOT POINT. THAT'S NOT OUR CONCERN. WHERE THEY GO, THEY GO WHEREVER THEY GO. AND, UM, SORRY ABOUT THAT. I, THIS IS LEGAL. I, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THE BOARD IS CLEAR. AND MR. ZUNIGA, IT IS CLEAR THAT, UM, A ANY, ANY TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UM, DOES HAVE N H S D AND OR D H S WITH THEM TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING SERVICES. SO THERE'S NEVER A TIME THAT THOSE SERVICES ARE NOT IN, UH, OR AT LEAST OFFERED BY THE CITY, UM, AT THE TIME THAT THEY GO TO THOSE, THOSE PROPERTIES AND DO INSPECTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE HISTORY. WE, WE APPRECIATE THAT. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. THANKS SIR. BE SAFE, MADAM CHAIR. CAN I, UH, ASK THE STAN, UM, [00:40:01] THE CODE OFFICER TO COME BACK UP? YES. THIS IS DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER TOWN. UH, THIS IS FRED ANIS. UH, CAN YOU CLARIFY WITH IT TWICE OR THREE TIMES? ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED THREE TIMES THE DAY OF THE DART INSPECTION ASSISTANCE IS ALWAYS OFFERED. AND THEN THERE WAS, UH, TWO OTHER TIMES THAT I WENT OUT THERE WITH N H S D PERSONALLY AND, UM, WAS WITH HER WHEN SHE WAS OFFERING ASSISTANCE. AND SHE EVEN ASSISTED AN INDIVIDUAL ON AN IPAD AT THE TIME OF BEING THERE. SO SHE'S TAKEN THAT INITIATIVE. AND THEN THERE HAS BEEN, UH, TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT APPLIED FOR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ONLINE. UM, THE ELDERLY WOMAN THAT LIVES IN THAT ONE PORTION OF THE FRONT, UM, SHE APPLIED, UH, FOR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ALONG WITH HER DAUGHTER. AND CAN YOU GIMME A CLARIFICATION ON 7 13 20 23, THE DEFINITION? UH, OR, OR THE ACRONYM FOR, UH, SFE ORS OR WHATEVER YOU SS A SS F E. SO THAT IS THE SAFE UNIT, RIGHT? S A F F E. THAT'S THE, THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAFE UNIT, SAN ANTONIO FEAR FREE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM, THAT'S WHAT OFFICER MAURICE IS PART OF. SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER NAME FOR THE SAME DART PROGRAM? YES. SO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS A SAFE UNIT IN EACH AREA. UM, HE'S JUST PART OF WEST. OKAY, SO THEY'VE BEEN OFFERED BEFORE, SO, CORRECT. AND THEY'LL BE OFFERED IT AGAIN AS SOON AS, YES. WHATEVER THIS HAPPENS. WHATEVER WE DETERMINE THEY'LL YES, I'LL CONTINUE, CONTINUES TO WORK WITH 'EM. YES. I WILL CONTINUE TO GO OUT THERE FOR MY RE-INSPECTIONS WITH N H S D TO OFFER THEM ASSISTANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO. OKAY. SO DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, JESSE? YEAH. MS. MS. MARTINEZ IS, IS A SAFE OFFICER. IS THAT TRUE? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. HAVE WE FINISHED ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. SO WE HAVE SOME, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER OFFICERS HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? NO. NO. OKAY. SO, UH, WE HAVE SOME, I GUESS, OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY OR LIVE INS OR SOMETHING. UH, UH, HERNANDEZ, MS. HERNANDEZ, SHE'S RIGHT HERE. OH, EDUARDO HERNANDEZ. UH, YOU COME ON UP TO THE, YOU HAVE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. DO YOU WANNA SHARE? YOU YOU WANT TO SHARE SPANISH? YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER. YOU SPEAK SPANISH, Y'ALL. OKAY, WE'LL GET AN INTERPRETER. COULD WE GET AN INTERPRETER UP HERE, PLEASE? WHO ARE YOU? I'M HIS GIRLFRIEND. I'M THE ONE THAT, OKAY, COULD YOU HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE? AND WE'LL HAVE AN INTERPRETER UP, UP HERE. WE NEED AN, OH, HERE SHE COMES. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. AS HERNANDEZ EZ. MM-HMM. ADDRESS? 2 6 9 2 6 9 NORTH TEN TWO SIX NINE NORTH IGNACIO. OKAY. THIS CASE FOR HIM TO STATE HIS CASE? YES. DO YOU THANK YES, MA'AM. OKAY. FOR YOU TO PLEASE TAKE OUT THE PERSON THAT'S SELLING DRUGS AT MY HOUSE. I TOLD HIM THAT TO SELL DRUGS, I ASKED HIM TO NOT SELL DRUGS, AND HE DID NOT, UH, PAY ATTENTION TO ME. WHO, WHO'S THAT FIRST? SO THEY, SO THEY PUT HIM IN JAIL AND THEN HE CAME RIGHT BACK. MADAM CHAIR. HE NEEDS TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE HOUSE. YEAH. [00:45:06] NO UNPLUG. UNPLUGGED. OKAY. SO THE SEWAGE BROKE. THE, THE PIPE PIPE BROKE AND THEN THEY, THEY FIXED IT. OKAY. SO NOW THERE'S WATER IN THE PROPERTY. HELLO? EXCUSE ME. THE, THE PEOPLE IN THE, IN THE GALLERY, PLEASE DON'T SAY ANYTHING. WE ARE TRYING TO LISTEN TO THE, UH, I GUESS THE O THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. ARE YOU THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? YES. OKAY. WE'RE TRYING TO LISTEN TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. AND IT'S HARD BECAUSE HE DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH. SO WE HAVE AN INTERPRETER. OKAY, GO AHEAD, SIR. MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY AND SHE LEFT THE HOUSE AS IS. THAT'S TRYING TO FIX IT. AND YOU'RE TRYING TO FIX IT. HE'S TRYING TO FIX IT. YOU SAY HE'S TRYING TO FIX THE HOUSE. IF YOU'RE GONNA DEMOLISH MY HOUSE, YOU'RE GONNA DEMOLISH ME ALSO. WELL, I'M S YOU TELL HIM HE FAILED TO KEEP THE HOUSE LIVABLE. I'M FIXING IT LITTLE BY LITTLE. I CAN'T WORK A LOT. OKAY. WE DON'T SEE ANY INDICATION OF THAT. I'M SORRY. I LIVED THERE SINCE I WAS A CHILD. SPEAKING TO THE MICROPHONE. PLEASE. I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE I WAS A BABY. YOU NEED TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, MA'AM. I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE I WAS A BABY. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S WONDERFUL. BUT THAT WE ARE NOT CONCERNED WITH THAT. WE ARE JUST CONCERNED WITH THE HOUSE AT THIS POINT. AND, UH, HE, WE DON'T SEE ANY INDICATION OF TRYING TO REPAIR ANYTHING. THE HOUSE IS, IS BEING CONDEMNED AS WE SPEAK. AND, UH, THERE'S NOTHING, OH, GO AHEAD. YES, I'M SORRY. SHORT PARAGRAPH. MADAM CHAIR. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? I'M WAITING FOR YOU TO CONTINUE. IF I HAVE TO INTERPRET, IT HAS TO BE IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS, PLEASE. UNLESS IT'S SIMULTANEOUS. OKAY. SO, UH, WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING. AND YOU'VE HAD DRUG PARAPHERNALIA THERE, WE FOUND THERE. AND, UH, DRUG ADDICTS GOING IN AND OUT. MADAM, WHO OWNS THE HOUSE? WHO OWNS THE HOUSE? A LADY. WHAT? RECYCLE. THAT'S THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS GOING AND COMING. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. I WORK WITH RECYCLE RE DOES HE, I I PICK UP, RECYCLE HIS PROPERTY, HIS RESPONSIBILITY. I KEEP ASKING THE PEOPLE NOT TO DO THAT. AND THEY CONTINUE TO DO IT. THEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER YOUR PROPERTY, SIR. SO I, I CALL THE POLICE, I CALL THE LAW AND NOBODY SHOWS UP. BUT LISTEN, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. WE APPRECIATE IT. GRACIA, WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? YES. OKAY. MAY MY WIFE SPEAK. HOLD ON. I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU'RE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? YES. MY MOTHER LEFT IT TO ME. OKAY. YOU'RE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. YOU'RE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE. I KNOW THAT, BUT PEOPLE, I KNOW THAT, BUT PEOPLE DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO ME. [00:50:01] OKAY, LET'S GET TO THE REPAIRS. YOU SAID YOU WERE REPAIRING IT? YES. YES. I ALREADY, I REPAIRED THE SEWAGE DRAIN AND WATER IS NOW RUNNING, LEAKING. OKAY. SINCE THE END OF AUGUST. HERE. YOU REPAIRED IT. BUT HERE'S YOUR OTHER ISSUES. THE PROPERTY ITSELF NEEDS MORE THAN REPAIRS AND YOU HAVEN'T PULLED PERMITS. YEAH, BUT HE SAID HE'S REPAIRING. HE SAYS NO PERMITS SUPPOSED MY UNCLE, THE BROTHER OF MY MOTHER'S, HE WAS REPAIRING IT, BUT HE ALSO PASSED AWAY. BUT WHEN THE CITY GOES IN AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, THEN IT'S NOT REPAIRED. HOW DO YOU KNOW? BECAUSE WE LOST THE PICTURES. YOU, YOUR TIMELINE IS FROM HERE AND TWO YEARS PRIOR, 11 0 4 22, ALL THE WAY UP TO 7 26 23. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. WHEN WAS THE LAST DATE? WHEN WAS THE LAST DATE, SIR? UH, 7 26 23. IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE WE REPAIRED IT. TWO WEEKS SINCE WE REPAIRED IT. TWO WEEKS FROM WHEN. THANK YOU. FROM RIGHT NOW. MS. CHAIR. HOLD ON REAL QUICK. MA'AM. RIGHT HERE. I'M ASKING YOU FOR THE LA I I THINK YOU'VE BEEN ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES. PLEASE. YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WHEN YOU DO, YOU CAN UNTIL THEN, PLEASE. WE ARE RECORDING THIS. IT NEEDS TO BE RECORDED. I'M ASKING YOU TO REFRAIN FROM OUTBURSTS ANYMORE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. SO THE REPAIRS WERE DONE TWO WEEKS FROM PRIOR TO TODAY. YES, BUT HE DIDN'T PULL PERMITS. WE HAVE MISS ANN, HOW DO I PULL A PERMIT? I DON'T HAVE MONEY. I REPAIR MY OWN HOME. I'M GONNA STOP US THERE. I'M GONNA STOP US THERE. IT'S IMPROPER TO ASK QUESTIONS TO THIS BOARD, AND I'M NOT GONNA LET US POSE ANY MORE QUESTIONS TO THE BOARD. WE HAVE MS. WARNER, SHE HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU. I JUST, IT'S MORE OF A POINT. THE PICTURES THAT WE SAW WERE TAKEN ON THE THIRD AND TODAY IS THE EIGHTH, THIRD, 26TH. TODAY IS NOT, TODAY'S THE THIRD. OKAY. THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN TODAY, JULY 26TH. WELL, IT'S OKAY. MS. MS. WARN, IT SAYS PICTURES WERE TAKEN FOR B S B ON EIGHT THREE. I'M SORRY. IT WA I READ MR. ZOGA, THIS QUESTION IS A PARAMOUNT INTEREST THAT WE HAVE HERE. UH, WHO IS LIVING THERE WITH HIM? HE'S THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, AND I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY LIVE THERE OR THE LIKES. HE'S THE OWNER, UH, WIFE IS THERE, WHATEVER THE THING IS THIS FOR RELOCATION? THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WHO IS THERE? DO YOU, YOUR WIFE LIVES THERE WITH YOU OR YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I'M ASKING HOW MANY DO WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF? [00:55:02] HE, HE UNDER, HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU ASKED, SIR. AND HE SAID, ONLY MY WIFE AND AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW. MY WIFE AND HER WIFE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW. OKAY. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE CITY'S EVEN TRYING TO HELP YOU. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO HELP 5, 7, 8 PEOPLE THAT, THAT ARE HUNKER IN THERE. SO THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WILL, THAT ARE ALL BEING OFFERED. AND THAT'S IT. SO WHAT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, BECAUSE WE GOTTA MOVE ON WITH THIS POINT OF ORDER, MR. ZUNIGA, THAT WOULD BE THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF WHOEVER IS THERE OR WHOEVER ACCEPTS THE HELP. SO I'M, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST MOVE ON. I THINK WE SHOULD JUST MOVE ON. YEAH. BUT THAT'S COMMON RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE THE CITY TAKES CARE OF. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO, IS IT MARGARITE? YES MA'AM. MARGARITE. MARGARITA INGLES. PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME. REVIA. OKAY. REVIA STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE FOR THE RECORD. THE MICROPHONE. UM, GOOD MORNING. I CAME HERE TO TELL YOU THAT, UM, WE GOT SOME APARTMENTS IN THE BACK. MA'AM, YOU GOTTA STATE YOUR NAME AND OH, MARGARITA ADDRESS PLEASE. 2 6 9 NORTH SAN IGNACIO AVENUE. ALRIGHT, NOW WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANNA SAY, MA'AM? UM, WE FIXED THE HOUSE. WE TOOK THE WIRES THAT SHE, THE PICTURE SHE TOOK UP. WE TOOK THAT OFF. WE, YOU KNOW, WE PEED THE, THE WAY SHE'D BEEN DONE THE FIRST TIME. WE TOOK ALL THE DISHES THAT WERE ON THE FLOOR. WE MOVED THEM. WE GOT THE PICTURES RIGHT HERE WHERE I BOOMED EVERYTHING BUT BOOMED EVERYTHING FROM THE, WHERE IT WAS AT, WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. AND SHE SAID I MOVED THAT WE PUT THE WATER BACK ON THAT DAY WHEN THEY HIT US THE SAME DAY THEY PUT THE WATER BACK ON, BUT THEY DIDN'T STOP AS THE COPS WERE THERE. SO AS SOON AS THEY LEFT, THEY WENT THERE AND PUT THE WATER BACK ON THE METER AND EVERYTHING'S ON. UM, THE LIGHT'S ALREADY ON. WE FIXED THE WIRES. THEY WERE OUTSIDE THE ONES SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE MESS THAT WAS IN THE BACK. WE ALREADY, WE TOOK THAT TO THE FRONT. WE PUT 'EM IN BAGS NOW WITH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE RECYCLING NOW, MA'AM, ACCORDING TO THE PICTURES THAT WE SAW, THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANY KIND OF REPAIRS WERE DONE. NO, NOT BACK. YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE LEFT ABOUT THREE DAYS, WE, WE WERE STARTING TO MOVE EVERYTHING OUT 30, FIXING THAT BACK. OKAY. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT. MA'AM, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PICTURES FOR THIS HOUSE TO BE DEMOLISHED AND WE SO, SO NO INDICATION OF, UH, OF ANY KIND OF REPAIRS. AND IF YOU DON'T PULL PERMITS, THEY'RE NOT LEGAL. GO. IF SHE WANTS TO GO CHECK THE HOUSES ALREADY FIXED THE WAY SHE WANT US TO FIX THE WIRES AND ALL STUFF, WE TOOK THEM DOWN. MADAM CHAIR. MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? MA'AM? YOU SAID YOU HAD PHOTOS? YES, I GOT PICTURES OF MY PHONE. CAN YOU OPEN THEM AND ALLOW THE ATTORNEY TO SEE 'EM? JUST GIVE THEM NO, NO, NO MA'AM. GIVE 'EM TO THE STAFF AND THE STAFF WILL TAKE 'EM TO THE ATTORNEY. THEY'RE ALL AND, AND WHY THE STAFF'S GOING THROUGH THE PHOTOS, MA'AM? BEFORE THEY COME BACK? IF THE ATTORNEY ALLOWS IT, UM, THOSE DON'T DEAL WITH THE MAJOR REPAIRS. CORRECT. THOSE ONLY DEALS WITH MOVING THE EXTENSION CORDS. MM-HMM. ALL THAT, THE, THE DEBRIS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO THAT THE FOUND DOESN'T DEAL WITH WALLS, FOUNDATION AND ROOF. CORRECT? YES. WE FIXED THE ROOF ALREADY FROM THE TOP. BUT YOU DIDN'T PULL A PERMIT. OH, THE PERMITS. WERE GONNA, WE WANNA CLOSE THE APARTMENTS FROM THE BACK. THOSE ARE GONNA, I WANNA SHUT 'EM DOWN. NO, NO, I DON'T WANNA GO. AND HE'S SENDING DRUGS AND WE ALREADY TOLD 'EM TO LEAVE. WE CALLED THE COPS. THEY DON'T GO. HOLD ON. YOU PULLED, YOU SAID YOU FIXED THE ROOF. THE ROOF WAS ALREADY FIXED, BUT YOU DIDN'T PULL A PERMIT TO FIX THE ROOF. OH, WE DON'T GOT NO MONEY LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE LEGAL. MM-HMM. , THEY REQUIRED PERMITS. YOU DIDN'T DO FOUNDATION WALLS OR A ROOF. MM-HMM. . ARE THOSE, ARE THOSE ON THE PICTURES? ARE THIS JUST THE INTERIOR WIRES THAT YOU MOVED AROUND AND THE WIRES THAT SHE SAID SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT? YES, MA'AM. SO THEN YOU, ALL YOU DID IS JUST DISCONNECT EXTENSION CORDS, CORRECT? YEAH, BUT THEY WERE LIKE THAT ON THE TOP. SO THAT'S NOT A REPAIR. BUT THEY'RE NOT IN THE WAY NO MORE. YOU KNOW, WE MOVED ALL THAT ALREADY. SO YOU MOVED THE DEBRIS AROUND IN THE HOUSE. ALL THAT'S MOVED OUT TOO. YOU DISCONNECTED ALL THE EXTENSION CORDS. MM-HMM. . BUT YOU DIDN'T DO REPAIRS? WE PUT THE PLUMBING, THE, THE SEWERS THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT. WE PUT THE PLUMBING BACK TOGETHER. 'CAUSE THE RATS, I GUESS THE RATS [01:00:01] ARE THE POSSUM BIT, THE, THE THING, AND I FORGOT TO STICK A PICTURE OF IT. OKAY. WITHOUT A PERMIT. YES SIR. THEN IT'S NOT A REPAIR. THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT SHOWS THAT, CORRECT? NO, BUT SHE COULD GO SEE IF SHE WANTS TO TAKE PICTURES AGAIN. THEY'RE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME. SO DID YOU DO ANYTHING WITH THE WALLS? YEAH, WE PAINTED THE WALLS TOO. YOU PAINTED THE WALLS? YES. THAT'S NOT A REPAIR. THE FOUNDATION. THE PLANT FROM THE, THE FOUNDATION. YEAH, THE PLANT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSE. THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSE AND THE BIG CRACK IN THAT OTHER ONE. YEAH, THEY'RE GONNA FIX THAT. THEY'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. MY RIGHT. THERE'S TWO FRIENDS ON MY DESK. AGAIN, IF YOU DON'T PULL A PERMIT, IT'S NOT A LEGAL REPAIR. HOW I CAN GET THE GET PERMIT. I NEVER DONE THAT. THAT'S, UM, YOU, THAT'S, I CAN TALK TO Y'ALL. OKAY. GO AHEAD WITH THAT. OKAY. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON. THANK YOU MA'AM. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN. HOLD ON. WE GOT MORE QUES. WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. YEAH, YOU GOT PEOPLE. OH, THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S OUTSIDE MY HOUSE. THAT PICTURE'S OUTSIDE MY HOUSE. THAT BOXES WERE RIGHT THERE, BUT I REMOVED THEM AND THAT'S THE SAME THING. THIS ROBERT TOP YOU, MAAM. THAT'S OKAY. THERE WAS A WIRE RIGHT THERE WHERE THAT PICTURE FRAME'S AT. THERE'S A WIRE LIKE THAT. WE TOOK IT DOWN. WE PUT IT WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. THANK YOU. UH, ANOTHER QUESTION, MISS, I I, THIS IS LEGAL REAL QUICK. I APOLOGIZE IF WE CAN, I'D LIKE TO ALLOW HER TO SHOW ALL THE PICTURES THAT SHE HAS SO WE CAN HAVE THOSE ALL IN, IN EVIDENCE, PLEASE. THAT'S WORTH PAINTING. THE, THE CABINETS FROM THE, FROM THE KITCHEN. THAT'S ANOTHER CABINET THAT WAS ALL DIRTY TOO. WE PAINTED THAT. SPEAKING TO THE MICROPHONE, MA'AM. OH, AND THAT'S THE OTHER ONE THAT WE PAINTED TOO. THE OUTSIDE. THAT'S A BACK. THERE WAS A LOT OF MESS FROM THERE TO THE BACK. WE CLEANED THAT UP TOO. THAT'S A BACK THAT SHE SAW WHERE IT WAS ALL A BIG THING OF THAT'S THIS, THAT'S ONLY THE BIKE THAT WE HAD BACK THERE. THAT'S A WIRE THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT. THAT WAS SITE, THAT WAS SITES FLIGHT TO SITE TO BREAK DOWN. WHAT WAS THAT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT I TOOK THAT ONE FOR. I SEEN ONE. WHERE'S THE OTHER ONES? OH, THAT'S THE, SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT CLOSET RIGHT THERE. WHEN YOU GO IN, THERE'S, THERE USED TO BE BOXES RIGHT THERE. WE TOOK 'EM OUT TOO. THAT'S GOING OUTSIDE THE WIRE. THAT WAS LIKE THIS HANGING. THAT'S WHERE O THE ONES WERE THE FIRST. THESE WAS O WHEN SHE WENT IN THERE, TOOK THE PICTURES. WE FIXED THAT UP TOO. REPAINTED ALL THAT. THERE'S COOKING. OH, THAT'S OUR, THAT'S IT. THERE WAS 20 MORE PICTURE PICTURES ON THERE. I'M, I CAN APPRECIATE YOUR TIDYING THE PLACE UP, BUT THESE ARE NOT REPAIRS. YOU JUST CLEANING UP. MM-HMM. SO, BUT WE APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS ROBERT TAP HERE. MA'AM, ARE YOU RUNNING A, A BUSINESS, UH, OUT OF, OUT OF THIS HOUSE? NO. YOU'RE GETTING A PIECE OF THE ACTION. NO PEOPLE. THE DRUG SALES? NO, THE PROSTITUTION. I WANT TO LEAVE. THAT'S HOW WE CAME OVER HERE TO TELL YOU. WE WENT THIS ROOM CLOSE. WE, WE CAN'T DEAL WITH THOSE PEOPLE NO MORE. AND I DON'T WANNA GET, YOU KNOW, GET THROWN TO THE STREET BECAUSE OF THEM. I DON'T GET NOTHING OUTTA THAT. CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT CLEARER PLEASE? I I WANNA FIX MY HOUSE FROM THE FRONT AND I CAN'T DO IT WITH THEM. 'CAUSE WE LOCKED THE GATE LAST TIME THE COPS WENT, THE GATES WERE, THEY TOOK THE, THE SCREWS FROM THE GATE. THEY TOOK 'EM OFF. EVEN SHE SAW WHEN THEY OPENED THE GATE, WE HAD TO GET LOCKED, BUT THEY WON'T COME IN. THEY STILL TOOK THE SCREWS AND OPENED THE GATE. THEY CAME IN WITHOUT PERMISSION. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU MA'AM. WE HAVE ONE OTHER PERSON HERE TO SPEAK. UM, DIANE? YES. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. DIANA SOLI, UM, 2 69 NORTH SAN MACIO. OKAY, WHAT DO YOU WANNA SAY, MA'AM? MICROPHONE DOWN TO YOUR YEAH. UM, I CAME BECAUSE, UM, I'M THE ONE THAT'S HELPING HER TO DO ALL THE STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE, THE FOUNDATION AND THAT, THAT I CAN GET MY FAMILY TO HELP ME, YOU KNOW, TO GET THE PERMITS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT THE MAIN THING IS Y'ALL CAN HELP US GET SOME PEOPLE OUT AND IT WOULD JUST BE MYSELF, HER AND HER HUSBAND AND MY, HER MOM THAT WOULD BE STAYING THERE AND THEY CAN HELP US GET PEOPLE OUTTA THERE. I'M STOP. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? I SAID I CAN'T GET MY FAMILY, MY BROTHERS AND THEM TO HELP US, YOU KNOW, TO GET THE PERMITS TO FIX UP THE HOUSE. BUT, UM, I JUST NEED HELP TO GET THE OTHER PEOPLE OUT OF THERE. AND IT WOULD JUST BE US. MA'AM. WE, WE DON'T, WE CAN'T GIVE YOU HELP THAT IS UP TO THE CITY. MM-HMM. AND, UH, THE CODE OFFICER CAN DIRECT YOU, BUT WE CAN'T, WE ARE NOT THE ONES THAT GIVE YOU HELP. OKAY. [01:05:02] LIKE I SAID, I CAN GIVE MY BROTHERS AND THEM TO HELP US WITH THE PERMITS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CAN LEND ME THE MONEY AND GET THE PERMITS. THE CODE OFFICER CAN TELL YOU THAT ALSO. OKAY. BUT THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY. LIKE, IF Y'ALL CAN JUST GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD HELP US. I'M SORRY. WHAT? IF Y'ALL COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO GET THE PERMITS AND START DOING THAT. THE CODE OFFICER CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT, MA'AM. OH, OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANNA ABOUT THE PROPERTY? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. THANK YOU, MS. CHAIR. THIS IS LEGAL. I I DO WANT TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION ON REMOVING PERSONS FROM A, FROM A STRUCTURE OR A HOUSE. IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY LIVING THERE OR RESIDING THERE, THE CITY WILL NOT GET INVOLVED IN A PRIVATE EVICTION TYPE OF SITUATION. SO I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT. THE CITY IS NOT HERE TO HELP YOU EVICT ANYBODY FROM YOUR HOUSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IF YOU FEEL THAT THERE PERSONS NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM YOUR HOUSE, YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY DOES FOR YOU. I THINK, I THINK THE BOARD AGREES, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT FOR US TO DETERMINE. I MEAN, THEY, THEY CAN GET ALL THAT INFORMATION FROM THE COURT OFFICER. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING IN. DO WE HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? HELLO? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THE COURT OFFICER PASSES POINT OF ORDER. WHAT? YEAH, PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS? I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT. THAT'S WHAT THEY NO, I GUESS NOT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A DISCUSSION? DO WE MAKE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION? DOES THE CODE OFFICER, DOES THE CODE OFFICER HAS ANYTHING TO DO TO SAY NO, WE HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. YES. WE DON'T DO DISCUSSION UNTIL THAT. OKAY. IT'S ROBERT TAPIA. UH, I MOVED TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 6 9 NORTH SOUTHFIELD AVENUE, SAN 2 3 7, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE. PREPARE AND TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX. ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 5 6 SUBSECTIONS CLAIM 1, 2, 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. ONE, UH, 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE 2 1 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND I MOVE THAT THE, UH, PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER. UH, BE SECURED FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. VACATE, VACATE AND, UH, VACATED. CUT ALL UTILITIES. WE CUT ALL UTILITIES. THAT'S ALL. I SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR A 30 DAY DEMO. EXCUSE ME. 30 DAY DEMO. SECURE THE PROPERTY. CUT THE UTILITIES AND WHAT ELSE? CUT THE UTILITIES. VACATE AND VACATE. MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR? YES, SIR. OKAY. DO WE INCLUDE IN THE MAIN, UH, BUILDING ACCESSORY ONE AND TWO? MM-HMM. ? YES. AND THEY THEY HAVE THE SAME, UH, VIOLATIONS? YES, THEY DO. UH, OKAY. THEY HAVE, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IT'S, HOLD ON. IT'S TOO MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO TALK AT ONE TIME. WELL, I GOT THE FLOW. OKAY, THEN GO. YEAH. SO CAN WE GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS AGAIN OF THE VIOLATION ON THE MAIN ACCESSORY AT, UH, ONE IN ACCESSORY TWO FOR THE RECORD? YES, GO AHEAD. MAIN, THE, UH, THE, THE, UH, I'M SORRY, 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. MM-HMM. ACCESSORY ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE IS, UM, 2 8 11, 12 15, 17, AND 18. AND ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO IS, UH, 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 1830 DAY, 30 DAY DEMO. SECURE THE PROPERTY. UH, CUT ALL UTILITIES AND VACATE THE PROPERTY. SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. OKAY. CAN WE GET A, CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? JESSIE ZUNIGA? YES. ROBERT TAPIA. AYE. MS. BROWN? AYE. DAVID GARZA. AYE. ANN WEINER. AYE. FRED ANDES. AYE. [01:10:01] MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO. OKAY. YOU ALL NEED TO GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER AND, UH, SHE WILL DISCUSS THE, UH, ALL THIS WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING IN. ADMINISTRATIVE. AND WE HAD, DO WE HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE YEAH. ITEMS. UM, THIS IS FRED ANDES, UH, FOR THE FULL BOARD MEETING. CAN WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM C P S FOR THE PROCESS OF CUTTING OFF UTILITIES TO EITHER VACANT STRUCTURES? BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE SOME OF THESE ONES WE'VE BEEN HAVING, THE UTILITIES ARE STILL CONNECTED, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR POLICY IS. SO CAN THEY, WE'VE NEVER HAD 'EM HERE BEFORE TO DISCUSS POLICY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. AND BE SAFE. MR. ANDERSON WILL NOTATE THAT, BUT WE'LL TALK TO, WE'LL DISCUSS THAT PART WITH LEGAL. OKAY. IF THAT'S A BEST SOLUTION. UM, WE DO HAVE AN INTERNAL PROCESS ON OUR OWN, WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT OF HOW WE REQUEST DISCONNECTS. BUT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT JUST THE STANDALONE PROPERTIES AND AT WHAT POINT THEY DISCONNECT? EITHER FOR NONPAYMENT OR FOR NO, NO, NO, NO. HAZARD. NO. I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE GET SOME OF THE PROPERTIES, YOU SEE SOME OF THEM THAT HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED AND SOME OF THEM ARE COMING. WE HAVE TO REQUEST A DISCONNECT. WE ALWAYS DO A REQUEST FOR A DISCONNECT JUST TO ENSURE THAT IT'S, IT'S GONNA, YOU KNOW, AT EITHER PROCESS. SO I'M NOT SURE. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IF THE METER HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING METER GAS METER, ELECTRIC METER. SOMETIMES THE ELECTRIC METER'S REMOVED, THE WATER'S DISCONNECTED, BUT THEY STILL HAVE THE GAS HOOKED UP. UH, THIS, THIS IS ERIC BURNS WITH LEGAL SOMETIMES THAT, THAT DEALS WITH MAYBE SOMEBODY IS NO LONGER PAYING A, A CERTAIN UTILITY, WHEREAS ANOTHER UTILITY COMPANY IS SLOW TO GET A MOVE ON. I CAN TELL YOU, AND JENNY CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS ASKING FOR SOME TYPE OF CUTOFF OR UTILITY CUTOFF. UM, I, I'M, I'M GOING TO SAY THAT THEY'RE USUALLY COME IN ASSOCIATION WITH THOSE NOTICES TO VACATE POSSIBLY. AND THOSE AREN'T ENFORCED UNTIL, UH, THAT DETERMINATION IS MADE BY THIS BOARD. SO WHILE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UM, IS ASKING FOR AND REQUESTING THAT THESE THINGS, UM, GET DISCONNECTED DUE TO THEIR NOTICE TO VACATE OR WHAT HAVE YOU, FOR WHATEVER REASON THAT THEY USE, UM, WHAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO IS ENFORCE IT UNTIL THIS BOARD MAKES A DETERMINATION. AND IF THIS BOARD DOES MAKE THAT DETERMINATION, WE WAIT UNTIL THAT APPEAL PROCESS EXPIRES, THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AND, AND, AND ACT ON THE BOARD'S ORDER. SO, UM, WE WE'LL DEFINITELY STILL TALK ABOUT IT. I'M NOT TELLING YOU NO, I JUST, WHAT I WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE'RE CLARIFYING EXACTLY WHAT THIS BOARD IS LOOKING FOR BECAUSE C P SS JUST LIKE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, C P S AND SOME OF THE OTHER UTILITIES, I'M SURE HAVE THEIR OWN INTERNAL PROCESS IN REGARDS TO HOW THEY DISCONNECT. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM THE, UH, THE CITY POSSIBLY REQUESTING IT. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. JENNY WILL CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I KNOW THAT. YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. UH, DOES THE C P S, CAN THE C P S TELL, OR DO YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE ARE STEALING ELECTRICITY, YOU KNOW, FROM OTHER PEOPLE OR, I MEAN THE CABLE COMPANIES HAVE ALL CUT BACK ON PASSWORDS AND ALL THIS STUFF, SO PEOPLE ARE NOT STEALING, UH, YOU KNOW, FREE MOVIES AND INFORMATION. SO WHY CAN'T C P S DO THAT? I MEAN, I, I DON'T EXPECT AN ANSWER, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S A QUESTION THAT ME, ME, MIGHT WANT TO ADDRESS TO THE C PSS FUND. I, I APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING THAT'S A RHETORICAL QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU. YES, I I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT, BUT I WILL, UH, WE DO MEET, UH, REGULARLY, IF NOT MONTHLY. UM, WE TRY TO MEET MONTHLY ON FOLLOW UPS WITH, UH, WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS FROM C P S, UH, ESPECIALLY FOR EMERGENCY, UH, DEMOLITIONS AND THE PROCESSES THAT ARE OCCURRING. SO WE CAN, WE WILL POSE THAT QUESTION AND WE WILL GET AN ANSWER, UM, DIRECTLY. THEY MAY NOT COME IN TO PROVIDE IT, BUT WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE THE ANSWER, UH, FOR YOU AND WE CAN GET THAT DONE FOR THE NEXT, UH, FOR THE NEXT HEARING. OKAY, GREAT. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUDY , UH, ARE WE THE ONLY ONES IN RED THAT HAVE APPLIED AND HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AS, AS THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS APPLIED ALL OVER? YES. JUDY KRUM WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE B SS B MEMBERSHIP OF A PANEL A MEMBER, MR. ZUNIGA AND PANEL B MEMBER KAYLA MIRANDA HAVE BOTH BEEN REAPPOINTED TO THE B S B TODAY, AUGUST 3RD, AS WELL AS JOEL. SORRY, S SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN. MR. ZUNIGA AND MS. MIRANDA HAVE BOTH BEEN REAPPOINTED TO THE B S B TODAY ALSO JOEL SOLI. HE IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE B SS B TODAY. MR. [01:15:01] SOLIS IS A COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 REPRESENTATIVE AND HE WILL REJOIN PANEL B ALSO. PANEL B MEMBER ERLINDA LOPEZ. RODRIGUEZ WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE B S B ON MAY 18TH, 2023. SO THE BOARD NOW HAS TWO VACANCIES, ONE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN AND ONE AT LARGE POSITION. AND WE ARE WORKING WITH COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN STAFF TO FILL THEIR VACANCY. AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH CITY CLERK'S OFFICE FOR THE AT LARGE VACANCY. SO EVERYONE HAS REAPPLIED FOR THE B S B. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE REAPPOINTMENT MEMOS FROM THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS. SO ONCE ON SEVEN, UH, NOBODY, IT IS VACANT. I WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING ELSE. COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN IS STILL VACANT, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THEIR STAFF. THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO US LAST WEEK. , HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING FROM MR. GUPTA? HE HAS REAPPLIED FOR HIS POSITION. UM, HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT SPOKEN WITH HIM DIRECTLY IN THE PAST. MAYBE A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU COULD GIVE HIM A CALL AND MAYBE SEE WHAT'S UP? IT'S HE'S BEEN SICK OR SOMETHING? YES. WE'LL CALL HIM TODAY. THANK YOU. ALSO, JUST WANT TO GIVE ANOTHER, UM, UPDATE. UM, THE B S V PANEL HEARING SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE HEAR THE NEXT HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 7TH, WHICH IS A PANEL A HEARING. THE CASES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK REQUIRED ADDITIONAL REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION. SO WE, AND THEY QUALIFIED FOR THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM. SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH O H P BEFORE BRINGING THOSE CASES TO THE B S B. AND THEN ONE LAST UPDATE. BOARD MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE THE M L I TRAINING VIDEOS BEFORE AUGUST 30TH TO REMAIN AN ACTIVE MEMBER. THERE ARE TWO MEMBERS THAT HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE TRAINING VIDEOS, BUT I'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THEM DIRECTLY YESTERDAY BY EMAIL. SO IF YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE AN EMAIL, THEN YOU'RE ALL CAUGHT UP. THANK YOU. THIS IS GOOD NEWS, RIGHT? UH, EXPAND ON THAT. ALL CASES, ARE THEY GONNA BE COMING TO US? NO, THEY'RE AN ADVISORY REPORT. THERE ARE TWO CASES THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM. SO THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION WILL TRY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OWNERS TO GET THAT RESOLVED BEFORE BRINGING THE CASES TO B S B. SO ON THE APPOINTMENTS, ARE WE JUST WAITING? IS IT THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S SUPPOSED TO DO IT? I THOUGHT THE BOARD THAT REVIEWED ALL THESE DID IT AND PUT IT IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL. THEY WERE IN REVIEW AND FRED, THEY WERE IN, YOU GOTTA CALL YOUR COUNCIL PERSON, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE I DID. THEY'RE INTERVIEWING FOR THE POSITION. RIGHT. THE COUNCIL PERSON WILL, UM, SUBMIT A, A PERSON AND THEN LEGAL DOES LOOK TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS, IS GOOD IN REGARDS TO THEIR REGISTRATION AND, AND, AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE ELIGIBLE. UM, BUT LEGAL DOESN'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL WE GET A CERTAIN PERSON SAYING, HEY, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT PERSON IS, BUT IF WE ALREADY REAPPLIED, YOU GOTTA BE INTERVIEWED. OKAY. I I I, I WILL TELL SAY THIS, I HEAR WHAT MR. ZUNIGA IS SAYING. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT ANYBODY BEING INTERVIEWED. THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT HIS COUNSEL PERSON WANTS. I, I DON'T KNOW. UM, WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT WHEN I GET A COPY OF THEIR, UM, UM, THEIR APPLICATION, UM, LEGAL LOOKS AT IT JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOOD, UM, MAKE SURE THEY'RE QUALIFIED, AND THEN WE MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. BECAUSE THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS, IT WENT TO SOME BOARD AND THEN I GOT A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR SAYING, YOU'VE BEEN REINSTATED. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY COUN WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER. IT, IT, IT MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A, A COMMITTEE THAT'S HANDLING THAT'S WHAT, AND THAT, THAT THAT'S WHAT, LIKE A SUB COMMITTEE THAT'S, THAT'S GOVERNANCE MEMBERS OF THE, OF CITY COUNCIL, BUT NOT FULL CITY COUNCIL. I I I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY IT'S A GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. A GOVERNANCE. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING THAT RIGHT. THAT IT'S STILL A RIGHT, IT'S STILL LIKE A SUBCOMMITTEE. IT SO IT'S A SMALL POPULATION OF, OF, OF CITY COUNCIL. AND I I'M SURE IF YOU GO AND LOOK ON THE WEBSITE, THEY CAN GIVE, TELL YOU WHAT ALL THE SUBCOMMITTEES ARE. I THINK I SAY SPEAK UP, WE'LL PROBABLY TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE BECAUSE THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT GOES IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND THEN THE BOARD MADE A RECOMMENDATION. 'CAUSE IT'S THE MAYOR IS THE ONE WHO SENT ME THE LETTER. SO UNLESS IT'S CHANGED. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING. WHAT'S THE PROCESS NOW? SO MR. ANDES, YOU MAY WANNA REACH OUT TO YOUR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE. THEY'LL NEED TO SUBMIT A REAPPOINTMENT MEMO. EXCUSE ME. SO THEY'LL NEED TO RE SUBMIT A REAPPOINTMENT MEMO SO THAT THE ITEM CAN GET ON THEIR AGENDA SO THAT YOU CAN BE REAPPOINTED TO THE B S B. ONCE YOU'RE REAPPOINTED TO THE B S B, THEN YOU'LL GET THE LETTER FROM THE MAYOR WITH THE OATH OF OFFICE. RIGHT, BUT I ALREADY DID THE REAPPOINTMENT. SO THE COUNCIL MEMBER NEEDS TO SUBMIT AN APPOINTMENT MEMO TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. LOOK, THEY MIGHT BE, THEY MIGHT BE SIDETRACKED ON SOMETHING ELSE. JUST, [01:20:01] JUST GIVE, I I THINK YOU'RE IMPORTANT. WE ALL THINK YOU'RE IMPORTANT , BECAUSE HOLD ON, IT MIGHT BE DISTRICT THREE MIGHT BE DEALING WITH SOME OTHER ISSUES. WELL, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE JUST DISTRICT THREE. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF 'EM THAT HAVEN'T BEEN. I I, I WILL THINK THERE'S BUDGETS COMING UP. SO A I'M SURE A LOT OF 'EM ARE TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS, WHAT THEIR, YOU KNOW, PATENT PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM. THERE COULD BE A LOT OF REASONS INSTEAD OF ZOOMING, I, YOU KNOW, THE WORST POSSIBLE THING THEY CAN TELL YOU IS, UH, NO, WE CAN'T HANDLE THIS RIGHT NOW. WELL, WE STILL STAY ON THE BOARD UNTIL WE HEAR ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. CORRECT? YEAH, YOU CAN CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. HANG OUT, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I'M JUST SAYING BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THIS YEAR EVERYBODY ALREADY KNEW PRETTY MUCH AS SOON AS WE SUBMITTED THIS STUFF LAST TIME, EVERYBODY ALREADY KNEW. NOW IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE, EVERYBODY'S LIKE IN LIMBO. THEY PROBABLY THOUGHT, HEY, DIDN'T WE ALREADY DO THIS? WE'RE FINE. WHOEVER'S ON THE BOARD, GO AHEAD AND DO YOUR THING. I CAN TELL YOU, UM, THE BEST WAY TO FIND OUT WOULD BE CONTACT, BUT IF IT'S NOT FOLLOWED WITH YOU, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WELL, IT, IT IS JUST THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE YEAH, I'LL, I'LL DEAL WITH IT. I'M JUST SAYING IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S TAKEN A LOT LONGER NOW THAN IT DID LAST TIME. UH, I WANNA, I WANNA GIVE, YOU KNOW, PRAISE TO ONE PERSON ON THE CITY COUNCIL RIGHT NOW. UH, CITY, CITY COUNCIL ON WHITE, EVEN THOUGH, UH, MR. RAN AGAINST HIM, HE PUT HIM ON BOARD RIGHT AWAY. THAT'S CLASS. THAT'S CLASS. AND HE PUT 'EM RIGHT QUICK BEFORE EVEN ME AND ANYBODY ELSE AT HIS CLASS. THANK GOOD. OKAY. WITH UNANIMOUS, UH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. I'M SORRY. CAN I GO AHEAD. THIS IS ROBERT TAP. I HAVE A CONCERN. UM, NO, JUST AN ISSUE, UH, SHORT ISSUE, UH, CONCERNING TURNING THE, UM, APPROACH AT THE PODIUM. WE MIGHT, WHEN WE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE A SPANISH SPEAKING PERSON AND THE, UH, INTERPRETER AND TWO PEOPLE, WE MIGHT CONSIDER GETTING AN EXTRA MIC SO THAT THEY CAN STAND UP THERE AND, AND KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE AND FACE THE BOARD AS A, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR PRESENTATION. I, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA ON, UM, BECAUSES. HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY JUDY CAN, CAN LOOK TO, LOOK INTO THAT. I, I WOULD AGREE. I I I WOULD AGREE. I THINK IT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT GETS KIND OF BOTHER AND, AND IT MIGHT BE, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR OUR, FOR OUR INTERPRETERS WHO WE, BY THE WAY, WE LOVE VERY MUCH SO THEY, THEY THEY HAVE THAT PORTABLE MIKE. THEY CAN DO THAT. WELL, UH, YEAH. WE'LL, I, I, I, I THINK IF WE LET JUDY AND YOU GUYS HAVE EXPRESSED THAT CONCERN, JUDY AND HER TEAM WILL SURE. WORK IT OUT FOR YOU GUYS. MR. TAPIA. I I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, NOTATION WILL, WILL, WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE A NOTE TO DO IT NEXT TIME, BUT PLEASE, UH, FEEL FREE TO REMIND US OF IT. UM, IN THE, IN THE COURSE OF ACTION, THEY DO HAVE THE MOBILE MICS, UM, RIGHT HERE IN THE BACK OFFICE. SO IF WE JUST NEED TO GRAB ONE, WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SURE AND DO SO. BUT IN THE, IF IT GETS MORE CONFUSING AND I KNOW IT DOES GET A LITTLE CUMBERSOME WITH THE, THE INTERPRETERS, PLEASE, UH, FEEL FREE TO STOP US, UH, MIDWAY AND, UH, REMIND US OF THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. AND IT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE FOR THE CODE OFFICER EVEN SUGGESTING IF YOU'RE GONNA COME IN, THIS IS WHAT YOU GOTTA DO, REACH FOR THE MICROPHONE, TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE, AND THEN IF THERE'S ANOTHER MICROPHONE, SHE, THEY CAN ADD, YOU KNOW, THE, THE INTERPRETER WITH THERE. IT MIGHT BE GIVING, GIVING WHOEVER IS GONNA COME TO THE PODIUM. JUST A LITTLE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN. NO, WHAT WE'LL DO IS GIVE THE MOBILE MIC, I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WE'LL GIVE THE MOBILE MIC TO THE INTERPRETER AND HAVE THEM WITH THE MOBILE MIC AND HAVE THE, THE, UM, CITIZEN AT THE, UH, STANDARD MIC IS WHAT WE'LL END UP DOING. THAT WAY THE, THE INTERPRETER CAN KEEP THE MOBILE MIC WITH THEM. RIGHT? THANK YOU. YES. ARE WE DONE? YES. BY UNANIMOUS DECISION, WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.