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YEAH.I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDER STANDARDS BOARD.
AND WELCOME, UH, THE TIME NOW IS, UM, EIGHT 12.
UH, AND COULD WE GET A, UM, A CALL TO ORDER AND A ROLL CALL PLEASE? WRAP, TAPIA.
ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
AMIN TOMAS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALICE G**O, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER.
JENNIFER MARTINEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TWO.
AND MYSELF, ESTHER ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST.
UH, COULD WE GET THE SPANISH TRANSLATION PLEASE? GOOD MORNING.
UM, MR. TAPIA, YOU WANNA READ THE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT? GOOD MORNING, UH, ROBERT TO VICE CHAIR, PLEASE SILAS, YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS PUBLIC CASE.
NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR, OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A CASE, YOU'LL 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 THE SYSTEM.
IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING.
OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU SUBMIT TO REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE 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, TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.
DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE COST FOR EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO SATISFACTION WITH THE CODE OFFICER.
TWO, SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND.
AND THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK.
ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED.
ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.
YOU MUST, YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALMO 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, MAY 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 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.
UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A CEREMONIAL ITEM FIRST BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE RECOGNIZE.
UH, COULD YOU PLEASE ADD HER TO THE ROLE? THANK YOU.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE CEREMONIAL ITEM FIRST, BECAUSE THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THESE PEOPLE HERE WITHOUT, UH, SOME KIND OF, UH, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
YEAH, I MEAN, YOU, I MEAN, YOU WANT TO DO THE, BEFORE WE DO THAT, SHOULDN'T WE DO THE MINUTES? JUST LET'S JUST DO IT THIS WAY.
WE, WE, WE CAN, WE CAN DO WE WE CAN DO THAT.
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OF SILENCE.YOU WANT TO HAVE THE MOMENT OF SILENCE NOW? OKAY.
LET'S JUST HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
WE HAD TWO PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY, AND WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN, UH, AMIN WILL, WE'LL MAKE A DEDICATION TO THEM, SO, OKAY.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THOSE TWO MEMBERS GAVE TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
SO, I MEAN, YOU CAN TAKE OVER.
UH, MY NAME IS AMIN THOMAS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UH, I JUST WANNA TALK ABOUT ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY.
HE WAS ELECTED, UH, OR APPOINTED TO THE BUILDING STANDARD BOARD ON MARCH 17TH, 2022.
AND, UM, VERY QUICKLY HE BECAME, UH, THE VICE CHAIR ON PANEL A.
HE WAS ELECTED AT AN AT LARGE, UH, POSITION.
BASICALLY, YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THIS BOARD AND HOW YOU, YOU ARE APPOINTED EITHER BASED ON A DISTRICT OR AT LARGE.
UH, HE WAS RESELECTED OR REAPPOINTED BY THE PLANNING, UH, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT COUNCIL HAS.
THEY REELECTED HIM, UM, AND REAPPOINTED HIM ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2023.
BUT AGAIN, UNFORTUNATELY HE'S NOT HERE NOW.
THIS BOARD ALWAYS HELPS US EVERY SEVERAL YEARS WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE CODE UPDATES.
WE WENT THROUGH THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE UPDATE, AND HE WAS ONE OF THE MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEERED TO BE ON IT, BASICALLY.
LIKE HIS, HIS EFFORTS AND HIS CONTRIBUTION WAS REALLY HELPFUL FOR US FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
I MEAN, HIS, HIS WORK, UM, UM, WAS AMAZING.
SO THAT'S ALL I WANNA SAY ABOUT HIM RIGHT NOW.
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO, UH, COUNCILMAN PERRY REAL QUICK.
HE WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL.
AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BEING QUICK
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY AND, UH, INVITING ME, UH, TO RECOGNIZE MR. GUPTA.
I DID NOT WORK WITH HIM PERSONALLY, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY THAT SERVES ON THIS BOARD AS A VOLUNTEER, UH, NON-PAID VOLUNTEER TO TRY TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER IS, IS A GREAT ASSET TO THIS CITY.
AND, UH, JUST LISTENING TO AMIN TALK ABOUT MR. GUPTA, I REALLY APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE AND, AND YOURS AS WELL IN SUPPORTING HIM, UH, TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS.
SOMETIMES THEY, THEY DRAW ON A LITTLE, LITTLE BIT LONG.
IT'S GREAT TO BE IN THIS, UH, HALLOWED AREA HERE, THIS BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD WITH EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATES.
IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY.
AND, UH, THE SERVICE IS GREAT.
AND, UM, IT KEEPS THE CITY MOVING FORWARD.
AND, UM, AND, AND IT HELPS THE CITIZENS.
IT, IT, IT'S NOT MEANT AS A HAMMER, IT'S TO HELP AND, UH, PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO THE CITY HERE, UH, TO KEEP IT MOVING FORWARD.
SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND MS. GUPTA, I'M SORRY ABOUT HIS PASSING AND, UH, WISH I WOULD'VE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM, UH, ON THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HIS SERVICE AND YOURS AS WELL.
UM, ANY BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE I PRESENT A PLAQUE? OH, WELL, I ALREADY TOLD MR. GUPTA, WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATED YOU COMING IN TODAY AND, UH, ACCEPTING THE AWARD FOR YOUR HUSBAND.
MR. GUPTA WAS JUST, HE WAS A VERY QUIET MAN, BUT, UM, HE DID A LOT.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE HIS, UH, SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY AND TO THE BOARD.
YEAH, HE WAS, HE WAS VERY QUIET.
HE WANTED TO WORK MORE THAN TALK.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT SAID, UH, MRS. GUPTE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
SO AGAIN, FOR, UH, MR. GUPTE, UH, DEDICATION TO THE BOARD AND HIS, FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEER TIME THAT HE WAS HERE, WE WANNA PRESENT TO YOU WITH A PLAQUE FOR HIS SERVICE, BASICALLY, AND GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF YOUR DEDICATION, MR. GUPTE AND SERVICE SINCE 2022 TO THE BUILDING STANDARD BOARD.
AND I'M REALLY HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS ON WHOLE COMMITTEE AND, UH, UH, GIVING HIM OPPORTUNITY
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TO SERVE.AND HE WAS ALWAYS, HE ALWAYS WANTED TO SERVE, UH, COMMUNITY.
OKAY, NOW WE CAN GET ON WITH THE MINUTES.
NO, HE'S, HIS FAMILY'S NOT HERE.
WELL, I'LL WAIT TILL EVERYBODY GETS SETTLED.
WE'RE GONNA DO THE MINUTES AND, UM, AND THEN BEFORE THE STAFF REPORTS, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
DID, DID EVERYONE GET A CHANCE TO,
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TO READ THE MINUTES? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDIS.I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS IS.
WE HAVE, UH, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ROBERT TAPIA.
COULD WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? ROBERT TAPIA? AYE.
MINUTES ARE APPROVED WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.
OKAY, I'D LIKE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I DON'T HAVE MY CHEAT SHEET FOR THAT.
UH, BUT ANYWAY, IT'S, UH, YEAH, WE'LL HAVE, WE'LL HAVE THE STAFF REPORT AFTER WE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT IS NINE, UM, 9 35, AND WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UM, IT IS NOW NINE, UH, SOMETHING HERE RATHER HERE.
AND, UH, THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL ACTION TAKEN IN THE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND WE ARE BACK IN SESSION FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
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OKAY.WE ARE HAVING, UM, STAFF REPORTS,
MY NAME IS ALICE GUDO, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER, CODE ENFORCEMENT.
I WILL BE READING INTO RECORDS OF THE EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS.
THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1102 VIRGINIA BOULEVARD WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2024, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON JANUARY 23RD, 2024.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
THE NEXT STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2 6 2 BRIGGS STREET WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2024, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2020 4, 24.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
AND THE STRUCTURED LOCATED AT 69 50 TESLA ROAD WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2024, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75,
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NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
WELL, ALICE, YOU LOOK VERY DIFFERENT.
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE, I'M LIKE, WHO IS THAT? YOU DIDN'T HAVE A UNIFORM.
I KNOW, RIGHT? IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE WORN THAT UNIFORM.
OKAY, THE NEXT IS, UM, REPORTS.
I GUESS WE'LL HAVE CASE PRESENTATIONS NOW.
AND THE FIRST CASE IS, UH, 1814.
IS THAT LAMBERT LAMPPOST? OH, I'M SORRY, LAMPPOST.
LEMME GET MY, I HAVE TO GET MY MAG.
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 1814 LAMPPOST ROAD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6 1 60.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, 1814 LAMPPOST ROAD IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD.
PLEASE NOTE ON MAY 2ND, 2023 A, 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 NCB 1 2 6 5 1 BLOCK SIX, LOT EIGHT, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT ONE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS JOSE ESTRADA WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1-814-LAMPPOST ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 3.
LISA TALLEY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENT FOR NORTH CENTRAL IS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY.
THE ATTORNEY FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES.
MATTHEW JOHNSON IS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY.
SAPD OFFICERS, THOMAS AND FLORES ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT PRESENT TODAY.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? YES.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON MARCH 4TH, 2024.
1814 LAMPPOST ROAD IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
AN ORIGINAL INSPECTION REGARDING 1814 LAMPPOST ROAD WAS CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2023 ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1814 LAMPPOST ROAD ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO JOSE ESTRADA AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED.
ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024, AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE STRUCTURE TO PRESENT BEFORE BSB.
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.
A NOTICE OF VACATE WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2023.
THIS IS THE FRONT EL ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE GARAGE DOOR DOES HAVE DENTS AND SOME DAMAGE TO IT.
THE FOUNDATION, THE SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION DOES HAVE SOME CRACKS AND DETERIORATION.
THE BRICK WALL IS SEPARATING FROM THE STRUCTURE AND THEY HAVE PUT SOME, UM, INSTALLATION IN BETWEEN.
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE FASCIA BOARD DOES LACK SOME WEATHER PROTECTION IN AREAS AND THE TRANSIT SIDING IS WORN.
HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF THE ELECTRICAL BOX.
SOME OF THE WIRES HAVE BEEN, UM, MESSED WITH.
THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE TRANSIT SIDING IS MISSING IN SOME AREAS OR DOES HAVE SOME DAMAGE.
THE WEATHER PROTECTION IS LACKING ON THE FACIAL BOARDS.
SO THIS IS A CLOSER VIEW OF THAT LEFT ELEVATION THAT IS BEHIND THE PRIVACY FENCE.
UM, THE TRANSIT SIDING IS MISSING IN SOME AREAS.
SO THIS IS GOING INTO THE FRONT DOOR.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME INSTALLATION OF NEW LIGHT FIXTURES WITHOUT PERMITS.
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THE KITCHEN AREA.THE SINK HAS BEEN INSTALLED AGAIN WITHOUT PERMITS.
AND THERE THE, UH, COVERING FOR THE OUTLET ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS MISSING AN OUTLET COVER IS MISSING IN THE KITCHEN AREA AND HAS BEEN PAINTED OVER.
THIS BEDROOM IS WHERE THE PROPERTY OWNER IS CURRENTLY RESIDING, AND THE FLOOR COVERING IS TORN AND HAS SOME MISSING AREAS AS WELL.
THIS IS THE GUEST BA BATHROOM.
ORIGINALLY THAT SINK, UM, IT WAS A, UH, VANITY AND IT IS NOW A PEDESTAL SINK.
SO THEY'RE STILL DOING PLUMBING WITHOUT PERMITS.
UM, THE WINDOW IS ACTUALLY BROKEN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, A CLOSER VIEW.
THAT WINDOW IS BROKEN, AND SO THEY'VE PLACED TRASH BAGS OVER TO KEEP THE ELEMENTS FROM COMING INSIDE THE FLOOR.
COVERING IS MISSING IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE HALLWAY, CAUSING A TRIPPING HAZARD.
HERE'S ANOTHER ELECTRICAL PANEL THAT HAS BEEN MESSED WITH.
THERE IS A SINK THAT IS MISSING THE EXPOSED PIPES.
THIS SHEET ROCK IS MISSING BEHIND THE TOILET AREA, EXPOSING THE WOOD MEMBERS.
AND THERE ARE LARGE CRACKS IN THE TILES FOR THE SHOWER AND BATH.
THERE'S A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW THE WOOD MEMBERS THEY ARE, UM, ROTTED AND HAVE WATER DAMAGE.
THIS IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
AT ONE POINT THERE WAS A YOUNG WOMAN LIVING IN THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE THE GRANDCHILD OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
UM, THAT INFANT WAS REMOVED BY THE BY CPS.
SO SAPD WILL TALK MORE ON THAT.
THIS IS THE RIGHT, UM, ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS THE LEFT AND FRONT PORTION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE OF JUST, AGAIN, A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH.
WINDOWS ARE BROKEN AND THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY.
THE STRUCTURE IS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY.
AND THERE'S A, A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH BEHIND THE ACCESSORY.
SO THIS IS GOING INTO THE ACCESSORY.
AGAIN, A LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS, THE WINDOW IS BROKEN AND THE CEILING DOES HAVE WATER DAMAGE.
SO THIS IS ON THE INVESTIGATION ON IN SEPTEMBER TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT THE KITCHEN LOOKS LIKE.
THERE WAS NO SINK INSTALLED IN SEPTEMBER.
UM, THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE KITCHEN PRIOR.
AND NOW THERE IS A NEW SINK AND OTHER, UM, OUTLETS THAT HAVE BEEN MESSED WITH.
SO THIS WAS THAT HALLWAY BATHROOM THAT WAS A VANITY THAT WAS IN THE BATHROOM.
SO THEY ARE DOING PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT PERMITS.
AND THIS WAS THE MASTER BATHROOM.
THE CRACKS IN THE TILE HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE SEPTEMBER.
THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 1-814-LAMPPOST ROAD ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 2, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 FOR THE MAIN.
AND 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 IN A HAZARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR IN FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY.
AND UNDER CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 60.
UNDER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 2 1 4 0.001 SUBCHAPTER A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE UPON HEARING A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL BE ORDERED, DEMOLISHED, VACATED, SECURED, OR REPAIRED, AND OR ITS OCCUPANTS RELOCATED IF FOUND TO BE IT'S DILAPIDATED, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION AND A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, OR REGARDLESS OF ITS STRUCTURAL CONDITION, BUT HAVING BEEN SUBJECT TO REPEATED CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS UNOCCUPIED BY ITS OWNERS LEASES OR OTHER INVITEES, THE BUILDING IS UNSECURED FROM UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY TO THE EXTENT THAT IT COULD BE ENTERED OR USED BY VAGRANTS OR OTHER INVITED PERSONS AS A PLACE OF HARBORAGE OR COULD BE ENTERED OR USED BY CHILDREN.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION AND FOR THE
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PROPERTY TO BE VACATED.THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 1-814-LAMPPOST ROAD.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE OFFICER? YES.
UH, YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR, UH, TESTIMONY THEY WERE WORKING WITHOUT PERMITS.
DO WE KNOW WHO THEY IS? THE PROPERTY OWNER? ONLY THE PROPERTY.
ONLY THE PROPERTY OWNER AND WHATEVER INDIVIDUALS HE HAD AT THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME.
UM, YOU NOTED THAT THERE WAS A, UM, NOTIFICATION, UM, NOT REMOVAL, I CAN'T USE THAT WORD.
YOU CAN'T EVICT THEM UNDER OUR BOARD, BUT WE CAN.
YOU, YOU KNOW THAT, IS THERE ANYBODY RETURNED BACK TO THE PROPERTY? THE PROPERTY OWNER STILL RESIDES AT THE, AT THE PROPERTY? YES.
SO YOU ARE ASKING US TO ENFORCE.
EII AM ASKING FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE VACATED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANN, I HAD A QUESTION.
DID YOU SAY THAT THE OWNER WAS LIVING THERE? YES.
THE OWNER IS CURRENTLY STILL LIVING THERE.
DID YOU EVER TALK TO HIM ABOUT THE, THE ORDERS THAT WE GAVE IN SEPTEMBER? YES.
UH, WE'VE HAD LONG CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.
UM, THE PERMITS THAT NEEDED TO BE OBTAINED.
UM, HE JUST DID NOT DO ANY OF IT.
WELL, AND ISN'T THAT'S SPECIAL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS ROBERT CHOPPY.
IS HE MENTALLY STABLE? YES, I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO VERIFY IF SOMEONE'S MENTALLY STABLE.
UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE.
AND THE FIRST ONE IS, IS THAT TALLEY? YES, MA'AM.
UM, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO FOR MS. TALLEY, AND NO DISRESPECT TO MS. TALLEY, IS ALLOW THE LIEN HOLDER SLASH UM, UH, ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE SERVICES TO, UM, PRESENT.
FIRST HE WOULD HAVE, UM, YOU WOULD STEP IN THE SHOES OF, OF AN OWNER BECAUSE HE HAS A VESTED INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.
IS OR AT LEAST REPRESENTS THE MORTGAGE SERVICES COUNSEL.
WOULDN'T THE ATTORNEY? I MEAN, UH, PEACE OFFICERS BE FIRST ACTUALLY, YES.
WE WOULD LIKE THE PEACE OFFICERS PRIOR TO, UM, PRIOR TO, UH, MR. MR. JOHNSON COMING ON.
SO, UH, MR. OH DEAR, I CAN'T EVEN READ THIS.
UM, THE POLICE OFFICER, COULD YOU COME FORWARD UNIFORM, THE DART, I GUESS IT'S SAPD, THAT DART OFFICER, IS THAT, ISN'T THAT FELIX, IS IT? UH, IT'S OFFICER FLORES.
WELL, WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FIRST? I HAVE FLORES DOWN HERE.
I DON'T HAVE WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? MY NAME'S OFFICER MARSHALL THOMAS, RIGHT THERE.
WELL, UH, WHICHEVER ONE OF YOU ALL WANNA GO FIRST.
OFFICER FLORES IS MY PARTNER WHO WE WORK, UH, TOGETHER ON WITH THIS PROPERTY.
UM, I HAVE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION.
I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND PRESENT FIRST IF THAT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT UNTIL WE GET TO YOU.
SO FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME'S OFFICER MARSHALL THOMAS WITH SAPD.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT SEVEN YEARS AND WITHIN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS, BEEN WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITH THE CENTRAL SAFE UNIT.
SO THE LOCATION AT 1814 LAMPPOST, UM, A TWO YEAR HISTORY ON CALLS OF SERVICE SAFD AND SAPD, THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 105 CALLS COMING TO THAT LOCATION.
GOING BACK TWO YEARS FROM TODAY.
UH, WITHIN THOSE 105 CALLS, THERE HAVE BEEN 33 CALLS THAT ARE DEEMED, UH, AGGRESSIVE FALLING UNDER THE FI, UH, LINES OF FIGHTS, FIRES WANTED PERSONS OR DISTURBANCE SLASH FAMILY DISTURBANCES THAT WOULD WARRANT A POLICE RESPONSE AND UNABLE TO A REQUEST TO CANCEL.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO ARRIVE ON SCENE, UH, AS WELL.
SINCE MAY 2ND, 2023, WHICH IS WHEN THE DART WARRANT WAS ISSUED, THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 58 CALLS.
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SO SHOWING THAT NO SIGNS OF CHANGE HAVE HAPPENED.AND FROM THOSE 58 CALLS, 18 OF THOSE CALLS WERE SPECIFICALLY FAMILY DISTURBANCES, FIGHTS, OR FIRES.
SPECIFICALLY, ON MAY 2ND, 2023, THE DART WARRANT WAS ISSUED AND WITHIN THAT DART WARRANT WE HAD SIX INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED.
UH, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE HOMEOWNER.
UH, MR. ESTRADA WAS ARRESTED ON A, UH, CLASS A MISDEMEANOR WARRANT THAT WAS ACTIVE.
TWO OTHER SUSPECTS HAD A COMBINATION OF FIVE MUNICIPAL COURT WARRANTS THAT WERE ACTIVE.
ONE OF THE SUSPECTS HAD A FELONY WARRANT AND THREE OF THE SUSPECTS WERE CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, ONE TO FOUR GRAMS. WOW.
UH, MY PARTNER OFFICER TOWN FROM CODE EXPRESSED THE CONCERN ABOUT THE CHILD THAT WAS BORN.
THE FEMALE THAT WAS LIVING AT THE LOCATION WAS CRYSTAL GARZA.
SHE BECAME ACTIVE AT THAT RESIDENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023.
AND SHE WAS PREGNANT AT THAT TIME.
THE BABY WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2023.
AND SEPTEMBER 19TH IS WHEN CPS OFFICER MALDONADO OPENED THEIR INVESTIGATION.
AND FROM THERE, THERE WERE FOUR ADDITIONAL WELFARE CHECKS OR CPS RELATED CALLS.
AND DECEMBER 21ST, 2023 IS WHEN CPS DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE CHILD, UM, WHICH WAS A BABY GIRL FROM THE LOCATION.
SO, UH, AT THAT POINT, SPECIFICALLY FROM THAT LOCATION, WE HAVE HAD A FIRE MORE RECENT AS FEBRUARY 4TH OF THIS YEAR, 2024, WHICH SAFD RESPONDED TO THE, THE ADDRESS AND LOCATION.
THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM THE GARAGE FROM THE FRONT ENTRANCE WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT.
UH, NO FURTHER DAMAGE OTHER THAN JUST THE DAMAGE IN THE GARAGE TOOK PLACE, BUT FIRE WAS ABLE TO CANCEL THE CALL AFTER THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE.
THAT CAN CONCLUDES THE INFORMATION FROM SAPD SPECIFIC TO THAT ADDRESS AT 1814 LAMPPOST.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDES, UH, NUMBER ONE.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
UM, THE THEME I HEARD THREE TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST PART WAS FIRE.
WERE THE OTHERS STARTED ON THE PROPERTY OR WERE THEY CONTAINED TO THE HOUSE? THE OTHER FIRES WERE PERTINENT TO THE BACKYARD.
UM, CODE HAD, EN CODE HAD MENTIONED THAT ELECTRICITY HAD BEEN SHUT OFF AT THAT LOCATION AND DURING THE MONTHS THAT IT WAS COLD, UH, THE HOMEOWNER FOUND VARIOUS WAYS TO STAY WARM, STAY WARM.
UH, THERE WAS A GENERATOR, A 3,200 WATT GENERATOR IN THE BACKYARD THAT SHOWED MULTIPLE SIGNS OF MODIFICATIONS, UM, AS WELL AS A CHARCOAL GRILL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. ROBERT TAPIA ANY UH, INJURIES OR FATALITIES FROM OUR RECORDS? I CANNOT SEE.
SO THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CALLS.
THERE'S BEEN SEVEN CALLS FOR FIGHTS AT THE LOCATION, UM, AMONGST OTHERS.
BUT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE HOME AND THE RESIDENTS AND THE VARIOUS RESIDENTS THAT COME AND GO FROM THAT LOCATION, UH, BY THE TIME POLICE RESPONSE GETS THERE, WE'RE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY VICTIMS OR SUSPECTS AT THAT BECAUSE WE ARE NOTIFIED BY HOMEOWNERS SUCH AS LISA TALLEY AMONGST OTHERS, SAYING THAT THE INCIDENCES ARE GOING ON.
SO BY THE TIME WE GET THERE, WE'RE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OR LOCATE ANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.
HOW FAR AWAY, LIKE MOST OF THEM THAT WE RUNNING WITH DARK SCHOOL ZONES ARE WITHIN THE CONCERN OF OUR, IS THIS AN ACTIVE STREET WHERE PEOPLE ARE WALKING TO SCHOOL AND IS THERE A SCHOOL ZONE NEARBY THAT THIS PUTS 'EM RIGHT IN THE PATH OF DANGER? I WILL, I CAN ANSWER PART OF THAT QUESTION.
IT IS AN ACTIVE STREET, UH, CONSTANTLY COMING AND GOING.
IT'S LESS THAN HALF A MILE FROM WEST AVENUE, WHICH IS A MAJOR STREET, UM, THAT CONNECTS FOUR 10 TO I 10.
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DO SOME FURTHER RESEARCH TO, TO SEE WHERE THE NEAREST SCHOOLS ARE.UH, I'M FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE SCHOOLS THAT I'VE HAD TO ATTEND FOR SOME MCGRUFF OR POLICE RELATED, UH, PRESENTATIONS AT.
BUT TO SEE WHICH IS ACTUALLY HOW FAR THE NEAREST ONE IS FROM THAT HOUSE, I'M NOT SURE.
NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE, ARE THE PEOPLE YOU ARE SEEING AT THIS HOUSE, AND THIS ISN'T JUST THE ONE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE A BUNCH OF THEM, WHAT WE FOUND OVER THE RESEARCH ARE THERE BOUNCING FROM ONE BAD AREA TO THIS PLACE AND YOU SEE THEM THERE? YES, I'VE CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS WHO I HAVE IDENTIFIED AT 1814 LAMPPOST AND I HAVE ALSO SEEN THOSE INDIVIDUALS AT ANOTHER LOCATION THAT HAS COME ACROSS Y'ALL'S BOARD AT 1 0 2 GREENHILL PASS.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH.
OKAY, ANN, SO YOU WANNA HAVE IT DEMOLISHED? IS THERE, I, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE WE REALLY HAVE TO GET EVERYBODY THAT'S IN THERE OUT OF THERE AND THE PERSON THAT OWNS IT.
BUT COULDN'T THAT HOUSE BE RENOVATED BY SOMEONE WHO CAN DO THAT? I GUESS THAT MS. TOWNS IS THE ONE TO ANSWER.
THIS IS DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER TOWN.
UM, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS NOT SHOWN ANY CAPABILITY TO DO REPAIRS.
THIS PROPERTY HAS ALREADY BEEN TO THE BOARD UNDER SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AND HE DID NOT COMPLY WITH THOSE ORDERS AS WELL.
UM, AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, THAT IS WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR DEMOLITION TODAY.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND GETTING THEM OUT AND, YOU KNOW, WALLING IT OFF IN THE WHOLE BED.
I JUST LOOK AT THE HOUSE AND WE'VE SEEN WORSE
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON ANYWAY, THAT WAS THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS LOOKING AT HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN RENOVATED BY THE PROPER PEOPLE AND THEN BOUGHT OR MOVED IN BY THE PROPERTY PEOPLE.
THERE'S ANOTHER PARTY HERE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON THAT, MAYBE.
UM, OFFICER FLORES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS PLEASE? GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN.
I'M A SAN ANTONIO POLICEMAN AND I WORK ALSO WITH THE SAFE UNIT.
AND, UM, I'VE BEEN ON FOR 27 YEARS AND THE PAST FOUR YEARS I'M WITH THE SAFE UNIT AND THIS ADDRESS CAME TO MY ATTENTION.
I'M THE ORIGINAL OFFICER FOR THIS AREA.
THE ONLY REASON I'VE BEEN PLAIN CLOTHES IS, UH, I'M ON LIGHT DUTY.
I WAS INVOLVED IN A, A SHOOTING INCIDENT BACK IN, UH, MAY.
AND UM, AND I HAD TO DO SURGERY FOR THAT, BUT, UH, THAT'S WHY I'M STILL PLAIN CLOTHES BEHIND THE DESK.
BUT, UH, OFFICER THOMAS, HE'S THE ONE THAT TOOK OVER THIS, THIS AREA FOR ME.
AND, UH, I STILL PARTICIPATE IN THE AREA AND ALL THE COMPLAINTS, ESPECIALLY ALL THE CONSTITUENTS AROUND LAMPPOST AND ALL THAT AT ROYAL VISTA.
AND, UH, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE SCHOOL, THERE IS A SCHOOL CLOSE BY, IT'S CALLED LEE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THERE IS A LOT OF KIDS THAT WALK BY THERE AND EVERYTHING.
AND UH, AND I'VE ALSO HAVE KNOWLEDGE THAT, UH, THIS ADDRESS PARTICULAR HAS, UH, A HISTORY OF, UH, NARCOTICS USAGE AND NARCOTIC CELLS.
THAT'S WHY, UH, I'M A PREVIOUS OFFICER, NARCOTICS OFFICER AND, UH, THIS ADDRESS HAS BEEN IN MY, UNDER MY RADAR AND, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE CONSTITUENTS CALLING ME.
UH, AND IN REFERENCE TO THIS ADDRESS AND, UH, AND BACK TO THE, UH, UH, BEFORE OFFICER THOMAS TOOK OVER, I'VE HAD INCIDENTS INVOLVING, UH, SHOTS FIRED AND, UH, INDIVIDUALS HERE ARGUING WITH EACH OTHER, CHASING EACH OTHER AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER.
AND, UH, ENDED UP ON A ROYAL VISTA, WHICH IS ALSO THOSE CONSTITUENTS THAT PROVIDED ME VIDEO AND STUFF.
AND I FINALLY ID WHO THE MAIN PERPETRATOR WAS AND, UH, WHICH WAS STAYING AT 1814.
AND THEN THAT INDIVIDUAL FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT THAT, UM, THERE WAS NO COMPLAINANT COMING UP FOR THAT SHOOTING STUFF AND NOBODY GOT HURT.
BUT THAT INDIVIDUAL, I IDED FINALLY IDED HIM AT THAT HOUSE.
AND I, UH, I MADE CONTACT AND HE HAD FELONY WARRANTS OUTTA AUSTIN.
AND UM, AND, UH, IT WAS AN INDIVIDUAL ALSO HAD A DAD ALSO HAD FELONY WARRANTS FROM THAT ADDRESS.
AND ALSO THEY, THEY COMMUTE FROM THAT ADDRESS TO THE 1 0 2 GREENHILL PASS, WHICH IS AN OFFICER MENTIONED.
AND THERE'S BEEN A NUISANCE SINCE.
AND ALL THESE CONSTITUENTS ARE TIRED 'CAUSE THEY, THEY'VE ALSO RECEIVED, UH, PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR CARS.
'CAUSE I, I'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THOSE.
AND LIKE, UH, MR. ESTRADA, HE HAD A WARRANT FOR A CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, WHICH WAS THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR.
HE DAMAGED HIS PROPERTY AND THAT'S WHY HE ENDED UP WITH A, WITH A WARRANT ON HIM.
AND THE SON, WHICH IS THE FATHER OF THE BABY, HE'S ALSO A METH USER.
AND MR. ESTRADA, HE'S A METH USER.
UH, ALSO THEY DEAL MOSTLY AROUND THE ALLEYWAY, WHICH IS BEHIND AND UH, ALSO THE FRONT.
BUT, UH, THIS, THIS ADDRESS IS A NUISANCE SINCE I'VE
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BEEN IN THE, IN THE SAFE UNIT IN THAT AREA.SO THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP SEVERAL TIMES TO YOUR BOARD ON THAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OFFICER FLORES? I'M SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR, YOUR INJURY AND I HOPE YOU ARE RECOVERING.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT I SAID EARLIER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUYS SERVICES.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN.
THE NEXT PERSON ON THE LIST, UH, MR. JOHNSON.
WHAT HE GOING DO? HE DOING ALRIGHT, LEMME TURN THIS MIC OFF.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
UH, YES, MY NAME'S MATTHEW JOHNSON.
UM, I WORK AT WEST AND WEST GRAND STAR GUARD.
ADDRESS IS, OUR ADDRESS IS 3000 OR EXCUSE ME, 29 29 MOSS ROCK SUITE 2 0 4.
AND I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES.
COULD YOU REPEAT YOUR NAME AGAIN, JUST SO THE RECORD DOES GET IT WHEN YOU'RE CLOSER TO THE MIC? ABSOLUTELY.
AND I'M SORRY, WHO ARE YOU REPRESENTING? CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES.
WHO IS THE MORTGAGE AND LIEN HOLDER, UM, WHO IS SECURED BY THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
AND YOU NEED TO PULL THE MICROPHONE UP CLOSER.
CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER NOW? A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
ALRIGHT, THIS IS TAPED AND VIDEO.
SO FOR CARRINGTON, THEIR PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THIS PROPERTY IS PURELY IN THE FACT THAT IT IS THE SECURITY FOR THEIR LIEN, UH, WHICH IS, UM, RECOGNIZED BY A DEED OF TRUST ON FILE WITH BEXAR COUNTY, UH, IN WHICH MR. ES STRADA IS THE GRANTOR UNDER THAT DEED OF TRUST.
CARRINGTON, UM, TO THIS POINT HAS BEEN HAMPERED IN WHAT THEY CAN DO.
SO THE LIEN, THE MORTGAGE HAS BEEN PAID UP AND IS STILL CURRENTLY PAID UP.
SO THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS THE PREMISES THEMSELVES BECAUSE THE LAW WON'T ALLOW THEM TO.
UM, AND WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM THE BOARD ON FEBRUARY, I BELIEVE 20TH IS THE DATE OF THE LETTER, WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY BECAME AWARE OF THE PROPERTY CONDITION ITSELF.
UM, NOW THEY ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO RECUPERATE THE PROPERTY AND, AND RESTORE IT AND PRESERVE IT.
HOWEVER, THAT'S GONNA REQUIRE THEM TO GO THROUGH THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY THEY'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT TO THIS POINT.
HOWEVER, WITH NOW WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROPERTY CONDITION, THE DEED OF TRUST DOES HAVE A REQUIREMENT IN IT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER KEEP IT IN LIVABLE CONDITION AND NOT ALLOW IT TO DETERIORATE OUTSIDE OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
THEY ARE NOW AWARE OF THAT AND THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A VIOLATION OF THAT PORTION OF THE DEED OF TRUST, WHICH WOULD NOW ALLOW CARRINGTON TO PROCEED WITH THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.
JUST TO KIND OF OUTLINE WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE, UM, FOR Y'ALL AND WHY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE A SCOPE OF WORK WITH ALL OF THE DETAILS AND NECESSARY IN THAT.
ONE IS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T ACCESS THE PROPERTY TO DETERMINE THAT SCOPE OF WORK.
UM, AND NUMBER TWO IS THAT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS, UM, HAS VERY CERTAIN DEADLINES AND TIMELINES WHICH MUST BE FOLLOWED.
UM, SO FOR INSTANCE, THE DEED OF TRUST REQUIRES THAT THERE BE, UH, THE PROPERTY OWNER ALLOWED THE BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A 30 DAY PERIOD TO CORRECT THE DAMAGE OR DETERIORATION OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, SO OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD HAVE TO RUN THE EARLIEST THAT WE COULD JUSTIFY THAT ARGUMENT.
UH, AN ARGUMENT FOR THAT TO RUN WOULD BE MARCH 21ST BECAUSE OUR CLIENT BECAME KNOWLEDGEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH OF THAT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE THEN HAVE 41 DAYS WORTH OF NOTICES SPLIT UP BETWEEN TWO NOTICES THAT MUST BE SERVED UPON THE, UH, GRANTOR AND IN THIS CASE THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. ESTRADA, UM, BEFORE THE PROPERTY CAN GO TO SALE.
JUST A ROUGH CALCULATION ON THE, ON THE CALENDAR HERE IS THAT THE EARLIEST THE FORECLOSURE SALE COULD GO, ASSUMING ALL DEADLINES AND TIMELINES ARE FOLLOWED TO THE DATE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT JUNE 4TH, WHICH WOULD BE THE FIRST TUESDAY OF JUNE.
AND SO I KNOW THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE HAVE CERTAIN DEADLINES SET IN THEM WITHIN A 30 DAY WINDOW UP TO 90 DAY WINDOW.
AND ANYTHING BEYOND 90 NEEDS THE BOARD'S APPROVAL AND THE REASONS BEHIND THAT.
WELL, THESE ARE THE REASONS BEHIND THAT.
YOU KNOW, AN 89 DAY WINDOW WOULD BE THE EARLIEST THEY COULD GET THE FORECLOSURE DONE.
IF MR. ES STRADA AND ANY OTHER OCCUPANTS HAVE NOT VACATED THE PREMISES AT THAT POINT, THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO INITIATE AFTER FORECLOSURE EVICTION PROCEEDINGS.
UM, AND SO WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR 180 DAYS TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN AND GET PEOPLE IN THERE COMPLETE THE WORK.
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KNOW, WE, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, A DEED OF TRUST, THAT'S A LITTLE OVER OUR HEADS AND I HAVE TO DEFER THAT TO OUR COUNCIL WHO WOULD KNOW A WHOLE LOT MORE ABOUT IT THAN AND THAN WE DO.BUT, UH, YOUR, YOUR OCCUPANT, UH, THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE, HE WAS GIVEN AN ORDER LAST YEAR BY THIS BOARD TO REPAIR THE PREMISES, UH, TO DO THE THINGS THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT A COPY OF THAT OR NOT, BUT HE FAILED TO DO THAT.
AND, AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, CARRINGTON, THE FIRST NOTICE THEY GOT OF THIS WAS THE NOTICE FROM THIS BOARD REGARDING THIS HEARING, UM, ALONG WITH THE, THE INSPECTION REPORT THAT WAS DONE BY THE CITY TO ACCOMPANY THAT.
THAT DOESN'T, THAT DOESN'T NEGATE THE ORDER THAT WE GAVE IN LAST SEPTEMBER.
AND, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT DOES MS. BROWN, WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT FROM THE POSITION OF CARRINGTON WANTING TO COME IN AND DO THE REPAIRS, THIS IS THE EARLIEST TIME THAT THEY'VE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE NEED FOR THE REPAIRS AND NOW HAVE A REASON, A JUSTIFIABLE REASON UNDER THAT DEED OF TRUST TO BEGIN FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.
UM, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT BEFORE THIS POINT.
THEY'VE BEEN HAMSTRUNG BY THE LAW.
I MEAN, AS LONG AS THE LIEN IS PAID AND, AND CURRENT, THEY CANNOT ENTER THE PREMISES.
THEY CANNOT INSPECT THE PREMISES, DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO, SO I, I'M NOT THE GATING WHAT THE BOARD HAS DONE BEFORE, AND I'M NOT EXCUSING THE OWNER.
WHAT I AM JUST PROPOSING TO THE BOARD OR, OR BRINGING BEFORE THE BOARD IS THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO IS WILLING TO DO THE WORK ON THIS AND IT'S CARRINGTON.
BUT WE DO HAVE THIS PROCESS WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY.
OTHERWISE WE FIND OURSELVES IN VIOLATION TO MR. ESTRADA AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
'CAUSE THE PROPERTY COULD, IS A NICE PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE SALVAGED, BUT YOU KNOW, HE, UM, HE DID NOT ABIDE BY OUR ORDERS.
AND YOU ALL OBVIOUSLY DON'T INSPECT YOUR PROPERTIES.
'CAUSE IF YOU DID, YOU WOULD'VE KNOWN ALL THIS ACTIVITY WAS GOING ON.
AND SO I DON'T, YOU KNOW, LEGAL, WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY IS A DANGEROUS PREMISE.
WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US WITH THE STANDING OF THE, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
LET LEGAL ANSWER THIS QUESTION, PLEASE.
I'M SORRY, MS. CHAIR, CAN YOU ANSWER THE, CAN YOU ASK THE QUESTION AGAIN,
WE, WE GAVE THE ORDER LAST SEPTEMBER AND THE OWNER DID NOT COMPLY.
SO NOW WE HAVE SOMEONE, THE, THE, I GUESS THE PROPERTY OWNER OR WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THE DEED OF, OF THE, UH, THE TRUST.
SO HE, HE WANTS TO FIX IT LIKE 180 DAYS BEFORE THEY CAN GET THE, UH, THE, UH, RENTER OR THE OWNER OUT.
AND, UH, I, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD WAIT THAT LONG.
WE, WE GAVE AN ORDER, IT WAS, UH, NEGLECTED AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY TO FIX IT RIGHT NOW.
BUT, UM, IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME.
THE, THE ACTIVITIES, THEY DON'T CHECK THEIR PROPERTIES.
THEY DON'T GO BY AND SAY, HEY, WELL, YOU KNOW, I SAW PEOPLE MOVING IN AND OUT.
AND UH, SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? IF THE BOARD, THANK YOU.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, UM, WHAT THIS BOARD ORDERED LAST YEAR ON THIS PROPERTY WAS A RESET.
SO IT CAN BE EVALUATED AS A DANGEROUS PREMISE.
AND ARE YOU, UM, AT THAT TIME, UM, THERE WAS NOBODY HERE, UM, THAT SHOWED UP ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER OR, OR THE MORTGAGE OR LIEN HOLDER.
THE PROPERTY OWNER DIDN'T FAILED TO SHOW ALSO.
I WILL HAVE TO STATE THAT THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS WE PROVIDED FOR THAT HEARING, UM, AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M JUST GETTING THE EXACT DATE FOR, FOR SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2023, UM, WAS SENT TO NOT ONLY THE MORTGAGE COMPANY, BUT ALSO THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER.
NEITHER, NEITHER OF THEM SHOWED, UM, THE PROPERTY WAS THEN EVALUATED AS A DANGEROUS PREMISE.
UM, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.
UM, IN REGARDS TO HOW LONG, UM, IT'S GOING TO TAKE THAT AGAIN, BOARD, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AND THE, AND THE, UH, AND, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY, UM, TO MAKE A DECISION ON, UM, UH, IF THEY BELIEVE THE PROPERTY IS, IS REPAIRABLE, FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS IT A DANGEROUS PREMISE? AND IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES IT IS HOW BEST TO ADDRESS, UM, UH, THE PROPERTY, I, BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN MAKE A DECISION FOR YOU.
WE, I WASN'T ASKING FOR YOU TO MAKE A DECISION, I'M JUST ABOUT THE DEED, THE TRUST.
I WAS, I'M I'M TALKING ABOUT IN REGARDS TO THE SIX MONTHS OR THE YEAH, THIS BOARD HAS TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER IT'S FEASIBLE.
UM, IT'S TOO LONG OR IT'S NOT TOO LONG.
I, YEAH, I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS.
I MEAN, BUT THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.
UH, COUNSEL, THIS, UM, NOTIFICATION THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CURRENT FOR ALL PERSONS
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THAT WERE NOTIFIED IS FOR 2024.DO WE HAVE A 2023? 'CAUSE IT'S NOT SHOWING UP FOR US.
CAN WE, CAN YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE A 2023.
I GUESS IF WE'RE TALKING IN REGARDS TO WHO IT WAS SENT TO IN 2023, UM, I COULD TELL YOU THAT THE TITLE SEARCH IS DONE BY LEGAL.
UM, SO WE WOULD'VE USED THE EXACT SAME TITLE SEARCH THAT WE HAD BEFORE AND THEN TRIED TO ADD, WE WOULD NOT HAVE CREATED A NEW ONE.
SO I CAN ASSUME THAT I WOULD 2023 WAS THE SAME PERSONS WITH ALL THESE OTHERS THAT ARE ON HERE AS IT IS ON THE 2024.
I, I'D SAY IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME THAT.
SO WITH THAT SAID, YOU SHOW UP TWICE ON HERE ON, ON THE DEED SEARCH.
SO BASED OFF THE ASSUMPTION, 'CAUSE IT SHOWS US FOR 2024 AND OUR RECORDS ARE LIMITED HERE VERSUS WHAT, BUT THE, WHAT'S PRESENTED TO US IS EVERYBODY WHO WAS IN THE TITLE SEARCH, SO BASED OFF OF THE 2024, YOU GUYS HAD THE MORTGAGE ON THIS IN 2023, CORRECT? UH, YES WE DID.
SO YOU WOULD'VE GOT A COPY BECAUSE YOU'RE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE PROPERTY, I WOULD PRESUME SO I DID NOT REPRESENT CARRINGTON IN 2023, SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.
BUT I WOULD PRESUME IF IT WAS SENT TO CARRINGTON AS LONG AS IT CORRECTLY ADDRESSED, THEY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A COPY.
SO THE NOTIFICATION WAS MADE IN 2023 TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
SO THE QUESTION GOES BACK, NOT TO YOU, BUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE THE, THE THE CORRECTIONS C CORRECT.
AND THOSE WOULD GO TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHICH YOU ARE HERE ASKING US TO DO TODAY BECAUSE YOU JUST GOT THIS, ACCORDING TO THIS, THE DATE WAS OH NUMBER 2, 2 22 24.
SO
SO SOMEWHERE IN YOUR SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T RIGHT.
BUT SOMEWHERE IN YOUR SYSTEM, SOMEBODY WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUES OF THIS, BESIDES TODAY, THEY MAY HAVE BEEN AWARE, THEY WERE NOT AWARE TO THE EXTENT, FOR INSTANCE, WE JUST TODAY SAW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE, THE EXTENT OF THE, THE NUISANCE.
AND AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS A NUISANCE.
AND THERE WAS, I MIND YOU, THERE WAS NO REPORT AT THAT TIME TO MY KNOWLEDGE, INDICATING WHICH PARTS OF, UH, CHAPTER 6, 1 56 WERE FAILED BY THIS PROPERTY.
SO NOW HAVING THAT KNOWLEDGE IN HAND, CARRINGTON NOW HAS THE ABILITY TO ACT UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST, WHICH THEY LEGALLY DID NOT BEFORE.
SO EVEN IF THEY WERE AWARE OF A RESET HEARING OR A RESET DATE, RIGHT, UNTIL THIS PACKET ARRIVED TO US, WE DID NOT HAVE THE LEGAL STANDING TO TAKE ACTION.
THEN THAT, THAT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE YOU GOT THE SAME THING, WHICH WAS A RESET AND THAT'S THE ONLY ACTION WE TOOK.
AND IT WOULD'VE BEEN ON THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER TO DO THAT.
AND OBVIOUSLY HE DID NOT NOTIFY US.
OKAY, MS. CHAIR, UM, I, I DO WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT, UM, MR. ESTRADA, THE OWNER HAS, HAS, IS HERE, UM, AND HE'S SIGNED UP TO SPEAK JUST FYI.
YOU KNOW, UM, MR. UH, IS IT THOMPSON THOMAS? S**T, UH, MR. THOMAS, I, I JUST, YOU KNOW, I FIND YOUR, YOUR LOGIC DIFFERENT FROM MY LOGIC.
OKAY? WHEN, WHEN THE CITY SENDS OUT NOTICES, THEY SEND OUT TO WHOEVER IS ON THE DEEDS OR WHOEVER WAS ON THE, UH, THE PAPERWORK.
SO, AND YOU ALL RECEIVING A NOTICE FROM THE CITY ABOUT THE RESET? I WOULD'VE, I WOULD HAVE ASSUMED OR PRESUMED THAT SOMEBODY FROM YOUR OFFICE OR A COMPANY WOULD HAVE GONE OUT TO LOOK AT THE PROPERTY TO SEE WHY WERE YOU GETTING A NOTICE FROM THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD AND, AND MS. AND YOU DID NOT.
AND TO THAT POINT, MS. BROWN, UM, WELL FIRST CARRINGTON IS A NATIONAL CORPORATION.
BUT BEYOND THAT, ALL THEY COULD DO IS DRIVE BY ON THE STREET.
THERE'S NOTHING ON THERE THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE A LEGAL ABILITY TO ENTER THAT PROPERTY.
THEY WOULD BE TRESPASSING IF THEY ENTERED THAT PROPERTY WITHOUT HAVING TANGIBLE INFORMATION AS TO WHAT CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION UNDER THEIR DEED OF TRUST.
THEY WOULD BE TRESPASSING, THEY WOULD BE ARRESTED.
I'D BE IN A VERY DIFFERENT COURT.
UM, AND BEFORE A VERY DIFFERENT PANEL OF FOLKS, THE FRONT OF THAT BUILDING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ONE THAT JUSTIFIES THEM UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST.
THAT LOOKS LIKE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, ESPECIALLY IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO REALISTICALLY, THE MOST THEY COULD HAVE DONE IS DRIVE BY AND THAT WOULD NOT HAVE
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SATISFIED WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, MS. BROWN? NO.THIS IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE A LEGAL OPPORTUNITY TO ACT UNDER AND EXERCISE CARRINGTON'S RIGHTS UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST TO DO SO BEFOREHAND WOULD'VE EXPOSED THEM TO CIVIL LIABILITY.
IT WOULD'VE EXPOSED THEM TO CRIMINAL TRESPASSING LIABILITY, ANY NUMBER OF THINGS WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD STANDING TO DO.
SO I'M HERE AND ALL I'M SPEAKING ON TODAY IS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AND WHY THEY CAN'T DO IT UNTIL NOW.
AND THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THAT, THE PROPERTY CODE DICTATES THE TIMELINES THAT WE HAVE TO ACT WITHIN AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CARRINGTON TO THE HOMEOWNER, REGARDLESS OF THE HOMEOWNER'S NEGLIGENCE TO THE PROPERTY.
WE HAVE CERTAIN DUTIES THAT WE HAVE TO UPHOLD AND CERTAIN RIGHTS OF HIS THAT WE HAVE TO RESPECT UNTIL SUCH TIME, THE PROPERTY MORTGAGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PAID UP.
AND THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE ONLY THING THAT ALLOWED CARRINGTON TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN FORECLOSURE ON THIS BEFORE RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD AND FROM THE CITY.
SO THAT IS MY POSITION HERE AND MY, WHAT I'M HERE PRESENTING TODAY, THE TIMELINES THAT I GAVE YOU ARE STRICTLY FROM THE PROPERTY CODE.
WE HAVE A 30 DAYS IN THE DEED OF TRUST THAT HAVE TO BE HONORED.
THEN WE HAVE 41 DAYS WORTH OF NOTICES.
THEN IT HAS TO BE SOLD ON THE, AFTER THE FINAL NOTICE, THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE NEXT MONTH AT THE COURTHOUSE SALES, WHICH IS THAT 89 DAY MINIMUM THAT IS JUST TO GET IT FORECLOSED ON.
THEN FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND CARRY OUT ANY EVICTION PROCEEDINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY, IF THE PROPERTY IS STILL OCCUPIED BY ANY OCCUPANTS, WOULD TAKE ADDITIONAL TIME GOING THROUGH THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT.
THAT IS WHY WE ASK FOR 180 DAYS.
SO WE HAVE THAT TIME TO DO THAT AND THEN GET CONTRACTORS ON THE PROPERTY TO MAKE ALL THE REPAIRS NECESSARY.
MY UNDERSTANDING TODAY FROM THE PRESENTATIONS IS THE MAIN CONCERN HERE ABOVE ALL ELSE, IS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND, AND VAGRANCY OR WHATEVER ELSE WE WANT TO CALL IT ON THE PROPERTY.
WE HAVE A LEGAL PROCESS THROUGH WHICH WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CORRECT THAT, UM, THROUGH THE FORECLOSURE AND EVICTION PROCESS.
WE JUST NEED TO HAVE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH AND CARRY OUT THAT PROCESS.
UH, ACCORDING TO THE PROPERTY CODE.
YOU KNOW, I YOU HAVE YOUR RULES AND WE HAVE OURS
AND, AND WE, WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
WE CAN JUST MAKE OUR, OUR GIVE YOU WHAT OUR COMPANY IS WILLING TO DO, WHAT CARRINGTON'S WILLING TO DO.
AND YOU KNOW, THEY SAID THAT, LOOK, NOW THAT THEY HAVE THIS INFORMATION AND THEY NOW HAVE A LEGAL ABILITY TO ACT, THEY ARE READY AND WILLING TO DO SO.
WE JUST HAVE TO ABIDE BY THOSE PARAMETERS.
SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND IT'S UP TO Y'ALL AS THE BOARD TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
AND WE HAVE A, WE JUST WANNA PRESENT THAT TO Y'ALL.
WE HAVE A LEGAL ABILITY TO, TO ACT ALSO.
AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR 180 DAYS, WHICH IS LIKE SIX MONTHS FOR ANOTHER DILAPIDATED PROPERTY TO CONTINUOUS PROSTITUTION DRUGS AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY HAVE GOING ON IN THERE.
WELL, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS TO ALLOW US TO HAVE THE TIME TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY.
I, I BELIEVE THE MUNICIPAL CODE EVEN SAYS THAT DEMOLITION SHOULD BE A LAST RESORT IF EVICTING PEOPLE FROM THE PROPERTY IS THE MAIN CONCERN HERE.
YOU GUYS HAVE THE POWER TO DO THAT WITHOUT ORDERING DEMOLITION.
AND SO YOU CAN, I BELIEVE YOU CAN ORDER THE PROPERTY TO BE VACATED, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
IF YOU CANNOT, WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO DO THAT.
BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TEARING DOWN A PROPERTY ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, THAT PROPERTY WHO, WHAT DEVELOPER IS GONNA COME IN THERE AND BUILD A BRAND NEW HOUSE ON THAT STREET ANYTIME SOON.
AND, AND SO NOW THE COMMUNITY'S GONNA HAVE AN EMPTY LOT SITTING THERE FURTHER CARRINGTON AS THE LIEN HOLDER.
THE WHOLE REASON WE'RE HERE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SECURITY INTEREST IN THAT PROPERTY.
AND EVEN IF WE FORECLOSE ON THAT PROPERTY WITHOUT A STRUCTURE, THEN WE'RE GONNA BE SITTING THERE HOLDING AN EMPTY PROPERTY THAT IS GONNA DO, DOES THE CITY WANT EMPTY PROPERTIES OR DO WE WANT PROPERTIES THAT ARE REFURBISHED AND REPAIRED? THERE'S WAYS TO GET THE, THE PEOPLE OUT DOCUMENT.
I'M GONNA ASSUME THAT'S A RHETORICAL QUESTION 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT, IT'S INAPPROPRIATE TO ASK THE BOARD QUESTIONS.
I-I-I-I-I ASSUMED COUNSEL, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE AND MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR, VACATE A PROPERTY AND EVICTING SOMEBODY OR TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
THIS BOARD DOES HAVE THE POWER TO VACATE BASED ON, UM, UM, ISSUES THAT AFFECT HEALTH AND SAFETY.
UM, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE THE POWER TO EVICT.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, SIR.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO ACT ON TODAY.
AND FROM EVERYTHING THAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY AND SEEN, I'M NOT SAYING THE PROPERTY'S IN BAD CON IN GOOD CONDITION, IT IS IN BAD CONDITION.
IT'S NOT IN UNSAVABLE CONDITION.
MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY IS IT'S BEEN FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
AND, AND THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY'S FOCUSED ON TODAY, IS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
WE SAW THE PICTURES, THEY'RE NOT GOOD, BUT THEY CAN BE CORRECT.
AND IF NOBODY'S THERE STARTING FIRES IN THE BACKYARD, EVERYTHING WE'VE HEARD TODAY, WE REMOVE THAT DANGER AND THAT THAT RISK.
SO THAT, THAT IS CARTON'S TAKE.
WE'VE PRESENTED WHAT WE CAN TO THE BOARD, WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE
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UNDER THE LAW, AND WE WOULD ASK THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF THOSE.OH, I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE ASKED, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM? OKAY.
WE HAVE TWO NEW SPEAKERS ON THIS CASE HERE.
THE FIRST ONE IS, UM, GEEZ, DIANE, UM, DOLORES MERCY.
MR. CHAIR, UM, I WOULD ASK THAT WE GO TO MR. ESTRADA, THE OWNER.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
MY ADDRESS IS 1814 LAMPO ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 3.
AND MY AND WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AGAIN? JOSE ESTRADA.
THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAN FORWARD.
YOU WANNA PRESENT YOUR CASE PLEASE? UM, WELL, UM, PRETTY MUCH I MESSED UP
UM, I GOT SEPARATED FROM MY WIFE THREE YEARS AGO.
WE WERE TOGETHER FOR 25 YEARS.
UM, SIR, WE JUST WANNA HEAR ABOUT THE PROPERTY.
WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH I WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS FOR THE PROPERTY? I'M TRYING TO FIX MY HOUSE UP.
I MEAN, UM, I'M FILED FOR DISABILITY, SO, YOU KNOW, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME AND, UH, AND WITH ALL THE LEGAL THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING.
UH, I THINK YOU MENTIONED A, A TIME EARLIER ABOUT SEPTEMBER SOMETHING.
I THINK I WAS IN JAIL AT THE, AT THAT TIME, IF THERE WAS ANY LEGAL DOCUMENTS OR PAPERS, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT 'EM.
I HAVE, UM, SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE IN MY PROPERTY THAT WE'RE REMOVING MAIL AND JUST DOING A LOT OF LEGAL THINGS THAT IN THE BEGINNING I DIDN'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, UNTIL THE POLICE OFFICER STARTED GETTING INVOLVED.
AND ONE OF 'EM WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T LIKE TO TALK BAD, BUT IT'S MY SON'S GIRLFRIEND AND, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I WAS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, I GOT LOST BETWEEN ALL THAT STUFF.
AND I, I DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF MY PROPERTY AT THE MOMENT, BUT MYSELF AND MY FRIEND MERCY, WE'VE BEEN HELP.
THEY'VE BEEN HELPING ME OUT AND THIS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN FIXING EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD.
UM, OF COURSE I DON'T HAVE A LICENSE OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T DO ANY ELECTRICAL WORK OR ANYTHING.
I DID FIX SOME OF THE, UM, SMALL PLUMBING ISSUES THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, AND THE CITY ALSO HELPED ME OUT WITH SOME OF THAT STUFF.
BUT IS, IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE I, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE, ONE PEOPLE WOULD LEAVE, SOME OTHER PEOPLE WOULD COME.
AND I KNOW THAT THE POLICE OFFICER WOULD TELL ME, JUST CALL US AND CALL US.
BUT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE NOT THREATENING ME, BUT LETTING ME KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF CALLS THAT I MADE, UM, BUT I DIDN'T HANDLE THE SITUATION THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HANDLED.
AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR REAL ESTATE AND I FINISH, ALL I GOTTA DO IS TAKE MY TEST.
IT BEING SEPARATED FROM MY WIFE IS KIND OF TOOK A TOLL ON ME.
AND I DID ASK FOR SOME HELP, UM, WITH THE CITY.
I, I BELIEVE I HAVE AN APPLICATION WITH THEM, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE AT WITH THAT.
BUT THERE IS SOME FRIENDS THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP ME.
I'M, BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE.
I STARTED DOING IT NOW INSTEAD OF BEFORE, SO I APOLOGIZE.
IT'S MY, IT IS MY FAULT THAT, THAT THIS HAPPENED.
I LET THESE PEOPLE INSIDE MY HOUSE AND JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE BY MYSELF.
AND, UM, SO IT WAS LIKE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT RIGHT.
I CAN SELL IT OR WHATEVER IT IS I HAVE TO DO.
I, BECAUSE ALL MY MONEY IS IN THIS HOUSE.
SO I'M HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COURT AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, NOT JUST MYSELF.
UM, SIR, DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR REPAIRS OF THE HOUSE? DID YOU BRING IN A SCOPE OF WORK OR YOU HAVE CONTRACTORS
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OR? I DO.UM, DID YOU BRING THAT IN IN WRITING SO THAT WE COULD SEE IT? I, I DON'T KNOW IF I HAD ANY LIKE, YOU KNOW, CONTRACTORS, BUT WE DID FILL OUT A PAPER.
PAPER, UM, UM, BELIEVE DID YOU BRING ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL, YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT TO THE LADIES NEXT TO YOU? DID YOU BRING IN ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL REPORTS, SO WE'LL KNOW THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO, TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY OR WHAT? WELL, I MEAN, I'M INVOLVED WITH REAL ESTATE, SO I, I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF, I, I'M LIE, I WENT TO DUMPSTERS AND I GOT MATERIALS AND STUFF, CARRIED THEM HOME AND, YOU KNOW, I'M FIXING IT UP.
YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE TO HAVE CONTRACTORS WITH LICENSE, SIR, TO FIX YOUR PROPERTY.
I MEAN, ONE OF MY FRIENDS, YOU HAVE TO PULL PERMITS FROM THE CITY.
I MEAN, THE ONLY INCOME I HAVE IS MY SON'S INCOME IS ALSO JOSE ESTRADA.
UM, BUT, UH, I DID CURRENTLY SPEAKING TO, I MEAN, BASICALLY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS DAY TO COME BECAUSE IT'S EITHER, I'M EITHER GONNA GET THE DISABILITY OR JUST GO BACK TO WORK, UM, AND CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, MY REAL ESTATE OR, OR JUST THE DELIVERIES, YOU KNOW, THAT I USED TO DO FOR BEFORE AND, BUT SO YOU'VE HAD 105 CALLS, I BELIEVE IT WAS, YEAH.
TO YOUR HOUSE? I, WELL, YOU KNOW.
OH, YOU WEREN'T AT HOME? NO, I'M SAYING THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED WITH THIS, I DON'T WANNA NAME NAMES OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW.
UM, I EVEN THOUGHT AT ONE POINT TO CALL THE FBI, AND I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT FROM MY MISTAKE, THESE PEOPLE WERE TARGETING ME.
UM, THEY SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE FRIENDS, BUT I FEEL LIKE AS A HUMAN, RIGHT, IN MY HUMAN RIGHTS, I'VE BEEN TARGETED IN THAT AREA.
I DIDN'T NEVER DID NOTHING TO, TO COST THIS.
I MEAN, BESIDES LETTING THESE PEOPLE ENTER MY HOUSE.
WELL, LET'S, I START WITH ONE AND TWO, THREE, LET'S GET ON TRACK.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR HOUSE.
NOT ABOUT HOW IT GOT, I UNDERSTAND.
MAY 2ND, 2023, WE HAD A HEARING.
BUT YOU DIDN'T SHOW, SO THE ORDER WAS GIVEN TO RESET TO TODAY.
SIR, THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR MY ACTIONS OTHER THAN THAT I WAS BEING TARGETED.
THERE'S AN OFFICER THAT ARRESTED ME BY THE NAME OF MR. FLORES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CITY.
I JUST WANT TO FIX MY PROBLEM.
THE PROBLEM IS, IS WE SAW SOME PICTURES WHERE YOU WERE FIXING IT.
I YOU CAN'T DO A HOUSE ONCE YOU GET INTO THE SYSTEM WITHOUT PERMITS.
AND IT'S NOT ANY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IT WAS ON THE ORIGINAL PICTURES, SIR.
I, THE QUESTION WE'RE TRYING TO GET HERE.
UM, I'M FORTUNATE, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD TO PULL A PERMIT FOR EVERY LITTLE THING.
UM, SO YOU SAID YOUR FRIEND WAS A PLUMBER? YEAH, HE'S A LICENSED, WELL, HE SHOULD, SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU NEED A PERMIT.
BUT I HAD NEVER ASKED HIM FOR HELP.
I JUST, TO, IT GOT TO THIS POINT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, BESIDES MY, YOU KNOW, THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ON MY OWN AND WHATEVER, AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE STEALING MY CELL PHONES AND CAN'T CONTACT THE BANK AND MY WI JUST CRAZY STUFF.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE CALLING ON ME AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH FOR WHATEVER REASON, HEY, I'M RIGHT HERE.
I'M DOING MY BEST TO FIX THIS.
UM, IF Y'ALL, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE NO, NO.
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OKAY.UM, I THINK IT'S DE HOYOS AND THEN THAT OTHER, NO, SHE DIDN'T WANNA SPEAK ANYMORE.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE HELLO
UH, MY ADDRESS IS 2 31 WICK DRIVE, APARTMENT NUMBER 1 0 8, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 3.
YOU WANNA STATE YOUR, YOUR CASE? UM, MY CASE IS, WELL, I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MR. ESTRADA.
UH, I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW, THREE, FOUR YEARS.
AND HOW I GOT TO KNOW HIM WAS I WAS ACTUALLY FLEEING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATIONSHIP, AND SO I HAD NOWHERE TO GO.
I KNEW HIM, YOU KNOW, I KNEW HIS SON THROUGH SCHOOL AND I HAD SHOWED UP TO HIS DOOR ONE DAY WITH ALL MY STUFF, AND HE WAS WILLING TO LET ME STAY THERE IN THE GARAGE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT I COULD GET AWAY FROM MY PARTNER AT THE TIME, WHICH WAS A VERY BAD RELATIONSHIP.
AND EVER SINCE THEN, I MEAN, I'VE KNOWN HIM AND HIS SON AND I'VE BEEN THERE THROUGH ALL THIS, UH, THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH HIS PROPERTY ON AND OFF, YOU KNOW, LIKE, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, I'D EITHER MOVE BACK WITH MY DAD OR, YOU KNOW, STAY THERE JUST A COUPLE NIGHTS OR, YOU KNOW, JUST ON AND OFF, BUT ALWAYS THERE, UH, AROUND THE HOME.
AND THEY'RE TO WITNESS, I GUESS, UH, A LOT OF THIS, UH, THESE EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED THERE.
AND SO THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TODAY IS JUST TO, TO HELP I GUESS HIM EXPLAIN MAYBE WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO WORK ON BECAUSE, UH, NO, WE, WE DON'T HAVE THE PROOF OF THE, LIKE, THE SCOPE OF WORK, BUT WE DO HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS.
I THINK WE HAVE TWO APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY.
UM, THAT, UH, THE PROGRAMS, I'M NOT TOO SURE.
ONE OF THEM IS FROM HABITAT HUMANITY.
THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP DO REPAIRS.
AND THE OTHER ONE, I'M NOT TOO SURE THE NAME.
AND WE CAN GET THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THAT BY, BY, BY TODAY.
ARE YOU, ARE YOU AN OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? MA'AM? I'M SORRY? ARE YOU ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY? I'M NOT AN OWNER, NO, I'M JUST A FAMILY FRIEND.
WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, BUT LIKE A WITNESS, UH, TO MANY OF THE EVENTS AND THINGS THAT LED UP TO THIS DAY, AND ALSO AS FAR AS REPAIRS AND, UH, THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M VERY INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL BECAUSE OF, UH, MY FATHER, HE'S A LICENSED, UH, ELECTRICIAN.
AND I AM AWARE OF THE MAN THAT IS, UH, GONNA BE HELPING WITH THE PLUMBING AND THE PERMITS IF Y'ALL ARE GONNA ALLOW US TO DO THAT.
AND DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE HOUSE? UM, THE HOUSE IS, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, MR. ESRA AND THE, THE PROPERTY WAS TARGETED.
AND I MEAN, I'M A VERY, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I'M A VERY MORAL PERSON.
I DON'T, YOU KNOW, TOLERATE ANYTHING THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
BUT, UH, IF YOU'RE ASKING, OR IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME, UH, YES, HIS, HIS HOUSE WAS TARGETED.
I, AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN THERE, THERE'S BEEN NOTHING, YOU KNOW, CRIMINAL, LIKE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S JUST A HOME.
YOU KNOW, MY DOG, HE'S A, UH, PIT BULL.
HE'S ACTUALLY VERY FRIENDLY, HE'S VERY CUTE AND HE LOVES IT THERE.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S LIKE, IT'S LIKE HIS SECOND HOME, YOU KNOW, IT'S SEEMS LIKE A NORMAL HOME TO ME.
I MEAN, WITHOUT ELECTRICITY, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, YOU KNOW, TO DO ANYTHING, WHICH THE ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN OFF FOR SOME TIME NOW DUE TO THE, TO THE HAZARDS, I BELIEVE.
AND THE WIRES WERE CUT, AND THEN Y'ALL, I BELIEVE Y'ALL HAVE A HOLD ON THE ADDRESS SO THAT WE CANNOT GET ELECTRICITY.
BUT, UH, THE THING IS, THAT WAS A HAZARD IN ITSELF, YOU KNOW, AND THEY, I, I BELIEVE THAT Y'ALL ARE HERE TO HELP US.
AND THAT'S THE, THAT'S Y'ALL'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE, OF THE CITY, THE BOARD AND ALL THAT IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ITS RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY.
UM, WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT I WILL BE READING INTO THE RECORD.
THIS WAS RECEIVED, UM, MARCH 5TH, 2024 AT 9:05 AM UM, TO JUDY KRUM REGARDING HEARING NOTICE.
INV DASH BSB DASH IV 23 DASH 29 0 4 5 9.
PROPERTY ADDRESS, 1814 LAMPPOST ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 3.
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THE PROPERTY OWNER IS IN GOOD STANDING ON HIS LOAN AND WE ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE ANY PRESERVATION OR ABATEMENT ON HIS PROPERTY.JEANETTE STYLES CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES? YEAH, THAT'S MORE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? OH, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH.
WHICH ONE IS THE MORTGAGE COMPANY? OH YEAH.
UH, MR. JOHNSON, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT? I WAS, THEY WENT AHEAD AND SENT THAT RIGHT AFTER THEY RECEIVED IT.
AND THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I INFORMED Y'ALL ABOUT.
THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THAT.
WE NOW HAVE THE DEED OF TRUST THAT STATES THAT IF IT'S NOT KEPT IN GOOD REPAIR, WEAR, NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ACCEPTED, IT'S AN ACT OF DEFAULT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS, THINK THAT COMMENT SUPPORTS THAT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS ME, BUT I THOUGHT I HEARD THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS UNTIL YOU JUST GOT THE 22ND NOTICE.
ON THE, ON THAT WAS SUBMITTED AFTER THE NOTICE RECEIVED ON THE 20TH.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
'CAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THE 22ND.
SO THAT WAS JUST ON ME, I GUESS.
THEY RECEIVED A NOTICE DATED FEBRUARY 20TH AND THEN SUBMITTED THAT TO, TO THE CITY.
DO WE HAVE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SOME KIND OF MOTION HERE? I MOTION YOU GONNA DO A MOTION? WHAT? THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA.
I MOVED AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1-814-LAMPPOST ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 3 IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 5 6 TO THE SUBSECTIONS OF, UH, FOR THE ACCESSORY, 2 8 11, 12 15.
AND I'M SORRY, THAT'S THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, UH, 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, AND 15.
AND I MOVED THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER SECURED, UH, VACATED FREE OF, AND, UH, FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.
YOU HAVE THE, YOUR MOTION? WELL, YEAH, BUT YOU GOTTA GO THROUGH THE THING.
IT'S GOTTA BE SECOND THEN FRIENDLY.
SO WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO ORDER ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 1814 LAMPPOST.
WE HAVE, UH, THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE SECURED, VACATED, AND, UM, WAS THAT, UH, AND FREE OF DEBRIS? AND THIS FALLS UNDER SECTIONS.
UM, CHAPTER 6 1 5 6 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN EIGHT 11, I'M SORRY, 2 8 11.
AND UNDER THE ACCESSORY IT'S, UH, 1 2, 8, 11, 12, AND 15.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND MADAM CHAIR? I SECOND IT AND I ALSO WANT TO ADD A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
WHAT'S YOUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO CUT ALL UTILITIES.
WE HAVE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO CUT ALL UTILITIES TO THE PROPERTY AND WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT.
ALL I'M, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MEAN, WE HAVE A MOTION.
DO WE ROLL? CALL, ROLL, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF THREE TO TWO.
UM, ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, UH, IF YOU WANNA TALK TO YOUR, THE CODE OFFICER, SHE'LL TELL YOU WHATEVER YOUR NEXT STEP IS.
LET THEM DEAL WITH IT IN COURT.
OUR NEXT PROPERTY IS, UM, THREE 17.
MY NAME IS ARIAN BLEDSO, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURES BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT 3 1 7 COLFAX STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE
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WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS PROPERTY IS BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 1 1 4 1 15, LOT 36 AND EAST 25 FEET OF 37 50 AND 51 LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS CAMARGO VICENTE AND CAMARGO STEPHANIE ANN WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 3 1 7 COLFAX STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 8.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE OWNER OR ANYONE REPRESENTING THIS PROPERTY IS NOT PRESENT.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? WE DO.
AS OF TODAY, MARCH 7TH, 2024, NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE OWNER.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2023 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 3 1 7 COLFAX STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 29TH, 2023.
AN ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2023 ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 3 1 7 COLFAX STREET ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF TODAY, MARCH 7TH, 2024.
THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE AS OF TODAY, MARCH 7TH, 2024 FOR THIS PROPERTY, THE PHOTOS BEING PROVIDED TODAY FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKING ON DECEMBER 14TH AND 15TH, 2023 AND FEBRUARY 8TH, 2024.
PICTURE PRESENTATION CONSISTS OF A SINGLE STORY, MAIN AND ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN DILAPIDATED CONDITION.
THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE, OF THE, UH, MAIN STRUCTURE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A SAG IN THE MIDDLE TO THE LEFT OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE MISSING SKIRTING IN THE FRONT AND TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S SINKING INTO THE GRADE.
THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF WHERE THE, THE ROOF SYSTEM, WHERE THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM IS LIFTING.
THIS IS JUST A, THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE FRONT PORCH OVERHANG WHERE YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE COLUMNS IS MISSING.
UH, WE EXECUTED A WARRANT ON THIS DAY TO OBTAIN INTERIOR PHOTOS, AND THIS IS THE, THIS IS HOW WE ACCESS THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE TRANSIT SIDING, UH, IS MISSING UNDER THE BAY WINDOW.
YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION IN THE TRANSIT SIDING, AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE CONTINUATION OF THE MIS MISSING SKIRTING AT THE BASE OF THE STRUCTURE.
HERE IS A CLOSEUP WHERE THE FRONT ELEVATION MEETS WITH THE LEFT ELEVATION.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE POST IS SINKING INTO GRADE.
STILL LOOKING ON THE LEFT ELEVATION, YOU CAN SEE THE USE OF METAL PLATES, UH, UH, CEMENT BLOCKS AND WOOD FOR SHIMMING.
YOU CAN SEE THE CONTINUATION OF THE MISSING SKIRTING AND ALSO THE DETACHING AND THE, UH, MISSING TRANSIT SIDING.
LOOKING ON THE SA AT THE SAME ELEVATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
LOOKING FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT, YOU CAN SEE WHERE UH, PLYWOOD WAS PLACED AROUND THE WINDOW, WHICH IS IN DETERIORATION, IS DETERIORATING AND WORN AND LACKING WEATHERPROOFING.
THIS IS A, UH, A PHOTO OF THE REAR ELEVATION.
I KNOW IT'S PRETTY FAR BACK, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE COLLAPSED ROOF ON THE LEFT SIDE.
THIS IS A, THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION OF THE WOOD MEMBERS THAT ARE WORN.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE FALLEN RAFTERS, THE FALLING CEILING JOISTS IN THAT AREA, AND THE CONDITION OF THE WOOD MEMBERS.
LOOKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR ELEVATION, YOU CAN FURTHER SEE A, A CLOSEUP OF WHERE THE, THE ROOF SYSTEM IS.
IT'S LIFTING AND IT HAS COLLAPSED.
LOOKING IN THAT SAME AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR ELEVATION, I WANTED TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE, THE STUD THAT'S RESTING ON A CAR, JACK GOING INSIDE THE, THE PROPERTY.
LOOKING TO YOUR LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE ACCUMULATION OF TRASH AND DEBRIS AND RUBBISH THAT, UH, IS OBSTRUCTING THIS AREA, STANDING IN THAT SAME AREA.
LOOKING TO YOUR RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE MORE ACCUMULATION OF THE TRASH, DEBRIS AND RUBBISH.
I LIKE TO THE BOARD TO BE ADVISED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO PLACE MY LEVELER ANYWHERE IN THE STRUCTURE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF, UH, TRASH AND DEBRIS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT
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THE STRUCTURE.I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE, UH, DOORWAY, EVEN THOUGH THE DOORWAY WAS OBSTRUCTED.
BUT THERE IS STILL A LARGE AMOUNT OF, UH, TRASH AND DEBRIS.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE ON THE WALL AREA WHERE IT'S CRACKED.
LOOKING UP AT THAT SAME AREA, THIS IS A HOLE IN THE CEILING.
YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE ON THE CEILING DECKING.
THERE'S A HOLE IN THE CEILING THAT IS ALLOWING A NATURAL LIGHT.
IT'S, IT'S SORT OF TOWARDS THE MIDDLE.
YOU CAN SEE THE FALL DRYWALL AND THE DETACH, THE DETACHING, UH, DRYWALL THAT'S MISSING IN SOME AREAS.
GOING INTO THE ROOM FURTHER TO THE RIGHT, THAT ENTIRE ROOM ON THE DAY OF MY INSPECTION, ALL CONTAINED WATER DAMAGE.
THE, THE FURNITURE, THE FLOOR, THE TRASH DEBRIS, THE WALLS, THEY ALL CONTAINED WATER DAMAGE.
LOOKING UP IN THAT SAME ROOM, YOU CAN SEE THE HOLE WHERE THE ROOF HAS COLLAPSED IN THAT AREA.
THE, THE HOLE IS ALLOWING THE ELEMENTS TO COME IN NATURAL LIGHT AND CAUSING THE WATER DAMAGE IN THAT ROOM.
THIS IS A CLOSEUP TO SHOW THE DETERIORATION IN THE WOOD MEMBERS.
ALSO, THE WATER DAMAGE IN FROM THAT HOLE GOING OUT OF THAT ROOM, LOOKING TO YOUR LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF MORE TRASH AND DEBRIS AND RUBBISH IN THAT AREA, WHICH IS OBSTRUCTING A WINDOW, WHICH IS AN EGRESS CONCERN GOING OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE TO THE REAR YARD.
THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
THIS HERE IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S, IT'S SHIFTING SOMEWHAT TO THE FRONT.
UH, THERE IS A COMP, IT IS A COMPROMISED METAL FRAMING AT THE BOTTOM, AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE IS RESTING ON GRADE.
YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THE METAL, THE COMPROMISED METAL FRAMING AT THE BOTTOM.
I WANTED TO TRY TO SHOW THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE, TO HOW MUCH IS SHIFTING TO THE FRONT FROM THE FENCE, FROM THE FENCE LINE.
THIS IS A CLOSEUP GOING BACK TO THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, SHOWING THE, THE BENT METAL FRAMING AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, HOW IT'S RESTING ON GRADE.
GOING INSIDE THAT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE FAR MIDDLE WHERE THERE'S A HOLE IN THE CEILING AND THERE IS WATER DAMAGE IN THAT AREA.
THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL WOOD FRAME MAIN STRUCTURE ZONED R FIVE AND BUILT IN 1928.
THE STRUCTURE SUFFERS FROM LONG-TERM DETERIORATION WITH ISSUES TO ALL THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS.
THE POST ON BEAM FOUNDATION HAS POSTS THAT ARE SINKING INTO INTEGRATE WITH SHIMMING.
THE TRANSIT SIDING IS MISSING AND DETACHING.
THE INTERIOR STUDS ARE ROTTED, WORN AND DETERIORATED, AND ONE STUD IS RESTING ON A CARJACK.
THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM HAS ASPHALT SHINGLE COVERINGS THAT HAS COLLAPSED IN THE CENTER.
THERE ARE HOLES AND THE SHINGLES ARE WORN AND LIFTING THE RAFTERS AND THE CEILING JOISTS ARE SEVERELY ROTTED, DETERIORATED AND DETACHING.
THERE IS ALSO AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WITH THE FOUNDATION RESTING ON GRADE AND A HOLE IN THE CEILING.
TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 3 1 7 COLFAX STREET ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56.
SUBSECTION 1, 2 5, 7, 8, 11, 15, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR THE MAIN AND CITY CODE.
ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 5, 7, 11, 17, AND 18.
FOR THE ACCESSORY IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS, HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED 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 FOR THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 3 1 7 COLFAX STREET.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CODE OFFICER? THIS IS FRED ANDIS.
THAT PROPERTY WAS BOARDED, SECURED.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AND SECURED.
SO THERE'S NOT BEEN AN ABATEMENT THAT'S THE OWNER OR THE CARETAKER, WHOEVER IS DOING THAT, THAT YOU TALKING ABOUT.
THAT PHOTO THAT YOU JUST SAW WAS THE, THE PLYWOOD WAS ON THE, THAT WAS, THERE WAS A DOOR THERE.
THE WORK ORDER WAS GENERATED IN ORDER FOR US TO ACCESS THE
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PROPERTY.WE IS, WE ISSUED A ADMINISTRATIVE WAR WARRANT RIGHT.
IN ORDER TO ENTER THE PROPERTY AND WE REBOARDED IT.
RIGHT, BUT IT WAS BOARDED BEFORE YOU GUYS GOT THERE.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE MAINTAINING THE SECURITY.
SO NOBODY, WELL, YES, IT'S, IT'S BEEN, UH, IT'S BEEN MAINTAINED.
IT'S BEEN MAINTAINED AND SECURED YES, SIR.
TO INCLUDE THE, THE BACK LOT TOO.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE CODE OFFICER? NO BOARD MEMBER.
ALICE GUDO, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER OVER HERE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO AMEND THE ACCESSORY TO INCLUDE DEFINITION 12.
IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CEO REPORT OR IN HIS PRESENTATION FOR ACCESSORY.
THERE'S NOBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPERTY? NO, NO BOARD.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, ONE FOLLOW UP? YES.
YOU ARE NOT ASKING TO KEEP IT VACATED.
UM, NO ONE HAS, THE OWNER HAS NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ME.
IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BUT SECURED.
SO THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE ON MY IN INSPECT INSPECTIONS THAT ANYONE IS ACCESSING THE PROPERTY.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT.
YEAH, WELL I WAS GONNA, AND AND UTILITIES ARE OWNER OF, THERE ARE NO UTILITIES ON, NOT EVEN GAS.
NOW DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDES.
I THINK ANNE WANTED TO DO ONE.
OH, YOU WANNA DO IT? NO, GO AHEAD.
YEAH, PLEASE PUT THE, THERE YOU GO.
YEAH, I MOVE THAT THIS PROPERTY LOCATED AT THREE 17 COLFAX IS A 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, CODE FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND THE ACCESSORY, UH, NO, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY'RE CALLED.
THE ACCESSORY, IT WOULD BE 5, 7, 11, 17 AND 18 AND 12 AND 12.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 10 DAYS, 30 DAYS, NO, 30 DAYS.
30 DAYS FROM THE, FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER AND ANY OTHER ORDERS SUCH AS IT SHOULD BE SECURED AND THAT'S IT.
AND THAT WOULD BE A CORRECTION OF 30 DAYS FOR THE DEMO? 30 DAYS, YEAH.
I AMEND MY MOTION TO BE 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE.
AND YOU SAID THAT SECURED? YES.
WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, THREE 17 COLFAX.
UM, SO WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO FOR, UH, THREE 17 COLFAX AND UNDER SECTION SECTION SIX SUBSECTIONS, UM, FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 7, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, UH, FIVE SEVEN, UH, 11, 12, 17, AND 18.
AND, UM, AND THAT WAS IT, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO WE HAVE THIS AND WE HAVE A SECOND, SIR, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION? NO.
CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL PLEASE? ROBERT TAPIA? AYE.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.
ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT CASE
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MORNING.FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER DOMINGUEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 63 48 CAMBRIDGE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION AND ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 1 3 8 5 3 BLOCK SEVEN, LOT 1 0 2 CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE, UT DASH TWO, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS AMIN MOHAMMED WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 2 0 8 CINCINNATI, CINCINNATI AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF TODAY'S CASE.
THE OWNER, AMIN MOHAM CONTACT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH OWNER AMIN MOHAMMED ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2024.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON AUGUST 30TH, 2023.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 63 48 CAMBRIDGE WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2023.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2023, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2023.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 63 48 CAMBRIDGE ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AS OF MARCH 6TH, 2024.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
THE FOLLOWING PERMITS WERE NOTED ON FILE AS OF MARCH 6TH, 2024.
THERE ARE NO ACTIVE PERMITS ON FILE FOR 63 48.
CAMBRIDGE PERMITS APPLIED FOR AN ISSUED UNDER MINOR RESIDENTIAL REPAIR AND REROOF BACK IN JULY 17TH, 2023 HAVE EXPIRED DUE TO NO ACTIVITY WITHIN 180 DAYS.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON OCTOBER 25TH, 2023, FEBRUARY 6TH AND MARCH 1ST, 2024.
PHOTO PRESENTATION CONSISTS OF A MULTIFAMILY WITH TWO UNITS IN NEGLECTED AND DAMAGED CONDITION.
63 48 CAMBRIDGE IS A MULTIFAMILY UNIT.
THERE IS A LIVING AREA ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIDE.
ACCESS INTO THE INTERIOR OF BOTH UNITS WAS ACCESSED THROUGH TWO FRONT DOORS.
STRUCTURES STRUCTURE DOES HAVE CONCERNS, CONCERNS STRUCTURALLY, EXTERIOR WALLS AND ROOF SYSTEM ARE COMPROMISED DUE TO NEGLECTION.
NEXT PHOTOS IS THE, UH, PHOTO OF THE ROOF SYSTEM IN THE FRONT STRUCTURES.
ROOF SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A ASPHALT SHINGLE OF ASPHALT SHINGLES THAT ARE MISSING IN CERTAIN AREAS AND TWO HOLES ARE PRESENT IN THE WOOD DECKING IN THIS PHOTO.
ONE LOCATED UNDER THE CHIMNEY AND THE OTHER ONE RIGHT BELOW THE RIDGE OF THE ROOF.
NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE.
I'M SORRY, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE HAS TWO TERRACES WITH COVERED WITH COVER.
TERRACES HAVE A WOOD MEMBER THAT HAS ATTACHED, BUT THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AS A REFERENCE FOR THE NEXT PHOTO, WHICH IS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE TERRACE ON THE RIGHT, RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED.
ON MY INITIAL INSPECTION, THIS TERRACE WAS ON GRADE.
THIS PHOTO ALSO REVEALS A SIGNIFICANT SLANT THAT IS PRESENT TO THE OVERHANG OF THE COVER THAT EXISTS.
NEXT PHOTO REVEALS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE EXTERIOR WALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
STRUCTURAL CONCERNS EXIST UNDER SLIDING GLASS DOORS.
WATER HAS ENTERED THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE, DAMAGING FRAMED WALLS.
A SUPPORT COLUMN THAT EXISTS IS IN THE PROCESS OF DETACHING.
NEXT PHOTO IS THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE.
THIS PHOTO CONCENTRATES ON THE ENTIRE REAR ROOF SYSTEM HERE.
FIVE HOLES ARE PRESENT FROM THE LEFT SIDE, RIGHT BY THE PLUMBING VAN AND THEN TO THE RIGHT OF THE SKYLIGHT, AND THEN AT THE RIGHT TO THE SECOND SKYLIGHT, AND THEN TWO HOLES BY THE SATELLITE DISH AT THE OVERHANG AND THE PLUMBING VAN.
NEXT PHOTO STARTS THE INTERIOR PROCESS OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE.
THE STRUCTURE ON FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024 REVEALED DAMAGED SHEET ROCK WITH MOLD BUILDUP STRUCK SATURATED WET CARPET.
NEXT PHOTO IS TAKEN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PHOTO DUE TO THE HOLE LOCATED ON THE ROOF SYSTEM BY THE CHIMNEY.
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DOWN THE WALL DAMAGING STRUCTURAL WOOD STUDS THE BOTTOM WOOD.AND THE NEXT PHOTO IS REVEAL A SMALL HALLWAY LEADING TOWARD THE BACK BEDROOM AND RESTROOM SHEET ROCK IS MISSING AND, AND MOLD BUILD AND MOLD GROWTH.
AND ON SHEET ROCK IS SIGNIFICANT.
NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE RESTROOM FROM THE DOORWAY ON THE LEFT RESTROOM.
AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL INSPECTION, HAD AN ACTIVE WATER LEAK.
THE FLOOR COVERING SHEET ROCK AND SEAT CABINET HAD BEEN DAMAGED.
THE HOLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TOILET LEADS TO THE RESTROOM ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH IS A UNIT.
BEDROOM HAS ALSO SUSTAINED MOLD BUILDUP.
AND THIS NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE BE OF THE CEILING IN THIS ROOM.
SHEET ROCK HAS COLLAPSED AND THERE'S EVEN WHAT IS REMAINS OF A AC DUCT THAT IS HANGING.
NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA LEAD TO THE UPSTAIRS BEDROOM STRUCTURE WAS INFESTED WITH VERMIN FECES.
NEXT PHOTO IS A BEDROOM ON THE SECOND LEVEL.
THIS IS THE BEDROOM ON THE SECOND LEVEL WHERE ACCESS WAS AVAILABLE TO THE TERRACE THAT NO LONGER EXISTS.
UH, BERMAN FECES IS ALSO VISIBLE TO THE RIGHT BY THE BASEBOARD.
NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE TAKEN ON THE LEFT OF FROM THE, THE LEFT OF THE PRIOR PHOTO.
ONE OF THESE, ONE OF THE HOLES MENTIONED ON THE ROOF SYSTEM IN THE REAR IS PRESENT.
ELEMENTS ARE ENTERING THE STRUCTURE.
NEXT PHOTOS ARE THE INTERIOR OF THE UNIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE.
INTERIOR OF THIS UNIT IS IDENTICAL TO THE OTHER UNIT.
NEXT PHOTO CARPET IS SATURATED VERMIN, FECES IS PRESENT.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADVISE, ADVISE THE BOARD THAT DURING THE INSPECTION, UM, THESE BOTH UNITS HAD A VERY STRONG SMELL.
NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE RESTROOM AREA DUE TO THE WATER LEAK THAT OCCURRED.
FLOORING COVERING SHEET ROCK AND SEAT CABINET ARE DAMAGED.
NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE REAR BEDROOM.
CARPET IS SATURATED, AND SHEET ROCK IS DAMAGED.
NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE CLOSET AREA.
CEILING SHEET ROCK HAS COLLAPSED AND MOLD BUILDUP IS PRESENT.
NEXT PHOTO REVEALS PHOTOS THAT WAS TAKEN LAST WEEK ON MARCH 1ST, 2024.
IN MAKING CONTACT WITH OWNERSHIP.
HE DID HAVE THE PROPERTY INSIDE CLEAN AND ON THIS INFECTION.
ON THIS INSPECTION, I FOUND THE LEFT SIDE AND, AND THE NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT ALL DEBRIS HAS BEEN REMOVED AND FROM AND CARPET THAT WAS SATURATED.
BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADVISE THE BOARD THIS TIME THAT NO STRUCTURAL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED TO THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS A TWO STORY MULTI-FAMILY UNIT WITH A SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 2,368 SQUARE FEET.
THE STRUCTURE SUFFERS WALL SUFFERS ROOF AND WALL FRAMING DAMAGE DUE TO NEGLECT.
EXTERIOR SUPPORT WALLS ARE DAMAGED AND AND DETERIORATING DUE TO A POOR ROOF SYSTEM.
THE ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF SYSTEM IS MISSING SHINGLES IN CERTAIN AREAS AND HAS A AND ROOF HAS A TOTAL OF SEVEN HOLES ALLOWING OUTSIDE ELEMENTS ENTER THE STRUCTURE.
THE TERRACE WITH COVER AND SECOND STORY DECK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED.
THE COVERING OVER THE SECOND STORY DECK HAS SIGNIFICANT LEAN INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE HAS BROKEN AND COLLAPSED SHEET ROCK ALONG WITH MOLD BUILDUP.
INTERIOR WAS INTERIOR WAS ALSO INFESTED WITH VERMIN.
FECES EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CLEAN UP THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
HOWEVER, ALL STRUCTURAL CONCERNS STILL EXIST.
THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 63 48 CAMBRIDGE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56.
SUBSECTIONS 1, 2 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS 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 IN FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR A POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 63 48 CAMBRIDGE.
UH, I'M STILL REVIEWING THE DOCUMENT.
COUNSEL, DID YOU GET THE COPY? I APPRECIATE YOU CALLING ME COUNCILMAN, ALTHOUGH I'M JUST, I'M JUST YOUR ATTORNEY.
YES, I'VE I THE DOCUMENTATION THAT HE
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PROVIDED, UM, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW.I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, UM, YOU WENT TO EACH UNIT, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.
AND WHAT I SAW, I GUESS IT WAS LEFT ELEVATION, THE TOTAL MOLD.
DID YOU, WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT WHEN YOU WALKED BEFORE YOU ENTERED? NO SIR.
UM, IT WAS JUST AS, UH, WE ENTERED THE STRUCTURE, WE CAN STARTED TAKING MORE PHO, MORE PHOTOS OF EACH AND EVERY ROOM THAT EX YOU KNOW, THAT WAS EXISTING IN THE, UH, STRUCTURE.
IT JUST SEEMED TO GET A LITTLE BIT WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE.
DID YOU PROPERLY WEAR A MASK? YES SIR.
ANYBODY THAT ENTERED THAT? AND THE REASON I ASK THAT IS BECAUSE SOME OF THAT LOOKED LIKE BLACK MOLD.
WHICH DOES GET INTO LUNGS AND ACTUALLY, SO, UM, IN THAT ALL THE UTILITIES AND EVERYTHING ARE OFF.
THERE'S NO ACTIVE UTILITIES OR RUNNING WATER AT THIS TIME.
THE CENTER WALL, I DIDN'T REALLY GET A A A LOOK AT ANY PICTURES OF THE CENTER WALL FROM THE INSULATION THAT I SAW ON THAT BACK WALL BY THE, OR ACTUALLY IT'S THE FRONT WALL I GUESS BY THE FIREPLACE.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S GONNA BE TO THE, UH, THE TOTAL OF SEVEN, UH, HOLES IN THE ROOF SYSTEM.
YOU KNOW, WATER'S JUST ENTERING THAT STRUCTURE.
IT'S BLEEDING DOWN THE EXTERIOR WALLS, DAMAGING FRAMEWORK.
WELL COMING IN THAT ONE WALL WHERE, OR WHERE THE LOST THE PORCH DIDN'T HELP EITHER.
UH, THE STRUCTURE YOU TALKED ABOUT, I DIDN'T REALLY SEE A, A LOT OF STRUCTURE, UH, BESIDES THAT WINDOW SEAL AND IT LOOKED LIKE SOME OF THE ROOF WAS SAGGING AND THE THING.
UH, UM, AND PROBABLY ANOTHER ONE, MAYBE IF WE CAN LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER TO IS THE ONE IN THE RESTROOM AREA.
UM, THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONE THAT, UH, SEPARATES BOTH UNITS.
UM, THAT'S WHERE THE DAMAGE TO A WATER LEAK WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT AREA RIGHT THERE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED DUE TO THE WATER LEAK.
WAS THAT THE COLD WALL THAT WAS IN THE RESTROOM AREA ON THE SECOND ON THE, WITH THE TOILET THAT WAS ON THE BACK.
THAT, THAT'S REFERRED AS THE COLD WALL BECAUSE IT'S AN EXTERIOR WALL.
SO THAT'S THE ONE THAT WAS LEAKING? YES, SIR.
PROBABLY FROM DAMAGES OF COLD OR SOMETHING.
AND IT TRANSFER INTO THE OTHER U UH, UNIT.
SO ALL YOUR STRUCTURE EXTERIOR WINDOW BY THE FIREPLACE.
MM-HMM,
DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE IF THAT FIRE, IF THERE WAS A FIRE RATED WALL? NO, I DID NOT, SIR.
BY THE, I'M, I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU.
AS IN AS PHOTOS WERE TAKEN, THEY WERE JUST PRETTY SNAP YOU KNOW, REALLY PRETTY FAST DUE TO THE, UH, SMELL AND THE ENVIRONMENT WE WERE IN.
AND THE REASON I ASK IS 'CAUSE THAT TOILET AREA DOWN THERE LOOKED LIKE IT HAD SOME DAMAGED WALL AND USUALLY YOU CAN TELL THE THICKNESS OF THE SHEET ROCK, BUT YOU WEREN'T THERE FOR THAT.
YOU WERE JUST TRYING TO GET WHAT YOU COULD AND OUT YES, SIR.
AND THAT WAS, WAS THE OTHER BATHROOM IS IN BAD CONDITION? YES, SIR.
UM, I REVEALED BOTH OF THOSE PHOTOS IN THE PRESENTATION.
UM, THE ONE WHERE I STATED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TOILET THAT BACKSIDE WAS THE RESTROOM ON THE SECOND UNIT.
AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO THE SECOND UNIT, YOU COULD SEE THE, UH, I GUESS A, A, A REVERSE IMAGE OF IT LEADING TO THE OTHER SIDE HOLES IN THE ROOF.
DID YOU, WERE YOU ABLE TO VISUALIZE 'EM FROM THE SECOND FLOOR UP OR JUST FROM THE EXTERIOR? NO, NO, THAT WAS FROM THE, UH, ONE PHOTO I DO HAVE.
THAT'S ON THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE, UH, FIRST UNIT THAT I ENTERED ON THAT SECOND LEVEL.
UM, THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE TO THE LEFT THAT, THAT SHOWED PRESENT DAYLIGHT.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE CODE OFFICER? THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION WITH THIS, UH, TWO BEAVERS CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING COMPANY? NO, SIR.
UM, WE'VE, UH, MY FIRST ATTEMPT I TRY TO REACH OUT TO HIM, RECEIVE NO CONTACT BACK AND THAT WAS BACK IN JULY.
UM, SO PRETTY MUCH WE WERE JUST ON STANDBY WAITING FOR, FOR, UH, ACTION TO HAPPEN TO STRUCTURE SOME TYPE OF REPAIR SETS.
PERMIT WAS PULLED, BUT UM, IT WENT ON THE EXTENSION, UH, UH, WENT ON THE, UH, THE DAYS OF 180, WHICH EXPIRED THE PERMIT AND THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH, UH, ACTION HERE TODAY.
HAS ANY MONEY BEEN EXCHANGED? NOT THAT I KNOW OF, SIR.
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STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.HELLO, MY NAME IS AMIN MOHAMED, I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY 63 48 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE.
YOU WANNA STATE YOUR CA STATE YOUR CASE PLEASE.
I WAS, I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE OFFICER LAST MONTH IN FEBRUARY REGARDING THE PROPERTY.
I SAID, OKAY, I'LL GO OVER THERE, TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
UH, I WENT OVER THERE, IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT IT AND I START TO GET THE PEOPLE TO DO SOME WORK CLEANING AND I HAVE CONTACTED SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS TO WORK ON THE PROPERTY.
AFTER THAT, I HAD TO GO FOR A CONVENTION IN LAS VEGAS.
WHEN I CAME BACK I WAS SICK FOR THREE WEEKS.
I HAVE, DURING THAT PERIOD, I HAVE CONTACTED OFFICER TWICE AND LET HIM KNOW ABOUT MY HEALTH CONDITION.
'CAUSE UH, THERE WAS SOME VIRUS GOING ON IN VEGAS.
SO BECAUSE OF THAT I GOT SICK.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I GOT SICK.
UH, MR. MOHAMMED, WE WE'RE VERY SORRY FOR YOUR ILLNESS, HOWEVER, MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST REAL QUICK, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, CAN WE GET MR. UH, MOHAMMED TO GIVE US HIS ADDRESS? OH, MAILING ADDRESS YOU DIDN'T GIVE YOU ADDRESS, SIR.
THE MAILING ADDRESS IS 26 39 ROGERS FORK, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 5 8.
UH, WE JUST WANNA HEAR ABOUT YOUR, UH, REPAIRING OF THE PROPERTY.
I DO HAVE PEOPLE READY TO WORK ON THAT PROPERTY.
I HAVE SPOKE WITH THE OFFICER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT IT THAT YOU KNOW, AND, UH, HE, LAST CONVERSATION, HE ADVISED ME, JUST HOLD ON TO IT.
WE ARE GONNA APPEAR IN THE, UH, CITY AND, UH, 'CAUSE YOUR PERMIT IS EXPIRED, YOU NEED TO GET THE NEW PERMIT AT THAT TIME.
YOU CAN GET, UH, YOU CAN APPLY FOR A NEW PERMIT AND GET THIS WORK DONE.
AND, UH, WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FINANCIALS.
I DO HAVE FINANCE, I DO HAVE MY FUNDS.
I CAN GET THAT HOUSE DONE EXCEPT AND GET IT TAKEN CARE.
ON YOUR, UM, YOUR, UH, SCOPE OF WORK, I WAS LOOKING AT IT, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYWHERE ON HERE WHERE IT'S, WHERE IT INCLUDED.
I JUST WANT TO FIRST THING, SECURE THE ROOF AND THE SIDING ON THE SIDE.
UH, AND THEN GET SOMEBODY ELSE TO WORK ON THE INSIDE, ALL THE, UH, SHEET ROCK AND EVERYTHING.
BUT THE SHEET ROCKS AND ALL THAT, THAT HAVE MOLD AS YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT IN THE PICTURE.
SO I HAVE TO GET, I CANNOT JUST GET ANY SHEET ROCK PERSON.
I JUST WANTED TO GET SOMEBODY WHO CAN GO IN AND TREAT THAT BEFORE THEY CAN TAKE IT OFF AND THEN DO THE RIGHT WORK ON IT.
BUT THERE'S NO MENTION IN HERE OF, OF A COMPLETED SCOPE OF WORK.
THIS IS JUST FOR THE ROOF IT LOOKS LIKE.
LIKE I SAID, I HAVE BEEN SICK FOR LAST THREE WEEKS.
THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK THAT I'VE STARTED WORKING.
BUT CERTAIN PROPERTY I WAS DOWN WITH MY HEALTH, I WAS NOT MEANT TO IGNORE ANYTHING, BUT JUST BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF FLU WAS IT OVER THERE IN VEGAS OR WHAT KIND OF VIRUS WAS IT? I GOT SICK.
I BEEN TO VEGAS LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS DURING THE COVID TIME AND ALL THAT.
NEVER GOT SICK, BUT SOMEHOW THIS TIME I GOT SICK.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WENT THERE FOR.
I WENT FOR MY WORK RELATED TO VEGAS AND AT THIS TIME I GOT SICK.
WE HAVE, UH, AND I DID MENTION THE GENTLEMAN, MR. CHRIS ABOUT IT.
I SPOKE WITH HIM OVER THE PHONE, TOLD HIM THIS IS MY SITUATION AND ALL THAT.
I START FEELING GOOD AND I CAN GET EVERY, EVERYBODY LINED UP TO DO THE WORK, THE FINANCIALS, I DO HAVE FUNDS, I HAVE NO PROBLEM, NO ISSUES ABOUT THAT.
YOU DIDN'T PRESENT THAT WITH YOUR, UH, WELL, YOU DIDN'T PRESENT IT WITH YOUR PACKAGE, SIR, BUT MS. MS. WEINER HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.
SO I, I'M TRYING TO GET THIS STRAIGHT.
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A YEAR, NOT YEAR.WELL IT WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 2023 THAT YOU WERE FIRST NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
WHO DID THEY NOTIFY? I DON'T KNOW.
WHERE DID THEY PICK UP THAT ADDRESS? THAT'S AN EMPTY LOT ADDRESS.
I DO KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.
I REMEMBER YOU, YEAH, LA LAST MONTH I WAS HERE.
UH, YOU, YOU'RE STATING THAT'S AN EMPTY ADDRESS, THE 2 0 8? YES SIR.
ISN'T THAT CORRECT THOUGH, SIR, THAT IT'S ON B AD.
DO YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT'S PUT ON BCA IN REGARDS TO YOUR PROPERTIES? EXCUSE ME.
SIR, THIS IS LEGAL OVER HERE TO YOUR RIGHT? YES, SIR.
BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT UHHUH
SO LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION BEFORE YOU ANSWER.
AT ANY POINT IN TIME WAS 2 0 8 CINCINNATI AVENUE A ADDRESS THAT YOU RECEIVED? MAIL? NO, SIR.
NO, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT THE ADDRESS.
I HAVE BEEN PAYING MY TAXES ON THESE PROPERTIES.
THEY ALL HAVE MY TELEPHONE CONTACT NUMBERS AND ALL OF THAT.
I HAVE NEVER, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO PUT A 2 0 8 CINCINNATI ADDRESS ON ANY OTHER PROPERTIES.
SO THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE, THE INFORMATION THAT'S CONTAINED ON THE BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS INCORRECT ACCORDING TO YOU? CORRECT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE STATING TO THIS BOARD? YES, SIR.
AS FAR AS FINANCING, I HAD TO, I DO HAVE FUNDS I CAN SHOW ON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW, BUT IF, UH, THE OFFICIAL LETTER, I HAVE TO PICK IT UP FROM THE, UH, BANK TO PROVIDE, I DO HAVE FUNDS AND THE WORK CAN BE DONE.
THAT PROPERTY CAN BE BRING IT BACK TO THE CITY CODE WHERE I CAN BE ABLE TO RENT THAT PROPERTY.
DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF THIS? YES SIR.
CAN YOU GO TO YOUR FIRST COPY? I'M ASSUMING THIS IS FOR A ROOF? YES, SIR.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE, THE SECOND PAGE.
RODRIGUEZ, OR I'M SORRY, ROOFING RODRIGUEZ ROOFING, YEAH.
UH, THERE'S NO SIGNATURE IN IT.
THERE'S NO COST AND IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT HE'S GONNA DO EXCEPT FORGIVE YOU A WARRANTY FOR THREE YEARS ON LABOR.
SO THAT'S TWO ROOFS, RIGHT? TWO BIDS FOR A ROOF? YEAH, THAT'S THE THIRD ONE TOO.
BEAVER CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING COMPANY.
NOW THE, THE LAST SHEET, THE BEAVER YES.
IN HERE IT SAYS SCOPE OF WORK AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE ROOF, CORRECT? YES SIR.
DOWN HERE IT ALSO SAYS SANCHEZ ROOFING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROOF, CORRECT? YES SIR.
SO THAT'S THREE ROOF BIDS? YES SIR.
NONE OF 'EM ARE SIGNED? YES, THAT'S WHAT I GOT FROM THEM.
AND LIKE I SAID, I HAVE NOT GOT BACK WITH THEM, THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE I GOT SICK, SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM, YOU KNOW, BUT, BUT YOU JUST STATED THAT YOU WERE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THE ROOF AND THE EXTERIOR FIRST AND THEN THE INTERIOR, CORRECT? YES SIR.
I WAS, I WAS GONNA START WITH THE ROOF TO COVER OUTSIDE ON THE SIDING AND THE ROOF TO FIX THE, GET THE ROOF DONE, THEN GET THE, SOMEBODY ELSE, WHOEVER'S GONNA BE, GET THE BID FOR THE INSIDE.
NOW, WHEN YOU RECEIVE NOTICE FROM THE CODE OFFICER, THERE WAS A PACKET THAT YOU WERE GIVEN, CORRECT? NO, I WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE LAST MONTH.
THERE WAS A PACKET GIVEN TO EITHER YOU OR POSTED ON YOUR PROPERTY, CORRECT? I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
WHEN I WENT THERE, THERE WAS NO PACKAGE OVER THERE AT THE PROPERTY.
YOU GOT A REGISTERED MAIL? I DON'T HAVE NO REGISTERED MAIL WHEN I WAS TOLD BY MR. RODRIGUEZ LAST MONTH.
SO I SAID I'LL GO AHEAD AND START TAKE CARE OF THAT AND UH, I'LL GET THIS THING TAKEN CARE.
SO I WENT OVER THERE IMMEDIATELY STARTED, CHECKED OUT THE PROPERTY.
I HAD TO GET SOME GET, START CLEANING THE INSIDE OF IT, GET CLEANING INSIDE.
AND SAME TIME I WAS GETTING THE ROOFERS TO COME AND GIMME THE BIDS.
WELL, LET ME ASK FIRST THING, I CAN START THE
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ROOF AND THE, THE, LET LET ME ASK YOU THIS, YOU ARE AWARE OF THE PROPERTY WHEN YOU PURCHASED IT, CORRECT? THE CONDITION, YEAH.AND YOU SAID THERE WAS A PERMIT PULLED AT ONE TIME? YES.
THESE DOCUMENTS I'M LOOKING AT, THE FIRST ONE IS FEBRUARY, 2024.
MARCH, 2024 IN AND, UH, FEBRUARY, 2024.
WHEN YOU BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, YOU KNEW THE CONDITION OF IT, CORRECT? YES SIR.
AND YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THIS YEAR? YES.
WHY? WHY? BECAUSE I WAS BUSY WITH MY OTHER BUSINESS.
I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, ONCE I GET TAKE CARE OF THAT, THEN I CAN MOVE ON AND FIX THIS PROPERTY.
I DO OWN A HOTEL SEVEN SIX ROOM HOTEL AND I HAVE DONE THE RENOVATION ON THAT HOTEL ON 4,800 WOOD WOODSTONE DRIVE.
I HAD TO DO THE RENOVATION FOR THE WHOLE PROPERTY.
I HAVE DONE THAT DURING THE TIME OF THE COVID.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SIGNED CONTRACT? NO, SIR.
NOT AT THIS MOMENT ON ANYTHING, NOT EVEN ON YOUR ROOFS, CORRECT? NO, SIR.
ALL OF THAT, I CAN PROVIDE ALL OF THAT.
WELL, THAT'S ALL IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE TODAY, SIR.
I, I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME HEALTH ISSUE FOR LAST THREE WEEKS AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO MR. CHRIS.
I HAVE EXPLAINED TO HIM ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, AND HE SAID, JUST COME ON IN AND WE CAN PRESENT THIS, THIS TO THE BOARD AND YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY CAN, THEY CAN WORK WITH YOU.
I SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT THIS PROPERTY LAST MONTH.
IMMEDIATELY I STARTED WORKING ON IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE, OKAY, MR. TABO, BUT IF YOU GIVE ME A REASON OF LEGAL.
I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR 'CAUSE I'M HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING SOMETHING IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME.
UH, DO YOU KNOW A JUAN ALVAREZ? A JUAN D. ALVAREZ? JUAN D. ALVAREZ? YES SIR.
SO AT ANY POINT IN TIME DID YOU PROPERTY OR DID YOU, UH, TRANSFER A DEED OR HAVE A DEED TRANSFERRED TO YOU ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2020 12? JUAN D. ALVAREZ, IS THIS A PROPERTY? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ON 2 0 8 CINCINNATI? IT SURE IS.
UH, YEAH, I'M GONNA STOP YOU RIGHT THERE REAL QUICK.
YOU, YOU TOLD US YOU DID OWN THAT PROPERTY, BUT I'M SHOWING RECORD OF A DEED TRANSFERRING TO YOU ON 1113 2012.
AND PLEASE ALLOW ME TO FINISH SIR.
SO ARE YOU, YOU STATED TO ME THAT YOU'D NEVER OWNED THAT PROPERTY AND DIDN'T KNOW THAT PROPERTY.
CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN AS TO WHY YOUR NAME IS ON A DEED WHERE IT WAS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE PERSON TO YOU? I DID NOT SAY THAT I DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY.
THAT IS NOT THE PLACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, I WOULD PUT IT AS A ADDRESS TO RECEIVE ANY MAILS.
HOW CAN YOU RECEIVE MAIL AT AN EMPTY LOT? CANNOT RECEIVE THE MAIL AT THE EMPTY LOT, THE EMPTY LOT MAIL.
THE, I DO HAVE MY HOME ADDRESS FOR YOU TO RECEIVE ANY, ANY MAILS? YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU PUT THAT DOWN SO THAT YOU COULD RECEIVE MAIL.
I I NEVER PUT THE, I NEVER PUT THAT ADDRESS.
UH, IF YOU ALLOW ME, I'LL EVEN HAVE A AT LEAST COLD DRINK, COLD COFFEE I HAVE.
I'LL TAKE A SIP, GO GET A DRINK AND COME BACK.
PLEASE BRING YOUR DRINK, BRING YOUR DRINK WITH YOU.
HE JUST LYING TWICE, TWO OR THREE TIMES BECAUSE HE SAID HE NEVER BACK HERE.
HE HE JUST, HE JUST SAID THAT HE GOT HIS MAIL THERE.
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ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE, SIR.2 0 8 CINCINNATI AVENUE IS AN EMPTY LOT.
I DID PURCHASE THAT LOT LONG TIME AGO, BUT THAT IS NOT THE LOT WHERE I WOULD USE THAT REFERENCE FOR ANY MAILING OVER THERE FOR THAT LOT AT THAT ADDRESS AT 2 0 8 CINCINNATI, I DON'T KNOW HOW CITY GOT THAT ADDRESS.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY OTHER ADDRESS, MY RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
AND ALL THIS TIME I HAVE BEEN PAYING ALL MY TAXES AND I DO PROVIDE MY TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND ALL THAT IN THERE.
IF THERE WAS ANY TIME, ANYTHING THAT I COULD HAVE GOT A PHONE CALL AND I WOULD'VE ACT ON IT RIGHT AWAY.
I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE STRUCTURES IN THE SUCH A SITUATION OR ELSE I WOULD'VE ACT ON IT WAY BEFORE LAST MONTH WHEN I WAS CALLED, WHEN I GOT A RES, WHEN I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MR. CHRIS, SORRY, I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T REMEMBER HIS LAST NAME.
SO I HAVE IMMEDIATELY WORKED ON IT.
STARTED GET, GETTING THAT PROPERTY CLEANED UP AND GOT START GET GETTING SOME, UH, BITS FOR THE ROOF.
I, I'M TRYING TO GET THIS, UH, ROOF DONE THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, ONCE THE, BECAUSE THE ROOF WOULD'VE BEEN ALREADY GOT DONE IF, UH, THE ROOFING TILES WERE AVAILABLE, BUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD REQUIRES CERTAIN ROOFING TILES THAT, THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, WHICH I HAVE EVEN MENTIONED THIS PART TO MR. CHRIS ALSO.
BUT FINALLY THEY GOT ALL THESE THINGS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, DURING THAT TIME I WAS GONE TO VEGAS WHEN THAT THESE GUYS HAVE, UH, THE CONTRACTORS HAVE FIND OUT ABOUT THE, UH, THE ROOFING TILES AVAILABILITY.
SIR, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
BCA SHOWS YOU AT ANOTHER ADDRESS TOO.
WAIT, LET ME, LET ME, IT SAYS ON HERE, NOTICE RETURNED.
SO THAT MEANS YOU RECEIVED IT.
THE OTHER SAYS NOTICE WAS RETURNED.
AND NOTICE WAS RETURNED TO NO.
SO SOMEBODY'S RECEIVED MAIL FOR ALL THREE OF THESE.
OTHERWISE IF IT WAS SENT, SENT BACK, THEN IT WOULD SAY NOTICE RETURNED.
SO SOMEWHERE YOU'VE RECEIVED IT.
UH, LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT AWARE OF IT.
I DID NOT SEE IT COULD HAVE BEEN, THERE'S SOMETHING, I'LL GO LOOK INTO IT, IT START SUCH AROUND.
BUT, UH, AS I HAVE MENTIONED THAT I DID HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT I WAS WORKING ON IT AND ALL THAT AND THIS WAS THE NEXT THINGS THAT I HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
I MEAN, I DO BELIEVE I HAVE RENOVATED A 76 ROOM HOTEL THAT WE HEARD THAT BEFORE AND IT'S IN A GOOD CONDITION RIGHT NOW AND WAY BETTER THAN YOU KNOW.
AND THE NEXT THING I WAS GONNA MOVE ON TO DO SOMETHING ON THESE THINGS TO INVEST THE MONEY AND GET THESE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF, THESE PROPERTIES ALSO.
OKAY, SIR, LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
WILL YOU, UH, CODE WANTED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF A REBUTTAL.
CAN YOU, UH, SIT FOR A SECOND AND LET CODE REBUTTAL? SURE.
YOU WERE LOOKING THROUGH YOUR PAPERWORK TO REBUTTAL.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE QUESTION WAS? YES SIR.
IT'S IN REGARDS TO, UM, NOTIFICATION CONTACT WITH THE OWNERSHIP AND LOOKING AT MY COMMENTS.
UM, HOW UH, CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH, UH, MR. MOHAM WAS, IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO MY COMMENTS STATED IN FEBRUARY 5TH, 2024, I STATED THAT STRUCTURE REMAINS IN VIOL VIOLATION.
LOCATION WAS MADE FOR A WARRANT PROCESS FOR INTERIOR PHOTOS.
OWNER'S NAME WAS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION BY A CASE HANDLED UNDER A DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNER PER BCA IS AMIN MOHAM.
AND HIS CONTACT INFORMATION AND HIS CONTACT INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM A PRIOR, UH, STANDARD, UH, BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD HEARING FOR ANOTHER PROPERTY.
SO I CONTACTED THE OWNER, UM, I CONTACTED AMIN MOHAMMED AND HE HAS STATED HE'S ALSO THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY.
I ADVISED HIM OF ACTION AS A DANGEROUS PREMISES.
I ALSO ADVISED HIM OF ANOTHER BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD HEARING THAT WILL OCCUR FOR THIS, THIS PROPERTY RIGHT HERE STATED THAT WE'LL MEET AT THE PROPERTY WITH MR. MOHAMMED TOMORROW AT 11:00 AM ON FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024.
OWNER STATED MAILING ADDRESS IS INCORRECT.
I ADVISED HIM THAT HE WILL HAVE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH BEXAR COUNTY TO CORRECT ADDRESS ON THE NEXT DAY.
WHEN WE WERE MEETING AT THE PROPERTY ON
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FEBRUARY 6TH, OWNER AMI MOHAMMED WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE LOCATION MET WITH SPOUSE AND, EXCUSE ME IF I GET THE, UH, THE NAME OF THE NAME INCORRECT, BUT IT WAS ROSINA KIRTI K KIE AND SHE, SHE GRANTED US CONSENT TO ACCESS THE PROPERTY.UM, INTERIOR, UPDATED INTERIOR PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AND THEN I ALSO STATE THAT OWNER'S INTENT IS TO REPAIR IS REPAIR.
I ADVISED, UH, THE SPOUSE AT THE PROPERTY AND AMIN MOHAMMED OVER THE PHONE TO PROVIDE SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED, REPAIRS THAT WILL BE COMPLETED AND FUNDING AVAILABLE A PRE PS A PRE BSB PACKET WAS GIVEN TO ROSINA KIRTI STATING WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE HEARING.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND SCOPE OF WORK OF EXAMPLES AND EXAMPLE OF BIDS.
OKAY, SIR, CAN YOU COME BACK UP NOW? CAN YOU ADJUST THE MIC A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS YOU? I WANT THIS ANSWER REALLY CLEAR FOR THE RECORD, SIR.
NOW I ASK YOU WHETHER YOU RECEIVED IT BY MAIL, EITHER AT THE ADDRESS IN QUESTION, YOUR HOUSE OR VERBALLY, ANY, ANY FORM OF CONTACT.
BUT HE VERBALLY TOLD YOU TO BRING THE SCOPE OF WORK, THE CONTRACT, NOT A UNSIGNED AND FINANCIAL MEANS AND YOU DIDN'T PROVIDE? YES SIR.
HE ASKED ME TO GET THAT INFORMATION.
I HAD GONE TO MY BANK TO GET THE FINANCIALS DONE, DONE.
AND THEN I HAD, LIKE I SAID, I HAD TO GO FOR A WORK RELATED, UH, TO VISIT, TO GO TO LAS VEGAS FOR A CONVENTION.
WHEN I COME BACK, I GOT SICK AND I WAS SICK FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS, UM, START GETTING BACK.
AND THAT'S WHEN I, AND DURING THE TIME I SPOKE WITH UH, UH, MR. CHRIS AT LEAST TWO TIMES OR THREE TIMES, TOLD HIM ABOUT MY HEALTH CONDITION.
THIS IS A VIRUS THAT EVERYBO TOO MANY PEOPLE GOT SICK AND I'M ALSO THE ONE OF 'EM WHO GOT SICK.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET BETTER AS SOON AS I, YOU KNOW, AND THEN ONCE I GET BETTER, I CAN START WORKING ON IT.
SO, AND AS I HAVE SPOKE WITH THE GENTLEMAN AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT, AND THEN I HAD TO GET, UH, I HAD DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS LAST THREE DAYS, BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND GETTING THE BLOOD WORK DONE AND ALL OF THAT AND OTHER THINGS.
SO THIS IS, SIR, I HAVE, THESE ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT I HAD AND I HAVE YET TO MEET WITH ALL OF THESE CONTRACTORS ALSO.
HAVE YOU OWNED THIS PROPERTY SINCE 2014? YES.
AND THIS IS 10 YEARS LATER AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO IT? YES, BECAUSE WHEN I BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY, MY INTENTION WAS TO FIX IT UP AND LEASE THE PROPERTY AND 10 YEARS LATER IT IS STILL IN THE SAME CONDITION OR WORSE.
IT'S PROBABLY IN WORSE CONDITION THAN WHAT I WIRED BEFORE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET THAT PROPERTY FIXED.
WELL, YOU HAVE 10, YOU'VE HAD 10 YEARS TO, TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROPERTY AND YOU FAILED TO DO THAT, MA'AM.
THE PROPERTY WAS, I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS INTO THAT CONDITION AND BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL THINGS, I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET MY FINANCIAL SECURES AND ALL THAT AND GETTING STARTED FIXING THE PROPERTY.
NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PERIOD FROM 2014 UNTIL NOW, YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO THE PROPERTY.
I KNOW THAT I DID NOT DO NOTHING BECAUSE I HAD OTHER THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
AND YOU HAD WHAT? I HAVE OTHER THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
AND SO, SO WHAT, YOU WANT US TO SAVE YOUR PROPERTY NOW BECAUSE YOU HAD OTHER THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF MR. MOHAM? BECAUSE I JUST FIND OUT ABOUT THAT THE PROPERTY WAS IN SUCH, UH, YOU KNOW, BAD CONDITION THAT, YOU KNOW, SO I'M, I STARTED WORKING ON IT RIGHT AWAY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY.
WELL, YOU DIDN'T BRING IN A SIGNED CONTRACT OR ANYTHING, SIR, MA'AM, IT JUST MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, FIBBING TO US ABOUT YOUR DISABILITY.
WELL, YOU CAN GIMME 10 DAYS TIME, 15 DAYS TIME.
I CAN PROVIDE EVERYTHING FROM THE CONTRACTOR, INCLUDING THE FUNDS AND ALL OF THAT.
I DO HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO TAKE CARE, TAKE CARE, ALL OF THAT.
SO, SO WE'VE HEARD, BUT YOU, YOU DIDN'T BRING IT IN SO THAT WE COULD VERIFY IT, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SICK FOR THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK.
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WORK.THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK I'M STARTED TO DO WORK AND IN THAT MY DOCTORS, I HAD TO GO VISIT, MAKE, MAKE A VISIT TO THE DOCTORS ALSO TO TAKE CARE AND, YOU KNOW, GET THIS THING GOING, WHATEVER THE KIND OF VIRUS WAS.
WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
THAT I CAN EVEN, EXCUSE ME, MS. MS. WEINER HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS YOU'VE OWNED THIS PROPERTY FOR 10 YEARS.
SO YOU BOUGHT IT AND THEN YOU HAVE NOT EVEN GONE TO VISIT IT UNTIL MAYBE AFTER YOU WERE SICK? I MEAN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
NOT AFTER I WAS SICK LAST MONTH OR THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY, I WENT TO VISIT THE PROPERTY.
SO DID YOU VISIT THE PROPERTY IN 2019 THAT THEN IT WAS FIVE YEARS THAT YOU OWNED IT? NO, I DID NOT.
AND YOU DIDN'T DO IT IN 2022? NO, MA'AM, I DID NOT.
BECAUSE THE THING IS, I HAVE GOT INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, SOME OF MY FRIENDS IN 2019.
THEY BACK STABBED ME, THEY LEFT ME INTO IT.
SO I WAS TRYING TO COME OUT OF THAT.
THEN THE COVID COME UP, I WAS STILL TRYING TO WORK ON THAT.
AND DURING ALL THIS PERIOD OF TIME, I HAVE NEVER EVER WENT TO ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO COLLECT ANY KIND OF FUNDS.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO IT ON MY OWN WITHOUT SEEKING ANY SORT OF HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT SAYING WHETHER REGARDLESS OF THE COVID TIME, EVERYBODY WAS COLLECTING FUNDS.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO IT ON MY OWN, TRY TO GET BACK TO ON MY FEEDBACK AGAIN ON MY OWN.
AND I WAS TRYING TO DO ONE THING AT A TIME.
AT THAT TIME, RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE HOUSE, I HAVE PURCHASED A HOTEL, WHICH IS SEVEN, SIX ROOM HOTEL.
I WAS, I WAS RUNNING THAT PROPERTY ALSO.
AND THEN DURING THE COVID TIME COME, THAT'S WHEN I HAVE CONVERTED FROM INDEPENDENT HOTEL TO BEST WESTERN AND I HAVE RENOVATED THE WHOLE PROPERTY, THE BEST WESTERN.
AND YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT, AT THAT TIME, MY FRIENDS HAVE BACK STABBED ME.
SO THE BUSINESS THAT I HAVE, I WAS GOT INVOLVED WITH THEM ALL CAME TO ME.
SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO WORK ON THAT BUSINESS AND TRY TO GET BACK TO THE NORMAL ON THAT BUSINESS.
SO, WHICH I, I HAVE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE SORTED OUT EVERYTHING BECAUSE THERE WAS TOTALLY NEW BUSINESS FOR ME.
I GOT BACK ON MY FEET, EVERYTHING.
AND THAT'S WHEN, YOU KNOW, NOW I'M JUST, UH, TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THESE OTHER THINGS.
AND WE HAVE, I THINK SHE HAS ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU.
I'M, YOU KNOW, WE ARE SORRY THAT YOU WERE SICK AND WE ARE SORRY THAT YOU HAD A BAD BUSINESS VENTURE, BUT WHEN YOU BUY PROPERTY, THAT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AT LEAST TO KEEP THE OUTSIDE, UH, MAINTAINED.
THIS IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THIS AFFECTS THE NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS.
MA'AM, I DO APOLOGIZE THAT YES, THAT ONE POINT I, I CAN TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY THAT, YEAH, I DID NOT LOOK AFTER THAT BECAUSE I WAS JUST TRYING TO COME OUT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD SO I CAN
SO BECAUSE I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE, ZERO KNOWLEDGE ON THAT BUSINESS, SO I CAN COME OUT OF THAT PROBLEM AND I CAN RUN THE PROBLEM BUSINESS.
SO THAT BUSINESS ALSO, I'VE BEEN RUNNING IT AND I'M FINALLY, OH JESUS, EXCUSE ME.
I'M FINALLY TAKING CARE OF THAT BUSINESS ALSO.
AND AS SOON AS I FIND OUT ABOUT THESE PROPERTIES, SO I'M START TO WORK ON IT.
ONE, ONE THING I DO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, I DID NOT GO VISIT THE PROPERTY BECAUSE I WAS JUST TRYING TO SECURE OTHER THINGS.
SO ONCE I GOT OTHER THINGS SECURE AND THE FINANCIAL SECURE, I WAS GONNA WORK ON IT AND ALRIGHT SIR, WE HEARD THAT.
UM, ALL YOUR DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU DON'T HAVE, WHAT TIME WERE YOU THINKING THAT? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, HOW MUCH TIME ARE YOU ASKING IF WE
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GO DOWN THAT ROAD OF AIR? WHAT IS IT TIMELINE YOU'RE ASKING? OH, WHAT IS THE TIME YOU CAN GIMME THE FEASIBLE TIME? I MEAN, 60 DAYS WOULD BE GREAT TO GET EVERYTHING DONE.AND IF YOU NEED, IF YOU GIMME 15 DAYS, I'LL BRING THE PAPERWORK TO YOU GUYS WITH THE SIGNED CONTRACTS AND ALL OF THAT.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT I'M, THEY'RE GONNA DO THE WORK, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE.
THEY'RE GONNA, UH, GET THE, UH, PERMITS FROM THE CITY AND EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE DONE IN THE PROPER CHANNEL.
AS FAR AS FUNDING WISE, I DO HAVE FUNDS THAT I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH.
OKAY SIR, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
OKAY, MADAM CHAIRMAN, READY TO MAKE A MOTION.
OKAY, I MOVE AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 3 4 8.
CAMBRIDGE DRIVE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18.
I ORDER THE PROPERTY TO BE DEMOED WITHIN 30 DAYS, REMAIN VACATED, CUT ALL UTILITIES AND SECURE THE PROPERTY OWNER, SECURE THE PROPERTY.
EXCUSE ME, WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO AND UNDER, UH, WHAT AM I READING HERE? UM, OKAY, UH, CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 56, SUBSECTIONS TWO, I'M SORRY.
1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 15, 17, AND 18.
HOLD ON MADAM CHAIR, BEFORE WE GO.
LET ME, LET ME FINISH THIS BEFORE AND YOU CAN MAKE A, IT'S NOT AN AMENDMENT.
I HAVE TO ADD THAT LAST SECTION.
IT'S IN VIOLATION OF, UH, HEALTH LI UH, SAFETY AND LIFE.
WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO UNDER CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT CHAPTER, UM, I'M SORRY, SUB CHAP SUBSECTION, UH, 1 56 AND SUB CODES 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
WE ORDERED THE PROPERTY TO BE DEMOED IN 30 DAYS AND TO SECURE THE PROPERTY BY THE OWNER AND CUT ALL UTILITIES.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND, ROBERT? SECOND.
OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND BY MS. MS. ANNE AND UH, ANN WEINER.
I SECOND? YES, WE HAVE A A SECOND BY HER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEY, NO DISCUSSION.
COULD WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? ROBERT TAPIA? AYE.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO, SIR.
YOU CAN GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER AND HE'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU.
OKAY? I THINK THAT'S THE LAST ONE.
OH, DO WE HAVE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE, NO ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.
OKAY, THEN BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT WE ARE ADJOURNED.