* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. UH, TODAY IS MAY THE NINTH, 2024. THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL COME TO ORDER. LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. JOANNE NELSON. PRESENT JOEL SOLIS. PRESENT, FRED ANDES. PRESENT, DR. LINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. THOMAS FRANKS PRESENT. KAYLA MIRANDA, PRESENT PAUL HERNANDEZ PRESENT. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS AND LUCINDA ROSCO FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER ES ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST. AND MYSELF, JUDY KRUM. BSB LIAISON CHAIR. QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH CONFIRMING THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. UH, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PROVIDES TRANSLATION SERVICES, UH, FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT NEED ASSISTANCE. IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE TRANSLATION SERVICE. ACTUALLY READ THAT, UH, PARAGRAPH. YES. THANK YOU. JUST A SLIGHT DELAY FROM THE CHAIR SAYING SIMPLY THAT, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE AND ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS PUBLIC HEARING. NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THE 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 ASSISTANCE. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU MAY HAVE MADE OR HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU SUBMITTED REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE. CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING. NUMBER ONE, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH A COST REACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF A CODE OFFICER. NUMBER TWO, SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS, DEPEND UPON MONIES AT HAND. AND NUMBER THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK. ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED. ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS AND REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, 7 8 2 0 4 IF IN DOUBT. AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDER, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON 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 36, EXCUSE AT, [ Approval of Minutes  ] UH, PRIOR TO OUR MEETING TODAY, THE MINUTES WERE MAILED TO THE BOARD, UH, AND THE BOARD HAS REVIEWED THOSE MINUTES. CHAIR ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST APRIL MEETING. MR. CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDIS STRANDIS. UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, GO AHEAD AND, AND MOTION FOR THE MINUTES TO BE ACCEPTED AS IS FOR APRIL 11TH, 2024. MOTION IS TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS DRAFTED. UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, AND I SECOND, UH, FROM JOEL SOLIS. UH, ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS DRAFTED. SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [ Briefing and Possible Action on the following items  ] AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY STAFF MS. RAMIREZ. GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. IF I MAY PROCEED, SIR? YES, PLEASE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. A COUPLE ITEMS TO READ INTO THE RECORD THIS MORNING. UH, I WILL BEGIN WITH A HOLD. HARMLESS AGREEMENTS. WE DO HAVE TWO OF THEM. FIRST PROPERTY, THE OWNER LOCATED AT 92 42 TORONTO DRIVE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO HAS VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO [00:05:01] ALLOW THE CITY TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE. UM, IT WAS SIGNED ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 59, SECTION FIVE, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. NEXT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 28 GULF IN COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, THE OWNER HAS VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO ALLOW THE CITY TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE. UH, THE DOCUMENTS WERE SIGNED ON APRIL THE 30TH OF 2024. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 59, SECTION FIVE, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. WE ALSO HAVE ONE EMERGENCY DEMOLITION TO READ INTO THE RECORD. THIS IS A STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 59 GLADSTONE, SPECIFICALLY THE REAR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. IT WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON APRIL 25TH, 2024 DUE TO A FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON APRIL 16TH, 2024. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 7 5, NO FURTHER ACTIONS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME AND THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS. THAT DOES COMPLETE MY REPORT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. DOES BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. RAMIREZ? THANK YOU ALL. NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR FIRST CASE TODAY IS GONNA BE, UH, 2 23 EAST PLUM. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CHRIS DOMINGUEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 2 23 EAST PETALUMA WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 1 1 1 5 5 LOT EA HUNDRED FEET OF WEST 300 FEET OF TR THREE LOCATED IN CITY CONSOLE DISTRICT THREE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS ROSE E VALEZ WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 2 23 EAST PETALUMA BOULEVARD. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? WE DO. PLEASE. NO PHONE NUMBERS WERE FOUND, NOR HAVE I SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON APRIL 29TH, 2024. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 2 23 EAST PETALUMA BOULEVARD WAS CONDUCTED ON MARCH 16TH, 2023. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED OUT ON JANUARY 30TH, 2024, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON MARCH 24TH, 2023. THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ADVISE THE BOARD THAT TWO NOTICES WERE ISSUED OUT. UM, THE INITIAL PREVIOUS OFFICER DID, UH, MAIL OUT A NOTICE, INITIAL NOTICE, BUT SOME DEFICIENCIES WEREN'T, UM, UH, INPUT IN THE SYSTEM. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND RE BATCHED A NEW NOTICE ON APRIL 24TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 2 23 EAST PAN ON APRIL 24TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT ENGINEERS HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND AS OF MAY 8TH, 2024, THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR 2 23 EAST PETALUMA. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON APRIL 10TH AND MAY 3RD, 2024. PICTURE PRESENTATION CONSISTS OF FOUR STRUCTURES IN THE NEGLECTED AND DILAPIDATED CONDITION. 2 23 EAST PETALUMA SITS ON A BIG LOT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVER AN ACRE. PROPERTY HAS A TOTAL OF FOUR STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY. TWO OF THE STRUCTURES ARE LISTED IN BEAR COUNTY, WHICH IS THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY AND ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE ARE NOT LISTED IN THE PHOTO. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE MAIN STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY AND TO THE LEFT OF THE, UH, MAIN STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS LIST LISTED AS A UTILITY AREA, AND THERE'S ALSO A LARGE TREE TO THE LEFT. IT IS, UH, IT'S KIND OF A DARK AREA, BUT THAT'S GONNA BE ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. AND THEN THE FAR BACK RIGHT SIDE, WHICH IS NOT VISIBLE, IS, UH, ANOTHER LOCATION OF ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE. MAIN STRUCTURE IS A LITTLE BIT UNDER, UH, 800 SQUARE FEET STRUCTURE HAS DAMAGED TO ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS, FOUNDATION, [00:10:01] WALLS, AND THE ROOF SYSTEM. IN THIS PHOTO, THE ROOF SYSTEM IS MISSING SHINGLES, ATTACHED SHINGLES ARE WORN AND ROOF DECKING IS EXPOSED. I WOULD ALS I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADVISE THE BOARD THAT MY ENTRANCE INTO THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE WAS TAKEN THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE, RIGHT, UH, WHERE THE, UH, PATIO SLAB EXISTS. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. EXTERIOR SHEETING IS ROTTED. HOLES IN THE WALLS ARE PRESENT. IT IS EXPOSING WALLS, STUDS, AND THE SEAL PLATE SATE IS ALSO DETACHING ABOVE THE WATER HEATER VENT. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE. ON THIS BACKSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, VEGETATION IS STARTING TO CONSUME THE STRUCTURE AND THE FAR LEFT OF THE, OF THIS PHOTO OF THE STRUCTURE. AT THE FOUNDATION, A TREE IS GROWING ALONG THE FOUNDATION AND THE NEXT, UH, PHOTOS ARE GONNA BE TAKEN UNDERNEATH THE WINDOW. VISIBLE, VISIBLE SIGNS OF FOUNDATION AND STRUCTURE MOVING ARE PRESENT UNDER THE WINDOW MASON RESEAL AT THE CORNERS. AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PHOTO, THE EXPOSED PIPE THAT EXISTS, THAT IS RUNNING ALONG THE, UH, OUTSIDE RIGHT THERE IS A GAS LINE. BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADVISE THE BOARD THAT THERE ARE NO GAS SERVICES. THERE ARE NO GAS SERVICES. IT IS DISCONNECTED AT THE UH, METER. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA START THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE, UM, TO THE LEFT OF THE STRUCTURE. UH, THAT DOORWAY WHERE THERE IS SOME LIGHT IS WHERE I GAIN ENTRANCE. THERE ARE SCATTERED ITEMS THAT ARE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE AND, UH, THE NEXT FLOOR WILL BE TAKEN TO THE RIGHT OF THAT CLOSET AREA. THIS AREA IS THE BACKSIDE OF A RESTROOM. IT'S A STANDUP CORNER, SHOWERS LOCATED BEHIND THIS WALL, BUT HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WOOD STUD AND SEAL PLATE ARE SEVERELY DAMAGED. NEXT PHOTO, PLEASE. STANDING IN THE SAME ROOM, CRACKING IN THE, UH, CONCRETE SLAB IS VISIBLE. AND UH, AND THEN IN MY LAST PHOTO PRESENTATION FOR THE INTERIOR OF THIS STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE HOW YOU'RE GONNA SEE HOW THE, UH, THE CRACKS GET A LITTLE BIT MORE VISIBLE. THIS IS THE SMALL HALLWAY. UH, THE DOOR STRAIGHT AHEAD LEADS TO A ROOM AND THEN A KITCHEN AREA IN THE BACK. AND THE DOOR TO THE RIGHT IS THE RESTROOM AREA WHERE MY NEXT PHOTO IS TAKEN. RESTROOMS ARE FILLED WITH MISS LADY'S ITEMS, DEBRIS, AND YOU CAN EVER, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE CORNER SHOWER WAS ALSO RAISED TO ACCOMMODATE SOME TYPE OF DRAINAGE. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE IN THE ROOM, UH, BEFORE THE KITCHEN TAPING FROM THE SEATING SHEET. ROCK IS HANGING AND THERE ARE VISIBLE CRACKS BEHIND THE BROOM THAT ARE VISIBLE BY THE, UH, WINDOW. NEXT FLOOR IS GONNA BE OF THE KITCHEN AREA. KITCHEN AREA HAS BEEN B HAS BEEN VANDALIZED. UM, ITEMS ARE SCATTERED AND THERE'S NO CLEAR WALKING SURFACE. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE FOUNDATION IN THIS ROOM. CRACKING THE FOUNDATION IS MORE VISIBLE IN THIS PHOTO. GAPPING IS WIDER AND IT'S MORE REVEALING. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE. SESSION NUMBER ONE IS LISTED AS A DETACHED UTILITY UTILITY AREA, 600 SQUARE FEET, AND IT'S MISSING EXTERIOR SIDING. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS STRUCTURE. IT'S ALSO COMPLETELY MISSING A ROOF SYSTEM. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE REAR SIDE. THE REAR SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. IDENTICAL INSULATION IS VISIBLE AND NO COVERING TO THE EXTERIOR WALLS AND ROOF SYSTEM. INTERIOR STRUCTURE IS THE NEXT PHOTO. STRUCTURE IS OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS. WOOD MEMBERS ARE EXPOSED. ALL SITTING SHEET ROCK HAS COLLAPSED. THERE'S NO CLEAR WALKING SERVICE AVAILABLE AND MOLD IS PRESENT. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE RESTROOM AREA. AND IN THIS AREA, IT'S PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL TO THE PREVIOUS PHOTO WITH COLLAPSED SHEET ROCK AND EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE. IT'S NOT LISTED IN BCAT, BUT ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO IS A 10 BY EIGHT WOOD SHED SIGN. SIDING IS DAMAGED AND SEPARATING. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE REAR SIDING IS MISSING IN THE REAR, AND THE REAR WALL IS EX HAS EXPOSED WOOD. MAIN FRAME WOOD FRAMING MEMBERS. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE ROOF SYSTEM IN WHICH THE COVERING IS COMPLETELY MISSING. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. INTERIOR HAS MISLA, HAS MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND DEBRIS FROM OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE ROOF COVERING, WHICH IS JUST SHOWING THAT ROOF COVERING IS MISSING AND STRUCTURE IS OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS. NEXT ONE IS GONNA BE ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE. ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE IS ALSO NOT LISTED IN BCA. THIS IS ACTUALLY A PHOTO OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE STRUCTURE. THE NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE HAS BEEN SECURED BY CITY CONTRACTORS. UM, STRUCTURE [00:15:01] WAS PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED ON THE TWO SIDES. NEXT PHOTO WILL PRESENT AT, AND ACTUALLY ON APRIL 10TH TWO, 2024, THE STRUCTURE WAS COMPLETELY EXPOSED. FRONT OF THE STRUCTURES LACKING IS LACKING. PROPER, PROPER SUPPORT. WOOD FRAMING, STUDS ARE MISSING. NEXT FLOOR IS GONNA BE AN INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. MS. LADY SIGNS ARE PRESENT AND THE FLOORING AND WALKING SURFACE ARE EXPOSED AND BEGINNING TO ROT. THIS IS A LARGE LOT OVER AN ACRE. THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROPERTY ARE ALL IN NEGLECTED AND DILAPIDATED CONDITION. THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE PROPERTY HAS A FOUNDATION THAT IS SHIFTING. THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION HAS CRACKS. THE ROOF HAS SHINGLES THAT ARE WORN AND SHINGLES THAT ARE MISSING THE INTERIOR OF THEIR STRUCTURE. THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE HAS DAMAGED SHEET ROCK AND WOOD STUDS THAT ARE DETERIORATED. ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE DESCRIBED AS A DETACHED UTILITY AREA IS COMPLETELY MISSING. ROOF COVERING AND COVERING OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS. DUE TO NO RO DUE TO NO ROOF SYSTEM. THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE IS COMPLETELY OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS ACCESSORY. NUMBER TWO, THE SMALL WOODEN SHED IS LACKING A PROPER COVERING AND EXPOSED TO ALL ELEMENTS ASSESSING. NUMBER THREE, THE WOOD FRAMED ACCESSORY IS LACKING PROPER SUPPORT ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS. THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 2 23 EAST PETALUMA BOULEVARD ON IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE H, ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 FOR THE, FOR THE SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE DE, THE DETACHED UTILITY AREA, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER 2, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADVISE THE BOARD THAT IN THE DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU DO HAVE, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY STATED AS ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE. UM, WE DO HAVE THE MAIN STRUCTURE ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, ACTUALLY, THE ONE THAT IS BLANK, THAT HAS NO LABEL TO IT IS ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE. AND IT'S GONNA FALL UNDER THE DEFINITIONS OF 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBES, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING, 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 A POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 2 23 EAST PETALUMA. THANK YOU. DOES THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? I HAVE, UH, MS. FRED ANDIS, GO AHEAD. I DIDN'T SEE ANY PICTURES OF THE UTILITIES. ALL UTILITIES ARE CUT. YES, SIR. THEY ARE CUT AND THERE'S NOT BEEN ANY ACTIVITY OF PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT OF THERE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND THAT WAS A BIG, BIG CONCERN. UH, IT'S A HUGE LOT WHICH LEADS TO THE BACK STREET AND IT IS A, UH, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF, UH, UH, UH, WALKING, INDIVIDUALS WALKING THROUGH THE AREA. UM, NEIGHBORS DID, UH, HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE VAGRANT. UM, WE'VE ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, HAD THE STRUCTURE SECURED. UH, WE'VE HAD IT, UH, CUT AND CLEAN, AND WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ACTION IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW TO, UH, CUT THE VEGETATION AGAIN. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HAD IT AB DEBATED? UH, I CAN ADVISE THE BOARD THAT AS OF, UH, JANUARY, JANUARY, 2024, 2023, WE HAVE HAD 1, 2, 3. WE HAD THE PROPERTY CUT AND CLEANED THREE TIMES WITH SECURING. AND WE ALSO HAVE A CURRENT ACTION RIGHT NOW, NOW WITH SECURING THAT INCLUDES ALL THE BUILDINGS. THAT IS CORRECT. ON MY INITIAL INSPECTION THAT I WENT, UM, THE MAIN STRUCTURE WAS SECURED. UH, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY HAD BEEN ENTERING AT THAT TIME, BUT ALL THREE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES WERE UNSECURED AND WE HAD THOSE SECURED, BUT THEY'VE BEEN SECURED BEFORE. THEY APPEAR TO BE THE, THE, THEY'RE UNSECURED IT TO LIVE IN THEM. YES, SIR. THAT, THAT, IF I CAN EXPLAIN THIS CORRECTLY, AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS THAT, UM, HAVE VAGRANTS ENTERED THE STRUCTURES AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES? YES, WE HAD 'EM RESECURED AGAIN AND, UM, ACTUALLY ON MY LAST INSPECTION, UM, THEY REMAIN SECURED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO, TWO, EXCUSE [00:20:01] ME, 2 23 EAST PLUM CHAIR. THIS IS THOMAS FRANKS. GO AHEAD, PLEASE, THOMAS. I HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 23 EAST PLUM BOULEVARD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 6 1 56, MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. ACCESSORY 1 1 2, 5 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, ACCESSORY 2 1 2 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, ACCESSORY 3 1 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY IS DEMO DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER. MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 23 EAST PLUM IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, UH, SECTIONS, UH, SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, SUB CODES FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE, SUB CODES 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO SUB CODES, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER THREE, SUB CODES 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, THAT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE ORDER MAILED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? UH, UH, THIS FRED ANDERSON SECOND. SECOND IS MADE. ANY DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD. WELL, THIS IS JOEL PLACE. THE ONLY DISCUSSION I HAVE HERE IS, IS REALLY REGARDING THE EXHIBITS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EXHIBIT FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, THE LAST ONE THAT WAS DISPLAYED, THAT THAT'S AMENDED TO BE, TO SHOW EXACTLY WHAT ACCESSORY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE RECORD, NOTED BY STAFF. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OUR NEXT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE TWO 10 AT SPINDLE AVENUE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE SANCHEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT TWO 10 SPINDLE AVENUE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DELI DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 8 9 20 BLOCK THREE SIX, LOT 11, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS CONSUELO H MARTINEZ, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF TWO 10 SPINDLE AVENUE. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE FOLLOWING, I'M SORRY. NO, THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? WE DO. PLEASE. THANK YOU. CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE OCCUPANTS, VICTOR TOYE AND JUAN RELL, ALSO KNOWN AS JOHNNY, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, NOVEMBER 21ST, 2023, THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING TWO 10 SPINDLE AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 10TH, 2023. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON AUGUST 22ND, 2023, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON AUGUST 25TH, 2023 ON APRIL 25TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS [00:25:01] POSTED AT TWO 10 SPINDLE AVENUE ON APRIL 24TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON MAY 8TH, 2024. AT THIS TIME, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF MAY 8TH, 2024. THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR TWO 10 SPINDLE AVENUE. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED TODAY WERE TAKEN ON MAY 3RD, 2024. HERE WE HAVE THE FRONT VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. UM, TO THE LEFT IS THE MAIN STRUCTURE OVER TOWARDS THE RIGHT BEHIND THE BLUE CANOPY IS ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, ACCESSORY JUST ONCE ACCESSORY. UM, FROM THIS VIEW, YOU CAN SEE THERE IS THE FRONT ELEVATION. THERE IS NO SIDING AND LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, HERE YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME SAGGING TO THE ROOF, MISSING FASCIA BOARDS THAT ARE EXPOSING ROTTING RAFTERS, AS WELL AS TOWARDS THE BOTTOM LEFT PORTION. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE, THE SIDING IS BEGINNING TO DETACH AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. IT IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR AS THE, THERE IS THE FENCE LINE RIGHT THERE. UM, THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE OVERHANG THERE WITH ROTTING THERE WITH ROTTING DECKING AS WELL AS, UH, MISSING FASCIA BOARDS. THIS IS A CLOSER VIEW OF THE FRONT ELEVATION. UM, THE STRUCTURE TO THE RIGHT IS AN ATTACHED ROOM ADDITION. UM, YOU COULD SEE THAT THE PANELING OF THE SIDING IS DETACHING AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF, WHICH IS ACT, UM, THE PATIO COVER THAT ATTACHES THE MAIN STRUCTURE TO THAT ADDITION. THIS IS A DIFFERENT ANGLE, UH, TO VIEW THE EXCUSE. THIS IS A DIFFERENT ANGLE TO VIEW, UM, THE MISSING SIDING AND THAT IT IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION. THE BOARDS HAVE BECOME, HAVE WATER DAMAGE AS WELL AS IF YOU NOTICE THE SLOPE FOR THE FLAT ROOF OR SHED ROOF, UM, CONNECTS TO THE PATIO COVER AND IT IS IMPERATIVE BECAUSE IT HOLDS WATER AND IT'LL SHOW, UM, WATER DAMAGE IN THE NEXT FEW PHOTOS. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE. UH, THERE IS A SAG TO THE ROOF. YOU CAN TELL BY VIEWING THE WINDOW WHERE IT IS STARTING TO TILT AND LEAN DUE TO THE SAG AND THE DAMAGE TO THE OVERHANG. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE OVERHANG. YOU CAN SEE THE ROTTING DECKING AND THE, THE ROTTING RAFTERS. THE WINDOW IS ALSO, UM, MISSING THE TRIM AND IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE FOUNDATION. ON THE RIGHT ELEVATION, THERE IS A POST THAT IS BEARING NO BEAM. A SECTION OF THE BEAM IS MISSING. UH, THE WA STUD IS NOT SITTING ON THE SILL. UM, THE, THE BOARD CONNECTED TO THE WALL STUD IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE INTERIOR WALL AS WELL AS YOU COULD SEE THE SUBFLOORING. NEXT. THANK YOU. HERE IS THE, UM, PORCH COVERING THAT IS ATTACHING TO THE ROOM ADDITION. YOU COULD SEE THAT THERE IS WATER DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE, THE ROOF COVERING AND THE DECKING IS ROTTING. HERE IS ANOTHER VIEW DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE PATIO COVERING THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE ROOM ADDITION. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WATER, THE WAY THE WA THE ROOF'S MEET IS COLLECTING WATER AND CAUSING WATER DAMAGE. HERE WE ARE ENTERING THE MAIN STRUCTURE. UM, THERE IS A CONCERN FOR INGRESS AND INGRESS DUE TO THE FOUNDATION SHIFTING. UM, THERE IS A BIG DIP GOING INTO THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION WALL WHERE THE FOUNDATION IS, IS NOT BEARING WEIGHT. UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A SAG TO, UM, AT THE CEILING AS WELL AS THE SHIFTING IN THE WINDOW THAT IS CAUSING GAPPING HERE IS IN THE SAME ROOM. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THERE'S ACTUALLY KIND OF A HUMP OR A SLOPE DUE TO THE FOUNDATION SHIFTING. UM, THE TILES THERE ARE STARTING TO BUCKLE AND PUSH UP AGAINST EACH OTHER, AND THERE IS A CLOSEUP OF THE LEVEL TO SHOW YOU HOW HOW MUCH THE FOUNDATION IS SLOPING OR [00:30:01] THE FLOORING. THIS IS IN THE KITCHEN. UH, THERE IS EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING, UM, WHERE THEY'VE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE REPAIRS. THIS IS GOING INTO THE, UH, BEDROOM THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ROOM WHERE IT HAD THE LEVEL TO SHOW, UH, THE FOUNDATION, AGAIN, IS SHIFTING. THERE IS GAPPING IN BETWEEN THE FLOORING. UM, THAT'S ACTUALLY A CAP. AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A FORK THERE IN BETWEEN THAT HAD FALLEN TO SHOW HOW MUCH, UM, SEPARATION IS GOING ON FOR THE FLOORING. AND THIS IS IN THAT SAME, THAT THAT ROOM WITH MISMATCH, UH, FLOORING, WHICH IS CAUSING A TRIPPING HAZARD AND A CONCERN, AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL OUTLETS BEING EXTENDED. THIS IS IN THAT SAME ROOM, AND THIS IS GOING IN TOWARDS THE BATHROOM THERE. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE REPAIRS INTO THE BATHROOM, WHICH IS CAUSING, UM, A TRIPPING HAZARD BECAUSE THE FLOORING IS BEING PILED ON. AND THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT ABOUT A ONE INCH GAP THAT ISN'T FLUSH THAT COULD CAUSE A TRIPPING HAZARD, AS WELL AS IN THAT SECTION, THAT MINI HALLWAY. UM, THE FLOOR IS SPONGY AND SOFT. WHEN YOU STEP ON IT, YOU KIND OF GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT. THIS ISN'T A ROOM TOWARDS THE REAR PAST THE PAST THAT ONE BEDROOM. UM, THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE DRYWALL ON THE CEILING. THIS IS GONNA BE GOING INTO THE ROOM ADDITION. UM, YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE LAST PHOTOS I DO HAVE ARE FROM DECEMBER 12TH. UM, UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT ALLOW US ACCESS OR DID NOT HAVE A KEY AS, UM, THE INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN THAT ROOM WERE NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. UM, BUT UPON ENTERING, YOU DID SEE, UH, THE DAMAGE TO THE FLOORING. UH, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FRONT AND RIGHT SECTION OF FROM THE, IF YOU VIEW THE PROPERTY FROM THE FRONT, THERE IS PLASTIC TO COVER UP HOLES, UM, THAT ARE IN THE CEILING. UM, IN HERE, THIS IS THE WALL THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE, THE PATIO COVERING WHERE THE WATER BEGINS TO SIT. YOU COULD SEE SOME STAINING FROM WATER COMING THROUGH THE PRO FROM COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS PATCHWORK AND PLASTIC TO COVER THE HOLES IN THE CEILING. THIS IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FRONT AND LEFT ELEVATION TO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. UM, THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PANEL THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THERE WITHOUT PERMITS. UM, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS GONNA BE THE REAR AND THE LEFT ELEVATION, UH, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BASKETBALL GOAL. THEY HAVE INSERTED FOAM TO COVER UP MISSING, UM, ANY, ANY CRACKS IN BETWEEN, WHICH IS NOW BECOMING DISCOLORED. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE FOUNDATION. UM, THEY ARE USING CINDER BLOCKS TO HOUSE THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. UM, AS WELL AS YOU COULD SEE SOME OF THE FOAM THAT THEY'VE ATTACHED ADDED TO, UH, COVER UP ANY CRACKS. THIS IS GOING INTO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. UM, THEY HAVE MAKESHIFT APPROACH, UH, WITH ADDITIONAL CINDER BLOCKS AND, AND MATS TO ENTER. SO CAUSING A CONCERN FOR INGRESS AND INGRESS. HERE YOU CAN SEE THEY'VE, THEY'VE CONVERTED THE INTERIOR. UM, IT IS MISSING DRYWALL AND INSULATION. HERE IS A CLOSEUP OF THE EXPOSED ELECTRICAL OUTLETS. AGAIN, UH, NO PERMITS WERE PULLED TO, TO ADD ELECTRICITY TO THE, TO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE THE, THE DRYWALL THAT THEY'VE IMPLEMENTED TO CREATE IT AS A DWELLING, UM, IN SECTIONS THAT IS STILL MISSING AND THEN AND MORE EXPECT MORE EXPOSED ELECTRICAL, UM, ON THE CEILING FAN AS WELL AS, UM, INCOMPLETE DRYWALL. THE MAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE CONS OF CONSISTS OF A WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION ON POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION. FOUNDATION POSTS ARE NOT BEARING WEIGHT AND REQUIRES EXTENSIVE LEVELING. THE SIDING IS DETACHING AND MISSING IN SOME SECTIONS, EXPOSING THE WALL STUDS. THE INTERIOR HAS EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES, SOFT AND UNEVEN FLOORING WITH A CONCERN FOR TRIPPING HAZARD. THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM IS SAGGING WITH MISSING FACIAL BOARDS EXPOSING ROTTING RAFTERS. THE OVERHANG IS ROTTING AND DETERIORATING. PORCH COVER HAS WATER DAMAGE AND IT'S ROTTING THE ROOM. ATTACHED ROOM ADDITION IS MISSING SIDING AND LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION. [00:35:01] THE INTERIOR HAS PLASTIC COVERING HOLES IN THE CEILING. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF A WOOD FRAME SHED THAT HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A DWELLING WITH NO PERMITS OBTAINED. THE STRUCTURE SITS ON CINDER BLOCKS WITH SHIMMING GAPS, AND THE EXTERIORS HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH FOAM TO PREVENT WATER. AND, UM, THE ELEMENTS AND INSECTS TAN. UM, INTERIOR HAS EXPOSED WIRES, ELECTRICAL WIRES, AND MISSING DRYWALL. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT TWO 10 SPINO AVENUE ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE, CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56. SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN ARE 2, 5, 8, 12, AND 15. SUBSECTIONS FOR THE ACCESSORY ARE 1, 8, 12, AND 15, 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 OR DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE. HEALTH, PROPERTY AND HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL DISCONNECTS, NOTICE TO VACATE AND TO HAVE THE PROPERTY CLEANED AND SECURED. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR TWO 10 SPINDLE AVENUE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE CODE OFFICER? THIS IS THOMAS FRANKS THE MAIN STRUCTURE LOOKING AT THE PICTURES, IS THAT PARTICLE BOARD OR IS THAT ACTUALLY WOOD? FOR THE ROOM EDITION? IT'S PARTICLE BOARD. . AND THEN SAME THING FOR THE ACCESSORY. THEY USED PARTICLE BOARD AND THEN PUT UP DRYWALL. UH, FOR THAT. THEY, THEY INFORMED ME THEY MOVED THE WHOLE SHED THERE. SO IT WAS ALREADY PRE-MANUFACTURED. IT'S, UM, THE TONGUE AND GROOVE SIDING, UM, PERMITS WERE NEVER PULLED TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE, CORRECT? FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE? NO, FOR THE MAIN ONE. ALL THE ADD-ON TO THE MAIN, THAT ONE ROOM, UM, ALL THE PLYWOOD FOR MY RESEARCH, NO. UM, THAT ROOM ADDITION HAS BEEN THERE SINCE BEFORE 2008 FROM DOING MY RESEARCH. SO THAT MEANS IT'S PROBABLY NEVER PERMITTED. UM, ALL THE ELECTRICAL WORK WAS NEVER PERMITTED. NO. SO ALL THE PLUMBING HAS NEVER BEEN PERMITTED. UH, THE ACCESSORY HAS NO PLUMBING. IT JUST HAS ELECTRICAL. SO, WELL, THERE'S NEW, WELL, THE AGE OF THE HOUSE IN NORMALLY IS CAST IRON AND SOME OF THE SLIDES SHOW PVC MM-HMM. ON THE EXTERIOR FOR THE MAIN. OKAY. SO SOME OF THAT, AND THEN YOUR STRUCTURE ON THE MAIN MM-HMM. WHERE IT WAS STOP THE BEAM, THEY DIDN'T ADD THE REST OF THE BEAM AND THEY JUST LEFT THE WALL. IS MOST OF THE HOUSE LIKE THAT OR JUST THAT ONE SIDE? IT'S MOSTLY THAT ONE, THAT ONE SIDE THAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE AND GET A CLOSEUP OF THE FOUNDATION. AND THAT'S THE SIGN THAT YOU'RE CATCHING ALL THAT WATER ON RIGHT ABOVE THAT WINDOW WHERE THE, UH, FOR THE OVERHANG, UH, THAT IS THE ATTACHED PORCH THAT'S ON THE FRONT ELEVATION. SO THE ONE WINDOW THAT WAS SHOWING WITH THE, UH, STRIP, HANG ON, I GOTTA LOOK AT THE SLIDE. UM, NO, THE OTHER, UH, UH, HANG ON, LET ME, LET ME GET IT REAL QUICK. RIGHT HERE AT 87. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE WITH THE STRIP ON IT. OKAY. THE WEATHERING STRIP. MM-HMM. ALL THAT RUNOFF RIGHT THERE IS NOT WHERE THE PROBLEM IS ON THE FOUNDATION. YES, YES. SO IT'S, IT'S ALL THIS EDGE RIGHT HERE IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM THERE. CORRECT. THE WINDOW UNDERNEATH CATCHES WATER? I, I BELIEVE SO. UM, FROM THE INTERIOR, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THAT WINDOW BLOCKED OFF AND IT IS NOT, UM, YOU, YOU DON'T SEE IT FROM THE, YOU DON'T SEE THAT WINDOW FROM THE INSIDE KNOCKS AN EGRESS. UM, IT, IT DOES, BUT THEY DO HAVE ANOTHER WINDOW THERE NEXT, NEXT TO IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. LAST QUESTION IS, WAS THIS UH, HOUSE OCCUPIED? IT IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED, YES. UM, IT IS OCCUPIED BY THE GRANDDAUGHTER, I BELIEVE. UM, THE OWNER HAS PASSED, UM, AND THEY ARE, THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER TITLE OVER TO TAKE ON THE PROPERTY, BUT, UM, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL THUS FAR. BOTH OWNERS, [00:40:01] MRS. AND MR. HAVE PASSED AWAY. UM, IT IS ONLY ONE OWNER ON HERE, UM, WHICH THEY STATED IT WAS THE, THE MOTHER WHO LEFT THE PROPERTY TO, TO HER DAD. BUT THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OR DEEDS OR WILLS OR ANYTHING OR PROBATE THAT HAS OCCURRED TO THAT. SO THE OWNER SPECIFICALLY IS, IS DECEASED? MM-HMM. . OKAY. SO THE GRANDDAUGHTER IS JOHNNY. JOHNNY HAS BEEN MY POINT, MY POINT OF CONTACT. OKAY. UM, HE IS THE SON-IN-LAW SON-IN-LAW. OKAY. SO, HI. HIS, HIS WIFE IS THE DAUGHTER OF TO THE POTENTIAL OWNER. GO AHEAD. YEAH, THIS IS JOELLE. SO I'M GONNA ASK ABOUT THE, UH, SPONGY FLOOR. AND NOW WE, WE KNOW THAT THE FOUNDATION IS MISSING ONE OF THE BEAMS ON THE PERIMETER. WAS THAT SPONGY FLOORING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HOUSE OR JUST IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF IT? IT'S IN DIFF DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF IT. UM, IN THE BATHROOM, THERE WERE SOME SPONGY FLOORING, UM, APPROACHING INTO THE BATHROOM, SPONGY FLOORING AS WELL, AND INTO ONE OF THE BEDROOMS IN THE REAR HAD SPONGY FLOORING. SO IT'S, IT'S DIFFERENT AREAS THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR. I MEAN, THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, I MEAN STRUCTURE. SORRY. YOU KNOW, ONE THING YOU DIDN'T MENTION AT ALL WAS THE HOT WATER. IS THERE, WAS THERE ANY HOT WATER IN THE MAIN STRUCTURE? I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT. UM, I DID NOT CHECK THAT. THEY, THEY DO HAVE A WATER HEATER IN THE, IN THE REAR. UM, WHICH THE, THE WATER CLOSET'S ACTUALLY DETERIORATING AND FALLING APART. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, ONE FINAL QUESTION. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE REPEAT YOUR RECOMMENDATION. I KNOW THAT YOU SAID DEMO ON THE, UH, MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY, UH, UTILITY DISCONNECT. AND WAS THE THIRD ONE SECURE THE PROPERTY CLEAN AND YES, SIR. CLEAN AND SECURE. YES, SIR. TO CLEAN AND SECURE. I MEAN, CLEAN, SECURE AND VACATE. . I HAVE A FOLLOW UP. GO AHEAD. ON THE ACCESSORY SHED, WHICH IS 1 0 3 JPEG YEAH, IT'S, IT'S WHAT IT SAYS HERE. THIS SAYS 1 0 3 JPEG, UH, UM, ON THE ACCESSORY RIGHT THERE. THAT'S THE METER. THAT IS, YES, THAT IS THE, UM, PANEL THAT THEY, THEY HAVE ADDED, UM, COMING FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE. OH, THAT'S COMING FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE. YES, SIR. SO THE TRUCK RIGHT THERE IS ON WHICH STREET? SO ON, ON THIS, ON THIS BLOCK. UM, BUT THIS IS A CORNER LOT. IT IS A CORNER LOT. UM, IT RESIDES ON SPINDLE AVENUE AND PEABODY AVENUE. UM, PEABODY IS THE MAIN ROAD AND SPINDLE IS THE SIDE ROAD. UM, THIS SPINDLE PROPERTY IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SPINDLE ADDRESS ON THAT BLOCK. SO THIS WOULD BE SPINDLE WHERE THE TRUCK IS, UH, WHERE THE TRUCK IS IS PEABODY AVENUE. SO THIS IS AT THE BACK OF THE YES, THAT WOULD, YEAH. SO THAT WOULD BE THE, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THANK YOU. UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, UM, MAKE A COMMENT AS WELL AS ONE OF THE INSPECTIONS WE DID ABATE THE PROPERTY, UM, BECAUSE THEY DO BRING A BUNCH OF MATERIAL AND ITEMS TO THE PROPERTY AND WE DID HAVE AN, UH, CODE OFFICER GET BIT BY ONE OF THEIR DOGS AS WELL. UM, THEY, AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY HAVE NO FENCING WHATSOEVER. SO ALL THEIR DOGS ARE TIED UP, WHICH IS A CONCERN AS WELL TIED UP OR CHAINED, CHAINED UP. THEY'RE, UM, YEAH. SO, UM, A CS WAS THERE AT THE PROPERTY AS WELL DURING THAT TIME. OKAY. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. CHAIR. WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO 10 SPINDLE SPEAK. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, WE DID WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? NO COMMENTS. OKAY. AGAIN, CHAIR, WE ENTERTAIN THE MOTION CHAIR, THOMAS FRANKS. MR. FRANKS, WHAT I MOVE AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO 10 SPINDLE AVENUE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56. MAIN SUB CODES 1 2 5 8 12 15 ACCESSORY 1 8 12 15. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER AND, UH, CLEAN, [00:45:01] SECURED AND VACATED WITH ALL UTILITIES. CUT OFF. THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO 10 SPINDLE IS IN VIOL OR IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE SIX. ARTICLE EIGHT SECTIONS SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE SIX. CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56 SUB CODES FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 8, 12, AND 15. AND FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, SUB CODES 1, 8, 12, AND 15, UH, THE MOTION IS THAT THE BUILDING BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. THE PROPERTY CLEANED, SECURED AND VACATED AND THAT ALL UTILITIES BE DISCONNECTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS FRED ANDES. I SECOND MR. ANDES SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS BASICALLY A, A CALL, UH, TO THE BOARD AS WELL AS THIS BOARD AND THE OTHER MEMBERS, THE ACCESSORY. WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT ACCESSORY, THAT WAS THE SHED. UH, THE QUESTION BEFORE THE BOARD WAS WHAT ABOUT THE ACCESSORY? AND THE ACCESSORY WAS INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL MOTION. UH, AND THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED WITH A DEMOLISHED VACATE, UH, AND SEPARATE. SO THE MOTION CARRIED ON BOTH THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. OUR NEXT MEETING IS GONNA BE ON 16 MAY. UH, WE'VE ASKED THAT ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS TAKE A LOOK AT THE, UH, GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE, THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS ANY CHANGES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN THOSE. UH, AND WE'LL OBVIOUSLY HAVE A DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS AND ANY QUESTIONS? STAFF? VERY GOOD. BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. 9 52. FINE. WAIT A MINUTE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.