* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I AM DWAYNE NELSON. I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD TODAY, AND THE DATE IS JULY THE 11TH, UH, 2024. IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. DWAYNE NELSON. PRESENT JOELLE SOLIS. PRESENT FRED ANDES. PRESENT. DR. ERLINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. THOMAS FRANKS PRESENT. KAYLA MIRANDA. PRESENT ANN WEINER. PRESENT. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE FELIX RAMIREZ AND LUCINDA OROZCO FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER, ESTHER ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST. AND MYSELF, JENNIFER MARTINEZ, ADMIN, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO CHAIR ACCORA IS PRESENT. THANK YOU MA'AM. UH, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PROVIDES TRANSLATION SERVICES. AND IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE SOMEONE PROVIDE THE TRANSLATION OF THAT ISSUE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING TO EVERYBODY. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS PUBLIC HEARING. NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR. IF YOU WISH TO 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, UH, PERTINENT AND RELATIVE TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATIONS AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENT AND AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING, OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS 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 FOR EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER. NUMBER TWO, SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND. AND NUMBER THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK. ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED. ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4 IF IN DOUBT AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF THE 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 ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY 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. THANK YOU. WE HAVE, UH, SOME BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE. UH, LET'S, LET'S GO ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA, THAT'S A CHANGE OF PACE FOR ME. . [ Approval of Minutes  ] THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PREVIOUS TO OUR MEETING TODAY. UH, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES. CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDES. I MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF JUNE 13TH, 2024 AS IS. MR. ES MOTION IS TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF JUNE 13TH, 2024 AS DRAFTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND AND A SECOND, JOEL. THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND NOW WE WILL HAVE, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, STAFF. WHAT THE, DID WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM ANYONE? NOT AT THIS TIME. UH, [ Briefing and Possible Action on the following items  ] MS. JENNY, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE FOR US? LEMME PUT THAT IN THERE. [00:05:08] GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO READ INTO THE RECORD THIS MORNING. IF I MAY PROCEED PLEASE. FIRST ITEM IS 24 0 9. STEVES AVENUE STRUCTURE WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON JUNE THE EIGHTH OF 2024, DUE TO A FIRE WHICH DID OCCUR ON MAY 31ST, 2024. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. AND THIS WAS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS. NEXT PROPERTY IS TWO 15. SOUTH SAN RACIO STRUCTURE WAS DEMOLISHED ON JUNE 21ST, 2024 DUE TO A FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE THE 12TH OF 2024. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. AND THIS IS, UM, THIS PROPERTY IS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE AND THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AS WELL. AND LASTLY, LAST CASE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 25 35 SLE AVENUE WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON JUNE 24TH, 2024 DUE TO A FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON JUNE THE 20TH OF 2024. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THIS IS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE AND THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AS WELL. THAT DOES COMPLETE MY CASE, UH, MY REPORTS UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST CASE TODAY IS GONNA BE 6 5 5 NORTH SAN JUAN KING AVENUE. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL TOWN, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 6 5 5 NORTH SAN JOAQUIN AVENUE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 6 5 5 NORTH SAN JOAQUIN AVENUE IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. PLEASE NOTE ON MARCH 15TH, 2024, 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 8 3 0 9, BLOCK 21, LOT 10 AND 11 LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS TEEZ INEZ R WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 6 5 5 NORTH SAN JOAQUIN AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 8. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT PRESENT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? YES, PLEASE. SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER BRANDON EVANS IS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JULY 17TH, 2024. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 6 5 5 NORTH SAN JOAQUIN AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON MARCH 13TH, 2024. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MARCH 19TH, 2024, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED ON JUNE 25TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 6 5 5 NORTH SAN JOAQUIN AVENUE ON JUNE 24TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO INEZ ARTEZ AND CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED ON JUNE 26TH, 2024. ON JUNE 7TH, 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. SO THIS IS THE DAY OF THE DART ON MARCH 15TH, 2024. THE FRONT ELEVATION [00:10:01] IS A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS. SOME IS THE WOOD PLANK SIDING ORIGINAL TO THE STRUCTURE. OTHER MATERIALS ARE, UH, FLOORING MATERIAL, VINYL FLOORING MATERIAL THAT APPEARS TO LOOK LIKE WOOD. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THE CORRUGATED METAL ROOF IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE AND IS RUSTED. THE OVERHANG IS ROTTED AND THIS SIDING IS ROTTED AS WELL. SOME OF THE WINDOWS ARE BOARDED UP WITH PLYWOOD. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THE SIDING IS COMPLETELY MISSING ON THIS ELEVATION, EXPOSING THE SHEATHING. AND AGAIN, THE OVERHANG IS ROTTED AND THE CORRUGATED METAL ROOF IS ROTTED AND THE OVERHANG IS ROTTED. AND UM, THE ROOF COVERING IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. AGAIN, THEY'VE USED DIFFERENT MATERIALS FOR SIDING. SOME IS ORIGINAL SIDING FOR THE STRUCTURE AND SOME IS JUST MATERIAL THAT THEY COULD FIND. THERE IS A TARP HANGING OFF OF THE ROOF SYSTEM AS WELL TO PREVENT WATER FROM GOING INSIDE. THIS IS GOING INTO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS AGAIN IS FROM MARCH 15TH, 2024. FROM THE DAY OF THE DART, THERE IS, UM, PLASTIC BEING HUNG ON THE CEILING TO PREVENT WATER FROM COMING IN. THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS BEING STORED INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, SO IT WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. UM, THERE WAS VERY FEW OFFICERS THAT COULD GO INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE AT ONE TIME DUE TO THE LIMITED SPACE. THIS IS THE BATHROOM AREA. UH, THE SHEET ROCK IS MISSING. AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO USE. THEY PUT FLOOR COVERING ON THE WALLS AND THE BATHTUB IS ACTUALLY LIFTED FROM THE FLOOR. IT'S SITTING ON TOP OF THAT PVC PIPE, SO IT IS NOT ACTUALLY INSTALLED CORRECTLY. SO THIS IS THE BACK BEDROOM. AGAIN, MATERIALS BEING HUNG UP ON THE WALL TO TRY TO KEEP THE ELEMENTS FROM COMING INSIDE. SO THEY UTILIZED WHATEVER THEY COULD FIND. IN THIS CASE. THEY USED, UH, SHEETS AND TARPS. THIS IS THE OTHER HALF OF THAT, THAT BEDROOM. UM, JUST A LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS BEING STORED. AND AGAIN, JUST MATERIAL BEING HUNG ON THE, THE WALLS AND THE CEILING TO PREVENT THE ELEMENTS FROM COMING INSIDE. SO THIS IS FROM JUNE 7TH. THE UPDATED, UH, PHOTOS, UM, THEY DID REMOVE SOME OF THE OTHER MATERIAL THAT DID NOT BELONG ON THE, ON THE STRUCTURE. SO THIS FRONT ELEVATION, YOU CAN SEE THE OVERHANG IS DETACHING. SO THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. THERE STILL IS PLYWOOD, UM, OVER SOME WINDOWS AND THE WALLS AND THE OVERHANG IS STILL ROTTED. AND THE CORRUGATED METAL ROOF IS STILL DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. THEY HAVE PLACED PLYWOOD AND OTHER MATERIALS TO COVER THE WALL. ON THE DAY OF THE DART, THE, THE SHEATHING WAS JUST EXPOSED. SO THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. SO BEHIND THE VEGETATION, IT IS STILL OBVIOUS THAT NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND IT APPEARS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS OF MARCH 15TH. SO THIS IS GOING INTO THE FRONT DOOR AGAIN OF THE STRUCTURE. THERE STILL IS PLASTIC BEING PLACED OVER THE CEILINGS AND THE WALLS TO TRY TO KEEP THE ELEMENTS FROM COMING INSIDE. STILL A LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS BEING STORED, SO IT'S STILL HARD TO MANEUVER, UH, AROUND. AND THE SLAB IS EXPOSED. THIS IS THE BATHROOM AREA. IT STILL REMAINS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS MARCH 15TH. THE BATHTUB IS STILL ELEVATED SITTING ON THE PVC PIPE AND THE MATERIALS ON THE WALL ARE BEING PLACED TO KEEP THE ELEMENTS FROM COMING INSIDE. THIS IS THAT BACK BEDROOM. SOME ITEMS HAVE BEEN MOVED AROUND, BUT IT STILL IS BEING USED AS STORAGE. THE PLASTIC IS STILL OVER THE CEILING AND THE WALL SYSTEM TO PREVENT THE ELEMENTS FROM COMING INSIDE. AND THAT IS THE OTHER HALF OF THAT BEDROOM. AGAIN, THE, UH, PLASTIC IS OVER THE CEILING. THERE IS SOME WATER DAMAGE ON WHAT CEILING YOU CAN SEE AND THE SHEET ROCK THAT IS STILL THERE IS HAS ALSO SOME WATER DAMAGE AS WELL. THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 6 5 5 NORTH SAN JOAQUIN AVENUE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HERE AND 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 ON FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY [00:15:01] STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION AND FURTHER PROPERTY TO BE VACATED. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 6 5 5 NORTH SAN JOAQUIN AVENUE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? UH, THIS IS FRED ANDES. MR. ANDES, I NOTICED IN HERE YOU HAD IT TWICE. ELECTRIC IS NOT CONNECTED, CORRECT? WATER? THERE WAS WATER, BUT THERE IS NO LONGER WATER AS OF AS OF LAST WEEK. OKAY. YES. UM, GASES METERS STILL THERE. THE GAS METER IS NOT THERE AS WELL. SO THEY HAVE NO SERVICES NOW, CORRECT? RIGHT. THERE'S NOTHING THERE. THERE'S, THERE'S NO SERVICES. ARE THEY STILL LIVING THERE? SO EVERY TIME THAT I WENT WITH SAFE, IT'S A DIFFERENT, IT'S DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. SO WE ATTEMPT TO TRY TO OFFER THEM RELOCATION SERVICES, BUT IT'S ALWAYS DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. THERE'S NEVER LIKE A DESIGNATED PERSON STATING THAT THAT'S THEIR RESIDENCE. ANY OF THE OWNERS, I HAVE NEVER HAD CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO THEY COULDN'T GIVE YOU THE, OR, OR, AND I'LL GET WITH THE SAFE. THEY COULDN'T GET WITH THEM ABOUT A TRESPASS? CORRECT, BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. UM, I DID RESEARCH THE PROPERTY TAXES AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE PROPERTY TAXES STOPPED BEING PAID A FEW YEARS BACK. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. UM, IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NO FAMILY MEMBERS CAME FORWARD. NO FAMILY MEMBERS REACHED OUT OR ANYTHING TO THIS PROPERTY. SO WE'VE, I'VE ONLY HAD CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS ON THE PROPERTY, BUT I HAVE NOT SPOKE WITH ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY HAS ANY, UH, RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY. NEIGHBORS, NO NEIGHBORS AS WELL. OKAY, THANK YOU. JOEL, JUST A QUESTION ABOUT THE REMEDIATION. WHO, WHO ACTUALLY UNDERTOOK THAT LOOKED LIKE THE HOUSE HAD BEEN CLEANED UP. UH, THE CITY DID. THE CITY, YES. I BELIEVE ON APRIL 26TH WE DID AN ABATE APRIL 25TH, 2024 WE DID AN ABATEMENT. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY HAD, HAD ANYBODY WITH THE OWNER THERE ATTEMPTED TO TRY AND DO ANY KIND OF REPAIRS. YEAH. AND WE WILL BE, UH, SUBMITTING ANOTHER WORK ORDER TO ABATE AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HAVE BROUGHT MORE ITEMS AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, JUST ABOUT THE UH, UH, UH, SECURING THE PROPERTY. DO YOU FEEL LIKE THEY REALLY DO NEED TO SECURE THIS PROPERTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS PRETTY WELL ISOLATED, BUT IT IS NEXT TO A DRAINAGE DITCH, HAS REALLY READILY EASY ACCESS TO IT? YES. WE WILL SECURE THE PROPERTY WHEN WE DO THE NEXT ABATEMENT. I HAVE A FOLLOW UP ON THE ABATEMENT. WHAT WAS THE COST? IT WAS $776. AND THAT WAS ONLY ONCE, RIGHT? THAT WAS, THAT WAS ONLY ONCE. YES SIR. 7 7 6 6 76. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH OFFICER BRANDON EVANS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR STATION PLEASE. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING. UH, MY NAME IS OFFICER BRANDON EVANS, SAPD, UH, CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE WEST SAFE UNIT. AND I JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND HIGHLIGHT THE CRIMINAL CALLS FOR THE PROPERTY. SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE BURGLARIES, MULTIPLE HOMELESS RELATED, UH, MULTIPLE SUSPICIOUS VEHICLES. WE HAVE A OVERDOSING PROGRESS AND SHOTS FIRED. SO WITH THE HOMELESS, AGAIN, LIKE CRYSTAL TOUCHED ON, IT'S CONSTANTLY DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. WE REALLY NEVER CONTACT THE SAME PEOPLE. UM, SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT. WE'VE ALSO HAD AN OVERDOSE IN PROGRESS THERE, WHICH WOULD INDICATE, OR AN ASSOCIATE DRUGS WITH THAT PROPERTY, DRUG USAGE, UM, ILLEGAL DRUG USAGE TO THE POINT TO WHERE THEY HAD TO CALL AN AMBULANCE TO GET SOME KIND OF HELP. UM, ALSO THE SHOTS FIRED, RIGHT? SO IT'S ILLEGAL TO JUST SHOOT IN THE CITY FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY'RE DOING. TIE THAT IN WITH THE, UM, THE DRUGS THAT'S GOING ON AT THE PROPERTY, THE UNKNOWN PEOPLE COMING AND GOING, UM, DOESN'T MAKE SAFE FIT FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND LASTLY, WHAT I WANTED TO, TO TOUCH BASES ON, I KNOW IT'S NEXT TO THE DRAINAGE DITCH, WHICH ALSO HELPS WITH THE COMING AND GOING TO TRAFFIC, BUT IT'S ALSO 0.218 MILES AWAY FROM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND 0.183 AWAY FROM ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY. SO JUST KIND OF PAINT A PICTURE. THERE ARE SOME SCHOOLS NEARBY AS WELL. AND, UM, THAT'S EVERYTHING I GOT FOR THE, UH, THE CRIMINAL CALLS ASPECT OF THIS PROPERTY. QUESTIONS OF THE OFFICER, THIS IS FRED ANDERSON COMMENT. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. YES, SIR. AND I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT THE SCHOOL NOW BEING THAT, UH, A DRAINAGE DITCH. ARE KIDS STILL IN THE AREA WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, THEY DO SOMETIMES GO DOWN TO DRAINAGE DITCH TO GET TO SCHOOL AND STUFF? IS YES. HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT? UM, I HAVEN'T HAD A CALL FOR IT, BUT WE, YOU, YOU SEE THE STUDENTS THAT WALK AND OF COURSE THEY'RE GONNA TAKE SHORTCUTS, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH PROPERTIES, FENCES, DRAINAGE, DITCHES, AND THAT'S ALSO KIND OF A, A BAD COMBINATION 'CAUSE A LOT OF THE HOMELESS LIKE TO HANG ON THE, IN THE DRAINAGE DITCHES [00:20:01] FOR SHELTER, SO TO SPEAK. THE NEXT PART WOULD BE THE SAME PEOPLE YOU RUN INTO HERE, YOU RUNNING INTO 'EM EITHER AT THE CORNERS OR AT OTHER ABANDONED HOUSES OR PROPERTIES. TROUBLE. I CAN'T SAY I'VE PERSONALLY RENTED WITH ANYBODY INTO ANYBODY FROM THAT HOUSE ELSEWHERE, BUT IT'S JUST, IT'S, IT'S LIKE A PATTERN THAT YOU, YOU CONTACT 'EM ON THE STREETS AND HOMELESS CAMPS AND THEN THEY'LL FIND A, A VACANT RESIDENT TO TAKE OVER BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE PATTERN. BUT I CAN'T SAY I'VE MET THE SAME PERSON AT THAT HOUSE ELSEWHERE. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. CHAIR. WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 5 5 SAN JOAQUIN CHAIR. THIS IS THOMAS FRANKS, FRANKS, GO AHEAD PLEASE. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 5 5 NORTH SAN JOAQUIN AVENUE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 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 15 SIX SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER. UH, AND SECURED UTILITIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN CUT, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT MAINLY SECURING THE PROPERTY SO THAT KIDS CAN'T GET IN THERE OR ANY MORE HOMELESS. THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 5 5 SAN JOAQUIN IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. UH, AND IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56. SUB CODES 1, 2 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. GO AHEAD. UH, THIS IS FRED ANSWER WITH A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT ALSO TO MAKE SURE THE PROPERTY IS VACATED. ADD TO THE MOTION A VACATE, UH, STRENGTHS. I AGREE. AGREE. SECOND AGREES. UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK THE CASE IS SIMPLE ENOUGH. LET'S DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. NO. ABSTENTIONS UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED ON THE MOTION. OUR NEXT CASE IS GONNA BE 8 5 0 5 CALLAHAN ROAD. GOOD MORNING, BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS ARIAN BLEDSO, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 5 8 0 8 CALLAHAN ROAD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE 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 6 0 7 0 BLOCK 18 LOT SOUTH 134 POINT 19 FEET OF EAST 267 POINT 13 FEET OF ONE OF ONE LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS UNITED COMMUNITIES INVESTORS LP WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 5 8 0 5 CALLAHAN ROAD, SUITE 0 3 0 6, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 8. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE IS SAYED KOCHER, THE OWNER ON JULY 1ST, 2024 CONTACT WAS MADE WITH ROBERT ZUKI, WHO STATED THAT HE WAS THE OWNER ATTORNEY FOR THE UNITED COMMUNITY INVESTORS LP. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON MARCH 26TH, 2024 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 5 8 0 5 CALLAHAN ROAD WAS CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 23RD, 2024. AN ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MARCH 5TH, 2024, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT IS STILL PENDING ON JUNE 24TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER ON JUNE 25TH, 2024. [00:25:02] THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 5 8 0 5 CALLAHAN ROAD. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEERS REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF TODAY, JULY 11TH, 2024. THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE AS OF TODAY, JULY 11TH, 2024 FOR THIS PROPERTY, THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKING ON JUNE 24TH, 2024. PICTURE PRESENTATION CONSISTS OF A MONUMENT SIGN IN DILAPIDATED CONDITION. THIS FIRST PHOTO IS JUST SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SIGN AND CALLAHAN AND ROAD AND SUMMIT PARKWAY. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE MONUMENT SIGN WHERE YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE THAT SOME OF THE WOOD MEMBERS HAVE FALLEN DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE STONE FOUNDATION IS BREAKING APART. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION WHEN YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WOOD THAT THE SIDING IS MISSING AND THE WOOD MEMBERS THAT ARE STILL ATTACHED TO THE METAL FRAME ARE, ARE DETERIORATING. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE, UM, COMPROMISE STONE FOUNDATION THAT IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PHOTO, THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION WHERE YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER ANGLE OF THE STONE FOUNDATION THAT IS FALLING APART. THIS IS THE REAR, UH, OF THE SIGN, THE REAR ELEVATION, WHERE YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER ANGLE OF HOW, UH, THE STONE FOUNDATION IS FALLING APART AND IT'S CRACKING AT THE BOTTOM. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ANGLE OF THE STONE FOUNDATION WITH THE DETERIORATION. UH, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PHOTO TOWARDS THE TOP, YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THE WOOD MEMBERS HAVE FALLEN DOWN. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE BOTTOM OF THE, THE SIGN WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SOME CHARRING ON THE WOOD MEMBERS, UH, THE WOOD MEMBERS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THIS. THE, UH, METAL FRAMING HAS DE HAS, UM, IS DETACHED AND IT'S RESTING ON THE STONE FOUNDATION. ALSO, THE METAL FRAMING IS RUSTED. THIS IS THE TOP WHERE YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHARRING OF THE WOOD MEMBERS. THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE ALSO ROTTED FROM, UH, THE WEATHER, FROM THE RAIN, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE WORN. AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ANGLE OF SHOWING HOW THE SIGN HAS NO SIGHTING. THIS IS A MONUMENT SIGN LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CALLAHAN ROAD AND SUMMIT PARKWAY. ZONED C ONE WITH LONG-TERM DETERIORATION. SIDING IS MISSING. THE WOOD MEMBERS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE METAL FRAMING ARE CHARRED, WORN AND ROTTED. THE METAL FRAME IS RU IS RUSTED. THE STONE FOUNDATION IS BREAKING APART AND CRACKED. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 5 8 0 5 CALLAHAN ROAD IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 8 12 11 15 FOR THE MONUMENT SIGN IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING OR 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 MONUMENT SIGN. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 5 8 0 5 CALLAHAN ROAD. QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER JOEL? YEAH. LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THE, UM, THE FOUNDATION IS EXPOSED. I'M WONDERING ABOUT THE, THE, THE, THE STEEL I-BEAMS THAT WERE USED. THE, FOR THE SIGN ITSELF. HOW IS THAT ACTUALLY BEING SECURED? IS IT THE, THE BASE ITSELF THAT'S ONLY SECURING IT AND IS THE BASE SECURED TO THE ISLAND AT ALL THE CONCRETE ISLANDS THERE? FROM MY, FROM MY INSPECTION, I DID DETERMINE THAT THE, THE BASE, THE METAL FRAMING DOES GO INTO THE STONE FOUNDATION. HOW FAR IT GOES. THERE WAS, I WASN'T ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW DEEP IT GOES INTO THE STONE FOUNDATION, BUT IT IS, IT IS. I KNOW THAT THE STONE FOUNDATION DOES PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF SECURING FOR IT. YEAH. AND I'M REALLY TRYING TO HIT IT AS THE STONE FOUNDATION. IS IT SECURE TO THE ISLAND ITSELF? YES. IT'S, DO WE HAVE A FOOTER PUT IN IN PLACE? YES. I, I DID SEE THAT THERE WAS, SO MY QUESTION IS, IF WE DO RECOMMEND A DEMOLITION HERE, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ISLAND? ARE WE GONNA LEAVE IT, UH, IN DISREPAIR AFTER THIS DEMO? I GUESS THAT'S A QUESTION OF, UH, LEGAL. DO WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ALSO INCLUDE IN AN ORDER THE ISLAND ITSELF? [00:30:01] AND I, I DON'T KNOW THAT I WANT TO INCLUDE THE ISLAND PER SE, BECAUSE THE ISLAND CAN STAY. HOWEVER, THE ROCK WALL, I THINK IS WHAT YOU'RE INQUIRING ABOUT DOES THE ROCK WALL SURROUNDING THE SIGN. OKAY, THAT'S A LEGAL QUESTION. WE'LL ASK FOR OPINION CAPTURE. OKAY. SORRY. BOARD, MY MIC IS NOT WORKING. UH, THIS IS JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. I CAN SAY THAT OUR INTENTION IF, UM, WE RECEIVE A DEMOLITION ORDER WOULD BE TO REMOVE IT TO THE CURB, WHICH WOULD BE JUST LEAVING THAT, I GUESS 18 INCHES OR SO OF THAT ISLAND LEFT. IT WOULD BE REMOVING THE ROCK WALLS AS WELL ALL THE WAY DOWN. GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, THIS IS FRED ANDES. GO AHEAD. IN MOST CASES, THOSE, UH, STRUCTURES LIKE THAT WOULD GO BEYOND THE ISLAND, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE GONNA GO DEEP INTO THE GROUND, WHICH MEANS THE ISLAND WAS DONE AFTER THE SIGN WAS PUT UP, AND THEN THE ROCKS. SO MORE THAN LIKELY THEY'LL CUT IT OFF AT THE TOP OF THE ISLAND BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY IN THE GROUND TO SUSTAIN THE WEIGHT. AND THEN THE ISLAND WAS JUST BUILT THERE FOR DECORATIVE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE ISLAND, YOU CAN SEE IT'S REALLY NOT AS SUPPORTIVE. IT'S MORE, UH, COSMETIC BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT JUST TWO BEAMS. BUT IN THAT CASE IT SHOULD BE GOING TO THE ISLAND WHERE THEY CUT IT OFF. BUT WE'RE, WE'RE MAKING AN ASSUMPTION THERE. YEAH. HOWEVER, IN THEORY, THE THE BEAM SHOULD ACTUALLY GO FURTHER THAN THAT IN THE GROUND. BUT THAT'S AGAIN, THEORY. BUT, UH, IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN THE STEEL STRUCTURE WOULD BE ELIMINATED LITERALLY AT THIS, UH, ISLAND HEIGHT OR POTENTIALLY BELOW, DEPENDING UPON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY ACTUALLY DETERIORATE OR REMOVE THE, UH, ROCK WALL STRUCTURE. YEAH. YOU KNOW, MY, MY CONCERN IS, IS FOR THOSE, THE PEDESTRIANS THAT ARE WALKING, UH, THROUGH THE AREA OR WALKING BY THERE, THERE ISN'T A A, A CROSSWALK THERE AND THEY COULD WALK ON TOP OF THAT ISLAND. YOU DON'T PERCEIVE THIS BEING A TRIPPING HAZARD FOR ANYONE? UH, NO, BECAUSE IT'S A NORMAL CURB. UH, AND ACTUALLY YOU VERY WELL MAY RUN INTO HANDICAP ISSUES BECAUSE IF, IF IT'S A WALKWAY, I, I CANNOT RECALL A PICTURE THOUGH THAT SHOWS US THAT THERE IS A WALKWAY THERE. UH, SO I, I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S A SPECULATION AGAIN THAT I CAN'T, CAN'T ANSWER. I DON'T KNOW. UH, CARE, UH, PICTURE NUMBER 52. SORRY, WHAT WAS THE COMMENT AGAIN? 52, THE WALKWAY. OKAY, THANK YOU. WELL, IT'S IN FRONT, IN FRONT OF IT. IT'S IN FRONT. SO THEORETICALLY, AGAIN, THAT THEORY, IT WOULD NOT CREATE A PROBLEM FOR TRIP BECAUSE THE WALKWAY, UH, IS IN FRONT OF THAT ISLAND CURB. YES. SO, AND ALSO THAT WOULD NOT CREATE THE ISSUE OF, OF HANDICAP ISSUES EITHER WALKWAY. THIS, THIS IS FRED ANDIS. NOW YOU STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ATTORNEY. UH, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE GENTLEMAN. HE GAVE ME A CALL ON JULY 1ST STATING THAT HE WAS THE ATTORNEY OWNER. I WAS TRYING TO, IT WAS A SORT OF A QUICK PHONE CALL, BUT HE, HE JUST SPOKE WITH ME AND JUST SAID THAT HE'LL GET BACK TO ME, UH, TO DETERMINE IF THEY OWN THE PROPERTY. NOW, IF HE'S THE ATTORNEY SLASH OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. AND IN THE COMMENTS YOU'RE SAYING, HE SAID HE'S NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SIGN? THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME. HE SAID HE'S GONNA GET BACK TO ME AND DETERMINE IF IT WAS, IF WE OWNED IT OR IF IT WAS THAT HE THAT OWNED IT. WELL, IF IT'S THE COMPLEX AND IT'S NOT A CITY SIGN, CITIES DON'T JUST GO UP AND PUT A, THEY'LL PUT A A, A MIDWAY THERE, BUT THEY WON'T PUT A SIGN ON IT. YES, SIR. UNLESS IT'S STOP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT WAS MY DETERMINATION. YEAH. I'M KIND OF CONFUSED WITH HIS, UH, ASSESSMENT THAT HE'S ATTORNEY SLASH OWNER. AND HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN LIKE THAT? I DID A RESEARCH FROM VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS GOING BACK OVER 20 YEARS. UM, AS FAR AS THE FIRE DAMAGE, I DID DO A, A DEEP DIVE WITH THE FIRE. THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY HAVE A DATE OF WHEN THE FIRE TOOK PLACE. BUT THAT SIGN HAS BEEN LIKE THAT. I MEAN, I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE, UH, WHEN I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. THAT'S THE CONDITION THAT IT WAS IN. THE NEXT QUESTION, DID YOU SEE ANY SIGNS OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THERE? NONE. NO ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. THAT WOULD ONLY BE THE ONLY REASON I THINK THERE WOULD BE A FIRE IF SOMETHING WENT ELECTRICALLY WRONG. I, I, I'M NOT SURE I DID. YEAH. WHEN I WAS DOING MY INVESTIGATION, SEVERAL UH, PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE COMPLEX, THEY WERE STATING THAT 18 WHEELERS RAN INTO IT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A POSSIBILITY. I'M SORRY. YEAH. YES. ALRIGHT. THAT EXPLAINS IT. 'CAUSE I WAS GONNA SAY, IF THERE'S ELECTRICAL, THAT MEANS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT IT'S ON, IF OR IF IT GOES TO A MAIN, BECAUSE IF THAT THING'S STILL GOT ELECTRICAL TO IT, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T SEE ANY WIRING AT ALL DURING MY, ANY OF MY INSPECTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU ARE WELCOME SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, JOEL? UM, YEAH, THIS IS ANN WEINER. JUST, UH, JOEL AND GO AHEAD. IS THAT A VERY BUSY ROAD? IT'S CALLAHAN. UM, IF FACING THAT FRONT ELEVATION LOOKING DOWN, YOU CAN SEE, [00:35:01] UH, THAT'S NORTHWEST LOOP FOUR 10. UH, SO TRAFFIC IS EXITING AND ENTERING OFF OF 'CAUSE FOUR 10 KIND OF LOOPS AROUND AND INTERSECTS WITH CALLAHAN ROAD. SO THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT, I MEAN, WHEN I TOOK MY PHOTOS, I HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS GOING IN AND OUT. OKAY. SO REALLY THE ISLAND NEEDS TO STAY THERE. YEAH. THAT, THAT'S THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD. BUT THE ISLAND IS NOT THE ISSUE. THE ISLAND HAS TO STAY THERE BECAUSE THAT'S A DIVIDER BETWEEN, BUT RIGHT. LET ME ASK YOU THIS. YES SIR. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE SIGN FORWARD. THAT'S CALLAHAN, OR THIS ONE'S CALLAHAN IN THE FRONT ELEVATION WHERE YOU SEE THE CROSSWALK. THAT'S CALLAHAN TO THE BEHIND ME WHERE I TOOK THE PHOTO. OKAY, SO WHAT IS THIS STREET OR IS IT A STREET WHERE THE SIGN IS, WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN THERE, THAT'S SUMMIT PARKWAY. AND THEN WHEN YOU GO ALL THE WAY DOWN SUMMIT PARKWAY. PARKWAY, I BELIEVE GOING NORTH, THAT'S NORTHWEST LOOP FOUR 10. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE, YEAH, THAT, THAT'S A BUSY INTERSECTION. JOEL, YOU HAD ANOTHER QUESTION. THE OTHERS, NOW, NOW SEEING THAT THE, THE CROSSWALK WHERE IT'S AT AND THEN WHERE VEHICLES ARE SUPPOSED TO STOP, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS ALSO AN IMPEDIMENT FOR, FOR VISIBILITY FOR DRIVERS AT THAT POINT. I MEAN, THE, THE SIGN, BECAUSE OF THE SIGN DOESN'T HAVE ANY MISSING SIGHTING OR HAS A MISSING SIGHTING, YOU CAN SEE THROUGH IT. UM, IT ISN'T, IT ISN'T IMPEDING THE DRIVERS THAT ARE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT EXITING OR ENTERING INTO IT. THEY CAN SEE I, YOU CAN SEE PRETTY WELL. MY CONCERN IS JUST THAT THE WOOD MEMBERS, UM, ON MY LAST INSPECTION WHEN I POSTED THE UM, BSB UH, NOTICE, ANOTHER ONE OF THE WOOD MEMBERS KIND OF FELL OFF. I PICKED IT UP, PUT IT BACK ONTO SO THAT WHEN NO ONE WOULD MESS WITH IT, WAS THERE ANY ATTEMPT TO SEE IF THERE WAS A, ANY VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE, OF THE STEEL STRUCTURE? I, I DID PLACE MY MEASURING TOOL TO SEE, BECAUSE I, I WAS TOLD THAT 18 WHEELS WERE, WERE MAKING IMPACT. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY DIDN'T BEND IT OR IF IT WAS SEEING IF IT WAS MOVING, IT WAS, IT WAS LEVELED. IT WAS, IT WAS UP ERECT CORRECTLY. STEEL STRUCTURE IS, IS YES SIR. INDEED. YES SIR. GOOD. OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT IT'S RUSTED. YES. IS IT RUSTED, UH, AT THE BASE EVEN WORSE THAN ANY OTHER PLOT SPOT? OR IS IT, IT IT APPEARED TO BE RUSTED ALL THE WAY UP AND I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE OF A, THE RAIN. OKAY. SO THE STEEL STRUCTURE ITSELF IS SOUND IT FROM MY OPINION, MY OBSERVATION, YES, IT DID. IT IT IS, IT'S JUST, UH, WOOD MEMBERS ARE THERE FALLING OFF. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND A STONE FOUNDATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. WAIT, I GOT A FOLLOW UP. OH, OKAY, GO AHEAD. YOU, YOU, YOUR YES SIR. INTEREST HERE WOULD BE THE WOOD STRUCTURES AND JUST THE STONE WORK FOR RIGHT. IF, IF THE STEEL IS STRUCTURE SOUND, THE STONE STRUCTURE IS SOUND FROM MY DETER, FROM MY OBSERVATION, FROM MY INSPECTIONS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT IS FLOWING THROUGH THERE AND BECAUSE OF THE TESTIMONIES OR THE WITNESS STATEMENTS THAT I'VE RECEIVED ABOUT THE 18 WHEELERS, UH, CRACK HITTING IT, MY CONCERN THAT IS EVENTUALLY IT WILL. YEAH. WELL THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. YEAH. SO THE STONE WORK AND THE WOOD OR THE MAJOR PROBLEMS, BECAUSE IF THE SEAL STEEL IS STILL SOUND AND CAN BE WEATHER TREATED WELL, IT'S, I CAN'T DETERMINE HOW FAR DEEP, DEEP IT IS AS FAR AS GOING INTO THE STONE FOUNDATION IF IT GOES DOWN INTO THE ISLAND OR TO THE, TO THE MEDIUM. BUT IT'S STILL, IT, IT APPEARED TO BE SOUND FROM MY, FROM MY OBSERVATION, FROM MY INSPECTION. OKAY. HOWEVER, I LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW DEEP IT GOES. RIGHT. AND I JUST DON'T WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ONCE WE REMOVE THOSE PARTS IT WOULD YEAH. AND THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IS GET INTO IT TO DO IT. YES. YES SIR. SO IF YOU REMOVE THE STONES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TIPS OVER, THEN THERE'S A PROBLEM. YES SIR. BUT IF YOU DON'T, AND IT'S STILL STRUCTURE INTO THE GROUND AND IT'S STILL SOUND, BECAUSE THEN THE OTHER PROBLEM WOULD BE WHERE THE STONE WORK IS DOWN IS NOT PROTECTED AT ALL OTHER THAN THE INITIAL COATING AND THAT'S PROBABLY ALREADY GONE. IF THE REST OF THAT'S GONE YES, THEN THERE WOULD BE OKAY. YES SIR. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOUS. UH, KJA, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE, YOUR HOME ADDRESS. UH, MY NAME ISS KJA. MY HOME ADDRESS IS 2 4 0 3 CORTEZ, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THANK YOU, SIR. IF YOU WOULD YOUR TESTIMONY PLEASE. UH, I'M HERE FOR THE, UH, FOR THE 58 0 5 CALLAHAN FOR THE MONUMENT SIGNS. AND, UH, ACCORDING TO MY ATTORNEY RESEARCH, UH, THIS SIGN IS NOT BELONGING TO, UH, OUR PROPERTIES. SO IT'S BASICALLY, IT'S A PUBLIC MEETINGS, SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA COULDN'T FIND ANY RECORDS AT ALL [00:40:01] IN MY DEEDS. OKAY. SO BASICALLY, AS FAR AS YOU ARE CONCERNED, THIS SIGN IS NOT YOUR PROPERTY. NO. UH, THEREFORE YOU REALLY HAVE NO PARTICULAR INTEREST OR DESIRE TO SAVE THE SIGN OR REPAIR IT OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE AT ALL. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HOLD ON. APPRECIATE THIS IS FRED. YES, SIR. YOU, YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOUR RESEARCH SHOW MY ATTORNEYS ACCORDING TO MY ATTORNEY. OKAY. DID YOU BUY THE PROPERTY FROM SOMEBODY ELSE OR DID YOU, ARE YOU THE ORIGINAL OWNER? UH, WELL, IT WAS A LONG TIME DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A WHOLE CENTERS RIGHT. LIKE FIVE, UH, FIVE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS. AND UH, AFTER THAT THEY SELL IT OUT INDIVIDUALLY AND THEY SELL IT TO THE DIFFERENT OWNERS AND THEN WE BUY FROM THAT OWNERS. SO WE'VE BEEN, UH, OWNERSHIP, I, I WOULD JUST SAY ABOUT 12 YEARS. SO IT WAS DIVIDED UP? YES. SO WHEN IT WAS FIRST PROBABLY BUILT, IT WAS PROBABLY BUILT WITH THAT SIGN THERE AND THEN WHEN ITS DIVIDED UP, THEN EACH OWNER BUYS A SPOT OF THAT? YES. OKAY. MINE BUILDING IS A SUMMIT FOR, AND THIS SIGN IS A, THE SUBMIT. OKAY. THAT'S IT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME. OH, EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. ONE MORE QUESTION. I'M JUST GONNA ASK A QUESTION. YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR 12 YEARS. WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SIGN? WOULD YOU BE RECOMMENDING THAT WE SHOULD DEMO THAT SIGN? WELL, IT DOES NOT HELP ANYTHING. SO FOR, FOR THE BUSINESS, BECAUSE WE DON'T DO ANY ADVERTISEMENTS, NOTHING LIKE THAT. AND IN MY PROPERTY, I HAVE NO SIGN, JUST ONLY ON, ON TOP OF, ON THE, JUST THE BUILDINGS, JUST THE SUMMIT FOR, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. CHAIR ENTERTAIN A MOTION. UH, THIS IS ANN WEINER. ANN, GO AHEAD PLEASE. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY AT 58 0 5 CALLAHAN ROAD MONUMENT SIGN IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED. AND AT THIS TIME IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 8, 11, 12, AND 15. I MOVE THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED DOWN TO THE ISLAND WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS ORDER. MOTION. IS THAT THE, THE PROPERTY? I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. THAT, THAT'S THE MOTION. THE MOTION. OKAY. UH, THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED OF THE SIGN, THE MONUMENT SIGN LOCATED, UH, AT 58 0 5 CALLAHAN ROAD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED, UH, AND IS, UH, A VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, SUB CODES 8, 11, 12 AND 15 THAT THE STRUCTURE BE DEMOLISHED TO THE ISLAND LEVEL WITHIN 30 DAYS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS FRED. I SECOND ANDIS SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION AGAIN? SIMPLE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTIONS CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OUR FINAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1 35 DURANT. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS JAIME HASSEL, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. UH, THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1 35 DURANT STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS PROPERTY IS BEING HEARD BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 8 9 9 4 BLOCK THREE LOT 46 THROUGH 49, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS BANKS LERO AND LHA WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 98 0 6 PEBBLE RIDGE DRIVE, CONVERSE, TEXAS 7 8 1 0 9. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. UH, THE O NO OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? WE DO. PLEASE. ON JUNE 17TH, 2024, I DID MAKE CONTACT [00:45:01] WITH A INTERESTED PARTY MR. GILBERT AND VIRGINIA GARCIA. UH, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON APRIL 22ND, 2024. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1 35 DURAN STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2023. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2023 AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON JANUARY 11TH, 2024. ON JANUARY 26TH, 2024, A PRE-BOARD CONFERENCE HEARING WAS HELD. NO OWNER OR DISTRICT PARTY WAS ATTENDED. A SECOND CONFERENCE WITH HELD WAS HELD ON JUNE 17TH WITH INTERESTED PARTIES GILBERT AND VIRGINIA GARCIA. UH, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT THE OWNERS, BUT THE INTENT WAS TO GET THE PROPERTY SIGNED OVER TO THEM, UH, TO MAKE SURE TOO THEY COULD CLEAN AND SECURE AND TO REMOVE AND THE JUNK VEHICLE THAT WAS IN THE REAR AS OF JULY 10TH, 2024. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THE PROPERTY ON JUNE 25TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 35 DURANT STREET ON JUNE 24TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED REC RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON JUNE 28TH, 2024. AS OF JULY 10TH, 2024, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEERS REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THERE ARE ALSO NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF HENRY B. GONZALEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVI PROVIDED TODAY'S FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON JUNE 12TH, 2024. AND ON JULY 8TH, 2024. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE PROPERTY. UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE STRUCTURE IS SINKING BELOW THE FRONT STEPS. THE STRUCTURE IS UNSECURED AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SIDING IS DAMAGED AND THE WINDOWS ARE FALLING OFF THE FRAMES. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THE SEVERE SAG TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE. MM-HMM, . THERE ARE, ARE HOLES PRESENT IN THE ROOF AND THERE ARE DAMAGED SHINGLES. IT'S THE FASCIA. BOARDS ARE DETACHING AND MISSING AND ROTTED IN AREAS. THERE IS LACK, UH, LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION TO THE WALLS TO THE SIDING. AND THERE IS, UM, THE FOUNDATION IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. IT IS ROTTING AND IT IS ACTUALLY SINKING TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE OVERHANG IS DAMAGED AND ROTTED. THE FASCIA BOARDS ARE MISSING, THE SIDING IS DETERIORATED AND THERE ARE HOLES ON THE WALLS. THE INTERIOR FRAMING IS SAGGING, UH, TOWARDS THE CENTER AND SHOWS WATER DAMAGE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO SINKING TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE STRUCTURE. UH, THE REAR DOOR HAS BEEN SECURED WITH USING SCRAP WOOD THAT WAS FOUND ON THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A SAG TO THE ROOF LINE. THERE ARE HOLES, UM, PRESENT IN THE ROOF. THE FACIAL BOARDS ARE DETERIORATED, MISSING AND ROTTED. UH, THERE IS SEPARATION VISIBLE IN THE CENTER OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE THE FOUNDATION IS SINKING INTO THE GRADE. THE SIDING IS DAMAGED AND LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION AND THE CENTER OF THE STRUCTURE IS ACTUALLY RESTING ON GRADE. THIS FIRST PHOTO IS, UH, AT THE INTERIOR. AS WE FIRST MAKE ENTRY, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS EXPOSED CEILING JOISTS AND RAFTERS AND THERE ARE ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT ARE HANGING INTO THE ROOM. THE JOISTS ARE WATER DAMAGE AND DETERIORATED. THERE ARE HOLES IN THE WALLS THAT EXPOSE THE DAMAGED WOODEN STUDS. THE FLOOR WAS SPONGY TO WALK ON AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS TRASH AND RUBBISH THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE. THERE WAS A ALSO A STRONG SMELL OF ROTTING MATERIAL AND URINE. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THAT FRONT ENTRY ROOM. YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF DECKING, THE WATER DAMAGE TO THE RAFTERS AND JOISTS. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE JOISTS ARE ACTUALLY CRACKING AND SAGGING. THEY'RE TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE PHOTO. UM, THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE HANGING INTO THE ROOM. THIS IS A VIEW OF THE, UH, THE ROOM FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENTRY. AS AS WE MADE AN ENTRY INTO THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THE HOLES PRESENT IN THE ROOF AND THE DAYLIGHT THAT IS ENTERING THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE THE SAG. THIS IS WHERE THE SAG WAS VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT, UH, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ELEVATION OF THE PHOTOS FROM THE EXTERIOR. THIS IS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENTRY ROOM LOOKING TOWARDS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. [00:50:01] THE HOLES PRESENT IN THE WALLS ARE EXPOSED TO FRAMING. YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGED WOODEN STUDS AND THE DAMAGED SIDING FROM THE EXTERIOR. DAYLIGHT IS VISIBLE THROUGH THESE HOLES. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ELEMENTS ARE ENTERING THE STRUCTURE AND THERE'S TRASH AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE. AS WE MOVE FURTHER INTO THE STRUCTURE, THIS IS THE CENTER ROOM. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FLOOR IS SAGGING TOWARDS CENTER. THIS IS THE AREA WHERE WE SAW FROM THE EXTERIOR THAT THE FOUNDATION IS STARTING TO SINK INTO THE, UH, INTO GRADE. THE FLOOR IS UNEVEN TO WALK ON. IT WAS VERY SPONGY. AS WE LOOK TOWARDS THE LEFT ELEVATION, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FLOOR IS SAGGING TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND THERE IS SEPARATION FROM THE ROOF, UH, FROM THE WALL AND THE FLOORING. YOU CAN SEE THE DAYLIGHT THAT IS ENTERING THE STRUCTURE ON THIS. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE LEFT, UH, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PHOTO, THE SAGGING OF THE FLOOR ON THE SAME ROOM. AS WE LOOK TOWARDS THE ROOF STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE, UM, CEILING JOISTS ARE UNEVEN. THEY ARE SAGGING. THEY CAN SEE THE DAYLIGHT IS VISIBLE WHERE THE FLOOR, UM, THE CRACKS IN THE WALLS, THE WATER DAMAGE, UH, TO THE DECKING AND RAFTERS AND TO THE JOISTS. AND YOU CAN SEE MORE EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES. THIS HERE IS THE REAR ROOM OF THE STRUCTURE, UH, FACING TOWARDS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. THE CEILING IS SAGGING TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND THE FLOOR COVERINGS THAT WERE BEING USED AS CEILING MATERIAL. AND THEY'RE DAMAGED AND MISSING. THE WINDOW FRAMES ARE OFF CENTER AND THERE'S A LARGE HOLE PRESENT ON THE, IN THE EXTERIOR WALL THAT ALLOWS THE ELEMENTS TO ENTER THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE HALLWAY AS WE'RE FACING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE THE TRASH AND RUBBISH THAT IS PRESENT. UM, THERE'S VANDALISM TO THE WALLS AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SHEET ROCK IS MISSING AND COLLAPSING AND EXPOSING THE INTERIOR STUDS. THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE BATHROOM. ON THE RIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE, THERE'S A LARGE HOLE PRESENT UNDER WHERE THE BATHTUB IS, UH, CONNECTED TO THE FLOOR. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S STUFFED WITH TRASH AND DEBRIS. THERE'S A PLANT IN THE BATHTUB. ALL THE PLUMBING FIXTURES ARE DAMAGED AND THE FLOOR WAS SPONGY TO WALK ON. AS WE LOOK UP INTO THE CEILING OF THE BATHROOM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE, UH, SHEET ROCK IS COLLAPSING AND THERE ARE HOLES PRESENT IN THE ROOF LINE. AND YOU CAN SEE VISIBLE DAYLIGHT ENTERING THE STRUCTURE. THIS PHOTO'S FROM RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BATHROOM IN THE HALLWAY, YOU CAN SEE THAT, UM, THE WATER DAMAGE TO THE DECKING. THERE'S A HOLE PRESENT WHERE THE, UH, PLUMBING STACK EXITS, UH, THE STRUCTURE THROUGH THE ROOF LINE. AND YOU CAN SEE THE EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AND THE DAMAGED JOISTS. 1 35 DURAN STREET IS A SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME MAIN STRUCTURE LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE BUILT IN 1940. THE STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF A GABLE ROOF SYSTEM WITH AN ASPHALT SHINGLE COVERING THAT IS SAGGING TOWARDS CENTER. EXTERIOR WALLS HAVE MULTIPLE HOLES WITH DETERIORATED AND DAMAGED SIDING, EXPLORING EXPOSING INTERIOR WOOD MEMBERS TO THE ELEMENTS. THE PEER BEAM FOUNDATION SHOWS WOODEN POSE THAT ARE ROTTED AND CRACKED ARE SHIFTING WITH PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE RESTING ON GRADE. THERE'S HOLES IN THE ROOF PRESENT, ALLOWING NATURAL LIGHT AND ELEMENTS TO ENTER THE STRUCTURE. THE INTERIOR CEILING DRYWALL IS BROKEN AND MISSING AND EXPOSING THE DAMAGED ROOF. THERE'S TRASH AND RUB IS VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE WITH A STRONG SMELL OF ROTTING AND URINE. TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 35 DURAN STREET, IT'S IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 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 HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUB SUBSTANDARD OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION WITH THE PROPERTY TO REMAIN VACATED, SECURED, AND ALL UTILITIES TO REMAIN DISCONNECTED. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 1 35 DURANT. ANY QUESTIONS? CODE OFFICER? YEAH, THIS IS FRED ENIS. UH, DID YOU TRY TO SECURE THIS PROPERTY? I CURRENTLY HAVE A WORKING, UH, WORK ORDER PENDING. UH, WE WILL BE GOING INTO CLEAN AND SECURE. NOW THE FENCE HAS BEEN REMOVED, CORRECT? YES, SIR. IS THERE OTHER AVENUES OF APPROACH OTHER THAN THE FRONT? UH, IT'S A, UH, THE STRUCTURE'S LOCATED ON A PRETTY LARGE LOT. SO YES, THERE IS, UH, IT'S ONLY A SMALL [00:55:01] STREET FRONTAGE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER AVENUES OF APPROACH TO THE STRUCTURE. AND HAVE YOU RUN INTO ANYBODY IN THERE? UH, NOT SINCE THE ORIGINAL RESIDENTS WERE THERE. UM, AFTER THEY VACATED THE STRUCTURE, UH, WE HAVE NOT COME ACROSS ANYBODY ELSE IN THERE. AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ORIGINAL RESIDENCE, IT'S THE PEOPLE, UH, GARZA, UH, MR. ROBERT GARCIA? YES, SIR. GARCIA HIM. AND HE WAS TELLING YOU THAT HE WANTED TO GET OWNERSHIP OF IT? UH, NO. THIS WAS, I BELIEVE, EITHER A COUSIN OR ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER OF MR. ROBERT GARCIA. UH, HIS NAME WAS GILBERT GARCIA. UH, HE WANTED TO TAKE, UH, CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE IT. THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO. NO. SO RIGHT NOW, THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN THE AREA, THERE'S NO VAGRANTS? NO SIR. NO SIGN OF ACTIVITY OTHER THAN NO, SIR. AND I'VE SPOKEN TO THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET. THEY'VE SAID THEY HAVE NOT SEEN ANYBODY AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SAFE UNIT AS WELL. WHEN IF THEY DO HAPPEN TO SEE SOMEBODY JUST WALK DOWN THE STREET, THEY, THEY'RE PRETTY DILIGENT ABOUT REPORTING IT. HOW ABOUT ELECTRIC? IS IT STILL ATTACHED? UH, THERE'S STILL A METER ON THE PROPERTY, BUT THERE IS NO ACTIVE UTILITIES WATER? NO, SIR. IT'S CUT OFF EVERYTHING. YES, EVERYTHING'S CUT OFF. SO THE METER IS THERE, BUT IT'S CUT OFF. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION? YEAH, THIS IS JOEL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. JOEL, GO AHEAD PLEASE. YEAH, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY AT 1 35 DURANT STREET, UH, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME, IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 56. UH, SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS THAT THE PROPERTY BE CLEAN AND SECURED. UH, FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER, THE RECOMMENDATION ALSO INCLUDED VACATE, SECURE AND WITH UTILITIES CONTINUE TO BE DISCONNECTED. YOU WANT TO CONSIDER ANY OF THOSE OR DISREGARD ALL OF THEM? UH, I WOULD CERTAINLY ACCEPT THOSE. INCLUDE ALL OF THOSE. OKAY. I SECOND. THIS IS ANN WEINER. THANK YOU. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 35 DURANT STREET, UH, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57 AND IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56. SUB CODES 1 12 57 8 11, 12 15, 17, 18, THAT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. THE PROPERTY CLEANED, VACATED, SECURED WITH UTILITIES CONTINUING TO BE DISCONNECTED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES TO BE BROUGHT UP OR DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME? UH, UH, SHE'S GOING TO THE MIC. UH, GOOD MORNING BOARD. UH, YES, THIS IS JENNY RAMIREZ. JUST A COUPLE ITEMS. WE JUST WANTED TO, UM, FORMALLY NOTIFY THE BOARD OF JUST SOME STAFF CHANGES IN THE INTERIM. UH, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, UM, THROUGH THE MEDIA RELEASE, UM, THAT OUR CURRENT DIRECTOR, MICHAEL SHANNON, WILL BE TRANSFERRING TO, UH, A CS ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR, UH, FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL THEY, UM, DO A FORMAL, UM, HIRING FOR THAT PERMANENT POSITION, UM, WHILE HE MOVES OVER TO A CS IN THE TEMPORARY. AS AN INTERIM, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AMIN TOMAS, WILL BE TAKING OVER AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UM, SHIFTING OVER, UM, YOU'LL GET TO MEET, UH, PROBABLY NEXT WEEK. UH, MELISSA RAMIREZ. SHE IS CURRENTLY AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SHE'S GONNA MOVE OVER INTO THE ROLE OF INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR, WHICH WILL OVERSEE, UM, DIRECT CODE STAFF, UM, DAY-TODAY, AS WELL AS BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND, AND INSPECTION ENFORCEMENT. UM, OVERALL, UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER MOVES THAT WILL BE IN THE INTERIM PHASE AS WELL. UM, SOME, UH, LOGAN, ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, UM, WHO IS CURRENTLY AN ADMINISTRATOR WITH LAND DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE INTERIM ROLE AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE MONIQUE, UM, CORMAN WHO WILL BE MOVING INTO HIS BACKFILL ROLE AS AN INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SHIFTS MOVING UP, BUT AT THE, THE HIGHEST LEVELS ABOVE, UM, THERE WON'T BE, YOU WON'T SEE A, A CHANGE IN PROCESSING, UH, IN THE, [01:00:01] IN THE CURRENT OR IMMEDIATE FUTURE. BUT JILL, YOU'LL SEE SOME DIFFERENT NAMES THAT MAY SIGN DOCUMENTS. THERE'LL BE SOME, UM, PROC PROCESSES THAT WE'LL BE CATCHING EVERYBODY UP ON. BUT I JUST WANTED TO FORMALLY LET, LET THE BOARD KNOW IF THOSE CURRENT CHANGES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. WE DON'T HAVE A DATE, CERTAIN TIME, UM, OF HOW LONG IT WILL LAST, BUT IT WILL TAKE EFFECT OFFICIALLY, UH, JULY THE 15TH. AND MIKE SHANNON IS MOVING TO WHAT POSITION? UH, THE CURRENT INTER OR THE CURRENT VACANT DIRECTOR POSITION AT A CS, WHICH IS ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES OR QUESTIONS? UH, QUESTION FOLLOW UP ON THE, UH, BOARD PANELS? HAS THERE BEEN A, I KNOW THERE WAS SOMEBODY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REVIEWED AS FAR AS THE VACANT POSITIONS FOR THE BOARD. YES. UM, ESTHER, DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE JUST A, A FINALIZATION JUST YET. OKAY, WE'LL, WE'LL CHECK IN ON THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN AN, A LAST UPDATE SINCE THE LAST TIME WE HAD SOME, UH, A NEW MEMBER JOIN US. OKAY. DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE UT REPORT? I'M SORRY? THEY DID. THE UT REPORT, IS THAT AVAILABLE NOW? SAY IT AGAIN BECAUSE I DIDN'T, THE UT THE REPORT. YOU GOTTA BE ON THE MIC. OH, I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT THE UT REPORT ABOUT THE, THE HOUSING, UH, UH, DEMOLITIONS IN SAN ANTONIO IN BEXAR COUNTY. I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS COMPLETED YET. I THINK THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE WE HEARD THAT THAT WAS, UH, BEING WORKED ON. IT WAS GONNA BE A RESPONSE TO THE REPORT. UM, I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RESPONSE YOU'RE REFERRING TO. WE DID A RESPONSE TO THAT ORIGINAL REPORT OVER A YEAR AGO. I'M NOT SURE, UM, THAT THERE'S BEEN ANY RECENT, UH, I'M NOT AWARE, SIR, THAT THERE'S BEEN A RECENT RESPONSE TO ANY REPORT THAT'S, IT'S BEEN THE OFFICIAL WORDS A YEAR AGO. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER ISSUES? THE TIME IS NOW 10 10 AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.