* 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] YEAH, I SHUT UP LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WE'LL BE STARTING IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. WE'VE GOT SOME ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES THAT WE'VE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF BEFORE WE GET STARTED. MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TIME IS NOW 9 0 6, EXCUSE ME, 9 0 8 ON 12 DECEMBER, UH, 2024. I'M DWAYNE NELSON. I'LL BE YOUR CHAIRMAN FOR THE SAN ANTONIO BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD THIS MORNING. IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. DWAYNE NELSON. PRESENT FRED ANDIS. PRESENT, DR. LINDA LOPEZ. RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. KAYLA MIRANDA. COURTNEY ROSEN. PRESENT. THOMAS FRANKS HERE. JOEL SOLIS PRESENT. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS AND LIN LUCINDA OROZCO FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AMIN TOMAS, INTERIM DIRECTOR ALICE G**O, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. JUDY KRUM, BSB LIAISON ES ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST. AND MYSELF, JENNIFER MARTINEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO CHAIR. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PROVIDES TRANSLATION SERVICES TO ANYONE WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE. IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE THE SPANISH TRANSLATION OF THAT FACT. THANK YOU. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. PLEASE SIGN UP YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS PUBLIC HEARING. NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDERS 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 THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU'VE SUBMITTED YOUR REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO BE DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. 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 A CODE OFFICER. NUMBER TWO, SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PROVIDE FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIR DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND. AND NUMBER THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK. ALL ABATEMENT ORDERED, 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 11, EXCUSE ME, 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, 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 THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT A 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 FOR CITY CODE SECTION 16 DASH 2 36. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TODAY IS, UH, THE SELECTION OF PANEL B. VICE CHAIR, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN NOMINATIONS. MS. EZ, MR. FERNANDEZ, UH, I NOMINATE MR. FRANKS. THOMAS FRANKS IS THE FIRST NOMINATION. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? JOEL? YEAH, THIS IS JOELLE. I'D LIKE TO SELF NOMINATE MYSELF, JOEL. OKAY. JOEL SOLIS AND THOMAS FRANKS. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL. EXCUSE ME. CHAIR TRUDY CREW. BSV. LIAISON. CAN WE GET A SECOND ON BOTH MOTIONS? THANK YOU. WE, WE DO PROCEED WITH, WITH PROPER ORDER, DON'T WE? WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS, UH, TWO NOMINATIONS FOR THE CHAIR. THOMAS FRANKS AND JOEL SOLIS. [00:05:01] I SECOND BOTH MOTIONS. AND WE HAVE A SECOND FOR BOTH NOMINATIONS, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUDY. AND NOW THEN WE WILL HAVE A ROLL CALL FOR THE VOTE. NELSON THOMAS FRANKS. DR. LINDA LOPEZ. RODRIGUEZ. JOEL, FRED ANDIS. THOMAS FRANKS. HE'S GONNA BE TIED. JOELLE SOLIS, JOELLE, THOMAS FRANKS, MYSELF, COURTNEY ROSEN. RIGHT. JOELLE. OKAY. WE HAVE A TIE. SINCE WE HAVE A TIE, WE ARE GONNA DEFER THAT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, JUDY, IF THAT'S OKAY. AND SHE GIVES ME AN AFFIRMATIVE THAT, UH, THAT IS OKAY. SO WE WILL DEFER THE ELECTION TILL THE NEXT MEETING. UH, WE HAVE RECEIVED THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THOSE MINUTES. MR. CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDIS. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING OF NOVEMBER 14TH, 2024. AS IS THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER THE 14TH AS DRAFTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? THOMAS FRANK SECONDS. TWO SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS DRAFTED. SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED NAY. JUDY, THIS TIME THE MINUTES WILL BE APPROVED AS DRAFTED UNANIMOUSLY. THE REASON FOR THAT COMMENT IS BECAUSE I MADE THAT STATEMENT IN THE LAST MEETING AND DID NOT REALIZE I EVEN MADE THAT STATEMENT. SO IT WILL GO IN THE MINUTES THIS TIME. ALSO, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS OVERALL TO MAKE AT THIS TIME? NONE. OKAY. OUR FIRST, UH, PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE ON CITY STAFF. GO RIGHT AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. BOARD OF MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I HAVE ONE ITEM, UH, TO READ INTO THE RECORD THIS MORNING. IF I MAY PROCEED, SIR? YES, MA'AM, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. UH, EMERGENCY, UH, IT'S GONNA BE AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 38 34 SOUTHWEST MILITARY DRIVE IN COUNCIL. DISTRICT FOUR WAS DEMOLISHED DUE TO A FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER THE 21ST OF 2024. UM, IT WAS DEMOLISHED ON DECEMBER THE THIRD OF 2024. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS OF, UH, THE DEMOLITION THAT DID OCCUR. AND THAT DOES COMPLETE MY PRESENTATION UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? UH, JUST ONE, JUST, UH, REALLY JUST ACKNOWLEDGE HOW, HOW NICE AND, AND TIDY THE LOT WAS LEFT AFTER THE DEMOLITION. I VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. APPRECIATE THAT. WE'LL LET THE CONTRACTORS KNOW. ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. THANK YOU. FIRST CASE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR IS 1139 DENVER BOULEVARD. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL TOWN, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURES BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT 1 1 3 9 DENVER BOULEVARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 1 1 3 9 DENVER BOULEVARD IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. PLEASE NOTE ON AUGUST 20TH, 2024, A DANGEROUS ASSESSMENT RESPONSE TEAM INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE INSPECTION IS A CORROBORATED INSPECTION WITH A VARIETY OF CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT INCLUDED THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 1 16 18 BLOCK SIX, LOT 45 AND 46, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO. [ Approval of Minutes  ] THE OWNER ON RECORD IS ZARKOWSKI STEVEN D JR, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 1 3 9 DENVER BOULEVARD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 0. THE OWNER'S NOT PRESENT. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? YES, PLEASE. SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICER PEREZ IS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED [00:10:01] ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2024. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1 1 3 9 DENVER BOULEVARD WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 19TH, 2024. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON AUGUST 22ND, 2024, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2024, UNCLAIMED ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 1 3 9 DENVER BOULEVARD ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE [ Briefing and Possible Action on the following items  ] BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO STEVEN ZUKOWSKI JR. AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON DECEMBER 4TH, 2024. ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 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 THIS PROPERTY. SO THIS IS A PLOT PLAN OF THE PROPERTY. UM, IT DOES CONTAIN TWO STRUCTURES. THERE IS A TWO STORY MAIN STRUCTURE AND A TWO STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. SO THIS IS A, UM, FAR AWAY VIEW TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF BOTH THE, UH, ROOF SYSTEMS. AGAIN, IT IS A TWO STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. THE ROOF SYSTEM DOES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SAG, AND THE SHINGLES ARE, UM, DETERIORATED AND WORN. SO HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW THE WOOD PLANK SIDING DOES LACK WEATHER PROTECTION ALONG WITH THE FACIA BOARDS. THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE AT ONE POINT, SO SOME OF THE SIDING DOES HAVE SOME SMOKE DAMAGE. SO THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. IT IS CLOSE TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY AND THE WOOD PLANK SIDING AND THE OVERHANG DOES LACK WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THE FOUNDATION SKIRTING IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE AND OR MISSING IN MULTIPLE SPOTS, ALLOWING ANIMALS, UH, TO GO UNDERNEATH THE FOUNDATION. SO THE CEDAR POST OF THE FOUNDATION ARE ROTTED AND LEANING, AND THE SUBFLOOR DOES HAVE WATER DAMAGE. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. AGAIN, THE WOOD PLANK SIDING LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION ALONG WITH THE, UH, FACIAL PORTS. SO THIS IS GOING INTO THE FRONT DOOR. UM, THE FLOOR IS SOFT AND THE, UH, FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING IN MULTIPLE AREAS IS SO HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW THE SUBFLOOR IS ROTTED. SO THIS IS GOING INTO ANOTHER ROOM. AGAIN, JUST LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS THAT ARE BLOCKING THE WINDOWS. IT'S, UH, BLOCKING THE MEANS OF EGRESS. SO IN CASE OF FIRE OR PANIC, FIRST RESPONDERS WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME GOING IN AND INDIVIDUALS WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING OUT. THIS IS THE BATHROOM AREA. THE, UH, KIT, THE BATHROOM SINK IS DETACHING FROM THE WALL AND LEANING. HERE'S THE KITCHEN AREA. THE FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING IN MULTIPLE AREAS, AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE CABINETS, THEY ARE BOWING IN THE MIDDLE TO SHOW HOW UNLEVEL THE FLOOR IS AND IT IS SINKING. AND A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW THE FLOOR COVERING IS DETACHING OR, AND OR MISSING. AND THE SUBFLOOR IS ROTTED. SO THIS IS GOING TOWARDS THE STAIRCASE TO GO TO THE SECOND FLOOR. AGAIN, A LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS THAT ARE BLOCKING THAT REAR EXIT. SO IF INDIVIDUALS NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE STRUCTURE, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO. AND FIRST REPO, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER IF NEEDED. SO THIS IS STARTING TO GO UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THE FLOOR COVERING IS TORN IN MULTIPLE AREAS AND THE SUBFLOOR IS ROTTED. AND THIS IS THAT SECOND FLOOR AREA. IT IS A ONE BEDROOM LOFT AREA, AND THE SHEET ROCK IS STARTING TO DETACH ON THE CEILING. ON THE LEFT PORTION OF THIS PHOTO, THIS IS GOING DOWN THE STAIRCASE. IT IS VERY NARROW AND IT DOES HAVE SOME ITEMS, UH, BLOCKING THE WALKWAY. AND AGAIN, THE FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING OR TORN IN MULTIPLE AREAS, AND IT IS SOFT WHEN WALKING ON IT. SO THIS IS A FRONT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. IT IS A TWO STORY. IT HAS, UH, THREE UNITS, AND THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WINDOWS THAT ARE BROKEN, BOARDED UP WITH, UM, PLYWOOD OR COMPLETELY MISSING. THIS IS A REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, THIS BACK PORTION IS VERY CLOSE TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY AS WELL. AND THE FASCIA [00:15:01] BOARDS ARE ROTTED IN LACK WEATHER PROTECTION. SO THIS IS THE STAIRCASE GOING UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THAT RAILING IS COMPLETELY DETACHED, SO WHEN YOU GO TO GRAB IT, IT, IT SWINGS, IT MOVES WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO HOLD ONTO IT AND THE STAIRS ARE RUSTED AND THEY ALSO MOVE WHILE YOU'RE WALKING UP THEM. SO THIS IS GONNA BE THE FIRST FLOOR UNIT GOING IN. UM, THERE IS SOME WATER DAMAGE TOWARDS THE BACK, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS. SO AGAIN, THE MEANS OF EGRESS IS BLOCKED FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND INDIVIDUALS STAYING THERE. AND HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW SOME OF THE WATER DAMAGE ON THE, UH, ON THE WOOD MEMBERS. AND THE CEILING HAS COLLAPSED. SO THIS IS THE SECOND, UH, FIRST STORY UNIT. THEY ARE USING TEMPORARY SHORING. SO THE SECOND STORY UNIT IS ABOVE THIS FIRST STORY. SO THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE CEILING FROM COLLAPSING WITH THE TEMPORARY SHORE. AND AGAIN, LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS IN GRAFFITI. AND IN THIS ROOM, WE DID FIND, UM, NEEDLES ON THE DAY OF THE DART AND THE, UH, FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING AND IT DOES SHOW THE SLAB ON GRADE AND IT DOES HAVE SOME SMALL CRACKS. SO THIS IS THE SECOND STORY UNIT. THE FLOOR WAS REALLY SOFT, SO I DID NOT MAKE ENTRY INTO THE UNIT. UM, BUT AGAIN, IT IS USED BEING USED FOR STORAGE WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS AND IT DOES SHOW SOME WATER DAMAGE. AND IT APPEARS AT ONE POINT THERE WAS A FIRE OR THEY USED A FIRE. AND SO THE CEILING DOES HAVE SOME SMOKE DAMAGE AS WELL. AND A CLOSER VIEW TO SHOW, UM, THE FLOOR IS ROTTED. THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 1 1 3 9 DENVER BOULEVARD ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, 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 HA HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR ON FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 1 1 3 9 DENVER BOULEVARD. THANK YOU. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS FRED ANDES. UM, YOU PUT A, YOU POSTED THE NOTICE OF VACANCY, CORRECT? YES. A NOTICE TO VACATE WAS POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2024 DUE TO NO WATER SERVICE, NO ELECTRICAL SERVICE, AND THE MEANS OF EGRESS. OKAY. WHEN YOU POSTED THAT, WERE THERE ANYBODY AT THE PROPERTY? THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL AT THE PROPERTY THE DAY THAT I POSTED THE NOTICE TO VACATE. UM, HE HAD CLAIMED THAT HE WAS GETTING OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVIDE. IS ANYBODY AT THE PROPERTY, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU CHECKED? SO I WAS AT THE PROPERTY LAST WEEK AND THAT SAME INDIVIDUAL WAS ON THE PROPERTY AND HE AGAIN, CLAIMED THAT HE WAS THE NEW OWNER. UM, HE DID NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION TO PROVIDE THAT. HE WAS THE NEW OWNER. AND BEXAR COUNTY IS NOT UPDATED WITH ANY NEW OWNER. SO AT THIS TIME, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO NEW PROPERTY OWNER. SO THE PERSON YOU SENT ALL THE DOCUMENTATION TO IS NOT THE PERSON ON THE PROPERTY? NO, THE THE PERSON, UM, ON BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL AT THIS TIME IS POSSIBLY DECEASED FROM WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD. OKAY. HOW DID THIS PROPERTY COME TO YOU? THIS WAS BROUGHT TO US BY SAPD AT A DARK MEETING. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JOEL? IT'S A SHORT ONE. ON THE SECOND STORY OF THE MAIN BUILDING, DID YOU GO INTO THE ROOF AND INSPECT THE ROOF AS WELL INSIDE THE ATTIC? NO, I DO NOT GO INSIDE THE ATTIC OR THE ROOF. I THINK THERE'S SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE ENOUGH THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN DILAPIDATED CONDITION. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OFFICER PEREZ, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR STATION PLEASE. GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHEYENNE PEREZ WITH THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'M PART OF THE SAFE UNIT. THANK YOU. YOUR CASE PLEA OUR CASE PRESENTATION PLEASE. YES. SO, UM, I REPRESENT 1139 [00:20:01] DENVER. UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE GOING ONS AND THE CRIMINAL OFFENSES THAT ARE AT THE ADDRESS FOR THE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE RESIDENTS STEALING ELECTRICITY WITH E UM, ELECTRIC CORDS RUNNING, UH, BY NEIGHBORING HOUSES. UM, THAT'S HOW THIS ADDRESS FIRST CAME TO MY ATTENTION. THE NEIGHBORS WERE CALLING ME, UM, IN REGARDS TO EXTENSION CORDS LEADING FROM 1139 DENVER TO THEIR RENTAL HOUSE. AND THAT IS HOW THEY WERE GAINING ELECTRICITY. UM, THAT IS HOW IT FIRST CAME TO MY KNOWLEDGE. UM, AFTER THE, UM, EXTENSION CORDS, I DID RECEIVE REPORTS REGARDING CIVIL DISTURBANCES BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE THERE AND THE ALLEGED, UH, LANDLORD. AND THEN PRIOR TO THAT AS WELL, I ALSO DO HAVE, UM, WHERE NEIGHBORS WOULD CALL REGARDING, UH, FOOT TRAFFIC AT THE LOCATION. THEY WERE SAYING THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE STANDING OUT IN FRONT OF THE YARD OR ON THE BLOCK AND ALLEGEDLY ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY WERE WANTING TO BUY OR SELL DRUGS. UM, AND OTHER THAN THOSE INCIDENTS, THERE WAS ONE BURGLARY AS WELL, UM, WHERE RESIDENTS WERE CALLING THAT PEOPLE IN SKI MASKS WERE AROUND THE LOCATION TRYING TO BREAK IN. UM, THOSE WERE ALL THE DISTURBANCES THAT I HAVE AND THAT IS HOW I GOT INVOLVED IN THE FIRST PLACE. UM, WE AND UH, WE WERE ABLE TO, ID EVERYBODY IN THE HOUSE AS WELL AS TAKE A FEW PEOPLE FOR WARRANTS AS WELL THAT WERE IN THERE. UM, SINCE THEN, UM, AS FAR AS I KNEW, EVERYBODY LEFT THE LOCATION. I KNOW CODE HAD WENT, UM, I BELIEVE SHE SAID IT WAS LAST MONTH WHERE THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL AT THE LOCATION. UM, HE WAS ONE OF THE ONES ARRESTED, SO HE IS NOW OUT OF JAIL, UM, SINCE HE WAS AT THE LOCATION, BUT HE WAS ARRESTED THAT DAY OF THE DART. UM, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE CRIMINAL ONGOINGS THAT'S BEEN GOING ON OVER, OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. AND HOW I GOT INVOLVED IN THE FIRST PLACE, UM, I WAS ACTUALLY THE HANDLING OFFICER OF THE OWNER OF THE LOCATION. HE DID PASS AWAY. I CAN CONFIRM THAT. UM, I DO NOT REMEMBER THE YEAR I WAS THERE. I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THE OWNER HAD PASSED. UM, I DID THE HANDLING REPORT ON THAT. UM, I DO KNOW THAT THE OWNER NOW, UM, SHOULD BE HIS BROTHER. UM, SAME LAST NAME. I DO NOT RECALL HIS FIRST NAME AT THIS TIME. UM, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HIM AND, UM, ESPECIALLY ABOUT REGARDING THE RESIDENCE THAT HE HAS AT THE LOCATION. HE'S WELL AWARE. THE LOCATION DOES NOT HAVE ELECTRICITY, RUNNING WATER, AND THERE'S ONGOING FOOT TRAFFIC AND CRIMINAL ISSUES GOING ON AT THE LOCATION. UM, HE IS AWARE OF ALL THAT, BUT UM, DOES NOT REALLY GET BACK TO ME AS FAR AS FIXING THE PROBLEM. UM, IF THERE IS ANY LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THAT THE BROTHER NOW TOOK OVER THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ADDRESS, I DO NOT KNOW. UM, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT THE OWNER DID PASS AWAY WAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE OFFICER? THIS IS FRED ANDIS. UH, ONE, THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. UM, IT SAYS ON OUR PAPERWORK, IT'S NOT BY A SCHOOL. NO SIR. BUT IS IT A TRAFFIC AREA FOR KIDS TO SCHOOL? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. AND WHEN YOU MADE THE DART, THAT'S THE ONLY TIME YOU GUYS FOUND PARAPHERNALIA IN THERE? YES, SIR. OTHER TIMES IT WAS JUST, UH, TRYING WAS JUST, UH, TRYING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH PEOPLE EITHER AT THE DOOR OR WHILE THEY'RE OUTSIDE. WE DID NOT GAIN ENTRY ANY OTHER TIMES. ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HOUSE FOUND IN OTHER DWELLINGS OR ON THE CORNERS? LIKE MOST OF THE ONES WE HEAR ABOUT ONLY THE ONLY AT 1139 DENVER. OKAY. MM-HMM . THANK MM-HMM . THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. UM, ARE TAXES PAID AN UP TO DATE ON THIS PROPERTY? I'M UNAWARE. UM, DO YOU KNOW IF UTILITIES ARE IN THE SUPPOSED OWNER'S NAME? I BELIEVE THEY ARE NOW IN THE BROTHER'S NAME OF THE OWNER WHO PASSED AWAY. HE WAS, HE WAS AWARE THAT, UM, THE PRE THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO'S NOW DECEASED, WAS BEHIND ON CPS BILLS, WHICH IS HOW THEY CAME INTO THAT ISSUE IN THE FIRST PLACE OF THERE BEING NO ELECTRICITY. OKAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER TOWN. UM, NO, THE TAXES ARE NOT PAID. UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY A AMOUNT DUE OF $38,857 AND 25 CENTS. SAY THAT AGAIN PLEASE? 800. IT IS 38,000, $38,857 AND 25 CENTS. THANK YOU. [00:25:01] JOEL, YOU GOT A QUESTION? YEAH. UH, THE HOUSE, IS THERE ANY OTHER ACCESS POINT TO IT OTHER THAN THE FRONT? NO, SIR. THE ALLEY IS BLOCKED DUE TO VEGETATION. UM, SO THE ONLY ACCESS IS THROUGH THE FRONT. AND REGARDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, ANY COMPLAINTS COMING FROM THE NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE HOUSE? YES, THERE ARE MULTIPLE REGARDING THE FOOT TRAFFIC AND THE MAIN CONCERN WAS THE EXTENSION CORDS THAT THE NEIGHBORS WERE CALLING ABOUT. UM, THE PROPERTIES RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO IT ARE, UM, AIRBNBS, SO EVERY TIME THE OWNER WOULD, UM, CHECK ON THE PROPERTY, THAT'S WHEN THEY WOULD FIND EXTENSION CORDS. AND THE LAST QUESTION IS, IS IT STILL BEING OCCUPIED TODAY? UH, I, I'M UNAWARE, UM, EVERY TIME I PASS BY, NO ONE'S AT THE LOCATION. HOWEVER, I KNOW WHEN CODE HAD, SHE HAD MENTIONED IN HER, UM, REPORT THAT WHEN SHE HAD WENT BY, SOMEONE WAS THERE THAT WE HAD ARRESTED AT THE DART. UM, BUT WHEN I DRIVE BY THERE, I DO NOT SEE ANY INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MM-HMM . FINAL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, EXCUSE ME. I GOT ONE FOLLOW UP. GO AHEAD. MM-HMM . FRED, YOU TALKED TO THE BROTHER OF THE OWNER? YES. PRIOR TO THE DART, WAS THERE AN OFFER FOR THE BROTHER TO SIGN A NO. TRESPASS? NO, BECAUSE HE CURRENTLY HAD, HE ALLOWED THOSE RESIDENTS TO STAY THERE. OKAY. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MM-HMM . APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. BRIANNA KING, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR HOME ADDRESS, PLEASE. BRIANNA KING, UM, 2 1 0 PINEWOOD LANE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6. AND ALSO YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE OWNER AND OR PROPERTY? UM, HE IS MY SISTER'S FIANCE. I'M SORRY, I DID MY SISTER'S FIANCE. OKAY, BROTHER. PARDON? YEAH. YOUR BROTHER. YEAH. AND IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENTS. SO THE MAIN THING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO, UM, ADDRESS IS THE FACT THAT ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED, UH, AS FAR AS WHAT WERE ABLE TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED THE BUILD THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN SECURED, ALL WINDOWS HAVE BEEN BOARDED UP. UM, THE DART TEAM HAD TO REMOVE THE FENCE TO GET INTO THE PROPERTY. UM, SO IT WAS VERY SECURE EVEN AT THAT POINT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO TAKE PART OF THE FENCE DOWN TO GET INTO THE PROPERTY. UM, ALL OF THE FOOT TRAFFIC, ALL OF THE TENANTS, THE HOU THE HOUSE IS NOT OCCUPIED, SO IT CAN'T REALLY BE A, A, A HAZARD IF NO ONE'S LIVING THERE. UM, THE ONLY TIME HE IS THERE IS TO WORK ON IT AND TO SECURE IT AND TO WORK ON THE SITUATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE LETTERS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE CITY. UM, HE'S REMOVED THE DEBRIS, UM, BOARDED UP ALL THE WINDOWS. UM, THERE'S BEEN A DUMPSTER THERE. THEY'VE BEEN REMOVING ALL OF THE STUFF INSIDE THE APARTMENTS, OUTSIDE THE APARTMENTS. UM, AND MY SISTER WAS GONNA START PAYING THE TAXES, BUT WAS WAITING UNTIL THIS HEARING HAPPENED TO SEE, I MEAN, IF Y'ALL WERE GONNA TEAR IT DOWN, SHE WASN'T GONNA TRY. I MEAN, SO THE HOUSE ACTUALLY STRUCTURALLY IS NOT UNSOUND. I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, UH, PICTURES THAT THEY PRESENTED OF THE LIVING ROOM, AND I HAVE SOME AS WELL, THERE'S NOT EVEN ANY CRACKS IN THE WALLS. THE PROPERTY HASN'T SETTLED HORRIBLY. IT DOES HAVE SOME WATER DAMAGE FROM A LEAK, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE WAS A PV SITE, PVC PIPE UNDERNEATH THE PROPERTY THAT WAS LEAKING. BUT IT'S NOT ROTTED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE'S ANYTHING THAT'S NOT, UM, THAT'S NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND ON IT. I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK LIKE THE FIREPLACE ISN'T EVEN CRACKED, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, MOST HOUSES WOULD, SORRY, THE, THE FIREPLACE ISN'T EVEN CRACKED. HE'S BOARDED UP ALL THE WINDOWS. MA'AM, CAN I HAVE A MINUTE? CAN YOU GIVE THOSE YEAH, SO THEY CAN PUT 'EM ON THE BIG SCREEN AND WE CAN SEE 'EM UNTIL YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIND 'EM WITH 'EM THERE. AND HE'S PUT UP, UH, NO TRESPASSING, KEEP OUT SIGNS EVERYWHERE. UM, THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A WILL AND IT'S BEEN FILED AND SO THEY WERE WORKING ON THAT PORTION OF THE SITUATION AS WELL, WHICH I ASSUME IS WHY THE BROTHER HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE KNEW. AND SO, UM, LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE. UM, AS FAR AS THE DART GOES, THERE WAS NOBODY ARRESTED ON THE PROPERTY FOR ANY KIND OF A DRUG CHARGE. UM, THEY WERE OUTSTANDING WARRANTS FOR THINGS LIKE TRAFFIC TICKETS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. AND THE ALLEY, IT IS BLOCKED BY VEGETA VEGETATION, BUT IT ALSO IS FENCED WITH BARB WIRE AT THE TOP OF IT. SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S VERY EASY TO GET INTO THE PROPERTY. UM, THE EXTENSION CORDS, UM, WHATEVER THAT MAY HAVE BEEN, IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONE THERE TO, TO STOP IT. AND SINCE THEN THAT HAS BEEN ALLEVIATED. THAT'S NOT REALLY A PROBLEM ANYMORE. THERE'S NO ONE LIVING THERE. SO, AND THE BACK STAIRS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY SOLID EXCEPT FOR THAT PART AT THE BOTTOM THAT CAN BE SEE, OKAY, SEE DOWN AT THE SKIRTING THERE WHERE THEY SHOWED THAT IT WAS OPEN, DAR REMOVED THAT SKIRTING WHEN THEY WENT IN. UM, BUT THAT'S BEEN FIXED [00:30:01] AS WELL. UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LINES OF THE SIDING THERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT PROPERTY HAS NOT SETTLED EXTENSIVELY. IT'S A GOOD SOLID HOUSE. THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY REASON TO TEAR IT DOWN. MR. CHAIR, THIS IS LEGAL. GO AHEAD. LEGAL, UH, WE, WE ARE EXPIRED ON THE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I, AND JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR AND NO DISRESPECT TO MS. KING, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY, UM, RELATED TO THE DECEASED DONOR. UM, SO, UH, THE, THE EXPIRATION OF THOSE THREE MINUTES IS, IS, IS DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, JOSEPH. ALEJANDRO, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. YES, SIR. JOSEPH ALVARADO, 5 31 CLARK AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1. OH. AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY AND THE OWNER? UM, I WAS, BEFORE STEVE PASSED, ABOUT SIX YEARS BEFORE HE PASSED, I MET, UM, I MET HIM. HE, HE OFFERED ME A PLACE TO STAY AT HIS, ON HIS PROPERTY IN THE BACK UPSTAIRS IN ONE OF THE APARTMENTS TO HELP HIM BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING AROUND WITH HIS DOGS. AND SO THAT'S HOW IT STARTED. WELL, UM, HE PASSED AWAY WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. UM, YOU KNOW, I ALL, THIS IS NEW TO ME. I, I I I, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS TYPE OF, UM, PREDICAMENT, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY. I, UH, WHEN I, WHEN I, WHEN I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE, THE SITUATION THAT WAS GOING ON, ON THE PROPERTY, I DID EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN DOING, EVERYTHING THAT I COULD DO TO RECTIFY IT BY MYSELF AND WITH THE HELP OF MY FIANCE AND HER, HER SISTER, UM, FIX THE PROBLEMS. I FIX THE FENCE BY MYSELF. I, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO FENCING. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FENCER. I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO ANY OF THAT THINGS. I PUT THE POUNDING ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO ANY OF THAT THINGS, ANY OF THAT. UM, THERE, THERE, THERE, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LEGAL PROBLEMS IN OVER 10 YEARS. I ADMIT. YES, I, I, I WAS, I'M A CONVICTED FELON FROM 1993, BUT I CHANGED MY WAYS. I'M NOT THE SAME. AND I'M TRYING TO CHANGE NOW AND, UM, I MEAN BASICALLY, AND STEVE DOESN'T HAVE A BROTHER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE SAYING HE HAS A BROTHER, SIR, BUT THERE IS NO BROTHER. HE WAS THE LAST ZER CHOKI. IF YOU CAN, IF THEY WILL LOOK IT UP, AND IF THEY TELL YOU TO, TO GIVE HIM THE NUMBER, PLEASE LET ME SPEAK TO HIM. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO STEVE'S BROTHER. HONESTLY, STEVE DOES NOT HAVE A BROTHER. HE DOES NOT HAVE NO BROTHER. SO I DON'T KNOW WHO SHE WAS, WHO SHE'S SPEAKING TO BECAUSE HE DOES NOT HAVE A BROTHER. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BOARD? YES. UM, IF, WOULD STEVE PUT YOU IN THE WILL? YES, MA'AM. DO YOU HAVE THAT DOCUMENTATION? YES, MA'AM. HAVE YOU TAKEN THIS DOCUMENT TO BE PROBATED AT COURT? YES, MA'AM. WHEN WAS IT FILED? UH, IT WAS FILED ABOUT A MONTH AGO OR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK. I, I, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO, WHAT TO DO, THE STEPS TO TAKE. UH, I MEAN, HONESTLY, THIS WAS, THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION, HAVE YOU? I REALLY ON THE COOL, I REALLY DON'T EVEN WANNA BE IN THIS SITUATION, BUT I, I BELIEVE THAT HE PUT ME IN THIS SITUATION TO ALLOW ME TO GROW FROM THE PERSON THAT I WAS BEFORE BECAUSE HE SAW ME GROW SINCE I'VE BEEN STAYING WITH HIM AND CHANGE COMPLETELY TO A DIFFERENT PERSON. UM, WERE YOU AWARE THAT STEVE PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO? YES, MA'AM. I WAS THERE. I'M THE ONE THAT, I'M THE ONE THAT GOT IN THE HOUSE. I'M THE FIRST ONE THAT SAW HIM. SO IF STEVE PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO, YOU WERE AWARE OF IT AND YOU'RE AWARE THAT HE GAVE YOU THE PROPERTY IN A WILL? I WAS EXCUSE WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AT THAT TIME WHEN THE, THE WILL WAS NOT FOUND. THE, THE HOUSE WAS, STEVE WAS LIKE A HOARDER. HALF THE HOUSE WAS FULL OF TRASH, FULL OF JUNK, FULL OF, HE ONLY USED ONE SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND THE DOG SLEPT IN THE HOUSE THAT SIDE OF THE HOUSE WITH HIM. SO HE NEVER EVEN USED THIS SIDE OF THE HOUSE. UM, ME AND MY, MY, MY EX-GIRLFRIEND, WE STAYED IN THE BACK UPSTAIRS AND, UM, STEVE HAD, HAD JUST HAD HAD A HEART ATTACK PRIOR TO WHEN I MET HIM. SO THAT'S WHY HE NEEDED HELP WITH HIS DOGS, IS WITH HIS ANIMALS. UM, THE NEIGHBORS ARE AWARE, STEVE MADE IT KNOWN TO THE NEIGHBORS AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT WAS THERE THAT HE, I THINK HE EVEN SPOKE TO THE POLICE ABOUT. 'CAUSE HE WAS VERY, HE'S A VERY, UM, REC RE UH, [00:35:01] REC RECLUSIVE PERSON. I GUESS. HE, HE DIDN'T SPEAK, HE DIDN'T MESS WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. HE DIDN'T, AND LIKE HE USED TO BE A BAD ACTOR BACK IN THE DAY TOO. SO HE CHANGED ALL HIS WAYS TOO. SO HE, UH, HE DIDN'T, HE DIDN'T ASSOCIATE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. HE HAD VERY, VERY, VERY FEW FRIENDS. BUT HE DID SPEAK TO THE POLICE AND THE POLICE BECAUSE THE POLICE THAT CAME TO THE PROPERTY A COUPLE OF TIMES TO CHECK ON THE PROPERTY, THEY SAID, OH YEAH, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOU KNOW, THEY SPOKE ABOUT ME. THEY TOLD ME WHO I WAS. SO, UM, HE, HE, HE STAYED ON TOP OF IT. SO IT WASN'T FOUND UNTIL AFTER WE STARTED GOING THROUGH ALL THE, TAKING THE TRASH OUT OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE IT WAS TRASH OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE. TRASH INSIDE OF THE HOUSE. I MEAN, IT WAS TRASH EVERYWHERE. I MEAN, THIS IS THE SECOND DUMPSTER THAT MY FIANCE PAID FOR. SHE PAID FOR ONE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, AND THEN SHE PAID FOR ANOTHER ONE A WEEK AGO. 'CAUSE WHEN I WAS MADE OF AWARE OF THE SITUATION, I, I'VE BEEN BUSTING TAIL TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING DONE THAT I NEED TO BE, THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I MEAN, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME CONNECT THE DOTS. SO STEVE PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO. YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF ANYTHING HAPPENING WITH THE HOUSE? YOU STOPPED LIVING AT THE HOUSE WHEN STEVE PASSED AWAY? NO. DID I STOPPED? YES, MA'AM. I LEFT EVENTUALLY I LEFT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER HE PASSED. I LEFT. UM, I, I, I JUST, I, YOU KNOW, I LEFT. I JUST, WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS SITUATION, HONESTLY. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN NO SITUATION LIKE THIS. SO IT'S ALL NEW. THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME. I DON'T WANNA BE GOING THROUGH THIS. I DON'T WANNA BE UP HERE. I MEAN, OKAY. I'M NOT EVEN USED SPEAKING YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE PROOF THAT THIS HAS BEEN, UM, FILED FOR PROBATE? THIS IS LEGAL. UM, THAT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT HE JUST FILED. UM, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THIS, THIS, THIS BOARD IS GOING TO CONSIDER AT ALL. UM, SO, UH, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SHARE THAT DOCUMENTATION, UM, THAT HE HAS PROVIDED. IT IS NOT A WILL. IT'S AN, IT'S AN APPLICATION THAT HE'S ABLE TO FILE. I DO HAVE A FEW CLARIFICATIONS IF THE BOARD IS DONE. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM A FEW THINGS WITH MR. ALVARADO. I WITH YOUR PERMISSION, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR. ALVARADO, CAN YOU TELL US WHO YOUR, WHO IS YOUR FIANCE? WHO IS MY FIANCE? YES, SIR. BRITTANY. BRITTANY DAVIS, SIR. OKAY. AND IS MS. DAVIS RELATED TO MS. KING? YES, THAT IS HER SISTER. OKAY. AND IT, UH, IT IS, UH, THE INTENTION OF YOU AND MS. KING THAT MS. KING WAS AT ONE POINT IN TIME, THE FIANCE OF THE DECEASED OWNER? NO. NO. SHE HAD, SHE WAS, SHE JUST WAS SPEAKING ABOUT, SHE WAS, SHE WAS SPEAKING OF ME, SIR. OKAY. SO WHEN SHE WAS REFERRING TO THE OWNER, SHE WAS REFERRING TO YOU? YES, SIR. AND IT IS YOUR CLAIM TODAY THAT YOU OWN THE PROPERTY? YES, SIR. OKAY. UM, DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO PULL PERMITS ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, SIR. LEGALLY? YES, SIR. YOU DO? YES, SIR. UM, AND THAT'S BASED ON WHAT, OH, YOU TALKING ABOUT MY FINANCIAL STATUS OR? NO, SIR. I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR STATUS AS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO YOU, YOU'RE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. ARE YOU ABLE TO PULL PERMITS? I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO, WHAT DOES IT ENTAILS FOR ME TO PULL A PERMIT. OKAY, SO JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU DID NOT PULL ANY PERMIT WHEN YOU TRIED TO FIX THE FENCE? NO, SIR. DID YOU PULL ANY PERMITS TO TRY WHEN YOU WERE MAKING ANY OF THE OTHER REPAIRS AT THE HOUSE? NO, SIR. UM, IS THE, UH, HAVE YOU FILED PAPERWORK WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY, WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY, UH, APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR YOU TO BE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT I GUESS NO, NO, NO, SIR. OKAY. UM, IT SEEMS, UM, BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE CLAIMING, THAT YOU HAD OWNERSHIP ON THE PROPERTY WHEN THE DECEASED OWNER, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING HIS NAME, HE, HE PASSED AWAY, BUT YOUR TESTIMONY IS YOU LEFT THE PROPERTY LIKE SIX MONTHS AFTER HE PASSED? YES, SIR. SO THAT PROPERTY WAS UNSECURED, IS THAT CORRECT, SIR? IT WAS SECURED WHEN I LEFT. THERE'S A FENCE THERE ALL THE WAY AROUND IT WITH BOB WIRE TO MAKE SURE, I'M SURE I'M CLEAR, YOU PUT BARB WIRE AROUND THE FENCE? NO, STEVE HAD BOB WIRE ALL AROUND THE PROPERTY. HE HAD SIX PIT BULLS THAT WE TOOK CARE OF. THAT WAS THE WHOLE INITIAL. SO AGAIN, MY QUESTION IS, HOW WAS THE PROPERTY SECURED AFTER YOU LEFT IT? BECAUSE THERE WAS A FENCE THERE, SIR. OKAY. AND SO BASED ON, AND THERE WAS NO TRESPASSING SIGNS ALREADY ON THE FENCE, BUT THERE WASN'T THAT MANY OF 'EM THERE. DID YOU GO, DID AND SUBSEQUENTLY, DID YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE PROPERTY OR CHECK ON THE PROPERTY? YES, SIR. YOU DID? YES. OKAY. AND SO YOU SAW THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY, UM, YOU SAW THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 19TH, 2024? THAT'S CORRECT. YOU DID? NO, AT THAT TIME? NO, NOT AT THAT TIME. OKAY. SO, UM, ARE YOU UNAWARE OF, OR WERE YOU AWARE OF, UH, THE AMOUNT OF, UM, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, TRASH, [00:40:01] UM, UM, OUTSIDE PLACEMENT, ALL THE, ALL THE UH, UH, CODE VIOLATIONS? WERE YOU AWARE OF THOSE THINGS? I BECAME AWARE WHEN MR. THE, I SPOKE TO THE, THE OFFICER THAT THE MOTIVE. SO YOU ARE AWARE OF IT AFTER, AFTER THE INSPECTION? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND SIR, ONE LAST THING. UM, YOUR CLAIM TODAY IS THAT YOU'RE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LEGALLY? I DON'T KNOW IF I AM OR IF I'M NOT, BUT I KNOW THAT I, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING DUE TO WHAT IT, WHAT STEVE ASKED TO BE DONE. YES, I AM. OKAY. IF YOU, YOU WANNA GO? SO MY QUESTION AGAIN TO YOU TODAY. I IS, ARE YOU COMING BEFORE THIS BOARD AS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, SIR, YES OR NO? YES SIR. YOU ARE? OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MR. THOMAS FRANKS? I HAVE A QUESTION. WERE YOU ON THE PROPERTY WHEN, UH, THE DARK TEAM ARRIVED? NO, SIR. WERE YOU LIVING ON THE PROPERTY BEFORE THAT? NO, SIR. WHEN DID YOU GO BACK TO THE PROPERTY? JUST BARELY RECENTLY, LIKE IN, AFTER THE DART TEAM WENT ABOUT A, ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THAT I WENT, I GOT SOME PAPERWORK. I SEEN THE PAPERWORK. UM, THEY WERE YELLING MY NAME OUT. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WERE YELLING MY NAME OUT. JOSEPH IRADO, COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP. I WAS NOT EVEN THERE. I DON'T EVEN LIVE THERE. THAT'S NOT MY PROPERTY. THAT AT THAT TIME THAT WAS NOT MY, I DIDN'T, I WASN'T AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH ALL THE LEGAL THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY LIKE THAT. AS FAR AS DRUG, AS FAR AS TRAFFICKING, DRUG TRAFFICKING, PEOPLE ASKING PEOPLE TO BUY DRUGS AND ALL THAT. I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. LIKE I SAID, I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE SIX YEARS AGO AND I, THAT'S WHEN I STARTED CHANGING THE WAY THAT I AM NOW. I MEAN, OTHER THAN THAT, NO, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. YOU MAY BE SEATED, SIR. I'M SORRY. LEGAL HAS ONE MORE QUESTION. I'D LIKE TO GET ON RECORD. HOLD ON, MR. ALVARADO. UM, SO YOU CAME TO THE PROPERTY AFTER THE DART INSPECTION. UM, DID YOU SEE THE NOTICES AND THE, THE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE DART THE DART UNIT, UH, PUT ON THE, ON THE WALL? I GOT THE LAST NOTICE, I GOT THE LAST NOTICE THAT THEY PUT ON THE FENCE, SIR. OKAY. WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOW UP TO THE AFTER ACTION MEETING THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE DART UNIT IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, UM, AND ACCORDING TO YOU AND YOUR TESTIMONY, YOU WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMS AT IT, BUT IT WAS YOUR PROPERTY. DID AT ANY POINT IN TIME, DID YOU SHOW UP TO THE AFTER ACTION MEETING AND, OR I WASN'T. ALLOW ME, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO FINISH. 'CAUSE WE'RE, THIS IS BEING TRANSCRIBED AND OR, UM, UH, CONTACT THE DART UNIT OR ANY, UM, ANY PERSON FROM THE DART UNIT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY THAT YOU OWNED. YES, SIR. I DID CONTACT A PERSON. SHE'S SITTING RIGHT THERE. UH, AND SO YOU, YOU CONTACTED HER ABOUT THE, THE AFTER ACTION MEETING IN THE, IN THE DART ACTION ABOUT, ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY? SHE SPOKE TO ME ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. SHE, SHE, EXCUSE ME, SIR, CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE? THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. SHE SPOKE TO ME ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY BECAUSE, UM, I WASN'T AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. EXACTLY. SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THE ARREST BEING MADE. I WASN'T THERE WHEN THE ARREST BEING MADE. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT, SIR. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, THERE WAS AN AFTER ACTION MEETING. THE DART UNIT HAS AFTER ACTION MEETINGS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH THE OWNERS OR RESPONSIBLE PARTIES, AND THOSE ARE, ALLOW ME TO FINISH PLEASE. AND THEY ARE POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, AS THE OWNER AND RESPONSIBLE PARTY OF THE PROPERTY, DID YOU CALL AND EITHER ONE TRY TO RESCHEDULE THE MEETING, MEET UP WITH THE MEETING OR MEET WITH THE DART UNIT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH YOUR PROPERTY? THE PEOPLE THAT WERE AT THE PROPERTY OBVIOUSLY TOOK THE NOTICES OFF OF THE PROPERTY, SO I DIDN'T SEE THE NOTICES. THE ONLY NOTICE THAT I SEEN WAS THE ONE THAT I WAS MADE AWARE AND I SPOKE TO HER ABOUT WHEN I WAS AWARE OF IT. I DID SPEAK TO HER, SIR. SO WOULD THE ANSWER BE NO, THAT YOU DID NOT SPEAK TO THE HEAD OF THE DART UNIT AND OR, UH, THE PERSONS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE DART UNIT IN REGARDS TO THE ABSTRACTION MEETING AND WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH YOUR PROPERTY? I, I DIDN'T SPEAK. I SPOKE TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, CO COMPLIANCE OFFICER. THANK YOU MR. ISH. YOU HAVE ONE FINAL QUESTION? YEAH, THIS IS FRED ANDIS. YOU SAID THAT YOU LEFT SIX MONTHS AFTER HE PASSED AND YOU RETURNED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE 24TH. NINE, UH, 9 11 24. THAT'S WHEN THE DART HAPPENED. OKAY. AND YOU RETURNED AT WHAT TIME? I RETURNED IN, WELL, I RETURNED TO THE PROPERTY TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. WHEN I WAS MADE OF AWARE THAT PEOPLE WERE BEING ARRESTED AND SENT TO JAIL AND THEY HAD RAIDED AND THEY WERE YELLING MY NAME OUT, THE NEIGHBORS CALLED ME AND ASKED ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. THAT'S WHEN I WAS MADE AWARE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. WELL, THAT WOULD BE ON, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY, NINE 11, WHENEVER THEY WENT IN THERE AND THEY, THEY TORE UP THE HOUSE. THEY BROKE. [00:45:01] NO, HOLD ON. HOLD ON. THE MOLDING ON 9 11 24. YOU SAID THE NEIGHBORS CALLED YOU AND MADE YOU AWARE, BUT YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP UNTIL WEEKS AFTER. I DON'T, I, I I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, SIR. I DON'T. SO YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT WAS ARRESTED IN THERE? DID, DID I KNOW ANYBODY THAT WAS ARRESTED IN THERE? NO, SIR. YES SIR, I DID. NO. THE PERSON THAT WAS ARRESTED, NO, I DID NOT KNOW ANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ARRESTED THERE. NO, I DID NOT, SIR. SO HOW DID THEY KNOW HOW TO GO ON THE PROPERTY? HOW DID THEY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THEY WERE ARRESTED IN THE, IN THE HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY. OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE WITH WHOEVER WAS LIVING THERE. WHOEVER WAS LIVING AT THE TIME OF THE, ON THE PROPERTY, SIR, THEY WERE FRIENDS WITH THE PERSONS THAT WERE LIVING THERE. THERE WAS LIKE THREE OR FOUR INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE ALREADY LIVING THERE WHEN OUR TEAM WENT IN THERE, I GUESS. BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW HIM? HOW, HOW DID THEY GET TO THE PROPERTY IF IT'S YOUR PROPERTY? I HAVE NO, I I HAVE NO IDEA. I DIDN'T GIVE JUST LIKE HOW, HOW DID HE, HOW DOES HE HAVE A BROTHER THAT I'VE NEVER HEARD OF? UH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT'S FINE. CALLED OFFICER QUESTION FOR YOU REAL QUICKLY. YES. ALL NOTICES WERE POSTED AT THE PROPERTY, CORRECT? YES. THANK YOU. AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? YES. UM, SO ALSO THE DAY OF THE DART, WE DO POST A ACTUAL DART STICKER ON THE, ON THE STRUCTURE. UM, WE NORMALLY POST IT ON A WINDOW SO THAT IT'S NOT EASILY REMOVED. UM, WE POST A STICKER STATING THE DATE AND TIME FOR AN AFTER ACTION MEETING. UM, WE ALSO POST A NOTICE FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE CLEANED, UM, AND WE POST THE WARRANT ON THE PROPERTY AND THAT'S EVERY SINGLE DART. UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, THE CITY DID ABATE THE PROPERTY AND IT WAS A TOTAL COST OF $1,735. UM, SO WHEN I DID GO TO THE PROPERTY TO POST THE NOTICE TO VACATE ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, THAT'S WHEN MR. ALVARADO WAS THERE. AND SO I DID NOTIFY HIM THAT NOBODY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RESIDING AT THE PROPERTY DUE TO THE CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE FOUND. UM, HE WAS ARGUMENTATIVE, STATED THAT HE WAS THE OWNER BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION. I TOLD HIM IF HE COULD NOT PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THEN UM, HE NEEDED TO DO HIS PROP, HIS PROPER PAPERWORK SO THAT WE COULD WORK WITH HIM AND HE COULD FILE THE PERMITS AND DO THE WORK. UM, HE STILL HAS NOT DONE SO. SO THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 11TH AND WE ARE NOW ON DECEMBER 12TH. UM, ALSO HE WAS AT THE PROPERTY LAST WEEK, UM, AND I EXPLAINED THE SAME THING TO PROVIDE THE PAPERWORK, UM, THAT HE WAS THE OWNER AND TO BRING A SCOPE OF WORK AND PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS OF ANY WORK THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO WITH THE TIMELINE OF HOW LONG IT WAS GOING TO TAKE. AND HE DID NOT PROVIDE THOSE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THIS IS THOMAS FRANKS. I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION ON THE, UH, THE, FOR THE PRE DART ASSESSMENT AND FOR THE DART, HOW DID THEY GET INTO THE PROPERTY TO LIVE? WHERE IF THERE WAS HE SAYING THERE'S A FENCE AROUND IT WITH BARB WIRE? HOW'D THEY GET IN? BECAUSE THEY RESIDED THERE. THE FENCE WAS ACTUALLY OPEN. SO, UM, WHEN I DID MY PRE DART ASSESSMENT, UM, I GO TO THE PROPERTY TO TAKE MY PHOTO FOR OUR WARRANT PROCESS THAT WE HAVE INTERNALLY. UM, WHEN I WENT, UM, THE GATE WAS OPEN AND THERE WERE DOGS RUNNING FREELY. UM, SO THE, IT WAS OPEN FOR ANYONE TO WALK ON THE FRONT PROPERTY. OKAY, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OFFICER PEREZ, GO AHEAD. I APOLOGIZE. I CAN ACTUALLY ELABORATE ON THAT QUESTION AS WELL. THANK YOU MA'AM. UM, I WAS PART OF THE DART TEAM AND YES, THE GATE WAS OPEN. THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO GAIN ENTRY INTO THE PROPERTY WHEN WE WERE CALLING PEOPLE OUT WITH THE INTERCOM INITIALLY AND THEN WE WERE JUST ABLE TO WALK ONTO THE PROPERTY. OKAY. THANK YOU MEL. MM-HMM . I DUNNO. AND IT MIGHT NOT BE CHAIRMAN, ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1139 DENVER BOULEVARD. MS. CHAIR SOMS FRANKS, FRANKS HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1139 DENVER 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. THAT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 15 6. MAIN STRUCTURE'S GONNA BE 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS GONNA BE 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 17, AND 18. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER. UM, GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE IT'S A SHA SECURE AND THEY SHA SECURE AS WELL. I SECOND, WAS THAT A FRIEND AMENDMENT? MR. ANDES ON UTILITIES? YEAH. UM, NOT THAT IT'S SECOND. A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT OF [00:50:01] ALSO ALL UTILITIES TO BE CUT. THEY ACCEPT THAT ACCEPTED. SHE ACCEPTED. AND THERE WAS A SECOND CAROL. THANK YOU. MOTION IS THAT, UH, THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1139 DENVER BOULEVARD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING 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, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION AS AS 30 DAY DE DEMO PROPERTY BE SECURED AND UTILITIES TO BE DISCONNECTED OR STAY DISCONNECTED. UH, MR. FRANKS VERIFY THAT THE MOTION IS CORRECTLY STATED. YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, VERIFY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD HOLD ON MR. CHAIRMAN. JUDY, WAS MY MOTION CAPTURED BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE MY MIC WASN'T ON? YES SIR, IT WAS CAPTURED AND THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UH, LET'S DO A ROLL CALL PLEASE. DWAYNE NELSON. AYE. BRETT ANDIS. AYE. JOEL SOLIS. AYE. THOMAS FRANKS. AYE. COURTNEY ROSEN. AYE. DR. LINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE 85 0 3 LAKE VISTA. GOOD MORNING BOARD FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE SANCHEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT 85 0 3 LAKE VISTA STREET. WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH, EXCUSE ME, 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 1 5 1 3 3 LAKE VISTA SUBDIVISION BLOCK ONE LOT FOUR LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS SAN ANTONIO, 1 0 1 T-X-L-L-C WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 8 3 5 1 20 NINTH STREET, NORTHEAST BRADENTON, FLORIDA 3 4 2 1 2. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. UM, KEN MARTIN AND ALEJANDRO PATISTA ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CASE. CONTACT WITH ROBERT RITH AND KEN MARTIN HAVE BEEN MADE BY PHONE AND EMAIL AND THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON OCTOBER 3RD, 2024 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 85 0 3 LAKE VISA STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON MAY 13TH, 2024. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MAY 20TH, 2024 AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. AN UPDATED NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024 ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 85 0 3 LAKE VISTA STREET ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT RECEIPT IS PENDING ON DECEMBER 6TH, 2024. THE OWNER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE HEARING BY EMAIL ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO OBTAIN INTERIOR PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TODAY. AT THIS TIME, THE OWNERS HAVE SUBMITTED A PURCHASE OF SALE AGREEMENT AND A COMMITMENT LETTER, BUT NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME. AT THIS TIME, AS OF DECEMBER 12TH, 2024, ALL PERMITS ARE INACTIVE. [00:55:03] SO HERE WE HAVE A CONTEXTUAL PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY TO SHOW. UM, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A NEW DEVELOPMENT OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THIS IS GONNA BE THE, UH, RIGHT REAR ELEVATION OF A CONTEXTUAL PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY. HERE WE HAVE BUILDING ONE. IT IS A SINGLE STORYING WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION. UM, THE, THE FRAMING IS WEATHER DUE TO LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION. HERE IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION TOWARDS THE REAR. SOME OF THE PARTICLE BOARD IS STARTING TO BE RIPPED OFF POSSIBLY BY VAGRANT. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE OF SAID STRUCTURE AND HERE WE HAVE THE LEFT ELEVATION. TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE FOUNDATION THERE, THERE ARE REBAR STICKING, EXTENDING OUTWARD APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OUT. THIS IS A VIEW OF THE INTERIOR PORTION. THERE HAS BEEN VAGRANTS ENTERING THE PROPERTY. THEY HAVE STARTED TO CUT AWAY THE FRAMING TO TAKE, LEAVING PARTS OF THE FRAMING WEAK AND COLLAPSING AND FALLING. HERE IS BUILDING TWO WITH THE FRONT AND RIGHT ELEVATIONS. SAME ISSUE WITH THE FOUNDATION. THERE IS REBAR EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM THE FOUNDATION. THIS IS THE REAR RIGHT? I'M SORRY, REAR LEFT. ELEVATION OF SET STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FRONT AND LEFT VIEW OF THE ELEVATIONS. HERE IS A CLOSEUP OF PART OF THE INTERIOR. WE DO HAVE A FLOOR TRUSS THAT HAS FALLEN FROM THE, WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN FOR THIS THIRD STORY. THERE IS WATER DAMAGE TO THE SECOND FLOOR SUBFLOOR AS WELL AS THE FLOOR TRUST THERE. AT ONE POINT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BEING INSTALLED THAT HAS BEEN, UM, CUT, CUT, CUT OUT. SORRY. HERE WE HAVE WHAT WE ARE. WHAT IS BUILDING THREE? IT IS JUST THE FOUNDATION AT THIS TIME. THIS WOULD BE THE, THE FRONT VIEW FROM THE MAIN STREET AND THE RIGHT ELEVATION. IT'S A FRONT VIEW OF THE ELEVATION. YOU DO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL THAT IS REMAINING ON THE PROPERTY. AND THERE ARE, FROM HERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE REBAR AND ANCHOR BOLTS THAT ARE, UM, STILL PRESENT. THERE WILL BE A CLOSER UP PHOTO. THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE REAR. HERE IS A CLOSEUP OF THE REBAR AND ANCHOR BOLTS STILL PRESENT ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS CAUSING A CONCERN FOR SAFETY IN THE HAZARD. THIS IS, UH, THE ACT, THE MOST RECENT PHOTO FOR, UH, BUILDING FOUR, WHICH WAS TAKEN FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY. HERE IS THE CLOSEUP OF THE FRONT ELEVATION AND A SECTION OF THE RIGHT ELEVATION. THIS IS, THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION FROM THE STRUCTURE. HERE WE HAVE THE, THE REAR ELEVATION AND RIGHT ELEVATIONS. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE FLOOR TRUSS AND THE SUBFLOORING TO THE SECOND FLOOR. IT IS WEATHERED AND WATER DAMAGED. WE HAVE THE DOOR HEADERS AS WELL AND THE TOP PLATES. ALL WEATHERED AND WATER DAMAGED. THIS IS BUILDING FIVE. IT IS A FOUNDATION AS WELL. UH, THIS IS FROM THE RIGHT ELEVATION. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION. UM, ALSO HAS, UM, UH, DEBRIS AND REMAINING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL. THIS IS BUILDING SEVEN, I'M SORRY, BUILDING SIX. UM, THEY HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS TO POUR CON OR HAVE THE FOUNDATION READY TO POUR CONCRETE. UM, IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE IS REBAR THAT HAS BEEN LAID AT THE PROPERTY WITH A MAJOR CONCERN FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE COMING ONTO THE PROPERTY. THERE IS A REAR VIEW AND THE RIGHT ELEVATION HERE IS BUILDING SEVEN. SAME SITUATION. WE HAVE, UH, THE FOUNDATION FOOTINGS READY, UH, FOR CONCRETE TO BE POUR. THERE IS REBAR, UM, LAID OUT AS WELL ON THE PROPERTY, UH, FOR THE STRUCTURE. AND THIS IS THE FRONT VIEW. HERE IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. IT'S A TWO STORY WITH WEATHERED FRAMING. THIS IS THE FRONT VIEW, FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. AND HERE IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. WE DO SEE SOME GRAFFITI, [01:00:01] UM, INDICATING VAGRANTS HAVE BEEN ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL. HERE IS, UH, THE REAR PORTION OF THE RIGHT ELEVATION AND THE REAR. AND HERE IS THE REAR ELEVATION, UH, TOWARDS THE REAR. SOME OF THE PLYWOOD PANELING HAS BEEN PULLED OFF AS WELL. AND THERE IS A CLOSER UP PHOTO. FOLLOWING HERE. WE HAVE, UH, THE PHOTO OF VAGRANTS THAT ARE STARTING TO PULL AWAY AND CAUSE MORE DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURES. HERE WE HAVE THE, THE WEATHERED AND WATER DAMAGE SUBFLOORING AND FLOOR TRUST. HERE IS BUILDING NINE. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION, THE RIGHT AND REAR ELEVATION OF BUILDING NINE. AND THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WEATHERED AND WATER DAMAGE, UM, TO THE FRAMING. LEFT ELEVATION HERE IS A CLOSEUP AS WELL TO INDICATE THAT WE DO SEE REBAR STILL EXTENDING OUT OF THE FOUNDATIONS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A BALCONY, UH, COVER TO THE SECOND FLOOR. IT IS, UH, WATER DAMAGED. WE ALSO SEE CONTINUOUS WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT, UM, THE SECOND FLOOR SUBFLOOR AND FLOOR TRUST HEADERS. TOP PLATES HERE IS WHAT WE, WHAT WOULD BE THE OFFICE BUILDING OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX. UM, THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION. UM, AT ONE POINT THERE USED TO BE A HEADER CONNECTING BOTH SECTIONS OF THE OFFICE THAT HAS FALLEN, UM, DUE TO POSSIBLE WEATHER, WEATHER DAMAGE OR VAGRANT ACTIVITY. HERE IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. IT IS MISSING THE ROOF COVERING AND HAS, UH, WATER DAMAGED DECKING. HERE IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. UM, THE WATER BARRIER PAPER HAS STARTED TO DETACH. UH, ROOF COVERING IS MISSING, UM, WITH MISSING SIDING. HERE IS A, A VIEW OF THE REAR ELEVATION, UM, AS WELL AS SECTION OF THE INTERIOR THAT IS WATER DAMAGED. AND HERE IS THE REAR AND PARTIAL INTERIOR VIEW OF THE RIGHT ELEVATION. HERE IS A CLOSEUP OF SET INTERIOR. UM, HERE WE HAVE THE WATER DAMAGE, UH, CEILING CHOICE AND UH, DECKING AND THE ROOF SYSTEM DUE TO LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION AND ROOF COVERING. I, THERE IS ONE SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE THAT IS INCOMPLETE WITH NO SIDING OR ROOF SYSTEM. SECTIONS OF FRAMING HAS BEEN CUT AND REMOVED, CAUSING SECTIONS OF FRAMING TO COLLAPSE. A SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME CON STRUCTURE WITH NO SIDING. PART OF HI PART OF A HOOKED HIP ROOF SYSTEM THAT HAS NO COVERING, CAUSING WATER DAMAGE TO THE DECKING. LARGE HEADER HAS COLLAPSED DUE TO MINIMAL SUPPORT AND WEATHERING. THERE ARE THREE, TWO STORY STRUCTURES WITH NO SIDING OR ROOF SYSTEM. SECOND FLOOR, WOOD, TRUSS, AND SUBFLOOR HAVE SUSTAINED WATER DAMAGE. A TWO STORY STRUCTURE WITH NO SIDING OR ROOF SYSTEM. SECOND FLOOR WOOD TRUSS HAS AND SUBFLOOR HAVE SUSTAINED WATER DAMAGE. SOME OF THE THIRD STORY FLOOR TRUSS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND A TRUSS HAS FALLEN EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL BEING STRIPPED FROM SET STRUCTURE. TWO COMPLETED FOUNDATIONS WITH REBAR AND ANCHOR BO ANCHOR BOATS EXTENDING, CAUSING A TRIPPING IN A SAFETY HAZARD. TWO INCOMPLETE FOUNDATIONS WITH REBAR LANE, UH, REMAINS UNFI UNFINISHED, CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN. ALL STRUCTURES ARE INCOMPLETE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF CONTINUED WORK. ALL STRUCTURES LACKED WEATHER PROTECTION CAUSING THE WOOD FRAMING TO BECOME WEATHERED. STRUCTURES HAVE REBARS EXTENDING TWO FEET FROM EACH FOUNDATION CAUSING A HAZARD. ALL STRUCTURES ARE UNSECURED AND ALLOW EASY ACCESS TO WILDLIFE AND VAGRANT. INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SEEN ON THE PROPERTY ALONG WITH CONSTANT ILLEGAL DUMPING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 85 0 3 LAKE VISA STREET ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE. ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS [01:05:01] FOUR. MAIN BUILDING ONE ARE 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. SUBSECTIONS FOR MAIN BUILDING TWO ARE 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. SUBSECTIONS FOR BUILDING THREE FOUNDATION. 2, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. SUBSECTIONS FOR MAIN BUILDING. 4 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. MAIN BUILDING FIVE. FOUNDATION SUBSECTIONS 2, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. MAIN BUILDING SIX, FOUNDATION, 2, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. MAIN BUILDING SEVEN, FOUNDATION, 2, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. MAIN BUILDING EIGHT SUBSECTIONS. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. MAIN BUILDING, 9, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 SUBSECTIONS FOR MAIN BUILDING. 10, 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 OUR ACTOR DESCRIBED 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 UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION TO ALL STRUCTURES, REMOVAL OF ALL FOUNDATIONS. ORDER TO CLEAN, CUT AND SECURE THE PROPERTY WITH TEMPORARY FENCING. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 85 0 3 LAKE VISTA STREET. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD PLEASE? THIS IS FRED ANDES. WHEN THIS PROPERTY CAME TO YOUR, OR WHEN YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU GOT HOLD OF THE PROPERTY OWNER? WE FIRST MADE CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. AT FIRST WE ATTEMPT, WE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY TRYING TO CONTACT THE OWNER TO FIND A ACTIVE NUMBER. UM, THE FIRST COMMUNICATION WITH, WITH THE OWNER WAS ON IN SEPTEMBER. NOW, ON THAT, IS IT, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THIS IS TO BE, IT'S IN TRANSITION RIGHT NOW. SO THE ORIGINAL OWNER YOU HAD IN SEPTEMBER, CORRECT. THE NEW O UH, THEY'RE NOT OWNERS YET. MY UNDERSTANDING. THERE'S STILL SOME DOCUMENTATION TO BE WORKED OUT. WHEN DID THEY COME INTO THE PICTURE? AS OF WE BECAME AWARE, UM, THIS WEEK THAT THERE IS THE CONTRACT OF SALE FOR THE NEW OWNER. SO PRIOR TO THIS WEEK, THE NEW OWNER, 'CAUSE IT'S ALWAYS A MEETING THAT SETS UP BEFORE IT COMES TO US. DID THEY ATTEMPT ANY RESOLUTION? NOT AT THIS TIME. UH, THE PREVIOUS OWNERS OR THE CURRENT OWNERS, UM, HAVE ATTEMPTED TO AT LEAST CUT THE PROPERTY. RIGHT. UM, AND HAVE REMOVED SOME DEBRIS THAT IS ON THE PROPERTY, BUT THERE STILL REMAINS A LOT OF DEBRIS ON THE PROPERTY. UM, THEY ARE THE CURRENT OWNERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO WANNA CONTINUE THE PROJECT OR POSSIBLY SELL AT THIS POINT. BUT, UH, MR. [01:10:01] UH, KEN MARTIN IS HERE AND HE CAN ELABORATE FURTHER ON THAT. THAT'S THE POTENTIAL OWNER? CORRECT. OKAY. BUT THEN YOU, THE OTHER, THE ORIGINAL OWNER, UH, WELL, UH, MR. KEN MARTIN IS PART OF THE CURRENT, UM, OWNERSHIP CURRENTLY. OH, OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO HE'S ALREADY, ALRIGHT, WE'LL GET THAT. SO, SO THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO AT LEAST BAIT REMOVE SOME OF THE DEBRIS. DID THEY FENCE? NOT YET, NO, SIR. BECAUSE I SAW ON SOME OF THAT, ON SOME OF THE PICTURES OF THE OTHER APARTMENTS THAT WERE FENCING. UM, AT, AT, AT ONE POINT THE PROPERTY WAS FENCED OFF. UM, UNFORTUNATELY THAT WAS TAKEN AND THERE WAS NO BARRIERS AROUND EACH ONE OF THE OTHER BUILDING LAYOUTS WHERE THE PITS WERE DUG. THE QUARTERS. MM. THERE IS STILL ONE TEMPORARY. UM, BUT IT IS NOT CLOSE TO ANY OF THESE EXISTING STRUCTURES. IT IS A 10 ACRE PROPERTY. YEAH. UM, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT THAT IS STILL REMAINING, BUT MAJORITY OF IT THERE IS, THERE'S NOTHING THERE. AND I HAVE TO ASK THIS ONE. AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, WHY ARE WE ASKING FOR ALL THE CONCRETE TO BE REMOVED? WE, WE HAVE CONCERNS FOR A LOT OF THE REMAINING REBAR AND ANCHOR BOLTS THAT ARE STILL THERE. UM, WITH A LOT OF THE ACTIVITY THAT WE HAVE SEEN, I'VE SEEN INDIVIDUALS ON THE PROPERTY COMING OR GOING. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THEFT ABOUT THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL THAT WAS THERE. WE HAVE CONCERNS FOR SOMEBODY GETTING HURT. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JOEL? I I'M LOOKING AT THE LETTER, UH, THAT WAS PROVIDED TO FROM KEN MARTIN AND IN THAT LETTER HE SPEAKS ABOUT THAT WE WERE GONNA SEEK TO PULL OUT THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. IS THAT'S NOT BEING ASKED BY THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. WE ARE NOT ASKING THAT. UM, WHAT WOULD OCCUR IF WE DO DO THE DEMOLITION AND REMOVE THE FOUNDATIONS JUST TO EVEN, EVEN OUT FLAT OUT THE LAND OR THE PROPERTY. SO THERE'S NOTHING EXTENDING YOUR PROTRUDING OR TRIPPING HAZARD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND ANY SENSE WHEN PROJECT, WHEN WORK STOPPED ON THIS PROJECT? UH, THIS CAME TO MY INTENTION IN, IN MAY. UM, THE LAST INSPECTION THAT I SAW FROM THE PERMITS THAT WERE PRESENT BEFORE THE LAST INSPECTION WAS BACK IN 2022. SO AT SOME POINT BETWEEN 2022 AND MAY WHEN IT BE, WHEN IT CAME ON OUR RADAR, UH, WORK STOPPED AND CURRENTLY THE PROPERTY IS NOT SECURED. CORRECT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. WHEN WE HAVE STRUCTURES BEING DEMOED THAT ARE ON CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS, AND WE'VE ASKED THIS BEFORE, WHEN YOU DEMOLISH 'EM AND THE FOUNDATION STILL LEFT THERE, WHY ARE WE LEAVING FOUNDATIONS ON THOSE? AND WE'RE ASKING FOR FOUNDATIONS TO BE RIPPED UP HERE. I THINK SHE ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. SHE, SHE DID ANSWER THAT QUESTION. WELL, IT'S THE SAME REBAR PRINCIPLE THAT'S VERTICAL AS OPPOSED TO NOTHING ON OTHER PROPERTY THAT WE LOOK AT. YOU DON'T HAVE VERTICAL REBAR STANDING. OH, SHE ALSO TALKED ABOUT ANCHOR BOLTS, WHICH YOU DO HAVE ON THE OTHER CONCRETE WHEN YOU TEAR BUILDINGS DOWN, SOMETIMES YOU WOULD. YES. SO I'M ASKING THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS ONE GOING? SO, BECAUSE IF THE, IF IF THE DEAL GOES BAD AND THIS PROPERTY DOES GET A DEMO AUTHORIZATION, THAT'S GONNA BE A COST TO THE CITY. IF EVERYBODY WALKS AWAY FROM IT, THE CITY'S GONNA END UP PICKING IT UP BECAUSE IT'S A DEMO ORDER. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. UM, THIS IS AMIN, TOMAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOU ASKED MR. FRED. UM, THE FIRST THING IS WE NORMALLY DO NOT REMOVE, UH, THE FOUNDATION UNLESS IT'S A HAZARD. SO IF THERE IS ANY REBAR STICKING OUT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEN WE DO ASK THE CONTRACTOR TO REMOVE, UH, THE FOUNDATION FOR TRIPPING HAZARDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE SECOND QUESTION YOU HAD IS IF EVERYBODY, I, I GUESS FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS, IF EVERYBODY BAILS OUT THE CITY GONNA DEMO IT, THAT IS TRUE. WE WILL PUT LIEN ON THE PROPERTY FOR THAT AMOUNT. SO AT SOME POINT, IF IT'S SOLD, AND WE, WE WILL COLLECT THAT MONEY BECAUSE WE DO PAY OUR CONTRACTORS. SO WHATEVER WE PAY THE CONTRACTORS WILL BE ADDED AS A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY. AND, BUT THAT WOULD ALSO PUT A BIG DENT IN THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW THAT YOU HAVE FOR DEMO, CORRECT? THAT'S A LOT OF DEMO. I MEAN, THAT IS CORRECT, BUT AGAIN, WE WILL, WE WILL DEAL WITH THAT IF, IF NEEDED AND THIS IS LEGAL, I WOULD, I WOULD, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS BOARD'S CONSIDERATIONS ARE, UH, WHETHER THAT PROPERTY IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AND HOW TO ADDRESS IT. [01:15:01] UM, UH, WHAT I WOULD ALSO HOPE IS THE BOARD IS NOT STRESSED OR MAKING DECI DECISIONS BASED ON THE PERCEIVED, UM, UH, UH, FINANCIAL, UM, STATUS OF, OF ONE OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. UH, ALSO LEGAL DOES HAVE A QUESTION FOR, UM, THE CODE OFFICER. UM, IF WE, IF I MAY, YOU MAY, UM, THERE'S A STANDARD PRE BUILDING, STANDARD BOARD MEETING THAT YOU HAVE WITH OWNERS AND OR INTERESTED PERSONS. UH, DID ANYBODY, UH, THE CURRENT OWNERSHIP ATTEND YOUR PRE BSP MEETING? WE DID HAVE A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH THE OWN, WITH THE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER OWNER, MR. ZENER, AND THAT MEETING WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 2ND. AT THAT TIME, HE, UM, SUBMITTED A PLAN TO HAVE THE PROPERTY CLEANED UP IN PHASES AND, UM, A A HIS INTENT WITH THE PROPERTY AS WELL, WHICH WAS TO EITHER TRY TO CONTINUE WORK OR SELL THE PROPERTY. UM, AT FOLLOW UP QUESTION, AT ANY POINT IN TIME DID HE PROVIDE A SCOPE OF WORK? PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS A A SCHEDULE, AN ENGINEER'S REPORT? NO, NOT AT THE TIME. THE, THEY DID SUBMIT A SCOPE OF WORK REGARDING THE CLEANUP ONLY, BUT NOT TO ADDRESS THE, UM, THE, THE DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES. CORRECT. THANK YOU. A FOLLOW UP THE SCOPE OR, OR THE DETAIL YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. WAS IT THE DECEMBER 11TH, 2024 LETTER OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT N NO, THAT'S SEPARATE. THAT'S SEPARATE. OKAY. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. KEN MARTIN, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR HOME ADDRESS PLEASE. KEN MARTIN. TWO KEN MARTIN, 2 4 9 1 1 CRESCENT RUN HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 7 8 2 5 8. AND YOUR TESTIMONY, SIR? UH, WE'VE SUBMITTED THIS LETTER FOR SOME LEEWAY WITH THE BOARD BECAUSE WE HAVE A POTENTIAL CONTRACT TO BUY THE PROPERTY. AND IN THAT CONTRACT, UM, I'VE GIVEN YOU THE PIPER SANDLER COMMITMENT LETTER TO THE PROPERTY. AND IF THIS DEMOLITION GOES THROUGH, IT'S GONNA PROBABLY, THIS DEAL WILL NOT GO THROUGH. AND SPECIFICALLY THE FOUNDATIONS YOU WERE, UH, MS. STRANDIS, YOU WERE CORRECT. WE DON'T THINK THE FOUNDATIONS NEED TO COME OUT. THEY WILL DAMAGE THE INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE'S $2 MILLION WORTH OF SEWER PIPE AND EVERYTHING THAT'LL HAVE TO BE, UH, REDONE. AND ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS TIME TO LET THIS CONTRACT TAKE PLACE. THIS IS A NATIONAL COMPANY OUT OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THEY'RE WORKING ON A SECOND PROJECT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN. IT'S CLOSE TO THE NEW DOWNTOWN HEMISPHERE PROJECT THAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN READING ABOUT. THEY'RE 30 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS. AND PIPER SANDLER IS A ASHLEY, UH, BOND COMPANY THAT EVERYBODY HAD PROBABLY HEARD THEIR NAMES BEFORE. SO IN TALKING WITH, UH, MR. MARTINEZ AND, AND MS. STEPHANIE WE'RE WILLING TO PUT UP A FENCE. THIS IS THE, THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH FENCE THAT WE PUT UP ON THIS PROPERTY. IT'S BEEN STOLEN EVERY TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A DUMPING GROUND THERE, EVEN WHEN WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY. SO THIS ISN'T SOMETHING NEW. OUR, UH, LUMBER WAS STOLEN. WE HAD HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THEFT ON THE, ON THE PROJECT. THERE'S LIENS. WE HAVE TWO OF THE INDIVIDUALS HERE THAT WERE PART OF THE PROJECT, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, AND ONE OF THE SUBS FOR FRAMING. IT'S, THERE'S OVER $5 MILLION IN LIENS THAT WE'LL BE TAKING CARE OF. SO YOU HAVE PEOPLE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT WORK DILIGENTLY ON THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING US. WE WERE THE DEVELOPER, THE MANAGER OF THE PROJECT FOR, FOR, UH, RITZ AND HOLLERER. AND NOW WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE TABLE SO WE COULD GET PAID. WE HAVE A $2 MILLION JUDGMENT, MYSELF AND MR. BATISTA HERE, THAT WILL GET TAKEN CARE OF. THE LENDER THAT STARTED THIS WHOLE THING WAS A, A LENDER OUT OF, UH, AUSTIN, TEXAS. AND THEY DEFAULTED ON OUR LOAN. IT WAS A $20 MILLION FIRST PHASE LOAN, AND THEY STOPPED FUNDING US IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROJECT AMONGST OTHER PROJECTS. IT WASN'T JUST THIS ONE ACROSS TEXAS. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR LENIENCY. WE, WE WOULD PUT [01:20:01] ANOTHER FENCE AND IF, IF STAFF WOULD GO FOR THAT, WE, WE FEEL THAT THE WOOD IS GONNA HAVE TO COME DOWN. BUT IF YOU GO IN THERE AND JUST CUT THAT WOOD OFF, YOU'RE GONNA DAMAGE THE, THE PVC PLUMBING. AND, YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT BUYER, UH, MAY WALK AWAY FROM THIS DEAL. AND WE'RE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED WITH, YOU KNOW, A, A HUGE LIEN FROM THE CITY ATTACHED TO THIS PROPERTY. AND WE NEED HOUSING. THIS IS WORKFORCE HOUSING DESIGNED FOR THAT. AND ALL WE'RE ASKING IS GIVE US THE TIME TO SEE THIS CONTRACT THROUGH. TELL ME THE RELATIONSHIP OF LIMESTONE COMPANY AND TRIPLE KEY DEVELOPER. THERE'S NO RELATIONSHIP WHATSOEVER. THEY ARE A ATLANTA BASED, UH, COMPANY THAT DOES, UM, MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO WE, WE FOUND THEM THROUGH, UH, A BROKER, UM, A NONPROFIT BROKER OUTTA DALLAS. SO WE'RE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, BUT THEY'RE THE ACTUAL PURCHASER OF THE CONTRACT. THAT IS CORRECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF MR. MARTIN? I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THIS CONTRACT. 'CAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE PROPERTY IS MENTIONED IN IT. WELL, IT HAS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON THE CONTRACT. I DIDN'T, I'M NOT A REAL ESTATE, UH, BROKER, SO I DIDN'T PREPARE THE CONTRACT. THIS IS WHAT WAS SUBMITTED AND SIGNED OFF ON. SO MY CURIOSITY, IF THERE'S PEOPLE DOING SUM OF MONEY, THAT THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE TO PUT THE ADDRESS OR THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ON A CONTRACT. AGAIN, I'M NOT A REAL ESTATE AGENT, BUT THERE IS A PAGE IN THERE THAT'S LEFT BLANK FOR THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. AND I'M SURE ONCE IT GETS TO TITLE, THIS WAS SIGNED LAST WEEK. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SIGNATURE DATES ON THE CONTRACT, YES, I AM A REAL ESTATE BROKER AND GENERALLY WE PUT LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS FOR THEM TO BE A LEGAL CONTRACT OR A BINDING CONTRACT WITH A BLANK. IT IS NOT, UM, A BINDING CONTRACT FOR THIS PROPERTY. IN ADDITION TO THAT QUESTION, DO YOU KNOW, UH, OR DO YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH MONEY WAS REALLY DEPOSITED AS S 12? NO, I DO NOT. I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT. I DIDN'T SIGN THIS CONTRACT. UNDERSTOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LEGAL HAS A QUESTION. GO AHEAD. LEGAL, PLEASE. STAND BY. THANK YOU. MR. MARTIN. UM, AT, AT ANY POINT IN TIME HAVE, UM, YOU OR THE PROSPECTIVE BUYERS COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN TO ADDRESS A STRUCTURE THAT THE CITY BELIEVES IS, IS DANGEROUS. AND HAVE YOU PROVIDED THAT GAME PLAN TO THE CODE OFFICIALS THAT ARE HERE TODAY RECOMMENDING THAT THE STRUCTURE BE DEMOLISHED? WE JUST GOT UNDER CONTRACT LAST WEEK WITH THIS GROUP. THEY HAVE HAD THEIR BUILDER ON SITE, THEIR POTENTIAL, THE BUILDER THAT THEY'RE GONNA USE, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN, UH, TILL THIS CONTRACT WAS IN PLACE THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS THE RIGHT TO COME TO THE CITY AND SAY, THIS IS OUR INTENTION. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. UM, BUT THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN PREPPED FOR, UM, COMING TO THIS BOARD, IT LOOKS LIKE AROUND OR ABOUT MAY. AND SO MY QUESTION PLEASE ALLOW ME TO FINISH. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT HAS THE CURRENT OWNER DONE TO ADDRESS A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE OTHER THAN SEEKING OUT SOMEBODY ELSE TO PURCHASE IT? I CANNOT SPEAK ON ROBERT ZEN HALLER'S BEHALF, UH, ON YOUR BEHALF THEN WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? I'VE ONLY BEEN NOTIFIED ONE TIME IN SEPTEMBER BY A PHONE CALL BY MR. JOSHUA MARTINEZ WITH THE CITY. I TOLD HIM THE PERSON HE NEEDED TO TALK TO WAS ROBERT ZEN HOLLERER. I THINK STAFF ALREADY PUT IN THE TESTIMONY THAT THEY HAD A MEETING AND HE PROVIDED SOME TYPE OF SCOPE. WE WERE NOT PROVIDED THAT WE'RE DISJOINTED WITH THAT. UH, ROBERT RUTZEN HOLLERER. MR. MARTIN, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. YOU ARE PARTIAL OWNER OF THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW? THAT IS CORRECT. THAT THAT IS CORRECT. AND I, I HAVE, AND MY QUESTION TO YOU, AND I I, I DON'T MEAN TO BE DISRESPECTFUL, BUT I, I'M WANTING A, I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN GET A CLEAR ANSWER. MM-HMM . WHAT DID YOU DO, SIR? AS PARTIAL OWNER TO PROVIDE THE CITY AND THE CODE OFFICIALS INFORMATION THAT SHOWS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO ADDRESS A PROPERTY THEY BELIEVE IS A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE OTHER THAN A CONTRACT FOR SALE. MY TESTIMONY IS, I WAS CALLED ONE TIME, I WAS NOT INVITED TO THAT, UH, FOLLOW [01:25:01] UP MEETING, SO I HADN'T, I COULD NOT GIVE ANY KIND OF A PLAN. SO, SO IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY THAT YOU DIDN'T PROVIDE ANYONE YOU DIDN'T PROVIDE? I WAS, I WAS NOT ASKED TO PROVIDE ONE. I WAS ASKED TO GIVE THE MAJORITY OWNERSHIP PHONE NUMBER, WHICH I DID. AND THEY'VE ALREADY TESTIFIED THAT THEY HAD CONTACTED HIM. AND I'M NOT AWARE OF WHAT CAME OUT OF THOSE MEETINGS BECAUSE WE WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE MEETINGS. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN, BUT WE WERE NOT. FOLLOW UP QUESTION. HAVE YOU PROVIDED, DO YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION OF YOUR SCOPE OF WORK, AN ENGINEER'S REPORT OR, UM, PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS TO ADDRESS THIS PROPERTY? UM, THAT IS CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE. EVERYBODY PRESENT RECEIVED THIS NOTICE LAST WEEK IN THE MAIL. WE HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO ORGANIZE AND PUT A GAME PLAN TOGETHER. SO WE'RE ASKING STAFF TO GIVE US THAT TIME TO DO THIS, SECURE THE PROPERTY AND LET THE DEAL GO THROUGH. I APPRECIATE FOR, I APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWER. THANK YOU. UM, THIS IS FRED ANDIS. HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE. WE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION OUT HERE. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. UM, I ALSO NOTICED THAT EXHIBIT B, THE LEGAL ACTIONS IS ALSO LEFT BLANK. HAS THE SELLER DISCLOSED TO THE BUYER THE SITUATION THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN WITH THE CITY? WE HAVE TO THE, UM, THE ANSWER IS NO. WE HAVE NOT. WE WERE GONNA DO THAT AFTER THIS HEARING. THEY KNOW THE CITY. THEY KNOW THE CITY WAS, UM, CALLING BUT NO OFFICIAL NOTICE. MR. ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. YEAH. UH, YOU LETTER THAT YOU WROTE ON DECEMBER 11TH. YES SIR. YOU STATE IN HERE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO REMOVE OFF WOOD FRAME. IT'S OUR BELIEF THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE REMOVED, BUT IT'S IN THIS CONTRACT. THEY KNOW THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING THE WOOD DOWN. WE HAVE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS. THEY'VE HAD THEIR CONTRACTOR LOOK AT IT, BUT IT SAYS YOU'LL REMOVE THEM. IT SAYS FRAMING OURSELVES THAT YOU'LL REMOVE ALL THE OLD WOOD FRAMINGS YOURSELF IN YOUR LETTER. LOOK AT THE SECOND PARAGRAPH AT THE VERY BOTTOM. SO IF YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO REMOVE THEM, WELL, IT SAYS THESE DEVELOPMENTS, MEANING THIS CONTRACT POSITION US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE OLD FRAMING OURSELVES. ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR CITY INTERVENTION. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IT SAYS, YOU SAID THAT YOU'RE GONNA REMOVE THEM. WELL, BUT YOU'RE SAYING THEN THE OTHER PART THAT YOU'RE PASSING IT TO THEM TO REMOVE WHAT'S PART OF THEIR SCOPE IN THAT THEY'RE THEIR PURCHASE PRICE. THEY KNOW THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO REPLACE THAT WOOD. OKAY. BUT WHY ARE WE WAITING IF THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO REPLACE IT? IF YOU REMOVE IT, THEN THE SLABS ARE SAVED, WHICH SAVES OVER $2 MILLION WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FOUNDATIONS. IT CAN STILL BE USED. RIGHT. AND THEN FILL IN THE HOLES OF THE ONES THAT ARE DUG ON THE QUARTERS AND GO AHEAD AND BACKFILL THEM IN. MM-HMM . CLEAN THAT LAND UP AND POST A GUARD. YOU'RE GONNA PAY A LOT MORE MONEY IF IN THE DEMO, IN THE TEAR THE FRAMES DOWN YOURSELF WHEN IT SAYS IN YOUR LETTER YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT. WE CAN, WE, WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT, YES. I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO CONSIDER IT. I THINK IT NEEDS TO 'CAUSE YOUR LETTER SAYS YOU'RE GOING TO, OKAY. DOES IT NOT SAY THAT? YES, SIR. SO IF YOU'RE GONNA TEAR THE STUFF DOWN, THEN IT NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN, WHICH MEANS YOU NEED TO GET A DEMO PERMIT. THANK YOU. THIS IS THOMAS FRANKS. UM, PIPER SANDLER IS WHO? THEY'RE THE BOND ISSUING COMPANY GROUP. OKAY. UM, WHO WENT TO THEM ON, UH, JUNE 11TH, 2024 TO GET THIS COMMITMENT LETTER? LITTLESTONE. OKAY. WHO WENT TO LITTLESTONE FOR THAT? I'M TRYING TO CONNECT ALL THE STEPS. RIGHT? RIGHT. WE, WE CAME TO LITTLESTONE THROUGH, UM, A NONPROFIT BROKER GROUP OUT OF DALLAS CALL IMPACT FOCUS THAT DOES AFFORDABLE HOUSING. OKAY. SO YOU'VE HAD THE COMMITMENT FROM PIPE SANDLER AND LITTLESTONE SINCE JUNE OF THIS YEAR. THEY'VE HAD THAT. THIS IS THEIR, THAT'S THEIR COMMITMENT. IT HAS THEIR NAME ON IT. IT'S NOT OUR NAME. OKAY. SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS HAS BEEN IN THE PROCESS SINCE JUNE. WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE WITH THAT LAND? I, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT FOR THAT. WELL, YOU'RE, SO THE ONE THING I'M REALLY STRUGGLING IS YOU HALF OWN IT. RIGHT? THAT'S LIKE ME HALF OWNING SOMETHING AND NOT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT. RIGHT? WELL, WE'RE DISJOINTED WITH RITZ AND HOLLERER. SO HE, WHEN THE LOAN WENT, UH, DEFAULT, HE NOTIFIED US BY A VERBAL PHONE CALL AND HE SAID, YOU GUYS ARE OUT. AND SO HE SAID, I'M TAKING OVER OWNERSHIP AND MY DOCUMENTS STATE I CAN DO THAT. IT'S NOT HAPPENED. SO THAT, THAT'S A LEGAL ISSUE THAT'S STILL UP IN THE AIR. BUT NOW WE'RE TALKING AGAIN BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ABILITY TO, YOU KNOW, SELL THIS LAND. SO, BUT [01:30:01] I'M HAPPY TO GET LITTLE STONE ON THE PHONE WITH YOU GUYS. I'M HAPPY TO GET PIPER SANDLER ON THE PHONE WITH YOU GUYS. THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. MM-HMM . HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER A PLAN AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD? TWO WEEKS. I THINK I COULD GET IN TWO WEEKS WITH THE HOLIDAY. THANK YOU. BOARD. HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANKS, MR. CHAIRMAN. GO AHEAD. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO EXECUTIVE, UH, SESSION PLEASE. THE TIME IS NOW 10 39 ON 12 DECEMBER, 2024. THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD WILL RECESS FROM THE OPEN MEETING AND CONVENE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO DISCUSS ATTORNEY CLIENT MATTERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THE TIME IS NOW 10 52 ON 12 DECEMBER, 2024, AND THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SECTION. NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, MR. MARTIN COME BACK TO THE PODIUM. AND THE REASON WHY I BRING YOU UP IS, IS JUST TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE SURE THE BOARD HAS ANY, UH, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS THAT THEY NEED TO ASK. UH, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. MARTIN? I HAVE A FEW, BUT FIRST BEFORE THAT, UH, WELL, YOU STATED THE OTHER OWNER THAT'S DISTANT WHEREVER HE'S AT, GAVE A DOCUMENT TO THE CITY. A SCOPE OF WORK I DO BELIEVE WAS ENTERED. THAT'S WHAT STEPHANIE SAID. OKAY. CAN YOU STEP, UH, CO COMPLIANCE OFFICERS? CAN YOU, WHEN YOU MET IN THE MEETING VIRTUAL? I THINK IT WAS CORRECT? YES SIR. THE OTHER PARTY GAVE A SCOPE OF WORK? YES SIR. A SCOPE OF WORK, BUT MOSTLY FOR THE CLEANUP OF THE PROPERTY, FOR THE ABATEMENT OF THE ILLEGAL DUMPING AND CUTTING THE GRASS. NOTHING ABOUT THE FENCE OF THE STRUCTURES? NO, SIR. HE NEVER DID YOU ADDRESS THAT WITH HIM? WE DID. UM, WE HAD SEVERAL, UM, OF OUR DEPARTMENT MEMBERS INCLUDED IN THE VIRTUAL MEETING. UM, WE DID INFORM HIM OF THE POSS POTENTIAL OF THE BSB, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COULD OCCUR AS WELL AS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE, UM, HIM TO CONTINUE TO DO WITH SECURING AND, UM, THE NEXT STEPS WITH THE PROPERTY. WAS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OF THE PROPERTY FOR, UH, THE SALE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO YOU AT THAT TIME? FROM THAT ONE PARTY AT THAT TIME? NO. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE WAS TO CONTINUE WORK OR TO FIND YOU LENDERS TO CONTINUE THE WORK. UM, IT WAS A, A KIND OF A IF, WELL, IF WE DON'T GET THE LENDERS, THEN WE'LL SELL. SO THERE WAS A MENTION OF THE SELL ALREADY POTENTIAL SELL. CORRECT. AND SO HE WASN'T INTENDING TO DO ANYTHING BUT SELL AS IS AND JUST KEEP THE GROUND CORRECT. CLEAN AND FENCE AND MINIMIZE DAMAGE. BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, COME BACK UP, SIR. YES, SIR. WHEN YOU PUT IN YOUR LETTER ON THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, THAT LAST LINE OR SENTENCE I SHOULD SAY, UM, WAS YOUR INTENT AT THAT TIME TO TRY TO MINIMIZE WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY? WELL, IT WAS GONNA, IT'S IN THE BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT BUYER TO REMOVE THE WOOD. SO THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT OF THAT WAS. THEY KNOW THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING THAT WOOD DOWN AND REPLACE IT. IT'S WEATHERED. WELL, I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR LETTER WHERE YOU SAID IT WASN'T IN YOUR BUDGET, BUT YOU PUT IT IN YOUR LETTER THAT YOU WOULD REMOVE IT. WELL, WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR MONEY, WITH THEIR BUDGET. OKAY. I DON'T SEE THAT IN THE LETTER, BUT IT MUST BE BETWEEN THE LINES. I'M JUST GOING BY WHAT YOUR LETTER SAYS. 'CAUSE THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. WE DON'T HAVE THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED. AND THE LETTER STATES RIGHT THERE THAT YOU WOULD REMOVE, BUT YOU HAVE IT NOW. YOU KEEP GOING WITH THE LE UM, SO YOU'RE ASSUMING BASED OFF OF THE DECISION WE MAKE THAT IN TWO WEEKS THE DEAL IS IN [01:35:01] PLACE OR OUT OF PLACE, CORRECT. IT WILL BE EITHER SIGNED OR NOT. I THOUGHT YOU REQUESTED A SCOPE OF WORK FROM ME THAT I COULD HAVE IN TWO WEEKS. I I, I'M, WE HAVEN'T, WE'RE AT THAT POINT WHERE WE NEED TO DECIDE, BUT WE NEED A LITTLE MORE CLARIFICATION ON SOME STUFF BECAUSE YOU KIND OF GAVE A FEW DIFFERENT ANSWERS VERSUS WHAT YOU SAY HERE. UM, AND THE ASSUMPTION IS YOU'RE BASING IT OFF OF WHAT OUR DECISION IS. ONE OF THE POTEN, ONE OF THE LIEN HOLDERS, I'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH 'EM TO CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY AND SECURE IT. THEY DON'T WANNA LOSE THEIR POSITION, THEY DON'T WANNA LOSE THIS SALE. THEY'RE AWARE OF THE SALE, THEY'RE OWED $2.2 MILLION. AND SO I CAN FINALIZE THAT DEMOLITION AND, UH, SECURING THE PROPERTY WITH THEM. AND I CAN HAVE THAT DONE IN TWO WEEKS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PROPERTY. RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU. YOU CAN'T TOUCH THE PROPERTY OR ANYTHING EXCEPT PUT A FENCE UP RIGHT NOW. RIGHT? 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T GET A PERMIT WHILE IT'S IN LIMBO. I, I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU. SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU'LL PUT A FENCE UP AND DO WHAT'S REQUIRED. ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT'S HERE, THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TO SPEAK HAS AN AMOUNT, AND WE'LL PUT UP THE FENCE AND WE'LL CLEAN THE PROPERTY. SO I'LL LET HIM ANSWER THAT. IT'S AVI. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHERS UP TO SPEAK BESIDES YOU, BESIDES THE NEXT PERSON? IF YOU HAVE ANY CONTRACTOR QUESTIONS, THE CONTRACTORS HERE. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE TWO SPEAKERS TOO. ALL RIGHT. WE, WE CAN HEAR THE OTHERS THEN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. MARTIN AT THIS TIME? UH, MR. MARTIN, YOU MAY BE SEATED. SUBJECT TO BEING RECALLED UHTO, AND I APOLOGIZE. IN FACT, I HAVE YOU MISPRONOUNCED THE FIRST NAME, THE CONTRACTOR. UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND I APOLOGIZE, I CANNOT READ THE, THE WRITING AND YOUR HOME ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR. HI, THIS IS TIO. THE, AND PULL THE MIC. UH, A LIABILITY. THERE'S A SUBCONTRACTOR, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR LEE VISTA. AND, AND WHO ARE YOU, WHO DO YOU HAVE THE CONTRACT WITH FOR FIVE DIFFERENT, UH, CONTRACTORS? THE FRAMING, UH, SIDING AND, UH, STOCK CO ROOFING AND ROCK. THIS IS THE, MY, MY FIVE, UH, DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS FOR THIS. THOSE ARE YOUR CONTRACTS? YES. AND DO YOU HAVE THOSE CONTRACTS WITH YOU? YES. NOT HERE ING I HAVE THE, THE COMMENT OKAY. GO AHEAD AND, UH, PROVIDE YOUR TESTIMONY IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. OKAY. UH, ONE MOMENT. SIR, COULD YOU PUT THE MIC JUST A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU? GO AHEAD. OKAY. AND, UH, THIS PROJECT FOR, FOR TWO YEARS AGO, HE STOPPED BECAUSE THE BANK, HE, UH, HE NO CONTINUE FINANCE AND AFFECTED FOR EVERYBODY. AND, UM, RIGHT NOW, AND I TALKED TO MR. KEN AND ALEJANDRO, THE CONTINUE FOR, UH, THE CONTRACTOR FOR SELLING AND, UH, HELP YOU FOR CLEAN OUT THE, THE PROPERTY, THE TENANT ADDRESS, AND PUT A NEW FENCE. AND I CLEAN THE WOOD OR PLAY WOOD OR IN A, IT'S NOT, NOT HAVE THE RIVER. I HAVE THE CABLE FOR, UH, THE, UH, FOUNDATION. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT, I'M REMOVE THE, THE CABLES. IT'S MAYBE MORE, MORE BETTER FOR, FOR EVERYBODY. UH, HE'S NOT PUT MORE TRASH OR WE HELP YOU FOR, FOR, FOR THIS PROJECT, WHO IS YOUR CONTRACT WITH? UH, I'M CONTRACTOR FOR, UH, AYA BUILDING AND I'M CONTRACTOR FOR, UH, BUT WHO, WHO ACTUALLY IS YOUR CONTRACT WITH? IS IT WITH LIMESTONE OR IS IT WITH MR. MARTIN? MR. UH, WITH MR. MARTIN. MR. MARTIN. OKAY. HE PUT IT IN A LA UH, TWO DAYS AGO. AND, UH, ONE, UH, UH, BEAT INCLUDE A GUY, UH, MR. JOSHUA. HE, HE CONTINUED THIS, UH, UH, WE LOOKING THE, THE PROBLEM, THE SITUATION. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. UM, THIS IS FRED ANDES. [01:40:01] ONCE YOU SIGNED THOSE CONTRACTS, UH, THIS, YOU SAID THIS'S BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS? YES. SO YOU HAVE VESTED INTEREST. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS? RIGHT, YES. RIGHT NOW, HE, UH, PUT A ONE LINK FOR, UH, THIS PROPERTY. RIGHT. SO YOUR VESTED INTEREST IS PROTECTED NOW, BUT YOU STILL WANNA PROTECT THE REST OF YOUR VESTED INTEREST. YES. OKAY. YOUR CONTRACT WITH, AND WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS TENSION CABLES, RIGHT? YES, SIR. IN THE FOUNDATION, HAVE THEY BEEN TENSIONED YET, OR NO? UH, IT'S NOT READY TO POUR. IT'S NOT READY TO. SO YOU HAVEN'T TENSIONED THEM SO YOU CAN RIGHT. PRETTY MUCH DISBAND 'EM. SO ON THE STUFF YOU'VE ALREADY GOT INVESTED INTO IT, IS YOURS DEFENSE AS WELL, OR NO? FOR, FOR DEFENSE PROPERTY, YES. WE PUT A FENCE. UH, UH, CU DECISION IS, UH, HE APPROVED, YOU'RE USING THE QUICK CONSTRUCTION FENCES WITH THE BRACE, YOU JUST PUT 'EM UP AND THEN YOU CAN REMOVE 'EM LATER? YES. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING FIXED FENCE FOR RIGHT NOW AND CU UH, PROOF? IT IS NOT CON UH, HAPPY FOR, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PROPERTY I WILL PUT IT. GIMME ONE DAY OR TWO DAYS, WE PUT IT IN NEW FENCE AND YOU'VE, UH, ABATED THE PROPERTY. YOU CUT ALL THE GRASS AND DID EVERYTHING ELSE. UH, YES SIR. DID YOU DISCUSS, EXCUSE ME, MR. ANDES, I'M GOING TO NEED, UH, MR. UH, OCTAVIO TO STATE HIS, UM, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. WE DID NOT GET THAT. AND ALSO HIS LAST NAME. OKAY. YOUR NAME, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME CLOSER TO THE MIC. YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. THAT WILL BE YOUR HOME ADDRESS. MY NAME IS OCTAVIO GABRIEL. THE ADDRESS IS SIX, UH, ONE THREE BRIGHT VALLEY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. AND ZIP CODE IS SEVEN A 4 2 4? YES. LEGAL. THE, THE, MY COMPANY, UH, WE PUT IT THE ADDRESS SUFFICIENT. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD WITH, ALRIGHT, SO IN, IN THIS PART YOU'RE DOING NOW, DID YOU DISCUSS THE FACT OF FILLING IN THE REST THAT ARE NOT, THEY'RE ALREADY QUARTERED THE PLASTICS IN THERE. DID YOU DISCUSS FILLING THOSE IN AS WELL? BECAUSE ARE THEY NOT A HAZARD? BECAUSE THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE OUT THERE IS THE WEATHER BARRIER FENCE, RIGHT? AND THE EROSION FENCES. MM-HMM . DID YOU DISCUSS THAT AS WELL AS CLEANUP? OR IS THAT SEPARATE? UH, NO, JUST ALL ABOUT HE, HE IN, UH, AND THE, THE PLAN HE PUT AT THE, THE, AND THE TWO DAYS AGO, HE'S PUT AT THE FENCE AND CLEAN UP, UH, THE GRASS OR THE TRASH AND, UH, REMOVE THE CABLES AND THE PLASTIC, UH, DEPENDS THE, THE BIG HOLE YOU PUT IT MORE, UH, UH, FLAT. THIS IS THE, THE MY PLAN. BUT I MEAN, CHAIR, UH, NO MORE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, BUT IF I, IF I CAN THINK OF ANY I CAN RECALL, YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. UH, I'VE GOT ANOTHER WITNESS TO BRING UP. FIRST. UH, SIR, YOU MAY BE SEATED. , MIKE BARGO, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME FORWARD. THANKS. THANK YOU. AND SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR HOME ADDRESS. UH, MY NAME IS, UH, MIKE BARGO. UM, HOME ADDRESS, TEN EIGHT TWELVE COLBURN TRAIL. THAT'S C-O-L-B-O-R-N-E. THAT IS AUSTIN, TEXAS, 7 8 7 1 7. AND YOUR TESTIMONIES, PLEASE, SIR. AND I DIDN'T HEAR, I'M SORRY. REPEAT YOUR TESTIMONY. MY TESTIMONY, YES, SIR. UM, WHAT, WHAT PART I AM OF THIS, OF THIS PROJECT. SO I WAS THE, UH, HIRED AS THE, UH, PROJECT MANAGER, SUPERVISOR OF THE WHOLE PROJECT. UM, WE DID, UM, ALL THE ORDERING, REVIEWED THE CONTRACTS REPORT BACK TO THE OWNERS, WHICH, UM, TECHNICALLY IT WAS THROUGH THE TRIPLE KEY DEVELOPMENT, BUT ROBERT WAS THE OWNER. UM, AND THAT WAS OUR DUTY KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THE PERMITS, THE WALK-INS, THE EVERYBODY THAT WALKED IN, OSHA, THE, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS. SO SAFETY PROCEDURES, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU [01:45:01] PUT A FENCE UP AND YOU COME BACK AND IT'S ALL GONE. AND THIS IS, I THINK WAS 240 PANELS, PANELS 10 FEET LONG. I WAS LIKE, HOW, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? SO WE HAVE TO GET ANOTHER FENCE. AND WE DID HAVE SIGNS UP. WE DID HAVE CAMERAS, UM, THE MOST THAT WE COULD DO. SO, CAN I COMMENT ON THE FOUNDATIONS? YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANYTHING YOU WISH. OKAY. LOOK ON THE FOUNDATIONS DON'T THREE MINUTES. OVERALL, I UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY, UH, CODE PERSONNEL, UH, THE THINGS WITH THE FOUNDATIONS, THE REBARS ARE POST TENSION CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED. THEY JUST HAVE NOT BEEN CUT ON POST TENSIONS. WHEN YOU POUR THE SLABS, YOU WAIT SO MANY DAYS AND THEN YOU PULL IT AS TO SQUEEZE THE CONCRETE TOGETHER AND YOU CUT 'EM. AND DURING THE PROCESS, WHENEVER THE, UH, THE MONEY STOPPED, UM, EVERYBODY RAN. YOU HAVE A LOT OF ORPHANS. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU RUN OUTTA MONEY, IT WASN'T OUR FAULT. ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS A LENDER. UH, WE'VE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE THAT THE SAME COMPANY DID THE SAME THING ON TAKING UP THE SLABS. UM, THE, THE CONTRACT WITH THE NEW COMPANY KNOW THAT THE WOOD HAS TO COME DOWN. THAT'S A GIVEN. WE, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T SIGN OFF ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE KNOW THAT ON THE SLABS, WE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THE HORIZONTAL IS COMPLETED ON THAT 10 ACRES. THE WATER, THE SEWER, THE STORM DRAIN AND EVERYTHING. AND THAT IS CONNECTED INTO THE CITY ALREADY. SO TECHNICALLY TO PULL THOSE SLABS OUT, YOU'RE, YOU'RE PULLING ALL THE WEB WORK OUT OF THE WHOLE PROJECT. UM, AND THAT'S IN PLACE AND THAT'S SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF COST. SO, UM, BUT WITH IT SAID, THE COMPANY THAT, UH, HAS IT UNDER CONTRACT, THEY'RE A WELL-KNOWN COMPANY AND THEY, THEY JUST DON'T DO THINGS BY THE FLY. THEY UNDERSTAND ALL THAT. AND OUR BIGGEST CONCERN HAS BEEN THE SAFETY, BUT THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED THAT, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING TASK. SO THAT'S BASICALLY IT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? UH, MR. BARGO? LEGAL HAS A QUESTION. GO AHEAD. LEGAL. MR. BARGO. THANK YOU. UH, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS? FOR WHAT? FOR THIS, FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION, THIS BUILD, THIS PROPERTY. I CAME ON IN, UH, MAY OF 22. OKAY. SO IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY IT'S BEEN TWO PLUS YEARS. TWO PLUS YEARS, YES, SIR. AND HYPOTHETICALLY, UH, IF TRIPLE KEY WAS TO REMOVE ALL WOOD AND LEAVE THE FOUNDATIONS, BUT CUT ALL REBARB IN ANYTHING STICKING OUT, WOULD YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? NO, I WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. THAT'S UNDER THEIR, THAT'S, I'M NOT PART OF THAT CONTRACT, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE, THE ATTENTION HAS BEEN OF THE, WOULD THAT BE YOUR RECOMMENDATION? THAT'S, YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS FRED ANDIS. YOU HAVE A VESTED INTEREST AS WELL, RIGHT? YES, I DO. LET ME ASK YOU THIS. DID YOU GUYS THINK OF GOING AND CUTTING RE THE, UH, ANCHOR BOLTS AND ALL THE EXCESS REBAR AND THEN PULLED THE TENSION? 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT REALLY SET YET UNTIL YOU GET CONCRETE, RIGHT? YOU CAN RELEASE DETENTION WIRES AND GET 'EM OUT OF THE WAY. THE THEY NORMALLY WHAT THEY DO, ONCE AGAIN, THEY WAIT SEVERAL DAYS. THEY COME AND I, I KNOW I'M A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. YOU CAN RIGHT NOW STILL REMOVE DETENTION WIRES. YOU COULD DO 'EM NOW. YES. YOU CAN CUT THEM NOW. YES. AND YOU, YOUR CONCERN IS SAFETY, BUT ALL OF THIS ISN'T UNSAFE. I, AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, I WOULD'VE DONE ALL THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MINIMIZE THAT NICE LITTLE WORLD WE HAVE IN CONTRACTS. THE DAMAGES THAT COULD BE DONE, WHICH, WELL, YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND, SIR, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS, THE, WE HAD ALL THESE SLABS POURING AT ONE TIME AND WE HAVE TO WAIT SO MANY DAYS AND IT WAS A, YOU KNOW, 15 DAYS, 15 DAYS, 15 DAYS. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FUNDS RAN OUT FROM THE FUNDER. I MEAN, WE HAD A $4 MILLION DRAW REQUEST REQUESTED HAS NOT CAME IN. SO THEN EVERYBODY'S RUNNING AND THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, WHY I WANNA GO CUT THAT SLAB AND WASTE TIME. SO, YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT WE DIDN'T THINK, WELL, WE WERE GONNA CUT THOSE CABLES, UM, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAD, WAS TRYING TO GET, UH, ACQUIRE THROUGH, UM, THE ROBERT, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO PRONOUNCE HIS LAST NAME, WAS TRYING TO FIND FUNDING. THAT WAS THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD HIS GOAL. HE, HE DIDN'T, WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND IT. SO YEAH, WE'RE IN, SO WE'RE IN SIX MONTHS OR SO. IT YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND FUNDING IN THE MEANTIME, RIGHT? THE OBLIGATION ON A RIGHT. EXACTLY. GUY LIKE YOU WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE PROJECT MANAGER, SAFETY [01:50:01] OSHA WILL COME OUT THERE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? I KNOW THAT. YES, SIR. AND THEY CAN SLAM YOU FOR THIS. MR. ANDES. I WOULD, I REQUEST THAT YOU WOULD ASK QUESTIONS OF IT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS WHEN YOU KNEW THE FUNDING WASN'T THERE, WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY TO SECURE AS MUCH AS YOU COULD? WELL SEE, I DON'T HAVE THE STANDS TO AUTHOR THE FUNDING THAT IT TAKES TO DO THAT. MY PROJECT, MY, MY ROLE WAS JUST A PROJECT MANAGER. THINGS WERE SUGGESTED, BUT I'M NOT IN CHARGE OF THE BUDGET. I DON'T AUTHORIZE. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR, YOU MAY BE SEATED. CHAIR, ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8 5 0 3 LAKE VISTA. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RESET TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE, UM, WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE COMING BEFORE THE PANEL, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN ACTUAL ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT FOR SALE, RECEDED BY TITLE WITH CLOSE DATE AND PROPERTY ADDRESS. I WOULD LIKE FULL WHOA, SLOW DOWN JUST A SECOND. I'VE GOT IT RIGHT, . OKAY. SO ACTUAL ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT FOR SALE, RECEDED BY TITLE TO INCLUDE PROPERTY ADDRESS AND CLOSE DATE. GO AHEAD. UM, FULL DISCLOSURE OF CITY NOTICES IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO THE BUYER, SIGNED REMOVAL OF ALL WOOD STRUCTURES, CUTTING OF, UM, REBARB WITH REMAINING LEAVING THE SLABS AND PALMING REMAINING IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. UM, I GOT IT. I GOT IT. UM, PUT UP A FENCE AND VERIFY THAT THE FENCE REMAIN WITH CHECKING IT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND THEN TO PRESENT, UM, AND DOCUMENTATION OF THOSE REVIEWS. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW THE ABILITY OF THE BUYER TO PERFORM THEIR SCOPE OF WORK. SAY AGAIN, PLEASE. I WOULD LIKE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE BUYER WITH THEIR SCOPE OF WORK AND ABILITY TO PERFORM A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THAT, UH, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUYER, PAST LIEN HOLDERS AND THE FINANCE COMPANY. YES, I ACCEPT. THANK YOU. THIS IS LEGAL. LEGAL. GO AHEAD. UM, YEAH, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE, UM, FEASIBLE. MY REQUEST. YOUR REQUEST IN REGARDS TO, UM, REQUIRING THAT DOCUMENTATION, FULL DISCLOSURE IN REGARDS TO THE POTENTIAL BUYER, UM, UH, RESET IS OKAY, UM, IF SHE WANTS TO, UH, DEFENSE IS, IS IS DOABLE. UM, I, I WANNA MAKE SURE I GET 'EM ALL. UM, ENCOUNTER AS NEEDED? YES. OKAY. SO ACTUAL ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT FOR SALE, RECEIPTED BY TITLE WITH PROPERTY ADDRESS AND CLOSE DATE. WELL, UH, ONE, ONE ISSUE IN REGARDS TO THAT, WHETHER, UM, UH, AN ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT THAT, THAT, THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT, UH, WOULD BE ADDRESSED IN COURT. I UNDERSTAND. WE, UM, AS SOMEONE WHO IS, UM, KNOWLEDGEABLE IN, IN, IN REAL ESTATE, UH, THEIR CONTRACT IF SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES, UH, COULD BE ENFORCEABLE AND COULD BE A A, A FINE CONTRACT. THE CONCERN IS THIS BOARD IS THE PROPERTY THAT IS IN FRONT OF THEM. YOU WANT TO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT AND CORRECT. UM, OKAY, SO HOW ABOUT A CONTRACT FOR SALE? I WOULD REMOVE THE, THE CONTRACT. YOU REMOVE THE CONTRACT, I WOULD REMOVE IT IN REGARDS TO YOU WANT PROOF THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD AND THEY'VE, AND THEY ARE TO PROVIDE DISCLOSURES THAT YOU BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO DO. AND WHAT I'M STATING TO YOU IS I'M NOT STATING THAT IT, THAT THAT NECESSARILY IS WRONG. WHAT I'M STATING TO YOU IS THAT DOES NOT ADDRESS TO THIS BOARD WHETHER IT IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AND HOW THIS BOARD IS GOING TO ADDRESS IT BEING A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES SO. WELL, I BELIEVE THE QUESTION IS, ARE WE LEAVING THE SLAB OR NOT LEAVING THE SLAB? BECAUSE THERE'S PRESENTATION THAT THE SLABS IN THE CURRENT FORM, UM, REGARDLESS OF THE REBARB, COULD BE CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE. AND MY ARGUMENT IS THAT IF YOU LEAVE THE SLAB, IT MAKES IT MORE SELLABLE FOR THE BUYER. AND IF THEY HAVE AN IMMEDIATE BUYER, THEN IT'S A SHORT TERM RISK AS OPPOSED TO A LONG TERM. IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES THAT IS, IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE. HOW IS THIS BOARD? THIS BOARD IS NOT GOING TO ADDRESS IT BY MAKING SURE THERE'S LANGUAGE IN A CONTRACT. THIS BOARD IS GOING TO ADDRESS IT BY, IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, [01:55:02] IT NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED, OR I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. I'D LIKE TO GATHER SOME MORE INFORMATION. I'M GONNA RESET YOU AND PROVIDE THE THREE MAIN DOCUMENTS THAT THIS BOARD USES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THAT PROPERTY, IF IT IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, CAN IT PHYSICALLY, OR EXCUSE ME, FEASIBLY, UH, BE REPAIRED. CAN I, AGAIN, COUNSEL IS TELLING US BASICALLY THAT OUR ORDER SHOULD BE TO EITHER DEMOLISH OR RESET, UH, TO GET MORE INFORMATION. AND YOU'VE SHARED AT LEAST SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT YOU OR OR REPAIR. IF THIS BOARD, PLEASE SIR, I DON'T, I DON'T WANNA LEAVE THAT OUT. YEAH, THANK YOU. OKAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RESET TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE, UM, AND ASK THAT BETWEEN THAT TIME PERIOD THAT THE PROPERTY BE SECURED AND MONITORED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FENCE IS NOT REMOVED AND THAT THE WOOD STRUCTURES BE REMOVED. NO, YOU CAN'T JUST RESET. JUST RESET. OKAY. WE RESET. AND THE REASON IS, IS 'CAUSE YOU'RE ORDERING A RESET AND THEN YOU'RE ORDERING SOME WORK TO BE DONE. THEY CAN'T DO, THEY HAVE TO PULL PERMITS AND ONCE IT'S IN THIS THING, THEY CAN'T PULL PERMITS, SO THEY CAN'T PULL THE MOTION BEFORE THE, THE BOARD IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 85 0 3 LAKE VISTA, UH, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, BUT THE CASE SHOULD BE RESET TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE HEARING. AND JUDY, I WOULD REQUEST THAT IT COME TO THIS PANEL SPECIFICALLY SINCE WE WOULD HAVE HOPEFULLY SOME KIND OF RETENTIVE MEMORY. UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THE MOTION CHAIR? MAY I, UH, YES, YOU MAY. JUST REALLY QUICK, UM, I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THE PROPERTY AT THIS MOMENT DOESN'T HAVE A FENCE, AS YOU KNOW, AND THERE IS A LOT OF DEBRIS AND DUMPING GOING ON AND PUTTING A FENCE AND KEEPING THE DEBRIS IS SOLVING SOME OF THE PROBLEM THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET NEW. BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF DEBRIS ON THE PROPERTY. I WANNA, I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ADDRESS THAT. BUT LEGAL, CAN WE ADDRESS THAT IN A RESET? YES. THIS BOARD CAN CAN ADDRESS AND CONFIRM THAT THE PROPERTY STAYS SECURED AND, AND FREE OF DEBRIS DURING VERY GOOD. DURING THE RESET. SO THE MOTION IS TO SECURE, UH, AND KEEP CLEAN OF DEBRIS, CORRECT? MOTION? YES, CAROL? YEP. THANKS. VERY GOOD. WELL HOLD ON BECAUSE HER SECOND MOTION WAS THAT SHE RESET, SO SHE DIDN'T ADD THAT THE FIRST ONE. SHE ADDED THAT, BUT SHE DIDN'T OWN THE SECOND ONE. OKAY. CLARIFICATION. SO SHE RESET, SECURE THE PROPERTY AND REMOVE AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL DEBRIS REMAINS REMOVED. THERE WE GO. FROM THE PROPERTY. AND, AND, AND YOU ALSO STATED EARLIER THAT YOU WANTED THEM TO MONITOR THE FENCE AND ALL THAT. YOU STILL WANT THAT IN THERE, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT WAY THEY CAN'T SAY, OOPS, SOMEONE TOOK IT TO RESTATE THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO RESET THE CASE. THE PROPERTY IS TO BE SECURED, THE SECURITY IS TO BE MONITORED AND THE PROPERTY IS TO MAIN TO BE CLEANED AND KEPT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. SECOND. DO I HAVE A SECOND MR. CHAIR? I SECOND. MR. ANDES ROLL CALL PLEASE. THERE, UH, WAYNE NELSON ONE, EXCUSE ME JUST A SECOND. I DID NOT OPEN IT UP FOR DEAN AND FURTHER DISCUSSION AND I WILL OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. THERE IS NO DISCUSSION THEREFORE WE WILL GO THROUGH ROLL CALL DWAYNE NELSON. AYE. FRED ANDES. AYE. JOEL SOLIS. AYE. THOMAS FRANKS? NO. COURTNEY ROSEN. AYE. DR. ERLINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ. AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ONE TO ZERO. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE, UH, SAN ATTORNEY, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE VIOLATION AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING. MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CHRIS DOMINGUEZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE PROPERTY BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1 FOR VIOLATIONS UNDER THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE SECTION SECTION 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. ALL, ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOORS, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES, CORNICES, PORCHES, TRIM BALCONIES, AND DECKS SHALL BE MAINTAINED [02:00:01] IN GOOD CONDITION. EXTERIOR WOOD SURFACES OTHER THAN DECAY RESISTANT WOOD SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND DECAY BY PAINTING OR OTHER PROTECTIVE COVERING. SECTION 3 0 4 0.6, EXTERIOR WALLS. ALL EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL BE FREE FROM HOLES, BRAKES AND LOOSE OR ROTTING MATERIALS AND MAINTAIN WEATHERPROOF AND PROPERLY SURFACE COATED WHERE REQUIRED TO PREVENT DETERIORATION, ROOF AND DRAINAGE. ALL ROOF AND FLASHING SHALL BE SOUND TIGHT AND NOT HAVE DEFECTS THAT ADMIT RAIN. ROOF DRAINING SHALL BE ADEQUATE TO PREVENT DUS OR DETERIORATION IN THE WALLS OR INTERIOR PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE. 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS. ALL OVERHANG EXTENSIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CANOPIES, MARQUEES SIGNS, METAL AWNINGS, FIRE ESCAPES, STANDPIPES OR EXHAUST DUCTS OR EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND BE PROPERTY ANCHORED SO AS TO BE KEPT IN SOUND CONDITION. 3 0 4 POINT 10 STAIRS, DECK PORCHES AND BALCONIES EVERY EXTERIOR STAIRWAY, DECK, PORCH AND BALCONY SHALL BE ALL ATTACHED, THEREFORE SHALL BE MAINTAINED STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND GOOD REPAIR WITH PROPER ANCHORAGE AND CAPABLE OF SU OF SUPPORTING THE IMPOSED LOAD. 3 0 5 0.3 INTERIOR SURFACES ON INTERIOR SURFACE, INCLUDING WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR, CLEAN AND SANITARY CONDITION. LOOSE PLASTER, DECAYED WOOD, OR OTHER DEFECTIVE SERVICE CONDITIONS SHALL BE CORRECTED. STAFF ASKED THE BOARD FOR ALL CASES TO BE HEARD CONTINUOUSLY AND CURRENT AND CONCURRENTLY SINCE THE INSPECTION NOTICES BATCHED OUT WERE GIVEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 1 8 0 3, BLOCK BLOCK 24 LOT, 47 AND 48 AND EAST 12.5 FEET OF 46 LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS SCANDO ROBERT, ETAL AND OR OTHERS WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1. THE FIRST INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 27TH, 2024 FOR PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, EXTERIOR WALLS, ROOF AND DRAINAGE AND OVERHANG EXTENSIONS. ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2024, A REINSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION ON NUMBER ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024. THE OFFICER ADDED TWO S-A-P-M-C CODE VIOLATIONS FOR STAIRWAYS, DECKS, PORCHES, AND BALCONIES ALONG WITH INTERIOR SURFACES. A RESP A REINSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024 AND THE STRUCTURE REMAINED IN VIOLATION ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2024. A REINSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED IN THE STRUCTURE, REMAINED IN THE SAME CONDITION ON AUGUST 27TH, 2024. OFFICER MADE LOCATION AND POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY, S-A-P-M-C, SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE FOR 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, 3 0 4 0.6 EXTERIOR WALLS AND 3 0 4 0.7 ROOF AND DRAINAGE ALONG WITH 3 0 4 0.7 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA REVEAL THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY. PROPER PROTECTIVE COVERING IS LACKING AND THE NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE TO THE LEFT OF THE FRONT DOOR. SIDING IS DETERIORATED AND WALL IS LACKING PROPER COVERING. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE THE OVERHANG EXTENSION, OVERHANG ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE IS DAMAGED. SOFFIT IS MISSING AND TRIM IS DAMAGED. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. EXTERIOR WALLS ARE LACKING, PROPER COVERING. PAINT IS CHIPPING AND WOOD MEMBERS ARE EXPOSED. NEXT PHOTOS OF THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE WOOD TRIM, FACIA IS DAMAGED AND WOOD MEMBERS ARE EXPOSED. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA GO TO THE, UH, INSPECTION THAT WAS CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2024. A REINSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICER ON THE, AND THE OFFICER DID NOTE MINOR REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE EXTERIOR WALLS. ROOF DAMAGE WAS STILL PRESENT. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE OVERHANG AT THE RIGHT CORNER. ROOF OVERHANG, ROOF OVERHANG, EXTENSION IS STILL IN DAMAGED CONDITION AND NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE TAKEN TO THE LEFT OF THE PORCH. EXTERIOR WALL WHERE SIDING WAS DAMAGED HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND PAINTED. NEXT PHOTO IS TO THE LEFT OF THAT AREA WHERE SIDING IS STILL MISSING. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE TO THE RIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE, [02:05:02] RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE REMAINS IN THE SAME CONDITION. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE REAR, REAR REMAINS IN THE SAME CONDITION. AND THE NEXT PHOTO OFFICER MADE LOCATION NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024. UM, TO ADDRESS SAP, THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE OF 3 0 4 POINT 10 STAIRWAYS, DECKS, PORCHES, AND BALCONIES. AND THE NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA REVEAL THE POSTING FOR ANOTHER, UH, SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE THAT WAS ADDED AT 3 0 5 0.3 FOR INTERIOR SURFACES. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE UH, CORNER COLUMN OF THE SIDE PORCH THAT HAS DETACHED AND THE PORCH COVER IS LACKING PROPER SUPPORT. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA LEAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. OFFICER MAY LOCATION TO THE FRONT DOOR, UM, COVERING HIS PEELING OFF IN THE FRONT LIVING ROOM. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE SECOND FLOOR OVER THE STAIRS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, SHEETROCK HAS DETACHED AND IS MISSING. NEXT PHOTOS IS GONNA BE OF THE BEDROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR. SHEETROCK HAS BEEN PILED UP IN THIS AREA. NEXT FLOOR IS GONNA BE THE CEILING IN THAT ROOM. SHEET ROCK HAS DETACHED AND IS MISSING. NEXT FLOOR IS GONNA BE OF THE BEDROOM, THE THE SECOND BEDROOM ON THE, UH, SECOND FLOOR WHERE SHEET ROCK IS ALSO MISSING. NEXT PHOTO. THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2004. AND THIS IS JUST TO SHOW THAT THE BOARD THAT THE PROPERTY, THE STRUCTURE STILL DOES REMAIN IN VIOLATION. UM, IT'S REVEALING THAT NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE BE BEFORE THE, UH, PRIOR INSPECTION. UM, NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE THAT, AND THIS, THE PREVIOUS PHOTO, YOU CAN STILL SEE THAT THE UH, ARRAY EXTENSION WAS STILL DAMAGED IN THE UPPER RIGHT. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE EXTERIOR WALL. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE NEXT PHOTO WILL LEAD TO THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE. ON THE NEXT PHOTO IS JUST THE UPDATED PHOTOS TAKEN. UM, AND THESE WERE TAKEN ON THE, UH, DECEMBER 5TH. UH, IT'S SHOWING THAT THE STRUCTURE DOES STILL REMAIN IN VIOLATION AS OUR LAST INSPECTION. UH, NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA REVEAL THAT THE OVERHANG IS STILL IN THE SAME CONDITION. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, LEFT CORNER OF THE STRUCTURE. NEXT PHOTO WILL BE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE YOU CAN STILL SEE THAT THE, UH, COLUMNS ARE ALSO STILL IN DAMAGED CONDITION. NEXT PHOTO, JUST A CLOSER LOOK AT THE, UH, THE LOAD THAT IS THE PROPER SUPPORT THAT IS LACKING AT THAT CORNER OF THE PORCH. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE NEXT PHOTOS WILL BE INTERIOR UPDATED PHOTOS REVEALING THAT THE, THAT THE, UH, STILL REMAINS IN THE SAME CONDITION WITH THE LIVING ROOM. NEXT PHOTO IS THE, UH, CEILING ABOVE THE STAIRS STILL LACKING COVERING. NEXT PHOTO WILL BE OF THE PILE OF SHEET ROCK THAT STILL DOES EXIST. AND THE NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE THE CEILING OF THE BEDROOM. AND THE NEXT PHOTO WILL LEAD TO THE SECOND BEDROOM WHERE, UH, SHEET ROCK IS STILL MISSING. STAFF RECOMMENDS PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, EXTERIOR WALLS, ROOF AND DRAINAGE, OVERHANG, EXTENSION, STAIRWAYS, DECKS, PORCHES AND BALCONIES ALONG WITH INTERIOR SURFACES BE REPAIRED. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY. SO IN TOTAL WE'VE GOT, UH, FOUR VIOLATIONS THAT ARE, UH, DATED. ONE INSPECTION DATE AND TWO VIOLATIONS DATED IN, IN NOVEMBER. UH, SO THAT WOULD REQUIRE TWO MOTIONS, UH, FOR IT. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE CODE OFFICER? THIS IS FRED END. SO PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING THERE? THAT IS CORRECT SIR. WE DO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PARTIAL OWNERS. UM, ANNA. THERE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE OWNERS, BUT THAT WOULD BE, UH, ROBERT TEL AT THE PROPERTY. AND THE REASON I ASK THAT, 'CAUSE IN THAT ONE LAST ONE THERE WAS A BROOM AND A DUST PAN AND IT'S IN A PILE, WHICH INDICATES SOMEBODY'S BEEN TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP. YES, SIR. OKAY. UM, IN, HOW, HOW DID YOU COME ACROSS, UH, THIS PROPERTY? THE PROPERTY? THIS PROPERTY IS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD AS A, A, A AS A TYPE OF PRIORITY. AND, AND ANOTHER CASE THAT WE DO HAVE THAT, THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED TODAY. UH, OKAY. DUE TO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT [02:10:01] WAS LOCATED, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT IS ON THIS PROPERTY. RIGHT. WHICH IS ON. RIGHT. BUT THIS WAS, THIS WAS BASED OFF ALL BEFORE IT. IT'S, I KNOW IT'S ALL TIED, BUT HOW WAS THIS ALL BROUGHT TO THE, UH, CO COMPLIANCE? UH, WELL, SIR, IN REGARDS TO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT IT ALSO GRABBING ATTENTION TODAY. OKAY. WE COME TO THE BOARD AND, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, WE LOOK AT THE MAIN STRUCTURE TO FIND ALL VIOLATIONS. RIGHT. TO FIND, SO WE'RE HERE THE REST OF OUR COMPLIANCE ON. OKAY. YES, SIR. UM, THE MEETINGS THAT YOU, ONCE YOU FILED, THEY HAVE THE MEETINGS UPSTAIRS OR DID THEY ATTEND? WE'VE MET WITH, UH, MR. CANTO AT THE PROPERTY IN REGARDS TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE. UH, OKAY. I'M SPEAKING ON JUST BEHALF ON THE MAIN STRUCTURE, BUT WE HAVE, UH, ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS LIVING AT THE PROPERTY. AND, UM, UM, HE, HE'S ADVISED ME THAT HE DOES WANT TO MAKE REPAIRS. UM, HE JUST NEEDS SOME TIME AND HE'S WORKING ON SOME FINANCES. OKAY. SO IT, IT IS A POSITIVE. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. ROBERT KDO, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. YES, THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. UH, MY NAME IS ROBERT KDO AND UH, MY ADDRESS IS 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, 7 8 2 0 1. AND YOUR TESTIMONY PLEASE, SIR? UH, I GUESS FIRST, UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND AS FAR AS HOW I CAME INTO THIS PROPERTY. UH, IT WAS, UH, MY FAMILY'S BEEN LIVING THERE SINCE 1965. THE HOUSE IS 101 YEARS OLD. SO EVER SINCE, EVEN BACK THEN THERE WERE, THERE WERE PROBLEMS, UH, THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IT WAS A FIXER UPPER AND MY MOTHER WAS, UH, SHE WAS A, A SUBSCRIBER TO BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS. SHE WANTED TO END UP MAKING THE HOUSE LOOK LIKE ONE OF THOSE HOUSES IN THE MAGAZINE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NEVER THE FINANCES TO COMPLETELY DO THAT. UH, BUT, UH, SHE DID LIVE THERE OFF, UH, 50 YEARS UNTIL SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2015. UM, FOR A TIME ALSO, UH, I WAS, I WAS HER CARETAKER ALSO FROM MY FATHER, UH, FROM TWO, 2011, 2012 THAT HE PASSED AWAY. HE DIDN'T WANNA LIVE IN A NURSING HOME ANYMORE, SO WE TOOK HIM IN. UM, BUT, UH, ALL THOSE YEARS, UH, I WAS PRETTY BUSY TAKING CARE OF THEM, AND THINGS WERE STARTING TO GET, UH, DETERIORATING AND THINGS WERE, UH, IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO TAKE CARE OF THE LAWN AND THE, THE HOUSE ITSELF. BUT, UH, SO EVER SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN PLAYING CATCH UP AS FAR AS, UH, TRYING TO GET THE, TRYING TO GET THE HOUSE REPAIRED, AT LEAST, MAYBE NOT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ONE OF WHAT MY MOTHER WANTED TO LOOK LIKE, BUT AT LEAST KEEP IT IN, UH, IN FAIR CONDITION, UH, NOT TO, UH, AND ESPECIALLY TRY TO AVOID ANY KIND OF, UH, UH, DANGEROUS THINGS LIKE WHERE YOU SAW THE, UH, THE, THE DRYWALL ON THE CEILINGS. THAT WAS, UH, MY MOTHER WENT WHEN SHE WAS THERE BEFORE I, I, I CAME BACK TO TAKE CARE OF HER. UH, SHE HAD HIRED MANY, UH, UH, HANDYMEN FROM LIKE THE CLASSIFIED ADS, AND A LOT OF THEM DID SHODDY WORK. AND, UH, ONE, ONE THING I LEARNED WAS THAT WHEN YOU PUT UP A DRYWALL ON THE CEILINGS, YOU DON'T USE NAILS, YOU HAVE TO USE SCREWS. THE GRAVITY WOULD JUST MAKE A DROPLET THAT I SAW FROM A PICTURE. SOMEONE, SOME PORTIONS HAD FALLEN OFF, BUT IT WASN'T BECAUSE THERE'S A, A ROOF LEAK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT WAS JUST THE WEIGHT OF THE SHEET ROCK THAT WAS, UH, MADE IT, UH, COME DOWN. I DID BUY LIKE A, A BOX OF SCREWS, SO ANY PLACE THAT THERE WERE, UH, LARGE AREAS, IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR ANY, UH, OF THE DRYWALL TO FALL HIT SOMEBODY OR HURT ANYBODY. I, I STARTED PUTTING SCREWS TO KEEP THOSE PARTS UP. AND, UH, THERE ARE STILL, UH, SMALL PIECES THAT COME DOWN AS FAR AS THE, UH, THE JOINT COMPOUND, THE DRIED JOINT COMPOUND, AND THE TAPE THAT FALLS OFF. UH, I, I DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES TO, TO REPLACE ALL THE DRYWALL OR, UH, THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW. I'M, UM, UH, I LEFT, UH, MY LAST JOB WAS AT HOME DEPOT, UH, WHICH I, I TOOK AFTER SHE ACTUALLY PASSED AWAY. MY, MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY, ACTUALLY. I STAYED THERE FOR SIX YEARS AND I WAS FORCED TO QUIT BECAUSE MY HEALTH REASONS. AND, UH, I WAITED, UH, I HAD A LITTLE BIT SAVED UP AND I, I, I WAS ABLE TO, UH, TO, UH, WAIT OUT UNTIL I COULD GET MY FIRST SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK, WHICH CAME, ACTUALLY CAME UP ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD. SO I GOT IN A LITTLE TROUBLE THERE WITH, AS FAR AS HAVING TO PUT, UH, GROCERIES [02:15:01] AND, UH, UTILITIES ON MY CREDIT CARD. SO I'M STILL TRYING TO CATCH UP ON ABOUT $2,000 IN DEBT THERE. UM, SO I'M, I'M, I'M RECEIVING MY SOCIAL SECURITY WHEN I WAS 1004 A MONTH. UH, BUT A THIRD OF THAT GOES TOWARD THE, TOWARDS THE TAXES, PROPERTY TAXES. UM, I WAS, UH, RECEIVING RENT FROM, UH, MR. UH, MR. FINGER, WHO WAS MY TENANT OF MINE, UH, LIVING IN THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT, I GUESS IN THE NEXT SEGMENT. UH, ABOUT $200 A MONTH. AND THAT HELPED ME. UH, IT WAS, UM, MY MOTHER, MY MOTHER WAS THE ONE WHO, UH, TOOK HIM IN AS A TENANT. IF I MAY INTERRUPT YOU, JUST A MOMENT, SIR. UH, LET ME, LET ME ASK YOU TO ADDRESS SPECIFICALLY WHAT APPROACH YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE IN TERMS OF DOING THE REPAIRS. OKAY. UH, WE UNDERSTAND THE, THE, THE POTENTIAL OF ISSUES THAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS AND HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE? OKAY. UH, THAT IS, UH, REALLY CAN'T BE DETERMINED. UH, I'M SAVING UP, UH, WHAT LITTLE I CAN MONTH TO MONTH FROM WHAT'S LEFT IN MY SOCIAL SECURITY, UH, MINUS THE, THE, LIKE I SAID, I SAVE FOR THE PROPERTY TAXES, FOR GROCERIES, FOR UTILITIES, AND ESPECIALLY ON, UH, UTILITIES HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY BAD THESE LAST FEW MONTHS AS FAR AS LIKE THE SUMMER, THE HEAT, SUMMER HUNT, AND THEN, UH, NOW WITH THE COLD, HOPEFULLY I CAN KEEP THAT DOWN, BUT, UH, I'M SAVING UP, UH, LITTLE BY LITTLE AND, UH, FOR WHAT, WHAT SUPPLIES THEY CAN GET, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS, UH, TO FIX THINGS. UM, AND THE, THE TIME CONSTRAINTS. UH, I, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS OUTDOOR WORK, UH, A LOT OF TIMES I WOULD GET THESE NOTICES TO SAY I HAVE 10 DAYS TO FIX A CERTAIN THING. AND THERE WERE MAYBE LIKE TWO, TWO OR THREE OF THOSE DAYS THAT WERE ACTUALLY, UH, FEASIBLE FOR ME TO, IF, IF IT WASN'T A PRESS OF HEAT, IT WAS RAIN OR SOMETHING, SOME OTHER REASON THAT I COULDN'T BE WORKING OUT THERE. UH, BUT, UH, LIKE I SAID, IT, I CAN'T, I CAN'T PUT ANY, ANY KIND OF, UH, PROMISE, ANY KIND OF, UH, UH, PROJECTED DATE WHERE I'LL HAVE EVERYTHING FIXED. I'LL, I'LL DO, I I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN. AND I SAID, AND I'M TRYING TO SAVE UP, UH, UH, FROM WHAT I, FROM MONTH TO MONTH SO THAT I CAN FINALLY, UH, ACHIEVE, UH, YOU KNOW, TO FIX ALL THOSE. UH, WHAT IS, WHAT IS YOUR INTENT IN TERMS OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF? UH, YOU'RE NOT LIVING THERE AT THE PRESENT TIME. IS ANYONE LIVING IN THAT HOME? I AM LIVING THERE. OH, YOU'RE LIVING THERE? YES, SIR. I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY A DIFFERENT ADDRESS. I APOLOGIZE. YEAH, NO. UH, SO IT IS OBVIOUSLY YOUR INTENT TO, TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURES, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU WOULD INDICATE THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO BE STARTING ON THE OUTSIDE FIRST. UH, DOES THE SPORT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, NOT FOR HIM, BUT IN GENERAL, NO. SORRY. NO. DO YOU HAVE ANY MO ANY QUESTIONS OF THE, OF THE WITNESS? OKAY, MR. LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING, SIR. YES, SIR. WHEN DID YOU TALK TO CO COMPLIANCE IN PERSON? DID YOU, DID YOU TALK TO CO COMPLIANCE IN PERSON? UH, YES SIR. OKAY. DID THEY GIVE YOU A PAMPHLET OF PLACES THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU? UH, NOT THAT I RECALL. UH, I'VE HEARD OF, UH, PROGRAMS WITH THE CITY. RIGHT, RIGHT. STUFF LIKE THAT. UM, YEAH. UH, BUT THEY, THERE ARE CONDITIONS THAT I DON'T MEET, LIKE, UH, ONE OF 'EM HAS IS THAT I'M NOT, I'M JUST, UH, ONE OUTTA SIX SIBLINGS THAT OWNS THE HOUSE, AND, UH, YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE A SOLE OWNER. YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN MOVE OUT FOR SIX MONTHS. OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE'S ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WOULD REPLACE THE ROOF, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT FOR ME, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE CHILDREN LIVING IN THE HOUSE. RIGHT NOW I HAVE MY NEPHEW, BUT HE'S, HE'S AN ADULT. HE'S A SELF, SELF-EMPLOYED, UH, AUTO DETAILER. SO HE, AND HE HELPS ME OUT WITH THE, THE LAWN SINCE, UH, I HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S, I HAVE COPD. I DON'T, I ALSO HAVE LIKE LONG COVID, SO I GET OUTTA BREATH VERY EASILY. UM, BUT HE, HE DOES THE LAWN FOR ME, AND I, I TRY TO DO THE, I TELL HIM, TAKE HER OF THE, TAKE HER OF THE LAWN AND THE PROPERTY, I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE, THE HOUSE, UH, AS FAR AS REPAIRS GO. SO ALL THE PROGRAMS, BASICALLY, YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED? YES, AS FAR AS I KNOW. AND YOUR INCOME GOES IN VARIOUS POTS, CORRECT. YOUR TAXES AND BILLS AND FOOD AND MEDICINE AND WHATEVER ELSE IT NEEDS TO GO TO. YES, SIR. UM, HAVE YOU ASKED ANY CONTRACTORS OR ANYTHING TO GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE ROOF OR ANY OF THAT STUFF HAD COST YOU? UH, THE LAST TIME I TOOK AN ESTIMATE FOR THE ROOF, UH, WAS, UH, BEFORE MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY. UH, AND IT WAS $18,000, UH, AT THE TIME. SO I IMAGINE IT'S GONNA BE MORE NOW THAT WAS, THAT WAS AROUND 2015. UM, WE WERE TRYING TO SAVE UP, UH, MOSTLY FOR, UH, LIKE STAIR LIFTS 'CAUSE SHE WOULDN'T HAVE TO CLIMB THE STAIRS. HOW [02:20:01] ABOUT YOU RELATIVES? YOU SAID YOU HAD YOUR ONE OF SIX OR SEVEN? YES, WE'RE ACTUALLY, WE'RE LIKE THE BRADY BUNCH. WE'RE THREE BOYS, THREE GIRLS. OKAY. DID YOU ASK ANY OF THEM TO HELP OR, UH, I TRY NOT TO. UH, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND, UH, I HAVE A YOUNGER BROTHER THAT'S, UH, A BACHELOR LIKE MYSELF, AND HE'S, UH, WILLING TO HELP OUT, UH, UH, WITH, YOU KNOW, IF I, IF I NEED IT. BUT I TELL 'EM THAT I, YOU KNOW, AS FAR HE'S, UH, HE'S IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN MALAYSIA RIGHT NOW, SO HE'S GOT HIS OWN LIFE, AND I DON'T WANT TO INTERFERE WITH HIS LIFE AS FAR AS, UH, IF HE IS, IF HE DECIDES TO COME BACK AND RETIRE IN SAN ANTONIO, SEE HE'S, HE'S JUST FOUR YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME, THEN I'M SURE THAT HE'LL, HE'LL WANT TO GET INVOLVED. BUT, UH, UH, UNLESS HE WANTS TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA BOTHER HIM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS IS LEGAL. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. LEGAL. YES, SIR. SIR, CAN YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME FOR ME? UHTO CONNE. MR. CANDO? YES, SIR. UM, SO YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. YOUR, YOUR OTHER SIBLINGS ARE EQUAL OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY TWO, CORRECT? YES. MY, MY MOTHER DIED IN TEST STATE, AND, UH, WE HAVE A, UH, UH, AFFIDAVIT OF AIRSHIP. OKAY. SO YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDRESSING THE, THE CODE VIOLATIONS IN YOUR HOUSE, WOULDN'T YOU? WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT THE OTHER OWNERS ARE ALSO EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE IN ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES AT THE HOUSE? UM, I, I WOULDN'T PUT IT ON THEM AS FAR AS, LIKE I SAID, I MEAN, AND I, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. I'M NOT ASKING WHETHER YOU WOULD PUT IT ON THEM. WHAT I'M STATING TO YOU IS THEY ARE ALSO OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, IS THAT CORRECT, SIR? THAT WOULD, IT WOULD SEEM THAT, YES. OKAY. AND THEY ARE EQUAL OWNERS AS MUCH AS YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, CORRECT, SIR? I BELIEVE SO. I, I PAY ALL THE PROPERTY TAXES THOUGH. OKAY, SO THERE'S SIX OWNERS TO THAT PROPERTY, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND YOU ARE RELATED TO THE OTHER FIVE, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND THESE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, ARE THEY AWARE THAT THERE ARE CODE DEFICIENCIES ON PROPERTY THEY OWN? UH, I'M NOT SURE IF ALL OF THEM ARE, ARE, ARE AWARE OF ALL THE DEFICIENCIES, BUT, UH, THEY KNOW THAT THE HOUSE IS OWED. THEY KNOW THAT, UH, THESE REPAIRS. RIGHT. AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, HAVE THEY RECEIVED OR HAVE YOU PROVIDED THEM ANY NOTICE OR ANY INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE HEARING HERE ABOUT THE S-A-P-M-C VIOLATIONS, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT'S ABOUT TO COME UP, AND OR IN GENERAL, THE CODE VIOLATIONS ON THE PROPERTY? ARE THEY WELL AWARE OF THOSE ISSUES, SIR? ALL SIX OF ALL FIVE OF THEM? UH, WELL, MY, MY BROTHER CALLED ME, MY OLDER BROTHER CALLED ME YESTERDAY SAYING THAT HE HAD RECEIVED TWO LETTERS. UH, ABOUT THE, THE HEARING ARE, ARE YOU INFORMING YOUR OTHER FIVE SIBLINGS AND OTHER CO-OWNERS THAT THERE ARE CODE VIOLATIONS AND PROBLEMS ON THE PROPERTY, SIR? YEAH. OH, THERE'S SOME THAT I DON'T SPEAK TO VERY OFTEN, UH, BUT, UH, I DO, I DO LET, UH, I, I DO LET MY, UH, SISTERS, TWO SISTERS AND MY OTHER BROTHER, SO I MEAN, THEY'RE, EVERYBODY'S AWARE TO CERTAIN DEGREES. UH, THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, EXCUSE ME, I HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP. YES, SIR. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY COUNSEL WAS ASKING YOU THAT THEY'RE LIABLE FOR ANYTHING ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS YOU ARE? I UNDERSTAND, BUT UH, I'M THE ONE LIVING THERE THOUGH. I MEAN, AS FAR AS IT, THAT'S NOT IT. THEY ARE NOW PART OF THE ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT. MM-HMM . THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU MAY BE SEATED CHAIR TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY, THE SAN ANTONIO PREVENTING MAINTENANCE VIOLATIONS. AND AGAIN, REMINDER, IT TAKES TWO VIOL, TWO MOTIONS. YEAH. THIS IS, UH, JOEL SICE. I'LL MAKE, UH, THE FIRST MOTION, UM, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED SHE CHAIR. ALRIGHT, JUDY KRUM, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE CASE OR JUST FOR THE DANGEROUS PREMISE? JUST FOR THE DP. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. MS. UH, CAMINA, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK ON THIS CASE OR DO YOU WANNA JUST WAIT FOR THE DP CASE? WE DO HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE, ON THIS CASE. AND MR. CHAIR, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, UM, UH, WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT, UH, COURTNEY ROSEN HAS LEFT, BUT WE STILL MAINTAIN A, UM, A, A QUORUM. DID I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER WITNESS? WAS THERE A MOTION? YES, I BELIEVE SHE IS SIGNED IN FOR THE DP CASE, UM, FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, BUT SHE DID INFORM US RIGHT NOW THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AS WELL FOR THE S-A-P-M-C. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. SIMA COLVIN, 8 1 7 WEST MAGNOLIA AVENUE. AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE BEACON HILL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND WE RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS CASE ON DECEMBER 5TH, UM, VIA EMAIL FROM MS. MARTINEZ. AND WE ARE JUST HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT [02:25:01] WE HAVE WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN THE PAST WITH DSD, WITH NHSD ON CASES SIMILAR TO THIS TO TRY TO ASSIST HOMEOWNERS GET SOME OF THE RESOURCES. ALTHOUGH, AS MR. KDO HAS INDICATED, HE'S ALREADY TRIED SOME OF THAT AND THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, HOOPS THAT HE CANNOT JUMP THROUGH. UM, BUT WE ARE ALSO IN, IN REGARDS TO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A RESIDENT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WHO, MR. CHAIR, I'M GONNA STOP US, RIGHT? THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS NOT IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD AT THIS TIME. OKAY. SO WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UH, LET THE BOARD KNOW, LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT WE WOULD APPRECIATE ADDITIONAL TIME, UM, FOR THE OWNER AND THAT WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH STAFF AND THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF WE CAN HELP ASSIST WITH ANYTHING, UH, TO HELP MAKE THE RICH REPAIRS. HE IS LIVING IN THE HOME AND WE, UM, WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN TRYING TO CREATE STABILITY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE KNOW THAT THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE HOUSING THAT PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN. AND YOU HAVE TOLD, GIVEN THIS INFORMATION TO MR. CENO, I HAVE JUST MET HIM TODAY. OKAY. UM, SO, BUT YES, WE HAVE SPOKEN OUTSIDE AND I HAVE INDICATED THAT TO HIM. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MADAM. THANK YOU. NOW THEN YOUR MOTION AGAIN? YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT TESTIMONY. UH, I'M GONNA MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE WAS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY AND MAINTENANCE CODE SECTIONS 3 0 4 0.230 4.630 4.7, AND 3 0 4 0.9, AND IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE. I ALSO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION AND I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT THE STRUCTURE BE REPAIRED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WESTBERRY IS A VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES 3 0 4 0.230 4.6 3 0 4 7 3 0 4 0.9, THAT THE PROPERTY WILL BE REPAIRED IN 30 DAYS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? AYE, THIS IS LIN. I SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. NA NAY. MOTION WILL CARRIES THREE TO TWO. THE, UH, SECOND MOTION. LEMME MOVE ON TO THE SECOND MOTION. UM, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE WAS IN VIOLATION OF PROPERTY CODE MAINTENANCE CODE, UH, SECTIONS 3 0 4 AND 3 0 4 0.3, AND IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE. I ALSO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION AND I ASK FOR A 30 DAY REPAIR. THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY AT 3 0 4 POINT, EXCUSE ME, THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY IS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES 3 0 4 0.130 5.3, AND THAT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE REPAIRED IN 30 DAYS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS LIN I SECOND, AND DO I HAVE A DISCUSSION? YES. UH, THIS IS FRED ANDES. THE ONLY REASON I VOTED NO ON THE FIRST ONE, IT'S A FACT. 30 DAYS. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BE ADEQUATE. AND FOR THE ISSUES BOTH IN AND EXTERIOR, UM, I, I THINK 60 WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE IF YOU GET TO 90, THEN YOU HAVE TO DO PAPERWORK AND SOME FINANCING STUFF AND ALL THAT, THAT HAS TO BE DONE. SO I THOUGHT 60 WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE APPROPRIATE. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I VOTED NO ON IT. COUNSEL, SINCE WE HAVE PASSED A MOTION, UH, ARE WE ABLE TO REVISIT THE MOTION? NO, NOT AT ALL. THEREFORE, THE DISCUSSION IS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WISH TO DO. OR WE'LL CALL ON THE MOTION ANY QUESTION? I, UM, I THOUGHT IF WE DO 30 DAYS, UM, HE CAN PRESENT THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IT OR IT HAS TO BE COMPLETE IT NO, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETED TO, TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS, I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION THAT YOU'RE ASKING THAT USUALLY IS, UM, ASSESSED BY THE CODE OFFICIAL. YEAH. SO LET'S SAY ON THE 29TH DAY, THERE'S SOME WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AND THE CODE OFFICIAL FEELS COMFORTABLE, UM, HE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND AS LONG AS THE WORK GETS DONE, LET'S SAY IT GETS DONE IN 36 DAYS, THEN I I I, I DOUBT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS GONNA BRING THAT PROPERTY BACK. OKAY. WHICH IS WHY I WAS OKAY WITH THE 30 DAYS. SO THAT WAY THERE'S, UM, UM, OVERSIGHT. WELL, NORMALLY WE WOULD ADD OVERSIGHT IN [02:30:01] IT WHEN YOU DO THAT. UM, AND, AND MOST CASES THAT'S UP TO THE CODE OFFICER. YEAH. DISCRETION. SO THAT'S, SO WHAT I REFERRING SO'S NECESS NECESSARILY GONNA GO PLUS 30 DAYS. THAT'S WHY WE ALWAYS ADD THAT ADDITIONAL CATCH IN THERE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT, WELL, WE CAN'T DO IT ON THE FIRST ONE. WE CAN ONLY DO IT ON THIS ONE HERE. 'CAUSE THE FIRST ONE'S DONE ON A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT WE, UM, MONITOR 15 DAYS. UM, AND IF THE CODE OFFICER HAS ENOUGH INFORMATION THAT HE CAN, OR SHE, I'M NOT SURE WHO'S THE CODE OFFICER WILL BE, THAT THE CODE OFFICER CAN EXTEND BECAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL'S GONNA HAVE TO OVERCOME TO GET THIS THING DONE. THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IS THAT THE PROPERTY, UH, REPAIR WOULD BE MONITORED BY CODE OFFICER AND HE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE DATE. IS THAT AN ACCEPTABLE FOR THE AMENDMENT? I I'M GONNA SAY NO IN THIS CASE. UM, YOU KNOW WHAT WE DON'T HAVE YET AS A SCOPE OF WORK OR A DEMONSTRATION OF THE WORK, YOU DON'T NEED THAT ON A REPAIR. THIS IS A BE COMPLETED YET YOU DON'T NEED THE SCOPE OF WORK ON REPAIR. CORRECT. IT'S NOT REQUIRED. ONLY ON, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR SCOPE, YOU DON'T NEED A SCOPE OF WORK ON A SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REPAIR VIOLATION ISSUE? YES. OKAY. SO THE, THE, I THINK REALLY THE, THE QUESTION HERE IS WE ALREADY KNOW THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO DO THE WORK. HE'S ALREADY REACHED OUT TO DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO TRY AND GET FUNDING, UH, TO HELP DO THE REPAIRS. HE STILL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO FAMILY MEMBERS TO SEE IF THEY'RE WILLING TO, TO, TO HELP. I THINK HE CAN DO THAT IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. AND IF HE'S ABLE TO DO THAT, I'M SURE THE CODE, UH, OFFICERS BE WILLING TO, TO TALK, TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD. I I THINK THAT THE HOUSE NEEDS TO GO AHEAD AND BE REPAIRED FOR ANY MOTION IS DECLINED ALL. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL SO WE HAVE IT OFFICIALLY. UH, THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, UH, AND IS IN PUBLIC NUISANCE. THE CODES ARE 3 0 4 POINT 10 AND 3 0 5 0.3, AND THROUGH REPAIRS TO BE DONE IN 30 DAYS. ROLL CALL PLEASE, NELSON. AYE. FRED ANDIS. AYE. JOEL SOLIS. AYE. THOMAS FRANKS NAY. DR. LINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF THREE TO 2 2 0. OUR NEXT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS RAMIRO MORALES, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 18 0 3, BLOCK 24 LOT 47 AND 48 AND EAST 12.5 FEET OF 46 LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS CANDO ROBERT ETAL WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1. ON NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED, UH, MR. CANTO ROBERT CANTO, THE, UH, LISTED OWNER ON VCAT IS PRESENT TODAY ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE. CONTACT WITH THE OWNER AND TENANT OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE HAS BEEN MADE AND BOTH THE TENANT AND THE OWNER WERE MADE AWARE OF TODAY'S, UH, PROCESS. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONFIRMED ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024 DECONSTRUCTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS STRUCTURE. FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 23RD, 2024. THE, UH, NOTICE WAS MAILED ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2024, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIVED IS NOT RETURNED ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 9 0 1 WEST [02:35:01] MULBERRY AVENUE. AND ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2020 FOURTH, THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT DOES NOT RETURN. UM, NO SCOPE OF WORK. FINANCIAL PROOF, UH, LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF DECEMBER 11TH, 2024. THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED, UH, IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2024. AND THE PHOTOS ARE GONNA CONSIST OF A, UH, SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE THAT CONTAINS LONG-TERM DETERIORATION AND DILAPIDATION IN THIS FIRST, UH, PHOTO. THIS IS THE, UH, PLOT PLAN. THE, UH, STRUCTURE IN QUESTION IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, UH, TOWARDS THE ALLEY. THIS IS GONNA BE THE, UH, FRONT ELEVATION. IT'S A DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. UM, IT IS A, UH, GARAGE, PARTIALLY CONVERTED INTO A LIVING, UH, SPACE. AND THIS FRONT ELEVATION, YOU COULD SEE THE LONG-TERM DETERIORATION HAS SET IN. YOU COULD SEE THE PAINT HAS ALREADY CHIPPED OFF. THERE'S ROTTING, UM, ALONG THAT PALM TREE, UH, THAT YOU SEE ON THE FOREGROUND THERE. UM, YOU'RE GONNA SEE A CLOSEUP OF THE DAMAGE TO THAT AREA. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THAT RIGHT WALL, THE RIGHT LOAD BEARING WALL. YOU COULD SEE THE ROTTING OF THE, UH, COMPONENTS. UM, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE CORNER STUD AND THE BOTTOM PLATE HAS FALLEN OFF THE, UH, SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION. IT'S SITTING ON GRADE. NEXT PHOTO. AND THIS IS THE RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION. AGAIN, YOU COULD SEE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER THAT, UH, WALL, YOU COULD SEE THE, UH, ROTTING AND THE LONG-TERM DETERIORATION DUE TO THE, UH, STRUCTURE LISTING. AND THAT, UH, BOTTOM PLATE SLIDING OFF THE, UH, FOUNDATION, YOU COULD SEE ALONG THE RIDGE LINE WHERE THE ROOF BOWS DOWNWARD. ANOTHER TALL TAIL SIGN OF FOUNDATION ISSUES. AND OF COURSE, YOU COULD SEE THE LONG-TERM DETERIORATION, LACK OF WEATHERPROOFING. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS GONNA BE THE FRONT, UH, THE REAR OF THAT SAME ELEVATION. YOU COULD SEE AGAIN, LONG-TERM DETERIORATION HAS SET IN THE, UH, WOOD SIDING HAS ROTTED AWAY AND HAS FALLEN OFF. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A, A EXTERIOR OF THE SHOWER AREA. YOU'RE GONNA SEE ANOTHER CLOSEUP OF THIS. IN THE NEXT PHOTO. THERE'S A CLOSEUP. THOSE TWO, UH, PIPES THAT YOU SEE THERE IS ACTUALLY THE, UH, PLUMBING FOR THE SHOWER. THAT'S THE HOT AND COLD WATER CONNECTIONS THERE. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE LEFT SIDE ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU COULD SEE HOW IT'S LISTING. AND AGAIN, DUE TO THAT, UM, BOTTOM PLATE SLIDING OFF THE FOUNDATION AND SITTING ON GRADE, YOU COULD SEE THAT BOW WHERE THE ROOF GOES DOWN, UP AND THEN DOWN AGAIN. UM, YOU COULD SEE THE LONG-TERM DETERIORATION, THAT WOOD REMEMBER, THAT'S ACROSS THE DOOR. THAT'S PART OF THE DOOR FRAME THAT'S DETACHED AND FALLEN OFF. YOU COULD SEE ALSO, UH, SOME OF THE DAMAGE ALONG THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROOF ON THE RIDGE LINE. NEXT PHOTO. AND THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THAT DOOR SHOWING THE DAMAGE TO THE DOOR FRAME. YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE DOOR INSIDE, UM, ON THE FLOOR. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF THE, UH, GARAGE SIDE OF THE AREA. YOU COULD SEE, UH, ON THAT BACK WALL HOW THE LIGHT SHINES THROUGH. UM, LACK OF WEATHERPROOFING. THERE'S SOME DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR AND IT'S BEING USED AS A STORAGE. THIS PART ON THE FOUNDATION, YOU COULD ALSO SEE THE, UH, PART OF THE SEPARATIONS, UH, THAT ORIGINALLY WERE INSTALLED. YOU KNOW, WITH THE FOUNDATION, THOSE SEPARATIONS HAD TO BE FILLED IN DUE TO THE FOUNDATION. SHIFTING. NEXT PHOTO, AGAIN, THIS IS THAT BACK WALL JUST SHOWING THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. AND IN THE MIDDLE YOU COULD SEE A WATERMARK FROM THE, UH, WATER DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR SIDING. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. YOU COULD SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE TO THE, UH, ASPHALT SHINGLE COVERING HERE, AS WELL AS THE, UH, FASCIA BOARD. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS, UH, TO ENTER INTO THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE TO THE LIVING, UH, HABITABLE SPACE THAT WAS THERE. UM, THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE DOORWAY. THIS IS THE AREA, UH, THE TENANT WAS HOUSING IN. I MEAN, YOU COULD SEE AGAIN, THERE'S A OUTSIDE STORAGE, THE LONG-TERM DETERIORATION TO THE DOORFRAME, LACK OF WEATHERPROOFING. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE DOOR CLOSED, HALF OF THE DOOR'S MISSING. UM, AND THEN THIS AREA IS, IT, IT'S A SMALL, THE LIVING SPACE THAT WAS CONVERTED. IT'S A SMALL AREA. IT'S ABOUT 10 FEET BY 20 FOOT APPROXIMATELY. NEXT PHOTO, IMMEDIATELY, UH, ENTERING THAT, UH, STRUCTURE IN THE LIVING SPACE, THIS IS THE IMMEDIATE ENTRANCE. [02:40:01] YOU COULD SEE THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS STORED IN THE INSIDE OF THAT NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS TO THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT OF THAT ENTRYWAY. UM, AGAIN, YOU COULD SEE THE, THE EXTENT TO AMOUNT OF THAT DEBRIS. THAT'S ABOUT EIGHT FEET HIGH. THE DEBRIS IS 7, 7, 6, 7 FEET IN SOME AREAS. AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP. 8, 9, 10 FEET. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE, UH, LABORATORY AREA. THAT WHITE BOX IN THE MIDDLE IS SITTING ON THE SINK. THE BOX FAN TO THE RIGHT IS SITTING ON THE TOILET. AND AROUND THAT CORNER TO THE LEFT IS THE SHOWER. UP ABOVE YOU SEE THE MEDICINE CABINET WITH THE MIRROR. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE AREA IMMEDIATE TO THE LEFT. THIS IS WHERE ON THE EXTERIOR YOU SAW THE DAMAGE, THE EXTERIOR COVERING THAT SHOWED THE, UH, HOT AND COLD WATER CONNECTIONS. NEXT PHOTO. AND THIS IS THE TOP OF THAT SHOWER. YOU CAN SEE THE SHOWER HEAD IN THAT SAME HOLE. AND I HAD TO TAKE TWO PICTURES LIKE THIS BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO TAKE A GOOD CONTEXTUAL OF THE INTERIOR OF THAT ROOM. NEXT PHOTO. SO THE STRUCTURE IS A DETACHED GARAGE THAT WAS PARTIALLY CONVERTED INTO A LIVING SPACE. UM, LONG-TERM DETERIORATION WAS OBSERVED ON FOUNDATION WALLS AND ROOF. THE FOUNDATION CONTAINS CRACKS. IT'S UNEVEN. THE BOTTOM PLATE HAS SHIFTED AND SITTING ON GRADE, THE WALL COVERING IS ROTTED EXPOSED. STRUCTURAL MEMBERS ARE ROTTED. THE ROOF ASPHALT SHINGLE COVERING CONTAINS LONG-TERM DETERIORATION, LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION. ACCESSORY RUNNING WATER WAS SHUT OFF DUE TO LEAKS IN THE SYSTEM. SO THERE IS NO, UH, WATER GOING TO THAT. THE INTERIOR'S FULL OF DEBRIS STRUCTURES UNFIT FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY. THERE WAS A NOTION, UH, UH, UH, NOTICE TO, EXCUSE ME. THERE WAS A NOTICE TO VACATE THE PROPERTY, UH, POSTED ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST, 2024. THERE'S NO SCHOOLS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET, BUT THERE IS, UM, AGNES COTTON ACADEMY A LITTLE OUTSIDE THE A THOUSAND FEET. AND IT IS A STRAIGHT SHOT FROM THIS PROPERTY TO THAT SCHOOL. UM, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE TENANT WAS OFFERED SERVICES MULTIPLE TIMES. WE MADE LOCATION, UM, WITH, UH, SUPERVISOR AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER, AND WE OFFERED SERVICES MULTIPLE TIMES. SO TO RECAP, STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1 2 5 7 8 11, 12 15, 17, AND THEN 18 IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECT HERE AND AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS, DILAPIDATION OF STANDARD OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT TO, OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS TO THE CODE OFFICER? THIS IS THOMAS FRANKS. DOES ANYBODY LIVE IN THERE NOW? THERE YES, SIR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, YES, SIR. SIR, ARE WE SAYING IN THAT, THAT STRUCTURE, EXCUSE ME, IN THIS ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, SOMEONE'S LIVING THAT? YES, SIR. AND I GUESS WE'LL, WE'LL TALK TO THE OWNER. WE'LL, WE'LL TALK TO THE OWNER HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TENANT IS ALSO PRESENT TO SPEAK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE ORDER TO SPECIFY DECONSTRUCTION, WHY THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE DATE OF THE CONSTRUCTION. BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF STRUCTURE. I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE AGE THEY DID STATE. UM, BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF, ON THE CONSTRUCTION DATE OF THE STRUCTURE, THE DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE, CITY CODE CHAPTER 12, ARTICLE TWO MANDATES THAT THE STRUCTURE MUST UNDERGO DECONSTRUCTION INSTEAD OF BEING DEMOLISHED. MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION FOR STAFF THEN, BECAUSE JUDGE THIS PROPERTY, IT'S NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC. SO HOW IS THAT, IF IT'S NOT HISTORICAL ELIGIBLE, HOW DOES THE, HOW DOES THAT DEPARTMENT TELL US HOW TO DO? IT'S PART OF THAT, THAT THAT PART IS NOT REALLY NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD AS FAR AS THE DETERMINATION ON IT. WE ARE JUST NOTATING THE, THE NOTES FROM, UH, OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SIR. UM, THAT IS PART OF ONE OF THE ORDINANCE UPDATES IN THE PROCESSING ON THE OUTCOME OF IT. BUT JUST, UM, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN ABSOLUTE THAT THE BOARD MUST MAKE A DETERMINATION WHETHER IT MUST BE DECONSTRUCTED [02:45:01] OR NOT. WE'RE JUST FEEDING BACK THE OFFICER'S JUST REPORTING BACK THE NOTES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO US. SO WE'RE NOT DECLARING THAT IT MUST BE ORDERED DECONSTRUCTED. WE'RE JUST DECLARING THAT THAT WAS THE NOTES AND THE FINDING FROM OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION. WELL, I I, I, I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT IF THEY DEEMED THE FIRST PART HOUSE THAT'S A HUNDRED SOMETHING YEARS OLD, NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC, WHY ARE THEY INTERFERING IN THE LAST PART? THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT DECLARING IT HISTORIC. THEY'RE JUST DECLARING BY AGE OF THE STRUCTURES IS IS WHAT THAT ORDINANCE IS DEEMED ON. UM, WE CAN, WE CAN PREPARE SOME ADDITIONAL, UM, INFORMATION FROM THEM IN GENERAL OF WHAT THAT ORDINANCE DECLARES. I DON'T HAVE THE ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THAT IS AN ORDINANCE THAT THEY, UM, OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DOES REVIEW AND DOCUMENT AND PROVIDE, UH, INFORMATION TO US BASED ON THE AGE OF THE STRUCTURE THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY DECLARE IT HISTORIC. THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS, TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF ORDINANCE. SO ONE DOES NOT DECLARE THE OTHER AND VICE VERSA. SIR, THIS IS ERIC BURGS LEGAL, I'M, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ASKING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO GIVE YOU AN ANSWER AS TO WHY OHP OR THE HISTORIC, UM, CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR WHOEVER DECIDED TO STATE THAT IT WAS SET UP FOR DECONSTRUCTION. I DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S AN, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN ANSWER. UM, WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN, UH, DEFINITELY SEE IF OHP IS AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE TO COME AND PROVIDE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AND OR CHAPTER 12. BUT I, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO SATISFY YOUR INQUIRY. THAT'LL BE FINE. BECAUSE I, I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, THEY DIDN'T INPUT ON THE HOUSE, BUT THEY INPUT IT ON THE GARAGE OR THE INPUT ON THE HOUSE WASN'T ASKED FOR BECAUSE THIS'S THE ONLY, THE ONLY STRUCTURE THAT'S BEING BROUGHT IN FRONT OF YOU? YES. OH, THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. YES. I, I I I UNDERSTAND THAT. I, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU AND FOR US TO TRY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. FOR OHP, IT'D BE IMPROPER. OKAY. IF, IF WE CAN GET CHAPTER 12 SO WE CAN SEE WHAT CHAPTER 12, 'CAUSE WE'RE DEALING WITH A, ANOTHER CHAPTER THAT WE'RE NOT NORMALLY DEALING WITH. DEFINITELY MR. ANDIS. WE CAN, AND IF, IF WE COULD, WE COULD DISCUSS THAT DURING, UM, RIGHT. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS AND SEE IF YOU CAN, THERE'S A, ASIDE FROM THEM ON WHY THIS PARTICULAR PIECE WAS DONE, BUT NOT THE FIRST PART. WELL, ALSO FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, THAT WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN COME ABOUT OR BEEN NOTATED BECAUSE THAT WAS THE FIRST CASE, WAS THE MAIN STRUCTURE FOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. SO THAT, THAT NOTES OR REVIEW IS, DOES NOT TAKE PLACE DURING THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CASE EITHER. SO THAT, THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NOTATED OR NEEDED. UM, IT FOR PURE CLARIFICATION AS WELL, IF THE OWNER PULLS PERMITS, THAT MAY COME INTO SOME REVIEW FROM OHP, BUT IN A DIFF AGAIN, IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE JUST ENSURING IF, UH, IF THEY HAVE ANY OVERSIGHT, IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF ZONING OVERLAY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YEAH, I JUST, AND WE DID . YEP. YEAH, I WAS, SORRY. DIDN'T COME THROUGH, UH, REGARDING DECONSTRUCTION, WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY MADE A DETERMINATION WHETHER THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE SAFELY PERFORMED WITH THE CURRENT STATE OF, OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT ONE UNDER REVIEW RIGHT NOW, SIR. RIGHT. THE ACCESSORY, THE, THE SAFETY THAT WOULD DEFINITELY FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE CONTRACTOR. WE WOULD LEAVE HIM, WE WOULD LEAVE THAT TO HIS EXPERTISE AND HOW THAT COMES ABOUT. BUT THAT, THAT'S THE HANDOFF WE WOULD THEN MAKE TO THE CONTRACTOR. HIS REQUIREMENTS, HIS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, YES, SIR. THEY WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION IF IT COULDN'T BE SAFELY DECONSTRUCTED, AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD, WOULD GO FORWARD TO DEMO. YES, SIR. OKAY. GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU MAY BE SEATED. MR. CENO, IF YOU, UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AGAIN AND WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS SPECIFICALLY THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ONLY, AND ANY COMMENTS RELATED WOULD GO TO THAT STRUCTURE. SO YOUR TESTIMONY ON THAT STRUCTURE, PLEASE? I CAN, BUT, UH, CAN YOU HEAR, I DON'T THINK HIS MICROPHONE'S ON CLOSER. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT. LET'S TRY AGAIN. UM, OKAY. AS FAR AS FAR AS THE STRUCTURE IS CONCERNED, UH, I DON'T, UH, I DON'T THINK IT'S UNSTABLE OR UN OR UNSAFE. IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OUT OF, UH, THIS, IT'S A DISREPAIR. UH, THE, THE PAIN ON IT IS JUST LIKE ON THE MAIN, ON THE MAIN HOUSE IS I'M SURE IT HAS LEAD IN IT. SO, UH, I'VE BEEN KIND OF HESITANT TO, UH, TO SCRAPE THAT. BUT, UH, [02:50:01] I, I WILL GET TO IT IF, UH, I WAS MAINLY OCCUPIED WITH THE, THE MAIN, THE MAIN HOUSE FIRST, UH, LI TENANT, MR. MR. FINGER HAS BEEN LIVING THERE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS NOW. UH, AS I SAID, MY MOTHER WAS, TOOK HIM IN AS A TENANT, AND, UH, SINCE SHE PASSED AWAY, I'VE BEEN DEPENDENT ON, UH, THE RENT. HE, HE HAD BEEN, UH, PAYING $200 A MONTH, UH, AND, AND THE LAST FEW YEARS HE'S PAID LIKE A, A LUMP SUM FOR LIKE A WHOLE YEAR AT A TIME. AND THAT'S HELPED ME, UH, TO, UH, PAY THE PROPERTY TAXES. AND, UH, I, EVEN IF I, IF I WANTED TO, UH, EVICT HIM, UH, I WAS KIND OF HELP. I WAS KIND OF TRAPPED BY THE FACT THAT I NEEDED THE MONEY TO PAY THE PROPERTY TAXES. UH, I HAVE NO, I HAVE NO, UH, UM, NO PERSONALITY QUALMS AGAINST MR. FINGER. UH, BUT HE DOES SEEM TO HAVE A, A PROBLEM WITH, UH, HOARDING. AND, UH, I DIDN'T HAVE A, A PROBLEM BEFORE. UH, WHEN, UH, I, I, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE WHEN MY MOTHER WAS ALIVE. I WAS TOO BUSY ATTENDING TO HER. AND THE ONLY TIME I EVER PASSED BY THAT AREA OF THE PROPERTY WAS WHEN I TOOK THE TRASH OUT OR THE RECYCLABLES OUT. AND, UH, THE WAY I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, AND I COULD SEE INSIDE, AND I SAW, I SAW LIKE PAPERS PILING UP ON THE, ON THE FLOOR. SO I, I, UH, I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS OKAY, AND, UH, THAT I KNEW THAT, UM, I THINK IT WAS IN 2010, WE HAD A FREEZE FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS STRAIGHT. IT STAYED BELOW FREEZING, AND ONE OF THE PIPES I JUST SAW ON THE BACK TOWARDS THE ALLEY, UH, THE BOARDS THAT WERE OFF, UH, I WAS ABLE TO FIX IT FROM THE, UH, FIX THE LEAK FROM THE BACK. AND, UH, I REPLACED ALL THOSE BOARDS. AND LATER ON, SOME OF THEM WERE MISSING AGAIN. AND I ASKED MR. FINGER WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM. HE SAID THAT HE LOST THEM. I DUNNO WHY HE TOOK 'EM OFF AGAIN. BUT, UH, AFTER THAT, UH, UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE, I GUESS THE PLUMBING WAS WORKING SINCE THEN. AND THEN, UH, UP TO THE NEXT FREEZE IN 21, UH, I NOTICED THAT HE STARTED USING THE, THE GARDEN HOLES, UH, TO GET WATER INTO BUCKETS, THINGS LIKE THAT. I, I IMAGINE, I THINK THE, THE WATER STOPPED, UH, WORKING BACK THERE. SO I, I, UH, I THINK HE WAS LIKE BUCKET FLUSHING HIS TOILET. AND, UH, ALSO ABOUT THAT TIME I NOTICED THAT THE DOOR WAS LIKE, ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF THE HINGES. AND, UH, THAT, THAT I BELIEVE WAS BECAUSE JUST HIM TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PAPERS THAT, THAT WERE ON THE FLOOR. UH, AND THAT DESTROYING THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR, UM, AS, AS FAR AS IT COULDN'T BE, YOU KNOW, AS THE WAY HE KEPT THE INSIDE, AS FAR AS I, I WAS CONCERNED, HE COULD DO WHATEVER HE WANTED AS LONG AS THE DOOR CONCEALED IT. AND HE DIDN'T PUT LEAVE ANYTHING OUTSIDE. THEN HE STARTED, UH, IN HIS LAST YEAR OR SO, HE STARTED LEAVING, UH, REFUSE ON THE OUTSIDE, UH, OF THE PROPERTY. AND, UM, I ASKED HIM, UH, WELL, HE HAD SOME FILE CABINETS AND SOME OTHER THINGS. I DON'T MIND, I DIDN'T MIND THE, UH, FILE CABINETS OR THE, UM, LIKE SOME, UH, PATIO FURNITURE. AND I SAID, AS LONG AS YOU KEEP THE SIDEWALK CLEAR SO I CAN TAKE THE TRASH OUT AND TAKE THE RECYCLABLES OUT. AND, UH, I BELIEVE THE NEIGHBOR COMPLAINED, UH, WHEN HE STARTED PILING UP, LIKE, UH, CARDBOARD AND PAPERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, LIKE I SAID, I, I ASKED HIM TO TRY TO KEEP IT CLEAN, BUT, UH, UH, I NEEDED THE MONEY. I NEEDED THE, UH, THE RENT. AND, UH, THAT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS, UH, UH, THE WHOLE STRUCTURE IS CONCERNED. UM, I'M, I'M, I'M PLEADING FOR YOU NOT TO, UH, HAVE IT DEMOLISHED BECAUSE, UH, AS FAR AS, UH, IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF THE, THE, THE HOUSE ITSELF, I'M GONNA NEED TO BUY SOME, UH, SAVE UP AND BUY SOME BUILDING MATERIALS. AND I'M, I WON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PLACE TO KEEP 'EM OR KEEP 'EM FROM BEING STOLEN IF I DON'T HAVE THE GARAGE. AND, UH, I THINK IF YOU SEE, IT DOESN'T LOOK AS BAD AS IT, IT LOOKS IN THE PICTURES. IT LOOKS PRETTY BAD THERE. UM, YEAH, THE, UH, IT NEEDS SOME PAINT AND I, I COULD DO THAT. I COULD DO THAT TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER. UH, JUST PAINT OVER THE OLD LEAD PAINT IF NEED BE. JUST, UH, DOESN'T LOOK SO BAD. AND THE DOORS, UH, THE PART OF THE DOOR FRAME THAT WAS HANGING DOWN, IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT LIKE, UH, A WEEK AGO. AND [02:55:01] I HAD PUT THE DOOR ON, UH, THOSE, UH, SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW, I HAD, I SUSPECT THE MR. FINGER PULLED IT DOWN. I, BECAUSE I ASKED HIM, I, I SEVERAL TIMES NOT TO GO IN THERE. UH, BUT SOMEONE KEEPS TAKING THE DOOR DOWN AND LAYING ON THE GROUND AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW, UH, I'M NOT, I CAN'T REALLY ACCUSE HIM, BUT, UH, THERE'S NO ONE ELSE AROUND THAT WOULD'VE DONE IT. UM, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, IT IS A STABLE STRUCTURE. IN FACT, WHEN THE, THE FIRST TIME THE, UH, THE CO COMPLIANCE TEAM SHOWED UP, UH, TO SPEAK WITH MR. FINGER, OR ACTUALLY HE WASN'T THERE THE FIRST TIME, THEY WANTED TO LOOK INSIDE AND I SIGNED A PAPER THAT SAID THEY COULD LOOK INSIDE AND, UH, THEY, UH, THEY LEFT AND CAME BACK AND, UH, THEY ASKED ME, UH, WHAT SERVICES WERE WORKING THERE? I SAID, WELL, UH, HE HAS ELECTRICAL, THE LIGHTS WORK. AND, UH, THE ONLY THING I DON'T THINK HE HAS, HE HAS IS THE WATER TURNED ON. 'CAUSE, UH, HE HAS A CUTOFF THAT HE CAN TURN THE WATER OFF HIMSELF. AND, UH, THEN WHEN I CAME BACK, THEY ASKED ME TO SET UP A MEETING WITH MR. FINGER. UH, SO WE HAD THAT MEETING WITH MR. FINGER, AND, UH, THE ONLY THING THEY SAID I HAD TO DO WAS TO FIX THE PLUMBING FOR HIM TO BE LIVING THERE, THAT IF I, IF, UH, THAT WAS THE ONLY REQUIREMENT. SO WE, UH, DECIDED TO SEE IF WE COULD, UH, UH, FIX THE PLUMBING. UH, THERE WAS, UH, IT, IT WAS, THE WATER TURNED ON, THERE WAS NO WATER COMING THROUGH. SO I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE, THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERGROUND SOMEWHERE, ABOUT 50 FEET OF PIPE. UM, IT'S, UH, IT'S LEAKING SOMEWHERE UNDERGROUND. I DON'T HAVE THE, I, I CAN DO DYI PLUMBING, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES OR THE MONEY TO DO A, A LEAK SEARCH UNDER THE WHOLE PROPERTY. BUT, UH, THAT WAS THE, UH, UM, THAT, THAT WAS WHAT WE WERE, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO AS FAR AS ONCE, UH, WE COULD HOPEFULLY MAYBE HIRE A PLUMBER AND I WOULD TAKE IT OFF AS FUTURE RENT AS FAR AS PAYING FOR THE PLUMBER. UH, BUT, UH, THE, ANOTHER THING I TOLD HIM WAS THAT HE HAD TO CLEAR UP ALL THE, ALL THE STUFF HE HAD IN THE CORNER BY THE, UH, BY THE, BY THE SHOWER AND THE TOILET SO THAT I COULD CHECK FOR LEAKS THERE. IF, UH, WE GOT THE, SO WE COULD GET THE PLUMBING GOING. AND TWO DAYS BEFORE THE OFFICERS, UH, WERE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK, HE TOLD ME HE HAD IT CLEARED OUT. SO HE DID, HE DID CLEAR THAT PART OUT. I WENT THERE, AND AGAIN, NO WATER WAS COMING THROUGH AT ALL, SO I COULDN'T CHECK FOR LEAKS. AND, UM, ON THE, IT WAS ON THE THIRD VISIT, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THAT'S WHEN IT BECAME A, A STRUCTURE NEEDED TO BE DEMOLISHED. IT'S LIKE THEY MOVED THE GOALPOST ON US. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST THE PLUMBING. NOW THE WHOLE STRUCTURE HAD TO BE REPAIRED. UM, SO I DUNNO, I DUNNO WHY THAT HAPPENED. BUT THERE WAS ONE OTHER INCIDENT THAT, UH, I'M NOT SURE WHY, UH, I'M STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. IT WAS LAST THURSDAY, A WEEK, A WEEK AGO. UM, OFFICER MORALES TOLD ME THAT IF IT WASN'T FOR MR. FINGER REFUSING HELP, THIS WOULD NEVER COME TO HEARING. SO LIKE, HOW DOES A PERSON STUBBORN THIS OR REFUSES TO TAKE HELP CAUSE A BUILDING TO BECOME STABLE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN UNSTABLE, OR YOU CAN'T DEMOLISH IT. SO, I DON'T KNOW, UH, I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE THAT, IN FACT, AND HE TOLD ME THIS IN FRONT OF, UH, HIS SUPERVISOR AND IN FRONT OF, UH, HIS CO UH, UH, OFFICER LUNA ALSO, SO THEY CAN, THEY CAN, UH, TESTIFY TO THAT. SO I, I REALLY DON'T, UH, LIKE I SAID, I'M, I'M HOPING I CAN KEEP THE STRUCTURE, UH, AS A GARAGE TO JUST TO STORE P STORE, UH, BUILDING MATERIALS IN SO I CAN KEEP UP THE, THE MAIN PROPERTY ITSELF. AND AS LONG AS, UH, I DON'T RENT IT OUT TO ANYBODY, I'VE ASKED MR. FINGER TO FIND OUT THAT, UH, HE WAS PAID UP UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST. SO, UH, HE'S LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE RIGHT NOW. AND AS LONG AS I DON'T, UH, I, I'LL PROBABLY NEVER BE ABLE TO FIX IT UP TO, UH, RENT IT OUT TO ANYONE ELSE EITHER. BUT AS LONG AS, UH, UH, I DON'T RENT OUT TO ANYBODY ELSE, I'M JUST ASKING TO PLEASE, I CAN KEEP THE STRUCTURE, UH, UH, JUST TO STORE, UH, FOR STORAGE AS FAR AS, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, NO, NOBODY WILL BE IN THERE. SO IT WON'T BE, IT WILL BE, IT WON'T FALL IN, BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR IT'S GONNA FALL IN, IF ANYTHING, IT'S PROBABLY MORE STABLE NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE. UH, SINCE THE, UH, I GUESS THE WALLS ARE NOW, IT'S [03:00:01] NOT WHAT I, I WOULD CALL A LISTING. THE THE WALLS ARE COMING, UH, ABOUT AN INCH OR SO COMING IN LIKE THIS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS CALLED, UH, BATTERED WALLS ARE, WHICH ACTUALLY MAKES IT MORE STABLE. LIKE IF YOU MAKE A, A HOUSE OF DECK OF CARDS, THEY'RE TILTED IN TO KEEP IT, UH, STABLE. SO IT'S, UH, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S IN, UH, ANY DANGER TO ANYBODY OR, UH, AND LIKE I SAID, NOBODY, NOBODY WILL BELIEVE LIVING THERE. SO YOU, YOU, YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY SPECIFIC PLANS IN TERMS OF REPAIR, IN TERMS OF SCOPE OF WORK. YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE GOT MONEY AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. UH, IS THAT CORRECT? AS I SAID BEFORE, UH, IT, IT COMES, THE MONEY COMES, UH, MONTH BY MONTH FOR WHAT I CAN SAVE UP. YEP. UM, I'D, I'D LIKE TO, LIKE I SAID, I'D LIKE TO PRIMARILY FOCUS ON THE HOUSE FIRST AND, UH, CONTINUE TO USE THAT GARAGE AS A STORAGE, UH, SPACE. AND THEN, UH, ONCE THE REPAIRS ARE DONE, THE HOUSE, THEN I CAN, UH, SLAP SOME PAINT ON THE GARAGE, UH, MAKE IT LOOK BETTER, UH, FILL UP ANY, UH, MISSING BOARDS. ANYTHING ELSE IT NEEDS? UH, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S GONNA NEED, UH, UH, LIKE I HEARD Y'ALL TALKING ABOUT DECONSTRUCTION VERSUS DEMOLITION. I, UH, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH DECONSTRUCTION, IS WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? ANY QUESTIONS? I'M, I'M GONNA SAY IT'S, IT'S IMPROPER TO GO AHEAD AND ASK QUESTIONS TO THE BOARD. OH, I'M SORRY SIR. I APOLOGIZE FOR SAYING THAT. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, JOEL, GO AHEAD. MR. CUDO. YES, SIR. YOU KNOW, LEMME JUST DISPEL THAT THE, THE, THE STRUCTURE IS SAFE. UH, IT IS NOT, UH, WHEN THE OUTSIDE SUPPORTING WALL FALLS OFF THE FOUNDATION, THERE'S NOTHING TYING THAT WALL IN. SO YOUR HOUSE OF CARDS IS AT MOMENT, AT ANY MOMENT COULD FALL DOWN. SO THAT IS ONE, YOU DON'T HAVE A TENANT IN THERE ANYMORE. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHY HAVEN'T YOU ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN UP AROUND THE GARAGE AND INSIDE THE GARAGE? I MEAN, TRASH BAGS DON'T COST A LOT OF MONEY'S. WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE AT LEASE THE BARE MINIMUM? THERE'S A TENANT. UH, AND HE'S, UH, BECAUSE SAID HE'S PAID UP UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST. I'VE LEFT THE, I LEFT HIM, I LEFT THE, UH, I HAVE A, A LOCK THERE AND I LEFT HIM THE, HE HAS THE KEY SO HE CAN COME AND TAKE ALL HIS PROPERTY. AND I ASKED HIM TO CLEAN UP HIS PROPERTY TO TAKE ALL WITH HIM. UM, AND SO UNTIL THE 31ST, UH, UH, THAT HE OWNS EVERYTHING THERE, I CAN'T, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANNA TOUCH IT. I DON'T, HE HAS A LOT OF, UH, PERSONAL PAPERWORK, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND I, I DON'T WANT TO, UH, IMPOSE OR GET INTO HIS PERSONAL PROPERTY. UM, LET ME INTERRUPT YOU FOR JUST A MOMENT, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA DEFER THAT QUESTION TO MR. FINGER. HE'S GONNA BE NEXT. YES, SIR. UH, TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE GOT? YES. ONE FINAL QUESTION. WHY DO YOU BELIEVE IT'S CAN BE HABITED BID, THE, THE GARAGE NOW? IT'S NOT IN HABITABLE, SO WHY DO YOU BELIEVE YOU SHOULD HAVE A TENANT INSIDE THAT ROOM? I, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THE WHOLE THING. I DIDN'T HEAR THE, THE GARAGE IS, IS NOT INHABITABLE. OKAY. THE QUESTION IS, WHY DO YOU BELIEVE SOMEONE CAN BE LIVING IN THAT GARAGE TODAY? UH, I, I DON'T BECAUSE THE, THE, LIKE I SAID, THE, THE PLUMBING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO PLUMBING THAT'S, UH, WORKING THERE. AND UH, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF MR. FINGER IS STAYING THERE OR NOT, BUT HIS, HIS TRUCK IS GONE MOST NIGHTS, SO I IMAGINE HE HAS ANOTHER PLACE TO STAY. BUT I DO SEE HIM THERE IN THE MORNING SOMETIMES. SO I IMAGINE HE'S GATHERING HIS POSSESSIONS AND SLOWLY TAKING HIM TO STORAGE OR TO SOME OTHER PROPERTY THAT, THAT, UH, PLACE THAT HE'S LIVING NOW. UM, THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. JACK FINGER, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. I'M GOING TO PASS, SIR. QUESTION, UH, BUT IF HE DOES NOT WANT TO TESTIFY, YOU CANNOT REQUIRE HIM TO TESTIFY. COUNSEL, IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT? THAT IS CORRECT. IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO, HE DOESN'T REQUIRE. VERY GOOD. UH, NOW THIS TIME WE CAN'T HAVE, WE DO HAVE, UH, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION CO COLVIN. I DO. HAVE YOU LISTED THIS TIME ? YEAH. I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WERE SEPARATE SIGNAGE SHEETS. THAT'S OKAY. SO COSIMA COLVIN, 8 1 7 WEST MAGNOLIA AVENUE. AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE BEACON HILL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. UM, AND AGAIN, WE ARE NOT DISPUTING, UH, THE NEED FOR REPAIRS AND OR DEMOLITION OF THIS ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. WE ARE ONLY ASKING FOR TIME, UM, BECAUSE WE ONLY RECENTLY BECAME OURSELVES AWARE OF THIS. UM, I KNOW THAT JACK HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR OTHER HOUSING. HE HAS APPROACHED SEVERAL OF US IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UM, THAT HE KNOWS OUR LANDLORDS TO SEE IF THERE'S [03:05:01] HOUSING AVAILABLE. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR HIS INCOME, IT IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. UM, I KNOW HE HAS BEEN, UH, OFFERED ASSISTANCE. MS. RAMIREZ HAS CONFIRMED THAT WITH ME. UM, JACK IS AN INDEPENDENT AND PRIDEFUL MAN AND HE WOULD LIKE TO FIND HIS OWN ACCOMMODATIONS. UM, BUT WE HAVE SPOKEN TODAY AND I AM HOPING THAT HE WILL ENTERTAIN SOME ASSISTANCE, UM, THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO HELP CONNECT WITH SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES OR DIRECTLY WITH THE CITY. SO AGAIN, IT IS ONLY, UM, TRYING TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO MAKE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF HER? NO QUESTIONS. CHAIR, ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY. THIS IS SIRLY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. IT'S, PLEASE GO AHEAD. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY ON 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE ACCESSORY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, UM, PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 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, UM, CODE 1 2 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER. AND ANY, UM, BE SECURED FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS AND VACATE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9 0 1 MULBERRY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, UH, AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 15 SEVEN. AND IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, SUB CODES 1, 2 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SO MOVED. SECOND. HAS MADE ANY DISCUSSION. I DO. GO AHEAD, JACK. YOU KNOW, YOU ARE A WELL REGARDED, UH, CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. I CERTAINLY, UH, LOVE TO SEE YOU AT DIFFERENT HEARINGS COMING IN AND TALKING, AND I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO DO THAT. PLEASE, I JUST ASK THAT YOU DO ACCEPT SOME HELP HERE. YOU BEING RELOCATED. ANY DISCUSSION? UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, BUT I NEED TO ASK COUNSEL FIRST IF THIS APPLIES. IF I ORDER A CUT FOR UTILITIES, THAT'S NORMALLY FOR THE MAIN, COULD IT BE APPLIED TO THE BACK AS WELL? I THOUGHT HE SAID THERE WAS NO WATER AND AT THE, THERE'S ELECTRICITY AND, AND WATER. HE SAID THERE IS WATER GOING TO IT. SO IT, BECAUSE IT COMES FROM THE HOUSE TO THE SUBSTRUCTURE? YES. IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES THAT, UM, ONE THE UTILITIES ARE ILLEGALLY BEING CONNECTED, THEN YES. UM, IN REGARDS TO A DEMOLITION, IF IT'S INDEPENDENT, IT WOULD BE DONE. SO YES, THIS BOARD, YES, THIS BOARD CAN, CAN, CAN ORDER THAT BECAUSE MORE THAN LIKELY IT COMES FROM THE HOUSE. SO IT'S, SO, OKAY. I'D LIKE TO ADD AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. I, I'M GOOD. AMENDMENT IS ACCEPTED. SECOND, YES, IS ACCEPTED. SO THE ORDER TO DEMOLITION A DEMOLITION IN 30 DAYS TO VACATE TO SECURE AND DISCONNECT UTILITIES, UH, ROLL CALL PLEASE. JOANNE NELSON. AYE. FRED ANDES. AYE. JOELLE SOLIS. AYE. THOMAS FRANKS NO. WHAT? DR. LINDA LOPEZ. RODRIGUEZ AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FOUR TO ONE TO ZERO. THANK YOU. AND OUR NEXT AND FINAL STRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE TWO 20 WEST MITCHELL, YOU HE CAN'T FAIR HOUSE. HOW CAN I THAT? WELL, I, I AGREE, BUT IT'S MORE WHAT PROBLEMS IN HIS HOUSE IS GO GET TO HIS HOUSE. I CAN'T GET TO THIS. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. BOARD AFTERNOON. SAID HE DOES. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS RYAN GARZA, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT TWO 20 WEST MITCHELL, WHERE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR, WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. [03:10:01] THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCBA DASH NINE BLOCK EAST HALF A LOT E 33 OF WEST 3 74 OF NORTH 1 25 OF A SIX OR SIX C TWO. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS LEONARD JASON PAUL, WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF NINE KINGSVIEW, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 5 7. THE NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT IS FRANCISCO, WHICH IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE OWNER. UM, I HAVE MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH THE OWNER, JASON LEONARD PAUL, AND THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JUNE 6TH, 2023. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INITIAL INSPECTION REGARDING TWO 20 WEST MITCHELL WAS CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2022. A NOTICE WAS A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS MAILED ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2022. NEW OWNERSHIP WAS ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2022. A NEW NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT TO THE NEW OWNERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024. THE OWNER, THE OWNER DID APPLY FOR, UM, PLAN REVIEW INTAKE ON APRIL 25TH, 2024. AND ON MAY 23RD, 2024. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO JASON LEONARD PAUL, AND A CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS NOT RETURNED. BSB NOTICE WAS POSTED ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OF ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THE FOLLOWING PERMITS ARE NOTED ON FILE. IT WAS A REROOFING PERMIT, UM, ISSUED ON MARCH 1ST, 2024. THE LAST TIME THE PROPERTY WAS CLEAN AND SECURED BY THE CITY WAS ON JULY 27TH, 2023. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON APRIL 24TH, 2024 AND NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024. THIS FIRST PHOTO SHOWS THE FRONT ELEVATION, THE WOODEN SIDINGS, AND WOODEN PORT. TODAY BOARDS ARE ROTTED, DETERIORATED DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE. THE FRONT DECK BOARDS HAVE HOLES AND ARE UNSAFE FOR EMERGENCY EGRESS. NEXT PHOTO IS THE LEFT SIDE ELEVATION. THE LEFT SIDE ELEVATION IS ROTTED, HAS ROTTED SIDING. THE NEXT PHOTO IS THE REAR ELEVATION. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE REAR ELEVATION DETERIORATED ROD AND WOOD MEMBERS. THE WOODEN SIDING HAS SEPARATED FROM THE WOODEN FRAME. THE FOUNDATION POSTS ARE EXPOSED AND LEANING SHOW SHOWING SIGNS OF DETERIORATION. THE METAL SKIRTING IS ALSO MISSING. NEXT IS A CLOSEUP OF THE REAR LEFT SIDE ELEVATION. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE ROTTED DECKING, FLOORBOARDS AND WOODEN MEMBERS. THE WALKING SERVICE HAS HOLES AND UNSAFE TO WALK ON. THE NEXT PHOTO SHOWS A CLOSEUP OF THE REAR RIGHT SIDE DAMAGE. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE BROKEN PLUMBING. THE SUBFLOOR HAS COLLAPSED AND BOWING. THE FLOOR JOINTS ARE ROTTED. THE NEXT PHOTO IS THE RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION TAKEN FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY DUE TO THE STRUCTURE BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE FENCE LINE. THE RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION SHOWS THE WOOD AND SIDING IS DETERIORATED. THE NEXT PHOTO SHOWS THE FRONT LIVING ROOM AS YOU ENTER THE STRUCTURE. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE FRONT LIVING ROOM. THE DRYWALL HAS WATER DAMAGE AND THE FLOOR HAS TRASH AND DEBRIS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE ROOM. NEXT PHOTO PLEASE. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE ROOF OF THE SAND LIVING ROOM. THE RIDGE BOARDS, RAPTORS AND WOODEN MEMBERS HAVE WATER DAMAGE AND HAVE ROTTED THE CEILING DRYWALL HAS COLLAPSED. THE NEXT PHOTO SHOWS THE KITCHEN. THE KITCHEN HAS TRASH AND DEBRIS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE FRONT, THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR THAT WAS, UH, FALLING FROM THE CEILING. DRYWALL. THE FLOOR IS UNSAFE FOR EMERGENCY EGRESS. NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE SAME ROOM. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE WALL SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME AND PIECES OF THE WALL HAVE DETACHED. ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE ALSO EXPOSED IN THIS ROOM. NEXT PHOTO PLEASE. THE [03:15:01] KITCHEN CEILING, THE DRYWALL HAS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. ALL ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE ROOF SYSTEM HAVE WATER DAMAGE DUE TO THE HOLE AND THE ROOF SYSTEM. NEXT PHOTOS IS OF THE BEDROOM. THE BEDROOM NEXT TO THE KITCHEN. THE CEILING DRYWALL HAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND THE DRYWALL AT THE RIGHT CORNER HAS SEPARATED FROM THE WOODEN FRAMING. THE NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE FLOORING IN THE SAME BEDROOM. THE FLOORING HAS SCATTERED DEBRIS FROM THE COLLAPSED DRYWALL. THE WALL'S ALREADY DETACHING. THE FLOOR TILES HAVE LIFTED DUE TO THE SHIFTING OF THE FOUNDATION. NEXT PHOTO, PLEASE. THE CEILING DRYWALL HAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE ROOF SYSTEM HAVE WATER DAMAGE DUE TO HOLES IN THE ROOF. THE WOODEN MEMBERS ARE EXPOSED TO THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THE NEXT PHOTO SHOWS THE FIRST BEDROOM TO THE LEFT. AS YOU ENTER THE STRUCTURE, THE LIGHT COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE FROM A HOLE IN THE ROOF SYSTEM. THE NEXT PHOTO SHOWS THE FLOOR OF THE SAME BEDROOM. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE DEBRIS AND TRASH SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR. THE NEXT PHOTO SHOWS THE ROOF SYSTEM. THE ROOF SYSTEM HAS WATER DAMAGE TO ALL THE WOODEN MEMBERS OF THE ROOF. THE ROOF COVERING IS MISSING, ALLOWING ELEMENTS TO FURTHER DETERIORATE THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE HOME. THIS IS THE ONE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WITH A GABLE METAL ROOF SYSTEM, POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION. THE STRUCTURE HAS WATER DAMAGE AND DAMAGING ALL THE MAJOR COMPONENTS CAUSING THE EXTERIOR WALL TO DETACH FROM THE WOODEN FRAME. THE GABLE METAL ROOF SYSTEM HAS A LARGE HOLE, AND THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE LISTING THE WOODEN POST AND BEAMS ARE ROTTED AND DAMAGED DUE TO THE EXPOSURE FROM THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT TWO 20 WEST MITCHELL IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56. SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, EXCUSE ME, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS HEREIN AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARDS, OR UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, SAFETY, HUMAN SAFETY AND PROPERTY STAFF RECOMMENDS A DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF TWO 20 WEST MITCHELL, JUST FOR VERIFICATION, YOU'RE ADDING SIX AS A SUBCODE. I ACCIDENTALLY SKIPPED SIX, SO SIX IS CORRECT. QUESTION TO THE CODE OFFICER. NO QUESTIONS. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. FRANCISCO GONZALEZ, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE, SIR. YES, SIR. SO MY NAME IS FRANCISCO GONZALEZ. MY ADDRESS IS 3 6 6 BANK STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4. UH, RECENTLY I ACTUALLY BECAME PART OWNER AS WELL OF THIS PROPERTY. SO JASON LEONARD IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY PARTNERS. UM, WE DO DEVELOPMENTS ON MULTIFAMILY REMODELS. WE DO A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF TOGETHER AND, UH, WE HAVE A HOLDING COMPANY AND HE WAS CREATING AN LLC FOR THIS ONE, AND HE CREATED IT. HE TRANSFERRED THE, THE TITLE INTO THAT LLC, WHICH IS NOW PART OF OUR HOLDING COMPANY. SO I AM PART OWNER NOW OF THAT PROPERTY. UM, SO YEAH, I'VE ACTUALLY SPOKEN TO THE INSPECTOR MULTIPLE TIMES. OUR GOAL BEHIND THIS PROPERTY WAS REALLY TO REMODEL IT AND CREATE A, UM, A PROJECT THAT WAS ADEQUATE FOR THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. THERE'S A CONFLUENCE PARK DOWN THE STREET, UH, THE ACTUAL, UM, CONCEPTION PARK AND THE RIVERWALK, UM, PARK BACKS UP FROM INTO THIS PROPERTY. AND THE TRAIL IS RIGHT BEHIND IT. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE TRAIL, THE, YOU CAN LITERALLY RUN THROUGH THERE IF YOU WANTED TO. UM, WE DID CREATE PLANS FOR IT. WE DO HAVE PLANS THAT HAVE ENGINEERING. UM, AND I HAD SUBMITTED THEM TO THE CITY. AND OUR GOAL BEHIND THIS, WE COULD DEMOLISH IT, WE COULD HAVE DEMOLISHED IT. HOWEVER, OUR GOAL BEHIND IT WAS IF WE DID DEMOLISH IT CAME TO TALK TO THE CITY. THEY WANTED US TO REZONE AND REPL AND [03:20:01] SUBMIT AS A BRAND NEW STRUCTURAL. SO I'M SURE Y'ALL KNOW IF WE REPL AND, AND ALSO REZONE, IT'S GONNA COST US, YOU KNOW, 15 PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS, NOT JUST THAT IT'LL COST US TIME. AND THEN, SO I HAVE PLANS AND I, I'M NOT SURE IF I HAD SUBMITTED THEM, I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER. I HAD SUBMITTED THEM TO THE, UM, TO HIM. HE HAD SEEN HIM. UM, AND SO OUR GOAL WAS TO REMODEL THIS AND DO AN ADDITION AND, AND OBVIOUSLY MAKE IT LIVABLE. AND IT'S ZONE C TWO AT THE MOMENT, WHICH IS COMMERCIAL. UH, OUR GOAL WAS TO DO A COMMERCIAL SITE AT THE BOTTOM AND TO DO A RESIDENTIAL AT THE TOP. AND SO WHENEVER WE CAME TO DO THAT AND SPEAK TO THE, THE CITY ABOUT IT AND SUBMITTED PLANS AND WHATNOT, UM, THEY SAID, OKAY, WE COULD DO IT. UH, HOWEVER YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO RESUBMIT THE PLANS AS A COMMERCIAL PROJECT. SO I DID. I CAME IN AND, UH, RESUBMITTED THE PLANS AS A COMMERCIAL PROJECT. AND WHEN I DID THAT, THAT'S WHEN IT OPENED UP THE, THE, THEY WANTED US TO REZONE. AND SO AFTER THAT, I, I TALKED TO JASON, WHICH IS MY PARTNER, AND I SAID, HEY, THEY WANT US TO REZONE. AND THEN AT THAT MOMENT, THAT'S WHEN THE INSPECTOR GOT IN TOUCH WITH US AND SAID, HEY, THEY WANNA DEMOLISH THIS. AND I SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK WE SHOULD HOLD OFF ON, ON REZONING IT BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO EVEN DO THIS PROJECT IF THEY WANT US TO DEMOLISH IT AND WHATNOT. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY. WE HAVEN'T, UM, OBVIOUSLY WHENEVER HE TOLD US TO, UH, PUT THE PLYWOOD UP, WE DID, WE PUT UP THE PLYWOOD AND IT'S FENCED OFF. NOBODY CAN GET IN THERE AND WHATNOT. UM, HOWEVER, LIKE I SAID, I'M HERE JUST TO SEE OBVIOUSLY WHAT, WHAT Y'ALL RECOMMEND ME TO DO. I HAVE PLANS FOR THE PROJECT AND I CAN SEND 'EM TO AN EMAIL AND THEY CAN SHOW 'EM ON THE, I GUESS ON THE, ON THE BOARD IF THEY WANNA SEE THE PLANS, UH, TO THE PROJECT. UM, IT'S, IT'S A TWO STORY PROJECT WITH A, UH, BALCONY THAT OVERSEES THE RIVER. AND WE DO HAVE FUNDS TO DO THE PROJECT. IT'S NOT THE, THE FUNDS IS NOT THE ISSUE. IT'S MAINLY GOING THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS AND THE REPLANNING PROCESS AND GOING THROUGH THAT. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE WERE INTENDING TO AVOID. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SHOW US ON THE FINANCIAL SITUATION? UH, I CAN, I CAN GET PROOF OF FUNDS FOR YOU. I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT NOW LIKE IN PAPER SHOWING YOU, BUT, UM, WE DO HAVE FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT. MY, MY PARTNER IS A CEO OF NEW YORK LIFE AND HE'S IN NEW JERSEY RIGHT NOW. UM, AND I'M HERE IN SAN ANTONIO REPRESENTING OBVIOUSLY OUR COMPANY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THIS IS FRED ANDES. UM, YOU'VE HAD THIS PROPERTY FOR HOW LONG? WE'VE HAD IT FOR TWO YEARS. AND IN TWO YEARS YOU HAVEN'T ATTEMPTED TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN TRYING TO REZONE A YEAR, A YEAR PASSED, AND THAT'S WHEN WE HAD THE TIME TO ACTUALLY START DOING WORK ON THE PROJECT AND WE REACHED OUT TO AN ARCHITECT AND AN ENGINEER, AND THAT'S WHEN WE CREATED PLANS FOR THE PROJECT. UM, AND SO WE, WE GOT THE PLANS CREATED, WE GOT THE, UM, ENGINEERING SET UP FOR IT, AND AT THAT MOMENT I CAME TO THE CITY TO SUBMIT MY PLANS. SO IT'S BEEN SINCE 2023 IS WHEN I SUBMITTED, UH, TOWARDS THE END OF THE 2023 IS WHEN I SUBMITTED PLANS TO IT. HOWEVER, BEFORE THAT, WE JUST SECURED THE PROPERTY. WE DIDN'T HAVE, WE DIDN'T HAVE NO USE FOR IT, NOTHING LIKE THAT AT THE TIME. YEAH. BUT AS A DEVELOPER, YES, SIR. YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF WHEN YOU BUY PROPERTY AND YOU BOARD IT UP, THE CLOCK STARTS TICKING. ABSOLUTELY. NO, I AGREE. MM-HMM . AND IT TOOK YOU, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE THING, UH, SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS STUFF WAS 2022. MM-HMM . THE, UH, SO THE PROJECT ITSELF, WE HAVE, WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROJECTS. WE HAVE MULTIPLE DUPLEXES. I WAS HERE LIKE A FEW MONTHS AGO OR A YEAR AGO ON ANOTHER DUPLEX THAT I HAVE ON NEW BRAUNFELS STREET. I HAVE, WE HAD MONEY SITTING IN DIFFERENT PLACES. AND SO WHEN THIS OPPORTUNITY COME UP TO BUY THIS PROPERTY, OBVIOUSLY WE PUT UP FUNDS FOR THIS PROPERTY. HOWEVER, WE DIDN'T HAVE FUNDS TO COMPLETELY DO THE PROJECT AT THE TIME, TWO YEARS AGO, TILL A YEAR AGO. SO IN TWO YEAR, WELL, IF YOU GO BACK TO 2022 WHEN IT WAS, UM, YOU GOT TWO YEARS, ALMOST THREE YEARS, AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T, IT'S GOT ITS ZONING WORK. SO YOU STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO WITH IT. NO. SO WE HAVE PLANS ALREADY FOR IT. LIKE I SAID, UM, LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME, THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED. WE GOT THE PLANS OUT FOR IT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT. I SUBMITTED, I HAD SUBMITTED 'EM TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I GUESS THE, UM, I'M NOT SURE IF, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE 'EM ON FILE. THE PLANS I HAD, I DID SUBMIT 'EM TO DEVELOPMENT SERV SERVICES TWO TIMES. UM, HOWEVER, OBVIOUSLY AT THIS MOMENT I CAN, I CAN EMAIL 'EM TO YOU AND YOU CAN SEE THE PLANS. WE NEEDED THE INFORMATION DURING THIS HEARING. OKAY. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT. YES, SIR. WHEN YOU WERE NOTIFIED, I'M, I'M ASSUMING THROUGH MAIL. SO, UH, [03:25:01] MY PARTNER WAS NOTIFIED THROUGH MEL. LIKE I SAID, HE'S IN NEW JERSEY AND HE REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAYS, HEY, THERE'S AN INSPECTOR, UH, THAT WANTS TO SPEAK TO. SO THAT AT THAT MOMENT WE MADE, WE HAD OUR MEETING WITH HIM AND WHATNOT. OKAY. YOU WERE INFORMED OF DOCUMENTS TO BRING, CORRECT? NOT NOT INFORMED OF DOCUMENTS TO BRING? NO, I I JUST HEARD HE, I SENT, I ASKED HIM WHAT HE SAID, SHOW UP ON DECEMBER 12TH AT WITH THE BOARD AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, PRESENT YOUR CASE. SO YOU DIDN'T MEET THE STAFF ON THE REQUIRED DATE PRIOR TO COMING HERE AS FAR? I, I ACTUALLY, I MET HIM ONE TIME BEFORE, YES, OR TWO TIMES BEFORE. I DID MEET HIM TWO TIMES BEFORE. HOWEVER, AS FAR AS ME BRINGING PLANS TO Y'ALL, I WOULD'VE HAD PLANS HERE PRESENTED TO Y'ALL IF I KNEW TO BRING PLANS. WELL, SCOPE OF WORK, FINANCIAL PLAN OF WORKS IS GREAT AND IN SOME CASES IT'S REQUIRED AN ARCHITECTURAL, I MEAN A, UH, ENGINEER'S REPORT. YES, SIR. UM, I, I JUST DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE BUYING A PROPERTY AND THEN WAITING TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT, AND THEN NOW IT COMES UP HERE AND YOU'RE TELLING US THAT YOU'RE WAITING ON A, UH, REZONING BEFORE YOU TOUCHED THE PROPERTY. NO. SO WHAT WE WERE INTENDING TO AVOID THE REPLANTING PROCESS, LIKE I SAID, WE COULD DEMO THIS PROJECT IF WE HAVE TO. IF YOU SAY, HEY, YOU HAVE TO DEMO THIS, THEN WE'LL DO IT. THE THING IS, WE WERE AVOIDING THE REPL PROCESS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT TAKES, THAT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY AND IT TAKES MORE TIME AS WELL, PLUS THE REZONING. SO WE WERE INTENDING TO AVOID THAT. MY, I'M HERE JUST OBVIOUSLY, LIKE I SAID, I HAVE PLANS. WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO REMODEL THIS PROJECT TO ACTUALLY GET STARTED AND TO, TO DO THE PROJECT. MY THING IS WE'RE INTENDING, WE WANT TO AVOID THE, THE REPL PROCESS, WHICH ONCE WE DO THE DEMOLITION PART OF IT, THEN THAT OPENS THE DOOR TO, YOU KNOW WHAT, NOW YOU HAVE TO REPL THIS PROJECT. SO WHAT IS THE ZONE ON IT RIGHT NOW? C TWO COMMERCIAL AND THIS IS RESIDENTIAL. SO IT, I GUESS WHENEVER, AT THE TIME IT WAS RESIDENTIAL, HOWEVER, THE CITY REZONED IT FOR SOME INSTANCE AND THAT'S WHY WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, JUST WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CLEANED THE LOT? UH, SO I, I ACTUALLY HAD MY FATHER GO OUT THERE AND CLEAN IT, YOU KNOW, ONCE A MONTH OR WHATNOT. UH, OBVIOUSLY IT GROWS AND WHATNOT, BUT I DO GET MY FATHER TO GO OUT THERE AND CUT THE GRASS ONCE A MONTH. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. LEGAL HAS A FEW QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. LEGAL. MR. GONZALEZ, YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. YOU STATED, UH, FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS. YES, SIR. BUT, BUT, BUT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE BUILDING STANDARD BOARD? UH, I'M FAMILIAR. THE LAST TIME I CAME IT WAS FOR A VARIANCE ON A DUPLEX THAT WAS BEING BUILT ON NEW BRAUNFELS STREET THAT HAD A RIGHT OF WAY COMING IN FROM NEW BRAUNFELS. SO IT'S A DIFFERENT PROJECT. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. OH, OKAY. UM, HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THE BSB HEARING THAT YOU HAD TODAY? THE, UH, HE, HE TOLD ME ABOUT IT. HE SENT ME A TEXT MESSAGE AND SAID, HEY, UH, UH, THE 12 AT NINE 9:00 AM BE THERE. SO I'M HERE. AND, UM, YOU'RE THE CO-OWNER THAT YOU HAVE? JASON, SO JASON? YES SIR. JASON LEONARD'S MY PARTNER. OKAY. UM, THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE AT EVERY, EVERY BSB HEARING, PRIOR TO THAT, THERE WAS A MEETING WHERE WE WERE, UM, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SCHEDULES A MEETING WITH THE OWNERS OR INTERESTED PARTIES, TELLS 'EM EXACTLY WHAT TO BRING. ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? I DIDN'T, I WASN'T AT A MEETING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND WHEN YOU CAME HERE TODAY, WERE, DID YOU PLAN ON LETTING THE BOARD KNOW YOUR PLANS FOR REPAIR? I, I PLANNED ON OBVIOUSLY FINDING OUT WHAT I NEEDED TO BRING TO THE BOARD AFTER I, I REALLY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT COMING IN HERE. SO YOU DON'T HAVE A SCOPE OF WORK WITH YOU? I, I HAVE PLANS. I ALLOW, LEMME FINISH PLEASE. LEMME FINISH. I APOLOGIZE. YOU DON'T HAVE A SCOPE OF WORK, AN ENGINEER'S REPORT OR PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS TO REPAIR THIS PROPERTY? I CAN SPEAK NOW. OKAY. SO I HAVE PLANS IN MY EMAIL. I HAVE, I HAVE PLANS. I DON'T, LIKE I SAID, I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BRING PAPER PLANS HERE AND SAY, HEY, THESE ARE MY PLANS FOR THE PROJECT, BUT I DO HAVE PLANS, I HAVE ENGINEERING, I HAVE THAT. I CAN PROVIDE IT TO AN EMAIL IF YOU NEED ME TO. I CAN GET PROOF OF FUNDS AND I CAN SEND IT TO Y'ALL IF YOU REALLY NEEDED IT. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON, ON THE BOARD THAT'S MAKING A DETERMINATION AS TO WHAT TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY. YOU DIDN'T BRING YOUR SCOPE OF WORK OR ANY OF THAT INFORMATION, CORRECT? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON ME. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES SIR. BE SEATED. WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT TO READ TO THE RECORD. YES. THIS EMAIL WAS RECEIVED ON DECEMBER 4TH FROM THE LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. [03:30:01] TWO 20 WEST MITCHELL HAS BEEN UNSIGHTLY FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS SITE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 2010. WE HAVE REPORTED OVERGROWN VEGETATION, FALLEN TREES, AND DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE ISSUES. I KNOW THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY HAS REPORTED THIS UNSIGHTLY ADDRESS BECAUSE A HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL NEAR THE CONFLUENCE PARK IS LOCATED BEHIND THIS HOUSE. THE FRONT PORCH WAS DEMOLISHED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AFTER IT CAVED IN. NO IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THANK YOU. SUSAN POWERS LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU CHAIR. TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO 20 WEST MITCHELL CHAIRS THOMAS FRANKS. HAVE A MOTION. GO AHEAD. I MOVE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 2 0 WEST MITCHELL STREET IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH FIVE SEVEN, 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 5 6 7 8, 11, 12, 15, 17 AND 18. UH, I MOVE THAT THE PROPER FOR, WELL, I'M SORRY. UM, I MOVED THAT THIS PROPERTY, UH, IS DEMOLISHED, UH, WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER. THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO 20 WEST MITCHELL IS PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CHAPTER, PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE, BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, UH, AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56. SUB CODES 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. UH, AND THE PROPERTIES TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS JOEL LES. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BEFORE I SECOND AND THEN IT TO SECURE THE PROPERTY AND THE PRINT AMENDMENT IS TO SECURE THE PROPERTY ACCEPTED. FANTASTIC. THEN I SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE IN SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? POINT OF ORDER. GO WITH THE POINT OF ORDER. YOU SHOULD SECOND NEXT TIME AND THEN MAKE THE FRIENDLY. THANK YOU. GOOD POINT. UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL PLEASE. DNE NELSON. AYE. FRED ANDIS. AYE. JOEL SOLIS. AYE. THOMAS FRANKS AYE. DR. LINDA LOPEZ. RODRIGUEZ AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES OR ITEMS TO BRING UP JUDY OR ANYONE ELSE? I DO NOT, SIR. THANK YOU. NONE LEGAL. NO, NONE. LADIES, NO ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES BY YOU. MADAMS, CONSENT WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'RE ADJOURNED. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. HAPPY HOLIDAY. * 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.