* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] GENTLEMEN, MY NAME IS DWAYNE NELSON. I'M THE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD. TODAY, UH, THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. UH, TODAY IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY THE SIXTH, 2025. UH, IF WE COULD, UH, LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. ROBERT TAPIA. PRESENT. ANN WEINER. HERE. PAUL HERNANDEZ. DORIS SOLIS. HERE. ROBERT BENKE. HERE ROGO. HERE. FRED ANDIS. DWAYNE NELSON. PRESENT. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AMIN TOMAS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. JUDY CRUM. BSB LIAISON. JENNIFER MARTINEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TWO. AND MYSELF, ESTHER ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST. ONE. CHAIR AOR MS. PRESENT. THANK YOU. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PROVIDES, UH, TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NEED ASSISTANCE. IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE THE TRANSLATION OF THAT FACT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. THERE, THERE IS A QUORUM FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD FOR SIX FEBRUARY. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS PUBLIC HEARING. NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THIS PROCEEDING OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A CASE, YOU'LL BEGIN THREE MINUTES, HOWEVER, AND THE OWNER OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE AN 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 THAT ARRANGEMENT AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU'VE SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING. NUMBER ONE, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH A COST FOR EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF A COLD OFFICER. NUMBER TWO, SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS THE FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON THE MONIES AT HAND. AND NUMBER THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK. ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED. ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPED SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4. THAT'S THIS BUILDING. IF IN DOUBT AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THE TIME, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH AN ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT'S UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT TO SOLICIT OR PEDAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. AS PER CITY CODE SECTION 16 DASH 2 36. THANK YOU. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS MORNING IS FOR THE PANEL A TO ELECT A VICE CHAIR. AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WOULD ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE VICE CHAIR POSITION. ROBERT TAPIA, YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, ROBERT BINKY. ROBERT BINKY IS THE NOMINATION ON THE FLOOR. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? UM, I NOMINATE ROBERT TAPIA . ROBERT TAPIA. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS CHAIR WILL SAY THAT THE, UH, NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. WE WILL TAKE A VOTE BY ROLL CALL PLEASE. EXCUSE ME. CHAIR. CAN WE GET A SECOND TO THOSE NOMINATIONS? UH, WE WILL TAKE A SECOND FROM THE NOMINATION [00:05:01] TO DO, HAVE A SECOND FOR EITHER OR BOTH OF THE NOMINATIONS. IT'S ROBERT TAPIA. A SECOND. BOTH. BOTH. THANK YOU. NOW THEN LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL AND THIS WILL BE A VOTE BY NAME. ROBERT TAPIA. UH, MR. BINKI ANNE WEINER. ROBERT TAPIA. ROBERT BENKE. ROBERT BENKE. DORIS SOLIS. ROBERT TAPIA, ROLLETTE SHEO. ROBERT TAPIA. JOIN NELSON. MR. BINKY CHAIR. IT'S A TITHE, UH, CHAIR WILL REVERSE HIS, UH, NOMIN, I MEAN HIS VOTE AND VOTE FOR MR. TAPIA. NOT LEAVING THAT EASY. SO THE VOTE IS FORWARDED TWO WITH MR. TAPIA, UM, SELECTED AS VICE CHAIR. SPECIAL THANKS TO BOTH MR. TAPIA AND MR. BINKY. UH, CONGRATULATIONS MR. TAPIA. I ACCEPT. AND THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE A OUTSTANDING, EXPERIENCED VICE CHAIR. UH, AND THAT'S NOT SAYING THAT MR. BINKY WOULD NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE, UH, VICE CHAIR BY ANY MEANS, UH, AND PANEL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR NOMINATIONS AND YOUR VOTE. UH, THE FIRST ITEM, OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FOR, UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IF WE HAVE ANY. AND THERE ARE NO COMMENTS. WE HAVE A STAFF UPDATE. PLEASE CHAIR. CAN WE GET THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? I'M SORRY. SAY AGAIN. THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. UH, KIM, GO AHEAD WITH THE STAFF REPORT AND THEN I'LL DO THAT NEXT, ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE'S AT THE PODIUM. THANK YOU. BOARD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ. WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS TO READ INTO THE RECORD THIS MORNING. UM, IF I MAY PROCEED, SIR? YES. YES, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. FIRST ITEM, WE WILL BE PULLING ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, AS A DANGEROUS PREMISE LOCATED AT 1735 EAST CROCKETT. IN COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, THERE'S A NEW OWNER OF RECORD. UH, THE PROPERTY WAS RECENTLY SOLD. THEY DID GET IT RECORDED INTO BEXAR COUNTY. UM, SO WE WILL BE ISSUING NEW NOTICE AND BRING IT BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, UH, ONCE THAT NOTICE EXPIRES. SO WE WILL BE PULLING THAT ONE FROM THE AGENDA. OKAY, NEXT ITEMS TO READ INTO THE RECORD. WE'LL BE, UM, SEVERAL EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS THAT WE DID. UM, TAKE ACTION ON FIRST, LOCATION IS STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 97 10. HIDDEN ROCK COUNCIL. DISTRICT SIX WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON JANUARY THE 16TH OF 2025 DUE TO A FIRE, WHICH DID OCCUR ON JANUARY THE SIXTH OF 2025. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS. NEXT PROPERTY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 97 14. HIDDEN ROCK WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON JANUARY 16TH, 2025 DUE TO A FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON JANUARY THE SIXTH OF 2025. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME, AND THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AS WELL. NEXT STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 56 42. SINKER PLACE WAS DEMOLISHED ON JANUARY 17TH DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON JANUARY THE 10TH OF 2025. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AS WELL. IN THE LAST ONE, UH, STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 36 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WAS DEMOLISHED ON JANUARY THE 18TH OF 2025 DUE TO A FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON JANUARY THE EIGHTH OF 2025. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. AND THERE ARE PHOTOS FOR THAT AS WELL. THAT DOES COMPLETE MY REPORT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PROPERTIES. QUESTIONS FROM STAFF OR FROM THE BOARD? UH, YES. ROBERT. TOMMY. UH, DO WE HAVE THE VIDEO OF, OF, UH, 2310 HICKS? I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE SKIPPED THAT. NO. UH, NO, SIR. UM, THAT ONE HAS NOT COME DOWN JUST YET. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MAIN FOR HICKS. THAT WILL BE AN, I'M SORRY. DEMOLITION. YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT. I WAS LOOKING AT THE FIRST, THE [00:10:01] FIRST THREE AND I WAS YEAH, I'M SORRY. YES. THAT. SO, AND THAT'S AN INTERESTING ONE. UH, I'LL LET THE, UH, THE, UH, SUPERVISOR PRESENT THAT CASE. I DON'T WANNA STEAL TOO MUCH OF THUNDER, BUT THAT WILL BE THE FIRST ONE PRESENTED BY STAFF, UM, IS WHERE WE'RE JUMPING INTO ON THAT ONE. SO, THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND NOW, UH, THE [ Approval of Minutes  ] BOARD HAS RECEIVED THE MINUTES FROM OUR PRIOR MEETING. UH, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THOSE MINUTES. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING. THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE PRIOR MEETING. ROBERT TAPIA. SECOND. MR. TAPIA SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OUR FIRST PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE, [ Briefing and Possible Action on the following items  ] UH, ONE 10 LORETA DRIVE. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS SERGIO QUINTANILLA, DANGERS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT ONE 10 LORETA DRIVE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 94 94 BLOCK LOT 53, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS HERNANDEZ PETRA, C WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 30 39. CINDY SUE WAY. UH, ALL NOTICE OF HEARINGS WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? YES, WE DO. PLEASE. NO PHONE NUMBERS WERE FOUND, NOR HAVE I SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON AUGUST 21ST, 2024. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. UH, THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS, UH, REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING ONE 10 LORETA DRIVE WAS CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 17TH, 2024. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JANUARY 25TH, 2024, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED ON JANUARY 29TH, 2024 ON JANUARY 22ND, 2025. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT ONE 10 LORETA DRIVE ON JANUARY 22ND, 2025. THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER AND CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS, HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF FEBRUARY THE FIFTH OF 2025. THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR ONE 10 LORETA DRIVE. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON JANUARY THE SEVENTH OF 2025, AND FEBRUARY THE THIRD OF 2025. THE FIRST PHOTO IS OF THE FRONT ELEVATION, SHOWING A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE BUILT IN 1930 WITH THE POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION WITH TRANS SIDING AND WOOD SIDING, ALONG WITH THE CROSS GABLE SHINGLE ROOF SYSTEM. THE STRUCTURE IS 1,686 SQUARE FEET. THE SIDING IS BROKEN AND DAMAGED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE ROOF IS WORN. UH, THERE ARE ALSO TWO ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ON THE REAR SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT ARE IN THE DETERIORATED CONDITION. THE NEXT PHOTO SHOWS A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAMAGED AND WORN SIDING. ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE, UH, SIGNS OF CRATERS AND RODENTS THAT ARE GOING UNDER THE HOME. AND THE, UH, METAL SKIRTING IS DETACHING THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS OF THE RIGHT ELEVATION SHOWING MORE DAMAGED SIDING. ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THE SIDING ON THE REAR SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE IS DETACHING. AND ALONG THE ROOF, THE OVERHANG, THE FASCIA BOARD HAS DETACHED. UH, THE ROOF IS ALSO VISIBLY WEATHERED AND WORN. UH, THE RISER IS BENT DUE TO A FALLEN TREE THAT WAS ABATED IN THE PAST. UM, THERE IS NO ACTIVE ELECTRICAL OR GAS SERVICE AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT PHOTO IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DETACHED WEATHERED SIDING ALONG THE BACK OF THE HOME. UH, THE INSTALLATION IS COMING OUT DUE TO RODENTS AND CRATERS ENTERING THE STRUCTURE. THE NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE LEFT AND REAR ELEVATION. HERE YOU SEE MORE WEATHERED SIDING, ALONG WITH DETERIORATED BACK PORCH. THE OVERHANG AND FACIAL BOARDS ARE DETERIORATED AND WORN ALONG WITH A SHINGLE ROOF SYSTEM. THE NEXT PHOTO IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DE UH, THE DETERIORATED REAR PORCH. THE STEPS ARE WORN AND DETACHING. THE FLOOR DECKING HAS LARGE HOLES AND IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION. YOU CAN [00:15:01] SEE THE FLOOR JOIST, WHICH ARE ALSO ROTTING AND DECAYING, UH, THE REAR DOOR IN THIS PHOTO, THIS BOARDED UP IS WHERE I FIRST MAKE ENTRY INTO THE STRUCTURE. BE CAREFUL THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS OF THE REAR PORCH COVER SHOWING THE RAFTERS AND DECKING LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION. THE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS ARE WATER DAMAGE AND ROTTING, AND THE WORN SHINGLES ARE FALLING THROUGH THE, THE COMPROMISED ROOF COVER. THE NEXT PHOTO IS OF MY FIRST VIEW. WHEN ENTERING THE STRUCTURE FROM THE BACK DOOR, UH, THE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH, DEBRIS AND RUBBISH, WHICH IS VISIBLE AS SOON AS YOU ENTER THE STRUCTURE, UH, AND POSING EGRESS CONCERNS. THE NEXT PHOTO IS, UH, WHAT YOU SEE IN THE HALLWAY. AS SOON AS YOU ENTER THE SHEET. ROCK IS MISSING, UH, EXPOSING THE WOOD MEMBERS. AND THE REMAINING SHEET ROCK IS DAMAGED AND DETACHING, UH, THE TRASH AND DEBRIS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOME. THE DOORWAY STRAIGHT AHEAD LEADS TO THE DINING ROOM AND THE DOORWAY TO THE LEFT, LEADS TO THE FIRST BEDROOM. AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE GONNA GO FIRST IN OUR NEXT PHOTO. UH, AND THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE FIRST BEDROOM, UH, FULL OF DEBRIS AND RUBBISH. THE SHEET ROCK FROM THE CEILING HAS FALLEN EXPOSING THE ROOF WOOD MEMBERS AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. I WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THE ROOM BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT WAS IN THERE. THE FOLLOWING PHOTO IS FROM THE HALLWAY TO THE DINING ROOM. UH, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S FULL OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. UH, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO WALK AROUND THE HOME BECAUSE OF THE SCATTERED TRASH AND DEBRIS. THERE'S, THERE IS NO CLEAR, NO CLEAR WALKING SURFACE IN THIS HOME. UH, THE DOOR TO THE LEFT IN THIS PHOTO, IT LEADS TO THE KITCHEN. THE MIDDLE DOOR IS A CLOSET, AND THE DOOR TO THE RIGHT LEADS TO THE LIVING ROOM. SO NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE KITCHEN TO THE LEFT. SO THE, THIS IS THE PHOTO OF THE KITCHEN FULL OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THROUGH THE LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT PILED UP IN THERE. UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S ALMOST LIKE A FOOT HIGH, BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE STOVE AND THE, AND THE CABINETS, THE FOLLOWING PHOTO IS OF THE LIVING ROOM. ONCE AGAIN, LARGE AMOUNTS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS ARE VISIBLE, UH, OPPOSING OBVIOUS EGRESS CONCERNS TURNS. AND FROM THE LIVING ROOM, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO THE DINING ROOM, UH, WHICH IS IN THE NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE DINING ROOM TO THE HALLWAY, WHICH LEADS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOME. AND HERE YOU WILL SEE THE RESTROOM AND TO ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS. UH, THE STRAIGHT AHEAD IS THAT THE DOOR IN THE PHOTO IS THE RESTROOM. AND IN THE NEXT PHOTO IS THE VIEW OF THE TRASH FILLED HALLWAY, UH, ONCE AGAIN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO WALK AROUND. AND I HAD REAL HARD TIME GETTING THAT RESTROOM DOOR OPEN TO LOOK INSIDE. I HAD TO REACH IN WITH MY HAND TO TAKE A PHOTO, UH, WHICH IS IN THE NEXT PHOTO. THE RESTROOM WAS ALSO FILLED WITH TRASH AND DEBRIS. UH, THE FOLLOWING PHOTO WAS OF THE BEDROOM TO THE LEFT OF THE RESTROOM. ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE ROOM THROUGH THE ACCUMULATION OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. AND THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS IS OF THE LAST BEDROOM TO THE RIGHT OF THE RESTROOM. TRASH AND DEBRIS IS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE ROOM. UH, PREVENTING ACCESS, UH, SHEETROCK IS VISIBLY MISSING AND DETACHING, EXPOSING THE WOOD MEMBERS. AND, UH, THERE'S OBVIOUS DETERIORATION HAPPENING IN THERE. THE NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. NUMBER ONE. HERE YOU SEE THE FRONT AND LEFT ELEVATION. THE SIDING IS WORN AND DAMAGED. THE OVERHANG AND THE ROOF ARE WEATHERED AND HAVE HOLES SHOWING SIGNS OF RODENTS AND CRITTER CRITTERS ENTERING THE STRUCTURE. THE NEXT PHOTO IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WORN AND DAMAGED SIDING, EXPOSING THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE TO THE ELEMENTS AND RODENTS. THE NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE RIGHT AND REAR ELEVATION. ONCE AGAIN, THE WORN SIDING AND ROOFING IS VISIBLE. UH, THE BORDER UP DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE IS WHERE I FIRST MAKE ENTRY INTO THIS HOME, INTO THE, I'M SORRY, INTO THE, UH, ATTACH THE ACCESSORY. THE FOLLOWING PHOTO IS OF MY ENTRY INTO THE STRUCTURE. AND THE NEXT PHOTO IS MY VIEW OF THE INSIDE. UH, ONCE AGAIN, I WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THROUGH THE LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS. UH, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS ARE VISIBLE. UH, YOU CAN SEE NATURAL LIGHT ENTERING THE STRUCTURE WHERE THE ROOF IS WORN AND DAMAGED, EXPOSING THE INTERIOR TO THE ELEMENTS. THE NEXT PHOTOS IS OF ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. HERE YOU SEE THE FRONT AND LEFT ELEVATION. THE STRUCTURE IS LEANING TO THE LEFT, DUE TO THE POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION SITTING ON GRADE. THE WOOD SIDING IS WEATHER AND IT DETACHING AROUND THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE AND THE ROOF AND OVER HANGER DETERIORATED AND ROTTING. UH, THE BORDERED UP DOOR HERE IN THE, IN THIS PHOTO IS WHERE I MAKE ENTRY INTO THE STRUCTURE, THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS OF THE RIGHT AND REAR ELEVATION. ONCE AGAIN, THE WOOD SIDING IS ROTTING AND COMPLETELY MISSING IN SOME AREAS, [00:20:01] THE FACIAL BOARDS ARE DETACHING AND MISSING. THE RAFTERS ARE DETERIORATED AND THE ROOF IS WORN AND BOWING. THE FOLLOWING PHOTO IS OF MY ENTRY INTO THE STRUCTURE FROM THE FRONT ELEVATION. UH, THE FOLLOWING PHOTO FROM THERE IS MY VIEW OF THE INSIDE. ONCE AGAIN, YOU SEE SIGNS OF RODENTS, UH, UH, ARE VISIBLE. AND THE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS ARE ALL WATER DAMAGED AND DECAYING. AND YOU CAN SEE THE LARGE HOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. THE FINAL PHOTOS OF THE RAFTERS AND ROOF DECKING. UH, YOU CAN SEE WATER DAMAGE AND HOLES IN THE, IN THE, IN THE CEILING. UH, DETERIORATION IS VISIBLE DUE TO THE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS TO THE ELEMENTS. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AND NEGLECTED CONDITION. THE TRANS AND WOOD SIDING ARE DETACHING, EXPOSING THE WOOD MEMBERS THE ROOF AND OVERHANG AND DETERIORATED AND WORN. TRASH AND DEBRIS ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR. THERE IS NO WALKING SURFACE. ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, SIDING IS DAMAGED AND MISSING IN SOME AREAS. INTERIOR IS FULL OF, OF DEBRIS AND ROOF IS WORN. ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO IS ON GRADE AND LACKING. WEATHERPROOFING SIDING IS DETERIORATED AND HAS LARGE HOLES. THE ROOF AND OVERHANG ARE WORN AND DECAYING. THE INTERIOR IS FULL OF TRASH AND DEBRIS AS WELL. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT ONE 10 LATA DRIVE ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56. SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN ARE 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. SUBSECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE ARE 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. SUBSECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO ARE 1, 2, 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. A AFTER 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 UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR ONE 10 LORETA DRIVE. THANK YOU. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? UH, YES. ROBERT TAPIA. UM, IS THERE SOME REASON WHY YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE, UM, NUMBER FIVE, SUBSECTION TWO? UH, TWO, ALL THREE. YOU LEFT IT OUT ON, ON, ON TWO OF THE STRUCTURES. UM, NUMBER FIVE, ONE, SECTION THREE, ONE AND TWO. YOU LEFT IT OUT. IS THAT, I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT. DEFINITION. FIVE SAYS APPEARANCE OF THE STRUCTURE ON ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT STRUCTURE IS, UH, COLLAPSING. I'M SORRY. ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE. I'M SORRY. ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, CORRECT. YEAH. THE, AS FAR AS THE STRUCTURE, UH, COLLAPSING, THAT'S THE REASON I DIDN'T INCLUDE IT. AND NUMBER ACCESSORY TWO, I BELIEVE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT TO NUMBER TWO. ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. SO THE RECORD WILL SHOW THAT, UH, SUB CODE NUMBER FIVE IS BEING ADDED TO ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER TWO. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. THANK YOU. MR. TAPPY. ANYTHING ELSE? I I HAVE A, JUST, I GUESS IT'S MORE OF A CLARIFICATION. SO WE NEVER WERE ABLE TO TALK TO THE OWNERS OR FIND THE OWNER? NO, MA'AM. I WENT TO THE ACTUAL, UH, OWNER'S ADDRESS ON BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT LEFT MY INFORMATION. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM ANYBODY. SO WHAT, AFTER WE TAKE IT DOWN, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LOT? DOES IT BECOME THE CITY'S NO MA'AM. THE CITY DOES NOT TAKE OVER THE PROPERTY. HMM. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. GO RIGHT AHEAD. IS THE SIDING ON THE HOUSE? ASBESTOS OR JUST, UH, THE NEW KIND OF SIDING? IT'S A TRANSLATE AND IT'S GOT SOME WOOD PANELING AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK [00:25:01] YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR. OFFICER RICHARD SOMERVILLE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR STATION NUMBER PLEASE. GOOD MORNING BOARD. I'M OFFICER RICHARD SOMERVILLE WITH SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S SOUTH SAFE UNIT. I'M ASSIGNED TO THE SOUTH SUBSTATION OUT OF SEVEN 11 WEST MAYFIELD. UM, THE OFFICER THAT HAS THIS ONE 10 LORETA, HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE 'CAUSE HE'S HELPING WITH, UH, WITH ANOTHER PROJECT. BUT, UM, THE YEARS THAT I'VE WORKED THIS AREA, WE'VE MADE NUMEROUS CALLS FOR, UH, CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, LOITERING, UM, FILE ODORS, A LOT OF CALLS FOLLOW ODORS. ONE OF THE CALLS WE GOT WAS, UM, FLY SCENE INSIDE THE WINDOWS AND POSSIBLE DEAD BODY INSIDE. WE'VE MADE THIS, UH, LOCATION ONE OF OUR HOTSPOTS. SO WE'VE TAKEN OUR UNIT AS ON BIKE PATROL JUST TO, TO PATROL THIS WHOLE STREET BECAUSE OF ALL THE CALLS FOR HEAVY FOOT TRAFFIC QUESTIONS OF THE OFFICER. IS THAT LOCATED NEAR A SCHOOL AT ALL? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHERE THAT HOUSE SITS, BUT IS IS THERE A SCHOOL AT ALL NEARBY THERE OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE? NO SCHOOLS, NO SCHOOLS THAT I'M AWARE OF. UM, BUT IT IS ACCESSIBLE TO A LOT OF OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY. SO IT'S NEAR MILITARY AND ROOSEVELT. SO WE HAVE A, A, A LOT OF, UM, LARGE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS THERE. AND THAT, THAT'S MOST OF THE FOOT TRAFFIC THAT WE'RE SEEING. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL. THANK YOU, SIR. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JESSE. SANDRA GARRA. AND I APOLOGIZE IF IT'S, DID I PRONOUNCE IT PRONOUNCE GARCIA? I'M SORRY. SHE PROBABLY JUST WROTE WRONG. SORRY. OKAY, VERY GOOD. UM, JESSE GARCIA. GOOD MORNING, FIRST OF ALL. GOOD MORNING. AND YOUR ADDRESS? JESSE GARCIA AND MY WIFE SANDRA. OH, OKAY. AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE? OH ONE, OH, I'M SORRY. 1 0 6 LTA. I LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO ONE 10, TO THE ACTUAL, UH, THE STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND, UH, MY THING IS THAT, UH, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES. UM, PETRA IS DECEASED AND, UH, THE DAUGHTERS, I GUESS WERE SUPPOSED TO, UH, COME IN, BUT THERE'S BICKERING I GUESS, BETWEEN THE FAMILY THAT WE KNOW OF. AND THAT'S WHY THEY HAVEN'T SOLD OR DONE ANYTHING. BUT NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHING TO THE HOUSE AFTER SHE PASSED AWAY. UH, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH RODENTS, NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH RODENTS. WE'VE HAD TO DONE A LOT OF PESTICIDES AND STUFF. ALL KINDS OF STUFF, YOU KNOW, UH, TO TRY TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. UM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS, IS A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, THIS STRUCTURE ITSELF HAS BROUGHT IN HOMELESS AND OTHER PEOPLE TO COME INTO THIS STRUCTURE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AFRAID OF. I HAVE TWO, UH, TWO, TWO YOUNG BOYS THAT I ADOPTED AND, UM, AND THEY LIVE WITH US. AND, UM, THEY'RE FINE. BUT I'M ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WARY ABOUT THEM BEING OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF THIS STRUCTURE NEXT TO US. AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, UH, JUST, UM, ALWAYS HAVING TO CALL THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO TRY TO GET THIS. UH, THE GRASS HAS NEVER BEEN CUT. MOST OF THE TIME THE GRASS, UH, GROWS SIX, SEVEN FEET, WE CALL THE CITY, BUT THEY SAY IT HAS TO BE. BUT BY THE TIME THEY GET THERE, YOU KNOW, UH, I KNOW THEY HAVE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT THEY, THAT THEY HAVE TO GO TO. SO I KNOW THEY, THEY'RE NOT THERE AT MY SNAP. YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO KIND OF PUT US ON A SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, BUT THE GRASS DOES GROW UP TO ABOUT SIX FEET SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY. NOW THESE PROPERTIES, UH, JUST LIKE MINE, ARE ALMOST AN ACRE. UH, A LITTLE BIT, UH, SMALL. SO THE WHOLE BACK OF IT IS, UH, IS, UH, UH, UM, FULL OF GRASS. YOU KNOW, WE KEEP OURS, UH, OURS. AND OF COURSE, UH, YOU'LL HEAR FROM OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT THEY KEEP THEIRS CLEAN AND STUFF AND, BUT, UH, WE ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS TYPE OF SITUATION THERE AT THIS HOUSE. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, IT'S UNFORTUNATE, YOU KNOW, AND WE WISH WE COULD HELP, BUT THERE'S NOTHING MUCH THAT WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, OTHER THAN JUST HOLD OUR HANDS AND JUST WAIT. YOU KNOW, THERE'S , THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW? UM, UH, WE USED TO OFFER TO CUT THEIR GRASS, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T COME AROUND THE, THE DAUGHTERS OR ANYBODY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST THERE TRYING TO MAKE THIS BETTER FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. AND, UH, UH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I, YOU KNOW, WHAT I HAVE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, QUESTION FROM THE BOARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME FOR COMING IN TODAY. ALRIGHT, SANDRA, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? NO, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH OKAY. VERY GOOD. UH, KEN PRUSKI, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE, AND SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR HOME ADDRESS. KEN P PRUSKI, ONE 12 LORETA. SO I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE. UH, AND IF YOU WANT TO GIVE IT, IF YOU NEEDED A HOUSE FROM HELL, [00:30:01] THAT'S WHAT IT'S BEEN. UH, PETRA DIED, UH, SEVEN YEARS AGO, LAST SEPTEMBER. AND YOU KNOW, THE KIDS AT FIRST TRIED TO KEEP IT UP MAYBE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS, BUT PEOPLE KEPT BREAKING IN. WE WOULD CALL 'EM AND TELL 'EM, HEY, THERE'S PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE. UM, THEY WOULD SHOW UP, BUT THEN IT GOT WHERE THEY WOULDN'T EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE. UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE GONE BY THE HOUSE AND COME TO US AND ASK US ABOUT INQUIRING ABOUT BUYING IT, AND I'VE PRETTY MUCH JUST TOLD 'EM IT'S NOT EVEN WORTH THE PHONE CALL. THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE CALLED PATRICIA THE DAUGHTER, UH, HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD, DO YOU SEE A FOR SALE SIGN? BUT IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT TAKES THE VALUE OF THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. I MEAN, A GUY CAME TO MY HOUSE THE OTHER DAY AND HE SAYS, MAN, YOU, YOU'VE GOT THE BEST HOUSE ON THE, ON THE BLOCK. AND HE SAYS, BUT WHAT'S THAT NEXT DOOR? AND I SAID, MAN, IT'S A LONG STORY THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS HOUSE IS, IS APPRAISED AT LIKE, ABOUT $200,000. THE LAND IS APPRAISED AT $80,000. THERE'S ALREADY A, ABOUT A $50,000 TAX LIEN ON IT. AND THE CITY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR LIEN IS FOR CLEANING IT UP AND BOARDING IT UP. AND ALL THE TIME THAT, THAT OFFICIALS, I MEAN, WE'VE HAD THE POLICE AND EMS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE COME OUT THERE, AND THEY PROBABLY HAVE 20 OR $30,000 LIEN ON THIS PROPERTY. SO NOBODY'S GONNA BUY IT THE WAY, EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS NOW. SO, AND AT LEAST IF THE HOUSE WAS TORE DOWN BETWEEN ME AND MY NEIGHBOR, I MEAN, AT LEAST WE CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN, BECAUSE ONCE I GET AROUND A CERTAIN, 'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY WINDOWS ON, ON THE BACK SIDE THAT SIDE OF MY HOUSE. SO IF I'M NOT STANDING OUTSIDE, I DON'T SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT THERE'S JUST BEEN TOO MUCH GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME, AND THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? UM, SO YOU KNOW HOW TO CONTACT THE DAUGHTERS? WELL, WE HAVE A PHONE NUMBER THAT WE HAD GOT WHEN THEY WERE LIVING THERE, BUT, UM, SHE JUST QUIT, I GUESS, CALL HER ID AND SHE JUST QUIT ANSWERING THE PHONE. UH, HAS THE, UH, CODE OFFICER GOTTEN THAT PHONE NUMBER OR, SO ALL YOU HAVE IS A PHONE NUMBER, NO ADDRESS OR ANYTHING? WELL, THE ADDRESS IS, IS THE ADDRESS ON THE, UH, FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THAT'S THE ADDRESS I GUESS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO IS WHERE THE, WHERE PATRICIA LIVES, UH, ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS. YOU DON'T MIND IF I, I, UH, IF WAIT, I HAVE TO HAVE YOU AT THE PODIUM. OH, OKAY. UH, BUT I'LL LET MR. BREWSKY YIELD IF HE WISHES TO DO SO. SURE. JUST REAL QUICK, UM, SORRY. AND AGAIN, STATE YOUR NAME IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. AND WE HAVE YOUR ADDRESS AND I LIVE AT 1 0 6 DONITA, BUT WE DID, UH, I DID SHARE THE NUMBER THAT I HAD, THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAD WITH THE, UH, CODE OFFICERS THAT CAME IN AT THAT TIME WHEN WE WERE HAVING ALL THIS TROUBLE. SO WE DID, I I DID. I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, SAY THAT NO, THANK, VERY GOOD. THANK THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. PRUSKI? SIR, YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. THANK YOU. AND CONNIE, IF, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, CONNIE PRUSKI, AND IF YOU WOULD ALSO STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CONNIE PR. BRING ME UP. OKAY. MY NAME IS CONNIE PRUSKI. I LIVE AT ONE 12 LORETA DRIVE. UM, WE'VE BEEN DEALING PRETTY MUCH WITH WHAT MY NEIGHBORS AND MY HUSBAND HAS SAID. UM, THE, UH, THE HOMELESS WAS OVER THERE A LOT. AND WE HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT WE ADOPTED THAT, THAT SHE WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T LET HER GO OUTSIDE AND SHOOT BASKETS. I WALKED OUT THERE ONE NIGHT AND THERE WAS A MAN STANDING OVER THERE WATCHING HER SHOOT BASKETS JUST WA YOU KNOW, WATCHING HER. AND IT'S REALLY SCARY. I HAVE TWO [00:35:01] GRANDCHILDREN AND I CAN'T LET GO OUT THERE, OUT IN THE BACK WITHOUT ONE OF US GOING OUT THERE WITH THEM. I'M WORRIED. THE RATS ARE HORRIBLE. WE'VE HAD TO, WE HAVE AN EXTERMINATOR THAT COMES, UH, ON A REGULAR BASIS TO, TO KEEP THEM AT BAY. UM, THE SAPD HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF HELPING US, UM, COMING BY AND, AND CHECKING ON THE HOUSE AND, AND, AND CO COMPLIANCE ALSO. THEY'VE COME BY AND, AND, UH, THAT'S HELPED A LOT WITH THE, YOU KNOW, BUT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT GETS VERY COLD, WE'RE AFRAID THE HOUSE IS GONNA GO UP IN FLAMES WHEN THEY GET IN THERE AND TRY TO START A FIRE TO GET WARM OR WHATEVER. THE HOMELESS, UM, WE'VE ALREADY HAD ONE HOUSE ON OUR STREET THAT CAUGHT FIRE FOR THAT SAME REASON. UM, UM, WE, WE JUST WORRY ABOUT THAT A LOT. UM, UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. WE JUST, IF THE HOUSE WASN'T THERE, IT WOULDN'T BE A, LIKE A, A BEACON FOR THE, FOR THE, THAT KIND OF ELEMENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I, UM, I FEEL SORRY FOR THE, UH, YOU KNOW, PETRA'S FAMILY, YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY, UH, MR. AND MRS. HERNANDEZ THAT LIVED THERE WERE WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THEY WERE NICE, THEY WORKED HARD. THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY KEPT THEIR PLACE UP. THEY WERE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND, BUT THEY PASSED. AND THE KIDS, THEY'VE, THEY HAD THEIR OWN LIVES AND THEY, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, UM, AND THEY DON'T WANNA DEAL WITH IT. I UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, AND IT'S, IT'S A SAD SITUATION, BUT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT EVERY DAY. SO WE, WE HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, TAKE SOME ACTION FOR THIS HOUSE. IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. THANK, THANK YOU, MS. PERSKY. WAIT JUST A MINUTE. LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE, MAY, MAY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. CHAIRMAN, TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 10 LORETA TAPIA. I MOVED THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 10 LORETA DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 1 4 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 AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. ONE, UH, 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER 2 1 2 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 MOVED THAT THE PROPERTY WOULD BE ABOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER. FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. ROBERT BINKY, I SECOND THAT MOTION. THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 10, UH, LORETA DRIVE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, UH, PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57 AND IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, UH, AND THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, SUB CODES FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE, UH, SUB CODES 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND FOR STRUCTURE NUMBER TWO, THE ACCESSORY 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, THAT THE BA BUILDING IS TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. AND THE PROPERTY CLEARED OR CLEANED, EXCUSE ME, CLEANED, WAS MOTION. ANY DIS ANY AND MOTION HAS BEEN SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION SINCE THERE ARE NO DISCUSSION, EVERYBODY'S GIVEN ME THE INDICATION. WE'LL DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUS. OUR NEXT, UH, STRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE THANK YOU. THREE 10, EXCUSE ME, 2310 HICKS AVENUE. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS ELISA VALEZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. [00:40:01] THE HEARING IS BEING PRESENTED TODAY ON BEHALF OF DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER RYAN GARZA, WHO IS OUT, UH, DUE TO ILLNESS. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED IS LOCATED AT 2310 HICKS AVENUE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS, THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 32 0 4, BLACK 29 LA FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THE OWNER AND RECORD IS ALMAN MAGDALENA , WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 2310 HICKS AVENUE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 0. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE OWNER AND RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? YES, PLEASE. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON FEBRUARY 16TH, 2024. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIME OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AT 2310 HICKS AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON JULY 18TH, 2024. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 30TH, 2024, AND THE RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNDELIVERED ON JANUARY 23RD, 2025. THE NOTICE REVIEW SB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 2310 HICKS AVENUE ON JANUARY 22ND, 2025. THE NOTICE OF ABUSE BE HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER ON RECORD. NO SCOPE OF WORK, FINANCIAL PROOF OR, OR LETTER CREDIT OR AN ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO OUR OFFICE. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON JANUARY 3RD, 2025. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2310 HIGGS AVENUE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF ROD AND DETERIORATION TO THE EXTERIOR WOODEN MEMBERS ALONG ALONGSIDE THE FACIAL BOARDS AND BOTTOM SECTION OF THE FOUNDATION. NEXT SIDE, ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF THE WOODEN MEMBERS ARE ROTTED, INCLUDING THE ROOF SECTION, NEXT REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE REAR DOOR IS ROTTED ALONGSIDE WITH THE EXTERIOR SIDING. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED NEXT IS FINE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED ON GRADE ALREADY WITH ROOF ISSUES. THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. THERE'S LIGHT COMING THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE EXTERIOR OF FROM THE EXTERIOR. THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE, SO IT WAS KIND OF DIFFICULT TO WALK IN. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WOODEN MEMBERS ARE ROTTED AND HAVE THEY HAVE WATER MA UH, WATER DAMAGE. NEXT, THIS IS ANOTHER SIDE UNDER THE WALL SECTION OF THE EXTERIOR. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S WA UH, LIGHT COMING THROUGH AND WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT. NEXT, THIS IS SINGLE STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WITH THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM. THE ROOF IS SAGGING AND AND BOW FORMING A SUPER BOWL EFFECT. THE ROOF HAS HOLES AT REAR OF THE STRUCTURE. THE ASPHALT ROW ROOF IS WORN. ROOF SHOOTING HAS VISIBLE WATER DAMAGE. THE EXTERIOR WALLS HAVE WOOD, UM, WOOD, UM, EXCUSE ME, . EXTERIOR WALLS HAVE WOOD MEMBERS THAT ARE ROTTED, DETERIORATING, DETACHING, AND LISTING TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF THE, THE DISCARDED ITEMS. WITHIN THE, THE STRUCTURE, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FULLY INSPECT THE FOUNDATION. HOWEVER, IT IS NOTICEABLE THAT THE BOTTOM AND TOP PLATES ARE ROTTED. AN EXTERIOR WALL SIT ON GRADE. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2310 HICKS AVENUE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CON THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THE SUCH CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY AND HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THIS INCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2310 HICKS AVENUE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? YES, ROBERT TAPIA, ASSUMING THAT IT GETS DEMOLISHED, DO WE, DO WE INCLUDE IN THIS, AT THIS LEVEL THE, UH, INSPECTION OF THE FOUNDATION? UM, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DO THE ACTUAL FULL INSPECTION, BUT BY THE PHOTOS AND THE INSPECTION ITSELF, WE FOUND THAT THE, UH, FOUNDATION HAS ACTUALLY SUNK INTO, UM, THE LEVEL WITH THAT MOST OF THE WALLS ON THE EXTERIOR ARE ON GRADE MM-HMM . SO THERE, THERE REALLY IS NO FOUNDATION LEFT. OKAY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. SO THE MAIN STRUCTURE, DOES ANYBODY LIVE THERE? NO, MA'AM. THE MAIN STRUCTURE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR QUITE SOME [00:45:01] TIME AND RECENTLY SUFFERED MAJOR FIRE DAMAGE. WE ARE CURRENTLY OUT ON A SEPARATE CASE. WE'RE CURRENTLY PROCESSING THAT MAIN STRUCTURE FOR AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2310 HICKS ROBERT BINKY. I MOVED THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2310 HICKS AVENUE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56. SPECIFICALLY, I DIDN'T, UH, NUMBERS 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 FREE AND CLEAR OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 2310 HICKS IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX DASH, UH, ARTICLE EIGHT DASH OR SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT LY REPAIRED, UH, AT THIS TIME. AND THE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE SIX, UH, CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, SUB CODES 1, 2 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS AND CLEARED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND ANN WEINER. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED NAY. THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUS. JUNE 10. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE WITH US TODAY REPRESENTATIVES FROM OHP AND JESSICA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA PRESENT OR IF STEPHANIE'S GONNA PRESENT, BUT STEPHANIE ANDERSON AND STEPHANIE AND I CANNOT, UH, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS IS HERE. UH, SO BOTH OF 'EM ARE COMING TO THE PODIUM. APPARENTLY BOTH WILL SPEAK. SO WE'LL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND ALSO GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR HOME ADDRESS, PLEASE FOR THE RECORD, WE'RE GONNA TAG TEAM THIS ONE FOR Y'ALL. THANK YOU. UM, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, UM, 100 WEST HOUSTON STREET. UH, I AM THE SENIOR MANAGER OF THE CITY'S DECONSTRUCTION AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROGRAM. AND I'M HERE WITH JESSICA ANDERSON, WHO'S THE ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER. UM, I'LL KICK US OFF WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE, AND THEN JESS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. SO, UM, THE CITY'S DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, FOLLOWING AROUND FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OF COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. UM, SO THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS, AND WE WERE ASKED TO BRIEF YOU ALL. UH, DUE TO THE TIMING, UM, THE ORDINANCE WHEN IT WAS ADOPTED, INCLUDED THREE PHASES THAT AUTOMATICALLY EXPANDED OVER TIME. AND WE RECENTLY, UM, ENTERED INTO THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE, WHICH, UH, INCLUDES, UH, ONLY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. SO THE ORDINANCE ONLY APPLIES TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, AND IT CURRENTLY SAYS THAT ANY BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN 1945 OR EARLIER ANYWHERE IN THE CITY LIMITS REQUIRES DECONSTRUCTION IF IT'S APPROVED FOR REMOVAL. AND THEN IF THOSE BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT, IF THEY'RE DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK OR IF THEY'RE LOCATED WITHIN NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT, THAT BILL DATE IS 1960 AND EARLIER. UH, SO WHEN WE WERE DEVELOPING THIS ORDINANCE, UM, WE INTENTIONALLY STRUCTURED IT TO KIND OF HAVE MINIMAL EFFECT ON SOME OF THE OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CITY DOES, INCLUDING THIS BOARD. UM, SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS. YOU ALL ARE CHARGED WITH, UM, ISSUING REPAIR ORDERS OR REMOVAL OF BUILDING ORDERS. AND THEN THAT'S WHERE OUR STAFF STEPS IN AFTER WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY ORDERS DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ORDINANCE IS BEING COMPLIED WITH. SO THAT'S A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. UM, AND THEN I'LL INVITE JESS UP TO THE PODIUM TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL BE HERE TO STEP IN IF NEEDED. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. JESSICA ANDERSON, ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER FOR DECONSTRUCTION AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'M NOT USED TO BEING ON THIS SIDE OF THE DI SO , UM, JESSICA ANDERSON, 100 WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER FOR DECONSTRUCTION AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY. GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE. [00:50:02] SO, READING OVER SOME OF THIS, JUST CURIOUS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE, THE CITY HAS ONLY BEEN WORKING WITH BIG TECHS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS TO DO THE DECONSTRUCTION PROCESS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. FOR THE CITY ORDERED DEMOLITIONS? YES. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. I HAD A BUDDY ACTUALLY LOOKING AT ONE THAT HAD SOME, UH, DESIGNATION AND REQUIRED DECONSTRUCTION AND HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD WORK OR IF HE, HIM AS A LICENSED CONTRACTOR CAN DO THAT OR HOW THAT SURE. SOME LIGHT ON THAT. SO, UH, ONE ASPECT OF THE ORDINANCE IS THAT IT REQUIRES THE CONTRACTORS COMPLETING THE DECONSTRUCTION TO BE CERTIFIED DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, WHICH IS SOMETHING OUR PROGRAM ALSO MANAGES. SO DEFINITELY ONCE A YEAR IN A GOOD YEAR, TWICE A YEAR, WE OFFER DECONSTRUCTION TRAINING TO LOCAL CONTRACTORS. UM, RIGHT NOW, STEPHANIE, CORRECT ME, WE HAVE ABOUT 30, I BELIEVE TRAINED DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS CERTIFIED. THAT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS AND THEN ALSO PEOPLE REPRESENTING LARGER FIRMS. COOL. THIS IS ROBERT TAPPY. SO HAVE WE INCLUDED, UH, THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING WITH SOME OF THESE, UH, LICENSES AND THE EDUCATION REQUIRED? SO WE, WE CONTRACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED REPURPOSE SAVANNAH. THEY'RE SORT OF NATIONALLY ACCREDITED DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR TRAINERS. UM, BUT WE HAVE LOCAL STUDENTS, LOCAL PROFESSORS ENGAGED IN A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMMING. IT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL IF, IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUST GO AHEAD AND, AND READ THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS, UH, THAT ARE ON HERE. SURE. AND THAT WAY THAT BECOME A PART OF THE PERMANENT RECORD, I CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT BY RECORDING. GREAT. UM, SO STEPHANIE ALREADY WENT OVER THIS FIRST SECTION WITH YOU GUYS. UM, SO I'LL JUST READ THE QUESTIONS AND THE ANSWERS THEN. HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO DECONSTRUCT A BUILDING VERSUS MECHANICAL DEMOLITION? THIS VARIES BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED. THE SCOPE OF THE MATERIAL SALVAGE AND THE SIZE OF THE DECONSTRUCTION CREW. SMALL STRUCTURES MAY TAKE A FEW DAYS OR LESS, WHILE LARGER STRUCTURES MAY TAKE LONGER. I ALSO SAY, INTERRUPT ME IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS WE GO THROUGH TOO. I'D MUCH RATHER ANSWER QUESTIONS THAN LECTURE. SO, UM, WHAT IS THE COST OF DECONSTRUCTION VERSUS MECHANICAL? DEMOLITION? BSB ORDERED BUILDING REMOVALS ARE PERFORMED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE CITY CONTRACTOR. BIG TEXT GENERAL CONTRACTOR'S, LLC. THIS CONTRACT IS MANAGED BY THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE CONTRACT RATE VARIES DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE STRUCTURE AND IF THE STRUCTURE IS RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL. AND, UM, LUCKILY JUDY WORKED WITH US TO PROVIDE SOME TABLES IN THE BACK THAT GIVE SOME BREAKDOWNS ABOUT THE COST PER SQUARE FOOT. I'M GONNA ASK A QUESTION THAT ACTUALLY WILL WIND UP BEING PROBABLY GOING BACK TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUT LET ME ASK IT THIS WAY. UH, WHEN, WHEN THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH, WITH DECONSTRUCTION, UH, VERSUS, UH, KINETIC DISASSEMBLY, UH, IT, WHO WINDS UP PAYING THE DIFFERENCE IN THAT COST? THE PROPERTY OWNER, DOES THAT BECOME PART OF THE, OF THE LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY? SO THIS IS AMIN THOMAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. YES. UH, THE ADDITIONAL COST WILL BE PAID BY THE OWNER, OR IF OUR CONTRACTOR PERFORMS THE WORK, WE WILL DO IT. AND THEN WE WILL PUT LIEN ON THE PROPERTY AS A REGULAR DEMO. BUT YEAH, WHATEVER THE COST IS WILL BE, UH, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER OR WILL BE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY IN THE, IN THE OWNER'S INTEREST, THEN, UH, THEIR, THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, UH, DEFEND THEMSELVES WOULD BE DURING THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD PRESENTATION. IS THAT A CORRECT ASSUMPTION? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY DEFENDING THEMSELVES? WELL, IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A COST ASSOCIATED, HIGHER COST ASSOCIATED WITH DECONSTRUCTION, AND THAT'S AN ASSUMPTION I AGREE. UH, AND THAT'S GONNA BECOME PART OF A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY. UH, THEIR ONLY TIME THAT THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO THEN DISCUSS, UH, THE BUILDING ITSELF AND PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST A HIGHER COST OF DECONSTRUCT VERSUS KINETIC, THE, UH, DISASSEMBLY, UH, THAT IS THE ONLY TIME THAT THEY HAVE A CHANCE THEN TO PRESENT THEIR CASE. SO, UH, THAT IT'S AN ORDINANCE. SO, UH, WHEN THEY COME TO THE BOARD HERE TO THE BSP, ALL WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT IS IF THE STRUCTURE CAN BE REPAIRED OR NEEDS TO BE DEMOED, THE, THE TYPE OF DEMO OR THE PROCESS AND WHICH METHOD IT'S GONNA BE DEMOED, THAT WILL BE HANDLED AFTER THE FACT. AND IF THEY NEED TO DISCUSS THAT WITH OHP, THEY WILL, UH, DEPENDS ON THE MATERIAL THEY HAVE ON THAT STRUCTURE. MM-HMM . THAT'S WHERE THE DETERMINATION WILL HAPPEN. THEN. COUNSEL, I GUESS I HAVE TO COME TO YOU THEN. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE OF THE OWNER THEN HAS TO FILE APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT. IS THAT A GOOD ASSUMPTION ALSO? YES. SO, UM, IF A PROPERTY OWNER, A VESTED INTEREST, WANTED TO CHALLENGE, UH, A DECONSTRUCTION VERSUS A DEMOLITION, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO AFTER THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE. THERE IS NO, [00:55:02] FROM MY, UH, AND OHP COULD TELL US, I DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A, A DEFENSE OR AN EXCEPTION TO THE DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE BEING APPLIED. IF IT AGAIN WAS, UM, THE HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE, UH, WHAT 1945 OR THE OTHER, UM, UM, PREREQUISITES OR QUALIFICATIONS THAT MAKE THAT PROPERTY FALL INTO DECONSTRUCTION. UM, AND I CAN JUMP IN HERE TOO. SO OUR STAFF WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM AND THE DP TEAM WHEN THIS IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU GUYS FOR CONSIDERATION OF DEMOLITION. SO THE PROPERTY OWNER IF AVAILABLE, IS APPRISED OF THIS ORDINANCE WELL BEFORE IT HITS YOUR AGENDA. UM, SO IN SOME CASES WE HAVE WORKED WITH PROPERTY OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES, EVEN TO AFFORD THE DEMOLITION LIEN ON THEIR PROPERTY, UM, TO POTENTIALLY CONTACT ONE OF OUR CERTIFIED DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS THAT WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH THAT POPULATION TO GET THEM OUT OF THE CITY ORDERED PIPELINE AND CONTRACTED WITH THEM DIRECTLY. AND WE'VE HAD SOME INSTANCES WHERE THOSE CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS HAVE ACTUALLY DEFRAYED THE OVERALL COST OF BUILDING REMOVAL AND WORKING WITH THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WE DO ON THE FRONT END TO MITIGATE THAT COMING TO THIS BOARD. UM, SO IT'S, IT'S NOT AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE RUN INTO THUS FAR. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . UH, I THINK YOU CAN SKIP THE NEXT QUESTION AND I WILL, I'LL GIVE EVERYONE, UH, AN EXCEPTION TO THAT OR REASON TO KNOW WHY IT CAME UP. UH, HAVING HAD EXPERIENCE FOR DEMOLITION AT FORT MCCOY AS WELL AS CAP BULLIS, UH, AND WATCHING THE, THAT PARTICULAR PROCESS GO THROUGH THOSE CONTRACTORS DID NOT DO A GREAT JOB AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED. UH, AND OBVIOUSLY, UH, I DO BELIEVE THAT THE CITY IS GONNA DO A WHOLE LOT BETTER JOB OF DECONSTRUCT THAN WHAT THAT EXPERIENCE HAPPENED TO BE. UM, AND, AND INDEED THOSE, THE BUILDINGS I WAS PER PERSONALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WERE INDEED DANGEROUS STRUCTURES. SO WE'LL ELIMINATE THAT FROM A PERSONAL ISSUE. , UH, WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. THERE IS ONE CLARIFICATION I DO WANT TO MAKE. UM, WHEN THE BOARD ORDERS A DEMOLITION, WHETHER THAT, UH, THAT HOUSE, UH, COMING DOWN IS DUE TO DECONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, HANDLE THAT DEMOLITION ON THEIR OWN. IF YOU, AGAIN, REMEMBER ONCE THE APPEAL PERIOD IS DONE IN THOSE 30 DAYS OF EXPIRED, UH, THAT DOES, THAT GIVES THE CITY THE RIGHT TO GO IN AND DO IT THEMSELVES. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY ALWAYS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER, A VESTED INTEREST TO, UH, GO IN AND HANDLE IT ON THEIR OWN. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD WITH THE NEXT QUESTION, UH, AND I'LL READ IT FOR YOU. WHERE DOES ALL MATERIALS, UH, SALVAGE GO FOR STORAGE? SURE. SO, UM, FOR CITY ORDER DEMOLITIONS, ALL OF THE MATERIALS SALVAGED GO TO OUR MATERIAL INNOVATION CENTER, WHICH IS HOUSED AT, UM, THE KELLY BUNGALOW COLONY DOWN NEAR PORT SA. IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE NEW BOEING CENTER. UM, AND SO ANY MATERIALS SALVAGED GO THERE AND THEN ARE FILTERED INTO COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND HSD PROJECTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, OTHER MATERIALS FROM DECONSTRUCTIONS THAT AREN'T CITY ORDERED, UM, ARE UP TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE CONTRACTOR. AND THEN SOME OF THOSE MAKE THEIR WAY TO OUR, OUR SITE AS WELL. AND WHAT'S THE COST FOR STORAGE? SO WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE AN MOU WITH PORT SAN ANTONIO, WHERE THEY ALLOW US TO WORK ON SITE AT NO COST. AND, UH, THIS IS NOT EVEN LISTED ON MY LIST OF QUESTIONS I HAD RIGID, BUT, UH, DO WE HAVE A VERY GOOD MARKETING PROGRAM? THIS, THOSE MATERIALS ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC? NOT YET. SO, UM, WE, STEPHANIE AND I WORK WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE INVESTED IN THINGS LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, COMMUNITY IMPACT PROJECTS, AND, UM, LET ME LOOK AT MY NOTES 'CAUSE I KNOW I'M FORGETTING THINGS IN MY PERFORMANCE ANXIETY HERE. UM, SO, UH, INVESTED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING REPAIR PRODUCTION TRADES AND DESIGN EDUCATION. SO SOME OF IT'S MAKING ITS WAY TO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LIVING HERITAGE TRADES ACADEMY, UM, AND THEN COMMUNITY IMPACT PROJECTS. SO BASICALLY, UM, WE DISCUSS PENDING PROJECTS WITH, YOU KNOW, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR OUR PROGRAMMING. AND THEN WE PROVIDE THE MATERIALS AT NO COST TO THEM. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROGRAMS RIDE DOWN YOUR ALLEY? YES, YES. WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYBODY. WE'VE RECENTLY, UM, WORKED A LOT WITH SOME SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS AS WELL. UM, THEY'VE AWARDED GRANTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. JUST LAST WEEK WE VISITED A SITE, UM, ON THE NEAR EAST SIDE, UH, CALLED DON'S HARVEST. AND THEY'RE USING RECLAIM MATERIALS TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY GARDEN THERE. MM-HMM . AND WHAT ALL ARE YOU GUYS? I MEAN, TWO BY FOURS WINDOWS, I MEAN OLD SIDING, I MEAN, ANYTHING YOU GUYS CAN SALVAGE. ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. YEAH. WE HAVE, UM, LOTS OF DIMENSIONAL LUMBER, WOOD FLOORING, UM, DIFFERENT SIDING PROFILES. UM, WE EVEN HAVE SOME METAL FROM ROOFS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. UM, FINISHES. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE [01:00:01] GABLE THAT WAS SALVAGED FROM A PROJECT IN MANKEY PARK. UM, AND WE BASICALLY MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO CONTRACTORS WORKING WITH HOUSING PROJECTS TO, TO TRY TO MATCH MATERIALS TOO. RIGHT. YEAH. JUST CURIOUS WHO MAKES THE DECISION ON WHAT IS SALVAGED AND LET'S PUT IN STORAGE? SURE. SO, UM, OUR DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS LARGELY MAKE THAT, UH, CALL, WE DO WORK PRETTY CLOSELY WITH THEM, WITH THROUGH SITE VISITS TO ASSESS LIKE HOW, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF MATERIALS WE THINK, UM, ARE SALVAGEABLE, ALWAYS WORKING TO A HUNDRED PERCENT SALVAGE. UM, BUT YES, IT'S A COMBINATION OF STAFF AND THEN MOSTLY THE DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS TO OUR CERTIFIED THROUGH OUR PROGRAM. OKAY. AND I THINK YOU'VE ANSWERED THE NEXT QUESTION. SO THE NEXT ONE ON THE LIST WOULD BE HIGH AND WHAT AMOUNT OF THE CELL, UH, AND OF COURSE YOU MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT FOR SALE CORRECT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, UH, ARE EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS SUCH AS THE REQUIREMENT FOR DECONSTRUCTION? THEY'RE NOT. OKAY. AND, UH, SHOULD THE BOARD ALWAYS INCLUDE A FENCE REQUIREMENT AROUND THE DECONSTRUCTED ELIG UH, STRUCTURE? UH, AND YOU'VE ANSWERED THAT ONE. I'LL, I'LL ACTUALLY LET YOU ANSWER THAT ONE. SHOULD THE BOARD ALWAYS INCLUDE A FENCE REQUIREMENT AROUND A DECONSTRUCTION ELIGIBLE STRUCTURE, UH, THAT INDEED IS DANGEROUS. ALL OF THAT IS INCLUDED AS PART OF ANY BUILDING REMOVAL. UM, SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO INCLUDE IT, BUT WE HONOR THAT AS PART OF CITY CODE REGARDLESS. SO YOU, YOU WOULD NOT NECESSARILY FEEL IT'S IN NECESSARY TO INCLUDE IT. UH, IT'S, IT'S REQUIRED BY THE CITY CODE. SO, UM, IT'S STILL SORT OF TREATED LIKE A DEMOLITION FOR THE PURPOSES OF FENCING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO YEAH. OKAY. UNTIL YOU FIND OUT SOMEBODY LIKES TO BORROW THAT KIND OF STUFF. YES, YES. THERE ARE LOTS OF WALKING FENCES OUT THERE. I'VE HEARD. YES. TRUCKING GHOST. HOW I HAVE A QUESTION. DO DETAIL. I'M HAVING TROUBLE HEARING YOU MA'AM. I'M SORRY. DO YOU SAVE ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL WORK, UH, SUCH AS IF IT'S A HISTORIC HOME THAT IS BURNED OR BEING DEMOED AND THOSE DETAILS ARE SAVED, WE SAVE AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. SO WE DO SAVE DECORATIVE ELEMENTS AS WELL. UM, SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY IN OLDER HOMES, THOSE ARE THE FIRST THING THAT ARE LOST. SO IT'S NOT THE BULK OF THE MATERIALS THAT WE HAVE AT THE, AT THE MATERIAL INNOVATION CENTER, BUT AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE LIKE THAT FULL, IT WAS A CRAFTSMAN GABLE OFF A HOUSE IN MINKE PARK. UM, SO WHEN POSSIBLE WE SAVE ALL OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS THAT FOLKS, FOLKS MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN REINTRODUCING SOMEWHERE ELSE, ARE ARCHITECTS, UH, ARE THEY, ARE THEY, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR AN ARCHITECT TO, UH, BE, HAVE ACCESS TO, TO REVIEW THAT, THAT, UM, MATERIAL? SO IT, IT, IT WOULD KIND OF DEPEND ON THE SCOPE. SO, UM, RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE'RE PROVIDING THINGS AT NO COST, WE REALLY WANT THESE MATERIALS TO GO GET INTO THE HANDS OF FOLKS WHO ARE MAYBE LIKE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, UM, PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LIKE THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES, OWNER-OCCUPIED REPAIR RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS. UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT WORKING WITH ARCHITECTS WHO ARE WORKING ON PRIVATE PROJECTS. IT'S MOSTLY, UM, PUBLIC, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND THEN A LOT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. I'M GONNA JUMP IN HERE 'CAUSE I HEAR SOME ARCHITECT INTEREST AND THAT'S MY FAVORITE POPULATION TO WORK WITH. SO, UM, YOU MENTIONED, UM, DESIGN INSTITUTIONS. SO ARCHITECTS THAT ARE TEACHING AT UTSA OR WORKING ON PROJECTS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, SAY PUBLIC PARKS OR, UM, SOMETHING THAT HAS A BENEFIT FOR COMMUNITY USE. THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY ENGAGED. UM, WE WORKED WITH A ARCHITECTURE PROFESSOR A FEW YEARS AGO TO EXPLORE HOW THE MATERIAL INNOVATION CENTER COULD SERVE THE PURPOSE OF CREATING NEW ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND KIND OF EXPLORING THE STRUCTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF BUILDING MATERIAL REUSE, UM, FOR MATERIALS THAT ARE SALVAGED. SO THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY ENGAGED AND WE WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK FOR IF YOU GUYS ARE THINKING OF ANYONE TO TO WORK WITH US, WE'D BE OPEN TO CHATTING WITH THEM ABOUT OTHER PROJECTS. THANK YOU. I THINK I KNOW THE ARCHITECT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YAY. GREAT. . THANK YOU. THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA. UM, THAT'S WHY I KEEP BRINGING UP ACADEMIA. UH, IT'D BE NICE TO GET ALL THEM INVOLVED. I MEAN, THIS IS A WHOLE NEW DESIGN. UH, THEY LOVE IT. THEY WOULD LOVE IT JUST TO KNOW WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN THIS REGION TOO, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN SEVERAL, UH, REGIONS OF THE, OF THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS ABROAD AND DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMS COME UP ACCORDING TO THAT REGION. SO THIS REGION WOULD, WOULD BE HISTORICAL, WOULD BE GREAT, UH, AS A SPECIFIC TOPIC AND INTEREST, UH, FOR THIS KIND OF, UH, ENDEAVORS. WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I'VE GOT ONE FINAL QUESTION I GUESS THAT I SHOULD KNOW, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. UH, OBVIOUSLY WE JUST RECENTLY MOVED TO BUILDINGS, UH, CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1945. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER PHASE COMING? UH, THAT'S THE END OF IT. OKAY. THAT'S PHASE THREE OF THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. YEAH. UM, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, SO THAT'S THE END OF THE ORDINANCE PHASES THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL. IF FOR SOME REASON CITY COUNCIL WANTED [01:05:01] TO PURSUE COMMERCIAL OR A MORE RECENT BUILD DATE, THAT WOULD REQUIRE ANOTHER ACTION BY CITY COUNCIL. SO ANY OF THAT WOULD BE COMING TO YOU AS A BRIEFING BEFORE THAT EXPANDED. SO NOTHING, NOTHING IN THE FUTURE CURRENTLY. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, JESSICA, STEPHANIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING TIME TO COME IN AND ANSWER PRIMARILY MY QUESTIONS ON IT. UH, IT HELPS GIVE ME A WHOLE LOT BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THOSE BUILDINGS. I HAD NO CONCERNS AT ALL FOR WHATEVER REASON ON 1920 AND PRIOR, IT WAS OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE PARTICULAR STRUCTURES BECAUSE THEY COULD INDEED PROVIDE IT. BUT FROM 1945, UH, TO 1920, THAT WAS A WHOLE LOT OF CONCERNS ON MY PART. UH, AND, AND AGAIN, THAT GOES BACK TO SOME OLD, OLD EXPERIENCES IN THE MILITARY, UH, FROM, UH, MILITARY STRUCTURES, WHICH ARE HISTORICAL BUT NOT WORTH SALVAGING BECAUSE I BURNED A BUNCH OF THEM DOWN WHEN I WAS A FIREFIGHTER WITH THE ARMY AND I BUILT THEM BACK UP AND YOU BUILT THEM BACK UP. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. THIS IS, THIS IS A GREAT TEAM RIGHT HERE. UM, BUT YEAH, AND, AND WE'D LOVE TO CHAT WITH YOU ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE 'CAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT HOW IT USED TO GO. SO, UM, WE'RE ALWAYS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR GREAT QUESTIONS FOR US TO ANSWER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. AND JUST FOR THE ENVIRONMENTALIST AROUND, UH, WE DO NOT BURN THEM DOWN ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE AIR QUALITY ISSUES, BUT, UH, I BURNED A BUILDING DOWN THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, BEFORE WE FINALLY DEMOLISHED IT. NEGLECTED TO MENTION, WE BROUGHT UP THIS WEBSITE AND THEN DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BUT YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE AND THE MATERIAL INNOVATION CENTER. IT'S SA REUSE.COM. YEP. AND IF WE EVER GET TO GO A PUBLIC, WE DO WANT TO HAVE SOME KIND OF MARKETING PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT ASSET. UH, IT'S, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE TOOL, UH, SHED THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE VERY GOOD ASSETS FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING WITH THEIR PROPERTY. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES THAT I CREATE? JUDY CRUM, JUDY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT THE ANNUAL FDR REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN SENT OUT. UM, THAT IS DUE BY APRIL 1ST, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN GET THAT COMPLETED AHEAD OF TIME. AND THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THIS IS LEGAL. I DO WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ALL DEMOLITION PROPERTIES OR ALL DEMOLITION ORDERS HAVE LANGUAGE TO SECURE AT THE LOCATION. SO I DON'T THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE NEW WORDING OR NEW LANGUAGE. I, I PROMISE YOU I'VE BEEN DOING IT LONG ENOUGH THAT WE'RE GOOD. I GOT YOU COVERED. I DO TRUST YOU. COUNSEL , UH, THE TIME IS, WOW. THE TIME IS 10 15 ON SIXTH FEBRUARY. AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. YES, SIR. I. * 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.