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THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD FOR 15 OCTOBER, 2025.
UH, IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
ALSO MEETING IN ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OR LUCINDA OROZCO FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
AMIN TOMAZ, DIRECTOR MELISSA RAMIREZ.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR DANNY LEGGE, CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATOR.
MELISSA GARZA, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TWO.
ESTHER ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST.
ERIC BURNS FROM CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
JUDY KRUM, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR CHAIR AORM IS PRESENT.
AS YOU'VE SAID, A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
NO PERSON SHALL DISRUPT OR DELAY THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDERS OF THE CHAIR.
IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING ANY AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE SIGN IN ON THE PERSONS TO BE HEARD SHEET OR ADVISE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF MEMBER.
ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK SHALL BE CALLED FORWARD IN THE RESPECTIVE CASES TO BE REACHED OR IS REACHED.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT IN THE BUILDING 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, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DOES PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE WHO MADE IT ASSISTANCE IN THAT.
IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE A TRANSLATION OF THAT FACT.
THE BOARD HAS RECEIVED COPIES OF THE DRAFT MINUTES FROM 25 MAY, 2025.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR AMENDMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE TO THOSE MINUTES? IF NONE, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MR. CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDIS AND I MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS IS FOR MAY 15TH, 2025.
THE MOTION IS TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF MAY 15TH, 2025.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS JOE SLAC.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 15.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
IF WE COULD, WE HAVE A UPDATE ON A COUPLE OF DEMOLITIONS THAT WE HAD? GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS TURNED INTO THE RECORD, IF I MAY PROCEED.
FIRST ITEM IS ONE 18 MAUREEN DRIVE, STRUCTURE LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON OCTOBER THE SECOND OF 2025 DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER THE 18TH OF 2025.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
THIS WAS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT WAS VACANT.
THERE ARE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS.
NEXT LOCATION STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 52 30 GROVE HILL STREET LOCATED IN COUNCIL.
DISTRICT SEVEN WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON OCTOBER THE THIRD OF 2025 DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2025.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
IT WAS VACANT AND THERE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AS WELL.
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THAT DOES COMPLETE MY REPORT THIS MORNING.UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE TWO PROPERTIES.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THOSE PROPERTIES? THERE ARE NONE.
UH, NO MORE THAN WE GET STARTED AT 9 0 6.
THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD WILL ADJOURN FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS WITH COUNSEL.
THE TIME IS NOW 10 31 ON 15 OCTOBER 16 OCTOBER, UH, THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD WILL RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, LET THE RECORD ALSO SHOW THAT SAVITA RAI HAS, HAS JOINED THE, UH, GROUP AND ALSO THAT, UH, KAYLA MIRANDA HAS ALSO, UH, COME IN.
UH, SO THE FULL BOARD IS NOW FULLY PRESENT.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID NOT DO IS RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS, YVONNE ADDISON, IS HERE.
AND LIKE ALWAYS, YVONNE, WE PUT YOU ON THE END OF THE ROLE AND YOU BEGIN TO COME BACK THIS WAY SOMETIME.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU PRESENT.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS SELECTION FOR THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THE SAN ANTONIO BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
UH, NOMINATIONS FOR THE CHAIR ARE NOW OPEN.
DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR? MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, SIR.
OH, I NOMINATE DW NELSON FOR, UH, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
I SECOND IT AND A SECOND ON THAT ONE.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HOWEVER EVER.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ON THE FLOOR? THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMEBODY WHO'S BETTER THAN I AM.
I'LL, I'LL THROW MINE IN THERE.
IT MAKES ME FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER.
AND ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.
IF YOU WOULD HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE FOR VOTE CHAIR.
WE CAN GET A SECOND FOR MR. ANDY'S NOMINATION, PLEASE.
I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN PLEASE.
DO YOU NEED A SECOND FOR MY, A SECOND.
I, I WILL SECOND IT FOR YOU THEN.
WHEN I STATE YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU'LL BE VOTING FOR MR. NELSON OR MR. ANDES.
MR. NELSON MOTION PASSES WITH A VOTE OF 10 TO TWO FOR MR. NELSON AS A BSB BOARD CHAIR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I APPRECIATE THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU AT LEAST, UH, SHARED, AT LEAST WITH THE VOTE.
UH, NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE VICE CHAIR POSITION.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE FRED ANDES.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SAB I WE ALLOW YOU TO ACTUALLY NOMINATING ANYONE TODAY.
UH, IT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING YOU TO THE PODIUM TO DO THAT.
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SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN PLEASE.SECOND BY ROLLETT SH AND GHOST.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS, NOMINATION TO CLOSE.
WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE VOTING FOR MR. ANDES OR MS. MIRANDA.
MR. ANDIS, YVONNE, ADDISON, KAYLA, MIRANDA.
UM, WE HAVE A MOTION OF FIVE TO SEVEN FOR MS. MIRANDA AS A BSB VICE CHAIR.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO THE, UH, PRESENTATIONS BY THE STAFF.
UH, AND THE FIRST ONE'S GOING TO BE THE, UH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM, UH, BY MS. KATHY RODRIGUEZ.
UH, GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, IT'S NICE TO SEE FAMILIAR FACES AND NEW FACES.
UH, I ALWAYS LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER, YOU KNOW, VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME TO SERVE, AND TO YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M THE DEPUTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
BUT TODAY I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU, UH, NOT JUST ABOUT HISTORIC PROPERTIES, BUT ABOUT THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU ALL JUST A, A A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM IN GENERAL, AN OVERVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, AND A COUPLE OF STATS ABOUT WHAT IS IN THE INVENTORY AND WHERE THESE STRUCTURES ARE.
SO THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM, WHEN IT STARTED BACK IN 2015, WAS A, UH, TEMPORARY, IT WAS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR 18 MONTHS, AND IT COVERED MOSTLY THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF SAN ANTONIO.
AFTER THOSE 18 MONTHS, CITY COUNCIL WAS HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT AND DECIDED TO MAKE IT A PERMANENT PROGRAM.
AT THAT POINT, THEY DID EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROGRAM AREA TO INCLUDE ABOUT 109 SQUARE MILES OF THE CITY.
UM, SINCE THEN, 2017, THERE'S BEEN TWO OTHER EXPANSIONS OF THE PROGRAM AREA.
AND, UH, IN A MINUTE WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROGRAM AREA, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN ALSO JUST SLOWLY GROW AS POLICIES AROUND NEIGHBORHOODS CHANGE AND EVOLVE OVER TIME.
AND THE CHARGE OF THE PROGRAM WAS REALLY TO BETTER ADDRESS THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH VACANT STRUCTURES.
AND I THINK YOU ALL ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THOSE.
UM, BUT ALSO IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY, TO FIND OUT WHAT ARE THE, UM, THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE LEADING TO LONG-TERM VACANCY.
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT PROPERTY OWNERS MIGHT BE FACING? AND WHAT COULD WE BE DOING BETTER AS A CITY TO ADDRESS THOSE? AND OF COURSE, IT'S ALWAYS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERYBODY IF WE CAN REUSE EXISTING BUILDINGS, IF WE CAN BRING THOSE BUILDINGS BACK TO LIFE.
AND THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE TRY TO DO WITH OUR PROGRAM.
SO THE CURRENT PROGRAM AREA, I ALWAYS DESCRIBE IT THIS WAY, IF YOU THINK ABOUT AREAS OF TOWN WHERE CI CITY POLICY IS IN PLACE TO REVITALIZE OR TO AFFECT CHANGE, THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GONNA FIND THE PROGRAM.
SO, OF COURSE, WE ARE IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS, BUT WE'RE ALSO OUTSIDE OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS, NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, TS AREAS, BUFFERS AROUND SOME OF THOSE AREAS OUTSIDE OF OUR ACTIVE MILITARY BASES, AS WELL AS PORT SAN ANTONIO AND BROOKS.
AND THEN OUR MOST RECENT EXPANSION WAS A THOUSAND FOOT BUFFER AROUND ALL OPEN SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SAN ANTONIO.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE IN EVERY, UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT AND EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY.
AND NOW WE'RE AT ABOUT 200 SQUARE MILES.
SO JUST ABOUT HALF OF THE CITY LIMITS RIGHT NOW ARE, UM, PART OF THE, UH, VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM.
SO THIS DESCRIBES A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE, UH, GO ABOUT MANAGING CASES.
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SO OUR TEAM, MY TEAM IS, UH, MADE UP OF CASE MANAGERS, NOT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.AND PART OF THE REASON IS, AS I MENTIONED, WE REALLY WANNA WORK WITH OWNERS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THESE BUILDINGS.
UH, YES, WE ARE ABLE TO FILE COURT CASES, MUNICIPAL COURT CASES AGAINST OWNERS WHO DON'T COMPLY, BUT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS GONNA GIVE US THE RESULT THAT WE WANT.
THE RESULT THAT WE WANT IS AN IMPROVED AND REUSED STRUCTURE.
SO THE WAY THE PROPERTY, UH, THE WAY THE, UM, ORDINANCE READS IS WE IDENTIFY A STRUCTURE, AND WE DO THAT A FEW WAYS.
AND ONE IS WORKING WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
WHEN THEY IDENTIFY DANGEROUS PREMISES.
WE ALSO, UM, ARE ALERTED BY THOSE SO THAT WE COULD SEE IF THERE'S A PROPERTY THAT WE CAN AFFECT SOME CHANGE ON.
SO WE IDENTIFY 'EM THROUGH THAT, UH, COLLABORATION THROUGH REPORTING.
AND THEN WE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER WHO'S OUT IN THE FIELD PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY SURVEYING OR GOING THROUGH THESE AREAS, UH, HOPING TO IDENTIFY NEW VACANT STRUCTURES SO THAT WE CAN BRING THEM INTO THE PROGRAM.
ONCE THEY'RE IDENTIFIED, WE DO NOTIFY THE OWNERS.
THEY HAVE 90 DAYS TO REGISTER THEIR PROPERTIES.
IF THEY FAIL TO DO THAT, WE WILL ISSUE A FAILURE TO REGISTER NOTICE, AND THEN FOLLOW UP WITH A MUNICIPAL COURT CASE.
AND THERE'S SOME NOTIFICATION PERIODS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
SO FROM BEGINNING TO IDENTIFYING TO POTENTIALLY TAKING A PROPERTY TO COURT, IT TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
AND YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY DOES THAT TAKE SO LONG? BECAUSE, UH, IN CODE ENFORCEMENT, THEY CAN BE A BIT MORE SWIFT.
UM, AND IN THE INTERIM, WE DO WORK WITH DSD AND THEIR STAFF.
IF THERE'S ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ABATED IMMEDIATELY AND THERE'S ORDINANCES IN PLACE TO DO THAT, THEN WE WILL DO THAT.
BUT THIS PROGRAM, WHEN IT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED, UM, WAS DONE THROUGH A, UH, A GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS AT THAT TIME WHO FELT THAT WE WANTED TO WORK WITH OWNERS.
WE WANTED TO GIVE THEM PLENTY OF TIME TO COMPLY.
UM, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT IS CHANGING, AND I'LL SHOW YOU IN A MOMENT IN OUR STATS THAT WE'RE REALLY GONNA BE BOLSTERING ENFORCEMENT MORE IN THE NEXT YEAR.
AND THAT IS A RESULT OF A FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THE OTHER ITEM THAT VACANT, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS NEED TO COMPLY WITH, YES, THEY NEED TO REGISTER.
AND REGISTRATION'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEN THAT MEANS WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL'S CONTACT INFORMATION THAT WE COULD REACH OUT TO IF WE NEED TO ADDRESS ISSUES.
THE REGISTRATION PACKET ALSO INCLUDES A NO TRESPASSING AFFIDAVIT, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT ON FILE.
AND THEN THE LAST PIECE IS A PLAN OF ACTION.
HOW DO THEY PLAN ON REUSING? HOW DO THEY PLAN ON MAKING REPAIRS? HOW DO THEY PLAN ON COMING INTO COMPLIANCE? NOW, OF COURSE, ANYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE A VACANT STRUCTURE.
SO AS AN OWNER, YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT? BUT IT MUST MEET A MINIMUM STANDARD OF CARE, AND YOU MUST REGISTER IT EVERY YEAR.
AND IT WILL BE INSPECTED EVERY YEAR.
IF YOU ARE A SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNER AND THAT VACANT BUILDING MEETS THE STANDARD OF CARE, THEN YOU ARE EXEMPT FROM THE PROGRAM.
AND THE REASON THAT'S IN PLACE IS WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT CAUSING UNDUE HARDSHIP ON OWNERS THAT ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF THEIR STRUCTURES.
SOMETIMES THERE'S SENTIMENT OF VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOME.
IT COULD BE A FAMILY MEMBER'S HOME THAT WAS PASSED DOWN.
THIS GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETAIN THAT.
AS LONG AS IT'S MAINTAINED, THEN THEY'RE NOT SUBJECT TO ANY OF OUR RULES.
BUT STANDARD OF CARE IN GENERAL JUST MEANS THAT THE OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE IS WELL MAINTAINED, THAT THERE'S A GOOD SOLID BUILDING ENVELOPE TO HELP, UH, PROVIDE SOME LONGEVITY TO THE STRUCTURE.
IT CANNOT BE BOARDED UP WITH PLYWOOD.
IT SHOULD HAVE DOORS IN PLACE, AND IT SHOULD HAVE WINDOWS IN PLACE.
UM, THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE, UH, KEEPING THE YARD CLEAN.
ALL OF YOUR OTHER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES NEED TO APPLY.
BUT WHAT WE REALLY LOOK AT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENVELOPE OF THAT BUILDING IS BEING WELL MAINTAINED.
'CAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT'S GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UM, ADDRESSING ISSUES OF POTENTIAL, UM, TRESPASSERS, UM, DANGEROUS STRUCTURES.
THE CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE CAN DECLINE SIGNIFICANTLY IF THAT BUILDING ENVELOPE IS NOT CARED FOR.
A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO ALSO IS WORKING WITH, I ALWAYS SAY WE HAVE TWO CUSTOMERS, THE VACANT BUILDING PROPERTY OWNER AND THE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE NEXT DOOR.
SO WE DO A LOT OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, AS WELL AS WITH OUR OWNERS.
UM, OUR WEBSITE IS A VERY, UH, GOOD RESOURCE AND I RECOMMEND IT WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
IT'LL DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL WHAT REGISTRATION LOOKS LIKE.
IT DOES, UH, ALSO DESCRIBE FEE WAIVERS.
SO IF A PROPERTY OWNER, UM, IT MAY BE IN THE MIDDLE OF PULLING PERMITS AND MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS, THAT'S GREAT, THAT'S GREAT.
BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU A FEE WAIVER WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT WORK AND MOVING TOWARDS, UM, COMPLETING YOUR GOALS WITH YOUR PROPERTY.
IT ALSO IS A WAY THAT YOU CAN REPORT A VACANT BUILDING.
SO IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU COME ACROSS ONE, AND IT'S IN OUR PROGRAM AREA, THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO REPORT.
AND THERE'S ALSO AN OPTION THERE FOR YOU TO ADD A PHOTO IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT WHEN YOU'RE REPORTING THAT BUILDING.
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PROPERTY OWNERS.SO THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFITS OUT THERE THAT ARE ASSISTING COMMUNITY WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH VACANT BUILDINGS.
UH, FOR EXAMPLE, HEIRS PROPERTIES OR UNCLEAR TITLES.
SO THERE ARE SOME NONPROFITS OUT THERE THAT WILL HELP, UM, UH, RESIDENTS OR OWNERS WHO MADE ASSISTANCE MAY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THAT.
AND WE LIKE TO LIST THAT ON THE WEBSITE SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
THIS LAST YEAR WE DID A ASSESSMENT OF WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE, THE FACE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT OWN VACANT BUILDINGS IN SAN ANTONIO IN OUR INVENTORY, WHICH USUALLY TEETERS AROUND A THOUSAND PROPERTIES, ANYWHERE BETWEEN 800 AND A THOUSAND PROPERTIES.
UM, PRIMARILY THOSE ARE GONNA BE SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES, AND THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE LOCAL OWNERS.
AND THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE OWNERS THAT ONLY OWN ONE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.
NOW, OF COURSE, THERE ARE BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT ARE ALSO, UH, OWNERS OF THESE STRUCTURES, LLCS, WHICH ARE SOMETIMES A CHALLENGE TO PURSUE ENFORCEMENT AGAINST.
BUT WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE MAJORITY, THE TYPICAL PERSON IN OUR INVENTORY IS GOING TO BE, UH, SOMEONE AROUND THE AGES OF 50 TO 60 YEARS OLD AND JUST OWNS ONE OTHER BUILDING IN ASSOCIATE, UH, IN ADDITION TO THEIR RESIDENTS.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT DETERMINES HOW WE ASSIST THEM AND WHAT OUR STRATEGIES COULD BE TO HELP THEM RESOLVE THE ISSUES.
THE TRUTH IS, WHEN WE ENCOUNTER AN INDIVIDUAL, THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.
THEY'RE DEALING WITH CODE ISSUES, THEY'RE NOT SURE HOW TO NAVIGATE THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
WE HELP CONNECT THEM WITH THE RESOURCE.
WE KNOW THEY MAY HAVE LIMITED FUNDS.
SO WE'LL GO AND MEET WITH THEM ON SITE AND HELP THEM WORK THROUGH THE PRIORITIES WITH THEIR BUDGET.
WHERE SHOULD THEY BE FOCUSING THOSE EFFORTS SO THAT THEY CAN GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO COMPLIANCE AND TO RESOLVING THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR BUILDING.
ALSO, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SELLING, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO SELL.
BUT IF THEY'RE THINKING THE BEST THING FOR THEM TO DO WITH THAT STRUCTURE IS TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE ON WITH, UM, ANOTHER PROJECT, WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP THEM PROMOTE THOSE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
OF COURSE, WE'D ONLY DO THAT WITH THEIR PERMISSION AND WE DON'T BROKER ANY DEALS.
BUT FROM TIME TO TIME, WE GET PEOPLE INTERESTED IN, IN POTENTIAL PROPERTIES TO REDEVELOP.
SO WE ACTUALLY MAINTAIN THE LIST, THE INVENTORY OF VACANT STRUCTURES IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND WE PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPERTY.
BUT, UM, IF WE CAN HELP TO ASSIST, CONNECT A RE A DEVELOPER OR REDEVELOPMENT WITH AN OWNER, THEN WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
WE COLLECTED SOME STATS JUST, JUST JUST TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT OUR ACTIONS.
SO MY TEAM IS SMALL BUT MIGHTY.
I ALWAYS SAY THERE'S SIX OF US ALL TOGETHER COVERING 200 SQUARE MILES OF THE CITY AND ALMOST A THOUSAND CASES.
SO WE DO THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN AND I THINK WE DO A REALLY NICE JOB.
UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS.
WE'VE ACTUALLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS THAT WE'VE ISSUED FROM 2024 TO 2025.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK THEY FORGOT TO SWITCH.
YEAH, THEY FORGOT TO SWITCH 24 AND 25.
'CAUSE I ASKED HER TO DO IT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
UM, I MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO THAT FROM THE DAAS, THE COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT REALLY, UM, BOLSTERING UP OUR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS FOR 2026.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THEY'LL HAVE A DEDICATED CODE OFFICER TO HELP US WITH FILING MORE CASES, DOING MORE INSPECTIONS.
SO WHEN I COME BACK TO YOU NEXT YEAR, WE EXPECT TO SEE A VERY, VERY HIGH NUMBER OF, UH, CASES BEING FILED.
UM, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF FAILURE TO REGISTER CASES INCREASE.
WE HAVE FOUND THIS LAST YEAR WE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF FAILURE TO REGISTER VIOLATIONS FILED, AND WITH THAT WE INCREASED OUR CONTACT RATE WITH OWNERS 40%.
SO YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING, OKAY, THAT'S GOOD, BUT WHY IS THAT SIGNIFICANT? SO WHEN WE FIRST IDENTIFY STRUCTURE, THE ONLY INFORMATION I HAVE IS WHAT'S ON BCA.
SO ALL I HAVE IS A NAME AND AN ADDRESS.
YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE LIKE, OKAY, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
BUT WHEN THEY GET A A NOTICE TO, TO APPEAR IN COURT FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER, THEY CALL US.
THAT THAT RIGHT THERE ALLOWS US TO REALLY BEGIN TO WORK WITH THAT OWNER AND, AND WORK CLOSER TOWARDS COMPLIANCE.
SINCE THE PROGRAM IS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015, WE'VE HAD 1100 PROPERTIES THAT HAVE EITHER, UH, BEEN REPAIRED, OCCUPIED, OR SOLD TO A NEW OWNER.
ARE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER FOR ANYONE? IF, UH, YOU HAD INDICATED THAT YOU GET INVOLVED EARLY WITH CODE COMPLIANCE, WHICH MEANS THAT, FORTUNATELY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GETTING INVOLVED BEFORE IT GETS TO US.
UH, THAT MEANS THAT IF, THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO DEAL
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WITH AN INDIVIDUAL CASE.AND ALSO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GETTING THE SCHOOL AREA INVOLVED, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF, ESPECIALLY FRED'S BIGGEST CONCERNS.
IN FACT, MANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS' CONCERNS MM-HMM
ABOUT WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE KIDS AROUND THE SCHOOLS.
THAT, THAT YOU'VE INCLUDED THAT IN THE GROUP ITSELF.
WHEN YOU'RE, AND LET ME USE YOUR MIC.
WHEN YOU AND YOUR, UH, OR ARE WITH THE BOARD MM-HMM
WHERE IS THAT DEFINED LINE? BECAUSE WE SEE HOUSES THAT WE ORDERED REPAIRS MM-HMM
IT PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN IN THAT PROGRAM.
WHERE IS THAT FINE LINE WHERE IT STAYS WITH THE BOARD OR IT GOES TO YOU? WHAT, WHAT MAKES THAT FINE LINE? SO IF YOU ALL ARE SEEING IT ON YOUR AGENDA, WE HAVE MADE OUR EFFORTS, WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH DSD THROUGH THE DP IDENTIFICATION, THE DP PROCESS LEADING UP TO YOUR AGENDAS.
AND SO WE HAVE TRIED OUR SIX MONTHS ENFORCE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS WITH THAT OWNER AND THEY HAVE NOT COMPLIED, EITHER HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO US OR WENT AHEAD AND PAID THE $500 FINE AND STILL CHOSE TO DO NOTHING OR DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO ANYTHING.
SO BY THE TIME YOU'VE SEEN THEM, WE'VE ALREADY WORKED OUR EFFORTS OUT.
AND THAT'S PART OF THE COLLABORATION WITH THE DSD TEAM.
NOW, IS THAT IN ADDITION TO WHAT DSD DOES, ARE YOU WORKING ANOTHER PART OF THE, ARE YOU WORKING A SEPARATE CASE AND RUNNING A DIFFERENT TRACK BEFORE DS OR IS DSD RUNNING SIMULTANEOUS? SOME OF IT IS SIMULTANEOUS.
I OFTEN DESCRIBE AS, AS BEING THAT MIDDLE ENFORCEMENT EFFORT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SPAN, UH, FOR THE CITY, YOU HAVE YOUR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES, THEN YOU HAVE THE DP BSB PROCESS.
WE'RE KIND OF THERE IN THE MIDDLE AND WE, WE HOPE TO GET ENGAGED EARLY ENOUGH WHERE WE CAN GET THAT OWNER TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS SO THAT IT DOESN'T END UP ON AN AGENDA FOR YOU ALL.
UM, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, TYPICALLY WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OR WE COULD BE WORKING TOGETHER.
IF THERE'S SOME ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ABATED IMMEDIATELY AND THE OWNER'S NOT WORKING FAST ENOUGH, LIKE SECURING IT, CLEANING THE YARD, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THEN BSB WILL BE DOING THOSE ITEMS AROUND THE SAME TIME WE'RE DOING OUR NOTIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS FOR VACANT BUILDINGS.
I DO WANNA, SINCE MS. ADDISON IS BRAND NEW AND I JUST DID THE TRAINING, I, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME, THIS IS WHAT WE, UH, MEAN WHEN I WAS SAYING WE ARE AT THE CABOOSE WHEN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS.
AND, UM, ALONG WITH OHP HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET SOME WORK DONE, TRYING TO GET SOME MOVEMENT ON THIS PROPERTY.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING ANY.
BSB IS THE LAST RESORT IS, IT'S THE CABOOSE BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER, ALL THOSE OTHER, UH, TRAINED PARTS, THOSE CARTS HAVE ALREADY PASSED BY AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE.
SO I WAS GONNA ASK REGARDING REGISTERING VACANT HOUSES, IS THAT DONE ON VSB WEBSITE OR IS THAT DONE THROUGH 3 1 1 SA ON THE AMP? HOW IS THAT ACTUALLY DONE? SO TO REGISTER A VACANT BUILDING PRO UH, PROPERTY, YOU WOULD GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND THERE'S AN ONLINE FORM THAT AN OWNER CAN FILL OUT.
AND THEN WE MAINTAIN THAT INVENTORY IN THAT LIST.
SO IT'S THROUGH THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
AND IF YOU WANNA REPORT IT, YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH 3 1 1 OR YOU COULD DO IT DIRECTLY ON OUR WEBSITE.
OR WE ALSO HAVE A GENERIC INBOX, LIKE AN EMAIL INBOX AND A PHONE LINE THAT'S A CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE THAT YOU CAN ALSO REPORT PROPERTIES THAT WAY.
AND THE OTHER QUESTION WAS, ONCE YOU DO REGISTER THE, THE PROPERTY, THERE IS AN ANNUAL, UH, FEE TO KEEP IT IN, IN THE DATABASE.
AND I TAKE IT YOU SEND OUT LETTERS OUT TO THE OWNERS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT'S IT'S TIME TO PAY YOUR FEE AGAIN? YES.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.
'CAUSE IT IS WHAT WE CALL ANNUAL NOTICE SEASON.
SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING ANNUAL NOTICE TO THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ALREADY IN OUR PROGRAM AND THEY'RE GOING INTO THEIR SUBSEQUENT YEAR.
WE ARE SENDING THEM NOTICES TO LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S TIME TO REGISTER, AND OUR TEAM IS GONNA BE OUT IN THE FIELD DOING INSPECTIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
UM, I WILL ALSO MENTION THAT WE'RE NOTIFYING EVERYONE THAT THE FEE HAS INCREASED.
SO WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE FY 2026 BUDGET, THERE'S BEEN A SLIGHT INCREASE TO REGISTRATION FEES FOR BOTH, UH, RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
SO WE'RE SENDING POSTCARDS TO EVERYONE SO THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THAT.
LET ME ASK YOU A FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
WHEN IT'S REGISTERED, THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN DO IT IS BY COMPUTER.
THEY CAN ALSO COME IN AND MEET WITH US AND, AND FILL OUT A FORM OR WE'LL BRING A FORM TO THEM.
IF THEY'RE HANDICAPPED OR, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THEN THE FORM IS MADE AVAILABLE IN ALL IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AS WELL? UH, YES, OF COURSE.
IF THERE'S A REQUEST FOR A PARTICULAR, UH, UM, INTERPRETATION OR A, UH, WHAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR, UM, TRANSLATION, WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR THAT PROPERTY OWNER.
AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE CASE MANAGERS.
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YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WEAR UNIFORMS, THEY LOOK JUST LIKE I DO.AND WE'RE THERE TO SUPPORT OWNERS.
SO WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT WE'VE GONE OUT AND ACTUALLY GONE TO THE HOME TO HELP THEM REGISTER.
UM, AND, AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ASSIST THEM, WE'RE, WE'RE OPEN TO THAT.
I WAS GONNA ASK, ONCE YOU'VE IDENTIFIED A, A PROPERTY AND IT'S IN YOUR DATABASE MM-HMM
ARE THERE ANY SIGNAGES ON THAT PROPERTY SAYING THAT THAT'S SO, SO THERE'S NO DEMARCATING THAT PROPERTY.
UM, IT IS LISTED ON AN INVENTORY SHEET THAT YOU CAN FIND ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE ALSO HAVE AN INTERACTIVE MAP.
SO ON OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN ENTER AN ADDRESS AND IT WILL TELL YOU WHETHER THAT PROPERTY'S IN OUR PROGRAM AREA, FIRST OF ALL.
AND IF WE HAVE AN ACTIVE CASE, IS IT ACTIVE IN OUR INVENTORY? UH, THE WEBSITE WILL TELL YOU THAT.
UM, WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON A, UM, A NEW MAP AND A NEW DASHBOARD THAT WILL LINK TOGETHER MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A BUILDING.
SO IF YOU SEE A VACANT BUILDING, UM, AND LET'S SAY YOU'RE LOOKING TO REDEVELOP SOME PROPERTY, YOU COULD PUT IN THE ADDRESS AND IT WILL PULL UP ANY INFORMATION WE HAVE IN OUR OFFICE.
IT WILL PULL UP BEXAR COUNTY BASIC INFORMATION, SQUARE FOOTAGE, UM, THE ZONING FOR THAT PROPERTY, IF IT IS AN ACTIVE CASE IN OUR, IN OUR PROGRAM, IT'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT.
AND IT'LL JUST GIVE YOU SOME BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN OUR ENFORCEMENT.
UH, NOT A LOT OF DETAIL, BUT, UH, IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE CASE MANAGER'S NAME SO THAT YOU CAN CONTACT A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM AND THEY CAN GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION.
IS THERE A TIE INTO BAD AS WELL? SO THAT IF YOU GO INTO BAD AND LOOK FOR PROPERTY, THAT'LL NOTIFY YOU THAT IT IS PART OF THIS PROGRAM? DID YOU SAY BAD? YEAH.
WHAT IS DISTRICT? OH, UH, BCAB.
SO, SO, B, C, A, UM, THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THEIR PROPERTY DETAIL THAT SAYS THAT THEY ARE, THEY WILL NOTE IF A PROPERTY IS VACANT OR IF IT'S A VACANT LOT, THEY'LL, THEY'LL HAVE THAT.
THAT'S JUST PART OF THEIR OWN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.
UH, BUT THE BEST WAY TO FIND OUT IS TO JUST CONTACT OUR OFFICE AND WE CAN, WE CAN CONFIRM AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? YEAH, JUST A, UM, IF NOBODY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE PROPERTY, ARE THERE STILL PEOPLE PATROLLING AND, AND THEN, UH, PRESENTING THAT TO YOU? YES, MA'AM.
SO WE HAVE A, UH, A SPECIALIST POSITION THAT IS ALMOST A HUNDRED PERCENT IN THE FIELD.
AND ONE OF HIS RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO WHAT WE CALL SURVEY, BASICALLY LAY EYES INTO ALL OUR PROGRAM AREAS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL VACANT BUILDINGS.
SO EVEN IF A PROPERTY, A NEIGHBOR DOESN'T REPORT IT OR THERE'S NOT A COMPLAINT, UM, WE CAN IDENTIFY THEM AS WELL, UH, WHEN WE DO OUR SURVEY EFFORTS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? KAYLA? IS THERE A REASON, UM, THAT YOU DON'T WORK WITH THE POST OFFICE TO SEE WHICH PROPERTIES ARE VACANT? LIKE EVERY LETTER LETTER CARRIER IN THE CITY, MY DAD WAS A LETTER CARRIER.
THEY KNOW WHAT BUILDINGS ARE VACANT AND WHAT ARE NOT.
SO WE DO COLLECT, UM, THE, UH, POSTAL SERVICE INFORMATION.
WE DO IT ON A, UH, A QUARTERLY PERIOD, UM, TO GO AHEAD AND UPDATE THAT.
YOU ARE ONE OF THE FOLKS WHO INDEED HERE TO HELP.
UH, THE NEXT PRESENTATION, ACCORDING TO MY AGENDA, SHOWS HISTORIC DESIGN AND REVIEW.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD MORNING.
I'M THE DESIGN REVIEW MANAGER FROM THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
UH, WE OFFICE UP HERE AT CITY TOWER ON THE 17TH FLOOR.
AND SO IF ANY OF Y'ALL EVER NEED TO REACH OUT OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, THERE'S USUALLY ALWAYS A MEMBER OF STAFF ABLE TO TALK TO YOU.
UM, I HAVE, UH, 34 SLIDES IN HERE.
UM, AND I DON'T THINK I NEED TO ELABORATE ON EACH ONE, SO I OUGHT TO GO THROUGH THIS QUICKLY.
ALSO, I DON'T REALLY KNOW IF MY VOICE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH, IF I TALK FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE ON EACH ONE.
UH, SO, UH, I'M GONNA, UH, JUST, UH, LET ME, HERE WE GO.
UM, THERE'S BEEN A HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM, UH, HERE AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SINCE THE LATE SIXTIES OR EARLY SEVENTIES, I BELIEVE.
UH, BUT OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN A STANDALONE OFFICE SINCE 2008.
UH, THAT'S WHEN OUR DIRECTOR, SHANNON MILLER, WHO'S THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, STARTED HERE.
UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LARGER OFFICES, UH, ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
MOST PLACES HAVE ONE OR TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN THE PLANNING OFFICE OR THE ZONING OFFICE THAT HANDLE THEIR PRES HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
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I'LL SAY THAT OUR NAME'S A LITTLE BIT MISLEADING.WE'LL GET TO THAT LATER BECAUSE WE COVER A LOT MORE THAN HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
UM, WE COVER, OR THE STATE OF TEXAS, UH, CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, UH, MULTIPLE CITIES, UH, DALLAS, HOUSTON, UH, AUSTIN, FORT WORTH.
THEY HAVE PRESERVATION PROGRAMS. UH, OURS IS SO LARGE HERE THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF ALL THE PRESERVATION REVIEWS THAT OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS.
UH, THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW.
I'M EDWARD HALL, AND I MANAGE THE, UH, INDIVIDUALS IN OUR OFFICE THAT, FOR THE MOST PART, REVIEW CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATIONS, UH, REGULATORY REVIEWS.
UH, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE GIVES US DIRECTION ON HOW WE ARE TO, UH, RECEIVE AN APPLICATION, HOW WE'RE TO PERFORM A COMPLETENESS REVIEW, HOW WE'RE TO PROCESS THAT APPLICATION.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE AN ARCHEOLOGIST IN OUR OFFICE THAT ADMINISTERS THE, UH, THE TEXAS ANTIQUITIES CODE, UH, ALSO PERFORMED SECTION 1 0 6 REVIEW, WHICH IS A REVIEW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTERS OR, OR, UH, REQUIRES.
UH, AND THEN WE SERVE AS A CONSULTANT ON A LOT OF BOND PROJECTS, PUBLIC HEARINGS.
UM, WE REVIEW PUBLIC PROPERTY AND IMPACTS THE PUBLIC PROPERTY, WHETHER THAT'S, UH, SOMETHING AT BRACKEN RIDGE PARK, WHETHER THAT'S SOMETHING DOWNTOWN THAT'S PUBLIC PROPERTY, OR JUST A PARK THAT MAY BE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, IF THERE'S WORK GOING ON THERE, UH, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE HAS IT IN PLACE THAT THEY WANT SOMEBODY PUTTING EYES ON IT AT THE CITY FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WHAT THE CITY'S SPENDING MONEY ON WITH THE TAXPAYERS ARE SPENDING MONEY ON IS GONNA BE QUALITY.
AND SO THAT'S THE REVIEW THAT WE PERFORM.
IT DOESN'T GO VERY DEEP, BUT IT'S SOMEBODY LOOKING AT IT TO MAKE SURE THAT GENERAL ITEMS ARE BEING ACCOUNTED FOR.
UM, OUR, OUR PURVIEW, SO WE HAVE 32 LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
THERE ARE A HANDFUL THAT ARE DOWNTOWN.
UH, OBVIOUSLY Y'ALL KNOW THE RESIDENTIAL ONES.
MONTE VISTA, KING WILLIAM MONTICELLO PARK, LA VACA, DIGNA, WHITTY HILL, GOVERNMENT HILL.
UH, THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF OTHER SMALLER ONES, KNOB HILL, UM, SOME THAT ARE ONLY 15 OR 20, MAYBE 30 PROPERTIES.
UM, WE PERFORM ROUGHLY 2200 REVIEWS ANNUALLY.
UM, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE ADMINISTRATIVE, UM, IN PAST YEARS, AND I'LL PULL UP THE, THE, I'LL PULL UP THE CHART HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.
IN PAST YEARS, WE'VE HAD, UH, HDRC AGENDAS THAT ARE A LOT BUSIER.
I'VE REVIEWED 500 TO 600 CASES, I THINK THIS YEAR.
WE'RE PROBABLY ON ON PACE FOR ABOUT HALF OF THAT.
SO WE'VE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
UH, BUT WE HAVE ZONING OVERLAYS THAT WE ALSO REVIEW THE RIVER IMPROVEMENT OVERLAY, IF YOU ALL CAN THINK OF BROADWAY CORRIDOR, UH, STARTING AT HILDEBRAND ALL THE WAY TO DOWNTOWN, THE THINGS THAT ARE ALONG BROADWAY, PEARL, UH, AND THEN WHAT'S, WHAT'S CLOSER TO DOWNTOWN ALONG BROADWAY.
AND THEN IF YOU CAN THINK OF ROUGHLY 1000 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RIVER, STARTING HERE AT CHAVEZ, ALL THE WAY TO FOUR 10 SOUTH, UH, THAT'S THE RIVER IMPROVEMENT OVERLAY.
UH, THE MAIN THINGS THAT THE RIVER IMPROVEMENT OVERLAY ARE LOOKING FOR, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR QUALITY DESIGN, UH, THAT'S PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED.
UH, SO THINK, THINK BROADWAY CORRIDOR.
AND THAT'S THE GENERAL INTENT OF THE RIVER IMPROVEMENT OVERLAY.
THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDE MOST OF DOWNTOWN IS ALSO IN THE RIVER IMPROVEMENT OVERLAY.
THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN THINK OF, OF MULTI-FAMILY, NEW CONSTRUCTION, MIXED USE, HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL, HIGH RISE HOTEL, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
UH, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR HISTORIC DESIGN GUIDELINES.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT BETWEEN RIVER IMPROVEMENT OVERLAY, DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDE, HISTORIC DISTRICTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY.
WE ALSO REVIEW, UH, COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS.
SO, UH, THE NETWORK NODES THAT MAKE YOUR CELL PHONE WORK, UH, WHENEVER, WHENEVER THOSE ARE WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT OR DOWNTOWN OR PUBLIC PROPERTY, WE REVIEW THAT.
UH, SO WE HAVE, UH, WE, WE DO A LOT.
UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF, OF, OF THINGS THAT WE COVER.
AND, UM, IT'S, UH, IT REALLY KEEPS US BUSY AND IT'S FUN.
UH, SO, UM, IF YOU CAN LOOK UP HERE TO THE MAP, UH, IF YOU SEE A LITTLE GOLD BOX AROUND A GENERAL AREA, THOSE ARE HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
AND THEN IF YOU SEE THE HATCH PATTERN, THAT'S BLUE, THOSE ARE RIVER IMPROVEMENT OVERLAY DISTRICTS.
YOU SEE SOMETHING IN RED THAT'S AN INDIVIDUALLY LISTED LANDMARK.
A LOT OF INDIVIDUALLY LISTED LANDMARKS ARE ALSO WITHIN HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
UH, THIS IS JUST A CHART SHOWING OUR GENERAL REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING CASES.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE HISTORIC AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION OR OUR COMPLIANCE AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD.
UH, SO YOU CAN, YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT THAT WE PROCESS.
UM, A LOT OF US HAVE, UH, DESIGN BACKGROUNDS.
AND SO IF ANY OF YOU DO, YOU KNOW THAT IN DESIGN SCHOOL, YOU, YOU START TO LEARN ENGINEERING, SCHOOL, ARCHITECTURE, SCHOOL, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE, THAT TIME MANAGEMENT IS KEY.
AND WE ARE, WE'RE CONSTANTLY REVIEWING.
WE, WE ARE, I, I THINK WE'RE EFFICIENT AT IT.
SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT, BUT I DO.
UH, SO WE HAVE AN EXPLORER MAP ON OUR WEBSITE.
UH, SO ANYONE CAN GO ONLINE, ANY LITTLE BLUE.YOU SEE HERE.
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THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET.THIS IS, I MEAN, YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE THIS IS DOWNTOWN AND DIGNA, WITTY HILL, UM, AND, AND PARTS OF KING WILLIAM AND LE BACA.
THIS DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR MONTICELLO PARK OR MONTE VISTA.
THIS DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THINGS NORTH OF DOWNTOWN.
EVERY BLUE DOT'S AN APPLICATION THAT WE'VE REVIEWED.
UH, SO YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND CLICK ON ONE OF THESE PARCELS OR A BLUE DOT, AND IT'LL PULL UP ALL THE PROPERTY INFORMATION, OR AT LEAST BACK TO 2014.
THIS IS WHEN WE, WE SLOWLY STARTED BRINGING ALL OF THIS ONLINE.
UH, SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE BUSY.
UH, WE ARE, AND I'LL GET TO THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER, SO LET ME NOT JUMP AHEAD.
UM, OUR PHILOSOPHY IS WE TRY TO BE APPROACHABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, UH, TIMELY.
AND, UH, OUR GOAL IS TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR AN APPLICANT THAT'S WITHIN WHAT THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT COATING GUIDELINES SAY THAT WHERE WE CAN GET THEM APPROVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UH, IF YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR ROOF REPLACEMENT, IF THAT ROOF REPLACEMENT IS SOMETHING THAT THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT COATING GUIDELINES SAY IS APPROPRIATE, WE'RE GONNA TRY OUR BEST TO HAVE THAT TO YOU WITHIN ONE DAY.
SOMETIMES WE CAN TURN IT AROUND IN TWO OR THREE HOURS, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY APPLICATIONS WE'RE GETTING.
UH, IF SOMEBODY DOES NEED TO GO TO OUR HISTORIC AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION, WE'LL ACTUALLY PULL THAT INDIVIDUAL TO THE SIDE.
WE'LL SET UP A PHONE CALL OR A TEAMS OR WEBEX MEETING WITH THEM, AND WE'LL SAY, HEY, WHAT'S YOU PROPOSING? WE CANNOT RECOMMEND IT.
OR IF WE CAN, THE COMMISSION HAS TO APPROVE IT.
BUT IF YOU TWEAK THESE THREE OR FOUR THINGS, WE CAN GET IT TO A POINT TO WHERE IT IS WITHIN GUIDELINES IN THE CODE, AND WE CAN PROCESS IT ADMINISTRATIVELY.
UM, SO, UM, OUR, THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS THAT WE'VE HAD ON AGENDAS HAS DECREASED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND I GENERALLY THINK THAT'S DUE TO A FEW THINGS.
I THINK IT'S DUE TO, UM, UH, THE MOST RECENT, UH, UDC UPDATE THAT HAS EXPANDED WHAT WE CAN IMPROVE ADMINISTRATIVELY.
UH, I THINK THAT'S, UH, A LITTLE BIT TO ACCOUNT TO US BEING ABLE TO HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH APPLICANTS.
UM, BUT IT ALSO, IT, IT, I THINK IT ACCOUNTS TO OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TRYING TO SET AN EXPECTATION WITH AN APPLICANT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT ALSO EDUCATION, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE APPLICANTS WITH THE GUIDELINES THAT THEY NEED.
AND THEN POLICY DOCUMENTS, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT LATER, UM, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS, AND SO I DON'T NEED TO GO TOO DEEP INTO THIS.
THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS PROCESS GENERALLY FOLLOWS THE SAME GENERAL STRUCTURE AS A PERMIT.
IF SOMEBODY COMES TO US ON THE 181ST DAY, OR IF IT'S TWO YEARS LATER AND SAYS, NOTHING'S CHANGED.
I'VE GOT MY MONEY TOGETHER NOW, OR I'VE GOT THE TIME, WE'RE GONNA REISSUE THAT, UM, SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AGAIN.
UH, WE DON'T REVIEW INTERIOR SPACES OF, OF PRIVATE PROPERTY, UH, OR PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR THAT MATTER.
THE, THE ONLY INTERIOR SPACE THAT WE REVIEW ARE PUBLIC MEETING SPACES.
SO, UM, LIKE THE INTERIOR OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS OR, OR CITY HALL MAY REQUIRE REVIEW OR OUR ATMOSPHERIC THEATER, SO THE LOBBY OF THE MAJESTIC OR AZTEC.
UM, AND SO MINOR AND TEMPORARY ITEMS USUALLY DON'T REQUIRE A COA.
UM, THERE'S, THERE'S A HANDFUL OF THINGS.
IF YOU, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, IT GIVES YOU A LIST OF YOU NEED A COA FOR THIS.
UM, SO I'VE COVERED THIS A LITTLE BIT.
WE, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT AN APPLICANT'S COMP APPLICATION'S COMPLETE.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE NEED.
IF IT NEEDS TO GO TO A PUBLIC HEARING, WE SCHEDULE THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND PRETTY EFFICIENTLY.
AN APPLICANT WILL KNOW USUALLY WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, UH, IF THEY DO NEED TO GO TO A HEARING.
UM, IF, IF IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL, WE CAN LET THE APPLICANT KNOW THAT ASAP.
UH, AND IN SOME CASES, IF YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AT, AT NOON HERE ON FRIDAY, UM, DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR LOAD IS, IT, WE MAY NOT GET TO IT UNTIL MONDAY, BUT THEN ON MONDAY WE'LL SAY, HEY, THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR ADMIN.
WE'RE WORKING ON IT TO GIVE SOMEBODY AN IDEA SO THAT THEY'RE NOT WAITING MULTIPLE DAYS.
UM, I'VE ALREADY COVERED THIS A LITTLE BIT.
WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT DOCUMENTATION.
FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S GONNA BE WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR A PERMIT.
UM, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIRES US TO HAVE TWO SCALE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO DO SOME THINGS TO THEIR HOUSE THAT DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY OR MAYBE THE TIME IN SOME CASES, TO GO HIRE AN ARCHITECT OR A DESIGNER.
UH, AND SO, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH APPLICANTS.
UM, WE ALSO, AS STAFF, LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF US HAVE DESIGN BACKGROUNDS.
UH, AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO DESIGN SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM AND TRY TO, UH, CAPTURE AN APPROVAL LANGUAGE, WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO WHERE ANYBODY CAN GO AND PICK THAT CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS UP AND READ IT, AND GENERALLY GET A GOOD IDEA BASED ON WHAT THEY'VE EXPLAINED US AND WHAT WE'VE APPROVED, UH, THAT MAY BE ABLE TO STAND ALONE FROM CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT.
UH, BUT IN SOME CASES, UM, WE, WE DO NEED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, ESPECIALLY FOR A NEW CONSTRUCTION OR AN ADDITION.
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AND SO, UH, TO THE LEFT, HERE'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF, OF A DRAWING THAT AN APPLICANT BROUGHT IN.UM, AND IN A LOT OF CASES, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABLE TO SEE DIMENSIONS HERE, BUT IT'S ALSO SOMETHING WHERE WE START TO ASK QUESTIONS OF HOW IS THIS GOING TO TIE INTO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE? HOW IS IT GONNA DRAIN? UH, IS THIS STRUCTURE ADEQUATE FOR THE LOAD THAT IT NEEDS TO CARRY? UH, AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SAY, OKAY, I, I HEAR YOU.
AND IT MAY COME BACK TWO DAYS LATER OR TWO MONTHS LATER AND SAY, HEY, I'VE GOT THIS.
I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH MY CONTRACTOR.
I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH WHOEVER.
UM, WE TRY TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE THAT THIS IS NOT US TRYING TO BE NITPICKY OR BE A BURDEN OR REQUIRE YOU TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S CUMBERSOME.
UM, I USUALLY LIKE TO EXPLAIN IT TO PEOPLE OF, IF YOU WORKED WITH ME AND THEN I'M NOT WORKING HERE IN TWO MONTHS, AND YOU'VE DONE WORK, AND SOMEBODY ELSE COMES OUT AND THEY SAY, HEY, I DON'T THINK YOU DID THAT CORRECTLY, THEN THE, THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS THAT YOU SUBMITTED AND APPROVED ARE THE, THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE REFERRED TO.
SO, UM, THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
AND, AND I WOULD SAY THAT FOR THE MOST PART, WHAT WE RECEIVE ARE DOCUMENTS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH.
IT'S NOT COMMON THAT WE, WE MARK AN APPLICATION INCOMPLETE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT SUFFICIENT INFORMATION.
UH, MOST PEOPLE, UH, KNOW THAT WHEN THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING, THEY NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO GO BY.
AND SO USUALLY WE'LL GET DOCUMENTS THAT WE CAN, WE CAN PROCEED FORWARD WITH AND, AND DETERMINE THE APPLICATION TO BE COMPLETE.
UM, WE'VE ALREADY TOUCHED BASE ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.
UM, WE OFFER A CONCEPTUAL REVIEW FOR LARGER PROJECTS, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
UH, WE USUALLY SAY THAT THIS IS A CHANCE FOR AN APPLICANT TO, UH, DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE COMMISSION WOULD APPROVE THEIR REQUESTS BEFORE THEY BECOME EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY ATTACHED TO IT.
UH, MOST LARGER NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EVEN SINGLE FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, MOST OF THE TIME, THE ARCHITECT AND THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL ELECT TO GO THROUGH A CONDI, A CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL, UH, THAT WAY THEY CAN SAY, HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THAT STAFF FINDS TO BE APPROPRIATE WITH THE CODE OR THE GUIDELINES.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION FINDS TO BE APPROPRIATE.
UM, UH, IT'S NOT A, NOT A SHORTCUT.
THE APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE COMPLETE.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CODE.
UH, BUT THE CODE, UH, CODE TAKES THE UNDERSTANDING THAT STAFF IS GOING TO BE PROFESSIONAL AND WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW IT IN AN ADEQUATE MANNER, UH, AND PROCESS THE COA THAT WAY.
AND THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF THE COAS THAT WE PROCESS ARE ADMINISTRATIVE.
THIS IS WHAT WE TRY TO STICK BY, UH, IS 24 HOURS FOR, UM, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND THEN HDRC REVIEW.
UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DEADLINE TOMORROW THAT IS FOR THE HEARING ON NOVEMBER THE FIFTH.
AND SO YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TOMORROW, BY NEXT MONDAY OR TUESDAY, UH, IT'S BEEN ASSIGNED.
UM, WE'RE WORKING ON FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
UH, WE'LL HAVE THAT APPLICATION REVIEWED BY THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
YOU'LL HAVE AN UPDATE A FULL WEEK BEFORE YOUR HEARING, UH, SO THAT YOU CAN PREPARE, ADDRESS ANY STAFF'S COMMENTS, WHATEVER.
UM, OUR GOAL IS TO WORK TO GET THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SO THAT YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO PRESENT IT TO THE COMMISSION.
UH, THIS IS, UH, MORE OR LESS, UH, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
UM, YOU SUBMIT YOUR COA, WE PERFORM A COMPLETE LIST REVIEW.
WE EITHER APPROVE IT ADMINISTRATIVELY OR REFER TO THE COMMISSION.
ONCE YOU GET YOUR COA, UH, WE ALSO REVIEW THE PERMIT TO MAKE SURE WHAT YOU'VE SUBMITTED TO PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE COMMISSION APPROVED.
UM, AND THEN IF WE NEED TO REVIEW ANY REVISIONS, WE'LL DO THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH, UH, DSDS PROCESS.
LET ME, THIS IS JUST A COPY OF OUR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
UH, EACH APPLICANT GETS A DIGITAL COPY, UM, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE MANY OF 'EM WILL HAVE THAT DISPLAYED.
UH, THESE ARE ALSO ALL AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC.
SO IF YOUR NEIGHBOR'S DOING WORK OR NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU SAY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT APPROVAL FOR THAT, OR THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SOMETHING THAT OHP WOULD APPROVE, YOU CAN JUST SEARCH THEIR ADDRESS AND GO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE ONE.
UH, CUSTOMER SERVICE, LIKE I SAID, WE, WE, WE TRY TO BE, UM, AS AVAILABLE AS WE NEED TO.
UM, BEFORE COVID, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE ONLINE.
UH, SO, UM, OUR APPLICATION'S COMPLETELY ONLINE.
UH, WE CAN SET UP VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
AND FOR THE MOST PART, THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE.
UM, THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO MEET IN PERSON, BUT MOST FOLKS WILL SAY LIKE, HEY, I'VE GOT 30 MINUTE BREAK AT WORK.
UM, YOU KNOW, I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY AT STAFF AND WE'LL SAY, SURE, HERE'S A VIDEO LINK.
UM, DURING COVID, THIS WAS SUPER HELPFUL BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO WORK REMOTELY OR WHEREVER WE NEEDED TO WORK, AND DID NOT MISS A BEAT.
UM, BUT YEAH, WE, WE TRY TO BE AS AVAILABLE TO, TO INDIVIDUALS AS NEED BE.
UM, I TRY TO OFTEN ENCOURAGE, UH, MY TEAM AND I DO IT MYSELF TO, UM, SET UP A MEETING WITH AN APPLICANT TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT, WHAT THEY WANT
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TO DO, BUT THEN ALSO SET AN EXPECTATION OF WHAT THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODING GUIDELINES REQUIRE.THAT WAY SOMEBODY'S NOT THINKING FOR THREE OR FOUR WEEKS THAT, OH, I DON'T NEED TO DO THIS.
AND THEN THEY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.
WE SAY, NO, NO, THAT'S, IT'S NOT CONSISTENT.
UM, WE OFTEN FIND THAT THAT TYPICALLY LEADS TO A MORE EFFICIENT REVIEW PROCESS AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR, UH, FOR THAT APPLICANT.
UM, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, WE'VE MENTIONED THIS.
UH, YOU CAN SEE ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS ONLINE.
UM, WE ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO IN PERSON AND REMOTELY PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF OUR HEARINGS.
THAT'S TWO HDRC HEARINGS A MONTH AND ONE COMPLIANCE AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD HEARING A MONTH.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, TRAININGS THAT WE HAVE, UM, MULTIPLE TRAINING, UH, AND THEN, UH, HISTORIC DISTRICTS COALITION.
THIS IS GENERALLY MADE UP OF, UM, INDIVIDUALS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.
UH, THEY MEET AND THEY WILL, UH, GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS TO OHP STAFF OF HOW WE COULD, UH, BETTER SERVE, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT OWN PROPERTIES IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS, HOW WE CAN BE MORE AVAILABLE, HOW WE CAN PROVIDE MORE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION.
UM, WE'VE ALREADY TOUCHED BASE ON THIS.
OUR HDRC PRIMARILY REVIEWS NEW CONSTRUCTIONS, ADDITIONS, UH, SIGNIFICANT ALTERATIONS.
THE COMMISSION APPROVE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THOSE AS WELL AS, UH, DESIGNATIONS.
UH, OUR COMPLIANCE AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD, THEY MEET ONCE A MONTH.
SO THE HDRC IS FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH.
THE CT A IS THE LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH.
UH, SO THEY'LL MEET TOMORROW MORNING.
UM, THEY'RE LOOKING AT SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT ARE IMPACTS TO HISTORIC FABRIC ON HISTORIC STRUCTURE, SO WINDOW REPLACEMENT, UM, ROOFING CHANGES, UH, SIDING AND SKIRTING MODIFICATIONS.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE THINKING, OH, WELL THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A LOT.
UM, CTA MEETS ONCE A MONTH, AND WE AVERAGE ABOUT FIVE APPLICATIONS PER AGENDA.
UH, SO THE MAJORITY OF APPLICATIONS WE REVIEW, UM, INDIVIDUALS KNOW WELL IN ADVANCE WHAT THEY NEED TO DO WITH THE GUIDELINES, SAY, AND BY THE TIME WE RECEIVE AN APPLICATION, UM, IT'S USUALLY AT A POINT TO WHERE WE CAN APPROVE IT ADMINISTRATIVELY.
UM, FOR THE MOST PART, THE CTA AGENDAS, NOT ALL THE TIMES, BUT A DECENT AMOUNT OF TIMES THEY ARE ACTUALLY VIOLATION CASES.
UM, AND SO, UM, WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS OR WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE CONSISTENTLY WITH WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED.
AND IN THOSE CASES, UH, WE WORK A LOT WITH DANNY AND HIS TEAM, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE THAT, UM, THERE'S A KIND OF A, UM, WE'RE WORKING AT THE SAME TIME AS DSD TO, TO BRING, UH, PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.
THEY'RE, UM, 11 MEMBERS OF EACH.
THEY'RE APPOINTED BY 10 COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THEN THERE'S A MAYORAL APPOINTEE.
UM, WE PROVIDE AN ANNUAL TRAINING FOR THEM.
UM, AND, UM, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ALL I NEED TO SAY ON THAT.
UH, AGENDAS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS.
UM, WE MAKE THESE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UH, AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT AGENDAS, UH, SUBCOMMITTEES, THERE IS A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE HDRC.
AND SO, UM, YOU LOOK AT IT AS A WORK SESSION, UH, WE WILL AT TIMES REFER AN APPLICATION TO THE HD'S WORK SESSION.
SO, UH, MR. NELSON, LET'S SAY THAT YOU, UM, YOU'RE WANTING TO BUILD A GARAGE AND YOU SUBMIT THAT AND YOU SAY, WELL, HEY, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE NICE IF I HAD AN OFFICE UPSTAIRS ABOVE THE GARAGE.
UH, AND SO WE'D SAY, OKAY, WELL, YOU WANT IT TO BE 28 FEET TALL, SUPER TALL, UH, BUT YOUR HOUSE IS ONLY 18 FEET TALL.
UH, AND THEN YOU SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT IT TO, IT'S NOT GONNA BE CONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDELINES.
WE'LL SAY, HEY, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE SAYING, BUT WHY DON'T YOU GO MEET WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE BEFORE YOU GO TO THE FULL COMMISSION TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY.
SUBCOMMITTEE'S MADE UP OF ACTUAL COMMISSIONERS.
UH, SO YOU CAN GET FEEDBACK BEFORE YOU COME BEFORE THE FULL COMMISSION AND YOU'RE IN, IN A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE AND GET GENERAL FEEDBACK.
AND, UH, WE FIND THAT TO BE HELPFUL.
AT OTHER TIMES, THE COMMISSION WILL REFER AN APPLICATION TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND SAY LIKE, HEY, WE'RE ALMOST THERE, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT AREN'T CONSISTENT WITH THE UDC GUIDELINES.
CAN WE MEET IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE NEXT WEEK AND WORK THOSE OUT? UH, SO IF SOMEBODY GOES TO HDRC, UM, YOU KNOW, ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, THEY WOULD BE AT THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, AND BACK AT HDRC ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY.
UH, SO THEY WOULD HAVE THREE, THREE WEEKS IN A ROW TO WHERE THEY COULD PROBABLY GET, GET SOMETHING APPROVED.
UM, OUR GUIDELINES, THEY WERE ADOPTED IN 2012.
THEY'RE BASED ON THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR STANDARDS.
UM, THEY ALLOW FOR INTERPRETATION AND FLEXIBILITY, BUT WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE LOOKED IN BETWEEN THE LINES OF THOSE GUIDELINES AND WE'VE DRAFTED AND HAD APPROVED POLICY DOCUMENTS.
UM, SO THE GUIDELINES MAY SAY, UM, IF YOU'RE GOING TO REPLACE OR REPAIR SIDING, REPLACE IT IN KIND.
UM, BUT THE POLICY DOCUMENT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THAT AND SAYS, IN THIS SITUATION, DO THIS AND THAT SITUATION,
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DO THAT.UM, AND DEVELOPING THOSE FOR, WE'VE DEVELOPED THEM FOR PORCH RECONSTRUCTION, FOR ROOFING, FOR FOUNDATION, AND SKIRTING, FOR LANDSCAPING, FOR WINDOW REPAIR, WINDOW REPLACEMENT, UH, FOR SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS.
UH, THOSE HAVE ALSO SHORTENED THE AMOUNT OF HDRC ITEMS WE HAVE BECAUSE APPLICANTS ARE ABLE TO GET MORE INSTRUCTION AND MORE RECOMMENDATION FROM THOSE.
WE HAVE ONE FOR FENCES AS WELL.
THEY CAN OPEN UP THAT POLICY DOCUMENT AND GO RIGHT THERE AND SAY, OH, LIKE, YOU'RE GIVING ME FIVE OR SIX OPTIONS NOW.
YEAH, I CAN FIGURE OUT ONE OF THESE AND I'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
UH, IN A LOT OF CASES WE'LL HAVE DETAILS IN THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT SOMEBODY CAN BASICALLY SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION AND SIGN AND SAY, I'M GONNA USE THIS DETAIL.
UH, AND WE CAN APPROVE IT THAT WAY.
UM, DENIAL OF A COA THERE, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT MANY COAS GET DENIED.
UH, WE TRY TO WORK WITH AN APPLICANT AND IF SOMEBODY SUBMITS SOMETHING THAT WE SAY, HEY, THERE'S NO WAY THAT THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE UDC OR GUIDELINES, AND WE DON'T BELIEVE THE COMMISSION'S GOING TO APPROVE IT.
A LOT OF CASES AN APPLICANT WILL SAY, OKAY, I HEAR YOU.
I'LL, I'LL, I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING ELSE OUT.
UH, IN THE EVENT THAT AN APPLICATION IS DENIED, UH, AN APPLICANT HAS THE ABILITY TO APPEAL THAT TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
UH, WE MAY HAVE TWO OR THREE EACH YEAR.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY DENIALS EITHER.
THE COMMISSION DOES NOT LIKE THE DENYING APPLICATION.
UM, JUST LIKE STAFF, THE COMMISSION WANTS TO WORK WITH SOMEONE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO WHAT THEIR REQUEST IS, UH, AND THEN DEMOLITION OF A LANDMARK.
WE ALSO DON'T HAVE THAT MANY REQUESTS FOR DEMOLITIONS OF, OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES.
UM, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, UM, THE PROCESS FOR DEMOLITION IS ACTUALLY WRITTEN IN A SENSE THAT, UH, IT MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RE TO RECEIVE APPROVAL OF THE DEMOLITION OF A SINGLE FAMILY HISTORIC STRUCTURE.
UH, MAINLY BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU PROVIDE A BURDEN OF PROOF.
AND PART OF THAT BURDEN OF PROOF IS AN ECONOMIC HARDSHIP SAYS, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SELL THE MARKET OR SELL THE PROPERTY FOR TWO YEARS.
UH, THAT OFF THE BAT PREVENTS SOMEBODY FROM BUYING A HOUSE SOLELY TO DEMOLISH IT IF IT'S OWNED HISTORIC 'CAUSE IF YOU BOUGHT IT, YOU JUST PROVE THAT IT COULD BE MARKETED AND SOLD.
UH, AND THEN THE UDC REQUIRES THAT YOU CAN'T PROVE A REASONABLE RATE OF RETURN.
BUT THE UDC DOESN'T QUANTIFY WHAT A REASONABLE RATE OF RETURN IS, UH, SO A REASONABLE RATE OF RETURN FOR SOMEBODY, MAYBE $40,000, BUT FOR THE COMMISSION IT COULD BE A THOUSAND.
UH, SO IT, YOU CAN SEE WHERE, UH, PROVING AN ECONOMIC HARDSHIP IS PRETTY TOUGH.
WE, WE MAY BE RECEIVE TWO OR THREE INQUIRIES A YEAR.
IT SAYS, HEY, I'M LOOKING AT THIS PROPERTY AND I WANTED TO DEMOLISH IT.
AND ONCE WE EXPLAIN THAT, THEY SAY, OH, NEVERMIND.
AND THEN SIX MONTHS LATER, SOMEBODY BUYS IT, AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT'S BEING REHABBED.
UM, SO, UH, AND THEN, UH, HERE'S JUST A GOOD EXAMPLE.
UH, THIS IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE, UM, THERE'S A PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN VACANT, VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM NOTIFIES THE APPLICANT.
THE APPLICANT SAYS, OH, WELL, I, I'M NOT, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THAT.
AND, OR THEY FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION WHERE THEY CAN, OR IT'S MARKETED AND SOLD, AND THEN SOMEBODY'S ABLE TO BUY THAT AND, AND REHABILITATE IT, UM, AND, AND BRING BACK HOUSING, UH, TO AN AREA THAT, THAT'S PROBABLY BEEN VOID OF HOUSING, AT LEAST ON THAT LOT FOR 10 OR 15 OR 20 YEARS.
SO, UH, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE.
I TALKED PROBABLY A LITTLE LONGER THAN I INTENDED TO, BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, BUT IF SO, I CAN TRY TO ANSWER THOSE NOW.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WAY BEYOND WHAT I THOUGHT AT LEAST.
UM, I, I JUST, ARE YOU GONNA BE HERE AFTER OUR MEETING IS OVER, OR ARE YOU GONNA BE LEAVING? I, I HADN'T PLANNED TO BE HERE.
UH, I PLANNED TO, TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE.
I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO YOU DECIDE THAT A BUILDING IS HISTORIC OR A HOME IS HISTORIC? YES, MA'AM.
SO, UM, THERE'S A, WE HAVE A TEAM IN OUR OFFICE, IT'S CALLED OUR SCOUT SA TEAM.
UH, AND THERE ARE CRITERIA SET WITHIN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
SO THERE'S 13 CRITERIA TO WHERE IF AN APPLICANT COMES TO US AND SAYS, I WANNA DESIGNATE MY PROPERTY AS HISTORIC, WE REVIEW THE PROPERTY BASED ON THOSE CRITERIA.
SO ARCHITECTURALLY, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THEIR ARCHITECTURALLY, UM, WAS IT DESIGNED OR BUILT BY A FAMOUS ARCHITECT? DID SOMETHING HISTORIC OR SIGNIFICANT HAPPEN HERE FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT OR A CULTURAL STANDPOINT, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO THERE'S 13 CRITERIA THAT WE IDENTIFY THAT BY FOR THE PROPERTIES THAT, THAT, UM, LET'S SEE IF I CAN, YEAH, HERE WE GO.
SO, FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE IN GOLD AND RED UP HERE, UM, MANY OF THOSE WERE DESIGNATED, UM, SEVENTIES, EIGHTIES, NINETIES, EARLY TWO THOUSANDS.
UM, WE MAY RECEIVE, WE MAY HAVE, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE FIVE OR SIX LANDMARKS THAT THE COMMISSION WILL APPROVE A YEAR.
UM, THE MORE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHERE THE, THE ARE PROPERTIES WHERE THE APPLICANT, THE OWNER WILL COME TO US AND SAY, I'VE GOT THIS ARCHITECTURALLY UNIQUE PROPERTY.
UM, I WANT IT TO BE, BECOME A HISTORIC LANDMARK.
AND SO THAT'S HOW THAT, THAT'S DETERMINED.
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I DON'T WANNA BE TOO SPECIFIC, BUT I LIVE ON WEST ASHBY, CLOSE TO THE RAILROAD TRUCKS.THERE ARE ALL THESE SHOTGUN HOUSES.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THESE PEOPLE WENT TO YOU.
AND THEY'RE STILL JUST SITTING THERE DESIGNATED, HAS HISTORIC WITH NOTHING REALLY HAPPENING TO THEM.
IS THERE A RECOURSE THERE? THERE, THERE IS.
AND SO IF THERE'S, SO THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS.
IF THEY'RE VACANT AND IF THEY'RE NOT UP TO THE STANDARD OF CARE, THEN THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM WOULD ADDRESS IT.
UH, ALSO MANAGE OUR PREVENTION OF DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT.
AND SO WHEN THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT ARE VACANT AND THAT PERSON'S SAYING, WHATEVER, I'M NOT, I'M NOT GONNA WAIT.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REGISTERING THIS PROPERTY AS VACANT.
UH, THEY USUALLY HAVE A TON OF VIOLATIONS FROM DSD AS FAR AS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE GO.
WE'LL FILE UP PREVENTION OF DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT CASE ON 'EM.
UH, AND BASICALLY THAT'LL START TO GET SOME TRACTION GOING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL GET THAT, AND THEN RIGHT OFF THE BAT THEY'LL SAY, OH, UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO PAY FINES AND I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL GO AND THEY'LL MAYBE PLEAD GUILTY TO THAT AT COURT, BUT YOU STILL HAVEN'T ADDRESSED THE VIOLATION, SO WE'LL JUST FILE ANOTHER CASE UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY BRING THIS UP TO, UP TO CODE.
AND SO, UM, YOU MENTIONED ASHBY.
I CAN GET THE ADDRESSES FROM YOU AND, UM, I, I, I CAN, YOU SAID, YOU TOLD ME WHERE I CAN YEAH, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I, I, I, I, I REMEMBER WHAT, WHAT YOU SAID.
MAY I, CAN I ADD SOMETHING? MAY I YES, YES, YOU MAY.
IF I COULD JUST ADD A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
SO, UH, BEING DESIGNATED HISTORIC MEANS A ZONING OVERLAY.
SO IT'S BEEN ZONED AS A HISTORIC PROPERTY.
UM, THERE ARE STRUCTURES YOU'LL SEE IN TOWN, THEY LOOK OLD, THEY LOOK HISTORIC.
SO HISTORIC WITH A CAPITAL H MEANS IT'S BEEN ZONED AND DESIGNATED HISTORIC MEANING WITHOUT THE CAPITAL H MEANS IT JUST LOOKS OLD.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHICH PROPERTIES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT THE POLICIES THAT, UH, EDWARD WAS DESCRIBING, LIKE PREVENTION OF DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT AND THE, UH, REQUEST FOR DEMOLITION ARE FOR THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ZONED HISTORIC.
UM, SO THAT'S A DISTINCTION TO MAKE, AND YOU CAN FIND OUT IF A PROPERTY IS ZONED HISTORIC ON THE EXPLORER MAP THAT EDWARD MENTIONED.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I GO, GO AHEAD.
WE HAVE A FULL BOARD MEETING FOR HISTORICAL HOUSES THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT BY THIS BOARD.
WHAT GETS IT FROM YOU AREA INTO THIS BOARD FOR US TO LOOK AT THEM? UH, SO I, I MAY NEED SOME HELP ANSWERING THIS.
SO, UM, THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ZONED HISTORIC, UM, WHEN THOSE DO COME BEFORE THE, THE BSB, IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET TRACTION FROM A PROPERTY OWNER TO REPAIR.
AND SO IT'LL COME, IT'LL GO TO OUR COMPLIANCE AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD FOR RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL TO BASICALLY TELL THAT PROPERTY OWNER TO REPAIR.
IT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, IF WE DO SUBMIT A MUNICIPAL COURT CASE FOR PREVENTION OF DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, IT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT, UH, WE CAN HAVE IN THE RECORD.
UM, AND SAY BSBS PROVIDED A RECOMMENDATION FOR REPAIR.
SO TYPICALLY IT'S IN COORDINATION WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, TO CAN ADD TO THAT TOO.
NOW THAT WOULDN'T, AND THAT WOULDN'T COME FROM THE BSB, IT WOULD ACTUALLY COME FROM YOU REFERRAL ONLY FOR A REPAIR, NOT A DEMO.
SO, UM, I CAN, I CAN ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE COLOR TO THAT DESCRIPTION.
SO IF IT'S A DANGEROUS PREMISE CASE AND IT IS ZONED HISTORIC, THEN MY TEAM WILL REVIEW THAT.
UM, IF IT'S VACANT, WHICH THEY ALMOST ALWAYS ARE, THEN WE WILL TAKE OUR, OUR STAB AT SOME ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS THROUGH THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM.
WE'LL TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO DO THAT.
UM, WE HAVE A TIER SYSTEM FOR THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM.
IF IT'S DP AND IT'S ZONED HISTORIC, THEN IT'S THE TOP OF OUR LIST FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER OR OTHER, UH, COURT CASES.
SO WE ARE TAKING THEM TO COURT.
WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM ON, UM, UH, STANDARD OF CARE.
I THINK YOU MAY RECOGNIZE A LOT OF TIMES IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S NO CLEAR OWNER, OR THERE IS NO OWNER.
SO THEN EDWARD'S TEAM WOULD PROBABLY TAKE THAT CASE TO THE HGRC AND THE HGRC WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL FOR REPAIR.
TYPICALLY, THAT'S WHAT THE, THE ORDER'S GOING TO BE.
AND THEN THAT'S WHEN YOU SEE IT ON YOUR AGENDA.
SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS, WE'VE WORKED WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ON CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE'VE WORKED ON THE VACANT BUILDING ORDINANCE, AND THERE'S BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO AFFECT CHANGE.
UM, SO WITH THE H DRCS RECOMMENDATION, YOU WILL SEE THAT ON YOUR AGENDA.
SO YOU WOULD PRESENT THE CASE NOT, UH, DSD, THERE AREN'T MANY THAT COME TO YOU, BUT WHEN THEY DO COME, IT'S THE DSD STAFF THAT USUALLY PRESENT AND WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE CASES.
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SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE, THE DP PROCESS.BUT WE'VE HAD, WHAT, TWO? NOT TOO MANY.
TWO OF THEM THAT CAME BEFORE US BEFORE.
AND THAT'S WHY, BECAUSE THE PROCESS IS NORMALLY WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS IT'S A FULL BOARD MEETING.
BUT I WANTED TO SEE THE PROCEDURES BEFORE IT GETS TO US, SO THEY CAN'T SAY, WELL, WE DIDN'T HAVE, YES SIR.
YEAH, E ERIC WAS RIGHT, THE CABOOSE.
YOU KNOW, WE, UM, I I USED TO SIT ON THE BSB BEFORE I WAS THE CITY EMPLOYEE, AND I REMEMBER ALWAYS ASSUMING THAT IF THERE'S A PROPERTY ON OUR AGENDA, THE CITY STAFF HAS DONE ALL THEY COULD, THAT THIS WAS THE LAST RESORT.
UH, SO WE WORK REALLY HARD IN OUR OFFICE, ESPECIALLY THE VACANT BUILDING TEAM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS THE CASE THAT WE'VE DONE ALL WE COULD BEFORE YOU SEE IT ON YOUR AGENDA.
OH, MY QUESTION IS, UH, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT ALSO.
UH, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
UH, WHEN THERE IS AN OBVIOUS BUILDING, A DEVELOPER WANTS TORN DOWN, AND HE'S LETTING IT, UH, IT DETERIORATE, WHICH WE CALL DEMOLITION BY A NEGLECT ON PURPOSE BECAUSE HE WANTS TO GET RID OF THAT PROPERTY.
UH, HOW DO Y'ALL HANDLE THAT? UH, SO THERE'S A, A DIRECT, UH, THERE ARE CRITERIA THAT THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE SAYS, IF YOU IDENTIFY THESE THINGS, THEN THIS IS THE POINT FOR YOU TO CITE THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR THESE THINGS.
UM, I THINK GENERALLY FROM THE GET GO, OUR FIRST, YOU KNOW, FIRST KIND OF STEP IN THAT PROCESS IS THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM, UH, BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO HAVE, UM, TO MAINTAIN THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR THAT PROPERTY IF THAT APP OR THAT PROPERTY OWNER IS IGNORING THAT.
UM, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT GETS TO THE POINT OF IT'S BECOMING, UH, A, A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PUBLIC, PEOPLE ARE TRESPASSING IN AND OUT, UH, PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE HAVE STARTED TO COLLAPSE, WHETHER THAT BE THE PORCH, UM, WINDOWS ARE REMOVED AND THE ELEMENTS ARE COMING IN, THAT'S TYPICALLY WHEN WE WILL RAMP UP ON THE PREVENTION OF DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT.
UM, IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC PROPERTY, UM, THEN, THEN WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
UM, YEAH, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT IS A CITY PROPERTY.
YOU, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, EVER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE.
MOST OF THE PROPERTIES THAT COME TO THIS BOARD ARE, ARE NOT IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS OR NOT DESIGNATED HISTORIC, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH THE TIMELINE AS THEY'RE BROUGHT TO US, SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES A LONG TIME FROM THE, WHEN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HAS NOTIFIED YOU THEN TO GET A, A RESPONSE BACK, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S HISTORIC OR NOT.
SO WHAT SHOULD OUR EXPECTATIONS BE WITH REGARD TO HOW LONG IT TAKES YOU TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PROPERTY IS HISTORIC OR NOT HISTORIC? I'LL LET KATHY ANSWER THAT ONE.
UH, AND, AND I'M ONLY ANSWERING BECAUSE MY TEAM IS, UH, WE, WE DO THE INTAKE FOR THE, UH, NOTICES FOR DANGEROUS PREMISES, AND WE WORK WITH THE DSD TEAM LEADING UP TO YOUR REVIEW.
UM, SO THE ANSWER IS, SO WHEN, WHEN DEVELOP THE, THE SHORT ANSWER IS WHEN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OFFICIALLY NOTIFIES US WITH WHAT THEY CALL AN HPO NOTIFICATION, WE TECHNICALLY HAVE 30 DAYS TO RESPOND TO THEM, WHETHER WE THINK THAT IT'S POTENTIALLY, UH, ELIGIBLE TO BE DESIGNATED.
UM, WE TRY HARD TO GET THOSE BACK IN THE 30 DAYS.
AND WE HAVE A TEAM THAT DOES A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON THAT.
UM, WHAT OFTEN HAPPENS IS IT'S VACANT AND IT'S IN THE PROGRAM AREA.
IF IT'S VACANT AND IT'S IN MY PROGRAM AREA, THEN WE WORK WITH DDSD TO PAUSE FOR SIX MONTHS SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THOSE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND THAT OUTLINE THAT I SHOWED YOU EARLIER.
UM, AND THEN AFTER THAT, IF WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY PROGRESS, WE'LL HAND IT BACK TO DSD TO MOVE FORWARD TO YOU ALL IF THERE'S AN OWNER.
SO THE, THE ONES THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT HAVE A LONG TIMELINE, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'VE BEEN LINGERING FOR A WHILE.
OFTEN THAT'S BECAUSE THERE IS SOMEBODY THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH.
UM, WHAT I'VE TOLD MY TEAM IS IF WE HAVE A A A, A PROPERTY ON OUR INVENTORY AND THERE'S AN OWNER THAT'S COMMUNICATING WITH US, WE ARE GOING TO, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP WORKING WITH THEM, GETTING THEM TO, YOU KNOW, PUSHING THEM TO PULL A PERMIT, MAKE SOME REPAIRS, OR LIST THAT PROPERTY, SELL THAT PROPERTY, WE'RE GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE.
AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT OUR TIER SYSTEM IS, IS TO IDENTIFY THOSE.
SO IF IT'S KIND OF SLOW GETTING HERE, IT COULD BE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
IT COULD BE THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYBODY TO TAKE TO COURT, UM, OR THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO'S PAYING THE TAXES, THEY'RE MAKING SOME REPAIRS, THEY MAY BE SLOW AT IT, BUT WE'RE GIVING THEM THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS.
UM, AND THEN IF IT JUST THEY JUST CAN'T, AND IT, THE BUILDING CONTINUES TO DETERIOR, THEN WE'LL, WE'LL LET IT GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND YOU'LL SEE IT ON YOUR AGENDA.
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UH, AT LEAST THAT'S, THAT'S THE EXPLANATION FOR MY PORTION OF THE REVIEW.FOR ANY CASES THAT LOOK LIKE THEY MAY HAVE BEEN LINGERING, THE DSD TAME MAY HAVE SOME OTHER INSIGHTS TOO ON, ON WHY SOME OF THEM TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO PROGRESS.
AND, AND THE, THE PROPERTIES THAT YOU IDENTIFY, IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL WITHIN A HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT.
THEY'RE WITHIN THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM PROGRAM AREA, WHICH EXTENDS BEYOND HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
THAT'S ACTUALLY, UM, UM, CONSERVATION DISTRICTS HALF MILE BUFFERS OUTSIDE OF THOSE DISTRICTS.
UH, TAX INCREMENT REVITALIZATION ZONES, UH, THOUSAND FOOT BUFFER AROUND SCHOOLS ANYWHERE IN THE CITY.
SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PROPERTIES ZONED HISTORIC, BUT IT'S PROPERTIES WITHIN THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM AREA.
AND ONE LAST CHANCE, LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
THEY, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF THEM THAT RANGE 1920 AND UP, BUT THEY DID NOT FIT HISTORICAL.
WHAT IS THE CRI? I THOUGHT AGE WAS PART OF THE CRITERIA AND THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF IT.
IT IS, BUT AS KATHY MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE ACTUALLY HAS TO BE A ZONING OVERLAY FOR A STRUCTURE TO BE CONSIDERED HISTORIC FOR IT TO FALL UNDER OUR PURVIEW PER THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
SO WHILE SOMETHING MAY BE OF THE AGE, I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, THERE'S A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE STRUCTURES RESIDENTIAL IN SAN ANTONIO THAT ARE DESIGNATED HISTORIC, THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE.
I MEAN, YOU COULD HAVE, WE, WE HAVE PURVIEW OVER ROUGHLY 10,000 PROPERTIES.
YOU COULD MULTIPLY THAT BY 10 AND PROBABLY GET THERE, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE AN OFFICIAL ZONING OVERLAY.
SOMETHING THAT THE HDRC, THE ZONING COMMISSION, AND THEN COUNCIL HAVE ALL HAVE ALL SAID YES TO.
HOW DO YOU EXPAND THAT? CAN IT BE EXPANDED? THE, IT, IT DISTRICT, IT, THEY CAN, THERE'S A, A, A PRETTY DETAILED PROCESS FOR DISTRICT EXPANSION AND UM, I THINK OUR LAST ONE WAS MAYBE 2016 OR 2017.
UH, NATHAN HISTORIC DISTRICT, JUST RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET HERE WAS, UH, ONE OF OUR NEWEST ONE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE THAT HAVE, BUT, UH, BUT THAT'S ONE OF OUR NEWEST ONES.
BUT THAT'S, IT'S A PRETTY, PRETTY LONG PROCESS.
AND SINCE I'VE SAID FINAL, I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE FINAL AND NOBODY'S SHOWING.
ALRIGHT, WELL, I APPRECIATE IT.
UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS, YOU CAN FIND OUR CONTACT ONLINE OR WE'RE AT CITY TOWER ON THE 17TH FLOOR, SO THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE ASSISTANCE.
ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF HOW DO I GET ASSISTANCE? GOOD MORNING.
I AM THE SENIOR FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER, UH, FOR THE DART TEAM.
WHAT I DO IS I GIVE RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS, UH, THAT NEED ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE, UM, FOR THE TEAM.
SO WHAT I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY IS THE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, THE SYNC PROGRAM, OPPORTUNITY HOMES PROGRAM.
UH, THOSE ARE RESOURCES THAT I DO OFFER THE INDIVIDUALS ON THE SITE VISITS ALONG WITH THE RESOURCE PACKETS THAT I GIVE THEM.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE GIVEN AN EXAMPLE OF THE RESOURCES PROVIDED AND THE ASSISTANCE THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
I'M GOING TO START WITH RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
SO THAT PROGRAM IS THROUGH NHSD.
SO WHAT WE CAN ASSIST WITH IN THAT PROGRAM IS THE SECURITY DEPOSIT, THE APPLICATION ADMIN FEE MOVERS, RISK FEE, PET DEPOSIT, SECURITY DEPOSIT, AND ALSO A SECURITY DEPOSIT TO SOURCE OR CPS.
THE PAYMENTS, UM, THAT ARE MADE FOR THIS PROGRAM GO DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS OR THE LANDLORD FOR THE SECURITY DEPOSIT, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEN THEY CREDIT THE CLIENT'S ACCOUNT.
SO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED, UH, IS FIVE PROPERTIES THAT ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR THE PROGRAM FOR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
UH, THEY WERE ACTUALLY OVER THE AREA MEDIA INCOME FOR THE PROGRAM.
AND THEIR INCOME LEVEL, UH, WAS 90% AREA MEDIA INCOME.
SO THEY DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM PROPERTY.
TWO, THEY DID QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM.
THEY RECEIVED $467 IN RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, PROPERTY THREE.
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UH, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, UH, WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE PROGRAM, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WENT TO HAVEN FOR HOPE AND THEY RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.AND SPEAKING WITH THE CLIENT, UH, WHEN SHE TOLD ME SHE WENT TO HAVEN FOR HOPE, BECAUSE THE APARTMENT THAT SHE APPLIED FOR DID NOT WORK THROUGH, UM, COME THROUGH, I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT HAVEN FOR HOPE DOES HAVE A RELOCATION PROGRAM.
UM, AND SHE SAID SHE WILL SPEAK WITH HER CASE MANAGER, AND SHE DID, AND SHE GOT THE ASSISTANCE SHE NEEDED THROUGH THERE.
PROPERTY NUMBER FOUR, THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, UH, THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE APPROVAL.
UH, BUT BEING THAT THE PAYMENT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD TO CREDIT THEIR ACCOUNT, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO VERIFY WHO THE HOMEOWNER WAS, SO WE, WE COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT APPLICATION.
AND THEN PROPERTY NUMBER FIVE, UM, THEY JUST DIDN'T RESPOND.
THEY APPLIED FOR THE, FOR THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY WERE RENTERS, BUT THEY JUST DIDN'T RESPOND FOR DOCUMENTS THAT WERE NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD, UM, WITH THAT APPLICATION.
THE NEXT PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER IS SYNC, THE SYNC PROGRAM.
UM, WITH THIS PROGRAM, WHAT IT OFFERS IS HOUSING STABILITY, WORKFORCE PROGRAMS, DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN FORMALLY INCARCERATED.
IT IS A HIGH NEED CLIENT, UH, WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM ENHANCED CARE OR CASE MANAGEMENT.
UH, BECAUSE FOR ME, I PROVIDE THE RESOURCES.
I DO NOT DO CASE MANAGEMENT, AND THE ASSISTING AGENCIES WILL CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY.
THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS HIPAA COMPLIANT.
SO WHEN I TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE PROGRAM, IF THEY WANT THE AGENCIES TO CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY, THEY DO NEED TO SIGN A PERMISSION FORM.
I THEN SUBMIT THAT FORM TO OUR SYNC CONTACT, AND THEN THE REFERRAL WILL GET SENT.
IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THE TWO PROPERTIES OF PROPERTY, SIX AND SEVEN, THOSE WERE REFERRED.
THEY DID RESPOND, THEY'RE GETTING ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING ID AND EMPLOYMENT PROPERTY EIGHT AND NINE.
THEIR REFERRAL IS STILL PENDING, BUT THEIR NEEDS WERE HOUSING, UM, AND, UH, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.
SO OPPORTUNITY HOME, THAT IS ANOTHER, UH, RESOURCES RESOURCE THAT WE OFFER.
THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, UH, HAS OTHER HOUSING OPTIONS IN THEIR AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES.
RIGHT NOW, THIS PROGRAM HAS 600 UNITS AVAILABLE.
I EXPLAIN TO THEM, UH, THE PROGRAM.
I GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION, I SEND THE REFERRAL, AND THE CLIENT IS CONTACTED, UH, DIRECTLY THROUGH AN OPPORTUNITY HOME REPRESENTATIVE.
THIS, UH, PARTICULAR PROGRAM HAS 35 COMMUNITIES WITH 600 UNITS AVAILABLE THAT OFFER, UH, RENT THAT'S LESS THAN MARKET RATE.
SO IT COULD BE AFFORDABLE, UH, TO THEIR SITUATION, BUT THEY, I DO NEED TO MAKE THE REFERRAL FOR THAT.
UM, NEXT, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE PACKETS THAT, THAT I GIVE THE INDIVIDUALS.
UM, THE PACKET THAT THE PACKAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, UH, HAS EXAMPLES OF THE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
IT HAS ELDERLY ASSISTANCE, IT HAS VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE JUST AS INVOLVED, AND ALSO, UH, OWNERS THAT MAY NEED HOME REPAIR.
SO THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT PACKETS.
UM, AND BASICALLY WHAT I DID IS I TAILORED EACH PACKAGE, UH, TO THE PERSON'S INDIVIDUAL NEED.
SO DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY TELL ME, IF THEY'VE BEEN JUSTICE INVOLVED, I'LL GIVE THEM A PACKAGE FOR THAT.
IF THEY NEED RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, UM, THEY HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION TO INCLUDE, UH, HAVEN FOR HOPE ENDEAVORS, HEALTHCARE FOR CENTER SERVICES, AND ALSO COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, RELOCATION, SINK AND OPPORTUNITY HOMES.
ALL THAT INFORMATION IS THERE.
THEY ALSO GET MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE IS NOT IN THERE THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY NEED, IF I COULD HELP THEM FIND IT, I'LL DEFINITELY DO THAT, UH, FOR THE FAMILY OR THE INDIVIDUAL.
NOW, OTHER AGENCIES THAT I'VE HAD TO MAKE CALLS TO OR REFERRALS IS TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
SO I'VE HAD, UH, FIVE CASES TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND SIX, UH, TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
AND ACOG, ACOG IS AN AGENCY THAT ASSIST OUR ELDERLY RESIDENTS, UM, WHERE THEY COULD HELP THEM FIND, UH, HOUSING THAT THEY CAN AFFORD.
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PROPERTY HERE IS, IS ONE PROPERTY THAT ACTUALLY HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD, BUT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ENCOURAGING ABOUT THIS PROPERTY IS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, UH, WHAT RESOURCES CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES OR ADULT, ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES PROVIDES THE FAMILIES.UM, BUT WHAT I APPRECIATED IS THAT WHEN I COMMUNICATED WITH THE, WITH THE FAMILY IS THEY TOLD ME THAT ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES PROVIDED THEIR FATHER WITH A REFRIGERATOR.
ALSO, THEY'RE WORKING ON GETTING HIM A SINK AND A BATHROOM SINK.
SO FOR ME, THAT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING, DEFINITELY FOR THE FAMILY AS WELL.
BUT IT GOES TO SHOW THAT, UH, THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT DEFINITELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, OF RESOURCES THAT ARE GIVEN TO THEM, EVEN IF I DON'T KNOW THE OUTCOME, THIS, THAT RIGHT THERE WAS JUST VERY ENCOURAGING TO ME.
AND ALSO WHAT WILL KEEP A PROPERTY FROM COMING BEFORE YOU, UM, BEING PRESENTED BEFORE YOU? SO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT NEED THE ASSISTANCE, THEY'RE DEFINITELY ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE RESOURCES PROVIDED.
UM, ALONG WITH THE PACKETS, OH, I'M SORRY.
ALONG WITH THE PACKETS THAT I GIVE THEM, I ALSO GIVE THEM, UH, SOME PAPER AND A PEN BECAUSE FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE.
SO WHAT, WHAT IT IS BASICALLY THE RESOURCE PACKETS PROVIDED TO THE INDIVIDUALS IS THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO INDEPENDENT LIVING.
NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE THE TOOLS, THE PHONE NUMBER, A HARD COPY, THEY HAVE A PIECE OF PAPER, THEY HAVE A PEN THAT THEY CAN START WRITING AND PLANNING THEIR NEXT COURSE OF ACTION.
SO WHEN THEY DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, WHAT YOU HAVE IS AN INDIVIDUAL, UH, THAT IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCE PROVIDED.
AND IT IS DEFINITELY THEIR CHANCE TO MAKE THE CHOICE, TO MAKE THE CHANGE, TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES, BEING THAT WE DO DEAL WITH NUISANCE PROPERTIES AND THERE'S DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT GET IT TO THAT POINT.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD.
OVER, OVER WHAT PERIOD OF TIME WERE ALL OF THESE CASES THAT YOU PRESENTED TO US? THAT WAS TWO YEARS WORTH FROM 2023 TO 2025.
AND, AND SO THERE WAS ONLY WHAT, NINE REFERRALS? YES.
WHEN YOU SAY SUBSIDIES AND YOU'RE GIVING, UH, THEM THE MONEY, IS THAT ONE TIME DEAL FOR WHATEVER THE, UH, IT'S, IT'S FOR THE YEAR.
SO ONCE THEY APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM, THEY GET QUALIFIED.
THEY, THEY CAN APPLY IF THEY NEED THE ASSISTANCE AGAIN 12 MONTHS LATER.
SO, AND, AND THE OTHER PART WOULD BE, DO THEY ALSO GET IT IF THEY NEED RENT, THEY ELECTRIC AND UTILITIES OR WHATEVER, THE RENTAL PROGRAM IS A SEPARATE PROGRAM.
THEY COULD EITHER GET ONE OR THE OTHER.
UH, I BELIEVE WITH THE RENTAL PROGRAM, THEY COULD, UH, GET, UH, UTILITY ASSISTANCE WITH THAT PROGRAM.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? KAYLA? UM, SO ON THE, UH, RELOCATION, UM, YOU LISTED OUT THE ITEMS THAT QUALIFY FOR THE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
UM, THOSE THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, IT'S, IS IT STILL REIMBURSEMENT BASED OR IS IT NOW UPFRONT IT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD? FOR EXAMPLE, THE SECURITY DEPOSIT, UH, WHAT THEY'RE CHARGED FOR SECURITY DEPOSIT, THE APPLICATION, THE ADMIN FEE, IT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD, AND THE LANDLORD WILL CREDIT THE TENANT'S ACCOUNT.
SO I, WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS THAT SOMEONE, SOMEONE WILL GET RELOCATION, UH, UH, QUALIFY FOR IT MM-HMM
BUT THEN THE LANDLORD IS NOT GOING TO WAIT, YOU KNOW, 30, 45 DAYS, 60 DAYS FOR AN APPLICATION FEE.
AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY, THEY CREDIT THE TENANT IF THEY MOVE IN THEIR RENT, BUT THE TENANT STILL HAS TO PAY THAT UP FRONT.
AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT I DO EXPLAIN TO THE CLIENTS IS THAT, UH, THE RELOCATION PROGRAM IS NOT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, BUT IT CAN ALLEVIATE THE COST OF THE MOVE THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO MAKE.
SO THEY MAY HAVE TO PAY IT UP FRONT, BUT ONCE THE APPLICATION GOES THROUGH THE FINAL APPROVAL, WHEN WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE NEED, THAT MONEY WILL GET REIMBURSED BACK TO THEM.
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OKAY.MR. AS, YEAH, I HAVE A FOLLOW UP.
YOU SAID YOU WERE PART OF THE DART, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
DOES THIS PACKET COME WITH YOU AT THAT TIME OR IS IT DONE LATER? ALL THE TIME.
AT EVERY DART MEETING, EVERY BSB MEETING, EVERY REINSPECTION SITE, I HAVE MY BACKPACK WITH THOSE RESOURCES.
SO WHEN WE ASK 'EM, AND I'VE ASKED A LOT OF 'EM WHEN THEY COME IN, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY DOCUMENTS? AND THEY'RE LIKE, FROM THE CITY OR WHEREVER.
SO THIS IS PART THE SAME AS THE CITY DOES WHEN THEY HAND, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I GIVE THEM.
AND, AND YOUR LITTLE BOOK IS IN HERE, SO YES.
SO THEY GET THE PACKET SO THEY CAN DETERMINE, AND THEN YOU, THEN THAT'S WHEN YOU DECIDE, OR THAT'S WHEN THEY DECIDE AND YOU DECIDE TO, TO FIT IT TO WHICHEVER CATEGORY, WHATEVER THEY EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT BASED ON WHATEVER THEIR NEEDS ARE.
UM, I GIVE THEM THE PACKET THAT'S SUITABLE TO THEIR NEEDS.
IF THEY NEED RELOCATION, IF THEY'RE JUST AS INVOLVED OR IF THEY'RE MILITARY.
IF THEY NEED ALL THREE, THEY'LL GET ALL THREE.
MR. CHAIR AND BOARD, I, I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ALSO A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.
UM, THE DART UNIT HAS, UM, SCHEDULED AFTER ACTION MEETINGS, UM, SEVEN TO 10 DAYS AFTER THE INSPECTION.
UM, MS. RODRIGUEZ IS, UH, AN ESSENTIAL PERSON THAT NEEDS TO BE AT THAT MEETING.
THERE ARE SOME, UM, PERSONNEL THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED AT THE MEETING, BUT, UM, A REPRESENTATIVE, AND SPECIFICALLY MS. RODRIGUEZ AT, UH, IS THERE FOR EVERY AFTER ACTION MEETING AND ALSO HAS HER, HER PACKETS WITH HER THERE AT THOSE MEETINGS, JUST IN CASE, UH, ANY INDIVIDUAL OR PROPERTY OWNER OR INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNER, UH, SHOWS UP AND THEY NEED THAT INFORMATION ALSO.
AND, AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU GAVE IT TO 'EM AT THE SITE OR AT A, A FOLLOW UP.
SO THEY CAN'T SAY THEY NEVER GOT ANY DOCUMENT.
THEY CAN'T SAY THEY, AND WE'VE HAD THAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? UH, YES.
THE OPPORTUNITY HOMES PARTNERSHIP.
UM, ARE YOU SPEAKING OF WHAT WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS BEACON COMMUNITIES AND NOW IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES? THAT, UM, I COULDN'T ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.
SO ARE THEY A MI BASED PROPERTIES? YES.
600 UNITS AVAILABLE THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE.
AND ACTUALLY THAT RESOURCE, WE JUST GOT IT TWO WEEKS AGO.
SO, UM, IT, IT USED TO BE KNOWN AS A BEACON PROGRAM.
IT IS NOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES.
UH, THE 600 UNITS, UH, IS ALL 600 UNITS VACANT CURRENTLY OR IS THAT JUST THE AMOUNT OF APARTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE? FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AVAILABLE? VACANT AVAILABLE.
AND ONE LAST CHANCE AND A REAL QUICK COMMENT, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT TO US.
WE HEAR ALL THE TIME WHAT WE ARE GIVING TO THEM.
IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GIVING TO THEM.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING US SEE THIS.
YOU, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE THE DART PROPERTIES.
SIR, THAT WAS A DART, UH, PRESENTATION.
MS.
AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM.
WHAT IS IT ON? HELLO? GOOD MORNING.
IS IT STILL MORNING? ARE WE AT NOON YET?
UM, MY NAME'S INGRID CASTILLO MERCADO.
I'M CURRENTLY THE GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM COORDINATOR.
UM, PREVIOUS FROM THAT, I WAS A BUSINESS ANALYST FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
UM, AND I SERVED AS A COMMUNITY LIAISON.
UM, SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU A OVERVIEW OF THE OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND AS WELL AS THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT I ALSO OVERSAW.
PRIOR TO, UM, THE LAUNCH OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THERE WASN'T NECESSARILY LIKE A FORMAL, UH, WAY OF TRACKING HOW THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE REFERRING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO OUR RESIDENTS.
SO WE LAUNCHED THIS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
NOW WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING DIFFERENT DATA POINTS, RIGHT? LET ME SHOW YOU, THIS IS GOING TO BE, UM, A RECAP OF FY 25.
SO, UH, CODE STAFF HAS REFERRED APPROXIMATELY,
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UH, 348 REFERRALS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE TIME PERIOD, IMPACTING 723 INDIVIDUALS.AND THIS IS ADULTS AND CHILDREN INCLUDED.
UM, THERE'S AN AVERAGE ACCEPTANCE RATE OF ABOUT 24%.
THIS IS FROM THE INITIAL, UM, THIS IS PINPOINT FROM THE INITIAL WHEN THE ROOF REFERRAL WAS RECEIVED.
SO INDIVIDUALS, RESIDENTS SAID, YES, I'LL WORK WITH YOU.
UM, CALLING ME, EMAILING ME, VISITING ME THROUGH THE, THE HOME VISITS, UM, RELOCATION SERVICES, UH, REFERRALS TO DHS SERVICES AND HOME REPAIR AND REMEDIATION HAVE CONTINUED TO BE THE TOP THREE, UH, REFERRALS THAT MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY DO REQUEST SPECIFICALLY ALSO IN THAT ORDER.
SO THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED NOVEMBER OF 2023.
UM, IT WAS A PROGRAM TO ASSIST OUR ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENT, UM, POPULATION WITH CONFIRMED VIOLATIONS, UH, FOR LAWN OR ALLEY MAINTENANCE, TRASH, DEBRIS OR HAZARD THAT IMPOSED, UM, BY A TREE.
SO I'M GONNA GO THROUGH, UM, SOME OF THE ELIGIBILITY JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
UM, RESIDENTS HAVE TO BE 65 YEARS AND, AND OR DISABLED.
THEY HAVE TO BE, HAVE A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EXCUSE ME.
AND BEYOND FIXED INCOME, UH, THIS IS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS UP TO A FOUR UNIT APARTMENT.
AND THE THE BIGGEST KEY TAKEAWAY, I, I WANNA SAY, IS THAT THEY MUST HAVE A CODE VIOLATION.
I KNOW SOMETIMES SOME RESIDENTS COME TO US WITHOUT THE CODE VIOLATION, AND THEY AREN'T REQUIRED TO HAVE A VIOLATION IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM.
UH, SHOULD THEY NOT HAVE A CODE VIOLATION, WE TRY OUR BEST TO LOOK FOR OTHER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, UM, THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT COULD POSSIBLY ASSIST THEM AS WELL.
UH, THE RE RE PROCESS IS FAIRLY SIMPLE.
ONCE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SUBMITS THE APPLICATION, I BASICALLY WOULD REVIEW IT AND, UM, APPROVE THE APPLICATION.
ONCE IT'S APPROVED, THEN, UH, WE WOULD SCHEDULE TO HAVE A CITY PAID CONTRACTOR GO OUT AND DO THE WORK.
THE RESIDENT WOULD NEVER RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF, UM, BILL FOR THE WORK THAT WAS COMPLETED THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF, UM, AN OVERVIEW OF HOW WE PERFORMED.
UM, FOR THE FULL FISCAL YEAR OF 2025, THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
UH, WE RECEIVE A TOTAL OF 106 APPLICATIONS.
60 OF THOSE WERE, UM, APPROVED, AND WE COMPLETED ABATEMENTS FOR 60 INDIVIDUALS.
46 OF THOSE APPLICATIONS WERE CANCELED AND OR REFERRED TO A DIFFERENT, UM, PROGRAM THAT WAS MORE SUITED FOR THE RESIDENT.
UM, AT THIS, THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY DENY ANYONE.
WE FOUND OTHER OPTIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENT TO HELP THEM CONTINUE.
SO WE DID REFER A HANDFUL OF THOSE, UH, THE 46 TO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND ORGAN ORGAN ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, THE AVERAGE COST OF THE WORK ORDERS WERE ABOUT 1,663.
AND THE CHART THERE JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A HIGHLIGHT OF, UM, WHAT, UM, WORK ORDERS WE COMPLETED WITH FOR THAT.
SO THE HAZARD IS VEGETATION, THE OVERGROWN WEEDS, TRASH, DEBRIS IN THE OUTSIDE PLACEMENT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUTREACH ON MY END? YES.
ON SLIDE ONE, THE 24%, WHAT NUMBER DOES THAT? IS THAT AT THE 3, 3 48 ARE AS THE IMPACTED PEOPLE? SEVEN.
UH, IT'S FROM THE REFERRALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED.
SO FROM THE, THE WHOLE 3 48, THAT WAS THE ACCEPTANCE RATE AND THE PROCESS TO GET 24% IN A YEAR.
IS THAT GOOD OR BAD? IT'S HARD TO REALLY SAY IF IT'S A, A POSITIVE OR A NEGATIVE.
UM, THIS IS A PINPOINT FROM THE INITIAL TIME THAT WE TOOK THE APPLICATION, RIGHT.
A LOT OF TIMES WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING, UM, OR IT'S A REPEATED, UH, TYPE OF ISSUE IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO KIND OF CONS CONSTANTLY GO BACK.
SO AN INDIVIDUAL DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY SAY, YES, I'LL TAKE YOUR ACCEPTANCE THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT WE SPEAK TO THEM.
IT NORMALLY TAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR US TO GO OUT THERE TO, UM, FOR THEM TO REALLY ACCEPT IT.
SO THIS WAS A PINPOINTED IN THE INITIAL, THE NEXT SLIDE WOULD BE FIVE, I'M SORRY, THE COST, THE COST OF, UM, THAT THEY DON'T PAY THE COST FOR.
UH, WHAT WAS IT? UM, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND THEN RIGHT HERE WHERE THEY
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DON'T PAY THE COST? AND THIS MIGHT BE IN A LATER SLIDE.WHERE DOES THAT COST COME FROM THE, THE MONEY THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM? IS THAT SEPARATE? AND MAYBE ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS CAN ANSWER THAT QUICK.
I'M, I'M, I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED WITH YOUR QUESTION FROM THE, FROM THE OTHER SLIDES WE'LL BE HEARING LATER.
IS THAT A SEPARATE FUND OR IS THAT OUT OF THE SAME? YES.
SO THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUND IS ONLY, THIS IS THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND IS ONLY ALLOCATED FOR THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SO ONCE THE FUND, THE MONEY RUNS OUT, THEN, UM, THERE'S, THERE'S NO MORE FUNDS UNTIL THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
SO IT'S A ROLLING FISCAL BUDGET.
SO, SO IT'S A SEPARATE FUND FROM THE CORRECT, YES.
AND HOW CLOSE DO YOU WORK WITH, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICE? EXTREMELY CLOSE.
SO MOST OF THE, ONCE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SUBMITS THE INTAKE FORM, WE BASICALLY COLLABORATE TOGETHER WITH NHSD, UM, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE EMMA AND, AND THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS AT NHSD TO COLLABORATE AND DO THE OUTREACH.
UM, WE TRY OUR BEST TO TRY TO FIND RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE RESIDENT, DEPENDING ON THEIR NEEDS.
SO WHEN THE CASES COME TO DSD MM-HMM
ARE YOU GETTING ANY REFERRAL OR ARE, ARE YOU MIXING IN THERE TO GET SOME OF THE PERSONNEL FROM, FROM SOME OF THE CASES OVER HERE? OR THAT, FOR MOST OF THE CASES THAT, UM, I WANNA, I, I WOULD STRONGLY SAY MAYBE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE CASES THAT COME TO YOU, WE'VE ALREADY MADE IT AS SOME TYPE OF ATTEMPT, SOME TYPE OF OUTREACH EFFORT HAS ALREADY BEEN GIVEN TO THAT INDIVIDUAL, BUT YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
IT IT, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING AND THEY'RE WORKING HERE.
SO THIS WHOLE GROUP, BOTH DSD HOUSING AND YOU GUYS ARE WORKING CORRECT.
TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS, CORRECT? IT'S NOT, YOU'RE WORKING THIS CASE AND THEY'RE WORKING OVER HERE AND THEY NO, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.
UM, WE TRY TO FIND THE BEST ASSISTANCE FOR THE RESIDENTS AS BEST AS WE CAN.
UM, SOMETIMES WE LOOK FOR PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
SO NOT ONLY DO WE REFER A CITY FUNDED OR, OR, UH, ALLOCATED PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS, WE ALSO LOOK OUTSIDE OF THE CITY WALL.
SO WE TRY OUR BEST EFFORT TO TRY TO GIVE THE RESIDENT THE BEST OPTIONS POSSIBLE.
AND THAT, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.
AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED THIS ON THE BOARD MEETING, IS BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF BLANK AREAS OUT THERE THAT ARE NOW BEING FILLED IN.
SO WHEN PEOPLE NEED THE ASSISTANCE, WE HAVE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD WHO WORK WITH GROUPS OUT THERE MM-HMM
AND THAT MAY GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE, OH, THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP I CAN, UH, SEE IF THEY CAN HELP.
BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT HELPING THEM BEFORE THEY END UP HERE.
AND THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF THEM DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THERE'S OTHER PROGRAMS MM-HMM
THERE ARE, THERE'S HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS. HONESTLY, I, I FEEL LIKE I, THERE THERE'S A, THERE'S SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE SOME WAY SOMEHOW.
UM, I FEEL LIKE IF YOU DO WANT THE, IF YOU ACCEPT THE, THE ASSISTANCE, WE COULD HELP.
WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, DO YOU HAVE A, A, A GAME PLAN OR SOMETHING THAT YOU GIVE THEM THAT WE CAN GET A COPY OF? OR DO WE NOT, DS DSD DIRECTLY DOESN'T OFFER THE OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I COLLABORATE WITH NHSD, WHICH IS WHY I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE THAT PACKET CAME FROM.
SO THEY COULD, UH, SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE TYPE OF PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFER, HOW THEY APPLY, UM, WHERE TO FIND OTHER RESOURCES.
WE PUSH THE REFERRAL OUT TO THEM, AND THEN THEY, THEY FIGURE OUT HOW MANY PROGRAMS. OH, OKAY.
SO YOU'RE NOT WORKING DIRECTLY.
SO I PROCESSING IT SO THEY CAN WORK THE END OF IT.
WE CI AM WHAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR IS BASICALLY BRIDGING THE GAP.
SO I'M BRIDGING THE GAP FROM D-S-D-N-H-S-D-D-H-S AND ANY OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNER, AND THEN WE BRING 'EM TOGETHER AND WE FIGURE IT OUT TOGETHER.
SO IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, AND THEN IF IT DOESN'T GET FIGURED OUT, THEN IT ENDS UP HERE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NONE.
I APOLOGIZE VERY QUICKLY BEFORE I, I, I DON'T WANNA FORGET BEFORE I STEPPED DOWN, UM, SINCE I DID TRANSITION TO THE GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM, UM, MR. NICK SOLI IS GONNA BE BASICALLY OVERSEEING THE OUTREACH.
SO HE WANTS TO JUST SAY HI TO HIM.
YOU MEAN BEFORE YOU STEPPED DOWN? YOU'RE, WELL, HE, SHE TRANSITIONED.
I TRANSITIONED TO A NEW ROLE, UM, BUT I WAS STILL, YOU KNOW, I STILL OVERSEE, SO I'M, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAINING, SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE HIM AND SAY, HI,
UM, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, UH, PREVIOUSLY SERVING UNDER THE METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO STEP INTO A ROLE WHERE I WILL BE CONNECTING RESIDENTS TO SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.
UM, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU ALL AND, UM, MY NEW COLLEAGUES AT DSD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
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THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR THIS MORNING, OUR INDICATION TO THE CITY, AT LEAST THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM, WHAT THE CITY ATTEMPTS TO DO TO HELP ITS CITIZENS.UH, AND NOT ONLY WHAT WE'VE HEARD TODAY, YOU'VE ALSO GOT SOMETHING LIKE A TOOL SHED THAT'S AVAILABLE TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
UH, AND IF YOU NEED SELF-HELP, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS, THE TOOL SHED IS AVAILABLE.
SO IT'S AN INDICATION TO, UH, ANYONE WHO MAY BE LISTENING.
THERE'S HELP AVAILABLE IF WE CAN POSSIBLY GIVE IT FOR YOU.
UH, NEXT UP IS GOING TO BE CODE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
MR. CHAIRMAN, COULD WE TAKE ABOUT A FIVE MINUTE RECESS? WELL, I THINK IT'D PROBABLY BE APPROPRIATE, UH, DANNY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IT'S, UH, 12:06 PM AND WE WILL TAKE A, GEORGE SAID FIVE MINUTES.
ACTUALLY, WE'LL MAKE IT FIVE AND A HALF.
I DON'T THINK I'VE SAID GOOD AFTERNOON TO THIS BOARD EVER.
I'M THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATOR, AND I'LL BE PRESENTING TO YOU THIS MORNING.
ONE, THE DEPUTY REPORT, UH, FOR OUR FY 25, UM, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND THEN, UH, THE COACH STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL.
SO, UH, STARTING WITH THE FY 25 PERFORMANCE MEASURES, UH, AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, UM, THIS PAST YEAR, UH, THERE WAS 124,000 CASES, UH, THAT WERE BOTH PROACTIVE, REACTIVE IN THE TOTAL COUNT OF THOSE 124,000, 63,000, UH, CASES, IF YOU WILL, UH, COUNTED TOWARDS OUR COMPLIANCE RATE, OR EXCUSE ME, OUR PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE RATE.
UM, WE'RE STILL UNDER TWO DAYS, WHETHER IT'S THE TIER ONE VIOLATION OR TIER TWO VIOLATION.
UH, WE'RE STILL GETTING TO THESE CALLS, UH, QUICKLY, UH, WITHIN A TWO DAY TIMEFRAME.
UH, OUR PROACTIVITY RATE, UM, IS WELL ABOVE OUR PERFORMANCE GOAL.
WE ARE AT 75% FOR, FOR THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR.
AND OUR COMPLIANCE RATE, UH, WHERE IT STANDS AT 90%, WE WRAPPED UP THE YEAR, UH, AT 91%.
SO OVERALL, THE TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OUT THERE, UM, MEETING THEIR GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS.
IN REGARDS TO THE GRAFFITI ABATEMENT, UH, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SITES THAT WERE ABATED.
UM, THIS YEAR THERE WAS OVER 70,000 SITES THAT WERE ABATED BY THE GRAFFITI TEAM.
UH, AND AGAIN, THERE WOULD TURNAROUND TIME OF ONE DAY.
SO, UH, WHEN EVERY REPORT GR GRAFFITI, THE TEAM WAS OUT THERE WITHIN ONE DAY TO GET THE GRAFFITI ABATED.
SO AGAIN, UH, THE TEAM DID A GREAT JOB THIS PAST YEAR AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE END UP JUST STRONG.
WE DO HAVE TOO MANY ARTISTS IN THE TOWN.
ARTISTS IS WHAT YOU YEAH, THAT'S
UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS PERFORMANCE MEASURES? SURE.
OTHER THAN YOU STILL HAVE MONEY, THE TIME.
THE NEXT ITEM
SO THIS IS WHERE THE, UH, PERFORMANCE MEASURE REPORT PROJECTED.
SO YEAH, ON YOUR FULL BUDGET, YOU'VE ALLOCATED FOR, IF IT'S 75 OR 70 PLUS.
NOW ON THE GRAFFITI, ARE YOU LOOKING IT TO GO UP OR DOWN? WELL, THE BUDGET STAYED THE SAME THIS PAST YEAR FOR GRAFFITI AS WELL.
SO THE NUMBER OF SITES WE ABATED, UH, OUR GOAL IS 50,000 SITES.
SO EVEN THE YEAR PRIOR, WE BEAT IT BY 56 OR 6,000 SITES OVER.
I'M NOT SURE IF I ANSWERED THE QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET HASN'T CHANGED FOR GR GRAFFITI.
BUT NORMALLY IF YOU'RE, IF YOUR GOAL IS 50,000 MM-HMM
AND YOU'VE EXCEEDED IT TO 70,000 PLUS, THAT TELLS ME THAT YOU PROBABLY WANT TO MAKE YOUR GOAL UP MORE, UH, OR YOU'RE GONNA TRY TO KEEP IT.
YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD THAT CONVERSATION.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING UP NOT DOWN.
NOW ANOTHER QUESTION IS, HOW MANY OF THE SAME PROPERTIES THAT YOU HAVE TO RE ABATE? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I KNOW WE'VE, UH, LOOKED AT THAT RECENTLY.
I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I KNOW WE TRIED, UH, TRACKING THOSE LOCATIONS THAT WE DO, UM, REPEATEDLY ABATE, RIGHT? TO SEE, UH, WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAYBE ENGAGE THE OWNER A LITTLE MORE IN MAINTAINING THEIR OWN PROPERTY, IF YOU WILL.
AND THAT, THAT'S WHY I SAY, 'CAUSE I THINK LAST YEAR YOUR PROJECTED WASN'T 50,000, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE 50,000 AND YOU'RE HITTING 70.
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YOU GONNA PROJECT HIGHER AND, AND TRY TO GET A LITTLE MORE MONEY IN THAT ASPECT IF IT'S GOING UP TO 70? NOW, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.AND AGAIN, I, OUR, OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN 50,000 SITES, RIGHT? SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, THE PRIOR YEAR, WE, WE, WE EXCEEDED THAT BY 6,000 THIS YEAR, OBVIOUSLY BY 25,000 MORE.
BUT, UM, WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, BEFORE HE STARTS AGAIN.
UH, SO WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
UM, I'M GONNA TRY TO GO THROUGH THIS HERE RATHER QUICKLY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, UH, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS AT THE TAILWIND, WE'LL ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
WILL WE GO THROUGH, SO, UM, THE CODE FOR STRATEGIC PLAN, IF YOU WILL, UM, THIS IS A, UM, GIMME ONE SECOND HERE.
WHY ISN'T THIS, WHAT AM I DOING, JUDY? HERE.
IT'S, UM, SO CODE STREET ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, WHERE DID THIS START? RIGHT? LET'S TALK ABOUT WHERE IT STARTED.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, SO HERE SHORTLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CCR THAT WAS INTRODUCED, UM, BY COUNCILWOMAN, DR.
SHE SUBMITTED WHAT'S CALLED A COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST, UM, BASICALLY DIRECTING, IF YOU WILL, DSD TO, UM, CREATE WHAT'S, UH, WHAT SHE CALLED A COMMUNITY INFORMED MULTI-PHASE STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND THAT WAS BASED OFF THE 2023 FY 2023 BUDGET PRIORITY SURVEY.
UM, THAT IN A SENSE SAID THAT THERE IS A HIGH DEMAND FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT THERE WAS A ALSO A HIGH UNSATISFACTORY RATING OF CODE ENFORCEMENT.
ABOUT 50% OF THE RESPONDENTS, IF YOU WILL, SET UP THAT EITHER THEIR METS, THEIR NEEDS WERE PARTIALLY MET OR NOT MET AT ALL.
UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, BASICALLY THAT, THAT WAS THE DRIVING FORCE, IF YOU WILL, THAT SAID CODE ENFORCEMENT NEEDED TO BE ED AS A WHOLE.
UM, THERE WAS A, A FEW FOCUS AREAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE ORIGINAL CCR.
UM, THE BIGGEST THING HERE, THE TAKEAWAY WAS TO ENGAGE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE STAKEHOLDERS, RIGHT? THE INTERNALNESS EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, THIS BEING A COMMUNITY DRIVEN, UH, PROCESS, UH, FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND, UM, TO HELP DETERMINE THOSE PRIORITY AREAS.
UM, BEFORE WE KINDA GO ONTO THE SLIDE, I DO WANNA TALK ABOUT QUICKLY, UH, ONE OF OUR, ONE OF THE FOCUS AREAS, IF YOU WILL, THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE CCR WAS AN IS ACCREDITATION.
UH, I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD IN THE PAST WE TALKED ABOUT OUR I ACCREDITATION, WHICH IS THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITING SERVICES.
UM, DSD HAS BEEN ACCREDITED, UM, SINCE 2010, UH, IN THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, IF YOU WILL, WORLD, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT CAME ONLINE IN 2012, BUT WE DIDN'T GET ACCREDITED IN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE UNTIL 2020.
AND WE RECENTLY GOT OUR RE-ACCREDITATION IN 2024, MEANING, UM, THE AGENCY, UM, WHO DOES A, AN AUDIT OF OUR POLICY AND PROCEDURES, UM, OUR RESOURCES, OUR TIMELINES, OUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES, UM, YOU KNOW, SAID EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER TO BE ONE RE-ACCREDITED AGAIN, UH, UNDER THE IS.
UM, WE KIND OF BOAST ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE'RE THE FIRST IN TEXAS TO GET AN ACCREDITATION RIGHT UNDER THE IS AND WE ARE THE LARGEST AND THE ONE OF FOUR OTHER CITIES, UH, IN THE NATION THAT ARE ACCREDITED THROUGH IAS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR, OUR LITTLE BADGE OF HONOR, IF YOU WILL, THAT WE WERE, THAT WE'RE PROUD OF.
SO, UM, OKAY, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN, RIGHT? SO, UM, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? SO THIS IS GONNA SERVE AS A ROADMAP, IF YOU WILL, UH, FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, GUIDING HOW WE CONNECT, UM, ONE OUR COMMUNITY TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND LOOKING THE STRENGTH IN THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE, RIGHT? UM, THIS STRATEGIC PLAN, IF YOU WILL, REFLECTS THE VOICES OF, UH, OF THE RESIDENTS, UH, OUR STAFF, AND ANY PARTNERS THAT PLAY A KEY ROLE, UH, IN CODE ENFORCEMENT AND MAINTAINING THE PROPERTIES.
SO, STARTING WITH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, UM, AS I MENTIONED, THIS ENTIRE PLAN IS ROOTED IN LISTENING.
UH, WE HAD, WE HOSTED 11 COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS, UM, ONE, EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT WHERE WE REACHED OVER 266 PARTICIPANTS.
YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY 11 DISTRICTS, IF WE HAVE 10 CITYWIDE RIDE
UM, OUR FIRST KICKOFF MEETING IN DISTRICT THREE, WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES.
UH, AND SO WE COMMITTED TO HOSTING A SECOND, UH, LISTENING SESSION TO MAKE SURE THE, UH, RESIDENTS WERE ENGAGED, HAD A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO, ONE, LISTEN, BUT ASK THEIR QUESTIONS AS WELL.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S A TOTAL OF 11.
UH, WE ALSO HAD, UM, WE ALL SIT IN 12 IN-PERSON MEETINGS, UH, FOR OUR OWN STAFF, RIGHT? UH, FOUR FOR SUPERVISORS AND, UM, EIGHT
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FOR TOTAL FOR STAFF, RIGHT? UM, THERE WAS ABOUT 66 PARTICIPANTS TOTAL FROM OUR ENTIRE STAFF.UM, THESE WERE NOT MANDATORY, THESE WERE OPTIONAL, UM, LISTENING SESSIONS FOR STAFF.
UH, IF THEY WANTED TO PARTICIPATE, THEY COULD, UH, THERE WAS DIFFERENT TIMES AND LOCATIONS THEY COULD ACTIVELY ATTEND.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ENGAGED STAFF IN THE PROCESS AS WELL.
UM, THE IDEA BEHIND IT ALSO TOO, WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THAT DID NOT ATTEND A COMMUNITY SESSION OR ONE OF OUR LISTENING SESSIONS, IF YOU WILL, UH, THEY HAD A CHANCE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, RIGHT? SO THERE WAS, UM, DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS, UH, SUGGESTION BOXES THAT WERE PLACED THROUGHOUT THE CITY AT OUR SENIOR CENTERS.
SO SOMEBODY COULD GO IN, SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, OR SUBMIT AN INTAKE OR SOME REFERRAL OR WHATEVER SUGGESTION, DROP IT OFF IN THE INTAKE BOX, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, WE COLLECT THE INFORMATION AND ADD IT TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AS FAR AS, UM, FEEDBACK, IF YOU WILL.
SO THIS TYPE OF LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT TRULY REFLECTED THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT AND STAFF INPUT AND STAFF FEEDBACK AS WELL.
SO YOU'RE GONNA SEE, UH, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE IDENTIFY THERE, RIGHT? UM, ONE THING WE WANNA MAKE SURE IS THAT WHEN WE STARTED THE EVALUATION PROCESS, WE WANTED TO REALLY ASSESS, UM, OUR EXISTING OPERATION, UH, IDENTIFY ANY GAPS OR STRENGTHS, UM, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT, RIGHT? WE WANTED TO, UM, MAKE SURE THE PROCESS WAS REALLY, UM, GUIDED BY MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY INPUT, RIGHT? THAT THE, THE PEOPLE REALLY HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY SAY WHAT THEY WANTED CODED FOR, TO LOOK LIKE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, OR WE YEARS MOVING FORWARD, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE FOCUS ON OUR, UH, SERVICE DELIVERY.
UM, ONE OVERALL, BUILD THE OVERALL CUSTOMER, UH, SATISFACTION, IF YOU WILL, BUT ALSO JUST CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? UM, AND ALSO MAKE SURE WE STRENGTHEN, YOU KNOW, UH, OUR OVERALL ENFORCEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, RIGHT? SO, SO AGAIN, THIS ENTAILS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, UM, WAYS WE PLAN ON DOING IT.
WE WANNA IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY, UH, MAKING THE OPERATION, UH, VERY, UH, UM, IF YOU WILL, TRANSPARENT WHERE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND OUR OPERATIONS, OUR PROCEDURES, UM, YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE UNDERSTANDING ON, ON WHAT A CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION IS OR THE TIMEFRAME TO COMPLY AND WHAT HAVE YOU MOVING FORWARD.
SO, MILESTONES, UM, AS YOU SEE, WE'VE HIT A COUPLE MILESTONES ALREADY.
SO, UM, EARLY JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, OR EXCUSE ME, 20, 24 RATHER, UM, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, UH, CONSIDERED THE CCR, UH, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, DECIDED TO RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FORWARD.
UH, WE PRESENTED TO THE, UH, PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN AUGUST 22ND, 2024, UH, IN EARLY, UM, OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR, UH, 2025, UH, WE INITIATED, OR WHAT WE CALLED THE PRELIMINARY WORK, UM, FOR ASSESSING ALL OUR OPERATION PROCEDURES.
UH, WE STARTED DOING A COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF OTHER STRATEGIC PLANS THAT THE CITY HAS IMPLEMENTED.
UH, SO WE LOOKED AT, UH, THE LIBRARY STRATEGIC PLAN, A CS STRATEGIC PLAN, OTHER STRATEGIC PLANS THAT WERE OUT THERE.
THE CITY HAS KIND OF PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE EVERYTHING, UH, THAT OTHER PLANS HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AND PERHAPS MAYBE ADD OR, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE UPON.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE BUILD, UH, A SOLID FRAMEWORK.
UM, AND THEN THESE LISTENING SESSIONS, I, AS I, I DIDN'T MENTION, BUT THESE WERE ALL LISTENING SESSIONS THAT WERE FACILITATED AND GUIDED BY A CONSULTANT THAT WE HIRED THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
IT WAS A ONE TIME, UH, BUDGET IMPROVEMENT TO HIRE A CONSULTANT.
UH, THE CONSULTANT WAS HIRED TO BASICALLY FACILITATE ALL THESE MEETINGS.
UH, WE WERE THERE, THERE FOR MORE SUPPORT ROLE, IF YOU WILL.
UM, AND SO AND SO, AGAIN, I'M, I'M SORRY, HERE WE GO.
UH, SO AGAIN, SO EARLY ON IN, IN MAY AND JUNE, UH, WE STARTED THOSE STAFF LISTENING SESSIONS WITH JULY, THE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS, AND THEN, UM, AT THE LISTENING SESSIONS, RESIDENTS, IF YOU WILL, HAD A CHANCE TO VOTE ON THE FOCUS AREAS THAT THEY FELT THEY WANTED TO PRIORITIZE DURING THE, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER, JUST RECENTLY, WE WRAPPED UP OUR COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND, UM, THE LISTENING REPORTS THAT WERE GATHERED FROM ALL THE FEEDBACK, AND WE IDENTIFIED A FEW OF FOCUS AREAS, FIVE FACT FIVE ACTUALLY FOCUS AREAS THAT WE'LL DISCUSS HERE SHORTLY.
SO THROUGH OUR ENGAGEMENT, AS I MENTIONED, UM, THERE'S FIVE FOCUS AREAS THAT WERE CLEARLY EMERGED.
UH, ONE BEING COMMUNICATION, RIGHT? UH, EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, UH, PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE, VACANT LOTS AND HARDSHIP, REFERRALS.
UM, THESE PRIORITIES KIND OF ALL INTERCONNECT.
UM, EACH ONE STRENGTHENS THE ABILITY TO DELIVER, UH, WHAT WE CALL FAIR AND CONSISTENT SERVICES.
AND OVER THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, I'LL SHOW YOU, UH, WHERE AS WE WALK THROUGH THE FOCUS AREAS, HOW THEY ALL KIND OF, UM, MEAN WHAT THEY MEAN IN PRACTICE IN A SENSE, RIGHT? SO THE FIRST ONE HERE WE TALKED ABOUT IS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. SO WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT COMMUNICATION IS KEY.
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UM, AT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO HEARD FROM OUR STAFF, COMMUNICATION IS KEY, RIGHT? UH, OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE INTERNAL CHANNELS SO THAT, UM, STAFF RECEIVES CONSISTENT INFORMATION AND ALSO STRENGTHEN THE EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION FOR RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.UM, WE LOOK AT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ENHANCING OUR, OUR BUILD TO SAY SYSTEM, WHICH IS OUR SYSTEM OF RECORD, UM, TO SEND AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATIONS TO RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR CASES, EXPANDING ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND TRAINING STAFF, ON BEING MORE CLEAR AND PROACTIVE IN REGARDS TO COMMUNICATION WHEN THEY'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, TALKING TO, UH, DIFFERENT ASSOCIATIONS OR DIFFERENT COMMUNITY LEADERS.
UH, ULTIMATELY OUR GOAL HERE IS TO, UH, ENSURE THAT EVERYONE, WHICH IS EITHER STAFF OR RESIDENTS ALIKE, UM, HAVE THE SAME ACCURATE AND TIMELY TRANSPARENT INFORMATION, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
UH, HERE OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS THROUGH CLEAR, ACCESSIBLE AND, UH, PRACTICAL INFORMATION, RIGHT? UH, WE'RE, WE'RE DEVELOPING, UM, NEW, UH, CONTENT.
I THINK YOU GUYS RECEIVED A PACKET, A FOLDER THIS MORNING, UH, WITH SOME OF THE NEW CODE LITERATURE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO PUT OUT THERE TO THE TEAMS. UH, IT KIND OF TALKS BASICALLY ABOUT THE PROCESS, THE RIGHTS, THE RESPONSIBILITIES, JUST BASICALLY IN PLAIN LANGUAGE.
SO AN AVERAGE RESIDENT UNDERSTANDS THE PROCESS.
UM, THESE MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, WHETHER IT'S ONLINE, WHETHER IT'S PRINTED, UH, AND AT DIFFERENT COMMUNITY SPACES, LIKE SENIOR CENTERS, LIBRARIES, COUNCIL OFFICES, SO WE CAN STOP BY AND PICK THEM UP AS WELL.
UH, AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT, SO RESIDENTS, UM, CAN ASK THEIR QUESTIONS DIRECTLY AND BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE.
ANOTHER FOCUS AREAS, IF YOU WILL, IS PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE.
UM, THIS IS ABOUT FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE, UH, BETWEEN PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE WORK, RIGHT? UM, WE WANNA RESPOND QUICKLY TO CALLS THAT ARISE IN THE AREA, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANNA PREVENT VIOLATIONS FROM HAPPENING, RIGHT? UM, THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GONNA START LOOKING OR START REVIEWING, UH, OUR STAFF WORKLOADS, UH, ADJUSTING, UH, ANY ENFORCEMENT BOUNDARIES THAT WE HAVE.
UH, MONITORING TRENDS WE CAN ADDRESS AREAS THAT BEFORE THEY ESCALATE THAT WE'RE ON TOP OF THEM AND BEING, I GUESS, IF YOU WILL, MORE PROACTIVE.
BUT BALANCING, I GUESS, BOTH APPROACHES, IF YOU WILL, UH, WILL ENSURE ENFORCEMENT REMAINS FAIR AND CONSISTENT, UH, ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, I HAVE TWO MORE FOCUS AREAS.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE A MAJOR, UM, FOCUS AS WELL BECAUSE THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS, RIGHT? UH, THEY CERTAINLY CAN PRESENT ITSELF SAFETY AND HEALTH, UH, RELATED ISSUE.
UM, SO WE'RE PRIORITIZED AND EXPEDITING ABATEMENTS IN OR AROUND SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES THAT, AND ALSO ABATEMENTS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE ANNUAL NOTICE.
SO, AS YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY IT'S CODIFIED ALREADY.
AND, AND BASICALLY ANY VACANT LOT, UH, THAT FALLS AROUND A SCHOOL OR DAYCARE, WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THE OWNER NOTICE TO ABATE.
ANY VACANT LOT, THAT'S OVER 48 INCHES.
AGAIN, UM, WHETHER IT'S WITH A SCHOOL OR NOT, WE CAN ABATE IT BECAUSE THE HEIGHT OF THE VEGETATION ITSELF.
SO, UM, OUR GOAL IS HERE TO PRIORITIZE A VACANT, MOVING FORWARD, A VACANT LOTS.
AND SO AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANNA PROMOTE COMMUNITY AWARENESS, UH, MAKE SURE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND, UH, THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AS PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAINTAIN, UH, VACANT LOTS.
UM, SO AGAIN, THE GOAL HERE IS TO ONE, RE REDUCE THOSE REPEAT VIOLATIONS.
I TALKED, WE TALKED ABOUT BRIEFLY EARLIER ABOUT GRAFFITI.
WHAT WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH VACANT LOTS.
THEY'RE VACANT LOTS CITYWIDE THAT WE CONTINUE TO ABATE.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
AND THE LAST FOCUS AREA THAT I HAVE HERE, UH, EXCUSE ME, IS GONNA BE HARDSHIPS.
UM, WE KIND OF TOUCHED ON THAT PRETTY MUCH THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT HARDSHIPS, UM, DON'T ALWAYS COME FROM JUST BASIC NEGLECT, RIGHT? UH, IT, IT SOMETIMES COMES FROM JUST HARDSHIP, RIGHT? WHETHER IT'S FINANCIAL, MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
UH, THERE'S HARDSHIPS THAT EXIST THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR A RESIDENT TO COMPLY.
SO THAT'S WHY THIS PLAN EXPANDS THE AWARENESS OF HARDSHIP REFERRAL PROGRAMS WHERE RESIDENTS MAKE SURE THEY GET THE HELP THEY NEED THE MOST.
UH, WE WANT TO STANDARDIZE HOW THE INFORMATION IS SHARED ACROSS PROGRAMS, RIGHT? AND TRAIN STAFF ON HOW TO GUIDE RESIDENTS THROUGH THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
UH, WE ALSO HOPE TO INCORPORATE HARDSHIP INFORMATION IN OUR OUTREACH EVENTS AND ALL THE PRINTED MATERIAL TO ENSURE RESIDENTS BASICALLY WHO NEED THE INFORMATION, UM, AREN'T LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE OF LACK OF INFORMATION.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S OUT THERE TO HELP 'EM, WHERE THE ASSISTANCE THEY CAN GET, UM, AND THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THEM AS NEEDED.
BEAR WITH ME, I GOT A FEW MORE SLIDES HERE,
SO, WE'RE COMMITTED TO CHAMPIONING THE HEALTH AND, UH, THRIVING, UH, WORKFORCE AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
UM, WE WORK TO CONTINUE TO EVALUATE OUR, OUR TIERS AND OUR WORKLOAD.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, REALIGN ANY BOUNDARIES NEEDED TO INCREASE QUALITY OF SERVICE FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND CONTINUE TO RESEARCH THE BEST PRACTICES AMONGST OUR,
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OUR, OUR PEER CITIES.SO, AS YOU MAY HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, AGAIN, THERE'S A, UM, A WORKING DOC, IF YOU WILL.
UM, IT'S A DRAFT AT THIS POINT RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE THE FIRST BODY TO REALLY SEE THAT AS A WHOLE, AS A, AS A PRODUCT.
UH, BUT IMPLEMENTATION IS ON THE WAY, RIGHT? WE HAVE SOME GOALS THAT WE'RE SETTING, SOME SHORT, SOME MIDTERM, SOME LONG-TERM GOALS, UH, THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOR EACH FOCUS AREA THAT WE'LL BE INCORPORATING IN THE OVERALL, UH, PACKET.
UM, SO WE'LL BE TRACKING, UM, OUR OUTCOMES, OUR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS, UH, OUR CLEANUPS, UM, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
UM, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME PLAN.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE A LIVING FRAMEWORK, IF YOU WILL, FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR THE YEARS TO COME.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ONGOING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL.
SO, UH, AT ANY POINT WE, IF WE HAVE TO PIVOT, WE WILL, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE STARTING WITH, STARTING FOR, BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED THUS FAR.
SO, TIMELINES, UH, WE'RE AT THE BOARD OBVIOUSLY TODAY, UH, IN WHAT, TWO WEEKS? LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.
WE'RE PRESENTING TO THE PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON OCTOBER 28TH WITH A SCHEDULED B SESSION ON NOVEMBER THE 12TH.
THERE WILL BE FOUR COMMUNITY SESSIONS, UH, IN EARLY DECEMBER, UM, ONE, OR EXCUSE ME, TWO ON THE FIFTH, ONE IN PERSON AND ONE VIRTUAL.
AND THEN ON DECEMBER 11TH, AGAIN, TWO MORE.
UH, THE INFORMATION WILL BE FOUND ON OUR, UM, OUR ESSAY SPEAK UP PAGE, WHAT THE DATES AND LOCATIONS AND THE TIMES AND EVERYTH HAVE YOU.
SO, AND THEN ULTIMATELY OUR GOAL IS TO GET THIS PRODUCT BEFORE COUNCIL, UH, EARLY 2026, EITHER JANUARY, FEBRUARY TIMEFRAME OF NEXT YEAR.
SO, AGAIN, UH, IN CLOSING, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, UM, FOR EVERYONE.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, THIS, OUR GOAL HERE IS OBVIOUSLY TO CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND, UM, TRANSPARENCY, A CONTINUOUS PROCESS, IF YOU WILL.
BUT, UM, THAT'S MY PRESENTATION.
SO,
AND THIS IS A VERY GOOD MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, UH, WITH EVERYONE ON THE, UH, INFORMATION THAT'S GOING OUT.
ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE DISTRICTS? YES.
IN TERMS OF THEIR PROGRAMS AND THEIR COMMUNICATIONS FOR THEIR NEWSLETTERS? YEAH, SO WE'VE ENGAGED EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT RIGHT IN THE PROCESS AND CERTAINLY, UM, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM WE WANNA INCREASE AS WELL.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE ONE FEATURE WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE INCORPORATE OUR INFORMATION IN THEIR NEWSLETTERS THAT GO OUT.
SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE'LL ADD.
AND WE'LL WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
UH, UM, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SIDEWALKS? IS IT THE HOMEOWNER AND THEN MS. WINE? ARE YOU THROWING ME A CURVE BALL IN THERE? I WAS THINKING STRATEGIC PLANNING,
WELL, ULTIMATELY IT'S, IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY.
THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THAT SIDEWALK.
SO DO YOU APPROACH THEM ABOUT THAT? DO WE AS CODE ENFORCEMENT? UH, YES.
IF WE NEED TO, WE CAN ISSUE A NOTICE FOR THE REPAIRS.
UM, LOTS OF TIMES THERE'S PROGRAMS OUT THERE, I BELIEVE, UM, EITHER THROUGH THE COUNCIL OFFICE OR THROUGH THE ACTUAL, I BELIEVE PUBLIC WORKS.
THERE IS A PROGRAM IN PLACE, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NAME OF IT RIGHT NOW, WHERE THERE'S ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE UP TO, I BELIEVE, $3,500 TO REPAIR THE SIDEWALK.
SO THERE ARE SOME PROGRAMS OUT THERE TO HELP HELP OWNERS OUT.
ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH THE AM PO PROJECT AT ALL? THE AMP NO, MA'AM.
YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROJECT.
I GOTTA GET THE ACRONYM I HAD IT.
UM, IT, IT'S, UH, TRAFFIC AND ASSESS.
IT'S MAINLY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN, IN THE CITY.
SO WE HAVE OUR OFFICE OF, UM, I BELIEVE ACCESS AND DISABILITY, RIGHT? THAT WE CAN COORDINATE WITH YOU IF WE NEED TO.
LOOKING AT MR. NELSON HERE FOR YOUR
UH, IT'S TURNED FROM MR. AND JUST ASK HIS QUESTIONS.
ONE, I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN EASEMENT ON SIDEWALKS.
WHAT ABOUT, I THOUGHT SIDEWALKS WERE CITY EASEMENTS FROM THIS SIDEWALK TO THAT SIDEWALK.
WERE ALL EASEMENT FOR THE CITY, JUST LIKE THE TELEPHONE POLE.
THE OTHER ONE IS A SUGGESTION.
UH, AND I DON'T KNOW, LEGAL MAY COME INTO THIS, LIKE, YOU HAVE THE PROGRAM FOR THE APARTMENTS MM-HMM
AND THERE'LL BE A PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR THE HIGH TURNAROUND THAT WE KEEP SEEING FOR GRAFFITI ON SPECIFIC AREAS LIKE A, A REGISTER PROGRAM.
AND FOR VACANT PROPERTIES, IF YOU KEEP GOING BACK, PRETTY MUCH LIKE YOU DO THE APARTMENTS THAT, THAT PROGRAM YOU HAVE FOR APARTMENTS, CAN THAT BE DONE BOARD? I I I WOULD SUGGEST SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, MIGHT, MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO GIVE IT TO THE, THE LAWMAKERS, WHICH WOULD BE YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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UM, WHILE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HANDLES A LOT OF THINGS, AND THEY HAVE, WE, WE PUT A LOT ON THEIR PLATE, UH, THAT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD, UM, INITIATE.IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY BE INITIATED BY CITY COUNCIL.
AND THE LAST ONE IS, YOU DIDN'T GIVE US ONE OF THESE.
I, WELL, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T EVEN GET ONE OF THOSE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PACKET, THOUGH.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR FINAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, DANNY.
SO WE ARE ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA PRO, UH, THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM.
I AM THE SUPERVISOR OF THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM TEAM
TODAY I'LL BE PRESENTING A STATUS REPORT FOR THE PROACTIVE INSPECTION APARTMENT PROGRAM.
THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 23RD, 2023, WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING A SAFER HOUSING CONDITIONS FOR RENTERS, ENSURING APARTMENT COMPLEXES MEET SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE STANDARDS.
THE ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT BEGAN ON APRIL 2ND, 2023.
ENROLLMENT INTO THE PAIP MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE PROGRAM POINTS IN SIX MONTHS.
THE POINTS ARE ASSIGNED WHEN A PROPERTY VIOLATES ONE OF THE DESIGNATED VIOLATIONS IN THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE AND NOT COMPLYING WITHIN THE 10 DAY CURE PERIOD.
THE ENROLLMENT, THE INITIAL ENROLLMENT IF IS FOR SIX MONTHS.
THE CONDITIONS OF AN ENROLLMENT IN THE PAIP IS THE REGISTRATION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING EMERGENCY CONTACTS, MONTHLY PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS OF STRUCTURES, EXTERIOR AREAS, AND 5% OF THE INTERIOR UNITS MONTHLY.
AND A COST RECOVERY FEE IS CHARGED OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER EACH UNIT ANNUALLY.
GRADUATION FROM THE PAIP OCCURS WHEN THE PROPERTY MU, UH, MUST HAVE RECEIVED NOT MORE THAN TWO POINTS IN THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS.
ALL VIOLATIONS, ALL THE INITIAL VIOLATIONS MUST BE REPAIRED AFTER THE GRADUATION.
THE, FROM THE PAIP, THE PROPERTY PROPERTY IS IN A PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR FOUR YEARS.
IF THE PROPERTY RES FOR THE PROGRAM DURING THAT TIME, IT WILL HAVE A MINIMUM ENROLLMENT OF ONE YEAR.
IN THE, TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH THE CITIZENS AND THE COM, THE APARTMENT COMMUNITY, WE CREATED, UM, A WEBSITE THAT ANCHORS ALL OF OUR LINKS.
SO HERE, THERE ARE LINKS FOR THE PIVP ORDINANCE, THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, THE PAIP FACT SHEET, THE, AND THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION ALSO INCLUDED OUR LINKS FOR APARTMENT OWNERS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX CONTACT EMAIL, WHERE IF THEY RECEIVE A VIOLATION OF NOTICE OR A CITATION, THOSE WILL ALSO BE MAILED, EMAILED AS WELL AS MAILED TO THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION.
A REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
SO IF THEY NEED THE ADDITIONAL TIME PAST THE 10 DAYS, THEY CAN USE THIS LINK TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SO THAT THE, IT CAN BE REVIEWED TO GIVE THEM AN EXTENSION DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE REQUIREMENTS.
AN APPEAL REQUEST FOR AN INITIAL IN, UH, ISSUED CITATION.
SO THIS WOULD BE FOR THE APPEAL OF A PROGRAM.
POINT POINTS ARE AWARDED WHEN THE CITATION IS ISSUED.
IF THEY FEEL THE POINT IS ISSUED, IM, UH, IMPROPERLY, OR IF THERE'S A REASON THE POINT SHOULD NOT BE COUNTED TOWARD THE PROGRAM, THEN THIS IS WHERE THEY WOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPEAL TO HAVE THAT POINT REMOVED.
AND THEN THAT WOULD BE REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.
THIS, UM, COLLECTS ALL THE INFORMATION, ALL THE INSPECTIONS WE HAVE DONE IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES SINCE THE PROGRAM WENT ON, WENT LIVE.
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A SLIDING SCALE THERE.YOU CAN ADJUST FOR THE DATES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
THE INSPECTION TIME OF THE, UH, AND IT'S ALSO BROKEN DOWN FOR EACH OF THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE A MAP WHERE WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THE MAP ON THE BOTTOM IS ALL THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OR ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROGRAM.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A, A LOCATION IDENTIFIED.
THOSE ARE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE IN THE PRO OR HAVE BEEN, OR ARE IN THE PROGRAM.
AND IF YOU CLICK ON THAT NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, YOU'LL SEE A LIST OF ALL THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM OR CURRENTLY ENROLLED.
IF IT STATES GRADUATED, THAT MEANS THEY HAVE EXITED THE PROGRAM.
ENROLLED MEANS THEY'RE IN THE PROGRAM.
AND IF IT SAYS RE-ENROLLED, THAT MEANS THEY WERE ON THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD WHEN THEY CAME BACK INTO THE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE 25 THAT ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED.
TWO THAT ARE RE-ENROLLED, AND 24 THAT ARE GRADUATED.
THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? YES, GO AHEAD.
UM, SO IT SHOWED DOTS AROUND THE CITY, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MORE THAN 25 APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT ARE HORRIBLY IN DISREPAIR.
UM, HOW, HOW DO WE GET MORE APARTMENTS IN? UM, IT'S JUST DRIVING AROUND TO DIFFERENT APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
YOU CAN, YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE STREET.
SO IS THERE, IS THERE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF INSPECTIONS THAT ARE BEING DONE? BECAUSE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PRE-INSPECTION, SO BEFORE CO CO COMPLIANCE GETS CALLED OUT? WELL, THE, THE WAY THE PROGRAM, THE WAY THE PROGRAM WORKS, AND THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN IS IT'S A FAIL IN.
SO ONCE THEY, ONCE THE AREA OFFICERS RECEIVE COMPLAINTS, THEY'LL GO MAKE THE INSPECTIONS AT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX.
IF THOSE NOTICES AREN'T COMPLIED WITH, THEN THEY RECEIVE A CITATION WHEN THEY RECEIVE THREE OR MORE POINTS AND SIX MONTHS, THEN THEY FALL INTO THE PROGRAM.
SO THEN MY TEAM WILL TAKE POSSESSION OF THAT, OF THAT PROPERTY AT THAT TIME.
BUT IT'S, IT REALLY IS A REACTION DRIVEN PROGRAM.
SO WE ARE RELYING ON PEOPLE TO MAKE THOSE COMPLAINTS.
OR YOU'RE RIGHT, IT SOMETIMES IF THE CODE OFFICER IS DOING AN INSPECTION ACROSS THE STREET, THEY WILL SEE IT.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO THEY HAVE TO, IT HAS TO BE BASED ON WHAT THEY CAN SEE AT THAT TIME.
UH, CAN WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE IT SHOWED YOU THE NUMBERS? THE NEXT SLIDE? THIS ONE, THIS ONE, TOTAL INSPECTION IS 66,000.
IS THAT UNITS OR COMPLEXES? NO, THAT, THAT IS GONNA BE TOTAL INSPECTIONS DONE.
SO THERE MAY BE SOME UNITS THAT HAVE THREE OR FOUR INSPECTIONS DONE INSIDE THE UNIT FOR DIFFERENT VIOLATIONS.
SO THAT, THAT NUMBER IS JUST THE, THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS SPOTTED.
THE NUMBER RIGHT NEXT TO IT IS GOING TO BE YOUR, THOSE ARE YOUR INDIVIDUAL LOCATIONS.
SO OUT OF ALL OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, 51 APARTMENT HAVE BEEN INSPECTED, 51 HAVE FALLEN INTO THE PROGRAM.
SO 51 COMPLEXES, AND THEY COULD RANGE A NUMBER OF APARTMENTS.
I THINK THERE WAS ONE THAT WE WOULD SAW THAT WAS LIKE 200 AND SOMETHING.
WE, AND ACROSS THE STREET AS WELL, WE HAVE ONE THAT IS 600, AND WE'VE HAD ONE THAT IS EIGHT.
SO THAT BEGS THE QUESTION THEN, EARLIER WE HEARD THERE WERE 600 UNITS OPEN FOR, FOR THAT OTHER PROGRAM.
IS THAT OUT OF THESE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AS WELL? NO.
OR ARE THOSE DIFFERENT STEP ONTO THAT? YEAH, SURE.
UM, JUST, YEAH, TO CLARIFY, I, I BELIEVE THE NUMBERS THAT WERE MENTIONED EARLIER, THOSE WERE OPPORTUNITY HOMES.
AND I APOLOGIZE, THE NEW NAME THEY CARRY NOW, BUT THAT'S FOR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
THAT WAS WHAT THEY HAD VACANT AND AVAILABLE TO MOVE IN, I GUESS MOVE IN READY? THIS IS, THIS IS NOT THE SAME.
THESE ARE NOT THE SAME NUMBERS.
THEY'RE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT NUMBERS.
I'M ASKING BECAUSE IF THOSE ARE CONSIDERED, SOME OF THESE APARTMENTS THAT YOU'RE INTO TROUBLE OR SOME OF THE APARTMENTS THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE THAT I, IF THEY'RE IN THE, THEY'RE NOT, THE APARTMENTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEIR PROGRAM DON'T COME OUT OF THESE THAT ARE IN TROUBLE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
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CORRECT.NOW, REFERRALS COULD HAPPEN IF FOLKS ARE WANTING TO RELOCATE, WE COULD, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM AN ASSISTANCE AND REFERRAL ASSISTANCE.
BUT THOSE NUMBERS DON'T, DON'T CORRELATE.
THOSE, THOSE THAT BEING REFERRED ARE NOT TO THE ONES THAT ARE IN TROUBLE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING BECAUSE THEN THAT'S BAD MONEY GOING OR MONEY GOING INTO A BAD, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.
THERE'S NO, THERE ARE OTHER APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
SO THE PERCENTAGE OF 51 LOCATIONS, HOW MANY APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN SAN ANTONIO STILL NEED TO BE IN THIS PROGRAM? HAVE WE GOT A NUMBER ON THAT OR? WE DON'T HAVE A HARD NUMBER ON THAT.
'CAUSE THIS IS A, IT IS A FAIL IN PROGRAM.
SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED AROUND A PROPERTY NOT DOING MAINTENANCE CORRECTLY.
SO YOU COULD HAVE A GOOD PROPERTY THAT THEN TAKES ON A BAD MAINTENANCE COMPANY OR HAS A STRETCH WHERE THE OWNER DOESN'T WANNA PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS THAT WOULD COME INTO THE PROGRAM.
AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY NOT TO FALL INTO THE PROGRAM.
SO YOU COULD HAVE INSPECTED AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND IT'S NOT GOING TO FALL INTO THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH NEGATIVE HITS.
AND, AND THIS IS MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS.
SO AS LONG AS THEY'RE MAKING THOSE REPAIRS WITHIN THE 10 DAY CURE PERIOD, THEY WILL NOT ACCUMULATE POINTS.
WELL, I, I KIND OF THINK THAT'S A LOW NUMBER FOR THE NUMBER OF APARTMENTS IN THAT WE ONLY HAVE 51 LOCATIONS OUT OF ALL THE APARTMENTS.
WELL, THE REAL KEY IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES THAT DO NOT DO MAINTENANCE IN A TIMELY MANNER.
SO THERE, THERE MAY BE A PROPERTIES THAT HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES, BUT IF THEY TAKE CARE OF THOSE PROPERTY, THAT THOSE ISSUES IN A TIMELY MANNER, THEY DON'T FALL INTO THE PROGRAM.
SO THIS WOULD BE KIND OF A NEGLIGENT, UH, SITUATION.
I, I GUESS TO ME THAT'S KIND OF FOR WHAT THE PROGRAM IS AND THE NUMBER OF UNITS, I IMAGINE THE IMPACT PER AREA, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE MOVING OUT OF THESE TO OTHER APARTMENTS.
SO I, I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A LOW, BUT I MEAN THE PERCENTAGE OF THIS IS, OR THE PROGRAM IS PROBABLY A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD BEFORE WHEN NOBODY, THEY WERE UNDER RADAR.
AND THERE ARE STILL SOME ON THE RADAR THAT VOLUNTEER.
DO THEY VOL? IS THERE ANY THAT VOLUNTEER? NO.
I MEAN, IF THEY HIT THE PROGRAM WELL, AND WHAT WE HAVE HAD AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THAT APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT GET CLOSE TO ENTERING THE PROGRAM, THEY REALIZE THAT THEY'RE ON THE BRINK OF THE PROGRAM.
THEY ACTUALLY START DOING THINGS MUCH BETTER.
THEY HIRE A NEW STAFF, THEY HIRE MORE STAFF, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET ON THESE ISSUES QUICKER.
AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT IN SEVERAL PLACES.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW.
NOT VOLUNTEER, BUT IF THEY WERE GETTING TO THAT LINE WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO END UP IN THE PROGRAM, THEN THEY AUTOMATICALLY JUMP UP AND START DOING STUFF.
ONCE THEY MEET CODE, THEN THEY PROBABLY RIDE FOR A LITTLE.
WE SEE HORROR STORIES ON TV ALL THE TIME OF APARTMENT.
UH, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN APARTMENTS WHO ARE DESPERATE TO HAVE HELP.
THEY'VE GONE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING.
THEY'VE HAD A WATER DRIPPING FROM THE, UH, UPSTAIRS.
THEY GO TO THE TELEVISION PROGRAMS. WHY ARE THEY NOT GETTING TO YOUR PROGRAM? UH, SEVERAL OF THOSE HAVE GOTTEN TO OUR PROGRAM.
UM, SEVERAL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.
UH, WE'VE SEEN, WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN PROPERTIES TURN AROUND DRASTICALLY, UH, BECAUSE OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
UH, SOME OF 'EM, THE FIRST TIME WE HEAR ABOUT IT IS WHEN WE SEE IT ON TV.
WE, WE DO RESPOND AS SOON AS WE CAN.
SO, SO, OH, I'M NOT, I'M QUESTIONING, YEAH, I'M QUESTIONING THE, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE PROBLEM.
WHY, HOW CAN YOU GET THE MESSAGE OUT TO THEM THAT THEY CAN GO TO YOU RATHER THAN HAVE TO GET SO DESPERATE? THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE TV PROGRAMS. AND WE HAVE, IN THE PAST, WE HAVE HAD OUTREACH, UM, BUT AS YOU SAY, I DON'T, IT'S, SOME PEOPLE STILL DON'T KNOW WE'RE OUT THERE.
SO PROPERTY OWNERS ARE THE NEGLIGENT ONES.
UH, THERE'S A SLANG TERM FOR PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
UM, UH, AND THERE SEEMED TO BE A LOT OF 'EM IN SOME AREAS OF SAN ANTONIO, ONE OF WHICH I LIVE IN.
AND IT'S, UH, IT'S A SAD SITUATION BECAUSE THE PEOPLE EVENTUALLY JUST LEAVE AND WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY LEAVE THEIR PETS AND THEN WE, IT'S UP TO US TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PETS AND THEY'RE STRAY ANIMALS.
AND, AND I LIVE IN A FAIRLY NICE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT, UH, IT'S, IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO SEE, UH, WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH.
IS IT, IS IT, LET ME HAVE A QUESTION.
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A QUESTION.UH, THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO BUY APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND THEY LIVE OUTTA STATE, YET THEY BUY A COMPARTMENT COMPLEX HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
SAY THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO OPERATE ONE, THEY HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT MANAGEMENT.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT PROGRAMS TO, UH, TO MANAGE THESE PROGRAMS. AND I THINK THESE ARE SOME OF THE, I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE OF IT.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL HAVE ADDRESSED? WELL, WE, WE HAVE MET WITH SEVERAL OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN LIKE, THAT.
THEY'RE INVESTMENT GROUPS FROM OUT OF STATE AND WE HAVE EDUCATED THEM ABOUT THE STANDARDS OF SAN ANTONIO.
SO I WANT TO, MS.
ALSO TO JUST ADD TO THAT, SOMETHING WE'RE ALSO DOING ON A, RIGHT NOW, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, BUT AS OFTEN AS NEEDED, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO.
WE OFFER TO SHOW UP TO THEIR, IN THEIR ANNUAL TRAINING, THEIR MONTHLY TRAINING OR ANYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE.
I KNOW OUR DIRECTOR HAS, HAS STEPPED INTO THAT AND, AND WE'VE BEEN WILLING TO DEFINITELY WORK TOGETHER.
AND SO WE HAVE A VERY CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT PROGRAM, WITH THAT ORGANIZATION.
SO THEY'RE CONSISTENTLY TRYING TO HELP US ALSO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE OWNERS, TO THE MANAGERS, TO THOSE COMPANIES THAT NEED TO BE IN THE KNOW TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ADJUSTING TO THIS SO THAT NOTHING, THEY CAN'T EVER SAY THEY WEREN'T AWARE.
IT'S, IF THEY DON'T WANNA FOLLOW IT, THAT'S ONE THING.
BUT DEFINITELY WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.
I HAVE A BROKEN UP INTO APARTMENT FIT INTO THE WHOLE SCHEME OF THEY WOULDN'T FIT INTO THIS, THEY WOULDN'T FIT INTO THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
'CAUSE MOSTLY THOSE ARE CONVERSIONS OR ILLEGAL CONVERSIONS.
IT HAS TO, AT LEAST FOR THIS PROGRAM, IT HAS TO BE, UM, FIVE UNITS OR MORE AND OF A SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION.
SO IS THERE ANY, ANY, UH, DEPARTMENT THAN ALL OF THIS THAT DOES DEAL WITH THOSE HOUSES? YES, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE DEALT WITH BY, WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL.
CAN I TELL YOU ONE THING OFF THE RECORD? THERE'S TWO, THERE'S TWO LS NOBODY'D LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE ON THE RECORD.
YEAH, NO, THERE'S TWO, TWO LS IN ENROLLMENT.
CHAIR, MAY I, MAY I TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS? UH, I MEAN WE, WE'LL ALLOW YOU FROM THE FLOOR, MAYBE
I MEAN TOMAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
SO I HEARD A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE IS WE ARE SAYING WE ONLY HAVE 51 APARTMENTS IN THE PROGRAM AND THAT'S TOO LOW OF A NUMBER.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT NUMBER IS.
UH, THE KEY HERE, THIS PROGRAM IS VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL.
UM, BEFORE WE HAD THIS ORDINANCE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
SO SINCE WE ESTABLISHED THIS PROGRAM, AS DALE TALKED ABOUT, WE DID 66,000 INSPECTIONS ON APARTMENTS.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE.
AND THE NUMBER BELOW THAT IS 2,100.
SO WHAT THAT INDICATES IS WE INSPECTED PHYSICALLY 2,100 APARTMENT COMPLEXES AS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
SOME OF THEM COULD BE EIGHT UNITS, SOME OF THEM COULD BE 600 UNITS.
SO WE INSPECTED 2,100 PHYSICAL APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN TOWN.
NOW MAYBE THERE'S 5,000 APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT OUT OF THOSE 2,100, ONLY 51 OF THEM GOT IN THE PROGRAM.
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS, AS DALE SAID, IF THEY GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY'RE CLOSE TO GETTING THE PROGRAM, THEY FIX STUFF FASTER.
WE DON'T WANT BUSINESSES TO RUN OUTTA BUSINESS OR GET OUTTA BUSINESS.
WE WANT THEM TO GET EVERYTHING CORRECTED AND TO THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF LIVING.
RIGHT? SO IF, IF 2,100 APARTMENT COMPLEXES, 2004, 2049 OF THEM DIDN'T EVEN GET IN THE PROGRAM.
THEY MANAGED TO, WE DID INSPECT, BUT THEY MANAGED TO FIX IT, YOU KNOW, FAST ENOUGH TO NOT GET IN THE PROGRAM.
THAT'S A HUGE, SO AGAIN, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT A FAILURE.
UH, 51 IS MAYBE LOW IN YOUR MIND, BUT IN MY MIND, I'M LOOKING AT THE POSITIVE SIDE IS 2049 APARTMENT COMPLEXES CORRECTED EVERYTHING PRIOR TO GETTING INTO THE PROGRAM.
AND WITH THAT, IT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING IS WHAT IS THE ACTUAL NUMBER VERSUS WHAT'S IN HERE? AND NOW THAT YOU EXPLAINED
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THERE'S 2000.BUT I THAT'S UNIT, THAT'S APARTMENT COMPLEXES, RIGHT? NOT UNITS.
SO THAT'S WHAT I SAID EARLIER.
ONE OF 'EM COULD HAVE 200 AND SOMETHING, BUT THAT COMPLEX.
SO 2000 AND SOMETHING PLUS AND THEY'RE STILL BUILDING MORE.
UM, THAT IS A SUCCESS NUMBER AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING 'CAUSE I HAVE NOTHING TO COMPARE TO 51 TO NOW I DO.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? UH, I HAVE ONE.
UM, SO YOU KNOW, WE SEE HERE THAT MANY OF THE DEPARTMENT COMPLEXES AVOIDED BEING IN THE PROGRAM BY FIXING THINGS.
UH, ARE YOU KEEPING TRACK OF THE ONES THAT ARE LIKE GETTING RIGHT AT THAT LINE BUT NEVER SURPASSING IT? LIKE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS? YES, WE ARE.
WE, WE HAVE A DATABASE THAT WE DO TRACK, UM, THE ONES THAT ARE FREQUENTLY CLOSE AND IS, IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FROM THAT? IF THERE, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, UH, THEY WILL NOT FALL IN THE ORDINANCE.
NOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THOSE CITATIONS THAT ARE WRITTEN DON'T GO TO COURT AND THEY, THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY THOSE CITATIONS.
SO THERE, THERE IS THAT RECOURSE.
IT'S JUST NOT WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
AND THAT SHOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW WE GET TO LOOK AT PRODUCTION NUMBERS FOR HOWDY, EVERYBODY.
MIKE, YOUR SD UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT.
UH, TODAY WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU AN UPDATE THAT, UH, WE WORK TOGETHER TO, UM, OBTAIN FROM SOLID WASTE.
SO THIS BREAKOUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE, BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ILLEGAL DUMPING AND HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS CLEAN UP.
UM, SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE TABLE, YOU'LL SEE AND THE INFORMATION HERE THAT, UM, THEY CLEANED UP A LITTLE MORE THAN 12,000 ILLEGAL DUMPING LOCATIONS AND THEY COLLECTED BETWEEN 3,804,000 TONS OF ILLEGAL DUMPING FOR FISCAL YEAR OF 2025.
AND YOU'LL SEE THE BREAKOUT AND, AND DOLLARS AND HOW MUCH THEY SPEND IT AND WHAT THEY SPENT IT ON.
THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT
LET ME, UH, S-A-P-D-I THINK IT'S THEM.
THEY HAVE CAMERAS ON SOME OF THESE REPEATED DUMP SITES.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE INFORMATION OR, OR DO YOU GUYS GET ANY OF THAT? THIS IS LEGAL.
UM, IN REGARDS TO, UM, I I I DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO, UH, THOSE SAPD UM, CAMERAS UNLESS THAT'S A, A CRIME BEING COMMITTED IN REGARDS TO ILLEGAL DUMPING.
WELL THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING BECAUSE THEY HAVE 'EM ON SOME AND IT SAYS NO DUMPING.
AND I WAS WONDERING FOR THE COST OF THIS, DO YOU KNOW OF ANY PROSECUTIONS FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN REPEATEDLY ILLEGAL DUMPING LIKE TIRES THAT WE ALWAYS SEE AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE CAMERAS UP THERE.
YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE FEEDBACK FROM, UH, IF SOMEBODY WAS ARRESTED FOR THAT? LET ME, LEMME JUMP IN ON THIS ONE.
UM, SO SEVERAL YEARS BACK, ACTUALLY MORE THAN SEVERAL, MAYBE FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO, WE DID A PILOT PROGRAM.
IT WAS INITIATED BY FORMAL COUNCILMAN, UH, PERRY, DISTRICT 10 TO BUY CAMERAS AND INSTALL THEM AND, AND AS YOU SAID, HIGH CRIME AREAS OF ILLEGAL DUMPING.
UH, SO WE DID AND WE WERE MANAGING THAT PROGRAM, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, CODE ENFORCEMENT.
WE INSTALLED THOSE CAMERAS AND WE KEPT THEM ABOUT, I WOULD SAY A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS.
WE WENT, WE SIPPED THROUGH ALMOST OVER A MILLION IMAGES THAT, THAT THOSE CAMERAS TOOK.
AND WE TOOK ONLY SEVERAL CASES TO COURT AND ONLY ONE OF THEM, UH, WAS A CONFIRMED VIOLATION.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING, YOU NEED TO CATCH SOMEBODY IN THE ACT.
YES, WE DO HAVE THE VIDEO OR THE PICTURE AND WHEN PD GOES TO QUESTION THEM, THEY SAY, OH, I DUNNO WHO TOOK MY TRUCK.
YES, THIS IS MY TRUCK, BUT THAT'S NOT ME.
AND UNLESS YOU ID THE PERSON, THEN YOU CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT.
SO AT THAT POINT IT WAS REALLY WASTE OF TIME.
AND WE HAD ONE MANAGER AND TWO CODE OFFICERS FULL-TIME, REALLY FULL-TIME ALL DAY LONG EVERY DAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO THERE, CHANGE THE BATTERIES ON THE CAMERAS EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, PULL THE DS, GUARD THE MEMORY CARD, PUT NEW ONE IN,
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PLUG IT IN YOUR COMPUTER AND SIT ALL DAY AND REVIEW IMAGE BY IMAGE UNTIL YOU FIND SOMETHING, THEN TURN IT OVER TO PD AND SO FORTH.SO THAT PROGRAM WAS A PILOT PROGRAM AND AFTER COUPLE OF YEARS IT WAS DISCONNECTED AND ALL THOSE CAMERAS WERE REMOVED AND TURNED BACK TO I-T-S-D-I-T-S-D BOUGHT THEM.
MAYBE THERE IS COUPLES STILL OUT THERE, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE ACTIVE.
EH, THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW.
IF, IF, BECAUSE I DO KNOW THEY DO SET 'EM UP ON SITES AND EVEN PUT THE SIGN THERE DOESN'T MATTER TO SOME.
AND THAT BIG TIRE ISSUE WE HAD WHEN THAT DUMP WAS AN ILLEGAL DUMP AND THEY BURNED THEM TIRES AND IT JUST KEPT BURNING.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THEY STARTED THAT.
SO WE'RE, WHERE'S WE HAVE, IS IT, IS THIS, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T MATCH LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS TO THESE, ARE THEY COMPARABLE OR ARE THEY GOING UP OR DOWN? THIS IS THE BUDGET THAT SOLID WASTE HAS, SO I'D HAVE TO ASK THEM THAT QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEIR NUMBERS WENT UP OR DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
WE, WE CAN, WE CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION.
WE DON'T HAVE IT NOW, BUT WE CAN CHECK WITH, UH, SOLID WASTE AND GET THAT INFO.
JENNY, AND LIKE WE LET DENNY, YOU CAN COVER WHATEVER YOU WANT TO COVER, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO COVER.
WE'RE STILL IN THE AFTERNOON, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.
IT'S JUST THAT AND, AND I CAN STAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF HITTING THE HIGH AND HITTING THE DOWNHILL HERE SO IT, THERE'S NO MORE PRESENTATIONS, BUT WE WILL BE COVERING QUITE A FEW, UM, JUST, UH, ONE SHOTS HERE TO, TO COVER SOME UPDATES, UM, FOR OUR STAFFING AND, UH, SOME OTHER, UM, DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE, UH, BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
UM, AND I WILL JUMP INTO IT RIGHT NOW IS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
OUR CURRENT, UH, MOST CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART IS WHAT WE HAVE UP, AND I APOLOGIZE IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALL.
UM, WE GOT A LOT OF STAFF, WHICH IS GREAT.
UM, WE HAVE VACANCIES, IF YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE RED, RED DOTS THERE OR RED, UM, RED NAMES THERE LISTED.
UM, OUR, OUR MANAGERS JUST WRAPPED UP THE INTERVIEWS AND WE WILL BE HIRING A BIG, A BIG CLASS COMING OUT.
UM, WITHIN THIS NEXT HOPEFULLY SIX WEEKS, UH, WE'LL HAVE 12, UM, NEW HIRES COMING IN.
UM, THEY WILL BE STARTING INTO OUR ACADEMY PROGRAM OF TRAINING AND WE'LL BE HOPEFULLY, IF NOT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, BY, UH, RIGHT TOWARDS THE END WE'LL BE FULLY STAFFED WITHIN OUR, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT FIELD SERVICES, OUR SPECIAL TEAMS AND AND WHATNOT.
SO WHILE WITH THE NEW BUDGET YEAR, WE DID NOT, WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, MAINTAIN OUR STATUS QUO OF THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS, WHICH WE WERE VERY HAPPY ABOUT.
UM, WE DID HAVE VACANCIES AND WE ARE QUICKLY FILLING THOSE VACANCIES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, BUT I'LL KEEP MOVING.
UNLESS, UNLESS YOU YOU HAVE SOMETHING OR COME BACK TO IT, WE CAN CERTAINLY REFLECT BACK TO IT.
THIS IS JUST A VISUAL LAYOUT OF WHAT OUR CURRENT PANEL MEMBERS, UM, WHAT, WHAT, UH, WHAT BOARD THEY, THEY FALL UNDER.
UM, WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY, UM, APPRECIATIVE FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
FOR SOME THAT WILL SHOW UP TO EVERY BOARD HEARING THAT WE HAVE, WHETHER THEY'RE CONSIDERED PART OF THAT BOARD OR NOT.
BUT THAT IS SO MUCH, SO VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, I DO KNOW IN THE LAST YEAR WE DID NOT HAVE TO CANCEL ANY FOR LACK OF ATTENDANCE.
AND, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR.
OUR, OUR ADMIN STAFF ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND DEADLINES THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING TO MEET.
UM, THE VERY LAST STEP IS TO HAVE THAT PRESENTATION.
SO IF WE DON'T HAVE A A QUORUM, THAT'S WHERE WE COME INTO SOME PROBLEMS, BUT WE'VE NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM.
AND, UH, EVERYBODY'S DILIGENCE AND, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL, NOTHING TO HIGHLIGHT, NOTHING OF CONCERN, BUT JUDY KEEPS A VERY CLOSE TRACK OF EVERYBODY'S ATTENDANCE.
UM, EVERYBODY'S VERY GOOD ABOUT AT LEAST, UM, AGAIN, IF, IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, WE KNOW EVERYBODY, UM, YOU KNOW, HAS DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES, THINGS OCCURRING, THINGS DO COME UP.
SO JUST YOUR, YOUR COMMUNICATION WITH OUR STAFF TO LET US KNOW.
WE ALWAYS HAVE SOMEBODY TYPICALLY AVAILABLE TO FILL IN.
SO AGAIN, IT, IT'S, UH, THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, TO HAVE, UH, QUORUMS FOR EACH OF THESE, UH, THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR'S MEETINGS.
SO THAT HAS BEEN A GOOD THING.
AND THE NEXT SCHEDULE THAT WE WILL BE PLANNING OUT, THIS IS WHERE THE SCHEDULE LIES.
IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BUT WE TRY TO ADHERE TO THE SCHEDULE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN HOPEFULLY PLAN AROUND IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE WILL GIVE THIS, TODAY'S MEETING IS A LITTLE EXAMPLE.
WE NEEDED TO MOVE IT UP JUST TO, UH, MAKE SURE WE, WE COMPLETED ALL OUR STEPS, COMPLETED ALL OUR UPDATES, UH, BEFORE ANY OTHER PIECES WERE MOVED AROUND.
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THE, A GOOD LAYOUT ON OUR PLAN OF WHAT WE WILL BE FOLLOWING FOR THE THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.UH, DO WE HAVE FOR PANEL A DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING THIS YEAR OR NO? YES SIR.
PANEL A WILL MEET ON NOVEMBER 6TH AND THAT'LL BE THE LAST ONE FOR THE YEAR.
THE QUESTION IS IF THERE IS ANOTHER MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THIS PHYSICAL YEAR, UH, FOR PANEL A AND THERE IS ONE MORE FOR PANEL A SCHEDULED THIS YEAR IN NOVEMBER 6TH WILL BE THE LAST ONE.
WHY DON'T WE MEET IN DECEMBER HOLIDAYS? THE HOLIDAYS, UM, AT THE END OF THE END OF DECEMBER.
UM, IT IS A, THE CITY'S THERE'S A CITY CLOSURE.
SO WE'RE DEFINITELY, UM, IT, IT, IT STARTS SQUEEZING IN A LOT OF, UM, CONFLICTS AND JUST SO THAT WE CAN AVOID NOTIFICATION PROCESSES OR DEADLINES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S, UM, THAT'S USUALLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST MONTHS WE'VE HAD PREVIOUSLY FALLEN INTO NOT HAVING A QUORUM, WHETHER IT'S HOLIDAY PARTIES, HOLIDAY LUNCHEONS, NOT IN THE CITY, BUT JUST FOR COMMITMENTS AND WHATNOT THAT ARE OCCURRING.
WE, WE DO RUN INTO PROBLEMS THERE.
SO WE'VE, WE'VE FOUND THAT CUTTING IT OFF A LITTLE BIT EARLY JUST, UH, ALLOWS US NOT TO HAVE TO DO ANY SCRAMBLING IF WE DON'T HAVE THE QUORUM.
BUT PANEL B HAS A MEETING JUST ONE AND YEAH, BUT PANEL A DOES NOT.
WE'RE ONLY, WE'RE ONLY DOING ONE BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS.
WHAT DOES CATEGORY REVISED MEAN? UNDER MY NAME?
WHERE ARE WE? OH, ON THE, UH, CATEGORY TWO CATEGORIES.
SO WITHIN THE, UM, WITHIN THE, THE BOARD MAKEUP, THERE ARE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT ARE LISTED.
AND IF ONE OF OUR, WHEN CITY COUNCIL MAKES A, UM, RECOMMENDATION TO BRING FORWARD A BOARD MEMBER JUST IN GENERAL, NOT NECESSARILY THAT THIS IS THE EXACT PIECE WHERE YOU FALL INTO, BUT JUST IN GENERAL, IF IT DOESN'T, IF, IF THE MEMBER DOES NOT FALL INTO ONE OF THE LISTED CATEGORIES ON THE ORDINANCE, THERE IS A WAIVER REQUESTED.
IF THE WAIVER IS REQUESTED AND APPROVED, THEN IT GOES FORWARD AND THE NAME STILL COMES FORWARD.
IF, UH, AT THE CURRENT TIME WE DON'T HAVE ONE OF THE POSITIONS, UH, TITLES LISTED, UM, WE WILL GET THAT WORKED TO STILL MAKE IT, IF WE CAN, UM, GO FORWARD WITH THAT.
AND THAT WOULD'VE BEEN IN THAT INSTANCE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR TITLE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT ONE THOUGH, RIGHT? SO THAT ONE'S IN THE IN, UH, WE'LL BE GOING FOR THE BOARD THIS ONE OR NEXT WEEK.
UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN SCHEDULED YET.
HAS IT BEEN SCHEDULED YET TOO? I HAVE NO IDEA.
WE GO FOURTH COMMITTEE FIRST, SO IT'LL GO COMMITTEE FIRST, THEN GO TO COUNCIL.
SO IT'S WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT YEAH, NOT JUST YET.
BOARD MEMBERS AND WE'VE GIVEN EVERYBODY ELSE A CHANCE TO DO IT THE WAY THEY WANT TO DO IT.
GO AHEAD WITH WHAT ARE, I'M GONNA SPEED THROUGH THIS 'CAUSE I KNOW Y'ALL ARE HUNGRY AND I AM HUNGRY SO WELL, BUT, BUT WE'RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN NOW.
I WILL BE PRESENTING THE DEMOLITIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND 2025.
UH, CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE HAD A TOTAL OF 12, UH, DEMOLITIONS EIGHT BSB TWO EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS TO HOLD HARNESSES IN 2025.
ONE B IS B EIGHT, EMERGENCY ONE, UH, HOLD HARMLESS FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 22.
IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 16 AND AND 20 24 6 B IS B EIGHT.
EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS TO HOLD HARMLESSNESS.
IN 2025 THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 25 9 BSB 10 EMERGENCY SIX HOLD HARMLESSNESS FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 41 IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
UH, THREE, THERE WAS A 2024, THERE WAS 11 EIGHT BSB THREE EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS IN 2025 THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 21 8 BSB NINE EMERGENCIES AND FOUR FOUR HOLD HARNESS AGREEMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 32.
IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR THERE WAS A TOTAL OF THREE IN 20 24, 2 BSB ONE EMERGENCY.
IN 2025 THERE WAS A TOTAL OF NINE FIVE BSB FOUR EMERGENCIES FOR A TOTAL OF 12.
IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE IN 2024 THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 36 23 BSB 10, EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS THREE HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENTS.
IN 2025 THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 33 17 BSB 14 EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS AND TWO HOLD HARMLESSNESS FOR TOTAL OF 69.
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DISTRICT SIX, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF EIGHT IN 2024.FOR BSB FOR EMERGENCIES IN 2025 THERE WAS UM, ONLY TWO EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 10.
IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN IN 2024 THERE WAS A TOTAL OF THREE THREE EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS.
IN 2025, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF FIVE, FIVE BSB CASES FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT.
IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF ONE IN 2024, WHICH IS IN A BSB CASE.
AND IN 2025, ALSO A BSB CASE FOR A TOTAL OF TWO IN CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NINE, THERE WERE NO CASES PRESENTED FOR EMERGENCY OR BSB CASES IN CITY COUNCIL.
DISTRICT 10, THERE WAS TWO, UH, EMERGENCY DEMOTIONS IN, IN 2024 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF TWO.
I NEED TO LOOK TO YOU, MR. ANDIS
HOW LONG IS THE HOLD HARMLESS HELD? WHEN THEY GET IT? HOW LONG IS IT HELD? YEAH, WHEN YOU, WHEN THEY GO TO HOLD HARMLESS.
HOW, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE? IT, IT'S THE SAME REQUIREMENT AS A 30 DAY DEMOLITION.
SO ONCE IT'S READ INTO RECORD, WE DO THE 30 DAYS AND THEN WE PROCESS FOR, OKAY.
SO THIS ONE, THERE IS A LOT OF A, UH, ORDERS AND ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN, BUT I WILL ONLY BE, UH, RELAYING THE ONES THAT WERE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN.
SO REPAIR FOR DANGEROUS STRUCTURES, CASES FOR REPAIR, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF THREE, UH, REPAIR ORDERS WITHOUT PENALTY.
AND ON PANEL A AND ON PANEL B, THERE IS SIX FOR A TOTAL OF NINE.
THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE A 30 DAY DEMO WITHOUT PENALTY.
AND ON PANEL A THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 27.
AND ON PANEL B THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 35 FOR A TOTAL OF 62.
UH, 90 DAY DEMO WITHOUT PENALTY.
PANEL B ONLY HAD ONE FOR A TOTAL OF ONE AND THEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA BOARD NUMBER OF B, S, B ORDERS AND ACTIONS.
THERE WAS ONE PANEL A HAD TWO, PANEL B HAD ONE FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR AND A GRAND TOTAL OF 76.
ACTIONS, OH THERE WITH MY GLASSES.
ALRIGHT, UH, SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CASES REPAIR ORDER WITHOUT PENALTY.
PANEL A HAD 13 ACTIONS AND ORDERS.
PANEL B HAD SIX FOR A TOTAL OF 19 AND THEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA.
PANEL B HAD TWO FOR A TOTAL OF TWO AND A GRAND TOTAL OF 21.
UH, SUMARI ABATEMENT APPEALS ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS, EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS READ INTO RECORD.
BOARD NUMBER BSB ORDER ACTIONS.
A PANEL B HAD 17 FOR A TOTAL OF 49.
HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENTS READ INTO RECORD BOARD AND B, SB ORDER ACTIONS HAD ONE.
PANEL B HAD THREE FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT RESET ORDERS.
PANEL B HAD SIX FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT.
TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIONS, B, S, B, ORDER AND ACTIONS HAD SIX.
PANEL B HAD 77 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 162 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
PANEL B HAD 11 MEETINGS FULL BOARD THREE MEETINGS FOR A TOTAL OF 23 MEETINGS IN 2024, PANEL A HAD 10.
FULL BOARD HAD TWO MEETINGS FOR A TOTAL OF 22.
ROLL ON NUMBER OF BSB CASES BY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
IN COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE DP CASES THERE WERE A TOTAL OF SEVEN, UH, S-A-P-M-C CASES.
EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS NO HOLD HARMLESS FOR A TOTAL OF 31, WHICH EQUALED 19%.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO HAD 19 DP CASES ONE S-A-P-M-C CASE 11 EMERGENCIES FIVE.
HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENTS FOR 30 FOR A TOTAL OF 36 AT 22%.
COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE HAD 15 DP CASES TWO S-A-P-M-C CASES.
10 EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS ONE HOLD HARMLESS FOR A TOTAL OF 28 AT 17%.
COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR HAD 10 DP CASES.
EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS NO HOLD.
HARMLESS AGREEMENTS FIF FOR A TOTAL OF 15 AT 9%.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HAD 23 DP CASES ZERO S-A-P-M-C CASES 15.
EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS TWO HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 40 AT 25%.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX HAD THREE DP CASES, NO S-A-P-M-C CASES TWO.
EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS, NO HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE AT 3%.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HAD FIVE DP CASES NO S, NO S-A-P-M-C CASES, NO EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS, NO HOLD.
HARMLESS AGREEMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE AT 3%.
AND COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT HAD ONE.
DP CASES NO S-A-P-M-C, NO EMERGENCY, NO HOLD HARMLESS CASE FOR A TOTAL OF ONE 1%.
AND COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE HAD NOTHING ACROSS THE BOARD.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 HAD ONE DP CASE, NO S-A-P-M-C CASES, NO EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS, NO HOLD.
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FOR A TOTAL ONE AT 1% FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 162 CASES.ANY QUESTIONS OVER ANY OF THE NUMBERS THAT WERE THERE?
THERE IS ONE FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, I'M SORRY, KAYLA IS PROBABLY A VERY EASY ONE.
UH, WE DID, UH, MAILED OUT OR EMAILED THE, UH, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
ALL OF US HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO AT LEAST LOOK AT THAT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON QUESTIONS FOR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES? MY RIGHT SIDE IS SAYING NO.
MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK THERE'S A TYPO IN, UH, ITEM FIVE B WHERE IT SAYS PT, BUT IT SHOULD BE ONE.
THAT IS CORRECT, SIR, IF I MAY, UM, SPEAK ON THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE SECTION FOUR PANELS ON NUMBER LETTER B.
THE WORD SHOULD BE THE THE THAT IS MISSING AN E AND SECTION FIVE OFFICERS, LETTER B THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED BY MR. GRIMES.
I SHOULD SAY JANUARY 1ST, ENDING DECEMBER 31ST.
AND WE DO HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL ON SECTION SEVEN AGENDAS LETTER A.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HOST A MEETING AGENDA, NOT LESSON THREE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT PER THE HOUSE BILL 1, 5, 2, 2.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE? I HAD ONE THING.
I, I THOUGHT WE SAID THAT THIS MEETING WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER AND YOU GOT THAT IN THE PROCEDURES.
BUT DO WE NEED TO KIND OF CHANGE THAT LANGUAGE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY THERE? UH, THAT'S THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2016 THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY MOVED IT OUT OF NOVEMBER.
UH, AND UNLESS YOU JUST ABSOLUTELY OBJECT, WE PROBABLY WILL NOT CHANGE IT BECAUSE NEXT YEAR IF YOU LOOK, IT'S SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER AGAIN.
UH, SO WE'LL LEAVE IT IN AS THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN UNLESS YOU GROSSLY OBJECT OR UH, PROFUSELY.
WHICHEVER WAY, IF YOU HIT ME, WE'LL CHANGE IT.
ANY OTHER ISSUES ADMINISTRATIVELY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 1:17 PM THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH, ESPECIALLY STAFF.