[00:00:01]
UH, THE TIME IS NOW NINE O'CLOCK ON 11.
UH, THE SAN ANTONIO BELIEF STANDARDS BOARD WILL COME TO ORDER.
IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
MELISSA RAMIREZ, DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALICE GUO, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER.
MELISSA GARZA, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TWO.
ESTHER ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST ONE.
AND MYSELF, JUDY KRUM, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PROVIDES TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE WHO MAY NEED IT.
UH, AND IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE A TRANSLATION OF THAT FACT.
[ Approval of Minutes ]
UH, THE BOARD HAS RECEIVED MINUTES OF NOVEMBER THE 13TH, 2025.UH, AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THEM.
UH, DO I HAVE A COMMENT OF CHANGES OR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MR. CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDES.
WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025 AS IS.
THE MOTION WAS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS DRAFTED FOR NOVEMBER THE 13TH, 2025.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS JOEL SLAC.
ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, A QUARREL MIS PRESENT.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE, EXCUSE ME.
WHILE I DO EXACTLY THAT, OR ANY OTHER DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDERS OF THE CHAIR.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A CASE, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES.
HOWEVER, AN OWNER OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME.
PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATIONS AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE.
IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING.
OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU'VE SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING.
NUMBER ONE, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.
DISCUSS THE DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH COST OF EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF A COLD OFFICER.
NUMBER TWO, TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO, TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS, DEPEND UPON MONIES AT HAND.
AND NUMBER THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK.
ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED.
ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATION WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK.
YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4.
IF IN DOUBT TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT TO SOLICIT OR PEDAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
AS FOR CITY CODE SECTION 16 DASH 2 36, THANK YOU.
[ Briefing and Possible Action on the following items ]
TIME, WE HAVE, UH, A PRESENTATION OR NOT A PRESENTATION, UH, UPDATE ON, UH, INFORMATION FROM THE CITY.AND WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT, PLEASE.
[00:05:05]
GOOD MORNING.MY NAME IS ALICE G**O, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER, CODE ENFORCEMENT FIELD SERVICES.
TODAY IS GOING TO BE ITEM AGENDA NUMBER SIX, DANGEROUS PREMISES CASE AT 1 0 4 1 4 DREAM MAN DRIVE IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
ONE REASON FOR THE CASE BEING PULLED IS THE OWNER HAS OBTAINED A DEMOLITION PERMIT, EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS ON RECORD.
THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 54 31 GECK DRIVE IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 2025 DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE WHICH OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 31 32 VE CRUZ AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2025 DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 7 5, NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED OR NEEDED AT THIS TIME BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, ALICE.
SIR, OUR FIRST CASE TODAY IS GOING TO BE 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT.
MY NAME IS HYMAN HASSEL, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS PROPERTY'S BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 8 9 7 2 BLOCK FIVE, LOT SEVEN, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS KOU ABEL WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 1.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED, AND MR. ABEL CANTU IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? YES, PLEASE.
UH, AFTER DECEMBER 2ND, 2025, CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH MR. CANTU.
UH, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC ATION.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON MARCH 24TH, 2021.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MARCH 25TH, 2021, AND THE FIR CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED, AND SIGNED BY MR. ABEL CANTU ON MARCH 17TH, 2022.
UTILITY DISCONNECTS WERE SUBMITTED AND CONFIRMED ON JO JANUARY 13TH, 2023.
THE STRUCTURE WAS ENTERED INTO A DEMO DIVERSION PROGRAM ON MARCH 27TH, 2024.
A 30 DAY EXTENSION WAS GRANTED FOR THE DEMO DIVERSION PROGRAM ON JUNE 3RD, 2025.
AN UPDATED INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON THE PROPERTY WITH THE DISTRICT SUPERVISOR ON AUGUST 20TH, 2025.
AN ABATEMENT WAS EXECUTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AN UPDATED NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT TO THE OWNER.
THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS DELIVERED ON AUGUST 28TH, 2025.
ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, A NOTICE OF VACATE WAS ISSUED TO THE PROPERTY ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER.
AND ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2025, THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT STREET.
AS OF DECEMBER 11TH, 2025, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
AND AS OF DECEMBER 11TH, 2025, THERE IS ONE ACTIVE PERMIT ON FILE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THREE WINDOWS, TWO DOORS, SIDING AND FLOORING.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY AND IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED, UH, WITH CPS AND SAWS THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVE SERVICES.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025.
THIS FRONT PHOTO SHOWS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE OVERHANG.
FACIAL BOARDS ARE LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
UH, THERE IS A LOT OF, UH, ITEMS AND DEBRIS TOWARDS THE FRONT UNDER THE PORCH OVERHANG, UH, THAT DO DOES POSE AN EGRESS CONCERN.
[00:10:02]
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS, UH, THE ELECTRICAL PANEL IS OPEN, IS UH, EXPOSED WIRES PRESENT.
THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO THE PROPERTY.
THE STRUCTURE IS RESTING ON GRADE.
THERE ARE HOLES PRESENT IN THE WALLS.
THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE, UM, EXCUSE ME, THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE MASONRY SIDING AND THERE ARE, UM, ITEMS AND DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY.
UH, THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THAT LARGE HOLE THAT IS PRESENT ON THE LEFT ELEVATION.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S ITEMS THAT ARE EXITING FROM THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS ARE WEATHER DAMAGED AND THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE FOUNDATION WOOD MEMBERS.
HERE'S LOOKING UP AT THE ROOF SECTION OF THAT, WHERE THAT HOLE IS PRESENT.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS PLYWOOD, UH, THAT IS BEING PLACED ON THE ROOF TO HOLD, UH, TO KEEP THE ELEMENTS OUT.
UM, THERE IS A SAG TO THE ROOF LINE AND IT IS, UH, THERE ARE DAMAGE TO THE SHINGLES.
THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS BROKEN WINDOWS.
UH, THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE, THE MASON RECITING.
UH, THE FACIAL BOARDS ARE MISSING OR LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION, AND THERE IS ITEMS STICKING OUT FROM THE WINDOWS.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT, UH, FRONT PORCH, UH, OVERHANG.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PLYWOOD IS SEPARATING FROM THE DECKING.
THERE IS WATER DAMAGE AND IT IS STARTING TO, UH, SAG.
THIS IS A FURTHER BACK VIEW OF THE RIGHT HAND, THE ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS THAT SAG TO THE ROOF LINE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE, UH, HOLES PRESENT TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE PHOTO AND THE, AND THE ROOF LINE THERE WHERE THE SHADOW IS.
THERE ARE HOLES PRESENT WHERE THAT, UM, THAT ROOF IS DAMAGED.
UH, THIS IS ENTERING INTO THE STRUCTURE FROM THE FRONT DOOR.
UH, HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF ITEMS AND DEBRIS, UH, SCATTERED THROUGHOUT.
THAT DOES POSE, UH, EGRESS, UH, CONCERN FOR THE RESIDENT AND FOR FIRST, FIRST RESPONDERS.
UH, LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CEILING DRYWALL IS MISSING, EXPOSING THE RAFTERS AND THE DECKING.
UH, THERE IS A LOT OF ITEMS AND DEBRIS THAT ARE WITHIN THE STRUCTURE THAT DO POSE EGRESS CONCERNS.
UH, LOOKING TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE, UM, THAT THERE IS MORE ITEMS AND THAT STRUCTURE IS, UH, FULL WITH THOSE ROOMS NOT ACCESSIBLE.
THIS IS LOOKING INTO THAT REAR RIGHT ROOM OF THE STRUCTURE, UH, THROUGH THE WINDOW WHERE THE ITEMS WERE STICKING OUT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE CEILING DRYWALL.
THERE ARE EXPOSED WIRES, UH, THERE ARE EXPOSED CEILING WOOD MEMBERS AND MORE ITEMS AND DEBRIS.
THIS IS THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATION.
UH, GOING INTO THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS, UM, A LOT OF ITEMS ON THE STEPS.
THE STEPS ARE DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE AND IT DOES POST AN EGRESS CONCERN FOR THE RESIDENT AND FOR, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS GOING INSIDE THE STRUCTURE.
LOOKING TOWARDS THE FRONT, UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S MORE ITEMS. THERE'S A MOTORCYCLE THAT'S PARKED INSIDE THE STRUCTURE AS WELL.
UM, MORE, UH, ELECTRICAL CABLES THAT ARE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE INSIDE AND LOOKING TOWARDS THAT LEFT ELEVATION WHERE THE HOLE IS PRESENT.
ON THE EXTERIOR, YOU CAN SEE MORE, UH, EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES.
YOU CAN SEE MORE DAMAGE TO THE CEILING, DRYWALL, MISSING WALLS, AND EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS FOR THE ROOF STRUCTURE.
AND THEN THIS IS LOOKING TOWARDS THAT FRONT ROOM.
UM, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, MORE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS THAT ARE DAMAGED.
UH, THERE STARTS TO SEE SHOW, SHOW SOME SAG AND THERE IS MORE EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES.
THIS IS ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE IN THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IS, IT IS A STORAGE.
UH, IT IS MISSING A FRONT FACADE.
THERE IS NO WALL ONLY EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS.
THERE ARE STUDS THAT ARE MISSING.
UH, THERE IS A SAG TO THE ROOF LINE AND IT IS FULL OF ITEMS AND DEBRIS.
THIS IS A CLOSE UP ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
THIS STRUCTURE IS LOCATED WITHIN TWO FEET OF THE RIGHT HAND PROPERTY LINE.
UH, AND ABOUT TWO FEET AS WELL.
FROM THE REAR PROPERTY LINE, I SEE MORE SIGNIFICANT SAG TO THE ROOF LINE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE HOLES PRESENT, UH, WHERE THE ELEMENTS ARE ENTERING THE STRUCTURE THROUGH THE REAR.
AND OF COURSE, THE FRONT MISSING WALL.
THIS IS A LOOK AT THE FOUNDATION.
THERE ARE, UH, CONCRETE POSTS PRESENT, BUT THERE IS ALSO CEDAR POST AND THERE IS A SHIMMING THAT'S VISIBLE, UH, WHERE THE, THERE'S BEEN ADDED SUPPORT TO THAT.
AND HERE YOU CAN SEE A MORE, UH, DETAILED LOOK OF WHERE THAT SHIMMING DOES EXIST.
UH, SOME OF THOSE POSTS THAT ARE SINKING OR ARE FALLING OVER AND THERE IS DAMAGE TO THAT FOUNDATION.
[00:15:01]
UH, THIS IS ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO.UH, IT IS A MAKESHIFT STRUCTURE, UH, THAT WAS DONE WITH, UH, CORRUGATED METAL AND, UH, FANCY MATERIAL.
UH, IT DOES NOT HAVE A FOUNDATION OR A ROOF STRUCTURE.
UM, IT IS BEING USED FOR STORAGE AND THERE ARE PI PIECES MISSING OR FALLING OFF OF THAT, UH, SUPPORT OR FRAMING.
THIS IS A FRONT LOOK OF THAT, UH, MAKESHIFT STRUCTURE WHERE THERE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE, UH, BEING STORED INTO THIS AREA.
AND THERE IS, UM, MISSING PORTIONS OF THAT FENCE LINE.
AND THIS IS A RIGHT HAND SIDE LOOK AT THAT AREA.
UM, THIS IS WHERE THERE'S MORE, UH, ITEMS BEING STORED HERE.
AND AGAIN, IT'S A MAKESHIFT STRUCTURE THAT DOES EXIST.
UH, NEXT TO THAT ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE.
THIS IS ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE.
IT IS A, UH, TRAVEL TRAILER THAT IS IN THE FRONT DRIVEWAY.
UM, IT IS, THE FRAME IS RESTING ON THE DRIVEWAY CONCRETE.
THERE ARE NO WHEELS OR, UM, AXLE'S PRESENT.
WINDOWS ARE BROKEN AND THE SIGHTING IS DAMAGED.
AND, UH, MISSING WEATHER PROTECTION.
THIS IS A LEFT HAND ELEVATION.
THE DOOR IS, UH, HALFWAY MISSING, UH, BROKEN WINDOWS VISIBLE ON THE FRONT ELEVATION.
UM, THIS AREA ALSO DOES STICK INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY.
IT DOES PROS, UH, HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS, UH, FROM THAT FRONT TOW HITCH.
AND THIS IS A RI A REAR ELEVATION OF IT.
I CAN SEE THAT THERE IS BROKEN WINDOWS.
THERE IS NO, UH, LICENSING OR, UH, REGISTRATION FOR IT.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS BEING USED FOR STORAGE.
UH, LOOK AT THE INTERIOR OF THAT.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING STORED HERE, THERE IS WEATHER DAMAGE AND WATER DAMAGE TO THE WOOD, UH, THAT IS BEING USED ASIDING.
AND THIS IS LOOKING TOWARDS THE FRONT AREA OF THAT TRAVEL TRAILER.
UH, MORE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING STORED HERE.
UM, MORE WE, UH, WATER DAMAGE TO THE WOOD SIDING THAT IS PRESENT.
UH, TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT STREET ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE A CHAPTER 6 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15.
FOR THE MAIN SUBSECTIONS, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15.
FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15 FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO AND SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15 FOR ACCESSING NUMBER THREE IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT STREET.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? UH, YEAH, MR. CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD.
GEORGE, DID YOU SAY THAT THERE WERE SOME BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED FOR THIS PROPERTY? THERE IS CURRENT ONE ACTIVE BUILDING PERMIT.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT WAS ISSUED? UH, I DON'T HAVE THAT ON TOP OF MY HEAD.
IT WAS ISSUED IN AUGUST OF 2025.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES, THIS IS FRED.
AND, UM, WHAT TYPE OF PERMIT WAS IT? IT WAS A RESIDENTIAL REPAIR PERMIT REPAIR.
BECAUSE ON THE, I THINK IT WAS THE LEFT SIDE.
THEY HAD, OH, IT'S THE OTHER ONE.
HE DOES HAVE, UH, MATERIALS THAT HE DOES HAVE OUTSIDE, UH, WHERE HE'S MENTIONED THAT HE HAS DOORS AND WINDOWS WHERE THAT HE PLANS TO REPLACE.
SO WOULD THAT FALL IN THE SAME PERMIT? YES, SIR.
HE DOES HAVE A PERMIT TO REPLACE, UH, WINDOWS AND DOORS.
AND THE REPAIR IS PRESUMP ON THAT ONE WALL THAT'S HAVE THE HOLE IN IT OR, UH, THE REPAIR, THE PERMIT DOESN'T SPECIFY WHICH WALL HE'S GONNA BE REPAIRING.
IT JUST SPECIFIES THAT HE HAS PERMITS TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE.
BUT HE'S ALREADY GOT SOME OF THE SIDING ON MM-HMM
IN THE BACK, BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, THE HOLE.
AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE HE STARTED TO DO SOME ON THE FRONT.
SO HE'S IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING, CORRECT? YES, HE IS.
HE'S BEEN, UH, EVERY CONVERSATION THAT I'VE HAD WITH MR. KTU, HE'S, UH, HE'S ALWAYS WORKING ON THE STRUCTURE AND PLANS ON THE REPAIRS OF THE STRUCTURE.
AND THAT'S ONLY ON THE MAIN RIGHT NOW? YES.
SO THERE'S NOTHING PULLED ON? NOTHING.
ANY THREE ACCESSORIES? ACCESSORIES, YES, SIR.
SO THE MAIN IS BEING WORKED ON,
[00:20:01]
BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE A ROOF PERMIT.THERE IS NO RE-ROOF PERMIT? NO, SIR.
SO TO DO THAT, HE'D HAVE TO PULL A ROOF PERMIT TO FIX THAT HOLE? YES, SIR.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, JOEL? YEAH, IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE US THROUGH THE, UH, DEMO DIVERSION.
WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT? I KNOW YOU, YOU GAVE A 30 DAY EXTENSION.
UH, WHAT HAPPENED? WE DO HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THAT PROGRAM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU OFFICER BRENDA GILLUM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD.
AND IF YOU WOULD, SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR STATION.
I WORK FOR THE SOUTH, UH, SUBSTATION.
UM, I PICKED UP THIS DISTRICT, UH, THIS ADDRESS, 6 55 HUMBOLDT BACK IN AUGUST.
AND, UM, WE WENT TO THE LOCATION TO GO, UH, HELP CO COMPLIANCE, DANGEROUS PREMISES, SECURE THE LOCATION.
UH, WHEN WE WENT THAT ONE TIME, UM, MR. CANTU WAS CONFRONTATIONAL.
UH, AND TO START, UH, MY PRESENTATION, UH, I'M HERE IN REGARDS TO JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH WHEN I WHEN I'VE BEEN THERE.
WE HAVE NOTHING CRIMINAL AT, AT THE LOCATION.
UH, BUT WHEN WE DO GO THERE, HE IS CONFRONTATIONAL.
AND WE DO HAVE THE WARRANT ON HAND TO SECURE THE LOCATION FOR CODE COMPLIANCE.
AND, UH, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN CONFRONTATIONAL.
UM, WHEN WE DO SECURE IT, IT, IT, IT'S A, AT THE PICTURES RIGHT HERE, UH, DON'T, UH, IT DOESN'T SHOW THE BEFORE, UH, WHERE WE, WHEN WE SHOWED UP, IT WAS, UH, VERY HARD TO SECURE 'CAUSE YOU HAD TO CLIMB OVER OBJECTS ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE.
WHEN IT GOT TO, WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE INSIDE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON SOME OF THE PICTURES HERE, EVEN TO THIS DAY, UH, ON THOSE PICTURES, IT'S STILL HARD TO GET IN.
I WOULD HAVE TO TELL CO COMPLIANCE, WE'RE STOPPING RIGHT HERE AT THE DOORWAY.
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE ANY FURTHER ENTRY 'CAUSE IT IS A, A HAZARD.
UH, SO THEY TOOK THEIR PICTURES FROM, FROM THE DOORWAY.
UM, I HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN SERVICES HAVE BEEN OFFERED AS FAR AS, UH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OFFERING TO MAYBE OUTREACHES, GET 'EM SOMEWHERE ELSE.
UH, SO I HAVE SEEN THEM THERE TO ALSO, UH, OFFER THEIR SERVICES.
OTHER THAN THAT, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
UH, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS A CONFRONTATION WHEN WE GO THERE WITH, UH, WHEN WE, WITH CO COMPLIANCE AND THE CONTRACTORS, WHEN THEY DO GO OVER THERE AND CLEAN UP, WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY STAND THERE AND BE SECURITY BECAUSE HE WOULD GET IN THE WAY OF, UH, THEM DOING THEIR JOB.
DOES, DOES THE OWNER OCCUPY THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY? YES, HE DOES.
AND SO THE PROPERTY, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, HAS ELECTRIC AND WATER SEWER? THAT I KNOW OF, NO.
I'VE SEEN A GENERATOR OUT THERE.
UH, AND HE HAS ADMITTED TO USING THE GENERATOR WHEN HE HAS TO.
BUT, UH, AS FAR AS, UH, POWER, WATER, ELECTRICITY, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NONE.
OFFICER JAIME HASSO, UH, SIR, THERE IS NO ACTIVE SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC OR WATER.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO PROVIDE A CLARIFICATION TO THE BOARD ON THE REPAIR PERMIT.
UM, THE REPAIR PERMIT IS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO DOORS, THREE WINDOWS AND COSMETICS, UH, COSMETIC REPAIRS TO THE FLOORING.
THERE IS NO FRAMING PERMIT, NO FOUNDATION PERMIT, AND ALSO NO REROOF PERMIT PRESENT.
ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER THOUGH, ON THE PERMITTING? NONE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OF OFFICER GILLUM? OFFICER GILLUM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, OFFICER VINCENT GONZALEZ.
AND SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE ALSO STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR STATION.
I AM OFFICER VINCENT GONZALEZ WITH THE SANSO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE SAFE UNIT.
I WORK CLOSELY WITH BRANDON GUILLEN HERE.
UH, AND MY AREA WAS THAT AREA THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, BEFORE OFFICER GUILLEN TOOK OVER.
UM, I, I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE TO SAY OTHER THAN, THAN I, I BACK UP WHAT OFFICER GUILLEN SAID.
UM, YES, MR. CANTU IS CONFRONTATIONAL AT TIMES WHEN WE GET THERE.
BUT KNOWING HOW TO SPEAK TO HIM, KNOWING HOW TO TALK TO HIM, WE, WE, WE DO GET ALONG.
SO WE GOT A SPECIAL KIND OF RELATIONSHIP UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, EVERYTHING THAT OFFICER GUILLEN SAID IS, IS BASICALLY WHAT? VERY GOOD QUESTIONS OF OFFICER GONZALEZ.
HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE THE DISTRICT BEFORE, UH, THE SAFE BEFORE IT WAS TRANSFERRED OVER TO OFFICER? UH, I COULDN'T SAY, BUT I, I, I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE, BASICALLY WE STARTED IT BACK IN 2021.
SO, SO YOUR, YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS REGULAR OR NOT? UM, ONLY WHEN CODE WOULD CALL US.
AS FAR AS THAT GOES, UH, OCCASIONALLY I'D STOP
[00:25:01]
BY JUST TO CHECK ON HIM, UH, SEE HOW HE WAS DOING.WE'D STOP AND HAVE DECENT CONVERSATIONS AND SO FORTH.
UH, JUST TO, JUST TO SEE HOW HE WAS.
YOU'VE APPEARED BEFORE THIS BOARD BEFORE? NO, SIR.
HAS THIS HOUSE BEEN A ROUTINE PROBLEM, LIKE SOME OF THEM IN THE DISTRICT CAR? AS FAR AS THE, ANY, ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR TODAY? NO.
WE'VE NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF, I'VE NEVER DEALT WITH ANY KIND OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
ANY KIND OF DISTURBANCES, ANY KIND OF, NOTHING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DOC, YOU OKAY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
THANK MR. ALBERT CANTU, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND YES SIR.
UH, AND ABEL, IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AGAIN.
AND YOUR, UH, SORRY MR. LIKE THIS AND, UH, GOOD MORNING.
TO ALL, TO ALL THESE PEOPLE OVER HERE.
WELL, WHAT THEY SAID IS CORRECT.
BEFORE THEY GOT, BEFORE THEY GOT TO ME, MY HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL.
THIS ISN'T BACK THEN WHEN WE STARTED.
IF YOU WANNA SHOW THAT, CAN YOU GIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY CAN PUT IT ON THE FULL? YEAH.
AND THEN I, AND THEN I'VE GOT IT OF WHERE I'M REPAIRING IT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I CAN'T LET THEM SEE WHAT I'M DOING.
SO I HAVE TO PULL UP THESE MAKESHIFT FENCE UP.
'CAUSE I HAVE, I PUT UP, UH, CEDAR FENCES.
IT, I HAD CYCLONE FENCES ALREADY.
AND TO, UH, JUST, JUST SO WE CAN RIGHT, UH, CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL US.
UH, GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOUR PHONE TO THE LADIES.
AND LET THEM PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN.
YEAH, BUT IT'S GONNA, I GOT SO WE CAN ALL SEE IT.
I GOT PICTURES IN HERE AND IT'S THAT KIND OF, IT'S LIKE, ARE WE ALL ADULTS HERE,
YOU KNOW, BUT I COULD, I'D RATHER SHOW 'EM INDIVIDUALLY.
'CAUSE I, I MIGHT PICK UP ANOTHER CASE FOR PUTTING THE WRONG PICTURE OR SOMETHING.
BUT YEAH, Y'ALL, I CAN SHOW IT.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT, MR. CANTU, IS SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT YOU'RE FINDING, SHOW SURE, SURE, SURE.
AND I WAS HOPING THAT I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
I STARTED REMODELING MY HOUSE IN 2020, RIGHT BEFORE COVID.
MY HOUSE WASN'T IN ANY NEED OF REPAIR, I WAS GONNA REMODEL IT 'CAUSE I, MAMA HAVEN JUST PASSED IT TO ME.
ALL THE OTHER HOUSES THAT I OWN AND PROPERTIES I OWN, I MAINTAINED 'EM.
I WAS BUYING ONE FOR EACH ONE OF MY KIDS.
WELL, WHEN COVID HIT, I WAS WORKING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
I WAS ONLY HERE 20, I WAS 21 DAYS, GONE A MONTH.
I WAS GETTING MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT, MAN.
IN OTHER WORDS, MY, MY MATERIAL, MY WINDOWS, MY DOORS, MY SIDING, EVERYTHING.
'CAUSE I WAS GONNA UPGRADE IT.
'CAUSE I, MY FAMILY GREW OUT, THEY ALL GRADUATED FROM PRIVATE SCHOOL, CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
MY WIFE, WHO BECAME A, A RN WELL WITH ME.
AND I HAVE TWO BUSINESSES ABLE TO ENABLE MODERN DESIGNS.
AND I HAVE, UH, ALLSTATE BUILDINGS AND RENOVATORS.
THAT'S MY COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
I'VE GOT, I'VE HAD PROPERTY, RIGHT.
BUT I'M A PRODUCT OF, OF WHAT I FEEL THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT HAS DONE.
I'M A PRODUCT OF THAT BECAUSE WHEN THEY SEND ME SOMETHING, THEY SAY, MR. CAN TOO.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A COUCH ON THE PORCH.
I LIVE WITHIN MY MEANS, SIR, AROUND MY SURROUNDINGS OR WHAT THE SURROUNDING IS LIKE.
WELL, THANK GOD THAT I WAS ABLE TO PAY EVERYTHING OFF.
THE ONLY THING I OWE IS MY TAXES.
SO I, I WAS TEACHING MY KIDS TO HEY, AMERICAN, AMERICAN DREAM.
SO YEAH, COVID HIT COVID FLIPPED EVERYBODY'S SCRIPT UP.
IT DIDN'T FLIP MINE, IT FLIPPED.
THOSE WHO CAME TO MY HOUSE DURING COVID, WHEN THERE WAS QUARANTINE, NO MOVEMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT SHOWS UP AT MY HOUSE WITH TRUCKS TO REMOVE MY PROPERTY.
WHICH WAS, LOOK, THE PICTURES ARE, THEY ONLY TAKE THE PICTURES THAT THEY LEAVE BEHIND FROM THE MONTHS BEFORE.
'CAUSE I TELL YOU WHAT, THEY MAKE A MESS WHEN THEY GO TO MY HOUSE.
BUT THEY TAKE THE FENCES, THEY TAKE THE, ALL MY MATERIALS, MY DOOR'S SEVERAL TIMES OVER.
AND THE THING ABOUT IT, IF YOU GO TO MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, YOU'RE GONNA SEE MORE DOORS, MORE WINDOWS.
BECAUSE EVERY TIME I BUY 'EM, THEY COME AND THEY, AND THEY TAKE 'EM.
AND, AND THAT BIG OLD HOLE IN THE WATER LOOKS UGLY.
THEY ENTERED MY HOUSE AND THE YARD WITH A BOBCAT RAN OVER MY WATER LINES, TOOK DOWN MY FENCE, HIT MY, THAT HOLE IN THE WALL.
THEY TOOK OUT MY WATER HEATER, SAME SPOT.
AND THEN THEY PUT IT WITH THE PLYWOODS
[00:30:01]
THAT THEY WERE GONNA TAKE BECAUSE THE PLYWOODS WERE GOOD.THEY LEFT THEM BEHIND AND COVERED.
THE WHOLE WALL WAS SIX SHEETS.
BUT THEY DECIDED TO LEAVE 'EM BEHIND.
'CAUSE I CAME HOME AND I SAID, WHAT? THEY LEFT ME THE PLYWOOD.
WHEN I TOOK THIS, WHEN I TOOK THE PLYWOOD OFF, ALL MY STONE WALL WAS KNOCKED OVER.
AND THEN I CALLED, I CAME AND I GOT A PERMIT THAT SAME DAY.
THE NEXT DAY HE SHOWED UP AT MY HOUSE.
SAME DAY, MY HOUSE IS DILAPIDATED.
I TOOK PICTURES ALREADY AND I ALREADY WENT AND GOT THE PERMIT.
'CAUSE I KNEW Y'ALL WERE GONNA TRY TO COVER Y'ALL'S BUTT.
BUT THEY SAID WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IS GONE OVER HERE, REPORTED IT INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE RECYCLING PHASE AND MAKING THAT MONEY AND COMING BACK THE NEXT MORNING THINKING I WASN'T GONNA BE READY FOR THAT.
I DON'T MAKE, I DON'T GET ALL, ACQUIRE ALL THAT STUFF.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE PICTURES THAT I HAVE OF LAST NIGHT.
THEY SAID, MY HOUSE IS STILL LIKE THOSE PICTURES.
THE PHONE IS GONNA SHOW YOU THAT LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING I WAS GONNA TAKE THE PICTURES.
I'VE GOT TWO HOUSES IN THE SAME SPOT.
ONE, ONE HOUSE IN BETWEEN BOTH HOUSES.
THEY'RE BOTH NOT DILAPIDATED, NOT ONE OF US.
THEY'RE TRYING TO, THEY'RE TAKING ONE, MIXING THE OTHER ONE.
AND THEY'RE GIVING ME A HARD TIME IS WHAT IT IS.
AND I'M COMPLIANT WITH WHAT THEY TELL ME.
ANOTHER THING I NOTICE IS WHEN I TAKE MY STUFF OUT, 'CAUSE THEY SAY THEY'RE GONNA GO INSIDE THE HOUSE, I MAKE ROOM.
AND MIND YOU, I'M A BUSINESSMAN.
LO AND BEHOLD, IF I'M NOT OUTSIDE CLEANING THE EASEMENT IN FRONT OF MY YARD, THEY'LL TAKE PICTURES THAT OF THE, OF THE STUFF THAT I JUST TOOK OUT THAT THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE OUT.
SO THEY CAN GET IN THERE TO TAKE PICTURES.
IF I'M NOT OUTSIDE OR IF I JUST STEP AWAY, THEY DON'T SEE ME.
THEY TAKE, THEY'LL TAKE A PICTURE, TAKE OFF.
THEY THINK I DON'T SEE 'EM WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING OFF.
I GO, WHY DON'T THEY TALK TO ME? WHY DO THEY TAKE PICTURES BEHIND MY BACK? BUT THEY'VE, WHAT I'VE SEEM TO HAVE DONE AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING WAS THEY KNOW HOW TO DO THIS.
SO BY THE TIME I FIND OUT I'M A DOLLAR A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT, BUT I'M ON STUPID.
I READ THE BOOK AND I LET 'EM LEAD ME BLIND.
LOOK, THIS IS THE WAY IT IS BOTH MY HOUSES.
WHY DO BOTH OF 'EM GET WARRANTS AT THE SAME DAY? SO, SO I CAN'T TAKE, TAKE SOMETHING FROM THIS HOUSE TO TRY TO SAVE IT AND SALVAGE IT IN THAT HOUSE BECAUSE IT'S FRAUDULENT.
AND ALL THE STUFF THAT IS STICKING IN AND OUT OF THE DOORWAYS WHEN THEY GET THERE WITH THEIR TRUCKS READY TO TAKE ALL MY STUFF, MR. CANTU.
AND I'M LIKE, YOU AIN'T TAKING NOTHING MAN.
THEY SAID, NO, NO, WE'RE TAKING EVERYTHING.
I SAID, THAT AIN'T GARBAGE, BRO.
WE THE WARRANT, THE WARRANT SAYS EIGHT INCHES OF GRASS OR GREENERY, VEGGIES.
EVERY PHOTO YOU'RE GONNA SEE, I AIN'T GOT NO GRASS.
SO WE'RE, THEY DON'T TAKE NO TRASH.
BUT MAN, I I, I STILL GOT TOOLS THAT I THINK THEY'RE EXPECTING TO GO AND PICK UP SOME MORE.
SO THEY'RE CARRYING THROUGH WITH THE DEMOLITION OR WHATEVER BECAUSE THEY GO TO THE INSIDE AND THEY SEE WHAT I GOT ON THE INSIDE TOO.
THE OTHER DAY THEY WENT, SO THEY WANTED TO TAKE MY FOUR VEHICLES.
I DUNNO IF Y'ALL KNOW CLASSIC CARS 62 CHEVY PICKUP BEST 10.
IT'S NOT PRETTY, BUT IT'S EXPENSIVE.
I DRIVE CLASSIC FORDS PANEL TRUCKS AND TRUCKS THAT I DRIVE MOTORCYCLES FOR MY GRANDKIDS.
I GOT ALL KINDS OF STUFF, MAN.
I DON'T DRIVE AROUND IN SOMEBODY'S TRUCK GETTING PAID, NOT KNOWING NOTHING.
AND BY THE WAY, SOMETIMES PEOPLE TALK AND THEIR EXPERIENCE SHOWS.
'CAUSE WHEN I SHOW YOU THE PROOF THAT THAT HOUSE IS NOT DILAPIDATED, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME CHANGES.
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT IN REALITY THAT A LOT OF THINGS WERE WRITTEN MORE OF LIKE AN ESSAY FOR SCHOOL THAN THE TRUTH.
AND THEY COULD TAKE ALL THE PICTURES THEY WANT.
I'LL USE THEIR VERY OWN PICTURES AGAINST THEM AND SHOW WHAT THEY WERE TAKING, WHAT THEY MADE ME TAKE OUT.
BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME TAKE EVERYTHING OUT SO WE CAN WALK IN THOSE PICTURES YOU'RE SEEING IS WHEN I TAKE THE STUFF OUT AND THEY TAKE IT 'CAUSE IT'S OUTSIDE.
AND THEN THEY COME, WELL, I'M WILLING TO SAY THE NAMES, BUT THEY COME AND THEY, HEY MR. CANTU.
AND I'D BE LIKE, WHAT DO Y'ALL WANT MAN? I'M TRYING TO WORK HERE.
I MEAN, I'M NOT ALWAYS GONNA BE POLITE TO ANYBODY WHO'S GONNA COME AND TAKE MY STUFF.
YOU KNOW, IF THERE WERE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, I'D OPEN THE DOOR, GIVE 'EM SOME COFFEE AND STUFF.
'CAUSE THE OPPOSITE WITH A BADGE THOUGH, THAT'S WORSE.
YOU KNOW? SO, AND, AND I DON'T KNOW THE LAW WHEN IT COMES TO THAT STUFF, BUT I STARTED LEARNING IT.
YOU GOT ONE TALKING TO ME OVER HERE WHILE THE OTHER ONES ARE.
AND THEN BY THE TIME I GET TO THAT SIDE, THEY ALREADY TOOK MY WHEELBARROWS.
THEY ALREADY TOOK MY GRANDKIDS BRAND NEW TOYS, BRAND NEW SWIMMING POOL.
THEY TAKE IT ALL, EVERYTHING THEY WANT.
MY DAD'S SCAFFOLDING, MY SCAFFOLDING, MY COMPANY TOOLS, MY WORK TOOLS.
[00:35:01]
COULD TELL, I COULD TELL MR. GONZALEZ OR ONE OF THE OFFICERS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE ASSISTANCE ARREST HERE.THEY'RE LOADING UP THE METALS, MY MATERIALS AND TAKING IT AWAY AND MAKING ME FINISH THE JOB WITHOUT MY TOOLS, WITHOUT MY MATERIAL.
AND I TELL 'EM, LOOK, Y'ALL CAME, Y'ALL TOOK MY MATERIAL RIGHT OFF THE WALL.
Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANY ACCOUNTABILITY TO THAT.
SO I, I STOOD, I STOOD UP FOR MY PROPERTY.
AND I'M A PLUMBER, I'M AN ELECTRICIAN AND I'M A HOME BUILDER AND A BUILDER.
BUT THESE PEOPLE, THEY PUT ME IN A PLACE TO WHERE IF I DO ANYTHING OUTSIDE, IT'S TRASH, BUT IT'S NOT TRASH.
THEY SAID, THIS AIN'T OUTSIDE TRASH, THIS IS OUTSIDE PLACEMENT.
SO I SAID, OKAY, IT'S NOT TRASH.
HE GOES, THAT'S NOT TRASH, THAT'S OUTSIDE BASEMENT.
YOU KNOW, THAT LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT MY STUFF WAS OKAY.
'CAUSE THEY'RE BIKES, THEY'RE WHEELBARROWS, LAWN AND GARDEN TOOLS.
MR. CHAIR, THIS IS, THIS IS LEGAL.
UM, I I I DO NOT WANT TO, UM, INSINUATE THAT THE OWNER IS, ISN'T ALLOWED TO SPEAK HO.
HOWEVER, I'D LIKE FOR US TO SEE IF WE, THE FOCUS CAN GET BACK TO WHETHER THIS PROPERTY IS A DILAPIDATION.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TACTICS THAT, LIKE WHAT Y'ALL DO TO ME AT THE HOUSE WHERE Y'ALL TRY TO MANIPULATE THE SITUATION AND THEN I FOLLOW THEM.
MR. KENTU DO THINGS LIKE THIS.
AND I'M GONNA ALL ABIDING CITIZEN.
MR. CHAIR, JUST FOR REAL QUICK, I UNDERSTAND COUNSEL.
I I I JUST WANNA MAKE WELL ARE DISRESPECTING ME AND I HOPE THESE PEOPLE SEE THAT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, YOU INTERRUPTED ME.
I DIDN'T INTERRUPT NONE OF THESE OFFICERS.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE ARE BEING, YOU DONE ANY RESEARCH ON MY HOUSE, CAN MR. CANTU, IF YOU WOULD, I'LL LET HIM SPEAK AND THAT WAY IT'LL BE SHORTER FOR YOU.
AND THEN I GET BACK TO YOU 'CAUSE I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER BEEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I, I DO WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE ARE BEING RECORDED, UM, AND WE ALSO ARE BEING STREAMED.
SO, UH, THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS LET'S TRY NOT TO, UM, SPEAK OVER EACH OTHER.
I DID NEED TO POINT OUT MR. CHAIR, I'M NOT TRYING TO LIMIT MR. CANTU'S, UH, TIME TO SPEAK.
HE HAS AS MUCH TIME AS HE'D LIKE.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON WHETHER THIS, UM, STRUCTURE IS PERHAPS, OH, SORRY.
WHETHER THIS PROPERTY IS A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE AND IF IT IS, UH, WHAT IS, UH, THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNER'S, UM, STEPS AND, UM, TO ADDRESS THAT PROPERTY BEING A, A DANGEROUS PREMISE.
LET ME ASK YOU, I WAS HERE THEN, BUT THEN LET ME ASK, LET ME ASK YOU AS, AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
LET ME ASK YOU TO ADDRESS SPECIFICALLY OKAY.
UH, AND I'M GONNA ASK YOU A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
AND I'M GONNA INVITE THE BOARD TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.
NUMBER ONE, YOU SAID THAT YOU'RE A PLUMBER AND ELECTRICIAN.
ARE YOU A LICENSED PLUMBER AND ELECTRICIAN? WELL, WHAT HAPPENED IS ONCE I GOT HIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT, I JUST, I JUST LET IT GO BECAUSE MY REPUTATION, IT'S A REAL SIMPLE QUESTION, JUST REAL QUICK.
ARE YOU A LICENSED AT THIS TIME? NO.
UH, THE NEXT QUESTION THAT I'VE GOT FOR YOU IS, SURE.
UH, THE FIRST INSPECTION, BASICALLY THAT THE, UH, THAT WE WERE TOLD WAS IN MARCH OF 2021.
UH, AND YOU WERE PROVIDED INFORMATION AT THAT TIME IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT WERE, THAT NEEDED ATTENTION.
THEY WANTED ME TO GET A, A FOIA IF I WANTED THAT INFORMATION, THEY WANTED ME TO GO GET A FOIA ON THAT.
INSTEAD OF HIM TELLING ME RIGHT THERE, I TELL 'EM, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU JUST WENT INSIDE AND SAW IN MY HOUSE THAT I COULD ADDRESS? WE COULD WORK ON THAT.
HE GOES, NO, I CAN'T SHOW 'EM TO YOU.
I SAID, YOU CAN'T SHOW ME THE PICTURES OF WHAT YOU'RE TAKING SO I CAN ADDRESS THAT.
AND HE GOES, YOU NEED TO GET A FOIA.
I SAID, SO YOU'RE KILLING TIME.
YOU DON'T WANNA WORK WITH ME TO TELL ME LIKE, THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ABLE OR MR CAN TOO THIS, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
BUT THEY DID GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE? NO.
UH, THAT'S UNUSUAL BECAUSE ALMOST ALL THE CASES BEEN RECORDED.
I, I THINK, I THINK WHAT I'VE GONE THROUGH IS A KIND OF, LET, LET ME GO, LEMME GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION.
UH, UTILITIES HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED REPORTEDLY SINCE 2022.
IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT? WELL, LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY.
BECAUSE, UH, BUT THEY'VE BEEN DISCONNECTED SINCE 2022.
IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, BECAUSE I HAVE MY GENERATORS AND I BUY, OWN MY OWN WATER.
I PAY EVERYTHING IN ADVANCE IF I WANT TO.
IF I WANT THE LIGHT ON, I PAY FOR THE GUEST FIRST.
I DON'T GET A BILL LATER ON AT THE END OF THE MONTH TO TELL ME HOW MUCH I USE.
IF I WANNA SHOWER OR BATHE OR DRINK WATER, I GOTTA PAY FOR IT BEFORE.
AND SO IN OTHER WORDS, I PAY IN ADVANCE.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE, THE HISTORY IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING SURE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE, THE IMPORTANCE AND THE CRITICALITY OF A WARRANT FROM A JUDGE? WELL, YEAH, BUT, UH, BUT UH,
[00:40:01]
YOU GOTTA CONSIDER THE SOURCE ALL THE TIME.UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES SOME SOURCES COULD BE PRETTY PERSUASIVE AND, UH, OR YOU KNOW, YOU DEVELOP A, SOME KIND OF RAPPORT WITH 'EM FOR THEY THINK THEY DON'T SAY EVERYTHING TOTALLY THE TRUTH.
BUT YOU DO UNDERSTAND THE CRITICALITY? WELL, NO, NOT REALLY BECAUSE NOBODY EVER EXPLAINS NOTHING TO ME BECAUSE I TELL 'EM, UH, CAN YOU GIMME THE PAPERWORK OR WHATEVER I NEED? 'CAUSE EVERY TIME Y'ALL PUT IT WITH A LITTLE SCOT TAPE WITH A PAMPHLET OF PAPERS, HE'S GONNA FLY OFF.
THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE CRITICALITY OF A WARRANT? UH, NO.
I, AND LAST, WHEN I READ IT THIS LAST TIME, I DID BECAUSE I, I ALSO READ IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE OFFICER GONZALES AND, UH, MR. MARTINEZ, I BELIEVE.
AND I ASKED HIM ON A TUESDAY, 'CAUSE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AT MY HOUSE FIVE DAYS IN A ROW FOR FIVE DAYS.
THEY WERE GONNA BE CLEANING ME OUT MONDAY.
MONDAY THEY BROUGHT A WARRANT.
I DIDN'T READ THE WARRANT 'CAUSE I WAS, I WASN'T EXPECTING NOTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT WHEN THEY LEFT MONDAY, THEY WERE GONNA BE BACK TUESDAY.
I READ MONDAY'S WARRANT THAT THEY HAD DONE.
NOTHING IN THAT WARRANT WAS FOLLOWED.
SO TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THEY GOT THERE, I SAID, I PULLED MR. GONZALEZ, OFFICER GONZALEZ, I PULLED HIM OVER AND I SAID, HEY LOOK, DID I ASKED HIM, DID YOU READ THE WARRANT? I SAID, WHO SIGNED THIS WARRANT AS AN OFFICER? I BELIEVE HE SAID HE DID.
AND I SAID, DID YOU READ IT BEFORE HE SIGNED IT? AND UH, HE LOOKED AT ME LIKE, AND I SAID, I ALSO ASKED HIM, DID YOU HAVE YOUR COP CAM ON? HE SAID, YES, HE DID.
I SAID, BECAUSE REASON BEING, IF YOU DIDN'T READ THIS AND YOU SIGNED THIS, AND I'M TELLING YOU THESE GUYS ARE TAKING MY MATERIAL, THEY'RE NOT CLEANING MY YARD.
I DON'T HAVE NO EIGHT INCHES IN UP.
UH, YOU HAD INDICATED THAT YOU HAVE TWO PROPERTIES.
DID YOU SAY THEY WERE ADJACENT TO NO, THEY'RE NOT ADJACENT.
UH, SO THE OTHER PROPERTY IS AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION? YES.
AND, AND IS THAT A HOME FOR YOU OR THE FAMILY OR IS THAT MY SON'S HOME.
UH, AND I GOT PICTURES OF THAT HOME, THIS, THAT NIGHT TOO.
SO YOU COULD SEE, 'CAUSE THEY, THEY, EVERY TIME THEY TAKE ME ONE WARRANT, THEY, THEY PUT A WARRANT ON THE OTHER ONE.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, HEY, IT'S HERE FOR BOTH HOUSES.
I CAN ONLY, THEY WANNA KEEP ME BUSY AND I REALIZE THIS AND I'M GOING THROUGH ALL THE MOTIONS.
YOU KNOW, A MAN'S GOTTA DO WHAT THEY TELL 'EM TO DO.
'CAUSE EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THE MAN THAT DAY, BUT YOU GOTTA BE THE MAN EVERY DAY.
LIKE I SHOWED UP HERE TODAY, I'D RATHER BE AT HOME, WORKING AT MY HOUSE.
I'D RATHER BE SWEATING DIRTY, GETTING MY HOUSE TO THE, WHERE I WAS GONNA BE WHEN IT'S, WHEN ALL THIS STARTED.
BECAUSE EVERY TIME WHEN I, ONCE I STARTED DOING THAT, THEY STARTED JUST TAKING, TAKING AND NEVER LETTING ME COMPLY.
PROPERTY, I MEAN, THE HOUSE ITSELF IS THE THINGS THAT I'M PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN.
I'M, I'M GOING TO DEFER MY QUESTIONS SURE.
TO SEE IF THE PANEL HAS ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
UH, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. CANTU? MR. CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDERSON.
YOU STATED YOU WERE ALSO A CONTRACTOR, IS THAT CORRECT? YES SIR.
YOU HAVE A LICENSE? NOT AT THIS TIME.
I HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING IN THE LAST, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS SINCE IT STARTED IN COVID.
SO IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR ANYBODY OR FOR ME TO GO AND COMMIT MYSELF TO A BUSINESS OR A JOB THAT I HAVE WHEN I'M NOT, CAN'T BE THERE PRESENT.
SO WHAT I'VE DONE, I'VE JUST BEEN PUTTING UP WITH IT.
THESE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO FEED ME.
BUT I'M GOING THROUGH THE HAR, WHAT I CALL HARASSMENT AND BULLYING.
NOW YOU THIS SUSPEND SINCE 2021.
BEFORE EVEN, WELL IT'S, I'M JUST YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
THE NOTES THAT WE HAVE IN THE RECORD.
23, 24, 20 21 TO TODAY MM-HMM
NOW YOU'VE ONLY PULLED ONE PERMIT, CORRECT? NO, SIR.
WHAT WERE THE OTHER PERMITS AND WHAT FENCING AND TO, TO TRY TO FINISH MY HOUSE.
LIKE I WAS STARTING BEFORE THEY STARTED TAKING MY STUFF.
I SAID, I'M GONNA DO IT ANYWAY.
MY HOUSE IS, THEY'RE CALLING MY HOUSE DILAPIDATED WHEN THEY MADE IT LIKE THAT.
SO EVERY TIME I GO GET IT, THEY HAVE LIKE A DEFENSE MECHANISM WHEN THEY COME AND TAKE MY STUFF.
AND I WAS, I'M DOING THIS, THAT, THAT I JUST TOOK PICTURES OF THE BRAND NEW DOORS THAT I'M BUYING AGAIN.
AND, AND I, AND I'M PUTTING 'EM IN THOSE SPOTS WHERE IT'S LIKE THAT.
BUT I'M AFRAID TO ADVERTISE THAT I'M DOING ANYTHING.
SO I GET USED FENCES 'CAUSE THEY TOOK SIX BRAND NEW ONES.
SO WHENEVER SOMEBODY THROWS PRIVACY FENCE AWAY, I GO GET IT.
SO THEY DON'T SEE THAT ALL THIS WAY.
I'M LIVING IN AN EMBARRASSMENT MAN.
AND OF COURSE LEAVING THE PACK.
BUT CODE ENFORCEMENT NOW ALL THE TIME THAT FROM 2021 TO NOW MM-HMM
THEY MADE A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF ME.
HOLD ON, LET ME GET MY QUESTION.
DID YOU EVER GO UP AND HAVE A MEETING WITH ANY STAFF MEMBER OTHER THAN THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER? YES, BUT I, BUT
[00:45:01]
I, EVERY TIME I APPROACH 'EM OR OR THEY GO TO MY HOUSE, THEY SAY ALTERCATION, ALTERCATION.HAS YOU EVER MET WITH ANY OTHER, OTHER THAN THE CODE OFFICER FROM HERE? NO.
NO, BUT I'VE BEEN PLENTY AT MY HOUSE.
YOU EVER OFFERED ANY HELP? YEAH, BUT WHAT DID I NEED HELP FOR SIR? I JUST NEED TO BE LEFT ALONE, SIR.
I GOT, I THINK I GOT OFFERED SOME HELP, BUT THEN WHEN, WHEN I CAME OUT, I WASN'T THINKING WHAT WITHOUT SAYING.
AND THEY SAID, HEY, HOW YOU DOING? I'M FINE.
DO YOU NEED ANY HELP? I'D SAY, NO, I DON'T NEED NO HELP.
I JUST NEED TO BE LEFT ALONE SO I CAN FINISH.
AND THEN, UH, OF COURSE I DON'T RECEIVE ANYBODY WITH A UNIFORM AT MY HOUSE.
'CAUSE LOOK, WHEN THINGS, WHEN YOU'RE BEING, FEEL THAT YOU'RE BEING HARASSED AND EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS TELLING YOU THAT, HEY, BUT WHY THEY STILL MESSING WITH YOU? MAN, LOOK, YOU'RE, THIS IS, AND THEY TAKE ALL YOUR, ALL THEY DO IS TAKE YOUR STUFF, TAKE YOUR STUFF, TAKE YOUR STUFF.
IF THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP YOU, THEY, THEY WOULD HELP YOU MOVE FORWARD.
WHEN I WAS IN A PROGRAM THAT THEY PUT ME IN, I WOULD, THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE GONNA GIVE ME A DUMPSTER.
I DIDN'T WANNA BE IN THE PROGRAM.
I, I WANTED, I LIKED MY HOUSE THE WAY IT WAS.
ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS REMODEL IT FOR ME.
I LIKED THAT IT WAS, I'M HONORING MY MOM AND DAD.
I JUST WANTED TO DO IT A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS.
SO EVER SINCE THEN I WASN'T ABLE TO FINISH.
THEN, LIKE I SAID, IT STARTED SNOWBALLING FROM THERE TO THEIR BENEFIT TO WHERE IT'S LIKE THEY, I, I DON'T HAVE THE CAMERA.
I'M JUST BUSY, BUSY, BUSY AND TRYING TO GET MORE WINDOWS, TRYING TO GET MORE DOORS.
BUT I GOT MORE DOORS, MORE WINDOWS IF I COULD JUST, AND I EVEN GOT THE PERMITS, YOU SEE.
AND THE THING ABOUT IT WAS, I WAS TRYING TO TELL THESE GUYS WHEN THEY GO TO MY HOUSE, APRIL, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA FINISH? AND I'D BE LIKE, WELL MR. CANTU, I'M, I'M GONNA INTERRUPT YOU AND I APOLOGIZE.
BUT I, I NEED TO HAVE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE HOUSE.
SO PLEASE, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
BUT YOU, WHEN I ASK A QUESTION, YOU DON'T NEED TO GO ON I SIMPLE QUESTIONS.
HAVE YOU EVER SOUGHT LEGAL COUNSEL? OH YES.
TWICE, RIGHT? I, I HAD MS. KELLY HOAG, WHICH IS, UH, UH, SHE WAS WORKING FOR A, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? UH, LEGAL AID.
LEGAL AID BILL GRAND LEGAL LEGAL AID.
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE BEFORE THAT.
DO YOU BELIEVE THERE'S TWO OF 'EM IN THE, IN THE NOTES HERE? WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S A, A, A SAM SAMSON? I THINK SO.
THERE WERE TWO, BUT THEY WORKED OUTTA THE SAME ENTITY.
SO ALL THIS TIME YOU LEFT A BIG HOLE IN YOUR WALL.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THERE'S A HOLE IN THE WALL.
YOU LEFT IT BECAUSE THEY PUT THE PLYWOOD UP AND YOU DIDN'T TRY.
SO WHEN WAS THAT HOLE DONE? SIMPLE DATE.
SO THAT HOLE'S BEEN THERE FOR FOUR YEARS? YEAH.
THEY PUT THAT HOLE THERE FOUR YEARS AGO.
AND I'VE BEEN TELLING THEM, THEY TELL ME, FIX IT.
AND I SAID, WELL YOU KEEP TAKING MY TOOLS, LEMME FIX IT.
AND THEY COME TAKE MY TOOLS AGAIN.
THEY TAKE MY MATERIAL AGAIN AND THEY TELL ME, FIX IT.
AND I SAID, Y'ALL, I'LL KEEP TAKING MY TOOLS AND MY MATERIAL EVERY TIME I GET MY MATERIAL TO DO IT.
THEY, THEY COME AND PICK IT UP.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE WATER OR ELECTRICITY AT THE HOUSE, CORRECT? YES I DO.
THEY THINK IT SOUNDS BETTER IN THE PAPER THAN THE ROOM THAT I DON'T ELECTRICITY IS FROM GENERATOR.
FROM CITY? WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHO MAKES THE WATER, BUT I BUY WATER.
YOU NEED TO GET ON THE MIC, SIR.
I BUY WATER SAYING YOU DON'T HAVE WHAT THE CITY REQUIRES A CITY HOOKUP AND WATER PROVIDED TO YOU AS RUNNING WATER AND RUNNING ELECTRICITY.
YES, I DO HAVE RUNNING WATER, SIR, IN YOUR FAUCET.
LOOK, I JUST TOOK A BATH SHOT IN YOUR FAUCET.
YOU SEE THE, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST HERE, MR. CAN'T YOU HOLD ON SIR.
MOVE ON WITH ANOTHER QUESTION PLEASE.
THE, THE, THE INFORMATION WAS TOLD TO US THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY AND WATER.
IT'S NOT UNDER MY NAME, BUT I HAVE IT.
I DON'T NEED CODE TO CLEAR, BUT IT SOUNDS A WHOLE LOT BETTER.
SO I SAW SOME WINDOWS OUT THERE, BRAND NEW ONES.
THAT'S THE FOUR OR FIVE TIMES I BUY 'EM.
BUT YOU STILL HAVEN'T REPAIRED THE WALL OR THE ROOF IN FOUR YEARS? THEY KEEP TAKING MY MATERIAL, THEY KEEP TAKING MY TOOLS.
I JUST BOUGHT SOME MORE WINDOWS AND DOORS BECAUSE I'M NOT WORKING.
AND ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. CANTU? YOU SIR.
THERE ARE SOME MORE QUESTIONS.
MR. CANTU, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE NOT TOLD, UH, THIS BOARD? I HAVE, I HAVE THAT YOU NEED TO HEAR.
I HAVE A LOT TO SAY BUT, UH, UM, I'M FORTUNATE.
HE LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO, I THINK THE, I'M HOPING THAT, UM,
[00:50:01]
THAT THERE IS SOME, UM, RESEARCH, MORE FURTHER RESEARCH.AND IF SOMEBODY WOULD GO TO MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW, THEY'D SAY, MAN, THESE GUYS, THOSE PICTURES ARE UGLY.
IF YOU LOOK AT 'EM, LIKE I SAID, MY HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL OTHER THAN THE HOLE THAT THEY PUT THERE AND THE, THE REPAIRS THAT I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO.
'CAUSE THEY KEEP TAKING MY STUFF, BUT I'M GONNA DO IT.
UH, DOES MR. CANTU HAVE HIS PHONE BACK? THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH MR. CANTU.
IF YOU'VE GOT ANYTHING ELSE, I'D BE HAPPY TO LET YOU SHARE ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SO FAR.
WELL, YEAH, AS, UH, I THANK Y'ALL FOR GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS AND UM, AND UM, JUST, UH, JUST UH, CONSIDER THE SOURCE.
NO, YOU ONLY SHOWED ONE PICTURE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER PICTURES ON THERE? YEAH, YEAH.
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHOW AND PUT 'EM INTO THE RECORD? SURE, SURE.
YOU SEE YOU GOT THE ONE, YOU GOT THE ONE BEFORE THEY BEFORE MY HOUSE WAS, BEFORE COURT CAME.
NOW I'M GONNA SHOW YOU ONE OF LAST NIGHT RIGHT BEFORE DO Y YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE PICTURES.
AND THEN YOU CAN DESCRIBE THAT WAY YOU GET 'EM ON THE RECORD.
THAT'S, NO, WE DON'T, WE CAN'T SEE IT LIKE THAT.
AND MR. CHAIR, WHILE HE'S DOING THAT, WE NEED A CLARIFICATION FOR YES.
FROM OUR OFFICER, UH, BOARD, THIS OFFICER.
SO I DO WANNA PROVIDE A CLARIFICATION.
UH, SAS DOES THEY, HE DOES HAVE AN ACTIVE WATER ACCOUNT.
THERE IS ACTIVE WATER TO THE PROPERTY.
UM, AND I ALSO WANNA REMIND THE BOARD THAT OPERATION REBUILD NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS HERE PRESENT.
UH, SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.
HE STATED EARLIER AND YOU SAID EARLIER THAT THERE WAS NO ELECTRICITY AT THE HOUSE.
THERE, ELECTRICITY IS CUT OFF, WATER IS ACTIVE.
BUT HE JUST SAID HE HAS ELECTRICITY FROM THE CITY.
HE HAS ELECTRICITY FROM A GENERATOR THAT HE USES AT THE PROPERTY.
AS SOON AS YOU FIND THE ONE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS, GIVE IT TO THE LADIES PLEASE.
AND IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE THAT PICTURE PLEASE.
YOU SEE, I I, I DIDN'T WANT TO CONFUSE ANYONE AND I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS MISLEAD OR SPEAK BAD ABOUT ANYONE.
I STILL DON'T JUST GO AHEAD AND SHOW US THE PHOTOGRAPHS, OKAY? OKAY.
RIGHT? AND ALSO ONE THING I DID DO ALSO, IF I MAY, YOU MAY, OKAY.
UH, YOU KNOW HOW YOU GET BOTH PICKUP AND, AND UH, SUPPOSEDLY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PICK UP YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU DO GET A CITY BILL FOR THE PICKUP TRASH PICKUP.
WELL, THEY SEEM TO ALWAYS PASS MINE UP KNOWING THAT I GOTTA CLEAN IT OUT.
IT GETS WELL I HAD A BIG OLD BIG, MAYBE A 10 FOOT PIECE OF A TRUNK AND I PUT IT OUTSIDE IT FOR SAY THE BOOK PICKUP CAN TAKE IT PUT ALONG WITH MY TRASH.
SO WHAT I HAD TO DO IS I ENDED UP PICKING UP THAT TRUNK, REPLANTING IT AND DECORATING THAT AS MY CHRISTMAS TREE.
'CAUSE THEY WON'T TAKE IT AND I DON'T WANNA GET A VIOLATION ON IT.
LOOK, YOU SEE MR.
UHHUH, GO AHEAD AND MAKE A COMMENT, MR. CHAIR.
NOW THAT I CAN'T BE HEARD, UH, REPEAT AGAIN MR. CANTU.
JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HEARD THE COMMENT.
ARE YOU GONNA HAVE PICTURES? I TELL YOU.
AND IF YOU WOULD MAKE COMMENTS OF EACH ONE, THERE'S A SHORT VIDEO RIGHT THERE.
IT SHOWS IT, THERE'S A SHORT VIDEO RIGHT THERE THAT EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU THAT I TOOK IT LAST NIGHT.
SIR, YOU CAN PUT UP THE PICTURES AND, AND THAT WAY.
SO IF YOU WANNA PUT THE VIDEO UP, YOU JUST, WE'RE LETTING YOU PUT IN THE PICTURES YOU NEED FOR THE RECORD, OKAY? OKAY.
SO WHATEVER YOU WANNA PUT IN THERE, OKAY? THAT'S UP TO YOU.
AND IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE IT TO US AS YOU PUT IT UP.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? THAT, THAT FENCE RIGHT THERE, THAT'S UGLY, THAT PRIVACY FENCE RIGHT THERE.
FOR CONTEXT, COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHERE THIS PART IS AT YOUR HOUSE? OKAY.
IS IT THE LEFT, RIGHT FRONT BACK? HERE'S THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
I'M STANDING IN THE SIDEWALK AND AS I'M LOOKING THAT WAY, I HAVE TO PUT UP THAT UGLY FENCE AS I'M REPAIRING THAT PART OF THE AREA.
AND WHAT'S I GONNA REPLACE? I HAVE TO GET RID OF THE FENCE, BUT ON PHOTOS THEY LOOK UGLY.
SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEE A LOT OF AND UH, LOOK AT.
IF YOU, IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THE
[00:55:01]
HOUSE, IF YOU COULD SWITCH THE PAGE, PLEASE.AND YOU SEE THE VEHICLES IN THE BACK.
THEY'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF BASKETBALL COURTS, CARS IN THE STREET.
THEY'RE BLOCKING THE, THEY'RE BLOCKING THE, THE SIDEWALK.
ARE YOU FOR FIVE YEARS? AND THEY DON'T TELL THEM ANYTHING? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS? YES.
THOSE ARE ALL BROKEN VEHICLES.
FOR THE RECORD, LET'S JUST CONCENTRATE ON YOUR OKAY.
OKAY, WELL I TAKE PRIDE IN STEALING THE SIDEWALK.
YOU SEE THAT STUMP BEHIND THAT BIKE? THAT'S THE STUMP DIDN'T TAKE ON TRASH COLLECTION.
THEY ON BOTH, THEY ON THE, ON THE, ON THE 21ST OR ON THE 16TH.
SO I HAD TO GET CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AND, AND STAND IT UP.
BURY IT AND, UH, JUST SO THEY ALL DON'T GET FINED.
'CAUSE I PUT 'EM IN THE SIDEWALK OR THE STREET AND THEY WON'T TAKE IT.
THAT'S THE TRUNK RIGHT THERE THAT YOU SEE.
LOOK, THAT'S WHERE I BURIED IT IN THE GROUND, SO IT COULD LOOK LIKE A TREE.
THAT GREEN THAT, THAT GREEN PIECE RIGHT THERE IS A STRIP OF GRASS.
I LOVE MY HOUSE, BUT IT'S THAT PRIVACY PIECE OF PRIVACY FENCE RIGHT THERE.
AND THAT TRASH COUNTS ARE FULL OF TRASH.
I GOTTA, I'M GONNA CONFESS I BREAK THE LAW BY BURNING MY STUFF SOMETIMES.
YOU SAID THERE WAS A VIDEO? YES, SIR.
MR. CHAIR LEGAL HAS NOT REVIEWED A VIDEO.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE WANTED TO WATCH.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE WANTED TO SHOW.
LEGAL DOES NOT DO A LOT OF THINGS.
IF YOU WOULD BRING THE VIDEO UP AND SURE.
SAYS, OH, CONSPIRING THEY DO, THEY HAVE TO DO RIGHT.
UH, BOARD, UH, DANGEROUS PREMISE.
UM, I WANNA PROVIDE ANOTHER CLARIFICATION.
UM, AS FAR AS THE TRASH SERVICE, UH, IT IS TIED TO CPS SERVICE.
UH, YOU DO PAY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEE THROUGH YOUR CPS BILL.
UM, AND I DO ALSO HAVE CONFIRMATION FROM CPS AS, UH, EARLY AS NOVEMBER 13TH THAT THEY HAVE, UH, HAD THE DISCONNECT SINCE MARCH 17TH, 2022 FOR THAT PROPERTY AS MARCH.
AND THE DISCONNECT DATE WAS AGAIN, UH, MARCH 17TH, 2022.
UH, SEE, I GOT, I LOST TRAIN THE PHONE WHEN I GOT INTERRUPTED.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO ME WHEN I'M TRYING TO SPEAK TO ONE, THREE OR FOUR, THREE OR FOUR, UH, MULTIPLE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS GOING AT THE SAME TIME.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S COMMON PRACTICE OR, OR THAT'S THE WAY THEY DO IT.
BUT I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO ONE PERSON AT A TIME.
BUT SOMETIMES THEY'LL TELL ME THAT THIS IS THE SUPERVISOR AND THEN THIS WAS ONE DAY.
SAY HE'S THE SUPERVISOR AND, YOU KNOW, SO I UNDERSTAND.
AND IT CAN BE KINDA ROUGH SOMETIMES.
YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO YEAH, WHY THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE TAPE.
THEY LOOK THE VIDEO RIGHT NOW.
LET HIM LOOK AT THE TAPE AND THEN WE'LL TALK.
MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T PRESS DELETE.
WHY? WHILE THEY'RE VIEWING IT, YOU OBVIOUSLY WANNA REPAIR YEAH.
I WANNA HONOR MY MOM AND MY DAD'S HOUSE.
SO THAT'S AN OBVIOUS, HOW MANY DAYS WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO PULL YOUR PERMITS AND GET THAT HOUSE IN CODE COMPLIANCE? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE PALACE.
JUST WHERE IT MEETS CODE COMPLIANCE.
DO YOU HAVE THE FINANCES? LOOK, I'LL, I'LL GET WHAT I NEED TO DO TO REPAIR ALL THAT.
JUST KICK THESE GUYS AWAY OVER MY SHOULDER.
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES.
WE ALREADY WILL KNOW THE OTHER STUFF.
LET, LET ME ASK ALL OF THIS TO STOP.
AND THAT'S, BRING THE VIDEO UP.
AND MR. CANTU, IF YOU WOULD ADDRESS THE VIDEO SPECIFICALLY, IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
[01:00:01]
FOR ITSELF.AND SO, UH, UH, UH, REMEMBER, UH, WE'RE ALL ADULTS HERE, RIGHT? 'CAUSE I'M, I'M TAKING IT FOR MYSELF, BUT THEN I FIND MYSELF, IF ANYBODY FINDS IT, AND THEN I FIND MYSELF THAT I GOTTA CLEAR MY, YOU KNOW, SO GO AHEAD.
CAN I DESCRIBE IT FOR YOU? IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA LISTEN TO THE VOLUME? OKAY.
WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT THERE IS I'M TAKING A LOOK AT MY HOUSE FROM THE FRONT SIDE.
WHAT MY NEIGHBOR WOULD BE LOOKING AT MY FRONT DOOR NEIGHBOR.
SEE, LOOK AT MY HOUSE PRETTY, EXCEPT FOR THOSE TRASH CANS.
BUT I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT THE, THE HOUSES OF THE, ACROSS THE STREET.
I'M SORRY, I'M GONNA BRING THE MIC CLOSER.
CAN JUST SO THAT WAY THEY CAN HEAR YOU THOSE UP.
I'D HAVE THAT HERE, YOU KNOW, BUT IS HE OKAY? WHAT? I'M WALKING STREET.
IS HIS MICROPHONE ON? YES, IT'S, THERE YOU GO.
NOW, SO YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE HOUSES NOW THAT'S SHRUB.
THAT'S WAY BE BEYOND SIX FEET.
AND LOOK, THEY GOT CARS GALORE.
EVERYTHING ON THE, AND LOOK, YOU SEE ALL THAT.
NONE OF THOSE CARS WORK NOW ACROSS THE STREET.
AND I'M WALKING TOWARDS MY HOUSE.
AND IF YOU COULD HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING, THANK GOD YOU CAN'T.
BUT I'M SAYING, LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALL THIS GARBAGE, THIS TRASH.
AND I DON'T WANT, I'M NOT WRITING OUT MY NEIGHBORS, BUT IT'S A POINT TO WHERE NOBODY STICKS UP AND NOBODY SAYS THE TRUTH.
LOOK, YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THEIR HOUSES FROM BEHIND ALL THE STUFF.
THEY HAVE BROKEN CARS AND EVERYTHING.
LOOK, MR. CANTU, I'M GONNA INTERRUPT YOU.
UH, IS THERE ANYTHING DIFFERENT OR UNIQUE? NO.
TO THE, TO YOUR HOUSE, TO YOUR PROPERTY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO LOOK AT.
THERE'S NO REASON TO BE TARGETING ME.
WHEN, WHEN ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE BROKEN CARS AND YOU LOOK, HERE'S MY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE RIGHT HERE NEXT TO IT.
SEE, YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THOSE.
EVERYBODY ELSE IN THAT HOUSE HAS GOT CLU, CLU, CLU, CLU CLU ME.
THEY MADE ME MAKE THAT I'M A PRODUCT OF THEIR DOING.
EVERYTHING THEY, I HAVE, LET'S PUT THIS, I HAVE TO CAPITALIZE ON THE DAMAGE THEY'VE DONE TO ME.
SO IF THEY DO THIS, I HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
SO I, INSTEAD OF THROWING IT AWAY, I STAND IT UP AND UTILIZE IT.
YOU KNOW, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE.
I'M, WHEN I WALK TO MY OTHER HOUSE, MY OTHER HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL TOO.
BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY'RE SAYING IT'S DILAPIDATING.
BUT NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME I NEED WATER THERE.
I SAID, WHY NEED WATER THERE? I I HAVE THE SAME SITUATION.
I, I WAS BORN A WHOLE, YOU CAN'T DEPEND ON ANYBODY.
YOU CAN ONLY DEPEND ON YOURSELF MINDSET.
I RELY ON MYSELF AND I HELP THE PEOPLE.
AND I DON'T DO NOTHING AGAINST THE LAW.
HE JUST, OFFICER SAID, WELL, WE NEVER GOT TROUBLE FROM THIS MAN'S HOUSE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU GO TO MY, MY NEIGHBORS, THEY, THEY ALWAYS GIMME THANKS AND THANKFUL.
AND THEY'RE GOING AFTER THAT ONE TOO.
I CAN'T GET 'EM OFF MY BACK FIVE YEARS I HAVEN'T WORKED.
AND I'M A BUSINESSMAN AND I MAKE MONEY AND I HELP PEOPLE OUT.
SO, SO WE'RE IN A STAND THING WHILE EVERYBODY'S COME IN AND JUST TAKING EVERYTHING ELSE I GOT.
I'M NOT STEALING, I'M NOT BORROWING.
IF I NEED TO TURN ON THE SWITCH, I GOTTA PUT GAS IN THE GENERATOR FIRST.
I DON'T GET A BILL AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
IF I WANNA TAKE A BATH, I GO BUY THE WATER.
AND THEN I SET MYSELF UP, YOU KNOW, PREPARATION.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S NOT, EVERYBODY LIVES THE SAME WAY.
I'M A HARD WORKER AND I WORK ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT TO DO THIS.
AND I, I, AND I LOVE DOING WHAT I DO, BUT I JUST DON'T LOVE WHEN I'M BEING GOING.
THEY GOT ME GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
'CAUSE I TELL YOU WHAT, I DO BELIEVE THE PROPHETS ARE GOOD WHEN THEY TAKE TO THE FACTING PLACE
I MEAN, I, IT'S LIKE, LOOK, LOOK AT HOW PRETTY MY HOUSE IS SAYING IT'S DILAPIDATED WHEN THEY DID IT.
I DON'T, THEY DON'T EVEN LOOK, THEY WON'T EVEN ADMIT IT.
ADMIT THAT YOU BROKE MY WATER LINES AND ADMIT THAT YOU KNOCKED DOWN THE WALL AND THE, AND THE WATER HEATER ROOM AND THAT YOU CAUSED THE DILAPIDATION THAT YOU SAY IT IS.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU FIND OUT IT'S NOT DILAPIDATION, THEY'RE GONNA FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF, UH, CONTRACTOR YOU ARE.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO I HAD TO LET IT, I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE, I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, AND I'M STILL GOING.
I DON'T EVEN LET MY GRANDKIDS GO TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK IT'S WHERE THEY LIVE LIKE THAT.
OR ELSE THEY SET ME UP FOR FAILURE AND I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK, I'VE ALREADY APOLOGIZED AND I'M GONNA APOLOGIZE PUBLICLY AGAIN TO THESE PEOPLE.
'CAUSE WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE, YEAH, I WAS AGGRAVATED, I WAS AGITATED.
AND THEN SOMETIMES THEY CATCH ME ASLEEP OR WAKE ME UP FOR, TO RIP WHAT I CALL RIPPING OFF.
IT'S, I THINK THEY CALL IT OUTSIDE PLACEMENT, YOU KNOW? BUT, AND UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR AT LEAST LETTING ME SAY MY PEACE.
I, I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA BE LIKE, I MEAN, I KIND OF FIGURED I HAD IT, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
[01:05:01]
BEEN, IT IS BEEN ME AGAINST THE WORLD FOREVER.AND I GOT NOTHING BAD TO SAY ABOUT THESE PEOPLE.
BUT, UH, YOU GOTTA CONSIDER THE SOURCE.
MR. GARZA, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU CAN SAY THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THE VIDEO.
I'M GONNA BRING THE VIDEO TO AN END.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON THAT VIDEO THAT WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT PREVIOUSLY? THERE'S SO MUCH.
I JUST, I'M JUST GONNA GO WITH THAT.
IF I COULD JUST REALLY HEAR, BE HEARD, BUT, BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT HAVE TO PRESENT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER WITH ANYBODY.
ANYTIME SOMEBODY COMES TO MY HOUSE, I HAVE TO TELL THEM WHY THEY'RE HERE AND HOW WE GOT HERE.
AND THEN WE CAN PROCEED WITH VIOLATING MY RIGHTS.
SO THEN I GO AHEAD AND SHOW 'EM WHATEVER THEY GOTTA DO.
BUT, BUT I GOTTA ADDRESS THE SITUATION AND TELL 'EM IN ADVANCE.
DID YOU, DID YOU LOG IN? AND THEN THEY START SAYING THAT I'M GETTING ANGRY, BUT THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT GETTING ME OFF THE RECORD.
THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT CLOSING MY CASES.
THEY WENT TO PICK UP, UH, FOUR OF MY VEHICLES THE OTHER DAY.
THEY SAID, MR. CANTE, IF YOU GET 'EM ON AND GET 'EM, WHATEVER, WE'LL CLOSE THE CASE IMMEDIATELY.
GUESS WHAT? THEY DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA GET 'EM.
THEY WENT OVER THERE, THEY WERE UPSET THIS MONEY THAT THEY WERE GONNA TAKE.
AND THEN I SAID, OKAY, CAN I, CAN YOU GET ME OFF THE, CAN YOU CLOSE THE CASE? HE GOES, I CAN'T DO THAT.
I SAID, YOU SAID AS SOON AS YOU DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA DO THIS.
OKAY, ALL INTERRUPT, INTERRUPT YOU AGAIN.
BECAUSE YEAH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
SORRY, STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE.
THAT'S WHAT THE, THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND DOWN MY STRUCTURE.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE NOT TALKED TO US ABOUT IN TERMS OF STRUCTURE, IT'S GONE TOO, BUT, UH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I'M JUST, I'M JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO FINISH ME OFF SO I CAN START PUTTING MY LIFE BACK TOGETHER AND, AND COMPLETE IT.
I GOT MATERIALS TO FINISH EVERYTHING THAT IS TAKEN APART, BUT THE, YOU KNOW, BUT, UH, THANK YOU MR. GARZA.
I MISPRONOUNCED THE NAME, NOT MISPRONOUNCED.
I'VE MISSTATED 'CAUSE I WAS ANTICIPATING BRINGING DI THAT'S FINE.
UH, SO MR. MR. CANTU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY, SIR.
DIANE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR COUNSEL DISTRICT, DIANA GARZA.
AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PULL THE, THE MICROPHONE DOWN WHERE IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE FOR YOU.
AND YOUR TESTIMONY PLEASE, MA'AM? UM, MY TESTIMONY WHERE I AM HERE, MA'AM.
MY TESTIMONY IS THAT I WAS GONNA VERIFY THAT HE HAS WATER AND IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN PAID FOR HIM BECAUSE I KNOW HE CAN'T GET OUT AND WORK.
'CAUSE EVERY TIME HE WORKS AND THIS ONE, HE'S AFRAID THEY'RE GONNA COME IN AND TAKE ALL HIS THINGS.
WE'VE BEEN AT THE LEGAL AID OFFICE.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE RETURN, THEY'RE ALREADY IN THERE AND WE HAVE PICTURES WHERE WE, WHERE HE'S TALKED TO THE POLICE TO MR. GONZALEZ, I BELIEVE, AND, AND CONFRONTED THEM AND WHEN, WHILE WE'VE BEEN GONE.
SO HE'S, HE DOESN'T GET OUT OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE HE'S AFRAID REALLY? 'CAUSE HE'S DOING HIS WORK.
AND, AND I'VE SEEN IT ALL A FEW YEARS ALL THIS TIME.
'CAUSE I'M THE ONE THAT HELPS HIM.
HE'S GOT NO ONE ELSE TO GIVE HIM A HAND OR SOMETIMES EVEN EAT OR WHATEVER.
SO I MAKE SURE HE GETS HIS FOOD AND HE GETS, UH, IF, IF IT'S HOT, I CHECK ON HIM THAT IT'S TOO HOT.
SO I'M THE ONE THAT'S WATCH, SEEING ALL THIS GOING ON.
AND IF ANYBODY'S GONNA BE DOING THE HOUSE REPAIRS, HE'S A GOOD CARPENTER.
HE BUILT MY, HE REMODELED MY HOUSE AND, AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOME.
SO IT'S JUST THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE TIME, HE DOESN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES 'CAUSE HE CAN'T GET OUT AND WORK.
'CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TOO LONG.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MA'AM.
THE QUESTION WAS, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? YES.
UH, AND GO AHEAD IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.
BOARD, UH, SUPERVISOR WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT.
JUST WANTED TO STATE, I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT NHSD AND OPERATION REBUILD.
WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF BECAUSE THEY DID HAVE A, A CASE THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON REGARDING THIS PROPERTY AS WELL.
AND IF WE COULD, LET'S BRING HER UP AT THE PRESENT TIME.
YES, WE CAN GET YOU GETS LEGAL.
ERIC RAGSDALE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
UM, OUR DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE OPERATION REBUILD, DEMOLITION DIVERSION PROGRAM.
[01:10:01]
UM, OPERATION REBUILD.THERE WAS A QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.
UH, THAT IS A HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT TAKES A TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH TO ENGAGING WITH THE HOMEOWNERS.
SO THAT MEANS THAT OUR FIRST INTERACTION WITH THE HOMEOWNER WHEN WE ARE LOOKING TO ASSIST IS SENDING OUT OUR LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER TO DO AN ASSESSMENT OF FAMILY NEED, PROVIDE ANY CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES, AND TRY TO GET US TO THE POINT OF BEING READY TO SCOPE A PROJECT TO REHAB THE HOME AND MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION.
UM, AND THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON HOMES THAT ARE ON A PATH TOWARDS CITY INITIATED DEMOLITION BECAUSE OF, UH, DANGEROUS PREMISES.
AND SO WE DO FOCUS ON OWNER OCCUPIED HOMES IN THIS SITUATION.
WE WORKED WITH MR. KENTU FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN ISSUED A LETTER OUTLINING REALLY MILESTONES THAT WE NEEDED TO HIT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, THOSE MILESTONES.
SO WE ENDED UP TERMINATING OUR EFFORTS WITH THIS HOME.
SO BASICALLY THEN YOU BEGAN WORKING ON THE DIVERSION PROGRAM IN 2023.
UH, AND YOU WORKED FOR ALMOST A YEAR WITH SPECIFIC TARGET DATES, UH, AND TARGETED ISSUES THAT DID NOT GET MET AND THEREFORE YOU'VE HAD TO ABANDON.
WE WORKED FOR A YEAR, UH, OUR SOCIAL WORKER WITH THE HOMEOWNER FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
AND THEN WE ISSUED THE LETTER REALLY OUTLINING HARD DATES.
WE TRIED TO KEEP IT FLEXIBLE, UH, IN THE EARLY DAYS TO ALLOW FOR CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH FAMILY AND EACH HOME.
UH, BUT AFTER A YEAR IS WHEN WE ISSUED THE LETTER THAT YOU ALL SAW ON THE SCREEN.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THAT PROGRAM OR OF THIS CASE? MA'AM? UH, I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR NAME AT FIRST.
COULD YOU PUT IT IN FOR THE RECORD? SURE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON IT? ON THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT, YOU MET WITH HIM FOR A YEAR.
IT WAS THAT REGULAR OR PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE YEAR, OUR SOCIAL WORKER MAINTAINS REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE IN OUR PROGRAM.
AND SO, UH, THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EACH FAMILY.
BUT TYPICALLY THEY'RE IN TOUCH BY PHONE, BY HOME VISITS, SHE'LL DROP BY AND JUST KEEP MAINTAINING CONTACT AND TRYING TO DRIVE AND TRACK PROGRESS TOWARDS.
IS IS THAT WEEKLY, MONTHLY, DAILY? UH, I WOULD SAY WEEKLY IS MOST TYPICAL FOR HER.
AND WHAT WAS HIS RESPONSE? DID SHE GIVE ANY INDICATION OTHER THAN WHAT THIS LETTER, SO WE DID MAKE PROGRESS, UM, TOWARD OUR OBJECTIVE WAS REALLY TO CLEAN UP THE YARD AND CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY TO A POINT WHERE WE COULD HAVE A CONTRACTOR SCOPE THE PROJECT.
AND WE MADE SOME HEADWAY IN CLEANUPS WITH VOLUNTEER LED CLEANUP EFFORTS.
AND THEN THE HOME AND THE YARD, UH, WOULD GO BACK TO ITS PREVIOUS STATE WHERE WE WERE NOT GETTING ANY CLOSER TO BEING ABLE TO SCOPE.
THE CONTRACTORS ARE PART OF YOUR PROGRAM, ARE THEY, UH, SUBBED? WE, WE BID OUT EACH HOME THAT WE WORK ON.
SO IT'S A DIFFERENT CONTRACTOR.
WE DID NOT GET TO THE POINT OF SELECTING A CONTRACTOR, UH, BECAUSE WE NEVER HAD A SCOPE DEVELOPED.
SO THAT WOULD BE AN INDEPENDENT SET OF EYES OUT THERE GIVING YOU BACK FEEDBACK INSTEAD OF SOMEBODY FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT? THAT'S RIGHT.
ON THE MILESTONES, UM, THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE LETTER MM-HMM
DO YOU KNOW WHAT SOME OF THOSE, UM, BARRIERS WERE IN WHICH HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MEET THE MILESTONES? UM, I, I WOULD NOT WANT TO SPEAK FOR MR. KENTU.
I, I KNOW THAT MAINTAINING REGULAR COMMUNICATION WAS A CHALLENGE.
AND SO WE WOULD GO WEEKS WITHOUT HEARING.
AND WE DO HAVE OTHER HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE MORE READY TO PARTICIPATE AND ABLE TO MEET US IN THAT.
AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, GIVING OUR RESOURCES TO THOSE HOMES AND THOSE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE, ARE READY TO GO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR. CANTU, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU ONE MINUTE.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME BACK UP.
AND THIS IS, REMEMBER TO THE HOME OR ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE HEARD SINCE YOU DEPARTED.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO HER BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE.
YEAH, NO, THAT, THAT'S IMMATERIAL.
SHE SAID NO, IT'S ACTUALLY IMMATERIAL.
LET ME ASK YOU, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION THEN.
DID YOU TALK TO ANYONE FROM THEIR SERVICES? I TALKED TO THEM, YES I DID.
THEN WE'LL ACCEPT HER TESTIMONY THAT I WASN'T INTERESTED IN IT AND
[01:15:01]
GIVE, GIVE ME ANY OTHER COMMENT THAT YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE.I WASN'T INTERESTED IN, IN, IN THE, IN THE, IN THE, IN THE HELP BECAUSE I, I ALREADY OWNED MY HOME.
I WAS ALREADY RE REPAIRING IT, REMODELING, THEY INTERRUPTED ME AND THEN THEY BROUGHT IN PEOPLE TO, AND THEY COERCED ME TO PUT, THEY PUT A DUMPSTER IN MY YARD.
YOU WERE, YOU WERE NOT INTERESTED IN GETTING THE HELP? NO, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T NEED THE HELP.
I WAS, IT WAS BEING INDUCED FORCEFULLY BECAUSE I HAD IT UNDER CONTROL, BUT THEY HAD ALREADY COME AND STEPPED IN AND, AND THEY JUST STARTED DOING THINGS ERROR AFTER ERROR.
AND I SAID, HEY, Y'ALL DOING THINGS WRONG BECAUSE I'M, I'M READING Y'ALL'S.
I'M GONNA END THE CONVERSATION ON THAT ONE.
LET'S GO BACK TO ANY CONVERSATION THAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE STAFF.
NOW, WITH THE STAFF BEING SAID, THIS IS WHAT I TOLD HIM.
HE SAID, MR. UNTIL YOU PUT ALL YOUR GOOD STUFF IN THIS CONEX.
AND I SAID, WHY DO I GOTTA PUT IN THAT CONEX? HE SAID, 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA KNOCK YOUR HOUSE DOWN AND BUILD YOU A NEW ONE FOR $250,000.
AND I WAS LIKE, FOR ME, THEY SAID, YEAH, SO PUT ALL YOUR GOOD STUFF IN THAT ONE.
AND I WAS LIKE, NOBODY JUST DOES THAT.
SO THEN THEY PUT A DUMPSTER ON THIS SIDE TO THROW ALL MY STUFF TO EMPTY THE HOUSE.
I DIDN'T WANNA THROW MY MOM'S STUFF AWAY.
I DIDN'T WANNA THROW MY DAD'S STUFF AWAY, BUT I, I, AND THEN I THREW, THEY TOLD ME, THROW AWAY YOUR REFRIGERATOR, YOUR STOVE WE'RE GONNA GET YOU EVERYTHING BRAND NEW.
I'M STILL LIVING IN SQUALOR WITHOUT, WITHOUT THE STOVES.
EVERYTHING THEY SAID THEY WERE, THEY DIDN'T COME THROUGH NONE OF THAT.
THEN I SAID, YOU KNOW, MISS, MISS, UH, CRUZ, I KIND HAVE DISTRUST ISSUES WITH ANY CITY OFFICIALS.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE RUNNING ME AROUND AND THEY'RE, I'M BEING UPFRONT, FORWARD STRAIGHT.
THEY'RE GIVING ME HALF TRUTH AND I DON'T FEEL RIGHT.
I SAID, DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE SPENDING MONEY RESOURCES ON A RENTING CONEX? WHEN IN REALITY ALL YOU HAD TO DO IS BUY A, THERE'S A GARAGE FOR THE PEOPLE.
IT'S LESS THAN A THAN RENTING.
AND THEN YOU GET MORE FAITH IN THAT BECAUSE OKAY, YOU'RE GONNA KEEP IT AT THE END.
SO JUST PUT ALL YOUR STUFF IN THERE, BUILD YOU THE HOUSE.
BUT THESE PEOPLE WANTED TO SPEND THE RESOURCES.
'CAUSE I TOLD 'EM, NO, WHY ARE YOU GETTING ACCOUNTS? WHY'D YOU JUST, NEXT TIME I SAID A SECTION SUGGESTION BOX, BUY THE PEOPLE 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA WANNA TRUST YOU OR THEY DON'T TRUST YOU.
BUT IF YOU TELL 'EM, LOOK, THIS IS GONNA BE YOURS.
FILL IT UP, NOBODY'S GONNA TOUCH YOU.
AND THEN WHEN WE BUILD YOUR HOUSE, YOU BRING IT IN AS YOU NEED IT.
BUT THEY, THEY, I SAID, 'CAUSE I CAN'T TRUST YOU.
Y'ALL WANT ME TO PUT MY GOOD STUFF IN.
YOU'RE MAKING ME THROW AWAY MY, MY, THE STUFF I LOVE.
SO I GOT RID OF ALL THE OTHER STUFF.
LO AND BEHOLD, THEY CAME TO PICK UP THE CONEX, BUT MY STUFF WAS ALL IN IT EARLY.
THEY DIDN'T LET ME TAKE IT OUT.
SO I HAD TO GET IN THE CONFRONTATION WITH THE DRIVER AND TOLD 'EM, YOU AIN'T TAKING MY STUFF.
Y'ALL MADE ME WORK FOR NOTHING TO FILL IT UP.
JUST LIKE I THOUGHT Y'ALL WERE PICKING UP AND TAKING IT AWAY.
ALL RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT.
YOU'VE, YOU'VE SAID THAT SEVERAL TIMES.
SO THE PICTURES RIGHT THERE, THEY, THEY WERE TAKING MY, ALL MY GOT IT.
AT THIS TIME THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT STREET.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO THE RECORD FOR THIS CASE? PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES.
THAT WAS THE ONLY POINT OF ORDER.
WE GO BACK TO THE COMMENT OR QUESTION.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT STREET? GO AHEAD, MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS JOEL SLAC AND I DO HAVE A MOTION FOR THE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 5 5 HUMBOLDT STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 1 IS THE PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 6 1 5 7, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 6 1 5 6, SPECIFICALLY ON THE MAIN SECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER 1 1 2 5 7 8 12 15 REGARDING MAKESHIFT ACCESSORY NUMBER 2 1 2 5 7 8 12 15.
AND REGARDING ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE, THE TRAVEL TRAILER 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 15.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER.
AND THAT'D BE FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS AND THAT THE SERVICES BE CUT.
I BELIEVE THE WATER'S STILL THERE.
AND THERE WAS A VACATE ORDER AT ONE TIME.
AND TO VACATE THE PROPERTY, THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 5 5 HUMBLE STREET IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE.
UH, CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX
[01:20:01]
DASH 1 57.AND IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.
IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56 SUB CODES FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, AND EIGHT SUB CODES FOR ACCESSORY 1, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15.
UH, SUB CODES FOR ARTICLE, UH, FOR ACCESSORY 2 1 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15.
AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THREE SUB CODES, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15.
THAT THE BUILDINGS ARE TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS.
PROPERTIES TO BE VACATED FREE OF CLA OF TRASH AND DEBRIS, UH, AND SERVICES DISCONNECTED.
ANY DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF 7 2 0.
THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUS AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT PROPERTY.
IT'S GOING TO BE TWO 14 PROSPERITY DRIVE TO GET THAT.
MY NAME IS JAIME HOSTEL, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT TWO 14 PROSPERITY PROSPERITY DRIVE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS PROPERTY'S BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 7 4 37, BLOCK 15, LOT 10, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS SHARON PETERS REAL ESTATE, INC.
WITH A BILLING ADDRESS OF 300 BACKAS ROAD, SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 7 8 6 6 6.
ON NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED, UM, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL IS PRESENT.
MS. SHARON PETERS, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? YES, PLEASE.
UH, AS OF DECEMBER 10TH, 2025, CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE OWNER SHARON PETERS AND ENGINEER ON RECORD LOS MR. LAUREN DRUM.
UH, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON MARCH 24TH, 2025 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING TWO 14 PROSPERITY DRIVE WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025.
THE PROPERTY WAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 2025 DUE TO A FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025.
UH, ENGINEER MR. LAUREN DRUM SUBMITTED A LETTER UNDER CO THE CITY'S BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR A PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND SECURING OF THE REMAINING STRUCTURE ON MARCH 3RD, 2025.
THE BUILDING OFFICIAL CONCURRED WITH THE ENGINEER THAT THE HAZARD HAD BEEN ABATED AND THE EMERGENCY DEMOLITION HAD BEEN SATISFIED WITH REPAIRS TO BE MADE TO THE STRUCTURE.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MARCH 4TH, 2025 AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS DELIVERED, RETURNED, UH, WAS RETURNED, DELIVERED ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025 THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT TWO 14 PROSPERITY DRIVE.
UM, AS OF DECEMBER 9TH, 2025, THE OWNER HAS SUBMITTED A SCOPE OF WORK AND FINANCIAL PROOF.
THERE ARE NO ACTIVE PERMITS ON FILE, BUT THERE ARE THREE PENDING REPAIR APPLICATIONS ON HOLD PENDING BSB HEARING.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF A SCHOOL AND IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED WITH CPS THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVE SERVICES.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE GONNA BE PROVIDED TO FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025.
THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE STRUCTURE DOES APPEAR TO BE LISTENING TOWARDS A RIGHT FROM THOSE PORCH POSTS.
THERE IS A SLIGHT SAG TO THE ROOF LINE AND THERE IS SOME DAMAGE AND, UH, WEATHER LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION TO THE FRONT SIDING.
UH, THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE ELECTRICAL POWER HAS BEEN CUT.
THERE IS SMOKE DAMAGE VISIBLE FROM THE ATTIC VENTS AND THERE IS THAT DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE THAT PARTIAL DEMOLITION OCCURRED.
THIS IS A REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE,
[01:25:01]
UH, THE REMAINING FOUNDATION, UH, STILL ON THE PROPERTY.UH, IT IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE STRUCTURE THAT FROM WHERE THE, UH, PREVIOUS PARTIAL DEMOLITION OCCURRED.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE TO THE, UH, THE WEATHER DAMAGE TO THE REMAINING WOOD MEMBERS.
UH, THE STRUCTURE IS OPEN STILL TO THE ELEMENTS, UM, ALLOWING WATER, UH, TO ENTER INTO THAT INSIDE THE STRUCTURE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PLYWOOD THAT WAS USED TO BOARD UP THE REAR, UH, IS STARTING TO BOW.
AND THERE'S THAT SAG TO THE ROOF LINE.
THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION ON THE STRUCTURE I SEEN FROM THE REAR.
YOU COULD SEE THE MORE SMOKE DAMAGE THAT'S VISIBLE FROM THE ATTIC VENTS.
UM, SOME SLIGHT, UH, LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
UM, AND A CLOSEUP TO THOSE WOOD MEMBERS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE WE, UH, TO THE ELEMENTS.
AND SOME OF THOSE, UH, WOODEN STUDS THAT ARE LEANING.
UH, THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THAT FOUNDATION THAT REMAINS IN THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE HOLES PRESENT, UH, DOES POSE AN EGRESS CONCERN.
THERE IS WATER AND WEATHER DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR JOISTS AND TO THE BEAMS AS WELL.
UH, ENTERING THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS PLYWOOD THAT'S BEEN PLACED AS FLOOR COVERING.
UH, THIS AREA IS BUNGEE TO WALK ON.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE, UH, TWO BY FOUR WOOD MEMBERS THAT ARE ALSO, UM, STARTING TO LIST TOWARDS THE LEFT.
AND HERE IS A CLOSEUP OF THAT, UH, SHOWING THE DAMAGE TO THE WEATHERED, UH, WOOD MEMBERS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE WOOD, UM, STUDS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THAT ARE LISTING TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE PHOTO.
UH, LOOK INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
UH, THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN, UM, THE DAMAGE DRYWALL HAS BEEN REMOVED.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS, UH, DAMAGE TO THE SUBFLOOR SUBFLOOR THAT IS MISSING.
UH, THIS IS LOOKING TOWARDS THE FRONT WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS, UH, THE BOARD ENTRY OR COVERING THAT FRONT WINDOW.
THIS IS LOOKING TOWARDS THE RIGHT HAND, UH, OF THAT FROM THE REAR.
THIS WILL BE THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THAT DAMAGE TO THE WOOD MEMBERS, UH, FROM WHERE IT'S BEEN.
UH, ALL THE DAMAGE SHEET ROCK HAS BEEN REMOVED.
UH, LOOKING TOWARDS THE FLOORING AND THE FRONT ROOM.
UH, HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SLIGHT BOWING TO THAT, UH, FOUNDATION AND THAT THE FLOORS ARE SPUN TO WALK ON.
UH, LOOKING TOWARDS THAT LEFT ROOM ON THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SUBFLOOR, UH, EXPOSED AND THERE IS DAMAGE TO THAT SUBFLOOR.
AND HERE'S A CLOSEUP WHERE THERE IS THE DAMAGE TO THE SUBFLOOR GOING TOWARDS THE REAR.
UH, WHERE THERE IS HOLES PRESENT WHERE SOME OF THAT WOOD, UH, WOOD MEMBERS ARE DAMAGED.
UH, LOOKING TOWARDS THAT FRONT ROOM, UH, HERE YOU CAN SEE THE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS AND THE BROKEN, UH, DAMAGED WINDOWS LOOKING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE.
HERE IS WHERE THE PLYWOOD IS BEING USED TO SECURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE NATURAL LIGHT THAT IS ENTERING INTO THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE STILL PRESENT TO THE SUBFLOOR AND THAT THE CEILING WOOD MEMBERS ARE ALSO, UH, THERE IS A SLIGHT BOW WHERE THAT DOUBLE TOP PLATE IS MISSING ON THE EXTERIOR DOOR.
AND LOOKING TOWARDS WHERE THE CENTER OF THE STRUCTURE, WHERE THE BATHROOM IS LOCATED.
HERE WE HAVE EXPOSED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND HERE IS THE DAMAGED SUBFLOOR, UH, LEADING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE THERE IS WATER DAMAGE AND HOLES PRESENT.
LOOKING UP INTO THE, UH, REAR UH, ROOF SYSTEM HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE DAMAGE THAT WAS PRESENT TO THE JOISTS AND THE RAFTERS TO THE CEILING DECKING AND WHERE THE TOP, THE DOUBLE TOP PLATE IS MISSING.
UH, TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT TWO 14 PROSPERITY DRIVE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IN WHICH WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF TWO 14 PROSPERITY DRIVE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? UM, JUST ONE, MR. HASSELL, JUST CLARIFICATION, I THINK YOU DID SAY THIS, THERE'S PERMITS PULLED, BUT WAITING ON DECISION FROM THIS BOARD, THERE IS APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR PERMITS.
UM, WHO DEMOED THAT BACK PORTION? WAS IT IT WAS DONE UNDER THE ENGINEER ON ENGINEER ON RECORD BY THE PROPERTY OWNER.
BY THE PROPERTY OWNER? YES SIR.
THE PERMITS PULLED ARE, I MEAN THE APPLICATIONS ARE FOR WHAT? THE APPLICATIONS, THERE WAS AN APPLICATION FOR, UH, REPAIR THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED.
[01:30:01]
THEY'RE, UH, RIGHT NOW THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR ONE-ON ONE WAS FOR REROOF AND FOR THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR OF THE ENTIRE AND THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE.BUT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE STILL, AGAIN, THEY'RE JUST APPLICATIONS.
SO THEY'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THE REVIEWS.
SO THERE'S NOTHING FOR FOUNDATION OR FLOORING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AT THIS TIME.
THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN SUBMITTED PENDING BSB HEARING.
THERE WA THERE WAS AN ENGINEER REPORT THAT INDICATED THAT THE REAR PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE HAD BEEN DEMOLISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF AN ENGINEERING, UH, THAT IT WAS NO LONGER AN ISSUE OF ENGINEERING STRUCTURE HAZARD.
AND THAT WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY OF 25 OR ABOUT THAT TIME? UH, IT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025.
UH, NO, I'M NOT GONNA ASK THAT
I GOTTA FOLLOW UP, FOLLOW UP, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION.
UH, IS THAT SUBMITTED THAT PRO, BECAUSE I SAW THE FIRE REPORT, IS THAT THE SAME AS THE ENGINEER'S REPORT ENGINEER? OKAY.
BACK IT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.
GO AHEAD AND WRITE IT FORWARD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? THANK YOU, MAYOR, YOU MAY BE SEATED.
SHARON PETERS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD.
AND MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THE DISTRICT THAT YOU LIVE IN.
UM, I ACTUALLY LIVE IN SAN MARCO.
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH, THANK YOU.
UM, AND I DID, I DO HAVE COPIES FOR MOST OF YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN FIVE.
UM, IS IT THE SAME THINGS I SUBMITTED TO THE, TO IN ADVANCE OR DO YOU WANT ME TO COUNSEL? HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE PAPERS THAT, OR DO YOU KNOW? IT'S THE SAME THING I SUBMITTED EARLIER.
YEAH, SHOULD SUBMITTED PREVIOUSLY.
SHE SAID IT'LL BE, IF YOU'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED IT, IT'LL BE ENTERED INTO THE YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I JUST DIDN KNOW IF Y'ALL WANTED TO SEE IT.
JUDY, ON ALL THOSE, UM, DOCKETS, EXCUSE ME, ALL THE, THAT STACK OF DOCUMENTS, THE LAST PAGE IS THE TEXAS HOME CHECK, CORRECT?
[01:35:05]
YES.LEGAL IS LEGAL IS SEEING THESE AND WE'RE, UM, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE BOARD LOOKING AT THEM.
UM, IF YOU NEED ME TO, I CAN PASS THEM OUT.
I'D, I'D RATHER THE PROPERTY OWNER NOT PASS THEM, BUT I WILL PASS THEM OUT OR YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT'S ON THE, UM, UP, UP ON THE SCREENS.
SO JUST LET ME KNOW WHICH ONE YOU'D LIKE.
IT'D PROBABLY BE NICE TO SEE 'EM.
'CAUSE THERE'S, I DON'T THINK, DID YOU HAVE COPIES FOR THE BOARD? I HAVE FIVE COPIES.
BUT I, THE LAST PICTURE, THE LAST ONE SHOULD BE PICTURES OF A PICTURES OF A PROPERTY.
DO YOU HAVE THAT, YOU SAID THE LAST YEAH, THERE, UH, THERE WERE PICTURES OF A PROPERTY THAT WEREN'T IN FRONT OF THIS, THAT, UH, PROPERTY THAT'S NOT IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD.
DID YOU KEEP A COPY FOR YOURSELF, SIR? YES, SIR, I DO.
JUDY, DO WE HAVE, DO WE HAVE PICTURES OF ALL THOSE? MA'AM, JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.
IS THERE, IS THERE A REASON, UM, THAT WE NEED TO SHOW A PROPERTY THAT'S NOT PART OF I I DO BELIEVE SO, YES.
UH, THE REASON, SIR, IS IT IS A PROPERTY THAT WAS PUT IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD IN JULY AND I WANTED TO SHOW THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME.
AND THEN I HAD IT SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED OUT WITHIN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD.
I, I, I DON'T, I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD IS WHETHER THE PROPERTY AT SUBJECT IS CONSIDERED A, A DP A DANGEROUS PREMISE.
AND IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES, SO WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN AND WHAT YOU ARE TO PROVIDE OR DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW, UM, WHY YOU BELIEVE OR TO HOLD ONTO YOUR STANCE.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES OF A, OF A PROP, LEMME TO FINISH, OF A PROPERTY THAT'S NOT IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD NOW IS, IS RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE BOARD TODAY.
THAT IS WHY LEGAL CHOSE NOT TO SHOW IT.
OH, CAN I STATE THAT? THE REASON I THINK THAT THAT WOULD MATTER, AND I THINK IT'S VALID, IS THE SAME REASON THAT IT'S VALID TO ASK FOR PROOF OF FUNDS IS TO SHOW THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THIS AND TO SHOW THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH ANOTHER FIRE STRUCTURE THAT WAS DEEMED, UH, DEMOLISH ABLE, THAT I WAS ABLE TO SHOW THAT I WAS ABLE TO, IN, IN A, ANY LESS THAN FOUR MONTH PERIOD PRODUCE A, A PROPERTY THAT LOOKED VERY SIMILAR OR ACTUALLY WORSE PROBABLY THAN, THAN THE ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY.
AND THAT I WAS ABLE TO, SIMILAR TO SHOWING THAT I HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO IT, I'M SHOWING THAT I HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT WITH ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT WAS SEEN IN FRONT OF THIS EXACT SAME BOARD THIS YEAR.
AND COUNSEL, I WOULD CONCUR WITH IT.
NO, I, I I HAVE NO, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IF SHE WANTS TO SHOW, UM, EVIDENCE THAT NOT ONLY HAS SHE BEEN IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD BEFORE, BUT SHE'S HANDLED PROPERTY IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT, MA'AM.
UH, NO, BUT I DON'T MIND THEM HAVING IT.
ARE, ARE WE GOING TO SEE ON SCREEN THE SAME THING THAT SHE'S GONNA SHOW US IN PAPER? OR IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND ROLL THROUGH THE SCREEN IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
THE SCREEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OBVIOUSLY IS, IS SURROUNDING US, SO THAT'S FINE.
WE SEE THE SAME INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I JUST HAD TO BRING PACKETS, SO I BROUGHT PACKETS, BUT THAT'S FINE.
AND ALSO IF YOU, UNLESS, UNLESS ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WANTS TO THE PAPER NO, I'M GONNA MAKE THE SCREEN.
YVONNE, YOU OKAY? ARE YOU, DO YOU WANT PAPER? NO, BUT I'M GONNA, I IF YOU DO NEED TO ELABORATE ON SOMETHING, THEN DO SAME THING THERE.
IF YOU NEED TO ELABORATE IT ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN.
UM, AND NOW THEN GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH YOUR TESTIMONY.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS PROPERTY.
I PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY, UM, IN 2024 AT THE FORECLOSURE AUCTION.
I PAID $74,000 FOR THIS PROPERTY.
IT WAS OCCUPIED BY A RELATIVE OF THE PRIOR OWNER.
THE PRIOR OWNER HAD PASSED AWAY, WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THE FORECLOSURE REVERSE MORTGAGE SITUATION.
UM, I DID TRY TO WORK WITH THE OCCUPANT AS FAR AS MOVING OUT.
HE SAID HE WOULD, HE DIDN'T, UM, UNFORTUNATELY, TWO DAYS AFTER FILING EVICTION THROUGH THE CIVIL PROCEDURE, THE LEGAL PROCEDURE, UH, IT IS NOT OBJECTED TO BY THE COUNTY THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE OCCUPANT A SET OF FIRE IN THE BACKYARD, I BELIEVE ON PURPOSE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T PROVE IT.
UM, THEY CAUSED THE HOUSE TO CATCH ON FIRE.
UM, SO WHEN I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, IT WAS A INTACT PROPERTY TOWARD THE END OF 2024.
AND THEN OF COURSE IT WAS, UH, BURNED.
UM, UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS FEBRUARY OF 2025, UM, TWO DAYS AFTER I FILED FOR EVICTION.
SO, UM, OF COURSE I MOVED THROUGH AS, UM, OFFICER HASSO DESCRIBED A PROCESS.
I DID HAVE AN ENGINEER GO LOOK AT THE PROPERTY TO SEE IF IT WAS WORTH SAVING OR IF DEMOING WAS, IN HIS OPINION, THE, YOU KNOW, FINANCIALLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE LEAST WORST OF THE SITUATION NOW.
AND HE DID THINK THAT THERE WAS SOME STRUCTURE WORTH SAVING AND THAT IT WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, LOSS OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO DEMO IT AND COMPLETION.
SO WE DID HAVE, UM, UH, ACTUALLY HE, UM,
[01:40:01]
I AM IN A POSITION OF, I AM STILL CONSTANTLY OVERWHELMED.I, I, WHEN I WAS LAST HERE, I EXPLAINED THAT MY DAD PASSED AWAY IN 2024.
I'M STILL DEALING WITH ALL OF THAT BECAUSE I'M STILL DEALING WITH THE STATE AND MY MOM NOW WHO IS 79 AND AND DOESN'T HAVE MY DAD ANYMORE.
SO ANYWAY, HE OFFERED TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FOR $40,000 AND HE WOULD TAKE IT ON AND, AND REMODEL IT AND A SENSE OF THAT NATURE.
UM, SO I ESSENTIALLY HAD HIM DEAL WITH IT.
HE DID, UH, COORDINATE WITH THE CITY TO REMOVE THE FIRE DAMAGE PORTION.
UM, THIS WAS AT THE BACK AND SECURE IT.
AND THEN HE HAD NOT FOLLOWED THROUGH.
I MEAN, WE HADN'T FALLEN THROUGH UNDER PAPERWORK.
ALSO DURING THIS TIME, HIS SON, UM, COMMITTED SUICIDE AND HE WAS DEALING WITH SOME, SO IT BECAME A BIT OF A, UM, WE WERE BOTH DEALING WITH DIFFICULT THINGS.
AND UH, AND I KNOW HE WAS CONTINUING TO HAVE THE PROPERTY MOWED AND, UH, SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED ON FOR SECURING.
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS SICK.
UM, SO HE'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE.
UM, BUT IN ANY CASE, I BELIEVED THAT EVERYTHING WAS, YOU KNOW, SECURED AND FINE WITH THE CITY UNTIL I RECEIVED THIS NOTICE.
NOW I DID HEAR FROM OFFICER HASSO.
HE WAS TELLING ME, UM, 'CAUSE HE AND I SPOKE A COUPLE DAYS AGO THAT HE THINKS IT WAS ABOUT MAY THE LAST TIME WE COMMUNICATE.
AND HE TOLD ME SOME ISSUE AND I, UM, PASS IT ALONG TO, UH, ENGINEER LAUREN, UM, WHO SAID HE WOULD HANDLE IT.
AND THEN MY UNDERSTANDING IS EVERYTHING WAS HANDLED UNTIL I RECEIVED THIS LETTER.
UM, WHICH WAS A SURPRISE, UH, TO ME AS WELL AS, UM, AS LAUREN.
'CAUSE I SAID, HEY, I'M GETTING THIS LETTER ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, GOING TO THIS BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
UH, SO I ASSUMED EVERYTHING WAS FINE.
AGAIN, I KNEW HE HADN'T SIGNIFICANTLY, I KNEW HE HAD GOTTEN OFF THE BACK STRUCTURE, UM, YOU KNOW, GOTTEN, GOTTEN IT OFF OF A FORCED DEMO.
AND THEN SINCE THAT TIME I KNEW HE HAD GONE IN AND PULLED DOWN THE SHEET ROCK TO PREPARE IT, UH, FOR A FUTURE, UH, UM, UH, REBUILD OR, OR REHAB.
BUT THEN I, BUT AS, AS FAR AS I KNEW, IT WAS STILL, UH, COMPLETELY SECURED.
AND I KNEW IT WAS ON A REGULAR MOWING SCHEDULE.
UM, SO WHEN I GOT THIS NOTICE, OF COURSE I STILL AM THE OWNER BECAUSE HE AND I HAD NOT FOLLOWED THROUGH ON THIS.
I'VE KNOWN HIM PROBABLY 20 YEARS.
UM, SO I WASN'T SUPER WORRIED ABOUT IT.
UM, AND SO, BUT THE, SINCE THE TIME OF RECEIVING THIS LETTER, I HAVE DONE THE FOLLOWING THINGS.
I HAVE ENGAGED A LICENSED CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CONTRACTOR TO, UH, WORK TOWARDS GETTING THIS PROPERTY, UM, YOU KNOW, UP TO STANDARDS AND WORK TOWARD REHAB.
EXPLAINED TO LAUREN THAT I THINK I SHOULD TAKE IT ON AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I JUST NEED TO GET THIS DONE.
UM, I HAVE APPLIED, MY CONTRACTOR HAS APPLIED FOR A REPAIR PERMIT.
MY PUMP, PUMP PUMP HAS APPLIED AND BEEN APPROVED FOR A ROOF PERMIT.
SO ACTUALLY IS A REAR ROOF PERMIT, UM, THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
UM, THEY ALSO, SHE ALSO APPLIED FOR A FIRE ASSESSMENT.
'CAUSE WITH THE PRIOR PROPER, WE WERE AWARE OF DOING THAT.
SO A FIRE ASSESSMENT, UM, HAS BEEN PULLED AND COMPLETED.
I SHOULD BE SAYING, UM, THE FIRE ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN PULLED AND COMPLETED, UM, SINCE THE TIME OF, OF KNOWING ABOUT THIS.
AND THEY DID SAY THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE A, UH, A RE REBUILD BECAUSE IT HAD 40% OF VALUABLE STRUCTURE.
AGAIN, NOT, YOU KNOW, A TOTAL LOSS OF 40% VALUABLE, WHICH TO ME THAT'S 40% OF A HOUSE.
AND SO, UM, WE PIVOTED SINCE THAT TIME.
AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOW, UM, APPLIED FOR A REBUILD PERMIT, WHICH OF COURSE YOU CAN'T GET UNTIL YOU'RE PAST THIS COMMITTEE.
UM, AND THEN LAUREN, THE ENGINEER PLANNED TO BE HERE.
UM, BUT HE WENT AHEAD AND HE HAS NOW PIVOTED WITH THIS, WITH THE REBUILD PER PERMIT APPLICATION TO PROVIDE A DIFFERENT, UH, REBUILD, UM, UH, PROPOSAL AS WELL AS A FLOOR FLOOR PLAN.
BOTH, UH, WELL THE FLOOR PLAN HAS AN ENGINEER STAMP, WHICH OF COURSE WE WOULD ALL INCLUDE, UM, IF WE GET PAST THIS TO GO TO THE, UM, TO GO TO THE, UH, BUILDING RE REAPPLY APPLICATION.
UM, SO BASICALLY WE HAVE, UH, MADE EVERY EFFORT, ONCE I REALIZED THIS WAS A, A CURRENT CONCERN TO MOVE THIS PROPERTY FORWARD, I HAVE PROVIDED PROOF OF FUNDS, UM, THAT I DO HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROJECT.
AND AS MENTIONED, I DID HAVE ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT UNFORTUNATELY I ALSO BOUGHT AND WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE, UM, A AFTER I BOUGHT IT.
AND, UH, THAT ONE CAME TO THIS BOARD MY FIRST TIME EVER WITH OFFICER, UH, BLEDSOE, UH, BLEDSOE, WHO I KNEW WAS HERE IN THIS COURTROOM FROM ANOTHER, UH, HEARING.
HE SAID HE'D BE HAPPY TO SPEAK ON MY BEHALF, THAT I HAVE ALWAYS, I DID A GOOD, A GOOD JOB.
I HAD DID INCLUDE SOME BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES.
ARE YOU ABLE TO SHOW THOSE? UM, BASICALLY TO SHOW THAT I HAD ONE, A HOUSE THAT WAS, UH, UP FOR A DEMO AS WELL.
IT DID LOOK TERRIBLE 'CAUSE IT HAD FIRE DAMAGE, BUT I WAS ABLE IN A LESS THAN FOUR MONTH PERIOD TO, UM, UH, IT, UH, IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE WAS NO PLYWOOD BEHIND THE SIDING.
SO I, I THOUGHT I COULD REUSE A LOT OF THE SIDING.
BUT ULTIMATELY, UH, YES, THOSE ARE THE BEFORE PICTURES OF THE PREVIOUS HOUSE THAT WAS ON THE BOARD THAT WAS CLEARED JUST IN NOVEMBER.
SO IN THE SAME MONTH I GOT ONE OFF AND ONE ADDED.
[01:45:01]
BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS THE BEFORE FIXTURES OF THE PROPERTIES AT 2 62 WINGATE.THAT WAS IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD THIS YEAR.
AND THEN THERE ARE SOME AFTER PICTURES OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.
UM, I THINK, DID YOU PUT THE, I THINK SHE'S GONNA GET THOSE.
UM, AND SO ANYWAY, UM, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDING, INSTALL, UH, NEW PLYWOOD AND WATERBURY UNDER THE SIDING, INSTALL NEW SIDING, DO THE FRAMING NECESSARY AT THE BACK, UM, INSTALL NEW WINDOWS AND NEW ROOF.
ALL OF COURSE WITH BUILDING PERMITS IN LESS THAN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD AND GET IT CLEARED FROM BUILDING STANDARDS.
WE NOW HAVE MOVED ON AND HAVE GOTTEN A, UH, THE ROUGH IN, UH, PLUMBING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND PASSED.
AND THIS HOUSE IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO BEING ANOTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSE IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND I BELIEVE I CAN DO THE SAME THING WITH THE HOUSE ON PROSPERITY.
SO THE REASON FOR SHOWING THESE PICTURES IS TO SHOW THAT I'VE DONE IT BEFORE AND I BELIEVE THAT I CAN DO IT AGAIN.
I DO THINK THE ONE ON PROSPERITY WILL TAKE A LITTLE LONGER BECAUSE NOW IT'S NOT, THIS ONE WAS ABLE TO GO THROUGH A, A REPAIR AND THEY'RE SAYING THEY, BECAUSE OF THE FIRE ASSESSMENT, THEY WANTED TO DO REBUILD.
SO I EXPECT IT'LL TAKE LONGER, BUT I THINK IT CAN BE DONE AND IT'S WORTHWHILE DOING.
AND HOW MUCH TIME, UM, HE PROPOSED SIX MONTHS? UH, THE ENGINEER, IT'S ON THE TIMEFRAME.
THERE'S, THERE'S TWO, I THINK BOTH.
I ORIGINALLY HAD A CONTRACTOR PREPARE WITH MY CONTRACTOR WHO IS HERE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO HER.
SHE'S THE SAME ONE THAT DID WINDGATE PROPERTY.
UM, SHE'S BEEN ENGAGED ON THIS PROPERTY AS WELL.
AND, UH, SHE ESTIMATED 180 DAYS, BUT THEN WHEN WE PIVOTED TO THE NEW ONE, HE PUT SIX MONTHS AS WELL.
I DO THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE ME LESS TIME AND TO SHOW PROGRESS, THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE FINE AS WELL.
BUT I DO THINK THIS HAS A 40% STRUCTURE HOME.
I THINK THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T, AS FAR AS I KNEW I WAS NOT OVERSEEING IT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE IT BACK ON NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS DONE AND IT'S MOVED FORWARD AND THAT IT IS SECURE BOARD.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. PETERS? UH, YEAH.
CAN WE PUT THAT SLIDE BACK UP TO THE, UH, DRAWING JUST AS A REFERENCE? SURE, SURE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL SAW ALL THE THINGS, BUT WELL, WE SAW THE, THE, THE PIECE I MEANT TO, UH, SCROLL UP OR DOWN, LET ME SEE.
IF YOU COULD PIVOT NOW ON THE SLIDES, THEY SHOWED THE PART THAT WAS DEMOED, RIGHT? YES.
IS THAT THE REAR? UM, WELL, THE, THE PART THAT ON THE PICTURE WHERE IT WAS OH, THAT WAS DEMOED WAS THE REAR.
SO ON HERE, WOULD YOU KIND OF LET US KNOW EXACT ALMOST WHERE THAT LINE WAS BACK TO? PROBABLY, I MEAN THIS IS JUST A, I'M GUESS, RIGHT, RIGHT.
MAYBE, UM, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT BEHIND WHERE YOU SEE THE BATH, THE, OR THE SEC THE BATH TOWARDS THE RIGHT, RIGHT WHERE IT SAYS REAR, PROBABLY AROUND THERE.
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ABOUT 900 SQUARE FEET RIGHT NOW.
SO THE ADDITION IS GONNA BE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT KITCHEN BACK TO THE END OF THAT WALL.
ON THE REAR KITCHEN BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THAT BATHROOM IS.
THE MASTER BEDROOM DINING ESSENTIALLY.
SO ALL OF THAT'S GONNA BE THE ADD-ON.
AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA REROOF AND, AND SO THAT WOULD BE NEW CONSTRUCTION, CORRECT? WELL, CORRECT.
SO THE, SO THE PART, I MEAN, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A ROUGH ESTIMATE, BUT THE PART WHERE YOU SEE THE BATHROOM MOVING FORWARD, 'CAUSE YOU HAVE ABOUT 900 SQUARE FEET NOW IS ALREADY THERE.
AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU DO HAVE A LOT OF, UH, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE LUMBER'S REALLY EXPENSIVE NOW
SO YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF VALUABLE THAT CAN VALUABLE LUMBER THAT CAN STILL BE UTILIZED.
BUT FOR THE REFERENCE, IT'S GONNA BE FROM THERE, FROM THE KITCHEN ABOUT MIDWAY KITCHEN BACK TO WHERE THAT REAR IS AND WELL, I'M THINKING KINDA LIKE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE KITCHEN MY MORE WHERE THE FRIDGE IS.
YEAH, THAT'S JUST, SO, SO ALL OF THAT'S THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.
DID YOU PUT IN FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HEATING? WELL, AT THIS POINT WE HAD, WE PUT IN A, WHEN JUST, WE JUST HAD THE, IT WAS LIKE, I THINK TWO OR THREE DAYS AGO THAT THEY DID THE FIRE ASSESSMENT.
SO SINCE THAT TIME WE'VE HAD TO APPLY FOR THE REBUILD, BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT UNTIL IT GETS PAST THIS.
SO YOU JUST WANNA GET IT DRIED IN TO, FOR THE, WELL, FOR, FOR, UH, TO GET IT OFF THIS BOARD.
I MEAN, TO BEGIN OFF THIS BOARD AT THIS POINT, IF WE ARE DOING THE ADDITION, UM, WELL, I MEAN, I SUPPOSE WE COULD EITHER, I MEAN, I GUESS YOU'D PROBABLY WANNA GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE ADDITION OR WE COULD JUST CLOSE OFF THE BACK TO THE POINT OF IT BEING ENOUGH.
BUT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'D PROBABLY WANNA GO AHEAD AND DO IT ALL BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU'RE KIND OF DOING IT AND THEN ON YOUR, THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ROOF TWICE.
SO ALL THE PERMITS YOU PULLED ARE ON FILE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE ON HOLD? WELL, ONE IS ACTUALLY ENFORCED.
THE RE-ROOF PERMIT WAS, UH, WAS, UM, GIVEN.
SO THAT ONE'S ACTIVE, I BELIEVE.
AND THEN OF COURSE THE FIRE ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED.
SO THE FIRE ASSESSMENT'S DONE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO BEFORE YOU CAN DO BUILDING PERMITS.
SO THAT WAS, AND IT'S IN HERE.
AND THEN, UM, AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAD TO PIVOT FROM THE REPAIR TO THE REBUILD AND THE REBUILD PERMIT HAS ALREADY BEEN REQUESTED, BUT AGAIN, IT CAN'T GO THROUGH UNTIL, UNLESS IT GOES OFF THIS BOARD.
AND, AND SO, SO YOU'VE MET ALL YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT, YOU'VE GOT THE, UH, UM, SCOPE OF WORK.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR 180 DAYS, RIGHT? SIX MONTHS, CORRECT? YES SIR.
AND SO RIGHT NOW YOU'RE JUST WAITING AND THE OTHER ONE
[01:50:01]
YOU FINISHED IN FOUR MONTHS, RIGHT? LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS, CORRECT.BECAUSE I REMEMBER YOU COMING IN BEFORE.
UM, BUT THAT ONE WAS A RE REPAIR VERSUS WHERE REBUILD.
AND, AND YOUR ENGINEER'S CLEARED EVERYTHING, SO, OH, THAT'S THE OTHER ONE IS YOUR ENGINEER'S REPORT.
SO EVERYTHING, RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE JUST WAITING ON THIS BOARD AND THE PERMIT, RIGHT? RIGHT.
'CAUSE I CAN'T GET THE PERMITS UNTIL, 'CAUSE AGAIN, I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA DO IT, BUT THEN, I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST, IT'S BEEN AWKWARD BECAUSE HE STILL WANTED TO DO IT, BUT THEN HE HASN'T QUITE, YOU KNOW, BUT I, I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A, I THOUGHT WE WERE SECURED AND WE DIDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE CITY FOR THE MOMENT 'CAUSE WE'RE MAINTAINING MOWING.
SO, AND THIS CAME UP, I'M LIKE, OKAY, WE HAVEN'T TECHNICALLY BOUGHT IT FROM YET, SO I, I NEED TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE A VALUABLE STRUCTURE.
SO I'M PREPARED TO TAKE IT BACK OVER IF NECESSARY.
MY HUMOR IS WHEN YOU GET AN ENGINEER AND A CONTRACTOR INVOLVED,
WE ASKED THE IN IT DEEP QUESTIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTION? AND THEN I DO HAVE MY CONTRACTOR HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO HER.
I'M GONNA BRING HER UP IN JUST A MINUTE OR AT LEAST ASK, GIVE HER THE ANSWER OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MS. PETERS? THE ONLY THING I NOTICED THAT THAT WAS MISSING IS YOU DIDN'T TALK AT ALL ABOUT THAT REAR PORCH, BUT I GUESS THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GO OVER IT WITH A REAR ADDITION TO THE HOUSE.
THAT WASN'T A PORCH THAT WAS PART OF THE HOUSE.
IT'S, IT'S, THAT WAS PART OF THE HOUSE.
IT'S TAKEN IT ALL OUT AND THEN REBUILDING.
THE PART THAT WAS BURNED ON THE BACK HAS ALREADY BEEN REMOVED.
YEAH, THAT WAS PART OF THE HOUSE.
SO I, I THINK THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS AND I HAVE NONE AT ALL, SO I'LL BRING THE ENGINEER UP AND MAKE LIFE MISERABLE.
THE CONTRACTOR UP AND I APOLOGIZE.
IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR DISTRICT.
UM, MONICA S AND I'M IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
OKAY, SO I JUST, SHARON JUST TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PROPERTY LAST FRIDAY, SO I KNEW IT HAD A FIRE, SO I IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED THE FIRE ASSESSMENT ON FRIDAY.
I ALSO PUT IN FOR AN APPLICATION FOR REBUILD BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD BE PENDING THE FIRE ASSESSMENT.
AND THEN I ALSO PULLED THE ROOFING PERMIT AND THE FIRE ASSESSMENT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY.
WHEN I MET WITH THE INSPECTOR, HE STATED THAT IT HAD, YOU KNOW, 60% NEEDED, UM, REPAIR.
UM, AND SO I WOULD NEED A NEW BUILD PERMIT INSTEAD.
AND WITH THAT, THAT I NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE, UM, ENGINEER PLANS AND ALL THE MEPS AND I COULD PULL ALL OF THOSE PERMITS WHEN I SUBMITTED FOR THE NEW BUILD.
SO THEN I APPLIED FOR THE NEW BUILD PERMIT.
UM, AND THEN I JUST GOT THE THIS WITH THE, PRETTY MUCH THE BREAKDOWN OF THE WHAT IS GONNA BE NEEDED, UM, YESTERDAY.
UH, AND SO I NEED TO UPLOAD THIS AND THEN, UH, WE STILL NEED, UM, THE MEPS LIKE REALLY DETAILED OUT AND WE KNOW WE NEED FOUNDATION DONE.
UM, ON THE OTHER HOUSE IT WAS KIND OF THE SAME THING.
FOUNDATION, UH, ALL NEW ELECTRICAL, HVAC, PLUMBING AND ALL THOSE THINGS ON THIS HOUSE.
UM, THE ORIGINAL WITH, UM, BEFORE KNOWING THAT WE WERE GONNA DO A NEW BUILD WAS JUST TO CUT IT OFF LIKE WHERE THE BATHROOM IS, GO ALL THE WAY STRAIGHT DOWN AND IT WOULD BECOME, IT'S THE TOTAL, UH, PROPERTY ORIGINALLY WAS, UH, 1008 SQUARE FEET AND NOW IT'S 660 SOMETHING SQUARE FEET.
AND SO IT'S ABOUT 330 SOMETHING THAT BURNT OFF.
SO LIKE TO KIND OF SAVE TIME AND MONEY, WE WERE JUST GONNA CUT IT OFF WHERE IT WAS, REBUILD THAT INTO A TINY TWO BEDROOM, ONE BATH.
UM, BUT SINCE WE HAVE TO OR DO A NEW BUILD, MIGHT AS WELL JUST REBUILD THE WHOLE PROPERTY AS A WHOLE AND MAKE IT INTO A, YOU KNOW, A THREE, TWO.
SO, UM, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
ANY QUESTIONS MRS. PRESIDENT? NOW SHE WAS SAYING REMODEL, UH, YOU'RE DOING A REBUILD, WHICH MEANS YOU'RE TEARING IT DOWN.
WE'RE GONNA USE WHAT THE HAVE RIGHT? YOU ALREADY GONNA USE THE WE'RE GONNA USE IT.
IT, BUT IT'S CONSIDERED A NEW BUILD BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE TO REBUILD.
UM, AND WE'RE GOING TO REDO THE FOUNDATION, UM, AND JUST USE WHAT WE HAVE.
BUT IT'S, WE'RE GONNA USE MOST THE 40% OF THE STRUCTURE THAT RIGHT THERE, WE ARE GONNA USE THAT.
[01:55:01]
SO YOU'RE ONLY GONNA REBUILD THE NEW PART THAT WAS BURNED? NO, WE STILL HAVE TO UM, BUT CORRECT SOME OF THE OLD STRUCTURE, RIGHT? WELL YEAH, BUT STILL GONNA REBUILD THAT BACK HALF.AND THAT'LL GIVE YOU YOUR 1000, WHATEVER, 1008 IT WILL GO, IT'LL GO BACK TO THE 1008 SQUARE FEET.
SO YOU'RE KEEPING THE SAME FOOTPRINT? YES, WE'RE KEEPING THE SAME THING.
SO IT'S NOT AN ADDITION, IT'S JUST REBUILDING WHAT WAS THERE, RIGHT.
NOW YOU SIX MONTHS OR DO YOU THINK IT'S SIX MONTHS IS PLENTY TO GET COMPLETED? TO GET, I MEAN ALL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, UH, TIMEFRAME IS TO GET A NEW BUILD PLANS APPROVED.
SO ONCE WE GET THOSE NEW BUILD PLANS APPROVED, THEN THE EXTERIOR MOVES, YOU KNOW, THE FOUNDATION EXTERIOR MOVES PRETTY FAST.
UH, SO YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE US TO GET THE PLANS APPROVED AND I THINK SIX MONTHS IS PLENTY OF TIME TO PRETTY MUCH GET THE HOUSE DONE AND DEFINITELY THE EXTERIOR.
SO IT'LL LOOK LIKE THE WING GATE PROPERTY.
WELL THIS MAKES OUR DECISION A LOT EASIER WHEN YOU BRING IN ALL THE STUFF THAT WE NEED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MONICA? DON'T WAIT, DON'T GO YET.
ANY QUESTIONS NOW THEN? OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CHAIR ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO 14 PROSPERITY DRIVE.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON TWO 14 PROSPERITY DRIVE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, UM, SUB CO 1 2 5 7 8 11 12 15 17 18.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE REPAIRED WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER.
MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO 14 PROSPERITY DRIVE IS PUBLIC NEWS FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57 AND IT IS FEASIBLE BUT BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, BUT IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56 SUB CODES 1, 2 5 7 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, THAT THE STRUCTURE IS TO BE REBUILT IN 180 DAYS.
UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND AND I ALSO HAVE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
UH, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FIRST, THAT, UH, CODE GETS AN UPDATE EVERY 30 DAYS.
THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IS TO UPDATE, UH, THE CODE, UH, CITY CODE OFFICER EVERY 30 DAYS.
AND NOW THEN YOU CAN SECOND BOTH OF THOSE IF YOU WISH.
ANY DISCUSSION? THERE'S, GO AHEAD JOEL.
I JUST HAVE A LITTLE DISCUSSION.
IS THERE NEED TO SECURE THIS PROPERTY SINCE IT'S ALREADY BEEN LIT ON FIRE? ONCE I DO BELIEVE IT IS SECURED, UH, BUT THE BACK WALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE STARTED TO PEEL A LITTLE BIT, SO I DO BELIEVE IT IS SECURED OTHER THAN THAT ONE PART, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
IS THAT CORRECT? CODE? UH, DANGEROUS PREMISE.
SO YES, THE PROPERTY IS SECURED.
IT DOES HAVE A FENCE AROUND THE EXTERIOR AS WELL.
UH, UTILITIES? UH, ACTIVE WATER? NO.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THIS ONE SOUNDS SIMPLE TO ME, SO I'M GONNA DO A VOICE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
OUR NEXT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE 1906 SAN FERNANDO STREET.
MY NAME IS ARIAN BTO, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1 9 0 6 SAN FERNANDO STREET WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS PROPERTY IS BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 2 4 2 2, BLOCK TWO LOT 10 AND EAST 12.5 FEET OF NINE LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
[02:00:01]
YADA SANTOS ESTATE OF WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 1 2 1 0 HOLYWELL ROAD AT THE COSA, TEXAS 7 8 0 0 2.ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
NO ONE IS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? YES, PLEASE.
NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER OR ANY PERSONS OF INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON APRIL 18TH, 2025 THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1 9 0 6 SAN FERNANDO STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 5TH, 2024 AND ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JUNE 10TH, 2024 AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS UNCLAIMED ON JULY 15TH, 2024.
A PRE-BOARD CONFERENCE HEARING WAS SCHEDULED ON APRIL 28TH, 2025 AND NO ONE ATTENDED ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BS HEARING BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 9 0 6 ON FERNANDO STREET.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF TODAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2025.
NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AS OF TODAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2025.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2025 AND DECEMBER 2ND, 2025.
PICTURE PRESENTATION CONSISTS OF A SINGLE STORY, MAIN STRUCTURE AND DILAPIDATED CONDITION.
IN THIS PHOTO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION WHERE THE ROOF IS SAGGING.
IN THE MIDDLE, THE PORCH OVERHANG IS SAGGING ON THE LEFT SIDE AND IT IS ALSO DETACHING FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
THE FACIAL BOARDS ARE WORN AND DETERIORATED.
THE METAL PORCH COLUMNS ON THE LEFT ARE SHIFTING TO THE RIGHT IN THIS PHOTO IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION.
YOU CAN SEE THE WORN WOOD SIDING AND THIS IS A DIFFERENT ANGLE SHOWING THE DETACHING, UH, PORCH OVERHANG FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE WOR AND DETERIORATED WOOD SIDING THAT IS MISSING AND IT IS ALSO DETACHING IN SOME AREAS.
THE STRUCTURE IS ALSO RESTING ON GRADE IN THE MIDDLE AND THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION WHEN YOU CAN SEE THE STRUCTURE IS RESTING ON GRADE IN THE MIDDLE, CONTINUATION OF THE WOR AND WEATHERED WOOD MEMBERS.
ALSO THE WALL IS BOWING OUTWARD ON THE BOTTOM LEFT AND IT, THE, UH, ROOF IS COMPROMISED WITH LIFTING SHINGLES GOING BACK TO THE LEFT ELEVATION STILL AT THE REAR.
THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE MISSING ROOF OVERHANG WITH THE WORN RAFTERS AND WOOD MEMBERS.
GOING BACK TO THE FRONT ELEVATION, THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THAT DETACHING ROOF OVERHANG THE PORCH ROOF OVERHANG WITH THE, UH, WORN AND WEATHERED WOOD MEMBERS LOOKING UNDER THE PORCH STANDING.
SO SOMEWHAT IN THE SAME AREA, LOOKING UNDER THE PORCH TO THE RIGHT PORCH OVERHAND, YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THIS AREA IT IS SU SUPPORTED BY A SINGLE PIECE OF WOOD THAT IS BENDING.
UH, THE LEVEL TWO WAS PLACED AT THE CORRECT ANGLE TO SHOW THE EXTENT OF HOW IT'S BANK, IT'S BENDING, UH, TO THE LEFT.
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE DETACHMENT ROOF DECKING AT THE FRONT OF IT.
AND THIS IS JUST A CLOSEUP TO SHOW THE LEVEL, UH, BUBBLE POSITION, WHICH IS, UH, TO THE LEFT INDICATING THE EXTENT OF HOW UM, THE PORCH LANDING IS, UH, SHIFTING.
THIS IS THE SAME AREA LOOKING UP.
YOU CAN SEE A VIEW OF THE PORCH ROOF DECKING THAT IS WORN WEATHERED AND IT CONTAINS SEVERE WATER DAMAGE IN THAT AREA GOING TO THE REAR ELEVATION.
THIS IS THE WORN WOOD MEMBERS THAT IS RESTING ON GRAY WITH THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME, UH, AT THE WALL AT THE BOTTOM.
AND THE FLOOR DECKING IS ALSO WORN AND IT'S VERY WEATHERED THERE.
WALKING INSIDE, THIS IS A VIEW OF THE FLOOR SURFACE WITH THE HOLE AND YOU ARE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE ALL THE WAY TO GRADE STANDING OVER TO THE RIGHT OF THAT AREA, I PLACED, UH, MY LEVEL TWO DOWN AND I JUST WANTED TO SHOW THAT, UM, THIS, THE AREA THAT BEHIND THE MISSING WATER BOTTLES, THERE'S ALSO THE WALL IS ALSO MISSING IN THAT AREA AND THIS IS THE LEVEL BUBBLE SHOWING THAT, THAT IT'S POSITIONED TO THE, TO THE RIGHT, SHOWING HOW MUCH THE UH, FLOOR IS UNLEVELED.
WALKING FURTHER INTO THE STRUCTURE, THIS IS A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF TRASH, DEBRIS, RUBBISH AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. ALSO THE WALLS AND THE FLOOR SURFACE IS WORN AND VERY DETERIORATED.
[02:05:01]
OF THE ROOMS TO THE RIGHT AND YOU CAN SEE A CLOSEUP OF ALL THE ACCUMULATION OF THE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS THAT ARE BLOCKING THE WINDOW, WHICH IS CAUSING AN EGRESS HAZARD.LOOKING UP IN THAT SAME AREA, THIS IS THE CEILING, WHICH IS BOW INWARD.
THE CEILING CONTAINS A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE AND ALSO ON THE FAR RIGHT CORNER, THE FAR CORNER ON THE RIGHT WHERE YOU CAN SEE NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN AND THE REMAINING CEILING DECKING IS DETACHING.
WALKING FURTHER IN THIS IS A VIEW OF THE KITCHEN WITH THE DETERIORATED WALLS, WITH THE HOLE ON THE CEILING.
AND HERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THAT HOLE THAT IS ALLOWING A NATURAL LIGHT WITH THE CEILING DECK AND THAT IS WORN WITH, UH, SEVERE WATER DAMAGE.
GOING BACK TO WHERE I ENTERED THE STRUCTURE AND LOOKING TO THE LEFT, THIS IS A VIEW OF THE DETERIORATED WALLS AND FLOOR SURFACE.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE A LARGE HOLE IN THE WALL ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THERE'S ALSO GRAFFITI ON THE WALL ON THE RIGHT, SAME SPOT.
LOOKING MORE FURTHER TO YOUR RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE A CLOSEUP, THE OF THE WOR AND WATER DAMAGE, UH, CEILING DECK.
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE DETERIORATED WALLS.
THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ZONED R FOUR AND BUILT IN 1924.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF BARKLEY RUIZ ELEMENTARY, DAVE ZAVALA ELEMENTARY AND LANIER HIGH SCHOOL.
THE STRUCTURE IS RESTING ON GRADE.
ON THE LEFT ELEVATION, THERE IS HOLES IN THE CEILING AND FLOOR SURFACE ON THE INTERIOR.
THE EXTERIOR WOOD SIDING IS WORN, DETERIORATED, AND LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION.
ALSO, THE WOOD SIDING ON THE LEFT ELEVATION IS MISSING IN SOME AREAS AND THE REMAINING SIDING IS DETACHING.
THE DRYWALL ON THE INTERIOR IS WORN, DETERIORATED, AND DETACHING.
THERE IS A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF TRASH, DEBRIS AND MIS MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS THAT ARE CAUSING THE EGRESS HAZARD.
TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 9 0 6 SAN FERNANDO STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 5 6.
SUBSECTIONS 1 2 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
FOR THE MAIN IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION FOR THE MAIN.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 1 9 0 6 SAN FERNANDO STREET.
YOU ARE THE QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? YEAH, THIS IS FRED ANDERSON.
UM, UTILITIES HAVE ALL BEEN CUT.
Y YES, NO UTILITIES, NO WALL, NO WATER, NO NO CPS WATER.
SO I KNOW IT HAD SOME SECURE WINDOWS.
IT HAS BEEN SECURED, IT'S BOARDED UP.
YES, BUT APPARENTLY SOMEBODY'S BEEN LIVING IN IT AT THE TIME THAT THE, A CODE OFFICER WAS DEALING WITH THE CASE PRIOR TO ME BEING ASSIGNED TO THE CASE.
WHEN I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE, IT WAS SECURED, WHICH WAS BACK AROUND MY FIRST INSPECTION AT THAT.
FROM THAT POINT ON, NO ONE HAS BEEN PRESENT ON EACH INSPECTION THAT I, THAT CONDUCTED.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY INSIDE THE PROPERTY.
SO THE PICTURE, THE FIRST PICTURE, THEY SHOW THE FRONT ELEVATION WITH THE TWO DRILLS ON THE SIDEWALK.
THAT WAS PRIOR TO YOU, THE FRONT, THE FIRST PICTURE THAT YOU SAW? NO, THAT WAS OUR CITY CONTRACTOR.
UH, A WORK ORDER WAS GENERATED IN ORDER FOR US TO ISSUE A WARRANT TO ENTER THE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN, UH, CURRENT UPDATED INTERIOR FORM.
SO THAT WOULD, SO THAT THE TWO DRILLS BELONG TO THE CITY CONTRACT AND, AND THE YELLOW BACKPACK THAT WAS IN THERE? YES.
SO THAT'S THE CONTRACTORS? YES.
AND THE UTILITIES ARE CUT AND RIGHT NOW NOBODY SEEMS TO NOBODY.
BECAUSE I, I FREQUENTLY GO BY THE PROPERTY IN MY OTHER INSPECTIONS AND I DON'T, THERE'S NO ONE AT THE PARTY.
ADDITIONAL FINAL QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NONE.
CHAIRMAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1906 SAN FERNANDO.
MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS JOEL SICE.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN 1906 SAN FERNANDO STREET IS THE PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 6 1 5 7, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 6 1 5 6, SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER, THAT IT BE SECURE AND FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.
[02:10:03]
THE MOTION IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1906 SAN FERNANDO IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57 AND IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, BUT IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56 SUB CODES 1, 2 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, THAT THE PROPERTY TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS SECURED AND CLEARED OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND OUR FINAL STRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE FIVE 13 DEVAL.
MY NAME IS CYNTHIA SANTANA, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT FIVE 13 DUVAL STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CASE IS BEING HEARD BEFORE THE BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 4 9 5 BLOCK S ONE, HALF TWO, LOT FIVE AND SIX LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS JJ L PROPERTY GROUP LLC WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 34 CENTURY COURT, STAFFORD, VIRGINIA 2 2 5 5 4.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? YES, PLEASE.
A PHONE NUMBER WAS FOUND FOR THE OWNER AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HIM.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2025.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING FIVE 13 DUVAL STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 17TH, 2025.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 8TH, 2025 AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS CLAIMED ON JULY 12TH, 2025 ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT FIVE 13 DUVAL STREET ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSP HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF DECEMBER 9TH, 2025.
THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR FIVE 13 DUVAL STREET.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 12TH.
THIS THIS FIRST PHOTO IS OF THE FRONT ELEVATION AS IT FACES THE STREET SHOWING A SINGLE STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE BUILT WITHOUT ANY PERMITS AND NO FOUNDATION.
THE STRUCTURE HAS PLYWOOD AND PARTICLE BOARD SIDING A FLAT ROOF WITH CORRUGATED PLASTIC COVERING AND IS 242 SQUARE FEET.
THE STRUCTURE IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF A SCHOOL.
THIS STRUCTURE REMAINS AFTER AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION, UH, THAT WAS TO THE RIGHT OF THE PHOTO THAT OCCURRED EARLIER IN THIS YEAR IN APRIL.
THIS FRONT ELEVATION, I'M CALLING IT THE FRONT BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT FACES THE STREET.
UH, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL WHICH IS WHICH.
UH, THIS FRONT ELEVATION LACKS THE WEATHER PROTECTION AND THE PLYWOOD IN THE CENTER IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE STUDS.
THE ROOF IS SAGGING IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND PORTIONS OF THE ROOF COVERING HAVE LIFTED FROM THE RAFTERS ON THE RIGHT ELEVATION.
THE PARTICLE BOARD SIDING HAS DETERIORATED AND DETACHED FROM THE STUDS.
THE STUDS HAVE BEGAN TO BOW OUTWARDS, UH, AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE.
THE STUDS ARE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND SHOW SIGNS OF WEATHERING.
THIS IS LOOKING INTO THE STRUCTURE FROM THE REAR ELEVATION.
THERE'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE, UH, DIRECTLY AT THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE PHOTO, UH, PREVENTING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO GET A DIRECT ON, UH, PHOTO OF THAT ELEVATION.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE TO THE CORRUGATED POLYCARBONATE ROOFING PANELS ON TOP AND SOME OF THE ACCUMULATION OF THE RUBBISH.
THIS IS A MORE COMPLETE PHOTO OF THE INTERIOR SHOWING NO FOUNDATION.
[02:15:01]
DIRECTLY INTO THE GRADE AND RUBBISH INCLUDES A MATTRESS THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN USED IN THE STRUCTURE.THE RAFTERS ARE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND LACK WEATHER PROTECTION.
THE ROOF COVERING PANELS ARE BROKEN, ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE STRUCTURE.
THE SUPPORTING TOP PLATE ON THE, UH, UNDER THE RAFTERS IS WATER DAMAGED AND DETERIORATED, CEILING RAFTERS, WALL STUDS AND EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS.
EXHIBIT EXTENSIVE WATER DAMAGE SUPPORT POSTS IN THE CENTER IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL PIECES OF WOOD SCABBED TOGETHER ON TOP OF THE SUPPORT POST AND CONNECTED TO THE RAFTER.
THE SUPPORT POSTS ARE ALSO SCABBED TOGETHER WHERE THEY ENTER THE GRADE, THEY'RE DAMAGED AND DETERIORATED.
THIS IS ANOTHER PHOTO OF, UH, THE SUPPORT POST ON THE RIGHT ELEVATION.
IT'S CONSTRUCTED IN THE SAME MANNER WITH SEVERAL PIECES OF WOOD BOLTED TOGETHER.
THE WALL SUPPORT STUDS ON THE RIGHT ELEVATION ARE LISTENING TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE AND HAVE BEGUN TO SEPARATE FROM THE WATER DAMAGE.
THE FRONT ELEVATION THAT FACES THE STREET SHOWS SAGGING IN THE ROOF ON THE LEFT SIDE.
AND THIS PHOTO IS OF THE LEFT ELEVATION.
THE BEST I COULD, WHOOPS, I MISSED ONE.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE SCREEN.
UM, THIS SHOWS THE HOLE IN THE, UH, FRONT ELEVATION ON THE ROOF AND THE FASCIA AND THE RAFTERS ARE SEPARATING.
UM, THIS IS AS CLOSE AS I COULD GET TO IT.
THERE'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE RIGHT THERE.
UM, THE, THE PLYWOOD SIDING SHOWS, UM, A LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION.
THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE PLYWOOD THAT WAS IN THE CENTER OF THAT FRONT ELEVATION THAT'S PULLING AWAY FROM THE STUDS.
THIS IS A SINGLE STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LEFT BEHIND AFTER AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
AND DESPITE THE OWNER STATING THAT HE WOULD HAVE IT DEMOLISHED, THE ACCESSORY CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE AND TO BE UTILIZED BY VAGRANTS WHO LEAVE BEHIND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS OF RUBBISH.
TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT FIVE 13 DUVAL STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1 2 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREIN AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS AND DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR FIVE THROUGH 13 DUVAL STREET.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE CODE OFFICER? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT FIVE 13 VAL STREET.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 1 3 VAL STREET.
UH, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS A PUBLIC ANCE PER CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 15 SEVEN, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.
IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 15 SIX SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
I MOVE THE PROPERTY LOCATE THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT THE PROPERTY AT 5 1 3 DEVAL STREET.
UH, UH, BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER, UH, THAT IT BE SECURED FREE OF DEBRIS AND TRASH.
THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT FIVE 13 VAL STREET IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 57.
IT IS NOT FEASIBLE BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, SUB CODES 1, 2 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, THAT THE PROPERTY B IS DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAY.
THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS, UH, AND SECURED.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[02:20:02]
UH, WITH THAT, UH, RYAN BALDWIN, WE RECOGNIZE YOU AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
ALSO, UH, IT SECURED OUR QUORUM, SO THANKS FOR SURE.
UH, AND YVONNE, WELCOME BACK TO YOU FOR, FOR YOUR, I GUESS SECOND OR THIRD.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE.
UH, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
AND I DO WANNA PERSONALLY SAY THANKS TO JOEL FOR LETTING ME ATTEND MY 56TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ON A CRUISE
I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU HAD A VERY GOOD THANKSGIVING AND PERSONALLY DO YOU ALL AVERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
AND SINCE WE WON'T BE HERE UNTIL NEXT YEAR, UH, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO IT.
AND WITH THAT, JUDY, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES.
JUDY KRUM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ALSO LIKE TO, LIKE TO WELCOME RYAN BALDWIN.
UM, HE WAS APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 6TH.
HE IS HIS COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE REPRESENTATIVE AND HE WILL JOIN PANEL A AS A PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGER.
ALSO WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT IN JANUARY MR. NELSON WILL BECOME CHAIR OF PANEL A AND KAYLA MIRANDA WILL BECOME CHAIR OF PANEL B.
ADDITIONALLY, ROBERT TOPIA SEAT WILL BE MOVED OVER TO PANEL B TO ENSURE BOTH PANELS ARE AT SEVEN MEMBERS EACH.
AND AS MR. NELSON MENTIONED, THE NEXT MEETING IS FOR PANEL B ON JANUARY 22ND, AND PANEL A WILL MEET ON FEBRUARY 5TH.
JUDY, WHAT WAS THE DATE? FEBRUARY 22ND.
JANUARY 22ND FOR PANEL B AND FEBRUARY 5TH FOR PANEL A.
ANY ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES FROM THE BOARD, FROM THE STAFF? UH, JUDY, HOW MANY MORE WE, YOU STILL GOT ONE VACANCY, CORRECT? YES, WE DO HAVE ONE VACANT AT LARGE POSITION PENDING LOSSES.
I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? PENDING LOSSES, ANY PENDING LOSSES? WE DON'T HAVE ANY PENDING AT THIS TIME.
HOW ABOUT, UH, I SEE SOME OF 'EM HAVEN'T BEEN, UH, REAPPLIED OR APPLIED.
WE DO HAVE TWO CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS THAT REQUIRE REAPPOINTMENT.
THAT'S DISTRICT SIX FOR MS. DORIS SOLIS AND COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO FOR MR. GEORGE GRIMES JR.
I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT BOTH CITY COUNCIL OFFICES, BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP AGAIN TO CHECK ON THE REAPPOINTMENT MEMOS.
HOW ABOUT MR. TAPIA? I HAVE NOT MADE ANY PERSONAL CONTACT WITH MR. TAPIA.
I DID CALL HIM SEVERAL TIMES TO REACH OUT TO HIM.
I KNOW HE HAS MISSED SEVERAL MEETINGS, BUT I'LL AGAIN TRY TO CONTACT HIM TODAY.
FINAL CHANCE, ANY ISSUES FROM ANYONE ELSE ON THE BOARD OR FROM THE STAFF? UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
I STILL WANNA MEET THIS UNANIMOUS CONSENT DOCUMENT.