* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] GOOD MORNING. THE TIME IS NOW NINE 18, UH, AND TODAY'S DATE IS DECEMBER 5TH, 2019. MY NAME IS DWAYNE NELSON. I WILL CHAIR THE PANEL TODAY FOR THE SAN ANTONIO BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD. THE [Call to Order] MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE ROLL CALL WILL FOLLOW. MS. BROWN. YES, DEAR JOANNE NELSON, PRESENT BRETT ANDIS. PRESENT, JESSE ZUNIGA. PRESENT MICAH HARPER. PRESENT, A QUORUM IS PRESENT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE AND ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS MEETING. NO PERSON ATTENDING THIS MEETING SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS AND DISOBEY THE ORDERS OF THE CHAIR. PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEAT UNTIL, UH, YOUR CASE IS CALLED. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THE CASE, PLEASE SIGN YOUR NAME ON THE PERSONS TO BE HEARD SHEET AND YOU'LL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT YOUR CASE. PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND CODE VIOLATIONS. AND I KNOW IT'S OUT OF ORDER, BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND RUN THE FILM ON TRANSLATION SERVICES PLEASE. WELL, I, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING. NUMBER ONE, SHOW A DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH COST OF EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF A CODE OFFICER. NUMBER TWO, SHOW PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR THE PROPOSED WORK. AND NUMBER THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK. ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THIS BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED. ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING. IF IN DOUBT, PLEASE SEE YOUR CODE OFFICER. ANY ORDER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH AN ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDER, PLEASE MEET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER OR STAFF MEMBER. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT IN THIS BUILDING TO SOLICIT OR PEDAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS HEARING. AS PER CITY CODE SECTION 16 DASH 2 36. OUR FIRST CASE THIS MORNING IS GOING TO BE, UH, WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE FIRST AND HEAR ABOUT SOME CASES MS. JENNEY, IF YOU WOULD, [Approval of Minutes] MR. NELSON, WE CAN APPROVE THE MINUTES PLEASE. I MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST, UH, BOARD MEETING. THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST BOARD MEETING HAS BEEN MADE. DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND. MS. BROWN. UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND NOW, MS. JENNY, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. BOARD OF MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS, UH, ONE ITEM TO PULL AND ONE ITEM TO READ INTO THE RECORD. FIRST ITEM, WE WILL BE PULLING FROM THE AGENDA. TODAY IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IT IS LISTED AS A DANGEROUS PREMISE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. UH, THE ATTORNEY OF, UM, RECORD HAS REQUESTED A RESET. WE WILL BE, UM, RESCHEDULING THAT ONE FOR JANUARY 23RD, 2020. [(CD-5) 718 Cottonwood Ave (accessory structure)] THE NEXT ITEM TO, UH, WE'LL BE READING INTO THE RECORD IS AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION. UH, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT SEVEN 18 COTTONWOOD AVENUE. AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WAS FULLY DEMOLISHED [00:05:01] AS AN EMERGENCY ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2019, DUE TO A SUDDEN ACT, A SUDDEN ACT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75. NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD. WE DO HAVE SOME PHOTOS. THAT DOES COMPLETE MY REPORT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THIS MORNING. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. UH, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? UH, GO AHEAD AND ASK A QUESTION. COULD I ASK A QUESTION? 100 GLASS. I'M SORRY, MR. MR. CHAIR THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO, UH, ADMINISTRATIVELY AFTER THE HEARING HAS BEEN FOR MOVED FORWARD. THE QUESTION WILL BE TABLED UNTIL THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION OF THE AGENDA. WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MS. RAMIREZ. THANK YOU, SIR. BOARD IS HAPPY TODAY TO HAVE THREE NEW MEMBERS OF THE PANEL. UH, AND IF WE COULD, JOSH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL THE GROUP A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. UH, SO, UH, JOSHUA POWELL. UM, I'M A PARAMEDIC. BEEN A PARAMEDIC FOR A COUPLE YEARS, LIVING IN SAN ANTONIO FOR, UH, SEVERAL YEARS. UM, HAPPY TO BE HERE ON THE BOARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND ROBERT, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. ROBERT TAPIA. UM, BORN AND RAISED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. YOU'RE ARCHITECT AT LARGE. UH, ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING, UH, IS MY BACKGROUND. UH, M B A I LOVE SAN ANTONIO, AND I'M HERE TO SERVE. THANK YOU. AND LENCIA, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. LENCIA GUILLORY MEMBER AT LARGE DISTRICT ONE, UH, BACKGROUND ARMY, UH, AND HERE TO SERVE. WE APPRECIATE, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE REST OF THE ARMY FOLKS AND YEAH, WE APPRECIATE THE REST OF THE MILITARY TOO. THANK YOU, . OKAY, [1. (CD-6) 6325 Village Arbor] OUR FIRST CASE IS GOING TO BE 63 25 VILLAGE ARBOR. GOOD MORNING BOARD FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS DALE RUSSELL, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM. THE PROPERTY I'M PRESENTING BEFORE YOU TODAY IS LOCATED AT 63 25 VILLAGE ARBOR, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 5 0. LEGAL DESCRIPTION BEING N C B 1 8 8 5 6, BLOCK SIX, LOT 41 HIDDEN ME, MEADOW NORTH UT DASH 40 LOCATED COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. THE OWNER OF RECORD IS CH UH, ESAM AND, UH, ESAM, M AND THOMPSON. SANDRA K. THIS PROPERTY IS NOT LOCATED IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OWNER OCCUPIED. THE SECTIONS OF THE, UH, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE IN VIOLATION ARE 3 0 2 0.1. EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE. ALL EXTERIOR PROPERTY AND PREMISE SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN A CLEAN, SAFE, AND SANITARY CONDITION, FREE OF OUTSIDE PLACEMENT, HAZARDOUS VEGETATION OR SURFACE HAZARDS. THE OCCUPANT SHALL KEEP THAT PART OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH THE OCCUPANT OCCUPIES OR CONTROLS CLEAN AND SANITARY CONDITION. 1 0 8 0.2. UNSAFE EQUIPMENT. UNSAFE EQUIPMENT INCLUDES ANY BOILER HEATING EQUIPMENT OR ELEVATOR, MOVING STAIRWAY, ELECTRICAL WIRING OR DEVICE FLAMMABLE LIQUID CONTAINERS OR OTHER EQUIPMENT ON THE PREMISE WITHIN THE STRUCTURE, WHICH IS IN SUCH DISREPAIR OR CONDITION THAT THE EQUIPMENT IS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR SAFETY OF, OF THE PUBLIC OR OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISE OR STRUCTURE. 5 0 5 0.1 0.1. GENERAL AND PLUMBING. EVERY SINK, LABORATORY, BATHTUB OR SHOWER, DRINKING FOUNTAIN, TOILET OR OTHER PLUMBING FIXTURES SHALL BE MAINTAINED CONNECTED TO EITHER, TO EITHER A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OR AN APPROVED PRIVATE WATER SYSTEM. 6 0 4 0.1 FACILITIES REQUIRED EVERY OCCUPANT, EVERY OCCUPIED BUILDING SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. AND SECTION SIX OH, UH, 6 0 5, THE INSPECTIONS ON JANUARY 22ND, 2019. A DART INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE [00:10:01] CODE HISTORY AND A LONG LIST OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLAINTS. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, THE PROPERTY HAD NO WATER. THE WATER HAD BEEN SHUT OFF BY SAWS. THE EXTERIOR HAD LARGE AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS, CAR PARTS, METAL TOOLS, AND OTHER TYPES OF OUTSIDE PLACEMENT, AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL VIOLATIONS. THE NOTICE WAS ISSUED IN PERSON ON JANUARY 29TH, I'M SORRY, ON JANUARY 25TH, A D S D NOTICE TO VACATE WAS ISSUED AND POSTED ON JANUARY 29TH. THE, UH, THE METER WAS DISCONNECTED AND IT WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE TRANSFORMER DUE TO TAMPERING AT THE METER. RE-INSPECTIONS WERE MADE ON FEBRUARY 1ST, FEBRUARY 18TH, MAY 29TH AND JUNE 13TH. AT THESE RE-INSPECTIONS, THE OWNER WAS STILL LIVING OFF THE PROPERTY AND HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING AND REORGANIZING THE OUTSIDE PLACEMENT. A RE-INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 24TH. THE VIOLATION REMAINS. WE SPOKE WITH THE OWNER AND HE STATED HE INTENDED TO HAVE IT IN COMPLIANCE. BY JULY 18TH, ON AUGUST 30, A REINSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE OWNER WAS STILL LIVING ON THE PROPERTY AND HAS CONNECTED SOLAR PANELS WITHOUT PERMITS. THE REMOVAL OF THE ITEMS HAS STOPPED, BUT HE'S CONTINUED TO REORGANIZE. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE GOING TO BUILDING SANDERS BOARD DUE TO NON-COMPLIANCE. ADDITIONAL RE-INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, OCTOBER 8TH AND DECEMBER 4TH, AND THEY SHOWED NO PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLIANCE. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE PROPERTY BE FOUND IN VIOLATION OF THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 2 0.1, 1 0 8, 5 0 5 1 AND 6 0 4 0.1, AND THAT THE OWNER BE ORDERED TO CLEAN THE PROPERTY AND MAKE ALL REPAIRS WITH THE PROPER PARAMETERS. WE'RE ALSO ASKING THAT THE NOTICE TO BE VACATE BE UPHELD BY THE BOARD. UH, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE, THE PHOTOS, THESE ARE THE, THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY DURING THE FIRST INSPECTIONS, THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT, THERE IS THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE EXTERIOR, ON THE, THERE'S THE, UH, PROPERTY AT THE SEC TIME OF THE SECOND INSPECTION. ITEMS WERE MOVED AROUND. THEY WERE MORE ORGANIZED, SO IT LOOKED LIKE THINGS WERE BEING REMOVED. AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT SOME THINGS WERE BEING REMOVED, BUT IT WAS NOT MAKING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE WHEN, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THERE WERE LARGER GAPS BEING FORMED TO MOVE AROUND AT THE PROPERTY, BUT THERE WERE ITEMS THAT WERE CLEARLY, UM, BEING PLACED OUTSIDE AND BEING WORKED ON OUTSIDE. THERE IS THE SOLAR PANEL. THAT'S THE CONNECTION TO THE SOLAR PANEL WHEN WE WENT BACK. AND WE FOUND THAT HE WAS USING THAT FOR, UH, POWERING OF WHAT WE COULD SEE AS A FAN. THERE IS A PANELS ON THE, THE ROOFTOP. THOSE ARE CONNECTED BY A WIRE AND, UM, BY A WECH. AND THERE IS THE EXTERIOR FIRE, UH, THE EXTERIOR PANEL THAT'S HOOKED UP TO A GENERATOR. THERE'S THE GENERATOR THAT IS HOOKED UP TO THAT PANEL AND THAT THESE ARE THE CONDITION, THIS IS THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AS WE SAW IT DURING THE LAST INSPECTION. THERE IS THE WATER HA AT THE LAST INSPECTION, THE WATER DID HAVE A LOCK ON IT, SO THERE WAS NO WATER AT THE, AT THE METER. SO TO RESTATE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE PROPERTY BE FOUND IN VIOLATION OF THE PROPERTY, THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 2 0.080 AND 6 0 4, AND THAT THE OWNER BE ORDER ORDERED TO CLEAN THE PROPERTY AND MAKE ALL REPAIRS WITH PROPER PERMITS. WE'RE ALSO ASKING THE NOTICE TO VACATE TO BE UPHELD BY THE BOARD. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? MR. SENECA? YES, THIS WAS PART OF A DART INSPECTION, BUT WE DO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, WHEN YOU GAVE THE EVICTION NOTICE OR THE VACATE ORDER WHEN YOU WENT BACK, IT WASN'T COMPLIED WITH CORRECT? IT, IT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH TO THIS DAY. SO IT'S STILL NON-COMPLIANT AS OF TODAY, CORRECT? HE IS STILL LIVING AT THE [00:15:01] PROPERTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OFFICER KING, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR STATION PLEASE, SIR. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING, LADIES. UH, MY NAME IS OFFICER SEAN KING. I'M WITH THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, PRU ROAD SAFE UNIT. I'VE BEEN THERE APPROXIMATELY, UH, 10 MONTHS, UH, WITH THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. UH, REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS, UH, WITNESS OF THE INFORMATION, UH, GIVEN, GIVEN ON VILLAGE ARBOR AND THE CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WE HAVE, UM, GONE OUT THERE FOR, UH, APPROXIMATELY, UM, GOING BACK TO 2016, WE HAVE HAD ALMOST 33 CALLS TO THE RESIDENTS. UM, A WIDE VARIETY OF CALLS STEMMING FROM, UM, ABANDONED VEHICLES, MISCELLANEOUS CALLS, UM, BURLEE, A VEHICLE, GUN DISTURBANCES. UM, AND MOST OF THEM ARE ABANDONED VEHICLES, UM, WITHIN THE, UM, ON THE STREET THEMSELVES. EXCUSE ME. UH, WE'VE GONE OUT, UM, NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT, UM, TO TALK TO THE RESIDENT, UM, TO BRING UP THE, UM, ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE VEHICLES AND WITH THE, UM, VEHICLE OR THE, THE, THE YARD ITSELF. UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GIVEN THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, CLEAN UP THE RESIDENCE TO REMOVE THE ABANDONED VEHICLES. THEY HAVE BEEN STICKERED, THEY HAD BEEN TICKETED ALSO. UM, SO WE COULD GET HIM INTO COMPLIANCE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. UM, PLENTY OF TIMEFRAME TO DO SO. ALSO, UM, WE'VE, WE'VE WORKED WITH THIS TIMEFRAME, GIVEN HIM 30 DAYS UPON 30 DAYS TO TRY TO GET IN COMPLIANCE AND, UM, AS THE PICTURES SHOW THAT IT STILL HAS NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE SINCE THEN. UM, YOU KNOW, FOR THE GUN DISTURBANCES AND ALSO BURLEY OF VEHICLE, UM, THE ABANDONED VEHICLES THEMSELVES. UM, THE WITNESSES ALSO, UM, THE NEIGHBORS AROUND WERE SUPPOSED TO COME, UM, GIVE THEIR TESTIMONY ON THIS ALSO. BUT, UM, LIVING IN THE AREA, IT'S, UH, JUST A TOTAL MESS. CHAOS. AND THE NEIGHBORS ARE, YOU KNOW, PRETTY TIRED OF SEEING IT. THEY WANT A NICE, PEACEFUL NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES AND LIVE IN THE SAME AREA. THE STICKERS ON THE VEHICLES ARE ALL ACCORDING TO STATE LAW ON NUMEROUS VEHICLES, CORRECT SIR? YES, SIR. UM, WHEN WE STICKER A VEHICLE GREEN STICKER A VEHICLE, IT'S BASICALLY YOU GIVE 24 HOUR NOTICE, EITHER THE VEHICLE'S OUTTA REGISTRATION, IT'S, UM, INOPERABLE, IT'S IN DISREPAIR OF SOME SORT. UM, WE GIVE 24 HOURS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REMOVED, UM, FROM THE PUBLIC ROADWAY ITSELF TO A AREA THAT IT CAN BE, UM, STORED SPECIFICALLY FOR WHAT THEY WERE INTENDING IT TO DO, NOT ON THE PUBLIC ROADWAY ITSELF. THANK YOU. DOES THE COURT HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE OFFICER? I GOT ONE QUESTION. AND SIR, COMMENT? YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES, FOR ALL THE OFFICERS WHO ARE IN HERE TODAY. UM, THIS AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, NOT JUST THE HOUSE YES, SIR. GENERAL AREA. YES, SIR. HAS IT, IS IT A HIGH TRAFFIC CRIME AREA? IT'S NOT A HIGH TRAFFIC, NO, SIR. UM, I WORK THE AREA APPROXIMATELY, I SAID FOR 10 YEARS NOW. UM, MEDIUM TO LOW CRIME AREA. UM, THESE ARE GOOD, HARDWORKING FOLKS THAT, THAT LIVE IN THE AREA. UH, IT'S A LOWER TO MEDIUM INCOME AREA. UM, THEY WORK FOR WHAT THEY HAVE. THEY PROBABLY LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. UM, IT'S A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY CALLS, YOU KNOW, USUALLY WORK THE, THE NIGHT SHIFT ON THERE. I'VE TAKEN VERY FEW CALLS IN THE AREA. UM, IT'S A GOOD WORKING AREA, BUT YOU COULD, IF YOU WEREN'T BEING CALLED HERE, COULD BE PULLED TO ANOTHER AREA AS NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN ANOTHER AREA, CORRECT? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTION TO THE OFFICER? ROBERT, GO AHEAD. DO WE OFFER ANY SERVICES TO TO, TO THE OWNERS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO, TO ACTION, TO REMOVING, FIXING THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION UP TO THE, UH, FOOT CODE ENFORCEMENT. SIR, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT ONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ISSAM CHACHI. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR PRONUNCIATION IF IT'S INCORRECT. NO WORRIES. NOT THE WORST, NOT THE WORST ONE I'VE HEARD. , PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. UH, MY NAME'S ISAM SHISHI. UH, I LIVE AT 63 25 VILLAGE ARBOR. I AM THE OWNER, OR I'M PAYING MORTGAGE ANYWAY. UM, STATE YOUR CASE PLEASE, SIR. WELL, UH, I'VE GOT A NEIGHBOR THAT DOESN'T LIKE ME, AND ACTUALLY IT'S HIS GIRLFRIEND AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN LIVE THERE. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF MESSED UP. BUT ANYWAY, I, I LIVED THERE. I WORKED OUT OF IT OUTTA MY HOUSE, SORT OF, YOU KNOW, I, I'M UNEMPLOYED CURRENTLY. UH, THE, STARTING [00:20:01] THIS JANUARY 22ND WHEN THEY CAME AND RAIDED MY HOUSE WITH 15 POLICE OFFICERS WITH FULLY BARTY ARMORED AND ALL THAT STUFF. KIND OF SENT ME FARTHER INTO A DEPRESSION AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT I HAVE BEEN TRYING, YOU KNOW, IT DOES LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT. AND I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IT CHANGES EVERY DAY. 'CAUSE I AM ALWAYS DOING STUFF. UM, I, I, I'M A MECHANIC BY TRADE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN. I FIX EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING. UH, I SEE. WHAT ELSE? I HELP ALL MY NEIGHBORS THE BEST I CAN ALL THE TIME, NO MATTER WHAT. UM, AND, AND IT JUST DUMBFOUNDS ME THAT IT'S GOTTEN TO THIS POINT. I MEAN, I, I'VE BEEN TRYING, I KNOW I, I DID GET MY WATER TURNED BACK ON YESTERDAY. UM, I'VE GOT THE RECEIPT FOR THAT. UM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE. IT JUST, TO ME, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. I MEAN, I, I I, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. 'CAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT'S ALWAYS CHANGING. IT, IT, I FINISHED PROJECTS AND GET, GET 'EM OUTTA THE OUTTA THE WAY. AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT ONE COMES UP, THE NEXT ONE. I'M TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING. AND HERE I'M GOT THESE GUYS ON MY BACK ALL THE TIME. AND IT JUST KIND OF IS GETTING HARD, YOU KNOW, HERE I AM HERE BEFORE YOU GUYS TODAY, AND I'D RATHER BE AT HOME TRYING TO GET THINGS DONE. YOU KNOW, I PLAN ON OPENING A SHOP EVENTUALLY. CAN'T DO THAT RIGHT NOW. AIN'T GOT NO MONEY BECAUSE I GOTTA BE AT HOME TRYING TO CLEAN UP. YOU KNOW, I I I'M JUST A HARDWORKING DUDE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY'S GIRLFRIEND DOESN'T LIKE CONTINUOUSLY CALLS, UH, THE ABANDONED VEHICLES. THEY'VE STICKERED MY, MY DAILY DRIVER TRUCK SO MANY TIMES JUST FOR BEING OUT ON THE STREET. WELL, I'M SORRY, THAT'S WHERE I PARK IT, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE IT'S ONLAY GET TO WORK. UM, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY'VE, THEY HAVE GIVEN ME CHANCES. YES, I AGREE. BUT I MEAN, I STILL DON'T AGREE WITH ANY OF THIS. EVERY TIME THEY COME, EVERYTHING IT, SOMETHING ELSE CHANGES. IT'S SOMETHING ELSE, SOMETHING ELSE, SOMETHING ELSE. YOU KNOW, I'LL FIX ONE THING AND THEY'LL FIND SOMETHING ELSE WRONG. UM, THE NOTICE TO VACATE IN IN JANUARY, UH, I FIXED THE REASONS THAT THEY HAD THERE WITHIN THE 48 HOURS THAT THEY GAVE ME TO VACATE. I CALLED THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, UM, UH, RAMIRO, AND I LEFT HIM A MESSAGE 'CAUSE HE, HE DIDN'T ANSWER. UM, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE. IT'S WHERE I'VE GOT TO LIVE WHERE I LIVE AND KICKING ME OUT IS NOT GONNA HELP ME AT ALL. I SLEPT IN MY TRUCK ACTUALLY FOR A GOOD THREE MONTHS, UM, AFTER THAT NOTICE TO VACATE, JUST TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I, I DON'T NEED ANY MORE HASSLES. I DON'T NEED ANY MORE FINES. UH, FINDING ME IS NOT GONNA MAKE ME WANNA DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN RETALIATE OR NOT RETALIATE, BUT, YOU KNOW, PUSH BACK. I, I, I DON'T LIKE BEING BULLIED. AND THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN DONE, HAS BEEN DONE TO ME. YOU KNOW? UH, UH, WHAT DO YOU DO TO, WITH BULLIES? YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU PUSH BACK AND THEN USUALLY LEAVE YOU ALONE? WELL, UH, I, I TRIED TO, I'VE COOPERATED ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THIS LAST INSPECTION. I, I MADE THEM GET A WARRANT. I SAID, LOOK GUYS, NOTHING AGAINST YOU, BUT I'M TIRED OF IT. I'VE GOT STUFF TO DO. I'M TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE. I'M NOT HURTING ANYBODY. I'M NOT HARMING ANYBODY. UM, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T HELP IT JUST WHO I AM. WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOUR PROPERTY HAS A SIMILAR APPEARANCE TO OTHER PROPERTY AROUND YOU? DEPENDING, NO, I CAN'T SAY THAT BECAUSE I, I'VE DONE A LOT OF EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING, UH, ALL MY ROCKS AND STUFF. UH, UM, I'VE CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE QUITE A BIT. NOBODY ELSE COMES OUT IN THE FRONT YARD, UH, YOU KNOW, ON MY STREET. YOU CAN GO OUT THERE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK AND THERE'S NOT A, YOU KNOW, THE, THE KIDS ACROSS THE STREET THAT JUST, THAT HAVE MOVED IN A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, YEAH, THEY'RE OUTSIDE, BUT NOT VERY OFTEN. NOBODY GOES OUT FRONT ANYMORE. NOBODY GOES OUTSIDE ANYMORE. SO, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT DO, WHO ARE THEY COMPLAINING ABOUT? I MEAN, IT'S NOT THEIR PROPERTY. I'M NOT HARMING THEM, NOT ENCROACHING ON ANYTHING THEY'RE DOING. YOU CAN SEE DEFINITE BORDERS, YOU KNOW, I'VE ROCKED MYSELF IN , BASICALLY. UM, JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, I LIKE MY, I LIKE MY SPACE AND STANDING FROM MY FRONT DOOR, EVERYTHING I'VE DONE LOOKS REALLY NEAT. UH, DARIEN TROTTER CAN, CAN, CAN, UH, ATTEST TO THAT WHEN HE, HE INTERVIEWED ME BECAUSE MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S GIRLFRIEND, LIKE I SAID, UH, THEY DECIDED THAT THEY NEEDED TO CALL THE, THE NEWS AND GET ME, YOU KNOW, EMBARRASS ME ON TV THINKING THAT'S GONNA HELP. WELL, NO, IT JUST UPSET ME EVEN MORE. I CURRENTLY AM, UH, WITH THIS, UH, UH, I'VE GOT A CASE WITH THE, THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE CENTER, UH, SERVICES FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH. UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MAJOR DEPRESSION AFTER ALL THIS. AND, AND IT, IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER. 'CAUSE IT JUST KEEPS COMPOUNDING. KEEPS COMPOUNDING. I MEAN, I CAN SIT HERE AND POKE HOLES IN, IN ALL THEIR PAPERWORK ALL THE TIME. I'VE KEPT IT. BUT WHAT, WHAT GOOD IS IT GONNA DO COURT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. YES, [00:25:01] MS. BROWN. SO WHY IS IT THAT YOU CAN'T CLEAN UP YOUR PROPERTY? I MEAN, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE COMPLAINING BECAUSE, LIKE, MR. UM, I LIKE MY COMPADRE OVER HERE SAID, YOUR YARD DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY ELSE'S YARD. SO WE JUST WANT YOU TO CLEAN UP YOUR YARD. WHY DO YOU HAVE BOATS IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE AND GENERATORS? AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT, THE BLUE TAR LOOKS LIKE A SWIMMING POOL OR SOMETHING. WELL, THAT'S A TRASH CAN. WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR FRONT YARD? WELL, THAT'S A TRASH CAN. THE BLUE THING. WHAT? WHATEVER IT IS. YEAH. UM, WELL, I'M NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A BOAT IN FRONT OF MY, IN MY, IN MY, IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I'M NOT. SO THEN THE PEOPLE UP THE STREET, THE MULTIPLE BOATS, DON'T YOU HAVE A DON'T YOU HAVE A DRIVEWAY? YES, I DO. THAT IS ON MY DRIVEWAY. I THINK SO, SIR, THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE. WELL, THAT IS MY DRIVEWAY RIGHT THERE. A WHAT? THAT'S MY DRIVEWAY. I'M SERIOUS. IF YOU LOOK, THAT'S MY DRIVEWAY. WELL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU SHOULD, INSTEAD OF YOU HAVING IT HORIZONTAL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE IT VERTICAL IN YOUR DRIVEWAY. OKAY, I CAN DO THAT. ACTUALLY, THE BOAT'S NOT GONNA STAY VERY LONG. YOU KNOW, IT'S, I'M READY TO LEAVE. YOU CAN, LET ME TELL YOU THIS, SIR, THIS BOARD HERE HAS A POWER AND THE AUTHORITY TO DO WHATEVER WE FEEL IS NECESSARY. AND WE HAVE TRIED TO GIVE YOU EVERY CHANCE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND YOU HAVE FAILED TO DO IT. YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN GO TO COURT IF YOU WANT TO, BUT USUALLY THE COURTS WILL, WILL FAVOR ON OUR SIDE BECAUSE WE HAVE ALLOWED YOU TIME TO, TO STRAIGHTEN THIS UP. AND YOU HAVE NOT DO, YOU SAID YOU HAD YOUR WATER CUT BACK ON. COULD WE SEE THE RECEIPT? YES MA'AM. HERE YOU GO. YOU JUST NEED TO CLEAN UP YOUR PROPERTY. THAT'S ALL THAT YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE ASKING. THAT'S ALL WE ARE ASKING. MY NEIGHBORS HAVE NEVER APPROACHED ME ABOUT THIS, SIR. YOU KNOW, YOUR NEIGHBORS WERE THE ONES WHO WERE PROBABLY COMPLAINING. OKAY. YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN, YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICHEVER COURSE YOU WANNA TAKE, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU CHOOSE THIS COURSE AND CLEAN UP YOUR PROPERTY. THAT'S ALL SUGGESTING I GET THAT. OKAY. SO I'M SUPPOSED TO, I'M, I'M SUPPOSED TO TAKE ALL MY ROCKS AND ALL THAT. ALL THAT'S GOTTA GO. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE ALL OF THAT STUFF, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT OUT AND PUT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. PUT IT IN THE STORAGE LOCKER OR SOMETHING, BUT GET IT OUTTA YOUR FRONT YARD. WELL, I'VE BEEN PUTTING THINGS IN THE BACKYARD AND I'VE BEEN THE BACKYARD. I'VE BUILT A, THE BACKYARD. THE BACKYARD IS GONNA LOOK JUST LIKE THE FRONT EVENTUALLY. OKAY, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. CAN WE GO TO SLIDE FIVE? OH, EVERYBODY FINISHED READING THE, UM, WATER BOARD? WHAT, WHAT DATE IS ON THAT? THE FOURTH. YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY, DECEMBER THE FOURTH. WELL, I, I THANK YOU FOR PAYING YOUR WATER BILL. I, I, A FRIEND OF MINE GAVE ME THE MONEY. SHE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO DO THAT FOR ME. CAN WE GO TO SLIDE FIVE? ALRIGHT, SLIDE FIVE. IS THIS INDOOR OR OUTDOOR? THAT IS THE INDOOR ONE. AND IT IS NO LONGER LIKE THAT. IS IT COVERED? YES, SIR. DID YOU BRING PHOTOS TO SHOW THAT YOU COVERED IT? I FORGOT TO, I MEAN, I COULD PROBABLY LOOK THROUGH MY PHONE AND FIND IT, BUT CAN WE GO TO SLIDE? WHERE'S THE OTHER ONE? UH, 26. THAT'S EXTERIOR. I DO NEED TO GET A NEW, UH, BREAKER PANEL. AFTER ALL THE, THE HUBBUB WITH THE, THE, THE FIRST INSPECTION, UH, I REALIZED THAT MY BREAKER PANEL WAS NO GOOD. SO RIGHT HERE I REMOVED THE INSIDE AND I HAVE CONNECTED MY GENERATOR SO THAT I COULD VACUUM MY HOUSE THE OTHER DAY, UH, TO JUST THE INSIDE PANEL. SO IS THIS ONE BEING USED OR NO. THAT WHOLE BOX? NO. SO THIS IS NOT BEING USED AT ALL? NO. DID YOU CALL CO COMPLIANCE TO COME OUT AND, AND CERTIFY THAT THAT'S NOT BEING USED? WELL, THEY WERE THERE YESTERDAY. DID YOU SHOW THEM THAT IT WAS NOT BEING USED? I WAS NEVER ASKED. AND YOU GO TO SLIDE 21 AND 22 SOLAR PANELS, CORRECT? MM-HMM. , ARE THEY PROPERLY HOOKED UP TO WHAT YOU GOT 'EM HOOKED UP TO? YEAH. NO, THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE LAYING ON THE GROUND. WHAT'S AROUND THEM? THE GROUND LEAVES. NOW LET ME ASK YOU THIS FARFETCHED, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. YES SIR. THOSE WILL ARK AND START A FIRE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT? YES, SIR. IF A FIRE STARTS THERE, HOW SAFE IS IT GONNA BE FOR FIRE PEOPLE TO GET IN THERE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT? IT WON'T GET TO THAT. I'M, I AM THE FIRST RESPOND. I I'M NOT ASKING IF IT WON'T GET, I'M JUST ASKING YOU A QUESTION. HOW SAFE IS IT FOR ME TO PUT OUT A FIRE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE? THAT'S PRETTY SAFE TO ME. THOSE PANELS MOVE AROUND WITH, YOU KNOW, CHARGING BATTERIES AND WHATNOT, YOU KNOW, SO THAT I CAN USE THE BATTERY PACKS. YOU GET A PERMIT TO INSTALL PANELS. I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED ONE TO BUY. TO BUY PANELS AND, AND [00:30:01] AND TO HAVE THEM AT YOUR HOUSE. YES. AND USE THEM. SLIDE 24. ARE THOSE PROPERLY ANCHORED TO THE ROOF? NO. THEN THEY, BUT THEY HAVE NOT , THEY, THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE NOT MOVED SINCE I PUT THEM UP THERE. IT'S NOT THE MATTER THAT THEY DON'T MOVE OR NOT, SIR, IT'S THE FACT THAT YOU'VE HOOKED PANELS ON YOUR ROOF AND YOU GOTTA LOOK AT THE LONG TERM. THE WHAT IF, WHAT IF YOU HEARD OF MURPHY'S LAW? YES, SIR. I'M WELL AWARE OF MURPHY. THAT HAPPENS AND THEY ACCIDENTALLY LEAVE YOUR ROOF. THERE'S PROVISIONS FOR THAT. I'M JUST ASKING IF THEY'RE NOT PROPERLY HOOKED AND YOU DON'T HAVE PERMITS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING AND WHY THE CITY'S OUT THERE? IT'S NOT THAT YOU'RE DOING IT, IT'S THE FACT YOU DIDN'T DO IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERMITS. OKAY. LIKE I SAID, I WASN'T AWARE I NEEDED A PERMIT TO DO THAT. SECOND OFF, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TEMPORARY. I'M TRYING TO GET BACK ON MY FEET SO THAT I CAN GET ELECTRICAL SERVICE BACK TO MY HOUSE. YOU KNOW, I, I'M, I'M NOT MADE OF MONEY. NEITHER IS MY MOTHER AND I DON'T TALK TO MY FATHER. FIVE SEVEN. THAT'S YOUR GENERATOR? ONE OF THEM. IS YOUR WELDER ALSO A GENERATOR TOO? THE ONE, THE BLUE ONE, THEY'RE ON SLIDE? YES, SIR. BUT I 19. THAT'S A GENERATOR WELDER, CORRECT? YES, SIR. SO YOU'RE USING THIS GENERATOR, NOT THIS ONE, RIGHT? THIS IS NOT HOOKED UP TO THE HOUSE. IT'S THE LITTLE, IT'S ON SLIDE 27. YEAH. YEAH. THE OWNING THAT ONE. YEAH, THE OWNING. THAT'S YOUR PERMANENT, IT'S NOT PERMANENT ELECTRIC RIGHT NOW. PERMANENT RIGHT NOW. I WOULDN'T SAY PERMANENT. IT'S, IT WAS THERE. I PUT IT, I HOOKED IT UP THE OTHER DAY SO I COULD VACUUM MY HOUSE AND CLEAN THE INTERIOR. THIS ISN'T RUNNING YOUR HOUSE RIGHT NOW. WHILE YOU DON'T HAVE ELECTRIC TO IT. I DON'T HAVE GAS MONEY TO PUT INTO IT. SO HOW CAN I RUN IT IF IT DOESN'T HAVE GAS? SO YOU HAVE NO ELECTRIC AT THIS POINT, BUT YOU HAVE WATER CURRENT. CURRENTLY I DO NOT HAVE ELECTRIC. THE WATER SHOULD BE GETTING TURNED BACK ON TODAY AS FAR AS THEM GOING. BUT I'M GONNA ASSUME YOU HAVE WATER 'CAUSE YOU HAVE A BILL. YEAH, I MEAN, YEAH. SO YOU HAVE WATER? I'VE PAID FOR THE SERVICE, YES. AND YOU DON'T HAVE ELECTRIC YET? CURRENTLY I DO NOT. THE REASON THEY SHUT THE ELECTRIC OFF FOR WHAT? IMPROPER WIRING. UH, BECAUSE I WAS, I HAD TAMPERED WITH THE, THE METER I HAD, I HAD, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE FALLEN ON ON A HARD TIMES. I UNEMPLOYED. I NEEDED SOME ELECTRICITY. SO I, I DID WHAT I COULD. AND YOU JUST STATED THAT YOU'RE MOVING EVERYTHING FROM THE FRONT YARD TO THE BACKYARD. NOT, NOT MOVING EVERYTHING. I AM GOING THROUGH STUFF AND GETTING RID OF STUFF AND PUTTING WHAT I NEED OR WHAT I, WHAT I, I FEEL I CAN USE IN THE FUTURE THAT CAN FIT INTO MY STORAGE SHED. I'M PUTTING IT THERE AND A BARN I BUILT. SO ON THIS PACE YOU'RE GOING RIGHT NOW, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL TAKE YOU TO COMPLETE? TO NO, FOR THE FRONT OR THE WHOLE PROPERTY? ALL OF IT. IT'S NOT YOU, YOU, THIS, THIS, YOU'RE IN HERE NOT FOR A PART OF THE PROPERTY. UNDERSTAND, YOU'RE IN HERE FOR THE CLEANUP, UNDERSTAND OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY AND REPAIRS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I, THE REPAIRS YOU SAY YOU'VE ALREADY COMPLETED, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE PROOF, RIGHT? THE, THE, THE INTERIOR PANEL, RIGHT? THE INTERIOR, UH, BREAKER BOX. THAT WAS JUST, I, I I REMOVED ALL THE WIRING I HAD DONE. POINT OF ORDER. MR. CHAIRMAN, STATE YOUR POINT. UH, WE HAVE TO GET, GET BACK TO THE PERIMETERS OF WHAT THIS THREE CHARGES ARE. AND, UH, EXCUSE ME. AND, AND THE THING IS THIS, THAT REGARDLESS, YOU'RE IN VIOLATION. I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN IN VIOLATION SINCE JANUARY AND HE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET OUT OF THERE. YOU'LL NEED TO STATE YOUR POINT OF ORDER. MY, MY POINT OF ORDER WAS THAT REGARDLESS, WE CAN, UH, PICK ONE, ONE ITEM AT A TIME AND WE'LL STILL HAVE THE SAME, UH, 360 DEGREES IN, IN AND OUT OF THE HOUSE. PROBABLY. POINT OF ORDER IS SET ASIDE. UH, IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT EACH OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT BY THE CODE OFFICER HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. UH, CONTINUE YOUR QUESTION IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. THANK YOU. NOW WITH ALL THAT SAID, AND YOU SAID YOU'RE WORKING ON IT. I, I AM SIR. SO BASED ON THE PACE YOU'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW, ARE WE TO SIT ON THIS BOARD AND EXPECT YOU TO FINISH IT WHEN I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN ANSWER FOR THAT. I MEAN, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? JUST STAY AT HOME. I'VE BEEN STAYING, I STAYED AT HOME FOR A MONTH STRAIGHT TRYING TO DO THIS, BUT, AND THIS IS FROM JANUARY TO NOW? THAT'S A YEAR, CORRECT? YEAH. ALMOST. OKAY. HERE CLOSE. SO CAN, AS YOU UNDERSTAND, WE CAN'T SIT HERE AND ALLOW IT TO BE CONTINUING IF THE STUFF WAS GIVEN TO YOU A YEAR AGO, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? I I UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES. OKAY. I, I WAS GONNA STATE, UH, MR. FRED, DO YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION ON IT? AND REGARDLESS, WE, WE GOING ON, ON ALL THREE FACES OF THIS, THIS PROPERTY'S IN VIOLATION AND YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S NO, [00:35:01] THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS NO END TO IT. AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, AND MOVING WHATEVER THE CODE OFFICER SAID, UH, MOVING SOME EQUIPMENT OR HIDING IT OR WHATEVER, IT AIN'T GOING TO DO NO GOOD. SO IF, UH, MR. FRED, IF HE WOULD LIKE TO, I'LL SECOND A MOTION ON A VACANCY OF THE PROPERTY AND TO CLEAN IT UP IN 30 DAYS. POINT OF ORDER. YOU POINT OF ORDER, YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO SECOND A MOTION THAT HAS NOT BEEN YET MADE. UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE WITNESS? THANK YOU, SIR. YOU MAY BE SEATED. CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON MOTION. I FIND THE BUILDING TO BE SUBSTANDARD OR THE PROPERTY IN VIOLATION TO BE SUBSTANDARD. AND, UH, ACCORDING TO THE VIOLATIONS, THE SS A P M C EIGHT, UH, 6 0 1, I'M SORRY, 6 0 8 0.2. UNSAFE EQUIPMENT, ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S IN THE YARD, IT DOESN'T WORK THEN, YOU KNOW, HE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT. NUMBER NUMBER TWO, SORRY, 3 0 2 0.1. EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP. NEXT ONE IS 5 0 5 0.1 IS GENERAL, UH, ALL THE FACILITIES AND THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS, BUT THAT HAS BEEN CORRECTED. HOWEVER, UH, WE DID SEE THE BILL FOR THAT, BUT I WANTED TO STAY IN THERE. LAST ONE IS, UM, 6 0 4 0.1. FACILITIES REQUIRED, EVERY OCCUPIED BUILDING SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SO THE ELECTRICITY NEEDS TO BE PUT, UH, ON YOU SAY 6 6 8, 1 0 8 POINT, UH, 1.2 FOR THE 6 0 8. I'M SORRY, IT WAS 6 0 4 0.1. I CORRECTED THAT. OKAY. UM, AND I THINK THAT WAS ALL, BOTH VIOLATIONS I HAVE WRITTEN IS 5 0 5 AND 6 0 4 0.1. UH, ARE THOSE ALL CONTAINED IN YOUR MOTION? YES. THEY'RE ALL CONTAINED. PLUS TO VACATE, VACATE THE BUILDING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FROM THE CHAIR WOULD BE TO ADD PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED. NO. OH, ABSOLUTELY. FRIENDLY. MOTION TO ADD PERMITS TO THE MOTION. UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND TIMELINE? I'M, I'M SORRY. WITHIN 30 DAYS. THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS TO NUMBER ONE, VACATE. NUMBER TWO, SECURE ALL PERMITS AS REQUIRED. AND NUMBER THREE IS, UH, CORRECT ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, UH, MOTION'S BEEN MADE. AND SECOND, UH, MS. BROWN AND MR. ZIKA ARE THE MOTION. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MR. CHAIR FOR CLARIFICATION. YES, SIR. UH, IT'S IMMEDIATE VACATE AND REMAIN, UM, VACATED UNTIL THE THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. YES. SORRY ABOUT THAT FOR CLARIFICATION. THAT WAS VACATE AND REMAIN VACANT UNTIL ALL REPAIRS ARE MADE. [6. (CD-2) 168 Covington Rd] OUR NEXT CASE IS GOING TO BE 1 68 COVINGTON ROAD. GOOD MORNING. B S B MEMBERS, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME'S AMRO GURA, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1 68 COVINGTON [00:40:01] WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 1 68 COVINGTON IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. PLEASE NOTE THAT ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2019, A DANGEROUS ASSESSMENT RESPONSE TEAM INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE INSPECTION IS COLLABORATED INSPECTION WITH A VARIETY OF CD DEPARTMENTS THAT INCLUDED THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 1 0 7 44. THERE IS NO BLOCK NUMBER, LOT 38, AND IT'S LOCATED IN CD COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS MICHAEL H ARD, JR. WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 4 2 1 FAIR CREST DRIVE, WIN, UH, WINDCREST, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 0. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT HERE TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? WE DO. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2019. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1 68 CO TO WAS CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2019. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2019, AND THEIR CERTIFIED RECEIPT RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON NUMBER FIFTH, 2019. ON DECEMBER, 2019, THE PRE BOARD CONFERENCE HEARING WAS ATTEMPTED, UH, WITH MR. MICHAEL OG ARD, JR. AT 4 2 1 FAIR CREST WINDCREST FAIR CREST WINDCREST, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 9. UH, THERE WAS NO ANSWER AT HIS, AT HIS PROPERTY ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 68 COVINGTON ON NOVEMBER 22ND, TWO. NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019. THE NOTICE FOR THE B SS B HEARING WAS MAILED TO MICHAEL H ALGAR JR. AND THEIR CERTIFIED RECEIPT RETURNS REMAINS PENDING. ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2019 AND DECEMBER 4TH, 2019, AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS AND OBTAINED PHOTOGRAPHS. CURRENTLY, NO, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR NO FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER LETTER OF CREDITORS OR ENGINEERS. REPORTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE OWNER AND NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED, AND CURRENTLY THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY ON, ON THE PROPERTY. GO AND LOOK AT OUR PHOTO PRESENTATION. THERE IS NO SCHOOL, THERE ARE NO SCHOOLS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET. WE HAVE, UH, FOUR STRUCTURES THAT WE'RE PRESENTING HERE TODAY. YOU HAVE THE MAIN, THE ACCESSORY IS A CARPORT THAT'S LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE PROPERTY, THEN A, AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, UH, SHED, AND A STORAGE CONTAINER. UM, KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A RAILROAD STORAGE CONTAINER THAT'S LOCATED IN THE BACK. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION. THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE INSPECTION. LOOKING AT THE FRONT DOOR, YOU'LL SEE A, UH, A PLANK THERE OR A WOOD BEAM THAT'S, UM, THEN PLACED AT THE FRONT DOOR AND YOU'LL SEE THE, DUE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE FLOOR, WHY THAT IS THERE. UM, THIS IS THE, UM, SOUTH ELEVATION YOU CAN SEE MISSING, UH, OR DETERIORATED WOOD, UH, WOOD HERE ON THE WOOD COVERING OR DETERIORATION TO THE WOOD COVERING THIS WALL. HERE IS SOME TYPE OF LITTLE FENCING THAT WAS, UH, ERECTED, THAT'S BEEN TAKEN DOWN. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. NOW YOU CAN SEE THERE'S SOME CONCRETE POST DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM. UM, LOOKS LIKE SOME FOUNDATION WORK WAS ATTEMPTED AT SOME TIME, SOME TIME, UH, IN THE, IN THE PAST. UM, YOU CAN STILL SEE THE, UM, WOOD COVERING, SOME MISSING WOOD COVERING HERE, BACK OVER HERE. AND A LOT OF IT'S DETERIORATED. UM, POORLY KEPT UP OR DETERIORATION TO THE WOOD COVERING, PROVIDING INSUFFICIENT, UM, PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. THIS IS THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ELEVATION. UM, WE CAN SEE SEPARATION HERE. LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION, ROTTED WOOD. NOW THIS CAGE RIGHT HERE ON THE DAY OF THE INSPECTION, THE, THERE WAS, IT WAS OCCUPIED WHEN WE DID THE INSPECTION. UM, THE TENANT HAD QUITE A FEW DOGS. UM, THERE WAS LIKE A MATTRESS, LITTLE BLANKET IN HERE WHERE A DOG WOULD RUN INTO THIS LITTLE CAGE FROM THE INSIDE. UM, WE DID HAVE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, UH, REMOVED. THE DOGS THAT WERE THERE, UM, THAT, UM, NEEDED ASSISTANCE. UH, ONLY ONE DOG REMAINED. AND SEE THIS IS BACK TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY. A LOT OF THE WOOD HERE DETERIORATED. THIS WALL, WALL BACK HERE IS STARTING TO LIST. YOU SEE THE SEPARATION IN THIS REAR WALL HERE. UM, THE FOUNDATION OF THE WALL SYSTEM, UM, ARE, ARE STARTING TO FAIL AND SEE NATURAL LIGHT GOING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY. SEE THAT SEPARATION THERE, THAT WAS ON THE FOURTH. THAT'S LOOKING IN FROM THAT SEPARATION. YOU CAN SEE THE SEAL PLATES, UM, HOW DETERIORATED THEY ARE. THE ROTTING, UH, YOU LOOK BACK OVER HERE TO THIS BACK, UM, UH, FOUNDATION POST THAT BEAM [00:45:01] IS SO ROTTED. IT'S NOT EVEN RESTING ON THE, ON, ON THE, ON THE POST THERE ANYMORE. THE EXTENSIVE ROTTING THERE, THE DETERIORATION, AGAIN, A LOT OF THE FLOOR JOISTS AND POST AREN'T EVEN, THEY'RE NOT RESTING ON, ON, UH, OR BEARING LOAD ON THE, ON THE POST ANYMORE. UH, THE DAY OF THE INSPECTION, THERE WAS ELECTRICITY. LIKE I SAID, THE ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN CUT. SO NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE INTERIOR. THIS IS THE INTERIOR FLOOR. THIS IS THAT BEAM THAT I SHOWED YOU AT THE FRONT OF THE, OF, FROM THE FRONT ELEVATION. UM, THE, THE SUBFLOOR HERE IS IT'S, IT'S VERY DETERIORATED. UM, IT'S VERY UNSAFE, VERY SOFT AND SPONGY. UM, MOST OF THE FLOOR, UH, RIGHT WHEN YOU WALK IN THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS, THIS, THIS WOOD PANEL, THAT'S THE FRONT DOOR, THAT'S THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT DOOR. SO WHEN YOU'RE WALKING IN, YOU, WHAT YOU SEE IS THE GRADE, THE DETERIORATION, THE FLOOR COLLAPSING, UH, DUE TO, TO THE EXTENSIVE ROTTING. THIS IS A FLOOR JOIST HERE. IT'S EXTREMELY ROTTED. NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE, UH, FIRST ACCESSORY, WHICH IS A CARPORT. UM, THERE IS NO FOUNDATION TO IT. THE POST RN GRADE, UM, THIS WAS YESTERDAY. YOU CAN SEE, UH, PIECES OF, UH, CARDBOARD. UM, WELL, IT'S, IT'S, UM, I FORGOT THE NAME OF IT, BUT IT'S, UH, THE CARDBOARD TYPE OF, UH, PLYWOOD. UM, THAT'S DETACHING. EXCUSE ME, SEE THE HOLES. YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE HERE. THE ROOF, THE ROOF CONDITIONS TO THIS CARPORT'S IN REALLY POOR CONDITION. YOU SEE THE LIGHT, NATURAL LIGHT COMING THROUGH. YOU SEE ALL THE DETERIORATION ON THE, ON THIS EVE RIGHT HERE. BUT THIS IS ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. UM, THERE'S SHED IN THE BACK, UM, SINCE THE INSPECTION, THE OCCUPANT THAT WAS THERE, UM, I DID FIND HIM HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER THE NOTICE TO VACANT. IT WAS POSTED. UM, HE DID RETURN. HE'S BEEN IN THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES. UM, KIND OF STAYING THERE. UM, YOU DO SEE THE ROOF SAG HERE, THE AMOUNT OF DETERIORATION, POOR ROOF COVER, NO LONGER PROVIDING SUFFICIENT, UH, PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. DETERIORATION TO THE, TO THE, TO THE RAFTERS, MISSING WOOD THERE. GO BACK HERE. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW HIGH THE GRADE IS, UH, ABOVE THE WALL SYSTEM THERE. THAT'S, THAT'S THE INTERIOR FLOOR. IT IS A WOOD FLOOR, UM, ON GRADE, AND AGAIN, JUST EX EXTENSIVE DETERIORATION AND ROTTING TO THAT FLOOR SYSTEM. THAT'S THE INTERIOR. UM, YOU CAN SEE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THERE. YOU CAN SEE WATER DAMAGE TO, UH, THE WOOD DECKING THERE ON THE TOP. AND THIS IS THE, UM, THIRD ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. UM, IT'S JUST A STORAGE UNIT. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION, LACK OF WALL SYSTEM SUPPORT, HOW IT'S, IT'S LEANING IN HERE AND THIS OTHER WALL'S LEANING INWARD. THEY'RE BOTH LEANING INWARD. AND THERE IS A TWO BY FOUR THAT'S BEEN ERECTED, UH, TO, TO SUPPORT THE COLLAPSING PORTION OF, OF WHAT'S LEFT OF THE ROOF. AND THAT'S THE FLOOR SYSTEM. TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 68 CUMMINGTON IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56. SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN IS 1 1 2 5 7 8 12 15 ACCESSORY 1 5 11, 12 15. ACCESSORY NUMBER 2 1 2 5 7 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND ACCESSORY NUMBER 3, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER SHALL BE DESCRIBED TO BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING IN A HAZARD TO PUBLIC'S 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 OF ALL THE STRUCTURES. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 1 68 COVINGTON BOARD. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO THE CODE OFFICER, NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU MAY BE SEATED. OFFICER COSTELLO, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR STATION. YES SIR. MY NAME IS TINA CASTILLO. I'M A POLICE OFFICER WITH SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT OUT OF EAST PATROL UNIT. ALSO A MEMBER OF THE DART TEAM, WHICH IS WHERE I, I WORK ON THESE DANGEROUS PREMISES. [00:50:01] THE REASON I I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH Y'ALL TODAY IS, UH, WHEN CONTACTING THE GENTLEMAN WHO WHO LIVES HERE, HE, ON THE DAY OF THE INVESTIGATION, HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR AN EMERGENCY DETENTION. UM, THE MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER WHO WAS PRESENT FOUND HIM TO BE EATING OF THE ROTTEN FRUIT THAT WAS THERE. WHEN ASKED, YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE FRESH PRODUCE? WHY ISN'T THERE FOOD IN THE HOUSE? HE SAID HE CHOOSES NOT TO GO OUTSIDE. UM, BECAUSE OF THE BAD PEOPLE WHEN ASKED, UM, IN DETAIL OF THE BAD PEOPLE HE'S REFERRING TO, UH, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND HE JUST HAS SOME SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT WE CHOSE TO DETAIN HIM FOR. UH, ABOUT A 72 HOUR PERIOD, HE WAS RELEASED AND AS EXPECTED, UM, WHICH THEY NORMALLY DO, HE RETURNED TO THE PROPERTY. SO HE IS LIVING IN, I BELIEVE IT WAS ACCESSORY ONE, ONE OF THE SHACKS BEHIND THE, THE HOUSE WHEN WE FOUND HIM YESTERDAY, HE WAS ASLEEP. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, DID START SAYING HE'S FIXING THE PLACE UP AND SUCH. BUT OTHER, UM, UH, WHILE WE WERE THERE, I WAS CONTACTED BY A NEIGHBOR AND THE NEIGHBOR EXPLAINED TO ME HOW HE HAD STOLEN MULTIPLE THINGS THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEARS. UM, ONE BEING A LADDER, ANOTHER BICYCLE. AND THEN SHE SAID, UM, ONE TIME SHE CAME HOME AND FOUND HER WATER HOSE PULLED ACROSS THE STREET AND HE WAS USING IT ON HIS PROPERTY. UM, THERE'S ALSO A DOG OF HIS THAT, UM, IT'S DEFINITELY HIS DOG. IT'S AROUND EVERY TIME THE THE GENTLEMAN'S AT THE LOCATION. BUT THE DOG'S FREAKING HAVOC THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE'S PEOPLE WALKING AND HE CHASES THEM DOWN. WE GET THERE AND HE'LL, HE'LL COME AND TRY TO SCARE US OFF. SO, AND IN MY OPINION, UM, OH, IN ADDITION, OFFICER KERA DID A EXCELLENT JOB IN SHOWING YOU THE DETERIORATION FROM THE INSIDE. BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, WHEN ME AND THE OTHER OFFICERS WERE PRESENT CLEARING THE HOUSE FOR THE OTHER OTHERS TO ENTER THE HOUSE, UM, I END UP FALLING THROUGH THE, THE FLOOR. SO I SUFFERED A SPRAINED ANKLE, WHICH LUCKILY IT WAS JUST A SPRAINED ANKLE, BUT IN MY EYES, IT'S A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR ANY FIRST RESPONDERS, UM, TO HAVE TO ENTER, WHETHER IT BE POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT. UM, SO WITH HIS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, I FEEL LIKE HE'S GONNA CONTINUE TO RETURN TO THE PROPERTY AS LONG AS THERE'S ANY STRUCTURE LEFT THERE. UM, IT'S JUST WHERE HE'S BEEN FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE DID OUTREACH TO HIM THAT THERE'S OTHER ALTERNATIVES WE CAN HELP HIM FIND PLACEMENT. HE CHOSE NOT TO AT THIS TIME. DO YOU KNOW IF HE IS A LEGAL TENANT? YES. UM, FROM, UH, I GUESS I SHOULDN'T SAY NO BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THE OWNERS HAVE EVER BEEN CONTACTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE FIRST TIME I CONTACTED HIM, THERE WAS A FRIEND OF HIS PRESENT WHO KIND OF CONFIRMED THE STORY OF HIS, THAT HE HAS BEEN RENTING THERE FOR YEARS, UM, FOR MINIMAL AMOUNT. SO NO, I DIDN'T VERIFY, BUT I DID GET A, A SECOND, UM, WITNESS, IF YOU WILL, THAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. THANK YOU. DO IT. THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE OFFICER? YES, I DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM, HOW MANY CALLS ARE MADE TO THIS ADDRESS? DID YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORY? I DID. UM, WHEN IT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THE BOARD, I LOOKED AT THE HISTORY AND THERE'S NO POLICE ISSUES. WHEN I ASKED THE NEIGHBOR WHY HADN'T SHE CONTACTED US, SHE SAID SHE IS UNDER C P S INVESTIGATION AND DOESN'T WANT POLICE AT HER HOUSE FOR THE IMAGE THAT IT WOULD LOOK BAD ON HER, THE DOG. HOW MANY, UM, TIMES WHEN YOU APPROACHED MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE DOG THERE? YES, SIR. IN FACT, THE DAY OF THE INVESTIGATION, AND I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS, BUT I BELIEVE THEY TOOK SIX DOGS FROM THE PROPERTY AND LEFT THAT ONE STILL. WELL, WE TRIED TO GET 'EM AND CORRAL 'EM, BUT HE TOOK OFF AND WE WERE UNABLE TO, THEY TRIED FOR QUITE A BIT. ANIMAL CARE SERVICES DID. SO TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, THE MAN IS STILL IN THE HOUSE TODAY. HE'S IN THE SHACK BEHIND, AND THAT WAS AS OF YESTERDAY. WE DID MAKE CONTACT. THAT WOULD BE ACCESSORY NUMBER, ACCESS ONE, ONE. OKAY. AM I RIGHT? THANK YOU. I'M SORRY I WAS WRONG. OFFICER GTA CORRECTED ME. IT'S ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO TWO, WHICH IS THE PINKISH BUILDING BEHIND THE HOUSE SOMEWHERE IN THAT AREA. RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT CALLED ROBERT? GO AHEAD. AND HOW MANY TIMES HAS HE BEEN EDD? ONCE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HE DID STATE THAT HE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR BEFORE BY POLICE. I ASSUME THAT WAS AN ED, BUT I COULDN'T FIND RECORD OF IT. [00:55:02] SO DO WE HAVE A LIMIT OF HOW MANY TIMES CAN BE THE NUMBER ED? THE, WE JUST ED A, UH, A PATIENT AND THEY GET RELEASED AND HAPPENS, HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN. HAPPENS AGAIN? YES. I MEAN, THAT IS COMMON. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE, THERE IS NO LIMIT. UM, WE AS POLICE OFFICERS HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE, UH, A DANGER TO THEMSELF OR OTHERS. UM, AND SO WHEN HE'S OF SOUND MIND ISH AND CHOOSES TO SLEEP IN THE SHACK, THAT DOESN'T PRESENT A DANGER TO TO, ISN'T THIS EVIDENCE OF A DANGER TO HIMSELF, HIS LIVING CONDITIONS? NOT ALL THE TIME, SIR. UM, THE MENTAL HEALTH, UH, SIDE OF IT, UM, BELIEVES PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE TO LIVE IN WHAT ENVIRONMENT THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE IN. FOR INSTANCE, PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO BE HOMELESS DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE MEANT TO BE DISABLED TO BE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, I DO. SO, UH, YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? NO, MA'AM. I HAVE NOT BEEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU'RE BABY SEATED. ROBERT SCHAFER. ROBERT SCHAFER, UH, I HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY. YOUR ADDRESS SEARCHERS, UH, STATE YOUR ADDRESS. 1 27 GOLIAD ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. UM, I HAVE A CONTRACT, A SALE FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. UH, IT'S DATED EIGHT 17 2019. IT'S, UH, BEEN, UM, NOTARIZED, UM, I'M SORRY, YOU SAID EIGHT 17 AND THIS IS ALMOST 1217. WHAT, UH, A CONTRACT TO SALE, MA'AM, I'M SORRY, IS A CONTRACT OF SALE. I'M NOT AN OWNER UNTIL THE CONDITIONS OF THE SALE ARE COMPLETE AND, UM, THEY'RE NOT COMPLETE AS YET. I'M HERE AS AN INTERESTED PARTY WHO HAS A CONTRACT TO SALE OR A CONTRACT TO BUY. CONTRACT OF SALE IS HOW I UNDERSTAND IT'S, UH, DEFINED. IT'S, UH, MORE THAN A CONTRACT OF TO BUY, IT'S A CONTRACT OF SALE. ARE YOU THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? NO, I'M NOT AN OWNER OF THE PROPERTY UNTIL THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT HAVE BEEN FILLED. FILLED. SO DID YOU TALK TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO GET THIS? UH, OF COURSE HE HAS A SIGNATURE ON THERE AS WELL. AND IT'S NOTARIZED. OUR LEGAL HAS TO REVIEW THAT. FINE, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT THE OWNER? NO, I'M NOT THE OWNER. OKAY. BUT I COULD BE ANY DAY IF I SO CHOOSE BY COMPLETING THE SALE FOUR 30. NOT UNTIL FOUR 30. I WOULD THINK THAT, UH, IT'D BE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME I MEET THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT. BUT ANYWAY, I'M HERE TO, UH, TRY TO PROTECT MY INTEREST. WE HAVE A, UM, CONTRACT FOR DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY, $24,000. I WANTED TO SUBMIT THAT. AND, UM, I WANTED TO SHOW MY FINANCIAL, UM, AND, UH, WE BROUGHT ALONG $40,000 TO COVER THE CONTRACT. UH, MR. CHAFER, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL LET LEGAL TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE DOCUMENTS. SO IF YOU WOULD SUSPEND YOUR TESTIMONY FOR JUST A MOMENT UNTIL LEGAL HAS A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE DOCUMENTS. FAIR? I HAVE A QUESTION. IN THE MEANTIME, GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR QUESTION MR. HARPER. SO WHAT OUTSTANDING CONDITIONS ARE BETWEEN YOU AND AND CLOSING ON THIS PROPERTY? $25,000 ESSENTIALLY THERE. IS THERE A CLOSING DATE ON THE CONTRACT? NO, THERE'S NOT. IT WAS, UH, I ASSUME THE, I'M PAYING OFF THE LOAN AND THE LOAN IS FOR 25,000. I PUT DOWN 20,000 CASH AND, UM, WE HAD AN AGREEMENT, UH, INVOLVES ALSO THE TENANT THERE. AND, UH, EVEN BEFORE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY, I STARTED CLEANING IT UP. UH, WE STARTED BY CUTTING DOWN ALL THE BRUSH AND TAKING TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY AND COMPOSTING IT. ESSENTIALLY. WE ALSO STARTED GATHERING UP OF [01:00:01] THE, THE GARBAGE IN THE HOUSE. UH, PART OF THE PROBLEM WAS, UM, JACOBO, MORENA THE TENANT, WHICH IS NOT MY TENANT. AND SO I ONLY HAVE LIMITED CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH THEM, BUT I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR YEARS. HE'S THE ONE THAT BROUGHT ME TO THE PROPERTY AND GOT ME INTO THIS SITUATION. MR. MR. CHAIR? YES, SIR. LEGAL HAS A QUICK QUESTION, IF I MAY. UH, THE CONDITIONS, MR. UH, MR. SCHAEFFER THAT YOU BELIEVE NEED TO BE MET, ARE THEY THE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD WHAT THOSE CONDITIONS ARE THAT NEED TO BE MET FOR YOU TO TAKE OVER THE PROPERTY AND BECOME OWNER? UM, THERE WERE NO REALLY, I'M EFFECTIVELY BUYING IT AS IS. I DIDN'T UNDER, I, MY BELIEF WAS THAT I'D BE PURCHASING IT AND PUTTING IN INHABITABLE CONDITION. BUT SINCE THE CITY IS INVOLVED NOW AND THE FEES AND FINES AND, AND, UH, I BOUGHT IT WITHOUT SEEING THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE JACOBO WAS ADAMANT THAT NOBODY COME INTO THE HOUSE AND HE HAD DOGS IN THERE, AND I ONLY SAW THE LIVING ROOM AND IT WAS, I, I SPENT A COUPLE MONTHS CONJOLING HIM TO START CLEANING THE PLACE OUT. AND, UM, WE GOT SOME, UH, UH, GOT HIM TO DO SOMETHING THERE. UH, CURRENTLY THERE IS GARBAGE IN THE BACK, BUT IT'S PRETTY MUCH IN A PILE NOW. HE'S, UM, HE'S DONE A LOT THERE AND ALONG WITH US. AND, UM, WE STARTED TO REPAIR THE, THE HOUSE. UM, MY INTENTION WAS TO EITHER MOVE HIM INTO ANOTHER, UH, BUILDING THAT WE'D PUT ON THE PROPERTY, A TEMPORARY, YOU KNOW, LIKE A, UM, A BEDROOM OR SOMETHING, UH, WITH A TOILET. BUT, UM, THAT HAS ALL COME TO PASS NOW WITH THE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE MR. SCHAFFER. MAY I, MAY I, THIS IS LEGAL AGAIN OVER HERE TO, TO YOUR RIGHT. MAY I ALSO ASK, UM, THERE WAS AN OVERDUE AMOUNT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PAID BY MR. OGAR BY OCTOBER 1ST, 2019. HAS THAT BEEN PAID OFF? I TALKED TO HIM AND, UM, I PRESUME IT'S BEEN PAID OFF. HE'S MAKING ACTUALLY THE PAYMENTS, I'M PAYING THE COMPANY AS WELL, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF, UH, OR RECEIPTS FOR THOSE PAYMENTS. SO YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THINGS RESOLVED TODAY. DECEMBER 5TH SAID, AND I DON'T SEE 'EM HERE. I, I'M GONNA LET THE BOARD GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THE CONTRACT. UM, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT CONTRACT HAS AN OPEN DATE IN THE SENSE THAT THEY FINALIZE IT WHEN THEY KIND OF DECIDE WHEN TO FINALIZE IT. AND THAT'S, THAT, THAT IS A, A CONCERN THAT LEGAL DOES HAVE. WELL, UM, THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE IS TO 2030 SOMETHING. SO THEORETICALLY IT WOULD, UH, IT COULD GO TO 2030. UM, MY INTEREST WAS TO EXPEDITE THAT AND PAY IT OFF IN TWO OR THREE YEARS. BUT, AND, AND, AND CHAIR, THERE'S ALSO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THERE. UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AN ESTIMATE FOR DEMOLITION. UM, SO, AND I, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR MR. SCHAFER, BUT IT DOES SEEM LIKE THEY CODE AND, AND MR. SCHAFER, UH, ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. QUESTION FOR LEGAL. IS THIS, IS THIS A CONTRACT FOR DEED WHERE HE HAS TO PAY IT OFF AND THEN HE WILL HAVE OWNERSHIP AT THAT POINT? NOT THAT HE'S BUYING IT AND THEN HAS SOME SORT OF MORTGAGE AFTER THAT. THE, THE CONTRACT STATES THAT, UH, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY IS GOING TO BE PAID TO MR. SCHAFER. UM, AND THEN THE REMAINING BALANCE IS GOING TO BE PAID ON, ON THE MORTGAGE BY MS, BY MR. SCHAFER HIMSELF. UM, IT SAYS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY LIENS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME CITY LIENS ON THE PROPERTY ARE, UM, AND THEN MY, MY CONCERN IS THAT FOR SOME REASON, MR. SCHAFFER HAS NOT TAKEN OVER AN OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY. SO, UM, I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE DOES HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY. UH, BUT BASED ON THE WAY THE CONTRACT IS WORDED, UH, HE IS NOT AT THIS POINT IN TIME THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT ALL ORDERS THAT THIS BOARD GIVES, UH, RUN WITH THE LAND. SO, UM, WHETHER HE IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY OR SOMEONE ELSE ELSE IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, THE ORDERS DO NOT, UH, ARE NOT AFFECTED BY, UH, THE TRANSFER OF, OF PROPERTY. MR. SCHAFER, LET ME ASK YOU THIS AND LET ME MAKE A ONE THING QUICK. CAN YOU MOVE YOUR MIC? 'CAUSE I SEE YOU KEEP, YOU CAN MOVE IT BACK A LITTLE BIT TO YOUR COMFORTABILITY. OKAY. BECAUSE YOU KEEP [01:05:01] LEANING WHEN YOU TALK. THERE YOU GO. IS THAT EASIER FOR YOU? OKAY. I GOT YOUR, UM, ESTIMATE HERE OF THE, UM, WELL IT SAYS HOME REPAIR, BUT WE KNOW THIS IS FOR DEMO, RIGHT? YES. IT'S OPEN DATE PRESUMABLY, ALTHOUGH WE, BECAUSE IT CAN'T DO NOTHING UNTIL YOU GET POSSESSION OF PROPERTY. OH, YES. CORRECT. SO THIS IS STILL AN OPEN DATE, RIGHT? I WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE THE POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY, UM, TO PROTECT MY INTEREST. I ALREADY HAVE 20,000 IN IT, UH, RIGHT. I'M TRYING TO ASSESS WHAT THE COSTS ARE GONNA BE, WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD JUST WALK AWAY FROM THIS OR NOT. BUT LEGALLY, YES, THIS IS AN OPEN DATE CONTRACT THAT THEY'RE SAYING THEY WILL HELP YOU. YES. ON THE PRESUMPTION BECAUSE OF THE LEGALITIES OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN'T TELL THEM TO GO IN THERE AND DO IT. RIGHT? I THINK I COULD, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN, BUT THAT'S A LEGAL ISSUE. UM, BUT THIS IS OPEN DAY AND YOU AGREED WITH THE CITY THAT YOU NEED TO TEAR IT DOWN. I NOW, I'M WILLING TO TEAR DOWN THE WHOLE THING IF THEY COMPEL ME TO DO, BUT THERE'S THINGS I DON'T WANT TO TEAR DOWN. BUT THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA ASK YOU. YOU HEARD THE TESTIMONY, THE FOUR PIECES, THAT THREE ACCESSORIES AND THE, AND THE, UH, HOUSE. YES. DOES THAT ALSO INCLUDE SOME OF THE FOLIAGE AS WELL FOR THE WHOLE, NO, NO, NOT TO MY, SO THIS IS JUST FOR THE FOUR STRUCTURES? YES. ALTHOUGH SOMETHING HAS TO COME DOWN. 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T GET IN THERE WITH THE TRACTOR. SO THIS IS BASED OFF OF THE FOUR STRUCTURES THAT THE SAME THING THAT THE MR. ANDERSON CITY PRESENTED? CORRECT. MR. MR. ANDERSON, EXCUSE ME, JUST A MOMENT. UH, BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND LEGAL INFORMATION THAT'S THERE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IN ITS ENTIRETY. I'M GONNA CALL IT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. THE TIME IS NOW. I'LL BACK WITH YOU. 10 25 ON FIVE DECEMBER. UH, AND WE WILL ADJOURN FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE TIME IS NOW 10 20, EXCUSE ME, 10 34 ON FIVE DECEMBER, 2019. UH, THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE. NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN, UH, DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. QUESTION FOR LEGAL, THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED SO FAR, OR THAT YOU'VE REVIEWED SO FAR ARE ALL LEGALLY SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTS. IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING? LEGAL HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BOARD LOOKING AT THOSE DOCUMENTS AND, AND TAKING ANYTHING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THEY FEEL IS, IS IMPORTANT TO THEM IN MAKING THEIR DECISION. THANK YOU. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE, ANY ORDER THAT THIS BOARD ISSUES DOES RUN WITH THE LAND THAT IT DOES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, MR. SCHAFER, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME BACK UP. UH, AND BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OF MR. SCHAFER? UM, I WANNA CONTINUE, UH, FINISHING UP MINE. NOW, AS WE STATED EARLIER, THIS IS A OPEN DOCUMENT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY. YES. SO YOU ARE CONCURRENT WITH THE CITY THAT THE FOUR, UH, BUILDINGS NEED TO BE DEMOLISHED? I'M PREPARED TO DEMOLISH EVERYTHING, BUT I DON'T THINK ALL OF IT NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED. I WANT TO KEEP, UM, THE SHED AND BACK, UH, THE TRAILER, UH, UH, BECAUSE THAT CAN BE USED WITH US. WE WANNA STORE STUFF IN THAT. WE'RE GONNA TAKE DOWN THE BUILDING SYSTEMATICALLY SO THAT IT DOESN'T ALL GO INTO THE GARBAGE. WE, WE WANT TO USE, UTILIZE A LOT OF THE LUMBER THAT'S THERE AND STORE IT, UM, AND, UH, MAKE THINGS MORE EFFICIENT AND, UH, LEAST WASTEFUL. OKAY. SO THE SHED IN THE BACK, THE ONE YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS KNOWN AS ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO? CORRECT? I THINK IT MIGHT BE AS AN ACCESSORY NUMBER FOUR, BUT THERE'S ONLY THE, THE MAIN ENDANG THREE ACCESS, BUT THERE REPORT, THERE'S A CARPORT IN FRONT SLIDE NUMBER THREE. ALRIGHT. ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE? YES. OKAY. JUST FOR THE RECORD THAT WAY. DANGER'S PREMISE OFFICER RAM. YEAH. UM, I THINK HE'S TALKING, IF HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE STORAGE CONTAINER. YEAH. YEAH. THEN THAT'S NUMBER THREE. AND, AND THAT STORAGE CONTAINER IS IN VERY BAD CONDITION, SO I, I DON'T SEE WITHOUT HAVING TO GET A PERMIT AND MAKING REPAIRS. IN FACT, IF IT'S THAT TYPE OF STORAGE CONTAINER IS REALLY NOT PROHIBITED IN, IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE. UM, SO IT'S ILLEGAL TO BEGIN WITH, BUT THE, THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THAT TRAILER, IT, IT'S IN VERY BAD SHAPE. THEY, THEY PUT IN TWO BY FOURS TO SHIMMY UP THE ROOF. UM, AND THE WALLS ARE BARELY, BARELY HANGING ON. AND THE, THE, THE FLOOR DECKING IS, IS ROTTED. I CAN SHOW YOU A PHOTO, BUT I I I DON'T SEE HOW YOU WOULD STORE [01:10:01] ANYTHING IN, IN, IN THAT STORAGE CONTAINER IN ITS CURRENT CONDITIONS. UM, QUESTION THAT, THAT'S ACCESSORY NUMBER THREE. THAT'S NUMBER THREE. SO THAT'S THE ONE YOU WANNA STORE IN TO THAT? YES. WE'RE GONNA CUT OFF THE FIRST 10 FEET. WHAT HAPPENED IS THE TREE CAME ACROSS AND SMASHED THE FRONT OF IT, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S 20 OR 30 FEET FROM THAT FENCE BACK FROM ABOUT THE, WHERE THE FENCE IS BACK? YEAH. YEAH. OR ALL THE WAY BACK. OKAY. THE ROOF AND EVERYTHING IS, IS INTACT. IT'S FINE. IT'S, SO YOU'RE SAYING HALF OF THE SHED AND YOU'RE SAYING THE FULL SHED NEEDS TO BELIED. CORRECT. I'M NOT SURE IF I HAVE A SIDE. THE, THE, THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE THING IS IN, IN POOR CONDITION. UM, THIS WALL RIGHT HERE, THERE'S SIGNIFICANT SAGGING. THIS IS ALL ONE CONTAINER. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE'S, HOW, HOW HE'S TRYING TO, UM, MAKE IT ACCEPTABLE THAT ONLY THE REAR PORTION OR THE FRONT PORTION. UM, IT, IT'S ONE ENTIRE CONTAINER. IT'S, IT'S NOT TO THE OTHER. THE OTHER ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO IS HERE AND THEN THAT, THAT SHED IS, UH, RIGHT OVER HERE TO THE RIGHT OF THAT. SO IT'S NOT CONNECTED. SO THE FENCE THAT I SAW EARLIER WHERE THAT, UH, SLIDE HAD THE FENCE EARLIER RIGHT HERE. THAT THAT WASN'T THE FRONT 31. YEAH. I'M SORRY. YEAH. SO, SO THIS IS THIS HALF OF THE HALF OF THAT TRAILER WHERE THAT FENCE WOULD BE RIGHT THERE. YOU SEE THAT FENCE? SO THAT WOULD BE KIND OF WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S JUST A LITTLE FENCED OFF AREA. RIGHT. SO THE REST OF THAT IS STILL PART OF THAT TRAILER, CORRECT? RIGHT. YEAH. 'CAUSE I WAS VIEWING IT AS A SEPARATE BUILDING. NO, NO, THAT'S JUST A FENCE OFF. IT'S JUST A FENCE. THAT'S WHAT I WANNA MAKE SURE. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, MR. SCHAEFFER, IF YOU CAN COME BACK UP. SO THEN ACCORDING TO CODE NEEDS TO BE DEMOED ALL AWAY AND YOU'RE SAYING IT CAN BE SALVAGED. I'M SAYING IT COULD BE SALVAGED. WE STARTED WORKING ON IT. WE PUT IN A NEW FLOOR THERE. WE STRAIGHTENED UP THE WALLS, WE BOUGHT THE ALUMINUM TO FLAP OVER THE FRONT, AND WE COULD HAVE BUILT A WOOD, UH, ENTRANCE DOOR THERE. AND WHAT YOU SEE, THE ROTTED PORTION ONLY EXTENDS OUT NO MORE THAN EIGHT FEET THAT YOU SEE THERE. YOU, YOU, YOU, WHAT YOU SEE THE DECKING IS BAD IS WHAT YOU SEE THERE. LET ME, LET ME INTERRUPT JUST A SECOND. THIS TWO BY SIX RIGHT HERE? YES. THAT SEA CLAMPED? YES. THAT'S WHAT CODE COMPLIANCE IS TALKING ABOUT YOU HOLDING UP THE WALL. CORRECT. THAT THE PART THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT, WE PUT THAT AND RIGHT HERE, WHEN THE TREE FELL, IT CLIPPED THE FRONT OF THIS TRAILER. WHAT IS DAMAGE IS, IS ABOUT NO MORE THAN 15 FEET OF THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER. THE, THE OTHER 20 TO 30 FEET. IT'S FINE. UM, BUT HE SAYS IT'S DOES, IT'S COMPLY WITH THE, UH, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A TRAILER THERE. WELL, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. THEN WE HAVE TO DEMOLISH IT IF HE INSIST. BUT WE'D LIKE TO USE IT TO STORE THE MATERIAL THAT WE'RE, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD MATERIAL IN, IN, IN THAT BUILDING. AND IN THE CARPORT ALSO, THE, UH, BARNWOOD CAN ALSO BE, UH, TAKEN OFF THAT BARN THERE AND HOPEFULLY SOLD. SO YOU'RE LOOKING TO RECYCLE YEAH. MATERIALS, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXTENT WE CAN, TO THE EXTENT WE CAN. THANK YOU. MR. SENECA, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES. YES. UH, UH, QUITE OFF. UH, WHAT IS, UH, IN BETWEEN THERE? IS THAT A BEST STOVE OR IT HASN'T BEEN CHECKED? I, I COULDN'T TELL YOU IF IT'S A BESTOS OR NOT SIR. UM, BUT THERE'S THIS TYPE OF FOAM THAT'S USED, IT LOOKS LIKE FOR INSULATION, SO. OH, OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND, AND IF WE LOOK AT THIS PHOTO HERE, THIS IS FURTHER IN, IT'S ABOUT HALFWAY IN. AND THIS TWO BY FOUR IS THERE TO TRY TO KEEP WHAT'S LEFT OF THAT, OF THAT, OF THAT ROOF. IF YOU COME BACK HERE, YOU LOOK BACK HERE, YOU SEE WHERE IT'S AL ALSO CAVING IN BACK TOWARDS THE BACK. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT PART HE'S, UM, UH, MENTIONING THAT THINKS THAT HE THINKS IS SALVAGEABLE AND, AND THE TRAILER'S NEAR THE FENCE. UH, ON, ON THE BACK END OR THE FRONT? ON THE FRONT END. IS THAT TRUE? THIS FENCE HERE? THE PICTURE THAT HE HAD OVER THERE? UH, YEAH, WHERE THE TREE IS BACK, BACK OVER HERE. BACK, BACK, BACK WHERE THE THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. GO AHEAD [01:15:01] THERE. THAT ONE? NAH, ON THE BACK. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THE BACK. OH, BACK THERE? YEAH, THAT'S THE SAME TRAILER. IT'S, IT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. FIVE FEET, 10 FEET. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE MOTION. WE HAVE, UH, AN ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP. MR. PEREZ. ANDREW PEREZ, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. MY NAME IS ANDREW PEREZ, 50 31 PERUS, P E T T U S. SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE IF YOU WOULD PLEASE AND STATE YOUR CASE. UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT THIS, UH, THAT BOARD THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT, UH, I PUT THAT THERE MYSELF BECAUSE WE WERE GONNA TRY TO RECONSTRUCT IT AND FIX IT. SO THAT BOARD IS JUST, IT'S NOT THERE TEMPORARY TO HOLD THE ROOF. WE STARTED TO FIX THAT, THAT STRUCTURE BECAUSE MR. SHAFFER, I DIDN'T WANNA SAVE IT, UH, BUT HE WANTED TO SAVE IT FOR STORAGE. SO I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEM IF THEY WANNA DEMOLISH IT, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT THAT BOARD IS NOT HOLDING THE ROOF OR ANYTHING. WE, WE, WE STARTED TO, UH, THAT METAL IS PRETTY CROOKED AS YOU CAN SEE. SO THAT BOARD, I CLAMPED IT AND I, AND I BOLTED IT DOWN PRETTY GOOD. AND, AND I, I BENT THE METAL AS, AS MUCH AS I COULD TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. SO, SO WE WERE GONNA RECONSTRUCT IT AND FIX THE ROOF AND SO FORTH. UH, THAT FENCE THAT YOU SEE ON THE SIDE, IT WAS THERE FOR, FOR HIS DOGS. HE PUT IT THERE. IT'S LIKE A LITTLE KENNEL. IT'S NOT PART OF THE, THE FENCE ON THE PROPERTY. UM, THE PROPERTY IS ALL THAT JUNK. THERE'S NOT THERE. WE TRIMMED A LOT OF TREES. WE'VE, WE'VE CLEANED UP MR. MR. RAMIRO, UH, AGREED A WHILE AGO. HE, HE, THOSE ARE OLD PICTURES. HE DIDN'T BRING ANY, UH, NEW PICTURES AND, UH, NEITHER DID WE, BUT, UH, THE PROPERTY, WE WERE CLEANING IT PRETTY MUCH, BUT WE STOPPED BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES. WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. MR. PEREZ. SIR, WHAT IS YOUR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY? UM, UM, I HAVE INTEREST IN, UH, IN BUYING IT WITH MR. SCHAFFER OR, UH, WE'RE BOTH IN, INTO IT TOGETHER. I, YOU AND MR. SCHAFER PARTNERS OR WHAT? UH, YES MA'AM. UH, THEN YOU SAY YOU WERE GONNA BUY IT FROM HIM? FROM, FROM MR. SCHAFER UHHUH ? NO, MA'AM. NO, NO. WE'RE TRYING TO BUY IT FROM MR. MICHAEL. UH, SO YOU'RE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HIM? YES. WITH MR. SCHAFER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. MS. BROWN, YOU HAVE A MOTION. I FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 1 68 COVINGTON PLACE, UH, COVINGTON ROAD. OH, WHAT IS IT? COVINGTON ROAD. I'M SORRY. COVINGTON ROAD AND ALL THE ACCESSORIES, UH, I MOVE THAT THE, UH, MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AT, AT THIS ADDRESS ARE PUBLIC NUISANCES AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56. SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN WOULD BE 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15 FOR ACCESSORY ONE, UH, 5, 11, 12, AND 15. ACCESSORY TWO IS 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND ACCESSORY THREE IS 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND FIND THAT THE PROPERTIES ARE NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR DUE TO SUCH DETERIORATION. FOUNDATION ROTTED FLOORING AND IS UNSECURED AND THE MAIN ACCESSORY ARE BEYOND FEASIBILITY OF REPAIR AND ORDER. 30 DAY DEMOLITION FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. YES. UH, THE RECOMMENDATION WITH THE COURT OFFICER WAS TO VACATE THE PROPERTY. WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT FOR ANY AMENDMENT? I DO ACCEPT IT. CLARIFICATION QUESTION. GO AHEAD. SUBSECTION TWO. SHE SAID 2 5 7 8 11 12. THERE SHOULD BE A ONE ON THERE ON, UH, UH, UH, AC UH, ACCESSORY TWO. IT SHOULD BE 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, AND 12. OKAY. YOU SAID TWO, YOU LEFT OFF THE ONE THAT'S RIGHT. ACCESSORY TWO AND 15. YEAH. RIGHT. I SAID 15. YOU SAID TWO. IT SHOULD BE 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15. ACCORDING THE DOCUMENT, 5, 11, 12, AND 15 ARE THE ITEMS LISTED ON SCREEN FOR ACCESSORY? ONE FOR ACCESSORY ONE, RIGHT. ACCESSORY TWO IS THE ONE THAT SHE LEFT OFF. OKAY. ACCESSORY TWO IS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. RIGHT. OKAY. SHE STATED THAT, OR AT LEAST I WROTE IT DOWN THAT WAY. UH, MOTION'S BEEN MADE FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION ON BOTH THE MAIN AND THE THREE ACCESSORY [01:20:01] STRUCTURES. I SECOND. AND THAT PROPERTY BE VACATED. AND MR. AND IT SECONDS ALL IN FAVOR, FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. YOU CAN GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER AND THEY'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT'S GOING ON. [5. (CD-2) 659 Ferris Ave] OUR NEXT CASE IS GONNA BE 6 59 FERRIS AVENUE. GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING. LET ME JUST TRY TO ADJUST THIS A LITTLE BIT FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CONNIE PAQUETTE, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURES BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT 6 59 FERRIS WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE TO A CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CASE IS BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 1 0 6 8 0 BLOCK THREE, LOT 16, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS A STATE OF FRANCINE ROBINSON WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 9 5 3 1 DUNN STABLE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 9. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE OWNER, UH, THE OWNERS ARE DECEASED AS OF 2004, BUT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT, PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CASE. THE FIRST PERSON IS GLENDA ROUT. SHE IS ONE OF FOUR HEIRS. THE OTHER THREE HEIRS ARE NOT HERE TODAY. THERE ARE ALSO TWO OTHER CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I APOLOGIZE. I DO NOT HAVE THEIR NAME IN FRONT OF ME. THEY ARE NOT THE BUYER, NOR ARE THEY THE REALTOR. THEY'RE THE IN-BETWEEN PERSON. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TITLE IS FOR THAT. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? YES, MA'AM, PLEASE. I SPOKE WITH THE DAUGHTER OF THE LISTED OWNERS, ZAYA ABDUL HAWK AT 2 1 0 6 5 3 3 6 6 9 ON AUGUST 13TH, 2019. SHE IS ONE OF THE HEIRS AND SHE CONVEYED TO ME THAT THE THREE OTHER HEIRS AND HERSELF, UM, HAVE NOT COME INTO AN AGREEMENT ON THE PROPERTY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ZAKIA ABDUL HAWK SINCE THAT TIME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH GLINDA ROUT, A SECOND YEAR OF THE FOUR. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JULY 31ST, 2019 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST IN INSPECTION REGARDING 6 59 FERRIS WAS CONDUCTED ON MAY 21ST, 2019. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MAY 28TH, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT STILL HAS NOT RETURNED. THERE HAVE BEEN 13 RE-INSPECTIONS SINCE THIS CASE WAS STARTED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY NOTICE STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS OR PERMITS OBTAINED ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2019. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED BY THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED. ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019, I POSTED A COPY OF THE UPCOMING B SS B HEARING AT 6 59 FERRIS. THIS MORNING I RECEIVED A SCOPE OF WORK, FINANCIAL PROOF LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT, EXCUSE ME, I RECEIVED A SCOPE OF WORK. THERE WAS NO FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR AN ENGINEER'S REPORT PROVIDED. AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR 6 59 FERRIS. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN ABATED SEVEN TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE HEIRS ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THE PROPERTY CUT CLEAN AND SECURE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVEN LIENS TURN TOTALING $3,836. IT IS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF MARTIN LUTHER KING ACADEMY. AS YOU CAN SEE, 6 59 FERRIS HERE IS ON THE CORNER OF EJO RIGHT HERE WHERE THERE'S THE BROWN SPACE IS WHERE MARTIN LUTHER KING ACADEMY IS LOCATED. AND HERE'S THE MAIN, HERE'S THE ACCESSORY. THIS IS MARTIN LUTHER KING. [01:25:05] WE DO HAVE A WORK ORDER IN TO GET THE PROPERTY, UH, CUT AND CLEANED AGAIN. AND YOU CAN SEE THE THE AIRS ARE NOT KEEPING THE PROPERTY COTTON CLEAN. HERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THE FRONT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THE WEAR ON THE, THE ROOF SYSTEM. THE SHINGLES ARE DETERIORATED. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS FIRE LOCATED ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THE FACIA BOARDS ARE ROTTED. YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE CHARRING FROM THE PREVIOUS FIRE. THIS IS THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATION AND YOU SEE THE GLAZING IS MISSING OUT OF THE WINDOWS. UM, IT DOES MEET CITY CODE THAT IT IS SECURE WITH THE, UH, BURGLAR BARS. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. HERE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SHINGLES ARE DILAPIDATED. ALL THE BOARD UPS HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. AGAIN WITH THE ROTTED FACIAL BOARDS. OVERHANG, HERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THE ROOF SYSTEM. YOU'D SEE THE DILAPIDATED SHINGLES. IT WAS HARD TO TAKE PICTURES OF, UH, THE POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION. UM, DUE TO THE ALUMINUM SIDING GOING TO THE GROUND, THERE WAS ONE OPENING HERE AND YOU CAN SEE SOME DETERIORATION TO THE POST AND THE BEAMS. THIS IS WHEN YOU WALK IN THE BACK DOOR. THIS IS THE KITCHEN AREA. IT'S FULL OF TRASH AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR. WE HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL TRYING TO GET OUR WAY THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SEAMS IN THE CEILINGS ARE BECOMING DETACHED. THIS IS IN THE MAIN LIVING AREA. YOU'LL SEE A BETTER PICTURE HERE IN A SECOND. THIS IS WHERE THE FIRE OCCURRED. UM, IN THE FRONT LEFT ELEVATION. WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT ONE OF THE FIRST PICTURES, YOU SEE THE CHARRING OF THE, UH, POSTS AND BEAMS. THE, THE, THE FLOOR SYSTEM IS GONE. THIS IS WALKING BACK TO THE BEDROOMS. YOU CAN SEE THE SEAMS COMING APART ON THE SHEET ROCK. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEDROOMS. IT JUST HAS A LITTLE BIT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. AGAIN, THE CITY BOARDED UP THE WINDOWS. THIS IS THE ONE RESTROOM. THE FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING RO RODENT DROPPINGS. THIS IS ONE OF THE THIRD BEDROOMS. ONE OF THE THREE BEDROOMS IS FULL OF TRASH AND DEBRIS. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOME ISSUES WITH THE ROOFING AND THE WATER IS GETTING THROUGH. THIS IS THE METAL SHED FOR THE ACCESSORY IN THE BACK. CLEARLY IT'S RUSTED AND DETERIORATED. THERE IS A SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION. THIS IS WHAT'S INSIDE THE, UH, METAL SHED. IT'S JUST, IT'S TWOFOLD TO ACTUALLY GO INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. AT 6 59 FERRIS WAS BUILT IN 1966. IT IS A SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE. THERE'S A CROSS GABLE ROOF SYSTEM WITH A SHINGLE COVER. THE SHINGLES ARE DETERIORATED. THE FASCIA BOARDS ARE ROTTED IN MISSING WEATHERPROOFING. THERE IS POSSIBLE ALUMINUM SIDING ON THE EXTERIOR. THERE IS NOTED PREVIOUS FIRE DAMAGE. MANY WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BOARDED UP OR MISSING. THE GLAZING, THE ELEMENTS ARE ABLE TO ENTER THROUGH THE OPENINGS. THERE IS A POST IN BEAM FOUNDATION THAT HAS SUSTAINED PREVIOUS FIRE DAMAGE. SOME OF THE JOISTS AND BEAMS ARE NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND DUE TO THE SKIRTING BEING INTACT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN PHOTOS OF THE FOUNDATION IN THIS AREA. TRASH AND DEBRIS ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE. NUMEROUS FLOORBOARDS AND SOME SHEET ROCK ARE MISSING ON THE CEILING AND WALLS IN A ROOM TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE. AND ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE BEDROOM, THE FLOOR COVERING IS NOT PRESENT IN THE RESTROOM. IN THE LIVING AREA. THE FLOOR DRAWERS ARE CHARRED AND NOT STRUCTURALLY STABLE. A PORTION OF THE FLOOR IS NON-EXISTENT IN THIS AREA. [01:30:01] THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS A SINGLE STORY METAL SHED. GABLE ROOF SYSTEM HAS A METAL COVER THAT IS RUSTED AND THERE'S A SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION. THERE ARE BACK TAXES OF $6,235. THE CITY HAS OVER $3,836 IN LIENS FOR THE PROPERTY BEING CUT, CLEANED AND SECURED. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, OWNERS ARE DECEASED AND IT HAS BEEN CONVEYED TO THIS OFFICER THAT THE HEIRS CANNOT COME INTO AGREEMENT ABOUT THIS LOCATION. TO RECAP, THE MAIN STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 6 59 FERRIS IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1 2 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, AND 18. AND FOR THEARY STRUCTURE SUBSECTIONS 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 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. ANY HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 6 59 FERRIS QUESTION. GO AHEAD MR. ANDIS. YOU UH, AND I DIDN'T GET THE FULL NUMBER ON THE BACK, UH, ON THE, UH, ABATEMENTS. HOW MUCH WAS THAT? AND THE BACK TAXES? THERE ARE BACK TAXES OF $6,235 AND $3,836 IN LIENS FOR THE PROPERTY BEING CUT CLEAN AND SECURED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THAT'S TWO YEARS. JUST THE PAST TWO YEARS? YES, SIR. AND IT, IT'S SECURED RIGHT NOW, CORRECT? YES. BECAUSE THE BURGLAR COUNTS AS BEING SECURED EVEN THOUGH THE GLAZING IS MISSING. I NOTICED IN THE FIRST PICTURE THERE'S BRANCHES AND STUFF OUT. WAS THAT PART OF THE ABATEMENT OR NOT? I HAVE A WORK ORDER IN ONCE AGAIN TO HAVE IT, UH, CUT AND CLEANED. SO THERE'S ANOTHER WORK ORDER FOR ABATEMENT? CORRECT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. YOU OTHER QUESTIONS CALLED OFFICER. THANK YOU MA'AM. YOU MAY BE SEATED. BELINDA ROWETT, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. MY NAME IS GLENDA ROUT. I'M AT, UH, 95 31 DUN STABLE DRIVE. I'M THE HE OF NC ROBINSON. STATE YOUR CASE PLEASE, MA'AM. WELL, WE HAVE PLANS TO LET THE PROPERTY BE SOLD OR CLEANED UP FIRST AND EVERYTHING BROUGHT UP TO CODE BY THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO INVEST IN THE HOUSE. HAS THE PROPERTY BEEN ABATED? UH, PROBATED. EXCUSE ME. AND DO YOU ACTUALLY HOLD TITLE TO THE PROPERTY? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. I DON'T, I'M SURE WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING, BUT I'M NOT POSITIVE ABOUT IT. EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENTS TO GET, YOU KNOW, TO SELL THE HOUSE IF WE POSSIBLY CAN AND KEEP IT FROM BEING DEMOED. BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE BOARD'S GONNA THINK ABOUT THAT. DOES BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MS. ROWETT, DO YOU, HAVE Y'ALL BEEN TO A LAWYER TO HAVE THE WILL PROBATED? NO, MA'AM. YOU ARE NOT THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY? I GUESS NOT. 'CAUSE I HAVE NOT HAD IT PROBATED. HOW MANY HEIRS ARE THERE? FOUR GIRLS. OKAY. AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE SAYING ALL FOUR OF YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT TO SELL THE PROPERTY? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO. GO AHEAD, MA'AM. YOU, UH, SUBMITTED IN THE PAPERWORK A ESTIMATE? YES, SIR. HOW MANY MONTHS ARE YOU LOOKING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED? EVERYTHING TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH. MA'AM, IF ONE OF THEM, IT'S SHOWN ON THE DOCUMENT TO BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY THE 20TH. SO THAT'S 30 DAYS. FEBRUARY THE 20TH WOULD BE MORE LIKE 60 DAYS, WELL GIVE OR TAKE BY THE TIME EVERYTHING'S SAID AND DONE, IT'S GONNA BE MARCH, MARCH 15TH. OKAY. RIGHT. SO THIS IS AN ESTIMATE. HAVE YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT? YES. YOU SIGNED IT OR ALL FOUR OF YOU SIGNED IT? ME AND MY SISTER ZIA. THE OTHER TWOS HAVE ALREADY GIVEN UP THEIR RIGHTS TO IT. BUT NOT, BUT YOU'RE, ARE YOU ASKING US YOU, YOU GRANT YOU TIME? YES. [01:35:04] YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT, 90 DAYS? YES. JUST AND JUST TO CLARIFY, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. ARE YOU REMODELING THE PROPERTY OR ARE YOU SELLING THE PROPERTY TO SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO REMODEL THE PROPERTY? THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SELLING THE PROPERTY FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO REMODEL. OKAY. SO YOU, THIS BID YOU ARE NOT DOING THIS WORK. YOU ARE SELLING TO SOMEBODY WHO IS THEN GOING TO DO THIS WORK? YES, SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. AGAIN, YOU ALL DO NOT OWN THE PROPERTY, IS THAT CORRECT? AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE DO, BUT I I'M NOT AWARE OF THE, IF YOU DID NOT PROBATION, PROBATE THE WILL AND GO TO COURT. YOU ALL ARE NOT THE OWNERS. PLUS YOU OWE BACK TAXES AND YOU OWE LIENS TO THE CITY FOR CUTTING THE GRASS. YES. SO YOU, AND AND DID YOU BRING IN A CONTRACT TODAY FROM A REALTOR OR SOMEONE THAT YOU'RE BUYING IT FROM? YES. SHE, WELL, WHERE IS IT? THE CONTRACT THAT THEY GAVE LEGAL WAS NOT AN EXECUTED CONTRACT. I DID NOT SEE ANY SIGNATURES ON, I SAW INITIALS. I DID NOT SEE A SIGNATURE PAGE. THERE WERE SOME PAGES MISSING BASED ON THAT. I DID NOT, I DID NOT LET YOU, UH, REVIEW IT. IF THEY WANT TO ALLOW ME TO LOOK AT SOMETHING, UM, WITH ALL PAGES INCLUDED, INCLUDING THE SIGNATURE PAGES, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ALLOW TO REVIEW IT. THEY ARE NOT THE OWNER, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. IS THERE A SPECIFIC QUESTION THAT ANYBODY HAS OF MS. ROWETT? YES. DANICA. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. UM, MS. ROTH, THIS IS MY NAME'S ERIC BURNS. YES, SIR. UM, YOU'VE SIGNED THIS AND IT LOOKS LIKE HAGUE HAS SIGNED IT. WOULD THAT BE YOUR SISTER? YES, SIR. OKAY. UM, BUT THE OTHER TWO PERSONS THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN IT HAVE NOT SIGNED THIS, NOT THAT PARTICULAR PAPER, NO, SIR. OKAY. AND THEY HAVE SIGNED HIM BEFORE GIVING UP THEIR RIGHTS, BUT, SO I GUESS I DIDN'T BRING THAT PAPER WITH ME. MY, MY, MY CONCERN WOULD BE DO YOU EFFECTIVELY HAVE TITLE TO TRANSFER OR TO SELL? YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT TO SELL OR TRANSFER TITLE TO SOMEONE PROPERTY, BUT, UH, YOU, THAT PROPERTY WAS OWNED BY, UM, A, A DESCENDANT OR A DECEASED DESCENDANT? MY MOM, YES. BUT YOU HAVEN'T PROBATED THE WILL, SO YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU, YOU OWN IT. WOULD THAT BE CORRECT? MS. RICKS COUNSEL, CAN I INTERJECT HERE? WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. CAN YOU COME UP AND STATE POINT OF ORDER? MR. ANDREWS? HOLD ON. UH, MS. RICKS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO, UH, HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE ATTORNEY, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND STATE YOUR ADDRESS FIRST OF ALL, PLEASE? YES, SIR. I APOLOGIZE. MY NAME IS JENNY RICKS. I OPERATE UNDER RICKS AND SONS HOLDINGS. MY ADDRESS IS ONE 1-823-GALLERY VIEW STREETS 1 1 8 2 3. GALLERY VIEW STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 9. AND NOW THEN THE QUESTION, THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN YOU AND THE ATTORNEY CAN CONTINUE PLEASE? UH, YES, SIR. SO WE HAVE THE MEANS. WE HAVE A, A ATTORNEY THAT WE TURN TO WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES TO PROBATE. SO WE'VE BEEN PROACTIVE, WE'VE COMMUNICATED WITH THE ATTORNEY, WE HAVE SOME PAPERWORK THAT WE WOULD EXECUTE IN THE EVENT THAT ALL WENT WELL. CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES TODAY, WE'RE KIND OF AT A PAUSE RIGHT NOW. WE DO HAVE A CLOSING DATE OF JANUARY 15TH ON THE CONTRACT. SO WE HOPE TO GET EVERYTHING IN ORDER, UM, IN ORDER FOR US TO US TAKE BY THE PROPERTY, IF YOU WILL, AND OR ASSIGN. SO IN OUR CASE, IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, WE'RE GOING TO ASSIGN IT. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S AN INVESTOR. THERE'S HIS CARD. HIS NAME IS RUFUSS ODOM. HE'S ALSO, UM, PROVIDED PROOF OF FUNDS FOR A LOAN THAT HE WILL BE TAKING OUT. UM, ALSO AN ESTIMATE HAS PROVIDED, WE FEEL AS THOUGH THE PROPERTY IS MANAGEABLE. WE FOCUS MY PARTNER AND I ON NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. SO WE HAVE THE HOME NEXT DOOR THAT WE ARE REHABBING. SO WE'VE HAD INTEREST IN THIS HOME AND WANTING TO RESTORE IT. WE FEEL AS THOUGH IT'S CAPABLE OF DOING THAT. SO OUR CONTRACTOR HAS ASSUMED THAT THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT HE'S CAPABLE OF DOING. BUT THAT W WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO THAT UNTIL JANUARY OR FEBRUARY ONE WHEN YOU DETERMINE OR TAKE THE, UH, THE PROPERTY THROUGH PROBATE THE WILL THROUGH PROBATE AND HOLD ON. AND THEN TWO, UM, YOU DON'T PLAN ON PURCHASING THE PROPERTY, YOU PLAN ON GIVING IT TO SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY ARE GOING TO, YOU BELIEVE, REPAIR IT. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. YES, SIR. SO TO ANSWER YOUR FIR, AM I OKAY TO ANSWER? SO TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, UM, WE FEEL AS THOUGH WE CAN GET EVERYTHING IN ORDER, IN ORDER RATHER QUICKLY. IF WE WERE GIVEN A DEADLINE, WE'D OBVIOUSLY HOPE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT DEADLINE TO GET THAT SATISFIED. NUMBER TWO, UM, OUR, WE ARE GOING TO ASSIGN IT. WE HAVE AGREED WITH THE TWO SISTERS. UM, [01:40:01] THE OTHER ONES ARE IN AGREEANCE THAT IF WE CAN GET EVERYTHING IN ORDER, WE WILL ASSIGN IT TO THE INVESTOR WHO WE'VE SHOWED PROOF THAT HE HAS PLANS THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE MEANS AND THE FUNDS TO DO SO. MS. BROWN? UH, YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING ALL THIS WORK? AND, AND LET, LET ME ASK THE LADY BEHIND YOU A QUESTION. WHEN DID YOUR, YOUR MOTHER OR YOUR FATHER, WHOEVER OWNED THE PROPERTY, WHEN DID THEY DIE? 2010. OKAY. SO THAT'S BEEN NINE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE NOT PROBATED THE WILL AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'VE GOT THESE PEOPLE HERE WHO WANT TO, UH, INTERESTED IN BUYING THE PROPERTY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU ALL ARE GONNA DO THIS IN 30 DAYS OR 40 DAYS, BUT YOU'VE HAD NINE YEARS TO DO IT. SO NONE OF YOU ALL OWN THE PROPERTY, NONE OF YOU. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. NONE OF YOU ON THE PROPERTY. SO WE CANNOT MAKE A DECISION BASED ON WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US, RIGHT. TODAY. SO, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS IS LIKE, IT'S LIKE, UM, IT'S NOTHING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU ALL DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY. NONE OF YOU ALL OWN THE PROPERTY. WE CAN'T, UH, YOU CAN'T MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDN'T PROBATE THE WILL, THERE WAS NO WILL YOU HAVE TO PROBATE A WILL MA'AM IF THEY DIED IN TEST STATE, WHICH IS WITHOUT THE WILL. RIGHT? THEN YOU HAVE TO GET AN ATTORNEY AND GO, GO TO COURT AND FIGURE ALL THIS STUFF OUT. RIGHT? OKAY. OKAY. LEMME ASK YOU, MA'AM. QUESTION YOU A QUESTION MR. TRANS. HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE. UH, MR. SENECA HAS A QUESTION. OKAY, MA'AM, YOU'RE THE LUCKY ONE THAT AFTER NINE YEARS YOU'RE HERE TODAY YES, SIR. BECAUSE WE, UH, WE GOING TO ADVISE YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT PROPERTY, NOT WHAT, UH, MS. BROWN SAID. WE WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO WITH IT. ONE PORTER, WE'LL LET IT, WE'LL NOT ADVISE, OKAY? WE'LL PASS SOME KIND OF, UH, SUGGEST. LET ME, UH, UH, THE QUESTION IS HERE, UH, YOU WROTE A CONTRACT ALREADY, OKAY? AND, UH, LET ME MY CHOICE OF WORDS HERE, AND THE REALTOR THAT WROTE IT KNEW FULL WELL THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE THE PROPERTY, SO YOU CAN'T SELL IT, YOU KNOW, AND YOU GOING TO PAY FOR IT. YOU ALREADY GAVE THE HONEST EARN MONEY 5,000 AND WHATEVER, RIGHT? EXCUSE ME, MR. SENECA, IF YOU WOULD PROCEED TO YOUR QUESTION. OKAY. MY QUESTION IS HERE THAT, UH, MY, MY BELIEF IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT HERE THAT I COULD VOTE FOR TO GO FORWARD, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A SPECULATION THAT, UH, BY DECEMBER THE 31ST MANY THINGS HAD HAPPENED THERE. BUT LIKE HE STATED WHAT? I APOLOGIZE. YEAH. LIKE HE STATED, IS THAT IN WHATEVER HAP WHATEVER HAPPENED, IS THAT IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION SPECIFICALLY? YES. YES. SO THE QUESTION IS, DO THEY HAVE LEGAL RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY? RIGHT. THE ANSWER IS NO. YEAH. AND, AND I WAS APOLOGIZED BECAUSE SHE DID SAY WHATEVER HAPPENS IN BETWEEN HERE. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. I UNDERSTAND THE, THE CONTRACT, HOWEVER, IS ALREADY A TITLE. SO TITLE WILL TELL US WHAT STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER TO, YOU KNOW, GET THROUGH, PURSUE, OBTAIN THE DOCUMENTS, AND THEN ONCE WE OBTAIN THOSE DOCUMENTS, THEN WE'RE IN LEGAL RIGHT TO PROCEED AND MOVE FORWARD. SO, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, NONE OF THAT IS DONE, AS MUST SAID, THAT'S DIFFERENT. FOUR, YOU GOT TWO OUT OF FOUR TITLE. I DON'T KNOW THE TITLE COMPANY, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT. BUT TO BE FAIR, YOU FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT. WE FOCUS ON REVITALIZING THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE HOPE FOR THIS PROPERTY. MR. ENT, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES, I DO. I WANNA CLARIFY WITH YES MA'AM. YES, SIR. THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS YOU SAID WAS FUNDING? YES, SIR. THIS SAME INDIVIDUAL WHO IS PUT IN THE SUBMISSION FOR THIS, CORRECT? CORRECT. YES, SIR. OKAY. YOU ARE BASICALLY A MIDDLE. YES SIR. I'M NOT GENDER, BUT A MIDDLE MAN ABSOLUTELY. FOR THIS, PUTTING THESE TWO PEOPLE TOGETHER, CORRECT? CORRECT. LET ME, WHY IS THIS INDIVIDUAL NOT HERE TODAY? BECAUSE HE HAD A DATE OR HE HAD A CONTRACT WITH A SPECIFIC PERSON THAT WAS ALREADY SET IN PLACE BEFORE HE WAS AWARE OF THIS. WE PARTNERED WITH HER, UH, NOVEMBER 24TH. SO THEREFORE HE DID THE BEST HE COULD TO PRESENT MATERIALS, KNOWING HE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. BUT WE WORKED WITH HIM MANY TIMES. SO YOU'RE GONNA ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR ON HIS BEHALF ON THIS, IF I HAVE 'EM, THAT KIND OF HURT. PUTS US IN A, IN A, IN A BOX. CORRECT? OUR SCOPE OF WORK. YES, SIR. BUT WE'VE ADDRESSED ALL THE CONCERNS THAT CAME ON THE, THE LETTERHEAD OR THE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE CITY, RIGHT? [01:45:01] RIGHT. SO EVERYTHING IS THERE TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS AND EVERYTHING'S HINGING ON THE FULL ABATEMENT, BACK TAXES AND EVERYTHING ELSE BEING HINGED FOR HER. YES. THAT WILL TO GET THE FULL DEEDED, RIGHT? ALL THOSE FEES, EVERYTHING WOULD BE COVERED IN THE SALE OF THE HOME. AND I, AND I ASKED THIS BEFORE, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THIS, WITH THE ISSUES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, BY MARCH FIFTEENTH'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. THAT'S WHY I ASK HOW MANY DAYS DO YOU GUYS NEED? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE DOING THAT, THEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROJECT WITH THE ISSUES YOU'RE HAVING. YES. THAT THIS GOTTA BE BUMPED BACK NOW. CORRECT. SO YOU'RE BASICALLY HERE AND YOU GAVE US ALL THE DOCUMENTS WE NEED EXCEPT THE MOST KEY THING. AND THAT IS WHEN YOU GUYS ARE PROJECTING THIS TO HAPPEN, RIGHT? THIS, BECAUSE IF SHE SAYS THAT THIS MAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REMODELING IT, BUT ITCH IN FRONT OF US FOR DEMOLITION, DO YOU SEE OUR DILEMMA? ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD JUST HOPE FOR MORE EXTENDED TIME TO, WELL, THAT'S WHY I COME BACK TO THE SAME THING THAT YOU MAKE A PERFECT POINT BEING THAT WE'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE'RE RELYING ON DOCUMENTS THAT WE CAN'T CONFRONT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO PUTS THEM HERE. DENNIS, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION SPECIFICALLY WITH THAT IN MIND? WE ARE HERE FOR ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY. SURE. AND YOU'RE ASKING US FOR TIME, AND IT GOES BACK TO THE SAME THING, THE TIMELINE, RIGHT? YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN RAPIDLY, AND CAN YOU PLEASE ASK A QUESTION? SO ON THE TIMELINE, WHEN ARE YOU GUYS ASKING TO HAVE IT DONE? QUESTION. SO AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE GOES, WE CAN WORK WITH THE LAWYERS TO GET EVERYTHING UNDER PROBATE IN TWO MONTHS. BUT TO GET THAT, WE'RE HERE. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GIVE US TODAY. THIS PLUS THE TIMELINE. GOT IT. SO WE'RE NOT PREPARED LIKE WE SHOULD. I APOLOGIZE. I'D ASKED FOR TWO MONTHS FOR PROBATE. I'D ASKED FOR ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS FOR DEMOLITION FOR, I'M SORRY FOR, WE CAN'T GIVE YOU TWO MONTHS FOR PROBATE. WE ARE GIVEN, IF YOU'RE ASKING US FOR TIME, IT'S TWO. I WOULD ASK THE BOARD, I WOULD ASK THE BOARD, ALL THE PANEL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY RATHER THAN MAKING STATEMENTS. UH, MR WELL THAT, THAT IS THAT PART OF, YOU CAN'T ASK US TO DO A PROBATE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. I'M ASKING HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY NEED TO DO THE REPAIRS AND QUESTION, ASK, QUESTION, ANSWER. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? NOT AT THIS TIME. MR. HARPER? YES. YES SIR. OKAY. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO RECAP, JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND SURE. WHERE WE'RE AT. SO THERE ARE, THERE ARE FOUR HEIRS. YOUR, YOUR MOTHER PASSED, SHE LEFT THE PROPERTY TO YOU AND YOUR SISTERS, TWO OF YOUR SISTERS HAVE SIGNED SOME SORT OF PAPERWORK SAYING THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY. YOU AND YOUR OTHER SISTER HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT, UH, TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO YOU. YOU, YOU ARE A WHOLESALER. YOU'VE THEN ASSIGNED THE CONTRACT, CORRECT. TO THE END BUYER. DO YOU, YOU HAVE A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT WITH THAT BUYER, WHICH IS THIS GENTLEMAN HERE. GOOD QUESTION. SO WE SEND IT TO HIM AND HE WOULD NOT SIGN BECAUSE WE ASKED FOR A $2,500 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT BEING THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. IF WE CAN GET OUTTA HERE TODAY, YOU AGREE TO GIVE US TIME, NOT DEMOTE. HE WILL GIVE ME THE MONEY AND THEN THEREFORE WE PROCEED ON INTO SIGNING A CONTRACT, GETTING IT TURNED INTO THE TITLE COMPANY TO PREPARE FOR CLEARING OF THE TITLE FOR CLOSING BY JANUARY 15TH. OKAY. AND, AND CURRENTLY THIS CONTRACT THAT BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU IS RECEDED AT TITLE AND YES, TITLE IS WORKING THROUGH TITLE ISSUES. AND THEY'RE GONNA COME BACK TO YOU AND ASK WHETHER THEY NEED AFFIDAVITS OF ERROR SHIP OR WHAT THEY NEED, BECAUSE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THAT IT HAS TO GO THROUGH PROBATE. THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO CLEAR THE TITLE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. . UM, OKAY. AND SO YOUR INTENTION IS ONCE THOSE OBSTACLES ARE CLEARED TO CLOSE THE PROPERTY UNDER THE ASSIGNMENT TO THIS GENTLEMAN WHO HAS PROVIDED THE SCOPE OF WORK AND FINANCIAL PROOF, WHO'S THEN GOING TO DO THE REMODEL. AND THAT'S THE SITUATION WE'RE IN TODAY, RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. DO EITHER OF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD FOR THE BOARD? I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT YOU WOULD GRANT THE EXTENSION OF AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, WE PLAN TO REVITALIZE THAT HOME. THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE HAVE ANOTHER ADDITIONAL PERSON, WENDY THOMPSON. MR. CHAIR, REAL QUICK, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THE, I BELIEVE THE CONTRACT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE, THESE TWO PARTIES HAS BEEN PASSED OUT TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW AND WE'RE REVIEWING AT THE PRESENT TIME. MS. THOMPSON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? UH, MS. THOMPSON INDICATES SHE DOES NOT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. MS. BROWN, I HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 6 59 FERRIS AVENUE, UH, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX SUBSECTIONS. YES, I DID. UH, FOR THE, THE MAIN IS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 18. AND FOR THE ACCESSORY IS, UM, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 18 DUE TO BACK TAXES OF 60, $6,200 DUE TO, UH, LIENS OF $3,800. [01:50:02] I FIND THIS PROPERTY NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR. AND THE ONLY THING THAT'S IN FRONT OF US TODAY IS WHETHER OR NOT THIS PROPERTY, UH, IS UP FOR A DEMOLITION. AND I FIND THAT TO BE ACCURATE. THE, UH, I, UH, 30 DAYS FOR A DEMO MOTION IS FOR A 30 DAY DEMO DEMOLITION AS A RESULT OF SUBSECTIONS ON THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 18. AND ON THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, 2 7 8 11, 12, 15, AND 18. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. THIS SECOND. THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE MOTION. UH, I I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO RESET IT FOR 30 DAYS. I THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE WHO SHOW THEY HAVE AN INTEREST, THEY'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO COME UP WITH ALL THIS INFORMATION. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE AT THE PRESENT TIME, AND I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE MOTION, UH, AND THE SECOND END MATTER OF DISCUSSION. GO AHEAD NOW. OKAY. YEAH. SO I, I THINK WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN REHABBING THE PROPERTY FROM THE PHOTOS. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S REHAB. UM, IT MAY NOT BE THE PERFECT INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, BUT I I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBATE ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE A CONTRACT, IT'S AT TITLE, TITLE. COMPANIES VERY OFTEN FIGURE OUT PROBATE ISSUES. UM, AND GIVE THEM A TIME TO RESET IT IN 30 DAYS TO COME BACK AND LET US KNOW WHAT TITLE FOUND AND IF THOSE ISSUES ARE CURABLE OR NOT. DISCUSSION IS TO RESET VERSUS DEMO. ANY OTHER CONVERSATION OR DISCUSSIONS. THE MOTION IS TO, UH, DEMO IN 30 DAYS. UH, HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, SAY AYE. A ALL IN ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. AYE. MOTION CARRIES FORWARD TO ONE FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION. OUR [3. (CD-1) 1902 Travis St W (accessory structure)] NEXT CASE IS GONNA BE 1902 TRAVIS STREET WEST. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS PATRICIA RAMIREZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 19 0 2 WEST TRAVIS WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 2 2 7 3 BLOCK THREE, LOT ONE LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS MINA RIVERA WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 19 0 6 WEST TRAVIS STREET IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 7. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CASE. LAWRENCE UNA CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH LARRY DELUNA IN PERSON AND BY PHONE AT (210) 385-6021. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON MAY 10TH, 2019. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 19 0 2 WEST TRAVIS STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 28TH, 2018. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2018, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2018. ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S P HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1902 WEST TRAVIS ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 2019. AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO CONDUCT PHOTOS OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF DECEMBER 5TH, 2019. THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR 1902 WEST [01:55:01] TRAVIS. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND DETERIORATED CONDITION. CROSS SHED ROOF SYSTEM IS IN POOR CONDITION WITH METAL SHEETS THAT ARE WORN, RUSTED, BENT, MISSING, SEPARATING, AND LIFTING AWAY FROM RAFTERS AND PURLINS. ROOF SYSTEM IS SAGGING, HAS HOLES AND SHEETING IS ROTTED. EXTERIOR WALLS CONSIST OF SHIPLAP SIDING THAT HAS DETERIORATED DUE TO THE LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION ON ALL FOUR ELEVATIONS. WALLS ALSO HAVE MISSING, BROKEN AND ROTTED WOOD MEMBERS. VISIBLE WALL TO WALL AND WALL TO ROOF SEPARATION STRUCTURE HAS SUNK AND IS RESTING ON GRADE. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE THE LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION THROUGHOUT THE, UM, THIS ELEVATION. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION AS WELL. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF, UH, THE DETERIORATION TO THIS WOOD MEMBER. ANOTHER CLOSEUP OF WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SHEETING IS LIFTING DUE TO THE DISCONNECTION BETWEEN THE RAFTERS AND THE, UH, PLATE BEAM. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. SAME ELEVATION JUST FROM THE REAR VIEW. YOU CAN SEE WHERE, UM, THIS ELEVATION ALSO LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION THROUGHOUT. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, UH, CORRUGATED METAL SHEETS ARE LIFTING. THEY'RE BENT, THEY'RE RUSTED. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, METAL SHEETS AS WELL HERE, THE DETERIORATION TO THE METAL SHEETS. THIS IS ALSO THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. VIEWING IT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THIS METAL SHEET IS, UH, IS BENT. IT'S, UH, BOWING DUE TO THE SHIFTING OF THE STRUCTURE. SAME REAR ELEVATION. JUST A DIFFERENT VIEW. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE A SLIGHT BOWING THAT IS STARTING RIGHT HERE. THIS, UH, POST RIGHT HERE IS ALSO STARTING TO TWIST. HERE. YOU CAN SEE SOME, UH, WATER, UH, EXPOSURE TO THE DECK SHEETING. THIS IS A VIEW OF THE ROOF SYSTEM. YOU CAN SEE AGAIN THE DETERIORATION, THE RUSTING, UM, TO THE CORRUGATED METAL SHEETS. THIS IS COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE, ONE OF THE ENTRANCES. UM, DUE TO THE SHIFTING OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THIS DOOR IS UNLEVEL AND ITS DRAGS, UM, TO BE ABLE TO OPEN IT. SAME ENTRANCE, JUST A VIEW FROM THE INTERIOR. THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE INTERIOR AS WELL. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE ROTTING AND THE DETERIORATION TO THESE, THE, UH, THE WOOD MEMBERS AS SOON AS YOU COME INTO THE STRUCTURE. UM, YOU SEE A BUNCH OF, UH, A LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, PERSONAL BELONGINGS, TRASH, DEBRIS. THIS IS ALSO COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE. UM, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE ROOF SYSTEM IS, UH, IS FAILING. YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S SAGGING RIGHT HERE. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THAT AREA. WATER DAMAGE ROTTING TO THE PURLINS AND THE RAFTERS. YOU SEE WHERE IT HAS FAILED RIGHT HERE. AND IT'S CRACKED AS YOU TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS IS ANOTHER PART OF THE STRUCTURE, UM, THAT IS JUST FULL OF, UH, BELONGINGS. HERE. YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, MORE WATER DAMAGE. THIS IS TO, UM, THE LEFT [02:00:01] OF THE STRUCTURE AS WELL IN THIS AREA. THIS IS FURTHER DOWN TO THE LEFT OF THE STRUCTURE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO IN INTO THAT PART OF THE STRUCTURE DUE TO ALL THE BELONGINGS THAT ARE IN THERE. THIS IS JUST A, A PHOTO. SO YOU CAN SEE, UH, ALL THE NATURAL LIGHT COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE. THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1902 WEST TRAVIS IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREIN AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING IN A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 1902 WEST TRAVIS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU MAY BE SEATED. MM-HMM. LAWRENCE DELUNA, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. UH, MY NAME IS LAWRENCE DELUNA. I RESIDE AT THE 1902 WEST TRAVIS STREET THERE. IS THAT YOUR CASE, SIR? UH, YEAH. UH, I KNOW THAT THE BUILDING IS, IS IN POOR CONDITION, BUT, UH, I, I'M PLANNING TO, UH, TO FIX IT UP, BUT I JUST HAVEN'T HAD ANY MONEY, YOU KNOW, TO FIX IT. UNTIL RECENTLY. MY, MY DAD PASSED AWAY AND, UH, I'VE GOTTEN SOME MONEY FROM, FROM THAT, UH, FROM HIS ESTATE. AND UM, UM, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M PLANNING TO USE TO, TO FIX IT UP. BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY, UM, UH, ESTIMATES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT FROM SOMEBODY TO CONTRACT OUT TO. 'CAUSE I HADN'T HAD THE MONEY TILL JUST RECENTLY. I JUST GOT ONE OF MY CHECKS, UH, UH, UH, ON UH, THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS. YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP ON, ON SOME OF THE STUFF, BUT I'M EVEN GETTING MORE MONEY LATER ON. BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THAT'S, UH, I, I NEED MORE TIME JUST TO, TO GET SOMEBODY TO DO THE REPAIRS AND, UM, AND, UH, AND I HAVE MONIES AVAILABLE NOW TO, TO DO THOSE REPAIRS. UM, BUT THAT, THAT'S THE WHOLE THING THAT I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY, SO I DIDN'T TRY AND GET, UH, TRY AND GET ESTIMATES, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I, I DIDN'T HAVE IT. BUT NOW I DO. AND, UH, I'D LIKE JUST MORE TIME TO, TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT. AND IF YOU'D LIKE, UH, I, I COME BACK AND SHOW YOU THAT I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE, ALL THE, THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED. UH, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THE STRUCTURE. UM, IT, LIKE, IT'S NOT USED FOR ANY INHA. WE DON'T LIVE THERE OR ANYTHING. IT'S JUST, UH, THERE FOR STORAGE OF SOME OF OUR STUFF, YOU KNOW, FAMILY STUFF. UH, AND, UM, MY SISTER-IN-LAW OWNS THE PROPERTY, BUT I LIVE THERE BECAUSE I, I HAVE TO PAY HER RENT. SHE'S, UH, SHE'S HANDICAPPED. SHE'S, UM, UH, GOT CHRONIC ARTHRITIS AND UH, POLIO. AND SO SHE'S UNABLE TO WORK. SO I PAY ALL HER UTILITIES AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I PAY THE TAXES ON THE HOUSE AND EVERYTHING ON BOTH HOUSES. 'CAUSE SHE'S THE, SHE'S THE OWNER, 1906 AND 1902 WEST TRAVIS STREET. SO I'VE, I'VE RETIRED FROM THE CITY IN 2012 AND I JUST LIVE ON MY RETIREMENT AND MY SOCIAL SECURITY RIGHT NOW. BUT NOW WITH MY DAD PASSING, I SAID I, I HAVE MONEY NOW TO, TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE UH, UH, SOME REPAIRS. BUT I JUST NEED TIME TO, TO GET THAT ALL TAKEN CARE OF. IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME, UH, I WANNA TAKE CARE OF IT. AND, UH, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR MR. DOULA? UH, I GOT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT REPAIRING? YEAH, I WANNA, I WANT KEEP THE BUILDING. UH, 'CAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF INSIDE. SOME OF IT'S TRASH. YES, I CAN CLEAN THAT ALL UP AND, AND GET RID OF IT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER STUFF, MOMENT MEMENTOS AND STUFF LIKE THAT THAT WE HAVE THERE THAT, THAT WE HAVE THERE. UM, AND I, I LIKE TO TAKE, I LIKE TO KEEP IT, IF POSSIBLE, THE PHOTOS WE SAW, MOST OF THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE DEMOLISHED ANYWAY TO REPAIR IT. CORRECT? UH, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINK SO. I, I THINK, UH, WELL THAT'S NOT REPAIRS THEN. THAT'S JUST REBUILDING. THAT'S WHAT I'M, THAT'S, THAT'S, HANG ON. I WANNA REPAIR [02:05:01] IT. I WANT TO FIX IT. I WANT TO, AND I, ALRIGHT, WELL LET ME GET ONE PHOTO HERE SO I CAN FIND IT WITH IT HERE. 21 SLIDE 21. THAT HAS TO BE ALL DEMOED. THAT REPAIR, THAT, THAT, THAT ONE PART RIGHT THERE. IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT ONE BEAM IS, IS, IS BAD. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SAGGING DOWN LIKE THAT. THAT'S JUST ONE BEAM THAT IF WE HAD FIXED THAT UP AND, AND, UH, THERE, YOUR HOLD BACK WALL IS ROTTED OUT. NO, THAT'S, THAT'S NATURAL WOOD. THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S OLD WOOD. IT'S, THIS WAS BUILT BACK IN THE 1900, 19, 0, 19 0 7, 19 11, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. AND THIS BUILT THIS, HAVE A SLAB? NO, THERE'S NO SLAB DIRT. IT'S ON DIRT. YES. YOU HAVE TO BRING IT TO CODE. I HAVE TO BRING IT TO CODE. YES. TODAY'S CODE NOT 19, BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING HAS TO BE BROUGHT TO TODAY'S CODE. MM-HMM. OKAY. SO THIS MIGHT BE A MINOR REPAIR TO YOU, BUT IT'S NOT, ALL OF THIS HAS TO BE DEMOED SO YOU CAN GET TO THAT ONE BEAM. THE SAME WITH SOME OF YOUR WALLS, BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S TOUCHING THE GROUND CODE DOES NOT ALLOW THAT. SO YOU, YOUR REPAIR, YOUR VERSION OF REPAIR DOES NOT MATCH WHAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IT. I WANT TO BORDER AGAIN, PLEASE, UH, BOARD AND PANEL MEMBERS, PLEASE. WHEN WE HAVE QUESTIONS, LET'S RESTRICT OUR ISSUES TO QUESTIONS ONLY. SO, STATE YOUR QUESTION, MR. ANDES. I'M, I'M STATING THE FACT THAT HIS VERSION OF REPAIRS DOES NOT FIT WHAT THE DEFINITION OF REPAIRS BY THE CITY IS. HE'S PUT IT IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION. SO WHEN THE CITY SAYS YOU NEED TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE CITY'S SAYING HERE, THIS NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED. UH, YES SIR. THEN HE SAYS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DEMOLISH IT. AND, BUT IF WE SEE THAT IT COULD BE REPAIRED, WE, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND, UH, MAKE A MOTION. SO AS THANK YOU THAT THAT IS A CORRECT STATEMENT, YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF SAYING, UH, DEMOLISH OR REPAIR. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS BOARD IS DETERMINED. UH, MAY MAKE YOUR STATEMENT, THE SCOPE OF WORK. I GOT A SAMPLE OF IT AND, UH, WHAT THE, WHAT WHAT IT HAS, IT'S $11,000 VERSUS TEARING IT DOWN AND REBUILDING IT ALL. UM, IT'S GONNA COST A LOT MORE THAN $11,000 TO, TO, TO, UH, REBUILD THAN REPAIR. IT SAYS, NO, I I CAN AFFORD THIS 11,000. I CAN'T REFER A, A TEARING DOWN IN THE DEMOLITION AND REBUILDING AND EVERYTHING. UH, BUT I CAN DO THIS 11,000 HERE. DENNIS, WE INTERRUPTED YOUR QUESTIONING. GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR NEXT QUESTION. THAT'S MY NEXT QUESTION. YOU DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATE. YOU JUST SAID SO YOURSELF, YOU'RE IN THE, THE CITY, CITY PROVIDED ME WITH THE, THE CITY DOESN'T GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE ON THE BUILDING AND HOW MUCH IT COST. THAT'S A SAMPLE THAT'S NOT TELLING YOU WHAT THAT BUILDING. OH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. OH, I THOUGHT THIS WAS SO A CONTRACTOR, I GUARANTEE YOU IS NOT GONNA DO THAT FOR $11,000 BECAUSE OF WHAT IS REQUIRED. THAT, THAT'S JUST A SAMPLE. THAT'S NOT THE CITY SAYING THAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA COST. OKAY. OH, I THOUGHT THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT. IT'S JUST TELLING YOU THE PAPERWORK HAS, I'M NOT REAL FAMILIAR WITH THIS STUFF. THAT, THAT'S WHY I ASK YOU YOUR DEFINITION OF REPAIR VERSUS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. UM, YOU'RE WILLING TO REPAIR IT, YOU SAID. SO YOU'RE GETTING MONEY TO DO THAT. SO YOUR NEXT STEP YOU'RE ASKING IS YOU NEED TO GO TO A CONTRACTOR TO GET AN ESTIMATE, CORRECT? YES, SIR. I, I HAVE TO FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH THEY WOULD COST ME. AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR US TO GIVE YOU TIME TO DO ALL OF THIS? YES. UHHUH . I, I, I JUST, LIKE I SAID, I JUST GOT THE MONIES AND AVAILABLE TO ME, UH, LAST MONTH, YOU KNOW, SO I'M WILLING TO, TO TRY AND GET IT TAKEN CARE OF. WHATEVER YOU NEED, YOU KNOW, BUT I, I, I HAVE THE MONEY NOW AND I CAN ASK SOMEBODY. I COULDN'T ASK HIM IN, IN, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY. SO BASED OFF OF THAT, HOW MUCH TIME ARE YOU GONNA ASK? CAN I GO A MONTH AND A HALF TO GET ALL THAT? SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR 45 DAYS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YES. UHHUH. . AND THEN, UH, TO GET ALL YOUR DUCKS IN THE ROAD AND THEN COME BACK. YES, SIR. I'LL COME BACK AND, AND TELL YOU WHAT I, WHAT I'VE GOTTEN. UH, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET STICKER SHOCK WHEN YOU SEE IT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. OH, OH, I UNDERSTAND THOUGH. OKAY. OKAY. SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR 45 DAYS FOR YOU TO GET ALL YOUR DUCKS IN THE ROW AND COME BACK AND PRESENT THE, THE PAPER TO US. YES SIR. I WOULD LIKE THAT IF I COULD. ALRIGHT. I SOMETHING I, I, I JUST, LIKE I SAID, I JUST GOT THE MONEY SO I, I CAN [02:10:01] THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION, MR. HARPER? UM, SO YOU SAID YOU HAVE AN INHERITANCE AND THAT'S THE SOURCE OF FUNDING YOU'RE GONNA USE TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS? YES SIR. DO YOU HAVE ANY, ANYTHING THAT SHOWS US THE AMOUNT OF THAT OR ANYTHING THAT, THAT GIVES US AN IDEA OF THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU HAVE AVAILABLE TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS? YEAH. THERE, THERE'S EVEN MORE COMING IN. I, UH, IT'S NOT ALL, UH, WHAT I'VE GOTTEN WAS, UM, LIKE, UM, HIS FINANCIALS, YOU KNOW, HIS FINANCIALS AND, AND HIS INVESTMENTS AND STUFF. WE GOT THAT MONEY'S THERE, BUT THERE'S STILL THE HOUSE AND THE PROPERTIES AND ALL THAT THAT, THAT STILL HAVE TO BE. SO HOW, HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE AVAILABLE NOW TO MAKE REPAIRS? RIGHT NOW? I HAVE, UH, 19,000. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. CHAIR. ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WILL. MS. BROWN. OKAY, SIR. OKAY. I FIND THE PROPERTY LOCATED, UH, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1902. UH, TRAVIS WEST TO BE, UH, A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 5 6 SUBSECTIONS. WELL, THE ACCESSORY IS 1 2 5 7 8 11 12 AND 15 AND DUE TO A DETERIORATED, UH, FOUNDATION ON LACK OF DETERIORATED FLOOR JOISTS AND UM, AND ROTTED FLOORING, THE BUILDING IS UNSECURED AND I FIND THIS TO BE, UH, THE FEASIBLE, THE REPAIRS TO BE FEASIBLY, UH, I'M SORRY, I, BEYOND FEASIBLE FEASIBILITY OF REPAIR AND ORDER. A 30 DAY DEMOLITION MOTION IS FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION AS A RESULT OF SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THEREFORE, THE MOTION IS TABLED. I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS FOR A CONTINUANCE 'CAUSE I DO BELIEVE IT. HE HAS AN ASPIRATION TO REPAIR IT. AS SOON AS HE GETS ALL OF HIS DUCKS IN A ROW, I WOULD LIKE TO GO FOR A 30 DAY SO THAT HE HAS TIME TO GET HIS PAPERWORK TOGETHER AND THEN WE CAN REVIEW ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS TO REALLY SEE IF IT'S FEASIBLE. ARE YOU PUTTING THAT INTO A MOTION AS A REPAIR IN 30 DAYS? A MOTION FOR 45 DAYS? NO, I'M, I RESET A RESET FOR HIM TO GET ALL OF THE PAPERWORK SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE IF IT IS FEASIBLE TO REPAIR IT. THEREFORE, YOUR MOTION IS A 30 DAY RESET FOR THIS CASE. THAT'S CORRECT. UH, MOTION IS A 30 DAY RESET. UH, SECOND WAS MADE BY MR. ZIKA. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO RESET FOR 30 DAYS. SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAYYY NAY. MOTION IS CARRIED. THREE TO TWO FOR A 30 DAY RESET. [4. (CD-5) 2908 Vera Cruz St] OUR NEXT CASE IS GONNA BE 29 0 8 VERACRUZ STREET. GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS. MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS JOSHUA MARTINEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE BEING, THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 29 0 8 INTA CRUZ WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N CCB 2 8 9 2 BLOCK TWO LOTS, FIVE, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS SALLY K SALINAS LOPEZ, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 0 1 SOUTH PADDY COVE, BASTROP, TEXAS 7 8 6 0 2. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH FOR ME TO PROCEED? WE DO. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER, SALLY CASE, SELINAS LOPEZ, AND HER INTENTIONS ARE TO SELL THE PROPERTY. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS, HAS CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2019. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK HISTORIC DESIGNATION, [02:15:01] BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 28 29 0 8 CRU STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 23RD, 2018. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2018, AND A CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON DECEMBER 4TH, 2018. ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019, THE NOTICE FOR THE B SS B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 29 0 8 VEVERA CRUZ ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019. THE NOTICE FOR HER B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS, HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. ON NOVEMBER 26TH, AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO CONDUCT PHOTOS FOR THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2019. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. IT ON THIS PICTURE HERE IS JUST SHOWING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS SECURED. UM, LEMME SEE IF THERE'S A CLOSER LOOK UNDERNEATH THE, THE PATIO COVER. THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE DECKING RIGHT HERE DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE ROOF IS WORN AND WATER IS GETTING THROUGH TO START CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE, TO THE DECKING OF THE PORCH COVER, SORRY. ON THE RIGHT ELEVATION. UM, THERE'S A SLIGHT SAG IN THE ROOF ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IT'S HARD TO SEE HERE IN THIS PICTURE, BUT IT IS TOWARDS MORE LIKE THE MIDDLE, THE ROOF ON THE RIGHT SIDE. FURTHER IT IS DAMAGED. AND WHEN WE GET INSIDE TO THE, UH, INTERIOR PHOTOS, YOU'LL SEE WHERE THE, WHAT THE WATER AND THE ELEMENTS HAVE CAUSED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. CLOSER, LOOK, SORRY. OOPS. THERE, THERE IS, UH, DAMAGE TO THE, THE EXTERIOR WALLS. THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE STARTING TO ROT AND DETERIORATE. UM, IT'S IN THEIR BLOCK AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SHIMMING THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. YOU'LL START SEEING THAT THERE ARE LITTLE WOOD SLATES, UH, PUT IN BETWEEN FOR SUPPORT OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE WAY WE MADE ENTRY INTO THE PROPERTY. UM, THE OWNER HAD SECURED THE, THE FRONT DOOR VERY WELL BY PUTTING THE BURGLE BARS OVER THE, UH, SECURING. SO WE MADE ENTRY TO THE REAR. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY IT'S SHOWING THAT IT'S OPEN AT THIS TIME. THE STRUCTURE IS SECURED. BUT BEFORE WE LEFT THE PROPERTY IN THIS AREA HERE, THERE IS SOME WATER TO WALL SEPARATION AND THERE'S DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS WHERE IT'S STARTING TO DETERIORATE AND ROTTEN. A LITTLE BIT OF THE, UM, OF THE FOUNDATION IS STARTING TO REST ON GRADE, AND SO A LITTLE IN THIS CORNER AREA RIGHT HERE, UH, THIS IS THE LEFT OR LEFT ELEVATION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS. UM, THIS IS THE RESTROOM AREA AND THE STRUCTURE SHIFTED WHERE THIS PIPE IS NO LONGER SITTING STRAIGHT. IT'S, IT IS ACTUALLY STARTING TO DETACH AND STARTING TO FALL TOWARDS THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE EXTERIOR WALL IS STARTING TO DETERIORATE A LOT MORE AND THERE IS MORE DAMAGE TO THE, THE WALLS. HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW SHOWING THAT THE STUDS ARE STARTING TO ROT AND DETERIORATE. ON THIS SIDE RIGHT HERE, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SAGGING AND IN THE ROOF AND SHOWING THAT IT IS WORN AS WELL. GOING INSIDE, UH, THIS IS THE FRONT ROOM. UH, ALL THE SHEET ROCK HAS FALLEN FROM THE CEILING AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. UM, THERE IS SOME SMOKE DAMAGE DURING MY INSPECTIONS. I HAVE COME ACROSS WHERE, UM, NEIGHBORS WERE TELLING ME THAT VAGRANTS WERE INSIDE THE PROPERTY. UM, THEY THINK THEY'RE DOING DRUGS AND JUST CAMPING. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S SOME, UH, SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. SO TR PROBABLY TRYING TO STAY WARM IN THE, DURING, DURING THE NIGHT. AND THERE IS ALSO SOME WATER DAMAGE FROM WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THERE'S NOT THE SMOKE DAMAGE. THERE, THERE IS WATER DAMAGE TO THE DECKING. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ROOM. YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THERE IS A VANDALISM THERE. BRICK GOING INTO THE WALLS, STARTING TO STRIP ALL THE WIRING FOR THE COPPER. [02:20:05] AND THERE'S JUST A CLOSE VIEW SHOWING THAT THE FLOOR IS NOT LEVEL AT THIS TIME. ON THE, IN THIS PHOTO HERE, THIS IS THE GOING TOWARDS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ELEMENTS ARE COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE AND THE DECKING IS, IS STARTING TO, UH, DETERIORATE. THE RAFTERS ARE STARTING TO, OR ARE CURRENTLY COMPROMISED AS YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S STARTING TO, UH, BOW DOWNWARDS INTO THE, THE STRUCTURE AT THIS TIME. THE SUBFLOOR NOW IS STARTING TO DETERIORATE. IT IS A LITTLE WEAK ON THE, IN THE ROOM TOWARDS THE RIGHT ELEVATION AS YOU CAN START. AND NOW YOU CAN SEE WHERE THERE IS A LITTLE HOLE ON THE SUBFLOOR AND JUST SOME MORE VANDALISM IN THE ROOMS. NOW THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IS THAT THE LEFT ELEVATION WHERE THE LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE SELF-MADE ROOM, BUT THIS IS THE RESTROOM, THE MAJOR, UM, ROTTING AND DETERIORATING OF THE, THE DECKING, WHICH IS ALSO THE, UH, RAPTORS CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE AS WELL. THEY'RE STARTING TO, UH, BREAK APART. I DIDN'T GO ANY FURTHER IN BECAUSE THE FLOOR WAS VERY WEAK AND I WAS NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE WALKING IN ON THE, THE SUBFLOOR. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RESTROOM, IT'S NOT SITTING CORRECT. THE TOILET'S NOT SITTING CORRECTLY. THE IT'S, IT IS MOVED. THE ELEMENTS ARE COMING IN. THE, UH, SUBFLOOR IS, IS VERY WEAK ON THE OTHER SIDE, ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THAT ROOM, YOU CAN SEE NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN AS WELL, WHEREAS IT'S STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE WALL, WALL TO WALL SEPARATION. UH, I APOLOGIZE IN THIS PICTURE, IT'S UPSIDE DOWN. UM, THIS IS THE, THE FOUNDATION RIGHT HERE AND IT IS SHOWING THAT THERE'S WATER DAMAGE ON UNDERNEATH THE FOUNDATION. ON THIS PICTURE PHOTO HERE, THE STRUCTURE IS A SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE THAT THAT'S, UH, CURRENT STATE IS IN A DILAPIDATED CONDITION. THE PHOTOS BEING PRESENTED TODAY REVEALED THE FOUNDATION HAS SHIFTED EXTERIOR WALL SIDING AND IS SHOWING WALL-TO-WALL SEPARATION, DETERIORATION AND LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THE STRUCTURE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM IS WORN, SAGGING IN AREAS WITH THE COVER AND DECKING EXPOSED AND COMPROMISED. THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE HAS SUSTAINED SMOKE DAMAGE, WATER DAMAGE DUE TO VAGRANT BREAKING IN FLOOR IS NOT LEVEL BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING IN THE FOUNDATION AND THE ROTTING WOOD MEMBERS DUE TO THE EXPOSURE OF THE ELEMENTS. TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 29 0 8 VETA CREW STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 2 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 HEREAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 29 0 8 CRU STREET. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE CODE OFFICER? I HAVE TOM, MR. ES. THIS STARTED IN, UH, 10 23 2018. YES. AND THERE WAS INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE OWNERS. I MADE A CONTACT WITH THE OWNER WHEN I TOOK THE CASE OVER RIGHT NOW. I WAS GONNA GET TO THAT, BUT THERE'S NO NOTE IN THERE WITH THE OWNER IS INTENT TO, WHEN YOU TALKED TO THE OWNER, DID THEY GIVE YOU AN INTENT WITH THE PROPERTY? YES, WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE OWNER, THE OWNER HAD STATED THAT HER INTENTIONS WERE TO SELL THE PROPERTY, BUT SHE IS CUR, SHE WAS CURRENTLY WORKING AT THAT TIME. SHE WAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON TRYING TO GET SIGNATURES FROM HER SIBLINGS. THE LAST TIME I SPOKE WITH HER, WHICH WAS TWO WEEKS AGO, SHE HAD STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SIGNATURES FROM ALL HER SIBLINGS AT THAT TIME. SO RIGHT NOW, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OWNER. IT'S NOT JUST THE OWNER, THERE'S OTHERS THAT OWN IT WITH HER. SHE DIDN'T GET INTO DETAIL WHY SHE WAS NEEDING THE SIBLING SIGNATURE, BUT SHE DID MENTION THAT SHE, SHE WAS NEEDING TO GET THEIR SIGNATURES AS WELL TO SELL THE PROPERTY. SO THE PROPERTY STILL IS, AND YOU CAME DOWN 1127 2019 NOTICE OF VACATE AT, PRIOR TO YOU TAKING THE CASE OVER, WAS THERE ANY MENTION? I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE NOTES THAT THERE WERE VACANT, UH, VAGRANTS THERE? NO, THE, THE, [02:25:01] THE PROPERTY'S BEEN VACANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, I BELIEVE IN 2014 FROM VERIFYING WITH C P S, THERE WAS NO POWER AT THAT TIME. THE GAS, THE GAS METER WAS REMOVED THIS YEAR DUE TO THE, UM, THEIR, THEIR ISSUE WAS THE SAFETY OF THE, THE GAS, THE RISERS 'CAUSE THEY WERE BENDING, THEY WERE SINKING AND THEY WERE BENT A LITTLE BIT. BUT THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT VAGRANT WERE MENTIONED TO YOU THAT THERE'S PEOPLE ACTUALLY NOW USING PROPERTY. WHEN I TOOK THE CASE OVER, THAT'S WHEN THE NEIGHBORS HAD MENTIONED TO ME THAT, THAT THERE WAS VAGRANT INSIDE THE HOUSE DOING WHAT, THE LAST TIME YOU WERE BY THERE, DID YOU SEE ANY SIGNS OF VAGRANT? NO, I HAD MADE SURE THE PROPERTY WAS SECURED AND THE PROPERTY REMAIN SECURED. SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD RECOMMEND SAY THAT THERE'S NO, NO SIGNS OF ANY GRAS ON THE PROPERTY. NOW, WHEN YOU SAID SECURED, THAT'S ONLY THE DOORS AND WINDOWS, CORRECT? DOORS AND WINDOWS NOT THE HOLE IN THE BACK WALL WHERE THE TOILET IS? NO, SIR. THE, THE DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE SECURED, BUT THE HOLE IN THE BACK WALL STILL ALLOWS SOME ACCESS TO THE BUILDING. THE WALL IS NOT SECURED. YES. AND THAT'S ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDING, CORRECT? THAT'S IN THE LEFT ALONG THE FENCE LINE LEFT. WHAT THE EASEMENT IS? UH, THERE'S NO EASEMENT. THERE'S A FENCE IN BETWEEN. I, I CAN BARELY FIT BETWEEN THE FENCE IN THAT, THE, THE RESTROOM AREA. OKAY. I'M TAKING THAT BECAUSE YOU DESCRIBED IT IN HERE AS THE LEFT SIDE EASEMENT RIGHT AWAY. CITY RIGHT OF AWAY IS THE WAY YOU DESCRIBED IT IN YOUR NOTES. MY APOLOGIES. LET ME SEE. SO THAT'S ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. CAN IT EASY BE SEEN? YEAH, NO, THE CAN I SEE THAT HOLE THERE IS A FENCE IN THE FRONT AND YOU CANNOT SEE IT. THE ONLY WAY I'M ABLE TO SEE IT IS BY WALKING BETWEEN THE FENCE AND THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. SO WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY GO IN THERE, YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW BECAUSE THE DOOR'S, WINDOWS LOCKED UNLESS YOU GO BACK HERE AND SEE YES. FROM THAT HOLE. SO CAN THAT BE SECURED? IT CAN. OKAY. THE, THAT PIPE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT? AND THE STUDS ARE THERE. IT IT WOULD MAKE, IT CAN SOMEONE IF THERE'S, IF THEY WANNA SQUEEZE THROUGH, THEY YEAH. YOU DO HAVE A PHOTO FROM THE INSIDE OF THAT WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE SOMEBODY ACTUALLY COULD COME THROUGH THERE? YES. WHERE, AND YOU WOULDN'T SHARE FROM WINDOWS OF DOORS WHEN THE VAS WERE GOING INTO THE PROPERTY, UM, THEY WERE GOING IN THROUGH THE WINDOW THAT WAS UNSECURED AND THAT WAS WHEN I MADE MY INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE, OF THE INTERIOR. I MADE SURE THAT THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE ALL SECURED AT THAT TIME AND THEY'D LOCKED THE GATE. BECAUSE I'VE READ YOUR NOTES TOO, THAT THE GATES ARE LOCKED. SO YES, THE OWNER DID. WHEN THE OWNER, I HAD SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER, SHE WENT OUT THERE AND SHE PUT THE BURGER BARS OVER AS WELL AND SHE MADE SURE THE GATE WAS LOCKED. EVERY TIME I'VE GONE OUT THERE, THERE'S NO SIGNS OF ANY CHANGE OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE NEIGHBOR SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY'VE MENTIONED THAT NO ONE'S GONNA BE GOING BY AS WELL AND ONCE THEY GOT THE NOTICE THEY DIDN'T EVEN. OKAY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE DAKOTA OFFICER? THERE ARE NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR, YOU MAY BE SEATED. UH, SALLY LINIS LOPEZ, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE MA'AM, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR HOME ADDRESS. SALLY K SALINAS LOPEZ 1 0 1 PAD CO. SOUTH BASTROP, TEXAS 7 8 6 0 2. THANK YOU, MA'AM. STATE YOUR CASE IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. UM, REALLY, I'M JUST IN AGREEANCE WITH THE CODE FOR, UH, OFFICER. HE'S KEPT ME IN TOUCH WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, SO I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ANY FIXING TO THE HOUSE. I DON'T LIVE CLOSE BY IN ORDER TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT. IT WAS LEFT TO ME BY MY DAD, WHICH HE'S STILL ALIVE. BUT, UM, IT WAS ORIGINALLY MY GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER'S AND THE REASON FOR ALL THE OTHER SIGNATURES IS BECAUSE MY GRANDFATHER DID NOT, OR MY GRANDMOTHER DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPERTY PROBATED. AND SO MY GRANDFATHER'S NAME IS STILL ON THERE AND WE NEED TO GET ALL OF THEM TO SIGN OFF AND WHATNOT AND I CAN'T DO THAT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. LOPEZ? MR. SENECA? UH, OKAY. SINCE IT HASN'T BEEN PRO AND YOU HAVEN'T GET THE AIRSHIP OF NEPHEW NIECES. OKAY. UH, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY? I WAS, UH, REALLY TRYING TO SELL IT AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE TRY TO HELP ME GET ALL THE SIGNATURES AND SO FORTH DONE WITH IT AND I JUST HAVE NOT HAD THE COOPERATION FROM THE FAMILY. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, A COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING IN BASTROP AND TRYING TO TAKE THIS 'CAUSE YOU DID MAKE THE ATTEMPT TO LOCK IT UP AND SECURE IT. MM-HMM. , IT WAS JUST A LITTLE HOLE IN THE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU FOR AT LEAST TRYING TO SECURE IT AND KEEP PEOPLE OUT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU MA'AM. YOU MAY BE SEATED. CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. GET THIS THING REAL QUICK. I [02:30:02] MOVE THAT THE ADDRESS OR THE PROPERTY AT ADDRESS? 1 9 0 2 TRAVIS STREET WEST. OH MY BAD, MY BAD. THAT THE PROPERTY AT 2 9 0 8 VERA CRUZ STREET IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6 1 5 6, SUBSECTION 2 7 8 11, 12 15, 17 18, AND THAT IT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR DEMOLITION AND IS UNFEASIBLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE FACT THAT THE CO COMPLIANCE HAS DEFINED IN HIS CASE. HANG ON, LET ME GET DOWN HERE TO JUST ONE MINUTE AND THAT ALL VIOLATIONS POSE A THREAT OR A POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, SAFETY, OR PROPERTY AND THAT IT BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS. MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION AS A RESULT OF SUBSECTIONS 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17 AND 18. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MS. BROWN. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO DEMOLISH IN 30 DAYS. SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [2. (CD-5) 114 Brenner Ave] OUR FINAL CASE IS GONNA BE ONE 14 BRENNER AVENUE. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD AFTERNOON FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS ISRAEL VIA DANGERS PRE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT ONE 14 BRENNER BRENNER AVENUE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS N C B 8 9 7 8 BLOCK FOUR LOT WEST 90.5 FEET OF THREE AND FOUR LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS PICASSO EDIA, S STATE OF WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 3 4 SEA ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 9. ALL NOTICES OF THE HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED PER MY KNOWLEDGE. THE OWNER OF RECORD IS DECEASED. UM, AUSTIN RIOS, THE SON OF, UM, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS HERE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON HER ON THEIR BEHALF. THOSE THE WISH THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED. WE DO. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, NOTE THE PHONE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN FOUND FOR PICASSO, EL PIA S NOR HAVE I SPOKEN WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. I DID FIND A PHONE NUMBER ON NUMBER (210) 328-8842 FOR A FAMILY, UH, MEMBER. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT WAS THE BROTHER OF THE DECEASED. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON MAY 30TH, 2019 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING ONE 14 BRENNER AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 29TH, 2018. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED OUT DECEMBER 3RD, 2018, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON CLAIM ON MARCH 20TH, 2019. ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2019. THE NOTICE FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD HEARING WAS POSTED AT ONE 14 BRENNER AVENUE ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019. THE NOTICE FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AT THIS TIME. ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2019, AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO CONDUCT PHOTOS OF THE INTERIOR AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURES. AT THIS TIME, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OR CREDIT ENGINEER REPORTS HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO ME AS OF DECEMBER 5TH, 2019. THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 14 BRENNER AVENUE. THE LAST TIME THIS PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY THE CITY, UH, CLEAN AND SECURED WAS NOVEMBER 5TH, 2018, AND THE TOTAL COST OF THE ABATEMENT WAS $112. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2019. THE PLOT PLAN OF THE TWO STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE PROPERTY, UH, THIS IS THE MAIN STRUCTURE, UH, RIGHT NEXT TO IT TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THERE'S A ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TOWARDS THE BACK WITH AN ATTACHED CARPORT THAT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. THIS [02:35:01] IS THE FRONT ELEVATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CITY HAS SECURED IT IN THE PAST. YOU CAN SEE THE BOARDS HERE. UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED, HERE'S THE CARPORT WITH THE, UH, GARAGE. RIGHT HERE ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, THERE IS A HOLE ON THE ROOF. UM, I BELIEVE I HAVE A CLOSEUP OF THAT. HERE'S A HOLE I MENTIONED. IT'S ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU CAN SEE HOW THE ROOF IS WEATHERED, UH, DETERIORATED. IT'S DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S ALREADY SOME OF THE, UM, EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS THAT STARTED TO DETACH DUE TO THE SHIFTING OF THE FOUNDATION AND THE SINKING OF THE FOUNDATION. AGAIN, WE HAVE SECURED THE SIDE, UH, WINDOWS THAT WERE BROKEN IN VATES. WERE GOING INTO THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. AS YOU CAN SEE DOWN HERE, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE ON THE POST, AS THE STRUCTURE HAS STARTED SHIFTING TOWARDS THE RIGHT, THEY'RE STARTING TO BECOME EXPOSED. AND YOU, OF COURSE, YOU CAN SEE THE LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION ON THE EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE A SLIGHT BOWING RIGHT HERE GOING TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE. THERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THE FOUNDATION. UM, AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE HOW THE, THE STRUCTURE HAS STARTED SHIFTING, RIGHT? AND THE, UH, POLE STAFF STARTED, UH, BECOME EXPOSED TO THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE BOARDS UP WHERE THE CITY HAS BOARDED IT UP TO PREVENT VAGRANTS FROM GOING INSIDE. WE STILL HAVE REPORTS THAT VAGRANT ARE GETTING IN. UH, WHEN I SPOKE TO THE NEIGHBOR ON MONDAY, THEY SAID THAT THEY'RE GOING UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE AND CLIMBING IT FROM A HOLE IN, IN THE FLOOR IN THE SUBFLOOR. WHEN I DID THE INTERIOR INSPECTION, I DIDN'T SEE ANY, ANY HOLES IN INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE, UH, BACK DOOR. UM, YOU CAN SEE SOMEBODY HAS ALREADY SECURED IT. UH, WE HAD PLACED BOARDS BACK, UH, IN THE PAST AND THOSE KEEP GETTING REMOVED. I'M NOT SURE IF, UH, FAMILY MEMBERS ARE GOING IN THERE, BUT THEY DID ADD A, A PADLOCK AND CHAIN TO THE DOOR, UM, TO PREVENT ANYBODY FROM GOING IN THERE. UH, FROM TIME TO TIME, THE DOOR WILL BE UNSECURED. UM, WHEN I GO BACK AND DO RE-INSPECTIONS, THEY'LL BE LOCKED AGAIN. UM, ANYTIME THAT STRUCTURE IS UNSECURED, WE DO BOARD IT UP AGAIN. WHEN YOU COME IN THROUGH THE FRONT, THIS IS THE FIRST THING YOU SEE. UM, OF COURSE, TRASH, DEBRIS, YOU CAN SEE THE INSULATION. UM, I DON'T SEE ANY SHEET ROCK ON THE FLOOR, BUT I'LL SHOW YOU. THERE'S A HOLE ON THE CEILING. THIS IS THAT HOLE. UM, THERE IS WATER GOING IN. SOME, UH, RODENTS HAVE ALREADY STARTED NESTING UP IN THIS AREA. AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE THEY HAVE, UH, TRIED TO STRIP THE COPPER. THIS IS A CLOSEUP. UH, AGAIN, YOU SEE THE WATER DAMAGE UP AT THE TOP. AND THEN HERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE NESTING THAT SOME OF THE RODENTS HAVE GONE IN THERE, UH, PER THE NEIGHBOR THAT THEY SEE POSSUMS GOING IN AND OUTTA THE STRUCTURE. ONCE YOU PASS THAT, UH, GOING TOWARDS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THERE ARE TWO ROOMS AND THE RESTROOM, UH, YOU CAN, YOU CAN SEE HOW THE SHEET ROCKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. SO IT HAS, UH, ELECTRICAL WIRING AND THEN YOU CAN SEE SIGNS OF THE ANCE JUST LEAVING TRASH BEHIND THIS IS THAT SAME ROOM. UH, AGAIN, THIS, THE SPEC WAS TAKEN FROM THE HOLE ON THE WALL WHERE THE, UH, ELECTRICAL OUTLETS USED TO BE. AND THEN AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE SOME TRASH DEBRIS, WHICH IS JUST CLOTHING LEFT BEHIND. THIS ROOM IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE ONE WE WERE JUST AT. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE SIGNS OF VAGRANT GOING IN. YOU SEE THE WATER BOTTLES, AND THEN OF COURSE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE WHERE THEY TRY TO TAKE SOME MORE. THE ELECTRICAL TO THE RIGHT HERE, YOU SEE A CLOSET. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE, IN THE CLOSET. THAT'S THE ONE THAT I SHOWED EARLIER, AND I'LL COVER THAT IN THE NEXT SLIDE. UH, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A CLOSEUP OF ALL THE, UH, TRASH AND DEBRIS BEING LEFT BY THE VE VAGRANT THAT WE'RE GOING IN TO THE STRUCTURE. UH, EVERY TIME I'VE GONE, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY IN THERE, BUT THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THEY'RE GETTING IN, IN THERE SOMEHOW. THIS IS THE ROOF ON THE, IN THE CLOSET AREA, WHICH IS FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. FROM THE FRONT OF THE ELEVATION OF THE, OF THE STRUCTURE, THE HOLE IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND THAT GOES RIGHT HERE TO THIS CLOSET. ONCE YOU PASS THAT, OF COURSE YOU'RE IN THE RESTROOM AREA. UH, AGAIN HERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY TOOK THE FITTINGS, ALL THE PLUMBING OUT AGAIN FOR THE COPPER. THERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THAT. ONCE YOU GET OUTTA THAT AREA AND YOU PASS THE, THE LIVING ROOM, UM, YOU GO INTO THE KITCHEN AREA AND YOU CAN SEE JUST THE TRASH AND DEBRIS, UH, THERE. THE FLOORS FEEL A LITTLE BIT SPONGY, BUT I GUESS IT'S JUST DUE TO THE SHIFTING. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET A, A LEVEL IN HERE TO GET AN ACCURATE READING. UM, THERE WAS JUST NOT THAT MUCH SPACE TO PUT THE LEVEL AT WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE VANDALISM, THE DETERIORATION, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW EVERYTHING'S [02:40:01] BEEN DAMAGED INSIDE THE KITCHEN. HERE'S THE OTHER SIDE OF THE, UH, WALL. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY TRIED TO STEAL THE COPPER FROM THE OUTLETS. THIS IS THE RIGHT WALL AND MORE OF THE SAME YOU CAN SEE WITH THE ELECTRICAL WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO TAKE IT OUT. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE TISM, THEY'VE ALREADY THROWN, TAKEN DOWN THE, UH, THE KITCHEN CABINETS ONCE YOU MAKE IT PAST THE KITCHEN. UH, THIS IS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE RIGHT HERE TO THE RIGHT WHERE THAT PADLOCK IS ON THAT DOOR. AND THEN OF COURSE YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNS OF THE VAGRANT, UH, LEAVING TRASH BEHIND. THERE IS SOME DRUG PARAPHERNALIA THERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NEEDLES IS LEFT BEHIND. AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU KNOW YOU GOT THE CANS ONCE YOU MAKE IT PAST THAT ROOM. OH, I'M SORRY. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER CLOSEUP OF MORE TRASH GOING TOWARDS. THIS IS THAT DOOR WITH THE, HAS THE PADLOCK THAT GOES TO THE BACK AND THEN OF COURSE THE TRASH. UM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT WAS IN THIS BUCKET. IT, I LIKE TO BELIEVE IT WAS WATER AT ONE POINT. IT'S JUST BEEN STAGNANT FOR QUITE A WHILE. ONCE YOU MAKE IT PAST THAT, UM, TO THE RIGHT, THERE'S ANOTHER ROOM. UH, I GUESS THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE STAYING. UM, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING CURRENT FOR THE PAST TWO, THREE WEEKS OF ANYBODY GOING IN THERE. BUT FOR THE NEIGHBORS, THEY DO SAY THAT SOMEBODY'S GOING IN AGAIN. UH, THIS IS THE LAST ROOM IN THE HOUSE AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY HOLES ON THE FLOOR TO WHERE THEY'RE POSSIBLY COMING IN OR OUT. SOME WATER DAMAGE UP AT THE TOP. THIS IS THAT SAME ROOM IN THE BACK. AND THEN AGAIN, MORE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AT THE TABLE. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE SYRINGES. SOME NEEDLES LEFT BEHIND. I'M NOT, UH, WHEN I WENT WITH S A P D, THEY WERE TAKING A LOOK AT THIS SPOON RIGHT HERE. THERE'S SOME WHITE SUBSTANCE SUBSTANCE ON IT. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. UH, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A TEST KIT, UH, AVAILABLE ON THEM WHEN WE WERE WALKING THROUGH THE STRUCTURE. UM, BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AT A LATER TIME, CLOSE UP OF THE NEEDLES LEFT BEHIND. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE WHITE POWDERED SUBSTANCE. THIS IS THE, UH, GARAGE WITH THE ATTACHED CARPORT. UH, YOU CAN SEE SOME TRASH AND DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND. I DID OPEN UP A NEW CASE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE DEBRIS AND THEN OF COURSE, TRYING TO GET THAT BOARD BACK UP WHERE THE PADLOCK IS. THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE TRASH AND THE DEBRIS. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE GARAGE WITH THE ATTACHED CARPORT. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WINDOW HAS BEEN CRACKED OPEN, SO I WILL MAKE SURE TO SECURE THAT. UH, AGAIN. AND THE TOP RIGHT HERE HAS BEEN, UH, BROKEN. I'M ASSUMING THEY BROKE THIS PORTION RIGHT HERE SO THEY CAN UNLOCK THE WINDOW SO THEY CAN OPEN AND GET INSIDE. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SECURED IT BEFORE, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR DOOR. WE DID USE, UH, BOLTS TO TRY TO SECURE IT. WE DIDN'T USE SCREWS, UH, LIKE WE NORMALLY DO. IT'S JUST THAT THEY KEPT BREAKING INTO IT. SO WE ENDED UP USING HEAVY DUTY BOLTS AND EVER SINCE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN INTO TO GET IN THROUGH THIS DOOR. SO I GUESS THEY STARTED COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDOW. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE SOME DETERIORATION BACK TO, UM, BACK RIGHT CORNER. IT'S NOT MAJOR, BUT THERE IS SOME THERE. THIS IS THE INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE THE MATTRESS, THIS IS THAT WINDOW I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHERE THEY OPENED IT UP. MO MOSTLY TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT'S IN THERE. AND THEN AGAIN, HERE'S THE OTHER SIDE. UP AT THE TOP YOU CAN SEE SOME WATER DAMAGE. UH, WATER STARTING TO GO IN AGAIN. IT'S SLIGHT DETER, UM, DETERIORATION AND DAMAGE IN THE BACK. NOT MAJOR. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE THAT HAS DETERIORATED AND DAMAGED ROOF COVERING. INTERIOR WALLS HAVE BEEN VANDALIZED. SIGNS OF DRY ACTIVITY AND VAGRANTS ENTERING THE PROPERTY. TRASH AND DEBRIS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR ANNEXTER OF THE STRUCTURES ON SITE. THE MAIN STRUCTURE HAS STARTED TO SHIFT RIGHT OFF OF THE, UH, FOUNDATION AND THE EXCESSIVE STRUCTURE IS BEING USED AS STORAGE AND DUMPING BY VAGRANTS. THE ROOF GROWING HAS, UH, SIGNS OF WATER DAMAGE. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT ONE 14 BRENNER AVENUE ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 8 11, 12 15, 17 AND 18 FOR THE MAIN AND SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH [02:45:01] HAS ANY OTHER, ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREIN AFTER THIS CRASH SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND THE 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. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR ONE 14 BRENNER AVENUE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? I HAVE SOME. MR. ANDES, YOU CLARIFIED IT. I DIDN'T SEE ANYWHERE. AND I WAS GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA THAT WHEN, AND YOU SAID LATER THAT S A P D WAS LOOKING INTO THAT. UM, AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY PLACE IN HERE WHERE YOU POSTED A VACANCY ORDER. UH, AT THIS TIME THERE HAS HASN'T BEEN ANYBODY OBSERVED INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. THERE HAS, UM, THEY HAVE NO WATER, NO ELECTRICITY, AND OF COURSE THERE'S A PADLOCK ON THE BACK. SO THE STRUCTURE ITSELF IS SECURED. UNLESS I DID THE WALKTHROUGH THROUGH THE PROPERTY, I DIDN'T SEE ANY HOLES GOING IN. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT ALIA HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SECURED IT. PRIOR TO THAT. AGAIN, AS I STATED, I DON'T THINK ANYTHING THAT'S THERE IT'S, UH, FRESH OR THAT'S BEEN THERE. LEFT, UH, ANYTIME. SO THE LAST TIME YOU ENTERED IT WAS HOW LONG AGO? UH, LET ME REFER TO MY NOTES. WOULD THAT BE 12 11 25 19 OR, UH, I'M SORRY. 12 0 2 19. THE MOST CURRENT TIME IS 1202. THE PREVIOUS TO THAT, UH, WAS GONNA GET THAT FOR YOU. UM, SO THAT WAS THERE ALREADY. AND SO THERE'S NO SIGN OF ANY OTHER BODY BEING IN THERE, CORRECT? UH, THERE'S THERES NOTHING FRESH SINCE YOU REBOARDED. YES. AND THAT STUFF WAS THERE FROM THE PREVIOUS, UH, INTERIOR INSPECTION. SO NOTHING'S CHANGED ONCE YOU BOARDED IT UP AND YOU GUYS ACCESSED IT AGAIN AND NOTHING. OKAY? CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CODE OFFICER. THANK YOU SIR, YOU MAY BE SEATED. AUSTIN RIOS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD THAT YOUR NAME AND YOUR HOME ADDRESS PLEASE. UH, AUSTIN RIOS. UH, 3 3 8 JESSE STREET. THANK YOU. PRESENT YOUR CASE, SIR. UM, I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS REALLY MY FIRST TIME SEEING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HOUSE. THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR A LOT OF YEARS OR WHATEVER SINCE WHEN MY MOM WAS LIKE STILL ALIVE. UM, FROM WHAT I KNOW OF THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF HER AND EVERYTHING WERE FIGHTING TO BASICALLY SELL THE HOUSE BECAUSE SHE WAS AT THE TIME RENTING IT OUT TO SOMEBODY. THAT WAS MAYBE 2014. THE LAST TIME I THINK I HEARD OF ANYBODY LIVING IN THAT HOUSE, UH, SHE VACATED THE HOUSE AND TOLD THE PEOPLE THAT WERE LIVING THERE THAT THEY HAD TO GET OUT BECAUSE THAT THEY WERE GONNA BE IN THE PROCESS OF PROBABLY SELLING IT OR DOING WHATEVER THEY WERE GONNA DO. AND EVER SINCE THEN, SHE JUST LEFT IT ALONE AND LET IT LEFT IT UP TO LIKE HER BROTHER TO BASICALLY SELL IT OR DO WHATEVER HE WANT WITH IT. BUT MS. BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. RIOS? MS. BROWN IS, IS IT YOUR INTENT TO FIX UP THE HOUSE? I MEAN, I WAS JUST COMING TO BASICALLY SEE WHAT IT WAS WITH IT OR WHATEVER. I MEAN, IF IT WAS COMING DOWN TO IT WHERE I COULD DO SOMETHING WITH IT, THAT WAS MY INTENT. BUT TO ME, FROM ALL THE PICTURES AND EVERYTHING THAT I'M SEEING, IT'S GONE FROM WHAT I COULD EVEN DO. I'M BARELY SAVING UP ENOUGH MONEY TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT. I BARELY HAVE FIVE, $6,000 TO MY NAME, SO I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT. LEMME ASK YOU SOMETHING. YOU SAID THE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. SO WHAT IT IS IS, UM, WHEN MY MOM'S MOTHER PASSED AWAY, NOBODY, I GUESS, UH, IT WASN'T LEFT IN A WHEEL TO ANYBODY, SO IT WENT TO THE REST OF HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS OR LIKE SPLIT BETWEEN THEM. SHE HAS LIKE EIGHT OR NINE BROTHERS AND SISTERS. THAT'S SO YOU'RE HOW FAR DOWN ON THAT? I'M ONE OF HER KIDS, SO I SO YOU'RE THE LAST OUTTA OF THE PICTURE, I GUESS. I'M NOT SURE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE WHERE I AM IN THAT BRACKET, , TO BE HONEST. THANK YOU. I JUST, I MEAN, IF, IF IT WERE TO COME DOWN TO WHERE I COULD DO SOME REPAIRS TO IT, I WOULD, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH POWER I HAVE ON THIS PROPERTY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE WHAT I'M SAYING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. YOU MAY BE SEATED. CHAIR, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY AT, LEMME GET THE RIGHT ONE THIS TIME. 1 1 4 BRENNER STREET. BRENNER AVENUE. SORRY. UM, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED ON THE ARTICLE EIGHT. CHAPTER 6 1 5 6 SUBSECTION FOR THE MAIN 8 11, 12 15, 17, 18. AND FOR THE ACCESSORY, 1, 2, 8, 1 12, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, 11, 12, 15, 17, [02:50:02] AND 18. AND THAT IS THE CODE OFFICER'S CASE THAT IT IS NOT FEASIBLE TO REPAIR AND THAT IT IS A POTENTIAL THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND PROPERTY OR PROPERTY AND THAT IT BE DELI DEMOED WITHIN 30 DAYS. MOTION WAS FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION WITH A SECOND FROM MR. ZUNI. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY A MR. ANDERSON, MR. ZUNI A SECOND, UH, AS A RESULT OF SUBSECTIONS. 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR THE MAIN SUBSECTIONS. 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18 FOR THE ACCESSORY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO DI DEMO IN 30 DAYS? SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAYYY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES? THERE WAS SOMETHING TABLED AT THE BEGINNING. WAS THERE NOT, UH, OR JESSE? THERE? THERE WAS. AND HE, YES, MR. ZUNIGA HAD A, I BELIEVE HE HAD A QUESTION OR SOMETHING ABOUT A PROPERTY. I'LL SPEAK TO MS. RAMIREZ ABOUT IT LATER. OKAY. ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES WITH UNITED? WITHOUT OBJECTION AND UNANIMOUS CONSENT, THE BOARD IS ADJOURNED AT IJO. 1220 HOURS. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF YOU. GOOD NIGHT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.