* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] GOOD MORNING. WE ARE FINALLY READY TO START. UH, WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UM, [Call to Order] READING THE, UH, CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. I'M SORRY, THAT IS NOT IN, THAT IS INCORRECT. , I'M SORRY. WE ARE GONNA, UH, IT'S NINE. WHAT TIME IS IT? NINE TIME. IS IT NINE? OKAY. IT'S NINE 18. AND, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A ROLL CALL. FIRST MS. BROWN FREDERICK ANDES. HERE. MICAH HARPER. PRESENT JOANNE NELSON. PRESENT. LENCIA GUILLORY. PRESENT. JOSH POWELL. ROBERT TAPIA. PRESENT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. ALRIGHT, I'LL READ THE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT NOW. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS MEETING. NO PERSON ATTENDING THIS MEETING SHALL DISOBEY OR DELAY, OR, I'M SORRY, DISRUPT OR DELAY THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR. PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEAT UNTIL, UH, YOUR CASE IS CALLED. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES, WHICH WE'LL SHOW A SHORT VIDEO AT THIS TIME CONCERNING THE, UH, TRANSLATION SERVICES. WELL, I, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A CASE, PLEASE SIGN INTO THE, UM, PERSONS TO BE HEARD SHEET AND YOU'LL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES. PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING. SHOW A DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH A COST FOR EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE 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 THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED. ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATION WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING. AND IF YOU'RE IN DOUBT, PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER. ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE MEET WITH A CODE OFFICER OR STAFF MEMBER. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT IN THIS BUILDING TO SOLICIT OR PET SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS HEARING. PER CITY CODE SECTION 16 DASH 2 36. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, WE'RE GOING TO, DID EVERYBODY GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE [Approval of Minutes] MINUTES? OKAY. A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MINUTES? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR TO FOR APPROVAL. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT. GOOD MORNING BOARD. MY NAME IS MICHAEL RUSTY, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND, UH, TODAY WE DO NOT, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS ARE THAT ARE BEING PULLED. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENTS. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE SOME EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS. THE STRUCTURE LOCATED [(CD-1) 1302 Culebra Rd] AT 13 0 2 COLLIBRA WAS PARTIALLY OR FULLY DEMOLISHED IN EMERGENCY ON, LET ME SEE, BY FIRE ON FEBRUARY THE 10TH, 2020. THE DEMOLITION DATE WAS FEBRUARY THE 13TH, 2020, UM, DUE TO THE EXTENSION FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75. NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE PORT AT THIS TIME. ALSO, THE ADDRESS OF [(CD-10) 13807 Briarmeadow] 13 807 BRIAR MEADOW IN DISTRICT 10, UH, WAS DESTROYED BY A FIRE ON TO, UM, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2020, UH, FOR THE DEMOLITION DATE OF FEBRUARY 17TH, 2020. AND, UH, PUR PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, NO FURTHER AS ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THANK [00:05:01] YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANNA START WITH CLOWER OR YOU WANT OKAY. WE'LL START WITH, UM, [1. 20-2217 (CD-1) 2322 Clower] 2322 CLOWER HOLD OFFICER, COME UP AND PRESENT THE CASE PLEASE. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS DENISE HASTINGS, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR. PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT 2322 LAUER AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 8 4 4 1 BLOCK 6 27, BLOCK 26 LOTS, 11 AND 12. NOW THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS BLOSS GARCIA, LIVES AT 2322 FLOWER. THERE ARE FOUR CASES, UH, OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS AT THIS PROPERTY WITH THREE DIFFERENT INSPECTION DATES. MAY I PROCEED WITH ALL FOUR AT ONCE? ABSOLUTELY. FIRST VIOLATION, ALLEGED VIOLATIONS, 3 0 4 0.2. PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOORS, DOOR WINDOW FRAMES, CORNERS, PORCHES, TRIM BALCONIES, AND DECKS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION. EXTERIOR WOOD SURFACES OTHER THAN DECAY RESISTANT WOODS SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS DECAY BY PAINTING OR OTHER PROTECTIVE COVERING OR TREATMENT. ALL SIDING AND MASONRY JOINTS, AS WELL AS THOSE BETWEEN THE BUILDING ENVELOPE AND THE PERIMETER OF WINDOWS, DOORS, AND SKYLIGHTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED. WEATHER RESISTANT AND WEATHER TIGHT. ALL METAL SURFACES SUBJECT TO RUST OR CORROSION SHALL BE COATED TO INHIBIT SUCH RUST AND CORROSION AND ALL SURFACES WITH RUST OR CORROSION SHALL BE STABILIZED AND COATED TO INHIBIT FURTHER RUST AND CORROSION. OXIDATION STAINS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM EXTERIOR SURFACES. SURFACES DESIGNED FOR STABILIZATION BY OXIDATION ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT. UH, THE NEXT ONE IS THE 3 0 4 0.6 EXTERIOR WALLS. ALL EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL BE FREED FROM HOLES, BREAKS, AND LOOSE EROTIC MATERIAL AND MAINTAIN WEATHERPROOF AND PROPERLY SURFACE COATED WHERE REQUIRED TO PREVENT DETERIORATION. 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS. ALL OVERHANG EXTENSIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CANOPIES, MARQUEES SIGNS, METAL AWNINGS, FIRE ESCAPES, BAND PIPES, AND EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND BE PROPERLY ANCHORED SO AS TO BE KEPT IN SOUND CONDITION WHEN REQUIRED. ALL EXPOSED SURFACES OF METAL OR WOOD SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND AGAINST DECAY OR RUST BY PERIODIC APPLICATION OF WEATHER CODE AND MATERIALS SUCH AS PAINT OR SIMILAR I SURFACE TREATMENT. LASTLY, S A P M C 3 0 4 0.1, 3.1 GLAZING, ALL GLAZING MATERIAL SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN SOUND CONDITION AND GOOD REPAIR CODE. OFFICER FIRST MADE AN INSPECTION OF THIS PROPERTY AUGUST THE SIXTH OF 2018. AT THAT TIME, HE CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES AND FOUND THE EXTERIOR WALL SERVICES IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. HE ALSO FOUND THAT THE EXTERIOR WALLS AT HOLES AND WERE MISSING AND A RE-INSPECTION WAS MADE ON OCTOBER THE 25TH. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NO, UH, THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE PROPERTY, AND THE OFFICER NOTED THAT A, A NOTICE NEEDED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE GLAZING OF THE WINDOW. THIS IS LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. RE-INSPECTION WAS MADE ONCE AGAIN ON 11 27 18. AT THAT TIME, THE WINDOW WAS REPAIRED AND, UH, OFFICER CLOSED THAT CASE, BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE PAINTING OF THE STRUCTURE. [00:10:01] SOME WOOD MEMBERS WERE REPLACED ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS. THE OVERHANG STILL REMAINED UNPAINTED WITH ROTTED WOOD, DETERIORATING WOOD. ANOTHER REINSPECTION WAS MADE ON DECEMBER THE THIRD, 2019, AT WHICH TIME THE CODE OFFICER ISSUED A NOTICE FOR THE OVERHANG WITH DETERIORATED AND NEEDING PAINT. REINSPECTION WAS MADE ON FEBRUARY THE FOURTH, 2020 MINOR REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE EXTERIOR WOOD MEMBERS OF THE STRUCTURE STRUCTURE REMAINS UNPAINTED. THE WINDOW GLAZING HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND SOME BOARD MEMBERS STILL REMAIN UNPAINTED AS WELL. UH, THE COAT OFFICER MADE, UH, INSPECTION ON 2 24 20. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND DISCUSS SOME OF THE REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO THE STRUCTURE. THE OWNER IS HERE TODAY. HE IS THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN MAKING THE MINOR REPAIRS TO THE STRUCTURE. I ASK THAT THE BOARD FIND THIS PROPERTY TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 2, I'M SORRY, 3 0 4 0.2 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, 3 0 4 0.6. EXTERIOR WALLS, 3 0 4 0.9 OVERHANG EXTENSIONS AND 3 0 4 0.3 0.1 GLAZING. THAT CONCLUDES MY, UH, PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WILL EVERYBODY IN HERE PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. IT'S VERY DISRUPTIVE WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO CONDUCT A MEETING. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. WE DO HAVE A QUESTION. UH, YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT AFTER THE INSPECTION ON OCTOBER THE 25TH OF 18, UH, THAT THE GLAZING HAD BEEN REPAIRED. IS THERE ANOTHER GLAZING ISSUE? YES. THE SAME WINDOW THAT WAS REPAIRED. UH, I SPOKE TO THE OWNER AND HE SAID IT, IT JUST DIDN'T, IT WASN'T FITTING CORRECTLY INTO THE WINDOW, AND SO IT, HE HAD TO BOARD IT UP AGAIN. SO THERE WAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR, NOT A COMPLETE REPAIR. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE TO SPEAK. I BELIEVE THIS. IT'S THE OWNER, MR. GARCIA. BLAS GARCIA, OR YOU'LL HAVE GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS, UH, BLASS R GARCIA AND I LIVE AT 2322 FLOWER. OKAY. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO STATE YOUR CASE, SIR. UH, I'VE ALREADY STARTED SOME OF THE REPAIRS. I'VE PAINTED THE LOWER LEVEL IN THE FRONT AND SIDE, AND I NEED TO PAINT THE UPSTAIRS THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE IN THE PICTURE. UH, I'VE, I'VE BOUGHT A 28 FOOT EXTENSION LETTER, BUT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP AND EXTEND IT SO I CAN GET UP ON THE ROOF SO I CAN PAINT THAT PART THAT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE. AND, UM, DO YOU HAPPEN TO BRING ANY PICTURES OF THE REPAIRS? AND I'VE ALREADY DONE SOME OF THE REPAIRS IN, IN ONE OF THOSE PICTURES, YOU CAN SEE THAT I'VE ALMOST COMPLETED SOME OF THOSE REPAIRS ON THE FACING OF THE SECOND FLOOR. AND, UH, I NEED TO REDO THE GLAZING OF THE WINDOW IF I CAN ASK FOR AN EXTENSION. I WAS GONNA ASK FOR 60 DAYS, BUT I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE 90 DAYS DUE TO UNFORESEEN THINGS MIGHT HAPPEN, LIKE, UH, HEALTH ISSUES. SO IN 90 DAYS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE IT. DID YOU BRING ANY PICTURES OF THE REPAIRS THAT YOU'VE MADE? UH, I'M SORRY, MA'AM. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY HEARING. DID YOU BRING ANY PICTURES? UH, NO, I DIDN'T BRING ANY PICTURES. OKAY. SO HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT YOU ACTUALLY MADE THE REPAIRS IF YOU DIDN'T BRING ANY PICTURES OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE SO FAR? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T BRING ANY PICTURES OF, THAT'S ALL, YOU KNOW. OKAY. UM, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, OWNER? OKAY, WE HAVE GO AHEAD, SIR. DO WE HAVE A PLAN TOGETHER TO, TO IT ENCOMPASSES ALL THESE, ALL THESE JUST, UH, I THINK I CAN HAVE IT ACCOMPLISHED IN 90 DAYS. YOU CAN SEE THAT I ALREADY DID SOME OF THE PHASING, BUT I NEED ABOUT A, A LITTLE BIT OVER A FOOT BECAUSE THAT'S AN, AN EIGHT FOOT PIECE OF WOOD. AND I, I DIDN'T THINK THAT, UH, [00:15:01] I COULD CARRY A, A 10 FOOT PIECE OF WOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY, SIR, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, YOU'RE ASKING FOR 90 DAYS. YOU'VE HAD TWO YEARS, UH, A YEAR AND A HALF. SO WHAT WELL, UH, HAVE YOU BEEN DOING IN A YEAR AND A HALF? I'M SORRY, BUT THE SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK, UH, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO DO ANYTHING BUT TO SURVIVE. DO YOU HAVE ANY KIDS OR ANYTHING? GROWN KIDS SON, BUT HE'S GOT A BIG FAMILY TOO, SO I, I CANNOT ASK HIM FOR ANY KIND OF HELP EXCEPT FOR THE PHYSICAL HELP. YEAH. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING. BUT HE DOESN'T LIVE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. YOU, HE CAN'T HELP YOU PHYSICALLY WITH THE, THE REPAIRS. I, I DID MOST OF THE REPAIRS MYSELF, BUT LIKE I SAID, MY SON DOES NOT LIVE HERE IN TOWN, SO IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO HELP ME. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. UH, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, NO, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T BRING ANY PICTURES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. OKAY. WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE BOARD IS GONNA RULE, UH, FOR THE, UH, PROPERTY, BUT YOU'LL NEED TO SHOW YOUR REPAIRS TO SOMEONE, TO THE CODE OFFICER AND WE WILL LEAVE IT UP TO HIM TO JUDGE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. OKAY? YES, MA'AM. OR HER, I'M SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A, A MOTION HERE? HELLO? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? OKAY. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD FIND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2322 CLOWER, UH, IS IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. UH, FIRST TWO CODES INITIALLY WOULD BE, UH, 3 0 4 0.6 AND 3 0 4 0.2, AND ORDER A 90 DAY REPAIR ON THOSE VIOLATIONS. AND CONTINUING ON WITH A MOTION, UH, I FIND OR, UH, MOVE THAT THE BOARD FIND THE PROPERTY LOCATED, UH, 30, EXCUSE ME, 2322 CLOWER, UH, TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 4 3 1 FOR GLAZING IN ORDER THAT THIS BE REPAIRED IN 30 DAYS. ONE MOMENT. YEAH, THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT DATES, SO THEY HAVE TO BE THREE DIFFERENT MOTIONS. AND I'M, I GOT IT. YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU HAVE, YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO PROVE BOTH ONE WE VOTE ON IT, THEN YOU DO THE OTHER. YOU'RE CORRECT. SO I GO BACK TO THE INITIAL MOTION, UH, THAT THE TWO CODES, 3 0 4 0.6 AND 3 0 4 0.2 BE COMPLETED IN 90 DAYS. I SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR, UH, 3 0 4 0.6 AND 3 0 4 0.2 FOR A 90 DAY REPAIR. UM, HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OKAY. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. THE AYES HAVE IT FOR 90 DAY REPAIR IAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD FIND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2322 LAUER TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 4. UH, AND THAT REPAIR BE COMPLETED IN 30 DAYS. OKAY. SORRY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR 3 0 4 0.3 AND A 30 DAY REPAIR. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. AND THE OTHER ONE, MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD FIND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2322 PLOWER, UH, TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 3 0 4 0.9, UH, AND THAT THE PROPERTY BE REPAIRED IN 90 DAYS. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR 3 0 4 0.9 FOR A 90 DAY REPAIR. WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THE AYE. UH, ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. HEY, SIR, YOU MIGHT WANT TO, MR. GARCIA GUTSIER, WHERE ARE YOU? OH, OKAY. YOU MIGHT WANNA GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER, MS. HASTINGS THERE. AND, UH, SHE WILL TELL YOU WHAT WE JUST, UH, AGREED ON, AND I, AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU TRY TO GET YOUR PROPERTY INTACT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR [2. 20-2218 (CD-1) 945 Lullwood Ave W] NEXT CASE IS 9 45 LOWER [00:20:01] WOOD WEST. GOOD MORNING. B S B MEMBERS, GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS RAMIRO GURA, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 9 45 WEST LOW WOOD, WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR REPAIR TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND DEMOLITION TO, TO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 9 45 WEST LOWELL WOOD IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. PLEASE NOTE ON AUGUST 20TH, 2019, A DANGEROUS ASSESSMENT RESPONSE TEAM INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE INSPECTION IS A COLLABORATED INSPECTION WITH A VARIETY OF CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT INCLUDE THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N CCB 3 1 1 1 BLOCK 10 LOT 23 AND 24 LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. THE ONE ON RECORD IS STATE STEVEN CIENA WITH THE MILLION ADDRESS OF 3 25 WEST ELSE, MIR, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 2. MARIANA IS PRESENT HERE TODAY AND SHE HAS LEGAL REPRESENTATION. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONFIRMED THAT ON OCTOBER 14TH, TWO, 2019, THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2019, AND A CERTIFIED RECEIPT RECEIPT RE REMAINS PENDING. ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2019. A PRE-BOARD CONFERENCE HEARING WAS HELD WITH MARIA RENA AND HER LEGAL REPRESENTATION. THAT WAS OCTOBER 2ND, 2019. ON FEBRUARY 13TH, 20, UH, 2020, THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 9 45 WAS LOW WOOD. ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2020, THE NOTICE FOR THE B S P HEARING WAS MAILED TO STEVEN ENA AND A CERTIFIED RE RE RECEIPT WAS RETURNED WITH NO SUCH NUMBER ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2 20 20 ON AUGUST 20TH, 2019, AND FEBRUARY 22ND, 2020, AN ADMINISTRATIVE OF A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE STRUCTURE TO PRESENT BEFORE B S P. AT THIS TIME, UM, THE OWNERS HAVE PROVIDED, UH, SOME BIDS. UM, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THAT SOME OF, SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE INFORMATION THROUGH EMAIL. UH, THERE IS A, UM, A WORK, UH, A BID FOR DEMOLITION OF THE ACCESSORIES, UM, THAT THEY PROVIDED. AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT THROUGH, THROUGH EMAIL, UM, TO PRES, UH, TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU. I HAVE, I HAVE SEEN IT. UM, AND I'LL LET THE OWNERS, UH, SPEAK ON BEHALF WHAT THEIR INTENTIONS ARE WITH THAT. WITH THAT, UH, WITH THAT BID, I ALSO RECEIVED A BID, UM, TWO BIDS, UM, FROM THE OWNER'S LEGAL REPRESENTATION. I THINK THOSE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. SO THOSE ARE FOR THE ROOFS. AND AT THIS TIME, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS. 9 45 WEST LITTLEWOOD IS NOT WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THE SCHOOL. YOU WANNA LOOK AT OUR PHOTO PRESENTATION. SO YOU HAVE A MAIN STRUCTURE HERE AND ACTUALLY LOW WOOD'S ON RUNNING ALONG THIS SIDE. BUT HERE'S THE MAIN STRUCTURE. THE TWO FRONT DOORS FACE THIS SIDE, AND THERE'S AN ACCESSORY HERE. AND ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS A GARAGE OVER HERE WHERE THE GREEN LINE IS, YOU WOULD HAVE AN ALLEY RIGHT HERE. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE DAY OF THE, THE END DANGER ASSESSMENTS RESPONSE TEAM INSPECTION. UM, THE, THE PROPERTY IS, IS AN ISSUE OR HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SOME TIME NOW REGARDING SQUATTERS, UM, COMING IN, LIVING THERE, UM, MOVING INTO THE, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND, AND CONTINUALLY HABITUALLY BREAKING INTO THE PROPERTY. AT THAT TIME THOUGH, THERE WAS QUITE A FEW PEOPLE LIVING AT THE PROPERTY. UM, THEY, THEY HAD, UH, RIGGED THE ELECTRICAL METER. UM, THERE WAS NO, ACTUALLY, THERE WAS NO METER THERE, BUT THEY HAD PUT SOME TOP OF PINS TO HAVE CONS, CONSISTENT, UH, ELECTRICITY GOING THROUGH, WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD. THE SIGN OF THE REAR PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THE EAVES THERE, THERE WERE SOME BROKEN WINDOWS, UH, FACIAL BOARDS DETERIORATED. YOU CAN SEE THE ROOF IS, UH, PRETTY MUCH WORN. AND I THINK THAT IS JUSTIFYING THAT THEY ARE, THEY'RE PROVIDING BIDS FOR THE, FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE ROOF. AND THERE IS A SLIGHT SLAG, LEMME SEE IF I GOT THAT THERE. NO, I HAVE IT IN ANOTHER PHOTO, BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT SLAG SAG, EXCUSE ME, UH, AT THE FRONT OF [00:25:01] THE PROPERTY ON THE ROOF. UM, AND THAT MIGHT BE MORE DUE TO FOUNDATION ISSUES. UM, SO THE, THE RED MARKER ON THE PEN HERE IS SHOWING THAT THE ELECTRICITY WAS HOT. UM, YOU SEE THESE TWO LITTLE CABLES INSIDE. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USING TO GIVE IT A CAUSTIC CURRENT TO THE ELECTRICITY. SO THAT DAY OF THE DART, WE DID REQUEST C P SS COME OUT AND CUT AT THE POLE. SO THERE WOULD BE NO SERVICE TO THE STRUCTURE. AND AGAIN, THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD. AND AGAIN, IT'S SHOWING, UM, SO THERE WAS A EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF EXTENSION CORDS GOING THROUGH THE MAIN TO THE ACCESSORIES BECAUSE THEY HAD PEOPLE STAYING IN THE ACCESSORIES. UM, SO WE SHOWING THERE THAT THAT WAS LIVE. THIS IS GOING THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. UH, IT IS TWO UNITS. THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS TWO UNITS. IT'S DIVIDED INTO TWO UNITS. UM, YOU SEE THE EXTENSION COURSE THERE. THOSE WERE GOING OUTSIDE. UM, AGAIN, THAT'S THE DAY OF THE DART INSPECTION. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. IT LOOKS LIKE SOME PATCHWORK, MAYBE SOME OTHER SHEET ROCK THAT WAS INSTALLED AT ONE TIME. SOME WATER DAMAGE HERE. I DO BELIEVE THAT'S DUE TO, UM, THE, THE ROOF BEING WORN. UM, SO IT'S JUST NOT PROVIDING SUFFICIENT PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. UM, LEMME GO BACK HERE. SO IN THIS AREA HERE, GOING INTO THIS OTHER ROOM, THAT'S WHERE THE LEVELS, THE LEVEL IS AT. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS ON LEVEL THERE. UM, IT'S A SLIGHT DEFICIENCY. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT, UM, MAJOR IN ANY WAY, BUT IN GOING FROM THE LIVING ROOM TO THE HALLWAY, THERE IS A SLIGHT DEFICIENCY IN THE, IN, IN, IN THE, UH, IN THOSE AREAS. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE SOME PATCHWORK TO THE ROOF. THERE AGAIN, IT WAS OCCUPIED WITH, UH, NO ELECTRICITY AND NO WATER SERVICE AND OVERUSE OF EXTENSION CORDS. JUST GOING THROUGH THE PROPERTY AGAIN WITH NO METER OR, UH, LEGAL METER. UM, THERE WAS SOME WATER DAMAGE ALONG HERE AROUND THE SEAL PLATE THAT'S, UH, RESTING ON, ON GRADE THERE. AND OVERUSE OF EXTENSION CORDS. SO THIS WAS ON THE 24TH. THIS IS, UH, UH, SOMETIME AFTER THE, THE INSPECTION. UM, WE DID DO A NOTICE TO VACATE AFTER WE, WE, WE DID THE INSPECTION. WE CUT THE ELECTRICITY, UM, THEY START VACATING THE PROPERTY. UM, I DID HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE OWNERS AND, UM, THERE, SO THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT THAT THESE PEOPLE NEEDED TO GET OUT. UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S MISSING TILES. UM, THOSE THINGS CAN BE REPAIRED. THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS JUST TWO DAYS AGO. UM, THERE'S STILL SOME TRASH AND DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE PROPERTY. UM, AGAIN, THERE'S NO SIGNS RIGHT NOW OF ANY, UM, ROOF COLLAPSE OR FAILURE OF THAT, OF THAT SORT. THIS IS THE FIRST ACCESSORY AND THE MAIN'S RIGHT HERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. SO THERE'S PRETTY MUCH TWO ENTRANCES OR THREE ENTRANCES TO THIS LITTLE STRUCTURE RIGHT HERE ON THE FRONT. UM, OVER HERE ON THE SIDE AND ONE IN THE REAR. BACK INTO THE MAIN STRUCTURE. EXCUSE ME. THIS IS THAT SMALL ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S DETERIORATION HERE, SOME PLYWOOD THAT WAS ADDED OVER HERE JUST OVER TIME THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. UM, A LOT OF DETERIORATED WOOD MISSING MEMBERS LACKING, UH, PROTECTION TO THE, TO THE FRAMING. THIS IS TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THAT, THAT ACCESSORY. THIS IS A SIDE ENTRANCE. WHEN WE, WHEN WE DID THE INSPECTION, THERE WAS, UH, A COUPLE SLEEPING IN THERE. UM, AGAIN, THERE WAS EXTENSION CORDS GOING TO THOSE ROOMS. THIS IS THE INTERIOR. YOU CAN SEE A SAG, A SIGNIFICANT SAG RIGHT HERE TO THE TOP PLATE. UM, IT IS PRETTY MUCH RUSTING ON GRAVE. THE FOUNDATION IS THERE, AND THIS IS TAKEN IN BLACK AND WHITE. YOU SEE, YOU CAN SEE THE NATURAL LIGHT OF THE ELEMENTS ENTERING THE STRUCTURE. NEEDLES WERE FOUND, EXCUSE ME. SO EVEN AFTER THE DART INSPECTION, UH, THIS WAS THE, ON THE 15TH, UH, WE STILL HAD PROBLEMS WITH, UH, SQUATTERS COMING INTO THE PROPERTY, STAYING THERE, BURNING TRASH, COOKING FOOD OUTSIDE. UM, EXCUSE ME, THERE IS AN ARTERY REPAIR SHOP BACK HERE, AND THIS IS AN ALLEY. UM, THEY WOULD DUMP A LOT OF, A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE WOULD COME AND DUMP A LOT OF THE TRASH AND DEBRIS ALONG THE ALLEY. SO WE HAVE HAD THE PROPERTY CLEANED UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UM, THE OWNERS HAVE MADE SOME ATTEMPTS TO TRY TO SECURE IT AT TIMES. BUT, UM, THE CITY HAS AT LEAST THREE TIMES, UH, SECURED THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE, THE GARAGE IS ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. YOU CAN SEE THE SAG TO THE ROOF RIGHT HERE. THIS IS THE DAY OF THE INSPECTION. SO YOU CAN SEE THE EX, THE AMOUNT OF EXTENSION CORDS. THERE WAS A LOT OF, UM, SPLICED WIRES, UM, THAT WAS, UM, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. UM, THIS, THIS STUD HERE LOOKS LIKE WAS, IT MIGHT'VE BEEN ADDED AT SOME TIME. UM, THERE IS SOME SAG, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE IN THE PHOTO, BUT THIS STUD IS LIKE JUST PRETTY MUCH RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GARAGE. AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT WAS ADDED LATER. 'CAUSE YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S KIND [00:30:01] OF OVER EXPANDING RIGHT HERE. THERE'S A SPLIT RIGHT HERE IN THAT, IN THAT BEAM THAT WAS THE DAY OF THE INSPECTION. YOU SEE JUST A LOT OF LIVE WIRES UNPROTECTED, UN UNPROTECTED. SO IN THAT GARAGE, THERE WAS ANOTHER ROOM. IT HAD A LITTLE SLIDING DOOR THAT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT'VE BEEN ADDED, UH, AT A DIFFERENT TIME. UM, THIS WAS A BED THAT WAS ADDED IN THIS LITTLE ROOM, A LITTLE FRAME. REALLY PUT IN A LOT OF STRESS ON THE ROOF SYSTEM. THEY PUT A SOFA ON TOP OF THIS AREA AND A BED UP THERE. YOU SEE ALL ELECTRICAL, JUST UNPERMITTED, UH, ELECTRICAL, UM, THAT WAS ADDED JUST CAUSING A, A VERY SIGNIFICANT FIRE HAZARD. AGAIN, THERE'S THAT FRAMING THERE AGAIN. AND THAT WAS ON THE 25TH RECAP. THE STRUCTURE THAT LOCATED AT LOCATED AT 9 45 LOW WOOD, IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56. SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN ARE 2, 8 11, 12 15, AND 17. SUBSECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER 1 5 8 11, 12, 15, 17. AND SUBSECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER 2 1 2 5 7 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER 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 REPAIRS TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND DEMOLITION TO ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 9 45 WESTWOOD. THANK YOU. UM, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? YES, SIR. OKAY. WE, WE DO HAVE A QUESTION HERE. ARE YOU ABLE TO DETERMINE ON THE SAG ON THE FLOOR FOR THE MAIN, IS THAT A RESULT OF FLOOR JOISTS OR IS THAT A RESULT OF FOUNDATION? THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS A CONCRETE FOUNDATION WITH THE SLAB ON GRADE. OH, IT'S CONCRETE FLOOR ALSO ON THE, ON THE MAIN STRUCTURE. THE MAIN STRUCTURE, YEAH. THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS SLAB. OKAY. YES. THEN THAT SAG IS JUST THE CONCRETE. YEAH. YEAH. THERE'S, THERE'S SOME ISSUE CRACKS IN THE, IN THE CONCRETE. AGAIN, IT'S MORE, I, I THINK THAT'S, MAYBE THAT'S WHY THAT ROOF IS SAGGING A LITTLE BIT. IT'S BECAUSE OVER TIME IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MAYBE SHIFTED OR SUNK IN A LITTLE BIT. UM, BUT THAT THE, THE, WHERE IT'S UNLEVEL, IT'S MORE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE LIVING ROOM. UM, BUT IT'S NOT A MAJOR OVERALL EFFECT TO THE WHOLE FOUNDATION. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER ON THE, UH, ELECTRICAL? CAN YOU GO TO SLIDE SIX? LOOK AT THE VERY TOP. OKAY, NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE RUNNING HOT FROM THE METER. IT'S, UH, ONTO THE NON METER THAT'S ON. THEY'RE STEALING FROM THAT ONE, CORRECT? THEY WERE AT THAT TIME, YES. OKAY. IF YOU FOLLOW THAT BLACK LINE UP, HANG ON A MINUTE. IT'S RIGHT HERE. YEAH. OKAY. THAT BLACK LINE IS AN EXTENSION CORD THAT GOES INTO THE SECOND POWER POLE. THERE'S TWO METERS ON THAT, CORRECT? THERE THERE WAS, THERE WAS TWO, UH, THERE WAS, THERE WAS ONE, EXCUSE ME, THERE WERE NO METERS AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION OR, HOLD ON, LEMME GO BACK. TRYING TO REMEMBER, THERE'S ONE METER RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM THAT'S STILL IN SERVICE. YEAH. PRIOR TO THEM CUTTING IT OFF. BUT I HAD, LEMME SEE RIGHT THERE. I THOUGHT I HAD A BETTER PICTURE ON. YEAH, THIS IS THE ONLY PICTURE I FOUND TOO. THE OTHER ONE WHERE YOU'RE HOLDING THE HOT LIGHT. IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T THE METER. THERE'S THE METER TO THE LEFT OF THAT ONE. THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S FEEDING THAT THEY SHUT OFF. THERE'S A SECONDARY LINE THAT COMES IN THAT, THAT EXTENSION CORD IS PLUGGED INTO. IT WAS AT THAT TIME. YOU'RE RIGHT. YES. SO ARE BOTH LINES NON SERVICEABLE OR DID THEY ONLY SHUT THE ONE OFF WITH THE METER? NO, WE CUT THE POWER AT THE POLE. SO IT'S DOUBLE SERVICE AT THE POLE. RIGHT. SO, SO ALL THE POWERS BEEN CUT AT THE POLE. OKAY. SO EVERYTHING'S CUT THERE. UM, BEATING THE SECOND, AND I THINK IT'S THE NEXT SLIDE. NO, IT'S GOTTA GO BACK AT THE SLIDE BEFORE WHEN, WHERE YOU HAD THE, THE HOT ON, UH, 11. OKAY. NOW THE JUMP RIGHT HERE THAT CONNECTS OVER TO GET IT HOT, THEY BYPASS THE POLES. THAT CLOTH WIRING IS CONSISTENT IN THE HOUSE. I DID NOT SEE ANY CLOTH WIRING INSIDE. SO BASICALLY INSIDE THERE WAS, UH, I DON'T RECALL SEEING ANY EXPOSED ROMEX OR WIRING. UM, BUT THERE [00:35:01] WAS EXTENSION CORDS GOING THROUGH. RIGHT. I SAW THE EXTENSION CORDS BASED OFF OF THIS HERE. THEN THESE METERS ARE LINKED WITH CLOTH WIRE, WHICH IS OUT OF CODE. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS, THIS WIRE HERE? BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE. YEAH, THAT IS A BLACK CLOTH WIRE THAT WAS USED IN THE PRIOR 1920S AND THIRTIES AND MAYBE EVEN TO THE FORTIES THAT THEY DON'T USE IT NO MORE. RIGHT. WHEN THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1940, I'LL GIVE YOU, SO THAT WOULD TELL ME THAT PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF THE WIRE IN THE HOUSE IS PROBABLY CAUSED WIRES. WELL IT, SO IF THE, IF THE STRUCTURE WAS, THE STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN 1945. RIGHT. SO, SO WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE ELECTRICAL AND I SAW, UH, 21 IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE, THE EXTENSION CORD, THEN THEY JUMPED OFF ANOTHER EXTENSION CORD TO THAT. CORRECT. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IN THE HOUSE. THAT WAS IN THE HOUSE. ALL THAT'S BEEN REMOVED. ARE ANY SOCKETS IN THE HOUSE BEING USED OR JUST EXTENSION CORD? NOT AT THAT TIME. UM, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER. YES, I THINK THERE WAS THOSE WERE SOME OF THOSE WERE PLUGGED IN. YEAH, BECAUSE THEY'RE RUNNING, THEY WERE RUNNING POWER, BUT THEY'RE USING THE, THEY WERE RUNNING IT HOT, RIGHT? IT WAS, IT WAS CURRENT. IT WAS STRAIGHT. RIGHT. SO, BUT THEY'RE USING THE BOXES ON THE WALL PLUS ADDITIONAL CORRECT. HOMEMADE YES. BOXES. SO YES, YOU CAN SEE THAT, THAT THAT IS A, A METAL BOX THERE WITH NO FACE. RIGHT. RIGHT. WITH NO, WITH NO PLATE. RIGHT. NO GROUND. RIGHT. AND THAT NORMALLY WOULD BE INSTALLED IN A WALL, NOT JUST TO BE LAYING THERE ON THE FLOOR LIKE THAT. YEAH. AIR CONDITIONERS THE SAME WAY. AIR CONDITIONER THE SAME WAY. SO EVERYTHING'S RUNNING OFF OF, EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING OFF THOSE, THOSE HOT METERS EXTENSION CORDS AND EXTENSION CORDS OFF THE HOT METERS. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ONE MORE. THEY GAVE YOU AN ESTIMATE. THEY ONLY GAVE IT FOR THE MAIN AND THE GARAGE. THEY DIDN'T GIVE IT FOR THE FIRST ACCESSORY FOR THE ROOFING. DID THEY NOT NEED ROOFING? I THINK, I THINK THEIR INTENTION IS TO, TO DEMO THE SMALLER SHED. THE FIRST ACCESSORY TO KEEP THE GARAGE AND MAIN KEEP THE GARAGE AND, AND THAT'S THEIR INTENTION AND MAKE REPAIRS TO THE MAIN AND REPAIR THE GARAGE. BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDED A BID, UH, FOR DEMO OF THE TWO ACCESSORIES. THEY PROVIDED A BID. YES. I THINK WE'RE, ALL'S WE HAVE IS FOR ROOFING. OKAY. SO, OKAY, SO THE, THE DEMO DEMO, THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE A BID, BUT, OKAY. NO. OKAY, SO WE ONLY HAVE FOR ROOFING, SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED THAT BECAUSE THEY ONLY GAVE US. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO THIS, THIS ROOFING ESTIMATE IS FOR THE MAIN AND, AND THE GARAGE ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. CORRECT. OKAY. CLARIFY HOW MUCH TIME ARE WE GONNA GIVE THEM TO PAIR FOR THE MAIN THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE BOARD'S DECISION? YEAH. YES. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, THE POLICE OFFICER, UM, LET'S SEE. UM, I'M SORRY TO, UH, PICK . IT'S LIKE, PICK A NUMBER. IS IT SECONDARY? OKAY. IS IT, IS IT CALVIN SIMA? RIGHT? WHAT IS IT, UH, OF OFFICER MCCALL? NO. AND OFFICER RAM MOODY. OKAY. HERE'S OFFICER MOTH AND MCCALL. AND I BELIEVE, UH, MADAM CHAIR, I BELIEVE ONE OF THE OFFICERS IS GOING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SS A P D. OKAY. UH, WHICHEVER ONE WANTS TO COME UP AND SPEAK. JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND, UM, AND YOUR, YOUR STATION. YES, I'M, UH, OFFICER DAVID MCCALL WITH THE SS A P D CENTRAL SAFE UNIT. UM, THE SAFE UNIT GOES OUT AND WORKS WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, THE DARK PERSONNEL AND, UH, DANGEROUS PREMISES. UH, FOLLOWING UP ON THESE PROPERTIES, UH, THIS PROPERTY, UM, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE HAD, UH, APPROXIMATELY 35 TIMES, UH, THAT THE POLICE, UH, HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT THERE. UH, A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN FOR, UH, DISTURBANCES, COMPLAINTS ABOUT, UH, THE, UH, SQUADRON ON THE PROPERTY. UM, IN THE TIMES THAT, UH, WE'VE GONE OUT THERE, WE HAVE FOUND A REPEATED, UM, EVIDENCE OF, UM, METH USE AND HEROIN USE, FINDING OF NEEDLES, UH, CRACK PIPES, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THERE HAS BEEN SIGNS THAT, UH, THE, UH, SQUATTERS THERE ARE, UH, ROUTINELY USING NARCOTICS. AND, UH, WE, UH, LIKE I SAID, IT'S ABOUT, UH, ABOUT 35 TIMES THAT WE'VE HAD TO GO OUT TO THE PROPERTY. OVER WHAT PERIOD OF TIME, SIR? TWO YEARS, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? I DO. SO DURING THAT TIME, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMUNICATION OR COOPERATION FROM THE OWNERS OF THAT PROPERTY? I AM NOT SURE. I'M, I'M PRETTY SURE, UH, I'M ALMOST CERTAIN THAT WE DO HAVE A CRIMINAL TRESPASS [00:40:01] AFFIDAVIT THAT WAS SIGNED. UH, THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN CONFIRM THAT, UH, I MAINTAINED THAT DATABASE AND I WAS POSITIVE THIS ONE WAS IN IT. UH, SO WE DO HAVE A TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT, SO, UM, WE CAN ORDER PEOPLE TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY EVEN IF THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT THERE. IT GRANTS US THE AUTHORITY. DID THEY MAKE ANY EFFORTS TO SECURE THE PROPERTY OR KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING OVER THOSE TWO YEARS? UH, THAT I CANNOT REALLY SPEAK TO. I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY DEALT WITH THAT PROPERTY. I'M JUST HERE, UH, REPRESENTING THE UNIT. I DON'T HAVE ANY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AT THAT LOCATION. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, COMMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE THAT'S UP HERE. APPRECIATE IT. UM, ON SLIDE 32, THE ONE WHERE THEY SHOW THE PARAPHERNALIA, WAS THAT WITH SOMEBODY OR WAS THAT JUST FOUND ON THE PROPERTY? UH, THAT I AM NOT SURE IF THAT WAS ON SOMEONE OR JUST, UH, LAYING AROUND, UH, ON THE PROPERTY. THAT I DON'T KNOW. JUST RA YES, THAT WAS JUST LAYING THERE ON THE BAG INSIDE OF THE SHED. SO THERE WERE PEOPLE FOUND IN THERE AND THE NEEDLE WAS THERE. JUST IT WAS SQUATTERS. SQUATTERS, YES. SO IT WAS OKAY. SO NOBODY WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THAT, THAT WAS JUST FOUND ON THE PROPERTY. CORRECT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE. OKAY. IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN WE WILL HAVE, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. UH, WHO SHALL I CALL FIRST HERE? IS IT JUDITH OR THE LAWYER OR I, WHICH ONE IS, UH, THE LAWYER IS, UH, I CAN'T READ THIS WRITING HERE. IS IT JONATHAN? SOMEBODY, JOHN PAUL. JOHN PAUL. AND WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME, SIR? I'M SORRY. B O G R BORAN. OKAY. COME UP PLEASE. HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING TODAY? STATE YOUR GOOD. STATE YOUR CASE, SIR. ALRIGHT, SIR, FOR THE RECORD, COULD YOU PUT IT IN THE MIC SO IT'S ON THE RECORD? SURE. MY NAME IS JOHN PAUL BORAN. B O G R A N. MY OFFICE ADDRESS IS 30 10 HILLCREST DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 0 1 IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF BALCONES HEIGHTS. ANYHOW, . I WANNA STATE THE CASE, SIR. YES. OKAY. UM, I, I WAS ORIGINALLY CONTACTED BY MR. REYNA. THE PROPERTY WAS OWNED BY HER AND HER HUSBAND. HE PASSED AWAY. I DO A LOT OF PROBATE WORK AND SHE CAME TO ME ABOUT HER HUSBAND'S SITUATION WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. SHE IS 84 YEARS OLD. UM, SHE HAD TWO TENANTS IN THAT PROPERTY AT ONE TIME AND, UM, HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH THEM. AFTER WE FINALIZED THE PROBATE, I WENT AHEAD AND EVICTED THOSE TENANTS. UM, THERE HAD BEEN THESE ISSUES, UH, WITH THE VAGRANT. NOW A LOT OF WHAT WE SEE HERE ON THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE DATED IN AUGUST OF 2019 THAT SHOW ALL THE, UM, THE WIRING AND, UH, ALL THE DEBRIS AND ALL THE TRASH AND EVERYTHING. BUT THIS PHOTO HERE IS MORE INDICATIVE OF WHAT IT IS NOW. THE TRASH HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE PROPERTY, WE ACTUALLY HAD A CONTRACTOR THAT WAS GONNA GO IN AND BOARD THE PROPERTY, AND THE CITY BEAT US BY ONE DAY TO IT, AND THEY WENT AHEAD AND BOARDED IT UP. UM, SINCE THEN, MY CLIENT HAS PAID THAT BILL TO THE CITY. UM, AND SINCE THE PROPERTY WAS BOARDED UP, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT CONDITION WITH THE VAGRANTS. CERTAINLY THE POWER HAS BEEN CUT OFF. MR. ANDIS WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. UM, I DON'T THINK THAT THE SITUATION ANYMORE. THERE HAD BEEN ONE TIME WHEN THOSE VAGRANTS, AFTER WE HAD BOARDED IT UP OR THE CITY HAD BOARDED UP, THAT ACTUALLY GOT ACCESS TO ONE OF THE ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. WE HAD THAT REPAIRED AND CLOSED OUT RIGHT AWAY. UM, SO WE, WE HAVE TAKEN PROACTIVE MEASURES, UH, EVER SINCE THE PROPERTY WAS BOARDED UP FOR A LONG TIME. MY CLIENT, UM, HER DAUGHTER ACTUALLY DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM FLORIDA TO BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. UM, SHE, SHE, UH, IS LIVING WITH HER SON, UM, AND HAS TRIED TO DO THE BEST THAT SHE CAN WITH THIS SITUATION. UH, AND I HAVE TRIED TO ASSIST HER AS BEST I CAN. UH, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND DECIDED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO DEMOLISH THE SHED, WHICH IS THE SMALLER BUILDING. UH, AND WE'RE GONNA [00:45:01] TRY TO KEEP THE GARAGE. AND OF COURSE, THE MAIN STRUCTURE. UM, YOU, YOU DO HAVE, UM, I'M SORRY THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PRINT OUT FOR YOU. UH, THE DEMOLITION ESTIMATE, UH, THAT WE HAD. I THOUGHT I HAD IT IN MY FILE, BUT IT WAS IN MY EMAIL. WE EMAILED IT TO THEM, BUT THEY HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO PRINT IT OUT. SO ANYHOW, UH, THAT RAMON DEMOLITION, WHICH I'M SURE YOU'RE WELL KNOWN TO YOU ALL, UH, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GIVE US THAT ESTIMATE. I ASKED THEM TO GIMME ESTIMATES FOR THE TWO ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AT ONE TIME. BUT, UH, WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN JUST DEMOING THE SMALLER STRUCTURE AND TRYING TO SALVAGE THE OTHER STRUCTURE. IT IS A GARAGE, BUT IT IS OF GOOD SIZE AND IT BE OF GOOD USE. UM, MY CLIENTS INTEND TO, UH, REPAIR THAT FACILITY. SHE HAS OWNED THAT PROPERTY SINCE THE FIFTIES, I BELIEVE. UM, AND, UM, EITHER FOR A RENTAL PURPOSES ON THE MAIN STRUCTURE, UH, AND THEN HER DAUGHTER VISITS FROM FLORIDA VERY OFTEN AS WELL. AND THEN SHE WOULD ALSO HAVE A PLACE TO STAY AS WELL IF THAT WOULD BE THE SITUATION. BUT I THINK PRIMARILY WE WOULD WANT TO RENT THAT PROPERTY TO AVOID THE SITUATION THAT WE'D HAD WITH THE VAGRANT. UM, THE, THE ESTIMATES THAT I DO NOT HAVE IS FOR THE INTERIOR WORK TODAY. I WAS ACTUALLY GONNA ASK FOR SOME TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE, SINCE THE PROPERTY WAS BOARDED UP. UH, WE HAD VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR. I DO HAVE THE, THE, THE ROOFING AND YOU HAVE THAT, UH, IN THE DEMO. WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU AS FAR AS HER ABILITY FINANCIALLY TO BE ABLE TO COVER THESE EXPENSES. UM, SHE DID NOT BRING WITH HER HER BANK STATEMENTS, BUT SHE HAS SET ASIDE THE SUM OF $20,000 IN ORDER TO GET THIS DONE. SHE HAS SAVED THIS MONEY AND SHE HAS IT SET ASIDE TO DO THAT. UM, THE SS A P D OFFICER, UH, STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN OUT THERE 35 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. UM, I, I'M WONDERING IF I COULD ASK HOW MANY OF THOSE TIMES HAVE BEEN SINCE THIS PROPERTY HAD BEEN BOARDED UP. BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SITUATION WITH THE VAGRANT HAS DECREASED EXPONENTIALLY EVER SINCE IT WAS BOARDED UP. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S A, UM, EMERGENT SITUATION ANYMORE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND A LOT OF THAT STUFF HAS BEEN THROWN OUT, UH, AND, AND, AND CLEARED OUT. SO I THINK EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE FOR YOU ALL OF THE ESTIMATES NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR, I BELIEVE THAT MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE SITUATION WITH THE VAGRANT. THE TRASH HAS BEEN REMOVED. UM, AND MY CLIENTS ARE GONNA GO FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. UH, WE ESTIMATE 90 TO 120 DAYS TO GET IT ALL DONE. UH, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO ALLOW US TO RETAIN THE ONE ACCESSORY BUILDING AND CERTAINLY THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND THAT WE ARE GONNA GO FORTH WITH THOSE REPAIRS. AND THERE IS SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL ABILITY ON HER BEHALF IN ORDER TO GET THIS DONE. EXCUSE ME, SIR. YES MA'AM. WE APPRECIATE WHATEVER SHE HAS DONE, OF COURSE. BUT DID YOU HAPPEN TO BRING IN, OR DID SHE HAPPEN TO FILL OUT A PROPOSAL OF WORK FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ROOFER AND UM, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE SHE HAS CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES THAT SHE HAD TO BRING IN TODAY FOR US TO SEE, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS HER PROJECTED PLAN, RIGHT, MS. BROWN? UH, SHE, SHE, SHE DID NOT, I I WOULD SAY THAT THE NOTICE OF TO THIS MEETING WAS RECEIVED BY THEM ON FEBRUARY 19TH. AND HERE WE ARE, UM, EIGHT DAYS LATER. UH, AND ALL, ALL THAT WE HAD ARE THESE ESTIMATES RIGHT NOW. BUT IF, IF WE'RE GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY, WE CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT DONE WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS FOR YOU AND, AND, AND SENT IN IF THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. I, I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, HER DAY WAS TODAY AND, UH, SHE, I DON'T KNOW WHEN, WHERE'S THE OFFICER? OH, THE CODE OFFICER. WHEN WAS THAT NOTICE LEFT AT THE PROPERTY, SIR? OR SHE WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS HEARING? THE NOTICE FOR THE, FOR THE HEARING. FOR THE HEARING. FOR HEARING. AND THE NOTICE THAT, THAT YOU, YOU ALL LEAVE ON THE DOORS. SO I DID, WE, WE MET, WE MET BACK IN OCTOBER, AT WHICH TIME WE DID PROVIDE THEM A B S B PACKET BACK IN OCTOBER. AND THEN ON THE, [00:50:03] IT WAS POSTED ON FEBRUARY 13TH, 2 20 20. UH, THAT'S THE NOTICE FOR THE, FOR THE HEARING. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, UH, I MAY, MA'AM, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN POSTED AT THE PROPERTY, BUT MY CLIENT DOESN'T GO TO THE PROPERTY. UH, SHE DID GET, I BELIEVE A CERTIFIED MAIL LETTER SENT TO HER HOME, AND THAT WAS RECEIVED ON THE 19TH. OKAY. YOU KNOW, I, I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING SIR. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE HER ATTORNEY AND HER SPOKESPERSON, BUT, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT, UM, THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER KNEW THIS PROPERTY WAS IN THIS CONDITION. I MEAN, IT, SHE'S OWNED IT FOR HOWEVER LONG, SINCE THE FIFTIES. SO I THINK THAT SHE KNEW, YOU KNOW, THIS PROPERTY WAS DILAPIDATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE, UH, BECAUSE THIS CASE STARTED, IT STARTED SOMETIME AGO AND IT HAS, LET ME SEE, WHEN DID IT START? STARTED IN AUGUST OF, OF 19 MM-HMM. AND UH, 'CAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THE, UM, THE BEXAR COUNTY REPORT AND THE CODE OFFICER'S, UH, REPORT LESS, LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. YEAH. BUT YOU KNOW, SHE'S HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING WITH THIS IF, EVEN IF IT WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. SHE'S HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO DO THAT. AND, UM, SINCE NINE OF 19 AND SHE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE HER CLEANING IT UP. BUT, UH RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THE REPAIRS AND ALL THIS STUFF. SO I, I DON'T THINK THAT THE, I'M NOT AWARE OF THIS CAN GO. I DON'T, I DON'T THINK SO, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE WHATEVER SHE'S DONE AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE BOARD IS GOING TO RULE ON THE, ON THE CASE, BUT, UH, WE'LL SEE WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS. BUT WE'VE GOT PLENTY MORE PEOPLE HERE TO TALK TO. OKAY. THE, THE OTHER THING I WOULD ADD, MA'AM, SHE IS, SHE IS ELDERLY AND I UNDERSTAND, AND I, AND THAT PRESENTS A DIFFICULTY. SHE DOESN'T DRIVE, SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CAR. AND, UH, SHE, SHE HAS DONE THE BEST THAT SHE CAN WITH THE SITUATION AT HAND. AND CONSIDERING THAT THIS, LIKE YOU SAID, THIS STARTED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, THAT THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. AND, UM, I, I THINK THAT WE ARE PRESENTING A REASONABLE, UH, PLAN TO GET THIS DONE. AND WE ARE, WE ARE NOT AGAINST GETTING ONE OF THESE ACCESSORY BUILDS BEING DEMOLISHED TO AVOID SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING. SO IN TAKING PROACTIVE MEASURES AND IF THE SITUATION IS NOT AS EMERGENT AS IT USED TO BE, I MEAN, LOOKING AT THE STUFF THAT WAS SHOWN AS PHOTOGRAPHS BACK IN AUGUST, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A LITTLE SHOCKING. YEAH, I AGREE. BUT THAT, THAT DOESN'T, IT'S NOT THE SITUATION ANYMORE. UH, AND WE HOPEFULLY PLAN IN A FAIR MANNER TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE. ARE YOU TAKING ON THE, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP HER? UM, I'M NOT A CONTRACTOR, BUT I HAVE RECOMMENDED SOME CONTRACTORS TO HER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE, THE GENTLEMAN THAT GAVE THE ESTIMATE ON THE ROOFING HAPPENS TO BE A CLIENT OF MINE. I ASKED HIM TO GO DO THAT. HE GO, WENT TO THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO. UH, BUT HE JUST GOT ME THE ACTUAL WRITTEN ESTIMATE. HE HAD GIVEN ME A VERBAL, BUT HE CAUGHT ME THE WRITTEN ESTIMATE. THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE NOW. OKAY. SO WE HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. DOES, DOES YOUR CLIENT HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO BEYOND THE $20,000 THAT SHE HAS IN RESERVE RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE A QUICK ESTIMATE IS GOING THE REPAIRS, IF YOU TRIED TO REPAIR BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE GARAGE IS GONNA EXCEED THE 20,000 SHE HAS SET ASIDE RIGHT NOW. DO YOU KNOW IF SHE CAN EXCEED THAT 20,000? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SHE CAN. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, FOR THE OFFICER. OKAY. MR. SANDERS. YEAH. AS I POINTED OUT EARLIER, THE ELECTRICAL, BASED OFF THE ASSUMPTION, I'M A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, SO I SEE THIS ALL THE TIME. THE CLOTH WIRING THAT'S IN THE BOX TELLS ME THAT'S IN THE HOUSE AS WELL. BASED OFF OF THAT, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A ENGINEER'S REPORT OR A ESTIMATED COST A BID, WHAT ALL WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT? JUST DOING IN THE HOUSE? WELL, UM, THERE HAD TO BE, THE SHEET ROCK HAS TO BE REMOVED AND, UH, REPAIRED THE CEILING, UH, THE FLOORING. UH, BUT SINCE THIS ISSUE THAT YOU'VE JUST BROUGHT UP AS FAR AS THE WIRING IS CONCERNED, THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK INTO. UH, AND UM, I'VE MADE A NOTATION ABOUT THAT AND I'VE NOTATED YOUR CONCERNS, MR. ANDES. AND, UM, WE'RE CERTAINLY GONNA GO AHEAD AND LOOK INTO THAT. AND ON THAT ISSUE, YOUR EXTERIOR WIRE, IF YOU LOOK AT SLIDE, PERFECT EXAMPLE, SLIDE 33, SEE WHERE THE POLE IS BACK? THE, THE METER, THE ELECTRIC POLE OUT ON THE STREET. [00:55:01] YEAH. WAY IN THE BACK. RIGHT. IF YOU LOOK AT SLIDE 35, THE REASON I BRING THIS UP, BECAUSE THIS IS AN ISSUE, YOU SEE THE DISTANCE OF THAT WIRE TO THE TOP OF THAT, THAT'S YOUR, UM, GARAGE. CORRECT? THAT THAT'D BE YOUR GARAGE RIGHT THERE? I BELIEVE SO, YES. OKAY. THEN IF YOU GO BACK TO 42, GIVES A PERFECT EXAMPLE. YOU SEE WHERE THE METER COMES UP AND WHERE THIS WIRE DIPS BARELY. OKAY. THE FUTURE PROBLEM LATER WILL BE SOMEBODY'S GONNA, 'CAUSE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THROUGH THAT SEAL, SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT TWO FEET ABOVE. SO IF YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT AS A COURTESY FIGURE THAT NOW C P S MAY NOT PUT A POLE THERE 'CAUSE IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT AS WELL. AND I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO GET CAUGHT LATER WITH THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO INSTALL OUR OWN POLE MORE, MORE THAN LIKELY C P SS USED TO. I DON'T THINK THEY DO IT ANYMORE, BUT THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE BROUGHT UP OVER THAT ROOF LINE INTO THAT PIECE THERE. SO ADD THAT TO YOUR SYSTEM. THE POINT OF ORDER HERE, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT THE, I JUST ON THE GARAGE YOU SAID YOU WANNA SALVAGE THE GARAGE AND YOU DON'T MIND TEARING DOWN THE FIRST STRUCTURE, WHICH IS IN BETWEEN THE TWO, CORRECT? YES. SO WHAT MAKES THE GARAGE SALVAGEABLE? 'CAUSE WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT DEFINE, THEY ASK FOR DEMOLITION. YOU'RE ASKING FOR REPAIRS? YES. OF THE GARAGE AND THE MAIN AND DEMO. THE FIRST ACCESSORY. YES. WHICH IS THE ONE BETWEEN CORRECT. RIGHT. THE, THE SHED. SO WHAT MAKES THE GARAGE SALVAGEABLE? BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A REPORT IN FRONT OF US THAT GIVES US THAT. WELL I THINK THE ONE, ONE OF THE MAIN, ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH THE GARAGE WAS THE ROOF. AND UM, WE DO HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THAT. UH, THERE WAS SOME SAGGING ON THE ROOF. UH, SO, UH, PROBABLY SOME OF THOSE JOISTS ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UM, ONCE WE DO THAT AND WE GET AN, A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE INTERIOR, THEN I'LL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION, MR. ANDES, AS TO WHAT THE ADDITIONAL WORK IS. BUT THE STRUCTURE ITSELF, I BELIEVE IS SOUND, UH, YOU KNOW, OTHER THAN THE ROOF ISSUE. UH, AND, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO TO IS THAT A SLAB OR IS IT ON GRADE? IT'S A SLAB ON GRADE. SO YOU WOULD HAVE, I IS IT HAVE FISSURES YES. TO SHOW WHERE? YES. UM, I DON'T THINK I HAD SOME IN THE PHOTOS, BUT HAVE, THERE'S, THERES SOME FISHERS. YEAH, I HAVE SOME. I THINK IT'S THE LAST ONE SLIDE. OH, HANG ON. SLIDE 36. IS THAT THE GARAGE? THAT'S THE GARAGE. AND TH SLIDE 37. AND THAT'S A BEAM IN THE GARAGE. CORRECT. THAT'S A BEAM IN THE GARAGE. RIGHT. AND THOSE, THE, THESE ARE THE, THE DOORS HERE THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE 'CAUSE THEY'RE BOARDED. RIGHT. RIGHT. SO, UM, THIS POST LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT'VE BEEN ADDED LATER. UM, AS TO SUPPORT. RIGHT. WELL THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE, THE BUILDING. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DEMO IS ACTUALLY GOING, LET ME FIND A GOOD IN-BETWEEN PICTURE HERE. AND I WOULD ADD THAT THAT SAG THAT'S ON THE ROOF, 2025 I WOULD ADD. THAT'S THE ONE THAT YOU WANNA DEMO? I WOULD ADD, YES. SO THAT'S ACCESSORY ONE. OKAY. AND IT'S ON A SLAB AS WELL, RIGHT? YES, IT'S ON GRID. NO, THERE THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S A SLAB, CORRECT? IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. SO IT'S KIND OF THE, SO THAT'S THE ONE YOU WANNA DEMO AND THEN THE GARAGE IS MORE SALVAGEABLE. IT, IT, IT WOULD BE SALVAGEABLE IF, IF THERE'S THE, THE PROPER FUNDING AND AND REPAIRS. AND SO DO YOU WANNA CHANGE YOURS FROM DEMO TO REPAIR OR DO YOU WANNA LEAVE THIS CASE? I'M STILL RECOMMENDING DEMOLITION, SIR. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANNA KNOW IS WHAT MAKES IT FOR YOU GUYS REPAIRABLE? 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE NOTHING THAT SAYS IT IS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. OTHER THAN I THINK THE OFFICER ALSO JUST STATED THAT, THAT IT IS PROBABLY A RE IT'S REPAIRABLE AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO RETAIN THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING. UH, ONCE WE REPAIR THE MAIN STRUCTURE, UH, WE WOULD HAVE AN AREA FOR THEM TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES INSTEAD OF THAT ON THE STREET. UH, AND THE ACTUAL, THE GARAGE IS A PRETTY GOOD SIZE. SO ASIDE FROM THE VEHICLES, IT ALSO PROVIDES SOME STORAGE, UH, FOR TENANTS AND SO FORTH. SO IT, IT ADDS VALUE TO THE PROPERTY AND THAT IS THE REASON THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RETAIN IT. AND I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY REPAIRABLE WITHIN REASON. MR. ANDES. SO IN THE ESTIMATE THAT WE DON'T HAVE, THAT THE CONTRACTOR DIDN'T GET YOU YET BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET INTO BUILDING, ARE YOU GONNA HAVE AN ESTIMATE WITH THAT AS WELL? AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO DO THAT? PLUS THE HOUSE, HOW LONG ARE YOU ASKING FOR? RIGHT, RIGHT. IT WILL, THERE'LL BE AN ESTIMATE FOR BOTH STRUCTURES, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME. WELL, FOR BOTH STRUCTURES. BUT HOW LONG ARE YOU ASKING FOR, FOR REPAIRS? I AM, I'M, I'M ANTICIPATING NO MORE THAN 120 DAYS FOR BOTH? [01:00:01] YES. AND A DEMO. AND A DEMO, YES. I WANNA KNOW, UH, HAS THE OWNER CLEANED UP THE INTERIOR OF THE, OF THE, THE MAIN, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES. I CAN'T TELL THE HOUSE FROM THE, FROM THE, YEAH, I THINK IF YOU SAW, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT PICTURE NUMBER IT WAS, UH, THAT WAS TAKEN OCTOBER OR LATER, WHICH SHOWS SOME TILES, OPEN, OPEN SPACES. IF YOU LOOK AT PICTURE 24 THAT WAS TAKEN FEBRUARY 25TH OF THIS YEAR, IT STILL SHOWS TRASH AND DEBRIS IN THE HOUSE. YEAH. SOME TRASH AND DEBRIS, BUT NOTHING LIKE WE HAD BEFORE. SO YES, INSIDE THE MAIN STRUCTURE, THAT IS THE MAIN, HAS SHE CLEANED IT UP? YEAH. HAS SHE CLEANED IT UP AND REMOVED ALL THIS DEBRIS AND ALL THIS FURNITURE AND ALL THAT STUFF? WELL, I AM NOT POSITIVE IF ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. UH, BUT I KNOW THAT SOME OF IT HAS. BUT IF YOU NOTICE FROM THE PICTURES BACK IN AUGUST, THERE WAS A LOT OF FURNITURE AND STUFF IN THAT SAME AREA. RIGHT. OFFICER, YEAH, GO AHEAD. SO ON FEBRUARY 25TH, UM, CONDUCTED A WARRANT TO OBTAIN THE PHOTOS FOR THE INSPECTION AND PROVIDE PHOTOS TODAY, UM, THE MAIN STRUCTURE WAS SECURE, HOWEVER, THE TWO ACCESSORY STRUCTURES WERE UNSECURE AT THAT TIME. UM, THERE WAS A HOLE MADE IN THE REAR GARAGE. SOMEONE BROKE IN, MADE A HOLE IN THE WALL, UM, BIG ENOUGH FOR, FOR OUR CONTRACTOR TO GET THROUGH AND OPEN IT UP. THE SMALL ACCESSORY, THE REAR DOOR WAS THE BOARD THAT WE PUT UP WAS REMOVED. UM, SO THEY'RE STILL GETTING IN. WE, WE'VE HAD TO GO OUT THERE. UM, SO WE DID BOARD IT THAT DAY. WHEN WE LEFT, WE DID AN INSPECTION, WE LEFT, WE BOARDED IT AGAIN. UM, THERE'S STILL SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRASH IN THE HOUSE. MOST OF IT'S GONE, UH, FROM THE, FROM THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, THE FURNITURE, ALL THAT. BUT THERE'S STILL, THERE'S STILL TRASH IN THERE. UM, SO AGAIN, THAT WAS ON SEPTEMBER 25TH. OKAY. THANK YOU. CERTAINLY WE WILL TAKE MEASURES TO REMOVE WHAT REMAINS OF TRASH INSIDE THE BUILDING. UH, WE DON'T WANT IT AS MUCH AS YOU DON'T, IT'S, IT'S SO HARD TO, TO, AND MAYBE MAKE A PROPOSAL HERE BECAUSE YOU ALL DIDN'T SUPPLY US WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE FOUNDATION OF THIS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A, A, A TRUE ASSESSMENT OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AND, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH TIME YOU WOULD NEED OR SHE WOULD NEED TO DO THIS. AND THAT TO ME, THAT, UM, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF, LOT OF WORK HERE. AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $20,000, I CAN SEE $20,000 IN ONE ROOM. YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A LOT. SO I I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS HERE. UH, I DO. OH, OKAY. SO I, I THINK WHAT WE'RE ALL STRUGGLING WITH IS THE, THE PACKET THAT SHE WAS GIVEN BACK IN OCTOBER SAYS THAT SHE NEEDS TO BRING A PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY, A SCOPE OF WORK SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S INTENDING TO DO. UM, AND THE, YOU KNOW, SHOW US IF SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO DO IT AND THE INTENTION TO DO IT. WE HAVE THE ROOFING BIDS FOR THE GARAGE AND THE HOUSE. YOU HAVE A DEMO BID FOR THE, UH, THE SHED IN BETWEEN. RIGHT. AND DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU HAVE IT? WE DON'T HAVE IT FOR BOTH STRUCTURES. YEAH. I, THEY WERE TRYING TO PRINT IT OUT FOR ME. RIGHT. UH, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE MS CHAIR, MS CHAIR JUST YES. FOR PURPOSES IN REGARDS TO THEIR BID, THEY HAD ONE FROM BACK IN I THINK NOVEMBER. UM, IT WAS UNSIGNED UNEXECUTED, WHICH IS WHY LEGAL DECIDED THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO BE PASSED OUT. FAIR, FAIR ENOUGH. BUT DO YOU KNOW ROUGHLY THE AMOUNT OF THAT BID? WELL, AND I'M WILLING TO GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT ON, ON THE BID IF CAN YOU GIMME A ROUGH IDEA OF WHAT THAT AMOUNT WAS. AND WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS WE'VE GOT $7,000 FOR THE ROOF, WHICH ALREADY LEAVES US 13 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE REPAIRS, MINUS THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE, WHICH I'M SURE IS A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S CLEARLY $20,000 IS NOT GONNA GET THIS DONE. UM, AND WHAT IS HER ABILITY ABOVE THAT $20,000? I KNOW YOU SAID SHE HAS THE INTENTION, BUT WHAT IS HER ABILITY TO DO THE WORK ABOVE THAT? BECAUSE I, I THINK IT'S, IT'S CLOSE TO DOUBLE THAT AMOUNT REQUIRED TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. YEAH, I I, I, I BELIEVE SHE DOES HAVE THE ABILITY, UH, AND I MEAN, IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD, I MEAN, IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAYBE RECONVENE, UH, THIS, THIS HEARING, WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET YOU THAT REST OF THE INFORMATION [01:05:01] FOR US TO MAKE A MORE OF AN EDUCATED DECISION ON THE MATTER. I MEAN, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING THAT INFORMATION. I LEFT THAT WITH HER IN HER HANDS AND, YOU KNOW, IT JUST DIDN'T GET DONE. 39 9 75, $3,975 THAT, FOR BOTH STRUCTURES APPEARS TO BE FOR THE ONE STRUCTURE. THIS IS NOT WORKING FOR ME. I'M SORRY, , IT'S JUST NOT WORKING FOR ME. I, I CAN APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOKING ON YOUR PHONE AND EVERYTHING, BUT THE, THE, THE GUIDELINES CALL FOR SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION AND YOU ALL DIDN'T BRING THAT, AND WE ARE NOT GONNA RECONVENE, YOU KNOW, TO, TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT HER DOCUMENTS. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO THE BOARD TODAY TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR, SINCE AUGUST OF LAST YEAR OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S, IT'S JUST, UH, IT PRESENTS A PROBLEM FOR THE BOARD BECAUSE WE HAVE TO RULE ON WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US. YOU KNOW, WE, UH, THE, THE GARAGE, THE, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND THE HOUSE. AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO, TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITHOUT THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE. AND, UM, SO I'M GONNA, I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE IT UP TO, TO MORE QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING FROM THE BOARD FROM, TO, TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH THIS CASE BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING FOR ME. WELL, IT, WOULD THERE BE ANY WAY TO, TO, TO MAYBE ASK FOR A SUBSEQUENT HEARING? I MEAN, IT, IT, IT, WE CAN GET YOU THE INFORMATION. I MEAN, I KNOW THIS WAS BACK IN AUGUST, UH, MS. BROWN, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT HASN'T BEEN A YEAR YET. UH, AND BECAUSE OF HER AGE AND BECAUSE OF HER INABILITY TO MAYBE SECURE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION, UM, IT'S, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE IN THIS WITHOUT THAT PARTICULAR INFORMATION FOR YOU. BUT, UH, I THINK IT'D BE IN THE, IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS TO MAYBE GIVE HER SOME ADDITIONAL TIME. WE'LL GET THIS DONE AND GET BACK TO YOU AT A SUBSEQUENT HEARING AND JUST ADD IT US ON. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ADD US ONTO THE AGENDA? I I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. I AM WILLING TO CONSIDER THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL DISCUSS, UH, WHEN, WHEN A MOTION IS MADE. BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING I AM WILLING TO CONSIDER BECAUSE TAKING HER AGENT INTO ACCOUNT, SHE DID BOARD UP THE PROPERTY AND CLEAN THE PROPERTY, SHE HAS DONE SOMETHING, SHE'S NOT IGNORED IT. RIGHT. UM, BUT I THINK WE WILL DISCUSS THAT WHEN WE GET TO A MOTION. THANK YOU, MR. HARPER. FROM, FROM A, JUST A POINT OF VIEW, THE HOUSE, IT'S REPAIRABLE THERE, THERE'S STRUCTURALLY WRONG WITH THE HOUSE. ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE IS NOT REPAIRABLE. THERE'S, I MEAN, ANYTHING IS REPAIRABLE, BUT THERE'S NO REASON TO SPEND THE MONEY TO REPAIR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO IS REPAIRABLE IT. THE ISSUE IS MONEY THAT'S GOING TO COST A WHOLE LOT MORE MONEY TO REPAIR ACCESSORY TWO THAN WHAT THE CLIENT PRESENTLY HAS, UH, SET ASIDE FOR IT. BUT, UH, THE ATTORNEY HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS FUNDING AVAILABLE TO DO THAT REPAIR. UH, RATHER THAN RESET THE CASE, UH, I WOULD BE INCLINED TO SAY, LET'S REPAIR BOTH THE, UH, THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND ACCESSORY TO WHICH IS THE GARAGE AND DEMO MISSION CHAIR. I DO WANNA MAKE SURE, UH, THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE, UH, OTHER PERSONS THAT WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPERTY. UH, WE KNOW , THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THAT BASICALLY, UH, THEIR PROPOSAL IS SOMETHING FOUND AS LONG AS THE MONEY IS THERE, MONEY IS THE KEY ISSUE HERE. AGREED. AND MR. UM, ATTORNEY BROGAN, IS IT BERG BERGGREN? OKAY. UM, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT AND SPEAKING FOR THE CLIENT AND, BUT WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE ON THIS. I DON'T WANT TO CUT YOUR TIME SHORT, BUT WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS. UM, ON THIS CASE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON IF YOU DON'T MIND. AND, UH, WITH ANOTHER WITNESS, ANOTHER, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU MS. BROWN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I DO WANT TO MAKE CLARIFY. I WASN'T SAYING THAT TO, UM, UH, FINISH MR. OR, OR, OR COUNSEL OFF, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK ON THE OWNER'S BEHALF AS LONG AS THEY WISH. AND WHAT I DID NOT WANT US TO DO IS MOVE FORWARD WITH TALKING ABOUT SOME TYPE OF, UH, MOTION WITHOUT HEARING EVERYONE. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR IF, IF COUNSEL HAS ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO SAY, HE HAS THE RIGHT IN THIS AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER TO SPEAK AS LONG AS HE'D LIKE. AND MY POINT WAS NOT AN INTENT TO BE A MOTION, IT WAS JUST A POSITION STATEMENT AND, AND, AND ME SAYING THIS, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. AND THE ATTORNEY IS WELCOME TO COME BACK UP AND SAY SOMETHING ELSE IF HE WANTS TO. YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS [01:10:01] WITH THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO GO IN AND TALK WITH YOUR CLIENT OR THE CLIENT'S DAUGHTER, I GUESS, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, COME BACK WITH AND SAY SOMETHING ELSE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW, LET'S JUST MOVE ON BEFORE, UM, WITH THESE PEOPLE HERE, AS LONG AS I'M RESERVED SOME TIME AFTERWARDS, SHE'LL BE FINE. OH, ABSOLUTELY. SURE. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD WITH THAT, . OKAY, SO I, YOU KNOW, UH, WHICH ONE THAT JUDITH, IS IT ALEX? HUGO. OKAY. CHUGA. THANK YOU . YOU MOM MIGHT WANNA SPELL THAT FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS RECORD. GOOD MORNING. ALL MORNING TO START THAT. MY NAME IS JUDITH LECHUGA, SPELLED L E C H U G A. I'M THE OWNER OF 9 46 WEST LOWVILLE AVENUE, WHICH IS THE HOME RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOME WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY. IS THAT YOUR ADDRESS, MA'AM? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. IT'S 9 46 WEST ELLWOOD. SO I'M RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM 9 45, UM, AND THREE DAYS, IT WILL BE MY YEAR ANNIVERSARY LEAVING AT THIS HOME. UM, AND IT HAS BEEN A VERY EVENTFUL YEAR FOR ME AND MY FAMILY DUE TO ALL THE THINGS HAPPENING AT THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE, INCLUDING 9 45 WEST LOW WOOD AVENUE AND A LITTLE WAYS DOWN THE ROAD, 1905 WEST WEST GRANT AVENUE. I WILL BE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF THAT BLOCK. MY WINDOWS FACE THIS HOME. I CAN SEE EVERYTHING. I AM THE NEIGHBORS THAT KNOWS EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS, , THAT SEES EVERYTHING. I HAVE PICTURES, I HAVE VIDEOS OF ALL THE HORRORS THAT GO ON IN THAT HOME. OKAY? UM, I HAVE WITNESSED CRIME TO INCLUDE DRUG PUSHING, THEFT, EVEN PROSTITUTION. I HAVE WITNESSED NEIGHBORS BEING HARASSED BY THE INDIVIDUALS THAT FREQUENT THIS HOME. I HAVE WITNESSED, WITNESSED ANIMALS BEING BEATEN AND ABUSED BY THE PEOPLE WHO FREQUENTED THIS HOME. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE OF YOUR PICTURES HAS THE LITTLE DOG WHERE THEY TOOK AND BEAT HIM WITH A STICK. SO I SEE EVERYTHING, AND IT'S A HORROR STORY. I HAVE WITNESSED TRASH, LIKE THE TYPE ONE WILL EXPECT TO, UM, SEE AT THE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL, WHICH IS DOESN'T, DEFINITELY DOESN'T BELONG IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. I HAVE WITNESSED MEN WHO FREQUENT THIS HOME, STEP INTO MY PROPERTY, GO ON MY PORCH, PEER THROUGH MY BELONGINGS AND MY, AND MY, AND MY PORCH AND PEER PEEK THROUGH MY WINDOWS INSIDE MY HOUSE. THAT'S SCARY. THAT'S, UH, I DON'T NEED TO, IT'S HORRIBLE. UM, ALSO, I WITNESSED THIS INDIVIDUAL TRESPASSING THROUGH MY PROPERTY, THROUGH CLEAR AND DEFINED BOUNDARIES. I MEAN, NO REGARDS FOR THE NEIGHBORS, UM, AT ALL. THE HOME AT 9 45 WEST ELLWOOD IS UNLIVABLE. YOU SAW IT. THEY HAVE THE PICTURES. I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT ANYTHING THAT YOU ALREADY SEEN. THERE'S NO LIGHTS. THERE WERE NO, NO WATER. THE TENANTS WERE LIVING WITH A GENERATOR THAT CREATED A LOT OF NOISE. UM, AND THEY HAD IT THERE FOR A LONG TIME. THEY'RE STEALING FROM PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES. THE HOME IS CONTINUALLY BEING BROKEN INTO. UM, I HAD TO DISAGREE WITH THE COUNCIL ABOUT THAT DISCONTINUES. THEY COME IN AND THEY GO, THEY RUN THROUGH THAT PROPERTY, THEY SLEEP ON THE BACK. THIS IS NOT, THIS DIDN'T STOP IN AUGUST. THIS DIDN'T STOP IN OCTOBER. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS THING. I SEE IT EVERY DAY. UM, LET'S SEE. IT'S AN EYESORE AND NEEDS TO BE REMODELED OR DEMOLISHED. AND IF THE OWNERS ARE UNABLE TO, TO, UM, PROVIDE REPAIRS, THE, THE, THE NEEDED REPAIRS, THESE HOMES SHOULD GO INTO THE, INTO THE HAND HANDS OF THOSE WILLING TO BE RESPONSIBLE HOMEOWNERS. THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS SAFE HOUSING FOR ALL. I, AS A RESPONSIBLE HOMEOWNER, HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN PEACE AND NOT WORRY ABOUT HOOLIGANS, BNS, WHATEVER NAME YOU WANNA CALL THAT, AND THEIR SHENANIGANS AND WORRY ABOUT LANDLORDS WHO HAVE ZERO INTEREST, INTEREST IN HAVING A SAFE COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. THANKS FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION, MA'AM. FROM YOUR UNDERSTANDING, AND, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND SHARING YOUR PERSPECTIVE, IT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR US. UH, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN AT THE PROPERTY, WERE THEY SQUATTERS? WERE THEY TENANTS OF THE OWNER? DID I MOVED WHEN I MOVED THERE? UM, I BELIEVE THERE WERE THE TENANTS. I MOVED, UH, LET'S SEE, ON MARCH 1ST OF LAST YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNEW ONE OF THEM. HER NAME WAS DEBBIE, AND I THINK SHE WAS THE TENANT. SO FROM YOUR UNDERSTANDING, THERE WERE PEOPLE LIVING THERE IN THAT CONDITION WITH THE OWNER'S KNOWLEDGE, [01:15:01] PAYING SOME SORT OF RENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE PAYING RENT OR NOT, BUT, UH, OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. OKAY. WE HAVE A PAUL, IS IT GREESON STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. PAUL GREESON, 9 46 WESTLOW WOOD. I RENT, YOU CAN PUT THE MICROPHONE UP. , I RENT THE STUDIO AT 9 46 WEST LOW WOOD BEHIND JUDITH. UM, SO IN AUGUST, UH, WHEN HE MADE THEIR INSPECTION, UM, I CAN ATTEST THAT THAT MORNING I C P SS REMOVING THE POLE. UM, I'M A SAWS EMPLOYEE. AND THAT MORNING, UH, I WITNESSED A GENTLEMAN, UH, TAPPING INTO THE, UH, EMPTY WATER METER BOX. SO I CALLED REVENUE PROTECTION, AND THEY CAME OUT LATER THAT DAY AND, UH, REMOVED AN ILLEGAL CONNECTION ON TOP OF, UH, SO IT'S, IT'S NOT JUST GARBAGE, IT'S, UM, WHAT APPEARS TO BE STOLEN. BICYCLES, LAWNMOWERS, UH, THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE SQUATTING, UM, UH, I MEAN, IT APPEARS THAT THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, STEALING. UM, UH, IT'S UNCLEAR AS TO WHETHER THESE, YOU KNOW, I I WOULDN'T IMAGINE THAT THESE WERE PURCHASED THINGS. THEY JUST, THEY WOULD PUSH THEM, UH, BACK AND FORTH DOWN THE STREET AND, AND JUST AMASS PILES. AND, UH, SO WHEN, UH, WHEN THE CITY CAME IN AUGUST, THEY WERE REMOVED QUITE A BIT OF THIS. UH, AND THEN, UM, CONTINUALLY SINCE THEN, UM, THESE PEOPLE HAVE RETURNED AND PILED UP, UH, I MEAN, SEVEN FOOT TALL, TALL STACK OF BICYCLES. I'VE NEVER, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. UM, AND, AND SO AS, UH, CODE COMPLIANCE, UH, CAME BY AND, AND, AND PUT UP NOTICES CONTINUALLY, UM, THEY'VE MOVED FROM THIS SIDE OF THE STREET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF GRANT, WHICH IS THE SIDE STREET. UH, AND THEY OCCUPIED, UH, THAT RESIDENCE, WHICH IS NOW ALSO BOARDED UP. UH, AND THEY, THEY ALSO FREQUENT THAT ALLEY, UM, THE BURGUNDY VAN IN, UH, I THINK IT WAS FIGURE SEVEN, PROBABLY MAYBE EIGHT OR NINE. SO THIS VAN YOU SEE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THAT VAN WAS PARKED AT THE PROPERTY AS EARLY AS LAST WEEK. UH, WHEN THE LADY ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE FELL OFF. UM, AS SOON AS THAT VAN RETURNED, THE VAGRANTS BEGAN TO GO BACK AND FORTH DOWN THE STREET. UM, WE'RE, WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING OUT THE WINDOWS. UH, THERE'S NO WAY TO LIVE, YOU KNOW, UM, WHENEVER THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE GONE, IT JUST, IT SEEMS LIKE AN ABSOLUTELY NORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT, UH, WHENEVER THEY RETURN, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE THEY JUST HAVE FULL REIGN OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'S, UH, IT'S UNNERVING. THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE NEIGHBOR? THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE, UM, IS IT GARY ELDER, ELDER, OR I AM SORRY. IT'S GARY. E D E L E R. LER. OKAY, THANK YOU. COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? MY NAME IS GARY LER. I LIVE IN THE 1100 BLOCK OF WEST SUMMIT AVENUE, AND I AM, I AM HEAD OF THE CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUP FOR BEACON HILL. IN THAT CAPACITY, I'M, YOU COULD SAY REPRESENTING BEACON HILL, WE DO CONSTANT PATROLS, AND THAT WAS A REGULAR OF MINE THREE TIMES A DAY. I CAN ATTEST TO WHAT PAUL JUST SAID, THAT BURGUNDY VAN WAS THERE A WEEK AGO. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED SS A P D ON MY PATROL. THEY ARRIVED, THEY WENT DIRECTLY TO THE HOMEOWNER'S HOUSE AND ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO HAVE THE VAGRANTS REMOVED. THE OWNER DECLINED TO GIVE THE OFFICER PERMISSION. ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT TO ME, HE CALLED ME ON MY CELL PHONE. IT, I ALSO WANT TO ATTEST ALL THE DRUG ACTIVITY, THE THEFTS, THE BURGLARIES, THE NARCOTICS, WE BELIEVE SALE AND TRANSACTION OF [01:20:01] NARCOTICS. I HAVE EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY. I DON'T HAVE PICTURES OF DIRECT TRANSACTIONS, BUT WE OBSERVE IT, WE SEE IT, AND IT TRAVELS. IT MIGRATES, IT LEFT FROM THERE. IT WENT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET TO 1905, WHICH IS ALSO NOW BOARDED UP. THANK GOD. NOW THEY'RE MIGRATING TO OTHER AREAS IN BEACON HILL, AND WE CONSTANTLY FOLLOW THEM, HAVE TO SEE WHERE THEY'VE GONE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEMS ARE GOING TO STEM FROM. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE UPSET OF THE COMMUNITY IN BEACON HILL. NOT JUST A FEW NEIGHBORS, THOUGH THEY'RE MOST AFFECTED. THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, BEACON HILL FACEBOOK PAGE WAS ALIVE WITH THAT DISCUSSION. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE AFRAID. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE AS FAR AS REPAIRING THAT PLACE. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO IMAGINE THAT THAT'S DOABLE. I'VE BEEN INSIDE IT. THEY JUST RIPPED THE BOARDS OFF AFTER, AFTER IT WAS BOARDED UP BY THE CITY. WE HAVE PICTURES. THEY ACTUALLY BROUGHT 'EM WITH US, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THOSE. I DON'T THINK. I AM TALKING A PILE. SIX TO SEVEN FEET HIGH, EIGHT FEET DEEP, AND ABOUT 40 FEET LONG IN THE STREET. TOOK TWO CITY DUMP TRUCKS TO PICK UP AT BOTH RESIDENCES, ALL THE TRASH DEBRIS, 1905 AND 1945. LOW WOOD DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. UH, I THINK I WENT PAST MY TIME. I MUCH APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT. ANY QUESTIONS I'LL BE, TRY TO ANSWER. WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE NEIGHBOR? MR. THANK YOU FOLKS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY, WE, WE HAVE A, I THINK IT'S SIMA, IS IT CALVIN COSIMA? MAYBE LIKE A CALVIN . WHAT IS IT? VIN WITH AN O. VIN. OKAY. COSIMA COLVIN, 8 1 7 WEST MAGNOLIA AVENUE. I AM THE CO-CHAIR OF THE BEACON HILL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, ZONING AND URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE. AND WE TYPICALLY, UH, ARE INVOLVED IN ZONING, LAND USE, AND THEN ALSO, UM, THESE KINDS OF CASES I'VE BEEN BEFORE THIS BOARD BEFORE. I WANNA THANK THE NEIGHBORS WHO CAME OUT TODAY. UM, AND FOR GARY'S WORK, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG-TERM PROJECT AND WE TRY TO MAKE THE, YOU KNOW, LET THE NEIGHBORS KNOW THAT IT TAKES TIME THAT I'S NEED TO BE DOTTED AND T'S CROSSED. I WILL ALSO SAY THAT IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, BECAUSE WE DO TRY TO BE PROACTIVE AND WE DO TRY TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE PARTIES INVOLVED, SENT A LETTER TO THE REYNA, UM, ADVISING THEM THAT WE HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AT THE PROPERTY. UM, THAT WE WOULD HOPE THAT THEY COULD, UH, BE GOOD, UH, LANDLORDS AND WORK WITH US TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS THAT WE WERE HAVING AND THAT WE STOOD READY TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ON WHAT COULD BE DONE. UH, WE DID NOT HEAR BACK. I ALSO KNOW THAT IN NOVEMBER THE PROPERTY WAS ADDED TO THE VACANT BUILDING REGISTRY AND THAT THEY WERE SENT A NOTIFICATION ABOUT THAT. BUT ACCORDING TO, UM, MR. TOSKI WHO RUNS THAT PROGRAM, THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE. WE, UM, AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR HOUSING STOCK. WE TYPICALLY ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF DEMOLISHING HOUSING STOCK. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS NOT THE HOUSE, IT IS NOT THE WOOD, IT IS NOT THE ELEMENTS OF THE STRUCTURE THAT ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT IS THE HUMAN FACTOR. WE NEED HOUSING. THE SOLUTION IS FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE REPAIRED AND FOR GOOD TENANTS OR HOMEOWNERS TO BE ALLOWED TO MOVE IN THERE. AND THE CITY HAS PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP THE OWNER WITH THAT. THE VACANT BUILDING REGISTRY, THEY LOOK TO HELP OWNERS BRING PROPERTIES BACK TO, UH, A GOOD USE. AND SO I WOULD, UM, BE, I WOULD HOPE THAT IT COULD GET REPAIRED. I WANNA BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN DO THAT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LACK OF ENGAGEMENT DESPITE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU. DAWN, HOLD ON. HELLO, , WE MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS HERE FOR YOU. OKAY. OKAY. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO. OKAY. YOU STATED THAT YOU'RE NOT IN FAVOR OF TEARING HOUSES AND DOWN. CORRECT. THEY'VE MADE A PROPOSAL THAT IS PART OF OUR RECOMMENDATION TO LOOK AT AS WELL, WHETHER DEMO A REPAIR. [01:25:03] IF YOU DON'T WANT A PROPERTY TORE DOWN, WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD? IF IT'S DECIDED THE PROPERTY IS TORE? OKAY, SO I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. WE WOULD NOT, FIRST OF ALL, WE WOULD NOT OBJECT TO THE DEMOLITION OF THE, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THAT'S FIRST OF ALL, ONLY TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE. UM, AND YOUR QUESTION IS, IF THE BUILDING DOES NOT GET DEMOLISHED, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD? NO, NO, NO. IF IT IS UHHUH, , WE HAVE A VACANT LOT WHICH IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT. YEAH, IT CAN'T, IT CAN, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. JUST BE INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, IT CAN STILL HAVE BE A PLACE FOR DUMPING AND IT YEAH. SO IF THE, UNFORTUNATELY, AND I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE, IF THE OWNERS CANNOT, UH, REPAIR THE PROPERTY AND IF THEY DO NOT TRANSFER OWNERSHIP TO SOMEBODY WHO CAN, THEN IT TYPICALLY IS THE ONLY RESORT THAT WE HAVE, UNFORTUNATELY. SO, BUT I WOULD HOPE IT WOULD BE THE LAST RESORT. OKAY. THANK YOU. HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU MA'AM. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S IT. SO YEAH, I'M GONNA ASK THE ATTORNEY, DO YOU WANT TO, UH, FINAL STATEMENT? YES, THANK YOU. IF, IF I WOULD, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RESPOND TO A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED A MINUTE AGO BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT LAST PHOTOGRAPH, I THINK, UM, 2030, LIKE 39 OR 40. YEAH, THERE WE GO. SO I, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRASH AND SOME OF THESE TRANSIENTS WERE DUMPING A LOT OF TRASH, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT WAS FUNNY? ONE TIME, UM, I SENT ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS TO GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AT THAT. UH, AND THE TRANSIENTS ARE OUT THERE WITH LIKE CLEANING AND THEY JUST MOVED THE TRASH FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER. AND, UM, THE, THE CONTRACTOR WENT AND ASKED HIM, WELL, ARE YOU GUYS WITH THE CITY? AND THEY SAID, YES, WE'RE WITH THE CITY. WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THIS PLACE CLEAN. I, I THOUGHT THAT WAS KIND OF COMICAL, BUT A FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT EVENTUALLY, YES, THE, THE, THE CITY DID COME AND PICK UP ALL THAT TRASH. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THERE, MOST OF THE TRASH. I DON'T SEE ANY TRASH ON THE OUTSIDE THAT HASN'T BEEN REMOVED. MY CLIENT WENT THIS MORNING AND TOOK A VIDEO AND I LOOKED AT THE VIDEO. I DID NOT SEE MUCH IN THE MANNER OF TRASH. UH, MY CLIENT HAS PAID FOR THAT 'CAUSE HE GOT A BILL FROM THE CITY FOR THE REMOVAL OF THAT TRASH. UM, AS FAR AS THAT VAN THAT THEY'RE REFERRING TO, THAT VAN IS OWNED BY A PRIOR TENANT. I GOT THAT MAN EVICTED BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019, AND FOR SOME REASON HE HAS COME BACK. THE OFFICER, WHICH IS OFFICER BERA, BADGE NUMBER 98, CAME TO MY CLIENT'S HOME AND SAID, CAN WE REMOVE THIS GUY? AND SHE SAID, ABSOLUTELY. AND SHE WENT OVER THERE WITH HER SON, TALKED TO HIM AND TOLD THEM IF HE COMES BACK ON THIS PROPERTY, THAT THEY'RE GONNA FILE CHARGES FOR TRESPASSING. I HAVE NO REASON WHY THIS MAN IS COMING BACK AND PARKING THERE, BUT SHE HAS TAKEN ACTION AND THERE IS THE AFFIDAVIT THAT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE POLICE, GIVEN THEM THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE ANYBODY FROM THAT PROPERTY. AND WE STAND BEHIND THAT. NOBODY SHOULD BE ON THAT PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE GONNA COME AND DO THE REPAIRS. UM, I DON'T THINK I HAVE MUCH MORE TO ADD OTHER THAN, UM, MY CLIENT, UH, IS GONNA MOVE ON AND TRY TO GET THIS MATTER TAKEN CARE OF AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS THE $20,000 THAT WAS A CONCERN OF MR. NELSON AS TO WHETHER IT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT MONEY. UM, WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE WITH THEM, SHE DID ADVISE ME THAT THERE WOULD BE OTHER FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THAT. UH, AND SHE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO LOSE THAT HOME THAT'S BEEN WITH HER FAMILY FOR SO LONG. AND, UM, HOPEFULLY WITH THIS REPAIR, UH, THE COMMUNITY WOULD NOT FEEL THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE EXPRESSED HERE TODAY. AND WE HOPE TO TRY TO, UM, REPAIR THAT CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. OKAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE ATTORNEY? OKAY, THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, MR. ATTORNEY . I'M SORRY MR. GAN, MR. ATTORNEY'S FINE, MR. ATTORNEY. OKAY, THAT WORKS FOR ME. , WE APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, HER AFFIDAVIT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S JUST A, I UNDERSTAND THE, THE LEGAL TERMINOLOGY OF THE AFFIDAVIT AND, YOU KNOW, RESTRAINING ORDER, BUT NO PIECE OF PAPER IN THE WORLD IS GONNA PREVENT A VAGRANT FROM GOING WHERE THEY WANT TO GO OR, YOU KNOW, ON AN ABUSER OR WHATEVER IT IS. YOU KNOW, I, I AGREE. YOU KNOW, AND THE POLICE HAVE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS TO [01:30:01] DO IN THIS CITY. 'CAUSE THE CITY IS GOING DOWN IN SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, SO WE HAVE, THEY HAVE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO OTHER THAN TRYING TO CLOSE DOWN PROPERTIES AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE, THE, UM, THE, UM, TENANTS EVICTED AND GOING TO LOOK FOR THE DRUGS. WE HAVE A DRUG PROBLEM HERE. WE GOT ALL KINDS OF SITUATIONS. WE GOT MURDERS HERE, WE GOT EVERYTHING. SO THEY'RE OUT ON THE STREETS EVERY DAY AND THEY'RE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN WITH WHAT THEY HAVE. AND THIS PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE, THE TWO ACCESSORY STRUCTURES TO DEMO THEM, BUT THE, IF THE MAIN STRUCTURE CAN BE REPAIRED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE. SO WE ARE GOING TO RULE ON THAT ISSUE AND, UM, AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND MY CLIENT'S DEFENSE, SHE, SHE DID GO OVER THAT DAY AND TOLD THAT MAN NOT TO COME BACK. . OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES MA'AM. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. ATTORNEY OR NO? NO, THE CODE OFFICER. OKAY. , JUST OFFICER RORA. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. IN THE LAST YEAR, UM, WE'VE CLEANED THE PROPERTY AT LEAST THREE CLEANED BOARD OF THE PROPERTY AT LEAST THREE TIMES. ONE WAS FOR $294, THE ONE WAS FOR $2,359 AND ANOTHER TIME FOR $447. SO WE HAVE BEEN OUT THERE ABATING THE PROPERTY, CLEANING AND SECURING IT. ARE THOSE OUTSTANDING? ARE THEY PAID UP? THE, THE OWNER'S BEEN, UH, PAYING THOSE. SO THEY'RE PAID UP. YEAH. OKAY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OH WAIT, ONE QUESTION. THE FRONT OF THE YARD, THERE'S NO FENCE CORRECT? SO LOW ON THAT ONE. SO, SO LOW WOOD IS, SEE THIS BLUE HOUSE OVER HERE? THAT'S ACTUALLY LOW WOOD RIGHT THERE. UM, THERE IS A FENCE ALONG THAT RUNS ALONG THIS THE SIDE STREET HERE. UM, SO IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED THE SIDE YARD, RIGHT? SO THERE IS A PRIVACY FENCE, BUT IT STOPS RIGHT HERE BY THAT TREE. SO THIS WHOLE AREA IS OPEN RIGHT HERE ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS PICTURE. LEFT HAND CORNER IS THE ALLEY AND IT'S A SERVICEABLE ALLEY. PEOPLE CAN DRIVE THROUGH THE . THAT'S THE ONE WHERE THE TELEPHONE POLE WAS CORRECT. SO THAT WHOLE OPEN SPOT IS OPEN. YES. SO EVEN IF YOU BLOCK THE FRONT STREET, THEY CAN STILL IN THE ALLEY. PEOPLE JUST WALK UP, PEOPLE CAN JUST WALK UP THROUGH THE ALLEY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, SO, UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND SPEAKING. WE APPRECIATE THAT. UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOTION? OKAY, MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AT 9 4 5 LOLA WOOD AVENUE WEST BE DEF, UH, ACCESSORY ONE BE DEFINED AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 5 8 11 12 15 17. AS THE CODE OFFICER DESCRIBED, IT ALSO POSES A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, SAFETY, OR PROPERTY. AND IT'S UNFEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED. I ORDER A 30 DAY DEMO FOR THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. I WOULD LIKE TO SET A RE-HEARING FOR 30 DAYS WITH THESE STIPULATIONS THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS PROVIDE ALL DOCUMENTATION OF THE FEASIBILITY FOR REPAIRS ON THE ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO AND MAIN ACCESSORY. AND THE MAIN ACCESSORIES TO BE REPAIRED IS SUBSECTION OR ARTICLE SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 2 8 11 12 15 17 FOR THE MAIN AND FOR, UM, ACCESSORY TWO SUBSECTIONS, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17 DO FALL WITHIN FEASIBILITY TO REPAIR. BUT I ALSO ORDER, ALL PERMITS MUST BE PULLED. THE PROPERTY MUST BE VACATED AND THE PROPERTY MUST HAVE A SECURITY FENCE. A CONSTRUCTION SECURITY FENCE ON ALL OPENED AREAS IS A PAPERWORK TO BE DONE WITHIN 30 DAYS, WHICH MEANS AN ENGINEER'S REPORT A ITEMIZED LIST OF CONSTRUCTION TO BE DONE FOR BOTH BUILDINGS. PROOF OF FINANCIAL, UH, RESPONSIBILITY. THAT SHOULD DO IT . OKAY, THAT'S A ALRIGHT, WE HAVE UM, WE HAVE A WHAT ONCE THIS IS DONE AFTER THAT, THEN THE ORDER WILL READ THAT EVERY 15 DAYS. ONCE WE GIVE THEM THE GRANT OF HOWEVER MANY DAYS IT'LL BE EVERY 15 DAYS TO BE CHECKED. BE CHECKED INTO CODE COMPLIANCE [01:35:01] AFTER THE FACT. YEAH, YEAH. I'M SORRY. THAT LAST ONE, THAT WILL BE AFTER THE RESET. OKAY. WE HAVE QUITE A BIT HERE ON THE WHAT? OKAY. ON THE MAIN STRUCTURE. UH, ITEMS 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17. WE HAVE A 30, I'M SORRY. AND ON ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO, ITEM NUMBER 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17. WE HAVE A 30 DAY RESET WITH, UH, ALL, UM, DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REPAIR AND FOR, UH, FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY AND ON, UM, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE, ITEMS 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17. WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO. WE HAVE ALL PERMITS MUST BE PULLED. THE PROPERTY MUST BE VACATED AND A, UH, A FENCE TO BE, A CONSTRUCTION FENCE TO BE PUT AROUND THE PROPERTY OF ALL OPEN AREAS. WE HAVE A, WE NEED AN ENGINEER'S REPORT AND A LIST OF REPAIRS AND PROOF OF FINANCIAL, UM, AFFORDABILITY. DID I GET EVERYTHING RIGHT MADAM CHAIR? POINT OF ORDER. OKAY, WHAT'S YOUR POINT? THE ISSUE OF, UH, A RESET, UH, AND ALL OF THE OTHER INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED IS NOT PERTINENT AT THIS TIME. IF WE'RE GOING TO RESET, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE RESET CASE. UH, AS A RESULT OF THAT, I WOULD RECOMMEND A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. UH, THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT WOULD BE BASICALLY TO INDEED TO DEMOLISH ACCESSORY ONE AND REPAIR MAIN AND ACCESSORY TWO AND GIVE THEM WHATEVER PERIOD OF TIME WE FEEL NECESSARY. BECAUSE THE ONLY THING IN QUESTION THAT A RESET WOULD BRING TO US IS THAT THEY DO INDEED HAVE FINANCIAL ABILITY TO DO THE REPAIRS. OKAY, GO AHEAD. WELL THAT'S WHAT THE RESET WOULD BE FOR, TO PROVE THAT FINANCIAL REPAIRS. 'CAUSE IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE GONNA ALLOW 'EM TO DO THE REPAIRS, NOW THEY DON'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL REPAIRS. I WANNA SEE THE FINANCIAL REPAIR OR THE FINANCIAL STATUS FIRST TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE THE FINANCES. BUT IF, UH, IF INDEED THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO REPAIR IT AND THEY CAN DO IT IN 120 DAYS, UH, AND THEY DO NOT DO IT, THEN IT COMES BACK TO US INDEED ALMOST AS A RESET. UH, SO YOU WOULD JUST ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR A RESET AND THEN COMING BACK, UH, WITH THE POTENTIAL LATER ON IF THEY DO NOT REPAIR IT STILL. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ISSUE OF HAVING MULTIPLE RESETS OR MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD WHEN IN REALITY YOU CAN ONLY HAVE, UH, THIS PRESENTATION AND ONE OTHER IF THEY DO NOT DO THE REPAIR. CORRECT. BUT IF YOU'RE GIVING 'EM 120 DAYS, THEY STILL HAVE TO PROVE FINANCIAL. IS THAT CORRECT COUNSEL? THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO PROVE IT AT ALL DAYS. OR IS IT 180 DAYS? THEY DO OR THEY DON'T DO IT. THEIR PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS CAN BE DONE, UH, THROUGH DOCUMENTATION, THROUGH TESTIMONY SUCH AS WHAT COUNSEL PROVIDED. IT'S WHAT THIS BOARD WANTS TO, UH, DETERMINED IS SUFFICIENT. SO LEMME SO IF, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, UH, THE TESTIMONY THAT THEY GAVE IS SUFFICIENT, THAT THAT'LL WORK. IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DOCUMENT DOCUMENTATION THAT THAT IT'S UP TO THE BOARD ON HOW, HOW IT'S DETERMINED, UM, THOSE THREE THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED ARE PROVIDED. LET ME JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, WE HAD A RECOMMENDATION FROM, UH, THE CODE OFFICER FOR A DEMO ON ACCESSORY ONE AND TWO AND WE HAVEN'T, UH, YOU ALL WANT TO REPAIR ACCESSORY, WAS IT ACCESSORY TWO? AND UH, WE HAD A RECOMMENDATION TO DEMOLISH THEM. YOU KNOW, WE HAD, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY NEIGHBORS HERE THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS PROPERTY AND WHAT CONDITION IT'S IN AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE A A, A HOME THAT THEY CAN CALL THEIR OWN AND THEY WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE AND THEY WANT TO LIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CON CONDUCIVE TO THEIR LIVING AND THEIR LIFESTYLE. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS QUALIFIES FOR THAT. SO I, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M JUST LOOKING AT WHAT THE OFFICER RECOMMENDED AND WHAT THE NEIGHBORS ARE TALKING ABOUT AND UM, AND WHAT THE MOTION IS. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO CONSIDER OR RECONSIDER THE DEMOLITION OF ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ONE AND TWO AND REPAIR THE HOUSE. WELL FIRST WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT, BUT YOU HAVE, YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR COUNSEL. WE HAVE TO GET TO, CAN WE ORDER OR REPAIR OVER SAY 120 DAYS AND GIVE THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER THE ABILITY TO BRING THIS BACK BEFORE US IF THE REPAIRS ARE NOT BEING MADE TO THEIR SATISFACTION DURING THAT TIMEFRAME? OR DO WE HAVE TO WAIT THE ENTIRE 120 DAYS BEFORE IT COMES BACK? IF, IF YOU GIVE THEM 120 DAYS, [01:40:01] THEN UM, UH, THEY GET THE FULL 120 DAYS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. DOES, DOES THAT AN, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? DOES, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD PUT IT IN CODE'S HANDS TO SAY I'M GONNA CUT THAT SHORT 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT DOING IT. NO. OKAY, THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE, ON THE BOARD, UH, I'M SORRY, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND UM, WE HAD A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FOR ACCESSORY ONE TO BE REPAIRED, I BELIEVE, AND ALL OF THIS WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN 120 DAYS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO ALSO CALL THE INITIAL, UH, ACTUALLY A CALL FOR A SECOND ON THE INITIAL, UH, MOTION WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION FOR, UH, MY POINT OF ORDER. WELL, YOUR AMENDMENT, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE NECESSARILY A POINT OF ORDER, BUT YOUR AMENDMENT FOR 120 DAYS, SO ON YOUR AMENDMENT YOU WANNA LEAVE IT TO CO COMPLIANCE TO FOLLOW UP EVERY 15 DAYS. UH, THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE MOTION. I DID NOT INCLUDE THAT. WELL, WHEN I STARTED THAT EARLIER, THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT WITH THAT LENGTH OF TIME YOU WOULD HAVE IT. THE POINT OF ORDER WAS THE FACT THAT YOU WERE PUTTING SO MUCH INTO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESET AND IF YOU'RE GONNA RESET THEN JUST ORDER A RESET AND SO AMENDMENT, DISREGARD ALL THE REST OF THE COMMENTS. I ACCEPT YOUR AMENDMENT. SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS ON THE AMENDMENT, I ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT WITH THE CLAUSE THAT ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE TURNED INTO CODE COMPLIANCE. THE, THE DOCUMENTS PRIOR WILL BE TURNED INTO CODE COMPLIANCE WITHIN 15 DAYS AND YOU HAVE 120 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND EVERY 15 DAYS A REPORT WILL GO TO CODE COMPLIANCE. TO SUMMARIZE THEN WHAT YOUR MOTION WOULD BE WOULD BE TO REPAIR THE MAIN AND REPAIR ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO TO DEMO DEMOLISH, UH, ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE IN 30 DAYS AND THEN DO THE REPAIR IN 120 DAYS. IS THAT THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT? CORRECT. WITH THE SAME STIPULATIONS WE HAD EARLIER, UH, WITH A REPORT EVERY 15 DAYS WITH THE REPORT, EVERY 15 DAYS TO CODE OFFICER TO CODE COMPLIANCE AND THE INITIAL PAPERWORK MUST GO TO CODE COMPLIANCE WITHIN 15 DAYS. OKAY, THEN I WOULD SECOND THAT MOTION AND THE FENCES AND ALL THE PERMITS AND ALL THAT MUST BE PULLED WITHIN THE, UH, THE FENCE HAS TO GO UP IMMEDIATELY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PERMITS CAN BE PULLED JUST OUTSIDE HERE. CO COMPLIANCE CAN GET WITH YOU ON THAT. IS ANYBODY CONFUSED OTHER THAN ME? NO. , I THINK I UNDERSTAND. OKAY, COUNSEL, DID THAT CONFUSE YOU? NO, I BELIEVE I GOT IT. UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE DOING A DEMO ON ACCESSORY TWO, A A HUNDRED DEMO ON ACCESSORY ONE, I APOLOGIZE. DEMO ON ACCESSORY ONE, 120 DAYS REPAIR ON THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY TWO, UH, A FENCE UP IMMEDIATELY 15 DAYS TO HAVE THE BIG THREE IN WHICH I MEAN WHEN I SAY THE BIG THREE, I MEAN A SCOPE OF WORK, UH, PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS AND ANY, UM, ENGINEERS LETTER IF NEEDED, ALL PERMITS, ALL PERMITS. THAT'S ALSO WITHIN THE 15 DAYS. AND THEN EVERY 15 DAYS A STATUS REPORT NEEDS TO BE TURNED IN TO CODE. RIGHT? JUST FOR VERIFICATION FOR 120 DAYS. THE ACCESSORY ONE IS TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. CORRECT. OKAY, SO WE THE REPORT NO QUESTION. NO, NO QUESTION. NO, NO. I'M SORRY. DAYS. NO, NO. WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE IS THE FINANCIAL REPORT POINT OF ORDER ENGINEER'S REPORT POINT OF ORDER ON WE, WE'VE ALREADY, ONCE WE HAVE GONE, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE A MOTION. CANNOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY. CAN'T, RIGHT. OKAY. I'M CODE WILL EXPLAIN. YEAH, ONCE IT'S, YEAH, THEY'LL EXPLAINED. ONCE IT'S READ OUT, IT'LL, IT'LL BE EXPLAINED. OKAY. SO, UM, LEGAL THANK YOU FOR, UM, STATING THE MOTION FOR ME AND WE HAVE A SECOND. WE HAVE A 15 DAY CODE OFFICER REPORT. WE HAVE 120 DAY, UH, REPAIR ON THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. AND WE HAVE ALL PERMITS. UM, THE, THE FENCE SHOULD GO UP IMMEDIATELY. UM, ENGINEERS REPORT, LIST OF REPAIRS, PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY. UM, AND I THINK THAT'S IT, EXCUSE ME. BOARD BEFORE AND DEMO BEFORE VOTE IS TAKEN. APOLOGIZE, THIS IS, UH, JENNY RAMIREZ WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT. CAN WE JUST GET CLARIFICATION ON THE TYPE OF FENCING? IS THIS A CONSTRUCTION FENCE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? SORRY? OR IS THIS A SECURING OF THE PROPERTY FROM THAT BACK AREA THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING, WHICH WOULD BE PERMANENT FENCING? I'M ONLY, I REQUIRING THE CONSTRUCTION FENCE THAT YOU CAN GET PRETTY MUCH AT ANY CONSTRUCTION FENCE COMPANY BECAUSE AFTER THAT'S SECURED, THAT'S ON THEM TO PUT THE PERMANENT FENCE IN LATER WHENEVER THEY WANT. BUT THE CONSTRUCTION FENCE IS FOR AN IMMEDIATE, THAT'S USUALLY THE SIX FOOT FENCE HIGH AND IT SHOULD GO ALONG ANY PLACE THAT IS NOT BURIED BY A FENCE RIGHT NOW, I THINK IN THE INITIAL, UM, MOTION I DID SAY, UM, A [01:45:01] CONSTRUCTION FENCE ON THE OPEN AREAS. THANK YOU MA'AM. OKAY. UHHUH. . OKAY. DID I, UH, GET EVERYTHING IN THERE? OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE, I, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OTHER THAN MY DISCUSSION? YES, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION FENCE. WHAT'S THE VALUE OF IT FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW? IF THERE IS A FENCE UP, A PHYSICAL BARRIER AND THEY CROSS IT, IT BECOMES AGGRAVATED TRESPASSING. SO IF THE FENCE ISN'T THERE, THEN THEY CAN STUMBLE INTO THE PROPERTY AND IT'S NOT, THEY'RE NOT MADE THE ATTEMPT. IF THEY PHYSICALLY CROSS THE FENCE, IT BECOMES AGGRAVATED TRESPASSING. SO IF SOMEBODY SEES THEM ON THE PROPERTY AND THE FENCE IS THERE, THEY'VE CROSSED THE FENCE. IF THERE'S NO BARRIERS, THEN THEY CAN GO IN AND OUT THE PROPERTY WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. UM, SO I HAVE A DISCUSSION POINT HERE AND UH, I STILL SAY THE CODE OFFICER HAS REQUESTED DEMO ON, UM, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ONE AND TWO. AND WE HAVE LOT, LOT OF PEOPLE NEIGHBORS COMING IN HERE TALKING ABOUT THIS PROPERTY. EVEN THOUGH THE, THE, UM, THE NUMBER TWO CAN BE REPAIRED, HE HAS REQUESTED THAT IT BE DEMOED BECAUSE IT'S PRESENTING A HAZARD TO THE COMMUNITY. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS WHAT YOU ALL THINK OF THAT SINCE THE OFFICER PROPOSED IT, HE PROPOSED THAT IT BE DEMOLISHED, BUT HE ALSO STATED IT COULD BE REPAIRED. SO IT'S A TOSS UP FOR THE BOARD TO DETERMINE CAN IT BE REPAIRED OR CAN IT NOT BE REPAIRED? IF IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED, THEN IT NEEDS TO BE DEMO DEMOLISHED. IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED, THEN THE MOTION TO REPAIR IS AN ACCEPTABLE MOTION. I WOULD SAY, I THINK YOU, EXCUSE ME, GO AHEAD. JUST MY THOUGHT ON THAT IS WE, IT IT CAN BE REPAIRED. THE CODE OFFICER STATED IT COULD BE REPAIRED AND WE HAVE AN OWNER HERE WHO WANTS TO REPAIR IT AND INTENDS TO REPAIR IT AND IT DOES ADD A LOT OF VALUE TO THE PROPERTY. AND, AND IF THE HOME AND THE GARAGE ARE REPAIRED, THAT'S A BETTER OUTCOME FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAN A HOME WITH AN EMPTY LOT WHERE A GARAGE USED TO BE. SO THAT'S, THAT'S SORT OF MY THOUGHT ON THAT. UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING, WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANY ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY AND, AND IF THEY DON'T REPAIR IT IN 120 DAYS, THEN IT'LL, IT'LL COME BACK AND IT WON'T REMAIN A PROBLEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT OTHERWISE THAT WOULD BE CORRECT AND THAT IS CORRECT. WE, YOU KNOW, IF IT COMES BACK, BUT WHY SHOULD IT HAVE TO COME BACK? THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY QUESTION. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T WELL, THEY'RE, THEY'RE HERE, THEY'RE HERE STATING, AND THEY HAVE AN ATTORNEY. I THINK THEY'RE FAIRLY SERIOUS. SO I, I BELIEVE THAT WHEN THEY, I I LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS, IF WE GAVE THEM THE CHANCE TO DO THE REPAIRS AND RENT IT OR MOVE INTO IT, WHATEVER THEY'RE GONNA DO, IT'S BETTER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAN TO TEAR IT DOWN AND HAVE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GONNA START DUMPING STUFF AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BE BACK UP HERE AGAIN FOR SOME OTHER ISSUE. GIVE 'EM THE OPPORTUNITY. NOW, IF THEY CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THE OPPORTUNITY IN 120 DAYS, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. OKAY, SO, UM, I I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA RESTATE THIS MOTION. SO ANYWAY, UM, UNLESS I HAVE TO . OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSION. WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION WITH THE SECOND. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NOTHING. ALRIGHT, SO ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? AYE, AYE. AYE. UH, ALL OPPOSED? OKAY, THE AYES HAVE IT FINALLY. ALRIGHT, MR. ATTORNEY, YOU CAN GET WITH THE CODE OFFICER , GET WITH THE CODE OFFICER AND YOUR CLIENTS ESPECIALLY AND, UH, GET THIS JOB DONE BECAUSE IF NOT, IF IT EVER COMES BACK HERE, WE, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T EVEN HAVE A NEED FOR YOU . OKAY? I DON'T KNOW. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE? CAN WE TAKE A LITTLE FIVE MINUTE BREAK HERE? YEAH. YOU, THANK YOU. YOU'RE THE CHAIR. YES. UH, LET'S TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK HERE. THE TIME IS 10 0 5. YEAH, THE TIME NOW IS 10 OH OH. 1105, MY LORD. OKAY, IT'S 1105. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK HERE. WAIT, WAIT, THAT'S UNION ALONE. . OKAY, SO IT'S NOW IT'S, UM, READ ADJOURNED. 11, UH, 14. AND WE HAVE, UH, READ ADJOURNED. WE'RE BACK IN SESSION AND, UH, IS EVERYBODY HERE? ? OKAY. YEAH, THAT WHOLE THING WAS, IT'S UM, WHERE'S MY NEXT, OH, CANTRELL. [3. 20-2219 (CD-3) 122 Cantrell Dr] OKAY. OUR NEXT CASE IS GOING TO BE 1 22 CANTRELL DRIVE. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL [01:50:01] TOWN DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1 22 CANTRELL DRIVE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 1 22 CANTRELL DRIVE IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 9 4 0 6 BLOCK 1 3 1 LOT FIVE, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS JULIA G. GUERRERO WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 22 CANTRELL DRIVE. THE NEPHEW, JAVIER CARLOS GUERRERO WAS HERE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE HE LEFT THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION. HAS CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2019 1 22 CANELL DRIVE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1 22 CANELL DRIVE WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 27TH, 2019. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2019. ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019, A PRE-BOARD CONFERENCE HEARING WAS SCHEDULED. UM, NOBODY SHOWED ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2020 THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 22 CANTRELL DRIVE ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO JULIA G. GUERRERO AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT IS PENDING. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON JANUARY 24TH, 2020 TO OBTAIN PHOTOS TO PRESENT TODAY, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN SECURED FOUR TIMES SINCE AUGUST. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED 1000 FEET OF CARROLL BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION. THERE'S SOME SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT, BUT TO THE RIGHT IS WHERE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE DAMAGE HAPPENED. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FRONT RIGHT PORTION OF THE ROOF. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. THERE IS FIRE DAMAGE ABOVE THE WINDOWS ON THE SIDING. SOME SIDING IS BEING, IS FALLING FROM THE STRUCTURE AND THE FASCIA BOARDS ARE LACKING. UM, WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION WHERE MOST OF THE FIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED. THERE IS A HEAT, BIG HOLE HERE AND THE EXTERIOR WALL. AND AGAIN, THE HOLE IN THE ROOF. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. AGAIN, THERE IS FIRE DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR WALLS. AND HERE IS, UM, ONE OF THE ENTRIES THAT WE HAD TO SECURE MORE THAN ONCE. THIS IS WALKING INTO THE FRONT DOOR. THERE'S THIS ACCUMULATION OF A LOT OF ITEMS. UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SHEET ROCK HAS BEEN REMOVED AND HAS SMOKE DAMAGE. HERE. YOU CAN SEE THERE THE DECKING IS CHARRED ALONG WITH THE RAFTERS AND THE CEILING JOISTS. HERE IS THE ROOM WHERE THERE IS THE, WHERE THE HOLE ON THE ROOF IS AND THE HOLE OF THE EXTERIOR WALL. THE, UH, WALLS ARE FIRE DAMAGED AND CHARRED. THE CEILING JOISTS ARE FIRE DAMAGED. THE DECKING AND RAFTERS. THIS IS THE KITCHEN THAT ALSO SUFFERED FROM FIRE AND SMOKE DAMAGE. HERE AGAIN, THE CEILING JOISTS AND RAFTERS AND DECKING HAVE SMOKE DAMAGE AND FIRE DAMAGE. THIS IS A BEDROOM RIGHT NEXT TO THE ROOM THAT SUFFERED MOST OF THE FIRE DAMAGE. IT'S GOT A LOT OF SMOKE DAMAGE TO IT. AGAIN, THE CEILING JOISTS AND RAFTERS AND DECKING ARE CHARRED AND HAVE SMOKE DAMAGE. [01:55:01] THIS IS A BACK PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, HERE IS WHERE, UH, VAGRANTS DECIDED TO SET UP A LITTLE AREA TO LIVE. HERE'S, THERE'S JUST SLIGHT SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE RAFTERS AND TO THE CEILING JOISTS. AND THIS IS THE BATHROOM. UM, HERE YOU CAN SEE THERE'S DAMAGE TO THE WALLS AND TO THE FLOORING. THIS IS THE ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE. THERE IS SOME WR TO THE SIDING HERE ON THE BOTTOM. UM, I'VE HAD TO SECURE THIS STRUCTURE MORE THAN ONCE AS WELL. AGAIN, THE, THE SIDING HAS SOME ROTTING AT THE BOTTOM. AND HERE THE WINDOW HAS BROKE, BEEN BROKEN INTO. AND THIS WAS TAKEN ON MONDAY. AND THERE IS, AND THIS IS ROTTED IN LACKING, UM, WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY ONE. AND IT HAS THE CORRUGATED METAL SIDING THAT IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION. AND HERE IT HAS THE CORRUGATED METAL. AND THEN THERE IS SOME DETERIORATION STARTING AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE EXTERIOR WALL. THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF ACCESSORY. ONE HERE IS JUST USED FOR BASICALLY FOR STORAGE AND FOR VAGRANT TO, UH, SLEEP. AT THIS POINT, UH, HE WAS SLEEPING HERE ACCORDING TO THE NEIGHBORS. HERE YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME MOLD STARTING ON THE SHEET ROCK. THIS IS ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO AS FAR AS DAMAGE, NOT TOO MUCH DAMAGE JUST WORN FROM THE WEATHER. UM, HOWEVER IT IS BEING USED ALSO FOR SHELTER FOR THE VAGRANTS TO SLEEP. SO THIS IS THE INTERIOR WHERE THEY'RE, THEY'RE JUST USING THAT, UH, DUE TO THE MAIN BEING SECURED. A 1 22 CAN TRAIL DRIVE IS A SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE WITH A GABLE ROOF SYSTEM AND A CEDAR POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION WITH SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE. THE EXTERIOR WALLS CONSIST OF VINYL SIDING THAT HAS MELTED AND IS DETACHING ON THE RIGHT ELEVATION. THE FRONT LEFT AND REAR WALLS HAVE SUSTAINED SMOKE DAMAGE. THE ROOF IS SAGGING IN THERE AS A HOLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT PORTION. THE OVERHANG AND FACIAL BOARDS HAVE SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE IS A GABLE HAS A GABLE ROOF SYSTEM, COMBINATION OF WOOD SIDING AND CORRUGATED METAL AND SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION. THE SIDING LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION AND THE METAL SIDING HAS ATTACHED FROM THE STRUCTURE. THE INTERIOR CEILING IS, MISS HA IS MISSING OR HAS SOME WATER DAMAGE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. NUMBER TWO IS A METAL STORAGE SHED ON BLOCKS THAT'S BEING USED FOR SQUATTERS. YOU RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 22. KEN CHOW DRIVE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1 2 7 8 12 15 17 FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 12, 15, AND 17 FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE AND SUBSECTIONS 1, 8, 12 AND 15 FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HERE AND AFTER SUBSCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY THAT RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 1 22 CANTEL CANTRELL DRIVE. THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, UH, SINCE THE OWNERS LEFT, THE OWNER OR OWNERS, IT WAS THE NEPHEW OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE HERE, JAVIER AND OR MICHAEL PROBABLY SIGNED IN AFTER THE FACT. OKAY. [02:00:01] SO, BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, UM, SINCE THE OWNERS WEREN'T HERE, WE DID DO WANT TO HEAR THE CASE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CODE OFFICER? YEAH. CLARIFICATION ON NUMBER TWO. ON, ON, UH, ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. ARE YOU CLARIFY THAT ONE? THE SUBSECTIONS, THE YEAH, THE SUBS. OKAY. 1, 8, 12 AND 15. OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU SAID 13 EARLIER. I, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE IS 15. THANK YOU. HAVE THE OWNERS ENGAGED AT ALL WITH YOU REGARDING THIS PROPERTY? NO. THE FIRST TIME I SPOKE WITH ANYONE REGARDING THIS PROPERTY, UM, WAS THIS MORNING. AND DID THEY GIVE AN OPINION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER? UM, THE NEPHEW STATED THAT THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THE TITLE IN THEIR NAME. UM, THE GREAT AUNT PASSED AWAY. SO, UM, WHAT HE SAID IS THEY'RE, SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY NEXT OF KIN BASICALLY, SO THEY'RE TRYING TO GET IT IN THEIR NAME AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THEY NEVER REACHED OUT TO ME, YOU KNOW, SINCE AUGUST THE CASE HAS BEEN GOING ON. UM, THEY NEVER GAVE ANY, ANY INDICATION THAT THEY WERE GONNA DO ANYTHING WITH IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? AND THEN ALSO YOU SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T GO TO THE PRE-BOARD HEARING EITHER? NO, UM, NOBODY SHOWED UP FOR THE PREVIOUS V CONFERENCE HEARING EITHER. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. WE HAVE A MOTION? I DO, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO I MOVE THAT THE MAIN STRUCTURE, THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AT ADDRESS 1, 2, 2 CAN TRAIL DRIVE ARE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1 2 7 8 12 15 17. AND SUBSECTIONS FOR THE ACCESSORY ACCESSORY 1 1 2 8 12 15 17 AND FOR ACCESSORY 2 1 8 12 15 AS STATED BY THE CODE OFFICER, ARE BEYOND FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR AND ORDER. BOTH, ALL OF THESE STRUCTURES TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO ORDER FOR, UM, 1 22 CANTRELL FOR THE MAIN, UH, SUBSECTION 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 15, AND 17. ACCESSORY ONE IS, UH, SUBSECTION 1, 2, 8, 12, 15, AND 17. AND ACCESSORY NUMBER 2 1 8, 12, AND 15. OKAY. UH, SO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE A SECOND. OKAY. SO ANY, ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. OUR NEXT CASE IS, UM, 13 STAFFORD. 13 STAFFORD. [4. 20-2220 (CD-2) 213 Stafford] UH, NO MORNING BOARD FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CHRIS DOMINGUEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT TWO 13 STAFFORD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 8, WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COURT. ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS NNC, B 1 2 7 1, BLOCK SIX, LOT 12, LOCATED IN CITY CONSOLE DISTRICT TWO. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS R R J M GROUP L L C WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 3 3 3 WEST OLMOS DRIVE, SUITE ONE 20, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 2. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ON BE ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CASE AND THAT WOULD BE J LAS UE, WHICH IS PARTIAL OWNER OF R R J M M GROUP L L C. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2019. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK HISTORIC DESIGNATION, BUT IS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FAB. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING [02:05:01] TWO 13 STAFFORD WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 3RD, 2019. IT WAS INITIATED BY A CALL FROM AT LEAST SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JUNE 7TH, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AS OF FEBRUARY 25TH, 2020 ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT TWO 13 STAFFORD ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2020 AT THIS TIME, AND AS OF TODAY, SCOPE OF WORK HAS BEEN PROVIDED ALONG WITH FINANCIAL MEANS. THE FOLLOWING PERMITS WERE NOTED ON FILE PERMIT POOLED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY, AND THAT WAS FOR A PRIVACY FENCE ALONG THE FRONT LINES AND THE FRONT FACADE. AND ANOTHER PERMIT POOLED ON FEBRUARY 10TH, 2020 FOR GENERAL REPAIRS TO, TO INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF EIGHT DOORS AND EIGHT WINDOWS. INTERIOR DEMO SIDING REPLACEMENT AS NEEDED ALONG WITH COSMETIC REPAIRS TO INCLUDE PAINTING, FLOORING, CABINETS, TRIM LANDSCAPING, AND OTHER SIMILAR FINISHES. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKE WERE THE INITIAL PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN ON JUNE 3RD, 2019 WHEN CONTACTED BY THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT. A MIDDLE INSPECTION CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2019, AND UPDATED PHOTOS TAKEN JANUARY 28TH AND FEBRUARY, 2020. PHOTO PRESENTATION CONSISTS OF A STRUCTURE INITIALLY TAKEN OVER BY BAYS ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL SERVICES. STOLEN PHOTO PRESENTATION ALSO FOCUSES ON THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT IS TAKEN UNTIL REPAIRS HAVE STARTED. TWO 13, UH, STAFFORD SITS IN DISTRICT TWO MAJOR CROSS UH, STREETS IN THIS AREA IS, UH, NORTH NEW BRAUNFELS AND 35 SOUTH. HERE'S THE ACCESS ROAD, TWO 13 STAFFORD, UM, STRUCTURE'S A LITTLE BIT OVER 1100 SQUARE FEET. UH, IT WAS BUILT IN 1920S. THIS CALL WAS FIRST INITIATED BY THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE REASON OF VAGRANT INSIDE THE STRUCTURE, ALONG WITH SOME CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. UM, AT THIS TIME WHEN I WAS CONTACTED BY S A P D, UM, IT WAS MOSTLY CALLED FOR VAGRANT, ENTERING THE STRUCTURE. IF YOU KIND OF LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE IT. IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL. IT, IT LOOKS PRETTY SOLID. IT'S JUST THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH VAGRANTS AFTER THIS PROCESS OF ENTERING THE STRUCTURE. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE AT THIS TIME. AND MY PHOTO PRESENTATION IS, IS, IS KIND OF LIKE A TIME LAPSE. YOU'RE GONNA SEE HOW THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED OVER, UH, MOSTLY TOWARD THE END TO THE DATE THAT WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, WINDOWS WERE MISSING. IT WAS ACTUALLY BOARDED FROM THE INSIDE. UH, THERE WAS ACTUALLY NO SKIRTING. THERE WAS SOME SIDING HERE IN THE BACK THAT'S MISSING. AND AS WE MOVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, WHEN I SPOKE ABOUT ELECTRICAL SERVICE, UH, BEING STOLEN, UM, IT WAS CONTACTED BY, UH, C P S WAS CONTACT CONTACTED. S A SS A P D CONTACTED C P S AT THE TIME AND THEY PUT A LOCK AT THE METER AND THE SS A P D OFFICER THAT JUST TOOK A PHOTO OF IT. AND YOU CAN SEE, I HEAR HOW IT WAS JUMPED AT THIS TIME. THIS PHOTO WAS JUST TAKEN FROM THE FRONT PORCH TO THE INTERIOR. I THINK I MISSED A PICTURE OF THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE. THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE. HERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DAMAGE THAT'S OCCURRING. SOME HAS SOME SIDING ISSUES. THERE'S ACTUALLY, UH, LACK OF, UH, SKIRTING ALONG THE REAR. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF BIKES ON THE PROPERTY, UM, INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, UM, WHICH YOU COULD SEE, WHICH I DID NOT ENTER. I DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANT AT THE TIME, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF STOLEN BIKES AT THE PROPERTY. UM, THIS IS JUST TAKEN FROM THE, FROM THE, UH, FRONT DOOR ON THE PORCH AT HERE FROM WE CAN SEE IS SOME, SOME SHEET ROCKS MISSING. IT'S BEEN REMOVED, LOOKED LIKE SOME NEWLY INSTALLED. UM, JUST SOME ISSUES THAT WE BRING OUT AT THE TIME. WE HAVE A, AN ELECTRICAL PANEL SERVICE PANEL INSIDE THAT'S WAY HIGH. IT'S AT LEAST ABOUT SIX FEET. THESE ARE UPDATED PHOTOS TAKEN IN OCTOBER, OCTOBER 2ND, 2019. UM, A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED 'CAUSE THERE WAS NO REPAIRS BEING DONE TO THE STRUCTURE AT THIS TIME. UM, INTERIOR PHOTOS, YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRETTY MUCH SITS IN THE SAME CONDITION. I WILL ADVISE THE BOARD THAT, UM, CONTACT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HE DID HAVE ALL THE ITEMS INSIDE CLEANED OUT, AND THAT HAPPENED PRETTY MUCH SOON AS THE, UH, INITIAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. SO THE INSIDE IS CLEANED NOW, BUT THE SAME EFFECT. WE STILL HAVE SOME MISSING. WE STILL HAVE MISSING SHEET ROCK. AND THE LAYOUT OF THIS IS WE HAVE TWO ROOMS TO THE LEFT, A KITCHEN BACK HERE IN THE LEFT CORNER, REAR. IF WE MOVE TO THIS AREA, IT'S GONNA BE A [02:10:01] RESTROOM. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ROOM RIGHT HERE. THERE'S JUST ANOTHER LIVING AREA. THAT FIRST ROOM TO THE LEFT, IT WAS GRAFFITI. UM, NEXT VIDEO. NEXT PHOTO IS GONNA BE OF THE WALL THAT, THAT'S, THAT IS BE BETWEEN THE, UH, TWO ROOMS. UM, SOME OF THE ISSUES WE, WE, THAT WERE NOTICEABLE RIGHT HERE WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER ELECTRICAL OUTLET. AGAIN, THAT'S LIKE SIX FEET HIGH. SO THERE'S A LOT OF TAMPERING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HERE'S JUST A PICTURE OF THAT OTHER ROOM THAT SITS OF THAT OTHER ROOM THAT SITS IN THE MIDDLE. AND AS WE MOVE TOWARD THE BACK, THE KITCHEN AREA, ALL CABINETS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. IF I TURN AROUND AND I LOOK TO THE BACK OF ME, THIS WOULD BE THE RESTROOM AREA. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, UH, BATHTUB IS KIND OF SINKING IN RIGHT HERE. HERE'S A AREA IN THE BACK WHERE IT'S MISSING SOME FLOORING, A LITTLE OFFSET, LITTLE TRIPPING HAZARD. THIS LEADS TOWARD THE REAR. THE NEXT PHOTO IS JUST THE LAST PHOTO OF THE FRONT ROOM, AND THIS WOULD BE THE PORCH AREA, FROM JANUARY 28TH. UH, ONLY MAJOR REPAIR SEEN FROM THE OUTSIDE TO THE EXTERIOR WAS JUST SOME, UH, SKIRTING INSTALLED IN FRONT OF THE PORCH. UM, ANOTHER SI ANOTHER, SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT WE HAD RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA WAS A, UH, A LONG SPAN WITHOUT APOR SUPPORT RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA. THE, UH, DECKING ON THE PORCH WAS MADE OF O S B, WHICH IS NOT ACTUALLY GOOD FOR THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS, RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. BACK IN, UH, THE CASE STARTED BACK IN JUNE, RIGHT TOWARD THE END OF JUNE. THAT'S WHEN WE HAD THAT BAD STORM HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND WE LOST A LOT OF TREES WITHIN THE CITY RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA. WE ACTUALLY HAD ANOTHER TREE THAT FELL DOWN. OWNER DID REMOVE IT, BUT WHAT IT DID DURING THAT TIME WAS IT FELL ON THE WIRES AND IT KNOCKED DOWN THAT METER LOOP. UM, DUE TO THAT, UM, OWNER HAS TRIED TO PULL A METER LOOP, BUT AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS EXISTING AND GRANDFATHERED IN, EVEN THOUGH A NATURAL DISASTER HAPPENED, IT CAUSED FOR A NEW METER LOOP SYSTEM UP TO CODE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. EVERYTHING STILL PRETTY MUCH REMAINS THE SAME. THE ONLY THING THAT REMAINS DIFFERENT IS THAT THE STRUCTURE IS BOARDED UP. PROPERTY HAS BEEN CLEANED REAR REMAINS IN THE SAME CONDITION. UPDATED PHOTOS TAKEN THIS PAST MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. NOW WE HAVE CROSS BEAMS. I MEAN, UH, THIS LONG AREA SUPPORT HAS BEEN STALLED. SECURITY HAS BEEN STALLED IN THE FRONT. WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REMOVED PER HIS GENERAL, UH, REPAIR PERMIT RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. ONLY THING THAT'S LACKING OVER HERE IS THE SKIRTING MOVE TO THE RIGHT AT THIS TIME. REAR SHIELD REMAINS IN THE SAME, SAME CONDITION. UH, THE DECKING ON THE, UH, FRONT PORCH, ONE BY SIX, PRESSURE TREATED NOW INSTALLED INTERIOR PRETTY MUCH RE REMAINS THE SAME. IT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY GUTTED OUT OF THE SHEET ROCK, THOUGH. UM, THIS IS THAT FRONT AREA TOWARD THE FRONT. UM, THIS WHERE THAT WALL WAS THAT I TOOK A PICTURE FOR WHERE I NOTED THAT THE, UH, ELECTRICAL SWITCH WAS REALLY HIGH. THIS HAS BEEN OPENED UP. IT'S NOW AN OPEN FLOOR PLAN, KIND OF DARK. IT'S THE KITCHEN AREA. NOTHING'S CHANGED IN THAT AREA. IT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST LIKE A STORAGE FOR THE, UH, MATERIAL THAT HE IS USING. UH, THERE'S STILL SOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE, UH, FLOOR DECKING HERE TOWARD THE REAR. UH, THIS IS THE RESTROOM AREA. WINDOWS ARE STORED IN THERE. IT NOTHING'S ACTUALLY BEEN DONE. AND THIS IS A PICTURE TOWARD THE FRONT. UM, I DID, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO LOAD, UPLOAD THESE PHOTOS BY A CERTAIN TIME. SO I ACTUALLY WENT MY YESTERDAY, UH, MET WITH THE OWNER. I TOOK SOME UPDATED PHOTOS. I WOULD LIKE TO ABOARD TO SEE WHAT THESE PHOTOS LOOK LIKE NOW, WHAT THE STRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE NOW. [02:15:13] PHOTO WAS, UH, TAKEN YESTERDAY. UM, A PAINTING UPDATE HAS BEEN DONE. UM, AND THE NEXT PHOTO IS JUST A LEFT SIDE STRUCTURE. ACTUALLY HAS SOME CONTRACTORS WORKING OUT THERE ON SITE AS AND PROBABLY AS WE SPEAK. AND THE NEXT PHOTO IS JUST OF THE RIGHT. AND THEN THE REAR, REAR STILL REMAINS IN THE SAME. I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S NEXT ON HIS LIST TO BE COMPLETED, UM, AT THIS TIME. AND THE REASON WHY WE PROCEEDED WITH THIS IS JUST AT THIS TIME, DUE TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT IT TAKE, THAT I TRY TO PROVE IN MY PHOTOS. WE STARTED IN JUNE, COME OCTOBER, NOTHING, UM, COME END OF JANUARY. NOTHING. AND IT WASN'T JUST TILL RECENTLY THAT THINGS HAVE STARTED. SO WE JUST LIKE TO SEE THAT PROGRESSION, UH, KEEPS GOING. UH, IF NOT, YOU KNOW, IF IT STOPS RIGHT HERE, IT WE'LL BE IN THE SAME SITUATION WITH VAGRANT AND THE STRUCTURE. THAT'S JUST, HE'S JUST IN A LITTLE AREA WHERE HE'S HAVING SOME ISSUE WITH VAGRANT AND THE STRUCTURE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, A NEGLECTED THAT WAS INITIALLY IN THE NEGLECTED CONDITION. VAGRANTS OCCUPIED STRUCTURE WHILE CONDUCTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. SINCE THE IN ISSUE INSPECTION REQUESTED BY THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT ON JUNE 3RD, 2019. NO REPAIRS TO THE STRUCTURE WERE CONDUCTED UNTIL THIS FEBRUARY OF 2020. AS REPAIRS HAVE JUST STARTED TO THE STRUCTURE, OWNERSHIP HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE CHARACTER OF THE STRUCTURE, ALONG WITH MAKING THE STRUCTURE SECURED FROM VAGRANT. STAFF IS REQUESTING DUE TO A LET THE TIME THAT IT HAS TAKEN TO START THE REPAIRS. OWNERSHIP CONTINUED TO FINISH REPAIRS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THE STRUCTURE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT TWO 13 STAFFORD IS A VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 2 5 8 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING OR A HAZARD. PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE PROVIDE THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR FITNESS FOR OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR A POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS REPAIR. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 2 1 2 1 3 STAFFORD. THANK YOU. UH, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OH, WE HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS FOR YOU. YEP. ANDERS, NUMBER THREE. YOU GOT UP RIGHT THERE BY THE PORCH? YES, SIR. SIR, E PILLAR ARE THE, UM, PILE THERE THAT'S NOT ANCHORED TO THE WOOD, IS IT? I'M NOT AWARE OF IT AT THAT POINT. AND EVEN MY PHOTOS THAT I KNOW RIGHT NOW, SKIRTING IS OVER IT. OKAY. GO TO SLIDE, UM, 22 AND YOU HAVE A PHOTO OF THIS ONE. SAME THING. THEY'RE NOT ANCHORED. SO THE WOOD IS SITTING ON CONCRETE WITH SOMEBODY'S DONE FOUNDATION WORK AND WE DIDN'T SEE A PERMIT PULLED. SO I DID ADVISE OWNERSHIP OF THAT. AND UM, I ACTUALLY ADVISED HIM THAT IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA BE BROUGHT UP HERE TODAY. UM, HE HAS ADVISED ME THAT WHEN HE BOUGHT THE STRUCTURE, IT WAS IN THAT CONDITION ALREADY. SOMEBODY HAD DONE, SOMEBODY HAD SOME, PERFORMED SOME FOUNDATION ISSUES. UM, SO YOU KNOW IT BEFORE HIS TIME. I KNOW HE STILL, YOU KNOW, THE LAST PHOTO YOU HAD SHOWED, UH, THE ONE THAT YOU GAVE EARLIER THAT, THAT WE PUT ON THE BIG SCREEN HERE. THE LAST ONE SHOWS THE FOUNDA, THE BACK FOUNDATION. IT'S SHOWING THE SAME THING. CORRECT? THAT IT'S NOT THAT THE WOOD IS SITTING ON THE CONCRETE. YES, SIR. LEMME SEE IF I CAN FIND THAT ONE RIGHT IN HERE. BUT THAT'S EXACTLY THE SAME EXCEPT THERE, SEE, THEY COVERED EVERYTHING UP TO THAT ONE PIER AND THAT PIER SETTING OR TOUCHING WOOD, WHICH IS AGAINST CODE. SO THE FRONT WAS DONE THE SAME WAY, THE PORCH. AND IF HE, IF YOU BROUGHT, WE DIDN'T SEE ANY PERMITS ON FILE FOR ANY FOUNDATION WORK ON THIS. YES. AS FAR AS HIM BEING THE OWNERSHIP AT THE TIME, HE HAS NOT TOUCHED THE FOUNDATION. I KNOW IT, IT DID EXIST IN THAT BEFORE HE BOUGHT IT. BUT I C I CAN HE, I, AS EVERY INSPECTION I'VE DONE, HE HAS NOT DONE FOUNDATION WORK. AND HIS REPAIRS 80, 70% DONE. I WOULD SAY AT THIS POINT, [02:20:01] 75%. THAT'S TO FULL COMPLETION FOR THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. YES. EXTERIOR, THAT'S ONLY EXTERIOR. THAT'S NOT INCLUDING INTERIOR AND YEAH. TO THE INCLUDE TO THE INTERIOR RIGHT NOW, BASICALLY WHAT IT'S JUST NEEDING IS, UM, IS FOR IT TO BE SHEET ROCKED. UM, OF COURSE UPGRADES TO THE, UH, RESTROOM AND KITCHEN AREA, UP TO CODE, UH RIGHT. A LITTLE BIT OF PLUMBING, WHICH IS GONNA BE INVOLVED. UM, I CAN ALSO STATE THIS THAT, YOU KNOW, ASKING FOR REPAIRS TO A FINAL COMPLETION, I CAN'T SAY THAT, BUT THE BIGGEST REASON WHY WE AREN'T ASKING FOR REPAIRS AND FOR IT TO CONTINUE IS THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH VAGRANT AT THE TIME. AND THE OWNER CAN, CAN, UH, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. BUT WE JUST FEEL, AND EVEN TALKING TO HIM, ONCE IT IS COMPLETED AND HE HAS SOMEBODY IN THERE, IT'S GONNA STOP THAT, THAT THAT PROBLEM OF THE VAGRANT ENTERING THE STRUCTURE. YOU KNOW, HE'S, HE, HE HAS STATED THAT HE IS DOING WORK AT NIGHT. HE BOARDS UP EVERY WINDOW AND EVERY DOOR AND HE'S STILL HAVING ACTIVITY AT THE PROPERTY. AND WITH THAT, WE JUST EVEN SPOKE AS WELL. WE'RE GONNA TALK TO S A P D AND WE'RE GONNA GET, UH, NO TRESPASSING, UH, DOCUMENTATION SIGNED. AND IF THAT HELPS OUT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD? I HAVE ONE, ONE QUESTION. UM, LOOKING AT THE SUBSECTIONS, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. WHY SUBSECTION 12 WAS OMITTED LOOKING AT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT WERE STATED, MS. ERY, THAT WAS FOR NUMBER 12. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING NUMBER 12? WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, READING THAT WILL ACTUALLY FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY AS WELL. AND I BELIEVE THAT DOES FALL FOR IT. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND, UM, ADD NUMBER 12 FOR THE SUBSECTIONS AND REPEAT THE WHOLE THING. SO IT'S ON RECORD THAT IT'S IN CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 FOR SUBSECTIONS 2, 5, 8, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. BUT YOU'RE STILL ASKING FOR REPAIR. THAT IS TRUE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? YEAH. UM, SO SEARCHING THE PERMITS THAT ARE ON FILE, THERE'S, THERE'S ONE FOR A FENCE THAT'S CLOSED. THERE'S AN OPEN MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT THAT SHOWS FOR WINDOWS AND COSMETIC THINGS. UM, BUT IF YOU GO TO SLIDE NUMBER 27, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME FRAMING WAS DONE THERE, SOME STRUCTURAL THINGS WERE DONE THERE. DOESN'T THAT REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL PERMIT AND FRAMING INSPECTION? MAYBE AN ENGINEER'S LETTER? YES. WHAT I WOULD, WELL, I KNOW FROM THE FACT IF HE'S REPLACING WHAT IS, WHAT IS THERE BEFORE HE SHOULD BE FALL UNDER THAT GENERAL REPAIR. AS LONG AS HE'S NOT ADDING SOMETHING NEW. IF HE'S REPLACING AND THAT'S GOES UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT. I DON'T KNOW THE PERCENTAGE ON THAT, BUT THAT WOULD FALL UNDER 'CAUSE HE WAS JUST ACTUALLY REPLACING WHAT WAS EXISTING. OKAY. 'CAUSE THE, THE INITIAL PICTURE SHOWED NO COLUMNS ON THE, ON THE PORCH IN THE MIDDLE, JUST ONE AT THE END. AND NOW THERE'S NEW COLUMNS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SUPPORTED PROPERLY. OKAY. I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, YEAH, WELL THAT AND THE FRAMING ON THE, ON THE PORCH, THAT WAS JUST A QUESTION BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE PERMITS, THERE'S NO MECHANICAL, WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK INTO. AND, YOU KNOW, BOARD BRINGING THAT UP TO ME RIGHT NOW AND MAKES GOOD SENSE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE THE PERMIT THAT HE WAS ABLE TO PULL, KIND OF SLIPPED THROUGH THE SYSTEM BECAUSE WHAT WE USUALLY DO IS WE PUT A HOLD ON THE PERMITS BECAUSE THE HEARING IS TO OCCUR. UH, SO WE PUT A HOLE ON THE PERMIT, HOW THAT ONE SLIPPED THROUGH. I DON'T KNOW. UM, HE DID TRY, HIS ELECTRICIAN DID TRY TO, UH, PULL THE METER LOOP, UH, FOR A NEW METER LOOP INSTALL SO HE CAN GET POWER START WORKING THERE. BUT THAT WAS PICKED UP FOR THE STOP, YOU KNOW, FOR THE STOP, YOU KNOW, I, IT WAS PICKED UP AS PUTTING A HOLD ON IT SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO PULL THAT. SO ACTUALLY AFTER THIS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GO OVER THERE TO THE COUNTER AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO RELEASE THE, UH, THE HOLD ON THE PERMIT SO THAT HE CAN PULL THE PROPER PERMITS. OKAY. SO THAT MAKES SENSE WHY THERE'S NO MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL PERMITS PULLED. 'CAUSE HE IS UNABLE TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME. YES, SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. BUT THAT'S ONLY FOR ELECTRIC, RIGHT? IT WAS FOR ELECTRIC AND AT THIS TIME, I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER, UM, UH, PERMITS. SO PLUMBING, PLUMBING HASN'T BEEN APPLIED FOR OR HVAC? NO, SIR. I, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOING WITH WINDOW UNITS. UM, WELL IT'S SHOWING IN HERE ON THIS ESTIMATE HERE THAT HVAC AND PLUMBING. RIGHT. SO THEY STILL NEED TO PULL THOSE TWO PERMITS AS WELL. AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN APPLIED FOR. RIGHT. IT SHOWS THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN APPLI APPLIED FOR. AND WHICH ONE ARE YOU, YOU'RE SPEAKING? HOLD ON. I'M LOOKING AT THE, THE ESTIMATE RIGHT HERE. THEY'RE, THEY'RE INTENDING TO DO IT. SO THAT MEANS SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA PUT IN FOR A PERMIT. 'CAUSE ELECTRICAL'S BEEN PUT IN, BUT IT'S ON HOLD. WELL, YOU KNOW, SIR, I, I DO READ THAT AND THEN I ALSO LOOK AT THE, UH, BEGINNING [02:25:01] OF IT WHERE IT SAYS, UM, AND I JUST READ OUT IF, AND IT GOES INTO THE OTHER ASPECTS, LIKE IF FRAMING IS BEING PERFORMED, IF FRAMING INSPECTION MUST BE ADDED AND CALLED IN, UM, THEN IT GOES DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND NOTE, ANY ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, OR PLUMBING WORK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERMIT BY STATE LICENSE IF HE WERE TO CHOOSE TO DO THAT. AND I SAY THAT'S, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT HIS BID'S FOR IS, UH, PLUMBING AND HEATING. EXCUSE ME. SO THOSE ARE IN, IN THE, OKAY. WE'VE GOT ONE OUTSTANDING OR HOLD PERMIT MM-HMM. TWO PERMITS, ONE'S STILL OPEN, ONE'S CLOSED. OKAY. SO LET'S CHECK WITH THE OWNER ABOUT THAT. I THINK WE'D BE BETTER OFF CHECKING WITH THE OWNER. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE CODE OFFICER? NO, I THINK ROBERT HAS ONE. IN ADDITION TO, I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT, UH, SECTION 6 1 59 WITH, UH, MOST OF THESE ISSUES, UH, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SOUND ENGINEERING, BUT DO WE HAVE, DO WE INCLUDE PRINCIPLES OF SOUND ARCHITECTURE? MEANING, I I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE OF YOUR EARLIER PHOTO WHERE YOU WANTED TO PUT A BATHROOM RIGHT ACROSS KITCHEN. I MIGHT QUESTION THAT AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YEAH. ARCHITECTURALLY AND, AND EFFECTING WISE, PLUMBING WISE IS, IS GONNA BE AN ISSUE. YEAH. WELL, FROM MY MENTIONED HEALTH WISE, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN THE 1920S, UH, AND THE WAY IT LOOKS AND THE WAY I'VE BEEN IN THERE, THAT KITCHEN WAS BUILT IN THAT CORNER AND THAT BATHROOM WAS BUILT IN THAT CORNER, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S THAT LITTLE OPENING, UM, THERE'S A LITTLE OPENING. SEE, THIS IS LIKE THE, UH, THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A, LIKE A, ACTUALLY A, A SIX FOOT AREA, LIKE A SIX BY SIX AREA, WHICH LEAVES THE KITCHEN FROM THE RESTROOM. I MEAN, I CAN, JUST THINKING OFF OF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, YOU KNOW, IT'S A STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN 1920S. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE, IF HE CAN STAY WITH THE ACTUAL FORMAT THAT IT WAS. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF A SIX FOOT, SIX BY SIX FAN, UH, SPAN RIGHT NOW IN THAT AREA IS, YOU KNOW, DEEMABLE WHERE A KITCHEN CANNOT BE BY A RESTROOM, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT AFTER THIS WE CAN WALK OVER HERE TO THE PERMANENT OFFICE AND KIND OF ASK SOME MORE QUESTIONS, GET A HEADS UP ON THAT. OKAY. UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, UM, IS IT JAY UR? YES. OH, THAT ONE RIGHT TODAY. . HEY, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS JAY ER, I RESIDE AT 4 25 CINCINNATI AVENUE, UH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. OKAY. YOU WANNA PRESENT YOUR CASE, SIR? SURE. UM, I, I, UH, AS, UM, HE MENTIONED WE, WE HAD ISSUE, WE, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH, UH, BREAK-INS AND VAGRANTS. I DID PURCHASE THE PROPERTY IN THE CONDITION THAT YOU SEE IN THE ORIGINAL PHOTOS AND HAVE EVERY INTENT TO PULL EVERY PERMIT AND DO ALL THE RE REPAIRS PROPERLY. WE ARE, UH, WHAT THE, THE ISSUE OF TIME WAS, UH, PRIMARILY FINANCING, UH, WHICH IS NOT AN ISSUE ANYMORE. UM, AND, UH, I'VE HAD MO UH, TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS ATTEMPT TO PULL PERMITS FOR DIFFERENT TRADES, UH, SINCE THIS HEARING, UM, I WAS PUT IN THE SYSTEM. SO ONCE, ONCE THE HOLD'S REMOVED, UM, I HAVE EVERY INTENT, LIKE TODAY IF POSSIBLE, OR, OR WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO PULL, UM, PLUMBING, HVAC AND, UH, AND ANY STRUCTURAL PERMITS REQUIRED AND, AND HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO SO. UM, IN REGARDS TO THE FOOTPRINT, UH, WE, THE, THOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL LOCATIONS OF THOSE OF THOSE FACILITIES, THEY, THEY WON'T BE, UM, WE ARE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE THE KITCHEN, UM, TO BE IN A MORE TRADITIONAL LOCATION. SO I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION HERE. UM, YOU DIDN'T PULL A, UM, A FOUNDATION PERMIT. I, BUT YOU, YOU COVERED IT UP. WE'VE DONE NO F NO, THAT, THAT WAS, UH, LITERALLY THE PLYWOOD THAT WAS PULLED OFF THE HOUSE AND PUT, LIKE, STACKED IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. AND AGAIN, EVERY DAY WHEN THE CONTRACTORS ARE DONE WORKING THERE, THEY GO AND, AND TAKE THAT PLYWOOD AND PUT IT BACK OVER ALL THE OPENINGS TO SECURE IT FROM VAGRANTS. BUT, UM, I, WE HAVE DONE NO FOUNDATION [02:30:01] WORK SINCE WE'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY. SO DO YOU INTEND TO DO FOUNDATION WORK AT, NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE FIXING THE HOUSE SUB AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE THE FOUNDATION YET? NOT AT, NO, NOT AT THIS TIME. UNLESS IT'S, UNLESS IT'S REQUIRED. UM, IF THE HOUSE IS FAIRLY LEVEL, UH, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH IT. UM, BUT IF, IF IT IS, IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT IT'S REQUIRED, THEN YEAH, WE'RE ABSOLUTELY, WE'LL PULL PERMITS INTO IT. OH, WHO'S GONNA DETERMINE THIS? ARE YOU GONNA HAVE A CODE OFFICER OUT THERE TO DETERMINE IT? OR ONE OF YOUR INSPECTORS OR WHAT? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR. SO, SO, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOUR FOUNDATION WOULD'VE BEEN THE FIRST THING THAT YOU'VE DONE TO, TO LEVEL IT AND GET IT STRAIGHT AND, AND PUT THOSE PEERS IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACES. WELL, WE, AND GO AHEAD. WE, WE, WE HAVEN'T DETERMINED THE NEED. UH, AGAIN, I, I DON'T THINK IT, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT NEEDS IT, BUT IF IT'S, IF IT'S OUT OF CODE, IF IT'S OUT OF CODE, THEN CERTAINLY RIGHT. IT'S OUT OF CODE. BUT YOU'RE STILL DOING WORK ON THE HOUSE, WHICH BY THE WAY LOOKS GOOD. YEAH. WE'RE TRYING TO JUST BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE FIRST ONE, ONCE I WAS PUT IN, IN CONTACT WITH OFFICER DOMINGUEZ, I, I, I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT I CAN TO COMPLY WITH IT. SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING FROM THE FRONT AND THE OUTSIDE IN JUST TO, JUST TO MAKE IT COSMETICALLY LOOK, UM, AND, AND BE SECURE. RIGHT. BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. YOU ARE ALREADY WORKING ON THE PROPERTY TO MAKE IT COSMETICALLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, USUALLY YOU START WITH THE FOUNDATION WORK UP. SURE. BUT YOU DON'T START OUTSIDE. AND THEN I, I, I DIDN'T HAVE INTENT TO DO FOUNDATION WORK. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. , YOU KNOW, BUT YOU NEED TO BRING THAT FOUNDATION INITIALLY INTO COMPLIANCE. YEAH. LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T COVER UP THE FOUNDATION AND NUMBER THREE SHOWS 10 ACROSS THE FRONT. SLIDE THREE AND 27. I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T SAY I DIDN'T COVER THE FOUNDATION. NO, SIR. 27 SHOWS A COMPLETED BOTTOM PAINTED. SO YOU DID COVER THE PIER THAT'S IN THERE. AND AS I POINTED OUT EARLIER, CONCRETE CANNOT SIT, I MEAN, WOOD CANNOT SIT ON CONCRETE. CORRECT. SO BY THAT, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, 'CAUSE I DON'T SEE STRAPS OR NOTHING HOLDING IT. THAT PLUS, UM, SLIDE, LEMME FIND IT NOW. 22, THE SAME PICTURE HE HAS IN THAT ONE CORNER. SEE HOW THE WOOD IS ON THE CONCRETE? CORRECT. THOSE ARE NOT TO CODE. CORRECT. NOW THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING. 'CAUSE THERE'S NO HISTORY OF A PERMIT BEING PULLED FOR FOUNDATION. WE JU WE JUST STARTED WORK ON THE PROPERTY AND, AND AGAIN, I, I WAS ABLE TO PULL A COUPLE OF PERMITS AND WHEN AT, AT A CERTAIN POINT IT STOPPED. THIS IS, WE'RE TALKING A MATTER OF LIKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WELL, IF YOU GUYS ARE BUTTONING UP THE BOTTOM, WE'RE IT, IT'S, IT'S MOSTLY THE, THE BOARDS YOU SEE THERE, THE PAINTED BOARDS ARE MOSTLY IN REGARDS TO, WE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE, THE FOUNDATION CANNOT BE OPEN. THAT IT HAS TO BE, THAT IT HAS TO BE COVERED. SO TO KEEP LIKE, AS A SECURITY ISSUE. RIGHT. BUT YOU CAN REMOVE THEM IF YOU NEED TO GET TO THAT FOUNDATION, ABSO OH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING, AND THAT'S WHY SHE JUST ASKED, WHY ARE YOU COVERING STUFF UP IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK AND PUT THESE TO CODE? WE DO. WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO PULL THE PERMITS, WE WILL. SO, AND YOU'RE NEEDING A TIME, HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO, UH, TO LIKE THE, THE TOTAL COMPLETION ON THE PROPERTY WILL BE DONE WITHIN THE, THE SCOPE OF WHAT THE PERMITS ALLOW. SO I WOULD SAY, UM, 120 DAYS TO SIX MONTHS AT MOST IT, IT WILL BE COMPLETELY FINISHED. SO YOU'RE ASKING FROM ONE 20 TO 180, 80 PROVIDED PERMITS. YEP. BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF 'EM TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO GET, SO, UM, ALRIGHT. AND THAT, THAT'S THE HOUSE AND EVERYTHING EV EVERYTHING, THE HOU THE HOUSE WILL BE COMPLETED IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. OKAY. YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, OWNER? SO YOU'VE OWNED THIS PROPERTY SINCE I THINK I READ 2016. UM, YES. I, UH, THE, THE L L C THAT OWNS IT, UM, ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT IN 2016. I BECAME A PARTNER WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. OH, WHY HAVEN'T YOU ALL DONE ANYTHING FROM 2016 TO NOW? UH, THERE WAS A, I MEAN, OTHER THAN THERE, THERE WAS A TENANT, UH, OCCUPYING IT UP UNTIL, UH, BASICALLY A LITTLE OVER A MONTH BEFORE THE VAGRANT BROKE IN AND, AND SS A P D WAS CALLED. SO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. UH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD, SIR? I THINK THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. QUESTION FOR STAFF. AND THAT IS IT, IF THE FOUNDATION WORK WAS DONE UN PERMITTED PRIOR TO HIS PURCHASING THE PROPERTY, WHAT IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY, IF ANYTHING, TO DO [02:35:01] THAT AND TO BRING IT UP TO CODE AND TO DEAL WITH IT? IF I UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION CORRECTLY, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS JUST TO MAKE THE BUILDING SAFE, NOT NECESSARILY LIVABLE, BUT SAFE. SO I KNOW THERE'S BEEN MADE MENTION OF THE PLUMBING AND EVEN, UM, SOME OF THE REPLACEMENTS OF THE, THE INTERIOR WALLS AND WHATNOT. IT, IT MAY NOT BE LIVABLE AT A CERTAIN STAGE, BUT IT MAY BE SAFE. AND THERE IS DEFINITELY A DISTINCTION THAT WE LOOK FOR OF WHAT MAKES THAT BUILDING STILL UNSAFE. RIGHT NOW, THE SADA AND THE SITUATION, IT IS STILL UNSAFE AND, UM, THEY'LL NEED TO PRIORITIZE WHAT THEY CAN AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD BE ADVISING THEM TO DO. IF THEY ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE CONTINUED REPAIRS TO MAKE IT SAFE AND NO LONGER, UH, A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, THAT THAT IS A STILL A DISTINCTION AND A SEPARATION BETWEEN IT BEING LIVABLE. RIGHT. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT. MY QUESTION IS KIND OF A MORE GENERAL, THIS CASE AND OTHER CASES. IF, IF AN OWNER BUYS A PROPERTY WITH WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE UN PERMITTED, WHAT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, IF ANYTHING, TO CORRECT THAT WORK AND GET IT PERMITTED? THE PERMITS ARE STILL GONNA BE REQUIRED. IF, UH, IF SOMETHING'S BEEN ATTACHED TO UNLAWFUL CONSTRUCTION, THEY'LL STILL NEED TO, TO BRING THAT UP TO, TO THE STANDARD CODE. IT MAY NOT BE THE, THE UP TO DATE CODE, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THAT STRUCTURE. THEY STILL DO LOOK AT, AT THE AGE OF THE STRUCTURE AND WHAT THE, THE NEW CODES AND, AND WHAT THE CURRENT CODE THAT IS PARTICULAR TO THAT BUILDING AND THE AGE OF THAT BUILDING. SO IT REALLY IS GONNA BE, IT'S STILL KIND OF A UNIQUE, IT, IT, I KNOW IT DOESN'T REALLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, BUT IT IS KIND OF UNIQUE TO EACH SITUATION IF THEY'RE GONNA NEED TO CLEAR, CLEAR, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, IF WALLS WERE COVERED UP OR IF WORK WAS COVERED UP, THAT IS INCORRECT, THEY MAY HAVE TO CLEAR THAT SO THAT IT IS THE NEW WORK THAT THEY'RE CONTINUING WILL BE UP TO CODE. SO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PASS THOSE CODE INSPECTIONS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE BUILDING INSPECTORS THAT SHOULD BE CALLED IN TO, UH, TO CLEAR THOSE, THOSE PERMITS, THAT'LL BE, THAT'LL BE CLARIFIED BY THEM AT THAT TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. A STRUCTURE EXISTS AND CODE CHANGES. IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT OLD STRUCTURE TO UPGRADE TO THE NEW CODE BECAUSE THAT STRUCTURE IS GRANDFATHERED. IS THAT A CORRECT UNDERSTANDING? THAT IS A CORRECT UNDERSTANDING UNLESS THE, THE WORK THAT WAS DONE COMPLETELY INCORRECTLY AND THEN THEY NEED TO REDO, RE-TEAR OUT AND THEN BRING IT UP. IF THERE'S A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE WHERE IT COMES TO A POINT OF, IF THEY'RE GONNA DO, I BELIEVE IT'S MORE THAN 50% OF REPLACEMENT, THEY MAY HAVE TO COME UP DURING A CERTAIN TIME. I CAN'T MAKE THAT STATEMENT FOR THIS BECAUSE I DON'T, I I'M NOT SEEING WHAT CONTINUED WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THOSE PERMITS. BUT YES, YOU'RE, YOU ARE CORRECT IN IN THAT GENERAL STATEMENT, IF, IF THAT BUILDING IS JUST BEING, PIECES ARE BEING REPLACED THAT ARE ROTTED OUT AND THEY'RE JUST STRICTLY REPLACING THEM, THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT AT THAT TIME OF CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU, MA'AM. I DON'T THINK THOSE CONCRETE, UH, PILINGS OR PILLARS THAT WERE PUT BACK IN THE TWENTIES, I DON'T THINK THEY, THEY USED, UH, THEY USED C D A, BUT, AND NOW YOU CAN'T USE C A. SO THIS TELLS ME THAT THIS WAS DONE, YOU KNOW, UH, MAYBE PRIOR TO THIS OWNERSHIP HERE, BUT, UH, IT WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. AND I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TO MAKE IT SAFE, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT LIVABLE. IF SOMEBODY IS PLANNING TO BUY THIS, YOU KNOW, FOR THEIR HOME OR THEY'RE GOING TO RENT IT OR DO WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU CAN'T, UM, YOU CANNOT MAKE A FOUND, I MEAN, YOU CANNOT MAKE A PRETTY HOUSE. AND, AND THE FOUNDATION SUCKS. EXCUSE MY FRENCH, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA DO YOUR FOUNDATION AND IF YOU DON'T DO THE FOUNDATION, THE WHOLE HOUSE IS GONNA FALL APART. SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IS, IS THAT WHY THE CONSTRUCTION IN SAN ANTONIO IS TERRIBLE? I MEAN, BECAUSE YOU SAY IT'S GRANDFATHERED AND, UH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE OR WHAT? I, I'M, I'M CONFUSED IF IT'S GRANDFATHERED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE. IT'S CRAZY. UH, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THOSE PIERS WERE PLACED AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CODE CHANGED. SO BASICALLY, AS FAR AS THIS BOARD IS CONCERNED, THE DISCUSSION ON THE PIERS BECOMES A MO ISSUE UNTIL SOMEBODY CAN INVESTIGATE AND DETERMINE WHAT THE DATE OF THE PEER INSTALLATION WAS AND WHAT THE CODE WAS AT THE TIME OF THE INSTALLATION. AND OR DOES THE EXISTING PIER CAUSE THAT STRUCTURE TO BE A, A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE? I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK THESE PEOPLE ARE GONNA DO THAT TO, YOU KNOW, TO INVESTIGATE WHEN THIS, UM, WHEN THE FOUNDATION WAS PUT INTO PLACE. SO NOBODY'S GONNA KNOW AND NOBODY CARES. I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. AND WHEN I'M LISTENING TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME ABOUT THE GRANDFATHER AND ALL THAT STUFF, I, I'M, I'M STILL TOTALLY CONFUSED IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO BRING IT INTO CODE COMPLIANCE [02:40:01] AND I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT. 'CAUSE IF THEY WERE, THEY WOULD'VE DONE IT NOW. AND, AND IT COMES TO AN ISSUE OF PRIORITIZING STRUCTURALLY, ARCHITECTURALLY, WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT FIRST FOR SAFETY FOUNDATION IS THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING. IT'S LIKE GOING INTO A PROJECT HALFWAY INTO THE PROJECT WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN WALK ON THE FLOOR ON, ON THE FOUNDATION TO, TO LIVE TO THIS. SO I THINK IT'S A MATTER OF LOOKING AT REPRIORITIZING WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT WITH REGARDS TO SAFETY, THE FOUNDATION OR WE GO, WE GO BEYOND THAT. BUT THERE'S BEEN NO TESTIMONY THAT THE STRUCTURE IS UNSAFE, UH, WITH THE EXISTING FOUNDATION? NO, THERE HASN'T BEEN. BUT LOOKING AT THE BACK CORNER THAT'S UP RIGHT NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT BOTTOM CORNER, THERE'S AN OLD BEAM SETS THERE AND THEN THERE'S TWO BRAND NEW TREATED LUMBER SITTING ON CONCRETE. THE CONCRETE BY CODE, REGARDLESS IF IT'S OLD CODE OR NEW CODE, CANNOT BE TOUCHING THE WOOD. IT HAS TO HAVE A BARRIER BETWEEN IT. AND I DON'T SEE STRAPS, THESE PHOTOS DON'T DO IT THE JUSTICE. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE GUY AN OKAY THEN HE SHOULD BE IN A PEACE OF MIND TO KNOW HIS FOUNDATION IS EITHER PROPERLY STRAPPED TO THE BEAMS OR THE PILLARS OR IT'S NOT, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE TO GO BACK AND CORRECT IT. IF, IF I, IF I MAY, I AM SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE ARE PRECLUDING THE BOARD FROM, FROM REQUIRING AN ENGINEER'S LETTER WITH REGARD TO THAT, WITH REGARD TO THAT FOUNDATION. NOW WE CANNOT PROVE THAT THE WORK WAS DONE BY HIM OR NOT BY HIM AT THIS POINT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD NEED FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION. BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT THE BOARD CANNOT, THERE'S NOTHING PREVENTING THE BOARD FROM REQUIRING THAT FOUNDATION, UM, REQUIRING AN ENGINEER'S LETTER. IF THAT WERE TO BE CAUGHT AT THAT TIME, THAT'S WHAT THAT WOULD BE ON THE ENGINEERS AT THAT TIME TO SHOW THAT THE, THE WORK IS EVEN DONE. AND THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE THERE IS NO PERMIT THAT WE FOUND THAT EVEN SAID THERE WAS ANY FOUNDATION WORK. SO IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE FIVE YEARS AGO LAST YEAR, 20 YEARS, I DON'T THINK 20 YEARS BECAUSE OF WOOD. THE WOOD IS FAIRLY GREEN. SO THAT TELLS ME IT WAS DONE WITHIN AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. AND, AND THAT IS A STICKING POINT FOR US BECAUSE OUR INTERNAL POLICY, WHICH HAS BEEN DIRECTED FROM STATE, STATE POLICY IS IF WE CAN'T PROVE THAT IT WAS DONE LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO, WE CANNOT REQUIRE A PERMIT. IF WE CAN PROVE IT. IF WE HAD PICTURES FROM TWO YEARS OR LESS, WE COULD REQUIRE A PERMIT FROM THAT. BUT IF IT'S BEEN MORE THAN, WE DON'T CALL THAT A GRANDFATHERING CLAUSE, BUT THAT WE DO CALL THAT A STATUTE OF LIMITATION SOMEWHAT. AND THAT'S WHERE WE DO GET STUCK WITH. BUT AGAIN, THAT DOES NOT FALL INTO THE, THE JU THE QUASI-JUDICIAL POSITION OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD IS NOT HELD BY THAT. BUT FROM OUR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, WE ARE RIGHT. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. I'M JUST QUESTIONING THE FACT THAT WHEN WE BRING SOMETHING TO US AND WE CAN POINT OUT FACTS THAT SOMETHING DOESN'T LOOK TO CODE TO US, THEN WE CAN REDIRECT A CODE OFFICER OR AN ENGINEER TO GO LOOK AT THAT TO SEE IF IT'S SOUND, IS IT? THAT'S CORRECT. WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T. THAT IS CORRECT. NO, NO, NO. BUT WE CAN DIRECT A CODE TO GO LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF IT MATCHES THE CODE. YEAH, WE CAN RIGHT. TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF ANCHOR STRUCTURE. YEAH, THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT IN THE ORDER. CAN CAN YOU, I'M SORRY. ASK THE QUESTION AGAIN JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR. WHEN I SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BECAUSE THE PICTURES DON'T REALLY TELL US IF IT'S ANCHORED, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, EVEN WHEN I ZOOM IN ON IT, SHOWS ME THAT I HAVE WOOD ON CONCRETE. MM-HMM. , NO STRAP, NO, NO BOLTS, NOTHING. SO I AM CORRECT IN THE ASSUMPTION THAT I CAN ASK CODE TO GO OUT AND DO A CHECK TO SEE IF IT IS PROPERLY SECURED TO THE PEERS. IS THAT CORRECT OR I CAN'T, KNOWING THAT THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM HERE AND WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING IT, USUALLY THAT IS ADDRESSED. IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES THAT THIS PROPERTY IS SALVAGEABLE AND CAN BE REPAIRED, IT'S USUALLY ADDRESSED BY DOING AN ENGINEER'S LETTER. UM, YOU CAN ASK THAT ENGINEER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR HAVE THEM ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES IN REGARDS TO THE FOUNDATION. UM, IT WOULD BE, UM, UNIQUE IF THE BOARD ORDERED THE PROPERTY TO BE A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, BUT THEN SENT CODE BACK OUT THERE TO DO, UM, I GUESS TO MAKE [02:45:01] A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE FOUNDATION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. WELL, WE'RE NOT HERE FOR DEMO. IT'S A REPAIR. RIGHT. I I UNDERSTAND THAT. CODE CODE'S RECOMMENDATION IS CODE'S RECOMMENDATION. THIS BOARDS MAKE, MAKES A DECISION BASED ON THE EVIDENCE THAT'S PRESENTED. IF THE BOARD FEELS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO, THEY CAN RESET IT AND ASK FOR OTHER ISSUES. IF THEY BELIEVE THERE MIGHT BE SOME ISSUE THAT THEY WANT ADDRESSED, THEY CAN ASK THAT ENGINEER'S LETTER TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. UM, SO THERE'S, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT. UM, BUT I, I CAN TELL YOU, I'M NOT SAYING YOU CAN'T. I I WOULD SAY IT'S OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THIS BOARD TO, UH, SEND CODE BACK OUT THERE TO, TO MAKE A DECISION. OKAY. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF WE ORDER A REPAIR, IT'S UNUSUAL FOR US. 'CAUSE NORMALLY WE'VE HAVE A RESET FOR THEM TO REINSPECT WITHOUT ORDERING A REPAIR. IF WE ORDER A REPAIR AND SEND THEM BACK OUT TO DO AN INSPECTION ON THE FOUNDATION, THEN THAT'S UNUSUAL. IT WOULD BE UNUSUAL FOR YOU TO SEND CODE OUT THERE. BUT THIS BOARD CAN ORDER DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO ORDER REPAIR. PART OF THAT REPAIR COULD BE, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE PERMITS, MAYBE STATUS, BUT ALSO HAVE A FOUNDATION LETTER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT THIS BOARD IS CONCERNED WITH. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. WELL, SO WHO WANTS TO TACKLE THIS ONE? I'LL TACKLE IT. ALRIGHT. I MOVED AT THE PROPERTY AT IT'S STANFORD, RIGHT? STAFFORD 2 1 3. STAFFORD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6 1 5 6, SUBSECTION 2, 5, 8, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 140 DAYS. BUT WITH THESE STIPULATIONS THAT THE OWNER GET AN ENGINEER'S LETTER TO LOOK AT THE FOUNDATION AND TO SEE IF THE PI AND THE STRUCTURE ARE PROPERLY ANCHORED, PRESENTED TO CODE WITHIN 20 DAYS AND CODE FOLLOW UP EVERY 15 DAYS UNTIL ALL REPAIRS ARE MADE. AND IT ALSO REMAINS VACANT AND SECURED EVERY NIGHT. AND ALL PERMITS REQUIRED, ARE YOU ASKING FOR CODE TO DO THE FOLLOW-UP OR ARE YOU ASKING FOR A REPORT FROM THE OWNER TO THE, UH, CODE OFFICER? A REPORT FROM THE OWNER, FROM AN ENGINEER TO CODE COMPLIANCE AND THEN A 15 DAY FOLLOW-UP FROM CODE TO THE PROPERTY. OKAY. SO WE HAVE, UM, LET'S SEE HERE. WE HAVE A REPAIR ORDER, 140 DAYS, UH, REPAIR ORDER ON THE MAIN STRUCTURE, UM, PER SECTIONS 2, 5, 8, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. AND WE NEED, UH, AN ENGINEER OWNER SHOULD SUPPLY AN ENGINEER'S LETTER CONCERNING THE FOUNDATION PRESENTED TO CODE AND A 15 DAY FOLLOW UP FOR ALL PERMITS. OH, YES. WITH ALL PERMITS. SO WITHIN 15 DAYS. SO THE, THE, OKAY, BUT THE ENGINEER'S LETTER WHEN YOU DIDN'T PUT IT WITHIN 15, 15 DAYS. OKAY. AND THEN CODE AND THEN CODE WILL FOLLOW UP EVERY 15 DAYS FOR PROGRESS. OKAY. SO WE NEED AN ENGINEER'S LETTER CONCERNING THE FOUNDATION WITHIN A 15 DAY PERIOD AND PRESENT IT TO CODE AND A 15 DAY FOLLOW UP AND ALL PERMITS. OKAY. IS THAT IT? AND REMAIN VACANT. YEAH. AND REMAIN VACANT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD RECOMMEND A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT THE BUILDING BE, UH, SECURED AT ALL TIMES. OH, YES. OKAY. YEAH, I DID SAY SECURE. YOU WERE, YOU SAID YOU WERE SECURING IT EVERY NIGHT, CORRECT. SO THEY'RE SECURING IT, BUT I JUST ADDED THAT IN THERE AS WELL. SO YES, THE AMENDMENT, UH, ACCEPTED. OKAY. SO, AND WE NEED TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW WITH THE, HAVING THE BUILDING SECURED, UH, AT ALL TIMES. OKAY. UM, SO WE HAVE A SECOND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THE AMENDMENT? SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND. SO IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. SO YOU MIGHT WANNA FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE JUST SAID. . I KNOW. [02:50:01] GOOD AFTERNOON [6. 20-2222 (CD-5) 813 Pinto St S] BOARD. AFTERNOON. I'M SORRY. OUR NEXT, UH, ITEM IS EIGHT 13 PINTO STREET. THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS JOSHUA G BARENT, UH, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURES BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT EIGHT 13 SOUTH PINTO WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 2 4 3 6 BLOCK B LOT E 70 FEET OF SEVEN, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS BASIL AND LAURA GALLEGOS, WHO ARE THE, WHO ARE DECEASED. AND THEY HAVE A MAILING ADDRESS OF EIGHT 13 SOUTH PINTO. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. AND THE FOLLOWING VI UH, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL IS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER, WHICH IS THE OWNER'S BROTHER ARIEL GALLEGOS. UH, NO PHONE NUMBERS WERE FOUND FOR, UH, FOR BASILE AND LAURA GALLEGOS, BUT I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE OWNER'S BROTHER ARIEL GALLEGOS, ABOUT THE PROPERTY. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON AUGUST 28TH, 2019 THAT BOTH STRUCTURES ON THE, THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE TIMELINE, THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS, THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING EIGHT 13 SOUTH PINTO WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 2019. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MARCH 4TH, 2019, AND CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED AND UNCLAIMED ON MARCH 13TH, 2019. ON FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 11TH, UH, 2020 NOTICE FOR BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD HEARING WAS POSTED ON PROPERTY ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2020. CONSENT FORMS WERE SIGNED ON, UH, TWICE ON AUGUST 14TH, 2019, AND FEBRUARY 19TH, 2020 FOR, FOR OFFICER TO DO INTERIOR INSPECTIONS OF THE PROPERTY. EITHER THIS TIME, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE CODE OFFICER FOR, FOR ANY VERIFICATION. THE STRUCTURE IS A SINGLE STORY. WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE WITH THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM HAS A METAL COVERING THAT HAS RUSTED OUT. THAT HAS RUSTED. YEAH. HOW THE RUSTED, HOW IT'S STARTING TO RUST FROM, UH, FROM THIS FAR IS, UM, I CAN ONLY GET AN ANGLE FROM THIS FAR BECAUSE THE STRUC THE STREETS WERE SO CLOSE AND NARROW. IT WAS HARD FOR ME THE CLOSER I GOT, THE FARTHER THE WAY THE, THE ROOF WAS. UH, THE, THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE WOOD PLANKING IS STARTING TO DETACH FROM THE, FROM THE STUDS OR THE DECKING INSIDE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WINDOWS ARE COVERED WITH BOARDS. YOU CAN SEE THAT RIGHT HERE, THAT THE DOOR IS DETACHED FROM THE, FROM THE FRAME, FROM THE DOOR FRAME. UM, YOU CAN ALSO SEE, UH, I DON'T KNOW AT THIS ANGLE, BUT YOU CAN SEE, UH, WHERE IT'S, WHERE THE WALL IS STARTING TO, TO, UH, LEAN OUT A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE REAR WALL IS, IS NON-EXISTENT. UH, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT HE IS BASICALLY BEING USED FOR STORAGE. THAT'S WHAT IT'S BASICALLY BEING USED FOR. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, UM, YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE WHERE THE, WHERE IT'S STARTING TO. I, TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A LITTLE LESS SAGGING A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT HERE ON THE INSIDE, RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE, IT'S STARTING TO SAG. 'CAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO THERE. THERE'S ONLY TWO STUDS. UM, TWO STUDS SECURING THE, THE MIDDLE. HERE'S THE, HERE'S THE LIEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT. YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, THE WALL IS STARTING TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE STRUCTURE TO LIST. HERE'S A MORE, HERE'S A MORE CLOSEUP VIEW. THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE, THE BOTTOM, THE FOUNDATION RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE IT. I HAD TO, IT, IT KIND OF GETS KIND OF BLURRY. UM, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE FLOOR JOISTS, SOME OF THE RAPTORS ARE ACTUALLY SITTING ON BRICK AND TWO BY FOURS STACKED TOGETHER. LIKE THREE OR FOURS, TWO BY FOURS. [02:55:01] UM, THIS IS, UH, THE, THE INSPECTION FROM FEBRUARY, UH, 19TH, 2020. NO, NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE THROUGHOUT THE, THE CASE'S AGE IS WHILE, WHILE DOING INTERIORS, UPDATED INTERIOR PHOTOS, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE FRONT DOOR, THIS IS THE FRONT DOOR WHERE THERE'S SUCH A BIG GAP. AND IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A TRIPPING HAZARD FOR ME TO GET INTO THE, TO THE FRONT DOOR FOR ANYBODY TO GET INTO THE FRONT DOOR. THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT ROOM. UH, THE, YOU CAN SEE THE, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATED, UH, WOOD PLANKINGS ON THE WALLS. THE ROOF IS STARTING TO, UH, DETERIORATE. NOW, UH, I BRING THIS PICTURE UP BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE WHERE, RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY STARTING TO. THE FRAME IS ACTUALLY STARTING TO DETACH FROM THE, THE FRONT. THE FRONT WALL IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO DETACH FROM THE, UH, RIGHT WALL. AND YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF ITS INTERIOR SUNLIGHT. THE EXTERIOR SUNLIGHT COME IN. THIS IS JUST THE, THE FLOOR IS JUST THE WOOD. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S WET. UM, IT'S BEEN, UH, IT GETS, IT'S JUST THAT, THAT, THAT'S JUST A SIGN OF IT'S DETERIORATING. THIS IS JUST A, A MORE, A MORE BETTER VIEW OF THE, THE ROOM IN THE BACK. THE ROOM TOWARDS THE BACK. SO THIS IS THE BACK OF THE WALL AGAIN. THIS IS, I, UH, TO, HE ACCUMULATED MORE TRASH IN THE BRAIN. UM, YOU CAN SEE BETTER THAT THE STRUCTURE IS STARTING TO LEAN MORE. YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, THE, THE ROOF RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE HOLES, THE SUNLIGHT COME IN. YOU CAN SEE THE WOOD PLANK, THE, THE WOOD MEMBERS COMING, UH, MISSING RIGHT HERE AND DETACHING THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE. THE BACK RUN OF THE BACK ROOMS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PAINT IS PEELING. THE WALL IS LEANING. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, THE DOOR IS, UH, PATCHED FROM THE FRAME. AND YOU COULD, I COULDN'T GET IN THERE. IT'S JUST SO MUCH JUNK AND STUFF IN THERE. SO MUCH STORAGE IN THERE. BIKES, MISCELLANEOUS STUFF. UM, YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, THE BACK WALL. IT'S JUST PATCHWORK, BASICALLY. THAT'S ALL THIS IS THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK. TRUCK. IT'S JUST PATCHWORK THROUGH IT. AND, UH, RIGHT HERE WHERE I MENTIONED THE TWO BY THE TWO BY FOURS ARE REALLY SPREAD OUT TO WHERE BASICALLY ALL THAT, LIKE TWO OR THREE, TWO BY FOURS ARE HOLDING ALL THE WEIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE, OF THE, UH, OF THE STRUCTURE. 'CAUSE I WAS MISSING THAT BACK WALL. SO THE BACK WALL WOULD'VE TAKEN SOME OF THAT, THAT STRESS OUT IS A BETTER, BETTER VIEW OF IT. YOU SEE JUST SO MUCH STORAGE AND, UH, SO MUCH STUFF THAT HE'S JUST ACCUMULATED THERE. NOW THIS IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. IT'S A, IT'S ATTACHED WITH A CARPORT IN THE MIDDLE. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE WALL, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE METAL ROOF RIGHT HERE IS STARTING TO DETACH FROM THE DECKING. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE MISSING AT THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS THE CAUSE FOR THE INTERIORS. YOU KNOW, THE INTERIORS GETTING DE UH, THE INTERIORS, UH, DETERIORATING FROM THE ELEMENTS. THIS IS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, THE WALLS ARE STARTING TO DETERIORATE. YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A LIEN RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE IS THE CARPORT WHERE IT'S REALLY DETERIORATED. UH, THIS IS THE BACK, THIS IS THE MORE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE. IT'S A, IT WAS A LIVING APARTMENT AT ONE TIME. IT, BUT NOW IT'S JUST USED FOR STORAGE. EITHER THE ROOF IS, UH, DETERIORATED TO WHERE THE SHINGLES ARE NO LONGER ATTACHING. THEY'RE JUST LIFTING. THIS IS THE FRONT ROOM FOR THE INTERIORS. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET IN THERE BECAUSE THE DOOR WAS SEALED SHUT AND HE DIDN'T HAVE A, HE DIDN'T HAVE A KEY. BUT I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY, UH, ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE INTERIOR WITH MY CAMERA. SEE RIGHT HERE, IT'S JUST STORAGE. THAT'S ALL IT IS HE'S DOING. HE'S JUST STORING MORE AND MORE STUFF IN THERE. UH, YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE BIT OF THE ROOF. HE JUST, HE'S GOT SO MUCH STUFF IN THERE, YOU CAN'T EVEN USE IT ANYMORE. THIS IS THE CARPORT I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT. AGAIN, HE'S STORING MORE STUFF RIGHT THERE. AND THEN THE ROOF, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE CARPORT THAT'S ATTACHED TO THIS BUILDING RIGHT HERE IS JUST PATCHWORK. AND IT'S JUST DETERIORATING OR CLOSEUP OF THE DETERIORATION FROM THE ROOF. THIS IS, UH, JUST A BETTER VIEW OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DETERIORATION. YOU SEE, HE JUST PATCHWORK. HE'S JUST STICKING WHATEVER ON THE WALL JUST TO MAKE IT MORE, UH, MORE SECURE. THIS IS THE BACK TOWARDS THE STRUCTURE. UM, WE TRIED GETTING TO THAT DOOR, COULDN'T GET [03:00:01] IN THERE 'CAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF IN THE WAY. THIS IS THE INTERIOR. IT'S JUST FULL OF, IT'S A, IT, IT'S AN EGRESS AND INGRE INGRESS CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOMEONE GETS IN THERE, THEY COULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I, I HAD TO, UH, STUFF MYSELF IN THERE JUST TO GET A PICTURE OF THE, OF THE ROOM. THIS IS THE MORE CLOSER UP, MORE, MORE CLOSE, MORE CLOSE, UH, CLOSEUP OF THE ROOM. AND THIS IS THE FRONT APARTMENT WHERE LITERALLY I HAD TO, YOU SEE THE ANGER OF THE CAMERA. I HAD TO ANGLE MYSELF JUST TO GET COMFORTABLE IN THERE. THIS IS THE BOTTOM FLOOR IS JUST, IT'S JUST BEAM SITTING ON GRADE OR, UH, UH, SUBFLOOR SITTING ON GRADE. THAT'S ALL IT IS. HE DOESN'T HAVE NO FOUNDATION. THIS IS THE FOUNDATION. A BETTER VIEW OF THE UPDATED FOUNDATION OF THE MAIN. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE BOARDS RIGHT HERE. MORE OF IT'S JUST BRICK AND BOARD. A FEW, FEW PEERS, A FEW. HE EVEN HAS ONE RIGHT HERE WHERE IT'S A, WHERE IT'S A PEER. AND HE HAS TWO BY FOUR ON TOP OF IT. JUST TO, JUST TO GET THE, THE LEVELING THAT HE NEEDS. THE SINGLE STORY MAIN, UH, MAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WITH A DETERIORATED ROOF AND EXTER, DETERIORATED ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALLS AND FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS A COMBINATION OF BRICK ON GRADE POST ON POST AND BEAM WITH, WITH WOOD, ME WITH WOOD MEMBERS HOLDING UP THE FLOORBOARDS. THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE IS MISSING A REAR WALL, WHICH IS CAUSING THE STRUCTURE TO LIST ALSO CAUSING INTERIOR TO BE EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS AND CAUSING THE INTERIOR TO BE GET, GET EVEN MORE DETERIORATED. UM, THE INTERIOR IS ALSO BEING USED FOR STORAGE AND AS A CONCERN FOR EGRESS AND INGRESS. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS A SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE THAT HAS DETERIORATED ROOF SHINGLES, EXTERIOR WALLS AND FOUNDATION SITTING ON GRADE, UH, BEAM SITTING ON GRADE INTERIOR IS FULL OF DEBRIS AND STORAGE CAUSING STRUCTURE TO BE UNUSABLE. FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ALSO HAS, UH, BEAN SITTING ON GRADE. TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT EIGHT 13 SOUTH PINTO IS IN VIOLATION OF C CITY CODE. ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17 AND 18. AND THAT WAS JUST FOR THE, UH, MAIN. AND THEN FOR THE ACCESSORY, IT'S, UH, 7, 8, 12, AND 15 IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH IS HAS ANY ON ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HERE AND AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION SUCHNESS OR ON FITNESS FOR HUMAN HA HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE. HEALTHY HEALTH PROPERTY AND HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION THIS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 18, I MEAN EIGHT 13 SOUTH PINTO STREET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COULD YOU READ, COULD YOU GO OVER THE, UM, UM, THE DEFINITIONS? YEAH, THE DEFINITIONS FOR, I I FOR THE MAIN? YES. I THINK I GOT IT MIXED UP. UM, I THINK I GOT IT MIXED UP WITH THE ACCESSORY. HOLD ON. OH, OKAY. FOR THE MAIN, IT'S UH, 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. THANK, THANK YOU. THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT BETTER. IT'S FINE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, GO AHEAD. YES, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. 'CAUSE YOU KEEP MENTIONING HE KEEPS YOU FOR STORAGE. WHO IS HE? 'CAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THE, UM, THE INFORMATION LISTED HERE AND ARIEL GALLEGOS. YEAH, HE'S THE BROTHER. MM-HMM. TO THE, UH, OWNER, THE DECEASED BAIO AND LAURA, HE'S USUALLY THE ONE I, UH, THAT I CAN COME IN CONTACT WHEN I WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ABOUT THE PROPERTY OR WHAT'S DONE WITH THE PROPERTY. UM, HE WANTS TO REPAIR IT, BUT, UH, THE CASE, HOW LONG THE CASE IS GOING, HE, HE SAYS HE'S GONNA GET A LOAN, DON'T HEAR NOTHING. SOMETIMES I DON'T EVEN SEE HIM AT THE PROPERTY ANYMORE. UM, SO I'M JUST, WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET HIM TO, WE'RE JUST TRYING, THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING DEMOLITION BECAUSE THE PROPERTY'S NOT GETTING BUILT UP TO CODE OR IT'S NOT BEING REPAIRED OR IT IS A REALLY SAFETY HAZARD. RIGHT. SO HE'S JUST DUMPING STUFF THERE. YEAH, HE'S JUST DUMPING STUFF. OKAY. QUESTION. DO WE MAKE PRO UH, PROVISIONS FOR THE LANDSCAPING, THOSE TREES OR ARE ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE TRIMMED UP [03:05:01] BEFORE, LIKE BETWEEN PROPERTIES OR, AND THE STREET? NO, AS IT COVERS THE PROPERTY. THE HOUSE, I DON'T, WELL THIS IS A, THIS IS A DEMOLITION, SO IT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULDN'T, UM, THE TREES PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH. I GOT ONE QUESTION. GOT ONE QUESTION. OKAY. THE BROTHER HMM. SIGNED OVER. I SAW IT IN THE THING. IT SAYS HE SIGNED, UH, SIGNED A CONSENT FORM ON THE SAME DAY HIS BROTHER DIED. NO, NO. HIS BROTHER HAS PA DECEASED. WAS DECEASED, HAS BEEN DECEASED FOR A WHILE NOW. AND, UH, HE'S IN CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY. SO HE SIGNED A CONSENT FORM THE DAY THAT I SHOWED UP FOR THE, FOR THE, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY? CORRECT. OKAY. SO EVEN IF HE GOT A LOAN, HE STILL CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT. HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING. HE HAS TO PASS OVER THE, THE PROBATED AND, AND EVERYTHING. YEAH. YEAH. SO LIKE THIS WHOLE TIME HE DIDN'T PROBATE IT OR CHANGE THE WORLD. RIGHT. SO HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. . YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. HEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE, UM, TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP HERE. UH, I DON'T KNOW, IS AMELIA THE HOMEOWNER OR IS IT, UM, IT, GABRIELA. OKAY. SO WHO, WHICH, WHICH ONE IS THE OWNER? GABRIEL? UH, IS IT GRACIELA? NOBODY'S THE OWNER. OH, NOBODY, OKAY. SO HE'S THE BROTHER OF THE OWNER. OKAY, SIR, CAN YOU COME UP ? OH, UH, COULD YOU, COULD YOU TELL HIM STATE HIS NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? MARIA GAGO, UH, EIGHT 17 SOUTH PINTO. OKAY. COULD YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? YOU'RE THE TRANSLATOR MARZA CAR. ARE YOU THE TRANSLATOR? I AM. OKAY. OKAY SIR, YOU WANNA STATE YOUR CASE? PLEASE? WAIT. , SINCE I DON'T, UH, OWN THE PROPERTY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE TIME TO ACQUIRE THE TITLE AND RESET THIS HEARING. THAT'S IT. OKAY. THE, UH, DO WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS HERE? ALRIGHT, WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. SO IS, IS HE IN THE PROCESS OF PROBATING OR ACQUIRING TITLE TO THE PROPERTY? YES. DISTRICT FIVE STAFF IS HELPING ME WITH THAT. BUT IS THERE AN OPEN PROBATE RIGHT NOW? I'M NOT SURE. I HAVE TO INQUIRE MORE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, EXCUSE ME. AFTERNOON. MY NAME'S AMELIA VALEZ. UH, I AM THE, UH, CO-CHAIR FOR THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION. AND WE DID GET, HAVE SOME CONVERSATION, UH, IN REFERENCE TO, UM, WORK ON THE, TRYING TO GET HIS TITLE CHANGED WITH D FIVE. WE WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER WITH D FIVE. UH, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH CO COMPLIANCE. UH, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE MET WITH THEM. UH, SO WE'VE BEEN, UH, WORKING, TRYING TO WORK DILIGENTLY WITH THEM TO CONNECT US. 'CAUSE WE'VE GIVEN, UM, IN THE PAST WE'VE GIVEN RESIDENTS LIKE HELP WITH, UH, FINANCIALLY WHETHER THEY'VE BEEN PLACE OR THEY NEED HELP. SO HE'S, UH, HIS WIFE, MS. GALLEGOS CALLED ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WANTING TO BE ABLE TO GET SOME HELP OR AT LEAST CONNECT WITH SOME HELP. UM, THEY WANT TO, UM, WORK WITH THIS HOUSE, TRYING TO GET IT UP TO CODE. UM, THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. UM, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THEIR DAUGHTERS, THEIR DAUGHTERS, UM, ALSO TO WORK WITH THEM AS FAR AS THEM TRYING TO GET HOUSING. UM, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HOUSING [03:10:01] IN THIS CITY. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO WORK WITH THE FINANCIAL PART WITH D FIVE ANKLE COMPLIANCE, WHICH, WHICH RIGHT NOW WE'RE CHAT, WE'RE NOT HAVING A GOOD, YOU KNOW, UH, KIND OF CONNECTION WITH 'EM. UM, BECAUSE I JUST HEARD THIS MORNING WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH CO COMPLIANCE TO GET THE RESOURCES. THERE ARE RESOURCES. IT'S, THEY ONLY SPEAK SPANISH SOMETIMES, SO IT'S CHALLENGING FOR US TO KIND OF WORK TOGETHER. BUT THIS MORNING WE WERE D FIVE SAID THAT THEY WOULD HELP US WITH THAT AND, UM, JUST TRYING TO GET THE CO COMPLIANCE, UM, TO BE, UM, MORE, UH, CONNECTING WITH THE RESIDENTS. UM, BUT UH, HE HAS CLEANED UP, AT LEAST WHAT THE WIFE HAS SAID. I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, UH, WORK, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, UM, AS THE ASSOCIATION TO TRY TO CONNECT THOSE ENTITIES TO HELP HIM AND DEFI TO BE A PART OF THE TITLE WORK WITH HIM. THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR REHAB AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO. CAN, I CAN APPRECIATE THIS MA'AM BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING STOCK, BUT HE DOESN'T OWN THE PROPERTY. YES. BUT WE WANT, WE ARE WORKING D FIVE, WHICH IS SHIRLEY GONZALES DISTRICT SAID THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM ON THE TITLE CHANGE. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. AND THEY ALSO HAVE FURTHER PROGRAMS ALSO FOR REHABBING, UH, THE HOUSES. IT'S JUST THE, THE RIGHT NOW, UH, CO COMPLIANCE I USUALLY USUALLY CONNECTS WITH THE ASSOCIATION. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME AROUND. SO WE CAN CONNECT THESE ENTITIES AND WE CAN PUSH THIS ALONG. AND THIS IS WHY IT'S TAKEN SO LONG. BECAUSE FIRST THERE'S THE DIALOGUE WITH THEM. UM, AND UH, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE HOUSE SO THE FAMILY CAN, CAN, UM, THEY CAN PASS IT ON TO THEIR DAUGHTERS. AND THE, AND THE WIFE DID SHOW A LOT OF CONCERN. SHE DID SAY SHE WAS CONCERNED, UM, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOUSE STAYS. IT'S OKAY. UM, MS. CHAIR? YES. YES. UH, COULD WE GET HER ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? SORRY. AMELIA VALEZ, 1635 . I'M THE CO-CHAIR OF THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION. OKAY. SO, UM, AND I WAS GONNA ASK YOU, UM, SO, UH, DO YOU HAVE A LETTER FROM, UH, THE, UM, UH, THE CO COUNCIL PERSON, YOU KNOW, TO THIS AFFECT OR WHAT? NO, WE, WE LIKED AN EXTENS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO WORK. THEY WERE HERE THIS MORNING, BUT THEY HAD TO LEAVE. UH, SO THEY, UH, WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM, BUT WE CAN'T BRING A LETTER SO WE COULD START WORKING ON THIS. UM, AS, AS FAR AS THE TITLE, WE JUST NEED MORE TIME. UH, YOU KNOW HOW LONG THE FAMILY HAS BEEN DECEASED? YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M NOT QUITE QUITE SURE HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN, THIS IS, THIS IS, WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS JUST RECENTLY. UH, BUT I KNOW THAT FINANCIALLY THEY'VE BEEN STRUGGLING. THE WIFE SAID THEY'VE BEEN STRUGGLING, SO JUST TRYING TO HELP 'EM TO WORK THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES TOGETHER WITH D FIVE. I'M SURE WE CAN GET SOMETHING HERE SOON IF YOU, YOU JUST ALLOW THE EXTENSION SO WE CAN CONNECT WITH THE TITLE FOLKS AND THE RESOURCES FOR THE REHAB. I, I GOT QUESTIONS FOR THE OWNER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, FOR THE BROTHER OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY TRANSLATOR STILL HERE, ASK HIM TO STATE HIS NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AGAIN, PLEASE. SCHO PINTO SCHO EIGHT 17 SOUTH PINTO. AND MY NAME IS MARTHA CARMEL INTERPRETER? SIR, WHEN DID YOUR BROTHER DIE? IT WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. SO HE DIED FIVE YEARS AGO. WHEN WERE YOU MADE AWARE OF THE PROPERTY'S ISSUES? AS SOON AS HE DIED, BECAUSE THE PROPERTY WAS, WAS MISSING THE BACK WALL, BUT HE WAS LIVING IN MEXICO OVER 20 YEARS. HE, UH, HAD BEEN LIVING IN THERE. AND IN THE NOTES IT SAYS THAT [03:15:01] ON EIGHT 14 2019, SPOKE WITH DAUGHTER. IS THAT HIS DAUGHTER? I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE SEVERAL DAUGHTERS. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE CAN CODE COMPLIANCE. CLARIFY THAT. DANIEL'S PREMISE OFFICER JOSHUA ES I DID SPEAK WITH A DAUGHTER ON THAT PROPERTY. UM, AT THE TIME, ALL SHE SAID WAS HE WAS A DAUGHTER AND SHE GAVE ME HER NUMBER. AND WHEN I TRIED CALLING AGAIN, TRIED GETTING AHOLD OF HER THE WAY I COULD SPEAK THE SPEAK TO THEM, SHE NEVER, SO SHE NEVER CLARIFIED IF IT WAS HIS DAUGHTER OR THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER? YEAH, SHE JUST SAID SHE WAS A DAUGHTER. I ASSUME THAT IT WAS HIS DAUGHTER BECAUSE SHE DID COME FROM HIS PROPERTY, BUT SHE NEVER CLARIFIED. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND MORE FOR HIM. S YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TRYING TO GET TITLE UNTIL NOW? YES, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS BEFORE. THANK YOU. WHAT DOES HE MEAN? HE DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS BEFORE. THIS PROPERTY DIDN'T JUST GET LIKE THIS, IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE FROM YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR A LONG TIME. BUT I WAS AWARE ABOUT THE PROBLEM TILL THE OFFICER CAME TO THE PROPERTY AND STARTED TAKING PICTURES OF IT. I'M SORRY. HE WAS WHAT? WHEN THE OFFICER CAME OVER AND STARTED TAKING PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY. OH, THAT'S WHEN HE GOT INTERESTED IN IT. WHEN THE CODE CAME OVER. THAT'S RIGHT. I, UH, HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THE TAXES FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND THE HOUSE HAVE BEEN IN THIS CONDITION AS YOU CAN, UH, SEE, BUT I WAS AWARE ABOUT THE PROBLEM TILL THE CODE OFFICER CAME OVER. WHERE IS HE'S PAYING FOR TAXES? WHERE IS HE RELATED TO THIS PROPERTY? OH, I KNOW HE IS RELATED BY THAT. HOW DID HE FIND OUT IF CODE COMPLIANCE DID NOTIFY HIM? SO HE'S THROUGH MY NEIGHBOR, UH, THAT PICTURE RIGHT HERE. WHICH SIDE? LEFT OR RIGHT? LEFT. LEFT. SO HE LIVES LEFT OF HIS BROTHER? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I'M SORRY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. WE HAVE GRACIELA SANCHEZ HERE TO SPEAK. UH, HELLO, MS. GRACIELA. HI, UH, MY NAME IS ELA SANCHEZ. I LIVE AT 27 18 MONTEREY IN DISTRICT FIVE. I'M, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF THE ESPERANZA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER. I'M A MEMBER OF THE WEST SIDE PRESERVATION ALLIANCE, A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION AND A PART OF A COALITION CALLED ME BARDE. UM, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WE DID GET A CALL FROM MR. GALLEGOS WIFE, UM, AND SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS BUILDING WAS GONNA BE DEMOLISHED. UH, I'M CONCERNED IT'S GONNA BE DEMOLISHED. OBVIOUSLY IT LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. OBVIOUSLY THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION THOUGHT IT WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION, BUT THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS BEEN ON RECORD TO SAY THAT FOR MANY BUILDINGS THAT CONSEQUENTLY HAVE BEEN SAVED UNDER OUR DIRECTION. SO RIGHT NOW, U T S A HAS A DOWNTOWN, UH, WEST SIDE COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT'S AT, UH, ON GUADALUPE STREET. IT'S THEIR HEADQUARTERS. AND THAT BUILDING WAS DESIGNATED FOR DEMOLITION UNTIL WE WORKED FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS TO TRY TO STOP THE DEMOLITION. [03:20:01] AND NOW IT'S HEADQUARTERS FOR U T S A DOWNTOWN. UM, THE ESPERANZA HAS A BUILDING AND WE HAVE WORKED WITH ERIC BURNS AT 1211, UH, PASO STREET THAT WAS ALSO GONNA BE DEMOLISHED. UM, THE HOUSE THAT WE HAVE AT EIGHT 16 SOUTH COLORADO. A LOT OF LITTLE HOUSES THAT ARE IN BAD CONDITION, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK TO REVERSE THIS PUSH TO TEAR DOWN, TEAR DOWN, TEAR DOWN. A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. YES, HE'S THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. YES, IT'S HIS BROTHER WHO LEFT 20 PLUS YEARS AGO TO MEXICO. YES, HE WAS USING IT AS STORAGE, BUT FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOBODY COMPLAINED. AND YES, FOR 20 YEARS HE'S PAID THOSE TAXES. SO NOW HE'S, NOW HE IS LEARNING BECAUSE HE'S COME INTO CONTACT IN THE LAST TWO DAYS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. HE'S LEARNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HE'S MADE CONTACT WITH SHIRLEY GONZALEZ'S OFFICE. SHIRLEY GONZALEZ HAS A WHOLE, UH, PROCESS AND PROJECT WITH THE MEXICAN AMERICAN UNITY COUNCIL TO WORK WITH PEOPLE TO PROBATE AND GET PEOPLE THEIR, THE TITLES. UM, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE WORKING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK WITH THE ROOF PROJECT WITH THE OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB AND JUST EVEN COMMUNITY FOLKS TO START WORKING WITH THEM TO PRESERVE IT. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS FILLED WITH A LOT OF HOUSES THAT ARE JUST EMPTY LOTS, EMPTY LOTS, EMPTY LOTS. AND YET THE CITY IS NEEDING HOUSING, HOUSING, HOUSING. BACK IN DECEMBER, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION. UM, AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WENT BEFORE AND SET THE BEST FORM OF HOUSING IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS CURRENT HOUSING STOCK. BUT IF WE CONTINUE TO JUST TEAR THEM DOWN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MR. ANDES, YOU'VE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS. I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF, OF ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU'VE ASKED TO SEE THIS HOME. YEAH, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO TO THE BACK OF THE HOUSE TO SEE THE, THE QUALITY. BUT YOU KNOW, ALSO LOOKING AT IT FROM THIS SECTION, IT LOOKS LIKE THE ROOF IS UP. IT LOOKS LIKE THE FOUNDATION IS IN GOOD CONDITION. AND IF WE JUST GET SOME TIME, EVEN IF IT'S 30 DAYS, JUST TO WORK WITH HIM TO AGREE TO, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S OKAY TO TEAR DOWN FINE. AND IF NOT, IF THERE'S A WAY TO SAL SALVAGE IT, WE'D LIKE TO CONSIDER THAT. THAT'S MY CONCERN. AND I HOPE, UH, I MEAN I DIDN'T COME IN WITH ANY PHOTOS TO SHOW YOU OR BEFORE AND AFTER THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, BUT, UM, WE'D APPRECIATE AN EXTRA FEW DAYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, QUESTION THE PICTURE YOU SEE HERE, MA'AM? GRACIELA? YES. THE PICTURE YOU SEE HERE LOOKS GREAT. THAT'S A VENEER ON THE FRONT OF THE BOTTOM. BUT IF YOU GO TO SLIDE, WHAT WAS THAT 1 45? THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. IT'S IN THE DETAIL RIGHT THERE. YES, SIR. AND AGAIN, I'VE, I'VE HELPED TO RECONSTRUCT AND REHAB A BUILDING AT EIGHT 16 SOUTH CORADO THAT WAS AGAIN GONNA BE DEMOLISHED. AND IT'S, WE'VE WON A CONSERVATION SOCIETY AWARD, UH, AND WE'VE WON A GREEN AWARD BY THE CITY SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE AND, AND THE, AND THE FOUNDATION WAS SLAMMED, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AGAINST THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO, THERE WAS NOTHING. WELL, WE JUST DON'T LOOK AT THE EXTERIOR. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT INTERIOR. NO. AND THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. GOT IT. I I WAS THIS LITTLE STRUCTURE THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, YOU COULD, YOU WERE ON THE GROUND ESSENTIALLY. THERE WAS NOT EVEN A FOUNDATION AND THERE WAS WOOD, BUT BASICALLY THERE WAS ALSO DIRT. AND WE MOVED THE WHOLE BUILDING, WE MOVED IT BACK, WE PUT A CONCRETE FOUNDATION AND ALL. SO, I MEAN, I KNOW THIS IS BAD , BUT IS IT POSSIBLE TO ALSO DO SOME RECLAIMING RE RENOVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS BUILT IN 1920, IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THE BEHEAD NUMBERS, WHICH I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THIS MORNING WHILE I'VE BEEN HERE. JUST 'CAUSE AGAIN, WE'VE ONLY MADE CONTACT WITH HIM TODAY AND HIS WIFE TWO DAYS AGO. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, I I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. UM, SO I'M THE BOARD MEMBER FROM DISTRICT FIVE. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. GOOD. I'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH SHIRLEY ABOUT THIS SITUATION. UM, AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO IS WE HAVE TO BALANCE THE DANGER TO THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT FIVE FROM THESE PROPERTIES AND NOT TEARING DOWN HOUSES FOR HAVING HOUSING STOCK. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, THIS BOARD DOES NOT COME IN AND SAY, WE JUST WANNA TEAR DOWN HOUSES AND SOMEBODY HAS TO TRY TO STOP US. WE ARE THE LAST RESORT WHEN THERE'S NOTHING BEING DONE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED, YOU TALKED BEFORE, THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND NOBODY DID ANYTHING. AND TODAY HE'S HERE AND YOU'RE HERE. SO WHAT RESPONSIBILITY ARE, ARE YOU TAKING, OR WHAT ARE YOU ABLE TO DO TO FIX THIS HOUSE IN 30 DAYS? WHAT, WHAT WOULD CHANGE THAT WOULD ALLOW THIS HOUSE TO BE FIXED AND TO BE BROUGHT TO WHERE IT'S NOT DANGEROUS TO THE RESIDENTS AT DISTRICT FIVE? WELL, I THINK AGAIN, BECAUSE AS I'VE SAID, [03:25:01] 48 HOURS, JUST IN TERMS OF HEARING THE FIRST THING, I MEAN WE ARE TALKING TO DISTRICT FIVE AND THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, SO WE HAVE EVEN FURTHER AN EARLIER NOTICE. SO IF, IF 2019 OR 2018 WAS THE FIRST TIME HE REACHED OUT TO THEM, HOW COULD HE HAVE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? UH, I THINK THE COALITION, THERE ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE THAT PROBABLY WOULD, I MEAN, WE, PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY GONE IN AND THEY COULD PROBABLY HELP TAKE OUT THE TRASH AND PUT IT OUT. AND AS SOMEBODY ASKED ABOUT THE TREES, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE TRIM THEM AND GET THEM OUT THERE? AND THEN HOW DO WE ENCLOSE THE BUILDING SO THAT NOBODY'S ENTERING THROUGH THE BACK, LIKE PUT A FENCE IN THE BACK AND THEN, UH, GO TO THE NEXT STEP OF TRYING TO REPAIR AND RENOVATE. SO AT, AT THIS, SO RIGHT NOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU'VE, YOU DON'T HAVE YOU, YOU'RE WANTING TO GET A PLAN TOGETHER, RIGHT? THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP, BUT YOU NEED TIME TO PUT A PLAN TOGETHER. CORRECT. AND IN 30 DAYS THE IDEA WOULD BE THE PROPERTY WOULD BE CLEANED AND SECURED AND THERE WOULD BE A PLAN OR THERE WOULDN'T BE. CORRECT. THANK YOU. LEMME ASK YOU SOMETHING. I DIDN'T HEAR IT IN THE REPORT AT ALL. I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE, IN THE NOTES. WHAT'S THE NEAREST SCHOOL TO THIS BUILDING? THE JT BRECKENRIDGE ELEMENTARY TO THE SOUTH, UH, ABOUT THREE OR FOUR BLOCKS. AND THEN TO THE NORTH WOULD BE LANIER HIGH SCHOOL. SO WOULD IT BE SAFE TO SAY KIDS WALK BY THAT BUILDING? V VERY FEW BECAUSE SPINTO IS A SMALL LITTLE ALLEY AND BETWEEN GUADALUPE STREET AND EL PASO STREET, THEY'RE SO, I MEAN, I HAD TO, WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR IT, I HAD TO LOOK ON A MAP AND IT'S LIKE, OH, I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS. SO TO THE SOUTH IS GUADALUPE STREET AND THERE'S A LUMAS BODY PART, AND THEN TO THE NORTH IS ON EL PASO. ON THE EAST SIDE OF PINTO, THERE'S MEMORIAL, UH, FUNERAL HOME, WHICH IS NOW IN PROBATE BECAUSE THE OWNER JUST DIED. AND THEN TO THE RIGHT NEXT DOOR IS ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO CONSIDER TOO, THE SAFETY, NOT JUST TO THE IMMEDIATE, BUT ANYBODY WHO COMES IN AND OUT OF THAT AREA. RIGHT. BUT IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S A SMALL ONE BLOCK. AND I USED TO RIDE MY BICYCLE AND I USED TO BE SCARED OF THAT MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME AS A LITTLE KID ALL THE TIME. SO ONCE I KNEW IT, IT'S LIKE, OH, OF COURSE. THAT'S THAT LITTLE STREET. IT'S VERY, VERY NOT USED VERY MUCH. NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE WALK UP AND DOWN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, LET ME JUST SAY SOMETHING HERE. UM, THIS BOARD IS ALL ABOUT PRESERVATION, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. AND WE HAVE EVEN GONE SO FAR AS TO WRITE LETTERS AND PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL ABOUT PRESERVING PROPERTIES AND TAKE AND FOR THE, THE COUNCIL PEOPLE TO GO AND, AND DRIVE THEIR BLOCK TO SEE HOW THEY CAN MAKE INVESTMENTS IN SMALL HOUSES LIKE THIS FOR THE PRESERVATION. AND LET ME TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN NO RESPONSE. SO, AND, AND I KNOW THE WORK OF THE, UM, THE WEST SIDE, UM, PRESERVATION OR HISTORICAL PRESERVATION. I KNOW THEIR WORK AND I KNOW YOUR WORK DOWN AT, UM, THE, UM, AT THE CENTER. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M, UH, ALL ABOUT PRESERVATION, SO IS THE REST OF THE BOARD. SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT 30 DAYS, I, I DON'T THINK NOBODY WOULD BE OPPOSED TO THAT, BUT, UH, WE'LL JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND, UM, AND YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO GET, UH, HIM THE OWNERSHIP. 'CAUSE THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T EVEN WORK ON IT WITHOUT OWNERSHIP. SO, UH, I DON'T, WE DIDN'T GET A LETTER FROM DISTRICT FIVE, BUT WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT FIVE WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, HELP YOU OUT AND THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAYS TO TRY TO GET HIM, UH, TITLE. SO, OKAY. SO, UH, DO WE HAVE A, UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION HERE? YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. UM, I'D LIKE TO MOTION THAT WE RESET THIS FOR THE, THE NEXT HEARING OUTSIDE OF 30 DAYS, UM, WHATEVER THAT IS WITH PROPER NOTICE. UM, AND THAT AT THAT TIME, IF YOU COULD COME BACK WITH A PLAN, IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WE'RE GONNA NEED TO SEE FUNDS FROM SOMEBODY WHO'S WILLING TO PUT THE FUNDS UP OR WHO'S WILLING TO DO THE WORK, WHAT'S GOING TO BE DONE? YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR. I I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE HERE WITH THE SCOPE OF WORK WITH THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND IF, IF WE DON'T HAVE IT AT THAT TIME, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE A LOT OF CHOICE AS TO WHAT WE CAN DO. UM, AND, UH, I DON'T THINK WE NEED IN JULIE'S LETTER AT THAT POINT, UM, YOU, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT ALL DONE IN 30 DAYS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE ISSUE OF OF OWNERSHIP. YEAH. BUT IF THEY HAVE A PLAN THAT PEOPLE COMMITTED TO PUTTING THE RESOURCES TOGETHER, THEY, I, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO SOLVE THE OWNERSHIP PROBLEM. AND DISTRICT FIVE DOES HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE THEY HELP PEOPLE SORT OUT TITLE, UM, BUT AT LEAST THEY CAN HAVE A PLAN. YEAH. BUT YOU MAY WANNA GO TO 45 DAYS RATHER THAN 30 DAYS. BUT I WOULD ACCEPT THAT. SO YOUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IS FOR 45 DAYS? YES. YEAH. ACCEPTED. OKAY. THIS IS THE, THE EASIEST MOTION ALL DAY . UH, I, UM, I WANT TO ADD, UM, WHY, ALONG WITH THE DOCUMENTS THAT HE MENTIONED, WHICH WAS THE, UH, [03:30:01] FINANCIAL STATEMENT, THE LETTER, UH, UH, ESTIMATED BID ITEMIZED A, UM, ENGINEER'S LETTER BECAUSE IF HE SAYS IT'S NOT SOUND PERIOD, THEN THERE'S NO SENSE IN THEM GOING FORWARD WITH IT. AND THAT COVERS EVERYBODY IN THAT. SURE, YEAH, I WOULD ACCEPT THAT. OKAY. OH, AND ALL REQUIRED PERMITS ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT, IS THE PROPERTY SECURED? I DON'T THINK IT IS DANGEROUS PREMISE. OFFICER JOSHUA ENTENTES, UM, THE PROPERTY, THE, THE, THE ONLY THING, THE FRONT DOOR IS SECURE FROM THE STREET. HIS PROPERTY DOES, HIS BACKYARD DOESN'T HAVE A FENCE, UH, A PROPERTY LINE FENCE. SO HE DOES, UM, HE, SO THAT HE HAS A DRIVEWAY IN THE BACK THAT LEADS UP, UM, TO, UH, ONLY HIS PROPERTY. THERE'S NO EXIT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. SO THE FENCE IS, SO EVERY TIME HE LOCKS IT, BOTH PROPERTIES ARE SECURED THAT WAY. THE ONLY THING THAT'S NOT SECURE IS THE BACK WALL, BASICALLY OF THE PROPERTY, BUT THE, UH, THE ACCESSORY IS, UM, AND THAT'S THE WALL YOU CAN'T GET TO WITH ALL THAT DEBRIS IN FRONT OF IT. RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. SO THE SEC THE PROPERTY IS SECURED IN THE BACK WHEN HE LOCKS THE GATE. WHEN HE LOCKS THE GATE, YEAH. OKAY. YES, SIR. DOES THE MOTION INCLUDE THE RESET ON EVERYTHING, BOTH THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND THE MAIN STRUCTURE? OR, UH, DO YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SEPARATELY? UM, I, I WOULD RESET BOTH OF THEM JUST OKAY. AND, AND I WOULD, I'D ADD THAT THEY, UH, REMAIN SECURED AND VACANT. OKAY. OKAY. SO, UH, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE EASIEST RESET, I MEAN THE EASIEST MOTION ALL DAY. SO LET'S, UM, I THINK WE HAVE A 45 DAY RESET ON THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY, THE MAIN AND THE ITEMS WOULD BE 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, 18. AND THE MAIN, I'M SORRY, THE, UM, THE ACCESSORY IS 7, 8, 12, AND 15 SENT IT TO RESET. THOSE ISSUES DON'T, DON'T MATTER ANYWAY. AH, SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA RESET IT FOR 45 DAYS AT WHICH TIME YOU'LL BRING BACK AN ENGINEER'S LETTER, UH, ITEMIZED LETTER, UH, SAYING AN ITEMIZED REPORT OF SAYING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WHAT YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING AND, UM, ALL REQUIRED PERMITS MUST BE, UM, I GUESS IT'LL BE PULLED AT SOME POINT, BUT, UH, WE ALSO NEED THE LETTER SAYING THAT HE HAS OWNERSHIP. I WOULD PUT THAT, YES. AND THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. I THINK THAT'S ALL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO, UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT, AYE. OKAY. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? NO. OH, I'M SORRY, WE DIDN'T DO A SECOND. I'M SORRY. I SECOND IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION? THAT WOULD BE NEXT? . OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ANY OPPOSITION? I SAW A HEAD SHAKING DOWN THERE. OH NO. OH, OKAY. ALRIGHT, SO THE AYES HAVE IT. OKAY, I THINK WE ARE ON, UM, THE [5. 20-2221 (CD-5) 402 Mercedes St] LAST, THE LAST ONE. FOUR TWO MERCEDES FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ROLAND ALONSO, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 4 0 2 MERCEDES STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COURT. ARTICLE A CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THE BOARD. LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NNC B 6 7 52, BLOCK 10, LOT ONE LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS SWAT DELMAN AND MARGARITA WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 2 4 2 EAST PUENTE AVENUE, WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 9 1 7 9 0. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOW PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? WE DO. THE OFFICE HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON 6 27 20 19. THE PROPERTY'S NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC 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 4 0 2 MERCEDES STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON TEN NINE EIGHTEEN. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON 10 12 18 AND CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON 10 22 18 ON 2 2 13 20 20. THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 4 0 2 MERCEDES STREET ON 2 11 20 20. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER SUAREZ FERMAN AND MARGARITA [03:35:01] AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON 2 19 20 20. I WILL GO TO THE PICTURES NOW. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY, WOOD FRAME, VACANT STRUCTURE. IT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS. HAVE NOT MADE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER. UH, NOBODY HAS COME, UH, FORWARD TO, UH, CLAIM THIS PROPERTY. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE OWNERS, THERE WAS A PERSON LIVING THERE THAT PASSED AWAY AND EVER SINCE NO ONE HAS SHOWED UP TO, UH, TO THE HOUSE. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE. IT IS A WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE. UH, IT DOES HAVE, UH, PROBLEM THERE WITH THE ROOF, JUST HAVE SAGGING IN THE FRONT AND ON THE SIDE. IT ALSO HAS A LARGE HOLE, UH, IN THE REAR THERE ON THE TOP. UH, AND DURING THE RAINS, THE WATER JUST POURS INTO THIS SECTION OF THE HOUSE. THERE IS ROOF DAMAGE THROUGHOUT. THERE'S ALSO SIDING, DAMAGE AND FRAME DAMAGE, THE REAR OF THE HOUSE. SOME, UM, JOIST, OVERHANG ROTTING THERE, GOING INSIDE. UH, THERE'S EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT. ALSO EVIDENCE OF VANDALISM. THE FLOORS ARE JUST BROKEN UP AND, UH, VERY UNSAFE, SOFT AND ALREADY TOUCHING THE GROUND UNDERNEATH. THERE'S EVIDENCE OF, UM, WATER DAMAGE TO THE CEILING. THE SHEET ROCK, THE FLOORS AND THERE IS THE HOLE IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE HOUSE. AND WATER IS JUST POURING IN, UH, DURING THE RAIN. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. FOUNDATION WALLS AND FRAME ARE DAMAGED. ROOF HAS A LARGE HOLE AND INTERIOR FRAME, WALLS AND FLOORS ARE WATER DAMAGE. THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT FOUR TWO MERCEDES STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6 1 56. SUBSECTIONS 1 11 12 15 17. IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH AS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECT, OF DILAPIDATIONS, OF STANDARD 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 4 0 2 MERCEDES STREET. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, OFFICER? THE OWNER HASN'T REPLIED. NO, SIR. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANYBODY COME FORWARD FOR THIS PROPERTY. NEIGHBORS DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM OR HER OR WHOEVER. THEY, UH, TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PERSON THAT LIVED THERE PRIOR AND THAT THEY PASSED AWAY AND EVER SINCE NOBODY EVER SHOWED UP. BUT I NOTICED IN HERE AS OF OH 2 24 20, THERE'S AN ABATEMENT FEE STILL OWED. AND ACCORDING TO THE PICTURE HERE OF 0 2 21 20, THAT GRASS STILL NEEDS TO BE. SO THERE'S AN OUTSTANDING ABATEMENT FEE STILL ON IT, CORRECT? YES, SIR. DOES THIS, IS THIS BUILDING SECURE OR NOT SECURE? THE ABATEMENT ISSUE IS IMMATERIAL. WELL, I'M JUST SEEING IF THERE'S AN OUTSTANDING OTHER THAN WHAT WE ALREADY SEE HERE. IT'S ALSO $19,000 WORTH OF TAXES, BUT THAT'S IMMATERIAL ALSO. I'M JUST SEEING IF THERE'S AN ABATEMENT OUTSTANDING MORE THAN WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW. MISSING MATERIAL. UM, JUST WHATEVER WAS IS ON RECORD SHOWING RIGHT NOW IS WHAT WHAT IS OWE IT DO. I'M SORRY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I MOVE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 0 2. MERCEDES IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1 11, 12 15 AND 17. UH, FOR THE REASONS AS STATED BY THE CODE OFFICER, THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH. ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO ORDER AND, UM, THE SUBSECTIONS ARE 1, 11, 12, 15, AND 17. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? [03:40:01] THE AYES HAVE IT. AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR, UM, DISMISSAL, ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES? VERY NONE. MR. JENNY, YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO US TODAY? YES, YOU DID. MS. MR. PHIL, YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO US, SO NOTHING OKAY. NOTHING THIS MORNING OR THIS BEFORE I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN, . EXCUSE ME. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. I WITH A SECOND? YEAH, WITH A SECOND. OKAY. A UNANIMOUS CONSENT, WHATEVER. OKAY. WE ALL HAVE IT. OKAY. THE EYES HAVE IT. LET'S LUNCH. THANK Y'ALL. * 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.