* 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] WELL, GOOD . GREAT. OKAY. WE'LL [Call to Order] HAVE, UM, THE TIME IS NOW 9:01 AM AND IT'S, UM, TODAY IS THE 25TH OF, UH, JUNE, UH, 2020. AND, UM, MY NAME IS EVELYN BROWN. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING AND SUCCESSION, UH, STAFF. DO YOU, UH, PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL MS. BROWN HERE. DEAR DWAYNE NELSON, PRESENT FRED ANDES. MICHAEL HARPER. PRESENT, JESSE ZUNIGA. PRESENT LENCIA GUI. PRESENT, ROBERT TAPIA. PRESENT. JOSHUA POWELL S PERRAN. CAMILLE GAN PRESENT. MEGAN RODRIGUEZ PRESENT, GEORGE BRITTON EFRIN RA. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURN FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JENNY RAMEZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER AND MYSELF. JUDY, PLEASE BE LIAISON. CHAIR OF QUORUM IS PRESENT. GREAT. OKAY. UH, IS PRESENT. UH, CAN WE HAVE THE INTERPRETER READ THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING, PLEASE? THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THAT WAS GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I'LL READ CHAIRMAN STATEMENT. UH, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR ANY DEVICE THAT, UH, MAY DISRUPT THE VIRTUAL MEETING OR VIRTUAL HEARING. NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE, UH, PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A CASE, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES. HOWEVER, AN OWNER OR AN OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME. PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION. AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THE S HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES TO ONE MEETING. UH, YOU SUBMITTED THE, UM, THE OUR EXPECTATION THAT YOU SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS VIRTUAL MEETING. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF THE DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO, UH, DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING. NUMBER ONE, PROVIDE THE A REQUIRED DOCUMENT DISCUSSION, A DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH A COST FOR EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN THE ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER. UH, THE REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR THE PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND. AND THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED, UH, TO COME TO COMPLETE WORK. ALL ABATEMENT ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE AND ENFORCED. ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATION AND, UH, REQUIRE PERMITS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO, SAN ANTONIO, 7 8 2 0 4. IF IN DOUBT ASKED TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF THE BOARD, UH, MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT TO SOLICIT OR PET SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS COURT DURING THE COURSE OF THIS HEARING, AS PER SECTION CODE 16 DASH 2 36. [00:05:05] OKAY. UH, HAS EVERYONE, I THINK I'M ON THE RIGHT PAGE. HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, READ THE, UH, I'M SORRY. REVIEW THE, UM, THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST TIME? EVELYN, YOU MAY WANT TO LET THE STAFF GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS FOR THIS VIDEO FORMAT. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, STAFF, I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT WHOLE PARAGRAPH. UH, STAFF TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF COVID 19, ADOBE STANDARDS BOARD IS HOLDING MEETINGS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE. THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS SUSPENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 CRISIS AND ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW DO SAN ANTONIO DOT SUB SLASH GSD OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT TWO TEN TWO OH SIX LIVE. TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE ARE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES. THESE INCLUDE EMAIL OR MAIL OF COMMENT, DROPPING OFF COMMENTS, LEAVING VOICEMAIL, OR ASKING TO BE CALLED DURING THE MEETING. THE OWNER HAS UNLIMITED TIME TO SPEAK ON THE RESPECTIVE AGENDA ITEM. PUBLIC STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION BY THE OWNER. STAFF WILL READ INTO THE RECORD ANY EMAILS OR LETTERS RECEIVED. STAFF WILL ALSO PLAY ANY MESSAGES RECEIVED BY VOICEMAIL. LASTLY, FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE A CALLBACK, WE'LL CALL THEM TO STATE THEIR TWO MINUTE COMMENTS. SPANISH TRANSLATORS ARE ON STANDBY AS NEEDED. THE OWNER WOULD THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH AN UNLIMITED TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS BOARD'S. QUESTIONS. OKAY, [Approval of Minutes] HAS EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY? MINUTES? ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES BEEN ACCEPTED AS DRAFTED. OKAY. WE HAVE, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. WHO DID THE SECOND? OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS STATED BY DWAYNE NELSON. AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY . ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. A AYE. ALL OPPOSED, MS. BROWN, THAT WILL, THAT WILL RUN A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. I'M SORRY, WHAT? ROLL CALL STAFF. THE ROLL CALL. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. STAFF WILL CONDUCT A ROLL CALL ON THE MINUTES. OKAY. IF I CAN GET AN A OR A A PLEASE OR ABSTAIN. MS. BROWN. A MS. GUI? YAY. MS. GAN ABSTAIN. MR. HARPER? YAY. MR. NELSON. AYE. ZUNIGA. AYE. MS. RODRIGUEZ? AYE. MS. NAYYY, THAT WAS A NAY. THAT WAS A YES. AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WITH THE VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO. TWO ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE, UH, STAFF REPORT, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ. I'M A CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE WILL BE PULLING FROM TODAY'S AGENDA. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE WAS AN ABATEMENT APPEAL AT 1905 VALPO STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT FIVE. WE WILL BE WAIVING THOSE CHARGES. SO THIS, UH, THE APPEAL WILL NO LONGER GO FORWARD. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, LISTED AS A DANGEROUS PREMISE FOR 77 10 SOMERSET ROAD COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR. UH, THE ATTORNEY OF RECORD HAS REQUESTED A RESET FOR THIS PROPERTY. SO WE DID, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT REQUEST AND HAVE GRANTED A, UH, 30 DAY, BELIEVE, A 30 DAY, A 30 DAY RESET FOR THIS PROPERTY. [00:10:01] I'M SORRY, WAS THAT 19TH STREET? UH, THAT WAS 77 SOMERSET. SOMERSET, YES, MA'AM. 77 OR 77 14. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. 7 7 1 0. OKAY, SO THAT'S A DILAPIDATED PROPERTY. I ASKED WHY THEY WANTED AN EXTENSION ON IT. I DIDN'T GET A COMPLETE RESOLUTION, BUT IT'S BEEN TYPICAL, UH, WITH THE ATTORNEY REQUEST. I BELIEVE THEY WERE ASKING FOR MORE TIME ON THAT ONE FOR JUST TO PREPARE THEIR CASE FOR IT, AND WE GRANTED THAT AS WE NORMALLY DO WITH ATTORNEY REQUESTS. MR. CHAIR, THIS IS ERIC BURNS COUNSEL. UM, UH, THE OWNER'S ATTORNEY HAD CONTACTED ME. HE WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN 7 7 1 4 SOMERSET THAT WILL STILL IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD. UH, BUT HE HAD BEEN RECENTLY, UM, HIRED AND ASKED, UM, IF THEY COULD ASK FOR A RESET ON THAT ONE AND THAT FOR PROFESSIONAL COURTESY. UH, I, I AGREED WITH THAT ONE, SO THAT'S WHY. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, UH, MS. JENNY? YES, MA'AM. [(CD-3) 1721 Highland Blvd E] WE HAVE ONE EMERGENCY DEMOLITION WE'LL BE READING INTO THE RECORD. UH, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1721 EAST HIGHLAND BOULEVARD IN CAMPBELL DISTRICT THREE WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON MAY THE 10TH, 2020 DUE TO A FIRE, WHICH, WHICH OCCURRED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75. NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. THE PROPERTY WAS FULLY DEMOLISHED ON MAY THE 14TH, 2020. AND JUDY HAS SOME PICTURES SHE'S, UH, RUNNING THROUGH RIGHT NOW FOR THIS PROPERTY. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, THAT DOES COMPLETE MY REPORT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE? ALRIGHT THEN. [2. 20-3876 (CD-5) 2033 SW 19th St] OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING INTO, UH, INDIVIDUAL HEARING, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, MS. WHOLE WHOLE QUESTIONS AND TELL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS OF ANY STAFF, THE FIRST CASE. ALRIGHT, MS. BROWN, IF YOU CAN GIVE US JUST ONE MINUTE. I'M GONNA, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR, UM, OFFICER OR THE SUPERVISOR COME OVER AND, UH, I'M GONNA KIND OF SANITIZE THIS LITTLE AREA BECAUSE WE'RE USING THE SAME LAPTOP. JUST GIVE US ONE MINUTE TO, UH, SWITCH PLACE. THANK. OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I, THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN MICAH AND, UH, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MS. BROWN. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD. GOOD. I, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU AND I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN YOU OR TAKEN THE TIME TO CALL. WAS THERE ANY KIND OF RESOLUTION ON THAT PROPERTY YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT ON AUGUSTA STREET? IT'S STILL BOARDED UP AND IT STILL LOOKS LIKE CRAP. EXCUSE MY FRIEND. I'M, I'M SORRY, YOU WERE BREAKING UP. WHAT, WHAT'S THE ADDRESS? I KNOW I WAS THAT PROPERTY ON AUGUSTA STREET ACROSS FROM THE, UH, FROM THINK IT'S THE RIVER CITY CREDIT UNION THAT YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT. YES. IT LOOKS LIKE A HISTORIC HOME, BUT IT'S BEEN BURNED BADLY. LOT OF SMOKE DAMAGE. AND YOU AND I HAD TALKED ABOUT IT. YES, MA'AM. UH, LET ME, LET ME, UH, CHECK INTO THAT. YEAH. I DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY RESOLUTION HAD BEEN, UH, RIGHT. YEAH, I, I DON'T KNOW THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT LET ME LOOK INTO IT AND I'LL GET BACK WITH YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS SUPERVISOR FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AREA. THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY IS LOCATED AT 2033 SOUTHWEST 19TH STREET WITH A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF NCV 36 9 34 NORTH 84 DISTRICT. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS A, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS, 15 [00:15:01] SOUTH 14TH AVENUE, BURG, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT. FIVES A VIOLATION EVERY SINK, LABORATORY, BATHTUB OR SHOWER, DRINKING FOUNTAIN, TOILET OR OTHER PLUMBING FIXTURES SHALL BE PROPERLY CONNECTED TO EITHER A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM APPROVED WATER APPROVED PRIVATE WATER SYSTEM. ALEX, CAN YOU PUT SOME BASE ON THAT, ON YOUR VOLUME? THE VOLUME IS VERY, UH, IT'S, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, TRIPLE. YOU NEED SOME BASE IN THERE. MY MAMA VOICE ON, ON THE, NOT YOU, THE VOLUME. ARE YOU OKAY? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YEAH, THAT'S MUCH BETTER. A LOT BETTER. OKAY. THE INITIAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 14TH, 2020 FOR NO WATER SERVICES CONFIRMED WITH SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM. THAT SERVICES WERE TERMINATED ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2019. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, WATER READER WAS REMOVED FOR AN ILLEGAL CONNECTION. NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY AND MAILED TO THE OWNER ON RECORD PER BEAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND OBTAINED PHOTOS. A RE-INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2020, SHOWING THE PROPERTY STILL REMAIN IN VIOLATION WITH NO ACTIVE WATER SERVICES. PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED IN CASES PREPARED FOR THE BUILDING STANDARD. AN INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON APRIL 17TH, 20 FOR STILL NO WA ACTIVE WATER SERVICES. PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED SHOWING UPDATED STATUS AND VERIFICATION. THAT PROPERTY STILL REMAINED OCCUPIED ON APRIL 27TH, 2020, DUE TO ANOTHER REPORT OF TAMPERING WITH THE WATER METER CAUSING THE LEAK STREAM INTO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. REPORT WAS INDICATED THAT ILLEGAL CONNECTION IS PLACED IN THE EVENING HOURS DURING, AFTER BUSINESS HOURS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CONTACTED SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM TO INFORM LEGAL HOOKUP ON MAY 15TH, 2020, SHOWING THE PROPERTY TO STILL BE WITHOUT WATER SERVICES AND OCCUPIED. CONFIRMED WITH SAW THAT A SECOND CRIMINAL CASE WAS PLACED AGAINST THE OCCUPANT MONICA SON ON JUNE 15TH, 2020. THE PROPERTY REMAIN IN VIOLATION. SAW THAT THE SAW WAS AT THE LOCATION CUTTING AND TAPPING THE CONNECTION AT THE METER FOR NO LONGER ALLOWING FOR ANY LEGAL CONNECTION. ON JUNE 19TH, 2020, THE ORDER TO VACATE WAS POSTED AND ISSUED AT THE PROPERTY STAFFERS RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO VACATE BE ENFORCED AND PROPERTY SECURED UNTIL ALL WATER SERVICES ARE RESTORED. THIS DOES CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, OFFICER? EVERYBODY HEAR ME? DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. NO. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE CASE CHAIR? THE OWNER DID NOT REQUEST A CALLBACK DURING THE LIVE MEETING AND DID NOT SUBMIT ANY ITEMS FOR REVIEW. WELL, I GUESS WE CAN JUST GO THROUGH A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 0 3 3 SOUTHWEST 19TH BE VACATED IMMEDIATELY UNTIL WATER IS SUPPLIED. THE, UH, PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION OF THE, UH, SUB CODE 5 0 5 UNTIL THE WATER IS DIS STORED. YES, MA'AM. UNTIL IMMEDIATELY. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. NELSON FOR, UH, IMMEDIATE VACATE, UM, OF THE PROPERTY UNTIL THE WARRANT IS RESTORED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WHO SAID THAT? YES. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY, ANY DISCUSSION NOTICE? NO DISCUSSION. OKAY. SO WE HAVE THAT THE ORDER IS, UM, DISCUSSION. I'M SORRY, ONE HERE, IS THERE A TIMEFRAME ON THAT? OH, OKAY. GOOD QUESTION. WAYNE, YOU WANNA PUT A TIMEFRAME ON THE, THE VACATE? NO, THE, UM, RESTORE RESTORATION ON THERE IS THERE IMMEDIATELY AND RESTOR IN 30 DAYS. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE HAVE AN, UH, AN ORDER FOR, I'M SORRY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? OKAY. SO WE HAVE PROPERTY AT 2033 SOUTHWEST 19TH STREET. NO WATER. UH, [00:20:01] MR. NELSON COURT HAS ORDERED A 30 DAY, UH, VACATE AND RECONNECT ACCORDING TO, UH, SECTION 5 0 5 1 1. AND WE HAVE A SECOND FOR JESSE. SECOND. SECOND. WELL, THAT WAS FOR THE RECORD. ALL IN FAVOR, MS. BROWN, I'LL CONDUCT A QUICK ROLL CALL, PLEASE. OKAY, PLEASE. MS. BROWN? YES, MR. NELSON? AYE. AYE. MR. AYE. MR. ZUNIGA? YES. MR. HARPER? YES. MS. BERGEN EPSTEIN. MS. RODRIGUEZ, AYE. THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES 7 2 0 2 1. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, NEXT. OH, YES, I APOLOGIZE. I, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHY WE KEEP HAVING AN ON AN ABSTENTION. UH, WE DO HAVE A NEW, UH, PERSON YES. ON THE BOARD, ON THE PANEL, AND THAT IS MS. BRIGAND. UH, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS AND THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH, UH, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO, UH, GET HER TRAINED. SO SHE IS GOING TO, UH, BE ABSTAINING UNTIL THAT HAPPENS. BASED ON THE FACT THAT THIS IS GOING, THIS IS PROBABLY GONNA, UM, LAST A LITTLE BIT LONGER. WHAT I WILL MAKE SURE I DO GET WITH MS. BURANT, AND WE WILL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO TRAINING, UH, VIA ZOOM OR, OR WEBEX, AND WE'LL GET THAT DONE. AND I WILL MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO GET IT DONE BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. OH, THIS IS GREAT. YEAH. BUT SHE'S STILL LEARNING, YOU KNOW, LEARNING A LITTLE BIT. SHE'S LEARNING, BUT I THINK I, I, I THINK THAT HER VOICE AND HER AND HER, UH, HER, HER OPINION MATTERS. SO I WILL, I WILL, I DO, DO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS THAT I WILL. OH, I KNOW YOU, I, I KNOW YOU DO MISS CHAIR, BUT I WANT, WANNA MAKE SURE THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS THAT. I'LL, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I GET THAT DONE BEFORE, UH, OUR NEXT MEETING. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO, UH, OUR NEXT WELCOME , [3. 20-3877 (CD-5) 239 Southlawn Ave] OUR NEXT CASE. WE HAVE A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE, 2 39 SOUTH LAWN, AND WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION OFFICER, I MIGHT BE A LITTLE OFF. GOOD MORNING. V S B MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOPE EVERYBODY'S DOING WELL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME'S RAMA DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WITH THE CITY'S, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTOR BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 2 39 SOUTHBOUND WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 2 39 SOUTHBOUND IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD. PLEASE NOTE ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2020, A DANGEROUS ASSESSMENT, RESPONSE TO INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE INSPECTION IS COLLABORATED, COLLABORATED, INSPECTION WITH A VARIETY OF CITY DEPARTMENTS. AND INCLUDED LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NC B 7 5 3 3, BLOCK THREE, LOT 10. IT'S LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER OF RECORD IS EZ JOSE , WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 2 39 SOUTH ON SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 7 8 2 3 7. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2019. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK DESTINATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL FABRIC. THE OWNER, UM, IS, UH, DECEASED. HOWEVER, HIS DAUGHTER, UH, THE PERSON I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH, UM, AND HER NAME IS ANA SAN MIGUEL, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE HER ON THE PHONE HERE SHORTLY. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2019, [00:25:01] AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, SIGNED ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2019. ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2020, I MET WITH ANA MIGUEL AT THE PROPERTY, AND WE DISCUSSED THE B S P PROCESS ON JUNE 9TH 20. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S P HEARING WAS POSTED AT 2 39 SOUTH ON ON JUNE 8TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE B SS P HEARING WAS MAILED TO JOSE, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED. SIGNED ON JUNE 18TH, 2020, ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2019, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE OF WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO, UH, TO CONDUCT THE INSPECTION AND OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS, UH, FOR THE B S B PRESENTATION ON JUNE 8TH, 2020, I MET WITH ANA SAN MIGUEL AT THE PROPERTY AND TO CONDUCT ANOTHER INSPECTION. I SPOKE WITH, UH, MS. SAN MIGUEL YESTERDAY, AND SHE WAS TRYING TO, UH, PROVIDE SOME DOCUMENTATION VIA EMAIL. I'M NOT SURE IF WE'VE GOT THAT INFORMATION. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION. UM, MS. SAN MIGUEL HAD MENTIONED THOSE THAT SHE HAS SOME COPIES OF SOME BIDS, BUT AT THIS TIME, NO PERMITS OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING, UH, THE REPAIRS OF THE PROPERTY HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. WE HAVE NOT AB UPDATED THE PROPERTY. MS. HAS BEEN, UH, PROACTIVE IN KEEPING IT SECURE AND CLEAN SINCE THE, THE DART INSPECTION. UH, WHO, WHO, BUSTOS YOUTH CENTER IS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF 2 39 SOUTHBOUND, AND THE ELECTRICAL METER WAS CUT ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2020. UH, THERE ARE MULTIPLE CALLS, UH, TO SS A P D REGARDING THE PROPERTY, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER ON, UH, A PHONE CALL HERE SHORTLY. UH, AND HE'LL DISCUSS THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. SO WE'RE GONNA GO AND LOOK AT THE PHOTOS HERE. UH, DO OUR PHOTO PRESENTATION. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, THERE IS A, A, A FRONT PORCH. UM, AS YOU APPROACH THE PORCH, THE PORCH, THE PORCH IS VERY LOW. UM, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO DUCK UNDER IT. UM, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME SAGGING ALONG, UH, THE, THE, UH, THE FRONT PORTION OF THE, OF THE PORCH. OKAY? SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PORCH, YOU CAN SEE THAT WHERE THE PORCH IS BAGGING TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT. HOWEVER, THERE'S A MORE CONCERN RIGHT THERE AT THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS PHOTO, YOU SEE HOW THE, THE, THE ROOF KIND OF DROPS DOWN TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE, THE STRUCTURE DOES HAVE SOME SERIOUS, UH, FOUNDATION ISSUES. AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, YOU'LL SEE THAT. SO I THINK, UH, I BELIEVE THAT THAT STAGNANT OF THE ROOF IS, UM, HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE, THE CONDITIONS OF THE FOUNDATION. THIS IS RIGHT ABOVE THE FRONT PORCH. YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION TO THE ROOF SEPARATION. AND THE ROOF SHINGLES ARE VERY BORN. THIS IS THE NORTH ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. UH, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, UH, THERE WAS A BOARDED WINDOW ON THAT SIDE. A COUPLE OTHER WINDOWS WERE, UH, UH, BLOCKING EGRESS AND EGRESS CAUSING, UH, UNSAFE MEANS TO EXIT. THIS IS TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE SAME SIDE, THE NORTH ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THAT SEPARATION RIGHT THERE IN THE WALL. UM, THAT'S, THAT LOOKS LIKE A, UH, AN ADDITION THAT WAS MADE LATER. UM, I DID NOT LOCATE ANY PERMITS FOR, FOR THIS ROOM ADDITION. UM, SO IF THEY, THEY'RE KIND OF USING THAT AREA OF IT, LIKE A UTILITY ROOM, AND ON THE INSIDE OF LOT EXPOSED WIRES, UM, AND THOSE CONSTRUCTED PORT POORLY CONSTRUCTED. YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOME OF THE FACIA BOARD THERE STARTING TO SHOW VARIATION RIGHT AT THE END OF THAT, OF THAT ELEVATION. THIS IS ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION. THERE'S SOME TISSUE CRACKS IN THE, UH, FENDER BLOCKS. UM, THEY ALSO TRY TO PATCH THAT UP, BUT THEY ALREADY STARTED SEPARATING AGAIN, AGAIN, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. THE, UH, THIS WINDOW WAS BOARDED, CAUSING, CAUSING UNSAFE NEEDS OF PROGRESSIVE . SO THIS IS THE REAR PORTION OF THE, OF THE ROOF SYSTEM. THESE ARE SOME MORE PATIENT BOARDS SHOWING DETERIORATION. UM, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY JUST TRIED TO PAINT OVER, UH, SOME OF, SOME OF THE DETERIORATION TRYING TO KIND OF COVER UP, BUT IT DID NOT, IT DIDN'T REPLACE ANY WOOD. AND THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN, UH, DONE SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS IN THE, IN THE PAST. UM, HOWEVER YOU CAN, YOU CAN TELL THAT IT DID NOT, THEY DIDN'T, UH, REPLACE ANY FOOT AGAIN. SO MORE SIGNS OF DETERIORATION RIGHT THERE ON THAT CORNER. SO THIS WAS THE FRONT ENTRANCE. AS YOU WALK IN THIS, THE DAY OF THE, THE DART INSPECTION. [00:30:02] SO THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE, IT IS A, A SLAP ON GR OF FOUNDATION. UM, THERE IS CROWNING IN THAT FRONT ROOM. THERE'S CROWNING IN THAT ROOM. THIS IS IN THE KITCHEN, AND THERE'S CROWNING IN THE KITCHEN AS THE, THAT WALL THAT YOU SEE THERE. THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THE, THE SIDE THAT THE FOUNDATION KIND OF CROWNS DOWN. SO AWAY FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE STRUCTURE, IT'S CROWNING. IF YOU SEE THERE, THERE'S CROWNING LIKE, UH, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEN IT DROPS TO THE RIGHT AND IT DROPS TO THE LEFT. ON THAT LEFT SIDE BY THAT TRASH CAN. THERE'S A DOOR, AND THAT LEADS TO THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS, AGAIN, IN THE KITCHEN. UM, AND THEN IF YOU LOOK TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE PHOTO, UM, IT, IT, THE, THE, THE, EXCUSE ME, THE SLAB KIND OF RAISES, RAISES UP AS YOU WALK THROUGH TOWARDS THE REAR. THIS IS IN THE REAR PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE THE TISSUE CRACK, UH, PRETTY LARGE CRACKS IN THE FOUNDATION. THIS IS THAT REAR ROOM I WAS MENTIONING THAT WAS SOMEWHAT OF A REAR, UH, ROOM ADDITION. UM, THERE IS A LOT OF EXTENSION CORDS GOING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE, SO THERE WAS A LOT OF OVERUSE OF EXTENSION CORDS. THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF SPICE WIRES. UM, AND THERE'S, YOU CAN SEE THE CRACKS IN THAT FOUNDATION THERE AS WELL. AND THERE'S MORE SEPARATION IN THE FOUNDATION THERE. AND IF AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S A LARGE SEPARATION IN THAT FOUNDATION. SO THE FISH CRACK IN THAT, IN THAT CONCRETE IS ABOUT A TWO INCH CRACK, UM, WHICH IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WHEN IT COMES TO FOUNDATION. YOU CAN SEE HERE THE BUBBLE SHOWING HOW IN LEVEL THE, THE FOUNDATION IS. THIS IS GOING BACK TO THE REAR PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE AGAIN. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE SEPARATION, THE NATURAL LIGHT BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE WALL. UH, AGAIN, THE FOUNDATION OF THE POOR CONDITION. THIS BACK ROOM, LIKE I SAID, IS POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. YOU CAN SEE THE EXTENSION CORD. UH, THERE IS A PLUG AT THE VERY TOP UP THERE, UH, THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DONE, UH, LATER. THAT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WAS ORIGINAL WITH THE ORIGINAL PORTION OF STRUCTURE WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED. SO THIS IS A TOGGLE SWITCH THAT WAS SPLICED INTO, OR, OR, OR EXCUSE ME, A LAMP THAT WAS SPLICED INTO A TOGGLE SWITCH. UM, THIS VERY SERIOUS, UH, ELECTRICAL VIOLATIONS HERE AND, UH, CAUSING POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. AGAIN, OVERUSE OF EXTENSION CORDS. UH, ROMANS GOING, UH, WE HAD A LOT EXPOSED. THE PICTURE'S A LITTLE BLURRY, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT BACK DOOR. YOU CAN SEE THE SEPARATION, THE NATURAL LIGHT COMING, UH, COMING IN BETWEEN THE DOOR. AND THERE'S PRETTY MUCH NO HEADER THERE. SO IT'S JUST SEPARATION THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. WE HAD A LOT OF, UM, UH, SHEET ROCK THAT WAS EITHER DETACHED OR BROKEN, AND THEN LOOKS LIKE SOME PATCHWORK WAS TRIED TO MAKE TO BE MADE. UH, I DO BELIEVE IT'S DUE TO FOUR ROOF CONDITIONS, UH, HOW WORN THE SHINGLES ARE. THIS IS ONE OF THE REAR ROOMS. UH, THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN BLACK AND WHITE, SO YOU CAN SEE THE NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. SO THAT IS, THAT. BEHIND THAT WALL IS THE EXTERIOR, UH, PORTION OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY. AND YOU CAN SEE THE NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. THIS IS ALSO, YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU, UH, THE BROKEN SHEET ROCK, THE MISSING SHEET ROCK, UM, THE CORE CEILING AND ROOF CONDITIONS, UM, KIND OF DROPPING DOWN BACK THERE. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE EXPOSED SHEET ROCK ON STUD EXPOSED M MIX. UM, AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOME WATER DAMAGE ON THAT WALL THERE. BETTER LOOK OF THAT, THAT REAR ELEVATION. SO MORE JUST, THIS IS IN THE KITCHEN AREA. YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, THE, UH, SAGGING IN THE SHEET ROCK. AGAIN, THIS IS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, EXCUSE ME, THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. UH, IT WAS A CON, A COMMON THEME WHERE THE SHEETROCK WAS ACHI. THIS IS THE REAR, UH, RESTROOM. UM, THERE'S SOME IN THE, IN, IN THE WALLS. UM, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME PLYWOOD THERE. UH, THEY TRY TO USE BY A COMBINATION OF PLYWOOD AND SHEET ROCK PATCHWORK. UM, AND JUST POORLY, POORLY DONE THROUGH RECAP OF STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2 39. SOUTHBOUND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 2 5 7 8 11 12 15, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING. AND THE HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY WELFARE, [00:35:01] PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION OF STANDARD OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 2 39 SOUTH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? NOPE, NO QUESTION FROM ANYBODY. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, MR. CHAIR, UM, IS THIS STRUCTURE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED? NO, UH, IT IS NOT. UH, THEY DID A GOOD JOB, UH, A GOOD JOB OF, UM, KEEPING IT SECURE. HOWEVER, UM, AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE POLICE OFFICER, THE, UM, OWNERS, MS. MS TIME MIGUEL'S HUSBAND, UM, WAS FOUND AT THE PROPERTY AND, AND APPARENTLY HE WAS ARRESTED AND ALL THAT, UH, A K P D, UH, COMMUNICATE THAT INTO MORE DETAIL. OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, GOOD MORNING, MORRIS. THIS IS ESTHER ORTIZ. UM, I JUST WANNA LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT I DO HAVE OFFICER JOHNNY PEREZ ON THE LINE TO SPEAK, AND I HAVE THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER, ANNA SAN MIGUEL. UH, MR. PEREZ, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. UM, YOU MAY GO AHEAD, PLEASE, SIR. FOR, UH, I'VE BEEN AN OFFICER FOR 20 YEARS AND A SAFE OFFICER FOR A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS. UM, AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON 2 39 SOUTH LAWN. AND, UH, I CAN GO AHEAD. UH, I'LL START WITH, UH, THIS, THIS PROPERTY CAME TO MY ATTENTION, UM, PROBABLY LATE 2018. UH, I WAS GETTING CALLS FROM NEIGHBORS ABOUT LOUD MUSIC, UM, POSSIBLY DRUG DEALING AT THE HOUSE, UM, PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. UH, I WAS, I WAS NOT, I I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ON MY OWN. I DID, UH, SEEK THE ASSISTANCE OF NARCOTICS UNIT AND, UM, AND OTHER, UH, OTHER PATROL OFFICERS TO KEEP PATROL BY. UM, BUT GOING BACK IN JANUARY OF 2019, UH, A NEIGHBOR CALLED IN FOR A, POSSIBLY A STOLEN VEHICLE IN THE YARD OF 2 39 WEST SOUTH LAWN AND, UH, NARCOTICS DEALING. AND IT DID TURN OUT THAT, UH, THERE WAS A, A CHEVY AVALANCHE, THAT THEY WERE STRIPPING PARTS FROM THAT DAY, 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE, THAT THEY WERE STRIPPING PARTS. AND, UM, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS A STOLEN VEHICLE. UM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT WAS ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS, UH, I DON'T KNOW HER NAME EXACTLY, IT WAS HER BOYFRIEND THAT WAS LIVING WITH HER. AND, UH, HE WAS LIVING THERE, AND HE WAS DEALING DRUGS OUT OF THE, UH, OUT OF THE HOME. AND HE WAS A DOCUMENTED, UH, MEXICAN MAFIAA GANG MEMBER. SO, UH, WITH THAT, WITH, WITH THAT STOLEN VEHICLE AND SOME OF THE, UH, CALLS FOR NARCOTICS, UH, THEN THE D E A AND THE, UH, TEXAS ANTI-GANG UNIT, WHICH IS THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT GANG UNIT ALSO, UH, THEY, THEY BEGAN AN INVESTIGATION ON THE HOME AND ON THE, UM, ON THE DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND, UH, MARIO GUEVARA, WHO IS THE DOCUMENTED, UH, MEXICAN MAFIAA GANG MEMBER. UH, SO THEY, AS THEY CONTINUED THEIR INVESTIGATION, FINALLY BACK IN, UH, JUNE OF 2019, ACTUALLY JUNE 27TH, 2019, THEY CONDUCTED A SEARCH WARRANT, A NARCOTIC SEARCH WARRANT, UM, ON THAT HOME AT 2 39 WEST, UH, SOUTH LAWN, UH, LOOKING FOR MARIO PDA. AND, UH, THEY DID COME ACROSS HIM. AND IN THE, AND, AND WITH HIM IN HIS POSSESSION THERE AT THE HOME, HE WAS IN POSSESSION OF 547.1 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND 159.5 GRAMS OF HEROIN. ALL OF THIS, UH, ALL OF THESE DRUGS WERE BEING DEALT FROM THAT HOME INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, UH, A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE CARS WERE COMING AND GOING. SO WITH THAT INFORMATION, I DID CONTINUE, UH, TO KEEP TABS ON THE, THE PROPERTY AND TAKE IT TO THE DART UNIT. UH, AFTER HEARING FROM THE DETECTIVES OF THE, OF THE TAG UNIT OR THE TEXAS ANTI-GUN, UH, GANG UNIT, AND OTHER OFFICERS THAT WERE ASSISTING THEM, UH, THEY DID, UH, BRING IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE HOUSE, UH, WAS, UH, WAS IN, UH, IN BAD CONDITION. AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE LIVING THERE. THERE WAS KIDS LIVING THERE OF SMALL CHILDREN AND A FAMILY LIVING IN THE HOUSE. SO THEN, UH, SO THEN WE, UH, I TOOK IT TO, UH, TOOK IT TO DART AND WE DID, UH, GO AHEAD AND DECIDE TO GET THAT, THAT PROPERTY DARTED. AND THAT WAS, UH, DARTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. AND, UH, AT WHICH POINT, UH, WE DID ENCOUNTER THE FAMILY, UH, BY THEN THERE WAS NO MORE DRUG DEALING. ALL THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF WITH D E A ON THE FIRST, UH, SEARCH WARRANT. [00:40:01] UH, BUT WE DID COME ACROSS THE, THE, UH, I BELIEVE THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER'S HUSBAND OR HIS, THE OWNER'S, UH, SON-IN-LAW, UH, TOMA SAN MIGUEL. AND, UH, HE WAS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER FOR, UH, SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A CHILD. AND, UH, LIVING IN THAT HOUSE WITH HIS, UH, HIS WIFE, HIS DAUGHTER, AND HIS SMALL GRANDCHILDREN, UM, LIVING IN THAT HOUSE WITH THEM. SO, UH, AT THAT POINT, ONCE WE DARTED IT, UH, WE DID REMOVE, UH, I KNOW, UH, WE HAD SERVICES COME AND THEY REMOVED THE CHILDREN AND THE, UH, AND THE, AND THEIR MOTHER, AND THEY PLACED THEM IN A, IN A HOTEL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. AND I KNOW A NOTICE, UH, THE VACATE WAS ISSUED ON THE PROPERTY SO THAT NOBODY COULD STAY THERE. UM, AS I DO WITH ALL MY PROPERTIES, I, I CONTINUE TO PATROL BY AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE, THEY ARE ABIDING BY THE, THE RULES THAT WERE GIVEN TO 'EM OF NOT BEING IN THE HOME. AND IN NOVEMBER OF 2019, I NOTICED THAT THE, UH, MR. SAN MIGUEL'S, UH, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE, IN THE YARD. SO I WENT IN TO INVESTIGATE, UH, NOTICED THAT HE DID HAVE A WARRANT FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER, AND, UH, FOUND HIM INSIDE THE HOME. UH, HE, HE DID HAVE BELONGINGS THERE, A BED THERE. HE WAS SLEEPING IN THE HOME AFTER HE WAS TOLD NOT TO BE IN THERE. UH, I, AT THAT TIME, I BOOKED HIM, I TOOK HIM TO JAIL FOR THE WARRANT. THERE HAD, THERE WERE A FEW CALLS AFTER THAT FOR THE REST OF 2019. THERE WAS, UH, JUST FOR LOUD MUSIC, SUSPICIOUS PERSON. AND THEN, UH, THIS MONTH, JUNE 3RD OF, OF THIS YEAR, UH, A LOUD MUSIC CALL CAME OUT AT ONE FORTY EIGHT IN THE MORNING. AND, UH, OFFICERS ENCOUNTERED MR. SAN MIGUEL ONCE AGAIN, UH, IN THE HOUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE HOME. AND ONCE AGAIN, HE DID HAVE A WARRANT FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, HE CONTINUED TO COME TO THE HOUSE. UH, NO DRUG DEALING WAS GOING ON ANYMORE, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS NOT SAFE TO HAVE ANYBODY IN THERE. AND, AND THERE WAS NO TELLING IF, UH, THE CHILDREN OR THE GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THERE WITH HIM AT ANY TIME. I, I COULD NOT TELL. UH, BUT WITH ALL THE CRIMINAL HISTORY, YOU KNOW, WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WITHIN, UH, LESS THAN TWO YEARS, I FEEL LIKE THIS HOUSE, UH, SHOULD BE VACATED AND ULTIMATELY DEMOLISHED. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE, UH, LEFT TO SEAT? UM, MS. SAN MIGUEL, IF YOU CAN PLEASE UNMUTE YOUR PHONE. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU MAY GO AHEAD, PLEASE. ANNA SAN MIGUEL, 2 39 SOUTH LUNG. COULD YOU STATE YOUR CASE, MA'AM? EXCUSE ME? CAN YOU STILL MAKE YOUR CASE PLEASE? UH, MY CASE, YES. ON THE PROPERTY OF 2 39 SOUTH LINE, YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANNA SPEAK ON? UM, NO, I'M SORRY. DID YOU SAY NO? YEAH. NO. ALRIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU MA'AM. MM-HMM. . OKAY. ARE THERE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD TO THE OFFICER OR TO THE TWO OFFICERS, THE CODE OFFICER AND ALSO THE ARRESTING OFFICER? NO. YES, THERE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. ALRIGHT THEN, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THIS IS ROBERT TAPI. I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION. YOU'RE READY? I'M SORRY, ONE SECOND. I'M SORRY. THIS IS JUDY CREW. WE JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT MS. SAN MIGUEL, UM, DID NOT WANNA PROVIDE ANY TESTIMONY FOR THE CASE. MS. SAN MIGUEL, DID YOU WANNA PROVIDE ANY TESTIMONY? JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM. UM, NO, I MEAN, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. JUST THAT, JUST, UM, NO, I MEAN, I'M JUST HEARING, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I MEAN, GUESS WHATEVER THEY DECIDE, DID YOU WANNA PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK FOR THEM SO THAT THEY WELL, I'M, I'M, I'M RENTING AND IT'S, IT'S, I I REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW. I WANTED TO FIX IT, BUT I GUESS I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE IF I'M RENTING OVER HERE AND CAN'T FIX MY HOUSE AT THE SAME TIME. [00:45:01] OKAY. JUDY, SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING, DOESN'T ANSWER. NO, SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, SO I GUESS WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON. THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA. DO WE HAVE A, A TRANSLATOR TO TELL HER IN SPANISH? WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN? MS. SAN MIGUEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UM, GET ASSISTANCE FROM A SPANISH TRANSLATOR? ARE YOU NO, I UNDERSTAND ENGLISH IN SPANISH. IT'S SO, UM, THE ONLY THING IS THAT YOU USUALLY MY DAUGHTER, THE ONE THAT HOLDS ME BECAUSE I UNDER, I UNDERSTAND, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT GOOD I, MY DAUGHTER TO HELP ME. MY DAUGHTER'S NOT HERE. WE DO HAVE ONE AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED HER. SHE'S HERE. IF YOU, SHE CAN INTRODUCE HERSELF IF YOU LIKE. NO, I UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AND SPANISH. OKAY. IT'S JUST MY PROBLEM AND CONCERNS. I DON'T, I, I'M KIND OF SLOW, SO I DON'T, LIKE, IF I READ, I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. I GOTTA TELL SOMEBODY TO HELP ME OUT ON, ON THINGS LIKE THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. . SO SHE, SHE DOESN'T NEED THE CARPENTER? NO, MA'AM, SHE DOES NOT. OKAY. OKAY. MOVING ON. UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO, ROBERT TOY, I CAN, UH, GIVE YOU A MOTION IF YOU'D LIKE. GET READY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? YES. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY AT, UH, 2 3 9 SOUTH LAWN AVENUE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 5 6, SUBSECTIONS 2 5 7 8, 11, 12, AND 15 FOR THE REASONS NOTED BY DETERIORATOR AND ROOF FLOORING AND IT'S INSECURE AND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT FEASIBLE OF BEING REPAIRED AND ORDERED THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS HEARING. OKAY? WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 39 SOUTH LAWN. UH, AND THE MAIN PROPERTY, THE SUBSECTIONS ARE 2 5 7 8 11 12 15. MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I HAVE A FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION THAT THE PEOPLE BE VACATED AND STAY VACANT. OKAY? VACATE AND STAY VACANT. OKAY. ROBERT, WOULD YOU ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY, UH, AMENDMENT? YES. VACATE AND STAY VACATED? YES. OKAY. OKAY, SO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, SO LET ME START THIS OVER HERE WE HAVE A MOTION BY ROBERT TAPIA FOR 30 DAY DEMO AT 2 39 SOUTH LAWN. UNDER SECTION, UH, SUBSECTIONS 2 5 7 8, 7, 12, AND 16. WE HAVE A, A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BYWAY NELSON FOR A 30 DAY VACATE AND SHOW THE MAIN VACATE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. VALENCIA GUILLORY. SECOND. WHO IS THAT? VALENCIA GUILLORY. SECOND LENCIA? YES. AND WE HAVE A SECOND LAST LENCIA. WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME? LENCIA. GIL ARY. GUILLORY. GUILLORY. OKAY. SO LET'S, UH, ARY HAS HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? UM, I HAVE A QUESTION. I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN ASK THIS OF MS. SAN MIGUEL, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED, UM, THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO VACATE THE STRUCTURE AND THAT IT WOULD BE DEMOLISHED, DANIELLE? MM-HMM. YES, I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT PROPERTY, EVEN THOUGH LOSE THE WHOLE PROPERTY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER, OKAY, SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CALL WILL BE CONDUCTED. YES, NOBODY HAS. OKAY, LET'S DO THE CALL. I CAN GET AN A NAY OR ABSTAIN PLEASE. MS. BROWN. UH, A MS. GUI? YAY. MR. HARPER? YES, MR. NELSON? HI. [00:50:02] YES, MR. AYE. MS. GAN TESTING MS. RODRIGUEZ? AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH A VOTE OF SEVEN ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE. [5. 20-3879 (CD-4) 7714 Somerset Rd] NEXT CASE. SEVEN 14 . MS. BROWN, IF YOU COULD GIVE US JUST A MINUTE, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE ATTORNEY FOR THIS CASE TO GET HIM ON THE LINE, PLEASE. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. MCKNIGHT, I JUST WANNA CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE ON THE LINE. THIS IS JUDY PRUNE WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. YES, I'M HERE. OKAY, THANK YOU. OKAY, BROWN. HI. GOOD MORNING, GORDON. MORNING. MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS ISRAEL V, DANGEROUS PERMIT OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 77 14 NUMBER SEVEN FOR THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS REPORT. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 1 1 1 9 1 BLOCK FIVE, LOT 28, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS GARZA, BRENDA, THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 77 10 SOMERSET. ALL NOTICE OF THE HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THEY, THEIR INTENT, BUT THE PROPERTY WASN'T CLEAR. UH, SOMEONE WANTED TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE, OTHERS WANTED TO DEMOLISH, UH, PROPERTY ON SITE. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2019. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESTINATION FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 77 14 SOMERSET ROAD WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 27TH, 2018. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED OUT ON JUNE 28TH, 2018, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED JULY 9TH, 2019. ON JUNE 12TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE BUILDING STANDARD BOARD HEARING WAS POSTED AT 77 14 ON JUNE 8TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE BUILDING [00:55:01] STANDARD BOARD HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER. THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON JUNE 18TH, 2020. AT THIS TIME, NO SCOPE WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF FOR LETTER OF CREDIT ENGINEERS OR REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF JUNE 20TH. THERE ARE NO CURRENT WORK PERMITS ON FILE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 77 14. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON JUNE 12TH, 2020. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE PROPERTY AT THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TO DETERIORATION. AT THE ROOF. YOU SEE THE SEPARATION CAUSED BY WIND. ALSO, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATED FENCE ALONG SIDE ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT ELEVATION. THIS IS, AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE, THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. IF YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP, YOU CAN SEE AND YOU CAN SEE THE PATCHWORK THAT'S BEEN DONE AT THE PROPERTY. UM, THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT COLORS OF THE ROOF, AND THEN TOWARDS THE LEFT BOTTOM YOU CAN SEE A WHITE DOOR. THERE'S A LOT OF DETERIORATION AND LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION. ALSO UNDERNEATH THE METAL, YOU CAN SEE A HOLE THERE. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A WINDOW UNIT THAT WAS INSTALLED THERE AT ONE POINT THAT'S BEEN REMOVED. JUST THE HOLE ON THE WALL. AS YOU'RE LOOKING FROM THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE, THIS, THIS, THE LEFT ELEVATION, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE, THIS COULD BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE ROOF, UH, DETERIORATION AND THE PATCHWORK. AGAIN, THIS, THIS ROOF DOES NOT MATCH THE OTHER PATCHWORK THAT'S DONE ON THE OTHER SIDE. UH, YOU SEE DETERIORATION TO THE STUCCO. YOU HAS STARTING TO CRACK A LITTLE BIT. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE TRACTION DEBRIS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT AND AT THE ROOF SEE SEPARATION. ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER, THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. UH, YOU CAN SEE AGAIN THE DETERIORATION TO THE STUCCO, A LITTLE BIT OF CRACKING AND THEN SEPARATION. UP AT THE TOP, THERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THE CRACKING OF THE STUCCO. AND THEN THIS IS THE CLOSEUP. UH, UH, AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE THE, AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE OF THE LEFT ELEVATION, UH, RIGHT ABOVE THAT DOOR THAT I HAD MENTIONED, YOU CAN SEE CRACKING. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION OF THAT WHITE DOOR I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER WHERE THE LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION SEE HAD DAMAGED THAT DOOR. AND THEN AGAIN, YOU SEE THE SLOPE AT THE TOP OF THE, UH, DAMAGED ROOF. THIS WOULD BE, UH, STILL SAME, SAME SIDE. UM, AS WE'RE WALKING IN, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION OF THE , SOME TERMITE DAMAGE AND WATER DAMAGE STRUCTURE. I BELIEVE AT ONE POINT THERE WAS A FIRE IN HERE. UH, THERE IS SMOKE DAMAGE INSIDE STRUCTURE, UM, AND COURSE TRASH SCATTER THROUGHOUT AS WE'RE MAKING OUR WAY IN THROUGH THAT, UH, OPENING, UH, YOU SEE THE TRASH DEBRIS. YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE DAMAGE ON THE WALL. YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE WATER DAMAGE UP THE TOP WHERE THE SHEET ROCK HAS BEEN CUT OUT. UH, THERE ARE SOME EXPOSED WIRING AND THEN MORE SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE, UH, . THIS ROOM IS TO THE RIGHT UP THE WHERE WE WERE JUST AT, UH, YOU TRASH IN THREE. UH, YOU CAN ALSO SEE RIGHT THERE, I'M NOT SURE I HAVE A CLOSEUP PHOTO, BUT THERE'S SOME DRUG PARAPHERNALIA RIGHT THERE AT, AT THAT LITTLE TABLE THAT'S IN THERE. THE POST, IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP, UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE OPENING IS, THE EXPOSED WIRING, AND THEN OF COURSE, TRASH, THE DEBRIS. AND THEN THE CLOSEUP OF THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AT THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA I WAS MENTIONING. STILL IN THE SAME ROOM. UH, YOU LOOK AT THE TOP AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE RAFTERS ARE DAMAGED. UH, YOU SEE THAT BROKEN CLOSE THAT'S RIGHT THERE, UH, IN THE CENTER. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE EXPOSED WIRING AND THE, THE DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE DAMAGE, UH, UP THE TOP AND YOU THE DECK, UH, HAS THE WATER DAMAGE TO IT. AND THEN AGAIN, THE CLOSE WIRING. BUT THE STRUCTURES HAD STARTED TO GET BOLDY, UH, BECAUSE AT THE TOP, THE TRUCK HAS STARTED TO GROW BOLD. AND THEN YOU SEE THE BREAKER BOX. IT'S BEEN EXPOSED. I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS BIG UN INTENTIONALLY BY VAGRANT CEILING COPPER OR WAS WORK THAT WAS NEVER FINISHED. THERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THAT BIGGER BOX. SOME OF THE FRONT WIRES, UH, AGAIN, UN UNAWARE IF IT UNINTENTIONALLY OR IT WAS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. SAME ROOM FACING THE OPPOSITE END. UH, DETERIORATION TO [01:00:01] THE WALLS. SMOKE DAMAGE, BROKEN WINDOWS. EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY. I GET MORE THE NAME OF IFICATION. TRASH, DEBRIS AND A DILAPIDATED FENCE. THIS IS JUST ITEMS THAT ARE MISCELLANEOUS JUST PLACED OUTSIDE OF THAT STRUCTURE. UM, WHOEVER OWNS THE PROPERTY IS BRINGING ITEMS IN AND THEY DON'T STAY FOR TOO LONG, AND THEN THEY CYCLE OUT. UM, THIS ITEMS ARE NOT ALWAYS THERE. AGAIN, THESE WERE NEW ITEMS. PRIOR TO THAT, THERE WAS A, A TRAILER, UM, WHICH WAS REMOVED. AND THEN AFTER THE JETTER, THERE'S SOME CARS. THOSE CARS WERE REMOVED. AND NOW WE HAVE THE, UM, JET KEY AND WE ALSO HAVE THE STILL OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, MORE TRASH, UM, I'M SORRY, TRASH RUBBISH DEBRIS. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. THE STRUCTURE HAS SUSTAINED FIRE AND WATER DAMAGE, ROOF DILAPIDATED AND AIR EXTERIOR WALLS LACK WEATHER PROTECTION. SOME OF THE FRAMING HAD STARTED CARRY AND OBSTRUCT SMOKE DAMAGE VISIBLE ON THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE, TRASH, RUBBISH, AND DEBRIS SCATTER THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. SINCE JULY 19TH, 2016, THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE CALLS FOR SERVICE TO S A P D. SOME OF THE CALLS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ASSAULT SERVICES AND RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY. UM, TO RECAP, UH, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT SEVEN SEVEN 14TH ETT ROAD AS VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL FOR THE CONDITION FOR DEFECTS HERE AS DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND HAZARDS TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS, DILAPIDATION OF STANDARD AND OR FITNESS FOR EXPECTATIONS WILL BE THREATS OR POTENTIAL THREATS TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY. THAT RECOMMENDS DEPOSITION. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 77 14 SUMMER. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, SPEAKERS ON THIS PRESENTATION? ? UM, THIS IS US ORTIZ, UM, FORD. WE DO HAVE THE OWNER'S ATTORNEY, JAMES MCKNIGHT ON THE LINE. UM, MR. MCKNIGHT, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. UH, YOU MAY GO AHEAD PLEASE. OKAY, THANKS. YEAH. UH, JAMES MCKNIGHT, 1 1 2 EAST PECAN WITH BRIAN ORTIZ REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY OWNER. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. AND HELLO, MS. EVELYN, EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T SEE YOU, , I MEAN, UH, GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU CAN'T SEE ME? HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? DOING WELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU, . . UM, I, UH, I'M GONNA MAKE THIS SHORT. WE ACTUALLY AGREE WITH THE CITY. UH, WE AGREE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED AND WE ARE GOING TO BE HIRING A DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR AS NEEDED TO COME IN, CLEAR THIS OUT AND TAKE CARE OF THE BUILDING. SO WE JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO DO IT OURSELVES. UM, THE ONLY THING I REQUEST IS THAT WE HAVE 60 DAYS TO CARRY THIS OUT. UH, THE REASON IS BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO INVOLVED WITH A CASE, UH, ON THE, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY AT 77 TO 10 THAT WAS PULLED. UM, WE'RE TRYING TO, IT'S A POSSIBLE FORECLOSURE ON THAT PROPERTY, AND WE'RE WORKING SOME THINGS OUT WITH THEIR ATTORNEY, THEIR OTHER ATTORNEY. SO WE JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO SECURE THAT BEFORE WE CAN, UM, GET OUR CONTRACTOR TO START WORKING ON THIS PROPERTY. SO, UH, WHILE WE AGREE WITH DEMOLITION, WE JUST REQUEST 60 DAYS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ATTORNEY? SO I, I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, JAMES, IN THE 60 DAYS ARE YOUR INTENTIONS TO ACTUALLY TEAR DOWN THE PROPERTY? BECAUSE NORMALLY WE GIVE 30 DAYS AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES, UH, 45 TO, UH, YOU KNOW, TO GET IT DONE, BUT, UH, RIGHT. YES MA'AM. OKAY. I HOPE THIS IS NOT A REVOLVING DOOR BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE THAT. YES, NO, OUR INTENTION IS TO TEAR IT DOWN COMPLETELY. YES. UM, THE REASON FOR THE EXTRA TIME IS I DIDN'T WANT TO TRY TO CONTINUE THE HEARING FOR THIS ONE AND THEN ASK FOR 30 DAYS AT THAT TIME. I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE EASIER IF WE JUST SAID, CAN WE GET 60 DAYS NOW? AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE, THE FINANCES INVOLVED WITH THE OTHER PROPERTY. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. UH, YOUR REQUEST FOR 60 DAYS IS NOT [01:05:01] UNREASONABLE, BUT IS YOUR INTENT TO DELAY IT AS LONG AS YOU CAN OR TO DEMOLISH AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN? UH, AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. AS SOON AS WE HAVE, UM, THE, THE PROPERTY SECURED AT 77 10, WE WILL DEMOLISH 70 77 14. SO THERE'S, THERE'S NO REASON FOR THE DELAY OTHER THAN TRYING TO JUST SECURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND SEE OTHER PROPERTY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR APPEARING AND, UH, TALKING ABOUT THAT. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? MS. BROWN, THIS IS JUDY KRUM. YES, THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A REPORT ON BEHALF OF SS A P D REGARDING 77 14 SOMERSET ROAD. AND THE REPORT CONTAINS A FOUR YEAR HISTORY FROM 2016 THROUGH 2020. OKAY. I GUESS THIS IS WHAT I'M SCREEN YES. FROM OFFICER BRANDON IAN. HIS NOTES SAY NOT TOO MANY CALLS FOR 77 14 SOMERSET ROAD. SINCE THEY SHARE THE SAME STRUCTURE I HAVE, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ABOUT PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT AND SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AT THE VACANT STRUCTURE. AND THE CALLS FOR SERVICE INCLUDE ASSAULT IN PROGRESS DISTURBANCES AND RECOVERED STOLEN PROPERTY. THANK YOU. CORRECT. SO, UH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR LEGAL. LEGAL, WHERE ARE YOU MR. MCKNIGHT? NO, I'M SORRY, BUT ERIC, BRIAN, I'M HERE. OH, OKAY. UH, SINCE THIS, THIS REPORT HAS COME TO LIGHT AND MR. MCKNIGHT IS ASKING FOR 60 DAYS, WE'LL HAVE TO BE GUIDED BY THAT OR BECAUSE OF THIS NEW INFORMATION HERE THAT BECAUSE OF THE CALL. WELL, I, UM, WITHOUT INFLUENCING ANYTHING, ANY, ANY DECISION THAT THIS BOARD MAKES, UH, I, I BELIEVE THE INFORMATION BY OFFICER GILLIAN WAS TO, UH, BACK UP OR BOLSTER, UH, THE CODE'S RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST OR RECOMMEND A DEMOLITION. UH, SINCE MR. MCKNIGHT HAS, HIS CLIENT IS AGREEABLE TO IT, UM, THE, THE DEMOLITION TIMELINE IS SOLELY BASED ON THIS BOARD AND, UH, WHAT WOULD BE REASONABLE, AND THIS BOARD CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANY, ANY TESTIMONY THAT, UH, COUNCIL BRINGS IN AS TO WHY HE'S ASKING FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND SOLELY UP TO THE BOARD'S DECISION. BUT I, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANY, BASED ON TESTIMONY, THERE'S CONFLICT AS TO WHAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED AND WHAT, UH, THIS CLIENT ARE, ARE WANTING TO DO. UH, MR. MCKNIGHT, ARE YOU STILL THERE? JAMES MCKNIGHT, ARE YOU STILL THERE? YES, I'M STILL HERE. OKAY. THIS IS EVELYN BROWN, THE CHAIR. I HAVE CONCERNS WITH 60 DAYS BECAUSE OF THIS, THIS, UH, REPORT THAT HAS COME IN WITH THE, UH, THE DIFFERENT, UH, UH, ALSO THE, IS THAT I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS, UH, GETTING, ALLOWING 60 DAYS ON YOUR CLIENT, 60 DAYS TO GET IT TOGETHER. UM, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BOARD WILL DO, BUT I HAVE CONCERNS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE VIOLATIONS. EVELYN, THIS IS DWIGHT NELSON. UH, MR. MC, MS. MCKNIGHT, YOU, YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD AND RESPOND TO, UH, MS. BROWN'S QUESTION, THEN. I'VE GOT AN INPUT FOR MS. BROWN. OKAY. YES. I, I, I UNDERSTAND THERE IS, THERE IS A LOT OF, UH, ACTIVITY, THE THERE OWNERS IN JUST IN THE LAST, I MEAN, WE WERE ENGAGED JUST ESSENTIALLY THIS WEEK ON THIS, SO IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE PROPERTY AS WE GO, BUT I, WHEN I VISITED IT THIS WEEK, I SAW THAT THEY HAVE MADE A, A PROGRESS IN TRYING TO CLEAN UP A LOT OF ACT OF, OF WHAT THE DEBRIS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON THERE, TAKING ACTIONS TO TRY TO SECURE IT BETTER. SO THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF WHAT THIS, THE PROCESS IS TAKING PLACE NOW. THE DEMOLITION IS BEING RECOMMENDED. SO I BELIEVE THAT, UM, THESE CONCERNS CAN BE ALLAYED NOW THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY TAKING ACTION AND [01:10:01] HAVE AGREED THAT IT'S GONNA BE DEMOLISHED. WELL, I THINK WE UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE DEMOLISHED CONFIDENTIALLY, BUT I, I HAVE CONCERNS WITH THESE, UH, THESE VIOLATIONS HERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE GONE, YOU KNOW, OVER, OVER AND ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, UH, THIS, THIS, UH, VIOLATION SHEET, IT WAS BROUGHT OUR ATTENTION. SO MAYBE WHEN YOU WERE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION, WE MAY HAVE GONE ALONG WITH THE 60 DAYS, BUT I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FOR 30 DAYS. I MEAN, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS 15 IF YOU WANNA REALLY KNOW, BUT I KNOW I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT. BUT WHATEVER WE DECIDE, UM, MR. NELSON, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? NO QUESTION FOR MR. FIRST. MR. YOUR REQUEST FOR 60 DAYS IS PREDICATED ON 60 DAYS FROM TODAY'S DATE. IS THAT A CORRECT ASSUMPTION? YES, SIR. THAT'S RIGHT. UH, THEN EVELYN 60 DAYS, UH, FROM, UH, THE DATE OF THE LETTER MAY BE A CONCERN, BUT IF WE GO THE 45 DAY, UH, ISSUE FROM AN ENGINEERING POINT OF VIEW, THERE'S NO REAL REASON ENGINEERING-WISE OR STRUCTURE-WISE WHY WE COULD NOT DEAL WITH 45 DAYS. THE ISSUE OF BEING, THE BUILDING BEING SECURED WHERE NO ONE IS ENTERING IT, UH, IS A CONCERN, AT LEAST CONCERN TO ME. UH, SO I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT, UH, A COMPROMISE OF 45 DAYS, UH, MIGHT BE EASY TO ACCEPT. THAT'S JUST AN OPINION FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, NOT A MOTION. OKAY. LET ME ASK THE OFFICER, OH, GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST GONNA SAY WE WOULD BE AMENABLE TO THAT. LET ME ASK THE OFFICER OF THE, THE CODE OFFICER. YES MA'AM. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A 60 DAY, UH, REQUEST AND THEN WE HAVE A 45 DAY FROM ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M SO USED TO THE 30 DAYS, YOU KNOW, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THESE DEMOLITION REQUESTING THAT'S ASKING FOR MORE TIME. WHAT, WHAT WOULD YOU, UH, I KNOW IT'S NOT YOUR PLACE TO SUGGEST FOR COMMEND THE CASE, BUT DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER? NO, MA'AM. UH, THE REQUEST IS DEMOLITION. UH, IF IT THREE DAYS OR SIX DAYS THAT THAT WOULD DETERMINATION BE DONE BY THE BOARD. I WOULD JUST ABIDE BY WHATEVER YOU DETERMINE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO DO WE HAVE, UM, IS THERE ANYBODY HERE ELSE SPEAK OR DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. THERE'S NO OTHER, UM, . OKAY. WELL, LEMME JUST, LEMME READ WHAT I HAVE HERE. UH, THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 7 14 SUMMER SOMERSET. YEAH. SOMERSET ROAD. UH, IT'S IN VIOLATION FOR CHAPTER SIX, SUBSECTIONS 8 11 12 15, 17 18. THAT ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, UH, HAS BEEN REQUESTED. UM, 60 DAYS DEMO. AND THEN WE HAD A, NOT A MOTION, BUT WE HAD A SUGGESTION FROM, UH, ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS FOR 45 DAY, UH, DEMOLITION. DO WE HAVE, UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION OR DID WE HAVE A SECOND? MS. BROWN, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 7 1 4 SOMERSET ROAD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS TO FIVE. THE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 8 11, 12 15, 17, AND 18, THAT THE PROPERTY, UH, BE DEMOLISHED IN 45 DAYS. OKAY. KEVIN, WAS THAT JESSE? YEAH. OKAY. SO OUR MOTION IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED 7 7 14 SOMERSET ROAD WAS MADE BY DWAYNE NELSON. UH, IT'S ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 5 6 FOR THE MAY 8TH, 1112 1517 WITHIN A 45 PERIOD. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OH, I'M SORRY, MR. GAN, SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. DO, DO WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? YES, THIS IS JUDY CREW. MS. BROWN. OKAY. MS. GUILLORY. YAY. SORRY. MR. HARPER? YES. MR. NELSON? AYE. MR. ZUNIGA? YES. MR. RODRIGUEZ? AYE. MR. SAIA? MM-HMM. . MR. ZIA? I'M SORRY. [01:15:01] MR. ZIA? AYE. THANK YOU MS. GAN. THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF 7 2 0 2 1. THANK YOU MS. BROWN, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON AGAIN. JUST TO COMMENT OR A NOTE TO MR. MCKNIGHT. UH, MR. MCKNIGHT, THE 45 DAYS IS PREDICATED ON THE DATE OF THE ORDER. UH, AS A RESULT OF THE DATE OF THE ORDER, YOU PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT ONE MORE WEEK THAN THE 45 DAYS. SO BASICALLY YOU'RE LOOKING AT, UH, SOMETHING CLOSER TO 50 SOMETHING DAYS, UH, AS OPPOSED TO THE 60 DAYS. AND, UH, DEPENDING UPON THE ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, IT COULD BE LONGER THAN THAT. HOPEFULLY YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE 45 DAYS IS PREDICATED ON THE DATE OF THE ORDER. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. I KNOW WHERE YOUR OFFICE IS. REMEMBER THAT ? OKAY. DO WE NEED ANY OTHER TIES? NO, MA'AM. OH, YOU TELL ME THIS IS IT? YES. THE END. OKAY. SO THIS IS THE END OF MEETING. SO LEMME WE COME TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MEETING AND, UH, BY UNANIMOUS DECISION WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. * 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.