* 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] NINE 14 ON THREE SEPTEMBER. MY NAME IS DWAYNE NELSON. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD FOR TODAY'S MEETING WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND [Call to Order] I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER STAFF. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, UH, CONDUCT A ROLL CALL AND THE BOARD MEMBERS IF YOU WOULD PLEASE UNMUTE YOUR MIC OR BE PREPARED TO UNMUTE YOUR MIC. GO AHEAD AND CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. DWAYNE NELSON. PRESENT JESSE ZUNIGA. PRESENT. MEGAN RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. GEORGE BRITTON. ROBERT TAPIO. PRESENT MS. BROWN. HERE. FRED ANDIS. MICHAEL HARPER. PRESENT GUI PRESENT. EFRON RA. CAMILLE RODRIGUEZ GAN JOSHUA POWELL RNA FERRAN. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE FELIX RAMIREZ FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I'M FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AMIN TOMA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR DANNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. DANNY LEGGE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER. PHIL LANEY, SENIOR SPECIAL PROJECT MANAGER. AND MYSELF, JUDY, BEING DEAN, LIAISON CHAIR AORM IS PRESENT. INFORMATION PROVIDED. CHAIR, I BELIEVE YOU'RE ON MUTE. I'M GONNA UNMUTE YOUR MIC. I'VE GOT IT UNMUTED NOW. THANK YOU. PLEASE SIGN OUT YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS VIRTUAL HERITAGE. NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT OR THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THE CASE, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES. HOWEVER, AN OWNER OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME. PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION ITSELF AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THE VIRTUAL HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICE FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU WILL, UH, THAT YOU SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS VIRTUAL HEARING. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING. NUMBER ONE, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK AND WITH COST OF EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER. NUMBER TWO, SUBMIT THE REQUIRED GROUP OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR THE PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND. AND NUMBER THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK. ALL ABATEMENT ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED. ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THAT WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4. IF IN DOUBT AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THE TIME, PLEASE CONTACT A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF THE BOARD MAY FOLLOW AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE ORDER IS MAILED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDER, PLEASE TIME. PLEASE CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF BY PHONE AT (210) 207-5422. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT TO SOLICIT OR PEDAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS VIRTUAL HEARING. AS FOR CITY CODE 16 2 36, POWER START. BEFORE WE START THE MEETING, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE STAFF [00:05:01] READ THE, UH, HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION AND THIS WILL BE THE FORMAT THAT WE WILL FOLLOW STAFF. THANK YOU. TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF C OVID 19. THE BUILDING 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 C OVID 19 CRISIS AND ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW.SANANTONIO.GOV/DSD OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT TWO TEN TWO ZERO SIX FIVE FOUR EIGHT THREE TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENTS THERE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES. THESE INCLUDE EMAIL OR MAIL OR COMMENTS, DROPPING OFF COMMENTS, LEAVING VOICEMAIL, OR ASKING TO BE CALLED DURING THE MEETING. THE OWNER HAS UNLIMITED TIME TO SEEK 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 WILL CALL THEM TO STATE THEIR TWO MINUTE COMMENT. SPANISH INTERPRETERS ARE ON STANDBY AS NEEDED. THE OWNER WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH AN UNLIMITED TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS BOARD QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [Approval of Minutes] WE HAVE HAD MINUTES PROVIDED TO THE, TO THE BOARD AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THAT THOSE MINUTES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES OR AMENDMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE? IF THERE IS NO, UH, AMENDMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION I MOVE TO ACCEPT. I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES THAT THEY ARE MS. BROWN. YES. MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. AND JESSE ZIKA SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION STAFF THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL MS. BROWN. AYE. MR. TAPIA? AYE. MR. NELSON? AYE. AYE. MS. GUILLORY AYE. MS. RODRIGUEZ AYE. MR. HARPER? AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WITH THE VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO. THANK YOU. A MOTION IS PASSED SEVEN TO ZERO. WE [Hold Harmless Agreement (CD-4) 317 Fenfield Ave] WILL MOVE TO OUR FIRST, UH, CASE CORRECTION. WELL ACTUALLY, INSTEAD OF THE FIRST CASE, UH, WHY DON'T WE MOVE? UH, THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO THE ADMINISTRATE, NOT ADMINISTRATIVE, EXCUSE ME, TO THE STAFF. JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. UH, UH, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM FROM IT'S ITEM NUMBER TWO AT 50. UH, I'M SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I'M HAVING A VERY HARD TIME HEARING. UM, CAN YOU SPEAK UP A BIT? THANK YOU. LET ME TRY IT. LET ME TRY AND MAKING SURE. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES. THANK YOU. THAT IS BETTER. OKAY, . UH, THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE REVIEWING FROM THE AGENDA IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO AT 5 5 5 7 AVENUE SEVEN CASE FIVE. UH, THAT PROPERTY ISN'T COMPLIANT AT THIS TIME, SO THERE'S NO NEED, UH, FURTHER, UH, FURTHER INFORM ON THAT PROPERTY. WE ALSO HAVE ONE, UH, PROPERTY TO READ IN THE RECORD. IT IS A WHOLE, WHOLE FARM LIST AGREEMENT. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THREE 17. PENFIELD HAS VOLUNTARILY AGREED BY THE CITY DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 59, SECTION FIVE. NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED BY THE FOURTH TIME, UH, THAT PROPERTY. IT WAS SIGNED TO THE RECORD ON FIVE THIRD. UH, A COUPLE OF PHOTOS SHOWING THE STATUS, CURRENT STATUS. [00:10:02] THAT DOES COMPLETE MY, UH, REPORT THIS MORNING. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE READY TO, UH, PROCEED WITH OUR FIRST DATE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. IN SUMMARY, WE HAVE PULLED ITEM NUMBER TWO AND, UH, THERE'S A HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT AT THREE 17 FAIRFIELD AVENUE AND WE SAW THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF, OF THAT PARTICULAR CASE. SO WE CAN [1. 20-5117 (CD-5) 530 Chalmers Ave] NOW MOVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL CASES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. WE'RE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH, WITH AUDIO FROM THAT INDIVIDUAL CASE, SO WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITH THAT AUDIO. WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO GET STARTED. IT WAS JUST A MOMENT. AND MR. NELSON, THIS IS JUDY. WE DO HAVE THE OWNER ON THE LINE, MR. VASQUEZ. HE IS REQUESTING A POSTPONEMENT OF THIS CASE. UM, WE DO HAVE HIM AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED TO ASK HIM ANY QUESTIONS. HE DID EMAIL US YESTERDAY AS WELL REQUESTING A POSTPONEMENT AND WE DO HAVE THAT EMAIL AVAILABLE IN PRESENTATION. DID HE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHY HE'S REQUESTING TO POSTPONE? YES, SIR. THE OWNER DID NOT, UM, MENTION THAT HE JUST RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE HEARING. HE DID NOT RECEIVE THE CERTIFIED MAIL THAT WE MAILED OUT ON AUGUST 19TH, BUT THE NEIGHBOR DID NOTICE THAT THE PLACARD WAS AT THE PROPERTY ON CHALMERS AND THEY ARE THE ONES THAT NOTIFIED HIM OF THE HEARING. UM, THEREFORE HE DID CALL ME YESTERDAY AND WE DID SPEAK ABOUT IT AND HE IS RE REQUESTING A POSTPONEMENT OF THE CASE. HE HAD ITEMS THAT NEEDED TO BE PRESENTED AND DIDN'T, UM, HAVE A CHANCE TO SUBMIT THEM, BUT HE IS ON THE LINE. IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION, I GUESS, UH, ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE, THEN I NEED A, UH, STATEMENT FROM, UH, LEGAL IN TERMS OF THEIR RECOMMENDATION OR ADVICE. YES, THE BOARD CAN LOOK THE OWNER'S, UH, EXPLANATION AND THEN MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHETHER THEY FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. UH, YOU SAID THAT UH, MR. VASQUEZ IS ONLINE? YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR FROM HIM FIRST? UH, I THINK WE NEED TO HEAR FROM HIM FIRST. THAT WAY WE'LL KNOW WHETHER WE WANNA PROCEED OR NOT. OKAY. MR. VTI, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. THIS IS JUDY WITH THE BUILDING STANDARDS FOR STAFF. YES, GOOD MORNING. I'M BRA VASQUEZ. I LIVE AT 1706 CLARK AND OUR CASE IS ON FIVE 30. CHAL UH, MY DAD'S VACANT PROPERTY. OKAY. YOU, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING A, UH, CHANGE OF DATE ON THE, UH, APPEAL. UH, CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE RATIONALE FOR YOUR REQUEST? YES, IT IS. THE LADY INDICATED I SENT THAT EMAIL BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT, UH, ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I REQUESTED AT THE TIME THAT I RECEIVED THE CITATION, IT WAS NOT RECEIVED IN A PROPER, TIMELY MANNER. WHAT HAPPENED IS THE FACT THAT MY NEIGHBOR, A NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES NEXT TO US IN THAT PROPERTY AREA, SAW A NOTICE AND HE SAID, YOU HAVE A NOTICE OUT THERE. SO MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER WENT THERE 'CAUSE I'M WORKING. AND AT THAT TIME THEY PICKED IT UP AND THEY, WE TOOK ACTION AND REQUESTING WHAT WE HAVE REQUESTED. I WORK AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, IT'S A TRAUMA HOSPITAL AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A MAJOR TASK AGAINST, BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS COVID SITUATION. I WORK IN THE MEDICAL DEVICES AND WE HAVE TASKS THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE. SO I DON'T, I'M NOT ABLE TO GET TIME OFF RIGHT NOW FOR ANYTHING, FIRST OF ALL. AND SECOND, AND MOST IMPORTANT, I DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPER TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS MEETING 'CAUSE I JUST GOT THE PICTURES IN THAT EMAIL ABOUT TWO O'CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT I WAS STILL AT WORK. THAT'S THE REASON I'M REQUESTING A, UM, A RESCHEDULE OF THIS MEETING. THANK YOU, MR. QUEZ. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS TO MR. VAZQUEZ? YES, THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA. DO YOU ANTICIPATE, OR HOW MUCH [00:15:01] TIME DO YOU ANTICIPATE, UH, YOU WOULD NEED IF WE GRANTED YOU SOME MORE TIME TO, UH, COMPLETE, UH, THE, THE PACKAGE OF INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED? WELL, I WOULD PRESUME MINIMUM AT LEAST TWO WEEKS OR SO, YOU KNOW, TO, UH, TRY AND LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND GET MY STUFF TOGETHER THAT I WAS TRYING TO PROPOSE ON THE EXPLANATION AND AT LEAST THAT. AND THEN I CAN TALK TO MY SUPERVISOR OR MANAGER AND SEE IF THEY WILL ALLOW ME SOME TIME IN THE MORNING OR IN THE AFTERNOON, UM, TO DO SO. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE QUICKEST RESPONSE THAT I CAN GIVE YOU. THE MORE TIME THAT IT IS, THE BETTER IT IS. THIS PROJECT THAT WE'RE ON 30 DAYS, WE HAVE TO PROCESS 1500 INFUSION PUMPS AND THAT'S THE, THE DEMANDING THING FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. RIGHT NOW. I'M UTILIZING TWO OR FOUR PEOPLE TO ASSIST ME ON THAT PROJECT. BUT, YOU KNOW, TIME IS OF ESSENCE SOMETIMES. DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY TO HELP YOU WITH, WITH, UH, YOUR FATHER'S PROPERTY? AS FAR AS WHAT, UH, GATHERING THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO, TO COME TO A CONCLUSION ABOUT, UM, WHAT, WHAT WE NEED TO DO? WELL, LIKE I SAID, MY WIFE, UM, IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN HELP ME RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S JUST HER AND I RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS GETTING, GATHERING THE STUFF BOARD. THIS IS, UH, DWAYNE NELSON. I'M INCLINED TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD, BUT I'LL REQUEST THAT THE BOARD MAKE THE MOTION, MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND RESET THIS APPEAL. UH, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION OR RESET? THIS IS MICHAEL HART. I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RESET THIS APPEAL. MS. HARPER MAKES THE MOTION TO RESET THIS, UH, TO A FUTURE DATE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS MEGAN RE JUST RODRIGUEZ. I, I SECOND THAT AND MS. RODRIGUEZ SECONDS THE MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO RESET? YES. YES. YOU, YES. MR. ZIKA? YES. UH, IS, IS, UH, THIS GENTLEMAN THE TRUSTEE, IS HE, HE'S IS TRUSTEE ON THE, THE HOUSE AND THE PROPERTY OR, UH, THERE'S OTHERS? IT IS, IT IS PROPERTY ONLY OR LAND ONLY. UH, AND HE IS THE SON OF THE ACTUAL OWNER WHO IS DECEASED. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING, AND HE'S A TRUSTEE ON THE WILL OR MR. VASQUEZ, YOU'LL HAVE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. ARE YOU THE TRUSTEE, UH, OR, UH, OF THE WILL OR WHAT'S YOUR STATUS? YES, YES. IT'S ONLY MY BROTHER. I, OH, MY BROTHER IS, UH, ON OUR STATE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO, THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA. UM, AND TO THE MOTION, DO WE NEED TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL TIME? NO, HE ASKED FOR 30 DAYS IN THE NEXT CASES WE PUT IT UP OR IT WOULD BE 30 DAYS, SO IT WOULD MEET HIS REQUIREMENT ON TIME FACTORS. OKAY. STAFF, IF YOU WOULD CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF A MOTION TO RESET THIS APPEAL, MS. BROWN? UH, WELL, YOU KNOW, I HAD A QUESTION, BUT MY, MY MIC WAS MUTED, SO, UM, I CAN'T DO THE QUESTION NOW. UM, OKAY. UH, I'M SORRY, MS. BROWN, WAS THAT A, AN A OR A NA? UM, I THINK YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR QUESTION MS. BROWN, IF YOU WANT TO. WELL, I, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE MOTION, BUT I I'M GOING TO ASK THE, UH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE OFFICER, FOR THE OFFICER OF THE CASE. CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? YES, , GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. WHAT? , GO AHEAD. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT. SHE CAN HEAR YOUR QUESTION, MS. BROWN. GO AHEAD AND ASK IT. YEAH, BUT I CAN'T HEAR HER. OH, OKAY. WHO'S ALEX? GO AHEAD. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR MICROPHONE. THIS IS ALICE GUDO. GO AHEAD MS. BROWN. OH, THAT'S MUCH BETTER. IS THERE ANY HISTORY ON THIS PROPERTY? SINCE 2015 [00:20:01] THERE HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF 10 CASES, ONE PENDING BALANCE SINCE 2017. AND THIS CURRENT BALANCE, MA'AM, ALL OTHER FEES HAVE BEEN PAID, SO EVERYTHING'S BEEN PAID, BUT THERE WERE, THERE WERE 12 CASES ALTOGETHER. THERE WAS 10 CASES ALTOGETHER AND ONLY TWO HAVE A PENDING BALANCE. OKAY, THANK YOU. YES MA'AM. MY VOTE IS, NO, NO. OKAY. HOLD, GO BACK THROUGH A ROLL CALL STEP IF YOU WOULD CONDUCT A ROLL CALL ON THE MOTION, UH, TO RESET THE CASE. MR. NELSON? AYE. MR. ZUNIGA NA, MS. RODRIGUEZ? AYE. MR. TAPIA? AYE. MS. BROWN NAYYY. MR. HAR HARTFORD? AYE, I'M SORRY. AYE. THANK YOU MS. GUILLORY ABSTAIN. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FOUR TO TWO TO ONE, WE WILL RESET THIS CASE. UH, THE VOTE WAS FOUR TO TWO TO ONE. [3. 20-5119 (CD-5) 910 Torreon] WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT CASE ROOM. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET THEM ON THE PHONE BEFORE WE BEGIN. VERY GOOD HERE. THIS IS JUDY. UM, STAFF HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE TENANT, CEIO CASTILLO. UM, HE DID NOT ANSWER. IT WENT TO HIS VOICEMAIL. WE ALSO CALLED RALPH MORALES THE OWNER. AND SAME THING, NO, UH, ANSWERING OF THE PHONE CALL SO WE CAN GET STARTED. OKAY. UH, WE WILL MOVE, MOVE INTO STEP TO THE ACTUAL, UH, CODE OFFICER'S PRESENTATION. SIR, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ROLAND ALONSO, S OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 9 1 0 TOTAL AND THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE TO CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS DIVORCE. LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NNC B 2 4 2 3 BLOCK ONE, BLOCK 10 A AND 10 B LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS MORALES [00:25:01] ROBERT WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 7 1 9 SOUTH COLORADO STREET, DOWNTOWN TEXAS 7 8 2 0 7. THE OWNER, UH, MR. ROBERT MORALES IS DECEASED, ALL NOTICES THE HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED REQUIRED. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY THAT THE BOLD WISHES TO SPEAK. YES, WE DO. PLEASE. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON 7 18 20 19. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC. FOLLOWING IS THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 9 10 30 WAS CONDUCTED ON TEN NINE EIGHTEEN. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON 10 12 18 AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON CLAIM ON 10 25 18 ON 8 20 20. THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 9 10 30 ON 8 20 20. THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER ROBERT MORALE. THIS IS A OCCUPIED STRUCTURE. IT IS CURRENTLY, UM, BEING RENTED BY, UH, FOUR INDIVIDUALS. UM, THERE IS ONE BROTHER BY THE NAME OF ROBERT MORALES, WHO IS THE BROTHER OF THE OWNER, WHICH, UH, LIVED THERE AND A NEPHEW OR A COUSIN BY THE NAME OF RIO CASTILLO THAT IS LIVING THERE AS WELL. THE OWNER HAS A NEPHEW BY THE NAME OF RALPH MORALES, WHO, UH, TOOK OVER THE PROPERTY AND STARTED RENTING ROOMS TO INDIVIDUALS AT THIS ADDRESS. SO IT WAS, UH, MODIFIED INTO FOUR LITTLE, UH, UNIT, UH, ROOMS IN THERE. AND HE RENTS THOSE ROOMS. UH, IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, THAT THERE WAS, UH, A SUSPICION OF, UH, PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT OF THERE ON A DAILY BASIS. JUST A LOT OF TRAFFIC. UH, I MEAN, AND THEN OUT OF THERE, WE WILL GO TO THE PICTURES NOW. IT IS, UH, THE SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE. IT HAS A TIN ROOF HERE IN THE FRONT. IT ALSO HAS ASPHALT, UH, A ASPHALT, UH, ROAD ROOFING. UH, GOT A, A DAMAGED ROOF. E RUSTED TAGGING HERE ON THE LEFT HERE ON THE LEFT CORNER. UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT FRAME DAMAGE. UM, THE WALL JUST LOOKS SUNKEN IN HERE. IT DOESN'T FLOW WITH THE REST OF THE HOUSE, THE SETTING OF THE HOUSE. NEXT PICTURE PLEASE, IS JUST A CLOSER, UH, LOOK AT THE IN ROOF DUCTED AND CURATED AND LOOSE. NEXT PICTURE, PLEASE. THERE'S, UH, UH, LOOK AT THE BOTTOM HERE. UH, UH, PUT THIS FRAME. HERE'S JUST SHIFTED DOWN. NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. THERE'S A LOOK AT THE RIGHT SIDE, UH, WALL AND THERE IS A TAGGING GOING ON HERE. UH, IT PULLS OUT TOWARDS THE END AND GOES BACK IN. SO IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS, UH, SOME, UH, SOME DAMAGE THERE TO THE FRAME THERE. NEXT PICTURE, PLEASE CLOSER. LOOK AT THE BOTTOM SLIDING THAT COME OFF. AND, UH, FOR THE WALL, JUST BENDING AND BACK OUT AGAIN. WHICH CLOSER? LOOK HERE AT THE BOTTOM SLIDING, COMING OFF CLOSE. PROCEEDING PLEASE. THERE'S A PICTURE OF THE OVERHANG HERE. CUSTOM PLATE WHERE THE SHEATHING IS MISSING WITH INSIDE OF WATER DAMAGE. NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. THERE'S A PICTURE OF THE REAR OF THE HOUSE AND IS MISSING INSIDE THERE. [00:30:01] WATER DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. NEXT PICTURE, PLEASE. UH, CLOSE TO LOOK AT THE THERE AND MISSING INSIDE CHEESY. NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. HERE'S A, UH, LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE. UH, AND RIGHT HERE IS WHERE? TOWARDS THE FRONT. UH, IT'S WHERE THIS SIDE COMES TO THE FRAME AND . YOU GET A CLOSER LOOK AT IT HERE AND THEN IT, IT JUST DROPS DOWN, JUST SUNKEN DOWN THERE. NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. THERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT IT RIGHT HERE. DAMAGE IPOING OUT THERE. THE BOX CLOSER. LOOK HERE. UNKNOWN IF, UH, THEY PUT, UH, THINGS THERE JUST TO HOLD UP THAT, THAT PART OF THE FRAME WHERE IT IS. JUST MISCELLANEOUS, JUST TRASH THERE. NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. IT LOOKS LIKE WHERE THE, THE ROOF, THE BAGGAGE THERE. LITTLE ROOFING. LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOT SOME WATER DAMAGE DOWNSTAIRS. LITTLE GROUP MEMBERS. ANOTHER CLOSER THE WARM OUT . NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. SO YOU GO INTO THE FRONT DOOR AND NOTICE THAT THE CONCRETE IS CRACK LIKE IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THERE'S TWO ROOMS HERE AND THEN THE REAR, THERE ARE TWO OTHER ROOMS THAT THERE IS NO, NO WATER HERE. UH, WE DO HAVE ELECTRICITY AND, UH, THERE'S JUST PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT OF HERE ON A DAILY BASIS. WE JUST HAVE TO PUT UP WITH, BEEN PUTTING UP WITH THIS QUITE A WHILE. UH, TRAFFIC CLEANER IN AND OUT. TAKE A PICTURE PLEASE. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE CEILING. LOOKS LIKE IT DOESN'T HAVE SHEETROCK. IT'S JUST OPEN AND THEY'VE COVERED IT WITH, UH, KIND OF MATERIAL, SOME KIND OF PLASTIC MATERIAL. THERE IS, UH, TENSION CORDS RUNNING FROM THIS AREA HERE TO INDIVIDUAL ROOMS FOR LIGHTING . IT'S MORE OF THE CONCRETE OF THE TRANSITIONS UP TO THE REAR OF THE HOUSE THAT IS CRACKED AND FIXABLE WITH THE RESTROOM AREA. AND, UH, THEY DO APPEARS THAT THEY BRING IN WATER FROM SOMEPLACE TO, UH, DEEP THERE. UH, SITTING HERE, UH, FLOOR IS WARM, CRACKED AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE AT THE . NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. NEXT PICTURE OF THE . COVERED IT UP HERE. UH, CAME, UH, THE SHEET ROCK STILL LOOKS LIKE IT HAD SOME, UH, WHAT NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. THERE'S MORE PICTURES OF THE FLOOR. NEXT PICTURE PLATE. PICTURE FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT. THESE ARE THE TWO ROOMS HERE. AS YOU, UH, WALK IN AND PHYSICALLY SIT DOWN AS YOU WALK INTO THE ROOM. UH, THE FLOORS JUST BROKEN UP HERE AND UNSAFE. AND THEN THERE'S JUST A DISARRAY OF, OF WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE, UH, PERSON LIVING THERE. STAYING THERE LOOKS TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE THE FRAME IS OPEN AND THE FLOOR IS DAMAGED AS WELL. AND PICTURE PLEASE. THE OTHER, ANOTHER ROOM THERE. WELL, HERE'S SOME OF THE CARPENTRY THAT THEY USE TO, TO MAKE THEIR DIVIDER. UH, FOR INDIVIDUAL ROOMS. THIS IS A WHITE OPEN SPACE. THEY JUST PORTED THE SUB THAT ROOM. NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. AND THAT'S JUST MORE OF A CONCRETE BROKEN. NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. IT'S MORE THERE. SET UP THE, [00:35:01] THE WATER SET UP AND THEN JUST THE, THE DIVIDE, THE CEILING. UM, WELL THERE'S NO, UH, THERE'S NO SHEET ROCK. NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. MORE, UH, CRACK CONCRETE. ANOTHER ROOM. NEXT CRACK. JUST GO UP THE HOUSE ON THE FLOORS. , I GUESS IT IS THERE, THERE SNACK AREA OR, OR DINING AREA. MORE OF A WATER SCENARIO THAN IT IS A HOME. UH, NEXT PICTURE PLEA MORE OF A AND THE CEILING IS WIRED. NEXT PICTURE. PLEA. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, ROOF, RUSTED AND SAGGING EXTERIOR WALLS. THE DAMAGE FRAME OF DAMAGE FOUNDATION IS CORRECT. STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 9 10 30 ON IN VIOLATION OF C CODE. ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56. SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CONDITIONS ARE DEFECT HERE AND AFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING. AND IT HAZARD PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE PROVIDED THAT SUB CONDITIONS OF AFFECTATION NESS AROUND FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION, FOR THE THREATS FOR POTENTIAL THREATS, LIVE SELF PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF TO COMMENCE . THAT CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION OF NINE 10TH 40. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? MR. CHAIRMAN, SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT MR. ANDIS IS NOW ON THE, ON THE MEETING. HE HAS JOINED. MR. ANDIS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. GREAT. THANK, THANK YOU FRED. MR. BROWN, YOU HAD A QUESTION CHAIR, THIS IS JUDY. ALSO, WE'VE HAD TO MANAGE THE MICS ON OUR END. WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK. SO ONCE THE CHAIR, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE READY TO SPEAK, IF THEY CAN UNMUTE ON THEIR END PLEASE. DID EVERYONE HEAR PATRICK? WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S UNMUTE AS THEY'RE SPEAKING. UH, MS. BROWN, YOU HAD A QUESTION? OH, NO, I DIDN'T KNOW VERY WELL THEN. MS. . THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO THIS PROPERTY IS NOW BEING RENTED OUT. ANY, IS THERE ACTIVITY THERE THAT IS, UM, AT THE ATTENTION OF THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT YOU STATE? YES, MA'AM. UH, THEY, WHAT BROUGHT BROUGHT US THERE WAS THE, THE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY GOING ON THERE. AND THEN THIS PARTY IS ALSO WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF A SCHOOL. IT'S REPORTED IN THE, UM, THE WRITEUP. IS THAT CORRECT? BUT IT WASN'T REPORTED IN YOUR, UH, SPEECH BRIEF? YES, IT, IT IS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THE SCHOOL. OKAY. UM, OKAY. AND THEN ALSO THE ATTENTION WAS BROUGHT IN, IN YOUR, UM, WRITEUP. IT STARTS, UH, THAT THIS WAS STARTED IN LIKE 2018. SO THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. UH, THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, THE CODE OFFICER THEN UH, I THINK MR. MORALES IS ONLINE. I CHAIR JUDY. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO CONTACT THE OWNER OR THE TENANT, BUT WE DID RECEIVE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT FROM AMELIA VALDEZ WITH THE HISTORIC RESIDENCE, SORRY, WEST SIDE, HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. AND WE ALSO HAVE A VOICEMAIL. I'LL BE PLAYING THE VOICEMAIL FIRST. OKAY, THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS AMELIA EZ, THE CULTURE PRESIDENT OF THE HISTORIC WESTSIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. THAT IS 1635 . MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 865-0819. [00:40:05] MY COLLEAGUE ON BEHALF OF NINE 10 , WE HAVE SPOKEN TO RAYEZ. HE ALMOST IS NEXT DOOR TO NINE 10. IS THE OTHER UNCLE WHO WAS LIVING AT NINE 10 . DR. COVID HAS BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE TITLE AND TURNING ON THE WATER, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY CHALLENGING. DISTRICT PRIDE HAS HELPED HAS PROVIDED RESOURCES LIKE THIS FROM THE BOOK BANK. ALSO STAFF APPLICATION TO HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO ASSIST SOME ALSO OTHER ITEMS WE'RE NEEDING A CONTINUANCE IN ADDITION, DISTRICT FIVE ACCOUNT FOR 43.94% OF P S D CASES. WAGE ASSOCIATION HAS FOUND OURSELVES TO CASES AND EACH TWICE A WEEK. PLEASE HELP US AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN KEEP THE RESIDENTS IN THEIR HOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. W R A THANK YOU SO MUCH. BYE-BYE. CHAIR, THAT WAS AMELIA VALDEZ WITH THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION AND SHE IS, UM, SUBMITTING A COMMENT FOR NINE 10 ION THAT WAS RECEIVED YESTERDAY. THEY ARE ASKING FOR CONTINUANCE TO WORK WITH THE OWNERS AND THEY'RE TRYING TO ASSIST THEM TO TRANSFER TITLES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO SO DUE TO COVID 19. SHE ALSO DID MENTION THAT DISTRICT FIVE ACCOUNTS FOR 43.94% OF THE B S B CASES. SHE ALSO SUBMITTED AN EMAIL THAT IS ON YOUR SCREEN WITH THE SAME INFORMATION. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE'S BEEN ABLE TO READ THE INFORMATION THAT'S ON SCREEN. UH, IS, ARE THOSE THE ONLY TWO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED SO FAR? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. I CAN'T READ THIS. PUT ON THE SCREEN. MY GLASSES ON FOCUS. THAT'S SMALL. WHAT DOES IT SAY? UH, RESIDENTS OF NINE 10 TEON AND THE HISTORICAL WEST SIDE, UH, RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION REQUEST ADDITIONAL TIME TO BE GRANTED TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO COMPLY WITH CITY CODE. RESIDENTS ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES TO MEET CITY CODE. UH, SUBPARAGRAPH HISTORICAL WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION IS ASSISTING RESIDENTS IN GETTING CONNECTED WITH APPROPRIATE RESOURCES. THE DISTRICT FIRE, UH, CITY COUNCIL OFFICE OF SHIRLEY GONZALEZ HAS PROVIDED HOMEOWNER WITH FOOD AND HAS BEEN CONTACTED TO ASSIST WITH RESTORING UTILITIES HOMEOWNER IN THE PROCESS OF MEETING WITH MEXICAN AMERICAN, UH, UNITY COUNCIL, HIS HOUSING PROGRAM, WHICH IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY IN OBTAINING HOME TITLE TRANSFER. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, THERE'S NO FURTHER INPUT TO THIS CASE AS A RESULT, UH, THE CODE OFFICER HAS HAD QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT THE CODE OFFICER, IF NOT CHAIR, WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION? YES, HE'S ON HERE. MR. SENEGA? YES. UH, YOU MUTE THE MIC. GO AHEAD. MUTE YOUR MIC AGAIN PLEASE, SIR. MR. SENECA IS THE NEED TO UNMUTE YOUR MIC? OKAY. IS THERE, UH, YOU'RE BREAKING OUT. SO TRY AGAIN. HELLO? OKAY, NOW THEN , IS THERE ELECTRICITY IN WATER? THERE IS NO WATER. THERE IS ELECTRICITY. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A MOTION. UH, MS. BROWN, GO AHEAD. I MOVE AS A PROPERTY LOCATED AT NINE 10. CARRY ON. IT'S A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY, UM, ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 5 6 SUBSECTIONS, UH, OF FINDING SUBSECTIONS. UH, [00:45:01] 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15 AND 15. THAT'S 1615. AND, UH, A 30 DAY VACATE ORDER. THE ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY TO BE DISCONNECTED BY THE CITY. AND, UH, A 30 DAY DEMO. THE MOTION IS FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION. A 30 DAY VACATE ORDER. A ORDER FOR DISCONNECT. UH, IS THERE A SECOND? ROBERT? CHOP IS SECOND. CHOPPA SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO DEMO? 30 DAYS VACATE. 30 DAYS DISCONNECT ELECTRICITY. IF NOT, SET. CONDUCT A ROLL CALL. MR. NELSON. AYE. MR. ZUNIGA? AYE. MS. RODRIGUEZ? AYE. MR. TAPIA? AYE. MS. BROWN AYE. MR. ANDES? NO MA'AM. MR. ANDES, UH, I'M GONNA SUSTAIN BECAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR THE FULL CASE. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. HARPER. AYE. AYE. MS. HILARY? AYE. THANK YOU. A MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO TO ONE. MR. NELSON, YOUR MIC WAS ON MUTE. ONE. WE'LL MOVE [4. 20-5120 (CD-5) 203 Hoover Ave (accessory structure)] TO OUR NEXT CASE. JUDY, WHO WAS THAT LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE THIS MORNING? I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T SEE ERIC. HELLO? ANYBODY THERE? HELLO? FELIX RAMIREZ? YEAH, FELIX. FELIX IS, UH, FILLING IN FOR ERIC THIS MORNING. OKAY, THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY ON THE RESPONSE. OUR MICS ARE ACTING UP, SO WE'RE KIND OF SHARING ONE MIC, SO WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF MOVEMENT AROUND, UH, IN THE, UH, IN THE BOARDROOM. SO JUST BEAR WITH US, PLEASE. WE WILL DO THAT. WE UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES. CHAIR, THIS IS JUDY. WE DO HAVE THE OWNER OF THE LINE, MS. ZAHAR, SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR CASE. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING BOARD FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS JOSHUA , DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 2 0 3 COU WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE TO THE CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 8 7 7 7, LOT EIGHT LOT E I R R 37.2 FEET OF 16 AND NORTH I R R 1 75 FEET OF 17. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS DICHI SHAR S WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 4 5 0 0 BLANCO ROAD, APARTMENT 9 32, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6. ALL NOTICE OF THE HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE PHONE NUMBERS WERE FOUND FOR A GCI SAHAR [00:50:01] SS IS 2 1 0 5 5 6 6 2 1 0. OWNER WANTS TO DEMO, WANTS TO DEMOLISH STRUCTURE, BUT WANTS A YEAR TO DO IT. UM, I DO HAVE A CHANGE IN THE, UH, OUTLINE. UH, THE, UH, THE ORIGINAL OUTLINE SAID, UH, THE OFFICE OF THE STORE PRESERVATION SAYS CONFIRMED ON EIGHT ON AUGUST, 2019 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION IS ACTUALLY NOVEMBER 14TH, 2019. THE FOLLOWING THE TIMELINE EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 2 0 3 HOOVER HOOVER WAS CONDUCTED ON 9 27 2019. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2019, AND A CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2019. UH, THE NOTICE FOR B B B HEARING WAS, WAS POSTED AT PROPERTY ON AUGUST 19TH, 19, 2020. ON AUGUST TWO, 20 2020, THE NOISE FOR B C HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER. THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED YET. I DID HAVE CONTACT WITH OWNER ON 3 24 20 20, UH, WHO SIGNED CONSENT FORM TO MAKE INTERIOR PHOTOS. UH, MR. SOHAR STATED THAT HE WANTED A YEAR TO DEMO DEMOLISH STRUCTURE AS OF AUGUST. UM, HIS, UH, HE DID NOT CHANGE WHAT HE WANTED TO DO WITH DRUGGER WITH THE, WITH THE, WITH THE STRUCTURE. UH, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND NO PERMITS THAT BEEN WERE NOTED ON FILE. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WE'RE TAKEN ON 8 28 20 20. AS YOU CAN SEE THE, AS YOU CAN, UH, SEE AT THE, ON HOOVER, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION ON THE EXTERIOR WALL ON TOP OF IT. YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE THE, THAT IT, IT'S A GABLE ROOF SYSTEM. UM, THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE IT'S STARTING TO BOW DOWN DUE TO THE, THE WEIGHT OF THE ROOF IS ACTUALLY ON TOP OF, UH, THE ONE OF THE BEAMS. INSIDE YOU CAN SEE MORE DETERIORATION OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE WOOD MEMBERS. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE ON THE, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THERE'S A HOLE LEANING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE, OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ASPHALT SHINGLES ON THE ROOF ARE DETERIORATED AND, AND, UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ROOF STRUCTURE IS FALLING. THIS IS THE, UH, THIS IS A BETTER VIEW OF THE, THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER SIDE WHERE THE, NO, NO, THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THE MORE OF THE BOWING ON THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE MORE DETERIORATION TOWARDS THE BACK. YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE THIS, WHERE THE, WHERE THE VEGETATION IS STARTING TO GROW THROUGH THE WALL. UH, ON THE WALL. THIS IS THE CLOSE UP OF THE WHOLE DETERIORATION OF THE EXTERIOR WALL WITH THE BOTTOM LEFT WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE INTERIOR IS EXPOSED. PHOTO PICTURE OF THE ROOF ON THE LEFT ELEVATION, YOU CAN SEE THE BOWING FROM. YOU CAN SEE THE BOWING, UH, AND THE SATION OF THE ASPHALT SHINGLES, UH, ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE MORE DETERIORATION ON THE BOTTOM WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, WHERE THE INTERIOR, WHERE THE, WHERE THE WOOD NUMBERS ARE BROKEN. AND CLOSING THE INTERIOR. A CLOSE, A CLOSER LOOK OF THE BROKEN WOOD NUMBERS SHOWING THAT THE INTERIOR IS EXPOSED. THIS IS A PICTURES OF THE INSIDE, UH, THE FOUNDATION OF THE CONCRETE SLAB. YOU CAN SEE A, OH, A SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN THE FOUNDATION, WHICH IS CAUSING THE, WHICH IS CAUSING SOME OF THE, THE EXTERIOR WALLS TO, UH, TO BEND. YOU SEE MORE OF THE, THE, THE CRACKING THE FOUNDATION. YOU CAN SEE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE ON THE LEFT, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WALLS HAVE CLOSED SO MUCH THAT THE EXTERIOR SEE THE SUNLIGHT COMING IN, BECAUSE THE, THE, THE BOARDS ARE NO LONGER TOUCHING THE BEAM. THE, THE, THE PHOTO, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE INTERIOR WHERE THE, DUE TO THE FOUNDATION, IT ACTUALLY WHERE THE, WHERE THE BEAM, WHERE THE ROOF IS ASSIGNED TO PUT ITS WEIGHT ON THE, THE, THE TOP BEAM. AND IT'S ACTUALLY BOWING, MAKING IT BOW MORE. THIS THE COATS UP. YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ELEVATION, SEE THE, THE MORE, THE BO UH, THE STRUCTURE BOWING. [00:55:06] THIS IS A SINGLE STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT HAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF SYSTEM, WHICH HAS DAMAGE TO THE DECKING AND CAUSING STRUCTURE. ROOF STRUCTURE, THE BOW EXTERIOR WALLS ARE WOOD PLANKING, WHICH ARE DETERIORATED AND BROKEN, CAUSING ELEMENTS TO COME INTO STRUCTURE. FOUNDATION IS A SLAB ON GRADE, WHICH, WHICH HAS A BIG CRACK IN THE MIDDLE. INTERIOR IS DILAPIDATED, WHICH WITH RIDGE SYSTEM CAUSING RAPS TO BOW DOWN DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE ROOF. TO RECAP A STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2 0 3 HOOVER IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTION 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 15, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY, ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREIN AFTER THE SCRATCH SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH. SAFETY AND WELFARE. WELFARE PROVIDED AS SUCH, CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION SUBS FOR UNFITNESS, FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL TO THREAT LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY AND HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS ISH. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 2 0 3 HOOP. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? OKAY, I HAVE ONE. MS. BROWN. OKAY. DID I HEAR THE, UM, THE COURT OFFICER SAY, UH, THAT THE OWNER WANTED THE CITY TO TURN DOWN THE PROPERTY? UH, NO MA'AM. UH, THE OWNER WANTED A YEAR TO ORDER FOR, FOR HIM TO DEMOLISH PROPERTY FOR HIM, FOR HIMSELF TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY. HE WANTS TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY. YES. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, THAT'S LEADING TO ANOTHER QUESTION. WHY HASN'T HE DONE IT SO FAR? IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR. UM, WHEN I SPOKE TO MR. ZAHAR, HE SAID DUE TO THE COVID, UH, IT AFFECTED HIS, UH, HIS INCOME. SO HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE PAY FOR THE DEMOLITION. UM, THAT'S WHY HE SAID HE WANTED A YEAR. I'M SORRY, THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN A YEAR. YEAH, HE WANTED, THAT'S WHY HE WANTED A YEAR TO DEMOLISH TO GET THE FUNDS TOGETHER. OH, HE WANTS ANOTHER YEAR, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? UH, YES. DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURED. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, UH, THE OWNER IS, IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. IF WE COULD, LET'S HAVE THE OWNER MAKE THE PRE MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION. YES, I'M HERE. IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, MR. JOSHUA. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SHAHAR GANACHE. UM, I LIVE ON FOUR 50 PILGRIM DRIVE 7 8 2 1 3. SO THE ADDRESS PRESENTED THERE IS THE, MY OLD ADDRESS, THE, UH, FOR THE 1 4 500, UH, BLANCO. SO DO YOU WANT TO UPDATE THE NEW ONE? YES, PLEASE. IT'S 4 5 0 PILGRIM DRIVE. SAN ANTONIO SISTER 7 8 2 1 3. THANK YOU. YEAH. OKAY. SO, UM, I BOUGHT THE BUILDING LIKE, UH, ALMOST LIKE TWO YEARS AGO. UM, AND, UH, THE GAR THE GARAGE, THE PARKING GARAGE WAS, UH, IN THAT CONDITION SINCE THEN. UH, I DIDN'T SEE ANY REASON WHY TO DO IT ASAP, UH, UNTIL YOU GUYS CAME TO THE PROPERTY AND TOLD ME THAT IT'S NOT UP TO CODE, IT'S, UH, YOU, I NEED, I NEED TO TAKE IT DOWN. SO I THOUGHT I WILL TAKE THE TIME WITH THIS, UH, BECAUSE IT'S STILL AN EXPENSE. AND, UM, C OVID 19 RIGHT NOW HIT MY BUSINESS. UH, I HAVE TWO LOCATIONS OF RETAIL THAT SHUT DOWN. SO I'M TRYING TO MANAGE MYSELF FINANCIALLY THE RIGHT WAY. AND IF YOU DON'T MISS PAYMENT ON MY MORTGAGE, BUT THERE'S MORTGAGE ON THIS HOUSE, UM, TO TAKE THE GARAGE DOWN, IT'S NOT THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS I'M GONNA NEED TO REFUND IT BACK BECAUSE THERE'S NO SETBACK. BASICALLY, THE GARAGE IS THE FENCE. SO IT'S ANOTHER EXPENSE OF FOUR OR $5,000 RIGHT NOW JUST, UH, TO DO THAT BECAUSE I HAVE TENANTS THERE, I CANNOT LEAVE THEM WITHOUT DEFENSE. UM, SO THIS IS WHY I'M ASKING LIKE A 12 MONTH AT LEAST, SO I CAN GET REFERRED TO IT. AND IF THERE IS A SERVICE FROM THE CITY THAT I CAN USE TO DEMOLISH IT, I'LL USE YOU GUYS. IF THE DAY, IF THERE'S NONE, UH, I'LL DO IT MYSELF. I, I I'LL HIRE SOMEONE TO TAKE IT DOWN AND RESET THE AREA BECAUSE THE WHOLE CORNER, THE GARAGE SEAT, YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE PROBABLY THE, THE, THIS STRUCTURE SEAT ON THE CORNER OF THE LOT. SO BASICALLY THIS IS THE FENCE. [01:00:05] AND, AND THAT'S ALL. I MEAN, I'M VERY COOPERATIVE WITH YOU GUYS. IF THERE'S, YES, IT NEEDS TO GET DOWN, DOWN SOME, SOMETIMES, LIKE WE NEED TO DEMOLISH IT. IT'S JUST THE FINANCIAL ISSUE AT THE MOMENT. THANK YOU, SIR. DOES ANY, UH, BOARD MEMBER HAVE A QUESTION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER? I HAVE A QUESTION, SIR. MS. BROWN? SIR, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, YES. OKAY. YOU UNDERSTAND IF WE CARE, WE ARE GONNA PROBABLY WIND UP TEARING IT DOWN. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THAT COST IS GONNA BE ATTACHED TO YOUR PROPERTY. IS THAT CORRECT? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? EXCUSE ME. ONCE THE CITY TEARS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE DOWN MM-HMM. THE COST, IF YOU DON'T PAY IT, THE COST WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? YEAH. UH, THIS IS WHAT JOSHUA EXPLAINED TO ME, THAT THERE IS A, A, A SERVICE THAT YOU GUYS CAN DEMOLISH IT AND THEN, UH, YOU BILL ME AND I'M PAYING FOR IT. THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS LIKE THAT EXPENSE AT THIS MOMENT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE DEMOLITION. YOU GUYS, IF I USE YOUR SERVICE TO DEMOLISH, OKAY, COOL, YOU DEMOLISH IT, BUT I NEED TO START TO WORK ON THIS PROPERTY AGAIN TO ENS IT, BECAUSE AS SOON AS YOU TAKE IT DOWN, THERE'S NO FENCE TO THE PROPERTY. OKAY? SO THAT, THAT'S NOT A SITUATION THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. WE ARE JUST LOOKING AT THE ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE, THE DEMOLITION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. YEAH, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR, YOUR, YOUR COMMENT. IT'S YES. IF YOU GUYS TAKE IT DOWN, YES, I DO NEED TO PAY FOR IT. AND SO WHAT I'M ASKING, WE'RE TALKING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THAT EXPENSE IN THIS RIGHT NOW, C OVID 19 SITUATION IS LITTLE BIT HARD. SO I'M ASKING FOR EXTENSION UNTIL WE DEMOLISH IT THAT YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T DEMOLISH IT RIGHT AWAY RIGHT NOW. I, I I TRYING UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, SIR, BUT I THINK ALL OF US ARE IN THE SAME BOAT WITH COVID, BUT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USING THIS COVID AS AN EXCUSE. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU ARE. IT'S NOT AN SORRY. I'M OKAY. GO AHEAD. SORRY. ALL, WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT, BUT WE ARE HERE TO LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY AND TO LOOK AT THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, AND THAT'S ALL. NOT THE FENCE, NOT ANYTHING ELSE. UM, EXCUSE ME. IT'S NOT, IT'S UM, IT'S NOT AN EXCUSE, IT'S A FACT BECAUSE I CAN PROVE YOU THAT MY BUSINESSES GO, WENT DOWN. SO TO, IN ORDER FOR ME ALSO TO MAINTAIN MORTGAGE AND ALL THE, ALL THE EXPENSE AROUND THAT. AND YOU GIVE ME RIGHT NOW ANOTHER $5,000. THIS IS NOT A LUXURY PROPERTY. I DON'T MAKE MONEY ON THIS PROPERTY, SO JUST MAINTAIN THE MORTGAGE AND THEN TO COME WITH ANOTHER EXPENSE THAT'S LITTLE BIT HARD. SO IF THERE'S ANY, LIKE, IF, IF WE CAN EXTEND IT A BIT, JUST LET ME BREATHE. UM, I WOULD LOVE TO. IT'LL REALLY, IT'LL REALLY HELP. WELL, THANK YOU, SHARP. DOES ANOTHER MEMBER HAVE A QUESTION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER? IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OKAY, WELL I'LL ENTERTAIN THE MOTION AGAIN. MS. BROWN, GO AHEAD. OKAY. MY . OKAY. EXCUSE ME. OKAY. SO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, I MOVE THAT THE, UH, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS, UM, IS A NUISANCE AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS A TIME BOND FOR H STRUCTURE. SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS. HOLD ON. JUST SUBSECTIONS, UH, 1 4 5 7, 8, 12 15 AT FIND THAT THE PROPERTY, UM, AND THAT THE PROPERTY DID NOT BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND ORDER 30 DAY DEMO, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS A 30 DAY DEMOLITION, UH, AS A RESULT OF TION OF SUBSECTIONS. 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 15. UH, DO I HEAR A SECOND? I SECOND. WAS THAT MR. UH, ANDIS? MR. ANDIS SECOND. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO DEMO IN 30 DAYS? NO, JUST AT THE ADDRESS FOR IT, WITH THE MOTION, IT WASN'T ADDED AT THE [01:05:01] ADDRESS ON THE PROPERTY IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2 0 3 AVENUE A 30 DAY DEMOLITION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION STAFF AS YOU WOULD CONDUCT A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES, SIR. THIS IS JUDY. AND FOR THE RECORD, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU, MA'AM. MR. NELSON? HI, MR. ZUNIGA. MR. ZUNIGA A AYE. THANK YOU, MR. RODRIGUEZ. AYE. A MR. TAPIO? AYE. MS. BROWN? AYE. MR. ANDES? AYE. MR. HARPER? AYE. HILLARY AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT TO ZERO. THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. WE'LL [5. 20-5121 (CD-5) 3939 Fortuna St] MOVE TO OUR NEXT PROPERTY. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ROLAND ALONSO, UH, BADGE NUMBER 6 7 7, DANGEROUS PERMIT OFFICER. PERMIT OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 39 39 FOR PUNA STREET FOR THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ARTICLE CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NNC B 8 2 4 8, BLOCK TWO, LOT 22, LOCATED IN CITY CONSOLE DISTRICT FIVE. THE ONE ON RECORD IS VARA MARCELO AND MARIA WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 39 39 UNA SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 7. THE OWNERS, UH, OF THIS PROPERTY ARE DECEASED. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? WE DO PLEASE, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS CONFIRMED ON 11 19 20 19. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORIC FABRIC. THE FOLLOWING IS THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 39 39 UNA STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON 6 20 19. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON 6 20 21 19 AND CERTIFICATE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON 7 12 20 19. ON 8 20 20 20 THE NOTICE FOR THE, FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 39 39 UNA STREET ON 8 20 20 20. THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO ELLO AND MARIA WAS, UH, ONPLAN. UH, THE, THE SON OF THE OWNER, UH, HIS NAME IS ROBERT BARRA. HE LIVES NEXT DOOR TO THE LEFT OF THIS PROPERTY AND I MADE CONTACT WITH HIM. UH, HE, UH, EXPRESSED TO ME THAT HE WANTED TO, TO REPAIR THE HOUSE, UH, AND THAT HE WAS, UH, VERY ILL AND WASN'T ABLE TO DO IT, UH, FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AND HE KEPT TELLING ME THAT HE DOES HAVE THE MONEY AND HE JUST, HE, HE CAN FIX IT, BUT HE JUST HASN'T, UH, BEEN ABLE TO DO SO. HE SUFFERS FROM, FROM AN ILLNESS. UH, THIS IS A, THIS, IT IS A SINGLE STORY UNOCCUPIED WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE. UM, THIS IS THE FRONT, UH, PICTURE ELEVATION. THE HOUSE HAS, UH, SHIFTED, UH, TO THE REAR AWAY FROM THE PORCH HERE. THERE'S DAMAGE TO THE SIDING AND THERE'S DAMAGE TO THE FRAME AS WELL. UM, NEXT, NEXT PICTURE PLEASE. HERE'S THE, THE OVERHAND OR CANTILEVER AND IT HAS, UH, UH, SHIFTED IT, UH, AND HAS, HAS WATER DAMAGE TO IT. WOOD NUMBER NEXT, PLEASE. THIS IS, UH, THE SPACE BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND, AND NOW THE CONCRETE PORCH. AND THEN, UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PERIMETER [01:10:01] BEAM IN THE FRONT IS DAMAGED AND WHERE THE SIDING AND SHEETING IS DAMAGED. AND, UH, YOU CAN SEE ALSO PART OF THE FRAME. THERE IS ALSO WATER DAMAGE. NEXT PLEASE, WHICH IS WALKING BACK, UH, STILL AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, THE HOW IT CONTINUES TO DROP THE FRONT. NEXT PAGE. UH, HERE'S, UH, LOOKING AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOUSE. UH, ALSO LOOKS LIKE IT HAS SOME ISSUES ON THIS SIDE, UH, REGARDING THE PERIMETER BEAM. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BENDING IN AND THEY CAME BACK OUT. UH, THE FRAME, THE, UH, WOODEN FRAME. NEXT PLEASE. UH, GOING TOWARD THE TOP, IT HAS SOME SID MISSING THERE AND, UH, APPEARS THAT THERE'S A, A SIGNIFICANT HOLE THERE WHERE THE WATER HAS BEEN GOING IN AND DOING SOME DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AS WELL. AND SEE THERE'S, UH, HOLD THE ROOF HERE FOR, UH, THE COVERING HAS ALREADY COME OFF AND PART OF THE DECKING ALSO STARTED TO WEAR AND FALL INTO THE, THE HOUSE NEXT WEEK. JUST A, A BETTER PICTURE OF THE HOLE THERE ON THE SIDE NEXT WEEK COMING AROUND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE. AND, UH, JUST LIKE THE, THE BEAMS AT THE BOTTOM, HER HOUSE HUNTING INTO THE GROUND AND THERE IS SOME DAMAGE TO THE SIDING THERE AS WELL. NEXT TO THE LOOK CLOSER, LOOK AT THAT SAME WALL THERE AND SEE WHERE THE FRAME, UH, DOWN ON THE GROUND, THE BEAM, THE GROUND NEXT PLEASE. THERE THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE. LOOKS LIKE IT HAS, UH, SOME FRAME PROBLEMS AND SOME BEAM PROBLEMS AT THE BOTTOM AS WELL. AND THEN THE ROOF APPEARS TO BE FROM WITH SAGGING. NEXT, PLEASE. THE CLOSER. LOOK AT THE BAG HERE. WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LARGE HOLE HERE IN THE ROOF. SO NEXT PLEASE. STEPPING BACK, CONSIDER LOOK AT, UH, THE RIGHT, THE BAG THERE AND THEN A HOLE, UH, THE ROOF. NEXT PLEASE. THE CLOSER. LOOK AT THE BOTTOM HERE. AND IT'S UP HERE WHERE IT SINKS DOWN INTO THE GROUND AND WHERE IT SHIFTED ABLY THERE. NEXT BIT IS, UH, UH, TAKING A STEP BACK. LIFTING AT THE BOTTOM WITH, UH, LOWERS DOWN TOWARD ONE END. STARTS AT THE LEFT, GETS DOWN TO THE RIGHT. NEXT. IT'S JUST A LOOK FROM, UH, THE, THE WALL THAT HAD THE HOLE HAS A HOLE IN IT. LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM FROM THIS SIDE WHERE GOES IN AND BACK OUT NEXT WEEK, WALKING IN THE FRONT DOOR, UH, SEE JUST A LOT OF SCATTER TRASH, UM, SHEEP, ROCK GROUND, EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE TO THE , UH, AND THE FLOOR WAS FROM LEVEL NEXT, PLEASE JUST EVIDENCE THAT THE WATER IS COMING IN FROM THE ROOF AND HAS DAMAGED A LOT OF THE SHEEP ROCK. NEXT PLEASE. HERE'S A FRONT WALL OF THE HOUSE, UH, MOST OF THE DAMAGES AND THE WATER COMING IN THERE. NEXT PLEASE. HERE'S, UH, JUST SOME HOLES IN. SHE BROUGHT, APPARENTLY VANDALS HAVE BEEN GOING IN AND, UH, ALSO DOING DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE. NEXT IS THE KITCHEN AREA, AND IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE THERE'S WATER DAMAGE HERE TO THE FLOOR AND TO CEILING. NEXT, PLEASE. HERE'S, UH, ONE OF THE BEDROOMS WHERE THERE IS A HOLE HERE, THE SHEET ROCK AND THERE'S NO SHEATHING AND FRAME. LOOKS LIKE IT'S DAMAGED AS WELL. IT'S ALSO EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE TO THE CEILING. HERE. NEXT PLEASE. THE CLOSER LOOK AT THE HOLE AND AT THE FRONT FLOORS ALSO DAMAGED. SHE WAS GOING INTO ANOTHER ROOM. IT LOOKS LIKE ALL THE OF THE SHEEP ROCK MELT DOWN ON THE GROUND. UH, THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ROOF NEXT TO, AND HERE'S A HOLE WHERE THE WATER'S [01:15:01] COMING IN AND STARTING TO, UH, HAS ALREADY DETERIORATED THE ROOF COPPER AND IT'S NOW DAMAGING THE DECKING AND WORKING ON THE, ON THE, THE, SO, UH, CONNECTION AND THE SHEEP DOWN, UH, TOWARDS THE CORNER HERE, UH, THERE'S AN OPENING, UH, FLOOR AND SEE WHERE THIS, THAT GOES TO THE GROUND. NEXT PLEASE. THERE'S ANOTHER ROOM HERE. UH, EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE TO THE SHEET ROCKETS ON THE GROUND. THERE IS, UH, WATER DAMAGE TO THE, THE WALLS AND TO THE CEILING. , THERE IS A HERE WHERE THE WATER HAS ALREADY DAMAGED, UH, THE COVER, THE DECK, UH, AND WORKING ON THE ROOF FRAME. AND SHE DROPPED JUST STARTING TO FALL DOWN THE GROUND. JUST THE CORNER HERE. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF WATER DAMAGE HERE, , THERE'S JUST ANOTHER LOOK AT WHERE, UH, THE ROOF IS HERE. HERE'S JUST A PICTURE WHERE THE ROOF IS OPEN AND A LOT OF THE WATER'S COMING IN, UH, HERE IN THIS AREA. PARTICULAR NEXT PLEASE. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESI RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE THAT IS VACANT. EXTERIOR WALLS AND FRAME ARE DAMAGED. ROOF HAS HOLES AND IS DAMAGED. FOUNDATION IS DAMAGED. INTERIOR FLOOR CEILINGS AND FLOORS ARE DAMAGED. THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 39 39 FORTUNA STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6 1 56. SUBSECTIONS 2 5 7 8 11 12 50 IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF DEFECT 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 AND DEFECTS ARE DILAPIDATION, SUCHNESS, OR UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION WILL A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREATS TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF COMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 39 39 STREET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? UM, THIS IS MEGAN RODRIGUEZ. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. UM, CAN YOU TELL ME IF UTILITY SERVICES ARE, ARE TURNED ON AT THE PROPERTY? IS THERE A ELECTRIC CITY OR WATER? UH, THEY ARE TURNED OFF. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR. THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA. DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, PUBLIC, UH, ITEMS? ROB, HOLD ON, JUST HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE. JUDY, YOU, YOU HAD SOMETHING FOR US? YES, WE DO HAVE THE OWNER'S SON ON THE LINE, MR. ROBERT VARA, AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS AFTER HIS PRESENTATION. OKAY. UH, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION OF THE CODE OFFICER ROBERT? NO, SIR. OKAY, THEN WE WILL MOVE TO THE OWNER'S SON. IS THAT OKAY? YES. MR. VARA, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MR. AVARA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE, MR. AVARA CHAIR? WE MAY HAVE LOST CONNECTION. WE'RE GONNA ATTEMPT TO CALL HIM BACK QUICK. ONE MOMENT. OKAY, THANK YOU. [01:20:45] MS. GUEVARA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE, SIR? YES MA'AM. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. UH, MY NAME IS ROBERT VARA. I LIVE AT 39 47 FORTUNA, AND I'M THE SON OF MARCELO AND MARIA MC VARA. YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. IF YOU WOULD PRESENT YOUR CASE. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU, SIR. IF YOU WOULD PRESENT YOUR CASE, SIR. OKAY. I WAS GONNA FIX MY MOM'S HOUSE IN, UH, 2016, BUT IN DECEMBER OF, UH, TWO 15, UH, THE LAST YEAR OR THE MONTH WHEN I WENT TO BED THE NEXT DAY I GOT UP AND I COULDN'T TALK. I HAD A SICKNESS CALLED MENDOCINO GRAVIS AND I HAD TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS ON MY FEET. BUT I WANT TO FIX THE HOUSE. I KNOW THE HOUSE IS IN BAD SHAPE, BUT FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA LEVEL UP THE HOUSE, PUT A NEW ROOF, REPLACE ALL THE, THE, THE, THE WOODS THAT'S ON THE OUTSIDE, REPLACE ALL THAT WITH NEW WOOD, PUT NEW FLOORS, NEW SHEET ROCK AND EVERYTHING ON IT, YOU KNOW. SO, UM, I GOT THE MEANS TO DO IT, BUT I HAVEN'T DONE IT BECAUSE OF THIS PANDEMIC THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUTTA THE HOUSE BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO GET, UH, SICK WITH THIS, UH, EPIDEMIC THAT'S GOING ON. AND MY SICKNESS IS KIND OF A REAL TOUCHY'S, UH, CALLED MENDOCINO GRAVIS. BUT IF YOU GIMME A CHANCE, I CAN FIX UP THE HOUSE. SO THAT WON'T BE NO PROBLEM, SIR. PUT A NEW ROOF AND EVERYTHING. I KNOW THE STRUCTURE, IT HAS TO BE LEVELED OUT FIRST BEFORE I CAN PUT THE NEW ROOF AND THEN PAINT THE HOUSE AND REPLACE ALL THE WOOD AND EVERYTHING. PUT NEW FLOORS AND EVERYTHING AND I GOT ALL THE MEANS TO DO IT, BUT I JUST NEED A LITTLE TIME TO DO IT. AND UH, RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO COME AND WORK AT THE HOUSE BECAUSE WITH THIS EPIDEMIC THAT'S GOING ON, BUT IT'S UP TO YOU, SIR. UM, I'M IN YOUR HAND, BUT I GOT THE MEANS TO FIX THE HOUSE AND I WANNA FIX THE HOUSE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR TOTAL COST ESTIMATE IS GOING BE TO REPAIR THE HOUSE? UH, WELL I FIGURE ABOUT MAYBE ABOUT, WELL, EVERYTHING THAT I GOT AND EVERYTHING IN PRIVATE, PROBABLY ABOUT 39,000, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 40,000. OKAY. AND YOU SAY YOU HAVE THE MEANS TO TO SPEND THAT? OH YES, YES. I GOT CREDIT CARDS. I GOT, I GOT AT HOME DEPOT, I GOT CREDIT CARDS FOR ABOUT 10, $12,000 AND I GOT CASH SO THAT I CAN BUY WHATEVER I NEED TO DO, YOU KNOW, I ALREADY HAVE TO LEVEL OUT THE HOUSE. THEY'RE GONNA CHARGE ME ABOUT 6,000, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND THE ROAD AND THAT IT'S, IT'S NO PROBLEM. SHE ROCK AND ALL THAT. IT'S JUST THE LABOR AND GET THE PEOPLE TO COME AND WORK ON IT, YOU KNOW. BUT I CAN DO IT, BUT I JUST NEED A LITTLE TIME. AND LIKE I SAID, I HAVEN'T BEEN OUTTA THE HOUSE SINCE THIS EPIDEMIC CAME OUT BECAUSE MY DOCTOR DON'T WANT ME TO GO OUT ON THE STREET BECAUSE OF MY SICKNESS. MY SICKNESS IS CALLED OC GRAVIS. AND WHEN THIS THING HITS YOU, IT JUST SHUT EVERYTHING INSIDE. I CAN'T TALK, EAT OR ANYTHING, SO I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF, YOU KNOW. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I'VE BEEN KEEPING THE HOUSE CLEAN. I CUT THE YARD, I HAVE SOMEBODY COME AND CUT THE YARD AND EVERYTHING, SO THE CITY WON'T GIVE ME PROBLEMS ON IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE HOUSE IS EMPTY, BUT WE KEEP EVERYTHING LOCKED AND WE KEEP EVERYBODY OFF THE YARD AND EVERYTHING. SO IT'S UP TO YOU, BUT I CAN FIX THE HOUSE. OR YOU JUST GIMME TIME. WHO HAS PROVIDED THE INFORMATION TO YOU IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPING YOUR, YOUR BUDGET, SIR? WHO HAS PROVIDED THE INFORMATION TO YOU ONS? WELL, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THESE CONTRACTORS, UH, AND GIVING ME ESTIMATES ON HOW, WHAT THEY'RE GONNA CHARGE ME. AND I'VE BEEN CHECKING THE MATERIAL AT HOME DEPOT TOO, SO I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE IT BEFORE, YOU KNOW, SO I KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COST, YOU KNOW, AND I GOT PAINTERS THAT ARE GONNA PAINT THE HOUSE AND EVERYTHING. ROOFERS THAT ARE GONNA DO THE JOBS. [01:25:01] THEY HAD DONE JOBS FROM ME BEFORE, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO IT. SO YOUR CONTRACTOR BASICALLY HAS TOLD YOU HE CAN'T DO THE WORK BECAUSE OF COVID? YES, THEY SAID THAT. WELL, THEY'RE AFRAID TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY'RE SHORT OF WORKERS TOO, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, AND, AND THAT'S IT. BUT SEE, I'M, I'M STILL TRYING TO GET IT DONE BECAUSE I WANT TO DO IT AS SOON AS I CAN, SO, SO I CAN PROBABLY RENT THE PROPERTY OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SO I CAN GET MY MONEY OUT. UH, CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN YOUR MOM DIED? UH, MY MOM DIED ABOUT, UH, 35 YEARS AGO AND WE HADN'T DONE ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, AND THEN MY DAD PASSED AWAY SOME WHILE BACK TOO, YOU KNOW, AND, BUT THEN WE HAD SOME FAMILY ISSUES, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S THE TIME WE, WE HAD, I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. VART? MR. CHAIRMAN? I DO. THIS IS FRED ANDIS. HEY, SIR. ANDIS, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, SIR. ARE YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE ON YOUR ESTIMATE? DID THEY GIVE YOU FOR A TIMELINE TO HAVE IT COMPLETED? UH, WELL WHEN THEY, THEY, WHEN THEY STORE, THEY SAY PROBABLY ABOUT, OH, IT TAKE MAYBE ABOUT, OH, IF I GET EVERYTHING DONE, GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE. THEY PROBABLY SAID THEY COULD PROBABLY FIX IT IN, IN, UH, OH, IF I GET EVERYTHING DONE AT, AT THE SAME PAGE, PROBABLY TAKE ABOUT TWO, THREE MONTHS. SO, BUT NINE, 'CAUSE YEAH, I'M GONNA GET A DUMPSTER AND EVERYTHING SO THEY CAN JUST DUMP EVERYTHING, SHEET ROCK AND EVERYTHING, AND THEY HAUL EVERYTHING OFF, YOU KNOW? OKAY. SO ABOUT 90 DAYS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. SIR? YES. MR. BARRA? NO, NO, I'M JUST, UH, I'M JUST TRYING TO JUST, UH, GET SOME TIME SO I CAN, YOU KNOW, I, UH, GIMME SOME TIME SO I CAN FIX THE HOUSE, BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. I MEAN, THEY, UH, UH, I, I WANNA DO IT AS SOON AS I CAN, BUT, YOU KNOW, I, I JUST, SINCE THIS SICKNESS CAME OUT, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR NINE MONTHS, YOU KNOW? WE UNDERSTAND THAT. UH, DOES A BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? SUN? SAY AGAIN? THE BOARD HAS NO OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. VARA? MR. NELSON? MR. SUNI IS TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING? YES. HELLO? OKAY, JESS, TRY AGAIN. NO, MIKE IS NOT, NOT UNMUTED, SO TRY AGAIN. ARE YOU TALKING TO ME, SIR? NO, SIR. I'M TALKING TO ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS. EXCUSE MR. VAR. OKAY, SIR. OH, I'M SORRY. SUNGA. SUNGA. OKAY, JESSE, GO AHEAD. WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW. OH, OKAY. SAY, UH, YES. ON THE HOMEOWNER, UH, IS THERE A WILL, ARE YOU A TRUSTEE ON THERE? UH, WELL, IT, IT IS, UM, WE ALL TRUST ALL MY OTHER BROTHERS, O, O O. OKAY. HOW MANY ARE THERE? HAVE THEY AGREED TO BUILD THE, THE HOUSE BUILDING? UH, THERE'S FOUR OF US. OKAY. UH, AND, AND YOU ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT? WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE, YEAH, WE'RE IN AGREEMENT. WE'RE GONNA FIX THE HOUSE, YOU KNOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET RID OF IT BECAUSE I'M MY, MY DAD AND MOM'S HOUSE, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, WE GOT THE MEANS TO FIX IT. YOU KNOW, THE THING IS THAT I WAS GONNA START FIXING IT ON, ON, UH, 2000 JANUARY, 16 ON 16, BUT THEN I GOT SICK AND I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE I HAD METHE GRAVIS, SIR, BUT IF YOU, YOU GIMME TIME. MY, WE CAN FIX IT. OKAY. UH, YOU DON'T, UH, YOU DON'T HAVE A SCOPE OF WORK. WHAT'S THE CAUSE OF THESE ITEM A WHAT? A SCOPE OF WORK. LIKE WHEN THEY SEND YOU THE PAPERWORK FOR THE MEETING, TELL YOU ALL WHAT TO BRING. OH, THE PAPER THAT THE CITY GAVE ME. WELL, YEAH, BUT ON THERE THAT THE CODE OFFICER ADVISED YOU, PLUS YOU READ THERE, THAT YOU NEEDED A SCOPE OF WORK, WAS THE COST AND, UH, A COPY OF THE FINANCIAL, UH, CAPABILITIES UHHUH, AND THE ABILITY TO [01:30:01] PAY FOR IT. WELL, I, I THINK HE ASKED ME HOW MUCH I HAD TO, TO WORK WITH, AND I TOLD HIM, HEY, I GOT ABOUT, I CAN SPEND ABOUT 40,000 ON IT TO FIX. YEAH, BUT I MEAN, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK IT TAKE THAT LONG, THAT MUCH. YOU DIDN'T BRING IT WITH YOU? NO, EVEN AFTER THE HE, BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S WHAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE PRESENTED TO US RIGHT NOW FOR US TO BELIEVE. OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. ALL IT SAYS THERE, BLACK AND WHITE, YOU SEE, THAT'S, THAT'S THE THING ABOUT IT, THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE PAPERWORK OF YOUR, UH, A SCOPE OF WORK WAS EACH COST ON IT, THE ROOF, ET CETERA, THE FOUNDATION. WELL, YOU WANNA, YOU WANNA KNOW HOW MUCH EVERYTHING IS GONNA COST. YEAH, BUT BREAK IT DOWN. THE CODE OF OFFICER SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE READ IT WHEN YOU READ IT. WELL, YOU KNOW, LIKE I TOLD YOU, I'VE BEEN SICK. OKAY? OH, OKAY. AND, UH, MY, MY, MY SICKNESS RIGHT NOW, I'M GOOD. IN ABOUT TWO SECONDS I'M GONE. I COULDN'T EVEN SPEAK, YOU KNOW? YEAH. SO IT KIND OF A BAD SICKNESS THAT I HAZARD, SIR. YOU KNOW? YEAH. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT COMPLY WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR REQUIREMENTS. I AM, I'M, I'M ALL FOR IT, YOU KNOW? OKAY. BUT WE, WE GOTTA MAKE A DECISION. WE GOTTA, IT'S UP TO YOU. YOU KNOW, I CAN FIX THE HOUSE AND THAT'S ALL. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I CAN FIX IT, BUT IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. I MEAN, HEY, IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO FIX IT, LEMME TALK TO YOU. LEMME FIND OUT IF MR. VERA. LEMME SEE IF ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER HAS ANOTHER QUESTION. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION FROM THE BOARD? AND MR. VERA, THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, SO I WILL MOVE TO THE BOARD TO MAKE A MOTION. I CHAIR, WE DO HAVE, UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS TO BE GUIDANCE TO THE RECORD. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, I FORGOT THAT. SO GO AHEAD AND READ THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE. THE FIRST ONE IS AN EMAIL FROM RICHARD GARCIA DATED MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 39 39 FORTUNA STREET. THIS MOMENT MAY CONCERN REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 39 39 4 TUNA STREET, 7 8 2 3 7 FALLS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MEMORIAL HEIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND IT ABSOLUTELY CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC HOUSTON AND IN DIRE NEED OF ABATEMENT. THE DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE LOCATED AT THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT FOR AT LEAST TWO DECADES, AND LOCATED WITHIN TO A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY AT 38 23 4 TUNA STREET, 7 8 2 3 7. THEREFORE, IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS VACANT STRUCTURE SHOULD BE ABATED IN A PROMPT AND TIMELY MANNER. FINALLY, CAN A STAFF MEMBER FROM D S D PLEASE PROVIDE TO US THE OUTCOME AND THE RESULTS? SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NO COMMENTS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME AT TWO TEN FOUR THREE FIVE TWO SIX NINE SEVEN. SINCERELY, RICHARD D. GARCIA, PRESIDENT OF THE MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND WE ALSO DO HAVE TWO VOICE MESSAGES THAT I'LL BE PLAYING INTO THE RECORD. AGATA? YES, GOOD MORNING. UH, MY NAME IS AGATA IL. UM, MY ADDRESS IS 46 0 7 ELIZABETH ALLEN. I HAVE A RENTAL HOUSE AT TWO 14 NORTHWEST 34TH, AND I'M CALLING ABOUT A, A PROPERTY 39 39 FORTUNA, UH, AND 2 0 2 PROPERTIES AT 2 0 3 LA GLORIA. UH, THESE ARE PROPERTIES THAT, UH, REALLY NEED TO BE, UM, UH, DEMOLISHED. UM, AND, UH, I REACHED OUT TO MR. GARCIA, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT, AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY CONCERN BECAUSE THE 39 39 FORTUNA I'S IN REALLY BAD SHAPE. THE HOUSE IS ALREADY LIKE MORE OF A, OF A SAFETY ISSUE. AND THE ONE ON LAGUARDIA 2 0 3 LAGUARDIA LOOKS LIKE IF IT'S BEEN BURNED, AND, UM, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THAT PROPERTY. SO AGAIN, I'M, I'M, I'M VOICING MY CONCERNS. THEY WILL CONSIDER, UH, HAVING THEM AB ABATED. UM, MY NUMBER'S 2 1 0 8 3 8 3 5 9 7. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. BYE, TARA. THAT MESSAGE WAS FROM AGA JARAMILLO, WHICH IS A NEIGHBOR, UM, HAS A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY TO 39 39 4 TUNA STREET. SHE JUST MENTIONED THAT THE HOUSE IS IN BAD SHAPE AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROPERTY ABATED. THAT MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020, AND WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MESSAGE TO BE PLACED IN REGARDS TO [01:35:01] THE STRUCTURE ON 39 39, UH, FORTUNA STREET. AND I, MY NAME IS ROSARIO, AND I WANTED TO, TO JUST ADD IN THERE. UM, I'M A MEMBER OF THE MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT YES, THAT THIS, THIS, UM, STRUCTURE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR YEARS ALREADY, AND IT, IT'S A DANGER, IT'S A DANGER, IT'S AN EYESORE. UM, DANGER IN THE SENSE SAFETY FOR THE STUDENT. IT'S NEAR, IT'S VERY NEAR A SCHOOL, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND IT'S JUST ALWAYS BEEN THERE JUST AS A BIG EYESORE THERE, A BIG ICE FOR THEIR BLACK EYE. AND, UM, US RESIDENTS HERE IN THIS AREA, WE DON'T LIKE IT. AND WE TRIED TO GET IT, UM, TAKEN OFF FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT, UM, YES, WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF HAVING IT TORN DOWN. THANK YOU. BYE-BYE. AND AGAIN, THAT MESSAGE WAS FROM ROSARIO GARCIA WITH THE MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REGARDING 39 39 FORTUNA STREET, STATING THAT THE STRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN. IT IS A DANGER. IT IS ALSO NEAR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IT'S AN EYESORE. UH, THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF HAVING THE STRUCTURE TORN DOWN. THAT MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED ON AUGUST 30TH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THIS IS ROBERT TAPIA. I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THIS MAIN STRUCTURE. PLEASE PROCEED. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY AT 3 9 3 9 4 TUNA STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 7 IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 15 SIX AND SUBSECTIONS 2 5 7 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND THAT THE PROPERTY'S NOT FEASIBLE OF BEING REPAIRED AND ORDER THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS HEARING. THE QUESTION IS FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION AS A RESULT OF VIOLATION OF SUBSECTIONS 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 AT 39 39 FORTUNA ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SECOND, MR. ZUNI, I SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION AND SECOND FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION? THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. STAFF, IF YOU WOULD CONDUCT A ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. NELSON? AYE. MR. ZUNIGA? AYE. MS. RODRIGUEZ? AYE. MR. TAPIA? AYE. MS. BROWN AYE. MR. ANDON? AYE. AYE. MR. HARPER? AYE. MS. GUILLORY AYE. MOTION PASSES THAT THE VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO. THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION ON 39 39 FOR TUNA. UH, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR NEXT PROPERTY, PLEASE. UM, MR. CHAIR, CAN I, UH, REQUEST THAT WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK? YES, YOU CAN. THE TIME IS NOW 10 53. WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND ERN AT 10 58. UH, WE'RE IN THREE SEPTEMBER. UH, WE WILL CONDUCT A ROLL CALL, UH, TO VERIFY THAT THE ENTIRE BOARD HAS RETURNED STAFF. DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT OR DO YOU WANT TO DO THE ROLL CALL? I CAN RUN THE ROLL CALL QUICKLY. MR. NELSON. PRESENT. MRGO PRESENT. MS. RODRIGUEZ? PRESENT. MR. TAPIA? PRESENT. MS. BROWN? HERE. THANK YOU. MR. ANDIS. PRESENT. MR. HARPER? PRESENT. HILLARY PRESENT. THANK YOU. A FORM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. THE BOARD HAS RECONVENED AFTER THE, UH, BREAK. UH, [6. 20-5122 (CD-3) 301 Monticello Ct (accessory structure)] THE NEXT PROBLEM ITEM ON OUR, UH, UH, PROGRAM IS OUR AGENDA IS 3 0 1 MONTH ELLO COURT AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. IF WE WOULD, LET'S PRESENT THE CASE. THANK YOU, KAREN, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE THE OWNER ON THE LINE, LAURA CIA AND THE OWNER'S SISTER MARIELLA RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. CALLED OFFICER, IF YOU WOULD PRESENT THE CASE. YES, SIR. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER DOMINGUEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 3 0 1 MONTICELLO COURT WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION ACCORDING TO CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CASE IS BEING HEARD. THE COURT, THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NNC V 7 6 1 2 10, LOT 13, LOCATED [01:40:01] IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS LAURA CONSTANCIA WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 3 0 1 MONTICELLO COURT, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 3. ALL NOTICES OF THE HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. CONTACT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH OWNERSHIP AND TENANTS OF THE PROPERTY. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2019 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HIS HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 3 0 1 MONTICELLO COURT WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 11TH, 2019. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JUNE 14TH, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON JULY 9TH, 2019. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY NOTICE STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. ONE PERMIT HAS BEEN OBTAINED FOR A ROOT, FOR A ROOT ROOF TO THE STRUCTURE, BUT IT IT HAD, IT HAS EXHAUSTED THE SIX MONTH PERIOD. IT IS NO LONGER VALID. ON AUGUST 24TH, 2020, IT POSTED A B S P HEARING WAS POSTED AT 3 0 1 COURT. AT THIS TIME, NO SCOPE OF WORK. FINANCIAL APPROVED LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEERING REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON JULY 20TH AND AUGUST 27TH, 2020. THE STRUCTURE IN VIOLATION AT 3 0 1 MONTICELLO IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED IN THE REAR PROPERTY. 3 0 1 MONTICELLO IS A CORNER LOT. THE STRUCTURE IN VIOLATION SITS IN THE REAR. THIS IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED IN THE REAR STRUCTURE AND VIOLATION. THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THIS STRUCTURE IS A LITTLE BIT, LITTLE BIT OVER 750 SQUARE FEET. FROMBERG COUNTY, IT'S A GARAGE AND THE OTHER HALF OF IT, WHICH IS 396 SQUARE FEET S CONSIDERED TO BE A LIVING AREA. THE LIVING AREA IN THE REAR IS UNOCCUPIED THE RIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE. THE STRUCTURE HAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FOUNDATION, THE EXTERIOR WALLS, AND THE ROOF. IN THIS PHOTO RIGHT HERE, WE CAN SEE HOW SIGNIFICANT THE STRUCTURE STARTED LEANING TO THE BACK. THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE, WHICH FOR BEAR COUNTY IS STATED AS AN ADDITIONAL LIVING AREA, WHICH IS UNOCCUPIED, IS TOWARD THE REAR. THIS IS THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE, THE STRUCTURE TO THE RIGHT OF IT, THE NEIGHBORING STRUCTURE, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. UH, THIS IS PHOTOS TAKEN FROM THE ALLEYWAY LOCATED IN THE REAR. HERE WE CAN SEE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ROOF SYSTEM. DECK FELT PAPER, AND THE ROLLED ROLLED ROOFING, ALONG WITH THE DRIFT CAP HAVE STARTED TO DETACH. THERE'S ANOTHER AREA DUE. TWO, UH, DETERIORATION OF THE SIDING PLYWOOD HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN PLACED AGAINST THESE SIDINGS. THIS PHOTO IS TAKEN FROM THE REAR FACING TOWARDS THE FRONT. UH, IT WAS SEE MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE OVERHANG OF THE LUCID. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA TO LET THE PORT KNOW THAT MY FIRST ENTRY TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE WAS TAKEN FROM THIS DOOR. THIS IS THE GARAGE AREA. IT'S MRS. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. IT'S USED AS A STORAGE AREA FOR THE REAR. WE CAN SEE A LOT OF DAYLIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO THE SEVERE, THE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF SYSTEM, THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE ADDITIONAL LIVING AREA PER, UH, DAC. MY PHOTOS WERE TAKEN FROM THIS DOOR INSIDE WITH SEE DAMAGED SHEET ROCK, ALONG WITH MISCELLANEOUS OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. AND THE NEXT PHOTO WILL BE TO THE RIGHT OF THAT, WHICH LEADS TO THE CLEAR. UM, [01:45:01] THAT PLYWOOD THAT I HAD MENTIONED TOWARD THE ALLEY IS TO THE LEFT INSIDE HERE. BUT THERE'S SOME OTHER FACTORS WITH EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT THIS TIME. THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADVISE THE BOARD THAT THE, UH, OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY AND TENANTS OF THE PROPERTY. UH, THE TENANT ARE, IS THE SISTER, IS THE SISTER. UM, THEIR FIRST INTENTIONS WERE TO REPAIR A REPAIR TO THE, WAS A, A PERMIT WAS PULLED FOR FOR A REROOF. UM, IT EXPIRED NOTHING, BUT, UH, UM, THEIR INTENTIONS NOW ARE TO DEMOLISH THE INSTRUCTION. UM, THEY'VE ADVISED ME THAT THEY ARE GONNA START THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY PULLING THE DEMO PERMIT TO GET STARTED. UM, THEY'VE VACCINATED, THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS. SO AS FAR AS INTENT FOR THE, THE STRUCTURE EXCHANGE FROM REPAIR TO DEMOLITION FROM OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AT THREE ONE MONTICELLO COURT WITH BUILT 1946, SINGLE STORY WOOD FREIGHT STRUCTURE AND A RESIDENTIAL ZONE, THERE'S A GABLE ROOF SYSTEM WITH A DUAL ROOF COVER. ROOF IS SAGGING, COLLAPSING ON THE LEFT SIDE AND SEVERELY WOR THERE'S LAP SIDE ON THE EXTERIOR, WHICH IS DAMAGED IN THE REAR WALL. AS FAR AS , THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 3 0 1 MONTICELLO PORT IS IN VIOLATION OF THREEFOLD PARTICLE EIGHT CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 1, 2 5 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL THE CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS HEREIN AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS FOOTING AND A HAZARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE. RIGHT, THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECT, OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD FOR UNFITNESS, FOR HUMAN HABITATION FOR A THREAT OR A POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE HELD PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF PO ONE . THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER? UH, I'M GETTING A NEGATIVE FROM EVERYONE. , UH, MS. CONSTAN CONSTANCIA, UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE PRESENT YOUR CASE. HELLO TO THE BOARD. UH, THIS IS LAURA CONSTANCIA. THE ADDRESS IS AT 3 0 1 MONTICELLO. UM, THE, UM, ADDRESS HERE. UM, WE ARE IN AGREEMENT TO GO AHEAD AND, UM, TEAR DOWN THIS, UM, THIS STRUCTURE. UH, WHAT HAPPENED IS WE WERE TRYING TO GET QUOTES AT FIRST FOR REPAIR. THIS WAS MY FATHER'S ADDRESS, SO WE WANTED TO KEEP IT AS IS. UM, BUT AFTER A DIFFERENT QUOTE, UM, WE AGREED TO DEMOLITION. WE HAVE, UH, REQUESTED AN AWAITING DEMOLITION APPROVAL FROM THE CITY SO WE CAN START TEARING IT DOWN. SO WE JUST NEED AN EXTENSION BECAUSE OF THE COVID AS WELL. WE HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT, THERE IS A DELAY IN THE PROCESS, SO WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR APPROVAL SO WE CAN TEAR IT DOWN. WE ALREADY CONTACTED, UM, A PLACE TO GO AHEAD AND BRING IN, UM, THE DUMPSTER, UM, SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT GOING. WE HAVE THE MANPOWER TO GET THAT DONE. WE CAN GET THAT DONE REALLY QUICK. UM, SO WE'RE JUST, UM, WAITING FOR APPROVAL AND SO WE ARE REQUESTING, UH, AN EXTENSION FOR 30 DAYS. OKAY. YOU'RE REQUESTING A 30 DAY EXTENSION TO, UH, BE ABLE TO GET NUMBER ONE, THE PERMIT AND THEN ACTUALLY DO THE DEMOLITION. UH, DOES YOUR SISTER HAVE ANYTHING THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE UH, CASE? UM, NO. I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE STRUCTURE, WE WANTED TO SAVE THE STRUCTURE, BUT IT JUST, UH, PRETTY MUCH THE PEOPLE THAT IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE BECAUSE OF THE COVID TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME OUT AND THE DIFFERENT QUOTES THAT WE GOT IT, IT'S JUST REALLY BETTER TO GO AHEAD AND, AND DEMOLISH IT. UH, WE, UH, THE PERMIT EXPIRED IN JUNE AND THEN WE APPLIED FOR THE DEMO, UM, PERMIT WITH THE CITY IN JULY. UM, I CALLED BACK, UM, THREE WEEKS LATER IN AUGUST TO SEE IF WE HAD GOTTEN APPROVAL FROM THE CITY FOR THE DEMO BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE CAN'T, UH, YOU KNOW, DEMOLISH ANYTHING UNLESS WE HAVE THE CITY APPROVAL, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET. THERE'S, UM, JUST LIKE, UH, CHRISTOPHER SAID THERE'S NO, UM, ELECTRICAL TO THE PROPERTY. UM, THE ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED TO THAT, UH, IT'S JUST A GARAGE STRUCTURE WITH THE, UH, BUT IT'S BEEN SUSPENDED. THERE'S NO ELECTRICAL THERE. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BRING IN THE DUMPSTER AND [01:50:01] HAVE, YOU KNOW, UM, EVERYTHING DEMOLISHED. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS CASE. UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION AND NOBODY ELSE WILL. THIS IS, UH, THIS IS EVELYN BROWN. HELLO. ANYBODY HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM, GO AHEAD. OH, OKAY. SO, UM, THIS IS FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. UM, I MOVE THAT THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 3 0 1 MON MONTICELLO MONTICELLO IS IN VIOLATION OF, UH, IS IN VIOLATION OF, OF ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6 1 5 6. SUBSECTION 1 2 5 7 8 11 12. HOLD ON, MR. SENECA. GO AHEAD, MS. BROWN, GO AHEAD AND READ THE SUBSECTIONS. YEAH, I GOTTA FIND THEM HERE. IT'S, UH, 1 2, 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 AND FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT SUITABLE FOR A PARENT ORDER. 30 DAYS OFF THE MOTION IS A 30 DAY DEMOLITION ON PROPERTY 3 0 1 MONTICELLO COURT FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5 7 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? NO DISCUSSION. UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. ZIKA IS SECOND. UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION. PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL STAFF. THANK YOU. AND FOR THE RECORD, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. NELSON. AYE. MR. ZUNIGA? AYE. MS. RODRIGUEZ? AYE. MR. TAPIA? AYE. BROWN, BROWN? AYE. AYE. HARPER AYE. AYE. MS. GUI AYE. MOTION? UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? THE VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO. THE MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO FOR A DEMOLITION 3 0 1 ELLO COURT ON THE EXCEPTION STRUCTURE. UH, THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR FINAL CASE. OH, UM, UM, MR. NELSON? YES, MA'AM. UH, MR. COPIER AND LET ME KNOW IN THE VERY BEGINNING BEFORE ANYBODY WAS ON THE LINE THAT HE'S GONNA HAVE TO, UH, LEAVE AT 1145. WE DIDN'T THINK THE CASE WERE GOING GO THIS LONG, SO, NO, HE'S AT 1145. IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GONNA HAVE TO LEAVE. IT'S 1114, SO IF HE'S LEAVING AT 1145, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THIS CASE IN CORRECTION. CORRECTION, THAT WAS, THAT WAS 1245. 1245. YEAH, WE'RE GOOD. WE'LL PROBABLY GET THE CASE IN THEN BEFORE, SO WE WILL MOVE [7. 20-5123 (CD-5) 511 S Calaveras (accessory structure)] TO THE FINAL CASE, WHICH IS FIVE 11 SOUTH CALAS AND ACCEPT YOUR STRUCTURE. ALSO CHAIR, WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE OWNER ON THE LINE FOR THIS CASE AT FIVE 11 SOUTH VERA. OKAY. SHE DID HAVE THE, SHE HAS THE OWNER'S ATTORNEY ON THE LINE, NEIL STONE. THEY ARE ASKING FOR A POSTPONEMENT OF THIS CASE. UH, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE OWNER'S ATTORNEY. THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THE OWNER ON THE LINE. UH, BASED ON THE HISTORY FOR THE PROPERTY, I RECOMMENDED BOARD THAT WE ACTUALLY DO HEAR THE CASE, UH, AND WE'LL WAIT UNTIL THE, UH, CODE OFFICER PRESENTS AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM EITHER THE ATTORNEY OR THE PROPERTY OWNER. IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT AVAILABLE, THEN WE'LL THE ATTORNEY, UH, GO AHEAD AND TRY TO CATCH THE PROPERTY, PLEASE. OKAY. [01:55:07] OKAY, MR. CHAIR, WE DO HAVE THE OWNER, NICOLE GARZA ON THE LINE HAS OLA, HER ATTORNEY NEIL PROCEED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL PROCEED WITH CODE OFFICER'S PRESENTATION. GOOD MORNING BOARD FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL TOWN, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 5 1 1 SOUTH CAVERA. THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORD WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 5 1 1 SOUTH CAL IS BEING PRESENTED. . THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C D 2 3 8 5 BLOCK THREE, BLOCK FOUR AND FIVE, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS GUSTAVO R GARZA WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 7 1 6 4 WAYFAIR DRIVE, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 8 9 1 5 6. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL AT PRESENT IS MS. NICOLE GARZA AND THE ATTORNEY MR. STONE. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2019 5 1 1 SOUTH CALS IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 5 1 1 SOUTH CALIS WAS CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2019. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON OCTOBER 22ND, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2019. ON AUGUST 20TH, 2020, THE NOTICE FOR THE B S E HEARING WAS HOSTED AT 5 1 1 SOUTH CAL ON AUGUST 20TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE B SS P HEARING WAS MAILED TO GUSTAVO ARVA AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON AUGUST 28TH, 2020. A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED ON AUGUST 19TH, 2020 15. PHOTOS TO BE PRESENTED 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. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN 1000 FEET OF DAYS OF ALLAH ELEMENTARY. HERE ON THE FIRST PHOTO, IT SHOWS, UM, THAT THE PROPERTY, THE, IT IS THE ACCESSORY THAT IS HERE FOR, TO BE PRESENTED TODAY. UM, THE FIRE OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 16TH, 16TH 2019. UM, THE A IT IS, UM, CLOSE TO THE ALLEYWAY AND IT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. HERE YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE EXTERIOR WALL HAS CHARRING. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. UH, AGAIN, THERE'S NO DAMAGE AND THE OVERHANG, UH, HAS NO DAMAGE AND FIRE DAMAGE. THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. UM, THIS WAS TAKEN FROM THE ALLEY. IT IS, UH, DIRECTLY ABUTTING THE ALLEYWAY. UM, AGAIN, THE EXTERIOR WALLS HAVE, UH, SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE. THERE ARE HOLES. UM, WE HAD TO BOARD UP A LOT OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS, UM, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. SO THIS IS UNDER THE OVERHANG ON THE RIGHT ELEVATION. UM, THE DECKING AND RAPTORS ARE, ARE ALL FIRE DAMAGED, AND THIS IS JUST A POST VIEW OF THE METAL ROOF COVERING. UM, IT IS STARTING TO DETACH AND IT'S RUSTED IN ONE. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. UM, THE REAR EL THE REAR PART OF THE STRUCTURE IS ACTUALLY LEANING OR IS VERY CLOSE TO THE, UM, NEIGHBORING PROPERTY FENCE. UM, AND THERE'S ALSO SMOKE DAMAGE. THIS IS DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE ENTRYWAY ON THE RIGHT ELEVATION, UM, SHOWING THAT THE FLOORING DOES HAVE, UH, SEVERE SMOKE DAMAGE. THIS IS ALSO THE FOUNDATION YOU COULD SEE WHERE WOOD, WOODEN AND BEAM ARE ROTTED AND THE, UH, CEDAR POSTS ARE STARTING TO DROP. THIS IS THE ENTRYWAY THAT YOU, [02:00:01] I ACTUALLY WENT IN THROUGH, UM, AN THE KITCHEN ENTRYWAY. UH, HERE YOU COULD SEE THE FIRE DAMAGE. ALL THE EXTERIOR OR ALL THE INTERIOR SHEET ROCK IS GONE. HERE'S THE CEILING. UM, AGAIN, THE, THE DECKING, UH, IT HAS FIRE DAMAGE. THIS WOULD BE THE LIVING AREA. UM, THE FLOOR WAS VERY SOFT AND A LOT OF DEBRIS. SO YOU WANT EIGHTFOLD. YOU WALK THROUGH THE STRUCTURE. UM, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE EXTREME FIRE DAMAGE AND SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE STU AND TO THE, UH, CEILING JOINT. THE RAFTERS IS A CLOSEUP VIEW OF THE DECKING AND THE CEILING JOY AND RAFTER TO FIRE. THERE'S A LARGE HOLE AND THE FLOOR ARE LOCATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF WHERE IT WAS THE BEDROOM. AND THIS IS THE BEDROOM AREA AGAINST THE FEATHER CHARRED THE WALL, UH, RAFTERS, CEILING JOINTS. THIS IS A SINGLE STORY, WOOD FRAME ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WITH SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE. THE CEDAR POST OF THE POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION ARE ROTTED. THE WOODED BEAMS AND SUBFLOOR HAVE CONTAINED TIRE DAMAGE IN SOME AREAS. THE EXTERIOR WALL CONSISTS OF VINYL SIDING THAT HAS TIRE DAMAGE AND . SOME AREAS. THE FRONT AND LEFT ELEVATION HAS CONTAINED PRIOR DAMAGE IN HOLES IN THE EXTERIOR WALL. THE METAL ROOF COVERING IS RESTED IN DETECTION, DESTRUCTION. THE OVERHANGING FASCIA FLOORS HAVE SMOKE, FIRE DAMAGE. THE INTERIOR SUFFERED SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE. THE FLOORS ARE SOFT WITH MULTIPLE HOLES THROUGHOUT THE WOODEN. INSTEAD, CEILING JOISTS AND RAFTERS ARE CHARRED OR HAVE SEVERE SMOKE DAMAGE. TO RECAP, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 5 1 1 SOUTH AVERA IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTION 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. WITH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS, HEREINAFTER DISTRESS SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD. PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE 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. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 5 1 1 SOUTH CAL. THANK YOU. DID THE OWNER SECURE THE BUILDING OR DID THE CITY SECURE IT? THE CITY SECURED IT, UH, THE MORNING AFTER THE FIRE. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER, MR. CHAIRMAN? THIS MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS FREDAN. I HAVE A QUESTION TO STAFF. MR. ANDERSON, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION TO THE STAFF OUT THERE, UM, WHY WAS THIS NOT PUT AS AN EMERGENCY DEMO DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL IF THERE'S SO MUCH INTEGRITY DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR WALL, I'M GONNA ASK THE STAFF TO DEFER THAT QUESTION TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUE BECAUSE THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW IS, IS THIS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE OR IS IT NOT A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE? AND WE CAN DISCUSS THAT IN ADMINISTRATION RATHER THAN HOLD EVERYBODY UP. THAT THAT'S FINE WITH ME. THAT'S FINE WITH ME. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE STAFF OR THE CODE OFFICER? EXCUSE ME. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OF THE CODE OFFICER AT THIS TIME. MR. GARZA, IF YOU WOULD PRESENT YOUR CASE AND I WILL ASK YOU TO YIELD TO MR. STONE WHEN YOU ARE THROUGH WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. MR. MR. NELSON? GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NEIL STONE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? UH, YES I CAN. MR. STONE. UM, I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH THE LAW FIRM IN SAN ANTONIO, GENIAN SPRAGUE, AND I WAS RETAINED BY MS. GARZA, UH, EARLIER THIS MORNING TO, UH, PRESENT HER CASE HERE IN, IN FRONT OF THE BOARD THIS MORNING. UH, OKAY. SO YOU'RE PRESENTING FOR MS. GARZA THEN? YEAH. YES, SIR. OKAY, VERY GOOD. GO AHEAD MR. STONE. THE, UH, RECORD OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AS THE CODE OFFICER INDICATED IS GUSTAVO GARZA. WHO IS MS. WAS MR. GAR, MS. GARZA'S FATHER. HE IS NOW DECEASED. UH, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE, MR. NELSON AND THE BOARD THIS MORNING IS THAT MS. GARZA DIDN'T GET NOTICE OF THIS HEARING UNTIL, UH, LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, TWO DAYS AGO. UH, SHE LIVES IN LAS VEGAS, SO THE NOTICE WAS SENT TO HER BY MAIL. I UNDERSTAND IT WAS PROBABLY POSTED ON THE, THE PROPERTY, BUT SHE REALLY HASN'T HAD TIME [02:05:01] TO, UH, PREPARE MUCH OF A PRESENTATION. HOWEVER, UM, WHAT I WOULD ASK, WHAT I WOULD INFORM THE BOARD IS THAT IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FIRE THAT OCCURRED, AS THE CODE OFFICER SAID APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED TO MS. GARZA THAT THE STRUCTURE, UH, WAS BASICALLY SOUND. THE INTERIOR OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN, UH, SEVERELY DAMAGED AND SHE, BECAUSE THAT PROPERTY HAS BEEN OWNED IN HER FAMILY FOR A LONG TIME, SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO AT LEAST EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF, UM, REPAIRING THE FIRE DAMAGE, UH, WHAT WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR. AND SHE IS AT SOMEWHAT OF A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE SHE'S LIVING SO FAR AWAY. BUT WHAT WE WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO DO WOULD BE TO GIVE HER SOME ADDITIONAL TIME TO LOOK INTO WHAT'S REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE AND TO, IF IT, IF IT'S FEASIBLE TO REPAIR IT, TO BE ABLE TO, UH, ACQUIRE THE FUNDING TO, UH, COMPLETE THE WORK THAT'S NECESSARY. THE, I KNOW THAT THE NOTICE TO MS. GARZA SAID THAT SHE WAS TO PROVIDE A, A WRITTEN SCOPE OF WORK, BUT AS I SAY, SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS HEARING UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO. SO, UH, IT JUST WASN'T FEASIBLE TO PREPARE THAT, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. UM, SHE IS INTERESTED IF, IF IT'S FEASIBLE TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE. UH, WHAT I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO DO WOULD GIVE BE TO GIVE US 60 TO 90 DAYS TO, UH, GATHER SOME INFORMATION AND THEN EITHER DECIDE ON OUR OWN TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE OR TO, UH, ACQUIRE THE, UH, THE MEANS TO REPAIR IT AND PRESENT THAT TO THE BOARD AT A FUTURE DATE. MR. STONE, THIS IS DUANE NELSON AGAIN. UH, THE, I GUESS THE QUESTION HAS TO BE WHAT HAS OCCURRED FROM THE OWNER'S POINT OF VIEW FROM OCTOBER OF 2019 UNTIL TODAY'S DATE IN TERMS OF MAKING THAT ANALYSIS, UH, THAT'S ALMOST A YEAR AS YOU INDICATED, UH, SINCE THE FIRE. UH, SO CAN YOU TELL US WHAT ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN SINCE OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR? YES, SIR. THAT'S A, A VERY GOOD QUESTION. IN TALKING WITH MS. GARZA THIS MORNING, AND SHE'S AVAILABLE TO, UH, EXPAND ON THIS IF, IF YOU WISH, SHE HAS ATTEMPTED AGAIN BECAUSE SHE'S LIVING IN LAS VEGAS, SHE'S BEEN ATTEMPTING TO USE, UH, LOCAL RESOURCES TO DETERMINE, UH, WHAT'S, WHAT THE DAMAGE WAS AND WHAT THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. SHE HAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS, UH, REAL ESTATE AGENCIES IN TOWN AND PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANYBODY WHO IS WILLING TO ASSIST HER IN THE PROCESS. SHE HAS TRIED TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DO THAT. I THINK THAT WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION AS IT, IF IT EXISTS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS. AND I'M PREPARED TO DO THAT IF, IF, UH, UH, AFTER THIS HEARING IS, IS CONCLUDED, UH, TO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUE QUESTION DIRECTLY. SHE'S TRIED TO FIND, GET THE INFORMATION THAT SHE NEEDS, SHE'S BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. AND THEN OF COURSE WHEN THE, UH, COVID OVID 19, UH, PANDEMIC STARTED THAT KIND OF DISRUPTED HER EFFORTS TO GET THINGS DONE, UH, APPARENTLY NEVADA IS MUCH MORE SHUT DOWN THAN, UH, THAN TEXAS IS. BUT THAT, THAT'S THE HISTORY OF WHAT SHE'S TRIED TO DO. YEAH, I INTERRUPTED MR. ANDERSON HIS QUESTION. UH, UH, THAT BASICALLY WAS IN THE SAME VEIN. UH, UH, THIS IS JUST A PERSONAL OPINION AS AN ENGINEER. UH, THE PROPERTY IS VALUED ON CAD AT $13,000 AND THERE'S MORE DAMAGE THAN $13,000 ON THIS STRUCTURE. UH, AND OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT LOOKING AT IT VERY CLOSE HAND. I'M LOOKING AT PICTURES THAT THE CODE OFFICERS PROVIDED FOR US. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY. UH, AND I WOULD GIVE YOU A REAL QUICK, UH, ENGINEER'S OPINION THAT IT'S, UH, DAMAGED WAY BEYOND THE $13,000. UH, I WOULD ASK THAT THE BOARD ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF EITHER YOU, MR. STONE OR MS. GARZA. SO BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF EITHER PARTY? YES, THIS IS MS. BROWN. I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS, UH, THE FIRE, I UNDERSTAND THE FIRE TOOK PLACE IN 10 17 19, SO I'M SURE SHE, I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND IT SAYS THAT, UH, THAT O H P REQUESTED, UH, FOR REQUEST SENT TO KATIE TO THE TOTMAN, SO THERE WAS SOME KIND OF NOTICE SENT TO HER, AND THEN THERE WAS A, HAD TO BE A WARRANT EXECUTED BY THE CITY IN ORDER TO GET IN THE PROPERTY. [02:10:01] SO ON THAT, THOSE, UH, THOSE GROUNDS ALONE, THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME TO TOLD HIM NO, I, I COULDN'T SUPPORT THAT. I'M SORRY. I ACTUALLY, IF, IF I CAN, UH, SPEAK. IS THERE, CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. NICOLE GARZA. AND THE ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD HAS TO BE, UM, THAT, THAT'S ONE THING. THE ADDRESS IS CHANGED. IT IS PO BOX 7 0 5 6 2 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 8 9 1 7 0. AND WE, WE DID NOT RECEIVE A WARRANT, UM, WHATSOEVER, UH, IN THROUGH THE MAIL OR ANY CERTIFIED LETTER. WE JUST RECEIVED A LETTER TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WHICH WAS SIGNED FOR, AND THEN JUST KIND OF WAS GOING, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE MAIL THAT WE RECEIVED. UH, YESTERDAY WHEN WE READ THE NOTICE OF THIS HEARING, UM, WE'VE CONTACTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT THE EXTENT OF THE FIRE DAMAGE AND WE'RE UNSUCCESSFUL. WE CONTACTED THE ARSON INVESTIGATIVE UNIT OF SAN ANTONIO AND WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. WE ASKED FOR PICTURES, WE ASKED FOR A PERCENTAGE OF DAMAGE. IT WAS ALL UNSUCCESSFUL. UM, WE'VE CALLED, UH, REALTORS AND, UH, THE NEIGHBORS AND WE'VE, IT, IT'S JUST BEEN, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY ASSISTANCE THROUGH ANY OF THESE MEAN AVENUES OR MEANS. UM, THE MOST RECENT APPRAISAL, UM, WAS 95,000. SO FOR THE, THE, THE LOT ITSELF, AND IT HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR 800 YEARS, UM, IT BELONGED TO MY FATHER. BOTH MY FATHER AND MY UNCLE WERE BORN IN THE HOUSE, AND MY UNCLE WAS A VERY WELL-KNOWN ORATOR, UH, POLITICAL ORDER ON BEHALF OF CIVIL RIGHTS, UM, FOR THE, IN TEXAS AND IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. HE EVENTUALLY WAS CO-OPTED INTO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND IS CITED IN SCHOLARLY JOURNALS AND TEXTBOOKS. UM, IT HAS IMMENSE FAMILY VALUE AND WE JUST REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WOULD LIKE A CHANCE AND OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS KNOWLEDGE IS JUST CAME UPON US SUDDENLY, UM, OF THE HEARING. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET INFO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO, UM, JUST REALLY WOULD LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE PICTURES, SEE THE DAMAGE. MR. STONE, I THINK COULD HELP US TO GET A PERCENTAGE OF THE DAMAGE AND JUST GET AN IDEA OF ACTUALLY WHAT HAPPENED, UM, BETTER THAN WE WERE ABLE TO. AND THEN, UH, TRY AND THEN, YOU KNOW, RE REMODEL IT, LIKE TAKE CARE OF THE, OF THE DAMAGE AND, AND THE BATH HOUSE FOR, YOU KNOW, THAT'S VERY VIABLE OPTION. IN FACT, WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. WE WERE JUST WAITING TO KIND OF LIKE GET A LITTLE FOOTING HERE AFTER THE, UH, THE VIRUS AND, UM, THAT SHOULD HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR A MONTH AND A HALF. UM, AND THEN THAT WAS THE FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA WAS TO, UH, SECURE, UH, CONTRACTORS AND WHATNOT TO GO AHEAD AND, AND CONDUCT THOSE REPAIRS. UM, WE WERE TOLD WE NEED TO BE SOMEWHERE CLOSE BY, BUT NOT ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE WHILE THE REPAIRS ARE BEING CONDUCTED. AND SO THAT'S, WE WERE GOING TO, UM, SECURE A PLACE TO STAY VERY CLOSE IN THE PROXIMITY. AND, UM, OUR INTEREST IS 100% PURE AND FROM THE HEART IN MAINTAINING THE HOUSE AND THE PROPERTY. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DAMAGE TO OUR PROPERTY. MS. GARZA, UH, WERE YOU AWARE THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED? THEY CALLED? YES. THEY CALLED US IN THE MORNING. IT WAS A POLICE OFFICER WHO CALLED US, AND THAT WAS THE SAME POLICE OFFICER WHO WE CALLED BACK ASKING FOR INFORMATION. THAT POLICE OFFICER REFERRED US TO THE ARSON INVESTIGATIVE UNIT, AND THE FIRST TIME WE CALLED, THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION, SO WE WAITED A FEW MORE WEEKS. WE CALLED AGAIN AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE WE WEREN'T, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE, WE, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION. THEY WERE REALLY BUSY. AND THEN WE CALLED AGAIN AND WE ASKED FOR THE PICTURES AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE THOSE THROUGH EMAIL. AND, UM, YOU KNOW THAT BY THAT TIME, DECEMBER, JANUARY WAS COMING AROUND AND THEN EVERYTHING SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. DID YOU OR ANY FAMILY MEMBER OR ANYONE ELSE, UH, TRY TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO YOU IN SEEING THE PROPERTY AFTER THE FIRE? I'M SORRY, CAN YOU ASK THAT AGAIN? DID YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER OR ANYONE ELSE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO YOU, UH, THAT WAS CLOSE TO YOU ABOUT THE FIRE? IN OTHER WORDS, YOU KNEW THE FIRE ASSISTED, BUT YOU FOUND NO INFORMATION FROM ANYONE ON THE STAIRS OF THE DAMAGE? NO, THE [02:15:01] NEIGHBORS TO FACING THE HOUSE FROM, UM, UH, CALVERA STREET, THE NEIGHBORS TO THE LEFT HAVE REFUSED TO, THEY ONCE WERE RESIDING IN THE HOUSE. WE HAD LEASED IT TO THEM. THIS WAS, UM, IN 2006 AND, UH, THERE'S SEVERAL SISTERS AND, UH, TWO AND A BROTHER AND TWO BROTHERS IN THE FAMILY, AND THE BROTHER WAS GETTING A DIVORCE. WE LEASED IT TO THEM. AND THE OTHER BROTHER, UM, WAS HAVING, UM, LIKE ISSUES WITH ALCOHOLISM. AND SO I GUESS THEY FOUND THAT THE, THAT THE FREEDOM OR LIBERTY OF HAVING THE, THE LIVING AT THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR ALLOWED HIM. I DON'T, IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WAS A HEALTHY SITUATION FOR THEIR FAMILY. THEY, THEY MOVED OUT WITHOUT, UH, TERMINATING THE LEASE AND THEY HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH US SINCE. OKAY, THANK THAT. I UNDERSTAND. THEY CONTACT, THEY CONTACT THE CITY, UH, FREQUENTLY AND OVER THINGS LIKE IF THE GRASS IS A LITTLE BIT LONG, THEY'RE CONSTANTLY CONTACTING THE CITY AND WE HAVE CONTACTED THE CITY TO TELL THEM WHAT THESE NEIGHBORS ARE DOING, AND THEY HAVE ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD STOP DOING THIS BECAUSE THEY MAKE FALSE ACCUSATIONS AND THEY'VE DONE IT QUITE A, QUITE A BIT. THEY'VE SAID THAT THERE WAS A SULFUR SMELL, THEN THE CITY WENT OUT THERE, SPENT THE MONEY ON A HOLIDAY AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO SULFUR SMELL. THE NEIGHBOR POINT OF ORDER. WE WE'RE WAY OFF SUBJECT HERE. MR. HARPER, YOU'RE CORRECT. POINT OF ORDER IS ACCEPTED. ACCEPTED. UH, THE QUESTION WAS, UH, WAS ANY HELP PROVIDED AND THE ACCURACY? NO, NOTHING. AND THAT'S PROVIDED SUFFICIENT, HAVE EVERYTHING AND NO, THAT IS SUFFICIENT ANSWER. UH, DOES ANYONE ELSE ON THE BOARD HAVE A QUESTION OF MS. GARZA OR MR. STONE? DO MS. GARZA, DO YOU OR MR. STONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? MR. NELSON? IT'S NEIL STONE. I MR. STONE, GO AHEAD. I I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. UM, IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET COPIES OF THE PHOTOS THAT THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER PRESENTED TO THE BOARD THIS MORNING? MR. STONE? I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THE BOARD ACTUALLY DOES NOT TAKE QUESTIONS. UH, SO THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN UP WITH A CODE OFFICER, UH, AND YOU CAN DO MAKE CONTACT WITH A CODE OFFICER AFTER THE BOARD MEETING ITSELF. I APOLOGIZE. WE CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU DIRECTLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT, SIR. WHAT DO, CAN YOU GIVE ME THE CODE OFFICER'S NAME WHO PRESENTED THIS MORNING, UH, STAFF IF YOU WOULD GIVE MR. STONE THE, THE CODE OFFICER'S NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION. I'M SORRY, SIR. SIR, DID YOU ASK ME A QUESTION? MR. STONE WOULD LIKE TO GET THE POINT OF CONTACT AS A CODE OFFICER AND A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THAT CODE OFFICER. UH, WE WILL CONTACT HIM AFTER MR. TONEY WILL CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY AND GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION. THAT'D BE FINE. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, I NO OTHER INPUT FROM THE OWNER AND ATTORNEY, THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE CASE CHAIR. THIS IS JUDY. UH, YES MA'AM. WE DO HAVE AN EMAIL PROVIDED, UM, BY THE OWNER, UM, BEN ZA THAT WAS RECEIVED YESTERDAY, UM, AT 5 38 REGARDING FIVE 11 SOUTH COLORADO STREET AND STATED MY CONCERN WE'RE IN RECEIPT OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCE JUST TODAY, 9 2 20 AND WE'RE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE HEARING TOMORROW, UM, TO AT 7:00 AM OUR TIME AND REQUEST SUSPENSION FOR ANOTHER DATE. YOU'RE OUTTA STATE AND I'M ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING TOMORROW BY THAT FROM THE OWNER. MR. ZA, WE ALSO DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT THAT I'D LIKE TO PLAY INTO THE RECORD. THANK YOU. OH, THIS IS RAYMOND. I'M WITH THE HISTORIC RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. I'M CALLING REGARDING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 7 5 11 SOUTH CAVERAS. AND, UH, I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO CAVERAS AND ASKING FOR A CONTINUANCE OR DELAY UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO REACH AND WORK WITH MR. GUSTAVO, A HOMEOWNER WHO TRY TO GET HIM TO SECURE HIS YARD IN SO THAT THE ARY STRUCTURE CANNOT NOT BE ACCESSED BY ANYONE AND IF THEY CONTINUE TO EITHER REPAIR OR DEMOLISH THE ACCESS STRUCTURE. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN, SIR. THAT MESSAGE WAS FROM RAY MORALES WITH THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION REGARDING FIVE 11 SOUTH . THAT MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 2ND. THEY'RE ASKING FOR A CONTINUANCE UNTIL THEY'RE ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE [02:20:01] OWNER. THEY DID MENTION THAT THE YARD IS SECURED AND THERE IS A FENCE AND THEY WANNA MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER TO SEE IF THEY ARE EITHER GOING, GOING TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. IN SUMMARY, UH, MR. STONE IS ASKING FOR A CONTINUATION AND WE'VE ALSO HAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY ASK FOR CONTINUATION. UH, AND THE BOARD HAS SEEN THE, THE BUILDING ITSELF. THE BUILDING IS SECURED AND HAS BEEN SECURED SINCE THE FIRE. UH, THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. UH, THIS IS MR. HARPER. I JUST WANNA CONFIRM. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, RIGHT? NOT THE MAIN, IT IS ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ONLY. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY, SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THEN. MS. BROWN WITH MOTION. YES. I WAS LOOKING AT THE, UH, REPORT HERE. I FIND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT FIVE 11 SOUTH CA THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO BE IN VIOLATION OF, UH, OF ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND FIND THAT THE, UH, STRUCTURE, UH, THE, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS, UH, IS NOT, IS NOT REASONABLE FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF DETERIORATION, THE FIRE, THE DIVIDED, UH, FLOORS AND ET CETERA. AND ORDER OF, UM, DEMOLITION ORDER FOR 30 DAYS. THE MOTION BEFORE THE BOARD IS A 30 DAY DEMOLITION AS A RESULT OF, UH, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT FIVE 11 SOUTH CALAS ON THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ONLY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION IF THERE IS NO MOTION? NO DISCUSSION. EXCUSE ME ON THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? UH, MICHAEL HART. A SECOND. MR. HARPER IS SECONDING THE MOTION FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION, UH, STAFF IF YOU WOULD CONDUCT A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. DEAR NELSON, AYE. ZUNIGA A THANK YOU MR. RODRIGUEZ. AYE. MR. TAPIA? AYE. MS. BROWN? AYE. AYE. MR. HARPER? AYE. MS. HILLARY AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO, THE MOTION FOR A 30 DAY DEMOLITION PASSES AND THE VOTE FOR EIGHT TO ZERO. MR. STONE, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL THE, UH, BOARD'S ACTION IN DISTRICT COURT. UH, IF THERE, UH, LET'S [Administrative Items] SEE. MR. ANDES, YOU HAD A QUESTION THAT WE DEFERRED TO ADMINISTRATIVE TIME PERIODS. YOU WANNA RESTATE THAT QUESTION? YES, I DO. IF THIS HOUSE WAS IN SUCH A, OR THE ACCESSORY WAS IN SUCH A DI UM, THE PROBLEM WITH THE WALLS AND STUFF AS NOTED BY THE CODE OFFICER, WHY WAS THIS NOT DEEMED, ESPECIALLY FROM ACROSS THE SCHOOL, A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AND IMMEDIATELY EMERGENCY DEMO? THE CHIEF BUILDING IN DIRECTOR DID GO UP TO THE LOCATION THE MORNING AFTER THE FIRE AND HE DID NOT NAME IT IN EMERGENCY DEMO. MR. EZ, DID YOU HEAR THE REPLY? I HEARD OF IT. UH, THE CHIEF INSPECTOR WENT OUT AND DID NOT DEEM IT THAT, BUT YET THE CO COMPLIANCE GIVING THE THE STATEMENT INDICATED MASSIVE PROBLEMS WITH INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING, MAINLY THE EXTERIOR WALLS WHICH ARE LOAD-BEARING WALLS. SO THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISCONNECT IN THE WAY THE INSPECTORS ARE DOING IT OR IT'S BEING PRESENTED BASICALLY. THEN FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE DISCUSSION POINT OF VIEW, IT'S AN ISSUE OF, OF A DIFFERENCES OF OPINION. AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, MR. ANDIS, I THINK I'M GONNA AGREE WITH YOU ON THIS ONE THAT IT PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN, BUT BY, BY LOOKING AT PICTURES ONLY, I CAN'T SUBSTANTIATE MY OPINION. I'D ALMOST HAVE TO BE THERE TO, [02:25:01] TO EITHER SUPPORT OR, UH, NOT SUPPORT MY OWN OPINION. UH, SO I GUESS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TAKE A HARDER LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, UH, BUT, AND MAYBE IF WE'D BEEN ON SITE, WE WOULD AGREE WITH WHAT THE ANSWER WAS AT THAT TIME ANYWAY. UH, WELL LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT IT WAS ACROSS THE SCHOOL, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT THAT, YEAH, BOY, IT IS SECURE. THEY STILL, YOU KNOW, KIDS, THEY SEE SOMETHING DAMAGED LIKE A FIRE, THEY'RE GONNA SIT THERE AND WATCH IT, BUT THAT SEEMED TO ME LIKE THE TWO DESCRIPTIONS WERE CONTRADICTING EACH OTHER. ONE SAYS IT WASN'T DANGEROUS. THE OTHER ONE SAYS THERE'S INTEGRITY ISSUE ON MAJOR WALL. SO I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A COME TO MIND PRESENTING CASES AS EMERGENCY DEMO AND REGULAR DEMO. AND WITH THAT I WILL CONCLUDE THE CONVERSATION BY STATEMENT SIMPLY THAT, UH, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE HEARD TWO OPINIONS OF THE BOARD THAT PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVELY AS AN EMERGENCY DISCUSSION. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS THAT EITHER STAFF OR BOARD HAVE AT THIS TIME? IF NONE AT THIS TIME, THEN WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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