* 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. OH, OKAY. [00:00:01] GREAT. ALRIGHT. [Call to Order] GOOD, GOOD MORNING. UM, BUILDING STANDARDS FOR, IT'S NOW 9:04 AM TODAY IS SEPTEMBER THE 10TH. 2020, EXCUSE ME. OKAY. MY SCREEN'S GONNA CHANGE HERE. OH, OKAY. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? OH, I'M SORRY. CALL TO ORDER. COULD I GET A ROLL CALL MS. BROWN. HERE. JOANNE NELSON. PRESENT FRED ANDON. MICAH HARPER. JESSE ZUNIGA. LENCIA GUILLORY. PRESENT. ROBERT TAPIA. PRESENT. RO POWELL. SERNA PERRAN. CAMILLE BURGAN. MEGAN RODRIGUEZ. GEORGE BRITTON, EFRAN RA HERE. ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE ERIC BURNS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER, DANNY LEGGE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER AND MYSELF, JUDY B THE FORUM IS PRESENT. OH, WOW. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. HEY, UH, WE HAVE INTERPRETATION SERVICES. GOOD MORNING. SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE DURING THIS MEETING. THE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED IN SPANISH. THE TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR APPLICANT AND THOSE, UM, THAT SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THE CALL BACK. COULD WE PLAY THE VIDEO PLEASE? THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. I'LL READ THE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. OKAY. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. YOU, HOW DO I MAKE THIS BIGGER ON THE SCREEN? YOU MAY HAVE TO ZOOM IN TO THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT. YEAH, WELL, I, I'M TRYING TO FIND IT ON MY, ON MY PHONE. I DON'T, I DON'T SEE IT ON MY PHONE. OKAY, SO I'LL TRY HERE. UH, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS VIRTUAL HEARING. NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A CASE, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES. HOWEVER, AN OWNER, UH, OR REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME. PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION. AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THIS VIRTUAL HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT, UH, YOU MAY SUCH ARRANGEMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THIS HEARING. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU SUBMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE VIRTUAL UNIT. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOW ONE, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENT, DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH A COST FOR EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN THE, IN THE ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, UH, TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER. SUBMIT THAT REQUESTED, UH, PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FULL ABILITY OF REPAIR DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND. EXCUSE ME. UH, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO DO THE WORK. ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCE. ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE IN CODE REGULATIONS WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED 1901 SOUTH ALAMO, SAN ANTONIO, 7 8 2 0 4. AND IF IN DOUBT AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE [00:05:01] CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ANY HONOR OR LIEN HOLD THAT DISSATISFIED WITH THE, WITH AN ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MADE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDER, PLEASE CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER AT 2 1 0 2 7 5 4 2. PLEASE KNOW THAT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT TO SOLICIT OR PETAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION HEARING. SECTION CODE 16 DASH 2 36 THANK YOU. FORMAT TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND POTENTIALLY SPREAD COVID-19 STANDING BOARD HOLDING MEETING VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETINGS, UH, STANDARDS, UH, BASED UPON THE VARIOUS SUSPENDED DIVISIONS OF THE OPEN UNION ACT AND ISSUED BY THE STATE GOVERNOR OF THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSIBLE COVID-19 CRISIS AND ARE IN PLACE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW DOSC OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 6 5 4 8. MS. BROWN, I CAN READ THIS IF YOU LIKE. YOU CAN GO AHEAD. I CAN, YEAH, I CAN SEE THE, THE LARGER ONES. ANOTHER ONE I COULDN'T SEE. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENTS, THERE ARE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES. THESE INCLUDE EMAIL OR MAIL OF COMMENTS, DROPPING OFF COMMENTS, LEAVING VOICEMAIL, OR ASKING TO BE PAUSED DURING THE MEETING. THE OWNER HAS UNLIMITED TIME TO SPEAK ON THE RESPECTIVE AGENDA ITEM. PUBLIC STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION BY THE OWNER. STAFF WILL READ INTO THE RECORD ANY EMAILS OR LETTERS RECEIVED. STAFF WILL ALSO PLAY ANY MESSAGES RECEIVED BY VOICEMAIL. LASTLY, FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK, WE WILL CALL THEM TO STATE THEIR TWO MINUTE COMMENT. SPANISH INTERPRETERS ARE ON STANDBY AS NEEDED. THE OWNER WOULD THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH AN UNLIMITED TIME LIMIT, ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS BOARD QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. [Approval of Minutes] HEY, APPROVAL OF MINUTES. DID EVERYBODY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO READ THE MINUTES? OKAY. CAN WE GET A ROLL PLEASE? MADAM CHAIR? LET'S HAVE A MOTION IF YOU COULD, UH, I DO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE, UH, 13TH AUGUST MEETING. OKAY. SO WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE, UH, A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION? ATTORNEY . OKAY. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS. BROWN? AYE. MS. GUILLORY? AYE. MR. RA? AYE. MR. NELSON? AYE. MR. TAPIA AYE. MOTION PASSES TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU ALL. OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANY STAFF REPORTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY STAFF REPORTS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. NO STAFF REPORTS. AND I GUESS WE'LL HAVE SCHEDULE A CASE PRESENTATION AND THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE, [1. 20-5305 (CD-5) 327 Faust] IT'S AN ABATEMENT APPEAL ITEM NUMBER 1 3 27 HOUSE AFTERNOON, JERRY. OKAY. GOOD MORNING COURT, UH, BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS GERALD UCK, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UH, UH, PRESENTING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AREA TODAY. UH, THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING APPEALED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 3 27 FAUST WITH A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF N C B 8 2 5 8 BLOCK SEVEN, LOT 38. THE OWNER OF RECORD PER BEAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS ELVA CRUZ. GARCIA. THIS PROPERTY IS NOT A HISTORIC PROPERTY, NOR DOES IT, UH, RESIDE IN A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, SECTION [00:10:01] 1465, SUMMARY ABATEMENT BY CITY, UH, SUBSECTION B WEEDS WITHIN THE LOCATION PARAMETERS ENUMERATED IN SECTION 1461, WHICH ARE IN EXCESS OF 48 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO PUBLIC HEALTH, LIFE OR SAFETY OF ANY PERSON MAY WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE BE ABATED BY THE CITY. INITIAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JULY AGE 2020 WHERE THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN FOUND TO BE OVER 48 INCHES HEIGHT THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, SCATTERED TRASH, DEBRIS AND BRUSH PILES FOUND AT LOCATION TO INCLUDE CITY RIGHT OF WAY. PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED AND THE WORK ORDER WAS SUBMITTED. A RE-INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JULY 23RD, 2020, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOT, UH, STILL REMAINED IN VIOLATION BEFORE PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED AND CONTRACTOR NOTIFIED TO PROCEED WITH THE ABATEMENT. A FOLLOW UP INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JULY 27TH, 2020. THE CONTRACTOR HAD COMPLETED THE JOB AND AFTER PHOTOS OBTAINED TO CLOSE OUT THE WORK ORDER STAFF, ALL CHANGES BE UPHELD AND THIS PRESENTATION, THANK NO QUESTIONS FOR THAT OFFICER. OKAY. JUDY, DO YOU WANNA READ THAT LETTER FROM THE CUSTOMER? YES. AND WE DO HAVE THE, I'M SORRY. WE ALSO DO HAVE THE OWNER'S SISTER ON THE LINE, UM, TO PRESENT TESTIMONY. LEMME READ THE LETTER. UM, 3 29 SOUTH DATED AUGUST 13TH, 2020. MAY THIS APPEAL CONCERNING? I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT MY LOSS HAD BEEN CUT. I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE CARE AND MAINTEN AND MAINTENANCE. I USUALLY CHECK ON THE LOTS, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR PRESENT SITUATION, I WAS UNABLE TO GO CHECK. I WAS, THE BILL FOR CLEANUP IS OVER $5. MY SISTER AND I ARE GOING A HARDSHIP. MY SISTER HAD THREE STROKES, WHICH LEFT HER BEDRIDDEN. SHE CAN'T COUGH, EAT, WALK, OR MOVE IN BED. SHE'S 24 HOURS CARE A DAY. MY SISTER AND I ARE THE ONES CARING FOR HER AND BOTH OF US ARE IN OUR INSURANCE. SHE HAS, IS NOT PAYING FOR HER HAIR AND CARE. MY SISTER AND I ARE PAYING OUT OF POCKET. PLEASE SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO ON TARGET AT THIS TIME. MONEY IS TIGHT. THANK YOU. ELMA GARCIA. AND WE DO HAVE THE OWNER'S SISTER YOLANDA AHMAN AMAD ON THE LINE. IS SHE GOING? YES. MR. AH. HELLO. YES, MA'AM. HELLO. IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME. YES, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS YOLANDA AHAD. I'M 78 YEARS OLD AND I RESIDE AT 59 26 TIMBER ROCK, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 2. AND I, I'M APPEALING, UH, THIS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PEOPLE WILL TOUCH YOUR HEARTS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. I'M THE ONE THAT HAS, THAT TAKES CARE OF MY SISTER'S PROPERTY AND UH, I HAD GOTTEN SOMEBODY TO GO CHECK IT, BUT, UH, WITH THE PROBLEM WE'RE HAVING WITH MY OTHER SISTER, I DIDN'T FOLLOW UP ON IT. AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO PLEASE SEE THE, I MEAN, $700 IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR US RIGHT NOW WHEN WE'RE PAYING THERAPY AND WE'RE PAYING, WELL, THE MEDICINES, THE INSURANCE PAYS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE AT HOME WE HAVE TO DO OURSELVES. AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WERE LACKED ON, ON, UH, THE PROPERTY. BUT THIS, MY SISTER HAD THREE STROKES AND, UH, IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS, DECEMBER 27TH, SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AND WE NEVER LEFT HER ALONE. SHE WAS IN REHAB. WE DIDN'T LEAVE HER ALONE. AND WE DON'T ONLY WERE ALONE HERE EITHER. AND, UH, THE ONLY TIME SHE WAS LEFT ALONE WAS BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS THAT WE COULDN'T STAY AT THE, AT THE REHAB DAY AND NIGHT. SO, UM, IF YOU CAN PLEASE SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR US, UH, [00:15:01] IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. NOW I KNOW THAT I, I SHOULDN'T HAVE, BUT FOR YEARS, YOU KNOW, NOT ALL, NOT ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY WOULD SEND, UM, A LETTER SAYING THAT WE, THAT WE TOO HIGH AND FOR US TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND WE WOULD. BUT THIS TIME WE JUST, IT IT VERY DIFFICULT. BELIEVE ME, WHEN YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF SOMEBODY THAT CAN ONLY MOVE ONE HER, HER LEFT ARM AND HER LEFT LEG, AND THAT'S IT. SO I APPEAL TO YOU TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR HER. HELLO? YES, I'M STILL HERE, MA'AM. WE'RE LISTENING. OKAY. AND YOU KNOW, NORMALLY THE GRASS AT THE, AT THAT LOT, I'M NOT MAKING EXCUSES, BUT THE GRASS IS ALWAYS HIGHER BY THE FENCE. AND IF YOU CAN LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE PICTURES LOOKING INTO THE, INTO THE, THE, UH, LOT, THE GRASS IS NOT HIGH THERE AROUND THE TREES. IT'S HIGH AROUND THE FENCE IN SOME PORTION. I'M NOT EXCUSING, I'M NOT MAKING EXCUSES OR ANYTHING, BUT $700 TO CLEAN THAT LOT IT IS, IS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHY IT'S THAT MUCH. NOW, GOING BACK ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I HAD, I HAD, UM, THEY HAD SENT SOMEBODY TO CLEAN THE LOT AND I SHOWED THEM WHERE I HAD PAID THIS MAN TO GO AND DO THE JOB. AND, AND THEN AFTER I WENT AND I TOLD THEM, I SAID, THE, THE YARD IS JUST AS HIGH AS IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THEY CLEANED IT, THE CITY PEOPLE WHO YOU KNOW, AND, AND THEY WENT AND CHECKED IT. AND SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY, BUT, UH, THAT BILL WAS LIKE $200 AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S 700 NOW. AND BELIEVE ME, THAT'S A HARDSHIP TO COME UP WITH, UH, WITH $700. SO AGAIN, I APPEAL TO YOU, SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR, FOR US. MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. A QUESTION FOR THE CODE OFFICER, UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE US A HISTORY ON THIS PROPERTY. YES SIR. THE HISTORY, THERE WAS, UH, SIX PREVIOUS CASES AT THIS PROPERTY IN 2016. ONE CASE WHERE THE, IT WAS BY THE OWNER, UH, 2017. IT WAS ONE CASE WHERE IT WAS BY THE CITY. UH, THE TOTAL CHARGES ON THAT WERE 77, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, 2019, ALSO TWO CASES BOTH CLEANED BY THE OWNER. AND THEN WE HAVE TODAY'S CASE, UH, WHICH IS, UH, SUBJECT TO THIS APPEAL. THE CHARGES ON THAT WERE $304 PLUS 180 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR A TOTAL OF $484. THANK YOU MS. UH, AMADA, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I'M ON THE BOARD. UH, A QUESTION FOR YOU IN TERMS OF, UH, THE USE OF THE PROPERTY. UH, YOU'VE OWNED THIS PROPERTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. UH, WHAT ARE YOU USING THE PROPERTY FOR? WELL, IT WAS AN INHERITANCE LEFT ON MY, BY MY PARENTS, AND I'M SPEAKING FOR MY SISTER BECAUSE MY SISTER IS THE OWNER , BUT IT WAS GIVEN TO US AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO, TO, TO PART WITH IT. SO IT'S CLEAN. I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. PLEASE GO AHEAD, PLEASE. NO, WELL THE, THE THING ABOUT IT IS THAT IT WAS AN INHERITANCE THAT WAS LEFT TO MY SISTER AND, AND SHE JUST DOESN'T FEEL LIKE PARTYING WITH IT. SO WE TRY TO MAINTAIN IT, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY ONE DAY IT'LL BE GIVEN TO, TO A RELATIVE WITHIN THE FAMILY. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. ONE OTHER QUESTION, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? OKAY, SO WE'RE DEALING WITH THE FOUR $84. THAT WOULD BE THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND THE, UH, THE CUTTING OF THE FEES. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? HELLO? DO WE HAVE A, YOU HEAR ME MADAM CHAIR? THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I MOVED. WE, UH, REVERSE THE ACTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE, THE DEPARTMENT IN EXECUTING THE SUMMARY ABATEMENT AND WAIVED A PORTION OF THE ACTUAL ABATEMENT COSTS. [00:20:01] UH, THE ABATEMENT COST WOULD BE $160, BUT MAINTAIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $180, 1 51 6 OH FOR THE ABATEMENT COST 180 FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST. OKAY, SO YOU WANT TO WAIVE THE ONE 60 AND, AND, UH, AND KEEP THE 1 1 50, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE A REDUCTION OF 50% ON THE COST OF ABATEMENT TO MAINTAIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST. OKAY. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OKAY, I'M SORRY. CIA SECOND LENCIA DID SECOND IT. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND YOU. YES. OKAY. UH, MS. GILMORE SECONDED. AND, AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. OKAY. SO ALL IN FAVOR, WE GET A ROLL CALL MS. BROWN. AYE. MS. GUI? AYE. MR. AYE NELSON. AYE. MS. KAIA? AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH A VOTE. A FIVE TO ZERO. OKAY, THANK YOU. SO [2. 20-5306 (CD-5) 329 Faust] THE NEXT CASE IS ONE. YES, IT'D BE, UH, FOR THE RECORD, AGAIN, MY NAME IS GERALD ROA, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR PRESENTING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AREA DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. UH, THIS PROPERTY AT 3 29 IS THE, UH, HAS A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF N C B 8 2 5 8, BLOCK 7 39 AND 40. THE OWNER OF RECORD FOR BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS ELBA GARCIA, AND THIS PROPERTY IS NOT A HISTORIC PROPERTY, NOR IS IT LOCATED IN A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, SECTION 1465, SUBSECTION B CITY CODE SUMMARY ABATEMENT BY CITY, WE WITHIN THE LOCATION PARAMETERS ENUMERATED IN SECTION 1461, WHICH ARE IN EXCESS OF 48 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO HEALTH, LIFE, OR SAFETY OF ANY PERSON MAY WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE BE ABATED BY THE CITY. INITIAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JULY 8TH, 2020 WHERE THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN FOUND TO BE OVER 48 48 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND ROCK FIT PROPERTY, SCATTERED TRASH, DEBRIS AND BRUSH PILES FOUND IN LOCATION, UH, TO ALSO TO INCLUDE THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY. THE PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED AND A WORK ORDER WAS SUBMITTED. A RE-INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JULY 23RD, UH, 2020 AND FOUND THE LOT STILL REMAIN IN VIOLATION BEFORE PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED AND THE CONTRACTOR NOTIFIED TO PROCEED WITH THE ABATEMENT. A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JULY 27TH, 2020. THE CONTRACTOR HAD COMPLETED THE JOB AND AFTER PHOTOS OBTAINED TO CLOSE OUT THE WORK ORDER, STAFF RECOMMENDED ALL CHARGES BE UPHELD. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU MS. BROWN. YOUR MIC IS ON MUTE. DID YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT, REREAD THE LETTER AND TO THE RECORD FROM THE OWNER? I'M SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO READ THE LETTER AGAIN TO THE RECORDS FOR THIS CASE? IT'S THE SAME LETTER, PLEASE. THIS IS REGARDING 3 27 FILE AND 3 29. FILE DATED AUGUST 13TH, 2020. TO WHOM I MAY CONCERN, THIS IS STEEL CONCERNING 3 27 AND 3 29 FILES. I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE LOSS HAD BEEN CUT. I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THIS CARE AND MAINTENANCE. I USUALLY CHECK ON THE LOSS, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR PRESENT SITUATION, NOT ABLE TO GO CHECK. I WAS TOLD THE BILL FOR CLEANUP IS OVER $500. MY SISTER AND I ARE GOING THROUGH A HARDSHIP. MY SISTER HAS THREE STROKES, WHICH LEFT HER BEDRIDDEN. SHE CAN'T TALK, EAT, WALK, OR MOVE IN BED. SHE NEEDS 24 HOURS CARE A DAY. [00:25:01] MY SISTER AND I ARE THE ONES CARING FOR HER AND BOTH OF US ARE IN OUR SEVENTIES. THE INSURANCE SHE HAS IS NOT PAYING FOR HER THERAPIES AND CARE. MY SISTER AND I ARE PAYING OUT OF POCKET. PLEASE SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO ON THE CHARGES AT THIS TIME. MONEY IS TIGHT. THANK YOU. ALVA GARCIA. AND WE DO HAVE THE OWNER'S SISTER ON THE LINE. YOLANDA AHAD FOR MS. AHAD, IF YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AGAIN AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOLANDA AHAD, 59 20 16 BO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. OKAY, MA'AM, YOU WANNA STATE YOUR CASE? WELL, IT'S THE SAME AS I I SAID BEFORE AND I, MA'AM, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE SEPARATING THE, UH, THE ADDRESSES. IT'S, TO ME, IT'S ALL ONE AND, UH, I, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE SEPARATING IT. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I'M APPEALING BECAUSE, UH, WE'RE GOING THROUGH A HARDSHIP AND ANYTHING YOU CAN DO FOR US WOULD BE APPRECIATED. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY, MA'AM? NO, MA'AM. WELL, I, I SAID IT ALL, YOU KNOW, WITH THE OTHER ONE AND IT, TO ME IT'S ALL ONE LOT AND THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, BE MORE CAREFUL AND, AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS THAT THERE WAS, THERE HAS BEEN A DROUGHT AND, AND TO ME, WHEN IT DOESN'T RAIN, THE, THE GRASS DOESN'T GROW THAT HIGH. BUT AGAIN, I WILL STATE THAT MOST OF THE WHEAT WERE BY THE BENCH AND AROUND THE TREES BECAUSE AGAIN, WHEN YOU LOOK IN THERE, THERE'S REALLY NOT THAT MUCH WHEAT GROWING WITHIN THE, UH, THE, THE PROPERTY. MA'AM, IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION ON MY PART. YOU MIGHT WANNA TRY TO PUT SOMEONE ON THE RETAINER TO CHECK IT EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR YOU. SO YES MA'AM. OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I MOVE TO UPHOLD THE ACTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTING THE SUMMARY ABATEMENT, BUT REDUCED THE ACTUAL COST OF $209 DOWN TO $160, UH, FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF ABATEMENT, BUT UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF 80. OKAY, WE HAVE AN OPTION OF, UM, REDUCTION ON THE ABATEMENT TO 160 AND UPHOLD AND TO, UH, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST TO ONE EIGHT. I'M SORRY, DID SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING? OKAY, SO, UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND LENCIA? YES. IS LENCIA A SECOND? YES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS. BROWN BROWN? AYE, MS. AYE. THANK YOU MR. RA. AYE, AYE, AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE. THANK YOU, MA'AM. ARE YOU STILL THERE WITH US? YES. YES, MA'AM. ARE YOU STILL THERE WITH US? YES, I AM. OKAY. YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER AND HE'LL EXPLAIN TO ME, UH, PUT YOUR LIABILITY AGAINST YOU, OKAY? OKAY. AND THAT WOULD BE WHO? I'M SORRY? UH, WHOEVER YOUR CODE OFFICER IS, UH, FOR THAT. OKAY. THIS IS JUDY. WE SPOKE YESTERDAY REGARDING YOUR CASES. I CAN CALL YOU THIS AFTERNOON AFTER OUR VSC MEETING TO GO OVER THE RESULTS. THAT'LL BE WONDERFUL. AND YOU'LL TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THE CHARGES ARE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, OUR NEXT CASE IS, UM, [3. 20-5316 (CD-5) 813 Pinto St S (reset)] EIGHT 13 PINTOS ROOM. THIS IS A RESET, [00:30:03] MS. BROWN, THIS IS JUDY, THE OWNER'S BROTHER IS ON THE LINE AND HE'S REQUIRING TRANSLATION SERVICES, SO WE DO HAVE THE TRANSLATORS HERE AVAILABLE, SO WE'LL BE PAUSING IN BETWEEN SO THAT SHE WILL HAVE THE TRANS TO TRANSLATE. OKAY. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS JOSHUA ES, THE DANGEROUS OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT EIGHT 13 SOUTH WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT SIX. THIS CASE IS FROM FEBRUARY 27TH, 2020. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF IS EIGHT 13 SOUTH PINTO 24 36, LOT B E 70 FEET OF SEVEN LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS GALL WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF EIGHT 13 SOUTH PINTO. ALL NOTICES OF HEARINGS WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS RECORDED. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CASE. ARIEL GALLEGOS OWNER'S BROTHER, NO PHONE NUMBERS WERE FOUND, WERE NOT FOUND FOR GALLEGOS AND LAURA, BUT I HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH OWNER'S BROTHER ARIEL ARIELS. PHONE NUMBER (210) 226-8775. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON AUGUST 28TH, 2020. UH, THE ALL STRUCTURES ON PROPERTY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING A 13 WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 26TH. 19. ORIGINAL NOTE NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JANUARY 22ND, 2019, AND THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON MARCH 4TH, 2019, ON AUGUST 27TH, 2020. NOTICE FOR BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD HEARING WAS POSTED ON PROPERTY ON AUGUST, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER AND THE RECEIPT HAS NOT, [00:35:01] HAS NOT RETURNED AS FAR AS TODAY. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF, LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEERS REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR PROPERTY TODAY. WE'RE TAKING ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2020. SO THE, THE FIRST PHOTO, IT'S FROM THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE DETERIORATED AND IT'S DETACHING FROM THE DECK. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE EXTERIOR WALL, UH, BOARD, BOARD MEMBERS ARE BREAKING AND THERE'S MORE DETERIORATION. THIS IS THE RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION. THERE'S EVEN MORE DETERIORATION ON THE WOOD MEMBERS. AND, UH, SOME OF THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE BROKEN. THIS IS THE, THE, THE, UH, FACIAL BOARDS UNDERNEATH THE, THE ROOF DETERIORATION ROTTED. THIS IS THE FRONT DOOR. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE, THERE'S A GAP BETWEEN THE CONCRETE SLAB PATIO AND THE BEAM POINTED TO THE CARRIER. THIS IS THE FOUNDATION AND SOME OF THE FOUNDATION IS ON. YOU CAN SEE WHERE, OH, SORRY. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BEAM IS ACTUALLY TILTING TO THE RIGHT. SO YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE BEAM IS ACTUALLY DETERIORATING A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS UNDERNEATH THE, THE, THE FOUNDATION. THIS IS FOR THE, UH, IN THE BACK YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, WHERE SOME OF THE BEANS, SOME OF THE, THE, THE FLOORBOARDS ON, ON BRICK AND GRADE, YOU HAVE MORE PICTURES. THIS IS THE BACK ELEVATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BACK WALL IS, IS, UH, NON-EXISTENT. UM, THE, UH, STRUCTURE IS ACTUALLY, YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, RIGHT WALL, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE EXTERIOR WALL IS ACTUALLY COMING OFF OF THE, BECAUSE OF THE FOUNDATION ISSUE IS ACTUALLY COMING OFF OF THE BOTTOM, THE BOTTOM PLATE. THIS IS THE, UH, PICTURES OF THE INTERIOR CLOSER LOOK. HE'S ACTUALLY USING THE, THE STRUCTURE FOR STORAGE. HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE FLOOR. UH, THE INTERIOR. AS [00:40:01] YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE WALLS ARE, UH, DETERIORATING. THERE'S SOME BROKEN WOOD MEMBERS. UM, UH, RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT INTO THE INTERIOR ROOF, UH, ROOF SYSTEM. YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE SUNLIGHT COMING IN, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS, UM, PROBABLY WATER DAMAGE. AND, UH, THE INTERIOR, UH, THE TOP ROOF IS DAMAGED. THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE, THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THE ROOF EXTERIOR, UH, WOOD MEMBERS, SORRY, INTERIOR, SORRY, DETERIORATING, UH, THE TOP OF THE ROOF, UH, THE TOP OF THE CEILING IS ACTUALLY HAS A BROKEN WOOD NUMBER. IS IT A CLOSER LOOK AT THE INTERIOR? AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A MORE STORAGE. THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE, THE, THE FRONT ROW OF THE INTERIOR. AS YOU CAN SEE, MORE STORAGE AND, UH, EXTERIOR WALLS ARE, UH, A PICTURE OF THE ROOF OF THE CEILING. WHAT PICTURES OF THE, OF THE INTERIOR FRONT ROOF. THIS IS ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE STRUCTURE WITH THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM. THE EXTERIOR WALLS, AS YOU CAN SEE, ARE DETERIORATED. THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. YOU SEE THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE DETERIORATED. JUST A PICTURE OF THE ROOF SYSTEM. YEAH, THIS IS THE INTERIOR. I WASN'T, UM, I WASN'T ABLE TO TAKE, UH, IT WAS FULL OF STORAGE, SO I TOOK, UH, PICTURES OF AS MUCH AS I COULD OF, UH, WHAT WAS INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STORAGE GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO THE CEILING INSIDE. THIS IS THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE STORAGE. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S UNUSABLE. THIS IS ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO. AS, AS YOU CAN SEE IS A SINGLE STORY STRUCTURE. AND IT POSTED ME FOUNDATION. THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE A MIX OF WOOD MEMBERS, A LITTLE BIT OF MASONRY, UH, WHICH ARE DETERIORATING AND BROKEN IN SOME PLACE. [00:45:04] RIGHT HERE IN THIS PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE HE IS ACTUALLY GOT A BOARD HOLDING UP THE ONE OF THE DOOR, UH, A ONE OF THE WALLS THAT HE PUT UP THERE. THIS IS THE RIGHT EL LEFT ELEVATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE, ARE SEPARATING AND BROKEN. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE ROOF SYSTEM WHERE IT'S DETERIORATING, AND RIGHT THERE WHERE THE PATIENT PORT SHOULD BE. UM, THERE'S A HOLE FOR THE EXPOSING. THE INTERIOR RIGHT HERE, THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE, UH, BACK ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BROKEN, UM, BROKEN EXTERIOR BROKEN MEMBERS OF THE WALL ARE, ARE SEPARATING OR, OR THEY'RE NOT, OR THEY'RE BROKE. THEY'RE OFF THE DECK. AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE ROOF IS. ACTUALLY, THE, THE FACIAL BOARDS WHERE THE ROOF IS, UH, THE SHINGLES ARE ACTUALLY, UH, BROKEN OR, OR DETERIORATED. THE ROOF, THIS IS THE ROOF PICTURE OF THE ROOF SYSTEM. YOU CAN SEE A SLIGHT SAG ON YOUR RIGHT HAND SIDE. THIS IS THE INTERIOR. WHILE WALKING THE, THE FLOOR OF THE INTERIOR, THE SUBFLOOR WAS SPONGY AND ROTTED. THE INTERIOR WAS FULL OF STORAGE, WHICH WAS EGRESS. AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THE STORAGE INSIDE ACTUALLY GOES UP TO THE CEILING IN THE, IN THE POLY, I WOULD SAY ABOUT STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF THE STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE MORE STORAGE AND IN THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THERE'S SUNLIGHT COMING IN DUE TO THE DETERIORATION FROM THE EXTERIOR WALL IN THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS, UH, IN THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE, THERE'S A, UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CEILING AND THE, THE, THE CEILING AND THE, THE WALLS ARE ACTUALLY SEPARATING, CAUSING THE SUNLIGHT TO COME INTO THE STRUCTURE. MORE PICTURES OF THE INTERIOR, UH, MORE PICTURES OF THE, OF THE ROO. THE INTERIOR IS A PICTURE OF THE FLOOR THAT WAS PONGY. [00:50:01] THIS IS THE BACK ROOM OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FLOOR FROM THE BACK ROOM OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS WHERE DUE TO THE FOUNDATION ISSUES FROM THE POST MEETING, UM, THE FLOOR IS SHIFTED AND YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A, OF A GAP BETWEEN FORCE. THE MAIN IS A SINGLE STORAGE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WITH AN INTERIOR ROOF, EXTERIOR WALL AND FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS A COMBINATION OF BRICK ON GRADE, POST AND BEAM WITH WOOD MEMBERS HOLDING UP THE FLOORBOARD. THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE IS MISSING THE BACK WALL, WHICH IS CAUSING STRUCTURE TO LIFT, ALSO CAUSING INTERIOR TO BE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENT, UM, CAUSING, CAUSING INTERIOR TO BE DETERIORATED. INTERIOR IS BEING USED FOR STORAGE AND IS AN INGRESS STRUCTURE. NUMBER ONE IS A SINGLE STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE THAT HAS DETERIORATED ROOF SHINGLES, EXTERIOR WALLS AND FOUNDATION SITTING ON GRAY. THE INTERIOR IS FULL DEBRIS AND STORAGE CAUSING NUMBER TWO. ROOF IS A GABLE SYSTEM WITH DILAPIDATED, UH, ROOF SYSTEM CALLED ROOF TO SAG AND DETERIORATED. ASPHALT SHINGLES FOUNDATION HAS BEEN SITTING ON GRAY. FLOORS ARE SPONGY. EXTERIOR WALLS ARE BROKEN TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE EXTERIOR SEED INTERIOR AND EXPOSED TO EXTERIOR ELEMENTS. ALSO IS A INGRESS AND EGRESS CONCERN BECAUSE OF IT, BECAUSE OF BEING USED FOR [00:55:01] STORAGE. TO RECAP THE STRUCTURES LISTED AT EIGHT 13 SOUTH PIN IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56. SUBSECTIONS REMAIN 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, AND 18. ACCESSORY ONE, SUBSECTION 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. ACCESSORY 2 1 2 5 8 11, 12 15 IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS DEFECT HERE AND AFTER THIS CRASH SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING. AND IT HAS ITS REPUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE PROVIDED AS SUCH, CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS, DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, AND UNFIT FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIVE HEALTH, PROPERTY, AND HUMAN SAFETY. AMEND THEM, JUST LET THEM KNOW. OKAY, I THINK I ADDED THEM BACK. OKAY. UM, I'M SORRY. BOARD. THE, THE CORRECT DEFINITIONS ARE ACTUALLY FOR THE MAIN IS 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17. AND THEN FOR THE ACCESSORY NUMBER 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND FOR ACCESSORY 2, 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, AND 15, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF EIGHT 13. IS THE INTERPRET INTERPRETER AVAILABLE? HELLO? IS THE INTERPRETER AVAILABLE? YES. WHAT? COULD YOU REPEAT THAT? WE'LL KNOW WHAT THE ONE OF US THAT DON'T SPEAK SPANISH. WHAT WAS THE THEA SAYING MS? WAS SHE GIVEN OUT PHONE NUMBERS OR SOMETHING? SHE WAS, UM, STATING THE DEFINITION FOR THE MAIN. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, OFFICER? NO ONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, CLIENT? [01:00:03] OKAY, KAREN, THIS IS JUDY. WE DO HAVE THE OWNER'S BROTHER ON THE LINE, ARIEL GALLEGOS, AND OUR SPANISH TRANSLATOR WILL BE TRANSLATING FOR HIM. AND ADDITIONALLY, AFTER HIS PRESENTATION, WE DO HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WE'RE READING INTO DIRECT. OKAY. GREAT. OKAY, LET'S, MR. GALL, YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. MY ADDRESS IS, UH, EIGHT 17, UH, SOUTH PINTO. AND MY NAME IS ARIEL BAGGO. UH, THIS PANDEMIC, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING, BUT I ALREADY TALKED TO A CONTRACTOR WHO'S GOING TO HELP ME TO PLACE THE MISSING WALL IN THE BACK AND ALSO TRY TO, UH, CLOSE ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS TO AVOID ANY AILMENT TO GET INSIDE. UH, AND, UH, I HAVE MANY THINGS INSIDE. UM, AND, UH, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DAMAGED BY THE WATER. I'VE BEEN TRYING ALSO TO GET A TITLE, BUT, UH, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AS WELL AND, UH, UH, TIME ISSUES WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO. BUT AS I TOLD YOU, I HAVE ALREADY THE CONTRACTOR TO WHO'S GOING TO HELP ME TO CLOSE AND ENSURE ALL THE PROPERTY, UH, TILL THE PANDEMIC IS GONE. AND THEN, UH, I AM WILLING TO, UH, REPAIR, UH, ALL THE STRUCTURES. OKAY. IS THAT ALL? WELL, UH, JUST, UH, AS THE LAST COMMENT, THE, UH, INSTRUCTOR HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 20 YEARS. NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED, SO HAS HAPPENED SO FAR UNTIL THE CODE OFFICER CAME AND, UH, HE FOUND ALL THESE THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. BUT, UH, IT DOESN'T REPRESENT ANY DANGER. UH, I, WE HAVE FENCE AROUND THE STRUCTURE AND, UH, UH, WE DON'T THINK THAT, UH, IT'S A THREAT FOR ANYBODY. THAT'S IT. CAN YOU ASK HIM? IS, IS THE, UH, IS THE, UH, THE STRUCTURE OCCUPIED? [01:05:03] NO. NOBODY IN THERE. WE HAVE NO A POWER OR WATER ON, ON IT. OKAY. THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. OKAY. I TOLD HIM, I SAID, THANK YOU, SIR. AND, UH, NOW THE BOARD WILL DO A LITTLE DISCUSSION. OKAY? OKAY. WE HAVE ANY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE HONOR? THIS IS MRS. GARY. DOES THE, DOES HE HAVE ANY, UH, PROOF OF MEANS ENGINEERS THAT ARE SCOPE OF WORK? UH, I'M SORRY. THE INTERPRETER NEEDS YOU TO REPEAT. UH, I I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. DOES HE HAVE ANY PROOF OF MEANS SCOPE OF WORK OR ENGINEER'S LETTER PROVIDED FOR US TODAY? YES. I, YES, I, I HAVE THE MEANS. UH, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET A TITLE, BUT IT HAS BEEN SO HARD. ALSO, I NEED TO TRAVEL TO MEXICO BECAUSE MY BROTHER PASSED AWAY AND I NEED TO GO TO MEXICO TO, TO GET A DEATH CERTIFICATION. AND IT HAS BEEN VERY COMPLICATED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THAT DOESN'T, SORRY, THAT DOESN'T ANSWER OUR QUESTION. DOES HE HAVE LIKE, THE SCOPE OF WORK? LIKE HOW, LIKE WHAT HE NEEDS TO CORRECT ON THE PROPERTY? THE CONSTRUCTION? YES. I TOLD YOU THAT I'M GONNA PLACE THE, THAT I'M GOING TO CLOSE ALL THE WINDOWS AND DOORS. NO, NO. OKAY. SO HE DOES NOT, HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY. OKAY. COULD WE GET A MOTION PLEASE? WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS TO BE INTO THE RESTROOM. I'M SORRY. FROM THE HISTORIC WEBSITE, RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION ITEM NUMBER THREE, YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020. DEAR BUILDING STANDARD BOARD RESIDENT OF A 13, SHE DIDION, BUT I BELIEVE SHE MEANT SOUTH AND THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. DID YOU FINISH, DID YOU READ THE JUDY? UH, WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF READING THAT WE ARE TRANSLATING AS I READ IT. HELLO? HI, MS. BROWN, IT'S JUDY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO? IS ANYONE THERE? HELLO? HI, MS. CHAIR, IT'S JUDY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? JUDY? I THINK WE'VE LOST CONTACT WITH PEOPLE. CAN'T HEAR ANYBODY. CAN ANYBODY HEAR [01:10:01] ME? HELLO? CAN ANYONE HEAR ME? MS. BROWN? JUDY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? SHOULD I GO? ERIC, I CAN HEAR YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU WELL. NOBODY'S, I CAN HEAR YOU . NOBODY'S ANSWERING. SO WE, OKAY, MS. BROWN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU, YES. OKAY, MS. GIL, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY, DWAYNE? YES, I MR. NELSON? YES. OKAY. JUDY CAN HEAR ME ALSO, YOU JUST CAME BACK ON? YEAH. OH, IT FROZE. IT FROZE ON ME FOR A BIT. OKAY. I CAN HEAR YOU NOW. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, EVERYONE, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ASK YOU IF YOU COULD HEAR ME, YOU BEAT ME TO IT. JU OKAY, MS. BROWN? YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. DID YOU FINISH READING THE NOTE? BECAUSE I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU FINISHED OR NOT. NO, NOT YET. AND YOU TRANSLATED, TRANSLATED IT. I'M GONNA READ IT INTO THE RECORD AND THEN HAVE YOU AGAIN BLANK OUT AGAIN. CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? MS. GIL? YOU CAN STILL HEAR ME? YEAH. OKAY. ARE WE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES? WE MIGHT BE. WHY DON'T WE, UM, JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, WHY DON'T WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, FIVE MINUTE BREAK, AND LET'S MAKE SURE JUDY AND EVERYBODY OVER THERE CAN, CAN KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING. OKAY? SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND IF YOU CAN, UH, MS. BROWN, IF YOU COULD, UM, JUST STATE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. OKAY, MS. BROWN, WE CAN CONTINUE. OKAY. I THINK I WAS ASKING YOU IF YOU HAD READ THIS, UH, NOTE HERE. I THINK I WAS COMMUNICATION. I'M GONNA READ IT INTO THE RECORD AND THEN ASK THE TRANSLATOR TO TRANSLATE IT FOR THE OWNER. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THIS IS A LETTER FROM THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION DATED SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020 REGARDING THE PROPERTY, UM, EIGHT 13 CINCO STREET SOUTH. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE ON HER LETTER, SHE DID, UM, 13 , BUT I THINK SHE'S REFERRING TO PINTO STREET. DEAR BUILDING STANDARD BOARD, RESIDENTS OF A 13 PINTO STREET SOUTH AND THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL EXTENSION TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO COMPLY WITH CITY CODE DUE TO FAMILY CONCERNS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCE BROUGHT FORWARD BY COVID-19. THE GALLS FAMILY HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARD ADDRESS, BUT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TIME. RESPECTFULLY, THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION AND AFTER THE TRANSLATOR TRANSLATES THIS INTO THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. AND WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, A VOICE MESSAGE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS SEVEN TWO SEVEN NINE TWO ONE FIVE. I'M CALLING RECORDING ITEM NUMBER THREE. FILE NUMBER 2 1 5 2 1. WE'RE CALLING SUPPORTS ON MAY 13TH, HAM. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MRS. CARRY HIS HOME AND BRING IT UP TO HOME. MR. GALLS SEVEN, TWO YEARS OLD FOR HIS WIFE AND TWO [01:15:01] GRANDCHILDREN. HE HAS THE HELP OF A CONTRACTOR FRIEND, MR. LABOR, FOR FREE. HE WILL ONLY CHARGE MATERIALS AND DUE TO HIS AGE, FAMILY CONCERNS AND THE PANDEMIC THAT IS PREVENTING HIM FROM GETTING A TEAR TITLE FROM DOOR ANY, WE ESTIMATE THAT REPAIRS AND EXTERIOR WALLS AND WINDOWS WITH FREE 30. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, THAT WAS FROM RAY MORALES WITH THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION REGARDING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE AT EIGHT 13 STREET SOUTH. THAT WAS RECEIVED YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH. HE IS SUPPORTING THE OWNER. HE'S WORKING WITH THE OWNER TO REPAIR THE HOUSE. THE OWNER IS 72 YEARS OLD. UM, HE DOES, THE OWNER DID GET ASSISTANCE FROM A CONTRACTOR WHO IS A FRIEND OF HIS, WHO IS DONATING THE LABOR FOR FREE AND HE'S ONLY CHARGING FOR THE MATERIAL. UM, HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PANDEMIC NOT ALLOWED THE OWNER TO CHANGE THE TITLE IN HIS NAME FROM THE BROTHER. UM, AGAIN, HE IS REQUESTING 30 DAYS STATING THAT REPAIRS TO THE EXTERIOR WALLS AND SECURING OF THE WINDOWS AND PERMITS WILL BE COMPLETED BY THEN AND THE COST WILL BE AT $2,000. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WERE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THE TRANSLATOR WILL TRANSLATE THAT INTO THE RECORD. THANK YOU. OKAY. AGAIN, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE HONOR? OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. BUT THEN DO WE HAVE, UH, ANY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I DON'T HAVE A MOTION YET, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CODE OFFICER. ONE QUESTION. I'M SORRY. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CODE OFFICER. CODE OFFICER. CODE OFFICER, WHERE ARE YOU? UH, YES, THIS IS JOSHUA WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. YES, THIS IS MS. DIARY. UM, THERE WERE MORE ISSUES THAN JUST THE OUTSIDE WALLS, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. THERE WAS ACTUALLY FOUNDATION ISSUES. UM, THE, THE ROOF ISSUE, THE INTERIOR, UM, THE FRAME ISSUE TOO, WHERE THE LEFT, WHAT WALL WAS ACTUALLY COMING OFF OF SOME OF THE, THE FRAME WAS ACTUALLY TILTING, UM, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE BACK. UM, YEAH, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE ISSUES THAN JUST THE WALL, RIGHT? YEAH. $2,000 IS NOT GONNA COVER WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET FIXED. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND MR. UH, IS IT S YES MA'AM. THE OWNER? NO, THE OWNER. GALLEGOS. IS IT GALLEGOS, RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY. THE INTERPRETER, COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, TRANSLATE THIS FOR ME? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. TELL HIM THAT HIS FIRST CASE CAME IN, UH, 2 26 19 IF YOU IN FRONT OF US. AND THIS CASE WAS A RESET AND IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR AT THAT SINCE THAT TIME. AND HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO THIS PROPERTY. NOTHING, [01:20:48] UH, WELL I WAS WILLING TO DO EVERYTHING AND TO SEEK FOR HELP. UH, AND I REQUESTED A TITLE AND I RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR MARCH 13 THIS YEAR. AND DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, I WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING. AND SINCE I AM SEVEN 70, UM, YEARS OLD, UH, I'M IN THE GROUP OF RISKS, SO I COULDN'T LEAVE MY, MY HOUSE. OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THIS GOES BACK TO 2019. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE SITUATION TILL I WAS, UH, UM, I, I RECEIVED A CITATION BY THE CODE OFFICER, OFFICER AND I WENT THERE WHERE YOU ARE AND I RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR MARCH THE 13TH. AND THEN WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. I WASN'T AWARE ABOUT THE SITUATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? GOOD AFTERNOON. DO WE HAVE A, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD? MS. GIL HERE. I HAVE A MOTION. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT THE MAIN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AT ADDRESS 8 1 3 10 STREET ARE PUBLIC NUISANCE SIGNED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 5 6 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 2 5 7 8 11, 12 15, 15 17. AND FOR ACCESSORIES, UH, AND FOR THE SUBSECTIONS OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15 AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE 2 1 2 5 8, 11, 12, AND 15. UM, AND FOR THE ISSUE STATED IN BY THE CODE OFFICER AND THE MAIN, UM, ARE NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR AND ORDER THAT BOTH AND WELL ACTUALLY ALL STRUCTURES THE MAIN AND BOTH ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ARE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS. MS. BROWN, YOUR MIC IS MUTED. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DEMOLITION OF ALL THREE STRUCTURES AND, UM, DO I NEED TO GO OVER THE, UH, THE DEFINITIONS HERE? DO I NEED TO SAY THE DEFINITIONS? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. SO THE, UM, EIGHT 13 PENTO, THE MAIN PROPERTY IS, IS, UH, BEING, THIS IS A RESET OF ALL STARTS. THIS IS THE MAIN INSTRUCTOR IS 2 5 7 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17. FOR THE FIRST ACCESSORY, IT'S 2 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND ACCESSORY NUMBER 2, 1 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, AND 15. AND THAT ALL THREE INSTRUCTORS BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN A 30 DAY PERIOD. DID WE GET A ROLL CALL? DO WE HAVE A A DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'M SORRY, NELSON. NOT SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NO OTHER DISCUSSION. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? [01:25:01] MS. BROWN? YEAH. A AYE. MS. GUILLORY AYE. MR. RA? AYE. AYE. MR. TAPIA? AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO. OKAY, MS. BROWN, THE TRANSLATOR IS JUST GONNA QUICKLY, UM, TRANSLATE THE INFORMATION TO THE OWNER, OKAY? THANK YOU. IS THAT IT, JUDY? YES. THANK YOU, MR. OKAY, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CASE [4. 20-5309 (CD-2) 639 Belmont] IS, UH, 6 39 BELMONT. AND FOR THIS CASE CHAIR, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO. YOU'LL PRESENT. CONNIE? YES, MA'AM. HELLO? GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CONNIE, DANGEROUS OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 6 39 BELMONT WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE A CHAPTER SIX. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CASE IS BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS VOICE. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C4 24 6 LOT 24, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS PARKED PLACE, TEXAS L L C, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF POST OFFICE 5 7 3 0 3 6, HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 2 5 7. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT, BUT WE DO HAVE A FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL NAMED KATRINA ROME RODRIGUEZ THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. OH, I APOLOGIZE. UM, THAT PERSON DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK TODAY, SO THERE IS NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK EXCEPT FOR MYSELF. WE HAVE OTHERS, BUT WE, CORRECTION AGAIN, WE DO HAVE OTHERS. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. UM, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A PERSON NAMED ALMA THAT WORKS FOR PARK PLACE, TEXAS, L L C AT 7 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 6 2. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SHE CONVEYED THAT THE OWNERS ARE EITHER GOING TO SELL THE PROPERTY OR REPAIR THE STRUCTURE. SHE WASN'T EXACTLY SURE THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JULY 12TH, 2019 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC. THE FOLLOWING IS THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 6 3 9 BELMONT WAS CONDUCTED ON MAY 10TH, 2019. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MAY 28TH, 2019, AND THE THIRD PRICE RECEIPT STILL HAS NOT RETURNED. THERE HAS BEEN 23 REINSPECTION SINCE THIS CASE WAS STARTED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY NOTICE STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT OR PERMITS OBTAINED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2020. I POSTED A COPY OF THE UPCOMING E D S B HEARING FOR 6 39 BELMONT. NO SCOPE OF WORK, FINANCIAL PROOF LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF TODAY. THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR 6 39 BELMONT. [01:30:05] THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON JULY 29TH AND SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020. THIS IS A SHINGLE STORY, WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE. IT HAS A POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION, A GABLE ROOFING SYSTEM WITH A SHINGLE COVER AND WITH FLAT SIDING. AND COULD YOU TELL FROM THE FRONT PHOTO THAT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH LIFTING OF THE STRUCTURE? THE STRUCTURE ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH RUNS THE WHOLE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PROPERTY, SO I DO APOLOGIZE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET CLEAR SHOTS OF, UH, THE BACKSIDE OR OF EITHER SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE DUE TO THE QUOTES. UH, PROXIMITY OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S DETERIORATION TO THE WOOD SIDING. IT'S MISSING THE WEATHERPROOFING. UH, THERE'S SOME PORTS THAT ARE, ARE POPPING OFF. I'M SORRY, THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A SAG IN THE ROOF SYSTEM. SOME OF THE SHINGLES ARE MISSING. UH, THE WOOD FLAT SIDING IS MISSING. WEATHERPROOFING, SOME OF THE GLAZING IS MISSING TO THE PROPER AREA. NEXT, THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE, I'M NOT ABLE TO GET THE, A WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A SIDE OF THE ROOF SYSTEM SHINGLES MISSING. SHINGLES ARE DETERIORATED. THE WOOD FLAP SIDING IS DETERIORATED. SOME OF THE BOARDS ARE POPPING OFF. UM, MOST OF THE WINDOW AREAS ARE COVERED UP DUE TO OF GLAZING. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE SOME, IF YOU NOTICE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE DOWN TOWARDS THE FOUNDATION, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, THERE'S A SLAB AND IT IS ACTUALLY SUCKED INTO THE GROUND. NEXT, THIS IS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE. STILL ON THE RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION, YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATED WOOD FLAT BOARD MEMBERS BOARDS ARE ROTTED. NEXT, SO CLOSE UP TO SHOW YOU HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THE, UH, NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET, SO THAT IS WHY I'M NOT ABLE TO GET A PICTURE OF THE REAR ELEVATION. AGAIN, THE CASE REPORTS ARE ROTTED. THE WOOD SWAP BOARD MEMBERS ARE ROTTED. UH, THE WINDOWS ARE BOARDED UP DUE TO MISSING BLAZING. HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION. AS YOU CAN TELL, THE THE FOUNDATION IS LIFTING. THE POSTS ARE ROTTED. UM, I'M NOT SURE WHY YOU CAN SEE SOME INSULATION THAT HAS BEEN SPRAYED IN THERE. UM, UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR COVER, WE HAVE SOME SHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON TOP OF THE, THE BEAMS. IT'S ANOTHER ANGLE OF THE FOUNDATION. IF YOU CAN NOTICE ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, UM, THE FLOORBOARDS HAVE ACTUALLY, UH, CAVED IN. SO, UH, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL, UH, WHEN YOU ARE WALKING INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. AND I'M JUST GONNA SAY THAT NOW YOU CAN, THAT THE FLOORBOARDS ARED, THIS IS WHEN YOU WALKING INTO THE FRONT DOOR. SO YOU WALK IN, YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE, THE CEILING EXTRA PORTION HAS COLLAPSED DUE TO THE DETERIORATION TO THE ROOF SYSTEM. UM, ALL THE FLOORBOARDS ARE VERY UNSAFE TO WALK ON. SOMEONE, UM, HAS PLACED RUG THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE, UM, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO DECIDE WHERE TO WALK. UM, WHEN I FIRST CAME UPON THE STRUCTURE LAST YEAR, THERE WERE VASS, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM, UH, THE MATTRESSES. BUT, UH, THAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECTIFIED. SO AS YOU'RE GOING IN, WE'RE GONNA THE RIGHT AND YOU DIRECTLY GO INTO THE BATHROOM. YOU SEE THE FLOORBOARD AND THE PORTION OF THE BATHROOM CEILING HAS CAVED IN. THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO BEDROOMS. THIS IS THE ONE TO THE LEFT. YOU CAN SEE SOME DETERIORATION TO THE, THE CEILING AND WALLS [01:35:01] INDICATIONS THAT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH THE, THE FOUNDATION. SOME MORE CRACKS IN THE WALL SYSTEM. THIS IS, I DIDN'T TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES FOR THE SECOND BEDROOM, JUST THIS ONE JUST INDICATING THAT THE FLOORBOARDS ARE ROTTED. UM, SOMEONE TRIED TO TAPE OVER THE, THE ROT ON THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE KITCHEN WHEN YOU, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NO FLOOR COVERING. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THAT DOORWAY, YOU'RE GOING TOWARDS THE BACK OF THIS LONG STRUCTURE. AS SOON AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THE DOORWAY, I'M NOT SURE IF IT WOULD BE A, A CONSIDERED A SECOND LIVING AREA, BUT THE CEILINGS HAVE COLLAPSED. AND THIS IS THE LEFT SIDE THROUGH THAT DOORWAY. WE DID NOT WALK THROUGH THERE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS. UM, YOU CAN SEE A DOORWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. UM, WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THERE. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE CAME OUT OF THE STRUCTURE AND WENT BACK TO THE BACK, THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE AND WENT THROUGH A SECOND DOOR. SO THIS IS WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE SECOND DOOR TOWARDS THE BACK AND YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, CEILING IS PAVING IN ON THIS LOCATION ALSO. AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE UP STILL IN THE SAME DOORWAY AND I'M LOOKING TO THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CEILING HAVE COLLAPSED THERE. THERE'S ANOTHER ROOM WE'RE GONNA GO INTO BACK THERE AGAIN. A CLOSE UP OF THE CEILING HAS ROTTED. WE'VE GOT THE CEILING JOINTS THAT ARE ROTTED. THE, UH, THE, THE CEILINGS ARE PARTIALLY GONE. THE ROOF COVERING IS ROTTED. SO NOW WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROOM. THIS MISSING FLOOR COVERING. WE HAVE NO SHEET ROCK. WE HAVE NO CEILING. THIS IS LOOKING TO THE, UM, THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE. I'M GONNA TURN AROUND AND GO BACK THROUGH THE FIRST, UH, ENTRANCE THAT I CAME INTO FOR THE, THE, I SHOULD SAY THE SECOND ENTRANCE. IF YOU LOOK TO THE LEFT, THIS IS THE AREA THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET INTO DUE TO THE FLOOR JUST BEING WAY TOO SOFT TO WALK ON. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CEILING HAD, UH, COLLAPSED. AND HERE'S A CLOSEUP. AND YOU CAN SEE, UH, THIS WAS NOT A RAINY DAY, BUT THE, UH, WHAT IS STILL WET, THE STRUCTURE AT 6 39 BELMONT WAS BUILT IN 1946. IT'S A SINGLE STORY, WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE AT THE CABLE ROOF SYSTEM WITH A SHINGLE COVER. SOME OF THE SHINGLES ARE MISSING AND THE REMAINING ARE DETERIORATED. THERE IS A SACK AND THE ROOF SYSTEM, THE FASCIA BOARDS ARE ROTTED IN MISSING WEATHERPROOFING. THERE'S A WOOD FLAT SIDING ON THE EXTERIOR. THE BOARDS ARE DETERIORATED IN MISSING WEATHERPROOFING. THERE'S A POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION. SOME OF THE POSTS ARE ROTTED AND LEANING. THE STRUCTURE IS LEANING ON THE INTERIOR. SOME OF THE CEILINGS AND FLOORS ARE COLLAPSING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CRACKS ON THE WALLS, WHICH IS ANOTHER INDICATION THAT THERE IS A FOUNDATION ISSUE. THE MAIN STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 6 39 BELMONT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE, A CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2 5 7 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREIN AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 6 39 BELMONT. THANK YOU. SO DOES THE, UH, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? NO. OKAY. SO THERE'S NO, IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY OR DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, COMMUNICATION FROM ANY ANYONE? ? KAREN, THIS IS JUDY. WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE DID ATTEMPT TO CALL ALMA, WHICH IS THE OWNER'S [01:40:01] SHE WILL NOT BE PRESENTING TODAY. INSTEAD, WE DO HAVE, UM, JOSE MARTINEZ, WHO IS THE AUTHORIZED AGENT, GLORIA EZ, WHO'S A CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR, AND MARLON , WHO'S A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS JOSE MARTINEZ. ADDRESS, UH, IS 61 0 1 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 200, HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 5 7. AND MY NAME IS GLORIA BANDON. UH, SAME FOR 61 0 1 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 200, HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 5 7. YOUR NAME IS MARLON. SAME ADDRESS, 61 0 1 FREEWAY, THREE 200, HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 5 7. JUDY, THIS IS ERIC. CAN I GET, UH, MARLIN'S LAST NAME AND ALSO CONFIRM, IS IT GLORIA BANDA OR GLORIA BAND? UM, GLORIA BANDA. B A N D A. THANK YOU. AND MARLON? YES. LAST NAME IN O THANK YOU. OKAY. I, I WANNA KNOW, UH, GIVE YOUR, YOUR TITLE OR WHATEVER YOUR CONCERN IS WITH THIS PROPERTY, ONE PERSON AT A TIME. WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. OKAY. UM, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. WHO'S GONNA SPEAK FIRST? JOSE MARTINEZ. AND WHAT IS YOUR TITLE AND YOUR CONNECTION TO THE PROPERTY, SIR? UM, I'M AN AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. OKAY. DO YOU WANNA STATE YOUR CASE? YES, MA'AM. UM, WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD FOR A RESET. UM, THERE WAS THIS CON THIS PROPERTY WAS UNDER CONTRACT. WE HAD A STRONG BUYER THAT WAS WANTING THE PROPERTY IN IT AS IS CONDITIONED. UM, ON SEPTEMBER THE THIRD, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE, UH, BUYER BACKED OUT AND THE CONTRACT, IT FELL OUT OF CONTRACT. UM, IT, IT, WE, WE WEREN'T PRE WE'RE NOT PREPARED AT THIS TIME TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, THE SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE, UH, AND THAT WE DO INTEND TO TAKE CARE OF, UH, OTHER DEFICIENCIES. AND SO FOR THAT REASON, WE WANNA BE ABLE TO PRESENT ALL THESE BIDS AS WELL AS ALL THESE, UH, THE, THE SCOPE AND THE TIMEFRAME OF THE WORK. UM, AND SO FOR THAT REASON IS WHY WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD FOR A RESET. UH, I'M NOT WORKING, UM, HAND IN HAND WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GLORIA AB BANDA AND MARLON, UH, , SO THAT WE, WE CAN PRESENT REALISTIC TIMEFRAMES, UM, AND, AND BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE WORK AS, UH, AS BEING DEEMED BY THE, UH, BY THE BUILDING STANDARD BOARD. MS. BROWN, HERE, MICROPHONE ON MUTE CAN UNMUTE IT. SO THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, IN CONDITION. WELL, THE, THE CITY GOT IT IN 5 19, 20 19, AND YOU ALL HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO IT SINCE THEN. AND NOW YOU WANT ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS TO DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. PLUS YOU DIDN'T BRING IN A SCOPE OF WORK, YOU DIDN'T BRING ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN, UH, YOU DIDN'T BRING ANYTHING WITH YOU. CORRECT? CORRECT. WE WERE UNPREPARED WITH THAT FOR THE FACT THAT WE, WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROPERTY WAS GONNA BE SOLD. OKAY. WELL, IT, IT WASN'T SOLD, SIR. IT'S STILL HERE. RIGHT? SO NOW WE DO INTEND TO, TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE DEFICIENCIES AND BRING THE PROPERTY UP TO CODE AND TO STANDARDS. UM, BUT, BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, UH, THAT FALLING OUT OF CONTRACT, UH, IT DIDN'T GIVE US THE NECESSARY TIME TO BE ABLE TO GATHER THE QUOTES AS NECESSARY AND PUT TOGETHER THE, THE FULL, UH, THE, THE FULL, UH, SCOPE OF THE WORK. WE'RE PREPARED TO DO THAT GOING FORWARD. AND, [01:45:01] UH, THAT WAY WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE ALL THOSE PRESENTATIONS EVEN BEFORE, UM, A, A, A NEW HEARING TO SHOW WHAT WE, UH, INTEND TO DO. THE, YOU SAID THE PROPERTY WAS UNDER CONTRACT IN, UH, WAS IT JULY? UM, I, THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED, UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS AT THE END OF JULY. OKAY. WE, I JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT, BUT WHAT HAPPENED FROM FIVE 19 TO JULY 20TH? JULY, 2020. OKAY. YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I'M NOT CERTAIN WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME, SAYING, SIR, THAT YOU CHOSE NOT TO DO ANYTHING TO THE PROPERTY TO IMPROVE IT, AND THE THEN THE CITY HAD TO OBTAIN A WARRANT TO GO INTO THE PROPERTY. I UNDERSTAND. UH, WE, WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD LOOKED AT WHAT, WHAT'S GONNA BE NECESSARY, BUT ALL OF THAT STOPPED ONCE THE CONTRACT, ONCE IT WENT INTO A CONTRACT. WHAT, UH, THE MICROPHONE IS NOT VERY GOOD. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS A BUSTED SPEAKER, SO I'M HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING. SORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT NOW WHAT DO YOU WELL, THE, THE, THEY HAD STARTED TO PULL, UM, OR GET BID, UH, BUT ONCE THE PROPERTY WAS, UH, ONCE THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED, IT, HONESTLY, ALL OF THAT DID STOP ON OUR END. UH, THEY, THEY KIND OF WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE SALE WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE AND, AND NOTHING WAS DONE SINCE. UH, NOW THAT IT IS, UH, BACK IN OUR POSSESSION WITH NO, UH, NO BUYER INSIDE IS, IS HOW WE NOW WANNA PROCEED WITH BEING ABLE TO, UM, BRING THE PROPERTY BACK TO, OKAY. I'M NOT ADDRESSING THE SALE, SIR. I'M TALKING ABOUT PRIOR TO THE SALE. YOU DIDN'T, THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT. I, I DON'T, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE A, A REASON THAT TO WHY NOTHING WAS DONE PRIOR TO THE CONTRACT. MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE THE OFFICE, AND I HAVE A QUESTION OF THE, UH, AGENT MR. MARTINEZ? YES, SIR. MR. MARTINEZ, THE PROPERTY WAS DEEDED TO PARK PLACE, TEXAS IN OCTOBER OF 2017. CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE PROPERTY SINCE 2017? THE ONLY THING THAT THAT WAS DONE TO THE PROPERTY WAS, UH, IT WAS BOARDED UP AFTER WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT THEY WERE NTSS IN THE PROPERTY. UM, IT WAS BOARDED UP, UH, SINCE THEN. UH, YEAH, MAINTAINING THE YARD WAS THE EXTENT OF WHAT WAS, UH, BEING DONE. MS. BROWN, IF YOU CAN UNMUTE YOUR MIC, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? YES, I HAVE GLORIA BANDA AND MARLON INE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT YOUR TESTIMONY? YEAH, JUST WANT THE BOARD TO . SARAH STATE YOUR, SARAH STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MARLON CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. PREVIOUSLY, UH, BEFORE WE GOT A CONTRACT ON, ON JULY, WE STARTED TO, UH, PUT, AS FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS OVER THERE AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THAT'S ONE OF THE, WE DID TRY, BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE. AS SOON AS THAT HAPPENED, WE GOT INTO CONTRACT AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO, UH, PROCEED WITH WORK. WE'RE HOPING TO GET AN A RESET, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GET NEW CONTRACTORS, UH, CURRENTLY AND GET NEW BIDS FOR EVERYTHING TO BRING IT UP TO CODE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO, AND WE'LL PRESENT THAT ON THE NET, ON, ON THE RESET DATE, UH, UH, AND, AND SEE IF THAT, UH, PROVIDES US WITH, WITH THE TRACTOR TO REPAIR TO PO. SIR, MY, MY CONCERN IS NOT WITH YOUR CONTRACT THAT FELL THROUGH. MY CONCERN IS PRIOR TO THE CONTRACT, AND YOU HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2017 AND WE'VE DONE NOTHING TO IT. THAT'S OUR CONCERN AND IT'S UP FOR DEMO. SO WHY HASN'T ANYTHING BEEN DONE PRIOR TO NOW? THIS [01:50:01] IS JOSE MARTINEZ. I THINK MR. WAS REFERRING TO, UM, FINDING CONTRACTORS IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA. A BUSINESS IS BASED OUT OF HOUSTON, AND WE ONLY HAVE MAYBE A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE AMOUNT OF CONTRACTORS TO OUR DISPOSAL THAT WE DO HERE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THAT ALSO PRESENTED DIFFICULTY. UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, I CAN'T, I HATE TO KEEP HARPING ON THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING STOPPED DUE TO PROPERTY BEING, UH, GO. THERE'S, THERE'RE BEING A SIGNED CONTRACT. . CARRIE, YOUR YOUR MIC IS, UH, MUTED. UNMUTE. THANK YOU. OKAY, SIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND, UH, BEING ON THE PHONE WITH THE CASE. SO THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTION FOR THE, UH, OWNER. OKAY, SIR. SO WE, WE'LL, UM, UM, THE BOARD WILL TAKE A VOTE NOW AND MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? OKAY, THANK YOU. SORRY, THIS IS JUDY, UM, CHAIR MSA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT ANY TESTIMONY? I'M THE PROJECT COORDINATOR AND MARVIN IS, I'M THE PERSON THAT WILL, UM, DID POST THE ADS FOR CONTRACTORS AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. UM, I'LL BE HONEST BECAUSE I DID GET A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GO OUT. UM, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE WILLING AND EAGER TO, TO GO OUT BECAUSE OF THE COVID 19. UH, WE DID GET A LOT OF CONTRACTORS SAYING THAT, AND THIS IS THIS, WE WERE DOING THAT RIGHT PREVIOUSLY BEFORE THE SALE, UM, UNDER THE, THE CONTRACT OF THE SALE. BUT, UM, I MEAN, WE'LL JUST MOVE FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO, TO DO AND, AND GETTING CONTRACTORS AND GOING OUT THERE TO GET BID. MY CONCERN IS NOT WITH THE CONTRACT. MY CONCERN IS FROM 2017 UP UNTIL NOW, YOU ALL HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WITH THE PROPERTY. THAT'S, I ISSUE MY ISSUE ANYWAY AND NOW THE PROPERTY DEMOLITION. I UNDERSTAND. UM, YES, I, I I HAVE NO ANSWER FOR THAT. HONESTLY. I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITHIN THOSE YEARS. UM, ALL I CAN SAY IS JUST WE'RE WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD AND, UH, AND EASIER TO MOVE FORWARD. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU MA'AM. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ARE THERE ANYBODY ELSE TO SPEAK? CHAIR, THIS IS JUDY. WE DID HAVE TWO, UM, CALLERS THAT WANTED TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY. HOWEVER, THEY DID CHANGE THEIR MINE. THEY HAD A POTENTIAL BUYER BY THE NAME OF BRANDY WHO WANTED TO SPEAK BUT IS NOT GONNA SPEAK AFTER ALL. AND FOR THE RECORD, WE DID HAVE ROME, ANOTHER POTENTIAL WHO ON THE PROPERTY BUT DECIDED NOT TO. MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. YES, MR. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 39 BELMONT, A PUBLIC NUISANCE BY ARTICLE 8 6 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 18. UH, FOR THE REASONS IT IS ADDRESSED BY THE CODE OFFICER AND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT FEASIBLE OF BEING REPAIRED AND MOVED THAT IT BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS. AND WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO ORDER, UH, BY MR. NELSON FOR, UH, ARTICLE, UH, 1 2 5 7 8 11 12 50 EIGHTEEN'S A 30 DAY DEMO. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS EFRIN. I SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. UH OH, MR. EFRIN. OKAY. AND, UM, SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS. BROWN? AYE. MS. HILARY? AYE. MR. BRARA? AYE. MR. NELSON? AYE. MS. TAPIA AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH VOTE OF FIVE TWO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING IN. UH, SIR. THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS AND THANK YOU MS. CONNIE. NEXT CASE IS, UH, [5. 20-5310 (CD-4) 127 Hopi St] 1 27 THAT HELP YOU. [01:55:37] GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS JOSHUA MARTINEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED. JOSH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JOSHUA MARTINEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1 27 HOPPY STREET WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 1 1 1 8 9 3 LOT 28, LOCATED AT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS CARLA RIO WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 27 HOPPY STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 1. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY. DOES THE BOARD WISH FOR ME TO PROCEED? WE DO. THANK YOU. NO PHONE NUMBERS WERE FOUND FOR CALL SCENARIO, NOR HAVE I SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER. THE OWNER, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JULY 9TH, 2020 THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1 27 HOPPER STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2020. THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MARCH 2ND, 2020, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON MARCH 17TH, 2020 ON AUGUST 27TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 27 HOPPY STREET ON AUGUST 20TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON AUGUST 4TH, 2020. AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO CONDUCT PHOTOS OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS OF AUGUST 4TH, 2020. THERE ARE NO CURRENT PERMITS ON FILE FOR 1 27 HOP STREET. UH, THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET FROM KINDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE FIRE DID OCCUR ON THE PROPERTY FEBRUARY 23RD, 2020. THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2020. MOVING TO THE PHOTOS, THIS IS THE PROPERTY, UH, POT PLAN, WHICH IS SHOWING THE MAIN BUILDING, WHICH IS IN QUESTION TODAY IN RED. AND THEN TO THE RIGHT, THERE IS AN ACCESSORY BUILDINGD THAT WHICH AT THE TIME WAS NOT DAMAGED BY THE FIRE AND DID NOT POISON ANY IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME EITHER. THIS PHOTO HERE IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE EXTERIOR WALLS HAVE, HAVE CHARRING HAVE EITHER FALLEN OR DAMAGED DUE TO THE FIRE. ALSO, THERE'S HOLES TOWARDS THE RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE OVERHANG WITH THE DAMAGE TO THE OVERHANG AS WELL, AND THE WOOD MEMBERS ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE AS WELL. UM, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PHOTO. HERE IS A CLOSER VIEW OF THE, OF THE FRONT ELEVATION ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE, JUST TO GIVE YOU THE IDEA OF THE DAMAGE THAT THE FIRE HAD CAUSED TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE. IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO GET A BETTER PHOTO OF THE LEFT ELEVATION IN THIS PHOTO, BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF, AGAIN, THE DAMAGES TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE HAS CAUSED SHOWING THAT THE EXTERIOR VINYL HAS FALLEN OR MELTED, EXPOSING THE, UH, THE WOOD MEMBERS, WHICH ARE CHARRING OR HAVE SOME SMOKE DAMAGE AS WELL TO THE OVERHANG. UM, IN THIS, THE FIRE DID OCCUR TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE DUE TO GRAS GOING INSIDE, SITTING IN THERE AT THAT TIME. THIS PHOTO HERE [02:00:01] IS A RIGHT, IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION. AGAIN, JUST SHOWING YOU AN, AN OVERVIEW OF FROM FRONT TO THE END. UH, THE FIRE OCCURRING TOWARDS THE FRONT, UM, GOING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE, TOWARDS THE BACK, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE, THE VINYL, UH, SIDING IS STARTING TO FALL. I'M NOT UNSURE IF THAT'S JUST FROM THE LACK OF MAINTENANCE OR IF THAT WAS CAUSED THROUGH THE FIRE, UH, DURING THE FIRE WHERE, UH, FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO MORE DAMAGE CAUSING, UH, ANY MORE FIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE AT THAT TIME. AND IN THIS PHOTO, YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT DOOR IS OPEN BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE MADE ENTRY INTO THE, TO TAKE THE INTERIOR PHOTOS. UH, HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF THE ROOF SYSTEM, JUST SHOWING YOU THAT THERE IS A HOLE, A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROOF, UM, AND THEN ALSO GOING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE STRUCTURE. THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER LARGE HOLE AS WELL. UH, AT THIS TIME, AT THIS TIME, UM, THE STRUCTURE IS WORN. UH, THIS PHOTO HERE IS THE REAR ELEVATION. NO, NO MAJOR DAMAGE. TOWARDS THE TOP THERE IS A SMOKE DAMAGE BETWEEN THE OVERHANG AND THEN WITH THE CONNECTION WITH OVERHANG AND THE WALL, IT CAN, UM, CONNECT. THERE IS ONLY SMOKE DAMAGE TO THIS PHOTO HERE. GOING INSIDE, YOU'LL SEE ALL THE WOOD MEMBERS THAT ARE CHARGED THE INTERIOR STUDS, CEILING TOYS, THE RAFTERS, THE DECKING AS WELL. MOVING ON INTO THE NEXT ROOM AND GIVE YOU A BETTER VIEW OF, OF THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS TOWARDS THE ON THE GROUND. UH, THIS, AGAIN, THIS IS ALL DUE TO THE FIRE. AND THEN IN THE NEXT PHOTO YOU'LL SEE THE, UH, THE ROOF SYSTEM WHERE THERE IS A LARGE HOLE AND, AND AGAIN, WHERE THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE CHARRED AND IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THIS PHOTO. UH, THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT BOWING OF THE WOOD MEMBERS DOWNWARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PHOTO. MOVING THROUGH THE HALLWAY AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THE STUDS ON THE RIGHT THAT ARE CHARRED. THE, UH, CEILING JOISTS ARE CHARRED ON THE LEFT. UH, THOSE STUDS WERE NOT REALLY AFFECTED, BUT THEY DO HAVE SOME SMOKE DAMAGE IN THIS ROOM, UH, TOWARDS THE RIGHT. AND AGAIN, JUST SHOWING THE, UH, THE CHARING AND THE DAMAGE OF THE FIRE TO THE WOOD MEMBERS. AND THEN THE, THE OTHER, UH, HOLE IN THE ROOF SYSTEM AS WELL. THIS IS JUST A PHOTO OF THE GROUND JUST SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT WAS, UH, BURNED FROM THE CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. THIS IS THE ROOM TO THE LEFT WHEN YOU WALK TO THE HALLWAY AND JUST SHOWING THE DAMAGE THAT THE FIRE HAS CAUSED THE WOOD MEMBERS AND THAT SIDE OF THE, THE HOLE IN THE ROOF SITTING AS WELL. AND THEN THIS PHOTO IS JUST SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS ON THE GROUND. JUST, UH, GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW I'M HAVING TO MOVE, MANEUVER THROUGH THE STRUCTURE AND TO MAKE SURE I'M, I'M NOT FALLING OR GETTING INJURED AS WELL. THIS ROOM HERE LOOKS LIKE IT APPEARS TO BE THE KITCHEN, AND THIS IS MORE IN THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING. FROM THIS POINT ON, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S MAINLY SMOKE DAMAGE. MOST OF THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE BY THE FIRE WAS TOWARDS THE FRONT, GOING TOWARDS THE BACK. IT'S ALL GONNA BE, THE REST WILL BE SMOKE DAMAGE. AND THIS IS JUST GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH DEBRIS IS IN THERE, IN, IN THIS ROOM. ANOTHER PHOTO OF, OF THE, OF THE NEXT ROOM. IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO WALK THROUGH IT BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I WASN'T GONNA SIT ON ANYTHING. HERE'S A PHOTO OF THE ROOF SYSTEM. AGAIN, JUST SHOWING THE SMOKE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE FIRE. UH, THERE WASN'T A LOT OF CHARRING IT, OR VERY MINIMAL CHARING TOWARDS THIS END. IT JUST MAINLY SMOKE DAMAGE. AGAIN, THIS IS THE BACK ROOM. I WAS JUST ABLE TO STICK MY PHONE THROUGH THE DOORWAY TO STICK THE PICTURE HERE BECAUSE THE MOUNTED DEBRIS WAS SO HIGH AND IT WAS VERY DARK. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, AGAIN, I'M NOT STEPPED ON ANYTHING INJURED MYSELF OR AS WELL AS THE, THE POLICE. THE POLICE THAT WERE THERE AS WELL. THEY, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO WALK ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE STRUCTURE. AND THIS IS THE SYSTEM JUST SHOWING SMOKE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE FIRE. THE PHOTO PRESENTATION CONSISTS OF A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE BUILT IN 1951 THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF COVERING SHEETING, SHEATHING, DECKING, RIDGE BOARD, AND RAFTERS. FIRE HAS CAUSED A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROOF SYSTEM EXPOSING THE STRUCTURE'S INTERIOR TO THE ELEMENTS. EXTERIOR WOOD PANEL SUSTAINED FIRE AND SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT ELEVATION. THE INTERIOR STUDS CEILING, JOISTS SHEET ROCK [02:05:01] AND SHEET ROCK HAVE ALSO SUFFERED CHARRING AND SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE CAUSED BY THE FIRE. TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 27 HOPPY STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, AND 15 FOR THE MAIN IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS. HEREON AFTER DESCRIBES, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS OR HUMAN HABITATION POSING THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE HEALTH PROPERTIES OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FROM 1 27 OP STREET. OKAY, THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU AND, AND IT'S SORT OF THE SAME QUESTION THAT WAS POSED LAST WEEK BY, UH, FRED ANDREWS. WHY WASN'T THIS CONSIDERED, UH, EMERGENCY DEMOLITION? IT'S A THOUSAND FEET FROM THE SCHOOL AND IT'S, IT'S BURNED. UH, THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED TOWARDS THE RIVER STRUCTURE OF PROPERTY. UM, AT THE TIME, TRYING TO RECALL IF WE HAD THE BUILDING OFFICIAL REVIEW IT, THERE WAS, I KNOW I SPOKE WITH THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND, UM, AFTER REVIEWING SOME PHOTOS AND LOOKING AT IT, HE DIDN'T DEEM IT TO POSE ANY IMMEDIATE DANGER. UM, THE ROOF SYSTEM HAD ALREADY, THE MAJOR PART OF THE ROOF SYSTEM HAD COLLAPSED. A LOT OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE STILL INTACT. THERE ARE, THERE IS CHARRING, BUT THERE'S NO LISTING IN THE WALLS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AT THE TIME. SHERRY CAN PLEASE UNMUTE YOU. MIC PLEASE. THANK YOU. THIS THING KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON. SO, UM, I GUESS I'M CONCERNED WITH THE CHILDREN. YOU KNOW, IT'S WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THE SCHOOL AND, UH, IT LOOKS TO ME, YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T WANT MY CHILD TO GO IN THERE AND WITH THE DAMAGE AND THE BURN, IT LOOKS PRETTY DANGEROUS. UH, YES MA'AM. YES MA'AM. WE DID MAKE SURE THAT WE DID AN EMERGENCY SECURING AT THE TIME WE MADE THE LOCATION. AGAIN, THE STRUCTURE IS SECURED AND EACH TIME I'VE GONE OUT THERE, THE STRUCTURE HAS REMAINED SECURED. THE ONLY TIME IT WASN'T UNSECURED IS WHEN I HAD TO GO INSIDE TO TAKE MY INTERIOR PHOTO. I GUESS I, I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION AND A, I MEAN, A, A FIRE, AN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION BECAUSE A FIRE AND A AND A FIRE THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE THAT. I GUESS WE ALL NEED TO NEED TO REDO A COURSE IN THAT. OKAY. BUT, UH, WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, THE OFFICER? OKAY, SO THERE'S NOBODY HERE TO PRESENT THE CASE FOR THE UH, STRUCTURE. THIS IS JUDY. THE OWNER DID NOT REQUEST A CALL BACK DURING THE LIVE MEETING AND DID NOT SUBMIT ANY ITEMS TO REVIEW. ADDITIONALLY, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR, OKAY. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? NO. OKAY, THEN DO WE HAVE A MOTION? IT'S ROBERT TOP. I'M SORRY. THIS IS ROBERT TOPIA. I'M PREPARED TO, OH, OKAY. ROBERT PROMOTION. I MOVED AT THE PROPERTY AT 1 2 7 HOPI STREET, SAN ANTONIO. 7 8 2 1 1 IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 5 6 WITH SUBSECTIONS 1 2 4 5 7 11, 12 15 DUE TO THE, UH, THE FIRE DAMAGE, THE ROTTEN FLOORS, DETERIORATION AND FOUNDATION ROTTEN FLOORS, AND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT FEASIBLE OF BEING REPAIRED IN ORDER THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS HEARING. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A MOTION. WHAT? 30 IN MEMO? THE SECTIONS. UM, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, AND 16 BY MR. TAPIA. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? HELLO? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MS. GUILLORY SECOND. I'M SORRY MS. GUILLORY SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND, UH, LY. YEAH. [02:10:02] IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS. BROWN? AYE. MS. GUI? AYE. MR. RA? AYE. NELSON? AYE. MR. TAPIA? AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES BY MS. OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, NEXT CASE. [6. 20-5311 (CD-5) 309 Montezuma] OH, ZOOM ON AND CHAIR. WE DO HAVE THE OWNER ON THE LINE FOR THIS CASE PRESENT. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. AM I TALKING TO, FOR THE RECORD? MY NAME IS JOSHUA G ES, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. A STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 3 0 9 MONTEZUMA WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS A RESET FROM MARCH 5TH, 2020. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS M C B 3 9 9 1 BLOCK ONE BLOCK 40, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS AMAL GUTIERREZ WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS OF 30 20 GINGER AVENUE, EDINBURG, TEXAS 7 8 5 3 9. ALL NOTICE ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED. THE OWNER IS ON THE LINE FOR THE CASE. EMAIL FOR OWNER, UH, WAS FOUND FOR , UM, BUT NO PHONE NUMBER HAS BEEN FOUND. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER THROUGH EMAIL ONCE THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2019. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DEDICATION. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 3 0 9 MONTEZUMA WAS CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 3RD, 2019. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JANUARY 9TH, 2019, AND THE REC CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS STILL IN TRANSIT, UH, AS OF, UH, BACK IN, BACK IN, UH, STILL IN TRANSIT ON AUGUST 27TH, 2020. NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 3 0 9 MONTEZUMA ON AUGUST 20TH, 2020. THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER IN THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT. STILL IN CHANCE NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OF LETTER OR CREDIT OR ENGINEER REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NO PERMIT FOR PROPERTY, PROPERTY AND ORDER. UH, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR PROPERTY AND OWNER DID START INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMIT. UM, UM, I GOT SOME, THE PHOTOS WERE BEING, UH, PROVIDED TODAY WERE TAKEN ON, UH, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2020. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A SINGLE STORY, A SINGLE STORY STRUCTURE, WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE. UH, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE CONCRETE SLAB IN THE FRONT. UH, THE FRONT IS CRACKED, THE, THE RIGHT ELEVATION. IT DOES HAVE FOUNDATION ISSUES. I, UH, I TOOK A PICTURE. I TRIED, I TRIED TO CAPTURE THE, UH, THE, THE STRUCTURE SHIFTING TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE BIT. UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FACIAL BOARDS ON TOP ARE DETERIORATING AND COMING OFF OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROOF STRUCTURE OF THE ROOF SYSTEM. YOU CAN SEE THE, THE ROOF, THE, THE, THE, THE FACIAL BOARDS AND EVERYTHING. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE A LITTLE, UM, A LITTLE WHERE LITTLE SAGGING A LITTLE BIT OVER THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HERE, YOU CAN SEE, UH, MORE, MORE OF THE, THE STRUCTURE IS STARTING TO SHIFT TO THE RIGHT. YOU CAN SEE ACTUALLY THE BOTTOM HALF IS STARTING TO LEAN ON THAT, THAT, UH, PIPE RIGHT THERE. STEEL PIPE. HERE'S THE, UH, UH, LEFT ELEVATION. YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT LEAN, UH, ON THIS, ON THIS, ON THIS LEFT [02:15:01] ELEVATION TO THE, ACTUALLY TO THE LEFT, TO THE FOUNDATION ISSUES. NEXT PHOTO. JUST A PICTURE, MORE OF THE UPPER, UPPER PART OF THE WALL. NEXT PHOTO. THIS IS THE FOUNDATION UNDERNEATH. YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THE FOUNDATION IS ACTUALLY ON BRICK AND IT'S ON POSTS. SOME OF THE POSTS ARE ACTUALLY DETERIORATED. AS YOU CAN SEE. UH, SOME REPAIRS WERE STARTED ON THE FOUNDATION, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S NO PERMIT FOR ANY OF THAT. THIS IS THE BACK REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE. UM, THE CITY HAS ABATED THIS PROPERTY NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THE GRAS ON THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, A CLOSER LOOK OF THE PATIO, FRONT OF THE CONCRETE SLAB, THE CRACK IN THE MIDDLE. THIS IS THE INTERIOR FLOOR. UM, I TOOK, I DID A LEVEL AND I TOOK TO SHOW THE, UM, THE HOW UN LEVEL THE FLOOR IS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FLOOR IS UNEVEN DUE TO THE FOUNDATION ISSUE THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT IT IS HAVING. THIS IS THE FRONT. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE A LITTLE BIT OF WHERE THE FLOOR, WHERE THE FLOOR IS ACTUALLY SHIFTING TO THE RIGHT A LOT. AND, UH, I PUT A LEVEL JUST TO, JUST TO VERIFY THAT IT IS UNEVEN. YOU CAN TELL HERE. SO THIS IS THE FRONT. NOW, THE OWNER, UM, DID REMOVE THE TRASH THAT WAS INSIDE THE PROPERTY AND REMOVED, REMOVED MOST OF IT. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE, THE, THE FLOOR COVERING IS DAMAGED. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE FLOOR, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THERE'S HOLES IN THE FLOOR TO THE SO FAR, UH, BEING DETERIORATED. AND I, I ALSO PUT A LEVEL THERE TO SHOW THAT, UH, IT IS UNEVEN. THIS IS A ROOF SYSTEM. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE IT WAS WATER DAMAGE. NO ONE REMOVED THE SHEET ROCK WHERE THE SHEET ROCK FELL. AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THE AC UNIT WHERE IT DAMAGED. YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, THE, YOU CAN SEE THE ROOF SYSTEM IN THERE. YOU CAN SEE WATER DAMAGE COMING FROM THE ROOF. THE ROOF DOES HAVE WATER DAMAGE. THIS IS THE, THE KITCHEN. NOW THE, THE OWNER DID START INTERIOR, UH, DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN TELL, SHE REMOVED THE, THE FLOOR COVERING AND, UH, THE, THE CEILING WAS REMOVED, THE SHEET ROCK. SO YOU CAN SEE THE ROOSTER, AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE REMOVED THE SHEET ROCK FROM THE KITCHEN. AND YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE, THE DAMAGE RAFTERS. UM, THE, THE WOOD, THE, THE, THE DECKING IS DAMAGED TOO. THIS IS ONE OF THE ROOMS. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THERE'S A HOLE IN THE, IN THE, IN THE, IN THE FLOOR IS IT DETERIORATED WOOD MEMBERS. AND RIGHT HERE IS WHERE SHE, UH, WHERE SHE, WHERE THE DAMAGE, UH, UH, WALL BETWEEN THE, I THINK IT'S THE KITCHEN AND THE LIVING ROOM. THIS IS A CLOSER PICTURE OF THAT HOLE ON THE FLOOR. YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATED FLOORBOARDS WITH THE FLOOR. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WHERE THE, THE ONE OF THE BEES IS HITTING ON THE, ON THE BRICKS. THIS IS A DETERIORATED. SO FLOOR, I MEAN, UH, SO FLOOR, YES, THIS IS A SINGLE STORE MAIN, UH, MAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE THAT HAS A TETER DETERIORATED ROOF. UH, WHERE THE, WHERE THE SHINGLES ARE DAMAGED CAUSING WATER LEAK. FOUNDATION IS A POSTER BEAM THAT HAS DETERIORATED POST AND FLOOR WRAPPERS THAT IS MAKING A STRUCTURE SHIFT. VAGRANTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON PROPERTY. EAGLES HAVE BEEN FOUND ON PROPERTY, ANTERIOR INTERIOR HAS BROKEN AND WATER DAMAGE, NOT EVEN FLOORS. T RECAP. THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 3 0 9 MONTE ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX, ONE DASH 56, SUBSECTION 2, 7, 11, 12, 15, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HERE AND AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE SEEN TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY WELFARE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF, OF DILAPIDATION UNFIT INHABITATION POS THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFESTYLE, PROPERTY AND HUMAN SAFETY STAFF COMMENDS REPAIR. THAT CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AT MONTE. [02:20:03] OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, OFFICER, UM, DOES THE PANEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE TO SPEAK ON? UH, 3 0 9 ZUMA. MORNING, MS. GUTIEREZ, THIS IS JUDY. K, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. ALMA GUTIERREZ. AND YOUR ADDRESS? UH, 30 20 GINGER AVENUE, EDINBURG, TEXAS 7 8 5 3 9. THANK YOU. AND CHAIR. EXCUSE ME, CHAIR. MR. EZ ALSO SUBMITTED SOME PHOTOS. UM, THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE PRESENTATION. WE CAN REVIEW THEM AS WELL. I BEG YOUR PARDON? I COULDN'T HEAR THAT. I'M SORRY. I WAS LETTING THE BOARD KNOW THAT YOU DID SUBMIT PHOTOS ALONG WITH YOUR TESTIMONY. OKAY, MS, IF YOU CAN PLEASE PRESENT YOUR TESTIMONY. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, I INHERITED THIS PROPERTY. MY AUNT WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SAN ANTONIO. SHE DIED, UH, FEBRUARY 19TH, SAID 99 YEARS OF AGE. AND SHE HAD BEEN IN MY CARE FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS AFTER SHE SUFFERED A CRO TO SAN ANTONIO. UH, SHE HAD NO LIVING ERRORS. SO I'VE INHERITED THE, I'VE INHERITED THE PROPERTY. UM, IT WAS MAINTAINED POSSIBLY FOR THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS. UM, AND THEN AFTER THAT, YOU GUYS WERE HIT WITH REALLY BAD THUNDER AND, UM, SAN ANTONIO WAS UNDERWATER FOR A WHILE, AND THE DAMAGE IT RECEIVED TO THE ROOF WAS DONE THEN. UM, THE NEIGHBOR HAD BEEN VERY CRAFTY AND HANDY AND HAD GOTTEN, UH, ONE OF HIS, UM, SON-IN-LAWS TO GO REPAIR THE ROOF, CUT DOWN THE LIMBS THAT HAD FALLEN INTO THE ROOF THAT HAD CAUSED THE, THE MAJORITY OF THE WATER DAMAGE. UH, I DID MOST OF THE WORK OVER THE PHONE. I'M A SINGLE PARENT OF TWO KIDS. AT THE TIME, THEY WERE LIKE FOUR AND SIX. THEY'RE NOW NINE AND 11. AND, UH, BECAUSE OF COVID, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK SINCE FEBRUARY. I USED TO DO DOG TRANSPORT TWICE A MONTH, AND THAT WAS A VERY COMFORTABLE LIVING WAGE. AND THAT'S NO LONGER HAPPENING BECAUSE OF ALL THE COVID RULES RULE. UM, I WAS REACHED OUT BY ONE OF THE OFFICERS THROUGH THE NEIGHBOR. MY PHONE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON RECORD. I HAD CALLED WHEN I CHANGED THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP TO THE TAX OFFICE. SO MY NUMBER AND MY NAME'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE. UM, HE CALLED, HE REACHED OUT TO ME FROM THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND SAID, YOU REALLY NEED TO GET OUT HERE, OUT HERE. THERE ARE SOME CO UM, SQUATTERS IN YOUR HOME. I WENT OUT THERE AND YES, IT WAS RATHER GRUESOME. I DON'T HAVE ANY RELATIVES IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA ANYMORE. AND SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT THERE AS A SINGLE PERSON STAYING IN A HOTEL WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND TRY AND GET WORK DONE. AND OTHER THAN THAT, IT WOULD'VE BEEN THROUGH THE PHONE TRYING TO FIND A CONTRACTOR. BECAUSE I'M NOT FROM SAN ANTONIO, I WOULDN'T EVEN BEGIN TO KNOW WHO TO TRUST THE WORK THAT WAS DONE. HE'S CALLING DEMOLITION. ALL WE WENT OUT THERE TO GO DO WAS REMOVE WHAT WAS OBVIOUSLY, UM, VANDALIZED AND REALLY DAMAGED. I SPOKE TO A POLICE OFFICER WHEN I GOT OUT THERE BECAUSE I ASKED FOR AN ESCORT SO THAT IF THESE PEOPLE WERE ON THE PROPERTY, I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE WAS SYRINGES, THERE WAS CONDOMS, THERE WAS DISGUST. YOU, I SUBMITTED THE PICTURES OF THE BEFORE AND AFTER AND ALL WE WENT OUT THERE TO DO WAS CLEAN AND GET RID OF. AND I EVEN ASKED, I SAID THIS, THIS LITTLE, UM, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? IT'S, UH, I'M SORRY, HOLD ON, THE STORAGE THING. CAN I JUST TAKE THIS DOWN? AND HE SAYS, IT WOULD BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO DO. I SAID, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? HE GOES, GET IT DOWN, AND WHOEVER'S GONNA TAKE IT, JUST MAKE SURE THEY THROW IT, UH, WITHIN THE CITY ORDINANCE DUMP OR WHATEVER IT WAS. I CONTACTED, UM, A HAND. I WENT AND PICKED UP A GENTLEMAN, UH, THROUGH A CONTACT FROM HOME DEPOT. I CALLED, WHO DO YOU KNOW THAT DOES WORK? HE CAME OUT, HE SAW WHAT IT WAS, AND IT WAS BASICALLY SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE MORE OF A LAWN CARE. THEY CAME OUT TO CUT ALL THE GRASS AND THE TREE LIMBS REMOVED THE SHED. UM, JUST BECAUSE IF YOU SEE, I THINK I SUBMITTED THE PICTURES WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY LIVING IN IT, AND THERE WAS LIKE A MATTRESS ON THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. SALVAGEABLE. THE HOUSE IS NOW UNDER CONTRACT WITH A FLIPPING, [02:25:01] UM, COMPANY, IF YOU WILL, AND THEY HAVE FULL INTEREST IN JUST BUYING IT AND PUTTING IT INTO REPAIR. WHAT I DID WAS TRY AND REPLACE AND REMOVE SOME OF THE SHEET ROCK. UM, I PUT IN CABINETS TO THE KITCHEN BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS DISGUSTING. THE BATHROOM, THE TOILET, IT'S STILL SALVAGEABLE, THE HOUSE, YOU WILL NEED A NEW ROOF. THE HOUSE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW OLD IT IS. UM, I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHETHER IT HAD EVER HAD SURE DAMAGE OR ANYTHING. MY UNCLE AND AUNT LIVED IN IT ALL OF THEIR LIFE. THEY NEVER HAD ANY CHILDREN. SO THERE'S NOBODY THAT I CAN SPEAK TO WITH THE HISTORY OF THE HOME. UH, OUTSIDE OF THE NEIGHBORS RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A KEY SITTING AT THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. THE BUYER HAS BEEN INTERESTED AND HAS GONE OVER TO THE NEIGHBORS SEVERAL TIMES SO THAT THEY CAN RENDER THE KEY SO THAT THEY CAN GO IN AND SEE IT AND ASSESS AND KNOW WHEN WE CAN CLOSE THIS DEAL. AND, UH, THE NEIGHBOR WON'T ANSWER MY PHONE CALLS. AND I'VE CALLED REPEATEDLY FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS. SO, UM, WHEN I WAS ASKED AND APPROACHED THAT THE HOUSE WAS DISGUSTING AND TO TAKE CARE OF IT BECAUSE OF THE, BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT IT HAD BEEN, UM, USED, I I WAS PRIORITY. I WENT OUT THERE. I WENT OUT THERE TWO WEEKENDS IN A ROW, MET WITH, UH, THIS GENTLEMAN THAT LATER ENDED UP TAKING ABOUT $800 OF MY MONEY AND NOT FINISHING THE JOB. UM, AND THEN COVID HAPPENED AND YOU GUYS WERE ON A COMPLETE LOCKDOWN AND NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE. NO ONE WAS COMING OUT, NO ONE WANTED TO MEET ANYBODY. I HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. SO THEN I WENT OUT THERE AND FINISHED THE PAINTING AND STRIPPING THE FLOORS JUST SO THAT I COULD SEE WHAT THE DAMAGE ON THE FLOOR WAS. AND IT STOPPED BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER GO UP THERE WHEN LEAVING MY KIDS BEHIND OR EVEN TAKING THEM WITH ME WAS GONNA BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS WITHIN THE CITY. I COULDN'T EVEN FIND A HOTEL THE LAST TIME THAT I WENT. THEY WEREN'T ALLOWING ME TO RENT A ROOM BECAUSE I WAS COMING IN FROM MY ACCOUNT. SO IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. UM, I THINK THAT IF YOU SEE THE PICTURES THAT I SUBMITTED, THE HOME IS, IS NOW AT LEAST SOMEWHAT VALUABLE TO THE PERSON THAT'S GONNA BUY IT. HE HAS FULL INTENTION OF CLOSING THIS DEAL. AND SO I'M AT, I'M AT THE MERCY OF THE BOARD. UH, WHEN I WAS CONTACTED TO GO UP THERE AND FIX THE SITUATION, I DID, I CONTACTED LOCAL AUTHORITIES SO THEY COULD HELP ME OUT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WERE SPOTTING ON THE PROPERTY. UM, ALL OF THAT WAS TAKEN AND IT WAS DUMPED IN THE CITY DUMP ALONG WITH ALL THE FURNITURE THAT YOU SEE THERE, ALL OF THE STUFF THAT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AND SO AT THIS POINT, IF I'D BE LOCAL, I WOULD'VE DONE A FIX, A D I D Y, I DO IT YOURSELF, UH, KIND OF PROJECT. I HAVE PURCHASED TWO OR THREE HOMES OUT HERE, DOWN HERE IN SOUTH S UH, AND I HAD TURNED THEM AROUND IN THEIR RENTAL PROPERTY. AND THAT WAS MY INTENTION. MY KIDS WERE YOUNG IN CASE THEY EVER MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO TO SCHOOL, I'D HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM TO STAY. I JUST NEVER EXPECTED ALL THE DAMAGE THAT IT WAS GONNA RECEIVE BECAUSE OF THE VANDAL VANDALIZING, THE EXTERIOR ACED THE UNIT WAS STOLEN THE, AND THAT WAS MISSING WHEN I GOT THERE. AND THE WATER HEATER WAS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE THAT I JUST REMOVED IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE, UH, LIABILITY IN ANY FORM. SO THE HOUSE FITS RIGHT NOW. NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE ELECTRICAL, NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE PLUMBING. NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE HOME. UM, I JUST PAINTED, UH, INTERIOR WALL TO REPLACED FROM THE SHEET ROCK. DID NOT GET TO THE SHEET ROCK ON THE ROOF BECAUSE I WANTED THE PERSON THAT WENT BY IT TO SEE FOR THE REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO THE ACTUAL ROOF. AND SO, UM, IT'S THAT FULL DISCLOSURE WITH THE BUYER. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON BEING A KEY AND CHANGING THE QUICK CLAIM DEED ON IT TO OWNERSHIP SO THAT THEY CAN ASSUME AND CLOSE THE PURCHASE OF THE HOUSE. MA'AM, DID YOU BRING IN A COPY OF YOUR CONTRACT? UH, I, I DID NOT. UM, I COULD POSSIBLY EMAIL IT, UH, WITH A REAL SHORT, I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN, IT IS ONE OF THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU MUST READ WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN IT GETS, UM, IT, IT DISAPPEAR IF YOU WILL. UM, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY TELL YOU WHO THE COMPANY NAME IS. NO, MA'AM. WE, NO MA'AM. WE ACTUALLY NEED TO SEE THE COPY OF THE CONTRACT AS PROOF THAT OKAY. IS UNDER CONTRACT. AND OUR , I CAN SUBMIT IT WITH, WOULD REVIEW IT. I DID DISCLOSE THIS TO MS. JUDY CHROME THAT THE HOUSE WAS UNDER CONTRACT. SHE SAID THAT I SHOULD SUBMIT PHOTOS OF WHAT I HAD DONE. SHE NEVER SAID TO SUBMIT THE CONTRACT. I CAN GET IT DONE, UH, BUT IT WOULD NOW TAKE ME TO GET OFF THE PHONE, CALL THE COMPANY, HAVE THEM EMAIL IT. UM, IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE, BUT IT CAN BE DONE. MADAM [02:30:01] CHAIR, THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE COMPANY CONTRACTED WITH ONE MORE TIME. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T GET THAT. UH, MS. BROWN, IF IT'S OKAY, I, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE NAME OF THE CONTRACT OF THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL UNDER CONTRACT, UH, FOR OF THE PURCHASE? YES, MA'AM. OH, OKAY. LET ME, GIVE ME A SECOND. I'VE GOTTA LOOK THROUGH MY PHONE. GIMME TWO SECONDS. OKAY. THE GENTLEMAN'S NAME IS STEVE DILO. D D AS IN DAVID, C AS IN ZEBRA. I AS IN IGLOO, A AS IN APPLE, L AS IN, UH, LARRY, O AS IN OSCAR. AND THE COMPANY NAME IS, IT DOESN'T DISCLOSE THE COMPANY NAME. THE MESSAGES THAT I HAVE FROM HIM ARE JUST, UH, SEND ME PICTURES. UM, LET ME SEE, LET ME GO FURTHER BACK. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE WAS, WHERE HE'S FROM? IS HE FROM SAN ANTONIO? YEAH, THE COMPANY NAME IS AMERICAN HOME SOLUTIONS, A Z DO COM. UH, THE GENTLEMAN THAT SENT ME THE DOCUSIGN EMAIL, UH, I'M GONNA TRY AND SEE , I CAN EMAIL IT RIGHT AWAY, BUT, UM, NO MA'AM. AMERICAN HOME SOLUTIONS IS SUFFICIENT FOR ME. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. SO I DO HAVE, I JUST PULLED IT UP. I HAVE A COPY OF IT. UM, I CAN, UH, EMAIL THIS RIGHT AWAY, I GUESS, MA'AM, IF YOU DIDN'T BRING IT IN WITH YOU, IT'S NOT GONNA HELP US AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I MEAN, THIS IS, THIS IS WHEN YOUR CASE, THIS IS WHEN YOUR CASE IS BEING PRESENTED. I'M SO SORRY. I CANNOT HEAR YOU, MA'AM. OH, OKAY. THIS IS WHEN YOUR CASE IS BEING PRESENTED. SO IF YOU BRING IN SOMETHING AFTER THE FACT, UNLESS YOU HAVE IT WITH ME, IT DOESN'T HELP US TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I, I WAS NOT INFORMED TO GIVE YOU A CONTRACT. I DISCLOSED IT AND I SPOKE TO THE YOUNG LADY TWICE, AND I SPOKE TO THE YOUNG LADY THIS MORNING PRIOR TO THE PHONE CALL, AND I SAID, THE HOUSE IS UNDER CONTRACT. AT NO POINT DID SHE SAY, COULD YOU SUBMIT THAT? UH, WOULD IT, WOULD IT HAVE SKIPPED IN MY MIND PERHAPS? UH, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU DO THIS EVERY DAY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I COME BEFORE ANY BOARD AT ANY TIME OVER THE PURCHASE OR THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF ANY, OF ANY EXISTING BUILDING. SO THIS IS NEW TO ME AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY IGNORANCE. UM, BUT I UNDER I HOPE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S ACCESSIBLE RIGHT NOW ON MY PHONE AND I CAN FORWARD IT TO MS. JUDY AND IT COULD BE IN FRONT OF YOU IN, UH, LESS THAN A MINUTE, I WOULD ASSUME. SO, UH, IF YOU NEED FOR ME TO SUBMIT IT, I CAN GLADLY DO IT. NOW, LET ME ADDRESS THIS TO LEGAL. LEGAL. WHERE ARE YOU LEGAL'S? RIGHT HERE. OKAY. IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO, MS. CHAIR, IF YOU WANT ME TO LOOK AT THAT, I CAN HAVE HER EMAIL IT TO ME. OKAY. AND I COULD, I COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT REAL QUICK. YES, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. UM, AND WE, AND WE CAN BE GUIDED BY THAT FOR OUR CITY. OKAY. THE CITY IS ASKING FOR A PAIR. THEY, UH, THAT, THAT CONTRACT CAN BE, UM, EMAILED TO ERIC, E R I C BURNS, B U R N SS, AT SAN ANTONIO.GOV. OKAY. SO I HAVE ERIC, E R I C, UH, C AS IN CHARLES, BURNS AS IN BURNING WITH AN S B U R N S. IS THAT CORRECT? BURNS? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. AT SAN ANTONIO.GOV. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. UH, IT IS A DOCU, DOCU, IT'S A DOCUSIGN. IT'S SAYING HERE THAT THE ATTACHMENT IS HERE. I'M SENDING IT NOW. OKAY. UM, SO I CAN TRY. IS IT AN EXECUTED CONTRACT? UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS. I'M SO SORRY. UH, INITIAL, IS IT SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES? THIS INITIAL, UH, [02:35:01] NO. THIS IS, THIS IS A DOCUSIGN THAT IS JUST VIRTUAL FROM THEM TO ME. THEN I HAD TO PRINT THIS AND SEND THEM BACK A SIGNED DOCUMENT, AND NOW WE'RE WAITING ON CLOSING BECAUSE WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TITLE COMPANY BECAUSE OF THE, IT'S UNDER QUICK CLAIM DEED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND SO THAT'S TAKING A LITTLE BIT, ONCE THAT IS IN THEIR, IN THEIR HAND, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CLOSE ON THIS DEAL. THIS IS DWAYNE NELSON. UH, THE COMPANY, AMERICAN HOME SOLUTIONS IS A KNOWN COMPANY. IF THEY WERE ONLINE, THEY WOULD PROBABLY ASK YOU, EVEN THOUGH THE CONTRACT IS NOT SIGNING, THEY WOULD PROBABLY ASK YOU FOR SIX MONTHS TO REPAIR. MY QUICK ESTIMATE WOULD BE THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO THE WORK IN, IN 120 DAYS IF THEY WOULD GET, UH, BUSY. UH, GENERALLY SPEAKING, AMERICAN HOME SOLUTIONS ALSO HAS CONTRACTORS, UH, THAT WORK FOR THEM ON A ROUTINE BASIS. SO THEIR ABILITY TO GET A CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE RELATIVELY EASY FOR THEM, REGARDLESS OF COVID 19, UH, BECAUSE THEY DO CONTINUE TO WORK FOR AMERICAN HOME SOLUTIONS. UH, BASICALLY WITH ALL THAT SAID AND SUBJECT TO, UH, I GUESS ERIC'S REVIEW, EVEN IF IT'S NOT A SIGNED CONTRACT, UH, THE, THE PROJECT WOULD COME BACK TO US IF FOR SOME REASON THE WORK WAS NOT DONE IN WHATEVER LENGTH OF TIME WE WOULD, WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE TAKE FOR THE REPAIR. UH, AND MADAM CHAIR, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION ON IT. UH, BUT SUBJECT TO THE REST OF THE BOARD'S COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR, COULD I, COULD I ASK FOR SOMETHING HERE? NO. UM, ERIC WOULD BE CHAIRMAN, MADAM CHAIR, THE, IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A CONTRACT FOR A SALE PROPERTY NOW BECAUSE IT'S A DOCUSIGN DOCUMENT. THERE'S NO SIGNATURES ON THAT DOCUMENT. UM, BUT IT IS A, IT IS A CONTRACT BETWEEN TWO, UH, TWO PARTIES. I, I WOULD, UM, AGREE THAT THE, THE, THE PROPERTY IS UNDER CONTRACT NOW. UM, AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE PROOF THAT IT'S A SIGNED CONTRACT. UH, BUT IF SHE'S TELLING ME SHE DID IT THROUGH DOCUSIGN, THEN UM, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY I DO NOT HAVE ANY SIGNATURES ON THE CONTRACT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. AND THANK YOU, ERIC. SO, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE PANEL? I, I, IF I COULD ASK THE QUESTION HERE, I WOULD, I WOULD ASK FOR SOME TIME, MA'AM. IT WOULD BE IMPROPER FOR YOU TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS. IT'S IMPROPER FOR YOU TO ASK A QUESTION TO THE, TO THE BOARD. OKAY. BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN STATE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING TO DO. OKAY. UM, I WOULD APPRECIATE THE TIME TO CLOSE THE CONTRACT. I'M HAVING TO GO UP THERE, I BELIEVE HE SAID, TO GO UP THERE IN THE NEXT, UM, 14 DAYS. THEY'RE GONNA CALL ME ONCE EVERY, THEY'VE LINED UP THE TITLE COMPANY AND THEY'VE GOT ALL THE DOCUMENTS THEY NEED. SO I CAN GO IN THERE AND SIGN, UM, CLOSING UPON THE DEAL. THEN I WOULD CALL IN AND GIVE THEM ANY AND ALL INFORMATION. THAT, OF COURSE IS BEING DISCUSSED HERE. AND THEY KNOW, THEY KNOW FULL WELL WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO. THEY'VE ALREADY WALKED THROUGH THE PROPERTY, THEY'VE ALREADY SEEN THE PROPERTY, EXTERIOR AND, AND ROOF. ALL OF IT HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. AND SO IT, I, AGAIN, THIS WAS NOT WHAT I WANTED TO DO, BUT, UM, IT'S WHAT I'VE HAD TO DO SINCE I'M FOUR HOURS SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO. BUT, UM, JUST WITHIN THE, THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE ON THE DEAL AND THEN OF COURSE HAVE THE PROPERTY GO TO, TO REPAIR AS A CITY ORDINANCE REQUIRES. THANK YOU, MA'AM. MS. CHAIR? I DO, I DO HAVE ONE. UH, SOMETHING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IT SAYS, BASED ON THIS CONTRACT, THAT CLOSING WAS SUPPOSED ON IN JULY. THEY HAVE, UH, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT, BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE RESEARCH FOR THE TITLE COMPANY. THAT'S WHAT TOOK THE LONGEST. I'VE BEEN WAITING. UM, AND WE HAVE PHONE CALLS. I DON'T HAVE A NEW CONTRACT BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS ALREADY DONE AND DISCUSSED. AND I HAVE AN EMAIL, THE LAST I HAVE AN EMAIL HERE IS DATED. UM, THE LAST COMMUNICATION WITH HIM WAS THREE DAYS AGO AND TRYING TO SECURE THE KEY FROM THE NEIGHBOR. SO THEY'VE GONE OUT TO TAKE PHOTOS. THEY'VE GONE OUT TO TAKE PICTURES. THEY GO UP TO THE GENTLEMAN'S HOUSE TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR. YESTERDAY I CALLED MY SON'S, UM, FORMER CLASSROOM TEACHER WHO WORKS UP IN SAN ANTONIO AND ASKED HIM, CAN YOU PLEASE GO BY AND PICK UP THE KEY FOR ME? AND THAT WAS YESTERDAY. UH, SO HE'S SUPPOSED TO GET THE KEY TODAY OR TOMORROW, BEFORE FRIDAY. AND THEN I CALL HIM, HE HANDS OVER THE KEY AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THIS DEAL DONE. THAT'S WHAT I'M, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE THIRD PARAGRAPH STATES SELLER AND BUYER WILL [02:40:01] BE THAT CLOSING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR ALL PARTIES, BUT NO LATER THAN 7 31 2000. UH, 2020, UH, WITHOUT WRITTEN ADDENDUM, WITHOUT WRITTEN ADDENDUM TO THIS AGREEMENT. IF SELLER IS STILL LIVING ON THE PROPERTY, CLOSING WILL BE SET SEVEN DAYS AFTER VACANCY. IF CLOSING IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHIN THE TIME DUE TO ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE TITLE OR OWNER OCCUPANCY, UH, THEY'LL EXCLUDE ANOTHER 45 DAYS. BUT AFTER THAT, I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING THAT PUSHES IT UP TO, YOU'RE NOW IN SEPTEMBER, UH, I HAVE THE EMAILS FROM HIM WHERE HE'S STATING AND GOING FORWARD, THIS, THIS HAS JUST BEEN PENDING BECAUSE OF THE TITLE. I ALSO KNOW THAT DOS A DOCUSIGN, DOCUSIGN CAN SEND YOU SIGNED COPIES. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I DON'T HAVE, UH, I DON'T HAVE A PRINTER SCANNER IN MY HOME. I WENT TO OFFICE DEPOT. I HAD THEM PRINTED OUT, I SIGNED IT. I EMAILED THE DOCU, I MAILED THE DOCUMENT BACK. UM, BECAUSE I HAVE NOBODY THAT'S CONTESTING OR HIDING THIS, I DIDN'T KEEP A COPY BECAUSE IT'S ALL BEING DONE. AND ONCE WE CLOSE, I WILL HAVE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTATION THAT I NEED. SO I DID NOT HAVE HINDRANCE THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WAS GONNA COME AND PULL ME IN TO A BOARD, UM, THAT WAS AN UNFORESEEN OR UNPLANNED OR SOMETHING I HAD NOT CONSIDERED WHEN THEY APPROACHED ME AND SAID, YOU NEED TO COME UP HERE AND FIX. AND I WENT UP THERE AND ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT GO OUT THERE AND DO THESE INSPECTIONS WAS ON SITE, YOU KNOW, AND SAID, OKAY, OKAY. WE WERE CLEANING. WE WERE, WE WERE, HE WALKED INTO THE PROPERTY WHILE THEY WERE THERE FIXING. SO, UH, I CALLED ONCE WE WERE DONE, AND I SAID, HERE ARE THE PICTURES. THERE ARE SOME PICTURES I CAN SEND. AND THEY SAID, WE ARE NOT MEETING, WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU. SO THIS WAS ON A HOLD. RIGHT NOW IT'S BEEN, WE, I HAVE BEEN TRYING, I'VE RECEIVED OVER 300 PHONE CALLS IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY HAVE MY PHONE AVAILABLE. UH, ASKING AND OFFERING AND OFFERING AND OFFERING. UH, FINALLY THIS GENTLEMAN SAID, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS MY ASKING PRICE. THIS IS WHAT I'LL PAY. AND WE WENT TO THE TABLE WITH THEM. IT'S BEEN PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE I'M POSSIBLY ONE OF MANY PROPERTIES THAT THEY'RE BUYING TWO. UH, AGAIN, I DIDN'T WANNA SELL IT. UH, BUT IF SOMEBODY'S GONNA TAKE IT, THEN I GUESS I'M, I, I WILL. UM, UH, SO I'M NOT IN A HURRY TO SELL BECAUSE I GET THESE PHONE CALLS, YOU KNOW, UH, EVERY OTHER DAY. I JUST, I CAN DO SCREENSHOTS AND SEND YOU WHERE THEY'RE JUST MESSAGING ME. I'M INTERESTED IN PURCHASING YOUR HOUSE. I BUY THEM CASH. I BUY THEM AS IS. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PROPERTIES IN SOUTH TEXAS THAT ARE FOR SALE? THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING, ONGOING SINCE ABOUT MARCH. SO YES, YOU HAVE A DOCUSIGN. THAT'S WHAT I WAS SENT. THAT WAS WHEN WE INITIATED THE PURCHASE. HE'S STILL PENDING THE PURCHASE BECAUSE THEY WERE FIGHTING THE FACT THAT THE HOUSE WAS GIVEN TO ME AND IT'S WAS A QUIT CLAIM DEED. AND APPARENTLY THAT'S AN ISSUE. THAT'S AN ISSUE. AND SO I HAVE TO GO TO THE COURTHOUSE AND TO THE TAX OFFICE AND SUBMIT SOME KIND OF DOCUMENTATION, UH, GET IT CHANGED OVER TO, UH, WHATEVER, WHATEVER THE OTHER OPTION IS TO HAVE ON A DOCUMENT. A BILL. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE CALLED. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY IGNORANCE, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE CALLED. UM, AND SO THAT WAS THE LAST THING. SO HE SAYS, I WILL BE CALLING YOU IN THE NEXT SEVEN OR EIGHT DAYS WHEN WE CAN LINE EVERYTHING UP. SO YOU CAN COME IN HERE AND MEET AND WE CAN GET EVERYTHING DONE IN A DATE. AND THAT'S WHERE I'M AT ON THAT MR. CHAIR, WHAT I'D LIKE FOR US TO FOCUS ON IS IF THIS PROPERTY IS A DANGEROUS OR DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE, AND IF SO, IF THIS BOARD BELIEVES THAT IT IS, WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO ABATE IF THIS BOARD HAS THREE OPTIONS? RESET IF THEY BELIEVE THAT IT'S MISSING, UM, REPAIR IF THEY BELIEVE THAT THERE'S INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THEM, UH, TO, TO BACK THAT, THAT RECOMMENDATION OR, OR THAT MOTION OR, UM, DEMOLITION. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, MR. NELSON, DID YOU WANNA MAKE THE MOTION? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 0 9 UNA, UH, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE THAT'S DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 2, 7 11, 12, 15, AND 18. THAT THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY CAN BE REPAIRED, UH, AND THAT WOULD ALLOW 20 DAYS FOR THAT REPAIR TO OCCUR. THAT'S SIX MONTHS. UH, IT'S ACTUALLY ONLY FOUR MONTHS, BUT I, THEY CAN, THEY CAN EVIC THE, THE BIGGEST ISSUE SHE'S GOT IS GONNA BE THE QUICK CLAIM DE THAT SHE, SHE TAKES A, UH, BOTH A DEATH CERTIFICATE. UH, ANY WILL INFORMATION, THE QUICK CLAIM DEEDED CAN BE SET ASIDE. OTHERWISE IT'S GONNA BE SEVEN YEARS BEFORE SHE'LL [02:45:01] BE ABLE TO RESOLVE THE QUICK CLAIM D. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S RESOLVABLE. AND AS A RESULT OF IT BEING ABLE TO BE RESOLVED, THEN THE SALE CAN GO THROUGH AND AS I SAID, THE SALE CAN GO THROUGH TO A OWN, UH, RE, UH, COMPANY, UH, AND THAT THEY ACTUALLY CAN GET THE WORK DONE. UH, I GUESS I DO WANT TO AMEND THE MOTION THAT THE CODE OFFICER WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE REPAIR DATE IF SUFFICIENT, UH, PROGRESS IS BEING COMPLETED. AND THAT WAY, UH, EVEN THE CODE OFFICER CAN THEN EXTEND THAT 20 DAYS IF WORK IS BEING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. MR. CHAIR, GO AHEAD AND MS. MS CHAIR APOLOGIZE. YES. BOARD MEMBERS, WE CAN'T, UH, HAVE CODE MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE OR THEY WOULD NEED AN EXTENSION OF TIME. I WOULD URGE THIS BOARD TO, UH, IF THEY BELIEVE MORE TIME MIGHT BE NEEDED, MAYBE THEY CAN EXTEND, UM, IF THEY DON'T FEEL THAT THEY'RE GETTING ENOUGH INFORMATION, THEY CAN ASK FOR A RESET TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED. UH, BUT EXTENDING IT PAST 120 DAYS, IF THIS BOARD ACCEPTS IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY, UH, A CODE OFFICER, THEN I WOULD AMEND MY MOTION TO BE 180 DAYS, AND THAT WOULD GIVE THEM SUFFICIENT TIME TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE ON IT. THIS IS A STRUCTURE THAT IS NOT, UH, IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING. IT'S NOT IN DANGER OF HAVING ANY DAMAGE OR ANY, UH, UH, ANY ACCIDENTS TO ANYTHING AROUND THE FACT THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS CAUSED THE BUILDING TO LIEN, UH, LOOKS LIKE 10% OR 10 DEGREE LIEN, UH, IS NOT A CAUSE FOR CONCERN, AT LEAST A CONCERN FOR ME. UH, SO I WOULD, UH, AMEND THE MOTION TO BE 80 DAYS AND WITHDRAW THE, UH, COMMENT ABOUT THE CODE OFFICER HAVING, UH, THE ABILITY TO EXTEND. SO 180 DAYS TO REPAIR ORDER. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ORDER. ORDER. I'M SORRY. UH, WE HAVE A 3 0 9 UNDER SECTIONS 2 7 11, 12 15, AND 18. 180 REPAIR ORDER. WE'LL HAVE A SECOND STRAWBERRY COPY. SECOND. MR. COPY IS SECOND. AND I'M SORRY, MR. MOSSON MADE THE, UH, MAY 1ST MOTION. SO I, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, CHAIR, THIS IS NELSON AGAIN. I DO NEED TO INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT OF PERMITS, JUST SO PROPERTY OWNER WILL UNDERSTAND. THEY HAVE TO GET REQUIRED PERMITS. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. NEED TO SECOND THAT AMENDMENT. OKAY. WE HAVE AMENDMENT FOR ALL, ALL, UH, PERMITS TO BE FULL. AND WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT. MR. PIA? UH, MR. SHAFI? YES. OKAY. WE HAVE A SECOND FOR ALL PERMITS TO BE FULL. OKAY. SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? I MEAN, COULD WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MS. BROWN? AYE. MS. GUILLORY, MR. RA? AYE. MR. NELSON? AYE. MS. TAPIA AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF OUR NEXT [7. 20-5312 (CD-5) 2710 Lombrano] CASE IS 27 10 OH, THIS IS OUR LAST CASE. YAY. IS THAT CODE OFFICER REDDY? YES. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ROLAND ALONSO, S PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 27 TENNO WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COURT. ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX. THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCP 8 8 5 BLOCK FIVE, BLOCK 11, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL [02:50:01] DISTRICT FIVE. THE OWNER ON RECORD IS GOMEZ LAO D ESTATE OF AN GOMEZ AMELIA, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 27 10 LONO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 8. ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED. BOTH OWNERS TO THIS PROPERTY ARE DECEASED. WE WISH TO CONTINUE. OKAY, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRES PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2019. THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION, THE SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC. THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. MY FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 27 10 EL BRANO WAS CONDUCTED ON 7 7 18. ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON 7 12 18 AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON CLAIM ON CLAIMS ON 8 21 18 ON 8 26 20 20. THE NOTICE FOR B SS B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 27 10 LONO ON 8 20 20 20. THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO GLADIO AND AMELIA GOMEZ AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED ON THE CLAIM ON 8 31 20 20. WE'LL GO TO THE PICTURES. THIS IS THE, THIS IS A TWO STORY, UH, WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FRONT, THE VIEW OF THE STRUCTURE, UH, THE FRONT AND THE SIDE, UH, OVERHAND OR , UH, IS BROKEN AND, UH, IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING. NEXT, PLEASE. THIS IS A PICTURE FROM, UH, THE LEFT SIDE. YOU CAN SEE, UM, IT'S BROKEN. THERE'S A SUPPORTS, UM, HAVE GIVEN IN THERE THE BOTTOM CONNECTION. SO IT'S, UH, THE WATER DAMAGE, UH, HAS TAKEN IT. SO ALSO, IF YOU CAN SEE TO THE LEFT, TO THE REAR, UH, THE WATER DAMAGE ALSO HAS, UH, DETERIORATED THERE, THE WOOD FRAME. AND IT'S ALSO IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE. NEXT, PLEASE. JUST A CLOSER LOOK THERE. NEXT PLEASE. THIS IS FROM UNDERNEATH. UM, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE SUPPORTS THERE HAVE GIVEN OUT AND THE WATER DAMAGE HAS JUST, UH, TAKEN ITSELF. ALSO, THE BOTTOM, UH, CONCRETE PORTION OF THE PORCH IS CRACKED THERE IN THE MIDDLE. NEXT PLEASE. AND THE CLOSER LOOK AT THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONCRETE, THERE'S ALSO, UH, CRACKED. NEXT, PLEASE. THERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LEFT SIDE CAN SEE LEVER, AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE FRAME IS DAMAGED. THERE, UH, SUPPORTS ARE ALSO, UH, DAMAGED AND PRETTY MUCH, UH, CAME AT THE FRONT. UH, GETTING READY TO, UH, COME DOWN NEXT, PLEASE. THE REAR CANTILEVER. AND IT IS ALSO, UH, WATER DAMAGE AND THE FRAME IS STARTING TO BREAK AND FALL APART. NEXT, PLEASE. HERE'S ON A, UH, VIEW OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WALL'S HERE, UH, AT THE BOTTOM AND ALSO ON TOP HAVE, UH, BULGING IN AND OUT, UH, INDICATING THAT THE FRAME HAS BEEN DAMAGED. NEXT, PLEASE. HERE'S A CLOSER PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM FRAME. UH, IT ALSO HAS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BULGING IN AND OUT, UH, THROUGHOUT THE FRONT AND THE BACK. NEXT, PLEASE. IT'S, UH, THE PICTURE I COULD TAKE OF THE FRONT PORTION OF THE TOP, UH, ROOF. AND IT JUST LOOKS LIKE IT DOES, UH, HAVE, UH, SHAY, UH, WHERE THE WATER DAMAGE HAS TO THE NEXT PLEASE. HE WAS GOING AROUND, UH, TO THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE AND HAS SOME WATER DAMAGE THERE TO THE OVERHANG AS WELL. NEXT, PLEASE, JUST FROM THE REAR, UH, TO THE FRONT. UM, AND YOU CAN, UH, SEE WHERE AT THE BOTTOM THERE, UH, THERE IS A PROBLEM WHERE WITH THE, WHERE IT GOES IN AND IT COMES BACK OUT TOWARDS THE FRONT. NEXT PLEASE. THERE'S JUST CLOSER LOOK AT THE SAME, UM, AREA. MORE THROUGH, THROUGH THE FRONT. SEE WHERE IT'S CLOSING OUT THERE. NEXT PLEASE TRY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE UNDERNEATH TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. UM, LOOKS LIKE, UM, THE FLOOR [02:55:01] BEING THERE, UM, ON ONE SIDE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER TO THE ONES ON THE LEFT THAT KIND OF JUST SLOPES DOWN. NEXT, PLEASE. WALKING IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, UH, I SEE A LOT OF EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE. MOST OF THE SHEET BROUGHT FROM THE CEILING AND ON THE GROUND. UH, JUST A LOT OF SHEET ROCK, UH, COMING APART. NEXT, PLEASE. UPON THE CEILING, UH, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE DECKING. UH, THERE'S HOLES AND, UH, ALREADY HOLES STARTING TO APPEAR, UH, THROUGHOUT THE WALL. NEXT PLEASE. THIS IS GOING INTO THE MAIN, UH, WHAT WOULD BE THE LIVING ROOM OR DINING ROOM. UH, THE FLOOR IN THE CENTER IS, IS LIFTED UP ABOUT TWO FEET, AND IT SLOPES DOWN TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. UM, NEXT PLEASE. WELL, THE, THE BUBBLE UNDER THAT JUST WENT CLEAR ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE. NEXT, PLEASE. THIS IS A CEILING. THE CEILING, UH, HAS, UH, IT, IT IS JUST SAGGING DOWN. SO IT'S MORE, UH, HERE THAN THE SHEET ROCK OR THE COVER. UH, IT IS, LOOKS, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, IT'S JUST DAMAGED COMPLETELY ON THE UPSTAIRS. NEXT, PLEASE. HERE'S JUST A, A PICTURE OF ONE OF, ONE OF THE FLOORS, ONE OF THE ROOMS. IT DOES HAVE A CRACK THERE AT THE BOTTOM. A LOT OF THE, A LOT OF THE WOOD FROM TOP AND THE TOP FRAME, THE SHEET ROCK ARE, ARE ALL SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR. NEXT, PLEASE. THEY'RE JUST LOOKING UP, UH, THAT SAME ROOM AND MORE OF THE SAME, UH, ROTTEN WOOD, UH, ROTTEN DECKING EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE. NEXT, PLEASE. HERE, UH, THE CEILING STARTS UP JUST FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT. UH, IT'S HIGHER HERE WHERE I'M STANDING AND IT, IT JUST DIPS DOWN TO, TO THE CORNER, TO THE FRONT. SO THE FLOORS ON THE UPSTAIRS ARE, ARE EXTREMELY BAD. UH, BAD ENOUGH TO WHERE I COULD NOT GO UP THERE. IT WAS JUST TWO S. NEXT, PLEASE. HERE'S ONE OF THE FRONT ROOMS. UH, THE FLOOR JUST KIND OF STOOD DOWN TOWARDS THE FRONT. NEXT PLEASE AND THE LEVEL AS WELL. NEXT, PLEASE. THIS IS A VACANT TWO STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE. FOUNDATION HAS FAILED. EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR. WALLS ARE DAMAGED. FRONT AND SIDE. CANTILEVERS HAVE COLLAPSED. INTERIOR FLOORS ARE DAMAGED. THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 27 LUM BRANO IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56. SUBSECTION 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 7, 12, AND 50 IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF DEFECT HEREIN AFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE E D TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECT, DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, AND OR FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION FOR A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIVE HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 27TH AND RONALD. THANK YOU. SO IS ANYBODY HERE AT PRESENT SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY? NO. THIS IS JUDY. THE OWNER DID NOT REQUEST A CALL BACK DURING THE LIVE MEETING AND NOT SUBMIT ANY ITEMS FOR REVIEW. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. OKAY, GREAT. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? OKAY, THEN DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR TAP? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY AT 2 7 1 0 LONO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 8 IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 DUE TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE FLOORS FOUNDATION, ROTTING FLOORS AND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT FEASIBLE OF BEING REPAIRED AND ORDER THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS HEARING. OKAY. WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO DEMO ON THE, UH, ON THIS PROPERTY. ON THE, [03:00:01] DO WE HAVE A SECOND? NELSON? SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND. LET REPEAT YOUR ORDER. SECOND, UH, I'M SORRY. 2 7 27 10. UH, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15 ORDER 30 K DEMO MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. YOU HAVE A SECOND BY MR. NELSON. OKAY, WE GET ROLL CALL BROWN. AYE. MS. GUI? AYE. AYE. NELSON. AYE. TAPIA AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF 5 2 0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THAT OUR LAST PROPERTY? YES, IT WAS. OH. WELL THEN, UH, WE'RE ADJOURNED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. SORRY. NO QUESTIONS. MEETING OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED. SEE Y'ALL NEXT WEEK. * 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.