Dec 19, 2023 Building Advisory &amp; Appeals Board

MOTION BY STARLING.

DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND.

A SECOND.

BY GREGORY WIGGINS.

IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, RAISE YOUR HAND.

NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSE.

ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION OF COMPLIANCE WITH PRIOR BOARD ORDERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES.

A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO.

MOTION PASSES.

THE NEXT ITEM

[2. Discussion of compliance with prior Board Orders related to the following properties: 4228 Hathaway Drive 122 W. Grand Prairie Road]

4, 2 2 8 HATHAWAY DRIVE AND 1 22 WEST GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD.

I DID COUNT YOU .

CORRECTION ON THE VOTING.

I'M A CO COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR HERE IN THE CITY.

THIS ONE WITH CARE FOLLOWING UP ON THE BOARD ORDER.

HELLO.

OH, QUESTION.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK A CLICKER , BUT I'M GONNA LEARN REAL FAST.

SO THIS IS THE RECAP FROM NOVEMBER 6TH, 1 22 WEST GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD.

UH, THIS IS THE HOME OVER THERE, UH, JUST SOUTH OF, UH, UH, JEFFERSON OFFICE CENTER.

THIS WAS LAST, UH, LAST MONTH.

IT WAS OPEN COMPLETELY AS YOU RECALL.

THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON THE INSIDE FALLING APART.

WE ORDERED IT FOR THE FIRST, WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS, IS TO SECURE IT.

THEY'VE DONE SO AND TO, AND TO PROVIDE A, AN UPDATE TO THE BOARD OF THEIR PROGRESS.

WELL, THEY, THEY, THEY SAID THEY FORGOT ABOUT THAT, BUT I REMINDED THEM TODAY.

SO HE RE HE RESPONDED IN AN EMAIL APOLOGIZING FOR, UH, MISSING THE MEETING.

THEY'RE OUT OF TOWN.

HE SAYS THE PROPERTY IS CLEAN OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.

I CAN ATTEST TO THAT.

THE ABANDONED CAR HAS BEEN REMOVED.

I SAW THAT THEY'RE MAKING PAYMENTS ON FINES THAT WERE IMPOSED.

I CAN'T CONFIRM THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE TAKEN, HAVE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE ABOUT MAKING FLOOR PLANS, PERMITS REQUIRED, UH, TO RENOVATE THE HOUSE.

AND SO THAT, THAT'S THEIR REPORT.

SO THAT'S WHAT THEY PROVIDED.

SO THEY DID ON DAY 29 OF DATE OF 30 DAYS TO BOARD IT UP, THEY BOARDED IT UP.

SO THEY MADE IT THE NEXT ADDRESS.

42 28 HATHAWAY.

THAT'S THE ONE WITH THE HOLES IN THE ROOF AND, UH, BAD CONDITIONS ON THE INSIDE.

THAT WAS IT.

THEN THIS IS IT TODAY.

NOTHING'S CHANGED.

THE PADLOCK WHERE WE SECURED IT WITH THE, UH, AFTER THE WARRANT WE RAN IS STILL ON THE FRONT DOOR.

NOW, IT COULD GONE IN THE BACK BY THE OWNERS, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY.

SO THAT'S THAT.

THEN WE GOT THE NEW ONES.

ANY DISCUSSION ON WHAT WE'RE DOING, I GUESS FOR NOW? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO.

WE'LL PROCEED WITH

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WE'RE KIND OF ANXIOUS TO GET THIS ONE DONE.

[3. Hearing concerning alleged Dangerous Structure located at 718 NE 29th Street, Grand Prairie, Texas]

IT'S MISSING ELECTRICAL WIRING.

THE FIRST, UH, CASE NEW CASE IS SEVEN 18 NORTHEAST 29TH STREET.

OOPS.

NOT TOO FAR.

SO THIS, UH, CAME ABOUT.

THE CODE OFFICER WAS THERE, UH, RESPONDED TO AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OR OUT FRONT.

UH, AND WHEN SHE NOTICED THERE WERE TWO PROPERTIES ON IT, SHE WALKED UP, I'M ASSUMING, WALKED UP THE DRIVEWAY AND, UH, NOTICED THAT THIS HOUSE HERE DIDN'T HAVE A BACK.

AND, UH, SO SHE WALKED, THAT'S A CARPORT ALONG THAT SIDE DRIVE.

IF, IF YOU'RE WALKING UP THAT SIDE DRIVE, THAT'S A CARPORT.

SO WE ENDED UP WITH AN INSPECTION WARRANT ON THIS TO GO INSIDE AND INSIDE THAT PARTIAL STRUCTURE THERE, AND, UH, TAKE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE AND WHATNOT IN IT.

SO THAT CARPORT WAS ATTACHED TO THAT STRUCTURE.

AND WALKING THROUGH THE EDGE OF THE CARPORT THERE, THAT'S THE HOUSE EVIDE.

EVIDENTLY IT WAS A, A WATER LEAK THAT CAUSED THINGS TO ROT AND COLLAPSE.

AND, UH, THAT WAS NOVEMBER 8TH.

THE, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY SAYS IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR, FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS.

SO IT WAS FALLING DOWN.

THEY DO WANNA FIX IT.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS.

THAT STRUCTURE ON THE RIGHT IS A SEPARATE STRUCTURE THAT IS A RESIDENCE, IS A, THAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN THAT'S SEPARATED FROM THAT FRONT HOUSE.

IT'S A KIND OF AN L-SHAPED STRUCTURE.

THAT'S THE ONE PART OF THE L THAT'S WHERE IT'S CONNECTED, AND THAT'S THE HOUSE THEY HAVE, UH, RENTERS LIVING IN THAT.

AND I THINK THE RENTERS ARE FAMILY MEMBERS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE HERE THE, OUR RECOMMENDED FINDINGS.

WE'VE NOTIFIED EVERYBODY, UH, ACCORDING TO THE READ, UH, READ.

I'M GONNA READ 'EM WORD FOR WORD.

UH, BUT, UH, WE REFER TO THE VACANT RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AS THE STRUCTURE.

IT'S MISSING.

PARTS OF THE WALLS AND CEILING FOUNDATION IS CRACKED AND UNEVEN.

IT'S NOT SECURE.

IT'S A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

CODE OF ORDINANCE IS 29 28 3 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 15, 16 70 AT LEASE.

THOSE.

UH, KEEP THE STRUCTURE SECURE FROM ENTRY UNTIL IT CAN BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE.

UH, THE PERSON HAVING INTEREST CAN REMOVE OR DEMOLISH AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION.

SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER.

THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED AT ITS DISCRETION TO REPAIR OR REMOVE OR DEMOLISH, UH, ANY ACCESSORY, UH, REQUIRED TO DEMOLISH THE OWNER'S AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.

OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 PER DAY FOR EACH DAY.

THE STRUCTURE CONTINUES TO BE IN VIOLATION AND THE EXPENSES WILL BE BILLED BACK TO THE OWNER.

UH, WE'LL CHARGE, WE'LL LEANN IT CHARGE INTEREST.

ANY SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER.

THANK YOU, ALAN.

UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES, I DO.

WHAT IS IT? UM, SO IT'S TWO STRUCTURES, THE FRONT AND THE BACK.

AND THE BACK IS OCCU.

BOTH ARE OCCUPIED? NO, JUST THE BACK ONE.

JUST THE BACK.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO QUESTION.

ANY SPEAKERS? YES, THERE IS.

JUST WANTED TO SEE IF Y'ALL HAD ANY QUESTIONS.

WE DO HAVE, UH, SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ONE.

MARCO GARZA.

AND WE HAVE, UM, CE GARCIA.

IS IT GARCIA? I'M SORRY.

GARCIA AND GARCIA.

YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND COME UP.

AND MARCO, YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR YOUR PARENTS, RIGHT? TRANSLATING? YEAH, TRANSLATING FOR THEM.

UM, LIKE THE INSPECTOR SAID, THE HOUSE IS THE, UM, BASICALLY DEMOLISHED FROM THE FRONT.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

UH, YEAH.

UM, MY NAME IS MARCO GARCIA.

THE ADDRESS IS SEVEN 18 NORTHEAST 29TH STREET.

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UM, I DO HAVE MY AUNT LIVING ON THE BACK.

MY PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY, UM, IT'S TO REMODEL THE, EVERYTHING I HAD BEEN LOOKING TO GAIN THE PERMITS, UH, THE PERMITS.

UM, WINDOW NUMBER THREE TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO GET A, A DIAGRAM OF THE BUILDING, OF, OF THE HOUSE, HOW IT, IT'S GONNA LOOK.

AND THEY ASKED ME FOR EXACT MEASUREMENTS ON LIKE HOW BIG IT'S GONNA BE, THE WINDOW AND HOW LONG ARE EACH ROOM, HOW MANY RESTROOMS AND ALL THAT.

AND I LOOK INTO GAIN A, UM, WHAT'S IT CALLED? NO SURVEY.

A SURVEY, BECAUSE THEY WANTED BEFORE ANYTHING, THEY WANTED TO GET A SURVEY.

I WAS STRUGGLING TO FIND A SURVEY.

IT TOOK ME ABOUT FOUR DAYS TO LOOK FOR ONE THEY ALREADY COMPLETED.

AND I WAS WAITING FOR TWO DAYS SO THEY CAN SEND IT OUT.

AND THEY'RE GONNA START DOING THE WHOLE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE, DRAWING THE HOUSE TO SEE HOW IT'S GONNA BE FINISHED.

SO THEY'RE STILL DRAWING? YEAH, BASICALLY THEY'RE DRAWING THE BLUEPRINT OF THE HOUSE HUSBAND BE DONE BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THEY WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WAS.

MM-HMM.

'CAUSE I'M NOT CHANGING ANYTHING.

EVERYTHING'S STILL SAYING THE SAME.

IT'S JUST THAT THE WIRE LEAK, UM, BROUGHT EVERYTHING MM-HMM .

SO IT WAS EASIER JUST TO TAKE EVERYTHING APART.

AND AS YOU SAW THE PICTURES, THE 4, 4 3 WALLS THAT ARE STANDING THERE IS, THAT WAS THE ONLY GOOD PART OF THE HOUSE.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE A QUESTION.

ARE YOU A GENERAL CONTRACTOR? NO.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING IT OR YOU'RE HIRING A CONTRACTOR? UM, HE SAID HE KNOWS MOST OF THE WORK.

HE HAS FRIENDS OR, UM, HE REACHED OUT AND THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP HIM.

FIX THE HOUSE.

AND IS THE PLAN TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE LIVE IN THAT PART OF THE HOUSE OR JUST YOUR AUNT? FOR FOR ALL OF IT? NO, WE'RE TRYING BACK IN.

OH, YOU'RE TRYING TO MOVE BACK IN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.

REAL QUICK, CAN YOU, I UNDERSTAND THESE ARE YOUR PARENTS.

CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND SAY THEIR, THEIR NAMES AS WELL FOR THE RECORD? YES.

UM, TO MY LEFT IS MY DAD NAMED PASCACIO GARCIA.

AND TO MY RIGHT IS ELIA MORALES, MY MOM.

AND AS FAR AS LEGAL NOTICES FOR THESE PROCEEDINGS, IS THERE A PARTICULAR ADDRESS, I KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL ON HERE.

IS THERE ONE PARTICULAR ADDRESS THAT Y'ALL WANT NOTICES TO GO TO? UM, MOST LIKELY THE SEVEN 18.

I MEAN, NO, UH, 1537 SMALL STREET, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

THAT ADDRESS IS MY, UH, MY DAD'S BUSINESS RIGHT THERE.

IT'S A AUTO COLLISION.

AND THEN THAT'S WHERE WE SPEND MOST OF THE TIME SINCE WE ALWAYS WORK.

UH, HE SAID RIGHT NOW HE'S TRYING TO GET THE PLANS FOR THE HOUSE.

AND ARE YOU, CAN YOU HAVE YOUR PARENTS CONFIRM THAT THAT'S WHERE THEY WANT ALL LEGAL NOTICES FOR THESE PROCEEDINGS TO GO? SO NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION.

HOW LONG HAS THE HOME BEEN IN THAT CONDITION? LIKE FOUR MONTHS, PROBABLY.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY BEFORE WE PUT IN A MOTION, UH, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR 30 DAYS FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED, REMOVED, OR DEMOLISHED? NO.

UM, IS THAT, THAT'S WHAT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDERS ARE RIGHT NOW.

HE, UH, HE'S TRYING TO SELL A HOUSE THAT WE HAVE OVER THERE IN FORT WORTH, AND HE'S GONNA USE THAT MONEY TO RENOVATE TO TRY TO FINISH THAT HOUSE.

SO ABOUT HOW LONG IS HE PLANNING ON TAKE TO, TO REPAIR THIS HOUSE? BECAUSE THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING 30 DAYS.

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HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW LONG THE GUY'S GONNA TAKE TO DRAW THOSE PLANS.

SO, OKAY.

WELL, SORRY, MO, I WAS GONNA ASK YOU.

SO IT'S 30 DAYS FEASIBLE.

30 DAYS.

IT'S 30 DAYS FEASIBLE AS THE STAFF RECOMMENDED MM-HMM .

WOULD, WOULD EVERYTHING BE ABLE TO HAPPEN WITHIN THAT TIMEFRAME? 30 DAYS? I DON'T THINK SO.

CAN YOU ASK YOUR DAD JUST TO MAKE SURE? SECOND.

SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL UNDERSTAND THAT RIGHT NOW, THE, IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU MORE THAN 30 DAYS, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT THE WORK CANNOT BE REASONABLY COMPLETED WITHIN 30 DAYS, AND THEN THEY CAN ONLY GIVE YOU UP TO 90 DAYS.

ANYTHING IN ADDITION TO THAT WOULD REQUIRE Y'ALL TO HAVE A DETAILED PLAN? THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET.

THE DETAIL PLAN OF THE, OF EVERYTHING, BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING, BASICALLY BUILDING THE HOUSE FROM GROUND UP, UM, WITH THE FOUR WALLS ALREADY THERE WITH THREE WALLS.

UM, BUT OKAY.

UM, I KNOW TIFFANY WAS SAYING THAT THE MAX WE COULD GIVE YOU IS 90 DAYS, AND THEN AFTER THOSE 90 DAYS, IF THE HOUSE IS STILL NOT COMPLETED, THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THAT? OKAY.

SO THE ORDER THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED IS THAT IF IT'S NOT DONE IN TIME, STAFF WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO AND FULFILL THE ORDER BY REPAIRING, REMOVING, OR DEMOLISHING IT.

UM, THE CITY DOESN'T TYPICALLY REPAIR, WHICH MEANS THE CITY WOULD TYPICALLY DEMOLISH.

NOW THE BOARD HAS THE OPTION TO, UM, TABLE THIS MATTER IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GIVE Y'ALL A DETAILED PLAN.

ALSO, THE BOARD HAS THE OPTION TO, UM, GO AHEAD AND SET THAT WHATEVER TIME PERIOD THE BOARD THINKS IS APPROPRIATE, AND, UM, HAVE STAFF BRING IT BACK TO THE BUILDING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD MEETING AT THE MEETING PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION.

AT WHICH POINT, IF THE BOARD WANTED TO EVALUATE IT AND DETERMINE IF AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING ORDER NEED TO BE MADE, THE BOARD COULD DO THAT.

UM, ANY ORDER THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BOARD CAN HAVE ANY ORDER REQUIRE A, UM, MONTHLY REPORT WHERE THE BOARD WOULD THEN GET MONTHLY UPDATES AT ANY MEETING AS WELL.

AND YOU COULD ALSO REQUIRE THEM TO APPEAR AT EVERY MEETING IF YOU SO WANTED TO UNTIL THEY'VE COMPLIED WITH THE ORDER SO THAT THEY CAN SELF-REPORT.

THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE HOME IN FORT WORTH? IS IT UNDER CONTRACT? IS IT JUST ON THE MARKET? IT IS ON THE MARKET RIGHT NOW.

NOT UNDER CONTRACT.

NO.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN ON THE MARKET, DO YOU KNOW? IN 2000.

BARELY THREE WEEKS ON THE MARKET.

THREE WEEKS ON THE MARKET.

AND HE CANNOT BEGIN TO MAKE ANY TYPE OF REPAIRS TO THIS HOME UNTIL HE HAS THE FUNDS FROM THAT HOME? CORRECT.

HE SAY HE HAS SOME MONEY SAVED UP FOR THE HOUSE, BUT, UM, BUT BUILDING THE HOUSE TAKES A LOT OF MONEY, SO THAT'S WHY HE WANTS TO WAIT UNTIL HE FINISH PAY, UM, SELLING THE HOUSE SO HE CAN HAVE MORE FUNDS ON MM-HMM

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PUSHING THE PROCESS FASTER.

AND WHEN IS, WHEN IS HE SCHEDULED TO MEET? UH, OR WHEN ARE YOU GUYS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA DO THE DRAWING? THE BLUEPRINT, UM, SERVICE.

WE WERE JUST ON THE SURVEY TO COME IN SO WE CAN MEET AS, MEET WITH THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SO THE SURVEYOR IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ENGINEER, THE CONTRACTOR.

THAT'S A DIFFERENT PERSON.

SO ONCE YOU GET THE SURVEY, THEN YOU'RE GONNA SCHEDULE TO MEET WITH THE BUILDER OR, UH, I'M SORRY.

UH, THE PERSON WHO'S GONNA DRAW THE HOUSE UP.

DO WE HAVE ANY PERMITS OR ANY REQUESTS FOR PERMITS INTO THE CITY? AS OF RIGHT NOW? AS OF RIGHT NOW, NO.

THEY ASKED ME FOR THE, FOR THE BLUEPRINT OF THE HOUSE FIRST BEFORE WE STARTED ANYTHING.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

THAT'S, THAT'S HELPFUL.

UM, THE CHAIR WILL NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

HEY, CAN STAFF, STAFF HAS NO, EXCUSE ME, STAFF HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO A SIMILAR, NOW I CAN'T TALK A SIMILAR ORDER AS OF LAST MONTH WITH WEST GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD.

UH, THE SECURING PART.

THEY CAN'T DO IT WITH BOARDS, BUT IF THEY PUT A TEMPORARY FENCE AROUND IT AND REPORT TO US AGAIN IN 30 DAYS AND ARE MAKING PROGRESS MM-HMM .

WE START WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION.

IT'S SORT OF A SEE WHAT THEY CAN HAVE THE, THE RESOURCES TO DO AND HAVE THE PLAN FOR IT.

AND THEN Y'ALL HAVE THE OPTION, AS TIFFANY SAYS, TO, TO STRUCTURE IT THAT WAY TO WORK WITH THEM.

AND WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO DOING SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO WEST GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD.

BUT THIS, YOU CAN'T BOARD IT UP.

IT HAS TO HAVE A TEMPORARY FENCE PUT UP AROUND, AROUND THE PART THAT'S OPENED UP THAT WOULD SECURE IT.

AND THEN THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GO FROM THERE.

BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT EXISTED UNTIL THEY SAW THAT CAR THAT DIDN'T WORK PARKED OUT FRONT.

AND WE JUST SORT OF DISCOVERED IT BY ACCIDENT.

BUT IT'S NOT SAFE TO LEAVE IT OPEN LIKE THAT.

AND THEN ANOTHER THING FOR THE, THE BOARD TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT, UM, THE BOARD CAN ALSO ASK THEM TO SECURE THE PROPERTY AND TABLE IT IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DECISION.

IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT TIMEFRAME IS APPROPRIATE, YOU ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO TABLE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE FEBRUARY THE SIXTH.

BUT GIVE THEM SPECIFIC THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO BEFORE THEY COME TO THAT AND THEN MAKE A DECISION AT THAT TIME.

SO IT'S REALLY UP TO Y'ALL AS TO WHAT YOU WANNA DO.

AND Y'ALL ALSO WELCOME TO HAVE DISCUSSION AMONGST THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO MAKING ANY TYPE OF MOTION, UM, IF Y'ALL WANT AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERING OPINIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU GUYS, UM, BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION.

UM, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HE'S WAITING ON ANOTHER PROPERTY IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS ONE, I JUST DON'T SEE US DOING ANYTHING WITHIN 30 DAYS TO EVEN, YOU KNOW, PUTTING HIM, BUT IF OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS WHAT, WELL, THAT'S STILL 30 DAYS.

I MEAN, I DO THINK WE SHOULD INCORPORATE THE 30 DAYS TO SECURE THE PROPERTY WITH THE TEMPORARY FENCE FOR SURE.

BUT I MEAN, MY THOUGHTS WERE MORE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HE'S WAITING AND YES, HE'S STILL GONNA DO THE PLANS.

THE PLANS WILL STILL NEED TO BE SENT TO THE CITY WITHIN 30 DAYS, BUT PERHAPS TO HAVE HIM RETURN.

AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING FOR THE MAX, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ANYWAYS UNTIL THAT OTHER PROPERTY IS SOLD.

SO THAT WAS JUST MY THOUGHTS ON IT, BUT I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO HEAR IT'S SO, IT'S STILL SO MANY QUESTIONS FROM A REAL ESTATE PERSPECTIVE, RIGHT.

INVENTORY, WE'RE STILL IN AN INVENTORY SHORTAGE.

SO IF IT'S SITTING ON THE MARKET FOR THREE WEEKS, IS IT PRICE PART? DOES THE PRICE MATCH THE CONDITION REALISTIC ABOUT THAT? SO I DON'T, I'M NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH WAITING UNTIL THE HOUSE GOES UNDER CONTRACT BECAUSE IT COULD BE UNDER CONTRACT IF IT'S PRICE.

POINT IS, IS THAT THEY'RE ALREADY WORKING ON THE SURVEY, WORKING WITH SURVEYORS AND DOING THIS.

IF IT'S PRICE BASED ON CONDITION.

SO I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE A FACTOR AT ALL.

I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW AND THEN THAT WILL MOTIVATE HIM TO DO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO TO GET THE HOME.

SO YOUR SUGGESTION BE ON THAT, JUST LIKE YOU SAID, 30 DAYS TO GET THE PROPERTY, UH, SECURED WITH A TEMPORARY FENCE MM-HMM .

FENCE AND THEN THEY COME BACK IN WITH A PLAN.

WELL, AND APPARENTLY BECAUSE HE'S ALREADY BEEN IN, I MEAN, TALKING WITH THE CITY, SO HE, THAT'S WHAT THEIR WHOLE

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SO THAT'S WHY I WAS 30 DAYS TO SECURE THE PROPERTY, 30 DAYS TO ALSO CONTINUE WITH THEIR PLANS SUBMITTING THE DRAWINGS.

SURVEY TAKE LEAD.

DRAWINGS ON A PROPERTY THAT IS, THAT SIMPLISTIC CAN TAKE ABOUT SEVEN TO 14 DAYS.

REALISTICALLY, THEY COULD HAVE THAT IN 30 DAYS AND BRING THAT BACK TO US.

IT IT'S NOT OR TO THE CITY.

BECAUSE THAT'S, I MEAN, BUT THE ONLY REASON WHY I WAS SAYING TO COME BACK, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, GIVING THEM THE 90 DAYS WAS JUST TO, ONCE THEY COMPLETE THAT 30 DAY SURVEY, THEN MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW, FROM THERE, HOPEFULLY THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THE NEXT STEPS TO START MOVING UP.

AND BY THE TIME WE SEE THEM, HOPEFULLY THIS IS GONNA BE NOW FURTHER DOWN THE LINE.

THAT IT, IT CAN'T BE MM-HMM .

THAT WAS MY THINKING.

BUT I MEAN, NOPE, YOUR OPINIONS ARE WELCOME.

NOPE, I GET IT.

I MEAN, ASIDE FROM, FROM THE TIMEFRAME, I'D LIKE TO SHORTEN THE SECURING THE, THE STRUCTURE IS DANGEROUS, EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE STREET, AND ANYBODY COULD WALK IN THERE MM-HMM .

AFTER THEIR SOCCER BALL OR WHATEVER MM-HMM .

AND HURT THEMSELVES.

I WOULD, I THINK STAFF WOULD REQUEST THAT WE LOOK AT SHORTEN THAT TO MATCH SECURING THE PROPERTY IN SEVEN DAYS.

SECURING THE PROPERTY.

CAN WE GO BACK TO THE, TO THE REAR PHOTO? WHICH ONE? UH, THE ONE, THE ONE MORE THE THING WITH THE ONE WITH THE G.

YEAH, THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.

Y'ALL HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE, FOR THE SPEAKERS? NO, I'M GONNA ASSUME TOO, THE TWO BY FOURS THAT ARE HOLDING THE STRUCTURE UP ARE LITERALLY JUST PROBABLY SITTING ON THE GROUND BUT NOT EVEN ANCHORED DOWN.

BOTTOM TWO BY, BUT THEY'RE NO DOUBT.

THEY DON'T APPEAR TO BE STRAPPED DOWN ANYWAY.

DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKERS? NO.

WE'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT, UM, THEY SECURE THE FENCE IN SEVEN DAYS FOR SAFETY REASONS, SINCE IT'S SO OPEN AND CLOSE TO THE ROAD, AND THAT THEY REPORT TO US MONTHLY WITH A, RIGHT NOW WITH A 30 DAY, UH, COMEBACK TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE ON THEIR SURVEYS AND PLANS AND SUBMITTING FOR A PERMIT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND OR DO YOU NEED CLARIFI? I NEED TO GET CLARIFICATION.

SO YOU ARE WANTING THEM TO COME BACK TO WITHIN AT THE NEXT MEETING.

AT THE NEXT MEETING, YES.

ARE YOU PROPOSING FINDINGS IN AN ORDER THAT DECLARES IT DANGEROUS AND ESTABLISHES A TIME PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE? OR ARE YOU JUST PROPOSING THAT IT BASICALLY BE TABLED WITH CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY ON THEM TO, UM, SECURE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS WITH THEM PRESENTING US PROGRESS ON WHAT THEY HAVE DONE ALREADY.

THAT'S WHAT COMPLIANCE NOTES.

WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN ABLE TO DO, UM, BETWEEN NOW AND THE 6TH OF FEBRUARY? OKAY.

AND IN THE MEAN, YOU KNOW, IN THE MEANTIME, SECURING THAT PROPERTY FOR SAFETY REASONS AND IT COULD FALL DOWN TOO AND, YOU KNOW, DON'T NEED PEOPLE AROUND THAT.

DANGEROUS AND, UM MM-HMM .

SO IS IT MAKE YOU SENSE? IT, IT, IT DOES.

UM, I'M, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER WE ARE ADOPTING STAFF'S RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND IF WE ARE MAKING A, FINDING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS

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AND, AND GIVING AN ORDER, OR IF WE ARE DEFERRING THOSE DECISIONS TO THE NEXT MEETING, DEFERRING THE, MAKING IT DANGEROUS MM-HMM .

TO SECURE IT AND THEN DEFERRING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR STATUS ON WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO COMP.

NOT ACCEPTING TO DEMOLISH IT OR ANY OF THAT.

AND WITH THE HOLIDAYS, THEY MAY HAVE A LITTLE ISSUES, SO THE NEXT MEETING IS GOOD.

DO I HEAR A SECOND? NO, SECOND.

CAN YOU REPEAT IT? LET ME HEAR IT.

IN ITS FULLNESS, WE'RE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO SECURE THE PROPERTY WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AND THEN FOR THEM TO COME BACK AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WITH AN UPDATE AND THEIR DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THE SURVEY AND THE DRAWINGS.

TABLING IT UNTIL THEN TABLING IT TILL THEN, AND WE'RE NOT DECLARING IT TO BE A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE.

SO THEREFORE ANY OTHER STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT ACCO, UH, GOING WITH THAT.

AM I UNDERSTANDING IT CORRECTLY? RIGHT.

I'M JUST THINKING I HEARD, I'M JUST REPEATING WHAT I THINK I HEARD.

IS THERE A SECOND MOTION? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

WHAT IF IT'S NOT SECURED IN A WEEK? WHAT HAPPENS IF IT'S NOT SECURE IN A WEEK? Y'ALL CHECK AND IT'S NOT SECURE IN A WEEK.

WE CAN GET A, WE CAN SECURE IT OR THEY CAN FIND THEM, SECURE IT AND FIND THEM.

BECAUSE THE IMPORTANT PART IS TO SECURE IT UNTIL WE MAKE A DECISION ON IT.

AND THE SECURITY WILL BE AT THEIR EXPENSE.

THERE'S NO SECOND MOTION.

SO THIS MOTION HAS BEEN, WELL, I THINK THEY JUST, THAT THERE WAS JUST NOW CLARITY.

SO WITH THAT, I WAS THINKING THAT MOTION, I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION AS FAR AS THE SAFETY HAZARD WAS SECURE, THE FENCE AS, AS STAFF ALREADY PROVIDED, IT'S ALL SECOND IN LADY'S MOTION.

WE HAVE A FIRST MOTION BY SHARON AND A SECOND NOTE.

SECOND MOTION BY PLE.

YES MA'AM.

AND THE MOTION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, AND I'M PUTTING IN THE ORDER AND I'M RESTATING JUST TO MAKE SURE THE ORDER IS CORRECT MM-HMM .

IS THAT YOU ARE FINDING THAT YOU'RE NOT FINDING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS DANGEROUS YET.

IS THAT CORRECT? IF WE, IF WE DECIDE THAT THE STRUCTURE'S DANGEROUS, THEN THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

NO, YOU CAN ADOPT ALL OF STAFF'S FINDINGS AND STILL ESTABLISH THE TIME PERIOD YOU WANT TO ESTABLISH.

SO IF YOU WANTED TO ADAPT ALL ADOPT STAFF'S FINDINGS, YOU WOULD BE FINDING THAT NOTICES WERE PROPER, THAT THE FRONT VACANT RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IS DILAPIDATED, MISSING WALLS AND CEILINGS.

PART OF THE ROOF IS MISSING, FOUNDATION IS CRACKED, THE STRUCTURE'S NOT SECURE, IT'S MISSING ELECTRICAL, AND IT'S A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AS DEFINED BY ORDINANCES.

NOW WE AGREE WITH ALL THAT.

YOU WOULD ADDITIONALLY BE FINDING THAT THE REPAIRS CANNOT BE REASONABLY COMPLETED WITHIN 30 DAYS.

AND THEN YOU WOULD BE FINDING THAT BASED UPON THE INFORMATION, THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE SECURED FROM ENTRY UNTIL THE STRUCTURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS REQUIRED TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR REMOVAL OR DEMOLITION AND RETURN TO THE BOARD ON FEBRUARY THE SIXTH, 2023.

UM, FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THIS ORDER.

BOTH REQUIRING THE DOCUMENTATION, THE SURVEY, THE SECOND SURVEY, YES.

WITH THAT? UH, TOTALLY FINE.

WE'LL MEET AGAIN ON FIFTH FEBRUARY 5TH.

CAN I AMEND MY MOTION? ARE YOU OKAY

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TO ADOPT THE FINDINGS OF THE, UM, STAFF, STAFF STAFFS RECOMMENDED ORDERS AND SECURE THE BUILDING, UM, WITHIN A WEEK MM-HMM .

AND THEN GIVE THEM TIME TO REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING.

FOR THE SURVEYS, PLANS, WHAT THE STATUS OF THAT IS.

AND MAKE A DETERMINATION THEN .

IS THAT OKAY? YEAH, THAT'S IT.

NEXT CASE FOR CONSIDERATION IS 33 14 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE.

AMENDED MOTION BY SHARON.

SECOND BY ARMFUL.

NO MORE DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME.

WE'LL VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[4. Hearing concerning alleged Dangerous Structure located at 3314 Country Club Dr., Grand Prairie, Texas]

ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THE AGENDA.

33 14 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE.

IT'S OVER THERE EAST OF, UH, SOUTH GRAY PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, EAST OF CORN VALLEY.

AND WHAT USED TO BE THE WOODCREST COUNTRY CLUB LOADER, DUST COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, UH, ON APRIL 9TH OF THIS YEAR, UH, SUFFERED.

UH, A FIRE WAS VERY EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

UH, UH, ON APRIL 20TH, UH, CODE OFFICER CONDUCTED A, A FIRE SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY, UH, NUMEROUS CONDITIONS OBSERVED TO FIT THE CONDITIONS OF, UH, CAUSING A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, MISSING ROOF, WALLS, WIRING, PLUMBING, UH, THE PICTURES.

THERE'S NOT VERY MANY OF 'EM, BUT IT, YOU REALLY DON'T WANNA TAKE VERY MANY.

AND, UH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AFTER THE FIRE.

UH, THAT'S THAT ONE.

ANOTHER SIDE OF IT, IT'S THE FRONT CORNER THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF THE INSIDE COS OR WOULDN'T GONNA GO IN THERE VERY FAR.

UH, THAT'S, UH, ONE OF THE BACK ROOMS. IT'S THE ROOF IS GONE.

UH, SO, UH, NOTHING HAD HAD BEEN HAPPENING WITH THIS.

WE HADN'T HEARD FROM THE OWNER AND WHATNOT.

WE CHECKED WITH THE, UH, INSPECTION CONDUCTED NOVEMBER 6TH.

WE HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING.

I CONTACTED, WE LOOKED UP ON THE, OUR, OUR, UH, REPORT SYSTEM AND, AND DISCOVERED THAT A, A DEMOLITION PERMIT HAD BEEN APPLIED FOR AND OBTAINED.

I CONTACTED THAT CONTRACTOR, HE SAID THEY'D BEGUN WORKING.

THE OWNER WITHDREW PAYMENT, SO HE STOPPED THE JOB.

SO, UH, SO OUR RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDED FINDINGS ARE, UH, AS NORMAL.

UH, WE GAVE NOTICE ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE LAW, THE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY IS DILAPIDATED.

IT'S MISSING PRIMARY EXTERIOR ROOFING, SIDING, MISSING WALLS, CEILING DUE TO FIRE, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING COMPONENTS ARE GONE.

IT'S A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AND AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN GP AS CODE OF ORDINANCE IS 29 28, 2 3 5 6 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, AND 17, UH, OUR RECOMMEND RECOMMENDED ORDERS ARE, ARE THE, THERE'S FOR 30 DAYS TO REPAIR, REMOVE, OR DEMOLISH, UH, KEEP IT SECURE FROM ENTRY.

UH, ANY PERSON HAVING INTEREST CAN REMOVE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE AT THEIR OWN RISK, UH, TO PREVENT THE ACQUIRING OF A LIEN.

UH, SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO COMPLY, THE CITY WILL THEN AUTHORIZE THAT ITS DISCRETION TO REPAIR, REMOVE, OR DEMOLISH.

I CAN TELL YOU NOW, WE WOULD DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE IN ANY ACCESSORY REQUIRED TO BE DEMOLISHED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE OR ANY ALTERNATIVE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA, WE NEED TO DEMOLISH ANY EXPENSES OWED TO THE CITY BY THE OWNER WILL BE BILLED, UH, TO THE OWNER.

FAILURE TO PAY THE CHARGES RESULT IN THE LIEN.

UH, WE HAVE ALL THE REMEDIES TO RECOVER THE MONEY, INCLUDING THEIR, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT TO REPLACE A LIEN.

AND IT'S NOT, UH, IN CHARGED INTEREST.

ANY SUBSEQUENT PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, YOU SAID THAT, UH, DEMOLITION COMPANY HAD REQUESTED A PERMIT, RIGHT? IT, A PERMIT WAS GRANTED TO A CONTRACT PERMIT WAS GRANTED.

SO, UM, AND THE OWNER WITHDREW OR STOP PAYMENT.

WOULD THEY HAVE TO REQUEST ANOTHER PERMIT FOR DEMOLITION OR COULD THAT BE REACTIVATED? WE GET IT.

SO IF WE ENFORCE THIS TO BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS,

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THE CITY GETS IT.

IF WE'RE GONNA, IF WE'RE GONNA DEMOLISH IT, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL APPLY FOR, RECEIVE A PERMIT.

GOTCHA.

AND THAT, THAT PERMIT EXPIRES JANUARY 29TH.

SO IT, WE WOULDN'T, WE WOULDN'T, WELL WE WOULDN'T USE THAT CONTRACT ANYWAY.

WE'LL USE, WE'LL HAVE TO BID IT OUT AND USE OUR OWN.

WELL I WAS JUST THINKING IF THE SELLER, NOT THE SELLER, I'M SORRY.

THE OWNER WENT AHEAD AND JUST DECIDED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO IT WITHIN 30 DAYS.

WE'RE NOT AS LENIENT ON THIS ONE AS WE WERE ON THE OTHER ONE.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? UM, ARE YOU TALKING WITH THE OWNERS AT ALL OR ANY KIND OF ? I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY SPOKEN WITH THEM, BUT, UH, BUT I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN SOME COMMUNICATION, BUT OKAY.

THAT I HAVE.

SO THEY'RE NOT LIKE GONE AND WE CAN'T FIND THEM.

THEY, THEY'RE CONTACTING, I, I'M NOT TALKING TO ME.

YEAH, THEY'RE HERE.

WE HAVE THE SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ONE OKAY.

AS WELL.

SO IF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, WE CAN, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OKAY.

THEN WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE SPEAKERS GO AHEAD AND COME UP TO THE FRONT.

AND PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS.

HONOR I HAVE MICHAEL WRIGHT.

AND MADISON, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

HI, MY NAME IS MADISON CRAIG.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING BSI FINANCIAL AND THE PROPERTY TODAY.

I AM, UH, MICHAEL WRIGHT.

I OWNED THE PROPERTY.

UH, WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR 30 YEARS.

WE BOUGHT IT BACK IN NINE THREE.

UH, IT BURNED ON APRIL THE EIGHTH, ACTUALLY.

UH, WE HIRED A CONTRACTOR.

THEY, I GIVE 'EM THEIR MONEY.

I GIVE 'EM 3000 DOWN PER CONTRACT.

WHEN THEY STARTED, THEY ASKED FOR 10 MORE THOUSAND.

I GIVE THEM THAT 10,000.

THEY COME BACK TWO DUMPSTERS LATER, THREE WEEKS LATER, NOTHING.

SO THEY ASKED FOR THREE MORE THOUSAND, WHICH I DID.

THEY SIGNED A CHECK.

I GAVE 'EM 3000.

THE NEXT DAY.

I TOLD 'EM WHY I HAVEN'T GONE UP THERE.

NOTHING THAT, NOTHING ELSE THAT WASN'T DONE.

I USED TO CANCEL THE CHECK.

AT THAT POINT, I GOT A TEXT FROM RYAN BECAUSE I TOLD HIM I WAS DONE.

I'LL GET MY OWN DUMPSTER SO I CAN CLEAN IT UP SO I CAN GET BACK TO WORK.

I WORKED FOR SIEMENS AND I HAD TO GET BACK TO WORK BEFORE I LOST MY JOB.

SO AT THAT POINT, HE'S SENT A TEXT SAYING, I'M NOT GONNA WORK WITH YOU NO MORE.

THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO GO AND STOP PAYING ON THE CHECK THAT AFTERNOON.

HE DONE THAT THAT MORNING.

SO I HIRED JUNK RANGERS TO BRING ME A DUMPSTER.

I FOUND OUT THAT THEY WOULD HELP ME CLEAN IT UP, SO I HIRED THEM TO CLEAN IT UP FOR ME.

THAT WAS ANOTHER $3,000.

SO NOW I'M IN 20,016, $20,000.

THAT OBSI .

HIS MORTGAGE COMPANY INSURANCE.

SO NOW I CONTACTED ANOTHER CONTRACTOR AND SHOWED HIM ALL THE TEXTS.

ALL HE SEEMED LIKE ACTUALLY WANTED THE CONTRACTOR I TRIED TO GET FIRST I GOT HIS D WHY IS THAT? HE COULDN'T DO IT FOR LESS THAN 125,000.

THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT I, I DIDN'T HAVE THE INSURANCE.

THEY INSURED THE HOUSE FOR $70,000.

NOW THAT'S NOTHING.

THEY WANTED TO DO, UH, 1.5, ONE 50 THE MOST.

1 25, THE LEASE.

SO I WENT WITH THIS OTHER COMPANY THAT WAS 700,000.

I SAID, WELL, WE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA GIVE US THAT MUCH.

OKAY, WE'LL RELEASE IT DOWN TO 70, WHICH I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER RIGHT THEN.

BUT I WANTED MY HOUSE BACK.

I LIVED THERE FOREVER.

I GOT MARRIED THERE.

I BURIED MY PARENTS THERE.

MY OLDEST BROTHER, I BURIED HIM FROM THERE.

YOU KNOW, I WANTED MY HOME BACK.

SO ANYWAYS, LONG STORY SHORT, NOW I'M ASKING FOR, I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR 120 DAYS.

APPARENTLY Y'ALL CAN'T GIVE THAT.

BUT TO EITHER FIND ME, SOMEONE RAISE ME MORE MONEY TO FIND SOMEBODY TO REBUILD IT OR I HAVE TO SELL IT, I AM STILL PAYING THE MORTGAGE COMPANY THEIR MORTGAGE.

PLUS I'M PAYING RENT THAT'S OVER $3,000 A MONTH, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD.

IT'S KILLING ME.

UH, MY WIFE'S SICK.

I'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF HER PLUS ME.

I PAY MY MEDICAL BILLS.

I MEAN, I SPEND OVER $6,000 A MONTH TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THIS.

WHEN THE CITY CALLS ME, I CALL THEM BACK.

I'VE RESPONDED TO EVERYTHING THEY ASKED ME TO DO.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING.

THE HOUSE IS LOCKED UP, SECURED UP, NOBODY CAN GET IN THE HOUSE.

I GO BY THERE.

MY NEIGHBORS, UH, WASH OVER IT FOR ME.

I TAKE CARE OF THE YARD.

I DO EVERYTHING TO THIS.

I DON'T WANT FORECLOSE ON ME.

RIGHT NOW I'M BETWEEN PAYING RENT AND PAYING THEM WHERE TO COME.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE TO DO BECAUSE

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I WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I CAN, I CAN DO.

SO I, LIKE I SAID, I'M ASKING FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING TO DO.

UM, I'LL SPEAK ON B'S BEHALF.

UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY RECEIVED MONEY FROM OUR MORTGAGE INSURE FOR THIS ISSUE AND ARE READY AND WILLING TO PAY A GENERAL CONTRACTOR IMMEDIATELY UNDER THAT DEMOLITION PERMIT.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE BIDDING THE CONTRACT RIGHT NOW.

IT'S TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN EXPECTED AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME AS WELL THAN THE 30 DAY WINDOW.

UM, BUT YEAH, WE'RE READY TO GO NOW.

UNFORTUNATELY OUR INSURER TOOK A VERY LONG TIME AS INSURERS LIKE TO DO SO.

UM, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME HERE PLEASE.

AND, UH, BY THE WAY, THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WE WERE, WE'VE BEEN DEALT WITH THEM FROM APRIL, WELL ACTUALLY THE LAST APRIL, LIKE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD THE INSURANCE TILL A FEW DAYS LATER.

WE WERE STEALING FROM THEM FROM APRIL TO JULY TRYING TO GET THEM TO DO SOMETHING.

SO IT AIN'T BE A SIZE FAULT OR MY FAULT IN ALL THIS.

SOME OF 'EM IT IS ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S FAULT 'CAUSE IT TOOK THEM ALL THIS TIME TO, TO DEAL WITH IT AND WE DIDN'T EVEN, I DIDN'T PAY THEM UNTIL I THINK AUGUST THE SECOND TO START.

ANYBODY WISH TO ASK HIM ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION, SIR.

ARE YOU A MILITARY VETERAN? NO.

MY SON IS.

I'M NOT .

I, I'D LIKE TO JUST CLARIFY FOR LEGAL NOTICE PURPOSES, MR. WRIGHT.

IS THE ADDRESS OFF WILDERNESS TRAIL, THE ADDRESS THAT YOU WANT FOR ALL LEGAL NOTICE? THAT'S THEIR RED, THAT'S WHERE I RAN AT WILDERNESS TRAIL.

I OWN 33 14 COUNTRY CLUB.

DO YOU WANT THE NOTICES MAILED TO THE COUNTRY CLUB ADDRESS TO THE WILDERNESS TRAIL ADDRESS, OR DO WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAIL TO BOTH.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

AND WITH BSI, UM, CURRENTLY WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES THAT WE HAVE SENT NOTICE INCLUDING, UM, SENDING IT TO JACK BOYLE AND ASSOCIATES AS THE TRUSTEE FOR VETERAN AFFAIRS AND THEN ALSO SENDING IT TO BSI FINANCIAL SERVICES.

IS THERE A PARTICULAR PERSON AND ADDRESS THAT YOU WANT LEGAL NOTICE FOR BSI TO GO TO OR THE VETERAN AFFAIRS TO GO TO? UH, SENDING IT THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF VETERAN AFFAIRS DID IN FACT ARRIVE TO US, BUT ONLY YESTERDAY.

SO IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT WHILE TO GET THERE.

UM, I CAN PROVIDE AN ADDRESS, UM, OR THE LAW FIRM DIRECTLY IF THAT'S EASIER FOR YOU.

DO YOU WANT THAT NOW? IS THAT JACK OBO AND ASSOCIATES? NO, YOUR HONOR.

HAVE NOT PROVIDED, WOULD BE, YOU CAN GIVE UP TO 90 DAYS AND YOU WOULD AT THAT POINT ALSO NEED TO REQUIRE THEM TO MONTHLY PROVIDE A PROGRESS REPORT FOR ANYTHING THAT, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO, UM, JUST DO KIND OF IN THAT, OVER THAT 30 DAY RANGE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT, YOU JUST NEED TO HAVE THAT FINDING TO GO OVER 30 DAYS THAT IT CAN'T BE REASONABLY DONE WITHIN 30 DAYS.

IF YOU'LL JUST MAKE, YEAH.

CAN YOU TELL US THAT ADDRESS SO WE CAN INCLUDE IT IN ANY ORDER TO MAKE SURE LEGAL NOTES ARE PROPER? UM, YOU CAN JUST SEND IT TO THE LAW FIRM, WHICH IS MUHAR.

THE ADDRESS IS, UH, THE SAME ADDRESS ON THE IN SPEAKER CARD? YES.

ON THE 500 NORTH ACKER? CORRECT.

DID THIS THE BOARD HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKERS? UM, I DO.

SO YOU ARE WITH BSI FINANCIAL? CORRECT.

TELL ME AGAIN THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY.

UH, BSI IS THE MORTGAGE HOLDER UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS.

SO WE DO VA LOANS GENERALLY SPEAKING.

UM, AND IT'S THE PROVIDER IN THIS INSTANCE.

SO THE INSURER THAT'S IN DISPUTE AT THE ISSUE, UM, THAT FINALLY PAID OUT IS A MORTGAGE INSURER FOR VSI.

HOW MUCH TIME ARE YOU GUYS LOOKING FOR? AS MUCH TIME AS YOU'RE WILLING TO GIVE IN THE MAX TIME? WE CAN GIVE, UM, MY ONLY CONCERN IS THE CONSTRUCTION.

OBVIOUSLY THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE AND SO MY CONCERN IS THAT WE COULD GET DEMOLITION IN, BUT THEN WE'D BE BUILDING, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND QUITE WHAT THAT TIMELINE WOULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT GETTING IN THERE AND WAIT A, FINISHING THE PROJECT.

WAIT, SO FOR, FOR YOU TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE PERMIT THAT EXISTS IS STILL, THAT WASN'T TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD, LET THEM DO IT.

AND I CAN MOVE BACK IN FOR, FOR CLARITY PURPOSES.

ONCE THE STRUCTURE IS DEMOLISHED, THAT WOULD COMPLY WITH ANY BOARD ORDER.

UM, THE ONLY THING IS, UM, IF YOU WERE TO DO A PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND TRY TO LEAVE THE FOUNDATION, THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

IF YOU WERE TO COMPLETELY TAKE IT.

ONCE YOU COMPLETELY TAKE IT, THEN YOU WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BOARD ORDER AND THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD.

IF YOU WERE WANTING TO TRY TO LEAVE AND UTILIZE THAT FOUNDATION FOR REBUILDING, YOU WOULD HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY WOULD LIKELY WANT ADDITIONAL TESTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOUNDATION COULD SUPPORT WHAT WAS PROPOSED.

AND IT WOULD REQUIRE, I'M SURE, AN ENGINEER TO CERTIFY IT.

UNDERSTOOD.

UH, YEAH, WE'D LIKE MORE TIME IN GENERAL, JU OH, THE FUNDS FINALLY HIT SO WE CAN GET A CONTRACTOR IN TO GET THOSE MORE DEFINITE PLANS FOR YOU.

BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE AT THIS MOMENT.

SO THE MAXIMUM THAT Y'ALL COULD GIVE, UM, WITH OUT A DETAILED PLAN, WHICH THEY

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IS THE STRUCTURE CURRENTLY SECURE? I MISSED THAT.

IS IT CURRENTLY SECURED? IS IT SECURED? SECURED WHERE NO ONE COULD? YES.

WELL, YES, IT'S LOCKED UP.

I'M ABOUT TO GET IN THERE.

IT'S BOARDED UP AND LOCKED UP.

IT'S BOARDED UP AND UP AND I DO CHECK OUR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK OR MY SON CHECKS ON IT AND MY NEIGHBOR WILL I JUST GO THERE? OKAY.

NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR? YEAH.

NO, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY IF THERE WAS ANYBODY HAD A MOTION OR IF THAT, IF THERE WAS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR SPEAKERS.

NO, NO QUESTIONS.

ANYONE TO THE RIGHT.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO AT THIS NEXT, UH, MEETING OR WHATEVER, AND YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF IT WOULD BE A, A COMPLETE DEMOLITION OR PARTIAL OR WHATEVER WAY YOU'RE GOING, YOU'D BE ABLE TO I IMAGINE SO.

WE'D HAVE MORE CONCRETE PLANS ABOUT THAT.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS? NO, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

DO YOU MAY SIT DOWN, UM, THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A VOTE.

I MEAN A MOTION, SORRY.

ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND IT.

UH, THAT WE ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND THE AMENDMENT IS THAT THEY COME BACK, UH, AT THE NEXT STEP AT THE NEXT MEETING, UH, AND GIVE US THE PLAN WHETHER IT'S GONNA BE DEMOLISHED OR WHETHER IT'S GONNA BE PARTIAL, BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION BY THEM.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY STARLING.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

BY GREGORY WIGGINS? MM-HMM .

NEXT CASE FOR CONSIDERATION IS 1162 MEADOW PARK LANE.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE CAN VOTE ON THE MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

[5. Hearing concerning the alleged Dangerous and Substandard Structure located at 1162 Meadow Park Lane, Grand Prairie, Texas]

HAD BEEN REPLACED SINCE I FIRST BE BECAME FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROPERTY.

1162 MEADOW PARK LANE.

IT'S THERE JUST SOUTH OF WARRIOR, UH, EAST OF 1 61.

THIS STARTED OUT REALLY AS A DILAPIDATED FENCE, UH, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION.

THE FENCE WAS FALLING DOWN AND THAT THERE'S SOME ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT, BUT NOT VERY, NOT VERY GOOD ONES.

AND, AND THE GARAGE DOOR FOR SOME TIME HAS, WAS MISSING AND THEY'D COVERED IT WITH, UH, UH, LIKE THE SHEATHING YOU PUT ON BEFORE YOU PUT ON BRICKS OF THE HOUSES.

UH, WHEN WE REIN THIS HAPPENED WAS HAPPENING SINCE, OH FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.

WHEN WE WENT BACK OUT, UH, TO, TO, TO CHECK THIS OUT AGAIN, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE, THE GARAGE DOOR COVERING WAS PART OF IT HAD BEEN REMOVED.

SO WE DID AN INTERIOR INSPECTION LAST WEEK.

SO THE PICTURES YOU'RE GONNA SEE, WE, WE GOT INSIDE, UH, GOT A WARRANT TO GO LOOK INSIDE.

SO THIS IS THE, UH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE OWNER IS IN LOUISIANA.

HIS DAUGHTER HAD BEEN LIVING THERE, UH, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM POLICE REPORTS, SHE'D BEEN ARRESTED, UH, FOR, UH, DRUG POSSESSION.

UH, THAT'S ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

THE AC FRONT DOOR, THE ENTRYWAY IS RIGHT THERE TO THE LEFT PAST THAT WINDOW.

THAT'S THE GARAGE DOOR COVERING I WAS REFERRING TO.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE ILLUSTRATION OF HOW THE FENCE IS, IS DILAPIDATED AND LEANING HERE LIKE THIS

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THAT FENCE WASN'T THERE.

SO THEY STRUNG THOSE PANELS UP, BUT IT'S NOT DONE VERY WELL.

AND THAT'S THAT FENCE BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES.

I GUESS IT'S A ZERO LOT LINE THAT, UH, IS, HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND IT'S FALLING DOWN.

SO, LIKE I SAID, WITH THE INSPECTION WARRANT, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT 'CAUSE WE COULD SEE THAT SOMEBODY PROBABLY WAS, WAS GOING IN THERE.

WE HEARD REPORTS FROM NEIGHBORS THAT PEOPLE WERE GOING IN AND OUT OF THERE AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

UH, AND WHEN WE, WHEN WE, WHEN RAN THE WARRANT, WE DISCOVERED THEY WERE, WE TOOK THE POLICE WITH US.

THERE WERE ACTUALLY TWO SUBJECTS IN THE FRONT BEDROOM, UH, NOT RELATED TO THE OWNER AND, UH, NOT RELATED TO THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER.

UH, SO THAT'S, WE DIDN'T GO IN THIS WAY ORIGINALLY.

WE WENT INTO OPEN SLIDING GLASS DOOR.

BUT, WELL, JUST FOR PERSPECTIVE OF, OF THE HOUSE THAT'S GOING THROUGH THAT GARAGE DOOR THAT'S IN THE GARAGE, THAT'S A MOLD, LIKE SUBSTANCES AROUND THE, AROUND THE WATER HEATER.

UH, IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY.

THAT WAS, YOU LOOK UP THAT BE BEAM OR THE SUPPORT AND WATER WAS RUNNING DOWN THAT, AND I'M ASSUMING CAUSING ALL THAT, UH, SHEET ROCK TO FALL OFF WITH AS, AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT DOOR RIGHT THERE.

IF YOU TAKE A LEFT END OF THE DOOR, THAT'S THE KITCHEN.

AND LOOKING TO THE LEFT, IT WAS DARK.

THERE WERE, THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY, NO PLUMBING.

UH, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTING.

UH, THAT'S THE LIVING FRONT, LIVING AREA.

AND IT DOESN'T, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR LEAKAGE INSIDE THAT AREA OF THE HOUSE.

THAT'S THE OTHER CORNER OF THE LIVING AREA.

THERE WAS SOME, UH, PARAPHERNALIA INDICATING THAT THAT HAD BEEN, IT HAD BEEN O OCCUPIED OR PROBABLY SQUATTERS OR THE FOLKS THAT WERE THERE WHEN WE FOUND THEM.

THAT'S THE BATHROOM.

ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S NO RUNNING WATER.

UNKEMPT, TRASHY, YOU WANNA CALL IT THAT.

UH, WE DIDN'T SEE ANY RODENTS, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

SO BACK STANDING RIGHT THERE AT THE DOOR, INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE KITCHEN AND THEN THE LIVING AREA, THIS IS GOING UP, UP THE STAIRWAY.

THAT'S THAT CORNER.

THAT OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL IS WHERE YOU SAW THAT HOLE WHERE THE WATER WAS COMING DOWN INSIDE THE GARAGE.

AND YOU TURN, LOOK UP THE STAIRWAY THAT GOES UP TO THE SECOND LEVEL.

AND I WASN'T ABLE TO TAKE THIS PICTURE, BUT ONE OF MY, ONE OF MY TEAM, CHAD , HE WAS, HE GOT UP AND THIS HOLE WAS IN THAT, IN THE ROOF UP IN THE SECOND LEVEL.

SO IN OUR, UH, RECOMMENDED FINDINGS, UH, WE HAD, WE, LIKE, I, LIKE I SAID, WE HAD, UH, THOUGHT HAD DONE THIS BEFORE WE HAD BEEN INSIDE.

BUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE HERE, WE, IT STILL STILL STANDS YOU SEE PRINTED IN FRONT OF YOU.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? UH, THE STRUCTURE'S MISSING, THE GARAGE DOOR AND OPENING HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH THE INEFFECTIVE MATERIALS, BUT IT WAS UNCOVERED THEN.

IT WAS OPEN.

UH, THERE'S THE PRESIDENT'S A FALLEN, UH, SHEET ROCK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INSIDE.

UH, IT, AND IT'S A REALLY UNLIVABLE CONDITIONS, NO WATER, NO ELECTRICITY.

SO WE, WE WOULD, WE WOULDN'T, UH, OBJECT TO HAVING MORE FINDINGS ADDED ONTO THIS BASED ON THE PICTURES WE'VE SHOWN YOU.

WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS ENSURE THE STRUCTURE IS REPAIRED, REMOVED, OR DEMOLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW WITHIN 30 DAYS, OWNER SHALL KEEP THE STRUCTURE SECURE FROM ENTRY UNTIL THE STRUCTURE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.

WE, WE HAD IT SECURED 'CAUSE IT WAS, IT WAS DANGEROUS TO LEAVE IT OPEN LIKE THAT AND, AND THE DOORS OPEN FOR THE SQUATTERS TO COME IN.

UH, ANY INTEREST, ANY PERSON HAVING AN INTEREST IN A STRUCTURE OR FENCE MAY REMOVE OR DEMOLISH IT AT ANY TIME AT THEIR OWN RISK HAS, SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER THAT SEE IS AUTHORIZED AT ITS DISCRETION TO REPAIR, REMOVE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES, WHICH INCLUDES OFFENSE AND THE STRUCTURE

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AND ASSESS THE CIVIL PENALTIES AND EXPENSES OWED TO CITY WILL BE BILLED TO THE OWNER.

FAILURE TO PAY THE CHARGES WILL RESULT IN LIEN PLACED IN THE PROPERTY.

SUCH COST PENALTIES OR EXPENSES SHALL ACCRUE INTEREST RATE 10%.

WE HAVE ALL, UH, REMEDIES PROVIDED BY LAW TO RECOVER THE MONEY OWED THE CITY, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY UNLESS IT IS A HOMESTEAD.

AND I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS ANY SUBSEQUENT PURCHASE OR THE PROPERTY IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER.

STAFF.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I HAVE A QUESTION.

I DID NOT SEE A POOL.

IS THIS LINE ON, THE FIRST ONE IS THAT'S JUST STANDARD, A POOL, UH, VERBIAGE.

HOWEVER, THE FENCE CANNOT BE REMOVED.

IF DOING SO WOULD VIOLATE LAWS OR REGULATION REGARDING POOLS.

IS THAT JUST A STANDARD LINE THAT GOES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FENCES? WELL, IT, IT, IT HAS TO, IT HAS TO HAVE A FENCE OR NOT A FENCE.

AND SO, BUT THERE IS NO POOL HERE.

GOTCHA.

ANY QUESTIONS? IT DOESN'T HAVE A FULL .

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD ON THIS ONE AT 1162, UH, MEADOW PARK LANE.

UM, I DO BELIEVE THIS IS NOT THE OWNER, CORRECT? YES.

OKAY, GOOD EVENING.

UM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

YES, MY NAME IS NAVID, N-A-V-I-D, LAST NAME HATCHIE, HAGI.

I'M THE OWNER OF 1158 MEADOW PARK LANE, THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY.

UH, FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE COURT ENFORCEMENT GUYS TO BRINGING THIS UP.

FINALLY TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION.

I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION OVER THERE FOR PAST DECADE.

THIS IS GOING BACK, THIS IS NOT JUST SOMETHING HAPPENED LAST MONTH OR YEAR OR TWO.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 10 YEARS.

ACTUALLY, I OWNED THAT PROPERTY NEXT DOOR SINCE 2008.

UM, IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

I KNOW WHAT THEY BROUGHT UP TO YOU GUYS TODAY IS REGARDING JUST THE FENCE AND SECURING THE PROPERTY.

BUT REALLY, AS YOU SAW IN THOSE PICTURES, THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE PROPERTY.

IT'S A PRETTY DECENT MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE PROPERTIES IS A REALLY UP TO CODE, NICE AND CLEAN, EXCEPT THIS PROPERTY.

IT'S SQUAD'S BEEN LIVING OVER THERE IN AND OUT AS THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY EVEN SAW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN THERE.

UH, THEY'VE BEEN DEALING WITH RATS, COCKROACHES, AND ALL YOU CAN IMAGINE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY THAT I'VE BEEN USING, THEY STOP PROVIDING SERVICE SIGHTING THIS PROPERTY.

THEY DO NOT WANNA SERVICE MY PROPERTY ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY'RE TIRED OF COMING OVER THERE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS EVERYTHING.

WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT DOOR, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO ON OUR END, OUR SIDE, IT JUST DOESN'T HELP BECAUSE THEY CONSTANTLY KEEP COMING FROM THERE.

IT'S JUST, JUST THE BREEDING GROUND FOR RATS AND ALL KIND OF STUFF.

EXTREMELY UNSAFE.

UH, YOU HAVE, UH, PEOPLE COME IN AND OUT OF THIS PROPERTY MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT MM-HMM .

UH, LET'S JUST SAY THEY'RE NOT THE GREATEST CHARACTERS EITHER.

UM, SO WHAT I LIKE THE CITY TO DO TO ACT, UH, PROMPTLY, SWIFTLY, AND NOT JUST THE FENCE, ACTUALLY THIS, I I REALLY LIKE THE COUNTY ENFORCEMENT TO RECOMMEND DEMOLISHING THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE AS I SAID, THIS HAS BEEN, AS YOU SAW THESE PICTURES, THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE.

YOU CAN STAND IN FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY HAS SMELL THE MOLD NOT EVEN BEING INSIDE THE PROPERTY.

IT'S, IT'S, UH, AND UH, IT'S JUST, IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, THOSE PICTURES, I BELIEVE.

UM, SO I JUST, AS I SAID, I, I JUST, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA THANK THEM FOR BRINGING THE SELF FINALLY TO YOUR GUYS' ATTENTION.

I'VE, I'VE CALLED THEM SO MANY TIMES AND I'M SURE THEY CAN TELL YOU THEY HAVE ISSUED CITATIONS ON THIS PROPERTY GOING BACK, AT LEAST AS FAR AS I KNOW, FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.

IT GOTTA BE AT LEAST DOZENS AND DOZENS OF CITATIONS ON FILE FOR THIS PROPERTY.

NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

UH, I KNOW AS THIS THEY STATED THE OWNERS WERE FROM LOUISIANA.

I THINK THEY'RE OUT OF THE STATE AGAIN, THEY'RE BACK TO LOUISIANA.

UH, SO, AND I HAD SPOKEN WITH THEM IN THE PAST AS SIX, SEVEN YEARS AGO, BUT THEY DON'T CARE.

HE'S GONE.

UM, SO AS I SAID, SO MY MAIN CONCERNS ARE THE SAFETY.

IT HAS AFFECTED US.

I CANNOT RENT MY PROPERTY.

I CANNOT SELL MY PROPERTY.

NOBODY WANTS TO LIVE THERE.

OBVIOUSLY ANYBODY COMES AND SEES THIS, JUST TURNS AROUND AND WALKS AWAY.

SO, AND, AND I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NEIGHBORS TOO.

IT'S JUST A NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERN TOO.

UM,

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SO, UM, AS I SAID, I'D JUST LIKE THE CITY TO MOVE, UH, PROMPTLY AND SWIFTLY ON THIS END SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, FINALLY BRING IT AS A RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU, MR. NA.

THANKS.

UH, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK FURTHER ON THIS CASE IN THE AUDIENCE? NOBODY ELSE.

AND MR. HODGES, RIGHT? THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE BURDEN ON CODE.

UM, I BELIEVE WE'RE CURRENTLY ISSUING WEEKLY CITATIONS.

UH, SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT FOR THE PAST, AT LEAST SIX MONTHS WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME OUT THERE.

SO HAS THERE BEEN ANY FEEDBACK FROM NO.

AND SO IT, IT, SO I CAN, I CAN SAY IS, IS IT'S THIS ONE AND THE ONE YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE AND OTHERS THAT WE DO INTERIOR INSPECTIONS ON.

I GO HOME, GET OUT OF MY CLOTHES, PUT 'EM IN THE LO PUT 'EM IN THE TUB OR WHATEVER, AND TAKE A SHOWER.

IT'S, IT JUST HAPPENS.

AND THEN THE OTHER OFFICERS, THEY WEAR MASKS IN THERE.

I I HAVE A SINUS PROBLEM ANYWAY.

IT'S NOT HURTING IT, BUT, UH, BUT, AND, BUT THE, YEAH, IT IS, IT'S A, A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S 1 61 THAT, THAT LITTLE GREEN DOCK THERE, THERE'S NO CONSTRUCTION THERE.

THAT'S SALAD TO GO.

AND THAT'S THAT ACTUALLY THAT CORNER THAT OF 1 61 AND, AND WARRIOR DRIVE IS DUBISKI HIGH SCHOOL.

SO YEAH, THIS IS A, IN A LOT OF THESE, THE ONE, THE NEXT ONE YOU'RE SEEING, THAT'S THE NICE NEIGHBORHOOD TOO.

SO THESE HA IT HOUSES WERE SHOWING, I GUESS IT'S, WE SHOULD SHOW COMPARATIVE AND I'LL START DOING THAT.

THIS IS WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS LIKE AND THIS IS WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.

AND, UH, AND SO I COULD SHOW YOU PICTURES OF THIS IS WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS LIKE.

THERE'S, THERE'S A HOUSE FOR SALE, TWO DOORS DOWN.

AND I GO, OH MY GOD.

AND I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING WHEN THEY GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AT THESE.

SO ANYWAY, THAT'S MY OTHER 2 CENTS WORTH.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, HAVE YOU, HAS THE MORTGAGE COMPANY RESPONDED IN ANY WAY? USUALLY THEY JUST ASSUME IT AND TAKE CARE OF IT AND SELL IT OR WHATEVER.

WELL, DO THEY OWN IT OUTRIGHT? YEAH.

INTEREST PARTIES IS, SO LET ME PROVIDE SOME CLARITY FOR YOU ON THE NOTICES.

SO THE PROPERTY, UM, IS, WAS OWNED BY AN ELDERLY COUPLE.

SHE HAS SINCE PASSED.

AND SO NOW IT IS OWNED BY AN ELDERLY MAN WHO LIVES, UM, AS BEST WE CAN TELL IN LOUISIANA.

THEY HAVE A, I BELIEVE A GRANDCHILD WHO AT ONE POINT WAS LIVING IN THERE.

UM, RECENTLY, BRIEFLY MAY OR MAY NOT STILL BE GOING.

UM, WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE HISTORY WITH REGARD TO THE MORTGAGE COMPANY, UM, THERE IS NOTHING IN THE RECORDS THAT SHOWS THAT THE MORTGAGE LIEN HAS BEEN LIFTED.

HOWEVER, THESE COMPANIES, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOU SEE SO MUCH IS BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE COMPANIES DON'T NECESSARILY SHOW TO BE ACTIVE COMPANIES WITH THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE.

AND BASED UPON OUR RESEARCH, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THESE COMPANIES MAY NO LONGER EXIST.

FROM THIS AS AN ADDITIONAL AVENUE TO TRY TO, UM, DO A TAX FORECLOSURE.

UM, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EVERYTHING WAS PAID OFF, BUT NO RELEASE OF LIEN WAS FILED BECAUSE THE COMPANY WASN'T AROUND TO RELEASE IT.

UM, WE DON'T KNOW.

WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM, BUT I CAN'T A HUNDRED PERCENT CONFIDENTLY TELL YOU THAT THERE IS A MORTGAGE COMPANY INVOLVED.

I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT WE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH TO TRY TO GIVE ANY AND ALL NOTICE TO ANY MORTGAGE COMPANY OR ANYTHING THAT INDICATED POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THIS THAT COULD HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

WHAT ABOUT TAXES, PROPERTY TAXES? WHO'S PAYING THE TAXES? OR ARE THEY TODAY? BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ANY TAX ISSUES.

SO YOU WOULD SEE A NOTICE TO THE TAXING ENTITIES IF A TAX LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED.

UM, OTHERWISE THE TAXING ENTITIES, AND WE ARE ONE OF THEM, IF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE DETERMINES THAT, UM, TAXES HAVE NOT BEEN PAID, WHEN WE FIND A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, WE DO TAKE WHATEVER ACTION WE CAN SEPARATE AND APART

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SO WOULD THIS PROPERTY BE CONSIDERED ABANDONED THEN? IF, IS THAT A, THAT'S NOT A LEGAL, RIGHT? LEGAL TERM, NO.

NO.

THE HOUSE WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED ABANDONED.

IN FACT, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCING AN ORDER LIKE THIS ON, AND THIS IS JUST GOOD FOR Y'ALL TO KNOW, THE CITY WOULD GO AND EVALUATE, IF YOU NOTICE, IT GIVES THE CITY THE OPTION TO REPAIR, REMOVE, OR DEMOLISH, OR ALSO TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTIES.

IF THE CITY WERE TO DEMOLISH SOMETHING WHICH HAD VALUE, THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO COMPENSATE THE OWNER FOR ANY LOSS OF VALUE.

AND SO THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO GET INTO A POSITION WHERE THE CITY WILL EVALUATE, UM, WHAT THE BEST ENFORCEMENT METHOD IS.

BECAUSE THERE MAY BE TIMES WHERE SOMETHING IS DANGEROUS, BUT IT RETAINS SO MUCH VALUE THAT THE CITY HAS TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTIES AS A FORM OF ENFORCEMENT AS OPPOSED TO, UM, ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH A DEMOLITION.

IN THESE SITUATIONS, CIVIL PENALTIES CAN BE ASSESSED UP TO $1,000 A DAY, UNLESS IT'S A HOMESTEAD, IN WHICH CASE IT'S LIMITED TO $10 A DAY.

THIS ONE IS NOT A HOMESTEAD.

UM, I, I BELIEVE SO.

THAT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO ASSESS, UH, HIGHER CIVIL PENALTIES.

IF IT TURNS OUT THAT'S WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE, THAT THAT TYPE OF EVALUATION HAS NOT BEEN DONE.

I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY WOULD THEN HAVE TO GO AND EVALUATE WHICH ENFORCEMENT OPTION IS APPROPRIATE.

BASED ON Y'ALL'S ORDER AND THEIR LACK OF COMPLIANCE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? Y'ALL LIKE TO MR. BROWN? JUST ONE.

IT LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR FIRST YEAR MAKING ORDERS THOUGH, HOWEVER, YOU'RE JUST ADDRESSING THE FENCE ISSUE IN YOUR FIRST RECOMMENDED ORDER IS JUST THE FENCE THAT YOU GUYS ARE, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF TWO PART, IT'S THE FENCE AND THEN, YEAH.

CLARIFY THAT BUILDING, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

AGAIN, I'M SORRY IF YOU ALREADY DID, BUT I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE THE MAIN CONCERN HERE IS MORE THAN JUST A FENCE.

MORE THAN JUST A FENCE.

AS, AS I SAID, WE, WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, IT WAS THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE FENCE, BUT THEN WHEN WE DISCOVERED THE GARAGE DOOR, YOU COULD GET IN IT.

THEN WE GO LIKELY IN REPORTS OF THE SQUATTERS, WE, WE'VE GOT A WARRANT AND WE DID THE INTERIOR INSPECTION.

YES, SIR.

WHAT IS THE MOST EXPEDIENT REMEDY THAT THE CITY CAN DO? BECAUSE WHAT I LOOK AT IS IT'S A HEALTH ISSUE, A SANITARY ISSUE.

IT WEIGHS ON THE PSYCHE OF OUR CITIZENS, OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S A MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL TOLL THAT IT'S TAKING ON THEM TO SEE THAT EVERY DAY.

AND I CAN EMPATHIZE WITH HIM BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER LIVES NEXT DOOR TO SOMEBODY LIKES THEM LIKE THIS.

SO WHAT IS THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS ROUTE THAT THE CITY CAN TAKE TO REMEDY IT? BECAUSE IF IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR 10 YEARS, THAT'S ABOUT NINE YEARS AND 360 DAYS TOO LONG.

WHAT'S THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS ROUTE WE CAN TAKE? I COMPLETELY AGREE.

UM, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE SOONER.

I THINK, UH, SECURING IS STEP ONE AND, UH, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF DEMOLITION TO, TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE STRUCTURE, THEN THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO VOTE ON.

DEMOLISHING IT.

THAT WAS MY QUESTION TOO, AS FAR AS THE SECURING, SINCE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, THIS, UH, SECURING OF THE PROPERTY PROPERTY, EVEN IF WE SAY, IF WE ADDED THIS TO THE ORDER THAT THE PROPERTY BE SECURED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, THIS IS GONNA FALL BACK ON THE CITY.

WE SECURED IT.

WE, WE SECURED THE STRUCTURE AFTER THE WARRANT.

WE SECURED THE STRUCTURE ITSELF AFTER THE WARRANT WITH OUR CONTRACTOR BOARDED IT UP AND, AND SCREWED THE DOORS AND WHATNOT.

SO IT'S SECURE.

BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY IT COULDN'T BE BROKEN INTO, BUT IT'S, IT'S SECURED.

A BURDEN ON THE CITY BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE OUT THERE RESE SECURING, I MEAN, PLYWOOD IS ONLY SO STRONG.

BUT DIDN'T YOU SAY THERE WAS STILL PEOPLE IN THE PROPERTY? NO, NO, NO, NO.

TAKE A HIKE, YOU KNOW, .

WELL, SO THEY, THEY LEFT, BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE FOR COMING BACK.

I'VE SEEN PEOPLE COME IN AND OUT OF THERE.

I MEAN, THERE'S REALLY NO GUARANTEE THEY'RE NOT GONNA COME AND TAKE THOSE BOARDS OFF AND GO BACK IN.

AND THAT'S THE ISSUE.

IF, IF IT, I FEEL LIKE IF IT STAYS, IT'S A BURDEN ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S

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I'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE RIP IT OFF OF WINDOWS.

UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, AT THE VERY LEAST, CODE COMPLIANCE WILL HAVE TO BE OUT THERE ONCE A WEEK DOING AN INSPECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S STILL SECURE.

SO I FEEL LIKE LEAVING IT STANDING IS GONNA BE A BURDEN ON EVERYBODY.

SO WHAT'S THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DAYS THAT YOU CAN PUT IN AN ORDER, IN ORDER TO DEMOLISH A BURDEN? OKAY, SO THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU CAN GIVE BY LAW IS 30 DAYS.

AND IN ADDITION, THE LAW, THE WAY THIS IS ESTABLISHED, THE LAW WOULD REQUIRE Y'ALL TO GIVE, UM, THE OWNER, IT'S THEIR PROPERTY.

THEY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO REPAIR, REMOVE IT, OR DEMOLISH IT WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD.

UM, YOU WOULD BE AMAZED AT, UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAN BE REPAIRED.

UM, THE LAW ALSO, LIKE I SAID, THAT DECISION THAT STAFF MAKES WITH REGARD TO WHETHER TO DEMOLISH IT OR TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTIES, UM, ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE TELLING YOU THAT RIGHT NOW, THE DEC, YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION TODAY, THEY MAY WANT TO DEMOLISH IT.

IF ON DAY 30 THE PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, BUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, JUST A FRESH COAT OF PAINT AWAY FROM COMPLIANCE, THEN THAT MIGHT CHANGE THINGS.

AND I ONLY SAY THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TIMES WHERE BOARD ORDERS WILL PROMPT SOMEBODY TO SELL THE PROPERTY VERY QUICKLY, AND THEN THERE'S A QUICK TURNAROUND AND YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE THAT COMES IN AND DOES THE REMEDIATION AND DOES THE REHAB AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

AND SO, UM, JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL HAD THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THE STAFF'S FINDINGS? WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP FOR THIS PROPERTY? IF YOU AGREE WITH STAFF'S FINDINGS AND PROPOSED ORDERS AND Y'ALL VOTED TO, UM, ADOPT THEM, THEN AN ORDER WOULD BE SENT OUT TO EVERYONE.

UM, WE WOULD SEND OUT LETTERS TRYING TO GET THEM TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPERTY, AND THEN STAFF WOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY SECURE.

UM, IT HAS IN THERE A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THE PROPERTY SECURE AND THAT IF THEY DON'T, THEN STAFF WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO OUT AND SECURE AT THEIR EXPENSE.

ANYTHING STAFF DOES TO SECURE IT, STAFF WOULD FILE LIENS FOR, UM, IN THE BACKGROUND.

STAFF WOULD BE WORKING ON IT TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT STEP IN THE EVENT THAT THEY DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OR NO ACTION IS TAKEN.

SO TIFFANY, UH, IF I'M CLEAR ON THIS, AND MAYBE WE CAN, IF WE TAKE A A, THE TAX ESTIMATE OF VALUE, IF IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN 50.1% TO FIX, TO BRING IT UP TO MINIMUM CODE OR WHATEVER, THEN THAT WOULD RELEASE US FROM HAVING TO HAVE IT TO ANY KIND OF LIABILITY ABOUT GIVING IT BACK TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

IS THAT CORRECT? NO.

I CANNOT ADVISE ON ISSUES OF LIABILITY IN A PUBLIC SESSION.

AND SO, UM, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WHEN I'M HEARING IN THIS CAPACITY, I'M ADVISING THE BOARD ON WHAT THE BOARD'S ABILITIES ARE.

AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT WOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR ADVISING ATTORNEY ON OUTSIDE, UM, AS TO THE LIABILITY AND HOW TO PROCEED.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD DO.

SOMEONE, THEY DECIDE TO SELL IT AND SOMEONE TAKES IT, IT'S A, FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, IT DOESN'T LOOK BAD.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, UH, A MOTION AN AMENDMENT TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION STAFF FINDINGS.

UM, AND THAT IS, I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ABATE THE NUISANCE AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS BY REMOVING OR REPAIRING THE EXISTING FENCE SURROUNDING THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.

APPLICABLE LAWS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE OWNER SHALL ENSURE THE STRUCTURE IS DEMOLISHED, NOT REPAIRED OR REMOVED, BUT DEMOLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.

WITHIN 30 DAYS.

IT IS BEEN 10 YEARS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME TO HAVE A DIRTY NEIGHBOR.

THAT'S A LONG TIME.

BUT THE ONLY THING I'M THINKING OF, IF YOU PUT THIS ORDER OUT MM-HMM .

AND, AND

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I THINK IT COULD BE FIXED.

IT'S A GUT JOB.

IF SOMEBODY ELSE, IT'S A COMPLETE GUT JOB.

IF THEY WERE STILL HAVE TO CONCERNED, WE WOULD, IF THEY WERE CONCERNED, THIS WOULD NOT BE IN FRONT OF US TODAY.

AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE, WE CAN STEP BACK AND GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THAT PROPOSED MOTION AND, UM, I CAN PROVIDE LEGAL GUIDANCE ON THAT PROPOSED MOTION.

CAN WE DO THAT? CAN WE HAVE STAFF WITH US OR NOT? NO.

STAFF WOULD NOT BE ABLE.

BECAUSE IT WOULD BE SOLELY, UH, GIVING LEGAL ADVICE.

I WOULD LIKE THAT.

AT THIS TIME, THE BUILDING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD WILL CONDUCT A CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1, SUB CHAPTER D OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING UNDER SECTION 5 5, 1 0.071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY ORDER IN AN OPEN SESSION AT 7:34 PM I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE MY INITIAL MOTION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THAT BY ADDING THAT WE ABATE OR CHANGING THAT WE ABATE THE NUISANCE IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS BY REMOVING OR REPAIRING THE EXISTING FENCE SURROUNDING THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF THIS ORDER.

SO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

AND ACCORDING WITH THE APPLICABLE LAWS, EVERYTHING ELSE WILL ADAPT THAT THE STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED.

THAT WAS A MOTION BY STARLING.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? AND, AND JUST FOR CLARITY, STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE, UM, HOME BE REPAIRED, REMOVED, OR DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS, AND THE FENCE WITHIN 30 DAYS.

SO THIS WOULD BRING THE FENCE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AND THE HOUSE WITHIN 30.

SO IT DOES CLARIFY THAT THE STAFF CAN MOVE IN AND SECURE THE PROPERTY AS WELL.

FOR CONSIDERATION IS 1505 AUSTRIAN ROAD.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND MOTION BY STARLING? A SECOND BY MR. AARON KING AT THIS TIME? WE'LL VOTE ON THE MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

[6. Hearing concerning alleged Substandard/Dangerous Structure located at 1505 Austrian Rd. Grand Prairie, Texas]

ITEM NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA.

STAFF PLEASE PRESENT.

AND THINGS ARE STARTING TO DECAY AND ROCK AND ALLOWING ANIMALS TO BE IN.

YES, SIR.

THIS HAS BEEN A REGULAR CUSTOMER ALSO.

MOSTLY, UH, FOR THE, FOR THE POOL IN THE BACK.

UH, WE'VE HAD TO, UH, UH, PATCH UP THE FENCE, TAKE COVERINGS OFF THE POOL.

I THINK I REVIEWED, UH, HISTORY.

SINCE 2017, WE'VE ISSUED 35 OR 37 CITATION BETWEEN US AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOR, UH, MOSQUITO HARBORING IN THE POOL.

THIS IS IN THE, I CALL 'EM THE, THE COUNTRY STREETS JUST NORTH OF, JUST NORTH OF 30, UH, WEST OF CARRIER.

AND THEN ONE 60 ONE'S RUNNING UP THERE.

NOW THIS IS THAT LAST, THE, THE, THE PROPERTY BACKS UP ON THE, WHICH WOULD BE THE FRONTAGE ROAD OF THE ALLEY.

THERE'S A SOUND WALL NOW FOR 30.

UH, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR SINCE 2017.

EASILY.

UH, THE OWNER, UH, HASN'T RESPONDED TO ANYTHING.

HE KEPT THE TAXES UP.

UH, HE LETS IT GO.

WE MOW IT, WE SECURE THE FENCE.

UH, IT'S BEEN BROKEN INTO AND VANDALIZED, AND WE'VE GONE IN WHEN THEY DID THAT.

BUT IT HADN'T STARTED TO DETERIORATE ON THE INSIDE SO MUCH AS IT HAS BEEN NOW.

NOW THERE'S A HOLE IN THE ROOF

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UH, YOU KNOW, NOTICING THE PICTURES ARE PRETTY DISGUSTING, UH, WITH THE ANIMAL FECES THAT'S INSIDE.

UH, THE FENCES INTENDED TO KEEP THE POOL AREA SECURE.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH INCAPABLE, EVEN WITH OUR PATCHING OF IT.

IT WOULD, WOULDN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT TO DEFEAT.

UH, UH, WE BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE NOW.

AND WE'RE AT, WE'LL, WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING.

SO WE RAN THIS WARRANT, UH, ON NOVEMBER 15TH.

ME AND CODE OFFICER JONES, UH, CHAD, WE TOOK A BUILDING INSPECTOR WITH US.

UH, THERE WAS A WINDOW BROKEN.

WE DIDN'T, I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THE ROOF HAD A HOLE IN IT UNTIL AFTER I GOT IN IT.

SO IT, SO I'M GONNA TRY TO WALK THROUGH AND VISUALIZE THIS.

'CAUSE I TRIED, I WAS MOVING AROUND A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHEN, UH, WHEN WE DID THIS.

SO THAT'S THE FRONT DOOR.

WE ENTERED THROUGH THAT FRONT DOOR THAT PLYWOOD HAD SECURED IT, UH, PRE BEFORE WE HAD OUR CONTRACTOR TAKE IT OFF.

UH, BUT THERE WAS A WINDOW BROKEN ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THIS, YOU WALK INTO THE ENTRYWAY, AND THAT'S LOOKING AT TOWARDS THE, THE BACK OF THE HOUSE IN THE LIVING AREA AND LIVING ROOM.

THAT'S INSULATION FROM THE, FROM THE CEILING.

THAT'S THE CEILING COULD FALLEN DOWN THERE.

AND THAT'S ALL THE INSULATION IN IT.

AND IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE THINKING, YOU'RE LOOKING RIGHT THERE, THAT'S BACK TOWARDS THE KITCHEN.

AND YOU LOOK UP LIKE THIS, LIKE UP TO YOUR TOP LEFT, THAT'S THE WHERE THE SHEET ROCKET COME LOOSE.

SOME OF THE MOST OF THIS DAMAGE I'D SEEN BEFORE, NOT FROM WATER, FROM, FROM VANDALS AND THIEVES TAKING THE WIRING OUT OF IT.

SO THEY'D JUST GO AND RIP THE, RIP THE SHEET ROCK DOWN AND RIP THE WIRES OUT.

SO NOW WE'RE GONNA LOOK BACK INTO THE KITCHEN.

SO YOU'RE GONNA WALK THROUGH THAT ENTRYWAY THERE AND TURN TO THE LEFT.

AND THAT'S THE CONDITION OF THE KITCHEN.

THEY'VE PULLED ALL THE APPLIANCES OUT TO GET TO THE PLUMBING.

AND WE WALK, WE'RE WALKING BACK, WALKING AROUND THE DISHWASHER, BACK TO THE MASTER BEDROOM.

AND THAT'S THE MASTER BEDROOM.

THERE'S A LARGE CHUNK OF SHEET ROCK OUT OF THE CEILING.

AND THAT VANDALS ARE, NO, I STUCK MY CAMERA UP THROUGH THAT HOLE.

AND THERE'S THE OPENING DAYLIGHT THERE THAT THE ROOF IS LEAKING.

SO I'M ASSUMING THAT'S WHERE THE, THE ANIMALS GAINED ENTRY TO DEPOSIT THEIR, THEIR WASTE IN THE OTHER BEDROOMS. SO THIS IS WALKING OUT OF THAT BED TOWARDS, TOWARDS THE, THE LEFT.

ONCE YOU'RE IN THE BEDROOM TO THE, TO THE BATHROOM, PLUMBING'S GONE FROM THE, FROM THE BATHTUB THERE, THERE WAS WATER COMING IN, I GUESS AS A RESULT OF THAT LEAK AND CAUSING THE MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE THERE, THAT'S WHERE THE BATHROOM VANITY WOULD BE.

SO NOW WE'VE TURNED AROUND AND WE WALKED OUT OF THAT AREA AND WE WALKED BACK THROUGH THE KITCHEN AND WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS THE BACK ENTRY, SERVICE ENTRY FROM THE GARAGE.

AND THAT'S THE ELECTRIC PANEL.

ALL THE WIRES GONE DISCONNECTED.

THE WASHER AND DRYER HOOKUPS ARE RIGHT THERE.

YOU NOTICE IT'S THE, THE WALLS GONE.

'CAUSE THEY TOOK THE PLUMBING OUT OF THERE TOO.

AND THE GARAGE DOORS HAVE BEEN PUNCHED IN.

WE'VE HAD TO SECURE THOSE A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES TO, TO LOCK 'EM UP.

SO NOW WE'RE GONNA TURN AROUND AND WALK BACK INTO THAT ENTRYWAY THERE, PAST THAT CEILING THAT'S FALLEN DOWN, AND WE'LL, WE'LL HANG A RIGHT AND THEN TURN THE LEFT INTO THE BACK.

THE OTHER BEDROOMS, UH, THERE'S THE, THE BA THE BATHROOM, THE GUEST BATHROOM OR THE BATHROOM FOR THE REST OF THE HOUSE.

PLUMBING'S GONE, WIRING GONE.

THE LITTLE BROWN PELLETS.

THOSE ARE, THAT'S ANIMAL FECES.

THAT'S ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE BEDROOMS. THERE'S TWO OR THREE BACK THERE.

MORE EXAMPLES OF THE, THE ANIMALS AND TEARING OUT THE WALLS TO GET TO THE ELECTRIC.

THAT'S THE POOL I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THAT ENVIRONMENTAL'S BEEN, UH, PUTTING THE PELLETS IN IT FOR THE MOSQUITO CONTROL.

AT ONE TIME, THERE WAS A COVER OVER THAT POOL THAT WAS A, A WOODEN FRAMEWORK WITH, WITH JUST THE TARPS YOU GET AT HOME DEPOT NAILED ON IT, THAT ROTTED, AND IT WAS FULL OF STUFF.

WE, WE CAME TO THIS BOARD AND GOT AN ORDER TO ABATE THAT, AND WE HAD OUR CONTRACTOR CLEAN ALL THAT OUT.

SO BECAUSE THAT WAS DANGEROUS IN AND OF ITSELF, IT WOULD PREVENT THE, THEY WEREN'T A GOOD AIM ENVIRONMENTALLY.

YOU COULDN'T GET THE PELLET IN THERE.

SO THAT'S, UH, PART OF THE FENCES.

YOU GO OUT TOWARDS THE, THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THAT GARAGE IS, THAT DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S LOOKING AT THAT OTHER SIDE OF THAT FENCE.

AND THAT'S THE GARAGE DOORS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE.

WALK AROUND THAT FENCE TO THE LEFT DOWN THE ALLEY, BUT WE'RE NOT

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THERE YET.

, WE'RE GETTING THERE.

AND YOU'LL, AND THAT'S THAT.

SO THAT'S OPEN THERE.

WE HAVE SECURED THAT AND WE MAKE ATTEMPTS AT SECURING IT WITH THE ORANGE WIRE AND THAT, THE WIRE WIRE FENCE THERE, THAT'S OUR EFFORTS TOO, OR OUR CONTRACTOR'S EFFORTS TO SECURE THAT.

UH, WE'VE GIVEN THE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, NOTICE OF THIS HEARING.

UH, IT OWNERS FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE FENCE SURROUNDING THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND IS LIKELY TO COLLAPSE DUE TO DILAPIDATION.

THE CONDITION OF THE FENCE CREATES AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY DUE TO POTENTIAL COLLAPSE, AS WELL AS ALLOWING A CHILD ACCESS TO THE SWIMMING POOL.

THE OWNER WAS PREVIOUSLY GIVEN NOTICE TO REMOVE OR REPAIR THE FENCE SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY.

THE OWNERS FAILED TO REMOVE OR REPAIR THE FENCE.

THE PRESENCE OF THE DILAPIDATED FENCE IN THE PROPERTY IS A NUISANCE IN VIOLATION OF 29 90 OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE VACANT RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY, THE STRUCTURE IS DILAPIDATED.

I DO THIS, THE STRUCTURE IS, HAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROOF OVER THE INTERIOR LIVING AREA.

THERE'S EXTENSIVE ANIMAL FECES ON THE FLOORS IN THE LIVING AREA.

THE STRUCTURE, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WALLS AND CEILINGS.

INTERIOR STRUCTURE IS UNSANITARY AND UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION.

AND IT'S A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AS DESCRIBED, AS DEFINED IN GRAND PRAIRIE CODE OF ORDINANCE AS 29 28, 5 8 9 12 13 15.

16 AND 17.

OOPS.

WRONG BUTTON.

UH, OWNER SHALL ENSURE THE STRUCTURES REPAIRED, REMOVED, OR DEMOLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAW.

WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE ORDER.

OWNER SHALL KEEP THE STRUCTURE SECURE.

ANY PERSON HAVING AN INTEREST IN THE STRUCTURE OR FENCE MAY REMOVE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE AT THEIR OWN RISK, AT THEIR OWN, AT SUCH PERSON'S OWN RISK TO PREVENT THE ACQUIRING THE LIEN BASED UPON THE LAND OF THE PROPERTY.

UH, SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO COMPLY WITH CITY'S AUTHORIZED AT ITS DISCRETION TO REPAIR, REMOVE OR DEMOLISH ANY EXPENSES OF THE CITY OR OWNER WILL BE BILLED.

THE OWNER APPEAR TO PAY THE CHARGES, WILL RESULT IN A LIEN AND A SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER.

STAFF, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM THE BOARD? NO QUESTION.

I I HAVE A QUESTION.

OH, HOW, HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? WHEN, WHEN, WHEN DID THEY FIRST START RECEIVING SOMETHING? WELL, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT RECORDS BACK TO 2017.

UH, BUT WHEN I, WHEN I GOT HERE IN 20, 20 15, THIS WAS AN, AN ISSUE THEN.

IT WAS LIKE I SAID IT, I WAS TELLING ANOTHER GENTLEMAN EARLIER, IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T START OUT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS AGO MM-HMM .

IT WAS JUST A VACANT HOUSE, RIGHT.

WITH A POOL THAT NEEDED TREATING.

IT HAD A COVER ON IT THAT MM-HMM .

THE FENCE WAS FINE.

AND, BUT THE GRASS WAS GROWING AND THE TREES WERE GROWING.

SO WE'VE TRIMMED IT IN THE, IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S BEEN VANDALIZED AND IT'S, IT HAS A TENDENCY TO DETERIORATE AND GET TO THE CONDITION IT IS NOW.

SO IT, YOU START OUT AS AN EMPTY HOUSE.

AND NOW IT'S WITH MM-HMM .

MM-HMM NO CARE AT ALL.

IT'S, IT'S A MESS.

HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO THE OWNERS? ? I'VE GONE TO WHERE I BELIEVE THEIR RESIDENCE IS AND HERS USELESS BED BEDFORD.

AND, UH, AND, UH, HE REF, I, I KNOW HE WAS THERE.

HE WOULDN'T COME TO THE DOOR.

I SHOUTED OUT, CALLED HIM OUT.

HE, I THOUGHT HE WAS, I THINK HE WAS IN HIS GARAGE WORKING ON HIS CARS.

I TALKED TO A NEIGHBOR THERE NEXT DOOR THEN.

WE WANTED TO SERVE HIM WITH CITATIONS.

WILL I SAY HOW LONG? I DON'T KNOW, BUT I GREW UP IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, I'M 38 YEARS OLD.

WE MOVED INTO THAT HOUSE WHEN I WAS IN SIXTH GRADE.

UM, AND I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO THEN THAT HOUSE HAS BEEN VACANT AND YEAH.

AND, AND IT, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT STARTED OFF THAT IT WAS JUST A, AN EMPTY HOUSE.

AND I NEVER DID HAVE A PULL.

UM, BUT IT STAYED MAINTAINED FOR THE MOST PART.

BUT THEN IT SEEMED LIKE MANY YEARS AGO, IT STARTED HAVING ITS ISSUES.

AND, UM, SO WHAT LITTLE I'VE GOT, I, I'VE TRIED TO CALL THIS MAN OVER AND OVER.

HE, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO HIM.

I WAS ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF A SON OR THINK, OR SON-IN-LAW AND WAS TOLD IN SO MANY TERMS THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO WHATEVER, TALK TO ME AT ALL IN VERY, VERY COLORFUL LANGUAGE, WHICH DOESN'T HURT MY FEELINGS

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AT ALL.

BUT DO YOU KNOW APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH WE'VE ISSUED THEM IN FINES? MY COUNT WAS 37 INDIVIDUAL CITATIONS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND THE, AND THE POOL.

BUT THAT'S JUST GOING BACK TO 20 17 37.

STILL NO RESPONSE.

OH.

BUT THE TAXES HAVE BEEN PAID.

I, I'M SURE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

LIKE IT.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

IS THERE ANY OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS, BUT ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE BEFORE A MOTION IS MADE, WOULD ANY BOARD MEMBERS LIKE TO DISCUSS THE CASE? IF NOT, WE'LL, THE CHAIR WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDERS PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDED FINDINGS.

I SECOND.

ANY SECOND? I SECOND A MOTION BY JANIE AKARI HAS BEEN MADE AND A SECOND BY STARLING OLIVER AT THIS TIME WILL VOTE ON THE MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? ALL AYE.

MOTION PASSES.

SIX TO ZERO.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.

CITIZENS MAY SPEAK UP TO FIVE MINUTES ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

NO CITIZENS AT THIS TIME.

GOOD JOB.

WE HAD OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IS THAT YOU? DID YOU PROCEED? NO ADDITIONAL.

UH, NOW I WOULD LIKE TO WAIT FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

OH, WE DON'T.