* 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. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] TIME IS 6:01 PM WE'RE GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER OF THE BUILDING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD. UH, [1. Minutes of the Monday, February 5, 2024 BAAB ] FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE MINUTES, UH, FROM THE MEETING FEBRUARY 5TH, 2024. UH, I'M GONNA MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE TABLE VOTING ON THOSE MINUTES UNTIL NEXT MEETING, BECAUSE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NOT LISTED IN THE MINUTES, AND IT DOESN'T SAY Y'ALL EVEN WENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION OR THE TIME THAT Y'ALL LEFT AND CAME BACK. SO, I'M GONNA VOTE, UH, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT, UH, WE TABLE THOSE, UH, MINUTES TILL NEXT MEETING. UH, SO ALL IN FAVOR OF THE TABLE OF THE ME MINUTES. I'LL A SECOND. YEAH, GO AHEAD. I NEED A, I NEED TO GET A SECOND ON THAT. I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. SO I HAVE A, A MOTION AND A SECOND THAT WE TABLE THE, THE MINUTES, UH, UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED THAT MOTIONS CARRIED. VOTE BY A VOTE OF SIX ZERO. [2. Discussion of compliance with prior Board Orders related to the following properties: 1505 Austrian 4228 Hathaway 1162 Meadow Park] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION OF COMPLIANCE WITH PRIOR BOARD ORDERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES. UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE IN ORDER OF 1505 AUSTRALIAN, 42, 28 HATHAWAY, AND 1162 MEADOW PARK. WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF AT THIS TIME. I GOTTA PUSH THE RIGHT BUTTON. 1505 AUSTRIAN. Y'ALL, UH, AGREED WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION, OUR RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND, UH, AND ORDERS ON THAT. AND, UH, WE RECEIVED AN ORDER FOR THAT. UH, THE ISSUE HERE WAS THE, WELL, THE HOUSE ITSELF, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE ORDER. BUT, UH, THEY, THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING AT ALL AND RESPONDED, RESPONDED AT ALL. WE'RE GONNA PROCEED WHETHER DEMOLITION OR CIVIL FINES, BUT WE'RE GOT THAT IN THE WORKS. NOW. WHAT WE DID DO, THE POOL WAS AN ISSUE, THE FENCE AND WHATNOT AROUND AND BACK. UH, IT, AND IT GOT WORSE THAN THAT. THERE EVEN, IT HAD A BIG OLD HOLE THERE THAT WAS OPEN THAT WAS KIND OF FALLING DOWN. WE HAD OUR CONTRACTOR SECURE AS BEST WE COULD TO GET THE POOL SECURED IN THE MEANTIME. SO THAT'S ANOTHER CHARGE THAT WE'LL BE, WILL BE ON IT FROM THE TIME WE GET FINISHED WITH IT. KIND OF STRAIGHTENED THE FENCE UP ON THAT SIDE. THE NEXT 1, 42, 28 HATHAWAY. THIS IS THE EMPTY HOUSE. IT SET WITH A HOLES IN THE ROOF AND ROTTING ON THE INSIDE AND, AND NO RESPONSE. UH, HE HAD, UH, IT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR A TAX SALE AND THEN THERE WAS A BANKRUPTCY FILING OR WHATNOT THAT'S BEEN RESOLVED. IT'S, UH, SLATED FOR SALE. AGAIN, THERE'S NO DATE FOR IT YET. WE'RE GONNA MONITOR THAT BEFORE WE TAKE DEMOLITION ACTION ON THAT. 'CAUSE IT'S A BIG HOUSE. SOMEONE SHOULD BUY IT. SO IT'S STILL THERE. IT'S STILL SECURED. HADN'T GONE IN IT. I KNOW HE KNOW, NOTICED THAT WE WERE THERE. HE TOOK MY, UH, WARRANT RETURN OFF THE, OFF THE DOOR WHEN WE VISITED IT THE FIRST TIME. I, AND NEXT IS 1162 MEADOW PARK. NO, AN ORDER ON THAT FOR THE, FOR THE FENCE AND ALSO THE, THE, THE INSIDE AND THE DEMOLITION OF IT. IT TURNS OUT THAT AT LEAST THE OWNER WHO LIVES IN LOUISIANA, I BELIEVE, GOT A HOLD OF HIS DAUGHTER THAT HAD BEEN THERE. SHE'S NOT THERE ANYMORE. THAT WAS THE, THE CONDITION OF THE GARAGE DOOR, IF IN THE PAST, THE LAST TIME IN THAT FENCE, STILL GOT A BAD THERE. SO I WENT OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY AND THERE WAS A, A CONTRACTOR. HE SAID THAT, THAT, THAT THE DAUGHTER HAD HIRED HIM TO, TO TRY TO GET THINGS FIXED. YOU'VE GOT WORKED ON THE FENCE. IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE, THE, THE, UH, BEST JOB EVER, BUT IT'S THERE. AND THEY PUT THE DOOR UP. NOW THEY TOOK ALL THE FENCE DOWN AND STUCK IT ON THE BEHIND THE DOOR. SO WE'LL END. AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE ROOF AND HE WAS GONNA INQUIRE WITH THE, THE OWNER TO FIX THAT OR NOT. SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP AN EYE ON THAT ONE. IF THEY CAN GET IT FIXED, THAT'S GREAT. WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THEY KEEP IT CLEAN, THOUGH. SO THAT WAS THE, THAT WAS WHAT WE, THAT DID LAST TIME. Y'ALL GAVE US THE ORDERS, AND WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH IT. WE HAVEN'T TORN ANYTHING DOWN YET, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE KEEPING, WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON 'EM. AND WE WILL IF WE NEED TO, WHEN, WHEN THE TIME COMES. SO THE NEXT THREE [3. Hearing concerning alleged Dangerous Structure located at 3314 Country Club Dr., Grand Prairie, Texas] ARE THE DANGEROUS STRUCTURES THAT WE PRESENTED IN, IN BEFORE. AND I'VE GOT, IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, UH, SUMMARY AND FINDINGS AND, AND RECOMMENDED ORDERS. AND Y'ALL, Y'ALL AGREED TO THOSE ORDERS, BUT YOU GAVE THEM A CHANCE TO COME BACK AND GIVE A TIMELINE. SO MOST OF THIS MEETING TONIGHT IS GONNA BE ON THEM, NOT NECESSARILY ME. SO [00:05:01] I'M GOING TO REVIEW WHAT WE WENT OVER THE LAST TIME. SO THIS IS THE BURN ON COUNTRY CLUB. THAT WAS THE ONE WE PRESENTED IT. THAT'S NOT ME. UH, THAT WAS, UH, IT'S IN YOUR PACKET. THESE WERE THE, UH, RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND THAT Y'ALL AGREED TO. THESE ARE THE ORDERS. THEY'RE ALSO IN YOUR PACKET STILL. AND THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE OF AN INSURANCE OR MORTGAGE COMPANY WAS HERE WITH THE FELLOW THAT, THAT NIGHT. AND, UH, AND THEY WERE, YOU ORDERED THEM TO COME BACK AND EX GIVE A TIMELINE AND, AND A PLAN OF ACTION. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE HERE. I'VE GOT SOME COMMENTS. IF THEY AREN'T, SHE'S SIGNING IN. OKAY. SHE'S HERE. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE. WELL, TWO. ARE WE READY NOW? YEAH, WE'RE READY. SIGNING IN THERE. GO FIRST. ARE YOU HERE? OKAY, COOL. SO THIS IS, UM, THIS IS MICHAEL WRIGHT. IS YOUR NAME MICHAEL WRIGHT? YES. IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS MICHAEL WRIGHT. MY ADDRESS 33 14 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 7 5 0 5 2. I ALSO RESIDE AT 1617 TRAIL WOOD, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 7 5 0 5 2. OKAY, YOU'RE UP, SIR. SORRY SIR. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND TELL THE NO, I'LL RATHER HER GO FIRST. THIS IS YOUR TURN TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND TELL THE BOARD ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROPERTY. I WOULD RATHER HER GO FIRST. OKAY. WELL, I, LET ME SEE. HAVE Y'ALL, HAVE Y'ALL DONE ANY ACTIONS, UH, UH, FROM, FROM LAST TIME? WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY ASKED? NO, WE ARE, THAT'S WHY I SAID LET HER GO FIRST, THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. UH, SHE'S AN ATTORNEY. SHE'S WHO I BELIEVE FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY. I DON'T KNOW. I CALL THE MORTGAGE COMPANY. THEY DON'T KNOW. SO I WAS GONNA RECOMMEND PUTTING IT UP FOR SALE. I HAVE GOT OFFERS FOR IT. I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY PUT IT UP FOR SALE YET. I DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT'S INTERESTED IN BUYING IT FOR NOT FOR THE RIGHT PRICE. BUT LIKE I SAID, THE LAST TIME WE WAS HERE, SHE HAS SPOKEN. SAID THEY WAS GONNA DEMO IT AND REBUILD IT FOR US. BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. WELL, THAT'S WHY I SAID I WOULD LET HER GO FIRST. LET ME, LET ME, LET ME LET THE BOARD ASK IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF YOU. I MAY CALL YOU BACK UP HERE, BUT I NEED, WELL, I'M GONNA NEED TO COME BACK UP WHEN SHE'S DONE. I, I, YEAH, I NEED TO LET THEM HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS. SO IS ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? ALRIGHT. DO YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD? BRIEF RECAP? YES. YES. OKAY. SO LET ME GIVE Y'ALL A A BRIEF RECAP OF WHAT I RECALL FROM THE LAST MEETING. SO HE IS THE PROPERTY OWNER. THERE HAD BEEN A DEMOLITION PERMIT PULLED ON THE PROPERTY WHENEVER OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER REACHED OUT TO THE PERSON WHO PULLED THE PERMIT TO FIND OUT WHY THE PROPERTY HAD NOT BEEN DEMOLISHED. HE INFORMED US THAT HE WAS NOT PAID FOR THE JOB AND SO THAT'S WHY HE STOPPED PERFORMING IT. MR. WRIGHT APPEARED AT THE LAST MEETING AND HE TOLD US THAT THE CONTRACTOR WAS, UM, KEPT ASKING HIM FOR MORE MONEY AND KEPT ASKING HIM FOR MORE MONEY. AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MUNCH HART REPRESENTING THE, AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE LIEN HOLDER ON THE PROPERTY, SAID THEY HAD JUST BECOME AWARE AND GOTTEN SOME THINGS CLEARED UP WITH THEIR PROPERTY, MORTGAGE INSURANCE. AND THEY NEEDED SOME ADDITIONAL TIME TO TRY TO MAKE A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WHAT ACTION NEEDED TO BE TAKEN ON THE PROPERTY. AND, UM, I BELIEVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THERE IS HERE TODAY AND THEY MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO PRESENT AS WELL ON THIS ISSUE. GOTCHA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS OF YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING. UH, NEXT PERSON, WHAT'S HER NAME? UM, HER NAME? DARBY? YES. UH, DARBY, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. OKAY. HI, MY NAME'S DARBY O'GRADY. UM, MY PERSONAL ADDRESS IS 4 4 4 4 COLE AVENUE [00:10:01] IN DALLAS, TEXAS. SO, UM, YEAH, I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH MUNCH HART. WE REPRESENT BSI, WHO'S THE LIEN HOLDER. AND UM, SO WE, HE STOPPED PAYING ON HIS MORTGAGE. SO WE TRIED TO FORECLOSE ON THE PROPERTY AND WANTED, UM, SOME MORE TIME FOR THAT, UM, TO TAKE PLACE SO THEN WE COULD GO ON THE PROPERTY AND INSPECT THE DAMAGE. 'CAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE CAN'T GET ON THE PROPERTY OR ELSE WE'LL BE TRESPASSING. SO WE COULDN'T MAKE A CONCRETE PLAN AS TO WHAT, UM, NEEDED TO BE DONE BECAUSE WE COULDN'T HAVE PEOPLE GO OUT AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE. UM, WAS THAT, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. WAS THAT BEFORE OR AFTER THE FIRE? UH, HE QUIT PAYING ON THE MORTGAGE? I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE. OKAY. I BELIEVE AFTER OKAY. GO, GO AHEAD. BUT THERE'S A MORATORIUM ON FORECLOSING ON LOANS ON THE VA. SO WE CAN'T PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING, UM, IN THE SHORT TERM TO TRY AND GET ON THE PROPERTY AND GET A PLAN IN PLACE. WE'RE ESTIMATING BASED ON, UM, INSURANCE PAYOUT AND PICTURES THAT THE DAMAGE IS APPROXIMATELY, UM, WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 80 GRAND TO BE FIXED. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY GIVEN MONEY, UM, AROUND $35,000 TO BEGIN FIXING THE PROPERTY. WE STILL HAVE $46,000, I BELIEVE, UM, TO FIX THE PROPERTY. SO THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE DAMAGE. WE JUST CAN'T GIVE YOU GUYS A PLAN RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE WE CAN'T GET ONTO THE PROPERTY. OKAY. UH, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? UM, HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING TO CONTACT THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER ABOUT GETTING ON THE PROPERTY TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT YOU NEED? WE HAVEN'T, UM, HEARD BACK FROM HIM. AND WHAT METHOD DID YOU USE TO CONTACT HIM? I BELIEVE EMAIL. OKAY. THE, THE FUNDS THAT WERE ALREADY PAID OUT HAVE BEEN THING. HAS THOSE FUNDS BEEN APPLIED TO THE PROPERTY AT ALL? WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT HE'S DONE WITH THE FUNDS. UM, WE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. MY NEXT QUESTION THEN WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE CITY. HAS ANY CHANGE SINCE THE FIRE OCCURRED? HAS ANY CHANGE BEEN MADE TO THE PROPERTY? NO. NO. I TOOK PICTURES THIS MORNING. I THOUGHT I PRESENTATION, BUT IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS , SO THIS MORNING OKAY. I DRIVE BY THERE PRETTY REGULAR. UH, AND SO, UH, IT IS, NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE IT OKAY. SINCE IT'S HAPPENED. SO, SO, AND THE COMMENT, I MADE THE CHAT EARLIER WHEN I, IT WAS THIS MORNING, IT WAS NINE, 10 O'CLOCK AND THE AIR WAS KIND OF BRI AND COOL. AND I DROVE AROUND THE CORNER, GO UP THE ALLEY AND I COULD STILL SMELL THE FIRE. WOW. SO THERE'S NOTHING LEGAL KEEPING YOU FROM GETTING ON THE PROPERTY, ASIDE FROM JUST TALKING WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, WE CAN'T LEGALLY GO ON THE PROPERTY EVEN WITH HIS PERMISSION. WITH PERMISSION. SURE. BUT WE'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO CONTACT. OH, OKAY. I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE. SORRY. YEAH. THE, THE ISSUE WOULD BE TRESPASS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO. OKAY. UH, SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH AT A STAND. YEAH, YOU'RE AT A STANDSTILL. I MEAN, IF HE'S NOT GONNA GIVE YOU PERMISSION, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO ON THE PROPERTY, THEN THE PROPERTY'S JUST GONNA SET LIKE IT IS UNTIL SOMEONE FINALLY TAKES ACTION. AND I THINK THE CITY'S PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO, UH, IN MY OPINION, THE IS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE SOME ACTION, UH, IN ORDER TO GET SOME PEOPLE'S ATTENTION. SO, BUT WE CAN SPEAK TO MR. WRIGHT NOW, RIGHT? CORRECT. YOU CAN, YES. UH, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? THERE WAS JUST ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD FROM MY CLIENT. UM, WHO, IF Y'ALL'S DECISION WAS THAT YOU WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, BULLDOZING THE HOME, UM, WOULD YOU GUYS THEN HAVE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY? WAS A QUESTION THAT HE ASKED. OKAY. I BELIEVE THEY WOULD, THAT'D BE A LEGAL QUESTION TO ASK THE ATTORNEY, NOT ME. SO ANYTIME THE CITY TAKES ACTION IN RESPONSE TO ONE OF [00:15:01] THESE ORDERS, IT IS AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE AND A LIEN WOULD BE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY AND IT WOULD TAKE PRIORITY OVER A MORTGAGE LIEN. OKAY. UM, IN THAT CASE, WE WERE MAYBE HOPING WE COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT WHERE WE PAID FOR THE DEMO OF THE HOME. WE COULD DO THE DIS THE DEMO. UM, INSTEAD OF YOU GUYS, WE CAN TRY AND FIND A VENDOR AT A, UM, LOWER PRICE WAS WHAT MY CLIENTS PROPOSED HERE. AGAIN, THAT'S A, THAT'S A, A LEGAL QUESTION. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING FOR THE BOARD TO DECIDE ON. SURE. I, ON WHO PAYS? I MEAN, THE CITY HAS, I GUESS, VENDORS AND CON CONTRACTS, YOU KNOW, ALREADY. SO I MEAN THAT'S, THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND THE, THE CITY ATTORNEYS, UH, ON THAT. BUT, UH, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I DID HAVE A QUESTION. GO AHEAD. UH, IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN PRO PROVIDE US ANY KIND OF, UM, INFORMATION OR HISTORY ON THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE HOMEOWNER? I CAN SURELY GET THAT TO YOU. HMM. OKAY. 'CAUSE REALLY, I MEAN, IF YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO COMMUNICATE TO HIM AND HE'S NOT RESPONSIVE, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT IF YOU DON'T MAKE AN EFFECTIVE TYPE OF COMMUNICATION TO HIM AND HE DOESN'T RESPOND AND HE DOESN'T KNOW TO RESPOND MM-HMM . THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER STORY. CORRECT? CORRECT. THERE'S MADISON'S UP WITH US. I DUNNO IF THERE INCLUDE IN THERE. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I MEAN, OKAY. THAT'S MY CONCERN. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. AND, AND WHAT ALLEN IS REFERENCING, IF YOU RECALL, MADISON IS THE ATTORNEY THAT CAME AND REPRESENTED THE MORTGAGE COMPANY LAST TIME. SHE DID PROVIDE SOME COMMUNICATION TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND THAT'S THE EMAIL THAT ALAN WAS REFERRING TO. AND IF Y'ALL HAVE AN INTEREST IN KNOWING THE CONTENTS OF THAT, IT COULD BE PROVIDED TO YOU COULD, YEAH. COULD HE SHARE THAT? YEAH. OPEN FORM OR WHAT? IT, IT CAN BE READ. CAN CAN YOU SHARE THAT WITH US PLEASE? SURE. UM, GIVE US THE DATE IT WAS ISSUED. THE, WE SENT THIS EMAIL ON JANUARY 19TH. UM, SO IT SAYS IT, THIS EMAIL IS IN REGARDS TO THE WRIGHT PROPERTY AT ISSUE. IN THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF HEARING. THE WRIGHT PROPERTY HAS A FEW ISSUES THAT WILL NOT BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO OUR NEXT HEARING IN FEBRUARY. AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF BSI, WE WERE HOPING YOU MIGHT HAVE A SOLUTION. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, MICHAEL WRIGHT, HAS A MORTGAGE FINANCE THROUGH BSI. AFTER OUR LAST HEARING AT THE END OF DEC DECEMBER, BSI CANNOT PROVIDE YOU WITH A CONCRETE PLAN BECAUSE WE WERE WAITING ON MS. WRIGHT TO CONFIRM OR DENY ANY PLAN TO CONSTRUCT. ALSO, AT THAT HEARING, MR. WRIGHT EXPRESSED THAT HE HAD NOT TAKEN STEPS TO FIX A BURNT PORTION OF HIS HOME OR TO PRESENT ANY PLANS TO FIX THE PROPERTY BECAUSE HE WAS SHORT ON FUNDS AND WAS FUNDING THE PROJECT HIMSELF. IT HAS SINCE COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT MR. WRIGHT'S STATEMENT WAS PATENTLY FALSE. AS I COMMUNICATED TO THE BOARD IN DECEMBER BS, I HAD AN AMOUNT SET ASIDE IN ESCROW FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY ON JULY 25TH. BSI PAID MS. ARIGHT OVER $34,000 TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS. BSI CURRENTLY IS STILL HOLDING AN ADDITIONAL $48,000 IN INSURANCE FUNDS TO ENABLE MR. WRIGHT TO REMEDY THE ISSUES ON THE PROPERTY SINCE THE LAST HEARING. OKAY, THIS ANSWERS SOME OF Y'ALL'S QUESTIONS. SINCE THE LAST HEARING, HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED, MR. WRIGHT HAS DEFAULTED ON HIS MORTGAGE, MAKING NO PAYMENTS SINCE THE HEARING BSI HAS ATTEMPTED TO PERSUADE MR. WRIGHT TO PERMIT A VENDOR PAID FOR BY BSI TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY TO EVALUATE WHAT STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S ORDER, MR. WRIGHT HAS DECLINED TO PERMIT ANYONE ON THE PROPERTY TO DISPERSE THE REMAINING FUNDS. BSI CONTACTED MR. WRIGHT TO REQUEST AN ACCOUNTING OF HOW THE INITIAL $34,000 PAYMENTS HAD BEEN USED. HE DECLINED CONSIDERING THESE CHANGES, WE ARE ENTIRELY SKEPTICAL THAT MR. WRIGHT WILL APPEAR AT THE NEXT HEARING. AS OF TODAY, BSI IS AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO FIX THIS SITUATION. WE HAVE BEGUN STEPS TO FORECLOSE ON THE HOME AND AS SOON AS BSI IS POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY, WE MAY IMMEDIATELY ENTER THE PROPERTY AND CREATE A PLAN OF ACTION, WHICH WE'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT WE CAN'T FORECLOSE ON THE PROPERTY 'CAUSE THERE'S A MORATORIUM. UM, THAT'S ALL. AND THEN I POSED THE QUESTIONS. UH, SHE POSED THE QUESTIONS, DOES THE CITY HAVE AUTHORITY TO ORDER AN APPRAISAL INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH BSI MAY FULFILL? AND WOULD THE CITY BE WILLING TO POSTPONE DEMOLITION UNTIL THE FORECLOSURE ACTION, WHICH IS NO LONGER GONNA HAPPEN? OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, UH, TO MY LEFT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS. THANK YOU. [00:20:01] YEAH. MR. WRIGHT, WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP BACK UP TO THE PODIUM PLEASE? YES, SIR. I THINK THE BOARD HAS SOME QUESTIONS NOW OF YOU. ABSOLUTELY. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? GO AHEAD. SORRY. UM, SO I'M HEARING A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? NOW? AS I STATED LAST, WHEN WE CAME IN LAST TIME, I TOLD YOU I HIRED, UH, THE CONTRACTOR, GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO DEMO THE HOUSE. I PAID HIM $20,000 TO DO THAT. AS SOON AS HE DROPPED ONE DUMPSTER, ONE GUY SHOWED UP FOR FOUR HOURS, DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY ASKED FOR MORE MONEY, WHICH I GAVE THEM. 'CAUSE THEY SAID THEY HAD HAZMAT, SOME HAZMAT MASKS, GLOVES, MATERIALS TO DO TO WORK WITH. I SAID, OKAY. ANYWAYS, LONG, SHORT, SHORT, THEY FILLED UP. WELL, THEY DIDN'T FILL UP. THEY, ONE GUY CAME OVER, STAYED THERE FOUR HOURS LEFT. I FILLED UP A DUMPSTER. THEY FINALLY GOT THE SECOND DUMPSTER. AFTER THAT, I FILLED UP AGAIN AFTER THE THIRD DUMPSTER. I'M ASKING FOR ANOTHER, SOME MORE MONEY. I, I SAID NO MORE. I GAVE THEM $28,000. I DIDN'T GIVE NO MORE MONEY. I CAN'T, I COULDN'T AFFORD IT. THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING NOW I CANNOT EVEN AFFORD TO. AND THE CONTRACTOR CAN COME BUILD THE HOUSE. OKAY. NOW I'VE BEEN PAYING ALL MY MORTGAGE AND I DO HAVE PROOF OF THAT EVERY MONTH NOW. WELL, I AM TWO MONTHS BEHIND AND I ASSUME THAT'S WHAT SHE'S TRYING TO TALK TO. THEY SEND, I GET FORECLOSURES EVERY MONTH 'CAUSE I AM TWO MONTHS BEHIND. SO EVERY MONTH, JUST LIKE THIS MONTH, I'LL GET AN ACT, UH, PROCESS THAT FORECLOSED AND I CONTACT BSII CONTACT LOST DRAFT. LOST DRAFT IS THE INSURANCE HOLDER. MONEY PEOPLE, I TALKED TO 'EM THIS MORNING. NO ONE HAS NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. DEMOING, REBUILDING THE HOUSE. SO WE FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, WHICH IS STILL WAITING FOR ME TO GET FORECLOSED ON. NOW IT BRINGS ME BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION. I'D COME HERE LAST MONTH TO ASK, I NEED MORE TIME TO SELL THE HOME. NO, I'VE BEEN HERE, LIVE IN THIS TOWN FOR 30 YEARS. MY WIFE LIVED BORN AND RAISED HERE. I WORKED HERE. I LIVE HERE. I SPEND MY MONEY HERE. I'M A CITIZEN OF THIS TOWN AND I'M TRYING TO KEEP, I STILL LIVE IN IT. I RENT MY HOME AT MY MOTHER HOUSE IN THIS TOWN. SO I'M TRYING TO PRESERVE MY TOWN ALONG WITH MY HOME, WHICH I CANNOT DO. THE BEST THING I CAN DO IS SELL IT TO SOMEONE THAT CAN REBUILD IT. IT CAN BE REBUILT FROM THE TOP UP AND IN INSIDE. YES. THE THE, THE BONES ARE STILL GOOD. THE TOP IS BAD. ABSOLUTELY. BUT IT COSTS LIKE 150, NOT NO 80,000 BSI UNINSURED HOUSE. THE HOUSE IS WHAT OVER? THERE'S THREE, $400,000. NOW THEY INSURED IT FOR $80,000. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH $80,000? NOTHING GET RIPPED OFF LIKE I DID BECAUSE I WAS HOPING FOR THE BEST AS I, AS THE LOST DRAFT AGENT SAID THIS MORNING AND RECEIVED THE TAPES. WHY WAS YOU HESITANT TO SIGN THE CONTRACT? BECAUSE, UH, EVERY BIT I GOT WAS FOR 150 TO 300,000. REBUILD A HOUSE. THEIRS WAS FOR A HUNDRED. THEY REDUCED IT TO 80. SO I I, WHAT DID I HAVE TO LEASE? NOTHING. SO I TOOK THE GAMBLE. UH, NOW I STILL HAVE TO SELL THE HOUSE AND LEASE IT. SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT AT NOW. SO I'M STILL ASKING FOR MORE TIME TO SELL THE HOUSE. I DO GOT A FIRM OFFER OF 40,000, SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO PAY THEM TO BUY MY HOUSE. BUT I'M HOPING THERE'S MORE TIMES SO I CAN PUT IT ON THE MARKET AND LIST IT TO TRY TO GET, DO SOMETHING WITH IT. YES, I DO GO OVER THERE. IT IS SECURED. I GO OVER THERE. I HAVE MY NEIGHBORS WASH IT. MY DAUGHTER GOES OVER THERE EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. PICK UP MY GRANDKID FROM WITT ELEMENTARY. SO THE HOUSE IS NOT ABANDONED. IT JUST AIN'T LIVED IN. OF COURSE. BUT WE ARE STILL AROUND THE HOUSE. SO I I OR PROPERTY. RIGHT. I DON'T WANNA STAY LIKE THAT BY NO MEANS I GOTTA GET IT SOLD AND I GOT SOMEBODY TO REBUILD IT. YES. BUT BSI IS STILL TRYING TO HELP BSI AIN'T TRYING TO HELP. THEY'RE TRYING TO FORECLOSE ON ME. WELL, RIGHT. BUT THEY CAN'T. THEY CAN'T. SO NOW, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T, THEY HAVE NOT CONTRACT CONTACTED ME. I CONTRACT B-S-I-B-S. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY'RE DOING. OH, EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE, I'M SORRY. THEY DON'T KNOW. DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY WERE HERE. PEOPLE I TALKED TO, EXCUSE ME. ANY COMMENTS NEEDS TO BE DIRECTED HERE? NOT ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT I'M SAYING BSI HAD NO IDEA ANYBODY WAS HERE REPRESENTING THEM LAST TIME. MM-HMM [00:25:01] . THEY DIDN'T KNOW, KNEW ANYBODY I TALKED TO, LEMME REPHRASE THAT. ANYBODY THAT I TALKED TO, NOT BSI MORE CUSTOMER SERVICE, NOT BSI, INSURANCE CLAIMS NOT BSI CLAIMS NOT LOST DRAFT. NONE OF THEM KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. RIGHT. SO, AND, AND THE PERSON THAT WAS HERE LAST TIME TOLD ME I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY, I HAVE NO ANSWERS. SO, YOU KNOW, I HAD NO IDEA. THAT'S WHY I CALLED AND TALKED TO THEM. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT PERSON WAS AN ATTORNEY UNTIL LATER MM-HMM . SO I'M SURE SHE, THEY WAS JUST TRYING TO GET INFORMATION OUTTA ME, WHICH THEY DID. AND THEY FOUND OUT WHAT I DID. AND I SHOWED HER PICTURES AND EVERYTHING, WHAT WAS CLEANED UP AND WHAT WAS DONE TO THE HOUSE. THE HOUSE HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, BUT YES, IT IS, IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF PROPERTY. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD MR. WRIGHT. UM, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 34,000 THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PAID IN THE $28,000? WE WENT TO, UH, UH, UH, THE, THE CONTRACTOR. OKAY. CONTRACTOR AND MM-HMM . AND SO I, I DON'T, UM, SO $28,000 BASICALLY BROUGHT ONE MAN OUT FOR A DAY IN A DUMPSTER. YEAH. OKAY. WELL NOW HE BROUGHT, HE COME OUT FOR ONE DAY. I, I GOT A TEXT RIGHT HERE. HE COME OUT FOR ONE DAY, THEN HE COULDN'T MAKE, HE HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL. HIS DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL, THEY WERE SICK. THE CONTRACT I NEVER SAW AGAIN. ACTUALLY, UH, THE WIFE I SAW TWO TIMES TO, TO GET THE CHECK. UH, THERE'S A GUY NAMED TOMMY. YOU HAD THE TWO, THE HUSBAND AND WIFE, GENERAL CONTRACTORS. OKAY. RYAN IS THE CONTRACTOR. WELL, THE HUSBAND, RYAN'S ONE OF THE CONTRACTOR. THAT'S WHERE THE PERMIT GOT PULLED. MICHELLE WAS THE WIFE. TOMMY IS THEIR, I GUESS THEIR WORKER. THAT'S WHO GOT DROPPED OFF AT THE HOUSE FOR A COUPLE HOURS. UH, BUT YES, , I MEAN, I GOT SCREWED OVER. I MEAN I GOT, YEAH, I GOT TAKEN. AND THOSE FUNDS CAME FROM THE BSI, THE LENDER BSI THE LENDER. YES, SIR. AT, AT ANY POINT. I'M JUST CURIOUS. I MEAN NOT, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IT HAD DONE YOU ANY GOOD, BUT AT ANY POINT DID YOU REACH BACK OUT TO THEM TO LET THEM KNOW OF THAT SITUATION, THE MONEY THAT THEY HAD LOANED YOU TO DO THAT? YES. LOST DRAFT. I CONTACTED LOST DRAFT, YES. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING FOR A LONG TIME. OVER THE PAST, THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING PAYING A $2,000, WELL, $2,200 RENT AND A THOU 800, $900, UH, MORTGAGE. YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT, SIR? MR. WRIGHT, YOU SAID YOU HAD AN OFFER ON THE HOUSE? CURRENT DO WHAT? I'M SORRY. AN OFFER ON HOUSE YOU SAID WANTS MORE? YES. YES. WE, I DO HAVE AN OFFER ON THE HOUSE OF $40,000. SO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YES, I WOULD PROBABLY TAKE IT. THAT'S 85,000 OF THEM, BUT I CAN'T TAKE THAT. I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT. THANK, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION? OH, AND THAT OFFER DOES, I WAS TOLD TO TELL Y'ALL 'CAUSE I TALKED TO THEM YESTERDAY. THAT OFFER IS WITH A FIRE DAMAGE RESTORATION COMPANY THAT DEALS WITH THIS STUFF ALL THE TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE TO Y'ALL, BUT HE SAID IT SHOULD, BUT TO ME IT DOESN'T. . ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK ON 33 14 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NONE THE, UH, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS FROM THE BOARD AT THIS TIME OR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. IS THE BANK, I MEAN, I, I MEAN I GUESS THAT PART OF IT IS NOT RELEVANT TO US. LIKE, IS THE BANK GONNA ALLOW HIM TO SELL IT? I MEAN, CONSIDERING THAT THEY'RE JUST WAITING TO DEMOLISH THE HOUSE. SO WHY, LIKE, ARE WE NOT, WHAT IS YOUR, I MEAN, I GUESS IS YOUR QUESTION TO LEGAL OR I DON'T KNOW WHO BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH OF THIS IS RELEVANT TO THE BOARD. I MEAN, IS THAT OUR BUSINESS, I MEAN, IS THE, THE BANK IS WILLING TO HELP, BUT YET HE'S NOT WILLING TO ALLOW THEM. HE'D RATHER SELL IT. SO HOW CAN WE, SO CURRENT, CURRENTLY, THE ORDER THAT THE BOARD PLACED LAST TIME YOU MET WAS THAT THEY BEGIN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING [00:30:01] IT. THAT THEY COME BACK HERE AND THAT THEY KEEP THE STRUCTURE SECURED FROM ENTRY. YOU HAD DIRECTED THEM TO COME FORWARD WITH A PLAN BECAUSE Y'ALL WERE HESITANT TO SET A PARTICULAR DATE OR DEADLINE FOR THEM TO REPAIR, REMOVE, OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE WITHOUT KNOWING MORE INFORMATION. RIGHT. SO AT THIS POINT, UM, WHAT WAS IN THE PRESENTATION THAT STAFF MADE IS THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING, I BELIEVE IT WAS THAT YOU ISSUE AN ORDER GIVING THEM 30 DAYS TO REPAIR, REMOVE, OR DEMOLISH. AND STAFF STANDS BEHIND THOSE RECOMMENDED ORDERS. IF Y'ALL WISH TO EXCEED THAT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL FINDING ABOVE WHAT STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THAT IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN 30 DAYS TO REPAIR, REMOVE, OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE. YOU ARE LEGALLY LIMITED IN THAT THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED A DETAILED PLAN. SO YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THEM WITH MORE THAN 90 DAYS SINCE THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED A DETAILED PLAN. AND IF, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A SALE, I MEAN BETWEEN ACCEPTING AN OFFER TO CLOSING MAY EVEN EXCEED THE 90 DAYS. THAT'S RIGHT. SO THE RECOMMENDED ORDER THAT IS PUT IN HERE IS THAT ANY SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. THEIR TIMELINE WILL NOT START BY LAW. YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM AT LEAST 30 DAYS. THAT 30 DAYS DOES NOT START UNTIL YOU GIVE THEM A DEFINED PERIOD. SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE LAST MET ON THIS IN DECEMBER. SO ALL OF THIS TIME THAT THEY'VE HAD SINCE DECEMBER DOES NOT START TO THAT 30 DAY PERIOD THAT THE CITY'S REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM. SO YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS AT ANY POINT WHEN YOU DECIDE TO DEFINE A TIMELINE. SO THAT'S WHY STAFF IS ASKING YOU TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE 30 DAYS. UH, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR OTHER OPTIONS, YOU DO HAVE OTHER OPTIONS. UH, SO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BAB IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH THE FOURTH. YOU COULD GIVE THEM A DEADLINE OF MARCH THE FIFTH, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS. IN FACT, IT MAY ACTUALLY BE 30 DAYS WITH THE SHORT MONTH OF FEBRUARY. UM, YOU COULD GIVE THEM THAT DEADLINE OF, AND THEN, UM, IF THEY WANTED TO COME BACK AND PRESENT NEW EVIDENCE TO TRY TO SEE IF THEY CAN PERSUADE YOU TO AMEND THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING, THEY COULD. BUT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE TIME TO RUN SO THAT IF THEY DO NOTHING DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, IT DOES NOT DELAY THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT CAN TAKE ACTION. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF YOUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ANY OTHER LEGAL OPTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO, TO HELP. SO WHY WOULDN'T HE JUST ALLOW A BSI TO COME ON THE PROPERTY, DEMOLISH IT, AND THEN SELL? NO, NOT OUR, NOT OUR, NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN FORCE IF YOU'RE ASKING WHY. I THINK THAT'S A DIR A QUESTION TO ASK HIM. YEAH. OH, AND SO, OKAY. THE QUESTION, THEY JUST WANNA GO BACK AND FORTH. SO, I MEAN, I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A, I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME. I GOTCHA. AND, UH, SEE IF WE GET A SECOND ON IT. WE'LL SEE HOW FAR IT GOES. UH, SO THE CHAIR WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE FILE A STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AND, UH, FINDINGS OF THEIR ORDERS. UH, AT THIS TIME, I NEED A SECOND TO, I'LL SECOND THAT SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THAT WE GO WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS, UH, WITH THE ORDER ON 33 14 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES BY VOTE OF SIX ZERO. NEXT CASE. [4. Hearing concerning alleged Dangerous Structure located at 718 NE 29th Street, Grand Prairie, Texas] SEVEN 18 NORTHEAST 29TH STREET. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF. OKAY. SO DO IT AGAIN. UH, THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A HOUSE FROM THE FRONT AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S A HOUSE FROM THE BACK. UH, IT HAD FALLEN IN, UH, AND IT, [00:35:01] IT, IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THAT. AND Y'ALL HAD ASKED HIM TO COME BACK WITH A PLAN AND A TIMELINE MIGHT QUITE LIKE THE OTHER. UH, BUT THE FENCE THAT PART IN, AND I'LL GET TO THE PICTURES HERE IN A MINUTE. THESE ARE OUR FINDINGS. THESE ARE THE ORDERS JUST AS THEY WERE GIVEN LAST TIME, EXCUSE ME. AND THEY HAVE DONE, THEY HAVE FENCED THAT PART IN. SO IT'S, IT'S SECURED UNTIL THEY CAN GET A PLAN OR THE FUNDING OR WHATEVER. AND I BELIEVE THERE, THERE'S SOMEONE HERE TO SPEAK OF THAT TONIGHT. THEY DID TURN IN SOME STUFF TODAY, UH, A FAIRLY DETAILED DRAWINGS AND WHATNOT, AND I THINK A PLAN TO FINANCE IT. SO I'M GONNA LET THEM TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT AND, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY IF THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WERE ASKING TO DO. SO, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF FROM MY RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? OKAY. WE HAVE, UH, FERNANDO, IS FERNANDO IN THE AUDIENCE? FERNANDO. FERNANDO, YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPERTY? I'M GOING, I'M GOING TRANSFER. OKAY. OKAY. IF YOU, UH, THIS AFTERNOON WOULD, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. JUAN MARTINEZ. I LIVE AT, UH, 1201 EGYPTIAN WAY. OKAY. AND MR. FERNANDO? YE UH, I LIVE ON SIX 15 WEST P AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS. OKAY. WHO IS THE, UH, UH, THIS IS MY MOTHER. SHE OWNS THE PROPERTY. WHAT IS HER NAME AND ADDRESS? ROSA, UH, SERGEANT. MAY I RAISE THE BOARD? I THINK THEY GOT THE ROCK HOUSE. UM, THE SEVEN 18 IS, UM, NORTHEAST 29TH STREET. NORTHEAST 29TH. I'M SORRY. FERANDO. THEY, OH, HI. HIS NAME'S FORNANDO ALSO. WE DO APOLOGIZE. HONESTLY, I DON'T RECOGNIZE YOU FROM THERE. I RECOGNIZE NORTHEAST 29TH STREET. ONE CLOSE. NO, SORRY, THEY DON'T TAKE MY STUFF. OH, IS IT? ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. YES. UH, HI. MY NAME IS MARCO GARCIA. UM, ADDRESS SEVEN 18 NOR NORTHEAST 29TH STREET, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 7 5 0 50. ON MY LEFT IS PASCACIO GARCIA. UM, UH, WE'RE HERE FOR, AND ON MY RIGHT IS ELIA MORALES. RIGHT. OKAY. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS ABOUT THE PROPERTY ON THE SEVEN 18TH. UH, LAST BOARD MEETING WAS FOR, TO SEE. WHAT, WHAT WERE THE PLANS FOR THE HOUSE? UM, LIKE THE, UH, THE GUY, UH, THAT'S SITTING ON MY DECK ON MY LEFT SAID, UM, I BROUGHT IN SOME PLANS TODAY THAT, UM, LIKE DETAILED DRAWINGS ABOUT THE PROPERTY OF WHAT, LIKE, WHAT WE'RE HOPING IS GONNA LOOK LIKE. AND THEN, UM, I HAD SAID THAT WE WERE SELLING A HOUSE. UM, THE HOUSE IS UNDER CONTRACT RIGHT NOW. WE JUST DON'T HAVE A CLOSING DATE ON IT, SO WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THEM TO GIVE US A CALL BACK SO I CAN HAVE THE FUNDS SO I CAN GO AHEAD AND START BUILDING THE HOUSE. HOPEFULLY WE GET YOU CLOSE AROUND FEBRUARY 20TH OR THE 19TH, BUT I DON'T KNOW YET, SINCE THEY HAVEN'T CALLED ME BACK. BUT I, SOON AS I GET SOMETHING, UH OH, COME BACK OR NEXT BOARD MEETING, I CAN HAVE A TIMELINE. OKAY. AND WHAT KIND OF PERMITS HAVE YOU PULLED ON THIS PROPERTY SO FAR? UM, NO TYPE OF PERMITS AND SOME, I HAVE NO FUNDS YET. UM, THAT'S WHAT THE REASON I'M SITTING IN THE HOUSE THAT I HAVE IN FORT WORTH, SO I CAN HAVE THOSE ONES AVAILABLE. OKAY. UH, DO AND YOU HAVE A TIMELINE? I MEAN, I SEE THIS DRAWING HERE, BUT THIS DOESN'T GIMME A TIMELINE. YEAH. UH, SO THERE'S NO TIMELINE WHEN IT'S GONNA START, WHEN IT'S GOING TO FINISH? YEAH. I, I HAVE NO, THERE'S NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED ON THE PROPERTY. I MEAN, YEAH, ALL I HAVE IS SOME, SOME DRAWINGS. YEAH. UH, THEY, LIKE I SAID, I HAVE NO PERMITS YET SINCE I, I, I DON'T HAVE TO FUNDS TO START BUILDING UHHUH , SO I'M JUST WAITING TO SELL THAT HOUSE SO I CAN START, LIKE, GET A CONTRACTOR AND EVERYTHING AND I, I CAN START BUILDING THAT HOUSE. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S STOPPING ME RIGHT NOW. YOU SELL AT WHAT HOUSE? I HAVE A, A HOUSE IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS. UHHUH ON GREEK ON GREEK STREET. AND UM, I PUT IT UNDER I ONE EIGHTY FIVE, A HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE. BUT I'M SENDING AT 1 1 40 5,000 UHHUH . AND I'M HOPING THAT'S ENOUGH SO I CAN, SO YOU WANT US TO GIVE YOU TIME TO SELL THE HOUSE IN FORT WORTH BEFORE YOU START PULLING PERMITS OR DOING ANYTHING WITH THE HOUSE HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE? YES, CORRECT. YES. GOT YOU. OKAY. LET'S SEE IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT. UH, AND I DON'T, YOU MAY HAVE TO REFRESH MY MEMORY. UM, I, I FEEL LIKE WE, YOU MENTIONED THAT AT OUR LAST MEETING. HOW LONG HAS, HAS THE HOUSE [00:40:01] FOR SALE BEEN ON THE MARKET? IT'S BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR WHAT? UH, SINCE DECEMBER 15TH. OKAY. BUT LIKE DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS, YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF SLOW, SO, AND THE WEATHER HASN'T BEEN DOWN. SO YOU HAD, YOU HAD LISTED THE HOUSE JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE COMING TO OUR LAST MEETING? YES. OKAY. AND, UH, THEY HAND THE DETAILED DRAWINGS LIKE, UH, LAST TIME, SO I CAME WITH THAT TO. OKAY. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? YES. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? GO AHEAD. SO MR. GARCIA, YOU SAYING TO THE HOUSE IN FORT WORTH, YOU HAVE AN OFFER WAITING FOR IT TO CLOSE? YES. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. GIMME, TELL ME AGAIN, HOW FAR ABOUT ARE YOU? UM, WELL ON THE CLO ON, I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE HOUSE OF TYPES TO GIMME A CALL SO THEY CAN CONFIRM THAT EVERYTHING'S GOOD TO GO. OKAY. AND I CAN START BUILDING. AND YOU TOLD US APPROXIMATELY, UH, FEBRUARY, LIKE 20TH. I HOPE. IF NOT, I CAN COME BACK NEXT BOARD MEETING, HAVE AN UPDATE. BUT RIGHT NOW THE, I ALREADY SIGNED THE CONTRACT AT THAT PRICE, SO I'M JUST WAITING ON THEM TO GIMME A CALL BACK. AND AGAIN, YOU'RE WAITING ON THIS SALE IN ORDER TO PUT THAT MONEY OF THOSE FUNDS INTO SEVEN 18 NORTHEAST 29TH, CORRECT? YES. CORRECT. APPRECIATE THAT SIR. THANK YOU. NO OTHER QUESTIONS? WE HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, JUST FOR THE BOARD'S KNOWLEDGE, 30 DAYS COMES OUT TO MARCH 6TH. THAT'LL WORK. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, UH, SEVEN 18 NORTHEAST 29TH STREET? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. SEEING NONE, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS AT THIS TIME OR FURTHER OR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE HER STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDERS. HAVE A MOTION THAT WE GO WITH STAFF. RECOMMENDED ORDERS THAT HAVE A SECOND ON THAT. I SECOND. SO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THAT WE GO WITH STAFF. RECOMMENDED ORDERS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. THAT MOTION CARRIED BY VOTE OF SIX ZERO. [5. Hearing concerning alleged Dangerous Structure located at 122 W. Grand Prairie Rd., Grand Prairie, Texas] NEXT CASE, CASE NUMBER, UH, I'M SORRY. UH, ADDRESS IS 1 22 WEST GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD. UH, HEARING, UH, ON ENDANGERED STRUCTURE STAFF A CHANCE? NO. OKAY. THIS IS 1 22 WEST GRAND PRAIRIE AGAIN, UH, WE PRESENTED THIS, UH, A MONTH OR TWO AGO. UH, THIS IS WHEN IT WAS OPEN. WE HAD THE WARRANT TO GO INSIDE. UH, IT'S IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE. Y'ALL ORDERED, Y'ALL WENT WITH OUR ORDERS, BUT GAVE THEM TIME TO, TO COME UP WITH DETAILED PLANS AND TO SECURE IT AND 30 DAYS TO SECURE IT AND, UH, WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO WITH IT AND GET PER GET A PERMIT AT LEAST. UH, THESE ARE OUR RECOMMENDED ORDERS THAT, THAT STILL, THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE TIME Y'ALL AGREED TO, BUT OFFERED THE TIME TO, TO COME UP WITH THE PLAN. THEY DID SECURE IT. IT LOOKS LIKE STILL TO THIS DAY, SOMEONE'S DONE SMART WORK ON A PLYWOOD, BUT IT'S NOT TERRIBLY OFFENSIVE. WE'RE NOT THERE YET. THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT THAT THEY DID THE OTHER DAY ACTUALLY. AND, UH, IT'S APPLIED AND PAID FOR. THEY HAVE A FLOOR DRAWING, FLOOR PLAN, DRAWING. THEY HAD A, THEY, THEY HANDED ME A, A AN ORDER OF ORDER OF WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, LIKE GETTING THINGS DONE, WHICH SEEMED LIKE IN THE PROPER ORDER, BUT THERE AREN'T ANY, THERE WEREN'T ANY DATES TO THEM AT THE TIME. SO I ASKED THEM TO MAYBE TRY TO PUT SOME DATES ON THAT BEFORE THEY TALK TO Y'ALL AGAIN TONIGHT. AND SO I'M GONNA LET THEM EXPLAIN WHAT THEY'VE COME UP WITH SINCE, LIKE I SAID, THE, THE, THE, THE APPLICATION HADN'T BEEN APPROVED, BUT IT'S BEEN APPLIED FOR AND PAID FOR WITH A FLOOR PLAN DRAWING. WHO, I'M SORRY, ALAN. WHO, HOW HOW'S THAT PROCESS WORK ONCE THEY APPLY AND PAY FOR IT? DOES IT, THEY'VE APPLIED TO PAY FOR, IT'S IN REVIEW. OKAY. SO THEY'RE GONNA, SO THEY'LL, THE PLANNING, BUILDING INSPECTION WILL SEND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION. THERE'S, THERE'S A REQUEST OUT NOW, LIKE FOR SURE WHAT IT'S DUE THE 13TH. GOT YOU. SO THEY'LL KEEP COMMUNICATING BACK, [00:45:01] BACK AND FORTH. THEY'RE GONNA NEED MORE THAN THIS. THEIR FLOOR PLAN DRAWINGS, THEY'RE GONNA NEED SOME ENGINEERING REPORTS, THEY'RE GONNA NEED THE PLUMBING AND THEY'RE GONNA NEED A LOT OF DIAGRAMS AND DRAWINGS. THEY'RE GONNA NEED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU JUST SAW FOR THE OTHER PROPERTY. AND THEY DON'T HAVE THAT YET. GOT YOU. BUT NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS AND THE, THE, THEY'VE GOT TIME TO, TO KEEP APPLYING FOR THAT. HOPEFULLY, UH, THE OWNERS WILL HAVE MORE OF A DETAILED PLAN FOR Y'ALL TO WHAT THEIR TIMELINE IS. GOTCHA. OKAY. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GONNA CALL FERNANDO AND, UH, JUAN MARTINEZ. YES, SIR. AND THE MOTHER IS THE MOTHER COMING UP? YES. THE OWNER. SO WE NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESSES FOR THE RECORD ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE. UH, ONE MARTINEZ. I LIVE AT 1201 EGYPTIAN WAY. UH, FERNANDO LIVE ON TWO 15 WEST PEMBROKE AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS. OKAY. AND THEN, UH, THE OWNER'S ADDRESS? ROSA MARTINEZ. I LIVE IN 45, 42 LA ROAD. DALLAS. OKAY. IN DALLAS. OKAY. AND SO DID Y'ALL PROVIDE A TIMELINE OR DO Y'ALL HAVE A TIMELINE? WELL, WE, WE CAME UP WITH A PLAN. WE, WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED IT AND, UH, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT SIX TO NINE MONTHS SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WHO'D YOU SUBMIT THAT TO? WELL, IT'S OUR, IT'S IN REVIEW. I'M SORRY. IT'S IN REVIEW. WHO WE DID. WE, UH, WE WE WHO'S REVIEW? YOU KNOW, WE SENT IN LIKE A, THEY ASKED US FOR LIKE A, A PLAN. YEAH. YEAH. BUT HE SAID THERE'S NO DATES, THERE'S NO TIMELINE. WELL, NO, NOT YET. I MEAN, IT DIDN'T ASK ME FOR IT. OR MAYBE IT DID AND I DIDN'T GET IT. THAT'S THE ONLY DOCUMENT THAT'S IN THE DOCUMENT REVIEW RIGHT THERE. OKAY. PLAN OF ACTION. PRESENT A PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED TO PERMIT DEPARTMENT TO GET A PERMIT TO START REPAIRS, PLUMBING, FOUNDATION, REPAIRS, FRAMING, ELECTRICAL INSUL, INSULATION SHEET ROCK. ALL REPAIRS WILL BE DONE WITH PROPER PERMITS AND APPROVAL REPAIRS FROM GRAND PRAIRIE OFFICE OF CODE COMPLIANCE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED ON A SCHEDULE OF AVAILABILITY TO FUNDS TO PERFORM REPAIRS. WE'RE REQUESTING A TIMEFRAME OF NINE MONTHS TO A YEAR TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. ANY CONSIDERATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. I GOT THE PERMIT NUMBER HERE. IT'S IN REVIEW. CAN YOU SHOW THAT TO STAFF REAL QUICK? THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT IS WHAT I SAW, I BELIEVE. IS THAT YES, SIR. THAT LIST OF THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO DO? YES. AND I OH, OKAY. SO I SENT THEM AN EMAIL BACK AND ASKED THEM TO PUT A DATE TO IT. SO I CHANGED MY GLASSES OUT. YEAH. OKAY. THIS PLAN OF ACTION, THE, THE, THEY GOT THE PERMIT, BUT THEY, THEY TALK ABOUT PLUMBING, FOUNDATION, REPAIR, FRAMING, ELECTRICAL INSULATION SHEET ROCK. THAT TO ME, YOUR TO ME APPEARS TO BE IN ABOUT THE PROPER ORDER THAT YOU WOULD DO SOMETHING. YEAH, BUT I ASKED THEM IN A RETURN EMAIL TO PLEASE ASSIGN DATES WHEN YOU THINK THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. GOTCHA. AND THAT'S NOT ON HERE. OKAY. AND, UH, SO THAT TIMEFRAME OF NINE MONTHS TO A YEAR, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD HAD GIVEN ME AND I ASKED THEM TO SUPPLY DATES AND I, RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. WE WERE, SO EACH ITEM ON YOUR LIST NEEDS A DATE ON IT. OKAY. THAT IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BY THAT DATE. OKAY. RIGHT. OR STARTED BY THAT YOU NEED TO START BACK WHAT YOU GUYS NEED. YEAH. THE START DATE, RIGHT. OR END DATE. WELL, IT'D BE NICE. WE KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GONNA START ON SOMETHING AND IN A STEP BY STEP MANNER. GOTCHA. OKAY. IF, IF THE BOARD, IF THE BOARD WANTS TO AMEND IT, THEY CAN AMEND IT. UH, BUT SO THE, THE MAX WITHOUT A DETAILED PLAN AND SCHEDULE IS 90 DAYS AT ANY TIME THE ORDER IS IN EFFECT, THE BOARD CAN ALWAYS RECONSIDER THE ORDER AS LONG AS IT'S POSTED ON THE AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO. ALRIGHT. UH, WE'RE TRYING TO UH, WE'RE TRYING TO PROBABLY START LIKE IN APRIL UHHUH. WOULD THAT BE FINE? WELL, THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND STAFF. WELL, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? JUST GONNA TRY TO KEEP THE PROPERTY CLEAN. MEANWHILE, THIS USED TO BE THE GOLF COURSE PROPERTY, YOU REMEMBER? OH, OKAY. I GOT YOU. SO TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE A TO [00:50:01] MAHAW COMPARED TO WHAT USED TO LOOK LIKE . OH YEAH. BUT, UH, UH, BUT IT, IT, IT, IT IS BAD ON THE INSIDE THAT FELL. TORE IT UP PRETTY BAD. RIGHT. SO IF IT, IF THESE PEOPLE COULD DO IT, I MEAN THAT I'D BE WILLING, I MEAN, THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR MAYBE NOT SO MUCH, BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT IN A CROWDED NEIGHBORHOOD, SO TO SPEAK. IT'S IN FACT IT CHANGED THE ZONING TO COMMERCIAL. BUT I THINK THAT'S, THAT COULD STILL QUALIFY TO BE A HOUSE. OKAY. SO WHAT, WHAT IF WE CAME BACK NEXT BOARD MEETING WITH THE TIMELINE THAT WE COULD HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR? WELL, I MEAN, AND WELL, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY. IF YOU WANTED YOUR ORDER, I MEAN WE COULD GIVE YOU YOUR ORDER AND THEN YOU HAVE IT. AND THEN BETWEEN Y'ALL, Y'ALL CAN WORK OUT THE TIMELINE AND THEN YOU CAN GIVE US PROGRESS REPORTS AS WE GO ALONG. WE CAN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT, UH, BOARD MEETING. SO THEN IF SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN, AT LEAST YOU HAVE YOUR ORDER TO STAND BEHIND. RIGHT? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE WANTING, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I WAS THINKING. YOU KNOW, WE NEED MOTIVATION. YOU'RE RIGHT. RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO, UH, WE HAVE NO MORE FURTHER QUESTIONS, UH, AT THIS TIME. AND WE DO THANK YOU FOR COMING. YES. THANK YOU GUYS. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON 1 22 WEST GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NONE, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS AT THIS TIME. MOTION STAFF RECOMMENDED ORDERS. UM, 30 DAYS NEXT MEETING WITH OUR UPDATES ON DATES AND THE TIME TIMELINE. YEAH, THEIR TIMELINE. OKAY. THAT'S YOUR MOTION. YES. GO AHEAD TIFFANY. OKAY. SO YOU'RE RECOMMENDING TO ADOPT STAFF'S PROPOSED FINDINGS AND ORDERS, WHICH ESTABLISHES 30 DAYS. MM-HMM . AND THEN YOU'RE ALSO INDICATING THAT THIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT OF THE ORDER TO GIVE ADDITIONAL TIME SHOULD THEY APPEAR WITH A DETAILED TIMELINE AND SHOW THAT THEY HAVE MADE PROGRESS TOWARD REPAIR, REMOVAL, OR DEMOLITION. IS THAT, IS THAT YOUR MOTION? YES. YOU'LL HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION. I SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND WE GO WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WE BRING 'EM BACK. NEXT BOARD MEETING, UH, TO SEE PROGRESS, UH, WITH DETAILED TIMELINE AND CONSIDERATION, UH, OF AMENDING THE ORDER AT THAT TIME. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. A ALL OPPOSED MOTION CARRIED BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO. IS HE OR NO? AT THIS TIME [CITIZEN COMMENTS] WE HAVE CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA. WE DO HAVE A PERSON, UH, SHERRY ROSSER ROSSER, IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. GOOD EVENING. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. MY NAME IS SHERRY RASPER. I LIVE AT 1305 AUSTRIAN. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE HOUSE AT 1505. UM, I HAVE LIVED IN MY HOUSE FOR 23 YEARS. THAT HOUSE AT, UH, 1505 HAS BEEN VACANT THAT FULL 23 YEARS. AND I UNDERSTAND SO MANY YEARS BEFORE THAT. I UNDERSTAND THE OWNER LIVES IN THE HEB AREA. HE HAD, LAST TIME I SPOKE TO SOMEBODY IN THE CITY, HE WAS STILL PAYING HIS PROPERTY TAXES, THEREFORE I UNDERSTOOD THERE WAS NO TRESPASSING. THERE IS A POOL IN THE BACKYARD WHEN IT RAINS, IT FILLS UP THE WATER'S DISGUSTING. AND WHEN IT RAINS, EVERY TIME I WAS CALLING CITY AND SAY, WE'VE HAD A RAIN THROW THE TABLETS, THEY COULDN'T GO ON THE PROPERTY. THEY WOULD STAND IN THE BACK ALLEY, THROW THE TABLETS OVER THE FENCE AND SUPPOSEDLY GOT IN POOL . BUT UM, TO YOUR COMMENT THAT IT IS UP FOR DEMOLISH OR I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T, YOU SAID TWO THINGS. REHAB OR DEMOLITION. IT'S A DEMO. SO MY UNDERSTANDING, UM, WHEN I STARTED CALLING ON IT EPA, I LOOKED INTO THAT 'CAUSE IT IS A HAZARD WITH THE RODENTS AND EVERYTHING THAT ARE GOING IN AND OUT OF THAT, UM, HEALTH ISSUE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I ALSO LOOKED AT DEMOLISH. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS NOT DILAPIDATED, THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. SO WE'RE KIND OF AT A STANDPOINT OR A STANDSTILL WHERE I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING CAN REALLY BE DONE WITH PROPERTY. AND IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR OVER 23 YEARS. UM, MY PROPERTY TAXES ARE GOING UP EVERY YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF HIS ARE [00:55:01] AND THERE'S BEEN NOTHING DONE WITH THAT PROPERTY. UM, WITH THAT I JUST DON'T, I DON'T THERE'S ANYTHING THAT CITY CAN DO TO PUSH THE ISSUE A LITTLE BIT MORE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE GONE TO HIS HOME IN THE HE BAY AREA WHERE HE LIVES. HE'S VERY HARD TO GET AHOLD OF. SO I'M NOT SEEING ANY PROGRESS. I DON'T, OTHER THAN THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT CITI CAN DO. SO I'M NOT, I'M JUST KINDA ASKING TO HELP PUSH. OKAY. WELL WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND LETTING US KNOW. THANK YOU. THANKS. ANY OTHER CITIZENS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? UH, DO WE HAVE OUR NUMBER? YES. WELL ACTUALLY I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS HOUSE ABANDONED. IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YES. ONE MARTINEZ 1201. I'VE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS AND I'VE MY DOG AND I'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, HOW CAN I SAY IT? HOW DO YOU SAY IT? LIKE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, DRUG ADDICTS IN THE PROPERTY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I'VE EVEN RAN THEM OFF AND I, I I, I THOUGHT SHE WAS THE OWNER WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT. AND IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE? I'VE LOOKED FOR THE OWNER TOO. HE WON'T ANSWER THE DOOR. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW A GUY THAT WANTS TO BUY IT, BUT IS THERE, IS THERE A WAY I CAN GO ABOUT IT OR, I MEAN WHAT I MEAN YOU, YOU'D HAVE TO CALL THE, THE CITY STAFF OR POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OKAY, WELL JUST WONDERING 'CAUSE I KNOW SOMEBODY'S INTERESTED. THANK YOU. RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UH, IS THE ADJOURNMENT. SO, UH, MAKE A MOTION WE ADJOURN. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A A AYE. ALL OPPOSED, THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX OH, WE ADJOURNED AT 6:58 PM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK ALL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.