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TIME[CALL TO ORDER]
IS 6:00 PM WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER OF THE BUILDING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD.UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
[1. Approval of Minutes for March 4, 2024 BAAB]
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO PROVE THE MINUTES FROM MARCH FOUR, UH, 2024.I'LL LET THE, UH, BOARD HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO GO OVER THE MINUTES, AND THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, UH, FROM MARCH 4TH, 2024.
HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
I HAVE A MOTION, MS. OLIVER AND A SECOND BY MS. DIENER.
IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT? UH, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 4TH, 2024.
MOTION CARRIED BY VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.
[2. Hearing concerning Dangerous Structure located at 122 W. Grand Prairie Rd., Grand Prairie, Texas]
IS A HEARING CONCERNING DANGEROUS STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 22 WEST GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD.UH, TURNED OVER TO STAFF JUST A WELL, WE'RE BACK FOR 1 22 WEST GRAND PRAIRIE.
UH, REMINDER OF THE LOCATION REMINDER OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.
THE ORIGINAL HEARING THAT WE HAD SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, UH, AND IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING COME BACK IN 30 DAYS, COME BACK IN 30 DAYS FOR REPORTS.
AND INITIALLY, UH, THEY DID GET IT BOARDED UP AND SECURED.
SO THEY DID THAT WITHIN THE 30 DAY TIME PERIOD AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE TODAY.
UH, THEY, THEY WERE MOWING THE YARD AND EVERYTHING.
UH, WE HAD ASKED THEM TO CLEAN UP THE DEBRIS IN THAT BACK CORNER.
I, IT, I'M ASSUMING, CAME FROM THAT LOOKS LIKE A FOOTPRINT OF THAT HOUSE.
BUT WHAT THE, THE DEBRIS I WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS A BUNCH OF THAT FOAM STUFF THAT WAS THERE.
SO THE, THE, THE DEBRIS THAT CAN BE EASILY CARRIED OFF IS GONE.
THERE'S A STACK OF THAT CONCRETE BACK THERE.
SO, AND THEN, UH, THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, UH, THEY HAVE, UH, UH, APPLIED FOR A PERMIT, UH, REHAB AND AN ADDITION PERMIT, UH, SUBMITTED.
A, WHAT I CAN SEE IS A PRETTY FULL SET OF PLANS FOR DRAWINGS AND WHATNOT.
I'M NOT AN ARCHITECT OR AS ENGINEER, BUT LOOKED IMPRESSIVE.
AND THEY'VE, UH, THAT'S IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEW RIGHT NOW.
SO THIS WAS THE, OR ORIGINAL ADOPTED FINDINGS.
THEY REMAIN THE SAME AS YOU GOT ON YOUR, ON YOUR SHEETS.
AND THEN THIS WAS THE, WHERE THE ADOPTED ORDERS, THE ONLY TWO CHANGES WERE MADE LAST, LAST MONTH WAS THE, THE REMOVING OF THE DEBRIS TO SHOW PROGRESS.
AND, AND IT'S STILL TO COME BACK, UH, AND PROVIDE A TIMELINE OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, ACTIONS AND TIMELINE.
ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? NO QUESTIONS, STAFF.
IS THE, UH, IS THE OWNER HERE TONIGHT? YES, SIR.
IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
YES, MY NAME IS ROSA MARTINEZ.
AND MY ADDRESS 45 42 LARO, DALLAS, TEXAS.
AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
AND SO YOU HAVE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT AND PUT IN THE PLAN? YES.
AND SO HOW LONG DO YOU THINK, UH, HOW LONG, HOW LONG DO YOU, HOW LONG WHAT SIR? I'M SORRY.
I JUST, I'M A LITTLE LATE 'CAUSE I WAS AT WORK.
WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? UH, 1201 EGYPTIAN WAY, SIR.
AND, UH, I HEARD Y'ALL PUT IN SOME PLANS AND Y'ALL GOT A PERMIT.
UH, DO YOU MIND IF WE LOOK AT THOSE REAL QUICK? YEAH.
AND THEN, UH, THEY MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, UH, SOME PROGRESS.
SO WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE ARE YOU LOOKING AT HERE? AS FAR AS, UH, GETTING IT ALL FINISHED UP? YEAH, YEAH.
OR LIKE PHASE ONE AND YOU HAVE LIKE A, YOU GONNA DO IT IN CERTAIN
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PHASES? WELL, I WOULD SAY WE, WE'D PROBABLY FINISH OUT WITHIN EIGHT TO EIGHT MONTHS TO A YEAR.BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, UH, ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, THE NOT A MONEY SITUATION, NOT THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, BUT IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING TAKES TIME AND MONEY AND, YOU KNOW, UH, WE GETTING, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, PLUMBERS IN AND STUFF LIKE THAT, ELEC, ELECTRICIANS AND STUFF.
SO LET'S SAY ABOUT A YEAR, WOULD THAT BE FINE JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE? BUT WE'VE ALREADY PULLED OUR PERMITS.
WE JUST WANNA SHOW YOU GUYS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SERIOUS, SO.
AND WE, THE PLANS, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
HOW GOOD, HOW LONG ARE PERMITS GOOD FOR UNDER 80? UH, I BELIEVE IT'S 12 MONTHS.
I, AND SO YOU GOTTA DO LIKE PLUMBING WORK AND ELECTRICAL WORK AND YEAH.
YOU KNOW, GET IT ALL UP TO DATE.
THAT FIR THAT THAT PLAN IS MISSING THE ADDITION OF THE MASTER.
THE CITY ALREADY HAVE THEIR, THE CITY ALREADY HAS IT.
SO THERE, THAT'S IN, IN THE APPROVED IN THE, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? REVIEW, PHASE REVIEW.
AND THEN ANOTHER THING WAS THAT I THINK YOU GUYS WANTED IT CLEANED UP.
WE GOT SOME PICTURES HERE, BUT WE JUST TOOK, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S CLEAN AND FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE GO OUT THERE AND DUMP STUFF.
SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S SOME OF THE PROBLEMS SOMETIMES.
UM, BUT IF THEY'RE SHOWING PROGRESS, THEY CAN REQUEST AN EXTENSION FROM BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
SO, AND THE PERMIT IS A REHAB PERMIT, CORRECT? YES.
IN ADDITION TO REHAB BEEN COMPLETELY APPROVED YET, BUT IT'S IN REVIEW.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHEN THE EXPECTATION OF THE CITY WILL HAVE AN ANSWER AS FAR AS THE REVIEW, THE 8TH OF MARCH? IT, IT, IT USUALLY TAKES A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THEM TO RESPOND.
UM, AND THEN THEY COULD ASK FOR RESUBMITTAL IF THEY NEED MORE INFORMATION.
THEY COULD ASK FOR WHAT SIR? I, UH, A RESUBMITTAL.
SO WHAT, WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL LOOK AT YOUR, AT YOUR APPLICATION AND IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION THAT'S MISSING FOR THEM TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON THE APPROVAL, THEY'LL ASK YOU TO RESUBMIT WITH MORE INFORMATION, SIR.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME THAT YOU'VE, UH, UP TO THIS POINT COMPLIED SUBSTANTIALLY WHAT WE WAS ASKING FOR OR WHAT THE BOARD WAS ASKING FOR.
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO THINK WE'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, WE ALL WORK AND STUFF.
AND MOM'S RETIRED, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LITTLE TIME THING AND YOU KNOW, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, FUNDS TOO, BUT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA WORK TO MAKE FUN, SO.
UH, LET ME ASK THE BOARD IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS TO THE LEFT SAY, GONNA PRESENT.
RIGHT, I AGREE WITH THAT REGARD.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS WHEN IS WORK GONNA START? WHEN'S IT GONNA, YOU KNOW? MM-HMM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY, I MEAN, I KNOW THERE ARE PLANS IN PLACE, BUT WHEN DO YOU THINK ACTUAL WORK IS GONNA START? WE START PROBABLY ABOUT JUNE, JULY, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU GUYS AN IDEA.
THIS IS A FAMILY PROJECT, SO, YOU KNOW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD.
SO YOU'RE SAYING START JUNE, JULY, SO THE ONE YEAR IS FROM JUNE.
FROM JUNE TO JUNE, LET'S JUST SAY THAT.
WHEN WE STARTED DOING ALL THIS PROCESS TO, YOU KNOW, LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE'RE SERIOUS, YOU KNOW, SO MM-HMM
I KNOW IT'S A EYESORE, BUT WE'LL GET IT GOING.
WE JUST FEEL LIKE IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL, SO MM-HMM
ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? OKAY.
UH, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE NO, SIR.
DISCUSSION OR YOU SAYING YES, THAT'S WHAT THAT BOARD THAT THEY ONLY HAVE TO MEET THE MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS TO BE COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER? CORRECT.
SO, UH, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, YOU SAID AT THIS TIME? OKAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS, UH, PROPERTY? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
SEEING NONE, UH, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS? UH, NO.
AT THIS TIME, UH, I, I KNOW MY RECOMMENDATION AS FAR AS BOARD DISCUSSION IS CONCERNED.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO BRING THEM BACK IN 90 DAYS.
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YEP.BECAUSE THAT GIVES THEM THREE MONTHS TO START WORK.
AND THAT'D BE THE BEGINNING OF JULY, RIGHT? MM-HMM
AND THEN THEY CAN SHOW US SOME KIND OF PROGRESS MM-HMM
UH, AND, AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL THINK ABOUT THAT.
JUST FOR, JUST TO MAKE SURE I GOT CLARIFICATION.
I MEAN, THAT'S SO THEY CAN START, CORRECT, RIGHT? MM-HMM
AND AFTER THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME IF NEED OR WHATEVER MM-HMM
BUT THEY NEED TO START WITHIN THAT CORRECT IDEA THAT THEY SAY.
UH, AND SO, UH, WHAT WE'LL DO, WE'LL ADOPT THE ORDERS MM-HMM
UH, AND FINDINGS OF THE CITY AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
UH, BUT WE'LL POSTPONE AS FAR AS TAKING ACTION ON THOSE ITEMS FOR 90 DAYS, UH, BECAUSE WE WANNA SEE SOME PROGRESS AND SOME WORK BEING ACCOMPLISHED AT THAT PROPERTY.
I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO PUT THAT IN WORDS, BUT THAT'S MY MOTION.
UM, I KNOW THE BOARD WANTS TO GIVE AN EXTEND TO 90 DAYS TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD.
UM, I BELIEVE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, NOT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, BUT THE MEETING AFTER THE 90 DAYS WOULD BE JULY 1ST.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING THEM BACK JULY 1ST, UH, BOARD MEETING TO SHOW THEIR PROGRESS.
SO IS THAT, JUST TO CLARIFY, IS THAT AFTER THE 90 DAYS OR IS THAT BEFORE THE 90 DAYS? JULY 4TH IS AFTER THE 90 DAYS.
THE BOARD WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER DATE YOU EXTEND THE ORDER TO IS EITHER ON OR AFTER THE DATE THAT YOU PLAN ON BRINGING THEM BACK TO THE HEARING.
OTHERWISE THE BOARD MAY LOSE ITS JURISDICTION AND THEY MAY BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE ORDER.
SO YOU NEED TO EITHER BRING THEM BACK IN JUNE OR YOU NEED TO, UM, YOU EITHER NEED TO BRING THEM BACK IN JUNE AT THE JUNE MEETING, OR YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE EXTENDING THE TIME TO REPAIR, REMOVE, OR DEMOLISH TO JULY 1ST, WHICH IS BEYOND THE 90 DAYS.
MR. AE, WHAT IS THE 90TH DAY? THE 90TH DAY WOULD BE JUNE 30TH.
SO IF YOU'RE WANTING TO GIVE THEM THAT FULL 90 BEFORE YOU BRING THEM IN, THEN INSTEAD OF MAKING THE MOTION TO GIVE THEM 90 DAYS, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO REQUIRE THEM TO REPAIR, REMOVE, OR DEMOLISH BY JULY 1ST AND TO APPEAR AT THE JULY 1ST HEARING.
SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY GIVING THEM 91 DAYS, BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE IT WHERE GOTCHA.
THE, THE MEETING DATE IS AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE.
SO WE WANNA GIVE 'EM TO JULY 1ST TO REPAIR, DEMOLISH, OR REPLACEMENT.
AND THEN THEY NEED TO SHOW US SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS, RIGHT? THAT THEY'VE STARTED, RIGHT? UHHUH,
ALL IN FAVOR? OR DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND HAVE A MOTION.
UH, AND A SECOND, UH, THAT WE BRING BACK JULY 1ST.
THAT WOULD BE 91 DAYS, UH, TO SHOW, UH, SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS OR START WORK ON THE PROPERTY.
UH, UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
SEE WHAT ELSE IS ON THE AGENDA.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
AT THIS TIME.UH, IF ANY CITIZEN WOULD LIKE TO COME AND MAKE A COMMENT, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
AND YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO DO SO.
UH, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING JULY WHAT OF THIS YEAR, RIGHT? JULY.
TO WHAT TO REPAIR AND WHAT DEMOLISH.
REPLACE JUST TO SHOW THEM TO MADE PROGRESS.
YOU HAVE THE DUTY TO REPAIR, REMOVE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO US, US YOU HAVE TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE LAW SO THAT IT IS NO LONGER A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE.
OKAY? AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD HAS VOTED TO GIVE YOU UNTIL JULY 1ST TO DO SO.
BUT THEY'VE ALSO INVITED YOU BACK ON JULY 1ST TO PRESENT AND SHOW THAT YOU'VE MADE PROGRESS AND YOU DESERVE AND SHOULD BE GIVEN ADDITIONAL TIME.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU'LL GIVE ADDITIONAL TIME.
YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING TO WORK AND MAKE PROGRESS.
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YOU'LL SEE SOME GUYS OKAY? YOU'LL SEE SOME.ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD? STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD UNDER CITIZEN'S COMMENTS.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE ADJOURNMENT.
AND SO, UH, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:15 PM THANK YOU.
YOU JUST HAVE TO GET UP HERE AND SAY SOMETHING DIDN'T.