* 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. OKAY, [00:00:04] TIME [CALL TO ORDER] IS 6:00 PM WE'RE GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER OF THE BUILDING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD. UH, FIRST ITEM [1. Minutes of the Monday, January 6, 2025 BAAB ] ON THE AGENDA IS A MINUTES FROM, UH, MONDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 2025. SO I'LL GIVE, UH, THE BOARD A FEW MINUTES TO REVIEW THE MINUTES, AND THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. YES, MR. DAVIDSON? YES, SIR. WOULD YOU ENTERTAIN A MOTION? YES, SIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS, UH, PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MR. UH, KING. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. LUNA. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. THAT MOTION CARRIES BY 1 2 3 4 5 7 0. NEXT [2. Hearing concerning alleged Dangerous Structure(s) located at 1622 Ruea Street ] ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A HEARING CONCERNING ALLEGED DANGEROUS STRUCTURE LOCATED AT, UH, 1622 RUI STREET. UH, THE, UH, I THINK THE CITY WANTS TO POSTPONE THIS AND TABLE IT TO MAY, THE MAY MEETING WE DO. AND, UH, LET'S OUTLINE IT THERE. THERE'S, WE FOUND THAT MULTIPLE STRUCTURES ARE ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY THAT WE DEEMED TO PROBABLY BE DANGEROUS. WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THAT WE GIVE PROPER NOTICE OF ALL THE STRUCTURES TO THE OWNER BEFORE WE PRESENT IT. SO WE'RE REQUESTING TO TABLE THIS TO A LATER DATE. SO DO WE NEED TO ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK? UM, THAT'S UP TO YOU. WHAT'S HIS NAME? JUAN. MR. REYES, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK NOW OR, OR YOU WANNA WAIT AND JUST COME BACK IN MAY? 'CAUSE THE, THE CITY WANTS TO TABLE THIS IN MAY TILL, TILL THE NEXT MEETING. YOU SAID MAY UHHUH SAID THAT IT'S NOT LIVABLE THAT HE'S ASKING IF HE, HE GOT A LETTER AND RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL THAT HE CAN'T LIVE THERE. I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THERE'S MULTIPLE STRUCTURES INSTEAD OF ONE. WE DIDN'T RED TAG IT. CAN YOU ASK HIM TO BRING A LETTER? THIS IS JUST A LETTER GIVING HIM NOTICE OF THE HEARING TODAY. WE'LL SEND OUT A NEW, MORE DETAILED LETTER, UM, BEFORE THE MET HEARING. OKAY. THIS A A, HE IS STILL ALLOWED TO LIVE THERE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED TO CITY CODE AND HE CAN CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THE FILM NUMBER PROVIDED THEY CAN SPEAK WITH HIM PRIOR TO THAT MEETING. AL CODE ENFORCEMENT, [00:05:06] ENFORCEMENT, KAREN, DOES THAT MAKE THIS? UH, YES, I BELIEVE SO. THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ, SIR. OKAY. SO THE CITY'S RECOMMENDED THAT WE, UH, THAT WE TABLED, UH, THIS ONE TILL THE MAY MEETING. AND SO, UH, I'M GONNA NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND AND A VOTE. SO I, UH, HAVE A SECOND ON THAT. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. 1 3 4. VOTE IS SEVEN ZERO. UH, NEXT [3. Hearing concerning alleged Dangerous Structure(s) located at 1605 Acosta Street ] ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A HEARING CONCERNING DANGEROUS STRUCTURE LOCATED AT, UH, 1605 ACOSTA STREET STAFF. YES, IT'S 60 TO FIVE ACOSTA. THAT'S OVER IN EAST. OH, YOU SEE WHERE IT IS? UH, THAT'S BELTLINE AND MARSHALL. IT'S TO THE NORTH OF BELTLINE, AND I MEAN TO THE NORTH OF MARSHALL, AND, UH, AND WEST OF BELTLINE. THAT'S THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE. UH, YOU CAN SEE THE HOLE IN THE ROOF IN THE TOP. THAT'S MORE RECENT HERE. THE CODE OFFICER WENT OUT AND EVIDENTLY THAT TREE THAT'S THERE, UH, SHE WAS INVESTIGATING THE FACT THAT THE LIMBS WERE HANGING OVER THE SIDEWALK AND IT'S WORSE NOW THAN IT WAS. AND, UH, UH, AND SAW THE HOLE IN THE ROOF. SO SHE BEGAN WORKING AT CALLING AND CONTACTING THE HOMEOWNER. THE HOMEOWNER, UH, IS SAYING, YOU KNOW, SHE, SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO FIX THINGS. SHE WAS GONNA, SHE WAS TRYING TO GET IT FIXED. UH, SHE'S, BUT WE'VE TRIED TO, TRIED TO TALK TO HER AND TRIED TO WORK WITH HER. SHE'S BEEN NOT ASCC SUCCESSFUL GETTING, UH, AID EITHER FROM THE CITY OR CAN'T GET IT. AND SHE'S GONE BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO GET CONTRACTORS AND WHATNOT. BUT IT, BOTTOM LINE, IT HASN'T HAPPENED. AND, UH, SHE STILL HASN'T THE FUNDS TO, TO FIX IT, BUT IT'S GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN. UH, YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S A WINDOW BROKEN OUT IN THE BACK. IT'S MESSY BACK THERE. IT'S, IT HASN'T BEEN MAINTAINED ON THE EVENING. AND THE OUTSIDE, UH, CODE MET WITH THE, WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. SHE ALLOWED US TO GO INSIDE AND, AND LOOK. UH, SO YOU, YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE, WE FOUND. YOU CAN SEE LIGHT COMING, THAT'S, THAT'S DAYLIGHT THROUGH THAT HOLE IN THE ROOF. UH, LACK OF ROOF, ROOF MAINTENANCE LED TO COLLAPSE OF THE CEILING WARP, WARPED, WARPED ROOF DECKING AND WATER DAMAGE TO TRUSSES. AND SO LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS LISTED UNDER THE DANGEROUS STRUCTURE. ORDINANCE 29 28, UH, FOUR. DAMAGE TO THE EXTENS STRUCTURAL STRENGTH HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. POTENTIAL CAUSES INJURY POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY BY BECOMING DISLODGED. YOU NOTICE THAT A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BECOME DISLODGED. DAMAGE HAS COMPROMISED OF RESISTANCE TO THE WIND. ANYTIME THERE'S A HOLE IN THE ROOF, THE WIND GETS UNDER THE ROOF. THAT'S, THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS. UH, PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED DUE TO DILAPIDATION DETERIORATION. YOU CAN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THINGS HAVE FALLEN OUT, FALLING DOWN. OH, SHOOT, SORRY, LET ME GET BACK HERE. 12 IS SO DAP 29, 28 12. SO DILAPIDATED OR DETERIORATED. IT'S AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE TO CHILDREN OR VAGRANT MAINTAIN IN VIOLATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE CONDITION OF BUILDINGS. PROPERTY IS UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION. YOU CAN, YOU CAN SEE WHY THAT MIGHT BE. AND IN SUCH A CONDITION IS THE CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC NUISANCE. THE FACT THAT THE WINDOW'S BROKEN OUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAN GO IN THERE KIND OF WHENEVER WE'VE SECURED IT PROBABLY SINCE, BUT THAT'S WAS WHAT WAS HAPPENING. SO WE RECOMMEND FINDINGS OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. NOTICE OF THIS HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE OWNER LIEN HOLDER AND OTHER PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1605 ACOSTA STREET. THE PROPERTY, THE RESIDENCE LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY, THE STRUCTURE CONTAINS HOLES IN THE ROOF THAT HAVE LED TO DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE, INCLUDING A COLLAPSED CEILING AND WARPING OF THE ROOF DECK. THE STRUCTURE IS VACANT AND SHOWS SIGN OF VANDALISM AND UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS. THE STRUCTURE CONTAINS A MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. THE STRUCTURE IS A SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN GRAND PRAIRIE CODE OF ORDINANCES 29 DASH 18, 12 7, 9, AND 11. AND THE STRUCTURE IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN GRAND PRAIRIE CODE OF ORDINANCES, SECTION 29 28, 4 5 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, AND 17, WHICH I SUMMARIZED EARLIER, [00:10:02] STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDERS. OWNER SHALL ENSURE THE STRUCTURE IS REPAIRED, REMOVED, OR DEMOLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDER. ANY PERSON HAVING AN INTEREST IN THE STRUCTURE MAY REMOVE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE AT SUCH PERSON'S OWN RISK TO PREVENT THE ACQUIRING OF A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND UPON WHICH THE STRUCTURE STANDS. SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED AT ITS DISCRETION TO REPAIR, REMOVE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE IN ANY ACCESSORY REQUIRED TO BE DEMOLISHED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 PER DAY FOR EACH DAY THAT THE STRUCTURE CONTINUES TO BE IN VIOLATION, UNLESS SAID STRUCTURE IS A HOMESTEAD, IN WHICH CASE THE AMOUNT OF THE CIVIL FIN SHALL BE REDUCED AS REQUIRED OF A TEXAS LAW. ANY EXPENSES OWED TO THE CITY BY THE OWNER WILL BE BILLED TO THE OWNER. FAILURE TO PAY THE CHARGES WILL RESULT IN A LIEN PLACED ON THE PROPERTY. SUCH COST, PENALTIES OR EXPENSES SHALL ACCRUE INTEREST AT A RATE OF 10% PER ANNUM. THE CITY SHALL HAVE ALL REMEDIES PROVIDED BY LAW TO RECOVER MONEY OWED THE CITY, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY. UNLESS IT IS A HOMESTEAD PROTECTED BY THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION, ANY SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? NO QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO QUESTIONS, STAFF. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER, UH, JILL MALONE, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT. MY NAME IS JILL MALONE. I'M THE OWNER OF 1605 ACOSTA. UH, TODAY I DID RECEIVE THE LETTER OF THIS MEETING. I DIDN'T KNOW, UH, PRIOR TO THIS THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE THINGS NEEDED AND NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE HOME. I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL MAYBE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT THE GRAND PRAIRIE OFFERED, UH, GRAND PRAIRIE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. I HAVE APPLIED AND UNDERSTAND THAT I'M ON A WAITING LIST AND WORKING WITH HILLARY TO FIND OUT THE INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO FINANCIALLY MAKE A MOVE WITH THEIR HOME. I KNOW THE CITY HAS BEEN GRACIOUS WITH ME AND THE REPAIR OF THIS HOME. I PERSONALLY HAD GONE THROUGH TRAUMA AND AM RECOVERING, SO I THINK I'M, I'M GLAD ABOUT THAT. BUT I AM IN PROCESS AND WITH THE LETTER THAT I RECEIVED TODAY, UM, I STOPPED BY TO GET THE MAIL AND IT SAID THE MEETING TODAY. SO WHO I DID CONTACT IS I TALKED TO HILLARY, WHICH I APPLIED FOR THAT PROCESS. AND I KNOW THERE'S A WAITING LIST. ALSO TALKED TO THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S BEEN STANDING BY. HE ACTUALLY SENT AN EMAIL TO SAY THAT HE'S STANDING BY TO HELP ME. ONCE I RECEIVED THE FINANCES, UM, THROUGH HIM, I ALSO HAVE CONTACTED BODE WHO IS WITH CHASE BANK, AND THAT'S WHERE I PLAN TO CONTINUE MY PROCESS OF FINANCES TO CONTINUE IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO ON, UH, THE PROPERTY. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I STAND, UM, SINCE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE LAST MONTH, AND THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. I NEVER KNEW ABOUT, I WISH I KNEW EARLIER ABOUT THE GRAND PRAIRIE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. I WOULD'VE APPLIED LONG TIME AGO. UH, BUT SINCE I DIDN'T, I DID, WHEN I FIND OUT, FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, I DID IT. AND EVEN TODAY PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, UM, I TALKED BACK WITH HILLARY SO THAT I CAN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE, ON ONLINE, BUT TO MEET HER, TO SEE EVEN WHAT ELSE THAT I POSSIBLY COULD QUALIFY TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS PROCESS. AND WALKING IN, I DID MEET, UM, [00:15:01] MY MORTGAGE REPRESENTATIVE. HE'S HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF HE WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OR WHAT HE WOULD NEED TO DO AT THIS POINT, BUT HE IS HERE. I AM CURRENT ON THE, UM, YOU KNOW, MY, THE PAYMENT. I JUST NOT THERE, BUT IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON IT, HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED THE PROPERTY? I'VE OWNED THAT PROPERLY SINCE 1988, I BELIEVE. IS THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF MY, OKAY. 1988 MAYBE? MM-HMM . AND THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN 2023, CORRECT? UM, IN JUNE OF 2023. SO I KNOW THERE WAS A FINE, THERE WAS SOME ROOF REPAIRS NEEDED OR SOMETHING. UHHUH SOME FINE. MM-HMM . WAS, WAS THOSE WELL, IT WAS A FINE, UH, IT DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T STATED AS TO WHAT, IT WAS JUST FINE FROM THE CITY THAT I PAID AND HAVE RECEIVED ANOTHER FINE. UH, I KNOW I GOT THE NOTICE. I KNOW I GOT THE FINE. I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE FINANCES AND AT THE TIME I JUST DIDN'T, I, I, I HATE TO COME TO, TO THIS PLACE AND BE STAND BEFORE YOU, UH, AS LIKE, UH, JUST HUMBLED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IN MY STATE. RIGHT. THAT I WAS IN. I'M JUST, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET SOME INFORMATION FROM YOU IS LIKE MM-HMM . 'CAUSE FROM THE DOCUMENTATION, I SEE IT SAID BASICALLY IN JUNE 27TH, 2023, YOU GOT A, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ROOF. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE SAME HOLE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. THAT'S THE SAME HOLE OR NOT, YOU KNOW MM-HMM . OR IF IT WAS A DIFFERENT HOLE BACK THEN. THE SAME HOLE YOU MM-HMM . OKAY. AND SO HOW LONG HAVE HAS THAT HOUSE BEEN VACANT? IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AT LEAST FIVE TO SIX YEARS. OKAY. AND WHAT, WHAT IS, WHAT, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO TO IT? I WANNA REPAIR THE HOUSE. UHHUH. , AND THAT'S THE MAIN THING. I WANT THE HOUSE TO BE REPAIRED. YEAH. OKAY. LET ME SEE IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS. LET ME, UH, ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? GO AHEAD. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO YOU'VE BEEN OWNING THE HOUSE SINCE 1988. HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU LIVED IN THE HOME? AT LEAST, AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS, I BELIEVE. NOW HAVE YOU BEEN USING IT AS A RENTAL PROPERTY? MM-HMM. IT'S JUST BEEN VACANT. MM-HMM . AND SO ARE YOUR PLANS TO MOVE BACK IN THE HOUSE? IT'S A ONCE THE HOUSE IS IN ORDER? YES. OKAY. I WOULD LOVE TO, THE THING, I WANTED TO LIVE THERE AS WELL AS SINCE I HAVE REALLY TRULY INVESTED MONEY THERE MM-HMM . I WANTED TO LEAVE IT FOR MY KIDS. MM-HMM . UH, YOU KNOW, I WANTED THEM TO HAVE A, AN INHERITANCE FOR ME. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED. BUT IF I COULD GET THE, GET BACK IN MY HOME, I WOULD, THAT'S MY GOAL ANYWAYS. MM-HMM . TO BE BACK. ARE YOU CURRENTLY LIVING IN ANOTHER HOME? I'M LIVING WITH MY SISTER. OKAY. ARE THE KIDS IN A POSITION TO HELP GET THE HOUSE UP TO STANDARD? WELL, MY SON CAME TODAY TO BE WITH ME, AND, AND SO MY KIDS ARE OLDER SO THEY CAN, THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE 27 AND 24, SO THEY'RE STARTING IN, THEY'RE IN THEIR LIVES. MM-HMM . BUT, UM, I'M JUST IN A BETTER PLACE TODAY THAN I WAS THEN. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG THE WAITING LIST IS? DID HILLARY TELL YOU THAT? SHE SAID AT LEAST A YEAR. MM. YEAH. SO TALKING WITH THE, UH, CONTRACTOR AND WORKING WITH THE CITY, I KNOW THAT IT COULDN'T BE COMPLETELY DONE, BUT IF I COULD REPAIR THE ROOF, UH, CLEAN IT OUT, UM, GET IT IN A STATE WHERE IT WOULD BE STABLE UNTIL OTHER FUNDINGS COULD COME, I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO DO THAT. IS THERE INSURANCE ON THE PROPERTY? IT WAS UP [00:20:01] UNTIL THIS MONTH. SO A ROOF CLAIM COULD NOT BE MADE. UM, I HAD PREVIOUSLY DID A ROOF CLAIM AT ONE TIME. MM-HMM . BUT AFTER I LITERALLY WALKED AWAY, I DIDN'T EVER DO IT BECAUSE WHEN THEY CAME OUT THAT TIME THEY SAID IT, IT DIDN'T, IT DIDN'T. AND IT PROBABLY DID, BUT I JUST WASN'T IN A MENTAL CAPACITY TO WALK OR DO FIGHT FOR IT. MM-HMM . OR DO WHATEVER I NEEDED TO DO. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . MM-HMM . IS YOUR CONTRACTOR WILLING TO TAKE, UM, PAY AS HE GOES OR SHE GOES? I'M SURE HE WOULD BE. HE ACTUALLY, UM, I HAVE AN EMAIL FROM HIM THAT HE JUST SENT MM-HMM . AND HE SAID HE WOULD EVEN HAVE BEEN HERE HAD HE KNOWN THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE TODAY. OKAY. SO SOMEONE THAT WOULD HELP ME. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . LAST QUESTION. JUST TO GET THE ROOF REPAIRED, THE HOLE REPAIRED, GET IT CLEANED UP AND GET IT SECURED. IS HE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS? IT'S A POSSIBILITY. ABILITY, SINCE HE'S NOT HERE, I COULDN'T ANSWER THAT FOR HIM. MM-HMM . OKAY. OKAY. YOU KNOW, THANK YOU. MM-HMM . THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? NO, YOUR HONOR. OKAY. WE HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND THAT, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? YES. SO WHAT HAPPENS AT THIS POINT? WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE AND SEE. OKAY. OKAY. SEE WHAT HAPPENS. OKAY. THANK YOU. HEARING, MAKE SURE THERE'S NOBODY ELSE PRESENT SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE, ANY AUDIENCE, ANY AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPERTY? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. KYLE PIZA. UM, SPELLED P-I-E-T-R-Z-A-K. AND I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH BARRETT DIN. I REPRESENT MID FIRST, UH, MORTGAGE COMPANY, THE LIEN HOLDER ON THE PROPERTY. OKAY. UM, I'M HERE ON RELATIVELY SHORT NOTICE, SO I DON'T, HAVEN'T HAD REALLY MUCH OF A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE HOMEOWNER. UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU SHE IS CURRENT, WHICH MAKES THIS A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY TO BE HERE ON A CURRENT, ON A CURRENT PROPERTY IN THIS SITUATION. SO, UM, WE'D LIKE TO GIVE HER AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. UM, AND, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S, SHE WANTS TO DO IT, SO, UM, WE COULDN'T BE HAPPY WITH HER AS A BORROWER. UM, AND, UH, WE WOULD JUST LIKE, AS MUCH POSSIBLE TIME AS WE CAN AS WELL, NO MATTER WHAT THE DECISION IS. MAYBE THIS IS, MAYBE IT'S UNUSUAL FOR ME TO ASK THIS QUESTION, BUT, UH, IT'S THE MORTGAGE COMPANY. UH, WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE FOR BEING HERE? UH, OUR PURPOSE IN BEING HERE IS TO SHOW THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN THE, UH, THE PANEL'S DECISION AND, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RECEIVING COMMUNICATION, UM, FROM THE PANEL AS TO WHAT THE PROCESS WILL BE. UM, REALLY NOT HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR ANY SIDE, MORE SO JUST TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, IN THE LOOP ON THINGS. GO AHEAD. THE CITY ALWAYS PROVIDES NOTICE TO THE LIEN HOLDERS BECAUSE OUR LIEN CAN TAKE PRIORITY OVER THEIR LIEN IF WE GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING AND AWARENESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON. GOTCHA. IS, IS, UH, AND YOU MAY NOT BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, BUT I'M GONNA ASK IT ANYWAY, IS, IS THERE ANY WAY, LIKE THE MORTGAGE COMPANY THAT MIGHT, COULD, UH, DO LIKE A REFINANCE OR DO A HOME LOAN, YOU KNOW, AND HELP HER OUT WITH SOME OF THESE REPAIRS? UH, YOU MAY NOT BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I, I NEED TO ASK IT ANYWAY. UH, I AM NOT PREPARED TO AN, UH, TO ANSWER THAT TODAY, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY FORWARD THAT ALONG TO THEM, UM, EXPLAINING, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTIONS THAT WENT ON HERE THAT THE HOMEOWNER DID APPEAR, UM, WHAT SHE TESTIFIED TO, AND, UH, TO GIVE MY IMPRESSIONS THAT IF THERE EVER WAS A SITUATION, THIS, THIS MAY BE A GOOD ONE. GOTCHA. LEMME SEE IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO. NO. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? I DO. GO AHEAD. MY QUESTION'S GONNA BE FOR MS. MALONE. UH, MS. MALONE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE DECISION OF THIS, UH, THIS COMMITTEE, UM, IS, UM, IF WE WERE TO GRANT A REASONABLE EXTENSION TO, FOR YOU TO GET THE AFFAIRS AND GET, GET SOME WORK DONE ON THIS, [00:25:01] REALISTICALLY, HOW QUICK COULD SOMETHING TAKE PLACE ON THIS PROPERTY AND WORK GET STARTED OR A PERMIT GET PULLED? UM, WELL WITH DEFINITELY IN THE 30 DAYS FOR MOVEMENT TO MAKE PLAY BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR WOULD NEED TO, UH, THE HOUSE WOULD NEED TO BE CLEANED OUT, UM, IF THAT CAN HAPPEN. AND THEN FROM THERE WE GO FORWARD. UM, I ACTUALLY TODAY, UM, WITH THE LOAN WITH THE CONTRACTOR, GOT A NUMBER OF, UH, MR. BODE, HE'S WITH CHASE BANKING. UH, AND I, I DIDN'T REALIZE CHASE DID EQUITY, SO, UM, HE WOULDN'T BE, HE'S OVER SOME PART OF THE BANK AND IF I COULD MEET, CALL HIM TOMORROW, I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE EMAIL THAT, UH, I WAS, THAT COULD RECEIVE TO SEE HIS COMMUNICATIONS TO ME. UH, BUT IF I COULD, THAT COULD START THE PROCESS, UH, OF A REPAIR THAT HOME. OKAY. THE, THE CONTENTS IN THE HOME THAT, THAT'S STILL THERE ARE, ARE, ARE ALL THOSE CONTENTS TO BE, UH, DISPOSED OF AND REMOVED? OR THE, WHAT, WHAT'S, WHAT'S YOUR, UH, PLANS FOR THE CONTENTS THAT ARE INSIDE THE HOUSE? PRETTY MUCH, MOST, PROBABLY ABOUT 90% THIS REMOVED. OKAY. UM, I JUST WALKED AWAY WITH A, WITH A BAG, SO THERE'S ANYTHING THAT COULD BE, UH, REMINDER. I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT IF IT'S NOT CONTAMINATED. SURE. YEAH. SO WITH WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS THAT YOU GUYS ARE THE NEXT, THE, THE NEXT, THE DAYS THAT COME THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON IT, THE, THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE HOUSE THAT COULD BE REMOVED, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD START WORKING ON, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S THE, UH, THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPERTY? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. UM, HELLO. GOOD EVENING. UM, MY NAME IS DENNIS ALLEN. I'M HER SON. UM, I'M NO CONTRACTOR. WHAT IS, WHAT IS YOUR ADDRESS? WHAT IS YOUR ADDRESS? YOUR ADDRESS ADDRESS? 6 7 4 STONE H. OKAY. UM, I AM NO, UM, NO CONTRACTOR BY ANY MEANS. I'M A BARBER, BUT I DO MY PART IN TRYING TO MAKE AN EFFORT INTO THE HOUSE ALONG WITH THE NEIGHBOR, MR. RODNEY. UM, WE DO TRY TO, YOU FEEL ME, KEEP IT PRESENTABLE IN THE FRONT. WE TRY TO MAINTAIN THE LINE, MAINTAIN THE BUSHES. UM, I GO BY WHEN I CAN. I DO LIVE MY OWN LIFE, BUT, UM, I DO COME BY WHEN I CAN JUST TO CLEAN UP THE HOUSE, GET ALL THE TRASH, WHATEVER, LITTER ON THE STREET OR WHATEVER IS THERE JUST TO MAKE THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE PRESENTABLE, EVEN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE MOW LAWN WHEN I CAN. UH, AND JUST TRY TO MAKE AN EFFORT INTO THE HOUSE. SO JUST, IT'S NOT LIKE, IT'S JUST TOTALLY ABANDONED. IT IS JUST WHEN MY MOM LEFT MY, WE WAS TOOKEN FROM MY MOM, BASICALLY. LIKE MY POPS WAS JUST, UM, CUSTODIAL THING, BUT THAT WAS A LOT OF TRAUMA FOR BOTH OF US. SO I COULD SEE HER LEAVING THE HOUSE AND IT IS JUST, SHE IS AWARE OF THE HOUSE AND SHE IS TRYING TO MAKE AN EFFORT ON THE HOUSE. IT'S JUST NOT ABANDONED, BUT IT IS IN THE STATE. IT IS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. LEMME SEE IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT, SIR. HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. WELL, ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? GO AHEAD. NO, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPERTY? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. ALRIGHT. SO WE NEED TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST, THEN ADD DISCUSSION AFTER THAT. RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON, UH, 1605 ACOSTA STREET. AND SO NOW THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON HIS PROPERTY FROM THE BOARD? THE PRO LET ME ASK YOU. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT IS, UH, PROPERTY SECURED AT THIS TIME? NO, I THINK SO. IT'S NOT, IT IS NOT SECURED? NO. THE, THE WINDOW IS BROKEN. OKAY. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . SO WE, WE'D LIKE TO AMEND OUR ORDERS MM-HMM . TO INCLUDE SECURING THE PROPERTY. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD IS THE FIRST THING, WHATEVER THE RECOMMENDATION IS. MM-HMM . IF YOU NEED TO GIVE MORE TIME, THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS SECURE THAT PROPERTY. MM-HMM . CORRECT. THANK YOU. GO [00:30:01] AHEAD. IF THE BOARD WISHES TO GIVE IN EXCESS OF 30 DAYS, THE BOARD WILL ALSO NEED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL FINDING THAT THE WORK CANNOT BE REASONABLY COMPLETED WITHIN 30 DAYS. WHEN'S OUR NEXT MEETING? MAY 5TH, MAY. WHEN YOU SAY THE WORK CANNOT BE COMPLETED, ARE YOU REFERRING TO JUST SECURING IT? I, I'M TALKING ABOUT BRINGING IT ENTIRELY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. SO REAL, SO REALISTICALLY FROM NOW UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING, WE KNOW THAT IT WON'T BE BROUGHT UP TO COMPLIANCE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY. RIGHT? RIGHT. UM, BUT I, I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS WE CAN GET THE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE PROPERTIES SECURED. YES. UM, START WORKING ON THE CONTENTS OF THE HOUSE. UM, AT LEAST ON THOSE TWO THINGS. UM, I AM NOT PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN CONTENTS OF THE HOUSE. I THINK THAT'S TIME AND MONEY THAT COULD BE UTILIZED LATER. SURE. IT'S SECURING A HOLE IN THE ROOF. IT'S SECURING THE BROKEN WINDOW AND CLEANING OUT, UH, CLEANING UP THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. 'CAUSE WE HAVE NEIGHBORS TO CONSIDER . ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEE, NONE. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. WORD THAT MOTION. YEAH. . THAT'S EXACTLY, I THINK, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? AND I CAN HELP YOU. UM, I, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A MOTION? I, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF NOBODY ELSE HAS NO HAVE AT IT. MR. KING . I, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, THAT WE, UM, HAVE THE OUTSIDE OF THE PROPERTY CLEANED UP THE, THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, TAKEN CARE OF THE LAWN, THE TREES DRAIN, UM, GET THE ROOF SECURE, AND, UM, SECURE THE BROKEN BACK WINDOW WITHIN 30 DAYS UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING. UH, THIS IS WHERE IT GETS TRICKY, BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T, IF THE ORDER DOES NOT COMPLY WITH CITY'S FULL, UM, WHAT'S THE WORD HERE? UM, UM, STANDARD, UH, COMPLIANCE, STANDARD OF LIVING. WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO BE THE CONSEQUENCE? AND I CAN HELP YOU WITH WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET. . THE, THE, BASICALLY IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, LET'S GET, LET'S GET THE PROPERTY CLEANED UP THE WINDOW SECURE AND THE ROOF SECURE. COME BACK TO OUR NEXT MEETING AND REPORT BACK THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE THERE. AND LET'S TAKE THAT MEETING TO THE NEXT STEP AND SEE, LOOK AT WHAT'S BEEN DONE OR WHAT HASN'T BEEN DONE. AND THEN MOVE ACCORDINGLY. WOULD LIKE A PLAN, LIKE A DETAILED PLAN, CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. SO IF YOU INTEND TO DECLARE THE STRUCTURE DANGEROUS AT THE POINT IN TIME YOU DECLARE THE STRUCTURE DANGEROUS, YOU HAVE TO GIVE AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS. IF YOU DO NOT DECLARE THE STRUCTURE DANGEROUS TODAY, THEN THAT MEANS YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO, UM, AT THE NEXT MEETING. IF YOU DECLARE IT DANGEROUS, THEN YOU'D HAVE TO GIVE AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS. MM-HMM . OKAY. SO IF YOU WANTED TO DECLARE THE STRUCTURE DANGEROUS TODAY, IT WOULD START THE TIMELINE, BUT YOU ALSO NEED TO GIVE A DEFINITIVE DATE TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. SO LONG AS THAT DATE IS AFTER THE HEARING, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXTEND THE DATE PRESUMING THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, UM, OR WHATEVER YOU WANT. YOU, YOU'RE WELCOME TO EXTEND IT AS LONG AS THE ORDER HAS NOT YET EXPIRED. SO DOES THE DECLARATION OF THE DANGEROUS STRUCTURE NEED TO BE STATED IN THE, UH, MOTION? WELL, IT, IT DEPENDS. SO IF YOU ARE WANTING TO ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND ORDERS, THAT IS PART OF ONE OF THEIR RECOMMENDED ORDERS. UM, CURRENTLY, ALAN, CAN YOU PLEASE SHOW THE RECOMMENDED ORDERS? CURRENTLY THE RECOMMENDED ORDERS [00:35:01] WOULD GIVE THEM 30 DAYS TO BRING THE STRUCTURE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS. SO YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO LEAVE THAT AT 30 DAYS. YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO EXTEND IT, OR YOU COULD CHOOSE TO COMPLETELY VARY IT. UM, YOU, IF YOU WANT TO ADOPT IT AS IS, YOU WOULD SAY, I WANT TO ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDED FINDINGS IN ORDERS, BUT ALSO MODIFY THEM TO ADD. AND THEN YOU WANNA GET WHAT ADDITIONAL FINDINGS OR ORDERS YOU WANT TO ADD TO IT. OKAY. IS THAT CLEAR AS MUCH? UM, IS THAT A TRICK QUESTION? ? SO, SO, SO THE REAL QUESTION IS IN YOUR MOTION MM-HMM . IS IT YOUR INTENT THAT IT BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE NEXT MEETING? AND WHEN WE SAY BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMAL HOUSING STANDARDS OKAY. WHICH THEN WOULD FIT WHAT I'M ALREADY SECURING THE PROPERTY MM-HMM . WELL, SO YOU COULD SAY, I MOVE TO ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND ORDERS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT IT BE THE PROPERTY BE SECURED WITHIN, UM, PRIOR TO THE NEXT HEARING, AND THAT THE LAWN BE MAINTAINED AND ANY EXTERIOR NUISANCES BE CLEANED UP PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING, AND THAT THE OWNER APPEAR AT THE NEXT MEETING TO PRESENT A PLAN AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER EXTENDING THE ORDER. OKAY. SO THAT'S ONE OPTION. YOUR OTHER OPTION IS YOU COULD JUST GO AHEAD AND EX ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND ORDERS AND GO AHEAD AND EXTEND OUT THE DATE FOR THE OVERALL COMPLETION. BUT SET INTERIM DEADLINES IF YOU DO THAT, IF SHE FAILS TO MEET THOSE INTERIM DEADLINES, YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY RECOURSE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT, YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE THE ORDER LONGER. YOU CANNOT MAKE IT SHORTER. DOOR NUMBER ONE. YEAH. , IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? , LEMME LEMME WITH TRACK MY MOTION. UH, THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A SECOND. IS THERE ANY OTHER THAT'S FOR QUESTION THE DISCUSSION. UM, WELL I THINK I WANNA MAKE A MOTION, GO AHEAD. OKAY. THAT WE ADOPT STAFF'S FINDINGS WITH A MODIFICATION. OKAY. THAT SHE APPEARS HERE AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING ON MAY 5TH WITH A DETAILED PLAN OF NEXT STEPS OF HOW TO BRING THE HOUSE INTO COMPLIANCE CITY COMPLIANCE THIRTY, SIXTY, NINETY ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DAY PLAN FROM HER CONTRACTOR. WE WANNA SEE A THIRTY, SIXTY, NINETY ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DAY PLAN FROM THE CONTRACTOR ADOPT STAFF'S PLAN, SECURE THE PROPERTY WITHIN 30 DAYS. WE'RE GONNA MODIFY IT TO SECURE THE PROPERTY WITHIN 30 DAYS TO CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY FRONT AND BACK WITHIN 30 DAYS. SHE COMES BACK TO OUR MEETING ON MAY 5TH WITH A DETAILED PLAN FROM HER CONTRACTOR ON WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS AFTER MAY 5TH, AND THEN THE NEXT 30 DAYS UNTIL WE SEE WHERE WE CAN GET THIS BACK UP TO HOUSING STANDARDS, CITY HOUSING STANDARDS. AM I MAKING MYSELF CLEAR? YES. YES. OKAY. OKAY. SO YOU'RE ADOPTING STAFF'S RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND ORDERS, CORRECT? CORRECT. WITH THE MODIFICATION THAT SHE SECURE THE PROPERTY. AND DID YOU ALSO WANT THE NUISANCES REMOVED FROM THE YARD OR, YES. SO SHE SECURED THE PROPERTY, REMOVED THE NUISANCES FROM THE EXTERIOR YARD AND KEEP THE STRUCTURE SECURE FROM ENTRY UNTIL THE STRUCTURE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. AND THAT SHE APPEAR AT THE NEXT BUILDING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD MEETING ON MAY 5TH WITH A DETAILED PLAN FROM A CONTRACTOR, WHICH INCLUDES A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE NEXT 30, 60, 90, [00:40:01] AND 120 DAYS. THAT'S CORRECT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED THAT MOTION CARRIED BY A VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO. NEXT ITEM [4. Hearing concerning alleged Dangerous Structure located at 4850 Autumn Hill ] ON THE AGENDA IS A HEARING CONCERNING DANGEROUS STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 48 50 AUTUMN HILL STAFF. DANGER STRUCTURE, 48 50 AUTUMN HILL. THIS IS DOWN, UH, WEST OF CARRIER, EAST OF ROBINSON, JUST BELOW BELOW. POLO. POLO, OOPS. DID THAT AGAIN. THIS IS AT THE END OF A CUL-DE-SAC. IT'S A TWO STORY. IT'S A REALLY NICE HOUSE IN A VERY NICE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND, UH, SO THAT'S THE OUTSIDE, THAT'S THE BROKEN WINDOW THAT WAS THERE. WE'VE GOT A BOARDED UP. YOU CAN'T SEE THE BOARD BEHIND THE TREE AND THAT'S A MESS ON THE OUTSIDE. MORE YOU CAN SEE ON THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT THAT THAT'S, THAT'S A PARKWAY OR WHATEVER AT THE END. SO IT'S A REALLY NICE PROPERTY. MM-HMM . THE ROOF IS DETERIORATING. THE EDGE IS THERE. THERE'S AN ACTUAL HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE ROOF. . SO A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS BASED ON WATER RECORDS. IT APPEARS THE HOUSE HAS BEEN OCCU UNOCCUPIED SINCE 2012. WOW. SINCE 2012. THERE HAVE BEEN 44 CO CASES AT THIS LOCATION. WOW. 37 CASES FOR HIGH GRASS AND LEADS FOUR FOR DILAPIDATED FENCE, TWO FOR TRASH AND DEBRIS, THREE FOR SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE. AND UP UNTIL THIS DAY WE HAVE ALMOST $9,000 IN UNPAID FEES. WOW. UH, I THOUGHT THIS CAME BEFORE THE BOARD BEFORE. AH, MAYBE, BUT I WASN'T HERE THEN. UH, SO POLICEMEN OUT THERE, UH, 'CAUSE IT IS AT THE END OF THE CUL SAC, UH, TWO MAN SEEN ACTING SUSPICIOUS SUSPICIOUSLY, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY THAT WORD EVEN THOUGH I DID IT ALL THE TIME. UH, AROUND THE HOUSE, GOT IN A VEHICLE AND SPIT OFF AND THE NEIGHBOR QUESTIONED WHAT THEY WERE DOING THERE. AND 3 22 OF 18, A MALE STANDING AT THE CORNER OF THE PROPERTY TRYING TO HIDE BEHIND THE PARTIAL GATE WHERE THE FENCE HAD FALLEN. AND THEN IN OCTOBER 10TH OF 21, CALLER SAW TWO JUVENILES ACTING SUSPICIOUSLY AGAIN AROUND THE HOUSE. AND NOW THE FRONT DOOR'S WIDE OPEN. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, THREE JUVENILE, THREE JUVENILES WERE DETAINED AT THE PROPERTY. TWO OF THEM WHICH WERE INSIDE. UH, ONE OF 'EM WAS A RUNAWAY. THEY CALLED THE PARENTS AND RELEASED THEM. SO THEY'VE BEEN INSIDE IT WHEN IT COMES TO ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE TO CHILDREN, THAT THAT'S THE DEFINITION. AND UH, CALLER STATED THEY NOTICED WINDOWS WERE BROKEN, WE SECURED THE WINDOWS. IT'S, IT'S SECURE FROM THE OUTSIDE. NOW, LACK OF MAINTENANCE OF REPAIR HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS UNDER THE DANGEROUS STRUCTURE. ORDINANCE 29 28 5, POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY BY BECOMING DISLODGED. YOU CAN SEE THAT THINGS HAVE BECOME DISLODGED AGAIN. HOLE IN THE ROOF, COMPROMISED WIND RESISTANCE. A PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED DUE TO DILAPIDATION AND DETERIORATION THAT ILLUSTRATES THAT, UH, DANGER STRUCTURE AGAIN. SO DILAPIDATED AS IT BECOME AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE TO CHILDREN OR VAGRANT. WELL, THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED. UH, MAINTAINING VIOLATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE CONDITION OF BUILDINGS UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE, UH, MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE THERE IN SUCH A CONDITION AS CONSTITUTE CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC NUISANCE. THERE'S MORE, UH, PICTURES. THIS IS, THOSE WERE UP, THAT ONE'S UPSTAIRS. THERE'S THE LIGHT COMING THROUGH. THIS IS THEN ANOTHER UPSTAIRS AND COMING DOWNSTAIRS THEN. AND SO THEN THAT PORTION THERE IS THE, THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR, THE BOTTOM OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR, UH, FROM THE, FROM THE, FROM LOOKING UP AT THE SECOND FLOOR, IT JUST KIND OF MESSED UP. SO WHAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THIS , THE, THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY, HE, HE'S CURRENT IN HIS TAXES. HE HAS AN ADDRESS AND I THINK ILLINOIS. UH, I'VE TRIED TO CALL HIM AND I SAID, WHY? HOW, HOW DOES HE KNOW WHEN TO PAY HIS TAXES WHEN HE IS IGNORING US? AND THAT'S A NICE HOUSE. SO I, UH, I LOOKED ON GOOGLE MAPS AND FOUND HIS HOME WHERE HE, IT LIST IS HIS HOME ADDRESS NOW. I THINK IT'S IN ILLINOIS. I'D HAVE TO CHECK, BUT WHEREVER IT IS, I LOOKED THAT UP. AND SO I LOOKED ON THE MAP AND SAID, WELL, HERE'S THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. I LOOKED UP THAT NEIGHBOR AND CALLED. AND THAT WOMAN HAD BEEN LIVING IN THAT NEXT DOOR HOUSE FOR ALL HER LIFE. SHE SAID, THIS GENTLEMAN HAD LIVED THERE. HIS FAMILY OWNS THE PROP IN THAT WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, BUT SHE HADN'T SEEN HIM IN FOREVER. MM-HMM. SO SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE HE IS. SO HE'S JUST GONE SOMEWHERE. AND WE ARE HOPING, I'M HOPING THAT [00:45:01] THE FAMILY THAT PROBABLY GETS THESE NOTICES WILL, MIGHT GET HIS ATTENTION. MM-HMM. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE SHOOTING FOR ACTUALLY. BUT WE NEED TO GET THIS FIXED. YES. SO OUR RECOMMENDED FINDINGS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. NOTICE OF THIS HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE OWNER LIEN HOLDER AND OTHER PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 48 50 AUTUMN HILL. THE PROPERTY, THE RESIDENCE LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY, THE STRUCTURE CONTAINS HOLE IN THE ROOFS, HOLE IN THE ROOF THAT HAVE LED TO DAMAGE, UH, TO THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE. THE STRUCTURE IS VACANT AND POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING JUVENILES, WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE PROPERTY WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. THE STRUCTURE IS A SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN GRAD PRAIRIE CODE OF ORDINANCE 29 18 1 2, 7, 9, 10, AND 11. AND IT'S A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN GRAND PRAIRIE CODE OF ORDINANCES 29 28, 5 7 8, 12, 13, 15, AND 17. SO OUR ORDERS ARE OWNER SHALL ASSURE THE STRUCTURES REPAIRED, REMOVED, OR DEMOLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF DISORDER. OWNER SHALL KEEP THE STRUCTURE SECURE FROM ENTRY UNTIL THE STRUCTURE IS IN QUIET WITH APPLICABLE LAW. ANY PERSON HAVING AN INTEREST IN THE STRUCTURE MAY REMOVE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE AT SUCH PERSON'S OWN RISK TO PREVENT THE ACQUIRING OF A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND UPON WHICH THE STRUCTURE STANDS. SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED AT ITS DISCRETION TO REPAIR, REMOVE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE IN ANY ACCESSORY REQUIRED TO BE DEMOLISHED 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. ANY EXPENSES OWED TO THE CITY BY THE OWNER WILL BE BILLED TO THE OWNER. FAILURE TO PAY THE CHARGES WILL BE, WILL RESULT IN A LIEN PLACED ON A PROPERTY SUCH COSTS, PENALTIES, OR EXPENSES SHALL ACCRUE INTEREST AT A RATE OF 10% PER ANNUM. THE CITY SHALL HAVE ALL REMEDIES PROVIDED BY LAW TO RECOVER MONEY OWED THE CITY, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY. UNLESS IT IS A HOMESTEAD PROTECTED BY THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION, ANY SUBSEQUENT PUR SURE OWE THE PROPERTY IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? NO QUESTION. I DO, GO AHEAD. IS THE, UH, WHO'S MAINTAINING THE LAWN IN THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE? WE ARE. OKAY. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MAINTAINING THE OUTSIDE? OH, LONG TIME , AT LEAST TILL, UH, 2012, PROBABLY SOMETIME 20 12, 20 13, I THINK IT WAS. 2007, 2007. THERE WE GO. GOES BACK FURTHER. THERE'S NOTHING, THERE'S NO COMMUNICATION AT ALL WHATSOEVER. HE, AND, AND EVIDENTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOT AN AUTO PAY. I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T, I CAN'T FIND, I HIS NEIGHBOR IN ILLINOIS DON'T, DOESN'T KNOW WHERE HE IS. OKAY. AND SO THAT SITS THERE AS KIND OF AT THE LONELY END OF THE STREETS. SO IT DOESN'T GET A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, COMPLAINTS FROM THE NEIGHBORS. 'CAUSE WE MOW THE GRASS. SO, ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? I HAVE ONE. HAVE WE LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE IS PERHAPS A DEATH CERTIFICATE OR ANYTHING ON THERE? I'VE LOOKED FOR OBITUARIES AND EVERYTHING. NO OBITUARIES. OKAY. YEAH, I, I, I TRY TO DO ALL OF THAT BECAUSE OKAY. IT'S, IT'S REALLY MY PET PEEVE. WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, I DISCOVERED THAT WE WERE SENDING NOTICES TO A VACANT HOUSE MM-HMM . AND THEY GO, NO, NO, I'LL GO. YOU'VE GOTTA BE SOMEWHERE. BUT YEAH, I, I DO A LOT OF THAT RESEARCH. THAT'S WHY I WAS OKAY. DOING WHAT I DID TO FIND THE ADDRESS AT THE NEIGHBOR IN HOUSE IN ILLINOIS. OKAY. OKAY. AND SO MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION, ALAN, IF WE, UH, ADOPT OR MOVE TO GO WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDERS AND, UH, FINDINGS, DO WE END UP HERE AGAIN IN 30 DAYS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS? HOW DO WE STOP THIS CYCLE? WELL, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS FOR ATTORNEYS TO ANSWER. WE'RE NOT GONNA TEAR THAT THING DOWN. RIGHT. IT'S VALUABLE. RIGHT, RIGHT. IN MY OPINION. RIGHT. BUT THE, THE, THE CIVIL PENALTIES WOULD, WE COULD PUT ON THAT IF THE CIVIL, IF, AND IT'S NOT UP TO ME TO FILE CIVIL PENALTIES MM-HMM . BUT IF WE FILED ENOUGH PENALTIES AND GOT THE LIENS HIGH ENOUGH, I MIGHT HAVE TO ASK THE ATTORNEYS, MAYBE WE COULD FILE A SUIT LIEN SUIT AGAINST THAT HOUSE. I, THAT WOULD BE MY HOPE. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. WHAT DO WE DO? WHAT WE DON'T VOTE FOR AGAINST? IT COMES BACK UP. COMES BACK UP. I DON'T RECOMMEND THAT. THAT'D BE ONE OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS NOT TO DO [00:50:01] NOTHING. I MEAN, IF YOU TAKE NO ACTION ON IT, THEN NO ORDER IS PUT IN PLACE. AND CODE ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES TO ASSESS LIENS. THEY CONTINUE TO DIVERT RESOURCES TO ADDRESSING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES THROUGH CITATIONS. AND THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS OR THE ABILITY TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTIES OR IF IT WERE TO GET THERE. UM, THEY, THEY COULDN'T DEMOLISH. SO THEY, BUT, SO IF THEY ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE ORDERS, THEN THEY CAN PROCEED WITH THE LEGAL STEPS. UM, THEN THE OWNER WOULD HAVE THAT SET AMOUNT OF TIME TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. THE LIEN HOLDER WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO STEP IN AND TAKE WHATEVER ACTION IS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE, UM, THEIR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY. AND IF NEITHER THE OWNER NOR THE LIEN HOLDER TAKE ACTION, THEN THE CITY CAN TAKE ACTION. THE ACTION THE CITY TAKES WOULD BE, UM, DEPENDENT ON DIFFERENT THINGS. THEY COULD DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE. THEY COULD, BUT CERTAIN CRITERIA HAVE TO BE MET BECAUSE THE CITY COULD FACE LIABILITY WITH THAT. THEY COULD ASSESS CIVIL PENALTIES. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A HOMESTEAD. AND SO THE CIVIL PENALTIES WOULD BE UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY AND THEY COULD TAKE OTHER ACTION. EVENTUALLY THEY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO FORECLOSE A BOND. LIENS, THAT'S AN OPTION AS WELL. UM, WHAT ROUTE THE CITY WOULD GO, I DON'T KNOW. AND THEN WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD GET THERE WOULD BE DEPENDENT AGAIN UPON THE OWNER AND OR THE LIEN HOLDER OR OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. HAVE WE HAD ANY, ANY WORD FROM KB HOME WHEN STAR INCORPORATED? HAVE WE HEARD FROM THEM AT ALL AS AN INTERESTING PARTY? NO ONE'S CALLED ME. HE CALLED Y'ALL. NO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH STAFF. IS THERE ANYONE, ANY AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, UH, 48 50 AUTUMN HILL? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. SEEING NONE, THE CHAIR WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD. I HAD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. GO AHEAD. UH, THAT WE GO WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDERS AND FINDINGS. I'LL SECOND THAT. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND WE GO WITH STAFF RECOMMENDED ORDERS AND FINDINGS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED, THAT MOTION CARRIES BY A VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO. NEXT [5. Hearing concerning Dangerous Structure located at 1215 E. Main St., Grand Prairie, Texas ] ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, A HEARING CONCERNING DANGEROUS STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1215 EAST MAIN STREET STAFF. YOU HEARD OF THAT BEFORE? I'M SURE. SO WE'RE MOVING ON THIS ONE. SO THIS IS ON MAIN ON MAIN STREET. AGAIN, IT'S NEVER MOVED. AND UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT IF YOU CAN TELL ME A LITTLE PICTURE THERE THAT THE RED.IS THE BUILDING. THERE'S A LITTLE SQUARE IN THE BACK. THAT'S THE, THE PROPERTY THAT HAS A CELL TOWER ON IT. THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SEPARATE OUT FROM THE MAIN PART OF THE PROPERTY TO KEEP THAT CELL TOWER PROPERTY SO THEY CAN LEASE THAT PROPERTY AND SELL IT TO THE BUYER. THERE'S A SIGNED CONTRACT THERE ON THE, ON THE SALE OF THE PROP SALE OF THE PROPERTY. AND THEY'VE BEEN GOING WITH THROUGH THE CITY, WITH THE, THE PLATTING AND THE REZONING AND, YOU KNOW, RE PLATTING. BUT YOU HAVE TO, THERE WAS A VARIANCE NEEDED BECAUSE IS THAT LITTLE PRO LITTLE CORNER, IS IT GOING TO FIT INTO THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS? SO THERE WAS A, HE, THERE'S A HEARING SCHEDULED ON THAT. I, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. AND THEN AFTER THAT THEY CAN REPLANT IT. SO THAT'S, WE'RE GONNA JUST IN, IN QUICK REVIEW. THIS IS THE FRONT, THIS IS THE BACK. EVER SINCE WE'VE GOT ON 'EM ABOUT IT, THEY HAVE KEPT THE PLACE SECURE. WE'VE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANYBODY GOING IN CAMPING OUT THERE, DOING DOPE IN THERE. ANYTHING I HAVEN'T, WE HAVEN'T CALLED THE POLICE. I THINK MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, THEY PRIED THAT FRONT OFF THE FRONT OFF THE SIDES. AS SOON AS THEY, WE FOUND THAT WE CALLED LETICIA AND THEY, THEY FIXED IT FAST. SO THEY HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF IT AS FAR AS THAT GOES. UH, SHOOT, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? SO THIS WAS THE, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS ORIGINALLY, THAT'S THE, THEY THEY PUT THE TEMPORARY FIX ON THAT ROOF. SO THAT'S NOT LIKE THAT, THAT WHEN THE ORIGINAL CASE WE HAD THAT PLACE WAS [00:55:01] A MESS AND THERE WAS STUFF EVERYWHERE. THEY CLEANED ALL THAT OUT. THEY TOOK LIKE FOUR OR FIVE DUMPSTERS OUT OF THERE. SO THEY'VE WORKED TO GET IT CLEANED. ORIGINALLY, I THINK THE OWNER WANTED TO TRY TO FIX IT UP. HE GOES, NAH, I'M GONNA SELL IT. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE COME TO CONCLUSION AND THEY HAVE A CONTRACT ON IT. SO THIS WAS THE HISTORY, UH, IT WAS FIRE DAMAGE AT ONE POINT. UH, DECLARED DANGEROUS GIVEN 30 DAYS TO SUPPLY BACK IN OCTOBER. UH, Y'ALL EXTENDED THE DEADLINE. THE OWNER PLANNED TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. AND SINCE THAT TIME WE'VE BEEN THE, THE APP, THE REPL, THE ZBA APPLICATION, THE CITY TIMELINES AND TIMEFRAMES. I THINK THEY MAY HAVE MISSED ONE APPLICATION DEADLINE, BUT THEY GOT ON IT AND GOT IT DONE. SO WE'RE EXPECTED TO GO TO ZB IN 4 21 AND I THINK IT, IT COULD BE ACTUALLY APPROVED THEN IN MAY. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION PROPERTY OWNER HAS APPLIED FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY'S MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS. HEARING FOR THE VARIANCE WILL BE HELD MAY 21ST, 2025. IF IT IS APPROVED, THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL NEED TO APPLY FOR A RELA AND THEY'VE GOT THE PAPERWORK ALREADY READY, THEY'RE WAITING TO GO. IF THE RELA IS APPROVED BY THE CITY, THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL NEED TIME TO SELL THE PROPERTY. THEY HAVE A CONTRACT ON IT, IT, SO THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO CLO TIME TO CLOSE. UH, GRANT 90 DAYS, 90 DAY EXTENSION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUIRING THEM TO PRESENT PROOF OF RELA AND SALE OF THE PROPERTY AT THE BUILDING ADVISORY APPEALS BOARD ON JULY 7TH, 2025. AND REQUIRE A NEW OWNER TO APPEAR AT THAT MEETING TO PROVIDE PLAN IN A TIMELINE TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. AND WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? SO IS THE PROPERTY NOT ON, UH, COMPLIANCE RIGHT NOW OR UP TO COMPLIANCE RIGHT NOW? NO, BUT WE'RE, THEY'VE SECURED IT. THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL HAVE ASKED SO FAR. UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION, I THINK THEY MISSED ONE DEADLINE TO APPLY. THE CITY HAS A TIMELINE WHEN THEY CAN APPROVE THINGS, THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE HEARINGS. SO THAT'S, I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND ALL THAT. THAT'S PLANNING AND ZBA AND WHATNOT. BUT, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE THEY'RE PLAYING BY THE RULES SO FAR. YEAH, SPECI, SO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, ANYTHING THAT GOES TO THEM HAS A PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT WHERE IT HAS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER AT LEAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING DATE. AND STAFF HAS TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL VARIANCES ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PREP THE COMMUNICATION AND MAKE SURE THE PUBLICATION GOES OUT. AND SO IT'S REALLY, YOU HAVE TO BACK IT UP A MONTH BEFORE THE HEARING FOR THE DATE THAT THEY HAVE TO GET THE SUBMITTALS INTO, UM, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE LEGAL, TO BE LEGALLY COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE NOTICES THAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO, WE HAVE SOME SPEAKER CARDS. LOOKS LIKE THREE SPEAKERS. UH, IS THAT DOLE OR DE UM, MR. SANCHEZ THE REPRESENTATIVE. OKAY. MS. SANCHEZ? YES. IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. I THINK THAT'S PERSPECTIVE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LETICIA SANCHEZ. MY ADDRESS IS 2 26 NORTHEAST FIFTH STREET. OKAY, WELL I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO SAY. HE ALREADY SAY THE MOST. SO WE ARE FOLLOWING THE PROCESS. THE PEOPLE WHO IS GONNA BUY THE UH, THE PROPERTY IS ON MY BACK ON THE, AND THEY HAVE A CONTRACTOR. HE CAME LAST HEARING. THEY HAVE PLANS TO DO SOMETHING NICE. SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS AND DOING AND, UH, ALWAYS, UH, LOOKING AROUND FOR HOMELESS OR TRASH OR TRYING TO KEEP SECURE AND CLEAN RIGHT. THE PROPERTY. SO YES. LEMME SEE IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, THANKS MR. DOLE. UH, NO COMMENT SIR. AND, UH, MRS. DOLE, SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY . OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY? IF YOU WOULD [01:00:01] COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. UH, SEEING NONE, UH, THE CHAIR WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME AND ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS FROM THE BOARD. MR. DAVIDSON? YES, SIR. I'LL MOVE. WILL WE UPHOLD, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON MOVING FORWARD? THE RECOMMENDED FINDINGS? RECOMMENDED FINDINGS? I'M SORRY. YES. OKAY, NOW HAVE A SECOND. SORRY. THE, THE RECOMMENDED ORDER TO GRANT A 90 DAY EXTENSION IS THAT WHAT WE'RE, AND THAT THE NEW OWNER APPEAR AT THE JULY 7TH. SO THOSE LAST TWO BULLET POINTS, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE RIGHT? CORRECT, YES, MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN I HAVE A SECOND. YOU SECONDED IT. I SECOND. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. THAT MOTION CARRIED BY VOTE IS SEVEN ZERO. THANK Y'ALL. UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS' COMMENTS. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO MAKE A COMMENT. SEEING NONE. UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE DON'T NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, IS THE ADJOURNMENT. SO I WOULD, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MAKE THAT MOTION TO BE ADJOURN. DO I NEED A SECOND? I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THAT, UH, CARRIES BY VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:02 PM THANK. * 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.