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TIME IS 6:00 PM WE'LL CALL[CALL TO ORDER]
THE MEETING TO ORDER THE BUILDING ADVISORY APPEAL BOARD.[1. Minutes of the Monday, April 6, 2026 Building Advisory and Appeals Board Meeting ]
IS THE MINUTES, UH, FROM MONDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2026.YOU REVIEW THE MINUTES AND THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS IS FROM THE APRIL 6TH MEETING.
ALL OPPOSED THAT MOTION CARRIED BY VOTE.
[2. Hearing Concerning Dangerous Structure(s) located at 1605 Acosta ]
HEARING CONCERNING DANGEROUS STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1605 ACOSTA.WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF AT THIS TIME.
I'D LIKE TO THINK OF MY THING WOULD WORK, BUT MAYBE IT'S NOT.
REMEMBER WHERE IT IS ON THE MAP, UH, BETWEEN BELTLINE AND CARRIER, NORTH OF MARSHALL, SOUTH OF SOUTH OF, UH, JEFFERSON.
THIS WAS THE HOUSE, OR PROBABLY THE FIRST WE MET BACK IN APRIL OF 2025 AND I GOT PROGRESSIVE PICTURES.
THIS WAS THE INTERIOR AT THE TIME.
IT'S WORSE NOW THAN I BELIEVE, THAN IT WAS THEN.
PROGRESSIVE PICTURES, UH, THE GRASS GETS GREENER, THE HOLES GET A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
AT THE TIME, MS. MALONE THOUGHT SHE COULD SECURE FUNDING TO GET IT, UH, FINANCED AND IT, IT, THAT DIDN'T COME THROUGH.
UH, THIS WAS AFTER IT HAD COME THROUGH, BUT, AND THEY, THEY, THE CONTRACTOR BOUGHT MATERIALS FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD TO DO A LOT MORE, UH, ENGINEERING AND STUDY TO GET, GET IT FIXED THE CORRECT WAY.
AND SO THAT WAS EVEN IN LAST MONTH.
THIS WAS SATURDAY? NO, THIS WAS TODAY ACTUALLY.
UH, WHEN I WENT THERE SATURDAY, THERE WAS A, A, AN ENGINEER WALKING AROUND MEASURING WITH THIS WHEEL.
AND I ASK HIM, HEY, ARE YOU HERE FOR THE HOUSE? HE SAYS, YES.
AND HE SAYS, THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK WITH YOU FOLKS, I HIRED HIM TO DO AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX IT, WHAT Y'ALL ASKED FOR TO BE PRESENTED AT THIS MEETING.
SO HE, HE WAS THERE ON SATURDAY AND I COMMENTED THAT IF THINGS DIDN'T GET DONE IN THE LAST MINUTE, THAT THINGS, SO MANY THINGS GET DONE IN THE LAST MINUTE, MORE THAN ANY OTHER MINUTE IN THE, IN THE DAY.
SO, UH, THESE WERE THE REC ORIGINAL RECOMMENDED FINDINGS.
IT'S DANGEROUS IN, IN THE 29, 18, ALL THOSE 2, 2, 7, 9, AND 11.
AND, AND, UH, OH, IT'S SUBSTANDARD AND THEN DANGEROUS 29, 28.
AND THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL ORDERS AS A 30 DAY TIME PERIOD THAT'S BEEN PUSHED BACK NOW UNTIL JUNE.
UH, AND THEN WITH THE ORDER WAS FOR SOMEONE REPRESENTING THE, THE COMPANY THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S GOT THE RELEASE, THE MORTGAGE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MORTGAGE COMPANY OR ATTORNEY TO PRESENT A DE MORE DETAILED PLAN.
AND I BELIEVE HE WAS HERE TONIGHT.
I, I SPOKE TO HIM AND HE'S GOT A, A DOCUMENT THAT I JUST, I HAVEN'T SEEN IT BEFORE YOU GUYS DID.
ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO.
UH, KYLE, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE
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JUST TELL US YOUR POSITION.UM, I, BUSINESS ADDRESS IS, I'M WITH THE LAW FIRM, BARRETT DAFEN, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF, UH, THE MORTGAGE COMPANY, MID FIRST BANK.
THAT'S MS. MALONE'S MORTGAGE COMPANY.
MY BUSINESS ADDRESS IS 4 0 0 4 BELTLINE ROAD IN SUITE 100.
AND THAT'S ADDISON, TEXAS 7 5 0 0 1.
UM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, HAVING ME TONIGHT AND I APOLOGIZE FOR, FOR COMING ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
MY COLLEAGUE THOMAS BRACKET, WHO'S BEEN HERE SEVERAL TIMES, UH, HE, HE'S JUST RETURNING FROM HIS, UH, 50TH BIRTHDAY AND 15TH ANNIVERSARY, UH, TODAY.
SO HE ASKED ME TO COME DOWN HERE.
UM, HE HAD LET ME KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHAT WAS, WHAT WENT ON AT THE LAST MEETING.
UM, THE UPDATE THAT I'M AWARE OF IS THAT THE, UM, MID FIRST BANK IS WILLING OR DID COME FORWARD AND, AND OFFER TO TAKE ON THE COST OF THE REPAIRS.
UM, THE LATEST PROGRESS WAS THAT ON SATURDAY THE ENGINEER WENT OUT AND DID PREPARE THE, UH, REPORT, WHICH I PROVIDED A COPY TO EACH OF YOU IN FRONT THERE.
UM, I DO SEE THAT THE VERY LAST PAGE, WHICH IS THE RECOMMENDATIONS PAGE, IS IN THE SMALLEST FONT POSSIBLE THAT I COULDN'T EVEN READ.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE ELECTRONIC COPY THAT I HAVE.
UM, SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
UM, THERE'S NOT ANY SORT OF REAL PLANS.
IT READS LIKE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT.
IT'S VERY CLINICAL, UM, DESCRIBING EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, THE, WHAT STANDARDS NEEDS TO BE DONE AND, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO I, I THINK WHAT, UH, YOUR HONORS ARE LOOKING FOR IS MORE OF A, A REALISTIC PRESCRIPTION OF THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, THIS IS HOW WE'RE GONNA FIX THESE PROBLEMS, MORE OF A PLAN OF ATTACK, MORE SO THAN JUST A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT THE ENGINEER'S REPORT IS.
UM, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT I DID REQUEST FROM MY CLIENT AS OF FRIDAY THAT THEY HAVE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR WHO'S GONNA BE OVERSEEING THIS PROJECT HERE TONIGHT.
AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THAT WASN'T GONNA HAPPEN AT ABOUT 4:00 PM TODAY.
SO I'M HERE HAT IN HAND, WELL, I SHOULD SAY REPORT IN HAND.
UM, JUST TO REAFFIRM THAT FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, THEY STILL PLAN ON GOING FORWARD WITH THE REPAIRS, EVEN KNOWING WHAT THEY HAVE IN THIS REPORT AND THAT, UM, I WOULD CARRY BACK YOUR, UH, YOUR DIRECTIONS TO THEM WITH THE EMPHASIS ON THE NEED TO GET MOVING ON THIS.
LET'S, UH, SEE IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? NO, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IS A TIMELINE OF COMPLETION, NOT NECESSARILY WHAT TYPE OF MATERIALS, UM, YOU WOULD BE USING BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S GONNA BE APPROVED FROM THE CITY AS WHAT TYPE OF MATERIALS YOU'RE USING.
IT COULD, IT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET? HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO COMPLETE THIS JOB? UH, I UNDERSTAND TONIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU ON THAT.
I KNOW HIRING THE, UM, THE ENGINEERING AGE FOR FULL SCOPE OF THE WORK WAS REALLY A BIG PART OF THAT.
MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT IS THAT THE NEXT STEP WILL BE FOR THEM TO INTERNALLY, UM, PICK A CONTRACT OR SIT DOWN WITH THAT.
SO IF I CAN CARRY THAT SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION THAT THAT IS A MANDATE FROM THE BOARD TO HAVE A, UM, A SPECIFIC TIMELINE MM-HMM
UM, FOR NEXT MEETING, THAT THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY BACK TO THEM.
I AND I, THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
UH, SO THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS AT THIS TIME.
I WILL REMIND THE BOARD THEN OUR LAST MOTION THAT WE JUST APPROVE THE MINUTES ON, ADVISED THE OWNER OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE ORDER FOR A DETAILED PROGRESS REPORT OF ALL WORK COMPLETED AND A PROJECTED TIMELINE BEING PRESENTED AT THE MAY MEETING.
I DON'T HAVE A, A DETAILED REPORT OF WHAT WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
UH, SO JUST WANNA PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR Y'ALL'S CONSIDERATION.
GO AHEAD AND, AND JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD, SO CURRENTLY THE ORDER IS ACTUALLY NOT SET TO EXPIRE UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
SO THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION TODAY.
THE BOARD CAN CHOOSE TO TAKE ACTION, HOWEVER, THE BOARD CANNOT, AT THIS TIME REDUCE THE TIME THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN GIVEN.
SO THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS.
THE BOARD IS ALSO MORE THAN WELCOME TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS WITH THE, UM, ATTORNEY IF THEY SO WISH IN THE PUBLIC MEETING.
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WELL, WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS THE ORDER IS IN PLACE UNTIL JUNE 5TH.THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE TIMELINE, THE DETAILED TIMELINE THAT WE ASKED FOR LAST MEETING IS PRESENTED ON JUNE 1ST.
UH, OH, WELL THIS SAYS BAY MEETING RIGHT HERE, THAT LAST SENTENCE.
THE, THE MOTION, WHICH WAS MADE LAST TIME AND PUT IN THE ORDER IS THEY WERE TO APPEAR WITH A TIMELINE AT THIS MEETING MM-HMM
BUT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED UNTIL JUNE.
THEY HAVE NOT COMPLIED WITH THE ORDER OF THE BOARD BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT PRESENTED A DETAILED TIMELINE.
WELL, IT'S MY OPINION THAT WE DON'T DO ANYTHING.
WE, WE JUST ALLOW IT TO CARRY OUT AS IS.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, MISS BULL? THAT THERE'S A REALLY ANNOYING NOISE THAT WE JUST
I HAVE A FOLLOW UP TO THE GENTLEMAN SIR.
DID YOU, JUST TO MAKE SURE I, YOU RIGHT YOU IN, YOU GUYS WITH THE HOMEOWNER FAR AS FUNDING THAT, RIGHT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
WE, UM, MID FIRST HAS, UH, STEPPED UP AND OFFERED TO UNDERTAKE THE, UM, THE COST OF THE REPAIRS.
AND IN DOING SO, THEY'RE ALSO TAKING ON THE, UM, UH, ALL THE ORGANIZATION OF AND THE PAPERWORK OF, SO, SO REALLY MS. MALONE, I MEAN, SHE'S NOT OUTSIDE OF IT, OBVIOUSLY, SHE'S BENEFITING FROM IT AND, AND SHE'S BEEN GREAT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, BUT IT'S NOT AS IF WE'RE RELYING ON HER TO FIND A CONTRACTOR.
IN FACT, IT WAS, IT WAS SORT OF THE OPPOSITE.
SHE WANTED TO USE SOME OF THE STUFF THAT PEOPLE SHE'D BEEN WORKING WITH AND, AND MID FIRST HAS A, A REQUIRED, NO, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SET OF VENDORS AND THEIR OWN PROCEDURE TO DO THAT WITH.
SO, UM, I I THINK LONG STORY SHORT IS THAT NO, YES, THEY'RE GONNA COME FORWARD, ESSENTIALLY PUT A LIEN ON THE BACK END OF HER CURRENT MORTGAGE, BUT, UM, STEP UP AND, AND GET IT FIXED TO FULL COMPLIANCE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE SIT STAND? NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
SO WHAT IS THE WISHES OF THE BOARD AT THIS POINT? I'M INCLINED TO, UH, I KNOW, PUT ON THE RECORD INSTRUCTIONS, NO BEARING AS SAID.
THE SECOND MOTION AND NOT, DON'T TAKE ANY ACTION UNTIL THAT FOURTH LISTEN.
SO THE SECRETARY CAN ADD THAT ONTO THE MINUTES THAT Y'ALL VOTE ON AT THE NEXT MEETING.
AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER'S ON THERE DOES NOT SUFFICIENTLY REFLECT THE CONVERSATION, THEN Y'ALL CAN MAKE A MOTION AT THAT TIME TO AMEND THEM, TO ENSURE THAT IT REFLECTS THAT OPINION.
SO DO WE VOTE ON THE, THE DOG ACTION OR WHAT? SO THERE'S NOT ACTUALLY A MOTION.
SO YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
YOU OPEN THE FLOOR UP FOR MOTIONS.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND, THEN YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER THIS ITEM CLOSED AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MATTER ON THE AGENDA.
OR IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO ACTUALLY TAKE A, MAKE A MOTION AND HAVE A SECOND TO JUST SAY NO ACTION OR TO SAY WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO, UM, Y'ALL CAN MAKE A MOTION ON THAT.
AND YOU CAN'T LIMIT THE TIMELINE BY WHICH THEY HAVE.
BUT SINCE YOU WERE NOT PROVIDED A TIMELINE, IF Y'ALL WANTED TO PUT SOME TYPE OF A REQUIREMENT ON THEM TO PROVIDE THAT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT BY A CERTAIN DATE, YOU COULD.
IF YOU JUST WANT THEM, THEY'RE ALREADY REQUIRED TO SHOW UP AT THE JANU THE JUNE 1ST MEETING.
SO Y'ALL COULD DO NO ACTION AND THEY, THEY COULD COME WITH THAT THERE.
IT'S, IT'S REALLY UP TO YOUR WISHES.
I'D LIKE A TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION.
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SO IS THAT A TABLE OR IS THAT WOULD BE A TABLE? WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED A TABLE? NO, JUST NO ACTION.SO HAVE A MOTION THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION.
UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
ALL OPPOSED, THAT MOTION'S CARRIED BY A VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS COMMENTS.
DON'T SEE ANY CITIZENS OUT THERE.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE ADJOURNMENT.
UH, NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN.