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>> AT THIS TIME, I WILL CALL THE JUNE 5, 2024 ABILENE BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS TO ORDER . ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ANY CASE HERE TODAY SHALL HAVE SIGNED IN AT THE DOOR. IF YOU
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HAVE NOT DONE SO, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS TIME. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 1 , 2024 MEETING. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE MINUTES OF THE MAY ONE, 2024 MEETING. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL ASK IF THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES ? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL .>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION. >> A MOTION MADE BY MR. AND GAIL FESTUS MCNEIL. SECONDED BY MR. MCBRAYER.
>> AS A STATEMENT OF POLICY FOR THOSE OF YOU IN ATTENDANCE, IN ALL CASES, EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE, BUILDINGS MUST BE SECURED AND THE LOT CLEAN AND MOLD BY THE OWNER WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF THE RESULTS OF THIS HEARING. IF THIS IS NOT DONE, THE CITY MAY DO SO AND WILL THE OWNER. IN ANY CASE WHERE THE BOARD ORDERS THE OWNER TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, BUT THE OWNER FAILS TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL THE BOARD'S ORDER, THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH. ANY APPEAL MUST BE FILED IN DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE AGGRIEVED PARTY RECEIVES NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION. AT THE HEARING, YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. SPECIFIC TIME FRAME NEEDED TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. SPECIFIC SCOPE OF REPAIR WORK TO BE COMPLETED. AND THE COST ESTIMATE FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE BY LICENSED, BONDED CONTRACTORS SUCH AS ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING , HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU AT THE HEARING, THE RIGHT TO INSPECT THE FILE ON THE PROPERTY AT THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PRIOR TO THIS HEARING , AND THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THE PRESENCE OF CITY STAFF FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUESTIONING AT THE HEARING.
WITH THAT, BEING SAID, THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ANY CASES, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU SHALL GIVE TODAY IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH?
[A. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition or Civil Penalties - Case# 23-001799: 1817 N 10th St. (LAKESIDE ADDN, BLOCK 3, LOT W51 E 122 LTS 1&2, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Ntibashirinzigo, Methoueela]
THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE ARE READY TO START.>> GOOD MORNING, I AM ROBERT MARSH -- TODAY WE HAVE SEVEN CASES TO PRESENT TO YOU. I WILL PRESENT THE FIRST FOUR AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO -- THIS WITH THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS PUBLISHED FOR THIS HEARING. WE WILL START WITH CASE -- ONE -- 23-001799 ON NORTH 10TH STREET. THE COUNTY RECORDS SHOW AWARD THE FESTUS WARRANTY DEED NAMING -- AS OWNER. THE PREVIOUS OWNER -- SECRETARY OF STATE. SHE IS NO ENTITY UNDER THIS NAME.
UTILITY RECORDS AND MUNICIPALITY SHOW IT HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE AND FEBRES FIFTH, 2021. IT SHOWS -- TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE FROM THE HEARING THAT WAS -- ON THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FRONT NORTH SIDE. THE REAR SOUTH SIDE THE EAST SIDE. AND THE WESTSIDE. THESE ARE THE SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE FOUND. INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARD, -- EXAMPLES OF THE HAZARDOUS
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ELECTRIC AND FAULTY WEATHER -- SOME OF THE INTERIOR -- SOME INADEQUATE SANITATION AND HAZARDOUS PLUMBING. SOME ELECTRICAL HAZARDS . ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL HAZARDS. SOME ANTERIOR VANDALISM. THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS GOES BACK ALL THE WAY TO NOVEMBER 1 2021 . THE CASE IS OPEN FOR A VACANT, DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE. JANUARY 8TH, 2022 -- WE FOUND HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL. EVERY 25TH, WE MET WITH THE OWNER -- EVERY 25TH. MARCH 9TH OF 2022, WE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER TO INFORM US THEY WOULD START WORK ON THE HOUSE JUNE, 2022. JUNE THE NINTH, WE FOUND THE PROPERTY TO STILL BE UNSECURED. TRASH, LARGE OPENINGS IN THE FLOOR AND STILL NO PERMIT APPLIED FOR. JUNE 10TH, WE SPOKE TO THE LIEN HOLDER REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE GROUP OF 33'S TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE HOUSE YOUR. JULY 8TH, 2022 , WE FOUND THE PROPERTY TO BE UNSECURED AGAIN. AUGUST 12, 2022, THE GROUP -- TOLD US THE SHOULD BE UNDER RENOVATION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AUGUST 31ST, THE REP TOLD US THE PROPERTY MAY BE SOLD AS SOON. IF IT DOES NOT SELL, THEY WOULD REPAIR. MAY 24, 2023, THE PROPERTY WAS CONDEMNED -- JUNE 1, 2023, NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2023, AN ADDITIONAL NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE LIEN HOLDER. OCTOBER 9, 2023, THE OWNER SUBMITTED AN INCOMPLETE PLAN OF ACTION. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED WAS STILL REQUIRED. DECEMBER 5TH, 2023, AN ELECTRICAL PERMIT WAS ISSUED. THE PERMIT IS STILL OPEN. DECEMBER 19, 2023. WE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE LIEN HOLDER INFORMING OF A NEW POINT OF CONTACT AND MAILING ADDRESS.
WE SENT THE CONDEMNATION NOTICES BY EMAIL TO THEM. THEY SAID THEY WOULD ASSIST THE OWNER IN PREPARING A PLAN OF ACTION IN PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING HEARING. JANUARY 3, 2024, AT THE HEARING -- NO ONE WAS IN ATTENDANCE. MARCH 4, 2024, THE OWNER DELIVERED A PLAN OF ACTION TO US. WE CONTACTED THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WE NEEDED A CORRECTION MADE. WE ALSO LET HIM KNOW THAT THE PLUMBING ESTIMATE HE GAVE US WAS NOT PROPER. HE NEEDED TO GIVE US A PROPER ESTIMATE FROM THE PLUMBER. WE DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THE OWNER OR THE PLUMBER THAT WE REACHED OUT TO TO MAKE SURE THE QUOTE WE GOT WAS LEGITIMATE. APRIL 5, 2024, WE REACHED OUT TO THE LIEN HOLDER TO LET THEM KNOW WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO APPROVE THE OWNERS PLAN OF ACTION BECAUSE IT'S INCOMPLETE AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE OWNER. APRIL 10, 2024, WE MADE CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND LET THEM KNOW THE CITY IS STILL WAITING TO COMPLETE THE PLAN OF ACTION AND ISSUE A PERMANENT.
MAY 7, 2024, NOTICE OF JUNE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. MAY 8TH, 2024 THE NOSE OF THE JUNE HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND LIEN HOLDER. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO -- THE PUBLIC NUISANCE THE PLUMBER'S ORDER TO DEMOLISH -- WITHIN 30 DAYS OR
THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MARSH ? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 23-001799. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 23-001799 . I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.
>> I WILL TAKE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AS FINING THE PROPERTY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE --
>> MOTION BY MR. DUGGER. SECOND BY MR. MCBRAYER.
IN THAT IT'S A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE
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MOTION PASSED . >> I FURTHER MOVED TO -- OR THE
CITY MAY DEMOLISH. >> MOTION BY MR. DUGGER. SECOND BY MR. MCBRAYER. THE OWNERS -- APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE
PASSED . >> THE NEXT CASE ON THE AGENDA
[B. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition or Civil Penalties - Case# 23-002935: 850 Vine St. (ALTA VISTA, BLOCK 3, LOT 1, 2 & N19 OF 3, CONT, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Harness, Ronald]
IS 23-002935, LOCATED AT 850 VINE STREET . SHALIMAR FIVE OF OWNERSHIP -- NOTICES HAVE BEEN SHED. THE COUNTY RECORDS SHOW -- TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS RONALD C. HARNESS TO BE THE OWNER -- INAUDIBLE ] THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING THAT WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FRONT EAST SIDE.THE REAR WEST SIDE. THE NORTH SIDE. THE SOUTH SIDE. AND ANOTHER SHOT OF THE SOUTH SIDE. THESE ARE THE SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE FOUND. INADEQUATE SANITATION, NUISANCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING, HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION.
SOME EXAMPLE OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. WE HAVE A DILAPIDATED SUBSTRUCTURE AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. AND THEN THIS IS THE INSIDE OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE. WE HAVE GOT SOME ELECTRICAL HAZARDS. MECHANICAL HAZARDS. ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL HAZARDS, ALL OF THE DUCTWORK -- REMOVED. PLUMBING ISSUES. THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS. JUNE 29, 2023. THE FIRST INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY. WE FOUND THE FRONT DOOR OPEN, ALMOST ALL OF THE WINDOWS WERE SMASHED. THE DUCTS FOR THE HVAC SYSTEM WERE REMOVED FROM THE HOUSE AND PUT IN THE ALLEY IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY WRECKED AND DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF ANYONE LIVING THERE. WATER SERVICES WERE OFF AND THE GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE WERE STILL ACTIVE. WE ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE OWNER BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. JULY 5, 2023. WE WENT BACK TO THE PROPERTY TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS RETURNED. THE PROPERTY WAS STILL UNSECURED AND VACANT. AT THAT TIME THE PROPERTY WAS CONDEMNED AND THE AFFIDAVIT OF COMBINATION THAT JUST CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED AT THE COUNTY CLERK. JULY 11, 2023 CONDEMNATION NOTICES WERE SENT TO THE ADDRESS OF RECORD FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. JULY 14, 2023, PROPERTY WAS SECURED BY THE CITY. AUGUST 2ND, 2023, THE SISTER OF THE PROPERTY OWNER CAME TO CITY HALL AND EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED AT THE PROPERTY.
SHE DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME WITH THE FAMILY WOULD WANT TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY. SHE WOULD NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A GOOD ADDRESS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. SHE THOUGHT AT THE TIME HE WAS PROBABLY LIVING OUT-OF-STATE. WE GOT A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR HER AND A PHONE NUMBER SO WE COULD KEEP HER UPDATED SO WE COULD SEND HER NOTICES. AUGUST 14, 2023, A CITY CONTRACTOR COMPLETED A CLEANUP OF THE PROPERTY'S EXTERIOR. FEBRUARY 12, 2024, THE NOTICE OF THE MARCH HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER'S SISTER AND POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. MARCH 6, 2024, THE BOARD ORDERED 30-60. THERE WAS NO ONE IN ATTENDANCE TO SPEAK TO THE PROPERTY. THE BOARD'S DECISION WAS SENT TO THE SISTER ON THE -- OF THE OWNER. MARCH 15, 2024, WE RECEIVED A CITIZEN COMPLAINT FOR PROPERTY BEING VANDALIZED. WE INSPECTED PROPERTY AND FOUND GRAVITY ON ALL SIDES OF THE HOUSE. -- MARCH 25, 2024. WE SPOKE TO THE SISTER OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. SHE LET US KNOW HER BROTHER DID NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. SHE SAID WE COULD
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CONTINUE TO SEND HER NOTICES AND SHE WOULD TURN THEM OVER TO THE OWNER. MAY 7, 2024 THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. MAY 8TH, 2024, THE BOARD HEARING NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE SISTER OF THE OWNER. MAY 13TH, 2024. WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SISTER TO CONFIRM THE PROPERTY OWNER HAD RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. SHE ALSO LET US KNOW THE OWNER HAD TWO SONS. SHE ASKED FOR A WEEK TO SEE IF THE FAMILY WOULD WANT TO ATTEMPT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THIS PROPERTY. MAY 31ST, 2024 WE SPOKE TO THE SISTER AND SHE ASKED FOR MORE TIME TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THE PROPERTY. SHE IS HERE TODAY TO SPEAK. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS DEFINED THE PROPERTY OF THE PUBLIC NUISANCE AND IS A -- THE PUBLIC HEALTH, REPAIR WOULD BE UNREASONABLE. -- OR APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYSOR THE CITY WILL DEMOLISH. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MARSH ? FOR ANY COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE SISTER AND HER NEPHEWS -- ABOUT WHETHER THERE IS A WILL IN PLACE?
>> SHE WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT. SHE IS HERE.
>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ? THANK YOU . AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 23-002935. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME OR
THE RECORD. >> GOOD MORNING. I AM FAYE JOHNSON. RONALD WAS MY BROTHER. I HAVE AN INVESTOR FOR THAT
AREA . AT 850 VINE. >> CAN YOU HELP HER WITH THE
MICROPHONE? >> THANK YOU. I HAVE AN INVESTOR FOR 850 VINE STREET. HE DOES HAVE TWO SONS. THEY DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. THEY ARE SIGNING OFF ON IT AND GETTING IT NOTARIZED. THEY ARE SENDING ME THE LETTERS. I DO NOT WANT TO KEEP IT. I KNOW IT IS A NUISANCE. AND I KNOW MY BROTHER. HE WENT OVER AND VANDALIZE IT HIMSELF. HE TOURED UP HIMSELF. I WOULD LIKE TO SELL IT. THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO. I NEED AN EXTENSION TO GET IT TAKEN CARE
OF. >> YOU HAVE THE PAPERWORK SO YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SELL IT?
>> THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET IT NOTARIZED AND SEND ME THE PAPERWORK FOR IT. SOMEONE HAS ALREADY LOOKED AT THE HOPPITY.
>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? FROM THE BOARD?
>> YOU HAVE AN OFFER? >> I TOLD HIM I WOULD GET HOLD OF THE REALTOR AFTER THIS MEETING.
>> IT IS -- IS IT A ALMOST DONE DEAL?
>> IT IS CLOSE TO BEING DONE. I WOULD JUST WAITING ON THE LETTERS FROM MY NEPHEWS TO LET THE PROPERTY GO.
>> HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED?
>> AT LEAST 30 DAYS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> ANY CLEANUP EFFORTS ? >> I KEEP THE ART CUT. AS FAR AS THE INSIDE, I HAD TO ASK ABOUT A KEY. I KNOW I COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. BUT I HAVE NO KEY TO EVEN LET THEM IN. IT IS A DISASTER IN THERE. I HAD NOT PLANNED -- THEY TOLD ME I DO NOT NOT THAT JUST DID NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING. I SPRAY-PAINTED THE BACK OF IT . MY GOODNESS. BUT I AM KEEPING THE YARD CUT. UNTIL WE FINISH OUT THE BILL OF SALE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MA'AM. I APPRECIATE IT.
ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE . I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CASE 23-002935. PERHAPS THIS IS
ONE WE WILL HAVE TO TABLE. >> IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE?
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>> IS THIS TO TABLE TO THE NEXT MEETING?
>> I AM TEMPTED TO SAY THERE NEEDS TO BE 60 DAYS. SO WE DO NOT NEED TO TABLE IT NEXT TIME.
REASONABLE TO BE EXPECTED IN 30 DAYS.
>> YOU COULD TABLE IT TWO MONTHS .
>> YOU COULD GET A STATUS UPDATE ON THE TRANSACTION.
>> IF YOU TABLE IT 30 DAYS, THIS MEETING MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL 31 DAYS -- 28 DAYS FROM NOW. THAT'S WHY I SAY IT IS SAFE TO SAY WE TABLE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. I CONNECTED TO A MONTH . WHETHER YOU WANT TO BE JULY OR AUGUST. THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION. BECAUSE IF YOU TABLE IT 30 DAYS, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE MEETING FALLS WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT UNTIL THE
JULY MEETING. OKAY. >> THE MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS CASE UNTIL THE JULY MEETING.
>> A SECOND BY MR. ALLDREDGE -- ALLRED .
>> GOOD LUCK. >> THE NEXT CASE ON THE AGENDA
[C. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition or Civil Penalties - Case# 23-004765: 1413 Delano St. (LEON STEVENSON, LOT W100 SI32 LT 2, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Flores, Ulises]
IS CASE NUMBER 23-004765, LOCATED AT 1413 VILLANO STREET.THIS CASE WAS PREVIOUSLY TABLED.
>> TO HEAR A MOTION TO ON TABLE? MOTION BY MR. MACNEILL.
MOTION PASSED. >> THIS VERIFIES PROOF OF OWNERSHIP -- THE COUNTY RECORDS SHOW ULYSSES FLOREZ AS THE OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOW ULYSSES FLOREZ TO BE OWNER.
SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS NO ENTITY UNDER THIS NAME. UTILITY RECORDS OF THE MUSIC VALLEY SHOW NO RECORD OF SERVICE TO THIS PROPERTY. -- THIS IS THE NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING THAT WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE FRONT NORTH SIDE.
THE EAST SIDE. AND THE WEST SIDE. THESE ARE THE SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE FOUND. ON LAWFUL STRUCTURE, THE STRUCTURE WAS CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT A PERMIT. NUISANCE. IF THE STRUCTURE UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION. AND ALSO NUISANCE FOR VEHICLES ON THE LOT THAT ARE NOT ON -- SURFACE. THIS WAS THE INSPECTION DONE IN MAY, 2023. IT SHOWS WORK BEING STARTED WITHOUT A PERMIT. ALSO FROM THE INITIAL INSPECTION, NONE OF THIS IS PERMITTED WORK. THEY HAVE A CONCRETE SLAB THEY ARE DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT. THIS WAS OUR FIRST NOTICE FOR THE STOP WORK. THEY WERE COMING IN FOR A PERMIT. THIS WAS THE NEXT INSPECTION DONE AT THE END OF JUNE OF 2023. ADDITIONAL WORK WAS DONE AFTER THE STOCK -- STOP WORK ORDER WAS GIVEN. THE NEXT INSPECTION ALSO FROM JUNE, 2023. WE POSTED A SECOND STOP WORK ORDER NOTICE AT THE PROPERTY. AND ADDITIONAL WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED AS OF JULY, 2023. -- DECEMBER, 2023 . AND THEN MARCH, 2024. IN MAY, 2024. THIS IS THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS.
MAY 2ND, 2023. A STOP WORK ORDER NOTICE WAS PLACED ON THE PROPERTY FENCED DUE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE WITHOUT A PERMIT. JUNE 29, 2023. WE OBSERVE THE STOP WORK
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ORDER NOTICE WAS REMOVED AND THERE WAS ADDITIONAL WORK BEING COMPLETED. NO PERMIT HAD BEEN APPLIED FOR. WE PLACED A STOP WORK ORDER NOTICE ON PROPERTY FOR THE SECOND TIME. JULY 12, 2023. ADDITIONAL WORK ON THE STRUCTURE WAS COMPLETED. WE POSTED A STOP WORK ORDER NOTICE FOR THE THIRD TIME. JULY TEBBIT -- 127, 2023. A STOP WORK ORDER SIGNED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. SEPTEMBER 18, 2023, PRMIT WAS APPLIED FOR. SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 PLANNING AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS WERE EXPLAINED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. PERMIT WAS DENIED UNTIL ZONING REQUIREMENTS COULD BE MET.OCTOBER 10, 2023. CONDEMNATION CASE WAS OPEN DUE TO CONTINUATION OF WORK AFTER SEVERAL STOP WORK ORDER NOTICE IS POSTED, VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS -- TO STOP WORK GIVEN TO OWNER AND STOP WORK ORDER WAS SENT TO PROPERTY OWNER. -- OCTOBER 13, WE SENT COMBINATION THAT IS CONDEMNATION NOTICED OWNER.
OCTOBER 18TH, PROPERTY OWNER SAID HE WAS GOING TO HIRE A SURVEYOR TO SEE IF HE WILL BE ABLE TO MEET SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. DECEMBER 18, PROPERTY IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF PLAT REVIEW. JUNE 3RD, THERE WAS A BOARD HEARING. THE BOARD ORDER 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ALL PERMITS AND PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION AND COST ESTIMATE AND IF THIS IS DONE, 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN ROUGH IN INSPECTION. JUNE 31, PROPERTY OWNER AND TRAVELER CAME TO CITY HALL TO DISCUSS REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT. THERE WERE 23, 2024, WE PROVIDED A LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT BY EMAIL TO THE TRANSLATOR OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. APRIL 3RD, 2024. THE BOARD ORDERED CASE THE TABLE. -- MAY 1ST, 2024, FOUNDATION INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED BY THE ENGINEER. MAY 3RD, OWNER TURNED IN SERVILE -- SURVEY THAT SHOWED HE WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SETBACK ON THE SIDE. OWNER SAID HE WILL EITHER PARTIALLY DEMOED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE OR HE SAID HE HAS THE CAPABILITY TO MOVE STRUCTURE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
MAY 8TH, NOTICE OF JUNE HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.
MAY 20, 2024, THE PLAT WAS APPROVED BY PLANNING AND ZONING. MAY 29TH, WE WERE INFORMED BY ZONING -- THAT THE OWNER HAS MET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS. JUNE 3RD, 2024, WE RECEIVED A PLAN OF ACTION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. MINUS THE ELECTRICAL QUOTE. ONCE THE ELECTRICAL QUOTE IS RECEIVED, THE PLAN OF ACTION SHOULD BE RECEIVED IN THE PROPERTY OWNER SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVE -- FOR A PERMIT. STAFF RECOGNITION IS TO GIVE OWNER 30 DAY PLAN OF ACTION DESHA FOR COST ESTIMATE.
IF THIS IS DONE -- 60 DAYS -- ALL FINAL INSPECTION SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE SUBMISSION OF ALL PERMITS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> YES. CAN YOU BACKUP THE SCREEN, PLEASE. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. DID PLANNING AND ZONING REQUIRE A SETBACK PERMIT --
>> ALL I KNOW THEY TOLD ME -- >> AFTER THE SURVEY WAS DONE , IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS THREE FEET TOO CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY. THE ASSESSED THE FOUNDATION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WEST WALL BEING MOVED THREE FEET BACK. SO THE PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED IN ACCOMMODATE THE THREE EXTRA FEET THAT WAS NEEDED. SO ON THE WEST WALL, HE IS GOING TO COME IN AND BUILD AN INTERIOR WALL TO SUPPORT . AND THEN HE WILL TAKE THAT OUTSIDE WALL OUT. THE NEW WALL WILL BECOME THE EXTERIOR AND WILL MEET THE REQUIRED SIX FOOT SETBACK.
>> THREE FEET OF CONCRETE WILL REMAIN THE SIDEWALK.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MARSH?
>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE -- ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE CASE, -- AND SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON -- AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION. IT APPEARS HE IS COMPLYING.
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>> I MAKE A MOTION WE ACCEPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
>> MOTION BY MR. MCBRAYER. SECONDED BY MR. ALLRED THAT THE OWNER -- 30 DAYS TO PREPARE A PLAN OF ACTION INCLUDING A TIME LINE FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATES. IF THIS IS DONE , 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN -- IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS
[D. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition or Civil Penalties - Case# 24-000061: 1317 Walnut St. (3 201 MC NAIRY 2-B OT ABL, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Badgett, Jimmie Leon & Charlotte Ann AS TR FOR BADGETT LIVING TRUST]
>> NEXT CASE ON THE AGENDA IS 24-000061, LOCATED AT 1713 -- 1317 WALNUT STREET. VERIFIED PROOF OF OWNERSHIP -- ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT. COUNTY RECORDS SHOW A WARRANTY DEED BADGETT LIVING TRUST AS THE OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS JIMMY LEON AND CHARLIE AND TO BE THE OWNER. SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWED NO ENTITY UNDER THIS NAME. TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS HAVE BEEN ATTACKED -- INACTIVE SINCE OCTOBER, 20 10/2008. THIS IS A PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING. IT WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FRONT WEST SIDE. THE REAR EAST SIDE. THE NORTH SIDE. AND THE SOUTH SIDE. THESE ARE THE SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE FOUND. AND ADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HABITS -- NUISANCE, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION. ADDITIONAL EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION . HERE SOME NUISANCE, FIRE HAZARD AND INTERIOR DILAPIDATION. SOME INADEQUATE SANITATION. THESE ARE THE CURRENT INTERIOR CONDITIONS. TIMELINE OF EVENTS.
JANUARY 27, 2022. THE CASE IS OPEN FOR UNSECURED, DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE THAT IS BEING INHABITED BY VAGRANTS.
FEBRUARY, 2022, WE OPENED A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE NOTICE THAT WAS SENT TO THE OWNER. MARCH 11, 2022, OWNER REQUESTED MUNICIPAL COURT HEARING. APRIL 6, 2022, WE SPOKE TO THE OWNER, GOT PERMISSION TO ENTER AND TAKE PHOTOS SO WE COULD TAKE PICTURES AND SHOW PICTURES. HE IS OUT IN DALLAS. THE OWNER WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING THE CITY REQUIRED. HE SAID HE WAS WANTING TO GET THE PROPERTY ON THE HISTORIC REGISTRY. APRIL 7, 2022, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. WE FOUND VAGRANTS THING IN FIVE. AFTER THE VAGRANTS LEFT, WE WENT INSIDE AND GOT PHOTOS. WE FOUND FOUR MARKINGS ALL OVER THE FLOOR FROM CIGARETTE. WE SECURED THE DOORS AND SENT THE PHOTOS TO THE OWNER. AUGUST 3RD, 2022, WE VERIFIED THERE WAS STILL NOTHING IN THE WORK TO GET THE PROPERTY REGISTERED AS HISTORIC. DECEMBER 9, 2022, THAT WAS THE MUSICAL COURT TRIAL. THE JUDGE LEFT IT TO MYSELF AND THE OWNER TO GET THE PROPERTY REPAIRED OR DEMOLISHED. AT THE END OF THE HEARING I LET THE OWNER KNOW WHERE TO GO AT CITY HALL TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE HOUSE DESIGNATED AS HIS LORD.
DECEMBER 30TH, 2022, WE DISCOVERED THE OWNER NEVER MET WITH PLANNING AND ZONING AS THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO. JANUARY 20TH, 2023, THE STREET JUST AS WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE OWNER STATING HE WAS OBTAINING THEM A QUOTE. MAY 22ND, 2023, WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER STATING THEY HAVE HIRED A COMPANY TO DO FOUNDATION REPAIRS AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN THE WORK WOULD START. JULY OF 2023 IS WHEN THE FOUNDATION WORK TOOK PLACE. NO PERMIT WAS APPLIED FOR. WE HAD A CONTRACTOR PULL THE PERMIT. AUGUST 24, 2023, FOUNDATION WORK WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY WAS AGAIN UNSECURED.
JANUARY 11, 2024, NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE DONE. NO CONTACT FROM THE OWNER. PROPERTY WAS CONDEMNED. JANUARY 22ND, 2024,
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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND 30-60 SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. JANUARY 31ST, WE SPOKE TO THE OWNER BY PHONE AND EXPLAIN WHY THE PROPERTY WAS CONDEMNED AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE. MARCH 6, 2024, WE RECEIVED A PLAN OF ACTION FROM THE OWNERS DAUGHTER. PLAN OF ACTION WAS DENIED DUE TO THE OWNER WANTING TO -- MARCH 14TH, 2024, THE OWNERS DAUGHTER WAS INFORMED IN WRITING BY THE PLAN OF ACTION WAS NOT APPROVED. MAY 7, 2024, THE NOTICE OF JUNE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. MAY 8TH, 2024 NOTICE OF JUNE HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. I SPOKE TO ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE OWNER BY PHONE YESTERDAY. I ASKED HER TO SEND THE EMAIL IN YOUR FOLDER ABOUT THIS PROPERTY. 1317 WALNUT. SO YOU KNOW WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE. THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE HEARING TODAY.THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO FIND THE PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE. AND IS A HAZARD FOR THE PUBLIC AND HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE. THE OWNERS ORDER TO DEMOLISH TO DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MARSH? THEY APPEAR TO ARIS HAVE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THIS.
>> YES, SIR. >> HAS IT STOPPED?
>> COMPLETELY. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR.
MARCH -- MARSH? >> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 24-000061. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-000061. AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN. I MOTION WE GO WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
>> MOTION MADE BY MR. ALLRED. >> I SECOND THAT.
>> SECONDED BY MR. BROSIG -- AND IT IS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE. REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD
MOTION PASSED . >> THE OWNER HAS ORDER TO DEMOLISH -- WITHIN 30 DAYS. OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH.
>> MOTION BY MR. ALLRED -- OF THE OWNER IS ORDERED TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL TO THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> SECOND BY MR. BROSIG.
[E. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition or Civil Penalties - Case# 24-000346: 450 Peach St. (4-5 185 3 WISE PIEDMONT ABL OT, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO.]
>> I BELIEVE THE NEXT CASE IS THE ONE WE TABLED LAST MONTH.
FOR A MOTION TO -- >> MOVE TIMETABLE.
>> SECOND BY MR. MACNEILL . MCNEIL. --
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM TERRY -- A CITY INSPECTOR FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. WE WILL VISIT 450 PEACH STREET. JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS A COMMERCIAL BUILDING THAT IS VACANT AT THIS TIME.
CHECKLIST FOR RECORDS SHOW THE COUNTY RECORDS THAT THERE IS A WARRANTY DEED FOR CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY AS THE OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY TO BE THE OWNER. SECRETARY OF STATE LIST REGISTERED AGENT TO WHICH NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT. TAX RECORDS FOR THE MUSICALITY ARE NOT APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS OF THE MUNICIPALITY, THERE IS NO RECORD OF SERVICE TO THIS ADDRESS. SO SEARCH REVEALS CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS A NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED . EXCUSE ME, FOR THIS HEARING.
THIS IS THE FRONT EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THE REAR WEST
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SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. AND THE SOUTH SIDE. SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS FOUND WERE INADEQUATE SANITATION , STRUCTURAL HAZARD, NUISANCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION OF THE BUILDING. STRUCTURAL HAZARDS FOUND INSIDE. ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE STRUCTURE.STRUCTURAL HAZARDS AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. SEVERAL MISSING WINDOWS. AND SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH THE ROOF. SOME STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL HAZARDS IN THE BUILDING. FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION AND MORE STRUCTURAL WEATHER HAZARDS .
STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL HAZARDS. INADEQUATE SANITATION AND MORE STRUCTURAL HAZARDS. FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION AND MORE STRUCTURAL HAZARDS. THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS STARTED IN DECEMBER, 2021. THE CASE IS OPEN FOR DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE.
IN APRIL, 2022 THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE WAS SENT TO THE NEW OWNER. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD BEGIN REPAIRS ON THE EXTERIOR RIGHT AWAY.
JUNE, 2022 , EXTERIOR REPAIRS SHOULD'VE BEEN COMPLETED AT THAT TIME. NO PROGRESS MADE. NO CALL TO EXPLAIN DELAYS. BY FEBRUARY, 2024, THE AFFIDAVIT OF COMP THE NATION THAT SUCH CONDEMNATION WAS FILED AT THE COUNTY CLERK. APRIL 10TH, WE COMPLETED INTERIOR INSPECTION OF THE BUILDING ON THE UPPER FLOOR. APRIL 11, 2024 CONDEMNATION NOTICES FOR THE MAY HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE REGISTERED AGENT. MAY 1, 2024, THE BOARD TABLED THE CASE FOR THE NEXT HEARING SO THE OWNERS COULD OBTAIN COST ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS AND SEE IF IT WAS FEASIBLE TO THEIR -- TO REPAIR.
MAY 8, THE JUNE HEARING NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT A FINDING OF THE PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE. AND IS A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE. THE ORDER IS THE OWNER'S ORDER TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL THE ORDER TO THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS
FOR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-000346. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD?
>> GOOD MORNING, GUYS. I AM HERE WITH CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING. THIS IS MY ENGINEER, GLENN ARNOLD. WE HAVE HAD SOME PROMISING SAYINGS THAT HAVE COME ABOUT SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. THERE IS A LAND THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO IT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD PEOPLE SHOW INTEREST IN WANTING TO PURCHASE THE LAND. I TOLD MRS. CASTILLO -- I TOLD HER THE POSSIBILITY ABOUT THE OLD AND POSSIBLY BEING TORN DOWN. SHE SAID, WE HAVE LIVED HERE 30 YEARS, DO NOT TELL ME YOU WILL CARE THAT BUILDING DOWN. I SAID, WELL, IT'S A POSSIBILITY. WE WERE HOPING THAT WE COULD DO THE STUFF THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. I HAD A COUPLE OF GUYS WHO HAVE COME AND LOOK WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH FOUNDATIONS AND SAID THE TERM, IT HAS GOOD BONES. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE PLACES THAT LOOK ROUGH, THE PLACES THAT LOOK ROUGH PRIMARILY IS WHERE THE WATER LEAKS. I'VE HAD STEVE AND -- COME OUT AND LOOK -- THE
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MADE THE COMMENT THAT A COUPLE OF OTHER FOLKS SAID, THE FOUNDATION LOOKS GOOD. THE BEAMS LOOK GOOD BUT AGAIN, THE PLACE THAT LOOK REALLY ROUGH IS WHERE WE HAVE LEAKS IN THE ROOF. THAT WAS IS WHAT HAS CAUSED A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS. I KNOW THAT MY ENGINEER HAS DONE QUITE A BIT OF BUILDING. I THINK HE CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. NOT ONLY WORKING ON TRANSMITTERS AND GUARDS, HE HAS A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE AS FAR AS BUILDING AND STUFF. I KNOW RIGHT NOW IN THIS PROCESS WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE BUILDING IN FOR SALE BUT IN THAT PROCESS, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL WHO LOOKED AT IT -- IF YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF THE ROOF SITUATION, IF YOU COULD STOP THE BLEEDING, THEY THINK THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL THERE IN THE BUILDING. SO WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT. THAT IS OUR DESIRE. TO DO THE REHABBING PROCESS AND TRY TO GET THE ROOF TAKEN CARE OF AND DO A LOT OF THIS STUFF OURSELVES IF WE CAN. SO I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO GLENN. HE HAS DONE SOME OF THE WORK HERE AS FAR AS GETTING INFORMATION AND PRICING AND STUFF. THANKYOU. >> AGAIN, MY NAME IS GLENN ARNOLD. I AM AN ENGINEER FOR A GNC CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING FACILITY. ON THIS ADDRESS, 450 PEACH STREET. WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS, WE LEAD THAT JUST NEED A LITTLE TIME FOR THE COMPLETION OF REPAIRS TO THE ROOF. I'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH ON FINDING THE COST OF MATERIAL. WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CONTRACTORS. THEY ARE ALL BUSY. THEY DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR US RIGHT NOW. AND DESPITE DRIVE-BYS, THEY SAY IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE. WE FIGURED THAT. YOU FIGURE THAT, ALSO. JUDGING BY THE PICTURES. I HAVE CONTACTED SWEETWATER STEEL, MERKEL. I'VE GOT PRICES. FOR THE 6000 SQUARE FOOT ROOF, WE ARE LOOKING AT AROUND $10,000 IN MATERIALS. WE CAN DO THIS OURSELVES IN-HOUSE AND ENLIST THE GROUP OF -- WHO WAS ALSO AN INTERESTED PARTY FOR THIS BUILDING. YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD SOME ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION. THE REHAB MEN THAT HAVE COME FROM TROUBLED BACKGROUND. -- TROUBLED BACKGROUNDS . I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENLIST THEM.
THE WOODEN STRUCTURE YOU SAW IN THE PICTURES , THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED. WE WILL AGREE WITH YOU. WE HAVE CONTACTED -- OF MORRISON CONSULTING. HE ADVISED A DEMO OF WHAT ATTACHED STRUCTURE. WE ARE ASKING ABOUT 60 DAYS FOR THE TEARING DOWN OF THE WOODEN STRUCTURE AND HE STATED HE WOULD PROVIDE A DEMO EQUIPMENT. IS THERE A PERMIT REQUIRED FOR THE DEMO OF THE STRUCTURE ?
>> YES, SIR. >> OKAY. WE WILL APPLY FOR THAT. AND THEN ALSO I AM SURE THAT -- FOR PROTECTION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH MOWING AND SECURING THE BUILDING. AND THERE IS ONE BLOCK THAT GOES TO THE UPSTAIRS THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A KEY YET. WE ARE GOING TO ASK THE CITY TO PROVIDE A KEY FOR THE UPSTAIRS DOOR. THERE IS A SEPARATE DOOR ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING TO GET TO UPSTAIRS. THE FLOOR ITSELF NEEDS REPAIRS ON IT. BUT THE STRUCTURE IS INTACT. SO WE CAN REPAIR THAT ALSO. AS GARY HILL STATED, THE 450 PEACH STREET IS FOR SALE. BUT DURING THE PROCESS OF THE SALE, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START THE REHAB PROCESS. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE ADVISABLE THAT WE START THE TEAR DOWN FIRST OF THE WOODEN STRUCTURE WITHIN THE 60 DAYS. I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR RIGHT NOW. ARE THERE
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ANY QUESTIONS? WITH -- ON NOT ONLY THE DEMOLITION BUT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROOF?>> DEL MORRISON OF MORRISON CONSULTING , AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. HE IS THE ONE THAT ADVISED THE DEMO OF THE
ATTACHED ROOF STRUCTURE. >> IS HE A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER?
>> HE BUILT HOUSES, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.
>> I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO GET A HOLD OF A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
BEFORE YOU SPEND ANY FURTHER MONEY.
>> OKAY. >> THE PROJECT COULD GROW REALLY BIG. AND AN ENGINEER WILL BE REQUIRED.
>> FOR THE TEAR DOWN? >> WE WILL LOOK AT THAT. A CAUGHT THAT AS WELL. WE NEED TO LOOK INTO EXACTLY WHAT THE PLAN
IS. >> YOU MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS FINANCIALS WERE ALWAYS AN ISSUE. BUT BECAUSE -- ARE NOT REGULAR AND PREDICTABLE, DO YOU HAVE THE FINANCES IN PLACE
TO DO THIS? >> I KNOW HOW MUCH IT COST TO DO -- IT IS A DIFFERENT ROOF. IT WAS A TPO ROOF, ABOUT $20,000. A LOT OF MONEY. THE BUILDING RECOMMENDED DOING METAL ROOFING . I HAVE DONE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AND MY BROTHER HAS BUILT A COUPLE OF HOUSES. WE HAVE TO PEOPLE WHO CAN GIVE US GUIDANCE AND I KNOW GLENN HAS DONE AN AWFUL LOT.
THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME GUY LIKE -- GUYS LIKE DEL MORRISON . THEY DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS. I WILL SEEK THE COUNSEL OF THOSE WHO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF WE COULD TAKE CARE OF THE LEAKING PROBLEM. EVERYONE THAT HAS WALKED THROUGH THAT BUILDING HAS SAID, TAKE CARE OF YOUR LEAKING PROBLEM AND YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING. SO IF WE HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF SWEAT EQUITY.
>> A LOT OF SWEAT EQUITY. >> WE WILL HAVE TO DO THAT. WE
HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED. >> YOU MENTIONED -- THE MEN OF NEHEMIAH. THEY HAVE INTEREST FOR THE ORGANIZATION?
>> I WILL SAY THIS, WITH THE CONVERSATION I HAD WITH DAVID MCQUEEN -- THE LITTLE LADY NEXT DOOR WHO BOUGHT THE LAND, SHE SAID, HAVE YOU TALKED TO DAVID MCQUEEN? I SAID, NO. SHE SAID, I CAN REACH DAVID. I SAID, I GO TO CHURCH THERE. SHE SAID THEY ARE DOING -- AND THEY MIGHT BE DOING SOMETHING. I SPOKE WITH DAVID YESTERDAY. HE SAID, THANK YOU FOR CALLING. I WILL LOOK AT AND PRAY OVER THE PROPERTY. HE SAID, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE MEN OF NEHEMIAH. I SAID, YEAH. HE ACTUALLY DOES A FORGIVENESS CLASS -- HE SAID THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A PLACE. THOSE WERE HIS WORDS . HE SAID THEY HAVE AN ARMY OF MEN . THEY AMAZE ME AND WHAT THEY DO. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS WHAT THE GOOD LORD IS WANTING, IT WOULD SURE BE NICE TO BE A LIGHTHOUSE IN THAT PART OF ABILENE INSTEAD OF A DRUG HOUSE. WHICH IS WHAT IT WAS FOR A WHILE. PEOPLE SNEAKING IN THERE AND DOING STUFF THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO.
>> HOW MUCH TIME ARE YOU ASKING FOR?
>> FOR THE TEAR DOWN, 60 DAYS. BUT FOR THE ROOF, SIX MONTHS.
BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THERE.
>> CAN I GO BACK TO THE ROOF? ARE YOU PLANNING ON TAKING THE WOOD TRUSSES OUT AND GO BACK WITH A METAL STRUCTURE? OR ARE
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YOU JUST WANTING TO COVER THE ROOF WITH METAL PANELS?>> LET ME CLEAR THAT UP. THERE IS A ROTTED WOOD THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. I DID NOT STATE THAT, I AM SORRY. YES, THAT WOULD BE REMOVED. ALL OF THE ROTTED WOOD. THE TRUSTING SEEMS -- PROCESSING -- THE DECKING -- THE USE PLANKS. THIS BUILDING, BY THE WAY, DATES BACK TO THE 1920S. THERE ARE PICTURES ON THE INTERNET WITH A HORSE AND BUGGY UP-FRONT. IT DOES HAVE SOME HISTORICAL VALUE TO THIS SITE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT PROBABLY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BUILDINGS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR RESIDENTS WERE ADDED. IT IS A GC LISTED. THEY BUILT IT OUT OF REALLY GOOD WORD. I SUGGEST THAT WE USE SEE PURLING FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. TO SETTING UP THE ROOF ITSELF. I HAVE BUILT ROOF BEFORE. I HAVE REHAB A GARAGE FOR MY DAD NEXT TO THE CITY OF TYNE FARLEY -- THAI FIRE DEPARTMENT. THAT WAS ABOUT 11 YEARS AGO. IT TURNED OUT REALLY PHENOMENAL. AND I EXPENDED IT TOO. THE OTHER HEAVY DUTY EXPERIENCE WE HAD, WE ERECTED A STEEL STRUCTURE OVER OUR TRANSMITTER BUILDING OUT IN DUDLEY. TO KEEP THE ICE THAT FALLS OFF A SEVEN FOOTER TOWER FROM PUNCHING HOLES IN THE ROOF. SO IT HAD TO BE EXTRA STRONG WITH EXTRA FRAMEWORK. WE DID THAT AND IT HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL. I DO KNOW ABOUT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. BUT WE WILL ENLIST ENGINEER CONSULTING FOR THIS TO DO THE JOB RIGHT AND SATISFY THE STAFF HERE AT THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR MOTION.
AND I'M SYMPATHETIC WITH THE SITUATION YOU ARE IN. WE AS A BOARD, ON THE OTHER HAND, CANNOT LET THIS THING KEEP GOING ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. AS LONG AS YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT, WE WILL WORK
WITH YOU. AS MUCH AS WE CAN. >> THANK YOU.
>> I SEE SOME REALLY BIG PROBLEMS HERE. AND FINANCIAL COMMITMENT THAT MAY GO NOWHERE FOR YOU. BUT THAT IS YOUR DECISION , I CANNOT TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FOR THESE FOLKS ? >> MY ONLY QUESTION AND CONCERN IS THE FINANCES TO BE ABLE TO BUY THE MATERIAL YOU WILL NEED ON THAT ROOF . AND THE REPAIRS YOU NEED TO DO WITHIN A 60 DAYS OR THE TIMELINE YOU ARE ASKING FOR A.
>> WE HAVE THE FINANCES TO BUY THE MATERIALS IMMEDIATELY.
>> THAT IS ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW.
>> I HAVE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS. WHAT I THINK OF IS, INAUDIBLE ] IT WOULD BE A FORTUNE THAT IS UNFORTUNATE FOR YOU GUYS TO TEAR THAT DOWN. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT WOULD COST . I TOLD MRS. CASTILLO , SINCE YOU BOUGHT THE LAND, YOU CAN BUY THIS BUILDING -- THEY HAVE A REALLY SMALL BACKYARD. AND THEY LIKE TO HAVE IT THERE FOR VOLLEYBALL AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF. DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT IT WOULD COST TO DEMO? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD COST TO DO A ROOF.
I'M THINKING IN MY MIND, IT'S GOING TO BE OVER $100,000 TO DEMO IT. MI ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THAT? DO ANY OF YOU HAVE AN
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IDEA OF WHAT IT COST TO DEMO AND ALMOST 50,000 FOOT -->> WITH THE ADDED WOOD STRUCTURE.
>> WE DON'T NORMALLY SEE DEMOLITIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE .
MOST OF WHAT WE SEE ARE HUNDRED $20,000 . -- $120,000 .
>> I THINK THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE A SURVEY DONE AS WELL.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE WE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-001138. I AM SORRY, CASE 24-000346. OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. I WILL PUT MR. WATSON ON THE SPOT HERE. IF THEY TAKE THAT ROOF OFF, AND GO BACK WITH A STEEL STRUCTURE, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AN ENGINEER -- IS THAT CORRECT?
>> AFTER LISTENING TO WHAT THEIR INTENTIONS ARE, YES, SIR.
>> THE ENGINEER STAMP WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE SOME CERTIFIED
WELDERS? >> POSSIBLY, YES, SIR.
>> I HATE TO SEE THEM SPEND THE MONEY. THAT IS JUST MY OPINION.
THEY SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE . THEIR INTENTIONS ARE GOOD. THAT IS MY THOUGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION?
>> COULD WE DO A -- REPAIR AND SEE WHERE THAT TAKES US? I MAKE A MOTION WE DO OWNERS REPAIR, 30 DAYS TO PREPARE A PLAN OF ACTION, INCLUDING A TIMELINE, COST ASSESSMENT AND ALL PERMITS. -- IF THIS IS DONE IN 60 DAYS, ALL FINAL EXTENSIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE -- OF THE PERMIT.
>> SECONDED BY MR. ALLRED. THE OWNER HAS ORDERED TO REPAIR DASHED AT 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION, INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATES. AND OBTAIN ALL PERMITS. IF THIS IS DONE , 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN INSPECTION. IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION DATE PER THE PERMITS .
[F. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition or Civil Penalties - Case# 24-001138: 1825 Jefferies St. (NORTH PARK ADDN OF JEFFERIES, BLOCK 26, LOT W75 E575 SI50 N280, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Legacy Dwelling LLC, Shaver, Guy and Karen]
>> GOOD LUCK TO YOU. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.
>> THE NEXT CASE IS 24-001138, 1825 JEFFERIES STREET. COUNTY RECORDS SHOW A WARRANTY DEED NAMING LEGACY DWELLING LLC. AS THE OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS LEGACY DWELLING LLC. TO BE THE OWNER. SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS LEGACY DWELLING, LLC TO HAVE FORFEITED EXISTENCE. DIRECTORS SHOW TO HAVE BEEN GUY SHAVER AND KAREN SHAVER. UTILITY RECORDS OF THE MUNICIPALITY SHOWS IT HAS BEEN INACTIVE SINCE NOVEMBER 3RD, 2023.
RECORDS SHOW LEGACY DWELLING, LLC, GUY AND KAREN SHAVER TO BE THE OWNERS. THIS IS THE NOTICE OF THIS HEARING THAT WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FRONT NORTH SIDE. THIS IS THE REAR SOUTH SIDE. THIS IS THE EAST SIDE. AND THE WESTSIDE.
SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS, INADEQUATE SANITATION, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, NEW SINCE, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING,
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HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION.EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS A HOLE THAT GOES THROUGH INTO THE LIVING AREA OF THE HOUSE. APPARENTLY CHEWED THROUGH BY A TENANT OFFICE DOG -- TENANT'S DOG. HAZARDOUS PLUMBING AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. INTERIOR DILAPIDATION AND INADEQUATE SANITATION . MORE INADEQUATE SANITATION ELECTRICAL HAZARDS ON THE EXTERIOR. ELECTRICAL HAZARDS ON THE INTERIOR. THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS. NOVEMBER 29, 2023. I WAS NOTIFIED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THE STRUCTURE HAD A LARGE HOLE ON THE SIDE. SO WE OPENED A DILAPIDATED CASE WAS OPENED .
INSPECTED AND FOUND NO WATER GAS TO THE RESIDENCE. TENANT RELEASED A LARGE DOG ON THE CODE OFFICERS AND PEPPER SPRAY WAS USED. THE TENANT STATED THE WATER WAS TO BE TURNED ON SOON.
BY DECEMBER 5TH, NO WATER GAS WAS TURNED ON. NOTICES WERE SENT TO THE OWNER. JANUARY 31ST, I SPOKE TO THE OWNER WHO STATED HE BELIEVED THE PROPERTY NEEDED TO BE DEMOLISHED HE STATED HE WAS GOING TO EVICT THE TENANTS. MARCH 27, OWNER WAS AGAIN ADVISED AND HE STATED HE WOULD POST A NOTICE TO VACATE. APRIL 12TH, 2024, NO PROGRESS TO REPAIR. SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED AND WE FOUND CONCERNING ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND A ROACH INFESTATION. THE HOME HAS NUMEROUS HOLES IN THE EXTERIOR WALLS. THE TENANT ADVISED THEY DO NOT USE THE SELF MOST ROOM OF THE HOME BECAUSE THEY KNEW TO BE A A METHAMPHETAMINE PRODUCTION AREA. APRIL 15, 2024, AFFIDAVIT OF COMMENTED -- CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED AT THE COUNTY CLERK. THIS IS THE SEVENTH CONDONATION CASE FOR THE SHAVERS. APRIL 24, NOTIFIED BY THE CONSTABLE THAT ADDICTION PAPERWORK WAS FILED BY MR. SHAVER. MAY 20, NOTIFIED THAT THE RIGHT OF POSSESSION WAS FILED BUT ADVECTION WOULD NOT SCHEDULE. MAY 23RD, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND NO ONE THERE. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR PERMEATING THE AREA. THE WRIT OF POSSESSION WAS STILL NOT SCHEDULE. ON MAY 7, I SENT NOTICE OF THIS HEARING AND ON MAY 8TH, -- WE POSTED ON THE SEVENTH AND WE SENT IT TO THE OWNER ON THE EIGHTH. THE STAFF RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME WE ORDER THE OWNER TO REPAIR, 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR COST ESTIMATE AND OBTAIN ALL PERMITS. IF THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A ROUGH IN INSPECTION . AND IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTION SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE
EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I WAS JUST MOVING MY FINGER.
>> BE CAREFUL AT AN OPTION. >> ANY QUESTIONS? AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-001138. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR
NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> GUY FAVOR -- SHAVER .
EVICTION HAS BEEN DONE. -- I NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE WHAT I'VE GOT. IF WE NEED TO TEAR DOWN, WE TEAR IT DOWN. BUT TO THIS POINT, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GO INTO THAT PROPERTY WITHOUT HAVING THE PROPERTY. TO SEE IF IT IS WORTH SALVAGING. IF NOT, WE TEAR DOWN. IF IT IS WORTH SALVAGING, HE WILL DO WHAT WE
NEED TO DO. >> WHAT IS YOUR INTENT FOR THE
PROPERTY? >> NOW THAT I HAVE -- WRIT OF POSSESSION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW MUCH DAMAGE THERE IS. I WOULD LIKE
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TO SAY -- TO JUST TEAR DOWN HOUSES. LOSS OF TAX REVENUE. I DON'T SEE THE PURPOSE. IF IT'S ELIGIBLE, NOT JUST TEARING IT DOWN BECAUSE WE WANT TO TEAR DOWN. IF IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, WE CAN FIX IT. IF NOT, WE WILL TEAR DOWN.>> SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION HERE, THE FIRST 30 DAYS YOU COULD PROBABLY MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER TO TEAR IT DOWN OR
FIX IT? >> I WILL BE ABLE TO GO INTO THE PROPERTY IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. I HAVE TO SCHEDULE CONSTABLES TO COME IN SO WE COULD TAKE EVERYTHING OUT OF THE HOUSE. YOU CANNOT GO IN AND REMOVE THINGS FROM THE HOUSE WITHOUT -- BEING THERE. THAT IS WHY I'M GOING TO THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE AND SCHEDULING THE REMOVAL OF EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE TO THE STREET , UNDER THEIR SUPERVISION. MY QUESTION WAS IF I HAVE A VACANT PROPERTY, -- OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE BEEN GONE. WHY CAN'T YOU JUST CLEAR OUT THE HOUSE AND GO FROM THERE? WE CANNOT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS TRASHED, THE TRASH HAS BEEN REMOVED -- HAS TO BE REMOVED UNDER THE AUTHORIZATION OF A CONSTABLE. IT MAKES SENSE -- BUT IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. I HAVE PAID THE 150 BUCKS FOR THE WRIT OF POSSESSION. NOW THEY CAN COME IN AND WE CAN REMOVE EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE . RECENTLY , THEY WERE SAYING IT WAS CONDEMNED FOR SANITATION. NOW I SEE SOME OTHER THINGS.
ELECTRICAL AND SO FORTH. ELECTRICAL WAS FINE WHEN IT HAD ELECTRICITY. THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. FOR SANITATION , IT COULD BE SANITIZED. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. IT WAS CONDEMNED ORIGINALLY BECAUSE OF SANITATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
NUISANCE. >> THE PROPERTY WAS CONDEMNED FOR ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS THAT WAS LISTED.
>> THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED. ELECTRICITY IS WORKING FINE.
THAT SHOULD NOT BE A MAJOR ISSUE.
>> TO GET BACK TO MY QUESTION. IS 30 DAYS ENOUGH TIME FOR YOU
TO MAKE A DECISION? >> I BELIEVE SO. MY INTENT IS, DEPENDING ON HOW BOOKED THE CONSTABLE IS, WE CAN GET THAT DONE. AND THEN I CAN SECURE THE BUILDING , TO FILL UP THE HOLE, CHANGED THE LOCKS, BOARD UP THE WINDOWS . AND THEN IT'S UNDER
MY POSSESSION. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MR. SHAVER? THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-001138. AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. OR A
MOTION. >> I MOTION FOR THE STAFF
RECOMMENDATION. >> MOTION BY MR. WYATT. IS
THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND BY MR. DUGGER . OWNER IS ORDERED TO REPAIR IN 30 DAYS AND PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION, INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATE AND OBTAIN ALL PERMITS. IF THAT IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ROUGH IN INSPECTION. IF THAT IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTION SHALL BE COMPLETED AT THE EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS.
[G. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition or Civil Penalties - Case# 24-001139: 1126 Kirkwood St. (LAKESIDE ADDN, BLOCK 29, LOT 6, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Legacy Dwelling LLC, Shaver, Guy and Karen]
>> THANK YOU. FOR THE FINAL PROPERTY, WE WILL LOOK AT CASE
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24-001139. AT 1126 KIRKWOOD STREET. CHECKLIST FOR RECORDS CHURCH SHOW THE COUNTY RECORDS SHOW LEGACY DWELLING LLC. THE OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS LEGACY DWELLING AS THE OWNER.-- HAS FORFEITED EXISTED. DIRECTOR SHOW TO BE GUY AND KAREN SHAVER. -- UTILITY RECORDS FOR THE MUNICIPALITY HAVE BEEN ENACTED SINCE JUNE, 2023. THE SEARCH REVEALED THAT LEGACY DWELLING , GUY AND KAREN SHAVER ARE THE OWNERS. THIS IS A PUBLIC NOTICE POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE FOR THIS MEETING.
THIS IS THE FRONT EAST SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE REAR WEST SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE NORTH SIDE. AND THIS IS THE SOUTH SIDE. SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS INCLUDE INADEQUATE SANITATION, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, NUISANCE VIOLATIONS, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING, HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE NUISANCE. THE TENANTS HERE ARE THE ONE THAT YOU MAY REMEMBER FROM 1858 SYCAMORE. THIS IS THE NUISANCE IN THE BACKYARD RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION ON THE ROOF. SOME EXAMPLES OF ANTERIOR DILAPIDATION. HAZARDOUS PLUMBING AND HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL. THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT WAS INCLUDED BECAUSE YOU CANNOT ACCESS THE WATER HEATER. INADEQUATE SANITATION.
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS. THE TENANT HAD WIRED A POWER STRIP TO A LIGHT FIXTURE OUTLET , OR BOX. MULTIPLE COURTS WERE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE FROM THIS ONE JUNCTION . MORE ELECTRICAL HAZARDS. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL HAZARDS . THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS. DECEMBER 26, 2023, THE TENANTS MOVED IN FROM THE SECOND MOORHOUSE WHICH WE DEMOED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.
THE HOMEOWNER RECEIVED -- FOR ROOF DAMAGE. ON DECEMBER 29, 2023, I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. IN APRIL I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AGAIN TO FIND INCREASING HORDE LIKE CONDITIONS AND WORSENING DILAPIDATION. THERE STILL CURRENTLY AN ACCUMULATION CASE AT THE PROPERTY FOR THE BACKYARD STATUS. ON APRIL 10TH, A NEIGHBOR CAME TO CITY HALL TO ADVISE HE HAS CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY.
HE REPORTED THAT THE TENANTS HAVE SHORT-TERM VISITORS COMING AND GOING AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT AND DAY. ON APRIL 12, NO PROGRESS TO REPAIR, NO PERMIT APPLIED FOR AND WORSENING EXTERNAL CONDITIONS. WE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AND FOUND CONCERNING ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND WEATHER PROTECTION. THE INTERNAL CONDITIONS OF THE RESIDENCE MIRRORED THE CONDITIONS OF 1858 SYCAMORE. AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED ON APRIL 15, 2024. -- THIS IS THE ACE CONDEMNATION CASE FILES FOR PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE SHAVERS. ON APRIL 24TH, WE NOTIFIED BY CONSTABLE THAT EVICTION PAPERWORK WAS FILED. -- MAY 20TH, WE WERE NOTIFIED THE WRIT OF POSSESSION WAS FILED BUT NO EVICTION WAS SCHEDULED. MAY 23RD, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND NO ONE THERE AND THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS OF A CLEANUP. THE WRIT OF POSSESSION WAS ALSO NOT SCHEDULE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS ORDERED THE OWNER TO REPAIR, 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATE AND OBTAIN ALL PERMITS. IF THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ROUGH IN INSPECTION. AND IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE
EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS. >> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-001139. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR
NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> GUY SHAVER . ARE WE HAVING
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FUN YET ? THESE PEOPLE CAME FROM SYCAMORE. -- THEY ARE HOARDERS, THEY ARE MASTHEADS, THEY ARE EVIL PEOPLE. THEY MOVED ALL OF THEIR CRAP INTO KIRKWOOD WITHOUT PERMISSION.THEY MADE THAT HOARDING HOUSE . THEY DESTROYED THE HOUSE. IT WAS -- IT NEEDS REPAIR BUT NOW IT IS CLOSE TO BEING A SCRAPER , BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. I HAVE WRIT OF POSSESSION COMPLETE. AGAIN, I HAVE TO GET THE CONSTABLE TO GET EVERYTHING OUT OF THE HOUSE. YOU ALL SAW THE PICTURES. YOU KNOW THAT STUFF WAS THERE. THEY DID NOT HAVE MY PERMISSION TO DO THAT.
SO IF I CAN SATISFY THE CONSTABLE AND GET RID OF POSSESSION AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO -- 30 DAYS IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TIME ON THIS HOUSE. JEFFRIES, I THINK I COULD HAVE -- HANDLE THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS. SO LET ME DO THE WRIT OF POSSESSION WITH THE CONSTABLE'S AND SEE WHERE WE
ARE AT. >> YOU HAVE NOT DONE THE WRIT
OF POSSESSION YET? >> I HAVE NOT. ALL I HAVE TO DO NOW IS SCHEDULE THE CONSTABLE. I THINK THE RULES ARE EVERYTHING OUT OF THE HOUSE -- AND THEN I CAN GO THROUGH THE TIMELINE. IF I CANNOT GET THIS DONE TO SATISFY THEM, WE WILL SCRAP IT. AND I WILL JUST LOSE ANOTHER HOUSE DUE TO MASTHEAD
AND DRUG ADDICTS . >> DID I UNDERSTAND YOU TO SAY THEY MOVED TO THE HOUSE WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. AND ALL OF THAT JUNK YOU SAW THAT CAME FROM SYCAMORE ? BEFORE WE SCRAPED SYCAMORE. YOU CALL THEM SQUATTERS. THEY MOVED IN WITH ALL OF THAT STUFF. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW SOMEONE COULD HAVE ALL OF THAT STUFF. SO PART OF ME SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT, JUST SCRAPE IT. ALL OF THIS STUFF IS GONE. IT IS ALL JUST JUNK. BUT I WILL LOSE ANOTHER $40,000 HOME BECAUSE OF SQUATTERS AND MASS -- METH HEADS.
>> HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN THERE?
>> FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS. >> AND YOU'RE JUST NOW --
>> I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE EVICTION PROCESS. IT TAKES TIME. I HAVE GOTTEN NOT ONE DIME. THEY JUST MOVED IN.
>> WERE SOME PEOPLE RENTERS? SO YOUR RENTERS ON SYCAMORE FOUND OUT YOU HAD PROPERTY AND MOVED INTO IT?
>> IN THE NOTES EARLIER, IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, IT SAID THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO MOVE IN THEIR PER THE OWNER. AM I CORRECT IN STATING THAT? THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING THERE WERE INSTRUCTED IN THEIR ? OR DID I MISS READ THAT?
>> I HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH THESE TENANTS WITH THEY WERE TRANSITIONING OUT OF SYCAMORE. THEY RATTLED OFF SEVERAL ADDRESSES THEY SAID HE TOLD THEM THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO ULTIMATELY, KIRKWOOD ENDED UP BEING WHERE THEY WERE.
HOW THAT HAPPENED, I COULD NOT BE ABLE TO SAY.
>> MR. SHAVER, YOU POSSIBLY GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE INTO A PROPERTY SAYING, THESE ARE SOME ADDRESSES. THEY TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO MOVE INTO THE PROPERTY?
>> NEITHER ONE OF THEM A -- IF THEY HAD SIGNED A LEASE AND
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GONE THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS TO RENT THE PLACE AND GIVEN ME MONEY, -- THEY DID PAY SOME MONEY AT SYCAMORE. AND THEN THEY QUIT PAYING ME. THEY DID HAVE SOME HISTORY OF THE ABILITY TO PAY $650 PER MONTH. IF THEY HAD DONE THAT, NO PROBLEM. BUT YOU CANNOT JUST OCCUPY A HOUSE WITHOUT AT LEAST A DOWN PAYMENT AND SOME PROOF OF THE BILLS BEING PAID.>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR
THE RECORD. >> HELLO. IM -- THE UNFORTUNATE NEIGHBOR OF 1126 KIRKWOOD STREET. MY HUSBAND AND MY KIDS , WE HAVE LIVED NEXT DOOR SINCE 2016. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH NUMEROUS TENANTS NEXT DOOR. WITH EACH ONE, THE HOUSE HAS BECOME DESTROYED. AND SLOWLY FALLING APART. ALL OF THE TRASH. WE HAVE HAD MANY TIMES REACHED OUT TO -- TO MR. SHAVER TO FIND A SOLUTION TOGETHER. IT SEEMS NOTHING REALLY CHANGES. THE NEXT TENANT MOVES IN. IT GETS MORE BROKEN DOWN. AND NOTHING GETS FIXED. THE ROOF, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS AN -- PERSON THAT TRIED TO DO THE ROOF. THEY LEFT AND NOW THE ROOF HAS BEEN THAT WAY FOR MONTHS NOW. THE HOARDERS OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM, STRIPPED THE HOUSE. TOOK THE AIR CONDITIONING. EVERYTHING. IT WAS ALREADY UNLIVABLE BEFORE THESE PEOPLE MOVED IN. HE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THEM, BECAUSE WE HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO RESOLUTION TO BE MADE. THERE IS NO RESOLUTION TO MAKE THIS HOUSE BETTER. IT HAS BEEN A BIG CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY, MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND KIDS. AS HE IS STATED HIMSELF, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED DRUGS, SOLD DRUGS, NOISE COMPLAINTS, ANIMAL COMPLAINTS .
WE HAVE RODENTS BECAUSE OF WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE COMING TO THE BACK ALLEY, WE WAKE UP AND THERE IS A NEW PERSON THERE. IT IS SCARY. NOW DEALING WITH THIS FOR YEARS , I JUST DO NOT THINK THERE IS A TIMELINE HE CAN SET. ALL I ASK IS WE BE SPECIFIC ON HIS TIMELINES. IF THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE WANTING TO DO, ULTIMATELY, I DO NOT THINK THERE IS AN INTENT TO REALLY MAKE IT THERE.
>> RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THERE.
>> YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY ARE THERE?
>> I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYONE STAY THERE. I WAKE UP EARLY, 5:30, I HAVE SEEN SOMEONE ON A BIKE RIDING AND GOING TO THE HOUSE THAT EARLY IN THE MORNING. OUR NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET, WHO UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT MAKE IT, SHE HAS CALLED AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING THE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE. IN THE BACKYARD AND FRONT YARD. NOISE COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEFT THEIR DOG THEIR OVERLAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE TIED TO SOMETHING. OR WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT. THEY BARK ALL NIGHT LONG. THEY ALERT US. AND WE HAVE A PRIVACY FENCE. THEY ALERT WHEN THERE SOMETHING IN THE ALLEY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM D T COMING. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR
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THE RECORD. >> AS FAR AS THE INTENT, IF YOU ALL ARE FINE WITH HIM BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WORK ON THIS HOUSE TO GET IT BACK UP TO CODE, CAN IT BE PROOF OF AN ACTUAL COMPANY? I DO NOT KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.
>> IT HAS TO BE LICENSED CONTRACTORS.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-001139. AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. I THINK A MOTION NEEDS TO INCLUDE A CLEANUP CLAUSE IN THE FIRST 30
DAYS. DEFINITELY. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION .
DURING THE FIRST 30 DAYS THERE BE A CLEANUP. IF THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ROUGH IN INSPECTION. AND IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTION SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPRESSION -- EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS.
>> INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATE AND OBTAIN ALL PERMITS. AND HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CLEANUP COMPLETED.
IF THAT IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ALL RUFFIN INSPECTIONS.
AND IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS.
>> I BELIEVE THAT COMPLETE OUR AGENDA. THANK YOU
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