Sep 04, 2024 Board of Building Standards

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>>> AT THIS TIME, I WILL CALL THE ABILENE BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS MEETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 OR , TO ORDER. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ANY CASE TODAY SHALL SIGN UP AT THE

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BUILDINGS MUST BE SECURED IN THE LOT CLEANED WITHIN RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF THE RESULTS OF THIS HEARING. IF THIS IS NOT DONE, THE CITY MAY DO SO AS THEY SEE FIT. IN ANY CASE, WHERE THE BOARD OWNERS TO DEMOLISH THAT THE OWNER FAILS TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL THE COURT'S ORDER, THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH. ANY APPEAL MUST BE FILED IN DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE AGGRIEVED PARTY RECEIVES NOTICE OF THIS BOARD'S DECISION. AT THE HEARING, YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. SPECIFIC TIME FRAME NEEDED TO REPEAT COMPARES, SPECIFIC SCOPE OF REPAIR WORK TO BE COMPLETED, AND FOR WORK TO BE DONE BY LICENSED, BONDED CONTRACTORS, SUCH AS ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING. AT THE HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK 20 KATE TODAY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU SWEAR AND AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU SHALL GIVE TO THE IS THE

[A. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #22-002791: 4474 La Hacienda Dr. (VAQUERO SUB SEC 2, BLOCK A, LOT 10, ACRES 1.281, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: 4474 La Hacienda Trust ]

>> GOOD MORNING, I AM ROBERT MARSH. TODAY WE HAVE SEVEN CASES TO PRESENT TO YOU. I'M GOING TO PRESENT THE FIRST FOUR AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO RICKY FOR THE NEXT TREE. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING THAT WAS PUBLISHED . WE ARE GOING TO START WITH CASE NUMBER 22-2091 , LOCATED AT 4474 LA HACIENDA DRIVE. ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT IN THE COUNTY RECORDS SHOW A GENERAL WARRANTY DEED AT 4474 LA HACIENDA TRUST AS THE OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS 4474 LA HACIENDA TRUST IS THE OWNER. THE TAX RECORD IS NOT APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS SHOWS THEY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED SINCE 2021 AND THE SEARCH REVEALS 4474 LA HACIENDA TRUST TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING . THIS IS THE FRONT EASTSIDE .

THE REAR WEST SIDE . THE SOUTH SIDE. IN THE NORTH SIDE. THESE ARE THE SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS WERE FOUND .

INADEQUATE SANITATION, NUISANCE, AND INADEQUATE WIRING. THIS IS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE PROPERTY AS OF AUGUST 1ST.

THIS IS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE INTERIOR.

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JUNE 7TH OF 2023, THE BOARD ORDERED THE CASED TABLE. JULY 5, 2023, AGAIN, THE BOARD TABLED. JULY 6TH, SOMEBODY RECEIVED A REDACTED SALE CONTRACT FROM THE OWNERS.

AUGUST 2ND 2023, THE BOARD TABLED AGAIN TO THE NEXT HEARING. SEPTEMBER 14TH OF 2023, THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED. THE TIMBER KNIFE, A BUILDING PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO THE NEW GENERAL CONTRACTOR. JANUARY 11TH 2024, THERE WAS AN INGROUND POOL PERMIT ISSUED. JANUARY 24TH 2024 WAS THE LAST BUILDING INSPECTION THOSE PAST. FEBRUARY 20TH 2024, IT FILLED ANOTHER INSPECTION, AND NO FURTHER INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE POOL AND THE POOL REMAINS INCOMPLETE. JULY 20, 2024, IS WHEN THE POOL PERMIT NEXT TIRED. AND JULY 1ST IS ON THE BUILDING PERMIT EXPIRED. AT THAT TIME, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OR THE Ú THE DELAY. AUGUST 8 OF 2024 IS WHEN THE NOTICE WAS PLACED ON THE STRUCTURE , AND AUGUST 18TH IS WHEN THE NOTICE OF THE SEPTEMBER HEARING WAS SENT TO THE OWNER. AUGUST 20TH OF '24 IS WHEN WE ISSUED AN INVOICE TO THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REINSTATE THE BUILDING PERMIT. AS OF THIS MORNING, THE BUILDING PERMIT INVOICE REMAINS IN EFFECT. NINE OF THE 14 BUILDING INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN PASSED, BUT THE REST REMAIN UNTIL THE PROPERTY CAN BE RELEASED FROM CONDEMNATION. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO ORDER 30 DAYS TO REINSTATE THE BUILDING PERMIT. IF THIS IS DONE, ALL INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED.

>> ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. MARSH? HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH

THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? >> NO, SIR. I HAVEN'T HAD CONTACT WITH THE OWNER SINCE THEY FIRST PURCHASED THE

PROPERTY. >> AND NOTHING FROM THE GENERAL

CONTRACTOR. >> I HAVEN'T HAD ANY INTERACTION WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR LATELY. THEY WERE TRYING TO SEE IF THEY COULD REINSTATE THEIR PERMIT. I THINK ONCE THEY GOT NOTICE OF THE HEARING, THAT'S WHEN THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR REACHED OUT TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. MARSH? MR. MARSH , I ASSUME THE INTERIM PICTURES WE SEE, IT IS SHEET ROCKED.

>> YES, SIR. >> AND HIS OR ELECTRICAL THAT WAS PASSED THAT WAS NOT LISTED?

>> I DIDN'T LIST ALL THE INSPECTIONS THAT WERE PASSED, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE FINAL INSPECTIONS.

>> ELECTRIC HAS PASSED? >> I BELIEVE SO.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. AS CONSTRUCTION STOPPED, OR DO THEY KEEP DOING CONSTRUCTION AND I JUST RAN OUT OF TIME?

>> I DON'T KNOW WHEN EXACTLY THEY CEASED WORK. THE MAC YOU THINK IT CEASED PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION PERMIT EXPIRING?

>> YES, SIR. >> IT'S NOT THAT THEY ARE WORKING AND THEY RAN OUT OF TIME.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. >> THANK YOU.

>> I'M ASSUMING THE PLUMBING FINAL, THE MECHANICAL FINAL, AND THE FINAL FINAL ARE FOUR OF THE SIX?

>> I CAN PULL IT UP AND VERIFY IF YOU NEED ME TO.

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>> MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE THE OTHER TWO REMAINING?

>> THE OTHER SIX? THEY ARE THE FINALS. I CAN PULL IT UP IF YOU NEED TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE.

>> WOULD YOU, PLEASE? >> I DIDN'T LOOK EITHER. THE

POOL FINAL. >> THE POOL IS ON A SEPARATE PERMIT. THERE PROBABLY IS A BACKFLOW. AND ONE OTHER.

>> WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING THAT UP, IT WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> I HAVE IT READY TO GO. THE FINAL INSPECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED IS THE ELECTRICAL RELEASE, LET ME GAS METER RELEASE, BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL FILE . MECHANICAL FILE, PLUMBING FINAL, ENERGY

FINAL. THAT IS IT. >> OKAY . THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. MARSH. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 22-002791. ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR

THE RECORD. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I AM AN ATTORNEY IN ABILENE, AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS CASE FOR 4 1/2 YEARS. THE CITY'S TIMELINE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU IS RELATIVELY ACCURATE. THIS ALL STARTED IN APRIL OF 2020, AND HAS BEEN IN YOUR COURT NOW FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN ACCESS THEM , AND I'VE GOT SOME PICTURES THAT ARE, TO SOME EXTENT, REPETITIVE OF WHAT THE CITY SHOWED YOU. SO I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE YOUR TIME WITH ALL OF THOSE PICTURES. BUT OUR CONCERN HERE IS WE NEVER SEEM TO GET TO THE END OF THIS. AND THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD THIS, IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING, WHICH WAS A YEAR AGO, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 , YOU OPENED THIS FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND A REPRESENTATION WAS MADE , I DON'T THINK BY THE OWNER, BUT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER, THAT THIS PROPERTY COULD BE -- THEY WERE TRYING TO GET A DEAL CLOSED IN HOUSTON , IF YOU WILL REMEMBER. AND THEY WERE ASKING YOU TO LIFT THE CONDEMNATION SO THE TITLE COMPANY WOULD GO THROUGH. ONE OF THE COMMENTS MADE, BECAUSE WE HAD INDICATED, WE WILL GIVE THEM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AND GIVE THEM THE NINE MONTHS THAT IS REQUIRED IN THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TO START AND COMPLETE NEW CONSTRUCTION. NINE MONTHS. AND THOSE PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE ON THAT DAY SAID THAT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. THEY COULD GET IT DONE IN SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. WE ARE NOW HERE ONE YEAR LATER, AND IT IS NOT DONE. AND IN RESPONSE, CHAIRMAN BEARD, TO YOUR QUESTION -- THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CREW AT THAT HOUSE WORKING AT THAT HOUSE. WE DON'T SURVEIL THE HOUSE 24/7, SO I CAN'T TELL YOU THERE HASN'T BEEN A PERSON, BUT THERE IS NOT BEEN A CREW WORKING ON THAT HOUSE SINCE MAY OF THIS YEAR, 3 1/2 MONTHS AGO. AND THE ISSUE WITH THE OWNERSHIP , THE ONLY ADDRESS SHOWN IN PUBLIC RECORDS FOR THIS 4474 TRUST, WHICH IS APPARENTLY WHERE THE OWNERSHIP HAS ENDED UP, IS 4474 LA HACIENDA DRIVE, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A MAIL RECEPTACLE, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE ANYBODY THERE TO RECEIVE MAIL, AND ON OCCASION WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THE NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET HAS HAD THEIR MAIL STUFFED INTO HIS MAILBOX, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. SO FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS PLUS, IT, IN EFFECT, HAS BEEN ABNDONED, IF YOU WILL. YOUR DECISION BACK AT THAT TIME WAS TO ISSUE A 30 DAY ORDER TO OBTAIN ALL PERMITS, PROVIDE PLAN OF ACTION, INCLUDING TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATES. AND

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SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD A SUBSTANTIAL RAIN EVENT, AND I DIDN'T GO OUT THERE THIS MORNING, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THERE IS MORE STAGNANT WATER IN THIS POOL TODAY THAN THERE WAS LAST WEEK. SECONDLY, THERE IS , AT THE WEST AND , IF MY BEARINGS ARE CORRECT, OF THAT SWIMMING POOL -- AND YOU CAN SEE IT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH. THE PARTIAL CONSTRUCTION OF A HOT TUB. THESE TWO HOLES IN THE GROUND THAT ARE -- HAVE ALL KINDS OF STICKING OUT, PIPE AND LOOSE RICK AND DEBRIS AND EVERYTHING ELSE ARE BORDERED -- EXCUSE ME FOR HITTING THAT. ARE BORDERED WITH WEEDS, SO YOU CAN'T SEE THE EDGE OF THE STRUCTURE. AND THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO BARRIER WHATSOEVER AROUND THEM. ANYBODY -- ANYBODY -- DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY OR AT MIDNIGHT -- CAN WALK UP AND FALL INTO THAT AND HAVE A SERIOUS INJURY. OR IF THE POOL CONTINUES TO GET WATER -- THE FORECAST IS, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE RAIN NEXT WEEK. COULD DROWN IN THE CESSPOOL. AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY THE BUILDER, THE OWNER, OR ANYBODY ELSE TO PREVENT THAT TRAGEDY. WE -- THE HOMEOWNERS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD , ARE DESPERATELY SEEKING A SOLUTION TO THIS. AND RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE THE ONLY BODY THAT HAS ANY ABILITY TO MAKE ANYTHING HAPPEN. WE NEED TO KNOW WHO WE CAN CONTACT FOR OTHER REASONS , BECAUSE THERE'S NOBODY OUT THAT HOUSE. THERE'S NO CONTACT TO BE HAD AT THAT HOUSE. THE LADY WHO IS THE CONTRACTOR'S LIAISON, IF YOU WILL, IS NAMED PAULA SUTHERLAND. WE HAVE TALKED TO MS. SUTHERLAND. ALMA SUTHERLAND CAN DO IS PASS ON A MESSAGE, AND IT IS OF NO AVAIL. BUT THE H AWAY FOR THE SUBDIVISION HAS SOME SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS, TO.

BECAUSE THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE OF THAT A HAS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AS TO HOW FINISHES HAVE TO BE AND HOW THEY ARE DONE AND NOT TALKING ABOUT TIME LIMITS OF BUILDING. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS, OUTSIDE SIDING, WHAT THINGS HAVE TO BE DONE, AND NO ONE HAS -- NO ONE HAS GIVEN US AN AUDIENCE, AND THE H AWAY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INSPECT THE INSIDE OF THIS FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS. THE PICTURES I SAW HERE TODAY ARE THE FIRST PICTURES I HAVE SEEN OF THE INSIDE OF IT IN A VERY LONG TIME. SINCE MAY 29TH OF 2024 IS THE LAST TIME THE PEOPLE FROM THE H AWAY HAD ANYBODY TO TALK TO ABOUT THIS.

WE ALSO HAVE HAD A HOMEOWNER WHO LIVES IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THIS BUILDING THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION , AND HAS HAD A VISIT FROM THE ABILENE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ASKED TO KEEP A LOOKOUT , KEEP HIS EYES OPEN, AND REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS. BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THAT POLICE PRESENCE , ACCORDING TO THAT OFFICER, THEY HAD RECEIVED SOME ANONYMOUS VANDALISM THREATS AGAINST THIS PROPERTY , AND IN KIND OF A VEILED WAY, AND SOME INFORMATION THAT THE WORKERS ON THIS PROPERTY WALKED OFF, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET PAID.

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YOU CONSIDERING THIS. >> IS THE OWNERSHIP PRESENTLY NOW THE SAME OWNERSHIP BEFORE THE COMMITTEE A YEAR AND A HALF

AGO? >> THAT FELLOW REPRESENTED HIMSELF -- LET ME FIND IT.

HE REPRESENTED -- HIS LAST NAME I DON'T THINK THAT I CAN PRONOUNCE, BUT IT WAS IVIES. HE REPRESENTED THAT HE WAS THERE REPRESENTING THE POTENTIAL OWNER, AND THIS WAS INITIALLY -- THE CONTRACT IS WITH AN ENTITY THAT WAS SPEEDY SELLING, OR SPEEDY CELL, WHICH WE COULDN'T FIND. AND LOW AND BEHOLD, THE REASON WE COULDN'T FIND IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW MEXICO ENTITY THAT HAD NEVER REGISTERED TO DO BUSINESS IN TEXAS. IT HAS ENDED UP IN THE NAME OF 4474 LA HACIENDA TRUST. NONE OF US REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

>> IF OWNERSHIP IS CHANGED BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, WITH THAT

BE IN PUBLIC RECORD? >> I CANNOT TELL YOU THAT IT HAS CHANGED. I THINK THEY ENDED UP CLOSING IT INTO THAT 4474.

ANYTHING ELSE? >> YOU ARE REPRESENTING THE

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION? >> I AM.

>> LET THAT BE ON THE RECORD. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> AGAIN, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BUSY. I DON'T THINK MY PICTURES ADD ANYTHING TO WHAT THE CITY PUT ON THE SCREEN. I THINK THAT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY HAS RUBBLE, WAIST HIGH WEEDS, A POOL THAT IS COLLECTING WATER THAT IS NOT FENCED OFF IN ANY WAY. THERE ARE BUILDING MATERIALS, CITING AND THAT SORT OF THINGS DURING ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND THERE IS A PORTION -- A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE OUTSIDE THAT IS NEITHER BRICK OR CITED. IT IS A LONG, LONG WAY FROM BEING

FINISHED. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> I AM DR. HUGH HURT. NO RELATION TO THE MAYOR. ANCESTRY SAYS HE IS A SIXTH COUSIN AT SOME POINT, BUT MY BEST KNOWLEDGE, NOT RELATED TO HIM.

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>> COULD YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC?

>> I WILL START OVER AGAIN. I AM DR. HARRY HURTS. NOT RELATED TO THE MAYOR. AS FAR AS I KNOW, NOT RELATED TO HIM. HOWEVER, MY UNCLE WAS MAYOR OF ABILENE BACK IN THE MID-80S. I MOVED HERE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO , RETIRED FROM JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY IN BALTIMORE, AND I RUN A FARM IN GOOD SPRING. THE JUNIOR WARDEN AT THE CHURCH , IN CHARGE OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. SO I KNOW ALL ABOUT KEEPING A BIG PLACE LIKE THAT GOING. ANYWAYS, SOME GENIUS SIGN ME UP TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE H AWAY ABOUT MY MONTH AGO, SO MY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS CURRENT DEBACLE IS FAIRLY LIMITED. BUT I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE H AWAY, AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ESTABLISH SO COMMUNICATION WITH THE BUILDER, WHO HAVE NEVER MET . I REACHED HIM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO A REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAPPENS TO BE IN HOUSTON. I KNOW JOY WHATSOEVER. IT'S BEEN CRICKETS. HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE SKY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN STATED VERY WELL. I WAS LOOKING AT THE THING THIS MORNING, AND IT'S EVEN WORSE WITH MORE WATER AND STUFF IN THERE. I'VE HAD TO DO MY OWN REMEDIATION FOR THE CLOUDS OF MOSQUITOES. TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. IT WAS INFESTED WITH WILD ANIMALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WHAT IS A PROBLEM? SINCE PERRY STOPPED WORKING ON THE PLACE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS NEW GUY IS, THERE'S A SKETCHY CONTRACTOR WHO HAD BROKEN OUT A WINDOW . YOU KNOW, A PICKUP TRUCK. THEY ROUTED PEOPLE LIKE THIS TO BE THE WORK. IT IS SUBSTANDARD, IMMATURE. THE BRICKS WERE CAREFULLY LAID OUT IN THREE DIFFERENT COLORS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY ELABORATE AND QUITE BEAUTIFUL BRICK DECOR ON THE FRONT. THESE PICKED UP BRICKS HAPHAZARD AND PUT THEM ON THE FRONT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT OF A PRISON. IT IS UGLY. IT IS JUST AWFUL. THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE CONTRACTOR ARE PEOPLE WHO CAME TO PUT A CHEAP ROOF ON IT.

THEY PUT THE BRICKS THAT THEY HAD ON SITE, THEY WENT ON TO HARBOR FREIGHT AND SALVAGE TO PUT THAT STUFF UP. THEY THEN PUT SHEET ROCK. THEY PUT SHEET ROCK INSIDE THE HOUSE. THEY HAVE NEVER RUN ELECTRICITY TO THE PROPERTY. SO THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING AT NIGHT. THE NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN CALLING THE POLICE.

THE WORKERS DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE, SO THEY HAVE BEEN SLEEPING IN THE STRUCTURE AT NIGHT. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. IN THE WORK , AS I SAY, IS SHODDY. I'VE GOT TO SAY, THE LAST THING THEY DID -- AND THIS WAS IN MAY, THE PART THAT HADN'T BEEN BRICKED, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, IT HAS TO BE 85% MASONRY , WHICH IS STUCCO, BRICK, ROCKS, STUFF LIKE THAT. IT'S ONLY ABOUT 30% RICK, SO THEY PUT THIS CHEAP SIGHTING UP ON THE REST OF THE HILLS. SO THAT WILL HAVE TO -- THAT HAS TO BE FIXED. SO ACTUALLY, PERRY DID MOST OF THE WORK THAT IS PASSED INSPECTIONS. AS IT PASSED INSPECTIONS SINCE THE NEW -- OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE STAND. AND I JUST -- BEING CLOSE TO THIS THING, I WISH I COULD BRING PARTS OF THIS HOUSE AND SET IT UP ACROSS THE STREET HERE FOR YOU. SO IT'S NOT AN ABSTRACT THING FOR THE SPORT TO DEAL WITH. IT IS -- WE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, IT'S A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT WE HAD THE STANDARDS IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTY VALUES, AND THIS IS AN AFFRONT TO ALL OF THAT. AND I GOT TO SAY THAT WHAT I HAVE SEEN SINCE I HAVEN'T PRESENT THE PAST NINE MONTHS, SINCE MAY, IS , TO STEAL AN ADAGE, THIS DOG WON'T HUNT. IT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. THERE IS SO MUCH WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THAT HOUSE, AND THE PARENT CONTRACTORS DEMONSTRATED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT HE LACKS THE ABILITY TO DO THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S BEEN WATCHING QVC HOME FLIPPERS

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THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. HE HAS COVERED ALL THE GOOD STUFF ABOUT THE POOR DOCTOR WHO LIVES ACROSS THE STREET FROM HIM. HE GETS THE MAIL DELIVERED TO HIM, THE NOTICES THAT I SEND OUT. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. UNBELIEVABLE.

EACH DAY, EVERYONE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO DRIVE PAST THIS COMBINATION ADAMS FAMILY HOUSE AND I THINK RADLEY STILL LIVES IN THERE. AND -- THIS IS MY LAST THING I HAVE TO SAY.

WHEN I WORKED FOR THE GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE DO MAKE SOME DECISIONS , AND I WORKED FOR THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH, AND PROGRAMS I MANAGED WHEN THEY WEREN'T WORKING OUT, WE HAD TO PULL THE PLUG ON THEM. THIS HAPPENS IN D.C. SOMETIMES, AND IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE. HAD TO CANCEL PROGRAMS ONLY FULL WELL THAT THERE BE PINK SLIPS AND PEOPLE LAID OFF AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I HAD TO MAKE THE HARD DECISIONS, AND I HOPE

YOU ALL WILL, TOO. >> ANY QUESTIONS ? THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE? STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE NUMBER 22-002 91. AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND MOTION. I DISAGREE WITH PART OF THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION HERE. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A CASE THAT NEEDS TO GO MORE THAN 30 DAYS WITHOUT US HEARING ABOUT IT. MAYBE GIVE THEM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT ONE TIME HERE, 30 DAYS, OR UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING TO REINSTATE THE MEETING PERMIT. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HEAR ABOUT THIS CASE EVERY MONTH. THAT'S MY THINKING . ANY DISCUSSION?

>> THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BUILDER OR THE CONTRACTOR HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE BUILDING

OFFICIALS? >> YES. OUR CONSTRUCTION PROCESS WORKS, YOU ALL ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH -- ONCE A PERMIT IS ISSUED , WORK BEGINS, AND THERE'S ALWAYS 180 DAYS BETWEEN INSPECTIONS. SO THIS GOT TO A POINT LAST MONTH WERE THERE WAS 180 DAYS SINCE THE LAST INSPECTION , SO THE PERMIT EXPIRED. SO AT THAT POINT, I BELIEVE MY STAFF ISSUED A -- I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU ALL -- ANYWAY, THEY WERE INFORMED THAT IT HAD EXPIRED. AND SO HE NOTIFIED ME. AND TOLD HER THAT WE NEED TO REINSTATE THE PERMIT , AND THAT WOULD BE A CHARGE, SO THAT'S WHEN I ISSUE THE INVOICE FOR THAT, SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE THE PROCESS. OF COURSE, THAT WAS DONE TWO WEEKS AGO. AND YOU KNOW, IT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS TO PAY FOR A PERMIT. AND THAT HAS YET TO BE DONE. SO WE HAVE A PERMIT THAT IS INVALID, AND WE BROUGHT THIS BACK TO THE BOARD TO ASK FOR

YOUR GUIDANCE, I GUESS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. DO WE HAVE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR THAT IS ANOTHER ENTITY?

>> NO, SIR. >> I THOUGHT I HEARD THAT THE OWNER WAS BASED IN NEW MEXICO AND THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR BASED IN HOUSTON. IS THAT NOT CORRECT?

>> THE OWNING LLC IS A NEW MEXICO. THAT IS THE SPEEDY CELL ESTATES. THE PROPERTY IS NOW LISTED UNDER THE LA HACIENDA TRUST. HOWEVER, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR OF GOLD STAR, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED. I THINK THEY ARE BASED

IN TEXAS. HOUSTON. >> MAYBE TWO DIFFERENT

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ABILENE RESIDENT. >> WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OF

GOLD STAR ABOUT THE PERMIT? >> GOLD STAR REACHED OUT , I BELIEVE, ONCE HE REACHED OUT THE NOTICE OF THE HEARING. SO THEY REACHED OUT TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.

>> IS THE OWNER EVEN AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE PERMIT IS ASKED WIRED? IS IT DEPENDENT UPON GOLD STAR TO INFORM THE OWNER, AND ONLY THE OWNER WOULD KNOW THAT THE PERMIT IS EXPIRED? WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THAT THE OWNERS AWARE THAT

THE PERMIT HAS EXPIRED? >> WE COULD ASSUME THAT, YES.

>> I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BE AWARE, SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE OWNER SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE SOMETHING WRONG.

>> IS OR ANYTHING WE COULD DO THAT IS LEGAL AND PROPER TO

ENSURE? SINCE THE OWNERS GOING >> THE MAILING ADDRESS IS THE PROPERTY ITSELF. THEY ARE NOT REGISTERED TO DO BUSINESS IN

THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> BUT WE DID SEND NOTIFICATIONS TO THE LLC THE , THE LIEN HOLDER, AND THEY DID

RECEIVE THEM. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> THE NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING WAS SENT TO THE OWNERS LLC AND TO THE LIEN HOLDER. CORRECT. YEAH.

>> WHAT OPTION DOES THE CITY HAVE WITH THE COMPLIANCE THAT

IS NOT BEING DONE RIGHT NOW? >> WELL -- SO WE HAVE -- WE COULD GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO GO OVER THE LEGAL OPTIONS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU AGAIN, LIKE WE HAVE DONE BEFORE. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE. SO, YOU KNOW, I HATE TO -- IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION YOU WANT TO ASK ME IN OPEN SESSION, THAT IS FINE. BUT IF SOMEBODY IS ASKING THE CHAIR, CAN WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, I CAN MAYBE MORE THOROUGHLY ANSWER YOUR LEGAL QUESTIONS. I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE OPTIONS THAT YOU HAD BEFORE YOU, AND AS YOU KNOW, FOR DEMOLITION, THERE ARE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT SHOULD BE MET, AND WE HAVE DEMOLITION, AND WE HAVE DISCUSSED OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU. I'M JUST NOT SURE -- I WOULD SAY IF YOU WANT YOUR OPTIONS AND THE REPERCUSSIONS OF ALL YOUR OPTIONS, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT YOU ARE ASKING.

>> TO ME, THE FACT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND THERE'S NO OWNER REPRESENTATIVE HERE TODAY TELLS ME A LOT. I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE , AND IT IS IN A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT IT WAS.

MAYBE GIVE THEM THE BENEFIT BY GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY FOR THE PERMIT TO BE REINSTATED. BUT THEY'VE GOT TO DO IT BEFORE NEXT MEETING. AND AT THAT TIME , WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW HOW SERIOUS THIS IS. TO ME. AND MAYBE THAT IS THE WAY TO DO IT. WE GIVE THEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING TO REINSTATE THE PERMIT. AND THEN WE WILL DECIDE WHAT THE

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>> WITH THIS NEW OWNER, ONCE HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, IT WAS PURCHASED -- IN SEPTEMBER OF '23. AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT -- WELL, NOT IMMEDIATELY. -- YOU ARE CORRECT. THEY

HAVEN'T HAD A BOARD ORDER. >> A QUESTION FOR LEGAL , JUST SO WE UNDERSTAND, THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE NO INVOLVEMENT ? IT

IS MINIMUM CITY CODE? >> THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S UP TO THE H AWAY TO ENFORCE H AWAY REQUIREMENTS. AND THE ONLY THING THE CITY CAN ENFORCE IS, HAVE THEY MET THE MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BUILDING CODE? YOU KNOW, IS MAYBE THE NUISANCE OF THE PROPERTY, THE CLEANING OF THE PROPERTY, THAT KIND OF THING -- AND DECORATIVE DESIGN OF THE BRICK, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THINGS LIKE THAT THAT MIGHT BE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE H OA.

>> IS THERE A MOTION? >> I AGREE WITH MR. BEER. I THINK WE NEED TO SEE IT. OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE. FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST , I THINK YOU MAYBE CAN GIVE THEM A 25 DAY -- LESS THAN 30 SO WE SEE IT NEXT

MEETING. >> YOU KNOW, AND I'M NOT LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR HERE -- SOMETIMES IF YOU SAY 30 DAYS, IT IS ACTUALLY PAST OUR MEETING DATE, AND SO YOU COULD JUST ASK THAT THEY REINSTATE THEIR BUILDING PERMIT BEFORE THE -- YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING.

>> OCTOBER 2ND. >> YEAH. BEFORE THE OCTOBER 2ND MEETING, THEY REINSTATE THEIR BUILDING PERMIT.

>> BY REINSTATING THAT, THAT WOULD GIVE THEM SIX MONTHS.

>> WELL, WE WOULD NEED TO SEE IT EVERY 30 DAYS. AND IF THERE IS NO PROGRESS, THEN WE CAN MAKE A JUDGMENT WHETHER THAT IS ACCEPTABLE OR NOT BASED ON THE ASPECTS OF THE CASE.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, AND WHAT TASK FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION

>> OKAY. AT THIS TIME, 9:13, WE WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE

>> I WILL RECONVENE THE MEETING AND RECALL THE ORDER AT 9:39.

THE CITY OF ABILENE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING FOR CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 6551.071. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE WERE NO DECISIONS MADE IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO THE CASE BEFORE US IS -- STILL CASE NUMBER 22-002791. IS THERE A

MOTION ON THE FLOOR? >> I STATED EARLIER I AGREE WITH MR. BEARD. WE NEED TO SEE THIS CASE EVERY BOARD MEETING UNTIL THIS CASE GETS RESOLVED. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE SEE IT

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BUT AT LEAST REINSTATE THE BUILDING PERMIT, CLEAN UP THE HOUSE, CLEAN UP ALL TRASH, REMOVE ALL THE WEEDS, AND

SECURE THE POOL. >> YOU GOT THAT?

>> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> MOTION BY MR. MC DREHER, AND

A SECOND. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. IS COMPLETION OF ALL PERMITS BY THE EXPIRATION -- IS THAT PART OF YOUR MOTION, OR NOT ? OKAY. JUST AS THEY COMPLETE THE LISTED ITEMS BEFORE NEXT MEETING? OKAY.

>> CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>>

[B. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #23-003173: 625 Mesquite St. (OT ABILENE TIF #1, BLOCK 105, LOT 10, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Lourdes Santa Ana ]

>> THANK YOU. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.

>> THE NEXT CASE OF THE AGENDA HIS CASE TO 3-003173 LOCATED AT 65 MUST EAT STREET. ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN SET. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS LOURDES SANTA ANA TO BE THE OWNER. THE TAX RECORDS ARE APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS SHOW THEY HAVE BEEN IN ACTIVE.

A SEARCH REVEALS LOURDES SANTA ANA TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS A SPECIAL NOTICE I 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. INADEQUATE SANITATION, NUISANCE, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE EXTERIOR WAS FOUND. ADDITIONAL EXTERIOR AND STRUCTURAL HAZARD. SOME INTERIOR THE LEVITATION. SOME INTERIOR THE LEVITATION AND STRUCTURAL HAZARD. INADEQUATE SANITATION. AND THESE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS INSIDE THE HOUSE. THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PERMIT APPROVED FOR THIS PROPERTY. AGAIN, THE CURRENT CONDITIONS INSIDE HAVE NO PERMIT ON FILE. THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS, JULY 11TH OF 2023, THE STRUCTURE WAS FOUND TO BE UNSECURED, VACANT, AND DILAPIDATED. WE OPENED A COMBINATION CASED JULY 19TH. DECEMBER 60 '23 WAS THE FIRST BOARD HEARING. DECEMBER 28TH OF '23, WE SPOKE TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND IT RECOMMENDED THEY ATTEND THE FEBRUARY 7TH MEETING. FEBRUARY 7, 2024, THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE AT THE HEARING. MARCH 19TH '24, THE PROPERTY CHANGED OWNERSHIP TO THE CURRENT OWNER. THE OWNER WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT HEARING. MAY 3RD OF '24, WHO PROVIDED THE OWNER A COPY OF THE PLAN OF ACTION WORKSHEET IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS. THEY SEVENTH, '24, WE SUED AN INCOMPLETE PLAN OF ACTION AND CONTACTED THEM FOR CORRECTIONS.

THE PLAN OF ACTION WAS APPROVED. THE OWNER WAS NOTIFIED THE PERMIT COULD BE APPLIED FOR, AND IN THE NOTIFICATION, THE OWNER WASN'T WARMED THE CONTRACTOR WAS CHOSEN AND NEEDED TO COME IN AND GET REGISTERED WITH THE CITY. JUNE 10TH OF '24, AN OUT-OF-TOWN CONTRACTOR CAME TO CITY HALL TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT. HE CAME IN BY HIMSELF AND DID NOT BRING IN HIS WORK SO HE COULD BE REGISTERED WITH

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30 DAYS. >> ANY QUESTIONS, MR. MARSH? THANK YOU, MR. MARSH. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 22-00373. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LOURDES SANTA ANA. I'M THE ONLY OF THE PROPERTY, 625 MESQUITE STREET. YES, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO SOME WORK AND HIRE PEOPLE. I'M NOT FROM HERE. I AM FROM SAN ANGELO. AND ALL THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE DOING WAS JUST CLEANING, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE .

THEIR HOUSE HAS BEEN CLEARED. ANY ORDER FOR ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR A CONTRACTOR TO DO SOMETHING , THEY WANT THE HOUSE CLEANED FIRST. THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE DEALING WITH TO REPAIR IT. SO -- I DON'T KNOW. I'M TRYING TO DO MY BEST ON GETTING IT DONE, GETTING IT WORK. THAT HOUSE HAS BEEN CLEAN. BUT THEY SAID THEY STARTED TEARING DOWN A CEILING, BUT THERE WAS SOME OLD REFRIGERATORS AND STOVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT IS PART OF THE CLEANING. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY STOP THEM THE FIRST TIME. AND THEN THE SECOND TIME, YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN HIRING DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO GET JUST THE CLEANING. I KNOW BETTER THAN THAT, NOT TO HIRE ANYBODY WITHOUT A LICENSE TO DO ANY KIND OF WORK, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IF I WERE TO OCCUPY THE PROPERTY, I JUST NEED TO BE SAFE AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS UP TO CODE. BUT AT THIS POINT, I CAN'T EVEN CLEAN THE HOUSE. I NEED TO CLEAN AND GET IT DONE. AND I WILL REPEAT THAT THE CONTRACTOR WANTS TO GIVE ME ESTIMATES ON HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME TO START, AND I HAVE TO START WITH ONE THING FIRST. I CANNOT GET THE WHOLE PLAN, BECAUSE LIKE YOU EXPLAINED, IT HAS BEEN THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE TRYING TO WORK ON IT, AND THEY ARE JUST NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

IF WE HAVE A TIME LIMIT, I JUST HAVE TO REHIRE SOMEBODY ELSE OR TALK TO SOMEBODY ELSE. AND EVERY TIME I DO THAT, IT IS COSTING ME MONEY. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE. I AM ASKING THE

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I CANNOT DO IT ALL AT ONCE. >> YOUR INTERPRETATION IS CLEANING IN THE HOUSE MEANS TEARING OUT THE SHEET ROCK?

>> BECAUSE OF THIS PART OF IT. THERE WAS SOME SHEET ROCK ALREADY FALLING APART, AND IT HAD SOME NAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IN ORDER FOR ANYBODY TO GIVE ME ESTIMATE -- YOU CAN'T EVEN WALK INSIDE THAT HOUSE. THE FIRST PICTURE THAT YOU SAW, IT WAS REALLY BAD. IT HAS BEEN CLEANED SOME, BUT IT WASN'T

FINISHED. >> AND YOU TESTIFIED THAT THEY HAD PERMISSION TO CLEAN THE HOUSE? AND THEN YOUR CONTRACTORS WERE ACTUALLY TEARING OUT SHEET ROCK?

>> YEAH, THEY MENTIONED TO ME THAT THEY HAD GONE AND TALK TO GET THE PERMIT, BUT I AM NOT INSTRUCTING THEM TO DO THAT.

I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY ARE CONTRACTORS AND THEY KNOW. I'M ASKING TO BE IN THE HOUSE FIRST IN ORDER FOR ME, AGAIN, TO GET SOMEBODY TO GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ELECTRICAL, FOR THE PLUMBING, FOR BAC, FOR THE ROOF. IN ORDER FOR THESE PEOPLE TO DO THAT, IT WILL BE WAY MORE MONEY TO HAVE A CLEANUP FIRST. SO THEY WANT THESE CONTRACTORS, THEY WANT THE HOUSE AT LEAST TO BE -- SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING OR WHAT THEY ARE GETTING INTO IT. YOU KNOW, GETTING IT ALL CLEANED UP AND THEN START DOING THE WORK. BUT IT HAS TO BE ONE AT A TIME. IT CAN'T BE ALL AT ONCE. AND I WILL GET PERMITS, AND I WILL MAKE SURE THE CITY INSPECTS ALL OF THAT. THAT THEY GIVE ME THE GREEN

TAG. >> AM I CORRECT IN REMEMBERING YOUR PREVIOUS TESTIMONY THAT ALL YOUR CONTRACTORS ARE FROM

SAN ANGELO? >> YES, BUT THEY COULDN'T -- I MEAN, THAT'S WHY -- I LIVE TWO HOURS FROM HERE, FROM ABILENE, AND THEY ARE STILL NOT DOING WHAT I'M ASKING THEM TO DO, YOU KNOW? YOU NEVER HAVE TIME, AND THEY DON'T KNOW. THEY JUST REFUSE TO TALK TO ME , AND THEY SAY, WELL, IS YOUR HOUSE CLEAN ALREADY? AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I HAVE BEEN TRYING. I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER FOR ONLY FIVE MONTHS ON THIS PROPERTY. SO I

AM DOING THE BEST I CAN. >> JUST APPEARS TO BE A MISINTERPRETATION OF WHAT CLEANING THE PROPERTY IS.

>> AND THEY ARE DOING IT, I AM NOT. AND AGAIN, I AM ASSUMING YOU THERE CONTRACTORS -- I MEAN, IF IT WAS JUST CLEANING, YOU DON'T NEED TO MOW THE GRASS AND TO PICK UP TRASH AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I DON'T THINK. I HAVE NEVER HEARD MYSELF THAT THEY NEED A LICENSE OR A PERMIT TO DO THAT. THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE DOING MORE STUFF. BUT IF THEY GET STOPPED, YOU KNOW, DON'T KNOW -- I LIVE IN SAN ANGELO, SO I CANNOT BE COMING EVERY TIME THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN. I AM HOPING THAT THESE PEOPLE WOULD DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. YOU KNOW, SINCE I AM HIRING THEM.

>> I GUESS WHAT I'M HEARING IS YOU WOULD LIKE TO CLEAN THE PROPERTY UP AND THEN GET A PLAN OF ACTION?

>> YES, SIR. AND I THINK THAT IS -- TO ME, HONESTLY, THAT IS THE BEST. BECAUSE THAT WAY, THE FOUNDATION IS THE NUMBER ONE.

AND THEY WILL SEE. BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRASH UNDER IT. WHAT I'M TALKING TRASH, IT IS JUST ALL KINDS OF TRASH IN THEIR. SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEY ARE GETTING INTO IT. AND THEN FOR THE ELECTRICAL, OF COURSE. YOU KNOW, THEY CAN SEE IF WE HAVE MOLD OR ANYTHING IN THE WALLS, I GUESS. I DON'T KNOW. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. AGAIN, I AM DEPENDING ON THEM. ONCE THEY CLEANED IT UP, THEY WILL TELL ME, THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND. BUT THERE IS A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THESE CONTRACTORS AND MYSELF. AND THEN THE CITY IS STOPPING THEM, AND YOU KNOW -- SO I JUST LIKE,

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DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS SANTA ANA? THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE ? PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 23-003173. AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

>> SEE THE TIMETABLE ON THIS ? IS THERE SOME WAY, MR. MARSH, THAT WE COULD THE STAFF COULD GET WITH HER AND KIND OF GET THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN WHAT TO CLEAN UP AND WHAT IS NOT , HELP HER GET STARTED WITH THAT?

>> YES SIR, I CAN, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY MORE NEED FOR CLEANUP

WITH THE PROPERTY. >> THE CLEANUP IS COMPLETE?

>> YES, SIR. I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW.

>> CLEANUP TO US WOULD BE CLEANING GRASS , CLEANING OUT

-- >> WAS A SHEET ROCK REMOVED?

>> YES, SIR. CLEANUP WOULD MEAN TO GET OUT THE OLD APPLIANCES

IN THE HOUSE, AND THAT'S IT. >> WHICH IS SHEET ROCK INSTALLATION IS WHAT YOU THINK IS BEEN REMOVED?

>> YES, SIR. >> IS VERY MOTION?

>> YOU NEED A PERMIT TO TEAR OUT THE SHEET ROCK?

>> IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE OF THE CONDEMNATION, YES. BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY ARE STARTING TO REMOVE THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE GOING BACK , ESPECIALLY THE REMOVAL OF THE INSULATION AND WHATNOT. THIS WILL BE BEFORE WE GET THE APPLIANCES OUT AND YOU GIVE US A PLAN OF ACTION AND GET THE CONTRACTORS IN SO THAT WE HAVE A CLEARER IDEA OF WHAT KIND OF RECONSTRUCTION WE CAN DO.

>> LET ME REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING . MISS SANTA ANA, WOULD YOU COME BACK UP, PLEASE? YOU FEEL LIKE THE PROJECT AT A STAGE WHERE HE COULD GET A PLAN OF ACTION RIGHT NOW? AND HAVE ESTIMATES -- HAVE CONTRACTORS GIVE YOU ESTIMATES ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE WAY YOU WANT TO COMPLETE THE

PROJECT? AT THIS POINT. >> I CAN CALL THEM BACK. WHEN THEY WERE DOING IT, THE LAST ONE, IT WAS A CONTRACTOR, THE ONE THAT WAS CLEANING. WHEN HE GOT STOPPED, THEY ALSO ASKED HIM FOR SOME KIND OF AN I.D. OR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SOMETHING, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WILL GIVE HIM A TICKET RIGHT THEN. SO I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE TO CALL HIM BACK. I MEAN, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CLEAN UP. SO I HAVE TO CALL PEOPLE BACK AND MAKE SURE I CAN GET THEM BACK ONLINE.

>> I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT DOING ANY FURTHER WORK. I AM JUST TALKING ABOUT GETTING THEIR ESTIMATE ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

WITH THEIR PROPERTY. >> I CAN DO THAT.

>> YOU HAVE A LIST OF CONTRACTORS REGISTERED?'S B MAC NO, I DON'T. I NEED TO LOOK MYSELF.

>> I DON'T BELIEVE WE PROVIDE THAT ANYMORE BECAUSE IT CHANGES

SO OFTEN. >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU VERIFY THAT THE ONES THAT YOU BASE THIS PLAN ON, RIGHT?

>> AND IT HASN'T BEEN EASY NOT KNOWING HERE AND THE PEOPLE

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>> YOU THINK YOU CAN COMPLETE THIS BY THE FIRST OF OCTOBER?

>> I WILL START WORKING ON IT, YES.

>> A PLAN OF ACTION BY THE FIRST OF OCTOBER. OKAY. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 23-00317 . AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION.

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ORDER THE OWNER TO PROMOTE A PLAN OF ACTION TO PREPARE COST ESTIMATES BY OCTOBER 1ST. IF THIS IS DONE 60 DAYS , ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE

COMPLETED. >> MOTION THAT THE OWNER IS ORDERED TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION AND PERMITS. BY THE FIRST OF OCTOBER . AND IF THAT IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ALL ROUGH ENDS , AND IF THAT IS DONE , ALL COMPLETION BY THE -- BY THE EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS. AS A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> MS. TURNER, IF YOU WOULD

CALL ROLE, PLEASE. >>

>> GOOD LUCK. >> THE NEXT CASE ON THE AGENDA

[C. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #24-000671: 634 Locust St (OT ABILENE, BLOCK 131, LOT 5, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Monsivaiz, Anna Marie ]

THE NORTH SIDE. AND THE SOUTH SIDE. THESE ARE THE SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE FOUND. STRUCTURAL HAZARDS, NUISANCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION THAT WAS FOUND UPON THE INITIAL INSPECTION IN JULY OF 2022. THIS IS THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AS OF FEBRUARY 2023. AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY ON MARCH 14TH, 2024. THIS IS MARCH 14TH OF 2024. THESE PHOTOS HERE SHOW HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL. ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. SOME EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION , FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. THESE ARE THE INTERIOR CONDITIONS. THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PERMIT ISSUED FOR THIS PROPERTY. WE HAVE HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL AND ACTIVE POWER.

THIS IS THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE EXTERIOR. THESE PICTURES ARE FROM AUGUST 20TH OF THIS YEAR. NO WINDOWS AND NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR THOSE WINDOWS. THIS IS THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS , DECEMBER 30TH 2021. NOVEMBER 15TH 2022, A CITATION WAS ISSUED FOR FAILING TO REPAIR. FEBRUARY 22ND OF 2023, THE WEATHERPROOFING PAPER WAS INSTALLED IN THE HOUSE PRIOR TO THE PRETRIAL FOR THE OWNER. WE ASSUME THE HOUSE WAS UNDERGOING WORK AND WE DISMISSED A CITATION. MARCH 14TH OF 2024.

DUE TO THE PROPERTY BEING IN DISREPAIR, WE FOUND WHAT

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MARCH 28TH OF THE CONNECT 24, WE MET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND DESCRIBE THE PROCESS AND THE OWNER LET US KNOW IF WE WORK ON THE PLAN OF ACTION, AND THAT WAS THE LAST CONTACT WE HAD WITH THE OWNER. AUGUST 13TH OF '24, WE HOPE POSTED THE NOTICE , AND AUGUST 14TH, '24, THE NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. YESTERDAY, THE PROPERTY OWNER CAME INTO CITY HALL. SHE DROPPED OFF THE LETTER THAT IS IN YOUR FOLDERS TO EXPLAIN WHY SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, AND SHE ALSO DELIVERED A PARTIAL PLAN OF ACTION . THE WORKSHEET ITSELF WAS INCOMPLETE AND THERE WERE NO COST ESTIMATES INCLUDED. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO HONOR THE ORDER TO REPAIR, 30 DAYS TO DIVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION , AND IF THIS IS DONE WITHIN 60 DAYS , ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE X

RATION. >> ANY QUESTIONS ?

>> NO, THE CITY TURNED IT OFF.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MARSH. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-0006 ONE. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR CASE FOR THE RECORD.

SEEING NO ONE , I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-00067. AND OPEN THE FLOOR .

>> I MOVE THAT WE GO WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

>> THE OWNER'S ORDER TO REPAIR , INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR COST ESTIMATE AND OBTAIN ALL PERMIT. IF THIS IS DONE WITHIN 60 DAYS, ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>

[D. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #24-003112: 258 Sammons St (SCOTT HIGHWAY PLACE, BLOCK 10, LOT N1/2 LT 1, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Campbell, Michael C. ]

>> THE NEXT CASE ON THE AGENDA IS CASE NUMBER 24-00214 , LOCATED AT 51 SALMON STREET. WE VERIFY PROOF OF OWNERSHIP, AND LIEN HOLDERS. THE COUNTY RECORDS SHOW MICHAEL C CAMPO AS THE OWNER. SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS NO ENTITY OF THIS NAME.

TAX RECORDS ARE INAPPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS OF THE MUSICALITY SHOW THEY BEEN AN ACTIVE SINCE OCTOBER 29TH OF 2021. HE REVEALS MICHAEL C CAMPBELL TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING THAT WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FRONT EASTSIDE. THE REAR WEST SIDE.

THE NORTH SIDE. AND THE SOUTH SIDE. THESE ARE THE SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE FOUND. INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARDS, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. SO EXAMPLES OF THE FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION AND STRUCTURAL ISSUES -- ADDITIONAL FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION AND STRUCTURAL HAZARDS. SOME STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL HAZARDS.

THIS IS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT WAS BURNED IN THE SIDE YARD.

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MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SOUTH SIDE EXTERIOR OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATED 35,000 IN DAMAGES. IT ALSO CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NEIGHBORS HOME. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE REPORT, AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, THE 648 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE HAS FIVE OCCUPANTS.

THE STRUCTURE HAS NOT HAD WATER OR TRASH SERVICE SINCE OCTOBER , AND THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND HAS BEEN PUT UP FOR SALE. JULY 8TH, 2024, WE REQUESTED THE OWNER ALLOW US TO INSPECT THE INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, WHICH SHE AGREED. WE WERE UNABLE TO INSPECT THE BATHROOM. THE BATHROOM IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED OFF IN AN ACCESSIBLE. OCCUPANTS ARE NOT ABLE TO USE THE BATHROOM AT THAT PROPERTY. THE STRUCTURE AT THE TIME DIDN'T HAVE POWER OR WATER. JULY 10TH OF 2024 IS ON THE AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS REPORTED TO THE COUNTY CLERK. JULY 11TH OF 2024, THEY WERE SENT TO THE PROPERTY ORDER. JULY 17TH OF '24, WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE ABILENE POLICE DEPARTMENT SUMMARIZING ACTIVITY AT THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS CALLS FOR DRUG ACTIVITY, ONE DEATH, AND ONE SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT PROPERTY.

AUGUST 13TH REBECCA MACK 24, A NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE, AND AUGUST 14TH, THE NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO FIND THE PROPERTY AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND IS A REPAIR WOULD BE UNREASONABLE AND ORDER THE OWNERS TO DEMOLISH WITHIN 30 DAYS , OR THE CITY MAY

DEMOLISH. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. MARSH? THANK YOU, MR. MARSH. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE NUMBER 24-003112 . 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 24-003112 . AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION.

>> I VOTE THAT WE GO FOR THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

>> THE PROPERTY IS DECLARED A PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND IT IS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY WELFARE, AND REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE REASON DOUBLE.

>> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> A SECOND BY MR. WEBB. ROLL

CALL, PLEASE. >>

>> ALSO, IN ORDER TO DEMOLISH OR TO BUILD WITHIN DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH.

>> MOTION BY MR. ALLRED THAT THEY ARE ORDER TO APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS, OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH. VERY

SECOND? ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>

[E. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #24-000130: 2970 S. 6th St (FAIR PARK ACRES OUTLOT 3, BLOCK 3, LOT 4, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Armstrong Electrical Supply Inc. ]

>> NEXT CASE. >> GOOD MORNING, BORED. I WILL BE PRESENTING THE NEXT THREE. THE NEXT CASE IS GOING TO BE CASE NUMBER TO 4-000130 AT 2970 SOUTH SIXTH STREET. THE CHECKLIST SHOWS SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED NAMING ARMSTRONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY AS THE OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS ARMSTRONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY, OR SUPPLY INC., TO BE THE OWNER. SECRETARY OF STATE COMPANY SHOWS TO A FORFEITED EXISTENCE. TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS SHOW INACTIVE SINCE 2006. SEARCH REVEALS ARMSTRONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS A PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED FOR THIS MEETING. THIS IS THE FRONT SOUTH SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. THE REAR NORTH SIDE. THE EAST

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SOME OF THE INTERIOR DILAPIDATION.

AND THE TIMELINE, OCTOBER 13TH OF 2015, THERE WAS A STRUCTURE FIRE. DAMAGES WERE ESTIMATED TO BE $10,000. OCTOBER 12 '21, PERFORMED AN INITIAL INSPECTION TO ADDRESS THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. AUGUST 11TH , SPOKE TO THE OWNER BY PHONE AND ASKED HER TO COME UP WITH A REPAIR PLAN AND CALL BACK. NO CALL BACK AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. JANUARY 19TH, '24, WE SERVED AN ADMINISTRATIVE SEARCH WARRANT AT THE PROPERTY AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STRUCTURE HAD EXTENSIVE INTERIOR DAMAGE AND NEEDED TO BE CONDEMNED. JANUARY 29TH OF '24, THE AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS FILED IN THE COUNTY CLERK.

NOTICES WERE SENT FOR CONDEMNATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. MARCH 27TH OF '24, TMI MET WITH THE GRANDSON OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO DISCUSS CONDEMNATION AND BOARD HEARING.

MAY FIRST OF '24, THE BOARD ISSUED A 36 D. MAY 9TH OF '24, WE SPOKE WITH MR. ARMSTRONG, WHO STATED HE HAS NOT HAD TIME TO COMPLETE A PLAN OF ACTION. JULY 10TH, TIME TO APPEAL ORDER EXPIRED. NO PROGRESS ON STRUCTURE AND NO PLAN OF ACTION HAS AND SUBMITTED. AUGUST 7TH OF '24, SPOKE WITH MS. ARMSTRONG AND ADVISED HER OF THE URGENCIES IT SUBMIT A PLAN OF ACTION. AUGUST 12TH REBECCA MACK 24, NO PLAN OF ACTION HAS AND SUBMITTED. NO PERMITS APPLIED FOR, NO REPAIRS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DONE, AND ADDITIONAL DILAPIDATION HAS BEEN NOTED. AUGUST 13TH REBECCA MACK 24, THE NOTICE OF HEARING POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. IN AUGUST 14TH OF '24, THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS, A 3060 ORDER WAS ISSUED ON MAY 1ST, 2024. THE ORDER WAS RECORDED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY ON MAY 3RD OF 2024. THE 3060 ORDER WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON MAY 6TH OF '20 OR, IN THE 3060 ORDER WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER ON MAY 10TH OF 2024. AS OF JUNE 1ST, THE OWNERS HAVE NOT COMPLIED WITH THE ORDER OF 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN ALL PERMITS AND PROVIDE PLAN OF ACTION, INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATES. THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN INSPECTIONS, AND THIS IS DONE, ALL WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPERT EDITION OF ALL PERMITS. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ORDER IS TO -- THE OWNER IS ORDERED TO PAY CIVIL PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE OF THE BOARD'S ORDER ON MAY 1ST, 2024, AND THE AMOUNT OF $25 PER DAY FROM THE DATE OF NONCOMPLIANCE, WHICH WAS JUNE 1ST OF 2024 THROUGH YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 95 DAYS. TOTAL CIVIL PENALTIES SHOULD BE ASSESSED AT $2375.

>> ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. WRIGHT ? THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-000130. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> MR. BEARD, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

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>> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR AND AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU SHALL GIVE TODAY'S TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?

>> YES, I DO. >> OKAY. I AM DORIS ARMSTRONG .

I AM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, AND I HAVE BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I HAVE STAGE FOUR CANCER, PLUS HEART FAILURE , AND SO I HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE OF STUFF LIKE I SHOULD. AND CHEMO DOES AFFECT YOUR BODY, LET ME TELL YOU. BUT -- I'VE GOT BEHIND ON A LOT OF STUFF. AND I AM DOING BETTER NOW. I CAN AT LEAST GET AROUND. AND I HOPE TO CATCH UP ON EVERYTHING. BUT, ANYWAY, I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BEHIND THAT. MY SON, HE TAKES CARE OF ME.

>> THAT PROPERTY OVER THERE , I'VE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP IN MODE AND EVERYTHING, BUT WE FINALLY GOT THE TRAILER CLEARED OFF . WE CAN GET ALL THAT STUFF OUT OF THERE. AND THEN THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, WE COULD GET AN ASSESSMENT AS FAR AS THE PLUMBING AND ALL OF THAT. BUT WE JUST WANT TO USE IT FOR

STORAGE. >> WE USE IT FOR STORAGE. WE DON'T REALLY NEED ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING.

>> WELL, WE NEED ELECTRICAL FOR LIGHTING. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU NEED ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING, AND ALSO FOR SECURITY. WE'VE HAD TWO BREAK-INS SINCE THIS LAST MEETING THERE. SOME IDIOT BROKE IN AND THROUGH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER THROUGH A PLATE GLASS WINDOW . SO WE'VE GOT TO LIFT UP THERE AND FIX THAT. YOU KNOW. A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU KNOW , I AM HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THAT THING CLEARED OUT WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. AND THEN THAT WAY, THE PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL CAN ALL BE DONE. IT WILL HAVE TO HAVE A PAINT JOB, FOR SURE . AND INSIDE, BECAUSE OF THE GRAFFITI. AND THE ROOF, ONE OF THE CAFETERIA , IT NEEDS REPAIR, AND WE'VE GOT ONE ESTIMATE AT $149,000. BUT WE WILL HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ON THAT. WE JUST NEED SOME TIME TO GET IT DONE. AND IT'S JUST HARD TO GET WORK. EVERYBODY IS BUSY. I'M HOPING WE WILL GET A LITTLE LOW WHERE WE CAN GET

SOME PEOPLE TO WORK ON IT. >> MR. ARMSTRONG, THIS THING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR NINE YEARS. 8+ YEARS. THAT IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO CONTINUE.

>> IT'S THE SAME, EXCEPT PEOPLE KEEP TEARING STUFF OFF.

WE PUT STUFF ON AND THEN THEY TEAR IT OFF. WHAT WE ARE USING

IT FOR STORAGE. >> IT'S BEEN UNDER OUR RADAR FOR A WHILE, BUT THE FACT THAT THIS THING HADN'T HAD ANYTHING DONE TO IT IN NINE YEARS IS GOING TO BE A CONSIDERATION FOR

US. >> BUT THERE HAS BEEN STUFF

DONE. >> WE PUT THAT OVER THE WINDOWS AND STUFF. THAT WAS A BIG -- YOU KNOW, WE TOOK THE STAIRS DOWN. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE PLATFORM OUT OF THERE AND SPRUCE UP THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT YOU THINK YOU CAN HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION? IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S HARD FOR YOU TO COME UP WITH A PLAN OF ACTION.

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>> I THINK IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT, WEATHER PERMITTING, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO IN ABOUT FOUR WEEKS HAVE A WORKING ONE. ALL THE ELECTRICAL, ALL THE PLUMBING, THE ROOF, AND GET THE WHOLE THING FIGURED OUT . IT IS A BIG PROJECT.

>> WELL, WHAT ABOUT PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL? YOU NEED ONE LIGHTBULB IN THE MIDDLE OF EACH ROOM, AND THERE'S, WHAT, SIX

ROOMS? >> ONE THING WE NEED TO DO IS

HAVE ONE BATHROOM FACILITY . >> IT IS GOING TO BE A BIG JOB.

>> IT IS A BIG JOB. >> I DO WANT TO STRESS TO YOU THAT IN ACTION IS NOT GOING TO BE AN OPTION FOR YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. ARMSTRONG ? THANK YOU, MR. ARMSTRONG. 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 24-000130. AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

YOU HAVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU THERE. IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE YOU WANT TO DO?

>> I VOTE WE GO WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

>> MOTION BY MR. ALLRED FOR CIVIL PENALTIES WITH NONCOMPLIANCE OF THE BOARDS ORDER BY NOVEMBER 1ST, 2024, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25 TODAY FROM THE DATE OF NONCOMPLIANCE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2024 , WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 95 DAYS.

TOTAL CIVIL PENALTIES TO BE ASSESSED AT $2375. SECOND?

>> I SECOND. >> SECOND BY MR. TURNER. ROLL

CALL, PLEASE. >>

[F. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #24-000771: 1857 Jeanette St (MEMORIAL PARK, BLOCK 4, LOT D, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Armstrong, Jerold R. & Doris J. ]

>> NEXT CASE. >> NEXT CASE IS GOING TO BE CASE NUMBER TO 4-00071 AT 1857 JEANETTE STREET. CHECKLIST SHOWS COUNTY RECORDS SHOWING THE DEED NAMING ARMSTRONG , GERALD R, AND DORIS J AS OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS ARMSTRONG, AND DORIS J TO BE THE OWNER. SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS NO ENTITY UNDER THAT NAME. TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE, AND THE UTILITY RECORDS HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE MARCH 27TH OF 2024. THE SEARCH REVEALS ARMSTRONG , GERALD R AND DORIS J TO BE THE OWNERS. THIS IS A PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED .

THIS IS THE FRONT WEST SIDE. THE REAR EAST SIDE. THE NORTH SIDE. AND THE SOUTH SIDE. SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS ARE INADEQUATE SANITATION , HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, NUISANCE , HAZARDOUS PLUMBING, HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. HERE ARE SOME OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. THAT IS A HOLE IN THE ROOF.

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>> NO ACTION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN. JULY 12TH OF '24, JULY 19TH OF '24, PROPERTY INSPECTED AGAIN, NO ACTION TAKEN, NO PERMITS APPLIED FOR. AUGUST 7TH OF '24, THE BOARD MEETING HAD TO BE RESCHEDULED. AGAIN, DISCUSSED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. AUGUST 13TH, NOTICE OF SEPTEMBER HEARING POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. AUGUST 14TH OF DECKING AT 24 , NOTICE OF HEARING SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO ORDER THE OWNER TO REPAIR, 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME TO OBTAIN ALL PERMITS. IF THIS IS DONE , 60 DAYS FOR INSPECTIONS. IF THIS IS DONE, ALL WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION OF

ALL PERMITS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WRIGHT? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-000771 . ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND SPEAK YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, I HAVE BARS JUST STARTING TOMORROW .

ANYWAY, WE WILL BE GIVING A ROOF ON IT, OF COURSE. WE GOT TO CLEAR IT OUT, AND GET -- THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SHEET ROCK , AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S KITCHEN CABINETS THERE ALREADY.

>> WE HAD STARTED REDOING IT BEFORE ALL OF THIS STUFF STARTED. AND IT IS FULL OF MEMORIES. IT STILL HAS ALL MY STUFF IN IT. IT HAS STUFF FROM WORLD WAR I . WE HAVE ALL THE KIDS STUFF. AND IT'S BEEN TOO HOT TO GO OVER THERE AND WORK.

WE DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.

>> THIS IS YOUR HOUSE? >> YEAH, I LIVED IN IT, AND THEN DOWNSIZE. I DOWNSIZED, AND THERE SOME NICE FURNITURE IN IT. SOMEBODY GOT IN IT AND BROKE A BUNCH OF DISHES . I HAVE AN OLD SIDEBOARD THAT IS SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS OLD WITH GLASS THAT IS HALF AN INCH THICK, OR QUARTER OF AN INCH.

ANYWAY, IT HAS BEEN VANDALIZED.

>> ARE YOU OKAY WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION?

>> WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ROOF FIXED BEFORE THE OTHER PEOPLE CAN GIVE THEIR -- YOU KNOW, DECIDE WHAT HAS TO BE DONE.

BECAUSE I ACTUALLY DID HAVE TWO HOLES WHERE THE TREES HAD

KNOCKED HOLES IN THE ROOF. >> THERE'S THE ONE ABOVE THE SHEET ROCK. WE WILL HAVE TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT FOR THAT.

>> IS GOING TO HAVE SHEET ROCK AND SOME THINGS JUST NEED TO BE

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>> YEAH. >> BUT YOU KNOW, THE BATHROOMS,

WE DID TEAR THEM OUT. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE ARMSTRONG'S? THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, WILL YOU STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-0007 71. OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION.

>> IMOVIE ACCEPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

>> MOTION BY MR. TURNER. THE OWNER IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR , 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION AND OBTAIN A PERMIT. IF THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ALL RELEVANT INSPECTIONS. IS

THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY MR. DUGGER. WILL CALL, PLEASE.

>>

[G. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #24-000295: 417 Amarillo St (BOULEVARD PARK, BLOCK 3, LOT 9, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Esparza, Daniel Garcia & Garcia, Daniel Damron Jr ]

>> NEXT CASE IS GOING TO BE TO 4-000295 AT 217 AMARILLO STREET. THE CHECKLIST SHOWS SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED NAMING EMMANUEL GARCIA ESPARZA AND DANIEL ESPARZA JR. AS OWNERS.

TAYLOR CAN YOU COUNTY SHOWS DANIEL ESPARZA JR. TO BE THE OWNER. SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS NO ENTITY. TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE, AND THE UTILITY RECORDS HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE OCTOBER 31, 2023. A SEARCH REVEALS DANIEL GARCIA ESPARZA AND DANIEL ESPARZA JR. TO BE THE OWNERS. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED FOR THE MEETING. THIS IS THE FRONT WEST SIDE. THE REAR EAST SIDE. THE NORTH SIDE. AND SOUTHSIDE. SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS, AND ADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARD, NUISANCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS SOME OF THE HAZARDOUS EXTERIOR ELECTRICAL. EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. INTERIOR DILAPIDATION.

THIS IS A SECONDARY STRUCTURE IN THE BACK THAT AT ONE TIME WAS A GARAGE. TIMELINE ON AUGUST 22ND OF DECKING MY 23, A STRUCTURE FIRE OCCURRED. DAMAGES WERE ESTIMATED AT 50,000. FEBRUARY 7TH OF DECKING AT 24, RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM ADJACENT PROPERTY ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THIS AFTER THE HOUSE FIRE. THE PROPERTY IS HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE CONDEMNED. IT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY GUTTED AND FIRE DEBRIS HAS BEEN PILED UP OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE. FEBRUARY 8TH OF '24, AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK. FEBRUARY 8TH OF DECKING MY 24, SENT INITIAL NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND 3060 LETTERS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER VIA REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL. MARTHA H OF DECKING 24, I SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY. THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS SALE WAS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 5TH OF DECKING 24. APRIL 4TH OF DECKING 24, SPOKE WITH A MEMBER OF THIS RESIDENCE WHO ADVISED ME THE SALE IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I SPOKE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS GOING TO BUY THE PROPERTY, AND HE SAID THE OWNER BACKED OUT OF THE DEAL. APRIL 5TH OF '24, I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ONE OF THE SONS OF THE OWNER WHO GAVE HIS FATHER'S PHONE NUMBER. I SPOKE WITH DANIEL ESPARZA AND ASKED WHAT HIS INTENTIONS WERE FOR THIS PROPERTY. HE TOLD ME HE WANTS TO RENOVATE IT. I EXPLAINED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT PERMITS AND COST

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I OBSERVED A MALE SUBJECT INSIDE THE HOUSE. HE IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS DANIEL GARCIA JR., ONE OF THE OWNERS. THE MINOR OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS HIS DOG AND HE CURRENTLY HAD NOWHERE TO KEEP HIM. HE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM ANIMAL OUTREACH REGARDING THE DOG BEING CHAINED UP ON THE BACK PATIO, SO REMOVE THE DOG INTO THE BACK BEDROOM OF THE HOUSE. THERE WAS A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND HE TOLD ME THAT WAS HIS FATHER IN THE VEHICLE.

DANIEL GARCIA IS HIS FATHER, AND THE OTHER LISTED OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HE TOLD ME THEY WERE STILL TRYING TO SELL THE PROPERTY AND THEY HAD A POTENTIAL BUYER. I ASKED WHY THEY BACKED OUT OF THE OTHER TWO DEALS OF THE LAST MOMENT, AND HE SAID THEY WEREN'T GETTING PAID ENOUGH FOR THE PROPERTY. HE STATED HE TURNS 18 IN A FEW MONTHS AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE SALE AT THAT TIME. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO FUND THE PROPERTY AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND THAT IS A HAZARD TO THE REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE. THE OWNER'S ORDER TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH.

>> ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. WRIGHT? THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-000295.

ANYONE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> HELLO. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN MINE FOR ABOUT 17 YEARS.

MY MOM GAVE IT TO ME. >> YOUR NAME, SIR? HE MET DANIEL ESPARZA. IT WAS GOING TO BE SOLD, BUT I HAVE TO HAVE A PAPER , AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. YOU KNOW, IT'S A PAPER, BECAUSE MY SON IS A MINOR. SO I HAD TO GET A JUDGE TO SIGN IT. WELL, I WENT TO THE COURTHOUSE. NO HELP . THEY JUST TOLD ME, THERE IS THE COMPUTER. GET IT AND GET YOUR PAPER. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW. SO I WENT BACK TO THE WALNUT RIGHT HERE, STREET, AND I'M TRYING TO GET IT -- WELL, TO MAKE IT SHORT, MR. LOUISE , HE WANTS TO BUY IT. BUT I CAN'T GET THAT PAPER BECAUSE MY SON IS A MINOR. I AM READY TO SELL IT TO HIM, BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN WATCHING IT FOR ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS BEFORE THAT, BEFORE IT BURNT DOWN. I TALKED TO HIM, AND HE STOPPED BY THE HOUSE. WE GUTTED IT ALL OUT. IT'S ALL GUTTED OUT AND EVERYTHING. HE SAID HE COULD HAVE THAT HOUSE REBUILT, REDONE, ALL THE ELECTRICAL, ALL THE PLUMBING, ALL THAT IT HAS ON THERE. SO THAT IS ALL I NEED, IS A PAPER SIGNED BY A JUDGE, BECAUSE I THINK I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT MONEY AND NOT GIVE NONE TO MY SON, WHICH, ME AND HIM JUST LIVE TOGETHER.

WE JUST BEEN TRYING TO DO IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO NONE OF THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I REALLY NEED, IS JUST THE JUDGE TO SIGN THE PAPER . I WILL SELL IT TO HIM, AND THAT HOUSE WILL BE REBUILT, REDONE. AND THAT IS IT.

>> YOU THINK YOU COULD DO THAT IN THE NEXT -- BY OCTOBER 1ST?

>> OH, YES. ALL I NEED IS A SIGNATURE, BECAUSE HE IS A MINOR. HE ALREADY HAD SENT THE MONEY TO SECURITY FINANCE OVER THERE BY THE MALL. BUT I HAVE TO GO AND SIGN PAPERS TO GIVE

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>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ? THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-000295. AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION.

MAYBE THIS IS ONE WE NEED TO TABLE.

>> IMOVIE TABLE THE ISSUE. >> SECOND.

>> THERE'S A MOTION WE TABLE THIS CASE UNTIL THE NEXT

MEETING. >> TILL THE NEXT MEETING.

>> NOT INTO LEGAL ADVICE HERE. SORRY.

>>

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