Jan 08, 2025 Board of Building Standards

[CALL TO ORDER]

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BUILDING STANDARDS JANUARY 8TH , 2025 MEETING TO ORDER . FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS , ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, ANY CASE TODAY SHALL HAVE SIGNED IN AT THE DOOR. IF YOU

[MINUTES]

>> SO MOVED. >> THAT THE MINUTES BE

APPROVED. ROLL CALL, PLEASE? >>

>> MOTION PASSES. >> AS A STATEMENT OF POLICY, IN ALL CASES, EXCEPT FOR THE SPACE -- SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE, BUILDINGS MUST BE SECURED AND -- WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE NOTICE OF THE RESULTS OF THIS HEARING. IF THIS IS NOT DONE, THE CITY MAY DO SO -- AND IN ANY CASE WHERE THE BOARD ORDERS THE OWNER TO DEMOLISH A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, BUT THE OWNER FAILS TO -- OR APPEAL THE ORDER, THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH ANY APPEAL MUST BE A FILED WITHIN 30 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE AGREED PARTY REACHES NOTICE THAT THIS IS THE BOARDS DECISION. AT THE HEARING, YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PRESENT TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION . SPECIFIC TIME FRAME NEEDED TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. SPECIFIC SCOPE OF REPAIR WORK TO BE COMPLETED. AND COST ESTIMATES FOR WORK TO BE DONE BY LICENSED, BONDED CONTRACTORS SUCH AS ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, OR 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 DEPARTMENT SERVICES -- DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PRIOR TO THE HEARING, AND THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THE PRESENCE OF CITY STAFF FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUESTIONING AT THE HEARING. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE READY FOR OUR FIRST

CASE. >> WE STILL NEED TO SWEAR IN

THE SPEAKERS. >> PARDON ME?

>> WE NEED TO SWEAR IN ANY AND ALL THE SPEAKERS.

>> I'M SORRY. >> THEY ARE SWEARING THE PEOPLE

IN. >> OH, OKAY. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, ANY CASE TODAY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU SHALL GIVE TODAY IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. SORRY. GOOD MORNING, BOARD, -- FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE . WE WILL BE PRESENTING FIVE CASES TODAY.

THERE WERE SIX ON THE AGENDA, WE DID PULL ONE. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR TODAY'S MEETING. THE FIRST CASE WILL BE

[A. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case# 24-000019: 1549 Westmoreland St. (CRESCENT HEIGHTS, BLOCK P, LOT S20.2 OF 12 & N35.3 OF 13, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Neelam Akram and Balal Ahmed Chaudhary]

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WATER INTRUSION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE ROOF COVERING WAS VIEWED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS ON AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. ON APRIL 17TH OF 2023, WE SPOKE TO THE OWNER, WHO SAID SHE WAS MOVING BACK FROM CALIFORNIA IN AUGUST AND WAS PLANNING ON REMODELING THE STRUCTURE . WE TOLD HER TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE GETS THE STRUCTURE SECURED. SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD DO THAT AND ALSO GET THE YARD CLEAN. LIKE 27TH OF 2023, PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE SAME AS AUGUST 7TH OF 23, SPOKE TO THE OWNER AND SHE WAS CONFRONTATIONAL ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. SHE STATED SECURING THE PROPERTY WOULD NOT DO ANY GOOD AND VAGRANTS WOULD STILL FIND A WAY IN. ALSO SECURING THE STRUCTURE WOULD CAUSE HARM TO HER STRUCTURE. SHE SAID SHE HAS SPOKEN WITH ALL THE NEIGHBORS AND NO ONE CARES THAT HER PROPERTY IS IN ITS CONDITION.

SHE TOLD US TO GO LOOK AROUND DOWNTOWN AND FIX IT BEFORE WORRYING ABOUT HER LITTLE PROPERTY. SHE SAID SHE WANTS TO FIX IT UP AND SELL IT. JANUARY 22ND OF 24, OPEN A CONDEMNATION CASE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER TO MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HOUSE. ON APRIL 22ND AND '24, THE CITY HAD TO MOW THE PROPERTY. JULY OF '24, AS OF THAT DAY, WE HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE OWNER IN ALMOST A YEAR. NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE AT THE PROPERTY AND WE CONTINUE TO GET COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CONDITIONS. JULY 22ND OF '24, THE OWNER CALLED TO SAY THAT SHE HAD SOLD THE PROPERTY AND ADVISED US TO DISCONTINUE CONTACT WITH HER. EXPLAINED THAT UNTIL THE TITLE IS TRANSFERRED, THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE SHE PROVIDED A PHONE NUMBER FOR AN OUT-OF-STATE BUYER. THE BUYER STATED THAT THEY WERE IN TALKS WITH HER TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO AGREEMENT OR SET DATE OF SALE YET. ON AUGUST 7TH AT THE BOARD MEETING, YOU ORDERED A 3060. AUGUST 13TH OF '24, IT WAS SOLD. CONDEMNATION NOTICE WERE SENT TO THE NEW OWNER. OCTOBER 11TH OF '24, SPOKE WITH THE NEW OWNER AND ADVISED THAT REPORTS OF VAGRANTS IN THE PROPERTY.

DECEMBER 11TH A '24, NOTICE THAT THE JANUARY HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND POST TWO THE PROPERTY AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ASKING THE THE BOARD TO ORDER THE REPAIR. 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION, INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR RETURNING COST ESTIMATES AND ALL PERMITS. IF THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO -- AND IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS. AND

I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> YOU HAD CONTACT WITH A NEW OWNER?

>> WE HAVE HAD SOME CONTACT WITH THEM. I BELIEVE THEY ARE

HERE TODAY. >> THANK YOU . AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CASE, NUMBER 24-000019 .

ANYONE WISHING TO STEP FORWARD AND SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR

NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> OH. HELLO, MY NAME IS PAUL -- I'M THE NEW OWNER THE PURCHASE THE HOUSE ON THE 13TH

. >> CAN YOU SPEAK -- GET CLOSER

TO THE MICROPHONE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

>> YES. >> SORRY. FIRST TIME. SO I JUST PURCHASED THE PROPERTY BACK IN AUGUST THROUGH A PRIVATE REAL ESTATE COMPANY AND IT WAS LOUISIANA? SO IT WAS , THEY SOLD IT TO ME AND I JUST WENT THROUGH ALL THE PAPERWORK OF IT AND I DO HAVE A REPAIR BILL FOR THE PROPERTY. I HAVE ROUGHLY AN EIGHT MONTH ESTIMATE TO GET IT ALL DONE AND I'M TAKING CARE OF THE YARD . I'VE BOARDED UP THE BROKEN WINDOWS, LOCKED UP ALL THE WINDOWS AND I GO IN WEEKLY AND DOUBLE CHECK IF THERE'S ANY SQUATTERS OR ANY TENANT ISSUES ON THE PROPERTY AND I'M TRYING TO WORK ON IT . IS MY FIRST PROPERTY THAT I

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AROUND . >> YOU CAN GIVE IT TO THE STAFF. YOU HAVE THE STAFF -- ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT TIMELINE? AND WITH THOSE MILESTONES THAT IT WILL BE

COMPLETED ON TIME? >> ON THE 30 DAY, I CAN TRY AND GET ALL THE ELECTRICAL STUFF TAKEN CARE OF BUT THE 60 DAY, I CAN GET THE ROOFER TO GET IN AND JUST TRYING TO AVOID ANY COLD WEATHER, AND I'VE SEEN A ROOFER FALL BACKWARDS.

>> OKAY. >> BUT -- SORRY.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

>> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE DO FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NONE -- KNOW WHEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS CASE . AND I OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION

>> I MOVE WE GO WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

>> MOTION BY MR. ALLRED THAT THE OWNER IS ORDERED TO REPAIR, 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE -- INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATES AND THE TABLE OF PERMITS. THIS IS 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN INSPECTIONS AND IF THAT IS DONE, -- SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION DATE. ROLL CALL, PLEASE? OR A SECOND.

SECONDED BY MR. MCNEIL. >> MR. WYATT?

>>

>> GOOD LUCK, SIR. SELECT THE NEXT CASE WILL BE CASE NUMBER

[B. 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.]

TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE . UTILITY RECORDS HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE 2006 AND SEARCH REVEALS THAT ARMSTRONG -- ARMSTRONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY INCORPORATED IS THE OWNER. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED. THE FRONT SOUTH SIDE .

REAR NORTH SIDE . EAST SIDE AND THE WEST SIDE. SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS, INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARD, NEW SINCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING, HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION.

THIS IS SOME OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION. INTERIOR DILAPIDATION. THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

THAT IS THE BASEMENT FULL OF WATER TIMELINE, OCTOBER 13TH AT 2015, THERE WAS A STRUCTURE FIRE, DAMAGES WERE ESTIMATED TO BE $10,000. OCTOBER 12TH AT '21, PERFORMED AN INITIAL INSPECTION, OPEN A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE TO ADDRESS THE EXTERIOR STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING. AUGUST 11TH A '23, SPOKE TO THE OWNER BY PHONE, ASKED HER TO COME UP WITH HER PAIR -- NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. JANUARY 19TH OF '24. SERVED IN ADMIN SEARCH WARRANT AT THE PROPERTY AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STRUCTURE AND EXTENSIVE EXTERIOR DAMAGE AND NEED TO BE CONDEMNED. JANUARY 29TH OF '24. THE AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS FILED AT THE COUNTY CLERK. FEBRUARY 5TH OF '24, SENT NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND 3060 TWO THE PROPERTY OWNER. MARCH

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AUGUST 12 OF '24, NO PLAN OF ACTION SUBMITTED. NO PERMITS APPLIED FOR, NO REPAIRS APPEAR TO BE DONE, AND ADDITIONAL DILAPIDATION WAS NOTED . SEPTEMBER 4TH OF '24, THE BOARD HAS SEVERAL PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE OF THE MAY 1ST, '24 BOARD ORDER. DECEMBER 11, THE NOTICE OF THE JANUARY HEARING WAS SENT TO THE OWNER AND POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE.

THE SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS, 30-60 ORDER WAS SUBMITTED ON MAY 1ST OF 2024. THE 30-60 ORDER WAS RECORDED ON MAY 3RD OF 24. THE 30-60 ORDER WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON MAY 6 OF 2024 AND THE 30-60 ORDER WAS DELIVERED BY USPS CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON MAY 9TH OF 2024. AND THE 30-60 ORDER WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER ON MAY 10TH OF 2024.

AS OF JANUARY 7TH, 2025, THE OWNERS HAVE NOT COMPLIED WITH THE ORDER OF 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN ALL PERMITS AND PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION, INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIRING COST ESTIMATES, AND IF THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN INSPECTIONS AND IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTION SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS. A STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO ORDER THE OWNERS, PAY CIVIL PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE OF THE BOARDS ORDER ON MAY 1ST OF 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $25 PER DAY FROM THE DATE , SEVERAL PENALTIES WERE LAST ASSESSED BEING SEPTEMBER 4TH OF 2024 THROUGH JANUARY 7TH OF 2025, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 125 DAYS THE TOTAL CIVIL PENALTY SHOULD BE ASSESSED IS $3125.

>> ANY QUESTIONS ? >> HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE OWNERS SINCE -- RECENTLY?

>> I DO BELIEVE SO. NOT ANYTHING WHERE THEY DONE ANY TYPE OF WORK. WE DO HAVE CONTACT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE BUT NOTHING IS GETTING DONE THERE AND WE CONTINUE TO GET COMPLAINTS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT MORE AND MORE WINDOWS BEING BROKEN OUT AND MORE DAMAGE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION OF WHERE WE GO FROM HERE , YOU KNOW? JUST THE ASSESSMENT , IF THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE OWNERS GOING TO ENGAGE AT THIS

POINT OR ? >> THEY HAVE NOT SHOWN TO DO THAT SO WE DON'T REALLY BELIEVE IT'S HEADING THAT WAY.

BUT WE ARE TRYING TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING AND THE FACT THAT IT'S AN OLD SCHOOL

AND A HISTORICAL SIDE. >> HAVE THEY OWNED IT SINCE

2015? >> YES.

>> SO SAME OWNERSHIP. >> YES.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND BUILDING THAT THEY HAVE . THE

ARMSTRONGS. >> THEY HAVE THE BUILDING, THAT'S THE SCHOOL AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER CASE BROUGHT IN FRONT OF YOU THAT THEY OWN A HOUSE THAT WAS ALSO CONDEMNED.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASED 24-000130 . 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 24-000130 AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

>> EMOTION. -- A MOTION. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE ARE GETTING ANYWHERE IN THAT THE CIVIL PENALTIES ARE, IT'S GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL TO GETTING ANYTHING DONE FOR THE BUILDING.

>> MR. RIGHT , HAS THE ABILENE PRESERVATION WAIT INTO THE STATUS OF THIS CASE IN TERMS OF, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND , THE STRATEGY FROM THE RECOMMENDATION HERE IS THAT THE STRUCTURE HAS SOME HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE SO WE WANT TO GIVE THE OWNER EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND IN KIND TO PRESERVE THAT PIECE OF HISTORY . HAVE WE TALKED TO --

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>> WE HAVE NOT. WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING, AS FAR AS THAT GOES OF THEM REACHING OUT TO US. THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT

MAYOR -- THERE . >> I AGREE WITH MR. ALLRED THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THEY ARE GETTING ANYWHERE NECESSARILY.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH -- MESSAGE .

>> THEY HAVEN'T PUT FORTH ANY EFFORT TO SPEND ANY MONEY ON THE OLDER BUILDING AND, YOU KNOW, $3100 IS LOOK LIKE NOT GOING TO BE COLLECTED. I DON'T KNOW.

>> I WILL SAY ANOTHER REASON THAT CIVIL PENALTIES COULD BE BENEFICIAL IS IF THE CITY EVER CHOSE TO FORECLOSE ON THE LIENS THAT OCCUR WITH CIVIL PENALTIES. ANOTHER THING THAT THE CITY WILL DO THAT BUT IT GIVES THEM ANOTHER OPTION.

IT'S NOT REALLY AN OPTION FOR THE BOARD BUT THERE IS THE BENEFIT OF HAVING THE CIVIL PENALTIES.

>> IF WE INVOKE CIVIL PENALTIES, HOW LONG BEFORE WE

SEE -- >> IT'S AT THE STAFF TO BRING IT BACK -- UP TO STAFF TO BRING IT BACK. WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE TIME OF BRINGING IT BACK TO THE BOARD?

>> IF WE'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND CIVIL PENALTIES. IT'S GOING TO BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE IT COMES BACK TO MAKE IT

WORTHWHILE TO DO THAT. >> I AM CONCERNED ABOUT -- IT'S ONLY BEEN UNDER OUR REGULATIONS FOR A YEAR BUT IT'S BEEN NINE YEARS AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANYTHING IN THE NINE YEARS SO. NOT EVEN ANY CONVERSATION TO HAVE AN INDICATION THAT THEY HAVE ANY INTENTION OF GETTING THIS OUT OF THE COMBINATION SO IS THERE A MOTION?

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION

. >> MOTION BY MR. DUGGER.

>> OUTSIDE THE MOTION, THE ONLY COMMENT I WOULD ADD IS DURING THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THIS MOTION WERE TO PASS, I WOULD RECOMMEND THE BOARD THEY YOU GUYS CONTACT THE PRESERVATION LEAGUE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY INTEREST IN PURSUING THAT FROM AN ASSISTANT STANDPOINT . THIS APPEARS TO BE TOO BIG OF A CASE THAT THE ARMSTRONGS ARE TAKING ON THEM BY THEMSELVES DUE TO INACTION SO HAVING SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, THE RECOMMENDATION OF THIS MOTION IS TO ACCEPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

>> CLARIFICATION . >> I WOULD LIKE THEM TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD HERE WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS.

>> WHICH ONE? 30 OR -- >> 30 DAYS. UNTIL THE NEXT

MEETING. >> OKAY.

>> IS THAT REALISTIC? >> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE MARCH --

>> IT NEEDS TO BE MARCH. >> HAVE TO WAIT 30 DAYS.

>> I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.

>> I MEAN, IS THIS JUST A REQUEST THAT BY THE WAY, THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS IN 30 DAYS OR 60 DAYS OR ARE YOU MENDING YOUR MOTION? I MEAN --

>> THE NEXT MEETING, I THINK FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

>> OKAY. SO YOUR MOTION IS TO ACCEPT THIS STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND THE NEW WERE REQUESTING CAN YOU ALSO BRING THIS BACK IN 30 DAYS? IS THIS PART OF YOUR MOTION OR JUST KIND OF A REQUEST ? AND WE DON'T HAVE A SECOND YET.

>> IF STAFF SAYS YES, WE CAN BRING THEM BACK IN 30 DAYS.

>> WOULD IT NOT BE BETTER FOR THE NEXT MEETING?

>> SURE. NEXT MEETING. >> MOTION BY MR. DUGGER, SECONDED BY MR. ALLRED THAT THE OWNER IS REQUIRED TO PAY SEVERAL PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE OF THE BOARD'S ORDER ON MAY 1ST OF 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $25 FROM THE DATE OF THE CIVIL PENALTIES WERE LAST ASSESSED BEING SENT TO OR THE

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MEETING. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>

>> MOTION PASSED . >> THANK YOU.

[C. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case# 24-002384: 1750 Vogel St. (LILLIE ADAMS SUBDIVISION, LOT 7, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Robinson Bill & Baldamera Segura]

>> THE NEXT CASE IS GOING TO BE CASE NUMBER 24-002384 AT 1750 VOGEL AVENUE . CHECKLIST, COUNTY RECORDS SO WARRANTY DEED SHOWING BILL ROBINSON AN ADDITIONAL WARRANTY DEED TRANSFERRING 50% OWNER SENT -- OWNERSHIP TO BALDAMERA SEGURA TO BE THE OWNERS. TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE MAY 21ST OF 2016 AND THE SEARCH REVEALS THAT BILL ROBINSON AND SEGURA BALDAMERA TO BE THE OWNERS. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED .

THE FRONT SOUTH SIDE. THE REAR NORTH SIDE. EAST SIDE . AND WEST SIDE . THE SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS, INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARDS, NEW SINCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING , HAZARDOUS PLUMBING , HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS SOME OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION . FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION FAULTY PLUMBING INADEQUATE SANITATION ELECTRICAL HAZARDS TIMELINE , FEBRUARY 2ND OF '22, A CASE WAS OPENED FOR A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE, AUGUST 30TH , REQUEST OF THE OWNER PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION IN 30 DAYS TO ADDRESS THE DILAPIDATION.

TONIGHT OF '23, INSPECTED THE PROPERTY WITH THE OWNER PRESENT, TOLD THE OWNER WE WOULD GIVE THEM TIME TO WORK OUT HALF OWNERSHIP SITUATION TO SELL THE PROPERTY OR START REPAIRS. MARCH 22ND '24, RECEIVED ANOTHER CITIZEN COMPLAINT FOR THE PROPERTY. THROUGH SIX OF '24, WE OPENED A CONDEMNATION. CASE. THE AFFIDAVIT WAS RECORDED AT THE COUNTY CLERK. NOTICES WERE SENT TO BOTH OWNERS . JUNE 14TH OF '24, SPOKE TO ONE OF THE OWNERS AT CITY HALL. WE DISCUSSED POSSIBLE CONSENT FOR THE CITY TO DEMO OR RE-TRYING TO SELL A PROPERTY. HE SAID HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH THE OTHER OWNER . THE CONDEMNATION NOTICE OF THE CITY SENT CAME BACK UNCLAIMED AND WAS ONE -- IT RETURNED TO SENDER. THAT'S FOR THE OTHER OWNER THAT OUT OF TOWN. JULY 1ST OF '24, THE OWNER LET US KNOW HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SELL TO SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO DEMO THE STRUCTURE. NOVEMBER 6 OF '24, THE BOARD ORDERED A 30-60. DECEMBER 11TH A '24, NOTICE OF THE JANUARY HEARING WAS SENT TO THE OWNERS AND POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE . THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO FUND THE PROPERTY AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND THAT IT IS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE AND ORDER THE OWNER TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL THE ORDER TO DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RIGHT?

>> I ASSUME THE OWNER OR OWNERS HAVE BEEN NONRESPONSIVE TO THE 30-60 THAT WE ISSUED IN NOVEMBER.

>> WE HAVE CONSTANT CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE OWNERS WHO IS HERE TODAY BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS PROPERTY. HE OWNS QUITE A FEW OF THE PROPERTIES THAT HE'S DONE STUFF FOR BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU , MR. RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 24-002384. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR

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>> YES. >> THANK YOU.

>> STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE. >> I WANT TO TRY IT JUST -- GET A PERMIT OR NOT OF THE DEMOLITION. HOW LONG GIVE ME

FOR FIX IT? >> DID YOU STATE YOUR NAME?

STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE? >> BALDAMERA . I WANT TO SEE IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A CHANCE TO FIX IT OR -- DEMOLITION. YOU KNOW?

>> YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WISH.

>> WELL HOW LONG THEY GIVE ME? HOW LONG GIVE ME FOR FIX IT?

>> I'M SORRY, I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING.

>> HOW LONG YOU GIVE ME FOR FIX THE HOUSE? FOR TODAY?

>> HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO FIX IT? THAT'S, HOW LONG WOULD IT

TAKE YOU TO FIX IT? >> TO ME, SIX MONTHS. I DON'T -- I DON'T WANT TO -- 30 DAYS, I DON'T FINISH.

>> SO YOUR INTENTION IS TO FIX IT?

>> YES. FIX IT. SIX MONTHS. >> OKAY . SO YOU ARE REQUESTING

SIX MONTHS? >> YES.

>> I WILL HAVE THE PAPERS FOR --

>> OKAY. SO IF WE GAVE YOU SIX MONTHS, THERE WILL BE MILESTONES THAT YOU HAVE TO DO , WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH THAT , YOU HAVE THE PERMITS WITHIN 30 DAYS ?

>> SOMETHING HAPPENED, SOMETHING HAPPENED, ASSIGNING FOR DEMOLITION. YOU KNOW? SIX MONTHS FIRST. YESTERDAY, I CAN FIX IT, I COME BACK AND SIGN THE FORM. I HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

SO I DON'T WANT -- I DO WANT TO MAKE ANY -- I LIKE WORKING FOR THE CITY. YOU KNOW THESE GUYS, -- FIXING THIS AND FIX THAT. YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOOD, YOU KNOW?

>> OKAY. WE ISSUED A 30-60 NOTICE, WHICH WOULD HAVE SET THE TIMELINE FOR A PLAN AND REPAIRS PREVIOUSLY, I GUESS BEFORE WE CONSIDER AN EXTENSION , GET THE ANSWER OF WHY YOU DIDN'T COMPLY WITH THAT ORDER THAT WAS ISSUED BACK WHEN .

>> THERE'S A LOT OF WORK . THE HOUSE IS A LOT OF WORK. I WANT TO SAY A FINISH IN TWO MONTHS AND I DON'T FINISH, YOU KNOW? BUT THAT CAN DO THIS FINE. I DON'T WANT , I DON'T WANT --

I LIKE WORKING FOR THE CITY. >> SIR, HOW MUCH OF THE WORK ARE YOU TRYING TO DO YOURSELF ? ARE YOU PLANNING ON DOING A LOT

OF THE WORK YOURSELF? >> -- SOMEBODY ELSE. SOMEBODY ELSE. I WILL HIRE SOME PEOPLES.

>> DO YOU DO SOME OF THE WORK YOURSELF?

>> I AM HIRED AND I'M WORKING. MOST, 100%, AND WORKING. THESE GUYS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES -- YEAH.

>> DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO BE

TWO -- >> $10,000. 10,000 .

>> DO YOU HAVE THAT CASH AVAILABLE

>> DO YOU HAVE THE CASH TO DO THE WORK, THE $10,000.

>> YEAH. YEAH, I'VE GOT IT. >> SO YOU HAVE BIDS TO DO THE PLUMBING AND ALL THE WORK , AND YOU ARE TOLD IT'S $10,000?

>> YES. SEE THE HOUSE, THEY DON'T NEED ELECTRICAL A LOT .

IT'S ELECTRICAL, THE WHOLE HOUSE . MAYBE LESS , FIVE, SIX YEARS MAYBE A FEW MORE. I THINK TWICE, TWICE TIMES, -- SO ELECTRIC WAS OKAY. -- YOU KNOW? AND THE TOP , ONLY TO PUT THAT AT THE TOP. THE ROOFING IS THERE . SO MAYBE LIKE THREE, MIGHT -- HUNDRED NOW. THE CITY IS ASKING FOR 200. SO I NEED TO CHANGE IT. ALREADY GOT IT THERE.

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>> HAVE YOU DONE OTHER, HAVE YOU HAVE OTHER CONDEMNED PROPERTIES THAT YOU WORK WITH THE CITY?

>> I FIX ONE AND 16 , 42 GRAY STREET. HISTORICAL HOUSE.

>> HE WAS CONDEMNED AND YOU INTO THE PROCESS?

>> I GET THE PROCESS HIM EVERY SIX MONTHS. I FINISHED ONE, I FINISHED ONE LIKE ELECTRICAL, THEY GIVE ME ANOTHER SIX MONTHS. AND I FINISH MY PROGRAM, THEY GIVE ME ANOTHER SIX MONTHS. SO THEY PAY ME LIKE 18, 18 MONTHS FOR FINISHING THE HOUSE. PUT IT CLOSE. I'M WORKING GOOD, YOU KNOW? BUT SOMETIMES, IT'S A LOT OF WORK. I DON'T FINISH THE HOUSE, I COME BY HERE AND TELL YOU HEY, DEMOLITION. YOU KNOW? I CAN FINISH IT. THE ARCHITECT AND THE FOUNDATION AND ALL THAT, IT'S TOO MUCH. YOU KNOW? YEAH. I LIKE TO TALK TO THE CITY. THE CITY'S PRETTY GOOD. THESE GUYS GIVE ME A LOT OF CHANCE IN MY OTHER HOUSES. THEY GIVE ME A LOT OF CHANCE. GOOD GUYS .

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR

THE RECORD? >> BOARD, JUST WANTED TO ADD ON PART OF THE REASON WE ARE ASKING FOR THE DEMO ORDER IS OBVIOUSLY THE 30-60 WAS NOT MET BUT THE SECOND OWNER SITUATION, IF IT DOES COME DOWN TO HIM WANTING TO SIGN THE CONSENT TO DEMO, THEN WE HAVE TO FIND THE OTHER OWNER, AS WELL, WHICH WE ARE UNABLE TO DO. SO IT IS A MUCH EASIER SITUATION TO HAVE THE BOARD ORDER WHERE WE ARE AT THEN GO THAT ROUTE AND WAIT AND SEE IF THAT'S WHAT HE DECIDES TO DO AS THE DEMO AT ANOTHER POINT. HE DOES DO A LOT OF REPAIRS ON OTHER HOMES THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH BUT THIS PARTICULAR HOME I THINK IS BEYOND THAT POINT BUT THAT IS HIS CALL OR YOUR CALL.

>> THE OWNERSHIP ISSUE, THERE'S ZERO CONTACT WITH THE OTHER OWNER THAT'S 50% OWNER . SO ENTER FUTURE DEALINGS THAT WE DEAL WITH, WHETHER IT'S A CONSENT TO DEMO OR ANYTHING, WE WOULD HAVE TO GET A HOLD OF THAT INDIVIDUAL AND WE CAN'T.

>> WHERE WOULD THAT LEAVE US ?

>> WE WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN IN THE FUTURE AND

ASK AGAIN FOR A DEMO ORDER. >> IF YOU CAN FIND THE PERSON, WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE YOU IN THE DEMOLITION ?

>> IF IT'S AN ORDER, THEN IT'S ORDERED.

>> OKAY. >> WE WOULD SEND OUR NOTICES JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE AND THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO

APPEAL. >> OKAY, OKAY. ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS? >> YOU MENTIONED A PREVIOUS HOUSE, WAS THERE PREVIOUS CONDEMNED HOUSE THAT WE HAVE TRACK RECORD THAT HE TOOK TO THE SYSTEM AND BROUGHT IT UP TO

STANDARDS? >> YES. IT'S A LARGE HISTORICAL HOME ON BRIDGE STREET THAT IT DRIED OUT FOR

SEVERAL YEARS BUT YES. >> BUT IT WAS SALVAGE.

>> YES. >> THANK YOU, MR. RIGHT. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? SEEING NO ONE, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-002384 AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR THE

DISCUSSION. AND A MOTION. >> I GO WITH THE STAFF

RECOMMENDATION. >> MOTION BY MR. ALLRED , THAT THE PROPERTY IS DECLARED A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND THAT IT IS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND THE WELFARE OF THE REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE. IS THERE A

SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY MR. TURNER . ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>>

>> TO -- DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS -- OR THE CITY

DEMOLISHED. >> MOTION BY MR. ALLRED, THE OWNER IS ORDER TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL THE ORDER TO DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH -- IS THERE A

SECOND? >> SECOND BY MR. TURNER.

>>

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[D. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case# 24-003060: 1401 N 19th St. (COLLEGE HEIGHTS, BLOCK 13, LOT 1, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Houle, Albert]

[E. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case# 24-004411: 2041 S 20th St. (E62.35 W574.95 N200 FT LT 1 D 1-2-3 ANDERSON & 20X26 SECOF 1, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Crofton Hettie Mae c/o Pat Crofton]

ONCENTER RITUALS OF '2024, EXECUTED A CODE INSPECTION WARRANT. WE FOUND EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. ON SEPTEMBER 12 OF '24, THE CLEANUP MOWING ABATEMENT BY THE CITY DUE TO DIFFICULTY OF THE MOWING, THE PROJECT TOOK SEVEN DAYS TO FINISH THE COMPLETE CLEANUP OF THE OUTSIDE. SEPTEMBER 16TH '24, AFFIDAVIT OF THE CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED AT THE COUNTY CLERK . SEPTEMBER 18TH OF '24, NOTICE THE CONDONATION WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. DECEMBER 11TH OF '24, NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ASKING TO ORDER THE OWNER TO REPAIR 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION, INCLUDING A TIMELINE FOR COST THEM AT SMITH'S AND OBTAIN ALL COST ESTIMATES. IF THIS IS DONE -- ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION OF ALL

PERMITS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RIGHT? THANK YOU, MR. RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CASE 24-00411 . ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JAMES PRESCOTT. I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND THE TIME THEY ALL DONATE TO THE CITY TO OVERSEE ALL THESE PROPERTIES IT'S A MUCH-NEEDED PROCESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE .

I HAPPEN TO LIVE THE HOUSE JUST TO THE EAST OF THIS PARTICULAR

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I'VE ONLY EVER SEEN THE SUN. THEY DO DO A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THE FRONT YARD TAKING CARE OF BUT THEY HAVE NEVER MADE ANY EFFORT TOWARDS TAKING CARE OF THE BACKYARD OR ANYTHING APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY EVENING, THE HOUSE DID CATCH ON FIRE IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY'S FIREWORKS HIT THAT BACKYARD AND CAUGHT THE BACKYARD ON FIRE, WHICH RETURNED, CAUGHT THE HOUSE ON FIRE. I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION . LIKE I SAID, IT HAPPENED THE NIGHT OF THE FOURTH OF JULY THAT FIRE DID.

AND WITH IT BEING SUMMER TIME AND HOW TALL THAT GRASS AND THE BAMBOO WAS, EVERYTHING BEING DRY , IT WAS A FULL ON THREE ALARM FIRE. WE PROBABLY HAD FIVE FIRETRUCKS OUT THERE TRYING TO KEEP MY HOUSE FROM BURNING TO THE GROUND. IT WAS A SERIOUS SITUATION. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE OWNE , AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE'S A VERY NICE GUY . MY MAIN ISSUE IN THE MAIN REASON I WANT TO COME UP HERE IS THE AMOUNT OF VAGRANTS THAT CONTINUE TO BREAK INTO THIS HOUSE, STEAL ALL THE COPPER, MESS WITH THE WIRING . MY WIFE WORKS FROM HOME AND SHE LITERALLY TELLS ME THAT 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK SHE HAS TO GO OUT THERE AND RUN SOMEBODY OUT OF THAT BACKYARD BECAUSE THEY ARE OVER THERE JUST STEALING EVERYTHING THAT'S NAILED DOWN.

IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM. AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. OTHER THAN SAYING, HEY, STATION A POLICE CAR 24/7 TO KEEP THESE PEOPLE OUT OF THIS PLACE AND THAT'S NOT REALISTIC. I MEAN THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. LIKE I SAY, IT IS AN ONGOING NEW SINCE DUE TO THAT PROBLEM AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, YOU THAT FIRE PROBABLY TOOK PLACE TWO YEARS AGO AND YOU CAN'T SEE ANY EFFORT TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE HAS TAKEN PLACE I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TRY AND ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> IS THIS THE SON THAT YOU APPARENTLY HAVE CONTACT WITH, IS THAT THE PAT?

>> IT MAY BE. THE LAND THAT WAS ONE DOOR TO THE WEST, DON'T KNOW IF IF Y'ALL EVER SPOKE TO HIM OR NOT BUT THE MAN THAT LIVES ONE DOOR TO THE WEST, I BELIEVE HIS NAME IS GARY. GARY HAS A PHONE NUMBER AND A WEB CONTACT FROM THE MAN DOWN IN BROWNWOOD. BECAUSE HE STAYS IN TOUCH. HE TALKS TO HIM AND SAYS HEY, WE'VE HAD TO RUN PEOPLE BACK OUT OF THE HOUSE AGAIN AND SO THE MAN NEXT DOOR HAS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THIS AND HIS NAME MAY BE PAT. I SPOKE TO HIM ONCE OR TWICE BUT I COME TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M TOO OLD TO REMEMBER NAMES

ANYMORE. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE YOU COMING. ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND SEE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-004411 AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. OR A MOTION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, I

MENTIONED BEFORE . >> YES, SIR, I'VE GOT A QUESTION. FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS WE SAW, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN SECURED. HAS THERE BEEN ANY ATTEMPT TO SECURE IT AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ATTEMPT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS

VAGRANCY PROBLEM? >> IT HAS BEEN SECURED. BUT WHETHER THEY ARE BREAKING THROUGH, WHAT WE HAVE -- WELL,

WE'VE DONE WHAT WE CAN. >> I MOVED TO ACCEPT THE STAFF

RECOMMENDATION. >> AND MOTION BY MR. DUGGER, 30 DAYS TO PREPARE AND -- A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATES AND OBTAIN A PERMIT. IF THIS IS DONE 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN AND IF THIS IS DONE ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND BY MR. MCNEIL. ROLL CALL.

>>

[F. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case# 24-006179: 1827 N 7th St. (HEYCK/CUNNINGHAM, BLOCK 2, LOT 12, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Cortez Blanca]

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THIS IS SOME OF THE INTERIOR DILAPIDATION. THESE ARE MORE RECENT PICTURES, JUST FROM A FEW DAYS AGO. WE HAVE SECURED THIS BUILDING MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK IN.

AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM CORNER, THAT IS AN ADD-ON TO THE HOUSE BUT IT HAS ACCESS INTO THE HOUSE SO THEY HAVE BROKEN THROUGH THAT BOTTOM CORNER TO GAIN ACCESS INTO THE HOUSE AND THE WOOD ON THAT STRUCTURE ITSELF IS SO BAD THAT IT WOULD BE A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE TO CONTINUE TO PUT MORE WOOD UP OVER IT. THEY JUST KEEP BREAKING IN. TIMELINE OF EVENTS, SEPTEMBER 19TH OF '22, A CASE WAS OPEN FOR A VACANT, UNSECURED DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE, SEPTEMBER 20TH OF '22, SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION BY REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE CERTIFIED MAIL WAS SIGNED FOR BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. NOVEMBER 1ST OF '22, FAILED TO SECURE THE PROPERTY. IT WAS SECURED BY THE CITY, AND PRIOR TO SECURE MCKAY WAS EVIDENT BY ITEMS FOUND THAT VAGRANTS HAD BEEN USING THE PROPERTY. AFTER THE PROPERTY WAS SECURED, A VAGRANT COMPLAINT TO THE CONTRACTOR THAT SOME OF HIS BELONGINGS WERE STILL INSIDE. DECEMBER 5TH '22, THE PROPERTY WAS SECURED AGAIN BY THE CITY. NOVEMBER 14TH OF 2024 , PROPERTY WAS CLEANED AND MOWED BY THE CITY.

NOVEMBER 21ST OF 2024, THERE WAS A STRUCTURAL FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATED DAMAGES AT 5000. THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE STARTED BY VAGRANTS THAT WERE OCCUPYING THE PROPERTY AND AT THAT TIME, I DID SPEAK TO THE VAGRANTS THAT WERE THERE AND HE ADMITTED TO STARTING THE FIRE ACCIDENTALLY . DECEMBER 3RD OF '24, THE AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED AT THE COUNTY CLERK . DECEMBER 9TH OF '24, FOUND THE BACK DOOR THE HOUSE WAS UNSECURED, A VAGRANT AND SEVERAL DOGS WERE INSIDE. THE VAGRANT ADMITTED HE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WERE LIVING INSIDE. HE WAS GIVEN AN ORDER TO VACATE LATER IN THE DAY WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A NEIGHBOR OF THAT PROPERTY TO INFORM US THAT THE VAGRANTS ARE STILL BURNING STUFF INSIDE THE HOME. AND I BELIEVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT A SECOND TIME AROUND THAT TIME. DECEMBER 10TH OF RISKY 24, THE PROPERTY WAS SECURED AGAIN BY THE CITY. DECEMBER 11TH OF '24, THE NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND NOTICE OF JANUARY -- IN THE STRUCTURE. DECEMBER 13TH A '24, FOR THE RESIDENCE , CALLS INCLUDED THREE STRUCTURE FIRES, BURGLARY , AND CRIMINAL TRESPASS. 14 TOTAL COST SINCE JANUARY OF RISKY 22 TO THE VAGRANT PROPERTY. JANUARY 3RD OF '25, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY, FOUND THAT IT HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO AGAIN THROUGH THAT LOWER WALL ON THE REAR ADDITION DUE TO THE POOR CONDITION OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS, IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP VAGRANTS FROM CONTINUOUSLY BREAKING IN. THE

[00:55:09]

DEMOLISH. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RIGHT?

>> WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL DEALINGS WITH THIS OWNER WITH NO MOVEMENT AND WITH THE CONDITION AND THE PROBLEMS OF THE VAGRANTS AND EVERYTHING WENT TO A DEMO REQUEST.

>> HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMMUNICATIONS WITH HER?

>> NONE AT ALL. >> DOES SHE STILL LIVE IN

ODESSA? >> I BELIEVE SO. SHE DOES SIGN FOR THE MAIL WHEN WE SEND IT BUT THERE'S EVER ANY CONTACT.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-006179. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND SAY YOUR NAME .

>> HOW Y'ALL DOING? MY NAME IS DOMINGO MORE ELSE, I LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THIS PLACE AND I MOVED IN AND MAKE OF 2023 AND WE DID NOTICE NO ACTIVITY OVER THERE. THERE'S KIDS GOING IN THERE, THEY WOULD SEE US COME OUT THE HOUSE AND THEY RUN OFF WITH STARTING THE VAGRANTS GOING THERE AND THEN THIS YEAR , IN JULY, WE HEARD GUNSHOTS AND THAT BACKYARD, CALLED THE COPS, THEY CAME. MY WIFE WAS SCARED , AND THEN WE STARTED HEARING NOISE I THINK IN OCTOBER . OCTOBER 31ST , I CALL THE COPS , THEY SHOWED UP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING BECAUSE THAT IS NOT MY PROPERTY . THEY HAVE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE OWNER. SO I TRIED MY HARDEST TO REMEMBER THE LADIES NUMBER BECAUSE I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE -- OH YEAH, GET BACK TO ME. WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THE FENCE. I TRIED CALLING ANOTHER TWO TIMES AND IN 2023, SHE NEVER ANSWERED THE PHONE OKAY? SO ONCE I STARTED -- STARTING IN COLDER, I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE ROOM. I LEAVE FOR WORK ABOUT 630 IN THE MORNING EVERY MORNING AND I'M LIKE MAN, THIS IS NOT GOOD. SO, ONCE AGAIN, I CALLED THE COPS AND THEY TOLD ME AGAIN THAT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE OWNER . THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN ANSWER THAT HOUSE ENTER THE HOUSE IS WITH THE OWNERS AUTHORIZATION IS IT OKAY, LIKE I SAID, I WAS SCARED WHEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW NOVEMBER 21ST , I TRY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE LADY LONGER -- BLANCA. SHE CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING, 4:45 THE MORNING. MY SON SAW THE LIGHTS, WE WENT OUT THERE AND WE WERE EXPECTING THAT TO DETERIORATE THE VAGRANTS FROM BEING THERE. THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE BACK IN THERE. THE LADY CALLED ME THAT MORNING ABOUT 8:00 THAT THURSDAY MORNING AND SAID WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I SAID WE NEEDED TO CURE A PROBLEM. WAS THE PROBLEM, THERE'S PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE.

YES, THERE IS BUT YOU GOT A BIGGER PROBLEM, THEY DONE STARTED A FIRE IN THERE. COMMERCE CITY WITH HER SHE SAW ME OKAY, THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW AND THEN SHE CALLS ME BACK, WHICH KIND OF RUBBED ME THE WRONG WAY AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS KIND OF SUSPICIOUS FOR ME TO CALL HER THE DAY BEFORE AND THEN HER PLACE CAUGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE. I SAID LADY, I DON'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO THAT, I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU, YOU KNOW? WELL, SHE WENT ON TO TELL ME I'M KEEPING THAT PROPERTY.

I DON'T CARE IF THEY TEAR IT UP , I'M KEEPING THAT LOT AND I SAID LADY, I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR LOT, I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILY, THE HOUSE KITCHEN ON FIRE, THAT HOUSE IS ON FIRE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THE PICTURES OF THERE, BUT THERE IS A DEAD TREE THERE. IF THAT HOUSE WOULD'VE CAUGHT MORE FIRE, IT WOULD HAVE LANDED ON MY HOUSE, GOT MY HOUSE ON FIRE AND MAYBE CAUGHT THE NEXT PERSON HOUSE ON FIRE BUT YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CODE COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED, THEY TOOK ACTION AND MY DEAL IS , LIKE I SAID, I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THE LADY TALK TO ME. I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP HER AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I COULD DO WAS TO CALL THE OWNER AND SHE COULD TAKE CARE OF IT. APPARENTLY, SHE DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF IT. I'M GLAD Y'ALL ARE GOING TO DEMO IT BECAUSE, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT DETERRING THESE PEOPLE FROM GOING IN THERE AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEFORE, WHEN I FIRST MOVED IN, THERE WAS A BOARD UP THERE AND IT WAS CUT OUT SO, LIKE I SAID, THE KIDS ARE GOING IN THERE, THEN WE SAW THEM GOING IN THERE AND IT'S JUST FOR A WHOLE WEEK, I WAS

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I'M LOOKING THROUGH MY WINDOW AND I CAN SEE THE FLAMES INSIDE THAT HOUSE. YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN I DO? I CAN CALL THE COPS, I CAN'T, THE COPS CAN DO NOTHING. THAT'S, WITHOUT THE OWNER'S CONSENT OR WHATEVER SO, YOU KNOW , I COULDN'T SLEEP, FINALLY, YOU KNOW, I CALL CODE COMPLIANCE, THEY WENT OVER THERE, BOARDED UP, PUT A NOTICE ON THEIR AND I HAVEN'T HAD NO MORE CONTACT WITH THAT LADY AND I DON'T THINK SHE WANTED TO TALK TO ME ANYMORE BUT I JUST , I'M GLAD YOU'RE GOING TO DEMO IT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK SHE NEEDS ANY MORE TIME . ME AND MY WIFE DID RESEARCH, THAT HOUSE HAD A HOUSE FIRE IN 2014 . THE NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES ACROSS THE STREET SAYS SHE'S BEEN THERE EIGHT YEARS. THAT HOUSE IS IN THE SAME WAY THAT SHE'S LIVED THERE. SO YOU KNOW, I AM JUST READY FOR IT TO GET TORN DOWN BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE LIVING THE THINKING THAT MY HOUSE IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEN I WORK FROM 7:00 TO 5:00. MY WIFE WORKS OVERNIGHT. SHE SLEEPS DURING THE DAY AND THAT WOULD NOT BE GOOD FOR MY HOUSE TO GET SOME FIRE IF SHE'S ASLEEP. I MEAN I JUST WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY HOUSE, I'M GLAD IT CAUGHT CODE COMPLIANCE. I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING AND I

APPRECIATE IT. >> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR

COMING. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-006179. AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION

AND A MOTION >> I MAKE A MOTION, WEEKS OF

THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. >> THE PROPERTY IS DECLARED A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND IT'S A HAZARD TO THE HEALTH , THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE AND REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WILL BE UNREASONABLE. SECOND BY MR. ALLRED. ROLL

CALL, PLEASE? >>

>> MOTION PASSES. -- TO DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS

>> SECOND MOTION. >> MOTION BY MR. MCBRAYER, THE OWNER'S ORDER TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL -- AND THEN 30 DAYS THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH. SECOND BY MR. ALLRED. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>>

>> I BELIEVE THAT COMPLETES OUR AGENDA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.