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2 0 6.[I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER PRAYER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
THE MEETING OF THE PORT ARTHUR CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPEAL IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 2:06 PM FEBRUARY 20TH, 2025.WE WILL NOW HAVE A PRAYER, UM, MR. BAKER, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
THANK YOU FOR WAKING US UP AND GIVING US A, UM, USE OF OUR HEALTH AND OUR STRENGTH.
UH, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BE WITH US AS WE, UH, TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS IN THE CITY.
LISTEN, IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
WILL NOT HAVE THE PLEDGE OF LEGION TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION, GOD, THE INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WILL YOU NOW CALL THE ROLE? OKAY.
ROLL CALL BOARD MEMBERS OF THAT PEACE CHAIRMAN.
PEACE CHAIRMAN, I APOLOGIZE HERE.
LAWRENCE BAKER, VICE CHAIRMAN HERE.
ABSENT STAFF MEMBERS ARE DARLENE THOMAS PIERRE.
VICTORIA HERNANDEZ, DEMOLITION SECRETARY.
[II.A. PUBLIC HEARING-Review Thirteen (13) Properties for Condemnation]
WILL SOMEONE NOW MAKE A MOTION TO, TO SUSPEND OUR BUSINESS MEETING AND GO INTO THE PUBLIC MEETING? NEED A MOTION ON.SECOND IS WHEN PROPERTY MOVED.
ALL IN FAVOR? A MOTION PASSES.
MS. ER, HOW MANY, UH, OWNERS WILL SPEAK TODAY? DO YOU HAVE WE HAVE 13 NON PROPERTIES FOR CONDEMNATION TODAY.
HOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE SPEAKING TODAY? DO YOU KNOW? LEMME GET THE LIST.
YOU GOT THE LIST? WE'RE GETTING THE LIST.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON ON, I DON'T KNOW.
WHO'S THE FIRST PERSON WE GET KNOW THESE? SHE'S BRINGING THE NEXT.
THE FIRST PROPERTY IS 1345 15TH STREET MILL PARKER AND BEN PARKER.
AND THAT ADDRESS IS NUMBER FIVE ON THE LIST.
I'LL GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO PULL IT UP.
DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? YES.
THE PROPERTY IS 1345 EAST 15TH STREET RESIDENCE SHED.
MIA PARKER ETAL ADDRESS IS 1 0 7 CIA PARK COURT, WILLIS, TEXAS 7 7 3 1 8.
THE PROPERTY WAS INITIALLY TAGGED JULY 28TH, 2023.
AS OF, UM, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2025.
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WOULD YOU TELL US, UH, WHAT Y'ALL PLAN TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME? YES SIR.UH, SO OUR PLANS ARE, YOU KNOW, TO BE IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY, TO BRING VALUE TO IT, UH, AND ULTIMATELY TO REHABILITATE THIS PROPERTY, MAKE IT WHOLE AND MAKE IT A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE CITY.
HAVE YOU STARTED ANY WORK ON IT AS SETS? THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN CLEANED OUT FOR THE MOST PART.
ALL THE, UH, DEBRIS FROM LOITERS HAS BEEN REMOVED.
THE PROPERTY'S BEEN BOARDED UP.
I SPOKE TO, I'M NOT SURE WHO IT WAS ON THE, UH, DEMOLITION COUNCIL ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS, MAYBE TWO WEEKS AGO.
AND LET THEM KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE HAD RECEIVED THE, UM, THIS LATEST LETTER ABOUT THIS HEARING, THAT WE WOULD GO, GO AHEAD AND GET IT BOARD OUT.
'CAUSE WE WEREN'T JUST AWARE OF WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, PROCESS WAS FOR THE CITY.
MR. PARKER, SO BENJAMIN PARKER, YOU ARE BENJAMIN AND YOUR BROTHER'S A CONTRACTOR? I AM THE CONTRACTOR.
SO YOU'LL BE WORKING ON THE PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM.
LICENSED AND LICENSED CONTRACTOR? YES, MA'AM.
SO, SO YOU PLAN TO WORK ON IT AS SOON AS YOU GET, UH, GET NOTIFICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT AS SUCH.
NOW JUST, YOU KNOW, SO YOU GUYS NOTIFIED, WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY ON THE, UH, ON THE TAX SALE OCTOBER, I THINK IT WAS OCTOBER 1ST, AND WE'RE STILL UNDER THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, I THINK FOR ANOTHER TWO MONTHS.
SO THAT'S A MAJOR REASON WHY WE HAVEN'T JUST GONE AHEAD AND MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT.
NOW, AGAIN, UH, THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME WORKING IN THE CITY, SO NOT KNOWING ALL OF THE PROCEDURES AND THINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN PLACE.
UH, BUT WE COULD HAVE DEFINITELY MADE AN EFFORT TO BOARD THAT PROPERTY UP, SECURE IT, YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY WITH THAT.
BUT, UH, WE'RE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD TO IT ON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SO ONCE WE GET A DETERMINATION FROM YOU ALL, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.
WHAT KIND OF TIME ARE YOU ASKING FOR, SIR? TO COMPLETELY REHAB THE PROPERTY? YES, SIR.
AND YOU SAID THE REDEMPTION PERIOD IS, YOU HAVE TWO MORE MONTHS BEFORE THE OWNER CAN COME BACK YES.
AND TAKE THE PROPERTY BACK? YES.
WE, THE DEED WAS RECORDED, UH, OCTOBER 1ST, I BELIEVE.
AND SO WE'RE SIX MONTHS FOR A NON-HOMESTEAD OF PROPERTY.
SO WE STILL HAVE, UH, ABOUT TWO MORE MONTHS, ROUGHLY.
WHAT IS ACTUALLY, I MEAN, WE'LL STILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY, OF COURSE.
MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, AND AS WE HAVE BEEN.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE AT RISK OF LOSING INVESTMENT AT THIS POINT.
SO I DON'T WANNA START PUTTING ROOFS IN ALL THESE THINGS AFTER PERMITTING ALL THESE THINGS.
BUT, UM, JUST SO YOU ALL AWARE OF OUR POSITION, HAVE YOU HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE STAFF REGARDING THE PROCESS? NO, SIR.
THAT'S GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN, IN REHABILITATING THIS PROPERTY YET? NO, SIR.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS WITH YOU ALL.
UH, WE, WE GOT THE, UM, INSPECTION REPORT THAT WAS DATED JULY 28TH.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO CLARIFY WAS, WAS THAT THE, UH, COMPLETE INSPECTION STANDARD, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE, UM, UNIVERSAL BUILDING CODES MM-HMM
BUT THIS INSPECTION IN OUR EYES IS KIND OF VAGUE.
SO WE WANNA KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.
BASICALLY, HAVE YOU GONE THROUGH THE STRUCTURE YOURSELF? YES.
AND YOU, YOU ARE A CONTRACTOR.
SO YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE DEFICIENCIES AND YES.
STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS IN THE BUILDING, RIGHT? YES.
SO RIGHT OFF THE BAT, I WOULD SAY THAT THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS THAT YOU NOTED THAT ARE, UH, IN DISREPAIR WOULD PROBABLY BE HAVE TO REPAIR AND, AND, RIGHT.
BUT WE WANT TO KNOW, BECAUSE YOU ALL THE GOVERNING BODY AND YOU'VE DEEMED IT TO BE DESTROYED UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.
SO THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES BEING WHAT? THAT'S MY QUESTION.
SO YOUR QUESTION REALLY IS FOR, IS FOR DEPARTMENT, AM I CORRECT STAFF FOR THE STAFF AS SUCH? SO THAT
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YOU GO ALONG ANYTHING AS SUCH? THE FIRST THING WE WANT TO DO IS REPAIR THOSE DEFICIENCIES THAT THEY'VE LISTED THAT DEEMED THIS PROPERTY TO BE DESTROYED.HOW YOU DOING? I COULD I, UM, TALK WITH HIM, PLEASE.
UM, THE MAIN THING YOU ARE PRETTY MUCH GONNA HAVE TO DO IS GET IN THE WORK PROGRAM WITH US.
AND, AND WHAT I WAS HEARING AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, YOU SAID YOU GOT TWO MORE MONTHS BEFORE THE PROPERTY REALLY BECOMES YOU GUYS, RIGHT? CORRECT.
UH, BASICALLY WE ONLY GIVE SIX MONTHS IN THE WORK PROGRAM.
AND, AND A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAW IN THE PROPERTY IS WHAT WE GONNA BE REQUIRING ANYWAY ON THAT WORK LIST.
WE GONNA GIVE YOU A PUNCH LIST.
YOU KNOW, AND WE DO, AND, AND THE STAFF DON'T MIND WORKING WITH PEOPLE THAT'S REALLY MAKING AN EFFORT TO, TO FIX THE PROPERTY.
YOU KNOW, IF THEY SHOULD GIVE Y'ALL THE TIME OR THE, UH, A CHANCE TO FIX IT.
WE DON'T MIND HELPING SOMEBODY OUT.
HEY, IF YOU GET 80%, WE GO BY PERCENTAGE WISE IF RIGHT.
IF YOU REALLY GIVE 'EM THE EFFORT TO FIX THE PROPERTY, BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET A PUNCH LIST US AND SET UP A WALKTHROUGH.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW, HAVE TO GIVE IT THE STAFF ON HOW THEY WANNA SET IT UP THOUGH.
BEING THAT Y'ALL GOT TWO MORE MONTHS, YOU GOTTA WAIT.
SO WE HAVE TO GET THE PUNCH LIST BEFORE THEN, OR RIGHT.
YOU CAN'T DO ANY WORK TO IT UNLESS RIGHT.
SO UNTIL WE SET UP A WALKTHROUGH, AS SOON AS THAT DAY HITS, WE CAN COME DOWN AND GET A PUNCH LIST FROM YOU'RE SAYING OR PRESENT.
WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY JUST SAY.
MAY I ASK A QUESTION? IF, UH, THE BOARD DECIDES TO GRANT THEM A TIME TO WORK ON THE STRUCTURE, UM, I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM GETTING A PUNCH LIST AHEAD OF TIME.
JUST SO THAT THEY'LL BE FAMILIAR WITH IT AND, AND THE PROCESS.
SO WHEN THAT TWO MONTHS COME UP AND THEY, AND THEY BECOME THE OWNER, THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, MOVE QUICKER.
A CHECKLIST AS SUCH, CHECKLIST.
AND WE CAN PROVIDE THEM, PROVIDE THEM ONE OF THEM LIKE THAT.
BUT ONCE WE SIT UP THERE, WALK THROUGH, LIKE IT IS A FEE AND WE JUST HAVE TO GET WITH THE SUPERVISOR HERE AND SEE IF SHE CAN POSTPONE THE TIME FOR STARTING TIME WHEN IT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S ACTIVATED.
AND, AND, AND, AND YOUR DEFENSE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE BOARD DECIDES TODAY, IF THEY DECIDE TO, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOU, GO AHEAD AND SETTING UP THE WALKTHROUGH AND LETTING THE INSPECTORS COME OUT AND YOU WALK WITH THEM OR HOWEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO IT, SOMEBODY HAVE TO BE THERE, THAT THE PUNCH LIST COMES AFTER THAT, THEN THE WORK PLAN STARTS.
WITH, WITH MAYBE WHAT, SIX MONTHS? AS LONG AS YOU'VE SHOWED DRASTIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STRUCTURE.
HOW LONG HAS THE WHOLE BEEN VACANT? UM, FROM WHAT WE CAN TELL, QUITE A FEW YEARS.
SO THE COUNTY FROM THE RECORDS WE PULLED THAT, UH, JCA, THE COUNTY HAS OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE, UH, DECEMBER 5TH, 2023.
AND YOUR INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED, UH, IN JULY, 2023 IN, SO THEY, IT IN THE CHAIR.
HOW LONG BEFORE THEN? I DON'T KNOW, BUT GOOGLE IMAGES SHOW IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS FOR A WHILE AND THAT, SO Y OKAY, SO NOW, NOW MY SECOND QUESTION.
IT IT BE ADDED TO YOU SINCE YOU ARE A LICENSED CONTRACTOR OR TO OUR BOARD, HOW STRUCTURALLY SOUND IS THIS BUILDING TO SAY THAT IT CAN BE REFURBISH REDONE VERSUS DEMOLITION? IT SEEMS, UH, VERY SOUND.
UH, THERE'S SOME LEVELING ISSUES THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE.
RIGHT? SO I'M LOOKING, AND WE DID HAVE IN BETWEEN THAT TIME HURRICANE HARVEY AND TWO STRONG, UH, WINTERS, VERY STRONG WINTERS.
SO I KNOW WITH PILLARS, YOU KNOW, WITH BAD WEATHER, EVERYTHING'S SHIFTS, RIGHT? SO NO ONE'S LIVED IN THE HOME.
HOW STRUCTURALLY SOUND, CAN I ACTUALLY SAY THIS HOME? IS IT, I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS, IT APPEARS WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, DOING A LOT OF, UM, CUTTING AND INSPECTING.
IT IS, IT'S VERY SOUND AND IT'S WORTH SAVING.
AND WE, WE BOUGHT IT ON THE BELIEF THAT IT'S WORTH INVESTING IN.
UM, SO THE, THE FOUNDATION SEEMS SECURE, THE, UM, THE FRAMING IS AND, AND VERY GOOD SHAPE.
UH, THE WOOD DOESN'T SEEM TO, THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A WHOLE LOT OF DETERIORATION.
UH, THE CEILING IS IN GOOD SHAPE.
SO THERE'S SOME, THERE'S ONE CORNER THAT WAS IN ADDITION TO THE HOUSE FROM THE, I'M LOOKING AT PICTURES AND IT JUST DOESN'T LIVE LIVABLE
BUT YOU KNOW, BUT THE BONES OF THE HOUSE YES.
STRUCTURE IS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE, RIGHT? YEAH.
IS, TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE A WOODEN STRUCTURE.
IT HAS A LOT OF SHIPLAP IN IT.
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YES.THAT'S, THAT AIN'T VERY, YEAH.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR HER? YEAH, I HAVE ONE.
THE, IT'S THIS A ACCESSORY BUILDING IN THE BACK.
THAT'S A KIND OF A MAKESHIFT SHED THAT CAN, WE WOULD LIKE TO SAVE IT AND IT SEEMS FINE ALSO.
AND WE MADE, UH, PROVISION WHERE IT CAN BE ACCESSED, YOU KNOW, SO NO VAGRANT CAN, SO YOU GONNA TRY TO REPAIR THAT AS WELL? YES.
BUT WE'VE MADE, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS HERE TODAY AND YOUR DECISION, WE'VE ALREADY MADE PLANS TO PUT UP A, UH, A NEW STRUCTURE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO, OKAY.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE? BOARD MEMBERS? NO QUESTION.
THE, UH, QUESTION THE 900 TO STAFF, THE $900 OUTSTANDING WATER BILL MM-HMM
IS, WAS THAT PRIOR TO THEIR PURCHASE? THAT'S PRIOR TO, OKAY.
THE, WE'VE PAID THE TAXES ON IT.
SO AS FAR AS WE KNOW, UM, ALL TAXES ARE UP TO DATE.
AND WE OWN, YOU KNOW, THIS PROPERTY THAT WE'RE SPEAKING OF HERE TODAY, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE ON, UH, EIGHTH AND SHREVEPORT.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
ALL THE TAXES ARE PAID UP TO DATE.
AND WHAT WAS YOUR LAST NAME AGAIN? PARKER.
WELL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND TELL US EXACTLY WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE.
WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT AND WHAT HAVE YOU AND, UH, AND, AND RENDER THE DECISION, UH, TODAY AND LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAS TO BE DONE.
YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THEM, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET A TIMELINE AND THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALSO.
BUT, BUT ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER FROM 27 24 15TH STREET.
PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM PLEASE.
WHAT'S THE ADDRESS WITH THE PROPERTY? OWNER OF 27 24 15TH STREET.
AND THAT'S NUMBER SIX IN THE AGENDA.
I'LL GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO FIND IT.
THE PROPERTY IS 27 24 15TH STREET.
OWNER IS MANA ATLAS RASHAUN ETAL ADDRESS IS 4 0 9 WASHINGTON AVENUE, ANAAC, TEXAS 7 7 5 1 4.
THE PROPERTY WAS TAGGED FEBRUARY 7TH, 2024.
AND THE WATER IS $453 AND 91 CENTS AS OF FEBRUARY, 2020 FIFTH.
ALRIGHT, WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME? THOMAS
AND A CURRENT ADDRESS PLEASE? 4 0 9 WASHINGTON ANNA IC.
SO WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY? I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HERE.
I HAVE A PERMIT ON THE PROJECT.
APPARENTLY THIS GUY, EARL BROWN, HE'S FABRICATING EVERYTHING AND HE ALREADY FABRICATED A PENDING CASE IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT AND ASKED, YOU GUYS SAW ME HERE BEFORE.
I'M GONNA SEE HIM ON MARCH 5TH FOR HIS FABRICATED CASE.
HE'S BEEN RACIST AND PREJUDICED TOWARDS ME.
MR. ALLEN, WE'RE NOT GONNA START THE MEETING LIKE THAT.
WE GONNA KEEP PERSONALITIES OUT OF IT.
UH, YOU ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS STRUCTURE ONLY, AND THIS IS ONLY, THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE CONCERNED WITH THE STRUCTURE.
WE ARE TALKING IN A MATTER OF LAW.
THESE ARE PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMIT PROJECT ONGOING.
I'M, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY HERE.
I DON'T SEE ANYBODY HERE, SIR.
EXCUSE ME FOR INTERRUPTING YOU THE SPECIFIC QUESTION THAT WAS DIRECTED TO YOU.
WHAT KIND OF PERMIT? I HAVE A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ON THE PROJECT.
THIS STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE, IT'S A GARAGE.
UM, THE GARAGE WAS, THE GARAGE WAS SITTING BACK THERE THE TIME THAT I PURCHASE IT FROM THE
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CITY.WHAT KIND OF CONDITION IS IT IN? IT'S ON THE FLOOR.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH IT? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THE GARBAGE? YOU MOVE IT.
GIVE ME A SPECIFIC ANSWER, SIR.
AND DON'T BE RHETORICAL TELLING AND ASK ME A QUESTION.
OKAY? NO, YOU, YOU, YOU, I CAME HERE LAST.
ARE YOU GONNA DEMOLISH IT? SIR? I CAME HERE LAST TIME, SIR, ARE YOU? ONE OF MY PROJECT WAS SHUT DOWN BY BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
I ASKED YOU AND THE MAYOR WAS KIND ENOUGH, TOLD THE OTHER COUNCIL MAYOR TO SETTLE IT AND THAT LADY WAS THERE.
AND MY JOB IS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE NOT RELEASING MY PERMIT TO THE ENERGY AND GAS COMPANY.
SIR, YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR ME, SIR.
ALL WE WANT WANT TO KNOW TODAY IS WHAT YOU WANT DO.
OF COURSE WE'RE GONNA MOVE THE GARBAGE.
OKAY? YOU'RE GONNA MOVE WHEN? AS SOON AS I CAN.
OKAY, SO THIS PROJECT, HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH TIME WILL YOU HAVE? I DON'T KNOW.
IS IS THE, THE PROJECT GONNA TAKE ALMOST A YEAR TO BE COMPLETED? THERE IS NOTHING THERE.
NOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PICTURE, THERE'S SOMETHING THERE IS WHAT I'M SAYING? NO, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
DO YOU SEE MY TRAILER UP THERE? IT'S NOT IN THAT PICTURE.
SO WHOEVER TOOK THAT PICTURE, WHAT'S PREJUDICE ABOUT IT? TAKE MY PICTURE.
DO WHY DO YOU LOOK AT ME? GIVE THEM THE PICTURE WITH THE TRAILER.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO HOST A MEETING LIKE THAT TODAY.
OKAY? NO, WE'RE GONNA STICK TO THE POINTS.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING, SIR.
UH, AND WE WILL ARE YOU GET WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND WHAT HAPPENS? DO ME A FAVOR, MAYOR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO YOU.
YOU HAVE A CORRUPTED DEPARTMENT? YES SIR.
BUT WHY DON'T YOU SEE THIS? I SPENT OFFICE A THOUSAND DOLLARS HERE AND YOU GUYS HAVE BLOCKED MY INVESTMENT.
BUT LOOK, THIS IS NOT THE BOARD TO, TO ADDRESS WITH THIS PROBLEM.
I GUESS MY FACE IS FAMILIAR TO TO YOU.
BECAUSE THAT GUY IS BRINGING ME EVERY MONTH, YOU EXCUSE ME.
BUT ANYWAY, UH, THIS, THIS IS NOT THE BOARD TO DISCUSS IT AT THIS TIME.
AND, AND YOU GUYS IGNORED IT, SIR? YEAH.
WELL THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO TODAY.
YOU JUST IGNORED IT, OKAY? YEAH, THANK YOU.
AND THEN HARASS ME AND TAKE ME TO COURT.
YEAH, WE ARE, I ASK MONEY FROM ME.
WE ARE THE BOARD OF CONSTRUCTION AND APPEALS.
THIS IS, UH, I KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF.
WHAT YOU GOING TO COURT ABOUT? THIS IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ADDRESS.
DOES THIS IS JUST ONLY ABOUT YOUR GARAGE.
IT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR HOME.
YOU WANTED ME TO SHOW YOU THAT THE GARAGE AROUND THE FLOOR WHEN YOU GUYS YEAH, THAT'S WHAT, WHAT I'M SAYING.
IT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR HOUSE.
YOU PREJUDICE ON RACIST TOWARDS ME.
AND I'M TELLING YOU ON THE RECORD.
THANK YOU, MS. STAY OUT MY TAIL, SIR.
LET US, LET US MOVE ON PLEASE.
THE NEXT PROPERTY, WOULD THE PROPERTY, UH, OWNER OF 29 60 20 SEVENTH STREET COME UP TO THE PODIUM? THAT'S NUMBER SEVEN IN THE AGENDA BOOK.
I'LL GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO NUMBER WHAT MA'AM? NUMBER SEVEN.
HOW YOU DOING? WE HAVE IS THAT ONE HAS? YES MA'AM.
THE PROPERTY IS 29 60 20 SEVENTH STREET IS A RESIDENCE ON IS DAWN HODGE ETAL ADDRESS IS 39 0 9 FIFTH STREET.
THE PROPERTY WAS INITIALLY TAGGED ON, I APOLOGIZE, JANUARY 4TH, 2024.
THE WATER WAS TERMINATED ON AUGUST 7TH, 2013.
TAXES ARE BACK $2,696 AND 52 CENTS AS OF FEBRUARY 25TH.
UH, JOHN HODGE AND THE CITY AND STATE I LIVE IN 3 9 0 9 FIFTH STREET, PORT ORDER, TEXAS 7 7 2 7 7 6 4 2.
WHAT, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY? WE'RE LOOKING AT PICTURES, BUT WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY? I'M GONNA FIX IT.
UH, I WAS ABOUT TO FIX IT, BUT I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND UM, DAD PUT ME BACK A LITTLE BIT SO,
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YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS OR SO, I WILL START TO FIX IT.OH, YOU DID START WORK ON IT, AM I CORRECT? NO, I HAVEN'T STARTED ANY WORK AT ALL, NO.
HAVE YOU SPOKEN WITH OUR WORK? HAVE YOU SPOKEN WITH, UH, CONSTRUCTIONS AND APPEALS TO FIGURE OUT? I SPOKE WITH MR. BROWN WHEN HE FIRST TAGGED THE PROPERTY.
HE HAS ALSO DID A, UH, WALKTHROUGH, BUT THE THING IS, IS THAT HE HAS NOT ACTUALLY, UH, CAME BACK IN, SIGNED PAPERWORK.
AND I WANT TO SAY THE WALKTHROUGH IS PROBABLY ABOUT, UH, GOING ON A YEAR OLD.
SO WE, WE HAD NOT HEARD ANY CONTACT FROM HIM OR ANYTHING AS FAR AS WE, WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND WHICH WE ALWAYS LET OUR CITIZENS KNOW, KEEP US A BRUSH ON WHATEVER'S GOING ON.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENED, CONTACT US, KEEP US IN THE LOOP THAT WAY THERE WE KNOW WHICH WAY TO PROCEED WITH YOUR PROPERTY.
AND SO BY US NOT HEARING ANYTHING WE DID KNOW.
SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS PULLED FOR, UH, TODAY'S, UH, PROCEEDING IS, IS THE PROPERTY, UH, CLOSED UP NOW? WHAT HAPPENED? IT'S STILL OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE.
ALL OF THE PICTURES, UH, CURRENT, IT'S STILL OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE, BUT AS FAR AS WHAT, UH, REPAIRS, UH, IT'S STILL IN GOOD STANDARDS TO ACTUALLY DO REPAIRS ON THE STRUCTURE.
UH, I'M, I'M SORRY FOR NOT GETTING BACK WITH YOU, BUT I WILL GO AND MAKE SURE IT'S CLOSED UP PROPERLY AND, UM, PROCEED FROM THERE.
AND YOU'RE GONNA START WORK WHEN YOU SAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS? WITHIN THREE MONTHS, YES, I HAVE, I HAVE MOST OF THE, UM, REPAIR WOOD FOR THE PROPERTY AND YOU KNOW, IT'S IN MY YARD ON MY TRAILER, SO I HAVEN'T JUST PULLED IT THERE YET, YOU KNOW, SO I'LL START WORKING AT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MR. HUT, WILL YOU BE HIRING A CONTRACTOR TO DO THE WORK OR DO YOU NO, I DO THE WORK MYSELF.
I HAVE, UH, I'M A CONTRACTOR MYSELF, SO, OKAY, I SEE.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE WINDOWS AND SO ON INSIDE THE BUILDING, JUST THAT NOBODY HAVE SEEN THEM.
NOW JUST REMEMBER, MR, DO YOU WILL GET WITH, WITH THE BOARD FOR THE PROPER PERMIT? YES, I WILL.
JUST REMEMBER MR. HART, WHENEVER YOU DO START ONCE, DO YOU, UH, GET THE LETTER AND EVERYTHING, UH, COME BACK IN.
WE HAVE TO DO THAT WALKTHROUGH ACTUALLY AGAIN.
AND THEN REMEMBER THIS HERE MUCH WHEN IT COME DOWN TO ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, IT MUST BE LICENSED INDIVIDUAL THAT DOES THAT WORK FOR ELECTRICAL PLUMBING.
AND THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN PULL PERMITS.
IT'S A LICENSED INDIVIDUAL FOR ELECTRICAL EMPLOYMENT.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? HEAR? HEARING NONE? UH, MR. ROGER, YOU WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND LETTING US KNOW YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
HODGE, UH, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE YOU, SIR, ONCE YOU GET ALL THE PAPERWORK AND STUFF DONE? I'M LOOKING TO GET IT FINISHED LIKE IN SIX MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS OR SO, BECAUSE IF YOU NOTICE THE ROOF IS CAVED IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
SO I'M GONNA CHANGE THE ROOF STRUCTURE BECAUSE IT, IT HAS ONE UPSTAIRS BEDROOM.
SO I'M GONNA CHANGE THE ROOF STRUCTURE SO THAT YOU HAVE A BATHROOM AND ON UPSTAIRS.
SO, WELL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND LET US KNOW EXACTLY YOUR PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY AND WE'LL BE GETTING BACK WITH YOU AND YOU GET BACK WITH THEM, I'M SURE.
AND UM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WORK TOGETHER.
WOULD YOU ON MUTE YOUR PHONE AND BEGIN SPEAKING ABOUT THE ADDRESS YOU'RE CALLING IN REFERENCE TO PLEASE? UH, 1 1 1 4 EAST 14TH STREET.
OKAY, THAT'S NUMBER THREE ON OUR AGENDA.
WHAT NUMBER THREE? DOES THAT ONE HAVE IT? I DO.
THE PROPERTY IS 1114 EAST 14TH STREET IS A RESIDENCE.
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APOLOGIZE, JAKE.LP ATAL ADDRESS IS 13 0 2 WA DRIVE NUMBER 8 31 HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 1 9.
THE PROPERTY WAS TAGGED ON APRIL 3RD, 2024.
WATER WAS TERMINATED ON AUGUST 4TH, 2023.
AND THE TAXES ARE CURRENT AS OF FEBRUARY OF THIS 2025.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, MA'AM? MY NAME IS SHERRY JANNER.
OKAY, WHAT WAS THAT? SHERRY DANNER.
AND SHERRY IS C-H-E-R-R-Y-S-H.
THE FIRST NAME IS SHERRY, S-H-E-R-R-Y.
IS SHE NO, THAT'S NOT THE SAME PERSON THAT'S, THAT'S ON THE SCREEN.
AM I CORRECT? NO, NO, THAT'S NOT THE YEAH, THAT'S ANOTHER PERSON.
I WAS, I JUST WANTED NOT MOVING.
I AM DRIVING RIGHT NOW TO, UH, PICK UP KIDS AT SCHOOL.
SO I HAVE TRIED TO LIMIT THE BACKGROUND NOISE.
ARE YOU THE ONE THAT HAS TO, THAT, THAT IS SPEAKING FOR THIS PROPERTY? UH, IS IT A STATE PROPERTY OR WHAT? NO, WE, WE WERE THE LENDER ON THIS PROPERTY AND WE FORECLOSED ON IT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024.
SO WE'RE, WE WERE JUST A LENDER ON THE PROPERTY AND OUR BORROWER WAS NOT MAKING PAYMENTS, SO WE FORECLOSED ON IT.
UM, IT DID NOT SELL AT THE FORECLOSURE AUCTION.
SO AS A RESULT IT REVERTED BACK TO US FOR OWNERSHIP.
UH, AT, AT THIS TIME, WHAT IS YOUR, UH, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR, FOR THIS PROPERTY? WE'RE LOOKING AT PICTURES AND, UH, DOES IT LOOK TOO GOOD? WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? WELL, YES, I COMPLETELY AGREE.
WE HAVE NO, WE'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS TO FIX UP HOMES.
WE'RE, WE'RE A LENDER, SO, UM, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SELL IT AS IS.
UM, THE PRIOR EARNERS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXING UP TO FLIP IT AND GET OUT OF OUR LOAN AND THEY WEREN'T REALLY MAKING ANY PROGRESS.
UM, AND UM, YEAH, SO WE'RE TRYING, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SELL IT SINCE WE TOOK OWNERSHIP BACK IN SEPTEMBER.
UM, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK.
SO I UNDERSTAND IT MIGHT BE SET UP FOR DEMOLITION AND HONESTLY WE ARE, WE'RE FINE IF IT GETS DEMOLISHED.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA EXPLAIN TO YOU, MS. DANA, THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THIS ADDRESS OF THIS PROPERTY AND A PACKET TO BE DEMOLISHED.
I WANTED YOU TO BE, UH, MINDFUL OF IT.
AND WE, WE ARE, WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS RED TAG BACK IN APRIL AS WELL.
WE WERE NOT THE OWNERS AT THE TIME.
WE WERE JUST THE LENDER, BUT THE, UH, BORROWER WAS, DID NOT MAKE US AWARE OF THAT.
MS. DAN, ARE WE WERE TO FAX YOU A WAIVER.
WILL YOU BE WILLING TO SIGN A WAIVER? UH, SURE.
UM, AND MAY I ASK, DO YOU HAVE A PHONE NUMBER? UH, YES, I CAN PROVIDE IT TO YOU.
WHAT IS IT? MY CELL PHONE NUMBER? EIGHT THREE TWO EIGHT THREE SIX EIGHT THREE TWO DRINK.
MR. SO NOW WITH THIS WAIVER, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MS. THAT'S GIVING US PERMISSION TO, WHICH IS ALREADY BEING CONDEMNED TODAY.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
BUT IF WE TAKE ACTION, THEN YOU WOULDN'T NEED WA YEAH, WE GETTING IT CONDEMNED TODAY, BUT YEAH, WE GET IT CONDEMNED.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL IN THIS BOOK YEAH, WE STILL HAVE WITH THE BOARD, WE'LL STILL HAVE LIKE A PROCESS TO GO THROUGH.
WE HAVE OH, THEY HAVE A PROCESS.
I CAN GO AHEAD AND PUSH THE PROJECT THROUGH.
WELL WE GONNA, SO DO WE NEED TO, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT, IT'S GETTING CONDEMNED ANYWAY, BUT WITH US CONDEMNING IT, IT'S STILL GOING BE ANOTHER, SOME PROCESS TO GO THROUGH.
I CAN GO AHEAD AND GET IT ASSIGNED A WAIVER AND GO AHEAD AND PUSH MY PACKET THROUGH.
IT'S GETTING CONDEMNED REGARDLESS, BUT WITH THE CONDEMNATION PART OF IT, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE SOME MORE PROCESSES.
WE STILL HAVE TO WAIT ON LETTERS TO GO OUT, RETURN.
AND I'M JUST, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY PACKET THAT I PUT TOGETHER WITH THIS AND THIS IS ALSO, THIS IS IN IT, THIS ADDRESS.
WE'VE BEEN GETTING AN EXTREMELY ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT OF CALLS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
SO I ALREADY HAVE IT IN A PACKET.
I'M JUST TRYING TO MOVE FA I WANNA PUSH IT THROUGH, SEND IT TO CLIFF FROM HERE.
SO HOW LONG ARE WE GONNA GIVE HER BEFORE SHE CALLS BACK IN? WE CAN MOVE THE NEXT MOVE ON.
I BELIEVE THAT SHE, SHE WANTS, I THINK SHE THE
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G OF WHAT? SHE YEAH, I BELIEVE SHE KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING.OKAY, WELL WHAT'S NEXT? WHAT IS THE NEXT ONE? OKAY, MA'AM.
UM, WOULD YOU BEGIN SPEAKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE CALLING IN REFERENCE TO UNMUTE YOUR PHONE? YES MA'AM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND THE PROPERTY YOU'RE CALLING IN REFERENCE TO.
YOU HAVE TO UNMUTE YOUR PHONE.
YEAH, IT IS RIGHT IN THE CORNER.
HELLO? YOUR PHONE IS STILL MUTED.
NO, I BELIEVE SHE RECOGNIZING THAT PROBLEM NOW.
CAN WE GET IN CONTACT WITH HER? LET HER KNOW SHE, OF COURSE NOW SHOW HER PHONE NUMBER, NUMBER.
CAN Y'ALL JUST SHOW HER THE PHONE NUMBER? SHE LET YOU GET IT BACK? YEAH.
SHE CAN'T HEAR HER? NO, THIS CALL.
SHE STILL TALKING A WHILE TO SPEAK, HASN'T SHE? EXCUSE ME.
CAN YOU SEE THE FOUR ROLL? 9, 5, 4, 3.
WHAT WAS THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER? THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER.
WE'RE ABOUT TO CALL YOU TO CALL JUST RIGHT, MA'AM, I'M ABOUT, YOU HAVE A PEN AND PAPER.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL IN TO US.
IT'S 1-888-788-ZERO ZERO NINE NINE.
THAT NUMBER IS 1-888-788-NINE.
AND YOU CAN CALL IN TO US AND SPEAK TO US.
YOU NEED ME TO REPEAT IT? THE MEETING ID PASSWORD?
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OKAY.AND THE MEETING ID IS THROUGH ZOOM? YEAH, WHY DON'T WE JUST CALL HER? I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
THERE YOU, NO, THAT'S HOLD ON MINUTE.
JUST GIVE MA MS. DANA, MAY WE GET YOUR PHONE NUMBER? YES.
MS. DAN, WE, WE GETTING IN CONTACT WITH YOU ABOUT THE, UH, PROPERTY? OKAY, GREAT.
OKAY, NOW MA'AM, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET YOU CONNECTED.
DO YOU HAVE ZOOM? NOD YOUR HEAD YES OR NO? YOU, YOU DO HAVE ZOOM, YES OR NO? YES.
CAN YOU TAKE DOWN THE NUMBER AND CALL US? CAN SHE SEE IT? YES.
DO YOU STILL HAVE THE NUMBER THAT I GAVE YOU? I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE MEETING ID.
THE MEETING ID IS GONNA BE 8, 9 0.
ZERO SIX NINE EIGHT FOUR NINE ZERO THREE.
EAR PHONE, YOUR EARPIECE, ARE THEY CONNECTED TO YOUR PHONE? THAT COULD BE THE REASON WHY WE CAN'T HEAR.
OH, I KNOW, BUT THEY'RE STILL PLUGGED TO YOUR TABLET.
SO PUT IT BACK IN YOUR EAR AND TRY TO UNMUTE.
YEAH, YOU JUST CALL HER DIRECTION.
NUMBER, WHAT'S YOUR, UH, CELL PHONE NUMBER? WHAT'S YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER? FOUR ZERO FOUR ZERO NINE FIVE FOUR THREE SIX ONE TWO FIVE.
LET CALL, WE'RE ABOUT TO CALL YOU.
WHAT'S YOU ON SPEAKER? GONNA BE GOOD.
OKAY, MA'AM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THE PROPERTY YOU'RE CALLING IN REFERENCE TO.
MY NAME IS JANET NASH AND THE PROPERTY IS 2344 EVERGREEN DRIVE, 2344 EVERGREEN DRIVE, TEXAS.
THAT'S NUMBER NINE ON THE AGENDA.
AND WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN? JANET NASH.
WELL I MIGHT BE CALLING FOR NOTHING.
OH, GIVE US A SECOND, MS. NASH.
THE PROPERTY IS 2344 EVERGREEN DRIVE.
JANET NOAH MCCOY NASH ETAL ADDRESS IS 2344 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 7 7 6 4 2.
THE PROPERTY WAS TAGGED OCTOBER 16TH, 2024.
WATER IS ACTIVE AND THE TAXES ARE CURRENT AS OF FEBRUARY, 2025.
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I WAS, UH, CALLING IN REFERENCE TO, UH, THE DEMOLITION, THE PA UH, THE DEMOLITION.AND I DID NOT, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW, UH, I HAD MY HOME REMODELED THROUGH GLOW, UM, IN 2022, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS PART OF THE REMODELING, UH, UH, THE PROPERTY THAT THEY COULD TEAR THE TEAR THE GARAGE DOWN.
BUT IN, IN THE MEANTIME, I END UP USING THE GARAGE FOR STORAGE.
AND SO AFTER THAT, THAT'S WHEN, YOU KNOW, A YEAR LATER, TWO YEARS LATER, THAT'S WHEN, EXCUSE ME, YOU TALKING? NO, MA'AM.
BUT ANYWAY, I END UP USING MY GARAGE AS STORAGE.
SO ONCE I GOT BACK IN THE HOUSE, IT IS PRETTY, PRETTY MUCH EMPTY.
I STILL HAVE A FEW THINGS IN THE GARAGE.
UM, I'D HAVE TO GET, GET THOSE THINGS REMOVED AND YOU, Y'ALL TAG IT ALREADY TAGGED IT OR DEMOLISHED TO BE DEMOLISHED.
AND, UM, I ALREADY WENT, UH, TO THE COURTHOUSE AND GOT THE, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO GET THE DEED FOR THE PROPERTY TO PROOF THAT I WAS OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND, YOU KNOW, RETURN THE PAPERWORK AND GET EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF.
MY ISSUE IS THE COST IF THE CITY DO THE, UH, DEMOLITION, BUT, BUT YOU DO WANT THE CITY, WELL YOU WANT THE, UH, PROPERTY TORN DOWN.
AM I CORRECT MS. NASH? YOU JUST WANT, WANNA KNOW THE PROCEDURE TO GET IT DONE, AM I CORRECT? YES, SIR.
UM, AND THE COST, AND BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M ON A FIXED INCOME AND I'M, YOU KNOW, SO I JUST, I DON'T KNOW HOW WOULD Y'ALL GO ABOUT CHARGING OR ANYTHING? OR WOULD YOU CONNECT THE, THE FEE TO THE, TO MY BILL, MY, MY WATER BILL OR ANYTHING? THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW.
I, I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT COULD TEAR IT DOWN.
SO MR. WE CAN GIVE YOU A LIST OF CONTRACTORS AND YOU CONTACT THEM OR WE CAN SOLICIT IT FOR BIDS.
WE ALWAYS GO WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER.
UM, WE DO PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY AND YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK TO LEGAL TO FIND OUT, UM, WHAT THE PRICE WILL BE.
THEY CAN SET YOU UP WITH A PAYMENT PLAN AND IT'S REAL REASONABLE.
IT'S NOT NOTHING ASTRONOMICAL.
Y'ALL WOULD TAKE THE LIEN ON MY, ON MY, ON MY PROPERTY.
WE'LL PLACE IT AGAINST THE PROPERTY.
BECAUSE THE GARAGE IS ATTACHED TO THE ACCOUNT NUMBER THAT'S ATTACHED TO YOUR PROPERTY.
WE HAVE TO PLACE A LIEN ONCE WE DEMOLISHED IT.
OR AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN, UM, CALL US AND WE CAN GIVE YOU A LIST OF CONTRACTORS AND YOU WORK IT OUT WITH THE CONTRACTOR YOURSELF.
UM, SO I HAVE TO CALL YOU BACK FOR A LIST OF CONTRACTORS? YES MA'AM.
WE CAN AND WE CAN AT THAT POINT FAX IT OVER OR EMAIL IT TO YOU.
WE'LL EVEN DROP IT OFF TO YOU IF YOU DECIDE TO.
BUT, UM, IF YOU DON'T DECIDE, THEN WE'LL, WE ARE GONNA GO AHEAD AND SOLICIT IT FOR BIDS AND, UH, WE ALWAYS GO WITH THE LOWEST BID AND WE'LL DEMOLISH IT AND, UM, WE DO PLACE A LIEN AGAINST YOUR PROPERTY, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK TO LEGAL ABOUT HOW TO SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN TO PAY IT OFF.
UM, CAN YOU GIMME A LIST OF, UH, CONTRACTORS? UH, DO I, UM, WHO DO I CALL? YOU'LL CALL OUR, THE NUMBER ON THE DEMO.
THE, UH, THE DE THE 9 8 3 8 2 0 9.
THE SECRETARY WILL MORE THAN LIKELY ANSWER.
THAT'S HER EXTENSION AND SHE CAN DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO DO NEXT.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR CALLING MR. NASH AND I'M SURE THAT WE'LL COME BACK WITH YOU.
IF NOT, YOU GET BACK WITH, WITH OUR DEPARTMENT, MA'AM.
IS THERE ANY MORE CALLERS ON THE LINE CALLING IN OF OUR PROPERTIES?
[00:50:03]
NO, THAT'S IT, MR. BEES.OKAY, LET'S GET STARTED WITH THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS.
OH, WE, WE ARE GONNA GO DOWN THE LIST AGAIN.
MS. UH, FLATMAN? THAT IS CORRECT.
WE'LL, THE, THE FIRST ONE IS 1345 EAST 15TH STREET IS RESIDENCE SHED.
AND, UH, THE SECOND, NO, NO, NO.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO AS FAR AS THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE, WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE ONES THAT'S LEFT.
THE PROPERTIES, THE REMAINING PROPERTIES ARE 38 45 THIRD STREET GARAGE ONLY 2028 11TH STREET, RESIDENCE GARAGE, 3614TH STREET, GARAGE, APARTMENT 8, 19 16 DALLAS AVENUE, TWO STORE RESIDENCE SHED DECK 24 36 GUFFY DRIVE, TWO STORE, GARAGE, APARTMENT 2136 NORMAN STREET, RESIDENCE SHED.
MA'AM, WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THE PROPERTIES AND WHICH THE ONES THAT, THAT HAVE SPOKEN.
THE UM, FIRST ONE, UH, THE FIRST ONE WAS 1345 EAST 15 STREET.
SO I WANNA GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS IT.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS READING THE FIRST ONE, OKAY.
AND THAT WAS, UH, WHAT WAS THAT NUMBER? THAT'S NUMBER FIVE.
I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL WAITING FOR.
UH, BOARD MEMBERS, HE'S PRESENTED, UH, WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
HE'S A CONTRACTOR, WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND, UH, WHAT DOES THE BOARD HEAR FROM BOARD MEMBER? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR, UH, RAISE OF REPAIR FOR 90 DAYS.
WHAT WHAT? THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A 90 DAYS TO START WORKING ON IT.
AGAIN, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET WITH THEM THE PROCEDURE AND FOLLOW IT COMPLETELY, YOU KNOW, BUT WE'RE GIVING YOU TIME TO ACTUALLY START ON THE PROPERTY.
'CAUSE YOU SAID YOU WANT TO DO CERTAIN THINGS, UH, ON IT.
SO WE'RE GIVING YOU ENOUGH TIME TO BEGIN AND THEY'LL BE CHECKING WITH YOU AND YOU WITH THEM.
OKAY? I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR.
YOU DON'T, HE WOULDN'T LEAVE UNTIL YOU HEARD THAT
CAN I ALSO ADD THAT MR. MR. UH, MR. PARKER, UH, WHEN YOU GET WITH THE STAFF, PLEASE FOLLOW THOSE DIRECTIONS AND ADHERE TO EVERYTHING THAT THEY TELL YOU.
AGAIN, THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING AND LETTING US KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THAT SAID PROPERTY.
AND Y'ALL HAVE A BLESSED TODAY.
OKAY, THE SECOND PROPERTY IS 27 24 EAST 15TH STREET.
I'M SURE WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
I, I THINK HE THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING TO THE, UH, COUNCIL.
BUT ANYWAY, BUT FOR US, UM, I'M GONNA, UM, MAKE A MOTION FOR 30 DAY SECOND.
OKAY? ALL IN FAVOR? A MOTION PASSES.
NEXT PROPERTY IS 29 60 20 SEVENTH STREET IS A RESIDENCE.
THAT'S NUMBER, UH, NUMBER SEVEN ON THE AGENDA.
AND UH, HE WANTS TO FIX IT UP.
YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GIVE HIM A 90 DAY RAISE OR REPAIR.
CAN I GET A SECOND? I SECOND MS. PROPERTY MOVED.
THE NEXT ONE IS 1114 EAST 14TH STREET.
IT'S NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA.
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GO BACK.THIS IS UP FOR DEMOLITION, CORRECT? JUST WANTS, UH, PROPERTY DEMO KNOWLEDGE.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION FOR A 30 DAY RAISE.
THE LAST ONE IS 2344 EVERGREEN DRIVE.
IT'S NUMBER NINE ON THE AGENDA.
THIS IS THE LADY THAT JUST SPOKE AND, UH, SHE WANTS TO DEMOLISH.
AM I CORRECT THAT GARAGE SHE'S GOING TO GET WITH THE, UH, CITY AS FAR AS WHAT, WHAT ARE, UH, WHAT SHE SHOULD DO IN ORDER TO, SO CAN I GET A MOTION ON THAT PROPERTY PLEASE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION FOR THE 30 DAY RAISE.
THAT'S ALL THE PROPERTIES, RIGHT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
RIGHT NOW WE GET THE, UH, THE LIST, THE REMAINING PROPERTIES.
THE REMAINING PROPERTIES ARE 38 45 THIRD STREET GARAGE ONLY 2028.
11TH STREET, RESIDENCE GARAGE, 3614TH STREET, GARAGE, APARTMENT 1916 DALLAS AVENUE, TWO STORY RESIDENCE SHED DECK 24 36.
GOWAY DRIVE, TWO STORY COLLAPSE, GARAGE, APARTMENT 2136 NORMAN STREET, RESIDENCE SHED.
AKA 2005 GUFFY DRIVE RESIDENCE 2130 THOMAS BOULEVARD, RESIDENCE SHED GARAGE.
MAKE THE MOTION FOR A 30 DAY RAISE, HUH? EXEMPT PROPERTIES? NO.
I MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS A SECOND.
I, I YOU YOU'LL CORRECT FOR RAISE 30 DAY? YEAH.
I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION FOR ALL LISTED PROPERTIES FOR ALL THE LIST, ALL THE PROPERTIES.
WE WANT TO SAY STAFF, STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED, RIGHT? THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T SAY THE THIRD.
THAT WE ARE ACCEPTING THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE STRUCTURES THAT WE JUST YES SIR.
[II.B. Demolition Waiver(s) - Four (4)]
GET TO THE COULD.THE WAIVERS ARE 1340 EAST FIFTH STREET RESIDENCE 31 89 20 FIFTH STREET, COMMERCIAL 2 0 1 45 MEMORIAL BOULEVARD COMMERCIAL BUILDING TRAILER HOME 2 21 B THOMAS BOULEVARD RESIDENCE GARAGE.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THAT? ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF, UH, TO ISSUE A RAISE ORDER, A 30 DAY RAISE ORDER FOR THOSE STRUCTURES THAT WERE JUST READ.
[IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
LET US MOVE ON INTO, UH, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.I'M SURE WE ALL HAD TIME TO READ THE MINUTES OF, UH, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2024.
NEED TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES.
I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 14TH, 2024 AS SUBMITTED.
[V. OLD BUSINESS - Status Report: Exceptions from Previous Hearings]
OLD BUSINESS.AS FAR AS OUR STATUS REPORT, OLD BUSINESS SO FAR AS IT STANDS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE'VE CLOSED OUT NINE PROPERTIES.
WE HAVE NEW ENROLLED FOR WORK PLAN.
UM, HOW MANY STRUCTURES DID Y'ALL DEMOLISH LAST YEAR? ABOUT THREE.
DO Y'ALL KEEP A RECORD OF THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS? I'M SURE YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE ALL THESE BID PACKAGES THAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER.
THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW.
SO COULD YOU GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT MEETING? OKAY.
SO WE CAN SEE WHAT KIND OF PROGRESS YOU'RE MAKING.
[VI. FUTURE ITEMS]
LET'S GO INTO FUTURE ITEMS. I THINK THAT, OKAY.I JUST SOLICITED A TRANS I PACKET ON YESTERDAY.
A 14 STRUCTURES TO BE DEMOLISHED, BID IT OUT AND DEMOLISHED.
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I HAVE A PACKET THAT MY, I'M WORKING ON NOW.THERE'S A TOTAL OF POSSIBLY 60 STRUCTURES FOR, UM, TO BE DEMOLISH, BE PUT INTO A PACKET.
I HAVE THREE COMMERCIAL AND ALSO 10, UH, PROPERTIES FOR THIS EMERGENCY PROJECT THAT I'M PUTTING TOGETHER.
AND YOU SAY EMERGENCY? UH, IT'S JUST WHY SEVERAL THAT PEOPLE HAVE AT RESIDENCE HAVE BEEN JUST CONSTANTLY CALLING ABOUT.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO AN EMERGENCY ON THOSE.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHAT EMERGENCY IS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER FUTURE ITEMS? THAT'S IT.
THE, UM, PROPERTIES THAT I JUST LISTED, UM, THE 60 REGULAR THAT'S GOING INTO A PACKET.
THE THREE COMMERCIAL AND THAT 10 EMERGENCY.
WELL, ANY OTHER BUSINESS COME BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION? SECOND.
HIS PROPERTY MOTION PROPERLY MOVED.
SECOND, THAT THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTED APPEALS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 3 0 7.
FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025 MEETING STANDS WHAT? ADJOURNED.