Jan 15, 2026 Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals

[I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER PRAYER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

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THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS. IT'S NOW CALLED ORDER. JANUARY 15TH, 2025 AT 2:04 P.M.

WE'LL HAVE PRAYER LED BY MR. BAKER TODAY, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET US.

HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR WAKING US UP AND GIVING US A REASONABLE PORTION OF OUR HEALTH AND STRENGTH. WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US AS WE CONSIDER AND LISTEN TO THE MINUTES AND THE THE, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE SELF, THE SELF WE HAVE BEFORE US AND WE DELIBERATE ACCORDINGLY, DEAR LORD, AND LET US CONTINUE TO RESPECT ONE ANOTHER AS WE CONSIDER THE STATUS OF EACH ONE OF THESE STRUCTURES. BE WITH US AND GUIDE US, AND DIRECT US IN ALL THINGS WE SAY AND DO. AND WE ASK THESE BLESSINGS AND OTHERS IN YOUR DARLING SON, JESUS NAME, AND IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN, AMEN. ALRIGHT, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU.

MISS FLANAGAN. WILL YOU NOW CALL THE ROLL? CLIFTON BAPTISTE, CHAIRMAN PRESENT. LAWRENCE BAKER, VICE CHAIRMAN, PRESENT. GERALD HATCH HERE. LAURA MARIE JOHNSON HERE. TOM MCDONALD, PRESENT. BRIAN MAXWELL HERE. DARLENE THOMAS. PIERRE, CODE COMPLIANCE MANAGER. ABSENT.

SHARON FLANAGAN, DEMOLITION SUPERVISOR. PRESENT. LAKISHA ARMSTRONG, DEMOLITION SECRETARY.

HERE. SONJA WILTZ, DEMOLITION ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK TWO. EARL BROWN, SENIOR DEMOLITION INSPECTOR PRESENT RONNIE MICKENS, DEMOLITION INSPECTOR PRESENT. SHIRLEY, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. ABSENT. THANK YOU, MISS FLANAGAN. NO PROBLEM. WE WILL NOW. WE WILL NOW HAVE

[II.A. PUBLIC HEARING—Review Sixteen-(16) Properties for Condemnation]

SO MOVED SECOND. WHO MOVED IT, MR. BAKER? YES, I DID, MR. BAKER. DID WE? OKAY, OKAY. MISS FLANAGAN, HOW MANY PROPERTIES OWNERS WILL SPEAK TODAY? WE HAVE 16 PROPERTIES. HOW MANY WILL SPEAK TODAY? ONLY ONE SO FAR. AND WE NEED TO JUST KNOW HER NAME. OKAY. MA'AM, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND UP TO THE PODIUM? STATE YOUR NAME AND THE ADDRESS YOU COME IN IN REFERENCE TO.

GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. 1549 LAKESHORE DRIVE, 5049 LAKESHORE DRIVE. THAT'S NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. AND I'LL GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO PULL IT UP. OKAY. NO, MISS.

ADIOS. THANK YOU. PASTOR, DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? EIGHT. SIX. EIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. SIR, WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR YOUR ADDRESS FOR OUR RECORDS, PLEASE? OKAY. MY NAME IS MARIA LAREDO. ADDRESS IS 5049 LAKESHORE DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. 77642. OKAY. THANK YOU. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY? OKAY. WHEN I CAME HERE LAST YEAR, MY PLANS WERE TRYING TO SEE IF I COULD GET SOME HELP WITH DEMOLITION. I. I LIVE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND SHE SUPPORTS ME. I WANT TO COME BACK HOME. SHE'S ALREADY MARRIED. GET A PART TIME JOB OR SOMETHING. IF I COULD GET THE HELP TO DEMOLITION IT, THAT WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL. AND THEN FROM THERE I COULD GO INTO THE THE BUILDING ACROSS TO SEE IF I QUALIFY TO GET MY HOME A NEW HOME BUILT. SO WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IS HOW TO GET THE BUILDING OR THE HOME DEMOLISHED? YES, CORRECT. MR. BAPTIST, LET ME READ THE STIPULATIONS IN REGARDS TO THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS. I'M SORRY I PUT UP THE WRONG. IT'S. IT WAS TAGGED ON OCTOBER. FEBRUARY 2ND, 25TH, 2022. THE TAXES ARE DELINQUENT. $11,272.62. AND THAT'S AS OF 2024. THE LET ME IT WAS A NEW OWNERSHIP IS WHAT IT WAS. BUT THE TAXES ARE DELINQUENT. TAXES

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ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM BOARD? ANY QUESTION FROM BOARD. NO, JUST I'M AT YOUR MERCY RIGHT NOW I HEAR YOU. WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT. WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT LATER ON. IF YOU WANT TO STICK AROUND AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, YOU CAN. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. YOU ALSO. OKAY. AND I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT. MA'AM, CAN YOU STEP BACK UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, FOR A SECOND, THAT YOU ARE WHEN YOU'RE SAYING YOU NEED MERCY, THAT YOU ARE INQUIRING ABOUT? DO WE HAVE ANY PROGRAMS WITH ASSISTANCE TO DEMOLISH THE THE PROPERTY? YES. YES, MA'AM. WE DON'T YOU DON'T. WHAT WE DO IS WE TEXT A LEAN TO WE ALWAYS GO WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER. WE HAVE THREE BIDDERS AND WE GO WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER, AND WE TAX LIENS AGAINST THE PROPERTY. AND YOU JUST MAKE PAYMENTS THROUGH OUR ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. AND IT WOULD BE THROUGH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HERE, NOT WITH THE WATER DEPARTMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NO, MA'AM. IT'S A LEGAL DEPARTMENT. YEAH. I THINK SHE HAD EXPLAINED IT ALREADY TO ME. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR AND LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE.

INQUIRING ABOUT ASSISTANCE? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU AGAIN. OKAY. IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT. OKAY, WELL, WE COULD GO. YEAH. I NEED A MOTION TO. WE'RE GOING TO. WE DON'T NEED IT ON THE OPEN. NO, NO. OKAY. GO AHEAD. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GO BACK TO OUR BUSINESS. GET A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY? OKAY. OKAY. BUT BEFORE, CAN I. YES. GO ON. WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ON ZOOM, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WALKING THROUGH THE DOORS. NO, SIR. BUT LET ME MAKE SURE. IS THERE ANYONE ON ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY? BUT THEY CAN'T. IT'S JUST SAYING THAT TWO PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET IN, BUT THEY'RE UNABLE TO. SO. YEAH. IS THERE ANYONE ON ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A PROPERTY? WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO SEE IF WE HAVE A PHONE NUMBER. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE. YES. SO I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK. NO PROBLEM. YEAH. OKAY. GIVE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE.

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THAT'S ALL I THINK I CAN TELL YOU I THANK YOU BECAUSE THAT MEANS I HAVE ABOUT TWO HOURS WITH THIS PHONE NOT WORKING. MAN, I THOUGHT I WAS ON. I DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO CHECK AND SEE IF SOMETHING WRONG. DON'T BE GLAD. YEAH. I'M TELLING YOU. AND THEN SOMEBODY SAID, MAN, I GOT A PROBLEM ON LIKE, NO, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. 21ST. NO JOKE. YEAH. YOU OKAY? OKAY. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPREAD THEIR 29 THEIR TIME. THEY'LL MAKE IT UP OKAY.

THEY'RE GOING TO GET YOU. THEY'RE GOING TO GET YOU I NEED. YOU TO. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. DID YOU JUST LIKE THE REST OF US. DON'T STICK WITH WHAT WE GOT. YOU AIN'T NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.

YEAH, YOU CAN DO. YEAH. WHAT ABOUT, LIKE, A PHONE CALL? LIKE. YEAH. THEY ALL DO. ALL THE STUFF. YEAH, YEAH, I'M PAYING TWO. THREE PEOPLE. PAYING? YEAH. COME ON. AND STUFF. OKAY.

YOU HAVE. YOU DID THE CUT? YEAH. SHE WENT. SOUNDS LIKE SHE GETS BIRD DOG ON THAT ONE, I'M TELLING YOU. SO. OKAY. THE ADDRESS IS 274727 STREET. AND THAT'S NUMBER NINE ON THE AGENDA. SO SO SO SO SHOULD WE, SHOULD WE GO BACK AND AND CLOSE THE BUSINESS PORTION AND GO BACK TO. OKAY. OKAY. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. JUST THE OTHER ONE WE COULD CALL OKAY. SO YOU NEED A MOTION OKAY. YEAH A MOTION IS NEEDED TO SUSPEND OUR BUSINESS MEETING AND GO BACK INTO THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING.

SO MOVED. I SECOND THAT, OKAY. MR. BAKER, YOU SECOND IT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND WHAT NUMBER? NINE A IT'S NUMBER NINE. NUMBER 990. JAMES, DO YOU WANT TO READ THAT ADDRESS, MR. BROWN? I READ THE INFORMATION.

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I'M SORRY. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. WHOEVER'S TALKING IN THE BACKGROUND. YES, MA'AM. WHAT? WHAT? HE'S ASKING IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY? OH, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING IT. WE GOT THE PAPERWORK. NOW THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING THE PROPERTY. YES, I WAS TRYING TO GET THE THE PERSON THAT'S PURCHASING IT ON THE PHONE, BUT HE IS AT WORK AT THE MOMENT, SO I WAS TRYING TO GET HIM ON THE CALL. SO IF YOU NEEDED TO ASK WHAT WAS HIS INTENTIONS ON DOING IT? I THINK HIS INTENTIONS ARE TEARING DOWN THAT THAT PART THAT'S BAD AND REMODELING THE REST OF IT. BUT IF WHEN THE PAPERWORK WHEN THE PROCESS NOW DOING PAPERWORK, I'M SELLING IT AND HE'S GOING TO TAKE OVER ALL THE RESPONSIBILITIES. YES, YOU ARE DOING THE PAPERWORK, BUT WHEN WILL THE SALE BE? WHEN WILL THE SALE BE FOUNDED FOR THAT PROPERTY? MICHELLE. IT SHOULD BE FINALIZED SOMETIME NEXT WEEK.

ALSO, MISS YOUNG, HAVE YOU NOTIFIED THE OWNER THAT'S BUYING THE PROPERTY? THAT IS, IT IS A RED TAG STRUCTURE AND OUR PROPERTY. AND THEY STILL HAVE TO GO WITH THE PROCESS.

SHE KNOWS OKAY WELL HE WAS ON THE HE WAS ON THE LAST CALL THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE.

BUT HE'S FULLY AWARE OF EVERYTHING. OKAY, OKAY. ANY ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MISS YOUR HONOR CONCERNING THIS PROPERTY? MISS YOUNG, WE'RE GOING TO GOING TO DISCUSS IT. AND WE'LL MAKE MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO THE PROPERTY TODAY. AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. OKAY. CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT HE JUST SAID? BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I CAN'T HEAR THAT PERSON IN THE BACKGROUND. OKAY. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, MISS YOUNG? THE BOARD IS GOING TO DISCUSS IT. THEN THEY'LL MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT IS THE FINALIZATION WITH THE PROPERTY, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM THE DEMOLITION OFFICE. OKAY. BECAUSE I HAD TO GO OVER THERE YESTERDAY BECAUSE MY COUSIN IS A DETECTIVE AND SHE'S BEEN HAVING THE POLICE OFFICERS RIDE BY AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BREAKING IN OVER THERE DOING THINGS FROM THE INSIDE OF IT. AND THEY THEY A GUY WENT TO JAIL YESTERDAY FOR COMING OUT OF THERE FOR COMING UP OUT OF THERE. OKAY, OKAY.

MISS YOUNG, WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR CALLING IN. AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THAT LETTER BY MAIL.

THANK YOU. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. THANK YOU. YOU TOO. BYE BYE. BYE FOR NOW. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE MORE CALLER. ONE MORE CALLER. OKAY. WILL SHE BE ON THE PHONE ALSO? YES, SIR. HELLO, YES, MA'AM. MY NAME IS HAROLD BROWN, SENIOR. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? FIRST ORDER. THANK YOU.

YES, SIR, I WAS. IT'S 2929 17TH STREET. OKAY, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. THAT'S NUMBER 13 ON THE AGENDA. NUMBER 13? YES, SIR. WE'LL GIVE EVERYBODY TIME. ENOUGH TO PULL IT UP. YES, MA'AM. I'M. DOWN. THIS IS A. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE. I HAD SOME CALLS AND WANTED TO START.

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THE OWNER IS SEVERINO. THAT'S 29 2949 17TH STREET. IT'S THE GARAGE APARTMENT, AKA 1821 SECOND AVENUE. SARAH SEVERINO, ATOR MARK YOGA. I DO APOLOGIZE IF I SAID IT WRONG. THE PROPERTY WAS INITIALLY TAGGED NOVEMBER 15TH, 2017. TAXES OR DELINQUENT $3,819.37. AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME NOW, SIR? RUFFINO. SERAFINO. SERAFINO, SERENA. SERENA. SERENA. YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. BABY. MISS. MISS. SERAFINO. HEY. YEAH, HE'S ON THE PHONE. WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME? YOUR NAME? YOUR ADDRESS? OKAY. MY NAME IS RUFINA. RUFINA MAYORGA. AND MY ADDRESS IS 2949 17TH STREET. BUT I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ZEFERINO MAYORGA, MY FATHER.

HE'S CURRENTLY AT WORK. RIGHT? OKAY. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY? THE PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY, WE WERE THINKING IS. THAT WE WERE WANTING TO FIX THE PROPERTY. HAVE YOU HAVE YOU ALL STARTED WORK ON IT? HAVE Y'ALL STARTED ANY WORK ON THE PROPERTY? WE DID A COUPLE YEARS AGO, BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T CONTINUED, YOU KNOW, DUE TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL ISSUES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO. MR. HAVE TO APOLOGIZE. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK A QUICK QUESTION, MA'AM. YOU DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE AT THIS MOMENT. NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU ASK WHAT IS SHE ASKING THE BOARD TO DO TODAY? HEY, MISS SERAFINI, MR. BAKER WANTED. THE BOARD MEMBERS. WANTED TO KNOW WHAT ARE. WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO DO FOR YOU ALL TODAY? IF Y'ALL ARE, LIKE, ABLE TO HELP US, LIKE, FIX THE BUILDING AND WE HAVE TO PAY Y'ALL BACK AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD BE LIKE, A LOT OF HELP. SO, MR. BAKER, YEAH, I JUST NEEDED TO KNOW THAT WE CAN CONSIDER POSITION. RIGHT. OKAY. I'M SURE. SERAFINO, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.

I'M THE DEMOLITION SUPERVISOR. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF FUNDING TO HELP WITH REPAIRS TOWARDS STRUCTURES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR TO YOU. SO THE BOARD WILL MAKE A DECISION TODAY ON WHETHER OR NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DEMOLITION & PROCESS. AND IF THAT DOES HAPPEN, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. WE'LL TAKE GET BIDS AND A LIEN WILL BE TAXED TOWARDS THE PROPERTY AND YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS. BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY FUNDING TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE. OKAY. SO WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO PAY THE TAX FOR THE PROPERTY. YES. AND THE DEMOLITION. YES. SO THERE'S NO SAY SO FOR ME FOR THE DEMOLITION. IT'S A DECISION Y'ALL WOULD HAVE TO MAKE. YES, MA'AM. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. SO. SO MY MOM HAD A QUESTION.

SO FOR LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOW WE PAY THE PROPERTY TAX. SHE'S SAYING EVEN THOUGH WE PAY THE TAX, Y'ALL WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING OR. YES, MA'AM, THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY. WE DON'T TAKE THE PROPERTIES. WHAT WE DO IS WE PLACE A LIEN AGAINST IT, AND YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS UNTIL YOU PAY IT OUT WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. A LEAN LIKE,

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BECAUSE OF THE DEMOLITION. OKAY, LET ME LET ME SAY THIS.

BUT I THINK MY MOM SAID THAT SHE'S GOING TO FIX HER. AND MY DAD HAVE DISCUSSED ABOUT FIXING THE BUILDING THIS YEAR. WHENEVER THEY GET THEIR TAX. SO WILL YOU.

YOU SAID, LET ME MAKE THIS THE BOARD. UNDERSTAND? YOU SAID THAT YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE CONSULTED WITH ONE ANOTHER TO FIX THE PROPERTY. WHENEVER YOU GET YOUR INCOME TAX. YES, MA'AM.

AND THAT'S A TOTAL REPAIR OF ALL THE REPAIRS THAT'S NEEDED ON THE STRUCTURE. YES. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE ASK HER IF IT IS. THE PROPERTY AND YOU'RE GOING. TO CHANGE.

HOW MUCH YOU. BASICALLY FROM WHEN I WENT OUT AND I TOOK THE ACTUAL PHOTOS. THAT IS ACTUALLY CURRENT. EVERYTHING IS STILL THE SAME. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY WORK DONE ON THE STRUCTURE PRIOR TO BOARD MEETING. AFTER BOARD MEETING, NOTHING HASN'T BEEN DONE AT ALL. SO EVERYTHING IS STILL CURRENT LIKE HOW IT IS THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE ACTUALLY PERMANENT, NEED TO BE PULLED, NOT ONLY PERMITTING, YOU KNOW THEY NEED TO COME IN AND DO WORK PLAN PROGRAM. THEY NEED TO UPDATE ALL OF THAT THERE AND THEN THEY CAN GET BACK STARTED AND GET IT COMPLETED. OKAY. YES, SIR. THEY SAID THEY'LL GET STARTED WITH THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 3000. MAN. THAT'S PENDING. WHATEVER THE BOARD DECIDES WITH THE PROPERTY. SO YOU CAN'T MAKE ANY REPAIRS TO THE PROPERTY UNTIL YOU GET THE NOTIFICATION THAT THE BOARD HAS MADE A DECISION ON IT. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL. OKAY. SO THAT'S NOT TO GUARANTEE THAT YOU'LL BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO EVEN MAKE THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE FOR ONE, FINANCING IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST THING IN REPAIRING THE STRUCTURE. YOU HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT YOU'RE WAITING ON YOUR INCOME TAX TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. SO IT'S UP TO THE BOARD NOW. OKAY, THEN, IF YOU CAN DO NOTHING. YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE BOARD? IS THERE ANY LIKE HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR US TO GET THAT ANSWER BACK? YOU RECEIVED AT A CERTIFIED MAIL FROM THE ACTUAL DEPARTMENT. WITH THE ACTUAL DECISION TO MAKE A DECISION UPON IT TODAY, AND YOU'LL RECEIVE IT BY MAIL. DO THEY HAVE ANYBODY THAT SPEAKS SPANISH THAT WE CAN SPEAK TO OR LIKE THAT MY DAD CAN SPEAK TO WHENEVER HE HAS TIME? YES. YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT THE OFFICE. AFTER WE GET THROUGH WITH THIS BOARD MEETING, YOU CAN CONTACT OUR OFFICE. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY NO. OKAY? WE NEED TO DISCUSS. CAN I LET THEM KNOW THAT? YEAH, BECAUSE WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. WELL, WE CAN DEAL WITH THE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE.

OKAY? YES, SIR. THAT'S IT. IS THAT IT? YES. I'M GOING TO NEED A MOTION TO GO BACK TO OUR BUSINESS MEETING. DID Y'ALL GET THAT? YOU GOT IT. GOING BACK TO THE BUSINESS. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKERS, PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WANT TO SPEAK. AM I CORRECT? WELL, WE'LL JUST GO. ANOTHER ONE. OH, NO. THAT'S EVERYBODY. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO ON, MISS FLANAGAN. WE'LL LET YOU. GO THROUGH IT AND WE'LL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THESE PROPERTIES. NO, SIR. AND. YEAH, EXACTLY. THANK YOU.

OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ANNOUNCE THE REMAINING PROPERTIES. 925 ATLANTIC AVENUE.

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REAR RESIDENCE ATTACHED. GARAGE, 3110 KEYSTONE AVENUE. GARAGE 3741 LAKESHORE DRIVE. GARAGE 50 1042 WEST REVEREND RANSOM HOWARD STREET, AKA WEST SEVENTH STREET GARAGE 2636 FIFTH AVENUE.

RESIDENCE GARAGE, SHED, BOXCAR BOAT 3040 DASH 3042 EIGHTH STREET TWO STORY DUPLEX. REAR RESIDENCE ATTACHED GARAGE 5140 EAST NINTH STREET. RESIDENCE 735 WEST 13TH STREET. RESIDENCE GARAGE 2348 18TH STREET. RESIDENCE 3240 EAST 28TH STREET RESIDENCE SHED. EXCUSE ME. 2483 62ND STREET GARAGE TWO SHEDS. OKAY. SHE'S JUST READ ALL THE PROPERTIES, BUT CONDEMNATION.

CAN I GET A MOTION FROM THE BOARD? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT THE STRUCTURES THAT WERE JUST READ THAT WE ARE CONCUR WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BOARD MEMBER, FROM THE STAFF THAT THESE HOUSES BE RAZED. I SECOND PROPERTY MOVED, AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

MOTION PASSES. OKAY. I HAVE THREE WAIVERS. THERE ARE SUCH. 1400 DELAWARE DRIVE RESIDENTS, 1316 LIBERTY AVENUE, AKA 2301 12TH STREET. REAR GARAGE APARTMENT, 700 EAST 18TH STREET.

RESIDENCE. MOTION TO ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION. STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. MAKE A MOTION THAT THESE STREETS. THREE STRUCTURES THAT WERE JUST READ THAT WE ISSUE A WE CONCUR WITH THE WITH THE DECISION BY THE BOARD BY THE STAFF THAT THEY RAISE OUGHT TO BE ISSUED FOR THESE STRUCTURES. GET A SECOND. WHO SECONDED. I SECOND IT OKAY.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR I. EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE MINUTES. I'M SURE RIGHT FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. OKAY. OH, YEAH. MISS FLANAGAN, HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE THE THREE PEOPLE THAT DID SPEAK? WE HAVE TO. WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THEM ALSO. YES, YES. OKAY. ON ON THE FIRST ONE. AND SHE'S STILL HERE, MISS. WHAT IS IT? LAREDO. LAREDO. SHE WANTS HELP, AND SHE WANTS IT DEMOLISHED, AM I CORRECT? YES. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I'LL MAKE AN ORDER TO GIVE A 30 DAY RAISE. 30 DAY RAISE? CAN I GET A SECOND? I SECOND, OKAY, GOT 30 DAYS. THE THE SECOND ONE WAS NINE A AM I CORRECT. THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S SELLING THE PROPERTY. YES SHE IS, THAT'S NINE. THAT WAS THE SECOND ONE. 90. WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS ON THAT. NOT HAVING A DEFINITE DATE ON SALE I WILL MAKE A MOTION FOR 30 DAY RAISE. I SECOND. OKAY. WHO SECONDED. BAKER. YES. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. THE LAST ONE THAT SPOKE WAS. 13 A. RAISE ORDER. YEAH. I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ISSUE A RAISE ORDER FOR THE STRUCTURE. GET A SECOND. SECONDED. FOR 30 DEGREES. OKAY.

PROPERLY MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. OKAY, OKAY, NOW WE GO TO STATUS

[IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

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[V. OLD BUSINESS - Status Report: Exceptions from Previous Hearings]

[VI. FUTURE ITEMS]

ONCE I HEAR FROM LEGAL I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE AS WELL. GOT YOU. BUT WE HAVE FUTURE PLANS. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE NONE. OKAY. IF IF NOT ANY MORE BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY. WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN, GET A SECOND.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. MEETING ADJOURNED. AT WHAT TIME I

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.