[00:00:02] ONE'S GOING TO SAY IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. YES, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. GOOD [I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER PRAYER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] AFTERNOON. THE MEETING OF THE PORT ARTHUR CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPEAL IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026. AT WHAT TIME IS IT? 202. WE WILL HAVE A PRAYER BY MR. JACOB, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. FOLLOWED. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS. FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR WAKING US UP IN THE MORNING RIGHT NOW. YES, FATHER. FOR JUST TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THEM TO DO WHAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY OF PAKISTAN. SO FOR US AND FATHER, WE JUST ASKING YOU TO KEEP IN MIND AND BE RESPECTFUL TO EACH OTHER, THE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD. AND AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO OUR JOB. IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE PRAY AND THANK YOU. AMEN. AMEN. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. YES. I WAS GOING TO COME FOR THE CITY. YES. THANK YOU. MISS FLANAGAN WILL NOW CALL THE ROLL. OKAY. CLIFTON BAPTIST CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT. LAWRENCE BAKER, VICE CHAIRMAN. ABSENT. GERALD HATCH. ABSENT. RENEE. JACKSON. ROBERT LORD. MARIE JOHNSON HERE. TOM MCDONALD. HE'S ABSENT. AND BRIAN MAXWELL PRESENT. STAFF MEMBERS ARE DARLENE THOMAS, P R CODE COMPLIANCE MANAGER. SHE'S ABSENT MYSELF. SHARON FLANAGAN, DEMOLITION SUPERVISOR, PRESENT. LAKISHA ARMSTRONG, DEMOLITION SECRETARY PRESENT. SONIA WILLS, DEMOLITION ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK TWO PRESENT. RONALD MICKENS, DEMOLITION INSPECTOR. HE'S ABSENT. EARL BROWN, SENIOR DEMOLITION INSPECTOR PRESENT. SHERIFF VITAL ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, AND SHE'S ABSENT. [II.A. PUBLIC HEARING-Review Twelve (12) Properties for Condemnation] OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS FLANAGAN. YOU'RE WELCOME. SO NOW I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE BUSINESS MEETING AND GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. HOW MANY PROPERTY OWNERS WILL SPEAK TODAY, MA'AM? WE HAVE 12 REGULAR PROPERTIES AND ONE WAIVER. DEMOLITION WAIVER. OKAY. OKAY. HOW MANY WILL SPEAK? SEE WHO'S THE FIRST? WHO'S THE FIRST PROPERTY OWNER? OKAY. AND I'M SORRY, MR. BATISTA, WE HAVE A PRESENT TODAY. WE HAVE THREE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY HERE, AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY WE HAVE ON CALL, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOMEONE ON CALL. BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH THE FIRST. HOLD ON A SECOND, SIR. WE'LL GET TO YOU IN A SECOND, OKAY? MUTUAL PHONE SIR, PLEASE. WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER HERE COMING FROM 5137 FIFTH STREET. PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME. AND THAT'S NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA. I'LL GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO PULL IT UP. BRENDA. GAYTON. I'M SORRY. BRENDA GAYTON, BRENDA AIKEN. OKAY, OKAY. SO DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? IT'S NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA. NUMBER SIX. OKAY. THE PROPERTY IS 5136 FIFTH STREET. IT'S A GARAGE. THE OWNER IS OMAR AND BRENDA C C LOPEZ, AND IT'S IN THE STATE AT ALL. THEIR ADDRESS IS 1021 SABINE AVENUE IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77642-3030. THE PROPERTY WAS TAGGED ON. JUNE JANUARY 29TH, 2024. TAXES ARE CURRENT AS OF 2026 AND THE UTILITIES ARE TERMINATED. WHAT IS TERMINATED? ALL RIGHT, MISS FLANAGAN, GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR THE RECORD, WOULD YOU RESTATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS FOR US, PLEASE? OKAY. BRENDA GAYTON, THE ADDRESS IS 1021 SABINE AVENUE. IT'S MY ADDRESS, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT WE [00:05:06] NEED FOR THE JUST FOR THE RECORDS. OKAY. OKAY. THIS THIS PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, WHAT DO Y'ALL INTEND TO DO WITH IT? AND, MA'AM, PLEASE STATE THE PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR. I KNOW THAT 1020 WANTS TO BE IN THIS. YOUR PHYSICAL WHAT'S THE ADDRESS YOU'RE COMING IN REFERENCE TO? OKAY. THE ADDRESS IS 5137 FIFTH STREET, FIFTH STREET. OKAY. CORRECT. OKAY. GO AHEAD. GARAGE. OKAY. GO ON AND TELL US. WE WE WANT TO FIX THE GARAGE. YOU WANT TO FIX IT? HAVE YOU STARTED ANY WORK ON THE GARAGE AS SUCH? NO, SIR. YOU HAVEN'T. ARE YOU? SAY FIX IT. WHAT? WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AS FAR AS THAT IS CONCERNED, FIXING IT. OH, SHE WANTS TO GET THE PERMITS TO FIX IT. FIX THE GARAGE. OKAY, MA'AM, I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. ONCE YOU PULL A PERMIT, YOU HAVE 30 DAYS. I MEAN, YOU HAVE TIME TO FIX IT, BUT YOU DO HAVE THE FUNDING AND EVERYTHING TO REPAIR THE GARAGE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. DESPUÉS DE COMO EL DINERO PARA PODER. CUANTO TIEMPO. HOW MANY HOW MUCH TIME WOULD SHE GET? SHE HAVE TO COME IN AND JUST TALK TO US. BUT THE DECISION WILL BE ON THE BOARD IF THEY ALLOW HER TO MOVE FORWARD OR NOT. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. I'M READING HERE IN THE NOTES. IT SAYS ON 223 OF 24, JORDAN VANNI CALLED ABOUT THE RED TAG. PER JORDAN, HE DOES NOT WANT TO GIVE HIS DAD AUTHORITY TO ACT ON HIS BEHALF. HE LIVES IN HOUSTON. WHO IS JORDAN? JOHNNY. WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER. PREVIOUS OWNER? YES, SIR. SO HE'S SO HE'S NO LONGER THE OWNER OF. NO. THESE ARE NEW OWNERS. OKAY. THESE ARE NEW OWNERS? YES. OKAY. THAT'LL WORK. SO I NEED TO ASK A QUESTION. THIS HAS BEEN STARTED SINCE 24TH. SO WHEN DO YOU GUYS ACTUALLY TAKE POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY? SO WE BUILD THE HOUSE ON JUNE THE PAST JUNE 2026, 2026. OKAY. DID YOU KNOW IT WAS RED TAGGED WHEN YOU PURCHASED IT? WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR FOR THE GARAGE? IF YOU GET IT FIXED? WITH SEGURO PARA VIVIR AHI PARA LAS PERSONAS AHI O TAMBIÉN ESTA QUERIA PREGUNTAR SI LA POSIBILIDAD DE HACERLO COMO UN DEPARTAMENTO SI SE PUDIERA O. SHE SAYS THAT SHE JUST WANTS LIKE A SAFE GARAGE. BUT THEN SHE SHE ALSO HAS A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF LIKE SHE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF LIKE SHE COULD TURN THEM INTO APARTMENTS. OKAY. YEAH, AS FAR AS I KNOW, SHE WOULD HAVE TO. SHE WANTS TO TURN IT INTO AN APARTMENT. YEAH. THE GARAGE. YEAH. SHE SAYS IF IF IF SHE COULD. YEAH, BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE OUR EXPERTISE. YOU WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO PLANNING AND ZONING ABOUT THAT. THAT'S ANOTHER DIVISION. IN EL OTRO DEPARTAMENTO DE PERMISOS ANTES DE VENIR Y SI SE LA PROPIEDAD. PERO TAMBIÉN PUEDE SI SE PODRIA O. SHE SAID THAT SHE WENT SHE WENT TO ASK THE PERMIT PEOPLE. WELL SHE WENT TO TALK TO THEM AND THEY SAID THAT IF SHE IF SHE COULD ASK SHE GET IF SHE COULD GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT, IF SHE COULD DO IT. YEAH SHE WOULD AGAIN. SHE COULD, BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING WE WOULD KNOW. OKAY, THAT'S ANOTHER DIVISION, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE. THE BOARD GRANTS HER PERMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH REPAIR AND MAKING THE REPAIRS. SHE'S STILL GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING TO SEE IF THEY'LL ALLOW HER TO MAKE THE GARAGE AN APARTMENT. BUT IT'S ANOTHER DIVISION. LO MISMO. ESO ES EL LUGAR SEGURO SI SE PUEDE SOLAMENTE PARA PARA Q ES SEGURO Y SI TAMBIÉN O SI SE PUEDE HACER DEPARTAMENTO BAJO TODOS [00:10:05] LOS LAS REGLAS ESTE PERMISOS Y TODO TAMBIÉN SE UN PLAN PARA NOSOTROS. SHE SAYS THAT SHE SHE PLANS. HOLD ON A SECOND, SIR. GIVE US A SECOND, SIR. WE'LL GET TO YOU IN A SECOND. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE ON THE LINE? YES, SIR. BUT RIGHT HERE, SIR. WE'RE IN SESSION RIGHT NOW. PLEASE GIVE US A SECOND. PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE. ALRIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OH, MY ONLY SECOND QUESTION IS WHEN IT WAS RED TAGGED. I NEED TO REFER THEM TO ONE OF OUR DEMOLITIONS. WHAT I MEAN IS THE BUILDING DILAPIDATED? IS IT STRUCTURALLY SOUND FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY EVEN CONSIDER? YEAH, IT CAN BE CONSIDERED. BUT LET'S ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE OF IT AND WHAT THE STRUCTURE. AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF ROTTED WOOD NOT ONLY ROTTED WITHIN THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE, IT'S ACTUALLY OPEN, ACCESSIBLE, AND ALSO HAS FALLEN DOWN. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FRAMING, THE FRAMING IS STILL SOUND. SO WITH A GARAGE IT VARIES. BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, IF IT'S GOING TO COST Y'ALL MORE THAN 50% OF THAT, IT MIGHT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST TO DEMOLISH IT AND REBUILD. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, SIR? OKAY. JAMES BROWN, ZONING INSPECTOR, YOU STATED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO UTILIZE OR YOU WANTED TO UTILIZE THIS PROPERTY AS RENTAL PROPERTY. LET ME BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU, YOU ARE IN A SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. YOU CANNOT HAVE MORE THAN ONE FAMILY LIVING ON ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY. SO THAT MEANS IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS GARAGE AS A RENTAL PROPERTY, PLUS YOU HAVE THE MAIN STRUCTURE THAT'S TOO MUCH. YOU CANNOT DO IT AS IT BEING ZONED LIKE THIS. WHAT YOU CAN DO IS COME IN TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE, HOW YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. AND WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE WILL FIND A WAY, IF IT CAN BE DONE EITHER THROUGH A REZONING, THROUGH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. WE DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU NO, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO IT CORRECTLY. SO PLEASE, BY ALL MEANS, BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD, IF THE BOARD GIVES YOU THE GREEN LIGHT TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY BEFORE YOU START REPAIRING IT AND PUTTING IN TOILETS AND ALL OF THAT OTHER STUFF, PLEASE COME AND SEE US SO THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH AND OUTLINE ALL OF THE STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE. IF YOU CAN BE ABLE TO DO IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. YES. THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? WELL, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION TODAY ON ON WHAT HAS TO BE DONE OR WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. BUT ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING. YOU MAY SIT AND LISTEN IF YOU WANT TO. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. BETSYS, WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT PERSON THAT'S HERE AT THE MEETING, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER COMING FOR 1300 CLIFFORD AVENUE. PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME. AND THAT'S NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA. NUMBER ONE. THIS IS CONRADO GONZALEZ. EXCUSE ME, SIR, LET US FIND THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YES. SO THAT ALL OF US LOOKING AT THE SAME THING. OKAY, JUST GIVE US ONE SECOND. I JUST GOT A. DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? OKAY, GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME. SIR, THIS IS CONRADO GONZALEZ, AND THE APPROPRIATE IS 1300 CLIFFORD AVENUE. OKAY. THE PROPERTY IS 1300 CLIFFORD AVENUE. IT'S A GARAGE. YEAH. OWNER IS KARINA CORRADO GONZALEZ, AND IT'S AN ESTATE. THE ADDRESS IS 1300 CLIFFORD AVENUE. THAT'S PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77642-1688. THE PROPERTY WAS TAGGED ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026. THE TAXES ARE DELINQUENT $927.42 AS OF THIS YEAR, AND THE WATER RECORD IS NOT AVAILABLE. OKAY, THAT'S IT. [00:15:01] THAT IS IT. GOOD AFTERNOON. WOULD YOU WOULD YOU RESTATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS FOR THE RECORDS, PLEASE? AND NOBODY YOU CAN SPEAK INTO. HAVE YOU ALL HERE? I'M SPEAKING GONZALEZ AND 1300 CLIFFORD AVENUE. ALL RIGHT, SIR, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? THE PLAN IS FOR THE FIXTURE. YOU WANT TO FIX IT? THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YEAH. THEY GOT A THE THE WAIVER THAT I KNOW FOR THE FOR THE INSURANCE COME AND PAY AND IT'S NOT FIXING NOW. THAT'S WHY IT HASN'T BEEN WORKED ON. IS THAT WHAT IS THAT WHAT THEY CLEAN UP DON'T THEY CLEAN UP. ONLY CLEAN UP. YEAH. OKAY. SO YOU HAVE FARTHER WITH YOUR INSURANCE IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. AS OF FEBRUARY, HAVE YOU BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY? THAT'S AN INSURANCE NO PAY. I FIX IT FOR THEM, PAY FOR MYSELF. THE INSURANCE DID NOT DECLINE. NO SAY NO BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A THEY ESCALATE IT THERE. AND AND BORN IN THE GARAGE AND SAY THEY NO PAY. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PAY. SO THEY THEY'RE NOT THE CLAIM THEY PAY FOR MYSELF. SO YOU DO HAVE THE FINANCES TO REPAIR THE GARAGE YOURSELF. YEAH, PROBABLY. YEAH. SO YOU CAN'T FIX IT. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US. SO YOU'RE HERE TO TRY TO GET TIME. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE CONCERNED. YEAH. A LITTLE MORE TIME. EXACTLY. HOW LONG WAS A LITTLE MORE TIME. TELL US LIKE TIME? NO, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T NEED THE MONEY FOR THAT MATERIAL. OKAY, SO WE INITIALLY ALLOWED YOU TO ENROLL INTO OUR WORK PLAN PROGRAM, BUT YOU NEVER CAME IN AND SIGNED THE PAPERWORK. AND THAT'S BEEN SINCE I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THE DATE. BUT WHAT HAPPENED IS HE NEVER CAME IN AND SIGNED THE PAPERWORK FOR THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM. SO WE TOOK IT OUT OF THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM AND STARTED IT, PUT IT BACK IN A ONE ON ONE DRAW, WHICH MEANS WE'RE STARTING FROM FRESH. THERE'S NO MORE GIVING HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND SIGN A WORK, REPAIR THE STRUCTURES THROUGH US, BECAUSE HE NEVER CAME IN. SO WE'RE STARTING THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. SO IT TOOK ME AND THAT'S BEEN SINCE I'M TRYING TO SAY WE SENT OUT A NONCOMPLIANCE. OKAY. MAY HE IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, WE RETURNED IT BACK TO THE ONE ON ONE DRAW. THE OWNER DID NOT COME IN TO PICK UP THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE GIVEN HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND FIX IT. HE JUST DIDN'T COME IN. OKAY. BOARD MEMBER. MR. BARON, EXCUSE ME. GOOD AFTERNOON SIR. YOU SAID THAT YOU JUST WANT TO REPAIR THIS GARAGE, SO YOUR INTENT IS TO CONTINUALLY USE IT AS A GARAGE? NO, THERE'S NO USE. THAT'S ONLY FOR THE THE SOMETHING THERE, I KNOW. USE THE GARAGE. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS IF YOU ARE GIVEN THE OKAY TO REPAIR IT, ONCE YOU FINISH REPAIRING IT, IT WILL STILL BE USED ONLY AS A GARAGE. OR IS THERE ANOTHER PURPOSE FOR IT? ANOTHER THING TO KNOW. GARAGE. SO NO OTHER PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE GARAGE. NO. THIS. I WANT TO MAKE THIS PERFECTLY CLEAR. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE NO OTHER INTENTION TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THIS STRUCTURE OTHER THAN UTILIZE IT AS A GARAGE. THANK YOU. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND TALK TO US. LET US KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT. AND WE'LL DECIDE TODAY WHAT HAS TO BE DONE. YOU MAY STAY IF YOU WANT TO. YES, SIR. I LONG FOR THE TIME FOR THE FUTURE. WHAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. HOW LONG IS THE MEETING? I DON'T KNOW, NO MATTER. NO. TODAY WITH THE CALLER ON THE CALL. PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE TODAY. OKAY? YEAH. OKAY. AND AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. OKAY. AND WE HAVE ONE MORE PROPERTY THAT'S HERE FOR. 933 MAYOR AND ANDERSON, THAT IS NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA. AND I GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO [00:20:02] PULL IT UP. YEAH. WITH THE CALLER. PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE. WE'RE IN SESSION WITH THE CALLER. PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE. WE ARE IN SESSION. WE'LL GET TO YOU JUST AS SOON AS WE GET DONE WITH THE PERSONS AND THE CALL. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN PERSON. OKAY. IS EVERYONE HERE? OKAY, SIR, WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME? JEFFREY NIMS. OKAY. AND THE PROPERTY IS 2736 EAST GULFWAY DRIVE. IT'S A RESIDENCE OWNER IS ALEXANDER FAMILY LEGACY ENTERPRISES. AND IT'S AN ESTATE. NO, THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT. THAT'S NOT MINE. IT'S NOT 33. I'M SORRY. IT'S NUMBER FOUR. I LOOKED AT IT WRONG, I APOLOGIZE. SO THE PROPERTY IS. 933 MARIAN ANDERSON AND IT'S THE RESIDENCE. THE OWNER IS JEFFREY A NIMS, AND IT'S AN ESTATE. HIS ADDRESS IS 3713. KEELAN HOUSTON. KEELAN AND IT'S HOUSTON, TEXAS 77093-7817. THE PROPERTY WAS TAGGED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH OF 2025. THE WATER WAS TERMINATED, TERMINATED IN JULY OF 1993 AND THE TAXES ARE CURRENT. ALRIGHT, FOR THE RECORD, AGAIN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT ADDRESS? JEFFREY NELMS AND THE RESIDENCE. 30 3713 KEELAN THAT'S HOUSTON, TEXAS. 77093. OKAY, I SEE THAT THIS IS ESTATE. HAS IT HAS IT BEEN PROBATED YET? YES, IT'S PROBATED IN 2016. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT SIR, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY. WELL, MY ONLY INTEREST IS TO GET RID OF IT. I'M IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW. TWO PENDING SALES. WHEN YOU SAY GETTING RID OF IT, JUST SELL IT. SELLING IT. YES. OKAY. NOW THE HOLD UP ON THAT PROPERTY IS WHEN MY UNCLE DIED IN 75, THEY WERE SAYING THAT HE DIDN'T NEED HIS PORTION OF IT TO MY AUNT, YOU KNOW, AND I HAVE A WARRANTY DEED WITH BOTH THEIR NAME ON IT. SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS WHEN HE DIED, HIS EQUITY IN THE PROPERTY REVERTED OVER TO HER. BUT THEY WERE SAYING WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO, A HARDSHIP AFFIDAVIT, YOU KNOW, AND I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH. EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL BE, YOU KNOW, A INTEREST TO IT, THEY'RE ALL DECEASED. SO HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THAT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOT RID OF IT. YOU KEEP SAYING GET RID OF, SELL IT, SELL IT. I'M SORRY. YEAH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW IS, IS THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT PICTURES. IT'S IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE FROM THE PICTURES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. YES. IT'S THAT HOUSE IS NEXT TO A 937 MARIAN ANDERSON IN THAT HOUSE. 933 IN QUESTION. THAT HOUSE IS PROBABLY BEEN VACANT SINCE THE MID 70S. HAVE YOU STARTED? I'M SORRY. NO, I'M SORRY. I, I, I IT'S PROBABLY BEEN SINCE THEN NOT NOT I DON'T THINK THAT FAR BECAUSE I USED TO WORK THE WEST SIDE. THEY HAD SOMEBODY LIVING IN THERE AT SOME POINT WHEN MY AUNT WAS LIVING IN THE ONE NEXT DOOR AT 937. WELL BOTH OF THEM. YEAH. AND SHE DIED IN 2016. SO THAT HOUSE IS STILL IN PRETTY DECENT SHAPE, BUT THE ONE NEXT TO IT. 933 IT'S GOT A HOLE IN THE ROOF, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE A TALK PUT ON IT. BUT LIKE I MENTIONED, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING, SELLING BOTH THOSE PROPERTIES. OKAY. SO DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE TO BUY THE PROPERTIES. YEAH. YES. WE HAVE A MENDEZ ENTERPRISE AND THEN I HAVE A PFGI GOT THAT GOT PENDING CONTRACTS THEY TAKE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE TITLE COMPANIES. WHAT'S THEIR TIMELINE? WHAT ARE THEY GIVING YOU AS FAR AS WHEN THEY CAN ACTUALLY TAKE CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY? WELL, THEY TOLD ME PROBABLY ANYWHERE FROM MAYBE A MONTH, MAYBE FIVE WEEKS, 5 TO 6 WEEKS AT THE MOST. OKAY. BUT IT PROBABLY BE SHORTER THAN THAT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I'VE TALKED TO HIM. SO I'D SAY PROBABLY ABOUT THREE. AT THE MOST FOR FOUR WEEKS. ARE YOU ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS OF GETTING WHEN, WHEN A RELATIVE. THAT'S IF THIS SITUATION IS CONSIDERED SHARED PROPERTY, WHEN A RELATIVE PASSES AND THE PAPERWORK IS NOT PROPERLY DONE, THAT'S A TEDIOUS PROCESS. AND GETTING THOSE DEEDS CHANGED OVER. I WOULD RECOMMEND OR SUGGEST THAT YOU MAY LOOK INTO A REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE LAWYER. WELL, I DID A QUICK DEED ON THE PROPERTY BEFORE SHE PASSED IN 2014. I HAVE THAT YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY. 937 IT WAS A THEY [00:25:03] WERE SAYING IT WAS DEEDED IN PORT ARTHUR IN MY NAME, BUT I WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS THROUGH AGREEING TO DO SO. THEY PULLED OFF THE DEED. THEY PUSHED IT OVER TO ME. SO I GOT, YOU KNOW, THAT OUTRIGHT GOOD. YOU KNOW, BUT. 933 LIKE I SAID, WITH THAT HARDSHIP AFFIDAVIT, THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY THING THAT STANDS IN THE WAY OF THAT ONE. BUT YOU DID HAVE A SIGNATURE ON ON THAT ONE BEFORE. YES. THE PUBLIC NOTARY SIGNED IT. YES. WITNESSED IT. YES, YES. YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT THEN. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. IT'S LIKE I SAID, I ALWAYS INTERESTED IN PARTIES. YOU KNOW, MY UNCLE, HE HAD A BROTHER. THEY WERE SAYING THE HARDSHIP AFFIDAVIT, BUT HE PASSED IN 1968. THEY'RE ALL DECEASED. ALL YOU NEED IS PROOF THAT THEY'RE DECEASED. AND THEN HAVE THE PUBLIC NOTARY WITNESSED IT AND THEN MOVE FORWARD. YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU STILL NEED? THAT ORDER FROM THE COURT. SO THAT SAYS THEY ARE DECEASED. THERE'S NO YOU KNOW, YOUR ATTORNEY HAS TO FILE THAT. THAT DOES TAKE TIME. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW, BECAUSE IT TAKES ABOUT IT. YEAH. IT DEPENDS ON YOUR DOCKET. YEAH, YEAH. SO AND YOUR LAWYERS THERE. YES. AND EVERYBODY GETS PAID UNFORTUNATELY, EXCEPT FOR YOU. YEAH. RIGHT. THE REASON WHY I'M TELLING YOU THAT YOU WAS TELLING YOU THAT WE BROKE INTO IT, BUT IT'S A LIKE A 3 TO 6 MONTH PROCESS. SO THAT'S WHY WE WERE ASKING YOU THE MENDEZ IS IF THEY ARE AN ACTUAL INCORPORATED, THEY CAN SPEED THAT UP. BUT THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING YOU TIMEFRAMES BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT PAPERWORK ALREADY DONE, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT 5 TO 6 WEEKS. YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY ANOTHER 2 TO 3 MONTHS. ALL RIGHT. REALISTICALLY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A THREE MONTH PROCESS. YEAH. ARE YOU JUST ARE YOU SELLING THE PROPERTY? YES. FROM THE FROM THE PICTURES WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS. YES. WELL ACTUALLY, ARE THEY MORE INTERESTED IN THE ONE NEXT DOOR? 937 WITH BOTH THE HOUSES ARE FENCED IN TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, THEY'D BE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MAKES THINGS A LITTLE QUESTIONABLE, BUT. AND YOU SAID HOW LONG YOU THINK IT. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. I SAID, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL? THE SALE WILL ACTUALLY BE PROBABLY ANYWHERE FROM THREE, FOUR, FOUR WEEKS FROM NOW. THEY WANT TO DO A WALK THROUGH. SO. ONCE THEY DO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MAKE A DECISION, YOU KNOW, GO FORWARD TO CLOSING IT WITH THE TITLE COMPANY. THAT'S. 937 LIKE I SAID, THEY WANT. 933 BUT I'M THINKING SINCE THEY PRESENTED THAT SCENARIO TO ME BEFORE, YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT THE HARDSHIP AFFIDAVIT. I WAS WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WILL THAT GET IN THE WAY? YOU KNOW, IF THE TITLE COMPANY. SO YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. MR. BROWN, MR. NEIL, WOULD THAT. 933 HAVE YOU TALKED WITH THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THAT IT IS RED TAG? YEAH. WELL, I TOLD THEM THAT SHE WAS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, SUDDENLY A LETTER CONCERNING, YOU KNOW, HIS CONDITION. SO THEY PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW, KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY EITHER A LOT OF WORK, YOU KNOW, JUST TO TEAR DOWN. SO BUT LIKE I SAID, BOTH THE HOUSES ARE LIKE, YOU KNOW, FENCED IN TOGETHER. IT'S ALMOST LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE STREET, IT'S LIKE THEY'RE ON THE SAME PLOT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S TWO SEPARATE PARCELS. YEAH. NOW, IF THE SALE DOES GO THROUGH, MAKE SURE THAT YOU, YOU ARE THE MENENDEZ. Y'ALL CONTACT THE DEMOLITION OFFICE AND LET US KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY HAS SOLD BASED UPON THE DECISION OF THE BOARD. THAT WAY THAT WE CAN NOTATE THE FILE AND WE CAN KNOW IF IT'S NEW OWNERS OR WHATEVER, WHAT HAVE YOU WITH THE PROPERTY, BUT YOU IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU NOTIFY THEM BEFORE 933 IS SOLD. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE SELLING IT DOESN'T TAKE IT OUT OF OUR PROCESS. EXACTLY. THAT'S WHAT I HAD REFERENCE TO TO THAT THAT YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THIS. YEAH. OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS BY ANYONE. YES. SO HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED BECAUSE YOU DEALING WITH THESE TITLE PEOPLE, YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME. YEAH. I MEAN YOU'RE DEALING WITH SOME YOU COULD GIVE US A TIME AND IT'S GOING TO GO IT MAY BE INTO NEXT YEAR. RIGHT. YEAH. SO WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW. SO THE BOARD CAN REALLY MAKE A DECISION. WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW. YEAH I DON'T KNOW. I WANT TO I WANT TO SAY. SIX SIX MONTHS. BUT LIKE YOU SAY WITH THE TITLE COMPANY, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HARDSHIP, YOU KNOW AFFIDAVIT SITUATION. YOU KNOW THEY'RE [00:30:01] GOING TO WANT THAT CERTIFIED BY THE COURT, RIGHT? YEAH. SO I MEAN, I DID TALK TO ATTORNEY REGARDING THAT AND HE WAS IN ZACHARY CELESTE IN BEAUMONT. HE WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW, WELL, YOU TOLD ME YOUR UNCLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BROTHERS, BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT, HE DID AND HIS BROTHER HAD A COUPLE OF KIDS AND BUT THEY ALL DECEASED. HE SAID, I DON'T WANT TO FOOL WITH IT. HE SAID, IT TAKES TOO LONG. YEAH. THAT'S WHEN IT'S WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE. YOU WOULDN'T PAY ME MORE THAN YOU KNOW. THE PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY WORTH. THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO KNOW IF IT WAS PROBATE AND EVERYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM THE START. THERE'S ONE OTHER AVENUE YOU MAY LOOK AT, AND THAT'S AFFIDAVIT OF HEIRSHIP BY BY POSSESSION. THAT MEANS YOU TAKE IT OVER, YOU BRING THE TAXES UP TO CURRENT. THE HOMES ARE IS, IS UNREPAIRABLE DEMOLISH IT YOURSELF, CLEAN THE PROPERTY UP, START MOWING IT AND BUILDING BILLING YOURSELF. AND THIS PROCESS CAN TAKE UP TO THREE YEARS WHERE YOU JUST AUTOMATICALLY TAKE IT OVER AND THEN THEN GET IT TRANSFERRED OVER INTO YOUR NAME AND THEN PUT IT BACK ON THE MARKET. THEY MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. IF YOU CAN'T SELL AS IT IS. OKAY, SO I DON'T ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. THAT'S AN UPHILL JOURNEY. ANY MORE QUESTION. YEAH. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING IT WITH US. WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO AND WHAT HAVE YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT, DISCUSS IT AND REACH A DECISION TODAY IF YOU WANT TO STAY. LIKE I TOLD THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS, YOU YOU MAY. OKAY, SO THEY'RE GOING TO LET US KNOW AN ANSWER TODAY. OR ARE THEY GOING TO. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. ANYONE ELSE? THERE'S NO ONE ELSE PERSON. BUT WE DO HAVE A CALLER ON ZOOM. CALLER WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THE PROPERTY YOU'RE CALLING IN REFERENCE TO? PLEASE. GERALDINE WILLIAMS, 2912 13TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR. OKAY, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. I'LL GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO PULL IT UP. OKAY. WHAT'S THE NUMBER? WHAT WAS THE ADDRESS AGAIN, MA'AM? ADDRESS IS 2912 13TH STREET. IT'S NUMBER NINE ON THE AGENDA. GIVE US A SECOND, MA'AM. I'LL GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO PULL IT UP. DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? OKAY, OKAY. THE THE PROPERTY IS 2912 EAST 13TH STREET. IT'S A RESIDENCE IN THE GARAGE ON. IT'S GERALDINE JACKSON WILLIAMS AND IT'S AN ESTATE. HER ADDRESS IS 3517 BEAUMONT DRIVE, WYLIE, TEXAS, 75098. THE PROPERTY WAS TAGGED ON JULY 20TH OF 2026. THE WATER WAS TERMINATED ON OCTOBER 2024 AND THE TAXES ARE DELINQUENT $23,793.30 AS OF 2025, SO I'M SURE IT HAS INCREASED IF NO PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT IS THE LADY'S NAME AGAIN? GERALDINE JACKSON WILLIAMS. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS WILLIAMS. GOOD AFTERNOON. WOULD YOU STATE YOUR YOUR PERMANENT ADDRESS FOR US? JUST FOR THE RECORDS, PLEASE. MY PERMANENT ADDRESS IS 2912 13TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR. HOWEVER, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE. OKAY. AND WAS THERE A WILL AND A WILL WAS PROBATED AND EVERYTHING. AND EVERYTHING'S OKAY AT THIS TIME. THE HOUSE WAS DEEDED OVER TO ME IN 2013 AND I WAS IN PORT ARTHUR, WENT TO THE TAX OFFICE, BROUGHT ALL THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK SHOWING THAT I WAS A DISABLED VETERAN AND THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CLEARED FROM ANY TAXES. OKAY. BUT BUT THE PROPERTY IS YOURS. THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET YOU TO SAY OR WHAT HAVE YOU. YES, I CAN DO IT. OKAY. BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN PROBATED, AM I CORRECT? OKAY. THAT'S WHAT IT HAS BEEN. PROBATED. THERE WAS A WILL. PLEASED WITH THE OTHER COLUMN. MUTE YOUR PHONE PLEASE. WE ARE IN SESSION ON A CALL WITH THE CALLER. PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING. AND MISS WILLIAMS THERE. THERE WAS A WILL, AM I CORRECT? I SAID THERE WAS A WILL, AM I CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND IT HAS BEEN FOR OVER EVERYTHING'S FIXED. IN OTHER WORDS, AS FAR AS YOU'RE CONCERNED AS BEING AN HONOR, THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE. YES. OKAY. NOW, MISS [00:35:06] JACKSON DID CALL AND I SPOKE WITH HER ON SEPTEMBER 3RD OF THIS YEAR, AND SHE DID ADVISE ME THAT SHE HAS HIRED SEVERAL CONTRACTORS THAT DID TAKE HER MONEY. SHE DOES DESIRE TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE. I ADVISED HER TO NOT GIVE UP ANY MORE MONEY TO A CONTRACTOR UNLESS SHE COME TO US FIRST, AND MAYBE WE CAN KIND OF GIVE HER SOME EXPERTISE MOVING FORWARD, SINCE SHE DOES WANT TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE AND WE CAN GIVE HER SOME OF OUR DEPENDABLE CONTRACTORS. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE I HAVE. ALRIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. BROWN. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON MA'AM, HOW ARE YOU? MISS JACKSON? GOOD AFTERNOON MA'AM, HOW ARE YOU? HE'S SPEAKING. HE. EXCELLENT. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD. OKAY, OKAY. I'M GOING TO SEE. HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIX THIS SO THAT YOU CAN HEAR ME. BUT IF THE BOARD HAS GIVEN YOU THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE REPAIRS, YOUR INTENTION IS TO COME BACK HOME AND TO LIVE IN THIS STRUCTURE. YES IT IS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MOVE BACK HOME SINCE 2015. WELL, I HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT WELL FOR YOU IN THIS BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE WAITING FOR YOU TO COME BACK HOME. AND ALSO, MISS JACKSON IS CORRECT. WE DID CONFIRM WITH THE TAX OFFICE THAT SHE IS. VETERANS. DO THEY CAN THEY WAIVE THE TAXES. THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM PAYING TAXES. SO SHOULD I ADVISE HER. SHE JUST NEEDS TO CALL THEM AND LET THEM KNOW. PRODUCE DOCUMENTATION THAT SHE IS A VETERAN AND THEY'RE GOING TO WAIVE THE TAXES. SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS. PAPERWORK TO THE TAX OFFICE IN BEAUMONT. YES, MA'AM. AND YOU MAY WANT TO CALL THEM TOO AS WELL TO CONFIRM THAT THEY RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTATION. SO COULD THE TAXES AS IT STAND THEY'RE STILL THERE. MAKE SURE YOU STAY ON TOP OF THOSE TAXES WITH THE TAX OFFICE. WHY DON'T YOU SHOW THEM PROOF OF DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU ARE RETIRED VETERAN. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I GOT ANOTHER QUESTION, MISS WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. YEAH. I'M SORRY, MR. BROWN. YOU ALSO. MA'AM. MISS WILLIAMS, THIS IS LLOYD JOHNSON. I WAS GOING TO ASK. THE PROPERTY IS APPRAISED AT 7000, BUT JUST TO REPAIR IT, IT'S A LITTLE OVER $100,000. IF WE WERE TO GIVE YOU A RAISE ORDER, COULD YOU AFFORD THAT? IF YOU COULD GIVE US A TIME FRAME. I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO GET THAT DONE, IF YOU COULD. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO, AND I WILL. YES, I'M TRYING TO. FORGOT. COULD YOU AFFORD TO ACTUALLY GET THE PROPERTY REDONE? BECAUSE AS I'M LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE, IT LOOKS PRETTY RUNDOWN. THAT WOULD BASICALLY MEAN BUILDING A NEW HOME, BASICALLY AT $104,000. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. I HAVE BEEN TRYING THROUGH DIFFERENT RESOURCES. AND IN THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR AREA, AND NOW I'M WAITING TO SEE IF I CAN APPLY FOR A VETERAN'S LOAN TO HAVE IT REBUILT. OKAY. MR. MR. MAXWELL, IF I MAY, MISS WILLIAMS, I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON MRS. JOHNSON'S COMMENTS. WITH OUR BACKFILL AND CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS A LONG SHOT TO REPAIR THIS HOME. I MEAN, ACCORDING TO THE NOTES, THE SIDING NEEDS REPLACING. THE PLUMBING, THE ELECTRICAL. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, I HATE I HATE TO BE THE ONE WITH WITH BAD NEWS, BUT IT LOOKS IT LOOKS ALMOST UNREASONABLE TO REPAIR. YOU MAY YOU MAY CONSIDER OTHER OPTIONS APPLYING FOR FOR THE THE PROCESS WHERE YOU GET A HOME BUILT FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT OR SOME TYPE OF GRANT OR SOMETHING, MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY, BUT HAVE THE HOME DEMOED AND, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, USE THE LAND FOR, FOR EQUITY AND, AND APPROACH ALONG THAT IN THAT WAY. AND YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BUILD SOMETHING NEW AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO, IT'S GOING TO EXCEED $100,000 TO REPAIR THIS HOME. IF WE ALL TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT IT. AND BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I HATE TO SELL FALSE DREAMS. YEAH, BUT THIS IS THIS IS IT'S A LOT. MISS JACKSON, HAVE YOU BEEN HERE? I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN WE SPOKE. DID YOU SAY YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN A WHILE? YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE PROPERTY? NO, MA'AM, I HAVE NOT, OKAY. I JUST WAS TRYING TO. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THERE, BUT DUE TO MY DISABILITY, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET BACK HOME. OKAY, THAT'S. THAT'S GOING TO BE A TEDIOUS TASK. ALSO CONTACTED SOME OF [00:40:02] THE PROGRAMS FOR HELP. I KEEP GETTING PHONE CALLS, BUT NOBODY HAS EVER SAID IF THEY CAN OR WILL HELP ME. SO I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GO TO A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR'S OFFICE BUILDER, MR. BROWN. AGAIN. MISS WILLIAMS, SOMEONE'S PREVIOUSLY STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS, BUT I WANT TO KIND OF LIKE GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE HEADS UP WHEN HE STATED THAT THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO COST IN EXCESS OF $104,000 TO REPAIR IT, AND IT'S ONLY WORTH 7000 IF THE CITY DOES TEAR THE PROPERTY DOWN TO TEAR THE STRUCTURE DOWN, THE PROPERTY IS STILL YOURS. AND WITH THAT, YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE LEGACY COMPANY, THE LEGACY, THE LEGACY ORGANIZATION THEY'RE GOING THROUGH NOW, AND THEY'RE TAKING PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEIR OWN PROPERTIES, THAT THE STRUCTURES HAVE ALREADY BEEN GONE, AND THE LESS MONEY THAT THEY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, AND THEY GO IN AND THEY BUILD HOMES ON YOUR PROPERTY FOR YOU. AND WITH THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE, I DON'T SEE WHY THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH MISS VIVIAN BALLOU? I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HER. I'VE TALKED TO ONE OF THE LADIES. NAME WAS LAURA. ONE OF THEM WAS PAULINE. AND I DON'T HAVE THE OTHER NAME IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW. I CALLED SEVERAL PLACES IN BEAUMONT. WE ALSO HAVE OUR HOUSING DIVISION TWO. YOU MAY WANT TO CONTACT THEM TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY FUNDING. THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING HOMES AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN AT LOT TO BUILD IT ON, THE PROPERTY DOES HAVE TO BE CLEARED. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS NO LIENS ON IT. SO IF IF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TEARS IT DOWN, THEN YOU NEED YOU HAVE TO CLEAR THAT DEBT BEFORE ANYBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO BUILD ON IT THAT MUCH, BUT THAT IT COULD VARY. WE, WE, WE ALWAYS GO WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER. WE HAVE MULTIPLE BIDDERS THAT WE SUBMIT THE INFORMATION TO. AND LIKE I SAID, WE'LL ALWAYS GO WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER. BUT AS FOR TELLING YOU HOW MUCH IT'LL COST, I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU BECAUSE IT'S ON A CONTRACT AND WHAT THEY BID. BUT AGAIN, WE'LL ALWAYS GO WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER. OKAY, IF I CAN GET A BUILDER TO SAY THEY CAN DO IT FOR ME, YOU CAN'T. YOU HAVE THAT OPTION AS WELL. THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME IN AND PULL A PERMIT THROUGH OUR DEMOLITION. I MEAN, THROUGH THE INSPECTIONS DIVISION. THEY'LL HAVE 30 DAYS TO DEMOLISH IT. THEY MUST BRING IT BACK TO THE LANDFILL. OUR CONTRACTORS WILL GO OUT AFTER 30 DAYS, TAKE A PICTURE OF IT AND CLEAR IT THROUGH US. BUT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR PROTOCOL. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE WITHIN 30 DAYS. YOU CAN. I THINK IT'S LIKE $200. YOU'LL GET $150 OF THAT MONEY BACK. THEY'LL ONLY CHARGE YOU $50, AS I SAID, FEE, BUT THEY MUST BRING IT ALL TO THE LANDFILL. BUT YOU DO HAVE THAT RIGHT TO GO IN AND PULL A PERMIT AND HAVE A CONTRACT TO DEMOLISH IT FOR YOU. OKAY? OKAY. MISS WILLIAMS, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHARING WHAT? YOU WANT TO BE DONE WITH THE PROPERTY. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION TODAY AS TO WHAT WE FEEL SHOULD BE DONE. AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR SHARING WHAT YOU DID WITH US. YOU HAVE A BLESSED DAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, WITH THE NEXT CALLER, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS YOU'RE CALLING IN REFERENCE TO. PLEASE CAROL MOSELEY. ADDRESS IS 3045 14TH STREET. OKAY, Y'ALL, THAT'S NUMBER 11 ON THE AGENDA. I WILL GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO PULL IT UP AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. IT'S NUMBER 11 ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU. DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? EVERYONE'S READY. YES. OKAY. THE PROPERTY IS 3045 14TH STREET. IT'S A GARAGE. APARTMENT OWNERS HAROLD MOSELEY JR. AND IT'S AN ESTATE ADDRESS IS 3049 14TH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77642-4905. THE PROPERTY WAS TAGGED IN MARCH 3RD OF 2021. WATER IS ACTIVE AND THE TAXES ARE CURRENT AS OF NOW. SESSION. BLESS YOU. YES, MA'AM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS MOSELEY. YES. HOW ARE YOU DOING? JUST FINE. FOR THE RECORD, WOULD YOU SAY YOUR NAME AGAIN? AND YOUR PRESENT ADDRESS? FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS HAROLD MOSELEY. MY NAME IS HAROLD MOSELEY, AND MY ADDRESS IS 3449. AFTER THE ADDRESS I'M INQUIRING ABOUT IS 3045. THIS IS 3045 HE'S TALKING [00:45:11] ABOUT? YES, SIR. YES. OKAY, ALRIGHT. OKAY. MISS FLANAGAN, WOULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT? I WILL ME, MYSELF AND MISS DARLENE. MR. MOSELEY DID COME INTO THE OFFICE BACK IN AUGUST, THE FIRST WEEK. WE INSTRUCTED HIM THAT WE WOULD GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REPAIRS TO THE STRUCTURE. WE ASKED HIM PRICES AND DID HE HAVE A CONTRACTOR? HE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME BACK IN AND ENROLL INTO THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM. SINCE THEN, AND HE IS NOT. MISS DARLENE HAS BEEN ASKING ME EVERY WEEK, EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS HAVE I HEARD FROM HIM, AND I HAVE NOT. DID YOU HEAR THAT, MR. MOSELEY? OH, I DID NOT KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM. I THOUGHT WHEN I GOT THIS LETTER I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE JUST BEFORE I GET THE CONSTRUCTION. GO AHEAD AND START WORKING ON THE HOUSE. NO. YOU HAD TOLD US THAT IT WOULD TAKE. YOU WOULD PROBABLY BE STARTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. SO WE ADVISE YOU TO GO AHEAD AND COME IN AND ROLL INTO THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM. HAVE YOU STARTED ANY WORK ON THE ON THE PROPERTY? NOT YET, NOT YET. I WAS WAITING FOR THIS. I WAS WAITING FOR THIS THIS MEETING BECAUSE I THOUGHT I COULDN'T WORK ON IT. SO I HAD THIS MEETING. OKAY, I, I, I, I, YEAH, I, I DIDN'T THINK IT, BUT THEY'RE READY TO GO RIGHT NOW. AND BY GO, YOU MEAN WHAT, WHAT WILL BE DONE? WE'RE READY TO WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH THE FOUNDATION AT FIRST AFTER THE FOUNDATION IS DONE WITH THE ROOFS, AFTER THE ROOF IS DONE, WE'RE DONE TO THE INTERIOR. AND THEN AFTER THAT, YOU CONTENT. BUT YOU'RE AWARE THAT YOU WILL WILL NEED PERMITS BEFORE THE ACTUAL WORK BEGINS, AM I CORRECT? YES. THE ONLY REASON WE BROUGHT IT TO BOARD IS BECAUSE WE HADN'T HEARD FROM THEM. WE HAD TOOK IT OUT. IT WAS INITIALLY IN A PROJECT TO BE DEMOLISHED THAT WE'RE DOING NOW, PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW. BUT HE CAME IN, SO WE PULLED IT OUT AND WE, BECAUSE WE HAD ADVISED HIM TO GO AHEAD AND COME IN AND ENROLL INTO THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM, BUT WE DIDN'T HEAR FROM HIM. SO SHE SAID, NO, GO AHEAD AND HAVE IT CONDEMNED IN HIS NAME, HAROLD'S NAME, BECAUSE WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE THAT. WE'VE SEEN IT A LOT, THAT WE'LL GIVE HIM CHANCES AND NOT CONDEMN IT. AND IT'S BEEN YEARS OR, YOU KNOW, THEY EXCEED THE TIME FRAME. BUT THE ONLY REASON WE'RE HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM HIM. HE NEVER CAME IN AND ENROLLED INTO THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM. IT WAS DUE TO BE DEMOLISHED THIS MONTH. OKAY. AWARDED TO THE CONTRACTOR ALREADY? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OH, GREAT. SO A CONTRACTOR HAS IT ALREADY. WE PULLED IT BECAUSE WE GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY. WE SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WE. IT WASN'T EVEN COMING TO THIS BOARD. WE GAVE HIM OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND ENROLL INTO THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM. BUT WE DIDN'T HEAR FROM HIM. MISS DARLENE BEEN ON ME EVERY WEEK. HADN'T HEARD FROM HIM. I TOLD HER NO. AND SO SHE SAID, GO AHEAD AND GO AHEAD AND CONDEMN IT IN HIS NAME SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH DEMOLISHING IT. OKAY, THIS IS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE, BUT HE SAID THEY'RE READY TO START, SO I DON'T KNOW. THAT'LL BE OUR CALL. DID YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT, MR. MOSELEY? YES, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD TO COME BACK IN AND. ENROLLMENT. SEE, INITIALLY I HAD TOLD, YOU KNOW, THAT I WOULDN'T PULL IT OUT OF THE PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S SO BAD, I DIDN'T KNOW. YEAH, YEAH. BECAUSE WHEN I LEFT THE OFFICE AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THAT SOMEBODY WAS COMING OUT TO CHECK THE TO GO LOOK OVER THE PROPERTY BEFORE I START WORKING ON IT, I WAS I WAS UNAWARE I'M HERE WHEN, WHEN YOU SAID I HAD TO COME AND ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM. YES, SIR. MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLEAR, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE MEANT BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY AWARDED TO A CONTRACTOR TO BE DEMOLISHED, ACTUALLY, LAST MONTH. BUT I HAD TOLD, YOU KNOW, INITIALLY MISS DARLENE OVERRODE MY DECISION AND SAID, LET'S GO AHEAD AND WORK WITH THEM. BUT IF I DON'T HEAR FROM THEM, SHARON, GO AHEAD AND PUT IT INTO THE THE PROJECT TO HAVE IT CONDEMNED. SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE NOW. IT WAS NEVER CONDEMNED. YOUR NAME. YOUR DAD SIGNED A WAIVER FOR US TO DEMOLISH IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT HE'S DECEASED NOW. SO WE GAVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU COME IN, YOU SIGN UP FOR THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM, BUT YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A WORK THROUGH, WALK THROUGH FIRST, AND YOU HAVE TO DO THAT THROUGH PERMITS. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO THE WALK THROUGH IS YOU PAY $35. OUR INSPECTORS DO COME OUT AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING. THEY COME OUT, THEY DO A PUNCH LIST. YOU COME IN AND SIGN IT, YOU SIGN THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM, AND YOU START WORK. SO YOU COULD HAVE BEEN STARTED. MAYBE IT WAS A MIXTURE OF MISCOMMUNICATION, BUT WE SHE OVERRODE MY DECISION. SHE GAVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND START. SO INITIALLY WHEN SHE STEPPED IN, SHE WAS ANTICIPATING THAT YOU WOULD START IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOUR WORDS WAS TO US. YOU WAS READY TO START [00:50:01] WITHIN TWO WEEKS, AND WE ADVISED YOU TO COME IN AND SET UP A WALKTHROUGH AND ENROLL INTO THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM. BUT WE DIDN'T HEAR FROM YOU, SO SHE TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND CONDEMN IT IN YOUR NAME SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH DEMOLISHING IT. AND WHEN WAS THIS? THIS MEETING? THAT WAS IN AUGUST. AUGUST. THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST. ANY MORE QUESTION BOARD MEMBERS? THE ACTUAL RED TAG WAS WHEN IT WAS RED TAGGED BACK IN. I'M SORRY. LET ME LOOK AT IT. IT WAS RED TAGGED IN MARCH OF 2021. MR. MOSELEY, HAS ANYONE LIVED IN THE HOUSE SINCE THEN? IS IT? IT'S BEEN REMODELED AND THEN ALL OF. AND THEN IT HAD A HOLE IN THE ROOF. AND AFTER THAT IT JUST. HOLD. YOU GOT BIGGER IN THE ROOF, YOU KNOW. BUT I. BUT I WAS WONDERING, I NEVER THOUGHT I HAD TO SIGN ANY PAPERS BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE SIGNED THEM RIGHT WHEN I WAS RIGHT THERE AS AN OFFICER. I HAD TO SIGN THE PAPERS. ALRIGHT, MR. MOSELEY, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT AND WE'LL COME, WHICH SHOULD I SAY, REACH A DECISION AS TO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AND YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED? YES. OKAY. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND TALK TO US. YOU HAVE A BLESSED DAY. THANK YOU. YOU TOO. IS THERE ANY MORE CALLERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? IS THERE ANY MORE CALLERS CALLING IN TO DISCUSS PROPERTIES? IT'S ONE ON THERE. GIVE US A SECOND. LET ME SEE IF MAYBE WE CAN GET A PHONE NUMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU. PRACTICE FOR. HELLO? YEAH. ARE YOU CALLING TO SPEAK ABOUT A PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. WHAT'S THE ADDRESS? AS. LET ME SEE. OKAY. GIVE US A SECOND. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S NUMBER SEVEN ON AGENDA. GIVE US A SECOND. WE'LL GIVE GIVE US A TIME. ENOUGH TO FIND IT IN OUR AGENDA. AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? FOR MY ROBERT. OKAY. MY CLASSES. OH, JESUS. DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? YES. OKAY, THAT'S NUMBER SEVEN ON THE AGENDA. THE PROPERTY IS. I'M SORRY. I'M STILL TRYING TO GRAB IT. THE PROPERTY IS 3026 SIXTH STREET. IT'S A REAL RESIDENCE ON IS. OMAR RODRIGUEZ GUTIERREZ, AND IT'S AN ESTATE. THE ADDRESS IS 3026 SIXTH STREET, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. 77642. THE PROPERTY WAS TAGGED ON. APRIL 4TH OF 2024. WATER WAS TERMINATED IN MARCH OF 1995. TAXES ARE DELINQUENT $14,608.92. THANK YOU, MR. FLANAGAN. YOU'RE WELCOME. MR. OMAR, WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME ONCE MORE? AND YOUR PRESENT ADDRESS FOR THE RECORDS, PLEASE? MR. OMAR? YES. WOULD YOU PLEASE. STATE CHIEF SWIFT FOR US? OKAY. MISS FLANAGAN, YOU'VE TOLD US ABOUT. ABOUT THE PROPERTY. YES, SIR. IT WAS TAGGED IN MARCH, APRIL OF 2020 FOR TAXES. THE DELINQUENT 14. ALRIGHT, SIR. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY? I NEED TO RELAX. I'M NOT NEEDED ON THAT. WHAT WAS THAT, SIR? I'M SORRY. CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEARER AND MORE LOUDER THROUGH THE PHONE? WE COULD BARELY UNDERSTAND YOU. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY? SIR? WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY? IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT? [00:55:04] WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO TO THE PROPERTY? HELLO THERE SIR. NEEDS A TRANSLATOR. SIR. DO YOU NEED A TRANSLATOR? I KNEW THAT SHE'S ABOUT TO SPEAK. CAN I. OKAY. PREGUNTANDO. QUÉ ES LO HACER CON LA PROPIEDAD? LA PROPIEDAD. PERO PARA LA. TODO BUENO NADA MAS NADA MAS REPARAR. LA. NADA MAS. OKAY. HE WANTS TO REPAIR IT. HE SAYS THAT IN THE THE INSIDE IS GOOD. AND HE WANTS TO FIX THE THINGS THAT HE NEEDS FROM THE OUTSIDE. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE YOU LOOKING AT IT? I'M LOOKING AT THE PICTURES ON THE OUTSIDE. THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF WORK TO. AND I CAN'T EITHER. THAT'S WHY I MENTIONED SIR. IT'S BEEN BOARDED UP. BUT THERE. THAT'S WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION. 14,000 IN BACK TAXES IF WE HAVE THEM. DOES HE HAVE THE FUNDING TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE? OH. DINERO SUFICIENTE PARA HACER LA REPARACION. CUANTO TIEMPO PARA REPARAR. PERO LA PALABRA POCO A POCO. OKAY. PERO QUIEREN SABER SI SI SI TIENE LO SUFICIENTE CON EL DINERO NECESITA PARA REPARAR LO. HE HAS THE MONEY. AND HE SAYS THAT HE JUST WANTS TO EXTEND THE TIME SO HE CAN GET IT FIXED. ASK HIM ABOUT THE TAXES. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT 14,000 OH $14,000 IN TAXES. TAXES. LA PROPIEDAD. PROPIEDAD 14,000. YES. SI. TAXES. O PUEDEN. WHAT WHAT WHAT DID HE SAY? HE SAID SOMETHING WHEN HE BOUGHT THE HOUSE, BUT I COULDN'T WHEN HE BOUGHT THE HOUSE. BUT I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING. OH, HE SAID WHAT? YOU TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE BOUGHT THE HOUSE, HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY OWED MONEY ON TAXES. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, YOU TELL HIM. I THINK, FIRST OF ALL, BOARD MEMBERS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. HAVING WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR HIM AT THIS TIME. SO TELL HIM THAT WE'RE GOING. I'M SORRY, MR. BROWN. I APOLOGIZE. NO, NO. YOU'RE GOOD. I JUST DIDN'T THINK YOU HEARD. WHAT DOES HE INTEND TO DO? DOES HE PLAN ON LIVING IN IT, OR DOES HE PLAN ON UTILIZING IT FOR RENTAL PROPERTY? PLAN O PLANEA RENTAL. DE LA CASA DE LA SOCIEDAD ESTA. LA MISMA. WHAT DID HE SAY? HE'S ASKING ME A QUESTION THAT. WHY ARE THEY CHARGING HIM TAXES? IF. IF IT'S FROM THE SAME LOT OR A DIFFERENT LOT. WELL, WE DON'T [01:00:02] HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT. THAT'S THE TAX OFFICE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. YEAH. DE LA ESTRUCTURA DE DEL EDIFICIO. PERO EL UNO DE ELLOS UNO DE ELLOS ES UNA PREGUNTA QCQ HACER CON CON LA PROPIEDAD C QUIERE VIVIR AHI O QUIERE RINTALA. ALL RIGHT. DOES HE HAVE ANY OTHER. OTHER THINGS TO TALK ABOUT BESIDES THE TAXES AND WHAT HAVE YOU? BECAUSE WE'RE JUST HERE TO LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. PREGUNTA PORQUE EL EDIFICIO ELLOS ENCARGAN DE ESO NO DE LAS DE LAS CASAS DE LA PROPIEDAD. HACER CON LA PROPIEDAD. BUENO CUANDO SE. TAMBIÉN LA MISMA. ALRIGHT. OTRA COSA QUIERO SABER QUIERES SABER? QUÉ? EXCUSE ME. ARE THEY STILL TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY ITSELF. YES. OKAY. BECAUSE WE ARE AS YOU SAID, HE HAS A QUESTION THAT HE SAYS THAT WHY ARE THEY CHARGING HIM TAXES IF SEE WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT PRIVY TO THAT. YEAH. YEAH. IT'S IT'S UNA PREGUNTA PERO NO SE ENCARGA DE ESO SOLO SOLAMENTE QUIEREN SABER. SI SI PLANEA VIVIR EN LA PROPIEDAD O LA QUIERE RENTER. YO QUIERO VIVIR LA PROPIEDAD. OKAY. PERO YO DE LA PROPIEDAD ESTE MOTIVO. HE WANTS TO LIVE IN THE PROPERTY, BUT HE SAYS THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW TEXAS. OKAY, WELL EXCUSE ME, WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT. AND THE BOARD WILL COME WITH A DECIDE OR MAKE A DECISION WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO THE PROPERTY ITSELF AS FAR AS THE STRUCTURE. AND WE'LL LET HIM KNOW. OKAY. OKAY. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR TRANSLATION. PAISAJE CON LA PROPIEDAD Y EN UN AUMENTO DE LA DECISION. UN CONJUNTO DE DIRECTION. CUAL ES LA DIRECCION. DE TEXAS. CUATRO ES 2026. SHE SAYS THAT THE ADDRESS IS 3026 SIXTH STREET, SIXTH STREET 666. THAT'S THE PROPERTY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S LA PROPIEDAD DE LAS CASAS HABLANDO ES LA MISMA. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES. WOULD YOU TELL THEM THANK YOU. SI. TEXAS. WOULD YOU TELL HIM? THANK YOU. WE WILL REACH A DECISION CONCERNING THE PROPERTY. COMO. POR LA POSIBILIDAD DE DE MOLAR EL OFICIO. DE LA OPORTUNIDAD DE QUÉ HABLAS PARA SABER? QUÉ HACER CON LA PROPIEDAD? DE. CASA AGAIN? MA'AM, WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL THEM THANK YOU. WE HAVE WE HAVE TO MOVE ON. WE HAVE TO MOVE ON. OKAY. ES CUATRO ZERO NUEVE. NUEVE. OKAY. GRACIAS. POR. PORQUE TOMAR UNA DECISION. MUCHAS GRACIAS. OKAY. AGAIN. THANK YOU. THAT'S EVERYTHING, MR. BATTISTA. IS THAT EVERYTHING? IS THERE ANY MORE CALLERS? YEAH. NO, SIR. WE'RE DONE WITH YOU, SIR. SIR. THAT'S IT. ALRIGHT. I'M GOING TO NEED A MOTION TO TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING MEETING AND RECONVENE INTO THE BUSINESS MEETING. SO MOVED PROPERLY. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. LET'S GET INTO [III. Discuss and possibly take action on condemning the structures as described in the foregoing lists, and ordering demolition and/or work plans.] THE BUSINESS. FIRST ONE WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. NUMBER 65137 FIFTH STREET, MR. BATTISTA. OKAY. AND THAT WAS ON PAGE SIX, AM I CORRECT? THAT'S NUMBER SIX ON [01:05:04] THE AGENDA. OKAY. WOULD YOU CUT HIM OFF? THIS? USTED PUEDE MARCAR. OKAY. EXCUSE ME. WOULD YOU TELL THEM IT'S CLOSED? TELL THEM TO LET HIM KNOW. NO. PODEMOS HABLAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THE PERSON THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ON SIX A. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? HE WANTS TO FIX IT. HE WANTS TO FIX IT. MAKE A MOTION. ON REPAIR. YOU SEE THE RAISE OVER THERE? OKAY. LET'S GET A MOTION. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. I'LL MAKE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IT. I MEAN YES, IT'S IT'S TEXAS. SO I MEAN, IT JUST AIN'T RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. YOU SHOULD READ IT. IT'S OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION ON ON THAT MOTION. 30 DAY RAISED, 30 DAY RACE. OKAY. 30 DAYS. RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. OKAY. WHAT IS THE NEXT ONE? THE NEXT ONE IS 31,300 CLIFFORD AVENUE. IT'S NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA. IT'S A GARAGE. ONE A. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE GUY THAT'S HERE. AND AGAIN. HE WANTS TO REPAIR THE GARAGE. HE'S THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEM WITH THE INSURANCE. YEAH, WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. BUT HE DEFINITELY WANTS TO FIX IT. YES. WE DID GIVE HIM A CHANCE OF ACTUALLY SIGNING UP FOR THE WORK PROGRAM. WE WERE NOT COMPLIANT WITH THAT. SO THAT BEING SAID, AND I'M LOOKING AT THE COST FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, WHICH IS WELL OVER 50%. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR I WILL MAKE A MOTION FOR 30 DAY RAISE. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MOTION STATES THAT A 30 DAY RAISE ON THE PROPERTY. ALL IN FAVOR? I OPPOSED MOTION PASSES. THE THIRD ONE IS 933 MARY ANDERSON. AND THAT'S NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA. I'M SORRY. NUMBER FOUR. I DON'T PAY THAT SAME ONE YOU HAD BEFORE. YOU REALLY HAVE THREE ON YOUR MIND, DON'T YOU? NUMBER THREE. SLEEPY. AND. HE WANTS TO THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT HE WANTS TO SELL. HE SAID HE HAS A SELLER, A BUYER FOR IT. BUT FOR THE 937, NOT THE. 933. HE SAID THAT THERE'LL BE 3 TO 4 WEEKS. BUT WE TALKED ABOUT IT THAT IT COULD BE LONGER OR WHAT HAVE YOU. HOW HOW DO YOU HOW DOES THE BOARD FEEL ABOUT IT? YOU SAY 3 OR 4. BUT AFTER DISCUSSION WE SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE LONGER, BUT. YEAH. YES. HE DID SAY THAT SELLING ONLY 90 DAYS. 90 DAYS, 90 DAYS. WE DO THE 90 DAY REPAIR. YEAH. RAISE OUR REPAIR 90 DAYS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THAT'S AS LONG AS WE CAN. YEAH. AND AND THAT THAT BE BEING EXPERIENCED WITH THE APPEARANCE WE CAN BE. BUT NOW REMEMBER THE REPAIRS ON THE STRUCTURE IS TO EXCEED WELL OVER 50% OF THE APPRAISED VALUE. MY THOUGHT ON THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON WHY HE SAID HE HAD SOMEWHAT HESITANT TO BUY BUYERS PENDING. YES, BUT FOR 937, AT 933 AND THEY'RE ON THE SAME LOT. [01:10:07] THAT'S WHAT KEEPS STICKING IN MY CRAW. YEAH. IT'S LIKE YOU'RE BUYING ONE PROPERTY. YOU'RE BUYING THIS ONE, TWO FOR ONE. THAT'S WHAT KEEPS STICKING IN MY CAR. OKAY. BECAUSE IF WE SAY, YEAH, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME OR CLARIFY THAT ONCE WE DEMOLISH IT, THEN THERE'S A LIEN FOR THE FOR THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE. AT WHAT POINT DO WE TAKE IT OVER, TAKE OVER THE PROPERTY? IF Y'ALL DECIDE TO EXTEND IT FOR HIM, IT'LL JUST BE, WELL, WE WE'LL PROBABLY MONITOR IT IN THE EVENT WE SAY WE. WE DEMOLISH A PROPERTY. WE PUT THE LIEN, THE JUDGMENT FOR WHAT? WE PAID THE CONTRACTOR TO TAKE IT DOWN. THE HOMEOWNER NEVER MEETS THE OBLIGATION OF PAYING THAT DEBT, THAT LIEN. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS STAY IN LIMBO BEFORE IT BELONGS TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. BASED UPON WHAT WE PAID TO HAVE IT DEMOLISHED, WE HAVEN'T BEEN TAKING PROPERTIES. I'M GOING TO BE TOTALLY HONEST. THE TAX OFFICE IS THE ONLY ONES THAT TAKE PROPERTIES AND DO THE BACK TAXES. WE DON'T TAKE IT BECAUSE OF LIENS ON APOLOGIZE, ON TAXES. AND SO THEY HAVE A THEY HAVE A GUIDELINE THAT THEY FOLLOW. AT THE TAX OFFICE. SO LEGALLY. YEAH. LEGALLY WE COULD DEMOLISH THAT PROPERTY AND HE COULD STILL SELL STILL OWN IT. HE STILL OWN IT. AND THE NINE THAT WE WOULDN'T MESS WITH THE 937 NOW WITH THAT LIEN. YEAH. HIS JUDGMENT AGAINST IT. ONCE IT'S ARE WE GOING TO PLACE THAT JUDGMENT. YEAH. WE DON'T DO IT. GREAT. BOARD MEMBERS DO YOU UNDERSTAND WITH THIS ONE WE SAID OKAY. SO AFTER CAREFUL DISCUSSION, HOW DO YOU FEEL? CAN I GET A I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A 30 DAY RAISE. ON THE 933 PROPERTY. I SECOND. SO DID THEY RAISE 3030 DAY RAISE? YES. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? I OPPOSED. OKAY. THE FOURTH PROPERTY IS 2912. 13TH STREET IS NUMBER NINE ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? YEAH. OKAY. THIS IS THE. MISS WILLIAMS. YES. AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT PROPERTY. HOW DO Y'ALL FEEL? YES, SIR. 30 DAY RAISE. 30 DAY RAISE. I SECOND. 30 DAY RAISE. 30 DAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED 30 DAY. YOU SECONDED. WHOO HOO! MOTION. OKAY. I'M SORRY, I MOTION. YOU MOTION. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THE NEXT PROPERTY IS 3045 14TH STREET. THAT IS A GARAGE APARTMENT. AND THAT WAS NUMBER. I'M SORRY. AND THAT'S NUMBER 11 ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. WOW. THAT'S MR. MOSLEY. WE HAD A SHORT DISCUSSION ON THAT. DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? OKAY. YES, WE HAD A SHORT DISCUSSION ON THAT. HOW DO YOU FEEL? AS FAR AS GIVING HIM ANY TIME TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY OR RAISE. 30 DAY. GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 30 DAY RAISE. GOT A SECOND. I SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. HOW CAN. THE LAST PROPERTY IS 3026 SIXTH STREET. IT'S NUMBER SEVEN ON THE AGENDA. HERE. NO. THIS IS THE ONE WE HAD. EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION WITH BOARD MEMBERS. YEAH. OUR MOTION TEAR DOWN. PRICE. 3030. YEAH. 30 DAY 30 DAY OKAY. MOTION WAS 30. DAY RAISE. I, I SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MISS FLANAGAN, WOULD YOU READ THE REMAINING STRUCTURES? [01:15:11] EXCUSE ME. BROTHERS. YES. YES, I WILL, MR. BAPTISTE. OKAY. THE PROPERTIES ARE 932 DEWALT AVENUE. RESIDENT SHED, TRAILER 2736 EAST GULFWAY DRIVE RESIDENCE, 2900 NORTH PARK DRIVE, EAST 15TH STREET. BURNED RESIDENCE GARAGE, CARPORT SHED. 280811 STREET RESIDENCE GARAGE. 3905 EAST 13TH STREET. IT'S A SHED AND 448 WEST 17TH STREET AS A RESIDENCE. OKAY. WE HAVE A WAIVER AT 1210 EAST 10TH STREET. IT'S A GARAGE ONLY. OKAY. COULD I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THE PREVIOUSLY READ? I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STAFF. I SECOND. AND IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. YOU DID INCLUDE THE DEMOLITION WAIVE, AM I CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. WE GO TO THE APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES, THE APRIL 23RD MINUTES. I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU HAVE ALREADY READ IT. WE NEED TO GET APPROVAL OF THE [IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] APRIL 23RD MEETING. MR. PRESIDENT, I ACTUALLY MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FOR LAST MEETING. GET A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 23RD, 2026 MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE GOT. OLD BUSINESS. WE HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS. WE DO. WE'VE [V. OLD BUSINESS - Status Report: Exceptions from Previous Hearings] ACTUALLY, AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE OUR PROJECT. 2526-2. STATUS COMPLETED. WE'VE DEMOLISHED. EXCUSE ME. 13 STRUCTURES ARE READY FOR THE SAME PROJECT. WE HAVE OWNER RAISED SIX STRUCTURES, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, [VI. FUTURE ITEMS] LET'S GET INTO FUTURE ITEMS. FUTURE ITEMS. WE DO HAVE THE SAME PROJECT AS PROJECT 2526-2. THE STATUS GROUPS THAT ARE NOT COMPLETED IS CT, GROUP B EXCUSE ME. GROUP D. GROUP E. GROUP F, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 23 STRUCTURES. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF NINE. IT SAYS SIX ON HERE, BUT WE HAVE MORE THAT I GOT AS OF TODAY. TOTAL OF SIX PLUS STRUCTURES, NEW RED TAGS. AND WE HAVE NEW ENROLLEES FOR THE WORK PLAN PROGRAM A TOTAL OF FIVE. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. ALSO, I HAVE A COMMERCIAL PACKET THAT I'M PUTTING TOGETHER. IT'S A TOTAL OF MAYBE SIX COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES THAT WE WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER TO DEMOLISH. AND I ALSO HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED A PROJECT OF 11 HOUSES TO CLIFF TO GO AHEAD AND BID OUT. OKAY, SO I'M JUST WAITING ON HIM TO GO AHEAD AND BID THOSE OUT. BUT THOSE ARE THE NEW PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS FLANAGAN. ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? SO WHEN IS THE NEXT GROUP OF HOUSES SET TO BE DEMOLISHED? I SUBMITTED HIM THE EMAIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I ACTUALLY ADDED ONE THIS WEEK, BUT I NEED TO JUST CALL HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT BECAUSE HE DOES HAVE THE EMAIL, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT IT AND SUBMIT IT TO CONTRACTORS. SO FOR BE IT. OKAY. BUT IT COULD BE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I'M ANTICIPATING THEY'LL DEFINITELY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. I JUST CAN'T GIVE AN EXACT DATE BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE PREVIOUS PROJECTS THAT'S DUE BEFORE THEM AND AT THE SAME CONTRACTOR WINS IT. IT'S GOING TO DEFINITELY PUT THOSE BEHIND. GOTCHA. ALRIGHT, ANY MORE BUSINESS COME BEFORE THE BOARD? CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE WAS MY HOUR AT 3:22 P.M. ALL IN. ALL IN FAVOR? PULLED OUT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND SECONDED MISS BAPTISTE. I'M SORRY. OH, OKAY. I PROPERLY SECOND. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, THAT THE PORT ARTHUR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPEALS MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026, IS HEREBY ADJOURNED AT TWO. AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.