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[Property Standards Board Hearing on December 14, 2023.]
PSP HEARING.I HAD, I HAD THE SAME DISCUSSION WHEN I WAS ON BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH GOOD INFORMATION AND I WASN'T RECEIVING EMAILS.
AND THEN SOMEONE NEED TO SIGN UP ALL THIS INFORMATION.
IT IS APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM DECEMBER THE 14TH, 2023.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE DECEMBER THE 14TH, 2023 MEETING OF THE CITY OF GARLAND PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD.
IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS BOARD TO BEGIN EACH MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLE.
NO MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE AND SUCH DECISION WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON THEIR RIGHTS OR THE BOARD'S DECISIONS.
HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE BOARD IN THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE, WE INVITE YOU TO, AND WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AS WE STAND FOR PRAYER, WHICH WILL BE LED BY A BOARD MEMBER, JOHN SPENCER.
JOHN SPENCER, WHICH WE, WHICH WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF RELEASES BY BOARD MEMBER DALE LONG, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND IF YOU WISH TO JOIN US, MR. MR. SPENCER? MS. PRAY.
UH, FATHER, WE DO THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME THAT WE COULD COME TOGETHER AND, UH, DISCERN THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.
FATHER, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH EACH ONE OF US THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US, GIVE US WISDOM AND GUIDANCE IN THE MATTERS THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING.
WE ASK THIS THING CHRIST, LORD.
YOU FACED THE AMERICAN FLAG AND, UH, JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UN TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION
AT THIS TIME, UH, THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
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ALL RIGHT.WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS APPROVED OR DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THE MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. OWENS TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS APPROVED FROM AUGUST THE 10TH.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WHAT? GONNA DO A MANUAL VOTE? SECOND.
ALRIGHT, THE MINUTES, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED HAS, HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS, THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS THE SWEARING OF WI OF WITNESSES GONNA YIELD TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY, KURT, AND HELP THE FLOOR, SIR.
ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'S GONNA TESTIFY TONIGHT, UH, OR PRESENT EVIDENCE? IF YOU COULD AT THIS TIME, STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE THIS BOARD TONIGHT WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? DO.
OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERATIONS.
NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE ANNUAL IS THE SWEARING IN OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH IS, WHICH INCLUDES YOURS TRULY, CALEB, EARNEST MS. MARTHA, KU, AND MR. DALE LONG.
SO MS. KU IS NOT PRESENT, SO MYSELF, MS. EARN, MR. ERNEST AND MR. LONG AT THIS TIME WOULD BE SWORN IN FOR RE RE REAPPOINTMENT OF OUR, OF OUR BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
YEAH, YOU CAN STAND HOWEVER YOU WANNA HANDLE.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU'LL EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD PROPERTY, BOARD OF THE CITY OF GARMENT TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITIES, WITHHOLD WITH UPHOLD THE LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF I DO.
OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
HISTORICALLY, CURRENTLY WE HAVE, UH, ELECTION OF OUR CHAIR AND OUR VICE CHAIR.
SO ON ON THAT NOTION, WE WILL PROCEED IN HAVING A NOMINATION FOR THE CHAIR.
ANY NOMINATION FOR THE CHAIR NOMINATED? DAVID PERRY.
WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR MR. MS. WALLANDER, FOR DAVID PERRY, FOR CHAIR.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S CONFIDENCE IN YOU.
AND, UM, APPOINT, UH, ELECTED ME IS OFFICER.
THE NEXT OFFICE OFFICE OF ELE APPOINTMENT IS FOR ELECTION IS OUR VICE CHAIR.
DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION ON THE FOURTH FOR VICE CHAIR? MS. WARLAND? UM, I NOMINATED GA OWENS.
WE HAVE A NOMINATION ON THE FLOOR FOR MS. GALE OWENS.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. SPENCER.
CONGRATULATIONS MS. OWENS AS VICE CHAIR.
SO IF I HAPPEN NOT TO BE HERE, YOU CAN, I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA FEEL RIGHT.
NOW OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS OUR PUBLIC CASES, OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
OKAY, SEAN, MR. WEINSTEIN, OUR FIRST CASE THAT WE'D LIKE TO HEAR ON THE DOCKET IS DOCKET NUMBER 2 21 DASH OH 7 2 21 DASH OH SEVEN.
DOCKET 20 21 0 7 IS 31 30 RIDGE MOORE DRIVE THE PREMISES.
AND COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, IT IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK 10 LOT TWO OF THE EAST PARK VILLAGE.
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EDITION IS A SINGLE IN A SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN DISTRICT WITH AN IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF $182,810.THE OWNER IS TH DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC AT 57 18 REMINGTON DRIVE IN GARLAND.
YOU SEE ON THE MAP THERE THAT 31 30 RIDGE MOORE IS TWO HOUSES EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST PARK DRIVE AND RIDGE MOORE.
UH, THIS IS A, A NEW SLIDE HERE.
THESE ARE THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS FROM THE ORDINANCE FOR PROPER NOTICE FOR THIS PROPERTY STANDARD BOARD HEARING, THE ORDINANCE READS CHAPTER 32, 28 B, NOTICE OF ALL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARD MUST BE GIVEN ONE BY CERTIFIED MAIL.
RETURN MAIL REQUESTED TWO TO ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS BY POSTING A COPY OF THE NOTICE ON THE FRONT DOOR AND THREE, BY PUBLISHING THE NOTICE AND A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION WITHIN THE CITY.
THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE FOLLOW FOR EACH OF THESE CASES.
PROPER NOTICE WAS GIVEN FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THIS HEARING ON NOVEMBER 7TH.
CITY OF GARLAND NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON NOVEMBER 8TH.
THE CITY OF GARLAND NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.
AND ON NOVEMBER 17TH, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMONS WERE SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE, UH, INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW THERE.
ALSO ON DECEMBER 11TH, STAFF LEFT A COPY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMONS FOR TH DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC AT 57, A 10 TEAM REMINGTON DRIVE AND SPOKE TO AN INDIVIDUAL THROUGH THEIR, THEIR DOORBELL.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE NOTICE OF PROCEEDING POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE FRONT DOOR OF, UH, 31 30 BRIDGE MOORE.
THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023.
THE TIMELINE OF ACTION TO THIS PROPERTY BEGAN IN MAY OF 2020 WHEN THERE WAS A FIRE AT THE PROPERTY.
IN DECEMBER OF 2020, CODE COMPLIANCE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT THAT THE HOUSE WAS ABANDONED AND UNSECURED AND A COMPLAINANT HAD SEEN SOME HOMELESS ACTIVITY AT THE PROPERTY.
IN APRIL OF 2021, CODE COMPLIANCE RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP COMPLAINT THAT THE HOUSE WAS CONTINUING TO FALL APART AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME RODENT ACTIVITY IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR.
2021 CODE COMPLIANCE RED TAGGED THE PROPERTY.
IN JULY OF 2021, STAFF SPOKE TO THE OWNER, MR. PATEL, BY PHONE.
HE SAID HE HAD BEEN FIGHTING WITH HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND HE WAS OBTAINING BIDS TO MAKE REPAIRS AND HE HOPES TO NOT HAVE TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY.
IN JANUARY OF 2022, STAFF SPOKE TO DE POOL PATEL, WHO WAS THE NEPHEW OF THE OWNER WE'D SPOKEN WITH.
UH, DE POOL WAS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND SAID THAT HE WOULD BE OVERSEEING REPAIRS IN THE HOUSE.
WE SPOKE TO MR. PATEL ABOUT THE NEED OF PERMIT AND SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.
IN, UH, AUGUST OF 2022, A FIRE PERMIT WAS OBTAINED FROM BUILDING INSPECTIONS, BUT NO INSPECTIONS WERE EVER DONE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
FURTHER, THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE CONDEMNATION WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS RED TAGGED.
THIS IS FROM JUNE, JUNE 9TH, 2021.
SEE SOME OF THE, UH, SMOKE DAMAGE IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
THIS IS THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY AND IT'S ALSO TAKEN, THE PICTURES TAKEN.
THE DAY OF THE CONDEMNATION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS AT THE BACK OF THE BACK OF THE HOUSE THERE.
THE DEFICIENCY LIST FOR 31 30 RIDGEWATER DRIVE IS A STRUCTURE WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM FIRE, SMOKE, AND WATER.
THE REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLY TO COMPLY ARE THAT THE HOUSE MUST BE REPAIRED TO A HABITABLE CONDITION WITH REQUIRED PERMITS AND PASS A FINAL INSPECTION BY THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT.
THIS WAS TAKEN MONDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, SHOWS THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE WITH THE SAME SMOKE DAMAGE UNDER THE EIDS.
A PICTURE OF THE BACK OF THE HOUSE ALSO TAKEN THIS MONDAY ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2023, SHOWING THE REMAINING DAMAGE AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
IN SUMMARY, THIS PROPERTY WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY FIRE ON MAY 29TH, 2020.
A FIRE REPAIR PERMIT WAS OBTAINED IN AUGUST OF AUGUST OF UH, 2022.
THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY INSPECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PERMIT, AND THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY APPARENT REPAIRS TO THE HOUSE SINCE THE TIME OF THE FIRE.
DA INDICATES THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP AT THE HOUSE, WHICH OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THIS BOARD FIND AND CONCLUDE THAT NOTICE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS HAS BEEN GIVEN, MAILED, PUBLISHED, AND POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE, STATE LAW AND DUE PROCESS THAT THERE EXISTS ON THE PREMISES, A SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE, SPECIFICALLY THE MAIN RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 31 30 REGIONAL DRIVE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.
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THAT THE CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE IS SUBSTANDARD DUE TO STRUCTURAL HAZARDS AND MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS VIOLATIONS, SPECIFICALLY FIRE, SMOKE, AND WATER DAMAGE, AND THAT THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY NOT OCCUPIED.FURTHER, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD ORDER THAT NO PERSON MAY OCCUPY THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A FILE INSPECTION IS CONDUCTED BY CODE COMPLIANCE THAT THE OWNER REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A HABITABLE CONDITION.
REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE BY MARCH 18TH, 2024, THAT THE OWNER OF THE PREMISES MUST ALLOW ENTRY TO CITY STAFF NO LATER THAN MARCH 18TH, 2024, TO INSPECT THE INTERIOR OF THE PREMISES.
SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A HABITABLE CONDITION, REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE.
BY MARCH 18TH, 2024, CIVIL PENALTIES IN THE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PREMISES BEGINNING MARCH 19TH, 2024 AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS REPAIRED TO A HABITABLE CONDITION, REMOVED OR DEMOLISHED.
SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A HABITABLE CONDITION, REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BY APRIL 19TH, 2024 TO CITY, BE AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN A WARRANT DIRECTING ANY PEACE OFFICER OF THE STATE, INCLUDING A SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE OR CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY, TO REMOVE ANY PERSONS FROM THE PREMISES AND THE CITY YOU AUTHORIZED TO DEMOLISH THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE AND PLACE A LIEN ON THE PREMISES FOR THE COST OF DEMOLISHING THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE.
A COPY OF THIS FINAL ORDER SHALL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE.
MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
UH, JUST WANT TO REMIND AS WE CONTINUE OUR PROCEEDINGS THIS EVENING, JUST WANT TO REMIND THAT OUR QUESTIONS WE'RE LIMITED TO THREE.
I MEAN, I ALWAYS LIKE TO USE THE ACRONYM N-R-V-N-R-V.
OUR QUESTIONS ARE RESTRICTED WITH THESE THREE ACRONYMS. THE N STANDS FOR NOT.
WAS THERE A PROPER NOTICE GIVEN NOTIFICATION? ANY ANY QUESTIONS DEALING WITH NOTIFICATIONS R REPRESENTS REMEDY, WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS RELATING TO REMEDY OF, OF THE PARTICULAR VIOLATIONS AND THE STANDS FOR VIOLATIONS N RV.
SO THAT'S BY LAW TO KEEP US OUT OF LEGALITY.
LEGAL ISSUES OF PROBLEMS, WE ARE RESTRICTED TO ASK OUR QUESTIONS, BUT THOSE THREE ITEMS NOTE PROPER NOTICE, REMEDY AND VIOLATIONS.
AND ON THAT NOTE, MR. EINSTEIN, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I JUST, AS WE GO THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION, EXPLAIN TO US THE, THE COMMUNICATION THAT YOU HAD HAVE HAD WITH THE HOMEOWNER AND, AND, AND THEIR COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO TRYING TO, UH, ABIDE BY THESE, UH, CODE VIOLATIONS.
COULD YOU SHARE THAT WITH US PLEASE? YES.
UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE HAD VERY LITTLE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THIS OWNER.
UH, IT IS A VERY RECENT PURCHASE, BUT THAT HOUSE JUST SOLD, I BELIEVE IN OCTOBER.
AND THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT DID NOT UPDATE THE, ITS RECORDS WEREN'T VISIBLE AND UPDATED UNTIL VERY RECENTLY.
UH, WE DID HAVE A, AN INSPECTOR VISIT THE PROPERTY THIS PAST MONDAY AND WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEM NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING, BUT HAD NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THEIR PLAN.
NOW WE HAD A NEW OWNER IN OCTOBER.
NOW WAS THE NEW OWNER GIVEN, UM, PROPER NOTIFICATION? YES.
WE BOTH POSTED THE, THE PROPERTY AND WE DID POST THE OWNER'S, UH, RESIDENCE WITH A, WITH A COPY OF THE ADMINIS ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENTS.
AND, AND THE NEW, THE NEW OWNER, ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE LIMITED AND NO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE NEW OWNER.
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTION FOR MR. WEINSTEIN.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR MR. WEINSTEIN? ANYONE, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEAN, YOU MAY BE EXCUSED.
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR THE INDIVIDUAL BY THE NAME OF TRISTAN FAM.
TRISTAN FAM, PLEASE COME FORTH.
MR. FAM, PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
UH, MY, UH, MAILING ADDRESS IS 5 7 1 8 ERON DRIVE, GARDEN, TEXAS 7 5 0 4 4.
THANK YOU, MR. FAN, PLEASE PROCEED TO TELL US WHAT YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO HEAR.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I GOT ALL THE NOTICE I GOT, UM, I SAW, I ACTUALLY RECEIVED A NOTICE COUPLE WEEKS AGO OR MORE THAN A WEEK AGO, ABOUT WHAT I NEED TO DO WITH MY PROPERTY HERE.
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A FEW WEEKS AGO, I THINK BACK IN OCTOBER FOR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW MOVING IN, MOVING DOWN HERE FROM CHICAGO.AND I'M PLANNING TO FIX IT UP FOR HER.
UM, I'VE DONE A FEW PRIOR DAMAGE HOUSE IN GARVIN AND, UH, AT, AT THIS TIME.
UM, I'M ASKING FOR PLENTY OF TIME TO REHAB IT.
UH, THE REASON BEING IS ONE, THE WINTER'S COMING THE DAY IS VERY SHORT.
UH, I'VE DONE A COUPLE OF FIVE DAMAGE BEFORE, UH, DURING WINTER TIME TOO.
SO THERE WAS A LOT OF TIME, UH, THE WEATHER WAS NOT REALLY, UH, COOPERATING WITH US.
SO I NEED REALLY, UH, PLANNED TIME TO DO THIS AND I'M PLANNING TO FIX ALL THIS UP BY, I WOULD SAY ABOUT SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR.
THAT IS WHAT I'M PLANNING TO DO.
OKAY, MR. FAM, ARE YOU YES, SIR.
WHEN I TALKED TO, UH, SEAN, WHO REPRESENT, WHO REPRESENTS THE CITY, HE INDICATED THAT HE HAS HAD LIMITED COMMUNICATION WITH YOU.
AND ON THAT NOTE, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE ORDER THAT'S BEING PRESENTED, UH, TO US THIS EVENING? YES, SIR.
AND THE, AND THE DATES THAT'S LISTED HERE, UH, THE MARCH 18TH AND 19TH DATE, ARE YOU, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THOSE? I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OR WAS NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING UNTIL I GOT THE NOTICE FROM THE COMPLIANCE OF MY DOOR.
THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT WHAT I NEED TO DO IN THIS IS WHAT.
NOW YOU KNEW, NOW YOU ARE AWARE OF THE MARCH 18TH AND 19TH DATES FROM THE ORDER.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOW AWARE OF THEM, RIGHT? YES.
ARE YOU, HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO COM GET EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE VIOLATIONS RESTORED WITHIN THE TIME CONSTRAINT THAT'S BEING PRESENTED THIS EVENING IN THE ORDER THAT'S PRESENTED TO US THIS EVENING? THAT THE OWNER REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STANDARD SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A HABITABLE CONDITION AND REMOVE THE, THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BY MARCH 18TH? THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE, SIR.
SO WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE REALISTIC TIMEFRAME YOU THINK IS, UH, IS, UH, PRACTICAL? LIKE, LIKE I, UH, LIKE I ASKED EARLIER, UM, I WOULD LOVE TO GET EVERYTHING DONE BY SUMMER 2024.
SO LET'S SAY ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS FROM TODAY, YOU HAVE TO GIVE US A SPECIFIC MR. FM, GIVE US SOME MORE SPECIFIC DATE, PLEASE.
I WOULD SAY PROBABLY SOMETIME IN JULY, JULY 1ST PER SE, BECAUSE THAT PROBABLY WILL REQUIRE A LOT OF WORK, PERMANENT INSPECTION AND EVERYTHING.
SO, AND ALSO, LIKE I SAID, WINTER'S COMING.
UM, SO THEREFORE I, I ASK FOR JULY, JULY 1ST.
UM, YOU FEEL YOU HAVE THE ADEQUATE QUESTION OF REMEDY, YOU HAVE THE ADEQUATE RESOURCES CERTIFICATE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN? YES, SIR.
LIKE I SAID, UH, I'VE DONE A FEW HIGH DAMAGED HOUSES IN THE GARDEN BEFORE I, I'VE GOT MY RESOURCES.
UM, I'M JUST ASKING FOR TITLE TO
SO ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR PART? I SEE MR. SHOAL.
MR. SHOAL, WHAT'S, WHAT IS YOUR, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? EXCUSE ME.
I MOTION TO EXTEND, UH, THE GRACE PERIOD UNTIL, UH, JULY 1ST TO REMEDY THE RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED BY THE SEAT BY THE STAFF.
WE CAN, WE CAN USE THE BUTTONS AGAIN.
LETS, THE BUTTONS ARE WORKING.
MR. MR. SCH, JUST TO CLARIFY, REPEAT, WELL, NOT, NOT THAT, BUT YOU, YOU'RE MOVING THE ORIGINAL, THE MARCH 18TH DATE TO JULY ONE, AND THE OTHER DATES A SIMILAR, SO TIME OF CONSIDERING FILING.
SO IT WOULD BE, AND JUST FOR THE BOARDS, THE, THE MARCH 18TH DATE WILL MOVE TO JULY ONE, MARCH 19TH DATE OR WILL MOVE TO JULY TWO AND THE APRIL 19TH DATE WILL MOVE TO AUGUST 1ST AS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
SO I, I GUESS IT'S, THE MOTION WOULD BE AS IT'S BEFORE THE BOARD WOULD BE TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE CHANGES
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OF THE DATES TO AUGUST, I MEAN JULY 1ST, JULY 2ND AND AUGUST 1ST I BELIEVE WOULD BE MS. THE PROPOSAL? CORRECT.WE HAVE IT FOR THE REC, PUBLIC RECORD NOW WITH THE MODIFIED DATES.
IS THERE A SECOND? MR. SECOND? MR. LONG WAS MR. WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. LONG AND WE WILL VOTE WITH THE MOTION AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSIONS? ANY DISCUSSIONS? SEEING NONE, WE WILL VOTE.
TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR.
THE SECOND DIDN'T REGISTER ON THE MACHINE.
AND UH, THE MOTION WAS BY MR. LONG, THE SECOND CORRECT? YES.
ALL ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PRESENTED.
WE HAVE ALL I WE HAVE IN UNANIM IN UNANIMOUS DECISION.
ALRIGHT, MR. FAM, UM, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
UM, HOW DO I OBTAIN COPY OF THE HISTORY OF MR. WEINSTEIN? BEHIND YOU WILL GIVE YOU A COPY.
OKAY, NEXT DOCKET UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING IS DOCKET NUMBER 2023 DASH 18 20 23.
DOCKET 20 23 18 IS 1613 LEGEND DRIVE THE PREMISES.
THIS IS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, UH, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK 20 LOT SIX OF QUAIL CREEK FOUR EDITION.
IT IS IN A SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN DISTRICT WITH AN IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF $145,640.
THE OWNER IS THE ESTATE OF AUDREY M WILSON.
A REQUIRED PROPER NOTICE FOR THIS PSB HEARING IS THE SAME AS AS THE PREVIOUS.
THIS IS A COPY OF THE CITY ORDINANCE HEARING WAS PROVIDED IN THIS CASE ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023, THE CITY OF GARLAND NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.
ALSO ON THE EIGHTH NOTICE OF PROCEEDING WAS PUBLISHED IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER ON NOVEMBER 17TH.
THE CITY OF GARLAND ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMONS WERE SENT TO ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW WITH THAT TRACKING INFORMATION.
AND ALSO ON, UH, NOVEMBER 7TH CO COMPLIANCE STAFF SPOKE TO SUSAN, SUSAN GRIFFIN AND SHE'S IN ONE OF THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE AND DISCUSSED THE TIME AND PLACE OF THIS HEARING.
THIS IS A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF PROCEEDING POSTED ON THE FRONT DOOR AT 1613.
THIS, THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN NOVEMBER 8TH.
TIMELINES AT THIS PROPERTY BEGAN IN OCTOBER, UH, OCTOBER 8TH, 2021.
THE UTILITY ACCOUNT IN THE NAME OF AUDREY FLORA WILSON WAS CLOSED NOVEMBER 23RD, 2021.
LISA HORTMAN ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON UTILITIES AT THE PROPERTY.
HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT HAVE THE OWNERSHIP DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE.
ON MARCH 7TH, 2022, CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTED THAT THEIR LOCK HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE WATER METER AND THE METER HAD BEEN TURNED ON.
THEY TURNED THE SERVICE BACK OFF AND RE-LOCK THE METER.
ON JULY 15TH, 2022, CUSTOMER SERVICE DISCOVERED TAMPERING WITH THE ELECTRIC METER AND THAT ELECTRICAL SERVICE WAS ON AT THE PROPERTY.
THEY DISCONNECTED SERVICE AND LOCKED THE METER.
ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2022, CODE COMPLIANCE BEGAN RECEIVING COMPLAINTS THAT THE HOUSE WAS OCCUPIED AND WITHOUT UTILITY SERVICE.
ON JULY 23RD, GARLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A FIRE ON AUGUST 22ND, CO COMPLIANCE MADE CONTACT WITH OCCUPANTS OF A CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WERE ALLOWED TO SEE THE FIRE DAMAGE INSIDE THE GARAGE ON AUGUST 23RD.
THE NEXT DAY THE GARLAND HOLMES TASK FORCE MADE CONTACT WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE LIVING IN A CAR ON THE PROPERTY.
THEY ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THEM, CONNECT THEM WITH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT THEY THOUGHT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP THEM.
ON AUGUST 25TH, 2023 CO COMPLIANCE CONDEMNED THE PROPERTY AND DISCUSSED WITH THE OCCUPANTS THAT THE HOUSE CANNOT BE OCCUPIED WITHOUT UTILITY SERVICE.
ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2023, CO COMPLIANCE SPOKE TO KATHY HARRIS, A REALTOR.
SHE'S WORKING WITH SUSAN GRIFFIN TO SELL THE HOUSE.
THEY PLAN TO CLOSE ON DECEMBER 27TH, 2023.
A COUPLE DAYS LATER, SUSAN GRIFFIN, AN ERROR OF THE ESTATE LEFT
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A MESSAGE FOR CODE STAFF CONFIRMING HER INTENT TO SELL THE PROPERTY.GARLAND POLICE ACTIVITY AT THE PROPERTY, UH, SINCE JANUARY 1ST, 2019, INCLUDES 133 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
GARLAND POLICE HAVE FILED 55 INCIDENT REPORTS AND HAD MADE 15 ARRESTS AT THIS PROPERTY.
THIS IS A PICTURE TAKEN AUGUST.
THESE ARE TWO PICTURES BOTH TAKEN AUGUST 22ND, 2023.
ONE FROM THE STREET ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN THIS IS WHEN WE WERE ALLOWED TO LOOK, UH, BEHIND THAT TARP INTO THE GARAGE.
AND YOU SEE SOME OF THE SPOT, THE FIRE AND SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE.
NOW THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE TIME THE PROPERTY WAS CONDEMNED.
YOU SEE THE FRONT DOOR IS, IS OPEN AND THIS IS THE, UH, RED CONDEMNATION LETTER ON THAT OPEN DOOR.
THESE TWO PICTURES WERE ALSO TAKEN AT THE TIME IT WAS CONDEMNED.
SHOWS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY WITH SOME, UH, OVERGROWN, OVERGROWN YARD AND ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE WITH THE GARAGE DOOR, UH, LEANED UP AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE SHOPPING CARTS AND OTHER BELONGINGS.
THE DEFICIENCY LIST INCLUDES AN UNSECURED STRUCTURE, UH, MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS VIOLATIONS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE, FIRE DAMAGE, AND HIGH GRASS.
THE REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLY ARE THAT THE HOUSE MUST BE REPAIRED TO A HABITABLE CONDITION WITH REQUIRED PERMITS AND PASS FINAL INSPECTIONS BY THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT.
ALL ITEMS ON THE RED TAG INSPECTION REPORT MUST BE REPAIRED.
THE PREMISES MUST REMAIN FREE FROM TRASH AND DEBRIS AND LANDSCAPING AND GRASS MUST BE MAINTAINED.
THIS IS A CURRENT PICTURE OF THE PROPERTIES 1613 LEGEND DRIVE.
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN DECEMBER 12TH.
ANOTHER PICTURE ALSO TAKEN DECEMBER 12TH, THE FRONT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
AND A PICTURE OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
YOU SEE THE GARAGE DOOR IS STILL AT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
IT'S JUST FALLEN OVER AND THE DOOR JUST HAS A GARAGE DOOR, JUST HAS A TARP ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
IN SUMMARY, CODE COMPLIANCE HAS HAD EIGHT CASES AT THIS PROPERTY SINCE 2019.
VIOLATIONS INCLUDE HIGH GRASS AND PROPER STORAGE, MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS, VIOLATIONS, AND AN OCCUPIED STRUCTURE OF THAT.
THE UTILITIES HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE PROPERTY SINCE ABOUT MARCH OF 2022.
THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY AN ESTATE.
THE HEIRS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON UTILITIES BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THERE IS ALSO AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE DUE FOR UTILITY SERVICE.
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF TAMPERING WITH METERS BY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IN JULY OF 2023 THERE WAS A FIRE TO THE PROPERTY.
THE FIRE SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE GARAGE AND MAY HAVE DAMAGED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF REPAIRS TO THE STRUCTURE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD FIND AND CONCLUDE THAT NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN GIVEN, MAILED, PUBLISHED, AND POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE, STATE LAW AND DUE PROCESS THAT THERE EXISTS ON THE PREMISES A SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE, SPECIFICALLY THE MAIN RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 1613 LEGEND DRIVE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.
THAT THE CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE IS SUBSTANDARD DUE TO UNSANITARY CONDITIONS AND MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS VIOLATIONS, SPECIFICALLY FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE AND ROTTED MATERIALS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE.
AND THAT THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED WITHOUT UTILITY SERVICE IN VIOLATION OF CITY ORDINANCE.
FURTHER STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD ORDER THAT THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BE VACATED AND NO PERSONS MAY OCCUPY THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A FINAL INSPECTION IS CONDUCTED BY CODE COMPLIANCE THAT THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN A WARRANT DIRECTING ANY PEACE OFFICER OF THE STATE, INCLUDING A SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE OR CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY, TO ENFORCE AND CARRY OUT THE LAWFUL ORDERS OR DIRECTIVES OF THE PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD TO VACATE THE PREMISES THAT THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BE SECURED AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY BY DECEMBER 18TH, 2023.
THAT IF THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS NOT SECURED AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY BY DECEMBER 18TH, 2023, THE CITY AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN A WARRANT DIRECTING ANY PEACE OFFICER AT THE STATE, INCLUDING A SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE OR CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY, TO ENFORCE AND CARRY OUT THE LAWFUL ORDERS OR DIRECTIVES OF THE PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD TO ENTER THE PREMISES AND SECURE THE PREMISES AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY AND PLACE THE LIEN ON THE PREMISES FOR THE COST OF SECURING THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE THAT THE OWNER REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A HABITABLE CONDITION.
REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE BY MARCH 18TH, 2024, THAT THE OWNER
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OF THE PREMISES MUST ALLOW ENTRY TO CITY'S STAFF NO LATER THAN MARCH 18TH, 2024 TO INSPECT THE INTERIOR OF THE PREMISES.SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A HABITABLE CONDITION, REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BY MARCH 18TH, 2024, CIVIL PENALTIES IN THE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PREMISES BEGINNING MARCH 19TH, 2024 AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS REPAIRED TO A HABITABLE CONDITION, REMOVED OR DEMOLISHED.
SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A HABITABLE CONDITION, REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BY MARCH 18TH, 2024.
THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO BRING THIS MATTER BACK BEFORE THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AT ANY TIME AFTER MARCH 19TH, 2024, AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD MAY CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING AND PLACE A LIEN ON THE PREMISES FOR THE COST OF DEMOLITION.
A COPY OF THIS FINAL ORDER SHALL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE.
IN REGARDS TO YOUR PRESENTATION AND WE, I KNOW WE HAVE THREE SPEAKER CARDS, SPEAKERS COMING BEFORE US IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
CAN YOU COMMUNICATE WITH US IN REGARDS TO THE OWNER OF SOME OF THEIR FEEDBACK AS FAR AS BRINGING THIS PROPERTY UP, UP TO CODE? UH, THE MOST VIABLE INFORMATION, MOST REALISTIC INFORMATION THAT WE'VE RECEIVED IS THAT THEY INTEND TO SELL THE PROPERTY BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
UH, MY UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL NEW OWNER IS, IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HIS, UH, REALTOR WHO, UH, HAD, WHO HAD PLANNED TO PRESENT THE PLAN TO THIS BOARD ON HIS BEHALF.
SO THE INTENT, IF I UNDERSTAND, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM FROM SOME SPEAKERS, THE INTENT IS JUST TO SELL THE PROPERTY AND GET RID OF IT.
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM MR. WEINSTEIN AT THIS TIME.
ANY ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, SEAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS BY THE NAME OF SUSAN GRIFFIN.
STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
HI, MY NAME IS SUSAN MARIE GRIFFIN AND I RESIDE AT 27 46 PATRICIA LANE, GARLAND, TEXAS 7 5 0 4 1.
I'M, I AM THE OLDEST DAUGHTER, OLDEST CHILD OF AUDREY, OF WILSON, THE ESTATE OWNER.
THAT WAS MY MOM WHO PASSED AWAY FEBRUARY 20, FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 2021.
AT THAT TIME, MY SISTER AND HER TWO GROWN CHILDREN DID A TAKEOVER OF THE HOUSE AND LOCKED ME OUT.
UM, THEY CONTINUED TO RESIDE THERE, RUN UP THE ELECTRIC BILL, NO UTILITIES.
UM, I WAS ADVISED BY THE POLICE BECAUSE MY NEPHEW WAS LIVING WITH MY MOM WHEN SHE DIED, THAT I SHOULDN'T DISTURB THE PEACE BY TRYING TO ENTER THE PROPERTY 'CAUSE I HAVE AN INFRINGING ON HIS TENANT RIGHTS.
UM, SO IT WASN'T UNTIL BOTH RECENTLY BOTH OF HER ADULT CHILDREN WENT TO JAIL AND MY SISTER HAD TWO STROKES AFTER MY MOTHER DIED.
AND SHE WAS IN AN ASSISTED LIVING THAT I WAS ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HOUSE THAT WAS AFTER THE FIRE IN JULY 23RD.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS THAT THEY, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND, AND I, THEY, WHEN I DID TRY TO ENTER THE HOUSE, HER NEPHEW ATTACKED ME.
HE'S NOW ON PROBATION FOR IMPEDING BREATHING OR CIRCULATION BECAUSE HE TRIED TO STRANGLE ME.
SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, ONCE THEY WERE IN JAIL AND MY SISTER WAS IN ASSISTED LIVING, I WAS ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HOUSE AND THAT'S WHEN I FIRST FOUND THE FIRST NOTICE.
AND I CONTACTED JAVIER TO SEE, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FINDING OUT WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO GET THIS UNDER CONTROL.
UM, AND I'VE, SINCE THEN, UM, I WENT THROUGH COLDWELL BANKER, I FOUND A BUYER, UM, AND I ALSO GOT A CLAIM FILED FOR THE FIRE.
UH, THE ADJUSTER HAS BEEN OUT ALREADY AND I'M WAITING MAYBE ANOTHER FIVE DAYS TO GET A RESPONSE BACK ON THAT.
I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY TAKE SOME ACTION ONCE THEY WERE PHYSICALLY OFF THE PROPERTY, BUT UNTIL I COULDN'T GET THEM OFF THE PROPERTY, I WAS TOLD I WAS GONNA HAVE TO EVICT THEM.
AND, UM, SO NOW THAT MY, NOW THAT IT'S COME TO THIS, THEY'RE COOPERATING, UM, WITH ME AND WE'RE JUST PREPARING TO SELL THE PROPERTY.
UM, AND THE BUYER HAS A TIMELINE, UH, THAT HE'S AWARE OF THAT THE PROPERTY NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE ONCE HE'S PURCHASED IT.
AND WE'RE SCHEDULED CLOSING FOR DECEMBER 27TH.
WE GOT A LITTLE PROBATE HICCUP, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET PAST THAT.
AND, UM, THAT'S OUR PLAN TO CLOSE ON DECEMBER 27TH.
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UM, MEANWHILE WE'RE CLEANING THE PROPERTY.UM, THE TWO PICTURES FROM THE FIRST AND THE SECOND, WE DID AT LEAST GOT THE FRONT.
MY SISTER'S IN A WHEELCHAIR, SO IT'S, AND ONE CHILD IS STILL, ONE OF HER OLDER CHILDREN IS STILL IN JAIL.
BUT, SO I DON'T HAVE, I'M DOING AS MUCH AS I CAN AT WORK TOO.
SO, UM, TO GET THE, THE PROPERTY CLEANED UP IN TIME TO, TO CLOSE.
'CAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE CONDITIONS BECAUSE IT WAS MY MOTHER'S HOUSE ONLY.
WE HAD THAT HOUSE, HOUSE BUILT.
SHE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT EVER LIVED THERE.
THEY JUST DID DESTROYED IT WHILE THEY WERE SQUATTING THERE,
AND I COULDN'T GET ANY ACCESS UNTIL THEY WERE OFF THE PROPERTY.
SO I, AND I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO TAKE SOME ACTION.
MS. GRIFFIN, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORTH AND, AND SPEAKING WITH US UHHUH THIS EVENING.
MY, MY QUESTION IS, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE DATES, THE ORDER DATES THAT THE CITY IS RECOMMENDING MARCH? THEY'RE RECOMMENDING DECEMBER 18TH.
YEAH, THEY'RE POSTED, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT OR NOT, BUT THE DATES, IT'S DECEMBER THE 18TH, WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN? SECURED, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PROPERTY SECURED BY DECEMBER 18TH.
SO THEY, THEY WERE, I GUESS THEY WERE TOLD WHEN MY NIECE WAS STILL THERE GUARDING THE DOOR THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PUT UP PLYWOOD AND PAINTED IT WHITE, UH, TO COVER THE GARAGE.
UM, LIKE I SAID, I COULDN'T GET ANY ACCESS TO THE HOUSE UNTIL THEY, THEY JUST THE LAST MONTH WERE OFF THE PROPERTY.
SO IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
SO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE DEC SECURING THE PROPERTY BY DECEMBER THE 18TH? YES.
AND THEN THE OTHER DATES I WANT YOU TO BE, IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY AWARE OF THEM, IS THE MARCH 18TH DATE.
SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE OKAY WITH, WITH, WITH THOSE DATES AS WELL? YES.
I HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE, UH, FOR THE BUYER HERE, KATHY HARRIS.
I THINK SHE WAS MENTIONED IN THE, IN THE DESCRIPTIONS, UM, WHO HAS A MORE SPECIFIC TIMELINE OF THE NEW HONOR'S PLAN TO GETTING INTO COMPLIANCE.
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTION FOR MS. GRIFFIN AT THIS TIME.
ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MS. GRIFFIN? MS. OWENS? NO, I'M NOT SURE.
HAS IT, HAS IT PASSED PROBATE? NO.
HAS IT PASSED PROBATE? MY SISTER'S ATTORNEY ENTERED AN APPLICATION FOR PROBATE WITH A COPY OF A WILL THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN.
THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THAT, BUT I WAS, I CONTESTED, BUT I WITHDREW MY CONTEST AND I WAS WILLING TO JUST COOPERATE IF WE COULD JUST DO SOMETHING.
AND SO THAT'S, MY ATTORNEY WITHDREW IN OCTOBER.
UM, AND THE, THERE WAS A REVERSE MORTGAGE AND THAT'S WHY THE HOUSE WAS INSURED FOR THE FIRE.
BUT, UH, THEY HAD HAVE FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS PROBATE.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT HEARING.
WE'RE WORKING WITH CARRINGTON, THAT'S THE REVERSE WARRANT TO GET THAT HEARING DISMISSED SO THAT WE CAN CLOSE PROBATE OURSELVES WITHOUT THEM DOING IT AND TRYING TO MOVE ON WITH FORECLOSURE.
SO I WAS JUST AT THE PROB PROBATE COURT YESTERDAY, UM, SPEAKING WITH THE ATTORNEY FOR THE, FOR THE PROBATE COURT ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
ANY MORE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MS. MS. GRIFFIN? SEEING THEM, MS. GR GRIFFIN, AT THIS TIME YOU MAY BE EXCUSED.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS MUSTAFA.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
MUST, UH, I'M LIVING OVER, UH, 1 2 4 H ABRAM SOUTH, 4 8 0 ABRAMS ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 4 3.
ALRIGHT, MR. KAMAL, PLEASE PROCEED TO, TO TELL US WHAT YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO HEAR THIS EVENING.
YES, UH, THIS PROPERTY, UH, MY UNCLE WANT TO BUY, SO HE'S NOT HERE IN THE USA, HE IS OVERSEAS NOW, SO HE TELL ME TO ATTEND THIS CASE AND, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S WHY HE COME HERE
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TO, HE IS INTERESTED TO BUY THIS PROPERTY.ARE YOU, SO THE DATES THAT'S BEING PRESENTED, YOU'RE NOT BEING THE NEW OWNER YET, BUT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BUYING IT? YEAH.
SO YOU'RE, YOU FEEL YOU'RE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THE DATES THAT'S BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT AS FAR AS RESTORING THE PROPERTY? YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING I SAY, UH, HE SAVED LIKE 75 TO 90 DAYS, YOU CAN COVER THAT CASE.
ALRIGHTYY AND I THINK THE MARCH 18TH, WAS THAT 75? YEAH, 2024.
IT'S MORE LIKE THE 90 DAYS MORE 90 DAYS.
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTION FOR MR. KAMAL.
UH, WE MIGHT HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS FROM OUR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? MR. SCH? UH, MR. KAMAL? MIKE, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES.
UM, HAVE YOU OR YOUR UNCLE, UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT HE'S OKAY, I GUESS WE'RE GOOD NOW.
UM, WITH HIM BEING OVERSEAS, HAS HE BEEN HERE TO HAVE VISUAL INSPECTION OR HAVE YOU YOURSELF HAD VISUAL INSPECTION TO SEE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY? HE WILL COME SOON, MAYBE WEEK OR TWO AND HE WILL BE HIMSELF.
SO, SO JUST ON YOUR CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, YOU DO BELIEVE THAT THAT TIME PERIOD IS ACCEPTABLE? YEAH, THAT HE SAID TO ME.
SO I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, SO HE CAN DO IT.
HE IS DOING HIS BUSINESS SO LONG, SO I THINK HE'S OKAY WITH DOING THAT.
ANY MORE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING THEM? MR. AL, YOU, YOU MAY BE EXCUSED AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY BY THE NAME OF KATH, KATHY HARRIS.
KATHY HARRIS, PLEASE COME FORTH.
STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
MY ADDRESS IS SUBJECT THREE 13 HARVILLE DRIVE.
PLEASE, MS. HARRIS, PLEASE PROCEED TO TELL US WHAT YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO HEAR THIS EVENING.
I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION PER SE, BUT I DO HAVE AN EMAIL FROM THE BUYER.
I'M THE REALTOR REPRESENTING THE BUYER AND OFFICE SELLER.
HE HAS SEEN THE PROPERTY, WE'VE BEEN OVER THERE TWICE.
UM, I'M HAPPY TO SHOW THIS TO YOU, BUT THIS IS KIND OF HIS PLANS AND HE SAYS PROJECTED TIMELINE, 75 TO 90 DAYS FROM THE START, INCLUDING TIME TAKEN FOR BUILDING OTHER PERMITS.
NOW, IF YOU SHOW US THAT WE, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ENTERED IN AS AN EXHIBIT AND WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT FOR, FOR, FOR RECORDS.
ARE YOU, I'M OKAY WITH LEAVING IT WITH YOU.
YOU, YOU HAVE NO, YOU'RE NOT OPPOSED TO LEAVING IT AS, AS, AS NO, I HAVE A COPY OF IT.
SO AT THIS TIME, AND HE'S A SEASONED INVESTOR, HE'S DONE LIKE 25 TIMES SPLIT THAT I'VE WORKED WITH YOU BEFORE.
SO AT THIS TIME WE WILL ENTER MRS. HARRIS PLAN, PLAN OF RESTORATION IN AS EXHIBIT A, AS EXHIBIT A.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE CIRCULATED AROUND FOR THE BOARDS FOR REVIEW.
I HAVE A COPY OF THE CONTRACT AS WELL.
AND IF YOU WANT THAT, THE CLOSING DATE IS THE 27TH, HOWEVER, SUSAN MENTIONED WE MAY HAVE TO POSTPONE.
PART OF THAT IS PENDING UPON TONIGHT WHAT HAPPENS AND THE PROBATE, UH, MY INVESTOR HAS STATED THAT HE'S WILLING TO POSTPONE ON INTO JANUARY IF NEEDED TO CLOSE, BUT HE WOULD NEED 75 TO 90 DAYS FROM THE CLOSING DEBT.
IS, UH, YOU, IS THAT A COPY OF THE CONTRACT CLOSING? OH, YES SIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RELINQUISH THAT AS WELL FOR, FOR PUBLIC? I CAN, I'M SURE I HAVE THAT ELECTRONIC ONE.
LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.
DO YOU WANT US PROOF OF CASH? IS A CASH FIRE? I MEAN ONE? YES, THAT'D BE FINE.
OKAY, SO THOSE ARE TWO, ONE OR TWO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS? WELL, THERE'S A CONTRACT, AN ADDENDUM FOR LEAD BASED PAINT.
THERE'S A COPY OF HIS EARNEST MONEY CHECK AND THEN TAKE COPY OF, UH, HIS BANK ACCOUNT AT THE TIME THAT WE PRESENTED WITH THE OFFER.
SO WE CAN ENTER ALL OF THOSE DOCUMENTS AS AS EXHIBIT B? PROBABLY, YEAH.
OF COURSE, HE DOESN'T WANT TO BUY THE PROPERTY THAT'S GONNA BE CONDEMNED AND TORN DOWN, BUT, UM, HE BELIEVES HE CAN REHABILITATE.
ALRIGHT, EXHIBIT B IS BEING CIRCULATED FOR BOARD REVIEW.
PLEASE PROCEED TO TO, TO PROVIDE US
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ANY ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY OR DOCUMENTATION.MS. HARRIS, YOU KNOW THERE'S SOME OF THIS STUFF THAT I SAW IN THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE DO STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBATE.
I'M WORKING WITH INDEPENDENCE TITLE IN ROCKWALL.
THEY'RE CALLING, UM, I THINK IT'S CARRINGTON IS THE REVERSE MORTGAGE COMPANY.
IT'S JUST REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET THEM ON THE PHONE, BUT SHE'S CALLING EVERY DAY.
WE MET IN PERSON, SUSAN AND I, WITH TWO LADIES AT THE TITLE COMPANY, UH, TWO DAYS AGO AND TRIED TO GET THEM ON THE PHONE.
THEY GAVE US A DIFFERENT PHONE NUMBER TO CALL AND HE SAID HE WOULD ESCALATE IT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET, BUT THE TITLE COMPANY'S CALLING EVERY DAY OR WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT CLOSED.
AND YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE DATES AND THE TIMEFRAME THAT'S BEING, THAT THE CITY IS PRESENTING THIS EVENING? THE MARCH TIMEFRAME? YES, MA'AM.
IT DEPENDS ON WHEN WE CLOSE, BECAUSE HE SAID 75 TO 90 DAYS AT HER CLOSE.
HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO THE PROPERTY UNTIL HE IS THE OWNER.
IF WE CLOSE DECEMBER 27TH, YES, THAT DATE WOULD BE OKAY.
COULD IT BE REVISITED IF WE LATER, IF WE WEREN'T CLOSED, IF WE'D MADE PROGRESS, WOULD YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE IF, IF THE, IF IT'S THE WISH OF THE BOARD TO MOVE THE DATE OUT, A COUPLE OF, COUPLE OF MONTHS, ADDITIONAL MONTH OR SO? THAT'D BE BETTER.
SO INSTEAD OF MARCH, WE SAY APRIL.
BUT YOU, I'M JUST MAKING SURE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, WITH THAT DATE.
I ONLY TURN AROUND AND ASK HIS NEPHEW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? HE'S SAY? UH, 75 TO 90 DAYS.
WELL, I KNOW, BUT THEY'RE WANTING A SPECIFIC DATE AND I TOLD HIM THAT THAT 75 TO 90 DAYS IS DEPENDENT UPON WHEN YOU CLOSE.
I THINK THEY BE WILLING TO WAIT IF WE OKAY.
I THINK HE'S SAYING THAT THE APRIL WOULD BE OKAY.
AND, AND IF I MAY INTERJECT CHAIR, YOU MIGHT NOTICE THE RECOMMENDATION IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE NORMAL RECOMMENDATION AND THAT IT CALLS FOR THE ABILITY TO COME BACK BEFORE THE BOARD.
LIKE YOU SAY, IF THERE'S A CHANCE TO COME BACK, COME IF THERE'S A PROBLEM.
SO IT DOES HAVE THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATION DOES HAVE A PROVISION THAT RATHER THAN MOVING THE DEMOLITION, IT COMES BACK FOR THE BOARD FOR RECONSIDERATION WHETHER DEMOLITION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THAT TIME.
SO THAT THERE, THERE'S A, THERE'S A AVENUE FOR FOR MY, FOR REVISION.
UM, THAT THAT NOTICE I ALSO HAD A QUESTION.
WOULD IT BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO GET THIS WRITE UP? I'M LOOKING AT WITH ALL THOSE DATES AND STUFF.
I HAVE NOT BEEN PRIVY TO THAT.
I WILL HAVE TO DEFER IT TO SEAN TO SHARE WITH THE BORROW, RIGHT? YES.
WE CAN GET YOU A COPY OF THE FILE ORDER, HOWEVER IT'S OKAY.
THE, UH, EXHIBITS A AND B ARE CURRENTLY BEING CIRCULATED.
I HAVE A FOR MS. HARRIS, I HAVE A CLARIFICATION.
JUST, JUST YOU HAVE INDICATED THAT THE BUYER HAS ACTUALLY SEEN THE PROPERTY.
I THINK HER SISTER LISA SHOWED UP AND I'M NOT SURE WHO ALWAYS LIVED THERE.
WE WENT THROUGH WAS THE BUYER WITH YOU? HAS THE BUYER SEEN? YES.
HE'S BEEN THERE WITH ME TWICE.
HE'S BEEN THERE WITH YOU TWICE.
AND HE HAS WORKED WITH YOU BEFORE IN THE PAST? YES MA'AM.
AND ALL THAT WENT ACCORDING TO PLAN? YES.
BETTER THAN ACCORDING TO PLAN.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE OBSTACLES IN THIS ONE THEN IS NORMAL.
ANY MORE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM, FROM MS. HARRIS? SEEING NONE, MS. HARRIS, YOU MAY BE EXCUSED.
WE, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY, ANY MORE SPEAKER CARDS IN, IN REGARDS TO THIS PROPERTY.
IS ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO COME FORTH AND, AND TESTIFY IN REGARDS TO THIS PROPERTY? ANYONE ELSE DEPAUL WOULD HERE ASK ONE QUESTION PLEASE.
ALRIGHT, MS. GRIFFIN, I'M SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO ASK, YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT THE, THE PLYWOOD AND ALL BEING PUT UP BY THE 18TH.
UM, IS IT POSSIBLE TO ASK FOR A FEW MORE DAYS ON THAT? UH, I WOULD'VE TO DO THAT MYSELF, SO.
AS FAR AS SECURING THE PROP? YES.
WHAT DATES WOULD YOU LIKE TO UH, I'M GONNA TAKE VACATION THE 22ND THROUGH THE 27TH SO I CAN DO A LOT OF CLEANUP AND GET PREPARED FOR CLOTHING.
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OKAY.I HAVE TO THE 22ND, I HAVE TO BRING SEAN BACK UP.
STATES I WORK THE NEXT FEW DAYS, I JUST DON'T KNOW.
THE, THE REMEDY IS IN SECURITY.
IS, IS THIS IS SEAN, RIGHT? IS IT CREATING ANY PUBLIC HA HAZARD OR SAFETY TO THE PUBLIC BY EXTENDING THIS DATE BEYOND THE 18TH? IT, IT POSSIBLY COULD.
I I THINK WITH, WITH THE, UH, OCCUPANTS, THE PREVIOUS OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE, PERHAPS NOT HAVING ACCESS TO THE HOUSE UNTIL THEN, THAT MIGHT BE, THAT MIGHT BE ACCEPTABLE.
UH, I'M NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE CURRENTLY AND IF THEY WOULD BE BACKED BY THEM, BUT I WOULD THINK IT'D BE EASIER FOR YOU TO SECURE IT BEFORE THEY COME BACK TO THE PROPERTY.
SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO EVICT THEM AS YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT.
SO IT REMAINS THE 18TH THEN THAT'LL BE THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.
BA BASED UPON THE, THE COMPLICATION OF EVICTION.
IT'S, IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO HAVE IT SECURED SO THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO, WE DON'T HAVE TO REVISIT THIS EVICTION SITUATION.
BUT THERE IS A PROVISION FOR THIS CASE TO COME BACK BEFORE US IF THERE'S ANY MORE COMPLICATIONS.
UM, MS. GRIFFIN, TALK TO SEAN.
UH, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.
UH, THERE, THERE WILL BE SOME COST INVOLVED.
BUT WE, WE COULD MAYBE GET THE LABOR AND THE MATERIALS PER, YOU KNOW, DONE BY A CONTRACTOR.
MAYBE I COULD GET THE MATERIALS.
WELL, DID WE, I'M JUST OFFERING THAT AS AN OPTION FOR YOU.
DO YOU HAVING TO DO IT YOURSELF? I UNDERSTAND, BUT THERE WILL, THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'D BE SOME FEES.
BUT WE CAN, YOU CAN WORK WITH SEAN ON THAT.
WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.
SEEING THERE'S, THERE'S NO OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
MR. JOHN SPENCER, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT.
WHAT IS, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE, SIR? OKAY.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT, UH, WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE, UM, OF THE, OF, OF THE, UM, OF THE STAFF AND THAT, UH, IF THINGS NEED TO BE EXTENDED, THEY CAN REVISIT AT THAT TIME.
WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO, TO ACCEPT THE STAFF ORDER AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? MR. CHAIR? I SECOND.
MR. MR. SHO, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WE'LL VOTE AT THIS TIME IN, ON THE MOTION THAT'S BEING PRESENTED, WE HAVE A UNANIMOUS DEC DECISION TO ACCEPT THE ORDER THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED.
WE HAVE TWO MORE CASES LEFT AND WHERE WE'LL BE FINISHED.
THE NEXT DOCKET IS DOCKET NUMBER 2023 DASH 20 20 23 DASH.
THE PREMISES IS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT, UH, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACK 26, UH, A CS 1.817 OF THE JOHN W KEEN AG ABSTRACT PAGE ONE 10.
IT IS IN AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WITH AN IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF $36,300.
THE OWNER IS PHP 2301 FOREST, LLC, JOSH HARRIS AND J PVIS 9 1 2 9 CORAL CODE DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 4 3.
THE REQUIRED PROPER NOTICE FOR THIS HEARING HAS BEEN GIVEN.
THIS IS A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE.
ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023, NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023.
NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2023, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMONS WERE SENT CERTIFIED DELIVERY TO THE INDIVIDUALS BELOW ON, UH, DECEMBER 6TH, 2023.
STAFF SPOKE WITH JASON PAPPAS REGARDING THE HEARING THIS EVENING AND, UH, WE ALSO SPOKE WITH HIM ON DECEMBER 12TH ABOUT THIS HEARING.
THIS IS THE NOTICE OF PROCEEDING POSTED AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.
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THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023.TIMELINE OF ACTIONS AT THIS PROPERTY, UH, BEGAN IN DECEMBER OF 2019.
DAC SHOWS A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP TO THE CURRENT OWNER OF FEBRUARY OF 2021.
THE GARLAND GARLAND CITY COUNCIL DENIED A DEVELOPMENT PLAN WHICH WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY GENERAL HOUSING PARTNERS ON JANUARY 4TH, 2022.
ELECTRICAL SERVICE WAS TERMINATED DUE TO NON-PAYMENT.
ON FEBRUARY 9TH, 2022, THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE WAS RESTORED AND THEN IN MAY OF 2022 IS TERMINATED AT THE POLL ON JUNE 10TH, 2022, CODE COMPLIANCE STAFF EMAILED JASON PATHAS AN OWNER TO GET AN IDEA OF HIS PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY.
IT HAD BEEN SUBSTANDARD FOR SOME TIME AND CODE WAS RECEIVING COMPLAINTS.
HE TOLD STAFF THEY WERE MOVING FORWARD WITH REPAIRS AND A RENOVATION PLAN AND THEY HOPED TO HAVE THE PROPERTY OCCUPIED WITHIN NINE MONTHS.
ON AUGUST 17TH, 2022, STAFF EMAILED MR. PAPPAS AND ASKED FOR STATUS OF THE REPAIRS.
HE REPORTED THAT THEY HAD SORTED OUT A DISCONNECT WITH PRICING FOR THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A LOCKED METER ON THE ACCOUNT.
ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2022, MR. PAPPAS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD STARTED WORK ON THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.
HOWEVER, AT THAT TIME THEY DIDN'T HAVE A, UH, CONTACT WITH THE GARLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT OR WITH BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
ON OCTOBER 6TH, 2022, THERE WAS A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION PROTECTION SYSTEM.
JANUARY 11TH OF THIS YEAR, MR. PAPPAS SAID THE CITY HAD SHUT OFF THE POWER RESULTING IN WATER PUMPS CEASING TO PUMP WATER OUT OF THE BASEMENT.
ON JUNE 8TH, 2023, STAFF EMAILED MR. PAPPAS.
HE REPLIED THAT THEY WERE STARTING TO CLEAN AND FINISH OUT THE BUILDING.
THE ELECTRICITY HAD BEEN SHUT OFF A REQUIREMENT TO TO MOVE THE ELECTRICAL.
TRANSFORMERS HAD SET THEM BACK.
ON JULY 28TH, 2023, STAFF REESTABLISHED MR. PAPPAS, WHO REPLIED THAT THEY WERE MAKING PROGRESS.
THEY WERE FINISHING THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND PREPPING TO PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER.
ON AUGUST 1ST, 2023, CODE COMPLIANCE AND BUILDING INSPECTION OFFICIALS MET WITH THE OWNER, JASON PATHIS AT THE PROPERTY TO REVIEW ACTIONS NEEDED TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.
AFTER THAT MEETING, CO COMPLIANCE STAFF FORWARDED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR GARLAND POWER AND LIGHT GARLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BUILDING INSPECTIONS TO MR. PAPPAS.
ON DECEMBER 12TH, STAFF SPOKE TO MR. PAPPAS BY PHONE ABOUT THIS HEARING AND SUGGESTED HE PROVIDE A PLAN TO BOARD THE DEFICIENCY.
LIST INCLUDES MISSING AND BROKEN WINDOWS, WEATHER DAMAGE, SOFFIT AT THE FRONT, ENTRY ROTTED MATERIALS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE, HIGH GRASS, A PARKING LOT THAT'S IN DISREPAIR.
UH, THE PARKING LOT ISN'T PROPERLY STRIPED, TRASH AND LITTER AROUND THE EXTERIOR AND LANDSCAPING THAT DOES NOT ADHERE TO THE LANDSCAPING PLAN AND CITY ORDINANCE.
THE REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLY ARE THEY, THEY REPLACE ALL THE MISSING WINDOWS, REPAIR, WEATHER, DAMAGE, SOFFIT AT THE FRONT ENTRY, REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL ROT OF MATERIALS AT THE EXTERIOR.
MAINTAIN GRASS TO A HEIGHT OF NO MORE THAN 12 INCHES AND PREVENT GRASS GROWING IN THE PARKING LOT, DRIVEWAYS AND WALKWAYS AND REPAIR OR RESURFACE THE PARKING LOT, RETRIP THE PARKING LOT AND THAT THE PROPERTY MUST REMAIN FREE FROM TRASH AND DEBRIS AND THE LANDSCAPING MUST ADHERE TO LANDSCAPING PLAN AND THE CITY ORDINANCE.
THESE ARE CURRENT PICTURES TAKEN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 2023.
THESE ARE OF 2301 FOREST LANE THAT SHOW SOME OF THE MISSING WINDOWS AND LANDSCAPING ISSUES AT THE FRONT.
THIS IS FROM THE FRONT RIGHT ELEVATION.
THESE PHOTOS WERE ALSO TAKEN DECEMBER 8TH.
UH, THESE ARE FROM THE LEFT FRONT, ANOTHER BROKEN WINDOW AND SOME MORE OF THE LANDSCAPING AS WELL AS SOME SIGNS THAT ARE ABANDONED.
THESE ARE TWO MORE CURRENT PICTURES, ALSO TAKEN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, SHOWING SOME OF THE DAMAGE TO THE PARKING LOT IN THE REAR AND ALSO THE LACK OF STRIPING ALONG WITH SOME, SOME HIGH GRASS GROWING IN THE PARKING LOT.
ALSO AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING THERE YOU SEE SOME MISSING WINDOWS.
AND WHAT WAS A, UH, TRASH CHUTE THAT DID LEAD TO A DUMP, UH, DUMPSTER.
IT'S BASICALLY PLYWOOD ON A, A WOODEN FRAME HANGING OUT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.
SO IN SUMMARY, CO COMPLIANCE HAS HAD SIX CASES OF THIS PROPERTY SINCE OCTOBER OF 2020.
CO COMPLIANCE CONTRACTOR'S BEEN DISPATCHED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY ON 12 OCCASIONS, SEA OF GARLAND HOLDS $6,396 AND 86 CENTS IN LIENS AGAINST THE PROPERTY.
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO HAVE THE BUILDING OCCUPIED BY MARCH OF 2022.
STAFF HAS REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, HOWEVER, NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD FIND AND CONCLUDE THAT NOTICE OF
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THESE PROCEEDINGS HAS BEEN GIVEN, MAILED, PUBLISHED, AND POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE, STATE LAW AND DUE PROCESS THAT THERE EXISTS ON THE PREMISES, A SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE, SPECIFICALLY THE MAIN STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2301 FOREST LANE IN GARLAND, TEXAS, AND THE SURROUNDING PREMISES THAT THE CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE IS SUBSTANDARD DUE TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE VIOLATIONS, SPECIFICALLY MISSING WINDOWS, WEATHER DAMAGE, SOFFIT AT THE FRONT ENTRY AND ROTTED MATERIALS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THAT THE CONDITION OF THE PREMISES SURROUNDING THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS SUBSTANDARD.SPECIFICALLY LANDSCAPING DOES NOT ADHERE TO THE LANDSCAPING PLAN AND CITY ORDINANCE.
THE PARKING LOT IS IN DISREPAIR.
PARKING LOT IS NOT STRIPED AND TRASH AND LITTER EXISTS ON THE PROPERTY THAT THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY NOT OCCUPIED.
FURTHER, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD OF ORDER THAT NO PERSON MAY OCCUPY THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A FINAL INSPECTION IS CONDUCTED BY CODE COMPLIANCE.
THAT THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BE SECURED AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY BY DECEMBER 18TH, 2023.
THAT IF THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS NOT SECURED AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY BY DECEMBER 18TH, 2023, THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN A WARRANT DIRECTING ANY PEACE OFFICER OF THE STATE, INCLUDING A SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE OR CHIEF OF THE POLICE OF THE CITY, TO ENFORCE AND CARRY OUT THE LAWFUL ORDERS OR DIRECTIVES OF THE PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD TO ENTER THE PREMISES AND SECURE THE PREMISES AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY AND PLACE A LIEN ON THE PREMISES FOR THE COST OF SECURING THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE THAT THE OWNER REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE.
REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE BY FEBRUARY 18TH, 2024.
SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE, REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE.
BY FEBRUARY 18TH, 2024, CIVIL PENALTIES ON THE AMOUNT OF $500 PER DAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PREMISES BEGINNING FEBRUARY 19TH, 2024, AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS REPAIRED, REMOVED, OR ABOLISHED.
SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE, REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE, OR DEMOLISH THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BY FEBRUARY 18TH, 2024.
THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO BRING THIS MATTER BACK BEFORE THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AT ANY TIME AFTER FEBRUARY 19TH, 2024, AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD MAY CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING AND PLACE A LIEN ON THE PREMISES FOR THE COST OF DEMOLITION OR INCREASE THE SIMPLE PENALTIES TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000 PER DAY.
A COPY OF THIS FINAL ORDER SHALL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE.
I HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR, FOR SEAN.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SEAN AT THIS TIME? SAYING NONE.
YOU MAY BE EXCUSED AT THIS TIME.
WE HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL WITH BY THE NAME OF JASON PAPPAS.
STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
JASON PAPPAS, 9 1 2 9 CORAL COVE, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 4 3.
ALRIGHT, WELCOME MR. PAPPAS, PLEASE PROCEED TO TELL US WHAT YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO HEAR THIS EVENING.
IT IS IN BAD SHAPE AND IT IS NEVER OUR PLAN TO DO THIS WITH ANY PROJECT.
WE PURCHASED IT IN DECEMBER OF 2019 WITH FULL PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD.
COVID KIND OF PUT EVERYTHING TO A STANDSTILL.
SO AFTER DEALING WITH THEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR, 'CAUSE THEY SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN THEIR OPERATIONS.
IT WAS A COMPANY CALLED STANDPOINT.
THEY, WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO JUST LET THEM GO, CUT TIES, WHICH HAD A DEEP IMPACT.
AND THEN WE BROUGHT A NEW COMPANY IN, CALLED 12 GCS AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM EVER SINCE.
WE HAD TO GET THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ADDED TO IT PER CODE SINCE THE BUILDING HAD HAD A FIRE IN IT.
UH, IT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR TO GET THE PARTS FOR THAT, AND ONCE I GOT THAT IN, IT WAS THIS PAST SUMMER AND WE WERE READY TO START MOVING FORWARD.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE 12 GCS WAS DOING THEIR JOB AND MOVING FORWARD.
UH, I JUST SAW SOMETHING ABOUT A LIEN AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I GET A COPY OF THAT OR THOSE ARE VACANT LIENS FOR BOEING FOR, OKAY.
I WASN'T AWARE THAT THIS HAD NOT BEEN PAID.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND I'LL GET THAT PAID TOMORROW.
UM, I MEAN THE PLAN NOW, I WAS TALKING WITH MR. BARKER, I'M GONNA TAKE
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OVER THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT I AM MEETING WITH, OR I'M GONNA HEAD DOWN TO THE CITY TOMORROW OR NEXT WEEK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET MY CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE.UH, I TRIED TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TO HAVE A, SOME KIND OF A GENERAL PERMIT FOR THE BUILDING BEFORE I COULD DO THAT.
AND THE MEPS HAD TO BE TURNED IN BEFORE THAT COULD HAPPEN.
AND APPARENTLY THOSE NEVER GOT TURNED IN.
SO LIKE I SAID, I'M TAKING IT OVER NOW.
IT HAS A SECURED LOCKED FENCE AROUND IT AND THE DOORS ARE ALL LOCKED, SO I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH MORE SECURE YOU CAN MAKE THE BUILDING.
WELL, IN THE, IN THIS, IN THIS PROCESS, I'M SURE YOU, YOU HAVE SOME CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH, UH, SEAN TO, TO ADHERE TO ALL OF THE UH, OKAY.
AND THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS IS THERE'S NOTHING THAT MATCHES.
THOSE WINDOWS ARE FROM THE SEVENTIES AND THERE'S A, A GRAY COLOR WHEN YOU LOOK OUT OF THE WINDOW AND EVERYTHING NOW IS A BROWN COLOR.
SO WHEN YOU TRY TO MIX A MATCH, IT DOESN'T MATCH AT ALL.
UH, SO MY INITIAL PLAN WAS JUST TO TAKE ALL THE WINDOWS OFF OF ONE ROW, REPLACE 'EM ON THE OTHER, AND THEN REPLACE A WHOLE ROW SO THAT THE COLORS DON'T MATCH.
UM, BUT I HAVE MY GUY LOOKING FOR TINT SO WE CAN PUT CLEAR GLASS UP AND PUT A TINT ON IT.
MAYBE WE CAN FIND THE MATCHES THERE.
UH, BUT BEFORE I CAN DO ANY OF THIS, I HAVE TO GET PERMITS AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO START THAT PROCESS BECAUSE THESE OTHER PEOPLE HAVEN'T DONE.
SO THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS ALL IN AND 99% COMPLETE, BUT WE HAVE TO BUILD THE BATHROOMS BEFORE THEY CAN PUT THE HEADS ON IN THERE.
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT, MR. PAPPAS IS, UH, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
THE MAIN CONCERN IS WITH THE ORDER DATES THAT'S BEING PRESENTED BEFORE US.
UM, YOU SEE THE, UH, DATES THAT'S ON THE, UH, OVERHEAD? I DO.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THOSE? WITH THE TIMELINE AS BEING THE SECURITY OF THE PROPERTY IS FOUR DAYS AWAY, AND THEN WE HAVE THE FEBRUARY 18TH AND 19TH TIMEFRAME.
SO I MEAN, IF IT WAS GONNA BE JULY AND AUGUST, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE A ISSUE GETTING THE REST OF THIS STUFF TO WORK.
UH, BUT WHETHER IT IS GONNA PLAY A FACTOR IN HOLIDAYS IS FINDING PEOPLE TO WORK.
A LOT OF PEOPLE I HAVE LEAVE THIS TIME OF YEAR AND THEY COME BACK MID-JANUARY.
UH, SO I MEAN, I WOULD, I WOULD ASK TO MOVE THAT OUT APRIL 30TH BEFORE I, BEFORE I UH, GO FORWARD.
KURT, WE, WE GAVE HIM A BACK DOOR TO GO OUT OF.
BUT MODIFICATIONS OF THE DATES, UH, YEAH, YOU CAN MIND THE, AND THIS RECOMMENDATION, IT, IT DOES HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE THE BOARD, BUT YOU CAN GIVE AN EXTENSION OF THE DATES YOU'RE NOT WE TO THE DATES.
AND I'M HAPPY TO REVISIT EVERYTHING AT THAT POINT TOO.
UH, I MEAN, MY INTENTION IS NOT TO LET THIS, THIS BUILDING COST ME $10,000 A MONTH TO SIT HERE.
SO YOU, YOU'RE, YOU WANT THAT FEBRUARY 18TH AND 19TH TO BE JULY 1ST AND SECOND? YES, SIR.
AND THE DECEMBER THE 18TH IS OKAY.
YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE SECURING OF THE PROPERTY BY THE 18TH? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT, I MEAN, I GUESS I NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SECURITY MEANS.
UH, AS LONG AS IT'S, IT CAN'T BE ENTERED BY PEOPLE THAT DON'T BELONG INSIDE.
SO NO DOOR REMAIN LOCKED TO THE BE YEAH.
THE, THE, THE SURROUNDING FENCE IS LOCKED AND THE DOORS ARE ALL NO, I MEAN, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BREAK IN, THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA BREAK IN, BUT THERE'S NO EASY ACCESS.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THE CONCERN.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THE DEFINITION OF SECURITY AND THE, AND FOUR DAYS FROM NOW IS WHAT THE REQUIREMENT IS IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT.
AND IF IT IS, I MEAN, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING EXTRA THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED, NO, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT IT AND MAKE SURE.
YEAH, I'LL GO BACK AND, AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S RE-SECURED.
WITH, I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. POPPAS AT THIS TIME.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, MR. POPPAS, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING.
YOU MAY BE EXCUSED AT THIS TIME.
WE HAVE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT WISHES TO TESTIFY IN, IN REGARDS TO THIS PROPERTY.
WILL THE INDIVIDUAL BY THE NAME OF SHEZ KAZAR YES.
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YES.STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
IF I HAVE MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME, PLEASE, PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
THAT IS, UH, THAT IS QUITE ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU READ MY SIGNATURE, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT COMPLETELY WHERE I WAS QUICKLY TRYING TO WRITE BECAUSE YOU WERE LIKE FIXING THE START.
CHRIS GAZAR, 45 0 1 ETTE ROAD IN ETTE, TEXAS 7 5 0 8 8.
THANK YOU MR. MR. GAZAR, PLEASE TO PROCEED TO TELL US WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HEAR THIS EVENING.
UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY HERE HOPING THAT I COULD HAVE MET WITH, I HOPE WILL GIVE ME THE TIME TODAY TO MR. PAPPAS.
I REPRESENT, UM, LIFE MESSAGE, THE VETERANS RESOURCE AND OUTREACH CENTER, AS WELL AS THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN GARLAND.
WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN PURCHASING THAT BUILDING OVER THERE.
UH, I PERSONALLY LONG HISTORY FROM THERE FROM BEFORE WE WOULD LIKE TO REHAB THE BUILDING AND TURN INTO A VETERAN'S OUTREACH CENTER.
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO, UM, BETWEEN MY EXPERIENCE, IT'S BEEN 25 YEARS FOR US.
SO WE HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO, TO MAKE THAT WORK.
AND AGAIN, THE PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE IS, AND MR. PEPPA WOULD NOT KNOW THIS, BUT, UH, I WAS ACTUALLY IN THAT BUILDING, UH, WHEN IT BURNED.
UH, WE HAD MY CORPORATE OFFICES OF MY CORPORATE LIFE, UH, ON THE FOURTH FLOOR ON THE WEST END.
SO, UH, LUCKILY WE DID NOT GET TAKEN OUT BY THE FIRE.
WE GOT TAKEN OUT BY THE SMOKE.
UH, WASN'T OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.
BUT, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT I HAVE IS, IS, IS VERY, VERY, UM, EXTENSIVE FOR WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO.
WE LIKE WHERE IT'S AT IN GARLAND.
I HAVE TWO LOCATIONS THERE, UH, EQUAL IN ABOUT, UH, 26,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE, UH, THAT WE HAVE A BIG TRIM PIPE TO GET BACK ON THE VETERAN SIDE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY KIND OF LOOKING TO PUSH HERE, DEALS WITH EVERYTHING FROM, UH, CLAIM RIGHT INTO REDOING HOUSING, UM, REDOING FENCES AND ANY KIND OF VETERAN SERVICE THAT NEEDS IT, AND ESPECIALLY INTO MENTAL HEALTH.
SO WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY, WHICH I WAS HOPING TO GET HERE, WAS TO COME IN AND, AND MEET THIS YOUNG MAN IN HOPES THAT I COULD PUT MY, UH, MY CAR IN FRONT OF HIM.
UM, UH, RICH MAQUETTE WITH HABITAT WAS GOING TO MAKE IT.
HE UNFORTUNATELY HAD A MEETING AT THE VERY LAST SECOND.
SO, UM, I AM HERE ASKING, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT YOUR MEASURES WERE GOING TO BE TONIGHT, BUT WE WERE GONNA BE ASKED TO BE PUT IN FRONT OF THIS YOUNG MAN TO VISIT WITH HIM ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO WHAT COULD BE.
UH, YOUR TIMELINES ARE PRETTY TIGHT, WHICH WE ALL KNOW THAT IN THE WORLD OF, OF BUILD OUT IS GOING TO BE VERY TIGHT.
SOUNDS LIKE HE HAS AN INTEREST IN TRYING TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT NATURE.
BUT, UH, AGAIN, I CAME HERE IN HOPES THAT I COULD OPEN THE DOOR TO ALLOW US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, UH, WITH HIM ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THAT BUILDING AND WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH IT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR, UH, TESTIMONY THIS EVENING.
I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'LL TAKE A HOLD OF THE BOARD AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
SEEING NONE, APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS THE ONLY SPEAKER CARD OR THE LAST SPEAKER CARD FROM, IN REGARD TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKER IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISH TO COME FORTH? SEEING NONE.
SEEING NONE, MR. DALE LONG, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT.
SIR, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE, MR. CHAIR? I WOULD LIKE, I MOVE THAT WE, UH, ACCEPT THE, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF WITH THE MODIFICATIONS, UH, AS IDENTIFIED BY MR. PATEL AND DATE MODIFICATIONS.
CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC? OKAY.
JULY 1ST AND JUNE, RIGHT? YES.
THEN THE SECURE HAVE THE PROPERTY SECURED BY DECEMBER THE 18TH.
BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THAT IT'S ALREADY SECURED.
NO, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT SECURE.
SO WE JUST WANT, FOR THE RECORD, WE GOT THE SECURE THE PROPERTY BY THE 18TH.
SECURE THE PROPERTY BY THE 18TH.
18TH AND MAKE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS JULY 1ST AND, AND SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MR. WONG.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? HAVE A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WE WILL VOTE, BUT THE MOTION IS AS PRESENTED AT THIS TIME.
WE HAVE A UNANIMOUS DECISION TO ACCEPT THE MOTION AS PRESENTED.
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OKAY, WE HAVE ONE MORE PROPERTY AND WE'RE THE LAST PROPERTY.THE DOCKET NUMBER 2023 DASH 19.
UH, DOCKET 2023 DASH 19 IS 1914 PUTMAN WAY COURT, THE PREMISES AND COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE THAT IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK ONE LOT 58 OF THE VILLAGES OF VALLEY CREEK ONE IN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT SINGLE FAMILY FIVE DISTRICT WITH AN IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF $264,340.
THE OWNER IS KH ELECTRIC SERVICES LLC AT 1 3 4 3 3 WHISPERING HILLS IN DALLAS, TEXAS.
UH, THE BACK HERE SHOWS THE LOCATION OF 19 14 14 PUTMAN AGAIN, IT IS IN COUNCIL.
UH, THE, THIS IS THE ORDINANCE FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF POSTING NOTICE OF THESE HEARINGS BEFORE THIS BOARD PROPER NOTICE WAS GIVEN FOR THIS HEARING IN THIS CASE ON NOVEMBER 7TH, CITY OF GARLAND, THAT NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.
NOVEMBER 8TH NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS WAS PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER.
AND NOVEMBER 17TH THE CITY OF GARLAND ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMONS WAS SENT BY CERTIFIED DELIVERY.
AND THE TRACKING INFORMATION FOR THOSE CERTIFIED DELIVERIES IS BELOW, UH, MOST IMPORTANTLY ON NOVEMBER 30TH.
THEN THERE'S A NEW OWNER TO THIS PROPERTY AS WELL.
UH, KENNY QUINN OF KH ELECTRIC SERVICES CAME TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICE AND DIS DISCUSSED THIS HEARING WITH STAFF.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE NOTICE OF PROCEEDING AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.
THE TIMELINE OF ACTIONS BEGAN AT THIS PROPERTY ON MAY 19TH, 2023.
CITY OF GARLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, RESPONDED TO A FIRE ON JULY 20TH, 2023, CO COMPLIANCE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE HOUSE AND THE LACK OF REPAIRS SINCE THE FIRE SEPTEMBER 7TH, UH, CO COMPLIANCE RED TAGGED THE HOUSE ON OCTOBER 17TH, DECAB REFLECTED A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY.
ON OCTOBER 25TH, CO COMPLIANCE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION THAT THE PROPERTY WAS SELLING.
AGAIN, CO COMPLIANCE SENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMONS TO THAT BUYER.
ON OCTOBER 26TH, CO COMPLIANCE CON, OUR CONTRACTOR MOWED THE PROPERTY AND ON NOVEMBER 30TH, THE NEW OWNER, KENNY GWYNN MET, MET THE CO COMPLIANCE STAFF AT OUR OFFICE.
THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE CONDEMNATION.
THIS WAS ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2023.
THESE PICTURES WERE ALSO TAKEN THAT SAME DAY AS WERE WAS THIS PICTURE HERE WHERE WE SHOWS THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE DAMAGE AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
THE DEFICIENCY LIST FOR 1914 PUTMAN WAY COURT IS AN UNSECURED STRUCTURE OF THE FRONT DOORS OPEN AND THE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE CAUSED BY FIRE, SMOKE, AND WATER WILL AS HIGH GRASS REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLY, ARE THAT THE HOUSE MUST BE REPAIRED TO A HABITABLE CONDITION WITH REQUIRED PERMITS AND PASS FILE INSPECTIONS BY THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT.
THE PROPERTY MUST REMAIN FREE FROM TRASH AND DEBRIS AND LANDSCAPING AND GRASS MUST BE MAINTAINED.
THIS IS A CURRENT PICTURE TAKEN MONDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, YOU'LL SEE THAT SOME OF THE FIRE DAMAGE THAT WAS VISIBLE AT THE FRONT, THE PRIMARILY THE ROOF HAS BEEN REMOVED IN THAT SMALL SECTION.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
IT WAS TAKEN DECEMBER 11TH, THIS PAST MONDAY.
IT SHOWS SOME OF THE, UH, REMOVAL OF DEBRIS AT THE FIRE DAMAGE SECTION AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY IS ANOTHER ANGLE ON THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY ALSO TAKEN MONDAY.
IN SUMMARY, THIS PROPERTY SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGE FROM A FIRE ON MAY 19TH, 2023.
SINCE THEN, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD TWICE.
THE CURRENT OWNER VISITED WITH CODE APPLIED STAFF AND HAS SHARED HIS PLAN.
HE BELIEVES HE CAN HAVE THE PROPERTY REPAIRED TO A HABITABLE CONDITION IN SIX MONTHS.
HE HAS BEGUN THE PRO PROCESS OF REMOVING DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD FIND AND CONCLUDE THAT NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS HAS BEEN GIVEN, MAILED, PUBLISHED, AND POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE, STATE LAW AND DUE PROCESS THAT THERE EXISTS ON THE PREMISES A SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE, SPECIFICALLY THE MAIN RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 1914 FOOTMAN WAY COURT IN GARLAND, TEXAS.
THAT THE CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE IS SUBSTANDARD DUE TO STRUCTURAL HAZARDS AND MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS VIOLATIONS, SPECIFICALLY FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE, AS WELL AS ROT MATERIALS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND THAT THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY NOT OCCUPIED.
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FURTHER, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD ORDER THAT THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BE SECURE AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY BY DECEMBER 18TH, 2023.THAT IF THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS NOT SECURED AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY BY DECEMBER 18TH, 2023, THE CITY AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN A WARRANT DIRECTING ANY PEACE OFFICER OF THE STATE, INCLUDING A SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE OR CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY, TO ENFORCE AND CARRY OUT THE LAWFUL ORDERS OR DIRECTIVES OF THE PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD TO ENTER THE PREMISES AND SECURE THE PREMISES AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY AND PLACE A LIEN ON THE PREMISES FOR THE COST OF SECURING THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE THAT NO PERSON MAY OCCUPY THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A FINAL INSPECTION IS CONDUCTED BY CODE COMPLIANCE THAT THE OWNER REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A HABIT CONDITION.
REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISHED THE STRUCTURE BY MAY 18TH, 2024, THAT THE OWNER OF THE PREMISES MUST ALLOW ENTRY TO CITY STAFF NO LATER THAN MAY 18TH, 2024 TO INSPECT THE INTERIOR OF THE PREMISES.
SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A ADMIRABLE CONDITION, REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BY MAY 18TH, 2024.
THE CIVIL, CIVIL PENALTIES IN THE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY VIA ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROP, THE PREMISES BEGINNING MAY 19TH, 2024 AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE IS REPAIRED TO A HABITABLE CONDITION.
SHOULD THE OWNER FAIL TO REPAIR THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE TO A HABITABLE CONDITION, REMOVE THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE OR DEMOLISH THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE BY MAY 18TH, 2024.
THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO BRING THIS MATTER BACK BEFORE THE BOARD FOR REVIEWED ANY TIME AFTER MAY 19TH, 2024, AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD MAY CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING AND PLACE A LIEN ON THE PREMISES FOR THE COST OF DEMOLITION.
A COPY OF THIS FINAL ORDER SHALL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE.
UM, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IN, IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU INDICATED THAT YOU COMMUNICATED WITH THE OWNER AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE, UH, TIME CONSTRAINTS AND GET IT DONE TO SIX MONTHS.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS THE SECURITY SECURING OF THE PROPERTY.
DO DO THE OWNERS, CURRENT OWNERS HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT OR THEY CAN MEET THE TIMELINE FOR THAT? UH, I THINK WITH THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY REALLY SECURING THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE DONE BY SECURING THE FRONT DOOR.
UH, EVEN AS THEY DO REPAIRS TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, THERE'S A LARGE PRIVACY FENCE, AN EIGHT FOOT PRIVACY FENCE.
AND SHOULD THEY LOCK THAT GATE WHILE THEY'RE NOT WORKING ON THE PROPERTY, WOULD BE CONSIDERED SECURE.
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM MR. WINESTEIN AT THIS TIME.
ANY MORE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING MAD SEAN? THANK YOU.
WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS IN REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY.
AND IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT NEEDS TO COME TESTIFY? SEEING NONE, MR. SHO, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR.
WHAT IS, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? WHAT, UH, MY MOTION TO ACCEPT, UH, THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SHOAL.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. LONG TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE A UNANIMOUS DECISION TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, THERE'S A QUESTION ON THE LAST VOTE ON, UH, THE FOREST LANE PROPERTY.
UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE GOT THE CORRECT COUNT.
THEY DIDN'T SEE ALL THE HANDS GO UP AND, AND I THINK YOU ANNOUNCED IT AS UNANIMOUS, BUT THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
WE HAD ONE VOTE AGAINST, SO IT WAS SIX ONE.
WHO, WHO VOTED AGAINST IT? ME.
WE, UH, THAT ARE ALL, THAT'S ALL OF THE CASES THAT'S PRESENTED FOR US THIS EVENING.
WE, UM, ANY ANTICIPATION OF OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING, MR. BARKER? ANY ANTICIPATION SOMETIME IN 24
IT'LL PROBABLY BE SOMETIME, UH, BEFORE APRIL.
BEFORE, BEFORE WE ADJOURN, MR. CHAIRMAN, ON BEHALF OF CODE STAFF AND AND KURT
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CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE DON'T WANT TO WISH OUR BOARD AND YOU, SIR, A VERY HAPPY, UH, HOLIDAY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND, UH, WE REALLY, AGAIN APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.WISH YOU, WISH YOU THE BEST DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
EVERYONE ENJOY YOUR, YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON.
THIS WILL BE DOCUMENTS AS WELL.
S TEACH LILY HOW TO WORK THAT STUFF.
KURT, YOU, YOU NOTICE WE CHANGED UP THE RECOMMENDATIONS A LITTLE TO KIND OF GIVE SOME SECOND OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS THE ONE FOR PUTMAN WIFE.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER WE HAD SOMEBODY ASK ABOUT IT AND SAY, HEY, IS THERE ANY WAY WE LIKE THAT? COME BACK.