Code Enforcement Board - Regular Meeting

Please continue to stand if you are swearing in and testifying on behalf of a case today.

Before we begin, I think it was two more individuals in the back that raised their hand for the translator. Yes? Did you raise your hand for the translator? Ma'am, those two? Did you swear them in as well? Okay, just want to make sure. I mean, yeah, because I only saw them two. So let's make sure we get them as well.

Oh, one second. Can we get a, board members, I need a motion for an excused absence for our board member. Alicia is here. All those in favor? Aye. Thank you. Thank you. And what was the page again, Alicia? I'm sorry, I cut you off.

Gotcha. And how does the property plead? How does the property plead? Guilty or not guilty?

The violation were made before. Okay, no problem. We'll get you some time here. Inspector?

All those in favor? Aye. Thank you. You have 120 days, sir. If you need more time, there's a paper to request an extension. Yes. Thank you very much, okay? And make sure you keep in touch with your inspector, okay? Okay.

Luis? Okay, so here's what I want you to do for the board. When they speak, you will listen to it, and then you will just translate it directly to us, okay? Only because this is being recorded, and so we want to make sure that we're getting it in real time and not an interpretation of what they said, like what they're saying in real time, okay? I appreciate you on that.

Thank you. Can you have them introduce themselves and their address?

And how does the property plead? Guilty or not guilty? Not guilty. Okay. Okay. Inspector, put your case on.

Admit it, we're just removing page 36, correct?

Okay, thank you. You want to ask them if they want to tell us anything they want to add to this on why they're not guilty?

So just let them know that they have, because of what we discovered, that there's a process that has to take place to bring the property into compliance. I'm sorry? No, ma'am. It's these individuals. No, ma'am. Ask them, do they know how to go about getting a permit and applying for the permits?

Okay, we're good? Okay, so board members can have a motion.

Absolutely, they can go through the process.

Second. All those in favor? Second. All those in favor? Okay, so we've given them 120 days. And to speak with the assistant director to start the process with guidance. And then also, please keep in contact with the inspector. Should there be any additional questions they may have?

If they need more time, they can request more time.

Mr. Interpreter, Mr. Lewis, could you tell him to speak to the director? Get his card.

Good evening. Could you state your name and address for the record?

And just explain to her that if she needs time to fix whatever it is, that's meaning that she's guilty. That is guilty if you need time. Okay. Okay. So we're going to say guilty. Okay, so she needs time. Thank you. Inspector, what do you need to do?

It says they have homestead. Does she live in the property? Yes. Okay.

Yeah, we can do our standard 120 and then we'll give more time as needed from there.

Okay. We'll give her more time. Just, you know, I understand sometimes these architects can delay and ask for more money and stuff like that. So, We're not trying to beat her up or anything like that, but we just, we want to help her come into compliance. Okay.

All those in favor. Aye. Make sure she takes the paper there. So if she needs more time, she can request it directly with that information there. Okay. Okay.

Thank you very much. And how does the property plead, guilty or not guilty? Not guilty? Let me ask you one more question. Do you need time to fix whatever it is?

OK, so if you need more time, that means definitely. Yes. That means you're pleading guilty and that you're going to ask for time to get it.

I understand and then that is only temporary Understand let us put on a case here a quick and then we'll hear you inspector Bailey North office Did you put together pages 1 through 34 for today's hearing?

Okay. Ma'am, you want to add anything? It's your turn to speak now.

Let me ask a question. Do you plan on traveling anytime soon?

Do you expect to travel in the next 90 days, 120 days, you think?

But you're probably going to travel within that time frame.

120 days. I'm certain she's going to be traveling within four months. No problem, ma'am. So I'll motion for...

It's going to be a second. All those in favor? Aye.

Okay. All right. Thank you, ma'am. Enjoy your retirement.

Yeah, MQM Investments, LLC. Good evening, sir. Did you state your name and address for the record? Yes, Mario Mahecha, and the address is 1855 Northwest 27th Street. And how does the property plead? Guilty or not guilty? Guilty. Thank you very much. Inspector?

One second. What does he need to do to get a compliance?

Sir, you want to add anything, or are you good with the 120 days to start?

Thank you. All those in favor? Aye. Thank you very much.

This is going to be JDS Engineering. Good evening, how are you doing? Can you state your name and address for the record?

Thank you very much. And, sir, how does the property plead, guilty or not guilty? Guilty. Okay, let's find out what we need to do when we get you squared away, okay? Inspector?

Director? City recommends 120 as they are in the review phase. Sir, do you have anything else you want to add or we're good?

All those in favor? Aye. Thank you, sir. And grab that paper. Thank you.

Thank you. And how does the property plead? Guilty or not guilty? Guilty. Thank you very much. Inspector?

Ma'am, do you understand what needs to be done?

All right, well, we're going to help give you some time here to come.

Okay, thank you. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Okay.

Good evening. Good evening. State your name and address for the record.

And how does the property plead, guilty or not guilty? Guilty. Thank you very much. Inspector? Inspector?

Okay, so she needs some time. Inspector, I mean, Director, what are you? The city recommends 120. They are in the pre-screen corrections phase. Okay. Thank you. Sir, do you have anything you want to add, or you're good?

Sorry about that, man. Well, at least we'll help you get you some time to get going, okay? Thank you.

Good evening. Hello. You state your name and address for the record?

Okay, and how does the property plead, guilty or not guilty? Not guilty. Not guilty, okay. Inspector?

It's a couple days. Yeah. Okay. No problem.

And how does the property plead, guilty or not guilty? Guilty. Thank you very much, sir. Inspector?

Perfect. Do you live in the property? I do not. Okay. Gotcha. All right. Director, do you have any comments? The city recommends 120.

All those in favor? Aye. Aye. We'll give you 120 days. Just take that paper if you need more time for that, sir. Thanks.

Good evening. Can you state your name and address for the record?

Can you ask them, do they understand what is being asked of them to come into compliance?

Any board members have any comments or questions?

Second. So explain to her that we're going to make a motion to give her 90 days. And if she needs more time after the 90, before the nine days expire to put in a request or more time. Okay. All those in favor. Okay. Yeah. And if she has any questions, she can reach out to the inspector directly. Okay. Thank you very much.

Patricio Jorge? Yes, okay. Good evening. Okay. You want to just have, state his name and address for the record.

Okay, and ask him how does the property plead, guilty or not guilty? Guilty. Okay, thank you. Inspector, you want to let him know what they need to come into compliance? Yeah, he plead guilty, so you want to let him know what he needs?

Can you ask him if he knows how to go about doing that, the process of applying for the permit?

No, no. Okay. Any other questions? Can I have a motion for the 120 days?

All those in favor? Aye. Let him know that we've given him 120 days. If he needs more time, he can apply for the extension. Okay. Okay.

This is the case from last week that we did the partial release.

Let me ask you a question because I don't want this to drag us out because we went through. This is our third case. I know we got other to be heard. Those are abstentions. Those are abstentions. Yeah. Okay, so we don't have nothing else. This is okay. All right.

Yes. State your name and address for the record, please.

Thank you, and good to see you both again.

Hold on real quick. Do you just want to address just that piece right there? Nothing else. Just that.

Hold on. Do you have anything of proof to show what is not on the public record? Because that's public record, what he's citing, what he's citing to us.

Okay, you want to explain that piece? Yeah.

One second. I have a question with a board member.

Does anybody else have any other questions?

And ma'am, and that right there is the biggest red flag that I think all of the board members who've been here present for the last three meetings... We recognize that. That is the biggest flag. We've asked the first time. You came back the second time with no one. We asked. In fact, before we asked, we gave you the special request, did we not? Yes. And then we asked if there was any other thing, please make sure that that person was with you if you had to come back. You're here now for the third meeting, and that request has either been flat out ignored or just rejected.

And that's just not acceptable, because if you can take the time to show up here...

I could tell you based on what I'm reading, if you have 15 days, that should have been motivation to show up as opposed to sending a letter. That's just me personally, and so I probably wouldn't even vote to do anything else other than what we did last meeting. Me personally. And so I just, for me that's a red flag at this point being that we're here now three meetings. That's a red flag. If you know you had an extension of 15 days,

We understand that, and that's why we gave the special release last meeting. So what are we here doing today? It doesn't seem to make any sense of what we're doing here today with you guys before us. It doesn't make any sense.

Well, I can tell you right now, me personally, now knowing what has transpired between the quick deed sales, between the different parties and now the corporation and And then a still without any representation from the seller or buyer, whoever the other attorney is. She's the seller. For me, that's a red flag at this point. And I'm glad our city attorney at least pointed out that information to us and to bring it here today because we wouldn't have known that.

Okay. Well, here's the good thing is that we passed a motion last week to grant the special release. This information that was being brought up by the city attorney and our board attorney was saying, hey, Before we do this, this is out there. So to take that into account. So I don't have any issue other than what I've already expressed, which I felt that the person should have still been here nevertheless. But if the board, the will of the board is okay with moving forward with what we've already granted. Yeah, if you don't re-motion, then you can just say, you know, you can just table this an

I'm good with the partial release. Yeah, so we've already granted the partial release. forward on this issue here.

Okay. Well, Madam Attorney, I'm just going to ask that we just execute the motion that we've already- Tomorrow morning. Yes. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. No problem. Abstentious.

All right. So this is, this is abstentious, right?

Oh, that's what I was saying before. Ah, okay, because that's why I didn't want to go through that. If I do, I have people already here. Sir, good evening. And state your name and address for the record.

And how does the property plead guilty or not guilty?

Gotcha. You just need a little bit more time. So guilty. Guilty. Thank you very much. Inspector.

So you moved all the trailers and all that good stuff.

I got you. Let me ask you this. To cut the grass, you just need a couple more days to get that squared away?

You can just contact the inspector, come out there, and put it in compliance for you.

Go ahead. Oh, you want to pull it up? Okay. Give us a second. Yes. Yes, he lives there. That's Homestead. I live there.

I just want to see something real quick.

All right, so today's the... Still there. Today's the 10th.

It's going now. Gotcha. Inspector, he's cool with 30 days. I mean, direct, he's cool with 30 days cutting the grass, and that's about it. No objection? 30 days works?

Please state your name and address for the record.

Are you sworn in? Are you here for which?

And sir, what about yourself? Are you being sworn in?

And can you state your name and address for the record? And what's your relation to the property?

And how does the property plead? Guilty or not guilty? Not guilty.

Okay, sir. You want to give us your bit about this?

Well, structure here. We're not saying you did it, but you have to maintain it. Yes. So failure to maintain it, is that where you're guilty? That's what you're...

All those in favor? Aye. You can add time.

...towards it. Sir, thank you. We're going to appreciate you with the update on that. No problem. Once again, I apologize for not bringing the power of attorney. No, it's understood. Is there anyone in particular that wants to speak? There's four of you all, so I have a bunch of more cases afterwards. Maybe one representative? Right here. This one here? Could you state your name and address for the record?

Sir, do you understand what she's saying?

I know, and that's why I just wanted to hear this last piece.

So our board needs to be treated with that respect. So thank you for the explanation. Ma'am, thank you and individuals for coming out. But hold on one second. This case, we're going to go ahead and make our vote because it's already been adjudicated. We're going to put an adjudication on file. And the reason why we're doing that, because the case is already complied, but once we say guilty right and we vote on that if it continues to happen then when it comes back before us we have the means to increase our fines okay and so we're asking so what we're going to do first no more comments because

Yes, I agree. I just wanted to make sure, it took the time to come, I at least want to give them that much, but we're going to adjudicate, and then if there's more noise violations, you guys are more than welcome to continue to press the issue with the code of compliance. And when it comes back, then there's a different set of circumstances that we'll deal with at that point. That was it. Sir, that's it. Sir, let him adjudicate. Okay, thank you. That's done. Yes.

Gotcha. Can I get a motion for guilt on the case? Violation. The foot of violation. I'm sorry.

Not yet. Okay, so why don't we get there first? It's absentia, right? It's absentia. Oh, all right. These are all absentias, that's why. All right.

Okay. name is Ashley Toussaint you understand that we're giving you 120 days yes to get everything squared away and if you need more time you can ask for an extension of time with that paper that's on the day instead with it no more okay well that paper there all right so

Oh, I see what you're saying. The contractor got paid. Without the signature of the owner, yes.

I'm just asking for it. No, no, no. I got what you're saying, yeah. That right there sounds like some fraud that was done.

And then when you get close to that time frame, you see it still needs more times. There's a paper that we just gave. Act for the extension of time. We'll be more than happy to give you some more time to get things squared away.

Second. All those in favor? Aye. Thank you.

That's it? Wait, those folks are still here?

Yeah. Yeah. Okay, because I was going to say, I know we already dealt with them. Yeah, okay. Seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. There's one more. Are you, Mr. Lewis, they were, okay.

So moved. Second. All those in favor? All right. Mr. Vice Chair, can you take a moment for a second? Gotcha. All right.

So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye.

So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye.

So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye.