* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:05] I WILL CALL THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION [CALL TO ORDER ] MEETING TO ORDER FOR OCTOBER 28TH, 2026. LET THE RECORD REFLECT AT 6:33 PM MY NAME IS MICHAEL FRANCIS. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION. AT THIS TIME, I'LL CALL, ROLL AND ASK FOR COMMISSIONER MEMBERS PRESENT TONIGHT TO PLEASE SIGNIFY THAT YOU ARE HERE. A QUICK REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE COMMISSIONER, PLEASE TURN ON YOUR CAMERA AND KEEP IT ON SO THAT WE MAY MAINTAIN QUORUM. COMMISSIONER NARE HERE. COMMISSIONER BROWN HERE. COMMISSIONER GARZA. HERE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. HERE. COMMISSIONER GILKER. COMMISSIONER ABERRA. HERE. COMMISSIONER TOM LOVICH. RAGE. HE'S NOT HEARING COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE HERE AND CHAIR, BUT WE STILL HAVE QUORUM WITHOUT HIM, DON'T WE? WE? YEAH, WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. BEFORE THE CASES ARE CALLED, THE COMMISSION WILL [PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL ] ENTERTAIN PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ON ITEMS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES OR SIX MINUTES FOR ANYONE REQUIRING INTERPRETATION SERVICES. TONIGHT, THE COMMISSION WILL CONDUCT A HEARING FOR SIX ITEMS ON THE POSTED AGENDA. THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER SIX CASES FROM SIX PROPERTIES. THE CASES WILL BE CONSIDERED AN ORDER IN WHICH THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA. HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION MAY TAKE THE CASES OUT OF ORDER IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE. ALL ATTENDEES AT THE MEETING ARE REQUIRED TO OBSERVE APPROPRIATE DECOR AND CIVILITY SO AS NOT TO IMPAIR THE COMMISSION'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. CODE. REVIEW OF ALLEN ANALYST, MELANIE ALL WILL CALL EACH OF THE CASES ON THE AGENDA, FOLLOWED BY TESTIMONY. AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WHEN YOUR CASE IS CALLED. THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PROPERTY MUST COME FORWARD, AND PLEASE TAKE A SEAT NEAR THE PODIUM. IF YOU'RE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY. UNMUTE YOUR PHONE. HEY, CHAIR. SORRY THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMERA, BUT I AM, I'M HERE AND PRESENT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TOM LOVICH, WHEN YOUR CASE IS CALLED, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PROPERTY MUST COME FORWARD AND TAKE A SEAT NEAR THE PODIUM, OR IF YOU'RE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY ON MUTE YOUR PHONE. THE CITY WILL PRESENT ITS EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES FIRST, AND WE'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO DO SO. THE OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE ALLOTTED FIVE MINUTES TO CROSS-EXAMINE THE CITY'S WITNESSES AND THEIR TESTIMONY. AFTER THE CITY HAS PRESENTED ITS EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES, THE OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE GIVEN EQUAL TIME TO PRESENT THEIR OWNER, THEIR OWN WITNESSES OR EVIDENCE. THE CITY WILL BE ALLOTTED FIVE MINUTES TO CROSS-EXAMINE THE OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVES WITNESS ABOUT THEIR TESTIMONY. WHEN THE TIMER INDICATES THAT YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED, YOU MUST FINISH YOUR SENTENCE AND CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION. WELL, OUR DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER THIS EVENING, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. JAMES EDWARD WINE WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN. THANK YOU, JAMES. AFTER THE OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE AND THE CITY HAVE PRESENTED EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES, THE COMMISSION MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF EITHER SIDE. AFTER THE COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS, WE MAY ALLOW OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES WHO ARE PRESENT TO OFFER RELEVANT TESTIMONY ABOUT THE CASE. BOTH SIDES AND THE COMMISSION MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES. WE WILL GIVE THE PROPERTY OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE, OR APPELLANT THREE MINUTES TO SUMMARIZE THEIR PRESENTATION AT CHAIR'S DISCRETION. THE CITY MAY BE PERMITTED, MAY BE PRESENT PERMITTED, PARDON ME, TO PRESENT REBUTTAL AFTER THE SUMMATION. AFTER ALL THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY IS CONCLUDED, THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS THE CASE AND VOTE ON A DECISION. THE COMMISSION'S DECISION WILL BE ANNOUNCED TONIGHT, AND A COPY OF THAT DECISION WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. A DECISION OF THE COMMISSION IS FINAL AND BINDING UNLESS APPEALED TO DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AS PROVIDED IN THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROCEDURE, PLEASE ASK YOUR QUESTIONS WHEN YOUR CASE IS CALLED WITNESSES TESTIFY UNDER OATH. ANY PERSON THAT WANTS TO PRESENT TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMISSION, IN ANY CASE THIS EVENING, INCLUDING THOSE REMOTING IN, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND SO THAT YOU MAY BE SWORN IN. DO EACH OF YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE THIS EVENING IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING [00:05:01] BUT THE TRUTH? IF SO, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, I DO. I DO. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, WE WILL PROCEED TO CONSIDER THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING. I BELIEVE WE HAVE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. WE SHOULD HAVE TWO PEOPLE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. YES. TRAVIS BADGER. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU PRESS THE MIC ON BUTTON THERE FOR ME? GOOD. PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF. TRAVIS BADGER. I'M AN ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER OF 5 1 0 3 VALLEY OAK DRIVE, AUSTIN, TEXAS 7 8 7 3 1. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. UM, I'M, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST THAT AN ORDER ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION, UH, REGARDING THE PROPERTY I JUST MENTIONED, IN CASE NUMBER CL DASH 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 5 4 2 9 2 BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA TO REVISIT THAT ORDER AND THE CIVIL PENALTIES WITHIN THAT ORDER. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AND MY CLIENT IS REQUESTING THAT THE COMMISSION PLACE US ON A FUTURE AGENDA TO REVISIT THAT ORDER. THANK YOU, MR. BRAD. WE WILL TAKE THOSE ITEMS AT THE END OF THIS EVENING. UH, THAT'S AN AGENDA ITEM THAT THANK YOU. YOU BET. THANK YOU FOR COMING MS. ALEXANDER. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION. JULIE ALEXANDER, TWO 10 DUNLAP STREET, AUSTIN, TEXAS 7 8 7 0 4. I AM HERE ABOUT A CASE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR TODAY, UM, TO GET A STAFF BRIEFING FOR TWO 12 DUNLAP STREET. UH, THIS IS THE PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT TO US THAT HAS, UH, QUITE A FEW ISSUES AT THE HOME. UM, ONE OF THEM BEING THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE IS AN OPEN SEWAGE HOLD THAT'S BETWEEN OUR PROPERTIES. UM, THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS. UH, IT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN APRIL, OR MIGHT HAVE BEEN MARCH OF 25. UM, SO I'M JUST HERE TO GET A STAFF UPDATE AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE ISSUE IS STILL GOING ON. UM, AND IT'S APPARENTLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S OBVIOUSLY A HEALTH HAZARD, NOT ONLY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, UM, FOR THE ODOR FOR THE WILDLIFE. AND, UM, SO I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER GARZA BRINGING IT BACK UP SO THAT WE COULD FIND OUT WHAT THE STATUS IS. UM, SO I'M HOPING THAT WE GET SOME REAL INSIGHT AS TO WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ASSISTING THE OWNERS SO THAT THEY CAN GET THIS REPAIRED. AND SO I'M, UH, ANXIOUS TO HEAR WHAT THE UPDATE IS AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND BRINGING IT BACK FORWARD. WE'LL BE HERE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US. THANK YOU, MS. ALEXANDER? YEAH. UH, COMMISSIONERS WILL CHAIR. I'M SORRY. CHAIR. I THINK WE HAVE SOMEONE ON THE PHONE AS WELL. HELLO, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS ZHA MALIK. I'M CALLING IN ON THE PHONE. IS NOW A PROPER TIME TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? YES. MR. MALIK, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. I APOLOGIZE THAT I CANNOT BE IN PERSON THERE TO MAKE THIS REQUEST. UH, I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF, I'M, I'M AN ATTORNEY HERE IN AUSTIN AND I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF, UH, THE OWNER OF A PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS AT 9 1 3 3 NORTHGATE BOULEVARD. THE CASE IS PL 2 0 2 2 1 3 7 6 6 7. I'M CALLING TO REQUEST THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU ALL AND DISCUSS AN ORDER THAT WAS ISSUED WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROPERTY. THANK [00:10:01] YOU, MR. MALIK. WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THAT AT THE VERY END, BUT WE WILL, UH, BRING THAT ISSUE BEFORE THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I BELIEVE THAT'S EVERYONE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. WE'VE COVERED THOSE. CHAIR. THERE'S, THERE IS SOMEBODY STILL ONLINE? UH, MR. MR. JOSEPH WAS WITH, UH, THE NORTHGATE. HE IS? YEAH. MR. JOSEPH, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? CAN WE, UH, CAN WE GIVE HIM THE CODE AGAIN? WHAT IS IT? UH, HE'S ON THE SCREEN. STAR SIX. OH, HE IS ON THE SCREEN. STAR SIX. MR. JOSEPH WANTS TO SPEAK. MR. JOSEPH IS YOU. IF YOU CAN HEAR US, UH, TRY DIALING STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. MR. JOSEPH. THAT'S RISH. I, OKAY. SINCE HE'S NOT RESPONDING, SHALL WE MOVE ON? I THINK SO. HE WAS HERE. THAT WAS HIS ATTORNEY THAT JUST SPOKE. SO, UM, I THINK THE GUY THAT SPOKE WAS MR. MALIK. MM-HMM . BUT THEY'RE BOTH ON THE SAME AGENDA ITEM, SO. YEAH. WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT AN AGENDA ITEM. THEY'RE JUST HERE FOR PUBLICATION. I'M, I'M SORRY. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. IF WE COULD APPROVE [APPROVAL OF MINUTES ] THE MINUTES. YEAH, I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO THAT. COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE REVIEW THE MINUTES. AND FROM SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2026, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE. I DO SEE AN ERROR ON DATES HERE ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. 48 0 7 DUVAL WILL RETURN AND TO BE HEARD ON SEPTEMBER 23RD. THAT WAS THE DATE OF THAT MEETING. WHERE'S THAT ITEM? UH, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. IT'S THE LAST ONE ON THERE. AND THE CORRECTION, AGAIN, CORRECTION IS TO BE HEARD AT THE OCTOBER REGULAR MEETING, NOT SEPTEMBER. I WITHDRAW MY MOTION. I AM SORRY. I'M STILL NOT GETTING THE CORRECTION ON THAT. ON THE ONE FOR DUNLAP? YES, SIR. THESE MEETING MINUTES ARE FROM THE SEPTEMBER MEETING, SO IT WOULD BE TO HAVE TO BE HEARD AT THE OCTOBER MEETING, WHICH IS TODAY, WHICH WE ARE GONNA HEAR TODAY. OH, OKAY. INSTEAD OF SEPTEMBER. CORRECT. WE MAKE THAT CORRECTION. CAN WE APPROVE THAT WITH, AND THEN WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'LL MAKE THAT CORRECTION. IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? OKAY. THERE'S MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS CHECK CORRECTED. SO YES. SECOND. AS AS AMENDED. AS AMENDED. I'M SORRY, IS THERE A SECOND ON THE MOTION? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARZA. WE'LL DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. AYE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. I OKAY. CHAIR, COULD WE, NOT SURE THAT YOU CAN HEAR MY, OKAY. THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST. COULD WE JUST MOVE TO THE STAFF BRIEFINGS? YEAH. COMMISSIONERS, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, WE HAVE SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS HERE. UH, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO GO TO ITEMS NINE AND THEN 10, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION. HEARING NONE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE THEN TO ITEM NINE [9. Staff briefing regarding the property 6700 Branchwood Drive, and status of compliance with the Commission’s Order for repair of the primary structure and demolition of the accessory structure, issued at the May 27, 2026 meeting.] FOR STAFF BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 6,700 BRANCHWOOD DRIVE. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT'S CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 6 0 5 1 7 7 8. AND, UH, INVESTIGATOR FARRAH PRESLEY IS HERE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS FARRAH PRESLEY AND I'M AN INVESTIGATOR FOR THE CASE REVIEW AND ESCALATION TEAM WITH AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THE PROPERTY 6,700 BRANCHWOOD IS BEING BROUGHT FORTH TONIGHT FOR AN UPDATE. CRAIG HAS HAD THIS CASE AND A BSE ORDER SINCE MAY 25TH, 2026. SINCE THIS CASE WAS HEARD, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY REPAIRS MADE. OUR PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AND NO CONTACT WITH CODE. SEPTEMBER 4TH. I DID DO A [00:15:01] WARRANT AND ABATEMENT CLEANUP OVER THERE, AND WE COLLECTED 45 CUBIC YARDS OF TRASH ON MY LAST INSPECTION. SEPTEMBER 11TH, UH, THE, I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE BOC ORDER WAS SENT OUT. AND THEN MY LAST FOLLOW UP WAS DONE OCTOBER 14TH, OR WAS OBSERVED THE SHED THAT WE HAD A DEMO ORDER ON HAS BEEN DISMANTLED AND CAN NO LONGER BE USED AS AN ACCESS RESTRUCTURE OR A DWELLING UNIT. THAT'S THE ONLY UPDATE I HAVE AT THIS TIME. QUESTIONS COMMISSIONER? YES. UM, HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT DIRECTLY WITH THE HOMEOWNER? NO, I HAVE NOT. I HAVE HAD SOME CONTACT WITH, UM, A PD AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT VENUE WITH THEIR GROUP DOING THAT, UM, WITH CO COMPLAINTS AND STUFF THAT HAVE COME THAT WAY, AND THAT COULD BE WHERE THIS CASE IS GOING. SO THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY GOOD NEWS WE'VE HEARD ABOUT IT SO FAR. YEAH, I WAS JUST HOPING WE HAD SOME SORT OF PROOF OF LIFE, FOR EXAMPLE. NO, NO. YEAH, HE'S DEFINITELY STILL ALIVE. UM, I'VE TALKED WITH MHMR THAT STOPPED BY THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HE ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THEM, SO, OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. MS. PRESLEY. CHAIR ITEM NUMBER [10. Staff briefing regarding the property 212 Dunlap Street and status of compliance with the Commission’s Order for repair of the residential structure, issued at the June 25, 2025 meeting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ase Number: CL 2026-041399 ] PUBLIC HEARINGS OWNERS, WHEN YOUR CASE IS CALLED, PLEASE MOVE TO THE PODIUM TABLE SO THAT YOU'LL BE READY WITH YOUR PRESENTATION WHEN THE CITY CONCLUDES JAMES ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA. CASE NUMBER CL CL 20 26 0 4 1 3 9 9 AND IS REGARDING A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 1 2 1 5 PRAIRIE DOVE CIRCLE. THE EXHIBITS CAN BE FOUND IN THE GRAY BOOKS IN YOUR READERS IN GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER. HERE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT THE CASE. THE CASE IS REGARDING A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT IS HOMESTEADED. THE CASE WAS OPEN IN MAY, 2024 AS THE RESULT OF A COMPLAINT. THERE IS AN EXPIRED EXPRESS BUILDING PERMIT FOR THIS PROPERTY, BP 20 24 0 9 5 2 6 5 FOR INTERIOR REPAIRS DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE. THIS STRUCTURE IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD WITH DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, WHICH REQUIRES REPAIR. IN YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER OR READER, YOU'LL FIND THE FOLLOWING EXHIBIT ONE, WHICH CONTAINS THE COMPLAINANT CASE HISTORY. A COPY OF THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT RECORD THAT VERIFIES OWNERSHIP MAPS OF THE PROPERTY, ALL REQUIRED NOTICES, PROOFS OF MAILING AND POSTINGS, A FIRE REPORT. AND EXHIBIT TWO, WHICH CONSISTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS TWO A THROUGH TWO H, AND THE RECOMMENDED ORDER CODE INSPECTOR CHRIS MCFARLAND, IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE PHOTOS AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATIONS AS DEPICTED. SPECTRUM MCFARLAND. PLEASE BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONY IN MR. EWING. HIM UP HERE. MR. EWING HERE? YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME? OKAY. UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS CHRIS MCFARLAND. I'M AN INSPECTOR FOR THE AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CODE COMPLIANCE PROPERTY BEING BROUGHT FOR YOU TODAY IS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 1 2 1 5 PRAIRIE DOVE CIRCLE. THE OWNER OF RECORDS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS LLOYD ALLEN EWING ON 5 28 24. I RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM THIS PROPERTY, UH, FROM THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT ON 5 28 24. I PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS, UH, FIRE DAMAGE TO DOORS, EXTERIOR WALLS, ALSO FIRE DAMAGE TO, UH, WALKING SURFACES AND WINDOWS. I DOCUMENTED THE CASE AND MAILED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE OWNER DETAILING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VIOLATIONS ON 5 30 24. I PERFORMED A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION ON 8 7 24, AND OBSERVED THAT NONE OF THE, UH, VIOLATIONS WERE CORRECTED OR REPAIRED. I AM ESCALATING THIS CASE FORWARD DUE TO THE OWNER NOT RECTIFYING THE VIOLATIONS. UM, I'LL NOW PRESENT THE PHOTOS AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATIONS. UH, THE FIRST PHOTO WAS TWO A. THAT'S A CONTEXTUAL PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY SHOWING THE FRONT, SORRY, . NEXT PHOTO, UH, TWO BS. SORRY, I'M, I'M NOT GOOD AT DRIVING. UH, TWO B THAT'S A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A, THE FRONT DOOR IS BOARDED UP. [00:30:01] THERE'S ACTUALLY FIRE DAMAGE ON THE BRICKS AND ALSO POSTED A, UH, YELLOW PLACARD ON THE GARAGE DOOR THERE. NEXT PHOTO, UH, TWO C, THAT'S THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. UH, THE WINDOWS WERE REMOVED DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE FIREMEN ALSO ACCESSED THAT ATTIC BAND UP THERE. AND THERE WAS FIRE DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR WALLS. NEXT PHOTO, UH, 2D THAT'S MORE OF A CLOSEUP SHOT, SO YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE DAMAGE AND THE VENT THAT WAS REMOVED. NEXT PHOTO, UH, TWO E THAT'S JUST A PICTURE OF THE BACKYARD. I BELIEVE THE OWNER IS STORED A LOT OF PERSONAL ITEMS THERE, AND IT'S KINDA HARD TO SEE. YOU CAN SEE SOME DAMAGE. THE PORCH WAS BURNED ON THE BACK OF THE RESIDENCE. UH, NEXT SLIDE. UH, THAT'S THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE. YOU CAN SEE THE WINDOW WAS ALSO REMOVED AND BOARDED UP, AND YOU CAN SEE FURTHER SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR WALLS. NEXT SLIDE. THAT'S JUST AN OVERALL, ANOTHER CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. IT ALSO APPEARS WE NEED TO DO SOME GENERAL CLEANUP AND CUT GRASS AND BUSHES. UH, NEXT SLIDE. UH, THAT WAS THE LAST ELEVATION OF THE SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE GARAGE DOORS ARE ALSO REMOVED. THAT'S WHERE ALL THAT PLYWOOD IS, AND SMOKE DAMAGE ON THE OTHER EXTERIOR WALL. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. BECAUSE OF THE, BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS SHOWN IN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FINDINGS OF FACT, THE CODE OFFICIAL FOUND THAT THIS STRUCTURE IS A PUBLIC AND AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AND IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD WITH DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. STAFF ASKS THE COMMISSION TO ADMIT EXHIBIT ONE, WHICH INCLUDES STAFF PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS LAW AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS TWO A THROUGH TWO H. STAFF ALSO REQUESTS THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER THE OWNER COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING, ONE WITHIN 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED. A, OBTAIN AND FINALIZE ALL NECESSARY PERMITS. B, CORRECT ALL VIOLATIONS CITED TO THE FIRE DAMAGE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, AND IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. C REQUEST INSPECTIONS FROM AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH ONE A AND ONE B AND TWO ON THE 46 DAY, IF COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED, ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY OF $250 PER WEEK THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE UNTIL THE CODE OFFICIAL DETERMINES THAT THE REPAIRS REQUIRED BY THIS ORDER ARE COMPLETE. RA SHALL ACCRUE AT A RATE OF 10% PER YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL PAID IN FULL. AND WITH THAT, THE CITY CONCLUDES ITS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU MR. EWING. GOOD EVENING. WOULD YOU, CAN I REQUEST THAT YOU TURN UP THE VOLUME A LITTLE BIT? I CAN BARELY HEAR, I COULDN'T HEAR MS. ALLY'S, UH, UH, UH, DOCUMENT. AND, AND IT'S HARD TO HEAR THE, AT LEAST FROM WHERE I'VE BEEN SITTING, IT'S HARD TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ROOM. OKAY. I THINK WE CAN TURN THAT UP A LITTLE BIT. IS THAT BETTER? UH, I'M NOT SURE. WELL, WE'LL SEE. OKAY. IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. NAME IS LLOYD EWING. ADDRESS, UH, OF THE PROPERTY IS 1 1 2 1 5 PRAIRIE OF CIRCLE, AUSTIN, 7 8 7 5 8. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY AT THIS POINT? WELL, I GOT COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT MR. MCFARLAND SAID. OKAY. WELL, YOU CAN PROCEED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION THEN. UH, YOU WANT MY PRESENTATION OR YOU WANT MY RESPONSE? SURE. YOU CAN DO BOTH. WELL, UH, THE CODE ENFORCE ENFORCEMENT IS, UH, VERY WELL ABLE TO, UH, WELL VERSED IN MAKING PHOTOS LOOK, EXAGGERATE. THEY EXAGGERATE THE, UH, UH, THE, THE PARTS THAT THEY WANTED TO SHOW YOU BY PUTTING, UH, BY, BY ZOOMING IN ON CERTAIN THINGS. IF YOU GO TO THE HOUSE AND LOOK AT IT FROM THE OUTSIDE, FROM THE STREET AS IT'S REALLY SEEN. THOSE, THOSE PHOTOS ARE ALL VERY MISLEADING. UM, THE, HE'S, HE'S, UH, INCORRECT, [00:35:02] UH, THAT THERE'S FIRE DAMAGE TO THE BRICK. THE BRICK WAS, UH, THAT WAY WHEN IT WAS NEW. UH, THE FIRE DAMAGE THAT HE CLAIMS HE SEES ON THE EXTERIOR WALL IS, IS THAT'S FAULT. ALSO, UH, THE, THE, UH, THE, THE WINDOWS WERE REMOVED BY THE WINDOWS. ONLY WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR DOORS WERE REMOVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHY. UH, BUT, UH, UH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS LEFT WITH. OKAY. AS FAR AS, UH, WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, UH, THERE WAS, THERE WAS A TIME TO PREPARE A RESPONSE, UH, TO JUST TWO WEEKS IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO, UH, DO A TINY FRACTION OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE DEMANDED HERE. UH, I, WHAT I CAN DO IS, I CAN SPEAK ABOUT MY HEALTH PROBLEMS, IS IF THAT, IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE POINT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, WHATEVER YOUR PRESENTATION IS, YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO COVER THAT. OKAY. UM, MY AGE IS 72. I MOVED TO AUSTIN AND PURCHASED THIS HOUSE IN 1981. I WORKED AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER UNTIL 1990 WHEN I ACQUIRED CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AND WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO WORK. UH, I BEGAN RECEIVING DISABILITY FROM SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE YEAR 2000. AND I'VE LIVED OFF SOCIAL SECURITY SINCE THEN. UM, CHRONIC FATIGUE SIN, UH, CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME IS, IS QUITE DISABLING. AND THERE ARE A WIDE RANGE OF ASSOCIATED DIAGNOSIS THAT ARE CONSEQUENTIAL. EVERY YEAR. I HAVE A LITTLE LESS ENERGY AND, UH, AND I AM MUCH, MUCH MORE, UH, LESS ABLE TO DO THINGS, TO HAVE THE ENERGY TO DO THINGS THAN MY SIBLINGS OF THE SAME AGE. UH, DEPRESSION IS A CONSTANT DAILY STRUGGLE. UH, UH, IT'S, IT PEOPLE THINK IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY LIMBS MISSING, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A, UH, UH, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY EXTERNAL, EXTERNAL SIGNS, THAT YOU'RE NOT DISABLED. BUT THAT IS NOT, THAT IS NOT THE CASE IN, IN MY SITUATION, I HAVE A SLEEP DISORDER THAT, UH, REQUIRES ME TO SLEEP ABOUT 12 HOURS A DAY. I HAVE A LOT OF DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING A, A 24 HOUR CYCLE WHERE I DO NOT END UP STAYING UP ALL NIGHT. UH, I'M NOT ABLE TO SLEEP FOR 2:00 AM. UH, THE SLEEP PROBLEMS ARE THE ONLY AREA WHERE I'M SEEING A PHYSICIAN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. I, I, I, I, AM I ABLE TO, TO, TO GIVE, TO GIVE THIS INFORMATION OR NOT? I'M SORRY, WHAT? THE QUESTION? WELL, IT SAYS ONE MINUTE. ARE YOU GOING TO CUT ME OFF OR ARE YOU GONNA LET ME FINISH? NO, NO. LET YOU FINISH FOR NOW. UH, THE, UM, UH, UH, THE SLEEP ORDER SLEEP DISORDER IS THE ONE AREA WHERE I'M HOPING TO GET SOME IMPROVEMENT. I'M SEEING A PHYSICIAN ABOUT THAT. OTHER THAN THAT, ALL MY, UM, COMPLAINTS ARE, UH, UH, DOCTORS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEM. I HAVE A CHRONIC DIS, UH, GI CHRONIC CONGENITAL G GI DISORDER THAT CAUSES CHRONIC ANEMIA, ANEMIA, UH, AND, AND CHRONIC CONTINUAL STRESS. AND WHEN I'M IN A STRESSFUL SITUATION, THAT IS WHERE IT BECOMES MUCH WORSE. UH, I HAVE IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, UH, FOOD ALLERGIES FROM THE, UH, DISOR, UH, JUST DIGESTIVE DISORDER CALLED, UH, UH, CALLED LEAKY GUT, WHICH CAUSES FOOD ALLERGIES. AND SO I'M NOT ABLE TO EAT ANY CONVENIENCE FOODS. I HAVE TO SPEND, UH, A LOT OF MY FREE TIME EACH DAY PREPARING FOODS THAT ARE COOKED FROM SCRATCH. I, I, I CAN EAT, CAN, UH, EAT FRUITS [00:40:01] AND VEGETABLES, BUT NOTHING BASICALLY THAT YOU, YOU BUY PREPARED IN THE, IN THE STORE, BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE, UH, COMPLEX LISTS OF INGREDIENTS THAT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO FOLLOW A FOOD ALLERGY. IF I, UH, IF I, UH, UH, EAT CONVENIENCE FOODS, UH, LET'S SEE. UH, I STOPPED DRIVING A CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE ENERGY TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE. UH, I DON'T USUALLY GET OUT MUCH. I ONLY GET OUT FOR, UH, BUYING GROCERIES. USUALLY. UH, I USE MASS TRANSIT. IT USUALLY MEETS MY NEEDS ADEQUATELY FROM ADEQUATELY FROM WHERE I LIVE. UM, UNDER THE VEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES, I DO NOT HAVE THE ENERGY TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE THINGS I NEED TO DO EACH DAY. THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS THAT REMAIN ON UNDONE. UH, I LIVE A HARD LIFE, UM, BUT I'M ABLE TO MAINTAIN MY IN INDEPENDENCE AND CARE FOR MYSELF UNLESS, AND UNTIL PEOPLE TAKE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE THROUGH HARASSMENT AND ABUSE. UH, I'VE REQUESTED ACCOMMODATION FOR MY DISABILITIES, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RESULTS, UH, OF THAT REQUEST YET. I'M SORRY, CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? UH, I, I REQUESTED, UH, THE A DA DEPARTMENT, UH, UH, COM UH, ACCOMMODATION FOR MY DISABILITIES. UH, THAT WAS, UH, APPARENTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS IGNORED OR, BUT, BUT, UH, THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY EFFECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THAT'S MY CONCLUSION OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT MY HEALTH. UH, OKAY. WE NEED TO KIND OF MOVE AHEAD SO WE CAN STAY ON SCHEDULE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO COVER BRIEFLY? WELL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I'M GIVEN SHORT NOTICE. UH, I'M EXPECTED I GOT LETTERS FROM MR. MCFARLAND. I GOT A COUPLE LETTERS OVER THE TWO YEARS, AND, UH, I CALLED AND SAID, WHAT'S GOING ON? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET, TO GET EVERYTHING FIXED IN TWO WEEKS OR TWO MONTHS, OR WHATEVER IT WAS. UH, AND I DON'T RECALL. I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SPOKEN TO HIM ONCE ON THE PHONE, BUT GENERALLY, THEY DON'T RETURN MY PHONE CALLS FROM CODE COMPLIANCE. IT'S, IT'S JUST A ONE WAY THING. THEY SEND A LETTER, I CALL, I GIVE THEM MY PHONE NUMBER, I GIVE THEM MY EMAIL, AND I NEVER HEAR FROM 'EM AGAIN. SO I ASSUMED AT EACH POINT WHERE I'VE BEEN, BEEN GETTING A, UH, LETTERS FROM CODE COMPLIANCE, THAT WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING IS, UH, HAS NO REAL SIGNIFICANCE. IF THEY WON'T, UH, EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON OR GIVE ME REASONABLE, UH, UH, UH, UH, EXPECTATIONS. THANK YOU. LET'S DO THIS. UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE CITY FOR MR. EWING? OH, I'M SORRY. UM, BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, LET'S, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT PROCEDURALLY WE'VE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION BEFORE WE, THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THAT. YEAH. AND WE NEED TO ADMIT EXHIBITS ALSO. I'M GETTING TO THAT. SO DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OWNER? I, NO. UH, MR. EWING, CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU'D LIKE US TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING? WHAT YOUR ASK IS OF US? WELL, I ASK THAT YOU LEAVE ME ALONE AND NOT, UH, PENALIZE ME FOR THINGS I CAN'T FIX. I CAN'T, I CAN'T, UH, THE SITUATION, THE INSURANCE COMPANY WANTS TO REBUILD THE HOUSE, THE INSURANCE COMPANY, UH, IN, IN YOUR, YOU SHOULD HAVE PAPERS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT ITEMIZES ALL THE WORK THAT THEY INTEND TO DO. UH, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO GET MY POSSESSIONS OUT OF THE HOUSE, UH, BEFORE THEY CAN BEGIN WORK. HALF THE HOUSE IS BADLY. INTERIOR IS BADLY DAMAGED, HALF OF IT IS NOT. AND, UH, UH, IT'S TOO BIG A JOB FOR ME. TO, TO THE, THE, THE ONLY ADVICE I'VE BEEN GIVEN IS HIRE [00:45:01] SOMEBODY AND HIRE AND, AND SEND THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE HOUSE TO THE LANDFILL AND LET THE INSURANCE COMPANY REBUILD THE HOUSE. WELL, I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE 1981, AND I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO KEEP. THE REASON I HAVE SHIPPING CONTAINERS IN THE BACKYARD IS BECAUSE I PURCHASED THOSE AT RIGHT AFTER THE FIRE TO STORE MY THINGS IN, UH, THAT, SO THAT, SO THEY, SO I'D HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THE THINGS WHILE I REBUILT THE HOUSE. I JUST HAVE NOT HAD THE ENERGY TO GO THROUGH AND, AND, AND GET THE THINGS THAT, THAT ARE SALVAGEABLE. THANK YOU. UM, COMMISSIONER LESS. THERE'S AN OBJECTION. I'LL ADMIT THE CITY'S EXHIBITS ONE, TWO A THROUGH TWO HI DID SEE ON THE SCREEN OWNER'S EXHIBITS. YES, SIR. THAT IS NOT IN OUR, THEY'RE ON, I THEY'RE NOT. HAVE IT IN MIND. I, ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE THOSE EXHIBITS? NO, NONE OF US HAVE THOSE EXHIBITS. NOPE. I, I DO. I'M LOOKING AT 'EM RIGHT NOW. , ONE MOMENT. YEAH. AT THE END OF THE PACKAGE. OH, YEAH. IT'S SCANNED TOGETHER. NO, NO, NO, I DON'T HAVE IT. THOSE WERE, UH, MEDICAL DOCUMENTS. THREE DOCUMENTS, MEDICAL DOCUMENTS. YEAH. UH, IT'S THE, A NOTE FROM HIS DOCTOR DATED JULY 1ST, 2026, AND THE SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY DESCRIBING WHAT HE SAID, WHICH IS THE, UH, THE COSTS TO THE, AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE FIRE THAT HAPPENED IN MAY OF 2024. UM, AND THEN THERE IS, YEAH, SOME COMMUNICATIONS FROM SAFECO ABOUT, ABOUT THE, THOSE ESTIMATES. AND THAT'S BASICALLY, THAT'S IT. THE LETTER IS THE, THE LETTER FROM THE DOCTOR'S REDACTED. BUT HIS TESTIMONY KIND OF EXPLAINED, I THINK SOME OF THE REDACTIONS, UH, SONYA, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THOSE HERE, UM, UM, CHAIR JAMES IS GOING TO GO PRINT OUT A COPY SO WE CAN PASS IT AROUND. YOU CAN ALL SEE IT. OKAY. WE, WELL, THAT SUFFICE. YEAH. WE MAY NEED TO AT LEAST TABLE THIS PRINT NOW CHAIR TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL HAVE THOSE EXHIBITS, BECAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE I, I KNOW YOU CAN, THEY'RE TECHNICALLY ON THE SCREEN, BUT IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ. YES. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMISSION HAS ACCESS TO EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU ALL MAKE A DETERMINATION. IT, IT APPEARS THAT, UH, I CAN'T TELL FOR SURE, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE BEGINNING OF, WE CAN'T PUT ON PDF FILE WITH MY DOCTOR'S LETTER WAS NOT INCLUDED. AND, UH, WHAT I SEE, I HEAR ON THE SCREEN, UH, IT EXPLAINS THAT THAT, UH, DOCTOR'S LETTER WAS, UH, ABOUT A, WAS WRITTEN, UH, ABOUT AN UNRELATED INCIDENT AND WHAT THAT INCIDENT WAS. UH, I'M A LITTLE, I, I DON'T KNOW. I'M SORRY ABOUT TABLING THE ITEM THEN GOING BACK INTO THE AGENDA AND THEN COMING BACK TO THIS ITEM SINCE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS ITEM IS THAT, WELL, MR. ELAS DID SAY HE WOULD BE BACK IN TWO MINUTES, SO HE, HE THINKS HE CAN COME BACK QUICKLY. SO YOU WANNA JUST PAUSE ON THIS. IF THE COMMISSION, IF YOU ALL CAN PAUSE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN, AND MAYBE TAKE A BRIEF RECESS. UH, IT'S UP TO YOU CHAIR. OKAY. FISHER, WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF RECESS. IT'S, UH, 7 22. WE'LL TAKE 10 MINUTES BACK AT 7 32. IT'S ING. STAY WITH US. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER'S EXHIBITS. GIVE A SECOND AND THEN WE'LL PASS THESE AROUND. UH, COULD I MAKE A COMMENT? ONE MOMENT. UH, WE DID ADMIT, ADMIT EXHIBITS ONE TWO [00:50:01] A THROUGH TWO H WILL ALSO ADMIT THE PROPERTY OWNER'S. EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS. THERE'S, OR ADMITTED, UH, I'M SORRY, CHAIR. PROCEDURALLY, WHAT TIME DID YOU ANNOUNCE THAT WE WERE BACK IN ORDER? 7 31. THANK YOU. I GIVE THE COMMISSIONERS A MINUTE TO LOOK AT THE OWNER'S EXHIBITS. I COULD I, UH, MAKE A COMMENT, UM, ONE MINUTE. MR. EWING, BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, SHOULD WE REVIEW THE EXHIBITS? I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT? CHAIR? SHOULD WE REVIEW THE EXHIBIT BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? Y YES. AND THIS WAY, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, UH, AS A RESULT OF THE EXHIBIT FOR THE OWNER, YOU CAN ASK THOSE AT THE TIME, AT LEAST DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. YES. THANK YOU. SO MIGHT I BE ALLOWED TO ASK A QUESTION OR MAKE A COMMENT? COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU IN A MOMENT. I'M SORRY. WHAT? COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU IN A MOMENT. I COMMISSIONER TOM LOVICH, YOU HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. [00:55:24] THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. I REVIEWED THE EXHIBIT BEFORE I GAVE IT TO COMMISSIONER BROWN. THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. EWING, APOLOGIES TO EVERYONE FOR THAT TAKING SO LONG. WE WANNA BE SURE THE COMMISSIONERS HAD OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY VIEW YOUR EXHIBITS. [01:00:03] AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DID WE ACCEPT THE OWNER'S EXHIBIT? WE DID. OKAY, GOOD. ALRIGHT. UM, YES. I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ HOMEOWNER. UM, YOU STILL LIVE IN THE HOME? NO, NO, IT'S NOT, UH, UH, IT'S TOO DAMAGED TO, UH, TO, TO BE, HAVE ANYONE LIVE IN IT. OKAY. IT'S, IT'S, UH, DOESN'T HAVE ELECTRICITY OR WATER. SO IT'S, UH, HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO THE SOCIAL WORKER THAT'S WITH YES, MR. ADA. AND, AND HE'S HELPED YOU? WELL, UH, NOT, I WOULDN'T SAY HE HELPED. HE, HE ENCOURAGED ME, BUT HIS ONLY ADVICE WAS TO, UH, HIRE PEOPLE TO H SEND OUT THE ENTIRE H CONTENTS OF THE HOUSE TO THE LANDFILL AND LET THE INSURANCE COMPANY REBUILD IT WITH AND, AND LOSE EVERYTHING, ALL THE CONTENTS OF THE HOUSE. OKAY. SO DO YOU NEED ANY OTHER HELP? DO YOU NEED ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE AS, I WISH I HAD A FAMILY MEMBER OR SOMEONE I COULD GO TO, BUT, UH, I'M MY OWN, I SHOULD SAY THAT I HAVE REMAINED IN THE AREA OF THE HOUSE. I GO TO THE HOUSE EVERY DAY AND CHECK THE MAIL AND LOOK OVER THE HOUSE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY. UH, AND I'M, I'M THAT THIS CLO THAT CLOSE TO THIS HOUSE, SO THAT, UH, IN THE HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO GET IN AND GO THROUGH THIS, THE CONTENTS, UH, OF THE HOUSE AND, AND SEPARATE THE DEBRIS FROM THE SALVAGEABLE. OKAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF WAYS TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS PROCESS. YEAH, IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE THINGS I, THE, THE THINGS THAT I VALUE ARE, UH, NOT THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT, UH, ORDINARY MOST PEOPLE WOULD KNOW ABOUT. THINGS LIKE HAMMER RADIO EQUIPMENT AND, AND, UH, UH, RADIO SUPPLIES AND THINGS. AND I WAS OPERATING A, UH, UH, LEGAL FM BROADCAST STATION OUTTA MY HOUSE. I, UNTIL A COUPLE YEARS BEFORE THE FIRE. UH, AND A LOT, ALL THAT STUFF IS NOT PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT, DON'T DO ELECTRONICS, UH, CAN'T, DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT, WHAT I'VE GOT IN THERE. HOW DID YOU GET HERE TODAY? HMM? HOW DID YOU GET HERE TODAY? SORRY? HOW DID YOU GET HERE TODAY? OH, THE BUS. OKAY. DID I NOT SAY THAT I RIDE THE BUS? YOU SAID YOU TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MED? I JUST WANTED TO, YEAH. YEAH. I, I GET AROUND BY THE BUS. OKAY. FORTUNATELY, I GET, I'M FAIRLY GOOD BUS CONNECTIONS WHERE I LIVE. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. MR. UI HAVE A QUESTION. SO THIS HAPPENED IN THE FIRE WAS IN 2024, RIGHT? MAY 24. AND SO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN LIVING AT THE HOME SINCE? NO, NO. IT, IT, IT, SO IT'S BEEN, IT'S NOT . IF YOU SAW THAT THE, THE INTERIOR IS NOT THE, THE, THE, TO, TO SAVE THE HOUSE. THE FIRE COMPANY PUMPED HUGE AMOUNTS OF WATER IN THE ATTIC. OTHERWISE, THEN IT WOULD'VE BURNED TO THE GROUND. THIS IS MY OPINION, IT WOULD'VE BURNED TO THE GROUND. SO THEY PUMPED HUGE AMOUNTS OF WATER INTO THE ATTIC THAT CAUSES CAUSED THE CEILING TO COLLAPSE. SO ALL OF THE FIBERGLASS INSULATION IS ON THE FLOOR. YOU LOOK UP AND YOU DON'T, YOU SEE THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOF, YOU DON'T SEE A CEILING. SO IT'S, UH, THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER, OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER RIVERA. THANK YOU. UM, EXCUSE ME. IS THE HOME CURRENTLY INSURED? NO, I, UH, TRIED TO BUY INSURANCE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULDN'T CALL, RETURN MY CALLS. UH, UH, FOLLOWING UP ON THAT TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME KIND OF INSURANCE YOU CAN GET. I'M WORRIED ABOUT ARSON. UH, YOU KNOW, I, I, I [01:05:01] HAVE TRIED TO, BUT ANYWAY, I JUST HAVEN'T GOT AROUND TO INVESTIGATING IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF INSURANCE I COULD BUY. OKAY. UM, AND I SEE FROM BOTH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S NOTES AND YOUR EXHIBIT THAT YOU DID RECEIVE AN ESTIMATE AND A PAYMENT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY? YES, THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WHEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY REALIZED I WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CLEAR OUT THE CONTENTS IMMEDIATELY, UH, THEY SAID, OKAY, WELL, WE'LL PAY YOU FOR THE COVERAGE, AND THEN WHEN WE WE REBUILD THE HOUSE, YOU'LL PAY PAY FOR THAT, UH, REBUILDING FROM THE MONEY THEY'VE ALREADY GIVEN ME. THE PROBLEM WITH, OR THE SITUATION, THE, THE SITUATION IS, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DOESN'T FULLY COVER THE REBUILDING THE HOUSE UNLESS THEY REBUILD IT THEMSELVES. SO, UH, HAVING SOMEBODY ELSE REBUILD THE HOUSE OR SELLING IT, UH, UH, WITHOUT THE INTERIOR REPAIRED IS NOT, NOT A OPTION. OKAY. I, I SEE ALSO THAT IT LOOKED LIKE DEMOS STARTED IN SPRING 2025. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER YOU STARTED THAT WORK? WHAT HAPPENED IN 25? WELL, IT, I SEE FROM THE NOTES FROM THE CITY THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS SOME REPAIR DEMOLITION WORK HAPPENING IN SPRING OF 2025. IS THAT ACCURATE? I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE, THE BOARDING UP THE WINDOWS AT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRE, THAT, THAT, UH, THEY HAD TO BOARD UP ALL THE THINGS THAT THE, THE FIRE, UH, OPENINGS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD LEFT IN THE HOUSE. GOT IT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER BROWN. UH, FIRST I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. COULD YOU JUST DESCRIBE THE EXTENT TO WHICH YOU THINK THE BUILDING IN ITS CURRENT FORM IS A SAFETY HAZARD OR A FIRE HAZARD? OH, I BELIEVE IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. IT'S APPARENTLY, IT'S INHABITABLE. I NEVER GOT A REALLY GOOD LOOK ON THE INSIDE, BUT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S SOME, NO ONE'S GOING INSIDE. IT'S LOCKED AS, AS I SAID, I, I, I NEVER GOT A GOOD LOOK INSIDE. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. WELL, THE, IT HAS, IT HAS TO BE, ALL THE DRYWALL ING HAS TO BE REMOVED. MR. MR. EWING, ONE MOMENT. I'M SORRY. ONE MOMENT. OKAY, GO AHEAD. NO, THAT, THAT WAS THE END OF MY COMMENT. I'M SURE THERE'S OKAY. FOR FURTHER DETAIL OF THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES, MAYBE IN THE INSURANCE REPORT OR THE FIRE REPORT. THANK YOU. AND THEN A QUESTION FOR MR. EWING. DO YOU HAVE CONCRETE PLANS TO REBUILD THE STRUCTURE AND MOVE IN? OR, LIKE, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO WITH THE STRUCTURE AS IT STANDS? WELL, I WANNA GET MY SAL EVERYTHING THAT SAL SALVAGEABLE OUTTA THE HOUSE AND PUT IT IN THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS IN THE BACKYARD AND PUT EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE DUMPSTER AND TAKE IT TO THE LANDFILL. UH, AND IT'S, IT'S JUST BEEN OVERWHELMING AND DIFFICULT FOR ME TO MAKE A LOT OF PROGRESS. I UNDERSTAND. AND A, AFTER THAT, DO YOU PLAN TO REBUILD THE HOUSE OR DEMOLISH IT? NO, NO, NO, NO. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REBUILD THE HOUSE IS, IS GOING TO REBUILD THE HOUSE. AND, UH, AT THAT POINT, I, SINCE I'M 72, I DON'T REALLY WANNA OWN A HOUSE, UH, THAT ANYMORE. I WOULD PREFER TO SELL IT, AND IT'LL NEVER BE MORE VALUABLE THAN WHEN IT'S FRESHLY REBUILT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY IN, IN MY OPINION. SO AT THAT POINT, I COULD, UH, SELL THE HOUSE, MOVE INTO AN APARTMENT OR SOMETHING. IT'D BE MUCH EASIER. THANK YOU. MR. EWING. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A PLAN AND YOU HAVE A FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN AT THAT PROPERTY. YOU JUST ARTICULATED THAT TO US. LONG, DO YOU NEED TO GET THAT DONE? I DON'T KNOW. UH, I, UH, I, YOU KNOW, I, I, IT'S, IT'S, LIKE I SAID, I I, IT TAKES MOST OF MY ENERGY JUST TO MAINTAIN MY DAILY, UH, UH, SURE. EXISTENCE. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IF, IF I, AT 72, IF I, IF I WERE TO FALL OVER DEAD, UH, MINE, I'M SURE MY FAMILY WOULD JUST SEND EVERYTHING TO THE, UH, UH, LANDFILL AND [01:10:01] THAT WOULD BE THE END OF IT. BUT, UH, I CAN'T DO THAT WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT I'VE OWNED FOR ALL THESE YEARS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. YES. YES. COMMISSIONER? UH, OH. UH, WHOEVER THE WANTS TO GO FIRST CAN GO FIRST. OKAY. BUT , MR. EWING, YOU, YOU JUST MENTIONED, LIKE YOU SAID, YOU, YOU HAVE TO USE MOST OF YOUR ENERGY TO, TO MAINTAIN YOUR DAILY SCHEDULE. YOU SAID SOMETHING EARLIER THAT YOU CHECK THE HOUSE ALMOST DAILY FOR MAIL. IS THAT, IS THAT ACCURATE? DAILY? YEAH. I, I, I RENT A HOUSE ONE BLOCK AWAY AT THIS POINT. YES. UH, AND, AND, UH, SO I CAN BE RIGHT THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MM-HMM . AND, YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE, OR HAVE YOU CREATED ANY SORT OF LIST OF THE THINGS THAT, LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER, YOU KNOW, THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULDN'T VALUE, BUT YOU VALUE THAT OTHER PEOPLE COULD USE TO HELP YOU MOVE STUFF OUT? UH, UH, YOU, YOU MAKE A LIST OF THINGS THAT I, THAT I, THAT OTHER PEOPLE COULD REMOVE FROM THE HOUSE, YOU SAID? YEAH. I'M JUST, I, I JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE THINGS YOU SAID I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON. YOU SAID THAT MOST OTHER PEOPLE WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WOULD ACTUALLY WANT TO GET OUTTA THE HOUSE. RIGHT. AND SO IS THERE A WAY THAT YOU COULD HELP COMMUNICATE THAT TO, I MEAN, SINCE YOU'RE VISITING THE PROPERTY EVERY DAY, YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THE HOUSE THAT YOU LIKE AND WANT TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, IS, HAS THAT, IS THAT A STEP THAT YOU'VE TAKEN? WELL, UH, TO MAKE THAT LIST OR, YEAH. MOST EVERYTHING IS BURIED UNDER FIBERGLASS. UH, RIGHT. UH, UH, WHAT I NEED TO DO IS, IS GO IN THERE WITH A SHOVEL AND, UH, PUT EVERYTHING, I GOT TWO BOXES, ONE THINGS TO SAVE AND ONE FOR THE LANDFILL. AND JUST, UH, SORT SIFT THROUGH EVERYTHING AND SEE WHAT IS, IS SALVAGEABLE. OKAY. ARE YOU, ARE YOU, I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO BE HONEST WITH YOUR DISABILITY. ARE YOU PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF DOING THAT AT ALL? I MEAN, THE, THE WAY YOU'VE TESTIFIED SO FAR, I THINK, UH, I HAVE DOUBTS THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO THAT. WELL, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A GREAT DEAL OF PROGRESS IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, AND, AND I'M, AND SO IT, IT'S, OH, GO AHEAD. SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT, PLEASE. WELL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. I'M, I KINDA, UH, IN MY SITUATION WITH MY, I, I KIND OF HAVE TO TAKE THINGS ONE DAY AT A TIME. IF I, IF I, UH, UH, TRY TO LOOK BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE, IT'S TOO OVERWHELMING TO FACE. THAT'S, UH, TYPICAL, UH, UH, DEPRESSION DEPRESS, UH, SYMPTOM OF DEPRESSION. I UNDERSTAND. I MEAN, IT, IT, IF THIS IS THE CASE, I MEAN, JUST THE FACT IS IF YOU WANT THAT STUFF, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HIRE SOMEONE TO GET THAT OUT. MY QUESTION IS, ARE YOU FINANCIALLY ABLE TO DO THAT OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEEK HELP OR GRANTS FROM THE CITY IF THERE ARE ANY AVAILABLE? WELL, I'D LIKE TO GET HELP, BUT I, UM, I, I DON'T KNOW. I'D BE O OPEN TO TALKING ABOUT THOSE THINGS. OKAY. WELL, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S ONE ROUTE I THINK THAT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU GO DOWN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A DUTY HERE AT THE COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT PROPERTIES ARE, ARE MAINTAINED. AND IF YOU'RE PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE OF DOING IT BECAUSE OF YOUR DISABILITY, WHICH IS AS, AS WE AGREE, VERY SERIOUS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA NEED HELP. AND THE PRO, THE CITY HAS PROGRAMS FOR THAT, UM, BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE A DUTY HERE AT THE BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PROPERTIES ARE MAINTAINED AND AREN'T, AREN'T, UH, A HAZARD TO OTHER, UH, PROPERTIES IN THE AREA. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. I THINK I GOT THE INFORMATION I NEEDED. I, I THINK YOU SHOULD TALK TO THE CITY ABOUT THOSE KINDS OF PROGRAMS THAT THEY EXIST. THANK YOU. MR. EWING, YOU SAID THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAID YOU SOME FUNDS. HOW MUCH DID THE INSURANCE COMPANY GIVE YOU? I DON'T REMEMBER. IT WAS ROUGHLY, IT WAS IN THE A HUNDRED, A HUNDRED THOUSAND RANGE. I HAVE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET, UH, HELP FROM, UH, UH, LEGAL THAT, THAT, THAT IN, UH, LEGAL AID BECAUSE THEY, THEY'RE MOST OF THE PLACES [01:15:01] THAT, THAT, UH, OFFER HELP WANT YOU NOT TO HAVE ASSETS. THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY IN THE BANK. I NEED TO SAVE THAT MONEY, UH, TO REBUILD THE HOUSE. 'CAUSE IF I SPEND IT ALL, UH, UH, ON OTHER THINGS, THEN IT WON'T BE THERE TO REBUILD THE HOUSE. SURE. BUT PROBABLY PART OF THAT INSURANCE SETTLEMENT IS FOR CLEANUP. SO I WOULD THINK THERE'S A WAY TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS SEGREGATED. OH, YEAH. THERE MAY BE SOME DISCUSSION THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE WITH THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER BY EXPERIENCE, ALTHOUGH LIMITED IN THAT IS THAT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED FOR CLEANUP. AND THAT MIGHT BE THE WAY THAT YOU COULD HIRE SOMEONE TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT. WELL, YEAH. BUT SIFTING THROUGH THE CONTENTS IS THE PROBLEM. SURE. THE, UH, UH, COMMISSIONERS, I THINK THE, THE, THE ITEMIZED. I, I, YOU KNOW, I, I NEVER REALLY STUDIED THE LIST FROM THE, UH, INSURANCE COMPANIES OF ALL THE THINGS THAT, THE, THE AMOUNTS THAT THEY COVER. BUT I THINK THAT, I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS IN THERE, THE FOR CLEANUP. IT IS. IT'S, YEAH. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. YES. ONE, ONE QUESTION. UH, INSPECTOR COMMISSIONER NA. INSPECTOR MCFARLAND, HAS THERE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS FROM ANY PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND THE, THE HOUSE? I, I WAS JUST MADE AWARE BY MY SUPERVISORS. I THINK BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS, BUT I, I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY SPOKEN TO THEM. COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO, MOVE. THERE'S A MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER TO CLOSE THE HEARING. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE'LL DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. NAY. AYE. THANK YOU. UH, MR. EWING, PLEASE REMAIN RIGHT THERE. THE COMMISSIONERS MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU AS WE DISCUSS WHAT OUR PLAN OF ACTION'S GOING TO BE. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. DO, DO WE, WE HAVE A MOTION CHAIR. WE DID JUST HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THAT WAS THE CLOSE. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. YEAH. IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE TO ADOPT THE STAFF'S PROPO PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDER IN ITS ENTIRETY. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RIVERA. DISCUSSION. NO DISCUSSION. WE'LL VOTE ON THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER NA NAY NAY. COMMISSIONER BROWN AYE. COMMISSIONER GARZA? AYE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER RIVERA? AYE. COMMISSIONER TOM LVI. AYE. AYE. WAS THAT AYE? YES, SIR. AYE. COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE AYE. AND CHAIR OF VOTES? AYE. THE MOTION PASSES MR. YOUNG. A COPY OF THE MOTION OF THE ORDER WILL BE MAILED TO YOU WITHIN 30 DAYS. THANK YOU FOR COMING. WHAT? OKAY, CHAIR. LET'S SEE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE ON? SEE? OKAY. ITEM [3. Case Number: CL 2026-084049] NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA. HIS CASE NUMBER CL 2 26 0 8 4 0 4 9 IS REGARDING AN UNOCCUPIED FIRE DAMAGE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 3 0 7 FIRE COVE. THE EXHIBITS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRICK RED BOOK IN YOUR READERS AND GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER. HERE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT THE CASE. THIS CASE WAS OPENED IN JULY, 2025 AS A RESULT OF A HOUSE FIRE. THERE ARE NO ACTIVE PERMITS FOR THIS PROPERTY. THIS RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IS A PUBLIC AND AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AND IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD WITH UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE DEMOLITION. IN YOUR READERS AND GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER, YOU'LL FIND THE FOLLOWING, ONE, EXHIBIT ONE, WHICH CONTAINS THE COMPLAINING CASE HISTORY. [01:20:01] A COPY OF THE TRAVEL CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT RECORD THAT VERIFIES OWNERSHIP MAPS OF THE PROPERTY, ALL REQUIRED NOTICES, PROOFS OF MAILING AND POSTINGS, A FIRE REPORT. AND EXHIBIT TWO, WHICH CONSISTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS TWO A THROUGH 2K IN THE RECOMMENDED ORDER CODE. INSPECTOR DANA BROCKINGTON IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE EXHIBIT PHOTOS AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATIONS AS DEPICTED. INSPECTOR BROCKINGTON, PLEASE BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONY. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER. MY NAME IS DANA BROCKINGTON AND I AM AN INSPECTOR FOR THE STER AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICE CODE COMPLIANCE. THE PROPERTY BEING BROUGHT FOR YOU TODAY IS A RE IS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 73 0 7 FAR CODE AUSTIN, TEXAS. THE OWNER OF RECORD HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS STEVEN JAKE, STEVEN V. JACOBS. ON JULY 8TH, 2025, OFFICER JUAN VILLARIO RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 73 0 7 FAR CODE AUSTIN, TEXAS, VAFD. ON JULY 8TH, 2025, OFFICER JUAN VIRE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND OBSERVED THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE COMPLETELY FIRE BURN. COULD YOU SPEAK UP A BIT? I CAN'T TELL YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'LL START HERE AGAIN ON, UH, GET LOST PLACE RIGHT HERE. OKAY. ON JULY 8TH, THANK YOU. 2025, OFFICER JUAN VIRE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 3 0 7 FIRE CO AUSTIN, TEXAS VIA A FD. ON JULY 8TH, 2025, OFFICER JUAN VRE PERFORM AN INSPECTION AND OBSERVED THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE COMPLETELY FIRE, BURN AND, AND EXTERIOR, UH, FIRE DAMAGE SUSTAINED. THE FALL IN VIOLATION WERE OBSERVED WERE ROOF AND DRAINAGE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS, AND DOORS, MECHANICAL APPLIANCE, EXTERIOR WALLS, ELECTRICALS EQUIPMENT EXPOSED BY FIRE AND WATER, INTERIOR SURFACE GENERAL PLUMBING. AND THE PROPERTY WAS, UH, ALSO IN UNSANITARY CONDITION AND THE PROPERTY WAS DEEMED UNSAFE AND PLACARD AND POSTED. OFFICER JUAN RE DOCUMENTED THE CASE AND MAILED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE OWNER DETAILING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VIOLATION ON JULY 9TH, 2025. OUR MOST RECENT NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026. OFFICER JUAN RE POSTED THE UPDATED NOTICE ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2026. MY MOST RECENT INSPECTION WAS OCTOBER 24TH, IN WHICH I FOUND THE PROPERTY IN THE SAME CONDITION SINCE THE FIRE, UH, I'M PERFORMING FOLLOW UP INSPECTION. OKAY. UH, AND OBSERVE THAT THE VIOLATION HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND THE, AND THE VIOLATION REMAINED THE SAME. A TITLE SEARCH REVEAL, THE OWNER AND WIFE ARE DECEASED, A SEARCH OF AMANDA SHOWS NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FOR REPAIR OR DEMOLITION BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. I'M ESCALATING THIS CASE FORWARD DUE TO THE OWNER AND NOT RECTIFYING THE VIOLATION. I WILL NOT PRE PRESENT MY PHOTOS AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATION DEPICTED. CHANGE IT. LET'S SEE. OKAY. I'LL JUST DO, OKAY. JUST SECOND. PHOTO TWO A IS A CONTACT YOUR PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY. I TAKE PHOTO, UH, OH, SORRY. I'M BAD AT THIS. UH, PHOTO TWO B IS IDENTIFYING THE PROPERTY OF 7 3 0 7, AND IT ALSO SHOWS THE OWNER NAME ON THE MAILBOX. NEXT PHOTO, UH, TWO C IS A PHOTO OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY SHOWING THAT THE ROOF DAMAGE AND ALSO DAMAGE TO THE, UH, UH, GUTTERS AND THE GARAGE DOOR BEING BOARDED UP. NEXT PHOTO, UH, 2D YEAH, JUST SHOWING THE UNS CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. NEXT PHOTO. OH, SORRY. UH, TWO E IS, IS A PHOTO JUST AGAIN SHOWING THE, THE ROOF AND THE, UH, DRAINAGE OF THE GUTTERS FALLING OFF. AND ALSO YOU CAN SEE THE DOORS AND WINDOWS BOARDED UP. NEXT, PHOTO TWO F, AGAIN, IT'S SHOWING THE DAMAGE TO THE SAGE AND THE FRONT DOOR BEING BOARDED UP AND, AND DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE [01:25:01] THE INTERIOR DAMAGE, UH, FROM THAT PHOTO. NEXT PHOTO TWO G IS JUST AGAIN, CLOSE UP SHOWING THE, SO YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE WALL. AGAIN, THE SO AND ROOF DAMAGE. NEXT PHOTO, THAT'S A PICTURE SHOWING THAT THE FRONT DOOR IS BOARDED UP TO TWO H TWO I. THAT'S JUST A PICTURE AGAIN, THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE SHOWING THE GUTTERS ARE FALLING OFF THE, UH, OFF THE ROOF. NEXT PHOTO, TWO J. JUST A, UH, AGAIN, KENTUCKY CONTEXTUAL PICTURE SHOWING THE, THE GUTTERS HANGING IN, IN WINDOWS BOARDED UP. NEXT PHOTO TWO, 2K. AGAIN, IT'S, IT IS JUST A CONTEXTUAL PICTURE SHOWING THE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND THE, UH, PLACARDS POSTED. NEXT PHOTO. UM, STAFF ASKED THE COMMISSION TO ADMIT EXHIBIT ONE, WHICH INCLUDES STAFF PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS TWO A THROUGH 2K. STAFF ALSO REQUESTS THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CON CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER THE OWNER COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING, ONE WITHIN 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED. A, OBTAIN AND FINALIZE ALL NECESSARY PERMITS. B, DEMOLISH ALL PORTIONS OF THE FIRE DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AND ANY ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND REMOVE HIS DEBRIS, LEAVING THE LOT CLEAN AND RAKED. AND C REQUEST INSPECTIONS FROM AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH ONE A AND ONE B, AND TWO ON THE 46TH DAY OF COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED. AUTHORIZE THE CODE OFFICIAL TO PROCEED WITH DEMOLITION AND TO CONSIDER ALL PORTIONS OF THE FIRE DAMAGE, RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AND ANY ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, INCLUDING ANY ITEMS IN AND AROUND THE STRUCTURES AS DEBRIS AND DISPOSE OF AS SUCH. AND B, THE PROPERTY OWNER SHALL BE ON NOTICE THAT THE CODE OF OFFICIAL IS AUTHORIZED TO ASSESS ALL EXPENSES INCURRED AGAINST THE PROPERTY UNLESS EXEMPTED BY THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION. A LIEN FOR THOSE EXPENSES MAY BE FILED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND RECORDED WITH THE TRAVIS COUNTY DEED RECORDS. RA SHALL ACCRUE AT A RATE OF 10% PER YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL PAID IN FULL. AND WITH THAT, THE CITY CONCLUDES ITS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T QUITE GET MS. JACOBS, DID YOU? I SORRY. YOU'RE MS. JACOBS THAT YES. OKAY. THAT LAST BIT AND MS. KEMP, LIKE THE LAST COUPLE OF SENTENCES BECAUSE I COULDN'T QUITE HEAR WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. WHAT PART DID YOU WANNA HEAR? JUST THE LAST COUPLE OF SENTENCES. WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT WON'T HELP TO SEE THAT? IT'S OKAY. READ IT. DID THEY SAY SOMETHING ABOUT A YEAR? WHAT WAS THAT A YEAR FROM? NO, I'M NOT SURE, BUT THIS IS, UH, THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. I CAN BARELY SEE IT BECAUSE I'VE HAD EYE OPERATION. SO IT'S BASICALLY THE TIMING, 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED. WHEN IS THAT? WHEN WE MAIL IT, WHICH WOULD BE NEXT WEEK. OH, OKAY. TO FINALIZE ALL NECESSARY PERMITS, DEMO THE STRUCTURE, REQUEST INSTRUCTION, AND THEN ON 46TH DAY MM-HMM . ON THE 46TH DAY THIS HAPPENS, THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO BEGIN THE DEMOTION PROCESS, BUT THEY NEED TO DEMOLISH THE WHOLE, I MEAN, MELANIE, WHAT ARE WE DOING? PERCENT EVERYTHING. I MEAN, I WOULD THINK THAT THE BRICKS COULD JUST BE CLEANED, BUT NO, NO WHOLE STRUCTURES. OKAY. SHE'S NOT SEEN THE RECOMMENDATION TO EXPLAIN THAT. CAN I GET, SO WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK FOR IS, OKAY, GO AHEAD AND, OH, SORRY, PEOPLE. YOU'RE MS. JACOBS? YES. AND MS. KEMP? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, MS. JACOBS, IF YOU, I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK, INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND STATE THE ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY AND YOU MAY PROCEED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. OKAY. UM, I AM STEPHANIE JACOBS. I AM THE DAUGHTER OF STEVEN JACOBS, WHO IS DECEASED. AND, UM, OKAY. HE DIED IN 2016. HE MADE ME THE EXECUTOR OF HIS WILL. [01:30:01] THE REASONS FOR MY NOT DEALING WITH THE EXECUTOR ROLE INCLUDE TRAUMAS FROM MY CHILDHOOD THAT I NEEDN'T BORE YOU WITH UNLESS YOU WANT TO KNOW. UH, HAVING READ THE WILL, I KNEW THAT I HAD INHERITED EVERYTHING ANYWAY AND DIDN'T THINK IT MATTERED HOW LONG IT TOOK TO LEGALLY CLAIM IT. I'D BEEN LIVING THERE FOR 40 YEARS. I HAD, I HADN'T COUNTED ON THE FIRE. UH, ON THE 9TH OF JULY, 2025, I WOKE AROUND 3:00 AM TO SEE AN ORANGE HAZE IN THE LIVING ROOM. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THREE PILLARS OF FIRE, AT LEAST FIVE FEET AWAY FROM THE FIREPLACE. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THE FIRE STARTED. I SEARCHED FOR MY CAT. UH, THE TEMPERATURE IN THE HOUSE, HOWEVER, BEGAN TO BAKE BAKING ME, AND I GRABBED A RAIN COAT AND GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE. I WOKE THE NEIGHBORS, THEY RANG FOR THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE WITH SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON MY HAND AND LEFT SHOULDER AND FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON MY FACE. UH, AFTER TWO OPERATIONS, I WAS STILL THERE FOR A MONTH, AND THEN, UH, I WAS TAKEN TO RESPITE SHELTER. UH, I HAD BEEN THERE SINCE. IT TOOK MONTHS FOR MY HAND TO HEAL ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO WRITE OR DRAW. ONE NIGHT, UH, AROUND MIDNIGHT, I WOKE TO FIND BLOOD OF MY PILLOW. I WAS SENT BACK TO HOSPITAL. MY LEFT LUNG HAD COLLAPSED. THEY BORE A HOLE IN MY BACK AND DREW OUT A LITER. AND SO OF FLUID, THE LUNG EXPANDED AGAIN, BUT TO FIND OUT WHY THE LUNG HAD COLLAPSED, THEY PUT DYE INTO ME AND THAT TO TRACE THE HEART'S ACTIVITY, A VALVE IN MY HEART WAS LEAKING. AND I HAVE A HEART CONDITION, UH, TAKE ABOUT SEVEN MEDS FOR IT. THE DYE, UH, EVIDENTLY EXACERBATED A CATARACT ACTIVITY. AND MY VISION IN MY RIGHT EYE, PARTICULARLY WAS VERY MUCH DIMINISHED. THIS LAST MONTH AND A HALF OR SO, I HAVE HAD TWO EYE SURGERIES. UM, I CAN SEE BETTER NOW THAN I EVER HAVE FAR, BUT HAVING PROBLEMS CLOSE THIS LAST. OKAY. UM, SO UCF AND RATHER BUSY, BUT, UH, THERE'S A QUESTION OF THE PROBATE. UH, I DUNNO WHAT TO DO IN ORDER TO DO THE PROBATE. I MUST HAVE, EVIDENTLY I NEED EITHER TO FIND A COPY OF THE WILL, WHICH IS BURNED OUT, OR, UM, HAVE TWO WITNESSES OR THREE, UH, TWO ADMIT THAT THEY KNOW THAT I WOULD, AND MY FATHER'S DAUGHTER THAT I LIVED IN THAT HOUSE, UH, MOST OF THEM ARE DEAD. I WENT TO THE CHURCH THAT HE WENT TO. I FOUND A FEW NAMES AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO INTO IT. UM, THE PROBLEM IS THE LAWYER WHO WROTE THE WILL IS DEAD AND SO ARE THE TWO WITNESSES. HE, MY FATHER DIED WHEN HE WAS 94. UH, AN ATTEMPT IS BEING MADE TO FIND A COPY OF THE BARE WILL. I KNOW THAT I WAS THE ONLY HEIR, I MEAN OF ANY WAY. UH, I OWE, HOWEVER, OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PROPERTY TAXES. I HAD WRITTEN TO THE, UH, PROPERTY TAX OFFICE STATING THAT WHEN I DIED, THEY COULD CLAIM THE PROPERTY AND TAKE BACK THE, TAKE THE BACK TAXES AND THEN DONATE THE REST TO PEOPLE WHOM HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES TO FIRES OR WHATEVER. UH, IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT, FOR NOT PAYING PROPERTY TAXES IN MY LIFE, I THINK IT'S CALLED THE LADY BIRD CLAWS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THINGS OBVIOUSLY HAVE CHANGED AND I MUST, UH, PROVIDED THE CLEARING AWAY OF THE HOUSE IS NOT TOO HIGH FOR ME TO IT'S PAY, WHICH IT PROBABLY IS. SELL THE HOUSE, SELL THE PROPERTY, PAY THE BACK TAXES. I APOLOGIZED TO MY NEIGHBORS FOR LETTING IT GO THIS LONG, BUT REALLY ALL YEAR, IT'S BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. AND, UM, I REALLY NEED, DID NEED THE TIME FOR HEALING BOTH PHYSICALLY [01:35:01] AND EMOTIONALLY. I AM ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION TO THIS HEARING SO THAT I CAN ATTEND TO ALL OF THIS. I THINK I'M SENTIENT ENOUGH NOW TO DO SO WITH THE HELP FROM MY CASE MANAGER AND LEGAL HELP. SO PLEASE LET ME HAVE AN EXTENSION TO WORK THESE THINGS OUT. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY ABOUT BEING SO REMISS ABOUT ALL OF THIS, AND I SURE THOROUGHLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'VE DONE IN POINTING ALL OF THIS OUT. IT'S QUITE TRUE. I WENT THERE ONCE, THEY WOULDN'T LET ME GO IN THE BACK OR ANYTHING. I JUST LOOKED AT THE HOUSE FOR A MOMENT, BURST INTO TEARS AND WENT HOME OR TO THE SHELTER. BUT, UM, I SUPPOSE SOMEBODY HAS SAID IT'S NOT JUST AN EYESORE, BUT PERHAPS HEALTHLY, IT'S NOT GOOD. SO I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE WANTING TO DO THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF I, WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THE PROBATE, I REALLY DO NEED THE MONEY IF I SELL THE PROPERTY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY IF YOU DESTROY THE HOUSE OR PULL DOWN THE HOUSE OR WHATEVER. DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE CITY OWNS THE PROPERTY? NO. NO. IT JUST MEANS YOU WANT TO GET RID OF THE THING. YES. OKAY. , HOW, HOW, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? AND AM I BILLED FOR IT OR IS THAT, LET'S, UM, LET'S MOVE AHEAD WITH THE REST OF THIS AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET, GET YOU OKAY. GET YOU TO WHERE YOU WANT. THAT'S IT FROM ME. I DON'T THAT THERE ANY QUESTIONS BY THE CITY FOR, UH, MS. JACOBS? ANY QUESTIONS? MS. JACOBS, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY? UH, WELL, YES. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO ? THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO PULL IT DOWN CHAIR? UH, I JUST WANTED TO GET, ARE YOU ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION OR FOR A CONTINUANCE OF THIS MEETING? THAT'S, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS. I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO TEAR IT DOWN YET UNTIL I CAN GET, UM, LEGAL OWNERSHIP FROM IT, BECAUSE THE WILL HAS BEEN BURNED. AND, UH, SUPPOSEDLY IF I CAN GET A COUPLE OF HIS FRIENDS TO WRITE THAT, YES, I WAS LIVING IN THE HOUSE, THAT I AM HIS DAUGHTER, THAT I CAN TAKE THAT IN LIEU OF THE, UH, WILL FOR PROBATE. OKAY. BECAUSE I'M NOT LEGAL. LET, LET'S DO THIS ONE. WE'RE GONNA GET TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION REAL QUICK. UH, COMMISSIONERS, UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION, I'LL ADMIT THAT EXHIBITS ONE A ONE AND TWO A THROUGH 2K. THERE IS AN INTERESTED PARTY EXHIBITS. I'VE NOT SEEN THAT BEFORE. SONYA? YES, WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT? THERE'S NO NAME OR ANYTHING. IT JUST SAYS INTERESTED PARTY. UH, PERHAPS CHAIR, WE HAVE THE INTERESTED PARTIES TESTIFY BEFORE THOSE EXHIBITS ARE ADMITTED. YES. IS THIS, UM, MR. THURMAN AND MS. THURMAN? MR. MRS. THURMAN? IT'S THE NEIGHBOR. YES. GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. UH, MY NAME IS AVERY THURMAN. I LIVE AT 73 0 6 FIRE COVE. AND MY NAME'S DREW THURMAN, 7 3 0 6 FIRE CODE AS WELL. OKAY. AND THESE ARE YOUR EXHIBITS? YES, SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. YOU MAY PROCEED. SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOME PREPARED REMARKS, BUT WE'LL, UM, I'LL START. I THINK WHAT WE REALLY ARE HERE, JUST TO OUTLINE THE CONDITION, WE'RE THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS NEXT DOOR, UH, AND THE YOUNG FAMILY THAT STEPHANIE, UH, MENTIONED, THE NEIGHBORS WHO CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. UM, AND SO I THINK SINCE THE YEAR THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, UH, I THINK WE JUST WANNA FRAME UP AND I THINK THE EXHIBITS THAT WE PROVIDED, I, I THINK SHOW YOU THE INTERIOR CONDITIONS AND THE STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS. YES, THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER, UH, THE FIRE, BUT BEFORE THE CITY BOARDED IT UP. SO WHY INSTRUCTOR BROCKTON INTERESTING. WASN'T ABLE TO SHOW YOU THE INTERIOR. I THINK THIS IS VERY RELEVANT. UM, SO, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFTEN RELIES ON SECURE AND MAINTAIN ORDERS BORDERING UP GROUND FLOOR WINDOWS. UM, BUT IT REALLY KIND OF DEPARTS FROM REALITY WHEN THE ROOF IS WIDE OPEN. SINCE THE FIRE, UH, FELT, YOU KNOW, 15 MONTHS AGO, UM, AUSTIN'S RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL RAIN. EVERY DROP THAT FUNNELS IN THROUGH THE ROOF REACHES PULLING IN, PULLING IN THE SLAB, SOAKING INTO CHARD EXPOSED STUDS. UH, PHYSICS DI YOU KNOW, PHYSICS DICTATES THAT WHATEVER WAS LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY SURVIVE. THE FIRES IS ROTTED AT THIS POINT. UM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL FAILURE, MY WIFE AND I AND OUR YOUNG CHILDREN BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN IMMINENT LIFE SAFETY CRISIS. FIRST, IT'S A FIRST RESPONDER DEATH TRAP. AS TEMPERATURES DROP, THIS IS AN UNSECURED SHELL. IT TRACKS [01:40:01] SQUATTERS. IF THERE'S A WARMING FIRE THAT CATCHES, THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT PROTOCOLS CLASSIFIES, THIS IS BASED ON MY RESEARCH, A DEFENSIVE FIRE BECAUSE THE ROOF AND THE WALLS ARE COMPROMISED, THEY CANNOT ACTUALLY ENTER THE STRUCTURE. THEY, THEY, THEY HAVE TO FIGHT IT FROM THE EXTERIOR, MEANING THE FIRE WILL BURN HOTTER LONGER AND DIRECTLY, FRANKLY, AGAINST OUR FENCE LINE. UH, SECOND, THIS IS AN AIRBORNE CONTAMINATION 1978 STRUCTURE, MEANING THIS IS, THIS DEFINITELY CONTAINS ASBE ASBESTOS. I KNOW. 'CAUSE I TESTED OUR HOUSE, WHICH WAS BUILT AT THE SAME TIME, UH, AND LEAD PAINT. SO WHEN WE, WHEN HEAVY WINDS HIT THIS FUNNELS THROUGH THE OPEN ROOF, UH, AEROSOLIZING CHAR DEBRIS, LEAD DUST, ASBESTOS FIBERS BLOWING THIS UP INTO THE AIR, UM, YOU KNOW, BOARDED WINDOWS DON'T COVER THAT UP. I, MY WIFE'S GONNA TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF THE OTHER PIECES OF THIS, BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PLACE IS THE FACTS ON RECORD HERE. THAT THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE LIABILITY IF WE DECIDE TO LEAVE THIS STRUCTURE STANDING. IF WE ORDER A 60 DAY DELAY, A SEC IN A SECONDARY FIRE OR STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE HARMS OUR FAMILY, IN THE MEANTIME, WE WANT THE RECORD TO SHOW THAT THE CITY IS AWARE OF THE DANGERS AND CHOSE TO DELAY A, WE ASK THAT YOU NOT LEAVE THIS CLOCK TICKING. AND I THINK MY ONLY OTHER COMMENTS WOULD BE JUST CONTEXT. SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN AT THE HOUSE FOUR YEARS SINCE THE FIRE, THERE ARE SEVERAL NEIGHBORS, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CALLED IN, THAT HAVE LIVED THERE AND HAVE KNOWN STEPHANIE FOR A LONG TIME. IF SHE NEEDS WITNESSES TO TESTIFY, THESE PEOPLE CAN SERVE AS THOSE WITNESSES. HAVING KNOWN HER FATHER, I DON'T NOT HEARD ANY ATTEMPT TO THAT HAPPENING. I WAS JUST SO ASHAMED. WHAT? AND SHOCKED. BUT YEAH, SO THIS AGAIN, I'LL, I'LL LET HER SPEAK. THIS IS REALLY, I, I ASSUME WE SYMPATHIZE. I THINK WE, WE WERE, WE SENT STUFF TO THE HOSPITAL. WE, WE WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE TO SUPPORT. AND SHE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS. I THINK THERE WAS EFFORT TO HELP HER PROBATE IT BEFORE THE FIRE THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTED. UM, AND SO I, I DON'T THINK IT DELAY ITSELF. THIS THANK YOU BRIEFLY. UM, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AVERY THURMAN AND I'M HERE REGARDING, UM, THE PROPERTY. UH, AT 73 0 7 FIRE COVE, MY FAMILY AND I, UH, LIVE NEXT DOOR. WE'RE ASKING THIS COMMISSION TO TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS ONGOING PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN. UH, WE BOUGHT OUR HOME IN 2021 AND WE DID LEARN THAT, UM, OUR NEIGHBOR WAS LIVING THERE WITHOUT UTILITIES, UM, AND THAT WE WERE THE ONES TO CALL 9 1 1 ON THE MORNING OF THE FIRE. UM, AND WE'RE THANKFUL THAT SHE'S OKAY. UH, WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HER SINCE THEN. BUT MORE THAN 15 MONTHS LATER, THE PROPERTY REMAINS VACANT AND DECAYING. IT HAS EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE, GAPING HOLES IN THE ROOF, YEARS OF ACCUMULATED TRASH AND DEBRIS AND SEVERELY OVERGROWN VEGETATION. WE'VE SEEN RODENTS AND OUR CONCERN ABOUT STAGNANT WATER PESTS AND THE RISK OF UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO THIS UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THESE CONDITIONS CREATE ONGOING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE NEIGHBORS. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY AN EYESORE. IT'S DETERIORATING, IT'S FIRE DAMAGED, AND WE HAVE A YOUNG FAMILY. WE'VE GOT TWO LITTLE KIDS WHO PLAY NEXT DOOR. WE RECOGNIZE THAT DEMOLITION CARRIES COSTS AND THE COMMISSION FACES DIFFICULT DECISIONS. BUT LIKE MY HUSBAND SAID, ANOTHER 60 TO 90 DAYS WON'T RESOLVE. THE OUTSTANDING TAX ISSUES, MAKE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCIALLY VIABLE. FURTHER DELAYS WILL JUST SIMPLY LEAVES THE EXISTING RISKS IN PLACE. AND FRANKLY, TO WORSEN. OUR DAUGHTER PLAYS IN THE FRONT YARD. OUR SEVEN MONTH OLD SLEEPS 20 YARDS AWAY, 20 FEET AWAY FROM THIS HOUSE. IT'S JUST A PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES AND HAS BEEN FOR ALMOST 16 MONTHS. SO WE RESPECTFULLY ASKED THE COMMISSION TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS, UH, TOWARDS ABATEMENT OF THIS PROPERTY. WE'RE ASKING FOR RESOLUTION TO A SERIOUS AND WORSENING SAFETY CONCERN. WE'VE BEEN PATIENT, WE, WE'VE BEEN GOOD NEIGHBORS, BUT 16 MONTHS AFTER A DEVASTATING FIRE, WE'RE ASKING FOR A PRETTY REASONABLE OUTCOME. WE JUST WANNA FEEL SAFE IN OUR OWN HOME AND LET OUR CHILDREN PLAY OUTSIDE WITHOUT THIS PROPERTY LOOMING BESIDE THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON ONLINE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK. DAVIS. SPENCER DAVIS. MR. DAVIS, ARE YOU THERE, MR. DAVIS? A WERE YOU HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING? YES, SIR, I WAS. SO YOU WERE SWORN IN? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I WAS, YOU MAY PROCEED. I, YES, GOOD EVENING. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME. IT'S GETTING LATE. UH, MY NAME IS SPENCER DAVIS, MYSELF, MY WIFE AND OUR SON WELD LIVE AT 7 3 0 3. FIRE CODE OFF XS TWO DOORS DOWN FROM THE BURNED HOUSE. UH, YOU'LL [01:45:01] HEAR ME A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATED TONIGHT, BUT I WANNA START BY SAYING I'M FRUSTRATED BY THE SITUATION WE FIND OURSELVES IN AND NOT FRUSTRATED WITH ANYONE THAT IS WORKING ON THIS, ON THE, THAT SIDE. BUT I'M FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THIS HASN'T REALLY JUST BEEN A PROCESS OF MORE THAN A YEAR AT THAT AT THIS POINT. UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE AGENDA THAT WE HAVE, AND AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THE OWNERS HERE, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT WE PASSED AWAY A DECADE AGO IN THAT TIME. THE PROPERTY LANGUISHED FOR 10 YEARS. UM, HONESTLY, WAITING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WITHOUT POWER AND WATER FOR MOST OF THAT PERIOD. UM, BUT I WON'T, UM, SPEAK FACTS THAT I CAN'T BE SURE OF, UM, WOULD OPEN UP TO OTHERS. I KNOW THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY OTHER COMMISSIONS AND DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE NOT YOURS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN BE EXPECTED AS NEIGHBORS OF THIS PROPERTY TO BE ANY MORE PATIENT THAN WE ALREADY HAVE. THIS IS AN ACTIVE HEALTH HAZARD THAT HAS, AGAIN, LANGUISHED FOR TOO LONG. AND AS NEIGHBORS, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY WEIGHT. MY WIFE AND I ARE EXPECTING TWIN GIRLS IN APRIL AND IN NO STAR, NO SMALL PART BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVE HAZARDOUS SITE THAT WE NOW LIVE NEXT TO. WE ARE STARTING THE PROCESS OF MOVING. WE LOVE THE NEIGHBORS HERE. WE LOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT OPTIONS WE COULD CURRENTLY BE BREATHING OR CHILDREN COULD BE BREATHING. AND WE'RE NOT ALONE. THERE ARE EIGHT HOUSES ON THIS STREET. ONE BURNED DOWN MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. ONE IS FOR SALE RIGHT NOW. ONE IS ABOUT TO BE FOR SALE AND ONE HOUSE IS MOVING OUT AS WE SPEAK TONIGHT. I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR THE OTHERS AND THEIR REASONS FOR MOVING, BUT CONSIDERING THIS CUL-DE-SAC, THAT ATTRACTIVE PART OF AUSTIN THAT IS GROWING QUICKLY, MAY SOON ONLY BE 50% OCCUPIED, HAS TO MAKE THIS AN OBVIOUS DECISION TO DEMOLISH THE HOME. IT IS A SITUATION THAT HAS HARMED OTHERS, UM, INCLUDED, BUT ALSO HARMED OUR PROPERTY VALUE. UH, WHEN WE SELL OUR HOUSE, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO GET OUT OF IT BECAUSE, UH, IT'LL BE HARD TO FIND ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MOVE INTO A CUL-DE-SAC UNTIL THE CITY FIXES THIS PROBLEM. UH, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION AS A FAMILY BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANYMORE TIME TO WAIT. UM, I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS IN, AGAIN, THE CONTROL OF OTHERS THAT ARE NOT PRESENT, UM, BUT IT'S IN YOUR CONTROL NOW AND I THINK THE LAST THING THAT WE CAN BE AS NEIGHBORS AT IS TO BE MORE PATIENT. UM, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND INTO CONSIDERATION FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND I HOPE YOU AGREE WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND ALSO FAST TRACK THIS PROCESS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU MR. DAVIS. ONE MOMENT. ALRIGHT. UH, DID WE, WE DIDN'T ACCEPT EXHIBITS, DID WE EXHIBIT, WE, I THINK YOU ADMITTED THE FIRST ONES, BUT NOT THE INTEREST PARTY EXHIBIT. OKAY, LET'S BACKTRACK THERE. UH, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, I'LL ADMIT THE CITY'S EXHIBITS, IT'S ONE TWO A THROUGH 2K, AND THEN THE INTERESTED PARTY EXHIBITS BY THE THURMOND'S TO BE ACCEPTED AS WELL. HEARING NONE EXHIBITS ARE ADMITTED, COMMISSIONERS ARE QUESTIONS FOR OWNERS OR STAFF. COMMISSIONER RIVERA. UM, AND THIS IS REALLY MORE OF A CLARIFYING QUESTION. UM, ALSO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, A DEMOLITION ORDER DOES NOT ACCRUE FINES, CORRECT? NO. GREAT. AND, UM, I GUESS MAYBE SONIA, THIS WOULD BE FOR YOU. UM, AM I CORRECT THAT PROBATE DOES NOT REALLY IMPACT THIS CASE ANY MORE THAN IT DOES THE ISSUE OF UNPAID PROPERTY TAXES? I WOULD SAY IT DEPENDS. SO IF THERE IS A DISPUTE IN OWNERSHIP THAT COULD PUT POTENTIALLY IMPACT HOW YOU ALL CHOOSE TO PROCEED, YOU MAY WISH TO POSTPONE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO GIVE TIME TO THE PERSON WHO'S TRYING TO ARGUE OWNERSHIP, UM, TO RESOLVE THAT. I KNOW IN THE PAST IT'S BEEN, UH, STAFF HAS TESTIFIED THAT THIS HAS, I'M SORRY, HAVING A COMMISSION ORDER HAS BEEN HELPFUL WHERE THERE IS NO DISPUTE IN OWNERSHIP MM-HMM . TO MOVING THE PROCESS FORWARD. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE OWNER COULD TAKE. UM, I PERSONALLY DON'T DO PROBATE, SO I I DON'T REALLY HAVE FAMILIARITY WITH THAT PROCESS BEFORE THE COURT. UM, BUT IT REALLY DOES DEPEND ON HOW YOU ALL CHOOSE TO EVALUATE THAT FACT. RIGHT. AND IS THERE ANY, ANYONE ELSE CONTESTING OWNERSHIP? NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. COMMISSIONER BUSCAR? YEAH, TWO PART QUESTION. ONE, IS THERE ANY INSURANCE ON THIS PROPERTY? NO. SECOND QUESTION FOR MR. MOORE, IF THIS CAME UP AS A, AS A RECOMMENDED AND APPROVED FOR DEMOLITION TONIGHT, WHEN COULD YOU GET TO IT? GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW. ROUGHLY, ROUGHLY. I DUNNO. , I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, WE DID GET A LOT MORE IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, SO I'M OPTIMISTIC, I'LL SAY THAT. OKAY. FOR THE SAKE OF THE INTERESTED [01:50:01] PARTIES, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE IN THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE IN LINE AND THE HOPE WOULD BE THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE DEMOLITION THEMSELVES IN THIS CASE. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT OR IF, I MEAN HOW MUCH IT COSTS? WELL, IT'S, IT'S, UM, GOOD DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR CAN GIVE YOU THAT PRICE AND MR. MOORE CAN PROBABLY POINT YOU TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT MIGHT GIVE YOU A PRICE. BUT , NO. IF, IF YOU DON'T DO IT YOURSELF, THE CITY WILL DO IT FOR YOU AND IT WILL ACCRUE TO THE PROPERTY. RIGHT. OKAY. MR. MOORE'S OTHER QUESTIONS? THEY'RE NOT CHEAP. WELL, I, THIS IS ALSO JUST A COMMENT FROM, UM, A CONVERSATION THAT HAPPENED AT OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING, I BELIEVE MR. THURMAN, YOU, YOU CAME TO TALK ABOUT, UM, ONE OF THE, UM, BRIEFINGS THAT WE HAD ABOUT DEMOLITION IN CASE OF CATASTROPHIC EVENT. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT WE BELIEVE THIS IS A CASE OF SLOW FAILURE AND THEN WE HOPE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DEMO OUT OF A DIFFERENT, UM, SCENARIO. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, COMMISSIONER ZANEY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER RIVERA AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE. UM, ALL IS IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. AYE, YOUR CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE COUNCIL COMMISSIONERS WILL NOW DISCUSS HOW WE'RE GONNA PROCEED AHEAD, BUT PLEASE KEEP YOUR SEAT IN CASE WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, OKAY? MM-HMM . COULD I HAVE A QUESTION? UH, IS THERE A MOTION COMMISSIONERS I MOVE TO ADOPT THE STAFF'S PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDER IN ITS ENTIRETY. SECOND, A MOTION AND A SECOND DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE IS THERE, WE'LL GO RIGHT TO THE VOTE. COMMISSIONER NARE A COMMISSIONER BROWN? AYE. COMMISSIONER GARZA? AYE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER RIVERA? AYE. COMMISSIONER TOM LOVICH. YE COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE AYE. AND CHAIR VOTES AYE. MOTION PASSES. SO THE MOTION THAT THE RECOMMENDATION TO DEMOLITION THE PROPERTY HAS PASSED AND WILL MOVE AHEAD, YOU'LL GET A COPY OF THAT ORDER THAT'LL BE MAILED OUT TO YOU, AND AS YOU HEARD, UH, MR. MOORE SAY IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THAT TO OCCUR. UM, ONCE A STEP, ONCE YOU DO THE DEMOLITION, UM, IF I GO THROUGH A PROP, UH, PROBATE FOR THE PROPERTY, AM I STILL ABLE TO DO THAT? I, I WOULD THINK IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY BEARING ON YEAH, IT WOULDN'T, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD AFFECT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE OWNERSHIP. OKAY. YEAH, THERE WOULD BE A LIEN PLACED ON THE PROPERTY, BUT YOU WOULD STILL OWN IT OR ONCE YOUR PROBATE GOES THROUGH, YOU'D STILL OWN IT. OKAY, SO THEN I WOULD BE ABLE TO, DOES THE, DOES THE CITY PAY FOR THE DEMOLITION? YES. EXCUSE ME. YES, CORRECT. YES. AND I AND I AM NOT BILLED FOR THAT? WELL, NO, NO, NO. THE LIEN WOULD GO ON THE PROPERTY, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT A LIEN MEANS. OH, A LIEN MEANS WHATEVER WE SPENT, WE'D FILE AGAINST THE PROPERTY SO WHEN IT'S SOLD, WE WOULD GET PAID BACK. OKAY, I SEE. I HOPE IT'S NOT MORE THAN I AND WE WOULD SEND A BILL ALSO TO GIVE YOU THAT OPTION. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. JACOBS. ITEM [4. Case Number: CL 2026-094450 ] NUMBER FOUR ON THE AGENDA IS CASE NUMBER CL 20 26 0 9 4 4 5 0 AND IS REGARDING AN UNOCCUPIED, FIRE DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 3 0 6 BETHUNE AVENUE. THE EXHIBITS CAN BE FOUND IN THE PURPLE BOOK IN YOUR READERS IN GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER. HERE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT THE CASE. THIS CASE WAS OPENED IN SEPTEMBER, 2025. THERE ARE NO ACTIVE PERMITS FOR THIS PROPERTY. THIS RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IS A PUBLIC AND AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE, AND IT'S CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD WITH UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE DEMOLITION IN YOUR READERS. IN GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER, YOU'LL FIND THE FOLLOWING EXHIBIT ONE, WHICH CONTAINS THE COMPLAINANT CASE HISTORY, A COPY OF THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT RECORD THAT VERIFIES OWNERSHIP MAPS OF THE PROPERTY, ALL REQUIRED NOTICES, PROOFS OF MAILING AND POSTINGS, AND A FIRE REPORT. AND EXHIBIT TWO, WHICH CONSISTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS TWO A THROUGH TWO H, AND THE RECOMMENDED ORDER CODE INSPECTOR JASON HENLEY IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE EXHIBIT PHOTOS AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATIONS AS THEY ARE DEPICTED. INSPECTOR HENLEY, PLEASE BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONY. [01:55:01] THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS INSPECTOR HENLEY. I'M AN INSPECTOR WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICE CODE TO COMPLIANCE. THE PROPERTY BEING BROUGHT TO YOU BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY LOCATED 73 0 6 BETHUNE AVENUE, TEXAS 7 8 7 5 2. THE OWNER ON RECORD HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CAROLYN WARD ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025. INVESTIGATOR BRITT TOOK THE INITIAL COMPLAINT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025. THE CASE WAS REASSIGNED TO ME. THE COMPLAINT FIRST CAME INTO THIS PROPERTY AT 73 0 6 BETHUNE AVENUE WAS VIA 3 1 1 REPORTED BY A FD BATTALION CHIEF BISHOP ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025. ON INVESTIGATOR BRITT'S INITIAL INSPECTION, HE OBSERVED THE RESIDENTIAL HOME WAS INVOLVED IN A FIRE WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY, CAUSING IT TO BE UNSAFE OR OCCUPATION. THE CONDITIONS OF THIS, OF THIS CON THE CONDITIONS OF THE HOME HAS ATTRACTED HOMELESS TO THE CAMP IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY AND TO BE USED AS A DUMPING GROUND FOR TRASH AND RUBBISH SINCE THE FIRE CASE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AND A NOTICE OF VIOLATION HAS BEEN SENT AND MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025, AND POSTED ON THE SITE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025 TO THE OWNER DETAILING THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VIOLATIONS. I PERFORMED FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS AND OBSERVED THAT THE VIOLATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND THE HOUSE HAS BEEN PLACED FOR SALE. I AM ESCALATING THIS CASE FORWARD DUE TO THE OWNER NOT RECTIFYING THE VIOLATIONS. I'LL REPRESENT MY PHOTOS AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATIONS. FIRST PHOTO, PLEASE. THERE WE GO. EXHIBIT TWO A IS A CONTEXTUAL PHOTO OF THAT PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE IT'S BOARDED UP AFTER THE FIRE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON ALL SIDES. NEXT PHOTO TWO B IS SHOWING THE LARGE HOLE INSIDE THE ROOF WHERE THE FIREFIGHTERS CAME IN THAT IT'S NOT, UM, BEING COVERED AND PROTECTED THE INTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY. AND YOU CAN SEE THE FIRE DAMAGES AROUND THE WINDOWS TO EXTERIOR SIDING AND INTO THE DOORWAY AND THE FRONT DOOR. NEXT PHOTO. OH, OH, YOU GOT IT. TWO C SHOWS EXAMPLE OF FIRE DAMAGE TO EXTERIOR SIDING IN THE WINDOWS, UH, LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY. NEXT PHOTO, TWO D'S. EXAMPLE OF THE, UM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT WAS, WAS EXPOSED TO THE FIRE AND HOW THE MAIN FRONT COVER TO THE MAIN PANEL IS STILL MISSING THE NEXT PHOTO TWO E ACTUALLY SHOWS A HOMELESS RESIDENCE, WAS CAMPING IN THE BACK OF THE DAY OF THE PHOTOS. NEXT PHOTO TWO F JUST SHOWS MORE CLEAR DAMAGE TO THE FIRE AROUND THE WINDOW SILLS TO NEXT PHOTO. AND TWO G SHOWS THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN USED AS DUMPING SITES FROM THE HOMELESS. THEY'VE BEEN BRINGING TRASH CANS AND DUMPING 'EM ON THE PROPERTY AND THEY'VE LEFT, UM, APPLIANCES AND OTHER MATERIALS ON THE PROPERTY. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OH, TWO H IS A PHOTO OF THE PLACARD ACTUALLY SHOWING THAT IT'S BEEN PLACARD THAT WAS UNSAFE WARNING AND THE ACTUAL NOV ON THE DATE OF, EXCUSE ME, TWO 16 'CAUSE OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS SHOWN IN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS. AND THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FINDINGS OF FACT, THE CODE OFFICIAL FOUND THAT THIS STRUCTURE IS A PUBLIC AND AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AND IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD WITH UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. STAFF ASK THE COMMISSION TO ADMIT EXHIBIT ONE, WHICH INCLUDES STAFF PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS. PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS TWO A THROUGH TWO H. STAFF ALSO REQUESTS THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER THE OWNER COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING. ONE WITHIN 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED. A, OBTAIN AND FINALIZE ALL NECESSARY PERMITS. B DEMOLISH ALL PORTIONS OF THE FIRE DAMAGE, RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AND ANY ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND REMOVE HIS DEBRIS, LEAVING THE LOT CLEAN AND RAKED AND C REQUEST INSPECTIONS FROM AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH ONE A AND ONE B TWO ON THE 46 DAY OF COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED. A AUTHORIZE THE CODE OFFICIAL TO PROCEED WITH DEMOLITION AND TO CONSIDER ALL PORTIONS OF THE FIRE DAMAGE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AND ANY ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, INCLUDING ANY ITEMS IN AND AROUND THE STRUCTURES AS A DEBRIS AND DISPOSE OF AS SUCH. AND B, THE PROPERTY OWNERS SHALL BE ON NOTICE THAT THE CODE OFFICIAL IS AUTHORIZED TO ASSESS ALL EXPENSES INCURRED AGAINST THE PROPERTY UNLESS EXEMPTED BY THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION. A LIEN FOR THOSE EXPENSES MAY BE FILED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND RECORDED WITH THE TRAVIS COUNTY [02:00:01] DEED RECORDS. INTEREST SHALL ACCRUE AT A RATE OF 10% PER YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL PAID IN FULL. AND WITH THAT, THE CITY CONCLUDES ITS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MELANIE. MS. WARD. MS. CAROLYN WARD. OH, MS. WARD? YES, YOU'RE HERE. OKAY. HELLO? YES, MA'AM. CAN YOU HEAR US ALL RIGHT? YES. OKAY, I CAN HEAR YOU. YOU MAY PROCEED. UM, OH, MS. WARD, I'M SORRY, BEFORE YOU START YEAH. WERE YOU HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING? I WAS HERE, I WAS HERE AT SIX 30, BUT I WASN'T PULLING IN. OKAY. BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T LET ME, WHEN I PUSHED STAR SIX, IT WOULDN'T LET ME IN WHEN I PUT STAR THREE, IT WOULDN'T LET ME IN THAT I'M UNABLE TO, UM, LET YOU IN. OKAY. WELL, LET ME, WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT FOR ME TO JUST ASK YOU THIS REAL QUICK? YES. ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'LL PROVIDE THIS EVENING IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. IF SO, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I DO, I DO. THANK YOU. YOU MAY PROCEED. OKAY. UM, OKAY. THIS, MY BROTHER WAS LIVING IN THIS HOUSE. THIS IS MY MOM'S HOUSE. SHE, SHE DECEASED. SHE, UM, PASSED AWAY IN 2023 AND THIS HOUSE WAS WHEELED TO, TO ME, UM, MY BROTHER WAS LIVING IN HIS HOUSE UP UNTIL, UM, I THINK THIS FIRE OCCURRED IN, I WANNA SAY MAYBE AUGUST OF, OF LAST YEAR. SO HE WAS LIVING IN HIS HOUSE UP UNTIL THEN. UM, SINCE THEN, I HAVE DONE AS MUCH AS I CAN DO WITH, UM, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE YARD WAS CUT, UM, AND CLEANED. I'VE, I'VE EVEN HAD A DUMPSTER PUT ON THE PROPERTY FOR, AND, AND WE SEALED IT UP. AND, AND, AND THEN AFTER WE DID THAT, HOMELESS PEOPLE CONTINUED TO PUT STUFF IN THE YARD. I HAVE NO CONTROL. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THAT. UM, THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS HOUSE, UM, BEING A, A ALMOST LIKE A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, BUT THIS HOUSE WAS ACTUALLY, UM, A CITY HOUSE THAT THEY REMODELED IN 1993. THIS HOUSE WAS BROUGHT FROM THE EAST SIDE AND PUT ON MY MOM'S PROPERTY AND REMODELED. UM, RIGHT NOW THE PROPERTY IS UP TO SALE AND, UM, I NEED, I JUST NEED HELP. I JUST NEED HELP. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. IF THERE'S ANY GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT CAN HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION, I, I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR 'EM, BUT I'M DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN DO. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. MS. BOARD? MM-HMM . MS. MS. WARD. MM-HMM . YES. I'M STILL HERE. WHAT, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK THE COMMISSION TO DO TONIGHT? I ALLOW MORE TIME, UM, IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT I CAN, UM, APPLY SOME GRANTS, I'D LIKE TO, TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT. UM, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO SELL THIS HOME. I WANT TO GET THIS WHOLE STOLE IF I CAN. OKAY. SO YOUR PLAN IS TO FIX THE HOUSE? NO, NO. I JUST WANNA SET IT AT, AT THE END. OKAY. WERE YOU AWARE OF WHAT THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING? THAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE HOUSE BE DEMOLISHED. OKAY. I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THAT. SURE, SURE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT. SURE. OKAY. WERE YOU ON DURING THAT LAST CONVERSATION WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER? YEAH, I, I, I, I WAS ON THE PHONE. I, I DON'T KNOW IF I UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WELL, THE CITY WOULD DEMO THE PROPERTY AND THAT THEN THERE WOULD BE A LIEN [02:05:01] THAT WOULD BE PLACED IN ON THE PROPERTY SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING UNTIL THE PROPERTY SOLD AND THEN THE CITY WOULD GET REIMBURSED. THAT MAKE SENSE? OH YES. OKAY. I'M ALL FOR THAT. THAT WORKED FOR YOU? YES. OKAY. GU, I WILL, I JUST, I WANNA BE DONE WITH IT. ALL RIGHT. AND YES, LET'S DO THIS. WE'RE WE'LL WRAP. OKAY. WE'LL WRAP THIS UP REAL QUICK AND GET YOU WHAT YOU WANT. OKAY. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER. GREAT. THANK YOU. SO DO I JUST STAY ON THE PHONE? HOLD ON. COMMISSIONERS MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. OKAY. COMMISSIONER GARZA, AS FAR AS TIMING GOES, ADDING TIME TO THE ORDER WOULDN'T AFFECT THIS MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE SO LONG TO DEMO TO BEGIN WITH. SHE'S IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING, SO IT WOULDN'T AFFECT THAT AT THIS POINT. OKAY. I WOULDN'T, I WOULDN'T THINK SO. UM, COMMISSIONER BERRA? YEAH. THANK YOU. BUT ONCE AGAIN, NO FINES ARE ACCRUING WITH THE DEMOLITION ORDER. NO. UM, AND WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW LONG A SALE MIGHT TAKE. CHAIR COULD, MA'AM. WE GET THE ADMIT THE EXHIBITS BEFORE I'M GETTING CONTINUE. . UH, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, WE'LL ADMIT THE CITY'S EXHIBITS. UH, EXHIBIT 1, 2 8 THROUGH TWO H. THANK YOU. HEARING NONE. EXHIBITS ARE ADMITTED. COMMISSIONERS, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER GARZA, DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. OPPOSED? NA AYE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION COMMISSIONERS I MOVE TO ADOPT THE STAFF'S PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW ON THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDER IN ITS ENTIRETY. SECOND. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARZA. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. COMMISSIONER NA AYE. COMMISSIONER BROWN? AYE. COMMISSIONER GARZA? AYE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER RIVERA? AYE. COMMISSIONER TOM LOVICH. AYE. LOST MY PLACE. COMMISSIONER, DID THAT COME THROUGH? AYE. AND CHAIR VOTES? AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU MS. WARD. A COPY OF THE ORDER WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR COMING. BYE-BYE. LET'S SEE. ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON THE AGENDA IS CASE NUMBER CL 2026. HOLD. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. OH, OKAY. HOLD ON. COMMISSIONERS, TAKE A BREAK OR WANNA KEEP GOING? KEEP GOING. RIGHT HERE. KEEP GOING. ALRIGHT. OKAY, I'M GOOD. START OVER. ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD. ITEM NUMBER [5. Case Number: CL 2026-114601 ] FIVE ON THE AGENDA IS CASE NUMBER C 20 26 0 7 6 1 8 REGARDING A FIRE DAMAGE COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 0 3 0 4 BROWNIE DRIVE. THE STAFF EXHIBIT CAN BE FOUND IN THE PEACH COLORED BOOKS IN YOUR READERS IN GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER. HERE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PROPERTY. THIS CASE WAS OPENED IN JULY, 2026 AS A RESULT OF A COMPLAINT REGARDING ILLEGAL DUMPING. FIRES OCCURRED AT THIS PROPERTY IN 2002 AND 2010. THERE ARE NO ACTIVE PERMITS RELATED TO THE SIGHTED VIOLATIONS. THIS PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC AND AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AND IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD WITH UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE REPAIR. IN YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER READERS, YOU'LL FIND THE FOLLOWING EXHIBIT ONE, WHICH CONTAINS THE COMPLAINANT CASE HISTORY. A COPY OF THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT RECORD THAT VERIFIES OWNERSHIP MAPS OF THE PROPERTY, ALL REQUIRED NOTICES, PROOFS OF MAIL, MAILING AND POSTINGS, AND THE FIRE INCIDENT REPORTS. EXHIBIT TWO, WHICH CONSISTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS TWO A THROUGH TWO J AND THE RECOMMENDED ORDER CODE. INVESTIGATOR COURTNEY BRITT IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE EXHIBIT PHOTOS FOR THIS CASE AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATIONS AS DEPICTED. INSPECTOR BRITT, PLEASE BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONY. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS COURTNEY BRITT AND I'M A CODE INVESTIGATOR FOR AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CODE COMPLIANCE PROPERTY BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A COMMERCIAL FOUR UNIT APARTMENT STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 0 3 0 4 BROWNIE DRIVE. THE OWNER OF RECORD HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ANDY TONG PER THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT ON JULY 5TH, 2026. WE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FOR THIS PROPERTY VIA 3 1 1 FOR A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF TRASH AND DEBRIS ON THE PREMISES. ON JULY 7TH, 2026, I CONDUCTED AN INITIAL INSPECTION. I CONDUCTED A SECOND INSPECTION ON JULY 10TH [02:10:01] TO ENSURE THOROUGHNESS. I VALIDATED THE REPORTED UNSANITARY CONDITIONS, VIOLATIONS, PERMIT VIOLATIONS, AND 19 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE VIOLATIONS. RESEARCH INTO THE CASE AND PERMIT HISTORY FOR THE PROPERTY REVEALED THE FOLLOWING. THE STRUCTURE FIRE DAMAGED THE PROPERTY ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2010. THE FIRE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR COMPONENTS AND RESULTED IN A LARGE ROOF PENETRATION. THE OWNER OBTAINED A BUILDING PERMIT FOR INTERIOR NON-STRUCTURAL DEMO IN FEBRUARY, 2011. THAT PERMIT EXPIRED IN AUGUST, 2011. IN MARCH, 2011, THE OWNER SUBMITTED A PLANNED REVIEW FOR COMMERCIAL REMODEL AND FIRE DAMAGE REPAIR. HE OBTAINED ACTIVE BUILDING AND TRADE PERMITS. THE OWNER OBTAINED ONE EXTENSION ON THE PERMIT AND ALLOWED IT TO EXPIRE IN APRIL, 2012 WITH NO INSPECTIONS CALLED A AVAIL. AVAILABLE IMAGERY SHOWS A ROOF PENETRATION REPAIRED SOMETIME BETWEEN APRIL, 2011 AND AUGUST, 2012. THE OWNER SUBMITTED A SECOND PLAN REVIEW IN NOVEMBER, 2012. THE OWNER OBTAINED ACTIVE BUILDING AND TRADE PERMITS IN FEBRUARY, 2013. THE OWNER REACTIVATED OR EXTENDED THE BUILDING PERMIT FOUR TIMES BEFORE ULTIMATELY ALLOWING IT TO EXPIRE IN JANUARY, 2023. DURING THE ACTIVE PERMIT PERIODS, ONLY ONE ONSITE INSPECTION WAS CALLED A FAILED FRAMING INSPECTION IN JANUARY OF 2016. 16 YEARS REMOVED FROM THE FIRE. THIS VACANT STRUCTURE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MULTIPLE CODE COMPLAINTS WITH 16 COMPLAINTS SINCE 2020. ON JULY 13TH, 2026, I MAILED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE OWNER IDENTIFIED IN TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. ON JULY 15TH, I POSTED THE NOTICE ON THE PREMISES, INSTALLED A YELLOW DANGEROUS CONDITIONS PLACARD AND SECURED YELLOW CAUTION TAPE ACROSS THE BASE OF THE STAIRS. ON AUGUST 21ST, I ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FOR STAIR DEFICIENCIES, WHICH HAS YET TO BE HEARD. I WILL NOW PRESENT MY PHOTOS AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATIONS DEPICTED. PHOTO TWO A IS A CONTEXTUAL PHOTO OF THE FRONT OF THE PREMISES. THIS REPRESENTS THE VIOLATION FOR VACANT STRUCTURES AND LAND 3 0 1 POINT IPMC, SECTION 3 0 1 0.3. NEXT PHOTO, PHOTO TWO B IS A CONTEXTUAL PHOTO OF THE SHARED EXTERIOR STAIRWAY AND DISREPAIR WITH CHIPPING AND PEELING PAINT, LOOSE AND DEGRADED TREADS, EXPOSED FASTENERS, CREATING TRIP HAZARDS. ALSO NOTE THE ACCUMULATED CONSTRUCTION RUBBISH AND SCRAP TIRES. THIS IS FOR STAIRWAYS DECKS AND PORCHES, STAIRWAYS DECK, PORCHES AND BALCONIES. SECTION 3 0 4 0.1, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT SECTION 3 0 4 0.2, AND ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH OR GARBAGE. SECTION 3 0 8 0.1. I ALSO NOTE THAT THE CAUTION TAPE IS NOW TORN AND THE OWNER HAS FAILED TO BARRICADE OR OTHERWISE PREVENT ACCESS TO THE DEFICIENT STAIRWAY. NEXT PHOTO. PHOTO TWO C SHOWS THE TOP OF THE COLUMN SUPPORTING THE SECOND STORY LANDING. THIS COLUMN WAS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED AT THE EXTERIOR CORNER OF THE LANDING. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE ROTTING AT THE BASE, IT WAS DANGLING FREE AND NO LONGER CARRYING THE LOAD. THE OWNER MOVED THE COLUMN TO MID-SPAN ON THE RIB JOIST SO THAT IT WOULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THIS RESULTED IN AN ENGINEERED CANTILEVER CONDITION ON THE CORNER OF THE LANDING. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE COLUMN IS IMPROPERLY LOCATED, IMPROPERLY, NOTCHED, AND IMPROPERLY SECURED WITH PROTRUDING FASTENERS, UH, UNSAFE CONDITION CONDITIONS SECTION 3 0 4 1. NEXT PHOTO, PHOTO 2D DEPICTS EROTIC BASE OF THE SAME COLUMN AS STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. 3 0 4 0.4. NEXT PHOTO. PHOTO TWO E DEPICTS THE ROTTED AND CRACKED SECOND STORY DECK JOIST FOR DETERIORATION OF WOOD 3 0 6 0.6. NEXT PHOTO. PHOTO TWO F DEPICTS A MIL MISSING UTILITY CLOSET DOOR ON A SECOND STORY UNIT. THE ENTIRE SECOND STORE, UH, SECOND FLOOR LACKS WALLBOARD. THEREFORE, THESE MISSING DOORS RENDER THE STRUCTURE OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE AND AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AT THE TOP OF THE PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED UNSAFE STAIRWAY. ALSO NOTE, NOTE, HVAC OR HOT WATER, UH, HEATING COMPONENTS ARE INSTALLED. THIS UNSAFE STRUCTURES SECTION 1 0 9 POINT DOORS 3 0 4 0.15 AND RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES SECTION 6 0 2 0.2. NEXT PHOTO, PHOTO TWO G MISSING REQUIRED EGRESS LIGHTS AT EXTERIOR DOORS. UH, LUMINAIRE 6 0 5 0.3. NEXT PHOTO. UH, PHOTO TWO H SHOWS A CRUSHED DRYER VENT, OPEN WALL PENETRATION AND MISSING HVAC COMPONENTS AND DAMAGE WIRING AT THE DISCONNECT. CLOSED DRYER EXHAUST 4 0 3 0.5, ELECTRICAL 6 0 4 0.2 MECHANICAL APPLIANCES, 6 0 3 0.1. EXTERIOR WALLS 3 0 4 0.6. NEXT PHOTO. PHOTO TWO I SHOWS MISSING METERS WITH NO ELECTRICAL SERVICE. FACILITIES REQUIRED. 6 0 4 [02:15:01] 0.1. NEXT PHOTO PHOTO TWO J SHOWS AN ACTIVE WASP INFESTATION WITH NESTS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE SECOND STORY BALCONY. THIS IS MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY INFESTATION 3 0 9 0.4. UH, NOTE THIS FOURPLEX IS IN A DENSELY POPULATED NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THE LOCATION IS LESS THAN HALF A MILE FROM IDEA RUNDBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND BROWNIE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND IT LIES ON THE DIRECT ROUTE TO BOTH. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS CAUSE OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS SHOWN IN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FINDINGS OF FACT. THE CODE OFFICIAL FOUND THAT THIS STRUCTURE IS A PUBLIC AND AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AND IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD WITH UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. STAFF ASK THE COMMISSION TO ADMIT EXHIBIT ONE, WHICH INCLUDES STAFF PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT IN CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS TWO A THROUGH TWO J. STAFF ALSO REQUESTS THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER THE OWNER COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING, ONE WITHIN 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED. A, OBTAIN AND FINALIZE ALL NECESSARY PERMITS. B, CORRECT ALL VIOLATIONS CITED TO THE FIRE DAMAGE COMMERCIAL MULTI-FAMILY STRUCTURE AND IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. C REQUEST INSPECTIONS FROM AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH ONE A AND ONE B AND TWO ON THE 46TH DAY. IF COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED, ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,000 PER WEEK THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE UNTIL THE CODE OFFICIAL DETERMINES THAT THE REPAIRS REQUIRED BY THIS ORDER ARE COMPLETE INTEREST SHALL ACCRUE AT A RATE OF 10% PER YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL PAID IN FULL. AND WITH THAT, THE CITY CONCLUDES ITS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. AND MR. TOG, CAN YOU TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON FOR ME? YEAH, RIGHT THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE. OKAY. THERE WE GO. GOOD. YEAH. UH, WERE YOU HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING? YES, YOU WERE, SIR. YOU WERE SWORN IN. OH, UM, I'M GOING TO, DID YOU, DID YOU, WERE YOU HERE WHEN WE SWORE? YES. YES. OKAY. I DID. VERY GOOD. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY BEFORE YOU START? UM, NO. WELL, OKAY. YOU MAY PROCEED. YES, I, UM, START TO, UM, I RECALL, UM, CONTRACTOR AND UM, WE, UM, I'M GOING TO BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THE BUILDING. SO YOU'VE CONTACTED A CONTRACTOR AND YOU EXPECT TO BE DONE? YES, I WILL. I'M GOING TO BE DONE. SO YOU'RE OKAY WITH WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED? YES. YES. I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. UH, COMMISSIONERS, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, I'LL ADMIT THE CITY'S EXHIBITS ONE, TWO A THROUGH TWO J. HEARING NONE EXHIBITS ARE ADMITTED. COMMISSIONERS, UH, QUESTIONS FOR THE OWNER OR FOR STAFF? DO WE HAVE ANY OPEN PERMITS CURRENTLY? UH, WHEN I CHECKED ON MONDAY, NO, THERE WERE NO OPEN PERMITS. UM, THE INFORMATION THAT CRED STAFF, UH, RECEIVED FROM THE OWNER'S CONTRACTOR AND RELAYED TO ME IS THAT THEY WERE PURSUING REACTIVATING THE EXISTING PERMITS. UM, THAT'LL BE UP TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLAN REVIEW IF IT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR REACTIVATION OR NOT. IF NOT, THEY'LL HAVE TO GET A ENTIRELY NEW PLAN REVIEW. MR. TO HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO YOUR, UH, CONTRACTOR AS FAR AS TIMELINE, HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE THEM TO DO THE REPAIRS? UH, YEAH. THEY SAID THEY WORKING ON, YEAH, THEY WOULD DO. WORKING ON WORKING ON SCHEDULE? YES. WORKING ON SCHEDULE. THE WAY FOR, UH, UH, THE WAY FOR, UM, UM, RESPOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? I, COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ? NO OTHER QUESTION. COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NARA . MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE. ANY UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER WILL DISCUSS YOUR CASE. JUST KEEP, KEEP YOUR SEAT RIGHT THERE FOR A MOMENT. YES. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION COMMISSIONERS I MOVE TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ADOPT THE CITY'S ORDER IN ITS ENTIRETY. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BROWN. [02:20:01] SECOND. SECOND, I'D LIKE TO OFFER A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. COMMISSIONER GARZA. I'D LIKE TO, UM, REQUEST THAT THE OWNER BE GIVEN 90 DAYS TO ALLOW APPROPRIATE TIME TO RECEIVE PERMITS AND BEGIN THE WORK ON THE RENOVATION OF THIS PROPERTY. THERE IS A MOTION TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THAT MOTION FROM 45 TO 90 DAYS. YES, SIR. IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. ACTUALLY, DOES COMMISSIONER BROWN ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY BECAUSE HE'S THE ONE WHO MADE THE MOTION INITIALLY? OH, THAT'S CORRECT. I ACCEPT THE MOTION OR AMEND. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS WILL VOTE, VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT, WHICH WOULD READ THE 40, THE 90 DAY AND THEN THE 91ST DAY, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. EVERYONE CLEAR ON THE MOTION ON THE PROPOSED MOTION CHANGE? UH, COMMISSIONER NA AYE. COMMISSIONER BROWN? AYE. COMMISSIONER GARZA? AYE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER GIL. OOPS. COMMISSIONER RIVERA. AYE. COMMISSIONER TOM LOVICH. AYE. COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE AYE. AND CHAIR VOTES? AYE. SO THE MOTION THEN WOULD BE CHANGED FROM 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE ORDER IS MAILED AND ITEM TWO WOULD BE ON THE 91ST DAY COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED. PARDON? MR. CHAIR? SORRY. UH, RIGHT, RIGHT HERE. IF, IF WE ARE GONNA EXTEND THE TIMELINE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO ADD AN AMENDMENT REQUIRING THE OWNER TO SECURE THE BUILDING WITH EITHER FENCING OR BOARDING OF THE STAIRWAY? IT, IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS. IS THERE A YES. IS THERE A COMMISSIONER WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO FURTHER AMEND WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED AS THE FIRST AMENDMENT? YEAH, I'VE HADN'T GOTTEN THERE YET. IS THERE AN ADDITIONAL, UH, CHANGE TO THE MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO FURTHER MARTINEZ THE AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE, UM, CLOSING OFF THE STAIRWAY TO IMMEDIATELY CLOSE OFF THE STAIRWAY. YES. OR SECURE THE STAIRWAY SECURE THE STAIRS. DOES THAT SUFFICE? I DUNNO, HOW MUCH TIME DO WE NEED THAT? SEVEN WORKING DAYS. SEVEN DAYS FROM THE DAY IT WAS MAILED OR FROM THE DATE OF THE HEARING? DAY OF THE HEARING. OKAY. OKAY, COMMISSIONER AND THEN COMMISSIONER BROWN. YOU ACCEPT THAT FOR THE AMENDMENT? I HADN'T GOTTEN THERE YET. OH, SORRY. SORRY. CHAIR. COMMISSIONER BROWN, ARE YOU ACCEPTING THE MOTION? MAY, MAY I SAY SOMETHING BEFORE ACCEPTING OR REJECTING? I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SOME TEETH ON THE ORDER TO SECURE THE BUILDING. RIGHT NOW AS IT STANDS, IT'S JUST SEVEN DAYS. HE COULD WAIT 90 DAYS AND THEN FINES WOULD START TO ACCRUE. AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD MODIFY THE ORDER TO AT LEAST HAVE SOME FINES CONNECTED TO SECURING THE BUILDING TO ENSURE THAT THAT HAPPENS IN A TIMELY MANNER. OKAY. THE MAIN MOTION'S GETTING PRETTY CONVOLUTED. UM, WHY DON'T WE DO THIS? UM, I WOULD ADVOCATE WE GO BACK TO THAT MAIN MOTION AND REPRESENT THAT TO THE COMMISSION IF THAT'S APPROPRIATE. IT'S BY VOTING THIS DOWN AND THEN CLEANING IT UP WITH LANGUAGE. I I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER BROWN. IT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SOME TEETH THAT SAYS IF THAT'S NOT DONE, THEN THE 45 DAYS WOULD KICK IN OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. IS THAT KIND OF WHERE YOU WERE GOING? YEAH, EXACTLY. UH, SO I, YEAH. LET'S, LET'S GO BACK. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND JUST START FROM A CLEAN SLATE, BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE VOTED TO ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, UH, WHICH WAS TO CHANGE FROM 45 TO 90 DAYS. LET'S DO A MOTION TO RESCIND THAT ACTION. AND THEN COMMISSIONER BROWN, IF YOU'LL WITHDRAW YOUR ORIGINAL MOTION. SO LET'S, LET'S DO IT THAT WAY SO THAT WE CAN START WITH A CLEAN SLATE. I GOT IT. SO WE'LL VOTE DOWN THE, THE FIRST YES. I MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. I'LL RESCIND MY AMENDMENT. WE'RE GONNA RESCIND THAT ACTION. RESCIND TO RESCIND THE MM-HMM . THE VOTE ON THE, ON THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. ALL RIGHT. [02:25:01] RESCIND VOTING NOW TO RESCIND THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. COMMISSIONER NA AYE. COMMISSIONER BROWN? AYE. COMMISSIONER GARZA. AYE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER RIVERA? AYE. COMMISSIONER TOM LOVICH. AYE. COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE AYE. CHAIR VOTES? AYE. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT DROPS OFF. WE NEVER VOTED ON THE MAIN MOTION, SO WE'LL JUST START OVER. UH, COMMISSIONER BROWN, DO YOU WITHDRAW YOUR ORIGINAL MOTION? YES, I WITHDRAW MY ORIGINAL MOTION. I I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE FEES FOR, OR THE FINES FOR SECURING THE BUILDING MM-HMM . AND HOW SOON CAN WE IMPOSE FEES? LIKE COULD WE IMPOSE THEM TO START KICKING IN AT SEVEN DAYS OR DO WE HAVE LIKE A STATUTORY OBLIGATION TO WAIT UNTIL FOUR, FIVE DAYS? SO IT SOUNDS FROM THE DISCUSSION THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO ESSENTIALLY MAKE THIS A TWO-PARTER. SO YOU HAVE THE ISSUE WITH THE SECURING OF THE STAIRWAY AND SO YOU CAN IMPOSE A FINE, WE'LL JUST WANNA MAKE SURE CHAIR THAT WE'RE VERY CLEAR. SURE. UM, AND SO WE'LL PROBABLY WANNA REPEAT EVERYTHING. SO YOU CAN HAVE PART ONE BE THE STAIR, THE SECURING OF THE STAIRWAY IMPOSE A FINE, AND THEN PART TWO IS HOWEVER MANY DAYS TO ACTUALLY DO THE REPAIRS AND THEN IMPOSE A FINE IF THOSE REPAIRS ARE NOT COMPLETE WITHIN THE, THE TIMEFRAME. THANK YOU. UH, MY QUESTION WAS SPECIFICALLY, DO WE HAVE ANY OBLIGATIONS WHERE WE CAN'T IMPOSE A FINE, UH, AFTER A CERTAIN OR BEFORE A CERTAIN TIME? FOR EXAMPLE, COULD WE IMPOSE A FINE AFTER SEVEN DAYS IF THERE, IF THE BUILDING ISN'T SECURED? YES. THERE'S NO, BUT THERE'S, I THINK IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, IS THERE AN OBLIGATION TO DO SO OR TO NOT DO SO? I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE TIME. NOT THAT, NO, THANK YOU. SO THE 45 DAYS IS, THAT'S A DATE WE SET. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A LIMIT. WE COULD, WE COULDN'T SHORTEN THAT TO SEVEN DAYS OR CAN WE? WELL, SO THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GET INTO THE ISSUE OF REASONABLENESS, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO 30 DAYS IS TYPICALLY REASONABLE, BUT IF WE'RE TYPICALLY, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SECURING RIGHT, BECAUSE WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT AN IMMEDIATE THREAT, THEN THERE'S SOME LEEWAY TO SECURE THE PROPERTY AND HAVE THAT DONE, YOU KNOW, FASTER THAN SAYING REPAIR OR DEMOLITION BECAUSE OF THE, THE DANGER AND THE THREAT OR THE IMMINENCE OF THAT POTENTIAL THREAT. SO I THINK THERE IS SOME LEEWAY TO JUST SECURE THE STAIRWAY. IT'S, IT, YOU KNOW, THAT LIKELY IS NOT GONNA REQUIRE A LOT ON THE PART OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND LIKELY WOULD BE SEEN AS REASONABLE. BUT IF, AGAIN, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REPAIR, VACATE, DEMO DEMOLISH, THAT'S WHEN I, MY RECOMMENDATION IS NOTHING LESS THAN 30 DAYS UNLESS THERE'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO JUSTIFY THAT. WELL AND THE, UH, CODE OFFICER'S INTERPRETATION THAT THE STAIRS AS THEY, IF I'M READING YOU CORRECTLY, AS THEY SIT NOW, DO PRESENT A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. SO WOULD THAT ALLOW FOR A SHORTER F FOR THE SECURING OF THE STAIRWAY? I BELIEVE SO, YES. OKAY. SO I THINK COMMISSIONER BROWN, WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO TIE THAT SEVEN DAYS TO SOME TRIP THAT WOULD FORCE THAT TO BE DONE, OTHERWISE SOME PENALTIES WOULD AGREE. IS THAT CORRECT? YOU WANNA GIVE THAT A SHOT? SURE. OKAY. I CAN . OKAY. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDERED THE FOLLOWING WITHIN SEVEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE HEARING, SECURE THE STRUCTURE AND BOARD THE SECOND FLOOR OR ENTRY WAYS INTO THE UNIT. UM, AND IF THAT IS NOT DONE, A FINE OF $250 PER WEEK WILL ACCRUE BEGINNING ON THE EIGHTH DAY AFTER THE HEARING. AND ON THE 46TH DAY, UH, SORRY. WITHIN 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED, OBTAIN AND FINALIZE ALL NECESSARY PERMITS AND OKAY. CORRECT. ALL VIOLATIONS CITED TO THE FIRE DAMAGED COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURE IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS REQUEST INSPECTIONS FROM AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH ONE A AND ONE B. AND ON THE 46TH, SORRY, ON THE 90TH DAY, IF COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED, ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER WEEK THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE UNTIL THE CODE OFFICIAL DETERMINES THAT THE REPAIRS REQUIRED BY THIS ORDER ARE COMPLETE INTEREST SHALL ACCRUE AT A RATE OF 10% PER YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL PAID IN FULL. OKAY. ON THE FIRST PART YOU [02:30:01] SAID 45 DAYS AND ON THE LAST PART YOU SAID THE 91ST DAY. DO YOU WANT IT TO BE THE 90TH DAY, NOT THE 45TH AND THEN THE 91ST DAY? YES. THAT'S OKAY. WE GOOD TANYA? SO THE 23, DO THAT REPAIRS 45 DAYS. IF YOU'LL JUST GO BACK TO THE, THE 45 DAYS AND CLARIFY WHETHER YOU INTENDED TO READ 90 DAYS OR 45 DAYS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED. UM, IS, DID I READ EVERYTHING OR NO? UH, AND I WOULD JUST SAY, SO IT'S 90 DAYS AND THEN WITHIN THE NINE ON THE 91ST DAY THE PENALTY IS IMPOSED. YES. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S SUFFICIENT CHAIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S HOW I HEARD IT. THAT SO SECOND, LET ME CROSS OUT MY SCRIBBLES HERE. OKAY. MOTION THAT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BROWN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RIVERA. EVERYBODY CLEAR ON THE MOTION? GOOD. OKAY. UH, COMMISSIONER NA AYE. COMMISSIONER BROWN? AYE. COMMISSIONER GARZA? AYE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ? AYE. COMMISSIONER RIVERA? AYE. COMMISSIONER TOM LOVICH. AYE. COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE AYE. AND CHAIR OF VOTES? AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU MR. TO FOR COMING. A COPY OF THE ORDERS BE MAILED TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONERS WILL TAKE A BRIEF, UH, WE'RE GOOD TILL 10. . FIVE, FIVE MINUTES. IS THAT IT? IS 9:22 PM COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE [6. Case Number: CL 2026-026484 ] ON ITEM NUMBER SIX. ITEM NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA. CASE NUMBER CL 20 26 0 2 6 4 8 4 IS A RETURNING CASE REGARDING A COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 15 EAST 10TH STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS NINE 16 WALLER STREET. THE STAFF EXHIBIT CAN BE FOUND IN THE TEAL BOOKS IN YOUR READERS IN GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER. HERE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PROPERTY. THIS IS A RETURNING CASE ORIGINALLY OPENED IN 2025 AS A RESULT OF A COMPLAINT AT THE JULY 22ND, 2026 MEETING. AFTER HEARING THE CASE AND ADMITTING THE EXHIBITS, THE COMMISSION VOTED TO CONTINUE THE CASE UNTIL OCTOBER. THERE ARE NO ACTIVE PERMITS RELATED TO THE CITED VIOLATIONS. THIS PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC AND AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE IN ITS CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRES REPAIR. IN YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER OR READERS, YOU'LL FIND THE FOLLOWING, PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED EXHIBITS ONE AND TWO A THROUGH TWO M EXHIBIT THREE, WHICH CONTAINS AN UPDATED COMPLAINT AND CASE HISTORY. A COPY OF THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT RECORD THAT VERIFIES OWNERSHIP MAPS OF THE PROPERTY, ALL REQUIRED NOTICES, PROOFS OF MAILING AND POSTINGS. AND EXHIBIT FOUR, WHICH CONSISTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS FOUR A THROUGH FOUR S AND THE RECOMMENDED ORDER CODE INSPECTOR HAYDEN ASTON IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE EXHIBIT PHOTOS FOR THIS CASE AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATIONS AS DEPICTED. INSPECTOR ASTON. PLEASE BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONY. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS HAYDEN ASTON AND I'M AN INSPECTOR FOR THE AUSTIN DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT. THE PROPERTY BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A COMMERCIAL MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTY CONSISTING OF SIX DUPLEXES LOCATED AT 10 15 EAST 10TH STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS 9 1 6 WALLER STREET. THE OWNER OF RECORD HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, UH, WITH THE TRAVIS CENTRAL, A BRA DISTRICT. ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2025, I RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FOR THIS PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 15 EAST 10TH STREET VIA A 3 1 1 COMPLAINT. ON OCTOBER 9TH, I PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS. I OBSERVED DAMAGED ROOFS AND OVERHANGS DISCOLORATION AND BUBBLING OF THE WALLS AND CEILINGS OF THE ATTACHED STORAGE CLOSETS WITH SOME UNITS, CEILINGS HAVING COLLAPSED. I DOCUMENTED THE CASE AND MAILED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE OWNER DETAILING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VIOLATIONS. ON OCTOBER 9TH, 2025, I PERFORMED FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS AND OBSERVED THAT THE VIOLATION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS WELL AS NEW VIOLATIONS SUCH AS CRACKED AND OR WARPED DOORFRAMES UNCOVERED [02:35:01] ELECTRICAL OUTLETS, WATER DAMAGE NEAR THE BREAKERS, DAMAGED OVERHEAD LIGHTS, DOORS WARPED BY WATER DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE SIGNS OF A POSSIBLE INFESTATION. A SECOND NOTICE OF VIOLATION DETAILING THE UPDATED VIOLATIONS WAS MAILED ON DECEMBER 26TH, 2025. I HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE NOT OBSERVED ANY EFFORT TOWARDS COMPLIANCE. AS OF THE MOST RECENT, UH, VIEWING OF THE PROPERTY BY THE COMMISSION, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CONTACT FROM THE OWNER OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE, NOR WERE THERE ANY EFFORT TOWARDS COMPLIANCE AT THE PROPERTY. AT THIS TIME, I'M ESCALATING THIS CASE FORWARD DUE TO THE OWNER NOT RECTIFYING THE VIOLATIONS. I'LL NOW PRESENT MY EXHIBITS AND DISCUSS THE VIOLATIONS DEPICTED. EXHIBIT FOUR A IS A CONTEXTUAL PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY. NEXT EXHIBIT, EXHIBIT FOUR B SHOWS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE OVERHANG SHOWING THE DISCOLORATION AND ROTTING OF THE INTERIOR WOODEN SUPPORTS. NEXT EXHIBIT FOUR C SHOWS TRASH AND DEBRIS PILED ONTO THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING MATERIAL FROM THE BUILDING PILED UP AGAINST IT. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR D SHOWS AN UNCOVERED EXHAUST VENT LEADING INTO THE UNIT ALLOWING A POSSIBLE INFESTATION. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR E SHOWS DAMAGE TO THE FASCIA BOARD SHOWING THE ROTTEN WOODEN SUPPORTS OF THE OVERHANG. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR F IS MORE TRASH AND DEBRIS PRESENT ON THE PROPERTY. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT 4G SHOWS DISCOLORATION OF THE STORAGE CLOSET WALL AND SEPARATION OF THE WALL FROM THE FLOOR. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR H SHOWS PART OF THE CEILING THAT HAS COLLAPSED INSIDE OF THE STORAGE CLOSET. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR I SHOWS DISCOLORATION OF THE WALL THAT CONNECTS TO THE LIVING AREA OF THE UNIT AS WELL AS SEPARATION OF THE WALL FROM THE FLOOR. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR J SHOWS A VACANT UNIT WITH AN OPEN WINDOW ALLOWING EXTERIOR ELEMENTS SUCH AS ANIMALS AND WEATHER TO ENTER THE UNIT. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT 4K, OH, SORRY. EXHIBIT 4K SHOWS DAMAGE TO THE FACIAL BOARDS. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR L SHOWS DARK SPOTS AND SEPARATION OF THE WALL AND THE FLOOR. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR M SHOWS DARK SPOTS AND SAGGING OF THE CEILING IN ONE OF THE STORAGE CLOSETS. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR N IS A DOOR TO THE ONE OF THE STORAGE CLOSETS AND IT'S SEVERELY WARPED AND DISCOLORED CAUSING DIFFICULTY OPENING. NEXT ONE, FOUR OH SHOWS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE OVERHANG AND THE ROOF EXPOSING THE WOODEN SUPPORTS TO WEATHER AND ALLOWING FOR POSSIBLE INFESTATION. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR P IS ANOTHER ANGLE OF THE DAMAGED OVERHANG SHOWING THE DAMAGE TO THE WOODEN SUPPORTS AND THE ROOFING MATERIAL. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR Q SHOWS PIECES OF THE DAMAGED OGRE OVERHANG PILED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE UNIT. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR R SHOWS SEVERE WARPING OF THE FASCIA BOARDS ALONG ONE OF THE UNITS. NEXT ONE, EXHIBIT FOUR S SHOWS DAMAGE OF THE FASCIA BOARDS AND THE WOODEN SUPPORTS CAUSING THE OVERHANG TO BEGIN COLLAPSE. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONING AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS SHOWN IN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FINDINGS OF FACT, THE CODE OFFICIAL FOUND THAT THESE STRUCTURES ARE A PUBLIC AND AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AND ARE CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. STAFF ASKED THE COMMISSION TO ADMIT EXHIBIT THREE, WHICH INCLUDES, WHICH INCLUDES STAFF PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS MARKED AS EXHIBITS FOUR A THROUGH FOUR S. STAFF ALSO REQUESTS THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER THE OWNER COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING, ONE WITHIN 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED A, OBTAIN AND FINALIZE ALL NECESSARY PERMITS. B, CORRECT ALL VIOLATIONS CITED TO THE COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURES AND IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS [02:40:02] C REQUEST INSPECTION FROM AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH ONE A AND ONE B TWO ON THE 46 DAY OF COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED. ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,000 PER WEEK THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE UNTIL THE CODE OFFICIAL DETERMINES THAT THE REPAIRS REQUIRED BY THIS ORDER ARE COMPLETE. RA SHALL ACCRUE AT A RATE OF 10% PER YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL PAID IN FULL. AND WITH THAT, THE CITY CONCLUDES ITS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. CAN YOU MS. GRIFFIN, CAN YOU TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON FOR ME? GOOD EVENING. UM, AS WE INDICATED IN THE JULY HEARING, UH, WE ARE PURSUING A LOAN APPLICATION WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN. UM, WE SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION IN SEPTEMBER, MET WITH THE CITY ON OCTOBER 19TH, AND, UM, THE APPLICATION IS STILL PENDING. AND WE HAVE A LETTER FROM THE CITY THAT I HAVE PRESENTED FOR YOU. IT WAS GIVEN TO ME ON YESTERDAY, UM, AS MY FIRST EXHIBIT. I HOPE YOU HAVE A COPY OF THAT TODAY, WHICH INDICATES THAT, UH, THE APPLICATION IS, UH, STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION AND IT WOULD ADDRESS ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN INDICATED. UH, IN ADDITION TO PURSUING THE LOAN WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, WE'VE ALSO SUBMITTED A GRANT APPLICATION WITH A LOCAL NONPROFIT THAT HAS EXPRESSED STRONG INTEREST IN FUNDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. UM, I'VE GIVEN YOU EXHIBITS OF OUR LETTER OF INTEREST FOR THE GRANT. APPLICATION WAS SENT IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS ACCEPTED AND WE'VE SUBMITTED THE GRANT APPLICATION ON OCTOBER 15TH. THE STATUS OF THE GRANT WILL NOT BE KNOWN UNTIL DECEMBER. IN ADDITION TO THESE ACTIONS, WE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR AND TO PURSUE, UH, GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, UH, TO ADDRESS THESE VIOLATIONS. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY SPENDING THE, UM, LIMITED FUNDS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS MAINTENANCE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE APARTMENTS. SINCE THE HEARING IN JULY, FIVE UNITS HAVE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE THAT WE HAVE HAD TO ADDRESS. WELL, THESE ARE A VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT INCLUDE, UM, GARBAGE DISPOSAL REPAIRS, REPAIRS TO SINKS, FAUCETS, OUTDOOR FAUCET REPLACEMENTS, AND WE'VE HAD PLUMBING ISSUES IN TWO UNITS WITHIN, UM, REGARDING WASHER AND DRYER FAUCETS THAT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. UH, WE ALSO MADE REPAIRS TO THE EXTERIOR GATE, UM, WHICH, UM, FACE TWO UNITS. UM, WE ALSO MADE REPAIRS TO KITCHEN CABINETS AND TO SOME TWO UNITS WITH, UH, THAT HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE TOILETS. UH, WE CONTINUED TO RESPOND TO ANY OF OUR TENANT REQUESTS FOR INTERIOR REPAIRS. WE ARE REQUESTING TONIGHT AN EXTENSION ON THESE VO UH, VOTE CODE VIOLATIONS UNTIL JANUARY OF 2027 WHEN WE WILL HAVE HOPEFULLY A RESPONSE REGARDING THE CITY OF AUSTIN HOUSING LOAN AND ALSO WE WILL HAVE THE RESULTS OF OUR REQUEST FOR A GRANT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. UM, MS. WILLIE, I, I TELL YOU, DO YOU LIKE YOU CAN SIT RIGHT THERE. THERE YOU GO. MY NAME IS CHARLENE WILLIE. I AM AN ACTUAL, UH, TENANT AT THE EBENEZER SENIOR CITIZEN COMPLEX, AND MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE ALLOCATIONS OF THE FUNDS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO THIS FACILITY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2021. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 2016. WE NEVER HAD [02:45:03] A ACTUAL RENT RENEWAL THAT THEY SHOULD DO EVERY YEAR. WE FINALLY GOT ONE THIS YEAR WHERE THEY RAISED OUR RENT AND I JUST FEEL LIKE I, IF THEY HAD MAYBE BACK IN 2016 STARTED RENEWING OUR RENT EVERY YEAR AS UH, THINGS WENT UP, OUR RENT WENT UP, BUT THEY NEVER DID THAT. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME OF THIS RENT THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN PAYING WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF SOME OF THESE REPAIRS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WAIT UNTIL THIS YEAR TO RAISE OUR RENT. IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS. SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WAIT SO LONG TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING WHEN YOU COULD HAVE BEEN GETTING MONEY FROM YOUR TENANTS IF YOU HAD ACTUALLY DONE WHAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT THERE'S NEPOTISM, THE DIRECTOR OF THE E-A-E-D-C, SHE HAS FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COMES OVER AND DOES MAINTENANCE FOR US. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT IS A NEPOTISM AGAINST THE LAW IS NOT WHAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE A EDC WHO WE PAY OUR RENT MONEY TO. SHE HAS FAMILY MEMBERS COMING IN AND DOING THE WORK. WHO'S TO SAY THAT? OKAY, I'M PUTTING ON PAPER THAT WE PAID A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HIM TO DO THE WORK AND YOU ONLY GAVE HIM FIVE. ISN'T THAT THE WAY NEPOTISM WORKS? NOT REALLY. THAT'S SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MISS THAT HAYDEN, BECAUSE HE SAID ONCE THEY STARTED ON THIS, THEY WERE ACTUALLY AUDIT THE BOARD TO SEE WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING TO WHY WE HAVEN'T HAD THESE THINGS DONE WAY BEFORE. NOW, WHY DO YOU WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA RAISE YOUR RENT AFTER 10 YEARS WHEN YOU COULD HAVE BEEN RAISING IT EVERY YEAR SINCE 2016. WE NEVER GOT AN ACTUAL, UH, RENEWAL APPLICATION UNTIL LAST YEAR SAYING THEY'RE GONNA RAISE THE RENT THIS YEAR. WHY YOU WAIT SO LONG TO DO THAT? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. WE COULD HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF THESE REPAIRS WAY BEFORE NOW. SURE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU MS. WILLIE. YES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS. UM, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTION, WE'LL ADMIT THE CITY'S EXHIBITS ONE, TWO A THROUGH TWO M UH THREE, FOUR A THROUGH FOUR S AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS INTERESTED PARTY. YEAH. INTERESTED PARTY EXHIBITS. NO OBJECTION. EXHIBITS ARE ADMITTED. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OWNERS OR STAFF? I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COMMISSIONER RIVERA. GREAT. UM, I JUST WANNA CONFIRM, UH, SOME OF THE STATEMENTS OF FACT, UH, AND THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE NEW EXHIBIT. UM, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. SINCE JULY YOU WE'VE RECEIVED MORE VIOLATION COMPLAINTS. I, THERE WERE SOME, UH, INTERIOR COMPLAINTS MADE, BUT THEY WERE RELEASED AT THIS TIME DUE TO UNABLE TO ACTUALLY INSPECT THE UNIT THAT THE COMPLAINTS WERE IN. GOT IT. AND I ALSO SEE NOTED, UM, CONTINUED DETERIORATION SINCE JULY NOTED IN, UH, IN NOTES CODE. VIOLATION NOTES. YES. I, I HAVE OBSERVED THAT THE VIOLATIONS THAT I ORIGINALLY OBSERVED IN MY INITIAL INSPECTION AND FURTHER INSPECTIONS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY GOTTEN WORSE. GREAT. THANK [02:50:01] YOU. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUESTION FOR MS. GRIFFIN. COMMISSIONER NA, BOTH OF THESE IN YOUR EXHIBIT, BOTH OF THESE LETTERS ARE DATED IN OCTOBER. AND I'LL NOTE IN YOUR TESTIMONY YOU SAID THAT THE, UH, THE HOUSING APPLICATION, HOUSING FINANCE APP CORPORATION APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED IN SEPTEMBER. I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU IN BOTH OF THE LETTERS. WE HAVE THE ONE FROM THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION IS DATED OCTOBER 27TH AND THE, THE, UH, APPLICATION TO ST. DAVID'S FOUNDATION IS DATED OCTOBER 15TH. ARE THOSE THE DATES YOU APPLIED OR IS DID YOU, I THINK IN THE TESTIMONY YOU SAID YOU APPLIED IN SEPTEMBER, THE AUSTIN, UM, WE, FOR THE CITY AUSTIN HOUSING, UH, FINANCE CORPORATION. AND THAT WAS SUBMITTED IN SEPTEMBER. AND THEN, UM, THE, UM, THE ST. DAVID'S, THEY TOOK A LETTER OF INTEREST FIRST AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS ALSO IN SEPTEMBER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING? SO MOVED. COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE, I'D LIKE TO, TO ASK A QUESTION BEFORE WE CLOSE. WE CAN STILL ASK QUESTIONS. OKAY. MS. GRIFFIN, THINK WE, WE CAN STILL ASK QUESTIONS DURING THE, IF WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'VE GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? SECOND . OKAY. THANK YOU. VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. NAY. OKAY. PUBLIC. AYE. THANK YOU MS. GRIFFIN, SINCE YOU HAVE, UM, STARTED WORKING ON THESE GRANTS AND LOANS AND YOU HAVE WORKED, UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE ON THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS, HAVE YOU WORKED ON ANY OF THE VIOLATIONS THAT THE CITY HAS GIVEN? UM, ONE OF THE VIOLATIONS THAT WAS CITED, I BELIEVE AFTER THIS HEARING, UH, WAS REGARDING SOME OF THE EXTERIOR FENCING, WHICH WASN'T SHOWN HERE TODAY. BUT, UH, THE INSPECTOR DIDN'T COME TO THE PROPERTY, UH, A WEEK AFTER THE JULY 22ND HEARING AND WE IMMEDIATELY WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT, UM, THE EXTERIOR. THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE GATE. AND WE, WE FIXED THAT. AND I ALSO, FOR CLARIFICATION, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE, WE STARTED WITH THE CITY ON THE LOAN APPLICATION IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. IT'S JUST, UH, THE ACTUAL APPLICATION THAT CAME TO US TO FILL OUT, UH, DIDN'T COME UNTIL SEPTEMBER, BUT WE BEGAN MEETING AND DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM WE HAD IN TERMS OF THESE VIOLATIONS. UM, THAT FIRST CONVERSATION STARTED IN JULY, SO WE DIDN'T WAIT TILL SEPTEMBER TO START THE PROCESS. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR. UH, COMMISSIONERS, WE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING BUT NEED TO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I FAILED TO ASK FOR THAT MOTION. SO IS THERE A MOTION SO THAT WE CONTINUE DISCUSSION? OKAY. WE'LL JUST WAIT. UM, , I MOVE TO ADOPT STAFF'S PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT TO CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ORDER IN ITS ENTIRETY. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BERRA. SECOND BY, UM, COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE. OKAY. DISCUSSION. I AM CONCERNED LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES DATED IN OCTOBER, THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH EFFORT TO COMPLY AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. SO I BELIEVE WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS, IS AN ACCEPTABLE, UM, RESPONSE. I AGREE WITH THE COMMISSIONER. I'M GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MOLD THAT I'M SEEING, THE CONTINUED DETERIORATION OF EXTERIOR AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES. THIS IS GOING SOUTH FAST, FIXING A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND TAKING CARE OF THE ISSUE THEY ASKED FOR, FOR SOME EXTRA TIME BACK IN JULY AND WE GAVE IT AND WE SEE NO PROGRESS. YEAH, IT'S BEEN 90 DAYS SINCE THEY'RE ASKING FOR ANOTHER 9,080. IT'S UP TO COMMISSIONERS. BUT JUST A, JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION. IF THE GRANTS WERE TO BE ISSUED, [02:55:01] WOULD THEY GO TO THE FINES OR TO THE REPAIRS? THEY WOULD, UM, THEY WOULD GO TO THE ENTITY THAT APPLIED FOR THE GRANT. UM, AND, AND THEY WOULD THE PAYMENTS, THE, THE LOAN. I'M NOT SURE OF HOW THAT DISBURSEMENT WOULD HAPPEN, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S NOT A GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF THIS WILL GO THROUGH. OF COURSE, THEY CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND ASK FOR PENALTY RELIEF. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CAN I? NO, MA'AM. NO MA'AM. ALRIGHT, WELL, SORRY. I WILL JUST, YEAH, WE'RE JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FULL ROOM, WE DO NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE OPERATION OR, UM, WHETHER OR NOT THE BOARD'S, UH, OFFICIAL, YOU KNOW, OBLIGATIONS ARE BEING MET AT AN ENTITY. WE HAVE ONLY THE CASE IN FRONT OF US THAT WE CAN ACT ON. AND, AND PART OF OUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE FAIR AND SAFE HOUSING TO PEOPLE AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? VOTING ON THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER NARA AYE. COMMISSIONER BROWN? AYE. COMMISSIONER GARZA? AYE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER BERRA. AYE. COMMISSIONER TOM LVI. AYE. COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE AYE. AND CHAIR VOTES. AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU MS. GRIFFIN. A COPY OF THE MOTION OF THE YEAH, THE ORDER WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. ITEM NUMBER, HOLD ON. LET'S, UM, I WAS JUST GONNA READ THIS ONE THING INTO THE RECORD REAL QUICK. OH YEAH, IF WORKMAN, GO AHEAD. UM, ITEM [7. Case Number: CL 2026-076051 ] NUMBER SEVEN ON THE AGENDA. CASE NUMBER CL 20 26 0 7 6 0 5 1 IS A RETURNING CASE REGARDING A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 5 0 1 BERKMAN DRIVE. THIS CASE IS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA BY STAFF DUE TO THE PROPERTY REPRESENTATIVE'S HEALTH EMERGENCY. UM, SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK AT ANOTHER, AT A LATER DATE. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONERS, WE, UH, IT'S 9 47. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF AGENDA ITEMS TO DEAL WITH. IF WE HAVE TIME, WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM EIGHT. IF NOT, WE'LL PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. LET'S [11. Approval of the 2027 Building and Standards Commission meeting schedule. ] MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 11, APPROVAL OF THE 2027 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULE. WE'RE APPRO GUYS. DID MELANIE, DID EVERYBODY GET A COPY OF THAT? YEAH. YES. UH, IT'S ON IN YOUR READERS. GIMME ONE SECOND. I'M GONNA READ THE SCRIPT. YOU GOTTA GET THIS DONE. NICE. SO WE CAN GET IT ON. YEAH. SO ITEM NUMBER 11 ON YOUR AGENDA IS REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED 2027 MEETING DATES. THE LIST OF THE PROPOSED DATES CAN BE FOUND ON YOUR IPADS ARE IN YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER. UM, THE DATES BEFORE YOU ARE THE REGULAR FOURTH WEDNESDAY MEETING DATES FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY THROUGH OCTOBER. THERE IS NO REGULAR MEETING IN NOVEMBER FOR THE DECEMBER MEETING. I HAVE PROPOSED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, LET'S SEE, I, LET ME LOOK AT MY NOTES 'CAUSE I HAD A, OKAY, I'VE PROPOSED, GOT THE SEVEN, EIGHTH AND NINTH THE SECOND. YES. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, SEVENTH, EIGHTH AND NINTH. DECEMBER 1ST WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THAT WAS PROPOSED, BUT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE. SO, UM, I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT ROOM FOR THIS ROOM IS AVAILABLE ON EACH OF THOSE DATES. I'VE HELD DECEMBER 8TH, BUT I, BECAUSE THAT'S A WEDNESDAY, BUT YOU'VE GOT ANY OF THOSE FOUR DATES TO PICK FROM AND, UH, I'LL JUST, I'LL CONFIRM TOMORROW WHETHER THEY'RE ALL AVAILABLE, BUT THEY SH THEY WERE THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, SO ALL OF ALL THE DATES WERE ALL AVAILABLE LAST WEEK WHEN I SPOKE TO, OF COURSE IT'S OVER A YEAR FROM NOW. I GUESS EVERYBODY'S CALENDAR'S PROBABLY KIND OF CLEAR . SO DO WE WANT TO KEEP IT ON A WEDNESDAY AND, AND GO FOR THE EIGHTH? IS THAT, CAN I SEE HEAD NODS EVERYWHERE? YES. OKAY. SO THE EIGHTH WEDNESDAY WORK, DO YOU NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? YEAH, WE NEED A MOTION. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. UM, I MOVED TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2027 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, UM, FOR JANUARY THROUGH NOVEMBER AND FOR DECEMBER 8TH, 2027. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. [03:00:01] SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARZA. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. ALRIGHT, DONE. THE OTHER IS [FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ] FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. SO WE HAD TWO REQUESTS TONIGHT FOR PENALTY RELIEF. PARDON? NO, I DON'T THINK SO. IS THAT CORRECT? DID WE WANNA HEAR DUVAL OR WE'VE GOT WELL WE HAVE TO OR DO YOU WANNA HEAR? LET'S SEE, WE'VE GOT DUVAL OR OKAY. BERKMAN WAS, BERKMAN WAS STRUCK. I GUESS YOU JUST GOT ONE CASE LEFT. YOU GOT DUVAL. THAT'S IT. I THINK WE GOT TWO. AND YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE COME AND ASK FOR PENALTY RELIEF. SO WE NEED TO GET THOSE ON A FUTURE AGENDA, ISN'T THAT CORRECT? RIGHT. AND WE'VE GOT 10 MINUTES. YEAH. SO WE WANT TO GET THOSE ITEMS DONE. OKAY. THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FIRST OR DUVAL RIGHT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF THEY CAME AND REQUESTED THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION YOU AT THIS MEETING TO GET THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA. OKAY. AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? THAT'S OKAY. SO MISSION THEN NEEDS TO HOLD ON . THERE NEEDS TO BE A MOTION ON EACH OF THE ITEMS OF REQUEST. THE ONE WAS FOR VALLEY OAK PARK, TRAVIS BADGER. IS THERE A MOTION TO PUT THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR PENALTY RELIEF? MOTION TO ADD 5 1 0 3 VALLEY OAK TO, UM, THE DECEMBER STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARZA. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MU, I I GOT THAT ADDRESS CORRECT. UM, WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE? SHOULD WE DO A ROLL CALL OR, UM, NO. YEAH, IT CAN BE A ROLL CALL. THIS IS NOT A CASE OR A VOICE VOTE. I'M SORRY. VOICE VOTE. YES. COURT. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. ALL ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. THE OTHER WAS, UH, I'LL, I'LL I'LL MOVE TO, UH, ASK CHAIR FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO BE ADDED FOR 9 1 3 3 NORTHGATE BOULEVARD. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER NA. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RIVERA. GOOD ON THE MOTION VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. AYE. MOTION PASSES. UH, ONE MORE I'D LIKE TO REQUEST FOR, UH, LEGAL UPDATE FOR TWO 12 DUNLAP AS WELL ON OUR DECEMBER COMMISSION MEETING. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARZA. IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER? NA, NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. GOOD. ALRIGHT. SHOULD WE POND? I THINK SO. DO YOU WANT ADD THE 48 0 7 TO YEAH, I CAN MAKE THE MOTION IF YOU WANT. 48 0 7. YEAH. WHICH ONE WAS THAT? THAT WAS THE ONE WE SKIPPED. IT'S, IT'S EIGHT. NO, UH, 48 0 7. DUVAL'S THE ONE FOR ME. YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO HEAR DUVAL NOW OR DO YOU WANNA WAIT? NO, I'M, I'M A EIGHT WAS DUVALL. I I'M, CAN MAKE A MOTION IF THE CHAIR WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE ME. , LET'S SEE. UM, I, I MOVE THAT WE HEAR, UM, 48 0 7 DUVAL STREET IN ON THE NEXT MEETING. AGENDA THAT BE DECEMBER. DECEMBER. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARZA. DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION PASSES. OKAY. APOLOGY TO MS. PRESLEY FOR STAYING TO THE END AND NOT GETTING TO PRESENT. I HAVE TO OR COULD HAVE DONE THAT EARLIER. ALRIGHT. UH, MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN SECOND 9 54. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. GOODNIGHT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.