Jan 20, 2021 Special Magistrate Hearing

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> GOOD MORNING I'M FRAN ROSS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PRESIDING OVER THIS MORNING'S HEARINGS.

YOU ARE HERE FOR MAYBE A NUMBER OF REASONS, BUT ANYWAY WITH REGARDS TO YOUR PROPERTY YOU WERE GIVEN NOTICE YOUR PROPERTY WAS IN VIOLATION OF A PARTICULAR CITY CODE ORDINANCE AND YOU WERE GIVEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO CORRECT IT. THOSE THAT WISH TO BE HEARD, I'LL CALL YOUR CASES SHORTLY. I'LL REMIND YOU ARE BEING TELEVISED.

DOES ANYBODY NEED AN I TEAR PRETER? ALRIGHT.

THEN IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[A. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES]

SWORN. OR STAND WHERE YOU ARE. >> ALL TOGETHER?

>> WELL. OKAY. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM YOUR TEST MOPE YOUR ABOUT TO GIVE.

>> WHEN YOU'RE READY, CALL THE FIRST CASE. >> WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE

[B. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED]

CASE 20-2468, PULLED, 1023 TORTUGAS AVEN, OWNERS LEON, SALVADOR VARGAS, ORALIA, IT'S BEEN PULLED. CASE 20-1692, PULLED, 102 HISPANA AVENUE. OWNER IS JAMES HATFIELD. HAS BEEN PULLED. CASE 822 ORANGE AVENUE HAS BEEN COMPLIED.

CASE 210 SOUTH 24TH STREET HAS BEEN PULLED. CASE 20-1511 COMPLIED. 408 SOUTH 24TH STREET. OWNER IS DAVID A. CRUM IS COMPLIED. CASE 20-0362 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED AND THEN 5 C-315 SOUTH 17TH IS STREET IS COMPLIED.

THE FIRST CASE THIS MORNING IS A MASSEY. CASE 2509.

[A. 20-0529 Massey 1908 Oleander Blvd. Ramirez, Vilma Puentes, Zacarias Mendoza Chad Dawson]

MEN MENDOZA. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE I'M GOING TO READ THIS ONE IN. 20-925 FOR 1908 OLEANDER BOULEVARD OWNED BY, 20-0529 IS 1908 OLEANDER BOULEVARD. OWNERS ARE RAMIREZ, VILMA PUENTES AND ZACARIAS MENDOZA.

THE CASE WAS IMPLEMENTED IN FEBRUARY AND IS BEFORE US FOR A MASSEY HEARING MEANING THERE'S FINED, BUT NO LIENS HAVE BEEN PLACED. 1646, 1647 AND SECTION FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE. THIS IS A CARPORT WITH STORAGE ON THERE THAT BASICALLY NEEDED TO BE SCREENED. IT TOOK EXTRA TIME TO GET DONE, BUT IT WAS IN PLACE SO ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2020 THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOUND THEY PROVIDED TEN DAYS AND THEN ON OCTOBER 21ST AN INSPECTION WAS MADE AND THE PROPERTY WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT'S WHEN THE FINES STARTED. THE OWNER REACHED OUT AND ASKED WHAT SHE SHOULD DO AND SHE DID IT, BUT JUST NOT IN THE TIME FRAME. THE FINDS STOPPED AND THEN IN DECEMBER WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR REDUCTION. IT CAME TO ABOUT $600.

ONLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. SHE'S HERE TO MAKE HER REQUEST TO YOU.

>> OKAY. IF YOU CAN COME UP? >> GOOD MORNING.

YOU STATED YOUR NAME PREVIOUSLY. >> I'M - >> WERE YOU SWORN IN?

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>> YES. >> THE CITY IS ASKING THAT YOU PAY A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $650. $30 IS, WELL IT'S RECORDING FEE FOR $680.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND? >> WELL, I NEED, I DON'T KNOW FOR WHY THEY ARGUE ME TOO MUCH

MONEY, BUT IF ANOTHER OPTION I CAN PAY. >> LET ME DO THIS.

DO YOU WORK? >> YES? >> HOW MUCH OF THIS $650 CAN YOU

AFFORD TO PAY? >> WHAT TODAY? >> NO, JUST FOR THE WHOLE

AMOUNT? >> FOR THE WHOLE AMOUNT? >> UM... $200.

>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE? I APOLOGIZE THAT I DIDN'T DO THIS DURING MY PRESENTATION.

I WANT TO REVIEW THREE CRITERIA REQUIRED. THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION WAS MINOR AND ANY ACTIONS TAKEN THEY REMOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE GRASSY AREA AND THEY DID CORRECT IT, BUT IT WAS OFF THE FINES HAD STARTED. THERE'S NO PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS WITH THIS OWNER AND STAFF IS AGREEABLE WITH THAT ALONG WITH TIME TO PAY.

>> STAFF IS AGREEING TO THE $22 OFFER. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO PAY

THAT? >> I PAY TODAY. I CAN PAY TODAY.

>> OKAY. ALRIGHT. THEN BASED ON THE STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES I'LL REDUCE THE FINE TO $200 AND PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF TODAY'S ORDER. THANK YOU. NOW YOU PROBABLY NEED TO TALK

WITH SOMEBODY. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> NEXT CASE IS RECALL. >> I'LL DO A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THIS ONE AND THEN TURN IT

OVER TO THE ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER, TRACY KELLY. >> OKAY.

SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR THEIR CONTRACTOR TO APPEAR. >> OKAY.

[B. 19-0404 Massey 311 N 18th Street Parker, Kimberly TELEPHONE CONFERENCE Heather Debevec- Peggy Arraiz]

>> THIS IS 311 NORTH 18TH STREET, PARKER. LET ME GET OVER HERE TO THE PH PHONE.

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>> HI. MISS PARKER? >> YES, ONE SECOND.

>> I'M COMING. I'M WALKING OFF THE FLOOR NOW. >> OKAY.

>> HELLO? >> THIS IS PEGGY WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT.

>> YES, MA'AM, SORRY I WAS WITH A PATIENT WHEN YOU CALLED. >> YOU'RE ON THE PHONE NOW IN CHAMBERS IN FRONT OF SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ROSS AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO PRESENT YOUR REQUEST TO HER. WE'LL START WITH HAVING YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> 19-404 AT 311 NORTH 18TH STREET. OWNER IS KIMBERLY PA

PARKER. KIMBERLY WILLIAMS PARKER. >> MA'AM? DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH?

>> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS IS 19-404 AT 311 NORTH 18TH STREET. OWNER IS KIMBERLY PA PARKER.

THE VIOLATION THAT WAS CITED WAS INTERNATIONAL MAINTENANCE CODE FOR DRAINAGE.

ON FEBRUARY FIFTH SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ROSS FOUND THE OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATIONS AND GAVE HER 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR A FINE OF $50 A DAY WOULD BE AS ASSESSED. THERE WAS AN AN EXTENSION GIVEN AND THEN THAT SAME YEAR SHE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS AND THEN AN INSPECTION WAS MADE AND THE PROPERTY WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. FINES BEGAN. WE RECEIVED A REQUEST TO STOP FINES FROM ACCRUING AND SHE HAS PRESENTED ALONG DOCUMENT THAT'S HERE, BUT SHE HAS FROM REBUILD FLORIDA AN AWARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE REHAB OF HER ROOF.

>> GOOD. GOOD. >> SHE PRESENTED THE PAPERS AND WE HAVE IT ALL ON HAND HERE AND SHE'S REQUESTING FINES BE STOPPED UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE.

>> MISS WILLIAMS ARE YOU THERE? >> YES, MA'AM, I'M HERE. >> THAT'S YOUR REQUEST?

>> YES, MA'AM. I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD THAT. >> BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND

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TESTIMONY I'LL STOP THE FINES AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR REPAIRS. >> MISS WILLIAMS PARKER THE FINE STILL WILL STAY AT THAT AMOUNT, WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO TOMORROW LINES, WE WILL BRING YOU BACK IN FRONT OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO HAVE THAT FEE REDUCED.

>> YES, I WOULD. >> PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER REGARDING

REHABILITATION, OKAY? >> RIGHT NOW I SPOKE WITH THEM THE OTHER DAYS AND THE CONTRACTORS ARE BIDDING ON IT, SO THEY SAID IT COULD TAKE UP TO 90 DAYS BEFORE THE REPAIRS ARE

ACTUALLY STARTED. >> OKAY. WE APPRECIATE THAT UPDATE AND AGAIN IF YOU COULD CONTINUE TO STAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GOOD LUCK. >> THANK YOU ALL.

BYE. >> NEXT CASE? >> READY? WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK. THIS IS 201983 AND THIS IS A RECALL.

[A. 20-1183 Recall 1123 S 7th Street Morales, TJesus J Isaac Saucedo]

MORALES STREET. >> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS 20-1183.

CASE INITIATED ON MAY 19 TH OF 2020. IT'S SOUTH 7TH STREET.

20-1183 AT 1123 SOUTH 7TH STREET. THE OWNER IS LISTED AS TJESUS J MORALES.

THIS CAME FIRST ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2020. THE RESPONDENT FAILED APPEAR AND THEN THE CASE CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 8TH OF 2020 AND THE SECOND TIME IT APPEARED WAS ON NOVEMBER 18TH AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE GAVE THE VIOLATORS TO DECEMBER FIRST TO OBTAIN A PERMIT OR APPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS OR A FINE OF $50 A DAY WOULD BE ASSESSED.

VIOLATIONS ARE 11-24 FOR DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND I DO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS HERE IF YOU WANT TO

TAKE A LOOK AT THEMTHEM. >> CODE OFFICER SAUCEDO DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPH?

>> DID THEY ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT YOU SAW? >> THEY'LL BE ADMITTED AS CITY

ONE COMPOSITE. >> I BELIEVE TRACY IS HERE AND I BELIEVE SHE'D LIKE TO SAY

THINGS. >> BEFORE WE PRECEDE WITH FURTHER TESTIMONY I WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD PROCEDURALLY WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING OF YOU THIS MORNING, BECAUSE YOU DID ALREADY MAKE A FINDING THAT THERE WAS A VIOLATION AND ENTERED AN ORDER. OUR OPINION IS THAT WASN'T COMPLY AND TO WE'LL ASK YOU TO ISSUE A SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER IMPOSING FINES $250 PER DAY PER NOVEMBER 18TH, 2020 AND PURSUANT TO 162.09 AND 4, FLORIDA STATUTES, WE'D ASK ALSO THAT YOU MAKE A FINDING THAT PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT IT IS IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION PURSUANT TO SECTION 162.06 SUBSECTION 4. BASED ON THAT, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU ISSUE AN ORDER NOTIFIES THE CITY THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND SO THAT THE CITY MAY GO AHEAD AND MAKE REPAIRS. THEN BE ABLE TO CHARGE THE RESPONDENT FOR THE REPAIR COSTS PURSUANT TO 162.091. IS THERE ANYTHING I SAID ABOUT THAT, THAT YOU MIGHT NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION, IF NOT WE CAN PRESENT TESTIMONY FROM THE

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT? >> WE CAN DO THAT, BUT TOWARDS THE END I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THE LANGUAGE AND WORDING CORRECT FOR THE ORDER. WHEN YOU'RE READY?

>> SO COME FORWARD. >> MORNING. >> I KIND OF PUT TOGETHER A

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>> FIRST OF ALL MRS. KELLY CAN . >> I'M AN ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF FORCE PIERCE. I PUT TOGETHER A BRIEF TIME-LINE OF EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS. BASICALLY, 7TH STREET WAS RECENTLY RECONSTRUCTED BY THE CITY AND IT WAS WITH THE FINAL COMPLETION OF APRIL OF 2020. MARCH OF 2020, THE APPLICANT HAD A DRIVEWAY APPLICATION TO EXPAND HIS DRIVEWAY THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND SENT BACK TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. APRIL 2ND, WE WENT OUT FOR A SECOND BOARD INSPECTION AND NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY.

IT HAD BEEN CANTILEVERED, ROADWAY BASED AND DISINTEGRATED AND COMETS WERE PROVIDED TO THE APPLICANT TO INSTALL THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ALONG THE EDGE OF THE TRAVEL WAY AND WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO BRING IT IN COMPLIANCE.

IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVE WAY HE WOULD HAVE TO PULL A RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED PROVIDED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THERE'S NO FEE. WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION.

APRIL 28TH, A REQUEST WAS MADE TO CODE TO BRING THIS BEFORE THE BOARD.

I THINK ISAAC HAD MENTIONED THE HEARINGS AND STUFF. ON NOVEMBER 18TH, WE MET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS CONTRACTOR, A RIGHT-OF-WAY APPLICATION WAS PROVIDED AND WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THAT WAS NEEDED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THAT APPLICATION.

HEATHEN TURNED AND PROVIDED HIS PERMIT APPLICATION ON THE 20TH OF NOVEMBER, WHICH SHOWED, WELL ACTUALLY THERE WAS NOT A PLAN BECAUSE STATEMENT OF ONE FOOT BY 22 FOOT ASPHALT PATCH.

THAT SAME DAY WE PROVIDED AN E-MAIL BOX E-MAILED BACK TO HIM SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBING WHAT WAS NEEDED. WE NEEDED THE PAVEMENT AREA DONE AND ACCORDING TO CODE IF A ROADWAY WAS RECONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS, THEN A 50 FOOT SECTION WOULD HAVE TO BE MILLED AN INCH. AN INCH OF THE ASPHALT WOULD HAVE TO COME UP AND BE RESURFACED SO WE DON'T HAVE THESE LITTLE PATCH-WORKS ALL OVER OUR ROADWAYS.

THAT INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO THEM ALONG WITH, WHERE WAS I? WHAT TYPE OF PAVEMENT SPECIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED AND THEN HE WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE MEANS OF HOW HE PROPOSED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE ROADWAY BASE. CONTRACTORS SUBMITTED A SKETCH AND I THINK FROM AN ENGINEER SUBMITTED A SKETCH, BUT THAT WAS JUST A CROSS WAY TO THE ROADWAY. THAT DID ANOINT APPLY BECAUSE IT SHOWED A REDUCTION OF ROAD BASED MATERIAL AND, SO I REPLIED BACK THE NEXT DAY, YOU KNOW MORE SPECIFICALLY, TELLING THEM EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED. I COULDN'T APPROVE SOMETHING THAT WAS INACCURATE. THEY RESUBMITTED ON THE 21ST. TE DRAWING STILL SHOWED A ONE FOOT BY 29 FOOT DRIVE WAY REPAIRS WITH NO MILLING OR SURFACING OR INFORMATION ON HOW THE BASE WAS GOING TO BE REPAIRED. THE NEXT DAY WE REPLIED BACK TO THEM ON EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE MISSING AND WHAT WE'D BE LOOKING FOR AND THAT WAS THE END OF ANY

KIND OF SUBMITTALS OR RESPONSES. >> MAY I ASK SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS?

>> AS OF TODAY THE PERMIT PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED? CORRECT?

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>> CORRECT. >> AND YOU'VE MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST THE RESPONDENT IN SHEPHERDING THIS MATTER THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS?

>> CORRECT. >> AND THE LAST COMMUNICATION YOU HAD WITH THEM WAS DECEMBER

22ED? >> YES, MA'AM. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.

THE OWNER AND THE CONTRACTOR ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH YOU.

>> ALRIGHT. MR. MORALES, ARE YOU HERE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR SEAT. >> ACTUALLY, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I MIGHT HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS. JUST REGARDING THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY, MISS TELLY CAN YOU TELL US WHY IT PRESENT AS DANGER TO THE PUBLIC BASED ON YOUR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AS CITY

ENGINEER? >> THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE FOLLOWED DOT CRITERIA WITH REGARDS TO SAFETY, HORIZONTAL SETBACKS AND STUFF LIKE THIS. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES RIGHT HERE. THE FIRST WAS TAKE THEN APRIL AND YOU CAN SEE THE DISINTEGRATION AND THEN IF YOU GO TO THE JANUARY 14TH THEY SAW THE MINIMAL WIDTH OF THE TRAVELING THEY SAW CUT ACROSS AND THEY CUT OUT THIS MATERIAL THAT WAS FALLING APART AND THEY KEEP ENCROACHING INTO THE TRAVELING FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION, WELL DOT REQUIRES A HORIZONTAL SET-BACK IF YOU HAVE A DROP OFF YOU NEED A ONE FLAT HORIZONTAL AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE SLOWED DOWN FOR SAFETY REASONS. IN ADDITION, THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK HAS BEEN REMOVED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE DRIVEWAY. THERE'S NOT THE PROPER SIDEWALK CLOSED A HEAD SIGNAGE FOR PEDESTRIANS SO IF SOMEONE WERE WALKING IN THE EVENING AND THEY WERE TO HURT THEMSELVES, YEAH, THERE'S A DROP OFF THERE. IT IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

>> WHO REMOVED THE SIDEWALK? >> WELL, THAT WAS DONE AS PART OF THE DRIVEWAY PERMIT BECAUSE THE SIDEWALK IS ONLY FOUR INCHES THICK AND THE DRIVEWAYS HAVE TO BE SIX INCHES THICK SO MR. MORALES WAS TOLD BECAUSE HE DID HAVE THE SIDEWALK THERE INITIALLY AND WHEN I DID MY RESEARCH INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT HAD TO COME OUT. TYPICALLY IT'S FINE FOR THE FEW

DAYS OR WHATEVER, BUT THEN WE RAN INTO OTHER ISSUES. >> OKAY.

I'M SORRY, ANYTHING? >> I'M SORRY, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.

>> SO WHO'S GOING TO TESTIFY NEXT? MR. GEORGE, GOOD MORNING

>> HOW YOU DOING? >> I DON'T BELIEVE MR. GEORGE HAS BEEN SWORN IN YET.

>> NO. WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE

RECORD? >> FRANK GEORGE. >> DO YOU SWEAR YOUR TESTIMONY

YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES.

>> TELL ME WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION HERE? >> SHE DIDN'T LIKE MY SKETCH, WHICH I'M NOT AN ARTIST OR ANYTHING. I HIRED AN ENGINEER AND I HAD THE ENGINEER WORKING BACK AND FORTH AND I GUESS THE ENGINEER GOT CONFUSED WITH THE LAST TIME SHE RESPONDED TO HIM, SO I SAID I WANTED HIM TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT HE'S IN ORLANDO AND HE SAID HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S ASKING FOR. 100 EXTRA FEET OF CONSTRUCTION OR SOMETHING? WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAD WITH HIS DESIGN?

>> WELL, LET ME GET TO THIS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, SPECIAL MAGI

MAGISTRATE, I DIDN'T BRING COPIES FOR SORRY. >> LET ME DO THIS.

>> MAY I GIVE THIS TO YOU? >> YOU CAN LET HIM SEE. LET ME ASK YOU THIS.

HAVE YOU ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH MR. GEORGE AND YOU MISS TELLY?

>> I SPOKE WITH HIM IN NOVEMBER. >> WHEN I FIRST TOOK OVER THIS PROJECT, YES, BUT NOT SINCE THE

ENGINEER GOT INVOLVED, NO. >> SO I HAVE MULTIPLE E-MAIL WHERE'S I HAVE SENT YOU THE

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ADDED. >> LET ME, CAN I INTERFERE ONE MORE TIME?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> WITH THE PICTURES YOU HAVE SHOWN ME AND NOW YOU HAVE MR. GEORGE HERE AND YOU ALL CAN DISCUSS WHAT'S RIGHT OR WRONG WITH THE DRAWINGS YOU HAVE.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION? >> IT WOULD NOT TAKE LONG.

IT'S NOT ANYTHING DIFFICULT AT ALL. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, ALL WE NEED IS JUST A SKETCH OF THE AREA, WHAT YOUR ENGINEER PROVIDED LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE NEW ROADWAY PROJECT. JUST TO DESIGNATE THE AREAS THAT HAVE TO BE MILLED OUT.

ONE INCH OF ASPHALT HAS TO BE MILLED OUT GIVEN THE SIZE OF 50 FEET BY ONE TRAVELING WHICH IS 10.5 FEET WIDE SO THAT ONE INCH MILLED REPLACED WITH THE ONE INCH OF 9.5 SP ASPHALT, THE DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY BASE, BEING AS IT'S UNDERMINED WILL HAVE TO BE EXCAVATEABLE CEMENT.

YOU CAN'T USE REGULAR BASE BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET THE COMPASSION.

>> LET ME DO THIS ONE MORE TIME. IS THERE ANYWAY POSSIBLE YOU ALL CAN, I WILL CONTINUE THIS FOR THE A MONTH, BUT IT'S ONLY FOR HIM TO GET THESE PERMITS BECAUSE THIS STARTED BACK IN MAY.

I KNOW COVID CAME AND IT GETS BLAMED FOR EVERYTHING. POOR COVID.

I'LL CONTINUE THIS SO YOU ALL CAN GET ON ONE ACCORD, AND IF IT WORKS OUT, BUT MR. MORALES YOU

NEED TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. >> IT'S BEEN A YEAR ALREADY AND TIME FIRST ONE I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF. I DON'T WANT TO SEE MY HOUSE WITH A HOLE IN IT, LIKE SHE SAID. IT COST ME A LOT OF MONEY TO LIVE IN THAT HOUSE AND I WAIT 19

YEARS AND I'M PROUD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME. >> MIGHT I BE HEARD, SPECIAL

MAGISTRATE? >> YES. >> I KNOW YOU ANNOUNCED YOUR RULING, BUT I WANT TO MAKE THE CITY'S POSITION CLEAR. WE ARE CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE'RE CONCERNED WE MIGHT EXPOSE ONE TO INJURY SO FOR THAT REASON, I THINK I SPEAK FOR STAFF WHEN I SAY WE'RE OBJECTING TO THE CONTINUANCE AT THIS POINT.

WE ASK YOU MAKE A FINDING PURSUANT TO 126 POINT 06 PUB SECTION 4 THAT THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AT THIS TIME POST AS SERIOUS THREAT TO THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY AND WELFARE AND I SUE AN ORDER STARTING THE FINES, AND ALLOWING THE CITY TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS.

IN THE MEANTIME, IF THE RESPONDENTS ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, THEN FINE, MAYBE THE CITY WILL NOT NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE WE CAN ACT QUICKLY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

>> IT'S NOT THE REPAIRS THAT'S THE PROBLEM AND I STATED THIS THE FIRST TIME I WITH US HERE, THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE APPROVAL OF WHAT IS GIVEN TO THEM TO HER.

OKAY I PAID MONEY FOR AN ENGINEER TO COME AND DO THIS DRAWING.

CIVIL ENGINEER. NOW WE'RE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND THIS LANDOWNER CAN'T AFFORD THAT. WE WANT THIS CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> I'M HEARING EVERYBODY'S SIDE, OKAY. I DO WANT TO CONTINUE THIS, SO YOU ALL CAN GET ON ONE ACCORD BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TWO OF YOU ARE ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT YOU HAVE AN ENGINEER, SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT PRESENT AND THAT DOESN'T HELP.

WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO MR. MORALES BECAUSE THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY IS CORRECT.

IT DOES POSE A HEALTH HAZARD AND I SEE YOU HAVE AN ORG ORANGE CONE OUT THERE AND I SUGGEST YOU

PUT MORE OUT THERE. >> WE'LL TAPE IT OFF. >> ALRIGHT. SO LET'S DO THAT I STILL WANT TO SEE ANOTHER CONE. THAT'S A RESIDENTIAL AREA THERE, RIGHT?

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>> YES. >> OKAY. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS.

ALRIGHT, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE GET WITH THE CITY. WE WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF.

WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY HURT AND THE CITY CERTAINLY DOESN'T WANT TO BE PUT IN A POSITION TO BE SUED. SO WE ALL GOT SOMETHING TO LOSE. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS THEY'RE

GOING TO SUE THE HOMEOWNER AND THE CITY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WHEN IS THIS CONTINUED TO? IS IT THE 17TH? OR THE THIRD?

>> I THINK SHE'S THE THIRD. I DON'T HAVE MY SCHEDULE. >> AND I LEFT MINE IN MY CAR.

>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, STAFF IS GOING TO REQUEST THAT THE CONTINUATION TO YOUR NEXT AVAILABLE HEARING, IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE ON THE THIRD, STAFF WILL REQUEST THAT SHORT TIME BECAUSE THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND MISS TELLY HAS PROVIDED THE INFORMATION, BUT IF THE SUBMIT SALVATION NOT DONE CORRECTLY WE CAN'T APPROVE IT AND THERE'S BEEN THREE AND ALL THREE HAVE BEEN INCORRECT. SO STAFL WILL REQUEST IF YOU DO

THIS, DO IT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. >> I WILL.

I'LL MOVE IT TO THE 3RD. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> SO YOU GUYS NEED TO GET WITH MISS TELLY AND I SUGGEST YOU DO THAT RIGHT AWAY. AS SOON AS YOU'RE AVAILABLE AND SHE IS AVAILABLE. SHE APPEARS TO BE PRETTY KNOWLEDGE TO BE ABLE ME.

GOOD LUCK. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS GENTLEMEN IS BACK HERE? >> 1826 ORANGE AVENUE.

THIS WOULD BE CASE 20-2291. >> 5A. >> I BELIEVE STAFF IS GOING TO

PULL ITEM 5A. THAT'S THE B T R. >> IS THAT IT?

>> WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT IT, LET'S PRESENT THAT FIRST ONE. 20-2290.

[A. 20-2290 CE 1826 Orange Avenue A-1 Willies Car Care Repair Shop Isaac Saucedo]

>> OKAY THIS IS 20-2290 1826 ORANGE AVENUE OWNERS ARE A-1 WILLIES CARE CARE REPAIR SHOP.

>> THIS IS 20-2290 1826 ORANGE AVENUE OWNERS ARE A-1 WILLIES CARE CARE REPAIR SHOP.

THE CASE WAS INITIATED ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2020 AND THE OWNERS IS SMITH, WILLIE C JR. SMITH, LC & SMITH, PINKIE OF 1826 ORANGE AVENUE. THE VIOLATIONS WERE 9-16A AND 9-27 B, AND 9-27 C. THE CITY SAID THE VIE HEY, OR THE BE GIVEN 5-DAYS TO COMPLY OR A FINE OF 100 DAYS BE ASSESSED PER DAY AND ALL WORK BE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE VIOLATION IS NO LONGER CONTINUED. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S A BUSINESS BEING RUN AT THIS LOCATION. I'M NOT SURE, FROM MY INSPECTIONS I HAVE DONE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT VEHICLES ARE BEING REPAIRED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT AT THIS LOCATION.

MR. SMITH IS HERE TO TESTIFY. >> OKAY. >> I'LL ADD THERE'S AN EXISTING TAX RECEIPT FOR A WRECKER SERVICE BUT YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A TAX RECEIPT FOR EVERY DIFFERENT OPERATION, AND THE NAME IS WILLIES CAR CARE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THERE'S NOT ONE FOR THAT, JUST FOR THE WRECKER BUSINESS. WE NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN REAL

QUICK. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> WILLIE SMITH. >> YOU SWEAR YOUR TESTIMONY WILL BE THE TRUTH?

>> I DO. >> HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS THAT YOUR RUNNING

REPAIR SHOP WITHOUT A LICENSE. >> I'M NOT RUNNING REPAIR SHOP. I'M A TOWING COMPANY.

>> WHY DO YOU THINK THEY BELIEVE YOU ARE REPAIRING VEHICLES THERE?

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>> I HAVE SOME OF THE DATES FOR THE TITLES WHEN I TOW THE VEHICLES IN.

I HAVE PAPERWORK. >> OKAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE?

>> YES? >> I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. SMITH AT HIS LOCATION AND FROM MY, WHAT I UNDERSTAND AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, AND THIS IS WHY I SAID ORIGINALLY WE MIGHT BE PULLING THIS, IS THE OPERATIONS THAT ARE SEEN BY NEIGHBORS AND BY OFFICER SAUCEDO ARE IN DIRECT TO BUSINESS REPAIR. THERE'S A FINE LINE.

THE VEHICLES I BELIEVE WERE BEING DISMANTLED VERSES BEING REPAIRED AND THAT'S THE REASON.

THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING BEFORE, BUT WITH THE OFFICER SEEING TOOLS.

>> HE NOT THE IMPRESSION HE WAS REPAIRING THE VEHICLES. >> CORRECT.

SO STAFF IS GOING TO WITHDRAWAL THIS. >> YOU'RE FREE TO GO.

>> THERE'S ONE MORE CASE. >> THERE'S ANOTHER ONE? >> THIS IS CASE 20-2291.

[B. 20-2291 CE 1826 Orange Avenue Smith, Willie C Jr. Smith, LC & Smith, Pinkie Isaac Saucedo]

1826 ORANGE AVENUE. >> YES. 20-2290 1826 ORANGE AVENUE OWNERS ARE A-1 WILLIES CARE CARE REPAIR SHOP. INITIATED ON OCTOBER 7TH OF 2020 AND THE VIOLATIONS ARE SECTION 2419, 20, 21, 10 B, IPMC, 302.7, SECTION 125-322, D2 AND SECTION 2419, 20 AND 21. NUMBER FIVE. IPMC 340 POINT 2 AND 123.7 NUMBER 12. THIS IS A CASE THAT IS A REPEAT. THE CITY'S REQUEST FROM THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXINNSED THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO COMPLY OR A FINE BE ASSESSED. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS HERE AND HAVE EXPLAINED WITH MR. SMITH THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. THERE HAS BEEN SOME WORK DONE, BUT VERY MINIMAL.

>> HAS MR. SMITH SEEN THE PHOTO? >> BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF TIME THE CASE HAS BEEN OPENED I HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH OF AN IMPROVEMENT. I MET HIM AND EXPLAINED SOME OF THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, BUT THAT'S THE REASON WHY I DECIDED TO TO TALK ABOUT THE CASE BECAUSE HE'S HAD ENOUGH TIME TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE OR AT LEAST SHOW AN IMPACT ON THE PROPERTY AND I HAVE YET TO

SEE THAT. >> YOU'VE SEEN THE PICTURES? HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE

ALLEGATION? >> I'M WORKING ON IT. I CAN ONLY DO, WHAT I CAN.

THAT'S WHY MY DOORS ARE NEVER OPEN. THE COVERS FOR THE OFFENSE IS ON BACK ORDER. SO I ORDER 15 AND THEY SAY THE NEXT WILL BE IN MARCH SO I'M

SHORT, SEVEN OR 8 FOR THE FENCE. >> IS THERE ANY PART OR PORTION YOU CAN WORK ON.

>> I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT. >> I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE GREEN TARP?

>> YES. >> AND I TOLD HIM I ORDERED SOME AND I NEED TEN MORE.

OF THE ONES THAT YOU PUT UP CAN YOU PUT THEM UP? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THESE FOR

PHOTOS. >> THOSE ARE THE ONES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?

>> RIGHT. AND THERE'S OTHER VIOLATIONS. YOU KNOW LIKE THE BARBED WIRE.

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THERE'S NO PRESSURE WASHING PAINT OR ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I KNOW HE'S FOCUSING ON THE FUNDS AND TRYING TO PUT THE GREEN LINING THROUGHOUT THAT, BUT THERE'S MORE VIOLATIONS

THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY THAN JUST THAT. >> YEAH.

LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF THE VEHICLES THERE ARE INOPERABLE. CAN YOU GET RID OF THOSE?

>> WHEN I GET THE PAPERWORK. I GOT FIVE YESTERDAY AND I TOOK FIVE YESTERDAY, IT IS A PROCESS.

>> AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE? THE VEHICLES THEMSELVES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM.

THAT'S PART OF THE WRECKER SERVICE, BUT WHEN WE REFER TO OUTSIDE STORAGE, LIKE HERE THE STACK OF TIRES THAT STAY PRETTY MUCH YEAR AROUND. WE'RE REFERRING TO THE VEHICLE PARTS THAT ARE JUST HIRING AROUND. SO THE OUTSIDE STORAGE THAT WE'RE REFERRING TO IS ALL OF THE EXTRA MATERIALS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLES AND LEFT TO SIT IN THE YARD SO THAT'S WHAT WE REFER TO WITHOUT SIDE STORAGE.

THE VEHICLES THEMSELVES ARE NOT A VIOLATION. THEY HAVE TO BE 15 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND THERE'S DAYS THAT THEY ARE 15 FEET AND THERE'S DAYS THAT THEY ARE LITERALLY RIGHT UP TO THE CURB HERE. THERE'S VEHICLES PARKED ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PROPERTY AND SOMETIMES ON THE STREET ON THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS IS A MOVING THING SOMETHINGS CHANGE EVERY DAY, BUT THE VIOLATIONS ARE CONSISTENT AND CONTINUOUS AND THAT'S WHY STAFF IS MOVING

THIS FORWARD. >> ANOTHER THING THAT I DIDN'T MENTION TO MR. SMITH, REGARDS TO THE VEHICLE TO, BECAUSE MAYBE RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS WORSE THAN WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS, BUT I SUGGESTED IF HE PARKED THE VEHICLES NICELY IN A FORMAL MANNER INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY AND YOU KNOW PARKED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS OR WHAT NOT, IF HE ACTUALLY PARKED THEM NICELY IN THE RIGHT WAY, IT PROBABLY WOULD ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THE SITUATION THAT'S GOING ON AT THIS LOCATION. BUT THEY'RE JUST RANDOMLY PARKED IN RANDOM PLACES MAKING IT A LITTLE BIGGER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS.

BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ON THAT PART. >> IS THERE A LENGTH OF TIME YOU

CAN KEEP INOPERABLE VEHICLES ON YOUR PROPERTY? >> NO.

HIS TAX RECEIPT IS FOR A WRECKER SERVICE, SO THE VEHICLES THEMSELVES ARE NOT A VIOLATION.

AGAIN, IT IS WHERE THEY ARE PARKED, AGAIN WE HAVE A BUCKET HERE AND YOU'VE SEEN THE TIRES AND ALL THE OUTSIDE STORAGE THAT LIES SARND VIOLATION. THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE IS A VIOLATION. I'M SEEING VIOLATIONS THAT DIDN'T GET SIGHTS AS WE'RE STANDING HERE LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS. IT IS A LOT OF THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE, THE PRESSURE WASHING AND THE PAINTING AND THE EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING ITSELF. YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION HERE AND A VIOLATION NOT CITED. THERE'S A SITE FOR A BUSINESS AND HE SAYS THAT'S NOT HIS BUSINESS, YET THERE'S A SIGN ADVERTISING IT. SO, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK ON THE EXTERIOR THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BRING THIS PROPERTY UP TO CODE.

>> YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, MR. SMITH? A LOT OF IT IS JUST CLEANING UP THE YARD. I'M LOOKING AT THE TIRES TOO, AND WHETHER HOW SOME OF THE CARS ARE PARKED. HOW SOON DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET THAT DONE?

>> BUT I GOT THE BUILDING UP FOR SALE AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CLOSE ON IT IN MARCH.

SO I REALLY DON'T WANT TO PUT NO MONEY IN IT UNLESS I HAVE TO. PRESSURE CLEANING?

THE PAINT IS FADING. IT'S NOT THE PRESSURE PAINTING. >> I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

WHAT ABOUT JUST LITTLE THINGS. CLEANING UP THE GROUNDS. THE TIRES? SHE EXPLAINED WHAT WAS THERE. I SUGGEST AFTER THIS IS OVER YOU GET WITH THEM SO IT'S CLEAR.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST NEED TO CLEAN UP THE GROUNDS FOR THE MORE MOST.

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>> YES, MA'AM. >> ALRIGHT, ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NOT FROM ME.

>> HOW MANY? IS THIS A REPEAT VIOLATOR? >> CORRECT.

ALRIGHT. MR. SMITH YOU SAY YOU ARE SEMIRETIRED?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, BUT I'M GOING TO FIND THAT YOU ARE IN VIOLATION, AND YOU LISTENED TO THE CITY EMPLOYEES BASICALLY TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, BUT I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO CLEAN IT UP.

I'LL GIVE YOU TEN DAYS TO COMPLY. IF NOT, BECAUSE YOU ARE A REPEAT VIOLATOR THEN YOU'LL BE ASSESSED $250 A DAY. I'LL GIVE YOU TEN DAYS AND WHAT I SUGGEST IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK TO NOT BE DONE, GET IN TOUCH CAN MR. ISAAC

SAUCEDO. >> CAN YOU ALLOW ME 30-DAY? >> NO.

BECAUSE YOU'RE A REPEAT VIOLATOR. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY.

BUT I DO KNOW THIS THAT THE FOCUS IS TO TRY AND MAKE THE CITY MORE BEAUTIFUL AND THEY'RE DOING SOME WONDERFUL THING, WE'RE DOING WONDERFUL THINGS AND YOU'RE RIGHT IN A CORRIDOR

THAT'S A MAIN AREA FOR BUSINESS SO YOU HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> GOOD LUCK. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> WE HAVE ANOTHER LADY THAT JUST CAME IN. >> OKAY.

WELL LET'S GO TO SCAVELLO MANAGEMENT LLC. REBECCA GROHALL? >> ARE WE DOING A TELEPHONE?

>> YES. CORRECT. >> WE DO NEED TO CALL.

>> WHICH ONE IS THAT? >> THIS IS 6 C AND 6 D. >> 6 C IS 19-3454 AT 3945 SOUTH

[C. 19-3454 Massey 3945 S US Highway 1 Scavello Management LLC TELEPHONE/Rebeccca Grohall Heather Debevec Peggy Arraiz]

GRO GROHALL. >> HELLO?

>> THIS IS PEGGY WITH THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE. TO WHOM AM I SPEAKING?

>> PAUL SCAVELLO MANAGEMENT LLC. REBECCA GROHALL. >> I'LL HAVE COLLEEN SWEAR YOU IN AND REBECCA GROHALL IS HERE AS WELL SO WE'LL DO YOU FIRST THOUGH.

>> MR. PAUL SCAVELSCAVELLO. >> YOU SWEAR THE TEST MOPE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE

TRUTH? >> I DO. >> STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE

RECORD? >> REBECCA GROHALL. AND M BV ENGINEERING.

>> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH?

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>> I DO. >> I'M GOING TO READ THESE SEPARATELY AND ADDRESS ONE AT A TIME. THE FIRST IS 19-3454 AT 3945 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1. OWNERS ARE SCAVELLO MANAGEMENT LLC, REBECCA GRO GROHALL.

THIS STARTED IN JANUARY 10TH OF 2020 AND IT WAS FOR A LANDSCAPING VIE HAITIAN FOR REMOVING TREES AND LANDSCAPING WITHOUT A PERMIT. ON MARCH 4TH OF 2020 YOU FOUND THE OWNERS GUILTY AND A FINE OF $100 A DAY WOULD BE ASSESSED. ON JULY 16TH THE VIOLATION WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT'S WHEN THE FINES BEGAN. AND THE AUGUST 10TH, 2020, THERE'S A DATE MISSING HERE. I'M SORRY THAT'S WHY I STOPPED TALKING.

ON AUGUST 10TH WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM MR. SCAVELLO MANAGEMENT LLC.

I HAVE AN ORDER OF COMPLIANCE AND THE FINES WERE STOPPED. THE ACCRUED FINES ARE $3400.

I HAVE DONE AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR THIS PROPERTY AND ESTIMATED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE $1018 AND I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH MR. SCAVELLO AND MISS GROHALL.

I DID TALK TO HER LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE AND WE CAN ADDRESS A REDUCTION AT THIS TIME. BASED ON, I BELIEVE WE NEED TO

DO THE CRITERIA. ARE THEY IN HERE? >> THEY ARE NOT IN HERE.

THE VIOLATION WAS MODERATE BECAUSE THE LANDSCAPING WAS DONE WITHOUT THE PERMIT, BUT THE VIOLATION WAS EVENTUALLY CURED. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT CASES WITH MR. SCAVELLO, BUT HE'S ADDRESSING ALL OF THEM. STAFF IS GOING TO RECOMMEND REDUCING THE FINES TO $1,000.

>> IN BOTH CASES OR JUST THIS CASE? >> IN BOTH.

$1,000 FOR EACH PROPERTY. WE HAVE NOT READ THAT ONE IN YET.

>> REBECCA? IT'S ALL YOU. >> I THINK MR. SCAVELLO IS HERE.

IS HE STILL ON THE LINE? >> YES, I'M HERE. >> MR. SCAVELLO, DID YOU HEAR

THE CITY'S OFFER TO SETTLE BOTH OF THESE CASE? >> I DID.

I DID. YOU KNOW, I'M WILLING TO ACCEPT. I APPRECIATE IT'S BEEN A LONG

YEAR FOR EVERYBODY AND I'M WILLING TO ACCEPT THAT. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> I JUST THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TOWARDS MR. SCAVELLO'S WILLINGNESS TO MOVE FORWARD AND KEEP THOSE PROPERTIES IN COMPLIANCE AND BECOME A

WONDERFUL ASSET TO THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE. >> THANK YOU.

>> AND WE AGREE. MR. SCAVELLO HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO MAINTAIN THESE

PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS ANOTHER ONE WE'RE WORKING WITH. >> MY ORDERS FOR BOTH CASE BUS

ONLY ONE WAS READ IN THE RECORD, BUT THAT'S FOR BOTH CASES. >> I CAN READ IT IN REAL QUICK.

>> I WOULD PREFER THAT. >> I CAN SEE TONYA LOSE HER BREATH.

[D. 20-0049 Massey S US Highway 1 Scavello Management LLC Heather Debevec Peggy Arraiz]

>> I'LL READ IT IN REAL QUICK. SOTH US 20-0049 AT SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1.

OWNERS ARE SCAVELLO MANAGEMENT, LLC. AND WAS INITIATED JANUARY 10TH OF 2020.

FOR A PERMIT FOR LOT CLEARING REQUIRED AND THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCE AS APPLY WITH THE FINE ACCUMULATING TO OVER 3,000 DOLLARS AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS TO REDUCE THAT AMOUNT TO $1,000.

>> AGAIN BEHALF OF MR. SCAVELLO, YOU AGREE TO THAT OFFER? >> I DO.

>> ALRIGHT, THEN BASED ON THE TIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES, I WILL REDUCE THE FINE TO $1,000. HOW DO YOU WANT TO PAY THE FINE? HOW MUCH TIME?

>> YOUR HONOR, IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN GET 60 DAY? >> YES, I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO PAY EACH OF THOSE FINES IF YOU DON'T PAY THEM WITHIN THAT 60 DAY PERIOD, EACH WILL RESORT OR

REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT. >> UNDERSTOOD.

I PROMISE I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT THE DUE TIME. >> OKAY.

>> THANKS SO MUCH, YOUR HONOR. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD LUCK.

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>> GOD BLESS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

B BYE. >> THAT'S THE PROPERTY ON SOUTH

U.S. 1 BY THE OLD WAL-MART OR SAM'S CLUB WAS THERE? >> REBECCA? IS THAT DOWN BY THE OLD SAM'S CL CLUB?

>> I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WAS ADJACENT TO THE OLD SAM'S CLUB, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST A VACANT PARCEL THAT'S UNDEVELOPED FOR SOME TIME AND MR. SCAVELLO IS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING IT AS A

COMMERCIAL AMENITY FOR THE CITY. >> I REMEMBER HIM. THAT'S VERY NICE.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANOTHER LADY WITH THE CASE?

[C. 20-2287 CE 315 S 17th St. Lazare, Ermith Isaac Saucedo]

>> YES. I HAVE CASE ERMITH LAZARE. WE HAD TWO CASES FOR HER.

20-2286. 20-2287. ONE WAS COME APPLIED AND ONE

REMAINED. >> THIS IS 20-2087. 315 SOUTH 17TH STREET AND BY MYSELF AND THE OWNER IS ERMITH LAZARE OF MENENDEZ AVENUE IN FT. PIERCE.

IT'S 4 POINT 13 FOR WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS AND THE CITY FINDS THAT VIOLATOR BE GIVEN A FINE OF $100 A DAY AND I WANT TO AMEND MY RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE APPLYING FOR A PERMIT IN THAT TEN DAY PERIOD AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. I HAVE PHOTOS IF YOU WANT TO

LOOK AT THEM AND MRS. LAZO IS HERE. >> HAS SHE SEEN THE PICTURES?

>> NO, SHE HAS NOT. >> DOES SHE NEED TO BE SWORN IN? >> SHE NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN,

COR CORRECT. >> THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN YESTERDAY. LOOKS LIKE THE WINDOW, THERE'S MISSING GLASS ON SOME OF THE WINDOWS, SO YOU EITHER HAVE TO REPAIR THE WHOLE WINDOW, WHICH YOU WOULD NEED A PERMIT OR REPAIR THE GLASS, YES. BECAUSE THE WINDOW, THE STYLE THAT'S A REALLY OLD WIN DOESHGS I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND THAT. SO.DOW, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND THAT. S

SO. >> DO THEY STILL MAKE THEM? >> THEY DO.

>> SPECIALITY SHOPS OR SOMETHING? >> MISS SMITH HAVE YOU BEEN

SWORN? GOOD MORNING. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND

STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> ERMITH LAZARE. >> DO YOU AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY

YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH. >> I DO.

>> YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION AND YOU SAW THE PICTURES AND YOU

UNDERSTAND WHAT THE VIOLATIONS ARE? >> YES.

>> HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT'LL TAKE YOU TO GET THEM CURED OR START THE WORK ON THEM?

>> I WOULD SAY LIKE 30-DAYS BECAUSE THOSE GLASS, THAT'S A SPECIAL ORDER.

I HAVE ORDERED SOME PIECES, BUT I THINK TWO OF THEM FELL AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

BUT I CAN GO AHEAD AND REORDER THOSE LITTLE PIECES, BUT IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO COME BECAUSE

THAT'S A SPECIAL ORDER. >> HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THE ORDER?

>> 30-DAY? >> 30-DAYS SOUND ABOUT RIGHT? >> AND I DON'T BELIEVE SHE NEEDS A PERMIT FOR THESE WINDOWS, BUT ARE THERE OTHERS THAT NEED REPAIR, ISAAC?

>> THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE THERE'S GLASS MISSING ON WINDOWS. SO WITH THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE BECAUSE IT'S COVERED. I WANT TO SAY THIS SECTION HERE, THE TOP ONE, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S CRACKED, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TELL, THE GLARE IS THERE

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BROKEN WITHOUT GLASS. >> THERE ARE PIECES WITH THE UNIT.

THE LADY THAT WE MOVE FROM THERE AND PUT IT ON THE OTHER SIDE. >> OVER HERE?

>> YEAH. SO THAT IS FOR THE AC. IF YOU WANT ME TO PUT BACK THE

AC OR ANOTHER GLASS IN THERE? >> IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO PUT THE AC BACK, I WOULD SAY THE GLASS

WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK IN. >> LET ME MAKE A RULING AND YOU ALL CAN DISCUSS WHAT NEEDS TO BE

DONE, KN ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO. >> YOU SAID YOU NEED 30-DAYS IF YOU NEED A PERMIT THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING SO GET WITH THEM AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

BASED ON EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY I FIND A VIOLATION EXISTED AT 19-3454 AT 3945 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1. OWNERS ARE SCAVELLO MANAGEMENT LLC, REBECCA GROHALL AND I'LL GIVE HER 30 DAYS TO COMPLY OR A FINE OF $150 A DAY WILL BE ASSESSED AND I SUGGEST YOU GET WITH ISAAC TO SEE

WHETHER OR NOT YOU NEED A PERMIT FOR SOME OF THOSE WINDOWS. >> I WILL GET BACK TO HIM ALSO

AND CALL YOU. >> YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING

FROM YOU. >> ALRIGHT, THANKS. >> THANK YOU.

>> ALRIGHT. TAKE CARE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE?

>> YES? >> I THINK WE HANDLED EVERY SINGLE CASE WE HAVE.

>> REALLY? >> THERE WAS TWO TELEPHONE, AND I DID MAKE THE PHONE CALL

YESTERDAY. >> THAT WOULD BE TWO AND THREE. >> THERE WERE TWO CASES UNDER

OLD BUSINESS, BUT WE MOVED THOSE TO THE NEXT AGENDA. >> ALRIGHT.

>> AND I THINK WE DON'T NEED TO CONTINUE ANY? >> I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY NO

SHOWS. >> THAT'S A

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