[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING OF NOVEMBER 19, 2024 IS CALLED TO ORDER. IF WE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 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. >> IF YOU COULD PLEASE REMAIN
[A. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES]
STANDING. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THETRUTH? THANK YOU. >> OUR FIRST CASE TODAY WILL BE
[C. PK2024-43 1401 S Ocean Dr Jonesia Lashay Blue Lawrence]
IN CITATIONS. OUR FIRST CASE WILL BE IN CITATIONS. YOU CANSTEP UP TO THE PODIUM. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> THIS CITATION WAS WRITTEN ON 7-24-24 . THERE WAS A CITATION
FOR PARKING . >> OFFICER LAWRENCE , YOU HAD HANDED UP A PHOTOGRAPH DATE STAMPED. WHAT DATE WAS IT
TAKEN? >> IT WAS JULY FOUR, 2024.
>> WAS TAKEN FROM THE DASH CAMERA OF YOUR PATROL VEHICLE? DOES IT TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION YOU
>> WHAT IS THE VIOLATION? >> THEY PARKED IN A SPOT FOR A
BOAT. >> WHICH VEHICLE IS MISUSING
THE LOT QUICK >> A BLACK VEHICLE.
>> THE FUND WILL BE INTRODUCED TO CITIES EXHIBIT ONE.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, OFFICER LAWRENCE?
>> MISS BLUE DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD QUICK
>> NO. PAYMENT BASED ON THE OFFICER'S TESTIMONY AND THE PHOTOGRAPH, I FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS . IT DOES FOR IMPROPER PARKING AND DEFINED A $50 . IN ADMINISTRATIVE THE OF $10 . THE FEE WILL BE DUE IN 14 DAYS. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT
[B. PK2024-54 1401 S Ocean Dr Amenda Gabrielle Day Lawrence]
>> WE WILL STAY IN CITATIONS. THE NEXT ONE IS PK2024-54 1401 S OCEAN DR AMENDA GABRIELLE DAY .
>> THIS WAS ALSO WRITTEN AT 1401 SOUTH OCEAN . IT IS ALSO
FOR IMPROPER PARKING. >> OFFICER LAWRENCE YOU HANDED UP A PHOTOGRAPH . WHAT DATE WAS THIS TAKEN?
>> THIS WAS A PHOTOGRAPH I TOOK.
>> YOU SAY IT WAS JULY 4TH YOU TOOK THIS PHOTOGRAPH?
>> I AM NOT 100% SURE. LET ME LOOK.
>> DO YOU NEED A MOMENT, OFFICER?
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>> I AM PULLING IT UP NOW. THAT IS MRS. DAY, RIGHT QUICK
>> JULY 20TH PICK >> THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN ON JULY 20TH? DOES IT TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION
YOU OBSERVED QUICK >> YES MA'AM.
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE.
>> THE 40 --PHOTO WILL BE ENTERED TO CITIES EXHIBIT ONE.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD QUICK
>> THIS DATE IS NOT PRESENT I TAKE IT.
>> BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY I FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND DEFINED $50 , ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $10 AND A LATE FEE OF $18 FOR A TOTAL OF $78 IS DUE AND PAYABLE WITHIN 14 DAYS , OR IT WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CASE IS PK2024-52 1401 S OCEAN DR
[D. PK2024-52 1401 S Ocean Dr Brittany Giara Pearl Wilson Lawrence]
BRITTANY GIARA PEARL WILSON >> THIS ON , AGAIN WAS TAKEN AT 1401 SOUTH OCEAN ON THE 20TH OF JULY FOR IMPROPER PARKING.
>> OFFICER, DID YOU TAKE THIS PHOTOGRAPH ON JULY 20TH QUICK
>> YES. >> DOES THIS PHOTOGRAPH TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION YOU OBSERVED?
>> YES. >> WHAT IS THIS SPECIFIC
VIOLATION QUICK >> IMPROPER PARKING. THEY WERE
NOT IN A PAINTED PARKING AREA. >> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO
EVIDENCE EXECUTIVE --EXHIBIT 1. >> THE PHOTO WILL BE ENTERED AS
CITIES EXHIBIT 1. >> YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
>> I FIND BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH IN THE TESTIMONY OF THE OFFICER THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND DEFINED $50 AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $10 AND LIKE THE OF $18 FOR A TOTAL $78 WILL BE ASSESSED AND DUE AND PAYABLE IN 14 DAYS, OR THE MATTER WILL BE SENT TO THIS COUNTY COURT SYSTEM . THEY HAVE
30 DAYS TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CASE IS
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PK2024-46 1401 S OCEAN DR YESSENIA ANA MARIE RAMIREZ>> THIS ONE ALSO WAS TAKEN AT 1401 SOUTH OCEAN. IN REFERENCE TO IMPROPER PARKING, TALKING IN A BOAT AND TRAILER PARKING.
THIS IS ALONG WITH THE HONDA FROM EARLIER FROM MY DASH CAM.
THIS WAS ALSO TAKEN ON JULY 4TH.
>> DOES THIS PHOTOGRAPH TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE
VIOLATION YOU OBSERVED? >> YES.
>> THE PHOTO WILL BE ENTERED AS CITIES EVIDENCE ONE.
>> BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH AND TESTIMONY OF THE OFFICER I FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE FINE WILL BE ASSESSED.
[F. PK2024-51 1401 S Ocean Dr Teresa Susie Jeanette Ford-Turner Lawrence]
>> THE PHOTOGRAPH WILL BE ENTERED AS CITIES EXHIBIT 1.
>> BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH AND THE TESTIMONY OF THE OFFICER I FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS IN THE FIGHT WILL BE ADMINISTERED.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL JUMP TO MAFFEI HEARINGS. THE NEXT CASE
[A. Case No: Violation Location (Address PID #) Investigating Officer 24-0140 CE 209 Gardenia Avenue Heather Debevec]
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>> GOOD MORNING SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THIS IS A MESSY HEARING. IT IS OWNED BY LAUDERDALE HOMES, LLC. THE ORIGINAL VIOLATIONS WERE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTAINERS.
NUISANCE AND OBJECTS WITH OUTSIDE STORAGE. ON APRIL 17TH OF 2024, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOUND A REPEAT VIOLATION OCCURRED PICK FIGHTS WERE INITIATED ON THE DATE THE REPEAT VIOLATIONS WERE FIRST IDENTIFIED. IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. ON MAY THIRD, 2023 FINES WERE STOPPED. ON MAY 20, 2024 MAFFEI NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE OWNER. AN INITIAL REQUEST FOR A MESSY HEARING WAS RECEIVED WITH THE BALANCE DUE OF $49,020. THE GRAVITY SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION WAS MODERATE. ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE VIOLATOR TO CORRECT THE ISSUES , THE GRASS WAS CUT AND OUTSIDE STORAGE WAS REMOVED AND TRASH CONTAINERS WERE RELOCATED. IN THE PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS , IT WAS REMEDIED. THIS IS THE PREVIOUS VIOLATION.
>> ARE THERE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT? >> LOOKING AT THE FILE , I AM SORRY , DO WE HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION CAUSED QUICK
>> I DO HAVE IT. >> I KNEW I WAS MISSING
SOMETHING. I APOLOGIZE. >> THEY DIDN'T GET ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM. BUT, WE DID DO THEM. HEATHER, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO READ THOSE IN QUICK >> THE RECOMMENDATION WAS
$1130.60 >> WHICH OF THE TOTAL
ADMINISTRATION CHARGES ? >> CORRECT.
>> I'M SORRY, SIR, WHAT IS YOUR NAME QUICK
>> MY NAME IS TREY MILLER AND I AM THE OWNER OF THE
CORPORATION. >> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE THE MAGISTRATE TO KNOW QUICK
>> I WOULD GLADLY ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION . THE ONLY REASON WHY I STRUGGLE WITH COMPLAINTS IS I HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TENANT. WE DID TRY TO CUT THE GRASS AND SHE WOULD COME OUT AND TRY TO SCARE THEM TO GET OFF THE PROPERTY. I COMMUNICATED THAT WITH MISS HEATHER . I AM STRUGGLING TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. I AM NOT IGNORING YOU. I FEEL LIKE I WORKED HARD TO GET THE BOAT OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE SHE STORED STUFF ON THE SIDE AND CUT THE GRASS, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET VENDORS TO GO THERE BECAUSE SHE IS TOUGH TO DEAL WITH. SHE HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE HOUSE AND I HAVE A NEW TENANT WHO HAS, SO FAR BEEN REALLY GOOD.
>> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> I THINK THAT IS IT'S. HOPEFULLY, WE CAN BRING DOWN THE BALANCE. OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS A HUGE NUMBER. I DID BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE. IN STRUGGLING TO DEAL WITH HER IT GOT BACK OUT OF COMPLIANT AND I STRUGGLE TO GET IT DONE BY THE DATE. I WOULD ASK FOR A REASONABLE NUMBER. I AM HAPPY TO FINISH OFF THIS COMPLIANCE, I JUST HOPE IT COULD BE MITIGATED
OWN. >> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ADD QUICK >> CAN YOU TURN THOSE SPECIAL CHARGES AND FOR THE MAGISTRATE TO REVIEW QUICK
>> THERE IS ALSO THE PREVIOUS ORDER DETERMING THE VIOLATION AND THE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS. THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST ESTIMATOR DETERMINED REPEAT VIOLATIONS . THE FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS , WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU QUICK
>> YES. >> THEY ARE DATED APRIL 15TH , IS THAT CORRECT? FOR THE BEFORE PHOTOGRAPHS QUICK
>> I BELIEVE, YES. THOSE ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN BY ME, YES. I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATES, EXACTLY.
>> AND YOU HAD YOUR AFTER PHOTOGRAPHS AND THOSE WOULD HAVE BEEN MAY 3RD, CORRECT QUICK
>> CORRECT. >> DO THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY
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AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE TWO DAYS QUICK>> YES. >> WE WOULD MOVE THIS INTO
CITIES EXHIBIT 1. >> THESE WILL BE ENTERED AS CITIES COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE CITY IS WILLING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS . I THINK THAT IS MORE THAN REASONABLE. I FIND THE $1130.67 WILL BE THE AMOUNT DUE
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> IS 30 DAYS OKAY QUICK >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> SO, 30 DAYS . >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE SHOULD NOTE IF IT ISN'T PAID IN THE 30 DAYS IT CAN REVERT BACK.
>> I PROMISE YOU IT WILL GET PAID. THANK YOU.
[C. 24-643 CE 3005 Dunbar St Lillie M Jones (EST) Charmaine Kirkland]
>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, WE WILL STAY IN MAFFEI HEARINGS AND DROP TO CASE NUMBER24-643 CE 3005 DUNBAR ST LILLIE M JONES ESTATE .
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR. THIS CASE WAS INITIATED MARCH 7, 2024. THE VIOLATOR IS LILY M JONES ESTATE. VIOLATIONS ARE GROUPS AND DRAINAGE. ALSO INCLUDED ARE DETECTIVE TREATMENT , NUISANCE AS AN OBJECT OUTSIDE STORAGE. THE FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS. ON JUNE 26, 2024 SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOUND A VIOLATION EXISTS AND GRANTED THE VIOLATOR 60 DAYS TO COMPLY OR BE FINED $250 DAILY. ON AUGUST 29, 2024 AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WAS ISSUED. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 A MESSY LETTER SENT TO THE OWNER. OCTOBER 14, 2024 A MESSY REQUEST WAS RECEIVED. A BALANCE AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 2024 IS $19,020 , WHICH IS STILL GROWING. REDUCTION CRITERIA , THE GRAVITY SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION IS MAJOR. ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE VIOLATOR TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS IS NONE. ANY PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY THE VIOLATORS ARE NONE. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO DETERMINE THE OUTCOME.
>> MISS KIRKLAND DO YOU HAVE DOCUMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE?
>> I DO HAVE THE REQUEST FOR THE REDUCTION .
>> DID YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ORDER , PHOTOGRAPHS OF
THE COPY, ETC. TO PROVIDE? >> YES.
>> YOU PROVIDED ONE DOCUMENT, WHICH IS THE REQUEST FROM MISS JONES IS A STATE FOR THE FINES TO BE REDUCED. IS THAT WHAT YOU PROVIDED , MISS KIRKLAND QUICK
>> YES MA'AM. >> THE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU PROVIDED, YOU HAVE SOME DATED HEAR FROM NOVEMBER 13TH, IS
THAT CORRECT QUICK >> YES MA'AM.
>> ARE THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU TOOK OF THE PROPERTY QUICK
>> YES MA'AM. >> ARE THESE THE MOST RECENT
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY? >> YES MA'AM.
>> HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS?
>> NO MA'AM. ONLY THE LONG WAS CUT.
>> THEY PAINTED THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
>> YOU WANT TO SEE THE PHOTOS? >> HAS HE SEEN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS MISS KIRKLAND QUICK
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>> THIS WAS ALL BLACKENED OUT AND WHATNOT . ALL OF THAT WAS BLACKENED OUT. ALL OF THAT WAS WHITE.
>> HE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK, DON'T WORRY. WE WILL
TALK ABOUT THEM. AND YOU CAN - >> OKAY.
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITIES COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1 . MISS KIRKLAND, ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION, YOU SAID , TO BE DETERMINED. IS THERE SOMETHING PARTICULAR, THAT DEPARTMENT IS ASKING OF YOU? ARE THEY ASKING THE FINES
TO REMAIN THE SAME? >> I WILL TAKE THAT ANSWER. WE ARE WILLING, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SHOULD MAKE THE DECISION. WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS HERE TODAY. SO, IF WE CAN JUST WAIT TO HEAR THAT AND WE CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWING THAT.
>> OKAY. >> MR. JONES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
>> IT WAS A STRESSFUL PROPERTY SITUATION. I AM ALMOST 70 YEARS OLD AND I AM UNABLE TO WORK. I AM JUST BASICALLY PAYING FOR EVERYTHING OUT OF MY SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK AND WHATNOT. I BASICALLY, CAN'T PAY FOR ALL THIS STUFF AND I DON'T HAVE THE PROPER PAPERS UNDER MY NAME FOR I CAN BORROW MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. ACYCLIC, I AM JUST WORKING OFF MY SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK TO PAY FOR IT. THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES AND ALL OF THAT. AND , DEALING WITH HEALTH ISSUES AND ALL THAT DIFFERENT STUFF, AGE AND SO BASICALLY, IT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE A LITTLE LONGER THAN IT NORMALLY WOULD . IF I WAS A YOUNGER PERSON OR A WORKING PERSON AND HAD BETTER FINANCIAL ABILITIES TO DO IT, I WOULD. YOU KNOW? BECAUSE, OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED ARE OLDER THAN ME AND THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PUT FORTH ANY AMOUNT OF EFFORT OR TIME. IT ALL FALLS BACK ON ME.
>> ARE YOU WORKING TOWARDS GETTING --I UNDERSTAND IT IS A PROPERTY YOU INHERITED, CORRECT?
>> I DIDN'T INHERIT IT, IT WAS BASICALLY LEFT FOR ALL THE SIBLINGS . WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO SPENDING MONEY THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. BASICALLY, I AM STUCK WITH IT , TO HAVE TO PAY THE TAXES AND THAT DIFFERENT STUFF AND EVERYTHING. THE THING ABOUT IT IS , IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER .
I ONLY HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY . I AM DISABLED AND CAN'T WORK NOWHERE. I AM HAVING STUFF DONE . THE HOUSE HAD BEEN PAINTED IN THE FRONT. YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND SEE IT ISN'T EVEN THE SAME COLOR. IT WAS WHITE AND IT IS NOW 10. -- CAN . IT IS A PROCESS THAT IS SLOW . I CAN DO IT ONCE THE SOCIAL
SECURITY CHECK COMES. >> HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU THINK IT WILL TAKE TO FIX UP WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE FIXED UP QUICK
>> PROBABLY, ABOUT ONE MONTH .
>> OBVIOUSLY, I UNDERSTAND THE FINES AS OF A WEEK OR TWO AGO WERE AT $19,020. WHAT ARE YOU ASKING THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
FOR QUICK >> REDUCTION TO SOMETHING MORE
HUMANE , YOU KNOW? >> I APOLOGIZE ASKING YOU THIS, BUT HOW MUCH ARE YOU GETTING IN SOCIAL SECURITY?
>> A LITTLE OVER $1000. >> MISS KIRKLAND, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? >> SINCE THE CASE HAS OPENED , UNFORTUNATELY AFTER THE VIOLATIONS DUE DATES CAME , I
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SPOKE WITH MR. JONES AND HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO SOME THINGS .LIKE HE SAID , HIS HEALTH IS NOT UP TO PAR TO EVEN COMPLETE MOST OF THE WORK. AS FAR AS THE ROOF AND DRAINAGE , HE DID PAINT THE FRONT OF THE HOUE BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS, IT STILL NEEDS MORE PROTECTIVE WORK DONE. AS FAR AS THE NUISANCE VIOLATION , IT WAS A LAWNMOWER , A RIDE ON LAWNMOWER THAT HE MOVED, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE A PARKED CAR . THAT IS A VIOLATION FOR THE OUTSIDE STORAGE. HE MOVED ONE THING AND OTHER STUFF CAME BACK AND THAT IS WHY THE VIOLATION IS STILL OPEN. HE JUST HAS TO CURE THE VIOLATION IN ORDER TO STOP THE FINE. THE CITY WANTS TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER 30 DAYS . I
>> MR. JONES, ARE YOU RESIDING IN THE PROPERTY OR IS IT VACANT
>> OKAY. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, AS YOU KNOW OUR RULES DO NOT ALLOW ANY TYPES OF REDUCTION OF A FINAL FIND WHILE THE FINES ARE STILL RUNNING . YOU DO HAVE THE OPTION OF PULLING THE FINES IN ADVANCE FOR CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND IF HE COMES INTO COMPLIANCE WE COME IN AND ADDRESS THE REDUCTION. STAFF WOULD NOT BE OPPOSED TO THAT. IS MID-NOVEMBER . WE ARE ENTERING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND A DATE OF MID-JANUARY FOR US TO COME BACK AND IF THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WE CAN ADDRESS ANY REDUCTIONS AT THAT TIME. THAT WOULD ALLOW HIM SUFFICIENT TIME TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES .
>> DO YOU UNDERSTAND , SIR? >> YES.
>> THE FINES WOULD BE HELD IN ABEYANCE AND THERE WOULD BE NO ADDITIONAL FINES UNTIL MID-JANUARY AND THEN , WE WOULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND SEE IF THEY ARE CORRECTED .
>> IF THE WORK IS COMPLETED AND WHATNOT PRIOR TO THAT TIME , SAY IN ANOTHER THREE WEEKS OR SO , WHAT DO I DO?
>> IF YOU CAN LET MISS KIRKLAND KNOW AS SOON AS IT IS IN COMPLIANCE , WE HAVE LIMITED HEARINGS IN DECEMBER BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS. IF THE PROPERTY COMES INTO COMPLIANCE MISS KIRKLAND WILL COME OUT AND DO AN INSPECTION AND WE WILL STOP THE FINES ON THAT DAY. DO WE HAVE IT HEARING JANUARY 15TH OR
JANUARY 8TH ? >> WE WILL COME BACK JANUARY 22ND TO ADDRESS THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE . AS SOON AS YOU GET IT INTO COMPLIANCE, YOU LET MISS KIRKLAND KNOW AND SHE WILL COME OUT AND TAKE THE PHOTOS NEEDED. OKAY QUICK
>> OKAY . >> WE HAVE GIVEN YOU ADDITIONAL TIME IF IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
>> THEN, THE FINES WILL BE HELD IN ABEYANCE UNTIL JANUARY 22ND . IF YOU DO COME IN COMPLIANCE YOU WILL LET THE DEPARTMENT KNOW AND THERE WILL BE ANOTHER HEARING TO ADDRESS THE REDUCTION OF THE FINE AT THAT TIME.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
[B. CASE NO.: VIOLATION LOCATION (ADDRESS PID): INVESTIGATING OFFICER: LTCL2024-229 Avenue M (2404-801-0005-000-0) Charmaine Kirkland]
>> OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE IN OTHER CASES CASE NO: LTCL-24-216 -- CASE NO: LTCL2024-229 AVENUE M
>> GOOD MORNING , THIS IS A LOT CLEARING ESTABLISHED ON OCTOBER
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26, 2024. THE NOV SENT BOTH CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL AND POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS THE NTA. THE OWNER IS NATASHA CASTOR. THE VIOLATIONS ARE NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES . I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS I WITNESSED IT.>> MISS KIRKLAND , YOU HANDED UP SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS . SOME ARE DATED OCTOBER 30TH. THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU HAD TAKEN ON
THAT DATE , CORRECT QUICK >> YES MA'AM.
>> AND INCLUDES NOTICE ON THE PROPERTY , IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES. >> DOES THAT TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY ON OCTOBER 30TH?
>> YES MA'AM . >> NOVEMBER 18TH , IS THAT
>> AND THAT IS ALSO ON THE PROPERTY MORE RECENTLY?
>> YES. >> YOU ALSO PROVIDED A DOCUMENT OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. WAS THIS SENT TO MS. CASTOR OR MR.
CASTOR? >> YES , NATASHA CASTOR.
>> WAS IT SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL?
>> YES MA'AM . >> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO
EXHIBIT , CITIES EXHIBIT 1. >> PHOTOGRAPH SUBMITTED WILL BE ENTERED, INCLUDING THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC NUISANCE A CITIES
COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1 . >> THE PHOTOGRAPHS WE ARE LOOKING AT, MISS KIRKLAND WHAT IS THE VIOLATION IT DEPICTS?
>> IN THIS PHOTO , ALONG THE FENCE LINE THE WEEDS AND GRASS NEED TO BE CUT ON THAT SIDE. IN THE FOLLOWING PHOTO ALSO, THOSE GRAPHS AND SHRUBS NEED TO BE CUT, AS WELL.
>> HOW DID THIS PROPERTY COME TO YOUR ATTENTION?
>> IT WAS A COMPLAINT BY A RESIDENT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> MR. CASTOR DID DO SOME WORK , BUT I ADVISED HIM LAST WEEK THAT HE NEEDED TO FINISH THE LOT IN THOSE AREAS OF THE
>> YES. >> IS NATASHA RELATED TO YOU?
>> YES. >> DO YOU LIVE ON THIS
>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO
>> IF YOU COULD PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
>> YESTERDAY , I TOOK MY BOY AND HE CLEANED AROUND THE FENCE. I DID NOT HAVE TIME FOR MORE. WE DID MAKE SOME CHANGES
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM. >> YOU HAVE PICTURES ON YOUR
>> WE HAVE A PROJECTING SYSTEM SO WE CAN LOOK AT YOUR
PHOTOGRAPHS. >> WHAT TIME DID YOU AND YOUR
SONS CLEAN THE LOT? >> WE WENT THERE AT 1:00 .
>> DO YOU WANT TO MOVE IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT?
>> I DON'T WANT TO GO ANY FURTHER.
>> HAVE NO SECRETS ON MY PHONE.
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>> WAS THIS YESTERDAY? >> YES.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, MR. CASTOR?
>> WHEN WE WERE CLEANING , THE WOMAN WHO PROBABLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROPERTY , SHE DID COME AND TALK TO US. IT SEEMED LIKE THE REASON SHE DID IT IS BECAUSE OF THE TREE IN THE CANAL . IT IS A TREE THAT FELL OVER . IT IS A LITTLE BIT ON HER FENCE AND SHE WANTED US TO FIX IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. IF IT WAS ME THAT NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING , I WOULD CUT IT . I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT IT.
>> MISS KIRKLAND, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> STAFF IS WILLING TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW CHARMAINE TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO MR. CASTOR AND TELL HIM WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF STUFF WAS DONE FROM THE PHOTOS YOU TOOK TO THE PHOTOS HE HAS. WE ARE WILLING TO CONTINUE .
>> YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, MR. CASTOR? WE WILL CONTINUE THIS HEARING FOR CODE OF CONDUCT TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE. WE JUST ASKED TO CONTINUE.
>> THE CASE WILL BE CONTINUED , SO NOTHING HAPPENS, TODAY.
>> JUST MAKE SURE YOU COMMUNICATE WITH CHARMAINE SO SHE CAN GO BACK OUT. IF YOU WANT TO MEET AT THE PROPERTY SHE CAN POINT OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IF THERE IS ANYTHING LEFT AND IT WILL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. >> SIR, BEFORE YOU GO , JUST IN CASE WE WANT TO PUT A DATE SPECIFIC FOR THAT IN CASE IT DOESN'T RESOLVE . TO THE NEXT HEARING DATE QUICK
>> NOVEMBER 4TH, IS THAT AGREEABLE? IF EVERYTHING IS COMPLIED YOU DON'T NEED TO COME BACK, BUT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM IT WILL COME BACK ON DECEMBER 4TH.
[C. CASE NO.: VIOLATION LOCATION (ADDRESS PID): INVESTIGATING OFFICER: LTCL2024-239 115 N 29th Street Charmaine Kirkland]
OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE OTHER CASES --LTCL2024-239 115 N 29TH STREET THIS IS LOCATED AT 115 NORTH 29TH STREET AND IT IS A LOT CLEARING. THE DATE ESTABLISHED WAS NOVEMBER 1, 2024. THE NOV AND NTA WILL CERTIFY AND REGULAR MAIL AND POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE OWNER IS LISTED . VIOLATIONS ARE NUISANCES AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTY AND I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO DEPICT THEVIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT. >> SIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LOOK
AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS ? >> YES, PLEASE.
>> MISS KIRKLAND YOU HANDED UP A COPY OF THE NOTICE THAT WAS MAILED TO THE PROPERTY, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES MA'AM. >> WAS THAT SENT VIA CERTIFIED
>> WE ALSO HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON NOVEMBER 1ST, IS THAT
>> IS THAT A PHOTOGRAPH YOU TOOK?
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>> YES. >> HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN NOVEMBER 18TH, THE MOST RECENT ONES, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES MA'AM . >> DO THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY AS YOU OBSERVED IT?
>> CITY WOULD MOVE EXHIBITS INTO CITY EXHIBIT 1 .
>> TO BE ENTERED AS CITY'S'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1 , PHOTOS
INCLUDING THE NOTICE POSTED. >> MISS KIRKLAND , FROM THESE MOST RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WE ARE SEEING, WHAT IS A
VIOLATION? >> THE VIOLATION IS THE DEBRIS AND TRASH AND OUTSIDE STORAGE AND CAR PARTS . IT IS A LOT OF
TRASH GOING ON AND HIGH GRASS. >> HAVE YOU HAD COMMUNICATION
WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER? >> NO MA'AM .
>> YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?
>> NO MA'AM . >> SIR, WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> MY NAME IS JEAN. >> ARE YOU ONE OF THE OWNERS OF
THIS PROPERTY QUICK >> YES, ME AND MY WIFE.
>> DO YOU LIVE ON THIS PROPERTY WITH YOUR WIFE?
>> NO MA'AM. >> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL
THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> BECAUSE OF TIME , I JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED THIS LETTER . AS A MATTER OF FACT, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHEN I WAS AT WORK. I OPENED IT UP . WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR WHO OWNED THE GARAGE AND FIX CARS OR WHATEVER. I HAVE HIRED A TOWING COMPANY MOVING THE CARS. AS FAR AS THE TRASH , I AM NOT AWARE OF THAT AT ALL . THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE SEEN THAT. WE DO NOT LIVE ON THE PROPERTY. WE HARDLY GO BACK AND I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE DOING THIS . SOME OF THESE TREES , MAYBE DURING THE HURRICANE THAT HAPPENED. HAVE NOT BEEN THE PROPERTY FOR PROBABLY, A MONTH NOW. YESTERDAY I OPENED THIS UP . I OPENED IT RIGHT ON TIME TO BE ABLE TO APPEAR. IF NOT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER DEFAULT AND NOT BEEN AWARE OF IT. I WOULD ASK IF I COULD GET A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GO OUT THERE AND MOVE THE TRASH OR HIRE SOMEONE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STAY ON TOP OF THE CARS . THERE WERE LIKE 60 CARS ON THE PROPERTY AND NOW THEY ARE ALL LINED UP ON THE FENCE BECAUSE WE HAVE TRIED TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY WHEN I GET THOSE LETTERS. HAD I RECEIVED THIS ON TIME , I WOULD ALREADY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THAT.
>> CHARMAINE, THE CASE WAS INDICATED ON NOVEMBER 1ST,
>> HOW MUCH MORE TIME DO YOU NEED?
>> A WEEK OR TWO . WHATEVER TIME YOU GIVE ME I WILL WORK TO TRY TO GET SOMEONE THERE , OR MYSELF TO REMOVE THE MATERIAL.
>> WE WILL DO ONE MONTH . WE WILL CONTINUE IT FOR A MONTH, BUT IF IT IS DONE WITHIN TWO WEEKS SURE TO COMMUNICATE WITH CHARMAINE SO SHE CAN GO OUT AND DO AN INSPECTION ON THE
>> WOULD BE LIKE A DATE IN THE FUTURE?
>> WE HAVE DECEMBER 4TH AND DECEMBER 11TH.
>> PROBABLY, DECEMBER 4TH --11TH? OKAY, DECEMBER 11TH. IF IT IS FINISHED TO THAT COMMUNICATE WITH CHARMAINE.
>> SURE . THANK YOU. DO I HAVE YOUR NUMBER ON THE CARD OR SOMETHING? I TRY TO CALL YOU YESTERDAY. THE NUMBER IS ON THE
>> THIS WILL BE CONTINUED UNTIL DECEMBER 11TH.
>> CAN I GET YOUR EMAIL, PLEASE?
>> I HAVE ONE MORE FOR SHAR . WE GOING TO BE JUMPING TO
[A. PK2024-109 100 Melody Lane Charlotte Chantell Louis Charmaine Kirkland]
CITATIONS. THAT IS A PARKING CITATION. THAT IS 100 MELODY LANE , CHARLOTTE CHANTEL LEWIS. IT WILL BE NUMBER 4A IN PARKING CITATIONS. YOU HONOR , THIS CASE OCCURRED AT 100 MELODY[00:45:04]
LANE TO CHARLOTTE CHANTEL LEWIS. THE CASE INITIATED SEPTEMBER 6, 2024. IT IS A CITATION NUMBER 14661 . THERE IS A FINE $50 AND AN ADMIN FEE OF $10 AND A LATE FEE OF $18, WHICH IS A TOTAL DO A $78. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS THEY WITNESSED IT. THE CITY REQUEST THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS THE VIOLATOR SHOULD BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78. IF THEY FAIL TO PAY THE FINE IT WILL BE RELATED TO THAT COUNTY COURTSYSTEM. >> MISS KIRKLAND YOU HANDED UP THE FIRST DOCUMENTS, AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WITH CERTIFIED MAIL ATTACHED TO IT. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES. >> IS THAT TO CHARLOTTE LEWIS?
>> YES. >> IS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO YOU FOUND TO BE THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE?
>> YES MA'AM. >> THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE TAKEN, WE HAVE SOME FROM 249 --2:49 P.M. . DID YOU TAKE
>> DOES THIS DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT'S?
>> YES MA'AM. >> THERE ARE ALSO PHOTOGRAPHS YOU PROVIDED FROM THAT MORNING AT 7:50 A.M., IS THAT CORRECT
>> THESE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICT THE SAME PARKING AREA AND SIGNS DEPICTING NO PARKING AFTER A CERTAIN POINT?
>> YES MA'AM. >> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO
EVIDENCE COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> THE PHOTOS PRESENTED IN THE LETTER WILL BE ENTERED INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE
EVIDENCE ONE. >> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ADD MY MISS KIRKLAND? >> NO MA'AM .
>> BASED ON THE PHOTOS AND THE TESTIMONY , I FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTED AND THAT THE FINE $50 AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $10 AND A LATE FEE OF $18, FOR A TOTAL OF $78 ASSESSED AND PAYABLE WITHIN 14 DAYS OR THE CASE WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL.
[B. Case No: Violation Location (Address PID #) Investigating Officer LTCL-2024-0056 Avenue H / PID 2404-818-0017-000/9 Heather Debevec]
>> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT CASE , WE WILL JUMP TO THE MASSEY HEARINGS. THAT IS SEVEN BE . THAT IS LTC L DASH
2024 TEST 0056 AT AVENUE H. >> I WANT TO ADDRESS THE
JONESES FIRST IF THAT IS OKAY. >> GOOD MORNING, ARE YOU MISS
>> WHO ARE YOU? >> HER DAUGHTER.
>> THANK YOU. MISS JONES, WE WILL BEGIN THIS MASSEY HEARING, BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE THE CODE ENFORCER OFFICER TESTIFY --CAN YOU HEAR ME ALL RIGHT? ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE HEARING?
>> I DO HAVE TROUBLE HEARING HER .
>> DO WE HAVE ANY HEARING DEVICES HERE QUICK
>> I CAN CHECK. >> IF YOU SAY SOMETHING I WILL
MAKE SURE SHE CAN HEAR. >> IF WE HAVE DEVICES IT MIGHT MAKE IT EASIER FOR ALL OF US.
I WILL EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU AND YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER. WE WILL HAVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TESTIFY BUT TYPICALLY, WE WILL HAVE THE VENDOR WHO WOULD HAVE CLEARED DEBRIS OFF THE LAWN , HAVE HIM TESTIFY, AS WELL. HE HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY TODAY AND IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE HERE. WE CAN STILL PROCEED WITH HER TESTIMONY, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE VENDOR ABOUT HOW MUCH IT COST FOR HIM TO CLEAR IT OUT, THE CITY WOULD NEED TO CONTINUE IT. SINCE YOU ARE HERE WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GIVE YOU THE OPTION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED TODAY? WE WILL JUST HAVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TESTIFY. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COME BACK ANOTHER
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DAY FOR THE VENDOR TO BE HERE? YOU CAN ASK YOUR GRANDMOTHER.>> I HAD SOMEONE COME OUT AND DO THE COMPLIANCE.
>> OKAY. >> THERE ARE PICTURES . I HAVE SOMEONE THAT REGULARLY COMES OUT EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
I DON'T WANT TO HANDLE IT. I HAD THEM COME OUT AND CUT.
>> I APOLOGIZE THAT . CAN YOU HEAR OKAY? AND, YOU ARE MISS
>> OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN. I APOLOGIZE, THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING. JUST DISREGARD ALL OF THAT. MISS DEBEVEC, YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO PRESENT? THING THIS IS CASE NO: LTCL-2024-0056 AVENUE H . THIS IS A MASSEY HEARING FOR MR. WILLIE E JONES AND MS. SARAH JONES FOR SECTION 2419 11 A AND B , LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRES. ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2024 HE FOUND THE VIOLATION EXISTED AND GRANTED THE OWNER SEVEN DAYS TO COMPLY OR BE FINED $100 PER DAY. ON AUGUST 29, 2024 STAFF GRANTED AN EXTENSION TO SEPTEMBER 5TH TO COMPLY. SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2024 STAFF GRANTED AN ADDITIONAL EXTENSION TO SEPTEMBER 12TH TO COMPLY. SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WAS ISSUED IN FINES OF $100 PER FINES WERE INITIATED. ON OCTOBER 24, 2024 PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO IN FINES WERE THE BALANCE AFTER THAT WAS $3200 THE GRAVITY SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION WAS MODERATE. ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE VIOLATOR TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS REMAINED IN CONTRACT WITH STAFF DUE TO ISSUES WITH THEIR CHOSEN VENDOR COMPLETING THE WORK. LANDSCAPING WAS ADDRESSED BUT AFTER THE FINES WERE INITIATED. PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS WERE NONE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING $1329 BASED ON COSTS . I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT.
>> MRS. JONES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THOSE DOCUMENTS BEFORE
THEY GET HANDED UP TO ME? >> YES.
>> YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK WHEN WE GET THEM IN.
>> I HAD ALL OF THAT CLEANED OUT .
>> WE WILL TALK AFTERWARDS. WE JUST WANT YOU TO SEE THE
>> MISS DEBEVEC YOU HANDED UP THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST ESTIMATOR, IS THAT CORRECT QUICK
>> YES MA'AM. >> YOU HAVE THE FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY STATED . WE ALSO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM AFTER WHICH WOULD BE OCTOBER 14TH. IS THAT
>> TO THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY AS YOU OBSERVED IT ON THOSE TWO DAYS?
>> YES MA'AM. >> YOU ALSO PROVIDED THE REQUEST FOR THE REDUCTION ON THE FINES, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> CORRECT. >> YOU ALSO PROVIDED THE ORIGINAL ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION QUICK
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>> YES. >> AS WELL AS THE AFFIDAVIT ?
>> YES. >> SO YOU WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST AND THE PHOTOS WILL BE ADMITTED AS CITY'S PASS IN THE LETTER FROM THE VIOLATOR WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S EXHIBIT 1 , COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> MRS. JONES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE HEARD BY THE MAGISTRATE?
>> YES, PLEASE. >> SURE , WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO TELL HER? >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME AND I THOUGHT AS LONG AS I WAS TRYING TO GET IT DONE , BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ADDING UP DAYS AND DAYS AND DAYS. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. WE ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME. SO, I HAD TO RUN AROUND AND HAVE HER GRANDFATHER FIND SOMEBODY TO CUT THE TREES. I ALREADY HAVE THE GRASS CUT.
SO, SHE FOUND SOMEBODY AND I HAD TO HAVE THAT DONE . SHE HELPED ME PAY THE REST OF THE MONEY TO HAVE IT DONE.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER TO SPEAK, AS
>> EVEN ON TOP OF THAT , WE HAD CASES BEFORE WHERE PEOPLE WOULD WORK WITH US. IT USED TO BE OUT A GOOD 15 TO 20 YARDS, NOTHING BUT TREES. MYSELF AND THREE OTHER GENTLEMEN CLEARED THAT WHOLE THING BACK TO THE PROPERTY LINE. SO, WHEN THIS CAME UP, ME WORKING AT NIGHT , I AM TRYING TO DO IT. WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY VENDOR CAME AND CLEARED IT TO THE PROPERTY LINE . THAT IS WHERE THE NUISNCE CAME FROM , BUT APPARENTLY, WE GOT STUCK WITH IT. IT IS CLEARED AND I HAVE PICTURES SHOWING IT. THE ONLY THING UP THERE IS THE BANANA TREE AND THAT WILL BE GONE, SOON THE NEXT TIME HE CUTS. I WILL TELL HIM TO TAKE
IT AWAY. >> HOW OFTEN DOES YOUR VENDOR
GO OUT TO? >> IT DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER, BUT IT IS A REGULAR TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
>> I USED TO CUT IT MYSELF. I USE TO MAINTAIN IT FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS. I WOULD CUT IT MYSELF, BUT WHEN MY SCHEDULE GOT TIGHT AND GRANDPA GOT SICK WHERE HE HAD TO HAVE CONSTANT CARE I HAD TO FIND SOMEBODY TO COME AND MAINTAIN IT.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD , DEBEVEC OR MR. SAUCEDO
QUICK >> HOW OFTEN OR QUICKLY DO THE PLANTS GROW? I GUESS MAYBE, CAN WE MAKE SURE THOSE ARE GETTING CUT EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. LET'S DO IT EVERY TWO MONTHS TO MAKE SURE WE STAY ON TOP OF IT.
>> ONE LADY WHO PASSED AWAY YEARS AGO AND I GUESS HER GRANDSON OR NEPHEWS ARE OVER IT. THAT IS BETWEEN THE HOUSE ON THE CORNER AND THERE ARE TWO ADJACENT PROPERTIES. YEARS AGO , I THINK I HAVE PICTURES WHERE PEPPER TREES FROM THOSE PROPERTIES CAME OVER AND WE HAD TO CUT THEM BACK. PEPPER TREES
ARE AGGRESSIVE . >> OKAY. YES, THEY ARE. THAT
ARE PRETTY INVASIVE. >> MIKE A --MIKE I HAD AN EXCAVATOR AND TO CLEAN THE AREA AND WENT BACK ONTO THEIR
PROPERTIES. >> STAFF IS WILLING TO HAVE THIS REDUCED TO $750 . I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH TIME IS NEEDED TO
GET IT PAID. >> YOU UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINAL FINE, I BELIEVE WAS 3200 OR SOMEWHERE THEREABOUTS AND THE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR $750, WHICH IS EVEN REDUCTION OF THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS . IS THAT SOMETHING YOU UNDERSTAND? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU ALL CAN PAY?
>> WE CAN GIVE YOU TIME. DOES SIX MONTHS SOUND OKAY?
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>> THAT WILL WORK. >> SIX MONTHS AND $750 OVER SIX MONTHS. JUST MAKE SURE IT IS PAID BEFORE THE SIX MONTHS BECAUSE IT CAN GO BACK. THINK YOU. IT CAN REVERT BACK.
>> I WILL MAKE SURE. >> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. >> IS EVERYTHING GOOD AND CLEAR
WITH THE NEW PICTURES? >> THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL GET WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT ON. IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS ALL GOOD.
[G. CASE NO.: VIOLATION LOCATION (ADDRESS PID): INVESTIGATING OFFICER: NOOP-2024-193 223 Indian Hills Dr Heather Debevec]
>> NEXT CASE THIS MORNING IS IN OTHER CASES. IT IS CASE NO: NOOP-2024-193 223 INDIAN HILLS DR . THE OWNER IS ON THIS PROPERTY. ALL UNLICENSED VEHICLES SHOULD BE KEPT START WITHIN A CLOSE BUILDING AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT. THE GENTLEMAN TO MY LEFT , I AM SORRY I JUST REMEMBER HIS FIRST NAME, STEPHEN . HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ME. MISS RAIN HAS MEDICAL ISSUES AND HE HAS BEEN
TRYING TO ASSIST HER WITH THIS. >> OKAY. YOU HAVE HANDED UP SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS , FIRST FROM SEPTEMBER 30TH, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT WOULD BE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PROPERTY. AND, DID YOU TAKE THAT PHOTOGRAPH YOURSELF?
>> YES MA'AM . >> IS IT TRULY AND ACCURATELY
DEPICT THE VIOLATION? >> YES MA'AM.
>> YOU ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTES THAT WENT OUT TO MISS RAIN. WE ALSO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS FIRST FROM NOVEMBER 1ST, IS
>> WITH THE VEHICLE STILL OUT THERE.
>> CORRECT. >> AND ALSO FROM NOVEMBER 12TH.
IS THAT CORRECT QUICK >> CORRECT.
>> AND LASTLY FROM NOVEMBER 18TH.
>> CORRECT PICK >> WITH THOSE ALL TAKEN BY YOU
>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT 1 . >> THE PHOTOGRAPHS SUBMITTED WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1 .
>> HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD QUICK
>> NOT AT THIS TIME. >> SIR, WHAT IS YOUR NAME QUICK
>> STEPHEN PATTERSON. >> WHO IS SHARON RAY TO YOU
QUICK >> SHE IS JUST A FRIEND AND A NEIGHBOR. I LIVE ABOUT SIX HOUSES AWAY.
>> HAVE YOU HAD CONTACT WITH MS. RAIN LEADING UP TO THIS
HEARING TODAY? >> YES, I HAVE.
>> HAJI GIVEN YOU PERMISSION TO COME HERE AND SPEAK ON HER
>> HAVE YOU BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH MISS 16 ABOUT THE
SITUATION? >> YES. I WANTED HER TO COME THIS MORNING, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS PHYSICAL POSSIBLE. I DON'T KNOW HER MENTAL CONDITION. I DON'T THINK SHE COULD HAVE MADE IT, BUT I DID TRY TO GET HER TO DO IT.
>> MISS RAIN, DID SHE LIVE IN THAT HOME?
>> YES, SHE DOES. >> SHE PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE OF LEAVING THE HOUSE, OR IS IT DIFFICULT?
>> IT IS DIFFICULT. SHE IS MORBIDLY OBESE AND VERY UNSTEADY. SHE HAS DEMENTIA, TOO . SOME FORM OF DEMENTIA. I AM NOT A DOCTOR. I TRY TO HELP HER ALL I CAN BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T
HAVE ANYBODY. >> AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, DOES
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MISS RAIN HAVE A CELL PHONE OR A PHONE TO CALL ON?>> NO. IT IS VERY HARD TO DO ANYTHING FOR HER. I WANTED TO TAKE THE PHONE OVER HER. I TALKED TO THE PHONE COMPANY BUT THEY HAD TO HAVE THE TELEPHONE OR THE NUMBER. SHE HAS PAPERS FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO HER BEDROOM LAYING ON THE FLOOR.
FOR HER TO FIND ANYTHING IS VERY HARD . IT IS HARD TO
COMMUNICATE WITH HER. >> IT IS UNUSUAL FOR US TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, EITHER BLOOD RELATED OR AN ATTORNEY SOMEBODY OF THAT SORT.
>> I UNDERSTAND IT. >> BUT WE ARE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT MS. RAIN'S VEHICLE? >> SHE WANTS TO GET IT GOING AGAIN. SHE THINKS IT IS IN BETTER CONDITION THAN IT IS . I TALKED TO ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS AND HE IS SUPPOSED TO COME OVER AND ASSESS THE SITUATION AND MAYBE, TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> HE SAID MISS RAIN DOESN'T HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS, AS FAR
AS YOU KNOW? >> TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, HE HAS A SON BUT HE HAS BEEN IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. HE HAS BEEN IN PRISON SEVERAL TIMES AND HE JUST GOT OUT OF ROCK ROAD AFTER BEING IN THERE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HE LUCKILY, WON HIS COURT CASE BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY SERIOUS CHARGE. HE IS NO
HELP TO HER. HONESTLY. >> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED
TO ADD TO THE HEARING? >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR MORE TIME, IF THAT IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY IN
COMMUNICATING WITH HER. >> YOU SAY DIFFICULTY IN COMMUNICATING, SHE WAS AWARE OF THIS HEARING TODAY, CORRECT?
>> YES, I WOULD SAY SHE IS. >> BUT , SHE COULDN'T BE HERE?
>> YES. >> YOU SAID YOU BELIEVE SHE HAS SOME DEMENTIA. ARE YOU AWARE OF FORMAL DIAGNOSES?
>> NO. I AM NOT A DOCTOR BUT I WAS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE COUNCIL ON AGING FOR SEVEN YEARS AND I DO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. FOR INSTANCE, SHE THINKS THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO KILL HER AND SHE WILL TELL YOU THAT STORY IF YOU VISIT WITH HER. SHE WAS GLAD TO TELL THAT RIGHT TO YOU . THE CURRENT PRESIDENT, NOT THE ELECTED PRESIDENT. SHE
IS IN BAD SHAPE. >> ONE MOMENT , MAGISTRATE.
>> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED YOU WANTED EXTRA TIME . HOW MUCH TIME WHEN YOU THINKING? YOU ALSO MENTIONED A NEIGHBOR TRYING TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION.
>> YES, HE IS A MECHANIC. I JUST GOT TO KNOW HIM. I TOLD HIM THE SITUATION AND HE IS SUPPOSED TO COME OVER AND ASSESS IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN MOTHER LEFT COUPLE OF DAYS SO I COULDN'T GET HIM OVER THERE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO
OVER WITHOUT ME. >> HOW MUCH MORE TIME RETHINKING? -- ARE YOU THINKING?
>> MAYBE , THREE MONTHS . >> I THINK STAFF WOULD PROBABLY RECOMMEND THREE WEEKS TO A MONTH , AT THE MOST. THREE MONTHS IS A LITTLE EXCESSIVE . IT IS JUST INFLATING THE TIRES.
DOES THE VEHICLE WORK? >> IT RUNS. BUT, SHE HAS TO GET
THE TAG DONE. >> IT SHOULDN'T TAKE THREE MONTHS TO GET THE TAG FOR GET THE TIRES TO HAVE AIR. I THINK THE MOST WE WOULD BE WILLING TO GO WOULD PROBABLY BE ONE MONTH.
THAT WAY YOU CAN ADDRESS THE TIRES AND GET THE TAG. THREE
MONTHS IS A LITTLE EXCESSIVE. >> MISS AND 16, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? >> COULD BE GO TO JANUARY 8TH ? THAT IS THE FIRST ONE IN JANUARY GIVES HIM A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN ONE MONTH BUT LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. I AGREE, THE
THREE MONTHS IS EXCESSIVE. >> IN REAL ESTATE, EVERYTHING IS NEGOTIABLE. THAT IS WHAT THEY SAY PICK
>> MISS DEBEVEC, JUST TO BE CLEAR AND I'M SORRY IF I FORGOT WHAT YOU TOLD ME. HAD YOU HAD ANY COMMISSION --COMMUNICATION WITH MS. RAIN , HERSELF?
>> NO, I HAVE NOT. >> HAVE YOU SEEN HER ON THIS
>> DID YOU RECEIVE THE CERTIFIED CARD BACK?
>> I DON'T REMEMBER . I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK IN THE
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SYSTEM. >> PARDON ME, BUT SHE SHOWED ME THE LAST PIECE OF MAIL SHE GOT AND THE GREEN CARD WAS STILL ON THEIR . THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR A SIGNATURE OR ANYTHING. I DON'T THINK IT CAME BACK. BUT, I INVITE ANY OF YOU TO COME OVER AND VISIT WITH HER AND SEE WHAT I'M DEALING WITH.
>> THERE IS ONE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY. TOTALLY IRRELEVANT TO THIS CASE, BUT STILL SOMEWHAT RELEVANT. I HAVE DEALT WITH MS. RAIN IN THE PAST MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. AGAIN, NOT RELEVANT TO THIS CASE, BUT I DO AGREE WITH STEPHEN .
>> HER DESCRIPTION OF HER PHYSICAL INABILITIES IS
>> NOTHING FURTHER, YOUR HONOR.
>> SO, I FIND THAT THE NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS AND THAT THE NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE NUISANCE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM AND THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN UNTIL JANUARY 8TH TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
>> OKAY. >> REMOVE AND REGISTER AND REPAIR THE NONOPERATIVE VEHICLE ON THE PROPERTY. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY JANUARY 8TH WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. AND , THE CITY WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE IT , THE COST OF WHICH WOULD BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY.
>> OKAY. >> THERE WOULD BE A 30 DAY
RIGHT TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> YOUR HONOR, IF I MAY --JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND, WE ARE GIVING HIM UNTIL JANUARY 8TH AND NOT CONTINUING IT TO
THAT DATE? >> THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> CORRECT, WE ARE GIVING HIM UNTIL JANUARY 8TH TO COMPLY.
>> IT WOULD BE MISS RAIN WHO NEEDS TO COMPLY AND I UNDERSTAND HE IS HELPING, BUT IT IS MISS RAINS HOPPITY.
>> I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHEN I ADD MY NOTES.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL JUMP TO VIOLATION
[A. CASE NO.: VIOLATION LOCATION (ADDRESS PID): INVESTIGATING OFFICER: CE-2024-31 1007 Avenue I Heather Debevec]
CASES. THE CASE IS FOR 1007 AVENUE I.>> THIS IS CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 2024 -31, 1007 AVENUE I.
IT WAS INITIATED ON JULY 29TH THIS YEAR. NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SERVED REGULAR MAIL A NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 29 OF THIS YEAR BY CERTIFIED MAIL. IS OWNED BY A LIEN . THE VIOLATIONS ARE IDRISS IDENTIFICATION. THE CITY IS REQUESTING THAT IF YOU FIND A VIOLATION EXISTS THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR GIVEN UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH TWO REMEDIED THE SITUATIONS. AND APPLY WITH THE PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THAT DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED. I DO
HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT. >> MISS DEBEVEC, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED JULY 26 AND NOVEMBER 12TH AND NOVEMBER
18TH, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES MA'AM.
>> ARE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES MA'AM.
>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTIES OF THESE
THREE SEPARATE DATES? >> YES MA'AM PICK
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE . PHOTO SUBMITTED WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S
COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE. >> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY?
>> NO. >> I APOLOGIZE IF YOU STATED THIS EARLIER . DID YOU PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF THESE
CITATIONS VIA REGULAR MAIL? >> I DID NOT INCLUDE THAT, BUT I DID SEND THEM REGULAR MAIL AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
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>> WHAT ARE THE VIOLATIONS EXACTLY QUICK
>> THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE STEPS AND PAINT. WHEN YOU LOOK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY YOU CAN SEE WHERE PANELING IS MISSING FROM THE HOUSE AND THE STEPS OVER THERE NEED TO BE REPLACED. PAINTING ALL AROUND THE HOUSE NEEDS TO
BE DONE . >> HOW DID THIS PROPERTY COME
TO YOUR ATTENTION? >> WE CROSSED IT DOING BOARD UPS , TRYING TO GET CAUGHT UP WITH THE NEW SYSTEM AND THIS
ONE CAME UP. >> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> HEATHER, DOES SOMEONE LIVE THEIR?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO, NO. >> NOTHING ELSE.
>> OKAY. I FIND THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN UNTIL DECEMBER 20TH TO REPAIR THE MISSING PANELS ON THE HOME AND STEPS, PAINT THE HOME WERE IT IS PEELING, DISCOVERING AND WHAT IS SHOWING, REPLACE HOUSE NUMBERS TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE STRAIGHT AND OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS.
FAILURE TO COMPY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE
[B. 24- 1304 CE 126 Wisteria Avenue Jetta A Grimes (EST) Heather Debevec]
OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TOAPPEAL. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT CASE IS 24- 1304 CE 126 WISTERIA AVENUE JETTA A GRIMES ESTATE.
>> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS CASE 24 E- 1304 ON 126 WITH STEER DESMET WISTERIA AVENUE INITIATED ON JUNE 21ST OF THIS YEAR. IT IS FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. ALSO, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT.
>> MISS DEBEVEC YOU HANDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED JUNE 11TH, AUGUST 30TH, SEPTEMBER NINTH, AND NOVEMBER 18TH , IS THAT
>> FOR THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES MA'AM.
>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THIS PROPERTY AS YOU
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT ONE . >> PHOTOS ENTERED WILL BE DONE SO AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.
>> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER?
>> NO. >> WHO IS THE PROPERTY OWNER?
>> AS FAR AS I KNOW, JETTE GRIMES , WHO IS UNFORTUNATELY,
DECEASED. >> HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO FAMILY MEMBERS REGARDING THE PROPERTY?
>> NO. >> IN PREVIOUS CASES I SPOKE WITH HER FATHER WHO WAS IN A TRAILER THERE. BUT, I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO HIM, SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS CASE.
>> WHAT SORT OF NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THIS PROPERTY?
>> THIS WAS GIVEN A NOTICE OF VIOLATION IN REFERENCE TO MOWING THE GRASS AND REPAIRING THE FENCE IN THE BACK.
>> WAS IT POSTED ON THE PROPERTY OR MAILED?
>> UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE REGULAR MAIL .
>> HE SAID THE FATHER OF THE DECEASED HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH YOU ABOUT THIS AND YOU HAVE NOT SPOKEN WITH HIM?
>> CORRECT. >> AND , YOU MAILED IT TO THIS ADDRESS, 126 WISTERIA AVENUE QUICK
>> I DID PICK >> WHAT IS THE FATHER LIVE ON
THE PROPERTY? >> IN A TRAILER IN THE FRONT
YARD. >> YOU ARE NOT AWARE IF HE'S TAKING THE MAIL FROM THIS PROPERTY?
>> AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE DOES BUT I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WE ARE SEEING MOST RECENTLY, FROM NOVEMBER 18TH, WHAT ARE THE VIOLATIONS?
>> THE GRASS IS OVERGROWN IN THE BACK. YOU CAN SEE THE WEEDS ARE ALMOST AS TALL AS THE FENCE AND THE FENCE IS IN DISREPAIR.
>> YOU MENTIONED THERE HAD BEEN OTHER CASES. ARE THEY OTHER
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NUISANCE CASES? >> NO, THE OTHER CASES WERE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE ART BECAUSE AT THAT TIME THAT IS ALL I KNEW ABOUT BECAUSE THE PRIVACY FENCE GOES AROUND IT. THIS IS A BACKYARD VIEW AND I HAD GOTTEN PERMISSION FROM THAT PROPERTY OWNER TO OBTAIN THAT. THE PREVIOUS CASES WERE IMPLIED. IT WAS OUTSIDE STORAGE, LANDSCAPE , NONOPERATIVE VEHICLES AND I DON'T REMEMBER OTHERS OFFHAND.
>> WAS THAT WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, THOSE OTHER CASES?
>> WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. IT WAS COMPLIED WITH IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BUT IT HAD BEEN OPEN FOR A WHILE AND
WAS HEADING TOWARD FORECLOSURE. >> WAS IT THE FATHER WHO COMMUNICATED WITH YOU FOR THOSE VIOLATIONS?
>> YES. >> YOU MENTIONED THAT ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER IF YOU PERMISSION TO ENTER THEIR PROPERTY TO TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, IS THAT WHERE THE
COMPLAINT EMANATED FROM? >> YES.
>> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> NO. >> NOTHING ADDITIONAL FROM THE
>> I FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ORDER --ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN A FINE $250 A DAY BEING ASSESSED AND THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL.
>> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT CASE IS IN OTHER
[D. CASE NO.: VIOLATION LOCATION (ADDRESS PID): INVESTIGATING OFFICER: LTCL-2024-198 1521 S Ocean Dr Heather Debevec]
CASES. IT IS CASE NO: LTCL-2024-198 1521 S OCEAN DR .>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS CASE WAS INITIATED OCTOBER 16TH OF THIS YEAR AND THE NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 17, 2024. BOTH WERE CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL , POSTED TO THE PROPERTY. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS BLISS FORT PIERCE , LLC WITH REGISTERED AGENT HAMAD. IT IS FOR LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS IN WHICH TO SUBMIT.
>> YOU HAVE PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED UP TOBER 14TH , OCTOBER 17TH, NOVEMBER 12TH , AND NOVEMBER 18TH , IS THAT
>> ARE THOU TAKEN BY YOU? >> THEY ARE.
>> ARE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICTING THE
PROPERTY AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES.
>> ALSO PROVIDED , DOCUMENTATION , THE NOTICE OF
VIOLATION, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES MA'AM.
>> IT WAS MAILED TO BLISS FORT PIERCE, LLC ?
>> YES MA'AM. >> WE WOULD MOVE THESE PHOTOS BE SUBMITTED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.
>> PHOTOS WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE .
>> FROM THIS NOVEMBER 18TH PHOTOGRAPH, WHAT ARE THE
VIOLATIONS WE ARE SEEING? >> THE GRASS NEEDS TO BE CLEANED OFF FROM THE FENCE LINE AND IT NEEDS TO BE MOWED .
TREES NEED TO BE TRIMMED UP . >> HAVE YOU HAD CONTACT WITH
BLISS LLC QUICK >> I HAVE NOT.
>> I KNOW THERE IS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL PARTY . HAVE YOU HAD
CONTACT WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL? >> NO.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE
CITY. >> I FIND THAT THE NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT THE NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM AND THAT THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 28TH , 2024 TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIM ALL TREES , SHRUBS, AND BUSES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING THE LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE DATED WILL RESULT
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IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY THING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY TO TAKE WHATEVER STEPS NECESSARY TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY AND THERE IS A 30 DAYRIGHT TO APPEAL . >> I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THAT COMPLIANCE DATE WAS NOVEMBER 26TH , OR DID YOU SAY
>> OKAY. >> OKAY, IT SHOULD BE THE 26TH.
>> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT CASE IS CASE NO: 02
[E. CASE NO.: VIOLATION LOCATION (ADDRESS PID): INVESTIGATING OFFICER: LTCL-2024-221 S 2nd St (2410-810-0018-000-1) Heather Debevec]
>> YOUR HONOR , THIS CASE WAS INITIATED ON OCTOBER 24 OF THIS YEAR . NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL POSTAGE THE PROPERTY. NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS SENT THE SAME DATE CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL POSTAGE OF THE PROPERTY. IS OWNED BY FPD LANDOWNING'S, LLC . IT IS FOR NUISANCE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT. I HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND I THINK HIS NAME WAS ADAM RAMSEY. HE DID GET THE COP PASS PROPERTY MODE AND HE DID TREAT THE WEEDS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY IN THE CENTER. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT THE WEEDS AND TREES NEEDED TO BE TRIMMED ALONG THAT SITE. THAT IS WHAT
REMAINS. >> YOU HANDED OFF PHOTOGRAPHS DATED OCTOBER 24TH , OCTOBER 25TH , NOVEMBER 12TH , AND NOVEMBER 18TH, IS THAT CORRECT QUICK
>> YES MA'AM. >> DID YOU TAKE THESE
>> DO THEY DEPICT THE PROPERTY AS SEEN ON THESE DAYS QUICK
>> YES. >> YOU ALSO PROVIDED THE NOTICE
OF VIOLATION , CORRECT QUICK >> YES.
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT ONE . >> PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE .
>> YOU HAD PHOTOGRAPHS FROM NOVEMBER 18TH AND YOU SAY THEY'RE STILL TRIMMING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ALONG THE
FENCE, IS THAT CORRECT? >> IT IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND THERE IS NOTHING. YOU CAN TELL IT IS THE END OF THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY HAS A STUCCO WALL. AS YOU GO FURTHER DOWN THERE IS ANOTHER WHILE AND HIS SIDE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP.
>> THE INDIVIDUAL, IS HE THE OWNER OF FPD LANDHOLDINGS QUICK
>> THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT HE IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HE HAS A LANDSCAPER HE HIRES TO DO THIS. I KNOW, AND TO THE CENTER TREE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE, ALL OF THAT HAVE BEEN CLEANED UP. IT IS JUST EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY TRAINED.
>> WITH THAT COMMUNICATED WITH HIM?
>> IT WAS PICKED >> WE DID YOU SPEAK WITH HIM?
>> IT WAS AN EMAIL , I WANT TO SAY A WEEK OR TWO AGO .
>> AS OF NOVEMBER 18TH, THAT HAD NOT BEEN FIXED?
>> NO, JUST THE WEEDS AROUND THE CENTER TREE BUT NOT ALONG
THE EAST SIDE PICK >> ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO. >> AND NOTHING ELSE FROM THE
CITY. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION IF HE WAS AWARE OF THE EAST SIDE, BUT IF HE IS --
>>--HE IS I HAD EXPLAINED IT AND BOTH TIMES I HAVE EMAILED
HIM HE WAS MADE AWARE. >> I FIND THAT THE NUISANCE EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND SUCH NUISANCE PROPOSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY , HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED TO THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 26, 2024 TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND UNDER THE PALM TREE IN THE MIDDLE FROM ALL TREES, SHRUBS, AND BUSHES ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. ORDER TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED . $100 A DAY
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WILL BE ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THIS DIDDY WILL TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND THE COST WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL.[F. CASE NO.: VIOLATION LOCATION (ADDRESS PID): INVESTIGATING OFFICER: NOOP-2024-206 3315 S US Highway 1 Heather Debevec]
>> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT CASE IS CASE NO: NOOP-2024-206 3315 S US HIGHWAY 1 .
>> IT IS 433 15 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY.
>> THIS IS A NON-OPERATIVE VEHICLE LOCATED AT 3315 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY ONE. THIS WAS INITIATED OCTOBER 15TH OF THIS YEAR. NOTICE VIOLATION SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL POSTAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS ISSUED OCTOBER 17TH BY CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL POSTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OWNER NAME IS DL AND GROUP OWNER , LLC.
THE REGISTERED AGENT IS ULYSSES MENDOZA. IT IS FOR ABANDONED PROPERTY, MEANING ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES LEFT IN PLAIN VIEW UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES REASONABLY INDICATING THE PROCESSOR OR OWNER HAS RELINQUISHED ANY RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP THERE IN. I DO HAVE PHOTOS IN WHICH TO SUBMIT.
>> THE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU HANDED UP OR DATED OCTOBER 14TH , NOVEMBER 1ST , NOVEMBER 12TH , AND NOVEMBER 18TH. IS THAT
>> THESE PICTURES YOU TOOK? >> YES.
>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU
OBSERVED IT ON THESE DATES? >> THEY DO.
>> YOU ALSO PROVIDED A NOTICE VIOLATION . THERE ARE SEVERAL COPIES. WERE THEY TO EACH OF THE VEHICLE OWNER, PROPERTY
OWNER AND REGISTERED AGENT? >> THEY WERE PICKED
>> I WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE .
>> I HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY DURING THIS PROCESS. I BELIEVE I SPOKE TO HIM WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.
WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS VEHICLE AND HE SAID HE WOULD TAKE CARE
OF IT. >> THAT WOULD BE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK YOU SPOKE WITH HIM?
>> YES. >> IS THAT THE REGISTERED AGENT
MENDOZA OR SOMEONE ELSE? >> IT IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HIS FIRST NAME IS HUGO.
>> WHAT DID HE TELL YOU ABOUT THE TRUCK WE ARE SEEING IN
THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> THAT HE IS NOT CURRENTLY USING IT AT THIS TIME AND HE HAS ANTICIPATIONS FOR FUTURE USES WITH IT, SO HE DID NOT WANT TO GET THE REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE PUT ON IT. I EXPLAINED TO HIM ABOUT THE CITY ORDINANCES AND HE STATED HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> DOES THAT MEAN HE STATED HIS INTENTION WAS TO MOVE THE TRUCK
AT SOME POINT? >> YES, EITHER TO MOVE IT OR GET IT REGISTERED , WHICHEVER OF HIS CHOOSING PICK
>> AS OF YESTERDAY , IT WAS NOT DONE?
>> NO. >> PHOTOS SUBMITTED WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE .
>> I FIND THAT THE NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED TO THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM AND THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 26TH 2024 TO ENSURE ALL VEHICLES HAVE PROPER , VALID TAX CAN SAFELY AND LEGALLY OPERATE ON A ROADWAY OR REMOVE THE VEHICLE. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY IF THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY WILL TAKE WHATEVER STEPS NECESSARY TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION , THE COST OF WHICH TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY.
THERE IS A 30 DAY WHITE --RIGHT TO APPEAL.
[A. CASE NO.: VIOLATION LOCATION (ADDRESS PID): INVESTIGATING OFFICER: LTCL-24-216 604 Midway Rd Isaac Saucedo]
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST CASE TODAY IS ON 604 MIDWAY ROAD.
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>> THIS IS FOUR 602 MIDWAY ROAD. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING CASE ESTABLISHED ON 10-22-24. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND THE NOTICE TO APPEAR WERE SENT REGULAR MAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL AND THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED. THE OWNER IS 169 DELL RAIL , LLC AND THE VIOLATIONS ARE 24 DASH 19 FOR NUISANCES , LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPERTIES LARGER THAN THREE ACRES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS THAT SHOW THE VIOLATIONS.
>> SAUCEDO, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED OCTOBER 22ND, OCTOBER 23RD , AND NOVEMBER 18TH, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> DO THEY DEPICT THE PROPERTY AS YOU OBSERVED IT ON THOSE
>> YOU ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE VIOLATION MAILTO
DELRAY , LLC, CORRECT? >> YES.
>> AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL PARTY?
>> CORRECT. >> DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT
PROPERTY IS TO DELRAY QUICK >> I AM NOT SURE PICK
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT ONE . >> PHOTO SUBMITTED WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE .
>> THESE MOST CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHS, NOVEMBER 18TH, WHAT IS THE VIOLATION YOU WERE OBSERVING?
>> THE GRASS IS OVERGROWN AND TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS SOME SORT OF ILLEGAL DUMPING GOING ON. THIS IS ALL DEBRIS THAT HAS BEEN DUMPED ONTO THE PROPERTY. THERE IS ALSO SOME TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN DUMPED
ONTO THE PROPERTY, AS WELL. >> ANYTHING FURTHER YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD? >> NOT AT THE MOMENT.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> I FIND A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY, WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 26TH , 2024 TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS, TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE VIOLATION, REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS CREATED BY BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.
FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY WILL NEED TO TAKE WHATEVER STEPS NECESSARY TO BRING THE NUISANCE CONDITION TO COMPLIANCE. THE COST WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY AND THERE IS A 30
DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, I WILL READ THE IDENTIFICATION OF CASES AND
[B. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED]
COMPLAINT THAT A RESCHEDULE. CASE NUMBER 21- 24-1309 , 2024-209 , SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY ONE , BOARD AT GARDENIA AVENUE , LOT CLEARING GARDENIA AVENUE, CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 1331 NORTH LAWNWOOD , LOT CLEARING 1908 COCONUT DRIVE , 119 MAPLE AVENUE , 2061 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY ONE, SOUTH SECOND STREET, 3110 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1 , THE FOLLOWING WILL BE NON-OPS . 3015 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1, AND ALL THOSE AT 2113 U.S. HIGHWAY 1. 100 MARINA WAY , SCOTT SWANSON, 3110 SOUTH[01:40:07]
U.S. HIGHWAY 1, 3010 SOUTH CARVER STREET , YVONNE JONES , PARKING AT 100 MELODY LANE , LOT CLEARING AT 24 -2 TO 3 AT 2209 SOUTH 29TH STREET AND 2201 SOUTH 29TH STREET. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE AT 4506 SUNRISE BOULEVARD . THAT IS IT FOR THAT LIST. FOR CASES REQUIRING A HEARING FOR STATE STATUTE, A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR'S CERTIFIED MAIL PICK THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED AND SIGNED DISPLACED INTO THE FILE. IF IT IS RETURNED AND SIGNED OR UNCLAIMED, AN AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING WITH THE NOTICE OF HEARING SENT TO THE VIOLATOR REGULAR U.S. MAIL. 10 DAYS TO THE HEARING NOTICE IS POSTED ON THE BOARD AT CITY HALL. IT IS ALSO POSTED AT THE HOPPITY IN QUESTION. IF THE GREEN CARD IS NOT RETURNED TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING THE POSTING IS COMPLETED IN THE SAME MANNER , AS IF THE CARD WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. FOR CASES NOT MANDATED BY STATE STATUTE, NOTICE OF THE MAILING ARE HANDLED IN THE SAME MANNER STATED PRIOR. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED AND SIGNED, UNCLAIMED , OR NOT RETURNED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE HEARING, NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN CITY HALL.>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO.
>> THIS HEARING
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