[1. CALL TO ORDER]
[A. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES]
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INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE
>> PLEASE BE SEATED. >> DOES ANYONE NEED AN INTERPRETER OR ASSIST US CASH ASSISTANCE OF A HEARING DEVICE? IF SO, ONE WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU. YES?
>> YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER? OKAY. OKAY. I'VE GOT YOUR.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW.
>> YOU ALSO WOULD LIKE AN INTERPRETER? OKAY.
>> ANYONE ELSE? INTERPRETER? HEARING DEVICE?
>> OKAY . >> THIS MORNING WE HAVE WITH US OUR SPECIAL CLERK KATHERINE CALDERON. WE HAVE ATTORNEY HOLLOMAN REPRESENTING THE CITY AND I AM JAMIE MUNROE, YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THIS MORNING. PROCEEDINGS TODAY WILL BE RECORDED AND LIVE STREAMED. THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED A CITATION OR VIOLATION NOTICE ARE CALLED RESPONDENTS AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCEEDINGS TODAY WILL PROCEED. SO, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A SUMMARY OF HOW THINGS WILL UNFOLD. THE CITY WILL PRESENT THEIR CASE THROUGH EVIDENCE. THIS EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE TESTIMONY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, INVESTIGATORS, POLICE OFFICERS OR OTHER WITNESSES. THE EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE PHYSICAL ITEMS SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS AND WE WILL CALL THOSE EXHIBITS. THE STANDARD OF PROOF IS WHETHER A VIOLATION HAS BEEN PROVEN BASED ON COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. THE RESPONDENT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE OBJECTIONS AND CROSS-EXAMINE WITNESSES IF YOU WOULD LIKE. ONCE THE CITY IS FINISHED PRESENTING THE CASE THE RESPONDENT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE A STATEMENT, PRESENT WITNESS TESTIMONY AND PRESENT PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SUCH AS DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOS. I IS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WILL RENDER A FINAL RULING ON THE MATTER. ALL PARTIES SHOULD CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A CALM AND RESPECTFUL MANNER AT ALL TIMES DURING PROCEEDINGS AND ANY COMMENTS THAT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ME AS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. SO WE ARE GOOD TO GET STARTED.
[2. Case Number: CE2024-62 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 1054 Trinidad Ave]
AND WE CALL THE FIRST CASE, PLEASE?>> OUR FIRST CASE TODAY IS CASE NUMBER 2. 1054 TRINIDAD AVENUE.
PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT? IS THAT OKAY FOR YOU TO BE AT THE PODIUM? DO YOU NEED A HEARING
>> I'M GOING TO SWEAR YOU WENT SO PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE
ARE DOING, EXACTLY . >> I AM SWEARING YOU WHEN BEFORE WE PROCEED. I NEED YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR
>> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE
>> THE CITY WILL PROCEED . >> GOOD MORNING YOUR HONOR, CHARMAINE KIRKLAND FOR THE CITY OF FOR PIERCE. CE2024-62 . THIS IS LOCATED AT 1054 TRINIDAD AVENUE. THE NOV WAS ISSUED ON
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DECEMBER 10, 2024 BY REGULAR MAIL. THE NTA ISSUE DATE WAS JANUARY 21ST 2025. THE OWNER IS TRINITY FOR AND THIS IS VIOLATION IPMC 304.2 - PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. AND I DOHAVE PHOTOS. >> DO YOU WISH TO SEE THE PHOTOS COUGH SYRUP?
>> MS. KIRKLAND, YOU HANDED UP A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS. TAKEN FEBRUARY 1ST AND JANUARY 2ND. IS
>> DID YOU TAKE ALL OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ON THESE DIFFERENT
>> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE
VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES.
>> PLEASE ENTER THESE AS EXHIBIT 1?
>> MR. BROWN DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> NO. I HAVE ALREADY REMOVED THE BUSH AND THE WEEDS.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL TAKE YOUR STATEMENT IN A MOMENT. I WILL ADMIT THIS AS CITY EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE.
>> IN A MOMENT WHEN WE GET TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WILL YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT IS THE IPMC VIOLATION?
>> THE PAINT ON THE BUILDING HAS CHIPPING, MOLDING, AND DETERIORATION SO WE SUGGEST EITHER A PRESSURE WASH OR PAINT.
IF PRESSURE WASHING DOES NOT SUFFICE THEN PAINTING THE AREA.
>> IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE I AM ABLE TO PULL UP THOSE PHOTOS.
>> MR. BROWN ALREADY NOTED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER VIOLATION BUT HE HAD TAKEN CARE OF. THE LANDSCAPING. SO WE ARE ONLY HERE
>> AT THIS TIME IN THE CITY HAS NO FURTHER EVIDENCE.
>> MR. BROWN, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO TELL ME?
>> I REMOVED THE WEEDS FOR THE VIOLATION. I HAVE BEEN SICK AND IN AND OUT OF DOCTOR CARE WITH DIABETES. I JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE DIABETES SO IT IS HARD TO GET OUT AND DO THIS STUFF AND WITH THE WAY THE WEATHER HAS BEEN, IT WAS RAINING A LOT PRIOR TO THIS SO I COULD NOT GET OUT THERE AND PULL THE WEEDS AND ENDED UP JUST PULLING THE WHOLE PLANT OUT AS SOON AS I COULD.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND TAKING CARE OF THAT.
BASICALLY, OFFICER KIRKLAND, CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE REALLY JUST DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF THE
PAINT DISCOLORATION. >> YES. YESTERDAY I WENT BY THE PROPERTY AND TOOK PHOTOS AND THE LANDSCAPE WAS IN COMPLIANCE SO IT IS ONLY THE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT.
>> MR. BROWN, DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN GET THE CURRENT VIOLATIONS UP TO DATE IN 10 DAYS?
>> I CAN GET SOME OF IT. I CAN PRESSURE WASH THE HOUSE AND DO SOME SPOT PAINTING. BASICALLY I AM LEAVING ON A LIMITED INCOME SO, AS SOON AS I CAN GET THE PHONES TOGETHER TO DO THAT I
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>> BASICALLY THE PART THAT NEEDS PRESSURE WASHING IS AT THE TOP OF YOUR HOUSE WHERE THE WHITE BOARDS ARE. THAT IS THE ONLY SPOT THAT NEEDS PRESSURE WASHING. NOT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. I CAN SHOW HIM WHAT DASHES BACK IF YOU HAVE THESE PICTURES WOULD
>> YES. >> I AM PLANNING ON REPLACING THAT FACIA BOARD TOO. FIXING AND REPAIRING THAT.
>> SO, IT IS THE FINDING OF THIS COURT THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 10 DAYS TO PRESSURE WASHER OR PAINT WHERE DETERIORATION, CHIPPING, AND MOLDING HAVE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE HOME.
FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED. THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. PLEASE HAVE THAT DONE IN 10 DAYS AND IF FOR SOME REASON YOU CANNOT, PLEASE CALL THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE AND DISCUSS WITH THEM .
[4. Case No: Violation Location (Address PID #) Investigating Officer CE-2024-128 225 S US Highway 1 Heather Debevec]
>> SOUNDS GOOD . >> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
>> NEXT CASE. >> OUR NEXT CASE IS CASE NUMBER 4, VIOLATION CASES, AND THAT IS CE- 2024-128. THAT IS 225 SOUTH
U.S. HIGHWAY ONE IN. >> IT STILL WON'T LOAD. WE COULD SHOW THE EXHIBITS ON THE OVERHEAD IF NEEDED.
>> MISS DEBEVEC. >> MY NAME IS HEATHER DEBEVEC AND THIS IS CODE ENFORCEMENT-224 -- CE-2024-128 AND THIS IS A CERTIFICATE OF USE VIOLATION. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT OUT DECEMBER 5TH LAST YEAR SO IT IS A 2024 CASE. NOT A 2025 CASE.
I APOLOGIZE. THE OWNER IN VIOLATION IS MR. SHOWTIM CUSTOMZ. I DO HAVE PHOTOS AND AN AFFIDAVIT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO SUBMIT. I SPOKE WITH THE GENTLEMAN THIS MORNING AND HE SHOWED WHERE HE HAD GONE TO THE CLERKS OFFICE YESTERDAY TO START HIS APPLICATION. SO, FROM THERE IT CAN TAKE UP TO 30 DAYS BECAUSE OF THE NEW PROCESS THAT THEY HAVE.
>> AND, MISS DEBEVEC YOU PROVIDED A RECORD OF THE ABSENCE OF CERTIFICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES . >> AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN DECEMBER 3RD AND 10TH. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT SOUNDS CORRECT. >> YOU HAVE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE BUSINESS.
>> YES . >> AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU HAD TAKEN, DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE
VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES .
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT 1.
>> REMIND ME YOUR NAME? >> MIGUEL RUIZ.
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>> ANY OBJECTION? YOU GOT TO LOOK AT THESE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED INTO EVIDENCE. ANY OBJECTION?
>> NO. >> I WILL ADMIT THIS AS THE CITY
COMPOSITE EXHIBIT D. >> AND, MISS DEBEVEC -- MISS DEBEVEC , THAT IS FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE
>> AND AS OF TWO DAYS AGO YOU BELIEVE THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTING BUSINESS ON THIS PROPERTY?
>> YES . >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE
CITY. >> MR. RUIZ, IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO TELL ME? >> WHAT HAPPENED, THE OWNER OF THE SHOP, OF THE BUILDING TOLD ME THAT HE HAD, THAT WE WERE GOING TO GO THROUGH HIS LICENSES AND STUFF. FOR SOME REASON HE WANTED ME TO PRETTY MUCH TO WORK UNDER HIM BUT I COULD HAVE MY NUMBER AND I PASSED CODE AND EVERYTHING FOR HIM AND AS SOON AS WE WERE STARTING TO OPEN, BECAUSE HE WANTED ME TO PASS EVERYTHING THROUGH HIS NAME, CELEBRITY AUTOSALES SO WE WERE GOING TO KEEP IT AS CELEBRITY AUTOSALES AND HE WAS JUST GOING TO LET ME WORK SO THAT I CAN PAY MY TAXES AND EVERYTHING BUT, HE COULD NOT MAKE HIS PART OF THE DEAL AND HE PULLED OUT. I DID NOT REALLY -- MY IGNORANCE. BUT, OTHER STUFF HAD HAPPENED AND I KNEW THAT MY LEASE WAS COMING UP AND FROM WHAT I HAD HEARD, THE INCREASE WAS GOING TO BE OVER $2000 SO, WITH THAT I WAS JUST GOING TO CLOSE IT DOWN BUT HE CAME UP WITH A DIFFERENT OFFER.
IT WAS SOMETHING I COULD NOT PULL AWAY FROM SO THAT WAS JUST GIVEN TO ME ON FRIDAY. I BROUGHT WITH ME THE NEW LEASE AND SO, WITH THAT I AM GOING TO TAKE IT AND I STARTED DOING THE PAPERWORK THE RIGHT WAY BUT, MY APOLOGIES BECAUSE OF MY
IGNORANCE. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND GIVING ME YOUR SIDE OF EVERYTHING. SO, WHAT ARE YOU
PREPARED TO DO NOW? >> I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH SOMEBODY TO GET ALL OF THIS STUFF DONE. I GAVE THEM ALL OF MY INFORMATION AND WE DID EVERYTHING. WHEN WE GOT EVERYTHING SITUATED, AS I SHOWED HER THIS MORNING, HERE IS THE PAPERWORK, IT WAS DONE YESTERDAY AT THE SAME TIME SO I HAVE
EVERYTHING HERE. >> EXCELLENT .
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR MY IGNORANCE OF THINKING THIS WAS OKAY.
>> EXCELLENT. ANYTHING ELSE? >> IF I CAN ASK IT QUICK QUESTION. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?
>> MAY GO RUIZ JUNIOR. >> ARE YOU THE OWNER?
>> I AM THE OWNER . >> FOR MR. SHOWTIME CUSTOMZ?
>> YES . >> YOU SAID YOU WENT TO THE CITY
CLERK? >> YES. I SAT DOWN AT THE LIBRARY AND GOT ALL OF THIS DONE.
>> WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU AS FAR AS GETTING THE CERTIFICATE?
>> TO KEEP ON IT BECAUSE THEY WILL BE SENDING ME EMAILS AND TO KEEP ON IT BECAUSE AS SOON AS THAT EMAIL COMES IN THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL CHECKUP. BEFORE WE EVEN OPENED THE DOORS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS A PAINT BOOTH AND THE PAINT BOOTH NEEDED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND I HAD TO PAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME IN AND REDO EVERYTHING AND MAKE SURE THE DOORS HAD FIRE SIGNATURES. I MADE SURE THAT IT PASSED CODE. WHEN THE OFFICE
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CAME AND CHECKED THE WHOLE THING OUT, HE JUST LITERALLY CAME IN AND CHECKED EVERYTHING AND SAID YOU ARE GOOD. I MAKE SURE I DID IT THE RIGHT WAY FOR HIM BUT NOT KNOWING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEENFOR ME . >> I ONLY ASK BECAUSE I KNOW MISS DEBEVEC SAID SOMETIMES IT TAKES LONGER. THE CITY IS REQUESTING SEVEN DAYS A DID THE CLERK TELL YOU IT WILL TAKE
LONGER THAN SEVEN DAYS? >> YES. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED AROUND BECAUSE OF COVID-19. IT USED TO BE SO EASY AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS YOU WOULD HAVE
SOMETHING. >> MISS DEBEVEC, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD? >> BEFORE THEY CHANGE, IT WAS A BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS DEPARTMENT REVIEWS THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAN VARIOUS DEPARTMENT INSPECTIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND THAT IS WHY IT CAN TAKE UP TO 30 DAYS SO AS LONG AS THEY ARE STAYING ON IT AND MAKING THAT THE INSPECTIONS AND SCHEDULING THAT IN THE PROCESS, THAT IS THE EMAILS.
>> SO FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT, IS THERE AN ISSUE. I KNOW IT SAYS OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF USE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. THAT HE CAN'T. WOULD HE BE IN COMPLIANCE IF HE STAYED ON TOP OF THE REQUEST FROM THE CITY CLERK TO MARK
>> HE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATE OF USE.
>> HEATHER, DO YOU BELIEVE, 30 DAYS?
>> SO HE WOULD BE GIVEN 30 DAYS .
>> JUST TO ENSURE THAT HE GETS EVERYTHING THAT HE NEEDS TO GET WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED AND SOMETIMES THAT HOLDS EVERYTHING BACK SO 30 DAYS
SHOULD BE SO SUFFICIENT. >> MR. RUIZ, ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. >> SO, THE COURT FINDS THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO GET A CERTIFICATE OF USE.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED AND PER CITY ORDINANCE 22-28 ALL UTILITIES WILL BE SUSPENDED WHILE THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THANK YOU, MR. RUIZ .
[5. Case No: Violation Location (Address PID #) Investigating Officer CE-2024-00115 1132 Avenue D Isaac Saucedo]
>> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR WEEK .
>> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT CASE IS NUMBER FIVE IN VIOLATION CASES AND THAT IS CASE NUMBER CE-2024-00115. 1132
AVENUE D. >> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2024-00115. 1132 AVENUE D. THIS IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024 AND BEING NOTICED TO APPEAR WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 21ST, 2025. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL. THE HONORS ARE MARTIN L KING JUNIOR AT PO BOX 3671, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATIONS: 117-3(B) - SIGNS: MAINTENANCE 123-37(12) - LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE IPMC 304.13 - WINDOW, SKYLIGHT AND DOOR FRAMES IPMC 304.2 - PROTECTIVE TREATMENT IPMC 304.7 - ROOFS AND DRAINAGE. I DO HAVE PHOTOS THAT SHOW THE VIOLATIONS.
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>> AND, MR. SAUCEDO YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE MOST
RECENTLY FEBRUARY 10TH. >> THAT IS CORRECT. OR THEY ARE ALL FEBRUARY 10TH AS WELL AS THE COPY OF THE VIOLATION THAT WENT
OUT TO THE BUSINESS . >> CORRECT .
>> TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS
>> WE MOVE THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT WERE IN -- 1.
>> I WILL ADMIT THIS . >> I ASSUME THIS CANNOT BE
PULLED UP? >> WE CAN JUST PULL THEM UP ON
THE OVERHEAD . >> COULD YOU DESCRIBE
VIOLATIONS? >> IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING THERE IS A LOOKING GLASS FROM ONE OF THE DOORS, ONE OF THE MAIN ENTRANCES AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS FROM A BULLET. ON TOP OF THE ROOF THERE IS A TREE GROWING ON THE ACTUAL TOP OF THE ROOF.
SOME OF THESE SIGNS ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN. THEY ARE LIKE ADVERTISING SIGNS. SO, THOSE ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, THAT WOULD BE ANYTHING, WHETHER IT IS CHIPPING, MOLDING, OR DETERIORATION THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING NEEDS TO BE PRESSURE WASHED OR PAINTED.
>> THERE IS ALSO LANDSCAPING. IS THAT STILL AN ISSUE?
>> THAT IS THE TREE GROWING ON THE ROOF.
>> AND IT ALSO COVERS IPMC FOR ROOFS AND DRAINAGE?
>> THAT IS GOING TO BE FOR, THERE IS AN OVERHANG IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS MISSING, IT DOES NOT HAVE A PROPER FINISH ON THAT OVERHANG SO THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
>> HAVE YOU HAD COMMUNICATION WITH THE BUSINESS?
>> I HAVE NOT HAD COMMUNICATION BUT I DID NOTICE THAT THE GREEN CARD DID COME BACK BUT I PERSONALLY HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO ANYONE WITH REGARD TO THE BUILDING ITSELF.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> GOOD MORNING . >> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> I AM DIANE WILLIAMS JOHNSON.
>> I AM -- MCNEALY JUNIOR . >> YOU HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR WHAT MR. SAUCEDO HAD TO SAY AND I ASSUME YOU GOT TO LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE WE ARE SPEAKING RIGHT NOW SO, TELL
ME WHAT IS GOING ON. >> WHAT IS GOING ON, AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE THEATER COMMITTEE I RECEIVED THIS ON THE 31ST OF JANUARY AND I STARTED WORKING ON IT THAT MONDAY MORNING. AS OF YESTERDAY, THE TREE IS GONE. I DO HAVE A PICTURE. WE DID TAKE CARE OF THAT YESTERDAY. I HAD SPOKEN, REGARDING THE SIGNS, I SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN, FROM SCIENCE CONNECTION. HE WENT OUT AND HE'S SAD THE LEAK ON THE BUILDING WOULD COST ABOUT $10,000 BUT HE SAID THE BOTTOM SIGN, HE SAID HE COULD DO SOME TOUCHUP WITH SOME PAINT. AND HE ALSO SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, I HAVE SEEN PROPERTIES LOOK WORSE THAN THIS. I MADE CONTACT WITH AMERICAN SIGNS AND MR. LEE AND I HAD TO GO OUT AND MEASURE THE SIGN AND AGAIN, HE SAID, OTHER THAN LIKE A CHIP ON HERE, ON THE TOP BUILDING HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND I THINK HE SAID HE COULD DO IT TOMORROW AND GO UP ON A LADDER AS FAR AS THE LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE BUILDING. AS FAR AS THE BULLET HOLE, THERE IS
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A GLASS COMPANY COMING OUT ABOUT THE BULLET HOLES SO SOME OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IF SOMEBODY SHOOTS THE GLASS AGAIN? THERE IS A BULLET HOLE AND THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE US AN ESTIMATE OF THE STORM THINGS? THE STORM WINDOW ESTIMATE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. ALSO, I SPOKE WITH MIRIAM UPSTAIRS, MS. GARCIA, BECAUSE I HAD BEEN CALLING. BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS TO TRY TO HELP US OUT.BUT WE ARE GOING TO START HAVING SOME FUNDRAISERS BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE NOW BECAUSE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMEMORATIVE COMMITTEE HAS OWNED THIS BUILDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 32 YEARS AND WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMISSION MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TRYING TO GET HELP. WE HAVE APPLIED FOR GRANTS AND THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT SAID TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND THE PRESSURE WASHING, I TALKED TO THE PERSON THAT DID THE TREE. IT WAS LATE AND WHEN I WENT BY IT WAS GONE BUT I ASK TO ALLOW US TO COME HERE THIS MORNING AND TO SEE WHAT TIME YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE US. TO TAKE CARE OF THESE.
>> WHAT IS YOUR NAME? I DO KNOW THERE IS A LOT GOING ON AT THE LOCATION. I WANT TO ANSWER ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO WHAT IF THEY SHOOT THE GLASS AGAIN? WHEN I ORIGINALLY OPENED THIS CASE, TYPICALLY WHEN THERE IS AN AN UP ABANDONED BUILDING, WE USUALLY REQUIRE FOR IT TO BE BOARDED UP TO PREVENT THIS TYPE THE WINDOWS OR THE GLASS WAS GH- ACTUALLY, THEY LOOK PRETTY THICK. IT IS A BIG GLASS AND NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN OUT THERE I QUESTIONED HOW THE BULLET -- THE DAMAGE THAT IT DID BECAUSE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GLASS ITSELF IT LOOKS PRETTY THICK OR RESISTANT. IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO WITH THE SAME TYPE OF GLASS THAT YOU HAVE I WOULD RECOMMEND BUILDING -- BOARDING UP THE BUILDING UNTIL YOU MAKE IT FUNCTIONAL AND IF NOT YOU CAN GO THE OTHER ROUTE BY TRYING TO GET THICKER GLASS. LIKE BULLETPROOF GLASS. THAT IS ANOTHER OPTION. YOU CAN BOARD UP THE BUILDING TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. YOU STILL NEED TO REPLACE THE GLASS BUT TO PREVENT IT YOU COULD ALWAYS
COVERED UP WITH PLYWOOD. >> YES. THAT IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WAS SUPPOSED TO ASK YOU. IF WE CAN BOARD IT UP.
>> WE TYPICALLY RECOMMEND THAT WHEN THERE IS AN ABANDONED BUILDING BUT I DID NOT GO THAT ROUTE BECAUSE I HONESTLY THOUGHT THAT THE GLASS, WHEN YOU GO OUT AND YOU LOOK AT THE DOORS, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS PRETTY THICK GLASS SO THAT IS WHY I DID NOT GO THAT ROUTE. SO IF IT IS REGULAR GLASS AND NOT FULLY BULLETPROOF I WOULD RECOMMEND BOARDING IT UP. JUST MAKE SURE YOU PAINT THE PLYWOOD THE SAME COLOR AS THE BUILDING.
>> THANK YOU . >> SIR, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING
>> >> HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK IT WILL TAKE TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE?
>> TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE, IT NEEDS TO BE PRESSURE WASHED.
BECAUSE THERE IS MILDEW ON THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.
>> CORRECT . >> PRESSURE WASHED. THE GLASS COMPANY IS COMING OUT BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO
BOARD IT UP. >> YOU STILL WANT TO REPAIR THAT
. >> YES. SO THE SIGN, THE GUY SAID HE IS COMING TOMORROW. MY PICTURES, THIS SIGN HERE, THE ONLY THING THAT WENT OUT, WE HAVE THIS WHITE PIECE WHERE
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PAINT CAME OFF. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME, PLEASE? TO US .>> MR. SAUCEDO, YOU MAY WANT TO USE THE PHOTOS YOU HAD ENTERED
INTO EVIDENCE. >> WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE
QUESTIONING? >> ON THE SIGN THAT SAYS, THE BLUE SIGN STANDING ON THE CORNER, TELL US WHAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN. >> WITH THAT SIGN, HONESTLY, IT
IS THE ACTUAL BUILDING. >> SO, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO
THERE? >> WHERE IT SAYS LINCOLN THEATRE OVER THE OVERHANG, WHERE YOU SEE THAT BLACK -- IT DOES NOT HAVE THE COMPLETE FINISH SO I AM TALKING ABOUT THIS .
>> OH, THAT ONE. HOLD ON. SO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE OVERHANG?
>> CORRECT. >> IS THAT LIKE WOOD?
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS PROBABLY JUST BLACK, IT IS LIKE THAT FIRST LAYER THAT GOES ON TOP OF A ROOF BEFORE THEY PUT THE SHINGLES ON. THAT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME. IT DOES NOT HAVE THE FINISH THAT IT NEEDS. I AM PULLING UP THIS PHOTO RIGHT HERE AND THIS IS THE SIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE BROKEN
ADVERTISING SIGN . >> CAN I SEE?
>> IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE BUILDING IT IS ON THE LEFT-HAND
>> CAN A COPY OF THESE FOR PHOTOS BE MADE FOR HER?
>> ABSOLUTELY. I CAN EMAIL THESE TO YOU.
>> WE BRIEFLY SPOKE ABOUT THE GLASS. THE BROKEN GLASS .
>> YES, SIR. >> AND, THE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, THE MAIN PROBLEM IS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. HOWEVER ANY PLACES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING WHERE THERE IS MILDEW, MOLDING, DETERIORATION, CHIPPING. IT IS UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO PRESSURE WASH OR PAINT BUT, IF
YOU PAINT RIGHT OVER IT -- >> WE WILL PRESSUR WASH IT FIRST AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE THEN.
>> RIGHT . >> I THINK THAT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS THAT WE ENDED UP WITH. YOU SAID YOU TOOK
CARE OF THE TREE YESTERDAY? >> YES. I CAN GIVE YOU A PICTURE
. >> I CAN DRIVE BY AND LOOK AT IT AND WE CAN COMPLY THAT. I THINK WE HAVE COVERED EVERYTHING BUT IF YOU LEAVE YOUR EMAIL I CAN EMAIL THE PHOTOS TO YOU. I WILL GIVE YOU A PIECE OF PAPER AND YOU CAN WRITE IT DOWN .
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? DO YOU THINK BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER COMPANIES INVOLVED, DO YOU THINK 30 DAYS WOULD BE
SUFFICIENT? >> 60, PLEASE. BECAUSE, WE -- .
>> I THINK STAFF IS FINE WITH 60.
>> 60. WE CAN DO 60. PLEASE. >> THIS COURT FINDS THAT THAT VIOLATION EXISTS. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TOREPLACE THE DAMAGED OPAQUE BLANK SIGNS ON PROPERTY. REMOVE TREE GROWING ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING. REPAIR ALL BROKEN WINDOWS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. PRESSURE WASH AND PAINT THE BUILDING WHERE CHIPPING, MOLDING OR DETERIORATION HAS OCCURRED. PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE OVERHANG LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING TO HAVE A NEAT APPEARANCE.
OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND ADHERE TO ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS.
FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250.00 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND
SHARING YOUR PIECE HERE. >> CAN I HAVE YOUR CARD?
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>> MY WALLET IS UPSTAIRS. >> I CAN TAKE DOWN YOUR INFORMATION OVER HERE. ALL RIGHT.
[7. Case Number: CE-2024-00120 Investigating Officer: Isaac Saucedo Violation Location: 2806 Okeechobee Rd]
>> OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE NUMBER SEVEN IN CASE OF VIOLATIONS.
THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2024-00120. AND WE WILL NEED AN INTERPRETER. THIS IS LOCATED AT 2806 OKEECHOBEE ROAD.
>> GOOD MORNING . >> GOOD MORNING, SIR.
>> THIS IS THE HAITIAN CREOLE INTERPRETER.
>> THIS IS CATHERINE AND WE ARE CALLING YOU LIVE. I WILL NEED TO SWEAR YOU AND BEFORE WE START. IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
>> YES . >> THESE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> MY NAME IS -- . >> DO YOU SWEAR TO CLEARLY AND ACCURATELY TRANSLATE THE CREAL HAITIAN LANGUAGE TO ENGLISH AND
ENGLISH TO HAITIAN CREOLE? >> YES.
>> THE CITY WILL PRESENT THEIR CASE AND YOU CAN START TRANSLATING. WE WILL BREAK THIS UP INTO PIECES .
>> OKAY. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER
CE-2024-00120. YOU CAN PROCEED. >> PLEASE HOLD FOR INTERPRETER
CONNECTION ASSISTANCE. >> THANK YOU FOR CALLING. YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A HAITIAN CREOLE INTERPRETER?
>> YES. WE GOT DISCONNECTED . >> IS THE CLIENT PRESENT?
>> LET ME CONNECT YOU AGAIN WITH THE HAITIAN CREOLE INTERPRETER.
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>> HELLO. I AM RENALDO, A HAITIAN CREOLE INTERPRETER.
>> MY NAME IS KATHERINE CALDERON AND I AM CALLING YOU FOR A HEARING THIS MORNING. I NEED TO SWEAR YOU AND PLEASE.
>> OKAY. >> TO USE WERE TO COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY TRANSLATE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO HAITIAN CREOLE AND THE HAITIAN CREOLE LANGUAGE TO ENGLISH.
>> YES . >> GO AHEAD AND YOU MAY START INTERPRETATION. WE WILL BREAK IT UP INTO PIECES.
>> THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2024-00120. VIOLATION LOCATION IS 2806 OKEECHOBEE ROAD. AND THE TYPE OF CASE IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON DECEMBER 2ND AND WAS SENT OUT REGULAR MAIL. THE NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS SENT ON JANUARY 21ST, 2025 AND THAT WAS CERTIFIED AND THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE OF THE NEW JERUSALEM INC. THE VIOLATIONS ARE 117-3(B) - SIGNS: MAINTENANCE. WE ALSO CITED123-37(12) - LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. 24-19(6)(A) - OUTSIDE STORAGE - TRASH AND RUBBISH.
24-19(6)(B) - (B) TIRES; ABANDONED OR INOPERATIVE 26-3(A) - STORAGE OF COMMODITY IN VEHICLE. IPMC 304.13 - WINDOW, SKYLIGHT AND DOOR FRAMES. IPMC 304.2 - PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. I DO HAVE PHOTOS HERE TO SHOW THE VIOLATIONS. WOULD
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YOU LIKE TO SEE THE PHOTOS? >> YES, I WOULD LIKE THAT.
>> MR. SAUCEDO , YOU PROVIDED PHOTOS DATED FEBRUARY 10TH OF
>> YOU ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT
WENT OUT TO THE CHURCH. CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE
VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT 1. >> MR. SAUCEDO, CAN THE PICTURES
BE BROUGHT UP? >> YES. I BELIEVE OUR SYSTEM IS
UP AND RUNNING. >> CAN YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE THE
VIOLATIONS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> THIS PARTICULAR PHOTO SHOWS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING WITH A BROKEN WINDOW. THIS PHOTO SHOWS SOME PLYWOOD, TIRES, AND DEBRIS LAYING THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.
THIS PHOTO SHOWS A SIGN THAT IS IN DISREPAIR.
THESE ARE SOME PALLETS IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDERED OUTSIDE STORAGE. THIS IS MORE OUTSIDE STORAGE BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. WE ARE LOOKING AT JUST TRASH THROUGHOUT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY WITH SOME OVERGROWN GRASS AND MORE TIRES.
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THIS LOOKS LIKE SOME SORT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. AND MORE OUTSIDE STORAGE ITEMS. MORE TIRES ON THE GROUND, MULTIPLE TIRES ON THE PROPERTY. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT A MATTRESS. FURNITURE AND SOME APPLIANCES.>> THIS IS MORE OUTSIDE STORAGE, PALLETS ON THE GROUND AND --.
>> IN THAT PREVIOUS PHOTO YOU CAN STILL SEE SOME PROTECTIVE
TREATMENT NEEDED AS WELL. >> MORE OUTSIDE STORAGE. AND
MORE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. >> JUST A QUESTION ABOUT THE STORAGE OF COMMODITY AND VEHICLE. WHAT WOULD BE THE
VIOLATION THAT WE OBSERVED? >> THIS, RIGHT HERE. SO, WE HAVE
>> SORRY, SIR, CAN YOU TRANSLATE. I ASKED WHAT IS THE STORAGE AND COMMODITY VEHICLE VIOLATION?
>> THE STORAGE OF COMMODITY WILL BE WHAT WE ARE SHOWING ON THE SCREEN. IT IS A TRAILER WHERE THEY ARE STORING NUMEROUS ITEMS. ON THE TRAILER.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> WHAT KIND OF DO I HAVE --
INDISCERNABLE ] >> I AM THE PASTOR OF THE
CHURCH. >> SO, TELL US, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO TELL ME TODAY ABOUT THE VIOLATIONS?
>> SOMEBODY IS RESPONSIBLE TO CLEAN THE YARD.
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>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I RECEIVED THIS NOTICE. I HAVE BEEN BUSY AND DID NOT DO THIS WORK. I WILL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY. TO FIND THEM TODAY. TO ASK HIM WHY HE DID NOT GIVE ME THE NOTICE. AND WHY HE LET THE TRASH AND OTHER THINGS
--. >> ANYTHING FROM THE CITY?
>> SIR, THE REQUEST FROM THE CITY IS THAT THE VIOLATIONS BE TAKEN CARE OF IN 10 DAYS. THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DOING THIS WORK FOR YOUR PROPERTY, CAN HE GET THIS DONE WITHIN 10 DAYS?
>> I WILL FIND HIM TODAY AND TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT AND IF HE CANNOT, I WILL FIND SOMEONE ELSE.
>> NOTHING FURTHER. >> HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK
YOU NEED? >> AT LEAST 20 DAYS.
>> THANK YOU, PASTOR. THIS COURT FINDS THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 20 DAYS TO REMOVE OR REPAIR THE DETERIORATED ADVERTISING FRAME LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. CUT THE GRASS AND TRIM ALL LANDSCAPING, INCLUDING BUSHES, TREES AND SHRUBS, SO THAT IT PRESENTS A HEALTHY, NEAT AND ORDERLY APPEARANCE.
REMOVE ALL WOOD, BUCKETS, TRASH, PALLETS, MATTRESSES, AND ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.
PROPERLY REMOVE ALL TIRES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.
REMOVE ALL BUCKETS, STORAGE BINS, WOOD, TRASH, AND ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS LOCATED ON THE WOODEN TRAILER.
REPAIR ALL BROKEN WINDOWS AND GARAGE DOORS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. PRESSURE WASH OR PAINT THE BUILDING WHERE CHIPPING,
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MOLDING, OR DETERIORATION HAS OCCURRED.OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250.00 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED.
>> NO . >> THANK YOU, PASTOR, FOR COMING
>> MR. TRANSLATOR, I STILL NEED YOU FOR THE NEXT CASE IF YOU COULD PLEASE HANG TIGHT. OUR NEXT CASE IT IS GOING TO BE
[8. Case Number: CE-2024-00109 Investigating Officer: Isaac Saucedo Violation Location: 1230 Avenue B]
NUMBER EIGHT IN VIOLATION CASES. >> OUR CASE NUMBER IS
CE-2024-00109 , 1230 AVENUE B >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER
CE-2024-00109. >> THE VIOLATION LOCATION IS 1230 AVENUE B. THIS IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 8, 2024 AND THAT NOTICE WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL. THE NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS SENT JANUARY 21ST, 2025, CERTIFIED MAIL AND THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED. THE OWNER IS WILNOR DELVA AND MARIE P. LOUIS. THE VIOLATIONS ARE 24-19(6)(A) - OUTSIDE STORAGE - TRASH AND RUBBISH. 24-19(6)(B) - TIRES; ABANDONED OR INOPERATIVE APPLIANCES;
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30-28(C) SW; - CONTAINERS. IPMC 302.7, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.IPMC 304.2 - PROTECTIVE TREATMENT . IPMC 304.6 - EXTERIOR WALLS. I DO WANT TO PUT ON RECORD THAT I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MRS. LEWIS THIS MORNING. AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THE VIOLATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLIED. WHICH, AT THIS MOMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GO IN, INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION, PROBABLY CONTINUING THIS CASE SO THAT WE CAN DO A REINSPECTION. THAT WILL BY MISS LEWIS SOME TIME WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
>> CAN YOU REPEAT THE LAST PART FOR ME.
>> HE NEEDS YOU TO REPEAT? >> SAY THAT AGAIN.
>> HE IS ASKING FOR A REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE .
>> IF WE CAN CONTINUE THIS CASE TO ALLOW MISS LOUIS TO OBTAIN HER PERMIT. TO REPAIR THE FENCE. AND ALSO, THAT WILL GIVE ME TIME TO REVIEW THE OTHER VIOLATIONS TO SEE IF THEY ARE IN
COMPLIANCE. >> HOW LONG OF A CONTINUANCE ARE
YOU REQUESTING? >> LET'S WAIT UNTIL -- I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE FOR THE MARCH HEARINGS. I JUST GOT THE
DATE. MARCH 19. >> WHAT WAS THAT DATE AGAIN?
>> MARCH 19. >> IF THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE AT THAT TIME WE WILL COMPLY THE CASE. AND ONCE THE PERMIT IS APPROVED FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT SHE HAS 100
-- 180 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE JOB. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? >> I NEED MORE DAYS. I SAY I AM COMING AND I TAKE MY MONEY. I NEED MAYBE TWO MONTHS.
>> SO, HERE IS WHAT I AM PREPARED TO DO. WE ARE HERE TO HEAR ABOUT THE VIOLATION BUT, WHAT THE CITY HAS ASKED IS FOR
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US TO MOVE THIS TO ANOTHER DAY. SO, I AM PREPARED TO MOVE THIS TO ANOTHER DAY SO NO DECISION WILL BE MADE TODAY BUT WE WILL GIVE YOU SOME EXTRA TIME HERE. SO THAT WE CAN SEE IF YOU CANCOME INTO COMPLIANCE. >> THANK YOU.
>> IF EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND DONE BY THE 19TH OF MARCH --
>> NO, SIR . >> ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE CITY?
>> THE ONLY THING IS MARCH 19 WILL BE WITH A DIFFERENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KEEP IT WITH MARCH 19TH?
>> I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT WITH THE SAME SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE . >> SO WE WILL CONTINUE THIS TO MARCH 12TH. IS SHE OKAY WITH MARCH 12TH?
>> THE QUESTION I HAVE IS I HAVE MY HUSBAND THAT HAS BEEN SICK FOR 20 YEARS. I DO EVERYTHING FOR HIM. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO HELP ME. I FIND PEOPLE ON THE STREET AND THEY GIVE THEM SOME MONEY AND THEY CAN HELP ME. AND, BY MYSELF I CANNOT DO MUCH BECAUSE I AM NOT REALLY WELL. WHEN I TRY TO REACH THEM UP, MY ARMS, I HAVE A LOT OF PAIN. AND SUNLIGHT GIVES ME HEADACHES. I AM WORKING REALLY HARD WITH THIS TO MAKE SURE I AM DONE WITH IT.
TODAY I AM GOING TO FIND A PERMIT TO FINISH WITH THIS.
>> OKAY. THIS COURT IS GOING TO GRANT A CONTINUANCE UNTIL FEBRUARY 12TH -- EXCUSE ME, MARCH 12TH. AT THAT TIME WE WILL RECONVENE. IN THE MEANTIME, MISS LOUIS, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU TAKE WHATEVER STEPS THAT YOU CAN TO GET THIS RESOLVED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. ANYTHING ELSE? >> NOT FOR ME.
>> NO, SIR . >> THANK YOU, MISS LOUIS FOR
>> THANK YOU, MR. INTERPRETER.
[1. Case Number: PK2024-154 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: Jaycee Park]
>> NEXT CASE PLEASE . >> WE ARE GOING TO RETURN TO THE REGULAR ORDER SO WE ARE GOING TO CITATION CASES. THAT IS CASE
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NUMBER PK2024-154, JAYCEE PARK .>> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS CASE NUMBER PK2024-154. IT IS A PARKING CITATION THAT WAS ISSUED AT JAYCEE PARK ON NOVEMBER 16, 2024. THE OWNER IS FILEMON JR MENDEZ AND THIS IS CITATION NUMBER 14697PK . THIS IS CODE SECTION 34-31(C) PARKING FOR BOAT AND TRAILER ONLY. A $50 FINE WITH A $10 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND AN $18 LATE FEE. I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE VIOLATION.
>> YOU PROVIDED PHOTOS DATED NOVEMBER 18. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES. >> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT?
>> YES. >> I WOULD ENTER THIS AS
COMPOSITE EXHIBIT NUMBER 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> SO, MISS KIRKLAND, FOR MY KNOWLEDGE AND BACKGROUND THIS CITY IT THIS CASE IS PARKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS FOR TRAILERS .
>> YES . >> THE FOLLOWING IS ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR(S) BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78.00. FAILURE
[2. Case Number: PK2024-158 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: Jaycee Park]
TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM.>> THANK YOU . >> THE NEXT CASE IS ALSO A VIOLATION CASE, PK2024-158, JAYCEE PARK.
>> PK2024-158, JAYCEE PARK, IT IS A PARKING CITATION ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2024. THE OWNER IS TAYLOR AND WILLIAMS AND DIANE JEANETTE WHORLEY. CITATION NUMBER 14501PK, 34-31(C) PARKING FOR BOAT AND TRAILER ONLY. IT IS A $50 FINE, $10 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, $18 LATE FEE. I HAVE PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS .
>> AND THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN NOVEMBER 16TH?
>> YES. >> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT?
>> YES ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE A VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A
BOAT AND TRAILER PARKING? >> YES.
>> AT THIS TIME THE CITY WOULD ENTER THIS AS CITY COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT NUMBER 1 . >> I WILL ADMIT COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT 1. >> THIS IS ACTUALLY PARALLEL PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> THIS COURT FINDS THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR(S) BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78.00. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY
[1. Case Number: CE-2024-125 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 831 Bent Creek Dr]
>> OUR NEXT CASE IS THE FIRST ONE IN VIOLATION CASES. THAT IS
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NUMBER ONE, CE-2024-125 , 831 BENT CREEK DRIVE. THE NOTICE WAS ISSUED ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2024 BY REGULAR MAIL AND THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON JANUARY 21ST, 2025 SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. THE VIOLATION IS 125-322(B)(5) FENCES: - PERMIT REQUIRED. AND IDO HAVE PHOTOS. >> MISS KIRKLAND YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT WENT OUT TO THE HOME OWNERS AND THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN JUNE 28. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES . >> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? .
>> YES . >> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO
EVIDENCE COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1 . >> I WILL ACCEPT THIS AS
COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> FROM YOUR REVIEW THERE WAS NO PERMIT PULLED FOR THE NEW FENCE?
>> NO . >> HAVE YOU HAD CONTACT WITH THE
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> THE COURT FINDS THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR(S) BE GIVEN 10 DAYS TO: OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE FENCE INSTALLED ON THE PROPERTY.
PLEASE CONTACT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AT 772-467-3718 FOR MORE INFORMATION. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250.00 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED. NEXT CASE,
[3. Case No: Violation Location (Address PID #) Investigating Officer CE-2024-104 2903 S US Highway 1 Heather Debevec]
PLEASE. >> OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE THE THIRD CASE IN VIOLATION CASES, THAT IS CE-2024-104 , 2903 SOUTH
U.S. HIGHWAY 1 . >> THIS IS ENFORCEMENT CASE CE-2024-104 , 2903 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS LANDEN HOLDINGS OUT OF DALLAS TEXAS. I DID RECEIVEA PHONE CALL FROM HIS SECRETARY SAYING HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. IT WAS SHOWING, WHEN I PULLED UP LANDEN HOLDINGS, IT SHOWED -- HOWEVER, APPARENTLY THERE ARE TWO SIMILAR COMPANIES.
ONE IS REGISTERED AND ONE IS NOT. THE VIOLATIONS ARE IPMC 302.3 - SIDEWALKS & DRIVEWAYS. IPMC 304.2 - PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. IPMC 304.3 - ADDRESS IDENTIFICATION. AND I DO HAVE
PHOTOS TO SUBMIT . >> JUST A QUICK QUESTION WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL PARTY REGISTERED AGENT. YOU SAID HIS NAME MAY HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER COMPANY
THAT HAS A SIMILAR NAME. >> I MIGHT BE WRONG, I HAVE THE NOTES IN MY FILE AND ONE IS JUST LANDEN HOLDINGS WITH NOTHING
ATTACHED . >> WHAT WE HAVE IN THE HEARING AGENDA IS THAT THIS IS LANDEN HOLDINGS NOT AS AN LLC .
>> CORRECT . >> THIS OWNER IS THE OWNER OF
THE PROPERTY? >> YES. THAT IS WHAT IS LISTED
BY THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. >> AND YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM
THE OWNER OR THE COMPANY? >> I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANAGERS OF THE COMPANY, THE FIRST TIME I TALKED WITH A MANAGER WE WENT OVER THE STUFF AT THE PROPERTY. WHEN I WENT TO POST THE PROPERTY
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I HANDED IT TO A MANAGER THAT HAD APPARENTLY TAKEN OVER THEWEEK BEFORE. >> IS THIS AN ACTIVE BUSINESS?
>> YES . >> WHAT IS THIS BUSINESS?
>> YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE DATED NOVEMBER 1ST AND NOVEMBER 10TH OF LAST YEAR. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN, THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEMONSTRATE THE
>> THE CITY WOULD ENTER THESE AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT NUMBER 1.
>> I WILL ACCEPT THIS AS CITY EXHIBIT NUMBER 1 .
>> CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE VIOLATIONS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> IN THIS FIRST ONE THERE IS NO ADDRESS FOR THE BUILDING. A POTHOLE IS FORMING AND PEELING PAINT OFF THE WALL. THE PICTURE OF THE PEELING PAINT ON THE BACK WALL. ANOTHER ANGLE FOR THE POT HOLES. NO ADDRESS NUMBERS. NO ADDRESS NUMBERS.
>> AND, YOU STATED THAT A CURRENT MANAGER THERE IS AWARE
OF THIS VIOLATION CASE? >> I EXPLAINED TO HIM BRIEFLY AND HE SEEMED A LITTLE BIT DISTURBED AS THIS HAD GONE ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THE OTHER MANAGER DID NOT ADDRESS THINGS. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE OTHER STORE MANAGER HE WAS HESITANT AS HE WAS TRYING TO DO STUFF.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, WAS NOTICE SENT TO ANYBODY REPORTING TO BE
THE REGISTERED AGENT OR OWNER? >> I SENT THE NOTICE TO LANDEN HOLDINGS AND DOBBS AND THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HEARD FROM WAS I BELIEVE THE SECRETARY OF MR. DOBBS SAYING HE OWNS NO PROPERTY IN FLORIDA AND THERE IS A COMPANY WITH A SIMILAR NAME BUT THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA OR THE PROPERTY
NAME. >> THIS COURT FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE FOLLOWING IS ORDERED. REPAIR THE POTHOLES IN
[6. Case No: Violation Location (Address PID #) Investigating Officer CE-2024-113 915 N 21st St Isaac Saucedo]
THE PARKING LOT. PAINT THE PEELING AREAS IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. PLACE ADDRESS NUMBERS TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET.FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF
$250.00 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED. >> THE NEXT CASE IS NUMBER SIX, CASE NUMBER CE-2024-113. 915 NORTH 21ST STREET.
>> THIS IS CASE NUMBERCE-2024-113, 915 NORTH 21ST STREET. THIS IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE AND THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT OUT NOVEMBER 19, 2024 VIA REGULAR MAIL AND THE NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS SENT JANUARY 21ST, 2025 CERTIFIED MAIL. AND THE OWNER IS TRC-SPEC LLC. I DO HAVE PHOTOS
HERE THAT SHOW THE VIOLATION. >> MR. SAUCEDO, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT WAS SENT TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA ADDRESS AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS ON FEBRUARY 10TH
>> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE
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VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, THEY DO.
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY EXHIBIT 1 .
>> WE ACCEPT THIS AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1 .
>> CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE IPMC VIOLATION IS?
>> THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN BAITED OUT TO A CONTRACT OR TO MOW THE OVERGROWN GRASS AND THEY DISCOVERED A BIG HOLE IN THE PROPERTY. WHEN YOU LOOK INSIDE OF THE HOLE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS SOME KIND OF CONCRETE. IT IS COMPLETELY OH AND AND ANYONE COULD FALL IN THERE. THERE IS DEBRIS IN THE HOLE AND IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.
>> AND YOU HAVE HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE OWNERS?
>> I HAVE HAD NO CONTACT. THE GREEN CARD DID COME BACK BUT
THEY ARE NOT HERE TODAY. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE
CITY. >> I WOULD AGREE, THIS IS PRETTY BAD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM SO, JUST FOR MY BACKGROUND, WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS GETTING RESOLVED ANYTIME SOON?
>> HONESTLY, I DON'T SEE IT BEING RESOLVED. AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED BECAUSE IT WAS OVERGROWN. THIS PROPERTY IS CONSTANTLY BEING CITED BECAUSE THE OWNERS DO NOT KEEP IT UP TO COMPLIANCE. IT IS CONSTANTLY GOING UP FOR BID SO THE CHANCES OF THIS PARTICULAR HOLE BEING COVERED, I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON AND I HAVE HAD NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE OWNERS AND THE GREEN CARD
DID COME BACK. >> PERHAPS MAYBE THE CITY CAN DO SOME KIND OF REMEDIATION. I WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT. I CAN JUST IMAGINE CHILDREN.
>> WHAT I ENDED UP DOING IS I ENDED UP PUTTING SOME CAUTION TAPE AROUND IT. BUT, EVENTUALLY, WITH THE WIND AND THE RAIN, THE CAUTION TAPE SLID AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL PRETTY MUCH HAVE TO DO CONSTANTLY TO MAKE SURE IT IS VISIBLE TO EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. SAUCEDO . I DO FIND THAT THERE IS A VIOLATION THAT EXISTS. THE FOLLOWING IS ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR(S) BE GIVEN 10 DAYS TO: PROPERLY SECURE THE CAVED IN HOLE IN THE
[1. Case No: Violation Location (Address PID #) Investigating Officer LTCL-2025-1 1018 Trinidad Ave Isaac Saucedo]
GROUND TO PREVENT ANYONE FROM FALLING IN. OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250.00 PERDAY BEING ASSESSED. >> THE LAST CASE OF TODAY IS FROM THE OTHER CASES, THIS IS TRUE AND 86, 1018 TRINIDAD
AVENUE. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER 1018 TRINIDAD AVENUE , 1018 TRINIDAD AVENUE. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING CASE AND A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 6, 2025.
THE NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 14, 2025 AND THE NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR AND THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED. THE OWNER IS ELIZABETH DALY. AND THE VIOLATION IS 24-19(11)(A)(B) - NUISANCES: LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS - FOR LESS THAN 3-ACRE PROPERTIES. AND I DO HAVE
PHOTOS . >> YOU HAVE PROVIDED COPIES OF
THE NOTICE AS WELL AS PHOTOS . >> THAT IS CORRECT .
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>> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE
VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> THEY DO.
>> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1 .
>> I ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> MR. SAUCEDO, DOES ANYONE LIVE ON THE PROPERTY?
>> NO. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY THAT I SPOKE WITH, I BELIEVE HE IS IN TEXAS AND I DID SPEAK WITH HIM YESTERDAY. HE DOES HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT GOES OUT TO THE PROPERTY OFTEN AND -- AND TAKES CARE OF THE GRASS. THERE IS SOME OVERGROWTH ON THE PROPERTY BUT THIS IS MAINLY A FALLEN TREE IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
>> SO, WHO IS ELIZABETH DALY? >> I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS HIS
MOTHER, I BELIEVE. >> SO SHE IS DECEASED AND THIS IS HER SON WHO NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY .
>> YES . >> I DID SPEAK WITH HIM YESTERDAY AND HE DID MENTION THAT HE SHOULD HAVE THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE IN THE SEVEN DAYS THAT I RECOMMENDED. IF NOT HE IS AWARE THAT IF IT IS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WE WILL BE BIDDING THIS OUT TO A CONTRACTOR TO TAKE CARE OF THE JOB.
>> AND THE TREE IS MOSTLY BE CONCERNED? OR ARE YOU LOOKING
FOR EVERYTHING TO BE MOWED . >> THE CONCERN IS ACTUALLY THE
FALLEN DOWN TREE . >> DID THIS COME IN AS A
COMPLAINT? >> CORRECT. FROM A NEIGHBOR .
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> THIS COURT FINDS THAT A NUISANCE CONDITIONEXISTS 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; AND THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR(S) BE GIVEN 7 DAYS TO: CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS, AND BUSHES 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. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN: A FINE OF $100.00 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY.
[B. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED]
THANK YOU . >> DID YOU SAY THAT WAS THE LAST
ONE? >> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO INTO THE ONES THAT ARE COMPLIED. OR OUR CONTINUED. THE FIRST ONE IS NOOP- 2025-FIVE. 1038 TORTUGAS AVENUE. NOOP- 2025-11 , 22 NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1 , NOOP- 2025-12 , 2202 NORTH U.S.
HIGHWAY 1 . CODE CASE CE- 2024-99, 615 NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1 . CE- , 2024-152, 38 21 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1. 24-680, 1016 TORTUGAS AVENUE . CE- 2020 4113 . NOOP- 2025-4, 1046, TORTUGAS AVENUE . NOOP-, 2025- THREE, 1046 TORTUGAS AVENUE. CE-
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2025-2, FOR THESE, A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT VIA MAIL. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED SIGNED IT IS PLACED IN THE FILE.IF IT IS RETURNED UNCLAIMED AN AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING IS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR REGULAR U.S. MAIL. 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT THE CITY AND AN AFFIDAVIT. IF THE GREEN CARD IS NOT RETURNED 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, MANNERS ARE HANDLED IN THE SAME WAY PRIORS.
IF IT IS RETURNED UNCLAIMED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE HEARING A NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN CITY HALL.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER BUSINESS?
>> NO, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.