[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:15] FOR FEBRUARY 13TH, 2025, CALLED TO ORDER. CAN WE 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 >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, WE HAVE [B. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED] HAD A COUPLE OF CASES COME INTO COMPLIANCE OR THAT WERE RESCHEDULED. >> OKAY. >> I WILL CALL THEM OUT NOW. CASE 23-3067, 4913 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1, AND BV -2024- 00048, 2911 ADMIRAL STREET. [A. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES] >> THANK YOU. >> IF EVERYBODY COULD STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, YOU WILL BE PROVIDING TESTIMONY. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> SO, DOES ANYONE HERE TODAY NEED AN INTERPRETER, OR ASSISTANCE OF A HEARING DEVICE? IF SO, THEY WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU. I SEE SOME HANDS HERE. MS. BECK, CAN YOU HAND THESE BOATS OUT? IF THERE IS ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE AN INTERPRETER OR HEARING DEVICE, JUST LET US KNOW. WE'LL COME AROUND. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. YES, SIR? OH, UNDERSTOOD. SO, THEY'RE GOING TO COME AROUND. THEY WILL CHAT WITH YOU, THEY WILL GET YOU SET. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. >> I THINK WE HAVE ONE CASE THAT NEEDS AN INTERPRETER. >> YES? OKAY. VERY GOOD. TAKE YOU. IF ANYONE ELSE NEEDS, AT ANY POINT, JUST LET US KNOW. SO, THIS MORNING, WE HAVE WITH US, FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, MR. COX AND MS. LUNA . WE HAVE ATTORNEY HOLLIMAN REPRESENTING THE CITY. WE HAVE MISSED BECK AS SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CLERK , AND I AM JAMIE MARRERO. I WILL BE YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THIS MORNING. SO, FOR JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THESE PROCEEDINGS WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AND RECORDED , AND THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE CITATION, OR VIOLATION NOTICE, WE WILL GOING TO BE REFERRING TO YOU AS A RESPONDENT , AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCEEDINGS WILL PROCEED TODAY . AND SO, HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN IDEA OF HOW EVERYTHING WILL UNFOLD. SO, THE CITY WILL THEN FIRST PRESENT ITS CASE THROUGH EVIDENCE. THE EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE TESTIMONY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUILDING OFFICERS, INVESTIGATORS, POLICE OFFICERS, OR OTHER WITNESSES .THE EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE PHYSICAL ITEMS, SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS, CALLED EXHIBITS.THE STANDARD OF PROOF IS WHETHER A VIOLATION HAS BEEN PROVEN BASED UPON A POTENT AND SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE . THE RESPONDENT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE LEGAL OBJECTIONS AND CROSS-EXAMINE WITNESSES IF YOU WOULD LIKE. ONCE THE CITY IS FINISHED PRESENTING ITS CASE, THE RESPONDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE A STATEMENT, PRESENT WITNESS TESTIMONY, AND PRESENT PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, SUCH AS DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOS. THEN, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WILL ISSUE A RULING. SO, I WOULD ASK THAT EVERYONE CONDUCTS THEMSELVES IN A CALM AND RESPECTFUL MANNER AT ALL TIMES DURING THESE PROCEEDINGS, AND ANY COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ME AS A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THAT BEING SAID, I THINK WE ARE READY FOR [A. 23-982 2134 N US Hwy 1 Dover Neal Development Inc. Logan Winn] OUR FIRST CASE. >> OUR FIRST CASE IS 6A, 23-982, 2134, NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1, THE OWNER IS DOVER NEAL DEVELOPMENT INC. >> GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR. >> GOOD MORNING, SIR, HOW ARE YOU? >> I AM WELL. >> WELCOME BACK. >> I HAVE A WITNESS HERE, THIS MORNING, MR. WADSWORTH, FROM CHAUNCY'S GLASS, AND HE WILL RELAY THAT THE PERMIT EXPIRED FOR THIS PROPERTY , AND THAT HE WELL RENEW THAT PERMIT TODAY . >> EXCELLENT . >> IF POSSIBLE. [00:05:02] >> AND SO, WE WOULD ASK FOR A BRIEF PERIOD TO ALLOW HIM TO DO THAT . >> ANY COMMENT FROM THE CITY ? >> WE JUST PRESENT OUR EVIDENCE. I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT, 60 DAYS TO GET A PERMIT , SOUNDS LIKE THERE WILL BE ANY CONTEST. WE WOULD LIKE TO STILL PRESENT OUR EVIDENCE AS USUAL. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> COULD YOU BRIEFLY PRESENT WHAT EVIDENCE YOU HAVE COLLECTED ON THIS? >> SURE. MY NAME IS LOGAN WEBB, HOLDING SLASH INVESTIGATOR FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE WITH CASE NUMBER 23-982 OF 2134, NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1, INITIATED APRIL 6TH, 2023. THE OWNER OF DOVER NEIL DEVELOPMENT INC. OF 4261, 13TH STREET, MICHIGAN, 48192, VIOLATION OF THE PERMIT REQUIRED, AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO ATTAIN A PERMIT AND/OR RENEW PERMIT 23-48-72 TO REPORT/ REPLACE THE STORE FOR WALL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL . THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY REQUEST THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT OR RENEW THE EXPIRED PERMIT. OBTAIN REPORTABLE FOR ALL SECTIONS AT LEAST WHEN THE CITY DAYS UNTIL PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT DESCRIBING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. LIKE STATED EARLIER, THE PERMIT EXPIRED WITHOUT ANY INSPECTIONS, HAS NOT BEEN RENEWED.I HAVE A SET OF PICTURES WITH THE PROPERTY WHEN WE WROTE THE CASE. >> NO OBJECTION TO THE PHOTOS. >> I WANT TO SEE -- >> NO, SIR -- >> MR. YATES, YOU REPRESENT THE DOVER DEVELOPMENTS, CORRECT? >> YES. >> THE CITY WILL BE MOVING INTO EVIDENCE, NO OBJECTION FROM MR. YATES? >> NO OBJECTION, WE'LL ENTER THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> NO ADDITIONAL FROM THE CITY . >> MR. GATES, I KNOW YOU HAD TOLD THE BOARD , MENTIONING SOMETHING AT THE BEGINNING, WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD? >> NO. DON'T THINK IT IS NECESSARY FOR MR. WALDORF TO TESTIFY , GIVEN THE CITY'S DECISION. SO -- >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, YOU SAID, HIS NAME WAS MR. -- DOVER , I THINK YOU SAID? >> DOVER NEIL DEVELOPMENT IS MY CLIENT. >> THANK YOU. WELL, THIS COURT FINDS THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT OR RENEW THE EXPIRED PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS , AT LEAST EVERYONE DID 80 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. [B. 24-719 1102 S US Hwy 1 Jeff Biegun Holdings LLC Shaun Coss] >> NEXT CASE, PLEASE? >> OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE 7B, CASE 24-719, 1102 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1, THE OWNER IS JEFF BIEGUN HOLDINGS, LLC. >> AS ATTORNEY FOR JEFF BIEGUN HOLDINGS, REPRESENTING HIM, WINN. >> PROPERTY IS OWNED BY JEFF BIEGUN HOLDINGS, LLC, VIOLATION OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE BUILDING CODE SECTION 105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED. THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON THE 16TH, 2024 TO DETERMINE A VIOLATION ENTERED NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024, AFFIDAVIT OF OF NONCOMPLIANCE STARTING AS RECORDED. DECEMBER 16TH, 2024 , WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM VOTERS COUNSEL, CONTESTING FINES, REQUESTING A HEARING. COUNSEL CANNOT ATTEND THE JANUARY NIGHT HEARING DATE AND THE HEARING WAS SET FOR THIS MORNING. THE RESPONDENT HAS APPLIED FOR THE PERMIT , PERMIT WAS INITIALLY APPLIED FOR BACK [00:10:11] IN AUGUST. THERE WERE A SERIES OF REJECTIONS OR REVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CEMENTED SINCE THAT TIME. AS OF YESTERDAY, THE PERMIT IS READY TO BE ISSUED, PENDING RAIMENT OF THE FINAL FEES. SO, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO STAY THE A CURL OF THE FINES FOR 30 DAYS TO ALLOW FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT, AND ONCE THE PERMIT HAS BEEN PROPERLY CLOSED BACK -- CLOSED OUT -- THE RESPONDENT MAY COME BACK AND REQUEST A FINE REDUCTION. >> ANYTHING ADDITIONAL FROM THE CITY? >> NO. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. WINN. WHAT DO YOU HAVE? >> OTHER THAN NO OBJECTION FOR THIS PERMIT TO BE PAID, DONE, AND OVER, I HAVE AN ISSUE AS TO DUE PROCESS FOR THE AUGUST 15 HEARING , OR THE ORDER WAS ASSESSING OR DETERMINING THE VIOLATION. THERE WAS A NOTICE ISSUED. THE CITY ONLY SENT NOTICE TO JEFF DEEGAN HOLDINGS, LLC, PLACE OF BUSINESS. DIDN'T SEND A COPY TO ME, AS REGISTERED AGENT. NOW, THERE IS A REASON -- WE WEREN'T AWARE OF IT -- I DIDN'T APPEAR AT THE AUGUST 15 HEARING. EVERY OTHER NOTICE HAS ALWAYS COME TO ME AS REGISTERED AGENT .I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT ONE DIDN'T. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE HISTORY, NOVEMBER 26TH, THE AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WAS COPIED TO ME, AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A RESPONSE FILED BY ME. SO, WHETHER WE ADDRESS THAT TODAY OR WE WAIT 30 DAYS WHEN WE ARE ADDRESSING THE POTENTIAL FINE, I WILL DO FOR TO YOU ON THAT ONE. >> THANK YOU , MR. WINN. I THINK WE'LL JUST ADDRESS THAT AT A LATER HEARING , AFTER 30 DAYS, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH EVERYONE. THERE IS NO OBJECTION? >> NO OBJECTION. >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEN, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO. WE'LL GO AHEAD, IT WILL BE MY DETERMINATION IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO GO AHEAD AND STATUS FOR 30 DAYS, THEN, WE CAN RECONVENE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL REQUEST FOR REDUCTION . ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. WE ARE READY FOR THE NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [B. BV2024-00005 309 Hernando St D & D Keys Holdings LLC Joel Smith] >> THE NEXT CASE IS 6D, CASE BV-2024- 00005, HERNANDO STREET, THE OWNER , D&D KEYS. LLC >> I'M SORRY, MS. BECK, WHAT CASE? >> THIS IS 6B. >> THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE YOUR NAMES, PLEASE, GOOD MORNING. >> MY NAME IS TAL SMITH, BUILDING INSPECTOR AND INVESTIGATOR FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. THIS MORNING, WE HAVE CASE BV-2024- 0 00 5, THE OWNER IS D&D KEYS LLC, PO BOX 207 1929 KEY LARGO, FLORIDA, AND THE VIOLATION IS FPC-105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED . CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PLEASE OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR REPAIRING THE PORCH AND ALL DETERIORATION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED . RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY REQUEST SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS , VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, AT LEAST 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, AND COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY TO BE ASSESSED. I HAVE PICTURES HERE OF THE ISSUE , AND THESE WERE TAKEN BY ME AND TIME STAMPED, AND DATED . YOU CAN SEE THE PHOTOS? >> I KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE . >> OKAY. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO PERMIT FOR THIS WORK. >> MR. SMITH, THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN JULY 26TH OF LAST YEAR, CORRECT? OR IS THAT 25TH? CORRECT? >> NO. A NEW SET OF MY PICTURE THAT ARE TIME STAMPED AND DATED.YEAH. >> THESE PHOTOS SAY, JULY 25TH. IS THAT CORRECT? DO YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE? [00:15:22] >> I HAVE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE PHOTOS I HAVE -- SAME EXACT PHOTOS THIS TIME STAMPED. WE HAVE THEM MIXED UP. I TOOK THIS CASE OVER FOR ANOTHER INSPECTOR, BUT I DO HAVE PICTURES. >> I HAVE GOT NO PROBLEM WITH IT. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE POST IS. >> THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE WITH NO OBJECTION FROM YOU, SIR. CITY 'S DECISION -- INAUDIBLE ] >> JUST TO CONFIRM, THESE ARE THE PHOTOS FROM THE PROPERTY? >> THE CITY DECK PROPERTY. I WENT OUT AND TOOK DUPLICATE PICTURES OF WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE . THIS CASE, I TOOK OVER FOR A PREVIOUS INSPECTOR, INVESTIGATOR, THAT NO LONGER WORKS FOR THE CITY. SO, I TOOK THE CASE OVER, BUT THIS IS THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE PROPERTY, THE PICTURES I TOOK ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. ADJUST ON HERE FOR SOME REASON. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING FOR ME. WITH NO OBJECTION, WE'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS A CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> AND MR. SMITH, WHAT WOULD THAT ORDINANCE BEFORE? >> A BUILDING PERMIT, STRUCTURAL REPAIRS, JUST FOR THE EXTERIOR POST . NOTHING TOO MUCH. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY . >> OKAY. >> I HAD APPLIED -- >> I'M SO SORRY, WHAT IS YOUR RELATION TO THE BUILDING? >> I OWN IT. >> YOU ARE THE OWNER. THANK YOU. >> I'M SORRY. >> WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> DUVALL. >> THANK YOU. TELL ME, WHAT IS GOING ON? >> I HAD AN ENGINEER WORKING ON THE PLANS TO DO A LITTLE REMODEL ON THE PLACE BEFORE THIS EVER CAME ABOUT, AND IT TOOK AN EXTREMELY LONG AMOUNT OF TIME. SO, THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET DONE WITH THEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER. WHEN THIS CAME OUT, I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT IT. SO, I SUBMITTED THAT. THERE IS A PERMIT SUBMITTED NOW, BUT I TALKED TO MARABELLA THREE WEEKS AGO, OR WHATEVER, SO, I HAVE A NEW ENGINEER THAT JUST FINISHED THE DRAWINGS FOR THE POST REPAIR YOU SEE THERE FOR THE 3 POSTS UP FRONT, GIVING THOSE TOTALLY REPLACED, AND THE TOP-BEING. SO, THAT IS DONE. WE WERE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING THAT IF THEY HAVE THE DIGITAL COPY TO ME BY MONDAY .WE ARE SUBMITTING FOR THOSE MONEY TO GET THAT REPAIRED RIGHT AWAY, BUT I HAVE CONTACTED IN OCTOBER, LEFT MESSAGES, THINKING THAT, WHEN I SUBMITTED FOR THE PERMIT, THAT CLEARED ALL THIS UP.I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS IN VIOLATION STILL, BECAUSE I WAS JUST WAITING UNTIL IT ALL GOT DONE, BECAUSE THEN THAT PERMIT HAS THE POST REPLACEMENT. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> SO, I DIDN'T KNOW I EVEN HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL THIS NEW LETTER CAME OUT , AND ONCE I TALKED TO MARABELLA AND I TALKED TO ANTHONY, THE PLANNER, I WAS LIKE, LET ME DO THIS WAY SO WE KNOCKED IT ALL OUT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER PERMIT DRAGGING ON, BECAUSE IT IS THE ENGINEER I HAD THAT SEEMS TO BE A RABBIT WHOLE I HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN BACK AND FORTH WITH ANTHONY TRY TO GET THIS PERMIT FIXED, OR MORE CORRECT, SO, I JUST GOT THIS DONE TO GET THOSE POSTS REPLACED , AND SO, I CAN MOVE FORWARD, GET THAT DONE, KNOCKED OUT. >> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. >> I EVEN GOT PICTURES ON MY PHONE, THE COLUMNS AND ALL THAT ARE BUILT, READY TO GO, EVERYTHING IS SITTING THERE, WAITING. AS SOON AS I GET APPROVED, I CAN STICK TO WRITE OUT. >> PERFECT. BASICALLY, IF YOU HAD 60 DAYS, YOU THINK THAT THIS COULD BE -- >> YEAH, NO PROBLEM. >> PERFECT. EXCELLENT. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM ME? >> NO. >> ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. SO, THIS COURT FINDS THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN ALL APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS , AT LEAST EVERYONE DID 80 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MS. BECK, THE NEXT [C. BV2024-00009 811 N 21st St Gardner, Earl Frank Remling] CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS 6C, BV-2024-00009, 811 NORTH 21ST STREET, EARL GARDNER IS THE OWNER. >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. GARDNER. >> ALRIGHTY. >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. >> HELLO, EVERYONE, I WORK FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AS AN [00:20:05] INVESTIGATOR/INSPECTOR. CASE NUMBER IS BV-2024-00009, AUGUST 22ND, 2024, GARDEN IS THE OWNER, 17, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 349 , VIOLATIONS ARE IPEMCEE, 2021 INTERIOR SURFACES, IBM SEE -- IPMC, PLUMBING GENERAL, IPMC , 2021, MECHANICAL APPLIANCES, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PLEASE REPAIR HOLES IN THE WALL THAT ALLOW PASSING THROUGH AND REPLMISSING BASEBOARDS , PLEASE TREAT THE PROPERTY FOR INFESTATION AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE STRUCTURE TO PREVENT INFESTATION. NUMBER THREE, PLEASE REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED , OBSTRUCTED, OR LEAKING PLUMBING FIXTURES. NUMBER FOUR , ALL APPLIANCES SHALL BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED IN A SAFE AND OPERABLE WORKING CONDITION, REPAIR OR REPLACE A NONWORKING REFRIGERATOR, RECOMMENDATION IS CITY REQUEST THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, VIOLATORS GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS , WHICH MEANS EVERYONE DID 80 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER BY REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. AS RIGHT NOW, NO PERMITS OR REQUESTS FOR A REINSPECTION . I DO HAVE SOME PICTURES. >> YES. >> NO, YOU CAN SEE THEM. >> YEAH. I NOTICED THIS. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> YOU PASSED UP SOME PHOTOGRAPHS THAT LOOKED TO ALL THE DATED ON THE SECOND OF LAST YEAR. CORRECT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVE THEM? >> YES, MA'AM. >> WE MOVE THESE AS EVIDENCE FOR COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1 . >> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS A CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS HERE , PROJECTING UP. COULD YOU JUST SUMMARIZE THE VIOLATIONS? >> WASN'T WORKING, ISN'T COOLING AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO, TOILET WASN'T FLUSHING PROPERLY, NUMBER D IS DROPPING AROUND THE DOOR TO THE BATHROOM. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THAT ONE. THE LIGHT WASN'T WORKING ON THE CEILING FAN. AND THE CABINETS WERE COMING APART , AND THERE WERE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE TUB WAS STOPPED UP. THERE IS MORE DROPPINGS ON EACH . THAT WAS THE THERMOSTAT . >> HOW DID THIS COME TO YOUR ATTENTION? >> A TENANT. >> FROM A TENANT? >> YES. >> NO FURTHER EVIDENCE. >> THANK YOU . MR. GARDNER? >> YES, SIR? >> TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME HERE ? >> I DID DO SOME OF THE REPAIRS. AS FAR AS THE DROPPINGS, IF YOU NOTICE THE HOUSE IS FILTHY AND EVERYTHING , AND SHE IN THE PROCESS OF -- MATTER OF FACT, THE HOUSE IS IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SECTION 8 PROGRAM, AND SHE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND SOME PLACE TO LIVE, AND THEN I CAN GO THROUGH THE HOUSE AND DO THE PROPER REPAIRS . >> PLEASE, FOR MY BACKGROUND, WHAT HAPPENED HERE? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? >> SHE JUST NOT A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER , AND THE TOILET WAS STOPPED UP . I DID CORRECT THAT . SHE DOES NOT A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER. >> BASICALLY, YOU ARE SAYING, IT IS THE TENANT THAT CAUSED ALL OF [00:25:01] THIS? >> YES. MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU NOTICE THE THERMOSTAT ON THE WALL, YOU KNOW, SHE HAD TO GET OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS -- >> INTERESTING. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO TELL ME? >> JUST, IF SHE GIVE ME MORE TIME, I WILL DO MY REPAIRS. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU KNOW, THE CITY HAS ASKED FOR 60 DAYS. YOU ARE SAYING, YOU NEED MORE THAN 60 DAYS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE? >> NO. I HOPE SHE BE GONE AND EVERYTHING. >> OKAY. BUT, YOU THINK, 60 DAYS WOULD BE ENOUGH? >> YES, I DO. >> ANYTHING FURTHER FROM ANYONE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO, THIS COURT DOES FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. AT LEAST EVERYONE DID 80 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLIANT WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT, OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. THANK YOU, MR. GARDNER. >> THANK YOU. >> HAVE A GOOD ONE. READY FOR [D. BV2024-00039 901 Avenue D 901 Avenue D LLC Anthony Jetmore] THE NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS 6D, CASE BV-2024-00039, 90 1, AVENUE D, LLC IS THE OWNER. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. JETMORE . AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? MR. WELLS? >> I AM THE PROPERTY MANAGER. >> PROPERTY MANAGER? THANK YOU. >> MAGISTRATE? >> YES? >> WERE YOU HERE AT SWEARING IN? WERE YOU HERE TO BE SWORN IN? >> YES, MA'AM I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN . >> CAN YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU. >> SORRY, YOUR LAST NAME? THANK YOU. >> YES, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. WHAT DOES THE CITY HAVE? >> HI. ANTHONY JETMORE, INVESTIGATOR FOR CITY OF FORT PIERCE. WE HAVE THE SUBJECT, BV-2024-00039 , 91 AVENUE D. OWNER IS 901 AVENUE D, 1025 SOUTHWEST GREEN RIDGE LANE, PALM CITY, FLORIDA. VIOLATION IS SBC- 105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED, IPMC 1.1.1, 2021 UNSAFE CRUSHER, CORRECT OF ACTION, PLEASE OBTAIN A PERMIT WITH UNNECESSARY REPAIRS TO MAKE THE STRUCTURE SAFE AGAIN, RECOMMENDED THAT THE OCCUPANTS THEY KEEP THE STRUCTURE UNTIL THE CONDITION IS REMEDIED. RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY REQUEST THAT A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, VIOLATORS WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY WINDY J.D. DAVIS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMITTED CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WOULD BE ASSESSED. >> YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> I DO . >> MR. RANIER , WOULD YOU LIKE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES. >> MR. JETMORE, ARE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS , AS STATED, AUGUST 31ST? THESE DON'T HAVE DATES. ARE THEY ALL THE SAME DATE, AUGUST 31ST? >> YES. >> WERE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY YOU? >> THEY WERE . >> THE TRULY, ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS YOU OBSERVED? >> THEY DID. >> THE CITY WOULD MOVE EVIDENCE COMPOSITE 1 . >> I WILL ADMIT THESE INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT. >> MR. JETMORE, NOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS, CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE VIOLATION IS? >> THE VIOLATION WAS , SOME TIME DURING THE NIGHT, A CAR HIT THE BUILDING . >> OKAY. WHAT IS THE VIOLATION? >> VIOLATION IS THAT THEY NEED A PERMIT TO REPAIR THE WORK THAT WAS DAMAGED. >> HAS IT BEEN REPAIRED? >> YES. >> IT HAS. >> OKAY. >> I DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE PART OF THE REPAIR WAS DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT, SO, WHEN I WENT BY THERE [00:30:03] TO POST THIS, I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK, I TOOK A PICTURE OF IT BEING BACKED TOGETHER, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WAS REPAIRED . IT IS 100% REPAIRED, CORRECT ME . >> AS YOU STATED, THERE WAS NO PERMIT, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW. >> RIGHT .CORRECT. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> SO, MR. RANIER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD HERE? >> YES, WHEN I WAS ON THE BIKE, WANTED SOMEBODY FROM ONE MY OTHER PROPERTIES WILL TOLD ME, POLICE WOULD NEVER FIND ME ABOUT THE SITUATION. I GUESS SOMEONE, POLICE WAS CHASING SOMEBODY, WHATEVER HAPPENED, THEN THEY BUMPED INTO THIS RIGHT THERE, JUMPED OUT, GOT AWAY. WE STILL IN PROCESS WITH THAT, BUT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A NOTICE OF 90 DAYS . IT WAS PREPARED DAYS AFTER, LIKE, AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED AND EVERYTHING. ALSO, A PEEPER FROM A CONTRACTOR TO REPAIR EVERYTHING , WHICH Y'ALL CAN CONTACT HIM , AND LAST NIGHT, COULDN'T GET HIM DUE TO ILLNESSES , ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARRIVED . SUBMIT IT, AND IF YOU NEED SOMETHING -- WAS DONE RIGHT AS SOON AS IT WAS DONE . >> WOULD YOU LIKE THOSE ENTERED IN THE EXHIBIT? ARE THOSE YOUR ONLY COPY? DO YOU MIND THEM BEING ENTERED? OKAY. >> I GAVE HER A COPY OF THE CONTRACT . NEED TO CONTACT THEM OVER THERE. EVERYTHING HE HAS PAID IS DONE . >> BUT YOU HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THEM. >> I FINALLY CONTACTED HIM LAST NIGHT, AND I TOLD HIM, TRIED TO BRING HIM HERE , AND HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE MEETING. THERE WAS A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, WHICH I CAN'T -- IT WAS ACTUALLY TWO -- HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO COME UP HERE AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO , AND AS FAR AS THE WORK WAS DONE, THE NEXT DAY. >> THIS WILL BE RESPONDED'S EXHIBIT 1. NO OBJECTION. >> THANK YOU. I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE, AS RESPONDENT'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> DO YOU UNDERSTAND, THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE OR DEPARTMENT'S PERSPECTIVE, MR. RANIER, THERE HAS TO BE A PERMIT HOLDER OR A CONTRACTOR THAT WAS ASKED TO DO THAT THAT , APPARENTLY, DIDN'T DO THAT FOR YOU, AND YOU SAID, YOU ARE WORKING ON? >> NOT NOTIFIED THAT A CONTRACTOR HAD OR DID CALL ONE ANYWAY, AND APPROVED. SO, MUST HAVE CAME AND CEMENTED THE PROPER APPROVAL, BUT DUE TO FAMILY DEATH OR WHATEVER, UNFORESEEN, COULDN'T MAKE IT, HE COULDN'T BE HERE. >> WELL, THE DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDATION IS THERE WILL BE 60 DAYS FOR A PERMIT TO BE PULLED. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? >> I UNDERSTAND. >> THEN, 180 DAYS THEREAFTER FOR THE PERMIT TO BE CLOSED OUT. >> YOU HAVE MORE TIME JUST IN CASE? DON'T THINK HE IS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA RIGHT NOW, BUT HIS INFORMATION IS RIGHT THERE . I DON'T KNOW WHEN HE IS GOING TO MAKE IT BACK. HE WAS PAID. HE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS. I SHOULDN'T BE HERE AT THIS POINT. I AM HERE BECAUSE I JUST GOT IT FROM A TENANT WHO LEASED THE SPACE, SAID, IT WAS PUT ON THE DOOR LAST WEEK. I GUESS THEY JUST PUT A NOTICE THERE, AND I RESPONDED, LIKE, EXCUSE ME, I AM HERE. THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN A NOTICE. WAS WHEN HE POSTED LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO, JUST POSTED, AND THE TENANT WHO WAS AT THE LOCATION, HE CALLED ME, THEN I WAS LIKE, I AM TRYING TO GET IT, I COULDN'T GET THE GUY. THE GUY WAS, LIKE, ACTUALLY GOT HIM LAST NIGHT. HE EMAILED ME THAT PAPERWORK, LIKE, HE HAD BEEN OUT OF TOWN, THERE HAD BEEN A DEATH IN HIS FAMILY OR WHATEVER, AND SO, I AM HERE. >> ANYTHING ELSE ? >> LET ME JUST ASK , MORE THAN A FEW DAYS, IS THERE THE ABILITY FOR MR. RANIER'S PROPERTY TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL TIME? >> MAY REQUEST ADDITIONAL TIME. HOWEVER, IF I CAN ASK A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION OF MR. RANIER, IS THE UNIT CURRENTLY OCCUPIED? >> YES. >> STAFF IS NOT AGREEABLE TO PROVIDING A FURTHER EXTENSION TIME UNLESS WE HAVE A SIGNED LETTER FROM AN ENGINEER . >> THAT IS WHAT HE POSTED HE WANTS DONE. SO, I CALLED HIM. SO, SUBMIT WHATEVER YOU NEED. YOU KNOW, HE WAS PAID. IT IS DUE TO DEATH. >> THE CITY'S CONCERN IS STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF THE REPAIRS , WITHOUT KNOWING HOW IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, THAT IT WAS REPAIRED PROPERLY. NOT AGREEABLE TO PROVIDING FURTHER EXTENSION. STAFF'S ESSENTIALLY MEANS 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN THE PERMIT. >> WESTON, MR. RANIER , JUST FOR MY BACKGROUND, IS THIS THE ONLY [00:35:07] PERSON THAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE ? >> WE GAVE HIM $3700. SO, IT WAS A COMPANY, A COMPANY THAT IS REPUTABLE AND DOES ALL OUR WORK. OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM FROM WEST PALM BEACH TO FORT PIERCE, HE NEVER LET US DOWN. HE ALWAYS DELIVERING. SO, IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT EVER HAPPENED. >> AND HE IS WORKING ON HIS OWN? THERE IS NO ONE ELSE THERE? >> DIRECTLY WITH HIM , THROUGH MY PARTNER, THE OWNER, AND I CONTINUED ON, JUST RUNNING ON THE PROPERTIES , AND THE CONTRACTOR HE HAD OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE BEEN USING HIM, NOW, FOR, LIKE, FOUR AND HALF YEARS. HAVEN'T HAD NO PROBLEM. OTHER PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH THE CITY, I TOOK CARE OF THEM AND CORRECTED THEM INSIDE. DO NOT HAVE PROBLEMS -- I COME UP HERE AND I DEAL WITH IT -- IT IS NO ISSUES. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM EITHER PARTIES? OKAY. WELL, MR. RANIER, I THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND GIVING US SOME MORE BACKGROUND. CERTAINLY, EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. BUT, WE DO HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN HERE. RIGHT? AND, BECAUSE OF THAT, NOT INCLINED TO EXCEED WHAT WAS REQUESTED IN TERMS OF THE 60 DAYS. AND, ALTHOUGH I DO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DID PAY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THIS GENTLEMAN TO GET THIS DONE, WE ALSO GOT TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC HERE. THIS COURT'S FINDING IS THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS , AT LEAST EVERYONE TO JAIDEE DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. MR. RANIER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. ONE MORE QUESTION, WHERE DO I HAVE THE PAPERWORK FOR RULING SO HE CAN GET ON IT? >> MS. BECK ? >> THE ORDER WILL BE PREPARED TODAY, AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE RECORDED -- MONDAY -- >> I CAN COME HERE AND PICK IT UP? I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET IT, SEND IT TO HIM, THEN HE CAN'T GET IT DONE -- >> I'M SORRY. WE ARE CLOSED MONDAY. PRESIDENTS' DAY. >> IF HE CAN'T GET IT DONE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS, I NEED A LETTER TO TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST HIM. >> OF COURSE . >> YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU . >> YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR [E. BV2024-00043 202 N 31st St Eloizin, Jean Logan Winn] COMING DOWN. MS. BECK, WE ARE READY FOR THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS 6E, BV-2024-00043, 202 NORTH 31ST STREET, THE OWNER IS JEAN ELOIZIN. >> MR. WINN? >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. SO, WE'LL START WITH THE CITY . >> CASE NUMBER BV-2024-00043 , 202 NORTH 31ST STREET, INITIATED SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2024. THE OWNER IS ELOIZIN, 3400 AVENUE DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, 3 TO 38, 4045, 105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PLEASE OBTAIN IT A PERMIT FOR A CONVERSION OF A STORAGE SHED TO LIVING SPACE WITH PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC. RECOMMENDATION, CITY REQUESTED SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERYONE TO JAIDEE DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR FIND $100 A DAY. NO PERMIT WORK AT THIS TIME. I HAVE A SET OF PICTURES THAT WAS CONVERTED. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS. >> I THINK WE HAVE A COPY OF THOSE. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK. [00:40:20] >> MR. WINN, PHOTOGRAPHS, APRIL 19 THE LAST YEAR AS WELL AS AUGUST 27TH. CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MA'AM. >> PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS YOU OBSERVED? >> YES, MA'AM, THEY DO. >> THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT FORMS. >> ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THOSE THAT ARE ON THE DRIVE OR LABELED INCORRECTLY, WE SHOULD PRESENT THEM ON THE OVERHEAD IF YOU WISH. >> MR. WINN, THE FIRST SET OF PHOTOGRAPHS, WITH VIOLATIONS -- WHAT VIOLATION DOES THIS DEPICT? >> SO, THESE WERE -- ORIGINALLY, THIS STARTED OUT AS A COMPLAINT FROM THE NEIGHBOR BEHIND THAT HE WAS A SUSPECT OF REPLACING THE WINDOWS WITHOUT PERMIT, AND THAT WAS THE INITIAL PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN FOR THAT VIOLATION THAT WAS -- WE GOT TO THE SECOND SET OF PICTURES -- IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLY THIS CASE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU -- WHEN I CAME IN TO DO THE REINSPECTION, I WAS ALLOWED INSIDE THE BUILDING, THAT'S WHEN I SEEN THE RENOVATION OF THE STORAGE SHED TO THE APARTMENT. >> CAN YOU SCREWED UP THE PHOTOGRAPHS A LITTLE BIT? >> THAT IS THE INITIAL -- >> THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN APRIL OF LAST YEAR. >> CORRECT. >> AND THE SECOND SET OUR AUGUST, CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> INTO THE BUILDING . >> THAT WAS INSIDE . I HAVE ONE MORE PICTURE. >> THIS SPACE, DID YOU BELIEVE IT TO BE A SHED, OR WERE YOU TOLD IT WAS A SHED? >> FROM A PERMITTING PERSPECTIVE, IT HAS ONLY BEEN A SHED. >> AND FROM WHAT YOU OBSERVED AND WHAT THESE PHOTOGRAPHS NOW? T, WHAT IS THE BUILDING - >> AN APARTMENT . >> THEN, HOW DO YOU KNOW IT IS AN APARTMENT? >> A FULL BATHROOM, THERE IS A KITCHENETTE, A SLEEPY ROOM, AND A LIVING AREA . >> NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED ? >> NO, MA'AM . >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. >> MR. ELOIZIN, TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE FOR ME TODAY . >> I HAVE BEEN AT THIS PLACE OVER 20 YEARS. FROM THE TIME I DISPLACED, I FIND THIS, BUT I USE IT AS A STORAGE FORM LAST 20 YEARS WITH ALL WHAT I HAVE, BUT INSIDE , BUT , LAST YEAR, WHEN WE FIX THE FRONT , THE HOUSE, AND I USE TO CLEAN THE BACK , AND WE DO THE BATHROOM, BECAUSE THE BATHROOM IS ALREADY THERE. WE DO IT WITH THE NEW DOOR. BEFORE, IT WAS A SHOWER, BUT WE PUT A DOOR ON IT, AND WE PUT THE TILE , AND THE FLOOR DON'T HAVE NO TILE TO PUT THE TILE, BUT THE WINDOW WAS COVERED WITH THE PLYWOOD FROM THE PAST GUY, BECAUSE WE DON'T LEAVE IT TO PEOPLE , WE PUT THE PLYWOOD ON THERE, BUT WE TAKE THE PLYWOOD, JUST GET IT ALL INSIDE BECAUSE IT WAS SO MUCH PLYWOOD , THAT WHATEVER I WORK WITH, I DON'T [00:45:01] USE . AFTER THAT, WE PUT IT INSIDE. WELL, FINALLY, THE GUY JUST DO THE WORK OVER THERE . WHEN HE IS WORK , BECAUSE WE GET SO MANY OLD WINDOWS, ALL OF THEM WAS OUTSIDE, SOMETHING , I THINK THAT IS THE TIME, PEOPLE TAKE A PICTURE, THINK, WE PUT A NEW WINDOW, ALL THE WINDOWS WAS THERE. BUT, KNOW, I'M OKAY TO COVER IT WITH WHAT THE DECISION IS SUPPOSED TO BE. >> THAT MAKE SENSE . >> SO, ONLY WHEN I HAVE, I ONLY RECEIVE. I AM COMMUNICATING WITH THE CONTRACTOR LONG TIME AGO TO REPAIR IT, BUT THE CONTRACTOR CANNOT REPAIR IT, BECAUSE THEY ASK FOR A PLAN, BUT ONLY THIS MORNING, I ONLY RECEIVED A PLAN FROM THE ENGINEER , BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SEND IT TO THE CONTRACTOR. >> VERY GOOD. SO, YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED ? >> I WILL SHOW YOU THE PLAN THIS MORNING. >> VERY GOOD. SO, DO YOU THINK 60 DAYS WILL BE A GOOD ENOUGH TIME TO GET STARTED THERE? >> ONLY WHAT, I DON'T KNOW BETWEEN THE TIME THE CITY IS GOING TO ANSWER THE MAJORITY, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR. YES. >> DOES THE CITY THINK THAT AN EXTENSION WOULD BE GRANTED IF NEEDED? >> YES, SIR. >> ANYTHING FURTHER FOR ME? >> NOT FROM THE CITY. >> MR. ELOIZIN, ANYTHING ELSE? >> THAT'S ALL. >> IT IS MY DETERMINATION THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, AT LEAST EVERYONE TO JAIDEE DAYS UNTIL A PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED MR. ELOIZIN, MR. WINN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU . [F. BV2024-00046 1001 N 16th Court Embus, Gabriela Miles Keller] >> READY FOR THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NEXT CASE IS 6F, BV-2024-00046, DEN01, 16TH COURT. GABRIELLA EMBUS IS THE OWNER. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. KELLER. >> YES. >> ARE YOU MS. EMBUS? >> YES . >> IN MY SAYING THAT RIGHT? >> KIND OF CLOSE. >> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. CITY, IF YOU CAN PLEASE PROCEED. >> MILES TELLER, WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. CASE NUMBER IS BV-2024-00046 , 1001, NORTH 16TH COURT, 2024 CASE. VIOLATIONS, IPMC 304.13, 2021, WINDOWS , SKYLIGHT, DOORFRAMES, IPMC 304.13.2, 2021, OPENABLE WINDOWS, IPMC 301 , 2021, WINDOWS, IPMC 305.3, 2021 INTERIOR SERVICES, IPMC 305.4, 2021, INTERIOR STAIRS AND WALKING SURFACES, IPMC 209.1:2021, INFESTATION, IPMC 504.1, 2020 ONE, PLUG IN GENERAL, IPMC 504.3, 2021, PLUGGING SYSTEM HAZARDS, IPMC 603.1, 2021, MECHANICAL APPLIANCES , IPMC, 604.3, 2021, SYSTEM HAZARDS FROM ELECTRICAL, IPMC 605.1, 2021, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION . CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, 1, PLEASE OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DAMAGED WINDOWS AND/OR THE DOORS THAT DO NOT OPEN PROPERLY, AND DO NOT SEAL, MAKING IT TIGHT AND/OR BROKEN WINDOWS. TWO, PLEASE OBTAIN OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED WINDOWS, HARDWARE, TO MAKE IT OPENABLE AND OPERABLE . A PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED IF WINDOWS ARE REPLACED. THREE, PLEASE INSTALL , REPAIR, OR REPLACE WINDOWS SLASH LOCKS TO PROVIDE SECURITY. FOUR, PLEASE REPAIR HOLES IN WALLS TRIM THAT IS MISSING, GAPS ALLOWING PESTS IN, POSSIBLE STRUCTURE DAMAGE, AND BATHROOM UNDER THE FLOOR'S TILE'S SEAMS TO BE GOING, TILES ARE BREAKING, FLOOR HAS GAPS AROUND BASEBOARDS , MISSING TRIP [00:50:07] HAZARDS , 5, PLEASE OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED INTERIOR FLOORING THAT IS BROKEN, AND MISSING TRANSITIONS. 6, PLEASE TREAT THE PROPERTY FOR INFESTATIONS, MAKING ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE STRUCTURE TO PREVENT RE-INFESTATION 7, PLEASE REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED, OBSTRUCTED, OR LEAKING PLUMBING, AND OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR INSTALLATION OF THE PLUMBING WITHOUT PERMITS AND THE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR THE LAUNDRY ROOM , DRAIN, AND WATER INSTALL, CAUSING SEWER AND GAS STILL IN HOME. 8, CURRENT CONDITION OF THE PLUGGING SYSTEM CONSTITUTES A HAZARD . PLEASE MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE BROKEN FAUCET HANDLES, RUSTED WATER HEATER, AND INSTALLATION OF BOMBING AND WASHING MACHINE DRAIN. 9, ALL MECHANICAL APPLIANCES SHALL BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED IN A SAFE AND OPERABLE WORKING CONDITION , 10, PLEASE OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS CONSTITUTING A HAZARD , 11, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED , WIRE NOT SHOWING FROM FAN INSTALLED TO THE WALL OUTLET, OUTDOOR LIGHT FIXTURE HANGING DOWN. OUTLET IN BEDROOM HANGING OUT OF WALL , AND IN THE CITY RECOMMENDATION , CITY REQUESTED A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE VIOLATION EXISTS. VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS EVERYONE TO JAIDEE DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, INCUR ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED AS A PERMIT OR FINE OF $100 A DAY. SO FAR, NO PERMIT FOR ANY WORK FOR REINSPECTION PROPERTY. AND, I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY. >> WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME? >> EMBUS . >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE THEY ARE PASSED OUT? >> YES. >> KELLER, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE DATED , LOOKS LIKE, NOVEMBER 17TH , OR SEPTEMBER 17TH? I APOLOGIZE. LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS A POSTING FROM FEBRUARY 3RD THIS YEAR ON THE PROPERTY. CORRECT? >> YES. >> THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU ? >> YES, THEY WERE. >> TO BE TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED? >> YES, THEY DO. >> THIS TIME, THE CITY WOULD MOVE TO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE. >> I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE. >> MR. KELLER, AS WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS HERE, HOW DID THIS UNIT COME TO YOUR ATTENTION? >> SO, IT WAS, I BELIEVE -- AT SOME POINT, THEY CAME IN THROUGH THE TENANT WITH THE COMPLAINT. >> THERE ARE SEVERAL VIOLATIONS INVOLVING THE WINDOWS. THESE DEAL WITH ALL THE WINDOWS IN THE HOME, OR ONE PARTICULAR WINDOW? >> I BELIEVE THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH ALL THE WINDOWS IN THE HOME. THE SPACE. >> WERE THE WINDOWS.OPERABLE? >> THERE IS BROKEN GLASS, SOME ARE MISSING THE SCREENS, AND THERE WAS A BUNCH THAT THE LOCKS WERE BROKEN, PHYSICALLY , IF I RECALL. >> THERE WAS ALSO MENTION OF PLUMBING ISSUES. WHAT WAS THE PLUMBING ISSUE YOU OBSERVED? >> IT HAS BEEN SOME TIME, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A WASHER MACHINE, YOU KNOW, VENT STACK PUT IN, AND SOME PLUMBING LINES , AND THERE IS KNOW P TRAP ON IT, SO, ALTHOUGH SEWER GAS SMELL IS COMING INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. >> THERE WERE ALSO, MENTION OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS, OR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION. WHAT [00:55:01] WAS THAT EXACTLY? >> IN C, ALSO, THEY HAD SOME CORDS STRUNG OUT , AND FURTHER DOWN, THERE WAS A CEILING FAN THAT WAS HUNG WITH, LIKE, BASICALLY A CORD THAT HAD BEEN CUT AND PLUGGED INTO THE WALL , PHOTOGRAPH T, AND ALSO, ONE OF THE BEDROOMS, THERE WAS AN OUTLET HANGING OUT OF THE WALL . YOU KNOW, SO, THERE WAS A FEW THINGS THERE. >> LASTLY, THERE WAS SOME MENTION OF INFESTATION HERE. WHAT DOES THAT REFER TO EXACTLY? >> INSIDE THE BATHROOM, IF I RECALL, THERE WAS A LITTLE BLACK -- THEY LOOKED LIKE COCKROACHES , ALMOST, LITTLE INSIDE THE TILES. I MEAN, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT , I THINK, PHOTOGRAPH L THERE. IN THE MIDDLE. SOMETHING IS A LITTLE BLACK -- I DON' KNOW WHAT THEY WERE. THERE WAS A TON OF THEM IN THERE. >> WAS THAT CALLED TO YOUR ATTENTION BY THE TENANT? >> CORRECT . >> NO FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. MS. EMBUS, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? >> WELL, I REPAIRED EVERYTHING ALREADY. >> EVERYTHING IS REPAIRED? >> YES, SIR. >> OKAY. BUT, WE STILL DON'T HAVE PERMITS, RIGHT? >> EITHER PERMITS, OR I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE FOR REINSPECTION. I DON'T KNOW. >> I GO IN, GOT ONE WEEK TO ASK FOR INSPECTION, SOMEBODY TELL ME, SOMEBODY WILL CALL ME. NOBODY CALL ME. SO, I HERE. >> WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE AT LEAST ON THE RIGHT PATH HERE. SO, I AM ASSUMING, MR. KELLER, YOUR CALL DOWN TO GO INSPECT AGAIN -- WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FROM HERE? STILL WAITING FOR PERMITS? >> I HAVE PICTURE, TOO, OF OTHER REPAIR IF HE WANTS TO SEE JUST TO PROVE IN ADVANCE MY WORK IS TRUE. >> OUR NEXT ACTION WOULD BE TO GO BACK OUT THERE, REINSPECT, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE NOTHING SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PERMIT IF THEY DID DO STUFF WITHOUT PERMIT. YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD HAVE TO OBTAIN TO COMPLY WITH THE CASE. >> MS. EMBUS, THAT IS DEFINITELY OPTIMISTIC, WHAT I HEAR. SO, I HOPE RETHINK AND PROCEED SMOOTHLY. ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME? >> NOT FROM THE CITY. >> ALL RIGHT. I DO FIND THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT , OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, AT LEAST EVERYONE TO JAIDEE DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE, $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. MS. EMBUS, IF YOU CAN DISCUSS WITH THE [H. BV2024-00058 909 Boston Ave Pulatani, Qazim & Shpejtim Miles Keller] BUILDING DEPARTMENT, ARRANGE FOR SOMEBODY TO COME OUT AND SEE IT, THEN WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MS. BECK, READY FOR THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE. >> CASE BV-2024-00057, 6G, 909 BOSTON AVENUE. QAZIM AND SHPEJTIM PULATANI ARE THE OWNERS . >> MR. KELLER AND MR. PULATANI? YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY? ALRIGHTY. READY TO HEAR FROM THE CITY . >> SO, THE SUBJECT IS BV-2024-00058. 909 BOSTON AVENUE, CASE INITIATED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. VIOLATIONS ARE FOR THE BUILDING.105.1, 2020, PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PLEASE OBTAIN PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION , BUT WITHOUT A PERMIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ADDITION OF THREE ELECTRICAL METERS AND SUBPANELS , AND INTERIOR DEMOLITION. THE PERMIT MUST MATCH THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF WORK. RECOMMENDATION, CITY REQUEST SPECIAL MAGISTRATE , FINDS AND VIOLATIONS EXIST, VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN IMPROVEMENT FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY ONE TO JAIDEE DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED , NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. ELECTRICAL PERMIT ISSUED, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF WORK , AND THE REVISION WAS RESUBMITTED . I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE VIOLATION. >> MR. PULATANI, WOULD YOU LIKE [01:00:02] TO LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> NO OBJECTIONS . >> MR. KELLER, THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN SEPTEMBER 30TH OF THIS LAST YEAR, TEN EVERY THIRD OF THIS YEAR, WITH THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. CORRECT? >> YES. >> DID THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS YOU OBSERVED? >> THEY DO. >> THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE THIS COMPOSITE FUND. >> I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE OF CITY'S COMPOSITE ONE. >> MR. KELLER, I KNOW YOU SAID, LASTLY, THERE WAS ANOTHER ISSUE, JUST DIDN'T INCLUDE EVERYTHING IN THE SCOPE OF WORK. >> YES. SO, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE PLAN REVIEW COME THROUGH ON THIS, BUT I THINK THERE IS AN ADDRESS ISSUE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, ABOUT TWO METERS ON THE 909 PROPERTY, ONE ON THE BACK, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT ADDRESS, WHICH IS THE LIGHTER GREEN PICTURE IN THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. SO, I THINK THAT WAS GETTING , YOU KNOW, THAT PERMIT WAS GETTING HANDLED FOR THAT, THEN I BELIEVE THIS WOULD WORK FOR THE SUBPANEL, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT. >> NO FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM THE CITY . >> THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SHARE WITH ME TODAY, MR. PULATANI? >> NO. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT AND GUIDING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THE PERMIT FOR THE OTHER TWO ADDITIONAL HAVE BEEN UNDER REVIEW . WE DID HAVE, LAST YEAR, A HURRICANE THAT CAME THROUGH , WHICH CAUSED THIS WHOLE ENTIRE SITUATION TO COME ABOUT. ESTHER FRANCISCO FROM THE ENGINEERING, BACK TO YOU, WE HAD THIS SERVICE PULLED FROM MANGO TREE, WHICH INITIATED US TO CALL IN FOR A STOP POWER SO WE COULD REPLACE THE METER PANEL OUTSIDE, AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THEY ARE DOING UNDERGROUND SERVICES , TOOK A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND SINCE THEY ARE ALL CUTTING THE OVERHEAD POWER UNTIL IT GOES UNDERGROUND, AND THAT'S WHAT WE JUST WENT AHEAD TO DO THE UNDERGROUND. BUT, ONE OR THE OTHER, WE JUST WENT AHEAD , AS SHE, WENT AHEAD AND PUT THE OTHER TWO UNDERGROUND, BUT THE PERMITS ARE IN PLACE. WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR IT TO BE REVIEWED AND INSPECTED . >> EXCELLENT. SOUNDS OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS WILL GET RESOLVED . IN THAT CASE, I THINK 60 DAYS IS REASONABLE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT? >> NOTHING FROM THE CITY . >> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. SO, THIS COURT FINDS THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST WANT TO JAIDEE DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. MR. KELLER, MR. PULATANI, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. READY FOR THE NEXT ONE. [A. 17-894 2504 Ave G New Covenant Prayer Center Shaun Coss] >> OKAY. WE HAVE THE NEXT CASE, 9A, 17-894, 2504, AVENUE G, NEW COVENANT PRAYER CENTER . THAT IS THE OWNER. >> GOOD MORNING >> GOOD MORNING. YOU ARE BISHOP FISHER? >> YES. >> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. AND, DID YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER OR HEARING ASSISTANCE BEFORE? >> DUE TO THE FACTORS, DURING THE PROCESS , I WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND , TWICE, I WAS IN ICU, SO, OUT OF COMMISSION FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT I HAVE SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS ABOUT EVERYTHING , MY CONTRACTOR. >> BUT, YOU CAN HEAR US JUST FINE? >> YES. >> OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. USE GOING TO EXPLAIN TO YOU, EVERYTHING WHAT HAPPENED. >> SURE. IN ONE MOMENT, I WILL LET THE CITY PRESENT THEIR CASE, THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHATEVER EVIDENCE YOU HAVE. >> OKAY. >> MR. TRA51? >> PROPERTY OWNED BY NEW COVENANT PRAYER CENTER, ITEM [01:05:01] 17-EIGHT, 94, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATION OF THE PROPERTY'S CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 5-1, 105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED. MATTER CAN BE 40 SPECIAL MAGISTRATE JULY 20TH, 2018. ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION . 90-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME WAS GRANTED NOVEMBER 9TH, 2018. AN ADDITIONAL 90-DAY EXTENSION WAS GRANTED FEBRUARY 20TH, 2019. AFFIDAVIT OF NOT COMPLIANT, STARTING FINDS RECORDED MAY 22ND, 2019. JULY 16TH, 19, THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR HEARING. FINES WERE STOPPED AT THE TIME AND THE CASE WAS CONTINUED. THAT WAS GENERALLY 25TH -- SORRY, GENERALLY 22ND, 2025 -- AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE, RESTARTING FINDS WAS RECORDED. SO, IN BETWEEN 2019 AND 2025 , THE CITY DID RECEIVE A PERMIT TO REPAIR THE ROOF . HOWEVER, THE INSPECTIONS WERE NOT CALLED IN. THEY TRIED AN INSPECTION, AND THE FINAL INSPECTION WAS NOT CALLED IN, SO, THAT PERMIT DID EXPIRE, AND THE PERMIT NEEDS TO BE RENEWED. INSPECTIONS NEED TO BE CALLED AND SO WE CAN CLOSE OUT THE PERMIT. THE CITY ALSO RECEIVED A PERMIT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF STUCCO, AND THE PERMIT WAS PROPERLY ENCLOSED. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE OTHER VIOLATIONS THAT PRESIDED STILL HAVE NOT BEEN PERMITTED. THAT IS THE REASON WHY THE FINES RESTARTED, AND THE PERMIT FOR THE REPAIR AND THE PLUMBING REPAIRS. SO, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE CONTRACTOR REPRESENTING THIS MORNING. WE'LL BE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION . >> I'M SORRY, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD? >> NO. >> THANK YOU. YOUR NAME, SIR? >> LLOYD CONSTANCE, THE OWNER OF ANDRUS CONSTRUCTION. >> MR. CONSTANCE, YOU SAID? >> CONSTANT . >> CONSTANT, THANK YOU. MR. CONSTANT, WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? >> ALL RIGHT -- THANK YOU, MA'AM. YES, WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT WAS SAID. WE HAVE DONE SOME WORK, AND DURING THE TIME, HE GOT SICK , AND THAT REALLY DELAYED OUR PROCESS OF MANY OF THE INSPECTIONS , AND GETTING PAID , PLUS SOME OF THE OTHER FINDINGS THAT WAS FOUND BY THE INSPECTOR . WE ACKNOWLEDGED THOSE AS WELL. HOWEVER, THE BOARD THAT WENT ALONG WITH THE CHANGING OF THE ROOF NOT ONLY GOES WITH THE ROOF. I THINK THERE WAS A MIXUP THERE, BECAUSE THAT GOES IN TANDEM WITH THE ROOF. WHEN IT WAS REISSUED, THEN, WE WILL INCLUDE THAT FACIAL BOARD AS WELL. WE WILL HAVE TO DO THAT AS WELL, INCLUDED IN THERE. THIS WAS NOT INITIALLY -- DOES NOT INITIALLY GO IN WITH THE ROOF. SO, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN MY CONSULTATION WITH HIM . AS FOR THE PLUMBING, ON THE OTHER WORK, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON THERE. HOWEVER, WE WILL ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AS WELL. THE PLUMBING , I DON'T KNOW WHAT INSPECTOR SEEN , BUT I REALLY CANNOT SPEAK ON THE PLUMBING WE HAVE. HOWEVER, I HAVE MANY PLUMBERS THAT WORK FOR ME , I DID SOME AND ONE PLUMBING COMPANY ALREADY , AND THEIR CONCLUSION WAS WE DO AS MUCH WORK AS WE CAN , THEN CALL IN FOR AN INSPECTION, THEN THE INSPECTOR, THEN, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE PLUMBING, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO WITH THIS , BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT CLEAR ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE DON'T WANT TO OPEN A CAN OF WORMS UNNECESSARILY. AND, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ASKING THE COURT'S PATIENT AS WE REISSUE EVERY REQUEST FOR REOPENING OF THE OLD PERMIT TO ADD THE FISHER AND POSSIBLY , HOPEFULLY, GIVE US A MINIMUM OF 60 DAYS TO DO THAT PROCESS WITH THE PLUMBING BEING CONSIDERED. >> THANK YOU, MR. CONSTANT. QUESTION , MR. COSS, FOR CLARIFICATION, THE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE AT ISSUE TODAY , ARE WE SAYING THAT THESE HAVE BEEN OPEN VIOLATIONS SINCE 2018? SO, BISHOP FISHER, TELL ME. EXPLAIN [01:10:12] TO ME, SINCE 2018, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE HERE, AT LEAST SINCE 2018, BUT WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH IT IN 2025. CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? >> I HAVE SEEN SPECIAL MAGISTRATE BEFORE US, AND I EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON. RIGHT AFTER COVID CAME, THEY SHUT DOWN, WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO WIND UP WITH THE COVID. SO, I WOUND UP IN THE HOSPITAL, AND AS A RESULT OF COVID, MAJOR SURGERY THEN, RESULTING IN A HEART ATTACK , AND I WOUND UP IN THE ICU, SO, A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF GOING ON DURING THAT TIME. MIGHT HAVE BEEN ICU AT THE SAME TIME I WAS IN ICU, SO, EVERYTHING WITH THIS, BELATED. LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A LOT GOING ON BACK THEN, AND MY MAJOR CONCERN WAS ME TRYING TO GET BACK ON MY FEET, YOU KNOW, MORE SUPPORT, AND SITTING HERE , BRING BACK A LOT OF BAD MEMORIES, TALKING TO MS. RUSK, AND I EXPLAINED SOMETHING TO TELL HER THAT CAME TO PASS, AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, SOMETHING GOD TOLD ME WAS GETTING READY TO HAPPEN , AND SHE TOLD ME, SHE WOULD GET BACK WITH ME LATER ON. UNFORTUNATELY, TOOK HER LIFE. THAT IS WHY, BUT LIKE I SAID, GIVE US THE TIME TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE NEED TO DO, WE WILL GET EVERYONE SITUATED. IN FACT, I JUST CAME FROM THE DOCTOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WE GOT THE NOTICE I WAS HAVING A VOCAL CORD -- BELIEVE ME, THAT IS NO JOKE. YOU DO NOT WANT , NOT AT MY AGE, NOT THAT NOBODY AGE. SOME PEOPLE ALL SAYING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW FOR ME, BUT YOU CAN GIVE US TIME , YOU KNOW, GIVE US TIME TO GO AHEAD ON IN, DO WHATEVER HE SAYS NECESSARY . >> THANK YOU, MR. FISHER, FOR BRINGING ME UP TO SPEED . I DO WISH A SMOOTH RECOVERY FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> SO, MR. COSS, YOU WERE MENTIONING YOU WANTED TO HEAR FROM MR. CONSTANT BEFORE YOU LEFT? >> THANK YOU, SIR, YES. I BELIEVE MR. CONSTANT SAID, 60 DAYS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO OBTAIN THE PERMITS. CORRECT? >> YES. >> STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS STAY THE ACCRUAL OF THE FINES FOR 60 DAYS TO ALLOW FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMITS . ONCE THE CASE HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, THIS CASE CAN COME BACK FOR CONSIDERATION OF REDUCTION OF FINES. >> ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY ? >> WHERE DO WE GO NEXT FROM HERE? WHAT IS THE NEXT EPISODE? >> I AM INCLINED TO TAKE THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION . SO, MY DETERMINATION, AND WILL BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO ALLOW US TO STAY THESE PROCEEDINGS FOR 60 DAYS, THEN, WE THE RECONVENE UP TO SEE IF EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH. >> WITH THE 60 DAYS HAVE THE FINES? >> THANK YOU . >> WE WILL AGREE TO STAY THE FIRST 60 DAYS. >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING FOR ME. TO CLARIFY, WE WILL STAY THE FINES ACCRUING FOR 60 DAYS. >> OKAY. THEY DECIDED YESTERDAY THAT IT WOULD BE IN MY BEST INTEREST FOR ME TO HAVE RADIATION THERAPY DONE AS QUICK AS I CAN. SO, BEGINNING NEXT WEEK , THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE. SO, IF YOU CAN SPEND SOME TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING I NEED -- BECAUSE LIKE I SAID -- WITH ME OUT OF THE PICTURE NOW, MY WIFE IS GOING TO UNDERSTAND , DEALWITH THE CONTRACT AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF, STUFF THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO, SHE WILL HAVE TO STAND UP, AND GOING TO BE KIND OF DIFFICULT FOR ME TO, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO HEAL, YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING, SO, YOU CAN GIVE US SOME TIME, ADD A FEW MORE DAYS ONTO THE 60 DAYS, I WOULD HIGHLY APPRECIATE THAT, SIR. >> WHAT IS THE CITY'S POSITION? >> NOT ANY LIFE SAFETY ISSUES HERE. STAFF, APPROVAL FOR 90 DAYS STAY OF APPROVAL. >> OKAY. IN THAT CASE, I WILL ALLOW 90-DAY STAY OF APPROVAL. >> YES, SIR. >> BUT PLEASE, WORK DILIGENTLY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SAY, I WON'T SEE THIS ONE AGAIN, GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN [01:15:02] HERE SINCE 2018. ANYTHING FURTHER FOR ME ? >> NO, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. MR. CONSTANT, BISHOP FISHER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND BE WELL, SIR .HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON , OR ARE BETTER SOON. >> YES, SIR. >> MS. BECK, READY FOR THE NEXT, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 9B, CASE [B. 17-898 1450 Bell Avenue TSPN 19 LLC 1450 Bell Ave Owner LLC Shaun Coss] 17-898, 1450 BELL AVENUE, TSPN 19 LLC AND 1450 BELL AVENUE OWNER LLC ARE THE OWNERS. >> MAGISTRATE, SCOTT HOLMES WITH GULFSTREAM BUILDING GROUP CONTRACTOR DEVELOPER AND CONTRACT MANAGER FOR 1450 BELL AVENUE. THE OWNER, WE HAVE THE OWNER WITH US HERE . >> I AM ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FOR 1450 BELL AVENUE. >> MR. HOLMES YOU SAID? >> YES, SIR. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. MR. COSS? >> CASE 17-898 FOR 1450 BELL AVENUE. CASE WAS INITIATED APRIL 5TH, 2017. PROPERTY IS OWNED BY TSPN 18 LLC, 1450 BELL AVENUE, OWNER LLC, BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY , CURRENTLY, INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 111.1.1, UNSAFE STRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT CODE 105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED, DEPARTMENT CODE 105.4.1.2, EXPIRED PERMIT, AND CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 125- 20, COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THIS MATTER HAS COME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MANY TIMES SINCE 2017 . HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT , IN JUNE OF 2024, THERE WAS A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP INTEREST, THERE WAS A CHANGE OF MAILING ADDRESS. SO, THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IN JULY OF 2024. THERE WAS AN ORDER VACATING THE PREVIOUS ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION. THERE WAS A NEW ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION THAT GRANTED 90-DAY EXTENSION OR FINES WOULD BEGIN. THERE WAS A 90-DAY EXTENSION GRANTED IN SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2024 . THE REVIEW WAS REALLY APPROVED ON JULY 14TH, 2025 . AS OF YESTERDAY, THE LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT IS READY FOR ISSUANCE . TODAY, IT IS IN THE FINAL CHECK STAGES. SO, THE RESPONDENT IS ACTIVELY PURSUING GETTING THIS ISSUE REMEDIED. IT IS A VERY LARGE INDUSTRIAL SITE WITH MULTIPLE BUILDINGS, MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE CAUSED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT MOVE THE CURRENT OWNER AND CONTRACTOR WORKING PRETTY DILIGENTLY TO RESOLVE THE DEVELOPMENT COMPLIANCE REVIEW PROCESS. IT TOOK OVER A YEAR OF BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE OWNER, ARCHITECT AND THE CITY BEFORE RECEIVING THE APPROVAL. THEY ARE HERE THIS MORNING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM. I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH CONTRACTOR HOMES BEFORE THE HEARING. THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED THIS MATTER BE STAYED INDEFINITELY. STAFF IS AGREEABLE TO THAT, HOWEVER, WE ARE AGREEABLE TO ESTABLISHING A NEW TIMELINE, THAT THIS CASE BE CONTINUED FOR 180 DAYS TO COINCIDE WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SIDE WORK DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, AND ALSO, FOR THE SIDE WORK DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO REMAIN ACTIVE , AND THIS CASE WOULD NOT NEED TO COME BACK BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. IF THE PERMIT WERE TO EXPIRE, WE WOULD BRING IT BACK TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. ALSO, OTHER PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE OR DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURES , WHATEVER ROUTE THEY DECIDE TO PURSUE. THAT WOULD ALSO CONTINUE THIS CASE FURTHER. ESSENTIALLY, AS LONG AS WE HAVE AN ACTIVE PERMIT, STAFF IS AGREEABLE WITH CONTINUING THIS CASE. HOWEVER, IF THOSE PERMITS EXPIRE, WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. >> DO WE HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS IN [01:20:03] PARTICULAR FOR THIS BOARD? >> NOT IN PARTICULAR. THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS ARE IN VACANT AREAS OF THE BUILDING. THERE ARE NO UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON THE SITE ITSELF, JUST SOME IN SPECIFIC BUILDINGS WHICH ARE VACANT. >> MR. HOLMES, ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD HERE? >> YES, SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF ECHO WHAT MR. COSS HAS SAID ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. THE REASON WE ARE IN FRONT OF YOU IS MAINLY A LEGACY ISSUE. ONE THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THIS GROUP, BUT INHERITED. THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH GREAT LENGTHS , VARIOUS ITEMS, TO CORRESPOND WITH THE CITY, TO WORK WITH THE CITY. SOME OF THAT HAS INCLUDED MOVING ABOUT 250,000 TONS OF TRASH THAT WERE LEFT ON THE SITE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. THE BUILDINGS WERE, DUE TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER, ONE OF THE UNSAFE ISSUES WAS A ROOF COLLAPSED THAT WAS UNDER A SPECIAL ORDER, WHICH YOU WILL SEE, AS THE PERMIT WAS REQUESTED AND ACQUIRED, TOOK CARE OF THE DEMOLITION OF THAT ROOF, THE UNSAFE CONDITION NO LONGER EXISTS, THE PERMIT WAS ACQUIRED -- I AM ASSUMING IT WAS FINAL -- CALLED IN FOR FINAL EXPECTION -- INSPECTION -- AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T KNOW. MR. COSS IS HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT, IT WAS OLDER THAN A YEAR WE HAD BEEN AT THIS, OVER A YEAR AND A HALF, TRYING TO GET OUR SITE PERMIT TO THE END WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS ONE PACKET OF PAPERWORK THAT SITS RIGHT HERE, 1 OF 6 THAT WE SUBMITTED BEFORE OUR LAST MAGISTRATE APPEARANCE THAT WERE RETURNED BACK TO US BECAUSE A SITE CONDITION EXISTED ON THE SITE, THE PARKING LOT , HAD MILLINGS IN THE PARKING WITH ASPHALT MILLINGS, WHERE THE GROUND-UP ROADS GET PUT ON THERE. ENGINEERING DID NOT LIKE THAT, SO, IT THREW OUR RENOVATION PERMIT TO THE SIDE THROUGH WHAT IS CALLED A DPCR , A PROCESS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH FIRST . ONCE YOU GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE BILLING DEPARTMENT, LET THEM GO BACK THROUGH, KIND OF ALMOST THE SAME PROCESS, BUT MORE TECHNICAL, INFRASTRUCTURAL, AND WHATNOT. SO, THAT IS WHAT HAS TAKEN US SO LONG, THE DPCR, THE PROCESS BETWEEN WAITING ON THE COUNTY FOR A RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT, SIDEWAL THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY, BUT THE COUNTY HAD TO HAVE THEIR SAY. SO, FOR THE WATER MANAGEMENT, TAKE YOUR PICK. MR. COSS AND I HAVE BEEN AND WILL STAY IN COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT THE WHOLE TIME. WE HAVE A CLIENT THAT IS VERY DILIGENTLY TRYING TO RENOVATE ONE OF THE BIGGEST LIGHTS IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. VERY LARGE , CITRUS JUICE PACKING FACILITY THAT RAN ITS COURSE BACK IN THE '80S .AS EXPLAINED EARLIER, THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH EXTREME EXPENSE , TAKING CARE OF THE LEGACY THAT WAS LEFT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER . I WOULD LIKE MR. COSS AND I -- I APPRECIATE THE 180 DAYS PER OUR CONVERSATION THIS MORNING. I WOULD HOPE THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUR RENOVATION PERMITS THROUGH THE DPCR, THE PROCESS I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST FROM YOU, IN THE OFFICE EITHER AN ABANDONMENT, AS MR. COSS SAID -- EITHER AN ABANDONMENT OR A CONTINUED CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT THROUGH MR. COSS, BECAUSE IT IS A WASTE TO BOTH THE COURT'S TIME, MR. COSS' TIME, AND THE CITY AND OUR TIME AS WE ARE SITTING HERE, CONTINUING TO PROGRESS, BUT YET, MIRED IN A PROCESS THAT EITHER THE CITY OR THE COUNTY FORCED US TO GO THROUGH TO GET OUR PERMITS. SO, IT IS NOT THAT WE ARE UNWILLING. IT IS WE ARE IN QUICKSAND .THE HARDER WE STRUGGLE, THE MORE WE SINK. SO, THAT IS WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY . WE THROW OUR SELF AT THE MERCY OF THE COURT, AND HOPE THAT THERE IS A HYBRID SITUATION THAT THE COURT WOULD BE HAPPY WITH, THE CITY WOULD BE HAPPY WITH, THAT WE CAN CORRESPOND WITH THAT DOESN'T WASTE THE COURT'S TIME ANYMORE ON A PROJECT THAT CONTINUES, BUT ONLY CONTINUES AT THE PACE THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE AT. >> THANK YOU, MR. HOLMES. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? >> SCOTT PUT IT PERFECTLY. THANK [01:25:01] YOU AS WELL, SHAWN. NOT MUCH ELSE IS NEEDED TO DISCUSS. >> WELL, DEFINITELY NOT LOST ON THIS COURT, YOU KNOW, THE EFFORT YOU HAVE TAKEN, OR INHERITED THIS ISSUE, SO TO SPEAK. SO, IT IS DEFINITELY APPRECIATED THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN THOSE STEPS. I AM NOT INCLINED TO GRANT, YOU KNOW, THE DEFINITE CONTINUANCE, BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THE 180 DAYS GETTING THIS RESOLVED AND THAT TIME, AND IF ANYTHING, WE CAN REVISIT TO SEE IF MORE TIME IS NEEDED, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER THAT YOU WANT ME TO CONSIDER? >> JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, I WOULD SUGGEST, HAVE YOU EVER PULLED A PERMIT FROM THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE YOURSELF, PERSONALLY, A CONTRACTOR OR WHY NOT? I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT YOU DO THAT , FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE PROCESS , BECAUSE I SAID HERE, UNFORTUNATELY, CERTAIN PEOPLE COME UP, WANTING TO GET 60 DAYS, MR. COSS . WE HAVE TALKED NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS THAT WOULD HELP . WE WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD TO OFFER MY HELP TO MR. COSS AS A CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACTING PUBLIC BOARD TO HELP YOU WITH THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PROCESS, BUT, THE PROCESS IS VERY LONG, VERY LENGTHY , AND IT IS TECHNICAL AS THE REMODELING OF THESE BUILDINGS GO. I WOULD HOPE WINDY J.D. DAVIS WOULD BE ENOUGH, BUT WE SPENT A YEAR, ALMOST A YEAR, ON A SITE PLAN RENOVATION , WHICH ONLY JUST INCLUDED DRAINAGE, STORMWATER DRAINAGE, UTILITIES TO COME IN FROM THE STREET, AND CREATING A PARKING LOT FOR 10 ACRES OF THE 90 ACRES OF THIS SITE. WE SPENT OVER A YEAR GETTING THROUGH JUST THE DPCR PROCESS, NOT COUNTING GETTING OUR CYCLING PERMIT, JUST THE DPCR, AND THAT WAS A PARKING LOT. THESE BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO BE VERY TECHNICAL, HVAC, ELECTRICAL , STRUCTURAL, WHATNOT . IT IS MY HOPE THAT THAT IS ENOUGH TIME. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER WITH YOU STAYING IT -- NOT STAYING IT -- BUT CONTINUING IT IF WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT YOU COULD COORDINATE WITH MR. COSS OR US SO DOESN'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR OURS TO COME HERE AND SPEAK, AND TELL YOU, ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE WORKING ON IT. THAT IS MY ONLY REQUEST. >> MR. COSS, WITH THE DEPARTMENT BE AMENABLE TO GRANTING TIME IF NEEDED? >> YES, SIR, AS LONG AS FORWARD PROGRESS IS BEING MADE AND WE HAVE APPLICATIONS IN THE REVIEW PROCESS, STAFF IS AGREEABLE TO THAT . >> EXCELLENT. >> WE'RE AGREEABLE TO THAT TOO. >> THANK YOU. WELL, MR. HOLMES, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND SHARING, GIVING ME SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. IT IS, IN MY OPINION, THAT THAT WILL BE THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST THAT WE DO TAKE THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION , AND CONTINUE FOR ONE J.D. DAVIS . THE PARTIES CAN COME INTO BOARD, SHOULD THEY NEED ADDITIONAL TIME . ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME? ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU, MR. HOLMES , FOR COMING DOWN. [C. 19-3145 4060 Selvitz Road Johnson, Bobby & Wanda Shaun Coss] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. COSS, BOARD, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MS. BECK, READY FOR THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS 9C, 19-3145, 4060 SELVITZ ROAD. BOBBY AND WANDA JOHNSON ARE THE OWNERS. >> ARE YOU BOBBY AND WANDA JOHNSON? >> WONDER. >> YOU ARE BOBBY? >> NO. I'M SHERRY JOHNSON'S DAUGHTER , AND MY FATHER PASSED AWAY ON THE 19TH 2 YEARS AGO . >> MY CONDOLENCES. >> THANK YOU. >> SORRY TO HEAR THAT. MR. COSS? >> THANK YOU. CASE 19-3145, 4060 SELVITZ ROAD, NOVEMBER 20TH, 2019 . PROPERTY OWNED BY BOBBY AND WANDA JOHNSON OF 4067 SELVITZ ROAD, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. VIOLATION OF THE PROPERTY, ORDINANCE SECTION 5-1.1, , REQUIRED PRINT SECTION [01:30:02] 105.4, EXPIRED PERMIT. THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE APRIL 21ST, 2020 ONE. IN ORDER TO TERMINATE VIOLATION. EXTENSION THE TIME WAS GRANTED OCTOBER 18TH, 2021 . AN AFFIDAVIT OF OF NOT COMPLIANT RECORDED JANUARY 20TH , 2022 .AN ORDER FOR RESPONDENTS REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR ONE YEAR WAS GRANTED APRIL 19TH, 2022. AN AFFIDAVIT ABOVE NOT COMPLAINTS , RESTARTING FINES, RECORDED MAY 11TH, 2023 . THERE WAS A HEARING, STAYING THE ACCRUAL OF THE FINES ON JULY 18TH, 2023. 90-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2023, 30-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED FEBRUARY 8TH, 2024, AND 90-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED AUGUST 15TH, 2024. SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO THE LAST SITE , THIS IS AN ASPHALT PROCESSING PLANT MANY OF THE VIOLATIONS WERE CAUSED BY THE PREVIOUS TENANT , WHO HAS MOVED ON FROM THE SITE. OWNERS ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING PUTTING THIS SITE INTO COMPLIANCE IN ANTICIPATION OF A NEW TENANCY AGREEMENT TO OPERATE THE ASPHALT PLANT. THERE IS A PERMIT THAT IS PENDING REVIEW . THE LAST ACTION ON THE PERMIT WAS THAT IT WAS REJECTED ON JANUARY 22ND . WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED REVISIONS, BUT I AM HOPEFUL THAT THE CONTRACTOR AND THE OWNERS ARE WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS TO DIVIDE REVISIONS. >> CORRECT . WE HAVE SEVERAL APPROVALS . FIRE DEPARTMENT, FPUA, SO, NOW, WE ARE GOING BACK TO MAKE REVISIONS WITH OUR ENGINEERS, MAKING SOME CHANGES WITH THE ENGINEERS. SO, IT IS ACTIVELY BEING PURSUED, TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND CHECK OFF EVERYTHING THAT IS REQUIRED TO THE CITY . AS MR. COSS SAYS, IT IS , IN APRIL, THERE WAS A NEW OWNER OF THE PLANT. SO, HE IS PICKING UP AND TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS FROM THERE. >> MRS. JOHNSON, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD ? >> NO. >> SO, BASED OFF OF THIS, WHAT IS THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION? >> HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD NEED TO SUBMIT THE REVISIONS FOR THIS PERMIT? >> THAT IS IN THE HANDS OF THE ENGINEER. WE JUST MET THIS WEEK , AGAIN, SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE THE RETENTION OR DETENTION POND IS, AND IF IT SHOULD BE MOVED OR ADJUSTED. SO, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THAT RIGHT NOW, JUST TO MAKE SURE IT IS APPROVED BY THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, AND THEY CAME UP THIS WEEK TO MAKE SURE WHERE THE FLOW OF THE STORM WATER AND EVERYTHING GOES, THE RETENTION POND, MAINLY, THE APPROPRIATE PLACE. >> THANK YOU. SIMILAR TO THE LAST CASE, SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW, PERMIT ARE INVOLVED. THIS COULD BE A LONG PERMITTING SITUATION. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WILL BE TO PROVIDE 180-DAY CONTINUANCE FOR THIS CASE. AND, ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC THAT WE CAN AT LEAST MAKE SOME CONTINUED FORWARD MOVEMENT FOR THE 180 DAYS? >> ABSOLUTELY. AND MUCH APPRECIATED , THAT DIRECTION . WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD. >> AREN'T WE ALL? RIGHT? VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD .WELL, IF THAT IS THE CASE, IT IS MY FINDING THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO GRANT THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION HERE. WE'LL ENTER AN ORDER ALLOWING FOR THAT 180-DAY CONTINUANCE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. [E. 24-1365 100 Corner Dr Bldg E Sabal Chase Essential Housing Shaun Coss] APPRECIATE IT. MS. BECK, READY FOR THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS 9E, 24-1365, 100 CORNER DRIVE, BUILDING E . TRAN53 AS THE OWNER .WE HAVE THE PROPERTY MANAGER. I DON'T BELIEVE SHE IS HERE FOR SWEARING-IN . >> NO. >> IF YOU CAN RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. >> MA'AM, WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? >> KEISHA SMITH. >> THANK YOU, MS. SMITH. MR. COSS, WHAT YOU HAVE FOR US? >> CASE 24-1 265 -- 24-1365, 100 CORNER DRIVE, BUILDING E. LLC ACQUISITION FROM COOPER STREET, [01:35:05] 144 CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, 0801. VIOLATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL , MESKELL, 304.10, STAIRWAYS, BOOKS, BALCONIES, THREE AND 4.2, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, 304.13,.2, OPENABLE WINDOWS. THE MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE NUMBER EIGHT, 2024. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE A VIOLATION WAS THERE. JANUARY 16TH, 2025, AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE STARTED WITH RECORDING OF THE FINES. THIS IS HERE TODAY FOR A HEARING , TO STAFF'S KNOWLEDGE, VIOLATIONS ARE STILL PRESENT.WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ISSUE BUILDING PERMIT YET.HOWEVER , THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT , HAS BEEN REJECTED SEVERAL TIMES . MOST RECENTLY, FEBRUARY 10TH . SO, JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. SO, PRIOR TO MAKING ACCOMMODATION, LIKE TO HEAR FROM MS. SMITH TO SEE IF SHE HAS AN UPDATE ON REVISIONS, OR ANTICIPATION THE WINDOWS WOULD BE SUBMITTED . MS. SMITH, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THESE VIOLATIONS? >> E BUILDING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IT SEEMS TO BE A MIXUP BETWEEN THE TWO VIOLATIONS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY OPENED, ONE FOR E 09 AND ONE FOR E. E WAS MAINLY A WINDOW, REPLACED IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS STUCCO REPAIRS. ALL THAT WAS DONE LAST YEAR. WHAT I THINK YOU ARE REFERRING TO WOULD BE THE PERMIT NEEDED FOR THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR, WHERE THE CAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED TWO MONTHS LATER. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, I DO SPEAK TO THE ENGINEERING COMPANY YESTERDAY, AND I SPOKE TO ELIZABETH, AND CYNTHIA . THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE PERMIT THAT WAS PULLED FROM THAT SECTION HAS BEEN DENIED FIVE TIMES. SO, I GOT INVOLVED YESTERDAY. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SEND YOU THE REVISED ONE TOMORROW MORNING. >> DO WE KNOW WHY THEY WERE DENIED ? >> SEEMS LIKE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SIGNATURE. SO, CYNTHIA IS NOT ACCEPTING IT. I GUESS SHE KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM DUE TO A LANGUAGE BARRIER. I GOT INVOLVED YESTERDAY. NOW, THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE NEEDS.SO, IT SHOULD BE REVISED AND SENT TO YOU GUYS TOMORROW. >> THANK YOU. I WILL CONFIRM THAT THE PLANS WERE NOT APPERLEY DIGITALLY SIGNED AND SEALED. THAT IS WHY. THIS VIOLATION IS FOR THE STUCCO CRACKING AND FALLING OFF FROM THE WINDOW. ALL OF THESE VIOLATIONS DO REQUIRE A PERMIT TO REMEDY. IF THEY ARE NOT PART OF THIS PERMIT THAT WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT, I DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU EITHER REVISE THAT APPLICATION TO INCLUDE THIS WORK OR OBTAIN A SEPARATE PERMIT FOR THESE REPAIRS . THERE IS A CONCRETE DECK THAT IS BULGING WITH SOME DAMAGED STUCCO , WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. I AM HOPEFUL THAT THESE CRACKS WERE NOT JUST PATCHED UP .I AM HOPEFUL THAT THERE WAS A PROPER RESTORATION OF THIS DAMAGE , AND IN THAT EVENT, A PERMIT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OBTAINED . IF THE REPAIRS ARE MADE NOW, AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD REQUIRE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT IN LIEU OF OUR INSPECTIONS FOR THE REPAIRS ALREADY MADE. >> SO, IN LIGHT OF THIS, WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY? >> MS. SMITH, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD NEED ? >> TO MAKE SURE THE CONTRACTOR UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, IF WE CAN GET 60 MORE DAYS, THAT WOULD WORK OUT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK IS COMPLETED, AND PERMITS WERE FULLY APPROVED . >> THANK YOU. STAFF IS AGREEABLE TO A 60-DATE STAY OF THE APPROVAL WITH THE FINES. >> I WILL GRANT THE RECOMMENDATION HERE. WON'T DISTURB THE REPORTING PARTIES , AND THE 60-DAY APPROVAL OF ANYTHING ELSE? >> I HAVE A QUESTION . CONTINUING FOR 60 DAYS? >> THOSE FINES ARE BEING STAYED, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S ORDERS. FINES WILL STOP FOR 60 DAY TO ALLOW FOR THE ISSUANCE. IF THE PERMIT IS NOT OBTAINED WITHIN THE 60 DAYS, THE FINES WILL RESTART. ONCE THE CASE HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, AT THAT TIME, YOU CAN COME BACK BEFORE US. >> THANK YOU. >> NO, THANK YOU FOR COMING [D. 24-438 308 Hernando St Kroll (TR), Joyce A Cohen Shaun Coss] DOWN. >> HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> YOU AS WELL. >> MS. BECK, NEXT CASE. >> NEXT CASE WE HAVE WILL BE A CALL, 9D , 28-438, HERNANDO, FOR [01:40:01] JOYCE, COLIN CROWELL, HER SON REPRESENT HER, LAUREN COLE -- I AM SORRY, COHEN -- >> HI, MR. COHEN? >> HI. THIS IS LAURA COHEN. >> THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. HYPER YOU ARE IN AUDIO ATTENDANCE OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? >> I CAN HEAR YOU FINE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. I DO HAVE TO SWEAR YOU IN FOR TESTIMONY. IF YOU COULD PLEASE, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> I DO. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. COHEN, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE JAMIE BURRELL, HOW ARE YOU? >> I AM WELL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH THE CITY PRESENTING THEIR SIDE OF THE CASE, THEN YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL ME WHATEVER YOU HAVE. >> OKAY. >> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. MR. COSS, IF YOU WOULD . >> CASE 24-438, 438 HERNANDO STREET, OWNED BY JOYCE KROLL, PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 105.1, INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 304.1, EXTERNAL STRUCTURE, GENERAL 304.10, STAIRWAY , PORCHES AND BALCONIES. MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MINISTRY TO JUNE 14TH, 2024. ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION ENTERED. AUGUST 14TH, 2024, 90-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME WAS GRANTED. FINES HAVE NOT STARTED IN THIS CASE. WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM MR. COHEN REQUESTING FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME, HERE FOR YOU TODAY . STAFF HAS ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ENGINEERING, REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TIME TO PREPARE SIGNAGE FOR THESE REPAIRS. SO, PRIOR TO MAKING A RECOMMENDATION, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM MR. COHEN AS TO HOW LONG HE WOULD ANTICIPATE IT TAKING BEFORE THE PREPARED DRAWINGS WILL BE READY. >> YES, MR. COHEN? >> PURPOSE-BUILT ENGINEERING , YOU KNOW, SHOULD HAVE DRAWINGS FOR ME WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT IS PENDING, AND I HAVE A LOCAL LICENSED CONTRACTOR, TIM BROWNING, LINED UP TO MAKE ANY CHANGES AND PULL ANY PERMITS IN ORDER TO DO THE WORK . I HAD A VERY HARD TIME FINDING -- TRYING TO HELP MY MOTHER-IN-LAW IN THE PROPERTY -- SHE IS 82 YEARS OLD , SHE HAS KIND OF LOST HER MARBLES A LITTLE BIT. TRYING TO COORDINATE ALL THESE REPAIRS REMOTELY , AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING AN ENGINEER THAT WOULD TAKE THE JOB. ENGINEERS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN VERY BUSY. WANTED TO TAKE A SMALL JOB, AND I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I GOT SOMEONE FROM ENGINEERING ON THE CASE, BUT CAN HAVE THE DRAWINGS WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. TAKING ALL THE MEASUREMENTS , THEY HAVE DONE SCANS , AND A PLAN IS PENDING . YOU KNOW, I WOULD REQUEST -- I MEAN -- I WOULD REQUEST 90 DAYS TO HAVE EVERYTHING DONE, IF THAT IS FEASIBLE. I KNOW THAT I WILL HAVE THE PLANS, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE WORK DONE. I THINK I CAN GET IT DONE IN A MUCH SHORTER TIME FRAME, GIVEN THE FACT THAT I NOW HAVE A TEAM LINED UP TO DO THE WORK, WHICH I WAS HAVING TROUBLE. I JUST DIDN'T HAVE ANY LOCAL CONNECTIONS IN FORT PIERCE PREVIOUSLY. BUT I RECENTLY GOT A PROPERTY MANAGER, LOCALLY, TO HELP ME. HE HAS MADE THESE INTRODUCTIONS THAT MAKE MANAGING THE PRETTY AND MAKING REPAIRS MUCH EASIER . >> THANK YOU, MR. COLEMAN. MR. COSS, ANY SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS PARTICULAR KNOW -- >> THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE [01:45:02] CODE WE JUST NEED THE PLANS FROM THE ENGINEER TO VERIFY THAT THEY ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE CODES SO THAT WE MAY CONFER PROPER INSPECTION. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE GRANT AN EXTENSION OF 60 DAYS TO ALLOW FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT. ONCE THE PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED, THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE 180 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE WORK AND PROPERLY CLOSE OUT THE PERMIT. >> MR. COHEN, DO YOU THINK THE 60 DAYS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR YOU ? >> ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. ABSOLUTELY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT THERE IS ADDITIONAL TIME TO COMPLETE THE WORK ONCE THE PERMIT COMES IN , IN CASE THERE IS ANY ADDITIONS OR MODIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO BRING IT TO CODE. >> VERY GOOD. IN THAT CASE, IT IS MY DETERMINATION THAT , MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION , WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. WE'LL PREPARE AN ORDER TO THAT EFFECT, AND GET THAT OUT SHORTLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OF COURSE. THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH US, MR. COHEN. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS GETTING RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU TOO. >> EXCELLENT. MS. BECK, READY FOR THE NEXT, PLEASE . [G. BV2024-00057 102 Pummelo Place Petermeier, Elizabeth & Daniel Logan Winn] >> OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO DO 6G, CASE 9C, 102, PAMELA PLACE, ELIZABETH AND DANIEL PETERMEIER ARE THE OWNERS. >> NO RESPONDENTS FOR THIS ONE ? >> NO. THE CONTRACTOR CAME TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND AGREED TO THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION. >> EXCELLENT. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US, MR. WINN? >> CASE NUMBER BV-2024-00057 . 102, LAMELO PLACE, FROM 2024, OWNER IS ELIZABETH AND DANIEL PETERMEIER, VIOLATIONS, 105.1, 2020, PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PLEASE OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE SCREEN ROOM AND ELECTRICAL WORK REPORTED WITHOUT A PERMIT. RECOMMENDATION, CITY REQUESTED A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, APPROVAL FOR ALL PARTS AT LEAST 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS, CURE ALL VIOLATIONS AS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT FOR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED THE SCREEN ROOM PERMIT WAS ISSUED, PERMIT FOR THE CONCRETE PATH AND THE SCREEN ROOM WAS APPLIED FOR ON 1/30 OF '25. NO PERMIT FOR THE ELECTRICAL WORK AS OF THIS TIME. I DO HAVE A PICTURE OF THE SCREEN ROOM THAT WAS TAKEN. >> THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN SEPTEMBER 25TH LAST YEAR, MR. WINN? >> CORRECT. >> DOES IT TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE THE CITY 'S -- I WOULD ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S EXHIBIT ONE. >> AND, MR. WINN, SOUNDS LIKE YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS HAD CONTACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR WHO HAS WORKED WITH THESE OWNERS? >> CORRECT. >> AND ARE THEY WORKING ON GETTING THE ELECTRICAL PERMIT AS WELL? >> WHEN I TALKED TO THE CONTRACTOR OVER THE PHONE THIS MORNING, HE HAD ADVISED ME THAT HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE FOR THE CONCRETE PATH WAS GOING TO BE ISSUED RELATIVELY SHORTLY . I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY PROMISED HIM THAT . TYPICALLY, WE DON'T DO THAT. OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, WITHOUT HAVING THIS ON MY HAND, I DID MENTION THE LACK OF AN ELECTRICAL PERMIT, LIKE, OH, OKAY, THEN, ONE OF HIS REPRESENTED SHOWED UP , CONVEYED THE EXACT SAME THING TO HIM, AND I TOLD HIM, HE WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO TALK TO MS. BECK IN REGARDS TO THE DETAILS OF THE CASE, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE FILE WITH ME, AND THEN SHE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE FILE AS WELL. >> SO, THEY'RE AWARE THAT THESE TWO ADDITIONAL ISSUES EXIST? >> CORRECT. >> NO FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. AND SO, IT IS THIS COURT 'S FINDING THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL [01:50:05] FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERYONE DID 80 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. REQUIRING ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOW REQUIRING THE PERMIT, OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL [A. 22-2294 2514 Avenue Q AG & JM LLC Shaun Coss] BE ASSESSED. THANK YOU. MS. BECK, LAST CASE? >> LAST CASE REQUIRES AN INTERPRETER. I WILL CALL THE INTERPRETER SERVICE. >> EXCELLENT. >> I'M SORRY. THE CASE IS 7A, 22-2294, 2514 AVENUE Q, AG & JM LLC IS THE OWNER . >> CALLS MAY BE MONITORED OR RECORDED FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE PURPOSES. THANK YOU FOR CALLING LANGUAGE LINK. PLEASE ENTER YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, FOLLOWED BY THE POUND SIGN. >> PRESS ONE -- >> HELLO. SPANISH INTERPRETER. EVERYTHING CONFIDENTIAL -- SCREEN THE CUSTOMER AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING . FOR QUALITY PURPOSES, PLEASE A SEGMENT, COMPLETE PHRASES. IF YOU ARE NOT DOESN'T -- TO INTERPRET FOR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS? >> YES. >> OKAY. GREAT. I DO HAVE TO SWEAR YOU IN FOR TESTIMONY. >> SURE. >> OKAY. LET'S SEE. ONE SECOND HERE . OKAY. SORRY. DO YOU SWEAR TO ALL OF US OR A FIRM -- YOU WILL ACCURATELY TRANSLATE THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INTO THE SPANISH LANGUAGE, AND THE SPANISH LANGUAGE INTO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE? >> YES, I DO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> GOOD MORNING, SIR, WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> MR. MALDONADO. >> THANK YOU, MR. MALDONADO. WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THIS PROPERTY? >> LANGUAGE ] >> LANGUAGE ] >> THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD PROCEED, MR. COSS? >> MR. INTERPRETER, CAN YOU TRANSLATE THAT, PLEASE? >> TRANSLATOR: I HEAR YOU REALLY LOW, I'M SORRY. APOLOGIES. >> YES, I WAS SAYING, MR. COSS, WOULD YOU PLEASE PROCEED? >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> THANK YOU. THIS IS CASE 22-2294 . >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> 2514, AVENUE Q. >> TRANSLATOR: >> PROPERTY OWNED BY AG & JM LLC . >> TRANSLATOR: >> THIS CASE IS HERE TODAY FOR A FINE REDUCTION. >> TRANSLATOR: >> ORDER DETERMINED IN VIOLATION ENTERED DECEMBER 20TH, 2022. >> TRANSLATOR: >> AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FINES RECORDED STARTING JUNE 1ST, 2023. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE, [01:55:05] STOPPING DEFINES, RECORDED JUNE 11TH, 2024. >> TRANSLATOR: >> DEFINES TOTAL $4730. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> THERE ARE THREE CRITERIA TO CONSIDER FOR THE REDUCTION OF FINES. >> TRANSLATOR: >> ONE, THE GRAVITY OR SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION IS MODERATE. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> TWO, ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKING THE VIOLATOR TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS -- >> TRANSLATOR: >> IN THE CURRENT OWNER BOUGHT THE HOME WITH AN EXISTING VIOLATION DUE TO A FIRE. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE PROPERTY , HIRED A CONTRACTOR, AND STARTED THE DPCR PROCESS . >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> THE BUILDING PERMIT WAS APPLIED FOR ON APRIL 20TH, 2023. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> IT WAS ISSUED JULY 12, 2023. >> TRANSLATOR: >> ALL TRADE INSPECTIONS WERE APPROVED IN A FINAL BUILDING INSPECTION APPROVED JUNE 11TH, 2024. >> TRANSLATOR: >> NUMBER THREE, THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE VIOLATOR WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUND IN VIOLATION -- >> TRANSLATOR: >> BY EITHER THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, OR OTHER QUASIJUDICIAL OR JUDICIAL PROCESS -- >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> OR OTHERWISE, ADMIT A GUILT IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDINGS -- >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> WITH ZERO TIMES -- >> TRANSLATOR: >> STAFF HAS COMPLETED THE ADMINISTERING OF COST IN THIS CASE -- >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> TO BE $1160.35. >> TRANSLATOR: >> THE RESPONDENT REQUESTED DEFINES BE REDUCED TO $500. >> TRANSLATOR: >> STAFF IS NOT AGREEABLE TO THAT THE REQUEST, HOWEVER, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT HE FINDS BE REDUCED TO $ 1106.75 . >> TRANSLATOR: >> THE OWNER HAS INDICATED THAT HE IS TRYING TO SELL THE PROPERTY. SO, I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT HE WOULD BE WANTING TO PAY THAT FINE QUICKLY. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> NOTHING FURTHER AT THIS TIME. >> TRANSLATOR: >> THANK YOU, MR. COSS. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> MR. MALDONADO, TELL ME, WHY SHOULD WE REDUCE THIS? WHY SHOULD I REDUCE THIS TO $500? >> TRANSLATOR: >> >> TRANSLATOR: WELL, WHEN I STARTED THE PROCESS, I HAD TO SUBMIT PERMITS, I ALSO HAD TO SUBMIT PLANS , AND THE CITY DELAYED THE PROCESS , AND I WAS TRYING TO GET THAT DONE. [02:00:10] >> ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY? >> STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION REMAINS THE SAME. >> TRANSLATOR: >> >> TRANSLATOR: NO, I HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO GET THROUGH WHAT THE CITY ASKED ME TO DO. ONE TIME, SUDDENLY, THE ARCHITECT TAKES HIS TIME, THE ENGINEER TAKE HIS TIME , AND SO, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU, MR. MALDONADO, FOR COMING DOWN TODAY TO SHARE WITH ME YOUR PIECE. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> SO, IT IS THE TERMINATION OF THIS -- DETERMINATION OF THIS COURT -- REDUCTION OF FEES WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. >> TRANSLATOR: >> I WILL GRANT A REDUCTION TO THE COSTS , ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF $1106.35. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> TRANSLATOR: >> NO. ANYTHING FURTHER? >> YES, SIR, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, HOW MUCH TIME WOULD YOU LIKE TO GRANT THE RESPONDENT TO REPAY THE REDUCED FIND? >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> MR. MALDONADO, WHEN YOU THINK YOU CAN HAVE THAT DONE? THE DATE? >> TRANSLATOR: >> >> TRANSLATOR: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION, IF THE COMPANY I'M SELLING, THE COMPANY WITH THE TITLE, IN THE CLOSING DATE, IF THEY PAY THAT AMOUNT TO THE CITY ? >> WHEN IS THE CLOSING? >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> LANGUAGE ] >> TRANSLATOR: IT IS PLANNED FOR FEBRUARY 28TH. >> OKAY. IF THAT IS THE CASE, I WILL GRANT 30 DAYS, AND THAT SHOULD GET PLENTY OF TIME. >> TRANSLATOR: >> OKAY. >> TRANSLATOR: THAT IS FINE. THANK YOU. >> IF IT IS NOT PAID WITHIN THAT TIME, WHAT IS TYPICAL ? >> DEPUTY, IT WOULD REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. IF IT IS NOT PAID WITHIN THAT TIME, IT WILL NEED -- THE REDUCTION WILL GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL TOTAL AMOUNT OF $4730. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> OKAY. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> NO, SIR, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. MALDONADO. >> TRANSLATOR: NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> THANK YOU. >> THIS IS INTERPRETER, ANYTHING ELSE I CAN ASSIST WITH? >> NO , NO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE. SPANISH INTERPRETER, 104 -- SIGNING OFF. HAPPY DAY. BYE-BYE. >> YOU TOO. >> THAT WAS OUR LAST ONE TODAY? >> YES. >> WE ARE ADJOURNED. >> SOMETHING ON THE RECORD? >> I JUST NEED TO SAY HOW THEY WERE NOTICED. >> OKAY. >> NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR'S CERTIFIED MAIL, GREEN CARD RETURNED UNSIGNED OR UNCLAIMED, AN AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING WITH THE NOTICE OF HEARING IS ENCLOSED AND MAILED TO THE VIOLATOR 10 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING. A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT FROM REGULAR U.S. MAIL WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF A MAILING ATTACK TO IT.COPY WAS PLACED IN THE FILE. 10 DAYS BEFORE THE [02:05:03] HEARING, NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE LOBBY OF CITY HALL. NOTICE OF HEARING IS ALSO POSTED AT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF OF POSTING. THE CERTIFICATION CARD IS RETURNED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.