[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:07] >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING OF AUGUST 18TH, 2026 IS CALLED TO ORDER. COULD WE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. 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 [a. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES] JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. >> AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH. >> (IN UNISON): I DO. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. SO, FOR YOUR BACKGROUND -- WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, IF ANYBODY IS IN NEED OF AN INTERPRETER OR A HEARING DEVICE, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE'LL MAKE SURE ONE IS PROVIDD FOR YOU. AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS MORNING'S PROCEEDINGS WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AND RECORDED. AND SO THIS MORNING IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU HAVE ATTORNEY HALLMAN REPRESENTING THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. YOU HAVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. MS. CRESPO MARTINEZ, YOUR MAGISTRATE CLERK, AND I'LL BE SERVING AS YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THIS MORNING. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED A CITATION OR VIOLATION, WE'RE GOING TO BE REFERRING TO YOU THIS MORNING AS "RESPONDENTS." AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE PROCEEDINGS WILL UNFOLD THIS MORNING. AND SO THE CITY WILL FIRST PRESENT ITS CASE THROUGH EVIDENCE. AND THAT EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE TESTIMONY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, INVESTIGATORS, POLICE OFFICERS, OR OTHER WITNESSES. THEIR EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE PHYSICAL ITEMS, SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS, AND WE'RE GOING TO REFER TO THOSE AS "EXHIBITS." THE STANDARD OF PROOF THIS MORNING IS WHETHER THE VIOLATION HAS BEEN PROVEN BASED UPON COMPETENT SUBSTATIAL EVIDENCE. YOU AS A RESPONDENT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE LEGAL OBJECTIONS, CROSS EXAMINE WITNESSES, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, AND ONCE THE CITY HAS FINISHED PRESENPRESENTING ITS CASE, YOU E ABLE TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY AND PRESENT PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF YOUR OWN. THEN AS I YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WILL RENDER YOUR FINAL RULING. I JUST ASK THAT EVERYONE THIS MORNING CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A CALM AND RESPECTFUL MANNER AT ALL TIMES, AND ANY COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ME AS YOUR [1. Case Number: PK2026-77 Investigating Officer:  M. Memon Violation Location:  420 Seaway Dr] SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. SO THAT BEING SAID, COULD WE PLEASE HAVE YOUR FIRST CASE. >> WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CITATION DISPUTES. THE FIRST CASE IS PQ-2026-124. 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >>> WHAT'S YOUR NAME, MA'AM? >> MS. JONES. MS. JONES, WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO -- OH, THIS IS A CITATION. FORGIVE ME. ONE MOMENT. AND FORGIVE ME. OFFICER, WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> MY NAME IS SERGEANT ANTON. I'M ON BEHALF OF OFFICER MEMON AND COLUMBUS TR TODAY. I WAS THE SUPERVISOR IN CHARGE. >> FANTASTIC. TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME THIS MORNING? >> TODAY, I HAVE A CITATION FOR MS. BRITTANY JONES IN FRONT OF ME. WRITTEN BY OFFICER MEMON HERE. OFFICER MEMON HAD A SIGNPOSTED, NO PARKING SIGNS. THIS IS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. IT'S A REALLY BUSY AREA. ALL OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE FOR 420 SEAWAY DRIVE, AND, AGAIN, IT'S A REALLY BUSY BEACH THAT EVERYONE VISITS. WE HAD A GOT OF CONGESTION. I WAS CONTACTED BY A LIEUTENANT, SAYING, ANTON, YOU'RE THE SUPERVISOR ON THE BEACH TODAY. I NEED YOU TO GET RID OF THIS CONGESTION. WE'VE HAD THREE CRASHES ALREADY SO FAR. BY THE TIME I GOT THERE, IT WAS GRIDLOCK, WHERE NOBODY COULD MOVE THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. IT DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. WE WENT TO CONSEQUENCES OF CITATIONS. THE MINUTE WE STARTED DOING CITATIONS, CARS STARTED MOVING, AND THEN WE GOT RID OF THE GRIDLOCK. AFTER HITTING ONE AREA, WE WENT TO THE NEXT AREA, A STRETCH TOWARDS THE BRIDGE, AND THERE'S SIGNS POSTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RAILWAY SAYING "NO PARKING" ALONG THE RAE. THE ROADWAY. WE TICKETED ALL THE CARS THAT WERE IN THE NO PARKING ZONE THERE. [00:05:07] >> ANTON -- SERGEANT -- >> IT'S OKAY, I'LL ANSWER TO ANYTHING. >> THIS IS ALONGSIDE THAT STRETCH, AND THE CITATION. >> MA'AM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPH? SERGEANT ANTON, I KNOW YOU PROVIDED TWO PHOTOGRAPHS. ONE IS A LITTLE FUZZY HERE. BUT IS IT A WHITE TOYOTA SUV? >> YES. >> AND THEN A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE "NO PARKING." THESE WERE TAKEN. WHAT DAY WAS THIS TAKEN? >> IT WAS THE DAY DAY OF. I ASKED THEM TO TAKE PICTURES OF EVERY SINGLE SIGN THERE. THEY HAVE THEM ALL ON THEIR PHONES, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT I FOUND THESE PICTURES TODAY. >> YOU WERE PRESENT WHEN THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN? >> YES, MA'AM. I HAVE A PICTURE OF MY CAR BEHIND IT, TOO. IF YOU'D LIKE THAT ONE. >> THE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> SERGEANT, HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE OWNER? >> NO. UNFORTUNATELY. JUST TODAY. I WAS ASSIGNED THIS CASE AT THE LAST SECOND. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. MS. JONES, TELL ME, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? >> BASICALLY, LIKE HE SAID, IT WAS JUST MEMORIAL DAY, AND IT WAS JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE TRYING TO PARK, AND I HAD BEEN THERE PROBABLY THREE TO FOUR HOURS BEFORE. I WAS WRITTEN A CITATION ONCE, SO THIS IS MY SECOND ONE, ACTUALLY, WITHIN PROBABLY TEN MINUTES. SO THE FIRST ONE, I WAS PARKED CLOSER BY THE BATHROOMS. I MOVED MY CAR TO THE OTHER SIDE, WHERE HE SHOWS THE PICTURE OF MY CAR. ACTUALLY, AGAIN, IT WAS JUST -- PEOPLE WERE MOVING. IT WAS PACKED. IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY. I FOLLOWED ALL THE OTHER CARS GOING DOWN THAT AWAY, AND I ACTUALLY HAD TO WALK PASSED THE OFFICERS TO GO BACK TO MY LOCATION. SO, AGAIN, I DIDNT SEE THE SIGN. NOBODY SAID WHERE TO PARK, AND I'M JUST ASKING TO REMOVE THIS ONE, BECAUSE I DID ALREADY PAY THE FIRST CITATION THAT I GOT TEN MINUTES BEFORE. >> THANK YOU, MS. JONES. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY? SERGEANT ? >> I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. >> NOTHING FURTHER. >> ALL RIGHT. MS. JONES, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN AND THAT YOU MENTION THAT YOU PAID THE FIRST ONE. ALTHOUGH I AM SORRY TO HEAR THAT THIS HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A CLOSE TIMEFRAME, UNFORTUNATELY I GOTTA FOLLOW WHAT THE LAW SAYS HERE. AND SO SINCE THERE WAS A SIGN POSTED, THE TICKET IS GOING TO STAND. SO, I WILL ENTER THE ORDER DIRECTING YOU TO PAY THE $60. I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU DO SO IN 15 DAYS. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOU CAN REASONABLY MAKE THE PAYMENT? >> I MAKE THAT IN THE -- >> THE 15 DAYS? OKAY. AGAIN. THANK YOU. SO IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATE TO BE ALREADY ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT O. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE IN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO COUNTY COURT SYSTEMS, AND MS. JONES, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT I DO THANK YOU [2. Case Number: PK-2026-111 Investigating Officer:  D. Columbus Violation Location:  420 Seaway Dr] FOR COMING DOWN AND GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU. THE NEXT CASE? >> ALSO A CITATION DISPUTE. PQ-2026-111. 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> OFFICER COLUMBUS, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> SARASINA SCHNEIDER. >> WONDERFUL. AND I WILL TURN YOU TO IN JUST ONE MOMENT, MS. SCHNEIDER. SERGEANT , WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME HERE? >> WE HAVE THAT "NO PARKING "SIGN AGAIN. THIS IS THE SAME LOCATION ALONGSIDE GOING TO THE BRIDGE. SO, YEAH, THAT'S JUST THE ONES THAT WERE IN THERE, BUT THE "NO PARKING "SIGN I DO NOT HAVE. I DON'T THINK I GOT THAT ONE BACK. OR DID I? >> SERGEANT ANTON, YOU PROVIDED [00:10:11] TWO PHOTOGRAPHS. WOULD THEY BE DATED MAY 25TH -- THANK YOU -- OF THIS YEAR? >> YES. >> THE DATE THAT THE CITATIONS WERE WRITTEN. YES, THERE WAS ALSO A THIRD ONE THAT SHOULD HAVE THE SIGN -- THAT I DID ON THE PREVIOUS CASE. IT'S ON THE SAME STRETCH WITH THE "NO PARKING." I JUST HANDED IT TO SOMEONE AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WENT. >> THAT BECAME EVIDENCE IN THE OTHER -- JUST TO HAVE YOU TESTIFY. SO WHAT WAS THIS 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. I KNOW YOU TESTIFIED IN THE LAST ONE, BUT THERE'S A "NO PARKING" SIGN THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CORRECT? >> YES, IT STRETCHES THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY ALONG THE CURB, AND NO VEHICLES CAN PARK. THERE WAS OVER 30 VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED THERE, AND THAT'S WHY THE CONGESTION WAS. >> BLESS YOU. >> PLESBLESS YOU. >> THIS AREA THAT THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED IN, THERE'S NO LINES DEPICTING THAT IT'S A PARKING SPACE, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> AND AS FAR AS YOU'RE AWARE, IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, YOU CAN'T JUST PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS HE OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> MS. SCHNEIDER, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? >> IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY, AND THE PLACE WAS PACKED. BUT I ALSO HAVE A PICTURE THAT I TOOK. AND I DID NOT SEE THE "NO PARKING." IT DOES SAY "NO OVERNIGHT PARKING," BUT I DIDN'T SEE THE ONE THAT SAID "NO PARKING." . >> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? OKAY. ANY RESPONSE FROM THE CITY? >> NO, SIR. >> OKAY. AND SO, MS. SCHNEIDER -- YEAH, AGAIN, I DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN, EXPLAINING TO ME WHAT HAPPENED. I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH EVIDENCE HERE TO SHOW THAT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL "NO PARKING" SIGN. ALTHOUGH I'M HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR WORD THAT THERE IS A "NO OVERNIGHT PARKING" SIGN, BUT I'D THAT THERE'S ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THERE WAS A "NO PARKING "SIGN AS WELL. AND SO, LIKE I WAS MENTIONING IN THE LAST MATTER, I DO HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW HERE AND IMPOSE THE 60-DAY AMOUNT DUE/FINE DUE, BUT THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR 15 DAYS. DO YOU FIND THAT A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR YOU TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT? >> SHOULD BE. >> YOU THINK SO? OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? ALL RIGHTY. WELL, MS. SCHNEIDER, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN AND GIVING YOUR SIDE OF THINGS. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN A FINE OF $60. FAILURE TO PAY WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM, AND YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY? DID YOU SAY $60? 50. >> SO THERE'S A FINE OF $50 AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $10. CAN SOMEONE FROM THE CITY EXPLAIN WHERE THE ADMIN FEE COMES FROM? >> THAT'S JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR, YOU KNOW -- >> HAVING THE HEARING. >> CORRECT. >> SO, TO CLARIFY: HAVING A HEARING DOES COME WITH A $10 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. SO I'M SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION THERE. AND SO YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. BUT, AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND GETTING THIS RECTIFIED. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHTY. HAVE A GOOD ONE. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [3. Case Number: PK-2026-97 Investigating Officer: Kenneth Lawrence Violation Location:  420 Seaway Dr] >> NEXT CASE IS PK-2026-97. 420 DI420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> GOOD MORNING. SIR. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> CHRIS DAVID. >> ALL RIGHT, MR. TAYLOR. >> AND YOU, SIR, WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> -- WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU, OFFICER LAWRENCE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME TODAY? >> A CITATION ON 6/6/26. CITY CITATION 2291 WAS ISSUED TO A TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR IMPROPER PARKING. THE VEHICLE WAS ILLEGALLY PARKED ON CITY PROPERTY, NOT IN A PARKING SPOT, LOCATED AT 420 [00:15:02] SEAWAY. THE OWNER WAS UNABLE TO BE LOCATED AT THE TIME, AND I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE VIOLATION. >> I ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS? >> NOT JUST YET. >> YEAH. >> COULD I HAVE THOSE? A COPY? CAN I USE THOSE? >> NO. THOSE ARE EVIDENCE, SO THEY'LL -- >> OH, OKAY. >> THEY'LL PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN. >> OKAY. ON THIS? OKAY. THANK YOU. >> OFFICER LAWRENCE, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THEY'RE DATED JUNE 6 OF 2026, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, MA'AM. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY AT THIS TIME. >> ALL RIGHT. MR. TAYLOR, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME, SIR? >> OFFICER LAWRENCE IS DEPICTING APPARENTLY WITH THESE PHOTOGRAPHS -- ALL I SEE IS A PICTURE OF A TRUCK. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE OTHER ONES HAVE A "NO PARKING "SIGN. IS THERE A "NO PARKING" SIGN NEXT TO MY TRUCK, SIR? >> I ANSWER? NO, IT'S NOT, BUT IT'S A 10-MINUTE LIMIT, WHICH YOU WERE OVER. >> WHERE'S THE STATUTE? >> LOADING AND UNLOADING. >> IS IT DESIGNATED? IS THERE A PICTURE THERE FOR THAT? >> I DON'T HAVE THE PICTURE ON ME, BUT THERE IS A SIGN THERE. >> NO, THERE'S NOT. >> OKAY. >> CAN I INTRODUCE EVIDENCE INTO THE -- OH, ALSO, WHAT IS THE LOCATION OF 420 SEAWAY DRIVE? THAT ADDRESS? >> MAGISTRATE, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IS THIS HIS TIME FOR CROSS EXAMINATION OR, MR. TAYLOR, ARE YOU TESTIFYING? >> I'M TESTIFYING AND CROSS EXAMINATION, WHICHEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. WE'RE JUST FIGURING IT OUT, RIGHT? I'M NOT A LAWYER, OBVIOUSLY, BU- >> NO, BUT THERE'S A -- IF YOU WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS OF AN OFFICER, THAT'S FINE. >> -- JUST FINISH, AND THEN YOU CAN TESTIFY, OKAY? SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, JUST PLEASE ASK THE OFFICERS NOW AND LET HIM HAVE A CHANCE TO ANSWER. >> AM I TESTIFYING NOW? >> NO, YOU'RE ASKING HIM QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT IS 420 SEAWAY DRIVE LOCATED IN THE CITY OR THE COUNTY? >> CITY. >> ACCORDING TO MY LIMITED KNOWLEDGE -- IT IS LOCATED, BUT IT IS COUNTY PROPERTY. IT'S A COUNTY-RUN BEACH. OKAY? THE CITATION FOR 34-A, IMPROPER PARKING WITHIN CITY LIMITS, STATES "STOPPING, STANDING PARKED OWNED OPERATED MUST BE PARKED WITHIN THE LINES.. ARE THERE ANY LINES ON THE BEACH, SIR? >> THERE ARE PARKING SPOTS. >> THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE'S NO DESIGNATED PARKING. >> MR. TAYLOR, YOU'LL HAVE A MOMENT TO TESTIFY, BUT I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO GET TO YOUR QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU SURE THAT THIS IS COUNTY PROPERTY OR CITY PROPERTY? >> CITY. >> IT'S WITHIN THE LIMITS. WHO MAINTAINS THAT? >> CITY. >> THE CITY? >> CAN I JUST JUMP IN? IT IS A COUNTY-OWNED PROPERTY, BUT THE CITY MAINTAINS IT. >> ACCORDING TO THE STATUTE, IT HAS TO BE ON CITY PROPERTY FOR THE PARKING. >> THE CITY MAINTAINS IT. OUR JURISDICTION RUNS FROM ROUGHLY ON THE -- WHERE CHUCK'S SEAFOOD IS, IF YOU WANT, I CAN KIND OF PULL IT UP TO SHOW YOU WHAT OUR JURISDICTIONS ARE. >> OKAY. >> SO, HE IS RIGHT, IT IS [00:20:01] COUNTY, BUT OUR CITY JURISDICTION HAS ROUGHLY FROM THIS ENTRANCE RIGHT HERE, WHICH IS ON THE CHUCK'S SIDE, ALL THE WAY TO RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MUSEUM. ROUGHLY, LIKE, RIGHT IN THIS AREA. SO WE HAVE -- WE MAINTAIN THIS WHOLE SECTION RIGHT HERE. NOT JURISDICTION, BUT WE MAINTAIN THIS. >> SO ACCORDING TO THE STATUTE, IT HAS TO BE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. >> THE CITY DOES HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY. >> CITY-OWNED PROPERTY IS THE DISTSTATUTE AND THE ORDINANCE, O CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. NOT CITY-MAINTAINED OR CITY-PATROLLED. OBVIOUSLY THEY PATROL EVERYWHERE, WHICH IS APPROPRIATE. BUT THAT IS A COUNTY PROPERTY. THE STATUTE CLEARLY STATES "CITY" FOR THE TICKETS. >> THANK YOU, MR. TAYLOR, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR OFFICER LAWRENCE? >> I DO NOT. >> MR. TAYLOR, TELL ME, WHAT ELSE -- WHAT FURTHER DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME REGARDING THIS. WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION. >> THE PARKING OUT THERE IS BUSY, AS EVERYONE KNOWS. WHOEVER'S MAINTAINING IT -- PLENTY OF TAX DOLLARS GOES IN TO THE CITY AND THE STATE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T EVEN PUT UP THE APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE. SO PEOPLE ARE OBVIOUSLY ALL HERE BECAUSE, CERTAIN DAYS, THERE IS BEDLAM OVER THERE, AND THAT'S WHY THE OFFICERS HAVE TO BE INVOLVED AS WELL, BECAUSE TRAFFIC DOES SLOW DOWN AND ALL OF THAT. THERE'S NOT THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF PARKING FOR THE USE THAT THAT BEACH GETS. I LIVE OVER THERE. I UNDERSTAND IT. AND IT IS WHAT IT IS, BUT... TO JUST GIVE TICKETS OUT WILLY-NILLY AND EVEN POSSIBLY UNWARRANTED, DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE IS NO PARKING. NO DESIGNATED "NO PARKING" WHERE I'M PARKED. IF YOU NEED PICTURES FOR ME TO INTRODUCE, I'LL GLADLY DO IT. IT DOES SAY "PARKING IN DESIGNATED AREAS ONLY," BUT THERE ARE NO TRULY DESIGNATED, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MAP, AREAS FOR PARKING. >> OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? ANY RESPONSE FROM THE CITY? >> OFFICER LAWRENCE, I KNOW YOU WERE ASKED, ARE THERE ANY ACTUAL PARKING SPACES THAT ARE LINED IN THIS AREA. >> YES, MA'AM. NO. THEY'RE NOT -- LIKE, AS FAR AS MARKED, BUT THEY DO HAVE DESIGNATED PARKING SPOTS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF WHERE THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN. >> SO HOW DO YOU KNOW THEY'RE DESIGNATED? >> WHEN -- YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHY IT WAS FILLED UP THAT DAY? >> NO. I'M ASKING HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH ARE THE DESIGNATED PARKING SPOTS? >> OH, IT'S CLEARLY MARKED. AVAILABLE PARKING. NOT LINES, BUT BY SIGNAGE. USUALLY IT'S ALWAYS TAKES UP DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY. >> HOW MANY? >> SOME OF THEM HOLD SEVEN, EIGHT. IT'S DIFFERENT LITTLE SPOTS. SO -- >> SO, WHERE MR. TAYLOR WAS PARKED, WHERE WAS THIS EXACTLY? >> IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE LOADING/UNLOADING AREA. THEY GIVE A 10-MINUTE LIMIT. >> I'M NOT ASKING ABOUT THAT. I'M JUST SAYING IT'S NOT -- >> IT'S BASICALLY A DRIVING, YEAH. >> MR. TAYLOR, I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MOMENT IN A MOMENT. I'LL TURN BACK TO YOU. >> SO THERE'S NOW MARKINGS, BUT THERE ARE BUMPERS, SO THERE'S BUMPERS THROUGHOUT THE PARK, AND THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A DESIGNATED PARKING AREA -- SPOT. AND AS THE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED, AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARK, THERE IS A SIGN THAT SAYS "PARKING IN DESIGNATED PARKING SPOTS ONLY." I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PULL UP THIS PHOTO AGAIN. THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE SECTION OF THE PARK, ROUGHLY RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THESE ARE ALSO LITTLE BUMPERS HERE, WHICH IS WHAT -- WHAT KIND OF STOPS, LIKE, THE -- OR WHERE THE BEACH STARTS. LIKE, RIGHT HERE, SO THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE SECTION RIGHT HERE, THERE'S ACTUALLY SIGNS THAT SAYS ALSO "PARKING IN DESIGNATED SPOTS." , SO... THERE MIGHT NOT BE ONE ON THIS SPECIFIC SECTION WHERE HE WAS AT, BUT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PARK, THERE ARE SIGNS THAT SAYS "PARKING IN DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS." >> HE WAS -- IF YOU GO DOWN -- >> OVER HERE? >> IF YOU GO DOWN MORE TO THE EAST SIDE, TOWARDS THE EAST... IT WAS, LIKE, SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE. THAT'S WHERE HIS VEHICLE -- SOMEWHERE AROUND THIS AREA. >> MR. TAYLOR, JUST ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. >> ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY? >> JUST TO PUT ON THE RECORD, YOU JUMPED IN, BUT WHAT IS YOUR POSITION WITH THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT? >> I'M THE CURRENT COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED WITH COMMUNITY RESPONSE? >> I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 12 AND A HALF YEARS. [00:25:01] >> HOW FAMILIAR ARE YOU WITH THIS BEACH AREA? >> VERY FAMILIAR. IF WE GO BACK A LITTLE BIT: DURING COVID, WE WERE ACTUALLY STATIONARY OUT THERE PATROLLING THE BEACHES. SO I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY BUMPERS THROUGHOUT THE PARK AND SIGNS THAT SAY "PARKING IN DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS ONLY." >> THANK YOU. NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> MR. TAYLOR, WAS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION AGAIN? >> OKAY. >> YES, SIR? >> CAN I CROSS EXAMINE AGAIN, OR I CAN ASK THE OFFICER QUESTIONS? >> I'LL ALLOW IT. >> OKAY. OFFICER LAWRENCE, I DON'T HAVE AN OVERHEAD. CAN YOU LOOK AT THIS FOR ME. >> JOHN, CAN YOU... >> HE'S GOING TO TURN ON THE CAMERA. >> PLACE YOUR PHONE HERE. GIVE IT A TURN. >> OKAY. >> CATCH IT. >> IS THAT A DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT, SIR? >> WHAT IS THIS? >> DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A DESIGNATED -- >> I CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT THAT IS. >> DO YOU SEE THE HANDICAPPED SIGN AND THE LINES ON THE ROAD. >> MIND IF I...? >> SURE. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. >> I CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SHOW ME. >> I'M TRYING TO SHOW YOU -- THERE'S A LINE ON -- >> THIS IS A HANDICAPPED SPOT. >> THERE ARE LINES NEXT TO IT, SO THERE'S DESIGNATED SPOTS, THOUGH. >> THIS IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, THOUGH. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DIRT ROAD. WE'RE NOT TALKING WITH HERE. >> I'M JUST ASKING IF THAT'S A DESIGNATED SPOT. >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. TH AREA RIGHT HERE... NOW, I'M SORRY ABOUT THE PICTURE. THERE'S A CAR PARKED THERE. THIS IS THE -- WEST OF THE BATHROOMS. OKAY? THERE'S AN OPEN FIELD AREA WHERE PEOPLE PARK ALL THE TIME. >> MR. TAYLOR. JUST ONE MOMENT. ARE WE ABLE TO PULL THAT UP ON THE SCREEN, TOO? >> I'M SURE THIS AFFECTS EVERYONE BEHIND ME, TOO. >> SHE'S TRYING TO PULL IT UP ON THE SCREEN. >> OH, YEAH, YOU'VE GOT THE -- >> THERE WE GO. >> WHAT ABOUT ON THE COMPUTERS? >> OKAY. RIGHT THERE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO, SIR, WOULD YOU SAY THAT -- >> MR. TAYLOR, JUST GIVE US ONE MOMENT WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY CATCHES UP. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> I KEEP MY FINGER ON IT. HOW ABOUT -- DIFFICULTIES ] >> YOU GUYS CAN PULL IT UP ON THE OVERHEAD? >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH US, MR. TAYLOR. SO, PLEASE PROCEED. >> OKAY. SO, OFFICER LAWRENCE, WOULD YOU AGREE THIS LOOKS LIKE THE AREA -- SORRY. [00:30:04] THE AREA DIRECTLY WEST TO THE BATHROOMS. >> CAN I SEE IT? IT'S UP THERE. >> WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT THE ENTRANCE? TRAILER PARKING. >> WHERE EVERYBODY PARKS. >> CORRECT. >> IS THERE ANY DESIGNATED LINES OR ANYTHING. >> IT'S PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK. PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK IN THAT AREA. BOAT AND AREA. BOAT AND TRAILER PARKING. >> DO OTHER CARS PARK THERE. >> MR. TAYLOR, IF YOU COULD GIVE OFFICER LAWRENCE A MOMENT TO COMPLETE HIS THOUGHTS. >> THAT AREA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IT'S PARKING. BOAT AND TRAILER PARKING, AND VEHICLES CAN PARK AT ITS OWN RISK IN THAT AREA. SO PARKING IS ACCEPTED THERE. WHERE YOUR VEHICLE'S AT, IT'S NOT A PARKING AREA. >> IT'S ABOUT TO GO OFF. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO YOU. >> IF THAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE PARKING AREA AND IT'S NOT DESIGNATED BY LINES AND A PARK HERE SIGN OR SOME SORT OF CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER, WOULD IT BE REASONABLE FOR EVERYBODY IN HERE TO SAY THAT, IF I CAN GET A SPOT, THIS WOULD BE FAIRLY REASONABLE, AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T BLOCK THE ROAD. THERE'S A CUT-OUT IN THE ROAD FOR PEOPLE TO PULL OVER. THERE'S CUT -- THE OTHER PARKING IS DESIGNATED. BUT THE OTHER AREAS WHERE PEOPLE PARK IS -- SOME OF THEM ARE DESIGNATED BY PARKING BLOCKS. SOME OF THEM ARE NOT. BUT THAT IS ACCEPTABLE PARKING, I THINK, COMPARED TO -- WHAT EVERYBODY FEELS. LIKE, WRITING TICKETS FOR -- >> SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, WHENEVER YOU'RE FINISHED. NO, GO AHEAD. WHENEVER YOU'RE FINISHED. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THIS DIRT AND -- SORRY. THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS IS A PICTURE FACING SEAWAY DRIVE. DOES ANYBODY -- CAN ANYBODY TELL DESIGNATED PARKING THERE? THAT'S MY PICTURE. YOU SAID THERE'S -- YOU KNOW, DESIGNATED PARKING AND EVERYTHING SIGNS EVERYWHERE AROUND THERE. I'M TALKING TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE CITY THERE. >> I'M JUST TRYING TO DETERMINE WHERE YOUR PHOTO WAS TAKEN. SORRY. >> YEAH, I'M SORRY. >> YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT HOW THERE'S SIGNAGE ALL THE OVER THE PLACE AND THAT. OFFICER, YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE. WOULD YOU AGREE THIS IS AN INDENTATION WHERE PEOPLE PARK ON THAT BEACH. >> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. WHERE YOU'RE PARKED, THAT'S CONSIDERED THE RAE. IT'S NOT CONSIDERED -- IT'S NOT A PARKING SPOT: IT'S -- >> THAT AREA WHERE HE SAID I WAS PARKING, THAT AN INDENTED AREA CUT OUT FROM THE ROAD. >> THAT'S CONSIDERED A RAE. >> THAT I JUST SHOWED YOU IS AN INDENTATION WHERE PEOPLE PARK AND IT'S ACCEPTABLE? YOU'RE SAYING IT'S ACCEPTABLE TO PARK HERE OR IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. YOU HAVE TO BE IN DESIGNATED AREAS. THIS AREA, IT'S AT YOUR OWN RISK, FOR SOME REASON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT IT'S AT YOUR OWN RISK. >> SO DESIGNATED SPOTS WOULD MEAN THERE'S DESIGNATED SPOTS. PARKING BLOCKS. SOMETHING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE -- I GO OUT TO THE BEACH A LOT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST LEFT WITH A TICKET ON THEIR DOOR. AND IT'S NOT EVEN IN CITY PROPERTY, LIKE THE STATUTE STATES. SO, AS I MENTIONED, IT IS CONSIDERED THE RAE. IT'S A TRAFFIC AREA WHERE,. >> , YOU KNOW. >> IT'S NOT CITY. >> IT'S NOT CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, LIKE THE STATUTE SAYS. >> AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT IS COUNTY, BUT IT IS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY. >> IS COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE -- >> NO, I MEAN -- >> YES, THEY DO. >> MR. TAYLOR, IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER YOU WANT TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS CASE RIGHT HERE? >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, IF I CAN JUMP IN QUICK, I DO HAVE A PHOTO HERE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARK, WHERE IT DOES STATE "DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES ONLY." I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT OR -- >> WE AGREE ON THAT. WE AGREE ON THAT. >> I'D LIKE CITY IT. >> HE SAID SIGNS ALL OVER. THERE'S A SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE. THERE'S A SIGN AT THE OTHER ENTRANCE. >> YES. YES. >> MR. SOSSITO, COULD YOU READ TO ME WHAT'S ON THE SIGN. [00:35:07] >> THERE'S THE NAME OF THE PARK. IT SAYS "NO ALCOHOL." PARK IN DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES ONLY. THAT'S AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE PARK, AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE'S ALSO SMALL LITTLE SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE PARK THAT SAY "PARKING IN DESIGNATED PARKING SPOTS ONLY." >> THANK YOU. >> IT'S JUST SOME OF THE BASIC RULES OF THE PARK. >> RULES OR LAWS. THE STATUTE. AND THE STATUTE CLEARLY STATES -- AND THE STATUTE EVEN SAYS ON CITY PROPERTY ALSO, IT HAS TO BE -- YOU'VE CROSSED OUT THE LINES. STATUTE. -- IS YOU HAVE TO BE PARKED OVER THE LINES, WHICH THERE ARE NONE. I MEAN, IT JUST -- IT'S TOO AMBIGUOUS TO ENFORCEMENT THAT'S -- THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS. >> OKAY. >> AND -- AND WE ALL PAY ENOUGH TAX DOLLARS AROUND HERE TO MAINTAIN THIS STUFF. IF THE PARKING IS A PROBLEM, THE PARKING SHOULD BE FIXED. THE DESIGNATIONS SHOULD BE THERE. IT SHOULDN'T -- YOU KNOW, AND MORE PARKING SPACES SHOULD BE MADE. PEOPLE ENJOY THIS BEACH. LIKE, ALL OVER THE PLACE. YOU KNOW, IT'S CROWDED DOWN THERE. EVERY -- EVEN WEEKDAYS NOW. IT'S GREAT. >> WELL, THANK YOU, MR. -- THANK YOU, MR. TAYLOR, FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION.% ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY? >> NO, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. I THINK I'VE HEARD ENOUGH HERE, SO, MR. TAYLOR, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ZEALOUS ADVOCACY HERE. AND I CAN UNDERSTAND, I CAN EMPATHIZE WITH THE FACT THAT THIS MUST BE A FRUSTRATING SITUATION, BUT BASED OFF WHAT I'M SEEING HERE AND THE EVIDENCE THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED, I DO SEE THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT PARKED IN WHAT I WOULD DESIGNATE AS A REASONABLE DESIGNATED AREA TO PARK. >> I'M SORRY. >> AND SO, THAT BEING SAID, I NEED TO FOLLOW WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME HERE. IF YOU DO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH HOW THINGS ARE DESIGNATED OR HOW THINGS ARE DELINEATED, PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING FOR YOU TO BRING BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSIONERS, BECAUSE THEY CAN ACTUALLY ENACT WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT AUTHORITY HERE. >> -- INCORRECTLY. >> RESPECTFULLY, MY ROLE HERE IS TO HANDLE THIS -- THESE CASES AND CONTROVERSIES, RIGHT? I DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DIRECT THEM TO MAKE NEW LINES OR DESIGNATE THINGS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. >> I UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, I MEAN, IT'S ALSO TOO AMBIGUOUS TO ENFORCEMENT THIS PICTURE -- THE PICTURES THAT THE CITY PROVIDED ARE PICTURES OF MY TRUCK, WITH NO CONTEXT, NO NOTHING, NO EVIDENCE THAT IT'S PARKED -- IT'S JUST A PICTURE OF MY TRUCK. >> WELL, RESPECTFULLY, I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH HERE TO SUPPORT COMPETENT AND SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE OF THE CASE THAT THE CITY WAS PRESENTING HERE. WE DO HAVE NOT JUST PICTURES, BUT THERE IS TESTIMONY, AND YOU WERE HERE AS WE WENT THROUGH THEM SHOWING ME THE LAYOUT OF THE AREA AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED: THE VIOLATOR WILL BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78. AND NOW, MR. TAYLOR, I DO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR 15 DAYS HERE FOR YOU TO PAY THAT. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK REASONABLY YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT? >> ARE YOU UPPING MY FINE BECAUSE I ARGUED THE CASE? >> I'M SORRY, SIR? >> ARE YOU UPPING MY FINE BECAUSE YOU -- >> NO, WHAT I HAVE DONE HERE IS THE FINE IS $50. THERE'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF 10 AND A DATE FEE OF 18, PUTTING YOU AT 78. >> $50... >> $50 FOR THE FINE. $10 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. AND A LATE FEE OF $18. >> A LATE FEE OF $18. >> YES, SIR. >> SO... I -- ALL RIGHT. WELL, I GOTTA TO SAY I'M PRETTY DISAPPOINTED. >> WELL, ONE MOMENT. WHO CAN TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE LATE FEE. WHEN WAS THIS LATE -- WHEN WAS THE FEE DUE? >> THE CITATION -- THE CITATION WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 6TH, SO THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO PAY FROM THE DAY THE CITATION WAS ISSUED. >> IF I DIDN'T GET THE TICKET -- YOU SENT ME THE LETTER. I GOT A REGISTERED LETTER TO APPEAR HERE. OKAY? >> THE TICKET WAS ACTUALLY DISPLAYED ON THE VEHICLE. >> HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN ANYBODY'S TICKET OFF AND PUT IT ON YOUR OWN? I MEAN, PEOPLE DO THIS. PEOPLE TAKE STUFF OFF. I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW... I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S -- I DIDN'T SIGN FOR THE TICKET. THE OFFICER DIDN'T WAIT AROUND. IF I GOT A TICKET, I -- I HAVE [00:40:01] NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THAT, YOU KNOW. THAT'S ALL THESE PEOPLE TOO. I MEAN, IT JUST SEEMS CRAZY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S -- THAT PEOPLE ARE -- THAT WE'RE JUST GOING, HEY, WHATEVER'S JUST GO ALONG, GO ALONG, GO ALONG. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY THIS IS JUST A PARKING TICKET, I UNDERSTAND. BUT IT IS A MAGISTRATE. IT IS A COURT. AND THE SAME RULES SHOULD APPLY WHETHER I'M -- APPEAR FOR ROBBING A LIQUOR STORE OR DOING A PARKING TICKET. AND I -- I DON'T THINK THE STATE HAS PROVED THEIR CASE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU -- I DO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME THE TIME TO -- >> AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN TO PLEAD YOUR CASE. NOW, I'LL ENTER THE ORDER ALLOWING YOU 15 DAYS TO MAKE PAYMENT OF THIS FEE, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ADD, YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THERE, THERE'S A HIGHER COURT. AND NO HARD FEELINGS, OF COURSE. BUT, AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, PLEADING YOUR CASE, HAVING YOUR VOICE HEARD. >> DON'T EXPECT ANY BETTER OF A VERDICT FROM A HIGHER COURT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. BE WELL. THAT'LL BE ALL. UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER CASES WITH MR. TAYLOR TODAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. BE WELL. [2. Case Number: PK-2026-73 Investigating Officer: Denesh Mathura Violation Location: 420 Seaway Dr] NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS PK-2026-73. 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> AND THANK YOU, OFFICER LAWRENCE. >> THANK YOU. IS IT OFFICER MATHURA? >> YES. OFFICER MATHURA. >> THANK YOU, OFFICER. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THIS ONE? OKAY. OFFICER, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME, SIR? >> AT 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. A CAR WAS PARKED IN A CANDIDATE HAPPENED SPOT WITHOUT A PLACARD OTHER A HANDICAPPED TAG. >> THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS. >> VERY GOOD. >> OFFICER MATHURA, WERE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN THE DATE OF THE CITATION, MAY 24TH, 2026? >> YES, IT WAS. >> DID YOU IT TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> IF IT WASN'T ME, IT WAS OFFICER CHANDLER. >> WERE YOU PRESENT WHEN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE PRESENT, SO YOU ACTUALLY SAW THAT VEHICLE ON THAT DATE? >> YES, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. >> THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES IN EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. . >> AND, OFFICER, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THERE WERE NO HANDICAPPED PLACARDS VISIBLE ON THIS VEHICLE, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDINGTHT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED: THE VIOLATOR WILL BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $278. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. EXCUSE ME. WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS PK-2026-124. [1. Case Number: PK-2026-124 Investigating Officer: Nicholas Anton Violation Location: 420 Seaway Dr] 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> SORRY. SORRY, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT. >> THIS ONE'S MINE. >> SERGEANT? YES. >> OKAY. >> AND DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE GALLERY ON THIS ONE? >> NO. >> NO? ALL RIGHTY. >> OKAY, I WON'T -- I WON'T -- YOU GOT IT? THERE'S NO ONE HERE FOR THIS ONE? >> NO. >> NO, SIR. > 122? >> YOU CAN JUST PRESENT YOUR EVIDENCE. >> WHICH ONE? WHICH NUMBER AM I ON? I HAVE A LOT HERE. >> PK-2026-124. >> CITATION NUMBER IS 5508. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BACK TO MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. AGAIN. I'M THE SUPERVISOR ON-SCENE ON THE BEACH. THE BEACH IS OVERCROWDED. CARS ARE PARKED AND OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC. WHAT I DIDN'T ADD IS THE [00:45:02] CITATION SYSTEM WAS DOWN, SO WE COULDN'T USE THE 316.205 STATUTE, WHICH WOULD BE OBSTRUCTING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS AND ACCESS WAYS AND ALL OF THAT, THAT HINDER THE TRAFFIC FLOW. SO SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT, WE WENT TO THE NEXT BEST THING BACK IN THE DAY: HANDWRITTEN PARKING TICKETS. THIS ONE IS THE JEEP, RIGHT? NO, CHEVY SILVERADO. A BLACK PICKUP TRUCK. IT'S PARKED IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE ONE BEFORE IT, INSIDE THE ACTUAL PARK ITSELF, BLOCKING -- SO THE CARS ARE PARKED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY IN THE DUGOUTS, IN THE DUGOUTS WHERE THEY'RE PARKED, THESE CARS DECIDED TO GO BEHIND THEM AND BASICALLY BLOCK EVERYONE IN. THERE'S A TWO-LANE ROADWAY, AND THEY'RE BLOCKING ONE OF THE LANES FOR TRAVEL. SO WE WENT IN THERE AND WROTE CITATIONS. STARTED WITH WARNINGS, AND THEN WENT TO CITATIONS. I HAVE PHOTOS FOR IT. THIS IS FOR THE BLACK TRUCK IN THE FRONT. >> SERGEANT , WAS THIS PHOTO TAKEN MAY 25TH, THE DATE OF THE CITATION. >> YES. >> DOES THE PHOTOGRAPH TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S EXHIBIT 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S EXHIBIT 1. >> AND, SERGEANT , JUST TO CLARIFY: I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU DID WARNINGS FIRST. SO, WHO GOT WARNINGS AND WHO GOT TICKETS? >> AT THE WE TURN ON OUR LIGHTS. WE TURNED ON THE LIGHTS AND WALKED AROUND. THEY WERE OUT THERE FOR AN HOUR. AN HOUR TRYING TO MOVE GRID LOCKED TRAFFIC. AND WE WENT TO THE NEXT STEP. ANTON -- THIS IS MY LIEUTENANT, AGAIN, SAID, ANTON, THIS ISN'T WORKING. YOU NEED TO CLEAN THIS UP. WE'VE HAD TWO CRASHES SO FAR. WHICH WE ENDED UP HAVING A THIRD ONE LATER ON WHEN EVERYONE STARTED MOVING. WE WENT TO CITATIONS. LET ME THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. I WAS GOING TO WRITE CITATIONS ON THE THING. REQUESTED NO CITATION NUMBERS FOR THE WHOLE MONTH OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, SO I WENT IN MY GLOVE BOX AND FOUND THE PARKING TICKETS. I PROVIDED TO ALL THE OFFICERS UNDER MY COMMAND THAT DAY. THEY WENT TO EACH VEHICLE AND STARTED WRITING CITATIONS. FIVE TO TEN MINUTES, THE CARS STARTED MOVING. IN MY EYES, IT WORKED. IT WAS A LOOT MORE MANAGEABLE THAN USING FOUR TO FIVE OFFICERS ON. A. ON BICYCLES, ATVS, AND IF THERE'S ANY PROBLEMS, WE'RE THERE TO RESPOND, INSTEAD OF DEALING WITH A PARKING ISSUE. >> WAS THE DRIVER, MS. UBER, OF THIS VEHICLE, DID YOU EVER MAKE CONTACT WITH HER? >> I'VE FIVE MINUTES AFTER CITATIONS WERE ISSUED. WE SAID, THE TICKET'S ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY MEMORY OF THIS PARTICULAR DRIVER? >> LIKE I SAID, THERE WAS SO MANY. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF CITATIONS. WE WROTE OVER 50 CITATIONS THAT DAY, BECAUSE THERE WAS THAT MUCH PROBLEM THERE. >> THANK YOU, IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM, WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. [5. Case Number: PK-2026-79 Investigating Officer: Matthew Memon Violation Location: 420 Seaway Dr] NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS PK-2026-79. 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE OFFICER MEMON'S CASE. >> IT'S A BLURRY PHOTO, BUT THIS ONE PARKED DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE SIGN THAT CONTINUED THE "NO PARKING" SIGNS. I'VE GOT THREE PHOTOS. THIS IS FOR A WHITE MERCEDES, AND IT'S PARKED ON THE -- THE PARK IS ON THE EAST SIDE. THIS IS PARKED GOING TOWARDS THE EAST SIDE TOWARDS THE BRIDGE, ALONGSIDE THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. WHERE THAT SIGN STARTS RIGHT THERE, WHERE THE MUSEUM IS, AND ENDS AT T DOCK. I FORGOT WHAT THE NAME IS. SUMMERLAND'S DOCK, I THINK IT'S CALLED. >> SERGEANT , WERE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN THE DAY OF THE CITATION. MAY 25TH. >> YES, MA'AM. >> DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS OR WERE YOU WRITING THE CITATIONS. >> THEY FOCUSED ON WRITING TICKETS AND I FOLLOWED BEHIND THEM. >> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE [00:50:01] VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITCITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THAT SHOWS THAT THE SIGNS CONTINUED WITH THE "NO PARKING" SIGNS, LIKE HE SAID EARLIER. THAT THEY POSTED THEM OUT THERE. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ORDERED: THE VIOLATORS WILL BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN A CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [6. Case Number: PK-2026-80 Investigating Officer: Matthew Memon Violation Location:  420 Seaway Dr] >> THE NEXT CASE IS PK-2026-80. 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS IS ALSO OFFICER MEMON, WHO WAS ON-SCENE FOR THIS ONE. I HAVE ONE PHOTOGRAPH. AND IT'S FOR THE LOCATION THAT IS WEST OF THE PARKING LOT TO THE BEACH ACCESS, WHICH IS THE EXTENSION THAT GOES TOWARDS THE BRIDGE WHERE THE VEHICLES ARE PARKED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THERE ARE SIGNS POSTED IN THE BEGINNING FROM THE MUSEUM THAT EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO SUMMERLAND'S DOCK, WITH THE OCCASIONAL "NO PARKING" SIGNS SHOWING THE ARROWS THAT YOU CANNOT PARK IN BETWEEN THAT AREA, AND IT'S ALL FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. I HAVE ONE PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING THE CAR. IT'S A BLACK MAZDA SUV. THAT PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON THAT DAY, MAY 25TH. >> DOES THE PHOTOGRAPH TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S EXHIBIT 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S EXHIBIT 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED: THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN -- ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT O. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM, WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [7. Case Number: PK-2026-84 Investigating Officer: Matthew Memon Violation Location:  420 Seaway Dr] >> THE NEXT CASE IS PK-2026-84. 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> IF THERE'S NO PHOTOS ON FILE... I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A PHOTO ON FILE ON THIS ONE. >> I DON'T THINK THERE IS. >> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO PHOTO ON FILE, I'M GOING TO DISMISS IT, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH FOR IT, SO I'LL BE DISMISSING THE CITATION TODAY. >> ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY ON THAT ONE? >> NO, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. PK-2026-884 IS DISMISSED. [8. Case Number: PK-2026-122 Investigating Officer: Matthew Memon Violation Location:  420 Seaway Dr] NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS PK-2026-122. 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS IS OFFICER MEMON. PHOTOS... THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ACTUAL PARK. AND IT APPEARS THAT SHE CAME AFTER THE CITATION WAS PLACED ON THE CAR, AND I'M IN THE BACKGROUND WITH THIS ONE IN MY VEHICLE, TOO. I HAVE THREE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING A WHITE KIYA, AND IT'S INSIDE THE PARK. IF YOU WANT IT? YEAH, I'M OKAY WITH IT. THIS IS INSIDE THE PARK NOW. AND IT'S ALONGSIDE WHERE PEOPLE ARE PARKING IN THE DUGOUT AREAS, WHERE THE CUTOUTS, WHERE THERE ARE DESIGNATED PARKING SPOTS, BLOCKING THE TRAFFIC FLOW. WE WENT TO THE OTHER PARKING STANDING CITATION. >> SERGEANT , THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN MAY 25TH, WHY EQUITY? >> YES. >> AND WERE YOU PRESENT WHEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN? >> YES, I'M IN THE PHOTO. >> AND THERE'S ALSO A COPY OF THE GREEN CAR, WHICH MEANS SHE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CITATIONS, CORRECT? >> YES. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION YOU OBSERVED IT,. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.- >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> THIS IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. EXCUSE ME, EVERYONE. THE VIOLATORS WILL BE -- THE VIOLATOR WILL BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE [00:55:01] WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM, WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS PK-2026-131. [9. Case Number: PK-2026-131 Investigating Officer: Matthew Memon Violation Location: 420 Seaway Dr] 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I DO BELIEVE THERE'S A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THIS ONE. I'LL WAIT UNTIL IT PULLS UP. IF THERE'S NO PHOTOGRAPH, I WILL BE MOVING TO DISMISS THIS AS WELL. >> NO. >> NO PHOTO? I'M MOVING TO DISMISS ON THIS. >> ALL RIGHT. PK-2026 -- >> NISSAN ALTIMA, RIGHT? >> THIS WAS PK-2026-131? >> YES, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. PK-2026-131 IS DISMISSED. [10. Case Number: PK-2026-125 Investigating Officer: Dylan Columbus Violation Location: 420 Seaway Dr] >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT CASE IS PK-TO 2026. 420420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> IS THERE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VEHICLE? I SEE A PHOTOGRAPH HE HAVE THE COPY. >> NO. >> NO, I'M MOVING TO DISMISS THIS, TOO. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> OKAY, PK-2026-125 IS DISMISSED. >> AND I'LL HAVE A TALK WITH THEM ABOUT THEIR PHOTOS. >> THE NEXT CASE IS P [11. Case Number: PK-2026-126 Investigating Officer: Dylan Columbus Violation Location: 420 Seaway Dr] K-2026-126. 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> WHAT NUMBER? I'M SORRY. >> 126. >> 126 IS THE CASE NUMBER. CITATION NUMBER 55204. >> THIS ONE. >> ALL RIGHT. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THIS IS WRITTEN BY OFFICER COLOMBUS. WE HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH OF A KIA TELL RIDE SUV, BLUE IN COLOR, AND IT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AREA GOING TOWARDS THE BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE'S PARKED IN THE "NO PARKING" LANE, WHICH IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THERE'S TWO PHOTOGRAPHS. ONE OF THE FRONT AND ONE OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS TAKEN ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THINGS CLEARED UP OUT THERE. >> SERGEANT , WERE YOU PRESENT OR DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> I TOOK THE PHOTOGRAPHS. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> THE CITY MOVES IN EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. VIOLATE TO BE ALREADY ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM, WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS PK-2026-127. [12. Case Number: PK-2026-127 Investigating Officer: Dylan Columbus Violation Location: 420 Seaway Dr] 420 SEAWAY DRIVE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS ISER? THIS IS OFFICER COLUMBUS WHO WROTE THIS CITATION. EVIDENCE SHOWS A CERTIFIED LETTER SUBMITTED TO THE COMPLAINANT -- OR RESPONDENT? SPENT. AND THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, WHICH IS A BLACK MAZDA. IT'S PARKED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT GOING TOWARDS THE BRIDGE ON THE NORTH SIDE, AGAIN, ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. >> AND, SERGEANT , DID YOU TAKE THIS PHOTOGRAPH? >> YES, MA'AM. >> DOES THIS PHOTOGRAPH TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> I KNOW YOU ALSO SAID THERE WAS A COPY OF A GREEN CARD. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS RETURNED TO SENDER, THOUGH. >> I MISSED THAT PART. >> THE CITY MOVES IN EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THAT INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> OFFICER , THE REGISTERED VEHICLE OWNER, DID YOU -- HOW DID YOU GET THAT NAME? >> WHEN WE DO THESE ITEMS, I DIDN'T GET THE NAME. WHENEVER WE DO THESE CITATIONS, WE DON'T PLACE NAMES ON HERE. [01:00:02] WE PUT THE TAG NUMBER, AND OUR NAMES ON THERE AS WHOEVER ISSUED THE CITATION. THE CITY TAKES IT AND MAILS A REGISTERED LETTER TO THE OWNER OF THAT VEHICLE. >> AND A COPY OF THE CITATION WAS LEFT ON THE VEHICLE.ÚIS THA? >> YES, MA'AM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED: THE VIOLATOR WILL BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM, WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS PK-202026-1. 100 MELODY LANE. CHARMAINE. >> WHAT'S THE CASE NUMBER AGAIN? >> PK-2026-100. >> THANK YOU. >> AND THANK YOU, SERGEANT . OFFICER KIRKLAND, WHAT DO YOU [4. Case Number: PK-2026-100 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 100 Melody Lane] HAVE FOR ME? >> GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOUR. THIS IS CASE P K-2026-100. VIOLATION LOCATION, 100 MELODY LANE. THIS IS A PARKING CITATION THAT WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 5TH, 2026. NCA SERVICE METHOD REGISTER AND CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT CITY HALL. POSPOST THE VIOLATOR IS BRIDGER JEFFERSON LEE HALL. CITATION NUMBER 20977. SPECIAL EVENTS ROAD CLOSED. FINE OF $50. ADMIN FEE OF $10. LATE FEE OF $18. WHICH IS A TOTAL DUE OF $78. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR ISSUED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. I DO HAVE A PICTURE OF THE VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT AND ALSO A COPY OF THE CITATION. >> OFFICER KIRKLAND PROVIDED THOSE COPIES OF CITATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS DATED JUNE 5TH OF THIS YEAR. >> DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, I DID. >> YOU SAID YOU WITNESSED THESE VIOLATIONS, CORRECT? >> YES, I DID. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> AND FORGIVE ME... WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THIS PARKING? >> THE EVENT IS EVERY FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH, AND THEY WILL PARK IN THE RESERVED AREA IN THE -- AT THE START OF MY SHIFT, I GO OUT AND TAKE A PHOTO OF THE AREA TO SEE WHICH CARS ARE THERE, AND THEN AFTER 2:15 -- 23 CH 2:00 IS THE CUTOF, AND AFTER 2:15 I GO OUT AND ANY CARS THAT ARE LEFT, I ISSUE A CITATION. >> T FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE OF IS A DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE VIOLATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM, WITH 30 [1. Case Number: CE-2026-414 102 N Indian River Dr Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 102 N Indian River Dr  ] DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT FINE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS 6:00 E-2026-414, 201 NORTH INDIAN RIVER DRIVE. >> GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> TAYLOR HACKER. >> MS. HACKER, TELL ME, WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THIS PROPERTY? >> I'M THE COO OF SAIL FISHBURNE COMPANY. >> ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO ALLOW OFFICER DEBEVEC TO PRESENT THE CASE, AND I'M TURN TO YOU AFTERWARDS. [01:05:03] SO OFFICER DEBEVEC, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? >> GOOD MORNING, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2026-414. IT IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE. NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 11TH OF THIS YEAR. THE VIOLATOR BEING SAIL FISH BREWING COMPANY, FOR VIOLATION NUISANCE OUTSIDE STORAGE, TRASH AND RUBBISH. THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN FIVE DAYS TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE PALLETS AND OTHER ITEMS NEAR THE DUMPSTER. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WOULD RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESS THE. I DO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH TO SUBMIT. I DID SHARE THE PHOTOS WITH MS. HACKER PRIOR TO THE HEARING, AND WE DID DISCUSS WHAT WAS GOING ON. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, SHE WAS MAKING PHONE CALLS AND SENDING MESSAGES IN WHICH TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY. >> THANK YOU. >> OFFICER DEBEVEC, YOU'VE PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED JUNE 9TH, JUNE 30TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS DATED AUGUST 10TH AND AUGUST 17TH. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, MA'AM. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED THEM? >> YES, MA'AM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> MS. HACKER, I SAW YOU NODDING. DID YOU WANT TO SEE THESE ONES THAT WHY HANDED OUT? >> I'VE ALREADY SEEN IT, THANK YOU. >> I'LL ACCEPT THESE INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> MS. HACKER, TELL ME, WHAT'S GOING ON? >> THAT IS ONE OF OUR OLD PALLETS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REMOVED. IT WAS NOT REMOVED PROPERLY, AND IT HAS NOW BEEN TAKEN RIGHT BESIDE OUR BUILDING AND WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF TODAY. >> FANTASTIC. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? >> NOT CONCERNING THE PALLET. >> WONDERFUL. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY? >> NOT ON THIS CASE, NO, YOUR HONOUR. >> ALL RIGHTY. SO IT IS THIS CASE -- EXCUSE ME. IT IS THIS -- IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING -- EXCUSE ME, EVERYONE. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED: THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN FIVE DAYS TO, IN SO FAR AS IT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN DONE, PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE PALLETS AND OTHER ITEMS NEAR THE DUMPSTER. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED ABOUT RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED, WITH TO 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. [2. Case Number: CE-2026-450   Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 130 N 2nd ST  ] NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS CE-2026-130. NORTH 22ND STREET. >> YOUR HONOUR, THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2026-450. VIOLATION LOCATION IS 130 NORTH 2ND STREET. THIS IS CONSIDERED A REPEAT CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 30TH, 2026. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, 130 NORTH 2ND PROPERTY OWNER LLC. THE VIOLATOR BEING SAIL FISH BREWING COMPANY. THE INVITATION IS STORM WATER DISCHARGE PROHIBITED. STORM WATER ILLICIT CONNECTIONS. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THAT THE FOLLOWING BE EXISTED: THE VIOLATION OF SECTION 36-411 SUBSECTION A AND SUBSECTION B ARE CONSIDERED REPEAT VIOLATIONS, AND AS SUCH, MAY BE FINED ON THE DATE THE VIOLATION IS FOUND TO HAVE OCCURRED BY THE VIOLATION OFFICER. AS ESTABLISHED BY PHOTOGRAPH EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY BEING PROVIDED. THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS MUST BE TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS: CLEAN ALL LIQUID AND SLUDGE-LIKE DISCHARGES THAT HAVE LEAKED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AND ADHERE TO THE BEST PRACTICE PLAN PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO MAKE A CORRECTION ON THAT, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERING IS REQUESTED AN UPDATED ACTION PLAN FROM THEM. A FINE OF $500 SHOULD COMMENCE ON THE DATE FIRST IDENTIFIED, BEING JUNE 30TH OF 2026, AND CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. I DO HAVE PHOTOS WHICH TO SUBMIT. I DID SHARE THE PHOTOS WITH MS. HACKER, AND WE DID DISCUSS [01:10:01] THE SITUATION. THEY ARE TAKING ACTIONS IN WHICH TO TRY AND PREVENT THIS FROM BEING IN THE FUTURE. SHE DOES UNDERSTAND AND IS, I BELIEVE, AGAIN, SENDING MESSAGES TO TRY AND MAKE CORRECTIONS. I KNOW SOMEBODY DID GO OUT AND TRY TO CLEAN THE MAIN PORTION OF THE PARKING LOT WHERE THIS HAPPENED. SHE EXPLAINED THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE TRAILER AND THE OWN OWNER OF THE TRAILER, IT SAT A LITTLE LONGER, THUS CAUSING THE VIOLATION. SHE ALSO EXPLAINED SOME THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT INTO PRACTICE TO TRY TO AVOID THIS IN THE FUTURE. BUT ENGINEERING DID BRING UP THAT WE NEED A NEW PLAN FROM THEM, AND I ASKED HER TO GIVE ME A CALL WHEN THIS IS TAKEN CARE OF SO WE CAN -- >> OFFICER DEBEVEC -- >> SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO JUMP IN ON THAT RECOMMENDATION. WE'LL TALK AFTER. THE JUNE 30TH, 2026 -- THAT'S ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN UPDATED. FOR SOME REASON, IT'S NOT CORRECTED ON HERE. SO THAT SHOULD NOT BE THAT SPECIFIC DATE. IT SHOULD ACTUALLY -- IF WE CAN CHANGE THAT TO, LIKE, 30 DAYS FROM NOW. ALL RIGHT. >> OFFICER DEBEVEC, YOU'VE PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED JUNE 30TH, AUGUST 10TH AND AUGUST 17TH. AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT WENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY AND THE PREVIOUS ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION FOR THESE SAME TWO VIOLATIONS BACK ON NOVEMBER 7TH OF 2025. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, DID YOU TAKE THEM? >> YES. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED THEM? >> YES. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. MS. HACKER, DID YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS? >> YES, I DID, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHTY. I'LL ACCEPT THAT INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> FOG FNOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. MS. HACK HER, TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FURTHER FOR ME HERE? >> -- APPROVED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR OUR PREVIOUS PLAN. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS APPROVED NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025. WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY -- I'M SORRY. WE HAVE RECENTLY GONE THROUGH AN OFFICER CHANGE AT SAIL FISH BREWING COMPANY, SO I'M COMING IN NEW TO THIS SITUATION, BUT GAINING TRACTION VERY QUICKLY. WE ARE FOLLOWING THE SOPS THAT WERE APPROVED AND ESTABLISHED PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE THREE OPEN BUCKETS THAT WERE USED FOR HOLDING CONTAINERS THAT WERE CATCHING ANY SORT OF WATER RUNOFF THAT WAS COMING OUT, ANY SPENT GRAIN THAT WAS ESCAPING FROM THE TRAILER. IT'S MINIMAL, AS LONG AS THE TRAILER IS WATER-TIGHT. WHEN IT RAINS, IT ABSOLUTELY OVERFLOWS. WE HAVE RECTIFIED THAT SITUATION BY GETTING A WATER-TIGHT SEALED CONTAINER THAT FITS UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER THAT ACTUALLY HAS A PVC TUBING THAT WILL CATCH ANY CATCH-ALL WATER THAT COMES OUT THAT DOES OVERFLOW AND GO DIRECTLY INTO THAT WATER-TIGHT TANK. AND THEN WE HAVE A SUMP PUMP THAT IS MOVING THAT WATER AND SPENT GRAIN BYPRODUCT FROM THAT GRAIN BACK TO THE TRAILER TO BE TAKEN AWAY FROM A CATCH-ALL. THAT WAY, WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY MORE OF THESE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OCCUR. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT DID HAPPEN. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS CLEANED UP AND RECTIFIED TODAY, AND THIS WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE AGAIN, BUT WE'VE ALSO MOVED FORWARD WITH THE APPROVED CHANGES TO ENSURE THAT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. >> THANK YOU, MS. HACKER. >> CAN I SUBMIT THIS? >> YES. MS. DEBEVEC, ATTORNEY HALDIMAND... IF YOU COULD HAVE A LOOK AT THAT, PLEASE. [01:15:09] >> YOUR HONOUR, IF I MAY ASK: DOES MS. HACKER WISH FOR ME TO CHECK THE PROPERTY TOMORROW MORNING? >> MS. HACKER? >> THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. YES. >> NO OBJECTION. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS RESPONDENT'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. I SEE I SIGNED THE PREVIOUS ORDER ON THIS. I THINK I REMEMBER THIS ONE. YOUR ARE PREDECESSOR, WAS IT A GENTLEMAN? >> YES, SIR. DAVID BOUCHER. >> I REMEMBER. ANYTHING FURTHER YOU WANTED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? >> I ACTUALLY WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION. I SEE OUR VIOLATION B, THE STORM WATER ILLICIT CONNECTION. WHAT IS CONNECTED? >> THAT IS INFORMATION THAT I HAD RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM ENGINEERING, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CITATION WAS BASED WITH THAT. IT IS THE SAME TYPE OF INCIDENT, SO IT'S AS THINGS FLOW INTO OUR SYSTEMS, WHICH THEN GO TO THE ESTUARY OR THE LAGOON, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE CONSIDERING THAT. >> I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CONNECTED, BECAUSE I JUST ASSUMED THAT THE DISCHARGE WAS -- WAS THE WATER THAT WAS FLOWING, AS OPPOSED TO WE DON'T DON'THAVE, LIKE, A HOSE OR ANYTG THAT'S GOING. >> IT'S NOT A DIRECT CONNECTION LIKE A WATER HOSE TO A SPIGOT. IT'S JUST WHERE IT'S DRAINING THROUGH, THEY CONSIDER IT PART OF THAT. >> DOES THAT GIVE YOU BETTER INFORMATION, MS. HACKER? >> IT GIVES ME BETTER INFORMATION. I JUST -- I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I'LL READ IT. THANK YOU. >> WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CANDOR. A QUESTION FOR YOU, OFFICER DEBEVEC: I NOTICE THAT THE RECOMMENDATION HAS A FINE OF $500 "SHALL COMMENCE." IS THIS MEANT TO BE -- THE FREQUENCY OF THIS? $500 A MONTH OR...? >> IT IS SUPPOSED -- I APOLOGIZE, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE PER DAY FROM WHEN THE VIOLATION IS NOTICED, IS MY UNDERSTANDING. ISAAC MAY HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AS HE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS A DIFFERENT DATE AFTER THE FACT. >> THE STATUTE ALLOWS FOR REPEAT VIOLATIONS TO BE FINED -- AND I BELIEVE IT'S UP TO $500 A DAY FOR REPEAT VIOLATION FROM THE DAY THAT THE VIOLATION IS FOUND TO HAVE OCCURRED BY THE OFFICER. BUT THAT'S IN THE DISCRETION OF THE CODE DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING FURTHER FROM EITHER PARTY? ALL RIGHT. SO, MS. HACKER, I THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE IN WORKING ON THIS. BECAUSE I DO REMEMBER YOUR PREDECESSOR COMING BEFORE ME. BUT THE FACT THAT YOU BROUGHT IN THIS MAKES ME OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. I WILL GRANT THE CITY'S REQUEST HERE, SO JUST KNOW THAT, IF WE DO COME ACROSS -- OR I SHOULD PUT IT THIS WAY: IF THEY COME ACROSS -- BECAUSE I'M NOT AFFILIATED WITH THEM -- BUT IF THEY COME ACROSS THIS AGAIN, JUST KNOW THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER HEARING ABOUT THIS. THEY WILL JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH THE IMPOSITION OF THE FINES. SO, I ENCOURAGE YOU, I INVITE YOU TO REMAIN ON TOP OF THIS, AS IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL ISSUE THAT ORDER. YOU SHOULD BE GETTING THAT. WE ISSUE THAT IN THE MAIL, DON'T WE? SO YOU SHOULD BE GETTING THAT MOMENTARILY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DILIGENCE. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS CE-2026-329. [3. Case Number: CE-2026-329 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 303 N 31st St] 303 NORTH 31ST STREET. >> GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> RERENAI DRAUGHTRY. >> I'M GOING TO ALLOW THE CITY TO PRESENT THEIR CASE, AND THEN [01:20:01] I'LL RETURN TO HEAR YOU IN JUST ONE MOMENT. OFFICER, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? >> VIOLATION LOCATION 303 NORTH 31ST STREET. THIS IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE THAT WAS ISSUED ON MAY 15TH, 2026. SERVICE METHOD: REGULAR MAIL. NTA ISSUED JULY 17TH, 2026. CERTIFIED MAIL POSTED AT PROPERTY. POSTING DATE, GREEN CARD RECEIVED ON JULY 28TH, 2026. THE LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS AUGUST 15TH, 2026. THE OWNE. VIOLATIONS ARE 24 ON 19 SUBSECTION 14. NUISANCES PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD. PROTECTED TREATMENT. EMERGENCY ESCAPE OPENINGS. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IN THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 15 DAYS TO REFRAIN FROM PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD. PRESSURE WASH OR PAINT MOLDING CHIPPING, DISCOLORATION AND DETERIORATION HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE O, AND I DO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT. >> DID YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO SEE THESE PICTURES? >> NO. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO? >> I BELIEVE HER. I DON'T NEED TO. >> OFFICER KIRKLAND, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICES OF VIOLATIONS AND THEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS DATED JULY 7TH, JULY 18TH, AUGUST 8TH, AUGUST 15TH. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, I DID. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED THEM? >> YES, THEY DO. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> OFFICER KIRKLAND, HAVE YOU HAD CONTACT WITH MR. OR MS. DRAUGHTRY? >> YES, I HAVE AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT I DID ADVISE MS. DRAUGHTRY ABOUT THE CITY'S NEW PROGRAM TO DER -- THE CITY'W GRANT PROGRAM FOR REHABBING THE PROPERTIES. AND SHE DID SIGN UP. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? >> WELL, WE DID DO SOME CORRECTIONS. WE DID MOVE THE BOARDS FROM OUR WINDOW. GOT RID OF THE CARS. AND WE WORKIN' ON TRYING TO GET THE OTHER BOARD AND THE PAINTING DONE. >> OKAY. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE -- YOU'VE TAKEN SOME STEPS. YOU'RE GETTING TO WORK, IT SOUNDS LIKE. WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? >> I JUST NEED TIME. >> OKAY. WELL, TELL ME: THE RECOMMENDATION HERE IS 15 DAYS. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED? >> CAN I GET 60 DAYS? >> 60 DAYS? ANY OBJECTION FROM THE CITY? >> NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION. SO, I -- I'M OKAY WITH THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE ACTUAL PROCESS OF THE GRANT PROGRAM THAT SHE APPLIED FOR, SO I BELIEVE 60 DAYS IS SUFFICIENT. >> IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT I DON'T SEE ANY SAFETY ISSUES HERE, BESIDES FROM THE BOARDS, WHICH YOU SAID THAT YOU HAD TAKEN CARE OF, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH 60 DAYS. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU COME UP ON THAT 60 DAYS AND YOU NEED MORE TIME, I DON'T MIND YOU GOING TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AND TALKING TO THEM, BUT THE ORDER WILL SAY 60 DAYS. BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS TAKEN CARE OF. BEST OF LUCK WITH THE GRANT SITUATION. SO, IT IS -- ABSOLUTELY. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATORS WILL BE GIVEN -- I'M SORRY -- 60 DAYS TO IN SO FAR AS IT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN DONE, REFRAIN FROM PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD, PRESSURE WASH OR PAINT WHERE MOLDING CHIPPING OR DISCOLORATION HAS OCCURRED. [01:25:04] REMOVE BOARDS ON WINDOWS ON THE PROPERTY. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE O. BUT, MRS. DRAUGHTRY, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL IF YOU DO CHOOSE, BUT, AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND I THANK YOU [4. Case Number: CE-2026-383 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 2210 N 17th St] IN ADVANCE FOR GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE OF. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> CE-2026-383. 2210 NORTH 17TH STREET. >> I'M GOING TO ALLOW THE CITY TO PRESENT THEIR CASE, AND THEN I'LL TURN TO YOU TO HEAR YOUR SIDE. OFFICER KIRKLAND, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2026-383. VIOLATION LOCATION 2210 NORTH 17TH STREET. THIS IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE THAT WAS INITIATED ON JUNE 3RD, 2026. SERVICE METHOD BY REGULAR MAIL. ISSUE DATE JULY 27TH, 2026. SERVICE METHOD, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. THE LAST INSPECTION DAYLIGHT WAS AUGUST 15TH, 2026. THE OWNER IS DECHENE D. DENARO. VIOLATIONS ARE NUISANCES PARKING IN FRONT YARD. NUISANCES, ACCUMULATE TIRE APPLIANCES. ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. EXTERIOR WALLS. EMERGENCY ESCAPE OPENINGS. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXIST, THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 15 DAYS TO REFRAIN FROM PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD. REMOVE ALL TIRES THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, REMOVE OR REPAIR THE CHAIN LINK FENCE WHERE DISREPAIR HAS OCCURRED, PRESSURE WASH OR POINT WHERE DETERIORATION,SATIOD CHIPPING HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. REMOVE BARS FROM ALL WINDOWS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OD AND I DO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL THE VIOLATIONS AS I WITNESSED IT. >> HAVE YOU SEEN PHOTOS OF THESE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO? >> OFFICER KIRKLAND, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS DATED JULY 16TH, AUGUST 7TH, AUGUST 15TH. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, I DID. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEVICTORIA THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED THEM? >> YES, I DO. THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. OFFICER KIRKLAND, HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH MR. SANS BEFORE TODAY? >> NO, I HAVE NOT. >> I'M ACCEPTING THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE [01:30:25] CITY. >> THANK YOU. MR. SANS, TELL ME: WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? >> YES, GOOD MORNING. WHEN I RECEIVED THE LETTER, BECAUSE THEY SENT IT THROUGH CERTIFIED MAIL WHERE I HAD TO SIGN. I WORK A LOT, SO I PROBABLY -- I STILL HAVEN'T WENT TO THE MAIL PLACE TO GET IT. BUT I -- SINCE THEN, I TOOK THIS TRIM DOWN THAT'S IN THE FRONT, AND I FIXED THE BROKEN WINDOW. AND THE TIRES IN THE BACK, I'VE DISPOSED OF THOSE AS WELL. AND I'VE ORGANIZED THE BACK AS WELL. I DID THAT THIS WEEKEND AND THE FENCE... I WAS UNAWARE THAT THEY WAS EVEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FENCE. I WAS THINKING ANOTHER FENCE. AND THE PARKING VIOLATION, I ASSUME THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MY TRUCK BEING PARKED IN THE FRONT, BUT THIS VEHICLE IN THE BACK -- THIS IS A HOUSE THAT WAS JUST AN ADDITIONAL HOUSE ON MY PROPERTY, AND I DIDN'T -- I WAS UNAWARE I COULDN'T PARK IN -- I MEAN, THERE'S NO FRONT DOOR ON THAT HOUSE NEITHER, SO I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A FRONT DOOR OR FRONT AREA, BUT THAT'S WH WHY I NORMAY PARK MY CARS IN THE BACK. >> AND I ASSUME NO ONE'S LIVING IN THERE, RIGHT? >> NO, SIR. AND I TOOK PICTURES, BUT I WAS IN A RUSH TO GET HERE. I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING, SO... THE CLEANUP I DID. LIKE, THOSE TIRES ARE GONE. AND THAT AREA IN THE BACK WHERE I HAVE MY RAMPS -- I DO OIL CHANGES AND STUFF, SO IT WAS KIND OF A MESS BACK THERE, BUT I'VE SINCE CLEANED IT UP. >> SO THE BOARDS ON THE WINDOWS, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SAID YOU FIXED A WINDOW. >> THE WINDOWS ARE HURRICANE-PROOF, AND THE ONES THAT'S NOT -- I WORK IN CORRECTIONS, SO SOMETIMES WHEN THERE'S A STORM COMING, I'VE GOT TO PUT UP SHUTTERS. IT'S A LOT, BECAUSE I'M BY MYSELF, TO PUT UP SHUTTERS ON THE WINDOWS, BUT IT'S JUST ME BEING LAZY, NOT TAKING 'EM DOWN, BUT I MEAN, I WOULD REQUEST THAN AFTER HURRICANE SEASON? WOULD THAT BE FAIR? >> I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CANDOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING UPFRONT WITH ME. UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AGREE TO THAT, RIGHT? SO THAT PARTICULAR LAW IS IN PLACE FOR SAFETY, RIGHT? AND SO WE WOULD -- WE WOULD NEED THAT -- I WOULD NEED THAT TO COME DOWN. >> THERE'S ARE THE ONLY TWO WINDOWS THAT I HAVE COVERED. THERE'S, LIKE, MULTIPLE WINDOW. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO WINDOWS >> EVEN IF IT WAS JUST ONE, I'D WANT YOU TO TAKE THEM DOWN. IT'S SUCH AN ISSUE OF SAFETY. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BEING UPFRONT THERE. WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? >> I DON'T THINK -- I THINK I FIXED MOST OF IT. DURING THE HOLIDAY, I WANT TO GET MY HOUSE PAINTED, AND I WANT TO CHANGE THAT FRONT DOOR COMPLETELY. I JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE MONEY TO GET AROUND TO GETTING MY FRONT DOOR REPLACED. BUT, I MEAN, I THINK I'VE COVERED MOST OF IT. ON MY NOTICE. >> A QUESTION: IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IT WOULD BE REASONABLE FOR HIM TO LOOK INTO A GRANT FOR, OR...? >> YES, BUT I BELIEVE THE REQUIREMENT WAS TO SIGN UP FOR THE ORIENTATION CLASS. I THINK THAT HAS PASSED. I'M NOT SURE. HE CAN GO UP-TO-THE-SECOND FLOOR AND FIND OUT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. SANS A QUESTION BECAUSE I'M KIND OF -- THAT STRUCTURE THAT'S ON THE SCREEN NOW, NO ONE LIVES THERE. >> NO, MA'AM. >> SO THAT CAR, IS IT APPEAR OP? >> YES, MA'AM. IT'S REGISTERED AND EVERYTHING. >> SO THE VIOLATION EXTERIOR WALLS, WHICH IS THE TRIM OF THIS STRUCTURE AND ALSO THE MAIN STRUCTURE, I GUESS, IS THE TRIM. YOU SEE IN THIS PHOTO HERE? >> YEAH. NOBODY LIVES IN THAT HOUSE, SO I [01:35:03] DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THE HOUSE. WHEN I ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY, I DIDN'T DO -- THAT BACK HOUSE, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THAT. THE FRONT HOUSE, THAT TRIM, I'VE SINCE THEN TOOK THAT TRIM DOWN. >> MM-HMM. >> THE PART IN THE FRONT, I TOOK THAT TRIM DOWN. >> SO, BY IT BEING STILL A PART OF THE PARCEL, IT'S STILL -- IT STILL HAS TO BE -- EVEN THOUGH NO ONE IS LIVING IN IT, IT STILL HAS TO BE MAINTAINED. YOU STILL HAVE TO FIX THAT PART AS WELL. >> WELL -- A COUPLE -- I'D SAY A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I DID COME TO COURT ABOUT THAT HOUSE, AND I THINK I SPOKE TO SOMEONE QUITE SOME TIME AGO. I WAS JUST GOING TO HAVE THAT TORN DOWN, SO... THAT COST MONEY. YOU KNOW, LIFE HAPPENS. AND I JUST AIN'T GET AROUND TO GETTING THE MONEY TO HAVE IT TORN DOWN. I DON'T -- I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THAT, BECAUSE THE ROOF IS REAL MESSED UP, SO I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO GET THAT FIXED. AIN'T NOBODY IN THERE. AIN'T NOTHING IN THERE. I JUST GOTTA TEAR IT DOWN. I JUST AIN'T HAD THE MONEY TO DO IT. >> YOUR HONOUR, SINCE BEFORE THE CASE -- SINCE THE CASE HAS STARTED, I HAD NO CONTACT WITH MR. SANS, SO THAT'S WHY I RECOMMENDED THE 15 DAYS, BUT I'M INCLINED TO GIVE HIM 60 DAYS TO PRESSURE WASH AND COMPLETE THE OTHER VIOLATIONS THAT HE HAS NOT. SINCE I'M AWARE OF HE LIVES THERE AND I DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY ACTUALLY LIVED THERE. >> WELL, THANK YOU, OFFICER KIRKLAND. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM EITHER PARTY? >> WHAT EXACTLY -- WHICH HOUSE DO YOU WANT ME TO GET PRESSURE WASHED? THE FRONT ONE OR THE BACK ONE? >> WELL, BOTH. IT'S PART OF THE PARCEL. THEY BOTH HAVE TO BE PRESSURE WASHED. >> ALL RIGHT. LET ME -- I MEAN, I CAN PRESSURE WASH IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA REPAIR THAT ROOF. I HAVE TO PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THAT WHOLE ENTIRE ROOF, AND THAT'S THE PROPERTY I'M GOING TO TEAR DOWN, IT'D BE POURING MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO TEAR DOWN EVENTUALLY. >> SO -- GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANT -- SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING HERE. SO, YOU MENTIONED THE ROOF, BUT THE VIOLATIONS THAT CHARMAINE CITED FOR DO NOT INCLUDE THE ROOF, SO I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY FOCUS ON THE VIOLATION THAT IS WERE CITED HERE. I THINK THE BEST THING WOULD BE PROBABLY YOU GUYS DO -- YOU KNOW, TALK TO EACH OTHER AND SEE WHEN IS A GOOD TIME FOR CHARMAINE TO GO OUT THERE WHILE YOU'RE THERE, SO SHE CAN POINT OUT EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GOOD, SO I CAN KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT I NEED TO DO. >> ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN. SO, IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS. THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED: THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO REFRAIN FROM PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD, IN SO FAR AS ANY OF THIS HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN DONE. REMOVE ALL TIRES THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. REMOVE OR REPAIR THE CHAIN LINK FENCE WHERE DISREHAIR HAS OCCURRED. PRESSURE WASH OR PAINT WHERE DETERIORATION, DISCOLORATION, MOLDING AND CHIPPING HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. REPAIR THE TRIM OF THE HOME -- HOUSE WHERE DISREPAIR AND ROTTEN WOOD HAS OCCURRED. REMOVE BOARDS FROM ALL WINDOWS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. AND OBTAIN ANY AND ALL NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE O. AND, MR. SANDS, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. BUT I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR GETTING THIS CLEARED UP HERE AND GETTING INTO COMPLIANCE. THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [1. Case Number: LTCL-2026-72 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 908 N 18th ST ] >> THE NEXT CASE IS LTCL-2026-72. 9-08 NORTH 18TH STREET. >> OFFICER FERNANDEZ. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME, SIR? >> GOOD MORNING, SIR. >> GOOD MORNING. >> MY NAME IS MANUEL FERNANDEZ JR., AND I'M EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE CODE ENFORCEMENT. PROPNUISANCES AND LANDSCAPING [01:40:25] REQUIREMENT FOR LESS THAN 3-ACRE PROPERTY. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXIST AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE NUISANCE BEING ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND CUT ALL TREES, SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS. REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS. FAILURE TO F COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A $100 FINE EACH DAY. I DON'T HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS TO INTRODUCE, AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE VIOLATIONS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. >> MR. FERNANDEZ, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, MA'AM. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED THEM? >> YES, MA'AM. >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS AS EVIDENCE OF CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> MR. FERNANDEZ, HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER? >> NO, MA'AM, I HAVE NOT. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE HEALTH -- PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE NUISANCE BEING ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FILL YOU'RE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF 1-HUNDR $100 A DAY FOR Y THE CONDITION CONDITIONS. WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. [1. Case Numbers: 11-26, 11-1616, 15-747 Investigating Officer:  Shaun Coss Violation Location: 1118 N 16th Ct.  ] NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> WE'RE GOING TO JUMP DOWN TO LIEN REDUCTION REQUESTS. CASE NUMBER 11-26, 11-1616 AND 16-747. >> THE INFILL LIEN REDUCTION PROGRAM WAS PUT IN PLACE BY THE CITY COMMISSION IN 2022 TO ENCOURAGE INFILL REDEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. SO, THESE -- THE PROPERTIES THAT QUALIFY OR VACANT PROPERTIES THAT HAD LIENS WITH HARD COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, WHETHER THAT WAS LOT CLEARING, DEMOLITION OR OTHER NUISANCE ABATEMENT LIENS. SO WHAT THE PROGRAM AUTHORIZES IS THAT THE CITY MAY ENTER INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH A NEW OWNER THAT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THE LIENS AND THAT THE SOFT COSTS OF THE LIENS WILL BE WAIVED AND THAT A PORTION OF THE HARD COST OF THE LEEPS WILL BE REFUNDED UPON COMPLETION OF THE DEVELOP'S AGREEMENT. THERE ARE TIMELINES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2022, IT HASN'T BEEN UTILIZED WITH GREAT SUCCESS, SO I BELIEVE THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST ONE THAT YOU'VE HEARD. THE APPROVAL AGREEMENT DOES REQUIRE THE APPROVAL/THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE BEFORE IT GOES TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR ULTIMATE APPROVAL. SO, THIS CASE -- THE CASES INVOLVED ARE 11:26-11-1616 AND 15747... 411 NORTH 16TH COURT. THE VIOLATOR AT THE TIME WAS JOHN CRAWFORD. [01:45:01] THE CURRENT OWNER IS FRANCO PRADO, AND THAT'S WHO THE CITY IS ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH. ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE COMPLIED. THEY WERE AS REFLECTED OFF THE SUMMARY SHEET FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE CASES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF LIENS AS OF AUGUST 10TH, 2026 WAS $325,966 AND 01-CENT. THERE ARE CRITERIA TO CONSIDER IN THE REDUCTION AGREEMENT. 1, WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS VACANT AND ELIGIBLE FOR INFILL: YES. NUMBER 2, WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE PROPERTY: YES. NUMBER 3, WHETHER THE APPLICANT WAS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND THE AGENT OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OWNER OF THE PROPERTY RELATED TO ANY OWNER OF THE PROPERTY OR AN OFFICER DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF AN ENTITY THAT OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR THE ORIGINAL VIOLATIONS THAT RESULTED IN THE LIENS. NO. NUMBER 4, WHETHER THE PROPERTY WAS INVOLVED IN THE CITY INITIATED FORECLOSURE. NO. NUMBER 5, WHETHER THERE IS A CURRENT CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON THIS PROPERTY OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP. NO. AND NUMBER 6, WHETHER PLANS FOR SPECIFIED IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY. YES, A PERMIT FOR REDEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE INFILL LIEN REDUCTION PROGRAM AND FOR SUCH APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COMMISSION. >> AND I SEE MR. PRADO ISN'T HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY WORD FROM HIM SPECIFICALLY? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING SIGNED BY HIM, OR...? >> MR. PRADO IS AWARE OF THE AGREEMENT. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PHONE CONVERSATIONS, EMAILS GOING BACK AND FORTH. THE AGREEMENT UPON -- OR PRIOR TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING, WHICH WILL BE IN SEPTEMBER, THE AGREEMENT WILL BE SENT TO MR. PRADO FOR SIGNATURE AND EXECUTION, AND THEN THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR FINAL APPROVAL. >> WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR THE REDUCTION? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION WILL TAKE ON? >> YES. YES. THOSE ARE -- WERE ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION BACK IN 2022, SO THE CRITERIA FOR THE -- THIS OUTLINE OF THE RESOLUTION ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT IF IT MEETS THE CRITERIA AND IT'S RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY, IT'S APPROVED BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THAT THE CITY WILL AGREE TO THE REDUCTION. >> I GUESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY, SINCE THE BALANCE IS A LITTLE -- LIKE, ALMOST 26,000, DO WE KNOW HOW LONG -- HOW MUCH IT'S MEANT TO GO DOWN TO? I SUPPOSE THAT'S MY QUESTION. OR MY ROLE HERE SIMPLY JUST TO APPROVE THIS TO GO BEFORE -- BUT I'M NOT APPROVING A SPECIFIC REDUCTION? >> SO, THE ENTIRETY OF THE SOFT COSTS, WHICH WOULD BE THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND ANY DAILY FINES THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CASES, THOSE WOULD BE WAIVED IN ENTIRETY. THE HARD COSTS NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. UP TO 50% OF THAT, UP TO $10,000, WOULD BE WAIVED. IF MEMORY SERVES ME, I BELIEVE THE HARD COSTS WERE AROUND $7,800 WITH THESE THREE APPLICATIONS. BUT YOUR ROLE TODAY WOULD BE TO RECOMMEND PARTICIPATION FOR THE PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD THEN BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COMMISSION. >> THANK YOU, MR. COSS. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY? >> NO, SIR. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL APPROVE FOR THIS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INFILL LIEN REDUCTION PROGRAM. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE CITY COMMISSION DOES WITH IT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [2. Case Number: NOOP-2026-103 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 3101 Tennessee Ave] >> THE NEXT CASE IS NOOP-2026-103. 3101 TENNESSEE AVENUE. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER NO NOOP-2026-103. VERSUS METHOD, CERTIFIED MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. THE POSTING DATE WAS MAY 22ND, 2026. THE LAST SUSPICION DAY WAS JUNE 27TH, 2026. THE OWNERS ARE RANDY L. AND REBECCA L. TODDLER. [01:50:05] VIOLATIONS ARE NUISANCES NOT OPERABLE VEHICLE. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS 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 VIOLATORS BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO -- PER THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION ENSURE THAT THE BLACKWOOD ENTRAILER IS ROLLER SAFE AND LEGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDER WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100. FAILURE TO APPLY BY THE DATE ORDER WILL RESULT IN THE CITY TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED DURING THE PROPERTY, AND I DO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT. >> OFFICER KIRKLAND, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS DATED MAY 22ND, GREEN CARD, AND PHOTOGRAPHS DATED AUGUST 1ST AND AUGUST 15TH DID YOU TAKE THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, I DID. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> OFFICER KIRKLAND, HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS? >> NO, MA'AM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE VIOLATORS WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO PER THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION ENSURE THE BLACK WOODEN TRAILER IS ROAD-SAFE AND LEGAL. THE CITY TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY, WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [3. Case Number: NOOP-2026-131 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 115 S 21st St] >> NEXT CASE IS NOOP-2026-131. 115 SOUTH 21ST STREET. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER NOONP-2026-131. VIOLATION LOCATION 115 -- >> HOLD ON ONE SECOND. I HAVEN'T PULLED IT UP. SORRY. REPEAT THAT ADDRESS FOR ME? >> 115 SOUTH 21ST STREET. >> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE. GO AHEAD. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER NOOP NUMBER 2026-131. VIOLATION LOCATION 115 SOUTH 21ST STREET. CASE TYPE NON-OPERABLE VEHICLES. NOV ISSUE DATE JULY 11, 2026. NOV SERVICE METHOD, REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL AND ISSUED AT PROPERTY. NTA SERVICE METHOD, REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. POSTING DATE WAS JULY 17TH, 2026. THE LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS AUGUST 15TH, 2026. THE OWNER IS CORRESPOND PRO-SYNERGY. VIOLATIONS ARE NUISANCES, NON-OPERABLE VEHICLE. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSD THROUGH THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO ENSURE THAT THE WHITE INTERNATIONAL TRUCK IS ROAD-SAFE AND LEGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED OFF THE PROPERTY, AND I DO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT. >> OFFICER KIRKLAND, YOU'VE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS, A COPY OF THE GREEN CARD AND PHOTOGRAPHS DATED AUGUST 15TH. DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> , YES, I DO. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY MANDACCURATELY REFLECT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU WITNESSED IT. >> YES, THEY DO. >> OFFICER KIRKLAND, HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE [01:55:03] PROPERTY OWNER? >> NO, MA'AM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> FORGIVE ME, OFFICER KIRKLAND. DID YOU SAY THIS WAS AN ISSUE OF THE -- OH, YEAH, I SEE IT RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. I ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A -- THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS, IN VIOLATION -- EXCUSE ME -- OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO PER THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION ENSURE THAT THE WHITE INTERNATIONAL TRUCK IS ROAD-SAFE AND LEGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OD FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED OFF THE PROPERTY, WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS LTCL OPINION [4. Case Number: LTCL-2026-91 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 2604 Jersey Ave] >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER LTCL-2026-91 PEERED VIOLATION LOCATION 2604 JERSEY AVENUE. IT'S A LOT CLEARING CASE THAT WAS INITIATED ON JULY 11TH 2026. BY REGULAR MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. THE ISSUE DATE WAS JULY 17TH 2026. THE SERVICE WAS POSTED AT PROPERTY. THE POSTING DATE WAS JULY 17TH 2026 AND LAST INSPECTION DAY JULY 15TH 2026. IT IS INVESTMENTS LLC AND ADDITIONAL PARTY IS JOHN H PATEL. VIOLATIONS ARE 2419 SUBSECTION A AND B AND NUISANCES FOR LESS THAN 3-ACRE PROPERTIES. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT ANY VIOLATION WITH THE CODE OF ORDINANCES IN SUCH NUISANCE CONDITIONS POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND THE COMMUNITY. AND HE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S ABATEMENT PROGRAM AND GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIM WEEDS, SHRUBS, AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE VIOLATION. INCLUDING LANDSCAPE, DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FAILED TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDER WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. AND WE HAVE PICTURES THAT DEPICT IT FOR THE STATE'S. >> YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED JULY 17TH AUGUST 8TH AND AUGUST 15TH. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES I DID. >> THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT. COMPOSITE ONE. >> THANK YOU. I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE LEVEL ONE. >> NO, SIR. >> IS THE COURT'S FINDING THAT THE NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S NEW NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY TO COMPLIANCE AND FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. [5. Case Number: LTCL-2026-85  Investigating Officer: Jarvis Gamble Violation Location: 403 Dundas CT] [02:00:02] NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS LTCL2026-85403 DUNDAS COURT. GOOD MORNING. OFFICER JARVIS GAMBLE, CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS CASE LTCL2026-85 VIOLATION LOCATION IS AT 403 DUNDAS COURT. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING CASE. NOTICE OF VIOLATION DATE ISSUE DATE WERE DONE ON JULY 16TH 2026. REGULAR MAIL COME A CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTED AT THE PROPERTY APPEARED POSTING DATE WAS JULY 16TH 2026 AND LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS AUGUST 18TH 2026 AND THE VIOLATOR IS JOYCE WOODS FOR VIOLATION 2419 SUBSECTION 11, SUBSECTION A, SUBSECTION B AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN 3-ACRE PROPERTIES. THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS AGAINST THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THE NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS, AMBUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS INCLUDING LANDSCAPING DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE AND FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE OF ORDER WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO THE STEPS TO BE CLEARED BY THE PROPERTY. I HAVE A COPY OF THE VIOLATION THAT WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL AS PHOTOS TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY. >> YOU PROVIDED THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION DATED JULY 9TH. AUGUST 7TH, JULY 16TH, AND AUGUST 15TH. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVE THEM? >> YES. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE COMPOSITE ONE. >> THANK YOU. I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S EVIDENCE COMPOSITE ONE. >> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER? >> NO, MA'AM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> IT IS THE COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION WITH THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN 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 AND FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE NUISANCE CONDITIONS AND THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY WITH 30 [a. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED] DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> WE WILL MOVE INTO IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE THAT WERE RESCH RESCHEDULED. CE2026-1811002 AVENUE E, CE2026-183 1016 CHIPOTLE -- I'M SORRY. ROAD. 2026-98406 AND CE26-1891115 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE NUMBER 3. T CL2026-71 NORTH 18TH STREET PARCEL ID 240-4711, 0028, 1001. LTCL2026-75, 1601 NORTH OF 25TH STREET AND 101-3101 TENNESSEE AVENUE, PK2026-115420CC? DRIVE AND PK2026-116420? DRIVE, PK-2026-128 SPACE FOR 20 SEAWAY DRIVE, PK2026 SEAWAY DRIVE, PK-71420 SEAWAY DRIVE PK2026-75 J PARK, PK2026-94 SEAWAY DRIVE PK2026-123? DRIVE LTCL2026-99307 MEANS COURT LTCL2026-1 HUNDRED 309 MEANS [02:05:08] COURT, LTCL2026-101 MEANS COURT, LTCL2026-102313 MEANS COURT, LTCL2026-103315 MEANS COURT NOP2026-1341230 AVENUE LETTER BLTCL2026-79306 MEANS COURT LTCL2026-8308 MEANS COURT LTCL2026-813 TEN MEANS COURT LTCL2026-3 TEN MEANS COURT LTCL2026316 MEANS COURT LTCL2026-84320 MEANS COURT, LTCL2026-9120 NORTH 12TH STREET 93-1820 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE LTCL2026105 AVENUE F PARCEL ID 2005817007006 J C PARK PK2026-101 100 MELANIE ELAINE PCA 2026-129 N00P202 N00P2026-133122 AVENUE BLTCL206-1041814 SOUTH 29TH STREET LTCL2026-98 LTCL2026-772502 AVENUE LETTER LLTCL2026-78 AVENUE L PARCEL ID 240460801090109LTCL2026-89304 NORTH 12TH STREET LTCL2026-88302 NORTH 12TH STREET, LTCL2026-78 AVENUE L PARCEL ID 240460801090109, PK2026-116420 SEAWAY DRIVE, NOP2026-132307 MEANS COURT, LTCL202697-115 SOUTH 21ST STREET, LTCL2026-874 TEN NORTH TENTH STREET, PK2026-13420 SEAWAY DRIVE. AND WITH REGARDS TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATORS WHO ARE NOT PRESENT TO BE HEARD, THEY WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS MORNING'S HEARING PER STATE STATUTE 162.12 AND A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR IN CERTIFIED MAIL AND IF IT IS RETURNED SIGNED IT IS PLACED IN THE FILE AND IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED UNSIGNED OR UNCLAIMED AND AN AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING WITH THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND CLOSED TO THE VIOLATOR REGULAR U.S. MAIL. TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING A NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN CITY HALL AND A NOTICE OF HEARING IS ALSO POSTED AT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING. IF THE GREEN CARD IS NOT RETURNED TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT WITHIN TEN DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING THE POSTING IS COMPLETED IN THE SAME MANNER AS IF THE CARD WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. FOR CASES NOT MANDATED BY STATE STATUTE, MAILING OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING ARE HANDLED IN THE SAME MANNER STATE OF PRIOR. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED UNSIGNED, UNCLAIMED, OR NOT RETURNED WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE HEARING, A NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT CITY HALL. >> G * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.