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MORNING. MY NAME IS FRAN ROSS, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WHO WILL BE PRESIDING OVER THIS MORNING'S HEARING. YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU RECEIVED NOTICE THAT YOUR PROPERTY WAS IN VIOLATION OF A PARTICULAR CITY CODE OR ORDINANCE AND YOU WERE GIVEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO CORRECT IT.
AND AS OF THIS MORNING, YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO. FOR THOSE WISH TO BE HEARD, WE WILL CALL YOUR CASES SHORTLY. I WILL ADVISE YOU THAT THIS WHOLE SCENE IS BEING TELEVISED.
SO IF SOMEBODY COMES UP TO YOU AND SAY THEY SAW YOU ON YOUR LOCAL TV STATION, IT'S BECAUSE YOU WERE HERE. IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IS STANDS, 1 NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.I STANDS, 1 NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE IT STANDS, 1 NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NATION, UNDER INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.O NATION, UNDE, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICEN NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.E NATION,
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GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CODE OFFICIALS COME FORWARD.>> ACTUALLY, JUST STAND WHERE YOU ARE. >> OKAY.
>> WE CAN DO EVERYBODY AT THE SAME TIME. >> WE CAN IF YOU WANT TO.
>> LET'S DO EVERYBODY AT THE SAME TIME. IF EVERYBODY CAN STAY STANDING.
PAUL, IF YOU COULD. WE'RE GOING TO SWEAR EVERYONE IN AT THE SAME TIME.
>> WE'LL NEED THEM ONE BY ONE TO STATE THEIR NAMES TOO. >> WE WILL.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. >> I'LL START, POINT, JUST SAY YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND
THEN WE'LL FINISH SWEARING IN. COLLEEN. >> MY SOUND CARD IS NOT
WORKING. >> RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT BEING RECORDED.
>> TAKE VERY GOOD NOTES. >> I HAVE NO IDEA. >> WE HAVE THE RECORDING.
WE HAVE THE TV RECORDING. ALL RIGHT. >> OKAY.
>> YOU START WITH YOURS. >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
>> EVERYBODY IS GOING TO STATE THEIR NAME. >> SORRY.
>> MA'AM, ARE YOU GOING TO BE SPEAKING TODAY? NO. MA'AM IN THE BLUE.
>> I DIDN'T GET IT. ANDREA JOSEPH. >> WHO IS THE NEXT ONE?
>> GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME IN THE ORANGE. GENTLEMAN IN THE STRIPE.
MA'AM, SIR, WHOEVER IS GOING TO SPEAK TODAY. APRIL CLARK.
COULDN'T HEAR THAT ONE. EARNEST NEVARRO. DID YOU GET THAT? SWEAR YOURSELF IN. ISAAC, HE'S NOT BACK. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE
TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH THANK YOU. >> OKAY.
ANYONE WE MISSED, WE'LL SWEAR AS THEY COME UP. WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK AS THEY COME
UP TO CONFIRM. >> MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY.
>> WE CAN SWEAR HER IN SEPARATELY WHEN SHE COMES UP. HAVE A SEAT.
HAVE A SEAT. ALL RIGHT. ARE WE READY TO START?
[A. 20-0052 CE 620 S US Highway 1 Neeto Investments LLC Lentin LLC Heather Debevec]
OKAY. WE HAVE CASE 20-0052620 U.S. HIGHWAY 1.NEETO INVESTMENTS LLC, LENTIN OKAY. SIR, YOUR NAME WAS DENNIS?
>> DENNIS LENTIN. >> WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> GOOD MORNING, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THIS IS CASE NUMBER 20-52, IT IS FOR 620 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1, OWNED BY NEETO INVESTMENTS, LLC, LENTIN LLC. CASE WAS INITIATED ON JANUARY 14TH THIS YEAR, MAINTENANCE OF NUISANCE ON PROPERTY, NUISANCE IS AN
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OBJECT. IT WAS REQUESTED THAT THEY OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO REMOVE THE CEMENT PILING REMNANTS FROM THE PROPERTY.CITY IS REQUESTING THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 30 DAYS, FINE OF $50 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. I DO HAVE PHOTOS IN WHICH TO
SUBMIT. >> OKAY. HAS MR. LENTIN SEEN THE
PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, I HAVE. >> OKAY.
>> WE MOVE THEM IN AS EXHIBIT 1, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> COMPOSITE.
ADMITTED AS CITY EXHIBIT 1. >> YOU MAY CONTINUE. >> THAT IS ALL I HAD YOUR HONOR
AT THE MOMENT. >> MR. LENTIN, YOU'VE BEEN SWORN.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS? >> WELL, I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR
IT. IT'S NOT A ONE WORD ANSWER. >> OKAY.
THAT IS FINE. >> OKAY. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES THAT ARE
OLDER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THESE. >> HAVE YOU SEEN THEM?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> OKAY. YOU MAY CONTINUE.
MY PARTNER AND I BOUGHT THIS LAND ABOUT 16 YEARS AGO. AND AT THE TIME THE LAND HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY USED FOR FIVE DECADES. IT WAS UTILIZED PREVIOUSLY TO SELL AUTOMOBILES, IN OTHER WORDS, A USED CAR LOT. THE LOT CAME EQUIPPED WITH A FIVE POLE LIGHTING SYSTEM, WITH THE LIGHTS INTACT, WE KNOW FOR SAFETY SAKE THE ORIGINAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTION HAS BEEN TERMINATED YEARS IN THE PAST. THE PICTURES ARE WHAT THE LOT AND INTEGRATED LIGHTING SYSTEM LOOKED LIKE IN 2014. WE WERE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN FROM LOCAL BUSINESS PEOPLE THESE POLES, CONCRETE BASES HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 50 YEARS.
WHICH BRINGS THE QUESTION AS TO HOW OLD IS THE LAW THAT SAYS THEY'RE A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
AT THE CITY'S REQUEST SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE LIGHT POLES CUT FROM THE BASES.
I NOW REALIZE THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN ERROR. AS THE INTER-CONNECTED LIGHTING SYSTEM MAY OR MAY NOT BE USED AS A NEW APPLICATION ON THE PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE.
THE LIGHTING SYSTEM IS NOT DEBRIS, AS ANY DEFINITION THAT I COULD FIND.
AND I HAVE COPIES OF WEBSTER'S DEBRIS, GOOGLE, BING, A FEW OTHERS.
I READ THE CITY'S RULES, WHICH LOOK LIKE THEY WERE PASSED IN 1994.
AFTER THE LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED, WELL AFTER THE LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED ON THESE LOTS, I READ THE CITY'S DEFINITION OF DEBRIS, WHICH MATCHES ALL OTHER DEFINITIONS, I MAINTAIN UNDER THE CITY'S LAWS AND DEFINITIONS THAT THESE CONCRETE BASES ARE
NOT DEBRIS. >> OKAY. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> I'M GOING TO DEFER. >> HEATHER, I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH THE PHOTOS WITH YOU REAL QUICK. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE
CONCRETE BASES HERE? >> YES, MA'AM. >> OKAY.
AND HOW DID THIS CASE COME ABOUT? WAS IT --
>> I GUESS IT WAS A COMPLAINT THAT JANY HANDED DOWN TO ME BECAUSE I RECEIVED THE
INFORMATION FROM JANIE. >> SO IT CAME IN VIA COMPLAINT. OKAY.
SO SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, SO YOU'RE AWARE, THAT THIS DID COME IN VIA A COMPLAINT TO OUR
OFFICE. CAN THAT BE RESPONDED TO? >> SECTION 16-46, SUB 1, WHAT
YOU'RE BASING THIS ON? >> YES, MA'AM. DO YOU NEED ME TO PULL THAT UP?
>> YES, PLEASE. WE DID THIS NUISANCE AS AN OBJECT.
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IT IS NUMBER 1 HERE. MR. LENTIN, DID YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THATSECTION? >> YES, I READ THAT. AND THAT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE PIECES OF CONCRETE THAT ARE THERE. THEY'RE NOT JUNK.
THEY'RE POSSIBLY GOING TO BE USED AGAIN. AND THEY'RE DEFINITELY NOT
DEBRIS. >> YOU SAY YOU TOOK THE LIGHT POLES DOWN?
>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES, YOU WILL SEE THERE WERE POLES ON TOP.
I HAD ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS WHO HAS THE EQUIPMENT CUT THE POLES OFF AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. ONE OF MY POINTS IS WHY WOULD THEY HAVE ME DISMANTLE PART OF IT AND THEN SEVERAL YEARS LATER ASK ME TO DISMANTLE THE REST OF IT.
>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, WHEN YOU REMOVED THE LIGHTING POLES FROM THESE PIECES OF CONCRETE,
WHY DIDN'T YOU REMOVE THE BASES? >> BECAUSE THE BASES ARE INTER-CONNECTED UNDERGROUND, WITH STEEL PIPING, I'M ASSUMING THE PIPING IS STEEL, I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE. IF YOU PULLED THEM ALL UP, FIRST OF ALL, HORRENDOUS EXPENSE, SECOND OF ALL, THEY'RE NO LONGER USABLE. AT THIS STAGE, THEY CAN BE
USED. >> HOW LONG HAS THE PROPERTY BEEN VACANT?
>> WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY 16 YEARS AGO. IT WAS VACANT THEN.
AS I UNDERSTAND, WAS VACANT FOR ANOTHER 30, 40, 50 YEARS. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER.
>> DID YOU TALK WITH ANYBODY AT CITY HALL WHEN THEY BROUGHT YOU THE COMPLAINT?
>> I TALKED TO HEATHER. >> HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO WHAT IT WOULD COST YOU TO HAVE THESE
THINGS REMOVED? >> THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS MY PARTNER HAS CALLED SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE IN FORT PIERCE GENERAL AREA TO TRY AND GET A PRICE.
NO ONE WILL GIVE US AN ANSWER. NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS OR WHAT THE SITUATION IS. WE CAN'T GET A QUOTE FROM ANYBODY.
>> AND THE CASE WAS INITIATED BACK IN JANUARY. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> HAS THE CITY ANY INFORMATION ON WHO COULD HELP REMOVE THESE THINGS?
DO YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY? >> I PERSONALLY DO NOT, NO. >> TAKE A QUICK, LET ME SEE IF
I CAN GET IN HERE. >> THERE IS NO BUILDING PERMITS IN OUR SYSTEM FOR THIS ADDRESS.
THERE IS NO INFORMATION THAT I CAN PROVIDE. >> I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THAT. THE CONCRETE BASES OR WHATEVER. I DO HAVE SOME CONCERN THAT YOU HAVEN'T FOUND ANYBODY TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD COST YOU TO HAVE THEM REMOVED.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, THIS WAS INITIATED IN JANUARY, WE'RE NOW IN TO JUNE, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS FOR ONE MONTH TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HAVE THESE THINGS REMOVED OR TAKEN
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DOWN, IF YOU CAN FIND ANYBODY. AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND ADDRESS THIS IN ONE MONTH, TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE, WITH TRYING TO GET THEM REMOVED. OKAY.>> OKAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, JUST FOR A DATE CERTAIN, WOULD THIS BE
THE SECOND MEETING IN JULY, JULY 15TH? >> BECAUSE THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY IS JULY 1ST, WHICH IS ONLY THREE WEEKS FROM NOW, SO DO YOU WANT JULY 1ST OR 15TH?
>> JULY 15TH. >> ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET SOME INFORMATION TO HELP ALL OF US OUT HERE. HELP ME MAKE A DECISION AS
WELL. AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. >> THANK YOU.
>> DID YOU WANT YOUR PICTURES BACK? CAN WE GET COPIES OF THEM? WE'LL MAKE COPIES REAL QUICK FOR THE FILE. JUST LEAVE THEM RIGHT THERE.
JAMIE IS GOING TO GET THEM. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.
MADAM CLERK. >> THE NEXT CASE IS CASE 20-31, 207 DIXIELAND DRIVE.
[B. 20-0031 CE 207 Dixieland Drive Castor, Natacha Heather Debevec]
CASTOR. WE WILL HAVE TO SWEAR THEM IN. >> OKAY.
THEY'VE BEEN SWORN IN. >> THEY HAVE BEEN SWORN. GOOD MORNING.
YOU WANT TO JUST FOR THE RECORD STATE WHAT IS GOING ON HERE. >> YES, MA'AM.
CASE NUMBER 20-31, IT'S 207 DIXIE LAND DRIVE, CASE WAS INITIATED ON JANUARY 9TH OF THIS YEAR. THEY WERE HERE FOR A PREVIOUS CASE, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER
THE DATE. >> KEEP READING. >> MARCH 4TH OF 2020.
EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. UTILITIES AUTHORITY HAD TOLD THEM TO REMOVE THE TREES. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CONTINUED THE MATTER TO ALLOW THE OWNER TO PROVIDE PROOF. TREE PROTECTION MITIGATION. IT WAS REQUESTED THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE FINED AS TWO OAK TREES REMOVED AT FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH, TOTAL OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, COLLECTED FUNDS TO BE PLACED IN THE CITY'S TREE FUND. I DO HAVE PHOTOS AND I HAVE AN E-MAIL FROM THE UTILITIES AUTHORITY, AS I REACHED OUT TO THAT GENTLEMAN.
>> HAS MR. CASTOR SEEN THE E-MAIL? >> THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE
E-MAIL THAT I RECEIVED. >> OKAY. ARE YOU INTENDING TO ADMIT IT
INTO EVIDENCE? >> YES, MA'AM. >> SHOW IT TO HIM.
>> IT IS NOT RIGHT. I'M NOT HERE TO LIE TO YOU. I TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT DID
HAPPEN. >> JUST A MOMENT. YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK IN
JUST A SECOND. >> I SEE THAT FPUA IS DISPUTING THE FACT THAT THEY TOLD YOU TO
CUT THE TREE DOWN. >> MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHY DID THEY MOVE THE POLE FROM THE
INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE? >> I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THAT. I'M HERE ONLY TO RESOLVE THE
DISPUTE ABOUT THE TREES BEING CUT DOWN WITHOUT A PERMIT. >> WE DIG THE HOLE FOR THEM TO PASS THE ELECTRICAL FROM THE METER BOX TO THE POLE. AND THEY SAY NO, THIS POLE CANNOT GO IN THE FENCE, THE TREES COMPROMISE. THE TREE HAS TO GO OUT.
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THEY MOVE THE POLE FROM THE INSIDE TO T-- MY FAULT IS NOT PULLING A PERMIT.I SAID THE PREVIOUS DAY, THEY DID NOT TELL ME TO CUT THE TREE WITH THE PERMIT.
AND BY NOT KNOWING, I JUST REMOVED THE TREE LIKE THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT'S COMPROMISED BY CUTTING HALF. SO THAT IS WHAT I SAID THEN AND
THAT IS WHAT I SAY NOW. FOR THEM TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT. >> WERE THE TREES HEALTHY WHEN
HE CUT THEM DOWN? >> AS FAR AS I KNOW. I DO HAVE ANOTHER CASE THAT DID SHOW THE TREES. SO I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND PULL SOMETHING FROM THAT.
>> I'M LOOKING HERE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. WE HAVE FORESTER HERE IF HE
WANTS TO COME UP AND SPEAK. >> YOU NEED TO GET TO THE MICROPHONE.
>> PAUL BIRCHAM. THE TREE WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR A PERMIT BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE WAY OF THE LINES THAT WERE GOING INTO THE HOUSE TO REPLACE THE OLD ONES.
IT'S QUESTIONABLE. THE TREES WERE STILL ALIVE. BUT IT'S REALLY HARD TO TELL WHETHER THEY'RE IN GREAT SHAPE OR NOT ONCE THEY'VE BEEN CUT DOWN.
THAT IS THE REASON TO GET A PERMIT, PRIOR TO THAT. THAT WAY WE CAN COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. ONCE IT'S IN A PILE OF BRANCHS, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY.
>> YOU'RE ASKING FOR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER TREE? >> THAT IS THE MITIGATION RATE WHEN SOMEBODY GOES TO REMOVE THE TREE, THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THAT IS WHAT THE
CITY REQUIRES TO REMOVE A TREE. >> PAUL, IT DOESN'T SAY ON THE PAPERWORK.
DO YOU KNOW HOW BIG THE TREES WERE? >> THERE IS A PHOTOGRAPH WITH
THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE STUMP. >> IT'S IN THERE. >> 27 INCHES ON THIS PHOTO I
>> IF I MAY, THE E-MAIL THAT I HAD RECEIVED FROM PAUL ON JANUARY 8TH, IT'S SHOWING THAT
ONE OF THE TREES WAS 32 DDH, ONE WAS 27 DBH. >> WHAT IS DBH?
>> DIAMETER BEST HEIGHT. IT'S A WAY OF MEASURING THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TREE.
>> YOU SAID ONE OF THE TREES WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR REMOVAL, RIGHT?
>> IT WOULD HAVE. THE OTHER ONE COULD HAVE TOO. WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE TREES WHILE THEY'RE STILL STANDING, WHAT IS GOING ON. THERE IS FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT THINGS WE CAN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE HOMEOWNER BE ABLE TO CUT THE TREE DOWN.
9AND YES, THEY'VE GOT TO RUN NEW POWER, NEW SEWER, NEW WATER TO THE HOUSE AND THERE IS A TREE IN THE WAY, THEY CAN'T GET, YEAH THEY WOULD BE APPROVED FOR A PERMIT.
IF I RECALL, THE OTHER ONE I THINK WAS IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
>> THE OTHER ONE WAS HALF DEAD TREE. THE BRANCH ARE FALLING EVERY TIME. AND WE HAVE KIDS IN THE AREA ALL OF THE TIME.
I DID TAKE IT DOWN. >> OKAY. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD HAVE COST HIM TO GET A PERMIT FOR THIS?
>> YES, MA'AM. $70 FOR BOTH TREES. $35 PER TREE.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SIR, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU WERE NOT AWARE OF THE LAW, BUT YOU HAVE TO GET A PERMIT TO CUT THE TREES DOWN.
AND FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT WILL COME OUT AND TRIM BRANCHS ON THE TREE.
NOT FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT. I'M SORRY. BUT THERE IS A TREE SERVICE
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THAT WORKS FOR MUNICIPALITIES THAT WILL COME IN AND TRIM THEM IF THEY'RE ENDANGERING THE UTILITIES IN ANY WAY. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT TO DO ALMOST ANYTHING TO PROPERTY NOWADAYS. MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF THAT. BUT IT IS THE LAW. AND YOURS IS AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. I HAD A LADY IN HERE NOT LONG AGO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.SHE CUT DOWN A TREE AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE A PERMIT. SO WHAT I'LL DO, ANY FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM ALL PARTIES? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY?
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD THAT THE PACKET
YOU'RE HOLDING IN YOUR HAND WILL BE ADMITTED AS CITY'S 1. >> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS
CITY'S 1. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.
BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS.
AND THAT MR. CASTOR, IS THAT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME? >> YES.
>> MR. CASTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I WILL FINE YOU $200 FOR REMOVAL OF THE TREE WITHOUT A PERMIT. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO
PAY THAT? >> 30 DAYS. >> ALL RIGHT.
THAT FINE IS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE SIGNING OF THE ORDER.
YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. >> JUST ONE CLARIFICATION, THESE FUNDS GO TO THE TREE
>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE 191866, 808 SOUTH 11TH STREET.
DENYER. IS SOMEBODY PRESENT FOR THIS CASE?
>> NO. >> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FIRST.
[F. 20-0422 CE 1703 Miami Court Frangella, Anthony A Isaac Saucedo]
>> 1703 MIAMI COURT. FRANGELLA. ISAAC, WE'VE GOT TO SWEAR YOU
IN. >> YOU CAN GO TO THE PODIUM, SIR.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, STATE
YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> ISAAC, CODE ENFORCEMENT. >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT
THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH. >> YES.
>> MS. FRANGELLA DID NOT GET SWORN IN. >> YES, THEY DID.
>> HIS MOM DID NOT. >> MA'AM, WOULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE
YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING THAT IS GOING ON.
>> OKAY. >> CAN YOU HEAR US? >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES. >> OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT LOUDER. WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BE SWORN, PLEASE.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, MA'AM. AND DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO
GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU.
>> FROM FRANGELLA, ARE YOU GOING TO TESTIFY AS WELL? >> HOLD ON.
YES OR NO. ARE YOU GOING TO TESTIFY? >> THE PROPERTY IN MY NAME.
>> I'M JUST ASKING, ARE YOU GOING TO SAY ANYTHING, YES OR NO?
>> ARE YOU GOING TO SAY ANYTHING? >> OKAY.
LET'S DO THIS. IF HE GETS READY TO SPEAK, WAS HE SWORN?
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ALL RIGHT. PROCEED MR. SAUCEDO. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER 20-422, 1703 MIAMI COURT. THE CASE INITIATED ON FEBRUARY 10TH, 2020, AND THE OWNER IS ANTHONY FRANGELLA, 1703 MIAMI COURT, FORT PIERCE, THE VIOLATIONS WERE SECTION 16-46, 47, 48, FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE. SECTION 1625C, RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTAINERS AND SECTIONS 22-18713 FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE.
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTAINERS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN COMPLIED.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE OUTSIDE STORAGE AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, CONTINUES TO BE THE SAME. CITY IS REQUESTING THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN TEN DAYS TO COMPLY OR A FINE OF $150 A DAY BE ASSESSED. I DO HAVE PHOTOS IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM.
>> HAVE THE RESPONDENTS HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THEM? >> NOT SURE.
DO YOU NEED TO SEE THE PHOTOS? >> WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT AND THE MAN CAME BY YESTERDAY AND HE SAID IT'S LOOKING GOOD AND HE'S GOING TO BE BACK IN THREE WEEKS.
>> WHAT MAN ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? >> THE CODE ENFORCEMENT MAN.
>> I AM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY TYPE OF
COMMUNICATION. >> SOME MAN WAS THERE YESTERDAY.
>> I WAS THERE YESTERDAY. I TOOK THE PHOTOS. BUT I DIDN'T SPEAK TO NO ONE.
>> ALL THE TRASH CANS. >> PLEASE, WE WOULD ASK THAT BE ENTERED AS CITY'S 1.
I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I WOULD ASK BOTH PARTIES TO ADDRESS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE,
NOT EACH OTHER. >> THE MAN THAT WAS THERE YESTERDAY SAID HE WOULD BE BACK
IN THREE WEEKS TO SEE IF WE FINISHED IT. >> REGARDING THAT STATEMENT, I CAN ASSURE THAT I'VE HAD ZERO COMMUNICATION WITH ANYONE. I'M NOT SURE WHO THEY SPOKE
WITH. >> BLUE SHIRT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NAME WAS.
>> OKAY. >> WAS HE IN A CITY UNIFORM? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> AND YOU ALL HAVE DONE SOME WORK ON IT? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> OKAY. >> ALL THOSE TRASH CANS ARE IN THE BACK.
THE TENT IS GONE. >> AND WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU'LL HAVE THE REST OF THIS STUFF
CLEANED OUT? >> WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU'LL HAVE THE REST OF THE ITEMS
REMOVED? >> IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. >> OKAY.
MR. SAUCEDO, YOU DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND SEE WHAT CHANGES THEY HAD DONE?
>> I WENT OUT YESTERDAY AND TOOK THE PHOTOS. AND LIKE I SAID, I HAVE HAD ZERO COMMUNICATION FROM THEM. I DID RECEIVE BACK THE GREEN CARD, SIGNED BY THEM.
BUT COMMUNICATION FROM THEM ACTUALLY SPOKEN TO THEM, TO SEE IF THEY NEEDED MORE TIME OR ANYTHING, THAT IS THE REASON WHY I WENT AHEAD AND I SCHEDULED IT.
USUALLY IF I HAVE SOME SORT OF COMMUNICATION WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I'VE HAD NO COMMUNICATION WITH THEM WHATSOEVER.
SO THAT IS THE REASON WHY I WENT AHEAD AND PROCEEDED WITH MY CASE.
IF I WOULD HAVE HAD SOME SORT OF INTERACTION WITH THEM YESTERDAY, WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE WORKED SOMETHING OUT. MAYBE PULLED THE CASE AND MAYBE CONTINUED IT.
YEAH. I MEAN, THERE IS SLIGHTLY SOME DIFFERENCE, VERY MINIMAL.
BUT YEAH. I MEAN, THERE'S STILL A LOT TO DO THERE.
>> OKAY. ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NOT FROM ME, NO.
>> MRS. FRANGELLA, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE GOT TO GET WITH MR. SAUCEDO SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> I'LL CONTINUE THIS FOR 30 DAYS.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET THIS CLEARED UP. IF YOU COMPLY, TALK WITH MR. SAUCEDO, IF YOU GET THAT CLEARED UP, YOU WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK.
BUT IF YOU DON'T GET IT CLEARED UP, THEN YOU WILL BE BACK IN 30 DAYS.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> THESE WILL BE ADMITTED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, DATE CERTAIN, JULY 15TH. >> YOU'VE GOT UNTIL THE 14TH TO GET IT CLEANED UP, OKAY, OF JULY. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 2659, 1606 NORTH 2ND STREET.
[J. 20-0659 CE 1606 N 22nd Street Clarke, April Heather Debevec]
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CLARKE. >> WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> MS. MAGISTRATE, THIS IS CASE NUMBER 2659, PROPERTY 1606 NORTH 22ND STREET, OWNED BY MS. APRIL CLARKE.
CASE WAS INITIATED ON MARCH 3RD OF THIS YEAR. SECTIONS 1646, 47, 48, PARKING ON OTHER THAN PAVEMENT. SECTION 1646, 1647, 48, SUBSECTION 11, FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE, INSIDE FURNITURE. IT WAS REQUESTED THAT THEY PARK THE VEHICLES IN A DRIVEWAY TO THE SIDE OR REAR OF THE HOME. BRING IN, REMOVE OR PLACE IN A SHED THE WHITE BAR STOOL FROM THE CARPORT. THE CITY IS REQUESTING THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN TEN DAYS TO COMPLY AND A FINE OF $50 PER DAY TO ASSESS. I DO HAVE PHOTOS. MS. CLARKE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
REVIEW THE PHOTOS? >> AT THIS TIME WE MOVE THEM IN AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. ANYTHING FURTHER, MS. DEBEVEC?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> OKAY. >> MS. CLARKE, HOW DO YOU
RESPOND? >> WHAT WAS THAT? >> HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE
ALLEGATIONS? >> I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE ALL MY LIFE BUT I DIDN'T NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. WHAT HAPPENED, WE JUST HAVEN'T -- WE JUST HAVE NOWHERE TO PARK
OUR CARS. >> THAT IS WHERE WE'VE BEEN PARKING AT FOREVER.
BECAUSE WE CAN'T GO AROUND THE HOUSE, ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WITH THE CAR.
>> ARE THE CARS OPERABLE? >> YES, MA'AM. ALL THE CARS GOT TAGS ON THEM.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, IF I MAY. >> HEATHER, HAVE YOU SPOKEN
WITH THE CLARKS AT ALL? >> YES. I SPOKE WITH I BELIEVE MS. APRIL THE FIRST DAY THAT I WAS OUT THERE. SHE HAPPENED TO COME OUT AND WE SPOKE FOR A WHILE ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. AND I DID MAKE THE SUGGESTION OF PUTTING SOME ROCKS OR MULCH OR SOMETHING NEXT TO THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT GOING INTO THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, BECAUSE WE DO ALLOW, IF THE OWNER STABILIZE AND ESTABLISHES A PARKING AREA, VIA I BELIEVE YOU'VE SEEN THESE IN PREVIOUS CASES, WITH STONE OR LANDSCAPING MATERIALS, SOMETHING THAT MAKES A DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT, IS WHAT IS NEEDED TO COMPLY. BECAUSE I SEE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN A DRIVEWAY CREATED IN DIRT ON THE RIGHT SIDE HERE.
THAT COULD BE STABILIZED WITH SOME STONE AND ROCK THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENT
PARKING SPOT. >> YOU SEE WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT MS. CLARKE?
>> DO YOU SEE WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT ON THE SCREEN? THE SCREEN.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. DO YOU SEE WHERE THE AREA IS?
>> YES. >> COULD YOU USE THAT, COULD YOU PUT SOME ROCK OR MULCH
THERE TO CREATE A PARKING SPACE? >> YES, WE COULD DO THAT.
>> OKAY. >> IT HAS TO BE STABILIZED WITH LIKE STONE OR ROCK OR PAVERS, I MEAN, YOU CAN GET GRAVEL AND PUT IT THERE. BUT IT WILL MAKE AN ACTUAL
PARKING SPOT. >> DO YOU UNDERSTAND? OKAY.
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS FOR 30 DAYS, TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE ROCK OR GRAVEL OR WHATEVER, STABILIZE IT. GET WITH MS. DEBEVEC IF YOU
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HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT YOU NEED TO STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT AND COME INTO COMPLIANCE AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK IN HERE. ANY QUESTIONS?>> YES. I JUST WANT TO, THERE WAS A SECOND VIOLATION FOR THE
OUTSIDE STORAGE THAT IS HERE ALSO. >> WE ACTUALLY GOT A LETTER SAYING THANK YOU FOR COMPLYING. I ACTUALLY MOVED THE STORAGE. IT'S ACTUALLY GOT LIKE HER
GARDEN TOOLS, JUST YOU KNOW PICK FORKS AND SHOVEL. >> IF I MAY, THE LETTER FOR COMPLIANCE HAD TO DO WITH THE PAINTING AND THEY HAD SOME TRIM WOOD THAT WAS NOT VERY GOOD CONDITION THAT THEY'VE REPLACED AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK FOR THAT.
THEY FIXED ALL OF THAT. THAT IS WHAT THE COMPLIANCE LETTER WAS FOR, THAT CASE.
THANK YOU. >> OKAY. SO I'LL ADDRESS THE OUTSIDE STORAGE, GET WITH MS. DEBEVEC SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING. SO I'LL CONTINUE THIS. BUT MAKE SURE YOU TALK WITH MS. DEBEVEC OR SOMEBODY FROM CODE SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
I APPRECIATE Y'ALL TRYING. AND IF YOU'RE IN COMPLIANCE, YOU WON'T NEED TO COME BACK, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU'LL BE BACK. THANK YOU.
>> JULY 15TH, MA'AM? >> YES. >> YES.
DO YOU STILL HAVE MY LETTERS? OKAY. DOWN AT THE BOTTOM IS MY PHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL. SO WE CAN SET UP A TIME IF YOU WANT ME TO MEET OUT THERE.
I CAN DO SO. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 25-26, 1230 AVENUE B, DELVA.
[K. 20-0526 CE 1230 Avenue B Delva, Wilnor Louis, Marie P Heather Debevec]
>> WHEN YOU'RE READY. THIS IS CASE NUMBER 25-26, 1230 AVENUE B, CASE WAS INITIATED ON FEBRUARY 25TH OF THIS YEAR. IT WAS FOR EXTERIOR STRUCTURE GENERAL.
IPOC, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. REQUESTING THAT THE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SOFFET ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE, PAINT THE TRIM ON THE WEST SIDE. CITY IS REQUESTING THAT THE
SPECIAL MAGISTRATOR FINDS THAT IT EXISTS, I DO HAVE PHOTOS >> HAVE THEY SEEN THE PHOTOS?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> WE WOULD MOVE THESE IN AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. OKAY.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS? STATE YOUR NAME.
>> MY NAME IS ANDREA JOSEPH. >> YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY?
>> THAT IS MY MOTHER. SHE, MY MOTHER HAS BEEN WORKING ON MOST OF EVERYTHING.
I THINK THE, SOME OF THE PICTURES, SHE DIDN'T TAKE ANY RECENT PICTURES BECAUSE SHE DID REPAIR A LOT OF THE PAINTING. SHE PAINTED A LOT OF THE PLACES THAT WERE STATED.
AND ALSO SHE MADE SOME REPAIRS TO THE WOOD THAT WAS THERE. AND IF YOU GO OUT RIGHT NOW, SHE HAS LIKE THE GATE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FIXED. SO SHE'S COMPLIANT.
SHE IS WORKING WITH EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS BEEN ASKED TO FIX. >> HAVE YOU ALL BEEN
CORRESPONDING WITH MS. DEBEVEC WHILE YOU MAKE THE REPAIRS? >> NO. NO. NO. SHE CAME AND TOOK SOME PICTURES AND THAT WAS ALL THAT WE, WE JUST GOT LETTERS.
THAT WAS ALL WE -- WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY CONVERSATION WITH HER. OUR PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY THE
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CORNER LOT THERE. AND WE GET A LOT OF ATTENTION AND WE ALWAYS GET LETTERS FROMTHE CITY CONSTANTLY. >> WHAT ARE THE LETTERS SAYING? >> IT'S NORMALLY ABOUT SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE, MY MOM HAS DIFFERENT CARS THERE. BUT RIGHT BEHIND, THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT RIGHT BEHIND OUR HOME.
SO MY MOM IS IN THE PROCESS OF SEEING MAYBE IF THE CITY CAN PROVIDE HER WITH SOME KIND OF MONEY OR SOME KIND OF GRANT TO HELP HER MAKE HER HOUSE UP TO PAR.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WERE TOLD THAT WAS GOING TO BE IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. IN THE BACK OF OUR HOME. I THINK THEY SAID ABOUT 14 DIFFERENT HOUSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLACED IN THE BACK. SO WE KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A CONSTANT ISSUE FOR US. BECAUSE OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENT. SO WE WERE TRYING TO SEE IF THAT CAN BE DONE, SO WE'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHO WE WOULD NEED TO SPEAK TO FOR THAT.
BUT WE ARE WORKING TO HAVE THE CHANGES BE MADE. >> OKAY.
MS. DEBEVEC IS THE OFFICER WHO IS SENDING YOU THE MESSAGES OR LETTERS OR WHATEVER.
IF YOU GET IN CONTACT WITH HER, SHE COULD GUIDE YOU THROUGH THIS.
AND SO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO THE HOUSE. YOU SAW THE PHOTOGRAPHS,
CORRECT? >> YES. >> AND YOU SAY YOU'VE MADE SOME
IMPROVEMENTS? >> YES. >> WHAT IS LEFT TO BE DONE?
>> WELL, WE PUT THE POLES OUT FOR THE GATE. WE TOOK THEM OUT AND WE'RE PUTTING THEM BACK ON NOW. SO THAT IS NOT COMPLETE. BUT THE PAINTING AND THE WOOD
REPAIRS, THAT IS ALREADY COMPLETED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, IF I MAY. SHE IS CORRECT. THEY HAVE DONE SOME WORK TO THE FENCE. THE PAINTING THAT I THINK SHE'S TALKING ABOUT IS ON THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE THAT FACES SOUTH. THE PHOTO THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE CURRENTLY IS ON THAT NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THIS WAS TAKEN JUNE 5TH. SO UNLESS THEY HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES TO IT IN THE LAST FIVE DAYS, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN I TOOK THOSE PHOTOS.
SO THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES AS FAR AS THAT. >> WELL, WE WEREN'T AWARE THAT THIS WAS ONE THAT THEY WANTED TO BE FIXED. WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. SO THAT IS WHY WE FIXED THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
BUT LIKE I SAID, WE'RE FIXING THE GATE AROUND THAT SAME AREA. SO THAT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM
FOR HER TO MAKE THAT REPAIR ALSO. >> OKAY.
>> I HEAR HER. I HEAR HER. UNLESS YOU WANT TO ADD
SOMETHING TO THAT WHAT YOUR MOTHER SAID. >> NO. SHE JUST WAS SAYING
THAT WE WEREN'T AWARE THAT THAT WAS ONE. >> MS. DEBEVEC, HOW MANY MORE
CASES DO YOU HAVE THIS MORNING? >> THE OTHERS WERE RESCHEDULED. SO I THINK THERE IS THE ONE
THAT IS A REVIEW AND DETERMINATION. >> OKAY.
>> THAT I RECALL. >> OKAY. I WANT YOU ALL TO JUST STICK AROUND A FEW MINUTES SO YOU CAN TALK TO MS. DEBEVEC AND SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GUESS AT WHAT I SHOULD DO OR COULD DO. AND ALSO, DURING THIS TIME WHEN YOU'RE MAKING REPAIRS, IT'S EASY TO JUST GIVE HER A CALL. AND SHE'LL COME OUT.
SHE'LL SCHEDULE A TIME TO COME OUT AND MEET WITH YOU AND TELL YOU WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> OKAY. >> SO JUST DO THAT. WHAT IS THE EARLIEST DOCKET?
>> JULY 1ST >> AND YOU ALL HAVE DONE SOME WORK, RIGHT?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> HOLD ON A SECOND. >> ANYTHING FURTHER?
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BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL I THINKYOU SAID JULY 1ST. >> JULY 1ST IS YOUR NEXT DOCKET, MA'AM.
>> HOPEFULLY YOU'LL HAVE THIS DONE BY JULY 1ST, WHAT IS LEFT TO BE DONE.
AND STAY IN TOUCH WITH MS. DEBEVEC. AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
ALL RIGHT. >> OKAY. >> SO YOU'LL BE BACK JULY 1ST, UNLESS YOU GET ALL OF THAT COMPLETED AND THEN YOU WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK.
>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. >> GO AHEAD AND MEET WITH THEM NOW. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER CASES TO ADDRESS SO YOU CAN COME BACK
FOR YOUR R&D AFTER. >> >> WE HAVE A MASSEY CASE
[A. 19-1191 Massey 1124 Colonial Road Lima, Docius Chad Dawson]
19-1191, 1124 COLONIAL ROAD LIMA. >> DO YOU HAVE THE FOLDER?
>> OKAY. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I'LL READ THIS IN.
SO THIS IS CASE 19-1191, FOR 1124 COLONIAL ROAD, OWNED BY DOCIUSLIMA.
THE CASE WAS INITIATED BY OFFICER CHAD DAWSON AND IS BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR A MASSEY HEARING. WHICH MEANS THERE ARE FINES RUNNING BUT NO LIEN YET ON THE PROPERTY. CITED FOR 16-25, RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTAINERS.
AND IPMC, BACKWARDS, 304.2, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2019, YOU FOUND LIMA RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATIONS AND GAVE HIM TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE OR BE FINED $50 PER DAY. JANUARY 27, 2020, THE PROPERTY WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT IS WHEN THE FINES BEGAN. FEBRUARY 25TH, 2020, WE FOUND THE PROPERTY WAS IN COMPLIANCE AND THE FINES WERE STOPPED. ON MARCH 5TH, WE RECEIVED THE REQUEST FOR REDUCTION, WHICH OF COURSE GOT POSTPONED UNTIL NOW DUE TO COVID-19.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FINES ARE $1,480. TO REVIEW THE THREE CRITERIA AS REQUIRED, THE GRAVITY OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION WAS MINOR.
ALL ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS. THEY WERE COMPLIED BUT NOT DONE WITHIN THE TIME REQUESTED. THERE IS ONE OTHER PRIOR VIOLATION, WHICH ACTUALLY RESULTED IN A LIEN. AND A REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATION FEES, WHICH INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS YOUR MAILING COSTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AS WELL AS OUR INSPECTION COSTS AND OUR HEARING COSTS. THE TOTAL IS $1,300, WHICH IS ACTUALLY ONLY $100 LESS THAN THE TOTAL FINE. OF THESE COSTS, APPROXIMATELY $600 WOULD BE CONSIDERED SOME SOFT COSTS. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE THE NUMBER THAT STAFF WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER. IT WAS OPEN FOR A YEAR, TOTAL, THE CASE. THE TIME INTO COMPLIANCE AFTER THE HEARING WAS TWO MONTHS.
JUST SHY OF TWO MONTHS. JANUARY, FEBRUARY. IT WAS ABOUT I'M GOING TO SAY FIVE TO SIX WEEKS AFTER THE HEARING THAT IT CAME INTO COMPLIANCE.
SO BASED ON IT ONLY BEING A MONTH, I WOULD RECOMMEND REDUCING THAT $600 TO 550.
TO JUST DO THE ONE MONTH. >> OKAY. AND THEN I BELIEVE THAT BRINGS IT DOWN TO ABOUT $750. GIVE OR TAKE. IF MY MATH IS CORRECT.
>> DEDUCTING THE 550 FROM 1480. >> NO. THE ADMIN COSTS. USING THE TOTAL ADMIN COSTS.
>> 1394. OKAY. BASICALLY $844.
ROUND IT OFF TO 850. >> MY MATH WAS NOT GOOD IN MY HEAD.
>> OKAY. ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> AND YOUR OFFER IS $850? >> YES, MA'AM. >> WHO IS GOING TO TESTIFY?
>> THEY NEED TO BE SWORN IN. >> OKAY. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS TO BE
SWORN. >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. DOCIUS LIMA. CLARK LIMA.
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>> TAKE YOUR HOODY OFF SON. TAKE IT OFF IN HERE. NO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE
WHOLE THING OFF. PLEASE DON'T WEAR THAT IN HERE. >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE CITY HAS OFFERED TO REDUCE THE FINE FROM $1,480 TO $855.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT? >> >> CAN YOU REPEAT THAT?
>> SIR, DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? >> YES. I SPEAK A LITTLE ENGLISH.
>> STAFF HAS BEEN ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM. >> OKAY.
I THOUGHT SO. BECAUSE HE'S BEEN HERE BEFORE. >> YES, MA'AM.
STAFF IS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM. HIS SON IS HERE IF THERE WAS
ANY QUESTION. >> THANK YOU. I REMEMBER MR. LIMA FROM PREVIOUS OCCASION. THE CITY HAS SAID INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR $1,480, THEY HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT $855 TO SETTLE THIS MATTER. AND YOU'LL HAVE A PERIOD OF
TIME TO PAY FOR IT. >> I NEED TO PAY 800. >> YOU'LL ACCEPT THE OFFER OF $855 TO SETTLE THIS MATTER. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO PAY THE 855?
>> BECAUSE IT'S VERY BAD FOR ME, LAST TIME I COME HERE, I NEED TO PAY $3,000 FOR THE YARD. NOW I COME AGAIN. IT'S VERY BAD FOR ME.
BECAUSE I AM SICK. WHEN I COME HERE, I SAY TO YOU I PASS SIX.
IT'S NOT GOOD FOR ME. I PAY EVERY TIME. I DO THAT.
BUT WHEN I COME HERE, I PAY FOR THE COLLABORATION. MY LIFE, I HAVE PROBLEM, MY
HEALTH. BUT IT'S NOT GOOD FOR ME. >> SIR, THE PROBLEM IS, THE REASON WHY YOU COME HERE IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE PROPERTY THAT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S CODE. AND IF YOU OWN PROPERTY, JUST LIKE THE GENTLEMAN WHO CUT THE TREE DOWN, YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT UP ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S CODE.
>> I KNOW IT. IT ISN'T GOOD FOR ME. WHEN I COME HERE, THE JUDGE HELP ME. BUT THE PROBLEM, SOMETIMES WHEN THEY ASK ME TO DO SOMETHING, I TRY TO DO THE THING. MAYBE THEY CAN'T SAY THAT. I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING.
BUT THEY ASK ME TO PAY SOMETHING. IT'S VERY VERY BAD FOR ME.
BECAUSE I DON'T WORK. I DON'T WORK. MY HEALTH IS NOT GOOD.
I GO EVERY TIME OUT TO THE HOSPITAL. IT'S VERY BAD FOR ME.
>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, DO YOU RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE?
>> NO. NO FINANCIAL >> NO INCOME COMING IN AT ALL? >> NO. SOMETIMES I SEND TO MY COUNTRY SOMETHING FOR HELP MY LIFE HERE. I HAVE SIX CHILDREN.
MY WIFE DIED HERE. SHE COME TO HELP ME. BUT WHEN SHE COME HERE, WHEN
SHE HERE, SHE DIED. TERRIBLE FOR ME. >> WELL, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT WOULD TAKE YOU TO PAY THIS $855? >> 800.
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ONE YEAR. >> ALL RIGHT. THEN BASED UPON THE STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES, I WILL REDUCE THIS FINE TO $855. YOU WILL HAVE 12 MONTHS, ONE
YEAR TO PAY IT. >> OKAY. >> YES.
AND THAT IS, WE HAVE HIS CORRECT ADDRESS FOR MAILING? >> WE DO, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
I WANT TO CONFIRM, BECAUSE THIS IS A MASSEY HEARING. IF MR. LIMA FAILS TO PAY THAT AMOUNT WITHIN THE 12 MONTHS, DO YOU WISH TO HAVE THE MATTER BROUGHT BACK BEFORE YOU OR DO
WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A LIEN? >> WE'LL GO FORWARD WITH THE LIEN, IF HE DOESN'T PAY IT.
IT WILL REVERT BACK TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT, WHICH IS $1,480, OR WHATEVER YOU HAVEN'T PAID
BUT THERE WILL BE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NO QUESTIONS. SOMETIMES MY HEALTH GIVE ME PROBLEM.
I NEED YOUR HELP. >> WELL, GOOD LUCK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> I FORGET SOMETHING. I DON'T ASK WHAT TIME I NEED TO BEGIN TO PAY THE MONEY.
>> YOU WILL GET AN ORDER IN THE MAIL WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE DAYS.
AND IT WILL INSTRUCT YOU ON WHEN AND HOW TO START PAYING THIS MONEY.
>> I GO TO PAY OKAY. >> HE PAYS UPSTAIRS? >> YES.
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS ON THE THIRD FLOOR. >> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> BYE BYE.
>> ALL RIGHT. PEGGY, I DON'T HAVE THE CASE NUMBER.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THE CASE 19-1277, 209 GARDENIA AVENUE. WHEN WE TYPED UP THE AGENDA, WE FAILED TO INCLUDE IT. IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AND MR. THURSTON IS HERE.
I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH HIM VIA E-MAIL. I APOLOGIZE.
I'M GOING TO READ THIS IN. OKAY. THIS IS CASE 19-1277, FOR 209 GARDENIA AVENUE, OWNED BY MR. BRENT THURSTON, BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR A MASSEY HEARING.
AGAIN, THAT MEANS THAT FINES HAVE RUN, BUT NO LIEN HAS BEEN FILED.
THE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE CITED WERE 16-47, 47, 48, 1 AND 5 FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE AND 1646, 47, 48, SECTION 11, OUTSIDE STORAGE OF INDOOR FURNITURE. AND 1625C, RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTAINERS. ON AUGUST 21ST, 2019, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ROSS FOUND MR. THURSTON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATIONS, PROVIDED TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FINE OF $150 A DAY WOULD BE ASSESSED.
MARCH 10TH, 2020, I'M NOT SURE THE DATE IS CORRECT, THE PROPERTY WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT IS WHEN THE FINES BEGAN. AND ON APRIL 6TH, 2020, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MR. THURSTON. WHAT HAPPENED HERE, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I HAVE THE RECORD IN FRONT OF ME, MR. THURSTON MOVED AND FAILED TO UPDATE THE PROPERTY APPRAISER OF THE CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS. ALL OF OUR NOTICES WERE BEING RETURNED. AND I HAVE THEM, THEY'RE ALL HERE, THEY WERE RETURNED.
WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR THE FINES TO RUN AND WHATNOT, WHEN I DID RESEARCH, I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS FOR MR. THURSTON. I SENT HIM THE NOTICES.
I BELIEVE THAT IS THE FIRST YOU BECAME AWARE OF THE STATUS. >> YES, MA'AM.
THAT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I KNEW THIS WAS GOING ON. >> AFTER WHICH, THINGS MOVED VERY QUICKLY AFTER THAT. AND THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AND MR. THURSTON PUT THE REQUEST IN FOR THE REDUCTION. SO I WILL SUBMIT THIS TO YOU.
THIS IS FOR YOUR REVIEW. BUT THE GRAVITY OR SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATIONS WERE MINOR.
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OUTSIDE STORAGE AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTAINERS. ANY ACTIONS TAKEN, AGAIN, ONCE WE ACTUALLY REACHED MR. THURSTON THINGS WERE COMPLIED AND THERE HAS BEEN NO PREVIOUS CODE VIOLATIONS OR ANYTHING. SO TOM, IF YOU WANT TO SEND THAT TO SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.>> THANKS. >> BEAR WITH ME. >> DO YOU WANT TO ADMIT THIS?
>> IT'S JUST FOR YOU TO SEE IF YOU NEEDED IT. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO INTO
THE CASE TO PULL UP THE AMOUNT OF THE FINES. >> YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT. >> THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FINES RESULTED IN A FINE OF $11,700. AGAIN, THIS IS STAFF'S FAILURE. AS I SAID, WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING TODAY, BUT IT DID NOT MAKE THE AGENDA FOR TODAY. I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE ADMINISTRATION COSTS ON IT. HE DID CONTACT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WITH THE CORRECT ADDRESS. STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND REDUCING
THE FINES TO $750. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> MR. THURSTON, HOW DO YOU RESPOND? >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR CLEARING EVERYTHING UP. BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT. I KNEW NOTHING OF THESE VIOLATIONS UNTIL SHE HAD CONTACTED ME, WHICH WAS WHEN SHE WAS GETTING READY TO FILE THE LIEN THAT SHE COULD FIND ME. PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE A FINE BECAUSE HAD I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THESE VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE TEN DAYS, I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS CORRECTED WITHIN THE TEN DAYS, I WOULD HAVE HAD IT CORRECTED THE NEXT DAY.
THIS IS A TENANT PROPERTY. THE LADY THAT LIVES AT THE PROPERTY, I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. SO I WOULD HAVE, I DID, AS SOON AS I FOUND OUT, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED HER AND THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT OVER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE COMPLIANT.
AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM CONSTANTLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY UP IN COMPLIANCE AND SO ON. SO I DON'T -- I DIDN'T PURPOSELY NEGLECT TO DO ANYTHING. THIS IS NOT, HAD I WOULD HAVE KNOWN, I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN THERE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN ADD TO THAT OTHER THAN I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ADD ONE THING, KANESHA BATES HAS BEEN ILL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND HER CHILDREN ARE OVER THERE A LOT HELPING HER. THAT IS WHY THE LAWN FURNITURE IS OUT FRONT. THEY SIT OUTSIDE. THEY HAVE REALLY PICKED UP THE GRAVITY THAT THE TRASH CANS NEED TO BE BESIDE THE HOUSE AND NOT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
I THINK I'VE GOTTEN THE POINT ACROSS TO THEM THAT THEY CAN'T BE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, THEY HAVE TO BE BESIDE THE HOUSE. I THINK AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM, I THINK I HAVE GOTTEN THAT POINT ACROSS TO THEM. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THESE RULES. BUT I AM PREPARED TO PAY A FINE, IF I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A FINE. I DON'T FEEL THAT I DESERVE A FINE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO COMPLY. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING
ME. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THE CITY IS AGREEING TO REDUCE
THE FINE FROM $11,700 TO $750. >> YES, MA'AM. >> AND ARE YOU OPPOSING THAT?
>> I DON'T WANT TO OPPOSE IT. IF THAT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH IT.
I JUST PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A FINE.
BUT I JUST AS SOON GET IT OVER WITH TODAY. IF $750 WILL DO IT, MA'AM, I'LL
PAY IT. >> OKAY. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO
PAY IT? >> I'LL PAY IT RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY.
CAN YOU TAKE CREDIT CARD? >> YES, SIR. FINANCE WILL TAKE A CREDIT
CARD. >> I JUST SOON, THIS HAS PUT WAY TOO MUCH STRESS ON ME.
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I JUST AS SOON HAVE IT OVER WITH. >> BASED ON THE STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES, WE'LL REDUCE THE FINE IN THIS AMOUNT TO $750.
YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO PAY. >> OKAY. >> IF YOU DON'T PAY IT WITHIN
THE 30 DAYS, THEN IT WILL REVERT BACK TO THE $11,700. >> THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
THANK YOU. >> CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. >> OKAY.
SIR, YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS, IF YOU WANT TO GO UP TO FINANCE RIGHT NOW AND PAY IT, YOU CAN.
YOU NEED TO TAKE THAT WITH YOU. >> I JUST AS SOON GO TO WHEREVER I GOT TO GO.
>> CHAD, DO YOU HAVE A CASE. >> I GOT THE REST OF THE DAY OFF.
SO WE MIGHT AS WELL DO IT. >> HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE DAY. >> WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
>> YOU HAVE A CASE. >> THANK YOU TOO. >> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
>> ALL RIGHT. COLLEEN, I THINK WE'RE ON TO THE LIEN REDUCTION.
>> WE CAN RESCHEDULE THAT. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, WE DID HAVE A LIEN REDUCTION.
HAVE WE HEARD FROM THEM? WE'RE GOING TO RESCHEDULE THAT FOR ANOTHER DATE.
WE'LL COMMUNICATE WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT DATE IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR.
IT IS AT THEIR REQUEST. WE'LL RESCHEDULE THAT ONE. COLLEEN.
>> HEATHER IS NOT HERE. >> HEATHER IS HERE. >> I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU. OKAY. >> YOU HAD A CITATION.
>> DID WE? >> CITATION WAS PAID. >> OKAY.
[E. 19-1866 CE 808 S 11th Street Denyer (TR), Stuart Heather Debevec]
WE HAVE CASE 1918-66, 808 SOUTH 11TH STREET, DENYER. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS IS CASE NUMBER 1918-66, 808 SOUTH 11TH STREET, DENYER. IT WAS INITIATED ON JULY 22ND
OF THIS YEAR. SUPPOSED TO BE LAST YEAR. >> WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
>> NO, NOT QUITE. EXCUSE ME. JULY 22ND OF LAST YEAR.
SECTION 1625 SUBSECTION C, RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTAINERS, 46, 47, 48, SUBSECTIONS 1 AND 5, OUTSIDE STORAGE. BOTH OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST FOR AN R&D.
>> ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION DID EXIST BUT HAS BEEN CURED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS HEARING.
THE VIOLATOR SHALL BE WARNED THAT IF THE VIOLATION REOCCURS, ADDITIONAL COSTS AND PENALTIES
MAY BE ASSESSED. >> OKAY. OUR LAST CASE IS 1911-42, 2634
[I. 19-1142 CE 2634 Mohawk Avenue Ruppel, Ronald L Chad Dawson]
MOHAWK AVENUE. RUPPEL. >> I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE.
>> THIS IS CASE NUMBER 1911-42, 2634 MOHAWK AVENUE, OWNED BY RONALD RUPPEL.
THE CASE WAS INITIATED MAY 8TH, 2019, CITED FOR SECTION 16-46, SECTION 16-47, SECTION 16-48, SUBSECTION 11, OUTDOOR STORAGE, INDOOR FURNITURE, SECTION 5-370, EXTERIOR PROPERTY.
AND LANDSCAPING. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN FIVE DAYS TO COMPLY OR $50 A DAY BE ASSESSED.
>> DO YOU HAVE PHOTOS? >> YES, MA'AM. I DO ACTUALLY HAVE PHOTOS TO
SUBMIT. >> CITY COMPOSITE 1. >> COMPETITION MAGISTRATE, I
WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE HAVE NO RESPOND PRESENT. >> THANK YOU.
THESE WILL BE ADMITTED AS CITY'S EXHIBIT 1. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE, HE WAS HERE BEFORE. BUT THIS IS HIS SECOND TIME COMING AND HE DIDN'T COMPLY WITH IT. SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, MAKE YOU AWARE OF IT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I CAN SAY.
>> WAS HE HERE THIS MORNING? >> NO, MA'AM. HE ACTUALLY CAME BEFORE TO A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING. BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO WAS HERE.
FOR SOME REASON WE DIDN'T DO IT. SO WE JUST DID IT BY WORD OF
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MOUTH WITH PEGGY AND JANIE. HE TOLD US HE WAS GOING TO DO IT AND HE NEVER DID.JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE. >> THANK YOU. MR. DAWSON.
>> ALL RIGHT. ROBERT RUPPEL IS NOT PRESENT. CITY ATTORNEY HAS NOTED.
NEITHER A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FOR HIM. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST AT 2634 MOHAWK AVENUE AND MR. RUPPEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I WILL GIVE HIM FIVE DAYS TO COMPLY OR A FINE OF $50 PER DAY
WILL BE ASSESSED. 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THAT'S IT? >> THAT'S IT.
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY READ-INS. >> WE DON'T READ THEM IN. WE PRESENT THEM NOW.
[B. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED]
>> OKAY. >> STARTING TO JUST SAY ON THE RECORD THE ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN
RESCHEDULED OR COMPLIED. >> DO WE HAVE A COUPLE RESCHEDULED?
>> OKAY. CASE 20-63, 1402 GEORGIA AVENUE IS COMPLIED.
CASE 24-65, 135 ALMA COURT IS RESCHEDULED. 24-67, RESCHEDULED.
CASE 22-05, 2504 AVENUE I IS COMPLIED. 1927, 79803 NORTH 15TH STREET
IS COMPLIED. >> PUT ON THE RECORD THE NOTICE THAT WAS GIVEN, I KNOW WE HAD
AT LEAST ONE PARTY WHO FAILED TO APPEAR. >> FOR CASES REQUIRING A HEARING PER STATE STATUTE 1622.12, A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR CERTIFIED MAIL. IF GREEN CARD IS RETURNED SIGNED, IT IS PLACED IN THE FILE. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED UNSIGNED OR UNCLAIMED, AN AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING WITH THE NOTICE OF HEARING ENCLOSED IS SENT 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. A NOTICE OF HEARING IS 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 STATED 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
AND CITY HALL. >> OKAY. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, WE DO HAVE
ONE ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. >> OKAY. >> OKAY.
DUE TO OUR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, OUR NOTICE OF HEARINGS HAVE INCLUDED A NEW STATEMENT SAYING IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO THE COVID-19 CIRCUMSTANCES AND NEED TO APPEAR IN AN ALTERNATE METHOD, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE TEN DAYS PRIOR.
WE DO HAVE THE ZOOM TECHNOLOGY HERE TO USE. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE IT UP AND RUNNING BY YOUR NEXT MEETING. SO IF ANYBODY IS SCHEDULED FOR AN UPCOMING SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING THAT WISHES TO ATTEND VIA HOME, WE CAN DO IT BY TELEPHONE OR WE CAN DO IT BY ZOOM. SO THOSE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO DOES HAVE A HEARING SCHEDULED BUT WISHES TO NOT COME OUT INTO PUBLIC. WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE, GIVEN THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. SO WE ARE TRYING TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO US TO ALLOW ATTENDANCE VIA ALTERNATE METHODS. THAT IS ALL.
>> THAT IS IT. OKAY. THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU SPE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.