HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_BSC_02.28.2011Notice of Meeting of the
Building Standards
City of Georgetown, Texas
Monday, February 28, 2011
The Building Standards Board will meet on Monday, February 28, 2011 at 04:00 PM in the 101 E 7th
Street, Georgetown, Texas, Georgetown City Council Chambers
If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance.
Building Standards Board Members:
Jon Carey, Jimmy Paul, Brandon Curey, James Knothe, Becky Krause
Building Standards Board meets every third Thursday of the month at 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise
specified.
Call to Order at 04:00 PM
Agenda
Building Standards Commission Members:
Jon Carey – Chairman, Jimmy Paul, Brandon Currey, James Knothe, Becky Krause
Regular Session
1.Consideration of approval of the minutes from the Commission meeting held on
Thursday, September 16, 2010.
2.Election of a Vice Chairman for the Building Standards Commission.
3.Election of a Secretary for the Building Standards Commission.
Executive Session
(Commission reserves the right to convene into Executive Session at any time during the
meeting regarding any agenda item. In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551
Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Code, Annotated, the item below will be discussed in
closed session.)
4.Section 551.071 consultation with Attorney.
- Advice from attorney about matters on which the attorney has a duty to advise the
Building Standards Commission, including this week’s agenda items.
Regular Session
5.Action from Executive Session.
6.Discussion, consideration and possible action concerning violations and noncompliance
with the Dangerous Structure Ordinance of the City of Georgetown, Texas on the structure
located at the property legally described as Block 4 PT located in the Coffee Addition to the
City of Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, located at 2008 Pine Street, Georgetown, Texas,
whether owner(s) of said structure and/or the City of Georgetown, Texas shall be ordered to
repair, remove or demolish said structure within a specified period of time, and to issue such
other orders as the Commission may deem necessary related to remedying the dangerous
conditions.
7.Discussion, consideration and possible action concerning violations and noncompliance
with the Dangerous Structure Ordinance of the City of Georgetown, Texas on the structure
located at the property legally described as Block 4 PT located in the Coffee Addition to the
City of Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, located at 2008 1/2 Pine Street, Georgetown,
Texas, whether owner(s) of said structure and/or the City of Georgetown, Texas shall be
ordered to repair, remove or demolish said structure within a specified period of time, and to
issue such other orders as the Commission may deem necessary related to remedying the
dangerous conditions.
8.Suggested items for next regularly scheduled meeting agenda.
The Building Standards Commission, appointed by the Mayor and City Council, makes
decisions that affect Building Construction, Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement.
Order of Hearing Process:
1.Staff Presentation
2.Property Owner or Applicant Presentation*
3.Questions from the Commission to staff and applicants
4.Comments from Proponents*
5.Comments from Opponents*
6.Deliberation
7.Action
*Those members of the audience making comments must identify themselves for the
meeting records by filling out a speaker identification card.
9.Adjournment.
Certificate of Posting
I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of
Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all
times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2011, at __________, and remained so posted for at
least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
__________________________________
Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
City of Georgetown, Texas
Building Standards Corrtntisson
Minsstea
Monday, February 28, 2011
Coatncil Chambers
101 E, Seventh Street, GeorgeYOwir. Texas X8626
Commissioners: Ton Carey, Chair, Jimmy Paul, Vice Chair, Brandon Currey, Secretary,
Becky Krause, James Knothe
Commissioners Present Ion Carey, Chair, T ty Paul, Vice Chair, Becicy Krause,
james Knothe
Commissioners Absent Brandon Ctarrey
Stet£ Present: Dave Hall, Director of Inspection Services, 7ulie McCartney, Chief Code
Ervforcement Officer, john Hale, Code Enforcement Officer, Bridget Cl -tapm an, Assistant City
Attorney and Dee Boardman, Permit Technician.
Chairman Carey called the m¢oting to order at 4:02 p m.
Cha n Ca ey proc ed¢d t speaK about tl'z¢ order of he ng pro s [o i elude [ktos¢ who speak m st tvrrt i a
speake asigrt -up form and oattt [o t7c¢ Boazdmas, Derma Technician before [h¢ item that tktey wish to address
begins.
Quorum was achieved with fourof tb¢ five Commissioners present
2egu lar Session
Ca cy asked it tk�er ny cor coons to the tut utes from Commission m ¢ring bell on Thursday, September
16 x2010 that distribuked pr¢v�ously. Paul motioned to. approve the mtnut¢s with no correcnonA Knotl-�¢
seconds the motion -
Hall explaia¢d because of fb¢ 2011 New Year, electlons w uld rt¢¢d [o b¢. c aiducted. Commission m tubers agreed
ntinu¢ w4tkt Iam s. (jimmy) Paut as Vice Chatrman and Brandon Currey as Secretary because [bey bad just bcea
¢leci¢d during the last meeting.
Paul bad c with Currey's position as Secretary because o£ his u ailability [o 'attend today's m¢e[ing' due [o
his n w jobnwhich takes him a of town_ Hall m ationcd that there i a[t¢ndanc¢ r¢quiremerti that m tubers
us[ meet Hall suggested 3f m tubers would IiK¢ [o vote fora new Secret ry tkt¢y can do so rtow. Members agreed
to have Curley contivue with the position until deemed necessary.
BuJtling Standards Commisalon minutas/Fab�4ary 2a. 20t t Paga t of 9
Executive Session
No items for Executive Session
RSgctd Feaaioe
Carey read the following item number six on the agenda:
Discussion, sideraHOn and possible action ¢m rtg tolations nd mpliance with the Dangerous
Structure O :rd'rtance of tN¢ City of Georgetowq Texas on the s[ruc[u rc tocated� c the property legally described a
Bloch 4 PT located in the Coffee Addition [o the Ci[y of G'corge[own, Williamson County, Texas, located a[ 200H Pin¢
.S"tr¢et Georgetowni, Texas, wlietNor o er(s) of said re and /or the City of Georgetown, Texas shall be
ordered to repair, r e or demolish said structure with:. >ua specified period of time, and to snue mch other
orders as the Comm scion may deem necessary related to remedying [hc dangerous condiH O+is_
Staff presentation by Dave Hall, Building OfRdal
Hall proreeded to read the Memorandum packet that included the following
Submitted a e documents regarding certain George[owrt Municipal Code v olations pertaining to 2008 Pine St,
Coffee Addition, part of Block 4 (P'i')- Owners o ord ar shown to be Angelita 8n Pedro (Pete) Dela Cruz, c/o Pete
D¢la Cruz. TNe violations pertain to Chapter 15.40rof the Georgetown Municipal Code.
Prior to presenting the c ntents of the packet that w s distributed to Commissiorters on February 18, 2011, Hall
mentioned [hat Coda Enforcement Officer, "Perri I<ahabka will not be presenting and that he will b¢ doing the full
presentation.
Hall made the correction referring to the structure at 2008 Pine Street The word 'rear should not b¢ on there.
Hall explained Exhibits A -D pertaining m Section 15.40.90 of the ordinanoe which dictates that we use ttr¢ dingenx or
best efforts by the City to find [Ne property owners fn question concerrting tkte properly.
Hall [alKS about Hxhibit F, Norifications via certified letters wi[]Z r eipt copies s nt to all Known o s to indu den
pert Noldei in olved in [he property. Francesca Ochoa also rece Ned a letter which could have b en an error of [Ne
estate or property.
Hall referred back [o Hxhibit B —Tax Inforxnatiori. By u ng taz information per ordinance Erom Williamson C'oun[y
Appraisal Oiso—icq t xabl¢ property valuation w s giventfor the past two years. And ac ord mg [o the Appraisal Ny
the County, said structum i sidered [o be substandard. In talKirtg about dangerous bu [Id:ngs, w e talKing
about substandard structures cI[ is the intent of the ordinance- In 2010 Etc property was valued at 0 dollars and in
2009 the property was valued at $15,063.00.
Hal3 ka1KS exkeasiyaly about Exhibit H — Summary of Inspection Report along wiT}t pictures performed on October
12, 2011 with officers and repr¢aentaN Ves of the o .Hall exylai what defines a dangerous building, dangerous
structure o ubstandard structu r¢ df the current ordinanre. Section I S 40_l O. I call read tktru and uxplained the report
as iT relates 63¢K ko B-ie definition.
Bulltling StandarCS Gommiaaion m�nutea /February 28, 20t t age 2 of 4
Hail presents Exhibit I —power point display of photos taken during property inspection on October 12, 2010
Hall refers baeK to Section 15.40.40 and 15.40.30 of [ktc ordinance and requests to t}te Commission [hat the building at
2005 Piae Street be demolished at [his time.
Carey requested iF ehere were any speaker sign -up Eorm and oath filled Durand turned in. None was submitted.
Hall requested to Carey give the property owner a chance [o speak.
Owner, Pete Dela Cruz spoke in front of the Commission: AcKaowledging [he v olatfons pr¢sen[ed, Dela Cruz stated.
that he ha8 Mad health problems nd @tat kte itad to pastpono [rte ola[ious Mand. He requested [o [kte
Commission to rn eider working with him by granting him more time in obtaihing bids to remodel the structure
instead of being demolished.
Carey had asked Dela Cruz has anything been done to ftx the s ucture per the letter he had submitted to the City
baeK in Tu a 2009 (Exhibit E, Task # 193289). Dela Cruz stated [ktat he c uid no[ [Duck[ [kte property when it w s first
tagged. It w s [hen thak he had to go in for surgery artd let a ety[kting sit ba<K. Dela Cruz says he obtained three
bites with lowest bid at $28,000.00 to eliminat everything and build with all a aterials including a additional
m. Krause had asked if he had copies of the estimates. Dela Cruz says he had eliminated the other two because
[h¢y w n the Fiigkt side and that he c obtain the quote Eor the lowest bid ($28KJ if need b¢. Knothe had asked if
he hadaa timeframe ¢stablished. Dela Cruz says thak kte needed to check with t o parties regarding ktelp material
w nd the other as a turn Key job which may have to sub out. If n espouses he will seeK. elsewhem [o get the
project started s nd not sitting for a long period of time He says i£ it uld be done, he does not have a problem
code w and has adealt wit}[ the Gty before and Knows what he up against Carey stated that $28K i
ubstantially low from all his -years in r sidential c ruction based Eromsthe photos [hat w shown. Krto0te asKS if
<ktts w erbal bid and nok in ri[ir[g because [ttere w uldn'[ be any protection and he c uld v aline o e Hze
project i started mo ey will r ut and he uld be a positron than he is n w be of no protection.
Dela Cruz says tktere may be additional funds that 6e c obtain. One of the r s Fte didu4 do anything was
be c Htc tenants teed not takeno of tite property and w ri t go ng to get anything out of it He didrti t do any
odeling after [he t¢naats m ved out. Paul Ftad asked how long [h¢ property Ftas bean v nt Dela Cruz says a
c uple o£ years. Krause says prior to May of 2009. Dela Cruz says his rtepktew w s livingathere. Carey says it
appears that the property hash t had any utility s e November of 1998. Dela Cruz says they w the only
s [}tat w e living there. Then they m ed omit and n e has s¢ a lived there. Paul asked iE tktey were living
tl'tere without aaHlities. Dela Cruz says trtat it w at tkte time of the r of IeaK that tktey didn't do anything and kxad
m ved. Kaotkte asked what the square foot of [he house. Dela Cruz guesses 850 -900 square feet to iraclude a garage
nclosure. Kt�otlre says $28K w uld be a little ov r $30 per square feet. This tis a rtidiculously low price and dating
back to 50 -90 years ago. Dela Crttz says t}te house Was built in 1963.
Carey asked if [here w ny qu esttions from the Commission and Staff. Carey asked iE Dela Cruz ktatl ny
nts for the Commission. He says kte is riok asKing for qtly Favors but asKS if the Commission and Staff cart
worK with Ftim a little now he is able to do some of the work Ftimsel f.
Carey asked Commission for deliberation or has someone prepared to make a motion.
Krause Ftad made a motion based on Item C, of Section 15.4030 [kte property in question does qualiFy< and should be.
demolished.
Building Stantlartls Camml¢s ton minute¢ /February 2B. 2011 Pa9a 3 of 9
Carey says Shae ft has beta m vcd and s nds it and that the property at 2008 Pine Street shall be demolished.
Ca ey asked if there w eframe added the ax Knothe asked if the ny s atutory requ rtts Eor
a k m¢ftame. Hall Wantedttha Commission to be expliai[ in the order i i the Hm¢ frame: 1- Slxould notrbe o r 90
days. 2: - If o r does not fulfill tktat order witktin tb¢ amount of Hme does it ro31 over to the City xo demolistt� All
factors need to b¢ incorporaced into the order.
Krause then r cad the motion to slate based on [tem C. of Section 15.40.30, the property in question, 2008 Pine Street
be demolished within a period of 90 days by the owner and if not complete at [kta[ time, tkt¢n it would Fall to tfxe City
for demolition. Krause ays it's still not correct.
Halt mentioned that according to: Williamson County Appraisal the property is of classi fled a a homestead for lien
purposes. Ba5iCally the Cixy c n demo3ish i[ and put a Iten On the property. A cording t thesordinance, 30 days is
given and request for extension musk be requested, but na[ to exceed 40 days.
Krause r ads the motion that the buildings and Hie structures located o the property legal3y described a
Coffee Addition¢ block 4 Part located at 2008 Pine Street, Williamson County Texas are an olation of [he s[atidards
set out i chapter 15 of the Code and other applicable ordinances that constitute dangerous buildings as defined i
¢coon 15.4 of the Code. Pursuant to. section 15.4.060 of tk'ae Code, the property .and all other o ne Iien holders
ortgages of the property are hereby ordered [o demolish all of the strucmr¢s on the property nor before Tune 1,
2011
In a ordance with Section of 15.4 -075, Title Compliance wit}t Commission order of Chapter 35 - erttitlod dangerous
buildings, it the building is not demolished within the allotted time after the ordered 90 days. for demolition, the
City may v ate r de olish the building or elocate Hxe oc upants at its o xpe If the City
xp¢ nde ub s ctio¢ of this coon, the City may a s [kt¢ ¢xp¢ e5 o and the City¢Itias khe lie
against urtl ss�it is the homestead as protected by the Texas Consttitu[ ion, the property on which the building 3s
located.
The lien i extinguished :f the property o Horner person Raving a mter¢sx :n the legal title of the property
mbu s [he City fo all expe The lie oris¢s and a chest tkte property a[ [rte time of @aa n of the lien.
A[ [Fte [vm¢ [h¢ n of Ii¢ t orded and itade ed in tlxe office of [Fte County Clerk of Willie sort Co aty. The
rao[ice must contain the name, address of the owner. If tile[ information can b¢ determined wikhinrtreasonable effort.
Krauso tkten asked if each s¢crion needed to be read individually.
Krause c nttnues now therefore Ht¢ buildings on the above described property w ¢ declared dangerous buildings
and property owners were ordered to secure and demolish the buildings as set Frn¢hf
Knoche second the revase amendment.
Motion passes by vote of 4 / O
Builtling S[antlama Commission m�nutas /F¢bmary 2H, 201 � Page 4 oT 9
Mr. Dela Cruz m rationed to the Commission that the property i nsidered a homestead. Krause says a ording to
the Appraisal District the property does not carry a honiestaadc Hall says that an nquiry w ade by Officer
Kahab Ka [o v rift' if tkte atruc[ure w a home -stead for tlt¢ purpose of this hearing and that Mr. Dela Cruz needs. [o
talk to the Williamson County Appra.'sai District to dispµte the homestead status.
Hall says that the ordinance does talk about the homestead a mpbon and if the City taxes o r the property,. the
City be retractor and therefom an sbestos nspectiotr w uld n ed. to be done which uld ost m
et' w}v¢n @i¢ City file a lien n H-te property. Hall says he lra al obligation to m ration by F¢d¢ral La ,
you as ti-ae homeowner have to, under Texas Abakemont Law you sally don't have to obtain [kte asbestos inspection.
Carey read the following item number severs on the ag¢r.da_
Discussion, sideration red possible action rt rag olahons ad mplianee with the Dangerous
STructure Ordinance of the City of Ge rge Te n the s�trucLUre locatedoa tcthe property 1¢galiy d¢ rib¢d a
B1ocK 4 PT located in the Coffee Addition [o khe City of Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, located at 2008 1/2
Pine Street, Georgetown, Texas, whce[ber o er(s) of said strucm rc- a»d /or the City of Georgetown, Texas skaall be
ord¢ ¢d to repair, r de olis6 said s ithia a specified penod of time, nd to issue srtcb other
orders as ilia Commrssron ay d ee m necessary related [o romedying [be danger ous conditions.
Presentation from Staff
Hall says kta will go thru H'Te same process as 2008 Pine StreaG The said buildirtg, 2008 'h Pine Street is located on the
same property:
Hall refers to aerial map (ESkhibtt Ayand says he is not sure. how the two structures were situated on The same lot.
Hall proceeded ro read the Memorandum packet that included the following:
Submitted a e documents regarding certain Georgetown Municipal Code v olatior+s pertainmg to 2008 '.4 Pine SL,
Coffee Addition, part of B1ocK 4 (PT). Owners on mcord arc shown [o be Artg¢lita � Pedro [Pete) Dela Cruz, c/o Pete
Dela Cruz.
The violations pertain to Chapter 15.40 of the Georgetown Municipal Code.
Prior to pzesentng tkte c ntents of the packet ilea[ was distributed [o Commissioners on February 18, 2011, Hall
rftioned that Cod¢ F_nforcement Officer, Tera'i Kahabka will not be presenting and khat Yee will b¢ doing the full
pras¢ntahon.
Hall .explained Exhibits A -D pertaining to Section 15.40 :90 roE the ordinance which dictates that weuse the diligent or
bast efforts by the City to find the property owners m question concerning the property.
Hal] m rations all compiled for Exhibit F was. done by the City Legal Services division due to true ownership of the
property.
Hall talks extensively about Exhibit H — Summary of [nsp¢cfipn A¢pork.
Hall referred bacK to E.xktibit B —Tax Information. By u ng [ax information per ordinance from Williamson County
Appraisal District, taxable property valuation was givenifor the past two years. And according to the Appraisal by
Building Stantlartls Commission minuteslF¢bivary.28� 2Ot l Pag¢ 5 of 9
[ne County, said structure i sidered to b¢, svbstaadaYd. In 2010 the property was valved at O dollars and in 2009
the property was valued at $18,26200.
Hall then refers fo photos.
Hall asked that tna Commission find [his to be a dangerous building which ne in turn .ordered a public nearing to
the o nd lien fiolders. Hall asKS the structure be demolished under SecHOrt 15.40.30 as o of @te major
determirneing faemrs as Far as the value of the structure and percentage of the structure that is non compliant.
Carey asks if anyone fins s:gn¢d up. to speaK. IV One submitted.
Carey asked Mr. Dela Crua if he Wanted in sp¢aK- Mr. Pedro Ochoa, Frances Ockroa's husband spoke. He was
tniuking if [Hey Had to demolsh the rear House that Has concrete flooring, cart he rebuild with cinder block4
Carey. says if the structure is rebuilq artyihing that is acrep[able under City o£ Georgetown building code would. be
allowed.
Ocho ays be< ¢ he did not w rtt to r nt to Hiss ,Hiss n tore down all the sheetrocK expo ng the trusses pe
the photos snown� He ays [Hat all the trusses and lumber for the roof was new and installed int1990. Ochoa ays
the reason there was a note in the roof was because a tree Eell an it.
Carey as KS Ocnoa if the structure in the r of the property (2DOS 12) i a newer structure tfian the buld:ng :n the
frost of kne property. Ocnoa says n ndathe structu r¢, a old barracKS was ved from Killeen, Texas and w
placed originally in the front H¢ also says that bacK then, there w o law against putting two Houses o o e lot.
Half of [ne front Of the Woos¢ has a c Crete floor and [ne bacK of [nc house i n nder blocK weer¢ the trusses a
et. Ocno ays that he put a beam on the middle of the fiousefrom o rtd to another. Most of the lumber c n be
re sable. He asks if ne can rebuild u rtg c ndcrblocK. RocK in Front and brick on sou[fi side of the House. He just
warts to Know if ne can save tkte foundation so ne can rebuild
Carey and Paul say in other words, Ocnoa wants to [ear down to the Foundation and rebuild us ng tn¢ salvageable
lumbar and trusses.
Knotfie says now there are two different situation -s.
EIall says ne Has [O look at tLte Zoning law if tb¢ Commission allows Ocnoa to be able to rebu ad from the foundation.
If [ne s[ucture gets torn down to [n¢ foundation the siucture loses its legal i - n£orming status. If you [ear both
buildings do nd w nt¢d to u e tn¢ materials, Ocnoa old w nt to v e the Planning Department to. disatss
what old be alto ed their lot Ew if Ocno odel the structure, there would be a certain
percentage that would b¢ allowed for remodel or epai rto [be structure.
Ocfioa says the City Had told Him o. a before that iF o r born Mouses is tors down, only o e boos¢ c n b¢ built
b¢ ¢ tkte lot i rtg a sk io west 200 Ft long x 100 ft wide. Tne lesson tno City will not allow born houses ort
the current lot is b cause tfie back house seeds a Brave ay.
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ochoa soya tiro[ fie a.rchorized the city to have a r use to r a chrn his property thatgoes all the war to what
sed to be a factory beading on Maia Street An. e n [code, the s r line for the s er. fte says kte was more thaw
fair. He says ihat tkta City sk'aould be Fair in givitlg him a charted to rebssild this structure.
Dela Cruz asks in the process of KrtocKiag down [kte house, iF you leave ttte walls up wi[fi o rete blork_s w uld it
be c sidered "grand fatktered "4 Hall says ha w uld have io looK back a[ [lte Lnified Development Code. He
uld have to s e how muck[ w vld be allowed. Again, the structure would have to meet the c ent day codes.
You may get in there and find o e it w r: t meet the codes and w uld have to tear ii down anyway. Hall says further
research would be needed such as a survey of the property and setbacKS requirements etc
Hall suggested the Commssion may i. uea order with speciFic stipulaHOas for We reparr /re odel wcH'tin a certain
time. This will allow time Eor owners to come rn to find out whaT and if it is allowed for r¢modeHng.
T1�e order c uld stipulate :f they w not able to go back and r odel any seciioh or portion of the structure then it
utoma[ically has to be demolished by the o within a er[a:n a nt of tim¢. If t}iey dozi t do that then the
City c If they are allowed [o. r odel r[}ven [hey hav¢ a attain a n[ of [ima, artd if they don't have it
done and 1 viable under the current codes, ev¢n If they are m eh¢ middle of :q the City can move m nd demoiisb the
structure.
Hall asks if it makes sense. Dela Cruz was unclear but wasted Hall to check into the grand father ciause. Hall will
look ineo it.
Paul wanted to clarify that the discussion is on 2005 1/2 Pine. Stra¢t.
Basically one¢ it gees all worked out wal> the one structure left on the property, you can add the driveway. Clean up
all the trash and debris on Hie property.
Ochoa asked [he City about Hie c>sts of dumpsters. He says tt¢ is disabled does nok have the m ey t the
dumpsters. Paul asks how he plans on paying for the r odel. Ochoa says hiss a bricklayers andnwal help
pay for the c of the c adertrlocks which will take c o£ the outside and int¢rior of the Mouse. Carey asks what
about the coststof tkte other r ng i[enzs like i6e el¢c[rical, plumbing and fiaiah worK? OcYtoa says his sons will
ktelp witft Ht¢ costs to remodel but not the dumpsters.
Carey asks iE there w ny quesHOns o nes Eiom the Commission. Ochoa says that i all and asks :f the
Commission c n help Knothe asked what Kind of a [imeframe is he IooKiag at Ochoa says he needs nme especially
to tear down and clean up.
Paul asKS with [here being m ny st :pvlations that were being [alKed about, tte asks that they would need to go iako
Executive Session to consult Carey agreed it would be called Far.
Hall wanted to point out a uple of things. Ochoa w uld need to u e TDS (Texas Disposal Systetrts). dumpsiers
my as part of a ntractual agreement with the. C'ty :n Keeping the costs of residential garbage rates down. Hall
also reads and refers to Section 15.40.060. Comn'tission Orders.
Building Stantlartla Commtasion mmVt¢a/FObmary 2H, 2011 Paga T oi9
Carey calls for an Executive Session with Legal Council
Chapman says the purpose of Executive Session i o draft the legal order in accordance with the deliberations with
the Commission. Ca ¢y says yes Chapman ays, then go bacK out and announce the terms of Tkte order. Ca ey says
Y¢s
Carey says that eke Commission i co ng oui of Executive Session aad is taking action from the Executive Session
o agenda I[eai number seven. Cazey asKS if kktere tis a motion at this time.
Paul motions that the bufldings and s rue s located on the property legally described as Coffee addition Bloch 4,
located at 2008 1/2 Pine Stxae; Williamson County, Texas a to vaola[ion of the Standards se[ out in Cftapier I5 of
tkt¢ Code and other applicable ordinances aad constitute dangerous buildings as defined to Section 15.40 bF tfte
Code.
Pursuant to Section 15.40.060 of the Code, the property o nd all o8x¢r o lien holders sad mortgages of
tb¢ property a e hemeby ordered t all buildings on tkterproperty from u uthorized a toy o r before April
1, 2011 and demolish to tkte slab all o£ [he�struc[ure on [he property o r before Jun¢ 2011. Removal of all materials
from tYte property so that there will rto[ ba any storage of materia ls.nAn additional 60 days will be gives to obtain
approved building permits to rebuild from June 1, 2p11. IF building permits a sot obtained within 150 days, the
ra x has 30 days to r e Hte slab to its entirety. Irt a ordance with Section 15.40.095 titled Compliance within
Commission Order of Chapter 15 eatilled dangerous buildings, it the building not c red, ved or
demolisheH within tkte allotted time as previously discussed, the Ctity may demolish the buildingu If Hxe City i
expenses under sub section of this section, the City may a s the expenses o and the city has a lien against unless
it is a homestead as protected by the Texas Constitution. cThe property o which the building is located, <h¢ lien Y.
extinguished iE the property o r another person having an merest in the legal title of the property r mburses
the City for the expenses. The Lena nd attaches to the property a the times o£ the notice of the lien is orded
and indexed in the office of the County Clerk of Williamson County. The notice must contain the a acrd address
of the If that information b¢ determined within o able iaffort. The legal d¢ nr.p EOa of real
property on wttidt the bldg was located, tkte amount of the xpenses incurred by the Gity and tF.e balance due.
This section does not limit the City's ability to collect ou a bond or other financial guarantees that may have been
required by section 15.40,60 FL
Ca ¢y asps at tHis time is Htere a second
Knuth¢ seconds the motion
Ca ey asks all those m favor. MoEOri passes by vote of 4 /O
Next item on the agenda is ny suggestions Eor next meetingsageada
Hall says [hat he will get the orders ou [ in care of peee Dela Cruz
Carey says at [he last meeting, it w s brought up that the Commission w s to begin looKing ai the adoption o£ the
2009 International Building Codesa Halls says tit¢ 2012 codes c ut an April of 2011. Sine¢ boobs a of
published, h¢ w uld have eo go bacX to the proposed dtartges and sec iF [here are significant changes. A[ this potrtk
he is stilt <r'ying to decide whiclt year to presartt to tkte Commission.
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Paul asKS if there a Diner praperti¢s that a sidered davgarous buildlags ai this time. He also as Red aboa�[ the
property o r by the G¢org¢towrt BBQ. Hall says Hie property sold and that the n n r had a asbestos
rtspacbor� done aiad paid_ 1905 S Pine Streek may be c ug forward a a dangerous building c Hall says tn¢
whole Pin¢ Street area is an area [hat is really Hard to h ¢p1up on a regular basis and the p¢ople do not bave a lot of
moaey to maan[ain if.
Ca ey a9KS iFH-aer¢ were ny fur[n¢r business. Ashs if Cner¢ is a motion to adjourned
Knothe motioned [o adjourn. Paul seconds tn¢ motion.
Meexirvg adjourns at 6o01p:m.
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Attested, ,Secretary
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