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I WILL CALL THE BUILDING STANDARDS MEETING TO ORDER AT 4:35 AND OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS TO DISCUSS AND

[Call to Order ]

[ITEM 1: Discuss and take appropriate action regarding August 19, 2024, Minutes. ]

TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE JUNE 17TH, 2024 MINUTES.

HAS EVERYONE HAD TIME TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? YES, I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

MOTION MADE.

I'LL SECOND. I'LL SECOND.

A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE MINUTES PASS.

MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO.

[ITEM 2: Provide update for demolition process at 301 W Hallsell ]

MR. SMITH, I WILL HEAR YOUR DIALOG.

SO I JUST WANTED.

WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY ACTIONS TO TAKE TODAY.

I JUST KIND OF WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AT BECAUSE WE EXPECTED THIS STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOED BY THIS TIME.

WE DID HAVE SOME LEGAL WRANGLING THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT AND PROPER, THE WAY THAT WE HANDLED THIS. AND SO WE'RE NOTIFIED ON THIS AND ADDED ANOTHER 30 DAY TO THE 30 DAYS TO THE NOTIFICATIONS.

IT'S JUST SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING FOLLOWS THAT LEGAL COURSE THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE STATUTE ON THIS.

THAT BEING SAID, ALL OF THAT NOTIFICATION WAS AFFECTED AND HAS GONE INTO EFFECT.

AND WE DO.

WE SHOULD HAVE THIS HOUSE SET UP FOR DEMO ON THE 31ST OF OCTOBER.

SO BY THIS TIME NEXT MONTH, IT'LL ALL BE GONE AND BE IN A GOOD SPOT FOR THAT.

BUT WE DID HAVE TO PAUSE ON THAT FOR A MINUTE WHILE WE MADE SURE THAT WE HAD ALL OF OUR T'S CROSSED AND I'S DOTTED.

SO IS THAT A TOTAL OF 60 OR 90 DAYS WITH THE ADDITIONAL 30? IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL SIX.

PLEASE TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONES SO WE CAN HEAR.

OH YEAH. MAKE SURE.

IS IT RED OR IS IT GREEN? IT IS GREEN. OKAY.

THERE WE GO. YEAH.

OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT WE DID THE ORIGINAL ONE IN JULY.

WE ORDERED IT WE ORDERED IT, DEMOED IN JULY.

THEN WE WAITED 30 DAYS, CAME BACK FOR A NOTIFICATION FROM THE BOARD IN AUGUST, AND THEN WAITED ANOTHER 30 DAYS AFTER THAT.

AND THAT'S WHEN WE FIGURED OUT THAT WE STILL HAD SOME LEGAL HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH.

DID THAT AGAIN. SO 30, 60, 90, 90, ROUGHLY 90 DAYS.

ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE DO THIS, WE NEED TO GIVE THEM 90 DAYS OR NO? THE TIME DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

IT HAD TO DO WITH THE THE ACTUAL SIGNED ORDER.

AND THAT WAS A MISSTEP ON MY PART.

I SHOULD HAVE ACTUALLY HAD A SIGNED ORDER IN HAND WHEN WE NOTIFIED THAT, WHEN WE MADE THAT NOTIFICATION.

TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, SINCE I WAS THE VICE CHAIRMAN AND RAN THAT MEETING, I DIDN'T SIGN AFTERWARD.

AND MR. DENNY CAME BY MY HOUSE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I SIGNED.

OKAY. BUT BY THE STATE STATUTE, WE HAVE TO HAVE A SIGNED ORDER FROM THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION IN HAND IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

AND SO RATHER THAN WE HAD AN ORDER.

IT JUST WASN'T SIGNED.

WE WENT BACK AND GOT THE SIGNATURE ON IT, BUT NO 30 DAYS.

SO WILL WE OFFER THEM.

WE GIVE THEM 30 DAYS TO TO CORRECT THE CONDITION ON THEIR OWN.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEN WE COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND TAKE THAT ORDER.

IF YOU ORDER IT DEMOLISHED, WE HAVE TO HAVE A SIGNED ORDER, AND WE ADVERTISE THAT FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.

SO THE TIME FRAMES ARE ACTUALLY BUILT INTO THAT.

SO IT WOULD BE 60 DAYS AFTER YOU TELL THEM THAT IT NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED BEFORE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO ANY ACTIONS ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT. BUT THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE BACK TO A LEGAL SPOT ON THAT AND WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH IT.

[ITEM 3: Discuss current code enforcement actions and schedules. ]

THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE MOVING ON TO OTHER STRUCTURES THAT WE'VE GOT SOME ISSUES WITH.

WE'VE WORKED ON ONE FOR QUITE A WHILE.

THIS IS 605 ARTHUR STREET PRETTY BAD SHAPE.

IT'S COLLAPSING IN UPON ITSELF AND IN VERY BAD DISREPAIR.

WE HAVE MADE NOTIFICATION ON THIS AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACTION ON IT YET, AND SO WANTED TO JUST HAVE THIS ON YOUR RADAR THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE

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COMING UP PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THIS BACK BEFORE THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING WITH THAT.

AND THE AND WE'LL NOTIFY THE OWNER ON THAT, THAT WE'RE READY TO DO THAT.

YOU SEE SOME OF THE OTHER PICTURES THAT WE'VE TAKEN WITH THIS HOUSE.

AND IT'S IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE, AND IT'S A PRETTY DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THROUGH THERE.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LET OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, RICK DENNY COME UP AND LET YOU KNOW WHERE HE'S AT IN THE PROCESS. AND I THINK THAT PROBABLY WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT OUR TIMELINE, BUT EITHER IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, THIS WILL BE COMING BACK BEFORE THIS BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION FOR SOME TYPE OF ACTION.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

WE MAILED OUR NOTIFICATIONS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND DIDN'T GET ANY RESPONSE BACK.

I HAVE CALLED HIM AND TALKED TO HIM AND INFORMED HIM, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT SOMETHING HAD TO HAPPEN WITH THE HOUSE THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DEMOED.

AFTER A BIT, HE FINALLY AGREED THAT IT DID NEED TO BE DEMOED SO HE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY AT THE TIME TO DO IT.

BUT THAT'S BEEN APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS NOW.

HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK, NO ACTION AT ALL TAKEN.

AND THE HOUSE, NOT ONLY IS IT FALLING IN FROM THE UPPER FLOOR, FALLING INTO THE BOTTOM, THAT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

BUT IT'S JUST GOT TRASH AND OVERGROWTH ALL OVER, YOU KNOW? IT'S IN BAD SHAPE. NOBODY'S TAKING CARE OF THAT PROPERTY AT ALL, SO I SUSPECT THAT I DON'T HOPEFULLY HE'LL GO TAKE CARE OF IT BEFORE WE HAVE TO BRING IT BEFORE Y'ALL.

BUT SO FAR, WE HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING HAPPENING ON IT.

SO MORE THAN LIKELY WE'LL BE BRINGING IT BEFORE Y'ALL AGAIN.

BUT IT IS A DANGEROUS HOUSE AND IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

AND SO JUST ASSUMING, AS I LEARNED, THE PROCESS IS IF THE CUSTOMER DOESN'T TAKE CARE OR THE HOMEOWNER DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF IT, THEN WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL, CORRECT? WELL, THAT IS A PURPOSE OF BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION FOR Y'ALL TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT IT NEEDS TO COME DOWN.

PROPERTY DOES NOT LOOK GOOD TO ME.

NO, SIR. AND IT'S RIGHT WHERE YOU COME INTO TOWN, WHERE EVERYBODY SEES IT OVER THERE TOO.

GOT ANY QUESTIONS? WHENEVER THIS IS REPRESENTED, WILL WE BE ABLE TO GET ANY MORE INFORMATION ON THE SECOND FLOOR COMING DOWN SPECIFICALLY? I MEAN, WE COULD HAVE SOMEBODY INSPECT IT AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, BUT AND IT'S HARD TO TELL IN THESE PICTURES HERE.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE HOUSE ITSELF, YOU CAN SEE IT'S ACTUALLY FALLING DOWN IF YOU LOOK IN THE WINDOWS YOU CAN SEE THE WOODS BUCKLING.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS IN THAT HOUSE.

RIGHT. AND LIKE I SAY, THE OWNER ACKNOWLEDGED IT.

HE KNEW THAT IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE.

HE INHERITED THE PLACE.

AND IT'S JUST SITTING THERE.

SO I'VE DRIVEN BY THE PROPERTY AND IT'S THE PICTURES DON'T DO IT JUSTICE.

IT'S WAY WORSE THAN WHAT YOU SEE IN HERE TO ME.

YES, SIR. I AGREE.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. DENNY. MR. SMITH, ANYTHING ELSE FOR US? THAT'S IT. AS YOU CAN SEE, I MEAN, THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN BACK IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS FOR SIX MONTHS TRYING TO MAKE SOME TYPE OF PROGRESS ON IT.

BUT AFTER A WHILE THERE'S NOT MUCH ELSE YOU CAN DO WITH IT.

RIGHT NOW THAT'S THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT TO DO.

[ITEM 9 New and/or future business items. ]

HAVE ANOTHER SCHEDULED MEETING APRIL 9TH OR AUGUST.

GOLLY. NOVEMBER.

IS IT 19TH? 18TH.

EVIDENTLY, I DIDN'T GET THAT SLIDE CHANGED.

NOVEMBER 18TH, AND IT WOULD BE AT 3:30.

IS IT CONFIRMED THAT THIS WILL BE ON THAT? I'M NOT SURE. ALL I CAN DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THE NOTICES ARE AFFECTED AND SEE HOW THEY LAND IN THAT TIME FRAME.

WE NEVER KNOW UNTIL WE START COUNTING UP THE DAYS.

UNDERSTOOD. I THINK AS LONG AS NO ONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING ELSE, I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 4:44.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.