Link

Social

Embed

Disable autoplay on embedded content?

Download

Download
Download Transcript

[CALL TO ORDER]

[00:00:04]

CALLED ORDER A REGULAR MEETING A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MAY 18, 2020 TO ITS 100 1 P.M..

MY NAME IS JAMES BEADLE.

I'M THE PERSON THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCTIONS IN CODE ENFORCEMENT, LIENS AND FINES.

THE GENERAL PROCEDURE IS, IS THAT THE APPLICANT COMES FORWARD TO THE PODIUM AND PRESENTS THEIR CASE AS THE BASIS FOR THE REDUCTION, AND THE CITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.

AND THEN YOU AS THE APPLICANT, CAN RESPOND TO WHATEVER THE CITY SAYS DURING THEIR PRESENTATION.

UM. EVERYTHING'S UNDER OATH.

SO THE CLERK IS GOING TO SIGN IN.

ANYBODY THAT'S GOING TO TESTIFY.

[SWEARING IN]

IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

[PETITION FOR RELIEF]

OUR FIRST CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY IS ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA AND CB 2054520 AT 1631 TALBOT STREET SOUTHEAST.

AND THE PETITIONER IS HERE TO BE HEARD.

BETHANY, COULD YOU PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS? MY NAME IS KEVIN RAMIREZ WITH KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY.

MY ADDRESS IS 34 6071.

HORROW LANE, FLORIDA.

WE'RE HERE IN REGARDS TO 1631 TALBOT STREET BAY.

JUST WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TOWARDS YOUR TEAM AND HELPING US PREPARE AND BEING HERE SPECIFICALLY.

MISS CARROLL, GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU YOUR ASSISTANCE ON THIS.

BUT I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MISS CARLA.

SHE IS NOW ASSUMING THE PROPERTY AND WOULD LIKE TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY AND THERE ARE PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT SHE'S JUST REALLY UNABLE TO TAKE ON.

BUT SHE IS AWARE THE CITY HAS SOME COSTS RELATING TO REPAIRING OR LAWN MAINTENANCE THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKE CARE OF.

IDENTIFY YOURSELF.

YEAH. MY NAME IS ANITA AND THE OWNER FOR THE PROPERTY ONCE HE STARTED.

ONE TALLBOYS, £3 BAY.

SPELL YOUR LAST NAME, PLEASE.

ACTUALLY MOVE UP TO THE MIC.

THANK YOU, ANITA.

YOU ARE THE.

OKAY. THEN PROCEED.

IT'S THE BASIS FOR THE APPLICATION.

SIR, THE BASIS FOR YOUR REQUEST.

THEY ARE LOCAL INVESTORS LOOKING TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY AND HAVE IT PUT ON THE MARKET ON THE MLSS HERE WITH A LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENT.

I WILL NOT BE ASSISTING THEM IN THE SALE.

I WAS ACTUALLY REPRESENTING THE PREVIOUS BUYER FOR THE PROPERTY AND THEY HAD HEARD THAT I WAS ALREADY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR TEAM HERE.

BASICALLY YOU'RE JUST ASKING FOR REDUCTION.

THERE'S REALLY NO BASIS FOR IT, PER SE.

WELL, SHE IS THE NEW OWNER.

THOSE WERE THE PREVIOUS OWNERS VIOLATIONS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

AND IT WAS HANDED OFF BETWEEN INVESTORS THAT JUST DID NOT REALLY HAVE THE BEST INTENTIONS.

BUT MS.. CARLA AND HER SISTER ARE RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS LOOKING TO DO A RESPONSIBLE JOB TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND REALLY THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A COMPLETE WAIVER OF THOSE VIOLATIONS, THE EXTENSIVE ONES.

AND. YEAH.

OKAY. WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD.

VALERIE PEZZINI, CODE COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR.

THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION IN THE REDUCTION OF THE LEAD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE $750 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ARE TO BE PAID, ALONG WITH A PERCENTAGE OF THE REDUCTION.

THE REDUCTION ON THIS TYPICALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A 13% REDUCTION DUE TO THE BALANCE ON THE LEAN.

I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT THE OWNER, IT IS A NEW OWNER.

SO THE CITY IS WILLING TO CUT THE 13%, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN 3433 IN HALF, ALONG WITH THE $750.

1650 PLUS 750.

YES. SO THIS POSITION IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE AN OBJECTION IF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS REDUCED TO 24.

6650. 34,000.

[00:05:02]

2400. 100.

SHE SAYS THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER AND HER SISTER TO TAKE ON.

YOU REPAIRS ARE PRETTY EXTENSIVE.

FORTUNATELY, INVESTORS IN THE AREA HAVEN'T DONE THE BEST JOB.

I UNDERSTAND THAT PART OF THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE IS.

AT. TONER, I GUESS, PRIOR TO.

ACCORDING TO THIS, THE PROPERTY WAS CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED.

ACCORDING TO THE RECORD THAT I HAVE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS OR IT WASN'T, BUT.

THIS, LEON WAS FILED BEFORE.

BUT THE PROPERTY. SO.

I DON'T KNOW. NOW THAT.

I CAN'T GIVE LEGAL ADVICE, BUT I'M GUESSING TO YOU THAT THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER AVENUES FOR FOR HER TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM THIS.

YOU ASK A DIFFERENT QUESTION.

HOW MUCH MONEY? HAVE YOU GOTTEN ESTIMATES? IT'S PROBABLY A BETTER WAY TO ASK THIS QUESTION.

HAVE YOU GOT AN ESTIMATES AS TO HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST TO BRING THE PROPERTY UP FOR SALE? THE MOMENT. SHE'S ALREADY AT 45,000.

EARN THE. WHAT WORKED.

SHE IS ACTUALLY IN COMMUNICATION WITH WATER HERE TO GET A METER PLACED, I BELIEVE.

YEAH. SO SHE'S IN THE PROCESS AND THERE'S STILL A FEW ITEMS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF THERE.

BUT MAJORITY HAS BEEN OF.

THE MOMENT THAT GETS.

SOMEONE. NO, NO, THEY WANTED.

SO. ABOUT A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. MOST OF IT WAS DEMOLITION AND THEN COSMETIC OF THE DRYWALL, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THINGS THAT NEED TO BE PATCHED.

WHAT I'M WHAT I'M REALLY ASKING IS I UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE.

BUT YOU YOU INDICATED THAT SHE'S GOTTEN $45,000 AS ESTIMATE.

BRING IT UP. WHAT I'M ASKING, WHAT IS THE 45,000 IS GOING TO BE SPENT ON? BUT WILL THE PLAN IS TO COMPLETE THE WORK THERE? WHAT KIND OF WORK? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.

THERE'S A NEW ROOF. IS IT NEW CABINETS? IS IT NEW? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT SHE'S GOING TO BE DOING, THAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXPENSE IS, IS INVOLVED GOING FORWARD.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, SIR.

BUT OKAY. I'VE GOT TO GO GET.

SHE IS SAYING THE ROOF, THE WALLS, THE KITCHENS, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING IS SO NEEDING TO BE COMPLETED.

SO THAT IS HER SCOPE OF WORK.

YOU'RE SAYING IT WAS IT WAS A COMPLETE DEMOLISH.

IT HAD I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN HER MOUTH, BUT SHE'S BASICALLY SAYING THAT SHE HAD TO DO THE INTERIOR DEMO, THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE.

I DON'T, SHE SAYS.

YEAH. REPAIRING MOST OF IT.

RIGHT. THAT'S I.

I MEAN, LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU PART OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS CASE, BECAUSE YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY HAVEN'T BEEN HERE.

SO BEFORE ONE OF THESE HEARINGS? I DON'T THINK SO.

THE ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR CASE IS THAT THIS VIOLATION WAS OUTSTANDING FOR 20 MONTHS.

AND. SO THE CITY HAS THEY HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN ADDITION TO THEM TAKING THE CASE THROUGH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS, WHICH IS PART OF WHAT THAT ADDITIONAL COST IS.

THE OTHER ISSUE IS, IS THAT.

THIS, LEON SHOULD HAVE SHOWED UP IN THE TITLE SEARCH FOR WHEN? BUT THE PROPERTY. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE, BUT THAT SHOULD HAVE POPPED UP.

[00:10:09]

I ALSO KNOW THAT SHE'S GOING TO BE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT UP BASED ON WHAT? THE TESTIMONY. I'M.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO ENTER AN ORDER.

I'M GOING TO LOWER THE FINE.

BUT TO GIVE THE CITY SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY IN ADDITION TO THE 750 $750, I'M GOING TO LOWER THE TOTAL TO 1750 DOLLARS.

NOW NORMALLY THAT AMOUNT HAS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.

IS THAT A PROBLEM FOR HER TO PAY THAT OR NOT? THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT PAID WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, THE ORIGINAL FINE GETS REINSTATED.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO LOWER IT TO 1750.

IT HAS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU TO ALL.

OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA.

CB 2232021 130 8A1 CIRCLE SOUTHEAST AND THE PETITIONER IS HERE TO BE HURT.

HI. MY NAME IS ANTHONY GEORGE, I, I RESIDE AT 138.

A WIND CIRCLE NOW.

UM. YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS MARIE GEORGE.

I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, AND THAT'S MY HUSBAND OVER THERE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO DURING THE WHEN THE LEAN WAS OPEN.

WELL, WHEN THE FINE WAS OPENED.

I DIDN'T RESIDE HERE IN PALM BAY.

I ACTUALLY LIVED FAR AWAY.

AND THE PERSON THAT RECITED IT AND THE RESIDENCE WAS HER DAUGHTER AT THE TIME, WHICH WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

HER DAUGHTER HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED JULY SIX, 2021 AND DID NOT COME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL UNTIL NOVEMBER 12, 2021, BECAUSE SHE WAS SHE HAD RSV, BLACK MOLD AND COVID AT ONE TIME.

AND WE I DIDN'T STUMBLE UPON THE PROPERTY AND SHOW BACK UP IN PALM BAY UNTIL THEY SHOWED UP. THERE WAS US.

WE DIDN'T LIVE HERE. WE LIVE IN PORTUGAL.

AND I, I SHOWED UP AT THE PROPERTY TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THEM GETTING HERE AND NOTICED THAT THE GRASS WAS STILL ABOVE WHERE I KNEW COACH WOULD WANT IT.

UM. COME TO FIND OUT.

THEY HAD BEEN PAYING A NEIGHBOR TO TWO HOUSES DOWN FROM THEM IN TOTAL OF THREE GRAND TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR YARD.

I HAVE THE TWO TRANSACTIONS HERE.

UM. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY, I NOW LIVE AT THE ADDRESS.

I'M TAKING CARE OF THE YARD MYSELF.

BUT. SO.

JUST CURIOUS, DID THE NEIGHBOR SAY ANYTHING TO YOU WHEN YOU OR DID YOU EVER THE NEIGHBOR ACTUALLY SHOWED UP WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED WANTING MORE MONEY ON TOP OF THE $3,000.

AND IN RETURN THEY TOLD HIM NO BECAUSE HE HADN'T EVEN DONE WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I HAD INFORMED THEM THAT I IN FACT SHOWED UP TWO DAYS PRIOR AND I CUT THE GRASS MYSELF.

RIGHT. SO I TOLD HIM, DON'T PAY HIM NO MORE MONEY.

YOU'VE ALREADY PAID HIM WAY TOO MUCH.

I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS BEING DONE, BUT IT WASN'T.

SORRY. I THOUGHT. I THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF SINCE I WAS SPAIN.

BUT HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

WHAT IS IT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR AS FAR AS RELIEF? UM. AS.

I'LL LET YOU SPEAK.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? REALLY? AS MUCH AS YOU CAN RELIEVE ME BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T HAVE WHAT THEY WANTED ME TO PAY.

I JUST DON'T. I'M SORRY.

[00:15:02]

AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? UNDER POSITIONS? CODE COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR.

I'M JUST A LITTLE HISTORY, MR. BEETLE. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN WRITTEN UP EIGHT TIMES IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS FOR THE EXACT SAME VIOLATION.

FOUR TIMES ITSELF IN 2021.

THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION TO A REDUCTION OF THE LIEN WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF THE $750 WILL BE PAID, ALONG WITH A 14% REDUCTION, WHICH SHOWS $1,599 PLUS THE 750.

YOU SAY THERE WAS.

THERE WERE FOUR VIOLATIONS IN 2021.

BUT. WERE THEY CITED FOR THAT OR.

YES, THERE WAS FOR ADDITIONAL FORCE.

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FOUR CASES IN 2021 OR THE TALL GRASS AND WEEDS.

THEY GOT THREE OF THEM BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, THIS ONE IS THE LEAN BECAUSE YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

MAY I SAY SOMETHING, YOUR HONOR? I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

I WASN'T IN A COUNTRY.

NOBODY TOLD ME ABOUT THAT.

WELL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE.

TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE.

OKAY. YOU HAVE ANY INDICATION WHO YOU WERE COMMUNICATING WITH FOR THOSE EARLIER IN THIS CASE WAS ACTUALLY LISA WEIGEL AND SHE'S THE CODE OFFICER FOR THAT AREA.

IT. JUST WHEN I PRINTED OUT THE SCREENSHOT, IT JUST SHOWS THAT THERE WAS EIGHT EIGHT TIMES SINCE 2018.

IT'S BEEN WRITTEN UP AND HAD A CASE GOING.

FOUR OF THEM WOULD IN 2021 AND.

THREE OF THEM CAME INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY OBVIOUSLY HAD THE GRASS CUT.

THE LAST ONE THAT WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR NEVER WAS IN COMPLIANCE.

AND THAT'S WHAT STEMMED THE OPEN LEAN UNTIL RECENT.

WE WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE THEY INDICATED THAT THE PERSON THAT WAS LIVING THERE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

SO I UNDERSTAND. I WAS WONDERING WHO WHO THE WHO THE RESPONDENT WAS, SO TO SPEAK, FOR THE PRIOR VIOLATION, I'D HAVE TO PULL EACH OF THOSE CASES TO SEE IF.

RIGHT. IF IT WAS POSTED.

IF IT WAS DELIVERED.

GEORGE. HERE'S HERE'S WHAT THE ISSUE IS, EVEN THOUGH YOU WEREN'T HERE.

WHETHER IT'S THE CITY OF PALM BAY OR ANY OTHER CITY OR COUNTY IN THE STATE, THEY'RE ONLY OBLIGATED TO GIVE NOTICE TO WHATEVER PROPERTY ADDRESS IS LISTED WITH THE TAX COLLECTOR OR THE PROPERTY APPRAISER IN THE COUNTY THE PROPERTY'S LISTED AT.

SO ANY NOTICE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SENT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNLESS YOU HAD AN ADDRESS IN PORTUGAL, WHICH I'M GUESSING YOU PROBABLY DID NOT.

NOT HERE, NO.

SO ALL THE NOTICES ARE GOING TO GO TO THE HOUSE ADDRESS ON A-1.

THAT'S WHERE THE NOTICES ARE GOING TO GO.

SO IF IT'S NOT FORWARDED TO YOU, THAT'S NOT THE CITY'S FAULT, QUOTE UNQUOTE.

THAT'S BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS GIVE NOTICE TO WHERE YOU HAVE PUT THE PROPERTY ADDRESS FOR GIVING FOR GETTING NOTICES.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S ONE AND I AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE MADE THIS LITTLE SPEECH EITHER, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT.

SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN OR YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE AROUND, YOU NEED TO HAVE THE ADDRESS WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER AND THE TAX COLLECTOR AS TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE, BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET YOU ARE PERSONALLY ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE NOTICES.

IT'S ONLY GOING TO GO TO THE HOUSE.

SEE, IT WAS MY DAUGHTER LIVING THERE, SO I ASSUMED SHE WAS TAKING CARE OF THE THE PROBLEM.

BUT SHE WAS. SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL.

SO.

DID YOU SAY SHE HAD? SHE HAD COVEN.

SHE HAD BLACK MOLD AND RSV ALL AT ONE TIME.

THE HOSPITAL HAD TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE WHEN SHE SHOWED UP.

THIS IS HURTING THEM BECAUSE THIS ISN'T THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT THEIR DAUGHTER LEFT HIM WITH.

THE HOUSE HAD NO DOORS IN PLACE AND THEY'VE ALREADY SPENT LIKE ALMOST 30 GRAND JUST REPLACING STUFF IN THE HOUSE THAT SHE DESTROYED.

[00:20:03]

BUT EVEN NO. AS FAR AS I KNOW, SHE LIVES.

SHE RESIDES WITH MY SISTER.

WHICH IS THE LAST TIME I HEARD FROM HER WAS IN MELBOURNE.

I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE.

THE FINDINGS ARE GOING TO MAKE OR AS YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY.

THE TESTIMONY IS THAT YOU PAID SOMEBODY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY AND THEY DIDN'T DO IT.

THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE YOU COULD DO ABOUT THAT.

ANOTHER PROBLEM IS, IS THAT THE CITY DID TAKE THIS CITY DID TAKE THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT.

SO THERE WERE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

I'M GOING TO AWARD THEM NO MATTER WHAT, WHICH IS $750.

THE ISSUE IS WHETHER I'M GOING TO ADD ANYTHING MORE TO.

WHAT I DO IS I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO 1250 DOLLARS.

BIG QUESTION IS, IS HOW SOON CAN YOU PAY IT? AS I INDICATED IN THE PRIOR CASE, NORMALLY WE PUT 30 DAYS.

IF IT'S NOT PAID IN 30 DAYS, IT REINSTATES WELL PAID.

OKAY. THEN I'LL ENTER AN ORDER TO THAT EFFECT AND YOU'LL GET A COPY OF IT.

AGAIN, IT NEEDS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE OLD FILE WILL GET REINSTATED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD.

HERE'S OUR FIRST CASE IS NOT HERE, SO I'LL SIGN AN ORDER CONTINUING IT TO THE NEXT.

I THOUGHT. WE DON'T HAVE A PHONE UP HERE TO DO IT.

SHE SAID ALREADY.

YOU KNOW, WE'LL. THEY SIGNED THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING AND ITS MEETINGS ADJOURNED AT 125.

THE LAST CASE TO BE HEARD WAS CB 19890-19 AT 1071 BIANCO DRIVE NORTHEAST.

WE'LL JUST LET MR. BEADLE. CONTINUE IT UNTIL NEXT MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.