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I'M GOING TO CALL THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR

[CALL TO ORDER:]

APRIL 17, 2019 TO ORDER. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 1:05 P.M. AND MY NAME IS JAMES BEADLE. I'M THE PERSON THAT'S BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO CONSIDER  CODE AND LIEN REDUCTION HEARINGS. AND AT THIS POINT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CLERK

[SWEARING IN:]

TO SWEAR IN ANY PERSONS THAT ARE GOING TO TESTIFY. WHOEVER IS TESTIFYING COULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS? DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. FIRST

[PETITION FOR RELIEF:]

CASE ON THE AGENDA CEB 17467-16 TEAMO QRP LLC PETITIONER 2876 HICKORY AVENUE NORTHEAST. GOOD AFTERNOON YOUR HONOR. HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. I'M JOSEPH [INAUDIBLE] MANAGING PARTNER FOR TEAMO QRP LLC AND THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS IS IS THAT YOU WOULD PRESENT YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE REDUCTION. THE CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO RESPOND AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY REBUTTAL THEN YOU'RE ALLOWED TO PRESENT THAT. SO YOU CAN GO AND PROCEED WITH YOUR PETITIONS. OK. SO WE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY AT THE TAX DEED AUCTION AND. SIR YOU NEED TO ADDRESS ME. I'M SORRY. OK. SO YES WE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY TAX DEED AUCTION AND ON INITIAL INSPECTION WE REALIZED THAT THE RENOVATIONS WERE GONNA BE EXTENSIVE WHICH WE UNDERSTOOD. AT THE SAME TIME THAT NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR APPROACHED US AND SAID THAT SHE WAS INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY, BUT NOT THE HOUSE JUST THE LAND. SO WE DID SOME NEGOTIATIONS. HE'S AGREED TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FROM US AND SHE'S ALSO AGREED TO DEMOLISH THE HOUSE AND THE PROPOSAL WE HAVE FROM ATLANTIC EXCAVATION, WHICH I INCLUDED WITH THE INFORMATION WE FILED. THEY WILL DEMOLISH THE HOUSE, THEY'LL REMOVE ANY SURROUNDING LANDSCAPING IF THEY NEED TO, AND THEY WILL SEE THE AREA WITHIN A SCOPE OF WORK AND RETURN THAT PROPERTY TO MEET COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY CODE. SO THE PETITION IS IN LIGHT OF US WANTING TO WORK WITH OUR NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES HERE IN PALM BAY, LONGTIME RESIDENT, TO ASSIST HER IN GETTING THAT PROPERTY AS AN ADDITION TO HER YARD AND DEMOLISHING THE HOUSE WHICH IS IN HORRIBLE CONDITION.

WE'RE ASKING THAT THE THE LIENS ON THE PROPERTY FOR DISREPAIR, WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED I THINK SINCE 2016 THAT THOSE WOULD BE EITHER ELIMINATED OR REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE OVERAGE FROM THE AUCTION. WHICHEVER, THE CITY WANTS TO DO IS FINE WITH US. WHEN YOU SAY THERE WAS AN OVERREACH FROM THE AUCTION WHAT ARE YOU ALLUDING TO? IN THE TAX DEED AUCTION PROCESS WE BID AGAINST OTHER BIDDERS. ANYTHING ABOVE THE OPENING BID IS CONSIDERED AN OVERAGE. THE OPENING BID USUALLY INCLUDES LIENS, BUT DOESN'T ALWAYS INCLUDE THE LIENS LIKE THIS ONE. SO AS I RECALL THERE'S SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF I WOULD THINK AROUND $30,000 ON AN ACCOUNT WITH THE COUNTY. AND TYPICALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE CITY OR WHOEVER HAS THE LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY WOULD APPLY TO THE COUNTY FOR A DISBURSEMENT OUT OF THAT OVERAGE FOR WHATEVER AMOUNTS THEY'RE CLAIMING. WHAT IS THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING THIS? YES YOUR HONOR AS THE GENTLEMAN STATED THEY HAVE ENTERED INTO A REPAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. ALSO HE IS CORRECT IN THAT THE CITY, TO THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND THREE [INAUDIBLE] DOLLARS AND SEVENTY [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE TAX DEED SALE WHICH WOULD LEAVE OVERAGE HE'S REFERRING TO THERE. THE PROPERTY'S BEEN [INAUDIBLE] AND THEY AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED THEY'RE PREPARED TO DEMOLISH IT AND CLEAR THE LOT, BRING IT BACK INTO COMPLIANCE. CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. YES, I'M SORRY. JOHN MAYBERRY, CODE COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR. YES, YOUR HONOR WE'RE

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ALSO THE CITY'S SEEKING THE FINES ACCRUED SO YOU'RE SEEKING THE TWENTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS? CORRECT. YES SIR. I BELIEVE THE OVERAGE IS TWENTY SIX THOUSAND SEVENTY FOUR DOLLARS GIVE OR TAKE A FEW CENTS. ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED FOR THIS HEARING IT SAYS THE VIOLATION EXISTED FROM OCTOBER 11, 2018 TO JANUARY 22ND 2019? YES SIR I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT. IT MAY HAVE EXISTED PRIOR TO THAT. THE HOUSE IT'S IN TERRIBLE TERRIBLE CONDITION. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE NUMBERS CAME TO BE. THE VIOLATION'S ONLY BEEN FROM OCTOBER 11, 2018 TO JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. HOW DO WE GET UP TO [INAUDIBLE]? I SHOW IN THE REPAIR AGREEMENT. I SHOW THAT IT WAS FROM APRIL 18TH 2016.

SO AT FIFTY DOLLARS A DAY I THINK WHAS THE AMOUNT. DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S POSITION? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THEN THAT THE CITY IS WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE YOU KNOW WITH THE SIGNED REPAIR AGREEMENT AND THAT THE AMOUNT OF REDUCTION WOULD BE WHATEVER THAT IS TO BRING IT DOWN TO WHAT WAS ALREADY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OVERAGE. WOULD THERE BE ANY FURTHER FINES OWED? NO. OK. JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT CORRECTLY. EXCUSE ME. NOW I'M CONFUSED.

I'M CONFUSED. YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU WANT THE FULL FIFTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

NO SIR. I'M SORRY. NO SIR. WE'RE SEEKING THE OVERAGE, THE TWENTY SIX THOUSAND SEVENTY FOUR DOLLARS. YES SIR. IN OTHER WORDS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS WHAT'S IN THE CLERK'S REGISTRY AS WELL. AND WHATEVER THE DIFFERENCE THAT IS THEY STILL WANT THAT TO BRING IT UP TO THE FIFTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THEY'RE SEEKING THE FULL FIFTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. I'M SORRY COULD YOU COMMENT ON WHAT HE JUST SAID? SO ARE YOU ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND? THE OVERAGE THAT'S WHAT THE CITY IS REQUESTING. THE OVERAGE? YES, THE TWENTY SIX THOUSAND SEVENTY FOUR DOLLARS. OK. THAT'S WHAT YOU, AS I UNDERSTAND, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR RELIEF FROM THAT. YEAH. I'M OFFERING THE OVERAGE I MEAN I'M SAYING IS IF THE CITY TAKES THE OVERAGE, WHICH THEY'RE ENTITLED TO, CAN I GET RELIEF FROM THE REMAINDER UP TO THE 51? [INAUDIBLE] HERE'S WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY'S POSITION IS. THE CITY'S POSITION IS THERE IS FIFTY ONE THOUSAND AND CHANGE OWED.

THERE WILL BE A CREDIT AGAINST THAT AMOUNT OF WHATEVER IS IN THE COURT REGISTRY FROM THE TAX DEED SALE. THEY'RE STILL SAYING YOU OWE THEM WHATEVER THAT DIFFERENCE IS WHICH IS TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. CORRECT. THEY WANT THE FULL FIFTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. NOT JUST WHAT'S IN THE COURT REGISTRY. OKAY. BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PETITION FOR RELIEF WAS THAT WE WERE ASKING FOR, GIVEN THAT OBVIOUSLY WE AS THE NEW BUYER WE WEREN'T THE ONES THAT CREATED THE CONDITION. WE HAVE A PLAN TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. EXCUSE ME SIR. THIS IS YOU NEED TO PRESENT THIS TO HIM. HE'LL BE THE ONE THAT DECIDES. OK. I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT'S WHAT THEIR POSITION IS THAT THEY DON'T CARE SO TO SPEAK THAT THERE'S TWENTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS OR MINUS IN THE COURT

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REGISTRY. THE CITY'S POSITION IS THEY WANT THE FULL AMOUNT WHATEVER [INAUDIBLE]. OK. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S THEIR POSITION. ALL RIGHT. SO I AGAIN AS WE TALKED TO THE PEOPLE IN YOUR OFFICES ABOUT THIS YOU KNOW THEY DIDN'T PROMISE ANYTHING, BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT IF WE PETITIONED FOR RELIEF AND HAD A PLAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT WE WOULD GET SOME CONCESSION ON THE AMOUNT OWED SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WERE ASKING FOR. AND THE WAY WE FILLED OUT THE PETITION FOR RELIEF WAS WE WERE ASKING FOR THE WHOLE 51,000 TO BE YOU KNOW FOR THAT REDUCTION AND AGAIN OUR SITUATION IS THAT WE  FEEL LIKE SINCE WE DIDN'T CREATE THE PROBLEM WE'RE ACTUALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM. WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING THE PROPERTY BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS AND WITH AN OWNER WHO WILL KEEP IT COMPLIANT SO THAT NOTHING LIKE THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN AGAIN, THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME SOME UNDERSTANDING OR SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR RELIEF FROM THAT REMAINING AMOUNT.

CAN I MAKE THAT REQUEST OR? I MEAN THAT'S WHAT THE REQUEST IS. LIKE I SAID I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S POSITION IS THEY'RE NOT AGREEING TO ANY REDUCTION AT ALL THAT. YOU SEEM TO MISUNDERSTAND THAT AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT. CAN I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU ASK THE CITY IF THEY WOULD RECONSIDER? YOU CAN ASK THEM THAT. ALL I CAN DO IS CONSIDER THE EVIDENCE THAT'S PRESENTED AND GO FROM THERE AND THE CRITERIA THAT I'M ALLOWED TO CONSIDER UNDER THE CITY CODE FOR THE REDUCTION. THE CITY'S POSITION IS THE SAME AS WE STATED. BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT I'M TO CONSIDER IN THE CITY'S CODE WHICH INCLUDES WHAT THE NATURE OF THE VIOLATION WAS, THE FACT THAT THE APPLICANT FOR THE REDUCTION IS NOT THE PERSON THAT CAUSED THE VIOLATION, AND IN FACT IS UNDERTAKING AND HAS PREPARED A DOCUMENT TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION WHICH WILL BASICALLY INCLUDE RAISING THE BUILDING. THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY WHICH ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS PAGE THIS YEAR IS ONLY FORTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE TOTAL LIEN IS FIFTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS WHICH IS MORE THAN THE PROPERTY'S WORTH APPARENTLY. I GONNA GO AHEAD AND REDUCE THE FINE TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE THAN WHATEVER IS IN THE COURT REGISTRY. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. THANK YOU SIR. THE CITY WILL IN FACT GET HALF OF THEIR OR APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE TOTAL LIENS THEY HAVE ON THE PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF THE TAX [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU YOUR HONOR THAT'S THAT'S VERY EQUITABLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND YOUR TIME.

NOT WE REQUIRE, BUT I REQUIRE IN THE ORDER THAT THE PAYMENT BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS. YES. AND TO COMPLY WITH [INAUDIBLE]. IF YOU HAVE A REPAIR AGREEMENT. YES. THAT THE REPAIR AGREEMENT HAS TO BE COMPLIED WITH IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME. YES, WE HAVE THE REPAIR AGREEMENT. IT DOES STATE THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THROUGH. OTHERWISE THE FULL FINE. WHAT HAT I'M SAYING IS THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS HAS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.

IF IT'S NOT THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP, WHICH I'LL TELL EVERYBODY ELSE IS IF IT'S NOT PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS THEN THE CURRENT FINE WILL BE REINSTATED. PERFECT. WE UNDERSTAND. CAN I PAY THAT HERE TODAY? THESE ARE THE TWO PEOPLE YOU'LL BE TALKING TO. OK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES SIR. THE REPAIR AGREEMENT DOES HAVE A ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DAYS BUT THE PAYMENT IS 30. OK. NEXT CASE. CEB 17661-16, ALPHA PROPERTIES USA LLC TRUSTEE MICHAEL JOHNSON PETITIONER TWENTY TWO FORTY NINE RANDALL AVENUE SE. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON SIR. OK. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. MICHAEL JOHNSON. OK. I'M WITH ALPHA PROPERTIES AND I'M THE MANAGING MEMBER OF THE COMPANY. WE HAVE A HOUSE AT TWENTY TWO

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FORTY NINE RANDALL AVENUE. THE CITY HAD WENT THROUGH THERE AND DECIDED US FOR A CULVERT PIPE. I GUESS THEY HAD I HAD TALKED TO BERNADETTE AND ONE OF THE LADIES IN HER OFFICE THEY HAD SENT OUT QUITE A FEW NOTICES TO AN OLD ADDRESS I HAD WHICH CAME BACK IN THE MAIL. I NEVER WAS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I'VE BEEN AROUND THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD AND DIFFERENT BLOCKS AND ALL THE PIPES WE LOOKED INTO THEM, WE PUT CAMERAS IN THEM, AND THEY'RE IN AS BAD OR WORSE SHAPE THAN MINE WAS IN. HOWEVER, I PULLED A PERMIT AT YOUR NEXT LOCATION ABOUT A MILE WEST OF HERE AND REPLACED THE CULVERT PIPE AND HAD IT INSPECTED FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND A FINAL INSPECTION WAS ON TWELVE THREE TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN. THEY HAD PUT A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY AND I WANT THE LIEN TO BE ERASED FROM THE PROPERTY. I TOOK ACTION ON IT AND TOOK CARE OF IT AND HAD IT FINALLED. EVERYTHING'S IN MINT CONDITION. I'M JUST NOT HAPPY WITH ALL THE NEIGHBORS AROUND THERE BECAUSE I'VE KNOCKED ON THEIR DOORS AND THEY WERE NEVER SIGHTED. I DON'T WANT TO TURN ANYBODY ELSE IN, BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE MAYBE AT RANDOM THEY LOOKED IN THAT PIPE AND SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS UNAWARE OF A TOTALLY. OKAY. WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? THE PROPERTY'S IN COMPLIANCE AND THE CITY IS SEEKING FINES ACCRUED ON THE PROPERTY. THEY AGREED TO RELEASE THAT? I DIDN'T HEAR. THEY WANT ALL THE FINES.

THEY'RE NOT GETTING IT. IT'S TOTALLY WRONG. IT'S NOT FAIR. SIR SIR SIR. OK. I'M HERE TO HEAR TESTIMONY. I UNDERSTAND.

LET ME ALSO LET YOU KNOW SOMETHING. THAT AS FAR AS CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS IN GENERAL THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE ADDRESSES THAT YOU LEAVE WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE OR THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE. AND YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T GET THE NOTICES AND THEY HAVE PROOF. CORRECT? YES. AND THEY HAVE PROOF OF IT. THEY SHOWED THEM TO ME. THEY SHOWED ME THE LETTERS OVER ALL RETURNED BACK TO THEM. I JUST WENT BY THE PROPERTY ONE DAY AND THERE WAS AN ORANGE STICKER ON IT AND THEN I WENT AND TOOK CARE OF THE SITUATION. I UNDERSTAND, BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO YOU IS YOU SAID THE ADDRESS WAS WRONG. I THOUGHT. YES.

THE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE IS THE ADDRESS THAT THE NOTICE WAS SENT TO IS THE SAME ADDRESS THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS WEBSITE. SO IF THAT'S AN INCORRECT ADDRESS YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE ADDRESS ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEBSITE. YOU NEED TO CONTACT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY ADDRESS THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO. IT'S INCUMBENT ON YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS CORRECT BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY CODE ENFORCEMENT OPERATES. OK. NOW I'M ASKING TO HAVE THE LIEN RELEASED BECAUSE EVERY I SPENT FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS HAVING A NEW PIPE INSTALLED, CONCRETE TO THE DRIVEWAY, AND IT IS IN MINT CONDITION. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN OUT AND LOOKED AT IT. I HAVE PICTURES ON MY PHONE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THEM. AND I DID EVERYTHING I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO TO MAKE IT RIGHT. SO I'M ASKING TO HAVE THE MONEY WAIVED. WHEN WAS IT YOU REPLACED PIPE? JUST I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE, BUT I POSSIBLY CAN FIND IT RIGHT HERE. I MEAN ARE WE TALKING? THE ORDER FINDING THE VIOLATION WAS IN 2016. BUT I WAS UNAWARE OF IT UNTIL PROBABLY IN NOVEMBER 30TH OF EITHER '17 OR '18 AND IT WAS FINISHED OCTOBER 16TH OF '18. WELL, THAT WAS WHEN IT STARTED AND THE PERMIT WAS FINAL ON DECEMBER 3RD '18. THE PROBLEM'S SOLVED AND YOU

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KNOW THE REST OF THE HOMES YOU CAN LOOK FOR YOURSELF OR WHOEVER. EXCEPT FOR THE NEW HOMES ALL THE PIPES ARE THE SAME AGE. AND I MEAN AS SOON AS I WAS AWARE OF IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND ITS FINAL INSPECTION. IT WAS DONE FIRST CLASS. THE ONLY ISSUE IS THAT THE CITY HAD TO GO THROUGH WITH THE PROCESS AND THEY INCURRED EXPENSES WHICH ARE NORMALLY REIMBURSED THROUGH THE CITY AS FAR AS PART OF  ANY REDUCTION THAT HAPPENS. I WAS TOLD BY SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THEIR OFFICE SAID IT WOULD BE A VERY LOW AMOUNT THAT THEY HAD INVESTED FOR THE TIME AND WHATEVER PAPERWORK THAT THEY HAD. AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT IT WOULD BE REDUCED TO. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A $100 $200 I DON'T KNOW. THEY DIDN'T DO ANY WORK. THEY DID PAPERWORK BUT I DON'T KNOW OF WHERE IT IS FROM THERE.

WHAT'S THE NORMAL STAFF TIME FOR PROSECUTING A CASE AND DOING  SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS? NORMALLY FROM INITIAL INSPECTION TO THE TIME THAT A FACT OF FINDINGS. A CASE WAS OPENED JUNE 23RD 2016 AND THE ACTUAL FACT OF  FINDINGS WAS SENT OUT IN. SEPTEMBER 14 2016. THAT'S WHEN THE BOARD WAS DONE. SO I MEAN AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO WE HAD TO KEEP CHECKING IT ALL THE WAY UP TO NOVEMBER 30TH OF 2017 SO WE WERE LITERALLY FROM JUNE 23RD 2016 THE INITIAL INSPECTION TO THE LAST INSPECTION OF NOVEMBER 30TH 2017 TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE. SO ABOUT A YEAR AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT WE WERE WORKING ON IT.

AGAIN WHAT'S THE NORMAL CHARGE THAT THE CITY INCURS FOR PROSECUTING A CASE? OH I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT. I WASN'T AWARE OF IT DURING THE WHOLE TIME EITHER SO. I UNDERSTAND SIR. YOU'VE SAID THAT. I KNOW. BUT MY POINT IS. NOTICE WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO SEND THE NOTICES BY LAW SO. I UNDERSTAND.

BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY THE FACT THAT IT'S BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE I'M GONNA TAKE NOTICE OF WHAT THE CITY HAS CONSISTENTLY SAID WAS THE NORM FOR BRINGING A CASE THROUGH THE SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS OF  $500 I'M GONNA REDUCE THE FINE TO $500. TO 500?  YES SIR. WOW. AND THE THE FINE NEEDS TO BE PAID IN 30 DAYS. IF YOU NEED MORE TIME LET ME KNOW RIGHT NOW. I DON'T NEED ANY TIME. I NEED A RELEASE OF LIEN. I'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE TODAY.

THE HOUSE IS SOLD. I CAN'T. I CAN'T DO THAT. I KNOW. I'LL SEE THEIR OFFICES. CORRECT. GO SEE BERNADETTE LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR TOMORROW. I'LL E MAIL TP YOU. AND I CAN PAY IT TODAY AND GET A RELEASE OF LIEN FROM YOU TODAY? I NEED TO GO AND RECORD IT. IT'S A PROCESS SO IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY. I HAVE A SALE ON THE HOUSE. THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE PAPERWORK. I'LL NEED TO SEE YOU THIS AFTERNOON AND GET WHATEVER WE CAN GET FROM YOU. I'LL PAY YOU WITH A CHECK OR I'LL GO GET A CASHIER'S CHECK OR WHATEVER YOU NEED TO BE PAID. I NEED A RELEASE SO THAT THEY CAN CLOSE THIS PROPERTY. YOU WILL GET PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE].

WE HAVE TO CONTINUE WITH THE OTHER CASES. WHEN I RECEIVED THE ORDER FROM THE MAGISTRATE I'LL E-MAIL IT TO YOU. AND THEN THERE IS A PROCESS FOR THE RELEASE. OKAY. DO YOU KNOW APPROXIMATELY HOW LONG THAT TAKES? BECAUSE THIS CLOSING IS SUPPOSED TO GO IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS THREE DAYS. THE COMPANY CAN CONTACT US. OKAY. I THINK I HAVE YOUR INFORMATION. I KNOW I  DO. YOU  SENT ME A LETTER BACK ACCEPTING ME TO COME

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HERE WHEN I SENT IN THERE. SO OKAY. AND THEN I CAN COME TO YOUR OFFICE AND YOU'LL SEND US AN E-MAIL? THE PEOPLE'S INTEREST RATES GOING UP AND THEY'RE TRYING TO CLOSE IN TWO DAYS OR THREE DAYS. CAN YOU MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR ME? WE WILL TRY. I'M SORRY? WE WILL TRY. THAT'S VERY NICE AND WHAT TIME CAN I SEE YOU THIS AFTERNOON IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE? THIS AFTERNOON I'LL BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE HEARING IS OVER. SO MAYBE 3:00 OR 4:00? POSSIBLY. I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY. I'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU. YES. OK. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE MY NUMBER TO CALL ME? NO SIR. WELL THANKS EVERYONE. I'LL USE TO GET THIS OVER WITH. THANK YOU SIR. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE CEB 1 8 4 8 0 -1 7 PODIUM INVESTMENTS LLC.

ATTORNEY MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE]. 386 RILEY AVENUE NE.

GOOD AFTERNOON YOUR HONOR. I ALWAYS KNOW WHEN SOMEONE STARTS TO HESITATE BEFORE SAYING A NAME I JUST SAY PRESENT. I KNOW IT'S ME. I'M MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE] WITH [INAUDIBLE] LAW OFFICES AND I REPRESENT PODIUM INVESTMENTS LLC. PODIUM OWNS A HOUSE AT 386 RILEY AVENUE NORTHEAST PALM BAY AND IT WAS PURCHASED FROM BROAD STREET FUNDING TRUST 1. I'LL REFER TO AS BROAD STREET. AND BROAD STREET HAD ACQUIRED IT FROM A FORECLOSURE SALE AND THE OWNER THAT WAS FORECLOSED ON WAS NAMED JOANNE ERIN CROSBY AND SO IT WAS WHEN MS ERIN CROSBY WAS THE OWNER THAT THIS VIOLATION. AND THIS WAS A FAILURE TO KEEP A SANITATION ACCOUNT OPEN AND SO THERE WERE DAILY FINES AND THEY ACCRUED AT $50 PER DAY AND THE TOTAL NOW IS $23,650. SO THE SECTION 52.

0 9 0 OF THE PALM BAY CITY CODE HAS THE FACTORS THAT ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR A LIEN REDUCTION AND I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE VERY QUICKLY. FIRST OF ALL THE MARKET VALUE OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS MOST RECENTLY DETERMINED BY THE BREVARD COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND THE 2018 MARKET VALUE IS  $135,780 AND WE PROVIDED THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SCREEN WITH THAT INFORMATION. NO. 2 IS THE GRAVITY OF THE VIOLATION.

THE GRAVITY THE VIOLATION WAS MINOR. IT WAS BASED ON MS. ERIN CROSBY'S FAILURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO AND PAY FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES AND THE VIOLATION HAS ALREADY BEEN CURED BY PODIUM OPENING AN ACCOUNT FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES. THE NEXT FACTOR IS THE DUE DILIGENCE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER UPON RECEIPT OF THE VIOLATION NOTICE. AS WE SAID PODIUM WAS NOT THE OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION AND WAS NOT THE OWNER AT THE TIME THE LIEN WAS IMPOSED IN NOVEMBER OF 2017. PODIUM BECAME THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON MARCH 11TH 2019 AND CURED THE VIOLATION THE VERY SAME DAY THAT IT BECAME THE OWNER. NO. 4 IS THE ACTIONS TAKEN AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON CORRECTING THE VIOLATIONS. PODIUM OPENED AN ACCOUNT FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES ON MARCH 11TH 2019 THE DAY THAT IT BECAME THE OWNER AND A COPY OF PODIUMS RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE CITY WAS ATTACHED TO OUR PETITION. AND BY DOING SO THE CODE VIOLATION WAS CURED AND THE CITY ISSUED AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE ON MARCH 26 2019 AND A COPY OF THAT IS ALSO ATTACHED TO THE PETITION. NO. 5 ANY PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE PROPERTY OWNERS TENANT AND OR OCCUPANT. PODIUM'S ONLY BEEN THE OWNER SINCE MARCH 11TH OF THIS YEAR. PODIUM IS UNAWARE OF ANY PRIOR VIOLATIONS SINCE PODIUM HAS BECOME THE OWNER AND PODIUM IS ALSO UNAWARE OF THE LIEN IMPOSED ON THE PROPERTY WHEN ERIN CROSBY WAS THE OWNER. NO. 6 IS ANY OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH JUSTIFY THE REDUCTION OR REFUSAL TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OWED. PODIUM WAS NOT THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME THE LIEN WAS IMPOSED WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CODE VIOLATION WHICH LED TO THE IMPOSITION OF THE LIEN.THE LIEN WAS IMPOSED ON NOVEMBER 8TH OF 2017. PODIUM ACQUIRED TITLE OF THE PROPERTY FROM BROAD STREET WHICH ACQUIRED A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOLLOWING A FORECLOSURE AGAINST ERIN CROSBY. PODIUM PROMPTLY CURED THE CODE VIOLATION. PODIUM

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REQUESTS THAT DUE TO THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THE FINE BE REDUCED TO THE MINIMUM FINE THAT'S ALLOWABLE WHICH I UNDERSTAND THAT TO BE $500 AND THAT THE LIEN BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON PAYMENT OF THIS $500 SINCE THERE'S NO LONGER A VIOLATION. MR. [INAUDIBLE]IS THE PRINCIPAL OF PODIUM CURRENTLY RESIDES IN THE PROPERTY AND THEN THE PROPERTY DOES NEED SOME OTHER WORK ON THE INTERIOR AS WELL. OTHER FACTORS. NO. 7 OTHER FACTORS. THERE'S NO LITIGATION BETWEEN PODIUM OR ANY OF ITS PREDECESSORS AND INTEREST AND THE CITY OF PALM BAY. ALL REAL ESTATE TAXES HAVE BEEN PAID AND WE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE TAX HISTORY SHOWING THAT ZERO IS OWED IN TAXES AND TO PODIUM'S KNOWLEDGE ALL CITY UTILITIES AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN PAID. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING REMAINING ANY OTHER REMAINING CITY OR OTHER GOVERNMENT IMPOSED CHARGES THEN THEY'LL BE PAID PROMPTLY BUT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY AND SO WE WOULD ASK THAT THE FINE BE REDUCED TO ITS MINIMUM WHICH WE UNDERSTAND TO BE $500 AND THAT THE LIEN BE RELEASED. THANK YOU. SIR COULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS ROBERTO. AND YOU'VE HEARD MR. [INAUDIBLE]PROFFER WHAT THE EVIDENCE WOULD BE. DO YOU CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING HE SAID AS FAR AS THE EVIDENCE AND THE BACKGROUND AS TO HOW THIS LIEN WAS CREATED AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN CURING THE VIOLATION? YES MR. [INAUDIBLE] I HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT BASICALLY HAS TWO PARTS I GUESS. YES. IS THERE SOME REASON WHY THIS LIEN WAS NOT A PART OF AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE ANSWER WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE FORECLOSURE ACTION AND THEN THE SECOND PART IS DID IT NOT GET DISCLOSED WHEN YOUR CLIENT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY ON THE TITLE SEARCH? AS FAR AS THE FORECLOSURE I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY THERE. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT AS A AS A GOVERNMENTAL LIEN THAT PERHAPS IT WASN'T INCLUDED BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN FORECLOSE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. BUT MY OTHER QUESTION RELATES TO THE CLOSING WHEN YOUR CLIENT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. DID THE LIEN SHOW UP? I MEAN WHY DIDN'T THE LIEN SHOW UP OR? THE LIEN DID SHOW UP. AND PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AGAIN AND WHAT IS THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING THIS? YES YOUR HONOR. JOHN MAYBERRY CODE COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN INSPECTED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO CODE VIOLATIONS AND THE CITY IS SEEKING THE FINES ACCRUED. $23,805.88? CORRECT SIR.

WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY STATED. YES SIR. WELL I WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE THE  TYPE OF VIOLATION THAT WE HAVE HERE. NOT HAVING A TAG TRASH ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED.

ON THE GREAT SPECTRUM OF THE TYPES OF VIOLATIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT HAS TO BE AMONG THE MOST MINOR THAT WE COULD HAVE. IT'S BEEN DILIGENTLY CURED. AND THERE IS A TRASH ACCOUNT THERE NOW. AND YOUR HONOR I ALSO DID INCLUDE A RECENT U.S. SUPREME COURT CASE OF TIMMS VS. INDIANA. HAVE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ IT? I'M AWARE OF IT. OK. SO THAT'S A VERY NEW CASE BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE PROPORTIONALITY INTO ACCOUNT AS THE COURT DID IN THAT CASE AND WE THINK THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE VIOLATION AND THE DILIGENCE AND THE EXTREME GOOD FAITH THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN HERE. SO WE THINK THAT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE THIS LIEN REDUCED DOWN TO $500. ON A CERTAIN LEVEL I HAVE TO AGREE WITH MR. [INAUDIBLE]. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE A VIOLATION OF THIS KIND WHICH IS EXTREMELY MINOR AND ESPECIALLY TO RUN UP A FINE THE SIZE THIS ONE IS. I MEAN IT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT THE PROPERTY AT ALL AS FAR AS  THE APPEARANCE OR THE SOUNDNESS OF THE STRUCTURE OR ANYTHING SUCH AS THAT. SO BASED ON ALL THE ITEMS ON WHICH MR. [INAUDIBLE] HAS ALREADY GONE OVER THAT I'M TO CONSIDER I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO

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$500 AND IT NEEDS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS. DO YOU NEED FURTHER TIME THAN 30 DAYS MR. [INAUDIBLE] FOR YOUR CLIENT TO PAY THAT? NO I THINK IT'S FINE. THANK YOU. IT WILL BE PAYABLE IN 30 DAYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR HONOR. NEXT CASE ON THE AGENDA CEB 1 9 1 6 7-1 8 RE INVESTING INC. JARED DOYLE PETITIONER 1024 HUNT STREET NW. HI THERE. HOW ARE YOU?  DOING WONDERFUL. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THEN MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION FOR REDUCTION OF THE FUND. JARED DOYLE. CAN I PRESENT THIS TO YOU SIR? I HAVE SOME PICTURES. MY BROTHER AND I HAVE BEEN HERE IN THIS COUNTY FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS MAINLY FLIPPING HOUSES. WE'VE PROBABLY DONE OVER 500 HOMES IN THIS COUNTY IN THE 10 TO 12 YEARS WE'VE BEEN HERE. WE'VE DEALT YOU GUYS A COUPLE OF TIMES JUST ON SOME PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE FIXED UP AND REMODELED. AND WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY OFF SEASON. MAJOR DISREPAIR. I THINK IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. IT TOOK US ABOUT 2 AND HALF MONTHS TO REMODEL THIS. I THINK WE PUT OVER 60 GRAND INTO THIS THING AND JUST RECENTLY SOLD IT ON MONDAY. SO YOU GUYS HAVE SOMEONE IN THERE THAT'S PAYING TAXES AND TAKING CARE OF THE PROPERTY. WE FIXED EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN VIOLATION AND THEN A LOT MORE. OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE FROM PICTURES SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A LIEN REDUCTION MAYBE DOWN TO HARD COST OR WHATEVER YOU GUYS CAN DO. WE WENT TO THE CITY AND PULLED PERMITS. OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR DID FOR WINDOWS DOORS EVERYTHING THAT WE DID ELECTRICAL. WERE YOU THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WHEN THE CITY STARTED THIS PROCESS? NO SIR. WE BOUGHT IT IN DECEMBER. I THINK IT'S BEEN ACCRUING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS I THINK. I THINK IT WAS A BANK OWNED OR MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWNER BEFORE THAT. YOU BOUGHT IT IN DECEMBER OF '18? '18. YES SIR. '18 AND JUST SOLD IT APRIL 16TH. ON MONDAY. WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION ON THIS? [INAUDIBLE] PERKINS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY. PROPERTY HAS BEEN INSPECTED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO VIOLATIONS OF THE PROPERTY. THE CITY IS SEEKING THE FINES ACCRUED. DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE PERMIT WAS PULLED TO DO THE RENOVATIONS TO THE HOUSE? I DO NOT. IT WAS PROBABLY WITHIN A WEEK OF US PURCHASING IT. SO PROBABLY END OF DECEMBER SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE JUMPED RIGHT ON IT. LIKE I SAID WE JUST SOLD THIS ON MONDAY AND ALL THE PERMITS WERE CLOSED OUT. WHEN WERE THE PERMITS CLOSED OUT? I THINK IT WAS AROUND THE TIME WE FILED THIS SO PROBABLY END OF FEBRUARY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH. HE WASN'T CITED FOR ANY OF THE PERMITS SO I DIDN'T CHECK INTO THAT. THIS WAS A CASE THAT STARTED A LONG TIME AGO. BEFORE US. YEAH. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON IT BECAUSE BASICALLY THE FINES WERE ACCRUING AFTER THEY PULLED THE PERMIT TO DO THE RENOVATIONS IS KIND OF WHAT I'M LOOKING AT SO. DO WE HAVE ACCESS TO HTE IN HERE? THE PERMITS? I CAN'T PULL IT UP ON. NO I'M ASKING YOU. CAN YOU SAY THAT THEY PULLED THE PERMITS OR NOT? I CANNOT NO. I DID NOT CHECK INTO THAT. I'M SEEING IF I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE PERMIT. YEP I GOT THE PERMIT NUMBER RIGHT HERE IF YOU NEED IT. I JUST WANT TO. WHAT'S THE DATE ON IT? PERMIT IS 12 21 '18 I THINK WHAT I SAID WE BOUGHT OUT THE 18TH SO THREE DAYS AND WE FILED PERMITS. BASED ON THE

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EVIDENCE PRESENTED OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE APPARENTLY SUBSTANTIAL VIOLATIONS BUT WHEN THE APPLICANT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY THEY IMMEDIATELY COMMENCED THE REPAIRS. THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY WAS IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY OF THE APPLICANT THEY PUT IN APPROXIMATELY $60,000 IN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HOUSE TO CORRECT ALL THE VIOLATIONS AND ALL THE ISSUES WITH THE HOUSE. THE PROPERTY'S NOW IN COMPLIANCE. THE VIOLATIONS OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T LAST THAT LONG BASED UPON THE TIMING OF THE CASE BEFORE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD AND THE PULLING OF THE PERMIT AND AS A RESULT I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO $500.

THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU. NEEDS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS AND IF NOT THE ORIGINAL FINE WILL BE REINSTATED. PAY THAT TODAY. NOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT CASE ON THE AGENDA CEB 1 9 1 7 1-1 8. ROBERT F. BRODIE PETITIONER. 359 PEGGY CIRCLE NORTHEAST.

GOOD AFTERNOON YOUR HONOR. YES SIR. MY NAME IS ROBERT F. BRODIE. I'M PETITIONING FOR A REDUCTION IN FINES. I WROTE A SHORT NOTE. I SHOULD HAVE WROTE A MORE DETAILED PAPER FOR THE PETITION. I'VE BEEN ILL THIS PAST YEAR IN 2018. TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF MY FATHER WHO HAS SINCE PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY. I TOOK CARE OF THE CAUSE THAT. I'M JUST AN OLD DISABLED RETIRED MECHANIC AND I HAD COLLECTED A COUPLE OF CARS FOR MY FAMILY AND JUMPED THEM. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH I CAN'T THINK OF HER NAME. ARLENE. I HAD CALLED HER BACK IN SEPTEMBER OR AUGUST AND SHE SAID THAT. BECAUSE I HAVE A SIX FOOT FENCE THAT EVERYTHING WAS BEHIND AND I TOLD HER IT WOULD TAKE ME SOME TIME BECAUSE I'D BEEN ILL. TURNED AROUND WHEN I'M IN THE HOSPITAL AT THE END OF AUGUST FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER FOR A GI BLEED. THEN IN OCTOBER MY FATHER GOT SICK. WAS DOWN IN BAREFOOT BAY TAKING CARE OF HIM. THEN HAD DETACHED RETINA IN MY RIGHT EYE THAT THE DOCTOR FIXED THE RETINA BUT CAUSED ME TO BE BLIND THROUGH A CATARACT. SHE MADE THE CATARACT. SO NOW I'M WAITING TO GET THAT SURGERY DONE. BUT EVERYTHING WAS CORRECTED.

IN FACT IT WAS CORRECTED BEFORE I HAD THE SURGERY AND ARLENE SAID NO IT WASN'T. I SAID YES IT WAS. THE ONLY THING I HAD WAS I HAD MY MOTHER'S CAR THAT SHE PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO. IT WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS REGISTERED I BELIEVE UP UNTIL LAST NOVEMBER AND THEN MY MY FATHER TOOK IT OFF THE ROAD AND I TURNED THE PLATE IN AND I HAD A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS LEFT IN THE BACKYARD A 3500 HUNDRED SERIES WITH A FLAT BED AND ARLENE SAID NO THAT'S NOT LEGAL. THAT'S A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. AND I HAVE A PHOTO STAT OF THE TITLE THAT SHOWS THAT IT WAS OWNED BY A SINGLE OWNER. IT WASN'T REGISTERED AS A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

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AND WEIGHED. EXCUSE ME ONE MINUTE. 5288 POUNDS. SO I HAD TO GET RID OF THAT AND NOW THE ONLY THING I HAVE IN MY BACKYARD IS MY PONTOON BOAT AND MY MOTHER'S CAR. I CAN'T REALLY AFFORD ANY FINES SUCH AS THIS BECAUSE I LIVE ON $840 A MONTH. SOCIAL SECURITY. I JUST HAD MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON MOVE IN WITH ME BECAUSE I'M STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS TAKING CARE OF MYSELF. SIR WHEN YOU SAID YOU HAD THE ISSUES TAKEN CARE OF AT LEAST YOU BELIEVED THAT THE ISSUE WAS CORRECTED BEFORE SURGERY. WHICH SURGERY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? BEFORE I WENT IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE BOWEL, THE GI BLEED. THAT WAS BACK IN SEPTEMBER. AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER? YES IT WAS THE END OF AUGUST SEPTEMBER AND I KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH ARLENE AFTER THAT THEN HAD MY SURGERY IN I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE. IT WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THANKSGIVING. COULD YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND PROVIDE US WITH THE INFORMATION THE CITY HAS? [INAUDIBLE] PERKINS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY. THIS WAS ARLENE'S CASE. THERE IS NOTES IN THE CASE EMAILS WHERE ON FEBRUARY 20TH THAT MR. BRODIE SPOKE WITH DOREEN WHICH IS THE BUILDING OFFICIAL'S SECRETARY AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO JOE REGARDING THIS. AT THAT TIME ARLENE HAD TALKED WITH MR. BRODIE TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE VEHICLES RUN. AND IT STATES IN HERE THAT THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE THAT WAS STILL NOT RUNNING. HE WAS GOING TO TRY TO GET IT RUNNING AND CALL HER FOR A RE-INSPECTION BUT UNTIL MARCH 11TH IS WHEN SHE COMPLETELY CLOSED THE CASE AND DID SEE THE VEHICLES RUN OR CONFIRM THAT THEY WERE EITHER OFF THE PROPERTY OR RUNNING. LET ME ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. YES. NO TO HER. OH ALL RIGHT. SORRY. MY HEARING IS NOT GREAT. ARE THERE ANY NOTES REGARDING ANY COMMUNICATIONS BACK IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR BETWEEN SABRINA AND MR. BRODIE? I DON'T SEE WHERE THERE'S ANY CONVERSATIONS. THERE ARE PICTURES SHOWING IN MARCH. ACTUALLY THERE IS ONE'S HERE FROM AUGUST 6 WHEN IT WENT TO THE BOARD SHOWING THAT THE VIOLATIONS WERE STILL THERE. AND AT THAT POINT HE WAS SENT AN AFFIDAVIT TO IMPOSE THE FINES AND IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY MORE CONVERSATION AFTER THAT WITH HIM UNTIL THE FEBRUARY CONVERSATION. BUT THERE IS PICTURES HERE FROM OCTOBER 26 SHOWING THAT THE ONE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY EXPIRED TAGS FROM 2015. HOW MANY VEHICLES WERE THERE TO SUPPORT THE FINDINGS BY THE BOARD? I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE 8 6 PHOTO. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE VEHICLES THAT WERE THERE AT ONE POINT. AND YOU SAID THERE WAS

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ANOTHER VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR? OCTOBER 26 I THINK IS THE DATE YOU SAID.

IS THAT ONE OF THE SAME VEHICLES THAT WAS THERE ON AUGUST? YES IT WAS.  DOES THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOW THAT THERE WAS NO TAG ON I?. IT SHOWS THE EXPIRATION DATE BEING 12 OF 2015. THAT'S THE PHOTO IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR? IN MARCH OF 2019 MARCH OF THIS YEAR. I THOUGHT YOU SAID IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR IT GOT CLOSED OUT. IT WAS. THIS WAS MARCH 8 THAT THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN. MARCH 11TH IS WHEN SHE ACTUALLY CLOSED THE CASE. BUT WHAT I'M ASKING IS THE AUGUST. I MEAN EXCUSE ME.

THE OCTOBER 2018 PHOTO IS THAT ONE OF THE SAME. DOES THAT VEHICLE SHOW AN EXPIRED TAG OR CAN YOU TELL? I CANNOT SEE THE TAG. YOU CAN JUST SEE THE CAR IS IN THE SAME SAME SPOT AS IT WAS IN OCTOBER VERSUS MARCH. SIR DID YOU HEAR WHAT SHE SAID?  KINDA. BASICALLY WHAT I WAS ASKING HER ABOUT WAS WHETHER OR NOT ALL THE VEHICLES THAT WERE THERE IN AUGUST HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE TOWARD THE END OF LAST YEAR AND THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. AND WHAT SHE  INDICATED WAS THAT IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR ONE OF THE VEHICLES WAS STILL THERE. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUR OR FIVE VEHICLES WAS STILL THERE AND IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME PLACE. I'M GUESSING. YES MY MOTHER'S VEHICLE. LIKE I SAID SHE PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO. AND MY FATHER LAST NOVEMBER TOOK IT OFF THE ROAD. SO I TURNED THE PLATE IN FOR HER. WELL FOR MY FATHER. RIGHT. BECAUSE THEY SENT HIM A LETTER THAT SAID THAT THE PLATE HAD TO BE TURNED IN BECAUSE HE DROPPED THE INSURANCE THE MONTH BEFORE AND SAID THERE WAS NO REASON SINCE MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO. SO IT WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY.

BUT ACCORDING TO WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE RULES WERE IF YOU HAD A VEHICLE THAT WASN'T RUNNING IT HAD TO BE BEHIND A FENCE BEHIND THE YARD. I LIVE ON A CORNER PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND ANYTHING ELSE HAD TO BE ON AN APPROVED SURFACE WHICH THE DRIVEWAY IS AN APPROVED SURFACE. SO SINCE THEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE THAT WAS IN MY BACK YARD. THE OTHERS I JUMPED BACK IN SEPTEMBER. WELL ACTUALLY IT WAS AUGUST JUST BEFORE I WENT IN THE HOSPITAL. I HAD MY TWO SONS HELP ME JUNK THE TWO CARS THAT I HAD BEHIND THE FENCE BECAUSE ARLENE TOLD ME SHE SAID YOU'RE RUNNING A BUSINESS OUT OF THERE. I SAID I'M NOT RUNNING ANY USED CAR BUSINESS OUT OF HERE. I SAID I CAN'T HELP IT. I COLLECT HALFWAY DECENT RUNNING CARS AND IF MY SON OR MY DAUGHTER NEEDED A CAR I'D SAY HERE OKAY WE JUST GOT TO PUT A BATTERY IN IT OR WHATEVER. AND SHE CAN RUN THE CAR UNTIL IT GOES YOU KNOW. AND LIKE I SAID I HAVE HERE THE TITLE FOR THE ONE TRUCK. IT WAS A 3500 SERIES. I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE TRUCK. OK. I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THE VIOLATION WAS INITIALLY AND WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT. SO I DON'T. OK. THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE VIOLATIONS WERE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE NOW. THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. SO IT APPEARS THAT YOUR MOTHER'S CAR WAS THE ISSUE AND HAS BEEN THE ISSUE AND I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU ADVICE BUT I'M JUST GONNA TELL YOU THAT MOST CODES HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A PRESUMPTION THAT THAT PROPERTY IS ABANDONED IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CURRENT TAG ON THE CAR AND YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO STORE ABANDONED PROPERTY ON YOUR DRIVEWAY. SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

OKAY. I'M JUST EXPLAINING THAT TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT. IT WAS BECAUSE

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THAT LITTLE PAMPHLET THAT I RECEIVED IS AWFUL VAGUE ON. I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT. OK. WHICH I'M GUESSING IS WHAT THE CITY'S POSITION IS IS THEY STILL CONSIDER IT TO BE ABANDONED PROPERTY IF IT DOESN'T HAVE A VALID TAG ON IT OR A VALID REGISTRATION ON IT. SO THAT'S WHAT THE ISSUE IS. HOW MANY INSPECTIONS WERE THERE? THERE WERE FIVE INSPECTIONS ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS AFTER THE FINDINGS OF FACTS. THE CASE ACTUALLY RAN FROM AUGUST OF 2018 TO MARCH 11TH OK. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED THIS HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN AN ISSUE THE CITY HAS WITH PEOPLE HAVING CARS LIKE THIS ON LOTS. OBVIOUSLY BASED ON YOUR TESTIMONY AND BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS AT LEAST BY THE END OF OCTOBER ALL THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED OTHER THAN YOUR MOTHER'S VEHICLE. THE KIND OF EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES OBVIOUSLY WAS YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR FATHER'S HEALTH AND DEALING WITH ALL THOSE ISSUES AND BEING IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL CREATES ISSUES ABOUT BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. AND I GUESS THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN IS $20,000 PLUS. I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN TO $600. I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT YOUR HONOR.  THE NORMAL CHARGES TO RUN SOMETHING THROUGH HAS GENERALLY BEEN TESTIFIED IN THE PAST MANY TIMES BY THE CITY OF BEING  $500 APPROXIMATELY. IN THIS SITUATION I AM GOING TO CHARGE THE TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIME IS BUT I'M GOING TO DO IT AT $25 AN EXTRA INSPECTION FOR THE ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS THEY HAD TO GO OUT AND DEAL WITH. SO THAT'S GONNA BE FOR $600. NOW THAT'S GOT TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS. IS THAT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR YOU TO PAY WITHIN 30 DAYS? A TOTAL OF $600? CORRECT. I CAN PAY THAT. TODAY'S WEDNESDAY. I CAN PAY THAT BY FRIDAY. WELL THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU CAN PAY IT IN 30 DAYS. IF YOU DON'T PAY IT IN 30 DAYS THE FILING GETS REINSTATED. WHERE DO I PAY IT AT? YOU NEED TO  CONTACT THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICE. OK. AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO PAY THROUGH THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU YOUR HONOR. YES SIR. NEXT CASE IS A CONFERENCE CALL 1 7 6 3 0-1 6 LOUISE REGISTRE 2 1 8 HILLYARD ROAD NW. YES I CAN HEAR YOU. THANK

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YOU. MS. JOSEPH WILL SWEAR YOU IN. MR. REGISTRE. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. THANK YOU SIR. SIR CAN YOU HEAR ME? SIR CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH. MY NAME IS. NO I'M ASKING A QUESTION. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OK. THE WAY THIS PROCESS WORKS IS THAT YOU PRESENT YOUR CASE OR YOUR PRESENTATION AS TO WHY YOU BELIEVE THE FINE SHOULD BE REDUCED AND THEN THE CITY WILL RESPOND AND THEN YOU CAN RESPOND TO THAT AFTERWARDS. YOU UNDERSTAND? SIR DID YOU HEAR ME? I CANNOT HEAR YOU. WE'LL HAVE TO CALL YOU BACK BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'LL HAVE TO FIX YOUR CONNECTION BECAUSE I'M SPEAKING DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. OKAY. GO AHEAD NOW. SIR CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH I CAN HEAR YOU NOW. THE WAY THIS PROCESS WORKS IS THAT YOU PRESENT YOUR CASE OR PRESENTATION ON WHY YOU BELIEVE THE FINE SHOULD BE REDUCED. THE CITY WILL THEN PRESENT THEIR CASE AND THEN YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO RESPOND. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? OKAY.

THEN YOU CAN PROCEED. YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR CASE NOW SIR. OKAY. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] 218 HILLYARD ROAD NW. AND THEN MY ADDRESS IS 26 [INAUDIBLE] 11236. OKAY. WHY DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR FINE SHOULD BE REDUCED? I RECEIVED IT LATER AND THAT'S WHY. I RECEIVED IT LATER FROM YOU OFFICE. IS THAT THE SOLE BASIS FOR WHY YOU WANT THE FINE REDUCED? YES. BECAUSE I NEVER RECEIVE ANY LETTER FROM YOUR OFFICE.  OK. AND I'M GOING TO ASK THE CITY WHETHER OR NOT THE NOTICES WERE SENT OUT TO YOU AND WHAT THE ADDRESS WAS. SIR THE CITY HAS A COPY OF AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINE THAT WAS ENTERED ON OCTOBER 17TH OF 2016 AND IT WAS ADDRESSED TO THE SAME ADDRESS THAT YOU JUST GAVE AND IT WAS SIGNED FOR. IT WAS SIGNED FOR BY IT LOOKS LIKE MARIE SOMEBODY.

YOU LIVE WITH SOMEONE NAMED MARIE SIR? NO I NEVER RECEIVED THAT. I DIDN'T ASK THAT QUESTION. DO YOU LIVE WITH SOMEBODY NAMED MARIE OR HAVE YOU LIVE WITH SOMEBODY NAMED MARIE? [INAUDIBLE] I'M SORRY. [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION I'M ASKING SIR. I'M ASKING YOU DO YOU LIVE WITH A PERSON NAMED MARIE OR MARIA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? NO. YOU KNOW ANYONE NAMED MARIE? NO. WHAT TYPE OF RESIDENCE DO YOU LIVE IN A HOUSE AN APARTMENT? IT'S A PRIVATE HOUSE. I LIVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. OKAY. SO YOU DON'T KNOW ANY PERSON NAMED MARIE? THE NAME

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[INAUDIBLE] MARIE. M A R I E.

AGAIN SIR. I CANNOT HEAR WHAT YOU SAY. CAN YOU SPELL IT AGAIN FOR ME? MARIE. MARIE. [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] I'M SORRY WHAT? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MY WIFE? [INAUDIBLE] THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT WOULD MIGHT BE IT YES. THAT'S WHO SIGNED FOR THE LETTER. THAT'S WHO SIGNED THE NOTICE THAT YOU WERE FORWARDED SIR. YOU SAYING SHE SIGNED FOR A LETTER? YES SIR SHE SIGNED FOR THE NOTICE THE CITY SENT YOU.

SHE NEVER GAVE IT TO ME THAT LETTER. WELL I'M SORRY SIR BUT I'M JUST RELAYING THE INFORMATION TO YOU. THAT'S WHO APPEARS TO HAVE SIGNED THE RECEIPT FOR THE NOTICE THE CITY SENT TO YOU WAS YOUR WIFE ON OCTOBER 31 2016. 2016. THAT'S WHEN THE VIOLATION WAS IN EFFECT. IF SOMEBODY CAME AND MY SIGNED FOR THE LETTER? CORRECT. THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE DELIVERED THIS LETTER TO YOUR RESIDENCE AND YOUR WIFE SIGNED FOR IT.  YOU [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE SHE NEVER GAVE ME THAT LETTER. WELL THAT'S NOT.

[INAUDIBLE] WELL THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO RESET THE HEARING SIR. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THIS LETTER YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO RESET THE HEARING BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I'M GOING TO DENY YOUR PETITION. OK. ARE YOU STILL THERE? OK. SO DO YOU WANT TO RESET THIS OR ARE YOU JUST GONNA ACCEPT THE FACT I'M NOT GOING TO REDUCE YOUR REQUEST. I JUST WANTED TO GET IT REDUCED. YEAH. THAT'S ABOUT IT. I'M SORRY? I JUST WANT IT REDUCED. I JUST I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT. YOUR WIFE SIGNED FOR THE LETTER WHICH MEANS BY LAW THAT YOU RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS WHETHER SHE GAVE IT TO YOU OR NOT. THE LAW SAYS THAT YOU RECEIVED NOTICE AND SINCE YOU HAD NOTICE OF THIS THEN I DON'T HAVE A REAL BASIS TO REDUCE THE FINE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO WAIT BECAUSE SHE NEVER GIVE ME THE LETTER SO I WOULD LIKE YOU KNOW. I'M GONNA RESCHEDULE.. WELL THE ONLY REASON TO RESCHEDULE IT IS SO YOU CAN SEE THE DOCUMENT THE CITY HAS SO THAT YOU CAN RESPOND TO THAT. AND I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU GET A BETTER TELEPHONE FOR THE NEXT HEARING. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS THE NEXT MONTH. WELL GOOD DAY SIR. THANK YOU NEXT CASE. CEB 1 9 2 0 8-1 8 KAY & CRUZ

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VENTURES LLC. MICHAEL PAZINO PETITIONER 207 MARINA ROAD SW. ANGELICA MARTINEZ CODE OFFICER. YEAH I CAN HEAR YOU. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP YOU GOD? YES I DO. THANK YOU SIR. MY NAME IS JAMES BEETLE. I'M THE PERSON THAT'S BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCTION IN FINES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES I CAN. THE GENERAL PROCESS IS THAT YOU AS THE APPLICANT PRESENT YOUR CASE OR PRESENTATION AND THEN THE CITY RESPONDS AND THEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO WHATEVER THE CITY SAYS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES I DO. OKAY YOU CAN PROCEED. THE PROPERTY THAT I PURCHASED WAS A FORECLOSURE HOME. THE PROPERTY THAT I GET WITH [INAUDIBLE]. WE CORRECTED THOSE. WE'RE COMING IN TO DO A REMODEL. WE'RE TRYING TO FIX IT UP MAKE IT LOOK REALLY NICE TRY TO HELP THE AREA AND DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A REDUCTION AND THAT'S IT. WHAT'S THE CITY'S RESPONSE? AND PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN INSPECTED. CURRENTLY THERE'S NO CODE VIOLATIONS. THE CITY IS SEEKING THE FULL FINES ACCRUED DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE SIR? I'M SORRY I COULDN'T HEAR. TTHE CITY'S RESPONSE WAS THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE. BUT THE CITY IS SEEKING THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE LIENS. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. NO THEY'RE NOT AGREEING TO A REDUCTION. THEY WANT WHATEVER THE LIEN AMOUNT IS WHICH IS $4300.

THE CITY IS SEEKING THE FULL $4300. WHAT'S THE FULL AMOUNT? 4300?. YES SIR. I WAS ASKING FOR A REDUCTION OF 500 ON THE PROPERTY. LIKE I SAID I PURCHASED THE PROPERTY WITH THE ISSUES AND I'M TRYING TO CORRECT IT AND MAKE THE PROPERTY BETTER. I'VE DONE A FEW OF THESE MEETINGS BEFORE IN THE PAST. A FEW PROPERTIES THAT I'VE PICKED UP AND YOU KNOW MADE THEM REALLY NICE AND THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING TO DO HERE. SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR A LITTLE HELP. WHEN YOU PURCHASED THE PROPERTY WERE YOU AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE LIEN? I WAS AWARE OF THE LIEN BUT THE LIEN THAT I WAS AWARE OF WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE CITY THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE MAGISTRATE AND IT WOULD PROBABLY GET REDUCED DOWN TO A LESSER AMOUNT. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T NUISANCE. IT WASN'T HARD MONEY THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE WILLING TO GO DOWN TO FIVE HUNDRED BUCKS ON IT. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY I PURSUED THAT PROPERTY. WHEN YOU PURCHASED THE PROPERTY DID THE VIOLATION EXIST WHICH WAS TALL GRASS AND WEEDS? THE VIOLATION WAS THERE FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER YES. AND

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HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO REMEDY THE VIOLATION? I MEAN IMMEDIATELY WE GET ON SITE WE CLEAN IT UP. WE CLEANED UP THE AREA. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CIVILIANS THAT HAVE BEEN BREAKING INTO THE PROPERTY AND DOING STUFF THERE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SECURING IT TRYING TO GET IT BACK UP TO THE STANDARD YOU KNOW. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS THAT I HAVE YOU PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN FORECLOSURE SALE ON JANUARY 29TH OF THIS YEAR IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE IT WAS JANUARY 16TH.

BUT YES I DID. AND WHEN DID YOU CAUSE THE PROPERTY TO BE MOWED? IMMEDIATELY. I MEAN I GET THE LANDSCAPERS ON IT AS SOON AS I GET TITLE IN HAND. I START THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT MOWED AND GETTING IT BACK INTO SHAPE GETTING IT BACK INTO COMPLIANCE. BASED UPON THE INFORMATION IN THE FILE IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY IS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 23RD. IS THAT CORRECT? THE FINAL DATE HERE SAYS THE FINAL DAY OF COMPLIANCE WAS NOVEMBER 1ST 2018 BECAUSE THE CITY ACTUALLY DID THE MOWING ON THIS ONE. SO INCLUDED IN THE FINE IS THE $90 DOLLAR MOWING COST. OKAY SO. SO FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE IT WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THEN? YES.

IS THAT CORRECT AFTER THE HEARING? AFTER THE HEARING. YES. I'M JUST FINDING THE FACTS HERE. SEPTEMBER I SAID IT HAD TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 21ST 2018 AND WE HAD SENT IT TO THE CONTRACTOR THE 27TH AND OUR CONTRACTOR CUT IT. SO IT'S FROM THE TIME THAT THE VIOLATION IS FROM WHEN THE BOARD SAID IT WAS IN VIOLATION TO WHEN OUR CONTRACTOR CUT IT. SO I'M SAYING THAT'S IN VIOLATION WAS ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

WELL OVER TWO WEEKS NOW I HAVE HERE 11 1 18. THAT'S WHY IT'S $4100 BECAUSE IT WAS BEING FINED A HUNDRED DOLLARS A DAY. SO IT GOT  $100 A DAY FROM SEPTEMBER 25TH TO SEPTEMBER 21ST 2011 YOU JUST SAID YOU HAD TO SEND IT TO THE CONTRACTOR A WEEK LATER.

NO. LET ME SEE WHEN DO WE SEND IT? YOU SAID IT'S SEPTEMBER 27TH. YEAH BUT THEY STILL DON'T COME COME INTO COMPLIANCE UNTIL THE CONTRACTOR SAYS IT'S CUT. THAT'S WHEN WE STOP THE FINES WHICH WAS NOVEMBER 1ST 2018. OKAY. BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED THE NATURE OF THE VIOLATION THE FACT THE CITY INCURRED A HARD COST IN ADDITION TO THE COSTS INCURRED FOR PROCESSING THE COMPLAINT THE FACT THAT THIS CURRENT OWNER ADDRESSED COMPLIANCE AGAIN IF IT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AS SOON AS THEY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO $600. SIR DID YOU HEAR ME? YOU'RE BREAKING UP A LITTLE BIT. I'M GOING TO WRITE BASED UPON ALL THE CRITERIA I CONSIDER AND THE FACT THAT THE CITY INCURRED HARD COSTS IN JUST UNDER $100 I'M GOING TO REDUCE TO FINE TO $600.

NORMALLY THE IT'S REQUIRED TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS. IS THAT AN ISSUE FOR YOU? THAT WILL WORK. OK. THE REASON I'M ASKING IS IF IT'S NOT PAID IN THE 30 DAYS IT'S REINSTATED. THE OLD [INAUDIBLE] AMOUNT GETS REINSTATED. WE'LL GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. OK. THANK YOU SIR. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOU TOO. NEXT CASE CEB 19281-19

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SERGO PIERRE-LOUIS PETITIONER 815 YACOLT RD SE. YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP YOU GOD. YES. THANK YOU. SIR CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES I CAN. OK. MY NAME IS JAMES BEADLE. I'M THE PERSON THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO CONSIDER FINE REDUCTION APPLICATIONS AND THE GENERAL PROCESS IS THAT YOU PRESENT YOUR CASE OR WHATEVER PRESENTATION YOU WISH TO MAKE. AND THE CITY RESPONDS AND THEN YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO RESPOND AGAIN TO WHAT THE CITY PRESENTED. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? I DO YES.

OKAY YOU CAN PROCEED. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD. MY NAME IS SERGO PIERRE-LIOUS, AND I AM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AT 815 YACOLT ROAD SOUTH EAST IN PALM BAY. SO I HAVE RECIEVED THE RECENT FINE AND I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I MOVE OUT OF HOUSE THAT I WAS IN [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT ASPECT THAT I DID NOT CHANGE THE ADDRESS, SO I DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE ON TIME. AND WHEN I DID RECEIVE IT I THINK IT WAS TOO LATE TO PROCEED TO TAKE ACTION. SO BASED ON MY CONVERSATION WITH [INAUDIBLE] HELP ME WITH THAT PROCESS I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE FIRST PAYMENT FOR $832 AND I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY AT LEAST TO MAKE GOOD AND AT LEAST TO REDUCE THE FINE SO I CAN MOVE FORWARD MORE LIKELY TO STAY ON THAT PROPERTY TO A DEVELOPER THAT CAN MAKE BETTER USE OF IT. SO THAT'S MY THOUGHTS AND I THANK YOU EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD THIS AFTERNOON. THANK YOU SIR. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING THIS? THERE IS NO VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY AND THE CITY IS SEEKING FINES ACCRUED. CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT HIS TESTIMONY REGARDING HE'S ALREADY PAID AN INITIAL PAYMENT OF $832 MEANS? SO THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS? DID YOU HEAR WHAT THE CITY'S POSITION WAS? NO I DID NOT. OK. THEY INDICATED THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE, BUT THEY WERE ALSO SEEKING THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE LIENS, WHICH CURRENTLY TOTAL $6,085, EXCUSE ME $6,107.40. DID YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THAT? I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEY CAN REDUCE THE FINE AND GIVE ME THE OPTIONS AT LEAST TO MAKE GOOD AND HOPEFULLY SELL THAT PROPERTY. I MEAN EVENTUALLY I'M GOING TO TAKE A CUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT THIS FOR 60 AND VALUE RIGHT NOW IS PROBABLY LIKE AROUND $19,000. SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH NOTHING I'M GONNA DO, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS AND I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND HOPEFULLY THE BOARD WILL HAVE MERCY AND HELP ME PROCEED IN THAT ASPECT. AT LEAST JUST THE FINE SO IF THE BOARD CAN HELP ME [INAUDIBLE].

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THAT'S WHY I COME FOR YOU TODAY. OKAY. BASED UPON THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED AND THE CRITERIA THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO CONSIDER AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS A VACANT LOT, THE FACT THAT THE FINES ARE JUST UNDER 50% OF WHAT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER HAS THE PROPERTY LISTED FOR I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINES BASED ON THE APPLICATION WHERE MR. PIERRE-LOUIS REQUESTED A REDUCTION OF $5,000 I WILL REDUCE THE FINE TO $1,107.40.

THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE CITY ACTUALLY INCURRED COSTS OF TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY DOLLARS AND FIFTY TWO CENTS. SIR THE THE ORDER GENERALLY PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS. WOULD YOU HAVE A PROBLEM MAKING THAT PAYMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS? AND THE AMOUNT WILL BE? ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVEN DOLLARS AND FORTY CENTS. I'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT IN 30 DAYS. YES. OKAY. THE REASON I'M ASKING YOU THAT IS BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT PAID THE ORIGINAL FINE IS REINSTATED. ABSOLUTELY. I'LL TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN 30 DAYS. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. AN ORDER WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU. I APPRECIATE THE BOARD FOR THEIR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. YES SIR. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 

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FROM THE LAST MEETING AND IT'S NOW 2:30. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.



* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.