[00:00:01] I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023. [CALL TO ORDER] MY NAME IS JAMES BEADLE. I'M THE PERSON THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCTION IN CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS. THE GENERAL PROCEDURE IS FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD AND TO THE TO THE PODIUM, IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND PRESENT THEIR CASE. AND IT'S YOUR APPLICATION. IT'S YOUR OBLIGATION TO PRESENT THE FACTS THAT SUBSTANTIATE WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING. THEN THE CITY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND, AND THEN YOU, AS THE APPLICANT, WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO WHATEVER INFORMATION THE CITY PROVIDES. AT THIS POINT, I'LL DEFER TO THE CLERK, AND SHE WILL SWEAR IN ANYONE WHO'S GOING TO TESTIFY TODAY. [SWEARING IN] IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. OUR FIRST CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY IS CV 2264622 AT 990 BROCK SMITH STREET SOUTHEAST. [PETITION FOR RELIEF] GOOD MORNING. FIRST I HAVE TO SAY SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH. MAYBE IT'S NOT THE BEST. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE. I'M REPRESENTING SKY INVESTMENT LLC. WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME? HOW DO YOU SPELL IT? B A L L E. OKAY. UM, WHEN WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, WE BOUGHT IT IN ACTION. SO WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT HAS ALL THESE TYPE OF LIENS, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF LIENS THE PROPERTY HAD. WE JUST FOUND OUT WHEN WE SPOKE WITH MISS JENNY AND. WE FOUND. NOW THAT WAS A LOT. AND AS WE UNDERSTAND, SOMEONE DIED AT THE PROPERTY, SO WE DIDN'T KNOW AS WELL THE HISTORY ABOUT THE PROPERTY. APPARENTLY DISAPPEARS AT THE NEWS. WE DIDN'T KNOW THE NEWS AS WELL. SO WE ARE ASKING HELP TO TO SEE FOR THIS LINK. LINKS. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUEST AS TO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? YES, I ALREADY SUBMITTED. SORRY. THE. MISS JENNY, HELP US AND TELL US THAT IS $30,000 AROUND. AND AS SOON WE GOT THE PROPERTY, WE CLEAN IT, WE MAKE PRESSURE WASHER, WE CUT THE GRASS AND WE TRY TO DO EVERYTHING THAT MISS JENNY SAYS. OKAY. JUST SO YOU KNOW, AS OF TODAY, THE LEAN AMOUNTS $30,907 IN CHANGE. OKAY. AND DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS POINT? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD AT THIS POINT? OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? VALERIE PARSONS, CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER. THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE REDUCTION OF THIS LIEN, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES OF 750 WILL BE COLLECTED IN ADDITION TO A PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF LIEN. WE'RE ASKING FOR 12% OF THE TOTAL OF THE LIEN, PLUS THE 750, WHICH COMES OUT TO A TOTAL OF $4,457.51. YOU SAID 444 457. 4457.51. THE BREAKDOWN IS 750. ADMIN FEES AND THEN $3,707.51 IS THE 12%. I'M SORRY. I'M VERY NERVOUS. CAN YOU TELL ME THE AMOUNT? SLOWLY. THE BIG AMOUNT? YEAH. SO 12% OF THE ACTUAL LEAD AMOUNT COMES OUT TO $3,707.51. AND THEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ARE $750. SO THE TOTAL THE CITY IS REQUESTING IS $4,457.51. [00:05:03] DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S POSITION? I KNOW IT'S HARD TO ASK, BUT ARE YOU ABLE TO REDUCE IT TO THE HALF? WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY MY JOB. THAT'S THEIR. THAT'S THEIR PROPOSAL. I'M JUST ASKING WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THEIR POSITION. THE CITY'S POSITION. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. HOW MUCH DID YOU SPEND TO REHAB THE PROPERTY? APPROXIMATELY. IF YOU'RE GOING TO TESTIFY, YOU NEED TO COME UP, SIR. AND YOU NEED TO BE SWORN IN. BECAUSE I NOTICED YOU DIDN'T GET SWORN IN. CAN HE COME WITH ME? YEAH, HE CAN TESTIFY. HE JUST NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN AND STATE HIS NAME. SO JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU SO FAR. CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF? YES. MY NAME IS BOBBY ZAMORA FROM BRISCHAR INVESTMENT LLC. SO FAR BETWEEN CLEANING, WE REDONE THE OUTSIDE PAYING AND THEN GRASS. WE CONTRACTED A GRASS CUTTING SERVICE SO IT CAN BE UP TO DATE. WE HAVE SPENT AROUND 8 TO 10,000. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THE ROOF AS WELL. YOU HAVE TO REPAIR THE ROOF TOO. YEAH. I'M ASKING FOR THE PERMIT. AND ALL THE PEOPLE. SQUATTERS. I BELIEVE THEY LIVE ON THE PROPERTY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER OR NOT, BUT THERE'S SOME REHABS INSIDE THAT NEED TO BE DONE AS WELL. NOW, OF COURSE, IF WE, YOU KNOW, IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE POWER TO BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO STOP THE LEAKS, AND WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL ALL TITLE ARE CLEARED AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO THAT'S THE REASON WE JUST GOT DONE RECENTLY. AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS TO ASKING THE PERMIT OF THE ROOF. OKAY. LET ME JUST TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT WHEN YOU BUY THINGS THAT YOU INDICATED IN YOUR APPLICATION THAT YOU WERE UNAWARE OF THIS LIEN WHEN YOU BUY PROPERTY AT A FORECLOSURE SALE, WHICH IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DID, YOU'RE BASICALLY IT'S WHAT THEY CALL BUYER BEWARE. IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S YOUR OBLIGATION TO FIND OUT WHAT'S ON THE PROPERTY. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A PIECE OF PROPERTY, YOU NEED TO GO FIND OUT WHAT'S ALREADY ON THERE. HAVING SAID THAT, YOU'VE EXPENDED MONIES, OBVIOUSLY TO CURE THE DEFAULT, ACTUALLY. YOU DIDN'T TESTIFY. WHETHER IT'S IN COMPLIANCE, I ASSUME IT'S IN COMPLIANCE. YES IT IS. OKAY. OKAY, I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE. LET ME GIVE THE CITY SOME ENHANCEMENT JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. I WANT TO REDUCE THE FINE TO $3,000. NORMALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY THE FINE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE THE DATE THE ORDER ASSIGN, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE TODAY OR TOMORROW. DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM PAYING IT IN 30 DAYS? NO. OKAY. THEN AN ORDER WILL BE ENTERED TO THAT EFFECT AND TO BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY, AND THEY'LL FORWARD IT TO YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL BE. 3000 IN TOTAL, OR 2000 PLUS FEES. 3000 TOTAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WE HAVE TO WAIT. MHM. I DO. YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT. YOU'RE FREE TO GO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. SIR. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HERE IS 23144225275 BABCOCK STREET NORTHEAST. [00:10:03] GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MICHAEL COSTA. EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE ON THIS ACTUALLY PROPERTY. I JUST TOOK OVER FOR THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY MANAGER IN OCTOBER. OBVIOUSLY WE FIGURED OUT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES THERE AND A FEW LOCATIONS SHE WAS MANAGING FOR US. SO I'M KIND OF THE CLEANUP CREW TO COME IN AND FIX EVERYTHING AND GET EVERYTHING BACK IN WORKING ORDER, I ASSUME FROM JEANNIE. SOME EMAILS, YOU'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH GEORGE DE LA ROSA, THAT THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO SOME OF THE BACK DOORS BEHIND THE PROPERTY. IS THAT CORRECT, OR IS THIS SOMETHING ELSE? VALERIE PÉZENES, CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER. THESE ARE FIRE INSPECTION. THESE ARE FIRE INSPECTIONS THAT WERE DONE BY THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, AND THEY WERE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE NOT CORRECTED. SO THEY SENT THEM TO CODE COMPLIANCE TO ENFORCE, WHICH I ASSUME RIGHT NOW. AND WE'VE SPOKEN BEFORE, I THINK OVER THE PHONE. THEY ARE CORRECT. EVERYTHING'S IN COMPLIANCE. I BELIEVE TWO WEEKS AGO THEY WERE IN COMPLIANCE. SO LIKE I SAID, I TOOK OVER LAST MONTH LIKE RIGHT NOW TO ON THAT PROPERTY JUST SCHEDULED FOR THE BACKFLOW TO BE REPLACED AND THE FIVE YEAR INSPECTION WHICH HASN'T BEEN DONE. SO THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I'M HOPING TO CLEAN UP AND MOVING FORWARD. YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME HERE AGAIN OR EVER HEAR THIS ADDRESS EVER AGAIN. BUT THOSE ARE MY EXPECTATIONS. I SEE YOUR FACES, SO I ASSUME THEY'LL BE DIFFICULT. SO RIGHT NOW I'M JUST ASKING IF YOU GUYS CAN WORK WITH ME ON THIS, UNDERSTAND ALL THAT AND JUST HARD COST LOOKING AT AROUND, I ASSUME ADMINISTRATIVE FEES OR SOMETHING AROUND 750. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR TODAY. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT WASN'T THE DOORS. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE IN THE PACKAGE. ONE OF THEM WAS COMBUSTIBLE. WASTE OR REFUGE SHALL BE STORED OR DISPOSED TO PREVENT UNSAFE CONDITION. UM. VAR DEPARTMENT CONNECTION SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED PLUGS OR CAPS, PROPERLY SECURED AND ARRANGED FOR EASY REMOVAL BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. TRIM BACK TREES AND BUSHES TO MAINTAIN 20FT WIDTH FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS. VERTICAL CLEARANCES SHALL BE INCREASED AND VERTICAL CLEARANCE ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO ACCOMMODATE FIRE APPARATUS. TRIM TREES BACK. BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NEED TO BE INSPECTED. AND. ALL PANEL, BOARD AND SWITCH BOARD, POLL BOXES, ETCETERA SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH COVERS COMPATIBLE WITH BOX OR CONDUIT BODY. APPARENTLY THERE'S A BROKEN OR MISSING WEATHER COVER ON EXTERIOR OUTLETS. PREVIOUS MANAGER SHE WAS. I UNDERSTAND YOU THOUGHT IT WAS THE DOORS. I'M JUST READING WHAT THEY WERE. NONE OF THEM HAD TO DO WITH DOORS, SO. SO I'M HOPING THAT ONE DOESN'T COME UP LATER BECAUSE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A VIOLATION AT ONE POINT. THE BACKDOORS, BUT THOSE HAVE BEEN FIXED TOO AS WELL. SO OKAY, THESE ARE ALL, I GUESS THE DEALING WITH THE FIRE INSPECTION, BUT THEY'VE ALL BEEN CORRECTED AND WILL BE MAINTAINED MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE REDUCTION OF THE LEAN, ALONG WITH THE 750 ADMINISTRATIVE COST. THE LEAN AMOUNT WAS $19,851.73, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR 14%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $2,779.24. COMBINED WITH THE 750, IT'S A TOTAL OF $3,529.24. [00:15:02] DO YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE FIRE INSPECTION FEES WERE PAID RELATED TO THESE VIOLATIONS? THEY WERE PAID. THEY WERE PAID. AND THE REINSPECTION FEES. YEAH. EVERYTHING WAS PAID IN SEPTEMBER. EVERYTHING WAS PAID ONLINE. LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PART WAS TAKEN CARE OF TOO. THAT'S ALL. AND THAT'S SOMETHING I TAKE SERIOUSLY. I MEAN, THIS IS FIRE SAFETY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRE CAPTAIN ON TREES. SO THAT'S STUFF, LIKE I SAID, MOVING FORWARD. YOU WON'T SEE ME AGAIN FOR ANY OF THIS. OKAY. AND WHAT'S YOUR WHAT'S YOUR POSITION REGARDING THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR 35, 29, 24? LIKE I SAID, I'M ASKING FOR HARD COST. THIS IS KIND OF TREES AND CAPS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AS SOON AS THEY WERE BROUGHT UP. I CAN'T EXPLAIN FOR THAT. I WORK DIFFERENTLY THAN THAT. SO I'M JUST ASKING RIGHT NOW IF WE STICK WITH THE HARD COST OF 750. OKAY, WELL, MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT THESE ARE FIRE SAFETY ISSUES AND. AND THE VIOLATIONS WERE IN EXISTENCE FOR A WHILE. I CAN'T SPEAK AGAINST THAT. LIKE I SAID, YOU'RE WELL AWARE, I UNDERSTAND. BUT I WOULD SAY SHE NO LONGER WORKS FOR US, SO WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE IN THAT. NO I UNDERSTAND. THE PROBLEM IS THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED AND THEY WERE FIRE RELATED ISSUES IS THE PROBLEM. I'M GOING TO GRANT THE PETITION AND REDUCE THE FINE TO $2,500. THE AGAIN, AS I NOTED IN THE LAST HEARING, NORMALLY WE PUT 30 DAYS. IS THAT SUFFICIENT TIME TO MAKE THE PAYMENT? THAT'S FINE. YEAH. OKEY DOKE. THAT'LL BE AN ORDER ENTERED IN THE CITY, WILL. I'M GOING TO PROVIDE IT TO THE CITY AND THEY'LL FORWARD IT TO YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, EVERYONE. YES, SIR. OKAY. OUR LAST CASE TO BE HEARD IS (232) 502-2111 TUCSON ROAD SOUTHEAST. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? I'M SCOTT LOCKHART WITH ESSAR INVESTMENT PROPERTIES. I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY AT 111 TUCSON ROAD. UM, WE CLEANED IT UP ALREADY. WE PAID THE THE OTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN FINES THAT WERE THERE. AND I'M ASKING TO REDUCE THE FINES TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. OKAY. WHEN DID YOU PURCHASE THE PROPERTY? END OF OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. YES, SIR. PUTTING A NEW ROOF ON IT RIGHT NOW AND GOING TO FINISH IT UP. THERE WERE SOME PREVIOUS CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS THAT WE PAID AT CLOSING. OKAY. WAS THIS LINE NOT PICKED UP IN YOUR TITLE SEARCH? YEAH. IT WAS. WE HAD TO GET THAT GET IT IN COMPLIANT FIRST. OKAY. SO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE NEW ROOF ON THE PROPERTY. THEY'RE DOING IT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. AND HOW MUCH WOULD BE EXPENDED TO CLEAR THE VIOLATION WAS IT WAS ABOUT 7000 TO GET THE YARD CLEANED UP AND EVERYTHING OUT OF THERE. PALM BAY TREE DID THE WORK. THAT'S JUST THE FIRST PART. YEAH, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A FENCE. YEAH, WE GOT ALL THAT OUT OF THERE. IS THAT PART OF THE 7000? IT WAS JUST. IT WAS KNOCKED DOWN. YES, SIR. OKAY. HOW MUCH IS THE ROOF? THAT ROOF IS GOING TO RUN AROUND. WELL, DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH ROTTEN WOOD WAS ON THERE. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE AROUND 15,000. OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING THIS? [00:20:06] VALERIE PARSONS, CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER. THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION IN A REDUCTION OF THIS LINE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ADMINISTRATIVE FEES OF 750 ARE TO BE COLLECTED. THE LEAN TOTAL IS $17,802.39. THE CITY IS REQUESTING 14%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $2,492.33. COMBINED WITH THE $750 IS A TOTAL OF $3,242.33. I ASSUME IT'S IN THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE, CORRECT? YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S POSITION? I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT REACHED DOWN TO HARD COST TOO. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IF I COULD. ONE OF THE PROPERTY COME INTO COMPLIANCE. OCTOBER 16TH, 2023. OKAY. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS THE PROPERTY'S BEEN OUT OF COMPLIANCE FOR BASICALLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR BEFORE YOU TOOK IT OVER AND CLEANED IT UP, AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED IT RIGHT THERE, I THINK, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT. NO, NO, NO, I KNOW I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE PROPERTY WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE FOR A YEAR BEFORE YOU BOUGHT IT. AND I REALIZE THAT YOU BOUGHT IT AND CLEANED IT UP. BUT THE PROBLEM IS, WAS IT THAT SAME FOR THAT, FOR THAT SAME THE FENCE AND STUFF BECAUSE THERE WAS OTHER LIENS THAT THAT WERE PAID. WELL, THIS HAS TO DO WITH. HAD TO DO A ROOF AND DRAINAGE, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE FENCE, AND ACCUMULATION OF TRASH, DEBRIS AND UNSIGHTLY MATTER. THAT'S WHAT. THAT'S WHAT THE VIOLATIONS BEFORE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD WERE. OKAY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE JURISDICTION TO CONSIDER, IS JUST WHAT WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. AND LIKE I SAID, THAT ORDER WAS ENTERED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. SO BASICALLY IT WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE FOR A YEAR. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO WEIGH TOO, IS I UNDERSTAND YOU TOOK CARE OF IT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS IT WAS OUT THERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE FOR FOR A YEAR. SO JUST LIKE THE PRIOR CASE, YOU KNOW. OKAY. I'LL REDUCE THE FINE TO $2,300. 30 DAYS. IS THAT FINE? OKAY. OKAY. THERE'LL BE AN ORDER ENTERED TO THAT EFFECT. LIKE I SAID, I'LL PROVIDE IT TO THE CITY, AND THE CITY WILL PROVIDE IT TO YOU. OKAY? WOULD I? WHERE DO I PAY IT AT? YOU JUST TALK WITH THEM. YOU'LL EMAIL THEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. YES, SIR. HAVE A GOOD. OKAY, I'VE SIGNED THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING, SO THERE ARE NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE [ADOPTION OF MINUTES] MAGISTRATE TODAY. THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED AT JUST BEFORE 1:25 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.