[CALL TO ORDER]
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I'D LIKE TO CALL A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING TO ORDER 1:01 P.M..
THE GENERAL PROCEDURE IS, IS THAT YOU, AS THE APPLICANT, WILL COME FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE AND PRESENT YOUR CASE OR THE JUSTIFICATION FOR SEEKING THE REDUCTION. THE CITY WILL THEN PROVIDE THEIR RESPONSE, AND THEN AFTER THE CITY'S RESPONSE, YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.
AND IF THEY'RE BEING, I'M GOING TO NOW TURN YOU OVER TO THE CLERK TO BE SWORN IN.
[SWEARING IN]
ANYONE THAT'S GOING TO TESTIFY. I THINK I THINK THEY'RE HERE FOR US.SO WE'LL WAIT FOR HER. OKAY. THE MAGISTRATE? YES.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE SPEAKING? OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO STAY IN THE RAISE.
THE RIGHT HAND. WHO'S GOING TO BE SPEAKING? WITH YOU? 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 CB22 77422 AT 1095 HEATH AVENUE NORTHWEST.
[PETITION FOR RELIEF]
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JOHN SCALIA. YOU CAN GO AHEAD.JANINE, DID YOU WANT THIS OR. NO. OR DO YOU HAVE A COPY? DO YOU WANT IT? I THINK HE HAS A COPY. OKAY. OKAY.
HEY, JOSH. OKAY. SO I GOT THE. I'M A I WORK WITH EXP.
I'M A REALTOR, AND THEY'RE SELLING A BUNCH OF HOUSES.
SO WHAT I DO WHEN WE SELL THE HOUSE IS A LOT OF THEM ARE COMPANIES.
THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT THESE FINES BECAUSE THEIR TENANTS AND STUFF. SO ONCE I GET THEM, I WORK HARD ON TRYING TO GET THEM IN COMPLIANCE AND REDUCE THE FINES SO WE CAN PAY THEM RIGHT AWAY, SUCH AS ON A CLOSING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OR SO.
SO YOU KNOW, AS I GOT THIS A LITTLE WHILE AGO, AS SOON AS I FOUND OUT WHAT IT IS, I SENT IN THE APPLICATION TO JOHN TO GET IT REDUCED SO WE COULD DO. I KNOW IT'S FOR, LIKE, TRASH CANS. IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF TENANTS. SO ONCE I GOT IT IN AND GOT IT COMPLIANCE.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE I THINK THE FINE IS AT 21 AND CHANGE TO MAYBE COURT COSTS OR SOMETHING CLOSE TO IT, SO WE CAN PAY IT PRETTY MUCH IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ON A CLOSING. WHEN DID THIS PROPERTY COME INTO COMPLIANCE? THAT MIGHT I WOULDN'T KNOW THAT I WOULD THINK I THINK JANINE MIGHT MAYBE THEY WOULD KNOW THAT.
SO OVER HERE. DO YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE AS TO WHY THIS VIOLATION OCCURRED IN THE FIRST PLACE, OR HOW IT GOT RESOLVED OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS? YEAH, MY GUESS IS IT WAS TENANT'S RENTED IT AND LEAVING THE GARBAGE OUT.
AND THEN THEY PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT WAS GETTING FINED.
AND THE WORKERS PROBABLY JUST LEFT IT THERE. AND IT JUST KIND OF OCCURRED AT THAT POINT.
WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND WORK WITH, YOU KNOW, JANINE AND WHOEVER ELSE, BERNADETTE, TO MAKE IT ALL WORK, TO GET IT IN COMPLIANCE SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BECAUSE THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THEY MIGHT BE SELLING THIS HOUSE.
OR IF IT'S NOT THIS ONE, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT IS ATTACHED TO IT.
OKAY. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS, IS THE VIOLATIONS APPARENTLY CONTINUED FOR OVER A YEAR.
NO, NO, WE UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT. CORRECT. YES.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? VALERIE.
CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER. THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REDUCTION OF THE LIEN.
THE AMOUNT TOTAL IS $21,559.42. WE ARE SEEKING 13%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $2,802.73, PLUS THE 700, I'M SORRY, $0.72 PLUS $750 ADMINISTRATION FEE. AND THE TOTAL WE'RE SEEKING IS $3,552.72.
OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THE CITY. I'M OKAY WITH THAT, YOUR HONOR.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE IT. AND NORMALLY, THE ORDER REQUIRES PAYMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS.
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IS THAT 30 DAYS? YEAH. YEAH, BECAUSE WE'RE CLOSING.IF I CAN JUST HAVE MAYBE JANINE OR SOMEBODY WRITE THAT AMOUNT.
WELL, I'M GOING TO SIGN AN ORDER, AND THEN THE ORDER WILL BE ENTERED, WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY, AND THEY'LL FORWARD IT TO YOU SO YOU DON'T GET IT THAT QUICK. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.
THANK YOU AGAIN. 3552782. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE USUALLY I DON'T GET IT.
I USUALLY WILL SEND THEM AND THEN I'LL READ IT TO YOU.
AND YOU HAVE. THE BANK IS READY FOR YOU NOW. YES, I BELIEVE SO.
WHATEVER'S ON THE APPLICATION. OH, YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.
YOU HAVE IT? YEAH. JANINE. YEAH. SO, YEAH. THE BANK IS OKAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS CV 2294822 AND 1154 MERRICK AVENUE NORTHWEST.
WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK. DO YOU WANT TO SIT? CAN YOU STAND? I'LL TRY TO STAND. OKAY. SINCE YOU WEREN'T HERE WHEN I GAVE MY OPENING SPEECH, THE THE WAY THIS WORKS IS YOU AS THE APPLICANT.
SINCE YOU'RE ALREADY HERE, JUST IDENTIFY WHO YOU ARE, AND THEN YOU PROCEED TO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR WHY YOU'RE SEEKING THE REDUCTION OR THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE REDUCTION. THE CITY WILL THEN PRESENT ITS SIDE OF THE CASE, AND THEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO WHAT THE CITY HAS TO SAY.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES. OKAY. YOU CAN PROCEED THEN.
COULD YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF? NO. YES, I HAVE MY PARR.
IDENTIFY YOURSELF. ALBERTA. TO SYRIA. OKAY.
CAN YOU PRESENT WITH THE BASIS FOR YOUR REQUEST IS MY BROTHER WAS MY PO, AND HE WAS TAKING CARE OF MY EXPENSES, AND HE WAS PARKED THE VAN.
HE WAS PARKED THE VAN, REMEMBER? HE IT WAS HIS VAN.
AND HE WAS MOVING IN, AND THE. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I COULDN'T PARK IT THERE, AND I IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO SELL IT, SO HE GOT RID OF IT, SO HE FIXED THE PROBLEM.
OKAY. CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF SINCE YOU'RE PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE FOR THIS HEARING? I'M SORRY. I JUST NEED YOU TO IDENTIFY WHO YOU ARE.
I'M SORRY. I'M JILL. I'M HER NEIGHBOR AND CURRENTLY HER HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR LAST NAME? G O M BOSS. OKAY. YOU MIGHT WANT TO SWEAR ME IN.
MIGHT BE EASIER THAT WAY. CAN YOU JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO HER BROTHER WAS ABUSIVE. PO. HE HE HAD PROPERTY PUT ON THE VAN ON HER PROPERTY AND THEN TOOK HER OUT OF STATE, WHERE SHE SUBSEQUENTLY WAS HOSPITALIZED.
DIDN'T KNOW THE FINES WERE BUILDING. DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT SITUATION WHEN SHE FOUND OUT.
SHE FIXED IT. SHE SUFFERED TREMENDOUSLY THROUGH HER BROTHER.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SHE LOST JUST FOR OTHER WAYS THAT HE COULD GET HER.
SO WE WERE HOPING THAT YOU MIGHT, YOU KNOW, BE LENIENT WITH HER FOR THIS, BECAUSE, AGAIN, AS SOON AS SHE KNEW ABOUT IT, SHE ADDRESSED IT.
BUT SHE'S HAD THE WORST TWO PO'S THAT I'VE EVER SEEN IN A COUPLE DECADES.
WHO'S LINDA WATTS? SHE WAS CO-OWNER OF THE HOUSE.
NO, I UNDERSTAND, BUT WHO IS SHE? PARTNER. SHE WAS A PARTNER OF YOURS.
SHE'S NOT RELATED. SHE'S NOT RELATED TO YOU? NO.
WHERE WAS SHE DURING ALL THIS? SHE GOT CANCER, AND SHE WAS STAY AT ANOTHER FRIEND'S HOUSE BECAUSE I COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF HER.
WHAT? 22. WHEN DID YOUR BROTHER LEAVE THE HOUSE?
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MR. SARAH HAS SUFFERED A TBI TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.SO THE DATES WOULD HAVE BEEN. PROBABLY NOT SOMETHING SHE WOULD REMEMBER.
HE PASSED AWAY IN A HOSPITAL OF A OPIOID OVERDOSE.
WHERE WAS THAT? IN FLORIDA OR IN JERSEY? THAT WAS UP HERE.
HERE. SO, I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET AN APPROXIMATE TIME OF WHEN ALL THIS WAS GOING ON.
WHEN DID HE PASS? WHEN DID HE PASS? WHEN DID HE PASS AWAY? I DIDN'T EVEN THINK TO LOOK AT THE DEATHS. I MEAN, IS IT MONTHS AGO? YEARS AGO. YEARS. NO. YEARS. I THINK IT WAS YEARS AGO.
2017? WELL, WELL, THE THE VIOLATION DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL 2022.
WHICH WAS THEN, WHICH IS ONLY, I GUESS ONLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO.
SO, YOU KNOW, I HAVE HIS ASHES. NO, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A TIMELINE AS TO ALL HOW ALL THIS STUFF HAPPENED. I DIDN'T THINK TO LOOK. I MEAN, I CAN'T REMEMBER MY MOTHER AND FATHER'S DEATH, DEATH? DEATH WHEN THEY DIED. I CAN'T EVEN I CAN'T EVEN PUT IT IN A CATEGORY OF DECADE.
OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? VALERIE.
CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER. THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION IN A REDUCTION OF THIS LIEN.
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ARE TO BE COLLECTED.
THE LIEN IS AT $13,747.33. WE'RE SEEKING 14%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $1,924.62, WITH THE ADDITIONAL $750 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.
THE TOTAL IS HUNDRED AND $74.62. OKAY. DID YOU HEAR WHAT THE CITY SAID? WOULD SHE BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT OVERTIME PAYMENTS? WELL NORMALLY I MAKE THEM 30 DAYS, BUT THE LONGEST I'VE EVER DONE IS IS 90 DAYS.
I MEAN, IS THAT GOING TO BE LONG ENOUGH OR NOT? WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK. OKAY. I'M GOING TO REDUCE IT TO $2,500.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DURING THAT TIME, YOU NEED TO COME BACK HERE.
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T PAY IT AS IT'S PROVIDED IN THE ORDER THE CURRENT FINE GETS REINSTATED? OKAY. SO IF THERE'S A PROBLEM AND YOU DON'T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE, YOU NEED TO GET BACK ON IN FRONT OF ME IF THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE PAYING IT.
OKAY. $2,500, RIGHT? CORRECT, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU.
SIR. MR. BEADLE, YOU'RE DOING THE 90 DAYS. YEAH.
90 DAYS. OKAY. AND WE'LL SEND. WE'LL SEND AN ORDER TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. BYE BYE.
OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS ITEM NUMBER THREE, CB 1638813 AT 2547 HAVERHILL ROAD, NORTHEAST.
YES, SIR. HOW ARE YOU DOING? ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN PROCEED.
I GUESS WHEN I PURCHASED THE. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS JONATHAN. JONATHAN. WHAT? PONZI. PONZI.
OKAY. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY BACK IN 2014, I GUESS IT HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH IT BEFORE.
IT HAD SOME FINES, AND I WAS ABLE TO PAY SOME OF THEM OFF.
AND THEN I WAS TRYING TO PAY THE OTHER PART OF IT TOO.
AND SOMEWHERE JUST BEFORE COVID STARTED, YOU KNOW.
AND THEN COVID STARTED, AND I HAD JUST EVERYTHING.
I JUST KIND OF FORGOT ABOUT THIS. AND THEN I WAS HERE IN THE CITY LAST WEEK REGARDING SOMETHING, AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE PROPERTY, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT LIKE, IT SAYS HERE, IT'S STILL IT HAS IT STILL HAS ANOTHER FINE THAT IS FOR 9935 35, 8.81. SO THEY ASKED IF I COULD HAVE A REDUCTION.
THEY TOLD ME TO COME OVER HERE. AND THAT'S THAT'S THE REASON I'M OVER HERE.
OKAY. DID YOU GO THROUGH A TITLE COMPANY WHEN YOU BOUGHT THE PROPERTY? NO. OKAY. THE ONLY REASON I'M SAYING THAT THESE LIENS SHOULD HAVE SHOWED UP.
IF YOU'D HAVE GONE THROUGH A TITLE COMPANY. I DIDN'T KNOW EVERYTHING.
THIS IS MY FIRST PROPERTY. I NEVER OWNED PROPERTY BEFORE, SO I WAS KIND OF NAIVE.
OKAY. YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION?
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VALERIE. CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER. THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REDUCTION OF THE LIEN AS LONG AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ARE PAID BACK. THE TOTAL LIEN IS $9,951.14. WE ARE SEEKING 13%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $1,293.65, PLUS, THE ADDITIONAL $750 FOR THE ADMIN COMES OUT TO A TOTAL OF $2,043.65.WHEN WAS THIS RESOLVED? IT WAS PUT INTO COMPLIANCE ON MAY 8TH, 2014, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE AT THAT TIME IT WAS A NEW OWNER.
IS THAT WHEN YOU BOUGHT THE PROPERTY? WAS IN 14? YES. 2014 OKAY.
OF THE 9900 PLUS DOLLARS, HOW MUCH OF THAT IS THE PRINCIPAL PART OF THE LIEN AND HOW MUCH OF ITS INTEREST? IS THE INTEREST PER DAY WAS $1.70. HAVE YOU BEEN CHARGING INTEREST SINCE IT CAME INTO COMPLIANCE? YES. THE FINES STOPPED PER DAY, BUT THE INTEREST CONTINUES UNTIL IT'S PAID.
HOW MUCH WAS THE FINE ITSELF WITHOUT ANY OF THE CHARGES? THE FINES WERE $50 A DAY. THE TOTAL FINES WERE 66.
DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THE CITY? I MEAN. I KNOW THAT IT WASN'T MY MY, MY THING, BUT IT WAS MY FAULT NOT TO CHECK ON WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. SO, I MEAN, WHATEVER, YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME OUT.
LOWER THIS BILL. I'LL BE HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS DEFINE THE ACTUAL PRINCIPAL.
SO I'M GOING TO REDUCE WHAT THE CITY IS ASKING FOR A PERCENTAGE TO ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THAT NUMBER.
SO I'M GOING TO REDUCE IT TO $1,575. AND AS I INDICATED IN THE OTHER CASES.
NORMALLY I PUT 30 DAYS. IS THAT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU TO PAY THAT? I'LL GET IT DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME. OKAY.
AND LIKE I EXPLAINED BEFORE, IF IT'S NOT PAID IN THAT TIME, THE CURRENT FINE GETS REINSTATED.
YEAH. OKAY. SO IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, YOU NEED TO COME BACK HERE.
YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. I'LL GET THAT MONEY. OKAY. YEAH.
APPRECIATE IT. YES, SIR. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU.
AND THIS IS A PHONE CONFERENCE.
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IT'S OLIVIA. HI, THIS IS OLIVIA PORCIUNCULA. HI.CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? AND DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? SAY IT AGAIN. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? SO BEHOLD. SORRY. WHAT IS. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO PASS YOU OVER TO MR. BEEDLE. HE'S GOING TO HEAR YOUR CASE TODAY. OKAY.
THANK YOU. CORRECT ME IF I SAY THIS WRONG. IS IT MISS PORCIUNCULA? THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. YEAH.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES, SIR. OKAY. THEN YOU CAN PROCEED.
OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO STATE WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THE LIENS RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE LIEN ON THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A BOAT ON THE PROPERTY THAT HAD A CODE VIOLATION.
WITH THE STATE ACCUMULATING ALL THESE FINES UP UNTIL A CERTAIN DATE.
I JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT. SO I'M A LANDLORD OF THIS RENTAL PROPERTY, AND I RESIDE IN CALIFORNIA, AND I RELY ON THE PROPERTY MANAGER TO INFORM ME OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE PROPERTY.
AND WHEN I ASKED THE PROPERTY MANAGER IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY VIOLATIONS AND THEY TOLD ME NO, WHEN I ASKED THE TENANTS IF THEY KNEW OF ANY CODE VIOLATIONS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY.
SO THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH TRYING TO GO THROUGH A SALE.
AND THE TITLE COMPANY HAD DISCOVERED THE DARLENE AND I LEARNED ABOUT THE LIEN ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 24TH OF THIS YEAR, AND WITH MANY PHONE CALLS ON MY END AND TEXTS WITH MANY SERVICES TO HELP ME GET THIS BOAT OFF THE PROPERTY, BECAUSE THE BOAT, I WAS TOLD, HAS SOME TIRES THAT WERE NOT WORKING WELL, AND SO IT WAS HARD TO GET OFF THE PROPERTY.
IT'S OLD. BUT I MADE MULTIPLE TEXTS TO SERVICES, JUNK JUNK REMOVAL COMPANIES AND PROPERTY MANAGER AND SO FORTH, AND I LOST SLEEP OVER IT, ACTUALLY, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TENANTS TO REMOVE THE BOAT ON JANUARY 31ST. SO IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THE BOAT WAS IN CODE VIOLATION FROM THE VERY START, I WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY WORKED ON STOPPING THIS. I MEAN, THE BOAT WAS REMOVED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF ME KNOWING IT WAS IN VIOLATION.
EXCUSE ME? TO GET OFF THIS BOAT OFF THE PROPERTY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE REDUCE FLYING. THANK YOU. THAT'S.
OKAY. ARE YOU AWARE THAT THE THE ADDRESS THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER HAS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING NOTICES IS IN CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA? SAY AGAIN, ARE YOU AWARE THAT THE ADDRESS BEING MAINTAINED AS THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR THIS PROPERTY IS IN CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA.
YES. AND THAT IT'S 744. OTAY LAKES ROAD. YEAH.
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STATE. OKAY. WELL, IT'S WITH BREVARD COUNTY, BUT LET ME JUST EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT AS FAR AS PROVIDING NOTICES, ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN FLORIDA, WHICH INCLUDES OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY OF PALM BAY, IS ONLY OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE NOTICES TO THE ADDRESS THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER MAINTAINS WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER OR TAX COLLECTOR IN IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED.SO THE CITY'S THE CITY'S ONLY OBLIGATION WAS TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THAT ADDRESS.
I'LL ALSO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT AS OF MARCH THE 12TH OF THIS YEAR, THAT ADDRESS IS STILL THE MAILING ADDRESS LISTED ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEBSITE. SO IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE ADDRESS, I'D SUGGEST THAT YOU DO IT EXPEDITIOUSLY, BECAUSE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY COME UP REGARDING THE PROPERTY, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO SEND THE NOTICES TO THIS OTAY LAKES ADDRESS.
YES, SIR. OKAY. YES. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? VALERIE. CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER. CAN YOU HEAR HER? NOT VERY WELL. CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK UP? VALERIE, CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER.
THE CITY IS SEEKING OR HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REDUCTION OF THIS LIEN.
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ARE TO BE COLLECTED.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE LIEN IS $43,929.40, AND WE'RE SEEKING 11%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $4,832.23, PLUS THE ADDITIONAL $750 FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, WHICH BRINGS IT TO A TOTAL OF $5,582.23. DID YOU HEAR WHAT THE CITY HAD TO SAY? I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT THEY TESTIFIED TO WAS THEY HAVE NO OBJECTION TO A REDUCTION, AS LONG AS THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF $750 FOR PROCESSING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINT THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
AND THEY ARE ALSO SEEKING 11% OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING LIEN.
AND THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING LIEN AS OF TODAY IS $43,929.40.
SO 11% OF THAT WOULD BE 48, 32, 23. AND THEN PLUS THE 750 MAKES IT $5,582.23.
YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THAT? I I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
I'M OKAY. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT WITH THAT? YES. OKAY.
NOW, NORMALLY WE PUT IN HERE THAT IT HAS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.
IS THAT A PROBLEM? THE REASON WHY IS IF IT'S NOT PAID WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED IN THE ORDER THE ORIGINAL FINE GETS REINSTATED. OKAY. WITHIN 30 DAYS, I CAN. I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE LONGER THAN THAT, BUT I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT'S WHAT THE NORMAL TIME PERIOD IS. SO IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, I NEED TO KNOW.
DO WE HAVE 45 DAYS? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO THAT'LL BE 45 DAYS FROM TODAY, WHICH WOULD BE AROUND THE FIRST PART OF APRIL. OKAY. OKAY. WILL I GET. YOU'LL GET AN ORDER SIGNED BY ME.
YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO IT'S 5582 AND $0.23. YES, MA'AM.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
SIGN THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. AND THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 1:31 P.M..