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I'D LIKE TO CALL A MEETING OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE OF APRIL 16TH, 2025 TO ORDER.
IT'S ALMOST 1:10 P.M.. MY NAME IS JAMES BEADLE.
THE GENERAL PROCEDURE IS, IS THAT THE APPLICANT WILL COME UP TO THE PODIUM, IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND THEIR ADDRESS, AND PROCEED WITH PRESENTATION OF THEIR BASIS FOR ASKING FOR THE REDUCTION.
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AT THIS POINT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CLERK TO SWEAR ANYBODY IN THAT'S GOING TO TESTIFY, AND WE'LL PROCEED FROM THERE. CAN YOU PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? YES. PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. AND DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.OUR FIRST CASE TODAY IS KB 1983519 AT 724 BYWOOD AVENUE NORTHEAST.
[PETITION FOR RELIEF]
HELLO, EVERYONE. HOW ARE YOU DOING? OKAY. I'M ASSUMING IT WAS 2021.COULD YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF, PLEASE? MY NAME IS THOMAS OWENS.
I'M THE OWNER OF 724 BYWOOD DRIVE NORTHEAST PALM BAY, FLORIDA.
SO I CAME TO CODE. I, YOU KNOW, I THEY HAD LIENS ON THE HOUSE.
I WENT TO PURCHASE THE HOUSE. I CAME TO CODE.
THEY HAD A BUNCH OF CARS. IT WAS HORRIBLE. I ALSO THINK IT WAS A LOT OF CRIME AT THIS HOUSE.
CAME TO COLD, ASKED, HEY, IF I BUY IT, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET REMEDY? THEY SAID ABSOLUTELY. I, I ONCE I PURCHASED IT, I ABSOLUTELY CLEARED IT OUT RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M NOT SURE IF IT CONTINUED TO IT LOOKED LIKE THEY STOPPED THE LIENS BECAUSE I DID THE WORK, BUT I NEVER CAME BACK TO ACTUALLY GET THEM OFF.
SO I'M HERE TO ASK TO REMOVE THE NOT LIENS, BUT FEES FROM THE PRIOR FAMILY THAT WAS AT THAT HOUSE. AND I THINK IT WAS TENANTS, TO BE HONEST, I DON'T THINK IT WAS THE ACTUAL FAMILY, BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? VALERIE. CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER. THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION IN A REDUCTION OF THE LIEN.
AS LONG AS WE ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE $750 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
THE TOTAL LIEN AMOUNT IS $12,397.71. WE ARE SEEKING 14%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $1,736.68, PLUS THE 750, WHICH COMES OUT TO A TOTAL OF $2,485.68.
OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER YOU'D LIKE TO ADD IN RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S POSITION? NO. I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I WILL HAVE TO STILL COME UP WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU SPEND CLEANING UP THE HOUSE? OH, IT WAS BAD. PROBABLY A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS ITSELF, BECAUSE IT WAS CARS THAT HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY.
IT WAS. IT WAS TWO CARS AND JUST JUST TONS OF DEBRIS.
TIRES IN THE BACKYARD. AND I THINK AT THAT TIME, THE CITY EITHER TOOK ONLY ONE TIRE OR NO TIRES.
YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET THEM MOVED AWAY. SO AGAIN THAT IS A BLESSING THAT SHE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE I WOULD LOVE TO PAY THE $700. I WOULD STILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE OTHER, BUT THAT IS A BLESSING.
IF IT CAN BE REDUCED LOWER, THAT'LL BE ALSO BETTER.
ALL RIGHT. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, NORMALLY, WHATEVER REDUCTION I
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INCLUDE IN THE ORDER THAT IT HAS TO BE PAID IN 30 DAYS.CAN YOU DO THAT? YEAH. YEAH. YES. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO REDUCE IT TO $2,000.
A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT THE CITY IS REQUESTING.
SO IT'LL BE $2,000 WITHIN WITHIN 30 DAYS. OKAY.
AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, IF IT'S NOT PAID WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, THE CURRENT FINE GETS REINSTATED.
OH, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. AND WHO WHO WOULD I PAY THAT TO? JUST GO TO THE CITY. YEAH. THE CITY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND CAN I LEAVE OR SIT? THANK YOU.
SIR. YES, SIR. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS CV 2491924 AT 414 TARAVAL STREET, SOUTHWEST.
HELLO. HELLO. MY NAME IS MICHELLE BRANA. I'M PERMITTING MANAGER WITH BRITE HOMES.
AND THIS IS FOR 4142 ROW. WE ARE ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS OF ADDITIONAL FINES.
AS OF TODAY, WE WERE UNAWARE A WASTE VENDOR LEFT A GARBAGE BIN ON THE LOT.
OUR CORPORATE OFFICES WERE UNAWARE BECAUSE WE WERE NEVER BUILT BY THIS VENDOR.
THIS IS BECAUSE THE WASTE COMPANY WAS BOUGHT BY ANOTHER COMPANY AND THE ACCOUNT WAS WRITTEN OFF.
IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE MOVE OUR CORPORATE OFFICES AND THEREFORE INVERTED ALL NOTICES OF FINES AND LEAN THAT WERE BEING SENT TO OUR PREVIOUS ADDRESS. THIS ADDRESS WAS NO LONGER BEING FORWARDED BY THE US MAIL.
THIS WAS AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT IN 2025. WE SOLD A LOT AND IT WAS ONLY AFTER A LONG SEARCH WE DISCOVERED THE LEAN FOR CODE COMPLIANCE AND FAILURE TO PAY. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK ACTION AND SPOKE WITH THE CODE INSPECTOR OFFICER AND COMPLIED WITH ALL REQUESTS TO RECTIFY AND CLEAN UP THE SITE. WE CALL THE NEW WASTE COMPANY TO COME AND PULL THEIR ACQUIRE UP OR ABANDONED PROPERTY OF OUR SITE. WE CLEAN AND WE CLEAN THE LOT AND PAY THE ORIGINAL FINE, WHICH WAS $1,123.37. THE SITE WAS DOWN AND WE WERE UNABLE.
I MEAN, THE THE WEBSITE WAS DOWN AND WE WERE UNABLE TO PAY ONLINE THAT DAY.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION.
IT IS FOR THIS REASON WE HOPE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A FULL WAIVER OF THE CASE.
CV 24 00842, WHICH WAS PAID OFF, WHICH HAS A PAY OFF AMOUNT OF 12,000 971 AND $0.80. THANK YOU. WHAT WAS THE $1,300 FINE THAT YOU PAID? WHAT WAS THAT FOR? THAT WAS A SEPARATE CASE. IT WAS FOR NUISANCE VEGETATION THAT THE CONTRACTOR CLEARED.
SO THAT WAS SEPARATE FROM THIS CASE WHERE THEY WERE RECEIVING A DAILY FINE FOR THE DUMPSTER.
OKAY. OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? VALERIE, CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER. THE CITY HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REDUCTION OF THIS LIEN.
WELL, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE LIEN IS $12,971.85.
WE ARE SEEKING 14%, WHICH COMES OUT TO $1,816.05, WITH THE ADDITIONAL 750 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE COMES OUT TO A TOTAL OF $2,566.05.
OKAY. AND WHAT IS YOUR POSITION REGARDING THE CITIES? NO, I'M I'M GOOD WITH WITH THAT REDUCTION. YEAH.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR, A REDUCTION OF THE FEE OF THE FUND.
IS THERE AN ISSUE PAYING THAT WITHIN TEN DAYS? I MEAN, 30 DAYS? EXCUSE ME? YES. THERE IS AN ISSUE OR THERE'S NOT AN ISSUE.
YOU MEAN LIKE, DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM PAYING THAT? NO, NO, NO, WE ARE GOOD. YEAH. OKAY. THEN THEY'LL BE THEY'LL THEY'LL BE AN ORDER REDUCING THE FINE TO THAT AMOUNT TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.
OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANK.YOU. OUR NEXT CASE IS CV 2326222 AT 2531 HAVERHILL ROAD NORTHEAST. GOOD AFTERNOON. HELLO.
OH I'M JASON. HOW COULD YOU SPELL THE LAST NAME? O N E S C H UK. OKAY. THANK YOU.
BY THE I BUY PROPERTIES AND TAX DEED SALE AND BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY.
IT WAS A MESS AND CLEANED IT UP AND SPOKE WITH VAL ABOUT DISCUSSING REDUCING THE FINES DOWN TO THE HARD COST OF 750.
IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT. VALERIE, CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER.
JASON HAS IN THE PAST PURCHASED SEVERAL PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH HIM.
THEY'VE BEEN NUISANCE PROPERTIES THAT HE'S TAKEN AND CLEANED UP, WHICH HELPS BEAUTIFY THE CITY.
SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THIS WAS ANOTHER ONE.
WE DO NOT HAVE AN OBJECTION TO JUST THE $750 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT HE WILL HAVE A FEW MORE COMING BACK PROBABLY NEXT MONTH.
OKAY. WELL, IN LIGHT OF THE TESTIMONY AND THE CITY'S NO OBJECTION, I'M GOING TO ENTER AN ORDER TO REDUCE IT TO $750. AS I NOTED BEFORE, IT'S 30 DAYS TO PAY.
OKAY. AND I APPROVE THE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING.
[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
AND THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING'S ADJOURNED AT 1:22 P.M..* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.