OKAY. ARE YOU READY? GOOD MORNING. I'M NOW COURT ORDERED. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING OF NOVEMBER 22ND 20. I'M SORRY. 24TH. RIGHT. NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025. TO ORDER. IT'S 10 A.M.. MY NAME IS JASON GORDON. I'VE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCTION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS. YOU HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE. THE PROCEDURE IS THE SAME. YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP, PRESENT YOUR CASE. THE CITY WILL THEN RESPOND YOU WILL THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO WHAT THE CITY SAID, AND THEN I WILL REVIEW EVERYTHING AND MAKE A DECISION ON THE RECORD. OKAY. WONDERFUL. OKAY. I LEFT MY SPEECH AT HOME. [SWEARING IN] WE WILL START OFF BY SWEARING YOU IN. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN SWORN IN ALREADY. ALL WITNESSES. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY. [PETITION FOR RELIEF] AND THIS IS CASE CB 2407223 AT 1059 GEARY STREET SOUTHWEST. OKAY, I'M GOING TO ASK TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. SPEAK CLEAR AND LOUD SO MY POOR EARS COULD HEAR YOU. YEAH, AND SHOOT YOUR PHONE OFF. OKAY, I'M IN A HEARING. I HAVE TO CALL YOU BACK. IF NOT, HE'D KEEP CALLING ME, SO. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. WE ARE HERE AGAIN IN REFERENCE TO THE PROPERTY ON GEARY. AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE, I'VE HELPED MANAGE THE PROPERTY FOR MR. KATZ FOR. I'M PROBABLY GOING ON FOUR YEARS. DEALT WITH A LOT OF HIS PROPERTIES. MOST OF THEM GOT SOLD. THEY WERE INHABITED BY A BUNCH OF DRUG DEALERS. THIS HOUSE ALONE HAS RACKED UP TIME AND ENERGY WITH THE CITY FOR NUMEROUS YEARS. I THINK BEFORE I EVEN GOT INVOLVED WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO GET IT SOLD AT BARE MINIMUM, TO A BUYER WHO'S HAD TO GUT IT AND ALL OF THAT TO GET IT PRESENTABLE AGAIN FOR THE CITY. I MEAN, IT'S THE BIGGEST EYESORE. WELL, PROBABLY THE SECOND EYESORE THAT WE HAVE WITH MR. KATZ'S HOUSE. THE OTHER ONE IS IS TEN TIMES WORSE. BUT WITH THIS ONE, WE'RE ABLE TO FINALLY GET IT SOLD. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THEN, AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT TO HELP THE OTHER PROPERTY THAT HE LIVES IN, WHICH IS EVEN WORSE THAN THIS ONE EVER WAS. SO THIS IS A CONTINUATION FROM JULY HEARING THAT FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE PRESENTED THE CASE BACK THEN? YES. AT THIS POINT, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND WHEN DID IT CLOSE? APPROXIMATELY. WHEN? YES. WHEN DID IT CLOSE? APPROXIMATELY. I'M NOT ASKING THE EXACT DATE THIS MONTH. LAST MONTH? LAST MONTH? YES. OKAY. YES. AND OKAY. SO I THINK RIGHT AT THE END OF OCTOBER. YEAH. YES. AND TO BE CLEAR, MONEY IS BEING HELD IN ESCROW. AND I'M SURE AT THAT POINT ALL PROPERTY TAXES HAVE BEEN EVERYTHING'S PAID CLOSING 100% TAXES, WATER BILL, EVERYTHING. YES. CLOSING AND HOLDING MONEY IN ESCROW FOR THIS HEARING IS MY GUESS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE MOST THAT, YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY ASKING, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE CAN GET REDUCED OFF OF THAT IS JUST MORE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO CLEAN UP THIS OTHER PROPERTY. I MEAN, THEY CAN TELL YOU THAT PROPERTY IS NEEDS A LOT OF WORK, AND IN ORDER TO KEEP THAT FROM BEING AN EYESORE, I CAN'T DO IT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAVE SOME FAMILY ISSUES, BUT I HAVE TO GET SOMEBODY TO GO OUT THERE AND JUST, I MEAN, IT'S IT'S CONSTANTLY HAVING TO CLEAN IT UP, RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO SO THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE THAT BURDEN ANYMORE. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THAT PROPERTY, WE CAN'T GET IT SOLD BECAUSE THEN HE HAS NOWHERE TO LIVE. AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT TO HIM. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S JUST SUCH A MESS OVER THERE. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION ON THIS. VALERIE STURGIS, 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 ALONG WITH THE ATTORNEY FEES. THE CITY IS ASKING FOR 14% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE LIEN. THE LIEN AT THIS TIME IS $17,522.51. SENSE, THE 14% COMES OUT TO $2,453.15. BETWEEN THE 750 ADMIN AND THE 400 ADDITIONAL FOR THE ATTORNEY FEE, IT IS ROUGHLY AROUND $3,603 TOTAL. OKAY. MAYBE IT'S OKAY. MAYBE IT'S A FIELD TRIP TO THE CITY HALL. [00:05:06] OKAY. THIS CASE REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1050 NINE GARY GARY STREET, SOUTHWEST PALM BAY. THE MATTERS BEFORE ME TODAY ON A PETITION TO AND I WILL ORDER THE FOLLOWING. I WILL ACCORDINGLY REDUCE THE LIEN FROM 33,719 81, WHICH IS BELIEVE THE FIGURE I GOT TO $2,500. THAT THAT PLUS THE 750 ADMINISTRATION FEE. I'M SORRY. WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THE 33,000? WHAT AM I GETTING? THAT'S ALL MY NOTES OF FROM THE CITY. WHAT WAS THE NUMBER THAT YOU HAD? I'M SORRY. 17,000 SOMETHING. 17,522.51 11 2245. OKAY. FOR SOME REASON. LET ME SEE WHAT MY NOTES WERE SHOWING. THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A PREVIOUS LIEN BEFORE THESE. THAT'S WHY I WAS LOOKING AT THE CHARGES AND OH, I TOOK IT FROM THE AMOUNT CHARGED VERSUS THE AMOUNT DUE. AND IT WAS CREDIT TO CREDITS OF $16,197. I DO SEE THAT NOW. OKAY. SO I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT NO, NO. ALWAYS. I CAN ALWAYS BE CORRECTED. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. SO BASED UPON THAT, WE WILL I'LL BRING THE. I'M GOING TO. I'LL STICK WITH THE CITY'S FIGURE AGAIN. I'M GOING TO STICK WITH THE 2500 ANY. THE CITY'S FIGURE. THAT WILL BRING PLUS 750 PLUS 400 ATTORNEY'S FEES. BRING IT TO 3650. OKAY. THAT WILL BE PAYABLE. MUST BE PAID IN FULL WITHIN 30 DAYS. I THINK 30 DAYS TODAY WOULD BE DECEMBER 23RD, 2025. IF THE PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE BY THAT TIME, THIS ORDER SHALL BECOME NULL AND VOID AND THE FULL LIEN AMOUNT WILL BE REINSTATED, ALONG WITH ANY ACCRUED INTEREST AND COSTS. THIS RULING IS BASED SOLELY ON THE CONTENT OF THE NOVEMBER 2025 PACKET. ANY AND AND THE AND THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE THEREIN AND AND THE TESTIMONY GIVEN TODAY. THANK YOU SIR. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE YOU COMING. I THINK THAT'S THE WHOLE MEETING, ISN'T IT? UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO FOR, LIKE, DONUTS OR SOMETHING. I COULD'VE BOUGHT A DONUT. OKAY. WAIT A SECOND. I GUESS WE NEED TO JUST WRAP THIS THING UP. ARE WE GOING TO GET THAT OVER TO THE TITLE COMPANY? YEAH. OKAY. THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPECIAL MEETING IS DECEMBER 17TH AT 2025. AS SHOWN ON THE AGENDA. I'M ASSUMING THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENTS NEEDED AT THIS POINT. AND THAT IF THERE'S ANY APPEAL, YOU'LL HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION. JUST PUTTING IT ON THE RECORD THAT WE HAVE GAVE A NOTICE OF THAT. THIS THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. YEAH. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.