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I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING OF MARCH 18TH, 2026.
IT'S 1:01 P.M.. I UNDERSTAND WE ONLY HAVE ONE HEARING THAT'S TELEPHONIC.
SHE'S GOING TO STAY HERE. HELLO. HI. THIS IS THE.
WE'RE IN THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. YOU'RE GOING TO BE SWORN IN BY JANAE, AND THEN YOU'LL BE SPEAKING TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, JAMES BEADLE. HOLD ON. IS THIS RILEY? YES, MA'AM.
[SWEARING IN]
OKAY. DO YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? YES. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. YES, MA'AM, I DO. THANK YOU. MISS BRODY. CAN YOU HEAR ME?[PETITION FOR RELIEF]
YES, SIR. OKAY. MY NAME IS JAMES BEEDLE. I'M THE PERSON APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCTION IN CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS.DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES. YOU MAY PROCEED THEN.
JUST IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. TWO, PLEASE. I AM RILEY BRODY.
OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. OKAY. YOU CAN GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR CASE NOW.
I NEED YOU TO PRESENT YOUR EVIDENCE AS TO WHY YOU WANT THE LIEN REDUCED.
OH, YES. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO LIEN REDUCE ON THE TAXES BECAUSE.
I'VE HAD TO PAY ROUGHLY AROUND $11,000 IN BACK TAXES AND $5,000 ON ATTORNEY FEES.
AND. WERE YOU AWARE OF THIS VIOLATION? THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY VIOLATIONS ON IT AT THE MOMENT.
NO, I'M AGREEING WITH YOU. MY QUESTION IS, WERE YOU AWARE OF THE VIOLATION? THAT WHICH IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY? OH, YES. AND WHEN WERE YOU WHEN DID YOU FIRST BECOME AWARE OF THAT? I'M NOT SURE. BUT I MEAN, WAS IT WAS IT SHORTLY AFTER YOUR FATHER DIED OR WAS IT BEFORE THEN OR AFTER THEN? IT WAS AFTER THAT, SIR. DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT.
I DON'T NEED AN EXACT DATE. JUST APPROXIMATELY HOW LONG AFTER HE PASSED? I WOULD SAY PROBABLY THE LATE 2025. OKAY. HAVE YOU SEEN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT FILE?
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I DON'T BELIEVE SO. OKAY. ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT THE VIOLATION THAT YOUR FATHER WAS CITED FOR? I BELIEVE IT WAS FOR TALLGRASS. OKAY, WELL, ANOTHER ONE WAS A TRAILER IN THE DRIVEWAY.YES. THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT. RIGHT. WAS THAT PRESENT WHEN YOUR FATHER PASSED? OR WAS IT ALREADY GONE? I BELIEVE IT WAS STILL THERE.
WHEN DID YOUR FATHER PASS? HE PASSED IN 2025 IN AUGUST, I BELIEVE. AUGUST. NOT 100% SURE. I'M SORRY.
OKAY. BECAUSE THE. I GUESS YOU PROVIDED THE LEDGER FOR THE OR THE DOCKET FROM THE PROBATE.
IT SHOWS THAT IT WAS FILED IN MAY OF 2025. YES.
SO HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE PASSED BEFORE. MAY 8TH, 2025.
DOES THAT HELP JOG YOUR MEMORY AS TO WHEN HE PASSED AWAY? YES. YES, SIR. WHEN WHEN WHEN DO YOU RECALL HIM PASSING? SINCE THIS WAS FILED IN MAY OF 2025. I'M NOT 100% SURE, BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY PROBABLY EARLY 2025.
I MEAN, ARE WE TALKING MONTHS OR WEEKS OR WHAT? BEFORE YOU FILE THE PROBATE. OH, YES. MONTHS BEFORE.
SO DID YOU ARRANGE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE TRAILER? YES. OKAY. YOU RECALL HOW LONG AFTER YOUR FATHER PASSED THAT YOUR TRAILER WAS REMOVED.
I DO NOT RECALL. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WAS BEFORE OR AFTER THE PROBATE STARTED? I BELIEVE IT WAS AFTER. OKAY.
DO YOU RECALL WHEN THE THE GRASS WAS TAKEN CARE OF? IT WAS ALSO AFTER THE PROBATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE ME TO CONSIDER AT THIS POINT? THE ONLY THING WOULD PROBABLY BE THE FACT THAT I'M GOING TO.
SELL THE PROPERTY SO THAT THE NEW OWNERS CAN IMPROVE THE HOME PROPERTY.
SO IT'S NOT. YOU KNOW. TAKING UP THE SPACE ANYMORE.
OKAY. OKAY. WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD.
ABSOLUTELY. FOR THE RECORD, DENNIS BOND, CO COMPLIANCE MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
AFTER REVIEWING THE CASE APPLICATION SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION AND THE TIME IT TOOK TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION, THE CITY RECOMMENDS THE FINE OF $18,954.77 BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $2,000, AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF 750 BE ADDED FOR A TOTAL OF $2,750. IT'S A 14% REDUCTION.
OKAY. MISS BRODY, DID YOU HEAR THE CITY'S POSITION? I'M SORRY. THERE. LITTLE. OKAY. THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION WAS IS TO REDUCE THE.
LET ME GO BACK ONE STEP. THE CITY GENERALLY RECEIVES IN ANY REDUCTION CASE, THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF $750 TO PROCESS THE ORIGINAL VIOLATION THROUGH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF A AN AMOUNT THAT DOESN'T GET REDUCED BELOW.
THE CITY'S ALSO REQUESTING THAT THEY RECEIVE OF THE 18,900 PLUS DOLLARS.
THEY'RE AGREEABLE TO REDUCING THAT 18,900 PLUS AMOUNT TO $2,000.
SO THE TOTAL LIEN AMOUNT WILL BE $2,750. DO YOU HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THEIR POSITION?
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OKAY. LET ME ALSO ADVISE YOU THAT THE ORDER PROVIDES THAT PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS, OR THE ORIGINAL LIEN AMOUNT GETS REIMPOSED. DO YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH BEING ABLE TO PAY THAT IN 30 DAYS? NO, SIR. OKAY THEN I'LL ENTER AN ORDER TO THE EFFECT THAT THE THAT THE LIEN WILL BE REDUCED TO $2,750.OKAY. YES. OKAY. AND THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM. MR. PATEL, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT WAS CASE CEB2470824 AT 1476 READE STREET, NORTHWEST.
YES, AND I SIGNED THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED AT 1:12 P.M..* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.