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I TO CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARINGS FOR MAY 20TH, 2026.
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IT'S 1 P.M.. MY NAME IS JAMES BEADLE. I'M THE PERSON THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR REDUCTIONS IN CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS.THE GENERAL PROCEDURE IS IS THAT WHEN YOUR CASE IS CALLED THAT THE APPLICANT WILL COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND IDENTIFY THEMSELVES FOR THE RECORD, BOTH THEIR NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS. AND THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE ABLE TO PRESENT THEIR CASE FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE FINE.
THE CITY WILL THEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE INFORMATION PRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT, AND AFTER THE CITY'S PRESENTATION, THE APPLICANT WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO WHAT THE CITY PRESENTS.
THAT'S JUST THE GENERAL PROCEDURE THAT WE USE.
I'LL TURN IT OVER NOW FOR THE CLERK TO SWEAR IN ANYONE WHO'S GOING TO TESTIFY.
[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? YOU MAY BE SEATED.OUR FIRST CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY IS ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA.
[PETITION FOR RELIEF]
IT'S 203CB20340-20 AT 764 NIAGARA STREET, NORTHWEST.YES, SIR. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE FINE REDUCED.
THIS HAPPENED BACK DURING COVID TIME 2020. AND I WAS WORKING ON THE CAR IN THE YARD FIXING MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR. AND ANYWAY, THAT DID IT FOR A DAY.
AND I GUESS SOMEONE REPORTED ME AND THE CASE CAME UP AND I THOUGHT IT WAS LONG GONE. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS. THE ONLY WAY I KNEW ABOUT IT WAS I APPLIED FOR A LOAN TO PUT A NEW ROOF ON MY HOUSE, AND THERE WAS A LEAN AGAINST MY PROPERTY. AND I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED WHEN I FOUND THAT OUT.
AND WITH THE AT THAT TIME, I SAY WITH, WITH THE COVID GOING ON AND PROSTATE CANCER AND OTHER THINGS, I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL, YOU KNOW, OVER. AND ONCE I SAW THIS, I WAS JUST YOU KNOW, SHOCKED AND, YOU KNOW DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL I, YOU KNOW, DID SOME RESEARCH TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT.
AND I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FINE, YOU KNOW, I ACCEPT THAT.
BUT THE AMOUNT THAT WAS ON THERE WAS JUST EXORBITANT, I THINK.
SO. OKAY. DID YOU GET NOTICE OF THE HEARING BEFORE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD NOTICE FOR THE HEARING? YEAH. THIS HEARING TODAY.
NO NO NO. FROM BEFORE WHEN THE WHEN THE FINE WAS IMPOSED.
OH NO NO NO, SIR. SO YOU DIDN'T ATTEND THE HEARING WHEN THE BOARD IMPOSED THE FINE? I NEVER KNEW OF ANY HEARING. LIKE I SAID, THEY PUT THE NOTICE ON MY DOOR.
OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? FOR THE RECORD.
DENNIS BUNTE CO COMPLIANCE MANAGER. AFTER REVIEWING THIS CASE, THE APPLICATION, THE SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION, AND THE LENGTH OF TIME THE VIOLATION EXISTED, WHICH WAS THREE YEARS.
THE CITY RECOMMENDS THE FINE OF $67,418.24, BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF 6700, WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF 750, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $7,450, APPROXIMATELY 11% OF THE ORIGINAL FINE.
AND YOU'VE HEARD THE CITY'S POSITION. WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? WELL, I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD THAT AMOUNT. I MEAN, I, YOU KNOW, I'M RETIRED AND A FIXED INCOME AND YOU KNOW, ANYTHING OVER 1000 WOULD PUT ME IN A SEVERE FINANCIAL BIND.
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HOW LONG WERE YOU WORKING ON YOUR NEIGHBOR'S CAR? TWO DAYS.DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY EVIDENCE THAT THE PROPERTY WAS IN THE CONDITION LONGER THAN TWO DAYS, REPRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT? CURRENTLY IN THE FILE, ALL I HAVE IS NOTES THAT EVEN THOUGH HE WASN'T WORKING ON CARS, HE LEFT CAR REPAIR ITEMS OUTSIDE OUT FRONT.
BUT I DON'T ACTUALLY SHOW A PICTURE IN THIS FILE.
THAT DATES TO THAT. SO. OKAY. NO. OKAY. WHEN YOU SAY THERE'S CAR REPAIR ITEMS OUT FRONT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THERE WAS A LIKE A PRESSURE TANK, SOME CABLES AND WIRES.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS SOME OTHER ITEMS STACKED UP OVER ON THE SIDE, POSSIBLY SOME SORT OF DOLLY TO PUT HIS COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR ON. SO EVEN THOUGH HE FIXED THE NEIGHBOR'S CAR IN TWO DAYS, EITHER HE WAS WORKING ON OTHER STUFF OR JUST LEFT ALL THOSE ITEMS OUT IN FRONT BY THE GARAGE. DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OTHER THAN THIS MATERIAL THAT WAS OUT FRONT REFLECTING IT WAS ACTUALLY WORKING ON ANY CARS OTHER THAN THE TWO DAYS HE REPRESENTED? NO, SIR.
DOES THE CITY HAVE ANYTHING IN THEIR RECORDS REFLECTING HOW LONG THESE CAR REPAIR ITEMS WERE STILL OUT IN THE ON THE PROPERTY? NO. ALL I HAVE IS THE AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE SIGNED BY THE CO COMPLIANCE OFFICER.
AT THAT TIME, I DON'T HAVE A PHOTO SHOWING A COMPLIANCE.
OKAY. WERE THERE ANY SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS BY THE CITY AFTER THE ORDER WAS ENTERED BY THE BOARD CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD? THEY GO OUT EVERY THREE MONTHS AND CHECK THE PROPERTIES, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE FILE REFLECTING THAT THAT IN FACT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE BACK IN 2020? NO, I SHOW THAT AFTER THE HEARING DATE, THEY WENT OUT ONCE AND THEN THEY DIDN'T GO BACK OUT AGAIN UNTIL THEY COMPLIED IT.
THAT'S ALL I SHOW IN THE FILE. WHEN WAS THE TIME THEY WENT OUT? AFTER THE ORDER WAS ENTERED? TAKE A LOOK.
SO THEY WENT BACK OUT ON JUNE 10TH AND DID A RE INSPECTION ON JULY 24TH OF 2020 AND SIGNED AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE IN ORDER TO IMPOSE THE FINE. SO BASICALLY THREE WEEKS.
OKAY. I DON'T SEE A COPY OF THE FULL ORDER IN MY POCKET.
I HAVE THE FIRST PAGE, BUT NOT THE SECOND PAGE.
WHAT WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE DATE OF COMPLIANCE AND REQUIRED BY THE ORDER AND THE FINE.
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SO THE FINES WENT INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 29TH OF 2020.AND THE ACTUAL MAGISTRATE HEARING WAS THE ORDER WAS DONE ON JUNE 10TH OF 2020.
RIGHT. BUT WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE? $50 A DAY.
SIR, YOU NEED TO. IF YOU WANT TO TALK, YOU NEED TO GO OUTSIDE.
WE'RE HAVING A PUBLIC. WE'RE HAVING HEARINGS FOR.
OKAY. MR. BAKER, BASED ON THE EVIDENCE THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS AT LEAST STILL A PARTIAL VIOLATION OF THE ORDER WHEN THE SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION WAS DONE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE THREE WEEKS. SO THAT'S 21 DAYS.
THE FINE WAS $50. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WHEN THE CITY PROCESSES A COMPLAINT THROUGH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD, THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE $750 AND ARE ALMOST NEVER GIVE ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT UNLESS THE CITY STIPULATES TO THAT.
SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO $1,800, WHICH IS 21 DAYS TIMES THE $50 THAT WAS THERE. OKAY. SO AND NORMALLY WE PROVIDE IN THE ORDER THE PAYMENT HAS TO BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH MAKING A PAYMENT IN 30 DAYS FOR $1,800? NO, SIR. OKAY. BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T PAY IT WITHIN THE WITHIN THAT 30 DAY TIME PERIOD, THE ORIGINAL FINE IS REINSTATED. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHTY.
SO I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO $1,800 TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.
OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. AND WHERE DO I PAY THAT? I'LL EMAIL THAT TO YOU AND I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THOSE.
WE CAN MAKE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. SIR. YES, SIR. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY IS ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA, CEB22015-21 AT 1238 SANCHEZ STREET, SOUTHEAST.
WHICH WHICH CASE IS IT? OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE BEADLE.
COULD I ASK TO BE SKIPPED OVER, PLEASE? THEY SHOULD BE ARRIVING SHORTLY AND THEY WOULD NEED TO.
THEY WILL BE TESTIFYING. WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME? I MEAN, I KIND OF SCANNED THROUGH THIS. WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT SUPPOSEDLY HAPPENED AND WHAT SUPPOSEDLY DIDN'T HAPPEN? YES, SIR. AND MY MY CLIENT'S TESTIMONY IS ACTUALLY VERY LIMITED.
THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIMPLE CLERICAL ERROR. SIMPLE HUMAN MISTAKE.
MY MY CLIENT'S PURCHASED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO TAX DEED.
AT THE TIME AFTER, AFTER THE, OF THE PURCHASE MONIES WERE TENDERED TO THE CLERK.
THERE WAS A, A LARGE SURPLUS. THE CITY DUTIFULLY FILED A CLAIM AGAINST THAT SURPLUS.
I HAVE THE DOCUMENT, IF I MAY APPROACH. YES. THE CITY, THERE WERE NUMEROUS LIENS ON THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THERE WERE SQUATTERS ON THE PROPERTY. THE CLERK WENT THROUGH AND LISTED SOME OF THE LIENS.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE MISSED ONE. WELL, LET ME, LET ME, LET ME BACK UP.
THE CLERK OF THE COURT PAID THE CITY OF PALM BAY $33,000 IN CHANGE, AND THERE WAS STILL A SURPLUS OF OVER 88,000, SORRY, $85,000 REMAINING WITH, WITH THE WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
BUT, BUT IT WAS AMPLE FUNDS TO FULLY SATISFY THE CITY'S LIEN AT THAT TIME.
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MY CLIENTS PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WERE CODE LIENS, BUT WITH THEIR PURCHASE MONEY, THERE WAS GOING TO BE MORE THAN ENOUGH OF A SURPLUS TO SATISFY ALL THE LIENS IN QUESTION.THE PROFFER TO THE MAGISTRATE IS MY CLIENT'S MR. MRS OWNS PURCHASED A PROPERTY. THE SQUATTERS REMAINED.
THEY WENT THROUGH ALL EFFORTS TO REMOVE THE SQUATTERS, INCLUDING. THEY FILED AN EVICTION PROCEEDING. THEY HAD TO EVENTUALLY AND GOT THE SQUATTERS OUT. IT TOOK SOME TIME, BUT YOU KNOW, BUT THEY WENT THROUGH THE ACTUAL EVICTION EVICTION PROCESS.
THAT'S THE PROPER AND GOT THE SQUATTERS OUT AND CLEANED THE PLACE UP IN ORDER TO RESELL IT.
IT'S PRESENTLY FOR SALE. THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS LIEN FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AT A CLOSING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN THEY WENT TO A CLOSING AND THEY WERE TOLD IT WAS STILL AN OUTSTANDING LIEN WITH THE CITY OF PALM BAY. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IF I MAY, I APPROACH THE PRIOR HOMEOWNER RECEIVED THROUGH A RECOVERY FIRM RECEIVED $85,000 IN SURPLUS FUNDS.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THOSE FUNDS COULD HAVE BEEN UTILIZED TO PAY THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
SO MAYBE, MAYBE IT GOT MISSED SOMEHOW. AND ONCE AGAIN, MY CLIENTS, YOU KNOW, HAD TO EVICT THESE SQUATTERS, WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, CLEANED UP THE BEST THEY COULD.
AND WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY BOUGHT THIS PLACE, THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE PAYING FOR IT.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO A CLERICAL ERROR, IT DIDN'T OCCUR.
SO WE'RE ASKING IF POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE THE LIEN FULLY REMOVED.
OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION AFTER REVIEWING THE CASE, THE APPLICATION, THE SEVERITY AND THE LENGTH OF TIME OF THE VIOLATION, WHICH ACTUALLY EXTENDED EVEN PAST THIS TAX DEED SALE, IT WAS STILL IN VIOLATION.
THE CITY RECOMMENDS THE FINE OF $41,597.46, BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $50, WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $750, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $5,000, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 12% OF THE ORIGINAL FINE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT IT'S NOT THE CITY'S POSITION TO REQUEST SURPLUS MONEY ON AN ACTIVE RUNNING DAILY FINE, BECAUSE IT IS STILL AN ACTIVE RUNNING DAILY FINE.
SO THAT WAS WHAT I FOUND WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE FILE.
AND THAT THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO I, I, I DON'T WANT TO ASK TOO MUCH, BUT IF THE MAGISTRATE WOULD CONSIDER MY, MY CLIENTS DID HAVE TO EVICT THE SQUATTERS IF THAT CAN BE GIVEN ANY CONSIDERATION.
SO THEIR HANDS WERE SOMEWHAT TIED POST, POST ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS MAY BE TURNING INTO A SHORT SALE SHORTLY WITH, WITH MY CLIENTS RENOVATION OF THEIR PROPERTY.
SO THAT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AERIAL PHOTOS. THEY'RE THE SAME CARS, SAME PEOPLE.
SO THE DEBRIS DID NOT GET CLEANED UP UNTIL AFTER THE PROPERTY WAS COMPLETELY VACANT? YEAH, UNTIL THE SQUATTERS WERE REMOVED. CORRECT.
TO SEE IT IN HERE. HOW LONG WAS THE PROPERTY IN VIOLATION? FROM WHAT DATE TO WHAT DATE?
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THE FINE STARTED ON MARCH 25TH OF 2021. AT $50 A DAY.AND IT RAN UNTIL MARCH OF 23. OKAY.
OH 20. I'M SORRY. MARCH OF 2222. OKAY. SO ABOUT A YEAR.
HE SAID IT WAS $50 A DAY WAS THE FINE. YES, SIR.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT MATH DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.
YEAH. FOR EACH DAY, $50, 300, 365 TIMES 50 BE ABOUT 16,000 AND CHANGE.
I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO $3,500. IT'S 30 DAYS SUFFICIENT TIME.
YES, MAGISTRATE. MY CLIENTS, KNOWING THEY'LL GET INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE, THEY'LL BE AN ORDER ENTERED, AND THEY'LL GET A COPY OF THE ORDER. IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CLOSING, THE TITLE COMPANY IS GOING TO WANT A COPY OF THAT ANYWAY. YES, SIR.
SO 35. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ARE YOU NANCY'S HUSBAND? YES, I WILL. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE. HAVE A GOOD DAY, JOE. TAKE CARE.
OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THE AGENDA.
26225-25 AT 895 TEDDER ROAD, SOUTHEAST.
GOOD AFTERNOON, JASON GRADWELL. I HAD NO IDEA WE HAD A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY UNTIL I WENT TO SELL A HOUSE IN PALM BAY. AND THE TITLE COMPANY INFORMED ME THIS WAS THE 14TH OF APRIL.
THE 13TH OF APRIL. I CONTACTED THE OFFICER THAT FILED THE COMPLAINT.
SHE TOLD ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE NEXT DAY WE CLEANED UP THE WHOLE PROPERTY, NOTIFIED HER AGAIN.
SHE WENT OUT AND AND CLEARED IT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER.
I HAD A BOX TRAILER, A CAR, AND SOME PALLETS OF CULTURED STONE BUILDING MATERIAL.
OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION AFTER REVIEWING THE CASE, THE APPLICATION, THE SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION AND THE LENGTH OF TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION. THE CITY RECOMMENDS THAT THE FINE OF $8,481.58 BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $850, WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $750, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,600.
THAT'S 11% OF THE ORIGINAL FINE. OKAY. AND WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE? I THAT'S FINE, THAT'S FINE. I CAN PAY IT IN 30 DAYS.
OKAY, THEN I'LL ENTER AN ORDER TO THAT EFFECT.
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OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS ITEM NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA CB24071-23, AND THIS IS AT 561 HAMMEL STREET, SOUTHWEST. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD AFTERNOON SIR. CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD? MY NAME IS DON SAMUEL. I'M THE OWNER OF FIVE SIX, ONE HOMEWOOD STREET, SOUTHWEST PALM BAY, FLORIDA. OKAY. MR.. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT I BELIEVE HE NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN.YES. I JUST REALIZED HE WASN'T HERE WHEN WE STARTED THE MEETING.
YES. 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? SURE. THANK YOU. MR. SAMUEL, YOU WEREN'T HERE WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION.
THE GENERAL PROCESS IS THAT YOU, AS THE APPLICANT, WILL PRESENT YOUR CASE AS FAR AS WHAT YOU WANT TO PRESENT TO ME AS FAR AS JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE FINE. AS YOU'VE NOTICED, THE CITY THEN WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO YOUR POSITION, AND THEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO WHAT THE CITY PRESENTS.
OKAY. OKAY. FIRST THING, AND THIS IS NOT A JUSTIFICATION, BUT I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL I WAS SELLING A BUILDING THAT I OWED THE CITY THIS MONEY WHEN IT, WHEN IT STARTED, THE VIOLATION STARTED THERE WAS ANOTHER LADY WHO WAS THE CODE ENFORCER AND SHE WAS THE ONE WHO DIRECTED US. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PRIOR TIME THAT WE WERE IN, IN, IN. NONCOMPLIANCE, YOU KNOW BUT WHEN SHE, WHEN I GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO HER IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT THAT WE WERE, WE WERE NONCOMPLIANT.
SO WE WORKED WITH HER AND FIXED IT. ALL RIGHT.
FIXED THE PROBLEM. AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE FIXED IT, WE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS, WAS, WAS, WAS, WAS FINISHED. AND WE HAVE NEVER THINK I EVEN, WE EVEN WORKED TOGETHER IN HAVING SOLVING ANOTHER PROBLEM ON THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME AND THAT WE WERE WORKING TOGETHER TO GET THAT RESULT, WHICH WE DID. SO NOW IS THE ONLY TIME I REALIZED THAT WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE.
AND BECAUSE OF MY FINANCIAL SITUATION, I HAD TO KIND OF GET IT.
SO I DID NOT KNOW THAT I HAD TO MOVE UP THE THING BECAUSE THE LAND WAS BEING TRANSFERRED.
SO WHEN WE CAME UP WE FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE.
AND SO WE'RE JUST PLEADING ON THE, THE COURT AT THIS POINT TO, TO REDUCE THAT FINE BECAUSE OF OUR FINANCIAL SITUATIONS. AND WE'RE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY STRESSED FOR, FOR, FOR CASH THAT WE HAD TO SELL MOST OF OUR PROPERTIES JUST TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO, TO GET BY AND TO, TO, TO THINK.
BUT AFTER WE FOUND OUT AND WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH THE PALM BAY CODE ENFORCEMENT TO RECTIFY ALL THE DIFFERENT CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WE HAD ON THE PROPERTY. AND I THINK IT WAS RECTIFIED.
IS THAT IT? YES, SIR. OKAY. WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION AFTER REVIEWING THE CASE, THE APPLICATION, THE SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION AND THE LENGTH OF TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION.
THE CITY RECOMMENDS THE FINE OF $11,440.30. BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $1,144.
AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $750, FOR A TOTAL OF $2,194.
THIS IS A 20% REDUCTION FROM THE ORIGINAL FINE.
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CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? THE AMOUNTS AGAIN? YEAH.WE'RE REDUCING THE FINE TO $1,144 WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF 750, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $2,194. THAT'S 1894, 1143, 1750 IS 1894. YOU WORK.
THAT'S MY AREA. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION.
MR.. SAMUEL? YES, SIR. DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S POSITION? SO IF I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO REDUCE.
OKAY. HOW MUCH IS WHAT'S THE AMOUNT. 1890 $1,894.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE ORIGINAL FINE AMOUNT GETS REINSTATED.
OKAY. OKAY. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. YES, SIR.
APPRECIATE THAT. AND THE CITY WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE ORDER AFTER IT'S SIGNED.
WE JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. OH, OKAY.
ONE DAY IT WOULD HIT SOMETHING.
SO DO WE. YES, WE HAVE THE BUYERS. THE PEOPLE.
WHO ARE. SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A CARD? I DON'T THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I'M NEW. HERE'S MY CARD. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
AND WE KNOW HOW THOSE WORK. OR DON'T. KNOW SOMETHING OR DON'T.
NEED ANYTHING. SOMETHING LIKE.
OKAY, THIS IS CASE NUMBER FIVE ON THE AGENDA CB23570-23
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AT 2280, FALLON BOULEVARD NORTHEAST. THIS IS GLADYS.SHE'S FROM THE TITLE COMPANY. FROM THE ORIGINAL SALE.
GLADYS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
ALL. HOW ARE YOU? WE'RE GOOD. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME OF DAY TO AT LEAST HEAR ME OUT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR BENEVOLENCE. OKAY. MY NAME IS JAMES BEEDLE.
THE. THE GENERAL PROCEDURE IS IS. THE APPLICANT MAKES A PRESENTATION AS TO THE JUSTIFICATIONS OR OR THE ASSERTED JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE LIEN AMOUNT.
YES. THEN THE CITY WILL PRESENT THEIR CASE OR THEIR POSITION REGARDING THE REDUCTION.
AND THEN THE APPLICANT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO WHAT THE CITY'S PRESENTATION IS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CORRECT. YES, I UNDERSTAND.
OKAY, I'LL LET YOU GO AHEAD THEN. COULD YOU PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF THEN? FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS GLADYS MILLION AND I REPRESENT THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THE ACTUALLY, I'M THE LIEN SEARCH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE THAT CONDUCTED THE SEARCH AND REPORTED IT, BUT THE TITLE COMPANY DID NOT SEE IT.
THERE WAS A CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE, BUT SINCE THEN THEY'VE REMEDIED THE SITUATION.
OKAY. AND AFTER THEY REMEDIED THE SITUATION, THEY'RE TRYING TO SELL THE PROPERTY.
SINCE WE DID NOT PLACE IT ON OUR FINDINGS. WHERE THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THIS ITEM WAS WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE? I BEG YOUR PARDON? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE VIOLATIONS WERE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE? YES, IT WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. I BELIEVE THIS YEAR ALREADY.
AND THERE WAS SOME SORT OF FIRE IN THE GARAGE, AND IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY.
THAT WAS AFTER CLOSING. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, SO SHE CAN HEAR YOU. YES.
FOR THE RECORD, DENNIS BOND, CO COMPLIANCE MANAGER.
THE CITY RECOMMENDS THE FINE OF $35,458.98. BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $3,500, AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $750, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $4,250.
IT'S 12% OF THE ORIGINAL FINE. DID YOU HEAR THE CITY'S POSITION, MISS MILLION? YES, YES, YES, I HEARD THE CITY'S POSITION. THEY ARE QUITE MAGNANIMOUS.
I AM AT YOUR MERCY. OKAY. SO WHATEVER YOU CAN DO.
I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE TO 4000. MAKE IT AROUND $4,000.
I'LL TAKE IT. NORMALLY, NORMALLY. NORMALLY THE ORDER PROVIDES.
IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH PAYING THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE WITHIN 30 DAYS? NO SIR, THERE IS NO ISSUE WHATSOEVER. THIS WILL BE PAID WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.
OKAY, THEN I'LL ENTER AN ORDER TO THAT EFFECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM. WILL I HAVE SOMETHING SO I CAN PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD OR PAY WITH A CHECK? WHATEVER YOU NEED, HOWEVER. HOWEVER, PAYMENTS ARE MADE.
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SMILE. YES, MA'AM. GOOD TO HEAR YOUR.OKAY. KYLE, CAN YOU STILL HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. THIS IS CASE. ACTUALLY. SORRY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ON OUR AGENDA.
CASES CEB2581725 AND 2645525. AT 710 FRISCO STREET, SOUTHEAST. NO, NOT RIGHT AWAY. YEAH. MR. THOMPSON, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. 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. THE GENERAL PROCEDURE IS, IS THAT YOU, AS THE APPLICANT, WILL PRESENT YOUR CASE OR THE JUSTIFICATION FOR YOUR REQUEST FOR REDUCTION. THE CITY THEN WILL RESPOND OR PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND AFTER THAT PRESENTATION, YOU'RE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE CITY'S POSITION.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES. OKAY. YOU CAN GO AHEAD THEN.
SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. OKAY. YEAH.
I WAS JUST A BAD YEAR IN MY LIFE, AND I WASN'T ABLE.
MY YARD HAD GOTTEN A LITTLE OVERGROWN AND NEEDED SOME HELP AND REACHED OUT TO SOME PEOPLE, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO COME AND GET MY YARD CLEANED UP.
AND I JUST AFTERWARDS THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS IT.
I SHOULD HAVE REACHED OUT AND, LIKE, LET THE CITY KNOW THAT I GOT IT DONE.
I WAS JUST GOING IN BETWEEN JOBS. I DIDN'T, I WAS JUST DOING DOORDASH FOR A WHILE AND WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE HOUSE, AND THEN FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SPOT WHERE I DID.
AND I'M IN A COMFORTABLE SPOT NOW. AND IT WAS JUST A ROUGH TIME IN MY LIFE.
AND YEAH, I WANTED TO KEEP THE HOUSE AND YOU KNOW, RAISE MY SON HERE AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING NOW AND JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH STEPS TO TAKE NEXT.
OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION FOR THE RECORD? DENNIS BOND CO COMPLIANCE MANAGER. AFTER REVIEWING THE CASE, THE APPLICATION SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION AND LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK TO CORRECT A VIOLATION, THE CITY RECOMMENDS THE FINE OF $6,962.86, BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $696, WITH ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF $750, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,446.
OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT CASE? ON THE NEXT CASE.
THE TOTAL FINE IS $16,219.24. WE RECOMMEND THAT IT BE REDUCED TO 1600, WITH ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF 750, FOR A TOTAL OF 2350.
MR. THOMPSON, DID YOU HEAR THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING THE TWO CASES? YEAH, I I HEARD SOME THE NUMBERS. I'VE JUST WHAT WOULD THAT TOTAL BE FOR THE FINE.
IF MY MATH IS RIGHT, IT'S $3,796. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO.
OKAY. AND HOW LONG WOULD I HAVE TO PAY THAT? NORMALLY THE ORDER PROVIDES FOR 30 DAYS.
IS THAT SUFFICIENT TIME FOR YOU? I DON'T THINK SO.
I JUST STARTED THIS JOB. WOULD I BE ABLE TO GET MORE TIME? I MEAN, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED? MAN.
AS MUCH LIKE, WOULD I BE ABLE TO DO IS PAY THAT IN LIKE A SIX MONTH PERIOD.
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AND I COULD HAVE THAT ALL PAID WITHIN SIX MONTHS.I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER IF WE'VE EVER ACTUALLY DONE ONE THAT LONG BEFORE.
SO. BUT I JUST STARTED THIS JOB AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN A PAYCHECK FROM THEM.
AND WORKING AT THIS RESTAURANT, I WOULDN'T IT WOULD JUST TAKE A LITTLE.
IT WOULD TAKE MORE TIME THAN 30 DAYS. OKAY.
LET ME ASK A DIFFERENT QUESTION. CAN YOU DO YOU HAVE AN ISSUE OF MAKING PAYMENTS MONTHLY, OR DO YOU JUST WANT TO LEAVE IT AT THE SIX MONTH OUTSIDE? YEAH, I COULD DO MONTHLY PAYMENTS. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU CAN PAY A MONTH? I COULD DO LIKE, WELL, SIX, SIX. I'M GOING TO.
OKAY. IF WE DO 600 $600 A MONTH, THAT'S $3,600.
SO I MEAN, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO OR NOT DO? I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO IMPOSE AN ORDER HERE. AND THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH IT. YEAH.
THAT'S ONLY GOING TO GET YOU TO $1,800.
I'M GOING TO SAY $3,600. I'LL GIVE YOU THE SIX MONTHS.
OKAY, SO $3,600 AND SIX MONTHS. I CAN DO THAT.
OKAY. AND, MR. THOMPSON, I'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU VIA EMAIL, AND WE CAN WORK ALL THAT OUT.
OKAY? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. YOU, TOO. BYE.
WAS THE NUMBER TWO ONE SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP TODAY? HE WAS SUPPOSED TO TRY TO GIVE HIM A CALL. CAN I JUST HAVE HIS PHONE NUMBER UP THERE?
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SO I'M READING THIS AND. SAYING.OKAY. CAN YOU STILL HEAR ME? YES I CAN. OKAY.
THANK YOU. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER TWO ON OUR AGENDA.
(581) 325-8260. MEEHAN. AVENUE NORTHWEST. SIR.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? SIR, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YOU SOUND LIKE YOU'RE IN A TUNNEL RIGHT NOW.
LET'S SEE. ARE YOU ON SPEAKERPHONE? YES, I AM.
OKAY. THAT'S USUALLY THE REASON WHY. OKAY. BUT YOU CAN HEAR ME.
YEAH. I CAN HEAR YOU A LITTLE BETTER NOW. YES.
FOR THEIR REQUEST FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE FINE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES, I DO. OKAY. THEN YOU MAY PROCEED.
PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. OKAY.
I'M CHRIS. I'M THE TRUSTEE FOR THE CAZARES FAMILY TRUST, WHICH OWNS THE PROPERTY.
AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS I I SET UP TO CHANGE THE OR TO MODIFY THE NAME OF THE TRUST TO INCLUDE WORK THAT MY BROTHER WHO HAS A LIFE ESTATE IN, IN THE TRUST FOR THAT PROPERTY TO, YOU KNOW, FOR ANY WORK HE DID ON THE PROPERTY TO BE TO BE INCLUDED IN IN HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AS A GRANTOR.
AND SO IN THE PROCESS, THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING WITH WHAT I PUT DOWN, BECAUSE I GUESS WHEN I PUT IT DOWN, I DIDN'T PUT IN IN ALL IN LETTERS THAT JOSE LUIS CACERES GRANT PROGRAM, TOUR OF THE FAMILY TRUST, THEY DID NOT PUT THE FAMILY TRUST AND THEY JUST PUT IT IN HIS NAME ALONE AND USE THAT ADDRESS FOR NOTIFICATIONS. SO I NEVER I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS ON THE PROPERTY.
AND NOT ONLY DID I NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT THAT THE THE ISSUE WITH THE WITH THE.
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IN AUGUST OF 2023, AND HE DID NOT GO DOWN TO THAT PROPERTY DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE OF PERMANENT INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER. AND THAT CASE IS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., NOT IN WASHINGTON, MARYLAND, AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN HEARD IN COURT.SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF COURSE, IS THE IS DELAYING EVERY ACTION.
BUT AND THEY HAVEN'T CONSIDERED HIS LOSS OF HIS LABOR WAGES.
SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS I WENT DOWN THERE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PROPERTY HAD A A NOTICE. FOR THIS THIS PROBLEM.
SO THE MOMENT I GOT A NOTICE, I WENT DOWN THERE AND MADE SURE WE CAN TAKE THAT BUILDING APART AND TAKE IT OFF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WE DID SHORTLY AFTER I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION.
SO THERE'S A SERIES OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN. ONE OF WHICH WAS IN THE WAY IT WAS RECORDED WAS, WAS NOT QUITE PROPER. AND I'LL SAY IT'S PROBABLY, I'LL TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR, FOR THAT.
AND PALM BAY HAS SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT.
I'M HAVING ALL THE NOTICES SENT TO MY ADDRESS IN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE I LIVE.
AND SO I'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE ANY NOTIFICATIONS IN THE FUTURE.
SO, BUT AS SOON AS I AM, YOU KNOW, GIVEN A NOTICE, I ACT QUICKLY ON THAT.
BECAUSE I ALWAYS LIKE TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN AND NEIGHBOR.
SO AND WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH ENCROACHMENT FROM OTHER NEIGHBORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVING THEIR FENCES ON OUR PROPERTY, WHICH TOOK MONTHS TO, TO GET CLEARED UP. BUT ANYWAY, THAT IS WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO GET THIS MATTER CLEARED UP. MY BROTHER HAD AN INJURY WHICH WASN'T SETTLED AND AND SO, AND HE HAD SOME ISSUES RESULTING FROM THAT INJURY THAT ANYWAY, WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF DEALING WITH HIS PROBLEMS. THAT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM.
AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE PART OF THIS THIS HEARING.
THE ISSUES ARE THAT ONCE WE GET NOTICED, WE DO ACT QUICKLY OR I MYSELF ALWAYS ACT QUICKLY TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER AT THIS POINT? MR. CAZARES, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER AT THIS POINT? WELL, ALL I ALL I SAY IS I, I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS PALM BAY AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO DO THIS IN AS HONORABLY AS THEY CAN. I'VE HAD AN ISSUE WITH PALM BAY WHERE WHERE I, THEY, THEY DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF SOME STORM GRATES THAT THEY REMOVED CAUSING ME INJURY.
AND YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WAS A MATTER THAT I NEVER PURSUED BECAUSE I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE I STILL I'VE BEEN TOLD I SHOULD DO IT BECAUSE THEY IT WAS THEY DIDN'T HANDLE IT. RIGHT.
THEY DIDN'T WARN US AND THEY THEN WHEN I ADDRESSED IT, THEY TRIED TO COMMIT FRAUD.
THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE TO DEAL IN EVERY MATTER.
SO I'M JUST ASKING THAT THE CITY OF PALM BAY ACT HONORABLY IN THIS MANNER.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WHAT'S THE CITY'S POSITION? PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. FOR THE RECORD, DENNIS BOND, CO COMPLIANCE MANAGER, AFTER REVIEWING THIS CASE, THE APPLICATION SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION.
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THE CITY RECOMMENDS THE FINE OF $15,366.69, BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $1,500, AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $750, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $2,250.MR. CAZARES, DID YOU HEAR THE CITY'S POSITION ABOUT THE FEES AND VIOLATION? YEAH. I THINK YOU KNOW, I, I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FEES AND VIOLATIONS, BUT I HAVE A PROBLEM IS THE THE COMMUTATION OF TIME BECAUSE OF THE, WHEN I GOT THE NOTICE, THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE I HAVE A PROBLEM.
THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT I'M ASKING. DID YOU HEAR WHAT THE CITY'S POSITION WAS ON THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE? THE CITY GAVE A POSITION AS TO WHAT THEIR. THE CITY GAVE A POSITION ON WHAT THEY WOULD AGREE TO HAVE THE FINE REDUCED TO.
DID YOU HEAR THAT? OH, NO. OKAY, OKAY. YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO REDUCE IT TO 2000 AND $2,250? I THINK THAT IS A VERY HONORABLE WAY OF DOING DOING IT.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I WILL ACCEPT THAT AS US WORKING TOGETHER AS GOOD NEIGHBORS.
OKAY. AND NORMALLY THE ORDER PROVIDES THAT THE REDUCED AMOUNT NEEDS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS.
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYING IT WITHIN THAT PERIOD OF TIME? WELL, THE MONEY'S BEING HELD IN ESCROW. AGAIN, I'LL ASK MY QUESTION.
IS THERE A PROBLEM PAYING THE REDUCED FINE AMOUNT WITHIN 30 DAYS? NOT AT ALL. BECAUSE I'VE GOT THE MONEY BEING HELD BY TITLE COMPANY IN ESCROW, AND IT CAN BE, IT CAN BE ACTUALLY GIVEN TO YOU WITHIN A WEEK.
SO. OKAY. NO, NO, NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. ALL RIGHT.
ONCE I GET THE ORDER, I CAN SEND IT TO THE TITLE COMPANY.
AND WE CAN YOU KNOW THEY CAN WIRE THE MONEY AND THE REMAINDER BACK TO ME.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU OWN ANY OTHER REAL PROPERTY IN FLORIDA, BUT THE REASON YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE THE NOTICES IS BECAUSE THE ADDRESS THAT YOU HAVE LISTED WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, WHICH IS THE ONLY ADDRESS THE CITY IS OBLIGATED TO FORWARD INFORMATION TO, IS EITHER THE PROPERTY APPRAISER OR THE TAX COLLECTORS INFORMATION, WHICH LISTS THE CONTACT ADDRESS AT ME AND NOT YOUR ADDRESS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
WELL, I, I, I GOT THAT AND THAT'S WHY I CORRECTED EVERYTHING.
BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, THE POSTAL SERVICE DID NOT FORWARD TO MY BROTHER IN MARYLAND.
HE HAD A FORWARDING ORDER AND THEY DISCONTINUED THOSE.
SO I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND PROBLEMS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.
SO RIGHT NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
THE POINT IS I GOT THAT. THE POINT IS NOW I'VE GOT IT CHANGED WITH THE CITY.
THANK YOU. NO, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CHANGE IT WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE, NOT WITH THE CITY.
OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL DO THAT, I APPRECIATE IT.
YES, SIR. I'LL PUT THAT IN MY NOTES FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU. YES, SIR. HAVE A GOOD DAY. YOU TOO.
THANKS SO MUCH. YES, SIR. THAT'S THE LAST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
AND I SIGNED THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
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IT'S NOW 203. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.