[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CALL THE JULY 8TH, 2026 CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING TO ORDER. [SWEARING IN] FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS SWEARING IN. SO ANYBODY THAT WILL BE SPEAKING TODAY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND SO YOU CAN BE SWORN IN. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. NEXT IS THE ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES. [ADOPTION OF MINUTES] THEY HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED. SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS. [SUBMITTAL OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE PACKET] FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO SUBMIT THE AGENDA AND THE DIGITAL EVIDENCE PACKET INTO THE RECORD, AND IT IS ACCEPTED INTO THE RECORD. MOVING ON TO THE HEARINGS, OUR FIRST [CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS: PER DAY FINES (Part 1 of 2)] ITEM TO BE HEARD TODAY IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN UNDER THE CODE COMPLIANCE HEARING PER DAY FINDS. THIS IS CASE NUMBER CV2601287 AT 1196, GLANCE AVENUE NORTHWEST. THE CODE OFFICER IS CHRIS ROBINSON. YOUR ADDRESS? FOR THE RECORD, CHRIS ROBINSON, OFFICER, SOOY PALM BAY FOR CASE NUMBER CD2601287. I'M SUBMITTING PHOTOS THAT ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY DURING OUR INSPECTIONS FOR 1196 VALENCIA AVENUE. MY INITIAL INSPECTION WAS ON 41526 MRS FOR SECTION 73.21 B, WHICH. ALL THE VEHICLES. ON THAT INITIAL INSPECTION DURING THE CONTROL OF THE CITY, I OBSERVED THIS. THIS VEHICLE WITH A FLAT TIRE. I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT AND AS I WALKED BACK, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO TAG ON THE VEHICLE AS WELL. I ISSUED A COURTESY LETTER ON FIVE FIVE, 26. THE VIOLATION REMAINED, SO I ISSUED A STATEMENT OF VIOLATION. ON 527, THE VIOLATION REMAINS. I ISSUED A STATEMENT VIOLATION ALONG WITH A NOTICE OF HEARING. ON SIX 1026, I CONFIRMED THE DELIVERY OF THE OF THOSE PAPERWORKS AND ON 62426 THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AND ON 7726 THE PROPERTY WAS STILL IN VIOLATION. I WORKED ON THIS CASE FOR 85 DAYS. ALL RIGHT, SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND I'M SORRY. CHRISTOPHER D HALL. OKAY TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. I CAN'T GET RID OF THE CAR RIGHT NOW. IT HAS A LIEN ON IT. I'M TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE PERSON WHO HAS THE LIEN. I JUST CAN'T GET IN CONTACT WITH HIM SO HE CAN TAKE THE VEHICLE FROM THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AND SO THAT'S THE VEHICLE RIGHT THERE. YES. AND OTHER THAN, THE FLAT TIRE. WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT? THE TRANSMISSION. OKAY. AND I GUESS WITH THE LEAN. ARE YOU ABLE TO GET THE CAR REGISTERED? AND I. IT'S LIKE I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR NOW, SO IT'S JUST THE LEAN WAS MAKING BECAUSE I TRIED TO JUNK IT BEFORE AND THE PERSON WOULDN'T TAKE IT BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE LEAN. I TRIED TO SELL IT TO A JUNKYARD, BUT YOU WOULDN'T TAKE IT BECAUSE OF THE LEAN THAT'S STILL ON IT. OKAY. SO WHO OWNS WHO HAS THE LIEN ON THE CAR? HIS NAME IS ROBERT. I DON'T KNOW HIS LAST NAME. OKAY. AND HOW DOES HE HOW DOES HE COME TO HAVE A LIEN ON IT? WELL, YEARS AGO, YEARS AGO I HAD BORROWED SOME MONEY FROM HIM, AND JUST JUST PUT THE CAR AS COLLATERAL. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW, OBVIOUSLY, THE PROBLEM IS YOU'VE GOT AN INOPERABLE, INOPERABLE VEHICLE THAT'S THAT'S ON YOUR PROPERTY. SO WE CAN FIX THE, WE CAN FIX THIS EITHER BY GETTING IT REGISTERED AND MAKING IT OPERABLE OR GETTING RID OF IT OR I SUPPOSE. DO YOU HAVE ROOM IN YOUR GARAGE? BECAUSE IF THEY PUT IT IN THE GARAGE, THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. OKAY. IS THAT IS THAT I'D RATHER JUST GET RID OF IT. LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT THEM FOR ABOUT THE PAST 6 OR 7 WEEKS NOW AND CAN'T GET IN CONTACT WITH THEM. OKAY. WELL, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT THE THING IS, FOR ME HERE, I CAN PRETTY MUCH THE LIMITS OF MY AUTHORITY IS I CAN GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME TO COMPLY. OR. OR NOT. I HAVE NO PROBLEM GIVING YOU EXTRA TIME TO COMPLY, BUT I HAVE TO HAVE SOME BASIS FOR DOING THAT. SO IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET IN CONTACT, IF YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THIS GUY FOR 6 OR 7 WEEKS AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO, THEN THERE'S NO AMOUNT OF TIME IN MY HEAD THAT I CAN COME UP WITH THAT IS REASONABLE, REASONABLY LINKED TO A TIME, YOU KNOW, FOR COMPLIANCE. [00:05:01] SO IF YOU SAID IF YOU SAID, I TALKED TO THE GUY AND HE'S COMING IN A WEEK TO COME PICK UP THE CAR, THEN I SAY, ALL RIGHT, I'LL GIVE YOU A WEEK. IF YOU IF EVEN IF YOU SAID LIKE, HE'S COMING IN A MONTH, WE SET A DATE. HE'S HE'S GOT A TRUCK READY AND HE'S COMING TO GET THE CAR AND HE'LL BE HERE IN A MONTH, YOU KNOW, THEN I CAN GIVE YOU A, I CAN GIVE YOU FIVE WEEKS OR, YOU KNOW, I'LL GIVE YOU A MONTH TO COMPLY. BUT SINCE THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT, WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT WE CAN BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHOUT, WITHOUT DOING THAT. SO I, I MEAN, UNLESS THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME WAY YOU CAN GET THAT CAR INTO THE GARAGE. IF YOU CAN DO THAT, THEN YOU'VE BROUGHT THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE AND THEN YOU CAN WORK ON GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE AT, AT YOUR LEISURE WITHOUT THE CITY, YOU KNOW, BEING IN YOUR BUSINESS. I WAS JUST ASKING THIS, CAN I GET JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME? AND THEN IF ANYTHING, I'LL JUST PUT IT IN THE GARAGE. YEAH. JUST LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU NEED TO CLEAR OUT THE GARAGE OR WHATEVER AND HAVE IT READY. AS MUCH TIME AS YOU CAN GIVE ME AS THE COURT CAN GIVE ME. OKAY. THE CITY HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH TWO WEEKS? OKAY. TWO WEEKS. CAN YOU DO FOR FOUR? I MEAN, IT'S JUST IT'S JUST. IT'S SIX FEET. YOU GOTTA DO IS OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR AND PUSH. PUSH THE CAR IN. RIGHT. I GOT STUFF IN THE GARAGE, TOO. OKAY. YEAH. SO I'D HAVE TO, LIKE, GET RID OF A LOT OF STUFF TO PUT IT IN THE GARAGE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY PROBLEM? I MEAN, FOUR WEEKS SEEMS LIKE A LOT TO ME, BUT IF CITY IS OKAY WITH IT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE WILL SET THE NEW DATA COMPLIANCE FOR AUGUST 7TH, 2026. AND THEN IT WILL BE $50 A DAY FINE FOR EVERY DAY AFTER THAT, THAT THE PROPERTY IS WHAT DAY? YOUR HONOR. BECAUSE I, I WORK AND MY DAYS OFF IS MONDAY AND FRIDAYS. I HAD TO TAKE OFF FROM WORK TODAY JUST TO BE HERE. AUGUST 7TH IS A FRIDAY. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S COOL. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. SO? SO YOU'VE GOT A MONTH NOW TO EITHER GET THIS GUY TO TAKE THE CAR OR PUSH IT INTO THE GARAGE. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES (Part 1 of 2)] OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS ON THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES REPORT. IT'S ITEM NUMBER FOUR. IT'S CASE NUMBER CV2600589 AT 949 A STREET, NORTHEAST. THE CODE OFFICER IS ALSO CHRIS ROBINSON. YES, THIS IS FOR 949, A MEADOW. AND THIS IS TO CLOSE THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE VIOLATION? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON. I HAVE A PROBLEM TO HEAR. I FORGOT MY EARPLUGS. BUT I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM HERE. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND I, WE TALK, WE TALK ABOUT THE CARS IN QUESTION. AND THIS CAR HAD BEEN REMOVED AND PLACED WHERE HE, YOU KNOW, INDICATE FOR ME TO PLACE THEM. THAT WILL BE OKAY. I, I SENT HIM A MESSAGE. I CALL I DIDN'T GET FOR HIM TO GO AND OVER AND CHECK AGAIN TO MAKE SURE AND I, I DON'T KNOW IF HE WENT OR NOT OR WHATEVER, BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE NOBODY. AND THEN A I CAME TO THE OFFICE A FEW TIMES THAT JEANNIE. AND SHE KNOWS BECAUSE I GOT THE PLATES, BECAUSE HE SAY THAT I NEED PLATES AND I GOT INSURANCE AND I GOT PLATES AND I BROUGHT THE PLATES THAT JENNY KNOW. AND I SHOW THEM THAT I DID WHAT HE OR WHAT HE TOLD ME TO DO. [00:10:01] AND SO FAR I'M HERE. OKAY. I'M HERE. AND. LIKE I SAY. OKAY. THAT THAT'S MY CASE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE THAT NOW SO I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY. SO WHAT REMAINS TO BE TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE FOR THE VEHICLE SO YOU CAN PUT THEM ON VEHICLES BECAUSE I WENT OUT YESTERDAY, AND THOSE ARE THE PHOTOS I TOOK YESTERDAY. AND THAT BLACK GUY DOESN'T HAVE A PLATE. I'D SHOW YOU IF I SHOW YOU, OKAY, THAT MY BLACK IS MY VEHICLE. OH, SORRY. YOU'LL NEED TO SPEAK INTO THE MIC. ONE BEHIND AND IT IS. IT IS LIKE, SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE HE TOLD ME. MY SON, YOU SEE, THESE CARS BELONG TO MY SON. HE BROUGHT THEM IN BECAUSE HE DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THEM. AND HE'S LIKE, HE THINK HE'S A A TOY TOY. THESE ARE TOYS. AND THE BACK ONE NOW IS PLACED WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THAT HE TOLD ME. YOU TOLD ME THAT. AND IT'S RIGHT. LIGHT UP. I HAVE A PICTURE OF IT. OKAY. AND THEN WELL, AT LEAST ONE PROBLEM WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WENT AND GOT THE PLATES. LIKE YOU'RE LIKE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, BUT WHEN THEY THAT HAS A PLAY THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU I UNDERSTAND YOU SAID YOU GOT THE PLATES FOR IT, BUT HE'S SAYING HE TOOK THIS PICTURE YESTERDAY AND THE PLATES NOT ON THE CAR. SO WHEN HE DRIVES BY TO DO HIS INSPECTION, IF THE PLATES NOT ON THE CAR, HE CAN'T TELL THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. I DON'T OKAY. THE THING IS THAT HE TALKED TO ME ABOUT IT AND MENTIONED THAT HE COULD HAVE TOLD THAT CAR WHEN THAT CAR WAS WHEN IT WAS BEFORE, BECAUSE HE SAW THAT THERE IS SOME STUFF IN THE FRONT SEAT. AND I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT MY SON BROUGHT HOME A GIRLFRIEND WITH A BABY, THAT IT IS STAYING LIKE TEN MONTHS OLD. AND BESIDES THAT, THERE IS ONE COMING AND SHE BROUGHT ALL THIS BABY. YOU KNOW, THINGS. AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE SPACE ON THE HOUSE IN THE HOUSE TO PUT IT. AND BECAUSE THE SUV WAS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, OKAY, BUT WE PUT IT THERE. BUT THOSE THINGS ARE REMOVABLE. OKAY. I CAN IF I WANT TO GO AND JUMP IN THAT CAR AND DRIVE THAT CAR, I JUST HAD TO REMOVE THAT. AND IT'S, IT'S OKAY. I DON'T I DON'T THINK YOU'RE QUITE GETTING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SO ADD SOME CLARITY TO THIS, TO A BUNCH OF WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION. A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT THE PARKING THAT SHE WAS, THAT SHE WAS DOING. RIGHT NOW SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE GOLD CADILLAC THAT'S SITTING IN THE STREET WHEN I WENT OUT THERE, AS YOU CAN TELL, THE GOLD CADILLAC STOOD AND POPPED AND IT LOOKS INOPERABLE. BUT ALSO THE FRONT SEAT WAS LOADED UP WITH ALL KINDS OF JUNK. OKAY, THERE'S NO WAY TO DRIVE A VEHICLE IN THE FRONT SEAT. THAT ONE. I CAN HOLD ON. LET HIM TALK. SO SHE HAS SINCE CORRECTED THAT. OKAY. AND DECIDED THAT THAT THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE. THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT REMAINS, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE BLACK CADILLAC AND THE BLUE CONVERTIBLE PARKED IN YOUR DRIVEWAY THAT DO NOT HAVE A TAG. OKAY. HOLD ON, HOLD ON. MA'AM, MA'AM, MA'AM, PLEASE STOP INTERRUPTING. LET HIM TALK. I'LL. I'LL LET YOU TALK AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE INTERRUPTING OTHER PEOPLE. LET HIM FINISH WHAT HE'S SAYING. NO. LET HIM FINISH. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IF YOU HAVE THE TAGS, PUT THE TAGS ON THE CAR. CALL US. I WILL COME OUT. SEE THAT? THEY'RE ON THERE. TAKE MY PHOTOGRAPHS AND FIND THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. I HAD THE THE TAGS RIGHT HERE. WE KNOW. YEAH, I KNOW THAT THOSE TAGS ARE ASSIGNED TO THAT VEHICLE. I JUST CAN'T LOOK AT A TAG. IT HAS TO BE ON THE VEHICLE. I'M GOING TO GO TO THE MOTORWAY AND THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE ME THE WRONG TAGS. OH MY LORD, HAVE MERCY. YOU. YOU JUST SAID YOU HAVE THE YOU HAVE THE TAGS WITH YOU. [00:15:05] JUST PUT THEM ON THE CAR. THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. THAT'S. THAT'S IT. RIGHT. THE TAGS GO ON THE CAR AND THEN WE'RE DONE. THAT'S ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. JULY 13TH. DATE OF COMPLIANCE. SO YOU'VE GOT TIL JULY 13TH TO GET JULY. JULY 13TH. YOU HAVE FIVE DAYS TO GET THE TAGS. PUT THE TAG. ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS PUT THE LICENSE PLATE ON THE CAR AND CALL HIM. HE'LL COME AND SETTLE IT. OKAY. I HOPE HE ANSWERED. THAT'S HIS JOB. HE WILL DO THAT AND HE DON'T ANSWER. I'M OUT IN THE FIELD AND I'M GOING TO SEND YOU A MESSAGE. LEAVE A MESSAGE. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. JULY. THE DATE OF COMPLIANCE IS JULY 13TH. IT'LL BE JULY 13TH AND THEN IT'LL BE $50 A DAY FINE FOR EVERY DAY AFTER THAT, THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU DROPPED SOMETHING OUT OF YOUR BAG. I THINK SHE'S GOT US ON THE BACK SIDE. THANK YOU. SHE. CAN YOU LET HER KNOW? THANKS. THIS ONE'S ALSO YOURS. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ON THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES REPORT. THIS IS CV 2600029 AT 814 PYRACANTHUS STREET, NORTHWEST. THE CODE OFFICER IS ALSO CHRIS ROBINSON. COMPLIANCE OFFICER. THIS IS AN AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES. REFERENCE TO AN RV THAT'S BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE HOUSE AT 814 POWER CAMPUS FOR THE PALM BAY. OKAY, SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON. MY NAME IS SHANE DURKIN, AND I GOT THE RV TO ACTUALLY MOVE INTO IT BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE HOUSE AND IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME. SO I BOUGHT THE RV, I THINK IT WAS IN MARCH AND THE ROOF WAS LEAKING. THAT'S WHY I HAVE THE TARP ON IT. YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE WHITE THING HANGING DOWN ON THE ROOF. AND THAT'S THE NEW ROOF THAT I'VE BEEN PUTTING ON IT. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY THAT HELPS ME OR ANYTHING, SO I'VE BEEN DOING IT MYSELF AND I THINK I JUST FINISHED UP THE ROOF LIKE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, AND NOW I JUST NEED TO PUT THE A C ON THE ROOF TO MOVE IT. I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT MOVED LAST WEEK, BUT LIKE YOU CAN'T MOVE IT WITH LIKE HOLES IN THE ROOF. SO I HAVE ACTUALLY HAVING MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET HELP ME PUT THE A C ON THE ROOF THIS WEEKEND. OKAY. AND I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE PLACE I'M MOVING INTO. I'M MOVING IT. THERE'S. 717. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE OFF THE PROPERTY ON JULY 17TH. AND I'M ACTUALLY SELLING THE HOUSE TO AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, SO. OKAY. EVERYTHING SHOULD BE CLEANED UP. ALL RIGHT. SO ALL RIGHT, SO THAT, THAT, THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE EASIER THAN, THAN THE LAST ONE BECAUSE WE GOT IT THE LAST TWO BECAUSE WE GOT A DATE WHERE I DO HAVE I SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF LIKE THE MOLDY ROOF. WHEN I BOUGHT IT, THE GUY SAID THE ROOF DIDN'T LEAK AND STUFF AND I DROPPED IT OFF AND IT WAS IN BAD CONDITION WHEN IT STARTED. THAT'S OKAY. I'M REALLY ONLY CONCERNED THAT YOU'RE WORKING TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE. YOU'VE GOT A DATE WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE GONE. DOES LIKE. SO I CAN SET THE DATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR JULY 18TH? YES, IF THAT WOULD WORK. YEAH. OKAY. AND THE ONLY REASON IT TOOK SO LONG IS IT'S. I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS GOING TO BE FIXING THE WHOLE ROOF, AND IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE AND TAKES ME LONG TO DO BY MYSELF AND STUFF. OKAY. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND. ALL RIGHT. IS THE CITY HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH JULY 18TH? OKAY. SO THE DATE OF COMPLIANCE WILL BE JULY 18TH, AND THEN IT'LL BE A $50 A DAY FINE FOR EVERY DAY AFTER THAT THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. ALRIGHT, THANKS. YOU'RE FREE TO GO. YES, SIR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THAT ARE PRESENT TO BE HEARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A INTERMISSION AND REVIEW YOUR EVIDENCE PACKET? YES. OKAY. [00:20:05] ALL RIGHT. I'LL SET. AN OWNER REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING CASES ON THE PER DAY. [CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS: PER DAY FINES (Part 2 of 2)] FINE AGENDA HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR FOR TODAY'S HEARING. THOSE CASES ARE CV 2601567 AT 407 BREVARD AVENUE. SOUTHEAST. CV 2601699 AT 1234 CRAFTSMAN LANE, NORTHEAST. CV 1625 AT 2386 ROYAL PALM DRIVE, NORTHEAST. CV 2601673 AT 2837 GLASNER AVENUE, NORTHEAST. 26CV2601189 AT SEVEN 1750 BOTTLEBRUSH DRIVE, NORTHEAST NUMBER 103 CV2601590 AT 5040 DIXIE HIGHWAY, NORTHEAST NUMBER 27CV2601284 AT 1348 GILPIN STREET, NORTHWEST CV2600819 AT 83873 ELM AVENUE, NORTHWEST CV2601271 AT 1561 BARTON AVENUE, NORTHWEST CV2601280 AT 1072 PACE DRIVE NORTHWEST A 1063 AT 591 ADVENTURE AVENUE, NORTHWEST. CV2601048 AT 113 SAYBROOK ROAD, SOUTHWEST. CV2601122 AT 1132 CORINA STREET, NORTHWEST. THESE CASES WILL NOW BE HEARD WITHOUT FURTHER TESTIMONY, AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IS REQUESTED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE FILED, PRESENTED AND THE CITY REPRESENTS THAT ALL RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED AND OR NOTICED. ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND THE PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES ONE, THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT PRESENT TO BE HEARD, AND TWO, THE CASES HAVE NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE. THE CITY IS SUBMITTING ALL EXHIBITS AND AFFIDAVITS INTO EVIDENCE IN THESE CASES, AND REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE RESPONDENTS IN VIOLATION OF THESE CODES SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENTS OF VIOLATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME FOR COMPLIANCE AND SET A DAILY FINE TO BE IMPOSED IF THE RESPONDENTS FAIL TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. I FIND THAT ALL OF THE RESPONDENTS RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE TO TODAY'S HEARING, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES. I ALSO FIND THAT ALL THE CASES LISTED BY THE SECRETARY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENTS OF VIOLATION. THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED HAVE UNTIL JULY 23RD, 2026, WHICH IS 15 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, TO BRING THEIR PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE. THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE A FINE OF $50 PER DAY. FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY THAT VIOLATIONS CONTINUE PAST THE DATE OF COMPLIANCE. AND OWNER OF REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING CASES ON THE SET FINE AGENDA HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR FOR TODAY'S HEARING. [CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS: SET FINES] THEY ARE CV 2601364 AT ONE. 98 ESTABROOK AVENUE, NORTHEAST. CV 2601365 AT ONE. 98 ESTABROOK AVENUE NORTHEAST AND CV 2601414 AT 1618 ONE EIGHTH STREET SOUTHEAST. CV 2601043 AT 2685 KIRBY CIRCLE NORTHEAST AND 261361 AT 2836 BAZZLE AVENUE, SOUTHWEST. CV 261359 AT 2813 SAGE AVENUE, SOUTHWEST. CV 2601360 AT 2825 SAGE AVENUE, SOUTHWEST AND CV 2601427 AT 800 PEYTON AVENUE, SOUTHWEST. V 2601606 AT 414 TRAVEL STREET SOUTHWEST AND CV 2601399 AT 1092 ALMA AVENUE SOUTHEAST. THESE CASES WILL NOW BE HEARD WITHOUT FURTHER TESTIMONY, AND A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IS REQUESTED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE [00:25:04] FILES PRESENTED. THE CITY REPRESENTS THAT ALL RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED AND OR NOTICED. ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND THE PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT PRESENT TO BE HEARD AND THE CASES HAVE NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE. THE CITY IS SUBMITTING ALL EXHIBITS AND AFFIDAVITS INTO EVIDENCE IN THESE CASES, AND REQUEST THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE RESPONDENTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT OF VIOLATION, THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME FOR COMPLIANCE AND IMPOSE A FINE OF $200 IF THE RESPONDENTS FAIL TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. THE CITY ALSO REQUESTS A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO TAKE ALL REASONABLE ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE AND CHARGE THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH THE REASONABLE COST OF THE ACTIONS, ALONG WITH A FINE IMPOSED, IF NOT IN COMPLIANCE, BY THE COMPLIANCE DATE. I FIND THAT ALL OF THE RESPONDENTS RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE TO TODAY'S HEARING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES. I ALSO FIND THAT ALL OF THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED BY THE SECRETARY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENTS OF VIOLATION. THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED HAVE UNTIL JULY 18TH, 2026, WHICH IS TEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, TO BRING THE RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE OR PAY A SET FINE OF $200. I AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO TAKE ALL REASONABLE ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE, AND TO CHARGE THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH THE REASONABLE COST OF THE ACTIONS, ALONG WITH THE IMPOSED FINE. AN OWNER REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING CASES ON THE SET FINE AGENDA HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR FOR TODAY'S HEARING. THEY ARE. CV 2601135 AT 2020 PALM BAY ROAD, NORTHEAST NUMBER 8CV2601575 AT 2485 PORT MALABAR BOULEVARD NORTHEAST. CV 2601584 AT 1445 SPORTSMAN LANE, NORTHEAST. AND CV 2601043 AT KIRBY, 2685 KIRBY CIRCLE, NORTHEAST. THESE CASES WILL BE HEARD WITHOUT FURTHER TESTIMONY, AND A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IS REQUESTED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE FILES PRESENTED. THE CITY REPRESENTS THAT ALL RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED AND OR NOTICED. ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND THE PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES. THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT PRESENT TO BE HEARD, AND THE CASES HAVE NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE. THE CITY IS SUBMITTING ALL EXHIBITS AND AFFIDAVITS INTO EVIDENCE IN THESE CASES, AND REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE RESPONDENTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT OF VIOLATION, THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME FOR COMPLIANCE AND IMPOSE A FINE OF $200 IF THE RESPONDENTS FAIL TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE BY THAT DATE. I FIND THAT ALL THE RESPONDENTS RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE TO TODAY'S HEARING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES. I ALSO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED BY THE SECRETARY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENTS OF VIOLATION. THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED HAVE UNTIL JULY 18TH, 2026, WHICH IS TEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS ORDER TO BRING THE RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE, OR THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE A SET FINE OF $200 FOR THE VIOLATION. I HAVE ONE CASE THAT CAME INTO VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. THAT IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE UNDER THE SET FINES CV 2601083 AT 2020 PALM BAY ROAD NORTHEAST, AND THIS ONE IS FOR THEIR BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT. MOVING ON TO AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES. [AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES (Part 2 of 2)] THE CITY IS REQUESTING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. FIND ALL RESPONDENTS IN CASES LISTED IN THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES REPORT AND NONCOMPLIANCE FOR THE PERIOD STATED IN THE REPORT, AND IMPOSE THE FINES LISTED ON THE REPORT. I FIND ALL THE RESPONDENTS LISTED ON THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES REPORT AND NONCOMPLIANCE FOR THE PERIOD STATED ON THE REPORT, AND IMPOSE THE FINES AS LISTED ON THE REPORT DATED JULY 8TH, 2026. MOVING ON TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE LIEN REDUCTIONS, WE HAVE THREE ALL AT THE SAME PROPERTY. [CODE COMPLIANCE LIEN REDUCTIONS] THE PROPERTY IS 2507 CHATHAM WAY, NORTHEAST PALM BAY THE CASES ARE DASH 030498-03051 AND 18-05618. ALL RIGHT. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? ALL RIGHT, SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND COME UP TO THE PODIUM. GOOD AFTERNOON. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. [00:30:03] SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THE WITNESSES NEED TO BE SWORN. I THINK HE CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LATER. OKAY. SORRY. YOU NEED TO BE SWORN IN FIRST. SIR, CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO, THANK YOU SIR. MY NAME IS VICTOR DOUGAN. I'M THE TRUSTEE OF THE LAND TRUST AT 2507 CHATHAM. THESE CODE ENFORCEMENTS ARE FROM 2015 TO 2019, AND THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND A TAX DEED SALE. AND APPARENTLY THESE ALL OF THESE VIOLATIONS ARE FROM THE STATE. THE LADY WHO OWNED IT BEFORE AND SHE WAS SOMEWHERE UP NORTH. AND ALL OF THESE LIENS ARE FROM THAT TIME. AND THE GENTLEMAN WHO BOUGHT IT, HIS NAME IS PAUL DALEY. HE DID A QUITCLAIM TO, TO US. AND HE DID REACH OUT TO CITY OF PALM BAY TO HAVE THEM REVIEWED. AND HE WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE HE'S NO LONGER THE OWNER, SO I HAVE TO, TO BE HERE. OKAY. AND I PAID ALL THE FINES, WHICH WERE DUE TO THE CITY TAKING CARE OF THE LAWN CUTTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MOST OF THOSE FINES ARE FROM THAT TIME BACK IN 2015 TO 19. AND THE PROPERTY HAS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THE GRASS IS CUT AND EVERYTHING ELSE. OKAY. SO I'M IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING THE PLACE AND IT CAME UP AND I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THESE LIENS. IT CAME IN THE TITLE SEARCH. SO THAT'S HOW I KNEW ABOUT IT. DID. AND SO THESE SO YOU RECEIVED THE PROPERTY THROUGH QUITCLAIM, IS THAT RIGHT? SO YOU DIDN'T DO A TITLE SEARCH BEFORE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY? I SHOULD HAVE, BUT I DID NOT. OKAY, I GOT YOU. YEAH. THE GENTLEMAN, HE'S 90 YEARS OLD, AND HE JUST SAID, YOU KNOW THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY PROBLEM, BUT I GUESS THERE WAS. AND I'M NOT SURE EVEN IF HE WAS AWARE OF IT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT I'M JUST DOING QUICK MATH IN MY HEAD, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOMETHING ON THE ORDER OF $50,000. AND MORE THAN THAT, I THINK ONE OF THEM IS LIKE 129,000. YEAH. THE ACTUAL AMOUNT, THE TOTAL OF ALL THREE CASES IS $154,512.46. OKAY. THAT'S GOT TO BE MORE. IT'S GOT TO BE MORE THAN WHAT THE PROPERTY IS WORTH. YES, SIR. YEAH. SO ACTUALLY, FOR THE RECORD, DENNIS BOND CODE COMPLIANCE MANAGER. AFTER REVIEWING THIS CASE, THE APPLICATION SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATIONS. MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY AND BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE. THE CITY RECOMMENDS THAT THE FINE OF $154,512.46 BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $9,850, WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $750, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $10,600. OKAY. AND THAT WOULD BE FOR ALL THREE OF THESE. OKAY. BREAKING DOWN THE TOTAL. AND I'VE ALREADY PAID CLOSE TO ABOUT $3,700. SO I DON'T KNOW. AND THESE ARE SEPARATE FROM THE ONES HE'S ALREADY PAID. SO OKAY. JUST TO CLARIFY THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU'VE ALREADY SO THE CITY'S RECOMMENDING $10,600. $10,600. NOW WHEN YOU SAY YOU'VE ALREADY PAID $3,700, BUT THAT'S FOR IS THAT THAT'S NOT FOR ONE OF THESE FINES. IS THAT. NO, THAT WAS FOR ACTUAL MOWING OF THE PROPERTY. OUTSTANDING HARD COSTS. THAT'S WHAT HE PAID THE $3,700 FOR. OKAY, OKAY. AND THEN THESE WERE ACTUAL CODE CASES FOR VIOLATIONS THAT RAN DAILY. FINE. SO YOU WERE CHARGING FOR THE MOWING, THE MONTHLY MOWING OR WHATEVER. AND THOSE. THAT'S WHAT HE PAID. THOSE WERE SEPARATE CASES. YEAH. SO HE HAD MULTIPLE LIENS. THOSE WERE SEPARATE. THESE WERE FOR CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY, THE VIOLATIONS ON THE PROPERTY. AND THEY POSED A DAILY FINE. SO HE PAID ALL THE HARD COSTS MOWING. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE LEFT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT. THEY HAD TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. OKAY. COME FOR YOU. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY IS? WHICH IS THE MARKET VALUE LISTED ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SITE IS $49,920, I BELIEVE. OKAY. WE'RE CLOSE THEREOF. 49,250. OKAY. DOES THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT TO YOU? I GUESS SO. OKAY. CHECK, PLEASE. YEAH. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT, YOUR HONOR. SEE IF IT CAN BE REDUCED FURTHER. OKAY. WHAT IF. WHAT IF I TAKE THE TEN SIX THAT THE CITY IS RECOMMENDING AND GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR THE AMOUNT YOU'VE ALREADY PAID? THAT'LL BE 3000, 3700. SO [00:35:15] 3700. 3723.5123. ALL RIGHT. $6,876.49. IS THAT. CAN IT BE AROUND 5000? SIR. JOHN. FIGURE OF 5000. YEAH. CONSIDERING THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY. I GUESS YOUR PLANS ARE TO SELL THE PROPERTY. YES, SIR. OKAY. YEAH. YOU GOT WORK TO DO TO PUT INTO IT. YEAH. FIX IT UP. YEAH. OKAY. WELL WHEN I INITIALLY GOT THE PROPERTY, I FIXED IT UP. OKAY. HOW MUCH HAVE YOU PAID TO FIX IT UP ALREADY? I PAID AROUND 30,000. 30,000. OKAY. SO YOU PUT YOU PAID $30,000 TO FIX UP THE PROPERTY. THAT'S 30,000 I FIXED. I SPENT ANOTHER $7,000. OKAY. I'VE HAD THE PROPERTY SINCE 2022. OKAY. YEAH, I THINK I CAN GO TO FIVE SINCE. THANK YOU. SINCE THE PROPERTY IS NOT, IT'S NOT A, YOU KNOW, NOT A, NOT A, NOT A VERY VALUABLE PIECE OF LAND. 5000 IS STILL A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK OF THE, OF THE VALUE OF IT. SO WE WILL REDUCE THE THE FINE TO $5,000. PLUS THERE'S THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF 750. SO $5,750 IF PAID WITHIN WITH PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS, 30 DAYS. OKAY. AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, JUST BECAUSE YOU TECHNICALLY HAVE THREE CASES, ARE YOU DIVIDING THAT AMONGST THE THREE CASES? YEAH, JUST ONE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR THE FINE AND OVERALL FINE REDUCTION. YEAH. IT'S FOR ALL THREE COMBINED. OKAY. DO YOU NEED ME TO BREAK THEM OUT INDIVIDUALLY? BECAUSE I MEAN I COULD JUST DIVIDE BY THREE. I CAN, I CAN DO THAT IF YOU NEED ME TO. I WOULD PREFER IT. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. AND THEN JUST SAVE THE 750 AT THE END TO BE ADMINISTRATIVE COST. OKAY. SO SO THE CITY SAYING 5000 DIVIDED BY THREE PLUS 750. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WILL BE A FINE OF $1,666.67 FOR EACH VIOLATION. PLUS AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $750 FOR THE FOR ALL THREE COMBINED. AND IF PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS, IF NOT, THEN THE FINAL REVERT TO THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. YOU'RE WELCOME. GREAT. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. I HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS NO COMMENTS FROM THE GALLERY, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN. AND THE NEXT MEETING IS AUGUST 12TH, 2026. THANK YOU, SIR. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.