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2012-05-08CITY OF OKEECHOBEE MAY 89 2012 REGULAR CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION PAGE 1 OF 4 II AGENDA III BOARD ACTION - DISCUSSION - VOTE II I. CALL TO ORDER - Chairperson: May 8, 2012 Regular Meeting II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Chairperson. III. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ATTENDANCE - Secretary. Chairperson Jamie Gamiotea Vice Chairperson Randy Huckabee Board Member Melissa Close Board Member Ted Denisuk Board Member Judy Douglas Board Member Jim Pippin Board Member Rennae Sweda Alternate Member Louise Conrad Board Attorney John Cook Fire Chief/Code Enforcement Officer Herb Smith Code Enforcement Officer Fred Sterling Board Secretary Sue Christopher May 8, 2012 Code Enforcement Board meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chairperson Gamiotea. Present Present Present Present Present Absent with consent Present Absent with consent Present Absent Present Present IV. MINUTES -Secretary. A. Motion to dispense with the reading and approve the Member Huckabee moved to dispense with the reading -and approve the Summary of BoardActioaforAprd 10, 2012; seconded Summary of Board Action for the April 10, 2012 Regular by Member Denisuk. Meeting. VOTE GAMIOTEA - YES HUCKABEE - YES CLOSE -YES DENISUK - YES DOUGLAS - YES PIPPIN - ABSENT SWEDA - YES CONRAD - ABSENT MOTION CARRIED. I MAY 8, 2012 - CEB REGULAR MEETING - PAGE 2 OF 4 li AGENDA iII BOARD ACTION - DISCUSSION - VOTE 11 V. AGENDA, Chairperson. A. Requests for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of items on There were no requests for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of items on today's agenda due to compliance. today's agenda. VI. NEW BUSINESS. A. Disposition of Cases presented by Code Officer Sterling : Case No.11-127 Leroy & Wanda Page. 803 NW 11' Street Ch 30 Sec 30-43 Public nuisance Ch 30 Sec 30-44 General cleaning & beautification Case No.12-009 Eli's Western Wear, Inc. 907 NW Park Street Ch 90 Sec 90-565 Sign maintenance Code Officer Sterling testified property owner, Wanda Page, received notice of violation/notice of hearing by certified mail. Mr. Sterling reminded the board this case was postponed at the last meeting to allow the property owner's daughter, Ms. Pryor, time to sell the property for her mother who is in a nursing home in St. Petersburg, FL (Leroy Page is deceased). However, the proposed buyer decided not to purchase the property. Therefore, Ms. Pryor is in the process of contracting someone to mow and clean the property. Member Huckabee moved, based on the testimony of Code Officer Sterling, to postpone Case 11-127, Leroy & Wanda Page at 803 NW 11"' Street, until the next regularly scheduled meeting; seconded by Member Sweda. VOTE GAMIOTEA - YES HUCKABEE - YES CLOSE - YES DENISUK - YES DOUGLAS - YES PIPPIN - ABSENT SWEDA - YES CONRAD - ABSENT MOTION CARRIED. Code Officer Sterling testified notice of violation/notice of hearing was received by certified mail. He stated he had been in contact with Samantha at Eli's Western Wear she said the sign face had been ordered in February. However, as of this date the sign has not been repaired and he has not heard anything further from Eli's. Member Denisuk moved to find Case 12-009 Eli's Western Wear, Inc. at 907 NW Park Street in violation of Ch 90 Sec 90-565 Sign Maintenance, based on the testimony of Code Officer Sterling, allowing fourteen days from May 8, 2012 to produce a work order for sign repair, if the work order is not provided by that time a fifty dollar per day fine would commence upon proper notification, if the work order is provided the property owner will have sixty days to make repairs, if repairs are not completed within the sixty days a fifty dollar per day fine would be imposed on the sixty first day; seconded by Member Close. VOTE GAMiOTEA - YES HUCKABEE - YES CLOSE - YES DENISUK - YES DOUGLAS - YES PIPPIN - ABSENT SWEDA - No CONRAD - ABSENT MOTION CARRIED. MAY 8,2012 -CEB REGULAR MEETING - PAGE 3 OF 4 11 AGENDA III BOARD ACTION - DISCUSSION - VOTE 11 Case No. 12-020 Code Officer Sterling testified the certified notice of violation/notice of hearing was sent to Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Pablo & Yanet Rodriguez. 1120 SE 2 1 ' Street Company since the property is in foreclosure. Mr. Sterling stated the property is overgrown and needs to be cleaned, When Ch 30 Sec 30-43 Public nuisance he tried to contact the mortgage company, he found out Taylor, Bean & Whitaker is no longer in business. Attorney Cook Ch 30 Sec 3044 General cleaning & beautification advised the Code Board until the property is sold in the auction held at the Okeechobee Courthouse, the legal property owners, Pablo & Yanet Rodriguez, have to be notified of the violation. Member Huckabee moved, based on the testimony of Code Officer Sterling to postpone Case 12-020, Pablo & Yanet Rodriguez of 1120 SE 21' Street until the next regularly scheduled meeting; seconded by Member Douglas. VOTE GAMIOTEA - YES HUCKABEE - YES CLOSE - YES DENISUK - YES DOUGLAS - YES PIPPIN - ABSENT SWEDA - YES CONRAD - ABSENT MOTION CARRIED. MAY 8, 2012 - CEB REGULAR MEETING - PAGE 4 OF 4 682 (j AGENDA 11 BOARD ACTION - DISCUSSION - VOTE ii ADJOURNMENT - CHAIRPERSON GAMIOTEA. amie Gamiotea, Chairperson 1 ATTEST: Sue Chdstopher,Secretary PLEASE TARE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that when a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Code Enforcement Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, helshe may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Code Enforcement Board media is for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the fire department. 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Chairperson Jamie Gamiotea ' Vice Chairperson Randy Huckabee Board Member Melissa Close ✓ Board Member Ted Denisuk Board Member Judy Douglas Board Member Jim Pippin ml bsegi-k Board Member Rennae Sweda v1 Alternate Member Louise Conrad��{,{ �4'C r`:,✓ Board Attorney John Cook J Fire Chief/Code Enforcement Officer Herb SmithA Code Enforcement Officer Fred Sterling v' Secretary Sue Christopher V IV. MINUTES - Secretary. A. Motion to dispense with the reading and approve the Summary of Board Action for the April 10, 2012 Regular Meeting. V. AGENDA • Chairperson. A. Requests for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of items on today's agenda. f PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGE 2 OF 2 VI. VII. NEW BUSINESS. A. Disposition of Cases presented by Code Officer Sterling: Case No. Name & Address 11-127 Leroy & Wanda Page 803 NW 111' Street 12-009 Eli's Western Wear, Inc. 907 NW Park Street 12-020 Pablo & Yanet Rodriguez 1120 SE 2111 Street ADJOURN MEETING - Chairperson. Violation Ch 30 Sec 30-43 Public nuisance Ch 30_Sec_3044 Generafsleaning & beautification Ch 90 Sec 90-565 Sign maintenance Ch 30 Sec 30-43 Public nuisance Ch 30 Sec 30-44 General cleaning & beautification PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that when a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Code Enforcement Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based Code Enforcement Board media is for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the Fire Department, CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD �►�� •�• May 8, 2012 Case No. Name Fine Started Filed 90 Days Code Board Action 11-028 George Morris, III 202 NE 8" Avenue 11-072 Barbara Mills 406 NW 5" Steet 11-116 N & A Construction Inc. 406 NE 41" Street 11-118 Robert & Melody Jennings 810 SE 8" Street 12-011 David & Kim Black 1009 SE 7" Street $25/day 7/27/11 8/31/11 11/28/11 7/12/11 - Imposed fine on 7/27/11 for general cleaning $25/day 12/8/11 12/16/11 3/15/12 10/11/1 r - Imposed fine on 12/8/11 for general cleaning/public nuisance $50/day 11/9/11 2/02/12 5/01/12 1/10/12 - Imposed fine on l 1/9/11 for general cleaning $50/day 2/18/12 3/02/12 6/01/12 1/10/12 - imposed fine on 2/18/12 for general cleaning/public nuisance $50/day 4/24/12 4/10/12 - Imposed fine on 4/24/12 for general cleaning/public nuisance =&V 1e O c— —;rL m�r 19,12.0 to;, city k eecnooee Code Board Meetiong May 8th 2012 Case 11-127 Leroy & Wanda Page 803 NW 111h Street Ch 30 Sec 30-43 Public Nuisance Ch 30 Sec 30-44 General Cleaning & Beautification 09/07/2011— Sent Courtesy Card. 12/15/2011— Sent Notice of Violation. 12/17/2011— Notice of Violation received, signed for by Wanda Page 03/15/2012 — Sent Notice to Appear. 03/21/2012 —Notice to Appear received, signed for by Wanda Page. l 04/17/2012 — Spoke to Ms. Pryor, trying to sell the property. 05/02/2012 — Spoke to Jerri Hill, they are not Going to purchase property. 05/07/2012 — Spoke to Ms. Pryor, she is trying,, to get someone to mow & clean property. Case # 12-009 Eli's Western Wear, Inc. 907 NW Park Street Ch 90 Sec 90-565 Sjgn Ibtatntenartce • 11/10/2011— Sent Courtesy Letter. • 12/02/2011— Spoke to Sam, she stated that they were waiting on the insurance. • 02/01/2012 — Notice of Violation mailed. • 02/02/2012 — Notice of Violation received, signature not legible. • 02/22/2012 — Notice to Appear mailed. • 02/23/2012 — Notice to Appear received, signed for by D. Sutton. • 02/23/2012 — Spoke to Sam, she stated that the sign face had been ordered by Signtific Signs. • 04/20/2012 — Notice to Appear mailed. • 04/21/2012 — Notice to Appear received, signature not legible. 6 Nov 15, 2011 May 4, 2012 Case # 12-020 Yanet & Pablo Rodriguez & Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. 1120 SE 215t Street Ch 30 Sec.30-43 Pubt' ' Ch 30 Sec:30-44 General Cleaning & Beautification • 02/07/2012 —Sent Courtesy Card. • 03/21/2012 — Mailed Notice of Violation To Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. • 03/26/2012 — Notice of Violation received, signed for by Dorothy Hamble. • 04/20/2012 — Notice to Appear mailed to Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. • 04/23/2012 — Notice to Appear received, signature not legible.