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2017-04-11CITY OF OKEECHOBEE 812 APRIL 11, 2017 REGULAR CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION PAGE 1 OF 4 AGENDA BOARD ACTION - DISCUSSION - VOTE I. CALL TO ORDER - Chairperson: Chairperson Gamiotea called the April 11, 2017, Regular Meeting to order at 6:30 pm, in the City Council Chambers, April 11, 2017 Regular Meeting, City Hall, 55 SE 3`d Avenue, located at 55 Southeast 3`d Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida. Okeechobee, FL II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Chairperson. III. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ATTENDANCE - Secretary. Chairperson Jamie Gamiotea Board Member Lynn Boak Board Member Melissa Close Board Member Louise Conrad Board Member Ted Denisuk Board Member Jim Pippin Board Member Michelle Sanders Alternate Member Rennae Sweda Alternate Member Beverly Bernst Board Attorney John Cook Fire Chief/Code Enforcement Officer Herb Smith Code Enforcement Officer Fred Sterling Board Secretary Sue Christopher Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Gamiotea. Present Present Present Present Present Absent with consent (Beverly Bernst filled the seat for Member Pippin) Present Absent with consent Present Present Absent Present Present 813 APRIL 11, 2017 - CEB REGULAR MEETING - PAGE 2 OF 4 AGENDA BOARD ACTION- DISCUSSION - VOTE IV. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON A. Election of a Regular Board Member to serve as Board Board Attorney John Cook opened the floor to receive nominations for Chairperson. Member Close nominated Jamie Chairperson for a two-year term. Gamiotea to serve as Chairperson; seconded by Member Conrad. No -other nominations were made and nominations were closed. Attorney Cook stated since no other nominations were made, by acclamation Jamie Gamiotea would continue to serve as Board Chairperson for another two-year term. B. Election of a Regular Board Member to serve as Board Board Attorney John Cook opened the floor to receive nominations for Vice Chairperson. Member Conrad nominated Melissa Vice Chairperson for a two-year term. Close to serve as Vice Chairperson; seconded by Member Gamiotea. No other nominations were made and nominations were closed. Attorney Cook stated since no other nominations were made, by acclamation Melissa Close would serve as Board Vice Chairperson for a two-year term. V. MINUTES - Secretary. A. Motion to dispense with the reading and approve the Member Close moved to dispense with the reading and approve the Summary of Board Action for January 10, 2017; seconded Summary of Board Action for the January 10, 2017 Regular by Member Denisuk. There was no discussion on this item. Meeting. 11 GAMIOTEA - YES BOAK - YES CLOSE -YES CONRAD - YES DENISUK YES PIPPIN - ABSENT SWEDA - ABSENT SANDERS - YES BERNST - YES MOTION CARRIED. VI. AGENDA - Chairperson. A. Requests for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of items on Code Officer Sterling requested the withdrawal of Case 17-006 Linda Foley & Case 17-010 David Feltenberger, from today's today's agenda. agenda due to the compliance of both cases. APRIL 11, 2017 -CEB REGULAR MEETING - PAGE 3 OF 4 814 AGENDA BOARD ACTION -;DISCUSSION -'VOTE VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. A. Disposition of Cases presented by Code Officer Sterling: This being a quasi-judicial proceeding, an oath was administered to those offering testimony, all responded affirmatively. Officer Sterling advised all events occurred within the corporate limits of the City of Okeechobee. The Officer's notes, testimony, photographs, and supporting documents were all entered as part of the official record. Case No. 08-122 Officer Sterling testified Case 08-122 Cody Brown, 813 SE 3`d Street, had a Code Enforcement lien in the amount of $7,400.00 Cody Brown.813 SE 3`d Street for public nuisance and general cleaning. He stated Public Works has been mowing the property to keep it from becoming Request for reduction of lien by new property owner, Zach overgrown. Mr. Zach Gazza addressed the board stating he purchased the property on March 16, 2017 and has already mowed Gazza, of Be A Man Buy Land and cleaned property. In addition, he paid the Public Works lien which covers the City's mowing cost in the amount of $676.71. Mr. Gazza is requesting a lien reduction and plans to continue maintaining the property. Member Close moved Case 08-122, Cody Brown, 813 SE 3`d Street, which has a Code Enforcment Lien of $7,400.00 be reduced, based on the testimonies of Code Officer Sterling & new property owner, Zach Gazza, to the amount $20.00 to cover administrative fees; seconded by Member Boak. VOTE GAMIOTEA - YES SOAK - YES CLOSE - YES CONRAD- YES DENISUK - YES PIPPIN - ABSENT SWEDA - ABSENT SANDERS -YES BERNST - YES MOTION CARRIED. 815 APRIL 11, 2017 - CEB REGULAR MEETING - PAGE 4 OF 4 AGENDA BOARD ACTION - DISCUSSION - VOTE ADJOURNMENT - CHAIRPERSON,GAMIOTEA '��z Jamie Gamiotea, Chairperson ATTEST: Sue Christopher, Secretdry PLEASE TAKE 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, 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. Please be advised that if you intend to show any document, picture, video or items to the Board in support or opposition to any item on the agenda; a copy of the document, picture, video or item must be provided to the Board Secretary for the City's record. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION NOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, CHAIRPERSON GAMIOTEA ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 6:46 P.M. STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Katrina Elsken, who on oath says she is the Publisher of the Okeechobee News, a three times a week Newspaper published at Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida, that the attached copy of advertisement being a,rc�,c� in the matter of in the 19th Judicial District of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee County, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the issues of 4/ `7 1,)c l % Affiant further says that the said Okeechobee News is a newspaper published at Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been published continuously in said Okeechobee County, Florida each week and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement, and affiant further says that she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement fir publication in the said newspaper. Katrina Elsken Sworn to and subscribed before me this Z q day of t , Yz L-Q 3-6 1 % AD r Notary Public, Statrel of Florida at Large ANGIE'RIDGES N ;*: W COMMISSION # FF 976149 o EXPIRES:Apru2p 2020 Bondod Tbtu Notary Pubik urdenY bin Okeechobee News 107 SW 17th Street, Suite D Okeechobee, Florida 34� 3 863-763-331,34�" Z PUBLIC NOTICE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Okeechobee Code Enforce- ment Board (CEB) will conduct a regular meeting on Tue, Apr. 11, 2017, 6:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Ave, Rm 200, Okeechobee, FL. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The agenda may be obtained from dtyofokeechobee.com or by calling the Code fY PERSON DECIDING TO APPEAL any decision made by the CEB h respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need to ensure a rbabm record of the proceeding is made and the record includes the testi- my and evidence upon which the appeal will be based. In accordance h the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any person with a disability defined by the ADA, that needs special accommodation to participate in s proceeding, contact the Fire Department no later than two business vs prior to proceeding, 863-467-1586. ADVISED that should you intend to show any document, picture, video items to the CEB in support or opposition to any item on the agenda, a ry of the document, picti,re, video, or item most be provided to the 3rd Secretary for the atys records. By: Chairperson Jamie Gamlotea 4 0254 ON 4/7/2017 yjt±o - (i) UN f &IM Exkb, b;i #.I-. ,4 Qr; t t 1, c2 o t r7 C*Ity of Okeechobee Code Board Meet*ing April 11th,, 2017 Case #08-122 Cody Brown 813 SE 3rd Street CH 30,, Sec 30-43 Public Nuisance CH30,30-44 General Cleaning & Beautification • Request for fine reduction by Mr. Gazza of Be A Man Buy Land. Case #17-006 Linda Foley 805 SW 11th Avenue CH 30 — Sec. 30-43 — Public Nuisance CH 30 — Sec. 30-44-General Cleaning & Beautification • 04/10/2017 — In Compliance. Case #17-010 David Fentenberger 1410 SW 5th Avenue CH 30 — Sec. 30-43 — Public Nuisance CH 30 — Sec. 30-44-General Cleaning & Beautification 0 04/05/2017 — In Compliance ExhI b-,4- a- 0. A P6 l 11, a.o Ir7 CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD April 11, 2017 x�c��c�ckxdcxx�c��c�dc�c:k�c�cx�*�c�cxxxic�ckxxx�F��k9ck9czxx*�c�cx�cx*x�c�c�c�cx�cdc�c�cx�xx*ica'c**�cxxxxxx�c*xde�cx*�*x�c*��k�k*>k>k>k�k***�k>k>k�k�k>k��k�k�'k'k'k�#*'R�k'k=k*'R Case No Name Fine Started Filed 90 Days 16-015 Leon & Tisha Edouard $25/day 6/03/16 8/03/16 11/01/16 903 SE 81h Avenue * Distributed at meeting for informational purposes only. Code Board Action 5/10/16 - Imposed fine for disabled vehicle & permit