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2005-04-12435 CITY OF OKEECHOBEE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD APRIL 12, 2005 SUMMARY AGENDA A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. C. BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDANCE: Chairperson Mack Worley Vice -Chairperson Jamie Gamiotea Member Frank Irby Member Marsha Montesi Member Andrea Nelson Member Rennae Sweda Member Liz Weisser Alternate Bea Castorina Alternate Penny Revels STAFF ATTENDANCE: Attorney John Cook Code Enforcement Officer Jim Byrd Code Enforcement Officer Herb Smith Secretary Sue Christopher D. Motion to dispense with the reading and approve Summary of Board Actions for: March 8, 2005. Page I o 4 CODE BOARD ACTION April 12, 2005 Code Enforcement Board meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m. by Chairperson Worley. Chairperson Worley led the Pledge of Allegiance. Present Present Present Present Present Absent with consent (Bea Castorina filled the seat for Member Sweda) Present Present Present Absent with consent Present Present Present Member Gamiotea moved to dispense with reading and approve Summary of Board Actions for March 8, 2005; seconded by Member Castorina. Worley - Yes Gamiotea - Yes Irby - Yes Montesi - Yes Nelson - Yes Weisser - Yes Castorina - Yes Motion Carried 12. 2005 - CEB 2 of 436 C 11 AGENDA III CODE BOARD ACTION REQUEST FOR THE ADDITION, DEFERRAL OR WITHDRAWAL OF ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. 03-045 Suzette B. Quarles 1109 NW 8' Avenue 04-173 Zolhe Aldridge & Geraldine Bertram 517 NW 151` Street Chp 30 Sec 30-43 Public nuisances Chp 30 Sec 30-43 Public nuisances There were no request for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of items on today's agenda. Code Officer Byrd presented a letter to the Board members from Suzette Quarles requesting a ninety day extension to bring her property into compliance. The letter stated that Ms. Quarles had been put on a two week waiting list with Waste Management to get a dumpster. However when Code Officer Byrd checked with Waste Management he was told Ms. Quarles was not on their waiting list. Code Officer Byrd gave testimony that nothing more had been done to bring the property in compliance since the last meeting in March and that the property was not in compliance at this time. There was some discussion among the Board as to whether Ms. Quarles should be sent a new notice of violation since Case #03-045 had been found in compliance on March 6, 2004 when the abandoned house was boarded up. Member Montesi moved to find Case #03-045 not in compliance for failure to remove debris within the two week period which was stated in the training burn agreement and to allow two weeks from receipt of notification to bring the property in compliance after that time a fine of $50.00 per day would commence; seconded by Member Nelson. Worley - No Gamiotea - No Irby - No Montesi - Yes Nelson - Yes Weisser - Yes Castorina - No Motion Failed. Chairperson Worley recommended that Code Officer Byrd discuss Case #03-045 with Attorney Cook and determine what action needs to be taken in this matter. Code Officer Smith commented that he felt a new notice of violation should be sent to the property owner in order to clear up any confusion. After further discussion the Board decided not to take any action at this time. Code Officer Byrd testified that a notice of violation had been hand delivered a few months ago asking the property owner to remove a mobile home that had been destroyed during a hurricane. At the time there had been a death in her family and he had allowed the property owner extra time to come into compliance. However at the time of this meeting nothing had been done. Member Montesi moved to table Case #04-173 until the next regularly scheduled meeting; seconded by Member Castorina. 437 April 12, 2005 - CEB Regular Meeting - Page 3 of 4 AGENDA III CODE BOARD ACTION Worley - Yes Gamiotea - Yes Irby - Yes Montesi - Yes Nelson - Yes Weisser - Yes Castorina - Yes Motion Carried Member Gamiotea read the definition of a repeat violation from Florida Statutes 162.04 (5) in order to clear up some questions that had been raised in reference to whether a property owner could be cited as a repeat violator. Chairperson Worley informed the Board that Liz Weisser had declined reappointment for her next term. He thanked her on behalf of the Code Board for her service and expressed the Board's appreciation for her participation as a Code Board member. Member Gamiotea made the Board aware that the Evelyn Dasher Estate Case #02-216 had been sold in an auction at the Okeechobee County Courthouse on April 5, 2005 for a sum of $33,600. He said after talking with the clerks office it was his understanding that once the delinquent property taxes were paid then government liens were next to be paid. 2UU5 - C EB 4 of 4 43 g II AGENDA III CODE BOARD ACTION II ADJOURNMENT - CHAIRPERSON WORLEY. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that if 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. Tapes are for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the department. a 4� - Mack Worley, Chairpe s n ATTEST: r Sue Christopher, Se retary There being no further items on the agenda Chairperson Worley adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m. The next regular Code Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, 2005.