2006-03-14CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
MARCH 14, 2006 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 Bea Castorina
Alternate Penny Revels
Alternate Heather Hancock
STAFF ATTENDANCE:
Attorney John Cook
Code Enforcement Officer Fred Sterling
Code Enforcement Officer Herb Smith
Code Enforcement Officer Sammy Hancock
Secretary Sue Christopher
D. Motion to dispense with the reading and approve Summary of Board
Actions for: February 14, 2006.
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CODE BOARD ACTION
March 14, 2006 Code Enforcement Board meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chairperson Worley.
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Absent with consent (Penny Revels filled the seat for Member Nelson)
Absent with consent (Heather Hancock filled the seat for Member Sweda)
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Absent with consent
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Member Gamiotea moved to dispense with reading and approve Summary of Board Actions for February 14, 2006;
seconded by Member Castorina.
Worley - Yes
Gamiotea - Yes
Castorina - Yes
Irby - Yes
Montesi - Yes
Revels - Yes
Hancock - Yes
Motion Carried
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AGENDA
REQUEST FOR THE ADDITION, DEFERRAL OR WITHDRAWAL
OF ITEMS ON TODAY' S AGENDA.
#05-247 Glowacki Family
Enterprises
NW 9" Street & 8'h Ave.
#05-217 Geraldine Bertram
902 NW 10" Street
Ch 30 Sec 30-43 Public
Nuisances
Ch 30 Sec 30-35 Containers
required for trash & Sec 30-36
Dumping, depositing, leaving
on or near street.
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CODE BOARD ACTION
Code Officer Hancock requested the withdrawal of Case #05-279 Anita Leverett from today's agenda.
Code Officer Hancock stated notice of violation had been received September 27, 2005 and Code Officer Sterling
had made contact but nothing had been done to bring the property into compliance. Member Montesi moved to
find Case #05-247 Glowacki Family Enterprises in violation of Sec 30-43 Public nuisances and given ten days from
receipt of notice to comply after that time a fine of two -hundred dollars per day would be imposed if property is
not in compliance; seconded by Member Revels.
Worley - Yes
Gamiotea - Yes
Castorina - Yes
Irby - Yes
Montesi - Yes
Revels - Yes
Hancock - Yes
Motion Carried.
Code Officer Hancock informed the board Case #05-217 is currently being fined ten dollars per day and the fine
has accrued ninety days. Member Gamiotea moved Case #05-217 Geraldine Bertram had been under a fine for
more than ninety days and to recommend City Council begin foreclosure proceedings; seconded by Member Irby.
Worley -Yes
Gamiotea - Yes
Castorina - Yes
Irby - Yes
Montesi - Yes
Revels - Yes
Hancock - Yes
Motion Carried.
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AGENDA
March 14, 2006 - CEB Regular Meeting - Page 3 of 4
CODE BOARD ACTION
#06-041 Zollie Aldridge &
Geraldine Bertram
907 SW 7 h Avenue
#06-043 John & Susan Hanner
1002 SE 8 h Drive
Ch 30 Sec 30-36 Dumping,
depositing, leaving on or near
street
Ch 30 Sec 30-40 Junk &
Sec 30-44 General cleaning
Code Officer Hancock said the property had been in compliance for five days but was now out of compliance.
Betty Jo Curtis who lives at 905 SW 7' Avenue asked to address the Code Board. She stated the property located
at 907 SW 7'h Avenue was continually being used as a dumping site for debris from other property owned by
Geraldine Bertram. She said the garbage was being hauled in at all hours of the day and night and left there until
Waste Management picked it up. After some discussion among the board, Member Irby moved to find Case #06-
041 Zollie Aldridge & Geraldine Bertram in violation of Ch 30 Sec 30-36 and impose a fine of two -hundred and
fifty dollars to begin ten days from March 14, 2006 (March 24, 2006); seconded by Member Gamiotea.
Worley - Yes
Gamiotea - Yes
Castorina - Yes
Irby - Yes
Montesi - Yes
Revels - Yes
Hancock - Yes
Motion Carried,
Code Officer Hancock gave testimony that the owner had been contacted and told Code Officer Sterling that it
would be cleaned up but at this time it is not in compliance. Member Montesi moved to find Case #06-043 as a
repeat violator of Sec 3040 and Sec 30-44 given five days from receipt of notice to comply after that time a fine
of two -hundred and fifty dollars per day would be imposed; seconded by Member Gamiotea.
Worley - Yes
Gamiotea - Yes
Castorina - Yes
Irby - Yes
Montesi - Yes
Revels - Yes
Hancock - Yes
Motion Carried
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H AGENDA I CODE BOARD ACTION I
#06-044 John & Susan Hanner
1002 SE 8'b Drive
Ch 54 Sec 54-51 Parking in
residential neighborhoods &
Ch 70 Sec 70-302 Permit
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
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ATTEST:
Mack Worley, Chairper n
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Sue Christopher, S retary
Member Montesi moved to find Case #06-044 as a repeat violator of Ch 54 Sec 54-51 and Ch 70 Sec 70-302 and
given five days from receipt of notice to comply after that time a fine of two -hundred and fifty dollars per day
would be imposed; seconded by Member Revels.
Worley - Yes
Gamiotea - Yes
Castorina - Yes
Irby - Yes
Montesi - Yes
Revels - Yes
Hancock - Yes
Motion Carried
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, April 11, 2006.