Versión en español a continuación. Special Called Meeting of the Building and Standards Commission January 28, 2021 Building and Standards Commission Meeting to be held January 28, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers (property owners, representatives and/or interested parties) must register in advance (one day before the scheduled meeting, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 by Noon). To speak remotely at the January 28, 2021 Building and Standards Commission Meeting, you must: •Call or email Melanie Alley at 512-974-2679 or melanie.alley@austintexas.gov no later than January 27, 2021 by Noon, (one day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, a telephone number and email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, speakers will be contacted with the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak. Late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to melanie.alley@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •Residents may watch a live broadcast of the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Reunión del Building and Standards Commission 28 de enero de 2021 La junta se llevará a cabo el 28 de enero de 2021 con modificaciones de distanciamiento social. Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores (propietarios, representantes y / o interesados) deben registrarse con anticipación (el miercoles 27 de enero de 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunion el jueves 28 de enero de 2021, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en 512-974-2679 o melanie.alley@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los Page 1 números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. …
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES The Building and Standards Commission (BSC) convened remotely via video conference for a special called meeting on Thursday, January 28, 2021. The meeting was available for viewing live at http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Commission Members in Attendance: Chair Andrea Freiburger; Vice Chair Pablo Avila; Commissioners: John Green, Timothy Stostad, James Briceno, Sade Ogunbode, Elizabeth Mueller, Wordy Thompson, Edgar Farrera, Natalya Sheddan and Ex Officio Commissioner Chief Thomas Vocke. Date: January 28, 2021 Staff in Attendance: Melanie Alley, Code Review Analyst/BSC Coordinator; Robert Moore, Division Manager; Marlayna Wright, Supervisor; James Candelas, Program Specialist; Farah Presley, Inspector; Willis Adams, Code Inspector; Alicia Tovar, Acting Supervisor; Brandon Carr, Assistant City Attorney CALL TO ORDER Chair Freiburger called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Aime Polivka of the 305 Flats tenant association and Gabby Garcia of BASTA appeared before the Commission to speak about conditions at 305 Flats, located at 305 W. 35th Street. Ms. Garcia read a written statement from tenant Sam Kirsch about the conditions at 305 Flats and provided her own testimony regarding the conditions at the property and the Repeat Offender Program. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Green moved to approve the minutes from the December 9, 2020 regular meeting, seconded by Commissioner Mueller. The December meeting minutes were approved on an 8-0-1 vote, with Commissioner Farrera abstaining. PUBLIC HEARINGS Continued Case(s) Pending Commission Action: 2. CL 2020-017823 This case was continued from the December 9, 2020 meeting. The property was represented at the hearing by Henry Gilmore, attorney for the current owner, i.e., DRK 2411 Longview Austin LLC, and Kwan Sun, Manager of current owner group, as well as Jacob Frumkin, previous owner. Vice Chair Avila admitted Exhibits 7 and 8A-8E. 2411 Longview Street Hosebark, LLLP 1 Vice Chair Avila moved to close the public hearing. The recommended order was for repair within 45 days, with a penalty of $2,000 per week to begin to accrue on the 91st day if not in compliance. Commissioner Mueller made an alternative motion for demolition within 90 days, and on the 91st day, if compliance has not been met, to authorize the code official to proceed with demolition, and file a lien for all expenses incurred. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Green. The motion passed on an 8-0-1 vote. Commissioner Green was off dais and Chair Freiburger recused herself. Returning Case(s): Stanley G. …
