Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Building and Standards Commission March 24, 2021 Building and Standards Commission Meeting to be held March 24, 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, Tuesday, March 23, 2021 by Noon). To speak remotely at the March 24, 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 March 23, 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 24 de marzo de 2021 La junta se llevará a cabo el 24 de marzo 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 martes 23 de marzo 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 miercoles 24 de marzo 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. • Una …
Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Building and Standards Commission March 24, 2021 Building and Standards Commission Meeting to be held March 24, 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, Tuesday, March 23, 2021 by Noon). To speak remotely at the March 24, 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 March 23, 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 24 de marzo de 2021 La junta se llevará a cabo el 24 de marzo 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 martes 23 de marzo 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 miercoles 24 de marzo 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. • Una …
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION The Building and Standards Commission (BSC) convened remotely via video conference for a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 24, 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; and, Commissioners: Wordy Thompson, John Green, Elizabeth Mueller, Timothy Stostad, Edgar Farrera, Natalya Sheddan, James Briceno and Ex Officio Commissioner Chief Thomas Vocke. Commissioner Sade Ogunbode was absent. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Date: March 24, 2021 Staff in Attendance: Melanie Alley, Code Review Analyst/BSC Coordinator; Robert Moore, Code Division Manager; Marlayna Wright, Code Supervisor; James Candelas, Program Specialist; Farah Presley, Investigator; Justin Brummer, Code Acting Supervisor; Willis Adams, Code Inspector; Brandon Carr, Assistant City Attorney; Elizabeth Brummett, Development Services Manager, Housing and Planning Department; Communications and Technology Management Department. CALL TO ORDER Chair Freiburger called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Green moved to approve the minutes from the February 24, 2021 regular meeting, seconded by Commissioner Thompson. The February meeting minutes were approved on a 6-0-2 vote. Commissioners Farrera and Sheddan abstained. Vice Chair Avila was absent. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Citizens Olivia Overturf and Chivas Watson both provided informational testimony to the Commission to bring awareness of the conditions at the Mount Carmel Village Apartments. Paul Cauduro of the Austin Apartment Association addressed the Commission regarding Austin Code’s Repeat Offender Program. In his testimony, Mr. Cauduro suggested that the threshold to be placed on the Repeat Offender Program is too low and, he would like to see a change to the ordinance. Citizens Elizabeth Wallerstein, Jessica Meyers and Max Meyers, came before the Commission and provided testimony regarding a neighboring property, 201 Mockingbird Lane. The speakers reported claims which included over- occupancy, zoning violations and use, safety concerns, trash and illegal activity. Ms. Meyers also claimed that that a lodging license had been issued for the property, which she claimed was incorrect under a reasonable accommodation clause. PUBLIC COMMENT No one signed up to provide public comment on any agenda item. 1 PUBLIC HEARINGS Owner/Appellant Street Address H. Dalton Wallace 911 Congress, LLC H. Dalton Wallace 911 Congress Avenue 907 Congress Avenue, aka the Grandberry Building 909 Congress Avenue, aka Mitchell- Robertson Building Continued Case(s) Pending Commission Action: Case Number(s) 1. CL 2021-002304 2. CL 2021-002321 3. CL 2021-002327 These properties, continued from the February 24, 2021 meeting, were heard …
