REGULAR MEETING of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. Permitting and Development Center, Room 1405 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of the Building and Standards Commission may be participating via videoconference. The meeting may also be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Melanie Alley at 512-974-2679 or melanie.alley@austintexas.gov. AGENDA The Building and Standards Commission (“Commission”) may go into a closed session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to receive advice from legal counsel or for other reasons permitted by law as specifically listed on this agenda. Further, if necessary, the Commission may go into a closed session as permitted by law regarding any item on this agenda. Building and Standards Commission Members Blaine Campbell Logan Schugart Stephen Truesdell, Fire Marshal (Ex Officio) Sade Ogunbode, Chair Timothy Stostad Joseph Benigno CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Edward Selig Michael Francis Luis Osta Lugo The first five speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. Approve the minutes of the Building and Standards Commission regular meeting on January 24, 2024 and special called meeting on February 12, 2024. APPROVAL OF MINUTES PUBLIC HEARINGS New Case(s): The Commission will hear the following cases concerning alleged violations of the City’s Property Maintenance Code and may issue an order to vacate, relocate occupants, repair, demolish, or secure the premises; and may assess civil penalties: 2. Case Number: CL 2024-004526 Property address: 1012 Reinli Street / Owner: 1012 Reinli St, LLC Staff presenter: Eric Finn Staff recommendation: Repair Repeat Offender Program commercial multi-family structure Page 1 3. Case Number: CL 2024-004525 and CL 2024-004523 Property address: 2301 Durwood St., Bldgs. 3 and 4 (aka 2324 Wilson St., aka Lucero Apartments) / Owner: 2013 Travis Oak Creek, LP Staff presenter: Eric Finn Staff recommendation: Repair Repeat Offender Program commercial multi-family structure 4. Case Number: CL 2023-140433 Property address: 2507 Bryan Street / Owner: Mary …
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, February 28, 2024 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 28 February 2024, at the CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE, ROOM 1405, in Austin, Texas. CHAIR SADÉ OGUNBODE called the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION (BSC) Meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Sadé Ogunbode, Commissioners: Blaine Campbell, Michael Francis, Luis Osta Lugo, Logan Schugart, Edward Selig, and Timothy Stostad and Ex Officio Commissioner Chief Stephen Truesdell. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Joseph Benigno. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one appeared before the Commission for Public Communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on January 24, 2024 and the minutes of the SPECIAL CALLED MEETNG on February 12, 2024. The minutes from the meetings of January 24, 2024 and February 12, 2024 were approved on COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s motion, COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL second on a 7-0 vote. COMMISSIONER SELIG was off dais. PUBLIC HEARINGS Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CL 2024-004526; Property address: 1012 Reinli Street. 1. 2. COMMISSIONER SCHUGART moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER FRANCIS second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to adopt 1 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, February 28, 2024 the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt City staff’s recommendation for the owner to: 1) within 48 hours from the date of the hearing, secure or fix the locks of the gates of the enclosure surrounding the swimming pool, maintain the mechanism(s) used to secure or lock the gates of the enclosure surrounding the swimming pool, and request inspection to verify compliance; 2) if the gates of the enclosure surrounding the swimming pool have not been secured or fixed within 48 hours, authorize Code Official to proceed with securing the gates of the enclosure surrounding the swimming pool, and assess against the property any expenses incurred for securing the gates of the enclosure surrounding the swimming; 3) if the mechanism(s) to secure the gates surrounding the swimming pool are not maintained, authorize the Code Official to re-secure the gates, and assess against the property any expenses incurred for securing the gates of the enclosure surrounding the swimming pool may be; 4) within 45 days from the date …
