Building and Standards CommissionMay 24, 2023

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BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, May 24, 2023 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 24 May, 2023, at the CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE, ROOM 1405, in Austin, Texas. Chair OGUNBODE called the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION (BSC) Meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Sade Ogunbode; Commissioners: Joseph Benigno, Blane Campbell, Michael Francis, Luis Osta Lugo, Edward Selig and Ex Officio Commissioner Chief Thomas Vocke. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Timothy Stostad. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Hector Avila, representing Leon Tran, the principal owner of 6801 Airport Blvd, Unit 150, appeared before the BSC to request that the property be placed on the next available agenda regarding penalty relief. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on April 26, 2023. The minutes from the meeting of April 26, 2023 were approved on COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ motion, COMMISSIONER BENIGNO’S second on a 8-0-0 vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2021-002304; Property address: 907 CONGRESS AVENUE aka Grandberry Building. A motion to adopt City staff’s recommendation to secure the exterior walls facing the sidewalk, demolish the interior of the commercial, fire-damaged structure, and repair the structure by applying bracing to the existing shared interior walls and façade, and to carry over the previously accrued penalty, passed on COMMISSIONER BENIGNO’s motion, COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ second on a 7-0-0 vote. 1. 2. 1 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, May 24, 2023 3. 4. 5. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2023-040110; Property address: 12715 MAGNOLIA MOUND TRAIL. A motion to adopt City staff’s recommendation for repair within 45 days, passed on COMMISSIONER SELIG’s motion, COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ second on a 7-0-0 vote. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2023-039406; Property address: 2503 E. OLTORF STREET, BUILDING 12 (Exterior), aka Trio Phase 2, Aka 2502 E Oltorf Street, Aka 2317 S. Pleasant Valley Road. COMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to close the public hearing and adopt City staff’s recommended order for repair within 45 days, COMMISSIONER STOSTAD’s second. The motion passed on a 7-0-0 vote. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2023-040275 and CL 2023- 038121; Property address: 1221 ALGARITA AVENUE – EXTERIOR; and BUILDING 14, UNIT 277, aka Cascade Apartments and 1222 Algarita Avenue. The public hearing was closed on COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ motion, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s second. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to adopt City staff’s recommendation for repair, COMMISSIONER SELIG’s second. The friendly amendment from COMMISSIONER FRANCIS to modify the recommended days for repair from 45 to 60 days was accepted by the maker of the motion and COMMISSIONER SELIG, who seconded the motion. The motion passed on a 7-0-0 vote. 6. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2023-050910; Property address: 1113 WOODLAND AVENUE COMMISSIONER SELIG moved to close the public hearing and adopt City staff’s recommended order for demolition within 45 days, COMMISSIONER BENIGNO’s second. The motion passed on a 7-0-0 vote. CHAIR OGUNBODE adjourned the meeting at 8:51 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the June 28, 2023 meeting on COMMISSIONER SELIG'S motion, COMMISSIONER OSTA-LUGO'S second on a 6-0-0 vote. 2