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Approved Minutes

BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, July 26, 2023 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 26 July, 2023, at the CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE, ROOM 1405, in Austin, Texas. Presiding Commissioner STOSTAD COMMISSION (BSC) Meeting to order at 6:43 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Presiding Commissioner Timothy Stostad, Joseph Benigno, Blaine Campbell, Michael Francis and Luis Osta Lugo. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Edward Selig and Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief Bret Carr (representing Ex Officio Commissioner Stephen Truesdell). PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Howard Liljestrand appeared before the commission to testify as to the progress on 4003 Avenue G, which came before the Commission in June 2023. the BUILDING AND STANDARDS called APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on June 28, 2023. The minutes from the meeting of June 28, 2023 were approved on COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ motion, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s second on a 6-0-0 vote. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS Annual Internal Review Report was not taken up due to loss of quorum. PUBLIC HEARINGS Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2023-069307, CL 2023-069310, CL 2023-069312, CL 2023-069318 and CL 2023-069320; Property address: 1137 Gunter Street - Exterior of Buildings 9, 14, 15, 16, and 17 (also known as Lupine Terrace Apartments). 1. 2. 3. 1 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, July 26, 2023 COMMISSIONER BENIGNO moved to close the public hearing, COMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s second. COMMISIONER FRANCIS moved to adopt City staff’s recommended order for repair with the modification of the compliance period from 45 to 90 days, COMMISSIONER BENIGNO’s and COMMISIONER SELIG’s second. The motion passed on a 6-0-0 vote. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2023-074854, CL 2023-074853, CL 2023-074858, CL 2023-074863 and CL 2023-084866; Property address: 5800 Wellington Drive - Exterior of Buildings 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 (also known as Mueller Place Apartments) COMISSIONER OSTA LUGO moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER BENIGNO’s second. COMMISSIONER SELIG made a motion to adopt City staff’s recommended order for repair, with the modification of the compliance period from 45 to 35 days, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s second. The motion passed on a 6-0-0 vote. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2023-070716; Property address: 11610 January Drive. COMISSIONER OSTA LUGO moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER BENIGNO’s second. COMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to adopt City staff’s recommended order for repair of the primary residential structure and accessory structure, with the modification of the compliance period from 45 to 90 days, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s second. The motion was tabled to hear a recommendation from the City of Austin’s legal counsel, who recommended that the city consider postponing the item. COMISSIONER FRANCIS withdrew his motion. COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO moved to continue the case until the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION meeting on the fourth Wednesday of September, COMISSIONER CAMPBELL’s second. COMISSIONER BENIGNO moved to amend the motion to continue the case until the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION meeting on the fourth Wednesday of October. COMISSIONER OSTA LUGO accepted the amendment. The motion passed on a 6-0-0 vote. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2023-087183; Property address: 4807 Duval Street. COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO made a motion to continue the case until the August BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION meeting, COMMISSIONER BENIGNO’s second. The motion passed on a 6-0-0 vote. COMMISSIONER STOSTAD adjourned the meeting at 8:49 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the August 23, 2023 meeting on Commissioner Ogunbode’s motion at 8:54 p.m. 2 4. 5. 6.