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Approved Minutes

BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, February 12, 2024 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a SPECIAL-CALLED the CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND meeting on 12 February 2024, at 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 6:40 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Sadé Ogunbode, Commissioners: Blaine Campbell, Michael Francis, Luis Osta Lugo, Logan Schugart, Edward Selig, and Timothy Stostad. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Joseph Benigno and Ex Officio Commissioner Chief Bret Carr. . 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. Approval of the January 24, 2024 regular meeting minutes was continued to the February 28, 2024 meeting at the request of staff. PUBLIC HEARINGS Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CL 2023-128201; Property address: 5508 Ponciana Drive. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to close the public hearing. There was no objection, but the motion was not seconded. COMMISSIONER SELIG moved to adopt City staff’s 1 1. 2.  BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, February 12, 2024 3. 4. 5. 6. recommendation for repair of the residential structure within 45 days, with a penalty of $250 to begin to accrue on the 46th day from the date the order is mailed if compliance is not achieved, COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL’S second. The motion passed on a 7-0 vote. COMMISSIONER STOSTAD was off dais. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CV 2033-155868; Property address: 6104 Conti Court. COMMISSIONER STOSTAD moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER SELIG’ second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER STOSTAD moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt City staff’s recommendation for repair of the residential structure within 45 days, with a penalty of $250 to begin to accrue on the 46th day from the date the order is mailed if compliance is not achieved, COMMISSIONER SELIG’S second. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS made a friendly amendment to increase the civil penalty to $350, which was accepted. The motion failed on a 5-3 vote. CHAIR OGUNBODE and COMMISSIONERS BENIGNO, FRANCIS, SELIG and STOSTAD voted aye. COMMISSIONERS CAMPBELL, OSTA LUGO AND SCHUGART voted nay. A second motion, made by COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL, to adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law and modify City Staff’s recommendation by reducing the compliance timeframe to 30 days and increasing the civil penalty to $700 per week, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’S second. The motion carried on an 8-0 vote. Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CV 2023-162363; Property address: 9614 Middle Fiskville Road. COMMISSIONER STOSTAD moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’S second. COMMISSIONER STOSTAD moved to adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law and adopt City Staff’s recommendation for demolition within 45 days, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’s second. The motion carried on an 8-0 vote. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2023-130602; Property address: 4405 Merle Drive. COMMISSIONER SELIG moved to close the public hearing, adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt City Staff’s recommendation for demolition within 45 days, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’S second. The motion carried on an 8-0 vote. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2023-130579; Property address: 1100 Summit Street. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to close the public hearing, with no objections. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt City staff’s recommendation for repair with modifications, i.e., to amend the compliance timeframe to 90 days and to reduce the civil penalty to $150 per week beginning 2  BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, February 12, 2024 on the 91st day, COMMISSONER OSTA LUGO’S second. The motion carried on an 8- 0 vote. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS At the January 24, 2024 meeting, the Commission decided without objection to grant the owner’s request for re-hearing of 8412 Garcreek Circle, Exterior, Unit A and Unit D at the February 28, 2024 meeting regarding penalty relief. An appeal regarding 2927 Kassarine Pass, originally scheduled for the January 24, 2024 meeting, was moved at the request of the appellant to the February 28, 2024 regular meeting. At the January 24, 2024, the commission decided without any objection to hold an election for Vice Chair at the February 28, 2024 regular meeting. At the January 24, 2024 meeting, 8103 Forbsdale Drive, was continued to the March 27, 2024 regular meeting. CHAIR OGUNBODE adjourned the meeting at 8:47 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the February 28, 2024 meeting on COMMISSIONER OSTA- LUGO’S motion, COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL’S second on a 7-0 vote. (off dais: Commissioner Selig) 3