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Approved Minutes

BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 27, 2024 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 27 March 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 6:35 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Sadé Ogunbode, Commissioners: Blaine Campbell, Michael Francis, Luis Osta Lugo, Logan Schugart, Edward Selig. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Vice Chair Timothy Stostad, Ex Officio Commissioner Chief Stephen Truesdell. 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 February 28, 2024. The minutes the meeting of February 28, 2024 were approved on COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ motion, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER SELIG was off dais. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. from PUBLIC HEARINGS Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CL 2023-128313; Property address: 2901 Sweeney Lane. 1. 2. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL’s second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to 1  BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 27, 2024 adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and order 1) that the owner of the property maintain the security of the property until the May 22, 2024 meeting of the Building and Standards Commission; and 2) that the case be continued at the May 22, 2024 meeting of the Building and Standards so that counsel can provide guidance on legal issues affecting the property, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO second. The motion passed on an 7-0 vote. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2023-128650; Property address: 7603 Beinville Cove. COMMISSIONER SELIG moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER SELIG 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 civil penalty of $420 per week beginning on the 46th day from the date the order is mailed and continuing until compliance is achieved, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s second. The motion carried on a 6-1 vote. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS voted nay. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2024-003424; Property address: 1181 Oak Grove Avenue. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’s second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law and adopt City Staff’s recommendation for demolition within 45 days, and on the 46th day, if compliance is not achieved, authorized the Code Official is to proceed with demolition, COMMISSONER OSTA LUGO’s second. The motion carried on a 7-0 vote. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CL 2024-001905 Property address: 1702 E. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’s second, with no objection. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law and adopt City Staff’s recommendation for demolition with a modification to extend the compliance timeframe to 90 days, and on the 91st day, if compliance is not achieved, authorized the Code Official is to proceed with demolition. OSTA LUGO’s second. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS proposed a friendly amendment to adopt City Staff’s recommendation without modification, for demolition within 45 days, and on the 46th day, if compliance is not achieved, authorized the Code Official is to proceed with demolition. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL accepted the amendment, Commissioner SCHUGART’s second. The motion carried on a 7-0 vote. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2024-001909; Property address: 1704 E. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. 2 3. 4. 5. 6.  BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 27, 2024 7. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’s second, with no objection. COMMISSIONER SCHUGART moved to adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law and adopt City Staff’s recommendation for demolition within 45 days, and on the 46th day, if compliance is not achieved, authorized the Code Official is to proceed with demolition, COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL’s second. The motion carried on a 7-0 vote. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CV 2023-125026; Property address: 8103 Forbsdale Drive. COMMISSIONER SELIG moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’s second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt City Staff’s recommendation to affirm the appeal, COMMISSIONER thereby denying SCHUGART’s second. The motion passed on a 7-0 vote. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. the notice of violation FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS At the January 24, 2024 meeting, an appeal regarding 8103 Forbsdale Drive, was continued to the March 27, 2024 regular meeting. Cases pertaining to 1137 Gunter St., Buildings 9 & 14-17 will be heard at the May meeting regarding penalty relief. CHAIR OGUNBODE adjourned the meeting at 8:59 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the April 24, 2024 meeting on COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ motion, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’s second on a 6-0 vote. Commissioner Selig was off dias. Commissioner Benigno was absent. 3