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Approved Minutes

BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2026 The Building and Standards Commission convened in a Regular meeting on April 22, 2026, at the City of Austin Permitting and Development Center (PDC), 1610 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Room 1405, in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Michael Francis called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Vice Chair Michael Francis, Commissioners: Harrison Brown, Lisa Garza, Grant Gilker, Mia Ibarra, Myra Martinez and Jeffrey Musgrove. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Raisch Tomlanovich PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one appeared before the commission for public communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Building and Standards Commission Regular Meeting on March 25, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of March 25, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Musgrove’s motion, Commissioner Ibarra’s second, with no objections. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2025-114071; Property address: 7620 Parkview Circle. Commissioner Musgrove moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Garza’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Garza moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and City staff’s recommended order for repair within 45 days, with a penalty of $250 per week beginning on the 96th day from the date the order is mailed, continuing until compliance is achieved, Commissioner Musgrove’s second. Commissioner Ibarra proposed a friendly amendment to change the compliance timeframe from 45 day to 60 days. Commissioner Garza accepted the friendly amendment. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the friendly amendment. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the Main Motion as amended. 1 3. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2026-013716; Property address: 2607 S IH 35 Service Road NB, aka Park West Inn. Commissioner Garza moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Musgrove’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Ibarra moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and City staff’s recommended order in its entirety, for provision of a written engineering report to the Commission’s Coordinator prepared by an engineer licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, that, through an on-site inspection, evaluates the current and long-term structural integrity of the structural modifications to the lobby and guestrooms, and for repair of the commercial motel structures within 45 days, with a civil penalty of $1000 per day beginning on the 46th day from the date the order is mailed and continuing until compliance is achieved, Commissioner Gilker’s second. The Motion passed on an 8-0 vote. 4. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2025-131116; Property address: 1802 Cedar Avenue. Commissioner Musgrove moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Brown’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Musgrove moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and City staff’s recommended order in its entirety, for demolition of the commercial structure within 45 days, and on the 46th day, if compliance is not achieved, authorize the Code Official is to proceed with demolition, Commissioner Garza’s second. The Motion passed on an 8-0 vote. 5. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2026-015241; Property address: 3121 E 12th Street. Commissioner Garza moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Musgrove’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Ibarra moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and City staff’s recommended order in its entirety, for demolition of the commercial structure within 45 days, and on the 46th day, if compliance is not achieved, authorize the Code Official is to proceed with demolition, Commissioner Garza’s second. The motion passed on an 8-0 vote. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2026-022125; Property address: 1710 E M Franklin Avenue. This case was pulled from the agenda by city staff and was not heard. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2026-034901; Property address: 5301 N Lamar Boulevard. This case was pulled from the agenda by city staff and was not heard. Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CL 2026-013015; Property address:3502 Cactus Wren Way. This case was not heard due to the appellant withdrawing their appeal. 6. 7. 8. 2 9. Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CL 2026-25172; Property address:4711 Spicewood Springs Road, Building 8, aka Stillhouse Canyon Condominiums. This case was not heard due to the appellant withdrawing their appeal. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 10. Elect officers for the Building and Standards Commission. t this meeting the Commission is required to elect a Chair and Vice Chair who will serve a one-year term beginning May 1, 2026 and running through April 30, 2027. Commissioner Musgrove nominated Vice Chair Michael Francis for the position of Chair, Commissioner Garza’s second. Vice Chair Francis accepted the nomination. There were no objections to the nomination. Commissioner Garza nominated Commissioner Jeffrey Musgrove for the position of Vice Chair, Vice Chair Francis’s second. Commissioner Musgrove accepted the nomination. There were no objections to the nomination. 11. Discussion and possible action to set a date and time for 2026 Commission retreat. The commission discussed times and dates for a special called meeting/ Building and Standards Commission retreat, and decided to meet on June 11, 2026, from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 1704 Westover Road will return to be heard at the May 27, 2026 regular meeting. The Commission will hold a special-called meeting for the Building and Standards Commission retreat on June 11, 2026, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the City of Austin Permitting and Development Center (PDC), 1610 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Room 4001. The Commission’s Annual Internal Review Report is due in July. Commissioner Musgrove moved to adjourn the meeting, Commissioner Brown’s second, without objection. The meeting was adjourned at 8:27 p.m. The minutes from the April 22, 2026 regular meeting were approved at the May 27, 2026 regular meeting on Vice Chair Musgrove’s motion, Commissioner Ibarra’s second, on a 8 – 0 vote. 3