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Approved Minutes

BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, August 26, 2026 The Building and Standards Commission convened in a Regular meeting on August 26, 2026, at the City of Austin Permitting and Development Center (PDC), 1610 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Room 1405, in Austin, Texas. Chair Michael Francis called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Michael Francis, Vice Chair Jeffrey Musgrove; and Commissioners: Harrison Brown, Lisa Garza, Mia Ibarra, Myra Martinez, Manesh Nair, Raisch Tomlanovich and Ex Officio Commissioner Fire Marshal Carrie Stewart Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: 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 July 22, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of July 22, 2026 were approved on Vice Chair Musgrove’s motion, Commissioner Garza’s second, with no objections. Commissioners Gilker was absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2026-083909; Property address: 9204 Curlew Drive Commissioner Garza’s moved to close the public hearing, Vice Chair Musgrove’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Garza moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and modify City staff’s recommended order for repair of the residential structure from 45 days to 90 days, with a civil penalty of $250 per week beginning on the 91st day from the date the order is mailed and continuing until compliance is achieved, Vice Chair Musgrove’s second. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the motion. Commissioners Gilker was absent. 1 3. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2026-083918; Property address: 2932 Jubilee Trail. Commissioner Tomlanovich moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Garza’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Tomlanovich moved to postpone the hearing until the September 23, 2026 meeting of the Building and Standards Commission, Vice Chair Musgrove’s second. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the motion as amended. Commissioner Gilker was absent. 4. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2026-076108; Property address: 2507 Burleson Road, aka Burl North. Vice Chair Musgrove moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Ibarra’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Ibarra moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and modify City staff’s recommended order for repair of the commercial multi-family structure from 45 days to 90 days, with a civil penalty of $1,000 per week beginning on the 91st day from the date the order is mailed and continuing until compliance is achieved, Commissioner Garza’s second. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the motion. Commissioners Gilker was absent. 5. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2026-090706; Property address: 4508 Raleigh Circle. Vice Chair 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 civil penalty of $250 per week beginning on the 46th day from the date the order is mailed and continuing until compliance is achieved, Commissioner Ibarra’s second. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the motion. Commissioner Gilker was absent. 6. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2025-141760; Property address: 1601 Royal Crest Drive, aka Mia Riverside Apartments Vice Chair Musgrove moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Garza’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Nair moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt City staff’s recommendation to issue a new order for demolition that would supersede the prior order (TRV 2025142639) for repair of the commercial multi- family structure and require: 1) that the accrued penalty of $29,571.43 from the prior order remain in place, and interest would no longer continue to accrue; 2) vacate all units on the commercial multifamily property, and ensure all units remain vacant until such time the private wastewater system is repaired or all structures are demolished 3) demolish the structures within 90 days, and if not in compliance on the 46th day, authorize the Code Official to proceed with demolition 4) board and secure the property within seven (7) days from the date the order is mailed. Owner is to ensure that the property remains secured from trespassers until demolition of the structures has been completed, Commissioner Ibarra’s second. The Commission voted 6-2 in favor of the motion. Chair Francis and Commissioners Brown, Ibarra, Martinez, Nair and Tomlanovich voted aye. Vice Chair Musgrove and Commissioner Garza voted nay. Commissioner Gilker was absent. 2 7. Conduct a public hearing and consider penalty relief regarding case number CL 2023-103040; Property address: 4606 Connelly Street, aka Zoe’s Safe Place. Vice Chair Musgrove moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Garza’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Martinez moved to affirm the civil penalty of $134,167.12, assessed from the order issued September 27, 2023, and recorded with Travis County Deed Records as TRV 2023103040, Commissioner Ibarra’s second. Commissioner Tomlanovich proposed a friendly amendment to reduce the civil penalty to $20,000.00 if paid within thirty (30) days from the date the order is mailed, and on the thirty-first ( 31st) day, if the reduced penalty has not been paid in full, reinstate the unpaid portion of the original penalty amount of $134,167.12, Commissioner Garza’s second. Commissioner Martinez accepted the friendly amendment. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the friendly amendment. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the motion as amended. Commissioner Gilker was absent. Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CV 2026-087034; Property address: 415 E St. Elmo Road. This case was not heard due to the appellant’s withdrawal of their appeal. Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CV 2026-086570; Property address: 919 E Koenig Lane, aka Best Western Plus. This case was not heard due to the appellant’s withdrawal of their appeal. 8. 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS 10. Consider and make a recommendation regarding an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-12, Article 9 (Property Maintenance Code) to establish an emergency demolition process. Case Review and Escalation Division Manager Robert Moore gave a presentation on the proposed emergency demolition process. The Commission discussed the emergency demolition process. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Jubilee Trail will return to be heard at the September 23, 2026 regular meeting of the Building and standards Commission. Commissioner Tomlanovich moved to adjourn the meeting, Vice Chair Musgrove’s second, without objection. The meeting was adjourned at 9:41 p.m. Commissioner Gilker was absent. 3 The minutes from the August 26, 2026 regular meeting were approved at the September 23, 2026 regular meeting on Commissioner Garza’s motion, Commissioner Tomlanovich’s second, on an 7-0 vote. Chair Francis and Commissioner Ibarra were absent. 4