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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-14-1985 Minutes MINUTES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING, JANUARY 14, 1985. CALL TO ORDER CHAIRMAN LINEBARIER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:30 PM. , HE THEN LED THOSE PRESENT IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. THOSE PRESENT WERE JOHN LINEBARIER, GARY CARROLL, BOB SORRENSON, JOE MARBAIS AND ED FOLEY. ABSENT WERE DONALD BARKER AND ALTERNATE MR. COLBURN. APPROVALS BOB SORRENSON MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 10, 1984, CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES AS TYPED AND DISTRIBUTED. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. CARROLL AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. OLD BUSINESS CHETRAM SETARUM - THE CITY MANAGER STATED TO THE BOARD THAT MR. SETARUM HAD REMOVED ALL THE TREES AS REQUESTED, EXCEPT ONE. THE REMAINING TREE IS NOT PLANTED IN THE GROUND, IT IS IN A BUCKET. MR. CARROL ASKED THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THE CURRENT LITIGATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND MR. SETARUM. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT THE CITY HAS PETITIONED FOR DISMISSAL. MR. LINEBARRIER SUGGESTED TO CONTINUE THE CASE FOR TWO WEEKS ALLOWING MR. SETARUM ADDITIONAL TIME TO REMOVE THE REMAINING TREE. ALL BOARD MEMBER WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH MR. LINEBARIER TO CONTINUE THE CASE. MABEL HOWELL - THE CITY MANAGER STATED TO THE BOARD THAT THE GROVE IS STILL IN VIOLATION WITH THE WEEDS EXCEEDING 24 INCHES. MR. CARROLL MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. MARBAIS TO SEND MS. HOWELL AN ORDER OF COMPLIANCE, GIVING HER SEVEN DAYS FROM RETURN RECEIPT OF CERTIFIED MAIL TO BRING THE GROVE IN- TO COMPLIANCE. IF SHE FAILS TO DO SO, A PENALTY OF $15.00 PER DAY WILL BE IMPOSED UPON MS. HOWELL UNTIL COMPLIANCE. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ERNEST HATAWAY - THE CITY MANAGER STATED TO THE BOARD THAT MR. HATAWAY HAD PARTIALLY COMPLIED BY BRINGING ONE OF THE TWO VEHICLES INTO COMPLIANCE. THE CITY MANAGER ALSO STATED THAT MR. HATAWAY HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HIM AND THE STAFF REGARDING THE SECOND VEHICLE AND WHAT HE NEEDED TO DO TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE. MR. HATAWAY WAS PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND STATED THAT HE WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO COMPLY WITHIN WHATEVER TIME LIMIT THE BOARD SAW FIT TO BRING THE SECOND CAR INTO COMPLIANCE. MR. SORRENSON MADE A MOTION TO VACATE THE PRIOR COMPLIANCE ORDER ASSESING PENALTIES OF $25.00 PER DAY FOR EVERY DAY AFTER DECEMBER 27, 1984 THAT MR. HATAWAY WAS IN NON-COMPLIANCE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. MARBAIS. MR. MARBAIS MADE A MOTION TO ISSUE MR. HATAWAY A COMPLIANCE ORDER, GIVING HIM UNTIL JANUARY 28TH TO BRING THE SECOND VEHICLE IN COMPLIANCE OR HAVE IT REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. A PENALTY OF $25.00 PER DAY WILL BE IMPOSED FOR EVERY DAY AFTER JANUARY 28TH THAT MR. HATAWAY IS IN NON-COMPLIANCE. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PATTY HELMS - THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS STILL IN UNOPERABLE CONDITION. MR. CARROLL MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. MARBAIS TO ISSUE MS. HELMS WITH AN ORDER OF COMPLIANCE, GIVING HER UNTIL THE 28TH OF JANUARY TO HAVE THE CAR OPERABLE OR REMOVED. A PENALTY OF $25.00 PER DAY WILL BE IMPOSED FOR EVERY DAY AFTER JANUARY 28TH THAT MS. HELMS IS IN NON-COMPLIANCE. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PAGE 1. MINUTES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING, JANUARY 14, 1985. OLD BUSINESS cont. KAREN MURPHY - THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT MS. MURPHY WAS IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT THE CASE WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY DISMISSED. A COPY OF DISMISSAL WAS FURNISHED TO THE BOARD. ROBERT PATTERSON - THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT MR. PATTERSON WAS IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT THE CASE HAD BEEN ADMINISTRATIVELY DISMISSED. A NOTICE OF DISMISSAL WAS FURNISHED TO THE BOARD. MR. CARROLL ASKED THE CITY MANAGER IF HE HAD BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS MATTER, THERE HAS BEEN SOME SPECULATION AS TO WHETHER MR. PATTERSON IS RUNNING A REPAIR SERVICE OR NOT. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT MS. PATTERSON HAD CALLED CITY HALL AND SAID THAT THE FIRST CAR WAS HER SONS AND THAT THE WRECKED CAR NOW ON THE PROPERTY BELONGED TO HER DAUGHTER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS IN LITIGATION AT THIS TIME. THE CITY MANAGER SAID THAT HE WOULD STAY ON TOP OF THIS SITUATION, AS WELL AS HAVING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OBSERVE THE VEHICLES GOING OFF AND ON OF MR. PATTERSON'S PROPERTY TO DETERMINE IF HE IS IN FACT OPERATING A BUSINESS. HEARINGS ON STATEMENTS OF VIOLATION PURSUANT TO NOTICES OF HEARINGS DEAN HAZEN - THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT MR. HAZEN IS IN COMPLIANCE. MR. MARBAIS MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. SORRENSON TO DISMISS THE CASE. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MARY DOWLING - THE CITY MANAGER STATED TAHT MS. DOWLING IS IN COMPLIANCE. MR. SORRENSON MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY MR. CARROLL TO DISMISS THE CASE. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. LEIGH SILL - THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT MS. SILL IS IN NON-COMPLIANCE. THE RETURN RECEIPT FOR HER NOTICE OF HEARING HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT CITY HALL. THE CASE WILL BE CONTINUED TO THE FEBRUARY 11, 1985 MEETING. KAY WOOD - THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT MS. WOOD IS IN NON-COMPLIANCE. THE RETURN RECEIPT FOR HER NOTICE OF HEARING HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT ,CITY HALL. THE CASE WILL BE CONTINUED TO THE FEBRUARY 11, 1985 MEETING. OTHER BUSINESS THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED TO THE BOARD A DRAFT ORDINANCE FOR PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE JUNK VEHICLE ORDINANCE. HE ASKED THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE ATTORNEY REVIEW THE ORDINANCE AND GIVE HIM THEIR RECCOMMENDATIONS AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE FIRE INSPECTOR SPOKE BRIEFLY TO THE BOARD ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THEM BECOMING INVOLVED IN A FEW CASES INVOLVING FIRE REGULATIONS. THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD, JOHN HATCHER SAID THAT HE WOULD DRAFT A MEMO FOR THE FIRE AND BUILDING DEPARTMENTS ON THE PROCEDURES OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. THERE WERE NO CITIZEN COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT MR. CARROLL MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. MARBAIS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT PAGE 2 MINUTES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING, JANUARY 14, 1985. ADJOURNMENT cont. 9:30 PM. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 0 I, / .,„,d,,A,-„,.- CHAIRMAN LINEBARIER 40( CLERK OF THE BOARD, SHARON A. JONES L L PAGE 3