The Health and Safety Standing Committee convened on September 14, 2026, to conduct administrative hearings on 50 dangerous buildings. The committee reviewed each property on the demolition list, heard from property owners and representatives, and voted on whether to concur with BSEED's recommendations for demolition, withdrawal, or return to BSEED for further compliance efforts.
Health and safety standing committee for the purposes of our dangerous buildings hearings. If the clerk can please call the roll. Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero present. Councilmember Denzel Anton McCampbell. Present. Councilmember Mary Waters. Present. Madam Chair, you have a quorum present. Thank you, Madam Madam Clerk. Given a quorum, we'll go into the hearings for today. I welcome anyone that might be online. If you are calling in and you are here for a hearing, please raise your hand now. We will be taking hearings as they come. First come, first serve. I don't see anyone here in person, but if you are online and you're here for a hearing, please raise your hand now. I will turn it over to the administration to share with the public what these hearings entail before I turn it over to the legislative policy division to explain a little bit more about what you can expect. With that, I will turn it over to the administration to share uh your remarks. Yeah, thank you. Uh through the chair. May I be heard. Yes, we can hear you. Thank you. Um for owners of property here today. If City Council orders your building to be demolished, you have the opportunity to go to the building safety, environmental and engineering department, also known as B Seed, uh located in room 418 and request a deferral of the demolition order. This means that you must do the following. Uh one, provide proof of ownership or interest in the property. Two, pay all required inspection fees. Three, secure all openings on your building from trespassing the elements and remove all exterior debris, abandoned vehicles, overgrowth, etc. Four, pay or make arrangements regarding any delinquent city taxes. Uh five, obtain the necessary permits to bring your building into compliance with all applicable codes or six, uh, and submit a completed deferral application. Thank you, study chair. Thank you. I will now turn it over to LPD. Thank you. In addition to the important information about the nature and the incidents of these hearings just shared by the administration's representative, people should be aware that these are legally required. Uh inform appellate uh hearings, administrative hearings from informal hearings previously held by B seed as to the 50 dangerous buildings on today's buildings list. These these hearings are legally required for the city uh through the council and this committee to make its decision as to whether to approve or disapprove of the demolition uh in order to assist the committee in its deliberations. Representatives of the department are here with the files so that uh due process can be provided and the committee can be fully informed in the premises by viewing the uh pictures and the documents and knowing the facts of how it's been examined and why it's alleged to be dangerous. Uh that's all. Thank you very much. Thank you, LPD. I will turn it over now to BC to introduce themselves. Uh thank you, Madam Tier. Uh, my name is Delhi Patella. I'm the assistant team at the property maintenance B seed. My name is Javon Peary. Um, the dangerous buildings clerk. Thank you. Thank you, everyone, for the overview of what we can expect today. Uh, as has been mentioned, we have 50 buildings on our list, and I want to respect people's time.