Good morning, everyone.

The time is 9 05.

And looks like we do have a quorum present.

Please silence your cell phones or any devices that may disrupt this public hearing.

No person shall delay or disrupt the proceedings or disobey the order of the chair.

Chair.

Can we do a roll call first?

We certainly can.

So we call the meeting to order at 905.

Let's proceed to a roll call.

Kayla Miranda.

Joel Solis?

Present.

George Grimes Jr.?

Here.

Dr.

Orlenda Lopez Rodriguez?

Present.

Yvonne Addison.

Robert Tapia.

Dwayne Nelson?

Present.

Fred Andes?

Also present in the meeting from the City of San Antonio are Savita Ray from the City Attorney's Office.

And from Development Services, Danny Ligas, interim assistant director.

Jenny Ramitas, Code Enforcement Manager.

Aresale Apodaca, Administrative Assistant 2, and myself, Esther Ortiz Development Services Specialist 1.

Chair Accorma is present.

Thank you very much.

Can we do Spanish translation, please?

Good morning.

Buenos días.

Los services de traductional espanoles stand disponibles durante este reunion.

La reunion está siendo grabada in Espanyol.

Los servicios de traducción stand disponibles para que ellos que se inscriban para hablar.

Gracias.

Let me go into the chair's statement, then.

We do have a quorum present.

Please silence your cell phones or any devices that may disrupt this public hearing.

No person shall dis delay or disrupt the proceedings or disobey the orders of the chair.

If you wish to speak on a case, you will be allowed three minutes.

However, an owner or owner's representative will have unlimited time to speak.

Please keep all information relevant to the property in question and the code violation.

As advised prior to this public hearing, the city will provide translation services for anyone needing assistance.

It is our understanding that you have made such arrangements as advised in your notice of hearing.

Our expectation is that you submitted the required documents prior to the public hearing.

Your responsibility as a property owner or lienholder of a dilapidated structure case is to demonstrate the following.

One, provide the required documents.

Discuss your detailed scope of work with a cost for each item outlined in order to bring the property into compliance to the satisfaction of the code officer.

Two submit the required proof of financial ability to pay for the proposed work and discuss the feasibility of repairs dependent on monies at hand.

And three, request the amount of time needed to complete the work.

All abatement orders by the all abatement orders by the board shall be enforced.

All work proposed must be done within code regulation with required permits prior to commencement of the work.

You may obtain all permits from the Department of Development Services located 1901 South Alamo Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78204.

And if in doubt as to the process during this time, please contact the code enforcement officer.

Any owner or lienholder dissatisfied with an order of this board may file an appeal in civil district court within 30 days after the date the order is mailed.

If you have any questions regarding the order, please contact the code enforcement officer or development services staff member by phone at area code 210-207-5422.

Please note that it is unlawful for any person present to solicit or peddle services regarding any property under consideration by the board during the course of this public hearing as per code city code section 16-236.

Thank you.

Can I have a motion to approve the prior minutes?

Mr.

Chair Dwayne Nelson, I move that we accept the minutes as drafted.

Thank you, Mr.

Nelson.

Do we have a second?

Second it.

And we have two seconds.

And any discussion regarding the minutes.

No.

Seeing and hearing none.

Can we do a roll call vote, please?

Joel Salis.

Yes.

George Grimes Jr.

Yes.

Dr.

Ardenda Lopez Rodriguez.

Yes.

Joane Nelson.

Aye.

Fred Andes.

The minutes are approved with the vote of five to zero.

All right.

Thanks, everyone.

This moment we're gonna look for staff reports.

I believe that we don't have any.

Is that correct?

Okay, correct.

Then we'll go ahead and move on to individual cases now.

All right.

The first case up is one one five I'll subtle.

Good morning, board.

For the record, my name is Crystal Town, Dangerous Premise Officer for the City of San Antonio Development Services Department.

The structure being presented today is located at 115 Allsop Street with a recommendation for demolition in accordance with City Code Article 8, Chapter 6.

This is the first time 115 Ulsop Street is being presented before the board.

Please note on November 14th, 2025, a dangerous assessment response team inspection was conducted.

The inspection is a collaborated inspection with variety of city departments that included the San Antonio Police Department.

The legal description is NCB 8327 block 4, lot 75, located in City Council District 5.

The owner on record is Campos Secundino with a mailing address of 115 Also Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78237.

The property owner is not present today.

Does the board wish to continue?

Any objections to proceeding?

See none?

Yes, let's proceed.

San Antonio Police Officer Pena is here to speak on behalf of the property.

The Office of Historic Preservation has confirmed on November 26, 2025.

The property is not eligible for historic designation.

The first inspection regarding 115 Also Street was conducted on November 3rd, 2025.

The original notice was mailed on November 14th, 2025, and the certified receipt was returned claimed on December 3rd of 2025.

On November 20th of 2025, an afteraction meeting was held at the city attorney's office.

The property owner or responsible party did not attend the meeting.

On February 19th, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was posted.

On February 18th, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was mailed to COMPOS Secutina, and the certified receipt has not been returned.

On February 10th, 2026, an administrative warrant was executed to obtain photographs of the structure to present before BSB.

No scope of work or financial proof or letter of credit or engineers report has been provided.

No permits have been obtained.

A notice to vacate was posted on November 24th of 2025.

This property is located within 1,000 feet of Roosevelt Elementary and St.

John Bosco School.

This is the front elevation of the structure.

There is a work order in place to have the property cleaned as well.

This is going to be the right elevation of the structure.

Exposing it the interior to the elements.

So this is going to be the left elevation of the structure.

Again, there's multiple materials being added for the exterior wall.

There is plywood that is rotted with no weather protection.

And then there's wood siding that is also rotted and lacks weather protection.

Here's a closer view of that corner of that addition.

It is just being held up with cinder blocks and bricks at this time.

So this room is going into the front door of the structure.

This bedroom is blocked off from the rest of the structure.

This was a front room at one point.

Now it is just being occupied with extension cords being ran throughout the uh materials.

And the subfloor is exposed and it's bouncy and soft when you walk on it.

So this is going into the side door, which is on the right elevation of the structure.

They do have uh burners to cook food, and the floor is rotted as well.

This is the sheetrock of the ceiling of that room.

It is detaching and does have water damage.

Here's a closer view of those burners that they are using to cook meals along with overuse of extension cords.

So this is moving on into the next bedroom, and which would have been the kitchen area.

Um there's mattresses being laid on the floor for multiple people to sleep and just large amount of items and trash throughout, along with extension cords being ran throughout all of those items.

This is going to be a second bedroom area.

There are buckets uh filled with urine.

There is also another burner plate in there as well to cook meals.

The sheetrock in this bedroom is also detaching.

They have tape and plastic bags uh covering the ceiling to keep the sheetrock in place.

And this is walking out of that bedroom looking directly at the kitchen sink.

Again, there is no uh water at this location, and currently there is no electricity anymore at this property as well.

So right now uh they do not have access to water.

This is going towards the back portion of the structure.

That back wall is open to the elements, so they have a plastic bag trying to keep the elements from coming in.

Another area of overuse of extension cords, a large amount of items being used.

This is going to be the third bedroom.

Again, a large amount of items being stored.

There is a refrigerator and some other items in there over use of extension cords.

The subfloor is exposed in this area as well.

The smell of urine is very strong in this bedroom as well.

So this was on November 14th of 2025, the day of the dart.

This was some on some of the items that were found.

Which any building or structure which has any or all of the conditions or defects here and after described shall be deemed to be a dangerous building and a hazard to public health, safety, and welfare, provided that such conditions of defects of dilapidation, substandardness, or unfitness for human habitation pose a threat or potential threat to life, health, property, or human safety.

Staff recommends demolition and for the property to be vacated.

That concludes my presentation of 115 Oslop Street.

Yes, officer.

Regarding the addition, was that permitted?

No, there are no permits on file for this property.

And you said there was no water electricity, but we saw a light on.

How is that possible?

So I confirmed the utilities right before I believe last week, and the CPS energy has been disconnected.

And they were also scheduling to disconnect gas as well.

Yeah, okay.

All right, uh, thank you.

Is there any questions?

Thank you.

Thank you.

George, any questions?

No.

Okay.

I think we have one speaker.

Uh Officer the Pena, please come to the podium.

Morning board.

I'm Officer Anthony Penny.

I'm a part of the San Antonio Police Department's West Safe Unit.

This property came to uh came to our attention for the complaints of uh narcotics.

Um calls for service that have happened there or that have been police have been called there, um cuttings in progress, uh shots fired, and uh disturbances.

During the uh execution of the Dart Warren November, um there were six person there were six persons arrested.

Um all of them for either warrants or some sort of narcotic possession.

Uh during that uh execution, CPS had to be called.

Um child protective services.

There was a child found in the uh front room.

If you guys remember the picture with a mother and her boyfriend in that room in the in a reaching area of the room for the child, obviously it's a small room.

Um narcotics were found in plain view, uh, which is why we call it CPS.

Um his brother was uh was in school, he was not in school that day.

Um after contacting CPS, the children were removed uh from the home due to the narcotics uh findings and then obviously usage of both mom and her boyfriend.

Um throughout the house, uh more narcotics were obviously found on uh other persons.

Like I said, we had a total of uh six arrests that day.

On the day that we went back to the uh house in February with uh officer town uh that night, it uh there was another call for a gun disturbance where residents of the home were met with persons arriving with with guns and a fight ultimately ensued.

Um it's kind of common for you know, obviously the the neighborhood isn't isn't safe with these residents there, these guys are showing up.

Obviously, you can see the condition of the house.

Um this was you know targeted towards them based more than likely based off of their you know narcotics activity.

Uh I have talked to uh Gilbert Quayar, uh which is kind of the resident of the house, um, kind of the main person in charge.

Um he admitted to me that day in February that uh he does charge random people a small fee to stay in the house so they can you know he says clean clean up, obviously there's no water there, um, but just to allow them to lay their head down, so there's multiple people coming in and out of the house that he probably knows by acquaintance, and these aren't you know friends of his outside of that?

That's all I have for my uh little presentation of the house.

Well, thank you very much for that, Ms.

Officer Pena.

Do we have any other questions for the officer?

Yeah, this is Fred Henderson.

It's a thousand feet or within a thousand feet of a school.

Yes, sir.

Is this a heavy traffic area for children?

It could be, yes, sir.

Yeah, because you have commerce which is pretty close.

Um it comes off all so uh and then the school is I guess what is it north north from uh from this house or the schools, and there's also Holy Cross, uh, which is a private school, which is in the area as well.

And the people you run into, do you run into them also in other parts of that area?

So we've run into them uh as a matter of fact, Mr.

Quayar is a uh his we've dealt with his family at a previous Dart, which is what brought this house uh to our attention.

All right, thank you.

Any other questions?

There's no indication that Mr.

Quayar has any uh property ownership to this location.

Not that not that I found, and I'm sure not that officer in town found either.

Thank you.

Any other questions?

See none?

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

I believe there are no other public comments on this property.

No, Mr.

Chair, I'd like to make a motion.

Please go ahead, Mr.

Andis.

I moved it to property located at 115 Awesome Street, is a public nuisance, which is not feasible to be repaired at this time, and is in violation of chapter six, Article 8, Section 156, subsections 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18.

And then it's a little dark down here.

And I order it to be demolished within 30 days, vacated.

Cut all utility, secure the property, and remove all trash and debris.

All right.

Let me go ahead and restate that.

Motion for everyone.

We have a motion that the property located at 1901.

Uh I'm sorry.

115 ALSUP is the public nuisance, which is not feasible to repair it.

At this time is in violation of chapter 6, Article 8, Sections 156, specifically 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18.

That the property be demolished within 30 days, that it be vacated, secured, utilities cut and removed trash and debris.

Do we have a second?

I second.

I second.

Thank you.

All right.

So we have a motion and a second.

Do we have any discussion for property 115 ALSA?

All right.

Seeing none, let's go ahead and move forward to a roll call vote, please.

Joelle Solis.

Aye.

George Grimes Jr.

Aye.

Dr.

Linda Lopez Rodriguez.

Aye.

Dwayne Nelson.

Aye.

Fred Andes.

Motion passes with a vote of 520.

Thank you very much, everyone.

We'll be moving on to our second property now.

Thanks.

All right.

Looks like our second property is 172 North San Felipe Avenue.

Good morning, board members.

For the record, my name is Jared Collins, Dangerous Premises Officer for the City of San Antonio Development Services Department.

The structure being presented today is located at 172 North San Felipe Avenue with a recommendation for demolition in accordance with City Code Article 8, Chapter 6.

This case is the first time being heard before this board.

The legal description is NCB 8880 block 24, lot 4, 5, and 6, located in City Council District 5.

The owner on a record is Guadalupe o'Gonzalez with a mailing address of 224 Placid Drive, San Antonio, Texas, 7828.

All notices of hearing were properly issued as required.

The owner on record is not present today.

Does the board wish to proceed?

Is that correct?

The owner's not present today.

I thought we had them signed up to speak.

Angela might be one.

Okay.

Thank you for that clarification.

Please proceed.

No phone numbers were or found, nor have I spoken with the owner.

I have spoken to interested parties regarding the property.

The Office of Historic Preservation has confirmed on July 28th of 2025.

The property is not eligible for historic designation.

The following is a timeline events regarding notification process.

The first inspection regarding 172 North San Felipe Avenue was conducted on February 21st of 2025.

The certified receipt has been returned on March 18th of 2025.

A conference was held on October 24th of 2025 with a property order of interested party.

On February 24th of 2026, the notice for the BSP hearing was mailed to owner and certified receipt is still pending return.

On February 24th of 2026, a notice for the BSP hearing was posted at 172 North San Felipe Avenue.

No scope of workhead or finance, financial proof has or a credit recommendation or engineers report has been provided.

As of March 12th of 2026, there is no permits on file for 172 North San Felipe Avenue.

On February 10th, 2026, an administrative warrant was obtained to take the photos of the present photos presented today, and photos being provided were also taken on March 25th.

I'm sorry, March 5th of 2026.

This is the front elevation of the main structure.

The structure has deteriorated and worn overhangs in left and right elevation of the roof.

Roof decking and sheathing are rotted and worn on the left elevation where black tarp was added to the structure where it was previously open to the elements.

Next photo.

Next photo.

This is the right elevation where the overhang is missing in the rear, and the overhang on the left side of the photo is damaged and deteriorated.

The wood siding is weathered and has a hole next to the entry door on the left side.

Next photo.

This is a photo of the rear elevation where the roof, where the rear roof decking is covered, covering is completely missing.

The roof rafters are exposed to the elements and are weathered and rotting.

The rafters are missing on the left side of the rear structure.

Next photo.

Next to it is about one about three feet of a distance of each other of the property line.

Next photo.

Ceiling is open, exposing rafters where outside sky can be seen.

Then the next photo.

Sections, subsections are for the main are one, two, seven, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen.

And the subsections for the accessory are one, seven, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, eighteen, which any building or structure which has or any of all conditions of defects hearing after described shall be deemed dangerous building and a hazard to public health.

Safety and welfare provided that such conditions of defects, dilapidations, substandardness or unfitness for human habitation pose a threat, potential life, health property or human safety staff recommendation is demolition.

That concludes my presentation of 172 North Salif San Felipe Avenue.

Officer Collins, did you mention that the utilities had already been cut on this property?

The property doesn't have any connections right now or meter box or connections for a uh a gas meter at this moment.

And it uh by the looks of the photos that we've seen, there doesn't seem to be anyone habitating the the space right now is uh is completely occupied.

Okay.

All right, let me open it up for questions.

No.

All right, thank you, officer.

Can we have the first witness come?

Other ladies go first.

And not all go up and speak.

I think they're pointing to you to come up first.

So please do.

All right, so please approach the podium, state your name and council district, they reside or conduct business.

And for the record.

Yes, uh, my name is Richard Gonzalez.

I'm the grandson of the owner of the property.

Uh also have power attorney for Jose Gonzalez, which is going to be the new owner of the property.

Um I was called down from Dallas, Texas, uh, back on uh February 20th of 2025 that he mentioned um because that's the left side of the structure was burned down.

I'm the one that made that correction.

Uh I called Delamanimo services.

He told me exactly what he wanted me to remove.

I did it, and it came compliant.

Um at that time, the building was in the better condition.

Uh since I've been going back and forth and working and went back, I noticed the structure started leaning.

Uh I agree with the demolition of the property because I was gonna knock it down anyways.

Um I I am I am a general contractor coming from uh prosper, Texas.

I am also a licensed electrician, and I will be getting services uh lined up there once I take care of everything in probate uh with my dad's family.

Um so that's the situation that's going right now.

Uh it's been over I want to say 12 years that no one's done nothing to that property, and as soon as I came here, I started having problems with my father's family.

I started fixing up the the property, obviously, because of the the condition it's in.

Um I've cut down trees, I took down the fence, rebuilding the fence for the existing posts that are there.

Um I had already had all the material there to do the job that I needed to do, but they stole it.

Uh they assaulted me, all kinds of stuff has been going on.

But um, I just want to ask the board to give me some time and I will knock that building down and I will rebuild it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right.

Anyone else make the podium, state your name and council district, you resigned or conduct business in for the record.

I'm the daughter of uh the owner, uh Lupe Gonzalez of 172 Nasan Felipe.

Um I'm here uh this can you state your name for the record?

Salinda Gonzalez.

Yes.

Um I'm here because of the what's going on uh with my mom's property.

We know that it's in bad, really bad condition.

So we I we've been I most of it, me and my sisters have been working with Mr.

Collins.

So uh when we got a call that the property what there was a lot of debris, and I do have pictures that we cleaned it up, and uh Ricky Gonzalez is claiming that he's fixing the house when you were showing the pictures where the the black stuff was going on, there was uh sexation because he's being built built something there without a permit or anything.

So I did go to court for that.

I don't remember the date what it was, and another thing he's being uh illegal dumping, and Mr.

Collins have caught him there come saying that he is fixing the house, but he's not fixing the house.

A lot of the neighbors have been don't want to get involved because they're scared.

He's trying to get rid of the debris by burning, starting fires there.

Um he has friends at uh at uh I think it's um what is it called?

Where do you take your furniture like a storage?

So he knows he knows people that so he brings all that debris.

I can show you the pictures.

Um we already called the police.

I don't know how many times we've called them.

And he said that we told we stole his tools.

If you would see the place, I can show the pictures.

I don't know if you can put them up there or what's going on.

So I think as of right now, nobody has any right because my mom passed away, she did not leave a will.

So we're in the middle of trying to, especially the the sisters.

Can you show it to them?

Not to them.

I'm gonna show you.

Okay.

Okay.

So I was gonna say ask you, I guess the early first question.

What's your intention with the property?

Well, we're gonna leave it to my sister.

And she's the one we're gonna help her to rebuild.

Well, once it's demolished to help her rebuild uh house there.

Are there any other questions?

No?

Let me ask you.

Mr.

Chairman.

Oh, go ahead.

I have a question.

Just to make sure I understand uh you if you had control of the property, you and your sister had control of the property, you would demil demolish the building.

And we what?

If you and your sister had control of the property, then your intention as of right now we as of right now we don't nobody has we can't do anything without because we're in the process of we're not the owners.

You know what I mean?

We don't we can't do anything.

So I don't know how he's doing stuff there without and but you're if you had uh title to the property, if you had ownership of the property, then your intention would be to demolish the existing structure.

Yes, and we're even okay with even the city to do it because it's really I mean for me I think it would be better if the city were demolished because they're still gonna be going in there and it's dangerous as it right now.

Uh we do need time.

We just lost our mom on August, and um we removed a lot of debris uh when was it uh not too long ago?

We paid over two almost three thousand dollars because of all the dumping that he has done there.

That's not true that everybody that's okay, just I mean that's a lot of um let me can I show the picture so you can really see what's going on there at the property?

We're only concerned with the structure right now.

We have one more question for you from uh Mr.

Andis?

Yeah.

Sir, if you would refrain from making any comments, okay.

Um since nobody as of right now has clear title to the property.

Exactly, sir.

Nobody, nobody.

We're in the process of it.

So whatever is outside of this privy of what we're supposed to use only for the case.

Okay.

Okay, so all the other stuff is irrelevant?

Okay.

So nobody has a clear title to the property.

No.

And it seems like both parties agree to demolish.

Is what I'm heard.

Yes.

Okay, that makes it real simple then.

Thank you.

All right, yeah, just a moment, please.

Can I get the guidance regarding the the pictures?

Is that something that we should go ahead and display?

Um if the pictures are not related to the structural condition.

Uh well, it is the other what's inside the house.

Well, let me finish, ma'am.

I'm sorry.

Uh if the uh pictures are not relevant to the structural issues, then uh it's beyond the purview of this juris of this board.

Thank you for that clarification.

So the pictures they regard to the the actual structure of the home.

Yes, because he put inside stuff and outside the that's okay.

I think what we'll go ahead and do is have council take a look at it and make a determination whether it's something appropriate to present.

Thank you.

And I believe you have those pictures too, right?

Yes.

I can give you my plan that I have to do with the other.

I don't want to get the money to be.

Yeah.

Uh board, you may uh see the photos.

Okay.

I think we have clarification.

We're going and uh see the photos.

Would you please come back to the podium?

Can you just walk us through the the photos, please?

Okay.

Okay.

Do you want me to say photos were taken from Mr.

Collins that he sent to me that that was the day that he caught Richard or Ricky Gonzalez in there?

Supposedly he was saying that he was working in there, but actually he said he has a job of a job doing that, but he was dumping it in my mom's yard.

That all that has been cleaned.

Me, my sisters have been cleaning it.

We rented those big dumpsters, those big stunts and clear everything up already.

So all that has been cleared up.

So he claimed that we stole his tools, but there was no tools there.

Thank you.

Okay.

Thank you for that clarification.

Any other questions for the witness?

No.

Are there any other witnesses?

Yes, please come up to the podium.

Please put your podium, state your name and council district.

You reside in the conduct uh or conduct business for the record.

Hi, my name is Angelita Gonzalez.

Um the bab the baby of the family.

And um it's been a disgrace.

I mean with Richard with Gonzalez with my nephew.

He's been terrible.

He's lost in his mind.

We've been cleaning, we're trying to keep it on peace with him and all, but he does not acknowledge that it's not a dumping place.

It takes a lot of work out of me and my sisters that we're coming together.

I mean, he says so many things, but y'all have the proof of evidence that's what he's been doing and causing.

And I have other videos saying that he's the one who's doing it, but I don't want to go all there, but it's just he's not good for the property to be around because we're trying to clean it and fix it, and that's my you know, my parents' property, and we want to respect, and you could see that we cleaned all the front and we're trying the best that we can.

But with him, it's been a disaster.

And we he needs help.

And I don't know how we could help because we already called so many authorities for that behalf.

And we just want to fix my mom and we do want to demolish it, but we want more time.

But on our behalf, not on the city.

And we're trying, if y'all could please give us time because my mom just passed away.

But we're trying the best that we can do.

Okay.

Thank you very much.

Any questions for this witness?

No.

Thank you.

You may go ahead and sit down.

Can I report on that?

Okay.

Uh please approach the podium.

Uh again, state your name, council district.

So again, my name is Richard Gonzalez, and uh I am the grandson of Guadalupe de Loo Gonzalez, owner of the property.

Uh again, we all saw there, I'm not gonna deny that.

Um that was a mistake on behalf of my guys.

They were supposed to go dump that at another location, and they went and dumped it there.

So I was upset that that had happened too.

Um didn't they didn't they didn't rent any dump trucks?

They went and gathered all my stuff and and they illegally dumped it uh all around in the in in the garbage cans all around the neighborhood.

Um what y'all saw there was trash, but I had wood there, I had tools there inside the property, I had furniture there to all.

Like I said, and all that stuff I had there was gonna be used to to fix up the property.

So we all saw there was trash, and that was a mistake on the behalf of my business, and I and I told them that, and that we were gonna remove it and we removed a lot of the stuff as well too.

I got a trailer and we got it out of there, and they didn't rent no dumb trucks, and that's all I wanted to say.

I just want to make that clear to everybody.

I'm not there being a nuisance on the only one that's ever been even working on the property.

Thank you very much for that clarification.

Okay.

Regarding property at 172 North San Felipe Avenue.

We got a follow-up.

We do have one follow-up question.

Um you come back up to the podium.

Yes, sir.

Did you state earlier that you had a plan?

No, a will.

Yes, sir.

I I have a will, so when I go to appropriate, I'm ready.

I'm reading because I wasn't gonna go through all that because I everybody already knows that that's my dad's property.

Uh since I started fixing it up, not everybody wants it.

Oh, because it didn't look like that condition when I got here from Dallas.

But you haven't presented the will to anybody.

Oh, not yet, sir.

I'm gonna go to probate court for them now.

Because I'm gonna get that under my dad's name and I'm gonna do that.

So technically, you don't have a will until the probate court.

Correct.

Yeah, that it's not under my father's name yet, correct?

Thank you.

All right.

Any other questions?

Can I show you about heard enough?

We're really this is about the property itself.

All right.

Uh can we have a motion regarding 172 North San Felipe Avenue?

Uh Mr.

Chairman.

Please go forward with your question.

I move that the property located at 172 North San Felipe Avenue.

I move that the property located at uh 172 North San Felipe Avenue is a public nuisance, which is not feasible to be repaired at this time, and it's in violation of chapter six, Article 8, Section 156, uh subsections for the main one two seven, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen, and for the accessory one, two, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen.

I move that the property be demolished within thirty days from the issuance of this order.

Uh that the property be uh vacated, secured, free of trash and debris, and any utilities disconnected.

Dwayne Nelson second.

So let me just get clarification on the motion that was to be demoed within 30 days and to be free of trash and debris.

Is there something else?

No, uh vacated, secured, and free of trash and debris and any utilities uh disconnected.

Okay, we have a motion and a second.

Let me repeat that motion for everyone.

That the property located at 172 North San Felipe Avenue is a public nuisance, which is not feasible to be repaired at this time, and is in violation of chapter 6, Article 8, Section 156, specifically for the main one, 2, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18, and the accessory structure 1, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18.

That the both the main and accessory be demolished within 30 days, that the property be free of trash and debris, that it be vacated and secured, and any utilities disconnected.

Is there any discussion regarding the motion?

Not seeing any discussion.

Can we move to a roll call vote, please?

Joelle Solis.

That's an aye.

George Grimes Jr.

Aye.

Dr.

Hernanda Lopez Rodriguez.

Aye.

Dwayne Nelson?

Aye.

Fred Andes.

Motion passes with the vote of 5 to 0.

Thank you.

Um is the property ownership.

Do you like you can meet with the code officer right outside the door?

Thank you.

All right, we're gonna move to uh property number three.

This is two one two go forth drive.

Do we have code officer to tip?

Yeah, oh item number six.

Thank you.

Good morning, board members.

For the record, my name is John Garza, Dangerous Permiso Officer for the City of San Antonio Development Services Department.

The structure being presented today is located at 212 Go Forth Drive with a recommendation for repair to the main structure and demolition for the accessory structure in accordance with City Code Article 8, Chapter 6.

This case is the first time being heard.

The legal description is NCB 14948 block 2, lot 16 located in City Council District 10.

The owner on record is Lorenzo and Alsemo Bustos with a mailing address of 212 Go Forth San Antonio, Texas, 78233.

All notices of hearing were properly issued as required.

The following individuals are present on behalf of this address.

Does the board wish to proceed?

Any objections?

Yes, please proceed.

Contact has been established with the deceased parties owner's daughter, Miss Lisa Bustos, which is she is present today.

The following is a timeline of events regarding the notification process.

The first inspection regarding 212 Go 4 Drive was conducted on November 6, 2024.

Original notice was mailed on November 13, 2024, and the certified notice was returned on claim on November 25th, 2024.

On February 24, 2026, the notice for BSB hearing was posted at 212 Goldforth Drive, San Antonio, Texas, 7233.

On February 24, 2026, the notice for BSB hearing was mailed to the owner.

The certified receipt has not returned.

No scope of work or financial proof or letter of credit or injurance report has been provided.

As of March 11, 2026, there has no there has been no current permits on file for 212 go forth.

The photos being provided today.

Presentation were taken on February 5th, 2026.

212 go forth is a single-story brick structure located in District 10.

The structure is currently vacant and has no current utilities at this moment.

This is a photo of the rear left showing some deterioration and holes on the facial board.

Also the exterior brick wall is pulling away from the window.

This is the right rear.

There's deterioration on the facial boards and damage to the exterior wall where the carport connects to the main.

Also, there is rotent droppings, signs of infestation, and there is a there is broken up sheetrock scattered around the front kitchen area.

Here's a photo of the interior of the rear garage.

You can see the damage that is being caused by the elements coming in from the holes in the roof.

The rafters are deteriorating, and the interior walls are separating.

This is the left front elevation.

There's deterioration to the facial boards, and there's also lack of weather proofing.

There is also an unsecured damage sliding garage door.

Photo of the rear elevation.

This is entering the accessory structure.

There are large amounts of debris scattered on the floor, compromising egress.

Closer look at the debris.

This is looking to the right as you enter the structure, large amounts of debris.

The interior walls are damaged and are separating.

And this is looking further into the right corner showing excessive amount of wooden debris.

The main structure is a 2,088 square foot vacant single-story residential structure with a gable roof system with asphalt shingles.

The eaves lack weather proofing.

Some of the eaves are missing or deteriorated.

The roof system over the rear garage has large holes, allowing the elements to enter the structure, causing damage to the interior roof rafters and ceiling joists.

Some of the roof shingles to the rear roof are missing or severely deteriorated.

The interior of the structure has trash and debris scattered throughout the interior of the structure, compromising egress.

There is evidence of vagrancy and rotent infestation.

The rear garage is exposed to the elements, large holes in the ceiling, damage to sheet rock, decking, and the roof shingles are missing, allowing rain to enter the rear garage area, causing damage to the interior rafters and ceiling joists.

The interior walls and some wood members are separating.

The accessory structure is a 400 square foot single story vacant structure with a metal roof system.

There is deterioration and lack of weather proofing to the east.

The roof system is deteriorated.

The structure is unsecure, allowing the elements and wildlife to enter the structure.

There is a large amount of debris inside the accessory structure, which is compromising egress.

To recap, the structure located at 212 Go 4 Drive are in violation of City Code Article 8, Chapter 6156 subsection.

For the main one, two, four, five, seven, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen.

Subsection for the accessory are one, two, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, in which any building or structure which has any or all of the conditions or defects herein after described shall be deemed to be a dangerous building and a hazard to public health, safety and welfare, provided that such conditions or defects of dilapidation, substantialness, or a fitness for human habitation pose a threat or potential threat to life, health, property, or human safety.

Staff recommends repair for the main structure and demolition for the accessory structure.

This concludes my presentation of 212 Gold Four Drive.

Thank you, Officer Garza.

Appreciate that.

Do we have any comments?

Any questions for Officer Garza from the panel?

Yes.

Okay, thank you.

Did I go up here?

Never done this before.

Thank you for coming to the pony.

Please state your name and council district.

Lisa Bustos.

And what was the other thing?

I didn't hear you.

The council district you in residing in district 10 as well.

Um no, I live in um Williamson County in Austin, Texas.

Okay.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Please proceed with the test.

Sure.

So I've never done this before, but I'm just kind of speaking to it.

Um, on the timeline that Officer Garza mentioned, um, I was notified.

Um, the family doesn't really speak, just so you know, my father was very ill for a while, so a lot of uh lack of communication.

But um I finally was kind of involved and got notice.

Uh I reached out to Officer Garza.

I had gone to the structure and um weathered like papers and things like that, but some neighbors came out at that time and were like, hey, we had no idea who you were, how to get a hold of you.

But um, so I got his information, contacted him, and then we had connected in February, which is on the timeline.

Um then he told me kind of what was happening, and I was like, okay, great.

So behind the scenes, what I had been doing in the past you know few months was finally kind of got a hold of my cousins, any of the heirs.

Um, talked to the title company, talked to a general contractor, kind of were getting it was getting everything lined up.

Um, I'm just one of the heirs, but I would be the one that would get ownership of it because there are my cousins have agreed to transfer it to me and my father lived there uh for years before my grandparents passed.

So I'm kind of the only one that's coming to the table with figuring out what to do with the structure.

It's either let it go to the city as I understood that my grandparents kind of had gotten sick and let other things go in the past to other properties.

So anyway, that's kind of the plan is to demo the accessory, repair the structure, and then either sell or lease it.

And I have a general contractor I've been talking to.

I don't have a scope of work because I got the notice about seven days ago and I was out of town.

But luckily Mr.

Garza told me about this hearing and everything.

So yeah, I have that going on.

I've talked to title company.

So I feel like uh I have a good idea of now what needs to be done to be able to proceed.

Um I just kind of need to proceed in some time to do it.

Uh I do have the means financially to to get everything into play, and I talked to a general contractor that can pull permits, but um I have yet to walk through the site other than just kind of look on the outside.

Um I had not been inside the house since I was a child.

Um so just just so you guys know that.

But um it all seems uh about right.

My father was in a de destitute situation and pretty sick for a while, so I can see how everything kind of got out of control.

But yeah, so I have a plan to uh proceed.

I'm looking for like 90 days, 220 days to to get those things in order.

So hopefully that's a timeline that's uh reasonable.

Do you have any idea or estimate on what it would cost to do the repairs of the main structure?

Um just based on just kind of visually what was on the paper, um, and some of those pictures are new to me.

Um I haven't seen those, but uh the accessory itself, um I kind of called around and they said between seven to twelve thousand dollars to demo it.

They haven't I haven't gone on site with anybody.

I didn't know what my rights were per se, but um that's kind of the idea of that.

Um I also have a realtor that is able to help with the sell as is after things are stabilized, demoed, and you know, stable as far as the main structure too.

Um and I've kind of looked at that pricing.

So seven to twelve is what I've seen for the accessory with the uh debris hall with uh stabilization and then the main house.

I've seen anything between like 15,000 to like 30,000.

Um so that's also sufficient and fine as well.

Um, I have a you know, employment and credit and and all that stuff, access to funds.

So you have access to 60 so $60,000 to do both the demolition and repair?

I can I don't have like pay cash today or anything, but I can get access to it.

I have a home property, I have uh personal line of credit, home equity loans, things of that nature to be able to do that.

Thank you.

This is Fred Anderson.

Do you have um a will?

Uh yes, I do.

Is the will given to you?

Oh, from my father, no.

There's not that will, no.

I just I thought you meant a personal will.

So no, your father doesn't have a will.

No.

Which means it'll be probated by the state of Texas.

Uh yeah, my grandfather is the owner care of Anselmo.

So Lorenzo Bustos is my grandfather.

That's what I'm saying.

So there was no heir right now except everybody that's out there.

Right, exactly.

Exactly.

So it's going to be a long process.

Yeah.

There's a I understand I've talked to a probate lawyer.

I didn't hire them.

Um, but myself and my cousins, all the heirs have kind of discussed that we're going to do a transfer of airship.

Nobody else has interested in it because my father lived there except for my brother and I.

So um we're gonna manage that personally.

But well, you can't touch it until somebody's aired.

No, I yeah, I understand.

So you're saying 60 days.

Oh, I just meant I didn't mean to repair it, get everything done.

I just meant uh to get some time to be able to.

Well, that's what I'm saying.

We can't even give you time because you're not an heir or or you're an heir, but you don't have physical control of the property.

Right.

Um, I I am working to do that.

Um I just got in touch with all my cousins, like just so you know.

Um I know the timeline is pretty trite and pretty crazy.

Um would it help to give a little bit of timeline like backstory as to why it's taken so long to do this?

Like would that be helpful?

No, ma'am, you can't ask us questions, but oh no, I meant to me provide it to you guys for context.

In irrelevant, no, because the air issue is the problem.

Okay.

And since nobody's there right now to repair, maintain, or do whatever.

And I'm gonna tell you this from personal.

We're going through the same thing with my family.

It's gonna take one to five years to settle it.

That's what it is.

So Mr.

Andis, I'm gonna stop you there.

I'll let legal that answer this one because we really can't touch that.

Uh okay.

Mr.

Chair, uh I request an executive session to discuss attorney client issues.

Okay, very well.

Uh the time is now 1010.

Okay.

March 12th, 2026.

Uh the building standards boards will recess from the open meeting and convene an executive session to consult with legal counsel to discuss attorney client matters pursuant to section 551.071 of the Texas government code.

All right.

Uh the time is now 1029 on March the 12th, 2026.

And the billing standards board will now reconvene in open session.

Uh there was no official action was taken in the executive session.

And Selisa Bruce, can I have you come back to the podium, please?

All right, thank you.

Any more questions from Mr.

Boustos?

Yeah, this is Fred Anderson.

Can you clarify those the three you said earlier you had financial don't have a written verbal, you have a verbal uh estimate, correct?

Of clearing and demo and all that.

But you didn't give us a did they give you a timeline when that would be done?

No.

Um so uh as I mentioned earlier, I was notified of this whole situation um about seven days ago.

Um so I got this information about seven days ago as far as on the piece of paper.

So within that time frame, I live in Austin, I couldn't get a contractor to go out there, do a scope of work, all that stuff.

We talked about it, uh, told them what was on the paper, covered it, and they gave me an estimate, but they need to go out there and do it.

Um the whole point for me to come today was to talk about like is this even a viable thing that I should be doing because why would I have somebody go out there and do all these things if I can't take care of this property, right?

Um so yes, I do have means to answer your question.

I have not taken out loans, etc.

to do anything because uh as you mentioned, I'm not the owner of the of the property.

So I have discussed with the cousins that I've been able to talk to.

Nobody has uh interest in the property.

Um there is nobody fighting about who owns the property, nobody wants to do anything, nobody has the means.

So based on the attorney I talked to, the approbate attorney, title office, a realtor, um, it all seems like we could do this amicably uh and to where I can now assume responsibility and then be able to take care of the codes that we're talking about today.

So you have two verbals, but the last one was not given about a timeline, so that would be one of the criteria for us.

Yeah, I don't have a timeline because they haven't actually done a scope of work, but so I need time for that to happen.

That's what I thought because I didn't hear a timeline, but I heard the financial and then the scope and but no time.

Oh, I think all right.

Thank you.

Right, any other questions?

All right, Ms.

Boss, thank you very much.

You can sit down.

Uh Mr.

Chair, I'd like to make a motion.

Proceed with your motion.

Uh uh, Mr.

Chair, I would like to uh reset uh the main.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Uh uh I moved that the property located at what is this one two one two Gulfert Drive.

Uh for the main to be reset.

It is it is feasible to repair uh under sections.

Can you put the there we go for the main one two four five seven eight eleven twelve fifteen seventeen and eighteen?

The main is to be uh reset, and the accessory is to be demolished uh under sections one, two, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen is to be demolished within thirty days.

And it is a possible threat, or it poses a threat, potential threat to life, health, safety, or property, and the reset.

Uh I will leave that up to the staff.

Uh that'll give uh time to pull the documents required for the repair, which will be the financial statement, proof of uh finance, the scope of work, and a timeline.

I do believe there's no utility, so all the utilities will need to be cut to the property.

I don't think uh there was no vagrance, correct?

All right.

There was we'll order the main to be secured.

Is there any other documents we need on that?

Um so far I got the you said the scope and the timeline.

Scope, timeline, and the uh financial those three majors.

Um I don't think it needs an engineers report.

I think some of that's just cosmetic.

Uh all right.

Thank you.

So we're moving to discussion.

Let me go ahead and just repeat that motion for everyone's sake.

All right, that the property located at 212 go forth drive regarding the main structure is not a public nuisance and is feasible to repair it at this time, and is in violation of chapter six, article eight, section one five six for the main one, two, four, five, seven, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen.

And that this case be reset the next available date by staff.

That next meeting we would look to have a scope of work, a timeline, and financial ability to pay, that the utilities be cut and that the property be secured.

Did I get that right?

We don't need to see it.

Staff will.

Staff will be the ones that make the determination if the paperwork is valid so they can continue.

Okay.

We won't need to see it back here unless it staff recommends it.

Is that acceptable, counsel?

No.

So you're asking, we were asking for a reset, and now you're saying they don't need to come back.

A reset is the whole purpose is to bring this case back before us to allow the owner time to do what needs to be.

Right, but if she permits the or if staff gets the paperwork, then staff can make the determination if it does need to be reset, correct?

Uh no, the board has to order it to be reset.

Okay.

Okay.

Then it'll it'll it'll come back to us once because if we order it for the first won't be the first one, we'll leave it alone.

That's what I'm saying.

If it would be staff's recommendation when it comes back to us, not ours, right?

Not on a 30-day, it's when staff puts it on the thing.

Okay.

Let me go ahead and clarify we don't lock away.

The motion is we have a motion that the property located at 212 go forth drive.

It is feasible to repair it at this time and is in violation of chapter six, section one five six, specifically for the main one two four, five, seven, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen, that a scope of work be provided along with a timeline and the financial ability, that the utilities be cut and that the property be secured regarding the accessory that is the public nuisance, which is not feasible repaired at this time and is in violation of chapter six.

Article eight, section one five six, specifically one, two, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and that it be demolished within thirty days.

Do we have a second for the motion?

Uh Mr.

Chairman, uh, can I uh clarify the the the motion is that the main be reset?

Is that correct?

That is correct.

Thank you.

A second.

Thank you.

We have a motion and we have a second.

Is there any discussion regarding 212 go forth drive?

Well, we've got that clear.

Okay.

Let's go ahead and move on to a roll call vote, please.

Joel Solis.

I.

George Grimes Jr.

I.

Dr.

Linda Lopez Rodriguez.

I Dwayne Nelson.

Nay.

Fred Andes.

Motion passes with a vote of four to one.

All right, thank you.

Mr.

Bruce Tuster, if you will get back with your code officer outside, we'll go ahead and proceed to the next case.

All right, our next property is 839 Potomac.

Good morning, board.

For the record, my name is Cynthia Santana, Dangerous Premise Officer for the City of San Antonio, Development Services Department.

The structure being presented today is located at 839 Potomac with a recommendation for demolition in accordance with City Code Article 8, Chapter 6.

This case is the first time being heard before this board.

The legal description is NCB 6329, Block 1, lot 47 and I'm sorry, lot 46 and 47, located in City Council District 2.

The owner on record is RCF 2 Acquisition Trust with a mailing address of two Algany Center, Nova Tower 2, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212.

All notices of hearing were properly issued as required.

The following individual is uh present on behalf of the case, Maria Navarro.

A phone number was found for the representative of the owner, and I have spoken with them.

The Office of Historic Preservation has confirmed on December 1st, 2025 that the property is not eligible for historic designation.

The following is a timeline of events regarding the notification process.

The first inspection regarding 839 Potomac was conducted on January 8, 2025.

The original notice was mailed on November 25th, 2025, and the certified receipt was claimed on December 1st, 2025.

On February 24, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was posted at 839 Potomac.

On February 24th, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was mailed to the owner, and the certified receipt has not been returned.

No scope of work or financial proof or letter of credit or engineer's report has been provided.

There are no active permits on file for 839 Potomac as of March 10th, 2026.

The last time this property was cleaned and secured and by the city was on January 14th, 2025.

The photos that are being provided today for today's presentation were taken on January 5th, 2026 and February 11th, 2026.

This first photo is the front elevation as it faces the street, showing a single-story vacant structure in a residential zone.

The structure is a pier and beam foundation, wood framing with plywood and OSB board siding.

A gable roof is connected to a flat roof on the right side with shingles on both.

The structure is 1906 square feet.

It's located within a thousand feet of Washington Elementary School and has had no water account for the last four years.

The siding is missing on this front elevation, exposing the wood studs to the elements.

There is no front door, and the fascia on the top gable lacks weather protection.

This is the right elevation.

The siding is also missing on this elevation.

The interior wood studs are exposed and weathered.

The windows are missing and the fascia also lacks weather protection.

The floor joists are deteriorated and the sill beam is unlevel.

The vinyl siding is missing on the right side and detaching where it is covering the old wood and transit siding.

This is the left elevation from the rear of the structure.

I was unable to get a better contextual photo due to the proximity of the chain link fence on the property.

But here you can see the deteriorated wood siding, the missing siding, and again exposed wood studs.

The wall sheathing is also damaged.

This is a close-up of the seal beam on that left elevation.

The beam is being supported by five-gallon buckets that had been filled with concrete as posts.

The sill beam is split towards the left of the photo by the piece of rebar that's coming out of the top of that post.

This is a close-up of the deteriorated floor joist and bottom plate.

The sill beam across the front is deflected and rotted underneath new wood.

The OSB siding on the right elevation is bowed, and there's a hole in the wall.

I'm sorry, the wood joey joy.

Wow.

Okay.

Joists.

The that was escaping me.

Underneath that wood are also exposed to the elements and deteriorated.

The attached carport has rotted decking and rafters.

The fascia is deteriorated from water damage.

There are three tab shingles that were used to cover the roof on this flat area.

This photo is of the flooring as you walk through the front wall.

There is no door.

Several areas show natural light coming into the structure, missing wall covering, exports exposed subfloor, which is spongy to walk upon.

The wall studs in this room directly in front here are listing to the right.

Each time it was secured, it was broken into again.

On this day, there was a mattress on the floor.

New wall studs are visible in this room.

There was a minor building repair permit pulled in January of 2025 that has since expired and no further work has been conducted.

This is a close-up of one of the holes in the flooring right towards the center of the structure.

Vagrants continue to make entry into the structure.

To recap the structure located at 839 Potomac is in violation of City Code Article 8, Chapter 6-156, subsections 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18, which any building or structure which has any or all of the conditions or defects herein after described shall be deemed to be a dangerous building and a hazard to public health, safety, welfare, provided that such conditions of defects of dilapidation, substandardness or unfitness for human habitation, pose a threat or potential threat to life, health, property, or human safety.

Staff recommends demolition.

That concludes my presentation of 839 Potomac.

Thank you, Officer Santana.

Do we have any questions for Ms.

Santana?

Yeah, this is Fred Anderson.

On your last entry, 3626.

And your comment was we issued a notice of violations to repair the structure.

And on the bottom sheet where it has all the code violations, you're asking for demolition.

We are.

So the determination of demolition was made months ago, correct?

That is correct.

My my comment is trying to explain to her that uh just putting a fence around it does not stop it from going before the board.

The original notice of violation uh was to ask you to repair it.

And and that didn't happen.

So uh because it didn't get repaired, just putting a fence around it doesn't stop it from coming before the board.

I just asked that because it says in here and then there's a bit of disconnect of time.

Also, you said there was one permit for a minor repairs.

There's no demo permit.

There's no demolition permit.

So all this stuff done inside is a demolition per needed first.

Uh it does need it.

Well, uh depending on the condition of of uh what it was at the time that the permit was pulled.

Um when I first saw the structure, the interior had already been stripped.

I don't know when that occurred.

Well, that's a good one.

So I don't know.

Yeah.

It it would have needed it would have needed a demolition permit and then for the minor repairs.

Minor, but some of those walls are major and the exterior work that's new new on exterior.

No foundation, it looks like brand new foundation was done, so there was no foundation permit.

There was a foundation permit uh some time ago.

Uh believe it was uh right around 2023.

Uh it was signed off by an engineer.

Uh I'm not sure.

I did make contact with him and asked him if he saw the property, the foundation before he signed off on it.

And I didn't hear any further contact from him.

So uh well, 2023 to now would have aged that concrete, and some of that looks pretty white, which means it's fairly new concrete.

So now they're not wanting to repair it.

Uh that was the last comment to me.

Um my understanding was that the property was owned by the gentleman that I was dealing with when I first started the case, and that he uh defaulted and it was uh foreclosed on, and the company uh who has it now by whatever means happens after that.

Uh she she's here today, but she did say state to me that it would just be too expensive to repair it.

All right, thank you.

All right.

At this time, uh Ms.

Maria Navarro.

Please approach the podium, state your name and council district when you reside in or conduct business and for the record.

Hi, good morning.

My name is Maria Navarro, and I recite at District 10.

But we're conducting, I think, in another district.

Um first of all, I represent the bank that foreclosed in the property.

What's the name of the bank, please?

Um it's it's actually Kiaavi, but it's a lot of um hedge funds.

So we're gonna go with Kiavi.

That's where we're with.

Thank you.

So uh Kiavi foreclosed on the property around September, October of last year.

I came on seen around September, October.

We did put a uh my phone's about to die, so I'm gonna show you that we did board up the front door.

Um I have like not even one percent.

And also um, I don't really want to see that, but we boarded at the front door.

Oh, thank you.

Can you allow to take a look at that?

And it's about to die.

So um we did board it up.

I did I'm gonna put no trespassing signs because I did not know about the severity of the whole situation.

I did get a notice.

I send it to the bank representatives around December ish.

Um, and then my the the bank sent me a notice like last week, I believe.

We I am gonna recommend that the board I mean that the company tests do take whatever precautions necessary to either rehab it, which is gonna be very cost uh costly, or demo, which is gonna be the least expensive.

It's not my choice.

I have to recommend, and then they tell me what to do.

Um again, we've ordered that.

We are gonna put no trespassing, we're gonna put a fence because there's none there.

Um this comes out of my funds and I get reimbursed.

Not that it matters, but I understand the situation.

The report does say that the property is a thousand free from the school.

It's not, it's about what, ten thousand, eleven thousand feet from the school.

Um I do weekly checks, and I have never seen anybody there.

I did see that nasty mattress.

I I we've never seen anybody.

The only thing I've seen is a cat.

We have secured it.

I don't think anybody can go in there.

We do have it on the market for sale, and um the owners are thinking of even putting an auction just to get it moved quick.

We do have some interested parties as well.

Um, but we just don't have any concrete closing date yet.

I am asking the board to give us about maybe sixty days while we the my company tells me what to do.

Uh because it doesn't go to the director, it goes to several levels.

And by the time it gets to me, you know, it's two months later.

Um again, I do drive the property every day.

I have time-stamped photos that I have report to the owners.

We are taking every precaution for nobody to go there.

No, I have never seen anybody there.

Um, and that's my recommendation.

I'm gonna recommend again.

I did ask her for a cost.

What is the cost gonna be for the city to demo it?

I've already got my cost to demo it as well as to rehab it.

See whichever one my clients choose.

Thank you.

Any other questions from the panel?

Let me make sure I understand the timeline here.

Uh the change of ownership occurred uh one eight of twenty-five.

I think that's correct.

No, that was the first time we had the issue.

Uh six three of twenty-five.

Uh when did the mortgage company actually uh sign the mortgage itself on the property?

I don't know.

Approximately five.

I got the assignment around I would say October.

October.

Of twenty-five.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Right now we are in a fo uh foreclosure situation.

We have a tsunami of foreclosures.

We are overwhelmed.

Um we have tons and tons in this specific company.

I'll get emails at five in the morning on Sunday because we're overworked.

Friday nights at 10 o'clock at night.

We were constantly working.

They assign different properties to different agents, and I have um a good pool of them in that area.

So um, yeah, we're ready.

We're in we we're trying to say as much as in compliance as we can, but if your certified letter goes to Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania has so many levels and it comes to me last week, that's where the breakup is.

Uh she does have my phone number now, and I do have her card too, so I try to contact her.

If I get any future listings, I will contact her or even look at the cities.

I'm also gonna get educate myself with your uh codes because I don't know any of them.

I just see the numbers, so this is something that's been a very good educational situation for me so I could learn and move forward.

Thank you.

Any other questions?

All right, thank you.

You sit down.

Okay.

Can I have a motion regarding eight three nine Potomac?

Oh, Mr.

Chairman.

Please proceed.

I move that the property located at 839 Potomac is a public nuisance, which is not feasible to be repaired that this time and is in violation of chapter six, Article 8, Section 156, subsections 12, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18.

I move that the property be demolished within 30 days of the issuance of this order, and that the property be vacated, secured, uh free of trash and debris, and uh utilities be disconnected.

Dwayne Nelson, second.

Thank you.

Okay, I think we have a motion on 839 Potomac that the property located at 839 Potomac is a public nuisance, which is not feasible to be repaired at this time, and is in violation of Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 156, specifically for the main one, two, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen.

Move that the property be demolished within 30 days from the issuance of this order, that it be vacated, free of trash and debris, secured, and utilities cut.

Do we have a second on the motion?

I did any discussion regarding 839 Potomac.

Okay.

Seeing none, let's go ahead and move to roll call vote, please.

Joel Solis.

I George Grimes Jr.

Aye.

Dr.

Ernenda Lopez Rodriguez.

Aye.

Dwayne Nelson.

Aye.

Fred Andes.

Motion passes with the vote at 520.

Ms.

Navarro, if you will please step outside, meet with Code Officer Santana.

She'll explain what happens next.

Thank you.

All right, we're moving on to our next property, 4238 Nogalita Street.

Nogales, like the cactus.

Good morning, board.

For the record, my name is Jaime Haso, dangerous premises officer for the City of San Antonio Development Services Department.

The structure being presented today is located at 4238 Nogale Street with a recommendation for demolition in accordance with City Code Article 8, Chapter 6.

This is the first time this property is being heard before this board.

The legal description is NCB 8088.

No block number, lot 259 located in City Council District 6.

The owner on record is Gonzalez Richard S with a mailing address of 4238 Nogales Street.

San Antonio, Texas, 78237.

All notices of hearing were properly issued as required, and the owner on record is not present today.

Does the board wish to continue?

Yes, please proceed.

As of March 12, 2026, no contact has been made with owner or interested parties.

The Office of Historic Preservation has confirmed on July 3rd, 2024, with an updated review on February 6, 2026, that the property is not eligible for historic designation.

The following is a timeline of events regarding the notification process.

The first inspection regarding 4238 Nogale Street was conducted June 3rd, 2024.

The original notice was mailed on June 10th, 2024, and the certified receipt was returned delivered.

On August 23rd, 2024, a pre-board conference was held at 1901 South Alamo.

No owner or interested party attended.

On June 3, 2024, June 30th, 2025, and on October 30th, 2025, a property maintenance violation placard was posted to the property.

On February 24, 2026, the notice of the VSB hearing was mailed to the owner.

And on February 24th, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was posted at 4238 Nogale Street.

As of March 12, 2026, no scope of work or financial proof or letter of credit or engineers report has been provided.

There are no active permits on file and no repair applications have been submitted.

This property has been previously baited by the city, and this is located within a thousand feet of Stafford Early Childhood Center and the Edge Wood Fine Arts Academy.

The photos that are being provided for today's presentation were taken on February 11th, 2026.

This here is the front elevation.

Here you can see that the structure is sinking into grade.

Here looking at the right elevation and the attached carport.

That attached carport is starting to sag.

It is all the way up to the property line, and there is deterioration to the metal covering.

More damage to the siding, lacking weather protection, holds present, and that the metal roof is rusted and separating from decking.

Here's a look at the left elevation as seen from the rear.

You can see that this rear addition is starting to separate from the structure.

It is sinking into grade.

There is damage to the siding.

There's lacking weather protection, missing fascia boards, and the overhangs are rotted and damaged.

Here, looking at the interior of the structure through the front door, you can see that there is evidence that uh uh vagrants using the property.

Uh there is damage to this exposed subfloor.

There are holes present.

There is damage to the drywall as well.

Uh here's a close-up of uh water damage that is entering the structure and a hole that is present exposing the grade underneath.

Uh walking around that uh couch, you can see there's another hole that is present.

That subfloor is separating from the floor joists.

Um there is more water damage present, and there is damage to the drywall.

Uh looking towards the rear of the structure, you can see more damage to the drywall, more evidence of vagrants that have used the property.

There's exposed interior wood members, and there is a slight section on the left hand side of that photo that appears to have uh collapsed inward.

Uh look into the front bedroom on the left hand side.

You can see more damage uh to the drywall, the exposed interior wood members that are bowing, and there's uh more damage to the um ceiling drywall as well.

Uh going into the room, we can see the more evidence of vagrants that have used this structure.

Uh there is uh water damage to the exposed subflooring, and there are holes present.

Uh here's a close-up of that hole that is present.

Uh, there is trash and debris that has fallen through, and this does uh lead to exposed grade underneath.

Uh looking towards the rear of the property, here you can see more damage to the subflooring, uh holes in the floor that is exposing grade and more damage to the door framing.

Uh looking inside, more evidence of vagrants that have used the property, more exposed uh floor subflooring and damage to the drywall, and there is natural light that is entering into into the structure from the exterior.

And that's a close-up of the ceiling where natural light is entering into the structure.

Uh looking towards the rear addition, here you can see the more prominent the separation uh where this rear addition is sinking into grade, the damage to the subfloor, the natural light that is entering from both the roof and the separation on the rear wall.

And here's looking up into the roof line, more natural light that is entering where it is separating.

Uh looking further into the structure, you can see more damage to the subfloor, damage to the drywall and exposed uh ceiling joys that do show uh evidence of water damage.

Uh looking towards the right hand side, more evidence of uh natural light that is entering the structure and more deterioration to the roof uh structure as well.

Here you can see the damage to the subflooring, more water evidence present, and there are holes that do expose grade.

To recap, the structure located at 4238 Nogala Street is in violation of City Code Article 8, Chapter 6, 156, subsections 125, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for the main, in which any building or structure which has any or all other conditions or defects here and after described shall be deemed to be a dangerous building and a hazard to public health, safety, and welfare, provided that such conditions so defects of dilapidation, substandardness, run fitness for human habitation, post a threat or potential threat to live health, property or human safety.

Staff recommends demolition.

That concludes my presentation of 4238 Nogala Street.

Thank you, Oscar Gonzalez for that presentation.

Do we have any questions?

No.

Um you stated earlier that there's no bunny come forth with the property.

Correct.

On picture 94.

The first one shows a fly uh the pallet up front there.

Can you see that on the right there?

You see that pallet?

On the right hand side, sir.

The left.

There's a pallet that goes from the fence over to the house.

Uh, yes.

This property fence line is it within that area there, and there's just no fence back here.

There's no fence between the two properties, so they're on right on the edge between the property being presented today and the neighboring property.

So this yard's been cut before it looks like.

Is somebody going out there to take care of it?

The city is the one that has abated that property, and there's been no, I've never seen a fence between these two properties.

Okay.

Yeah, because it looks like somebody had recently cut it.

Yes, the city had recently admitted it.

So it's been abated how many times?

Uh three times.

And that's just for the yard, or is it to also the last abatement was just for the yard, but the first two abatements were cut clean and secure.

Cut clean and secure.

Yes, sir.

And the last one was just to cut.

Just for the cut.

And there's vagrants?

In the first two, uh, yes, there were.

Uh as of the last abatement that we did back in February of 2026, uh, there's been no further evidence of vagrants breaking into the structure.

And no complaints from neighbors or uh not that they've come through 311 or to myself.

Okay.

Thank you.

And no utilities and no, sir, no utilities.

Aye.

Any other questions for the code officer?

No.

Thank you very much for your testimony.

Appreciate it.

All right.

Do we have a motion regarding Ford?

Chair, we do have someone signed up to speak.

Okay.

Please approach the podium and state your name and the council district you reside in or that you conduct business in for the record.

Good morning.

Uh Sylvia Soto.

I live in Bear County and I'm here with the Los Arenas Homeowners Association.

Um just here to talk about these properties that are vacant, and there's a lot of homeless people.

We have a lot of meetings where people come to our meetings to talk about which properties are abandoned, and there's a lot of action happening there, whether it be drug selling or people living in there, and our safety officers always try their best to try to address those properties because they are a danger to the community.

And there's a lot of them in this area.

So these uh vacant properties are a huge concern uh for safety for the people of the community.

Um I remember one lady in particular who told us that she has some of these people trying to uh stay on her porch, you know, from the neighborhood who are you know living in these uh abandoned buildings.

So it's a huge concern uh when you have um this going on within the neighborhood.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ms.

Lutter for that testimony.

All right.

Are there's no other witnesses?

Then I think we're ready to move forward with the motion.

Mr.

Chair Dwayne Elson, I move that the property located at 4238 Nogales is a public nuisance which is not feasible being repaired at this time and is violation of Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 156, subcodes 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18, that the property is to be demolished in 30 days, vacated, utilities cut and secured all right.

Let me restate the motion regarding uh 4238 Nagala Street.

That the property located to 4238 Nagala Street is the public nuisance, uh which is not feasible to be repaired at this time, and is in violation of Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 156, uh specifically for the main sections one, two, five, seven, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen.

Move that the property be demolished within 30 days, utilities be cut, and the property be secured.

Do we have a second?

I second.

Thank you for the second.

Any deliberation regarding the motion?

All right, seeing none, can we have a roll call?

Thank you.

Joel Solis?

Aye.

George Grimes Jr.

Aye.

Dr.

Erlanda Lopez Rodriguez?

Aye.

Tway Nelson?

Aye.

Fred Andes?

Motion passes with a vote of five to zero.

Thanks, everyone.

Ms.

Soto.

If you like, you can speak to the code officer.

See what's going to happen with that property afterwards?

Just let the since she's representing the homeowners association, just let her know what's going to be happening next.

Okay.

I think that concludes most of our business.

We're now on to administrative items.

Yes, Chair.

I do have some updates.

The BSB for board has been rescheduled from May 21st, 2026 to May 28, 2026.

Also, the financial disclosure report, FDR is due by April 1st.

I will be available after the meeting to assist those that may need assistance logging into the system.

And also, an at-large advertise advertisement has been submitted to seek applicants for the vacant position.

It is scheduled to run through March 18, 2026.

We are also seeking two reappointments for Mr.

Robert Benke and Miss Anne Weiner.

The Planning and Community Development Committee, PCDC, is tentatively scheduled for March 30th, 2026.

Also, we have received two reappointment memos for Ms.

Doris Oleese from Council District 6 and George Grimes Jr.

from Council District 2.

They are currently pending placement on the City Council agenda.

Thank you.

That concludes our business for the day.

Thank you all.

Well, we're done with the agenda.

Do I have unanimous consent to close the meeting?

Yes, thank you all.