Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

It is now nine o'clock on 2 July 2026.

The San Antonio Building Standards Board will come to order.

My name is Dwayne Nelson.

I'm the chair for today's meeting.

If we could please let's have a roll call.

Colonel Dwayne Nelson.

Present.

Paul Hernandez.

Present.

Dora Solis.

Robert Benke.

Fred Andes.

Present.

Ryan Baldwin.

Present.

Dr.

Fazal Hussein.

Also present in the meeting from the City of San Antonio or Subita Ray from the City Attorney's Office and from Development Services.

Jenny Ramidez, Interim Code Enforcement Administrator.

Kathy Rodriguez, Development Services Administrator.

Esther Ortiz, Development Services Specialist 1.

Melissa Maldonado, Administrative Assistant Two, and myself, Judy Kroom, Development Services Specialist Supervisor.

Chair Accorum is present.

Thanks, ma'am.

The City of San Antonio provides translation services for anyone who may need that assistance.

If we could, let's have a translation of that fact.

Thank you.

A quorum is present as stated.

Please sign up your cell phone or any device that may disrupt this public hearing.

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

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

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

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've submitted the required documents prior to this public hearing.

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

Number 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 a code officer.

Number two, submit the required proof of financial ability to pay for the proposed work and discuss the feasibility of repairs dependent upon the monies at hand.

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

All abatements ordered by the board shall be enforced.

All work proposed must be done within code regulations and required permits prior to commencement of work.

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

If in doubt to the process during this time, please contact the code enforcement officer.

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

If you have any questions regarding the orders, please contact the code enforcement officer or development services staff member by phone at 210-207 by 422.

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

Thank you.

The board has received copies in draft of the minutes of our prior meeting.

Mr.

Judges Fred Andes, I recommend that we uh enter into the records the minutes as is.

And you present that as a motion, sir.

As a motion.

Very good.

The motion is that we accept the minutes as drafted.

Do we have a second?

This is Paul Hernandez here.

I like to second that motion.

Thank you, Paul.

Any discussion?

There's no discussion.

All in favor of the motion say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Those opposed, nay.

It's carries unanimous and Judy.

At this time, we'd like to have uh the staff report, please.

Good morning, Chair Nelson and members of the board.

I'm Kathy.

Good morning.

Kathy Rodriguez, Development Services Administrator.

Briefing you on emergency demolitions on our agenda today.

In City Council District 5, the property address 652 Thompson Place.

Emergency demolition was ordered for the main structure due to a sudden act.

The structure was removed on June 9th of 2026.

Also in District 5 at 1120 slash 1122 Bettis Street, the main structure was ordered a demolition.

I'm sorry, it was a emergency demolition due to a sudden act and was removed on June 17th of 2026.

In City Council District 5, a main structure located at 10162 Wood Trail was declared an emergency demolition due to a sudden act and was removed on June 17th of 2026.

Any questions for me?

I'm sorry, say that.

Are those the only two properties that you wish to cover?

There were three.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I missed the third one.

What was the date on the demolition for the third case?

For the third one on Wood Trail Street that was on June 20th.

Oh, on Perez.

On Bedis was June 17th as well.

June 17th.

Oh, okay.

Any questions?

This is red.

And uh you said a sudden act.

Yes, sir.

Can you define up the yes sir?

So on three all three of those properties, it was due to fire.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

Any other questions?

There are none.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

We'll move into the individual case presentations, and our first case is going to be.

That's 4426 Eisenhower Road.

Good morning, board.

Good morning.

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 4426 Eisenhower Road 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 12375, block 5, lot 10, located in City Council District 2.

The owner on record is Caballeros Salvador Remos Ramos with a mailing address of 4426 Eisenhower Road, San Antonio, Texas, 78218.

All notices of hearing were properly issued as required.

The following individuals are present on behalf of the case.

Mr.

Caballero Salvador is here, he's the owner, and SAPD officer Carlos Gutierrez.

A phone number was not found for the owner, but I have spoken with him.

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

The first inspection regarding 4426 Eisenhower Road was conducted on March 13th, 2026.

Original notice was mailed on March 17th, 2026, and the certified receipt was claimed on March 19th, 2026.

The conference meeting was held for 4426 Eisenhower Road on April 16th, 2026.

Neither the owner nor any representative appeared at the meeting.

A notice to vacate was posted at 4426 Eisenhower Road on April 22nd, 2026.

On June 18th, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was posted at 4426 Eisenhower Road.

And on June 17, 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 engineers' report has been provided.

As of July 1st, 2026, there are no permits on file for 4426 Eisenhower Road, and no fire damage assessment has been requested.

An administrative warrant was obtained and executed on June 1st, 2026 for the photos being presented today.

The first photo is of the front elevation as it faces the street, showing a string single story structure in a residential zone with no water service since November of 2025 and no electrical service since March of 2026.

The structure was built in 1957 and is 3100 square feet.

It has a slab on grade foundation, brick veneer, and wood siding with a shingle covered gable and flat roof combination.

The structure suffered a fire on March 12th, 2026.

This structure is less than a thousand feet from St.

Thomas Moore School, which is on the street directly behind this house.

The brick veneer on the front elevation under the carport is cracked.

The window glazing on the left side is broken and secured with plywood.

The window in the center is now broken at my last visit to post-hearing notices.

This is a close-up of the front windows on the left.

The second pane from the left is now broken as well.

This is the overhang on the left elevation at the rear.

The decking fascia and soffit are charred from the fire.

The decking on the overhang of the rear elevation is collapsed.

This is the left side of the rear elevation.

The wall at the top under the peak is collapsed.

The shingles are damaged and hanging where the decking was burned away.

The electrical wires coming into the electrical panel are damaged from the fire.

The windows are broken and boarded up.

Here you can see the fire damage to the roof decking and the electrical connections.

On the far left corner, you can see the support pillar listing out to the left and separated from the patio cover.

The cover is bowed in the center.

The rear windows under the patio cover are broken and boarded.

The rear door was secured by the city as well.

This is the left corner of the rear elevation where you can see the condition of the patio roof cover a little better, showing the amount of bowing.

This photo is a close-up of that support pillar that is falling away from the structure.

The only thing supporting it currently is that metal bar at the top that's going from the framing of the patio roof cover into the stone.

There's another angle of this corner from inside the patio.

You can see the dilapidated condition of the pillar.

This angle is from underneath the covered patio of the bowed roof cover.

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

The window is broken and secured by plywood.

The siding lacks weather protection by the corner at the bottom.

This is the right elevation from the front of the structure.

The siding again lacks weather protection.

The window frame, you can see there is broken loose from the exterior wall.

The brick veneer is cracked in the center and pulling away from the frame at the top right half of that section.

As you walk in the front entrance, this is the first room that you encounter.

The ceiling drywall and insulation are missing.

The floor contains rubbish and debris.

The wall between the rooms is fire damaged.

The ceiling is missing, and the walls are smoke damaged.

This is the room to the left of that kitchen area.

The ceiling is damaged by that far window.

These windows at the bottom half are all broken and secured by the city.

There's no ceiling, and debris is scattered about the room.

The walls are smoke damaged and missing drywall to the right of the photo.

The air conditioner ductwork is damaged from the fire.

The window glazing is missing, and the windows are secured with plywood.

This is the fireplace in that room.

It was being used by people staying in the structure to cook, despite having no electricity or water services.

Each time we came to secure the structure, a fire was going in the fireplace.

We had to call the fire department to extinguish it before we could secure the structure back again.

If you turn around and look away from the fireplace, towards the rear elevation, on the left side of the structure, natural light is present there at the back.

At the end of the hallway, drywall is missing from the ceiling and the walls.

The top section of the wall studs are charred.

The subfloor is exposed with no floor covering in this section.

This is a bedroom that has no wall or ceiling cover.

The smoke, it's smoke damaged, and the electrical fixtures are fire damaged.

Wall studs to the left and right of the photo are charred.

Natural light is visible from the exterior wall and window.

This bedroom was being used by vagrants.

When I first came in after the fire, this entire room was full of bicycles.

Looking directly up from that location, you can see the ceiling joists and rafters are steel beams.

Roof decking is charred.

Looking towards the floor in that room, there's a large amount of debris and rubbish causing egress violations.

The wall covering is missing, exposing the wall studs, which are also charred at the top.

Windows are damaged and covered with plywood.

On the right side of the structure, there's two additional bedrooms.

These were being used as sleeping rooms by vagrants with the exposed subfloor and broken windows.

This photo is of the second bedroom on this side.

Again, the same issues.

The history of this structure is defined by neglect beginning four months prior to March 12, 2026 fire when active water service was disconnected despite continued occupancy.

Immediately following the fire, the first inspection revealed individuals were still living inside the debris-ridden structure, using the fireplace for cooking without access to electricity or running water.

Mr.

Caballero stated to me that he had insurance and contractors that were scheduled to meet with him.

He was explicitly informed that a fire damage assessment was required before any permits could be issued, and that people could not stay in the structure without active utilities under the unsafe conditions of the structure.

Reinspections revealed people continued to stay at the structure with and without the owner at times.

Neighborhood Housing Services Department made location to offer Mr.

Caballero's assistance, of which he did not take advantage.

A notice to vacate was subsequently posted.

However, occupancy persisted during every single reinspection.

The owner has shown a complete failure to maintain the property.

The city has been forced to intervene repeatedly to mitigate the community burden, abating large accumulations of rubbish twice, securing the windows and doors three separate times, reboarding the structure after it was repeatedly broken into by both vagrants and the owner.

Given the proximity to St.

Thomas Moore School directly behind, it leaves the structure open to entrance by vagrants or children.

Compounding these issues and safety violations is the structural compromise of the building.

The back left wall is completely missing at its top peak, and the fire damaged ceiling rafters and joists present hazard to anyone entering the premises.

Because the owner has provided no proof or financial ability or physical ability to repair this structure, it remains a dangerous public nuisance.

The structure is unsound, unventilated, and completely unfit for human habitation.

The structure located at 4426 Eisenhower Road is in violation of City Code Article 8, Chapter 6-156, subsections 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18, 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, 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 with an order to vacate and to remain secure and free of rubbish and debris.

That concludes my presentation for 4426 Eisenhower Road.

Thank you, ma'am.

Do we have questions of the code officer?

This is Brett Anderson.

I have a couple.

You abated this twice.

We have.

So that's separate.

No, that is separate.

We've had to go in and we went in and cleaned the property of rubbish and and trash and stuff in the back that they were bringing in through the alleyway.

Everything from bicycles to mattresses.

There's human feces in the backyard.

So we cleaned all that up.

And not more than a couple of weeks later, the neighbors began calling again, and we had to go back out there and clean it again.

So do you have a cost on both of those?

Yes.

The one on March 30th was $1,788.

May 5th we went back.

And then March May 12th, we had to go back again.

It was $360.

And again on June 1st, we had to secure it again at $195.

And it still doesn't cover the window.

No, there's windows broken again.

I have to send some that those the last two, the 195 and 360 were for securings.

Okay, because it's it states in your notes that you put a work order in for a window on the left, if I remember right.

Left elevation.

Yes.

So this is separate from the ones that still need to be.

Correct.

Yes.

So have you generated a work order or are you waiting for the disposition of this board?

I I just discovered it on my last visit, so I was waiting for this is current up to date.

Yes on abatements.

Yes, sir.

Okay, now the electric was shut off, water was shut off, but there's a note in here that says the water was still running.

It was still running.

They had uh illegally turned the water on, and I had to notify Saws, and they came out and they pulled the plug on it.

The meter?

The meter, yes, thank you.

Okay, because that's yeah, that's the only way you really know it's gonna be shut off.

Um you got a phone call from SAPD on 628?

Correct.

They called me in the evening.

Uh the neighbors had told them, gave given them my phone number, and uh stated that I knew what was supposed to be happening with the property.

They called to tell me that people were back inside the structure, asked me what had happened uh with our notices, and I told him at that time that we had issued a notice to vacate.

So this is well after you put a trespass, I mean um notice to vacate.

Uh yes, sir.

So every time you go to that notice of vacate is missing.

Well, they take it down.

I mean, it's it was there, it was uh the notice to vacate was posted in April, and just continued to be violated, and you get several calls from police officers letting you know that people are on the property other than what you've seen.

Correct.

All right, thank you.

Any additional questions?

Thank you.

Appreciate it.

Officer Carlos Guterres, if you would please come forward, and sir, state your name and your station.

Good morning.

My name is Officer Carlos Cutieris.

I work out of the East substation for the safe unit.

I've been in the department 20 years.

I am assigned uh the district 4350, which is the address there at 4426 Eisenhower.

So, as of January 1st through uh June, we have gotten 65 calls to that location.

They range from calls from squatters, deaths where the suspects run into the location, calls for wanted persons where there have been some arrests.

Uh we had got calls also for possible young kids at the location, uh calls for narcotics and obviously calls for for fires.

A lot of these calls are coming from the neighbors around the home there.

Uh they're the ones that are seeing this, and these calls are happening uh at all hours uh of the day.

They come from the morning and from the night at night as well.

Since the fire has happened, I believe we have got a total of see the fire occurred on March 12th, I believe.

Since then, we've gotten 43 calls after the fire, and mainly they're coming in as burglaries in progress, and what they are is some of the homeless that are breaking into the location there and staying.

Uh what makes it dangerous for the officers, and I was involved in one of them, is these calls are coming in uh like I said, all hours of the night or the day, is that the only way we can make entry to the location is from where they're breaking in from, which is usually a little a window.

Uh, and it's always on the section and and I know the pictures are not up right now but it's always on the section where the fire is at which is towards the back area where they can't be seen from Eisenhower.

So we have to go in through that same little area there with the the wood being charred and that's what makes it dangerous.

When these calls come in uh we have to go in we have to see if anyone's in there because it's very dangerous uh so last week alone I believe we had three of them and I was involved in one of them where we had to go in there uh and it's very dangerous for the officers you saw the pictures um like I said these calls are all from neighbors there's two associations neighborhood associations Wilshire and East Terror Hills I get phone calls from those associations and it's always about this location here and it's always about people going in at all hours of the night uh starting fires the neighbors are concerned uh that a fire another fire would start and that now their homes were getting you know uh catch fire as well so that's just a little history uh I've been in that area for about two years and that was one of the first addresses they gave me when I came over uh was from the associations uh when I introduced myself and said I'm the safe officer of this area any questions that was one of the first addresses they gave me and this is this is the problems that that we're having that that's my my presentation any questions of the officer um I I already know the answer to this one this is already right near a school correct but correct it's about four blocks from St.

Thomas More uh I believe it's south of that location and there's also four three or four churches that are east of that location uh probably about five blocks away now for the school is this a high traffic area for kids absolutely this is their number one route that goes straight to the school correct yes there's also Kruger Elementary which is just north of that location as well so that's kind of in between both of the schools there where you'll constantly see school buses going uh east and west on uh on Eisenhower.

Now you took this over from Safe Officer Trevino uh no I took this over from safe officer Michael Cole apple okay because I know say Trevino Trevino is just uh Isa he's just north of Eisenhower.

Okay.

And I was gonna ask you what was his notes because when you do your ride alongside, well so we write we don't write I don't write together with anybody I write by myself however though because he's he's the neighboring district uh we go together to these calls because we're very familiar uh with the with that particular location um if he were here I'm sure he would pretty much tell you the same thing so in conversation with him it's not just this area they're probably going back and forth yeah it's the same people same people uh and and now that you bring that up I did have it on my notes so they're just east of that location I'm sorry just uh yeah east of the location there's two convenience stores there's a QTs and there's a uh I believe a 7-Eleven so a lot of the homeless people hang out in that particular area when the thefts come out they run back to this address right here and that's where the calls all coincide right there all right thank you sir additional questions there are none thank you very much sir thank you salvador calvaros if you would please come forward sir.

Good morning good morning sir if you would please state your name and the council district my name is Salvador Caballero I'm the owner of 4426 Eisenhower and um we uh I bought that house to uh I used to buy houses and and fix them up and sell them but I went through a terrible divorce uh so I stayed there and uh so I was fixing it up my problem was uh trying to fix it up while feeding the homeless there too.

You know, I've been feeding the homeless for 23 years.

Uh, and I started uh downtown and then I worked to uh uh Haven for Hope and the police officers wanted to get me out of the street and and put me to Haven for hope.

So I did that for uh 18 years.

Uh so the and this is how it all started.

It's it's me taking the homeless to my house and feeding them there.

And and that and I do apologize for that, and that is my fault.

Um this house uh we boarded it up.

Uh the last notice that she said that they put at my house, I wasn't even there because they told us we couldn't I couldn't even work on it.

Now, uh the floors on those pictures, I guess that she has a lot of debris in them on all that.

All those floors are cleared.

I I cleaned all those floors.

We uh that house came with some wooden floors, and we were able to save the wooden floors from the front of the door all the way to the living room, all the way up to the hallway.

Now the hallway did burn, and then my master bedroom also the th that floor is gone.

But the middle bedroom, uh, also we saved those floors, and those are wooden floors.

I have nothing on those floors anymore.

Uh I do have metal rafters and metal beams, and uh I only have one hole where the where the fire penetrated through the through the roof, but that is covered up and so forth.

Um now I did go to the hospital and I went on the 18th, uh, and I didn't come out to the to the eighth.

Uh I mean I went on the 25th and I came out on the eighth.

So I didn't get any notice or anything.

I'm here today because my wife passed through, my ex-wife passed through there and saw a notice and she took a picture of it.

So last night she called me and asked me if I was gonna be at a meeting, and I said I I didn't get served or anything.

Somebody went to her house.

And I used to live in Alamo Heights.

Uh my kids went to St.

Peter's uh Central and then to St.

Mary's.

When I have a graduated from St.

Mary's, my son is here, and then I have uh a boy and a girl that went to North Texas.

So um, the only thing I'm asking right now is that I wasn't there when they served they served these papers, so I'm not prepared.

I have been talking to a civil engineer, uh, it's called Texas uh licensed engineer, and they're I told them to call the city because it's boarded up, and they did a lot of boarding, but we also I spent uh eleven hundred dollars buying the wood to board it up the first time when I went into the hospital.

You know, um so uh I'm asking just the board to give me some time if if I can get some time in and I have the dates here that I was in the hospital plus the bill that I still have to um uh I I was in a real bad accident uh so I haven't worked.

I've owned my business.

Uh I do pest control.

I didn't put I mean I've done pest control all my life uh but out of high school I started in the pest control business, worked for ABC Pest Control, opened my own company uh APC, and uh Advanced Pest Control.

So uh I know uh that this house has been a problem uh uh house.

I did rent this house out, and uh it started with me not checking the background and and having bad uh bad people come in there, but they have they've since now they've been arrested, they no longer live there.

Uh I know the officers have been going over there.

Every time they go out there, we're working on the house.

I was working on the house.

I didn't know that I needed permanents to clean my house.

When they came in, uh we had the after the fire, they threw all the sheet rock.

We threw it all to the bag.

We were bagging all that sheet rock together when they came in and took those bags.

Uh so uh I just uh what I'm here today is to ask for an ext uh an extension so I can have a civil engineer come in and and uh I do want to sell the house.

I'm not gonna live there any long.

I'm not gonna be there anymore.

Um I do have a relationship with all my neighbors.

Isaac, the one next door, Mr.

Martinez on the left side.

Sonny uh bought a car from him.

He was uh he he was a seal.

Uh and then uh the one right across me was a mechanic for the service.

We're all friends, you know.

I I used to do the service, I used to do their uh lawn lawn service for all these four people.

Uh also did their families, their their sons or daughters, pest control.

So we were all friends and uh I I know that I I went back and talked to them and I apologize for what they've gone through.

Uh and I told them that uh it's only gonna get better.

Uh I'm not gonna rent that house anymore.

I'm gonna sell it.

But uh I think it's still in good shape.

When it did burn, it only burnt on one half of the house.

The other house house is is fine.

The she-rock is gone because the the fire department came in and knocked all the sheet rock out.

Uh so it was on the floor.

And you can imagine when w I was there when all this was happening.

You know, and uh i i it tore my ho my heart out to see that, but uh I've been working on it ever ever since then.

Uh what I'm asking the board is just to give me some time.

Uh I don't know how much time you can give me to to uh fix it up, but I do want to fix it up and sell it.

It's still a good house.

Um I did talk to civil engineer.

I'm working with uh a company called Licensed uh Texas Licensed Engineers, and they're I told them to call the city because it it is boarded up.

We need their permission to come in uh so uh to get estimates.

Uh and he told me he was gonna go in there, take pictures and start on the roof and then on the walls and so forth on the bearing walls and so forth.

Um but since he went out there, he looked at it, he said uh it looks like it's in good shape still.

Uh I know the picture that they have was when all the trash was there, but it's not in that condition anymore.

Uh I did get a call from Isaac, the neighbor on the right side.

I'm working with him.

Every time he sees somebody, I tell him to call the the police department.

But a lot of times they when all these police department they get there and they make a report, they they make a report because they see somebody out there.

And it was me working out there or me on the roof or um in a lot of them were the fire department would get there and they wouldn't they never turn off the fire, they never turn off a fire in the fireplace.

Never.

And I was there all uh I was there after I got rid of my two tenants that I had there.

I I did have a bad family that half of them did get arrested.

Um I am 66 years old right now.

Um I've never I've never spent a day in jail my life.

You know, I um and uh I don't plan to in my old age to go back to, you know, go go to jail.

So I just want I just want the board to give me some time so I can work on it.

Scalero, let me ask you a couple questions if I may, please.

Yes, sir.

Uh have you ever lived at this residence?

I I uh rented it out for uh when I got divorced about six years ago, I bought this house and um I decided to stay with it because I was fixing it up.

I I rented it out for about three three years and then I moved in with the last family that was there because they were tearing it up, and I did move into that back room, uh, but I was hardly there because I was always working.

Uh but I did I did leave uh live there for a while, yes sir.

Uh so you rented it for three years.

You lived there how long after that three year period of time?

Off and on two years, two years, yes, sir.

Uh and where were you living besides that?

Uh, the address approximately.

I was living at uh two seventy-five Rock Hill in Alamo Heights.

Uh I belong to Saint Peter's uh the Apostle.

Uh so my kids were going to uh uh Saint Peter's right off of Broadway, right by the fifty fifty club, right the little church that's there.

And what date are approximate date, what year it better be a big question?

What year did you actually start inviting uh homeless into the euro uh well that's it's been uh to my house since almost since I bought it uh six years ago, I was cutting my lawn and one of them came in and and uh took the lawnmower away from me and and did it for me, and I hired him to to do my lawn and then to paint my house.

So at that point about five years ago, six years ago when yes sir.

Did you bring any information to us this morning about financial ability to do the work that needs to be done?

Uh no, no, I don't.

That's why I'm asking for more time.

But uh I've had you know people from the church telling me that they will help me uh also uh the Cortez family.

Uh and I I mean I do have a lot of people that I know that can help me fix this house, but I do have financial, I do have a retirement plan.

I didn't want to go into it until I'm 69, but uh if I have to, I I will fix this house up, and um but I I don't want to do any more work.

I don't want to be there anymore.

Uh I want somebody else to take over, and I've asked my son, he's graduated from St.

Mary's University, and he's willing to help me uh sell this house.

Thanks, sir.

Does the board have any questions?

Uh this is Fred Anderson.

Strangers?

Um before it gets to this board, you had an opportunity to meet with the staff.

I I never got notice for that.

You never had a notice to meet with any staff other than the code officer.

The code officer, I met her.

Uh the officers when they would go to my house and say, Look, there's trash outs in the backyard or whatever.

We're gonna give you 10 days to fix it.

We would we would always fix it.

You know, I would always uh I never got fined for anything.

You know, I I they would come back in 10 days and the trash is gone.

And they would understand because I was getting all this trash from inside the house.

Uh so they would work with me.

I'm not saying they they they wouldn't uh uh when I met Cynthia, that was I was already working on after the fire, all the she rock, all those pictures that you see on my backyard, we threw all that outside because we were bagging it and I called the city to come pick it up, and we were already dragging those big bags to the front of the house when they they showed up and they took it.

Uh but I didn't get any notice, no sir.

I I didn't.

Did you meet or did you have an opportunity to meet with anybody?

Other than code officer.

Uh I met some of the police officers.

No, other than in staff of uh DHA uh DSD.

Building standard board, and then you got DSD.

That's so when the code officer comes out there, did they leave you a pamphlet, a packet?

Uh I did get a pamphlet from uh the a couple of uh like first day uh f uh Red Cross.

I did meet with them.

Uh they uh they looked at the property and did they did give me an account uh credit card for $345, which went the first two days after I got that call.

Did you meet with anybody offering services to put you in a temporary house or any other dwelling?

No, sir.

So the only person from staff you've talked to.

Well, I've met some people from the city that would give me pamphlets and say call these people, you know.

You know, I did call a lot of those people, but they wouldn't help me.

All right, thank you.

And if you want to see the dates that I was in the hospital when they put my notice, I do have a report on my on my uh physical.

The uh they did surgery on my foot.

I had an infection, so they cut off a couple of toes.

Uh that's why I've been out of commission.

Do you have uh any information uh with of communication with the engineering company?

With who?

The engineering company.

The engineering company, yes sir, I do, yes, sir.

Do you have that with you?

Uh I don't have it with me.

I told them to call the city.

I do have their number, and I've I have been talking to an engineer, but I don't want to go to the property and break any of those boards because they said uh if you break into it, it's against the law to you take any of those boards off.

So I told them they have to call the city and they would have to meet them out there and I'll meet with them if they want me to be there, but I do need them to remove at least the front door so I can get in and get these people to give me estimates for like the roof.

Uh he said he was gonna take pictures, uh, but I don't want to take anybody out there without uh permission of the city.

What they did you first contact the engineering company?

The engineering company.

I've uh I've been talking to several people.

Um there is another uh there's another man that owns um uh La Quinta and he has uh uh a company a construction company and I've been talking to them also, but uh engineering company I talked to them at uh uh about last week about showing up, you know.

Uh but I I don't have access to the house yet.

Okay, thank you.

Yeah, follow up.

Go ahead, please.

Six twenty-eight twenty-six, a few days ago, right?

A couple of days ago.

Yes, sir.

Uh last entry from the code officer.

When was the last time you were at the property?

Uh I was there, um.

Isaac, my neighbor called me that there was an opening in the in the back.

And uh so I went out there to go look at it as soon as I got out of the hospital, and the grass was pretty high, and uh so I told him if we can get that cut, he said yes.

I I walked to the back of my house and I saw an opening by the back door, and we closed it up.

Uh Isaac and myself.

What date?

Uh that was our month, close to.

That was uh last week.

Before the 28th?

Yes, sir.

All right, because an entry here says they found two officers or the police called code officer to remove people from the house.

So somebody is keep going in there.

Yes, sir.

And then that's what I told the officers.

If they catch anybody in my house, they they need to arrest them.

You know, it's it's uh they just let them go.

You know, it's uh trespassing.

Did you sign a trespass?

I have posters uh on my the whole house all the way around, not not to trespass.

But there's a document you can sign with a police department uh trespassing.

Trespass affidavit.

Uh it automatically allows them to arrest.

I um I'm willing to do that.

I never got uh told that that I could do that, but I I told my uh neighbors if they see somebody on the roof, I also have solar panels up on the roof.

They stole three solar panels.

Okay, and those are the big solar panels.

I have 28 solar panels up on the roof.

Uh I haven't gotten up on my roof yet because I do have a cast on my late.

Now you said you had an engineer that is supposed to come out and look at the property.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

And you have not had financial proof.

I I haven't had anything I because I don't have any of the paperwork that they wanted me to fill that shows all that.

I I don't have any of that.

Have you talked to contractors to get a estimate on what it would cost?

I yes, sir.

That civil engineer I I did, and he said that he would.

The only way he could do that if he goes in there and takes pictures of all the rules.

Well, no, not the engineer.

The contractors that are gonna do the work.

If you had any contractors give you bids on what it would cost to repair or replace most of that stuff that needs to be done.

No, sir, because most of it I was doing it myself.

All the cleaning, the she-rock, all that, I was doing it all myself.

But uh I talked to the civil the engineer, and he said that he has people that can do that.

Uh I don't want to do that anymore uh since uh I have a bad foot.

I don't want to do that kind of work.

So you're saying uh and you asked for to give you some time.

What time are you talking?

Well, I talked to the in uh engineer this morning, and I told him I was coming to the meeting.

Uh he wanted to go out there today to go look at it.

So I don't know how much time I can get uh to get all the paper, the right paperwork to turn into the city and to turn into uh code compliance.

Um because they told me you have to have the right paperwork showing exactly what's going to be done, uh what day, what time, what's gonna go first, second, third, fourth.

Uh if I can get all those pay that paperwork uh a month, and then uh, but I do want to leave it boarded up and my neighbors are Isaac, the one on the right, he has my permission to check the house and call me or call the city uh police department if somebody's at the property.

Thank you.

I mean it's a beautiful house.

It's uh four bedroom two bath.

And uh I I don't know why I moved into it.

Uh uh I guess I I was just I was just heard from my divorce, and that's why I did it.

Okay, thank you, sir.

Any questions from the board still?

There are none, sir.

You may be seated.

Thank you, sir.

Jesse Caballero, do you have anything you would like to add, sir?

Um, basically, why don't you why don't you come up to the speaker if you would please?

And if you would, sir, go state your name and the council district that you reside in, please.

Morning, everyone.

Uh, my name's uh Justin Caballero.

Uh I stay in the area code 78201, so I stay across town.

Um but yeah, uh just recently he's asked for my help, so I've agreed to help him.

And what's important is that he's no longer there anymore.

It's sealed, it's secure, he's staying with his sister, um, at an apartment that's close to me, so I could pick him up, take him and just do what he needs to do.

But I mean, we're trying to stay on it with uh calling um calling the cops when people show up because I'm in communication with the neighbor behind.

They have a ring camera so they can see anyone that comes through the alleyway.

So I mean, we're trying to stay on it, we're trying to make sure it's secure, and I and I think what's most important is that he's not there right now, and they're not gonna come looking for him, and we're gonna make sure that we we keep on calling the cops if we see anybody and of course uh we still need to help secure that that back door.

So uh the neighbor actually agreed to help us do that too.

So it's just gonna come down to just staying on it, and uh, and I agreed to help him and be there for him.

Now that he's trying to change his life.

So, thank you.

Any questions from the board?

Thank you, sir.

You may be seeing it, sir.

Appreciate it.

Chairman entertained a motion on the property located at 4426.

Now excuse me.

Go ahead and thank you kindly.

Uh, just two points.

Um, the property owning stated he was at the property a week ago.

I just want to point out that the hearing notices were posted on the property at that time, and that the packet that Mr.

Andis was asking about was also posted at the property.

Um the notice to vacate was posted on April 22nd.

Um the property owner was there at the time when we returned at May 5th, he was still residing in the property.

Follow-up.

Thank you for that clarification.

Well, one real quick question.

This is a slab-one grade structure.

Correct.

So the wood floors that he mentioned are floors that are on uh concrete.

Correct.

Thank you very much.

Mr.

Chair.

Council, go ahead.

Uh I have uh asked for the police officer to provide some additional information.

Very good to the board if the chair would uh allow Officer Gutierrez to come speak.

Office Terrace, if you would please come forward again, please and add any testimony you would like to add, sir.

So as far as the uh criminal trespass affidavit, initially it was it was talked to him about it uh when we first started going out there when I first started going out there.

The issue that we were running into with Mr.

Gabiero because he was helping a lot of the homeless, he was allowing them to reside there.

So many times uh the issue, and I know and and uh every time I've run into him or spoke with him, I would bring this issue up.

Uh what's happening is we would go there.

Uh speaking for myself, I would go there, talk to him, and and many times he can stay uh but he can't, or he's okay, but she's not okay.

We'd go back, we'd follow up, and we'd say, I thought you said that this person could not.

Well, they're okay to stay today, but then there can't be tomorrow.

So it was constantly back and forth, and I explained to him that the longer they stay here and they're gonna start to reside here, it's gonna be very difficult for the police to help you criminal uh legally get them off your property.

Because you're telling me that certain people are allowed, and you're upset with them now because of a certain for whatever reason, so now it's not okay for them to stay there.

It's very difficult uh for us as police officers to to get them out of there legally.

So I said at some point uh by you allowing uh people to stay here, they claim residency.

At some point, they may have to be an eviction that you're gonna have to end up doing because you're you're the owner, you're allowing them to stay there.

You're saying that in lieu of rent, uh they're doing yard work, they're doing this for you.

Um so that's where the issue of the trespass uh became pretty difficult.

Uh now that he's not there uh and he's not living there.

Um we can we can definitely help him with that.

That's not a problem.

But prior to all this, this was this was talked about.

And uh he was in a sense warned about if you continue to allow people to come in here and go, we won't be able to arrest them for burglary because they're breaking you're the cost coming in as a burglary, but you're saying it's okay.

Oh, he's okay to stay here, she's a so it's making things very difficult for us to to help him out.

Uh but now that he's not there and he is not living there, uh we can we can certainly help him with the trespass, but at the time we could have done it as well, but that was the issue that we were running into.

And it's because he was trying to help the homeless, but by granting them you know, come on in, they're allowed to enter my home.

So, uh you had indicated in your first testimony that there were 65 calls uh in total.

Uh can you give me approximate uh year or date, month so where those calls started, or at least what period of time those what I did is I did a uh just a quick history starting in January, uh going into June.

Um so if I can go back here real quick here.

So January 2nd of 2026 is when I did the check, and uh that was for a homeless related, and it goes all the way to June 21st, and this is all 2026, uh, for the last call being of suspicious persons.

And again, a lot of these calls are uh very um like I said, from thefts to burglaries, and a few of those are or myself creating calls out there because neighbors are calling me on we have a city phone with our safe unit that we give our card out uh to anyone who asks, uh, and they'll call and say, This is um a concern that I have.

Uh can you check on this location?

I think something's going on.

So we'll create a call for documentation obviously because of our body camera.

Uh and a lot of these are what we call patrol bias, where I'm going out there myself and walking the premises and checking it.

Uh so they vary from suspicious persons to wanted persons to uh homeless camps uh to fights to burglaries in progress, narcotic laws, uh suspicious vehicles uh and suspicious persons.

And those suspicious vehicles and suspicious persons are happening at night uh when people are just pulling up to the driveway, parking in there, staying on uh sleeping in the driveway in their vehicles or going in through the back.

Those are where the suspicious persons and suspicious vehicles come in from.

We don't have call or do you have call history prior to 2026?

I could get it.

I just got uh I just went from January to June.

Okay.

The most recent, but it it we can go further if need be.

Okay.

I don't need it right now, but just curious if you had the additional.

Okay, any additional questions for the officer?

Sir, you may be seeing it.

Chair would entertain a motion on the property located at 4426 Eisenhower Road.

In the absence of motion, the chair will make the motion that the property located at 4426 Eisenhower.

There's a public nuisance for city code chapter six, article eight, section six-157.

And the property is not feasible being repaired at this time, and it is in violation of city codes chapter six, article eight, section six-15 section, excuse me, one five six, subcodes one, two, seven, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen that the property should be demolished in 30 days, and the property should be vacated and secured.

Do I have a second?

It's chair to straight into a second.

A second, any discussion on the motion.

Roll call please on the motion.

Mr.

Chair.

Council.

Uh before uh discussion ends.

Uh may I ask for a brief executive session?

You certainly may, ma'am.

Attorney Client Matter.

The time is 1001 on 2 July 2026.

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

The time is now 10-12 on July 2nd, 2026.

Uh the building standards board will now reconvene in open session.

No official action was taken in the executive session.

Uh the board is in discussion of the motion.

The motion being that the property located at 4426 Eisenhower is a public nuisance for city code chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-157.

It is not feasible to be repaired at this time and is in violation of city code chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-156, subcodes 1 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18, that the pro the property is to be demolished in 30 days and to be vacated and secured.

And the board is in discussion.

Uh Mr.

Chair, uh, can we have a uh I guess it would be a point of order to go back to so we can amend before we do discussion any further?

So we can amend on the um motion.

Uh you have the opportunity to make a friendly amendment motion here and during discussion.

I didn't think we did.

I think it has to be made before, does it not?

And then discussion.

So we authorized okay.

Yeah, uh the friendly or uh any amendment can be made uh during the course of the discussion if it is accepted by the movement and uh seconded.

Okay, yeah, I just want to make sure that we're in within the Robert's rules.

Okay, um I'd like to amend it uh or a friendly amendment that we fine uh on the property to go and collect the past abatements.

I do believe there was four past abatements if I remember right, uh, to total them up and and to pay out those uh abatements and also any uh future abatements that'll be made on the property by the city should be added as incentive to get this place cleaned up.

Let me clarify the friendly amendment.

Uh you're discussing the prior abatements as well as a future abatement.

Right.

Um you're warning who to be received.

The homeowner should be responsible for paying for all abatements on the property, uh, and that's not just a past abatements, that's any future abatements that the city has to put out to go uh have a contractor go out there and work on that property.

So the friendly amendment is that the property owner is liable to the city for both prior and future abatements.

Is that correct?

To this property, yes.

Okay.

Uh Paul, you had the second.

Uh first of all, I I would concur.

And Paul, do you concur?

I concur.

Okay, then the motion is amended then uh to include the cost of abatement and the liability to the property owner.

Uh so the full motion would be the property located at 4426 Eisenhower is a public nuisance for city code chapter six, article eight, section six-one five seven.

It is not feasible to be repaired at this time and it's in violation of city code chapter six, article eight, section six-one five, six, subcodes one two, seven, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen.

That the property is to be demolished in 30 days to be vacated, and the owner is liable for both past and future abatements as required by city code, and we have a second of that.

Any further discussion?

If not, you do just have a roll call, please.

And Chair, for the record, Mr.

Andes had um initially second the motion.

Mr.

Andes uh had seconded that motion.

Paul, did you second that motion?

That's right, right.

Fine.

The record can show that Mr.

Andes was the one who made the second to that motion.

Uh I'm sorry, Judy.

I'm just not conscious today, apparently.

So the motion was made by Duane Nelson for the record, and the motion was seconded by Mr.

Andis, and Mr.

Andis also provided amendments which became part of the full motion.

Perfect.

Thank you.

Correct?

Yes, sir.

Very good, thank you.

And now we will have a roll call to that motion then.

Yes, sir.

Uh one question.

Council, I don't need to second my motion, do I?

My amendment.

Your your it's already seconded by amendment.

We made a friendly amendment to the chair.

The chair who made the motion accepted your friendly amendment as a revised motion, and therefore you can just want to make sure.

All right, thank you.

Because you ask counsel, we will revert to council for that official judgment of that.

He can second his friendly amendment even though it became a full motion by the chair.

I concur with the chair.

Very good.

Uh that's something new.

And Judy will have a roll call then.

Yes, sir.

Colonel Duane Nelson.

Aye.

Paul Hernandez?

Aye.

Doris Elise.

Aye.

Fred Andes.

Ryan Baldwin.

Aye.

Dr.

Fazal Hussein?

Aye.

Motion passes with a vote of six to zero.

Mr.

Caballero, let me make a real quick statement.

Uh from the chairman's statement.

Uh 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 that the order is mailed.

Let's just be aware of that fact.

We will move to the next property, which is 3446 Roosevelt Avenue.

Good morning, board.

Good morning.

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

The structure being presented today is located at 3446 Roosevelt Avenue with the recommendation for demolition.

In accordance with City Code Article 8, Chapter 6.

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

The legal description is NCB 7676 block west 50 feet of north 108.34 feet of south 158.34 feet of 4 ORA7, located in City Council District 3.

The owner on record is Alvarez Michael A with the mailing address of 511 Back Bay Drive, Dixon, Texas, 77539.

All notices of hearing were properly issued as required.

The owner on record, Michael A.

Alvarez, is present today.

Contact has been established with the owner.

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

The first inspection regarding 3446 Roosevelt Avenue was conducted on November the 13th, 2023.

Original notice was mailed on November 20th, 2023, and the certified receipt was not returned.

On February 11th of 2025, the conference meeting was held with owner over the phone.

On June 17th, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was mailed to owner, and the certified receipt has not been returned.

On June 18th, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was posted at 3446 Roosevelt Avenue.

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

As of July 1st, 2026, there are no permits on file for 3446 Roosevelt Avenue.

The photos that are being provided for today's presentation were taken on June 2nd of 2026 and June 24th of 2026.

The first photo is of the front elevation showing a single story commercial structure built in 1970 with a post and beam foundation, wood panel siding, and flat metal roof.

This structure has no active water or electrical services.

From this photo, you can see this the skirting is missing, exposing the foundation to the elements.

Wood panel siding is deteriorated, and the roof and overhang are in poor condition.

I'd like to point out to the board that this front door is where I first make entry into the structure.

The next photo is a closer look at the front porch landing, which is completely deteriorated, making it difficult to walk on and posing egress concerns.

The following photos of the right elevation.

Once again, the skirting is missing, exposing the foundation and siding is weathered and worn along the bottom, and the structure has been vandalized with graffiti by vagrants.

The next photo is of the rear elevation.

The siding is deteriorated along the roof and overhang, and the broken window is boarded up.

The following photo is a better look at the rusted and bent metal roof along with the rotting sheathing and rafters.

The following photo is of the left elevation.

Siding is damaged and lacking weather protection as well.

And the next photo is a closer look at the foundation from the left rear corner.

The cinder block post have sunk into the ground.

The exposed beams is rotting and detaching, and the siding is also separating, exposing the weathered and damaged wood members.

The following photo is a view of the rotting and overhang uh member wood members from the same corner.

The next photo is of my entry into the structure.

And the following photo is my view once inside.

This structure is one large room with a restroom, which you can see to the right hand corner.

Trash and debris is scattered throughout.

Walls have been vandalized, showing signs of vagrants.

The floor is very sponging and unsafe to walk on, posing egress concerns.

And it was difficult to inspect due to all the debris.

The next photo is a look at one of the walls with a broken window and a hole in the drywall where natural light is entering the structure, exposing the interior to the elements.

The next photo is a closer look at the restroom, which is full of debris and broken drywall.

And the following photo is of the ceiling above the restroom.

The drywall has collapsed, exposing the roof system, which is rotting and decaying.

And my final photo is of the ceiling in the center of the structure where the drywall has also collapsed, exposing water damage sheathing.

This is a commercial property with a single story structure found to be in deteriorated and dilapidated condition.

The foundation cinder block posts are cracked and sinking.

The exterior walls are worn with holes, and the roof and overhang are separating and rotting.

The interior is full of trash and debris and vagrants continue to enter and vandalaze the structure.

And this structure is located within a thousand feet of a child care center.

To recap, the structure located at 3446 Roosevelt Avenue is in violation of City Code Article 8, Chapter 6, dash 156, subsections 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18, in which any building or structure which has any or all of the other 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 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 3446 Roosevelt Avenue.

Thank you.

Does the board have questions of the code officer?

There are none, sir.

You may be seated.

Thank you.

Michael Alvarez.

If you would please come forward, sir, and state your name and the council district that you reside.

Sir.

Chair Nelson, I believe, and uh members of the board respectfully.

My name is Michael Alvarez.

Um I've traveled here today from a home in Dickinson, Texas, which is in Galveston County, uh, approximately four hours away.

Uh, took the day off work to be here, as did my son.

Uh, went ahead and pulled the kids out of bed about 4 a.m.

this morning uh to get here on time for this meeting.

Um I did want to show up for this meeting.

I feel it is important, um, mostly to show respect for the city uh for all the efforts that had have been put forth.

Um I want to put on record, as a matter of fact, uh the professionalism and courtesy shown uh by Officer Kintania as well.

His communication is fantastic.

Uh we have a good rapport, uh, have worked together for a while uh regarding this property.

Uh I was gifted this property to uh to myself as a Christmas present by my parents.

It has been one of the most costly Christmas presents I've ever received.

Um, it has cost me multiple weekends with my family.

Usually we take a holiday weekend, which is a three-day weekend to come up and clean the property as best as we can.

Um that's happened probably about four times to the tune of anywhere between a thousand to two thousand dollars per visit.

Um that's not including the hotel stay and visits to the river walk that we take since we're here already.

Um with that said, uh, I am not here to offer any opposition uh to the demolition of the property.

I agree with the city and everybody who's employed here who's stating that the property is dangerous.

Uh the property is so dangerous that I personally don't want to have to subject my kids to going in there and helping me clean up any longer, as well as my wife, my parents, my cousins, and people who've helped me in the past.

Um, I concur with demolition.

Um I, as a matter of fact, uh want to also uh thank Mr.

King here, he has attempted to meet me prior.

Um, I think there was a change in policy recently that disallowed me to sign a hold harmless form.

Uh we tried.

I took the day off work on a Friday.

Well, I had to be there for a meeting that morning.

I left at 10:30, attempted to get here, and because of Houston traffic, I was trying to pass through the city as we were in rush hour.

I missed him by about 30, 45 minutes, and it was maybe a week later that the policy changed.

So I was unable to sign that hold harmless form, or the structure would already be down with my concurrence.

Um, with that said, um I have prior, I guess it was probably two, three years ago, signed a trespass affidavit.

Um, I am and and I I don't wish to speak negatively of SAPD because everybody has been very professional that I've ever dealt with.

However, they have been unable to keep the vagrants off the property.

They're very persistent.

Um we have put up fencing on the front of the drive.

The drive is also it's I guess listed by the city as a separate property, but it's the only access to the property.

Um I pay taxes on them separately.

Uh, with that, you know, being the case, there was a carpet business that prior was storing their stuff on there.

I was getting letters and stuff continuously about the carpet remnants that are on my property.

I'm like, it's not mine, but we'll, you know, make sure that it gets cleaned.

I made contact with people, oh yeah, we'll clean it up, and they of course they never did.

Uh from what I understand, the owner of the building uh was renting to that company, and that company has since left.

Therefore, carpet's no longer an issue on my property.

So, um, but we put up a fence at the street, which was constantly pulled and curled back.

It was uh it was a chain link fence, you know.

So then we went and my dad's a welder, so we put up a actual steel fence.

I I don't know how tall it is, it's pretty tall, uh, that is chained and padlocked um to keep people off the property, you know, completely.

Um, and that's the actual main property itself with the structure on it.

And when we came back the next time to actually try and clean the property, my key didn't fit the lock.

Turns out that they had cut the lock and put their own.

Um, so I couldn't even access my own property without actually breaking the lock.

Um, and every time we've come, you know, well, not every time we've come, but you know, when we came to clean, we would actually have to contact the police, get people off the property, make sure that it was clear, and then go in there.

Um, so again, with all with all that said, um, I'm in concurrence.

I would like the property demolished.

Um, the one thing that I will state though, and I I do want to go ahead and make sure that everybody understands this property was never commercial.

Um prior to me owning it, it was owned by my parents.

Prior to my parents owning it, they purchased it from my uncle who lived there personally.

That was his structure.

I think he put it up in the 80s or something like that.

I'm not sure exactly when that went up.

Um, but as you can tell, it's just a very small wooden shed, four walls.

He put a bathroom in the corner.

There was a kitchen at it one time.

The ceiling started leaking over that kitchen area, and that's what caused all the dilapidated, you know, state of the property uh that it's in right now.

So it was raining in, you know, ruining the walls, the ceiling, and the flooring, and it just started to grow from there.

So by the time I got the property, uh that buildings is a mess.

So for the record, there's nothing historic about the building.

Um the property itself, I understand.

It's it's near the mission, so I get that.

But yeah, yeah, that building can go.

The building, the building is there, and it is a building.

Yeah, yeah.

Well, consider that as that.

Yes, sir.

Absolutely.

That's that's all it is.

Um, so uh uh with that, I mean, does anybody have any questions of this?

Real quick comment, thank you very much for the respect that you showed.

Appreciate it.

Appreciate your being here today uh also uh and appreciate your honesty and having owned a building similar to what you're talking about since 2020 in your case.

I understand what you're going through.

It's pretty good.

Does the board have any questions?

There are no questions, Albert.

Thank you very much.

You may be seen.

Okay, thank you very much.

Chair, we didn't turn a motion on the property located at 344.

Excuse me, 3446 Roosevelt Avenue.

Yes, my tongue got ahead of me.

Excuse me, Chair.

We do have one public comment to be read into the record.

Excellent.

Go ahead if you would please.

Public comment received from Jane Henry on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 507 p.m.

Reference 3446 Roosevelt Avenue dilapidated Structure.

Dear Building Standards Board members, the Mission San Jose Neighborhood Association supports the recommendation of dangerous premises, Officer Quintanilla to demolish the structure at 3446 Roosevelt Avenue.

Over recent years, we have supported the surrounding property owners' complaints about the overgrown vegetation, the dilapidated structure, and vagrants frequenting it.

We have diligently researched and supported the OHP determination that it has no historical significance.

We look forward to the removal of this nuisance property.

The removal of the structure plus cutting and clearing of the overgrowth will make the mission San Jose neighborhood and the World Heritage Buffer Zone a safer and more beautiful place.

Sincerely, Jane Henry, President of Mission San Jose Neighborhood Association.

Thank you for that.

Mr.

Chair, can I have a follow-up with the property owner?

Miss Travarez, if you would please come back forward.

And you realize demolishing the building doesn't relieve you of the responsibility of keeping the grass and all that debris.

Absolutely.

Just so the board is insured that I will do so once it's actually cleared and taken care of.

Uh I have a similar property in Texas City.

This is just a vacant lot.

Uh no structure on it.

Uh that one I purchased from uh my wife's grandmother, uh, whose mother had passed away and owned the property.

Uh the structure there had already been demolished, so it's just a lot in the middle of a residential neighborhood.

I have a uh yard crew that goes in every two weeks.

We speak through text message.

He sends me a picture of the lot overgrown, says, Would you like it mode?

I respond yes.

He does.

I pay him off cash out and it's taken care of.

So if I can find a local yard crew that would do the same, I could just go ahead and easily do exactly the same here.

Thank you.

I just wanted to make sure that you understood it.

It was not just for the building.

Yes, sir.

That's that's my intent is to keep it cleared once it's safe.

All right, thank you.

Thank you, sir.

At this time, the chair would entertain a motion on 3446 Roosevelt Avenue.

Chairs Paul Hernandez.

I'll go ahead, please.

I move that the property located at 3446 Roosevelt Avenue is a public nuisance per city code chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6, 157, which is not feasible to be repaired at this time and is in violation of City Code Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6 156, uh subsections 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18.

I move that the property be demolished within 30 days within within 30 days from the issuance of this order and is free of trash and debris insecure.

The motion is the property located at 3446 Roosevelt Avenue is a public nuisance for City Code Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-157.

It is not feasibly being repaired at this time.

It is in violation of City Code Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-156, subcodes 12578, 1112, 15, 17, and 18, and the property is to be demolished in 30 days.

It is to be cleared of flat of trash and debris and secured.

Do I have a second?

This is Ryan Baldwin's second.

Thank you, sir.

Any discussion.

All in favor of the motion say aye.

Aye.

Those opposed, nay.

The motion carries unanimously.

Our next property is going to be 22.

22 and 4.

It's 224 South Home.

Good morning, board.

Good morning.

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

The structures being presented today are located at 224 South Home with a recommendation for demolition in accordance with City Code Article 8, Chapter 6.

This is the first time 224 South Home is being presented before the board.

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

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

The legal description is NCB 6182, no block number, lot 191 and 192, located in City Council District 5.

The owner on record is the Pata Minerva with a mailing address of 224 South Home San Antonio, Texas 78204.

The property owner is not present today.

Does the board wish to continue?

Yes, please.

The Office of Historic Preservation has confirmed on June 16, 2025, the property is not eligible for historic designation.

The first inspection regarding 224 South Home was conducted on February 14th, 2025.

The original notice was mailed on March 12th of 2025, and the certified receipt was returned unclaimed on April 4th of 2025.

On February 21st of 2025, a conference was scheduled at the City Attorney's Office.

The deceased owner's daughters, Minerva Revis, and Marguerite Ochoa attended the meeting.

Minerva Rivas stated her intention is to sell the property.

And currently the daughter, Marguerite Ochoa is occupying the location.

On June 18, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was posted at 224 South Home.

On June 17, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was mailed to Minerva Zabata, and the certified receipt has been returned unclaimed on June 25th of 2026.

On June 2nd, 2026, an administrative warrant was executed to obtain photographs.

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

No permits have been obtained.

This is the front elevation of the structure.

The attached front porch has rusted metal roof covering.

The wood siding is lacking weather protection as well.

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

Again, the metal roof covering is rested.

There is a sag to the roof system, and the wood siding is lacking weather protection.

This is going to be the front portion of that left elevation.

The front structural member is starting to lean outward, and again the roof covering is rusted and the siding lacks weather protection.

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

There is a work order in place to remove all the trash and debris, so we are currently working on that.

Here is a closer view showing that some siding is missing.

It is exposing the seal beam that is sitting on grade.

So this is going to be that rear portion of that left elevation.

Again, the roof system, the roof covering, the metal roof covering is rusted, and the siding lacks weather protection.

This is looking underneath the foundation on that left elevation.

The beam does have significant water damage.

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

Floor covering is missing throughout the structure, so the subfloor is exposed and it is worn.

But there is so many items blocking the walkway, so you cannot make entry into that bedroom.

This is going into another room.

Again, large amount of items throughout the structure.

Where there is floor covering, it is a lifting off of the floor, posing a tripping hazard, and all of the items are blocking the windows indoors, posing an egress hazard, and the sheetrock has collapsed from the ceiling.

So this is going to be a second view going into that one bedroom that has all of that large amount of debris and other items.

And again, all of the windows are blocked, all of the doors are blocked.

That door to the left is a door to the exterior, and you cannot access it.

The sheetrock is missing in multiple areas.

The plumbing fixture for the shower is also missing.

It is not usable.

Here is another bedroom again with large amounts of items just blocking the windows, and the subfloor is exposed.

This is going to be the kitchen area.

The sheetrock is damaged with some writing on the wall, large amount of items on the floor, so it is hard to walk through.

The water heater is connected into the kitchen as well.

And there is a water leak underneath the sink.

They have a bucket to catch the water.

This is just another angle of that kitchen from the back door showing the large amount of items in the kitchen and the water heater installed in the kitchen as well.

So this is going to be the front elevation of the accessory structure.

The wood siding does lack weather protection along with the fascia boards.

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

The wood siding lacks weather protection.

The corrugated metal roof covering is lifting from the structure and it is rusted and worn.

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

It is close proximity to the neighboring fence line, and again, the corrugated metal roof covering is detaching from the structure, and the wood siding does lack weather protection.

This is looking inside of the accessory structure.

Again, just large amount of storage.

There is sunlight coming through the rear right or the rear left portion of the structure.

And this was the only view I could get of that left elevation.

The exterior wall is missing on the front portion.

So this was on February 14th of 2025.

That is the day of the dart to show that no changes really have been made to the structure.

This is going to be that right elevation again.

It is it remains the same.

So as of February 14th to the date on June 2nd, it remains the same.

So this is going to be the rear property and rear elevation of the structure.

We did abate the property on February 17th of 2025.

So since then it the property has gotten worse.

Ceiling and the walls.

The structures located at 224 South Home are in violation of City Code.

Article 8, Chapter 6, 156, subsections 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for the main structure.

And subsections 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for the accessory structure, 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 for the main structure and the accessory structure and for the property to be vacated.

That concludes my presentation of 224 South Home.

Thank you.

Are the questions of the code officer?

I guess some clerical stuff I need cleared up quick.

Go ahead.

Abatement was how much?

The abatement that took place on February 17th of 2025 was $6,025.

An accessory does not have a number.

On your diagram in the packet we have, there are two accessories, one and two.

On the diagram you show on the photos, there's a diagram in blue one, and then the uh other one says two accessory two, that has no diagram with it.

Accessory two is no longer on the property.

When I did my inspection on June 2nd, it was not there.

So we only have the one accessory currently.

Okay, but on the things you're showing accessory two, still there by the words, and then on the diagram in the packet we have, you're still showing accessory two.

So this would be accessory one.

So there is only one accessory currently on the property as of today.

All righty, thank you.

Any additional questions?

Thank you.

You may be seated.

Thank you.

Chair would entertain a motion on the property located at 224 South Home.

Chair Ryan Baldwin, the motion.

Go ahead, please.

I move that the property located at 224 South Home is a public nuisance per city code chapter 6.

Article 8, section 6-157, which is not feasible to be repaired at this time, and is in violation of city code chapter 6.

Article 8, section 6-156, in particular, subsections 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for the main structure, and subsections 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for the accessory structure.

I move that the property be demolished within 30 days from the issuance of this order and secured, free of trash and debris, and that the owner is subject to payment of abatement costs past and future.

Motion is the property located at 224 South Home is a public nuisance for City Code Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-157.

It is not feasible to be repaired at this time.

And is it violation of city code chapter 6 article 8, section 6-156?

The subcodes for the main 128-11, 12, 15, 17, and 18, and subcodes for the accessory structure, 12, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18, that the property is to be demolished, uh, and secured and paid for uh abatements.

Do I have a second?

Paul Hernandez, I was second for that motion.

The have a second discussion.

There is a consideration about occupancy.

Uh I would have a friendly amendment that perhaps vacants that property should be vacated.

If you would give it a verbal yes as opposed to a nod, yes, yes.

Thank you very much.

And Paul.

Yes.

Okay.

Second, second uh, another friendly amendment.

Another friendly amendment, go ahead.

We didn't touch electricity, and there's current electricity and water to cut off all utilities.

I accept that amendment.

And Paul.

Exit.

Any other friendly amendments?

Chair will reread the motion.

Is the property located at 224 South Home is a public nuisance for City Code Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-157.

It is not feasible being repaired at this time, and is in violation of City Code Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-156.

Subcodes for the main 12, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18.

And for the accessory structure, subcodes 12, 578, 11, 12, 15, 70, and 18.

That the building is to be buildings are to be demolished, the buildings will be vacated, the properties to be secured, the owner is to pay for all abatements and utilities disconnected.

Any further discussion?

All in favor of the motion say aye.

Aye.

Those that opposed, nay.

The motion carries unanimously.

Our next property is going to be 1202 Marcellus Street.

Good morning, board.

Good morning again.

Marseille.

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 1202 Marseille Street with a recommendation for repair in accordance with City Code Article 8, Chapter 6.

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

The owner on record is Universal Distributors LLC with a mailing address of 12,500 Network Boulevard, suite 103, San Antonio, Texas, 78249-3308.

All notices of hearing were properly issued as required.

On behalf of the case, the owner on record is not present today.

Does the board wish to proceed?

Yes, please.

Phone number was not found for the owner, nor have I spoken with them.

The Office of Historic Preservation is confirmed on April 22nd, 2026, that the property is not eligible for historic preservation uh historic designation.

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

The first inspection regarding 1202 Marseille Street was conducted on July 23rd, 2025.

The original notice of violation was mailed on July 28, 2025, and the certified receipt was claimed on July 31st, 2025.

The conference meeting was held for 1202 Marseille on September 18, 2025, and neither the owner nor any representative appeared for the meeting.

On June 18, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was posted at 1202 Marseille Street.

On June 17, 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 engineers' report has been provided.

There are no permits on file for 1202 Marseille Street as of June 30th, 2026.

An administrative warrant was obtained and executed on June 1st, 2026 for the photos being presented today.

This first photo is of the front elevation as it faces the street, showing a single-story structure in a residential zone with no water service, built in 1965 and is 2466 square feet.

This structure is directly across the street from Cameron Elementary School.

The overhang on the right side is detaching.

The support posts are deteriorated at the bottom.

This photo is, oops.

This photo is a close-up of the area where the overhang is detaching.

The overhang also has holes where the metal panels are missing there.

The roof has a large swath of shingles missing, and the siding on this side is also missing.

Window glazing is broken and covered with plywood.

The flat roof area to the rear was an addition to this structure.

This is a close-up of those missing shingles from the roof.

The whole patch of shingles is laying on the yard on this side.

Here you can better see the missing transit siding on the right elevation.

The underlayment is weathered and pulling away from the studs, which are exposed to the elements.

The wood siding on the addition has rotted at the bottom.

It was covered up with a wood trim at one point.

Eventually that detached and continues to deteriorate.

This is the rear elevation.

The wood siding at the bottom continues to deteriorate around the entire addition.

The windows are broken from vagrants repeatedly breaking into the structure.

The pergola at the rear right side is weathered.

The slab that are poured at the rear are significantly cracked.

This is a close-up of that siding on the rear elevation that is rotted at the bottom.

The trim again detaching, exposing the deterioration.

The overhang is missing the soffit.

The decking and is water damaged.

The fascia is deflecting and detaching from the rafters.

This is the left elevation.

The siding is missing on the addition.

This photo shows the cracked slab at the rear and side elevations of the structure.

Sitting above grade for the laundry room and bathroom in the addition.

This is just a clear photo of those strains sitting on grade.

Here is a missing siding on the left elevation.

This area was infested with bees.

We had it abate it once so that we could go and cut that grass.

The bees are back despite our request for them to vacate.

This opening allows rodents and pests to continue to enter the structure.

This is that exterior door on the left elevation.

The window was broken into and the door unlocked.

This is about the sixth time the structure has been broken into that we had to have it secured.

As you walk into the front entrance and turn to the left, this front room has missing window glazing.

The ceiling has missing drywall and collapsed insulation.

This room also has missing drywall from the ceiling.

The electrical wiring is hanging from the joists.

The floor tiles in the bathroom in the original build are loose and detached from the floor, creating walking surface and egress violations.

This is a photo of that exterior door where the window was broken.

You can see natural light around the door frame where it does not seal properly, allowing pests and elements, the weather elements to enter the structure.

This structure has remained neglected by the owner for at least the last three years.

No contact has ever been established with the owner as it continues to deteriorate with exposed wall studs, damaged roof covering, and dilapidated overhangs.

At one point, prior to our last three abatements, a group of people, neighbors described as a work crew, had moved into the structure, coming and going only at night through a front window that they had broke.

We found roofing shingles stored inside the structure at one point.

The damaged ceiling drywall was cut out and all the collapsed insulation had been cleaned up.

Only when we continued to secure the structure did they stop returning.

However, vagrants continue to pull the plywood off the back through the alleyway there and break into the structure, creating a potential threat for children attending the school across the street.

Without immediate attention, this structure will continue to draw the attention of vagrants and to deteriorate.

The structure located at 1202 Marseille Street is in violation of City Code Article 8, Chapter 6-156, subsections 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18, in which any building or structure which has had 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 repair, and that concludes my presentation of 1202 Marseille Street.

Thank you.

Question, what was the approximate last known repair attempt date?

By the owner?

Whatever repair, either owner or somebody else, because we've never talked to an owner.

Is that correct?

I don't have any permits on file for this structure.

So when I first saw this structure, it was back in 2022.

I was a trainee with the department at the time.

So somebody went in there and put a new roof on it.

But they didn't do a very good job because that whole swath of shingles just blew right off, is laying there.

But there are no permits.

So the deed of the property is dated in 21, and you saw the property in 22.

Correct.

And it's been basically in this condition since 22.

And yet we've never talked to an owner or anybody who has any kind of official party to this property.

No, I went out to the office listed on VCAD.

It's just an empty office.

There's nobody there.

Nobody's paying the taxes.

I think it's almost $30,000 in arrears.

That's why I'm bringing it to you guys.

I'll accept the responsibility for that one.

Any other questions of the officer?

Yeah.

You said abatement.

Abatement.

You were talking abatement earlier.

Yes.

This property has been, like I said, abated from 2022, actually, under code violations.

Nobody's mowing it.

The neighbors have taken to mowing it recently, except for the area around the bees.

So that's starting to grow long.

The abatements that we did.

The ones I have on file now, June 2024, $856.

November 2025, $583.

January 2026, $480.

And that's the most recent.

Correct.

And you said you're going to put in.

You said you're gonna put in more?

Uh no, the when we did the last abatement to secure it, um the whoever was staying there finally stopped.

Um somebody pulled the plywood off the rear windows.

Uh the plywood was still there, so our contractor was actually able to just screw it back in, and we didn't have a bill at that point.

Okay, but the last three abatements, you're already over a thousand, almost thousand five hundred or give or take.

Um, and you had abatements from from twenty twenty-two all the way up to now.

Yeah, nobody's paid property taxes.

It's been my one question is how come it's we're seeing it at 725.

Because I didn't pick it up as um a DP case until uh all that siding started to fall off, uh the shingle started, and it was becoming a real problem for the neighborhood uh because of the increase of vagrancy in and out of the but it had a history of violations of abatement, probably all PMs, right?

Property maintenance stuff, little minors.

Correct.

It now are majors, they're turning into major.

Yes, they are now.

If we haven't gotten a hold of anybody for three years, four years or so, give or take, it seems like this is changing hands a lot.

Why are we asking repair?

Because it doesn't meet the threshold for a demolition, and I had hoped that somebody would come today if they've got legal notice from us.

Um we don't have anyone.

Well, from 20 from 7 2025 to almost a year now, you guys haven't had any contact with anybody.

No, so now it puts us in a predicament of all of these abatements are still gonna happen, apparently.

And we're asking them to repair it, which probably doesn't look like it's gonna happen.

I'm just with the utilities.

I know the water's off.

Is the electric off?

The electricity is still on.

That's probably why they still could.

I'm surprised I hadn't caught on fire.

All right, so you've been dealing with this since 2025, right?

As the DP officer.

The same address correct.

Oh, it moved.

They moved the ad or the the company.

Let me put it that way, the addresses, yeah.

And if you build yeah, so the same company is the one you've been dealing with.

Somebody claimed the notice.

Now on these abatements, do you guys send a bill to them or or we do?

They're actually liens on the property at this point.

So they've been getting bills, they haven't responded to them.

No, they're claiming the stuff, and they're just file 13.

I don't know.

They claimed the certified letter, but they did not reply.

Oh, certified letter.

Okay.

So they're they're they're aware of the issue.

And in the letter you sent them is for repair, correct?

It states in there.

You guys were correct.

Asking to repair.

Yes.

All right, thank you.

Any other questions?

Thank you.

You may be seated.

Chair would entertain a motion on the property located at 1202 Mersau.

Mr.

Chair, Mr.

Hands, I'd like to make a motion.

If you would, please.

I moved at the property located at 1202 Masau Street.

Is a public is a public nuisance as defined in chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6157, which is not feasible to be repaired.

At this time, it's in violation of City Code Chapter 6, Article 7, Section 1, Section 6-156.

Subsections, 578, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18.

And hold on a minute.

Is a nuisance or is a threat to property?

Life, health, safety.

And or property.

Um I move that this property be demolished within 30 days.

And it all back abatements be paid.

Well, counsel, let me let me ask you this.

Can I do that or no?

Just let it be and just let it go to lean.

You can certainly add it in the order.

So it automatically, but that's one of the first things because it's a court order.

They'd have to pay that first, correct?

Yes.

All uh abatements are my limited to year.

Uh no, you can say all.

Uh previous.

All previous abatements, and if the city needs to add any abatements to that, that the cost be forwarded to the owner.

I also uh all utilities to be cut, and property to be secured and clear of all debris.

Motion is the property located at 1202 Mercai's is public nuisance for city code, chapter six, article eight, section six-157.

It is not feasible being repaired, and that it's in violation of city code chapter six, article eight, section six-156, subcodes five, seven, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen that the properties to be demolished in 30 days, abatements passed and future to be paid by the owner, utilities cut, the property should be secured and cleared of trash and debris.

Do I have a second?

Ms.

Paul Hernandez, I second that motion.

Thank you, Paul.

A second discussion.

There being no discussion.

All in favor of the motion say aye.

Those opposed say nay.

The motion carries unanimously.

And our final property is going to be 1214.

Hermitted.

Now then I can't even pronounce the property anymore.

You pronounce it for me if you would please.

Hermitage.

Yes, it's 214 Hermitage Court.

Very good.

I got it finally.

Tongue got in the way of the eyes.

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

The structures being presented today are located at 214 Hermitage Court with a recommendation for demolition in accordance with City Code Article 8, Chapter 6.

This is the first time 214 Hermitage Court is being presented before the board.

Please note on April 8th, 2025, a dangerous assessment response team inspection was conducted.

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

The legal description is NCB 7615 block 13 lot 4, located in City Council District 3.

The owner on record is Trevino Lois with a mailing address of 214 Hermitage Court, San Antonio, Texas, 78223.

The property owner is not present.

Does the board wish to continue?

Yes, please.

The Office of Historic Preservation has confirmed on June 6, 2025.

The property is not eligible for historic designation.

The first inspection regarding 214 Hermitage Court was conducted on April 8th of 2025.

The original notice was mailed on April 28th of 2025, and the certified receipt was returned unclaimed on May 28th, 2025.

On April 14th, 2025, a conference was held at the city attorney's office.

However, no property owners or responsible parties attended the meeting.

On June 18th of 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was posted at 214 Hermitage Court.

On June 17, 2026, the notice for the BSB hearing was mailed to Lois Dravino, and the certified receipt has been returned on claimed on June 25th of 2026.

On June 3rd, 2026, an administrative warrant was executed to obtain photographs.

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

No permits have been obtained for the property.

This is the front elevation of the main structure.

The foundation skirting is missing in multiple areas.

Some of it has been replaced by corrugated metal.

The siding is lacking weather protection as well, along with the structural wood members for the attached front porch.

This is going to be the left elevation of the structure portions of the siding is missing, exposing rotted wood, and again, corrugated metal has been replaced for the foundation walls, and the back portion it is completely missing.

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

Again, the foundation walls are missing or replaced with corrugated metal.

Areas of the siding is missing and windows are broken or unsecure.

Here's a closer view of the foundation.

The cedar posts are rotted.

The cell beam is also rotted along with the floor joists.

The cedar posts are rotted and leaning, and the siding is missing in multiple areas along with broken or open windows.

This is going into the front door of the main structure.

The subfloor is exposed.

At the time of the dart, we had actually conducted the dart due to past history with animal care.

Unfortunately, the property was completely vacant during the dart, and the property has remained vacant.

So there was nobody on the property at the time of the inspection.

There were no animals at the time of the inspection, and it has remained vacant.

So now it's just being occupied by vagrants at this time.

This is going into the kitchen area.

Again, the subfloor is exposed.

It is worn.

This is the bathroom area.

The floor is soft going into the bathroom, and there is a portion behind the toilet that does expose some sunlight coming through as well.

Here's one of the bedrooms.

This is one of the windows that has been broken into.

We have secured the property multiple times.

However, the structure keeps getting broken into.

In this area, the window is boarded up and poses an egress hazard.

So this is going to be the front left elevation of accessory structure number one.

It is sitting on bricks at this time.

The fascia boards do lack weather protection along with the siding.

It is starting to be worn on the bottom.

And then it just has uh storage at this point.

And there is sunlight coming through the wall system and the roof system.

This is going to be the front elevation of accessory number two.

It is a metal storage shed.

The front right area, it is dented in, and there is graffiti.

So this is the right elevation of the structure.

There is multiple areas of graffiti, and the siding is dented in and the roof covering is rusted and worn.

This is the rear elevation of a structure of accessory too.

And again, the siding is rusted.

There is some graffiti that has been blocked out due to the obscenities, and then the roof is rusted and worn.

And this is the interior of the structure, just a large amount of items being stored to the point to where it's flowing out of the door.

This is going to be the front structure of accessory number three.

It is sitting on cinder blocks as well.

The siding is deteriorated.

It is exposing insulation from the interior of the structure, and the windows are broken and or boarded up.

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

Again, the siding is deteriorated.

There is insulation exposed as well.

And this is the rear elevation of the structure.

Again, the siding is starting to deteriorate.

And this is going to be the right elevation of accessory number three.

There is no siding, it is just plywood that is untreated and starting to get water damage.

This is the interior of the structure.

Behind that fallen shelf.

There is wood paneling that is missing.

The stud members are exposed along with the insulation.

So this was going to be the day of the dart on April 8th.

The front of the structure, it remains the same.

No changes have been made.

This is going into the kitchen area on April 8th.

It remains the same as from April to June of 2026.

This is the bathroom area.

So again, this was April 8th of 2025, and the previous photo I showed you of the bathroom was June 3rd of 2026.

It remains in the same condition.

Remains in the same condition.

This currently remains in the same condition as well.

The structures located at 214 Hermitage Court are in violation of City Code Article 8, Chapter 6, 156, subsections 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for the main structure, subsections 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for accessory structure number one.

Subsections one, two, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen for accessory structure number two, subsections one, two, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen for accessory structure number three, 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 for the main structure, accessory structure one, accessory structure two, and accessory structure number three.

That concludes my presentation of 214 Hermitage Court.

Thank you.

Question to the code officer.

I'm glad you gave a because it was a door.

I was gonna ask if it, but you gave the reason why the officers aren't here today.

Is it nobody there to do.

Did you get a hold of anybody for the property?

No, no one has ever came forward.

The neighbors could not provide any contact information either.

And Bearcat didn't provide anything that no, uh, we what we have is what Bear County appraisal has as well.

And the only thing right now I see here is still a problem is the vacant.

Correct.

And they're not calling SAPD.

They actually will just tell the contractors when I have them on the property to clean and secure, they'll walk up to them and ask them what's going to happen.

Apparently there was potentially a shooting, but San Antonio Police Department doesn't have a record of it.

So if it's not called in and reported, then it's not on record, so we can't confirm or deny that anything was happening on the property, unfortunately.

So we don't have a record of how many are keep coming and going.

And you mentioned abatements.

Do you have a number of abatements?

And how what the cost?

Yes, so on May 23rd of 2025, an abatement occurred and it was 712.

September 26th of 2025, it was $602.

And June 4th of 2026, it was $346.

Okay.

Thank you.

Any additional questions?

Thank you.

You may be seated.

Thank you.

Chair would entertain a motion on the property located at 214 Hermitage.

Chair, this is Ryan Baldwin.

I have a motion.

Go ahead, please.

I move that the property located at 214 Hermitage Court is a public nuisance per City Code Chapter 6 Article 8, Section 6-157, which is not feasible to be repaired at this time, and is in violation of City Code Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-156 in particular.

Subsection 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for the main structure.

Subsection 1 to 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for accessory structure 2.

And subsection 128, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 18 for accessory structure three.

I move that the property be demolished within 30 days of the issuance of this order and free and clear of all debris and trash.

And any uh outstanding abatements be paid by the owner.

Ryan, if you would please repeat the last portion of that motion.

I move that the property be demolished within 30 days from the issuance of this order and clear uh free and clear of uh trash and debris, and that the owner of the property pay any outstanding abatements.

Thank you.

The motion is property, the motion is that the property located 214 Hermitage is it is a public nuisance for City Code Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-157.

It is not feasible being repaired at this time, and it's in violation of City Code Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-156, subcodes for the main 1-2-8, 11-12, 15-17, and 18.

Subcodes for the three accessory strictures are accessory structures are identical as one, two, eight, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, and eighteen that the property is to be demolished in 30 days, clean and cleared of trash and debris is to be vacated, uh, or the owner is responsible for all abatement charges.

Uh do I have a second?

Fazal Hussein, I have a second.

Thanks, Doc.

Any discussion?

Uh let me ask uh I don't I don't remember hearing if the electric, the utilities were on or off.

This is dangerous Premise Officer Crystal Town.

Uh there are no utilities for water or electricity.

Alright, thanks.

Okay.

Any further discussion?

All in favor of the motion say aye.

Aye.

Those opposed say nay.

The motion carries unanimously.

Judy, do we have anything from you on administration?

No, sir, we did not.

Thank you.

Any staff issues for administration?

Council.

No, thank you.

Without objections, we are adjourned by unanimous consent.

Thank you all.

And happy Independence Day to you all.