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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes of Meeting - Abatement Hearing - September 20, 2012 MINUTES OF MEETING DANIA BEACH CITY COMMISSION ABATEMENT HEARING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — 6:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order Mayor Flury called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call Present: Mayor: Patricia A. Flury Commissioners: Anne Castro Bobbie H. Grace City Manager: Robert Baldwin City Attorney: Thomas J. Ansbro City Clerk: Louise Stilson Code Attorney: Tim Ryan Absent: Vice-Mayor: C. K. "Mac" McElyea Commissioner: Walter Duke 3. Abatement Requests 3.1 Consideration of the abatement request for St. Ruth Baptist Church, for a Public Services Lot Mowing/Debris Removal lien on a vacant lot located on NW 9 Avenue north of NW 3 Street(Folio #0234-00-0230) Attorney Tim Ryan advised the lien was placed in 1992 and surfaced when a title search was done on the property. The Director of Public Services recommends an abatement of $621.87, which includes the recording fee. Commissioner Grace motioned to abate the lien to $621.87, as recommended by the Director of Public Services, to be paid in 45 days; seconded by Commissioner Castro. The motion carried on the following 3-0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Castro Yes Vice-Mayor McElyea Absent Commissioner Duke Absent Mayor Flury Yes Commissioner Grace Yes 3.2 Consideration of the abatement request for Broward Casting Foundry Inc., for property located at 2240 SW 34 Street, Case #07-0805 (Folio #0220-00-0665) Attorney Tim Ryan noted this case involved 5 violations: pallets and other commercial/manufacturing materials stored outside creating a hazardous condition; trash and litter on the rights of way adjoining the property; and steel storage containers stored outside the building. The fine ran for 669 days for a total of$67,162.50, including recording and admin fees. The Special Magistrate recommended an abatement of$7,500.00. Commissioner Grace motioned to abate the lien to $7,500.00, as recommended by the Special Magistrate, to be paid in 30 days; seconded by Commissioner Castro. The motion carried on the following 3-0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Castro Yes Vice-Mayor McElyea Absent Commissioner Duke Absent Mayor Flury Yes Commissioner Grace Yes 3.3 Approval of the settlement received from Dotan Vaknin for property located at 2733 SW 47 Street, Case #07-1054 (Folio 40229-14-0330) Attorney Ryan noted the City received $7,500.00 as settlement, plus $149.50 in administrative fees, and $2,500.00 in nuisance abatement costs, for a total of$10,149.50. Commissioner Castro motioned to approve the settlement agreement, as recommended by Attorney Ryan; seconded by Commissioner Grace. The motion carried on the following 3- 0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Castro Yes Vice-Mayor McElyea Absent Commissioner Duke Absent Mayor Flury Yes Commissioner Grace Yes 3.4 Approval of the settlement received for A. Elmaliah & L.E. Espaillat Elmaliach for property located at 25 SE 7 Street, Case Ws 08-0532 & 09-1364 (Folio #1203-12- 0440) Attorney Ryan noted the City received $6,000.00 as settlement, plus $400.00 in administrative fees, and $1,100.00 in nuisance abatement costs, for a total of$7,500.00. Commissioner Grace motioned to approve the settlement agreement, as recommended by Attorney Ryan; seconded by Commissioner Castro. The motion carried on the following 3- 0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Castro Yes Vice-Mayor McElyea Absent Commissioner Duke Absent Mayor Flury Yes Commissioner Grace Yes Minutes of Abatement Hearing 2 Dania Beach City Commission Thursday, September 20,2012—6:00 p.m. 3.5 Approval of the settlement received for 232-4 Group LLC for property located at 232 SW 5 Street, Case #09-0224 (Folio #1203-04-0490) Attorney Ryan noted the City received $7,520.00 as total settlement for this case. Commissioner Grace motioned to approve the settlement agreement, as recommended by Attorney Ryan; seconded by Commissioner Castro. The motion carried on the following 3- 0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Castro Yes Vice-Mayor McElyea Absent Commissioner Duke Absent Mayor Flury Yes Commissioner Grace Yes 3.6 Approval of the settlement received for Ileana Flynn for property located at 4661 SW 25 Avenue, Case#10-1011 (Folio #0229-05-0370) Attorney Ryan noted the City received $5,000.00 as settlement, plus $354.00 in administrative fees for a total of$5,354.00. Commissioner Castro motioned to approve the settlement agreement, as recommended by Attorney Ryan; seconded by Commissioner Grace. The motion carried on the following 3- 0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Castro Yes Vice-Mayor McElyea Absent Commissioner Duke Absent Mayor Flury Yes Commissioner Grace Yes 3.7 Approval of the settlement received for Mohammed Ishaque for property located at 425 SE 11 Terrace, Case #10-1490 (Folio #1203-CC-0030) Attorney Ryan noted the City received $4,550.00 as settlement, plus $50.00 in administrative fees for a total of$4,600.00. Commissioner Grace motioned to approve the settlement agreement, as recommended by Attorney Ryan; seconded by Commissioner Castro. The motion carried on the following 3- 0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Castro Yes Vice-Mayor McElyea Absent Commissioner Duke Absent Mayor Flury Yes Commissioner Grace Yes 3.8 Approval of the settlement received for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. for property located at 2401 SW 49 Court, Case #I I-1010 (Folio #0232-04-0160) Attorney Ryan noted the City received $3,400.00 as settlement, plus $100.00 in administrative fees for a total of$3,500.00. Minutes of Abatement Hearing 3 Dania Beach City Commission Thursday, September 20,2012—6:00 p.m. Commissioner Castro motioned to approve the settlement agreement, as recommended by Attorney Ryan; seconded by Commissioner Grace. The motion carried on the following 3- 0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Castro Yes Vice-Mayor McElyea Absent Commissioner Duke Absent Mayor Flury Yes Commissioner Grace Yes 3.9 Approval of the settlement received for Wells Fargo Bank for property located at 4650 SW 43 Terrace, Case #11-1604 (Folio #0125-06-0170) Attorney Ryan noted the City received $2,562.50 as settlement, plus $350.00 in administrative fees for a total of$2,912.50. Commissioner Castro motioned to approve the settlement agreement, as recommended by Attorney Ryan; seconded by Commissioner Grace. The motion carried on the following 3- 0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Castro Yes Vice-Mayor McElyea Absent Commissioner Duke Absent Mayor Flury Yes Commissioner Grace Yes Mayor Flury asked the City Manager to provide an update on the surplus properties. City Manager Baldwin responded we sold six of the ten properties. 4. Adjournment Mayor Flury adjourned the meeting at 6:15 p.m. ATTEST: CITY OF DANIA BEACH n - LOUISE STILSON, CMC � ,s Ft�r PATRICIA A. FLURY CITY CLERK Leo _ %� MAYOR Approved: October 9, 2012 A�91� Minutes of Abatement Hearing 4 Dania Beach City Commission Thursday, September 20,2012—6:00 p.m. I '