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Home My WebLink About2013-11-21 Abatement Hearing City Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF MEETING DANIA BEACH CITY COMMISSION ABATEMENT HEARING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 — 6:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order Vice-Mayor Brandimarte called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. 2. Roll Call Present: Vice-Mayor: Chickie Brandimarte Commissioners: Bobbie H. Grace Albert C. Jones City Manager: Robert Baldwin City Attorney: Thomas J.Ansbro City Clerk: Louise Stilson Code Attorney: Tim Ryan Absent: Mayor: Walter B. Duke, III 3. Abatement Requests 3.1 Consideration of the abatement request for Mosh LLC c/o Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, for property located at 303 N Federal Highway, Case#10-1057 (Folio #0234-06-0730) Attorney Tim Ryan noted this case originally involved 11 violations, but went to the Special Magistrate for 4 violations: asphalt in disrepair, docking platform and rear of the building have holes in them, the fence needs inspections, and the dumpster needs to be in an approved dumpster enclosure. The fines ran for 648 days for a total of$129,854.00, including recording fees. The Special Magistrate recommends abatement of$12,960.00. Senator Steve Geller, representing the Holocaust Museum, requested abatement to costs of $7,500.00, as determined by staff. Commissioner Jones motioned to abate the lien to $7,500.00, to be paid in 60 days; seconded by Commissioner Grace. The motion carried on the following 3-0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Grace Yes Vice-Mayor Brandimarte Yes Commissioner Jones Yes Mayor Duke Absent 3.2 Consideration of the abatement request for 2950 Griffin Road LLC c/o Angela Suleymanova, for property located at 2950 Griffin Road, Case #12-0253 (Folio #02- 32-14-0160) Attorney Ryan noted this case involved 8 violations, but went to the Special Magistrate for 7 violations: demolished bathroom with exposed plumbing, trash and litter, mobile MRI trailer on the property without a valid license plate and a MRI trailer is not a permitted use,no business tax receipt for the rental units, and repairs to the electrical and air conditioning unit were performed without permits. The fines ran for 206 days for a total of$41,407.50, including recording fees. The Special Magistrate recommends abatement of$8,000.00. Commissioner Grace motioned to abate the lien to $8,000.00, as recommended by the Special Magistrate, to be paid in 60 days; seconded by Commissioner Jones. The motion carried on the following 3-0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Grace Yes Vice-Mayor Brandimarte Yes Commissioner Jones Yes Mayor Duke Absent 3.3 Approval of the settlement received for Al Bartosh and Bank of America for property located at 203 SE 2 Street, Case #s 06-1452, 2012-0308, & 2013-0186 (Folio #0234- 18-0370) Attorney Ryan noted the City received $9,635.05 as settlement for the code cases due to foreclosure. Commissioner Jones motioned to accept the settlement, as recommended by Attorney Ryan; seconded by Commissioner Grace. The motion carried on the following 3-0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Grace Yes Vice-Mayor Brandimarte Yes Commissioner Jones Yes Mayor Duke Absent 3.4 Approval of the settlement received for Patricia Devanny for property located at 54 SW 14 Street, Case#10-0284 (Folio#1203-10-5960) Attorney Ryan noted the City received $4,500.00 as settlement for the code cases due to foreclosure. Commissioner Jones motioned to accept the settlement, as recommended by Attorney Ryan; seconded by Commissioner Grace. The motion carried on the following 3-0 Roll Call vote: Commissioner Grace Yes Vice-Mayor Brandimarte Yes Commissioner Jones Yes Mayor Duke Absent Minutes of Abatement Hearing 2 Dania Beach City Commission Thursday,November 21,2013—6:00 p.m. Commissioner Jones motioned to excuse the absence of Mayor Duke; seconded by Commissioner Grace. The motion carried. Attorney Ryan introduced his new associate Eric Abend. 4. Adjournment Vice-Mayor Brandimarte adjourned the meeting at 6:20 p.m. ATTEST: CITY OF IA BEACH LOUISE STILSON, CMC W TER B. DUKE, III CITY CLERK MAYOR `s Fli�pGry Approved: December 10, 2013 Minutes of Abatement Hearing 3 Dania Beach City Commission Thursday,November 21,2013—6:00 p.m.