I'm G to call this hearing to order okay all right so um the first thing on the agenda is the approval of the minutes for the special magistrate hearings on February 5th 2025 um I on the second page first line
I noticed Knight is spelled HT I believe there's a k and it's night Creations I I don't remember if it's night Creations but I know it was night with a K CU that reflected his last name um with that change then I will
approve the minutes all right so as a reminder if everybody could please turn off your cell phone put them on silent um so as to not disturb today's hearings my name is Monica schmecker I'm the appointed special magistrate to hear today's code enforcement excuse me code enforcement
proceedings as provided for in Chapter 2 Article 5 of the fort Meers Beach Land Development code and Florida Statutes chapter 162 I'm a licensed Florida attorney a certified mediator and qualified arbitrator and I'm qualified to serve as the appointed special magistrate for the town of Fort Meer
speech um we've approved the minutes and I see that we have violation case on the agenda um so the next thing we'll do is hear that is anybody here for those hearings okay um these are Quasi
judicial hearings which means that they're similar to a case in court however the rules are less formal formal Rules of Evidence do not apply but fundamental due process will apply and govern the proceedings in each case I'll listen to the facts and evidence before me and um and apply the facts of the
applicable law I believe there's only one um oh there's a couple okay um so the cases will be heard in these order if we do have that second one on the agenda it looks like it's a continued case in all cases the town
does have the burden of proof to um prove any violations and uh everybody who's here to speak on will have an opportunity to do so so let me go back to that excuse me I I'm having everything closed out give me one second so I can pull up the case and
then we'll have you call the case okay okay at this time everybody who's going to provide testimony if you could stand up so you could be sworn in please and raise your right hand do you swear or affirm that the
testimony you're about to provide is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes okay okay uh the town can call its first case which is FMB case number 2024 11151 address 207 Driftwood Lane um Pras
Builders LLC good morning your honor my name is Officer bat I'm a code and compliance officer for the town of Fort Meers Beach and I've served in the capacity for approximately 11 months with 5 years prior experience elsewhere I've been sworn in and will provide testimony and documentation regarding case number
2024 11151 for the address 207 Driftwood Lane Fort Meers Beach Florida 33931 the respondent didn't BR did bring the property into full compliance on or before March 4th 2025 I'd like to ask that true accurate unaltered copies of
the Affidavit of compliance and photos be entered into the record which I have available will this follow the other exhibits that are already in I think there's a b and c and d there's also attached a copy of the email that I received on I believe the 27th that I
responded to this morning just finally getting it um acknowledging both the same yeah they're both the same um acknowledging that it was in compliance and my response this morning um I have spoken with the respondent and they're here to pretty much say they
agree with the whole discussion okay um sure I will admit these I don't know if they have a copy okay I will admit this and will we do this as exhibit e okay I think yeah that's what it is yeah A B C and D is
already on on the fil so all right so we'll admit this as e at the time time I would the town would like to ask that the case be recorded as there is a viol was a violation but now complied no daily fines and a $250 administration fee
administrative fee be assessed for bringing the case before the special magistrate upon full payment of the 250 administrative fee the case would be closed um I have already discussed it with them as well and they're just pretty much stood by so that you could
ask them if they had actually agreed with it or not sure do you guys would you like to come on up okay could you please state your name yeah my name is himma Prasad ceri I'm the managing member and partner of the praj LLC okay so I discussed with the
city officials and you know like we agree that and the fees whatever administrative fees of $250 plus okay administrative fee of 250 and no daily fines no daily fines yes okay is that that's it that's okay thank you simple
easy all right simple and easy is that all for that one okay um then I'll issue an order within the next few days uh with with that we'll find we'll find the violation it's been brought into compliance no daily fine
and a 250 administrative fee yeah and I already advise them once we receive that order I'll email them so they can just go ahead and take care of it on there okay perfect and uh do you have a time period or anything as far as payment is conc concerned um I think 30 days is
more than okay all right okay let me get back to the agenda okay thank you very much okay so that's it for that one and then we have a continued case FMP case number 2024
786 uh property owner is Mr Mr Lions say Lions Henry I think it's Henry Lions yes ma'am maybe okay uh property address 7864 Buccaneer Drive good morning your honor my name is Officer bat I'm a code officer for the town of Fort Meers Beach and have served in the capacity of approximately 11
months and 5 years prior experience elsewhere I have been sworn in and will provide testimony and documentation regarding the case 2024 0786 for the address 7864 4 Buccaneer Drive Fort Meers Beach Florida
33931 after the special magistrate hearing on January 14th 2025 and the continuance ordered to March 5th 2025 today's date the respondant did bring the the respondant did bring the property into full compliance on or before February 18th
2025 I would like to ask that true accurate unaltered copies of an Affidavit of compliance photos and an email chain between the property owner and myself be entered into the record thank you are we bringing this in as exhibit e yes ma'am
okay um exhibit e sorry exhibit e is admitted at this time your honor the town would like to ask that the case be recorded as there was a violation but now complied no daily fines be assessed and a $250 onetime administrative fee be
assessed for bringing this case before the special magistrate um upon full payment of $250 Administration administrative fee the case would be closed um allowing 60 days to bring this
payment in due to hardship okay is that all the respondent is not here the email chain I see that there is communication okay so I will issue an order finding that the property had been in violation and it has been brought
into compliance uh no daily fine will be assessed the $250 administration fee will um will apply and they will have 60 days to pay the $250 fee I'm
sorry yeah 60 days um and all right I think I think that's it right was there anything else for that one no ma'am okay um do you want to bring and and maybe I should said this in the other one but do you want to bring the other
ones into a a status to check in a you know maybe two months from now to make sure that they've been paid yeah that's probably I would I apologize no that's okay um I should have brought up in the other one
okay all right um let me go back to the agenda I believe that that's is that it wait hang on sorry every time I click it goes to a different one so all right so we do have a compliance status update um which is
sellart properties property address 32 Fairview Boulevard um do you have that one yes ma'am okay um good morning your honor my name is Officer bat I'm a code compliance officer for the town of Fort Meers Beach and have certain in capacity for approximately 11 months and 5 years prior experience elsewhere I have been
sworn in and will provide testimony and documentation regarding case number 202468 for the address of 32 Fairview Boulevard Fort Meers Beach Florida 33931 after the special magistrate hearing on January 14 2025 the
respondent had until February 4th to bring the 2025 to bring the property into compliance to avoid daily fines of $250 the property was in full compliance by January 30th 2025 I would like to ask that true accurate unaltered copies of Affidavit
of compliance and photos be entered into the record thank you do you have an exhibit number on this one I don't exhib number for this this is do not okay that's okay my apologies
no that's okay I have the the what's in the file would be red sheet the the order and then just the the notice of status of compliance so well this a status of compliance is Exhibit C so you want to call this one exhibit D yes ma'am we'll do that it might be the same one
actually that's okay we'll call it exhibit D even if it's a repeat that way we have them for okay all right your honor seeing as the property had done majority of the work prior to the January 14th 2025 hearing and finished within the time limits uh the
special magistrate allowed the town would like to ask that the case be recorded as there was a violation but now complied no daily fines be assessed the $250 administration fee that was ordered in January for on
January 14th 2025 be waved and upon receiving the signed order I will close the case um okay so I will issue an an order of compliance and waving the $250 fee yes ma'am okay
perfect that is that it for that one it okay I think that's it for the status let me go back to the agenda okay all right perfect okay are there any other items to
address no okay then we can adjourn