Good afternoon everyone. I hear call October 23, 2025 code of compliance special master hearing to order. Roll call special master Michael Styles >> here.
>> City attorney Roger Puh >> here. Co-director Jose Perez, >> present. >> Special master, please approve the minutes of the hearing that took place on October the 2nd, 2025.
>> Approve. >> We kindly request that everyone in attendance place their cell phones on silence. Enio, anyone giving testimony today, please stand to be sworn in by Homestead Police
Officer Schne. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in these proceedings will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? If so, say I do.
>> Okay. Lower your hands. >> Please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. Translators Translators, can you hear me? >> Yes. Good afternoon. >> Can you hear me? >> Can you hear me? >> Okay. Please raise your hand. >> I'm here.
Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the translations which you are about to give in these proceedings will be accurate and correct to the best of your knowledge, skill, and ability? If so, say I do. >> I do. >> Thank you.
For the record, the following amendments have been made for the hearing agenda. Item number two from lean mitigations has been paid and is in compliance. Address 1220 1222 Southeast 12th Street,
Melvin and Nana Fernandez. Item number seven from civil citations has been tabled. Case number CE259 03 03. Item number one, case number CE2502
0013 from previous previously heard has been complied. Item number two, case number C2504 020224 from table cases has been complied.
Item number 10, case number CE2570300 0 from new business has been tabled. Item 18, case number CE25070313 from new business has been tabled. Item 22, case number CE2507
0317 from new business has been tabled. Item 22, case number C25070320 from new business has been tabled. Item 36, case number C25090212 from new business has been tabled. Special Master, if I may take the cases
out of order from the agenda for those who are present today. Approve. Okay. Item number one from new business, code officer Chapelli, case number CC2500 22,
MSB Homestead, Inc. The property was cited on October 9th, 2025 for code sections violation 22-65. right here for elicit discharges into the storm drain system. This action constitute as irreparable and
irreversible acting nature of the dumping into a storm drain. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summit to appear was more regular and certified on October 9th, 2025 with posting. Currently, the property is in violation.
The photographs were taken by the storm water tech Willie Doy on oh I'm sorry DOY on August 26 2025 and I also took photographs on October 5th 2025. The photos fairly and
accurately represent what was observed. Special master please accept the photos submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. Special master, I also have um from public works, storm water, Tracy Moore, so he can speak a little bit more about this case.
>> All right, Mr. Tracy, go ahead. >> Mr. Moore. >> Yes. >> Go ahead. >> Um we we've been to this location approximately six times within this calendar year to clean this storm drain due to uh
flooding. Each time we go, we have to um if you see the pictures, we have to back out the storm drain system um to actually get it to work. But as soon as we have another rain event, the system is already clogged from settlement.
>> What type of settlement is going into the >> dirt, oil, I mean dirt, just debris, whatever is on the ground. >> Okay. Go ahead. Can you state your name and address for the record, please?
>> Milan Feropovic, 1290 Southwest Street. >> Go ahead and give me your statement, please. >> Special magistrate, if I may. >> Your name and address, please. >> Yes. Christine Rodriguez, 28 Pigeon Kardo. I'm the administrator of most of
the Philippovic properties. I've worked um with their family. They have four generations. So, I a lot of properties. Um, I'd like him to he's a property owner, but I'd also like to question him. I'm sure Toad would like to question him. And also, I'd like to try
to combine this with the agenda item 28, which is also us. If we can do that at the same time, I'm not an attorney. I'm just here with representing the family. >> So, because of the judicial process, we could hear this item and then go to the
next items in order. That's fine. But for right now, we have to hear them separately as they stand. >> That's fine. They kind of go together, but however the processes, that's fine. >> Thank you. 306 maybe somewhere. >> Are you speaking on his behalf? He would have to give that public
>> I wanted to ask him some questions. I'm speaking for the family in general, but he can make a statement. >> Yeah. He's going to have to give you authority to speak because I'm I'm hearing him. >> Yes, sir. >> And as long as he's given you permission, then we can move forward. >> I do give her authority to speak.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. I'm sorry. This is case CC2500202. Gosh. So, it looks like the notice of violation was issued October 9th and the
comply date was October 9th. This was in violation of section 22-65 elicit discharge termit. That's the violation. >> Yes. >> Okay. I just want to verify because there's a few um cases that are open.
Um, so it looks like the officer came out on and and posted a summon to appear
October 9th. >> And then posted another one dated October 12th. And I guess I certified October 9th as well, which was a Sunday. But anyway, um
so what we're here to talk about is the discharge. So this is a storm drain that consistently is clogged. Um Milan himself I think has reported I think the record is seven what I could see seven
times about the drainage going back to 2024. Um, I think the code officers were relying heavily on M&S storing or or considering or I guess
they're considering they're storing vehicles on that ride ofway. So, the road is a dirt road. It has 21 and a half ft of cement. Uh, I guess it would be like a a pad that's cracked, severely
cracked, so it's very coarse. And then the storm drain itself which is I would say what is it 3x two is very close to the tenants the residence at the end of second street on the left hand side.
So we've called multiple times. I know the city came out. I know Mrs. Adder uh had helped with some of our I don't know where she is helped with some of our complaints and they did come out and they did clean it a few times. Um but I
think that the issue is is they feel that the junkyard itself is storing. So I want to be give you some operating procedures on our junkyard just very briefly. We have our BTO is inside
storage inside everything has to be done inside which is correct. However, we do have freighters that come and go all day long, either delivering cars or picking up cars. So, what we do, and I know there's pictures in the file of of that
happening, and what we do is we uh will go out with our machinery, receive our our commodity, and put it in our yard. So, when I think about the word storage, I think of a lengthy time. I think of us
operating a business out there for more than an hour or 45 minutes that it takes us to unload a truck. So I don't think that that raises to the threshold of elicit discharge. We do have our rapid
response. We do have again our operating procedures. We can throw kitty litter down if there's any kind of a an issue with any of the cars. But we take ownership of the cars when it's FOB in our lot in our area. Now that's one
thing. The other thing is is the road itself. So again, it's a dirt road. So the road is in my opinion, you know, obviously lower than the grate and then you have the cement pad that has
some roll off, but everything I guess go I'm not an engineer would go into the drain, but it doesn't. It just stays there for days and days and days. And we have to the best of our ability have tried to mitigate a lot of that. Um
I think you've gone out and tried to sweep the road, tried to what was it the pump we used to get the water out. We've talked to the tenants or the owner next door which today he did uh do some fill
with some rock. I think he may have covered the storm drain. I didn't go out there and take a look at it. But now that's causing another barrier for for drainage. So, I think that there's a lot of circumstances
that could be the issue for this storm drain. It could be your own infrastructure. It could be the new housing that's going on. I don't know. But you can't I don't think it rises to the threshold where you can absolutely without beyond the shadow of a doubt
blame it on the junkyard. We've we've you know for 45 almost half a century four generations of Filipovics major land owners all over the city of Homestead. And I think we try to do our very best uh as far as the community
goes. And we certainly would never viciously put anything in a storm drain because why would we want our property to be flooded? We want people to come in and and be serviced. So that is what I have on 202-
I guess case but I do have some more if they have anything that they would like to add to that. >> Is there any counter? >> So >> from >> actually sir I'm so sorry to interrupt I just saw something and it was in my
notes that I did want to point out. If you can just go down one page. I'm sorry. Up one page. The next one right there. So, when we're looking at the parcel numbers now, you did do the
notice of violation and I believe that it was posted correctly, but if you look at those parcel numbers, 0042 is Filipovich family. 0040
is Santana on the other side. Now, they certainly, if you go down and you scroll down to pictures, you certainly see both properties and you have evidence that you're that you submitted for both properties. But when you're looking at our specific folio
0042, I think you can see that the pictures I think were taken on some of them were 829 and and the rightway is is clear. So I kind of wanted to maybe bring that about as well because I don't know who
who is it that they're faulting for this. Which owner? >> This specific violation is for 1290 Southwest First Street. I see that. >> Yes. >> But I also see that in your system because I did note it and even in the
pictures it's showing the neighbor on the other side as well which is I think part of this violation. >> The notice of violation specifically has the parcel ending in 42. >> Thank you. >> Which is that of 1290 Southwest First
Street. >> Yes. I I agree that we're together with it as far as your mentation. >> So, right now we're referencing >> served on 0040 because your pictures all of your pictures are not of us of our
time. >> Well, if if you weren't served properly, you wouldn't be here today. >> No, I'm not I'm not arguing that they weren't show properly. I'm just asking if you are violating if your pictures are showing two separate properties, was the other property violated as well for
this specific for this specific violation? It is off of Southwest 2nd Street. The other property is off Southwest First Street. >> So, let's take a look, if you don't mind, of your pictures because I think that's where I was confused. And maybe you can clarify. There are some pictures
in there that are not of us. So, I didn't want that to be a part of the violation or a part of the evidence of the violation. So that if you want me to just give you a brief that is second street that is towards the end that is the flood. Um
was that taken in October? I think it was. Yes. And you can see that there's a car out there but we don't we can't stop the general public from we can't control that. We bring it in in the morning when we go open.
So, first of all, in order to correct you on that, that swell is not the owner's swell. It is the swell of the city. >> Yes, sir. >> So, you really technically can't park anything on the swell of the city. That's not that's illegal.
>> That I agree with you. >> So, that's already one, you know, violation. Um the the debris that is going into the I I'm not a environmental type guy, right? >> But
>> facts are facts. If it's going to rain >> and if the junkyard is not properly has its own drainage system, where does all of those things go? >> So, just to go back to the first part
that you said about parking on the swale. So, when you say parking on the swale, I'm assuming use of the right of way. Yes. What we're talking about. So, we know that the city of Homestead does have certain uh ordinances on use of right away.
You'd have to probably a special permit or what have you for anything like that. We don't have that in our BTR. We are industrial, but I don't see it as parking. And let me and I'm going to tell you why. Because if a customer comes into our facility, they're
parking. They're going inside. were, you know, uh, transacting and they're leaving. And I can understand that. I think the chief of the chief of police or the Homestead Police Department, I wasn't there. I think they had some people towed at some point for that. And that would certainly be uh the right
thing if that's what they chose to do. But in this case, we're being cited for this particular one, being cited for elicit dumping or into the drain. I don't see that. I don't see that. what we are doing as far as transient meaning
we are accepting a delivery like I don't know a bar like Simmons bar a Budweiser truck they're parking in the middle of the road they're unloading they're transacting that's what we've done we're not storing storing certainly has a
level of time we're not parking we are having a transaction and And I understand that and I don't I think the city is silent on that as far as your code of ordinances and certainly to
mitigate this issue we would certainly discuss rightway usage or try to get that done if that's the level that we have to go to. But I don't think that this particular violation can of itself be completely encumbered by and at fault
of the junkyard. So, I'm I'm I'mma I'm I'mma give you a a scenario. I live in a HOA. >> Yes, sir. >> They built my house, five bedrooms with two parking garage. >> I have teenagers and adults living in my
house. I parked my car across the street for my wife to come out. Do you know I got cit I got a citation for $100. And that was me parking it across the street >> on the swell. Unfortunately. >> All right. So, so
>> the swell is the swell. If the police come by and want to give you a ticket because he see you parked on the swell, >> that's that's the law. So, we're even if you're making a transaction, I just left from Baltimore with something similar to
this because the parking is so >> crucial there, right? Yes, sir. >> Whenever a delivery is made, if that delivery person is not by their vehicle amongst them leaving and doesn't have it pro properly that's a ticket. >> Understand that.
>> All right. So while that car is parked there that's on the swell of the city. >> All right. If I was to take and throw trash on the city's swell, I can get a ticket for littering.
>> Absolutely. >> All right. Same way with this right here. If trash is in my yard and it winds up in the city's property or in the city's drainage, who's responsible for that? >> If I may. >> Yeah.
>> With all respect, I understand. I want to go back to the beginning where you talked about HOA. You're parking. You're going into your home. You're not transacting. You're not going right back out. You're you're parking. You have there's bylaws.
There's all kind, you know, HOAs are the Gustafo, I think, but other than that, it's I don't think it is the same. And I'm going to tell you why. One's commercial, one's residential. You're parking, you're going into your home. We are simply receiving a delivery.
>> We're not pouring trash down. Nobody's pouring trash. >> I hear you. I want to go back to this drainage because I'm wasting time and I only have a small amount of time. >> All right. So, the drainage situation, that's where I'm at right now. Right. >> Yes, sir. >> I do see that it is the responsibility
of the owner of the property because if your trash is coming into the city, which you stated in the very beginning, the roadway is already lowered. You state that was stated in the very beginning. So now, what are we doing on
the owner's side to alleviate trash being from your property into the drainage? Because it's impossible for you not to not have some trash going into that that drainage. >> I see. >> Whether it's you're trying to figure out
how to put a basket in there to catch the drain so you can dump it out, it has to be something done. And that's where we're at today. What can be done? >> If I may, I don't understand why the city of
Homestead would think that it would be a private properties owner responsibility to clean a drain on a road that is owned by the city. If there if my neighbor is doing something wrong, I'm not going to go on his property and correct it. It's your
property. Now, in light of what you're saying and fairness, I agree with you 100%. If somebody is putting trash on your property and it's affecting your infrastructure, then certainly that would be an issue that we would need to mitigate.
I truly believe that when you all uh asphalted 12th Street in 2022, you created a slope which gave away oils, sentiment,
sentiments, everything like that. You have people that are parking over here. You have residents that might have their own car issues. I don't think it could be completely on the fault of a junkyard.
So, if the city of Homestead, this might be easier also that I'm thinking about it. If the city of Homestead has another drain storm, the storm drain somewhere that they're cleaning out, is that the fault? Is there a junkyard around there? Like, whose fault would that be? I don't
understand how you can completely put the violation. >> Not a problem. Give me one second if you may. Uh, Mr. Moore, as a part of of your work with the storm water and you oversee the crew, can you please provide some insight on how your crew was able
to determine that this specific discharge was coming from that specific property? >> Well, in one of the pictures you'll see that they have a sweeper and I think they said that they sweep the road. So, the drainage is not low higher than the road. The drains are sloped down. They're in the lower part of the street.
So if they're sweeping dirt and debris, it's going to end up into the system. On average, we may go in an area to clean twice during fall when there's a lot of foliage, the leaves fall. We have to hit that twice. But we never This is one of
the most This is a location that every time it rains where there, like I said, we've been there approximately six or seven times this year already um to clean that drain. And that's not we don't that's not typical. But if they're sweeping debris and the road on 12th
Avenue that was that was laid it was at the elevation it was milled and resurfaced. So the elevation of the road did not change and 12th Avenue runs what? North and south. Your road is east and west and it would have no effect. If
it would you'll be flooded from 12th Avenue all the way headed back west on Second Street. So that elevation that that did not change the elevation of that room and you see the same. Yeah. So that's >> thank you Mr. Moore. At this time the
city rest's case >> if I may ask him. >> Thank you. >> Can you speak into the microphone? >> Oh well. Okay. I know that Milan was with you that last time that you cleaned
the drains, right? Was with him directly or was with one of his representatives? >> My tech four were >> okay. I wasn't sure who was in that. >> Yeah, I was not there. He's not able he was not able to attend. So I'm separate for him >> on the on the superintendent. >> Oh, so you weren't there at that time
>> when he cleaned the drain? >> When he cleaned it or when the whatever he said sweeping. >> Well, no. On one of your pictures it shows that someone owns a sweeper in the junkyard and it's parked there. >> Yeah, we do. And if you sweep, if you're sweeping the road to get rid of the dirt
or debris with the storm drains being sloped off to the side, where do you think that debris is going to go? It's going to end up in the storm drain because you're not vacuuming up that debris that you sweep up. So, what happens is that as soon as we go over and clean the drain to get the muck out,
the drain the water actually goes down. But a couple of weeks later, if it rains, it's it's the same thing over and over again because it's just full of muck. And we have work orders of like how much that drainage system has a 20-in pipe, a 25 a 5ft solid pipe, and
then it has a 20 foot long preferated pipe. And we're getting we have the work order showing how much debris we're getting out of that one basin every time we go there. So, there is a lot of debris um that's being put in that one basin. Has that debris ever been
analyzed or any kind of testing for water oil or >> That's not what we do. >> I was just wondering tree debris. If it's >> it's not leaves >> dirt, you know, >> it's not leaves. It's mostly uh just just dirt and whatever >> looks like just m
>> rock whatever it is on on on the roadway. Yes, it's >> so I just wanted to elaborate on the sweeper. I did say earlier that we do sweep our portion if a freighter happens to have an issue. So what we do is if we
see anything on the ground, we will go out with our what we call kitty litter, but it's granules to stop up the oil. We get that up usually with the shovel or what have you. We put it in a 55gallon drum. ECM picks it up, you know, and
gets rid of it for us. as far as the sweeping goes and I mean you can you're the one that owns the business but I don't think that when you're thinking about it that he's sweeping the road. I think that that's a mistake when you say that. I think that
what's happening is that specific spot we have to target based on green yards which is the Florida statute that we have to do whether it's you know just to mitigate any issues but I don't think you know when I first read everything I
thought sweeping like he was doing all of second he's certainly not doing that. At this juncture, uh the city wishes that uh the magistrate take the testimony was presented into determination and we rule with an adjudication. Thank you.
As I stated once before, I'm not an environmental type guy, but I know if I sweep up something in a dustpan, I don't get all the debris all the time. Um, so whether it's sweeping or whatever is going on,
um, we need to come to some kind of understanding of how can we resolve the issue. Um, >> sorry. Before you rule, I just forgot one more thing that was very important as far as taking responsibility.
Uh, Mr. Filipovic has made on his own eight requests in the past what 12 months, 13 months for the city to please come and help him, please tell him what to do,
please clarify what needs to be done. But he's been out there multiple times I think with your team. We have asked I think he's emailed the mayor and every time we ask it's sent from Mr. Mrs.
Adder to code and we're violated. So we're not really collaborating because we we don't have any information as far as what do you want us to do to make everyone happy. So what I'm asking for is not
uh I guess to be found in violation and ask this maybe to be tabled or maybe to have a 30-day so we can collaborate with your team and figure out what we can do to make this stop because this has only been an issue as far as we know
this bad for the past 12 months that we've been reporting and also to Mr. more. 12th Street does absolutely flood with second and first. >> It's the same thing
with the vehicles. Um the swell areas like like the gentleman said, if you park vehicles on the swell, >> you get rid of the natural filtration. So now the ground becomes like concrete. So that water has nowhere to go. Right.
So, um, yeah, it there should be there should only be street parking because those swells over there, it's just like it's just solid and the water cannot percolate through the ground. So, that that caused another issue. So, we but we do clean 12 as as well as
>> I don't disagree with anything like special mag. I'm not an environmental person. We didn't have anything tested. But you have garbage trucks, you have UPS, you have FedEx. 12th Street or 12th Street is a thorough. That's how
everyone gets around. First and second are dirt roads. Dead end dirt roads. So, is it the junkyard? Is it people parking? Is it the trucks? Is it the asphalt? 100% it
cannot be just the junkyard. And there's no proof that it truly is coming from the junkyard. Now, preponderances, I understand that. >> Well, we have your admission to having the street sweeper. >> We have the determination from the
public works department saying that the debris looks like that of it's coming from a street sweeper. >> And I'm just setting the expectation right now. This is the type of case that's irreversible in nature because we cannot take back the fact that public works had to be there over six times
this year to have to unclog that drain because of the debris that's going down the >> infrastructure. Again, you cannot determine liability. >> You're contributing towards the flooding by clogging the drain. >> I think I think you're right. I don't
disagree. We'll be a little we'll be a little bit um let's think outside the box a little bit there. If if there was no junkyard there, the transate of all the vehicles, the storage on the right of way, that
flooding wouldn't happen there. The clogging of the drains wouldn't happen there because there wouldn't be any transient in nature. >> If I may, Mr. Moore is >> please speak into the microphone that you clean in the city of the only one with an issue.
>> We that's the only one that we clean that many times per year. >> Seven or 10 >> complaints from the our the property owner here, >> but the other drain fields that you clean certainly don't have a junkyard next to them. >> They have a lot of foliage and we just
do a routine mings routine maintenance every year before storm season to make sure all our drains are clean, which that's just that's just standard. So, from from my viewing of these photos, um, with the,
uh, just a little bit of hearing on both ends, uh, this isn't, this what I see on the ground is not foliage. This is more, as you stated, it may be kitty litter. It may be
whatever it is to clean up, which thank you for cleaning it up. But that stuff does have to go somewhere and it evidently it's going right here to this drainage. So even with the the sweeping or whatever you know you're doing to
clean up, we still have to figure out a way to be able to alleviate as much debris that's going into the gar into the the storm drain. You know, uh, as I stated before, as I stated before,
>> due to the circumstances of what's going on, you're unloading cars, you're loading cars. I hear you. Is there a way to unload the cars inside of your facility so that that swell can
actually gain its purpose back? Because evidently, as we just stated here just a minute ago, due to the parking, there is nowhere for the water to go. I'm quite sure you're using every square footage of your junkyard. Right or wrong?
There's nowhere for water to go. Where can water go? >> Nowhere. There's nowhere for the water to drain. Mhm. >> So, by the time it gets to the outside of the property, of course, whatever trash or debris that's already setting
up gets wet. The the kitty leader gets wet. Where is it going to go? To that drainage, right or wrong? There is no there. It's kind of like a funnel. It's a funnel that we are pouring stuff into. And once you clog that funnel up, there's no way for
the water to go. So, I'm going to >> I did want to clarify two things that you said. When we talk about kitty litter, we're talking about a little very small spot of oil. We're not talking about the street. We're not kitty littering the street. It's if there's an oil escape from a car that's
being delivered, usually just a little puddle, kitty litter into the 55gallon ECM hazardous picks it up. We're not talking about the street. That's where his street sweeper is an angle. That's where we're able to pick up that portion, put it into our hazard to
scrum, and we're done. So, I did want to clarify that because I think that's um you may have thought that was the entire street. Second thing is is this junkyard um certainly did go through whatever zoning and planning back in the day. I'm assuming
and I'm assuming also that between Durm and maybe swelles or whatever that you know uh maybe they had to put in a swale or they had to put in something but we certainly would absolutely update whatever it is that you needed but we
were never all of these complaints which heightened your department to come out and clean based on his complaints. He's the property owner. He's trying to fix it. So, if the city were to again not find us in violation, but at least allow
us to come before either zoning code uh plan anything if we have to get uh drainage within the yard like you suggested, we're certainly able to do that. We have no problems doing that.
>> Again, to set the expectation, this is a violation that's irreparable in nature. We can't take back the public works had to go out and and clean. So right now >> determine it was 100%. >> So right now the purpose of this hearing is to find whether or not the violation
existed whether or not it's guilty. With that also comes a monetary fine set to be determined by the magistrate. It'll be a one-time fine because it's an irreparable act in nature. You can't take back it's irreversible. can't take back what occurred and the resources the
city had to provide in order to correct those actions. So, that is what we're doing right now. If after the hearing you want to set a meeting with the public works department, with the um zoning department, by all means, but right now that is the purpose of this hearing that we're set for today. >> Thank you. And I think that not uh not
violating us would certainly allow us to >> that is the determination of the magistrate. >> It is your infrastructure. It is your storm drain. council. Uh I'm going to have um asked for legal advice on this. >> Yeah, absolutely. So I I I've heard a
lot of what has been said today. Um I do want to remind everyone that for a quasi judicial code enforcement hearing, the standard of evidence is not beyond a reasonable doubt, but it is simply relevance. Right? So that's a different standard. Um, and then as far as whether
there's a finding of this violation being irreparable, that's a matter of fact, which is why I'm once again speaking as to the relevance standard. Um, >> all right. Does that >> answer your question? Yes. procedure.
>> So today in order to alleviate the city did come out multiple times to be able to assist which I feel as though that is the city's taking responsibility as well as well as the owners taking responsibility. So it's not like they're
not working together. However, however, there is a cost that comes with both ends. All right. So, today I am going to fine a $500 fine, a onetime $500 fine. Um, give you $80 administration fee. All
right. >> Mhm. >> All right. So, I'm going to read this and I'mma close this out and then we can move to the next. Um, in case number CC-25-0000 20- N OV, did I read that right? Is that
correct? Um, a $500 fine, $80 administration fee. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> They are also here for another case, item 28, under new
business, code officer Chapelli. Case number C2508 03 06 MSB Homestead Inc. Miss Rodriguez, >> you have two more items are here on behalf.
>> Is the agenda number 28 is case number C25080306 >> that you asking okay that you wanted. So item 28 is for that of your business tax receipt that you're acting outside of the scope of your approved business
tax receipt. >> Is that the 306 that she's saying >> violation? >> It ends in 0306. >> Okay. That's the one that I saw on agenda 28. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Okay. Before you let me just say my
testimony, please. Thank you. The property was cited on August 19, 2025 for code sections violation 16-36 operating outside the scope of your approved business permit. Conducting business activities outside the permit
storing or processing materials outside of enclosing walls. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summon to appear was met regular and certified on October 5th, 2025 with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the
photographs on August 19 and October 5th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accept it. >> Go ahead and listen to your testimony again. >> I just wanted to ask I didn't I missed
that August date for your picture. You said 105. And what was the August date? >> August 19th. >> Thank you. Sorry. Okay. So, on this one, uh, she's correct. Um, it looks like it
was posted 105. Uh, and we had a comply date of 8:26. She took pictures on 8:19. However, on 8:24 at 12:27, she also took pictures.
Um, and it looks like, and we could, I guess we could pull that picture up. I don't know if you have it or you have it. Um, but it looks like that case was actually closed in compliance. And then Mr.
I'm so sorry, I don't have his name. Jinaro, his name. Mr. Jaro. Is there >> That's my code manager. >> Thank you. I'm so sorry. I don't know you. I think it um that you asked that
to be reopened in an email. The all six of our cases that I think were closed except for the one we just had. So I don't know why you would reopen it on an email
which I think was in September, late September when we were compliant and closed. >> It was closed incorrectly. So administratively, we have the authority to reopen the case because it was never in compliance. >> Okay. So that were all six of them
closed. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Yeah, it would have been all six. >> We're speaking on the behalf of this one specific case right now. So let's stick to this one case as to not mark the waters. >> No, I know what you're saying >> and I agree with you. I do want to stick to this case, but certainly this does
have merit when it has been reopened. He reopened six a month later as not compliant. So was that all an error? >> They were closed in error. That is correct. That's what we just advised. >> Okay. So
thank you for that clarification. >> Um we complied in August 26. It was closed. I guess an error. However, we were under the impression that it was. So then we have what 40 days later, 50 days later,
2 months later, and you're posting a notice of violation for the same violation that we had already we thought cleared. Nobody called us and said we weren't cleared. We were inspected and cleared. Nobody called us and said it was an error.
>> Did anyone notify you that you had met compliance? >> Um, no. We didn't have to because your records showed and I think >> But who notified you saying that it was in compliance? >> Well, we knew we were in compliance because we did exactly what you asked
>> and usually. >> Did you clear the roadway? >> I'm sorry if I'm not saying your name right. Usually comes out within a week within by the compliance state. She's very good at that. >> Did you clear the roadway? >> Yes, sir. >> If if we pass right now, there's no
vehicles stored on that roadway. What am I talking about? We're talking about this violation. >> Yeah, this violation is for operating outside of your >> What are you talking about? >> This violation is for operating outside of your business license. Your business license does not allow you to use the public right away to conduct business.
>> I I totally understand that. Like we're not disputing that. What we're disputing is procedural procedural violation. You're trying you're violating us for something. >> So you're not disputing the violation. >> I'm sorry. Yeah. Oh yeah. >> Okay. So, at this moment, the city is moving forward and wishes for the
adjudication. >> They're admitting to guilt and they're in agreeance with the violation. We rest our case. >> Thank you. And you're a special magistrate, if I may. Um, you know, again, this was closed compliant. She took pictures on the 18th. We agreed
that we were not compliant on the 18th, but your paperwork did say the 26th. We complied. Uh, 8:24 at 12:27. She took pictures. There was nothing in the ride ofway and the case was closed maybe by error. I don't know. All six were reopened for whatever reason. We we're
going to talk about that soon on another agenda. Um but again, we've tried to do everything that we can do there. Again, as I stated in the very beginning, it is the owner's responsibility to uh
receive their goods within their boundaries. So the city does have the authority to fund if it's extending on their boundaries. If I am getting a delivery,
I have to have it on my in within my boundaries. My boundaries >> there. Again, this is the reason why we are with the first case of the water not being able to drain properly because
you're operating outside of your boundaries where the city does need that boundaries in order to help you not have these issues. So my thing is again um it is still operating outside of the
boundaries of the business. >> If I may uh special magistrate, we ask that you do not violate us only because our BTR does have specific boundaries. We have to be under our roof. We have to
be storing uh within our walls. Um we're not storing anything. We're not parking anything. There's the codes. Your codes are silent on deliveries. Amazon, FedEx, UPS. >> If I may, >> silent. If I may defer to the picture
that's on the screen right now, dated September 30th, 2025 at 3:11 p.m., >> can you describe and tell me, is this the street of Northwest 2nd or sorry, Southwest 2nd? >> Yes.
>> Okay, that is September 30th. >> And as you can see, our our >> I'm asking I'm asking questions right now. >> You asked me to explain. Okay, go ahead. I'm sorry. >> Is that your business or the business that you're representing right now? one of them. That is the side. Yes.
>> Are those vehicles being placed there for your business? >> They the If Well, you didn't take the picture of the entire yard. I'm sure you'll see the >> I'm asking right now what you see in the picture. >> Answer you without explaining to you. >> I'm I'm just asking. It's a yes or no
question. Are these vehicles? >> Are these vehicles from your business? Well, they're not ours until they're in our yard and we've >> Are you accept are you accepting these vehicles of delivery for your business? >> At that moment, it would be no. It
they're being delivered. I'm sure that I don't know. >> Were these vehicles being delivered to your business? >> Yes, I would imagine. So, yes. >> Are these Bobcats and trailers yours as well?
>> Okay. So everything on this left side I do >> if I may. It's a please. It's just a yes or no question. >> I don't know which trailer you're talking about. I'm trying >> the trailer that's in the back. There's only one trader in the image right now. >> It's not a You mean the box truck? >> The box truck trailer. Yes. >> It could be the tenants. It's not ours.
>> Could be anybody's. >> So that that one's not yours. >> I I Yeah. The freighter even on the back. The freighter would be delivering on this side. That's the Bobcat sweeper, right? Correct. Or is that the part that they're making sure that there's no oil or anything which is standard?
>> So these can we all agree are on Southwest 2 right now? >> Well, yeah. So the other ones too, I don't know. >> So the city rest's case right now you could see on this picture they're storing material outside for however long. It doesn't matter. The point is
the vehicles and the equipment were on the right ofway when this picture was taken. >> Okay. >> As evidence. What is What are you circling there? The box truck. Is that what you're zeroing in on? Oh, so sorry. Okay. So, again, you keep
saying the word storage, and I do take issue with that. It's not storage. It's not sitting there overnight. It's not sitting there >> for however long it's there. >> Again, it's still supposed to be plant, but it's a commodity. >> It's supposed to be in your business, not in the public right away.
>> I I agree. I'm not disagreeing with >> so the city rest >> storage is not >> so the city rest's case and we pursue um adjudication at this time. We wish to pursue adjudication at this time. >> I I understand what you're saying and again we ask not to be violated based on
the fact that your ordinances are silent when it talks about conducting or deliveries or what have you in your right of way. Now we certainly can get a permit. We can get a special permit. We can ask permission or whoever we have to go through to do that and we would do
that certainly if that was needed or if that was suggested we absolutely do that or like special magistrate stated before change our SOP and deliver inside. >> Yeah, >> we can do that as well. But at the time
our comply date 826 we were in compliance. I don't think anybody has a picture of that. We do have a picture of 8:24. This is September 30th. I, you know, again, she inspected us and we were compliant. Case was closed and
it reopened. And I understand you have the right to do that. Thank you. >> I'm going to say this like I tell everybody that comes before me. Oh god. >> If I took your car and I if I had permission to drive your car right
now and I went through a stoplight that had a flashing camera. >> Mhm. >> Who responsibility is it that I went through that red light >> in your car? Yours, right? >> Yes. Yes. That's your If I went through
a toll if I went through a toll. >> Yeah. >> You're going to pay my toll. Well, if you're talking about toll, it's different. >> But they they didn't say they didn't say in that toll that you had to be driving for to be charged with the toll. >> I I think I understand your example, but
I'm not sure that it's a comparable one. >> Okay. Well, I'm going to go ahead and rule in this case here. Case number C250 80306. Was that correct? Yep.
Uh $80 administration fee, $500 fine. Thank you. Have a great day. [Music] Can Mr. Kalixto come up here? Seenor Kalixto. Next case, item 14 under new business.
Code officer Chapelli. Case number C2507 03 09. Samuel Aruetta Ernnandez Bruna Genie. [Music] The property was cited on July 20th, 2025 for code section violation 6-531
for the 40-year reertification. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Sum to appear was more regular and certified on July 20th, 2025 with posting on July 21st, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the
photographs on July 21st, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. >> Special master. Um, they do have a permit on file 2510026
for the 40-year reertification, but it's been in an applied status since January 2nd, 2025. So, the permit is already pulled, right? >> It's been in an apply status since January 2nd, 2025. All >> right. Go ahead and state your name and
address for the record, sir. >> Translator. Translator, can you please ask the resident what their name and address is? Thank you. This 194 Northwest
17th Street Homestead 33 030. >> Can you also please ask him what his name and relationship is to the property? Thank you. Samuelandez. [Applause] Correct. [Music]
We are working on getting our permit, but we haven't gotten yet to uh solve the issue with the parking lights and also some lighting inside the property. >> Can you ask him what his relationship is
specifically? If he's the property owner, the tenant, the contractor, >> I'm the owner. >> How how much how much of time are you looking to how much of time is he asking for in order to be able to come compliant?
I need about two months. >> Okay. I can give him 45 days at at most. >> Okay. >> All right. So, in case it's okay, thank you very much. >> In the case number
Item 14 under new business. 070309 $80 administration fee, 45 days to come compliant. Thank you. Gracia. >> Gracias. >> Thank you.
>> Next case, item 35 under new business. Code officer Flores. Case number C25 090211 Mac Group Corp. The property was cited on September 13,
2025 for code section violation 15-255. Window coverings uh must be removed from all the windows. This is in reference to accordion shutters that were closed on all the windows. This is now in compliance. 16-17 and 16-20 operating without a
business license. This is in reference to MAC Group Corp. not registered with the city for the duplex rental property. 30-433 subsection F commercial vehicles stored in a residential property. This is in
reference to two utility trailers on the property. This is now in compliance. 6-36 expired permit. This is in reference to expired permit of windows and doors. This is now in compliance. New permit
issued on October 22nd, 2025 under 255090424 for the windows and doors. A notice of violation was mailed regular and certified and also posted on September 13. Compliance was not met. Therefore,
the property was set for today's hearing. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on September 13, 2025. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. accept it. >> Uh, special master, the only um
violation uh that is still on the property is for the business license. I have been in contact with Mr. Faras who advised that he has applied for uh the business license and they let him know
that it should be ready by next week. Go ahead and state your name and address, sir, for the record. >> Yes, news mag board members and staff. My name is Johnny Fus. My address is 13718 Southwest 283rd Terrace, Homestead, Florida 33033.
And I would like to resent the power of attorney for speak on behalf of the property, which is my mom's. Send it to the attorney. It's just for this property here. >> This document hasn't been witnessed. >> It was It's been authorized, >> right? But it hasn't been witnessed. It needs to be signed. It needed to have
been witnessed. And >> what the reason be it was authorized. It didn't need to be witnessed. Um I wasn't aware of that. I'll listen to the case, but I would still have to make the ruling without uh the owner here. >> Okay. The only thing we're ask for is a little more time. Um I have the
paperwork that we already apply for the license. It's just it's not something that they give us right away. So, it's going to take they said about a week >> and according to Go ahead. >> Yes. All the other Sorry, all the other violations are now in compliance. They
removed the shutters and they have an issued permit for the windows and the doors and they did comply with the utility trailers on the property. So the only pending violation would be the business license for the rental property. >> All right. So I'm going to go ahead and
give extension of 30 days to be able to obtain the business license and to come compliant. All right. Um $80 administration fee for today. So I'm going to go and make the ruling in the case number C2
5090211 uh 30 days to come compliance with business license $80 administration fee for today. Thank you. >> Thank you. Do I get that back for >> future reference? The power of attorney does have to be witnessed. All right.
Thank you very much. After we have finished with your case, please give us a minute and wait here so you can sign the documents. Thank you. Next case, item number seven. Under new business, code officer
Chapelli, case number C2506 04 09 1200 Southwest 3rd Street LLC. [Music] The property was cited on June 26, 2025 for co-sections violation 19-1-9-6. Conditions constituent a public nuisance
including unauthorized outdoor storage, potholes on the property, poor exterior maintenance, and the presence of a refrigerator and appliances in common areas. Code section 6-197. The property gate or fence in need of
repair. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summon to appear was more regular and certified on August 25th, 2025 with posted on August 26, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on June 25, 2025. The photos fairly
inaccurately represent what was absurd. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. >> Please state your name and Oh, well, go ahead and let's >> please state your name and address, please. Miami.
>> She is representing as owner or is tell me her statement. I need your statement. >> Um Okay. Okay.
[Music] Apartment LLC. We have uh recently acquired the administration of this property in 1200 Southwest Street. The company's age property management
will continue. [Music] Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Uh I can show you here this document that proves that we have uh acquired this uh administration property since
September 30th 2025 with this company property management. >> Okay. How can we help her become compliant? Oh, we are here to request more time. We are moving forward to and taking actions to
be in compliance and mitigate these uh violations, but we need more time. >> All right, I can go ahead and make the ruling. for C250 60409. Is that correct?
45 days to be able to become compliant. $80 administration fee. Thank you. >> Okay. Next case under new business item 21 code officer Chapelli case number C25070317 Ibambini Inc.
Hi, how are you? >> I'm here with my father Marlo. Um Oh, I'm sorry. >> Hold on. The property was cited on July 20th, 2025 for code sections violation 6-531 for the 40-year reertification.
Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summon to appear was more regular and certified on July 20th, 2025 with posting on July 21st, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on July 21st, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent
what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. >> Special master, they do have a permit on file. 2510047 for the 40-year resertification is in apply status as of January 2nd, 2025.
All right. Can you go ahead and state your name and your address? >> My name is Maria Lombardo and My name is Maria Lombardo. My father is Carloi. He's actually the owner of the structure of the building. I'm owner of the business. Okay. >> It's Mamame Mia Pizzeria Restaurant. Um
I'm here because he speaks English but broken. He speaks Italian. Um I figured he needs to be here because he's the owner of the actual building. Um, the reason we're here, obviously, Officer Chappelle has stated, "We got everything taken care of this morning. Everything is already permitted. The only reason is
that we're asking for an extension is because the uh head of the building department, I'm not sure what his name is, he's out till next week. So, they can't release the certificate of the um restruation." [Music] So, we have to wait till next week. So,
it doesn't show up on the computer, but we have the receipt of payment and all that. >> Okay. But we would like to just add, if it's okay, um that the reason we're here, we really shouldn't be here. Um when we got the first letter under Linda Blanco, so this was like the two-year
warning, whatever it is, the two-year advisory. Um and we received that. We received no other letters. So what happened is in 2025, you know, we've always been very respected in the community. We said, "Well, it's going to be due." We were thinking before December, we we were thinking end of
2025. I should have done my due diligence for my father and said, you know, let me find out, but we figure it's the end of the year or whatever. Um, then in June or July, I think it was, we found the violation on the uh on on the door and immediately we had already started anyway. So, I contacted
Officer Chappelle in code compliance. They're always very cooperative and she said, "No issues, you know, just keep working on, get it done, let us know." So, we were just missing the thermographic test. um we turn it in and just as a note uh last week we find out
because it was taking a little long and I said I don't want to waste time in court their time and my time um what's going on with the plan review why is it taking so long and then um so I got a little frustrated and I also added I said why is it that we don't get a lot of these letter letters certified
because we would have known and we would have gotten to this point well I find out from them they sent me a copy of emails that the letters of the package with all the instructions and the dates and all that was certified. It was returned to them and sitting on their desk and I have copies of it. So, we
never got any notification about dates and and again, it's human error, but it's it we would have avoided all of this, you know, and um on top of it, um uh I'd like to add that we also sent them the emails and um I confirmed with
them saying, "Did you get all four emails to get this through before this week?" and they confirm, "Yes, we got all the emails." I get an email back saying that the plant had been denied and it was because whoever was to funnel the emails didn't send them all the emails. They were missing the
thermographic. So this morning I marched into the permit department saying, "What is going on?" And I immediately gave them the thermographic report and everything was approved. But what I'm saying is, you know, these things are important because I realized that then I got a letter that was apparently certified in that packet or something.
I'm not too sure about it, but it says that we would have had termination of electrical um you know and also a demolition order by Miami Day County. It was already a notice and we did not get it because the packet was sitting on somebody's desk. >> Okay. I I can assure you because a
couple of weeks ago I did go to a meeting >> that the city now is under if I'm not mistaken e documents where we have all our documents now through electronic >> so you will I'll let the manager discuss
that in a few minutes uh I'm quite sure we are trying they are trying to alleviate any human mistakes again >> I do understand your frustration I got a ticket in Georgia. It took 2 years before I found out because I did not get a court order. I did not get anything in
the mail unless I continued to check my driving license would have been suspended. So, I do understand how eggshell it is. So, I'm going to let um our manager give a little description of that, but I was uh very much like, "Wow, thank you."
>> Yes. So, I'm sorry. Sorry, I don't mean to you know I'm not any employees just like so we as a community because we are a small community and if it was s sitting on somebody's desk I don't know what the description of their scope of work is but to at least have said hey what is this address hey it's mama mia
>> everybody knows who mama mia >> okay call and see they don't know we're father daughter but at least say do you have the address of your of the owner of the building a new address of contact because these are things that are very important and we've never had problems with co- compliance you know they're
very cooperative Anything we need to do, we do. And we want to stay in good standing. We've been in business in business more than 40 years. We've never had any issues. >> And as you say, we're a small community, but we do have newcomers coming in who don't know what
>> where businesses are. You know, I've been here >> 15 years. >> So, um I'm I'm still learning. Wow. I didn't know that was cross town, but I'm still learning. >> Yeah. and and and as magistrate style advised, the city's moving towards an
electronic platform. It's called EPNL. Um and we have a lot of um very exciting features that are coming forward with electronic processing and digital plan review. So that should make the process a lot smoother and a lot easier. >> Okay. So, thank you. So, apparently I'm just waiting on the head building uh
inspector to send us that official certificate and probably they will register it online, but I have all the proof of payment and everything here. >> Okay. Okay, I'm going to go ahead and make the ruling on this C25070317. Uh 30 days to be able to come compliant and I'm going to waver the $80 administration fee today. Thank you.
Have a great day. >> Thank you. >> Next case. Under table cases, item number three, code officer Morataya, case number C2505 0155,
Yaima Molina Ernnandez. This property was cited on May 9th, 2025 for code section violation 6-36 non-permitted work for for the extended driveway and also for the the permit that it was uh expired for a per for a
door that was installed. Notice violation and summit to appear were mailed via certified mail and posted May 10th and July 26, 2025. Compliance has not been met. Therefore, the property is set for today's hearing. Currently, the property remains in
violation. Photographs were taken May 9th, 2025. As of today, there's no permit on file. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept this photo submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. >> Hi. Um, my name is Lionel Da. I'm the
representative for uh >> Give me a few minutes, sir. [Music] What number? What number? Am I on? >> What? What number?
>> Item item number three under table cases. >> Case number C2505 >> 0155. And I believe he has two cases. >> Two cases. >> The other case is below. Item number
four. case number CE2505 0193 and he advised he has a power of attorney for one of the properties. >> Okay. Go ahead sir. State your name and your address. >> My name is Lionel Dowsa. My address is
7105 Southwest A Street, Miami, Florida 33144. We are the uh contractors and the expediters in this matter. >> Okay. How can we help you to become compliant?
>> Okay, we today we uh downloaded the uh application in the plans because we sent an email about a week ago and the city respond back to us saying that has to be downloaded on the system and we just did it today. We paid the fee. I could uh
show you proof that I have from the email that I received from the city. I I know he checked on it uh early this morning. He couldn't find it but it is on the system. I can show it to you. >> That that is correct. Uh as of today we
don't have any records because he was recently submitted into the system. But he did show me an email as a proof that he submitted the application. >> Does it have a number the numbers on it? >> Not yet. It just uh he it only shows that he submitted the application. That's all. A permit number has not been
assigned yet. Well, I have here um reference BD25 00222 BL-R. We paid a fee of $140 for each one. Uh well, number three and number four.
We pay for the uh door and we pay for the driveway. >> So, you just need more time. >> Definitely. I need more time to get this approved. >> All right. So, I'm going to give you 30 days. Okay. If if in 30 days we don't have it approved, can I come back and ask for
additional time? >> Sure. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Just make sure you have that you're you're following pursuit, you know. >> Yes. All right. >> Yes, we are. >> So, I'm going to go ahead and rule in this case here. The first case is
C250155. Uh 30 days to come compliant, $80 administration fee. All right, are we ready for the next one? >> Item number four. Item number four, under table cases, code officer
Morataya, case number C2505193, Anarai Corso. That one also we file the >> this property was cited May 16, 2025 for code section violation 6-36 nonp permitted work for the extended driveway
notice of violation of summer to appear were mailed via certified mail and posted May 17th and July 19th, 2025. Compliance still has not been met. The property was set for today's hearing. Currently, the property remains in violation. Photographs were taken May
16, 2025. There's a permit on file 2560088. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept these photos submitted as evidence. >> Accept it. Go ahead and state your name and address for the record, sir.
>> Lion House, 7105 Southwest 8th Street, Miami, Columbia 33144. In this case, we also today follow the uh downloaded all the information and uh number that we have is BD 2550
022 BLR. >> All right. >> I also have a power attorney for I don't know if it's needed or not. >> I'm going to go ahead and make the ruling on the case on case C250193. 30 days come compliant $80 administration fee. Thank you. Have a
great day. >> Thank you. [Music] Graci. Next item under table table cases. Court Officer Chapeli. Item number 11, case number CE25070303.
New Health Community Centers, Inc. The property was cited on July 20th, 2025 for code section violation 6-531 for the 40-year reertification. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summon to appear was more regular and
certified on July 20th, 2025 with posting on July 21st, 2025. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on July 21st, 2025. The photos fairly inaccurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. Special master, they do have a
permit on file. 25100019 for the 40-year reertification is in apply status as of January 2nd, 2025. >> Go ahead and state your name and address, please, for the record. >> Hi, I'm Yolomar Armas and the address is
153 Northeast First Road, Homestead, Florida 330. >> Okay. How uh how can we help you? Yes, I'm here just representing the business. I am the daughter of the owner. Um, once
this uh property was required, it acquired, it has not been in use since it was purchased in 2018. So, it's currently uh pretty much abandoned, but we have plans to turn it into our medical facility. So, we will be asking
for a permit and doing all the proper due diligence in order to turn this into our medical facility. Um, we do have another property that we have been working with the city of Homestead as well to do. So, we actually were not aware until July that we needed to do
this for this property cuz we were mainly focused on that one and it was sent to our business in Miami. So, I was only just aware of it during that time. So, we are asking for an extension in order to become compliant with this.
>> Okay. That's my daughter. >> Yeah, I said that. >> You should be proud of her. >> I am. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> How much of time are you asking for? 30 days. >> Um 30 days would be a great start, but
if we could have a little bit more time due to the fact that we are working on another property, it would really help us um to finish that as well. >> Okay, I'll give you 45 days. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> All right. and the case number C25070303
45day uh to come compliance $80 administration fee for today. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Next case under new business item 26 court officer Chapelli case number C25070523
Luis Santana. What I thought is and there's two cases. >> The property was cited on August 3rd, 2025 for code section violation 30-43 operating, storing, and conducting outside the approved business permit.
Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summon to appear was m regular and certified on October 5th, 2025 with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on July 31st, August 3rd, August 10th, and October 5th, 2025. The photos fairly
inaccurately represent was observed. Special master, please accept the photos submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. >> Go ahead and state your name and address, sir, for the record. translator. Can we please ask him what his name and his address and his
relationship to the property is? Thank you. >> Yes, I I asked, but he he's not answering. I don't know if I can hear him or if he's not answering. >> You muted for a second. If you could please reach start. Thank you. >> Yes, of course.
foreign. Okay. drive. Okay. Okay. My name is Edo. The address is 1418 East Murray Drive,
apartment 2102. And I am the administrator of the property. >> Okay. Go ahead and state his statement of how we can help him become compliant. See,
[Music] I have recently recorded the administration of this property and what I would be like if more time to get things together and be able to be compliant. We have started the process of organizing inside the property, but
we need more time to get everything in order to become compliant. >> Okay. Um, who's the hearing master? Oh, who's the code enforcer for this? Can you give me a little bit of leeway on this? So, I have spoken to the owner multiple
times because they have stored numerous times the materials outside. They comply with it. >> One second. They comply with it, but then they'll in the upcoming days, they'll store the materials again. So
for this case and the next case that we're going to read, we would like to adjudicate because it's an ongoing issue. [Music] So my my question is how how often do do the do they understand or the businesses
understand their limitations about parking in the swells? >> Have we been educating them? have we um I mean because you know I don't want us to seem like we're targeting them and they're continuing to do these same things.
>> So I will say um in addition to our department conducting multiple sweeps of the area and um making conversations with the workers and the property managers. We have also had the assistance of the police department who
have also gone out there and cited and even towed away vehicles. the city went out and installed no parking any time signs. So, the city has been very tirelessly trying to assist in rectifying the issue. Um and and it
seems that it gets good for a couple days, but then it goes right back into the same rotation. Unfortunately, um my recommendation to maintain consistent with the previous ruling is probably going to be um that of an adjudication with a $500 fine. um just to maintain
consistency with our judicial process. Um that is my recommendation because what I'm seeing is like they're going to start saying we're picking on them and they're not. But because they're parking in the swell,
the swell is not holding the the waters back or it's not being able to to do what the purpose it is for us to have swells. Now it's causing us to have floods. So I see it on both ends, but I mean, how
I just I don't Okay. All right. Let's Let's go. Um I I'm I'm just a little frustrated because it's seeing the same thing over and over and over and over, and it seems like no matter how many times I give them a fine, they're still doing the same thing
over. because these cases I can go back all the way from the first of the year and I still see the same thing. >> Yeah, I agree. And and that's why we're making sure we're doing more proactive sweeps, right? We're being more proactive on monitoring because what was
happening was um we would pass by issue violation and then we would kind of stop and then that would give them the idea, oh, it's okay again. Now, since we're consistently checking, they're like, "Okay, they're passing by pretty frequently. It's not going to slide anymore."
>> Okay. >> All right. Um And it's just this one area where we have all of our recycle area. I'm not going to say junkyard because that's that's not the term no more. But it's it's all in this
area of Mari Drive and Second Avenue. >> Yes. So this whole area is doing the same thing over and over and over again. And some of the businesses that are budding there have gone and started
taking the proactive steps to come into compliance. So some of them are complying and and and acting in good faith. Um we just need to get the same compliance from the remaining businesses that are out of compliance. I I I don't know how we're going to be able to do
it, but this is just a suggestion. Maybe the mayor and the city manager needs to take the owners and sit at a round table and make sure they understand the
the ordinances and that's I mean that's just seem seem like that's going to be the only way that they're not going to continue and they may continue um but before you know I think I think it just needs to be a
discussion with these these owners of of this this area about what are the restrictions and what where is the swells and what they can and can't do. Um so they don't keep coming before us and then
have me on channel 10 or something. I ain't going on on channel 10. >> Noted. Thank you. >> All right. All right. Um I'm going to go ahead and make the ruling for Do he have anything he wants to say? Anybody got anything they want to say before I make
a ruling? All right, this is number 26, right? All right. Um, in the ruling of C25
070523. It's going to be a $80 administration fee, a $500 fine. Thank you. Did Did he understand what I said? >> See, um, Mr. Would you like you to sum a little bit of what what was said?
>> Yes, you can. Okay. Constitution. Okay. >> No, it's fine. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> No. Yeah. >> Oh, one more case. Case number
>> C >> CE25080307 item 29. The property was cited on August 19, 2025 for code sections violation 6-36. Operating outside the scope of your approved business permit, conducting
business activities outside the permit. storing or processing materials outside the enclosing walls. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for tonight's hearing. Summon to appear was more regular and certified on October 5th, 2025 with posting. Currently, the property is in violation. I took the photographs on August 19 and August
24th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. Are these two different dates or are these two of the same dates?
Is the citation from one is the same citation from the second or is these two different days? So, it's two separate violations for two separate things. One is for the storage outside and over the top of the enclosed
walls, and the other one's for acting outside of their approved business license. So, basically two fines in one. Correct. Go ahead and state your name and address, sir, for the record. Get uh translator, can you get him to
state his name and address? >> Of course. East Drive. My address is 1482. >> My name is Edel Kub. >> All right. Does he have any statement he wants to give about this uh ordinance
that he's violated? As I stated before, I've recently acquired the administration of this property and we are working towards um avoiding these things in the future from happening again. >> All right. I I I encourage him to please
uh review the ordinance so that he will be familiar with uh being able to operate within his um his scope of practice. And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call or reach out to
your code enforcer or the city so you can get to be able to stay within compliance. Okay. Okay. All right. Okay. So, today is $80 administration fee, $500 fine. >> And the case number C25
080307, uh, $80 administration fee, $500 fund. Thank you. >> Next case under new business >> item 33 code officer Garcia case number C25090179 [Music]
Vitali LLC Okay. The initial site visit, sorry, the initial site visit was done on September 9, 2025. uh I was able to make contact with the tenant there. Um and based on the based on this information, the property was
cited uh some days later on September 12, 2025 per the directive of the Homestead public services for code section by election 15-721 which is on sanitary living conditions which is inhabiting inhabiting a unit without a running without running water
or without delinquent utility account. A not violation was mailed via certified mail and posted on November sorry on September 12, 2025. Compliance was not met per the the review of Homestead public services. Therefore, the property
was set for tonight's hearing. Uh as far as I know, per the again the directive of HPS, the property is still in violation. I took the photograph that you see today on September 9 and September 12th. The photos fairly inaccurate represent was observed.
special masterpieces at the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accept it. >> Uh when I was having the conversations with the tenants uh that day uh explaining to me that they were having some kind of um financial hardship in
order to get their account uh in in in reinstating in good standing. Uh I offer them some uh assistance that the HPS has on file to see if they qualify. Very important. that moment didn't quite far
because each case is um different. But at least I offer those options and that was my last time I have a conversation uh with them. But as of right now, per HPS, they're saying that at the utility accounts or is either um not in good
standing and they are leaving there without uh running water. That's what they're saying. >> Go ahead and state your name and address, sir, for the record. >> Yes. Joseph Varela. Yeah, I'm here for the address 1414 1412 Southeast 28th
Court, Homestead, Florida. >> Okay. Go ahead and give me your statement. Let's see. >> Yes, sir. We we have uh a section 8 tent living in this property that by rules and regulations of section 8, she needs to have water in her name. She has activated as as the gentleman has
mentioned, the officer has activated water in her name, has refused to pay for her water bill for several months. There's like a $5,000. Uh the last bill that was received in her name was for like $5,000. It's her she activated the
service. It's her right to pay for it. Uh I'm here to address the issue because I've also informed section 8 of the situation as well cuz she's in she's in violation. Like like the gentleman has mentioned, she's in a hardship, she says, but she has I don't understand the
situation because she has not paid her water bill for several months. And this is the reason why she doesn't have water right now. So I understand I guess they put it on the owner, you know, and they B2B, you know, as we as the owners, but
there should be some responsibility for the individual who's activated the account and put the the account in their name. We're doing everything possible to address the issue. We we've worked with the tenant, but it's already reached $5,000. We'd like to, you know, to either
establish a payment plan or for them to for the for the city of Homestead to provide service temporarily. Uh so to give this woman to give our tenant the opportunity to pay for the bill and for us to address the issue as well. That's why we're here. >> You got a $5,000 water bill. I don't
think you intended to pay no bill. >> Uh I'm going have to get some to our attention recently in reference to the $5,000 bill. Yeah, you know, cuz we we end up we end up getting the account number and we investigated on our side cuz I have the water bill with me under
her name >> and it's it's like, you know, she just refuses to pay. >> And special master, if I may, I let me reiterate what I say initially. When I make contact with her, let her know that she's not alone in this issue. The city
may have possible assistance to help her to get this account in good standing. However, I do not know if she followed through or not, but I did offer that option to to her. >> She claims, the tenant claims that she reached out to the city of Homestead and
they weren't willing to assist because she didn't have an account with them for a certain period of time. You had to have an account for a minimum of two years. I don't know. I'm I'm just quoting what she has mentioned to me. And being that she hasn't been there two years or for that specific reason, they
were willing to not assist. >> I'm trying to get a wrap around my thought because if it's section 8, section 8 usually come in and does an inspection and if you don't have these qualifications, they usually evict you or drop you off of section 8. Uh if I'm
not mistaken, I mean, I rent homes, too. But >> I'm trying to figure this out. >> You're 100% right. >> I need to get some legal advice. Yeah. No, you're 100% right in reference. We have we have taken the necessary uh steps >> proceed steps to address it with section 8. Section 8 is aware of this. We have
the documentation. Uh she it's been formed that she's in violation and she must pay this $5,000 or she's at risk to lose her assistance. >> I'm ask help help me on this one. >> Yeah. >> On the section 8 matter. Oh, I mean
>> I obviously am not familiar with the situation that this this tenant is going through as far as whether any sort of payment plan could be arranged. I think that that's something that would have to be, you know, discussed between the the tenant and the city. Um ultimately
obviously violations that occur on the property are the responsibility of the property owner. However, under these circumstances, of course, Mr. Special uh master, uh you could defer this matter to allow the city and the property owner to work with the tenant a little more to
understand the situation cuz I'm from what my views is if she's not paying light bill and water bill $5,000. Uh that's a lot. Um >> well, she's probably paying her light bill. This is only with water. She has
FNL. I would assume she's paying her light bill. I don't think she's Yeah. in that in the specific community. There's certain communities here in the in Homestead that have I don't know why they did it that way. You have FPNL and you have Homestead Water. In this case, we had she has FPNL and she has Homestead Water.
>> Jesus. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That is through a special master. >> That's a that's that's that's the Olympics water bill for them doing the swim team. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um where
>> she claims that she's tried to address it with the city of Homestead and I don't know >> I need assistance as well because I mean she needs to be accountable accountable as well. >> I would I would need assistance too service. It's like if I go and I rob a bank well then I got to suffer the consequences you know. Well, this in
this case, this this is your property, you know, in in all honesty, you know, and so >> I I have to look at it from that point of view, you know. Um >> it is your property. However,
I don't know how this is going to end, but um I'm going to give you 45 days to get with powers to be and um come up with a game plan. I I
I mean I would reach out to section 8, >> get section 8 on this because >> according to section 8, that's how you're getting your compensation and you have no dealings with the light bill utilities. All you're doing is providing
her housing. But at the end of the day, it's your responsibility um to, you know, take care of your property. And without water, I wonder how she's getting water. $5,000. Jesus. >> Y think in the process I have to remove
her. That's the thing. And so I have reporters and that's the process. >> Yeah. She'll lose her section A is what'll happen. And I >> What is What is the process that you What's the time you need to continue your process? >> I mean, I'd like to request 90 days to
try to address the issue. And I >> I'll give you 45. >> Right. I understand. >> Mr. Special Master, um I do want to note while I've advised you in your position that obviously the owner of a property
is responsible for any violation that occurs there. We cannot offer ad advice even to seek legal counsel. We can't advise you of that. But this is something as a property owner obviously you are going to have to explore on how to solve. >> Right.
>> Understood. Unfortunately, it falls on it falls on the owner. She has no responsibility cuz you you can't go after someone that doesn't have >> like I like I told I'm going tell you I'm going tell you like my uncles told me when I when I got ready to get married. >> Yes. >> If you marry a woman with kids, they're
your kids. >> Yeah. >> If you own the house, >> that's your responsibility. And I'm saying that in, you know, like hindsight, but >> Right. >> Uh I I do I I do give you 45 days. Um,
I'm going to waver to $80 today. So, uh, and case number, that's number 33, right? Case number C25090179. I'm going to give you 45 days waiver, $80 administration fee. Good luck.
>> Oh, thank you. Appreciate it. Next case under civil citations item number two court officer Chapelli case number C2509 0036 Marie P. Turville and H St. Lumi.
Citation was issued to Marie P. Turbil and H sing Louis Kixster. Okay. Property address is 536 Southwest 2nd Avenue. Citation was issued on September 3rd, 2025 for closession
violation 23.5-5 for improper garbage disposal. Location of violation is on the southwest 5th Street and Southwest 2nd Avenue. The citation has not been paid. Currently, the property is not in violation. The violator did correct it and pay for the
bulk trash removal. I took the photographs on September 3rd and September 14, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Except did I hear you say he did take the responsibility and paid for it to be
removed? >> He did paid for the book trash to be removed. Yes. >> Okay. Go ahead and state your name and address, sir. 36 Avenue. Okay.
Um I'm going to um I'm going to drop this case because he took responsibility and he did take action and did what he needed to do far as a citizen. So in case number C25090036, um void the ticket. Thank you.
>> Thank you very much. >> Special master, they have another case. >> All right. >> No, ma'am. >> Sorry. >> Hopefully this one gets >> citation was issued to Oh, sorry. Case
number is the CE25090046. Okay. Citation was issued to Marie P. Turbill and H St. Louisi Kalik. Property address is 536 Southwest 2nd Avenue. Citation was issued on September 3rd, 2025 for code section violation 29-11
for improper landscaping maintenance is the hat racking of the tree. Location of violation 536 Southwest 2nd Avenue. The citation has not been paid. Currently, the property is not in violation. I took the photographs on September 3rd, 2025.
The photos fairly inaccurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. So, he pruned back the tree more than 30%. >> Yes. And that's how you saw the bulk trash on the other location, which he
did pay for it to >> be removed. Yes, it's just the tree um was hot rock, but they were not aware. I know they were getting um prepared for the hurricane season. They are aware now, but you know, I'll let you
>> All right. Um does does he understand now that he cannot prune trees back at uh that like at that rate? Yes. >> All right. And um so what I'm going to
do is I'm not going to give him I I I'm still going to find him, but I'm not going to find him as much as that. I think the ticket I don't have the ticket before me. Do I have a ticket? I think I do. I got it. It's fine.
>> Okay. Um I'm going to reduce the fund to $200. Um, let me find it first. It's two tickets. >> I did the first one, right?
>> Okay, I got it right here. Thank you. Um, I'm going to reduce the fine to $200. All right. and wavered the $80 administration fee. All right. So, in case number
C250900646, $200. Thank you. $200. That's all. >> That's it. Thank you. Could you just Could you tell him I reduced the fine? Really? Uh the original fine is $1,000 today cuz he came before me. But uh today I'm going to only charge him $200
for pruning back the tree more than 30%. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> You Thank you. Have a great day. >> Next case under new business item 34 officer Flores case number C25
090209. Luis Arredondo. >> This property was cited on September 13, 2025 for code section violation 30-433 subsection H failing to comply with RV parking standards. This is in reference
to an RV not adequately screened in. There is a chain link fence around uh the property. A notice of violation was mailed regular and certified and posted on September 13. Compliance was not met. Therefore, the property was set for today's hearing. Currently, the property
is in violation. Uh, I took the photographs on September 13. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special Master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accept it. >> Special Master, I have been in contact
with uh the homeowner, Mr. Arenondo, who advised that he has applied for a wooden fence permit and is in the process of obtaining it. Hey. >> Hey.
>> Go ahead and state your name and address, sir. >> Uh, Louis Aldo. Address is 1260 Northwest 9 Street, Homestead, Florida 330. >> And what relations are you to this? >> Uh, the owner and brother and son to
>> Okay. Repeat. >> Um I'm going go ahead and listen to the statement, but if you're not the owner, then >> special master, I'm sorry. He is listed um as the owner on the property appraiser. >> Okay. How can we help you become compliant?
>> Uh yeah. Um I would like like a month and 20 days just for the November weather. I I'm pretty good at this stuff, so I should have it done less than that time, but a month and 20 days will be more than sufficient to get the work beds done. So I I'll give you 45
days at the most. All right. >> Yes, sir. >> All right. I'm ready to rule. C25090209 45 days to come compliant $80 administration fee. Thank you. Have a great day. >> Likewise. Next case under new business item number
two court officer Morataya case number C2503 0131 Mario Andres Ramos Ibanet Teresita. This property was cited March 15, 2025 for code section violation 6-36
non-p permitted work for the rear terrace. A notice violation was mailed via certified mail March 15, 2025. A summon to appear was also mailed via certified mail July 30th, 2025. Compliance was not ma. Therefore, the property was set for today's hearing.
Current the property is in violation. I took the photographs March 15, 2025. As of today, there's a permit on file, permit number 2550052. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept these photos submitted as evidence.
>> Accepted. Please go ahead and state your name and address, sir, for the record. >> Mario Ramos, 4123 Northeast 21st Court, Homestead, Florida 33033. >> How can we help you come compliant? >> Uh, so I've been working on trying to get like the permit process done. Uh,
I've been going back and forth with, you know, getting engineers, getting a contractor and everything. And I have a timeline if you like me to, you know, tell you about it. So, mid-March is around the time that they gave me the violation. Uh, after that, I started looking for somebody to help me out with it. Uh, the first person that I contact
kind of fell through the the cracks and didn't reach out anymore or said they couldn't help me. Eventually the second help uh another gentleman that was kind of guiding me a little bit better was in March and he's been kind of guiding me. I submitted the initial paperwork I
believe for the first permission on May and I got disapproved. They wanted more details and after that I contact the guy that was kind of helping me with to get an engineer. Around August I found an engineer. I gave them all the
information that they need aside from the paperwork that I already submitted. And then on September 3, uh I think that's what it was. September 3 is when the engineer kind of told me it was going to be around 5 to 6 weeks. And apparently in when I reached out uh the
first week of October, second week of October, uh she said that the engineer was on vacation. So that kind of delayed things even more. Uh, and currently I asked for an update. Uh, today she emailed me back saying that they needed specifications to continue working on
the permit. Uh, so basically what I'm trying to do is become compliant, but the problem is I want to get the permit approved so I can have the contractor do all the modifications or whatever needs to be done. I don't mind doing that. It's just it takes time to get everything approved.
>> So since you're going ahead and the permit, I'm going to give you 45 days to come compliant. >> Okay. All right. $80 administration fee today. All right. I'm go ahead and make the ruling. C25030131 45 days to come compliant. $80 administration fee. Thank you. Have a great day.
>> Thank you. >> Mhm. >> Next case under civil citations, item number four, code officer Palmer, case number C25090049. Mario Jose Mendoza
Cesar Mendes. >> The citation was issued to Maria Jose Mendoza and Cesar Mendes. The violator was cited on September 4th, 2025 for co-section violations 23.5-5. The property in violation is 537
Southwest 12th Avenue. The property was posted on September 4th, 2025. The photos fairly and accurately represent what was observed. Special master, please accept the photo submitted as evidence. >> Accepted. >> As of now, the citation has not been paid, but the violation was complied by
the solid waste department. >> Can you give me that that number again? that case number >> CE259 0049. >> All right. Thank you. >> Go ahead and state your name and address, sir.
>> Translate Spanish, please. Okay. Can you give me your statement? [Music] Well, I'm here because I got a ticket on the owner's name and my name um I'm renting there, but I can see that the trash is on the other side of the
street. So, I'm not sure why I got the ticket on my name. Can you ask him if what the picture is on the image of the screen right now if that's his male on the screen? >> I believe that's the wrong case.
>> That photo is for the wrong case. The city moves to dismiss the citation. >> Dismissed. >> Okay. >> In the case number CE in the case number C25090049. Dismissed. Next case under lead mitigations item
number one Elena Yadira 1220 1222 Northwest 12th Street Thank you. Yeah. Translator, can you please ask them what their name is and the relationship to the property?
>> Of course. street. My name is I am the owner of the property on 1220 Northwest 12 Street 330. How can we help you to come? >> My name is Manuel Fernandez.
Angelena's husband. So I going to explain what's happened in our case. >> Okay. So basically um we get this property uh in 2023 and you know by that time there are a few houses that I think was blank eight
in that area and there is a tree who has a a branch um you know facing up our property right so it looks like it were those property have people living there they was taking care of all landscaping on that area so in some point we receive
a notification for her office that the the branch was blocking the sidewalk. So we automatic uh took it off. We sent somebody called the branch but by mistake the brand was
placing in a place where in uh there are some trash. So we we we expecting that it's going to be trash day and you know like the city is going to pick it up. So later on we realized it wasn't like that. Right. So the problem we have a
problem in that area where where our property is is located that the people pull trash all the time. So so when we get a notification we came here right away tried to so the lady in front us uh told us to try to contact uh Mr. Brian
Alejandra Alejandro. So we send an email and basically explain to him what's happened was you know uh we didn't knowledge that we can put that trash in there but basically this never happened again right so we sent two emails and
see like that we and and that's I mean we didn't because we didn't know really right so this is basically what's happened there >> okay give me a few minutes let me review because I have a stack of papers to review. So, give me
a few minutes to review all of this. >> Okay. >> And then I'll come up with the determination. All right. >> So, you're asking for a What are you asking for me to do? >> So, bas basically I mean I I I think we
know we made a mistake because wasn't acknowledged that we can't put that one basically in that area. We suspect it was a trash day like you have a bull day that you pick you know uh you know the garbage I think twice a
twice a year like we live in another place in another you know house and this is a rental problem but we didn't know about it right you know and this area have a problem I was talking with one of the of the gentleman here that the people put
garbage outside and and we can't do anything because it's outside the property fine and and and we talk with few ne people around there and say, "Yeah, you guys can't put any garbage there. This is a problem that we have there." >> So,
>> yeah. What what can we do also, you know, to try to make the people do the correction and don't put the garbage on the street, on the sidewalk or like that because, you know, this is a problem in that area there and and I talk with, you know, couple neighbors around, please
don't put any garbage there. on dumping. This is not a dumping area, you know, but they still do it. >> To the benefit of the property owner and his wife, um, prior to this hearing right now, they did reach out to our
office and requested that a sign be installed. So, that is something that we're working on with the public works department so they could put up a sign. In addition, the property owner advised that their tenant does have surveillance cameras and they're going to be monitoring and providing that foot, excuse me, footage to us so that we
could prosecute the correct dumpers as well. Since this is a lean mitigation case, I do just want to advise obviously that the co u the city recently adopted an ordinance that limits the lean reduction to 15% of the total civil penalties that
were issued. I just want to note that. >> Correct. No more than the 85% reduction. Yes. So, I'm going to reduce the fund to um 50%. Which comes up to $580
for today. Um, that's the lowest I will go. Um, as my uncles would tell me, sometimes a mistake, every degree costs and mistakes are just that, mistakes. We have to
learn from our mistakes. And so, I'm going to reduce the fine today to $580. All right. Um, that that's it. All right. So, um, are you willing to
take that? That's that's half of what it is defined as because it was already ruled, uh, May of this of last year, May of last year. Uh, it was R for $1,000. So, I'm
going to do it for $500 and that would be $580, which would include the administration cost. [Music] Uh so we had to do a just one payment on that because >> just one payment. >> Yeah. Awesome.
>> Yeah. That's the minimum you can go. >> That's the minimum will go. >> Okay. >> All right. >> We have we have a a a trash problem in that area, but basically not in our property. So they keep dumping in that corner there and we can't do anything
about it. you know, we put the camera and we talk to the people are there and you know, >> I do understand and and I do sympathize. Um, that's why I went 50%. So, um, that's the lowest I will go is uh 50%.
Um, along with the administration costs. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. today and the ruling of case number C240081 $580 as a reduction. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> At this time meeting ajourn at 418. >> Barely made it. Sorry. the website reflects, you know, on the campaign portion of the website, it reflects that you are not the incumbent.
So, if the clerk could could take a look at that and make that that correction. >> Thank you. Thank you very much for bringing that to our attention. >> Okay. Is there anyone else online? All right. I will uh then move to those
who have pre-registered. Um Mr. Osbbor, the mic's on, correct? Yes.