It's 2 p.m. and the Code Enforcement Board for the City of Tarpon Springs is now in session. I would ask the Secretary if she would call the
roll, please. Chair here. Vice chair Madame president. Mr. president. Mr. Stefan. Here. Mr. Abercrombie, present. Mr.
Paul here. Miss Kern here. And Miss Marx. Here. Okay. And Miss Lambrinidis is absent today. Would you all please rise for
the invocation? Lord, please grant us the wisdom and the empathy which we will need in order to make the best
decisions for the cases that come before us today, and for the benefit of the citizens of Tarpon Springs. And also, may I
add that you keep our military forces as safe as possible. Over the coming few weeks. Thank you. Amen. And now for
the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, to the Republic for which it
stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice. For for all. Thank you.
Be seated, everybody. Are. I'd like to go over the hearing proceedings that will be in effect today. The proceedings for this code board are as
follows. It is the intention of this board to promote, protect and improve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Tarpon Springs by providing an
equitable, effective and inexpensive method of enforcing various codes within the City of Tarpon Springs. Any aggrieved party may appeal a final administrative order of
this board to the Circuit Court. Such appeal shall be filed within 30 days of the execution of the order to be appealed.
Florida Statute 286.0105 requires any party appealing a decision of this board to have a record of the proceedings to support such an appeal. First,
the procedure of the board is as follows. First, the city presents its witnesses and exhibits, after which the alleged violator is able to ask the city's witnesses any
specific questions regarding their testimony. Secondly, the alleged violator is allowed to make a presentation and present his or her witnesses and exhibits. Then the city can
question the alleged violators. Witnesses. After both rounds of testimony, both on the part of the city and on the part of the alleged violator, each party is asked to give a closing
statement, first by the city and then by the alleged violator. After those three steps are taken, this board will close the public hearing portion of the case to discuss
it and take appropriate action. Before we begin the public hearings, we will have all potential witnesses stand up and be sworn in by the
Secretary of the board. Do you swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give? Is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Thank you. And please turn off your
cell phones or turn them to silence. Thank you. And we'll turn to the inspector. I understand that the first case
that shows on our agenda will not be heard. It's been taken care of. Is that correct? Yes, sir. Okay. So we'll move on on the agenda to case number two.
It's case number 20 5-800000727. Pierre. Fred. William 1217 East Lemon Street, Tarpon Springs. You may proceed, sir. Thank you.
My name is Mike Ralston. I'm the code enforcement officer for the City of Tarpon Springs. And this case pertains to the property located at 1217 East
Lemon Street. And this is not a homesteaded property. On December 19th, we received a call from the tenant of 1217
East Lemon. And just for your kind of context, this is over on the east side of 19, he was complaining that the landlord was not maintaining the fence
around the property that was dilapidated. So we came out and conducted an inspection. After inspection, we noticed the fence has kind of fallen into
disrepair. This gate is on backwards here. This is on the other side. You can see it's kind of falling apart. There's been sort of ad hoc repairs
made. And then you'll see here in this next picture, you see that post that's brand new. On the one side, there was a new section of fence installed, but it's installed backwards. There
was no permit, hence why it's installed backwards. So we sent a courtesy letter we're asking for to get a fence for the permit, get it corrected, and
then repair or remove the rest of the fence. We've never made contact with Mr. William, the owner. He is the only listed owner on the property. We have
made contact with his mother who she says, oh, she's, you know, she's responsible for it, but officially she's not tied to it. She was unable to get a building permit because she's
not the owner. I've gone back and forth with her several times, and ultimately I think what's going to happen, she's asked me to give to get her as much time as possible from the
board. She's just going to arrange to have the fence taken down all around. And just that way it is complied. So that's really all there is to this
case. So there's just a little bit more of the dilapidated area. So the two violations are 36.03 for fences walls and hedges hedges and 212 for
building permits. These are both class three. So it's at $75 a day by your classification chart. So really we're asking for a motion just
to give her time. I'm okay with giving her like 60 days because she's going to have to get money for this and arrange it just to take the fence down and get the property into
compliance. Our exhibits and evidence are here, which there's nobody to object to, so I'm going to submit it. Exhibit A is our photographs. Exhibit B is the notice of violation and
Notice of Hearing. Exhibit C is the affidavit of postings for both those notices. Exhibit D is the Pinellas County property appraiser and tax collector records an exhibit E is any
email or correspondence we have. And that concludes my
presentation. Thank you. Do any of the board members have any
questions for the inspector? Does the mother live there? That house. So there's a tenant in there. She lives elsewhere in the city. And she's just, I
guess, sort of like the unofficial manager of the property. She said her son's got issues and he's not around, and I have not been able to get
in contact with him. So it's a rental property? Yes. Okay. Anyone else? Any questions? Any discussion? Would anybody care
to make a motion in this case? I'll make a motion. I move in case number (258) 000-0727 to
find the respondent. Pierre. Fred. William in violation of the City of Tarpon Springs. Code of Ordinances 36.03 and 212 .00 for the property
located at 1217 East Lemon Street, and to assess a fine of $75 per day beginning June 9th, 2026 until compliance is achieved and to order the
respondent to contact the Code Enforcement Division to arrange for inspection of the property. To verify compliance with the board's order. Anyone care to
second that motion? Second motion's been made and seconded. Any other motions? Apparently not. We'll vote on this motion.
All those in favor, say aye. Aye aye. And all those opposed? Nay. And the ayes have it
unanimously. Let's go to the next case, which will be C
three, case number 20 6-800000758. Mr. Peter. Peter Cusanus 1508 Poinsettia Avenue,
Tarpon Springs, Florida. And there are three violations listed and we'll turn to the inspector. You may proceed. Yes.
This case was before you last month. The gentleman came in explaining about why the. The yard was in disrepair and overgrowth. He was not around.
We didn't hear from him until today. He was there as of around 1:00, working and cleaning up the property, but it's still not there. So I told him that we were going to go
ahead and submit an affidavit of noncompliance, and we'll be out every day going forward until he's done and the work is complete. So I have an
affidavit of non compliance to
submit to the board. Thank you.
Do any of the board members have any questions for the inspector. What was he doing. He was cleaning. He was in the process of installing a silt
fence, starting to trim and remove some of the vegetation. But he still had a bunch of stuff and growth down the side of the house and piles. So he. Right. Is that just today or is
he done other work? No, that literally started today. He he did not, according to him, get back in town until today around noon. So this was the first
activity started today about two hours ago. Thank you. Any other questions for the inspector? Any need for discussion among the board
members? Does anybody care to make a motion in this case? Go ahead sir. I move in case
number 26-80000758 to find the respondent. Peter did not correct the violations on or before four 926 for the property located at 1508
Poinsettia Avenue and to accept the affidavit of non compliance, I second that. Anybody care to
second that motion. Oh I'm sorry it was I missed it. I'm sorry I apologize I second it. I always seem to look the wrong
way so. Okay the motion has been made. Any other motions in regard to this then I will ask for a vote. And I'm not sure if
I should say A or yes or whatever, because I think I can get people confused. But if you agree with the motion, say yes,
yes, yes, yes, yes. And if you oppose it, say no. The yeses have it. So we'll accept the the motion is made. That brings
us to the next item on our agenda. Which is. Let's see, affidavits of non compliant
affidavits of compliance. Is that correct Inspector. Yes. This one's going to be with fines due. I'm sorry. This first one's going to be with
fines due. There's fines due on this one. Okay. I'm sorry. Getting hard of hearing. Okay.
Does anybody have any questions for the inspector? So this is a case that was before you. It was 258000586. This was for
1107 Goshen Road. You'll recall the property was sort of going through a tumultuous foreclosure. And it was they had to get some tenants out.
Yes, sir. I'm looking here on page two of four in the handout that we were given. And under paragraph two, it's affidavits
of noncompliance and nothing's listed. And then affidavits of compliance with fines. Do we have these cases federal homes.
So what are we looking at here. Noncompliance or no this is compliance with fines due. The reason your other one was blank was because we literally did not know until this last moment
if he was going to be compliance or noncompliance. That's why we gave you both motions in the previous case. So we're now on an affidavit of compliance with fines due. So
somebody has come into compliance after your deadline that you guys set. Okay, so they have cut and cleaned the property. On March 23rd, they
reached out to us and said that the work was done. We've come out and inspected and the property is now in compliance. So I'm submitting an affidavit of compliance. If I'm if I'm
I'm reading this right. The estimated fines due is $735. Is that. Yes, that is correct. That's with the $10
satisfaction fee added on. Okay. So I'm submitting that affidavit of compliance to the board now. So what is the
collection process for the $735. Does that work? They would pay that to the clerk's office or decide if they want to come before you to ask for a fine
reduction. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Does anyone have any
questions for the inspector? Any other questions for him? Is there any need for discussion among the board members?
Apparently not. Does anybody care to make a motion in this case? I'll make the motion. Go ahead, sir. All right. I move in case number 20 5-80000586 to
find the respondent. Federal loan Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation trustee. Freddie mac seasoned loan structured transaction Trust did correct the violations at the address
of 1107 Goshen Road, but did not pay the fine of $735 and to accept the affidavit of compliance. I'll. Second, the motion has been made and
seconded. Any other motions in regards to this case. Then we'll have a vote on the motion before us and. I'm not sure if
the board likes yeses better than A's, but if you're in favor, say yes, yes, yes. And if you're opposed, say no and
we'll accept the motion. That brings us to our next item, a.
Affidavit of compliance with no fines. Do case number 20 5-8000073. For Anthony Esposito
and Dina Esposito, 527 Dora Court, Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689. And Inspector you may proceed with your presentation.
This case was before you last month. It was a simple vacant lot that was overgrown. It has now been cut and is in compliance, and I have that
affidavit to submit to the board. Thank you sir. Any discussion? If not, if anyone
cares to make a motion in this case, we'll move along. I'll make a motion. Go ahead. Sir, I move in case number 20
5-80000734 to find the respondent. Anthony Esposito and Dina Esposito did correct the violations on or before four 926 for the property located at 527 Doric Court, and
to accept the affidavit of compliance. I'll second. All right. Motion has been made and
seconded. And we'll vote on the motion. If you're in favor, say yes, yes, yes, yes. And opposed
say no. And the yeses have it so that one is taken care of. Pretty easy. I believe you have
minutes to approve as well. I'm sorry. I believe you have minutes to approve as well.
Okay. We have minutes for. What minute? What? March 12th. March 12th. Okay. We have minutes for
the hearing that was dated March 12th, 2026. Does anybody oppose accepting those minutes?
If you agree to accept the minutes, please say yes. Yes yes yes yes yes. Those opposed say no and we'll accept the
minutes. Any public comments? Since there's no one from the public here, any board member
comments? Yes, sir. The person who had the pictures of the fence and everything. I just assumed you meant 1st January 26th instead of January 25th.
Yes. Oh, I apologize, I didn't bring it up then. I just wanted to bring that up for the future. Okay. The next board meeting
will be May 14th, 2026 at 2 p.m. and. Yes sir. What's the next in the sequence with the
individual that we have in noncompliance with fines due, they will make arrangements to either pay their fine or they will come before the board to
ask for a fine reduction. So I'll reach out to them after this meeting and tell them you've accepted their affidavit, and then they'll make that decision of what they want to do. Okay. All right. And in
view of the fact we've completed our agenda, the time is 2:21 p.m. and go ahead. The
proceeding is closed. Meeting adjourned.