CITY OF BRADENTON SPECIAL MAGISTRATE July 2, 2024 The City of Bradenton Spècial Magistrate met in regular session on July 2, 2024 at 9:00 A.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 101 Old Main Street, Bradenton, Florida. PRELIMINARIES 1) Meeting called to order by Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney at 9:00.A A.M. 2) Pledge of Allegiance led by Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney. 3) Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, approved the minutes from June 4, 2024 as presented by staff. WITNESSES SWORN IN: Volker Reiss, Michael Maginness, Douglas Jones, Craig Lyman, Robin Singer, Walter Lortz, Scott McKay, Emmanuel Gomez, Alex Stanley, Rosa Bautista, Drew Loeffler,. Rosana Cordoba, Carolina Jette, Stacy Quinn, Alan Lovéra, Anais Garcia, Angelina Garcia Oscar Rendon and Jeff Pawlik. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 22-051 Srp Sub LLC Address: 4455 6th Avenue East The property owner's répresentative;, Alex Stanley, was: present. Mr. Volker Reiss stated the history. of the. case. and stated the total fine is $23,600 The property owner's representative, Alex Stanley, stated he would like the Special Magistrate; Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. and the city is fine with the minimum reduction. minimum fine of $2,500 and he could pay in 30 days. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, orders the reduced fine: of $2,500 to be paid on or before: August 2, 2024. Ift the reducéd fine is not paid within that time frame. the fine will rèvert back to the original amount. EXTENSION OF TIME REQUESTS: 23-137 Emmanuel Octavio Gomez Address: 2110 8th Avenue East The property owner, Emmanuel Gomez, was présent. Special Magistrate. Minutes July 2, 2024 Page 1 of1 10 The property owner; Emmanuel Gomez, spoke about the violations and asked for 6 Mr. Volker. Reiss stated that the city was fine with the extension of time. Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closéd the public hearing for this case. months to come into compliance. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney; grants an extension of time for compliance until December 29, 2024. 24-008 Address: Arsenio Liyan Amaran Felipe Betancourt 820.15th Street West The property owner was not present. Mr. Volker Reiss stated that the property owner was not there but said that they did take care of the rémoval of the RV so the. city is fine with giving. them another Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. extension of time for the rest of the violations: Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, grants an extension of time for compliance until Deçember 29, 2024. 24-032 Address: Horace Jackson 1609 14th Avenue, East The property owner was not present. Mr. Volker Reiss stated that the property owner: was not there and have not heard Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the publiç hearing for this case. from him. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, grants an extension of time for compliance until August 31, 2024. 24-039 Address: Walter E. Lortz 1709 28th Street West The property owner, Walter Lortz, was present. Mr. Volker Reiss stated that the property owner has done a lot but is not in compliance yet. Special Magistrate Minutes July 2, 2024 Page 2 of10 The property owner, WalterL Lortz, spoke about the violations and said he is not sure Mr. Volker Reiss stated that maybe we should. continue the' çase until thè August 13, 2024 Special Magistrate. to confirm that Mr. Lortz is fully in compliance. Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. he needs an extension of time. Actions Special Magistrâte, Maggie Mooney, grants a continuance of this case until the August 13, 2024 Special Magistrate Hearing. 24-059 Address: present. Martin Alcaraz Rosana Cordoba 1011 21st, Avenue West The property owner, Rosana Cordoba and Carolina Jette, her. daughter, were The property owner,: Rosana Cordoba and Carolina Jette, spoke about thé violations and asked for 6 months to come into compliance. Mr. Volker Reiss stated that the city was fine with the extension of time. Special Magistrate; Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, grants. an extension of time for compliance until December 29, 2024. REDUCTION OF FINE REQUESTS: 21-098 Address: William A. Posey 220 28th Street West The new property owner representative, Alan Lovera with SRQ Holdings Company Mr. Volker Reiss stated the total fine. is $75,000 and the city is fine with the The new property owner representative, Alan Lovera, asked for the minimum Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed. the public hearing for this case. LLC, was present. minimum reduction. reduction of$ $2,500 and. needs 30 days to pay. Special Magistrate Minutes July 2, 2024 Page 3 of1 10 Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, orders the reduced: fine of $2,500 to be paid on or before August 2, 2024. Ifthe reduced fine is) not paid within that time frame the fine will revert back to the original amount. 17-112 Address: Mishka Investments LLC 1417 18th Avenue Drive West Thé property. owner's representative, DrewLoeffler, was. present. Mr: Volker Reiss stated the total fine is $50,250 and the city is fine with the The property owner's representative, Drew Loeffler, asked for the minimum Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing: for this case. minimum reduction. reduction of $2,500 and would like 90 days to pay. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Moonèy, orders; the reduced fine of $2,500 to be paid on or before September 30, 2024. Ifthe reduced fine is not paid within that time frame the fine will revert back to the original amount. 22-134 Robert P. Grypma Address: 2532 8th Avenue. West The property owner was not prèsent. Mr. Volker Reiss stated. that he wanted to read into the record the request for a reduction from the power for attorney, Lydia Grypma, for the property owner who wanted the fine reduced to the minimum of $2,500. and to have 45 days to pay the fine. The total fine is $51,900 and the city is fine with the minimum reduction. Special Magistrate, Maggie. Mooney, closed the. public hearing for this çase. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, orders the reduced fine of $2,500 to be paid on or before August 16, 2024. Ifthe reduced fine is not paid within that time frame the fine will. revert back to the original amount. SECOND HEARINGS: 23-100 Address: Karen L. Aldridge 2520 10th Avenue West Mr. Volker Reiss stated that the property. has been sold and the case. should be removed from the agenda. Special Magistrate Minutes July 2; 2024. Page 4 of10 23-116 Estate of William Gordon Address: 815 19th Street Court East The property owner was not prèsent. Mr. Volker Reiss summarized the events of the case stating that the property Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. remains in violation and thinks the fine should be imposed. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found that the property owner did not comply within the time frame that was given in the First Order and imposes a fine of $150.00/day commencing: on May 7, 2024 continuing until compliance: is met.. Once compliançe is achievéd, the property owner needs to contact code enforcementto arrange for a re-inspection of the property. 24-020 Address: Jeffrey Robert Pawlik 1600: Ballard Park Drive The property- owner, Jeffrey Pawlik, was present. Mr. Volker Reiss summarized the. events of the case stating that the property The property owner, Jeffrey Pawlik, spoke about the violations and asked for more Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case: remains in violation and thinks the fine should be imposed. time to come into. compliance. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found that the property owner did not comply within the time frame that was given in the First Order and imposes a fine of $100.00/day commencing on May 10, 2024 continuing until compliance is met. Once compliance is achieved, the property owner needs to çontact code. enforcement to arrange for a re-inspection of the property. 24-048 Ayiti LLC Address: 8191 12th Avenue West Mr. Volker Reiss stated that the property is in compliance and the case is rémoved from the agenda. HEARINGS: 24-088 Address: Georges K. Jeune Marie Ange. Senat 1610 17th Stréet East The property owners were not present. Special Magistrate Minutes July 2, 2024 Page 5 of 10 Michael Maginness, Code Enforcement Officerwhose credentials are on file, entered six photographs into evidence. He explained the violations and displayed Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. the photographs. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found. the property owner in violation of Sections 308.1,304.3.and: 302:4 from ordinance no. 3096, Section 1 (A)(2)(3). and Section 1 (B)(1) from ordinance no. 2821 and Chapter 5.0, Section. 5.1.1 from the Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, ordéred the property owner 30 days from réndition ofthe Order, for code compliance with at fine. of $150.00/day thereafter and. ordered the property owner to contact code enforcement to arrange for a re- Land Use Regulations. inspection of the property once compliance is met. 24-089 Address; Artruo Luna Silvino Garcia 1614 17th Street East The property owner's representative, Angelina Garcia, wife. and Anais Garcia, Michael Maginness, Code Enforcement Officer whose credentials are on file, entered five photographs into evidence.. He explained the violations and displayed The property owner's representative, Anais Garcia, spoke about the violations and Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. daughter, were present. the photographs. said. 30 days was fine to come into compliance. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found the property owner in violation of Section 308.1from ordinance no. 3096 and Chapter 5.0, Section 5.1.1 from the Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, ordered the property owner 30 days from rendition' of the Order for code compliance with a fine. of $150.00/day thereafter and ordered the property owner to contact code enforcement to arrange for a re- Land Use Regulations. inspection of the property once compliance is met. 24-090 Address: Takela Chanay Woodall 1621 17th Street East The property owner: was not present, Special Magistrate Minutes July 2, 2024 Page 6 of10 Michael Maginness, Code Enforcement Officer whose credentials are on file; entered: seven photographs into evidence. He explained the violations and Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this. case. displayed the photographs. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found the property owner in violation of Sections 308.1,302.7, 304.7 and 304.2 from ordinance no. 3096, Section 1 (A)(2)(3) from ordinancé no. 2821 and Chapter 5:0, Section 5.1.1 from the. Land Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, ordered the property owner 30 days from rendition of the Order for code compliance with a fine of $150.00/day thereafter and ordered the property owner to contact code enforcement to arrange. for a re- Use Regulations. inspection of the property once compliance is met. 24-091 Radoslav Karatantchev Revocable Living Trust DTD 2/13/15 UTD Address: 21521st Street West The property owner was not present. 3, 2024 Special Magistrate Hearing. Mr. Volker Reiss said he would like to ask to continue the case until the September Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, grants a continuance of this case until the September 3, 2024 Special Magistrate Hearing. 24-092 Address: David R. Bautista Rosa Bautista 807 22nd. Avenue West The property owner, Rosal Bautista, was present. Michael Maginness, Code Enforcement Officer whose credentials are on file, entered four photographs into evidence. He explained the violations and displayed The property owner, Rosa Bautista, talked about the violations: and asked for 90 Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closèd the public hearing for this case. the photographs. days to come into compliance. Special Magistrate Minutes July 2, 2024 Page 70f10 Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found the property owner in violation of Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, ordered the property owner 90 days from rendition of the Order for code compliance with a fine of $75.00/day thereafter and ordered' the property owner to contact code enforcement to arrange for a re- Section 18-31 from the City's Code of Ordinances. inspection of the property once compliance is met.. 24-093 Address:. RAM Bradenton LLC 1301 14th Street West: The property owner, Scott McKay, was present. Michael Maginnéss, Code Enforcement Officer whosè credentials are on file, entered. seven photographs into evidence. He explained the violations and displayed the photographs. to.come into compliance. Thé property owner, Scott McKay, spoke about the violations and asked for 90 days Mr. Volker Reiss stated that he thought 60 days was sufficient time to come: into Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. compliançe. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found the property owner in violation of Section 308.1 from ordinance no. 3096 and Section 38-62 fromi the City's Code of Special Magistrate, Maggié Mooney, ordered the property ownet 90 days from rendition of the Order for code. compliance with a fine of $150.00/day thereafter and ordered the property. owner to contact code enforcement to arrange for ai re- Ordinances. inspection of the property once complançe is met. 24-095 Address: Estate of Diana Lee Ferraro 1909 67th Street West Mr. Volker Reiss stated that the propèrty has a new owner and the case should be removéd from the agénda. 24-096 Juanita Lore Rufft. Alfred Walter Chandler Address: 7307 14th Avenue West The property owners were not present. Special Magistrate Minutes July 2; 2024 Page 8 of10 Craig Lyman, Code Enforcement Officer whose credentials are on file, entered five photographs into evidence. He explained the violations and displayed the Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case., photographs. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found the property owner: in violation of Sections 604.3, 304.7 and 304.2 from ordinance no. 3096 and Section 1 (A)(2)(3) Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney; ordered the property owner 30 days from rendition of the Order for code compliance with a fine of $150.00/day thereafter and ordered the property owner to contact code enforcement to arrange for a re- from ordinance. no. 2821. inspection of the property once. compliance is met. 24-097 Address: Church of Love LLC: 1613 10th Avenue West The property owner, Stacey Quinn, was present. Douglas Jones; Code Enforcement Officer whose credentials are: on file, entered four photographs into evidence. He èxplained the violations and displayed the The property owner, Stacey Quinn, talked about the violations and asked for 90 Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case, photographs. days to' come into compliance. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found the property owner in violation of Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, ordèred the property owner 90 days from rendition of the Order for code compliance with a fine of $75.00/day thereafter and ordered the property owner to cohtact code enforcement to arrange for a re- Section 18-31 from the City's Code of Ordinances. inspeçtion of the property once compliance is met. 24-098 Address: David Cofer 4508 33rd Avenue West The property owner's representative, Oscar Rendon, was. present. Douglas Jones, Code Enforçement Officer whose credentials are on file, entered six photographs into evidence. He explained the violations and: displayed the The property owner's representative, Oscar Rendon, talked about the violations and photographs, asked for 120 days to come into compliance. Speciai Magistrate Minutes: July 2, 2024 Page 9 of10 Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, closed the public hearing for this case. Actions Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, found the property owner in violation of Special Magistrate, Maggie Mooney, ordered the property owner 120 days from rendition of the Order for code compliance with a fine of $75.00/day thereafter and ordered the property owner to contact code enforcement to arrange for a re- Section 18-31 from the City's Code of Ordinances. inspection of the property once compliance. is met. STAFF COMMENTS: None ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 11:49 A.M. Next scheduled meeting - August 13, 2024 Ragal Maggié Special Magistrate y Note: This is not a verbatim record. A recorded disc is available upon request. Special Magistrate Minutes July 2, 2024 Page 10 of10