CEB Minutes 07/31/2008 R
July 31, 2008
TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
Naples, Florida
July 31, 2008
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Code
Enforcement Board, in and for the County of Collier, having
conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 a.m. in REGULAR
SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples,
Florida, with the following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Gerald Lefebvre
Larry Dean
Kenneth Kelly
Edward Larsen
Richard Kraenbring
Lionel L'Esperance
George Ponte
Robert Kaufman
ALSO PRESENT:
Jean Rawson, Attorney for the board
Diane Flagg, Code Enforcement Director
Bendisa Madill, Operations Coordinator
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CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
AGENDA
Date: July 31, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Collier County Government Center, Third Floor, 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Building F, Naples, FI
34112.
NOTICE: THE RESPONDENT MAY BE LIMITlED TO TWENTY (20) MINUTES FOR CASE
PRESENTATION UNLESS ADDITIONAL TIME IS GRANTED BY THE BOARD. PERSONS WISHING
TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM WILL RECEIVE UP TO FIVE (5) MINUTES UNLESS THE TIME IS
ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN.
ALL PARTIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC HEARING ARE ASKED TO OBSERVE ROBERTS
RULES OF ODER AND SPEAK ONE AT A TIME SO THAT THE COURT REPORTER CAN RECORD
ALL STATEMENTS BEING MADE.
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A
VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. NEITHER COLLIER
COUNTY NOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING
THIS RECORD.
1. ROLL CALL
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - June 26, 2008
4. PUBLIC HEARINGSfMOTlONS
A. MOTIONS
Motion for Continuance
1. BCC ys. Florida Metal Master, INC
CEB NO. 2007090640
Motion for Extension of Time
1. BCC Ys. MKA Holdings, LLC
CEB NO. 2007070696
B. STIPULATIONS
C. HEARINGS
1. BCC vs. James Bachmann
2. BCC vs. Ahmed and Melissa Celik
3. BCC vs. Richard and Lisa Kames
4. BCC vs. Florida Metal Master, INC
5. BCC vs. Carlos Perez
6. BCC VS. Juan Hernandez and Adrianna Garcia
7. BCC VS. James L. Hargraves
8. BCC VS. Barron Collier Partnership
9. BCC VS. Ridgeport Limited Partnership
10. BCC VS. Pry of Naples, LLC
11. BCC vs. M & M Developers, LLC
12. BCC vs. Genel Bricius and Dieumila Faugue
13. BCC VS. Genel Bricius and Dieumila Faugue
14. BCC VS. Robert and Jeanie Ankney
CEB NO. 2006090001
CEB NO. 2007110592
CEB NO. 2007060801
CEB NO. 2007090640
CEB NO. 2007080099
CEB NO. 2006081209
CEB NO. 2007110616
CEB NO. 2007070830
CEB NO. CES20080005303
CEB NO. CES20080002782
CEB NO. CESD20080002249
CEB NO. CEPM20080004430
CEB NO. CESD20080004919
CEB NO. 2007050259
5. OLD BUSINESS
A. Motion for Imposition of Fines/Liens
1. BCC vs. Willie L. and Marjorie Davis
2. BCC VS. Anthony Gualario
3. BCC VS. Teudis Zamora
4. BCC VS. Naples Property Services, LLC
CEB NO. 2007-68
CEB NO. 2007-94
CEB NO. 2006120209
CEB NO. 2007050653
B. Motion for Rednction/ Abatement of Fines/Liens
6. NEW BUSINESS
7. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Motion for Imposition of Fines/Liens
B. Request to Forward Cases to County Attorney's Office
1. BCC vs. Carmen Vasallo
CEB NO. 2007-46
8. REPORTS
9. COMMENTS
10. NEXT MEETING DATE - August 22, 2008
11. ADJOURN
July 31, 2008
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I'd like to call the meeting ofthe
Code Enforcement Board to order.
Notice: The respondent may be limited to 20 minutes for case
presentation, unless additional time is granted by the board.
Persons wishing to speak on any agenda item will receive up to
five minutes, unless the time is adjusted by the chairman.
All parties participating in the public hearing are asked to
observe Roberts Rules of Order and speak one at a time so that the
court reporter can record all statements being made.
Any person who decides to appeal a decision of this board will
need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and, therefore,
may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made,
which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based.
Neither Collier County nor the Code Enforcement Board shall be
responsible for providing this record.
And first of all, I'd like to acknowledge Diane Flagg, she's the
new Director of Code Enforcement. I'd like to welcome her to code
enforcement.
MS. FLAGG: Thank you, Mr. Chairman and board members. As
you see, you see a familiar face to my left. Bendisa, although she's
been promoted to another division, she will be with us both for this
meeting and for August's meeting. And in the process, we're seeking
to work with her position, and we'll be hopefully hiring a manager for
this position. So you'll see her for the next two meetings.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And may I have the roll call.
MS. MARKU: Good morning.
Mr. Edward Larsen?
MR. LARSEN: Present.
MS. MARKU: Mr. George Ponte?
MR. PONTE: Here.
MS. MARKU: Mr. Gerald Lefebvre?
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Here.
MS. MARKU: Mr. Kenneth Kelly?
MR. KELLY: Here.
MS. MARKU: Mr. Larry Dean?
MR. DEAN: Here.
MS. MARKU: Mr. Lionel L'Esperance?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Here.
MS. MARKU: Mr. Richard Kraenbring?
MR. KRAENBRING: Here.
MS. MARKU: Mr. Robert Kaufman?
MR. KAUFMAN: Here.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And do I have any changes to the
agenda?
MS. MARKU: For the record, Bendisa Marku, Operations
Coordinator, Collier County Code Enforcement.
We have the following changes to the agenda.
Item -- under Item 4.C.5, BCC versus Carlos Perez, will become
Item 4.B.1.
MR. KRAENBRING: That's number five, actually, right?
MS. MARKU: That's number five will become 4.B.1.
Item 10.C.5, BCC versus Pry of Naples, LLC will become Item
4.B.2.
Item 11.C.5, BCC versus M&M Developers, LLC, will become
Item 4.B.3.
Item 12.C.5, Genel Bricius and Dieumila Faugue, will become
Item 4.B.4.
County's requesting to withdraw Item 4.C.9, and that is BCC
versus Ridgeport Limited Partnership.
And county's requesting to continue item 4.C.1, and that is BCC
versus James Bachmann.
And that will be all, thank you.
MR. KELLY: I have a question. There's a stipulation on C.12.
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We also have the same respondent for 13. Are they both stipulated or
just number 12?
MS. MARKU: Only number 12 is stipulated.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I was going to have that question
also.
Do I hear a motion to approve the agenda?
MR. PONTE: I'd like just to suggest one item or introduce one
item under new business, and if not for this meeting then some other,
to discuss the stipulation process, and particularly a possibility of the
introduction of penalties for people who do not comply with the
stipulation agreement that they've signed.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We can put that under new business
and you can bring it up at that point.
MR. PONTE: Thank you.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: All right, I move that we accept the
agenda as so modified.
MR. DEAN: I'll second that.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
The motion is passed.
Approval of minutes from the June 26th, 2008 meeting. Do I
hear a motion?
MR. LARSEN: I move to approve the minutes from the June 26,
2008 meeting.
MR. PONTE: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
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MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Motion is passed.
MR. KELL Y: One abstention.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And we'll move on to the public
hearings and motions.
The motion for continuance. We'll start off with BCC versus
Florida Metal Master.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MR. BOX: Good morning. My name is Investigator Box for the
record, Collier County Code Enforcement.
There's been a continuance request here on behalf of Mr.
Trapasso by his attorney, Peter Flood. I spoke to him this morning and
we're willing to grant the continuance. I believe it's --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Can you speak up a little bit, please.
MR. BOX: I believe they're asking for a 30-day continuance.
The attorney is Peter Flood.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Mr. Flood?
MR. FLOOD: Yes, that's correct. I was just recently retained on
this. I've been out of town. I got back to my office on Tuesday and I
was retained on it. We filed a continuance.
I talked to the code enforcement officer and he indicated he had
no objection, just to familiarize myself with the matter and come back
in 30 days and see what we can do.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And the date of our next hearing in
August, so it's on the record?
MS. RAWSON: August 22nd.
MR. KRAENBRING: Make a motion that we approve the
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continuance.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. PONTE: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor --
MR. DEAN: I have a question. I'd like to ask a question.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Absolutely.
MR. DEAN: Date violation first observed was '07, September
20th, '07, and to be corrected by April I 4th, 2008. Why do you feel
this should be extended, sir?
MR. BOX: Sir, during that time there were a -- two notices of
violation that were issued to this person. Initially the initial Notice of
Violation that was issued back in October had the incorrect ownership
information on it.
And what I did was I corrected that and we had a new
compliance date on the new Notice of Violation that was supposed to
have been in April. I believe it was April 14th.
MR. DEAN: Yes, sir. Okay, thank you, that's fair.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We have a motion and we had a
second. All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELL Y: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
MR. PONTE: I just have a general question before the
respondent leaves. I'm concerned about one thing. The date for the
meeting is August 22nd. But is that a Friday and not a Thursday?
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MS. MARKU: Yes, sir.
MS. RAWSON: It is. It was one of those that we couldn't get the
room and they switched it.
MR. PONTE: Okay, I just wanted to make sure we had the right
date.
MS. RAWSON: It is.
MR. PONTE: Okay, thank you.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And --
MR. KELL Y: Mr. Chair?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Yes, sir.
MR. KELLY: Given the time frame that it's only 22 days away,
does Mr. Flood want to waive service?
MR. FLOOD: That's fine.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Next one will be BCC -- is it -- BCC
versus Bachmann; is that correct?
MS. MARKU: The county is -- the county requested
continuance on that.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Okay. I need to swear you in.
MS. SCAVONE: Michelle Scavone with Collier County Code
Enforcement. .
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MS. SCAVONE: We're asking for continuance on this case due
to further investigation research and verification from the zoning, due
to the complexity of this case and wanting to find an agreeable
resolution for the property owner and the county.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And you're looking to continuance
to the 22nd?
MS. SCAVONE: I believe so.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Is that adequate time?
MS. SCAVONE: One moment. Yes, that would be fine.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And that is acceptable to yourself
and your client?
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MR. FLOOD: That's acceptable.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And you waive notice also?
MR. FLOOD: That's correct.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Thank you very much. We'll see you
on the 22nd of August.
MS. SCAVONE: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And did you also say that Ridgeport
Limited Partnership will be removed or --
MS. MARKU: Will be withdrawn.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Would we do that at this point?
MS. MARKU: Yes, we can.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Let's go to Ridgeport Limited
Partnership.
And if I can swear you in, please. Have him sworn in.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MR. SNOW: For the record, Supervisor Kitchell Snow.
This case was heard before you -- or was to be heard before you
as a repeat violation, a recurring violation.
The problem is that since this Notice of Violation was issued,
there has been a ruling by the Federal Court that parts of our sign code
are unconstitutional. And it's not fair to the respondent if it's declared
unconstitutional to hold them to something that has been declared
unconstitutional. That's the reason for the county withdrawing this.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And do I hear a motion?
MR. LARSEN: I move to approve the withdrawal.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. DEAN: I'll second the motion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
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MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
MR. SNOW: I thank the board.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And we're going to move on to
extension of time. MKA Holdings, LLC.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Go ahead, Investigator.
MR. SNOW: Sir, this is a case for MKA Holdings that was
heard before you on -- in March. They were given 120 days. And one
of the things that the county is requesting them, if they needed more
time to comply. Because this is a serious case that involves a site
improvement plan and involves extensive permitting on the interior.
And the county would prefer them to come back and ask for
more time rather than let the time eclipse and then the fines start
accruing. So that's why we're here today.
I would like Mr. Walker to speak to you and request how much
time he needs.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Mr. Walker, maybe if you could
explain to us what stage of the process you're in and what you
estimate the time before you will have the SDP.
MR. WALKER: The front of the building, that issue has been
issued -- we have been issued permits and we are at least halfway
through the inspection phase on that. So hopefully that will be
completed very soon.
The rear part of the building that was of issue is going to require
an SIP and a vacation of an easement and a moving of a drainage pipe.
So that is going to -- I don't know how long that -- it's already
been in process with the county. The SIP meeting has happened. The
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engineer is working on it with the county.
I'm guessing six months with the work that has to be done. It's
also, you know, all -- everything involved has been kind of a financial
hardship as well. And that is not going to be an inexpensive process to
move that pipe and so on and so forth.
So I'm certainly hoping to have all of this wound up by that time
period.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Investigator, do you feel that they've
been working diligently to correct the issue?
MR. SNOW: Yes, sir. I received usually a biweekly phone call
from Mr. Walker letting me know the status.
And the health and safety, which was the main issue before this
was brought to you with the interior additions without permitting, they
are starting to vacate those, and they have got permits. And that was
the main issue here. It's just the site improvement plan.
So it doesn't appear there's any health and safety issues here.
And we would have no objections to whatever the board would like to
do as far as a time continuance.
MR. PONTE: What's the county -- do you think the six months
is a reasonable amount of time or should this be closed up a little
faster than that?
MR. SNOW: No, sir, I think six months is a normal procedure
for a site improvement plan.
Because of the complexity here and because they've been
diligent, and it's been kicked back several times, and we are trying to
forward this and get this through, but I think six months. If it starts to
run a little bit longer than that, we can always come back as long as
there's reasonable cause for us to come back before you.
But I would hate to cut him at 90 days or 120 days when he's on
that cusp and then has to come back and see you again, which is -- I
don't think we want to do that. I think six months is reasonable.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Is it six months to the -- all the work
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is complete, so at this point probably would need inspections and so
forth. Would there be any reworking in there once they get the SIP?
MR. SNOW: I don't believe so, sir. Once it's issued--
engineering -- some of it is involved site improvement plan. There's
certain things that don't need to be -- are not going to be required to be
permitted. For instance, ifhe's going to blacktop anything, we
normally issue a permit for that. The engineer goes out and says it's
fine.
So the six-month time frame is going to allow him -- since
they're so far along on the interior permitting. And the rear, they're
going to get the drainage engineer and we'll go out and take a look at
it. And I feel that six months is a reasonable time for him. I don't think
he's going to need anything more than that. Ifhe does, he can always
come back to the board and request more time. And we would prefer
to do it this way rather than having the fines start to accruing.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Maybe the board might want to
think about putting in there every 60 days or at least three updates,
you know, written form, if that's of interest.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: I feel confident and comfortable with the
respondent checking in with Supervisor Snow as he's doing.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Okay.
MR. PONTE: I do too.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion, then?
MR. PONTE: Make a motion to accept the request for extension
for six months.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. DEAN: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
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MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion's passed. You have six more
months.
MR. SNOW: Thank the board.
MR. WALKER: Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And we'll be moving on to
stipulations.
First one will be BCC versus Carlos Perez.
Can I have the parties step forward, please? Didn't mean to make
you run.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MR. SNOW: Good morning. Just for the record, Supervisor
Kitchell Snow, Collier County Code Enforcement.
I met with the property owner, Mr. Carlos Perez, yesterday. He
does have some family issues; he couldn't be here today. I advised him
that that was his prerogative. We would like him to be here. But as
you see, he's not here.
We have reached an agreement, a stipulation agreement, and it is
as follows:
Number one, to pay operational costs in the amount of 88.43
incurred in the prosecution of the case within 30 days of the date of
the hearing.
And two, abate all violations by, A, obtain a valid Collier
County building permit and all inspections through certificate of
completion for the construction/remodeling of the structure within 120
days of the date of the hearing or a fine of $200 a day will be imposed
until such time as the violation is abated.
Or, obtain a demo permit and remove any unpermitted
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construction/remodeling additions within 120 days of the date of the
hearing and restore the building to its original permitted state or a fine
$200 a day will be imposed until such time as the building is restored
to its permitted state and all unpermitted construction/remodeling
additions have been removed. Remove all construction waste to the
appropriate site for such disposal.
And three, the respondent must notify the code enforcement
investigator that the violation has been abated and request the
investigator to come out and perform a site inspection.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Any questions of the board?
MR. DEAN: I have a question. So nobody lives in this addition?
MR. SNOW: Sir, it's a business in the industrial park.
MR. DEAN: Okay. But I'm just saying that remodeling was
done without permits and things like that. Does anybody live in the
building? Some commercial have apartments upstairs.
MR. SNOW: No, sir, it's an industrial -- it's an industrial condo,
there's nobody living there; they just work in there during the day.
MR. DEAN: See, again we run into that wiring problem and all
these things and we're allowing this.
So you're happy with this? I mean, this -- you think, Mr. Snow,
this is acceptable?
MR. SNOW: Well, sir, we have to give them reasonable time to
comply. They are in the process of getting permits. They just haven't
had them a approved yet.
I have been on the interior of the site. And as you can see, this is
a 2007 case. It is an older case.
MR. DEAN: As you know, my problem with a lot of this is that
when people do construction additions and remodeling without
permits and then we find that people live in the place or -- inadequate
wiring, it seems to me it should be a little more stricter than just going
along with the program. You know, I just don't buy that.
Thank you.
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MR. PONTE: I agree with my colleague. I think the time that
we're allowing for some of these recent cases, and this one particularly
I think is right on the button, of 120 days is overly long. I think we
have to do what we can to put a little fire under the respondents to get
things done more quickly. 120 days is a long time. We're not building
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, we're just rewiring a building.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Supervisor Snow, do you see any health
or safety issues in this particular situation?
MR. SNOW: Not at this time. Whatever the board would like to
do as far as the time frame is concerned, the county has no objection
to any editions to the time frame. And I'll be sure to inform the
respondent.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Mr. Kelly?
MR. KELLY: In the initial charging documents or the Notice of
Violation, the -- what was observed was a hole that was installed
through a fire wall. Fire walls are designed to stop fire spreading from
one unit to the next. I would consider that a health and safety issue.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Mr. Kelly, what is your opinion as to the
length of time that has been agreed to on this particular stipulation?
MR. KELLY: Well, it's a stipulation, so we don't get to hear the
whole case or see pictures or anything, so it would be hard for me to
decide. I just don't know how much construction is going into this.
But if we're talking about building a new wall, maybe 90 days. If
it's just getting a permit approved on something that's already been
done and the work that was done was to code, it really shouldn't be
that big of a deal to get it approved, either permit by affidavit or
through the construction process.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Is it within our parameters, Jean, to
amend the stipulation at this point?
MS. RAWSON: Certainly. You have the full authority to change
the stipulation, because you enter the orders.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And the respondent would have to
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agree to it?
MS. RAWSON: Well, for it to be a stipulation he'd have to agree
to it. You can modify his stipulation.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And then ifhe does not agree with
it, then he would be back in front of us then, correct?
MS. RAWSON: Actually, you can make an order. He doesn't
have to agree.
MR. KRAENBRING: I have a question. This property is
commercial property and is unoccupied?
MR. SNOW: No, sir, there is a business in there.
MR. KRAENBRING: A business.
It's to my mind that if the county is agreeing to 120 days and we
know that the permitting process in the county and Florida is -- can be
arduous, that we'll just let it stand.
So I would make a motion that we agree to the stipulation.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
(No response.)
MR. KELL Y: One comment. If we're not to accept the
stipulation as written, I would prefer to continue to hear the case under
our regular orders so that I can see the scope of this.
And maybe at that time if we see that it's not really as big of a
safety issue as we may perceive at this time, we can go ahead and give
the 120 days in our order at that time. Ifnot, shorten it.
MR. PONTE: I think that's a good idea. I really do.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion then to --
MR. KELLY: I make a motion that we reject the stipulated
agreement and hear the case.
MR. DEAN: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
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MR. KELLY: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
MR. LARSEN: Nay.
MR. KRAENBRING: Nay.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Can you raise your hands, please?
We will hear the case.
Next stipulation is BCC versus Pry of Naples, LLC.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MR. SNOW: For the record, Investigator Kitchell Snow.
For the record, the respondent is present. We have reached a
stipulation agreement. The agreement is as follows:
To pay the operational costs of 89.42 incurred in the prosecution
of the case within 30 days of the date of the hearing and abate all
violations by: Obtain a valid Collier County building permit with all
inspections through Certificate of Completion for any signs that
require a permit on the property within 60 days of the date of the
hearing or a fine of $l 00 a day will be imposed until such time as the
violation is abated.
Or, obtain a demolition permit and remove any unpermitted
signs within 60 days of the date of the hearing or a fine -- strike that.
That should be $100 a day, not 200. $100 a day will be imposed until
such time as the violation has been abated.
Remove all construction waste to the appropriate site for such
disposal.
And three, the respondent must notify code enforcement that the
violation has been abated and request the investigator to come out and
perform a site inspection.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And can you state your name for the
record, please.
MR. HILLSTAD: Todd Hillstad.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And you have the authority to sign
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for Pry of Naples?
MR. HILLST AD: Yes.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: What is your capacity within the
company?
MR. HILLSTAD: I am the property manager for the property.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Very good. And you agree to the
stipulation?
MR. HILLSTAD: Yes.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Any questions?
MR. PONTE: Yes, I do. Sixty days. And what we're doing is
getting a permit for a pole sign. Again, as I said earlier, I think the
time frame we're giving for correction seems to get extended and
extended. I would have thought this would be 30 days and not 60. It's
a pole sign.
MR. SNOW: Well, sir, we're not only getting a permit for it,
we're getting all inspections through Certificate of Completion. And
this is just not a small pole sign. They have to do extensive work on
this and then they have to pass the inspections for it.
It's not only just for the permit issuance, it's for all inspection
through Certificate of Completion. It's to be done in 60 days.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Mr. Kelly?
MR. KELLY: I have a question. We heard a case two months
ago with a similar situation and the gentleman said that there's like one
or two companies in the country that are allowed to make these
particular signs, because the corporation -- for instance, this case has
contracts with them and at times their backlog gets out quite a bit to
where they can't get the new sign. Is this a replacement sign and do we
possibly need more time?
MR. SNOW: Actually, no, the sign is to be erected today. The
contractor is here today. If you wish to speak to him, you can probably
get a better handle on him.
The permit has been issued, that's why it has nothing about the
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permit issuance on there, because it has been issued. The only thing
they're going to be required to do now is get their inspections and C.O.
it, and 60 days is good for that.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Well, the sign is on-site; is that what
you're saying?
(Speaker was duly sworn.)
MR. COOK: My name is William Reed Cook, Jr. I'm an
engineer that works for Hess.
And the sign has already been constructed. It will be on-site
today for installation. And the 60 days I think is more than adequate
for us to get the permit and -- or have the inspections done by the
county .
MR. LARSEN: Mr. Chairman, I'd like to make a motion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Go ahead.
MR. LARSEN: I'd like to move that we accept the stipulation
with the one change, the therefore clause, 2(A), where it changed from
200 to $100 a day and that the board approve the stipulation as so
presented to us.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Second the motion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
MR. PONTE: Nay.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: One nay. Motion passes.
MR. SNOW: Thank the board.
MR. KRAENBRING: I have a comment, Mr. Chairman,
regarding the Perez case. We're going to be hearing that case today?
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: That's correct.
MR. KRAENBRING: That respondent is not here, because they
felt that there was a stipulated agreement.
MS. MARKU: Exactly. Can the county -- the county is
requesting a continuance of that case, due to the respondent not being
here.
MR. KRAENBRING: That's my point, is that we really -- that
person anticipated a stipulated agreement. I know that we have to
approve it, that probably was not their understanding. And therefore, I
would think that -- I don't know where we put this in the docket, but
we would have to afford this person a continuance.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We're out of order right now. But
per Kitchell Snow's testimony, he stated that it would be better to be
here, and he was advised of that. So with that being said, he was aware
that this potentially could be -- case could be heard.
MR. KRAENBRING: But at the same time, I think that, you
know, what's expressed to these respondents, you know, these citizens
is that this is what's going to be accepted. And I think we have to give
this person due process. So I don't know where this goes in --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Jean?
MR. KRAENBRING: -- as far as the -- but I would think that we
would want to afford that person their due process.
MS. RAWSON: It's not uncommon for respondents to be here
early in the morning, enter a stipulated agreement and leave.
Sometimes they enter a stipulated agreement with the county prior to
today's date, figuring that the stipulation is going to be approved and
they're not here.
I would agree with Mr. Kraenbring, for due process reasons, if
you want to hear the whole case we ought to have the respondent here.
And so if you want to hear the entire case, I think we probably
should continue it until August 22nd.
MR. KRAENBRING: And Jean, how would that fit into our
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process today? Do we have to --
MS. RAWSON: Well, as the chair properly pointed out, I guess
we probably should have done it before. However, you know, you can
ask to go back on the agenda to that case --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Or wait until the case cOl1}es up.
MS. RAWSON: Yes.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Let's wait until the case comes up.
MS. RAWSON: Good thought.
MR. KRAENBRING: Okay.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All right. We're going to move on to
-- if I'm in order, BCC versus M&M Developers. LLC. And are you
the -- you're the star today.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MR. SNOW: For the record, Supervisor Kitchell Snow.
The respondents and the county have agreed to a stipulation
agreement. And for the record, this property is not occupied at this
particular time. There is no one in this structure.
They have agreed upon: To pay the operational costs in the
amount of 88.43 incurred in the prosecution of the case within 30 days
of the date of the hearing and obtain valid Collier County building
permits, with all inspections through certificate of completion for the
construction remodeling of the structure within 120 days of the date of
the hearing or a fine of $200 a day will be imposed until such time as
the violation is abated.
Or obtain a demo permit and remove unpermitted construction
remodeling additions within 120 days of the date of the hearing and
restore the building to its original permitted state or a fine of $200 a
day will be imposed until such time as the building is restored to its
permitted state and all unpermitted construction remodeling additions
have been removed.
Remove all construction waste to the appropriate site for such
disposal. Respondent must notify the code enforcement that the
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violation has been abated and request the investigator to come out and
perform a site inspection.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I have one question for Jean. Being
that it currently is vacant, could we put a stipulation in there that it
could not be occupied until all inspections are done and they receive a
Certificate of Completion?
MS. RAWSON: You could. Now, this is another case where we
have a stipulated agreement. And I don't know whether the respondent
probably left.
MR. SNOW: Yes, he did.
And before anybody can go in there, sir, before it can be
occupational, they're required to get the C.O. Before an occupational
license can be issued, they have to have a C.O. for that. It is empty, it's
been empty for approximately five months.
The issue with this, and we're not going to hear the case, but just
the issue with this was the respondent had entered there, had done
some additions, the respondent had left. Now the owner has to put it
back to its original state. And that's where we are now.
He's aware that nobody's going to be in there. I monitor that
weekly. Nobody's going to be in there until this is completed. Again,
it's been vacant for five months and they just need to get it back to
where it was.
MR. KRAENBRING: I think that's implicit with the C.O. I think
it would be just adding, you know, verbiage to the order.
MR. LARSEN: I move that we accept the stipulation as
presented by the county.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
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MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
MR. DEAN: Nay.
MR. SNOW: Thank you, Mr. Chair.
MS. MARKU: Excuse me, another stipulation just came to our
attention. That is Item 4.C.8. That is BCC versus Barron Collier
Partnership.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Okay, we'll put them right behind
the next one, BCC versus Genel Bricius and Dieumila Faugue.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Is the respondent here?
MR. MUCHA: The respondents were here this morning and
elected to leave.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: They still have a case that they're
going to be -- is that -- do we still have a case on number 13?
MR. MUCHA: That's not my case, but I believe the violations
have been abated in that case so that's why they chose to leave on that
one.
For the record, Investigator Joe Mucha, Property Maintenance
Specialist, Collier County Code Enforcement.
Violations are of Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances,
Article 6, Section 22-231, Subsections 9, 12(I), 12(P) and 20, and are
described as property maintenance violation for rental units located on
this property.
I entered into a stipulation with the respondents this morning and
they agreed to pay operational costs in the amount of $91.40 incurred
in the prosecution of this case.
And to abate all violations by correcting all property
maintenance violations by providing light fixture or cover plate for
exposed wires and ceiling of bedroom in Unit A.
Repairing exterior light fixtures for Units A and B. Repairing
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hole and interior wall for Unit B. Repairing damaged shower wall for
Unit B. Repairing kitchen window for Unit B. Ensuring all electrical
outlets have cover plates for Unit B. And providing operable smoke
detector for Unit B.
All property maintenance violations must be corrected by
August 7th, 2008 or a fine of $250 a day will be imposed until all the
violations are corrected.
And respondent must notify code enforcement investigator that
the violation has been abated and request the investigator to come out
and perform a site inspection.
MR. KRAENBRING: I just have one question. These seem like
relatively minor infractions.
MR. MUCHA: Yes, sir.
MR. KRAENBRING: Why were they resistant to doing them?
Why are we hearing this case?
MR. MUCHA: Well, this case actually involved a much bigger
issue, which has involved the other case. This was a duplex that was
actually converted to four units. And they spent their time -- they
actually got it back to what it was supposed to be, a duplex. So I'm
actually happier that they took care of the fire hazards that were
involved more so than --
MR. KRAENBRING: These minor items. Okay. I'mjust
wondering, because typically something like that isn't really coming
before the board. This would be taken care of either by the special
magistrate or even before. So okay, I'm just curious. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Any other questions?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. LARSEN: I move that we accept the stipulation as
proposed by the county.
MR. KRAENBRING: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
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MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
MR. DEAN: Nay.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: One nay. Motion passes.
And we're going to move on to BCC versus Barron Collier
Partnership.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MS. O'FARRELL: First of all, I'd like to apologize for the
record for being late and for my telephones going off all at the same
time.
We're here today for CEB Case No. -- I'm sorry, for the record,
Susan O'Farrell, Collier County Code Enforcement Environmental
Specialist.
We're here today for Case No. 2007070830. The respondent is
the Barron Collier Partnership. They have agreed to a stipulation in
this matter. It is a case where the site development plan does not
match the property. The property has been allowed to fall deficient of
that plan.
The respondents have agreed that the violation was accurate and
stipulate to the existence. The violations are of Section 4.06.05(1)(2)
of the Collier County Land Development Code, as amended, and are
described as required landscape has fallen below Collier County
approved standards of approved site development plan improvement
2005-AR-8238.
Therefore, it's agreed between the parties that the respondent
shall pay the operational costs in the amount of $87 .ll incurred in the
prosecution of the case within 30 days of this hearing.
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They will abate all violations by restoring the required landscape
of the property to the standards set by the Collier County approved
site development plan improvement 2005-AR-8238, with attention
paid to required landscape and native vegetation areas within 30 days
of this hearing or a daily penalty of $150 will be imposed as long as
the violation exists.
The restoration of the property shall include the removal of
prohibited exotics throughout the property, the replacement of all
dead, failing or missing required landscape material in the property
buffers and landscape areas.
The respondent must notify code enforcement that the violation
has been abated and request the investigator to come out and perform
a site investigation or inspection.
The respondents are here to agree to the stipulation. They can
identify themselves.
MR. TRAFICANTE: For the record, Michael Traficante and
Karen Triplett, who is the Director of Property Management for
Barron Collier Partnership.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And the person that signed the
agreement, Brad --
MR. TRAFICANTE: Boaz. He is the CFO and currently acting
CEO of Barron Collier Partnership.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And he's not here, obviously.
MR. TRAFICANTE: No, sir.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Very good.
Any questions?
MR. KELLY: Not necessarily a question. Well, actually, I do
have a question.
The work to be done, have you already contracted to have it
done and identified the problems in which you're going to need to fix
it?
MR. TRAFICANTE: Yes, sir, a landscaper has been hired and
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has actually met with Inspector O'Farrell to discuss what needs to be
done and should be completing that work in the near future.
MR. KELLY: My only comment was that seeing how the
original NOV was over a year ago, I thought 30 days might be just a
little short. I'm not quite sure how much work needs to be done. But I
thought 30 days was a little short and I figured $150 a day was a little
much for a landscape issue that's over a year old.
MS. O'FARRELL: They actually started working on the
property and then the tenant on the property was doing the work. They
ran out of business and the economy had a downturn. So they don't
really have that much left to do but they have been making effort,
which is why I gave them only the 30 days. They can definitely finish
within 30 days.
MR. KELL Y: Comment withdrawn.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Any other questions or comments?
MR. LARSEN: I'd like to make a motion that we approve the
stipulation as so presented by the county.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. PONTE: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
MS. O'FARRELL: Thank you.
MR. TRAFICANTE: Thank you.
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And that should take care of any
stipulated agreements.
Weare going to move on to cases. The first case will be BCC
versus Ahmed and Melissa Celik.
MS. MARKU: This is in reference to Department Case No.
2007110592.
F or the record, the respondent and the board were sent a packet
of evidence and the packet of evidence is then -- we would like to
enter it as Exhibit A.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. LARSEN: I move that we accept the evidence.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And do I hear a second?
MR. PONTE: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Motion passes.
MS. MARKU: Violation of Ordinance 04-41, as amended,
Collier County Land Development Code, Section 3.05.01(B),
vegetation removal, protection and preservation.
Description of violation: Property has been mechanically cleared
in excess of one acre without required permits and a berm has been
created with the addition of fill.
Location/address where violation exists: 1645 17th Street
Southwest, Naples, Florida. Folio No. 45970600003.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Ahmed and Melissa Celik, 1645 I 7th Street Southwest,
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Naples, Florida, 34117.
Date violation first observed: November I 6th, 2007.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation: January
4th, 2008.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: January 30th, 2008.
Date of reinspection: March 9th, 2008.
Results of reinspection: Violation remains.
At this time, I would like to call Code Enforcement Investigator
Susan O'Farrell.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Can you please swear in the parties.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MS. O'FARRELL: For the record, Susan O'Farrell, Collier
County Code Enforcement, Environmental Specialist.
First I'd like to address the date of the violation being observed
and the time lapsed between the date of the violation being given to
the property owners. They live out in Golden Gate Estates. I tried to
deliver it personally twice. When you send something certified mail
out in the Estates, they actually have to go to the post office and pick
it up, they can't leave it somewhere. So they never got that violation.
So then I posted the property and was able to talk to Melissa
Celik. She called me that same day. So I want to make it clear that
they did make an effort to respond to me as soon as they knew the
problem.
I'm going to show you some pictures, if I may. I'll show them to
Mr. and Mrs. Celik first so that they have my --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Would you like to enter that as an
exhibit?
MS. O'FARRELL: Exhibit B?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Yes. Do I hear a motion?
MR. PONTE: Motion to flccept.
MR. LARSEN: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
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MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Motion passes.
MS. O'FARRELL: These are the pictures of the violation as I
saw it where they had created a berm with the fill. Mr. Celik also
explained to me that a lot of the rocks had come from inside the
property. I know that Collier County Estates area has a lot of that fill
rock that was created when they put in the roads.
After Mrs. Celik contacted me, I spoke with Mr. Celik. We spent
about 20 or 25 minutes in the office. Explained to him the violation,
explained to him how a berm could be approved in Collier County if it
was brought to a four-to-one slope and was covered with vegetation.
Mr. Celik decided that that wasn't going to be possible, so we
talked about the option of removing the berm and regrading the
property to its original elevation.
When I talked to Mike Sawyer, another county staff, it was
determined that because the fill had been placed, they were in
violation of our vegetation removal laws ordinance, because the pine
trees, as you can see, are starting to die already. The pine trees are
very susceptible to root injury, which will then later kill the trees.
After we spoke, we had come up with sort of a time frame where
he would be allowed to do that. I knew it was expensive, and he
explained that his tractor at the time was not working.
On 4/9, I made a site visit -- I'm sorry, this took place on 2/20,
and I had given him quite a bit of time actually to get started on the
property .
On 4/9, I saw the property had not had any change. The berm
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remained intact. Because I saw that the palm trees had been cleaned
and trimmed, I decided that money must not be an issue, so I'd go
ahead and start it for CEB.
Right after they got the CEB hearing, again posted on their
property, Mrs. Celik called me sort of frantic about what was going on
and what she needed to do. And I discussed it again with Mr. Celik
about how they were going to replace vegetation because of what had
been lost. They would move the berm back into the yard flat, put
rocks in the yard but no wall. And I said they could dig a three-foot
hole to put the vegetation debris into it but with no cover over it,
which is allowed by the Collier County ordinance.
Later if they wanted a fence -- the reason they had built the berm
was to create a barrier around their house from their neighbors. And I
told them that they could get a fence permit later and either get a fence
or a wall that they could put up.
When I went out to the property for the reinspection for the
hearing, I saw that the berm had been completely removed, the
property had been neatly graded. The only problem I saw was that
rocks had been placed around the palm trees sort of as a -- or the pine
trees as a decorative measure. And I explained to them that that was
going to injure the palm trees even further and if they could please
move them back, which they agreed to do so.
I have to say that the Celiks have been responsive when they've
gotten their violations and their notices of hearing. And I know that
they're having financial trouble and I know that it's expensive to move
fill off of a property.
I'd just like to close my case presentation with that.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do you have any current pictures of
the site?
MS. O'FARRELL: I took current pictures but somehow they got
lost in my computer, so I'm sorry, I don't have that. But it does look
really nice. It's very flat and the rocks are all gone, as well as the
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vegetative debris that was in the picture.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Go ahead, Mr. Kelly.
MR. KELL Y: Just a quick question. What is remaining, just to
revegetate?
MS. O'FARRELL: They were ready to sign a stipulation to
revegetate, and I had agreed to 30 pine trees. Mr. Celik remembers it
as 20, so I can negotiate that number. But because of their financial
problems, the stipulation became an issue. And I was going to give
them 90 days to do the replanting, and they didn't feel that that was
going to be possible. They're in -- ready to be foreclosed on on their
property.
MR. KELLY: What was the requirement of the size of pine
trees?
MS. O'FARRELL: It was an eight to 10 foot. I was trying to get
more trees and a better survival rate.
MR. KELL Y: Thank you.
MS. O'FARRELL: All of that vegetation has been removed.
MR. KELLY: One more quick question.
This is a Golden Gate Estates lot?
MS. O'FARRELL: Yes.
MR. KELLY: And they have the one acre that's allowed.
MS. O'FARRELL: Yes.
MR. KELLY: How much does the driveway and house occupy
of that one acre? Are they still allowed more?
MS. O'FARRELL: They have the property, they have the
driveway and they have a garage for which they have a setback. So
this is what put them over the one acre, having the berm.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do you have any aerials at all
showing --
MS. O'FARRELL: Yes, I do.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Because usually you present that
and show what's been removed and so forth.
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How much over the one acre are they, do you estimate?
MS. O'FARRELL: This is --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Is that a 330 by 330?
MS. O'FARRELL: I think that's a 660. It's a -- this is a
two-and-a-half-acre lot.
The amount that I believe has been removed, I'd need a
calculator, but I would say ifthe berm was 20 feet wide, it would have
been around three sides of that property. So 20 feet by the 330 minus
the section in the front, the 330, and then on the two sides.
I was really more interested in getting the pine trees replaced
than all of the ground cover. So many of those properties out there
have already had the ground cover removed.
MR. KELL Y: I have another quick question. How much of what
was cleared is in the easement? And is the easement --
MS. O'FARRELL: None of it was in the easement. The
easement was not affected.
MRS. CELIK: Are we allowed to speak?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Yes, yes.
MRS. CELIK: I just wanted to say that we were told 10 -- my
husband was told 10 trees, not 30 or 20. We were told 10 originally.
My husband did all the work himself, including trimming the pine
trees. There's no extra money.
We're not in the process of being foreclosed but we could be.
We're just two working class people, working very hard, love our
home, trying to make it look good. We tried to comply with the
violations as quickly as possible. Ninety days for us to get that size of
a tree, that kind of money, it's never going to happen. And we want to
comply, but we have to pay our mortgage, you know.
I think we could use a little bit more time, and I think that
possibly reduce the number of trees. Half of the trees, we were --
actually, there was a commercial on -- there was a broadcast on the
news, they were looking at our property, half of the trees were infested
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with some sort of a beetle bug. They were dying from the inside out. I
mean, barely the wind would blow and some of them would fall over.
We thought we were doing a service by protecting our home
from the wind blowing and the trees crashing down on our property. I
understand that we did it without a permit, which is why we wanted to
rectify it. But I think that they're being a little harsh on us.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: How much time would you need to
replace the trees --
MRS. CELIK: A number?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Number of days.
MRS. CELIK: I would think about six months.
MR. KAUFMAN: Is it possible to do it in stages?
MRS. CELIK: We'd like to do it in stages. The money to put out
for all those trees all at once is gonna kill us.
MR. LARSEN: What is the cost of one tree, approximately?
MS. O'FARRELL: The slash pines at that size, I would say
probably $75.
MR. KRAENBRING: So you're looking at $7,000 for them to--
MS. O'FARRELL: For the 30 trees?
MR. KRAENBRING: For 10 trees.
MS. O'FARRELL: Three times seven is 2,100--
MR. KELLY: No, 750--
MR. KRAENBRING: Seven-fifty, I'm sorry. Right, right.
MS. O'FARRELL: $7,000?
MR. KRAENBRING: But you're looking at 30 trees.
MS. O'FARRELL: My notes actually say 20 pine trees. When I
was out to do the inspection, I had counted how many trees were dead.
There are 35 dead pine trees on the property as a result of the berm
being placed on top of it.
MRS. CELIK: But most of them were dying from the inside out.
MR. CELIK: I'm sorry, can I speak?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Absolutely.
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MR. CELIK: When I originally bought this property, probably
Collier County, when they were doing the original main roads, and
looked like it was a fill land and it was a lot of rocks and high ground.
And basically was like a nest for all kinds of animals.
And that two-and-a-half acres -- one acre is the house basically
sitting on. Basically I just clear, you sayan acre legally but I did not
get the permit. But the problem is all this dirt and rocks came when I
bought the house. I did not bring that.
When I rake it down, and basically root of trees become
available and they just start changing. But of course I have to be
responsible for it. But I wasn't aware of it, the trees were dying out.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Ifwe were to give you let's say 120
days, and 10 of the trees must be planted within 60 and the remainder
of the 10 planted within the 120 days for a total of20 trees? I don't
know --
MR. CELIK: Anybody want to buy a house?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We're talking about $1,500.
MR. DEAN: Mr. Chairman, I would like to suggest, you know,
six months. It's in the rainy season, mostly. And if they do the 20
trees, and he mentioned six months, that sounds reasonable to me.
MR. KRAENBRING: Yeah, I think if we start to make this as a
program, we're just going to have to be reviewing this again and again,
and it's going to be more work for code enforcement. I would say let's
just put a time frame on it and let them negotiate how many trees need
to be planted, because right now it's between 10 or 30.
MS. O'FARRELL: Yeah, I'd rather have the number of the trees
determined here at the board.
MR. LARSEN: Mr. Chairman, I'd like to make a motion--
MR. KELLY: Hold, hold, I have a nother question.
Susan, has there been any allowances at all to hurricane damage,
like for instance the trees were blown down because of a hurricane or
because of these pine beetles?
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MS. O'FARRELL: Well, the hurricane damage I think would
have shown up, and the fact that the trees were all killed where the
berm was -- and the pine bark beetle question that you're asking, the
pine back beetle only attacks stressed trees. So if you have a tree that's
stressed because of mechanical machinery has been run over its root
system, then the pine bark beetle will attack. It's an opportunistic
beetle.
MRS. CELIK: This news broadcast that was done on our
property was before anything was ever brought down, anything. It was
a huge jungle the way we purchased the property, and they were
infested with these beetles.
And like I said, we thought we were doing a justice by cleaning
out the land and getting rid of some of these bugs. We have a small
child and a huge driveway and there were snakes and bugs and just all
kinds of stuff.
But it was definitely -- the pine beetle was definitely before we
did any damage or changed the property at all.
MS. O'FARRELL: The only response I have to that is that
Wilma did do damage to pine trees. It did a torque to the trunks which
caused some damage to pine beetles. But Wilma has been three years
now, and when I was on the property the first time, I did not see any
sign of damage to the trees by the pine barks.
You can tell the damage from the pine bark beetle because they
leave a hole. You can see sap running down and then there's a pile of
sawdust at the base of the trunk. And I didn't observe any of that.
What I observed were trees that had six feet of rock and fill laid on top
of them and were beginning to suffer.
MR. KELL Y: I make a motion that a violation exists.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. LARSEN: I second it.
CHAI~AN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
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MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
MR. KELLY: I'd also like to address the discrepancy between
10 and 30 trees and see if Susan would be okay with 10, maybe 15
trees instead of the 20.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: What is your recommendation?
MS. O'FARRELL: My recommendation actually is 25, because
the last time I went out there I counted the trees that were dead and it
was 35. Under normal circumstances, if we were going to follow the
LDC to the letter, every one of those trees would be measured, the
diameter would be taken, and one tree for every three inches of that
diameter would be required.
So 30 trees, 35 trees, we're still giving them a really huge break.
Because it would be hundreds of trees if we counted up the diameter
in accordance to how many need to be replaced. So what did I say,
30? I'm going to stick to my guns on 30.
MRS. CELIK: But you had told him 10, and me 20. And I
thought the paperwork said 20, so we keep switching --
MS. O'FARRELL: The paper work says 20 but -- as we're --
MRS. CELIK: This isn't fair.
MR. CELIK: This is kind of like -- it's not right what you guys
are doing.
MS. O'FARRELL: We had a stipulation for you to sign and that
was what the negotiation was. But when I present a case, I'm
presenting to the board what I feel about it.
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MRS. CELIK: But you're going up now. Even though your
paperwork says 20 you're requesting 30.
MS. O'FARRELL: Yes.
MR. CELIK: That's great.
MS. O'FARRELL: But I'm also here to encourage you to ask for
more time.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do you have any recommendation
that you can put up on the screen? And we're just going to take a
couple of minutes and read through it.
MR. KELL Y: Did you say eight or 10 feet high is what you're
recommending?
MS. O'FARRELL: Eight to 10.
MR. KELLY: Eight to 10. And is there a special diameter?
MS. O'FARRELL: That would be about a two to two-and-a-half
diameter, that size tree. I think I said the reason I wanted the smaller
tree is because they survive better.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Number three has already been
taken care of, correct?
MS. O'FARRELL: Yes, number three has been corrected.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: There's no mention regarding the
rocks around -- I didn't see any mention regarding rocks around the
pine trees.
MS. O'FARRELL: That was before the recommendation was
submitted for the CEB packet. And they have removed those rocks
from around the trees.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Is that correct?
MS. O'FARRELL: Is that true?
MRS. CELIK: No, we were told that we have to start backing
them up. They were like a small circle around the tree and they're not
on the base of the tree --
MR. CELIK: Five foot, six feet --
MRS. CELIK: We were told to spread them out more.
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Have you done that?
MRS. CELIK: Not as of yet. That was as oflast week I believe
when we spoke, a week-and-a-half ago.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I'd like to see any order from this
board include that, that you'd move the rocks.
MRS. CELIK: Absolutely.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Is there a paragraph five or six? Is there
anything after paragraph four?
MR. PONTE: I don't see anything about number of trees here.
MS. O'FARRELL: That's why we've had this negotiation
process. I don't believe that we would have any chance of having them
submit a mitigation plan which is going to require them to restore all
three strata. That's why I was trying to with the Celiks.
MR. PONTE: What's the cost of preparing a mitigation plan?
MS. O'FARRELL: The preparation of the mitigation can run
between 500 and $1,000, and the actual mitigation can run up to
$60,000 an acre.
MR. PONTE: How much?
MS. O'FARRELL: $60,000.
MR. PONTE: 60?
MS. O'FARRELL: If you're doing all three strata, that would be
the ground cover, the mid-level shrubbery and the pine trees.
MR. KELL Y: Can I take a stab at it?
I make a motion that the respondent pay operational costs in the
amount of $87 .ll within 30 days.
Number two, replenish the property with 20 splash pines,
two-inch in diameter, eight to 10 feet high within 180 days or a fine of
$50 a day for each day thereafter.
Remove rocks from around the pine trees to greater than
three- foot separation.
And number four, notify code enforcement when the violations
have been abated.
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MR. LARSEN: I second that motion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I have a couple of questions. How
about the mitigation plan --
MR. KELLY: It's done. Ifwe just tell them they need to do 20
trees, that's it. No strata, no three layers.
MS. O'FARRELL: There wasn't a three-layer strata to begin
with when they put the berm up. I'm required to put that down as our
recommendation for any vegetation removal case.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I heard a second; is that correct?
MR. LARSEN: I second that motion.
MR. KRAENBRING: Before we go there, how does that sound
to you?
MRS. CELIK: If! can't get the number of trees reduced any
more, I guess we'll do whatever we can to make it right.
MR. KRAENBRING: It sounds to me -- I'm just going to say
that is sounds to me like everyone's really working toward getting this
solved, and 20 trees is --
MRS. CELIK: We will do it.
MR. KELLY: Before you run the vote, Susan, is there any
specific way you want them planted that you'd like to explain now on
the record? Can they put them wherever they want to beautify the
property?
MS. O'FARRELL: It would need to be naturalized, so we're not
talking about two straight lines of 10 trees each, they would need to be
grouped in clumps.
And I might add that there has been studies done by the
University of Florida that shows that pine trees grouped in clumps
survive wind storms and hurricanes much better than if they're planted
in a straight line.
MRS. CELIK: Absolutely.
MR. KRAENBRING: I'd just like to say that if the county is
working with our citizens to make sure that this is getting done
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properly and reasonably, I think we've done our job here today.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Would you advise them on where to
plant the trees? Would that be part of your --
MS. O'FARRELL: I can come out with them when they have
purchased the trees. I would prefer not to do it in a staged phase --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Right. We're not talking about a
staged process, we're talking about 20 trees, planting them. Would that
be acceptable?
MS. O'FARRELL: Actually, we have a copy oftheir aerial, and
what I could do is put dots for the pine trees. I'm a little low on help
right now in the county, so that would be a lot easier for me to just be
able to kind of make dots for where the pine trees would be and fax it
to them.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Would that be acceptable?
MR. KRAENBRING: It's a motion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We have a motion and a second. All
those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
MS. O'FARRELL: Thank you.
The next hearing will be BCC versus Richard and Lisa Karnes.
MS. MARKU: That is in reference to Case No. 2007060801.
F or the record, the respondent is present. The respondent and the
board were sent a packet of evidence and I would like to enter the
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packet of evidence as Exhibit A.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. KRAENBRING: Make a motion to accept packet.
MR. PONTE: Second the motion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
MS. MARKU: Violation of Ordinance 04-41, the Collier County
Land Development Code, Sections 10.02.06(B)(I), 1O.02.06(B)(I)(a),
1O.02.06(B)(1)(e), 10.02.06 (B)(1)(e)(i), and the Florida Building
Code 2004 edition, Section I 05 .l.
Description of violation: An unpermitted screen enclosure in the
rear of the primary structure.
Location/address where violation exists: 627 Palm Avenue,
Goodland, Florida, 34140.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Richard L. and Lisa Karnes, 627 Palm Avenue, Goodland,
Florida, 34140.
Date violation first observed: June 27th, 2007.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation: July
2nd, 2007.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: August 2nd, 2007.
Date of reinspection: April 30th, 2008.
Results of reinspection: Noncompliance.
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At this time, I would like to turn the case over to Code
Enforcement Investigator Christopher Ambach.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MR. AMBACH: Good morning. For the record, Investigator
Christopher Ambach, Collier County Code Enforcement.
This is case reference No. 2007060801. Violation: unpermitted
screen enclosure at the rear of the main structure.
On June 22nd, the code enforcement officer received an
anonymous complaint in regards to an unpermitted screen enclosure at
627 Palm Avenue in Goodland.
When I arrived at the property, I met with Mr. Karnes and
explained the reason for my visit. He stated the screen room in
question was built approximately three years ago.
MR. KARNES: Object to that. It's untrue.
MR. AMBACH: And he recently replaced one ceiling support
beam and one screen panel.
MR. KARNES: Object to that, it's untrue.
MR. AMBACH: I took photos at the time and explained I would
have to perform more research into the permitting of such repairs.
Later that afternoon a permit search was completed and none was
found for the screen enclosure.
I do have a photograph I'd like to enter in as Exhibit A. I'd like to
show that to Mr. Karnes, please.
MR. KELL Y: I make a motion we admit the evidence.
MR. PONTE: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Go ahead and show it to Mr. Karnes.
MR. KARNES: Say again, representation of this photograph?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Yes.
MR. KARNES: I'm asking for clarification again on what this
photograph represents from Mr. Ambach.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: If you could explain.
MR. AMBACH: I'm asking to enter this into -- as an exhibit. I'm
showing that this is in fact the screen room at Mr. Karnes property.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We already accepted it, so --
MR. KARNES: I object to that violation for screen enclosure.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do you object to that picture?
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Jean?
MS. RAWSON: He's objecting to your seeing it, so he's
objecting to it being introduced into evidence. So it's up to you to vote
on whether or not you want to see the picture.
MR. KRAENBRING: Could I just ask a question of the
respondent.
Is that a picture of your screen room? Is that your screen room?
MR. KARNES: If! can refer you to the contract for the
installation.
MR. KRAENBRING: No, no, we're just asking a very simple
question, is that a picture of your screen room?
MR. KARNES: That's a picture of our existing roofline with a
screen panel in place. That's what that is.
MR. KRAENBRING: So that is a picture of the back of your
house or a part of your house?
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir, that is.
MR. KRAENBRING: So I don't understand how you can be
objecting to that.
MR. LARSEN: I move we accept it into evidence at this time.
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MR. DEAN: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: So this is a picture of your screen room?
MR. KARNES: Sir, my objection is that the Notice of Violation
is for a screen enclosure.
MR. KRAENBRING: We're not asking that, sir, we're just
asking if this a picture of your room. We're not trying to be
confrontational here, we're just asking is this a picture of your house?
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir, it is a picture of my house.
MR. KRAENBRING: That's all we're asking.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Very good.
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Go ahead, Investigator.
MR. AMBACH: Thank you. On July 2nd, 2007 I met with Mr.
Karnes and advised him of my findings and that a permit was needed
for the screen enclosure to exist. He stated if a permit is needed, he
will get it done.
The Notice of Violation was signed by Mr. Karnes at that time
and a copy was provided him, allowing 30 days to come into
compliance.
The week of August 3rd I received e-mails from Mr. Karnes
stating the screen enclosure doesn't meet setbacks and a portion would
have to be removed. He was requesting two to three months to correct
the problem, as he was debating a variance or removal at that point. I
asked for more clarification to the e-mails and the progress that has
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been made to date in obtaining the permit.
On or about the week of the 8th of August, I received
confirmation e-mails from Mr. Karnes requesting extension so he can
meet with the permitting specialist David Hedrich at the county to find
out what options he had. An extension was granted at that time.
On August 9th, 2007, I received confirmation e-mail thanking
me for the extension and that he would make things right on his
property .
On September 17th, 2007 I received an e-mail from Mr. Karnes
stating an engineering firm had been hired to draw up plans.
MR. KARNES: I object to that. That's incorrect.
MR. AMBACH: On October I 5th, 2007, a recheck showed
demolition permit 2007100558 had been issued, not only for the
screen enclosure but for two sheds on the property also.
On April lOth, 2008 a recheck on the status of the permit
showed no progress on the permit and the permit was going to expire
within 24 hours. I phoned Mr. Karnes to advise him and asked what he
was planning on doing about the permit. He requested to speak to my
supervisor, Susana Capasso. That meeting was via phone and I was
also in attendance.
Options were given to Mr. Karnes to get a Certificate of
Completion on the existing permit or get a separate demolition permit,
remove the enclosure and obtain a Certificate of Completion by the
end of the month.
MR. KARNES: Object to that. It's untrue.
MR. KELL Y: What month is this, September?
MR. AMBACH: This was in April.
On May 14th, 2008 I observed the original permit was extended
by the permitting department and a partial final on the screen
enclosure was given. However, no Certificate of Completion was
obtained at that time. A visit to the property later that evening showed
the screen enclosure had been removed.
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As of July 30th, 2008 the permit continues to exist in issued
status with a final-- a partial final only. No Certificate of Completion
has been obtained.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Did you, this morning, bring a
package here?
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir, I did.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Would you like to have that
entered?
MR. KARNES: Yes, I would, please, sir.
And in addition to that, my understanding is it's the option of the
board to hear any beginning statements by myself. And at the closing I
have the option of exercising closing statement. I'd like to exercise
those options, if the board would allow.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Have you seen this package that was
delivered this morning to us?
MR. AMBACH: Yes, I have.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do you object to any of the
information that's --
MR. AMBACH: No, I don't.
MR. KELLY: I make a motion to accept the packet.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. PONTE: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Just give us a couple of minutes just
to review it.
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Thank you.
Has the board had ample time to review it?
MR. KRAENBRING: Yes.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Go ahead, sir.
MR. KARNES: For an opening statement, sir, that's my option
right now?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Uh-huh.
MR. KARNES: Unbeknownst to me, prior to my submittal date
to the board -- after that date, after the five-day -- you know, the five
day previous to the hearing today, I received a code case detail report.
If you'll look at Page 15, please, top right-hand corner, first paragraph.
And I understand and I respect that we're supposed to be very
narrowly focused on what we're here for today, which are a violation,
whether it exists has been corrected and in what fashion. But this has
been entered into this case through the code case report, and it
concerns me greatly.
The first statement says here on 4/16/08, a gentleman, Mr. Jay
McMillen had a meeting about Susana Capasso, came into my office
to inquire about this case and discuss other issues he felt was going on
at 627 Palm Avenue, our residence.
I'd like for the board to set some parameters, if need be, because
at this point in time right now Mr. McMillen has litigation pursued
against myself and my wife --
MR. AMBACH: Objection, this has nothing to do with the case.
MR. KARNES: But it's entered into the documents in regards to
our case. I have verification here. And all I ask is that we don't drift
off into any areas that we shouldn't be in in regards to this pending
litigation.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We're not talking about any
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litigation --
MR. KARNES: Thank you, sir.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: -- we're just talking about your
screen.
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir, I'm just asking for your support that we
don't drift off into that since it's been entered into the code case detail
reports.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: You just brought it up.
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir, I did.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We didn't bring it up. So you
clarified who he is, and let's move on.
MR. KARNES: Okay, thank you, sir.
That's all. That's my opening statement. That's all.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: The county presented their case and
now it's your turn to present your side of the case.
MR. KARNES: It's true the screen enclosure was built.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: When was it built?
MR. KARNES: If you'll look at document one and document 13,
the screen enclosure was built on 7 /l 0 of 2002, almost a little over six
years ago to the date.
If you'll look at document 13, that validates that contract because
it shows a canceled check and payment to the individual.
MR. KRAENBRING: Were permits obtained at that time?
MR. KARNES: At this point in time I understand no.
MR. KRAENBRING: In 2002 no permits were obtained.
MR. KARNES: No, sir.
MR. KRAENBRING: Okay, thank you.
MR. KARNES: Mr. Ambach was to our residence on 7/2 and
issued the NOV. From that point forward, all the way up through the
time the permit expired, there was constant communications. Many
initiated by myself.
In addition to that, we had an immediate death in the family with
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an immediate member unexpectedly that got thrown into this mix, too.
I'm not using that as an excuse, it's just a fact of what happened, in
addition to the other issues that are going on here.
I never paid an engineer. I met with the guy from Z-Man Screen
Enclosures looking at options there. If you would like to hear the
options that I took to try to rectify this situation, I'll present them to
you. If you're not, I'll move forward.
Mr. Ambach did call me regarding the permit expiring. I
panicked. Within the hour a new permit was issued, literally.
I question the fact that I was going to be required to demo
everything on the property to satisfy the code enforcement violation.
The other areas on the property that are in question are an existing
attached shed and an unattached shed, which I thought may be an
issue that I elected to go ahead on my own and take care of and have
removed.
If you will-- if you will look at document 9(B), April 10th,
almost the same day as we discovered the permit was expiring, I
immediately went down and spoke with Mr. Harrison at the building
department to find out if I could get a partial CC to satisfy -- as you
can see in the e-mail, to satisfy the violation and satisfy code
enforcement and we could all move forward.
I did achieve that. And Ms. Capasso's response back was thank
you for your prompt response, keep me posted on your progress.
There was nothing in that e-mail to imply that I had a deadline or a
commitment stated as far as a dead date on this thing.
The next document I received regards to this violation was from
Mr. Scribner. If you'll look at document 7(B), please. Document 7(B),
second paragraph of Mr. Scribner's e-mail, he states that though you
have obtained a demolition this does not make the structure legal until
you demolish. I have instructed staff to proceed with enforcement.
This e-mail is part of another situation that I personally don't
think should have ever been addressed in this e-mail, but it was. This
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is how we ended up here in front of the board. Specifically you have it
in writing there.
My response back to Mr. Scribner, if you'll turn to 7(A), first
paragraph, Mr. Scribner, please read e-mail correspondence with Ms.
Capasso from 4/1 0/08 approving the option of removing the area in
question and getting a partial c.o. to satisfy your department. That
will be done promptly so as not to upset you any further. I made a
commitment to get it done.
Up to this point, no dates had been implied when this was
supposed to be corrected. There was -- I don't want to get ahead of
myself here.
If you'll turn to Page 6(A), the next correspondence -- the only
communications further I ever had with Ms. Capasso after her e-mail
to me to simply keep her posted of the progress, I've not heard back
from you; however I did check our computer system and find no
inspections or C.O.'s. As our previous conversation, we have no
choice but to prep your case for hearing.
My opinion is there's some things going on here that shouldn't be
going on. It's documented.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Where are you in the stage of
getting a C.O. or Certificate of Completion for this?
MR. KARNES: To specifically answer that question,
two-and-a-half months ago we had a partial completion signed off, as
agreed upon by Ms. Capasso and myself.
MR. AMBACH: That's not true.
MR. KARNES: And you can go to --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: You have a partial. When are you
going to have it complete?
MR. KARNES: To remove the other structures on the property
that I chose to remove?
MR. KRAENBRING: I think we're talking about the screen --
let's just stick with the facts here. It's the screen enclosure.
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MR. KARNES: Yes, sir, that is correct. On 5/14, look on
document 8(A), please, and you can reference 8(B). On 5/14, screen
room only was signed off as being removed. And if you look at
document 8(B), unfortunately even though I was directed that day to
be there, I couldn't be --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: What is remaining as a violation and
how are you going to correct it?
MR. KARNES: Nothing.
MR. AMBACH: If I may, I can clarify. It's pretty simple. Mr.
Karnes received on 5/14 a partial final only. It is not a Certificate of
Completion. He was ordered to get a Certificate of Completion or --
Notice of Violation asked that he do that. I believe he's getting
confused with a partial final and a Certificate of Completion.
It was Mr. Karnes' option at the time to group other items or
other structures on his property all under the same permit. I did not
have issues with those. My issue was with the screen enclosure only. I
did not make that choice, he did, to put them all under one permit.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Can you go to 8(B) for me.
MR. AMBACH: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: It shows a diagram of what I would
assume back of the property. The violation, is that any part of this
diagram here?
MR. AMBACH: Yes, I believe so.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And has that been corrected?
MR. AMBACH: He has received his partial final on that permit
to remove the screen, the screened-in area, but has not received his
Certificate of Completion stamp.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: What needs to be done to receive the
final C.O.? I guess that's the question.
MR. AMBACH: He needs to satisfy the permit, which would
mean to remove the other two structures on there and call for a final to
get his C.O., to have an inspector from the building department come
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out, look, make sure both of the other sheds are gone and take into
consideration his partial final for the screen enclosure to get a stamp of
approval on that permit considered a Certificate of Completion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Has this violation been corrected
that is in front of us today?
MR. AMBACH: The screen enclosure has been removed, yes.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: So could he separate this permit and
get just --
MR. AMBACH: We asked that he have that option when he
went back to the permitting department, to separate that permit, and it
wasn't done. He re-upped his original permit to get a six-month
extension.
MR. KARNES: My argument, sir, to that is the fact that I
communicated with the office. I did -- we negotiated an option, which
is to -- for me to go down, see Mr. Harrison and see if I could get a
partial. I did that. And in the e-mail, it verifies that the department
agreed that th,at was an option. I complied. And we're here today.
MR. KRAENBRING: You know, I've got to tell you, I'm a little
lost here.
MR. KELL Y: I'm glad you said that.
MR. PONTE: Absolutely.
MR. KRAENBRING: Because what I look at is that we had a
screen enclosure that was unpermitted in 2002. You've agreed to either
remove it or you have removed it?
MR. KARNES: Correct, it has been removed.
MR. KRAENBRING: You removed it. In the meantime, you
had a couple unpermitted sheds on your property --
MR. KARNES: No, sir.
MR. KRAENBRING: Okay. So what are the sheds about? Are
they --
MR. KARNES: That was my election, something I wanted to do
to the house. And from the standpoint of efficiency, instead of pulling
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two permits I just pulled one to have it done and it's created a real
fiasco --
MR. KRAENBRING: So it's not a matter of them being
unpermitted, you had some sheds on the property and you decided in
your demolition permit to add those sheds.
MR. KARNES: That is correct, yes, sir.
MR. KRAENBRING: And you have not removed the sheds yet,
for whatever reason.
MR. KARNES: No, sir, I haven't.
MR. KRAENBRING: Okay. So what we're looking at is you
removing the sheds in order to be able to obtain the final demolition
permit; is that correct?
MR. AMBACH: That is correct, yes.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: But that's not why they're here --
MR. PONTE: But that's not the violation --
MR. KRAENBRING: That's not why they're here.
MR. AMBACH: Not, that's not.
MR. KRAENBRING: So the thing is, either the permit has to be
reissued so that it's just for the screen enclosure, or you've got to
remove the sheds and get it done.
How long will it take you to remove the sheds --
MR. PONTE: But may I just ask a question? I think that's
complicating the situation. The fact of the matter is that the description
of the violation is an unpermitted screen enclosure of the rear of the
primary structure, period. That's what it says --
MR. KRAENBRING: I agree with you --
MR. KELL Y: George, I think you're on to something. And if
you refer to that exact statement it says, quote, I observed an
unpermitted screen structure in the rear of the property, primary -- I'm
sorry, in the rear of the primary structure. Must obtain all required
permits or remove structure, period.
Structure's been removed. Doesn't matter what permits have
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been pulled. No violation.
MR. PONTE: I agree.
MR. KARNES: Members of the board, if! may, if! could refer
you to Page 10, please. Even more so to help clarify my position and
communicate and document what was going on, Mr. Scribner, Mr.
Ambach, Ms. Capasso and Ms. Arnold were all notified two dates
afterwards, on 5/16/08, that the screen enclosure was CC'd. Screen
enclosure removal only as a partial on 5/14/08. A copy of the partial
CC needs to be forwarded your office. Please indicate.
MR. KRAENBRING: So that brings us back to the point that
what is the county going to do here? Is the county just going to say
fine, we will reissue this permit and just say that he's taken care of the
violation, or are you insisting upon having these sheds removed in
order to --
MR. AMBACH: I'm not insisting on the sheds at all. I wanted --
what I'm asking for is a Certificate of Completion on that permit for
the screen enclosure that he happened to put two other sheds on.
MR. KRAENBRING: But am I missing something here in that
that's really up to you to -- you have to instruct him that, okay, you
want this screen enclosure permitted and completed, okay. The fact
that he added those sheds, is that really his responsibility at this point?
MR. KELL Y: I just have a quick question. Let's say facetiously
that the board decides that there's no violation because the screen
enclosure was removed. However, there's still an open permit. If this
board's ruling is that there is no violation, what happens to that
permit? How does he close it out without removing those sheds?
MR. AMBACH: The permit doesn't get closed out.
MR. KELL Y: That presents a whole nother issue.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: But we're not looking at that issue
right now, we're looking --
MR. KELLY: I agree. I'm just saying it's going to be --
MR. KRAENBRING: But it's complicating the issue. It's
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complicating the issue here.
MR. AMBACH: If! may, in the original Notice of Violation, if
you just give me a few moments, it does say here, must request cause,
required inspections to be performed and obtain a Certificate of
Occupancy or completion. Or demolish described improvements,
structures are removed from the property. He would have to pull a
permit for that.
MR. KELLY: Is there any way to cancel a permit and decide,
you know what, I was going to build a home and I'm not anymore?
MR. AMBACH: Sure.
MR. KELL Y: And could he do that and just pull another permit
for the screen?
MR. AMBACH: Absolutely. And get a Certificate of
Completion on that, yes. That option was given to him.
MR. KRAENBRING: And the reason that wasn't -- why didn't
you choose that option, sir, just to have the screen removed?
MR. KARNES: From the standpoint of efficiency again, sir,
why pull two permits when I can just pull one and pull it all down. I
never expected this.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: You're telling us efficiency, but it
doesn't seem efficient that you get one done and you let one linger for
six or eight months. That doesn't seem efficient to me. It would seem
MR. KARNES: Wouldn't it cost more if I would have gotten two
permits instead of one?
MR. KRAENBRING: When do you want to take these sheds
down?
MR. KARNES: Sir, quite honestly they're costing me more
money sitting there right now than if I just pull them down with the
first permit. And quite honestly, the permit cost itself is probably
worth more than both the sheds combined.
MR. KRAENBRING: Why don't you take them down?
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MR. KARNES: Because I've been involved in many, many
issues that aren't to be brought up here in today's venue.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And we really don't want to get into
that --
MR. KARNES: No, sir. And believe me, I don't want them in
my life, but they're there.
MR. PONTE: The sheds are not part ofthe issue here. What is at
issue is the screen. And that has been removed. And that being the
case, it seems to me -- that being the case, it seems to me --
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Excuse me, they have not been
removed.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Sir, you're not part of the --
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: They are not removed.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Sir, I'm not going to address you.
MR. PONTE: The testimony is that the screen enclosure has
been removed. That being the case, I would make a motion that the
case against the county as -- against the respondent as described here
be dismissed.
MR. KELLY: And that going along with what George says, I'll
make a motion that no violation exists.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Before we do that, the party in the
audience, if you'd like to speak, you need to come up and we can
swear you m.
MR. KELL Y: If this is public comments, should it be held to the
end or should it be before?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We're ready to make a motion, so
before we make a motion.
MR. LARSEN: Right. And prior to the motion, I just want a
clarification here. I don't think that the issue is whether or not a
violation existed, I think it's pretty much been admitted that a violation
exists. It's what he did after the Notice of Violation and he abated it.
And he had the option of either going and getting a permit or
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removing the structure.
And in this particular case, if I understand correctly, I think he
removed the structure, which abated the violation.
MR. KELLY: I agree. And that was what I originally saw. But
then the investigator was good enough to point out that he also
checked the boxes underneath, which does require permits. I just
didn't read far enough. My bad.
MR. LARSEN: It's the order to correct the violations, yes.
MR. KARNES: Sir, and I don't argue that point. But my last
conversation with the supervisor and code enforcement, by her actions
in writing, stated that taking this option was permissible. And I
followed through on it.
MR. LARSEN: I agree with you.
MR. KARNES: Okay, sir. Thank you, sir.
MR. AMBACH: I have a question for the board. How do I
satisfy the permit? I don't understand --
MR. KELL Y: It's going to be up to the respondent how he wants
to handle this, but there's two ways you can do it: You can either
remove the other sheds and that would satisfy the permit as existing or
cancel this particular permit, not remove the sheds or leave that
completely separate and then open a new permit just on the screen
enclosure and demo.
MR. AMBACH: That's what I'm asking the board to do for the
county today.
MR. KRAENBRING: Can we ask the county's opinion on this?
It seems to me that we're just -- round and around. Either get a new
permit or take the sheds down. Whatever it cost -- if we're -- don't let a
fee apply to this. Just re-permit it and get it done.
MR. PONTE: The sheds are not an issue in this case --
MR. KRAENBRING: That's right, that's the point --
MR. KELLY: But I think that's what the county wants. They
want us to make it part of the order.
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We can't, because that's not why
they're here.
MR. PONTE: That's not what the --
MR. KRAENBRING: Diane, do you have an opinion on this or
MS. FLAGG: Margie can answer your question.
MS. STUDENT-STIRLING: Good morning. For the record,
Marjorie Student-Stirling, Assistant County Attorney.
As I understand it, a Certificate of Occupancy or Completion is
really needed to know that what was done under the permit has been
done and in compliance with the county's rules and regulations. So it
would be my opinion that the permit needs to have the Certificate of
Completion. It may be a technicality, but we need that.
Whether you choose to sever the other structures from that so the
final inspection can be made and the Certificate of Completion issued,
that's fine, but the county needs that Certificate of Completion on the
removal of the screen enclosure.
MR. KRAENBRING: So does he need to file a new permit or
can he just sever those sheds from it and get the completion?
MS. STUDENT -STIRLING: I think what probably would have
to be done is to get a new permit for the sheds, and then that would
leave the one left for the screen enclosure and we could inspect and
then issue the Certificate of Completion.
MR. KRAENBRING: And just as a -- how much is a new permit
going to cost?
MR. KARNES: 50 bucks.
MR. KRAENBRING: 50 bucks?
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir.
MR. KRAENBRING: So we're here for $50.
MR. KARNES: Indirectly, yes, sir. Because I'll refer back to
document 9(B) again where I followed my last direction, which was to
get a partial C.O. And I followed through on that in a very timely
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manner and addressed it.
MR. KRAENBRING: I'm just going to say, sir, with all due
respect, if we're here for $50 --
MR. KARNES: It's ridiculous.
MR. KRAENBRING: Then why not just get a permit and -- just
refile it.
MR. KARNES: If it would satisfy the board, I'd be happy to go
pull another permit for the sheds that aren't part of any violations or --
MR. KRAENBRING: Would that satisfy the county ifhe got a
new permit?
MS. CAPASSO: Supervisor Susana Capasso for the record --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We need to swear you in.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MS. CAPASSO: I'm sorry.
And, you know, in order to bring this to a close, when I had
spoken to Mr. Karnes, I had indicated that ifhe was able to obtain a
partial on that -- partial C.O., that I would be satisfied. Because I just
need the Certificate of Completion for the portion that we have a case
on in order to close the case.
And he had indicated that he had spoken to Gary Harrison who
said he could. And I think maybe there was some confusion. Maybe
he got a final inspection and thought that was the partial C.O.
But ifhe can get the partial C.O., he wouldn't have to pull
another permit and we could resolve the issue. And I'd be perfectly
okay with that.
MR. KRAENBRING: So what does he have to do now? He has
to just call up and get someone --
MS. CAPASSO: He has to go back to the county and get the
partial C. O.
MR. KRAENBRING: Okay. He doesn't have to pull another
permit, he has to make a phone call.
MS. CAPASSO: Or go down in person. It's probably the most
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expeditious way to do this at this point.
MR. KRAENBRING: You know, folks, it seems like a very
simple matter.
MR. KARNES: Sir, I'm very confused, because what did the
inspector come out and sign off on?
MR. KELLY: The final. The final's different than the C.O.
MR. KARNES: No, he signed -- no, if you'll look at document--
MR. KRAENBRING: You know what, I -- to tell you the truth
MR. KARNES: -- he signed off on -- he signed off and it even
states screen enclosure.
MR. KRAENBRING: One second, sir. I don't even know if we
really need to hear a whole lot more. All's you need to do is make a
phone call, have them come out, approve that it's been taken down.
And then when your sheds come down you'll get the other half of that
approval.
Folks, you know--
MR. KARNES: Sir, I did.
MR. KRAENBRING: -- for some reason you guys aren't
communicating properly. I don't know what it is, you know, whether
you don't have an understanding of it or they don't have an
understanding of you, but to the other members of the board, I just
think this is a simple matter. Just have them come out, approve it and
we're done.
MR. KARNES: Members of the board, if you please reference
8(A) and 8(B), that's exactly what I did.
MR. KRAENBRING: Then why wasn't it approved by you?
MR. KARNES: It says 5/14 it was signed off, screen room only,
8(A).
And in addition to that, I even -- because I couldn't be there that
day, even though I was instructed to be there that day I had to go see a
client in Fort Myers. I even left Mr. Harrison--
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MR. KRAENBRING: One second, sir. Mr. Chairman, I think we
need to move toward a decision here.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Well, we do have --
MR. KRAENBRING: We have one person who --
MR. KELL Y: You're going to need to grant it more time. It's
now 25 minutes, not the 20 allotted.
MR. KRAENBRING: I think we need to see a decision here. It
sounds to me like we have a little bit of a confrontation between the
two sides, that it's just very simply answered, you know, have the
proper permit closed out or, you know, approved. You guys work with
him and we're done.
MS. CAPASSO: Absolutely. And, you know, I'll be happy to
take a look at whatever he has, and if it is a C. O. On the portion that
we have the case on, we'll be happy to close the case. That's all we
really are looking for here.
MR. LARSEN: Mr. Chairman, I believe at this time we have to
move towards determining whether or not a violation actually exists
before we go to recommendations.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Well, we also have--
MR. PONTE: You have a motion, I think. I made a motion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Well, we do have an audience
member that would like to speak, too. So would you like to remove
your motion at this --
MR. PONTE: To dismiss?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Until after we hear --
MR. PONTE: All right.
MR. KELLY: And I'll remove my motion as well. And also I'd
like to make a motion that we grant three minutes to the public to
extend the time that's allotted by our rules.
MR. LARSEN: I second that.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
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MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
If! could have you stand up, please, sir. State right to the mic.
MR. MCMILLAN: Jay McMillan.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And you need to be sworn in, too.
(Speaker was duly sworn.)
MR. MCMILLAN: I won't take three minutes, guys.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Let's just talk about the case. I don't
want to talk about anything --
MR. MCMILLAN: Number one reason I was here, the screen
cage still stands. All he's done is remove screen panels. I just want to
take that right away to you guys. I have a picture, I have two other
witnesses. As of this morning at 8:00, the screened cage that's in
violation still stands. All he's done is removed screen panels.
Secondly, he's used you guys --
MR. PONTE: Excuse me, sir. I have to ask you, what's the
difference? I don't understand the difference.
MR. MCMILLAN: The metal, the structure which imposes on
his neighbor's right-of-way still is in existence. It's still there.
MR. KARNES: I object to that for preservation.
MR. KRAENBRING: Why do you object to it?
MR. KARNES: For any future use --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Objection noted.
MR. KARNES: -- the statements being made. I don't know the
exact rules, but I know I need to say something.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Objection noted.
MR. KARNES: Thank you, sir.
MR. MCMILLAN: The screen enclosure which is the violation,
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the metal that made up the screen enclosure still stands right now. All
he has done is removed the screen panels from that screen enclosure.
You see these uprights? They're still there. They're not gone. And two
other people in this room saw it this morning as of 8:00. I've got
pictures, they're not great pictures, but two other people saw it this
. .
mornmg, SIr.
MR. KRAENBRING: Could I ask a question of the county.
When is the last time you made an inspection of the property?
MR. AMBACH: The site inspection was just after he received
his final. And he was given that partial final by the county by a
certified inspector.
MR. PONTE: On what date?
MR. AMBACH: I believe that was the 14th of April.
MR. KRAENBRING: So the inspector has approved that it has
been properly removed.
MR. AMBACH: A partial final was approved on that, yes.
MR. MCMILLAN: That's the deal, and that's what he was doing.
MR. KARNES: I object to that. Once again, I'll refer you to
sheet 8(B) where the screen enclosure is noted in a cloud in typical
drawing format, and that area has been removed as instructed.
MS. CAPASSO: Can I ask for perhaps in the interest of settling
the matter if we can maybe grant a continuance and we will work with
Mr. Karnes to resolve this issue, and then we can always bring it back
to the board if need be.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: It's hard to ask for a continuance
after we heard basically the whole case.
MS. CAPASSO: I understand. I just feel like we're going around
in circles and we're not really getting anywhere and --
MS. RAWSON: I don't think you can grant a continuance to
another date, because you already heard the case. You could, however,
continue it to be heard after a few other cases here, allow them to go
out in the hall and talk about it. And if they want to come back in then
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and tell us what the resolution is today, then we could do that. You
just move it down the agenda.
MR. KAUFMAN: I have a quick question. Does the screen
removal, does that -- what is being referred to in 8(A) constitute it
being removed? Does the frame -- is the frame part of the unit or not?
MS. CAPASSO: I believe the initial case was for the removal of
the screen enclosure.
MR. KAUFMAN: When you say enclosure, does that include
the screen and the superstructure that holds it or just the screen?
MS. CAPASSO: I don't know that it included the support beams.
But I would like some time to really look at this again before going
forward. I don't want to speak out of turn.
MR. KARNES: For clarification, if! may add, document 8(B),
which is the plan view drawing, that came from the permit submittal
package.
MR. KRAENBRING: And you're saying that part has been
removed.
MR. KARNES: Yes, sir, that's what I'm saying.
MR. KRAENBRING: Including the frame.
MR. KARNES: That's completely gone, yes, sir. It's been gone
since before 5/14, because that's when it was signed off.
MR. KRAENBRING: Gentlemen, I think the county has to
bring us more evidence as to what's actually happening here. Because
we don't know -- we have testimony from, I guess, a neighbor that that
has not been removed. This gentleman says it has been removed. The
county says it has been removed.
MR. AMBACH: If I may, we're not permitting specialists -- or,
I'm sorry, building inspectors. We enforce the Land Development
Code. If an inspector from the building department goes out there and
puts his stamp of approval on a final for that screen room to be
removed, we are assuming that the building inspector knows what he's
doing and he's saying that that screen room has been removed.
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But the problem still remains that the Certificate of Completion
has not been obtained for that permit.
MR. KARNES: That's not why we're here.
MR. KELL Y: Can I make a comment? I'm not completely
comfortable with passing the buck. However, I think that our only
decision as a board is to decide whether or not a violation exists. And
the one caveat is whether or not a partial final, which was a final on
the screen enclosure, can be considered a Certificate of Occupancy.
What the respondent or the county works out after that might be
beyond the jurisdiction of this board. I think we just need to decide
whether there's a violation or not.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. PONTE: I have a motion that was to dismiss, so we have to
get rid of that first because that's still there.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do you want to --
MR. PONTE: I would repeat that. I do not believe that there is a
case here. The screen has been removed. And this case, as it was
presented in the documents should be dismissed.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I have that second? Second still
stands.
MR. KRAENBRING: I don't have a second to that, but I will say
that I would almost like to see this continued so that we can get some
pictures, we can get testimony of the person that signed off on this.
We've got a neighbor who apparently says that this is still there.
I just don't think we have enough information to make a final decision.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: If this case is dismissed, could it be
brought back in front of us?
MR. KRAENBRING: A continuance.
MS. RAWSON: If it's dismissed, you'd have to have it brought
back on a different violation, because it would be re judicata.
MR. LARSEN: I make a motion that a violation did exist. That
when the violation was cited, that basically there was a nonpermitted
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screen enclosure. I don't think that there's any contention.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We already have a motion on the
table. We'd have to--
MR. LARSEN: I don't think it's been seconded.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: No, it hasn't.
MR. LARSEN: As a matter of protocol, is that motion now
moot?
MR. PONTE: I think what he's asking -- we haven't -- you didn't
ask for a second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I did not ask for a second.
MS. RAWSON: I guess we could continue it because you want
further evidence. I just hope all of the same members that heard this
today are back. And when you get your minutes, I hope you will read
and review them very carefully, if we continue it to the next hearing.
Because we need to just pick up right where we left off, with further
evidence.
Now, is there a pending motion on the board that has been
seconded at the moment?
MR. KRAENBRING: Let me ask you this question, Jean. Okay,
so we have a violation does exist, a violation doesn't exist as a motion.
In order to move this forward, we find a violation did exist and that
then we have to go to a recommendation from the county?
MS. RAWSON: Yes, you would.
MR. KRAENBRING: You know -- and at that point we can look
at the county's recommendation and say rather that maybe taking --
personally I think that this thing should just be done with, I think. It's
nonsense.
But the thing is then we can go to the continuance? Or do we
have to make a motion for --
MS. RAWSON: No, if you're going to continue the case for
further evidence, it would have to be prior to any motions. The only
motion to be made is to continue it for further evidence to the next
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meeting.
MR. KARNES: Sir, if! may, is there any chance that I could--
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: It's closed.
MR. KELL Y: Mr. Chair, let me just, if I can, tell the board
where my mind is. Maybe that will help. And if there's more people
who feel the same way maybe we can run that route.
After the testimony with the investigator, sounds like he's
intimately knowledgeable about all the details and the assistant county
attorney. I think it's probably our responsibility to find that a violation
does exist for the fact that it was never C.O.'d, and leave it up to the
county and the respondent to decide how they're going to go about
separating the permit issue and getting the C.O. for the screen
enclosure, which is the violation.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Is that a motion, Mr. Kelly?
MR. LARSEN: I've already got that motion pending.
MR. KELLY: Yes, that's just reminding. So I'm agreeing with
his motion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: So you seconding the motion?
MR. KELL Y: Well, we need to not second George's, first.
MR. PONTE: We have to get rid of my motion first. I will
withdraw my motion.
MR. LARSEN: So my motion stands that a violation, when it
was originally cited, did exist.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And --
MR. KELL Y: I would just like to say that if they didn't get the
C. O. then it does exist.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: So do I hear --
MR. KELLY: It might be semantics but --
MR. LARSEN: No, I agree with that.
MR. KELLY: Okay, then seconded.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
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MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion is passed.
MR. LARSEN: Now we go to recommendations.
MR. KELLY: Right. My suggestion would be to quite simply
just get a C.O. on the violation portion.
MR. KRAENBRING: I think the county has said today that
they're willing to work with that, just to get it resolved.
MR. KELLY: And then set a time frame and a penalty. That's it.
MR. LARSEN: Right, I agree. I would make a motion that they
be able to do that within a 90-day period of time or that basically a
penalty be imposed.
MR. KELL Y: Can I ask if you could hold your motion just until
we hear the op. costs and we'll get everything into one.
MR. LARSEN: That's fine.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Recommendation?
MR. AMBACH: Can I read my recommendation as I have it?
MR. KRAENBRING: If you could put it on the board for us.
MR. KELL Y: I don't know if it's going to be suitable.
MR. AMBACH: I don't have a copy. Can I read it first and then
put it up for you, is that possible? Okay.
Recommendation that the CEB order the respondent to pay
operational costs in the amount of $87.44 incurred in the prosecution
of this case within 30 days and abate all violations by obtaining a
Certificate of Completion on the demolition permit, therefore restoring
the property to its original permitted condition within 30 days of
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today's hearing or pay a fine of $200 per day for as long as the
violation continues to exist.
And thirdly, to notify my department to do any inspection on it,
a final.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Any comments?
MR. PONTE: I think it's right on the mark.
MR. KRAENBRING: Yeah, because according to the
respondent it's been removed, according to the neighbor it hasn't. But
30 days at this point should be enough to take down --
MR. PONTE: I'll make a motion to accept the county's
recommendation as submitted.
MR. DEAN: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
MS. RAWSON: Break time.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Yes, sorry.
MR. KARNES: Is that it?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: That's it.
MR. KARNES: I'd requested a closing statement and wasn't
given that opportunity prior to you making your decision. Note that on
the record. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Ten minutes, please.
(A recess was taken.)
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: If everyone could take their seats,
please. I'd like to call the CEB back to order.
We should be at Perez.
MR. KELL Y: Yeah, Perez.
MR. KRAENBRING: This is the case where that person, we
didn't approve their stipulation, so they're not here.
I make a motion that we continue this case to the county's favor.
What is the county looking at, next meeting? I make a motion that we
continue this to the next meeting.
MR. LARSEN: I second it.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
All right, we're going to move on to the next one. Juan
Hernandez and Adriana Garcia.
MS. MARKU: That is in reference to Case No. 2006081209.
F or the record, the respondent is not present. The respondent and
the board were sent a packet of evidence and I would like to enter the
packet of evidence as Exhibit A.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. KELL Y: Make a motion to accept.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. KRAENBRING: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
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MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
MS. MARKU: Violation of ordinances 04-41, as amended, Land
Development Code, Sections 10.02.06(B)(1)(a), 10.02.06 (B)(1)(e),
1O.02.06(B)(I)(e) (I).
Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances, Section 22,
Article 2, Section 106.1.2.
Description of violation: Garage converted, enclosed without
Collier County permits.
Location/address where violation exists: 1521 Golden Gate
Boulevard, Naples, Florida, 34120.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Juan Hernandez and Adriana Garcia, 1521 Golden Gate
Boulevard, Naples, Florida, 34120.
Date violation first observed: August 3lst, 2006.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation:
September lst, 2006.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: October lst, 2006.
Date of reinspection. October 2nd, 2006.
Results of reinspection: Violation remains.
At this time I would like to turn the case over to Code
Enforcement Investigator Michelle Scavone.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MS. SCAVONE: For the record, Collier County Code
Enforcement Investigator, Michelle Scavone.
Affidavit of service for the notice of hearing was served by
posting the property and the courthouse on June 4th, 2008.
This case was started as an anonymous complaint on August 8th,
2008 for a garage conversion without Collier County permits.
On August 32st --
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: What was the date that it was
opened? You said 2008.
MS. SCAVONE: I'm sorry, 2006, thank you.
On August 31 st, 2006 violation was first observed and research
was conducted.
On September I st, 2006 I met with Mr. Hernandez, who was the
property owner. A Notice of Violation was served, which he signed
and was given an explanation and a copy of.
In the Notice of Violation, it was stated that he may get a permit
for the garage conversion or a demolition permit to return the home
the way that it was.
Mr. Hernandez chose to permit the garage conversion and bring
it up to code. He applied for the permit and went through an extensive
review due to some septic issues. He was finally -- the permit was
placed in ready status for him to pick up.
And on February I 8th, I had spoken with Mr. Hernandez about
getting the permit finished and picking it up, and he basically did not
have the money to pick it up. It was around $4,000 for the permit, due
to impact fees.
He had stated at that time that he was losing his home and trying
to make mortgage payments and he did not have the money for that
permit to be picked up, in which case the permit had expired, and still
as of present date the garage is still in the converted status and the
violation remains.
MR. KAUFMAN: Was that February 18th, 'on
MS. SCAVONE: Let me check the date for you.
MR. KAUFMAN: Or '08?
MS. SCAVONE: '07. The permit was applied on August 20th,
2007. It was approved for pick up -- I'm sorry, it was approved July
20th, 2007, it was approved on August 8th, 2007. It was ready to be
picked up, February 18th, I'm not sure. I made a mistake with that
date.
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MR. KAUFMAN: And you spoke to them after the permit was
ready to be picked up on what date?
MS. SCAVONE: I had spoken with the owner on August 27th of
2007 and September 19th, it was, 2007. Again, on November 5th, you
know, letting him know that the permit is ready, that it needed to be
picked. And he at all those times stated the same thing, that he didn't
have the money to pick up the permit.
MR. DEAN: Just a quick question. Is that impact fee you stated
$4,000; is that correct?
MS. SCAVONE: Yeah, I have an estimation sheet here, if you
want the calculations. I can give them to you, you can look through
them.
It's basically because he was adding -- it was 440 I think square
feet to a 1368 square foot structure, which puts him up into the
different tier. And then they have it all estimated out here, which he
was aware of and had signed paperwork, you know, noting what he
was aware of. Can I put it up?
MR. KRAENBRING: Make a motion that we accept that.
MR. DEAN: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: So basically he's building a garage of 480 square
feet.
MS. SCAVONE: He added square footage of living space.
MR. KRAENBRING: So the garage was already existing, he
just finished it. He took the garage door off and put drywall up and
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finished it.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Did he add a bathroom?
MS. SCAVONE: I don't know ifthere was a bathroom in there
or not because I was never granted access to go inside.
MR. KELL Y: I have a question for you. Do you know if the
house is occupied?
MS. SCAVONE: I was -- no, I don't know if it's occupied. Any
time I've been there, nobody ever answered the door. It looks as if
there is someone living there.
And I have had previous phone conversations with Mr.
Hernandez. I called yesterday to confirm our court date today. He did
not answer. I left a message and he has not called back.
MR. KRAENBRING: Do you --
MR. KELLY: More importantly, I'm sorry. Do you know if
anyone's occupying or do you think anyone's occupying the addition
that's not been approved?
MS. SCAVONE: I don't know. There's curtains up.
MR. KELL Y: Do you have pictures?
MS. SCAVONE: I don't have pictures.
MR. LARSEN: Mr. Chairman, I'd like to make a motion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Richard, do you have one more
question?
MR. KRAENBRING: No, it's beyond the jurisdiction of this
board. But boy, that's got to be really tough to take when they call you
and tell you you've got to pay a $4,000 permit for converting a garage.
I know that's beyond the jurisdiction of the board.
I'd like to make a motion that a violation does exist.
MR. DEAN: I'll second that.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
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MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And your recommendation, please.
Sorry, Mr. Larsen.
MR. LARSEN: It's okay.
MS. SCAVONE: The county recommends that the Code
Enforcement Board respond -- order the respondent to pay all
operational costs incurred in the amount of $87.44 in the prosecution
of this case and abate all violations by submitting a complete
application for any and all Collier County building permits or a
demolition permit. Obtain a permit. Request all required inspections
and obtain a Certificate of Completion within 60 days of this hearing
or a fine of $200 per day will be imposed until the violation is abated.
Also, that the respondent must notify the Code Enforcement
investigator within 24 hours of when the violation has been abated in
order to conduct a final inspection to confirm abatement.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Any questions?
MR. KELLY: I'd like to see added that they add 30 days to the
op. cost payment.
MR. KAUFMAN: I have a question. Will that building permit
expire at the end of August, '08?
MS. SCAVONE: It has expired.
MR. KAUFMAN: It has expired already? So the individual
would have to start from square one.
MS. SCAVONE: He can re-app. it. He has the option. Or he also
has the option of taking out a demo permit and restoring it back to the
way that it was.
MR. PONTE: I have a question. What would the demo permit
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cost?
MS. SCAVONE: I believe it's $53.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Mr. Kelly, do you have any other
questions?
MR. KELLY: No, sir.
MR. PONTE: Just one other thought. Should that demolition
option be mentioned here? It is in many other cases, is it?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: It is. Second line.
MR. PONTE: Thank you, sir.
MR. KRAENBRING: I would say one other thing. There is no
real health or safety issue here, it's just a permitting case, that we
might just look at reducing the fine or let this gentleman --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Well, we don't know if there's a
health and safety issue. She hasn't been able to get inside. And we
don't know how it's finished up.
MR. KRAENBRING: Fair enough.
MR. LARSEN: I move we accept the county's recommendation
as so stated.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Before we second it, Mr. Kelly
brought up a point to have the operational costs paid within 30 days.
Could we have that included.
MR. LARSEN: I modify my motion to have it paid within 30
days.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: I modify my second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
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CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Thank you very much.
Next case, BCC versus James L. Hargraves.
MS. MARKU: This is in reference to Case No. 2007110616.
For the record, the respondent is present.
The respondent and the board were sent a packet of evidence,
and I would like to introduce the packet of evidence as county Exhibit
A.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. KAUFMAN: So moved.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. PONTE: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Jean, as an alternate, can you make a
motion as an alternate?
MS. RAWSON: No. You can't vote either. You can participate
in the discussion.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I should have made a mention at the
beginning of the meeting.
MR. LARSEN: All right, I move to accept the evidence.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Thank you.
MR. PONTE: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
I'd like to have you sworn in, please.
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(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MS. PETRULLI: For the record, Supervisor Petrulli, Collier
County Code Enforcement.
I have spoken with Mr. Hargraves. He would like to ask for a
continuance at this time. He had an attorney, which is out of town.
This is a complex case. And I think it would be better for him to have
his attorney present. So I would like for him to speak for himself, but
the county has no problem with any continuance.
MR. HARGRAVES: Yes, we'd like to try to get -- I don't know
when the attorney's going to be back, and we might have to hire
another attorney, so I need to have a continuance to see what we can
do about it.
MR. KRAENBRING: Does the county have a recommendation
on when this would like to be continued until? Next month, the
following month?
MS. PETRULLI: I would suggest the following month, just so
that they have enough time to bring a new lawyer up to date.
MR. KRAENBRING: So the end of September then.
MS. PETRULLI: Yes.
MR. KELLY: I make a motion that we grant the continuance.
MR. KRAENBRING: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
MS. PETRULLI: Thank you very much.
MR. HARGRAVES: Thank you, board.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: If I'm not mistaken, next case will be
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BCC versus Genel Bricius and Dieumila Faugue. I can't remember
how it was pronounced last time.
MS. RAWSON: Just for the record, the September meeting is
September 25th, which is our regular day.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Then we probably would have to --
MS. RAWSON: And you know what? It's at Horseshoe.
MS. MARKU: That is correct.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Let's make sure we notice --
MS. RAWSON: I think he left.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Mr. Flood. We send a notice that
there's a change in the date because we did tell him the 22nd.
MR. DEAN: That's for next month.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Oh, the following month.
September, sorry.
MR. KRAENBRING: Yeah, we're okay with that.
MS. RAWSON: I'm talking about Mr. Hargrave's case, the
gentleman who just left. Maybe Patti will catch him.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: That was September 25th?
MS. RAWSON: It is September 25th. And I'll put right in the
order that it's going to be at the Horseshoe Drive.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Thank you.
MS. MARKU: This case is in reference to Case No.
CESD20080004919.
F or the record, the respondent is not present. The respondent and
the board were sent a packet of evidence and I would like to enter the
packet of evidence as Exhibit A.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. KRAENBRING: Make a motion to enter the packet.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. PONTE: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
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MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion possess.
MS. MARKU: Violation of ordinances 10.02.06(B)(I)(a) and
10.02.06 (B)(l)(e) of Ordinance 04-41, as amended, the Collier
County Land Development Code, and Sections 1.04.1.3.5 of the Code
of Laws and Ordinances of Collier County, Florida.
Description of violation: Unpermitted conversion of a duplex to
a four-plex without obtaining Collier County approval and all
necessary Collier County building permits.
Location/address where violation exists: 2730 Pine Street,
Naples, Florida, 34112.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Genel Bricius and Dieumila Faughe, 3615 Boca Ciega Drive,
Apartment 212, Naples, Florida, 34112.
Date violation first observed: April 2nd, 2008.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation: Notice
of Violation received by certified mail on April I 8th, 2008 and Notice
of Violation posted on property and courthouse on April I 5th, 2008.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: Within 30 days of
receipt of Notice of Violation, May 19th, 2008.
Date of reinspection: May 23rd, 2008.
Results of reinspection: Violation still remains.
At this time I would like to turn the case over to Code
Enforcement Board Investigator Thomas Keegan.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
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MR. KEEGAN: Good morning. This case started -- the
respondent bought this -- bought a four-plex, thinking it was a
four-plex when it's actually a permitted duplex.
I met with the respondent. He had no idea what he did. I served
him -- well, I posted, sent it certified mail, did all the service. It took a
while. He has done what the county has asked him to do. I met with
him yesterday, we went through everything. The county's happy, he's
happy, we plan to withdraw this case, due to the fact that he's lost two
rentals that he thought he was actually buying.
MR. KRAENBRING: So you're not going to be asking for any
operational fees or anything --
MR. KEEGAN: No, sir. He's been through enough, so--
MR. KELL Y: So did you just want a finding of fact that a
violation did exist?
MR. KEEGAN: Please.
MR. LARSEN: All right. I move that a violation did exist on the
date of the issuance of the violation.
MR. KRAENBRING: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
MR. KEEGAN: Thank you.
MR. LARSEN: I make a second notice that we permit the
county to withdraw this case for penalty purposes.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
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MR. KRAENBRING: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
MR. KEEGAN: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Next case will be Robert and Janine
Ankney.
MS. MARKU: This is in reference to Case No. 2007050259.
For the record, the respondent is present.
The respondent and the board were sent a packet of evidence and
I would like to enter the packet of evidence as Exhibit A.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. LARSEN: So moved.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. KRAENBRING: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
MS. MARKU: The violation of Ordinances 204-4 I as amended,
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the Collier County Land Development Code, Sections
1O.02.06(B)(1)(a), 1O.02.06(B)(1)(e)(i). Not obtaining the
authorization of the required permits, inspections and Certificate of
Occupancy.
Also, Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances Section 22,
Article 2, Section I 06.1.2. No required inspection or final inspection
requested or Certificate of Occupancy issued.
Also, Florida Building Code 2004 Edition, Section 105.1. Any
owner who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move or change
occupancy of a building or structure shall first make application to the
building official and obtain the required permits.
Description of violation: Improvement of property without valid
Collier County building permits.
Location/address where violation exists: 6061 Painted Leaf
Lane, Naples, Florida, 34116.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Robert and Jean Ankney.
Date violation first observed: May 2lst, 2007.
Date ownerlperson in charge given Notice of Violation: May
21st, 2007.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: July 21 st, 2007.
Date of reinspection: August I 7th, 2007.
Results of reinspection: Violation remains.
At this time I would like to turn the case over to Code
Enforcement Investigator Ed Morad.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MR. MORAD: For the record, Code Enforcement Investigator
Ed Morad.
The complaint was given to me on May 9th, 2007. The
complaint was improvement of property without valid permits.
I met with the owner on May 2lst, 2007. I did witness
outbuildings not permitted or permitted buildings not inspected or
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C.Oo'd. Plus unpermitted additions.
I issued the property owner of record Notice of Violation. He
signed it.
MR. KRAENBRING: Make a motion that we accept the
document.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. PONTE: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELL Y: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
MR. MORAD: The respondent did get the inspections and the
C.Oo's on the permitted structures, and he did remove all nonpermitted
additions except for two structures. One was an outbuilding that was a
shed/office. And the other one was a carport that was converted and
enclosed to become a dwelling unit apartment.
These two unpermitted structures, the respondent wanted to
permit. So I set up meetings and scheduled the meetings with the
respondent, myself, the permitting supervisor, the permitting agent,
zoning and planning techs, and a building department structural
reVIewer.
We had two meetings about what needed to be done to come
into compliance. The respondent is going to argue that no one told him
that he needed a permit, needed to pay for a permit, needed to get
inspections or a Certificate of Occupancy for the structures.
If you look at the -- look at the Notice of Violation where the
arrow is, it clearly states that the respondent needs to get the permits,
the inspections and the Certificate of Occupancy.
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Also, I did a summary of the meetings to which the respondent
agreed to comply with the request, and the -- signed that document
after the meetings.
At both meetings, the respondent was given an option of getting
these structures permitted by affidavit because he stated that these
structures were built prior to him buying the property.
A permit by affidavit means that he could get a professional
engineer, architect to inspect the structures and conclude the structure
is constructed according to the required Florida Building Code.
The respondent did do that. He got a professional. And he was
given an affidavit -- a permit by affidavit. It was okayed by the
Director of Building, Mr. Bob Dunn. This is the document.
And the respondent refuses to pick up the permit, so the
violation still exists. That concludes.
MR. KELLY: Just a quick question. What is the cost to pick up
the permit.
MR. ANKNEY: $900.
MR. KELL Y: Thank you, sir.
MR. ANKNEY: My turn?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Yes, sir.
MR. ANKNEY: Good morning, gentlemen and ladies. My name
is Robert Ankney, I reside at 6061 Painted Leaf Lane in Naples,
Florida. I bought this property in 1994. The house was built in 1984.
The areas that Ed Morad is speaking about, it was my boys' bedrooms
there.
Okay, originally the plan showed a carport, but the aerial
photographs that the city has, what county has, shows the roofline of
the house as being part of the house, not a carport. The plans showed a
flat roof.
So this has been done for almost 25 years. I've lived in the house
15 years. And the shed in the back, it's a pole building. They
originally told me it was too close to the property line, so I spent $800
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and some for a survey proving that it wasn't too close to the property
line. I paid an engineer $l ,500 to come through the house just to show
that everything met the code to when this was built.
I allowed Mr. Morad to come through the house. I was helpful, I
showed him everything in my entire house, everything. We went
through the shed, you know, I showed him everything. All this was
there when I purchased the property.
So me, as Bob Ankney, I don't know what's going on. But when
we had the meeting with the lady, Alamar is her name, correct, Bob?
MR. MORAD: Yes, sir.
MR. ANKNEY: When we had that meeting I was under the
impression when I got this letter from the architect when they went
through my property saying everything met code, that Alamar said if
you do that, that's all we need. And that's what I did.
I had no idea that I had to come up with another $900 for a
permit for something that was done 25 years ago. And the engineer
said it meets all code and he assumes full liability if it doesn't.
So I just think I'm being done some injustice here. They told me
when I went down, Carol in the permitting has the permit there. They
wanted $900 and I said, number one, I don't have the money. And they
said if you want the fees waived, you have to see Mr. Bob Dunn.
So I made at least five visits to visit this man. I could never see
him. I don't know how many phone calls I made, the man would never
return your phone calls. Ed Morad knows I was down there to see him
because I would sign in at his office and at the building department
just so people would know I was there. And I tried to do the right
thing.
I'm a licensed asbestos removal contractor, and our major
contractor was Florida Power & Light. I've been there 15 years
working for them. And after the hurricanes, they made up their mind
that their own people are going to start doing more work and getting
off their lazy butts. So they redid a lot of the contracts and got rid of
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them, and I happen to be one of them that got gone.
So presently I'm drawing Social Security. I'm trying to make
more money, because there hadn't been an asbestos job around forever
because people figure it's a waste of money and they don't want to
hear. And, you know, they can spend their money somewhere else.
So, you know, I just don't have the money to layout, I'm sorry.
But I've done everything in my power to make it right. I spent over
$2,500 on this even that was already there when I bought the property.
So I tried to do the right thing, gentlemen.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Very good. I'm going to close the
public hearing.
And any questions from the board?
MR. DEAN: Just one. Did I hear that the carport was converted
to apartment? Did I hear that right?
MR. MORAD: Yes, sir, the carport -- the original plans, which I
have here if you'd like to see them, was approved for a carport and a
certain amount of square footage and storage for a certain amount of
square footage.
As it stands now, that is a dwelling unit, apartment, if you like,
it's a dwelling unit. Has full --
MR. DEAN: Does it have a restroom in it and--
MR. MORAD: Yes, sir, it has a full, three fixtured bathroom, a
kitchen, living room, dining room.
MR. KRAENBRING: There's a tenant in there?
MR. ANKNEY: No, that's where -- it's part of the whole house,
it's not separate. It's part of our entire house. When my boys were
there, that's where my boys lived. That was their bedroom.
MR. KRAENBRING: So you're not renting out the space?
MR. ANKNEY: No. But like I said, it was there when I bought
the property.
MR. MORAD: This is a sketch from the property appraiser's
office. The front part that you see there is what's -- the dwelling unit
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that's -- right, right there that's in question. That used to be -- if -- that's
what it was permitted for, as a carport with storage.
MR. KELLY: Mr. Morad, did you do a complete permit search
to see if there was anything since the original permit?
MR. MORAD: Yes, sir, I did the microfilm search and that's
where I found this documentation of the application showing it being a
carport and storage area, along with the square footage of the house
itself and screen enclosures.
I did both our computer programs. It's CD-Plus and now -- prior
to that was called WHIPS. And I also did the -- they called them, for
lack of better words, the handwritten permits, which was way prior to
'84. And the property appraiser's card that shows permits.
I got the permits for the metal buildings that weren't C.Oo'd or
inspected from that also. There's quite a bit of permit applications on
his property card. And I did research on all those. This is the only two
that he wanted to get permitted by affidavit, which he did. And the
permit can't be issued -- it can be issued if you pay for it, obviously.
But there's also an inspection sheet that has to be inspected by his
professional, his architect, which he's basically already did by that
document I showed you that was approved by Mr. Dunn. And he
asked to also take a letter taking responsibility for the building codes
and structure at that time. Then he gets his Certificate of Occupancy.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: At this point we're just asking
questions, and let's stick to the questions that are asked.
MR. KELLY: Just for the board for clarification. I can
understand how the respondent would be confused on this, because
permit by affidavit, what you would assume by its title, that it would
automatically suffice as a permit.
However, what a permit by affidavit is, is really somebody other
than a county inspector certifying the inspections for a permit.
So I do think from my knowledge that you still have to get a
permit. And this suffices as the inspections.
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MR. MORAD: And they don't have to meet today's codes.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. ANKNEY: I have one more question, if! may.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Well, the board -- it's closed at this
point.
MR. LARSEN: I have a motion that we find that a violation did
exist upon the issuance of the summons -- the statement of violation.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I have a second?
MR. DEAN: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
Do you have a recommendation?
MR. MORAD: Yes, sir.
Staff recommends that the board order the respondent to pay all
operational costs of$89.75 incurred in the prosecution of the case
within 30 days of to day's hearing, which would be August 29th, 2008,
and abate all the violations.
Normally the guidelines for this would be 120 days. But because
the permit's ready to be picked up, been approved and everything,
we're requesting that the order to abate be 30 days from today's
hearing, which would be August 29th, 2008, to obtain the approved
Collier County building permits, inspections, Certificate of Occupancy
or a $200 a day fine be imposed for each day the violation remains.
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Two, that the respondent elects to -- if the respondent elects to
remove the unpermitted improvements, they must first obtain a Collier
County demolition permit. The respondent must execute said permit
by removing all nonpermitted improvements and all resulting debris to
a site intended for final disposal. Obtain all required inspections,
Certificate of Completion within 60 days of today's hearing, which
would be September 29th, 2008, or a fine of $200 will be imposed for
each day any violations remained.
Number three, the respondent must notify the code enforcement
investigator when the violation has been abated in order to conduct a
final inspection to confirm abatement.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Any questions?
MR. KELL Y: Just a comment for the board. Due to the financial
hardship, I was hoping that maybe we can extend the time frame to
pick up the permit. Do you know if 60 days, Mr. Morad, would be in
conflict of how long that permit that's ready to be picked up would be
available, or is it not even submitted for?
MR. MORAD: Oh, no, it's available. That's the thing. It's been
approved. It's been reviewed by his professional. It's been approved by
the director. It's ready for the respondent to come in, pay the fees and
pick it up.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: When does that permit expire?
MR. MORAD: I don't know, to be honest with you. But that's
something that he would have to check, and ifhe needs to re-app. it,
obviously that would be available to him, to re-app. it.
The only problem with the 60 days extension is that it may
conflict with the part two of this recommendation unless he agrees
here to pick up the actual permit and not get the demolition permit.
That's up to you.
MR. KRAENBRING: Just as a thought to the board, we're not
dealing with any health or safety issue here, we don't have this being
occupied by a tenant. The gentleman's testimony is that he has not
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gotten a return phone call, requesting any kind of consideration for the
fee.
I don't see why -- you know, he's expressed a hardship
financially. Let's not be imposing fines for something like this. I'd say
give him some more time. And to the board's favor, whatever that time
would be.
I don't have an objection to the 120 days, to tell you the truth.
But if anybody else has a time recommendation then I'd be willing to
hear that.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Mr. Chairman, I have one other
suggestion, that perhaps Diane Flagg designate somebody to perhaps
stimulate the successful communication between the respondent and
the person that he was trying to get in contact with concerning
mitigating the permit fee.
MS. FLAGG: We'll take care of that.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Maybe you can stimulate the
conversation.
MR. MORAD: If I could add something about the fee. It's an
ordinance. The Director cannot waive the after-the-fact fees.
MR. KRAENBRING: It probably still would have been nice to
get a return phone call, though, you know. It's not my job, but it's nice
to get a return phone call, even if it's bad news.
MR. KELL Y: Mr. Chair, may I ask the respondent a question?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Absolutely.
MR. KELLY: Sir, would 60 days or 90 days be more
appropriate for the time frame that you --
MR. ANKNEY: Yes, that would be fine.
But I also have a couple of questions that I would like to ask, if I
may.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: The public hearing is closed at this
point.
MR. LARSEN: Mr. Chairman, I have a motion. I'd like to move
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that we accept the county's recommendation with the one caveat, that
instead of 30 days, we grant 60 days from today's hearing to obtain the
approved Collier County building permit inspections and Certificate
of Occupancy.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. PONTE: I'd like to just make a suggestion, a little revision
on that motion. I think it's all fine. I, in this case, think that 90 days is
fine but that the fine of $200 a day is on the high side. And I would
suggest that that possible penalty be reduced substantially to $l 00 a
day or less.
MR. KRAENBRING: I'd also like to make a comment. This is
to the respondent. We've seen this a number of times over the past
several years, where you bought a property and there was an
unimproved -- improvement, unpermitted improvement. So we really
don't have any ability to mitigate this fine or this permit cost. It's really
not up to us. So I understand your concern.
MR. ANKNEY: I still need to know one thing, though. The card
that he has, the sign-off card, may I see that again?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Unfortunately the public hearing is
closed. And --
MR. PONTE: You have a motion and a revision.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Right, we have a motion and a
revision, let's get through that. And then you can talk to Mr. Morad
after --
MR. ANKNEY: I just thought it's something that's important
that you all should hear.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Well, it's a little bit late, we already
ruled on the case. We found a finding of fact. And now we're working
on the recommendation. So it is late in this stage to go back, to
rewind.
So I think we should just get through what we're doing right now
and then you can discuss it with Mr. Morad after.
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It's up to Mr. Larsen to amend his motion to change it to -- did
you say 90 days?
MR. PONTE: I said 90 days and $100.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Would that be amendable?
MR. LARSEN: I'd prefer to keep it at 60 days and a $200 fine.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Well, we have a motion then. Do we
hear a second?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Are you a regular member?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Uh-huh.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Sorry.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Promoted.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I apologize.
And we have a second. All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
All those not in favor?
MR. DEAN: Opposed.
MR. KELLY: Opposed.
MR. KRAENBRING: Opposed.
MR. PONTE: Opposed.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: The motion fails.
MR. KRAENBRING: I make a motion that we extend the time
frame to 60 days and that we reduce the fine, if going past that time, to
$100.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I have a second?
MR. PONTE: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
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MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Motion passes.
You can talk to --
MR. MORAD: How about number two, does that stay the same?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: That is staying the same.
MR. KRAENBRING: 60 days, yes. That makes it consistent
also.
MR. ANKNEY: Okay, thank you.
MR. MORAD: Thank you.
MR. PONTE: Just a clarification. The question was does it stay
the same? It stays the same as section one. So it's $100.
MR. KRAENBRING: It's $100, right. It would be $100
regardless of whether it's demolition or permitting.
. MR. MORAD: The time frame stays the same, but the dollar
amount --
MR. KRAENBRING: 60 days, correct.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Did you understand that, sir?
MR. ANKNEY: Yes, if! go past the 60 days, it costs $100 a
day, correct?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Yes.
MR. ANKNEY: I still want to know about that card.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: The next case, or motion for
imposition of fines will be BCC versus well Willie L. and Marjorie
Davis.
MR. SNOW: Excuse me, for the board, Mr. Chair, remember,
we were supposed to talk about BCC versus Carlos Perez about the
continuance?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Yes.
MR. SNOW: Okay, do we need to do that now? When are we
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going to do that?
MR. KRAENBRING: We voted on than already.
MR. SNOW: You voted to do the continuance? I'm sorry, I
didn't hear that. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: That's okay.
Motion for imposition of fines. BCC versus Willie L. and
Marjorie Davis.
MS. MARKU: For the record, this is in reference to Code
Enforcement Board Case No. 2007-68. For the record, the respondent
is present.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MS. MARKU: August 23rd, 2007 the Code Enforcement Board
issued a finding of fact, conclusion of law and order, and that order is
attached for your review.
The respondent was found in violation, but the respondent has
complied with the Code Enforcement Board orders of August 23rd,
2007.
At this time, the county is recommending imposing a lien for the
fine at a rate of $200 per day for the period between February 20th,
2008 to July 30, '08, for a total of 160 days for the amount of $32,000.
Operational costs of 578.09 have been paid.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I'm looking at the request for
imposition of fines and it says the respondent has not complied.
MS. MARKU: The respondent has complied as of yesterday,
July 30th.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Okay. Because it says CEB orders
as of August 23, 2008, which we haven't gotten to yet.
MS. MARKU: 2007. But as of when you received this
information, the respondent was not in compliance. As of yesterday,
the respondent has come in compliance. And that is why the amount
of days and the amount of fines has changed.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Okay. And again what is the amount
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of the fines, please?
MS. MARKU: The amount of fine, it's $32,000 for $200 per day
for 160 days.
MR. KRAENBRING: Is this the Davis case? Do we have -- I
have $17,000--
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: It's changed.
MR. KRAENBRING: Oh, until May 15th, I see. I'm sorry.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All right. I guess the question is, we
have a recommendation to impose fines. And are you here to look for
a reduction of fines? I mean, maybe you want to explain why it took--
when was it in compliance once again, as of yesterday?
MS. MARKU: As of yesterday, July 30th, 2008.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And explain why it took so long to
come into compliance.
MR. DAVIS: Yes, sir, I am for reduction in fines, because of all
the hold-ups I've had throughout the whole ordeal of getting this thing
done is being held up by the county, getting permits and whatever.
And when I got to the point to where I was supposed to plant the
sod and all that stuff, the county enforcement, which was Mr.
Campbell at that time, he advised me not for put down sod or trees,
anything like that because of the water situation. I wasn't going to be
able to water.
So the stuff just laid there for months and months with me doing
nothing, ready. And that's why. Even this last ordeal here, it took me a
whole month to get a fence permit.
It's just I've been held up by the county. It's not that I didn't -- I
would have had the job done. It has not been all my fault.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Did we swear them in?
MR. SNOW: Yes, sir, I was sworn in.
For the record, Supervisor Kitchell Snow. I have been in contact
with Mr. Davis and monitored the property for the last -- since I took
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over the case from Investigator Tom Campbell.
Mr. Davis and Mrs. Davis have tried to be compliant. As you
know, when you're doing site development plans, site improvement
plans, things just happen. And unfortunately this progressed and they
reached the compliant state. As you remember, we brought it before
you last time because he didn't get this fence C.Oo'd. His contractor
said he'd had it C.Oo'd., but it wasn't C.O.'d. That was just done
yesterday.
He does have his business tax receipt, or the old occupational
license to be on that property, so everything's been done.
The county would support any reduction and leniency that the
board may impose. We feel he's been diligent in doing what he was
supposed to do. His engineer was very diligent in what he was
supposed to do. There were delays as there always are with site
improvement plans and site development plans. And he was
responsive and he did keep in contact with the county, as did his
engineer, to let us know what was going on.
But unfortunately it's one of those cases that just ran long.
MR. KELL Y: I make a motion that in light of testimony and the
fact that opp. costs have been paid, that we abate the fine.
MR. KRAENBRING: I second that.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELL Y: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Motion passes.
MR. DAVIS: Thank you, sir.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: You're welcome. Have a good day.
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Next case, BCC versus Anthony Gualario.
MS. MARKU: This is in reference to Code Enforcement Board
Case No. 2007-94. For the record, the respondent is present.
MR. GUALARIO: Good morning, gentlemen.
MS. MARKU: This case came before the Code Enforcement
Board on September 27th, 2007. The Code Enforcement Board issued
a finding of fact, conclusion of law and order. Copy of the order is
attached for your review.
At this time, county's requesting imposition of fines at a rate of
$100 per day for the period between May 24th, 2008 to June 13th,
2008, 21 days for a total of $2,100.
The respondent has complied with the CEB order and the
operational costs of 373.54 have been paid.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: On this one it says respondent has
complied with CEB orders as of September 27th, 2007.
MS. MARKU: The orders there were issued on September 27th.
MR. DEAN: As of '017
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MR. SANT AFEMIA: Good morning. For the record --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Well, it's still morning.
MR. SANTAFEMIA: Barely. For the record, John Santafemia,
Property Maintenance Specialist for Collier County Code
Enforcement.
As stated, Mr. Gualario is in compliance. I know that he is a
little bit over past the date of compliance. I don't know if he wants to
address that as far as his fines are concerned. But at this time
everything has been taken care of and abated.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Go ahead, sir.
MR. GUALARIO: My chance?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Yes, sir.
MR. GUALARIO: This has been an arduous undertaking. I
appeared before this board about 60 days ago, at which time I was
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given 60 days to make certain improvements that just been permitted.
The day before I met with you folks, I had called a fire
protection company to do the necessary extensions to the fire
suppression system. On April the 7th, about 11 days later, they
supplied me with a proposal to do that work. I signed that proposal
and gave it to them the very same day.
It took them from April the 7th to May the 7th to physically do
the work, make their drawing, get their permit, come out and do the
work.
They had an inspection, and that inspection failed. They
corrected the work, but it took until May the 21 st for that correction to
be done.
Now I'm just a couple of days before my 60 days is about to
expire. They did not -- but they secured a fire inspection that was
satisfactory, but they did not turn that inspection over to the county.
So on June the 2nd, I went to their office, picked up the yellow
ticket, brought it to the county and thought I was done. But I noticed
on that Certificate of Occupancy that the permit was different than the
main permit that I had been issued sometime before.
So I found out that there was an overriding fire inspection that
should have been done at the same time. It wasn't done. So I contacted
the fire department to do that. They did that about a week later. And I
was able to secure the final Certificate of Occupancy on June the 13th.
I've been very diligent in getting all of these things done, and
I've not wasted any time. And on that basis, I'm asking for waiver of
the fines.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a motion?
MR. LARSEN: I move we abate the fines.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. KRAENBRING: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
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MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
MR. GUALARIO: Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Next case, is BCC versus Teudis
Zamora.
MS. MARKU: This is in reference to Code Enforcement Board
Case No. 2006120209.
On January 24th, 2008, the Code Enforcement Board issued a
finding of fact, conclusion oflaw and order. A copy of that order is in
your -- is attached in your packet.
As of today, July 31st, 2008, the respondent has not complied
with the Code Enforcement Board orders issued on January 24th,
2008.
As a result, county is requesting imposition of fines at a rate of
$50 per day for the period between May 24th, 2008 to May 29th,
2008, for a period of six days for a total of $300. Fines continue to
accrue. Operational costs of 251.65 have not been paid.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Go ahead.
MS. SCAVONE: This is an imposition of fines, and I have not
had any contact with the owner whatsoever.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Any questions?
MR. KRAENBRING: I'm just curious, we're imposing fines for
a period in May. Is this something that we normally do?
MR. KELL Y: I just thought it was strange that the other case
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they extended it right up to today but this one stopped in May for
some reason.
MR. KRAENBRING: I'm just wondering from the county, is it
MS. MARKU: The other one extended to yesterday because
they came in compliance yesterday. This case is not in compliance. So
this was done May 29th, because that was when we sent the notice to
them, and that is why we put the language fines continue to accrue.
MR. KELLY: Good answer.
MR. KRAENBRING: Okay. I make a motion that we impose
the fines.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do I hear a second?
MR. DEAN: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
Any nays?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion passes.
Next case will be BCC versus Naples Property Services, LLC.
MS. MARKU: This is in reference to Code Enforcement Board
Case No. 2007050653.
On January 24th, 2008 the Code Enforcement Board issued a
finding of fact, conclusion of law and order. A copy of the order is
attached for your review.
As of today, July 31st, 2008, the respondent has not complied
with the Code Enforcement Board orders of January 24th, 2008.
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The county is requesting imposition of fines in the amount of
$2,000, which is $200 per day for the period of May 24th, 2008 to
June 3rd, 2008 for a total of 10 days in the amount of 2,000. That is
the fine amount. And then fines continue to accrue since the case is
not in compliance. Operational costs of357.86 have been paid.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: May I have the parties sworn in,
please.
(Speakers were duly sworn.)
MS. PETRULLI: This case is, as Bendisa said, still not in
compliance. Mr. Siragusa is the owner of the property, and I think he
would like to speak to the board about some problems he's had coming
into compliance.
THE COURT REPORTER: Could you spell your name, please.
MR. SIRAGUSA: Sure. S-I-R-A-G-U-S-A. First name Charles.
As background, these violations existed when I purchased the
property. There's a Notice of Violation that was issued, and I was
before you on January 24, 2008. I recognize four or five of you that
were here at the time. You may recall that you engaged in quite a
lengthy dialogue, you spent a great deal of time and thought on the
order that should be entered.
The order was entered, and when I was here before you, I said I
know the violations exist, I inherited them, I had knowing to do with
them, I will correct them.
I'm in process of doing that and in fact I've complied with the
order. And although I hesitate to bring it to your attention, we need to
look at the order to see that I've complied with both the letter and the
spirit of the order.
First it says I was to apply for the permit by April 23rd, 2008. I
did apply for the permit on April 21, 2008.
During the time between January and April 21, I needed to find
an architect, retain an architect, find a contractor, make sure he was a
contractor who could do the work and he was licensed, because
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obviously he had to have a general contractor's license. I found the
contractor. I found the architect. He prepared the plans, the plans were
submitted with the building permit on April 21, 2008.
Thereafter, the response came back from the county that certain
corrections needed to be made to the plan. There were very, very few
corrections that were needed that showed the plans had a great deal of
thought and they were done to the greatest extent possible to comply
with all the building codes.
The only significant thing that was in the county's response that
needed to be done was a site improvement plan. Now that I needed a
site improvement plan, which I didn't know what it was, had never
done one, I had no experience with it, I talked to the architect and I
said what do we do now. He said get an engineer.
I retained Edixon Engineering, Inc. There's a person there that
does a lot of work, 1.1. Bombassaro. Very, experienced. He knows
many of the people in the Collier County building department.
I retained him. He said -- I said what do we do next? He looked
at the plans and he said we need to schedule a pre -- an SIP
pre-application meeting, or a pre-application meeting to determine
what would be needed in terms of the site improvement plan.
The pre-application meeting was on July 16th, 2008. I attended
with Mr. Bombassaro, there were about eight representatives of
Collier County, all the different departments that had reviewed the
plans. There was minutes taken of the meeting. Here are the minutes.
Now, regrettably you don't have a copy of all this. And the
reason is that it was delivered by UPS. to Collier County, and you
didn't get it. I prepared actually a petition to clarify the order entered
on January 24, 2008, and you'll see why once you look at it.
I had this -- attached to this was the rejection by the county, a
letter from 1.1. Bombassaro requesting the pre-application meeting, a
copy of the minutes from the pre-application meeting. I gave this to
UPS. on July 25th, 2008. It was received by the county on July 28th.
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Now granted, it wasn't five days before, but for whatever reason,
the county has this petition to clarify the order and all the exhibits that
were received Monday, but they haven't come to you. So I have a
copy this, if you wanted to see it.
Now, the reason I prepared this petition to clarify the order is we
need to look at paragraph two of the order. I have complied with the
letter and spirit of the order, including paragraph two. The order says
once the permits are obtained by completing all work through related
inspections and the issuance of the C.O. within 120 days.
I haven't obtained the permit because it was rejected. It was
rejected because I needed a site improvement plan. I've gone through
the steps to now obtain the site improvement plan. I'm in the process
with Bombassaro from Edixon Engineering of now retaining a
landscape architect so that we can prepare, gather a landscape
architect plan.
One of the documents that I submitted or I attached to this
petition to clarify the order was in fact a letter from J.1. Bombassaro,
which unfortunately I don't have here, because I attached all the copies
of the 15 copies of this petition. In there he indicates that based on his
experience, and I have a feeling you gentlemen know better than I do
that I'm surprised at the length of time, he said to submit all the -- to
prepare the documents needed to submit a proper site improvement
plan, to then have it reviewed by the county, to have any response, to
make any changes, to get the site improvement plan completed,
approved and then to get the building permit based on the completed
site improvement work that's done pursuant to the plan would literally
take six to seven months.
And he estimated it would be November, December, before I
would literally have the permit, before all the work would be
completed and I would be able to get the C.O. because of the time
needed to submit the site improvement documents to the county, get
them approved, then do the work pursuant to the site improvement
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plan.
Now, again, when you look at the order, it says I have 120 days
from the date that the permits are obtained to complete the work and
get the C.O. Regrettably on the end of the second line of paragraph
two there's a parenthetical, May 28th, 2008.
Well, it's absolutely impossible for me to have obtained a permit
that's satisfactory, do all the work pursuant to the permit when I now
need a site improvement plan, and to have done that by May 23,2008.
I obviously didn't see this order before it was prepared. And I
know the gentleman over here has spent a great deal of time to try to
figure out how to give me the time to do the work but at the same time
keep my feet to the fire to make sure I would do the work. And
regrettably I can only say that the parenthetical of May 23 is
inconsistent with getting 120 days to finish the work and get the C.O.
from the date that I applied, which would be no later than April 23,
2008.
Now, for whatever it's worth, I contacted a lawyer and he
actually found some cases from the Florida Appellate Court that dealt
within inconsistencies in an order of court. I mean, I could show them
to you. There's one here.
MR. KELLY: Can I interrupt for just a second?
MR. GUALARIO: Sure.
MR. KELLY: I remember this case plainly, and number two was
my language. And the reason why I wrote it exactly the way it's
written now is because we talked about a site improvement plan. And
at the time, in remember correctly, it was a year's time frame that we
were throwing out there.
So we never put a time frame between when the submittal and
the pick-up or the work was to be done for that reason. I'm actually
very upset that county's even bringing this to us. It clearly states once
the permits are obtained. And it was written as such for that reason.
Now it might have been a typographical error if Jean put the date
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at the end of that line, but it's not right. And we can go back to the
minutes and verify that it wasn't right. I remember this clearly.
MR. GUALARIO: I can understand the county wanting the
work to get done because the building has been this way for many
years before I purchased it. But it's vacant, it was a former day care
center, the people left the place.
MR. LEFEBVRE: This is the one where there was a wall that
was open and we sard we don't want to duplicate things, close it up
and --
MR. GUALARIO: Demolish two sheds, and plans, provide for
all that --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I don't want to go back to the case,
but now I remember.
Do we want -- possibly one option would be to clarify our order
at this point? Could that be done, Jean?
MS. RAWSON: Well, we can do that. It basically says once the
permits are obtained, he has 120 days.
MR. KRAENBRING: And he didn't know about the site
improvement plan so he doesn't have his permits. I guess we're just
going to, at some point -- this is just discussion, we're going to be
hearing this case again. I mean --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Not hearing it but --
MR. KRAENBRING: Not hearing the case, but hearing the
motion for --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Imposition of fines.
MR. KRAENBRING: Right.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Can we strike May 23rd, 2008.
Would that clarify it that he has 120 days from the time that he
receives permits?
MS. RAWSON: Yes. May 23rd, 2008 was probably 120 days
from the date of the hearing.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Exactly.
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MS. RAWSON: But if you read the sentence, it clearly says
once the permits are obtained then he has 120 days.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: So let's strike May 23rd and give
you 120 days, in understand this correctly, from when you get your
permit.
MR. KRAENBRING: So really at this point, I guess the favor of
the board right now seems to be that we're not going to be imposing
fines now, we're going to wait and see. Once you get your permits,
then you have 120 days.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I don't see how we can't because
right here it says he has 120 days. And I think the only conflict is that
May 23rd, 2008. Ifwe--
MR. KRAENBRING: Can I just ask the county, do you have an
opinion on this?
MS. MARKU: We can withdraw the case and bring it back for
future imposition of fines, or if they comply with the order, then we
can close the case.
MR. KRAENBRING: Is it better just to have them withdraw
than to not impose the fines?
MS. RAWSON: I don't think we can impose the fines ifhe has
120 days from when the permits are obtained.
MR. KRAENBRING: But I'm saying they're asking us to
impose the fines and we're going to say we're not imposing the fines.
Or is it better for them just to withdraw --
MS. RAWSON: No, I think it's probably better to withdraw,
because it's prematurely here.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Can we mod -- hold on a second.
Can we modify --
MS. RAWSON: I can modify the order.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Take out the 23rd.
MS. RAWSON: Sure, not a problem.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: May 23rd. That will eliminate --
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MR. LARSEN: Mr. Chairman, just a comment. Reading the
language here, I agree with what people are saying, what the board is
saying in regard to paragraph two. But is there a time frame for the
permit to be issued or denied?
MR. KRAENBRING: One more time.
MR. LARSEN: Is there a time period for permits to be issued or
denied by the county. Because now we're saying 120 days from the
issuance of the permits. And if the permits aren't issued in 2008 or
2009, now we're going into.
MS. PETRULLI: He had a permit issued on April the 21st of
this year.
MR. KRAENBRING: But not the site improvement plan. So he
really can't --
MS. PETRULLI: No, but the permit was issued.
MR. KRAENBRING: The permit was issued. So if there's any
error in this order, it's that we didn't know about the site improvement
plan.
MR. KELL Y: But we did. It was discussed. It was discussed at
the time. We can pull the minutes. But I think quite pointedly, I think
everyone agrees that we need to give him the 120 days from the time
all of the permitting processes and everything related to that
permitting processes have been pursued.
I share in Mr. Larsen's concern, that was brought up. And I
believed if you look at the minutes, it just simply stated that the
respondent would do due diligence to continue with the process until it
was obtained.
MR. GUALARIO: And I know two things. It also says 120 days
after the issuance of the C.O. So obviously I have to get the C.O. as
well, not just -- and also the May 23 appears in two location, in
paragraph two and paragraph four.
MS. RAWSON: I'll fix that.
MR. KRAENBRING: I think at this point, though, everyone's
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discussion seems to be in line in that the county is willing to withdraw
it. So read it into the record.
MS. MARKU: Would you like me to make a motion to
withdraw?
MR. KRAENBRING: Make a motion to withdraw. Go ahead.
MS. MARKU: The county makes a motion to withdraw this
case, and the order will be corrected with the correct date.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: And how are we going to correct
line number four and where it says order of the board by? If we take
out May 23rd what are we going to put in there?
MS. RAWSON: 120 days after the issuance of the permit.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Okay, very good.
MS. RAWSON: We can amend that nunc pro tunc.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Very good.
MR. GUALARIO: Thank you, you made my day. And a very
bad economy, if I can add, with a vacant building where I'm going to
have to spend 30 to $35,000 on a building that isn't worth what I paid
for it. But that's life.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Sorry you had to wait
three-and-a-halfhours to --
MR. GUALARIO: It's all right. The result was worth it.
MR. KRAENBRING: Good luck.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Motion for reduction, abatement of
fines. Do we have any?
MR. KELL Y: I do have a question about that. I don't know if we
should bring this up under new business or if now is the time.
But if you look, you have two motions for imposition of fines
and liens, one under old business, Section 5, and then under Section 7
under the consent agenda. I don't remember us approving it to be
moved to consent. I thought the only thing that was going to be moved
to consent were the cases that were going to the county attorney's
office for foreclosure.
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MR. KRAENBRING: Is that what that is?
MR. KELLY: Well there was no cases listed under it. Obviously
we did hear motions for imposition of fines. So should we have that
taken out of the agenda?
MS. MARKU: On your rules and regulations it states under
seven, consent agenda, motion for imposition of fines and liens.
MS. RAWSON: I think it did go to the consent agenda.
MS. MARKU: And then B, it says for foreclosure. So based on
the rules it states that.
MR. KELL Y: In other words, all those cases we just heard
technically were approved the minute we approved the agenda.
Because once it's under consent, unless it's pulled at the time the
agenda is approved, it is automatically passed. That's agendas work,
right?
MS. RAWSON: Well, last time we had a discussion and you
changed the rules, you moved to move that to the consent agenda.
But what happens, and what happened today in all but one case
is you have a respondent appear and ask either for a motion to reduce
or abate fines or, as this gentleman did, say I have complied, we're
here too early.
But the other one really could have been on the consent agenda.
MR. KELLY: So is that the will of the board? Is that what we
really decided? I don't remember.
MR. PONTE: I think that what we were trying to do is to take
those cases where we've spent time just automatically rubber stamping
and there was nothing going on, and create a category of a consent
agenda.
However, leaving it open to -- so that a respondent who wanted
to appeal the fining process for whatever reason could make a case for
reduction or abatement.
So it's just a matter of where you position it on the piece of paper
here. But there's honestly no real way of knowing in advance of what
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respondent is going to decide to ask for an abatement for reduction.
MR. KELLY: Right. Now there is a process --
MR. PONTE: So I guess that what you have to -- okay, I'm
sorry .
MR. KELL Y: Well, there i& a process now if the respondent
wants to request an abatement or reduction of fine. They can submit a
simple form. They can actually hand write the form out and then
submit that for the upcoming agenda, and then in that case we can
have it pulled. But what about the folks that just show up at 9:02 when
we all just quickly run through our changes in the agenda and then
accept it if we don't ask who's in the audience in attendance, who
would like to speak on that item so that we could pull it, it would just
be approved.
MR. PONTE: That's true.
MS. FLAGG: Mr. Chair, I would offer that --
MR. PONTE: It sounds like something that ought to be in the
next workshop for nuts and bolts.
MS. FLAGG: I would offer that. It is up to the board, but you're
welcome to amend your rules. And we would just have to get BCC
approval.
MS. RAWSON: Well, we usually have a workshop every year
and it seems like we amend the rules every year.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We missed that workshop this year.
MS. RAWSON: I think we have. But I don't remember when the
last approval by the commission of the last, you know, change in your
rules. But you did put that in the consent agenda.
So that's something we should probably discuss again.
MR. KELL Y: In the meantime, can we leave it as it is now
where it's under old business where we get the chance to address each
case.
MS. RAWSON: Well, it's fine with me, because what you're
doing literally is changing the agenda at that time, moving the others
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to the consent.
MR. PONTE: But if we do it that way, then what we've done is
just go right back to the old way where we sit here for ten minutes and
just parrot the answers and then we approve and fall asleep and
approve and fall -- we know it's just going through. So it's just rubber
stamping.
MR. DEAN: George, I don't fall asleep.
MR. KELLY: I agree with you, George; however, if it's that one
respondent who has a legitimate issue, like for instance the one we just
heard, I'd hate to see that slip through because he was five minutes late
and didn't get the change to raise his hand and say I want that pulled
from consent, I want to speak on mine.
MR. PONTE: So what you're suggesting is we get rid of the
consent?
MR. KELLY: No, the consent is fine for forwarding things to
the attorney's office, that's pretty much rubber stamp. But the
imposition of fines, I would say at least 50 percent of the respondents
are here.
MR. PONTE: Yes, I think that's right.
MS. RAWSON: And even though they get our rules and the
rules do tell them how to file a motion to reduce or abate fines, not
many of them do it.
MR. KELLY: I personally stood in front of the Board of County
Commissioners and asked them to keep our rules and regulations
separate from the special magistrate, telling them that it would be
easier and that we work with the respondents and it would be easier
for the respondents to understand our rules if they were left separate.
And I think we should, as a board, if that's the will of the board,
I think we should try to stick with that, that we make our processes as
simple as possible and give people the benefit of the doubt. Because
there are times we get confused, and they're our rules, let alone a lay
person who doesn't understand these proceedings. It can be quite
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daunting.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Should we talk about maybe doing a
workshop in the near future?
MS. RAWSON: I think it's a great idea. I don't think we've done
one in a while.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Diane, I know we discussed this --
MS. FLAGG: Is there any particular time frame you all are
interested in?
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Do you want to look at something
before the next meeting? Would that be --
MS. RAWSON: Well, the next meeting is in about three weeks.
MR. KRAENBRING: Yeah, that's short --
MR. PONTE: Before the September meeting. Before the
September meeting. August meeting is next, it's only three weeks from
now.
MR. KRAENBRING: Yeah, sometime in the fall.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: So in between the August meeting
and September meeting. We want to throw out some dates and then
see how many of us can attend it.
Okay, and we can discuss that. And we could probably discuss
the stipulation process --
MR. PONTE: I think so too, yeah.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Okay. And one other thing I'd like to
bring up under -- I guess we're going to move into new business at this
point.
Under new business, I did meet with Diane and a couple other
people a week-and-a-half ago and discussed a few items, a few issues.
And one of the old cases regarding conversions and so forth where we
don't know the time frame of when, let's say as an example, a garage
has been converted.
So we discussed a few options on how to maybe correct that
issue. I don't know if Diane's followed up on any of those issues, but
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maybe we should talk a little bit more about those issues in the
September workshop.
MS. FLAGG: You'll notice, too. I don't -- he is here. I don't
know if you all have met Mr. Dave Scribner. He's actually the
manager over all the supervisors and the investigators. And he will be
attending your meetings and making notes to the items that you're
looking for.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Okay.
MR. PONTE: So what we're saying is really items at the
workshops will be the consent agenda, stipulation and -- test my
memory.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I guess, I guess --
MR. KRAENBRING: Old cases --
MR. PONTE: Cold cases --
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: I guess I don't know what --
MR. KELLY: I do have one more issue to possibly bring up, if
it's okay.
Investigator -- or, sorry, Supervisor now. Supervisor Snow
mentioned today that our local codes were found federally
unconstitutional. And I'd love to know more about that and how that
affects us and our ruling in future cases.
MR. PONTE: Me too, yes.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: There was one other item, I can't
remember what --
MS. RAWSON: It was the sign code.
MR. DEAN: Right. That was the moving sign.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: We had something else in a meeting
that we were going to have a workshop to -- something about a
process?
MS. FLAGG: What I discussed with the Chairman is as I've -- in
my short time here, I've recognized both in the special magistrate
process and the Code Enforcement Board process that a large
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percentage of your cases are situations like what we heard today
where they purchased a home in good faith, they purchased a business
in good faith, and then they find out later that permits were not
properly applied for.
So our number one priority is to figure out if we can develop a
mechanism through the assistance of yourselves and the BCC and
possibly looking at an ordinance. There are other communities in the
United States that require inspections and permit reviews before a
facility can be sold.
So we may not be able to fix what's happened in the past in these
cases that are ongoing, but our goal will be to basically stop the bleed,
to create a mechanism whereby when someone buys a property in
good faith that they don't get a surprise a week later, a month later, 10
years later.
MR. KELLY: On that note, I have one more thing to add. Since
our computer records only go back to I believe it is 1989, can we also
work towards an ordinance that says anything that was pre '89 we
can't find permits for, we rule on the side of the respondent rather than
leaving all of the -- sorry, I don't know the word, but the responsibility
up to them to find something that may not exist or maybe does and
just was lost.
MS. FLAGG: Absolutely. And I would welcome that if you
have any suggestions to that as we're developing the agenda or any
specific suggestions, we'll include that in the agenda on the workshop.
But really, all of that certainly we can discuss.
MS. RAWSON: And before the workshop, I would suggest that
you all pull out your rules and dust them out and read them and be
sure that they say what you want them to say.
MR. KELL Y: Bendisa or J en, you want to send us a copy of
what our current rules are. Some of us might have old ones.
MS. MARKU: After this meeting I can provide you with a copy
of the rules.
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MR. KELL Y: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: So are we moving on to reports?
Any reports?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: None. Comments?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: There's still one person here in the
audience. Is there a --
MS. FLAGG: He translates for you all.
MS. RAWSON: The interpreter.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Oh, okay. Thank you very much.
MR. KELLY: In reference to number 10, the meeting date, I'd
like to request an excused absence as I won't be in the country for the
next meeting.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Next meeting date be --
MR. DEAN: Motion denied.
MR. KRAENBRING: Motion denied.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: The 22nd of August.
And to I have a motion to adjourn?
MR. DEAN: I make a motion to adjourn.
MR. KRAENBRING: Second.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: All those in favor?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. PONTE: Aye.
MR. DEAN: Aye.
MR. LARSEN: Aye.
MR. KELLY: Aye.
MR. KRAENBRING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN LEFEBVRE: Aye.
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There being no further business for the good of the County, the
meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 12:30 p.m.
COLLIER COUNTY CODE
ENFORCEMENT BOARD
GERALD LEFEBVRE, CHAIRMAN
These minutes approved by the Board on
presented or as corrected.
, as
Transcript prepared on behalf of Gregory Court Reporting Service,
Inc., by Cherie' R. Nottingham.
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