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READY, SIR? OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN FOR AUGUST 19TH, 2025 AT 10 A.M. SO PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR. OKAY. PLEASE BE SEATED. NO BIG CROWD TODAY. BUT
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WE DO HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF. THE FIRST THING IS A STIPULATION, AND IT'S IN CASE NUMBER 25079, THE RESPONDENT IS JUAN MIGUEL MATEO. FOR THE PROPERTY AT. 094 SOUTHWEST SEMINOLE DRIVE. AND OSCAR NARANJO, YOU'RE GOING TO TESTIFY. IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM, THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. OKAY, GOOD. WHAT HAVE WE GOT? SO THIS IS CASE 2507 NINE JUAN MIGUEL MATEO, PROPERTY 15094 SOUTHWEST SEMINOLE DRIVE. HE WAS HERE FOR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON JUNE 17TH. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HIM AND COMING TO COMPLIANCE. DINA AND I MET HIM AT PROPERTY AND CAME UP WITH A 60 DAY EXTENSION TILL SEPTEMBER.16TH. SO ATTACHED. I USED SOME OLDER EXHIBITS. EXHIBIT ONE IS THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. OKAY.
EXHIBIT TWO IS THE AERIAL VIEW. ALL RIGHT. EXHIBITS THREE FOUR. FIVE. SIX, SEVEN. EIGHT AND NINE ARE. YEAH, I DO REMEMBER THIS CASE. OKAY. YEAH. GO AHEAD. OLDER PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY.
AND WHEN WE DID MEET ON PROPERTY AND SIGNED FOR THE STIPULATION, HE DID START TO COMPLY. SO I ENTER NEW EXHIBITS WHICH WOULD BE EXHIBIT 20. THAT'S THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE THAT HE STARTED TO REMOVE A LOT OF STUFF. EXHIBIT 21 AND EXHIBIT 22. AGAIN, HE KNOWS HE'S IN AGREEMENT TILL SEPTEMBER 16TH TO COME IN AND SPEAK WITH US ABOUT DOING A HOME OCCUPANCY. AND WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS HE HAS. HIM AND HIS SON HAVE A LANDSCAPING BUSINESS. OKAY. SO HIS OFFICE IS KIND OF IN HIS HOME. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, I'M GOING TO ACCEPT IN EVIDENCE THE EXHIBITS 20 2122. IN THIS CASE. AND I'M LOOKING AT THE FINAL ORDER VIOLATION, WHICH DID REQUIRE.
HIM TO. COMPLY BY JULY 16TH. AND FAILING WHICH, THERE WAS A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 PER DAY.
AND THERE WERE MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS. OKAY. DID HE PAY THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS? NO, HE HAS NOT. OKAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO DO, AND IT'S JUST FOR THE FUTURE, OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE ACCEPTED THE STIP IS MOST JURISDICTIONS REQUIRE THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BE PAID OKAY PRIOR TO THE FILING OF A STIPULATION. JUST GOOD PRACTICE. MAYBE FOR THE FUTURE. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER YOU NEED TO TELL ME? NO, THAT THAT WOULD BE IT. OKAY, FINE. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO APPROVE THE STIPULATION AND SIGN THE AGREED ORDER IN THIS CASE. NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THAT THE RESPONDENT, JUAN MIGUEL MATEO, HAS SIGNED THE. HIS SON THE STIPULATION. AND I'M JUST GOING TO SHOW THIS TO YOU. DO YOU RECOGNIZE THAT? AND DID HE SIGN THAT IN FRONT OF YOU? YES. OKAY. AND YOU'VE SIGNED IT AS WELL. ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE. YES. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WILL REQUIRE, NOW
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THAT HE COME INTO COMPLIANCE ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025, FAILING WHICH THE FINE IN THE CORRECT ORDER OF VIOLATION WILL BE LEVIED. SO TODAY IS AUGUST. NINTH.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. LET ME JUST JOT A NOTE HERE. AND THAT WAS EXHIBITS 2021 AND 22.
RIGHT? CORRECT. YES. I DID TELL YOU I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD PRACTICE BECAUSE IT KEEPS IT ALL ON THE SAME CASE. AND IT DOESN'T START THAT SEQUENCE OF EXHIBITS OVER AGAIN. SO IT'S BETTER TO DO IT THAT WAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO NUMBER TWO ON THE DOCKET IS REQUEST FOR 30 DAY CONTINUANCE. IN CASE NUMBER 25095. AND IT'S THE PROPERTY AT 15 206 SOUTHWEST INDIAN MOUND DRIVE. AND THE RESPONDENT IS JOHN WOODRUFF. AND LET'S SEE, THIS WAS OFFICER ALONZO'S CASE.
BUT IT'S YOURS NOW. SO. WHAT HAVE WE GOT. THE SEPTEMBER 16TH. OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE BASIS FOR IT. SO THERE THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT WITH THIS PERSON. I JUST TOOK THE CASE OVER. SO IT'S YOU JUST ASSUMING THE CASE AND NEEDING THE ADDITIONAL TIME YOURSELF TO. YES TO. OKAY. AND TRY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. NOBODY'S HERE ON BEHALF OF MR. WOODRUFF. I SEE, SO YOU GOT NOTICE OF THIS, DID HE? YES. SO THE POSTING WAS DONE. WE DID GET A RETURN MAIL.
SO THAT'S WHY I JUST WANTED 30 DAYS TO TRY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HIM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. CASE 25095. AND BASED UPON YOUR TESTIMONY REPRESENTATION I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND EXTEND THIS TO THE SEPTEMBER. HEARING. WHICH IS I'M SORRY I BELIEVE IT'S A 16. IT IS THE 16TH. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. I HOPE MR. WOODRUFF GETS TO APPRECIATE THAT THIS WAS KIND OF A FREEBIE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU COULD HAVE PURSUED IT. AND I SUSPECT OTHERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH TODAY ARE THE SAME. SO. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS GOES TO NINE. 1625. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT CASE IS CASE NUMBER 25097 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14 725 SOUTHWEST 1/69 DRIVE. AND OWNER IS BDO HOLDINGS LLC. AND TELL ME ABOUT THIS CASE. SO CASE 2597 AND 2509 EIGHT SAME PROPERTY OWNERS. OKA.
I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MISS O'CONNELL AND SHE ASKED FOR A 30 DAY CONTINUANCE BECAUSE SHE'S LOOKING TO DEVELOP THOSE LOTS. BUT SHE'S HAVING AN ISSUE WITH GETTING AN EXCAVATOR OUT THERE
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TO REMOVE ALL THE TALL GRASS. OKAY. DO DOES SHE HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT? NO, SHE STILL HAS TO COME IN. OKAY, SO IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A CONSTRUCTION SITE AT THIS POINT. YEAH.CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO PUT BOTH 25 097 AND 25 098. YEP. ON THE SAME. ON THE SAME ORDER. THEY ARE ADJACENT PROPERTIES IMMEDIATELY CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO.
AND. I'M SORRY THE RESPONDENT THE PERSON THAT'S. BDO HOLDINGS. WHAT IS HER NAME. SO HER NAME IS DONNA O'CONNELL. DONNA. OKAY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT HER TITLE IS? SHE THE MANAGER OR THE OF THE LLC? SHE LOOK SO. YEAH, SHE'S THE OWNER. OKAY OF IT. ALL RIGHT. BUT SHE SHOWS UP ON A ON.
YES. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SO THE FINAL HEARING DATE IN THIS CASE, BASED UPON YOUR TESTIMONY IS GOING TO BE SEPTEMBER 16TH.
OKAY. NEXT CASE, THIS CASE TWO FIVE. WAIT A MINUTE. HANG ON. WE'VE DONE THREE AND FOUR. AND THAT THIS IS ALSO NINE, 16, 25. SORRY. NEXT CASE IS. 25 030. AND IT'S FOR THE PROPERTY AT 15104 SOUTH YALAHA STREET, INDIAN TOWN. AND THE RESPONDENTS ARE. RODAS MARCO SANTOS AND MARCOS SUSANA. OH, MONICA. I GUESS SUSANA MARCOS. ALL RIGHT. THIS ALSO WAS OFFICER ALONZO'S CASE.
NOW YOURS. SAME RATIONALE. NEED ADDITIONAL TIME OR JUST SOME TIME? YEAH. WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. HE'S BASICALLY AT THE LAST STEPS OF JUST GETTING PRODUCT APPROVAL. OKAY. FOR HIS PERMITS AND. JUST NEEDED ANOTHER 30 DAYS. OKAY. IS IT IS IT THE VILLAGE'S POSITION THAT ONCE THEY OBTAIN A VALID BUILDING PERMIT, ONCE THEY ACTUALLY OBTAIN IT, PAY FOR IT, PULL THE PERMIT THAT THAT YOUR CASE CAN BE RESOLVED? THAT BY THAT? NO.
USUALLY WE KIND OF GO THROUGH THE FULL STEPS FOR THEM TO GET APPROVED. YOU KNOW. OKAY. SO HE'S HE'S HE'S SUBMITTED THE PERMITS AND EVERYTHING, BUT HE STILL HASN'T BEEN FULLY APPROVED. WITH ALL THE MATERIALS THAT HE'S PROVIDED. OKAY. SO HE DID COME AND COMPLIANCE VILLAGE ISSUE PERMITS WITHOUT PRODUCT APPROVAL. NO, I WOULDN'T, I WOULD THINK NOT. BUT ONCE THE PERMIT IS APPROVED AND ONCE IT'S PICKED UP AND UNDERWAY, THEN YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. GOOD MORNING.
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US EVERYTHING. YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TESTIMONY ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP YOU GOD, I DO ALRIGHT, I'M LUCIA MENDOZA, I'M A PLANNING ASSISTANT. I ALSO ASSIST WITH
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OUR BUILDING PERMITS DEPARTMENT. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, LIKE WHAT OFFICER EXPLAINED, MR. RODAS IS WORKING WITH THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT WITH OBTAINING AN AFTER THE FACT PERMIT FOR A SHED THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED. SO LIKE WHAT MR. NARANJO HAS STATED, HE IS IN THE FINAL STEPS OF TURNING IN SOME PRODUCT APPROVAL DOCUMENTS FOR HIS PERMIT TO BE FULLY APPROVED ONCE IT'S FULLY APPROVED AND ISSUED, WE SHOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE FOR THIS CASE. SO WE'RE JUST ALLOWING HIM SOME ADDITIONAL TIME. MR. RODAS HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT AT COMMUNICATING SINCE THE BEGINNING ABOUT NEEDING A SURVEYOR, LOCATING AN ENGINEER, AND DOING THE MULTIPLE STEPS THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE AFTER THE FACT. LET ME ASK YOU THIS.OFFICER NARANJO HAS ASKED FOR 30 DAYS. IS THAT GOING TO BE ENOUGH? YES. OKAY. SO IF I EXTEND IT TO SEPTEMBER 16TH, WE SHOULD BE GOOD. WE SHOULD BE GOOD. HE'S ACTUALLY SCHEDULED TODAY TO HAVE AN ON SITE VISIT WITH OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL, SO THAT WE CAN GET HIM CLOSER TO THE DEADLINE. ALL RIGHT. AND I'M LOOKING AT THE NAMES UP THERE. YES. WHAT IS THE FIRST NAME? IS IT SANTOS? SANTOS. IS THAT CORRECT? AND THEN IS IT US? MARCOS. MARCOS RODAS. MARCOS RODAS. YES. SO IT'S LIKE COMPLETELY TURNED AROUND. I HATE IT WHEN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER DOES THIS, BUT YES. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN MONICA. YES. SUSANA. MARCOS. MARCOS. OKAY, I'M GOING TO TRY AND GET THIS CORRECT. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU I MEAN, YOU'RE JUST WRITING WHAT'S ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, THEY USUALLY ARE. KIND OF ALWAYS SWITCH IT AROUND LIKE THAT. YEAH. IT'S JUST BACKWARDS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. SO BASED ON THE TESTIMONY OF STAFF, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO GRANT THE CONTINUANCE FOR ANOTHER MONTH OR SO TO SEPTEMBER 16TH IN THIS CASE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT CASE IS CASE NUMBER 25049 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14948 SOUTHWEST 1/73 AVENUE. AND THE. RESPONDENT IS EDITH PEREZ MARROQUIN. IS THAT RIGHT? YES. WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE THIS PROPERTY APPRAISER STUFF OUT. SO THIS ONE'S THE SAME SITUATION AFTER THE FACT.
AND AFTER THE FACT. PERMIT. NO, NO OKAY. THIS IS OKAY. SO IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE SAME BUT BUT SO WE'RE ASKING FOR 60 DAYS ON THIS ONE. YES. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH LUCY AND DINA. ISN'T I RECOGNIZE THE NAME. SO ISN'T EDITH PEREZ A FREQUENT FLIER HERE? DO WE HAVE? I MEAN, I'VE HAD A CASE WITH HER BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FOR THE SAME PROPERTY. THIS WAS THE INITIAL ONE. SO THIS WAS. WE HAD THIS PROPERTY WAY BACK. SO THIS PROPERTY OWNER NAME WAS, I BELIEVE THE HUSBAND CAME PREVIOUSLY, AND WE HAD A STIPULATION ORDER WITH HIM IN THE PAST. MR. WHAT'S HIS NAME? IS IT MARRIED? I THINK HE'S ANOTHER LAST NAME. MONTEJO.
MONTEJO. MONTEJO. JORGE MONTEJO. OKAY. WAS HERE WAS PRESENT AT A PREVIOUS HEARING ON BEHALF OF
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HIS WIFE. SHE'S THE PROPERTY OWNER LISTED ON PROPERTY APPRAISERS. SO THE NAME MAY BE FAMILIAR, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT WITH THEIR CERTIFICATE OF USE APPLICATIONS. THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL TIME TO MEET IN ORDER FOR US TO FULLY APPROVE THEIR CERTIFICATE OF USE APPLICATION, SO THEY'VE UNIFIED A COUPLE OF PARCELS AND ARE HAVING THEIR BUSINESS ESTABLISHED. OKAY, OKAY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT I BELIEVE IT'S OCTOBER 21ST. FIRST. YEAH 21ST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO BASED UPON THE TESTIMONY, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO GRANT A CONTINUANCE TILL OCTOBER 21ST.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE IS CASE NUMBER 25091 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14 943 SOUTHWEST 1/71 DRIVE. AND RESPONDENT IS DORRIS BURTON. AND THAT'S ALSO A REQUEST FOR 30 DAY CONTINUANCE. IT WAS OFFICER ALONSO'S CASE. SO GO AHEAD. OFFICER NARANJO. YEAH. SO FOR THIS ONE I'M ASKING FOR A 30 DAY CONTINUANCE. I JUST GOT IN CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO. OKAY. SHE DID SUBMIT AN AFTER THE FACT PERMIT, BUT SHE'S WAITING ON SHE HAS TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT PRODUCT APPROVAL. OKAY. AND YOU THINK SEPTEMBER 16TH WOULD BE.
REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME? YES.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT IT? EVERYTHING ELSE IS IN COMPLIANCE, CORRECT? YES. THAT IS IT. ALL RIGHT. FOR COMPLIANCE. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE US? OKAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.