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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes -Final December 10, 2019 A. Community Development 1. 19-1110 Condemnation, Demolition and Removal of Unsafe Structure Located at 530 13th Place Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners declare the referenced structure unsafe and a nuisance, and order the building demolished, with related debris removed from the property by a private vendor approved through standard bid procedures. Staff further recommends that the Board adopt the proposed resolution, which authorizes the Building Official to report the county's demolition and debris removal cost for said structure to the County Attorney, who will then prepare and record a lien against the subject property for the purpose of recovering County demolition costs. Attachments: Staff Report Resolution Condemnation List Pictures of Condemned Structure Building Official Scott McAdam referred to staffs memorandum and a PowerPoint Presentation to provide the background on the vacant four(4) unit multi-family residential dwelling at 530 13th Place. He told of a December 4, 2019 meeting that staff had with the property owners, Juan and Maria De Los Santos of Indian River Beach Properties. Mr. McAdam stated that staffs recommendation was to order the building demolished; however, he noted that staff would be open to the structure being renovated rather than demolished, if a reasonable timeline could be agreed upon by the Board and the property owners. Commissioner O'Bryan inquired about the cost of renovating the structure, and Mr. McAdam estimated the cost to be $200,000. The Commissioner then referred to Code Enforcement Chief Roland DeBlois for clarification related to the possibility of reducing the outstanding fines. Chief DeBlois explained that the fines were related to the exterior maintenance and securing the structure, and he stated that once those items were taken care of, the owners could go to the Code Enforcement Board for the consideration of reducing the accrued flat fine. Commissioner Solari pointed out that County staff and the residents/property owners in the neighborhood have been dealing with the negative impact of the property at 530 13th Place for ten (10)years. He also mentioned the fact that the property was owned by a dissolved Limited Liability Company, and that the recent improvements to the property were not permitted. He offered his opinion that the property owners should go before the Code Enforcement Board in the near future to have the guidelines made clear. The Commissioner Indian River County Florida Page 8