DHR 05-31-10

May 24, 2010 – May 28, 2010

Code Enforcement Weekly Report

 

Department: Code Enforcement

Date:      June 1, 2010

Prepared by: Joshua McIntosh & Patrick Allen

Code Enforcement Officers

 

Unresolved Business

 

• Addressing issue of continual non compliance with issuing Affidavits
  
• Block 35 Lot 22(Corner of S 8^th & Cleburne)- Bobby Jones- Past Due $1947.48- Pending Affidavit
  

• 757 Saint St.- JW White- Contract to demolish
  
• 323 S Desota St.- - completed demolition-awaiting landfill charge
  
  • 
    
  • 408 Valley Dr.- $400 quote to demolish and remove to landfill
    
• Finding a solution for controlling stray dogs.
  
  • Cherry St; Kentucky; Cooke; Anderson; 8^th St; 3^rd St
    
  • Dogs having puppies; concerned about it
    
  • Call Humane Society –Janell Cobs- 816-5979 or 572-2902
    

 

Special Weekly Activities

 

• Reviewing Cases to close out and update.
  
• Conducted Business License Inspections
  
  • Received list of lots to ID- per Street Dept.- Continuing to compile cost and verify responsible owners
    
  • Wilbros Construction
    
    • Spoke with Jeff Borches of Vice Pres. – 713-403-8062
      
    • Inquired regarding sub-leasing to Construction Company pending more information.
      

Numbered List for Mowing & Code Enforcement
 

    (All past due invoices pending Affidavits)

• 1.) Across Valley Beauty Shop- Block 64 Lot 4,5,6 -William Earnest James-8 hours - $620.00/$387.50Inv
  
• 2.) Across Pettis Memorial Church – Block 74- 4 hours -$310.00
  
  • Lot 11-Robert Quick
    
  • Lot 12-Amanda & Wilson Jones
    
  • Lot 13-Johnny Lee
    
• 3.) Next door Pettis Memorial Nursery (Blue Building)-3 hours
  -$232.50
  
• 4.) Lot next to Mrs. Simes (next to 338 S Washington)- Lot 19 Block 83; Sublime Investments-1 hour - $77.50
  
• 5.) Lot Behind 51 Lambert – Lot 210 Desoto Heights Gary Lynch- 1
  hour
  - $77.50Inv
  
• 7.) Lot in curve South & Washington/ Lot in curve across Gilcrest house South & Washington – South Park Subdivision- $77.50Inv
  
  • Lot 1- Linda Shannon
    
  • Lot 2- Bessie Kirkwood
    
  • Lot 3- Gwen Jones
    
  • Lot 4- Lewis Ellis
    
• 8.) Lot behind Willie B. Warren on Coanza- 1.5 hours -$116.25/$77.50Inv
  
• 9.) Lot on North side of 1219 Cherry St. – 1 hour - $77.50
  
• 10.) Lot 300 Block South 5^th St-1.5 hours - $116.25Inv
  
  
• 11.) Lot corner Popular & Porter- 1 hour - $77.50Inv
  
• 12.) 500 Block Rightor behind Old Safeway- .5 hour
  - $38.25Inv corrected 01/06
  
• 13.) 500 Block Rightor behind PC housing- Rogerline & Gloria Johnson-.5 hour - $38.25Inv-corrected 01/06
  
• 14.) Corner York & Pecan- .5 hour - $38.75Inv
  
  
• 15.) 400BlkElm (Southside)across from Credit Union- 262 E1/2 Phillips Gp-3.5 hours - $271.25/$116.25Inv
  
• 16.) 400 Block Elm (Northside) next to Credit Union -124-125 Phillips Group- 2 hours - $155.00
  
• 17.) 100 Block Frank Frost – 3 hours - $232.50
  
• 18.) 200 Block St Francis at Arkansas (Southside)- 1.5 hours - $116.25
  
• 20.) Corner Pecan and Jefferson (Eastside) – 1 hour - $77.50
  
• 21.) South East Corner Lot Park & Ashlar-1 hour - $77.50
  
• 22.) South West Corner Lot Park & Ashlar- Quanita Jackson- Lot 1 Block 70- 1 hour - $77.50
  
• 24.) Lot North of 334 South Coanza- Leola Green- Lot 18 Block 71-1.5 hours - $116.25
  
• 25.) Lot on Oakland Between Suddenlink office and Satellite Station-1 hour - $77.50
  
• 31.) Corner lot Pecan & Mcdonough - .5 hour - $38.75
  
• 32.) 181 Oakland – Robert Titus-5 hour - $387.50
  
• 33.) 144 Military Rd.- Robert Titus-
  2 hours - $155.00
  

New Lots

• 35.) 149 South Baringo St. -.45 hour- $58.13
  
• 36.) Hwy 49 &Russell/Devilla- 2.5 hour- $193.75
  

 

 

 

 

Request for Extension

 

• none
  

 

Complaints by Citizens

 

• See Excel Report
  

 

Cited Vehicle

 

• See Excel Report
  

  
   

Fuel

 

• GMC Truck – $60.00
  

  
   

Letters Mailed

 

• See Excel Report
  

Lots with piles of debris

 

• 727 Pecan St.- owner
  
• Joe Brady Dr. owner
  
• 1172 Ohio St.- owner
  

 

Abandoned House List for City Council –
submitted to

Daily World in public notice –

 

• 216 Beech St.- Johnny Williams
  
• 1433 Perry Ext. – Augusta Mckinney
  
• 100 Neil Rd.- Roberts,
  
• 339 S. 6^th St. – James Barton
  
• 316 Jefferson St.
  
• 743 Aaron St.- Jordan Redd
  
• Miron Billingsley-
  
  • 1158 Ohio St.-
    
  • 1160 Ohio St.-
    

 

Lien, Citation, or Affidavit Issued

 

• none
  

 

 

 

Future Weekly Activities

 

• Attend various commissions.
  
• Membership Renewal- American Association of Code Enforcement
  
• Floodplain Manager Renewal due by June.
  
• Meeting to discuss policy and procedures for Occupational Licenses that are delinquent
  
• HVAC/R- Re-certification- Registered for July 1- in Jonesboro
  
• Update file with current businesses requiring Occupational Licenses
  
• Zoning Meeting – Van Tungeln to discuss city website
  

 

Follow-up Activities

 

• Focus on Lots and clean up efforts
  
• Review Cases to Close Out and Update
  
• Contact Railroad Company regarding overgrown grass
  
• Canvassing neighborhoods
  
• Invoices for demolished properties
  
• Proposed adopting of Mechanical ordinance- Per City Attorney
  

 

Staff Concerns

 

• none
  

 

CITIZEN CONCERNS

 

Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/25/2010	145 S 9TH ST WEST HELENA	Overgrown lot and yard
	Response Summary
		Response Date	Response
		5/28/2010	CONTACTING LAWN CARE PROVIDER TO TAKE CARE OF CUTTING LOT.
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/24/2010	LOT 33 & 34; PERRY AND OAKLAND	CITY HAS BEEN CUTTING LOT FOR WHILE WANTING PROPERTY OWNER TO BE NOTIFED AND REQUIRED TO KEEP CLEAN.
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/27/2010	514 CLEBURNE ST	Abandoned needs demolishing OR REPAIRING
	Note Summary
		Note Date	Note
		5/28/2010	MR ROBERSON CONCERNED ABOUT PROCEDURE TO DEMOLISH AND MINIMUM MAINTENANCE STANDARDS OF PROPERTY. LOOKIING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
	Response Summary
		Response Date	Response
		5/28/2010	SITED THE PROPERTY AND NOTIFIED OWNER AT CURRENT LAST KNOW LISTED ADDRESS.
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/24/2010	538 HAWKINS ST	HOUSE FALLING DOWN; WANTS IT TORN DOWN
	Response Summary
		Response Date	Response
		5/28/2010	CONTACTED AWAITING RESPONSE
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/25/2010	510 BEECH	RAINING IN HER APARTMENT
	Response Summary
		Response Date	Response
		5/28/2010	VISITED HER RESIDENCE AND SPOKE TO LAND LORD. REFERRED TO ATTORNEY JIMMY WILSON
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/26/2010	NEW EDITION; ALABAMA, GEORGIA, MEMPHIS, CHICAGO	DOGS RUNNING LOOSE
	Response Summary
		Response Date	Response
		5/28/2010	REFERRED TO HUMANE SOCIETY
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/27/2010	W RUSSELL ST	OVERGROWN LOTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD
	Response Summary
		Response Date	Response
		5/28/2010	WILL GO SEE THE ARE TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON VARIOUS PROPERTY OWNERS.
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/26/2010	SEARS LANE	DUBBING TREE LIMBS ON SIDE OF ROAD
	Response Summary
		Response Date	Response
		5/28/2010	WENT AND LOOKED, FOUND NOTHING ON SIDE OF ROAD
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/26/2010	COANZA ST	LOT ON NORTH COANZA NEEDS CUTTING
	Response Summary
		Response Date	Response
		5/28/2010	SEE CODE ENFORCEMENT REPORT- ON VIVIAN HOLDER
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/27/2010	ELM ST	DELTA CLEANERS BUILDING; WANTS DEMOLISHED
Date of Request	Address of Property in Violation	What are you concerned about?
5/18/2010		dogs running loose,,
Total Records: 11

 

 

			Code Enforcement
	Property Owner	Property Address	Chapter 5 Postcard Notice	Notes	Letter	Assigned To
	Group: Chapter 5.12- Maintenance of Real Property
	Shamsuddin Khondaker	Lot 13 Blk 28 ON N3RD ST		Lots Severely Overgrown	Yes	Joshua McIntosh
	Shamsuddin Khondaker	Lot 12 Blk 28 ON N3RD ST		Lots Severely Overgrown	Yes	Joshua McIntosh
	Ella Louise Ruff	514 E Cleburne		House Neglected & lawn & property clean up	Yes	Joshua McIntosh
	Verlyn Louise Carter	344 N 3 RD. ST.	Yes	Overgrown Lawn	No	Joshua McIntosh
	Vivian Holder	Coanza		Fallen Tree & lawn & property clean up	Yes	Joshua McIntosh
	Sylvester & Ethell Richardson	109 Jones RD.		Dilapidated House & Lawn Care	Yes	Joshua McIntosh
	Alious Thomas & Kay Benz	633 Cooke ST.	Yes	Overgrown Lawn & property clean up	No	Joshua McIntosh
	Alious Thomas & Kay Benz	633 Cooke ST.	Yes	Overgrown Lawn & property clean up	No	Joshua McIntosh
	Terry W & Janie Leslie	522 Poplar ST.	Yes	Overgrown Lawn		Joshua McIntosh
	Peter Beasley	307 & 309 Oakland Ave	Yes. 2ND. Notice 5/25/2010	Overgrown Lawn & Property Clean UP 4-28-2010. Final Notice 5 / 25 / 2010	Yes	Joshua McIntosh
	Anna T Barry	337 & 339 N 3RD. ST.		APTS. Severely Burnt	Yes	Joshua McIntosh
	Edward & Verna Boyd	527 Beech ST	Yes	Overgrown lawn- Affidavit Pending	Yes	Joshua McIntosh
	J H White	757 Saint ST.		House severely dilapidated	Yes	Joshua McIntosh
	Horner Realty Co.	Sebastian St.	Yes	Lot Overgrown - Affidavit Pending	Yes	Patrick Allen
	Group Total: 14
	Total Records: 14

 

 

 

		Permit Enforcement
Business Name	Owner Name	Business Type	Receipt No.	Effective	Expires	Assigned To
Group:
HENRY PEACOCK & ASSOCIATES	HENRY E PEACOCK		5,323	1/1/2010	12/31/2010	Joshua McIntosh
Group Total: 1
Group: Accountant
BILLINGS BOOKKEPING SERVICE	KATHY GRAVENMIER	Accountant	5,322	1/1/2010	12/31/2010	Joshua McIntosh
Group Total: 1
Total Records: 2