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Code Enforcement Hearing Minutes, August 17, 2023 Page 3 Wanda Quiles, 1100 Castle Wood Terrace #310 advised she has been a resident for seven to eight years. Ms. Quiles stated many residents of her building did not want to attend the meeting because of possible retaliation. The building has problems with both exterior and interior and described the issues with her apartment and the complex. Ms. Quiles states she is now forced to move and exhaust all of her savings, so her son has a safe place to live. Gerardo Berrios, 1120 Castle Wood Terrace #108 stated he has had issues with the toilet for two months, he goes to the office, and they do not respond. Mr. Berrios has lived in the apartment for fifteen years and this is the first time they have not responded. Patricia Franco, 1108 Castle Wood Terrace #214 stated before her current apartment she was in 1136 Castle Wood Terrace #212, there was a fire above her and she was homeless for almost two months. Ms. Franco took the current apartment to have a place to live but it is not livable and described the issues with the apartment. Jesus Santiago, 1120 Castle Wood Terrace #306 stated he has lived in this apartment for three years, the trash situation is not good, and one compactor is not enough. The office does not handle maintenance requests, requests that were sent in show completed when they were not handled. Mr. Santiago described the conditions of the apartment, interior and exterior. Jasmine Santiago, 1120 Castle Wood Terrace #306 stated she has a knee condition, and when she moved in was told if something on the first floor comes available they would give it to her, but they never did. Ms. Santiago stated she had fallen three times down the stairs. Christopher Schmidt, Community Development director gave a history of a meeting that was held in April (2023) to move forward with the new owners, to try to get the repairs complete. Jennifer Nix, Assistant City Attorney went through the list of violations. Randy Lamb, Casselberry Building Official was sworn in and gave testimony. Mr. Lamb discussed the report and stated that the City has been trying to get a structural engineering report, rather than minor boring samples, which is not sufficient to determine the extent of the damage. Ms. Acevedo spoke of the violation of roofs, gutters and downspouts, there were still many buildings with active violations for that violation. Ms. Acevedo also stated she agrees with the Building Official that the reports need to be more extensive, for safety issues. Ms. Acevedo also spoke of conversations with the landscape company on the inspection conducted on the fourteenth and described photos. Ms. Nix called Christina Diaz, Assistant Chief Fire Marshal Seminole County and asked her about 1-4.6 Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code, certain provisions. Ms. Nix read the definition of Unsafe Building and asked Ms. Diaz if the property met the definition. Ms. Diaz stated it does not meet the code and they have not been able to deem the building an imminent hazard. If the property is allowed to remain as is without repairs being conducted it could become a risk. Ms. Nix asked Ms. Diaz about subsection 2 of the definition, were the stairwells pictured of the means of egress in disrepair? Ms. Diaz stated based on her initial inspection the stair was falling off the wall and she put fire line tape on it and notified residents they needed to use the other exit.