CITY OF MERCED
Building and Housing Board of Appeals
Regular Meeting
MINUTES
Merced City Council Chambers
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Chairperson PAPINEAU called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Board Members Present: James Allen, Robert Dinuzzo, Casey Steed, and Chairperson Curtis Papineau
Board Members Absent: None (one vacancy)
Others Present: Victor Tiscornia (via teleconference)
Staff Present: Chief Building Official Frazier, Senior
Deputy City Attorney Goulart, Deputy City
Attorney Campbell, and Principal Planner
and Acting Recording Secretary Hren
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
M/S STEED-ALLEN, and carried by the following vote, to approve the Agenda as amended.
AYES: Board Members Allen, Dinuzzo, Steed, and Chairperson Papineau
NOES: None
ABSENT: None (one vacancy)
ABSTAIN: None
MINUTES
M/S ALLEN-STEED, and carried by the following vote, to approve the Minutes of October 1, 2020, as submitted.
AYES: Board Members Allen, Dinuzzo, Steed, and Chairperson Papineau
NOES: None
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ABSENT: None (one vacancy)
ABSTAIN: None
COMMUNICATIONS
None
ITEMS
4.1 Continued Appeal Hearing - William L. Stevenson and Inez T.
Stevenson Estate, 2505 3rd Avenue: Notice and Order to Repair or Abate
VICTOR TISCORNIA, appellant, explained that he has filed a probate action and submitted the probate number to the City. He also noted that a landscaper has been visiting the site biweekly. He also communicated that a potential buyer remains interested in the property, and that Mr.
TISCORNIA, once he has proper legal authority to do so, intends to engage the buyer, who has stated intentions to repair the property.
Senior Deputy City Attorney GOULART commended Mr.
TISCORNIA for his continued progress. Mr. GOULART advised the Board that the City cannot at this point record the notice and order unless and until the appeal has been denied. The City is amenable to having the Board continue the matter further to allow Mr. TISCORNIA to continue to make progress.
M/S PAPINEAU-STEED, and carried by the following vote, to continue the appeal hearing to April 1, 2021, to allow the appellant to continue to make progress on the items requested at the September 3, 2020 meeting of the Building and Housing Board of Appeals.
AYES: Board Members Allen, Dinuzzo, Steed, and Chairperson Papineau
NOES: None
ABSENT: None (one vacancy)
ABSTAIN: None
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INFORMATION ITEMS
The Board welcomed its newest member, Robert Dinuzzo. Principal Planner HREN explained the process by which the final remaining vacancy could be filled.
Chief Building Official FRAZIER informed the Board that until further notice, due to COVID-19, meetings will no longer be held in person.
Future meetings of the Building and Housing Board of Appeals will be held electronically until new State and City direction is received.
6. ADJOURNMENT
M/S STEED-PAPINEAU, and carried by the following vote, to adjourn the meeting.
AYES: Board Members Allen, Dinuzzo, Steed, and Chairperson Papineau
NOES: None
ABSENT: None (one vacancy)
ABSTAIN: None
Chairperson PAPINEAU adjourned the meeting at 3:18 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL HREN, Principal Planner and Acting Recording Secretary City of Merced
Building and Housing Board of Appeals
CURTIS PAPINEAU, Chairperson
City of Merced
Building and Housing Board of Appeals
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APPROVED:
Quistsien
DENISE FRAZIÉR
Chief Building Official
City of Merced
Building and Housing Board of Appeals