City Council

CITY OF EL LAGO BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION 411 TALLOWOOD DRIVE, EL LAGO, TEXAS 77586 JANUARY 4, 2023 – 6:00 P.M. NOTICE is hereby given that the Building Standards Commission of the City of El Lago, County of Harris, State of Texas, will hold a meeting at six o’clock (6:00) PM on January 4, 2023 at the City Hall Events Room, 411 Tallowood Drive, El Lago, Texas, with respect to the following: AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS Citizens are invited to speak for up to three (3) minutes on items on items relating to the meeting 4. CONSENT AGENDA Consider/Approve minutes from meeting held on October 5, 2022. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.1 Discussion and possible action regarding the completion of Order No. BSC 2022-02 and the structures located at 307 Shadow Creek Dr., El Lago, Texas. 6. ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of El Lago will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending City Council Meetings. Requests should be received 48 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact the City office at 281-326-1951. I CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THIS NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE DATE LISTED ABOVE WAS POSTED AT CITY HALL, 411 TALLOWOOD DRIVE, EL LAGO, TEXAS, AT LEAST 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING, PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. __________________________ Rachel Lewis, City Secretary  CITY OF EL LAGO MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 5, 2022 BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING 411 TALLOWOOD DRIVE, EL LAGO, TEXAS 77586 1. CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Ulrickson called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM. 2. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM Present: Robert Wohrer Ken Paschall Scott Greenlee Chis Ulrickson Absent Charles Sager 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no comments from citizens. 4. CONSENT AGENDA 4.1. Minutes from the Building Standards Commission Meeting of August 23, 2022. Ken Paschall made a motion to approve, and Scott Greenlee provided a second. The vote was unanimous to approve. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.1 Receive a presentation and update from the City Building Official regarding BSC Order 2022-02 and the results of inspection of property located at 307 Shadow Creek Dr., El Lago, Texas. The Building Official, Armand Barbe, reported he visited the home earlier in the day of October 5, 2022. He reported all holes in the siding were closed, the house had been painted, and repairs to the garage were completed. He stated all windows had been repaired. He went through the scope of work on the order and items 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,11, and 13 were completed in section 1. Items 6,7,10, and 12 had not yet been completed. Regarding the garage, items 1,2,3, and 4 were completed, but items 5 and 6 were not completed. Additionally, the fence work had not been completed. He stated there were two outstanding building permits which had not been scheduled for inspection. Commissioner Paschall provided a summary of the timelines provided by the Commission since the initial declaration of the building being substandard. The summary is attached. City Attorney, Justin Pruitt, went over the options available to the Commission. He said the order could be extended and amended to include the unfinished work items. He said the Commission could order the City complete the repairs to the house which would result in a lien on the property for the costs. This would be referred to City Council to consider at that point. He said the owners could still work on the property to complete the remaining items in the meantime. 5.2 Discussion and possible action regarding BSC Order 2022-02 and the structures located at 307 Shadow Creek Dr., El Lago, Texas. Commissioner Wohrer asked the homeowners why the work was still not complete. Ms. Bowen responded by saying she was the only one working on the remaining items and she had originally thought she would have more help. She said she was willing to continue the work in order to complete all of the work required. Commissioner Paschall made a motion to have the City complete the  work and the case be turned over to City Council to consider enforcement. There was a second from Commissioner Greenlee. Approval was unanimous. Commissioner Ulrickson encouraged the homeowners to continue work before City Council was set to consider the case. He also encouraged them to get inspections completed on the open building permits. 6. ADJOURMENT – There being no further business, Commissioner Ulrickson adjourned the meeting at 6:00 PM. ATTEST: ________________________________ Chris Ulrickson Meeting Chair Rachel Lewis, City Secretary