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CITY OF MUSKEGON
MUSKEGON HOUSING BOARD OF APPEALS
MEETING MINUTES
September 1, 2016
Board Chairman, G. Borgman called the meeting to order at 5:32 pm.
ATTENDANCE: B. Arthur, G. Borgman, W. Krick, & R. Mackie
ABSENT: K. Kolberg, E. Simmons, B. Turnquist; excused
STAFF: H. Mitchell; J. Lewis; K. Briggs, SAFEBuilt; S. Ferguson
OTHERS: B. Daniels, 944 E. Sexant; T. Shields, 406 Jackson, Grand Haven; A. Bruce, 1520 6th
St, Apt 1; L. Walker, 1536 Park; P. Gawkowski, 800 Ellis Rd; T. Moulatsiotis, Muskegon Country
Treasurer, 173 E. Apple Ste 104.
MINUTES:
A motion to approve the regular meeting minutes from July 7, 2016 was made by, Mackie;
supported by Krick; unanimously supported.
OLD BUSINESS:
EN140138 – 1153 Pine (McLaughlin Neighborhood). – Brenda Daniels, 944 E Sextant Rd,
Muskegon, MI 49441. J. Lewis, noted that the original notice included the garage. B. Daniels
stated that the taxes will be paid between the 6th and 14th of September, as she just paid the
contractor. B. Daniels asked the board for suggestions for acceptable repairs on the garage. K.
Briggs stated that the roof and windows would need to be repaired with acceptable and
complimentary materials. B. Daniels stated that she had not included the garage in her budget; in
addition to the porch, roof, siding and windows. B. Daniels and T. Shields provided an update and
pictures of the progress of the front porch. G. Borgman addressed the submitted timeline with the
contractor, would like the contractor to stay on the timeline and stay in communication with
Safebuilt regarding progress and missed deadlines. K. Briggs stated that a timeline for the rehab
of the house and garage will need to be submitted and it would need to include both exterior and
interior. B. Arthur, stated that he would like to see substantial progress on the exterior items, by
the end of October. G. Borgman, asked for staff recommendations. Discussion regarding the needs
for the timeline continued. K. Briggs stated that the goal is the get the home into compliance with
the building code.
A motion to table this case to the November meeting, provided the owner meets with the Building
Official of SAFEbuilt by September 6th to submit a reasonable timeline with cost estimates of how
long each project will take (including the garage) and there must be substantial progress of the
repairs for the deck, siding and the roof over the porch and as much of the rest of the home as well
as the exterior of the garage and to stay in contact with SAFEbuilt and all appropriate permits and
necessary inspection are performed for the permits was made by B. Arthur; supported by W. Krick;
unanimously approved.
EN157069 – 1451 Park St. (Nelson Neighborhood). – Antwan Bruce, 1520 6th St, Muskegon, MI
49441. K. Briggs stated he had not seen the property recently and inquired about the progress of
the interior. L. Walker stated that there was no current plumbing, electrical or mechanical permits.
The plumbing permit had expired. L. Walker also provided an update on the furnace. K. Briggs,
stated that an updated timeline with cost estimates needed to be submitted along with the necessary
permits. H. Mitchell stated that there had been no changes with the permits since the last meeting
with no inspections being performed since April.
A motion to table the case to the October meeting, provided that the owner was to meet with the
Building Official of SAFEbuilt to come up with a reasonable timeline with cost estimates by
September 6th and all expired permits are to be reviewed and updated with inspections performed
and to stay in contact with the Building Official, was made by W. Krick, supported by R. Mackie;
and unanimously approved.
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS – NEW CASES:
EN1605341 – 2020 Lakeshore (Lakeside Neighborhood) – Gawkowski Properties Lakeshore
LLC, 800 Ellis Rd, Ste 111, Muskegon, MI 49440. G. Borgman asked owner of plans for building.
P. Gawkowski stated that they’re looking to move their Subway restaurant to this location, along
with retail space or to possibly relocate their main office to the location. They are working with
the bank to get approval for a loan to make the necessary repairs adding that the bank approval
would take 2 months and 3 to 6 months to complete after that. K. Briggs stated that there had been
multiple complaints and concerns in regards to the condition of the property. P. Gawkowski shared
a letter regarding the timeframe for repairs and stated that windows had been replaced the previous
day. K. Briggs recommended that the board declare the building and have it go before the City
Commission with the owner having to request superintending control to come to agreement of
timeframe to get work complete. J. Lewis, provided detail of this process to the board. B. Arthur
asked about the parking for the location. P. Gawkowski stated that they have an agreement to use
the adjacent parking lot. W. Krick noted the difficulty of getting bank approval if the building is
registered as a dangerous building. B. Arthur suggested giving a month to work with the bank and
suggested seeing continued progress on exterior.
A motion to table until October, provided that the owner complete the cleanup and painting of the
exterior of the structure and have a Trades inspection completed by SAFEbuilt with a reasonable
timeline and cost estimates for all the repairs submitted prior to the next meeting, was made by W.
Krick, seconded by B. Arthur; and unanimously approved.
EN1605342 – 2152 S. Getty St. (East Muskegon Neighborhood) – Ramos-Delgado LLC, 540
Shamrock, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. T. Moulatsiotis stated that the Land Bank sold on land
contract. The owners are currently behind on payments and currently in the process to evict.
A motion to declare the structure as substandard, dangerous and a public nuisance, was made by
R. Mackie, seconded by W. Krick; and unanimously approved.
OTHER BUSINESS: BOARD UP AND DB INFO – Staff provided an update to the members
regarding the board ups and demolitions.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:42 pm.
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