Owner to return in 30 days with demolition bids for 314 N. Dixie Drive; council requests staff inspection

At a 60‑day progress update on April 23, a property representative, Josh Ramirez, told the Clute City Council he had placed two ISO containers at the site on North Dixie Drive to remove the mobile‑home contents and asked for additional time to raise funds for demolition.

Ramirez said he initially requested six months but that the matter was at a 60‑day update and he needed more time for the financial side. "I initially asked for 6 months. This is a 60 day update. So another 4 months we're still requested just to be able to save up the money," Ramirez said.

Council members pressed Ramirez on why he had not obtained demolition bids earlier and urged him to secure estimates so the council would have a clearer sense of costs. Staff and council discussed two paths: voluntary demolition by the owner or city‑led demolition followed by placing a lien for costs if necessary. Staff indicated they would provide names of contractors and that the city could obtain bids only if the owner did not complete voluntary demolition.

Council and the owner agreed to a practical check‑in: staff (identified in the record as Jerry) will inspect the property roughly 30 days after the meeting to confirm whether the trailer's contents have been emptied; Ramirez said he would obtain quotes for demolition and return with a progress update at that time. Multiple council members said no formal action was required at the meeting but asked for the follow‑up to be placed on the next available agenda.

A resident also raised a scheduling/notification concern about meeting times; staff said they would clarify meeting notices and the date for the follow‑up (May 28 was discussed as the next meeting date).