Source: https://www.trec.texas.gov/apps/meetings/view.php?meeting_id=279
Timestamp: 2019-04-18 22:26:10+00:00

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ACTION: Commissioner Miller, duly seconded by Commissioner Leonard, moved to excuse the absence of Commissioner Turner on February 11, 2019. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION: Chair Wukasch opened the floor for nominations to Vice-Chair. Commissioner Miller moved to nominate Commissioner Leonard and Commissioner Stephens moved to nominate Commissioner Arriaga. The Commission elected Commissioner Leonard for Vice-Chair with Commissioners Miller, Leonard, Westcott, and Wilkinson voting for Commissioner Leonard and Commissioners Stephens, Arriaga, and Williams voting for Commissioner Arriaga. Chair Wukasch abstained.
ACTION: Chair Wukasch opened the floor for nominations to Secretary. Commissioner Wilkinson moved to nominate Commissioner Arriaga and Commissioner Westcott moved to nominate Commissioner Turner. The Commission elected Commissioner Arriaga for Secretary with Commissioners Wilkinson, Arriaga, Miller, Stephens, and Williams voting for Commissioner Arriaga. Chair Wukasch abstained.
g. Lee Warren reappointed as an inspector member with a term ending in 2025, Barbara Evans reappointed as a public member with a term ending in 2021, Robert John Daehn, Jr. and Dave Motley appointed as public members with a term ending in 2021.
ACTION: No comments were given.
ACTION: The Commission went into Executive Session at 10:15 a.m.
The meeting resumed at 11:55 a.m.
ACTION on 7.a.: Commissioner Arriaga, duly seconded by Commissioner Leonard, moved to adopt the PFD as written that no administrative penalty be imposed upon Kristen Ilissa Smith. The motion was adopted with Chair Wukasch and Commissioners Miller and Wilkinson recusing themselves in this matter.
ACTION on 7.b.: Commissioner Leonard, duly seconded by Chair Wukasch, moved to adopt the PFD as written to deny the application for inactive sales agent license of Teresa Lynn Stephens. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION on 7.c.: Chair Wukasch, duly seconded by Commissioner Wilkinson, moved to adopt the PFD as written to assess a $1,000 administrative penalty and to suspend the sales agent license of Oscar A. Beltran for one year and impose the following conditions: that he comply with all terms of his community supervision and not engage in unlicensed real estate brokerage activity during the term of his license suspension. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION on 7.d.: Commissioner Leonard, duly seconded by Commissioner Arriaga, moved to adopt the PDF as written to deny the application for inactive sales agent license of Nyanza Yvette Cook. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION on 7.e.: Commissioner Stephens, duly seconded by Commissioner Arriaga moved to adopt the PFD as written to assess a $1,000 administrative penalty along with a change to Conclusions of Law 9 to suspend the sales agent license of Deanna J. Reese with the suspension to be fully probated for one year. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION on 7.f.: Commissioner Miller, duly seconded by Commissioner Williams, moved to adopt the PFD as written to assess a $1,000 administrative penalty and to suspend the sales agent license of Kenneth Lavon Hayes with the suspension to be fully probated for three years. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION on 7.g.: Commissioner Arriaga, duly seconded by Commissioner Leonard, moved to adopt the PFD as written to deny the application for inactive sales agent license of John David Tyler. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
a. RF 18020; Fountain Vista Homes, LLC v. Roy Ornelas, et al.
ACTION on 8.a.: Commissioner Leonard, duly seconded by Commissioner Arriaga, moved to authorize payment of $30,600.00 in actual damages, plus interest, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, less $23,000.00 for settlement payment received from other parties. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION on 8.b.: Commissioner Arriaga, duly seconded by Commissioner Leonard, moved to authorize payment of $2,771.70 in actual damages, plus interest and court costs. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION: Commissioner Westcott, duly seconded by Commissioner Miller moved that the Commission approve staff's recommendation to submit for adoption, amendments to 22 TAC Chapter 535, Subchapter R, as presented, except §535.213(g)(1)(C) is changed from, "…no more than two…," to "…no more than four…," to the Texas Register, along with any technical or non-substantive changes required for adoption. Commissioner Arriaga, moved to amend the motion to keep, "…no more than two…" The amended motion was not seconded and failed. Commissioner Stephens, duly seconded by Commissioner Arriaga, moved to amend the motion to change "…no more than two…," to "…a range from one to ten…" The amended motion failed with Commissioners Stephens, Arriaga, and Williams voting yes and Commissioners Westcott, Miller, Leonard, Wilkinson and Wukasch voting no. The original motion was adopted with Commissioners Arriaga and Stephens voting no.
ACTION: Commissioner Miller, duly seconded by Commissioner Arriaga, moved that the Commission approve staff's recommendation to submit the proposed amendments to 22 TAC §533.8, Motion for Rehearing, as presented, along with any technical or non-substantive changes required for proposal, to the Texas Register, for publication and public comment. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION: Commissioner Stephens moved that the Commission approve staff's recommendation in accordance with the Sunset Commission's recommendation to prioritize the complaints which come from the public, but to discard the request to initiate an investigation. The motion was not seconded and failed. Commissioner Westcott, duly seconded by Commissioner Arriaga, moved that the Commission approve staff's recommendation to submit the proposed amendments to 22 TAC §535.141, Initiation of Investigation, as presented, except for a change to subsection (c) to add, "…received by the Commission…" after the word, "complaints," along with any technical or non-substantive changes required for proposal, to the Texas Register, for publication and public comment. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION: Commissioner Stephens, duly seconded by Commissioner Leonard, moved that the Commission approve staff's recommendation to submit new 22 TAC §535.142, Consumer Complaint Processing, as presented, along with any technical or non-substantive changes required for proposal, to the Texas Register, for publication and public comment. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION: Commissioner Leonard, duly seconded by Commissioner Arriaga, moved that the Commission approve staff's recommendation to submit the proposed repeal of 22 TAC §535.161, Failing to Provide Information, as presented, along with any technical or non-substantive changes required for proposal, to the Texas Register, for publication and public comment. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
The Commission recessed and took a break at 3:39 p.m.
The meeting resumed at 3:46 p.m.
ACTION: Commissioner Miller, duly seconded by Commissioner Leonard, moved to approve staff's recommendation to approve new or changes to TREC forms as presented. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
Presented by Priscilla Pipho, Director of Staff & Support Services.

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