Board of Public Safety

BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY MINUTES FEBRUARY 13, 2017 PUBLIC HEARING 4:00 PM Common Council Chambers City of Anderson, IN 120 East Eighth Street MEMBERS PRESENT Mike Mckinley, Chairperson Mr. Mckinley said the police department claims Nicale Rector, Member total $78,229.84. Sam Dixon, Member Ms. Rector made a motion to approve and accept OTHERS PRESENT the claims in the amount of $78,229.84. Mr. *see attached sign in sheet Dixon second. Motion passed. Evan Broderick City Attorney Wendy Anderson, Board Secretary Mr. Mcicinley said the Emergency Management claims total $165.65. CALL TO ORDER Ms. Rector made a motion to approve and accept Mr. Mcicinley called the meeting to order at the claims in the amount of $65.65. Mr. Dixon 4:03p.m. Mr. Dixon performed the invocation. seconded. Motion passed. Mr. Mcicinley led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Mckinley asked the board members if they NEW BUSINESS had a chance to go over the minutes from the January 23, 2017 meeting. HUMAN RESOURCES Ms. Rector and Mr. Dixon both said they have. Ms. Rector made a motion to approve the Mr. Mckinley said the Human Recourses minutes from the January 23rd meeting. Mr. department has salary resolutions and the FOP Dixon seconded. Motion passecL contract to bring before the board today. Ms. Wiley said she was here for the Human Resources department to seek approval for the CLAIMS TO BE PAID salary resolution for the FOP Lodge #48 for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, & 2020. This Mr. Mcicinley said the claims total $193,169.00 resolution reflects an increase of 3% for 2017 & 2020.2% for years 2018 and 2019. Mr. Mckinley said, the Fire Department claims total $143,173.31. Ms. Rector made a motion to approve the salary resolution for the police department for the team Ms. Rector made a motion to accept and approve 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Mr. Dixon the claims in the amount of $143,173.31. Mr. seconded. Motion passed. Dixon seconded. Motion passed.  Mr. Tom Brown said in reference to the Fraternal Order of Police contract and resolution Mr. Mr. Mcicinfey asked what kind of training the Anderson has a copy of the contract and would kids did. hie to invite the board members to sign the original. Fire Chief Cravens said classroom and prop training also some hazinat They will still use the Ms. Wiley said next they have the resolution for training ground from time totime for hazmat and the UAW Local 1963. This contract is also for LP training. What they did was, they set up a the years 2017, 2018, 2019 &2020. It also private LLC that the school paid the LLC and reflects a 3% increase for 2017,2% for 2018,2% they paid off duty firemen to do this work. Fire for 2019 and 3% for 2020. It also increases their Chief Cravens was looking for a different longevity to one hundred dollars per year. perspective, after consulting with the city attorneys and meeting with the school they Ms. Rector asked what their previous longevity decided to go a different way. amount was. Ms. Rector asked if fire chief has a copy of the Ms. Wiley said 875. lease. Ms. Rector made a motion to accept the Fire Chief Cravens provided a copy. resolution for UAW Local 1963 for years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Mr. Dixon seconded. Deputy Chief Mr. Cawthorn said the LLC is Motion passed. Anderson Fire Center and what they did was the junior high school students did firefighter I & 2. Mr. Ken de la Bastide asked if the longevity for The seniors did EMT classes. The school UAW was 20 or 30 years. contacted them to do the training. The school decided to bring this in house at the 26th career Mr. Tom Brown said 30 with a maximum of center on 38th street. They no longer need the $3,000. classroom space they were leasing from us. They will still have access to the training tower and the Mr. De la Bastide said thank you. props through MO1J at District 26 Career Center, This will void the lease between Anderson Fire Mr. Brown said thank you and that concluded Career Training Center LLC and the school. their business. Ms. Rector asked if the Anderson Career Training Center was our guys. ANDERSON FIRE DEPARTMENT Deputy Chief Cawthorn said that is a LLC that Fire Chief Dave Cravens introduced himself and some of the staff from the fire department said he is in front of the board to void a lease that created in order for tax purposes to pay the last administration had set up. They have instructors to go after this District 26 contract to training modules at the training ground that was do training for the school system. set up for the high school kids to train. Under the last safety board meeting of 2015 they set up a Fire Chief Cravens said the board members of private LLC and signed a lease back to their the LLC were made up of past chiefs and so he private LLC. After reviewing everything in did not think the perception was good for the January 2016 he thought it was better to have a administration to have a private LLC and go better perspective as an administration to what upon recognizing this he met with the high they were doing. The high school also through school. They did not budget enough money to their state finds did not budget enough to pay for pay for it anyway. their props for the high school kids to do their training Under a mutual agreement with the Ms. Rector asked if the people from ihe LLC had LLC they are going to terminate the lease. The been put on notice. modules belong to the city, they were donated from Pendleton and we paid to have them Attorney Mr. Broderick said they agreed. He was moved. They will remain the property of the city a big part of this. The school board could not of Anderson.  reach an agreement with the city and Anderson the ambulance is Braun so they wanted to go Career Fire Center LLC. with Braun certified remounts and there are three companies that are certified to do Braun Fire Chief Cravens did write down the serial remounts. All three companies use the same numbers of the property for the city of Anderson. dealer which is Pin Care. Given that they were all under the one hundred and fifty thousand Mr. De La Bastide asked if Fire Career Training price they did not have to do sealed bids. Given Center LLC, leased the space from the city. that they all use the same dealer they would have the same bids. The fire department is seeking Deputy Chief Cawthorn said yes. approval to go with First Priority out of New' Jersey which was the lowest bid. Mr. De La Bastide asked if they paid the fire department for the space. Ms. Rector made a motion to approve the fire department to refurbish the ambulance using Fire Chief Cravens said they leased the modules. First Priority in the amount of $ 149,625. Mr. Dixon seconded. Motion passed. Mr. De La Bastide said the fire department received money from the school system. Mr. Mckinley asked what is the turnaround time. Deputy Chief Cawthorn said correct. Deputy Chief Cawthorn said they are actually one of the quicker companies. When they get the Mr. De La Bastide said so basically these guys chassis and it is even a little quicker if you pre who were Anderson Career Fire Center LLC pay. They are under six months turn around to were getting paid for time they were not working completely rebuild the ambulance. at the fire department. Mr. Mckinley asked if they come pick the Chief Cravens said it was all off duty. ambulance up. Mr. De La Bastide said thank you. Deputy Chief Cawthorn said the bid has us delivering it to them. The fire department has a Ms. Rector made a motion to terminate the lease few members that travel out there frequently for agreement. Mr. Dixon seconded. Motion passed. work on their days off and the department may be able to work something out with them to take Mr. Mckinley said next is the ambulance it with them also Pin Care the dealer maybe able remount bids. to take it out there for them. Pin Care is located out of Van Worth and Columbus Ohio. That is Deputy Chief Cawthorn said every year they not very far from them. budget to purchase an ambulance on a 5 year rotation. They have 3 front line ambulances and Mr. Mckittley said Anderson Police Department 2 back up ambulances they rotate them through is next on the agenda. They want to select a every five years. This gets them to 100 to 120 vendor to equip the new police cars. thousand miles depending on how many runs they have. Currently they have 120 thousand Major Sandefur said previously the board miles. He has three bids to remount the authorized the purchase of 20 new police cars ambulances. A remount is they take the box of and now they need to equip those new cars. They the ambulance off, put a new chassis underneath have three proposals. it and re do everything that is in the ambulance. 1)American Eagle Equipment All the cabinets, counter tops, reline the cabinets 2) Waymire Engineering of and basically freshen everything up. They Indianapolis basically get a new ambulance at a fraction of the 3) Mid America cost The rigs that they use if they were to buy The bids are all under one hundred and fifty new ones rim from 200 to 240 thousand dollars. thousand dollars so they did not have to have Of the three bids that they received the lowest sealed bids. They would like to go with bid comes in under 150 thousand dollars so by American Eagle Equipment who came in with remounting vs new they are saving give or take the lowest bid. This company has done work for 75 thousand an ambulance. The manufacturer of the department in the past. Mr. Dixon asked if their bid was the $ 5062.66 Major Sandefur said yes. Mr. Mckinley asked if they were out of Noblesville. Major Sandefur said yes. Ms. Rector made a motion to authorize and accept the bid from American Eagle Equipment in the amount of $5,062.66. Mr. Dixon seconded. Motion passed. Ms. Rector made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Mckinley adjourned the meeting at 4:25 pm