Board of Public Safety

BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY MINUTES MAY 22, 2017 PUBLIC HEARING 4:00 PM Common Council Chambers City of Anderson, IN 120 East Eighth Street MEMBERS PRESENT . Mr. Dixon made a motion to approve and accept Mike Mckinley, Chairperson the claims in the amount of $551,712.34. Mr. Nicale Rector, Member Mckinley second. Motion passed. Sam Dixon, Member OTHERS PRESENT NEW BUSINESS. *see attached sign in sheet Tim Lanane, City Attorney Barbra Joy, Board Secretary ANDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT CALL TO ORDER Mr. Mckinley said the Police Department's new Mr. Mckinley called the meeting to order at business is the disposal of bicycles. 4:00p.m. Mr. Dixon performed the invocation. Mr. Mcicinley led the Pledge of Allegiance. Major Sandefur said the city is getting ready for the city auction that is coming up this summer, MINUTES they would like to dispose of bicycles that are unclaimed. Mr. Mcicinley said they were tabling the minutes from the last meeting due to Secretary Wendy Attorney Mr. Lanane asked if these were all Anderson not being present. uncovered items. Major said yes, they are unclaimed. CLAIMS To BE PAID Mr. Lanane said on his copy there are some that Mr. Mckinley said the chims total $637,494.16 say no keep. What does this mean? Mr. Dixon made a motion to approve the claims Major Sandefur said he does not know what that in the amount of $637,494.16. means. Mr. Mckinley said, the Fire Department claims Mr. Lanane asked if it was a possibility thai> total $85,720.90. these are not going to go into the auction. Mr. Dixon made a motion to accept and approve Major Sandefur said no, they are to all go into the claims in the amount of $85,720.90. Mr. the auction. Mckinley seconded. Motion passed. Mr. Dixon asked where the auction will take . Mr. Mckinley said the police department claims place. total $551,712.34. Major Sandefur said he could not answer that. Mr. Dixon asked what the date of the auction is. Mr. Lanane asked Mr. Fisher if he has a copy of Major Sandefur said he does not have that the power of attorney. answer. Mr. Fisher said no but Mr. Harvey did show him Attorney Mr. Lanane said he believes in June. a copy of it. He does not have the exact dare, Mr. Harry Cook is the neighbor to the property at Mr. Mckinley made a motion to accept the items 4203 Haverhill said the only thing he has to say for the city auction. Mr. Dixon seconded. Motion is this property has been in the present condition passecL for over 20 years. Mr. Cook said he lives at 4202 Haverhill which ANDERSON FIRE DEPARTMENT is across the street. He said someone came and took 14 vehicles off of the property and made it look even worse. He said the owner's youngest Mr. Mcldnley said they were pulling the fire son came out and mowed what grass he could departments request for travel authorization off around all the trash in the yard. At one time he the agenda for today. was interested in buying this property. He. was going to buy it in the tax sale then he was told Deputy Chief Cawthorn said correct, they did not they paid their taxes so it came off the tax sale. get the forms back from the controller's office. He said it will probably be on the next meeting Mr. Lanane asked him if he has seen any agenda children coming and going from this property. Mr. Cook said the other day there were two ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT women coming from this property. He feels like the best thing to do would be demo this property. Mr. Mckinley said next on the agenda is demo Mr. Lanane asked Mr. Cook if he knows Mr. and remove. Harvey. Building Commissioner Mr. Todd Fisher said the Mr. Cook said yes, he has known him for years. unsafe property is at 4203 Haverhill, it has been in environmental for over ten years. The Mr. Harvey started storing stuff in the house gentleman has been put into a nursing home. His after he moved out. Right now and the past few son has signed ok for the demolition. years you could not even move around in that house. As a matter of fact one night he came out Mr. Mckinley asked if he has power of attorney. there and went to bed. There is no bed in there, so he called the police department because even Mr. Fisher said yes. though he does not like him he doesn't want him to fall or get hurt in there. Attorney Lanane asked if Mr. Tim Harvey was here. Mr. Dunne asked when this was. Mr. Fisher said no. Mr. Cook said about a year ago. He said a month or two ago they went in there and found Mr. Mr. Lanane asked when the pictures were taken. Harvey in there laying down. He was in there for three or four days. He is now in a nursing home. Mr. Fisher said last week the le of May. Mr. Dixon made a motion to accept the Mr. Lanane asked how long the property has emergency order to demolition the house at 4203 been abandoned. Haverhill. Mr. Mckinley seconded. Motion passed. Mr. Fisher said it has been in environmental for ilveare—and_emmv_faxems_ - Mr. Lanane read the bids as follows.  1) M & J Fetz $13,536 2) Gerry's Construction $8,322 3) Restoration Salvage Overhaul $8,400 4) Cox Recycling $14,360 Ms. Rector made a motion to accept the bid from Gerry's Constriction in the amount of $8,322 for the property at 4203 Haverhill. Mr. Dixon seconded. Motion passed. Ms. Rector made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Mckinley adjourned the meeting at 4:14 pm