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REGULAR MEETING <br />NOVEMBER 28, 2016 <br />but that he had a willingness to try things out and evaluate and, if necessary edit, the process <br />appropriately. <br />Officer Lane stated that he sees the ordinance as a tool for problem - solving. It allows him to <br />work on properties to which the Police are responding repeatedly. The ordinance is geared <br />toward allowing the Police to be proactive. Instead of focusing on one (1) bad complex, it allows <br />them to spread out and make the City a safer one in which to live. Addressing Ms. Sullivan, <br />Officer Lane explained that when the Department receives a lot of calls regarding a specific <br />property and they forward the case to him, he goes to the property to investigate the issue. If he <br />discovers that, like in Ms. Sullivan's case, there is a veteran suffering from mental illness at the <br />residence, then his job isn't to penalize the residents of the property but to assist them in getting <br />help. Kicking them out of their home does not solve the problem. In a case like Ms. Sullivan's, <br />Officer Lane's job would be to get a hold of a mental health institution to help with that <br />situation. Addressing Councilmember Williams- Preston, Officer Lane explained that in the <br />hypothetical scenario she had drawn earlier, he would get in contact with the property owner to <br />inform them that their tenants are being a nuisance, selling drugs, whatever the case may be. If <br />the property owner has something like a leaky roof and the tenants are destroying her property <br />and she does not have the funds to repair the home to Code, Officer Lane would at that point <br />direct her to roof repair resources. He would then call Code Enforcement and explain the <br />situation, seeking out options and solutions for the property owner. The goal, Officer Lane <br />explained, is to investigate the problem and find the solution to that specific problem. He stated, <br />I'm trying to be a multi- tasker to help you out. <br />Councilmember Williams- Preston responded that her concern regarded an owner - occupied <br />scenario, but that she understood Officer Lane otherwise. <br />Councilmember Broden stated, going forward in 2017, she did not want to lose Mr. Larimore's <br />recommendation. She was unsure of how easy it would be to implement something like an auto - <br />dial mechanism in conjunction with the Landlord Registry, but she felt that the potential was <br />possibly there. She compared a possible implementation of auto -dial to how schools send <br />automated messages to parents when their children are absent. She stated that she would love to <br />see this issue brought up by property managers tackled and solved in 2017. <br />Councilmember Scott responded, I think we look at every possibility, every technology. He <br />stated that Chief Laskowski told him that they took in around 89,000 calls. He stated that he <br />agrees with Councilmember Broden, but he wants a balance so that the Police do not become <br />full -time property management. Councilmember Scott stated, though, that any technology that <br />aids the process is completely welcome. He stated, I think that's a benefit to landlord <br />registration: having the right information and contact. Officer Lane and Ms. Colborn were both <br />in favor of landlord registration because so much of Officer Lane's time is not only spent dealing <br />with people but trying to track down who on the property he needs to speak with in the first <br />place. <br />Ashley Colborn, Assistant City Attorney with offices on the 12th Floor of the County -City <br />Building, stated that issues like Ms. Sullivan's are specifically why HIPPA protection was added <br />to the ordinance so as to prevent such cases from being added to the Chronic Nuisance List. <br />Councilmember Dr. David Varner made a motion that Bill No. 70 -16 be sent to the full Council <br />with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which <br />carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes and one (1) nay (Councilmember Regina Williams - <br />Preston). <br />69 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF <br />THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ESTABLISHING <br />INTERNAL CONTROL STANDARDS AND <br />ESTABLISHING A MATERIALITY <br />THRESHOLD. <br />14 <br />
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