HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-10-23 OPH Email Re Summary of Recent Communication with Jerry Bjorkman \W � �» - a' »� r e
From: Kris Danielson [kdanielson@cityofoakparkheights.com]
Tuesday, October 23, 2001 4:05 PM
To: Mark Vierling; Kim Kamper
Subject: Summary of Recent Communications with Mr. Jerry Bjorkman
10/23/01
I received a telephone call from Mr. Jerry Bjorkman this afternoon at approximately 3:40 PM.
The telephone call lasted for about 10 minutes in which Mr. Bjorkman stated that he believed the
City was trying to profit from his wife's death by auctioning off her personal property.
Mr. Bjorkman also contested the removal of trees at the site as well as his cactus garden. He
stated that he feels mistreated by the City and that justice was not being served.
Mr. Bjorkman also demanded to know how the City could limit his presence from his property
without a police escort as detailed in the letter sent to him via certified mail on 10/9/01.
For my part I assured Mr. Bjorkman that the City was acting under the authority of the Court
Order. I stated that any tree removal necessary to facilitate the removal of the structures was in
fact necessary. When Mr. Bjorkman challenged that I had written to him stating that we would
auction off his property I stated that those were not the words written to him on October 9, 2001.
Mr. Bjorkman further stated that he did not remove any personal property from the site.
Regarding the Letter of 10/9/01, Mr. Bjorkman did call me on 10/11/01 to contest the removal of
the private property from the site and the demolition of the garage structure. I reiterated to Mr.
Bjorkman that these elements were part of the Court Order and if he had any questions he should
contact his attorney and /or insurance company.
On Friday 10/12/01, I accompanied the Police Department at the site to conduct an inventory of
the personal property. The officers commented that a significant amount of personal property
had been removed since the time of the fire. The officers took an inventory of the property and I
took photographs of the same. At this visit, a 1920's/1930's pickup truck was in the driveway, and
tracks inside the garage indicated to me that it had been recently drug from inside to the
driveway. On Monday, 10/15/01 when work began on the site, the 1920's/1930's pickup truck
had been removed.
Mr. Bjorkman did not make arrangements through me for the police to accompany him on the site
to remove the belongings.
Please contact me with any questions you may have.