Held at the Baptist Church, Table View

COMMUNITY POLICE FORUM (CPF) MEETING – Sector 3

Minutes ofMeeting

held at the Baptist Church, Table View

on Thursday 17 January2013

IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS:

SECTOR 3 POLICE VAN : 082417 4506 / 079-894 1456

SAPS :WO Prins / 079-894 1454

CPF –Sector 3 Chairperson : Trevor Nisbet / 076-093 9828

CPF Chairman:Andrew Brace / 083-306 2254

NW – Sector 3 Captain : Derick Sinden / 082-371 2428

CPF Website:

CPF Facebook page:CPF Table View

PRESENT:

See Attendance Register on file

APOLOGIES:

Col Vosloo
WO Prins
Chris Potgieter
Mr & Mrs Bagattini
Pierre Daniels
Kevin Simpson
Catherine Pretorius
MINUTES / ACTION / DATE

1. WELCOME:
2. Trevor Nisbet opened the meeting and welcomed all those present. He also welcomed Cpt Jenkins (who was standing in for WO Prins), as well as the guest speaker for the evening, Derek Bock, Chief Operating Officer of the Voortrekker Road Corridor, City Improvement District (VRCID).

1.2.Trevor enquired as to how many of the new faces attending the meeting had heard about the meeting. The answers were varied: word of mouth; neighbours; flyer in letter-box.

1. ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES:

2.1Attendance register was completed and apologies noted.
2.2 Trevor requested everyone present to add their email addresses
andcell numbers on the attendance register.
2.3 WO Prins was unable to attend because he is on holiday.
Informations about this meeting will be passed on to him.

1. CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES:
2. Minutes of the meeting of 17 November 2012 were tabled as

read.
3.2.Minutes of this meeting will be posted on the website and sent
by email.

1. SAPS SECTOR 3 REPORT:

4.1.Capt Jenkins was happy to report that crime over the Festive Season had come down significantly. During this period the NW & the SAPS kept a high profile on the beach where no crime was to be reported.
4.2.The majority of house burglaries are executed between 6am and 6pm when people are at work.People in the neighbourhood during the day should therefore remain vigilant.
4.3.Sector 3 had the lowest crime rate of all three sectors during this period.
4.4.There is only one SAPS vehicle availabe for each sector. Local NW visibility and support has made a great impact on the lowering of crime in this area.
4.5.Trevor Nisbet agreed with Capt Jenkins that NW is doing a sterling job in our community.
4.6.An excellent deterrant to all crime in our neighbourhood is to become active in our community:
-Join the CPF and NHW
-Note telephone numbers to call for help
-Know your neighbours and organise street committees
-Particularly retired people are urged to become active in the CPF and NHW. They have a vested interest in the area and have the time to support community efforts.
4.7.Sector 3 Patrol Vehicle Numbers:
079-894-1456
082-417-4506

1. NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH FEEDBACK:
2. Derick Sinden, Table View, Sector 3 NW Captain, thanked the SAPS for its sterling work and support in our community.

5.2.Derick explained the concept of Neighbourhood Watch. It is the eyes and ears of the community. The NW is not there to do the job of the police, but to support them as best they can. The NW patrol room is at Parklands Police Station. Anyone interested may come there any Monday evening at 7pm for an introduction.
5.3.Derick agreed with Capt Jenkins and Trevor Nisbet that more participation from the community is imperative to make our area a safer and happier place for all residents. Of the +/- 50,000 residents in Tableview, only a mere 113 family units are part of our local NW. Yet it has been proven that it requires at least 10% of the community to be involved, for NW to be effective in the reduction of crime. We therefore need much more support for our NW. Contact NW on
5.4.The first step in joining NW, is applying for Police clearance. This clearance costs R140 pa. No one with a criminal record may join the NW and become a radio linked member. The new NW member is then issued with a NW ID card and receives training. Derick stressed that the NW is grateful for any level of input from residents. NW radios are for sale: three different types costing between R1,000 and R2,000. But residents DO NOT have to own radios to be part of NW. Radios can be booked out at the beginning of a patrol. At the moment TVNW is patrolling 1000 manhours a month and reacting with up to 17 patrol vehicles on a shift. The first 8 NW members have been trained up to level 3. This includes First Aid training, enabling these members to be of crucial support at road accidents and other such incidents in the area.
5.5.NW (The Watch) works in close collaboration with SAPs and security companies. Currently we are fast approaching 200 NW radio linked members in Table View making this one of the strongest NW radio linked communities in the country. Recently the D’Urbanville community in Durbanville approached TVNW for support in setting up a NW scheme in their area. We are very proud of the fact that our expertise is being recognised and sought after.
5.6.In answer to a question from a participant, Derick explained that, at present, NW boards are only issued to registered NW members.
5.7.Street Committees:
Derick once again re-iterated that all residents should join together in forming Street Committees. Anyone wishing to take this route should contact Derick for further information and support. The issuing of boards to Street Committee membersis presently under investigation, specifically to identify them both to security as well as to one another. These will be separate from the NW boards and will be marked as such.
5.8.TVNW aims for 2013:
TVNW aims this year to put more pressure on all the service delivery agencies in our community to assist in the reduction of crime in our area. Crime hot-spots will be identified and patrolled more vigorously by all concerned. Zero toleration should be given to vagrants, such as those who have taken over the baby-drop location at Anybody’s Inn, causing the cessation of this important service to our community.
5.9. TVNW continues to remove trolleys from trolley-pushers. Over 100 trolleys have been confiscated recently.

1. NEW BUSINESS:

6.1.Trevor Nisbet thanked Derick Sinden of TVNW and Capt Jenkinsof the SAPS for their input.
6.2. PServices run by Sherrol & Chris Canning, has taken over the
running of the CPF website. It is presently under construction
but should be live within a few days.. The website will feature
up-to-date information that concerns the CPF and our
community.
6.3.Find TVCPF at with links to web-
pages of local churches, schools, NGO’s Security Companies, CoCT, TVNW and area information.
6.4. State of local parks and traffic:
Alex Lepnik, a committee member for both the TVCPF and
Ratepayers’ Association has undertaken to enforce the
municipality in the upkeep of our local parks and to address issues around traffic. Alex re-iteratedthat the more people that join local forums such as the CPF, the NW and the Ratepayers’ Association, the stronger ourcollective voice will be in moving the concerns of ourcommunity forward. City officials only react when large numbersof peoplecomplain about an issue.
- The local Ratepayers’ Association has an ongoing vigorous
dialogue with Traffic Police and the CoCT with demands for
improved service delivery that our community pays for in
rates. Local supermarkets must also come on board.
- Contact Alex Lepnik withanyproblems about our local parks
or traffic at 084-295-2191. Alex Lepnik’sofficial CPF e-mail
address is still to be issued.
6.8. CPF Youth Committee:
A newly created sub-forum of the CPF, the CPF Youth
Committee, is being launched at the moment. It will make its
own constitution, deal with its own issues and make its own
decisions. It is important that we get our youth involved with
the community issues that affect them,and that they learn to
understand, respect and co-operate with SAPS for a better
community. They will be working in conjunction with the
Schools’ Forum and the Church Forum. The Committee
presently has 3 members and a big drive is on the go
to recruit more members.

1. GUEST SPEAKER: DEREK BOCK:

- Derek Bock, Chief Operating Officer of the Voortrekker Road
Corridor, City Improvement District (CID) gave a talk to the
CPFmeeting, explaining the role of the CID in the Belville /
Parowarea.
- In recent years it has become apparent that the resources of
theCity of Cape Town are stretched beyond their limits and the
cityis unable to provide all the services it used to.Thus the CID
areas of Cape Town were created.
- In 1998 it was acknowledged that Cape Town’s CBD had
deteriorated to such an extent that it had become a wasteland.
This led to the creation of the first CID there in 2002. As a
result,between 2002 and 2012, the situation in the CBD has
improved dramatically. Working closely with the SAPS they
attained a 85% drop in crime during this period.
- In Cape Town, there are 24 CID areas in all including the CBD,
Claremont,Seapoint, Greenpoint, Vredehoek, Woodstock and
PaardenEiland.
- The vision of the CIDs is to create and maintain clean and safe
environments for all. Among other issues, they work closely
withthe SAPS in identifying and closing down rented drug
houses. There is zero tolerancefor vagrants and illegal selling
of goodson street corners. TheCIDs also workclosely with
NGOs torehabilitateand provide jobs forthehomeless/street
people.They organise cleaning teamsto cleanthe citystreets
and otherareas of litter and dumped material.
- Among other benefits, such as the upgrading of city areas and
the improvement of the quality of life for local residents and
businesses, this alsoleads tothe enhancement ofproperty
values.
- Funds for the CIDs are raised from the community in the form
oflevies added to the rates and are obligatory payments. The
fundsare raised by the city, but it is otherwise not involved in
thebusiness of the CIDs. The CIDs report to a board of
directors.
- The Voortrekker Road City Improvement District (VRCID) was
started in July 2012 and is the second largest CID in Cape
Town. Inimproving this district, the VRCID is committed to
producingresults. They “just do it” and push boundaries. They
do this byappointing competent staff, as well as building good
relationships with the City, the SAPS, the Metro Police and
privatesecurity agencies. They have zero tolerance for vandals
andvagrants. Graffitti is removed and broken windows are fixed
within24 hours. They use the media extensively to publisize
theirmessage.
- The CIDs provide the citizens of Cape Town an “over and above”
municipal service. Among the CIDs’ many chalenges that they
must deal with on a daily basis is that some city officials tend to
sitback and not play their part. A good working relationship with
cityofficials is therefore crucial.
- For the future, the VRCID is looking to increase investment in its
district, encourage the development of high-rise buildings and
eradicate slum buildings. For residents they want to create
secure pedestrian streets, well managed parking areas and public
spaces,as well as a pleasant shopping experience with coffee
shops andrestaurants.
- Further information regarding Cape Town’s CIDs can be found on
the CoCT’s official website.
8. DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
In deference to all lovers out there, the next TVCPF, Section 3
meeting will take place on Wednesday, 13.February 2013 at
19h00.
The venue to be advised. / Trevor
Nisbet
Trevor /
Delia
Trevor / Sherrol
Capt Jenkins
Trevor Nisbet
Derick Sinden
Derick Sinden
Derick Sinden
Trevor Nisbet
Sherrol
Alex /
Sherrol
Derek Bock
Derek Bock

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