hese are a few notes that may be of interest from the above meeting. Tauriq Jenkins and I are members of the Ward Committee representing Observatory; I have a particular mandate for the ‘Safety and Security’ portfolio.
The meeting was chaired by our Councillor, Paddy Chapel, and was attended by representatives of Observatory, Mowbray, Rosebank, Walmer Estate and Salt River. This is not a full record of the meeting, just a few points to note: 1. The Woodstock Community Police Forum is not presently functioning following the withdrawal and resignation of all the community representatives, as a consequence of the ongoing dispute regarding the SPS responsiveness. The Woodstock SAPS is not in compliance with the legal requirement to have a properly constituted CPF. A letter has been sent to the Provincial Police Department. However, the relationship with the officers on the ground remains good. 2. Cllr Chapel will take up the issue of the OBSID law enforcement officers only being on duty during the day, rather than at night then they are needed. Likewise with the Metro Traffic Police, who are never around to ticket improperly parked cars on a Wednesday or Friday night. 3. Paddy’s 2017/18 budget becomes available from the 1st of July, after which he expects the Metro Police Cameras that he has requested to be installed. The one designated for Obs will be in Strubens Road. Some questions remain about who will have access to the LPR data. 4. Everyone has a problem with taxis either using one-way streets incorrectly or driving recklessly. Paddy has a plan. 5. The vests and equipment from the City for the Neighbourhood Watch’s are still expected. 6. Now is the time to start to formulate proposals for the 2018/19 budget. Requests for fencing of the Circus site, Swimming Pool car park and PRASA rail reserve will be considered if presented. Possibility of upgrading the street / public lighting on the LMR strip between Station Road and Norwich Ave also discussed. This could involve the participation / co-operation of the businesses / properly owners in this area. 7. The City has initiated a Community Based Supplier Program to use local suppliers for contracts under the value of R30,000. Particular focus on companies that can provide cleaning a waste removal services, catering, laundry and hygiene, are cleaning and general maintenance. Local firms are urged to register on the supplier database. 8. The Provincial Government has issued a press statement about amendments to the Liquor Act. I will circulate this once I have it in digital format. The intention seems appropriate, but we have questions around how this will be enforced. Please let me know if you need more information or have any queries. Mark Neville -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room TEL: 021-447-1066 or 072-063-1653 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERGENCIES: 10111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ONW email: [email protected] WEB: www.obswatch.org.za FACEBOOK: facebook.com/obswatch ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Useful Obs Numbers: obs.org.za/obsdir You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Observatory Neighbourhood watch group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/obsnw?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood Watch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
