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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-11-29 Safe Communities Agenda.pdf1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. SAFE COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: November 29, 2012 TIME: 2:00 P.M. PLACE: Meeting Room 1A MINUTES (a) Minutes of Meeting of October 25, 2012 ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE -CHAIR CORRESPONDENCE (a) Edgar Lucas, Chairman, Board of Management, Historic Downtown Bowmanville Business Centre — Involvement in Safe Communities Advisory Committee NEW BUSINESS (a) Durham Regional Police Trending Reports (b) 2013 Budget OTHER BUSINESS DATE OF NEXT MEETING Page 1 Page 3 CLARINGTON SAFE COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE October 25, 20121 2:00 P.M. MEETING ROOM 1A Present: Mayor Foster attended at 2:20 p.m. Councillor Woo attended at 2:20 p.m. Rick Patterson, Bowmanville BIA Gary Lewis, Emergency Medical Services Chris Newman, Clarington Fireside Youth Group Jackie Fehr, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Rolf Kluem, Durham Regional Police Services Sean Fitzgerald, Durham Regional Police Services Angie Darlison, Clarington Older Adults Association Jennifer Knox, Ontario Power Generation Len Creamer, Manager, Municipal Law Enforcement Also Present: Patti Barrie, Municipal Clerk Patti Barrie, Municipal Clerk, chaired the meeting. INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS Committee members each introduced themselves and indicated the reason they are interested in sitting on the committee and concerns their organizations have related to community safety. 2. SCOPE OF COMMITTEE The Terms of Reference as included in Staff Report CLD-021-12, which had been circulated with the agenda, was reviewed. 3. STRUCTURE OF COMMITTEE The Protocol for Council -Appointed Advisory Committees was circulated and reviewed. 4. ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED Rolf Kluem described to the committee the work of the Oshawa and Ajax/Pickering Safe Communities Committees, indicating that they focus on school safety, vandalism, youth issues, graffiti and mischief. The work of the committees is based on education, communication, messaging through schools, etc, in an attempt to set a community standard. Once or twice a year, the committees host signature events and participate in community cleanups. The main objective is to get to know one another and determine how we can best assist each other. Clarington Safe - 2 - October 25, 2012 Communities Committee Jennifer Knox is involved with Safe Committees of Ajax/Pickering and advised that they focus on education opportunities for youth and senior, anti -bullying, worker safety, and an anti -fall campaign. They are hosting a senior symposium to provide gambling education and are working on supporting small business. The School Board is working on a Parent/Police Coalition and would like to focus on messaging and media releases to determine if the Police Department public notification system can be better communicated to residents. They are concerned with safety in school parking lots and parking issues around their school areas. The Older Adults Association's priority is safety issues for seniors in their own homes and they are concerned with the perceived bullying of senior drivers by the police. Littering and loitering are a concern in the downtown area. The committee agreed that their priority is improving communication between all parties and developing a communication platform. The Bowmanville Business Improvement Area representative advised that the BIA has a telephone chain list that is used to report vandalism, graffiti, etc. The Police Department requested those present to advise their various organizations that the police are to be advised when acts of graffiti are spotted. 5. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled to be held on Thursday, November 2g, 2012 commencing at 2:00 p.m. in Committee Room 1A. The Police Department will provide trending reports at this meeting. VY ffn Warm& Z)6&W1&e~ BOWMANVILLE BUSINESS CENTRE 2012 11 14 Mrs. Patti Barrie Municipal Clerk Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperanace Street Bowmanville, Ontario Dear Mrs. Barrie P.O. BOX 365 BOWMANVILLE, ONT. LIC 3L1 At the recent Board of Management meeting, held on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, a report was given by Mr. Rick Patterson, our General Manager, of a meeting of the Safe Communities Advisory Committee, that he had been asked to attend on behalf of the Bowmanville B. I. A. The topics discussed included vandalism, graffiti, and similar crimes and misdemeanours. Because our mandate is restricted to just those things related to the "beautification and promotion of the designated area', and because this committee does not specifically deal with these tasks, we do not plan to attend future meetings. Thank you for making us aware of the exist nce-of thi however, as we may need to call upon theirser viCes� our behalf at some time in the future. 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