HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-17 Minutes CLARINGTON SAFE COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
October 17, 2013, 3:00 P.M.
MEETING ROOM 3C
Present: Chris Newman, Firehouse Youth Centre, Chair
Len Creamer, Manager, Municipal Law Enforcement
Mayor Adrian Foster
Rolf Kluem, Durham Regional Police Services
Maria Perrino, John Howard Society
Gord Weir, Director of Emergency Services
Also Present: Patti Barrie, Municipal Clerk
1. MINUTES
Moved by G. Weir, seconded by R. Kluem
THAT the minutes of the meeting held on June 20, 2013 be approved.
CARRIED
Moved by R. Kluem, seconded by G. Weir
THAT the minutes of the meeting held on September 19, 2013 be approved.
CARRIED
2. BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
(a) Election of Vice-Chair
Moved by A. Foster, seconded by L. Creamer
THAT the position of Vice-Chair be shared between R. Kluem and G. Weir.
CARRIED
(b) Community Survey
The community survey was completed, reviewed and approved and distributed at
Family Safety Day. Many attendees were interested in hearing about the Safe
Communities Advisory Committee, but were too busy to complete the survey that
day. A few on-line surveys have been completed. Chris will speak with Jennifer
Cooke about the possibility of doing a social media blitz and media release.
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Discussion ensued regarding future clean up days along Bowmanville Creek and
coordination with Valleys 2000 for this work. Through the clean-up, the
committee is promoting the safe use of the area, however should the Committee
focus its efforts on cleaning of graffiti in the municipality?
(c) Central Ontario Crime Prevention Association Meeting — Update/Ideas
Chris attended the morning session where a presentation was received from
Safe Cities Mississauga. They reached out to the community and put the onus of
a safe community on the public by asking "Do you care about your community?"
Chris is working with Durham Regional Police by attending their information
sessions on home security which are planned for the following dates at 6:00 p.m.:
• Tuesday, November 26 (Newcastle & District Recreation Complex),
• Monday, December 2 (Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex), and
• Thursday, December 5 (Courtice Community Complex)
to introduce the committee and talk about the work being done. Members are
encouraged to attend.
It was agreed that the Committee should take advantage of events already
happening in the community to get our message out, ie, Rotary, Lions, Mayor's
Levee, various service clubs, ratepayer's groups, etc.
3. NEW BUSINESS
(a) Durham Regional Police Trending Reports
Rolf Kluem is currently drafting a community patrol plan highlighting various
areas to focus on. He indicated that property crime in the municipality has
decreased, break and enters have remained similar to previous months, mischief
charges are down 23%, impaired driving arrests have increased due to the police
putting more of a focus in this area, traffic accidents have decreased by 4.6%
and more greatly in targeted areas.
4. OTHER BUSINESS
(a) Municipal World Article
An article entitled "It Takes a Neighbourhood to Fix a Window" which was
published in the August 2013 was distributed to the members for information.
(b) Graffiti Clean Up
It was agreed that the Committee would undertake a further graffiti in the spring.
Rolf Kluem advised that he has a student starting in the near future who will
undertake research on graffiti and vandalism in the Courtice area and identify
opportunities for improvement.
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5. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting is scheduled to be held on November 21, 2013, in Meeting
Room 1A at 3:00 p.m.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Rolf Kluem, seconded by Gord Weir
THAT the meeting adjourn.
CARRIED
Chris Newman, Chair
Patti Barrie, Municipal Clerk