1. travel
2. tourist destinations
3. national parks

Annual General Meeting
Date: 12 May 2015
Non-Profit Company: 2009/016969/08
Explanation of Presentation as
‘Minutes’
• This is the presentation that was made at the BCA Annual General
Meeting on 12 May 2015
• There were approximately 255 people who attended (thank you!)
• Apologies: Ward Councillors :Cllr Tim Truluck, Cllr Bruce Herbert, Cllr David
Potter. Several other apologies from residents were received.
• The presentations are treated as “Minutes” of the meeting and are
distributed to the BCA database and made available on the BCA website
• Most slides have points that are self-explanatory; where only a picture
was used to guide the presenter, we have added in a brief explanation for
those not at the meeting
Agenda
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Welcome & Apologies
BCA Committee
BCA Financials
Beautification
Parks & Pikitup
Roads
Water
Electricity
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EMR
BCA Street Captains
Marketing
Kenworthy Circle
Delta security
Fibre Optics update
Suburb security update
Focus for 2015
The BCA Committee functions
• The Steering Committee meets 2nd Thursday of the month
• A full Committee meeting is held once a Quarter
• Minutes are kept – each point actioned (Minute Book)
• Monthly Newsletters will be released after each Steering &
Committee meeting
• Sub-committees meet regularly
• All members of the Committee are asked to review their
portfolio annually and to potentially stand for re-election
The BCA Committee
Steering Committee
BCA
Annual Financial Report – Year End
2015
BCA Financials
Treasury: Financial Statement
Treasury: Income & Expenditure
Beautification
Portfolio
Gail Jelley
SUBURB BEAUTIFICATION
Ongoing maintenance of existing traffic islands –
more established now
• Jan Smuts/Conrad Drive
• Engen Islands
• Talisman Island
• Pinegowrie Post Office Area
• Bram Fischer/Conrad Drive
• Cnr Blairgowrie Drive/Gordon Rd (New)
Pinegowrie Post office…
Beautification
Pinegowrie Post office…
Beautification
REC centre…
Beautification
Islands…
Cnr Conrad & Barkston
Beautification
Cnr Jan Smuts & Conrad
Islands…
Beautification
Cnr Gordon & Blairgowrie Drive
Cnr Bram Fischer & Conrad
Islands…
Cnr Conrad & Mackay
Beautification
Delta Environmental Centre
Beautification
Once-off clean up of front garden area
Entrance to Delta Environmental
Centre – last year fixed up
Delta Environmental Centre
Beautification
Anyone keen to sponsor greening this space?
Beautification
Year Ahead – New Project – Jan Smuts
Centre Islands – BCA/CRA/BSRA Joint
Initiative
Jan Smuts Central reservation…
Beautification
2015 Spruit Day…
Beautification
Sat 19 September
Braamfontein Spruit
2015
For more information visit
the Facebook page
Facebook.com/SpruitDay
Beautification
Year Ahead - Mandela Day – Any ideas?
Year Ahead – Arbor Day/Week – Any Ideas?
Beautification
Recycling – Campaign to Encourage Recycling in
various forms. BCA Posted information on some
options:
• Whole Earth Recycling
• Eco Monkey - www.ecomonkey.co.za
Parks…
Beautification
Park Champions:
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Denise Circle - Fern van der Pol
Nola Circle - Carl Anhaeusser
Kenworthy Circle - Gail and Deborah Hall – Also part of KCCA
The Rose Garden – Heinz & Carol Paetzold
Blairgowrie Park - Jed Kemery
Penelope Park – TBA
Ongoing Maintenance Problems – Joburg City Parks & Zoo
Beautification
ONGOING SPRUIT INITIATIVE
Parks,
Delta &
Pikitup
Portfolio
Pieter van Zyl
Valentino Hill
Shirley Tebbutt
DELTAShirley
PARK
Tebbutt
report from
Delta Park
The Jewel of the Northern Suburbs!
Delta Park
DELTA PARK Environmental Centre turned 40 on
23 April 2015
• Founded by Norman Bloom in 1975
• Founding initiatives were preservation of bird life
& water conservation
• Transformation of Sewerage Plant to “Green
Pocket”!
Delta Park
Problem invading alien
trees in South Africa
• “Xenophobia towards trees”
• Trees we “kind of don’t like”
• Trees we need to get rid of
Delta Park
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Black wattle
Silver wattle
Blackwood Pines
Eucalyptus
Syringa
Bugweed
Castor-oil plant
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Lantana
Bluegum
Port Jackson
Mauritius thorn
Poplar
Sesbania
Mulberry
Acacia mearnsii
(Black Wattle)
• A mass of yellow flowers
• Each produce seed pods
• Can lie on the ground up to
50 years
• Waiting for a fire to
germinate
• Bare ground is transformed
into a “lawn” of seedlings
Delta Park
TLB brought in for a
Saturday
Delta Park
Thank You Kind
contractor!
Taking out black
wattle & privet
trees in the
stream between
the dams
A fallen branch…
Delta Park
blocked
the path
at the top
dam
A log blocking the overflow at the
bottom dam was removed
A Black Wattle
(Acacia mearnsii)
removed roots
& all!
Reasons why alien
invaders are a
problem
• They use a lot of water
• They displace indigenous plants
• They cause devastating fires
– Grow in denser strands
– Flames burn higher
– Fire is more intense
– Damage to soil
• They cause soil erosion
Delta Park
Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary dam
A field of drying hyacinth
three layers deep
Three weeks of daily work…
…voila a beautiful, clean dam!
The BCA donated 6 benches
The strand of bamboo behind the
playground
BCA volunteers cut & cleared
Huge pile of bamboo waiting
for collection
EPWP
workers
starting to
clear
bamboo in
Florence
Bloom Bird
sanctuary
Another strand of bamboo
is coming out.
All gone
now piled
up against
the fence.
It will be
chipped &
removed.
Halfway done…
All gone!
The Parking Area
Cnr Standard Dr & Pitcairn
was in need of repair
The kind
contractor’s
team got
going
All finished & much kinder to car tyres!
Yellow squares
painted to keep
the area clear
for police,
security &
emergency
vehicles
All rubble & weeds were removed for an
indigenous veld garden
Our lovely DELTA Park
Thank you
Shirley Tebbutt
& her
“DELTA Park Team”
• Generally Pikitup home collections are more consistent
• Please DO NOT PUT YOUR BINS OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE
– security risk, bins are used to scale walls
– Encourages more vagrants and collectors to the area
• Collections of public corner bins is an issue; bags are left lying in
streets; Val is escalating with Cllrs
• 25 Dec, the only day that Pikitup doesn’t collect
• New free ‘Bulky Service’ (www.pikitup.co.za / www.joburg.org.za)
Roads
Portfolio
Roger & Hermione Bowring
Ongoing Projects…
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Roads
The Speed Camera petition for Conrad Drive was
unsuccessful due to budget constraints.
Instead “SLOW DOWN” was painted on either side of the
lower end of Conrad Drive.
We feel this is inadequate and have requested as a matter
of priority additional reflective signage, speed signage,
flashing alert lights & road markings.
We are constantly communicating with the relevant
authorities to get this done.
Ongoing Projects…
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Roads
We have identified roads with deteriorating surface conditions
to be re-tarred and have logged the relevant tickets. Re-surfacing
entire roads is proving to be difficult. We suggest that when you
log tickets that you request only the worst sections of roads to be
re-surfaced. This will be more achievable in terms of budget, time
and manpower.
Hengilcon Ave is being targeted for a Storm Water drain
upgrade. This bodes well for a resurfacing of this road. I am
hopeful.
Ongoing Projects…
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Roads
Syncing of Jan Smuts Traffic Lights between Conrad Drive and Nicol
Highway interchange has been fruitful. The systems put in place last
year by JRA to sync the 8 sets of traffic lights in this stretch of road has
been working well, especially traveling up Jan Smuts Ave to Hyde Park
corner and beyond as far as Parktown.
The syncing coming down Jan Smuts from Hyde Park between 4 and 6
pm still faces challenges as a result of traffic from Buckingham / Jan
Smuts / Burnside all converging into one lane heading onto Conrad
Drive. The search for solutions to alleviate this congestion is constantly
underway.
A temporary suggestion is to lengthen the green phase of the Hillcrest
traffic light to accommodate the large number of motorists passing
through this intersection. Traffic entering Hillcrest at this hour are
predominantly from
Jan Smuts / Burnside / Buckingham Ave.
Roads
Future Projects…
Big Project : To increase flow capacity at the
Conrad / Jan Smuts Intersection
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A discussion paper (documented by Brian Segar –
Roads and Transport Consultant) is in place.
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Discussions involve the widening of the Conrad Bridge,
changes to the entry / exit of Burnside Rd, the removal
and addition of medians etc.
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We have discussed the matter with our Ward Councillor
– Mr David Potter, and we will push to have this
approved.
Roads
Future Projects…
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Roads
To continue re-surfacing sections of roads.
To ensure blocked storm water drains are cleared
regularly.
Regular repainting of road markings, particularly on
main roads.
Replace or repair road signage.
For these projects to be a success, we need your involvement.
UNITY = POWER = SUCCESS
Useful Information…
Joburg Roads Agency –
Logging a Ticket via email
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Send an email
to hotline@jra.org.za
(Anesta Brits is very
approachable at the
Strydom Park depot)
Make it easy for yourself.
Setup a standard email
stationary template.
Roads
Useful Information…
Roads
Joburg Roads Agency – Logging a Ticket by telephone
If urgent Call 0860JOBURG - Option 5 011 375 5555 - Option 5
Don’t give the ticket agents too much info per ticket logged. This
slows down resolution time.
You can download JRA Fault logging App on Playstore
JRA Find&Fix
If you absolutely need to escalate a ticket, then send an email to us
using roads@myblairgowrie.co.za and we will try to promote this for
you.
Emergency Cell Phone No for Traffic Signal problems – 082 827 8250
Please refer to the BCA Website for the above details and procedures
Useful Information…
Roads
Visit http://www.myblairgowrie.co.za Useful-info – look & log
Roads
WE EXTEND OUR THANKS TO YOU, THE RESIDENTS OF BLAIRGOWRIE,
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS
AND FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR COMMUNICATING YOUR CONCERNS, SUGGESTIONS AND
EXPERIENCES WITH US ON A REGULAR BASIS.
YOUR INPUT ASSISTS US TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND / OR
CHANGE AND BRINGS TO OUR ATTENTION MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS,
ALL OF WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE SAFETY OF OUR ROADS.
TAKE CARE
Water
Portfolio
Nikki Wagner
• Responsible for assisting with logged
water issues, pushing for reinstatements
following repair, monitoring concerns with
JW in the BCA area. Supporting the BCA to
maintain a high standard of living for
Blairgowrie residents.
• Log, Log, log, relog – after giving due time
allowance 48 hrs burst, sewer 24 hrs,
meter leak 7 w/d. See BCA web site.
• After 24 hours AFTER reference received,
send through to
water@myblairgowrie.co.za
• Best to log via email
customerservices@jwater.co.za
Water
Feedback from JHB Water
• Fed by reservoir in Linden; zone 3
& part zone 2 fed by Equity drive
reservoir (also feeds Bordeaux).
• Zandfontein depot management
• Over 1000 logged repairs in last
year.
• In 2014/5: Cnr Gordon & Mackay
big problem, now resolved; Park
Lane being monitored. CAPEX 2014
Barkston & Selkirk. Lots of
asbestos pipe left. CAPEX July
plan?
• JRA undertake 95% of
reinstatements; have been on
strike, but repairs happening now
Water
Electricity
Portfolio
Harold Fleishman
Electricity
• The majority of streets
have been recalled with
new ABC cables
• Cable theft has
decreased and is almost
non-existent
Electricity
Ongoing struggle to get
City Power to repair
streetlights/damaged
streetlight poles etc as well
as damaged cables
Electricity
Still having problem with theft
of Neutral links in substations
made easier by cheap and
ineffective City Power
padlocks and insecure minisubstations
Electricity
• Majority of Blairgowrie homes have had new “Smart “
meters installed
• This originally resulted in chaos and confusion - but this has
now settled down and City Power seem to be getting their
act together
• The “Smart” meter / Hefcom fiasco has resulted in several
residents getting inflated estimated meter readings for
several months
• All the meters will be getting changed to “Smart” meters and unfortunately you cannot refuse to have them installed
in your homes
Electromagnetic
Radiation(EMR)
Luisa Petrocchi-Bartal
EMR
What the portfolio entails:
• Electromagnetic Radiation (re: Pros & Cons: Health, Privacy,
Technical) as it pertains to wireless devices such as cell
towers, WiFi, Bluetooth and smart meters
Previous year’s achievements:
• Comprehensive general EMR info (re: Pros & Cons: Health,
Privacy, Technical) uploaded on BCA website under Useful
Information
• Monitoring cell mast and smart meter applications within our
suburb
For more information visit the website:
www.myblairgowrie.co.za
Useful Info
General Information
EMR
Plans for the year ahead:
Continued monitoring of
EMR applications within
our suburb and continued
updating of information.
Thank you Janine!
Thank you to Janine Hayter, outgoing Head of
Street Captains.
You dedication, support of the BCA and your
friendship are treasured.
Comrades Marathon: Back-a-Buddy.
Janine has nominated the BCA as one of her
Janine Hayter
NPO’s so please support and sponsor her.
Street Captains
Kim Reunert
STREET CAPTAINS
• Non-partisan
• Interesting
• Voluntary
• Empowering
• Community Service
• Friendly
• Hard work
• Rewarding
Fast Facts - Blairgowrie
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77 streets
Approximately 3000 homes
Just over 4km²
Divided into 123 street captain areas
92 street captains
31 volunteers [minimum] required to operate
optimally
What is expected of a volunteer
Find help in your
street for…
• WhatsApp Group
administration
• Liaison for residents in
designated area
• Liaison with BCA via
street captain admin.
• Eyes & Ears/Look &
Log
• Record & update
contact details
• BCA website for
information
• Newsletter and
newsflashes
• Sign a nondisclosure
agreement
We need you here
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BLAIRGOWRIE (Conrad to Gordon)
BLAIRGOWRIE (Willowvale to Conrad)
BRAM FISCHER (Benyon to 1st Ave)
BRAM FISCHER (Republic to Susman)
BRAM FISCHER (Susman to Benyon)
BRAM FISCHER(Conrad to Benyon)
BRANCH
COBORN
CONRAD (Susman to Standard)
CONRAD (Blairgowrie to Susman)
CONRAD (Standard to Bram Fischer)
CONRAD (Susman to Standard)
DELTA
DELTA PARK SCHOOL
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FORBES (Selkirk to Republic)
FRANCIS
GEORGE
GLAMOUR (MacKay to Denise Circle)
HILLCREST
23. JAN SMUTS (Republic to Gordon)
LOMOND
RALDA (Susman to Equity)
SELKIRK
STANDARD (Conrad to Bram Fischer)
STANDARD (Dalmeny to Pitcairn)
STANDARD (Gordon to Bram Fischer)
STANDARD (Pitcairn to Conrad)
How to sign up
Contact Kim
• Email:
streetcaptains@myblairgowrie.co.za
• WhatsApp:
082 940 5089
Marketing
Jules Belasyse-Smith
Portfolio over the last year
• Website updates – updating,
adding new content, streamlining
• Interconnecting communications
(facebook, email, website)
• Contributor board drive
• Continued suburb branding (BCA
boards, bins etc)
• Central point of communication
for committee
• Events to drive community spirit:
Halloween, AGM, Street Captain
braai
Marketing
Website
Marketing
• New to the website:
– News
– Event calendar
– Blairgowrie History
– Charity
– Recycling
– General information
The vision for the website is for it to be the first place anyone goes to
for up-to-date, relevant information about Blairgowrie, whether a
resident, business or visitor.
Website
www.myblairgowrie.co.za
Marketing
Website - calendar
Marketing
Website – Look & Log
Report a fault.
All the information to do so is on
the website under Look & Log
Marketing
Marketing
2015 focus
Communicate
Reinstate the
monthly
newsletter
Centralise
communication
(website)
Keep it
updated!
Increase BCA
awareness & drive
subscriptions
Streamline
communication
Email communication
Marketing
Reinstate monthly newsletter
Updated from monthly BCA committee meeting
Keep community informed
Reduce Newsflash communication
BCA contributor boards
Marketing
Approved Mission Statement
“We are building the most sought-after suburb
in Johannesburg. A suburb where everything
works 100% of the time, where people can walk
safely in our streets and play in our parks,
where businesses thrive and where neighbours
are more than just people who live next door.”
- Ian Hendry
Kenworthy Circle
Greg Bunton
KCCA is a BCA Sub Committee
• Park Maintenance
• Fund Raising
• Long Term Tennant
Delta Park
security
Gavin Frayne
Why?
Delta Park Security
• High security risk for homes in Zones 1 & 4
esp. Bantam Dr & Penelope Ave
• Low security risk for anyone using Delta Park
• Lack of assistance from City Parks & JMPD
• Lack of assistance from security companies
Delta Park Security
What?
• Park clean-ups
Delta is a refuge to vagrants who may or may not harbour criminal elements. We have found plenty of
evidence that they do.
Assisting the City to enforce their own bylaws, because they simply don’t respond when we ask them to. Delta
is a rare jewel in Joburg and while I pay my taxes I am not going to sit by and watch the tax money spent
elsewhere while our backyard falls to ruin.
We must protect our assets, not only for the benefit of Blairgowrie, but for all.
My attitude toward this is that I would rather pick up the slack than see the situation deteriorate further.
3 clean-ups so far this year.
Vagrant camps, depending on the season and our efforts
Delta Park Security
What?
• Park clean-ups
• Fences and gates
Even if criminals don’t live in the park, it is an easy escape route. The
palisade fence helps to keep them from entering our suburb or
escaping into the park.
But trees fall on fences, criminals break fences and cars drive into
them. City Parks took about a year to fix this one. (first image)
…so I just started doing the little ones myself.
Blue is the palisade fence
Orange are the homes adjacent to the park
Donuts are the gates, motor and pedestrian.
Except for ONE area!
Fence was never put up across the servitude between 4 & 6
Blairgowrie Drive.
Delta Park Security
What?
• Patrols and special operations
Patrols in the park at night by security companies
ADT began a few months ago, but we have seen a waning in presence
CSS will soon start in Zone 1 and have also promised patrols in the park, as well
as signed an agreement with City Parks for Delta Park
Special operations between security companies, JMPD & SAPS.
Delta Park Security
What?
• Children’s playground
City Parks agreement has expired and they didn’t find a new candidate.
The security guard was removed. I am trying to organise a new one together with local security
companies across various suburbs. ADT has indicated they will provide a guard at no cost to the
suburb and VP CAP will respond to a panic signal.
Keep the mom’s, children, childminders and picnickers safe.
A park clean-up removed all the vagrant rubbish from right next to this, where people were living
and defecating just metres from where our children play. City Parks, Park rangers & JMPD turn a
blind eye.
Delta Park Security
Who?
• You!
• Join the Delta Park Facebook group or check
your BCA newsletters to see when the next
clean-up is and come along!
“Fibre to the
Home”
Project
What is Fibre?
• A high quality replacement for the current
fixed line copper cables
Benefits
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RELIABLE high speed broadband
Access to next generation applications
Potential for improved security
Increased property values
BCA FTTH Team Process
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Research into various FTTH options
Conducted online survey
Analysis & summary of results
Review of neighbouring Resident Association’s RFPs
RFP drawn up & delivered to 5 fibre service providers:
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Vumatel
Fibrehoods
DFA
Metrofibre
Bitco
• Collation of information to present at AGM
Responses to RFP
Fibrehoods
Vumatel
Dark Fibre
Infrastructure
Aerial
Trench
Trench
Connection fee
Carrier: Free of charge
ISP: Dependant
Carrier: R1710
ISP: Dependant
R3000
Rollout method
Zone-based
Entire Suburb
unknown
Time frame
4 months; based on
35% sign up in a zone
4 to 5 months; based
on 27% commitment.
Unknown
• 4/1 – R599
• 20/2 – R799
• 50/5 – R999
• 100/10 – R1999
N/A
Estimated
Package Price
*Cool Ideas
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20/5 – R699
50/5 – R999
100/10 – R1499
Conclusion
Fibre
• The team has thoroughly examined the current FTTH landscape
• The research is complete
• There are two companies that are both equipped and interested in
providing fibre to Blairgowrie presently
• VUMA will trench the fibre, FIBREHOODS has aerial fibre
• Only VUMA is fully operational in a neighbouring suburb
• VUMA uses an AON based network and FIBREHOODS uses a GPON
based network
• AON has got less risk of congestion with dedicated fibre to your
home whereas GPON shares the fibre between 32 houses
• FIBREHOODS initial installation is cheaper
• VUMA already has 4% of residents signed up through their website
Next Steps
Fibre
• We encourage all residents to communicate with residents
from both Parkhurst and Craighall and take a drive through
the respective suburbs to see what the installation looks like
• Email to be sent to the BCA database with summaries of
both proposals
• A link to a survey will be provided for home owners to vote
on their choice
• Survey to be open for one week from the date of the mail
• Survey results will be shared with the BCA database with
the successful provider
Security
portfolio
Henri Vermeulen
Topics
• Security sub-committee
• Annual crime report
• Security providers
• The big picture
Security
Security sub-committee
Security
• Achievements in the last 12 months
– CSS deployed in Zone 2
– New portfolios for by-laws
– Domestic Watch course
– Anti-hijacking course
– Security awareness through Whatsapp groups
– CSS roll-out in Zone 1 underway
Security sub-committee
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Security
SAPS, CSS, ADT, CPF liaison: Henri Vermeulen
Zone 1: Daryl & Nicki Burley
Zone 2: Karen Barras
Zone 3: Ian Hendry
Zone 4: Kerry van Arkel
Delta Park & stats: Gavin Frayne
security@myblairgowrie.co.za
Security sub-committee
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Problem Properties: Debbie Ryan
Illegal Trading: Marc Johnson
Illegal Signage: Cas Dreijer
Electricity Kiosks: Ruth Ancer
Fibre Optics: Aaron Thornton
bylaws@myblairgowrie.co.za
Security
Security
Annual crime report
What was the crime trend for the last 12 months?
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90
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70
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10
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Crime is picking up dramatically at the moment and comes in waves.
Typically if there are incidents in your street, there will be more incidents over a
period of a week or two and then it will die down again for a few weeks
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
How are the top crimes changing over time?
These are the top crimes in the suburb and how they change per quarter since the
end of 2013
Housebreaking goes up and down – it’s anyone’s guess why
Cable theft has been solved. (Thanks Harold!)
Theft from vehicles is currently our #2 and growing.
Do you park your car in the street? Maybe you shouldn’t.
Theft of cars was up but has decrease again – no idea why.
House robberies, particularly armed and you are tied up, have seen a dramatic
increase
Carjacking has been low for nearly 6 months
See next image
How are the top crimes changing over time?
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90
80
70
Housebreaking
60
Theft from motor vehicle
50
Cable theft
40
Theft of motor vehicle
House robbery
30
Carjacking
20
10
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Qtr4
2013
Qtr1
Qtr2
Qtr3
2014
Qtr4
Qtr1
2015
Where is crime taking place?
This is normalised for the number
of households per zone and it
covers all time since first stats in
April 2012
Zone 2 used to be the worst, so
things are improving. Crime has
moved to Zones 3 and 4 mostly.
Zone 1 has stayed about the same.
Zone 4
21%
Zone 3
31%
Zone 1
22%
Zone 2
26%
How does Zone 2 compare to other suburbs?
Homes
Blairgowrie Zone 2
1030
Homes with same
proactive security
25%
Inciden
ts per
year
220
Bordeaux South
450
31% (Boomed)
25
Hurlingham,
Craighall,
Glenadrienne
500
60% (Partly
Boomed)
15
Victory Park
500
76%
2
Projected incidents for one year under CSS in Zone 2 with current conditions.
A higher % penetration typically leads to lower crime
We need more CSS clients, ESPECIALLY since Zone 2 is twice as large as any comparative
area/suburb. CSS cannot yet show a difference as they only have 25% of 1 zone
Security providers
• Started a more proactive approach,
still in training phase. No impact yet.
• Cameras on vehicles, but no usable
footage
• Partially patrolling Delta Park
perimeter
• SLA with City Parks
• Proposal for a guard in Delta Park by
the playground
Security
Security providers
• 1 vehicle in Zone 2 as of 1 Oct 2014,
working towards 2nd vehicle
• Zone 1 roll-out has begun
• Zone 3 roll-out soon (a few pledges
still needed)
• Zone 4 has 70 pledges
• SLA with City Parks
Security
Security providers
• Revised CSS offer for each zone
– 145 clients
1 officer in the vehicle 24 hours per day
– 200 clients
2 officers during the day
1 officer at night when it’s quieter
– 220-275 clients
2 officers 24 hours per day
Security
The big picture
Security
• High % of proactive security clients in all four zones
• Intelligent, monitored cameras
• Strategic Road closures
Suburbs with proactive security provider(s)
Suburbs with proactive security provider(s)
25
15
800
2
Crimes per annum - we have a serious problem
Camera Options
1.
Security
CSS offer
– 1 pole with 4 monitored cameras for every additional 25 clients per zone
2.
Privately sponsored cameras, monitored by CSS
– Speed up the camera roll-out
– Business, resident or BCA funded
3.
Fibre optics network
– Enables residents to link their personal, street-facing cameras to CSS for
monitoring
– Currently under investigation by the BCA Fibre Optics Team
Security
At the end of the day, the goals are simple:
Safety and Security
- Jodi Rell
BCA
Focus for 2015
Jed Kemery
Communicate
Educate
Escalate
BCA: Aims (www.myblairgowrie.co.za)
Year in review
• Thank you to ALL involved; Committee, Sub-comms, Street
Captains, Zone Security Captains, residents who care
• 1st year where one can see visible effects resulting from residents
being more involved
• Blairgowrie:
– An exciting mix of new businesses / shops / eateries / schools
and colleges
– Fast approaching “Renovation Status” as a suburb – increase in
property values
Year in review
• Security / Security Companies got a lot of airtime
• BCA Marketing got a boost - Jules! Thank you!
• BCA Beautification efforts expanded to our borders
• BCA Roads and Water firmly established
• Delta Park / DP Security – focused efforts
• Fibre Optics – keeping up with the rest of Joburg!
• Bylaws Violations – Debbie Ryan is on the Security subcomm
The year ahead
• Theme for 2015 (every year until we get it right):
“DOT – Do One Thing”
Back to Basics for the Committee – “COMMUNICATE”
• Proactive Security Solution
– critical mass achieved in Zones 1,2 and 3
– Shift focus to the “Bigger Picture” (Fibre Optics, cameras,
working the Proactive Solution)
• Development of the BCA Business Liaison role – Pieter van Zyl
The year ahead
• Focus on rot within the suburb - Illegal businesses and illegal use of land
– Overcrowding / slum lords / property bylaw violations
– Precinct Plan
• BCA / residents – more recognised as Region B Stakeholder
– More influential with and recognition from the City
– Increased consultation with the residents
• Lacking in the past few years
• BCA will provide updates on: JoshCo; JOSH; Randburg Pedestrian
Mall Upgrade
The year ahead
Keep the BCA in perspective
• We’re not the City; We don’t govern
• We’re volunteers; YOU are the BCA
• The aim is to educate you as to what to do to manage your own
surroundings
• We merely try to focus and co-ordinate those efforts
• Aim to continually update and improve the BCA website so we
can confidently point all resident to this info source
• Using social media - Facebook and Twitter – but emphasising BCA
emails and website
What can you do?
• Familiarise yourself with the BCA website
• Know your Ward Councillor (there are THREE)
• Make a difference in JUST your street / area
• Remove all illegal signage and street posters attached to STOP Signs and
Traffic Lights
• Report any issues in your street; get a REF number
• Report all suspicions and crime to the police (10111)
• Call the SAPS Sector 1 vehicle numbers 071 675 6044/6
• SAVE fault reporting numbers to your phone!
Committee
Elections
Jed Kemery mentioned to the residents in attendance that the BCA Committee had put
themselves up for re-election. He proposed that the Committee remain unchanged due
to the tremendous work currently being done and the momentum they’ve achieved.
The residents voted unanimously in favour of this proposal. He added that all residents
were welcome to approach the Committee members to become involved.
Thank You
And please,
GET INVOLVED!