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2019/ 02/ 21 L AK E WE ST RE SIDE NT S ASSOCI AT I ON 19 th F e b rua ry 2019 HI ST ORY • Just o ve r 18 ye a rs a g o the c o mmunity g o t to g e the r in a n e ffo rt to c urb the ra mpa nt c rime a ffe c ting o ur sub urb . It to o k 8 ye a rs w o rking to g e t funds a nd a ppro va l b e fo re Clo sure w e nt up ro ug hly 10 ye a rs a g o – E ig ht ye a rs do o r to do o r, a ppe a ls, c o nsta nt b a c k a nd fo rth w ith Co unc il e tc . Ma ny o f us w e re pa ying to L WRA prio r to c lo sure fo r a pa tro l ve hic le b e fo re the a c tual c lo sure w a s put up due to the ra mpa nt c rime . • Appro a c he d E MM (E kurhule ni) to a pply fo r a c lo sure . • E MM a ppro ve d the c lo sure a fte r a g re a t c o st to the re side nts, b ut pla c e d re stric tive c o nditio ns b y w hic h the c lo sure c a n o pe ra te unde r (a s pe r b y-law a nd po lic y: “Po lic y a nd Guide line s fo r the Re stric tio n o f Ac c e ss to Pub lic Pla c e s fo r Sa fe ty a nd Se c urity Purpo se s”) • T he b ig g e st fa c to r w a s c o nvinc ing E MM tha t the c lo sure w ill impro ve the se c urity a nd sa fe ty o f its re side nts • T he re stric tive impo se d c o nditio ns inc lude d: • Re g iste ring o f a Se c tio n 21, NPO, c o mpa ny – b irth o f L WRA • Ha ving a n a mo unt c o llate ral/ a s se c urity w ith the b a nk/ lawye r – Unto uc hable funds • Re -a pplying e ve ry 2 ye a rs a nd pa ying the re le va nt fe e s w he n a pplying , a s pe r the po lic y • ONL Y re stric ting a c c e ss a nd NOT DE NYING a c c e ss unde r a ny c irc umstanc e – Ag a inst Huma n Rig hts • All b o o me d a c c e ss po ints must b e g ua rde d 1

2019/ 02/ 21 L WRA MANDAT E • T o c o ntro l, ma na g e , ma intain, b e a c c o unta ble a nd re spo nsible fo r the c lo sure a nd c rime pre ve ntio n/ c rime fig hting e ffo rts w ith in the pub lic spa c e ONL Y – Pub lic Spa c e is the spa c e a s de te r mine d to b e lo ng to E MM (ro a ds, pa rks, w a lkways,e tc ). • L WRA is NOT a se c urity c o mpa ny, b ut ma de up o f re side nts tha t c o ntrib ute to wards a nd live w ithin the c lo sure . • L WRA ha s to use the se rvic e s se c urity c o mpa nie s, te c hno lo g y a nd o the r me a ns to a c tive ly fig ht a nd re duc e the c rime le ve ls w ithin the sub urb . • T he mo nthly c o ntrib utio ns ma de g o e s into a c tive ly e nsuring the susta inab ility o f the c lo sure a nd to find ne we r me tho ds to a c tive ly ma ke the c o mmunity sa fe r. • As L WRA is no t a se c urity spe c ialist, it initially e nliste d the se rvic e s o f CMS to a ssist in running , ma intaining a nd c o lle c tio n o f funds fo r the upke e p o f the c lo sure . • CMS w a s c o nside re d the b e st c ho ic e , a s it ha d c lo se re la tio ns w ith the c o mmunity, in de pth kno wle dg e o f the a re a , it ha d the a dministrative infra struc ture a nd w as kno w n to b e a c ting in the b e st inte re st o f the c o mmunity. • CMS w a s the c ho se n ‘ o ne sho p sto p’ fo r L WRA re q uire me nts. 2

2019/ 02/ 21 T HE CMS DE BACL E • T he c o mmitte e me t re g ula rly w ith CMS a nd e va luate d the fina nc ials a nd pe rfo rma nc e o f the c lo sure . • Suspic io ns sta rte d w he n e xpe nse s sta rte d spira lling a nd CMS c o uld no t a c c o unt a c c ura te ly fo r the e xpe nse s. • CMS w e re no t tra nspa re nt w ith the c o lle c tio ns a nd e xpe nse s. • T his pro mpte d L WRA c o nside r se pa ra ting the se c urity a spe c t a nd the fina nc ial a dministratio n a spe c t. • T he y e nliste d a n inde pe nde nt fina nc ial e xpe rt to ta ke o ve r fro m CMS. • CMS re spo nde d a g g re ssive ly a nd thre a te ne d to ‘ lift the b o o ms’ . • Afte r furthe r sc rutiny, q ue stio ns w e re ra ise d a b o ut the a c c ura c y o f the fina nc ials CMS pro duc e d o n b e ha lf o f L WRA, a nd suspic io ns o f une thic al b e ha vio ur inc re a se d. • L WRA de c ide d to g o o ut o n te nde r fo r se rvic e s o nly fo r pro viding se c urity to the c lo sure . T his w a s a lso to e va lua te the c o mpe titive ne ss o f CMS. • CMS w a s c o nta c te d pe rso na lly to te nde r a t this po int, b ut the y de c line d to te nde r a t the time . • At the time Sa b e rT a c tic al pro duc e d the b e st va lue fo r mo ne y a nd o ffe re d a dditio nal se rvic e s, inc luding a dditio nal pa tro l c a rs a nd a n ANPR mo bile c a r. • In re spo nse CMS re mo ve d a ll the se c urity infra struc ture a nd le ft the c o mmunity vulne ra b le , c la iming tha t the infra struc ture b e lo ng e d to CMS. • In q uic k re spo nse , L WRA a ppo inte d Sa b e rw ho put in me a sure s to se c ure the c o mmunity. • T his e ntire de b a c le c re a te d a divide in the c o mmunity w hic h w as furthe r fue lle d b y unfo unde d, spe c ula tive a nd de fa mato ry a lle g atio ns a nd c o nspira c ie s a g a inst L WRA. • In the mo nths tha t fo llo we d, the me mbe rs c o ntributio ns fe ll dra stic ally a nd the a dditio nal se c urity w hic h Sa b e rro lle d o ut fo r L WRA w a s no lo ng e r fe a sible . • L WRA c o nsulte d Sa b e rto find a w a y to re duc e the c o st due to the fina nc ial re stra ints. • Ro b e rt ve ry g e ne ro usly the n info rme d L WRA tha t the g ua rding se rvic e s Sa b e ro ffe re d w as in fa c t fro m a n o utso urc e d se rvic e pro vide , viz: Ba d Bo yz. It w as a g re e d tha t L WRA w o uld the n w o rk dire c tly w ith Ba d Bo yz to re duc e the c o sts. • Ba d Bo yz w a s c o ntra c te d to pro vide pa tro l a nd g ua rding se rvic e s to L WRA a nd till da te is still the the b e st va lue fo r mo ne y – se c urity vs c o st. 3

2019/ 02/ 21 L E SSONS L E ARNT T he CMS De b a c le did pro vide so me va lua ble le sso ns to L WRA: 1. T he impo rta nc e o f no t re lying o n o ne se rvic e pro vide r – fina nc ially it w a s c o stly a nd g o o d g o ve rna nc e w as c o mpro mise d 2. Ow ning the se c urity infra struc ture – L WRA c a n c ha ng e to a ny se rvic e pro vide r w itho ut lo sing the infra struc ture no r inc urring a dditio nal c o sts 3. Se g re g a ting func tio ns o f fina nc ial, se c urity a nd a dministratio n is c ritic al fo r c o ntro l, e va luatio n, a c c o unta bility a nd tra nspa re nc y. 4. T rust, tra nspa re nc y, c o mmunic atio n a nd ho ne sty in the c o mmunity is vital to o ur suc c e ss 5. No ma tte r w hat!! Only yo u w ill lo o k o ut fo r yo ur o wn b e st inte re sts, no o ne e lse w ill. PRE SE NT AND F UT URE Cha lle ng e s a nd Stra te g y 4

2019/ 02/ 21 ST RAT E GY It’ s a lways impo rta nt to kno w w he re yo u he a ding , w ha t the visio n is, in o rde r to de ve lo p a ro a dma p g o ing fo rw a rd. L WRA is no diffe re nt! T he stra te g y / ide alist dire c tio n e nta ils: • Ha ving a dditio nal a rme d pa tro l c a rs de dic ate d to o ur sub urb , b y mo re tha n o ne se rvic e pro vide r if ne c e ssa ry • Ha ving a pro a c tive a ppro a c h to se c urity ra the r tha n re a c tive • Inc re a sing the CCT V mo nito ring in mo st ma jo r stre e ts to tra c k suspic io us a c tivity • ANPR linke d to o ur o w n c o ntro l ro o m • De dic ate d visito r la ne s a nd c o ntro lle d a c c e ss fo r pe de str ia ns • Ab ility to lo c kdown in e ve nt o f e me rg e nc y • Intro duc ing ne w a nd la te st te c hno lo g ie s use d in fig hting c rime • L inking a ll me mbe rs to a c e ntra l c o ntro l ro o m to a tte nd to the ir se c urity a nd e me rg e nc ie s • Clo sing mo re g a te s during a fte r ho urs – la te nig hts, fe stive se a so n, e tc • Impro ving the o ve ra ll a ppe a ra nc e o f o ur e ntra nc e s a nd b o o ms • Be ing a b le to e xte nd o ur a c tivitie s to inc lude munic ipal se rvic e re la te d issue s T O IMPROVE T HE OVE RAL L ST ANDARD WIT HI N OUR SUBURB CHAL L E NGE S We w ill disc uss the se c ha lle ng e s o ne b y o ne . T he se a re the c urre nt c ha lle ng e s impa c ting the a c hie ve me nt o f the stra te g y: • Co ntrib utio ns – me mb e rship • Qua lity o f se c urity se rvic e s • Ma inte nanc e a nd upke e p – c o nfusio ns a s to L WRA ro le • E vo lving , upg ra ding o ur se c urity infra struc ture • Vo lunte e rs 5

2019/ 02/ 21 CONT RI BUT I ONS T his is the MOST IMPORT ANT a nd mo st diffic ult c ha lle ng e . Ge tting re side nts to pa y the ir mo nthly c o ntributio n. Curre ntly, we ha ve 43% c o ntrib uto rs WE NE E D A MINIMUM OF 60% 6