Liz introduced Joe Nol our guest speaker.
Apologies from Ngaire Powdrill Jim Shaw John Vujcich and Glenis Sutherland.
Bruce and Elizabeth were asked by the Bay of Islands Club to monitor the tsunami alarm on the beach during the week.
Matakana quiz 9th May 5.30pm to 9.30pm Matakana school.
Leaders Elect Training day Sunday 19th April Glenfield College.
RYLA dinner 21st April.
Directors last Wednesday of month April and May.
District conference 3rd May.
Phone book delivery takes about 10 days need somewhere to store them and bag them in August.
Memorial Plaques mentioned and agreed to. Email directors for final answer on price.
Don spoke to the winner of our speech competition re exchange student for next year.
Dictionaries spreadsheet will be active soon.
Reminder live open day at Pioneer Village on 19th of April from 2pm.
Kaitaia Club is going to fold perhaps Kaikohe can offer them an honorary membership so that they can still belong to a club, or, Satellite Club of Kaikohe, Waipapa, Kerikeri or Bay of Islands??
Stan 5 minute speaker
Elizabeth introduced our guest speaker Joe Nol who is here to talk to us about CPNZ community patrols NZ.
Has been in Kaikohe since the 1970s was an accountant with the power board, is a Lions member and the Business Assn
Started in 2000. Set up to deal with a series small separate groups of patrols. Needed to get organized in the approach.
Memorandum of understanding with the police.
Eyes and ears for the police, private citizens not armed try to avoid direct confrontation with criminals.
Understand how the police operate, police radios and personal alarm to notify the police if something goes wrong.
Need to be a really good observer have quick timing look at a group and observe as you can't write it down. First thing you look at is the shoes not clothes.
7 patrollers - some work as a pair or singular.
One week in 5 and can pick the week. Tend to mix up the times and days etc.
Sometimes foot patrol. Patrol started 2004 using own vehicles now they have their own vehicle to use.
Thanks to Council and Renton's Birchalls for installing spotlight and police radio mounted so don't have to carry the radio.
Need to school yourself on observation 6 or 7 points starting at the shoes. Police will ask what happened how many what they were doing etc.
Police are starting to task community patrollers now from command centres. Now they might ask for assistance with traffic control etc.
One thing to volunteer but another thing to ask you to be somewhere when they want you.
Success of patrolling depends on relationship with the police.
If anyone is interested in being a community patroller must have a clean police record.
Business Association has set up 6 CCTV sites around town. The feed goes to the post shop and police station so there are 2 viewing areas.
Need to work on lighting for night time camera footage.
Neil Campbell was a police volunteer who has moved back to Australia if anyone is interested there is a position.
Frogs - Kaikohe is lacking in them we need habitats so the business assn has come to the party with some trees etc have been purchased and some clearing is needed on the trail around the pond it would be a nice draw card for the cycle trail.
