Agenda and draft minutes

Talk to your local councillors, groups and organisations.

Give us your views on what is important to you in your community.

·       Update from the local Police Team.

·       Update on Ward Budget – reporting back on the bids received and sums awarded.

·       Our Big Transport Conversation – have your say in the development of a new Local Transport Strategy for York.

·       Have your say

Welcome Chaired by Cllr Fenton who opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.

Update from PCSO

Nigel Klavins, local PCSO introduced himself and spoke about targeted activities, community engagement and problem solving being focus of the Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Comparison of crime statistics between July and October/November indicates a decrease over the autumn months around auto crime, cycle theft, burglary and road related incidents. Those areas are more of an issue during the summer.

Current operations include:

·      Drink and Drug campaign – focus on educating road users about the consequences of drink and drug driving, additional stop checks and resources deployed to target motorists driving under influence;

·      Operation Liberate – focus on tackling ASB, visiting hot spots, engaging with young people and taking positive actions;

·      Operation Shimmer – focus on education about importance of bicycle lights use after dark, including enforcement actions;

·      Operation Snap – focus on making sure that roads are as safe as possible for all users. NPT encourages car drivers to share with them footage captured on their dashcam, CCTV or a mobile phone by a passenger of dangerous driving, mobile phone offences, driving at speed, or contravening red traffic light;

·      Operation Cordial – sees extra resources deployed in the immediate area to provide reassurance and support to the community when a house is burgled. Crime prevention tips and advice to residents, as well as discuss other crime prevention initiatives such as the North Yorkshire Community Messaging service and dot peen property marking.

North Yorkshire Community Messaging is a free email alert service used by North Yorkshire Police to let you know what's happening in your area. Silverdale Court area has been leafleted recently with information about the scheme. To join follow: https://www.northyorkshirecommunitymessaging.co.uk/#signup-section

https://www.immobilise.com/ is the UK national property register where you can register any valuable item that has a serial number, improving your chances of getting them back if lost or stolen.

Before inviting questions PCSO Klavins spoke about the geographical area he covers, which includes Copmanthorpe and Rural West villages as well as Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward, and the Acomb Police Team approach to supporting each other and allocating resources to problem areas.

Q – A resident raised a concern that too much is being expected from members of the public and about insufficient visibility of the Police in the community.

A – In response PCSO Klavins reiterated that the request was only for residents to sign up with the Community Messaging scheme and report any crime via either 101 if not urgent, or 999 if the crime is happening and someone is in immediate danger. The Team are present in the community at different times of day, or night depending on the nature of the incident. Cllr Fenton further added that resources are allocated to priority areas and encouraged the meeting to report instances of crime directly to the Police to make them aware of issues.

Q – Further comment was made about long waiting time when calling 101 to report non-urgent issues.

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