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GONDBA Meeting Minutes
2/27/2013
Today’s meeting was held at the Amber Rose restaurant. Members enjoyed
cabbage rolls and great sides while getting to know other local business
members. Over 50 members were in attendance. Barry Hall, president,
introduced new member Shawn Welsh from Nova LLC, an energy supply firm for
residential, business and municipal use. The company can analyze energy
needs and expenditures and make recommendations for the best utility
options for individuals or businesses.
Lt. Andrew Booher from the Dayton Police Department was the featured
speaker at today’s meeting. He spoke to the group about Operation
Identification, a program developed to help recover stolen items,
particularly electronics such as TV’s, gaming systems, laptops, etc.
The process involves 3 steps:
1) The items are marked using a UV marker that is visible only with a UV
light, so that the police can identify items that have been stolen.
Individuals are encouraged to write their driver’s license or state id on
their valuables. Businesses can write their business name and phone
number. The police can then use the UV light to view the identifying
information and directly link the property to the rightful owner.
2) Inventory property by listing the brand, model#, serial# and taking a
picture of the items, then keeping that list in a safe place.
3) Display a decal from the DPD at both the front and back entrances to
your home or business indicating that the property has been marked and
recorded.
Lt. Booher told the group that the DPD is looking for community support
for the program in order to procure the UV pens and lights for detection.
They also hope to get support from the Miami Valley Crime Prevention
Association.
This portion of the meeting was featured on ABC22:
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_dayton-businesses-fighting-back-against-crime-11649.shtml?wap=0
Chris Pawelski from the Dayton Police Dept also spoke briefly about the
Miami Valley Community Problem Oriented Policing (MVCPOP) Conference on
May 18th to be held at the Kroc Center. The program is in its 3rd year.
There will be 11 courses this year, covering a variety of topics including
safety and information on the A.L.I.C.E. (Alert Lockdown Inform Counter
Escape) principle of responding to an active shooter. The youth track was
successful last year and will be repeated this year on a larger scale.
More information is available at http://mvcpop.com/ ; online registration
will open soon. GONDBA has been a proud sponsor of the program.
Barry Hall talked to the group about GONDBA’s Crime Prevention Toolbox:
1) Community Awareness Program-designed to track career criminals in our
45404 area and keep them off our streets
2) Crime Notification System-One Call Now-to send out an automated phone
call to GONDBA business members as an instant alert of a major crime or
event
3) Nixle-another automated alert system that can provide notifications via
text, email, mobile app or web browser
4) Operation Identification-to ID business and personal items (see above)
5) MVCPOP-local conference (see above)
6) Concealed Carry Classes-GONDBA has sponsored 3 CCW classes and is
scheduling at least one in Spring 2013
7) Female Personal Protection Classes-GONDBA will sponsor another class in
Spring 2013
8) National Night Out Against Crime-GONDBA, in conjunction with the DPD,
sponsored this event at Stuart Patterson Park on August 7th. There was a
cruise-in, live band, free food and drinks, numerous games and activities
for kids. Several local churches also assisted in making this an
incredible evening for the neighborhood.
9) Crime Maps-these can be found at:
http://www.daytonohiopolice.com/CrimeMap/ From here you can set up crime
alerts to stay up to date on specific crimes in your area.
10) Online Crime Reporting-citizens can file reports online for certain
crimes by following the guidelines on their website:
https://www.daytonpolicereports.com/apps/citizenreporting/
11) EPOD news-Major Brian Jones presented EPOD news, a monthly newsletter
from the Dayton Police East Patrol Division, designed to provide a better
avenue of communication between the DPD and the citizens it serves. This
newly launched newsletter intends to focus on how the DPD is working with
citizens and other groups to address and improve neighborhood issues.
The group received a brief update of the changes coming to the area via
the DaVinci project. Several properties near Children’s Hospital have been
or are soon to be demolished, making way for more parking and green space.
An investor group is being formed to look at acquiring other properties
and cleaning up the area. The intersection of Stanley and Webster is being
evaluated to better accommodate the semi-trailer traffic.
Barry closed the meeting by thanking everyone for their support. Your dues
help fund the many projects that will keep our neighborhood prosperous and
growing. Your membership helps keep you informed and part of the local
business network.
If you want to continue to get email updates and local information, make
sure your dues are paid by April 1st. Updates and crime information will
only go out to members after that date.
Remember to support your local businesses! See you next month.
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