1. Welcome: 
Mr Kevin Harvey welcomed all present.

2. Apologies:
 Ian and Dean Bowles, Insp David Bramley, Liz Galloway.

3. Confirmation of Minutes:
 The previous Minutes were confirmed by Mr Julian Carter and seconded by Mr Roger Day.

4. Matters Arising:
 Mr Andy Tribe mentioned to the floor that information regarding the subject of the previous month’s guest speaker, “Robo Guard”, is on the Westbeat website.

5. Bust of the Month:
 Nil.

6. Guest Speakers:
 Karl from 911 Monitoring presented a talk on his CCTV product. It is applicable to both home and small to medium businesses. The footage is viewed and recorded off site. This, he said, ensured impartiality, independence and less cost to the client in terms of staff training and setup.

Robert Ferguson of the Durban Youth Council spoke about several projects they are doing in co-operation with the Westville SAPS in line with the 16 days activism, violence against women. They will be holding a car wash for State, Metro and Security Vehicles on the 28th November; they will be painting the Westville SAPS cells on the 5th December and in between, assist in handing out flyers warning domestic workers of the dangers of criminals and advice to prevent crime.

Floyd Ngcobo, Chairman of the Chesterville Residents’ Association, in partnership with “Vukakhanye” and the Westville Christian Fellowship. He explained the purpose of the Street Committees in Chesterville were to assist the SAPS in crime fighting by providing information relating to the whereabouts of criminals and stolen goods. He emphasised that they also did social work such as AIDS support and social work in the community. He said they intend working closely with both the Community and the SAPS in Westville to reduce crime in both areas. He said that the Residents Association was completely non-political and did not align itself with any political party.
They also had a program running called “Sports for All” which endeavours to keep young people off the street, to focus their energy into all different sports and keep them motivated and ambitious for a good, healthy life.

7. Crime Report:
 Supt D.M. Singh presented the crime report and an analysis of a selection of dockets that are being investigated. He noted that in several House Robbery cases, criminals walked into the house because the front door/gate was open or not locked.

8. Service Delivery Improvement Program:
 Mr Rusty Damp reported that the majority of his ring around resulted in positive feedback on the delivery of service by the SAPS.

 Mr Julian Carter reported that it was unlikely that the Westville Watch magazine would be revived due to the lack of support by advertisers. He pled for sponsorship to re-introduce the magazine in another format.

10. Next Meeting:
 19 January 2010.

11. Meeting Closed:
 Mr Kevin Harvey closed the meeting and wished everyone a happy and safe Christmas Season.