Annual Report - City of Bayswater

Rangers and SecurityRangersRanger Services continued the implementation of parking, dog and bushfirecontrols. The City’s Rangers take a pro-active approach to their duties andwork very hard at educating the community on the reason for the controls inorder to maintain and improve community safety.Rangers also act as eyes on the street and report any illegal activity to police.Ranger Action Requests& Customer Contacts2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010Dogs 1832 1474 2058Abandoned Vehicles 371 629 448Bushfire Control 11 32 28Parking Control 776 1318 993Total 2990 3453 3527Dog controlIn 2009-10 there were 380 dogs found wandering the streets andimpounded by the City. This represents a slight reduction of five from the2008-09 period. Of these dogs 326 were returned to owners and 34 werere-homed to new owners.Fire controlDuring the summer months overgrown gardens and vacant blocks pose amajor fire hazard. The majority of the 28 Hazard Reduction Notices servedthis financial year, were promptly actioned by landowners.Parking controlsAs part of Council’s strategy to improve pedestrian safety at our schools, theCity developed a new school parking program, (which resulted in schoolsthroughout the City being monitored on a daily basis).Security WatchThe City has 11 Security Officers that patrol our streets and respond torequests for assistance from residents.The following details the incidents responded to over the last 3 years.Security Action Requests 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010Security Watch Property 1,144 834 751Security Watch Persons 506 521 838Security Watch Damage 291 300 526Disturbances 232 271 215Vehicles/Traffic 241 208 190Requests 154 199 531Total 2,568 2,333 3,051Rangers and Security ServicesCommunity safety forumIn April 2010, the City of Bayswaterheld its second community safetyforum, attended by governmentand community representatives.The forum identified a number ofstrategies that are being consideredto improve the safety and securityof our residents.Graffiti preventionGraffiti removal continued tobe a high priority for the City ofBayswater. During the year, 4,768incidents of graffiti were removed.This is a slight decrease on thenumber of incidents from theprevious year and this downturnmay be associated with legislativechanges that increased penaltiesfor graffiti.14 city of bayswater annual report 2009-10