Transcript Safety and Security Presentation - Shaun Smith
SAFETY & SECURITY SPECIALISED LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMAL TRADING UNIT
MANDATE OF THE ITU
• • • To ensure the rights of public and formal business are not infringed upon by the informal business sector with in the public open space domain.
Ensuring compliance to the Legislative and Municipal agreements with in the approved trading plan for the area.
Actively engage with all internal and external role players , by forming partnerships to address all informal trading concerns and to find workable solutions to challenges.
LEGISLATION
• • • • • • Constitution Municipal Systems Act NRTA Business Act 71/1991 Promotion of Administrative Justice PAJA Municipal By Laws : Informal Trading , Streets & Public Places & Nuisance , Health , Roads Ordinance , Waste Management , Waste Water & Industrial Effluent , Outdoor Advertising , Fire Safety , Traffic , Parking By Laws.
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PARTNERSHIPS Internal
Economic Development : Trading Plans & Permitting , Events coordination .
Land Use & Planning : Identify land use sage Roads, Transport : custodians of Road reserves and Public Transport Interchanges Safety & Security :Metro Police, Traffic , Fire , Disaster Management , Call Centre : Render logistical and manpower support CCTV surveillance Health : Health permits clearance for food vendors.
Revenue : Payments of fees and fines Legal Services: Legal support drafting of compliance notices & attending to legal challenges on our enforcement actions Councillors & Sub Councils : Political Oversight on trading matters
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PARTNERSHIPS external
Improvement Districts (CIDs):Crime & Grime Rent a Cop partner.
Trader associations : Manage traders in a area Market managers; manages flea market in a area .
Informal traders CBD Chamber of Business Civilian Oversight Committee: oversee enforcement actions.
VPUU : Service provider uplifting previously disadvantaged areas including trading planning for these areas they operate in.
Film & Publication Board : Counterfeit CDS , DVDs SARS Customs : Illegal trade goods , Counterfeit goods.
Tabaco Industry SA (TISA) Illegal Cigarette sales.
Business Against Crime : Plastic Crate collections Media : Press , Radio and TV
Law Enforcement Department Safety & Security Directorate
• • The Law Enforcement Department consist of two departments which reports to the Chief of Law Enforcement Services .
General Area Law Enforcement based in the North, East, West and South of the City . They are responsible for all By Law Enforcement within their areas but have a soft boundary approach to enforcement .Each area have an Assistant Chief as a Head. • • The Specialised Law Enforcement are specialist in their field of enforcement and operate across the City of Cape Town enforcing their specialised functions as well all City By Laws. These Units are ; Informal Trading, Graffiti, PTI , MyCiti Bus headed by an Assistant Chief.
• • • . Metal Theft Unit , Media Liaison headed by an Assistant Chief Liquor , Vice , Problem Buildings headed by an Assistant Chief.
Anti land Invasion , Displace Persons Unit , Housing Rental Stock Unit headed by an Assistant Chief.
Rapid Response Unit headed by an Assistant Chief.
Rent a Cop officer
Partnerships
Roads department erecting sign
Specialised Law Enforcement Informal Trading Unit
PTI OFFICERS
CAMPSBAY
TABLES & CHAIRS
LONG MARKET STREET
Green market square
STATION DECK PTI
OPERATIONS
BAG & TAG
CONFISCATED GOODS
Focus By Law Operations
Vehicle Wrecks Zero Tolerance Briefing
CBDs Operations
Vagrant Clean up MP Town Centre Traders Cape Town CBD
Athlone CBD
CBD Operations
Grand Parade ITU & CIDs
The Future
Business sponsored vendor stalls Parklets in CBDs