SECURITY REPORT – MARCH 13, 2017

WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY, THE REALITY FOR TREASURE CAY WILL ALWAYS BE THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL BEAR MOST OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING ITSELF. WE KNOW THAT THE RESOURCES OF THE GOVERNMENT ARE LIMITED AND THAT IF WE ARE TO HAVE A REASONABLE LEVEL OF SECURITY, THE BURDEN FALLS ON US TO PROVIDE MANY OF THE RESOURCES THAT WILL MAKE US SAFER. WE ALSO KNOW THAT FOR ALL OF THE SERIOUS CRIME THAT HAS OCCURRED WITHIN TREASURE CAY OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE ARMED ROBBERIES, ONE OF THEM WITH SHOTS FIRED AND THE HEAD OF TCL SECURITY WOUNDED, NOT A SINGLE PERSON HAS EVER BEEN ARRESTED OR CHARGED.                                THERE IS EVERY GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT MOST OF THESE CRIMES WERE COMMITTED BY PEOPLE WITH FAMILIAR NAMES AND FACES.  THE REALITY IS THAT WE WILL ALWAYS BE A BIG TARGET.  THIS IS WHERE THE PROPERTY AND VALUABLES ARE.

IN RECENT MONTHS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF BREAK-INS AT PRIVATE HOMES, THE THEFT OF OUTBOARD MOTORS AND TWO BOAT THEFTS.         AND WHILE IT SEEMS THAT RIGHT AFTER THESE INCIDENTS, THERE’S A BIG OUTCRY, MUCH OF OUR DAY TO DAY BEHAVIOR ABOUT SECURITY REMAINS UNCHANGED – AND THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. SECURITY BEGINS WITH EACH OF US DOING ALL THAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT OUR OWN PROPERTY.   I’M AMAZED EVERY TIME I HEAR OF A

THEFT OF A BOAT WORTH 10’S OR 100’S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT THERE WERE FEW, IF ANY, ANTI-THEFT DEVICES AND ALARMS ON THE BOATS. OR THAT SOME OF THE HOUSES THAT WERE BROKEN INTO WEREN’T FULLY SECURED. OR THAT VERY FEW HOMES ACTUALLY HAVE SECURITY SYSTEMS OR EVEN A REASONABLE DEGREE OF SECURITY LIGHTING.  AS HOMEOWNERS, WE NEED TO BE PRO-ACTIVE, RATHER THAN RE-ACTIVE ABOUT YOUR OWN SECURITY.

FORTUNATELY, OUR SECURITY SITUATION IS NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM. I’M PLEASED TO REPORT TO YOU THAT WE HAVE A VERY GOOD LEVEL OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SECURITY TEAM OF TREASURE CAY LTD. AND OUR TCPOA SECURITY TEAM. IN LATE SUMMER, TCL HIRED A NEW DIRECTORY OF SECURITY, MR. DWAYNE ROLLE, TO REPLACE SGT. BULLARD, WHO WAS SHOT IN AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY LAST SPRING. WE SAW THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER COORDINATE THE EFFORTS OF THE TWO SECURITY TEAMS AND HAVE PLACED THE TCPOA TEAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. ROLLE, WHO, LIKE SGT. BULLARD, IS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER. THE MAKE-UP OF OUR OWN TEAM HAS REMAINED VERY STABLE AND WE CONTINUE TO MAN THE GATE BETWEEN 6 PM AND 6 AM AND RUN OUR VEHICLE PATROLS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 6 AM. WE IMPROVED THE LIGHTING AT THE GATEHOUSE AND ADDED MORE AND BETTER QUALITY CAMERAS.

IN ADDITION TO THE DAILY WORK OF OUR SECURITY TEAM, WE ARE PART OF THE CONSTANT STRUGGLE WITH BEC TO REPAIR AND REPLACE STREET LIGHTS, AN EFFORT THAT IS ALMOST ALWAYS FRUSTRATING AND EXHAUSTING.   WE ARE ALSO PART OF THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO GET THE POLICE AUTHORITIES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR SECURITY ISSUES AND TO DO MORE FOR US IN TERMS OF STAFFING AND POLICE VEHICLES. WE REMIND POLICE OFFICIALS THAT WE HEEDED THEIR ADMONITION TO DO MORE FOR OURSELVES AND THAT THERE’S A LOT MORE THAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING FOR US.

ON THE WATER, WE ARE NOW PATROLLING THE HARBOR AREA, USING A BOAT DONATED BY BETSY BRACEY.                                    MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITH A PLAN TO CLOSE THE CHANNEL IN AND OUT OF THE HARBOR DURING THE LATE AND WEE HOURS AND HAVE ACTUALLY ORDERED THE CABLE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT TO GET THIS DONE. THIS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS AND THERE ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE TOO MANY OBSTACLES. HOWEVER, WE, WHICH INCLUDES TREASURE CAY, LTD. AND TCPOA SECURITY, DECIDED THAT IT JUST HAD TO BE DONE. ROBERT MEISTER DESERVES THANKS FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO MOVE BEYOND CONCERNS ABOUT LIABILITIES, WHICH ARE VERY REAL, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUNDING AND STAFFING NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS WORK.

THERE ARE LOTS OF LOGISTICS TO BE WORKED OUT: NOTICES TO BOATERS, SIGNS AND LIGHTING. BOATS COMING INTO THE CHANNEL FROM THE SEA OF ABACO WILL HAVE EMERGENCY ACCESS TO THE GAS DOCK. PHONE NUMBERS WILL BE POSTED SO THAT SECURITY STAFF CAN BE REACHED AND THE CHANNEL CAN BE OPENED IN EMERGENCIES.

TO THE BOATING COMMUNITY THAT HAS SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF THIEVES, FROM A LACK OF POLICE PROTECTION, AND A LEGAL SYSTEM THAT TREATS THESE CRIMES AS PETTY THIEVERY, WE ASK FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS, FEEDBACK AND FOR YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT. TREASURE CAY WILL NOW BE PROVIDING A LEVEL OF DETERRENCE THAT WILL BE UNRIVALED IN ABACO. IT WILL BE AN ONGOING EXPENSE, AN EXPENSE THAT OUGHT TO BE SHARED BY THOSE WHO WILL BENEFIT MOST DIRECTLY. WE’D LIKE TO SEE CONCRETE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THAT WITH YOUR DOLLARS.

THANK YOU TO THE SECURITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN “HANDS ON IN THESE EFFORTS: GEORGE RIVIERE, STEVE KAPPELER AND OUR NEWEST MEMBER, DOUG YOUNG – A BOATER, AND TO DAVE COSMAN AND KELPHEN THURSTON FOR THIS ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS ALL GOING.

TREASURE CAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

MARCH 13, 2017

OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE TREASURE CAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS CONTINUED ITS GOOD WORK IN HELPING TO FUND CRITICAL SERVICES FOR OUR TREASURE CAY COMMUNITY, ASSISTING IN THE FINANCING OF THE CORBETT CLINIC, EMERGENCY SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY CENTER, LIBRARY AND OTHERS.

THE FOUNDATION IS A WONDERFUL VEHICLE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO MAKE TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS TO THESE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS  CHARITIES.  INDEED,  OVER  THE PAST DECADE,   THE FOUNDATION HAS RAISED AND DISTRIBUTED    SOME

$2,000,000, WITH 100% OF ALL FUNDS RAISED GOING WHERE THEY ARE MOST NEEDED, WITH NO ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD BEING DEDUCTED, AN ACHIEVEMENT POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSE OF OUR ALL VOLUNTEER BOARD.

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT WHEN YOU MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FOUNDATION, YOU ARE ABLE TO STIPULATE WHICH  CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATION  YOU  WISH  TO  SUPPORT THROUGH

OUR DONOR ADVISED PROGRAM. THIS MAKES YOUR GIVING A LOT MORE PERSONAL AND REWARDING.

LAST YEAR, WE REPORTED ON OUR INITIATIVE WITH ABACO PATHFINDERS, A LONG-STANDING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT HAS ASSISTED DOZENS OF TALENTED AND DESERVING YOUNG PEOPLE TO ATTEND COLLEGE, INCLUDING TWO WHO CHILDREN OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED HERE IN TREASURE CAY. UNFORTUNATELY, PATHFINDERS HAS CEASED OPERATING, ALTHOUGH THOSE STUDENTS ALREADY IN THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE BALANCE OF WHAT WAS COMMITTED TO THEM AS THEY COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES.

LAST YEAR, WE ALSO REPORTED THAT OUR FUTURE EFFORTS WOULD INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF AN ENDOWMENT, SO THAT THE CRITICAL SUPPORT NOW BEING FUNDED CAN BE SUSTAINED, AND OTHER CRITICAL NEEDS ADDRESSED. I AM DELIGHTED TO REPORT TO YOU THAT TWO FAMILIES, WHO HAVE REQUESTED ANONYMITY FOR NOW, HAVE COME FORWARD TO FUND THE ENDOWMENT. ONE WILL DO IT THROUGH PLANNED GIVING, WHICH MEANS AS PART OF THE ESTATE PLAN. IN THIS CASE, IT WILL BE CONTRIBUTED FROM THE SALE OF THE TREASURE CAY RESIDENCE. THE OTHER WILL DO IT THROUGH A LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL ASSETS. BOTH ARE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS. THE GOOD PERFORMANCE  OF  THE  ENDOWMENT   THE  FOUNDATION  MANAGES FOR

CORBETT MEDICAL CENTRE HAS CREATED CONFIDENCE FOR THESE DONORS THAT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS WILL HELP OUR COMMUNITY FOR  A LONG TIME.

THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF GIVING THAT WE WERE HOPEFUL OF ENCOURAGING AND NOW WE HAVE POSITIVE EXAMPLES FROM OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS WHO ARE SETTING A NEW STANDARD OF GIVING IN SUPPORT OF THE TREASURE CAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER SUCH A GIFT, TO MAKE THE FOUNDATION A PART OF YOUR CURRENT CHARITY OR AS PART OF YOUR ESTATE PLANNING, SO THAT THIS PLACE THAT WE TREASURE SO MUCH CAN LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH OPTIMISM THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE CREATED WITH THE INTENT OF BUILDING A TRUE COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR GOOD WORK. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN WITH YOUR SUPPORT. JOE CALIHAN, OUR FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, AND I ARE AVAILABLE ANY TIME TO DISCUSS THIS OPPORTUNITY IN A CONFIDENTIAL MANNER. PLEASE DO CONSIDER MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION THAT WILL HELP SUSTAIN ALL THAT IS SO POSITIVE ABOUT TREASURE CAY.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE GIVEN, A SINCERE THANK YOU.