The Canyon Lake POA Board of Directors on Tuesday approved the charter for the new Community Security Advisory Committee and appointed seven residents and two alternates to serve on the committee.
After holding interviews with 16 applicants, Ken Ross (chairperson), Art Femister, Darryl Jackson, Greg Castillo, Jeff Bill, Rich Fransik, and Rick Escobar were appointed members of the committee. Ben Cascario and JJ Witten will serve as alternates.
The chairperson is appointed to serve a two-year term. Additional members are appointed annually. Alternate members will only vote in the absence of a regular Security Advisory Committee member. The board liaison to the committee is Director Bill Van Vleet.
The responsibility of the Security Advisory Committee is to:
- Advise and assist the board on matters related to the security of the community and its facilities.
- Review monthly Community Patrol statistics and data to provide feedback and recommendations to the board for focal areas/priorities for enforcement.
- Evaluate the number, quality, and placement of security cameras throughout the community, assess the effectiveness of the software in the Security Operations Center, and evaluate Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) solutions using artificial intelligence (AI).
- Conduct a quarterly perimeter security audit and provide results with photos for issue resolution.
- Assess options for private-public partnerships with security technology companies to leverage the unique value of the gated community.
- Evaluate options to reconstitute a Neighborhood Watch program in the community.
- Engage other gated cities in California and explore best practices to enhance community security.
- Perform other related security-related functions as directed by the board.
