Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Surveillance Camera Project
SBRRA are working on the Surveillance Camera project. When complete cameras sited on a pole near Arabella Lane at the Mahurangi East Road Northern entrance to Snells Beach, will capture images of the traffic. These may be transmitted to data collection equipment at Brick Bay Winery. Funds are being collected by donation and the first step will be the installation of the pole.
SBRRA is very grateful to Richard Didsbury owner of Brick Bay winery, Auckland Transport, Vector, and all our many donors for their cooperation and contribution to this project.
Surveillance Camera project
SBRRA are working on the Surveillance Camera project. When complete cameras sited on a pole near Arabella Lane at the Mahurangi East Road Northern entrance to Snells Beach, will capture images of the traffic. These may be transmitted to data collection equipment at Brick Bay Winery. Funds are being collected by donation and the first step will be the installation of the pole.
SBRRA is very grateful to Richard Didsbury owner of Brick Bay winery, Auckland Transport, Vector, and all our many donors for their cooperation and contribution to this project.
A contract for the pole installation has been signed. Installation site will be just north of Arrabella Lane. The cameras will be a 2 lane license plate identification camera, and an overview camera with the ability to zoom for driver identification. It will be a live feed and Brick Bay Winery has donated the hosting of the data on their server. AT street lighting department have donated the cost of the power installation and the ongoing supply of power
Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association Inc.Proposed Road Surveillance Camera to assist in crime solving, prevention and deterrence
Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association Inc.
Proposed Road Surveillance Camera to assist in crime solving, prevention and deterrence
Background; at a general meeting of the SBRRA, following the AGM on the 7th May 2018, Police Sergeant Mark Stallworthy, Sergeant in charge of the Warkworth Police station and area, urged the community to consider installing a road surveillance camera which would enable the Police to quickly identify vehicles and their movements when a crime has been committed. Snells Beach and the other communities of Algies Bay, Martins Bay and Scotts Landing all only having access via a single stretch of Mahurangi East Road This means, not only is all vehicular traffic in and out of the area easily watched from a single surveillance point, assisting crime resolution, but its location (being unable to circumnavigate) is also a great deterrent to people considering committing crime. The camera has been proposed to the community previously and accepted as a great idea but never pursued.
The Committee of the SBRRA met and decided this was a project which should now, if possible, be pursued to fruition. To that end, Mark Dinniss has been appointed by a committee resolution, to manage this project with full backing of SBRRA. This includes achieving necessary pole owner permission, fundraising and installation.
The Project; discussion was held with some surrounding Ratepayers Associations, one who had installed surveillance and one who had canvassed the concept but failed to complete.
In consultation with Insite Security, Warkworth (Chris Martin, General Manager) and Auckland Transport, it was decided the best option is to install a dedicated pole close to the entrance of Arabella Lane on which a surveillance dual camera and transmitter could be mounted. This equipment would transmit the data to a receiver to be located at Brick Bay Winery, which in turn can be accessed, via internet, by the Police and Insite Security, as and when required, including live feed. Richard Didsbury, owner of Brick Bay winery is fully supportive and has agreed to the installation of the necessary equipment at the winery.
Insite Security has produced a proposal showing proposed equipment to be used and costings to supply and install.
The total cost of the project is;
Electrix Pole and power supply, installed $3847 inc gst
Cameras and transmission Equipment installed $7203 inc gst
Total completed cost $11050 inc gst
Ongoing; It should be noted that power connection is to be supplied by AT street lighting, equipment monitoring and maintenance by Insite Security and broadband connection by Brick Bay Wines. All at no cost. For that we are very grateful. We will investigate any need for insurance against vandalism or motor accident although the latter is unlikely as the site is in the shadow of a large concrete pole.
Contact;To discuss further; please contact Mark Dinniss, 0274344674 or email chairsbrr@gmail.com
Mark Dinniss
Chairman, Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Assoc
Surveillance Camera, Project Manager