As someone that is running for the board and having the experience in the U.S Air Force as a security specialist I intend to make the security issue our number one priority in this building. I would like to address some issues to the re-activated and newly appointed security committee. I would like to commend Joey Corona which I have spoken in detail recently about security in this building for providing the newly formed security committee with his suggestions.
Here are some suggestions that I advised our current board president about last year and some new things that need to be addressed this year.
2007 Suggestions
I believe that in addition to the security company doing it’s job we should have a suggestion box where residents of our building could address their security issues with more frequency and we could pull better statistics on any ongoing security issues. Also our main priority is the safety of our residents and of our building. It is a deterrent if we man the entrance of this building with a guard 24/7.
A golf cart with the word SECURITY will inform anyone entering this building that our attitude is serious and that their security is our number one priority. Also we should create an alliance with the local law enforcement station which will allow us to address any of our concerns or intelligence reports to a direct source. Technology is also a supporting technique that can be applied at all entry points of our building to constantly monitor for any hostile entries. If we respond to the residents concerns in a timely manner we will have a force of residents eager to uphold tight security at all times.
Due to the sensitive nature of security plans, the remainder of this posting has been removed. Individuals who subscribe to the Yahoo! Venetia Group have already received Gabriel’s proposed plans for 2008.
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There are some some very good ideas here from Candidate Gabriel, but he seems not to know or realize at all, that one does not post on a website the particulars of discussions of present security WEAKNESSES. That amounts to posting a ROADMAP for the people we are trying to protect against! It is not “smart security” to post his detailed plans, or the Security Committees.
Even new ideas leave us exposed, if criminals know exactly what to expect. Writing a new manual for security all by himself, and posting it on line, is a less than stellar way to serve the Security needs of the Venetia.
Comment by Sharon Dodge — February 11, 2008 @ 5:15 pm
I concur after fully reading the posting and it has been removed for noted security concerns.
(I kinda feel like the NSA!)
Comment by Lonny — February 11, 2008 @ 6:54 pm
Sharon.
I am glad that you hold the security issue close to heart. The security “weaknesses” that you refer to are very standard applications of security. Those applications that I suggested are considered simple deterrents in any condominium structure that houses people. With all due respect I am suggesting basic security deterrents and demands from any company hired by this building. On the contrary every resident and visitor of this building should be on alert about what we expect and what we enforce.
Comment by Gabriel Mendoza — February 11, 2008 @ 9:35 pm