December 5 Meeting Minutes

Meeting date December 5, 2022
Place and time: Raley’s on North Hills Blvd at 6 p.m.

Members present: Pat Shea, Billie Shea, Bonnie Weber, Ray Lake, Paula Funkhouser, Bill Nussear, Christian Rasmussen, Ernest Brooks, Edwin Beck, Marisa Ernst

Guests: Teresa Aquila, Washoe County Sheriff Deputy, Nina Steele, Washoe County Dispatch specialist

Pat Shea opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m.

Pat Shea has been working with Reno Police Department to request a Radar Trailer be placed in our neighborhood to curtail some of the speeders on our streets. RPD will be placing the trailer as it is available and leaving it for approximately one week.

Teresa Aquila, WSCO

Guest Speaker Teresa Aquila, Washoe County Sheriff Deputy, spoke about the success of neighborhood watch groups and the importance of including as many neighbors as possible. Her own neighborhood has proven very successful in monitoring and supporting their neighbors by being ever vigilant and reporting suspicious activity immediately. She showed a brief video on how the 911 call center works and described some of the different tools and resources utilized to serve the community more efficiently.

Guest Speaker Nena Steele, Washoe County Dispatch Specialist, described how the dispatchers work in teams to locate and respond to emergencies gathering detailed information about the incident and relaying that information to the appropriate responder.

Several items were discussed pertaining to the forming of the Cabernet Highlands Neighborhood Watch Group. Discussions followed on ways to proceed with plans to involve the entire 387 homes including;
Forming volunteers who will act as team leaders (block captains) methods of communication in the event of an emergency. Telephone trees utilizing block leaders and text and email messages were considered as good forms of communication. Some present felt that the phone tree wouldn’t work because most people will not answer if the number displayed is not known to them. Text messages tend to get more immediate attention with email being the slowest form of communication.

The importance of reporting. If you see something, call and report it even after the fact. Remember 911 is only for emergencies but you can report by calling Reno Direct at 775 334-2121 or go online to https://www.reno.gov/community/reno-direct/report-an-issue or you can file a report with Reno Police Department at https://renopd.com/report

Additionally, lost animals wandering our neighborhoods are in great danger from predation. If you see a lost pet you can report that by calling Nevada Humane at (775) 322-3647

Cabernet Highlands Neighborhood Watch Group will be forming a Facebook page that will be limited to just this subdivision. Check the website https://www.cabernetwatch.org/ for more information coming soon.
Next meeting of the Cabernet Neighborhood Watch is tentatively scheduled for January 16, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Raley’s meeting room on North Hills Blvd. The meeting is scheduled for one hour. Check the website for further information and future dates.

Next Meeting : To Be Determined.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.