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Message From Editor / Boodskap Van

Redakteur

Geagte inwoner / Dear Resident

We have pleasure in sharing some important information with you as regards La Veritas Estate and some perspectives from the Trustees whom you have elected recently.

JAARVERGADERING Die notule van die onlangse jaarvergadering gee ‘n redelike volledige prentjie van die toedrag van sake in La Veritas maar dit word aangevul deur ‘n boodskap van die nuwe voorsitter, Kobus Louw (op bl 1 ).

NUUS OOR INWONERS Daar was die afgelope 2 maande twee sterftes en ons dra graag ons medelye oor aan Mevroue Dalena Coetzee (La Veritas 6) en Wilna Bahnemann (La Veritas 70) met die afsterwe van hul eggenotes

Ons verwelkom ook graag die groot getal nuwe intrekkers.

LET US HEAR YOUR VIEWS We invite all residents, longstanding and new to share their views with us as trustees, directly or by way of this newsletter, which is planned on the basis of 3 issues per 12 months, unless a special issue is requested in between.

Enjoy the read and the Spring.

Mag dit met u en u gesin goed gaan hier in La Veritas.

Best wishes Beste wense

Renier Schoeman Editor and Trustee Communication Redakteur en Trustee Kommunikasie

CONTENTS / INHOUD

Letter from Chairman

Report back (Minutes of 2014 AGM)

La Veritas Security Review and Upgrade Underway

New Trustee Team

Welcome new Residents

STOP Press

In Memoriam

Contact List / Kontak Lys

Request / Versoek

1. LA VERITAS RESIDENTIAL ESTATE

http://www.laveritas.co.za/

NEWS/NUUS Spring issue No. 8

September/October 2014

Letter from the Chairman, Kobus Louw Voorsittersbrief, van Kobus Louw Dit lyk of die winter verby is en oral sien ons braaivleisvure en inwoners besig om tuine reg te kry vir die somer. Die tuine en parkies lyk tans baie mooi en netjies en ons bedank almal wat bydra

om ons kompleks te verfraai. Dit is ook daardie tyd van die jaar dat ons meer van ons bure sien wanneer ons die buitelug geniet.

We are happy to report that under the guidance of Paisley Downing, trustee responsible for our finances, the financial position of the Estate is very healthy.

The trustees have met a few times since the AGM and our main initial focus still is the safety of our residents and our security system. This is one of the main reasons most of us elected to stay in a security estate. Carmen vd Vyver is the trustee responsible for security and she has

been doing a lot of work getting our security evaluated and getting quotes for existing and additional services. We are grateful to her and look forward to the report-back with her findings and recommendations (see reports on security upgrade on page 7 of this newsletter).

Nadat ons aanvanklik baie gesukkel het om die planne vir die kompleks te kry, het ons nou vir Ronell Ackermann (argitek tekenaar) aangestel om voorstelle te doen vir die verbetering van die ingang. Ons is baie opgewonde oor die eerste stel konsepplanne wat sy vir ons gegee het en is besig om die planne te verfyn en om kosteberamings te kry.

We essentially envisage extending the roof over all three entrances. This will enhance the appearance of the estate and improve our security. However, what also came out in the proposal, is that at very little extra cost we can add a spacious room where the current little tool shed is at the exit, plus a wall inside the complex where we can put post boxes. This has become essential since the post boxes at the Spar centre were closed.

Sodra ons iets meer konkreet het sal ons 'n nuusbrief versprei en inligting vergaderings reel waar ons almal op hoogte op hoogte sal bring en u waardevolle insette sal kry.

We encourage all of you to speak to any of the trustees if you have any ideas, proposals or problems. La Veritas is your estate and we would like to make it one of the top rated security estates and a great place to live in.

The festive season is fast approaching and we all know it is the favourite time for burglars and criminals. Please be vigilant and remember: the best security system is neighbours looking out for each other.


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Report Back/ Verslagdoening (Minutes of 2014 AGM)

LA VERITAS HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE LA VERITAS HOME OWNERS

ASSOCIATION HELD AT THE PROTEA VALLEY CHURCH ON 3 JULY 2014 Present: Twenty Seven (27) owners by proxy or in person, as per the attached attendance register.

Apologies: Mr E.Scheepers, Ms C. Van Ellinckhuijzen, Mr. C. Willemse, Mr R. Clark,

1. WelcomeMr. J. Cozzi, chairing the meeting in the place of the Chairman Mr. E. Scheepers, welcomed the members present and declared the meeting constituted.

2. Confirmation of the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 24 July 2013The members present accepted the minutes. Proposed by Mr. M. Rademeyer and seconded by Mr. P. Downing

3. Chairperson’s ReportMr. J. Cozzi read out the attached Chairperson’s Report.

Mr. E. Scheepers was commended on the preparation of his lengthy detailed report and thanked for his outstanding input.

Mr. A. Neethling queried the provision for water not yet billed by the municipality in the 2014 Annual Financial Statements amounting to approximately R200,000. Mr. D. Barnewall explained that this was due to a faulty bulk meter and was a conservative estimate of what the municipality could invoice during the next financial year.

4. Approval of the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 28 February 2014.After a discussion, the financial statements were approved by the members present. Proposed by Mr. D. Arbuckle and seconded by Mr. I. Watkins.

5. Determination of the domicillium citandi et executandi of the Home OwnersAssociation.

The proposed determination and approval of the domicillium citandi et executandi of the Home Owners Association as being: c/o Nolands Chartered Accountants, 3rd Floor, D ‘Urban Square, 26 Bella Rosa Street,Rosenpark, 7530

was approved.



Report Back/ Verslagdoening (Minutes of 2014 AGM) (cont’d)

2. 1. Appointment of auditors for the year ending 28 February 2015.The appointment of auditors, Schoemans, was confirmed.

2. Approval of the budgeted Income and Expenditure for the financial year ending 28February 2015. Mr. J. Cozzi presented the budget and highlighted the following:

- The need and rationale for the reserve fund was explained. In the opinion of the trustees, reserves are required in the event of future major maintenance costs. These were quantified as follows: Replacement of parts of the boundary wall - R650,000 Gradual deterioration of curb stones - R500,000 Gradual deterioration of the tarred road - R350,000 Replacement of the electric fence - R100,000

The target should be that this fund should increase by CPIX every year to prevent being eroded by inflation.

- Mrs. M. Booysen raised her subsidence problem. Her driveway caved in 9 years ago and this is happening again. This is common property and La Veritas is not liable for this.

- Mrs. C. Van der Vyver questioned why expenditure was increasing. Mr. D. Barnewall explained and highlighted individual maintenance and development expenditure items. Mr. K. Louw recommended that repairs and maintenance be split in future between recurring and once off costs.

- The trustees proposed a levy increase of R50 effective 1 September 2014. This will increase the levy to R650 per month. The member’s present then approved the increase.

- Mr. D. Barnewall was thanked for his 12 years of service as a trustee.

3. Approval of revised rulesThe trustees have approved various amendments to the Rules. Members are to be invited to submit further proposals to the trustees.

4. Draft resolution.The following resolution was passed unanimously by the members present and eligible to vote: That insofar as the Development and Contingency Reserve is concerned, 2/3rds of the

balance continue to be subject to the sole control of members, the remaining 1/3rd at thediscretion of the trustees.




3. 1. General

1.1 Security Several members stated that they wished security in and around the estate to be improved. Mr. K. Louw stated his proposal that the new trustees consider spending up to R100,000 to upgrade security in the new financial year.

1.2 Communication Mr. R. Schoeman addressed the meeting. He stressed the various communication channels in place:

Inbound communication: - newsletters - general communication to all

External communication: - newsletters on website

1.3 Legal Members were again reminded of the repairs carried out to the southern boundary wall, the terms of which were agreed to in a previous general meeting as well as the R20,000 spent to repair the exit wall.

Members were urged to consider that rule compliance remains everyone’s responsibility eg. leaving bins out and parking in roads.

1.4 Closing of estate during Christmas and New Year. The rules are to be changed allowing domestic workers to enter and work in the estate over this period.

1.5 Entrance. The members present agreed that consideration be given to upgrading the entrance to both sides and that up to R250,000 be spent. It was further resolved that a security meeting be called to discuss all options relating to increasing security and upgrading the entrance.

2. Determination of the number of trustees up to and including the next AnnualGeneral Meeting, taking into consideration, the trustee portfolios identified: ( Chairperson, Finance, Legal and Compliance, Security, Architecture and Common Property, Communication). The meeting approved the appointment of 6 trustees up to and including the next Annual General Meeting.




4.

1. Election of the trustees up to and including the next Annual General Meeting Thetrustees, duly nominated and accepted for trusteeship, for this financial year by the meeting, as proposed were:

Kobus Louw Johan De Kock Carmen Van der Vyver Renier Schoeman Paisley Downing

Trustees are empowered to co-opt a further trustee as required.

12. ClosureAs there was no further business to be discussed, the meeting closed 20h05.

NOTE: THESE MINUTES ARE STILL TO BE CONFIRMED AND APPROVED AT THE NEXT AGM



La Veritas Security Review and Upgrade underway Sterk nuwe klem op Beveiliging

At the recent AGM you requested that the new trustees review the security and that process has commenced with a security risk assessment. The risk assessment includes looking at the longer term plans to ensure the safety of our residents and make sure that we always remain one step ahead of crime.

To ensure the best service at the best price we have asked the various security companies to provide us with quotes. It was decided to continue with Servest and we have requested a higher grade guard on duty at night. ADT has been appointed to monitor the electric fence and provide armed response should the fence be triggered.

We understand that the current biometric system is a source of frustration and the system is being reviewed. In the interim we ask for your patience and if you are struggling please ask Alan to do a rescan of your fingers. We are also investigating enhanced cameras at the entrance and on other boundaries.

Security in the estate must be a team effort and not only the responsibility of each resident but also of the trustee team. The rules of the estate are there to ensure security and if we do not all abide by these rules we compromise the very thing we hold dearest namely our own safety and that of our loved ones. We ask that you assitst the Trustees in keeping the estate crime-free and helping to respect the access rules such as:

entry to visitors is only on admission by a resident

all visitors receive a visitors tag which must be returned to security to exit the estate

The trustees would welcome any further ideas and inputs on the security on an ongoing basis.



New Trustee Team/Nuwe Trustee Span 1. Kobus Louw

Kobus is the Chairman of Contego Holdings, an asset management company, and he serves on the boards of various other bodies. He originally comes from Port Elizabeth and previously was the Head of Portfolio Management at Sanlam and CIO at Cadiz. His hobby is photography and he and his wife Anna-Marié enjoy mountain biking and the outdoor life.

2. Renier Schoeman

Renier is the Trustee for Communication/Kommunikasie. He studied Political Science and Afrikaans Nederlands at the University of Natal. He was a Member of Parliament for 19 years, and served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Health for 7 years. Since April 2014 he has been serving as a Commissioner of the Chapter 9 – Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Culture, Language and Religion.

3. Paisley Downing

Boorling uit Namibia wat van die ouderdom 16 in Kaapstad is en net mal is oor ons stad en land.

Universiteit van Stellenbosch en Unisa gegradueer in die Rekeningkunde en Rekeningkundige praktyk begin het met die Klein en Medium Sake as die hoof kliente. Na 20 jaar in die bedryf het ek besluit verlede jaar om te verander en is deesdae die hoof Petroljoggie by Venture Motors in Durbanweg, Bellville. Mal oor golf en alle sport.

Ook redelike aktiewe lid in die gemeenskap met baie jare op die bestuur van die Tygerberg Sakekamer en was ook die Voorsitter van die Wes Kaap AHI.



4. Johan de Kock

Johan is a qualified chemical and industrial engineer, but, for the past 15 years he has been managing an apple processing factory in Grabouw. His portfolio consists of Legal and Compliance.

5. Carmen Van Der VyverCA(SA) working for a national retailer and have experience in risk management, a mother of a 4 month old and lover of fine foods & good wine.

6. Alan BelsteadEstate Manager

9 LA VERITAS RESIDENTIAL ESTATE


‘n Groot Welkom aan Nuwe Inwoners A Big Welcome to New Residents

Date #No Resident

30 November 2013 20 Susan Thesen Owner

21 February 2014 28 Carina Fourie Owner

01 March 2014 79 Willem & Elize Louw Owner

31 March 2014 61 Jacobus & Juliana Potgieter Tenant

25 April 2014 14 Colin Cook & Mary Bartens Owner

01 April 2014 80 Louis & Lydia Van Der Vyuver Tenant

13 May 2014 17 Sonet Van Staden Owner

30 June 2014 68 Rena & Christo Engelbrecht Tenant

28 July 2014 33 Claud & Noreen O’Flaherty Resident

05 August 2014 10 Tiana Franken Tenant

04 September 2014 43 Charles & Sharon & Tamsin Daniels Tenant

15 September 2014 25 Cornelius and Riane Opperman Owner

STOP PRESS At its recent meeting, the Trustees decided to arrange that all common property, pavements and residential driveways will be treated with weedkiller as part of a support activity to improve the tidiness of the estate.

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Ter Herinnering / In Memoriam KARL PETER BAHNEMANN AND DIRK COETZEE Residents were saddened to hear of the passing away of two of our residents in a period of 4 days and we pay tribute to them both. Ons dink ook aan hulle behoefde gesinne in hirdie tyd.

Karl Peter Bahnemann van La Veritas 70 is op 30 April 2014 oorlede.

Karl Peter Bahnemann, en sy tweelingsuster Ilse, is op 3 September 1932 in Berlyn gebore. Op 18 maande kom hulle na Suid-Afrika. Hulle gaan na die Duitse Laerskool in Kroondal, die Hoërskool Salem in Duitsland en skryf in 1951, binne 9 maande, matriek op Helpmekaar Hoër, Johannesburg. Peter behaal ‘n M.Sc. en D.Sc. graad in geologie aan die Universiteit van Pretoria. In 1959 ontvang hy Suid-Afrikaanse burgerskap.

Hy werk as geoloog en later as hoofgeoloog, 25 jaar vir MTD, die Messina Mynmaatskappy en daarna 10 jaar as analis by die Johannesburgse Effektebeurs. Hy en sy vrou tree in Hermanus af en 18 jaar later, in November 2013, verhuis hulle na La Veritas 70. Hy teken en skilder met waterverf en sy liefde vir stap, lees, fotografie, sterrekunde, klassieke musiek en uitsonderlike belangstelling in geskiedenis en filosofie, wat hy met sy famile deel, sorg vir 54 gelukkige huweliksjare.

Op 30 April 2014 is hy oorlede. Peter word met liefde en groot waardering deur Wilna en hulle 4 kinders, Renate, Ilse, Werner en Wilna en 5 kleindogters, onthou.

Dirk Coetzee van La Veritas 6 is op 3 Mei oorlede. Donkiery en perdry en ander plaasdinge was deel van die jong Dirk Coetzee se lewe. Hy het vlot Xhosa gepraat met sy maats op die plaas Sunbury in die Oos-Kaap naby Ugie, Elliot en Maclear waar hy grootgeword het. Hy het in die koshuis gewoon en het sy skoolloopbaan aan die Hoërskool Elliot voltooi. Hy het vir die skool se eerste span rugby gespeel en partykeer ook vir die dorpspan uitgedraf.

Daarna verhuis hy na Bloemfontein en begin werk by die Vrystaatse Tegniese Kollege. Hy voltooi sy studies aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat en aanvaar in 1960 ‘n pos as Koste- Rekenmeester by die destydse Dept van Landbou-Ekonomie in Pretoria. In 1993 tree hy af as Hoof-Direkteur, Bemarking, nadat hy in 1991 en 1992 tydens die Parlementêre sitting optree as Adviseur, Bemarking, vir die destydse Minister van Landbou, Kraai van Niekerk.

In 2012 tree hy op 84 ‘n ‘tweede keer af’ nadat hy 10 jaar lank ‘n belangrike taak vervul het in sy vrou Dalena se onderneming as Koderingskonsultant vir Mediese Skemas en Mediese Praktisyns. Dirk en Dalena het in September 2011 vanaf Pretoria na La Veritas verhuis.



KONTAK LYS/ CONTACT LIST The Trustees / Die Trustees Name E-Mail Cellular Landline Kobus Louw -Chairman/Environment /Architectural

[email protected] 082 321 3197

Renier Schoeman -Communication [email protected] 083 251 4045 021 913 1823

Paisley Downing -Finance [email protected] 083 577 7755 021 913 3869

Carmen van der Vyver -Security [email protected] 072 626 6478

Johan de Kock -Legal/Compliance [email protected] 082 550 9154 021 913 8530

Jeremy Petersen -Managing Agent [email protected] 021 943 4340

Alan Belstead -Estate Manager [email protected]

021 913 2570 072 444 3982

The Guard House 021 913 3864 Freddie Van Rensburg -Architectural consultant Approval for Master HOA Van Riebeeckshof 083 383 0660

The Estate/Die Landgoed Name E-Mail Landline

Jeremy Peterson - Managing Agent

[email protected] 021 943 4340

Alan Belstead - Estate Manager

[email protected] 021 913 2570 072 444 3982

The Guard House 021 913 3864

Emergency Services/Nooddienste Name Landline

Need an Ambulance? 082 911 (Netcare911) 10 177 (Metro Services)

Need the Bellville Police Station? 021 918 3000

Need the Durbanville Police Station? 021 970 3811

Need the Flying Squad? 10 111



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