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Welcome to FRA’s 2006 AGM
Agenda
1) Welcome JB
2) Approval of 2005 AGM Minutes JB
3) Land use and planning issues LB
4) Security: crime stats and ADT service PB
5) Financial report: annual and budget LB
6) Membership, subscriptions, communication LB
7) Traffic matters, barking dogs, vendors BB
8) Air traffic control JM
9) Kirstenbosch JM
10) Cell phone coverage JM
11) Restoration of Boshof gates JL
12) Protea Village Land claim JTS,
TB
13) Election of FRA mancom 2006/2007 JB
14) General JB
15) Closure JB
Land and Planning Issues
• FRA’s mandate:
• Property size about 1000 sq.m
• Feedback from Planning dept
• City densification: size = 500 sq.m
• Objections based on this premise will in all likelihood be rejected
• What can we do?
• Continued vigilance, especially wrt removal of trees
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Specific Feedback:3
Remember this?Erf 49452 – 5 Upper Paradise Road
3 Specific Feedback:Erf 49928 – 28 Fernwood Road: -Spelum approved subdivision subject to the outcome of the removal of restrictions application. Still have right to appeal.
Erf 49943 – 23 Boshof Road: - Sub-division into 9 erven has been recommended for approval, interview coming up. Going to SPELUM tomorrow for their decision.
Erf 49845 – Kirstenbosch drive (shop): - Application to rezone to special business - approved, with conditions. Appeals received. Council waiting for the applicant to comment on them before reporting to the Planning Appeals Com.
Erf 157050 – 22 Orchard Heights: - Report still due re 2 dwelling units on 1 erf. Previous report to SPELUM withdrawn. New report based on new set of plans underway.
Erf 49837 – 68 Riverside Road: - Report due on Bambino’s crèche – currently finalising for SPELUM.
Security Solution
• Second vehicle introduced
• Zone 1 - Rhodes Drive and above
• Zone 2 - Below Rhodes Drive
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Security Stats: Jan 05 – Dec 06
First car (C17)
351
287260
355 353319
342
419445
538507
452
487
560
377
482515
485
295303
461
200250300350400450500550600
Number of call outs
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
0
5
10
15
20
25
Call Outs
Incidents
4
Calls vs Incidents
Security Stats: Jul 06 – Sept 06
Second car (C18)
210
194
175
185
195
205
215
225
235
245
Number of call outs
4
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Call Outs
Incidents
Calls vs Incidents
Security Stats
Call Out’sIncidents
(number)
Response Time
(minutes)KM Travelled
Avg
428(310)
5(3)
4(4)
8771(7500)
Max
560(461)
23(7)
6.47(5)
17117(9500)
Min
260(227)
1(0)
3.55(3)
6755(5300)
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2006(2005)
Treasurer’s Report for 2006
INCOME 2006
Members subscriptions 45,030
Interest received 304
45,334
EXPENDITURE 54,307
Advertising 0
Annual general meeting 513
Audit fees 2,280
Bank charges 613
Committee meeting expenses (strategy) 1,769
Gifts 992
Land use research 1,827
Legal fees 43,813
Newsletter and website 2,500
(Deficit) / Surplus for the Year (8,973)
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Treasurer’s Report
ASSETS 2006
Cheque 12,727
Savings account 3,463
Call deposit 2,092
TOTAL at 30 June 2006 18,282
5
Membership and Subscriptions
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• Fernwood Households - 661
• FRA Membership – 375 (57%)
• ADT subscription – 463 (70%) ______________________________
• Continue collect membership fees via ADT mechanism (alternatively EFT/cheque)
• Separate invoice / receipt this year
Communications
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• Website – www.fernwood.org.za
• Email (mass email – no attachments)
• Newsletters?
• Access to professional information?
Traffic Matters and Vendors
• Enforcement of road signs by traffic department
• Investigation into increase in minibus taxi traffic in Fernwood
7
Barking Dogs and False Alarms
• Reduction in barking dog complaints
• False burglar alarms continue to be an issue
Air Traffic Control
• Helicopter nuisance has not been much of a problem locally in 2005/2006.
• Problems are experienced by residents’ associations in the South Peninsula
• FRA has assisted S Peninsula to restart a multi-stakeholder process led by the City Council and designed to reduce helicopter disturbance. Particularly to stop the sole crossing of the Peninsula at Noordhoek / Fish Hoek.
• FRA has also commented on the new Provincial Noise regulations to enhance control over noisy light aircraft.
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Kirstenbosch
• Annual meetings are held with BCRA, FRA representatives and Kirstenbosch
• The concert programme, parking and any other matter of mutual interest (e.g. cellphone masts) is discussed
• In 2005 there was a considerable improvement in the parking and traffic situation at large (and Sunday evening) concerts.
• We will again be meeting once the programme for 2006 is finalised.
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Cellphone Coverage & Communications
• ADSL broadband internet connection problems in Fernwood were mysteriously solved by Telkom in the past year and homes that could not previously be connected now can be.
• Cellphone reception is still poor. One Bishops Court resident has given permission for an MTN mast to be put on his property but it will take another year or two for this to be functional. Negotiations with Kirstenbosch will see a Vodacom mast on top of the research building within a year.
10
Boshof Gates
2000
Oct 2005
11
Oct 2006
Protea Village Land Claim
• History of interaction with Provac
• History of interaction with statutory bodies
• FRA mandate - 2005
• Summary of key legal points
• Honouring the restitution claim
• Possible future developments
12
Committee
• Our constitution requires that the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer retire from office, but shall be eligible for re-election.
• Nominations received for re-election:Chairperson - John Burdes Deputy Chairperson - ?Treasurer - Laura BerghScribe - Nuku van Coller
• Other nominations received to MANCOM: Prof Jonny Myers, John Turest-Swartz, Bradley Bergh, Moir Scholtz, Peter Baldwin
13
General Items Raised
14
• Other
Thank You All For Coming
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CLOSURE