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Welcome to FRA’s 2006 AGM

Welcome to FRA’s 2006 AGM. Agenda. Welcome JB Approval of 2005 AGM Minutes JB Land use and planning issues LB Security: crime stats and ADT service PB Financial report: annual and budget LB Membership, subscriptions, communication LB Traffic matters, barking dogs, vendors BB

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Welcome to FRA’s 2006 AGM

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  1. Welcome to FRA’s 2006 AGM

  2. Agenda • Welcome JB • Approval of 2005 AGM Minutes JB • Land use and planning issues LB • Security: crime stats and ADT service PB • Financial report: annual and budget LB • Membership, subscriptions, communication LB • Traffic matters, barking dogs, vendors BB • Air traffic control JM • Kirstenbosch JM • Cell phone coverage JM • Restoration of Boshof gates JL • Protea Village Land claim JTS, TB • Election of FRA mancom 2006/2007 JB • General JB • Closure JB

  3. 3 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

  4. 3 Specific Feedback: Remember this? Erf 49452 – 5 Upper Paradise Road

  5. 3 Specific Feedback: • Erf 49928 – 28 Fernwood Road: • Spelum approved subdivision subject to the outcome of the • removal of restrictionsapplication. 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 Previous report to • SPELUM withdrawn.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.

  6. 4 Security Solution • Second vehicle introduced • Zone 1 - Rhodes Drive and above • Zone 2 - Below Rhodes Drive

  7. 4 Security Stats: Jan 05 – Dec 06First car (C17) Calls vs Incidents

  8. 4 Security Stats: Jul 06 – Sept 06Second car (C18) Calls vs Incidents

  9. 4 Security Stats 2006 (2005)

  10. 5 Treasurer’s Report for 2006

  11. 5 Treasurer’s Report

  12. 6 Membership and Subscriptions • 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

  13. 6 Communications • Website – www.fernwood.org.za • Email (mass email – no attachments) • Newsletters? • Access to professional information?

  14. 7 Traffic Matters and Vendors • Enforcement of road signs by traffic department • Investigation into increase in minibus taxi traffic in Fernwood Barking Dogs and False Alarms • Reduction in barking dog complaints • False burglar alarms continue to be an issue

  15. 8 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.

  16. 9 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.

  17. 10 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.

  18. 11 Boshof Gates 2000 Oct 2006 Oct 2005

  19. 12 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

  20. 13 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 Bergh Scribe - Nuku van Coller • Other nominations received to MANCOM:Prof Jonny Myers, John Turest-Swartz,Bradley Bergh, Moir Scholtz, Peter Baldwin

  21. 14 General Items Raised • Other

  22. 15 Thank You All For Coming CLOSURE

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