Welcome to FRA’s 2009 AGM

Agenda1) Welcome JPB

2) Guest Speaker – Councillor JP Smith Guest

3) Approval of 2008 AGM minutes JPB

4) Security: crime stats and ADT service BB

5) Traffic matters, vendors, barking dogs BB

6) Land Use and Planning Issues LB

7) Membership, subscriptions, LB

8) Financial report: annual and budget LB

9) Communications LB

10) Kirstenbosch JM

11) Cell phone coverage JM

12) Protea Village land claim JB

13) Fernwood Parliamentary Sportsground MS

14) Of Interest … JPB

15) Election of FRA mancom 2009/2010 JPB

16) General JPB

17) Closure JPB

Councillor JP Smith

Chairperson: Safety & Security Portfolio Committee

Chairperson: Good Hope Sub-council (16) Ward Councillor: Atlantic Seaboard (Ward 54)

Vision is to restore the dignity of the Atlantic Seaboard suburbs in Ward 54 (Green Point, Mouille Point, Sea Point, Three Anchor Bay, Bantry Bay, Braemar Estate and Fresnaye)

Help build a more efficient, better resourced and more caring City.

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AGM 2008

2008 AGM Minutes on the FRA website Approval required

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Security

Zone 1 - Rhodes Drive and above Zone 2 - Below Rhodes Drive

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Security Stats4

Oct 2006 – Sept 2007 – 16 % drop in crimeOct 2007 – Sept 2008 – 54 % drop in crimeOct 2008 – Aug 2009 – 74% increase in crime

Total reported crime incidents                     C17 (below Rhodes)     C18 (above Rhodes)Oct 2006 - Sep 2007     84                     49                         35Oct 2007 - Sep 2008     39  (-54%)      21          18Oct 2008 - Aug 2009 68 (+74,4%) 28 40

Average response times                               C17 (below Rhodes)    C18 (above Rhodes)Oct 2006 - Sep 2007     4.72 min                      4.67 min                     4.77 minOct 2007 - Sep 2008     5.20 min  (+10.3%)    5.08 min                      5.33 minOct 2008 - Aug 2009 5.60 min (+ 7.5%) 5.85 min 5.34 min

Call outs                                                             C17 (below Rhodes)    C18 (above Rhodes)Oct 2006 - Sep 2007     6, 250                           3, 815                           2, 435Oct 2007 - Sep 2008     6, 236  (-0.22%)          3, 300                           2, 936Oct 2008 - Aug 2009 6, 294 (+10.1%) 3, 131 3, 163

Security Report

Spike in crime between Nov’08 and Jan’09 - 28 house breakings.

“Street Captains” for every street in Fernwood to speed up communication with residents.

Permission granted by SANPARKS to close 25 metre gap at the top of Birch Street.

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Enforcement of road signs by traffic department - monitoring continues…

Speed enforcement on Rhodes Drive

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Informal Traders and Barking Dogs

Informal traders – Council printing leaflets to encourage people to give vouchers for shelters instead of money

New animal by-law to control noise level of barking dogs

Traffic Matters, Vendors and Dogs

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Erf 49943 – 23 Boshof Avenue - province require sub-division must decrease from 9 to 7 plots (land portions +/- 1000 m3), entrance in Fernwood Ave. Second application still in process. Erf 49878 – 49 Boshof Avenue - approved underlying subdivisions into 3 portions BUT < 500m2. Still with Council.Erf 97209 – 44 Almond Street - Application for temporary departure to legalise estate agency office. Rejected, premises vacated.Integrated Zoning Scheme - Draft 4 of the IZS did not include overlay zones – “incomplete”. Objection submitted on behalf of FRA.

Land and Planning Issues

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Fernwood Households - 677 FRA Membership – 440 (65%) ADT subscription – about 476 (69%)

_________________________________ Continue collect membership fees via ADT

mechanism (alternatively EFT/cheque) Thank you for your support!

Membership and Subscriptions

Treasurer’s Report for 2008-2009as at 30 June 2009

2009 2008

INCOME 57,453 54,513

Members subscriptions 54,900 54,410

Interest received 2,553 103

EXPENDITURE 7,548 13,217

Annual general meeting 3,027 1,978

Audit fees 0 2,280

Bank charges 750 754

Committee meeting expenses (strategy) 2,088 1,266

Membership levies (GCTCA) 0 200

Land use research 184 224

Legal fees 0 3,990

Website publishing and alerts / newsletter 1,499 2,525

Surplus for the Year 49,905 41,296

Cash in Bank 101,987 52,082

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Continue to communicate via website – www.fernwood.org.za

Urgent / important notices – post box drop

Communications

• Regular liaison regarding Summer Concert programme continues.

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Kirstenbosch

FRA trying to get 2 masts now for 4+ years Vodacom Mast proposed for Kirstenbosch

Biodiversity Research Centre has been delayed by objections from nearby residents off Boundary Road/Upper Moss street since last AGM.

Objection currently before the Provincial Government where it could take several months to be sorted out.

FRA on behalf of the residents who complain frequently of poor coverage and Vodacom are in favour.

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Cell Phone Coverage

Little to report Jenna Bass is FRA liaison person –

maintains contact with the CPA, as well as ensures potential for co-operation.

2 x individual legal court actions continue - no real indication of court dates.

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Protea Village Land Claim

No further news on possible development National Dept of Public Works last

comment: “Busy drafting a Conservation Management Survey and Plan” (2008)

FRA Task Team monitoring activities

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Fernwood Parliamentary Sportsgrounds

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Liesbeek River bank erosion - river bank being re-built.

Heavy rains: problems with manholes on Riverside road - sewerage

Four new by-laws: – Graffiti– Public Parks– Animal– Parking

Of Interest …

Nominations received for re-election:Chairperson - John Burdes Deputy Chairperson - Laura BerghTreasurer - Laura BerghSecretary - Sarah

Hartmann Other nominations received to MANCOM: Prof

Jonny Myers, Bradley Bergh, Moir Scholtz, Jenna Bass

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FRA Committee

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Comments from the floor

General Items Raised

Thank You All For Coming

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