FRA 2008 AGM Agenda: Crime Stats, Land Use, Financial Report, Traffic Matters

Welcome to FRA’s 2008 AGM

Agenda • Welcome JPB • Guest Speaker – Mayor Helen Zille • Approval of 2007 AGM minutes JPB • Security: crime stats and ADT service PB • Land use and planning issues LB • Financial report: annual and budget LB • Membership, subscriptions, communication LB • Traffic matters, vendors, barking dogs BB • Kirstenbosch JM • Cell phone coverage JM • Protea Village land claim JB • Fernwood Parliamentary Sportsground MS • Election of FRA mancom 2008/2009 JPB • General JPB • ClosureJPB

2 Helen Zille, Mayor of Cape Town • CONGRATULATIONS on winning the 2008 World Mayor Prize!

3 AGM 2007 • 2007 AGM Minutes on the FRA website • Approval required

4 Security • Zone 1 - Rhodes Drive and above • Zone 2 - Below Rhodes Drive

4 Security Stats Oct 2006 – Sept 2007 – 16 % drop in crime Oct 2007 – Sept 2008 – 54 % drop in crime Total reported crime incidentsC17 (below Rhodes)C18 (Rhodes and above) October 2006 to September 2007 84 49 35 October 2007 to September 2008 39 (-54%)21 (-57%) 18 (-49%) Average response times C17 (below Rhodes) C18 (Rhodes and above) October 2006 to September 2007 4.72 min 4.67 min 4.77 min October 2007 to September 2008 5.20 min (+10.1%) 5.08 min 5.33 min Call outsC17 (below Rhodes) C18 (Rhodes and above) October 2006 to September 2007 6 250 3 815 2 435 October 2007 to September 2008 6 236 (-0.22%) 3 300 2 936

4 Security Report • Introduction of second patrol vehicle in Aug 2006 has had positive impact • 10% increase negotiated • With the two cars travelling around 225 000 km in the last twelve months, fuel prices obviously are a major portion of the increase

5 Land and Planning Issues Erf 97707 – 31 Upper Paradise Road: - subdivision into 3 portions approved - heavy restrictions. Erf 49943 – 23 Boshof Avenue - province replied sub-division must decrease from 9 to 7 plots (land portions +/- 1000 m3), entrance in Fernwood Ave. Process still to be completed. Erf 49878 – 49 Boshof Avenue - approved underlying subdivisions into 3 portions BUT < 500m2.Still with Council. Integrated Zoning Scheme - Draft 4 of the IZS did not include overlay zones – “incomplete”. Objection submitted on behalf of FRA.

5 Of Interest … • The Council’s new budget came into effect on 1 July 2008 - land use inspectors included • Published regulations concerning the requirements for and approval of gated communities with restricted access. • City had commenced work on its Optical Fibre Communication Network - primarily to improve communications throughout the Metropole for municipal purposes, but will be available for private and commercial use, too.

6 Treasurer’s Report for 2008as at 30 June 2008

7 Membership and Subscriptions • Fernwood Households - 676 • FRA Membership – 445 (65%) • ADT subscription – about 500 (72%) _________________________________ • Continue collect membership fees via ADT mechanism (alternatively EFT/cheque) • Separate invoice / receipt

7 Communications • Brand new website – www.fernwood.org.za

8 Traffic Matters, Vendors and Dogs • Enforcement of road signs by traffic department - monitoring continues… • Speed enforcement on Rhodes Drive Informal Traders and Barking Dogs • Informal traders – health inspection ordered • New Animal By-Law • A reminder of the official ruling: no more than 2 dogs per property are allowed

9 Kirstenbosch • Regular liaison re Summer Concert programme

10 Cellphone Coverage • FRA trying to get 2 masts for 3+ years • Vodacom Mast proposed for Kirstenbosch Biodiversity Research Centre – letters sent to affected residents • Residents concerned about potential health hazards

10 Cellphone related radiation • Electromagnetic radiation is non-ionising • Radio frequency • From cellphone and from cellphone masts

10 Masts – exposures • Between 0.01 and 10% of the ICNIRP limits • Distance to the mast is not the main factor • Line of sight exposures more than non-line-of sight • 20 UK stations – minimum height 2.4m • Generally 0.002-2% of ICNIRP limits for general public with 8.6% being the maximum

10 Acute effects of radiation from Masts • No effects on: • mood or alertness • cognitive function or symptoms • attention or reaction time • physiological differences by exposure • electrosensitivity (shown to be psycho-somatic) • children’s cognitive function

10 Chronic effects of radiation from masts • No heart disease excess • No other health effects found • No biologically plausible mechanism

10 Cellphones • Denmark and Sweden studied for > 20 years • No excess • parotid gland tumours • No excess acoustic neuroma • No excess meningioma • No excess glioma • Interphone study to report this year Radiation increases with weaker mast signal • Important to note that the weaker the mast signal the greater the power output by the phone

11 Protea Village Land Claim • Jenna Bass is FRA liaison person and has made contact with the new head of CPA • Negotiations and planning ongoing between Regional Land Claims Commission, CPA and Bergstan • No definite plans or dates for development are set or predicted • Await new Impact Assessment in February 2009

12 Fernwood Parliamentary Sportsgrounds • No further news on possible development • National Dept of Public Works last comment: “Busy drafting a Conservation Management Survey and Plan” • FRA Task Team monitoring activities

13 FRA Committee • Nominations received for re-election: Chairperson - John Burdes Deputy Chairperson - Laura Bergh Treasurer - Laura Bergh Secretary - Sarah Hartmann • Other nominations received to MANCOM: Prof Jonny Myers, Bradley Bergh, Moir Scholtz, Jackie Lange, Jenna Bass

14 General Items Raised • Marijke Honig (landscaper) is concerned that Fernwood is losing it's green and leafy character due to: • the proliferation of high walls • the increasing number of stone chip road verges with no plants, • planting of inappropriate trees • Comments from the floor

15 Thank You All For Coming

FRA 2008 AGM Agenda: Crime Stats, Land Use, Financial Report, Traffic Matters