140 likes | 300 Views
DALECROSS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 7 JUNE 2010. AGENDA. Welcome and Registration Background – Suburb, booms, contributers Security Incidents Finance Thanks – Steve and Marie Conradie Initiatives Planned New Committee Challenges ahead General.
E N D
DALECROSS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 7 JUNE 2010
AGENDA • Welcome and Registration • Background – Suburb, booms, contributers • Security Incidents • Finance • Thanks – Steve and Marie Conradie • Initiatives Planned • New Committee • Challenges ahead • General
Welcome and Registration • Welcome • Have you had your hot chocolate? • Registration • Please complete register to ensure that we have your correct details • The database of residents’ details will only be used for Dalecross Residents Association matters
Background – the Suburb • There are 65 homes in the area • No roads through our suburb • Access to 2 schools (via back entrance) • Montrose • Crawford • River below Shrublands is fenced off
Background - Security • 1997: we installed one of the first legal booms in JHB • 2009: we installed high tech automated access control • Automated booms where each paying resident has a remote • Controlled access using stickers by category of resident/ flats/ school • Operated by Top Security • Armed response in the area is provided by: • Top • ADT • Chubb • Coin
Background – contributors • Out of a total of 69 residences in the area: • 49 contribute to the booms • 36 homes pay the full contribution • 13 homes pay a part contribution • 16 do not contribute at all • Rosewalk Gardens and Manor pay lump sum
Security incidents for the Region • Period:01 Jan to 01 June 2010 • Parkmore – 64 • Riverclub – 5 • Sandown – 71 • Morningside – 18 • Dalecross - 0 • Hurlpark - 4
Finance • Bank balance (31 May) – R39 167 (equivalent of 1.25month’s expenses) • Monthly income - R 28k – 38k • Full payers (R550 p/mth) – 36 homes • Part payers – 13 homes • Non payers – 16 homes • Expenses of R 32 000 per month (Top security) • Indemnity Insurance – R 2k pa (cover of R5m)
Thanks to Steve and Marie Conradie • Steve single handedly managed the operations • He funded more than R75 000 personally to install the automated booms and waited nearly a year to be reimbursed. • Responded to repair booms at all hours. • Marie managed the finances.
What is motivating us to get going? • After 12 years Steve and Marie Conradie resigned from the committee • Crime Stats in surrounding areas • Financials – insufficient reserves and inability to fund capital expenditure.
Initiatives Planned Security Current offering from TOP. R295 per month for boom contributors Closure of Marie gate at night (6 pm to 6 am) Streetlights Website Know your neighbour Maximise contributions Foster better relations with Crawford and Varsity College; Waterford Estate
New Committee • Current committee available • Vinod Naidoo • Carol Zimmerman • Mike Pritchard • Richard Bath • New volunteer – Bruce Bean • Additional volunteers: ? • Chairperson to be appointed by incoming Committee
Challenges ahead • Obtaining commitment from residents to assist • Reduce burden on a few people • Funding of Proposed closure of gate at Marie at night – Go ahead needed.
General • Questions?