Committe meeting on the 12th April2007

This was a very lively meeting. The meeting started at 8.30 p.m. and ended at 12.00 midnight. This was the longest meeting that we ever had. Voices were raised. Many things were said. Many things were suggested. Many proposals were made. In the end , through a unanimous decision, the committee decided to go back to the residents ( owners ) for a decision. I think this is a fair decision in order to avoid a split in the Association. Some committee members mentioned that there was no transparency in the manner the project was implemented. The owners were not told the real cost when the signature was carried out. I explained to the committee that at the time when the signature campaign was carried out, Dats Management was in the process of carrying a tender exercise. Some commitee members commented that the system is not effective at all. They proposed that we should cut loss and replace it with a system which is similar to the LRT Station. They claimed that this system is maintenance free. They further claimed that the card access will eat into our management fund. The maintenance cost for the system is only RM 9 000 per year and works out to be RM 750 00 per month. Our monthly collection is about RM 90 000 per month. This line of argument does not make sense at all. What ever system that we use, there shall be some weaknesses. Nothing is fool proof.

In order to address the residents' concerns , a meeting will be held ( yet to decide on the date but it will be a Sunday ) to decide whether to abandon the card access system or to implement it. The total cost will be made known to all. I guess a vote by show of hands will be carried out. The committee will be presenting their views and those present will be allowed to present their views too. There will be no debate. We just listen and make our own evaluations and make a decision to go for it or against it. So, all those out there who want the card access system to implemented, you better sacrifice a little of your precious time to turn up. Failing which, the implementation of the card access system could be scrapped and RM 150 000 of our fund could go down the drain. Actually, the project is 90% completed. I am the chairman and I should know because I get the first hand info.

Come tomorrow, we will be having a meeting with Dats Management. We will be told the real cost. I shall take this opportunity to raise some other issues with them. One of them will concern the security, the gymn and others. I shall leave the decision to the residents ( owners ) and will definitely abide by it.

Good night and have a nice day.