Minutes of General Meeting

13th October 2014 6.30pm

Community Room Entrance B Goulden House

Attendees

Anna Kirilov – Committee member AK

Ursula Milton – Committee Secretary UM

Teresa Cooney – Committee Co-treasurer TC

Katie Wright – Committee Co-treasurer KW

Rachid Bellili – GH manager RB

Foday Kamara – WBC RPO FK

Kevin Jackson – KJ Flat 123

Marie Herve – MH Flat 267

MA Alipour – MA Flat 76

Josephine Alipour – JA Flat 76

Lina Mohamadi – LM Flat 184

Quartus Trichardt – QT Flat 201

1. Apologies for absence

Richard Hickie – Committee member RH

Ann Ward – Committee chair AW

Kamila Klidzia– GH block manager KK

Quorum of 25 members was not achieved– start of meeting delayed by half an hour per Goulden House rules. Meeting opened at 7pm

2. Minutes of last meeting on April 28th 2014

Minutes agreed as a true record

Proposed: KJ

Seconded: MH

3. Matters arising

RB Small Improvement Bids update: bid for bike racks on fourth floor walkway approved. Awaiting installation

UM says summer fete 2014 cancelled – hope to do a party at the end of the year and a fete next year but depends on whether residents are interested in getting involved

RB says v little feed back has been received on the survey of the windows

MH says her noisy neighbour problem is ongoing. FK advises to contact the council’s noise patrol every time it happens. RB advises to also contact the office to build up a body of evidence in both ways, so action can be taken

4. Report on the co-operative’s finances

RB notes the accounts show an £8,000 deficit for the period but this has arisen because a number of expenses were paid upfront at the start of the year and the co-op is also awaiting £8,000 of allowances. The deficit should disappear over the financial year

Also tenant costs are a bit higher due to some voids. Block repairs are over budget for the period because entrance doors have been refurbished and canopies put up but there are no other big repairs planned for the rest of the financial year so the balance should smooth out

RB says there are no other major concerns

5. Update from management committee

UM says it has been a quiet period. Committee hoping to embark on a membership recruitment drive in November; newcomers are always welcome on the committee

RB notes the regular health and safety check, usually performed by the chair and office manager

6. Suggestions for improvements and SIBs

AK and LM ask about a children’s play area or play equipment – committee will discuss options and feed back

KW suggests a concrete table tennis table

7. AOB and date of next meeting

JA asks about lease extension – UM to pass on her contact details to group of leaseholders who are trying to do this collaboratively

LM asks about installing more CCTV cameras on stairs to scare away people who congregate there. RB notes that this would not necessarily solve the problem and would be expensive – we do not have the staff to watch the cameras all the time. He advises to call the police on 101 each time it happens and let the office know

FK advises to call the St Mary’s Safer Neighbour Hood team, also let Wandsworth’s own patrol know

Next general meeting: February 9th, 2015

Meeting closed at 7.50pm