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Directors’ Meeting

Directors’ Meeting 1^st March 2017

The Directors of Regatta Point Freehold Limited met for a regular meeting to discuss various matters arising in the running of the building. The following are highlights of the discussions:

After many years of service to Regatta Point our account manager, Lyndsey Ridgers, will be moving to a different role at HML Shaws. She is to be replaced by Irwin Alvisse, who was introduced to all the Directors at the meeting.
Due to few renters returning communal keys and car park clickers our stocks have run out. We are struggling to find replacements. In order to encourage the return of keys and clickers the deposit is to be increased to £100 with immediate effect.
Windows project is progressing with surveyor investigating suppliers.
Gym refreshment to progress as soon as possible.
New Fire Risks assessment to be commissioned.
Following on from lift B failure and urgent repair – lift engineer to be commissioned to assess all lifts.
Surveyor to be hired to determine source of damp patches in corridor A/B

Next meeting 13^th June 2017 19:30

Fire Evacuation Plan

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The Directors thought it might be a sensible idea to remind all residents what to do in the case of a fire at Regatta Point. As such, we are sending this link to the RP Fire Evacuation Plan so that you can be prepared for just such an emergency. Obviously, we hope you never have to use the plan but it is always worth spending a little time thinking about what you would do.

Regatta Point-Recommended FIRE EVACUATION PLAN.June 2014

Residents’ Briefing Summary

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Thank you to all those who attended the Annual Residents’ Briefing on the 13th of December. It was a great opportunity for the Directors to get some feedback and for ideas to be exchanged.

The main actions that were noted are:

The window design needs to be kept simple and the vertical design is preferred
The windows project as a whole needs to keep a tight rein on costs
Can we explore the costs of improving the ventilation in the gym refurbishment
Can we explore the idea of a small fridge and/or tea making facilities in the guest rooms

A copy of the slides that were presented can be found here…

Residents Briefing December 2016 v7

Stopcock Keys

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Dear Resident,

You should be aware that work has been carried out recently to fire proof susceptible areas of Regatta Point. As part of that work, a new access panel has been installed for your water stopcock – this is located in the corridor outside your flat. These have now been badged up with a small sign saying “stopcock” – because several residents had asked where their stopcocks were as their landlord/previous owner had not informed them.

You will need a key in order to unlock the panel and gain access to the stopcock. The key can now be collected from our Caretaker, Oscar, during his normal working hours.

Please collect your key and keep it somewhere safe.

Annual Residents’ Briefing

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Sorry these are a bit late but notes from the Annual Resident’s Briefing are detailed below.

Mike Crump led the presentation (pdf attached) Directors Meeting – 21st Jan 16 Final and the main points of discussions were:

Mike Crump is retiring as Chairman and Director.
Introduction of Hilary Oliver as new Director.
A promise that new appointments will be made through public invitation in future.
New Caretaker, Oscar Rivera, is settling in well.
Residents are invited to attend the regular Walk&Talk of the building in order to get a sense of the work done.
Review of 2015 accounts and why service charge increased by 9%
Gardens – new contract seems to be working well, more plants on order.
Sauna has turned into a much bigger job than expected and gym component has been dropped at this point. Will be picked up as a new project at a future point.
KewSide development is proving to be very difficult as the developers are not responsive or collaborative. There is a big focus on resolving outstanding issues before they depart – scheduled for the end of March.
St. George – very helpful developers with few issues at the moment. They have asked to erect stairs over the eastern flower planter at the front. Price is being negotiated.
St James – major work starts now but should be of limited disruption as on other side of road. Contact has been made with project manager.
Roadside windows – ball park figures of £150,000 have been received and bills would be divided be service charge according to informal legal advice. This would mean 18 flats that do not benefit from new windows would still receive substantial bills. Residents are encourage to contact the directors (directors@regattapoint.co.uk) to comment. The residents at the meeting overall asked that the project go ahead but there were several residents who had serious reservations. It will be a very complex project involving entry to all flats, big bills and complexity around the repair of internal decorations.
Works to comply with the enforcement notice issued by LFB are to start 25th Jan and take a 6 weeks. Being funded by licence fees from cranes from St George and Bugler.
Guest rooms have been enhanced in the last year.
Residents were again encourage to sign up to the website www.regattapoint.co.uk in order to be sent news items automatically. it was also pointed out the the website contains a “fix-it” form which is another way to inform the caretaker of any issues.