Directors Meeting – June 2018

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Directors’ Meeting 6th June 2018

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:

  • Roadside windows project has been delayed again over the issue of obtaining quotes for some elements of the works but the intention is to continue with the project and send out Section 20 letters as soon as possible.
  • New Fire Alarm – HML are to obtain more competitive quotes
  • Electric Car charging points – it was decided that this development has to be set up on a standalone basis and those people who expressed an interest will be written to explaining the way forward.
  • It was decided that tables would be purchased for the garden.
  • The Directors unanimously agreed to renew our Caretaker’s contract for another year.

Next meeting 11th September 2018

Bike Marking Event from our local Crime Prevention Officers

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Dear Ward Member,
We are holding four free Bike Marking events in April at various locations.
  • Saturday 7th April 2018 09:00-11:00 @ 8 Kew Bridge Road, Brentford.
  • Wednesday 11th April 2018 12:00-14:00 @ GWQ Estate, Ealing Road.
  • Thursday 19th April 2018 12:00-14:00 @ Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, Brentford.
  • Wednesday 25th April 2018 09:00-11:00 @Travelodge, High Street, Brentford.
Our colleagues from Roads Transport Policing Command we be in attendance. We will also be speaking about crime prevention advice around bikes including advice around locks.
Please feel free to come down, get your bike marked and deter those thieves from stealing your property.
Regards,
PC 280 Dinesh Pillay
Brentford
Tel – 020 8247 6415

8th of January Xmas tree disposal

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We are please to be able to announce that we have managed to arrange for the disposal of your used Christmas Trees by combination of contracts and the kindness of car park owners.

The contract that covers our gardening contains a clause for the disposal of Christmas Trees as long as they are place in CAR PARK SPACE NUMBER 1 FROM THE 8TH OF JANUARY (not before please).  We hope that this will be more convenient for you instead of arranging you own disposals.

Please remember to clean up the communal corridors if your tree sheds needles on its way to the car park – for the consideration of fellow residents.

Residents cannot leave trees in the communal bin areas for collection as the council will not take them without prior arrangement.

On a less happy note – we also have to say that over the Christmas period some residents dumped unwanted furniture and other items in the communal bin rooms which is not permitted.  This incurs significant costs to Regatta Point and we will be using the cctv to identify culprits.

Caretaker Christmas

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Please be aware that Michael, our caretaker, is on holiday over the Christmas period and that no cover is being provided.

His last day in the office will be Friday the 22nd of December and his first day back at work will be Tuesday the 2nd of January 2018.

 

Annual Residents’ Briefing Summary

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Annual Residents Meeting 5th December 2017

The Directors of Regatta Point Freehold Limited invited all residents and owners to the annual briefing held in the upper lobby at Regatta Point where they reviewed last year and looked ahead to the next.  They aimed to brief all attendees on a variety of important matters and answer any questions raised.  The Directors also wanted to gain feedback from residents on how they would like to move forward in certain matters.

The slides are available here : Annual Residents Briefing December 2017 V7

Additionally, a letter from Paula Bowman regarding the windows project is similarly available.  This is regardless of it being outside of the Section 20 process that the Directors are legally obliged to follow – they felt her views should be aired as requested and noted that nobody at the meeting expressed the same opinions.

The letter is available here: Paula Bowman Regatta Point Windows

The following are actions to be taken by the Directors as a result of the discussions:

  1. Request residents to report on their balcony paint work and wood decking to ascertain their state of repairs.  Interim repair and tidy up may be needed for some so as to delay the major refurbishment.
  2. Checked valid emergency telephone numbers used in the UK
    ANSWER: 999 and 112 work on all phones in the UK. 911 only works on mobile phones.
  3. Ask one of our suppliers to survey RP flat doors to see if residents want cold-smoke and/or intumescent strips fitting.
  4. Alarm to be sounded in the event of a fire.  Even with a stay put policy the consensus was that residents would want an alarm to sound so they can make their own choice.
  5. Secure the website so that information on keys etc. is no longer available to the public.
  6. Send a note asking all residents to respect others parking spaces – even if they appear not to be used.  Ask Michael to co-ordinate any kind offers from residents who can make spare spaces available to fellow residents.
  7. Alan Kohn offered the services of his drone for inspection of the roadside elevation of the building to aid inspection for the windows tender process.
  8. The reaction from all attending was positive to go ahead with the new windows based on the design shown. Residents expressed gratitude for the notice of the likely cost of this work in advance.  Details of how the project would be managed for each flat and the approach for internal “make good” work needs to be developed in detail.

The Directors Regatta Point (Freehold) Limited