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City
Gardens
News
Children’s Playground
!! new
13.06.10 !!
The
MC has reinstated the children’s playground here in City Gardens.
The playground is located between
Block 14 and Block 16 and is open for all Kids to play.
As
this playground is for the little ones we kindly ask them to be
supervised by an adult. Currently there is no sitting facility for
supervising adults available yet, but the is among the planned upgrades
in the near future.
Pool Furniture !! new
13.06.10 !!
The
wooden pool furniture is now in service already for two month, we would
like to remind you that
cushions
for the furniture are available at the guard house.
Kindly
return them to the guards when leaving. For the cushions to remain in
good quality for everybody to use we ask you all to use a towel on top of the cushions.
Upgrading of the Pool Building
!! new
03.06.10 !!
The
MC has started with the “Pool Building upgrading project”.
Currently the MC together with the architect are preparing concept and
plans.
If
you wish to bring in your ideas:
Please send an e-mail to swimmingpool@citygardens.com.my
You
will hear more about this shortly on this web page.
Construction Site “Bolton Court”
!! new
03.06.10 !!
As
you all have noticed the demolition of the existing Bolton Court Building
has started. End of June the actual demolition of the existing Building
will start. And later a 33 story serviced apartment building with 215
units will be built at this location.
The
management is in contact with the construction company to clarify all the
interfacing issues resulting with this construction site.
An Evening with the MC “Water & Water
Quality” !! new
02.06.10 !!
On
1st June we held once again “an evening with the
MC”, down at our coffee shop. This time the subject of the evening
was “Water and Water Quality”
As
usual not may of the owners and residents used the opportunity, but for
the ones present it was an casual evening, with serious discussions about
the subject and as well a lot other talks and laughters.
More
about the evening please read further below.
Bulk rubbish refusal !! new
11.05.10 !!
Unlike
last year we don’t have dedicated bulk rubbish refusal days any
more. Please contact the
management office if you have bulk rubbish to be removed.
Gym: The new Treat Mill has arrived
!! new
08.05.10 !!
On
8.May the new Treat Mill for our Gym has arrived. We are happy to see
that the gym enjoys lots of regular sportsmen and sports women.
Special EGM for outstanding issues
!! updated
02.05.10 !!
Almost
to everybody surprise this time the special EGM to resolve outstanding
issues really too place.
Despite
the fact that a lot of the owners already got bored about the subject and
the continuous postponing of meetings a relatively large crowd of owners
attended the meeting.
The
COB joined the meeting and checked all the participants entitlement to
join the meeting, speak and vote. During the meeting the COB took a
strictly supervising role without making any statements.
The
Agenda, as it was attached to the invitation, was followed strictly. All
items could be discussed in an orderly manner, even though the once in a while
the heartbeats of the speakers got faster.
Please
see more about the special EGM on this separate Page:
Special EGM (Agenda, Actions,
Status)
This
page and as well the finance page are for owners and residents, they are
password protected. If you forgot your password just ask at the
management office.
New Pool Furniture !! new
20.04.10 !!
New
pool furniture was delivered to replace the badly treated and destroyed
existing pool furniture.
The
cushions for these wooden pool chairs are available at the guard house.
Kindly
return them to the guard house after using.
Appointment of new Members of the MC
!! new
16.03.10 !!
At
the regular MC councillors meeting Ms. Lean Lee Koay has been appointed as a new member
of the MC, replacing Mr. Sakila.
Ms.
Lean Lee will take over the position of the Treasurer for the MC.
Cancellation of EGM !! new
13.03.10 !!
The
EGM planned for the 14th March to discuss old open items
unfortunately had to be cancelled on request of the COB.
A
new date will be announced in due course.
We
apologise to the quiet majority of owners in City Gardens Condominium
that are getting more and more upset about the continuous postponements
of such events.
Internet at the pool !! new
03.03.10 !!
Dear
residents, with immediate effect the Internet at the pool will only be
available at daytime from 7AM to 7PM, this is to allow our non
internetting residents enjoy the pool as well.
Free
internet is still available 24hours a day at the coffee shop.
Formation of the Management Corporation – 1st Annual General
Meeting
!! new
06.02.10 !!
The
1st Annual General Meeting for the formation of the MC was
held on the 6. February 2010. The AGM was held in the squash court of the
condominium
One
of the main purpose of this AGM was decide on the number of council
members to form the MC and to elect the Councillors.
It
was decided that:
The
MC shall have 7 Members
The
elected MC Members are:
Philipp
Goetz, Mark Bayoud, Lim Chin Hock, Urs Schiendorfer, Shakila bin Mohd
Zain ,
2 more Members were elected but have since resigned.
(please
note that the MC team gets changes once in a while, some elected members
choose to resign as their personal environment or interests change, new
members get elected at the MC meetings. If you are interested to join the
MC even during the year, or if you just like to know more about being
part of the team please contact the chairman or any other team member of
the MC)
The
following other issues were discussed and agreed:
Swimming Pool:
The
owners decided that the budget for the upgrade of the swimming pool
(including pool, showers, gym and barbecue area shall be RM
250’000.
The
MC is to work on a proposal and quotations an then to bring the subject
up at an EGM to be approved by the owners.
Take Over of Regulation,
Procedures and Accounts of JMB:
The
owners agreed that the MC shall take over regulations, procedures and
accounts of the JMB. In particular the following subjects were discussed:
The
fees for Management and Sinking Fund shall be left at the same level.
The
MC shall look into the issue of guest parkings
Court Injunction:
The
ongoing court case shall not be taken over to the MC. The JMB will be
kept running with the sole purpose of handling this case and holding the
EGM.
Legal Action against non-payers:
The
owners authorised the MC to take legal action against non payers and if
necessary appoint a lawyer to support in the issue.
Notes:
The
JMB accounts were closed by 31st January 2010. The auditor is now
preparing the audited report over the accounts and the handover to the
MC.
All
outstanding depth of earlier times (JMB&MWE) have now to be paid to
the MC.
New
accounts will be opened on 8. Feb, the account numbers will be
communicated shortly.
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Recent Events and
Comments
An Evening with the MC : Water and Water Quality
Keeping
up a reliable supply of clean water is a big task for our management
office. The water distribution system, Tanks, Pipes and Pumps are all
coming into the years.
In
the recent Month our supply has be disrupted several time for many
different reasons. Was it lack of supply from SYBAS, pumps out of order,
pipe leakages or pipe blockages – it’s always a big
inconvenience for the residents.
On
this special event the small group of owners and residents present
discussed about what is important for them, what as to be done to keep
the supply running.
Here
a short summary
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Aging pipes have to be replaced by current PVC
pipes
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Water level monitoring system to be installed
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Water filter and water tanks to be cleaned
regularly
An Evening with the MC : Presentation of the Audited
report of the JMC
The
accounts of the JMC have been closed, and the books have been reviewed by
our independent auditor.
On
this special event the audited report (the one for the handing over of
the accounts to the MC and the one two intermediate audit reports) were
put on the table in the Management office, the JMCs Treasurer Mr. Sakila
and the independent auditor Ms. Kelly were present and available to
answer your question about the finance books of the 2nd JMC
(starting September 2008 to January 2010).
As
expected not many people took the opportunity to ask questions. But for
the ones present out independent auditor could give a good answer.
The
audited reports are on the finance page for download.
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The MC / JMB Team
As
decided by the owners during the first AGM of the MC on 6th
February 2010, the MC consists of 7 members.
Management Corporation Councillors
An
Advisor is a member of the JMB/MC that is not an elected or appointed
member. Advisors are fully integrated members of the team but they are
not allowed to vote.
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The
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