Camposol Residents Association
Meeting with MASA
Thursday 19th July at 17:00hrs
Those present:
Roy Pugh Chairman CRA
Mary Cooper Secretary CRA
Max Minter Member CRA

Daniel Bascunana MASA

1. This being a one item agenda meeting, D7, some discussion took place as to how this project should be handled. It was agreed that Daniel and his Technical Engineer would meet with CRA representatives at 9am Tuesday 24th July. Each property on the list of those affected will be visited by the team, it will be clarified what work is to take place for each property and it will be agreed with each homeowner when this work will commence.

2. Roy agreed that in the mean time the CRA would ensure that all the relevant homeowners are informed in advance of the agreed arrangements.
Action: Roy Pugh.

3. Any Other Business:
Max asked Daniel what progress was being made on the street lighting problems. Daniel stated it has been revealed that there is not enough power to provide all of the lighting required for Camposol. This problem is being addressed by Iberdrola and allowing for the August holiday period the problem should be resolved by the end of September.

There being no other business the meeting closed at 17:45pm

Date Of Next Meeting: Thursday 6th September at 17:00hrs

Camposol Residents Association
Minutes of the 1st Annual General Meeting
Date: Wednesday 18th July 2007
Function Room: Kennelly’s Bar
Sector B Commercial Centre
Camposol
Start Time 11am
Those present:
Roy Pug h Chairman
Tony Butler Vice Chairman
Mary Cooper Secretary/Treasurer
Rathnait Mullen Press Officer
Barry Cooper Committee Member
Max Minter Committee Member
Alan Boyle Committee Member
Brian Tokely Committee Member
Absent:
Irache Mireno Committee Member
Approximate count of Registered CRA Members present: 140

Chairman’s Opening Speech:
The Chairman opened the meeting at 11am, he thanked all of those present for their attendance and as he had been asked to put names to faces he introduced each of the CRA Committee members.
The Chairman announced that Alan Boyle who had served on the committee for the past year was standing down, he expressed his grateful thanks to Alan on behalf of the committee for the work he has put in.
Following this he briefed the meeting of the progress and activities of the committee over the past year.
Roy explained to the meeting that the Statement of Intent issued by the committee following election was still, and would continue to be, the main objective of the CRA, however there have been other major issues brought to the attention of the CRA that could not be ignored, these being the subsidence problems on Sector D and the designated Touristica Properties issues that came to light in January of this year. Street Lighting is also a big issue and most of the committee’s time has been taken up of late attending to these.

The committee had also made progress in setting up meetings with the Mayor of Mazarron and Masa. Regular meetings are now being held with both parties. The chairman commented on the content of these and that progress is being made.
Roy stated to the meeting that the CRA still feel very strongly that they will not under any circumstances accept an Entity on Camposol. Those in attendance applauded this statement.

Following this the Chairman handed over to the Secretary.

Secretary’s Report:
The Secretary reported on the various forms of communication used by the committee and expressed concern that although much effort is being put into communications the CRA still feel they do not reach everyone and asked everyone present to spread the word to their neighbours. Mary also asked that should anyone have any ideas about how else we may communicate that they come forward with suggestions.

Treasurers Report:
The Treasurer reported that the CRA books had been verified independently and had been passed as a true reflection of the CRA’s financial situation for the year 2006/7. This task had been carried out by Gordon Campbell, free of charge, for which the Treasurer gave a vote of thanks on behalf of the committee.
The Treasurer explained that the CRA has 4 bank accounts as follows:

The Prize Draw Account which has been dormant for the past 6 months the balance standing at €140

The CRA Main Account which up to December 2007 was fed with a % of the money collected for the monthly Prize Draw, this account is used mainly for CRA expenses, 5 notice boards have been purchased from this account at a cost of €859.81, the Camposol Fiesta and €2325.80 to pay for the research required to produce the Lawyers Report. The current balance for this account stands at €1031.75
The Treasurer explained that the costs for the last Camposol Fiesta were €8477.00 this was funded from the CRA Main Account and replenished by takings from stalls, bars and raffles on the Fiesta day itself, takings on the day amounted to €7856.00 a loss of €620.30, these accounts were also verified and passed as a true reflection.

The New Camposol Courier Account which is funded from advertising and non profit making currently this account balance stands at €352.07

The Lawyers Account funded from donations and fund raising activities, is used to pay for work carried out by CRA Lawyers Garrigues. Currently this account balance stands at €4084.06

The verified accounts were available for inspection after the meeting.

Lawyers Report:
Joaquin Ataz Ruiz the CRA Lawyer from Garrigues was present at the meeting. He apologised that the Lawyers Report was not available for publication and explained this is because the report has to be translated into laymans terms both in Spanish and English. This has been further delayed as planning laws are about to change in August this means what has been written has to be verified again to ensure clarity with the planning law changes. Joaquin promised that the report would be ready for publication by the end of August.

The Chairman thanked Joaquin on behalf of the committee for the many hours, most of which have been in his own time, he has devoted to producing the report .


Fund Raising:
Max Minter briefed the meeting on the fund raising activities planned by the CRA, he explained that a small sub-committee has been set up and among other activities there will be a monthly Bonus Ball, planned to commence on the first week in August, the idea is to raise funds and to ensure that future events were self funding.

New Committee Member:
The Chairman announced that in accordance with the CRA constitution regarding elections for committee members Ken Richardson was eligible to take the place of Alan Boyle, Ken had been approached and has accepted the position. This meant that the CRA Committee was up to strength again with 9 members.
Two members had put forward a resumè to be considered for future vacancies on the committee. The Chairman read each of these out to the meeting and asked the members present to vote for their preference, Gordon Campbell was voted as the first reserve and Joyce Stewart in second place. Should there be any vacancies before the next election each of these volunteers will be invited to join the committee.

Meeting with the Mayor:
The Chairman commented on the latest meeting with the Mayor of Mazarron, he felt that the purpose of the meeting was to hand over keys to the post office boxes on Sector B. Although these keys had been accepted the Chairman stated that the committee have no intention of distributing these until the post boxes have been made secure, i.e. that they are housed in a secure building similar to that of Sector A, the meeting was asked to vote whether they thought this was the right decision by a show of hands, the vote in favour was unanimous.
The Chairman said when the time came he would be asking for volunteers to help distribute the keys to the relevant homeowners. In the mean time the CRA committee would continue to pursue the provision of secure buildings for each of Sectors B, C and D.

Question Time:
1 Street Lighting

2. Parking by the bridge

3. Camposol Fiesta

4. Police presence

5. Buses on Camposol

Formal notice.

AM/PM Security regret to announce their intention to withdraw from Camposol due to lack of support from all sectors.
Andrew say’s “this is due to the people who have the attitude that they do not have to pay because we drive past their house anyway”; “I can assure these people that if they do have a problem with their property, e.g.: bandidos, we would not stop or try to apprehend anybody; this service is for paying customers only”.
AM/PM would like to extend their thanks for the support of all their regular customers over the last year.

The courier say’s:

Right folks, there you have it. Do we really want to see the only “police presence” on Camposol go? Well we won’t be getting any official police on Camposol in the foreseeable future, (with the exception of the little man who tickets cars), as has been made abundantly clear. We have enough problems on Camposol without these guys pulling out. They have apprehended many perpetrators of crime on Camposol, kept the drunken idiots under control in our bars and restaurants, and in general, are a deterrent patrolling force during the night. Come on now, get your hands in your pockets, it’s only 15euros a month per household. That’s about two rounds of drinks for four people, worth it for peace of mind. One last thought, if they do pull out, the next house that’s burgled could be yours, and make no mistake, word will get round the criminal fraternity fast!
You can sign up at the post room in Kennelly’s on Monday and Friday between 4 and 5pm.

The AGM took place this morning as planned and was well attended by some 150 people. The committee is pleased to announce a new member, Ken Richardson, who will be replacing Alan Boyle on the committee. Alan is retiring due to family commitments in the U.K. Also, the meeting voted for two new members to go on the reserve list, Barry Campbell and Joyce Stewart. A full report of the meeting will be in the August edition of The New Camposol Courier.

Just to remind you that the 2nd AGM of the Camposol Resident's Association will be at Kennelly's at 11am this morning. If you are not a member, but wish to attend, there will be an opportunity to join between 10 and 10-45 before the start of the meeting. Existing members, please remember to bring your membership cards, as the meeting is closed to non-members.

Camposol Residents Association

Meeting with the Mayor – Wednesday 11th July 2007

Notes

Present: Roy Pugh - CRA Chair
Rathnait Mullen - CRA Member
Snr Blaya Blaya - Mayor of Mazarron
Jacqueline Galvez - Town Counsellor

1) Agree to meet periodically, with a five item agenda. Next meeting in September.

2) Access to exit of B, C and D

Focus on an exit from D to the Totana – Mazarron road. Jacqueline Galvez explained that MASA’s land stops at the far end of E/F. Roy Stated that Daniel Bascunana (MASA) had explained about future development being linked to a road from D, the Mayor confirmed this.

3) Pedestrian Bridge

Roy explained the reports that motorcycles have been driven across the bridge. Jacqueline Galvez and the Mayor will inform the police and request vigilance. Roy explained how we feel it is dangerous, and would like to see the bridge covered. The Mayor has agreed to put this forward to the appropriate authority.

4) Adoption of Sector A

No date has been given as of yet, MASA must do more. The Town Hall technicians have gone through it with MASA and there is much more to be done.
Roy explained that Daniel Bascunana told us that the council would tell MASA what to do with the ‘Green Areas’. Jacqueline Galvez confirmed MASA will be given instructions.
Jacqueline Galvez also explained that Sector ‘F’ was to be trees on the Plan Partial, i.e. a forest.

5) Three-way meeting with MASA?

Jacqueline Galvez stated that this would not be possible from the Councils point of view.



6) Street Lighting

Roy explained that we have researched the issue on all Sectors. Jacqueline Galvez stated that street lighting on Sector A must be completed before work commences on the Green Areas.
Roy stated that Daniel Bascunana's response at our last meeting was “Someone has been switching off at the mains”.

7) Community Ground (property)

Daniel Bascunana has stated that MASA has handed over swatches of land to the Council; Roy asked could the Mayor identify a location for the Ambulance Station etc? The Mayor rang the architect and stated that the land identified by Daniel Bascunana on Sector B is not owned by the Council. Jacqueline Galvez pointed out that the two pieces of land which Daniel identified are in fact catagorised as “escolar” school. The two pieces of land being on B and at the top of D.
Roy produced the plans of the sub committee from last year; this was for a Community Centre. The final assessment was that there was a need including all activities for a building which would be 4,500 sq meters for the building alone. Roy explained that the CRA would raise the money if the Council would provide the land. Jacqueline Galvez promised to research more re: the availability of land, but the size is unrealistic; she explained that 100 or so metres would be the normal size for a Social / Day Centre. This should then be our objective. However, Roy said he had brought the plans specifically to demonstrate our commitment.

8) Post – Sector B

The Council has asked MASA to build post boxes on Sectors B and D like the one on Sector A, the keys have been given to the Council for the existing boxes on B only. The Mayor produced the keys and asked if the CRA would distribute them, adding that Sector A committee have offered to assist. Roy accepted the keys and the issue will be added to the AGM Agenda 18th of July 2007

Rathnait Mullen
Thursday 12th July 2007

CAPOSOL RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (CRA)
MINUTES OF A MEETING WITH GRUPO MASA S.A

Held on: Thursday 28th June 2007 – scheduled for 1700

Present:

Roy Pugh - Chairman CRA
Rathnait Mullen - Member CRA CLC
Daniel Bascunana - Grupo MASA S.A

Stan Long - Co-opted Minutes Secretary

In attendance:

Joaquin Ataz Ruiz - Garrigues Lawyers representing CRA

Apologies:

Daniel apologized for not being able to attend the meeting schedules for
21st June, which required the meeting to be re-scheduled for today.

The meeting opened at 1715.

1. Matters arising from last meeting held on 5th June 2007:

a. Update on Sector D7.
The chair opened the discussion on this up-date. He pointed out that the work on Fortuna 2171 was now most urgent and he required to know when it was going to start? Daniel reported that he would ensure work will start directly on F2171 and he will give a report at the next meeting. He pointed out that with the changes at the Town Hall (post election) there had been some delays in respect of necessary liaison. The Chair pointed out that seemingly work had started on properties that were not too serious whereas those with urgent work requirements had not been started. Daniel noted this and will give an up-date at the next meeting.

Action: Daniel Bascunana.

b. Continuing action on street lighting problems.
The Chair reported that from reports received the situation is not getting any better. Daniel reported that the electrician had been off work sick which has caused problems, he is now back. He went on to say that they hold twice-weekly discussions about the situation and address the various questions received from clients. The Chair went on to mention that there was a section of the main carriageway in the region of B4 that had been without lighting for some six months (exact locations need to be determined).

An example was given that Poligono RE3 and associated perimeters (Sector A) were completely without lighting and had been for some 10 days now. Daniel reported that the electrician (now back at work) had been to investigate, had ensured that the lights were switched on only to return later and find that they had been switched off again by person(s) unknown. The Chair remarked that this was a matter for urgent policing on all sectors to prevent such acts. He went on to suggest that perhaps Daniel could mention this when he next meets the mayor.

Action: Daniel Bascunana.

c. Infilling of Rambla on D Sector.
Daniel gave an update on this matter where residents had expressed concern that a ‘rambla’ on D Sector was slowly being filled in by tipping of builder’s rubble. After full investigation it was established that the assumed ‘rambla’ was not a rambla at all but a valley with no important water course considerations. Diagrams were produced to identify the area concerned and it was established that the land was not a rambla. However, because of the concern expressed it was pointed out that the important rambla (a definite dry riverbed) on Sector D (pointed out on the diagram) had been properly dealt with during early construction days. This rambla had been re-directed underground by large-bore capacity pipes and the outlet is clearly visible for all to see (refer to diagram) where the watercourse (dry riverbed) continues overland to join with the main Moreas Rambla.

2. New Business

a. One (and only) access bridge to Sectors C and D.
Much concern in the community had been expressed about the only bridge access to Sectors C and D from the rest of the urbanisation. This was a particular concern in emergency situations where the bridge might not be available (disasters, or the like) and we could have a serious situation. It was felt that an alternative route should be in place. The Chair expressed particular concern when we have to consider C and D Sectors represent some 4K houses which is a lot of population.

Daniel explained that he had looked back on the history of this apparent problem. He explained that the original plan parcial (1992) made provision for a much bigger urbanisation where two more sectors (E&F) would have been constructed. This plan would have provided for a road route to connect with the E road that runs from the Mazarron Iberdrola station to El Pareton/Totana. That plan depended on the plantation owner’s (Paloma) selling some of their land to provide for more construction and the all-important back connecting road. Paloma eventually refused to sell and they also extended this refusal to a connecting road to be built over their land.



Daniel went on to say that money is the problem, that is to say funding such a route. Such a proposal to build an alternative route would have to be prepared and put before the Council/Provincial Government. He suggested that he broach the problem firstly with the Mayor and get a reaction. He stressed that money would be the problem but that Daniel and Joaquin would have a separate discussion on the subject. The Municipal Development Plans may also be a consideration in respect of this problem. At present we do not know what is actually planned to be built around Camposol which may have a bearing on the problem of providing a second access road for C and D.

The Chair reiterated that this was an urgent safety consideration and one that must be pursued. All agreed that an approach to the Mayor would be the first stage.

Action: Daniel Bascunana/Joaquin Ataz Ruiz in liaison with Chairman CRA.

b. Ambulance Station.
The Chair explained that there was considerable support for an ambulance station to be built on the urbanisation, not only for Camposol but also to service the surrounding areas.

He went on to say that PALS (also now joined by the Mazarron LIONS) had committed themselves to raising Euro K130 to fund the purchase of an ambulance for Camposol (also to serve surrounding population too) and we need to consider where to build and site an ambulance station. It has to be borne in mind that the Mayor is aware of the ambulance project and has made certain promises on providing medical personnel to man it. It appeared that the only land available (council owned) to build an ambulance station would be co-located with the proposed site for the Doctor’s Surgery/Consulting Rooms (on Sector A, close to Marrano’s Restaurant). It was noted that this plot is very small.

Daniel commented that there is quite a lot more land that Grupo MASA ‘gave’ to the council as part of the approval of the Plan Parcial and really there was a lot more sites that could be used to construct medical facilities (including an ambulance station), schools and recreational facilities. He indicated, on the plans, a very large piece of land on C Sector that had been given to the council, plus there were other plots scattered around the urbanisation that the council (the owner’s) could utilize. Daniel suggested that the CRA should ask the council to request Grupo MASA to build the social, recreational, health facilities and indicate where on their land they wanted them to be positioned. He went on to say that the plans have to be studied to find out what plots have been given to the council and that this would be a good subject to have a separate meeting about with the Town Council/CRA (and Garrigues)/Grupo Masa.





The Chair made mention at this point that he was encouraged by the liaison ad goodwill now being established between the CRA and Grupo MASA in all our dealings at these meetings. He particularly thanked Daniel for his good work and assistance.

Action: Daniel Bascunana/Roy Pugh/Joaquin Ataz Ruiz.

c. Landscaping on all Sector’s (prior to handover/adoption)
The Chair spoke about landscaping standards at present on the urbanisation and what we (and the council) should expect prior to formal handover/adoption. He quoted a model example of how infrastructure/landscaping should be expectedas per that now being constructed on the site close to the Phoenician Ship roundabout (glorieta). He asked Daniel what Camposol landscaped areas will look like in preparation for handover/adoption?

Daniel explained that what the council want (acting on behalf of the residents) is not known at this time. There is no general plan; it is a question of negotiation before handover/adoption. The town council will say what they want and when they want it by. It is a question of negotiations with the Director of Infrastructures to establish what is required and the standards. He will report back on this in due course.

With the above in mind he stresses that Grupo MASA will be told by the Council what they want and will expect. He pointed out that the CRA should ask the council for a meeting to explain what they would like to see done before handover/adoption. In doing so we should try and establish what the council has planned already and then make suggestions/comments on that.

Joaquin will as Sector A vecinos for a copy of the plans they submitted two years ago.
(Note by Minutes Secretary – copy handed to Chair for Joaquin)

There being no further business to discuss the meeting closed at 1810.

Date of next meeting.
Tuesday 17th July 2007 at 1700. Venue: Marianno’s Restaurant




Stan Long
Co-opted Minutes Secretary

1st July 2007