Subject - Resident Contractor (Gleeson) Liaison Meeting - 23 Jan 08

Resident Contractor (Gleeson) Liaison
Notes of the Meeting held on Wednesday 23rd January 2008

Joseph Noi (JN) - HMR
Kelly Palmer (KP) - Gleeson
Tracy McNulty (Tmc) - HMR
Karen Thornhill (KT) - Gleeson

Residents:
Patricia Owens (PO)
Mark Kelly (MK)
Barbara Kelly (BK)

1.0 - Karen Thornhill introduced herself to the group and would be attending future meetings on behalf of Gleeson.

2.0 - Action Points from previous meeting on 21st November
2.1 - Item 2.1: Hinges to the parkgate had not been fixed. KT will look into. KT
2.1 - Item 2.4: JN had spoken to the site manager regarding a sign and they would put one up if HMR provided the sign. Also, need to confirm if lease allows keeping of dogs in the apartments. JN/KT
2.2 - Item 2.2: PO: Reported further visit by Gleeson site staff yesterday to Brian Russell’s house had resolved the remainder of the snags. However, if there is any further feedback JN will keep KT informed.
2.3 - Items 3.0: Gleeson had fitted temporary lighting for the road but MK said there were still stretches of Bell Crescent unlit - We will go and look at after this meeting.
* Poor condition of footpaths - MK felt that tarmac laid on some of the footpaths to Bell Crescent was substantially below the Kerb level creating a trip hazard - We will look at after this meeting.
* Road cleanliness condition had improved recently.
* Deterioration in site security standards (No response, site left unattended) - KT will raise the concerns to the security contractor. KT
2.4 - Items 3.3: PO had brought a letter from her GP supporting her request for a bath rather than a shower. She was also having problems with her WC and interference on her phone line. She is to have a meeting with the Eastlands housing officer as their tenant. TMc gave the contact details to her.
2.5 - Item 3.4: KT felt this maybe a result of the specification but will raise at the next site contract meeting. KT
2.6 - Item 3.5: BK was now happy with her cooker
2.7 - Item 3.6: Dumped items had been removed.
2.8 - Item 3.7: Had been resolved.
2.9 - Item 3.8:
* Regular rubbish collections now taking place.
* Telephone connections now completed
* Street signs had been put up
* The situation was now improving.
2.10 - Item 4.3: KT will investigate the possibility in conjunction with NEM.But we need to be aware of difficulty in not creating a precedent. KT

3.0 - Queries Raised
3.1 - MK: Asked if they could have a batten fitted to fix curtain rails to. KT will look into. KT
3.2 - BK: Said there had been some further dumping at the side of 10 Capella. KT
3.3 - MK: The patio door to his new house was not closing correctly and had no stopper. KT will chase up with site staff. KT

4.0 - AOB
4.1 - JN: If planning for the previously proposed site party was reintroduced it would have to be clear that it would be for all residents both tenants and owner-occupiers.

5.0 - Next Meeting
5.1 - 2pm Wednesday 20th February in the Gleeson Site meeting room.