First Official Meeting for Persatuan Penduduk USJ 11/3

The first AGM was held at the auditorium in MPSJ this morning, March 21, 2009 of which there were some 80 residents present including all the pro-tem committee members.

It was officiated by our Councillor for Zone 3, Y Bhg. Encik Ismail Kamal. Also present was Tuan Amir, Inspector from the USJ 8 police station.

Residents began to gather in the auditorium area around 9:30 am.

The meeting started at 10:00 am with our pro-tem Chairman. Mr. Ng Peng Hin, giving his opening speech. In his speech, he expressed his appreciation and thanked the support of each and every one of the pro-tem committee members who has worked diligently to have this association set up formally and to make the security project a success in such a short time. He was confident that it will only grow in strength from here on.

Then it was followed a speech by Y. Bhg. Encik Ismail Kamal. He congratulated the Pro-tem committee members for having the Association registered successfully with the ROS which will strengthen the status of the Association and also will bring a lot of benefits to the residents in the area. He also touched on the vacant land which was privately owned on the playground and appealed to the residents to allow the development of some private bungalows.

He had objected to the building of commercial property on that piece of land. He also expressed his hope that while the security was now carried out by the association, he hoped that the police will strengthen their presence in the area to prevent crime and to provide additional security to the area. With that said, he officiated the opening of the meeting.

After that, both our special guest was presented with a token of appreciation from our Chairman and our Vice Chairman. Light refreshment followed after the formalities.

The formal meeting commenced at 11:00 am after the light refreshment. The office bearers of pro-tem committee gave their respective reports after that. There were some suggestions and queries as to how the moneys were spent and also going forward, some suggestion on how to make improve the reporting in the future. With that, the pro-tem committee was officially dissolved.

Mr. Jeffrey Khoo was appointed the temporary chairman to carry out the formalities.

The entire pro-tem committee, except our special committee member, Mr. K.L. Wong who has moved to USJ 16, our Street Leader for 3L, Mr. Leong and our Treasurer, Mr. Jeffrey Khoo did not stand for the re-election. All the pro-tem committee members and office bearers were then voted in unanimously by all who were present.

The Treasurer post is now taken over by Mr. Chan who was the Vice-Treasurer before while his Vice-Treasurer’s post is now held by a new member, Encik Khairuddin. Mr. Leong’s position is now taken over by a member from 3L, Mr. Murali. We have also appointed 2 auditors to check on the accounts, Mr. Selva and Mr. Vincent. The USJ 11/3 Residents Association welcomes all of them into the Committee.

Mr. Jeffrey Khoo who has relinquished his Treasurer position due to personal reasons has now been appointed as Advisor to the Association.

The entire Committee then took their respective place on stage and they introduced themselves to the residents who were present. Mr. Ng, the Chairman of the 11/3 Resident’s Association thanked all the new committee for their commitment and time and look forward to the future plans.

He said now that our Resident Association is formally registered, it will give us a lot of clout to get things done as we will be able to speak with one voice. It has also given the Association a legal standing which will make accountability an important part of running the Association.

He also expressed special thanks to Y. Bhg Dato Faridah, our Committee member who had played a pivotal role in giving us the advise and getting our Association approved in 6 months while a lot of other Association took many years to process with little or no results. He also expressed his thanks to our ADUN, who was not present, YB Hannah Yeoh who had been very supportive of our initiative from the very beginning and has given her support in the form of a letter of recommendation to the ROS.

He then highlighted the need to hasten the building of the perimeter fence and had asked for approval for a budget of RM50,000 to build the fence which saw unanimous support from all who were present. With the fence built, he said, plans will be made to reduce the number of guards and therefore the subsequent running cost of our security in the future. He also pointed out the the entrance at 3A and 3P will be closed permanently.

He also urged other members to come forward and offer their services as sub-committee who can help run more social activities in the future. He also highlighted the indiscriminate disposal of garden waste and old furniture which were strewn over the road shoulders around the playground which should stop. Residents should wait for the Alam Flora truck to collect the waste at the designated times rather than just leave the unwanted items and garden waste in front of other residents homes. This is not only an eyesore but also an inconsiderate practice.

He also highlighted the need to hasten the collection of our subscription which has slowed down somewhat. He hope it will improve in the coming weeks as the funds were important for the Committee to carry out their responsibilities.

With those points discussed, the meeting was adjourned at 12 pm.

The Committee
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