OWRA Minutes 7th AGM

OXFORD WATERSIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

FRIDAY June 16, 2006

The seventh Annual General Meeting of
the Oxford Waterside Residents Association

8pm, Friday 16^th June 2005
St Margaret’s Institute, Polstead Road, Oxford

Chair: Stuart Skyte

Accompany Chair: Bernard Jones, OWRA Treasurer

Present: approximately 40 residents

Welcome and Apologies: Apologies were received from Rosemary Bate, Angela and Clyde Britton, and Richard Groves
Minutes of previous AGM, June 24^th 2005: circulated and agreed
Report of the OWRA committee for the year ended June 2006. Key points:
1. Information flow - newsletters, new website imminent, notice board, door-to door notices, etc.
2. List of tradespeople very popular, and not just with current residents.
3. Many complaints raised with OWRA on train horn noise which is getting worse again. Working with the Noise Abatement Society on their national campaign to get the horn noise reduced and restricted - they are contemplating legal action.
4. Lobbied City and County Council on issues such as drainage on Aristotle Lane Rec, Merrivale Square traffic flow, the Lucy development and school traffic.
5. Worked closely with the Management Company on extra cycle racks, visitor spaces marking and garden maintenance
6. New blood is always welcome on the committee as the longer-serving members feel they have done their stint.
Annual accounts
1. Only 83 households out of a total of 199 contribute.
2. A deficit of £25.20 on the year. Expenditure on business items was £166-70. £718-11 was donated to two local charities. OWRA affiliated to the Civic Society. Cash in bank at the year-end was £1,162-45.
Recommended motions
1. Annual fee to stay at £5 (Passed)
2. 6 names proposed on the committee were elected:
  Michael Atkinson, Richard Groves, Chris Leamy, Bernard Jones, Stuart Skyte and Rosemary Bate. (Alison Wood subsequently volunteered for the Committee)
Issues raised in discussion covered: Train horn noise, speeding on Rutherway and the state of Walton Well Road.
As there was no other business the meeting was closed at 8.35.


	OXFORD WATERSIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FRIDAY June 16, 2006 The seventh Annual General Meeting of the Oxford Waterside Residents Association 8pm, Friday 16^th June 2005 St Margaret’s Institute, Polstead Road, Oxford Chair: Stuart Skyte Accompany Chair: Bernard Jones, OWRA Treasurer Present: approximately 40 residents Welcome and Apologies: Apologies were received from Rosemary Bate, Angela and Clyde Britton, and Richard Groves Minutes of previous AGM, June 24^th 2005: circulated and agreed Report of the OWRA committee for the year ended June 2006. Key points: Information flow - newsletters, new website imminent, notice board, door-to door notices, etc. List of tradespeople very popular, and not just with current residents. Many complaints raised with OWRA on train horn noise which is getting worse again. Working with the Noise Abatement Society on their national campaign to get the horn noise reduced and restricted - they are contemplating legal action. Lobbied City and County Council on issues such as drainage on Aristotle Lane Rec, Merrivale Square traffic flow, the Lucy development and school traffic. Worked closely with the Management Company on extra cycle racks, visitor spaces marking and garden maintenance New blood is always welcome on the committee as the longer-serving members feel they have done their stint. Annual accounts Only 83 households out of a total of 199 contribute. A deficit of £25.20 on the year. Expenditure on business items was £166-70. £718-11 was donated to two local charities. OWRA affiliated to the Civic Society. Cash in bank at the year-end was £1,162-45. Recommended motions Annual fee to stay at £5 (Passed) 6 names proposed on the committee were elected: Michael Atkinson, Richard Groves, Chris Leamy, Bernard Jones, Stuart Skyte and Rosemary Bate. (Alison Wood subsequently volunteered for the Committee) Issues raised in discussion covered: Train horn noise, speeding on Rutherway and the state of Walton Well Road. As there was no other business the meeting was closed at 8.35.