Minutes of July's EGM

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EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

COMMUNITY OF PROPRIETORS “SOL ANDALUSÍ PHASE 1”

THURSDAY, 19TH OF JULY, 2012

The Meeting having been summoned at the request of Mrs. Miyuki Pleece, in her capacity of President, and those

belonging to the community having been summoned in the manner prescribed in Article 16 of the Horizontal

Property Law, the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Community of Proprietors SOL ANDALUSÍ PHASE 1,

commenced in the conference room Velázquez, in the residential complex Sol Andalusí, in Alhaurín de la Torre, at

17:45h in the second summons.

In attendance top table: Mrs. Miyuki Pleece President of the Community

Mr. Ian Matthews Vice-President of the Community

Mr. Pedro Hoz Community Lawyer

Mr. José Luis Cortés Representative of SAGESA Administration

Mr. Ricardo Paláez Clients Executive

Ms. Sylvia Blanco Minute taker, SAGESA

Also present in the Meeting: Mr. Eduardo Denis González Financial Director, SAGESA

Mr. Alberto Núñez Bolaino Community Accountant, SAGESA

The Meeting commenced with a delay of 15 minutes due to the record of the attendees to the meeting and the

proxies delivered.

List of Proprietors present and represented at the Meeting, please refer to ANNEX no.1

The SAGESA Representative, Mr. José Luis Cortés, opens the meeting, welcomes all those present and thanks

them for their assistance to the assembly. The Meeting is held in Spanish with translation into English; the minutes

will be registered in the Book of Minutes in Spanish, in accordance with the Spanish Law.

He then introduces the members of the Top Table and commences with the Order of the Day.

AGENDA

1. Discussion on the removal of the Community’s office and construction of new office in

communal area

2. Response to claims from the association against the Community, decisions to be taken

3. Resignation of the Doctor and annulment of the medical service at Sol Andalusí; discussion

on an alternative medical service

4. Discussion for approval for the installation of individual water heaters and air conditioning

units in Central Building apartments (due to inability to pay the utility and maintenance costs)

5. Questions and answers

Before the discussion of the Agenda can commence, the solicitor representing Sol Andalusí S.A. states her

deepest disagreement with the fact that her representee appears on the list of debtors, as she considers that Sol

Andalusí S.A. is not a debtor but, on the contrary, a creditor, as they have paid out community expenditure that

have been compensated with community fees in the past. She therefore asks for all the votes of her representee to

be considered valid.

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The Community lawyer replies that Sol Andalusí S.A. has valid votes for those properties whose community fees

they have paid, and they can use those to assert their position with regard to each one of the points of the agenda;

on the other hand, if they do not agree with the decisions approved, they have the choice to challenge them

through the courts.

Mrs. Iglesias states her protest for having received the call for the present meeting only one day before its

celebration, although she resides in the Community itself.

The Community lawyer points out that, albeit the "Ley de Propiedad Horizontal" states a minimum period of 6 days

prior to the call for an Annual General Meeting, it only requires that an Extraordinary General Meeting is called

"with sufficient notice".

The Clients' Executive explains the voting system that will be used this time: each attendee receives one sheet per

vote he/she is holding; in said sheet the points of the agenda are listed along with three boxes each; the voter has

to mark the box with the option of his/her choice ("in favour", "against" or "abstention") for the corresponding point.

At the end of the meeting, the sheet will be collected and the votes counted.

The meeting commences with the Agenda.

1. DISCUSSION ON THE REMOVAL OF THE COMMUNITY’S OFFICE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW

OFFICE IN COMMUNAL AREA

The Community Lawyer explains that Sol Andalusí S.A. has informed that they need the premises of the

Community' s office for their use. Consequently, the office has been set up temporarily in the President's apartment

until another solution is found. It is proposed to occupy an area in the corridor of the hallway that leads to the

medical centre in the building called La Giralda, raising false walls and arranging for the installations needed

(electricity, telephone and air conditioning). The Community Board has obtained two separate quotations for the

work to be done (€1.000,- and € 1.500,- respectively). Using the common areas for a new office would avoid

paying the rent that amounted €475,- monthly, consequently the new office would be amortized with three or four

months.

The lawyer representing Sol Andalusí S.A. reminds the meeting that the Community is still owing them money for

the rent of the old office.

Mr. Martínez suggests that the new office could be located in the corridor of the entrance floor to the building in

order to facilitate accessibility as owners would avoid the use of lifts or stairs. His proposal is very welcomed.

The Community Lawyer proposes that the President be authorised to decide where the new office will be located

according to the most adequate place from a technical point of view.

The SAGESA Representative asks if there are any further queries.

The lawyer of Sol Andalusí S.A. stresses that the eviction of the community's office has not been ordered, but it

was something long known and that the rent is still unpaid.

The vote is taken:

By majority of those present and represented, with one vote against, it is approved to locate and build an

office for the Community in the corridor of the building called 'La Giralda', the location of the same being

subject to technical aspects.

Sol Andalusí S.A., Mr. Fernández Oceja and Mr. Luis Martínez expressively save their respective votes for the

purpose of legal challenges.

2. RESPONSE TO CLAIMS FROM THE ASSOCIATION AGAINST THE COMMUNITY, DECISIONS TO

BE TAKEN

- Please refer to ANNEX No.2 -

The Community Lawyer reports that the Community has received a claim from the 'Association of Proprietors of

Studio Apartments and Bungalows of the Residential Complex Sol Andalusí' against the rejection of the motions

proposed under point 7 of the Order of the Day of the Annual General Meeting that requested a change of the

Community Statutes in order to modify the distribution of costs.

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In said claim, the Owners Association challenges the result of the voting of points 7A and 7B of the AGM held

March 17th of 2012 which remained unapproved due to the fact that, although the big majority of the votes were in

favour of changing certain Statutes, the unanimity required by Law was not given. The initial claim had a formal

mistake, but once it has been rectified, a period of 20 will be given for the Community to reply to the claim, stating if

it is accepted or not. Now the Meeting has to decide on this.

Mr. Fernández Oceja points out that he would have liked to receive a copy of the claim, and the Community Lawyer

replies that a copy of the same will be distributed together with the minutes of this meeting.

Mr. Fernández Oceja asks why the matter regarding the change of the Statutes is to be voted on again when it was

already disapproved at the last AGM.

The Community Lawyer replies that what is to be voted on here is not the approval of the change of the Statutes,

but the acceptance of the claim presented by the association of proprietors.

An owner asks what is the Board’s recommendation.

The Community Lawyer reminds the meeting that the previous President had ordered a survey on the supplies to

the community; this survey showed that the current distribution of the costs is unfair, consequently the Community

tried to negotiate with Sol Andalusí S.A. in order to solve this problem, but no agreement was reached. As the

change of the Statutes was not approved at this year's AGM due to lack of unanimity, the Association of Owners

had decided to seek legal protection. He also says that as a lawyer and on the basis of the technical survey he

agrees with the claim, and he states that the Community Board supports the claim.

By majority of those present and represented, with eleven votes against, it is approved to declare that the

Community is in agreement with the claim presented by the 'Association of Proprietors of Studio

Apartments and Bungalows of the Residential Complex Sol Andalusí' against the rejection of the motions

proposed under point 7 of the order of the day of the AGM, and to acquiesce to the claim.

Sol Andalusí S.A., Mr. Fernández Oceja and Mr. Luis Martínez expressively save their respective votes for the

purpose of legal challenges.

3. RESIGNATION OF THE DOCTOR AND ANNULMENT OF THE MEDICAL SERVICE AT SOL

ANDALUSÍ; DISCUSSION ON AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SERVICE

It is reported that Dr. Lara has resigned from his post because he has not been paid for his services in the last four

months ; the President explains that Phase 1 has been in arrears with the payments because they had to cover

unforeseen expenses. Consequently she is proposing a new medical service with the same doctor who is aware of

the Community’s situation and knows he will be paid eventually, and he would be willing to come back under other

conditions.

The Clients Executive explains that the previous medical service consisted of the assistance of a doctor and a

nurse, 2 hours a day, 5 days a week, plus the 24 hours Red Button service, the total cost being €3,128 per month.

The new service proposed would consist of a nurse, 2 hours a day, 5 days a week, plus a doctor, 2 hours a day, 2

days a week and the 24 hours Red Button service. By reducing the doctor’s visiting hours, the total cost would be

reduced to €2,500, which would result in a decrease of the expense per apartment from €16 to €10 monthly. The

only problem would be that, temporarily, the doctor’s visits would have to take place in the patient’s apartment by

appointment, as there are no premises available at the moment. The prescriptions would be organised through

Maribel (the nurse) in the new Community’s office.

Some owners demand that the Community ensures that the monies assigned to the medical services are not use

to cover other expenses; consequently the President commits herself to isolate said monies in an extra account.

The Community’s accountant confirms that the amounts assigned to the medical service will be removed

automatically from each collection of community fees.

An owner asks how the Red Button service will be working; it is replied that Maribel will continue in charge of this

service as given.

Dr. Amerigo objects that the Red Button service as it has been working until now cannot be standardized, nor is it

serious, as only one person is in charge 24 hours a day, which in his view is unacceptable, not only because the

important legal responsibilities that this could entail, but also because of the implications for the private life of the

person in charge. Consequently, Dr. Amerigo is in conversations with a company called Flying Doctors, trying to

find an agreement for them to provide their emergency service to the Community.

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Mrs. Iglesias takes the floor to state that, in terms of Community expenses, her top priority is first of all the medical

service, and secondly the Community’s employees, she would therefore agree with the monies for the medical

service to be put aside; however, by no means would she find it feasible to hold the doctor’s visits in the

apartments.

An owner proposes that a second premises is built in a corridor of the building La Giralda to be used as doctor’s

practice for the Doctor and the nurse. This proposal is very well received.

Mrs. Iglesias states that she would agree to a reduction of the minimum medical service stipulated in the Statutes

of the Community (24 hours Red Button service, nurse, examination room etc.), and this should happen, she would

stop paying her community fees. The President explains that the monies collected from the community fees are not

enough to keep all the services the community has been receiving, this being the reason for the changes proposed.

Mrs. Iglesias points out that the doctor’s house visits, even on a temporary basis, are contrary to the Community

Statutes, she would therefore challenge this.

By majority of those present and represented, with 14 votes against, the new medical service (consisting of

the assistance of the nurse 5 days a week and the doctor’s visits 2 days a week) and the construction of a

doctor’s practice in the building La Giralda are approved.

Sol Andalusí S.A., Mr. Fernández Oceja and Mr. Luis Martínez expressively save their respective votes for the

purpose of legal challenges.

4. DISCUSSION FOR APPROVAL FOR THE INSTALLATION OF INDIVIDUAL WATER HEATERS AND

AIR CONDITIONING UNITS IN CENTRAL BUILDING APARTMENTS (DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY

THE UTILITY AND MAINTENANCE COSTS)

- Please refer to ANNEX No.3 -

The Community’s Lawyer points out that the gas consumption in the Community fluctuates between €24,000 and

€30,000 every two months, whilst the maintenance of the refrigeration tower amounts up to €10,000 per month;

these expenses are unbearable to the Community. The consumption of these utilities falls on 56% of the facilities,

but the hot water has to be kept circulating in order to avoid an outbreak of the legionnaire's disease; this could

bearable for an hotel with 90% of client occupation, but this system cannot be maintained by the Community. The

Community is facing the possibility of the gas supply to be cut off due to non-payment, this being the reason why

the independization of the utilities was proposed at the AGM, the approval of which will be voted on in this meeting.

He also comments that Board has received several quotations for the installation of electrical water heaters with 80

liters capacity for around €375, and air conditioning splitters for a maximum of €1,200 each. He stresses that

obviously every owner has the option to choose the installer he/she wants, but the more proprietors use the same

installer, the better the price will be.

The SAGESA Representative confirms that in doing this, the community fees will be reduced as it is shown in

Annex No.3. Obviously, the electrical consumption in each property will increase individually, but with the

advantage that every owner will pay according to the usage.

The solicitor representing Sol Andalusí S.A. objects that the wording of point 4 of the Agenda does not include the

approval to cut the supply of gas and to turn off the refrigeration tower, a decision that would have to be taken by

unanimity, together with a change in the Community Statutes.

The Community Lawyer replies that the decision to be taken at this meeting is not the cutting of supplies, but the

individualization of the utilities mentioned in view that the gas supplier could cut off the supply due to non-payment.

The vote is taken:

By majority of those present and represented, with 13 votes against (and 2 votes annulled), it is approved

to authorise the proprietors of the Central Building to have individual water heaters and air conditioning

systems installed, placing the splitter units on the terraces (not visible from the outside), and in the façade

of the lower balconies of the Studio Apartments.

Sol Andalusí S.A., Mr. Fernández Oceja and Mr. Luis Martínez expressively save their respective votes for the

purpose of legal challenges.

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5. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

An owner expresses his discontent and disappointment looking at all the problems the complex is facing, and he

remember the prospects he had when he bought the property back then, and he makes the developers responsible

for the current situation of the Community.

Mr. Fernández asks what the situation with regard to the security service is.

The Community Lawyer explains that, following the decision taken at the AGM, one of the watchmen has been

dismissed, and the two guards still employed by the Community are covering night shifts, as well some afternoon

shifts. Obviously the previous service had to be reduced, therefore the surveillance is currently focused on the

entrance to the complex. It is not possible to cover the security patrol and control rounds inside the complex with

only two employees, consequently in case of need the residents should dial 1600. The lawyer adds that the current

security measures are working, as no burglary has occurred.

Mr. Fernández asks for clarification of the tasks to be fulfilled by these employees, as it seems that in some

occasions they are acting as doormen, whilst others they have been considered security guards.

Mr. Hoz replies that although they have been "inherited" from the security company initially contracted by the

developers, these employees are by no means security guards, but controllers. Nevertheless, occasionally they

have attended to certain incidents because of the duty to render assistance, but not as security guards.

An owner asks why the Community does not stop wasting money by repainting the yellow lines on the interior

roads.

The President replies that it is necessary to repaint these lines to avoid that cars are parked in excluded areas, and

eventually in order to be capable to make the offender responsible in case of emergency.

Another owner requests that the bollards and sprinklers broken by visitors and clients of Sol Andalusí S.A. are paid

by the company, and not by the Community. It is also stressed that the Community pays the electrical consumption

of the flood lights installed outside the building for the celebrations of the restaurant.

The President points out that Sol Andalusí S.A. keeps on acting as if they were the owners of the whole complex,

instead of looking for consensus with the Community.

A proprietor takes the floor to point out that she and the majority of the owners had bought an apartment in a

geriatric center that has turned into a touristic complex; she can understand that Sol Andalusí's business has gone

wrong, but, she criticizes, this has never been discussed. In general she feels that there is and there has been a

complete lack of communication from the company.

Another owner asks for details of the contract for the rent of the tennis and paddle courts.

The President explains that the contract was agreed with the previous President and includes a clause that states

that, if the contract is not annulled at a specific deadline, it will be renewed automatically. This has actually

happened in the past, now the Board is waiting for the next possible date to cancel the contract.

A proprietor refers to the previous AGM and asks whether Phase 2 has already had a water meter installed; he

also wants to know if the problem with the "quiosco" has been resolved and if the Phase 2 pool is open again.

It is confirmed that Phase 2 pool is open; however it is unknown whether the water meter has been installed.

Finally, the problem with the "quiosco" is in legal process, as decided at the AGM.

With no further business to be discussed, SAGESA Representative thanks all those present for the attendance to

the Meeting and closes the assembly at 20:30h.

___________________________________ ____________________________________

Dr Antonio Lara

The Dr and Maribel, along with the Red Button service will resume from Monday 3rd  September.
Please contact Ricardo to make an appointment.

El Medico y Maribel, con el servicio de Red Button volverá desde el lunes 3 de septiembre.
Por favor, póngase en contacto con Ricardo para hacer una cita.

Noticias de la reunion extraordinaria - News from the EGM

Dear neighbours

I am pleased to report that as a result of yesterday’s EGM, the four points on the agenda were all approved.  The following was agreed, both by property vote and co-efficient vote.

• An office for Ricardo will be constructed on the ground floor alongside 117 La Giralda.  This will commence as soon as possible.
• A room will also be built for Doctor Antonio and Maribel on the first floor alongside 217 La Giralda.  In the meantime they will visit owner’s in their apartments by appointment.  Ricardo will book appointments.  This service will be for Fase 1 owners only, but we intend to speak to the Doctor to see what, if anything, can be offered to Fase 2 owners and on what basis.
• The Community will not oppose the legal claim made by the Owners Association that the distribution of costs in the central building is unfair
• Finally it was agreed that owners in the central building should install their own heating/air conditioning and water heating.  This needs to be done as quickly as possible so that the exhorbitantly expensive refrigeration tower can be closed and and we can cease our contract with Cepsa whose bills we cannot afford.

I stress that this is not just because we cannot afford the existing system but it is also because we don’t want the existing system.  

Estimados vecinos:

Es un placer comunicarles que como resultado de la Junta Extraordinaria de ayer, los cuatro puntos de la agenda fueron aprobados. Fue aprobado lo siguiente, tanto por coeficiente de voto como por mano alzada, en doble mayoría:

1.     Se construirá una oficina para Ricardo en la planta baja del edificio central al lado de Giralda 117. Se hará lo más rápido que se pueda.

2.     También se construirá una consulta para el Dr Lara y Maribel en la planta 2 de La Giralda, al lado de Giralda 217. Entre tanto el doctor hará visitas a domicilio previa cita. Ricardo cogerá las citas. Este servicio será exclusivamente para los propietarios de Fase 1, pero vamos a hablar con el Dr Lara para ver que se les puede ofrecer a los propietarios de Fase 2 y bajo qué condiciones.

3.     La Comunidad no se opondrá a la denuncia hecha por la Asociación de Propietarios sobre el injusto reparto de los costes de los suministros en el edificio central.

4.     Finalmente se acordó que los propietarios del Edificio Central deben instalarse sus propios calentadores y unidades de climatización en sus viviendas. Debe ser llevado a cabo con urgencia para así poder ahorrarnos el coste tan exorbitante de la torre de refrigeración y cesar nuestro contrato con Cepsa, que no podemos mantener.

Y hago hincapié en este último punto no solo porque no podemos mantener el sistema existente, es que no queremos el sistema existente.

EGM - Reunion extraordinario

Estimados todos

Como alguien me comentó ayer, “¿qué le está pasando a este sitio?”

Estamos desbordados de niños de dos campamentos de verano que están siendo hospedados por Sol Andalusí; a Ricardo le han echado de su oficina, y además hemos perdido a nuestro médico. Para rematarlo, tenemos toda clase de problemas en la sala de máquinas, con varias bombas y acumuladores estropeados que supone más de lo que habíamos previsto y más de lo que nos podemos permitir.

Corre el rumor de que la familia Martínez a lo mejor ya no se queda entre nosotros mucho más tiempo, así que quizás sea esta la última vez que tengamos que aguantar a los niños, las comuniones y las bodas.

Estoy intentando organizar una Junta Extraordinaria lo más pronto posible. Los cuatro puntos en la agenda serán:

1.     Dónde acomodar a Ricardo: Hemos pensado en un sitio donde podemos ponerlo. Es una zona común así que no habría que pagar alquiler a Sol Andalusí.

2.     Que hacer para tener servicio médico de continuo; Tenemos una propuesta del Dr Antonio Lara y Maribel que merece que la estudiemos.

3.     La posibilidad de seguir llevando a cabo la independización del agua caliente y la climatización en las viviendas del edificio central. Estoy encantada de comunicaros que los resultados del informe dictan que es práctico y económico el instalar calentadores y unidades de aire acondicionado en las viviendas del edificio central y que con lo que cada propietario se ahorre en cuotas se puede amortizar la inversión en 2 años. Si los rumores de que Sol Andalusí no va a estar operativo ya este Otoño son ciertos ellos no van a pagar la factura de la luz, por lo que debemos considerar la instalación de contadores individuales en los pasillos para que así cada propietario contrate su luz. Desafortunadamente con esto llevará un coste extra, pero estamos negociando con la empresa suministradora para ver si se puede financiar.

4.     Nuestra respuesta a una demanda contra la Comunidad; es una demanda interpuesta por la asociación para anular el punto 7 de la última Junta con el argumento de que los costes de los servicios en el edificio central no se reparten de una forma justa acorde a las evidencias recogidas en el informe del ingeniero.

Dear all

As someone said to me yesterday, “What on earth is happening to this place?”

We are overrun by children from the two summer camps that Sol Andalusi are hosting; Ricardo has been thrown out of his office; and we have lost our doctor.  On top of this there are all kinds of failures in the machine room and within various pumps and tanks which are more than we can have anticipated and more than we can afford.

However, there is a rumour that the Martinez family might not be with us for very much longer so this could be the last time we have to put up with the children, the communions and the weddings.

I am trying to set up an EGM for as soon as possible.  The four items on the agenda will be:

1.     Where to accommodate Ricardo: We have located a site where we can house Ricardo.  It is on community property so there will be no rent to pay to Sol Andalusi.     

2.     What to do about ongoing medical support; We have a proposal from Dr Antonio Lara and Maribel the nurse for your consideration.

3.     The possibility of going ahead with independent hot water and heating in the central building apartments; I am very pleased to tell you that the results of the study dictate that it is practical and affordable to install the water heaters and air conditioning units in all the central building apartments and with the savings that will be made on the community fees you should have recouped your capital outlay in two years.  If the rumours are true that Sol Andalusi SA will not be with us in the Autumn then they will not pay the electricity bill so we should first consider the installation of individual meters which are to be located in the corridors so that the electric supplier can read them.  Unfortunately there will be an additional cost to do this but we are speaking to the supplier to see if they will allow us stage payments.

4.    Our response to a claim that has been made against the community;  this is a claim made by the association to anul point 7 of the last AGM with the argument that the utility costs of the main building are neither just nor fair and with supporting evidence from the report which was made by the engineer.

A few notes for now/Algunas puntas

Dear all

There is much to tell, sad to say, none of it good.

Meeting

I will shortly announce the date of an informal meeting to discuss our situation, but in the meantime:

Medical Services

Sadly the position of our doctor Antonio here has become untenable.  He is often kept waiting for payment by Fase 1 but Fase 2 have not paid him for nearly a year.  I am very sad and disappointed to learn of his decision but I understand it perfectly and would do the same if I were him.  He and Maribel have provided us with an impeccable service, both convenient and reliable, and they will be missed by many.

His last day will be 30^th June 2012. Some of you might be entitled to a free service from the Junta de Andalucia.

Main building energy costs

The air conditioning, the refrigeration tower and the machine rooms in the Central Building, are all energy hungry beasts, expensive to run and maintain.  And now, like an old car, they are becoming more trouble than they are worth.  We are paying money we can’t afford, to run a system which is not what we want.  Every other month we receive a gas bill for the main building which is over €20,000.  If this is combined with the electricity bill which Sol currently pay, then we are spending around a quarter of a million Euros each year on these two utilities alone.  

There is only one solution: that which was discussed at the AGM,  that owners in the Central Building should install their own independent hot water heaters and air conditioning.   We would then stop the gas.  The second step will be to have individual electric meters located in the corridors so that they can be read by the electricity supplier.  Of course there will be a capital outlay but after that you will have lower bills and control over your own expenditure and environment.  Bliss.

Soon I will have installation costs.  Of course the more people who take up the installation the more economical the supplier can make the quotation.

Receivership

I have no further news about the handing over of Sol Andalusi properties and commercial businesses to the bank.  There are rumours that the deal from the bank is no longer on the table  so for that reason we continue with our legal actions.  This week there has been a claim against the community

Dismissals

Letters of dismissal have been sent to Peter, the security guard and Maru, the cleaner. They were both owed holiday which was given in lieu of notice.

I will update you as soon as possible with any news, or at least a date for a meeting.

Estimados todos:

Hay mucho que contar aunque, desgraciadamente, nada bueno.

Reunión

Próximamente anunciaré la fecha de una reunión informal para comentar nuestra situación actual, pero mientras tanto:

Servicios médicos

Lamentablemente la posición del doctor Antonio se vuelto insostenible. A menudo se le han retrasado los pagos de Fase I pero es que Fase II no le ha pagado desde hace casi un año. Estoy triste y decepcionada por su decisión, pero la entiendo completamente y yo haría lo mismo en su situación. Tanto él como Maribel nos han prestado un servicio impecable, tanto conveniente como eficaz, y somos muchos los que les echaremos de menos.

Su último día será el 30 de Junio. Ricardo está actualmente investigando la posibilidad de un servicio alternativo al sistema de botón rojo y parece ser que algunos de vosotros podéis solicitar y recibir de forma gratuita un servicio similar a través de la Junta de Andalucía.

Costes del edificio principal

El aire acondicionado, la torre de refrigeración y la sala de máquinas del edificio central son como unas bestias que devoran todos nuestros recursos, son carísimas de mantener en todos los sentidos. Ahora, como los coches viejos, resulta que nos están dando más problemas que lo que nos aportan. Estamos pagando dinero que no tenemos para mantener un sistema que no es el que queremos tampoco. Cada dos meses recibimos una factura de gas solo del edificio central superior a 20.000€. Si a eso le sumamos la factura de luz que actualmente paga Sol Andalusí, resulta que estamos pagando del orden de un cuarto de millón de euros anuales sólo en estos dos conceptos.

Solo hay una solución posible: lo que se planteó en la Junta, que los propietarios del edificio central instalaran en sus viviendas su propio sistema de climatización y su propio calentador. Así para empezar nos ahorraríamos la factura de gas íntegra. El segundo paso sería el que se pudieran instalar baterías de contadores individuales en los pasillos para que se hiciera así cargo de la lectura la empresa suministradora de energía eléctrica. Naturalmente esto supondría un fuerte desembolso inicial pero después implicaría el tener menos coste y tener el control sobre lo que realmente cada individuo gasta. El éxtasis.

Pronto me darán presupuestos para la instalación. Naturalmente cuanta más gente se adhiera a llevar a cabo lo presupuestado, más barato nos lo pondrá el suministrador.

Cambio de titularidad

No tengo ninguna noticia nueva sobre el tema del banco haciéndose cargo de las propiedades y negocios de Sol Andalusí. Hay rumores de que no se ha llegado a ningún acuerdo por lo que nosotros seguimos con nuestras acciones legales. Esta semana ha habido una denuncia contra la Comunidad.

Despidos

Se han entregado las cartas de despido tanto a Peter, de Seguridad, como a Maru, la limpiadora. Ambos están ahora disfrutando de las vacaciones que les correspondían hasta que cesen definitivamente.

Os tendré informados en cuanto pueda, como mínimo con una fecha para la reunión.

Pases Piscina / Pool Passes

Están a disposición de todos los propietarios los pases para la piscina en la oficina de la Comunidad. Aquellos propietarios que no pudieran recogerlos en persona deberán enviar una autorización por e-mail a comunidad.solandalusi@gmail.com indicando claramente el nombre de la persona autorizada, el nombre del propietario y la vivienda a la que los pases están adscritos. Por favor cuiden los pases porque no se repartirán más.

Passes for the pool are available to all the owners at the Community office. Those that could not pick them up themselves can authorize somebody else to do it by means of an e-mail sent to comunidad.solandalusi@gmail.com in which it has to be clearly stated the name of the authorized person, the name of the owner of the property and the property that the passes are allocated to. Please do care for your passes because no further copies will be distributed.

Progresos / Updates

Estimados todos,

Llevo desde que acabó la Junta General queriendo daros la últimas noticias sobre los progresos realizados pero entre Semana Santa y fiestas varias nos hemos retrasado un poco. Pedro está haciendo progresos con el agua. Me refiero al agua de riego y al agua potable, ya que parece que hemos estado pagando de más en ambas partidas.

No tenemos más noticias sobre las repercusiones del cambio de titularidad a favor del banco en la Comunidad. Mientras tanto, estamos creando una Mancomunidad que gestionará los gastos tanto de Fase 1 como de Fase 2, de forma que éstas no se vean asfixiadas con gastos generales del complejo.

Hay varios motivos que han hecho que se retrase el acta de la Junta General, por lo que os pido disculpas, pero en cuanto la tengamos iniciaremos otras acciones.

Dear all, 

I have been wanting to update you on events since the AGM but unfortunately with Semana Santa and Bank Holidays we have been somewhat delayed.  Pedro is making progress with water.  I refer to our irrigation water and our drinking water supply as it seems we have been overpaying both accounts.

We have had no further news about what impact the bank's repossession will have on the community.  Meanwhile, we are setting up a Mancomunidad which will combine the expenses of both Fases so that neither Fase 1 or Fase 2 is overburdened with general complex costs.

Various things have served to slow down getting the AGM minutes out, for which I apologise, but as soon as we have them, other actions can be started.