The Annual General Meeting of the Riverhorse Valley Business Estate Management Association was

held on 23 June 2011. In the previous newsletter it stated that the meeting was to be held on 27 May

2011, but this date was moved to accommodate the financial audit; apologies for any inconvenience

caused. Minutes and reports from the meeting will be available from the Management Association of-

fices.

Work continues on the reinstatement and upgrade of the football field which is a joint venture with the

City to rehabilitate the Umhlangane Sports field situated adjacent to Mr. Price. The installation of the

water supply which is imminent is the final remaining item of work to be carried out. Thereafter the sup-

ply of goal posts and signage will see the field ready for handover to the City for administration. Once

the handover has taken place, both local sports teams and those from businesses on the estate will be

able to enjoy the facility.

The Management Association has actioned the creation of the Estate’s web site. At present, design

concepts have been approved and the content of the site is being constructed. The site will serve as an

information portal to increase awareness about the estate, and serve as a point of reference for all

estate documentation.

The way finding street signage to and around the estate has been defined. New street signage to ac-

commodate the process will define the estate into Eastern and Western precincts; East will be defined

by orange signage and West will be defined by Green signage. The application for freeway and off-

ramp signage is well underway and signage on Queen Nandi Drive at freeway off-ramps and the junc-

tion with North Coast Road has been given favourable endorsement by eThekwini Transport Authority.

Further signage on North Coast Road at the junction with Rinaldo Road is also anticipated.

The rules of the estate have been defined and compiled into a final draft which has received approval

from the Estate attorneys, Garlicke and Bousfield. The rules are in the final stage of approval, that be-

ing approval from the Board of Directors. It is anticipated that the rules should be authorised and pub-

lished during the course of July 2011.

The Management Association is awaiting formal proposals to EThekwini Transport Authority by the

Effingham, Newlands East and Kenville Taxi Associations to establish the public transport routes

through the estate. Following the submission of the applications, ETA will resolve any disputes be-

tween the parties to finalise this issue..

The following are anticipated traffic additions:

The installation of a new robot at the junction of Effingham Road and Corobrik Road has been approved

for installation and commission. The commission was initially due in March 2011, but has been pushed

to May 2011.

The much needed widening of Queen Nandi Drive from and including the bridge over the N2 extending

towards Briardene has been set for the 2011/ 2012 municipal budget. As it is a high priority project, it is

hoped work will commence shortly after the budget is decided in August 2011.

Following numerous concerns, the process is underway to investigate the installation of speed cameras

in Corobrik Road due to the excessive speeding continually taking place.

Riverhorse Report J U L Y 2 0 1 1

Latest Developments / News M a n a g e m e n t

A s s o c i a t i o n

DIARISE!!

12 - 17 September

For

Clean Up S.A. Week

And

16 September

For

RHVBE River Clean

Up

Details on Page 3

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Safeguarding

Landscaping

Waste Management Oricol Environmental Services are the Estate’s street cleansing and recycling contractor and

mention should be made of their efforts to keep the precinct of the estate free of litter and

waste, and, as importantly, ensure that all the waste collected is separated and recycled.

The installation of the final CCTV mast has been finalised and will be located on 10 Quarry

Park Place, where construction is commencing. This will bring the total number of CCTV

cameras on the estate to ten. This camera will be commissioned in line with the completion

of the building which is anticipated for May 2012.

G4S control room and reaction staff must again, be commended on the good work they do

in monitoring and reaction on the estate. Their on-site actions and collaborations with SAPS

and Metro Police ensure that the Estate continues to be a safe and secure environment

where transgressions are attended to and dealt with in an efficient professional manner.

Below are the safeguarding statistics for the last month, being June:

Drugs/ alcohol - 1 incident

Theft - 1 incident

Break-in/ Robberies - 1 Incident

Hijacking - 0 incidents

Robbery - 0 incidents

In conjunction with the rehabilitation of the wetland area mentioned under Environment/ Pro-

jects on page 3, a landscaping project to gradually re-forest the public open spaces in the river-

ine areas is currently underway. This project has been budgeted for the next 3 - 5 years and it

will see the creation of groves of local species which as well as enhancing the natural environ-

ment will also attract wild life mainly in the form of bird species to the area. Servest, the Es-

tate’s landscaping contractor with direction from the Environmental Committee will be under-

taking the planting of the trees.

The Riverhorse Valley Business Estate Management Association (RHVBEMA) provides a management service to its levy payers by way

of a Management Association Board appointed Estate Manager. Estate Manager, Bruce Macaulay, and Admin Officer Celine Spies, assisted

by Trevor Pierce-Jones (SID Urban Management) handle onsite operations and administration for the Management Association, overseeing

the daily operations of all service providers as well as providing the important function of maintaining communications between parties that

financially contribute to the management association ensuring that all complaints / concerns are addressed with professionalism and efficiency.

The team reports to the elected board of directors on all matters comprising the Management Associations mandate to the estate. Those core

mandates apart from the day to day issues, are the interaction with City Departments to increase service levels, and where necessary to lobby

on behalf of the members on issues or requirements. The aesthetic of the Estate is an important component and a high standard is maintained

with the on-site contractors who in essence provide top services to the City’s in the areas of landscaping and street cleansing, which in turn,

turns into value by way of increasing and protecting property values on the estate. The Management Association also acts as l iaison for com-

munications between local communities and the City, and, where possible, we involve ourselves in projects with our surrounding communities.

Your board of directors currently comprises the following members:

Niresh Bechan -eThekwini Heart Hospital (Chairman)

Barry Gould- CAPCO (Environmental Committee)

Rob Thomson - Zenprop (Finance Committee)

Hilton Fortmann - Zest Electric Motors (Safeguarding Committe

Simphiwe Maphumulo - Garlicke & Bousfield (Legal)

We welcome as Directors:

Trevor Pierce-Jones - SID Urban Management

Mark Bray - JT Ross

We say goodbye to Cyril Gwala - Tongaat Huletts Development; and we thank him wholeheartedly for his efforts and contributions to RHVBEMA during his service.

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Estate Management

The annual River Clean Up is coming up and is set for 16th September at 14.00 to coincide with Clean

Up S A Week which runs from 12 - 17 September. This year will be the Estate’s third River Clean Up and it is

hoped that the excellent participation we have had from members of the estate and their staff in the past will

be repeated and hopefully increased.

A second trash boom has been installed in the Umhlangane River below Builders Warehouse follow-

ing the decision that the original position under the N2 off-ramp be abandoned as the flow of the river

is too strong at that point.

The Management Association continues its involvement with The Durban Green Corridor Programme

which aims to ensure ongoing and effective communication and co-ordination between surrounding

conservancies and relevant council departments in terms of management and maintenance of the

riverine environment. For more information visit www.durbangreencorridor.co.za/

environmental_umhlangane.html

The Estate’s joint venture with eThekwini to investigate the feasibility of rehabilitating the riverine wet-

land environment that runs through the estate has been concluded with the presentation of the study

by Ground Truth Environmental Engineers. The results of the study show that the project is feasible,

and aside from possible contribution from eThekwini, the Management Association is also putting to-

gether a proposal for funding by private parties and members of the Estate.

During the latter part of 2010 estate management began water testing of the Umhlangane River at 3

points where it runs through the estate. This mainly serves as a continuation of our Environmental

Management Plan (EMP) and reinforces our commitments as custodians for the natural environments

on the estate. Through monitoring the water quality we strive to ensure that our section of the river is

as pollution free as possible. When pollution is evident in our water we will also strive to source the

cause of it and take the necessary action.

Environment/ Projects

Left to Right: Hilton Fortmann; Niresh Bechan; Barry Gould; Trevor Pierce-Jones;

Mark Bray; Simphiwe Maphumulo