ASOCIACIÓN DE VECINOS SIERRA DE ALTEA - DIRECTORS MEETING. Website: www.avsa.tigbos.com email: avsavecinos@gmail.com AGENDA for meeting MONDAY 27TH AUGUST 2018 @ 12.00 pm – AT MELITON RESTAURANT - ALTEA LA VELLA Apologies for absence: WOLFGANG FISCHER, EMIL APELDORN 1. Approve minutes of Directors’ Meeting Monday 25TH JUNE 2018. 2. Treasurer’s Report. 3. Secretaries Report. 4. Vecinos’ website. 5. NHW update. 6. Any other business: a). Post Box WORK PARTY 3RD – 7TH SEPTEMBER b) Water Restrictions NEXT MEETING …………….MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2018………12.00

MINUTES OF DIRECTORS MEETING. Meeting held on MONDAY 27th August – 12.00 PM at MELITON RESTAURANT – ALTEA LA VELLA Present: Antonio Perez Albiñana (Vice President ES), Richard Kent (Treasurer), Matthew King (Secretary), Terry Miles (Web coordinator), Annetta Eberhardt (NHW coordinator), John Schimell, James Standen, Apologies for absence : Wolfgang Fischer (President), Emil Apeldoorn, Willem Van Oorde, Javier Gomez Devisa, 1). The Minutes of meeting held 30/07/2018 were approved. 2. Treasurers Report. 3. Secretary’s Report. MK reported that there are currently 278 members on the current list – The majority are now contactable via email or post box – some however still evade us. 4. Vecinos Website. TM reported that he was still having continued issues with the new web site and the modifications made in aligning it to the existing operators but hopes to have everything running smoothly in the near future after continued hard work. It is looking very good now and TM suggested that the committee along with members, be encouraged to use it more although hits had gone up recently. The New Instancia has been posted on the Web Site. 5. NHW update. AE reported that there had been no reports of any burglaries from the Guardia or NHW to her however, JS pointed out that there had indeed been 2/3 attempted/burglaries in the last few weeks including his neighbour. AE said that it was always some time before she was informed of a Burglary depending on the “sensitivity” of the Burglary. Whats App Group seems to be a more immediate response to situations in the area. 6. Other business. 1) Post Box Working Party As we started on this subject the representative of Correos, Ruben, arrived to discuss the buzons. MK presented the excel sheets to Ruben, that he has prepared (and has passed on to Paco Alcaraz – Marie-Angeles) to Correos along with the signed papers of Official Address and Agreement of the New System. The Sheets included a full list of Known Mail Recipients names addresses and email addresses and a suitably numbered plan of the new Post Boxes with agreed spacing. He also asked for a box for Correos Mail which we have given him (although all mail is accessible by Correos through the keys to the main door). (JS left the meeting at 12.45) Ruben, was satisfied with then proposed organisation of the boxes and left with the signed paperwork. APA to collect sufficient Post Bags and Elastic Bands from Correos to collect the Mail in the Buzons on Monday 3rd September. This will be returned to the Buzons by Correos on Monday 8th September. Ruben left the meeting. MK carried on and presented an organisational list for Monday 3rd to Friday 7th September where the locks will be changed. Available for the work to date is MK, TM, APA, RK (Administration) it is hoped that JGD will be available also and MK said that he has access to another helper at 10E per hour as agreed with WF. All the preparation for the lock placement is finished. The Locks are all separated into envelopes numerically with their keys. The New Lock will be located to the correct post box and the keys returned to the envelope ready for collection by the new owners or for storage at Paco Alcarez if not taken during the lock change procedure. RK has purchased receipts which he will give out in return for the 30Euro Payment and MK has produced 180 double sided “contracts” to be signed (Appendix 1a, 1b) when collecting the keys for the new boxes which in turn will be given to Paco Alcaraz for his records. MK has purchased some small implements and drills to aid the change of the locks and numbers and JS has solvent to remove the “drawn on” lettering on some of the boxes. It was generally agreed that it has been well organised but we will see more how effective it will be in operation. (RK left 13.15). MK said he would be at the buzons at 07.00 on Monday 3rd to set up the table for RK and start removing the post from the boxes. 2) Water Restrictions. There have been disproportionate water problems throughout Sierra Altea 1, Altea Hills and Mascarat over the last few weeks and as WF is on Holiday TM has taken over this very difficult problem (see appendix ii attached). Apobersa (our water supplier) has been shutting off water supplies to the neighborhood between 23.00 and 9.00 “allegedly” because many gardens have lawns and watering systems set to come on between these times and Apobersa are saying this is causing a higher than normal water usage – so they simply have turned off the supply. TM has found out that this is “illegal” however the written law is required before this can be stated, to do this, and that ALL the Presidents of The Sierra, Altea Hills and Mascarat, should meet and stand together on this issue and fight Apobersa and the Ayuntamiento as one body. Apobersa it appears, has no legal right to shut off any water to anywhere in the Sierras or anyone under their billing system. Water should be supplied from Aguas de Altea to Apobersa via the connection provided by the town, HOWEVER, It appears that Aguas de Altea charges an additional supply charge to Aperbosa, so that when Aperbosa starts to run out and needs the extra help – it would rather “shut off water” than pay the premium. TM therefore suggested that: 1. The presidents the three areas should meet to discuss the issue and make a planned join proposal of actions. 2. A detailed letter of the situation be prepared by the Junta and/or President demanding the rights of the residents and changes to ensure free running water at all times. It is suggested that this is passed through a lawyer outside of Altea boundaries to ensure the correct Spanish language is used and any laws stated are correct. 3, A differently worded letter to Apobersa demanding the residents rights for a continual clean water supply and that any main system air locks are permanently removed from the water network. All of the afore-going and any replies would be evidence, if we are to make a case for the Valencian Ombudsman against Altea Ayuntamiento. It is a mandated right that in Altea that ALL its residents should have clean viable drinking water. Any failure to provide this at any time will and should go immediately to the Ombudsmen. TM went on to explain that there are many elderly residents in the area where this situation was simply unjustifiable and others who had been without water in localised areas for more than 24 hours due to returning pressure problems with insufficient pipe diameters. He went as far as to say that if this was not taken up by the Vecinos Association in a strong and resolute manner to the Water Authorities and the Ayuntamiento he would be resigning his position on the Board at the AGM in November. 3). MK had received a request from a member to ask about a “missing mirror” on Calle Petunia but the majority thought this had been replaced already. MK to check and inform WF to raise an Instancia if necessary. There being no other business the meeting closed at 13.35 MONDAY 17 th SEPTEMBER 2018………12.00 MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2018………….12.00 MONDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2018………...12.00 MJK 27/08/2018