MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE 20th MAY 2026

MINUTES FOR THE MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING OF

THE NEW KILLARNEY-RIVIERA ASSOCIATION

HELD VIRTUALLY OVER THE INTERNET

ON WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026 at 18H30

PRESENT:   Wayne Ford (Killarney Village); Charles Whyte (Beverley Heights); Floh Thiele (La Camargue); Ian Morison (Killarney Park); Lizette Rossouw (Bretton Woods); Debbi Schultz (Bretton Woods); Lauren Gower (Riviera Mansions); Kellan Botha (Park Avenue); Makhobalo Kopano.

1. WELCOME

• Wayne chaired the meeting. He opened the meeting and welcomed the attendees.

2.  APOLOGIES RECEIVED

Eleanor Huggett (Councillor Ward 73); Kim Robinson (Killarney Hills); Nadia Nikakhtar (Killarney Park).

3. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES, AND MATTERS ARISING

• The minutes of the previous meeting have been circulated to all attendees. There were no suggestions for amendments. The minutes were approved.

4.  STATUS OF OUR SUBURB, AND LIST OF ISSUES REQUIRING ACTION

• Pavement repair projects –: Repairs have been undertaken by Charles and his team on both sides of 4^th Avenue, especially up at the bridge and circle, and in Newtown Avenue.  We will complete the work in Newtown Avenue, and then we will attend to the pavement of Riviera Road between 2^nd Avenue and Killarney Avenue, outside Mentone Court.
• The pavement repair projects are adding much value to the residents of the area. This work is focused on improving safety, so we would like to accelerate the work and improve the safety of the pavements as quickly as we can. A previous meeting resolved to allocate R5,000 per month of membership money to this project, but since then we have built up our capacity, and with practice they have developed a degree of familiarity and skill. In order to speed up the work, this meeting resolved to increase the monthly allocation to R10,000 per month.
• Thabo Mbeki Foundation –: The TMF, which is busy building the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Centre in North Avenue in Riviera, has committed to make their contractors available to assist with pavement repairs, at the expense of the Foundation. They have undertaken to start work in the next two to three weeks, and they are liaising with Charles. We are hoping they will start by repairing the tarred sections outside Hatherley Hall, Gleneagles and Dukes Court.
• Street repairs –: The JRA have not done any more pothole repairs for us since our last meeting. However, they continually promise that more work is scheduled, although they will not give us precise dates. They are still refusing to allow us to fix our roads ourselves. The NKRA has a policy of always complying with the law, and we will not proceed to fix potholes without authorisation. We also have the option to request assistance from the Discovery Pothole Patrol, who do have authorisation to fix municipal roads.
• Water leaks –: The municipality has fixed the serious leak in Anerley Road, but they have left a deep hole, filled with water. This is a hazard to children. Other serious leaks continue at the corner of Riviera Road and Oxford Road, on the Bretton Woods pavement in 4^th Avenue, and various other places.
• Tree pruning in the 4^th Street park –: The tree pruning project was completed, at a cost of R23,500. We are now asking Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo to address the two dangerous trees on our pavements – the badly-unbalanced tree in the middle of 3^rd Street outside Park Avenue, and the dead tree in 5^th Street at the corner of 2^nd Avenue.
• Themba Clean-up project –: Themba continues to do valuable work. We welcome the donations made by various people to support this initiative. To assist in the bi-weekly cleanup activities, we are also asking for donations of large 30-micron rubbish bags. There is also an intention to hold another community clean-up day, at the pavement area around the corner of Joe Slovo Drive and Newtown Avenue.
• Fence repair along Newtown Avenue –: Some municipal trees on the motorway embankment are damaging the concrete security fence along the Newtown Avenue northern pavement. We are still waiting for JRA to trim their trees, after which the NKRA will repair the fence.
• On-street parking –: There has been some concern about cars being ticketed for parking violations around Brenthurst Court. The rules for parking on the street are governed by the National Traffic Act, which has been circulated to the concerned parties.
• Security camera options –: Due to the increase in phone snatching in 3^rd Street, especially near the corner with 4^th Avenue, we are again researching the options for security cameras. We have received an estimate from Vumacam for R12,075 per month, but it requires a contract for 36 months, and this cost does not include a response car. Their system uses computer algorithms to detect “suspicious body language” by potential criminals, but this does not work for phone snatchers, who look perfectly innocent up until they snatch a phone, and then they are gone in a minute. We need something that is faster, and more responsive.
• We are therefore also considering installing our own PTZ camera at Bretton Woods, monitored by the Bretton Woods security people and backed by a Vision Tactical response car. Charles will facilitate Liz inspecting the existing NKRA security camera at Daventry Court.
• It was also suggested instead to position hired guards at that corner, as a deterrent and to chase after snatchers. To save costs, they might be hired for the weekends only. More research will need to be conducted on this option too.
• Community Policing Forum –: Floh is in Cape Town, so George represented us at the May CPF meeting. We have not yet received feedback from George, but this will be pursued.
• Suggestion to upgrade the NKRA constitution -: At the previous meeting, it was agreed that persons who wish to make changes to the constitution, would submit suggested wording, for further discussion. No such suggestions have since been received. This will carry over.
• There was a request from an attendee for background on this agenda point. Debbi stated her understanding that a handful of people have concerns around continuity and succession. Wayne clarified that the current wording of the constitution already provides what is needed, and there is no actual need to change anything.

• NEW ISSUES
• We now have 37 member buildings, i.e. 67% of all the sectional title buildings in Killarney-Riviera are presently members of the NKRA.
• Some workers with a leaf blower have been causing a regular disturbance in the park. We contacted the Chelston Hall trustees to find out who is paying the workers, but the trustees also don’t know. However, people who live adjacent to the park have reported that these workers have changed their schedules, and are now causing less disturbance than before.
• There are some new fibre excavations taking place in 1^st Street, with no wayleaves and no warnings to residents. We need Councillor Huggett to help us get in touch with the municipal wayleave department, to discuss this and find a solution. If we can find out who these sub-contractors are working for, we might be able to get co-operation from the ultimate client who would probably be sensitive about damage to their reputation.

The meeting closed at 20h02.

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Our next meeting will be held virtually on

WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE 2026 AT 18H30

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New Killarney-Riviera Association – www.nkra.org.za

Ward Councillor Eleanor Huggett – eleanorhuggett@gmail.com and 071 785 8068

Service Delivery Reporting Template – https://www.nkra.org.za/issue-reporting-templates/

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