Suggestions about internal rules by Margaret Felgate

Community Rules:-

- Rules at the pools should be enforced by the person responsible for enforcement of all community rules i.e. the janitor (see his job description).

- Unless it is a requirement of the pools license, it should not be a moral or financial responsibility for Community Owners to provide a lifeguard for the safety of children. Parents must assume their moral and legal responsibility to supervise their children and to be present at all times according to the community rules (article 7). Article 2 states that persons using the pools do so at their own risk. This rule should be highlighted to show the community and its officers are not responsible for accidents to anyone using the pools/gardens/indoor facilities.

- Article 7 should be amended to increase the age of children using the pools unaccompanied by an adult (presently from age 10 years) to age 12 years.

Indoor Facilities:-

- The responsibility for ALL costs of finishing, commissioning and furnishing ALL indoor facilities including gym equipment must be the responsibility of the developer. This facility was sold as part of the development in the marketing material. Therefore the developer must be held LEGALLY responsible for the total cost of handover to the community, fully equipped and functioning.

- The indoor pool is now revealed to be ornamental rather than useful because it lacks depth. It should not be necessary to operate the indoor pool between May to November with two outside pools available May to October.

- The jacuzzi is equally ornamental and cannot be considered an asset.

- The sauna/steam facilities should only be operational between November to end April because of the cost factor.

- Door to gym/community room should be implemented as in the plans to make a separate entrance to these two facilities enabling the rest of facilities to be closed off/entry via smart card.

- The indoor facility (except community room) should be either rented out to cover operating costs or be an "opt in" option for Owners. I understand the rental idea has already been put to the committee.

- The majority of Owners I have spoken to, do not wish to use the indoor facilities because now that they have seen the facility, it cannot be justified as an asset with regard to size and quality. i.e the gym space has been reduced from two rooms to one. The pool is so shallow as to scrape your legs on the bottom while swimming. The jacuzzi is the size you would find in a private home. Most Owners do not wish to have their community fees increased to subsidise inadequate facilities they will not use.

-Those Owners (or their renters) wishing to use the indoor facilities can be provided with a "smart card" entrance card for which they pay separately to cover the operational costs. I understand the water and electricity can be metered separately so the operational costs can be separately assessed. Those people wishing to use such facilities will share the running costs rather like a "membership fee"

- The health club facility I presently use does not permit persons under 16 years to use any indoor facility i.e. gym, indoor pool, spa (steam, sauna). I believe the same rule should apply to FSA indoor facility for safety, health and abuse of use reasons.

- Obviously there will have to be extra/special rules adopted for the indoor facility.

In conclusion I wish to request that ALL submissions and suggestions given by Owners for updating community rules and for the future operation of the indoor facilities be placed on the community blog as they are received. This, in order to facilitate democracy and fairness in time for the AGM on 13 March. It would also avoid us circulating our opinions to the Community of Owners individually.

Margaret Felgate 37/2