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Juniper Tenants & Residents Association • Annual General Meeting#12
7.00pm • 30/06/2026 • flat 30A Juniper House
present: Coralie Allison. Treasurer. Rukayat Basaru. Karl Bolingbroke. Jules Denton. Rob Kenyon (Secretary). Clo Lappartiont. Vice-Chair. Mark Millar. Cherrie Stevens. Jaki Wilford (Chair). Observers: George Coombes (London Borough of Southwark). Cllr Catherine Dawkins. 2 Large Vegetarian pizzas.
1. Approval of Previous Minutes. Approved.
2. Approval of 24/25 Accounts.
a) Due to closure of the Metrobank account, Management are now able to provide a full statements for both 2023/24 and 2024/25. As agreed at the last AGM. Copies were provided for the meeting and LBS.
Proposal: ‘This meeting approves the accounts of 2024/25, and the accounts of 2023/4.’
– proposed Treasurer. Seconded Chair. Passed Unanimously.
b) Spending during the period: Zurich Insurance. £99.31.
3. 2024-25 Finance Report.
a) New account opened with NatWest. Metrobank closed. Entire assets transferred: £32,487.66
b) George inquired how much of the current balance was Juniper legacy fund. Over £30,000.
c) George inquired whether Juniper TRA intended to apply for annual LBS grant funding. Informed that this felt uncomfortable while holding assets above £16000. Until the Legacy is disposed of, applications for funding are on a piecemeal, project basis.
4. Appointment of Auditors.
a) ‘Proposal: ‘This Meeting authorises the continued use of Southwark Group of Tenants Organisation to oversee Juniper accounts for the year 2026-2027.’ Proposed Vice Chair. Seconded Treasurer. Passed Unanimously.
2025-26 5. Secretary’s Report.
a) The Secretaryreported that a significant amount of time had been devoted to snagging the implementation of grant projects such as the rainwater butts and security lights. The remaining two large rainwater butts will have to be decommissioned due to reports of damp in flats. As predicted on the day of installation.
b) Catherine wanted to know the ratio of Tenants/Leaseholders at Juniper. The breakdown is unclear. When asked, Local Area Management could not provide a figure. The likelihood is that the numbers of leaseholders are rising, but so are the number of Sub-tenants. LBS will be able to confirm a definitive list of leaseholders and Southwark Tenancies.
6. Repairs & Garden Report.
a) Damp and mould problems persist throughout the block. Rain still penetrating exposed top-floor walkway to floor 4 below. No actions taken in spite of repeated reports and surveys. Walls require repointing, and walkway surfaces require remedial attention. Generations of shoddily installed cabling on walls a possible cause of water ingress.
b) Garden Shelter Project.
In presenting this proposal, the Secretary stressed that ‘Phase 1’ represented the vital Consultation stage of the larger project, as required by Local Area Management. Being merely an evaluation exercise, it would not impact the site. Nor does it commit Juniper to any further action, or to use the same architects.
Proposal: ‘This meeting authorises Green Tea Architects to undertake Phase 1 of The Juniper Community Shelter Project 795 (see proposal documents). Fee £2,154 inc VAT. Plus required Planning fee of £383.00 directly to LBS Planning Portal’.
Proposed Secretary. Seconded. Chair. Approved unanimously.
Proposal to become effective from approved signing of Green Tea Agreement Letter at next Juniper Meeting.
c) No news yet on delivery of 2 Garden Benches from CGS
d) LBS repairs reporting (and other services) are prejudicial against non-English speakers. This is obvious but what plans are there to remedy it.
e) Contractor Failures to ‘Make Good’. Some works raised by LBS at Juniper are left unfinished at the end of the day, causing possible safety and security breaches. Can anything be done to rectify this?
f) Cllr Dawkins explained the complications involved in presenting Tenants’ cases to the LBS. Attempts to be made to untangle the process.
7. Formal resignation of Chair and Officers
George Coombes (LBS) assumed the Chair.
a) Elections
Co-Chairs. Mark Millar/ Clo Lappartiont.
Proposed: Jules Denton. Seconded: Rob Kenyon. Passed unanimously
Treasurer. Jaki Wilford. Proposed Rob Kenyon. Seconded:.Rukayat Basaru. Passed unanimously.
Secretary. Rob Kenyon. Proposed. Coralie Allison Seconded: Mark Millar.. Passed unanimously.
Committee Members: C herrie Stephens. Proposed Rob Kenyon. Seconded:.Rukayat Basaru.
After consultation with George and Catherine, it was agreed that in the absence of a permanent elected chair, meetings would be chaired by a committee member chosen by each meeting. Mark and Clo agreed to be Co-Chairs when available.
8. Resumption of elected officers
9. Next Meeting 04/08/2026
Juniper House 