Minutes of the Annual General Meeting – 29 September 2026 held at Salones Carrasco
The meeting commenced at 16.00 hours when sufficient owners were present.
Present
President: Margaret March
Treasurer: Pat Bramah
Secretary: Jane Klaassen
Vocal 1: Paul Bird
Vocal 2: Jane Frazer
Abogado/Administrator/ Spanish Translator: Óscar Antón
Owners Present (by street and house number): 47 owners (35 properties represented)
Andrea di Bartolo 1, Correggio 1, 5, Edgar Degas 5, 9, 10, 14, 16, 24, 29, 31, Paul Cezanne 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 32, 35, 37, 39, Paul Gauguin 7, 14, 17, 18, 29, 31, Rembrandt 8, Sandro Botticelli 4, 5, 6, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22
Owners apologies for absence including proxy voters:
Andrea di Bartolo 5 and 13, Carrer Correggio 13 and 15, Edgar Degas 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 11, 19, 23 and 33, Maurice Utrillo 6, Paul Cezanne 11, 16,18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 29, 20, 31 and 41, Paul Gauguin 3, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28 and 30, Peter Paul Rubens 5, Sandro Botticelli 3, 14, 1 and 17, Travesia de Cansalades 50 and 52
1. Welcome by the President and apologies for absence
The President opened the meeting with the following remarks:
Welcome and thank you for coming.
Translations into Spanish will be by Oscar Anton from Arenal Administration.
I wish to thank Committee Members for their support and hard work. Also, I thank our partners who support and encourage us and tolerate the time we spend on Comunidad work.
Thank you also:-
Malcolm March, for acting as the Comunidad Pinosol Facebook Group Manager and Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator
To the owners who are clearing away the publicity material that is ever present in the boxes
Stefan Dobler for keeping our edificio neat and tidy
Today is a formal meeting and owners should behave accordingly – addressing any questions through me. Any owner wishing to speak should hold up their hand and wait to be acknowledged by me. We have a microphone which will be brought to you to use.
Once invited to speak please say your name and street address.
Please respect your neighbours when translations are being made, by not chatting between yourselves so allowing others to hear what is being said.
Those allowed to vote have been given – Yes (green) and No (red) cards – at Registration. When we take a vote, please hold up the relevant card.
All votes at the meeting are added to those received by proxy which have been listed and checked by Oscar Anton our lawyer. The final count of votes will be marked on the chart
2. Approval of the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 23 September 2025
Cedomir Panajotovic, Edgar Degas 5, queried why the minutes of the previous AGM had not been circulated to residents. Margaret March stated that the minutes of all the AGMs had been published on the website and emailed directly to residents for whom there were email addresses. Where a resident did not provide an email address, the minutes had been printed and either put in the post-box or posted to a home address. If there are any residents not receiving the minutes, this can be investigated
Matthew Perry, Edgar Degas 30, and Perry Dyball Paul Cezanne 6 queried why the decision to take the Town Hall to court was not recorded in the previous minutes. Margaret March clarified that this decision was made on the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 26 June 2025 and the minutes of this meeting were approved at the following AGM on 23 September 2025.
Resolution Approval of Minutes. Approved by Majority 1 against
3. Annual Report and Resolutions
Margaret March stated that she would not read out the whole report but would talk about the key issues of interest to owners today.
Streetlights
The Town Hall has offered to pay for the installation of the Fonroche system, if the Comunidad purchased the equipment. This offer would be a formal legal agreement (Convenio) and needs a decision from owners now despite our earlier decision to take them to court.
If agreed, the Town Hall would then take over the system once installed so there would be no ongoing costs for residents.
Already the Comunidad has approximately 30 streetlights that don’t function and have had temporary solar units fitted. A large part of our system is no longer repairable due to the unsafe condition of the circuit board and the recommendation from the electrician not to replace the board as it would cause more cables to fail due to the extra sensitivity of new boards.
The cost of the original project is reduced to approximately 510€ per property share.
There were a number of comments and queries from residents as follows:
Antonio Jimenez Garcia, Sandro Botticelli 19, queried why there were no streetlights in his vicinity. Margaret March stated that she was not aware that the lights were not functioning there and residents should let the committee know so that the situation could be remedied. This would either be by a new bulb or a temporary solar fitting. A suggestion was also made that in the future a supply of temporary solar lights could be purchased in advance, so there would be fewer delays.
Javier Yaguez Edgar Degas 14 commented that unlike the rest of Javea, the lights were not on all night, and the solar lights only came on when a car passed. It was clarified that although some lights were on all night in Javea, this was not universally the case in urbanisations and that residents had previously voted for the lights to go off at 1.00 a.m.
Vadim Tsybulskiy Paul Cezanne 39 queried that although a decision had been taken previously to take the Town Hall to court, this had not happened to date. It was clarified that the process had been to approach the Town Hall, who had then offered to help us instal a solar streetlight system.
This needed to be considered by residents first, before legal proceedings could be commenced. It was also clarified that this offer was final and the Town Hall would not increase the offer. If there was agreement to the Convenio, the final price for residents would need to be identified and communicated to all at a further meeting arranged, probably in January/February 2027 for approval.
Cedomir Panajotovic Edgar Degas 5, and other owners expressed the view that the lights should be the responsibility of the Town Hall and residents should not be expected to pay anything at all for these. It was clarified that formal applications had been made to the Town Hall for full adoption of the Comunidad, but these had both been rejected on two previous occasions.
Perry Dyball Paul Cezanne 8 asked whether if the council were to adopt the lighting system would it mean the council would adopt all the urbanisation Margaret March clarified that the urbanisation was currently only responsible for the lighting, drains and post boxes. Although the urbanisation was responsible for the drains running under properties, the Town Hall was responsible for the sumps and cleaning. She didn’t expect that the Town Hall would adopt drains that ran under houses.
Resolutions
Accept the offer from Javea Town Hall to cover the cost of fitting a solar street light system and to investigate the current cost of the proposed system and how is would be funded before a final decision by owners is made at a general meeting.
Proxy Votes – 15 Yes, No nil
Meeting Votes – Yes 13, No 22
Result – 28 Yes, 22 No Approved by Majority 22 against
In respect of tourist rental property Calle Sandro Botticelli 2 (casa 61). Authorise the President to issue a preliminary notice to cease disturbing activities and should this prove insufficient authorise them to initiate the alternative dispute resolution before bringing legal action, appointing a solicitor and a barrister if required.
Approved Unanimously
Tourist rental properties
Margaret March stated that a subgroup of owners had been established to agree rules on which we must vote. She also stated that a list of licenses is on the website and that license numbers should be displayed outside the properties.
Resolutions:
1.No loud noises or music outside at any time and especially after 12 midnight
Approved Unanimously
2. Have a system to collect household rubbish at the end of the rental period so that it is not left on the street
Approved Unanimously
3. Only allow the right number of tenants to occupy the property
Approved Unanimously
4. Parking cars on the property or in places that do not interfere with the access rights of other properties and circulation on our streets Approved Unanimously
5. Restrict rentals to families and not to groups of young people. Óscar Antón stated that it would not be legal to limit rentals to just families and so this resolution was not voted on
6. Rental periods must comply with the rules established by the Government of Valencia
Approved Unanimously
7. Community rules must always be prominently displayed in the property
Approved Unanimously
5. Treasurers report
Pat Bramah, the Treasurer, stated there are 25 short term debtors, There is also a long-term debtor the Comunidad is taking through the German courts. Pat Bramah reminded residents that a direct debit could be an easier way of paying and was preferred by the Comunidad
Resolutions:
Accept Accounts 2025/2026 Approved unanimously
Approve budget 2026/2027 and the fee of 100 Euros Approved unanimously
Add 20% to all outstanding fees as of 31 December 2027 Approved unanimously
Agreements on legal actions taken against the owners in arrears with the community. Debt settlement pursuant to Article 21 of Ley de Propiedad Horizontal
Approved unanimously
Authorisation for the president/administration to process the alternative means of dispute resolution (MASC) for the process of Organic law 1/2025 that they deem most appropriate with debtor owners Approved unanimously
Add 100 Euros for non payers taken to court in Accordance with Article 21 of the Law of Horizontal Property Approved unanimously
Agree to using Arenal Administration for 2026/27 Approved unanimously
5. Elect the Committee for 2026/27
a. Elect Jane Frazer as President Elected unanimously
b. Elect Helen Duarte as Vocal 1 Elected unanimously
c. Re-elect Jane Klaassen as Secretary Elected unanimously
d. Pat Bramah as Treasurer Elected unanimously
Any other business
Street lights timings
A suggestion was made that lights should be on all night.
Resolution: Meeting votes 1 Yes, Majority No Rejected by Majority, 1 in favour
Rubbish on spare plots
This was particularly an issue on land that was not fenced and that although the owner had been contacted to arrange this, it had not been done. Fencing of spare plots of land is required by local laws but is often not adhered to.
It was stated that the dumping of rubbish was a health hazard and encouraged rats. Loreto Cardona Paul Gauguin 14 (a Veterinary surgeon) advised that the rats were field rats not the kind found in sewers and it was not feasible to eliminate them all. The rubbish should be cleared as it was attracting them to the area. Margaret March suggested that a solution might be to employ someone to clear away the rubbish to reduce the rats and to discourage further dumping of rubbish. The committee would look at getting someone to clear the rubbish in the short term and then to review the situation. The rules agreed for tourist rental properties should help alleviate the problem.
Margaret presented Oscar Anton with a gift for attending the meeting and translating to and from Spanish.
The meeting concluded at 18.30 hrs
After the close of the meeting, Margaret was presented with a bouquet of flowers by the incoming President and a thank-you voucher for a meal at La Masena for two on behalf of all owners as a token of their appreciation.
Margaret March thanked the owners for their generosity and said that it had been her pleasure to serve the community.