Infrastructure Meeting, November 2009

For the coming Infrastructure Meeting, I will be raising the following items...

1.Penutupan pembahagi jalan di Persiaran Perpaduan, pada simpang Jalan USJ11/6 dan Persiaran Perpaduan. Pada persimpangan ini kerap berlaku kemalangan. Di cadangkan
1.Penutupan secara terus
2.Penutupan separuh, dimana kenderaan dari USJ11 tidak dapat belok ke kanan memasuki Persiaran Perpaduan, tetapi kenderaan daripada Persiaran Perpaduan dapat membelok ke kanan memasuki USJ11
3.Pemasangan Lampu Isyarat
4.Lain-lain cadangan yang difikirkan sesuai oleh Jawatankuasa Infrastuktur.

2.Penutupan pembahagi jalan di Persiaran Tujuan, pada simpang Jalan USJ4/3 dan Persiaran Perpaduan. Pada persimpangan ini kerap berlaku kemalangan apabila kenderaan membelok ke kanan memasuki Persiaran Tujuan daripada Jalan USJ4/3. Di cadangkan
1.Penutupan secara terus
2.Penutupan sementara yang dibuka pada “peak hour”, iaitu waktu ibubapa menghantar dan mengambil anak dari sekolah berhampiran.
3.Lain-lain cadangan yang difikirkan sesuai oleh Jawatankuasa Infrastuktur.

3.Mohon Perubahan “Timing” Lampu Isyarat persimpangan Persiaran Kewajipan & Persiaran Perpaduan. Perubahan yang dicadangkan adalah supaya tidak membenarkan kenderaan bergerak terus pada Persiaran Kewajipan ke arah Selatan apabila fasa lampu hijau kenderaan dari Persiaran Perpaduan membelok ke kanan ke Persiaran Kewajipan.

4.Mohon cadangan penyelesaian kesesakan bulatan Kewajipan, persimpangan Persiaran Kewajipan & Kesas, dan Persimpangan Persiaran Kewajipan & Persiaran Murni. Cadangan untuk
1.Mengurangkan fasa lampu isyarat di lampu isyarat Kesas dan memberi peruntukan masa yang lebih untuk kenderaan ke arah USJ daripada Subang Jaya pada PM Peak.
2.Memberi keutamaan kepada kenderaan dari arah Persiaran Kewajipan (utara) dan USJ1 dalam peruntukan masa (fasa). Lampu isyarat ini juga perlu selaras dengan lampu isyarat Kesas dalam fasa lampu hijau Persiaran Kewajipan kearah Selatan
3.Cadangan membina kemudahan u-Turn pada Lebuhraya Kesas supaya boleh mengelakkan keperluan untuk belok ke kanan, sepertimana di Lebuhraya LDP.

5.Cadangan meletak kon di Persiaran Kewajipan untuk memudahkan kereta keluar daripada USJ2, sepertimana yang dilaksanakan di USJ3 ke Persiaran Tujuan pada waktu pagi.

6.Memohon Kajian Jabatan Kejuruteraan untuk Cadagan Penyelesaian masalah tempat letak kereta yang tidak mencukupi di kawasan perniagaan USJ 4/6B

7.Cadangan melebarkan Persiaran Kewajipan hadapan Submit USJ arah ke lebuhraya Kesas berhampiran lampu isyarat Kesas, untuk memudahkan kereta belok ke kiri memasuki Kesas dari arah USJ.

Attending Suaram's 20years Fundraising Dinner

I'll be attending Suaram's 20th Anniversary fund-raising dinner on the 6th of December 2009 @ MBPJ Civic Hall. If you can, do join us, lend some support to a good cause..

The purpose of the dinner, themed “20 Years Defending Human Rights”, is to pay tribute to human rights defenders who have fought and sacrificed for the improvement of human rights in Malaysia, as well as to raise funds for SUARAM to continue its human rights work. It is also an opportunity to have fellowship and to thank those who have supported SUARAM in its work these twenty years.

Alternatively, public members can also make direct donations to SUARAM via bank transfer or cash deposit to:
RHB Bank Account No.: 2141 8310 5232 91
Account Name: SUARAM KOMMUNIKASI

For more info:




How to lodge a complaint with MPSJ?

Walk-in: Aras 1, Kaunter bersepadu, MPSJ. Please insist on a complaint reference number once you have made your complaint.

Hotline: 03-80247700. 24 hours. Please insist on a complaint reference number once you have made your complaint.

MPSJ Online Public Complaints System: known as  iResponz

Website: http://www.mpsj.gov.my
The best / most recommended way to lodge a complaint

E-mail: mpsj@mpsj.gov.my If you don't receive a reply within 2 working days, please re-send the email or use the website. Insist on a reference number

Mailing address:
Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya
Persiaran Perpaduan, USJ 5
47610 Subang Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Note: this method is discouraged as it takes a longer response time. However, it is still an available option

General Response time: 14 working days.
For urgent matters please call the hotline & also contact me (call/sms)

MPSJ Complaints Stats...

Recently I received the statistics of complaints made by residents of Zone 3 (USJ2 - USJ15) for the month of Sept 2009.

The "champion' for the month is USJ 2, with the most complaints (37), and the other "champion", lowest is USJ3D with just 1 complaint.

The item which appears quite often is tree trimming, indiscrimate dumping of rubbish (noticed the furniture, mattress at street corners), performance of Alam Flora contractors. There has been some other complaints, such as poor road conditions, illegal hawkers, stray dogs, but these other complaints are 1 or 2, here and there.

Do help MPSJ improve by lodging complaints whenever you see a fault. Its easy, just takes a few minutes only...

http://www.rajiv4malaysia.com/2009/11/how-to-lodge-complaint-with-mpsj.html

Dewan Negara

A good article by YB Lau Weng San...
http://wengsan.blogspot.com/2009/11/tugas-berat-2-ahli-dewan-negara.html

I personally feel that the majority of seats should be state representatives, and the balance minority be reserved for minority groups such as Orang Asli, etc.

We already have Dewan Rakyat which is chosen directly by the people to vet thru decisions by the cabinet and to make laws. It'll be good if the Dewan Negara is chosen by another method, i.e. appointment by respective state governments,

This doesn't dilute the power of the people, but gives for proper check and balance, where the 2 Dewans while working for the people at large come from 2 different sources, both of which are just as important.

We have seen state rights being eroded over the last 50 years, such is necessary for state governments to have a say in federal decisions.

Telco Towers & KJS

One of the things discovered in local governments in Selangor is that all telco operators (Maxis, Celcom, P1, etc) have to go thru Kumpulan Jaringan Selangor (KJS) to apply to set up telecommunication structures. KJS would then be the sole body permitted to apply to local councils (such as MPSJ) for the permit to put such towers/structures.

This has been another way the previous administration has used as a "rent seeking" measure, to milk money from these telcos for their personal pocket. It is unknown who is truly behind KJS.

This matter has been highlighted to the State Govt, and hopefully this monopoly would come to an end.

Since the telcos have been complying the last few years with KJS rates, I also propose that local council charges the same rates KJS has been charging the telcos, to increase the council's revenue. This additional revenue can be channel towards public benefits - such as increasing park lighting, resurfacing roads, etc.

Banking on experience

The Star, 22th Oct 2009
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/10/22/central/4494125&sec=central

Banking on experience
MY COUNCILLOR
By JADE CHAN

IT WAS only a matter of progression for Rajiv Rishyakaran, who went from volunteering with Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh during the March 2008 election campaign to becoming one of her special assistants.

“We got to know each other years ago through Grace Church Shah Alam. I offered to help her during the campaign, and continued to help after she won.

“My duties have since evolved from following Hannah to events and activities, to dealing with the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) on complaints and organising events for Hannah,” he said.

Having acquired a decent understanding of, and knowing the workings and people at the MPSJ before becoming a councillor, Rajiv said his duties would remain almost the same, with the addition of a policy-making role.

He feels his experience will be useful in the committees he will be sitting on: Finance, Health, Licensing, and IT.

“I learnt all the aspects of a construction firm during my stint there, including finance, administration, standard operating procedures and technical workings, to dealing with people ranging from construction workers to government officers, and how contractors can cheat.

“There are a lot of things I want to get done, but I’ll have to consider what the other councillors want to do in terms of changing policies,” said Rajiv.

On Licensing, he hopes to step up the MPSJ’s enforcement, such as getting all shops to pay for their signboard licences.

On Health, Rajiv would like to see an improvement in the hygiene aspect at eating outlets by getting all to install grease traps and ridding unhygienic practices that attract rats, cockroaches and stray animals.

In terms of Finance, he said: “The people must have access to the yearly budget and year-end accounts, because it is their right to know.

“There should also be transparency in tenders, whereby the tender evaluation process is made known to the public. I also hope that the Official Secrets Act for all documents will be abolished, although these are big steps in terms of making change.”

As for the IT element, he would like to make the MPSJ’s online complaints system more user-friendly, with the option of having the complainant’s identity hidden where necessary, especially when it comes to enforcement.

“The IT system within the MPSJ must be improved to enhance its productivity,” Rajiv said.

“The council could also look into a fault reporting system whereby contractors who do maintenance work can report to the MPSJ about broken playground facilities or potholes when they go about their duties, instead of having the residents or MPSJ officers do it.”

He added that the MPSJ was working on a couple of proposals to address the parking issues in commercial areas like USJ Taipan and SS15, as well as to better empower the residents.

On the latter proposal, Rajiv explained: “We want to teach residents to take a more proactive approach in their community and know what to do, even to the stage of going to court, say, for a rubbish dumping issue.”

Full name: Rajiv Rishyakaran

Age: 28

Marital status: Single

Education: Degree in Electronic Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn, Johor

Career: 3.5 years in a construction firm. Currently owns an online computer retail business

Councillor of: Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) Zone responsibility: Zone 3 (USJ 2 - USJ 15)

Contact: 012-311 1585/ rajiv@dapsj.com

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The financial disadvantage of being councillor

A good article...

I AM a politician in the public's eyes. Along with that recognition is the belief that I am flushed with cash, simply because my position allows me access to multitudes of government projects.

Being supposedly cash rich, I am also expected to donate handsomely to needy people. To finance these handsome donations, I am expected to earn handsomely, too.

Indeed, with the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) having an annual budget of RM250 million, I and my fellow councillors can be considered directors of a multi-million ringgit company whose shareholders are...

http://www.thenutgraph.com/the-financial-disadvantage-of-being-councillor

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