There has been a lot of news in the papers regarding billboards in MBPJ over the last one year. It is because they were the first to tackle this issue head on. Pretty soon we'll probably see MPSJ in the news, with the billboard operators mostly angry at MPSJ... But lets look at what has happened.
The history...
Pre 2009, there has been 3 categories of billboards in MPSJ areas.
1. Signage
- this is billboards under thier contract with MPSJ, special case. There have exclusivity in certain zones in exchange for constructing bus stops and pedestrian bridges throughout MPSJ.
2. Legal billboards
- This are other billboard operators who have constucted billboards legally. For a billboard to be legal, it needs
a) Planning Approval (Kebenaran Merancang) - given by MPSJ
b) Structural Permit - given by MPSJ
c) Visual License - given by MPSJ
d) If on govt land, need TOL (temporary occupancy license) - Land Office
Not many billboards comply with this, tho some actually have License without a) and b). Technically, MPSJ shouldn't have allowed for that, but somehow, pre-2008, all these were allowed.
3. Illegal billboards
- Some of these have no approval at all, and others just have visual license approved and paid.
This has not only caused a loss of income to MPSJ, but also a certain amount of chaos in moving forward.
The dilemma today...
For the purpose of this article, we will refer to the common billboard size, 10' x 40'. The normal rates (since MPSJ started in 1998 till now) is
a) Planning Approval (Kebenaran Merancang) - RM200
b) Structural Permit - RM250
c) Visual License - RM500/visual
d) Billboard license - RM5000
e) If on govt land, need TOL (temporary occupancy license) - previously RM2000, now RM3000
(there is also RM1000 deposit to MPSJ, RM5000 deposit on TOL)
Total due for 2009 is RM8950. However, which we might soon see in the papers, some of this billboard companies will be crying bloody murder, as they claim RM8950 is too expensive, killing their business. They will also claim that previously they only paid RM500 + RM1000 deposit for their billboards. They will claim that the sudden rates are an attempt to kill their rice bowl. They claim that the billboard occupancy rate is around 50% (really? I don't notice that many empty billboards around Subang Jaya, though I admit I've not gone around calculating), and per billboard they only earn an average of RM18k/yr.
Today we had a dialogue with such companies. We want to be fair, we gave them a chance to hear them out. It got pretty ugly at some points.
The future...
From 2010 onwards, based on the state guidelines, all billboards will pay 25% of their revenue to MPSJ under a profit sharing basis, instead of the respective fees.
The decision..
Considering that some billboard companies have been paying the full/proper rates before this, and are willing to do so for 2009, do we stick to this? Are we business un-friendly to do so? We don't want to destroy industries, really, that would also cost job losses and also less revenue to the goverment.
Request for more street lights in USJ3 & USJ12
Today I have submitted a formal request to TNB to add more street lights in the areas of USJ3/3 and USJ12/1. This 2 areas are among those which has very little street lights. A lot of roads in these areas have only 2 street lights, one at each end of the road.
The specification given by MPSJ is here
Street lights for housing areas in under the jurisdiction of TNB, not MPSJ. We hope they will revert positively, and I'll be following up with them till we get it...
Coming up next is USJ11 & USJ9. If your area is in need, drop me an email...
Scooping after your dog...
A number of residents have raised the issue of dog poop, and why doesn't MPSJ force owners of dogs to scoop after their pets when they do their "business" in public areas.
MPSJ's bylaw on dog licensing already requires this. Please refer to Section 13 (2)
http://ocps.mpsj.gov.my/cms/documentstorage/com.tms.cms.document.Document_25a96383-a020f414-12146260-1ad2ad09/Undang-Undang%20Kecil%20ANJING.pdf
However, as we all know, enforcement is sorely lacking throughout MPSJ, especially in this area. You can read more about it here
http://www.rajiv4malaysia.com/2009/12/enforcement-lack-of-it-in-subang-jaya.html
I do hope, and will be working towards improving this..
Enforcement - the lack of it in Subang Jaya
A number of residents, myself included have been frustrated by the lack of enforcement (both police and local council actually). The problem we have is having only two hundred plus enforcement officers to cover:
- Traffic
- Hygiene
- Places of entertainment
- Business license
- Illegal/Ah long ads
- Building regulation
- Littering and illegal dumping of rubbish
- Use of public space
- Pets - including requiring dog owners to scoop after their dog
- etc
A list of MPSJ bylaws can be found on MPSJ's website.
The amount of enforcement officers in comparison to a population of nearly 1mil is certainly not good.
As a comparison, we have about 1/5 of Singapore's population. We also have about 1/3 of their land size. They have about 35,000 strong police force. We don't even come close to 1/5 of that, when combining our Police force in MPSJ areas + MPSJ enforcement.
In reply to the residents,
2. This increase can be done either by
a) increasing our staff
b) outsourcing
3. Increasing govt staff is not easy. We need approval from state govt and JPA. While most of us (me included) always feel that enforcement staff will automatically earn their keep by the amount of summons they issue, this is not really the case. Most summons go unpaid, as people don't fear it. MPSJ is dragging people to court, but as you can imagine, there's only a limited amount of people that we can prosecute per month, and somehow, despite doing this, it has not struck fear.
4. Since implementing the yellow tag for parking offences in Taipan, the payment rate for summons has gone up - 64% the last i heard. This is positive in helping the case of increasing enforcement.
5. As for outsourcing enforcement, a council meeting has recently directed the legal dept to study and present a paper on this matter by February.
6. Why can't we just go ahead? Well, because we are not sure what legal implications there might be, and instead of rushing into things, which may land us in court, cost us lots of legal fees and embarrassment, and may nullify all those summons issued. So, please give it some time.
7. Not all councillors are for increasing enforcement. In fact some are against it. Some prefer "education" (please lah, i think everyone knows they are committing wrong, and are just not afraid of getting caught). Others fear political backlash from strict enforcement.
So, this is not an easy battle. I am however determined to see it through.
Youths pick up good habit in neighbourhood clean-up
70kids spending a morning for the benefit of USJ3&4 residents...
http://streets.nst.com.my/Friday/Stories/20091217235652/Article
A view from one of the participants
http://meiwern-94-lol.blogspot.com/2009/12/thursday-17th-december-2009.html
SUBANG JAYA: In just three hours, about 50 bags of rubbish were collected by 70 teenagers and young adults in a walkabout around USJ 3 and USJ 4 neighbourhoods yesterday morning.
Aged between 13 and 22, the group is part of the Full Gospel Assembly (FGA) Holiday Conference which carries out community-based activities during the month-long school holidays.
Oblivious of the scorching sun, they were focused on cleaning up the neighbourhoods.
Arriving at 8.30am in two buses in Jalan USJ 3/3, the group was divided into respective zones and team members were handed task sheets after a briefing by Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh and Subang Jaya municipal councillor for USJ 2 to USJ 15, Rajiv Rishyakaran.
Wearing gloves and armed with scrapers and garbage bags, they tore down illegal posters and Ah Long stickers; and kept their eyes peeled for rubbish littering the roadside.
The group also identified 115 faulty street lamps for Tenaga Nasional Bhd and the Subang Jaya Municipal Council.
One of the participants was 15-year-old Samuel Saw, a student of SMK USJ Seafield.
Saw said his participation was his way of giving back to society and making a change.
Another participant was Jemimah Ravindran, 16, who came from Bangsar.
The SMK Bukit Bandaraya student described the gotong-royong as a good start for her to also do something for her neighbourhood in Bangsar Baru.
"After today, I am inspired to try and organise a similar activity with my schoolmates so that we can do something in our own neighbourhood."
Yeoh said FGA had partnered with her office to organise week-long community activities for the group.
"A programme like this is good for them as it helps them to know what is happening in their community. They also get to learn the functions of the local authorities."
Today, the group will embark on a tree-planting project in Jalan USJ 2/2L from 8.30am onwards.
Fwd: what has USJ 11/2 become? a dumping ground for rubbish
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On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:24 AM, wrote:
I am a resident of USJ11 for the past 10 years... I came across this dump site at USJ11/2 (infront of Nurul Izzah Tadika)....It's right next to a main road and all passer-by can see this rubbish strewn all over...What has become of USJ 11?Just to share this with you.Tq.
DAPSY Selangor Christmas Networking Dinner
DAPSY Selangor is organising a networking dinner to celebrate the Christmas season in 2009 as part of our efforts to engage the youth and be seen with the people, as well as attract the interest of the younger generation who at large still tend to shun politicians.
The details of the event are as follows:
Venue: Restaurant Chef & Brew @ Plaza Damansara, Medan Setia 2, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
Date: 19 December 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 7.00pm onwards till late.
Dress code: Smart casual
Menu: Ala carte
Cuisine: Western, Fusion, Chinese, limited Japanese dishes
Price: RM35/++ per person (approximation for 3 course meal, excluding drinks)
Reservation : 40 pax maximum
The restaurant is chosen because of its cosy ambience and ample parking space. It is located near Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s former residence.
The map to the place can be located at the following link: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3.149600,101.653000&z=16&om=1
Driving directions to Chef & Brew:
If driving from PJ Hilton area:
1.Head northeast toward Persiaran Barat21 m
2.Turn left at Persiaran Barat0.9 km
3.Turn left to merge onto Jalan Timur0.4 km
4.Turn right at Exit Jalan Timur14 m
5.Take the ramp onto Lebuhraya Persekutuan1.5 km
6.Take the ramp onto Lebuhraya Sprint1.9 km
7.Slight left to stay on Lebuhraya Sprint3.2 km
8.Take the exit toward Persiaran Bukit Kiara0.2 km
9.Turn right at Persiaran Bukit Kiara0.8 km
10.Continue onto Jalan Setia Murni0.4 km
11.Turn right toward Jalan Medan Setia 117 m
12.Turn right at Jalan Medan Setia 10.1 km
13.Continue onto Jalan Medan Setia 2
Destination will be on the left79 m
The guests of honour are:
1. YB Jenice Lee
2. YB Anthony Loke
The theme for the evening: Spirit of Giving (Giving your lives for a better Malaysia)
Agenda:
7.00 pm - Arrival of Guests (Registration)
7.30 pm - Dinner
8.30 pm - Getting to know each other
9.00 pm - Welcome speech by YB Jenice Lee
9.10 pm - Dialogue with your elected reps
10.00 pm - Closing Speech by YB Anthony Loke
10.30 pm - Good Night and Merry Christmas!
It's open to all professionals especially to the younger generation below the age of 40.
Please inform Ashvin at 019-316 7027 of your attendance and the number of guests attending via sms or email radiantash@yahoo.com by 17 Dec 2009 (deadline).
We have reserved seats for only 40 persons (First come, first served basis). We will officially come up with a full list of names confirmed attending.
The details of the event are as follows:
Venue: Restaurant Chef & Brew @ Plaza Damansara, Medan Setia 2, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
Date: 19 December 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 7.00pm onwards till late.
Dress code: Smart casual
Menu: Ala carte
Cuisine: Western, Fusion, Chinese, limited Japanese dishes
Price: RM35/++ per person (approximation for 3 course meal, excluding drinks)
Reservation : 40 pax maximum
The restaurant is chosen because of its cosy ambience and ample parking space. It is located near Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s former residence.
The map to the place can be located at the following link: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3.149600,101.653000&z=16&om=1
Driving directions to Chef & Brew:
If driving from PJ Hilton area:
1.Head northeast toward Persiaran Barat21 m
2.Turn left at Persiaran Barat0.9 km
3.Turn left to merge onto Jalan Timur0.4 km
4.Turn right at Exit Jalan Timur14 m
5.Take the ramp onto Lebuhraya Persekutuan1.5 km
6.Take the ramp onto Lebuhraya Sprint1.9 km
7.Slight left to stay on Lebuhraya Sprint3.2 km
8.Take the exit toward Persiaran Bukit Kiara0.2 km
9.Turn right at Persiaran Bukit Kiara0.8 km
10.Continue onto Jalan Setia Murni0.4 km
11.Turn right toward Jalan Medan Setia 117 m
12.Turn right at Jalan Medan Setia 10.1 km
13.Continue onto Jalan Medan Setia 2
Destination will be on the left79 m
The guests of honour are:
1. YB Jenice Lee
2. YB Anthony Loke
The theme for the evening: Spirit of Giving (Giving your lives for a better Malaysia)
Agenda:
7.00 pm - Arrival of Guests (Registration)
7.30 pm - Dinner
8.30 pm - Getting to know each other
9.00 pm - Welcome speech by YB Jenice Lee
9.10 pm - Dialogue with your elected reps
10.00 pm - Closing Speech by YB Anthony Loke
10.30 pm - Good Night and Merry Christmas!
It's open to all professionals especially to the younger generation below the age of 40.
Please inform Ashvin at 019-316 7027 of your attendance and the number of guests attending via sms or email radiantash@yahoo.com by 17 Dec 2009 (deadline).
We have reserved seats for only 40 persons (First come, first served basis). We will officially come up with a full list of names confirmed attending.
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)
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
Road resurfacing
For 2009, the following roads have been resurfaced within MPSJ Zone 3 (USJ2-15). Note that some of these roads are not resurfaced totally.
- JALAN USJ 2/1
- JALAN USJ 2/2D
- JALAN USJ 2/5
- JALAN USJ 2/5K
- JALAN USJ 2/5J
- JALAN USJ 2/2H
- JALAN USJ 2/2G
- JALAN USJ 2/2F
- JALAN USJ 2/4
- JALAN USJ 3/2G
- JALAN USJ 5/4B
- JALAN USJ 5/1L
- JALAN USJ 5/1K
- JALAN USJ 5/1J
- JALAN USJ 5/1H
- JALAN USJ 5/1G
- JALAN USJ 5/1D –SIMPANG
- JALAN USJ 5/1E
- JALAN USJ 5/1F
- JALAN USJ 6/3B
- JALAN USJ 6/6
- JALAN USJ 6/6A
- JALAN USJ 9/5L
- JALAN USJ 14/1F
- JALAN USJ 14/1M
MPSJ currently depends on the MARRIS grant, which we receive annually from the Federal Government channeled thru the State Government. This is then divided across all MPSJ on need basis...
If you find any of the roads in the list above has poor workmanship, please write to me.
My Plans for Zone 3
I was asked by some residents, what are my plans for USJ (zone 3)?
As for my masterplans, well, I do have a list of over 20items that need to be done in MPSJ. As a member of the municipal council, I have to consider the decision of my fellow councilors in pursuing these policies.
However, these are among my primary focus:
1. Customer service - Your complaints to MPSJ must be solved within set time frames, mostly 2 weeks. If it is not, let me know, and I'll be breathing fire down the respective head of dept's neck.
Also, I'm making myself available - you can call me, facebook me, email me and even see me in person to discuss just about anything.
2. Traffic & Public Transport - We can hope for the best tweaking traffic light timings here and there, but ultimately, thats not going to be a long term solution, as everyday, more and more cars come on the road (my neighbour has 4, and even my house has 4 today). Also, the better we improve traffic flows on Tujuan/Kewajipan, the more enticing it would be for Putra Heights/Alam Megah/Kota Kemuning/Puchong to use Subang Jaya as a bypass to get to places. So, we need to start focusing on public transport. And I've succeeded in getting MPSJ to form a public transport committee, that will have Prasarana, RapidKL & CVLB's participation. We'll be meeting for the first time after Raya.
3. Solving Taipan's parking nightmare
4. Improving hygiene standards...
- restaurants & grocery shops
- public littering, be it throwing rubbish out of the car window, dumping rubbish in front of tnb sub-stations or dragging mattresses/unwanted furnitures to road corners
5. Legalise proper business activities that should be, and crackdown on the rest (this is quite a tough one)
6. Look into MPSJ's finances. This is "behind the scenes" work, and many would not see the fruit of my labour in this area directly. However, i think its very important, so that
a) we free up unnecessary spending and focus that money on improving roads, street lights & parks
b) Generate more non-tax income so that just general resident's tax burden is reduced. I don't mean penalising people, but there are some cases which companies are due to pay a fair share to council, such as
- Telco towers using public land for telco towers paying a minimal token sum only, yet generating billions in revenue.
- Billboard ads that cost RM10k/month at the very least, but shops putting up huge sighboards get off just paying RM60/90 a year.
I don't mean to punish these corporate bodies, but they should pay their fair share for usage of our common space that they use for their private profit.
c) stop/reduce corruption (sometimes i feel corruption happens because councillors are just too busy dealing with residents that they don't have time to scrutinize MPSJ's spending
I welcome any questions/clarification of the above.
However, these are among my primary focus:
1. Customer service - Your complaints to MPSJ must be solved within set time frames, mostly 2 weeks. If it is not, let me know, and I'll be breathing fire down the respective head of dept's neck.
Also, I'm making myself available - you can call me, facebook me, email me and even see me in person to discuss just about anything.
2. Traffic & Public Transport - We can hope for the best tweaking traffic light timings here and there, but ultimately, thats not going to be a long term solution, as everyday, more and more cars come on the road (my neighbour has 4, and even my house has 4 today). Also, the better we improve traffic flows on Tujuan/Kewajipan, the more enticing it would be for Putra Heights/Alam Megah/Kota Kemuning/Puchong to use Subang Jaya as a bypass to get to places. So, we need to start focusing on public transport. And I've succeeded in getting MPSJ to form a public transport committee, that will have Prasarana, RapidKL & CVLB's participation. We'll be meeting for the first time after Raya.
3. Solving Taipan's parking nightmare
4. Improving hygiene standards...
- restaurants & grocery shops
- public littering, be it throwing rubbish out of the car window, dumping rubbish in front of tnb sub-stations or dragging mattresses/unwanted furnitures to road corners
5. Legalise proper business activities that should be, and crackdown on the rest (this is quite a tough one)
6. Look into MPSJ's finances. This is "behind the scenes" work, and many would not see the fruit of my labour in this area directly. However, i think its very important, so that
a) we free up unnecessary spending and focus that money on improving roads, street lights & parks
b) Generate more non-tax income so that just general resident's tax burden is reduced. I don't mean penalising people, but there are some cases which companies are due to pay a fair share to council, such as
- Telco towers using public land for telco towers paying a minimal token sum only, yet generating billions in revenue.
- Billboard ads that cost RM10k/month at the very least, but shops putting up huge sighboards get off just paying RM60/90 a year.
I don't mean to punish these corporate bodies, but they should pay their fair share for usage of our common space that they use for their private profit.
c) stop/reduce corruption (sometimes i feel corruption happens because councillors are just too busy dealing with residents that they don't have time to scrutinize MPSJ's spending
I welcome any questions/clarification of the above.
Fwd: Lokasi Pusat Kitar Semula MPSJ
Lokasi Pusat Kitar Semula MPSJ
faradiyatul.liana 08 Jul 2009 09:39 AM
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| Kertas | Plastik | Alu |
| Kaca | Pakaian | Pusat Kitar Semua |
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| Pusat Kitar Semula MPSJ | Khamis | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula USJ 9 Bersebelahan Masjid Al-Falakh USJ 9, 47610 Subang Jaya H/p:016-9043759 u/p:En. Azhar | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula SS 17 | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula USJ 1 | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Serdang Raya Seksyen 7 | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Serdang Utama Jalan 14/3, Taman Serdang Utama (bersebelahan Pangsapuri Mega Ros), Seri Kembangan Hp: 016-3123340 u/p: En. Nanda Kumar | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Taman Bukit Serdang Seksyen 9 Jalan BS 9/3, Tmn Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan Hp: 016-3123340 u/p: En. Nanda Kumar | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Taman Bukit Serdang Seksyen 5 | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Bukit Kuchai Jalan 26, Taman Bukit Kuchai, Puchong | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Taman Kinrara Seksyen 3 | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Kg. Bukit Lanchong Jln Besar, Kg Bukit Lanchong Puchong | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Kuala Sg. Baru Jln Kg. Kuala Sg. Baru, Puchong | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Kg. Tengah Persimpangan Jln Tempinis, Kg. Tengah, Puchong | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Kg. Seri Langkas Jln Bakawali,Kg. Seri Langkas, Puchong | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Kg. Baru Seri Puchong Jln Jurutera, Kg. Baru Seri Puchong | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Taman Tasik Wawasan Persiaran Wawasan, Pusat Bandar Puchong, Puchong | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Puchong Permai Jalan Permai 1/12, Taman Puchong Permai | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Puchong Hartamas jalan Puchong Hartamas, Taman Puchong Hartamas Bt 14 Puchong | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Taman Seri Serdang Tasik Serdang Ria, Jln Seri Serdang Selatan, Taman Seri Serdang, Serdang | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) | ||||||
| Pusat Kitar Semula Bandar Puteri Jalan Puteri 7/8 (Bersebelahan sub station TNB) | Selasa,Khamis,Sabtu & Ahad (10.00 pagi - 7.00 ptg) |
* tertakluk kepada perubahan
If you know someone who needs welfare...
Aid list
> A general monthly allowance of RM80 per person, up to a maximum of RM350 per family, subject to a household income of below RM720 for Peninsular Malaysia, RM830 for Sarawak and RM960 for Sabah.
> RM300 a month for poor senior citizens aged above 60, subject to a household income of below RM720 for Peninsular Malaysia, RM830 for Sarawak and RM960 for Sabah.
> RM100 a month per child for families earning below RM720 in Peninsular Malaysia, RM830 in Sarawak and RM960 in Sabah. This aid is subject to a maximum of RM450 per family.
> RM300 supplementary work allowance a month for a disabled person who is working and earning below RM1,200 a month.
> RM300 a month for a non-working caregiver who looks after a debilitated/bedridden person at home. This is provided the family income is less than RM3,000 a month.
> From January this year, RM150 a month will also be given to a disabled person who is unemployed despite efforts to find a job.
To apply for welfare aid and the JKSM card, go to your nearest Social Welfare office or call the Ministry’s Talian Nur hotline at 15999.
Why should MPSJ exist?
The purpose...
- To regulate development throughout the area (residential, commercial, industrial, agriculture, etc)
- To provide/maintain common infrastructure for all development (roads, drains, street lights, parking, traffic management, landscape, etc)
- To provide/maintain basic recreation (fields, parks, community halls, library? - this list is quite subjective as to how far council should go in providing, and how much we should rely on private sources)
- To maintain a decent level of hygiene
- To regulate business activity (including providing infrastucture such as modern wet markets)
- Waste Management / To collect rubbish (domestic waste only, not industrial waste)
Other non-core activities could include (subject to taxpayer wanting to foot the bill)
- Welfare
- Cultural & Sports
- Public Transport
- Security Services - Patroling, etc
MPSJ's Subsidized Services / Welfare Benefits
Business Opportunities for the needy
- Wet Market (for Traders)
- Food Courts
- Pasar Ramadan
- Roadside Traders
The above licences/permit/rent is very very low compared to the market rates. No way the beneficiaries of the above can conduct similar scale business on private property at the rates they are paying. Thus, with this opportunity, comes conditions, which they must accept, such as minimun standard of service, owner operates (no renting or subleting licence, permits for a quick buck), etc
The beneficiaries of this licences/permits should realise that its not a "right", but a privalage given to them by the local council, which they stand to lose, if they don't follow the rules.
Welfare for the needy
- Council homes
- Rent subsidy
For the public at large
- Community Halls
- Sports facilities
- Library
The perception of quite a lot of people is that these facilities are owed to them by the government. Thus, rental should be very minimal, or in fact not be charged. And sometimes, it is right, some things should be subsidized, for its indirect effect works for the greater good of the community.
But the bottom line is that the money for this facilities need to come from somewhere. Either the council operates the facilities at cost, passing on all incurred cost as fees - i.e. Charge hall rentals and badminton court rentals at what it actually cost the council to build and operate. Or have society at large subsidize it. Which means part of the revenues of the council (basically assessment rate, licence & summons) goes towards funding these facilities.
There is no right or wrong answer here, the way I see it. It is up to society to decide how we want our council to spend our money. Budgets and financial statements of the council are available for public viewing (yes, they're not secret).
Issue 002: Enforcement, to ensure fair collection of licensing revenues for council
Issue Type: Problem to Solve
Background:
Ultimate problem:
1. loss of revenue to MPSJ
2. Business not being conducted within MPSJ regulations, often times causing inconvinience to others
- Lots of businesses (30-50%?) do not renew their business licence/signboard licence
- Restaurants who do not licence their outdoor tables
- advertising - billboards, banners, buntings, etc
Issue 001: Enforcement, to maintain a decent level of hygiene
Issue Type: Problem to Solve / Proposal for Improvement
Background:
restaurants/eateries
- Restaurants dirty,
- handle food badly
- no grease trap
- no proper disposal of rubbish
- wash plates, dishes by the drain
- personal hygiene by workers
others
- no proper disposal of rubbish
- littering
Grass cutting issues
One of the somewhat regular complaints is damage to car/property due to grass cutting activities by Alam Flora (in MPSJ areas). If you have been a victim to this, you can come forward to seek compensation. Refer to the letter below..
Interesting Parking Rule...
When you're in MPSJ territory,
http://ocps.mpsj.gov.my/cms/documentstorage/com.tms.cms.document.Document_461b4540-a020f414-1d913640-eab5e22f/perintah%20pengangkutan%20jalan.pdf
Refer to item4, page8.
This item clearly states that parking anywhere outside painted parking box is illegal. Which means, its illegal to
- Park in front of your house (only can park inside your house)
- Park in front of your neighbourhood padang
- Park on empty land (not like there's much of it in Subang Jaya, but in Puchong, Putra Heights Serdang...)
- Park by roadsides, however deserted or whether they have white or no lines at all
So, be forewarned, when you do so, you're taking a risk of a RM80 compound.
Should this be fixed?
I'm thinking this section4 should be revoked, replaced with
Tiada seorang pun boleh meletak suatu kenderaan motor, menyebabkan, membenarkan mana-mana kenderaan motor diletakkan atau menunggu di mana mana tempat seperti berikut:
(a) ....
(b) ....
(c) ....
i.e, just specify the illegal places. I think its somewhat ridiculous to have a law which you cannot enforce. This would make this law subject/open to abuse...
What do you think?
p.s. parking charges apply from 8am to 6:30pm weekdays, 8am to 1pm on working saturdays
Parking Issues...
I believe all those of us who live in the Klang Valley are very familiar with the endless parking problems we face, such as double parking, maybe even triple parking, illegal parking in front of fire hydrants or busstops, parking on yellow lines, street corners, motorcycle bays, etc...
Subang Jaya is one area where this problem also exist, especially in SS15 & Taipan. There's an average of 2 parking lots in front of a shop lot, which is hardly enough considering most shops have 3 floors, with certainly more than 2 customers and employers present at the same time.
Some pictures of the problem....
While I find this to be an annoyance and a problem, maybe some people don't. So I guess the first question that should be asked (to make no assumptions), is whether this is really a problem or not...
If you've decided its a problem, then read on, if not, the rest will not be relevant to you.
So, now for those of you who has decided that its a problem, lets analyze this problem.
Why do people park illegally? Maybe...
- its nearer to where they want to go?
- save time?
- everybody is doing it anyway?
- love to annoy other people on purpose?
The fact it, with the shoplot system we have in Malaysia, there's only a limited amount of parking bays in front of any given shop. Probably 30-50 years ago, when people hardly drove, this shoplot system was fine, as there wasn't that many cars to occupy the space in front of shoplots. But now when practically everybody drives, it is a problem. This is becuase each shop is likely to have more than 2 employees/visitors driving at any given time, infact, its safe to say, more than 5. Some like the banks, have at least 30-50 people at any one time.
So, if there's not enough car parks for everyone to park right next to the shop they want to go to, then I guess we can safely conclude that there must an alternative parking place or system. It could be basement car park, maybe a multi-storey car park in the area.
SS15 has a small basement car park in Subang Square, and a potential site for a multi-storey car park at the plot land next to the MPSJ's hall. Taipan has a under-utilised multi-storey car park. A discussion with operator of the Taipan multi-storey car park operator recently revealed an average vacancy of 400bays at any given time. Taipan also has a plot of land behind True Fitness (Pos Malaysia reserve), which is a temporary car park, with the potential to be converted into another multi-storey car park.
Since we have established the fact that in these days, not everyone will have the privalage to park infront of their destination, some would have to park in the multistorey and walk a distance. And at this point we also agree that parking these many forms of illegal parking is not acceptable.
So, question now is - who gets to park in front of their destination, and who has to park further away?
Option 1: First come, first serve + heavy enforcement
This is the present day system, where who's lucky or early gets the lot. The others have either the option to park illegally or park futher away. If we want to maintain this option, then we need to step up enforcement to get rid of illegal parking.
Option 2: Shop front are reserve for those who are making short visits
This is a radical idea for Malaysia. No where in Malaysia (except in one office complex in Kelana Jaya) practices this model. Allow me to explain. And to make things easier, we'll use Taipan as the main guide in this discussion from here on.
Since a significant number of shoplots are actually offices in Taipan, and these offices tend to open/start work before the retail outlets open, a large number of the shopfront parking are taken up by these employees. And why not? At 50sen/hr, its cheaper than the multi-storey car park far far away, and they can park right at their doorstep. Parking in these lots becomes the most sensible thing to do. And that's what happens.
Later on, when the retail outlets and banks open, then we see the flood of cars coming in. These people then have a dilemma. To park at the multi-storey car park - where its a good walking distance away, and consumes time to park (take the ticket, drive round and round, park, walk downstairs, then walk to the shop/bank). 15 mins to park and get to the distination. 15mins back to the car. And do this so that they can go to the bank for 5 mins? or drop by a shop for 10mins?
I guess the natural incentive to park legally goes away, i mean who would want to spend 15mins parking to run a 5 min errand. And because we don't want to anger the rakyat, we go easy on this offenders, understanding their plight that theres not enough parking space.
However, wouldn't it be better, if those who are going to spend 7, 8 hours there in Taipan park in the multistorey car park instead. The pain of the extra walk is technically less for them, as they will be parking for a longer term. I mean spend 15mins to park for a 5 min errand vs 15mins to park for a day in the office.
The other benefit if the long term parkers were to use the multi-storey car park instead is that it frees up room for customers to park, improving the overall business climate in the area. Which is certainly not a bad thing.
So, the question here is this: Who should get priority to park shopfront?
If we do agree that shopfront parking should be reserved for short term visitors/customers, then one mechanism is to plainly limit the parking time at each bay. This is done in lots of countries, such as Australia, South Africa, etc. To purely do this, would mean a lot of "jaga kereta", watching the spots, making sure people leave on time and not overstay. Midvalley megamall tried this for a while a few years ago, where shop front parking, infront of rhb, alliance bank was limited to 15mins. It worked, but with great manpower requirement.
Another option is to increase the parking charges per hour, after the grace period, of say 1 hour. 1st hour maintain at 50sen, subsequent hours RM2/hr. No monthly pass is allowed. So those who wish to park less than an hour, just pay 50sen, as they do today. Only those who are coming in for long errands or for work, would "suffer". If they park all day, 8 hours, they will incur a charge of RM14.50. This will certainly motivate them to park at the multistorey car park, where it would be half the price.
Of course good enforcement is needed to make sure parking fees are paid, and this shouldn't be an issue. Even 1 person constantly making rounds is enough to deter anyone who hopes to get away not paying.
I admit, this is not a win-win-win solution. In fact its a win-win-lose, where
short term visitors and customers win
businesses win, as customers have an easier time to access parking and thus are happier
but long term parkers such as employees lose.
But then again, is there a win-win-win solution? What accomplishes the goal of the greater good?
Lets analyze the cons of the other model "first come, first serve"
1. If we don't strictly enforce, it'll be like today's situation, lots of illegal parking
2. If we strictly enforce, people will be very annoyed, as they will find it very very inconvinient to do their errands. Not a few employeess unhappy, but the rakyat in general.
3. If we strictly enforce, lots of businesses will suffer, as people will end up going to other shops in other areas due to parking difficulties. Businesses will suffer. That can't be good.
But what about those who park long term?
1. We can negotiate to bring down the monthly pass of the long term car park from RM105 today closer to RM80 (MPSJ's pass) with the promise that this model would bring the multi-storey more business.
2. MPSJ could provide a shuttle van to/from the multistorey car park during morning and evening rush hours to ease the inconvininece faced.
In conclusion, I personally
1. Agree that this issue is a problem
2. Like to use option 2: priority to the customer for shopfront parking
And I sincerely believe this is in the greater good of the rakyat of Subang Jaya.
Street Lights @ MPSJ
- For street lights, the specified distance between one light to the other is a max of 40m.
- If there is cases where the lights are futher than that, residents in the area can make a request to MPSJ & TNB to install additional lights.
- With regards to the timing of the lights, its from 7pm to 7am everyday. In found not to be the case, a complaint should be made to MPSJ
- With regards to the brightness of the light, it is specified to be between 10-15lux. If residents feel that the brightness is not good enough, they can make a complaint, and the brightness will be measured using a lux meter. If found to be less than 10, the light bulb will be changed.
Additional notes
- Street lights where the post is built using concrete square post, that's TNB, and for lights where the post is round/metal, its MPSJ.
- For TNB post, can complain direct to TNB by calling 15454 or complain to MPSJ, who will then forward the complain to MPSJ
- For MPSJ lights, complain directly to MPSJ
- For additional street lights, where requirement of 40m has been met, can be done at the cost of the requester, including monthly electricity bill
Contact Me
You can contact me or my office through the following:
Tel: 03-77847490
Fax: 03-77817490
Email: dapbukitgasing@gmail.com
Pejabat & Pusat Khidmat ADUN N.34 Bukit Gasing
Stadium Hoki MBPJ,
Jalan Selangor
46050, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
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Tel: 03-77847490
Fax: 03-77817490
Email: dapbukitgasing@gmail.com
Pejabat & Pusat Khidmat ADUN N.34 Bukit Gasing
Stadium Hoki MBPJ,
Jalan Selangor
46050, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
On the web
Blog: http://www.rajiv4malaysia.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rajiv4malaysia
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