MBPJ Full Board Meeting
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By Jasraj Sandhu in General Published: Tuesday, 05 August 08 - 02:32 PM (GMT +08:00) Last Updated: Tuesday, 05 August 08 - 02:37 PM (GMT +08:00) |
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MBPJ to obtain TOL for billboards
By TAN KARR WEI at the MBPJ full board meeting
THE Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will obtain temporary occupational licences (TOL) for billboards.
“We will then lease out these approved pieces of land to billboard operators to generate income for the council,” said councillor Derek Fernandez during the MBPJ full board meeting.
Fernandez said this would generate about RM4mil in additional income for the council.
PJ mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman said they would issue licences to current billboards owners who already had their planning and structure permits and did not have any arrears with the council.
However, the state government has issued a directive to freeze new billboard applications.
All Mesra Rakyat billboards will also be taken down.
Roslan also said all religious structures, including mosques and suraus, built without permits on government land would be issued compounds until they obtain permits.
Cabins put up by political parties have to be removed unless the parties agree to hand them over to the council for community use.
“If they refuse, we will tear the structures down,” said Roslan.
He added that the state government had agreed to put on hold the tearing down of boom gates in housing areas because residents had voiced safety concerns due to the increase in crime cases.
Several councillors requested for the sub-committee reports to be given to them before the full board meetings so they can review them before approving the minutes.
MBPJ secretary Puasa Md Taib suggested that sub-committee meetings be held at least three days before the full board meeting so that the reports could be sent in time.
Councillor Latheefa Beebi Koya questioned why councillors were not allowed to review and approve the decisions made by the tender board.
“None of us are allowed to sit on the board and even the decisions made by them are just for our knowledge and not for us to evaluate,” she said.
Roslan said this was a state policy and suggested that the councillors bring up the matter at state level.
Also present as observers at the meeting were PJ Selatan MP Hee Loy Sian, PJ Utara MP Tony Pua, Subang MP Sivarasa Rasiah, Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San, Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong and Kota Damansara assemblyman Dr Nasir Hashim.
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