Why Yongsan-gu Prioritizes Air Conditioner Installation in Security Offices?

Application Submission to Old Housing Division for 118 Apartment Complexes with Over 20 Households... Deadline March 10

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] There are indispensable workers in apartment complexes: security personnel. They take on tough tasks ranging from waste sorting, environmental cleaning, snow removal, parking management, to guiding outsiders. However, their resting spaces are poor. Not only are they cramped, but in summer, the sweltering heat torments them.

Yongsan District Office (District Mayor Seong Jang-hyun) will carry out a multi-family housing management support project in 2020. Priority will be given to supporting the installation of air conditioners in security offices.

The total project budget is 200 million KRW, which is more than 10% increase compared to the previous year (180 million KRW). Of this, 20 million KRW will be spent on the air conditioner installation support project.

The applicants eligible for support are multi-family housing complexes with 20 or more households in the area (118 complexes with 32,304 households). They are divided into legally mandated management targets (59 complexes with 27,652 households) and small-scale voluntary management targets (59 complexes with 4,652 households).

The support targets cover two areas: ‘community activation’ and ‘maintenance of common facilities.’ The community activation area includes outdoor security lights, CCTV installation, etc. Maintenance of common facilities includes road and security light repairs, outdoor sewer repairs and dredging, and installation (including replacement) of air conditioners in security and environmental cleaning staff waiting rooms.

Housing complexes wishing to apply should submit an application form, documents proving the resolution of the residents’ representative meeting, and a project plan (including site photos, drawings, and cost calculation basis) to the district housing department (☎2199-7355) by March 10. Forms can be downloaded from the district website (www.yongsan.go.kr) under the ‘News’ section.

The district office will review documents, conduct site inspections, and after deliberation by the review committee, notify the respective apartments of the decided support amount and conditions. Afterwards, the multi-family housing management entity must submit a support fund disbursement application to the district office again, and the support funds will be disbursed around April.

The support ratio per project follows the ‘Seoul Metropolitan Yongsan-gu Multi-family Housing Management Support Ordinance.’ It is about 50-70% of the total project cost, with a maximum support amount of 20 million KRW per complex.

The projects can be carried out independently by the apartment complexes. However, a commencement notice must be submitted at the start, and a support fund settlement report must be submitted upon completion to the district office.

Last year, 39 projects were carried out in 28 complexes including Bukhan Gangseongwon Apartment. Project contents included ▲exterior wall crack repair and painting ▲CCTV replacement ▲vehicle access control system maintenance ▲children’s playground maintenance, among others.

The district also operates a technical and cost advisory group for multi-family housing construction services. The support targets are construction projects over 100 million KRW and service contracts over 50 million KRW (including construction and services over 10 million KRW for district management support projects). External experts provide guidance on timing and cost appropriateness of construction and services.

Seong Jang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan District, said, “Air conditioners have not been installed in 55 security offices across 10 apartment complexes in the district,” and added, “I hope the respective residents’ representatives will promptly make decisions so that security personnel can spend the summer comfortably.”

Housing Department (☎2199-7355)

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