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On August 20, 2008, through SCM Job # 0752-2008, the Secretariat of the Municipal Council of San Rafael de Heredia, was agreed to municipal policy that is transcribed below, which referred to the following public agencies: National Institute of Housing and Urban-INVU, National Environmental Technical Secretariat - SETENA, National Ground Water, Irrigation and Drainage - SENARA, Ministry of Health - San Jose, Ministry Environment and Energy-MINAE, Board of Public Service Company of Heredia SA MUNICIPAL POLICIES These were adopted by the City Council that at its Extraordinary Session No.193-2008.
The Declaration of Piedra Grande "on 2 September 2008, mentioned the consent of the population support rafaeleña municipal policies aimed at conserving and protecting our water resources, which is why it is transcribed below:






Works Commission PROPONENT: Yensi Alfaro Hernandez, Diana Delgado Conejo, Henry Chavarria Delgado, Marcos Hernández Ramírez, Soleidae Luna Vargas. The Rulers SECONDARY ALTERNATE: Julian Sanchez Chavarria, WHEREAS


FIRST: That the Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica, Article 50, states that "The State shall ensure the greatest good of all inhabitants of the country, organizing and promoting production and the fairest distribution of wealth "and that" Everyone has the right to a healthy and ecologically balanced environment. " For his part, Article 46 of the Constitution states that "consumers and users have the right to health protection, environment, safety and economic interests and receive adequate and reliable: the freedom of choice and equal treatment. "
SECOND: That the Environmental Law No. 7554, Article 35 on the creation, preservation, management, development and monitoring of protected areas, indicated as one of its objectives," protect and improve water areas and watersheds, to reduce and avoid the negative impact that can cause poor handling. "


THIRD: That on the other hand, Articles 28 to 31 of the Organic Law of the Environment, mentioned the power to local governments to "define and implement" land management policies, aimed at regulating and promoting human settlements and economic and social activities of the population, as well as the physical space to achieve harmony between greater good of the population, the use of natural resources and environmental conservation. Moreover, in view guidelines for land use and urban development, so as to promote the development and reorganization of cities, through intensive use of urban space in order to free up and conserve resources for other uses or for future residential expansion


FOURTH: That this legal framework is complemented by articles 15 and 21 of the Planning Act, authorizing local governments to plan and control urban development, within the limits of its territorial jurisdiction, through implementation of master plans and related urban development regulations (zoning, subdivision and development, official map, urban renewal and construction), which are essential tools for governing the territory at the local level, which must contain a legal minimum of elements, such as: policy development, study population, land use, circulation study , community services, utilities, housing and urban renewal.
FIVE: In 2005, the Interagency Commission of Micro de Heredia (CIMH) published a proposal for the definition of aquifer protection areas in the upper parts of the watershed of rivers Plums, Segundo, Bermúdez, Tibas and Pará, in order to incorporate these areas to the territorial reorganization plans and the systematic development of processes for monitoring land use in areas of high aquifer vulnerability.

SIXTH: That the City Council of San Rafael de Heredia agreed unanimously to approve the proposal of the Interinstitutional Commission of Micro de Heredia, published in La Gaceta No. 190 of October 4, 2006, establishing restrictions on land use in areas of high aquifer vulnerability.


SEVEN: That regular meeting No. 103-2007, on July 9, 2007, the City Council of San Rafael de Heredia agreed not to issue permits for any type of urban development within the territorial jurisdiction of the canton of San Rafael de Heredia, who fall within the area covered by the decree of Act LXV of 1888 July 28, 1888 and proceeded to turn the instructions to the Administration for the Department of Municipal Engineering , apply all that existing legislation on environmental and apply the law as applicable
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EIGHTH: That the area covered by the Plan GAM is called urban growth area, with more than 44,000 hectares, which has focused on further urban development and physical infrastructure, social and productive country. Includes the four main provinces: Alajuela, Heredia, San José and Cartago. Surrounding this area is the Special Protection Area, a ring of 152,000 acres, which includes national parks, aquifer protection, valuable farmland and an excellent herd of dairy production.

NINTH: That the accelerated growth and rapid Metropolitan conurbation centers not only produced morphological changes and functional bottlenecks, but also affected the efficiency and effectiveness of the administrative structure of the region

TEN: that municipalities are the institutions that are closest to the citizen and constitutionally are responsible for the administration of the interests and cantonal services therefore require Esquena strengthen planning and resource management. This is extremely important at this juncture, given the interest being shown by the Government to allocate more resources for infrastructure canton.

ELEVENTH: That the urban growth turns out to be an inevitable and inherent to human being's own natural desire for progress of a people and its goal of solidarity to achieve a higher quality of life for the greatest number of its members. However,
also be inevitable that this phenomenon occurs in nature impact
is an obligation legal, moral and common interest that development is planned, scheduled and planned so that it can be an orderly, safe, sustainable and therefore with the least possible effect on the environment, so as to achieve the intended progress and development objective, but at the same time ensuring a healthy and ecologically balanced environment for future generations.

THEREFORE

THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAN RAFAEL DE HEREDIA


, AWARE THAT THE BASE SUPPORTING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN PLANNING, IS CONTAINED, AMONG OTHERS, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC MUNICIPAL CODE, THE ORGANIC LAW OF THE ENVIRONMENT, URBAN PLANNING AND BUILDING AND DECREE MIVAH 25902 - MP-MINAE AGREES:


AGREEMENT # 1




FIRST:

approve the Opinion # 032 - CO-2008, the Work Committee in its entirety.
SECOND: City establishes the following policy for land use planning and sustainable growth in urban developments. Aware of the responsibility of the municipality to make decisions and guide their people towards a genuine local development that meets the necessary conditions of safety, health, comfort and beauty in its roads, buildings and constructions.

THIRD:
Create a mechanism to help prevent runoff potential emergencies in the county of San Rafael de Heredia
, where the Canton river system, part of the basin Tárcoles and the Atlantic and drained by rivers Second, Buri, Pirro, Bermudez, tural, Tibás, Macaroni and Tours and the Downs Shipyard, Turú, Dry, White Earth, as well as channels that are public domain, especially in the north, for which studies should be performed by the respective municipality.

FOURTH: NO AWARD throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the canton of San Rafael de Heredia, no permission for the development of urbanization, agricultural subdivisions, housing projects,
industrial, hotel, commercial or otherwise, allowed by law, that does not have a technical system dump and / or infiltration of rainwater, where permitted, in a technically and scientifically proven to the satisfaction of the Municipality, mitigate, or infiltrate stormwater reuse these, which result the vent into a river, a stream or a channel of public domain and once the project aims get less water than they currently get, in the absence of the project.

FIFTH: request to manage the development of infrastructure in accordance with the Regulations for the Control Division and National Developments, whose design will be approved and supervised by the Department of Engineering, who will certify their compliance with the technical specifications at the end of the work.

SIXTH: delegate responsibility to managers, for venting and water outlets in all illegal projects have been developed without knowledge of the municipal authority.
SEVEN:
also request that the National Institute of Housing and Urbanism (INVU), the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA), and other entities, to assess or approve the construction of urban development projects in the aquifer recharge zone of the Region, applied policies on land use in accordance with the order, growth and urban planning, which consider the protection of water resources in this area. EIGHTH: communicate this agreement to the Municipal Mayor, the Department of Engineering, the Department of Real Estate and Land of the municipality, for service and take appropriate steps.
NINTH:
Report This according to National Institute of Housing and Urban Development, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Health, the National Environmental Technical Secretariat, to the National Ground Water, Irrigation and Drainage, the Public Service Company Heredia SA
TEN: Municipal
This Policy is effective as of its publication in the Official Gazette.
ELEVEN:
instruct the Clerk of the City Council to publish the agreement in the Official Gazette.
FINALLY APPROVED AGREEMENT.

Five aldermen present, five affirmative votes APPROVED.

Sincerely, CITY COUNCIL

Damaris Ruiz Rojas Secretary

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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PRESS BACKGROUND: Municipal Policy in the Canton of San Rafael de Heredia



occasion of the letter sent to the Committee on Social Affairs and the 57 deputies of the Legislative Assembly, the parliamentary adviser Mario
Marcelino Aguilar
, sent on 11 September 2008 the Movement "Piedra Grande", a press release in which he expresses his support for our struggle canton. Mr. Aguilar is a journalist, a native of our county, and founder of the New Party "Herediana Renewal", which is its Chairman.
Following is the statement of Mr. Aguilar:



"cautions RESTORATION IN RELOCATION OF SETTLEMENTS

SUPPORT POSITION OF NEIGHBORS OF SAN RAFAEL DE HEREDIA Mario Aguilar, president of Restoration Party Herediana expressed his full support for the Big Stone Declaration issued by a large group of residents of San Rafael, against the relocation of human settlements to the Canton Heredia.


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Big Stone Declaration was delivered a few days ago by residents of San Rafael, Santiago, San Josecito, Los Angeles and the Municipality of Concepcion to the canton and Social Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly. It affirms the commitment of civil society organizations with the protection of water resources and expressed "our opposition to the establishment in our communities urban housing projects or high concentration and density, at the serious risk of contamination to aquifers would generate. "

Aguilar said that the residents of San Rafael has been organized to address the sprawl and the damage to the environment. He reiterated that as rafaeleño, will side with these communities, because we can not allow the affected areas of water recharge and discharge.
Restoration leader was available to the promoters of the Declaration d
and Piedra Grande, original name Canton, to oversee and monitor the actions being taken to relocation of settlements.
"It requires caution and prudence, here you can not, under any circumstances, to solve the problems of a canton, but exacerbate another, especially if it is as sensitive as a San Rafael, which keeps in its major mountain water sources, "said Aguilar
.

Aguilar also supported the position of San Rafael City Council, which opposes any attempt to develop this type of relocation and the actions undertaken to eradicate slums, but warned that under no circumstances be allowed to trample the rights of rafaeleños who have expressed outright opposition.

Mario Aguilar said that in the coming days, take advantage of
different districts in San Rafael that is made Herediana Restoration Party, to ask members of your group, sign a letter in solidarity with the signers of the Declaration of Big Stone and placed at the order of movement to prevent the relocation of settlements in the canton. "

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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LETTER RECEIVED: Restoration Party Herediana


E
n 1998, to celebrate the 115 Anniversary of the Canton of San Rafael de Heredia
, a national newspaper published a special supplement to our municipality, in which the journalist Seidy Pérez Morales outlined some of the ideas, comments and concerns of people rafaeleño, who expressed On that occasion the then Mayor of Canton, Mr. Mario Alberto Chaves Mata.
In 2008, a decade later, some of those same ideas and concerns were external hundreds of people on 2 September 2008, at the "Big Stone Hall, where they met to discuss the topic of course interest of business and political sectors of province, to use the territory of our municipality for the removal or relocation of populations from the existing precarious settlements in the central canton of Heredia.


"SAN RAFAEL DE HEREDIA
:


think big" The celebration of the anniversary of cantonato rafaeleños should become for a new opportunity to reflect on the importance of preserving and keeping alive the best values \u200b\u200band principles we inherited from our grandparents and apply in our daily lives. People who lived in the late last century in what is now known as San Rafael, leaving aside their humility, while acknowledging the obstacles and constraints that encounter, thought-since then-at large, were projected goals and fought together, like a family-to reach, leaving a legacy that example of tenacity and courage, which every rafaeleña rafaeleño and feel proud. "

With these words, and pointing with his forefinger the beautiful Catholic church that stands in the heart of San Rafael, Municipal President defined the meaning that it is the conclusion of 115 anniversary of the canton:

"Now we are coming to rafaeleñas rafaeleños and, in this new century, to unite our efforts, with the guidance of God, as that made our ancestors and begin to look together with vision, the solution to
major problems now facing us. I mean, not only to problems related to the protection of our natural resources and water reserves, balanced development of our environment, or the waste management solid all produce, but also and perhaps more importantly, the social problems of our county, related to drug addiction and alcoholism that involves many of our children, youth and adults, the insecurity that affects our neighborhoods and domestic violence that exists in a number of our homes. Without neglecting the pursuit and support of effective and supportive to help combat the poverty that afflicts too many of our neighbors. "
said. (...)

Mr. Mario Alberto Chavez Mata, a degree in Law and Master in Public Administration with emphasis in Business report, married to Marjorie Soto Ramirez. Today is President of the Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia , the National Union Local Government (UNGL) National Training Council Municipal (CONACAM) and Alliance for Participatory Management of Human ntamientos Grill (NEAR). He holds the
First Vice Federation of Central American Municipalities (FEMICA), a member Director at Foundation for Municipal Development and Institutional Strengthening of Central America and the Caribbean (FUNDEMUCA), and
Municipal Development Fund (FDM) has represented this area in the Council Advisory Central American Integration System (CC-SICA) and the International Council of Initiatives Middle Municipal Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and is part of the Interinstitutional Commission for the Strengthening of the Municipal System, consisting of the Executive.
He held for several terms as President of the Provincial Board for the Protection of Children Heredia attached to the National Trust for Children , Cantonal Union and Community Development Association of San Rafael. has been Vice President of the Association of Specific Development Pro San Josecito Housing, and served as Directors of the Federation of Unions of Canton Province Heredia and Delegate to the National Federation of Community Development Associations. His handling of the communal-municipal issue has been participate in conferences and forums at national, regional and international levels, and currently chairs the National Conference on Decentralization and Local Authority which will take place in late October this year , which aims to bring together representatives of 81 municipalities and 1700 Community Development Associations in the country in order to define the Local Development Agenda of the country in the XXI century.
These functions are shared with the work of Deputy Director of the Department of Advisors (...), which plays in the Assembly Legislative . "

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BACKGROUND: San Rafael: Thinking Big



Within the content of
Declaration Piedra Grande" September 2, 2008, referred to this blog directly referred to the "Declaration San Rafael "of November 27, 1991, the principles ratified.
On
background ratio is the text of the latter," Declaration "stressing the paragraph in which s and supported
rafaeleña population for the issuance of the first:
SAN RAFAEL "
Directors Members of the Community Development Associations and other groups organized in San Rafael de Heredia gathered in this canton CANTONAL request of the UNION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 27 November 1991, picking the longings of their respective communities to declare San Rafael de Heredia canton of Freedom, Democracy and Development. In this spirit
affirm their commitment to developing our people, its decision to strengthen the relationships between existing organizations and willingness to improve democratic systems in the county when making decisions of common interest, on the basis of the existence of Integral Development Associations legally constituted and organized groups in communities to solve community problems.

express the urgent need for the municipality of the canton incorporating the criterion of our organizations in deciding matters of communal importance. reiterate their determination to contribute in finding a solution to the problem of water San Rafael de Heredia
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declare their commitment to joint protection of existing water resources in the area

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listen to medical exposures of Doct

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res Pastrano Edgar Jimenez Silva and Armando Solórzano, Director of the Clinic of San Rafael and Director of the Center Health respectively, about the high level of faecal contamination detected in water samples collected in various parts of the canton and the consequences that this entails in rafaeleños health when consumed, especially when entering the cholera epidemic in our country .

receive the report by members of the Water Commission, appointed by the City of Canton, makers of alternative solutions to the problems identified by the Committee in terms of quality, quantity , administrative and financial economic situation of the aqueduct of San Rafael de Heredia and welcome for work done in fulfillment of the mandate entrusted by the municipal body, which allowed our community agencies objective information to create our own discretion before participating in the decisions that decide the fate of our pipeline. Founded on these principles and common goals, as well as heard presentations and reports received, board members of organizations will say agree as follows:

1. ratify the firm decision of their Boards to develop all those actions necessary in the administrative or judicial, to support the decision taken by consensus to solve the water problem that has plagued so many years our county.

2.
carefully analyze the four proposals to solve the water problem suger
trips made by the Water Commission appointed by the Municipality for this purpose and highlight its positive contribution to finding such a solution. Express their sincere congratulations and deep appreciation for the work performed by Messrs. tenacious (...) shall (...) of this Commission, to inform people objectively of this county about the status of this aqueduct and propose various alternative solutions. 3.
Carefully review the general recommendations made by the Water Commission in order to implement the decision assumed. In this regard agree to support these recommendations and submit them to the municipal body for attaining an early adoption of the same.

4. In response to the four suggested solutions presented in the report prepared by the Water Commission, which intends to resolve the problem by adopting one of the following measures:

a. The establishment of an administrative board of a cooperative;
b.
The continuation of the aqueduct in the hands of the Municipality;
c. The granting of a Water and sewer service, and

d. Management of the aqueduct through a temporary concession Public Service Company of Heredia,

Board members of the associations listed for this meeting





AGREE:
I.
Support the proposed pipeline management through ESPH considering that this alternative is the one that seems to solve the problem better administrative and financial, quality and quantity of drinking water to date has presented the aqueduct of San Rafael Heredia, thus ensuring service improvement and protection of the health of the inhabitants of this canton.
II. Renewing its
commitment to strengthen democratic institutions rafaeleño Village, invited organizations, decided to raise their struggle for a solution to the water problem facing the county, however, development associations and Concepcion de los Angeles, using their freedom of self report that their communities support the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a rural aqueduct of cooperative management, considering the above two organizations are able to manage their own water supply. Having said this by the presidents of these associations, we decided to respect the same.
III. Match the need to preserve and strengthen direct relations between the Municipality and the Community Movement, including within this, as well as development associations to other social welfare organizations legally constituted. In this regard call on the City support for the proposal selected by the Community Movement for the solution of the problem of water, l mean the same legitimate expression of the will of our respective communities.


IV. asking the municipality to its firm support for the Community Movement is represented in the process negotiation through which agreed on the transfer of the administration of the aqueduct to the Public Service Company of Heredia.
V. also expressed the wish that this position allows to deepen dialogue and cooperation between the Municipality and the Community Movement.
VI. highlight the importance of prompt local decision about the final solution to the problem addressed, decide to take appropriate measures to give effect to cer cone
this Declaration and expressed the hope that it constitutes a contribution Movement Community to guide the achievement of this objective.
Finally board members agree on the imperative to put an immediate end to the water problem in our county, whose persistence only can slow the development of people rafaeleño "


Cantonal Union of Associations of San Rafael de Heredia ,

Development Association of University Gardens No. 2,
Development Association Barrio Santiago,
    Development Association of Holy Trinity,
  • Development Association of San Rafael de Heredia,

  • Development Association of Gethsemane,

  • Development Association of Switzerland,

  • Development Association Barrio Peralta,

  • Specific Development Association of San Josecito Pro housing,

  • Development Association of Conception ,

  • Development Association of San Miguel (El Palmar)

  • Board of Education School of Santiago, in Barrio Santiago.

  • Board of Education Special Education School,

  • Board of Education School Gethsemane

  • Board of Education Laboratory School,

  • Board of Education Manuel Camacho H School in Switzerland,

  • Board of Education School Pedro Maria Badilla, San Rafael,

  • Administrative Board Easter Liceo Ing Carlos Zuniga,


  • Francesca Valerio Association Day Centre

  • School of Music in San Rafael,

  • Cantonal Committee of Sports
  • Provincial Board for the Protection of Children Heredia. (Published in the Journal Heredia, December 1991)

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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BACKGROUND: Text of the Declaration of San Rafael's November 27, 1991

(More. ..) As indicated in the first part, has not officially recapitulated the history of "Declaration of San Rafael" novimebre 27, 1991, which transcribes the second part of the legal document which gave an account of the facts relating to this Declaration, at the end of the documentary sources are available that such events are based.




  • Part II:
    "15. That later, in March 1993 as Special Agent Judicial of community organizations and private groups that the facts stated in No. 11 and No. 12, requested to the Third Court of Administrative and Finance Civil execute the statement reproduced in the fact trasanterior No. 13, as the Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia refused to proceed with the transfer of his aqueduct which had ordered him and the Board IV. Also also asked, on behalf of such organizations, the recovery of damages caused by the municipality to the population rafaeleña order that these resources were received by the organizations of the affected communities to develop community works.
    (See File No. 339-93 Enforcement of Judgement of the Cantonal Union of Associations and others against the Municipality of San Rafael to the Third Court of Civil Administrative and Finance)
    16.
    finally, on May 28, 1993, six days after being notified of the new Judgement Enforcement Complaint filed in the courts by the communal movement, the City Council then decided to proceed with the transfer of aqueduct to the Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH), to try to avoid paying millions of moral damage compensation claimed he community organizations. The national media spread the news and he achieved merit mention, as for example in the Journal of the Republic June 24 1993, reported:

    "In San Rafael de Heredia :

    Movement managed the transfer of communal aqueduct:

    the end, the Municipality of San Rafael passed its aqueduct to the Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH). This transfer is recognized as a triumph of communal movement by the population rafaeleña, realizing that it was possible thanks to the pressure, perseverance and courage of the leadership, which managed to win the discretion of the council, who for political and financial reasons would not accept losing the competition in the municipal water supply. The transfer theory was born of a large segment of the population that propelled him through the communal movement, which officially took up the challenge on 27 November 1991 in a document entitled "Declaration of San Rafael", signed that day by 22 organizations representing their communities The water supplied to rafaeleños was unfit for consumption, so that the canton had constant outbreaks of hepatitis, parasites, diarrhea and other diseases that threatened the health and lives of its inhabitants. Given this fact community development leaders and other organized groups expressed the sentiment of their communities through the Declaration, and agreed to support the transfer of the ESPH aqueduct, and to take all necessary measures to achieve the objective. After a series of actions, including a judicial, 21 September 1992, the presidents of 16 organizations within which were development associations, school boards and other organized groups, filed an appeal against the municipality by Rape, including the right to health, then joined two private companies and to the Director of the Health Center. This action was accepted by the Constitutional Court and the sentence of judges ordering the municipality to solve the problem of water supply is taken to run before the Third Court of Civil Litigation and Finance, in order to bind the City to sign the transfer by way of execution of sentence. A few days after notified of this action against the Local Government agreed to the permanent transfer of ESPH. is imperative to recognize the superb professional job that met Mr. Mario Alberto Chavez Mata, former president and Cantonal Bar Associations Union, in this long process. " (Emphasis is mine, see page 8 / A of the newspaper La República Thursday June 24, 1993)

    17. That this May 28, 1993, when the Act was the Signing of Transfer of Municipal Water Supply for Public Service Company of Heredia, the Communal Movement rafaeleño gave me the honor to represent them again. On that occasion stated: Address: "I want first of all thank the Union of Associations Cantonal the honor they have given me in allowing me to speak tonight on behalf of the Community Movement rafaeleño as Honorary President and Counsel for the agency. In this time he finally signed the transfer of municipal water to be temporarily administered by the Public Service Company of Heredia, I am reminded of a famous phrase once heard him say: "Great ideas are born only in the within a town large enough to defend itself, "is that this great idea to solve once and for all water problems that were suffering the people of this county," by transferring the aqueduct to the Public Service Company-born rafaeleño Village, and the same people responsible for defending and promoting it to be able to achieve what we now celebrate on this day: The act of signing the Transfer Agreement between our Municipality or this company, our people will ensure the protection of their health through efficient supply of water, now I will be fit for human consumption.
    In this battle of ideas, both for and against the transfer, it is necessary to highlight the central role that had from start to finish Rafaeleño the Communal Movement, through their associations Boards of Education Development, and other organized groups spearheaded what was the Cantonal Union, under which they acted in a single block and with one goal: what it was; convince our local government had to respect the legitimate will of the majority of our people, which had already been expressed through such organizations since November 27, 1991, when their representatives signed the document entitled "DECLARATION OF SAN RAFAEL "which supported the idea of \u200b\u200bcrossing the aqueduct to ESPH and take appropriate actions if required to do so.

    community
    Movement gave up for their communities, this administration either before the Local Government, formerly the Central Government or to the judicial authorities, and all these actions influenced, undoubtedly, in the decision making of our Aldermen to approve the transfer said
    . The agreement signed today is celebrated tonight is the final point on a page in the history of this county, whose principal writer rafaeleño were the people represented through the communal movement.

    Tonight is conducive to reflect the importance of community organizations when they are well oriented towards social transformation and development of peoples:

    -Today has been shown to be necessary to involve the people and the collective organization to overcome problems of daily life that affect us all. "Today, it has been shown that development associations and other organized groups in the county may not only contribute in finding solutions to problems but mainly cantonal can become the protagonists of the history of Canton that has to do with improving the quality of life of our people.

    The signing of this Agreement reinvindica the role of community leaders within the canton, which was underestimated, and leaves turn a beautiful legacy for the leaders Today and tomorrow, who will from this event more conviction, strength and hope with each new combat they take to solving community problems, because with this precedent will have greater respect for local authorities and national its proposals for the development of this county and country. The fact that this Agreement is signed this day just the more significant the event, it is the best gift you can receive our county on the date of his birthday.

    Yes, one hundred and eight years ago today, with the founding of San Rafael de Heredia our ancestors wrote the first page of the history of our county, today May 28, 1993, one hundred and eight years later, are their descendants who write this new page, not the last because it is printed out our message of faith and hope in the future and progress and development of our county. As a lawyer and community leader, who has been around in this process, I congratulate and thank the City Council for the agreement that has now come true. The signing of the Transfer of Aqueduct allow the pleasure and joy of this act will continue, because thousands and thousands of rafaeleños will benefit from it.

    In his name I give you gentlemen Aldermen, the best thanks for the joy that they will provide. I think we all know the troubles that have passed both the Municipality and the Public Service Company of Heredia, to make this event a success. Therefore, I propose from now very warmly applaud this effort. They deserve it. And now, before concluding, I want to close with another famous phrase, I'm sure has great meaning for each one that gathered here today, is A. Foulla and says

    "Nothing will be done without us: the overall progress be made sure is not our personal progress, our strength of character and intelligence. To us to anticipate and prepare for the future: This will be as we will have done " THANKS!
    (emphasis is mine. See Minutes of the Formal Session of the Municipality of San Rafael, 28 May 1993)
    18.
    That was signed after the transfer of municipal water to the Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH), the undersigned demand retired millionaire who weighed in against the Municipality of San Rafael. This withdrawal forced the City Council to authorize the Municipal Executive, under Agreement No. 353-93, section 1, subsection IV of July 28, 1993, to sign the "Contract Private Transaction" I wrote and signed in my capacity as legal representative of community organizations. In what matters, the Agreement established the following clauses which commit the municipality, which are still valid:
    PURPOSE:

    FIRST: This agreement aims to end extrajudicial the Civil Administrative Process Finance and pending before the Third Judge of the Court under file number: three hundred thirty-nine to ninety-three (339-93), initiated by community organizations against the CITY, and that currently at the stage prior to the taking of evidence.
    SUBJECT:

    SECOND: The purpose of this contract is the transaction of the court case mentioned in the preceding clause, through withdrawal from community organizations of the claims set out in its application, in exchange for compliance on the part of the MUNICIPALITY of obligational clauses that are expressed below:
    OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY:
    THIRD: The CITY agrees hereafter to more effectively incorporate the approach of community organization when making decisions of common interest, the above on the basis of the existence of Community Development and Partnerships organizations constituted groups in communities to solve problems local.
    FOURTH:
    The CITY hereby reaffirms its commitment to the development of this county also agrees to strengthen relationships between existing community organizations and to implement the use of democratic instruments in the county to when making decisions of general interest above by using, where necessary, referendum or plebiscite to ensure citizen participation in making decisions, when they for their vital importance to affect the interests of the general population. Also in order to deepen dialogue and cooperation between HALL and community organizations with the aim of coordinating actions in the interests of development and progress of the county, agreed to integrate this sector representative of municipal committees in those who require it.

    FIFTH: In recognition of the fierce struggle waged by community organizations to find a solution to the problem of water in the canton, and the impetus given by them to the theory of transfer of temporary management of our water supply for Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) The City agrees that the representatives that in future the name before Board of Directors of that entity should be linked to the communal organization of this county, this also in order to ensure the protection of property and local interests that were detached from the signing of the transfer of municipal water for ESPH To this end, the Local Government in time request all community organizations and other organized groups in the county appoint all three candidates nominated by each organization, which may be within their respective community or county in general, to effect select from among them the representative of San Rafael de Heredia to the Board of Public Utilities Company de Heredia.

    SIXTH: The MUNICIPALITY agrees to make at the time in which they are entitled to do so, the legal steps necessary to formally hand over the land it has occupied for several years Cantonal Union Development Association community of San Rafael de Heredia, located at the northwest side of campus MOPT in the canton, in order to install there the headquarters of the representative body of the community movement rafaeleño. It also requires action within five days of signing this agreement, as a third party in favor of the Union of Associations Cantonal Dispute process Initiated by the Administrative against the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, record hangs in the Third Court of that jurisdiction under the number: three hundred seventy-seven to ninety-three (377-93)

    SEVEN : The MUNICIPALITY will be paying their own legal costs and personal generated by this process.

    OBLIGATIONS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:

    EIGHTH: community organizations, by virtue of this transaction, hereby undertake to withdraw from the process started, hereby giving to each of the pretensions set against the municipality in the aforementioned Administrative Judgement, including the collection of court costs.


    NINTH: The Special representative of community organizations Ms. CHAVES MARIO ALBERTO MATA, resignation, on behalf of their represented the personal costs generated by management processes in the way of the Constitutional Court and the Administrative contentious.
    TENTH: community organizations under extraprocedural satisfaction promised by the CITY agree to submit to the jurisdiction seised the written request for adjournment of the proceeding and order the file and the actions and record.
    OTHER TERMS:


    ELEVENTH: The parties waive
    generally any action that we had the one against the other.
    ANNEXES:
    TWELFTH: We include copies of the Declaration of San Rafael from 27 November 1991. "



    EDITORIAL
    THIRTEENTH: Both parties participated in drafting the text of this contract.
    FINAL:

    FOURTEENTH: Twenty copies are issued which are signed by both parties, a couple to each of the organizations, actors, Special Jjudicial his attorney, the representative of the Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia the Third Court of Administrative Disputes. In witness whereof, we sign in San Rafael de Heredia
    , at nineteen hours of August 4 of 1993. Signed: For the Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia Vargas Mr. Victor Gonzales, by Actors Community Organizations: Mr. Mario Alberto Chavez Mata, and Mr. Milton Villalobos authentic. " (Emphasis mine. See Private Trade Agreement)

    19. That despite the Transaction Private Contract, set out establishing a clear mechanism to elect the representative of the municipality to the Board of ESPH, several San Rafael Municipal Councils have chosen to ignore not only the procedure laid down in that contract but even disrespect Municipal Code provisions, the law creating that company and established principles of contract. Just to cite as examples, the following: I. By Act No. 109-95 of March 15, 1995, article II was carried out re municipal representative to the Board of ESPH then, in the first election had not only violated Article 1385 of the Civil Code, whereby " The transaction for the parties the same efficacy and authority of res judicata ", above for having ignored the fifth clause of the Private Trade Agreement, but also violated other basic principles of contract, as the principle that " The contracts have the force of law between the contracting parties " (Articles 1022 and 1023 of the Civil Code). But for the appointment of the representative the period 95-96, the prohibition also disrespected election as established in the law in force at that time to ESPH. Indeed, Chapter Two of the Law of Creation of the Public Service Company of Heredia, in Article 11 paragraph b) ordering: "Article 11 .- The" Company ", will be headed by a Board consisting : (...) b) A representative of the municipalities to adhere to the "Company" appointed by rotation every year for her, " For his part, Article 12 of the Act on the " PERIOD OF DIRECTORS RE-BARS "
    , noted in the pertinent that:
    Article 12 .- The members of the Board shall be appointed for five years and may be reappointed, except as referred to in paragraph b) of the preceding article ... "
    II. The second example occurred on April 13, 1998 when the Session No. 463-98, Article 5, paragraph 1, was elected representative to the Board of the new corporation ESPH the period 1998-1999, for which Rulers themselves chose another classmate Regidor not care that the Constitutive Act of the new Public Service Company of Heredia, SA expressly forbade such a possibility, because it incompatible charges. III. In both cases, the undersigned filed the necessary legal resources to revoke such appointments, however, in the first case, the municipality refused to handle appeals and in the second case, by the time the Administrative Court, Section Three gave exhausted administratively in August 1999, and the person named had left his office illegally. (See Resolution No. 10026-99 of the Third Division of the Administrative Court, Second Judicial Circuit of San Jose, 10:50 pm on August 6, 1999)
    20. That, in order to prevent the commission of similar abuses by successive municipal councils, it was my responsibility as Municipal Councillor for the 1998-2002 period, drafting a regulation for the appointment of municipal representative to the ESPH, which was adopted at the Session N ° 178-2000. Article VI, clause 2 of the December 2, 1991. This Agreement

    " WHEREAS

    1. The August 4, 1993, by private contract Transaction, signed by Mr. Mario Alberto Chavez Mata, legal representative of various community organizations in the canton and municipal executive at the time, Mr. Victor Vargas Gonzalez, the Local Government of San Rafael de Heredia agreed to meet certain commitments to the community movement rafaeleño, including highlighting its participation in the process of electing a representative to the Public Service Company of Heredia , and the use of popular consultation mechanisms that allow greater participation of civil society and the process of making decisions affecting the county.

    2. That there is little knowledge of community organization rafaeleña for the content of that Convention, and this has facilitated the failure of the previous two Local governments, particularly in regard to appointment of representative to the Board of ESPH above despite the administrative and judicial appeals filed to force compliance.

    3. There will the current City Council to honor its commitments under the Convention Private Transaction, whose validity was confirmed by the Higher Administrative Court, Section Three.

    THEREFORE

    The Municipal Council of San Rafael de Heredia, in pursuance of its powers agreed: a. Refer to community development associations and organized groups of legal services, and headquarters in Canton, a copy of Private Trade Agreement signed in 1993 by the legal representative of the community groups and municipal representative of that time to the effect that examine the content and scope of the agreement. b. Regulating the appointment of cantonal representative of San Rafael de Heredia to the Board of Public Service Company of Heredia, in order to fulfill the terms of Clause Five of that Convention, the above in accordance with the provisions set out below

    MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF APPOINTMENT OF

    cantonal representatives


    DE SAN RAFAEL DE HEREDIA TO THE BOARD OF
    UTILITY COMPANY DE HEREDIA:
    ARTICLE 1 .- This Regulation prescribes the procedure for electing the representative of the Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia (hereinafter the City) before the Public Service Company of Heredia SA (Hereinafter the ESPH-SA) in accordance with the commitment in the contract signed Private Transaction August 4, 1993 by the legal representative of community organizations and the Municipal Executive of the period, backed by the Third Court the administrative jurisdiction, in File No. 339-93.

    Article 2 .- In the second half of March, the year that appropriate representation to the City hold within Board-SA ESPH the City Council invite all Community Development Associations and the Canton community groups with legal status and entered in force, to send a list of three candidates with the organization they intend to participate as cantonal representative to the Board of ESPH-SA.
    Article 3 .- To be representative of the City before the ESPH-SA will require: a. Rafaeleño be registered as the official voter registration list of the last national elections. b. Be affiliated with any community service organizations, registered in the canton, with no less than five years of affiliation. c. Possess recognized honesty in carrying out the work. d. Preferably have academic qualifications recognized in any area of \u200b\u200bCivil Engineering, Administration, Economics, Finance, Law, with documented experience in public or private. This requirement is not enforceable.
    ARTICLE 4 .- may not run as representatives, people who are within the proposed ban in the Act establishing the Public Service Company of Heredia SA

    ARTICLE 5 .- The persons nominated by each organization shall be of the community in which to settle the organization or elsewhere in the county. Organization interested in participating should accompany the triple copy of their legal, stating the term of the Secretariat of the City Council is retained there in a file created for that purpose to keep track of existing community groups in Canton . The deadline for submission of the respective shortlists will be within the first eight days of April of the year that corresponds to the election. After the deadline will not receive more than triples by the organizations concerned.
    ARTICLE 6 .- The City Council, upon receipt of these lists and review the documentation accompanying each of the nominees, shall determine the name of the person who will serve as a municipal representative to the ESPH-SA The agreement shall be taken as soon as possible, calling for their respective oath to the Municipality of San Rafael.

    ARTICLE 7 .- The person elected as township representative to the ESPH-SA undertakes to submit quarterly reports to the City on their actions within the Board Directive as well as any other aspect of the service provided by that entity, which may be of interest to residents of the county. Relevant reports will be available for organized groups and the general public to monitor the effect of their actions. The cantonal representative shall attend any regular or special session that is convened by the City Council to the effect of questioning on matters related to the ESPH-SA that may be of interest for the canton. The breach of any of the obligations under empowers the Municipal council to open administrative process to remove him as a representative cantons. If procediere removal will be replaced by the person who holds the second place at the time of the appointment of the official representative. "


    21.
    That later, this Municipal Agreement approved the above Regulation was revoked by the City Council majority, leaving the choice again without regulation, so the date such election is done by taking into account only the application of stakeholders and their respective curriculum.

    22.
    the same way in 1993 participated in the act transfer of municipal water to the ESPH, in 1998, five years later, my condition Mayor of San Rafael was able to witness again the process of returning the aqueduct to our City. This was possible by modifying the Constitutive Act of the ESPH, as a public company, to make now in a corporation, ESPH-SA, whose stock is now passed into the hands of the member municipalities, in accordance with Article 3 of Law N ° 7789 April 30, 1998, which states that
    "The assets and rights under this article are part of the Company, shall be deemed integrated right and represent the capital stock of (...) the incorporated municipalities.
    . On 25 September 1998, at the Palais des Sports de Heredia, was held the First Constituent Assembly of the Public Service Company of Heredia, a public company, I was invited to in my dual capacity as Mayor of San Rafael and the Cantonal Union of Associations. In my speech at the opening ceremony, stated: Address:

    "The Local Government San Rafael de Heredia on behalf of all rafaeleños hereby joins the Company's Constitution Heredia Public Services Company, (...) "... In my dual capacity as President of the Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia and the National Union of Local Governments, I am also obliged to highlight the importance to the municipal system has the constitution of this new venture.
    Because through it decisively now promoting a genuine process of decentralization, to restore the state of our municipalities the possibility of returning to service it once had, but now under a management scheme more efficiency.



    The scheme proposed by Public Service Company Company Heredia, can become a consistent decentralization policy, as long as it has northern municipal strengthening the regime.

    But it still requires some changes in its Constitutive Act, so that through

    u s Board can better reflect the effective participation of Municipalities listed as members. We believe these changes, as well as others who need a new law can and must be given if you really want most of the municipalities participating in this new commonwealth scheme to efficiently provide municipal services.
    But this is not going to achieve without political will, without the agreement and consensus of our municipalities and the strong support of our legislators. The management model that this society is promoted, can very quickly move towards new goals, which go beyond water and electricity services currently provided.
    The provision of services such as sewerage systems in the districts of the province so desire, the collection, management and treatment of solid waste, clothing, distribution and collection of receipts municipal utilities, cemetery services, childcare, public transport and to telecommunications, where the law allows, are just some of the many possibilities that the union of municipal authorities under a scheme could achieve business and economy scale. Public Service Company of Heredia, a public company gives us this structure, and could therefore become a true Municipal Utility Company for our province, capable of laying the groundwork to start implementing new development strategies at the level of the region.


    can achieve this, very soon their example could be emulated by other provinces where similar schemes operate, such as in Carthage with JASEC Company, but management could be a model for other Central American countries where, according to projections, the greater the phenomenon linked to the growth of large cities. As President of the Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia , but also on behalf of all municipalities, we reiterate our satisfaction at the transformation of ESPH as a corporation, because it starts breaking the myth of centralization as the panacea for an efficient and effective work of the state and encourages the return to the municipality of power and sources of resources that are specific to local initiatives to promote sustainable development. "THANKS!"

    23.
    Since the establishment of the corporation, and after being appointed by the City Council for the 1998-2002 period represent our City at the General Assembly of Shareholders of ESPH-SA, my job, along with my two fellow council members who were appointed in that also in this period as representing shareholders, was to drive the necessary motions initiate the changes required by the company, within which is the need for greater equity in participation of municipalities adhering within the Board. Such changes have not been given due to lack of political will, however, to be appointed within the Board of Directors of the Company, I hope to continue that effort, with the same mystique that in the past assumed similar challenges. (See Book of General Assemblies ESPH-SA for the period 1998-2002)
    THIRD: With the above facts and the evidence provided in this expansion, I show the illegitimacy of the revocation by the City Council adopted . Also Deputy the documentary sources that support the above narration of events, which put at the disposal of the Council on whether to confirm each of the events described. Also, attached my curriculum vitae in order to be reviewed again by the new City Council prior to solving where appropriate. DOCUMENTARY: provide the following: affidavit made before a Notary Public. Documentary source in which the events described are based. Curriculum vitae. San Rafael de Heredia, May 12, 2006.

    MSc. Mario Alberto Chaves Mata
    Schedule: 4-141-567
    DOCUMENT SOURCE

    1. Water Pollution in the canton of San Rafael de Heredia, Jorge L. Research Chaves and others, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, 1992.
    2. Article "Agua de San Rafael de Heredia

    unfit for consumption, journalist Laura Valverde B. 1991, newspaper unknown.

    3. Convening Circular Cantonal Union of Associations of San Rafael de Heredia, 21 November 1991.

    4. "Declaration of San Rafael", published in the Journal Heredia, December 1991.
    5. Municipal Act No. 170-91 of December 2, 1991.

    6. Municipal Act 15 January 1992.


    7. Municipal Act of January 22, 1992)

    8. Municipal Act No. 196-92 of the March 2, 1992, Article III, paragraph 1)

    9. Municipal Act No. 183-929 10. Municipal Act No. 192-92 Section V

    11. Letter of Mr Mario Alberto Chavez Mata, dated July 18, 1992, addressed to the Board and the General Assembly of the Union of Associations Cantonal.


    12. Circular No. 1 of July 18, 1992, Union of Associations targeting Cantonal Development Associations.


    13. Book of proceedings of the General Assembly of the Union of Associations Cantonal, folio 41 and 42, Article 6 of the July 18, 1992)
    14. Amparo filed with the Constitutional Court at 19:15 am on 21 September 1992, by Mr. Mario Alberto Chaves Mata.,

    15. Special power of attorney signed on behalf of Mr. Mario Alberto Chaves Mata by the Presidents of: a.
    Cantonal Union of Associations of San Rafael de Heredia,
    b. Specific Development Association Pro San Josecito housing in San Rafael de Heredia,
    c. Development Association of University Gardens No. 2,
    d. Development Association of San Rafael de Heredia,
    e. Development Association of Gethsemane,
    f. Development Association Barrio Santiago,
    g. Development Association of San Miguel (El Palmar)
    h. Development Association of Switzerland,
    i. Development Association of Holy Trinity,
    j. Development Association of Neighborhood Peralta,
    k. Board of Education School Pedro Maria Badilla, San Rafael,
    l. Board of Education School Manuel Camacho H, of Switzerland,
    m. Board of Education School El Palmar, San Miguel, El Palmar,
    n. Board of Education School of Santiago, in Barrio Santiago.
    o. Actions for Social Development, Limited Liability Company,
    p. Soto Campos Consulting, Limited Liability Company,
    q. Health Center in San Rafael de Heredia


    16. Book of votes of the Constitutional Chamber Volume V, page 185, Decision No. 3105-92 of 10 to 25 hours on 26 October 1992 and Decision No. 2728-91 of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court )



    17. Vote of the Constitutional Court No. 1485-1994 from 18:30 am on March 21, 1994.


    18. Appeal of Amparo filed by Mario Alberto Chavez Mata, No. 831-C-93 against the President and the Minister of Health


    19. File No. 339-93: Execution of Judgement of the Cantonal Union Association and others against the Municipality of San Rafael to the Third Court of Administrative and Civil Finance


    20. The Republic newspaper on Thursday June 24, 1993, page 8 / A: In San Rafael de Heredia: Movement transfer community managed water supply,


    21. Municipal Act of May 28, 1993, Acts of the Signing of Transfer of Municipal Water Supply for Public Service Company of Heredia.

    22. Municipal Agreement No. 353-93, section 1, subsection IV of July 28, 1993, which authorizes the Municipal Executive to sign the "Private Transaction Agreement" with Community Organizations represented by Mr. Mario Alberto Chaves Mata.
    23. Act No. 109-95 of March 15, 1995, Article II of re municipal representative to the Board of the then ESPH
    25. Act No. 463-98 of April 13, 1998, article 5, paragraph 1 lesson of representative to the Board of the new corporation ESPH the period 1998-1999.

    26. Resolution No. 10026-99 of the Third Division of the Administrative Court, Second Judicial Circuit of San Jose, 10:50 pm on August 6, 1999, which provides for exhausting administrative remedies.

    27. Municipal Act N ° N ° 178-2000. Article VI, clause 2 of the December 2, 1991.

    28. Regulations for the appointment of municipal representative to the ESPH

    29. Speech by Mr. Mario Alberto Chaves Mata on 25 September 1998, at the Palais des Sports de Heredia on the occasion of the First Constituent Assembly of the Public Service Company of Heredia, SA.




    30. Book of General Assemblies ESPH, 1998-2002. ___________________________________________________







    CURRICULUM VITAE:

    Name: Mario Alberto Chaves Mata Qualities:
    Casado, a resident of San Rafael de Heredia, identity card number 4-141-567. Born April 19, 1966. Profession: Lawyer, Notary and Public Administrator, Parliamentary Counsel; Email:

    mchavesm@abogados.or.cr ; marcha2010@ice.co.cr ; Primary Studies: School Pedro Maria Badilla, San Rafael de Heredia (1973-1978) Studies Secondary: Castella Conservatory. (Art-1979), Liceo Ing Carlos Zúñiga Easter (Academic-1980), National Association of Craft (Craft-1981), Hall Professional Technical College (Technician, 1982-1984) College: University Central Autonomous (1985-1989); University of Costa Rica (1995-1997) Education: Bachelor and LL.B., Escuela Libre de Derecho, Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica. (1989), Master in Public Administration with emphasis in Management Parliamentarian, Faculty of Economics, University of Costa Rica. (1997) Professional Affiliation: Admitted to the Bar Association of Costa Rica, and Association of Professionals in Economic Sciences; Parliamentary Management Experience: Alternate Representative of the Legislature in Costa Rican International Law Commission Humanitarian (CCDIH) (2005-2006), Adviser to the President of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Directory (2004-2006), Coordinator of International Cooperation Unit of the Legislative Assembly (2004-2006), Advisor to the Chief of fraction of the PUSC (2003-2004); Advisor Sub PUSC Faction Headquarters (2002-2003), Deputy Director Department of Advisors of the Fraction of the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) (1998-2002), Parliamentary Adviser, Department of Advisors of the fraction of the PUSC, Legislative Assembly ( 1993-1997); Municipal Management experience at international level: Active member of the Ibero-American Municipal Union (UIM) (2002-2005), Chairman of the Latin America World Federation of United Cities (UTO). (2001-2002), Vice Chairman, Executive Committee World International Union of Local Authorities for Regional Section of Central America (WEXCOM-IULA). (2001-2002), Member of the International Council World Federation of United Cities (UTO). (2001-2002), Member of Honor of the World Congress of Unity (35 º -16 º IULA UTO). (2001), Member of Executive Committee International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) , representing Central American municipalities (1999-2000); Experience in Municipal Management at Regional level: President, I Vice-President and Vice-II and Federation of Central American Municipalities (FEMICA). (1998-2002); President and current Director of the Foundation for Local Development and Municipal and Institutional Strengthening of Central America and the Caribbean (FUNDEMUCA). (1998-2006); President of the Alliance for Participatory Management of Human Settlements (NEAR) Composed of the Federation of Central American Municipalities (FEMICA) American Council on Housing and Human Settlements (CCVH) , and the American Federation of Community Organizations (CFCO-CA). (1999-2000), Member of Advisory Council Central American Integration System (CC-SICA), on behalf of Municipalism Central America (1999), Appointed to the Committee of Experts for the analysis of the World Charter on the Autonomy of Local Governments (sponsored by the Agency UN HABITAT ), representing the municipalities in Latin America (Chile, 1999). Experience Management at National City: President of the National Union of Local Authorities in Costa Rica (UNGL). (1998-2002), Secretary of the Trust Committee Municipal Development Fund (FDM) . (1998-2002), Chairman of the National Training Municipal Council (CONACAM) , composed of the National Union Local Government of Costa Rica, Universidad Estatal a Distancia , the Executive, and UNGL. (1998-2002), Chairman of the Advisory Council of Participatory Local Development Project, composed of National Union of Local Governments (UNGL) Institute of Municipal Promotion and Advice (IFAM) and National Confederation of Community Development Associations (CONADECO .) (1999-2002), Chairman of the Board of First National Congress on Decentralization and Local , consisting of the UNGL, IFAM, and CONADECO Municipality of San Jose. (2000), nominated by the General Assembly of the National Confederation of Associations Development, the National Union of Local Authorities and the Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia Contest "Contributions to the Quality of Life 2000," which promotes Ombudsman; Municipal Sector Representative to the Inter-Institutional Strengthening Municipal Regime of the Executive. (1999-2002). Experience in Municipal Management at Local: President and Ruler of Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia (1998-2000), Representative of the Municipality of San Rafael de Heredia to the Coordinating Committee of the Watershed Tárcoles River. (1998-2001). Local Participatory Management Experience: Cantonal President of the Union of Associations of Development of San Rafael de Heredia (1994 - 1996 y1990-1992), Honorary Member of the National Federation of Community Development Associations (2000), Honorary Member of Homoeopathic Association of Costa Rica (1999), Honorary President of the Cantonal Union Development Association San Rafael de Heredia (since 1992), President of the Cantonal Union Development Association San Rafael de Heredia (1994 - 1996 y1990- 1992), First Vocal Unions Federation Cantonal de Heredia (1991-1992), Chairman of the Provincial Child Protection de Heredia (1990-1994); Vice President of the Association of Pro Specific Housing Development San Josecito of San Rafael de Heredia (1987-1991); Active member of the Association of Guides and Scouts of Costa Rica , Unit 92, San Rafael de Heredia. (1976-1985). Business Experience: Treasurer Azul beach tourism. Company (2005-2006), Secretary of The Sanctuary Resort and Spa. Company (2005-2006), President of Actions for Local Development Corporation. (2005-2006), Partner of Midlife Crisis, SA (2005); Partner Consulting shareholder of Action for Social Development, Liability Company Limited. (1992-2006). International Conferences issued: "Experiences in the management of solid waste and fighting poverty in Costa Rica" in the "Latin American and Caribbean Forum of Local Authorities for Sustainable Urban Development, a contribution to the World Conference Sustainable Development, held in Curitiba, Brazil, Barigui Park, from 14 to 16 April 2002. "Expectations for Participation of Local Governments on the Plan Puebla Panama", the "Plan Puebla Panama International Conference, held in San José, Hotel Herradura, 13 to 15 March 2002. "Vision of National Associations of Local Government decentralization policies in Central America "in the" Second Course Sub Regional High-level elements called for the Design and Implementation of Policies on Decentralization, held in Antigua, Guatemala, Radisson Hotel Antigua, from 9 to 16 December 2001. "NGOs, poverty reduction programs at the local level" during the Eighth Meeting of the Central American Network for Decentralization and Municipal Strengthening "Municipalities and the Combat Poverty in Central America" \u200b\u200bheld in Antigua, Guatemala, Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, from 15 to 16 November 2001 . "Decentralization in Costa Rica, the view from the town" during the International Seminar on "Decentralization and Local Government: Towards a policy agenda," held in San Jose, Lounge Corcovado Hotel Corobicí, from 22 to 23 October 2001. Participation Panel: "Acquisitions Transparency and Local Economic Development" at the Seventh Meeting of the Central American Network for Decentralization and Municipal Strengthening: "First International Exhibition: Doing Business with Municipalities, held in Antigua Guatemala, Hotel Casa Santo Sunday, from 9 to October 11, 2000. "The Role of Local Governments in Economic Development and Poverty Reduction ", at the Seventh Inter-American Conference of Mayors and Local Authorities" Local Governments of the Americas: Political Challenges, Financial and Organizational "held in Miami, Hyatt Regency Hotel, from 26 to 28 June 2001. "Building the Community Agenda," inaugural lecture of the First Plenary Session of the 35th and 16th IULA World UTO Unity Congress, held in Rio, Riocentro, from 3 to May 6, 2001 "Importance of Programs The Strengthening Local Government Associations' inaugural conference of the Regional Seminar AMUNIC / ACB-IULA "Strengthening Associations of Local Governments in Central America ", held in Managua, Hotel Princess, from 1 to March 2, 2001. "Municipal Civil Service in Costa Rica" in the "International Workshop on Institutional Development in Local Government. Hotel Fiesta Americana, Puebla, Mexico, 8 and 9 June 2000. Inaugural American Conference Workshop: "Social Services and Citizen Participation at the municipal level." Corobicí Hotel, San Jose, Costa Rica, May 3, 2000. Opening address of the National Congress of Municipalities of Nicaragua. Hotel Las Mercedes, Managua, Nicaragua, April 5, 2000 "Entering the System Merit in the Municipal System of Costa Rica ", presented at the International Congress" Progress and Challenges in Human Resource Management at the Third Millennium. " Hotel Herradura, San José, Costa Rica, February 17, 2000. "Municipalities and Transboundary Cooperation" at the opening keynote of the "Meeting of the Binational Commission of the Convention Intermunicipal Development Costa Rica-Panama Border," National Hotel, David, Panama, January 15, 2000. Conference keynote speech on "Global Charter on Local Self-Government", at the Summit Central American Cities for People ", Convention Center Hotel Honduras Maya, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, October 4, 1999. Conference keynote speech on "The Costa Rican municipal sector relationship with the Comptroller General of the Republic", delivered at the "First Regional Meeting between the municipal sector and the Comptroller General, Hotel, Radisson Zurquí, San José, Costa Rica, the 2 and 3 September 1999. "Role of Local Governments in Central American integration process, given as part of" IV International Meeting of Municipal Authorities and Public Institutions. " Aurola Hotel Holyday Inn, San José, Costa Rica, September 3 1999. "Vulnerable cities and urban policy, for City Cortez, Costa Rica", given in the Hemispheric Meeting of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. " Hotel Herradura, San José from May 30 to June 5, 1999. Proposal Central for dissemination of the World Charter on Local Self-Government ", presented in the" Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss autonomy World Charter on Local Government, meeting hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Santiago, Chile, from 6 to 8 July 1999. "Commitments of the Summit of the Americas and Progress in Costa Rica in the field of decentralization ", pronounced in the" VI Central American Network on Decentralization. " Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, Antigua, Guatemala, 29 and June 30, 1999. "Commitments and Central America under the Local Agenda 21", delivered within the Executive Committee of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 25 to 27 March 1999. Opening address "Second Regional Meeting on Facilitation of Training and Technical Assistance Municipal. Hotel Fantasy Island, Roatan, Honduras, March 8, 1999. "


    "Note: the original document which contains the newly transcribed note is on file with the Registry of the Municipal Council of San Rafael de Heredia
    , and was presented to her on May 12, 2006 at 3:00 pm Photo icons for illustrative purposes