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IDP PROGRESS IN KWAZULU/NATAL

IDP PROGRESS IN KWAZULU/NATAL. PRESENTATION BY: FRIKKIE BROOKS CHIEF DIRECTORATE: DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 7 NOVEMBER 2002. CONTENT OF PRESENTATION. THE NEW MUNICIPAL DISPENSATION; WHAT IS AN IDP AND WHY IS IT NECESSARY? STATUTORY BASIS FOR IDPs;

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IDP PROGRESS IN KWAZULU/NATAL

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  1. IDP PROGRESS IN KWAZULU/NATAL PRESENTATION BY: FRIKKIE BROOKS CHIEF DIRECTORATE: DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 7 NOVEMBER 2002

  2. CONTENT OF PRESENTATION • THE NEW MUNICIPAL DISPENSATION; • WHAT IS AN IDP AND WHY IS IT NECESSARY? • STATUTORY BASIS FOR IDPs; • MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES IN KZN; • THE IDP PROCESS; • IDP PROGRESS IN KZN; • ISSUES EMERGING FROM ASSESSED IDPs; AND • WHERETO FROM HERE ?

  3. THE NEW MUNICIPAL DISPENSATION IN PERSPECTIVE

  4. PRE 1994 GOVERNMENT HIERARCHY NATIONAL PROVINCIAL & HOMELANDS LOCAL

  5. THE CONSTITUTION CHAPTER 3: CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE SECTION 40 (1) STATES THAT GOVERNMENT IS CONSTITUTED AS: NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL SPHERES OF GOVERNMENT WHICH ARE DISTINCTIVE, INTERDEPENDENT AND INTERRELATED

  6. SPHERES OF GOVERNMENT INTERDEPENDENT INTERRELATED DISTINCT

  7. THE CONSTITUTION CHAPTER 3: CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE SECTION 41 (1) REQUIRES THAT ALL SPHERES OF GOVERNMENT MUST CO-OPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER IN MUTUAL TRUST AND GOOD FAITH BY: • FOSTERING FRIENDLY RELATIONS • ASSISTING AND SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER • CONSULTING ONE ANOTHER • CO-ORDINATING ACTIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER

  8. THE CONSTITUTION SECTION 154 (1) “The national government and provincial governments, by legislative and other measures, must support and strengthen the capacity of municipalities to manage their own affairs, to exercise their powers and to perform their functions”

  9. POST 1994 SPHERES OF GOVERNMENT NATIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY FUNCTIONS LOCAL SERVICE DELIVERY FUNCTIONS PROVINCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY FUNCTIONS NATIONAL PROVINCIAL LOCAL

  10. CATEGORIES OF MUNICIPALITIES • CATEGORY A METRO • only one municipality in a particular municipal area • CATEGORY B LOCAL • Local municipality within Category C municipal area • CATEGORY C DISTRICT • District municipality over areas of Category B

  11. THE PROVINCE OF KWAZULU-NATAL

  12. KWAZULU-NATAL MUNICIPALITIES 61 MUNICIPALITIES 1 METRO UNICITY 10 DISTRICT COUNCILS 50 LOCAL COUNCILS 4 DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AREAS

  13. WHAT IS AN IDP AND WHY IS IT NECESSARY?

  14. SECTORAL PLANNING WELFARE IDP

  15. WHAT IS AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN ? • IS A STRATEGIC PLAN TO GIVE DIRECTION TO ALL DEVELOPMENT • IDENTIFIES DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY PRIORITIES • SUPPORTS OPTIMAL ALLOCATION OF SCARCE RESOURCES • FORMS BASIS FOR MUNICIPAL PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL PROJECT BUDGETING

  16. Resource allocation Resource requests planning policies A E P M I A SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH National Provincial District Local Analysis (A) Planning (P) Implementation (I) Monitoring (M) Evaluation (E)

  17. LEVELS OF INTERACTION NATIONAL & PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY LOCAL COMMUNITIES

  18. THE IDP VISION, STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND SPATIAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL & POLICY FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK BUDGET & OTHER RESOURCES

  19. THE IDP VISION, STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND SPATIAL FRAMEWORK WELFARE WATER & SANITATION ROADS TRANSPORT HEALTH EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT HOUSING LEGAL & POLICY FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC WORKS INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT URBAN RENEWAL STRATEGY LAND REFORM SPATIAL PLANNING & LAND USE MANAGEMENT BUDGET & OTHER RESOURCES

  20. STATUTORY FRAMEWORK AND BASIS FOR THE IDP

  21. STATUTORY BASIS FOR IDPs • THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT (CHAPTER5) REQUIRES A MUNICIPALITY TO: • TO ADOPT AN IDP AFTER EACH MUNICIPAL ELECTION (FIVE YEAR CYCLE) • REVIEW THE IDP ANNUALLY

  22. STATUS OF IDPs • SECTION 35 OF THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT STATES THAT: • AN IDP ADOPTED BY A MUNICIPAL COUNCIL – • IS THE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIC PLANNING INSTRUMENT WHICH GUIDES AND INFORMS ALL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT • BINDS THE MUNICIPALITY • BINDS ALL OTHER PERSONS

  23. THE IDP AND CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE • SECTION 24 OF THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT REQUIRES THAT: • PLANNING UNDERTAKEN BY A MUNICIPALITY BE ALIGNED WITH, AND COMPLEMENT, DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND ORGANS OF STATE

  24. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING IN KZN

  25. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING STRATEGY • DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MUNICIPAL CAPACITY BUILDING MODEL (JOINT VENTURE WITH KWANALOGA); • PRACTICAL TRAINING ON DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; • ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURING; • HAVE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TECHNICAL CAPACITY AVAILABLE TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES; • ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT PLANNING UNITS IN METRO AND ALL DCs; • ESTABLISH GIS CAPACITY AT METRO AND ALL DCs;

  26. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING STRATEGY • ESTABLISHMENT OF PIMSS CENTERS • ESTABLISHMENT OF NODAL DELIVERY TEAMS

  27. DT&LGA IDP SUPPORT CHIEF DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (FRIKKIE BROOKS) DIRECTOR: POLICY AND CO-ORDINATION (AAH SEKHESA) DIRECTOR IMPLEMENTATION INLAND: PMB (NEIL FOX) DIRECTOR IMPLEMENTATION COASTAL: DBN (MAK MADUNA) DIRECTOR IMPLEMENTATION NORTH: ULUNDI (MARK POVALL) DC 22 DC 23 DC 24 DC 25 METRO DC 21 DC 29 DC 43 DC 26 DC 27 DC 28

  28. 2001/02 TRANSFER PAYMENTS TO MUNICIPALITIES IN SUPPORT OF IDPs • FUNDS GAZETTED AND TRANSFERRED TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR: • GIS DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING • IDP DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING

  29. 2002/03 TRANSFER PAYMENTS TO MUNICIPALITIES IN SUPPORT OF IDPs • FUNDS GAZETTED AND TO BE TRANSFERRED TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR: • GIS DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING • IDP DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING

  30. OBJECTIVE: ENSURE THAT ALL MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ACCESS TO IDP SUPPORT • HAVE IDP MANAGEMENT UNIT APPOINTED AND OPERATIONAL IN METRO AND ALL DCs

  31. OBJECTIVE: ENSURE THAT ALL MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ACCESS TO GIS SUPPORT • HAVE GIS SUPPORT UNITS APPOINTED AND OPERATIONAL IN METRO AND ALL DCs

  32. PROGRESS IN PIMSS ESTABLISHMENT

  33. PROGRESS IN NDT ESTABLISHMENT

  34. THE IDP PROCESS

  35. ANALYSIS • COMPILING EXISTING DATA • COMMUNITY CONSULTATION • AGREEING ON PRIORITY ISSUES STRATEGIES • AGREE ON VISION • APPLY POLICY GUIDELINES • AGREEING ON STRATEGIES PROJECTS • FORMULATION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS INTEGRATION • SCREENING PROJECTS • ADJUSTING PROJECTS • AGREEING ON PROJECT PROPOSALS APPROVAL • INVITE COMMENTS • ACCOMMODATE COMMENTS • ADOPT IDP

  36. MUNICIPAL IDP STRUCTURES • ALTHOUGH MUNICIPAL IDP INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURED DIFFERED, THEY ALL PROVIDED FOR: • IDP STEERING COMMITTEE • SMALL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE • CHAIRED BY MUNICIPAL MANAGER • IDP REPRESENTATIVE FORUM • INCLUDE ALL LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS • CHAIRED BY MAYOR • IDP ALIGNMENT COMMITTEE • INCLUDE ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS AT DC LEVEL • CHAIRED BY DISTRICT COUNCIL

  37. IDP PROGRESS IN KZN

  38. KZN ASSESSMENT PROCESS FINALISATION OF IDP ADVERTISING OF IDP ADOPTION OF IDP CIRCULATION TO IDP FORUM 1 ST ROUND ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION TO DT&LGA ASSESSMENT BY IDP FORUM RECOMMENDATION TO MEC MEC COMMENT TO MUNICIPALITY

  39. ADOPTION OF IDPs 50% 80%

  40. IDPs ASSESSED BY IDP FORUM AS ON14 NOVEMBER 2002

  41. ISSUES EMERGING FROM THE IDPs ASSESSED THUS FAR

  42. EMERGING ISSUES: PROCESS • PROCESSES IN GENERAL ADHERED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND FOLLOWED THE GUIDELINES; • RESTRUCTURING OF MUNICIPALITIES AND APPOINTMENT OF KEY POSITIONS: • DELAYED START OF IDP PROCESS; AND • RESULTED IN IDPs NOT BEING FINALISED BY MARCH 2002 • CONFUSION ON ASSIGNMENT OF POWERS AND FUNCTIONS DELAYED IDP PROCESS • DISTRICT vs. LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES; AND • MUNICIPALITIES vs. TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES

  43. EMERGING ISSUES: PROCESS • IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE ACHIEVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: • REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON CONSULTANTS; • GREATER INVOLVEMENT BY MUNICIPAL MANAGERS IN MANAGEMENT OF IDP; • RELATIONSHIP AND ALIGNMENT BETWEEN DISTRICT AND LOCAL IDPs ; • INVOLVEMENT IN PREPARATION AND ASSESSMENT OF IDPs BY NATIONAL & PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS WAS POOR; AND • INVOLVEMENT OF TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES CAN BE IMPROVED.

  44. EMERGING ISSUES: INSTITUTIONAL • ALTHOUGH MUNICIPAL IDP INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURED DIFFERED, THEY ALL PROVIDED FOR: • IDP STEERING COMMITTEE • SMALL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE • CHAIRED BY MUNICIPAL MANAGER • IDP REPRESENTATIVE FORUM • INCLUDE ALL LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS • CHAIRED BY MAYOR • IDP ALIGNMENT COMMITTEE • INCLUDE ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS AT DC LEVEL • CHAIRED BY DISTRICT COUNCIL

  45. EMERGING ISSUES: CONTENT • CONTENT HAS SUBSTANTIALLY MET REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT & GUIDELINES; • IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE ACHIEVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: • LACK OF SPATIAL INFORMATION AND RELEVANT MAPS; • ALIGNMENT OF IDP WITH MUNICIPAL BUDGET; • ALIGNMENT OF IDP WITH MUNICIPAL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE; AND • LACK OF BUDGET COMMITMENTS FROM SERVICE PROVIDERS RESULTING IN “WHISH LIST” OF PROJECTS.

  46. EMERGING ISSUES: CONTENT • THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WERE NOT ADDRESSED IN MOST IDPs: • FRAMEWORK FOR LAND USE MANAGEMENT; • PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; • DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN; • INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN; • WATER SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PLAN (DCs); AND • MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL COSTS IN RESPECT OF PROPOSED CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTS.

  47. EMERGING ISSUES: FORMAT • THE FORMAT IN WHICH THE IDP WERE SUBMITTED ARE STANDARDISED AND READS EASILY • THE DISTRIBUTION OF IDPS TO ALL ROLE PLAYERS WITHIN THE 30 DAY ASSESSMENT PERIOD HAS PROVEN TO BE DIFFICULT • THE FOLLOWING ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED: • A STANDARD ELECTRONIC FORMAT FOR IDPs SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY • SUBMISSION OF BUDGET INFORMATION SHOULD BE STANDARDISED

  48. WHERE TO FROM HERE ?

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