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PRESENTATION NATIONAL PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE DR NDIVHU LUKHWARENI & AMOS MBOWENI 29 June 2011, CAPE TOWN. Table of contents. Background Housing targets – 2011/12 Current projects Areas to be proclaimed Capital and Operational budget Urban Settlement Development Grant Plans
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PRESENTATION NATIONAL PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE DR NDIVHU LUKHWARENI & AMOS MBOWENI 29 June 2011, CAPE TOWN
Table of contents • Background • Housing targets – 2011/12 • Current projects • Areas to be proclaimed • Capital and Operational budget • Urban Settlement Development Grant Plans • Project Implementation Plans Issued • Service providers appointed • Other plans – 2011/12 • Potential risks and constraints • Way forward
Background • The City of Tshwane has approximately 130 400 households residing in 59 informal settlements. • 27 inherited from Metsweding • These informal settlements are commonly located on: • Land that is undevelopable such as on dolomitic soil conditions, road and rail reserves, flood plains and other environmentally sensitive or dangerous areas. • Private or public land which is developable but where funds are not available and/or inadequate for immediate development or resettlement. • Tribal land.
Areas to be proclaimed - 2011/12 • Nelmapius Ext 6 • Mamelodi Ext 20 • Kudube Unit 3 • Refilwe Block G • Soshanguve MM • Soshanguve Y Ext 1 • Soshanguve X Ext 1 • Soshanguve SS Ext 5
Areas to be proclaimed – 2011/12 cont... 9. Soshanguve School sites 429R and 1865P (2) 10. Soshanguve School sites 1747HH, 184JJ,526/945JJ and 541 GG (4 sites) 11. Soshanguve school Sites 181/183X,1544/1545, 1653/1654,845 Y, 1008V and 1056T (6 sites) 12.Soshanguve PP1 13. Soshanguve PP2 14. Soshanguve PP3 15. Olievenhoutbosch Ext 26 16. Olievenhoutbosch Exts 24 and 25
Urban Settlement Development Grant (USDG) – Time lines and approval • Letter of intent - 14 February • Cities submit a letter indicating their intent to participate in the programme • Draft built environment plan submission – 31 March • Cities submit a draft built environment plan • DHS, NT, CoGTA and Presidency comment on the built environment plan • Consensus from stakeholders sought for approval to council • Built Environment Plan Evaluation panel - 11 20 April 2011 • Assessment & evaluations of city built environment draft submissions • Individual consultations with each city by all key stakeholders for review purpose • Second draft submissions – 12 May • Final Submission- 7 June • Legislated timeframe in terms of the DoRA is 30th May, in line with the approval of the Budget • Flexibility allowed to accommodate minor adjustments from Council.
USDG – BEPP (2) • BEPP – Built Environment Performance Plan as required by National Treasury developed and presented to both National Treasury and National Human Settlements on 17 May 2011 • Comments incorporated • Consultations in process
Service Providers Appointed (3) • Formalisation - Phumaf (Phumelela Africa Professional Engineers PTY (LTD) • To provide Professional Resource Team Services in the planning and implementation of the relating to formalisation programmes; • Amend the prioritization of the identified various formalisation projects in line with formalisation Implementation Plan due to funding requirements and availability; • Project Manage and execute all formalisation projects and aspects of the programmes, etc
Service Providers Appointed • Winterveldt Urban Renewal Programmes • Winterveldt – Maluleke, Luthuli Development Planners • 30 000 mixed development units planned • Partnership with Gauteng Department of Housing and Local Government (GDLGH) • Task team established (CoT and GDLGH)
Service Providers Appointed (2) • Turn Key development • Thorn tree View – SAFDEV SSDC (PTY) LTD • Expected yield 13 000 low cost units • Typologies: Low cost, rental and gap • 2 109 serviced stands in the 2010/11 financial year
Other plans • Procurement process • Call for expression of interests for professionals and developers in place • Human Resources • New Directorate: Human Settlements Planning approved
Other plans (3) • Municipal Housing Development Plan (MHDP) in the process of being reviewed • Spatial Development Framework (SDF) also in the process of being reviewed • Linked to Tsosoloso Programme • All the above to incorporate new regions (i.e. Metsweding, Nokeng tsa Taemane and Kungwini)
Potential risks and constraints • Bulk infrastructure availability ( esp. North-East Region) • Availability of land (esp. Mamelodi - sterilised) • Land claims • Land availability agreements (e.g. Habitech) • Capacity (Human resources)
Way forward • Procurement of professional teams and developers • Finalisation of the Municipal Housing Development Plan