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Urban Renewal In Cape Town:
The Way Forward
Presentation to the Executive Committee.
Shahid Solomon
Program Developer
August 2002
A National Government
Programme
The focus is on the specific national government
urban renewal programme for Khayelitsha and
Mitchell’s Plain.
Other urban renewal initiatives are important but not
part of the national programme eg. Cape Renewal
Strategy, Wesbank, Kew Town.
Objectives Of The Urban
Renewal Programme
To mobilise people so that they can become active
participants in upliftment.
To co-ordinate and focus the three spheres of
government.
To secure private sector co-operation and
participation.
To reprioritise and re-align the budgets and
expenditures of the three spheres of government.
To pilot approaches to ensure cluster and inter-cluster
as well as cross-sphere approaches to planning,
budgeting and implementation.
What Is Urban Renewal?
A 5 to 10 year process.
Of developing inter-governmental, business,
community and donor partnerships.
In order for…
The City to better meet community needs through:
Infrastructure upgrading.
Improved service delivery.
Simultaneously with:
Communities being better empowered to
access city opportunities through development
programmes.
What Is Urban Renewal?
City that better
meets
community
needs
Infrastructur
e upgrading
and improved
service
delivery
Urban
Renewal
Process
Development
partnerships
Communities
better
equiped to access
city opportunities
Development
programmes
What Is Urban Renewal?
Examples: City that better meets community needs:
(A) Infrastructure upgrading.
Urban integration:
Corridor development (Wetton-Landsdowne
and North/South corridors).
Major nodal development (KBD, MPCBD).
Local nodes/dignified places.
Public transport facilities:
What Is Urban Renewal?
Examples: Infrastructure Upgrading
Economic infrastructure:
Tourism routes/facilities.
Urban farms and produce markets.
Telecentres and business support centres.
Trading markets.
Crime prevention:
Street lighting.
Police stations.
Safe houses.
What Is Urban Renewal?
Examples: Infrastructure Upgrading
Settlement upgrading:
Conventional housing.
Informal settlement upgrade/relocation.
Managed land settlement.
Higher density/social housing.
Social facilities (orphanages, clinics, libraries).
What Is Urban Renewal?
Examples: Infrastructure Upgrading
Environmental upgrading:
Recreation nodes and facilities.
Coastal/wetland management.
Dump sites.
What Is Urban Renewal?
Examples: City that better meets community needs.
(B) Improved service delivery.
Waste management.
Postal services.
Social and welfare services.
Health services.
Safety, security and emergency services.
What Is Urban Renewal?
Examples: Communities better empowered to access city
opportunities.
Development programmes:
Skills development and literacy.
People’s housing processes.
Business development.
Community-based service delivery.
Digital divide: ICT skills development.
Youth/women empowerment.
Community safety and violence prevention.
Civil society capacity building.
Funding Opportunities
Over The Next 5 Years
Current
Commitment
National Government
R103m
Potential
R1000m – R2000m
Provincial Government
?
R500m – R1500m
City
?
R1000m – R2000m
Donors
Total
R75m
R173m ?
R200m – R1000m
R2700m – R6500m
An Urgent Call To Action
National government has assigned top-echelon
cabinet ministers and WCPG has assigned the Premier
as political champions.
If Cape Town does not move fast, our communities
may miss the boat on major funding opportunities.
Key Success Factors for an Urban
Renewal Management Framework
Effective Political Leadership:
Bring political representatives from all three
spheres of government together – to avoid red
tape, delays and misalignment.
Inter-departmental buy-in:
Active involvement and buy-in of relevant officials
and line departments in the City, the Province and
at national level.
Donor Support:
Effectively lobby donors for grant finance, and
form partnerships with NGOs
Continued…
Key Success Factors for an Urban
Renewal Management Framework
Business Involvement:
Credibility with the business sector to attract significant
private investment.
Community Empowerment:
Empower and involve local communities and SubCouncils in decision making.
Implementation Capacity:
Capacity to effectively budget for and integrate and
drive 200-500 projects and account for results and
performance.
Alignment with City priorities and systems:
Integration with IDP.
…Continued
Risks To Be Managed
Perception of managers and district staff that urban
renewal lies ‘outside’ their sphere of responsibilities
with resultant low co-operation and/or duplication.
Line departments shift budget and resource priorities
to other areas.
Tensions may develop between the urban renewal
management framework and established political
structures.
Urban renewal framework may become an ‘end in
itself’.
The Need for a Dedicated
Support Framework
Urban Renewal of Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s
Plain is a vast task.
Transparent ringfencing of the financial contributions
of Council, national and provincial government and
donors.
A ‘board’ of key political leaders in an efficient
decision making structure.
Can be established quickly to capture opportunities.
Flexibility and responsiveness essential.
Functions Of
Management Framework
Effectively deliver a 5-10 year urban renewal
programme for Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain.
Manage inter-governmental co-ordination.
Develop partnerships with donors and the business
sector.
Develop and manage a delivery programme and
financial mechanisms.
Effectively manage projects.
Continued…
Functions Of
Management Framework
Secure community involvement and ownership.
Develop the capacity of community institutions in
Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain to be able to play an
effective longer term role in development.
Develop the medium term capacity of the municipal
administration to achieve urban renewal throughout
the city.
Ad-hoc advice for other urban renewal areas.
…Continued
Components Of Management
Framework
Local Vision
Local Strategy
Local Partnerships
Khayelitsha
Steering
Committee
Sub-Council reps
Overall Vision
Strategic Integration
Financial Support
Technical Support
Capacity Building
Enabling Entity
Local Vision
Local Strategy
Local Partnerships
Mitchell’s Plain
Steering
Committee
Sub-Council reps
Civil society
Civil society
NGO’s
NGO’s
Local Business
Local Business
Khayelitsha
Project
Management Team
Project Managers
Contractors
Service Providers
Ad-hoc support to
other Urban Renewal
Projects
Imlementation:
200-500 Projects
Mitchell’s Plain
Project
Management Team
Project Managers
Contractors
Service Providers
Components Of Enabling Entity
Executive
Councillors
Section 21 or
Public Corporation
or in-house
department
Province
City
Provincial
MECs
Board
Contract
Support
Core
National
Ministers/DGs
Local Steering
Commttee
Representation
MOU
Inter-governmental
Coordination
Forum
National
Provincial
City
Official secondees
Project Managers
Business
Sector
Representation
Service Level
Agreements
Donors
Proposed Components
Of Business Plan
Stratey/Policy
from 3 spheres
of government
5 year
MTIEF
Monitoring
and
Evaluation
BUSINESS PLAN
Metropolitan Spatial
Development Framework
Principles and Objectives
Vision and
Strategy
Contextual
Framework
Programme
Management
System
Project
Agreements
Integration into
National, Provincial,
City and Donor
programmes,
budgets and IDP
Package
of Plans
3 year Rolling
Programme
of Projects
Khayelitsha
Development
Framework
Mitchell’s Plain
Development
Framework
District
Plans
District
Plans
Precinct
Plans
Precinct
Plans
Project
Plans
Project
Plans
Process Plan
Sep 2002
KFW
Feasibility
Study
Sep 2002
Trigger Report
Core Partner
Negotiations
City Task Team
Process
Agreement
Interim Board and
Management
Framework
Lead Projects
2002/2003
Oct 2002
Mar 2003
Draft
Business Plan
Apr 2003
Stakeholder
and public
input
May 2003
Final
Business Plan
July 2003
2002/2003
Programme/
Rollout
MOU
Final Managing
Entity and Framework
2002/2003 IDP:
Plan and process links
Review of Business
Plan with 2004/
2005 IDP
Mar/June 2004
Feb 2003
Staff Implications
The City does not currently have the staff to drive or
support the urban renewal programme. A Project
Leader and contract based core staff component for
the Enabling Entity will be needed.
Financial Implications
Urban Renewal is core business and a
constitutional obligation.
Business Plan will quantify operating costs of
management framework.
Urban renewal to be linked to the City’s IDP, MTIEF
and budget processes through the business plan to
ensure financial sustainability.
Costs – Short Term
Business Plan to cost from R2,5 million to R3,0
million: urgent funding needed.
Annual operating cost of the Management Framework
and Enabling Entity may be in the range of R4 million
to R6 million per annum.
Costs – Medium/Long Term
The future operating costs of new facilities and
infrastructure to be funded by Council must be
factored in.
Pressure will be put on Council to match government
and donor capital contributions with its own capital.
Benefits – Short Term
At least R77 million of capital grant funding is
available from government for 2002/2003 and
2003/2004, together with at least R25 million of
donor finance.
Utilisation of local labour and skills training schemes
linked to capital projects will help relieve
unemployment and all of the downstream costs this
imposes on Council.
Major credibility boost for IDP if short term results
can be delivered.
Benefits – Medium/Long Term
Could attract unprecedented levels of national government
and donor funding over 5-7 years.
Climate conducive to private sector investment, to
strengthen the City’s tax base and avoid further
degeneration.
Culture of payment for services.
Immense costs of poverty (social impacts of crime, policing
measures and under utilisation of economic skills base)
reduced.
Infrastructure is optimally matched to needs and
community takes care of new facilities.
Learning experiences for renewing other parts of the City.
Improve the image of the City and its attractiveness to
tourists and investors.
Recommendations
Exco to appoint an Urban Renewal Sub-Committee
supported by EMB Task Group (Development, Finance,
Community Services, Strategy)
Urban Renewal Sub-Committee to be mandated to finalise:
Negotiation of a final Process Plan with core
government partners (national and provincial).
The design, development and funding of a Business
Plan.
The nature and form of an enabling entity and
framework (with any interim arrangements).
A Memorandum of Understanding with core partners
and key stakeholders.
Integration of the Urban Renewal Programme in the
City’s IDP.
Recommendations
Dedicated internal Urban Renewal Project Leader and
Technical Support Team to be appointed.
Advertisement and selection process for consultants to
develop Business Plan to be initiated immediately.
Temporary operating budget of R200 000 and consultants
fees budget of R400 000 to be identified immediately,
further requirements for the balance of 2002/2003 to be
accurately quantified, and funds allocated thereto.
Funding (R2.26 million) from national and provincial
government and donors to complete the Business Plan to be
sought, but in any case to be identified and reserved as a
contingency fund in the 2002/2003 operating budget.
Thank You