West Coast District Municipality
IDP ENGAGEMENT PRESENTATION: City of Cape Town
West Coast District Strategic Unit: Office of the Municipal Manager
By: Ms N Plaatjies
Date: 26 September 2007
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Regional Goals and Objectives
5 Key Performance Areas of Local Government
Strategies of the West Coast District
Summary of ITP, Integrated Waste Strategies
Purpose of Task Teams for Regional Strategies
Brief on Service Backlogs in the West Coast Region
Projects Identification for Water and Energy in the West Coast
Growth and Priority Sectors
Regional Infrastructure, Communications and Logistics
Spatial Integration
Challenges
Way Foward
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Regional Goals and Objectives
• Improvement of the quality of life of all residents of the
West Coast
• Human Capital Investment/ Social Well-being
• The establishment and maintenance of safe
surroundings
• The pro-active and responsible stimulation of the
regional economy
• The conservation of natural resources
• The promotion and pro-active co-operation with all
developmental role players;
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• The West Coast District to strategically align its
resources in the region with the local municipalities and
partners
• The West Coast District to utilise the recent established
Strategic Services Unit in the Office of the Municipal
Manager to execute and determine core responsibilities
in the West Coast Region
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5 Key Performance Areas of Local
Government
• The West Coast District Strategic Planning is in
alignment with the 5 Key Performance Areas of Local
Government:
– Municipal transformation and Organizational
Development
– Basic Services Delivery
– Local Economic Development
– Municipal Financial Viability and Management
– Good Governance and Public Participation
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West Coast Strategies in Alignment with the
Key Performance Areas
• Spatial Development Plan-In final draft
• Urbanization Strategy- 2000
• Economic Development Strategy-in final draft for
approval
• Tourism Strategy-2002
• Solid Waste Disposal Strategy-2002
• Infrastructure Strategy-2003
• Communication Strategy-2003
• Disaster Management Framework and Plan-2006
• Integrated Environmental Program-2006
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Poverty Alleviation Strategy-2006
Integrated Transport Plan (draft): 2006
Land Reform Strategy-2006
Water Services Development Plan-2006
Integrated Waste Management Plan-2006
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Summary of ITP Strategy
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Establish a public transport planning department
Establish public transport working groups
Introduce a public transport information system
Effective public transport law enforcement
Establish pounds for vehicles
Build an additional weighbridge in the Porterville Area
Promote the public transport corridor concept
Develop a mobility strategy for the DMA and Matzikama
Assess non-motorised transport needs
Integrate public transport and learners transport
Investigate the rail network
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Integrated Waste Management
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Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Strategy–
– All municipal solid waste will be disposed of in the area of the West
Coast District Municipality;
– Incineration of medical and sanitary waste will be allowed;
– All hazardous waste will be disposed of at suitable licensed sites,
and all generators of such waste must report on an annual bases to
the West Coast District Municipality on the type and extent of such
waste and the disposal thereof;
– Disposal of municipal solid waste at sites will be subject to
the“minimum requirements for the disposal of solid waste at sites” as
proclaimed by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry;
– Only three permitted sites will be established and operated in the
West Coast Region, namely: Malmesbury (Highlands), Vredenburg
and Vredendal surrounds
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Diagrammatic representation of strategic reasoning process
VISION
OBJECTIVES
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The purposeful
improvement of
the quality of life
Preservation of a
safe environment
Natural environment
GOALS
(withi n the
ambit of)
Safe
environment
Economy
Human resource
development
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Safe environment
Pro-active and responsible
stimulation of regional
economy
Co-operation
Conservation of
natural
resources
Natural
environment
Pro-active cooperation
Co-operation
Co-operation
Human well-being
Economy
Co-operation
Human resource
development
STRATEG IES
Urbanizati on
Strategy
Disaster
Management Plan
Integrated
T ransport Plan
Comple te
I n Process
Land
Reform
Strategy
Spatial
Plan
Solid Waste Disposal
Strategy
Economic Devel opment
Strategy
Communication
Strategy
Environmental
Program
Human R esource
Developme nt
Strategy
Poverty Alleviation
Strategy
Infrastructure
Strategy
Planned
UNDERLYING PRINCIPLE
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Purpose for Task Teams for West Coast
Regional Strategies
• Ensuring co-operative governance by involving high
profile representatives
• To promote the being of interrelated strategic sectoral
planning at the management interface
• To assure cohesiveness amongst municipalities and
relevant role players
• To assure informed decision decision making roles
• To be able to consider and incorporate different
circumstances prevalent within municipalities, in one
process
• To deliver on expected performance linked to policy,
programs and targets from other spheres of government
• To enable subsequent implementation
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Summary of Water, and Energy Projects
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Bulk Water Mains
Besaansklip Reservoir capacity
Koringberg 100-150 diameter Distribution line
Study on alternative water resources
Ground Water Study
Desalination Study
Yzerfontein pipeline upgrade
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Energy
• The South African Government has set a 10 year target
for renewable energy by 2013
• Eskom Holdings Limited is investigating potential
renewable energy projects, which include a proposed
Wind Energy Facility in the Western Cape
• The Wind Energy facility development is proposed to
compromise a cluster of up to 100 wind turbines.
• The sites fall within Matzikama Municipality and the
DMA.
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Summary of Service Backlogs
• The extent of services in rural areas still need to be quantified
– Water: Backlogs in the Cederberg Municipal Area
– Sanitation: Need 1700 ‘outside toilets in Saldanha and in
Cederberg need intervention to eradicate ‘bush toilets
– Waste: In Bergrivier, Matzikama and Cederberg Solid Waste Site
is needed
– Electricity: Urban areas almost to full extend provided; consider
new housing developments
– Housing: In Saldanha 6 approved housing projects and
Matzikama, Swartland, Bergrivier and Cederberg large housing
backlog
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Growth and Priority Sectors
• The West Coast District Economy between 1996-2004
has been generally poor; with nett losses being
experienced in all sectors except the following;
– Manufacturing
– Transport
– Social Services
– Government
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Growth and Development Summit Identified
the following Sectors for the West Coast
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Agriculture
Fishing and Aquaculture
Women in Construction
Tourism
Oil and Gas
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West Coast Regional Economic
Development Programmes
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Infrastructure (Logistics, Telecommunications, and Bulk)
Skills Development Strategy
Small business development
Development of infrastructure for business hubs
Business retention and expansion programmes
Restructuring and improve competitiveness strategy
Growth strategies for existing labour intensive sectors
such as tourism, construction/ property development
• 2010 Strategy
• Trade and Investment Promotion
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Overarching challenges to accelerate shared
growth can be identified as follows:
• Increasing unemployment and job losses in certain
traditional sectors such as agriculture
• Future impact of climate change on agriculture is
uncertain
• Availability of water limits development in parts of District
• Slow pace of economic transformation
• The High Rate of Illiteracy in the West Coast Region
• The Migration of the youth to other areas in search for
job opportunities
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Regional infrastructure, Communications and
Logistics
• The West Coast District Infrastructure Strategy
represents clear scenarios in terms of the
development of service delivery
• The West Coast District Infrastructure Strategy
is subdivided into three Functional Areas namely
– Urban
– Town
– Settlements/Rural
– The West Coast District to do an updated
analysis of the Regions Infrastructure
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Regional infrastructure Challenges for the West
Coast
• Bulk Infrastructure Gaps
• Maintenance and upgrade of the West Coast Road
Network
• Infrastructure for economic growth
• The Lack of funding to Investment in hard infrastructure
and soft infrastructure
• Upkeep of road infrastructure
• The need of funding to realise critical infrastructure
investment projects
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Spatial Integration
• The West Coast District is in support of the National
Spatial Development Plan
• Through the West Coast Draft Spatial Framework there
are clear guidelines as to the investment priorities for
towns in the West Coast Region
• To invest in human and social capital in areas with few
economic opportunities
• The West Coast District is in support of the PGDS,
NSDP, GDS and REDS which depicts towns and areas
where economic growth can occur through investment
• The West Coast District furthermore identifies with the
Asgisa, Jipsa strategies in terms of harnessing a culture
of skills development for the youth, women and other
marginalized groups
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Way forward
• The West Coast District supports the Cape Town Regional
Development Strategy Approach
• There need to be a clear mandate emanating from the Cape Town
Regional Development Strategy; which will inform the
developmental opportunities in the West Coast Region
• The West Coast District support the horizontal development
approach of learning and the establishment of good working
relationships with other municipalities
• The West Coast District supports the notion of having a greater
understanding of the Regional Economy in the Western Cape.
• Develop a shared vision amongst various role players regarding our
planning, programs, projects and strategies.
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