TRU-Park
Introduction
workshop 1
25 February 2016
Melanie Attwell
and Associates
Lucien Le Grange
Architects and Urban
Planners
Tender Process
• Open tender advertised in January 2015 by WC Government: DTPW
• The closing date for tender submission was the 2nd March 2015
• Our Team was interviewed during the 16 week adjudication period on
13th May 2015
• On 2nd July 2015, our Team was officially appointed as the successful
tenderer
• The official Client is the WCG: DTPW, in partnership with the City of
Cape Town
Professional Team
Required Personnel
Name
Company
Lead Planner / Town Planner
Nisa Mammon
NM & Associates
Public Participation Practitioner
Melikaya Ntshingwa, Fraser
Siteti, Michael Krause
SUN Development
Urban Designer/s
Jody Paterson, Lucien le
Grange, Sabina Favaro, and
Michael Krause
NM & Associates,
Lucien le Grange
Architects & SUN
Development
Green Technology Specialist
Carl Schneider
RHDHV
Landscape Architect
Tarna Klitzner
Tarna Klitzner
Landscape Architects
Urban Development Economist
Francois Viruly
Viruly Consulting
Professional Team
Required Personnel
Name
Company
Civil Engineer: Water & Sewer
Pieter Jordaan
RHDHV
Electrical / Power Engineer
Beukes Kotze
RHDHV
Civil Engineer: Stormwater
Peter Hirschowitz
RHDHV
Transport Planner / Traffic
Engineer
Roy Bowman /
Rory Williams
RHDHV
Environmental Practitioner
Bronwen Griffiths
RHDHV
Heritage Practitioner
Melanie Attwell
Melanie Atwell &
Associates
Sustainable Development
Planner
Gerhard Van Weele /
Tasneem Steenkamp
RHDHV
The Site
Koeberg Rd
Station
Maitland
Station
Salt River
Station
Ndabeni
Pinelands
Station
The Site: Precincts
Education levels
The TRU-Park site is
surrounded by very
diverse socio-economic
conditions.
Income levels
The TRU-Park site is
surrounded by very
diverse socio-economic
conditions.
Distribution of social facilities
TRU-Park is sitting
between two patterns of
the distribution of social
facilities.
The Team’s Brief
• To prepare a number of framework plans for the TRUP site with the
objective of obtaining development rights for precincts and special
release areas identified in the ToR.
• To follow a Package of Plans Approach in terms of Section 136 of the
Cape Town Municipal By-law, 2015. A PoP allows the sequencing of
integrated planning at increasingly detailed scales and applies to areas
generally known as Special Areas.
• The Team will commence with a review of the CoCT approved 2003
TRUP Contextual Framework and Phase 1 Environmental Management
Plan, then prepare a Development Framework, Precinct Plans and Site
Development Plans as part of an application for rezoning.
Key objectives of the Brief
• To promote inclusivity and integration
• To encourage sustainable development from an environmental, economic
and social perspective
• To encourage partnerships to make public land viable so as to improve
under-performing properties
• To explore the notion of live-work-play through high-density, transit
oriented, walkable and mixed use / income environments
TRU-Park Process
VISION ALIGNMENT +
PRINCIPLES
STATUS QUO
MANIFESTO
ANALYSIS
BASELINE
STUDIES
SPECIALIST
INPUT
INTRODUCTION
MEETINGS
STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS
WORKSHOP
STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT
/ PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION
SCENARIOS
ASSESSMENT OF SCENARIOS
USING PRINCIPLES, ANALYSIS &
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
PREFERED SCENARIO
DEVELOPMENT
(CONTAINING VARIOUS PROPOSALS TO
FEED INTO “CONCEPT”)
CoCT INPUT ON
DEVIATION FROM SDF
DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
PHASE
CF REVIEW
UPDATED
CA
FLOODING
MODEL
Vision Alignment
GLOBAL ALIGNMENT
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UN Habitat SDG 11 : make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and
sustainable
NATIONAL / PARASTATAL ALIGNMENT
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National Planning Commission / NDP 2030
TRU-Park
WCG ALIGNMENT
VISION
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TRUP Development Project / Cabinet approved / November 2012
WCG / OneCape 2040
WCG / 5 Strategic Goals / Gamechangers
WCG / Central City Regeneration Programme
CoCT ALIGNMENT
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CoCT / City Development Strategy / 2040
CoCT / Integrated Development Plan / 2012 – 2017
PLANNING LEGISLATION ALIGNMENT
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MANIFESTO
Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act / 2013
WCG / cabinet approved ‘city for the future’
dense and compact,
self-sustaining carbon
neutral, ‘green’ within
a parkland
sensitive to the areas
heritage, cultural
memory and diversity
integrated with
mixed land use,
walkable and PT
orientated
financially viable,
profitable, stimulates
economic growth
and employment
creation
socially responsive by undoing the
legacies of the apartheid city
planning / attending to needs of the
current and future communities
10 Manifesto points / draft
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2
3
Sustainable
transport
Mixed use,
Mixed tenure
Develop
funding
opportunities
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5
progressive
environment
approach
preserve
open, green
park like
quality
7
clear admin,
management
and
institutional
systems
10
alternative
systems of
technology
8
integrative
space,
response to
culture and
memory
6
metro urban
park
9
social
partnership
Global alignment
10 Manifesto points
18 Principles of
design at site level
TRUP Public Participation Process
TRUP PPP :
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requires engagement that leads to broad ownership of development potential
requires broad engagement with interested and affected parties
different engagement intensities
process of engagement is inclusive and forward looking
process acknowledges and takes lessons from previous engagement
[CoCT and TRUP Association]
Key Outcomes:
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to understand principles of development in the area, leading toward the ‘Manifesto’
inclusive and transparent process to ensure design process takes cognisance of :
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prior planning
ideas of relevant stakeholders with an interest in the site
plans are shared with relevant stakeholders as these develop
Preparation for legislated processes [land use management processes]
Public Participation Process / stakeholders
1. Government
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National and parastatal
Provincial government and line department representatives
City of Cape Town and line department representatives
Subcouncils and their Wards
2. Directly affected stakeholders
• Associations/Forums
TRUP Steering Committee
The Oude Molen Forum
Western Cape Diverse Traditional Leaders Forum
• Civic and Rate Payer Associations [Mowbray, Pinelands, Maitland, Observatory, Kensington, Kew Town, Langa, Athlone]
• Landowners
• Private businesses
3. Interested parties
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Businesses from surrounding areas
Individuals with special skills and knowledge
Research and professional sector bodies [UCT, CHEC, ILASA, UDISA, etc.]
Friends of the Liesbeek
Friends of the Black River
University of Cape Town
NGO’s
Public Participation Process
TRUP Engagement Process
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2
Introduction Meetings
Stakeholder Meetings
• chairpersons
• secretaries of steering committees
• secretaries of associations
• stakeholder forums
• engagements are to set the
stage for understanding the
expectations and visions for
TRUP
3
Series of Workshops
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Workshop 1
Group Introduction
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Workshop 2
Manifesto discussion
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Workhop 3
Constraints & Opportunities of site
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Workshop 4
Scenario discussion
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Workshop 5
Parallel via CoCT and WCG media liaison and communication strategy
Public Participation Process / meetings held thus far / February 2016
Summary of the TRUP meetings and engagements :
• 8 meetings held with the Client [WCG / CoCT]
• 10 meetings held among the members of the TRUP Team
• 24 meetings held with various stakeholders
- PP meetings are highlighted in grey
- a meeting was held with members from Sub council 15
- 21 meetings were held with the directly affected stakeholders
• a workshop and a follow-up technical meeting was held between the Dutch, the client and the
TRUP Team
.. their father King Fadana had aspired
to establish a Xhosa/Nguni museum
and cultural village site at Oude
Molen. They wish to argue for the
realisation of the King's aspirations.
Public Participation Process / meetings held thus far / extracts
There was a full process of this kind
done five years ago. …we want to see
big development there; but we are
scared that somebody will, in 5 years
time, take the group through the same
process again..
– Pinelands Rate payers / Resident association
Concerns were raised about the use
of “density”; it was felt that density
should only be suggested where
appropriate/necessary and
development should be sensitive to
heritage and the wetlands as well as
to the legacy of Oude Molen.
– Oude Molen Eco Village, TRUP Association
– Xhosa / Nguni traditional leaders
Langa must not be a tick box and not
become part of the actual
development that takes place; it must
not be a talk shop. Ensure to have 2-3
people at the workshop.
– Langa Civic Association
A green corridor should be defined
and a multi-purpose environmental
space created that can support
learning. They are happy that
environmental practitioners are on
board. - Friends of the Liesbeeck
The wetlands and TRUP is seen as a
green lung for the city; this has value
to the city as a whole.
The development should fit into other
larger development plans for the City.
– TRUP Association & OCA
- OCA
Safety is seen as essential.
-OCA
It is felt that NMT should be promoted;
the area should not be built for cars
only.
-OCA
TRUP Public Participation Process
Open Questions
Media liaison protocol and responsibilities
– What is our role in responding to media requests? How much background is useful to provide to the
media? How can we use these opportunities for trust building?
Weighting of potentially competing development interests on the site
– When “maximizing development rights”, how does the client see the prioritization of public interest
versus private sector interests for development rights in the TRUP area?
TRUP- Association and Oude Molen Tenant situation
– Special Meeting called by Alderman Walker on TRUP-A.
- Appointment of Property Company in process
Engagement with CoCT and WCG line departments in via workshop prior or after public workshop?