HOUSING DELIVERY

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HOUSING DELIVERY

• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality

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Declaration

• ? The Executive Mayor declared Housing as
  priority
• ? Vision 2020
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• ? 10 Year housing program

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Optimisation of the PeoplesHousing Process
(PHP)

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• ? Masangwanaville, community participation
  enhancement
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• ? Establishment of co-operatives
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• ? Establishment of Housing Associations

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Housing Support Centres
? Construction of 5 major centres   ? Staff
complement and support
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 Strategies

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• ? 58 Projects
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• ? Empowerment initiatives
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• ? Public / Private partnerships

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Nelson Mandela MetropolitanMunicipalitys
contribution

• ? R6 000 per site - reduced to R3 000,00 reviewal
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• ? Technical support
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• ? Administrative support

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Metro House

• ? Aims (Dignity, Integrated community, Future
  extension)
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• ? Subsidy and Nelson Mandela
• Metropolitan Municipality contribution
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• (entire subsidy utilised for super structure)
• (annual quantum increase review contribution)
• (alternate service delivery initiatives)
• (bulk material tender)
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• ? Specification
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• ? Quantum adjustment

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Challenges

• ? Backlog 78 000 units
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• ? Eradication of informal settlements
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• ? Community participation
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• ? Population of organogram
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• ? Major development (Urbanisation)
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• ? Emerging contractor and supplier
• empowerment programs
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Challenges (continued)

• ? Previously serviced small units
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• ? Erf size 50m² to 100m²
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• ? transfers effected
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• ? relocation resistance
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Achievements
? National Housing Award 2002 (Best PHP
Project)   ? Metro House 40m²   ? Establishment
of leadership qualities
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Capacity and readiness to deliver
? Executive Mayors declaration   ? Dedicated
Housing and Land Business Unit   ? Management
structure
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Capacity and readiness to deliver (continued)

• ? Integrated Disciplines
•   ? Administration
• ? Financial support
• ? Technical support
• ? Town Planning
• ? Surveyors
• ? Building Inspectorate

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Capacity and readiness to deliver (continued)

• ? 5 Year Housing plan
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• ? Turn-around strategy delivery workshop
• (20 to 21 June 2003)
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• ? Provincial support
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• ? Cluster approach

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End User Product Quality

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• ? Regular site meetings and inspections
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• ? Dedicated team
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• ? 2 x Provincial representatives
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• ? Project Managers
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• ? Building Inspectorate
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• ? Housing support committee representatives
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• ? Beneficiaries

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Peri-Urban Areas

• ? 5 Development nodes
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• (Rocklands, Kuyga, St Albans, Seaview, Witteklip)

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 Progress To Date
? Layout plans generally prepared and
approved   ? EIA complete, recommendations being
reviewed   ? Acquisition of land being
finalised   ? Services design generally complete
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Challenges
? Privately owned land   ? Bulk
services   ? Cost per capita household   ? Limit
ed grant funding   ? Employment
opportunities ? Integral transport plan  
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Way forward

• ? Social compact review
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• ? Beneficiary data confirmation
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• ? Subsidy application
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• ? Services and super structure
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• ? Integrated communities
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Accreditation

• ? Application
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• ? Response (Moratorium)
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• ? Review Business plan and pursue

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HOSTEL REDEVELOPMENTPROGRAM

• MATTHEW GONIWE HOSTEL

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Background

• ? Single mens hostel - E.C. Administration Board
  1987
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• ? One City - erstwhile P E Municipality

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Background state of affairs
? Overcrowding - 2 145 families - increased to
3 000 families   ? Extreme rudimentary service -
communal toilets   ? Illegal electrical
distribution   ? Sanitation and cleaning services
non-existent
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Action plan

• ? Establishment of committee
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• ? Hostel upgrading R11 000 000
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• ? Conversion to 1 200 units
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• ? Transfers effected
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• ? Greenfield development

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Challenges

• ? Illegal occupation
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• ? De-densification
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• ? Insutu upgrade
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• ? Limited subsidy
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• ? Influx control

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RENTAL HOUSING STOCK
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Background

• ? Establishment of Nelson Mandela
• Metropolitan Municipality
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• ? Rental stock - Uitenhage, KwaNobuhle, Port
  Elizabeth
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• ? Total stock 13 993 units
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• ? 1993 Capital discount scheme -
• historical cost R7 500,00

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Existing situation

• ? Ablution upgrade
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• ? 11 750 - 84 sold
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• ? 10 757 transferred - title deeds issued
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• ? 993 Instructions pending registration

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Challenges

• ? 253 unit selling price in excess of R7 500,00
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• ? Community instability - family disputes
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• ? Resistance
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• ? Severe poverty and unemployment
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Strategies

• ? Establishment of social compact committee
• and task team
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• ? Home ownership educational programs
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• ? Cluster approach

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Future Rental Stock

• ? Development of development framework - policy
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• ? Establishment of Housing Association
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INDIGENT POLICY

• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality

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Present scheme
? Introduced July 1997   ? Provided two
schemes household income 0 to R700 per month
100 - R700 to R800 50   ? Services credited
rates, refuse / environmental, water up to 12kl
and sewerage ? 2001/2002 financial
year -    Households assisted 48 172 - Total
credits R40 584 000 ? Approximate average
account credit R70 per month

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New Scheme

• ? Target July 2003
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• ? Qualification criteria reviewed
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• ? Benefits extended to include electricity

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Qualification criteria - requirements

• ? Must occupy
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• ? Must not own other property
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• ? Maximum household income of R1 500 pm
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• ?  Maximum municipal valuation
• ? Prepaid meter with consumption not exceeding
  150Kwh monthly average

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Benefits

• ? Rates to the maximum value 100
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• ? Refuse and environmental charge 100
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• ? Water 6 kilolitres 100
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• ? Sewerage to the maximum of the minimum 100
• ? Free prepaid token for 50Kwh

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 Other

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• ? Application
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• ? Subject to on-site audit
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• ? Annual review by applicant
• ? Annual Policy review linked to Equitable share
  and responsibility

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Future refinements

• ? Remove application process
• ? Self assessment and control
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• ? Possibility of alternatives targeting system
  consumption levels, valuation levels or
  combinations

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Challenges

• ? Control water consumption above the benefit
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• ? If benefits are exceeded who pays
• ? How will this be enforced
• ? Determining a future system and the consumption
  levels