STRATEGIC PLANApril 2005

Housing Department

HOUSING MISSION

“To plan, facilitate, implement and manage targeted human settlements through efficient and effective resource allocation in partnership with stakeholders, which provides and promotes the provision of sustainable housing opportunities to the residents of Ekurhuleni”

EKURHULENI VISSION

“The Smart, Creative and DevelopmentalCity”

STATISTICAL OVERVIEW OF THE EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY

•Population 2001 – 2 480 276 •Population estimated by 2010 – 3 200 000•Number of households – 744 935•Unemployment rate – 40%•Number of Wards – 88•Date of Municipality’s establishment – 05-12-2000•Cities and towns amalgamated – 9•Municipal area in Kmsq – 1889•Land – 190 900 ha•% GDP from manufacturing – 51%•% GDP of Gauteng – 23%•Highways – N3, N12, N17, M2, R21, R24, R25•Blue IQ Projects – JIA Road network upgrading and Industrial Development zone

R190mil- Wadeville Alrode Industrial area R72mil- Gauteng Rapid Rail link

•Total Capex – R1,275 Bil •Total Budget – R11,3 Bil

STATISTICAL OVERVIEW ON HOUSING

•Housing backlog – 122 000•Number of informal settlements (formal and informal) – 112•Land identified for development and upgrading – 120 000 stands•Basic water available to all, sanitation on process of being provided.•Housing Municipal Capex R283 mil•% of Municipal Capex 30% •Provincial Capex for Housing in Ekurhuleni R147mil•Total Housing Budget for Ekurhuleni area R420mil•Will form 34% of Municipal Capex

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Housing Policies and Planning for Sustainable Human Settlements

• Property Management and Institutional housing• Project Management and facilitation of housing

opportunities• Support Services and National programmes

DIRECTIVE FROM LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT

• MILENNIUM GOALS• BREAKING NEW GROUND:

A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE HUMAN

SETTLEMENTS. • STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF EMM

EMM Seven Strategic PrioritiesEMM Seven Strategic Priorities

An urban renewal strategy that ensures that we uplift and upgrade the region through projects such as inner city housing;

A programme to fight poverty and underdevelopment, as well as the implementation of targets and programmes arising from the World

summit on sustainable development held in 2002;

A programme to create jobs through local economic development, and economic empowerment of communities,

Focusing on building safety and security in our communities;

Forging social partnership in our fight against HIV/Aids;

Promotion of good governance; and

Advancing and enhancing community participation.

MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES TO ACHIEVE INTEGRATED

AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN

SETTLEMENTS 1. URBAN REGENERATION 2. LOCALITY OF HOUSING

PROJECTS 3. DENSIFICATION4. TYPOLOGIES AND TENURE

OPTIONS5. URBAN DESIGN

1. URBAN REGENERATION The primary thrusts for urban regeneration are as follows:• Integrated development

– Creation of a sustainable community– Appropriate and affordable housing– Safe and secure environment

• Provision of quantity/quality infrastructure, like - roads, storm water drainage, sewer systems etc.

• Provision of quality, sustainable social amenities, including -schools, clinics etc.

• Promotion of local economic development, and support for local entrepreneurs investing in the area.

• Invasion control • Higher density development, Social housing and affordable

rental accommodation are important features of the urban regeneration strategy.

2. LOCALITY OF HOUSING PROJECTS

• The defining feature of all criticism against the instrument used most for housing delivery namely project-linked subsidies has been location.These projects have not led to “closer is better” locations and thus have not led to sustainable communities.– Separate land cost from subsidy

• In view of the creation of sustainable human settlements there is a need to focus on the spatial directives.

• Invasion control to protect well located land for suitable development

3. DENSIFICATION

• Promotes efficient use of land and existing urban infra-structure. It is also viewed as an alternative to urban sprawl.

• The components of medium to high density housing are location, built form, tenure, governance, financing, affordability and maintenance of the houses and environment that was created.

• Densification is a tool to resolve many of the challenges not only for housing but sustainable development and integration by:

• Densification continued

– Matching Backlog with Land Available. – Benefits of Medium to High Density

(Affordable public transport and less pollution)

– High-Quality Design & Diversity(Creating people places offer a wider range of housing types and provide for the life cycle.)

– Safety, Property Values, Overcrowding and Affordable housing(Design and use of public spaces have a far more significant impact on crime)

– Infill, integration(Better urban form and optimal use of existing services)

- In situ upgrading at higher densities possible with new designs

Making "densification" work -

is perhaps the single most important challenge in the creation of sustainable human settlements:

• As it is about the manipulation of space, inside and outside to better the experience of the person in contact with the environment.

• Issues that need to be addressed are; promotion of densification, planning guidelines, property taxation, zoning, subdivision, and land swaps and consolidation.

4. TYPOLOGIES AND TENURE OPTIONS

•Investigate various typologies of housing to offer choice and provide for requirements I t o higher densities and to allow integration into surrounding developments.

5. URBAN DESIGN

•Urban design is not a luxury anymore but has become a necessity to ensure sustainable developments taking into account social and safety aspects, mobility, the economic use of space, aesthetics and densification.

EMM actions to comply with millennium goals and Breaking New Ground

•Eight year plan to eradicate informal settlement backlog – delivery of 15 000 – 17 000 stands per year•Become ISO 9001 compliant by September 2005 – Ensure quality processes and procedures in the workplace •To be Accredited as by July 2006 - Ensure implementation is brought closer to beneficiary - Faster delivery by shortening the management chain - Direct link to quality manage delivery - Institutional review and draw down of capacity from Provincial level•Implementation of Community Builders Programme - Community involvement - Job creation, skills development and economic growth - Preferential procurement policy•Strict financial management – Ring fenced project budgets and audits•Project control to prevent fraud and corruption – regular audits

•Urban design guidelines for higher density development•Stand sizes 80 – 150msq•Densification in all housing projects (Municipal and Provincial)

•In situ upgrading where land is suitable.•One Social housing Institution for EMM and promotion of social housing•Council land and other identified properties for higher density developments and social housing. Urban Renewal focus areas Separate land cost from subsidy.•Hostels – own funding of R17,6m. Rental stock and family units. •All other hostels to become transit / communal housing.•Life cycle provision in all residential development.•Five focus area Development/Precinct plans to determine Infrastructure backlog to compile Infrastructure development plan (Direct MIG and densification) and indicate allocation of housing backlog with densities.

Ekurhuleni actions to create human settlements

PROPOSED DELIVERY 5YR PLAN

PROGRAMME

DELIVERABLE

2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009STANDS STRUCTURES

ESSENTIAL SERVICES 85,000   78,000,000 420,500,000 428,000,000 480,000,000 500,000,000

PHP  0 51,000 129,500,000 197,500,000 173,500,000 172,000,000 172,000,000

SPECIAL PROJECTS 16,400 19,000 9,000,000 51,500,000 159,840,000 141,600,000 51,600,000

EXISTING PROJECTS 8,000 31,500 234,500,000 196,200,000 177,000,000 0 0

ARA     23,600,000 63,000,000 57,000,000 48,000,000 63,000,000

URBAN RENEWAL planning  upgrading 1,250,000 2,500,000 6,000,000 12,000,000 15,000,000

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 5,800 5,800 111,000,000 0 0 0 0

RURAL RESIDENTIAL 2,500 2,500 1,000,000 3,900,000 0 64,500,000 0

TOTAL 117,700 109,800 587,600,000 945,100,000 1,001,340,000 918,100,000 801,600,000

• Land parcels are being acquired for 85 000 stands at a density of 30 units per ha on 250 msq stands. By densifying only a third of the land to 80 units per ha on

80msq stands provision can be made for 110 000 stands and address the full backlog

Less roads

Walk ways

Smaller stands

Larger house

More communal areas

Permanent surfaces

Communal food garden

Communal parking

Shorter walking distances

Various typologies

Sharing of service points

Optimal use of bulk

LAYOUTLAYOUT PLANNING FOR DENSIFICATIONPLANNING FOR DENSIFICATION

PMG note: Photographs and Densification housing designs not included. Email info@pmg.org.za for these.