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INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1ST REVIEW 2018/19 CAPE AGULHAS MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1ST REVIEW 2018/19 Resolution 59/2018 29 May 2018 Together for excellence Saam vir uitnemendheid Sisonke siyagqwesa 1 | P a g e INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1ST REVIEW 2018/19 REVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS 5- Review Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th IDP FOREWORD BY THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR 6 6 FOREWORD BY THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER 8 7 1 INTRODUCTION 10 8 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO CAPE AGULHAS MUNICIPALITY 10 8 1.1.1 THE MUNICIPAL AREA 10 - 1.1.2 WARD DELIMITATION 10 - 1.1.3 OUR TOWNS 11 - 1.2 THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROCESS 13 10 1.2.1 PURPOSE OF THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 13 - 1.2.2 FIVE YEAR IDP CYCLE 14 - 1.2.3 ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IDP 15 10 1.2.4 PROCESS PLAN AND SCHEDULE OF KEY DEADLINES 15 10 1.2.5 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 16 - 1.2.6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IDP, BUDGET, 18 - PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND RISK 1.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION STRUCTURES, PROCESSES AND 19 11 OUTCOMES 1.3.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 19 11 1.3.2 COMMUNITY NEEDS ANALYSIS 23 13 2 LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL 26 - STRATEGY ALIGNMENT 2.1 LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND STATUS 26 - 2.1.1 THE CONSTITUTION 26 - 2.1.2 LOCAL GOVERNMENT: MUNICIPAL DEMARCATION 26 - ACT, (Act 27 of 1998) 2.1.3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES ACT 26 - (ACT 117 OF 1998) 2.1.4 LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT (ACT 28 - 32 OF 2000) 2.1.5 LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL FINANCE 31 - MANAGEMENT ACT (ACT 56 OF 2003) 2.2 INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 32 15 2.2.1 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 32 - 2.2.2 WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL PERSPECTIVE 36 15 2.2.3 OVERBERG DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE 40 - 3 SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 42 20 3.1 DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 42 20 3.1.1 POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS 42 20 2 | P a g e INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1ST REVIEW 2018/19 3.1.2 POPULATION BY HOME LANGUAGE 44 21 3.1.3 POPULATION BY GENDER AND RACE 44 22 3.1.4 POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER DISTRIBUTION 45 22 3.1.5 FARMWORKER DEMOGRAPHICS 46 23 3.2 SOCIAL ANALYSIS 46 24 3.2.1 POVERTY AND INCOME 46 24 3.2.2 HEALTH 48 26 3.2.3 EDUCATION 49 27 3.2.4 CRIME 51 29 3.3 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 53 33 3.3.1 ECONOMIC GROWTH 53 33 3.3.2 ECONOMIC TRENDS 54 - 3.3.3 PROJECT KHULISA 57 - 3.3.4 AGRICULTURE 58 35 3.3.5 TOURISM 60 38 3.3.6 EMPLOYMENT TRENDS 61 38 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 64 41 3.4.1 COASTAL MANAGEMENT 64 41 3.4.2 CLIMATE CHANGE 67 45 3.4.3 BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT 71 48 3.4.4 AIR QUALITY 73 49 3.5 ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES ANALYSIS 73 50 4 MUNICIPAL OVERVIEW 76 53 4.1 INTRODUCTION 76 53 4.2 POLITICAL STRUCTURES 77 54 4.3 THE ADMINISTRATION 81 - 4.4 COMMUNITY OVERVIEW 83 56 4.5 BY-LAWS AND POLICIES 84 58 4.6 RISK OVERVIEW 87 60 4.7 SERVICE DELIVERY ANALYSIS PER KEY PERFORMANCE 89 63 AREA 4.7.1 GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 89 63 4.7.2 INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MUNICIPAL 100 72 TRANSFORMATION 4.7.3 BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY 111 84 4.7.4 MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL VIABILITY 135 105 4.7.5 LOCAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 140 110 5 VISION, MISSION AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION 145 115 5.1 VISSION, MISSION AND VALUES 145 115 3 | P a g e INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1ST REVIEW 2018/19 5.1.1 VISION AND MISSION AND VALUES 145 115 5.1.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 146 - 5.1.3 STRATEGIC DIRECTION 147 - 5.1.4 STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 147 116 5.1.5 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES ALIGNED TO THE 149 117 STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE MUNICIPALITY 6 SECTORAL PLAN ALIGNMENT 170 138 6.1 HUMAN SETTLEMENT PIPELINE 170 138 6.2 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN 179 140 6.3 WATER SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PLAN 179 141 6.4 INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 180 141 7 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 182 143 7.1 INTRODUCTION 182 143 7.2 THE DESIRED SPATIAL OUTCOMES TO BE PURSUED BY THE 182 143 CAM SDF 7.2.1 LEGISLATIVE DIRECTION 182 143 7.2.2 POLICY DIRECTION 183 144 7.3 SPATIAL CONCEPT 184 145 7.4 SETTLEMENT PLANS 193 146 7.5 IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK 203 - 7.6 SDF REVIEW 203 155 8 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 204 156 9 LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 216 176 10 FINANCIAL PLAN 226 185 10.1 LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 226 185 10.2 REVENUE ENHANCEMENT PLAN - 193 10.3 EXTERNAL PROJECTS, PROGRAMMES AND 232 198 INVESTMENTS 10.3.1 NATIONAL INVESTMENT 232 198 10.3.2 PROVINCIAL INVESTMENT 234 199 10.4 CAPE AGULHAS SPENDING AND INVESTMENT 236 203 10.4.1 THREE YEAR CAPITAL PROGRAMME PER 237 203 DEPARTMENT 10.4.2 THREE YEAR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PER IDP GOAL 244 - AND OBJECTIVE 10.4.3 OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE PER IDP GOAL AND 245 - OBJECTIVE 11 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 247 211 11.1 INTEGRATION OF THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 247 211 SYSTEM ANNEXURE A1: WARD 1: ELIM 249 212 4 | P a g e INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1ST REVIEW 2018/19 ANNEXURE A1: WARD 1: NAPIER 250 212 ANNEXURE A2: WARD 2: BREDASDORP AND KLIPDALE 251 213 ANNEXURE A3: WARD 3: BREDASDORP 252 213 ANNEXURE A4: WARD 4: BREDASDORP AND PROTEM 253 214 ANNEXURE A5; WARD 5: STRUISBAAI, L’AGULHAS AND 254 214 SUIDERSTRAND ANNEXURE A6: WARD 6: BREDASDORP AND ARNISTON 256 215 ANNEXURE B: DRAFT TOP LAYER SDBIP 257 217 ANNEXURE C: COUNCIL RESOLUTION 271 - TABLES 273 228 FIGURES 274 229 LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABREVIATIONS 275 230 5 | P a g e INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1ST REVIEW 2018/19 FOREWORD BY THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR It is a great honour for me to submit this first review of the 2017/18 – 2021/22 Integrated Development Plan (IDP). This IDP review is a manifestation of our commitment to our Community to enhance their well-being through economic growth, social development and sustainable service delivery that is in harmony with the environment. Our IDP aligns to the National and Provincial development agenda, and specific mention is made of the National Development Plan: Vision for 2030 (NDP) which focuses on “writing a new story for South Africa” and the Provincial Strategic Plan of the Western Cape Provincial Government for 2014 – 2019 which sets out the Western Cape Government’s vision and strategic priorities for their current term of office which are informed by and align to the NDP. Focussed priority interventions that have the capacity to change people’s lives will enable us as Cape Agulhas Municipality to uplift our own people and contribute to the Provincial and National development agenda. We are the Southernmost Municipality in Africa and believe that change must happen from the South. We have adopted a new “people centred approach” as a result of the key outcome of the public participation process that informed this IDP, namely the need for socio economic change. Mobility, safety and security, economic development and social development, especially youth development were raised in every town and ward. Many of the infrastructure needs put on the table have a social impetus such as the need for sport and recreation facilities and programmes to keep our youth constructively occupied and away from the social ills that are prevalent in our Community. There is a fundamental linkage between all of these issues and a profound need for us to take hands with other spheres of government and private role players in our Community, especially our spiritual leaders, NGO’s, business people and entrepreneurs. We need innovative ideas and initiatives that we can implement together. Financial viability is key to our Municipality and for this we need investment and development in our Municipal Area so that sustainable jobs can be created for our people. We also need to empower our youth to be able to take advantage of available job opportunities and as a Municipality we are committed to developing the skills of as many young people as we can. We have already established sustainable partnerships with various Sector Education Authorities who give us bursaries and enable us to make training opportunities available to our youth. We participate in the EPWP Programme and through our various programmes such as road construction, small concrete works and parks and open space cleaning programmes are able to contribute to job opportunities. Executive Mayor Cllr Paul Swart 6 | P a g e INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1ST REVIEW 2018/19 FOREWORD BY THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER During 2017, the Council have embarked on a journey to develop and approve the fourth generation Integrated Development Plan (IDP) spanning from 2017 to 2022. This was a significant in that a more focused and realistic approach to development planning that takes into account diminishing resources and escalating needs. This document is the first review of the aforementioned plan. The IDP is reviewed annually in accordance with an assessment of its performance measurements and to the extent, that changing circumstances demand. The review is not a replacement of the 5-year IDP. The community participation sessions for the development of this review were town based and reasonably well attended. We would like to express our gratitude to those community members who took the time to attend and contribute. This process has empowered the attendees in that they themselves then decide on which needs must be attended to first and which later, thus strengthening buy-in, taking collective responsibility and enhancing the future budget planning of the Municipality.
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