Introduction CHAPTER The Municipal Systems Act (MSA), Act 32 of 2000, requires municipalities to review their IDPs in order to assess their performance and changing circumstances. The Act also requires a review of the strategic development plans to assess whether these plans are aligned to the needs of stakeholders. The Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is one of the key tools assisting local government in discharging its developmental mandate. The IDP further assists municipalities in decision-making, resource allocation, to redress spatial imbalances, land management, the promotion of local economic development and institutional transformation. The City of Johannesburg undertook the 2009/10 IDP review in a consultative, systematic and strategic manner as per legislative direction. The City’s IDP forms part of a suite of strategic planning instruments to guide development and service delivery. The Growth and Development Strategy (GDS) provides the vision and long-term strategic perspective for the City, while the IDP sets out the strategic plan for the medium-term. The same timelines as the electoral terms are followed and this specific five-year IDP refers to the 2006 to 2011 period. Departments and Municipal Entities (MEs) are required to complete detailed annual business plans that give operational expression to the IDP. The Municipal Systems Act prescribes the development and approval processes of the IDP. The full Municipal Council must approve the IDP, which means it may not be delegated. The approved IDP has legal status in the context of Council business. The IDP process is the key mechanism for ensuring vertical and horizontal alignment. It strives to achieve vertical integration between the municipality and other spheres of government and works towards horizontal integration with neighbouring municipalities. The IDP also weaves together the discrete activities of the municipality by providing a strategic overview, details inter-governmental alignment processes and explains outreach and consultation. The intentions of the Spatial Development Framework (SDF) and Capital Investment Framework (CIF) also find expression in the IDP. All this manifests in the framework the IDP provides for the Performance Management System. The essence of the CoJ’s IDP is the sector plans, which defines the delivery agendas for the year ahead. The financial component of the IDP shows the linkage between the IDP and the budget as a whole. The IDP becomes a public document once it has been approved by Council. The process is governed by the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000, which gives effect to the constitutional right of access to any information held by the state and any information held by people, as required for the exercise or protection of any right, inclusive of the IDP. It is for this reason that the IDP has to be available stakeholders. The 2010 World Cup is the biggest project the City of Johannesburg has ever undertaken. It is therefore not surprising that in the current IDP revision, the 2010 project features prominently considering the fact that we are less than 400 days before the hosting of this event. The City is committed ‘to host the best World Cup ever . .’ The City will host the 2010 World Cup, as well as the Confederations Cup in June 2009. Hosting events of this nature has had a transformative impact on the City’s landscape in terms of accelerating public infrastructure investment and to leave a positive legacy for the citizens. Furthermore, the 2009/10 IDP review provides a platform to reveal the City’s preparation and state of readiness for these two events. It also reflects on the key deliverables for the 2009/10 financial year to ensure that all the 2010 World Cup Bid Book requirements are met. Also contained in this document is the 2010 FIFA World Cup chapter. The 2009/10 review process Various critical events necessitated the early commencement of the 2009/10 IDP review process, namely: • The national and provincial elections held on 22 April 2009; and • The June 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, which is a prestigious warm-up event that serves as a dry run to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. IDP assessment workshop The IDP assessment workshop, held at Shumba Valley in August 2008, set the tone for the 2009/10 IDP review. The primary aim of the workshop was to highlight challenges for the next financial year in view of the two critical events raised above. Roundtable discussions on sector plans, business plans and the budget were recommended in order to expedite the process of the 2009/10 IDP review. The roundtable discussions prepared departments for the Budget Panel Hearings between 26 November and 1 December 2008. Budget Lekgotla 1 The aim of the first Budget Lekgotla, in September 2008, was to achieve, amongst others, the following objectives: • To perform a strategic assessment of the mid-term and key IDP intervention (first half of electoral term), including achievements, opportunities and challenges; 4 1 • To define the medium-term budget for the City of Johannesburg; • To conceptualise and implement community-based planning; and • To conclude discussions on the content of the Mid-Term Report. Chapter Emerging from the Budget Lekgotla was a comprehensive progress report on the following key IDP interventions: • Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit project; • Formalisation and regularisation of informal settlements; • Implementation of the Growth Management Strategy; • A developmental approach to property rates and tariffs; • Basic service delivery focusing on City Power; • Housing delivery and the secondary property market (facilitation of housing delivery by the private sector and provincial government on a leveraging basis); • Increased spending on maintenance of infrastructure, roads and public facilities; • The citywide 200 000 Tree Programme; • Community bank and SMME Fund; • Achieving a 9% economic growth; • Implementation of Inner City Regeneration Charter; • 2010 FIFA World Cup; • Environmental demand-side management (energy, water and refuse); • Up-scaling of targeted crime prevention initiatives; • Implementation of the Social Package; • Up-scaling of basic infrastructure to meet national targets; and The Budget Lekgotla also provided political direction on which plans for the medium-term were developed. Section 79 portfolio committee meetings The departmental sector plans were tabled at the Section 79 Portfolio Committee meeting for comment. On the basis of the comments received, sector plan delivery agendas were updated also taking into account the comments received from the Budget Lekgotlas. Sector and business planning and the Budget Panel hearings Following the Budget Lekgotla, core departments and Municipal Entities (MEs) engaged in earnest in an initial round of business planning and budgeting in preparation of the Budget Panel hearings. The aim of the Budget Panel hearings was to provide comment on initial core departmental and MEs budget submissions, based on the IDP programmes and projects. MEs and core departments were required to update the sector and business plans, based on the comments that emanated from the Budget Panel. On 16 January 2009 there was a special Budget Panel Assessment Workshop as a follow-up on the Budget Panel hearings. Three core departments and two MEs presented further motivation for their budget proposals. In preparing for Budget Lekgotla II, the budget panel assessment workshop was held on 26 January 2009. The aim of this workshop was to deliberate on the following key issues: • Budget proposal assessment; • Capital project prioritisation; • Financial plan framework; and • Community-based planning. Inter-governmental engagements Taking advantage of the July-to-July IDP roadmap devised by Gauteng Department of Local Government, the City engaged with provincial counterparts on plans for the next financial year in areas of joint implementation. The City also responded to comments of the MEC for Local Government on take the City’s previous IDP. The City also engaged with provincial government on the provincial CAPEX projects. Engagement with neighbouring municipalities has also occurred at a sectoral level. 5 IDP outreach and community-based planning As a follow-up on a series of public ward meetings held between October 2008 and January 2009, wherein communities were informed about the outcomes of CBP Phase 1 and signing off of the ward plan, a stakeholder summit was held on 28 March 2009. The details of the outcomes of the summit are covered in detail in Chapter 4. Mid-term Report The Mid-term Report detailed the City’s performance as defined in the GDS and five-year IDP, in relation to governance, financial sustainability, economic development, spatial form and urban management, environment, transportation, infrastructure, housing, community development, health, public safety, as well as corporate and shared services. The 2009/10 IDP review is also informed by the mid-term progress and challenges. It also intends to detail plans for the medium-term. The structure of the 2009/10 IDP document The document consists of the chapters listed below. A synopsis of the content of the respective chapters forms part of the list of chapters. Chapter 1: Introduction The importance of the IDP is defined in relation to good governance, coordination and integration across the three spheres of government. It shows how the IDP acts as a mechanism to enhance community participation. The key components of the entire IDP document are outlined, as well as the process followed to compile the 2009/10 IDP review. It also reflects on the challenges encountered and what informs the review process in terms of long, medium and short-term planning. It conceptualises the significance of the 2009/10 IDP review in relation to the current context. Chapter 2: Strategic overview This chapter of the IDP describes how the City’s GDS continues to provide a strategic framework for the IDP. Key aspects of the strategic context of the City are explained, as well as the way in which strategic choices shaped the programmatic and budgetary emphasis in the 2009/10 IDP.