||:: THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN ::||

Public Hearing Dates & Venues
Comments can be submitted in writing, to the Acting City Manager, 10th Floor, Trust Centre (corner North & Oxford Street) by 19 April 2006. For any queries please contact Quinton Williams at 705 1011.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION A: INTRODUCTION

1. THE BUFFALO CITY MUNICIPALITY IDP 2006/07
1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT
1.2 BASIS FOR THE IDP 2006/07
1.3 THE PROCESS FOLLOWED
1.4 IDP 2006/07 – REPORT STRUCTURE

SECTION B: UPDATED SITUATION ANALYSIS

1. BUFFALO CITY PROFILE
1.1 BUFFALO CITY IN CONTEXT
1.2 BUFFALO CITY POPULATION
2. ECONOMIC CLUSTER
2.1 BUFFALO CITY'S ECONOMY
2.2 EMPLOYMENT, INCOME & SKILLS
2.3 INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF BCM'S ECONOMY
2.3.1 The IDZ
2.3.2 Buffalo City Development Agency
2.3.3 Tourism
2.3.4 Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises
2.3.5 Agriculture
3. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
3.1 HIV/AIDS
3.2 LOCAL AGENDA 21
3.3 POVERTY ALLEVIATION
3.4 GENDER EQUITY
3.5 CHILDREN & YOUTH
3.6 PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES
3.7 OLDER PERSONS
4. FINANCE & INSTITUTIONAL CLUSTER
4.1 FINANCE
4.1.1 Summarised Financial Statement
4.1.2 Financial Analysis – Selected Financial Indicators
4.1.2.1 Total Income versus Total Expenditure
4.1.2.2 Expenditure
4.1.2.3 Capital Expenditure and Funding
4.1.2.4 Financial Profile
4.1.2.5 Revenue Management
4.1.2.6 Financial Structure/Liquidity
4.1.3 Strengths & Opportunities
4.2 INSTITUTIONAL
4.2.1 Organisational Structure of Buffalo City
4.2.2 Powers and Functions
4.2.3 Change Management
4.2.4 Employment Equity Plan
4.2.5 Skills Development Plan
4.2.6 Weaknesses and Threats
4.2.7 Strengths and Opportunities
5. SPATIAL & INFRASTRUCTURE CLUSTER
5.1 SPATIAL
5.1.1 Land Use and Housing
5.1.2 Land Tenure Systems
5.1.3 Transportation
5.2 INFRASTRUCTURE
5.2.1 Road Network
5.2.2 Water Services
5.2.2.1 Water Supplies
5.2.2.2 Water Demand Management
5.2.2.3 Bulk Water & Sewerage Systems
5.2.2.4 Water & Sanitation Backlog
5.2.3 Electricity
5.2.3.1 Electricity Losses
5.2.3.2 Electrification of Houses and Schools
5.2.4 Fleet Management
6. SOCIAL CLUSTER
6.1 PRIMARY AND MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICES
6.2 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
6.3 CREMATORIA AND CEMETERIES
6.4 SAFETY AND SECURITY
6.5 DISASTER MANAGEMENT
7. ENVIRONMENT CLUSTER
7.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
7.2 INSTITUTIONAL
7.3 STRATEGIC PLANNING
8. WARD SURVEY

SECTION C: KEY ISSUES & OBJECTIVES: IDP 2006/07

1. INTRODUCTION
2. IDP 2006/07: KEY ISSUES
2.1 LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
2.2 FINANCIAL VIABILITY
2.3 INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
2.4 POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND LOW ECONOMIC GROWTH
2.5 SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
2.6 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
3. BUFFALO CITY MUNICIPALITY'S VISION
4. RESPONDING TO THE KEY ISSUES: BCM KEY OBJECTIVES

SECTION D: IDP CLUSTER ISSUES, OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES

1. CLUSTER ISSUES, OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES
2. FINANCE & INSTITUTIONAL CLUSTER
3. ECONOMIC CLUSTER
4. SPATIAL & INFRASTRUCTURE CLUSTER
5. SOCIAL CLUSTER
6. ENVIRONMENTAL CLUSTER

SECTION E: BUDGET, PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS

1. THE CAPITAL BUDGET
2. THE OPERATING BUDGET
3. CAPITAL & EXPENDITURE BUDGET PER CLUSTER
4. KEY NATIONAL & PROVINCIAL PROGRAMMES
4.1 PROJECT CONSOLIDATE
4.2 RESTRUCTURING GRANT
4.3 MDANTSANE URBAN RENEWAL (MURP)
4.4 PROVINCIAL GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PGDP)

SECTION F: FINANCIAL PLAN

1. INTRODUCTION
2. CAPITAL & OPERATING BUDGET ESTIMATES
2.1 BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS
2.2 OPERATING BUDGET ESTIMATES
2.3 CAPITAL BUDGET ESTIMATES
2.4 DEBT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
3. FINANCIAL STRATEGY
3.1 THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK
3.1.1 Revenue Adequacy and Certainty
3.2 STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMES
3.2.1 Revenue Raising Strategies and Programmes
3.2.2 Asset Management Strategies and Programmes
3.2.3 Financial Management Strategies and Programmes
3.2.4 Capital Financing Strategies and Programmes
3.2.5 Operational Financing Strategies and Programmes
4. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES
4.1 GENERAL FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHY
4.2 OPERATING BUDGET POLICIES
4.3 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT POLICIES
4.4 REVENUE POLICIES
4.5 CREDIT CONTROL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
4.6 INDIGENT POLICY
4.7 INVESTMENT POLICIES
4.8 DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICIES
4.9 RATIO ANALYSIS/BENCHMARKS
4.10 ASSET MANGEMENT POLICIES
4.11 ASSET MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

SECTION G: SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

1. INTRODUCTION
2. KEY INFORMANTS OF THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
3. SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SCENARI
4. SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES
5. PROPOSED SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF BUFFALO CITY
5.1 CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO SPATIAL ELEMENTS
5.2 SPATIAL STRUCTURING ELEMENTS IN BUFFALO CITY
5.2.1 Definitions
5.2.2 Development Nodes
5.2.3 Development Corridors
5.2.4 Open Space System/Environmental Network
5.2.5 The Urban Edge
5.2.6 Densification and Erf Sizes
5.2.7 Mixed Uses
6. SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS
7. SPATIAL PLANNING & LAND USE PROGRAMMES
7.1 THE URBAN & RURAL FORWARD PLANNING PROGRAMME: 2005-2008
7.2 THE SETTLEMENT PLANNING PROGRAMME: 2005-2008
7.3 THE LAND USE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME: 2005-2008
7.4 THE URBAN RENEWAL PLANNING PROGRAMME: 2005-2008

SECTION H: : OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK & STRATEGIES

1. INTRODUCTION
2. BUFFALO CITY MUNICIPALITY: POLITICAL STRUCTURE
2.1 WARD COMMITTEES
2.2 STANDING COMMITTEES
3. BUFFALO CITY MUNICIPALITY: ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
3.1 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
3.2 DIRECTORATE: EXECUTIVE MAYOR'S OFFICE
3.3 DIRECTORATE: CORPORATE SERVICES
3.4 DIRECTORATE: DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
3.5 DIRECTORATE: ENGINEERING SERVICES
3.6 DIRECTORATE: SOCIAL SERVICES
3.7 DIRECTORATE: FINANCIAL SERVICES
4. INTEGRATION & CORDINATION: POLITICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE
4.1 IDP CLUSTER WORKING GROUPS
4.2 CITY MANAGER'S & DIRECTORS' COMMITTEE MEETING
4.3 INTEGRATED PROJECT WORKING GROUPS

REFERENCES

ANNEXURE A - LIST OF REPRESENTATIVE FORUM MEMBERS

ANNEXURE B - LIST OF PROJECTS PER CLUSTER