Mossel Bay Local Municipality Informal Settlement Upgrading Strategy

PROJECT PURPOSE

Activity Three Close-out report Activity Two Upgrading strategy and programme for Mossel Bay Municipality Activity One Rapid assessment and categorisation of informal settlements

INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT NAMECurrent number of households Asla Park A435 Asla Park B115 Asla Park C60 Asla Park D105 Asla Park E15 Emfuleni185 Gentswana A30 Gentswana B50 Gentswana C60 PA Camp25 Sewendelaan90 Sinethemba250 Thembani Street90 Transit Camp25 Toseplaas15 Wolwedans A10 Wolwedans B30 Brandwacht15

METHODOLOGY

DATA COLLECTION

PROCESS Desktop research Internal municipal consultations Settlement surveying Community consultations

Settlement pattern, conditions and topography Top structures and settlement density Infrastructure services – Water – Sewerage – Power – Roads Community facilities/social services – Education and health care – Government – Recreational and social Commercial facilities and p ublic transport network Physical vulnerabilities and threats SETTLEMENT SURVEYING

Focus group meetings successfully completed during week of 7-11 April Discussion topics – Settlement history – Settlement growth and migration patterns – Economy and livelihoods – Community initiatives and projects – Vulnerabilities – Access to services – Community capacitation – Needs and prioritisation – Opportunities – Overall understanding of socio-economic status COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS

RAPID ASSESSMENT SHEETS

SETTLEMENT CATEGORISATION AND PRIORITISATION

Following information captured during the data collection process was utilised to categorise the informal settlements – Location – Number of households – Land ownership – Density – Housing typology – Tenure status – Availability of basic services – Status of roads – Physical/infrastructural and environmental vulnerabilities Flow chart followed for determining appropriate informal settlement developmental responses (need for urgent relocation, implementation readiness, availability of alternative sites, etc. CATEGORISATION PROCESS

CATEGORIES CATEGORYDESCRIPTION A For current/pending full upgrade (i.e. full services, top-structures, and tenure). Site viable and appropriate for long-term upgrading and project is implementation-ready (land secured or imminent, town planning approvals /township establishment secured or imminent, all project funding secured) B1 For interim services (interim basic services as a precursor to an eventual full upgrade). Site viable and appropriate for long-term upgrading, BUT project NOT implementation ready (i.e. cannot be expedited in the next year or two e.g. due to lack of available funding, land not yet secured, bulk services not yet in place) B2 For emergency services (basic emergency services with limited or no prospects for full upgrade). Site NOT viable and appropriate for long-term upgrading, but NO urgent need for relocation C For relocations (in the case where public health and safety is threatened). Site NOT viable and appropriate for long-term upgrading, AND urgent need for relocation (e.g. material and immediate threat to safety through flooding, slope instability, toxic waste exposure etc.)

SETTLEMENT CATEGORIES SETTLEMENT NAMECATEGORY Asla Park Extension AB1 Asla Park Extension BB1 Asla Park Extension CB1 Asla Park Extension DC and B1 Asla Park Extension EB1 EmfuleniB1 and C Gentswana AB1 and C Gentswana BB1 and C Gentswana CB1 PA CampB1 SewendelandB1 SinethembaB1 Thembani StreetB1 and C Transit CampB1 BrandwachtB1 ToseplaasB1 Wolwedans AB1 Wolwedans BB1

PROPOSED UPGRADING PLAN EXAMPLE 16 WAWIEL EXT 1 & 2 Proposed interventions CATEGORY B2/C IMMEDIATE INTERVENTIONS: Water – Provide additional temporary storage tanks to be filled daily (4 tanks in total) − Sewer – Private pit latrines in place (LLOS), provide communal pit latrines / portable toilets − Refuse – provide skips / provide regular service INTERMEDIATE Water – provide communal stand pipes (±3 points) − Sewer – Provide communal ablution facilities − Roads – Provide access roads for emergency vehicles − Electricity – Provide highmast lighting 16 CLEAR AREA OF DEVELOPMEN T DUE TO FLOODLINE

17 PROPOSED UPGRADING PLAN

18 HOUSING EXAMPLES Row houses UNIT SIZE: +/- 20 – 30 m² ERF SIZE: +/- 40 – 45 m² Tenements UNIT SIZE: Varies ERF SIZE: +/- 200 – 400 m² 18

STRATEGY OVERVIEW

Part 1 : Introduction – Background and orientation – Purpose and objectives of NUSP Part 2: National and provincial policy context – Legislation, policies and strategies – Grants, programmes and subsidies Part 3: Mossel Bay municipal context – Provincial situation and municipal context – Local and district municipal objectives and priorities – Municipal informal settlement dynamics and features Part 4: Informal settlement response plan – Main responses for services, tenure and housing – Detailed settlement response plan – Description of main responses to promote integration and sustainability CONTENTS OF STRATEGY

PART 4: INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESPONSE PLAN Core section in final strategy – Programme of detailed activities for the upgrading process – Set of interventions in response to the identified needs – Not only addresses basic infrastructure and tenure interventions, but also discusses steps required to increase community participation during the development/formalisation/upgrading process – Activities, projects and programmes aim to increase the level of integrated planning and multi-sector delivery for communities – Link proposed activities, projects and programmes to existing municipal projects and initiatives

Main responses for services, tenure and housing – Application of Phase 1-3 of the UISP (also case-by-case basis) – Rental options and state-subsidised rental/social housing – Micro-credit and community savings – Finance institutions and community savings groups Detailed settlement response plan – Overview of settlement categories and the prioritisation process – Interventions per informal settlement (based on categorisation) – Land requirements Developable area per settlement based on site visits, water areas and basic slope analysis Area of each informal settlement and the number of households that can be in-situ upgraded Size of land identified for relocations and the number of households that can be accommodated on the land Suggestions with regards to relocations based on consultation with the municipality PART 4: INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESPONSE PLAN

Main responses to promote integration and sustainability – Informal settlement upgrading to be approached in holistic and integrated manner Ensure that the outcomes are sustainable – ISUS for Mossel Bay Local Municipality aimed at development of sustainable communities on well-located land and in areas with long-term sustainability potential – Not only requires appropriate responses to physical issues (services and housing), but also requires appropriate responses to other less tangible factors: Community participation; Local economic development and livelihoods; Skills development and economic sector alignment; Local spatial plans; Key social facilities, support programmes and special needs; Accessibility, public transport and non-motorised transport; Government sector alignment; Promoting densification and urban efficiency; and Achieving secure tenure PART 4: INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESPONSE PLAN

Main responses to promote integration and sustainability – Each factor discussed in terms of: Goal based on theoretical background of key elements; Status based on focus group discussions; Existing projects or actions; and Potential projects or actions that should be implemented to supplement and support the relevant factor and ultimately enhance sustainability – Proposed projects and actions should be, where possible, combined with existing projects – Before these projects and actions can be implemented, more research should be done on optimal ways of implementing these projects Best suitable role-players Potential funding sources – Funding for the suggested projects and actions can be obtained from a variety of public and private sources depending on the nature of the projects PART 4: INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESPONSE PLAN

Part 5: Institutional arrangements – Multi-sector committee (task team) Part 6: Medium-term expenditure framework – Existing provincial and local budget allocations – Upgrading MTEF Part 7: Risks, assumptions and mitigation actions Part 8: Monitoring and evaluation framework – Overall goals and objectives of the ISUP – Monitoring and evaluation tools – Indicators CONTENTS OF STRATEGY

Structure that will effectively manage the upgrading and formalisation of informal settlements To be based on what already exists in terms of inter-departmental partnerships Consist of key departments and role-payers Be augmented by relevant District and Provincial stakeholders and external advisors (NUSP and NDoHS) Important to have collaborative approach to planning and upgrading Integration of communities into system by means of representative forums PART 5: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

PART 6: MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK Based on housing subsidy quantum Category B1 settlements SETTLEMENT NAMEESTIMATED COSTRELOCATION COSTHOUSEHOLDS TO BE RELOCATED Asla Park A*R R of 435 Asla Park BR R 00 of 115 Asla Park C*R R of 60 Asla Park E*R R of 15 BrandwachtR R 00 of 15 Gentswana CR R 00 of 60 PA Camp (Zone 7)*R R of 25 SewendelaanR R 00 of 90 Sinethemba*R R of 250 ToseplaasR R 00 of 15 Transit (Transand) Camp*R R of 25 Wolwedans A*R R of 10 Wolwedans B*R R of 30 TOTALR R of 1 145

PART 6: MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK Category C settlements – Need for relocation calculated based on number of households that can be accommodated on site after site constraints have been factored in (slope, water areas, etc.) Asla Park D – 40% of site is developable, and remainder too small to accommodate all households Gentswana A, Gentswana B and Thembani Street – 60% of site is developable, and remainder large enough to accommodate all households Emfuleni - 90% of site is developable, and remainder large enough to accommodate all households SETTLEMENT NAMEESTIMATED COSTRELOCATION COSTHOUSEHOLDS TO BE RELOCATED Asla Park DR R of 105 EmfuleniR R 00 of 185 Gentswana AR R 00 of 30 Gentswana BR R 00 of 50 Thembani StreetR R 00 of 90 TOTAL R R of 460

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