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This service involves obtaining and maintaining value from the property portfolio by effectively administering
and leasing, acquiring and selling, and ensuring maintenance of the property. Property Management (Social)
is mandated to ensure success in all asset management operations by providing precise information and
understanding of the physical characteristics of the portfolio or the assets.
Core functions:
• Investigation into best practice standards.
• Document management and analysis.
• Property specific or portfolio data compilation and surveys.
• Property maintenance and management of services and encroachments.

In the year under review, the Social Department has undertaken various initiatives within the respective quarters to package properties for tender so as to maximise the social property portfolio to the benefit of the community. A total of 23 properties were released for tender.

Making these properties available will facilitate utilising the City’s social property resource for the benefit and interest of local communities while stimulating job creation and supporting Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in attracting private-sector investment. This contributes towards keeping the City’s social property portfolio refurbished and well maintained on the City’s property asset base.

2014/2015 Financial Year highlights:

51 new Deeds concluded by Municipal, to be included in the Asset Register;
21 Deeds in the process of transfer acquired for the Corridors of Freedom initiative;
23 properties placed on tender and released in the last two quarters of the financial year;
64 SMMEs created; and
244 jobs created by the Social Department.

Leases

Alexandra Media Centre

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 4688 Alexandra Ext 14	Media Centre	Upliftment, education and upskilling of the youth in Alexandria	R5 million

Melrose Estate – Melrose Bowling Club

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Remainder of Erf 119, Melrose Estate	Educational and Sporting Facilities	Skills development and sporting facility offering various community development programmes Positive contribution towards social cohesion in the community	R0.6 million

Orange Farm

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 2896 Orange Farm	Children’s Home	Provide a home for orphans and vulnerable children Assist poverty-stricken families and children to access state provided services	R1.2 million

Klipfontein

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Portion 96 Farm Klipfontein 58 IR	Community Centre, Drug Rehabilitation and Skills Centre	Create a community facility Create sustainable jobs and promote social cohesion	R10 million

Langlaagte Farm

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Portion 278 of the Farm Langlaagte 224 IQ	Community Facility	Create a community facility Provide a place of worship Develop a feeding scheme for the poor and life skills programmes for the youth	R0.3 million

Pirates Club

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Ptn 1 and 2 of Erf 1318 Greenside Township	Repair and renovations to building and construction of sporting facilities	Create an improved community facility which is easy accessible, representative of previously disadvantaged groups and enhances social cohesion	R1.5 million

George Lea Sports Club

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Portion 31 of the Farm Zandfontein 42IR	Sport and Recreation and other Sporting Facilities	Introduce new sport and creation-related initiatives. Preservation of the biodiversity of the area	R55.7 million

Craighall

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 24 Craighall	Early Learning Centre and Sports Facility	Create a community facility for educational purposes Promote a greener environment	R0.67 million

Protea Sports Club

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Farm Braamfontein 53 IR Portion 33	Sports Club	Provide a refurbished sports facility which is well maintained	R1 million

Robertsham

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 1301 Robertsham	Sport and Recreation Multi Sports Facility that will include an outdoor action sports arena for soccer, tennis, basketball, netball	Community access to a safe and friendly upgraded facility	R0.8 million

Observatory

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 724 Observatory	Multipurpose Sports Facility for aerobics, dancing school, five-a-side courts, soccer, basketball, volleyball, netball	Enhanced social cohesion for the community of Observatory. Upgrade of an abandoned community facility	R0.7 million

Riverlea – Little People’s Crèche

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 1232 Riverlea Ext.2	Community and Techno Centre	Upgraded facility which is aligned with legislation and frameworks of the CoJ	R2.2 million

Braamfontein – Jan Celliers Laerskool and Pre-Primary School

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Portion of Portion 37 Farm Braamfontein No 53 IR	Tennis Courts and Clubhouse Sport Club	Provision of secure sporting facilities to school children through lease renewal	R1.3 million

Cosmo City – Perfect Start Ministries

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 3469 Cosmo City Ext. 4	Community Health and Skills Centre	Establish a health facility which includes a women’s clinic, HIV centre, hospice, pharmacy and community skills facility. Project is linked to the Food Resilience Progammes through development of a food garden and provision of tools to maintain	R15 million

Lehae – Early Childhood Facility and Multipurpose Centre

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 2824 Lehae	Early Childhood Facility and Multipurpose Centre	Provision of various facilities such as social work services, pre-schooling, educational amenities for older children and other skills training facilities Job creation for the unemployed residents of the area	R1.8 million

Chiawelo

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 5205 Chiawelo	Community Centre, Drug Rehabilitation and Skills Centre	Provide a centre to serve the community Create sustainable jobs Promote social cohesion	R10 million

Orlando – Early Childhood Development Centre

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Erf 12118	Early Childhood Development Centre	Provide access to additional refurbished facilities	R1.2 million

Panorama – Panorama Soccer Club

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Remaining Extent of Portion 2 Farm Panorama 200 IQ	Junior Soccer nets	Provide a sporting centre focused on soccer and rugby Promote social cohesion Stimulate sporting patronage in the community	R0.13 million

Linden – The Irish Club

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Remaining Extent of Erf 556 Linden	Upgrading of tennis courts as well as erection of retaining walls	Provide a refurbished facility Repairs and improvements to ensure a user-friendly facility for the community	R0.05 million

North Riding – Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

Property Description	Expected Development	Development Objective	Anticipated Investment Value
Holding 229 North Riding AH	Upgrading of existing kennel areas	Upgrade of a much needed facility for the care of animals	R0.14 million

Erf 785 Orlando East – Community Centre, Drug Rehabilitation and Skills Centre

The lease agreement has been concluded with Thlokomelo Home Based Care. The organisation provides skills training related to HIV/AIDS cases including counselling and child care support, providing care and support for the orphans and vulnerable children, promoting healthy lifestyles, hygiene and nutrition. The organisation will also collect medication from the clinics/hospitals on behalf of the bedridden members of the community and link orphans with relevant social systems, e.g. social services. The organisation receives grants from the Gauteng Department of Health; however, their main contribution towards the facility will be the provision of reasonable maintenance and upkeep of the building.

Land Identified for the Food Resilience Programme

The Department of Social Development’s Food Resilience Unit has been mandated to eradicate hunger and food insecurity in the CoJ. Amongst other instruments, the City seeks to enable a wider and more diversified urban agriculture sector through a system of Agri-resource centres providing full value-chain support for those seeking to grow their own food for both personal consumption and as a potential livelihood. The programme is one of the Mayoral priorities.

These centres will screen and train potential micro farmers to be placed via lease/usage agreement on City-owned farming land. These micro farms, where feasible, will be clustered into networks accessing common
customer-facing systems and transport/warehousing logistics, known as hub and spoke (Empowerment Zone). In addition to the facilitation of micro farms, the City seeks to catalyse the agricultural sector through the release of commercial-scale farming land to the market at substantially reduced cost, conditional upon participation in and contribution towards the City’s Food Resilience Programme.

Food Resilience Programme	Social Impact	Economic Impact
The Department of Social Development (DSD), as a leading coordinator of the City’s human development agenda, provides strategic focus within the community development sector as a leading coordinator of the City’s human development agenda. This programme will address poverty while safeguarding and supporting the poor and addressing certain forms of inequality against social exclusion. The programme will provide land for agricultural purposes. The total proposed investment value of this project is approximately R20 million.	A range of instruments are used to tackle individual hunger on a day-by-day basis including food vouchers, food parcels, backyard gardens and programmes connecting citizens to income generating activities. The programme is aimed at providing a sustainable model for empowering communities to grow their own food, stimulating local economic development and facilitating access to the markets.	Farms will be available to the private sector to lease for various farming projects on condition that they commit to mentor the emerging farmers. The investment of the identified farm/s should not be below R20 million. The development investment will also enhance basic infrastructure, encouraging further investment, support of small, medium, micro enterprises and create jobs. 2 300 jobs will be created through this project.

The following land parcels have been identified for this initiative:

Portion 14 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 IQ measures 6,3ha valued at R0.6 million;
Portion 51 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 IQ measures 1 577m² valued at R0.1 million;
RE of Portion 19 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 IQ measures 4,4ha valued at R0.6 million;
RE of Portion 2 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 measures 1 424ha valued at R64 million;
Portion 35 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 measures 2,5ha valued at R1.1 million;
Portion 36 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 measures 2,5ha valued at R0.4 million;
RE of Portion 11 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 measures 9,4ha valued at R0.7 million;
Portion 53 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 IQ measures 7 398m2 valued at R0.3 million;
Portion 20 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 IQ measures 1,4ha valued at R0.2 million;
RE of Portion 40 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 IQ measures 2,3ha valued at R0.5 million;
Portion 16 of the Farm Olifantsvlei 316 IQ measures 4,2ha valued at R0.5 million; and
RE of Portion 4 of the Farm Misgund 322-IQ 22,3ha valued at R2.1 million.

In order to deliver on this mandate, Portion 130, 136 and 137 of the farm Alewynspoort 145 IR were identified as the potential portions for the commercial farmer who will also provide farming skills and supervision to the fifty emerging farmers which are being allocated fifty hectares “one hectare, one cooperative”. The lease is to endure for 25 years.

Various Use and Maintenance Agreement in Process – Sports and Recreation Directorates

Through the Community Development Department’s mandate, JPC has been requested to make available sports facilities, particular in previously disadvantaged areas and new emerging townships, for the purposes of the sports development as set out in the National Sport and Recreation Plan. The main objective is to promote and support high performance and professional sports to be used by local communities as part of active recreation which further addresses one of the City’s objectives – healthy living.

In placing affiliated sporting groups on the facilities, the department will be investing in the upgrade of the facilities and sports groups will ensure maintenance, job creation and skills development in the operating of the facilities. The following agreements have been sent to the department for signature: