Council Agenda to vote on Clifton Developoment

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN 28 OCTOBER 2015

ITEM NUMBER: C 5811 0115

RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR: 20 OCTOBER 2015

MC 75/10/15 CONSIDERATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND

PUBLIC INPUT PERTAINING TO IN-PRINCIPLE APPROVAL

FOR THE SALE, AND THE GRANTING OF RIGHTS TO USE,

CONTROL AND MANAGE (LEASE) CERTAIN PORTIONS OF

LAND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL

OPPORTUNITIES, AN UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE,

RETAIL FACILITIES AND USES ANCILLARY TO THESE

FACILITIES ON PORTIONS OF ERF 468, CLIFTON, A

PORTION OF REMAINDER ERF 148 CLIFTON, A PORTION OF

REMAINDER ERF 345 CLIFTON, AND A PORTION OF

REMAINDER ERF 4 CAMPS BAY, BY WAY OF A COMPETITIVE

TENDER PROCESS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED

CLIFTON PRECINCT UPGRADE PROJECT, AND FURTHER TO

CONSIDER THE INTEGRATION OF ERVEN 188 AND 189,

CAMPS BAY, COMPRISING THE CAMPS BAY SPORTS CLUB

AS PART OF THE BROADER DEVELOPMENT VISION FOR THIS

AREA

The Mayco Member for Community Services & Special Projects, Ald.

8 Walker, proposed that recommendation (f) as set out in the report

on the agenda , be amended to read as follows :

(f) the Director: Property Management be authorized to sign off the

amended urban design vision in accordance with the

recommendations above, and to commence with drafting the

tender documents.

The above proposal was duly supported .

It is RECOMMENDED that:

(a) Council notes the extensive public participation processes

conducted by the administration between 22 January 2015 and

2 April 2015, and also the additional public participation

process between 2 June 2015 and 5 October 2015 regarding

Council 's intention to sell and grant rights to use, control and

manage (lease) the "subject properties" within the Clifton

precinct;

(b) as a result of the public participation process certain

amendments have been introduced in the urban design vision,

providing inter alia for:

• the existing space at the beach recreational node at

Maiden's Cove to be expanded to include portions of the

sports field currently leased from the City by Camps Bay

High School in order to create the opportunity for a

multi-use beach recreational node thereby maximising

the public value of the site;

• A related public participation process be initiated

that focuses on upgrading and redeveioping the

existing sports fields in Camps Bay for shared future use

by the Camps Bay High School and the current users,

and;

• The establishment of a residential component on the

current parking area to the entrance of Maiden's Cove.

(c) as a further response to the public request for inclusionary

housing and improved community integration, a special fund will

be established by the City whereby a portion of the sale/lease

proceeds paid by developers will be pooled in order to fund near

inner-city inclusionary housing projects.

(d) the developer of the subject properties will be required to

contribute to certain upgrades within the area including the

current pedestrian access routes (in conjunction with the

City's Legal Services Department

(e) Council reaffirms the in-principle approval granted on 29 May

2015, to proceed with the sale and the granting of rights to use,

control and manage (lease) the "subject properties" by way of a

competitive tender process

(f) the Director: Property Management be authorised to sign off the

amended urban design vision in accordance with the

recommendations above , and to commence with drafting the

tender documents.

CITY OF CAPE TOWN

ISIXEKO SASEKAPA

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