2013_14 IDP Review.pdf - KZN Development Planning

The projects linked or supporting the SDF objectivesTo give effect to the tone and directions provided in the SDF a number of interventions are proposed. Interventions are structured along thefollowing priority lines:1. Strategic interventions that will affect the Council’s operation for the next five years. These interventions need to be carried into theCouncil’s IDP and from there into the MTREF, annual budgets and operational planning.2. New projects that were identified to support the implementation of the SDF.3. Project that fall outside the scope of the Council’s powers and function but where it should play a leading role in initiating andpromoting it.4.UDM is clearly under institutional stress as reflected in its challenges to reach budget targets. The inability to implement projects against thebackdrop of nearly total dependence on grants and subsidies and the unlimited demand on the resources of the Council is evident. The roleof budgetary processes is recognised and the projects listed in this section are not necessarily an indication that they are priority projects.Project prioritisation is part of the IDP and budgetary processes. The projects put forward are interventions that from a spatial planning pointof view will contribute to the development of the area.The SDF in its totality guides and aids decision-making on spatial development. However, in the processes of analysis and assessment anumber of issues were identified that might go beyond the scope of the SDF itself and needs further attention from the Council. The followingissues need specific attention:Strengthening the impetus of the IDPThe Council’s focus on infrastructure development can benefit from a longer term strategic framework that can direct service delivery in linewith spatial and other strategic objectives. Currently the IDP with the MTREF is the only integrated framework for directing long terminvestment but the MTREF has only a three-year horizon. Furthermore, there are a proliferation of powers and functions between UDM andthe LMs. The result is that different infrastructure services are delivered by different institutions. However, customers (households and other)receive a package of services at the end of the day. All the municipalities in the district (LMs and UDM) should benefit from an regionallybased integrated Infrastructure Investment Framework that nevertheless, recognises the role and functions of each institution involved.This issue can be addressed through the implementation of the following project:Draft 2013/2014 IDP Review Page 225Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municipality22 March 2013