PARLIAMENTARY VILLAGES

PARLIAMENTARY VILLAGES
PURPOSE

To brief the Ad hoc Committee on Public Works regarding the intervention strategies at the parliamentary villages

CONTENTS

Audit (illegal occupants in all parks
Security at Acacia park
Facilities management
Long-term plans
Role of stakeholders
Other matters

Audit (illegal occupants)

From 12 April 2004 to 18 April 2004 discrepancies have been identified

Relating to extended families of Members of Parliament and Sessional Officials, etc.
Eviction notices have been issued to dependants that do not appear on the list from Parliament, and
To persons residing in domestic rooms not entitled to accommodation

BASIC STATS

Acacia park has 529 units and 96 rooms for domestics
Pelican park has 108 units and 10 rooms for domestics
Laboria park s 65 dwellings and 10 rooms for domestics

SECURITY

New perimeter fence and upgrading of security lights (Acacia Park)
Installation of razor wire on top of perimeter fence (Acacia Park)
Installation of burglar bars commence 15 June 2004 (Acacia Park)

MAINTENANCE

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

WSP/Sidibene Facilities Management Company appointed

FUNCTIONS

Maintenance in all three Parliamentary Villages, Parliamentary Precinct and Ministerial houses.
The service includes planned and unplanned maintenance, gardening and emergency repairs.
A condition survey has been completed
Annual building maintenance plan covering all the Parliamentary Villages has been completed.

LONG-TERM PLANS WITH THE PARKS

The Department will investigate various options regarding the long term plans of the Parks such as:

Upgrading of sub-standard units/blocks
Consolidating the three Parks into one
Relocating the Parks closer to Parliament

ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS

PUBLIC WORKS

Monitor implementation of crime prevention recommendations
Regular reporting to Board

SAPS

Reintroduce crime statistics reports
Enforce Park rules and report non-compliance

TENANTS

Re-establish functional residents committees
Compliance with general park rules
Implement security measures

Activate alarms
Notify SAPS when vacating premises for a long time

PARLIAMENTARY VILLAGES BOARD

Constituted in terms of the Parliamentary Villages Act
Not representative of all stakeholders e.g. SAPS, Parliament
Need to review its mandate to it more teeth
Board needs to be reconstituted

OTHER MATTERS

Deposit to cover damages
Response time
Limit the number of tenants per unit
Eviction of illegal tenants
Enforcing rules e.g. tenants, searches, animals