Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Provision and Management

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Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Provision and
Management

• Portfolio Committee Workshop 08 March 2008

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• Environmental scan
• Strategic intent
• Funding trends
• Funding requirements
• Implementation Strategic Plan
• Long term
• Short term
• Conclusion

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PREMISE

• Participation in recreation and sport is a right
  not a priviledge
• The practice of physical education and sport is
  a fundamental right for all. Article 1 of the
  International Charter of Physical Education and
  Sport (UNESCO, 1978)
• As part of the commitments to promote healthy
  lives and providing quality education, world
  leaders at the United Nations Special Session on
  Children in May 2002 agreed to
• Promote physical, mental and emotional health
  among children, including adolescents, through
  play, sports recreation, artistic and cultural
  expressions.
• Provide accessible recreational and sports
  opportunities and facilities at schools and
  communities. (A World Fit for Children, 2002)
• A child in Sport is a Child out of Court Late
  Mr Steve Tswete, Minister of Sport and Recreation
• Sport is a universal language that can bring
  people together, no matter what their origin,
  background, religious beliefs or economic
  status. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General
• Noted Resolutions of the Africa International
  Sports Convention, Dakar Senegal, February 2007

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DIRECTORATES GOALS

• To provide appropriate infrastructure in order to
  advance sport and physical activity in
  communities across the country while addressing
  critical health challenges and strengthening
  South African communities
• To ensure that South Africans regardless of the
  level at which they participate, have access to
  quality sport and recreation facilities
• To ensure that all human settlements have access
  to sport and recreation facilities
• To ensure that appropriate sport and recreation
  facilities are constructed. Taking into
  consideration issues such as accessibility,
  sustainability, safety and user friendliness

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DIRECTORATES GOALS

• To ensure that sound spatial planning principles
  as they impact on sport and recreation facilities
  provision are adopted
• To ensure that different types and categories of
  sport and recreation facilities are clearly
  defined
• This includes parks, open spaces, playlots etc.
• To ensure formulation and or development of cost
  effective and innovative ways of providing and or
  constructing sport and recreation facilities

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DIRECTORATES GOALS

• To ensure introduction of new planning
  approaches, creative design features and up to
  date construction techniques into facility
  development and rehabilitation of projects
• To improve the quality of playing fields and
  facilities

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FUNDING TRENDS OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS

• BSRP projects 2001 2004
• Total cost of BSRP project
• MIG projects completed since 2004
• Total cost
• MIG Projects under construction
• Total cost
• Note, the amount seems to be significantly higher
  because most of the projects are stadia such as
  Orlando Stadium and are situated in bigger
  municipalities.

• 364
• R377 039 242
• 45
• R74 776 232.74
• 81
• R678 119 530.65

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COMPARISON BETWEEN BSRP AND MIG PROJECTS
YEAR EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC
2001/02 10 8 6 8 9 5 2 4 3
2002/03 12 13 13 9 9 6 2 10 13
2003/04 25 15 10 17 9 13 2 10 13
2004/05 32 4 11 16 11 9 2 10 14
MIG 2004 TO DATE 4 3 0 6 5 3 0 4 20
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NO AND AMOUNT SPENT ON BSRP AND MIG PROJECTS
YEAR BSRP MIG PROJECTS COST
2001/2002 55 - R36 090 343
2002/2003 86 - R85 613 862
2003/2004 114 - R123 095 037
2004/2005 109 - R132 240 000
2004 to date - 45 R74 776 232 74
TOTAL 364 45
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Formulation of the problem

• Based on the above recreation and sport
  facilities are not adequately catered for though
  MIG
• In order to meet the target of eradicating the
  R14 billion backlog by year 2013, there is a need
  to invest R2.3 billion per year over the next six
  year period.

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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

• In order to meet our target a separate grant
  needs to be made available for sport and
  recreation facilities provision.
• The grant would be allocated to the
  municipalities based on the identified needs.
• An amount of R2.3bn per year is required is
  required in order to meet the 2013 target

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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIC PLAN
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SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES SURVEYS AND AUDITS

• 3000 sport and recreation facilities units
  identified through the audit in municipalities
• Education Management Information System reveals
  that there are 56 000 sport and recreation
  facilities units in schools
• This caters for 5-19 age cohort
• Concentrated in advantaged areas (urban)
• In disadvantaged areas exists low level 4 (scrape
  facilities)
• R1.5bn to R2bn required to rehabilitate exist
  stock
• R10bn over 5 years to provide new infrastructure
  to satisfy full level of service (level 2 and 3
  indoor and outdoor facilities with adequate
  services such as ablutions and lighting)
• To cater for inclusive 5-34 age cohort (including
  20-34 cohort not neglecting the cohort above 34)
• There is minimal need for level 1 facilities

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SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES SURVEYS AND AUDITS

• 117 of 231 municipalities vsurveyed
• 58 of municipalities surveyed indicated a way to
  determine need but used a structure measure
• 30 of municipalities surveyed have facilities
  open to any user, no booking, no control.
• 36 do not charge for use
• 55 have leases ranging in length from 3-99 years
• New leases generally 9 years and 11 months
• Leased facilities found to be better maintained
  than unleased

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SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES SURVEYS AND AUDITS

• An assessment of the BSRP projects (17 projects
  sample) revealed that
• 44 of facilities were poorly maintained
• Lack of finance and human skilled human resources
  were primary reasons cited
• Another reason was that in 50 of the cases the
  Implementing Agent was the District Municipality
  and there was no proper planning for OM and
  handover to Local Municipalities

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SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES SURVEYS AND AUDITS

• 75 of the facilities were reported to be poorly
  utilized
• Poor location of the facility in relation to the
  community and lack of sports promotion
  programmes were cited reason for non utilization
• In line with the poor utilization 62 of
  facilities were reported to be poorly managed

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OTHER DATA SOURCES

• SRSA Internal Data Validation Survey
• Data gathered from municipalities and sports
  federations on existing and required facilities
• Department of Public Works Utilization and
  Contracts Unit
• State Properties
• Surveyor-General
• Project Gijima State Land Audit to be completed
  in March 2008

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NORMS AND STANDARDS

• Final draft has been presented for assessment by
  the unit
• The norms and standards sets the minimum
  standards for provision and management of sport
  and recreation facilities
• Sets minimum spatial planning requirement in line
  with national framework and best practices in
  town planning

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NORMS AND STANDARDS

• Develop design guide to help local authorities to
  provide quality sports and recreation facilities.
• Formulate procedure for development and
  construction of sport and recreation facilities
• This sets a step by step guide and requirements
  for the process of constructing a sport and
  recreation facility. (For example, needs
  assessment, feasibility study, a declaration
  which specifies the intended use of the facility,
  technical report outlining the way the facility
  is going to function, construction plan of the
  facility including topography of the area,
  architectural study and a comprehensive technical
  report on the construction materials and works
  with special focus on method of construction.
• Develop sport and recreation facilities
  information management protocols and guidelines.
• Develop facilities maintenance and operating
  guidelines and protocols (life cycle maintenance
  system)

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NORMS AND STANDARDS

• Develop appropriate estimated unit costs or
  indicative costs for each facility type taking
  into account the limitations due to such factors
  as geographic location of the project etc.
• Develop guidelines for estimating
• Planning and feasibility costs
• Capital project implementation costs
• Operating and maintenance costs over at least ten
  (10) years post project completion

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PROPOSED MODEL FOR FACILITIES PROVISION
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REGIONAL / DISTRICT SPORTS INSTITUTE MODEL
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE MODEL

• Focus on rehabilitating and converting State
  Owned Properties not being used
• Where none exists construct new Institutes
• State funding institutions such as the National
  Lotteries Board Distribution Trust Funds to
  allocate funds based on national priorities
• Establish a Public Private Partnership programme
  to supplement Government resources
• Commence on a small scale (pilot form) to assess
  feasibility thereof
• Whilst providing recreational facilities mass
  participation an athlete acceleration programme
  needs to be developed in conjunction with the key
  stakeholders
• Sustainable ward based leagues need to be
  established taking into consideration existing
  competitions at local, provincial and national
  levels (Mayors Cups, Local Government Games etc)
• A pool of qualified talent scouts needs to be
  established and deployed throughout the country
  identify talented athletes for inclusion in the
  Districts Sports Institutes Programmes

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SHORT TO MEDIUM TERM IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
(FUNDS ALLOCATD TO SRSA)

• 81 projects currently under construction need to
  be completed at cost of R678 119 530.65
• 30 projects on design and tender need to be
  implemented at a cost of R93 615 346.58
• 47 projects planned and registered with DPLG need
  to be implemented at a cost of R133 370 973
• Implementation of the new projects based on needs
  as identified by the municipalities and
  federations
• Further community consultation before final
  approval
• Primary focus on rural areas and ISRDP and URP
• Integrate with other SRSA programmes
• Focus on rehabilitation first. As new projects
  require longer planning period such to cater for
  statutory requirements such as EIA and DFA
  provisions

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SRSAS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
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INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY OF PROVINCES
INSTITUTION NO OF DEDICATED FACILITIES EMPLOYEES COMMENTS
EC 2 Coordinate other programmes either
FS 1 Coordinate other programmes
GP 0 1 resigned in December. Not replaced
KZN 3 All based at Head Office.
LP 1 Also work on other programmes.
MP 3 Coordinate other programmes
NC 1 Dedicated coordinator.
NW 0 1 retired in December. Not replaced.
WC 3 Coordinate other programmes

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MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND CAPACITY

• Most municipalities do not have Dedicated Sport
  and Recreation Sections
• Although even some smaller municipalities are
  beginning to have these units, there is a need to
  establish them in all the municipalities
• This can be joint financial responsibility
  between National, Provincial and Local Government
• Those that do have dedicated section need to
  properly align the functions of facility
  management and maintanance

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OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES

• New projects
• No allocation for capital budget without a two
  year facility operating and maintenance plan and
  budget
• Establishment of dedicated sport and recreation
  facilities units to take care of all the
  operating and maintenance requirements of the
  facility
• Shift from caretaker based system to Facility
  Manager with a caretaker and programme management
  responsibilities
• For example instead of a lifeguard train the life
  guard to offer learn to swim classed for children
• To minimize maintenance costs explore use of
  other low maintenance technologies such as
  artificial turfs based on the cost benefit
  analysis which the unit has done

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CONCLUSION

• It is clear that there is a need to build
  capacity at all level (National, Provincial and
  Local Government)
• With cooperation and proper coordination of
  efforts by all stakeholders has a potential of
  improving on the provision and management of
  sport and recreation facilities
• Sport and recreation facilities remains a means
  to an end which is promotion of participation in
  sport and recreation, advancing and nurturing the
  identified talented South Africans