High Level Frameworks and Sector Plans

The Municipality has several high-level frameworks and sector plans that must be read in conjunction with the Fourth Generation IDP. These are frameworks and plans that are required in terms of legislation. The table below provides an overview of these frameworks and plans and the status thereof.

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Spatial Development Framework (SDF) (2013).

STATUS

Approved by the Municipal Council on 26 February 2019. To be reviewed in 5 years’ time (2024)

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Revised Disaster Management Plan (DMP) and Risk Preparedness Plans (Contingency Plans)

STATUS

Approved by Municipal Council in May 2016 and revised in 2019/20.

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Human Settlements Pipeline (HSP)

STATUS

Approved by the Municipal Council in 2021.

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Water Services Development Plan (WSDP)

STATUS

A revised WSDP has been developed and approved for the years 2017 – 2022. A Water Service Audit must be approved before the end of October each year by the Mayoral Committee.

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP)

STATUS

Approved by Council on 18 October 2011 i.t.o. NEMA:WA. A 4 th Generation IWMP was approved 30 July 2019. Audit Report was approved 25 January 2022.

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Bergrivier Municipal Second-Generation Coastal Management Programme, 2019-2024

STATUS

Adopted by Council in November 2019

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Integrated Transport Plan. (ITP)

STATUS

Approved by Council 2019 - 2024.

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Municipal Infrastructure Plan (MIP)

STATUS

Completed, but a process to update masterplans will commence in

2023

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Groot Berg River Estuary Draft Estuarine Management Plan

STATUS

Draft, August 2021. The National Estuarine Management Protocol identifies Cape Nature as the Responsible Management Authority responsible for the development of the Groot Berg River Estuarine

Management Plan as well as being responsible for the co- ordination of its implementation. Client: Western Cape

Government, Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Community and Rural Safety Plan (CRSP)

STATUS

Approved on 30 March 2021.

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Integrated Second Generation of the West Coast district Municipality inclusive of the five Local Municipalities Air Quality Management Plan, (2019-2024

STATUS

Adopted by Council in November 2019

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Strategic Risk Register (RR).

STATUS

Approved by the Municipal Council annually

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Information Communication Technology Plan & Strategy)

STATUS

Reviewed by Council 14 June 2021

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Employment Equity Plan (EE)

STATUS

Plan covers a 5-year period- 1 December – 30 September 2024

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Workplace Skills Plan (WSP)

STATUS

Reviewed annually (stay the same)

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

LED Strategy

STATUS

Approved by the Municipal Council in 2021

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Bergrivier Municipality Biodiversity Report

STATUS

Approved by the Municipal Council in 2010.

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Local Biodiversity Strategic And Action Plan (LBSAP)

STATUS

Approved by the Municipal Council .

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

Climate Change Adaption Plan (CCAP)

STATUS

Approved by the Municipal Council in March 2014.

FRAMEWORK / SECTOR PLAN

The Bergrivier Municipality: Invasive species monitoring, control and eradication plan, dated June 2020

STATUS

Approved and adopted by Mayco on 11 June 2020.

In addition to the above, the Municipality has several master plans and operations and maintenance plans (Standard Operating Procedures).

The following is a short description of each sector and/or framework. Each sector plan is available on request: