Volume II - The Northern Cape Provincial Spatial Development ...

2 PRESENTATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS
2.1 SERVICE PROVIDER
The service provider made two presentations pertaining to (copy of each presentation appended
as Annexure 5.1 and Annexure 5.2 respectively):
Consultative Draft 2 of Volume 2 of the PSDF.
Way forward as it relates to Volumes 3 and 4.
The service provider further submitted the following:
a) Minutes of the Project Management Committee of 1 November 2011. These minutes were
accepted by the PSC as a true reflection of the content and proceedings of the said
meeting.
b) Report entitled Inventory of Completed Tasks and Way Forward (1 November 2011), the
purpose of which is to serve as:
(i) An inventory of the goals and objectives of the PSDF/PDRMP stipulated in the:
• Terms of Reference in the Service Level Agreement.
• Supplementary aspects listed in Annexure A of the Terms of Reference.
• Objectives stated in the approved Inception Phase Report dated 24 February
2011.
(ii) Summary of the status of the project as it relates to the tasks completed.
(iii) Summary of the way forward as it relates addressing the aspects listed above.
These records were accepted by the PSC as a true reflection of the actions taken and
completed to date.
2.2 SUB‐CONSULTANTS
Prof. I van der Merwe and Prof. L Zietsman made a presentation regarding the study report
entitled Development Potential of Urban Settlements in the Northern Cape. The research study
was commissioned by the service provider and served as basis for the preparation of, in particular,
Section D of Volume 2.
The presentation was arranged by the service provider with the aim to provide the PSC with a
comprehensive description of the study methodology and content and to address uncertainties
regarding the report. The presentation was supplemented with further discussions held the
afternoon of the 29th of November 2011. The costs for the presentation and additional
discussions were carried by the service provider.
3 PRINCIPLES OF VOLUME 2
As part of the presentation, the following principles were emphasised:
a) Volume 2 is an inventory of the key economic, social, infrastructural and environmental
characteristics of the province to be addressed in Volumes 3 and 4. The information was
drawn drawn from the data provided by the DRD&LR and the various sectors, the
stakeholder consultation process undertaken, and additional sources explored by the
service provider.
b) Section H: Summary of Key Aspects is the primary component of Volume 2. Committee
members need to ensure that all their sectoral interests have been listed in this section.
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