Committee Programme and Annual Report

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HOUSING PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
19 January 2004
COMMITTEE PROGRAMME AND ANNUAL REPORT

Chairperson
: Ms Z Kota (ANC)

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Committee programme
Committee Annual Report 2004

SUMMARY
The Committee deliberated on its proposed programme for 2005. The Committee noted that pending housing legislation had not been tabled yet. The Annual Report 2004 was adopted.

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Committee programme
The Chairperson asked for comments on the proposed programme. Members expressed satisfaction with its content. The Chairperson noted that there were still some items needing finalising which would be added and made available to all members at the next meeting.

The Chairperson noted that consideration of the Committee Report on the Housing Delivery Hearings would be delayed so as to allow the inclusion of recommendations.

The Committee agreed to visit Langa and other townships to discuss with management what fire prevention process was in place and how the Committee could assist.

Mr. G Schneemann (ANC) supported the chairperson amendments to the programme and stated that the issue of organising a fire conference was of high importance.

Mr A Steyn (ANC) suggested that he could recommend an organisation that was willing to make a presentation on fire prevention. He also suggested that the chairperson inquire about legislation that should have been tabled and what the department was doing about tabling this.

The Chairperson suggested that the Committee needed to work with the Department of Minerals because it had an interest in fire prevention and that they had the necessary mechanisms to support the conference. She also suggested that public announcements about the conference be made so as to attract people and organisations with knowledge on fire prevention.

The Committee agreed that city mayors and provincial Members of the Executive Committee (MEC) make their budget presentations to the Committee after the fire conference.

Mr G Schneemann asked if it were possible for the city mayors and provincial MECs to make available quarterly reports from the various housing departments to ensure that their budgets were spent properly. He also suggested that requests be made to the respective MECs for updates on housing delivery, particularly in the rural areas, as well as their new housing strategy and pilot projects.

The Chairperson responded that the Committee was particulalry concerned with delivery and the challenges facing the city mayors and provincial MECs.

Committee Annual Report
The Annual Report for 2004 was adopted.

The meeting was adjourned!

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