Annual General

Meeting Of The

Ballito UIP

2018

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So What Do These Structures Do?

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The Ballito UIP

Supporting Economic Growth In Ballito

The Ballito UIP Is Established

• 2013 - Ballito was experiencing increasing levels of

urban decay, specifically around the issue of crime,

grime and by-law enforcement. This was negatively

impacting on property values, investor confidence,

business viability and the quality of life in Ballito.

• 2013 - iLembe Chamber of Commerce, Industry and

Tourism (ICCIT) facilitated the establishment of the

UIP Steering Committee comprising property

owners.

The Ballito UIP Is Established

• 2014 – Supported secured from the majority of

commercial property owners

• 2014 - The official UIP or Special Ratings Area (SRA

– technical term for the UIP) application was lodged

with KDM on December 2014.

The Ballito UIP Is Established

• 2015 - KDM Council approve the establishment of the Ballito

UIP / SRA on the 31 March. After which the UIP Non-Profit

Company (NPC) was registered

• 2015 - KDM raised the first UIP levies in July which are

transferred on a monthly basis to the UIP NPC - on ground

visible services deployed from November.

• NPC directors are not remunerated, instead they give of their

time and expertise at no cost to the UIP. Furthermore, all

directors stand down at every AGM however

are eligible for re-election.

Ballito UIP facts and figures

• Number of rated properties: 1220

• Municipal Commercial Valuation Roll: R3 billion

• Budget (2018/2019): R12,5 million

• Public areas serviced: Approx 15 km

• Permanent jobs created: 74

UIP Services

• Dedicated Precinct and Security Managers

• Safety and security delivered by a dedicated UIP

security team that interacts with the local SAPS, local

authorities and security companies

• A 24-hour hotline 086 111 1588 for security /

emergency services / fault reports

• Key focus on optimising municipal service delivery

and building successful relationships

UIP Services…

• Landscaping, cleaning and maintenance of public

area infrastructure delivered by a dedicated team

• The Ballito Area APP

• Marketing and Communication:

- A well-structured website www.ballitouip.co.za

- Email based newsletter linked to website

- Strong Facebook and Instagram accounts linked

to website and newsletter

A Better Ballito

- The UIP / KDM Partnership -

The KDM & UIP Partnership

At the core of Ballito’s success is the ability for the UIP

and Municipality to build and strengthen a positive and

mutually beneficial relationship.

To this end work with KDM includes:

• Informal Trade

• Street Signage Plan

• Bad Building

• Fault Reporting

KDM Supporting Efforts

to Improve Public Space

KDM Investment In Infrastructure

The UIP contributes a monthly fee to the Ilembe

Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (ICCIT)

on behalf of its members to lobby KDM for large capital

projects and upgrades like:

• M4 / P445 link road through the Business Park

• Taxi Rank relocation

• Beach Node Upgrade Plan including beachfront

public amenities

Provision Of Privately Funded

Supplementary Services:

• Security

• Cleaning

• Greening

• General maintenance

Safe and Secure

• 12 arrests made during the period.

• The UIP security deployments for the precinct is 2 x

vehicles, 9 security staff in the day and 12 at night

(incl. supervisors)

• In season / peak periods additional security staff

deployed

• In 2019 we can look forward to the inclusion of 4 x

Number Plate Recognition (NPR) cameras as part of

our security management plan.

Cleaning, Greening, Maintenance

• Daily programme focused on landscaping, cleaning,

graffiti removal, repairing of bollards, signage,

benches, dustbins, etc.

• This is a critical service that significantly improves the

experience of public areas.

• Staffing = 16 + 2 supervisors – hours 06h00 – 18h00

• In season / peak periods additional staff deployed

• Skeleton staff on weekends focused on litter cleaning

• A roving team cuts the grass and edges in the

precinct fortnightly, with KDM cutting alternate weeks.

Special Projects

In addition to daily services, the UIP manage a program

of special projects aimed at significantly improving the

experience of pubic space in Ballito.

The following projects were completed…

• P445 centre meridian fence – 700m was installed and

garden planted with Dieties

• Repaving of 36m of business park pavements

• Revamping of 20 storm water drains

• Creating a new sidewalk outside the tourism centre.

Special Projects Cont…

• Upgrading the old taxi rank site including:

- Trees installed and garden upgraded

- Open areas grassed and top dressed

- Staircase installed

- Path laid through the new park

- Bollards installed

- 4 x flood lights installed

Special Projects Cont…

• Additional lights installed at Boulder Bay

• Wooden fence replaced at Foch Le Roux

• Garden installed on the P445 verge outside the Ballito

Junction

• Staircase built on the beachfront at Emberton beach

• Gardens installed at the N2 and business park

entrances as well as in Kirsty Close.

Communication and Marketing

Focused on UIP Delivery

Facebook

and

Instagram

Communication Stats

• June 2018 – UIP launched an area APP

• A key placemaking tool, the APP is positioned as a

neutral platform from which to drive area information in

order to improve the experience of Ballito

• Provides on-touch access to the UIP and extends the

reach of the UIP service offering

• Contains a range of info on everything from tide

timetables to local business info.

• All businesses in the UIP get free business listing

• Free to download from all APP stores

About The Ballito Area APP

It is with the support of commercial property

owners, voluntary residential contributors

and the KwaDukuza Municipality, that we

can proudly claim Ballito as our own…

2019 - Challenges and Projects

Focus Areas For KDM

• Informal trade management plan

• Sidewalk on Compensation beach road

• Removal and asphalting of centre island on Douglas

Crowe between Engen and Tiger Wheel & Tyre

• Hawkins road informal trade structure – new design and

installation

• Enforcement of public area bylaws i.e. alcohol

consumption in public areas is a key issue – Auxiliary

officers requested

• Boom for Hawkins Car park

• Speed Humps in Douglas Crowe

• Repairs to traffic lights – level and straighten

2019 - Challenges and Projects

Focus Areas For The UIP

• Landscape projects around the Business park and entrance

• Number plate recognition cameras in the Ballito Business

Park. Awaiting KDM approval

• Replacing storm water drains - Ballito Dr & Compensation

beach road, including the lower Ballito CBD

• Official inclusion of residential properties within the UIP

boundary – Work in progress.

• Landscape masterplan of the Ballito Business park and

main entrances into Ballito.

• Improvement to beachfront walkway

• Speed Humps to be installed in Moffatt

and Stewarts drive.

Thank You For Your Support