The City approves request to approach the Provincial Government of the Western Cape to consider the Record of Decision regarding the Cape Town Stadium
At the Mayoral Committee Meeting on 5 June 2012, the decision was taken by the Mayor together with the Mayoral Committee to approve the process for initiating the review of the Record of Decision (ROD) that currently governs the operations of the Cape Town Stadium.
The report seeks approval to initiate the institutional processes that governs the relationship regarding the ROD process between the City of Cape Town and the Provincial Government of the Western Cape.
The application requests whether the City of Cape Town can make a submission to modify the current ROD and the land use rights relating to the stadium and the surrounding precinct and Green Point Park so as to allow for the implementation of the commercial opportunities as identified in the Business Plan.
The business analysis that has been applied to the Cape Town Stadium requires that a critical review of the ROD be undertaken to respond to a post 2010 World Cup scenario which seeks to optimize the commercial opportunities within the stadium precinct and the Green Point Park.
The series of RODs issued together with the related land use approvals occurred within the pre-event period with the specific objective of facilitating the construction of the Cape Town Stadium and phase one of the Green Point Park so as to host the 2010 World Cup.
Two years after the event, attempts are being made to introduce a new model based on financial sustainability. The existing stadium uses, in essence, limit any form of commercialisation, specifically no stand-alone commercial and retail space, commercial parking and potential commercial operations to third parties.
The Provincial Government's Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning will assess the content of the amendments to the ROD and will make a decision within one month if it is a minor amendment or longer if the amendments are considered to be substantive.
In the event of appeals, the process may take as long as 18 to 24 months to resolve. The City is hopeful that the Provincial Government of the Western Cape will give due consideration to the application and make its decision within the timeframes after the City has lodged its application.
If the application is approved by Province, there will be a period for extensive public participation in which all views on the matter will be given due consideration.
Statement issued by Councillor Grant Pascoe, Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Marketing, June 6 2012
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