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CITY OF TSHWANE BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINE 1A: BRT LINE 1

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS RAINBOW JUNCTION TO NANA SITA

(SKINNER) STREET

Public Meeting

at 18:00 on 09 October 2012

in Ouraadsal Room 221 at Church Square

Heritage Issues and

Public Participation ProcessMelissa Naidoo, Nomathemba Mhlanga &

Malcolm Roods (RHDHV)

Welcome & Introductions

Roles and Responsibilities• RHDHV Team • PMU Team• Engineer

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Agenda

• Purpose of the meeting • Project background • Project Description • Heritage• Provincial Gazette and Public Participation

process• Discussion  • Way Forward• Date of next meeting • Closure 3

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Purpose of the meeting

• To provide feedback on the progress of the project to date

• To provide an opportunity for interested parties to discuss concerns

• To provide a Project description and Background

• To record comments raised by the Public and Stakeholders and

include them into the Issues and Comments Report which will form

part of the final Public Participation Report

• Discussion of Heritage Issues

• Project Team Interaction with the Public

Background

• Presentation by Rob Kelly

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Traffic Assessment

• Presentation by Gary Hayes

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Heritage Assessment

• Presentation – Sidney Miller

Project description

• Presentation - Iliso

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Provincial Gazette and Public Participation Process

• A government gazette notice will be drafted in terms of Ordinance 17 of 1939, section 65. 

• The gazette will inform I&APs about the proposed project and provide 21 day period for them to comment

• No EIA Regulations Listing Notice 1-3 activities promulgated under NEMA are triggered. RHDHV’s interpretation in this regard will be confirmed by GDARD

• Newspaper advertisements (Beeld and Pretoria News)• Posters and Flyers (2000 distributed along route)• Social Media• Stakeholder database

Provincial Gazette and Public Participation Process

(cont) • Stakeholder meetings

– Informal Traders, – Businesses– Existing Public Transport Services – Schools – Pretoria Zoo – PRASA– Organs of State – General Public Meeting – Other Groups to be Identified

• Community Liaison Forum Meetings 10

Public Participation documents

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PP Documents (cont)

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Documents available

• www.RHDHV.com• Posters, flyers, adverts, construction notice• Preliminary Design Drawings• Alternatives report• Background Information Document• EMPr (available for comments on 25 October 2012)• Presentations• Provincial Gazettes• Preliminary Design Report• Heritage Reports

Discussion

• Comments??• Way Forward• Date of next meeting

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Contact persons

Royal Haskoning DHV

Melissa Naidoo

Contact Number: 011 798 6458

Email: melissa.naidoo@rhdhv.com

City of Tshwane

Dawid Maree

Contact Number: 012 358 6269 / 082 443 2047

Email: dmaree@amce.com

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