URBAN MANAGEMENT
Just as our PSOs have become a familiar sight on our CBD streets, so too have the distinctive yellow overalls and green bibs of our service provider J&M Cleaning. Equally easy to spot are the team members from our NGO partner Straatwerk in their green overalls. Together, these teams put many hours behind them each year in delivering a variety of services to the CBD, the sum total of which can be seen in the following figures.
THE TEAM During the year under review, the Urban Management department included 5 fulltime CCID members: A senior manager An assistant manager 3 precinct managers who manage the 4 precincts
THE TOP FOUR THINGS WE DO 01. We keep the streets of the Cape Town Central City clean. 02. We undertake ongoing maintenance of the urban
environment to provide a risk-reduced and attractive CBD for all to enjoy.
03. We engage with our stakeholders in order to manage our urban environment.
04. We liaise with our partners at the City of Cape Town to ensure that City services function optimally in the Central City.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Straatwerk’s Graffiti Squad in action; J&M Cleaning in operation on the edges of the CBD; a Straatwerk Road Maintenance team member repairs a pavement; a J&M staff member uses one of the new waste collection trolleys; Straatwerk Road Maintenance repair a centre island. OPPOSITE: Completion of a beautification project by Straatwerk — the planting of a tree in Church Street.
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CAPE TOWN central city improvement district Annual report 2014
In addition, Urban Management employed the services of: 60 professionally skilled cleaners via J&M Cleaning to top up the services offered by the City of Cape Town, and who work eighthour day and eight-hour night shifts. A 300-strong semiskilled cleaning and maintenance team for whom daily work opportunities are created via the CCID’s NGO partner Straatwerk. This also includes a 6-person skilled Road Maintenance Team who are employed on contract.