Roads and transport

Item 13: Addendum to MTC Service Delivery Agreement

The DA's Cllr Kreusch opposed the item, arguing MTC should be reincorporated into the city and services internalised. The executive's response was asked for as the Leader of Executive Business, and a party-by-party vote followed. The item was carried with 114 yes, 91 no and 2 abstentions.

Decisionapproved: The item was carried with 114 yes, 91 no and 2 abstentions.

Item 2: MMC reply and vote

The MMC replied on hybrid Rea Vaya buses, EV charging stations with City Power and interest from taxi operators and e-hailing firms, and asked council to approve. He also urged residents to vote for the ANC on 4 November. In the poll GOOD voted no and all other responding parties yes; the item was carried.

Decisionapproved: GOOD voted no, all other responding parties yes, and the item was declared carried.

Motion 2: Traffic calming at Clarendon Place, Hillbrow, withdrawn

Cllr Nkonyeni was called as proposer of the motion on traffic calming and pedestrian safety near Williston Court. He withdrew it, saying it would be politicised. MMC Kunene said he was glad a frivolous motion was withdrawn, and was told by members that he was wasting time.

Decisionwithdrawn: The proposer, Cllr Nkonyeni, withdrew the motion, saying it would be politicised.

Oral question: untarred roads

A DA councillor asked about the plan, budget and timeline for upgrading about 1,040 km of untarred roads. The Deputy Executive Mayor replied that just under R40 million is available for the gravel roads programme and no specific President Park programme exists. JRA would ask for more money in the December adjustment budget.

PromiseJRA will ask in the December adjustment budget for the city to put more money into road design work and raise medium-term allocations for roads.

Item 5: Security Access Restriction by-laws debate (DA close, ANC)

A DA councillor closed on the proposed Security Access Restriction by-laws. The DA asked for bona fide public participation and for the by-laws to go to the Section 79 Transport Committee next term. Cllr Supe (ANC) supported the direction, called for emergency access to be guaranteed and for clear criteria and consultation, and said Ward 111 was a no-go area for the DA and Freedom Front Plus.

PromiseThe ANC will provide a CAPEX budget and advance service delivery in Ward 111 (Glenfountain and Ebony Park).

Item 9: Rea Vaya Phase 1A Bus Operating Company public participation notice

An ACDP stand-in welcomed the report, and the DA said it did not support the item. The DA called it a hospital pass, citing R3.2 billion in costs over seven years against R820 million in returns, Treasury red flags and monopolisation of routes. The ANC noted the report and MMC Mgcina said the questions would be escalated.

Items 27-33: Transport, JRA, Metrobus and MTC

The Secretary read items 27 to 33 on Transport, JRA, Metrobus, MTC and the related oversight reports. The ACDP, DA, FF+, ActionSA and the DA's MTC speaker raised unpaid contractors, potholes, faulty traffic signals, MFMA breaches and the MMC's absence. The EFF welcomed Metrobus's fatality-free kilometres, and the ANC and MMC Mgcina noted the reports. Items 32 and 33 were agreed after the main set.

Decisionagreed: The recommendations at 27.2, 28.12, 29.5, 30.4 and 31.24 to 31.25 were agreed to.

Decisionagreed: The recommendations at 32.11 and 33.9 were agreed to.

Item 65: Feasibility study on public transport facility management models

Council considered approval of a feasibility study on management models for granting user rights at public transport facilities. The DA, ActionSA, EFF and ANC supported it, with the DA and EFF raising caveats on later reporting, user fees and operator support. MMC Kunene described the background of taxi industry discussions and the taxi ranks he had visited.

Item 1: Cllr Kreusch (DA) on public participation and transport

Cllr Kreusch said the IDP public participation was a box-ticking exercise, with each ward allowed two questions. He criticised Rea Vaya's performance, the roads backlog and MMC Kunene's attendance at the Transport Committee. He compared Joburg unfavourably with DA-run Cape Town and George.