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Lower Gardens CID - FACT SHEET

1. How much will the CID levy cost me per a month?

  • Residential Properties: R125 per a month, per R1 million property valuation on the City of Cape Town municipal valuation roll. e.g. R2 million municipal property value, will pay R250 per a month.
  • Non-residential Properties: R265 (including VAT) per a month, per R1 million property valuation on the City of Cape Town municipal valuation roll. e.g. R2 million municipal property value, will pay R530 per a month.
  • Non-residential properties owned by VAT registered entities can claim back VAT on CID levy. 
  • Standard practice is for CID levy to be passed onto tenants due to positive impact on public spaces surrounding your property. 
  • To request the proposed CID levy for your property, please contact info@lowergardenscid.co.za. 

2. What services will we receive in return for the CID levy?

Public Safety Budget (59% of annual budget):

  • Dedicated CID Security Manager: Accessible and accountable 24/7/365.
  • CCTV and Radio control room (24/7/365): Linking new CID and existing CCTV networks, apartment block security, armed response, and CID public safety officers.
  • 29 net new AI smart detection cameras: Phase 1 of business plan roll out. Existing public space CCTV monitoring costs to be absorbed by CID, where permission granted.
  • 2 patrol vehicles (24/7/365): Patrolling precinct in two security sectors.
  • 13 public safety officers (split between day and night shift - 24/7/365): On foot, bicycle and patrol vehicles.
  • Dedicated City of Cape Town Law Enforcement Officer (Monday to Friday - 10/5/365): With the power to arrest, enforce by laws (including legal breaking down of illegal structures).

Social and Economic Development Budget (7% of annual budget):

  • Dedicated social worker: Fully qualified, accessible and accountable 10/5/365.
  • Social support team: One qualified Peer Support Specialist and two Peer Outreach Workers.
  • Community based treatment outreach programme: Providing work readiness training, substance rehabilitation, psychosocial services, skills development and job placements.

Maintenance and cleaning (6% of annual budget):

  1. 8 person cleaning team: Split in two teams of 4 with team leaders.
  2. Operating Monday to Friday: 10/5/365.
  3. Existing Gardens Watch cleaning team: Incorporated into the CID cleaning team.
  4. Recruitment: From local NGO programmes focused on ‘hand up’ employment opportunities.

Environmental Development (6% of annual budget)

  • 3 Park caretakers: Deployed to each of the three parks (Jutland Park, Maynard Park and Tuin Plein). Trained in horticultural care but also as security guards for each park.
  • Jutland Park: Comprehensive cleaning, grass and sports facility maintenance will be undertaken by the Park Caretaker. Longer term plan to add an outdoor training area (in close proximity to Virgin Active), and dog play and walking areas. 
  • Maynard Park: Will receive regular grass cutting, planting, and beautification efforts, as well as upgraded children's play gym. 
  • Tuin Plein: Will house the office facilities for the CID in the current top parking area. Tuin Plein children’s play park will house a community garden, upgraded children's play gym, wheelchair access (for surrounding retirement homes) and managed recycling facilities for the community. 

CID Management (7% of annual budget) 

  • Limited board: Receive no payment, have 4 portfolios, 1 Chair, 1 Vice Chair.
  • Full time CID Manager: Accessible and accountable 24/7/365.
  • Full time marketing, operations, administrator assistant: 10/5/365.
  • CID Offices: Located at Tuin Plein in a shipping container.
  • 4 contracted lead service providers:  Dedicated service managers, performance clauses, and annual reviews, with transparent RFP process.
  • Appointed independent accountant and auditors: Annual accounts, AGM, Quarterly Review meetings open to property owners or their confirmed proxies.
  • Additional Budget: 7% operational costs, 5% capital expenditure, 1% marketing, 3% bad debt provision.
  • Full voting rights: Every property owner has the right to be a member of CID, and vote on all major financial and operational items.
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