ABOUT

The Kramerville Management District (KMD) is a business improvement district that began operations in March 2006. The KMD is mandated to manage public space in the area between Archimedes Street, Katherine Street, Marlboro Drive and the M1 North.

A City Improvement District (CID) is a defined geographic area within which commercial property owners agree to pay for certain services set to enhance the physical and social environment of the area. The services provided are supplementary and complementary to those provided by the local authority and in Gauteng, CID applications to local authorities are considered in terms of the Gauteng City Improvement District Act No. 12 of 1997.

In the KMD, a dedicated team supplies clearly defined services that are based on the needs of the area as well as best practise in terms of an international improvement district place-making hierarchy that looks at how cities move from an unpleasant to an exceptional experience.

The base level of this hierarchy aims at securing the area and creating a safe, clean and well-managed environment.

View the Kramerville Management District Annual Report for 2007.

Crime Prevention

The Kramerville Management District Crime Prevention team consists of:

Day Shift (Mon-Sun 06h00 - 18h00)
  • 2 x Armed Grade B officers in 2 vehicle
  • 4 x Grade D Bicycle Public Safety Ambassadors (operating Mon-Sun 06h00 - 18h00)
Night Shift (Mon-Sun 18h00 - 06h00)
  • 2 x Armed Grade B officers in 2 vehicle

The roles and responsibilities of the Public Safety Ambassadors and Supervisor include:

  • Pro- Active crime prevention patrols throughout the KMD area;
  • Re-active responses to incidents of crime being perpetrated;
  • Arrest of perpetrators of crime as per the criminal procedure act;
  • Acting as Ambassadors for the area in assisting users of the area with directions; vehicle accidents;
    • broken down vehicles and other related matters;
  • Attending to and reporting of Council Utility related problems to the relevant utility and following up of matter until resolution thereof.

Cleaning and Maintenance

The Kramerville Management District cleaning and maintenance team consists of:

(07h00 to 16h00 Monday and Friday)
  • 4 x Cleaners
  • 4 x Otto bins and cleaning accessories
     The roles and responsibilities of the cleaners are:
  • Daily pick up litter - both from pavements and gutters;
  • Pressure wash pavements (where applicable);
  • Ad hoc removal of;
  • Daily removal of all illegal posters from area;
  • Daily removal of all illegal stickers;
  • Seasonal / weekly assistance to council utilities in terms of cutting of grass verges;
  • Refuse removal from area (where applicable),
  • Ad hoc removal of trash / debris / dumped litter from the area.

Reporting daily on all issues relating to public space to the Operations Manager such as:

  • missing drain lids;
  • water leaks;
  • damaged street signs;
  • damaged paving;
  • street repairs that are required;
  • blocked drains;
  • damage to property etc.

As part of the mandate of the KMD to elevate the node in a way that underpins the property asset base and secures investment in the area, the KMD has:

  • erected a fence along Archimedes Street - an added safety feature;
  • removed all illegal signage located in public space - ongoing exercise;
  • embarked on a greening project where 54 x 100 litre indigenous Acacia Karroo trees were planted in the central median of Kramer Road. This initiative has brought a positive change to the physical environment;
  • developed a website that carries a full directory listing of all companies in the KMD so that users of the area may have easier access to information