The City of Johannesburg is moving ahead with the sale or long-term leasing of Pirates Sports Club in Greenside and the Killarney Country Club.

According to the municipality, the Killarney Country Club’s value also exceeds R10 million, and an updated valuation will be conducted before the property’s use and leasing.

The proposed sale will be done in compliance with the provisions of the City of Joburg’s supply chain management policy for land as approved by council in June 2009.

The city is embarking on the process since the fair market value of Erf 1319 (proposed subdivision into portion 1 & Re of Erf 1319), Erf 1330, Erf 1318 (Proposed Subdivision into portion 1 & 2 of Erf 1318) Greenside Township, and the remainder of Erf 2184 Parkhurst Township, exceeds R10m.

“The accounting officer for the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is authorised to conduct a public participation process in respect of the proposed sale, as envisaged in terms of Section 19 of the Supply Chain Management Policy for Land and Sections 34 and 35 of the Municipal Asset Transfer Regulations,” the municipality is proposing.

The Killarney Country Club’s value also exceeds R10m, and the updated valuation will be done before the use and leasing of the property.

The city has indicated that after public participation has been concluded, all affected stakeholders are notified and updated in writing.

It also intends to get comments from other departments, municipal entities, or ward councillors, where applicable, and if there are no objections to the intended lease and the properties are not needed for the provision of basic municipal services, a lease agreement may be entered into.

A notarial deed of lease was entered into between the City Council of Johannesburg and a Pirates Sports Club for 25 years commencing in October 1953 and terminated in September 1973, and then an addendum to the lease was drafted, which extended the lease period for a further 15 years with effect from July 1990.

The lease period was extended to June 2005, and the sports club requested a lease renewal for 20 years in lieu of their right to be compensated for the structural cost improvements, based on the amount to be determined by the valuer.

The city concluded a lease agreement with the Pirates Club in 2014 for 20 years, and the said lease is valid until 2034.

“It is important to note that the subject property is a sports facility intended for community use. It is centrally located in the Johannesburg region, the sports facility is accessible to a broad range of communities and population groups nearby,” the city noted.

The club also services other suburbs such as Parkhurst, Parkview, Emmarentia, Northcliff, Craighall Park, Parktown, and Blairgowrie, and currently supports and provides facilities for 10 sporting codes such as baseball, bowls, cricket, hockey, road running, rugby, soccer, squash, gym, and tennis.

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