Bondy: Braouezec just explain his community of chipboard (18/5/2009) (report)
150 people were present in the room to listen to Patrick Braouezec Chauzy Monday night about "Plaine Commune", the urban community he presides.
Of all the good ideas mentioned by Patrick Braouezec, note that the law does or what the opposition is elected by a city or town councils that advise on inter-municipal projects . Note also that the current draft of the "Plaine Commune" was reflected in fifteen years. These are a few differences with the current project supported by the mayors of Bagnolet, Bobigny, Bondy, Le Pré Saint Gervais, Les Lilas, Montreuil Noisy-le-Sec Pantin, Romainville.
Patrick Braouezec recalls that in 2000 "Plaine Commune" was born, including Saint-Denis, Aubervilliers, Saint Ouen. But since 1985 there was a municipal association for Plaine Saint-Denis. Indeed 30,000 jobs There had been lost in 20 years, mayors have realized that they had to act in new ways.
From 1985 to 1992, work was held with the architects.
In 1992, the urban architects was presented with the objective to integrate all human functions (green space, labor, transportation, national education, etc.).
In 1993, the Stadium France has been obtained.
In 1998 and 1999, a debate has taken place for a charter of land between 10 cities. 5 cities have wanted to be in community of Commons and in urban community. A year later, they were joined by 3 other cities.
Today "Plaine Commune" 135,000 jobs that are 100.00 private jobs, and 325,000 inhabitants.
transfers of competence have been incremental, in chronological order: economic development, local development, ecology, transportation / technology, roads, parks, urban policy, housing, library and media (in 2005) .
The budget is 420 million euros (2 / 3 for the operation and third for investment).
What has brought the urban community? Investment capacity has been doubled.
The Community Council comprises 58 members: 1 + 1 by city residents for 5000.
We wanted the opposition has at least one delegate from each town.
Each community board password file in the City Council of cities, if the project is not validated, it is not realized. The law does not require that at all, it is even otherwise.
Being in a community of chipboard has enabled us to carry more weight for transport, economic development, the link with national education, financing of housing.
Regarding the Greater Paris, one could imagine a region that is composed of Paris and around large urban communities.
Several questions are posed by the audience.
Braouezec Patrick responds:
Regarding the participation of residents, we rely on the tools of the towns, we do not create other, we can not do. But our technicians are available to cities that wish, especially in a participatory approach.
Does the urban community is an additional step? No, I do not think there are too many institutions, this is not the source of problems in France. The urban community is used to exit local egoism. There was talk of parochialism or chapel, not too much I want.
How were multiplied by 2 our ability to invest? Firstly there is a specific allocation of the state, but above all we have achieved economies of scale. For example the market for household waste, we won 1 million euros. Market street furniture, we asked a bus shelter at every stop in every city of Plaine Commune "while the poor small towns could not get it.
A Development Council? Yes, there is one, it is the citizens of each city is composed, they can deal with any issue they wish. Employee representatives sit on it, and we hope that there is no municipal councilors.
A referendum? Top 5 cities have not done in the beginning but the municipal councils were much discussed, particularly with employees. But the 3 cities that have joined "Plaine Commune" then have a referendum.
For employees of cities, we have established local territorial units, to keep a close relationship. But we homogenized and allowance systems. Everyone was free to remain in its official policy, even though he was seconded to the urban community. Now attitudes are changing towards intercommunal.
Construction of the project can be done by a Charter which refers to the habitat, housing, etc..
A new set of questions is asked.
Patrick Braouezec:
the question of MODEM suggestive of a "forced march" , no, you're in a regular course, voluntary public service for 2-3 months. If you discuss them until December, you're in the same timing as us. ( Thereupon we probably disagree with Patrick Braouezec: apart from "forced march", we can assume that there are many precipitating from our nine mayors, and few projects. They even say Editor's note .... See HERE ) Regarding our investment capabilities, if we have 40 million euros investment own, have in all our 86 million: more than half comes from the General Council, the General Council or the Europe.
What are the difficulties? First that municipal services do not release requests from the public by blaming the community of chipboard. Then avoid the rivalry between the community and municipal employees.
Regarding multiple directorships by mayors , we chose the mayor of the smallest city as president in 2004 but I became the president. We thought that my parliamentary help us, which is the case. None of the mayors "Plaine Commune" has no elective office. Also the vice-presidencies are not heavier mayors.
Regarding our business tax, our revenues increased 10% per year.
As for Sarkozy's speech which we recognize as an important pole of development, we are mainly recognized as a territory which is building a project. It is the largest to be set for you. We must consider these communities to agglomerate them as complementary, not as competitive.
About economic development, I do not want to be the best student of the capitalist class (Here, our elected officials have had to say definitely that the two projects were different! ... Editor's note) . One must ask what kind of development do we speak. Do we work to develop a society of consumption and waste? Or do we want to reduce social and territorial? For me, being the first place has no tourist or economic interest if it does not serve the people.
Regarding the 1000-sheet that is to say, the multiplication of institutions, I do not know if a town of less than 500 inhabitants still has meaning. Probably should be consolidated regions, departments. But it takes time for that democratic.
on community identity that replaces the communal identity e is very progressive. The question is especially how to live together.
A final set of questions is asked. Patrick Braouezec:
Regarding contempt are the Roma in France and especially in Seine-Saint-Denis is a real question. For the nomads, there was no parking. We made 3, and 2 more are planned. A Roma encampment was built on hard, although I regret that there is a wall. To protect us from what?
On political diversity within cities community of chipboard, I think that is an asset. What determines us to offer to enter new cities is less the political color that adherence to the project.
Regarding the vice-presidencies , there is no requirement that either the mayors.
About divestiture felt by residents , with elected officials still more distant, it is that elected officials are actually present in most neighborhoods. But there is no community need for cutting of chipboard elected citizens, just to stay in his office .. However, the risk is actually els that Councillors are not interested in the urban community.
Regarding dynamic measure until 2013 although we have 5 to 6 billion investment. Beyond that are I mentioned, there are other projects: the transport by the government and the region (less than 1 billion), the private project of Luc Besson, urban renewal (1 billion), etc.. Finally
Patrick Braouezec calls to build territories to change lives, with another development to live well in his city or the world. A fine conclusion applauded by the audience.
already expected that the mechanisms provided in our territory to "listen" to the citizens allow this construction. For the moment this is not done ...
