Decision details

Approval of Welwyn Garden City Business Improvement District renewal proposal.

(1)   Cabinet supported the Business Improvement District (BID) renewal proposal, having considered the draft Business Plan, baseline agreements and BID boundary and agreed that there was no conflict with any adopted policy, as set out in Paragraph 4.4 of the report.

(2)   Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Public Protection, Planning and Governance to cast a YES vote in the BID ballot.

(3)   Cabinet noted that the Council would run the ballot, as set out in paragraph 4.5 and that Mr J.Merron will be the Returning Officer.

(4)   Cabinet noted that the Council would be the billing authority.

(5)   Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Head of Resources, in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Executive Member, Resources, to agree the charge for managing the levy billing, collection and enforcement process.

(6)   Cabinet agreed, subject to a majority YES vote, to delegate authority to the Head of Community and Housing Strategy, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to enter into the operating agreement with the BID Company and to finalise the Baseline agreements, in consultation with relevant Heads of Service.

(7)   Cabinet noted that the Leader of the Council was currently the Cabinet member representative on the BID Board in place of Councillor B.Sarson, who was the previous representative.