Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Cllr Mark Watson

Officer: Shifa Mustafa, Stephen Tate

Key decision: no

The Leader of the Council has delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the executive decisions set out below:

RESOLVED  to

1.  Agree that, during the period September 2017 - February 2018, and on receipt of a BID proposal for the renewal of the New Addington BID, the Cabinet Member for Economy and Jobs in consultation with the Executive Director for Place be given delegated authority to:

1.1 Consider on behalf of the Council as billing authority, whether the proposal conflicts with any formally adopted policy of the Council, and, if it does, give notice of this in accordance with the BID regulations;

1.2 Determine whether the Council should support the New Addington BID proposal and if so, to vote yes on its behalf in the BID ballot. If a ‘no’ vote is proposed, this will be referred to Cabinet for further consideration;

1.3 Formally manage the ballot process in accordance with the BID regulations;

1.4 That subject to a ‘yes’ vote at ballot by the relevant business community for the New Addington BID in question, the Council as relevant local billing authority will manage the billing and collection of the additional levy, and it’s transfer to the BID company. In the event of a ‘no’ vote, that the costs of the ballot be recovered from the BID Company as per the BID regulations;

1.5 Enter into key operating agreements with the New Addington BID company regarding the operation of the BID and delivery of Council requirements and baselines.

Helen Mason, Business Adviser for New Addington BID, and Ken Burgess, Chair of Central Parade Partnership and New Addington BID, attended the meeting and spoke during this agenda item.

The Leader of the Council has delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the executive decisions set out below:

RESOLVED  to

1.  Agree that, during the period September 2017 - February 2018, and on receipt of a BID proposal for the renewal of the New Addington BID, the Cabinet Member for Economy and Jobs in consultation with the Executive Director for Place be given delegated authority to:

1.1 Consider on behalf of the Council as billing authority, whether the proposal conflicts with any formally adopted policy of the Council, and, if it does, give notice of this in accordance with the BID regulations;

1.2 Determine whether the Council should support the New Addington BID proposal and if so, to vote yes on its behalf in the BID ballot. If a ‘no’ vote is proposed, this will be referred to Cabinet for further consideration;

1.3 Formally manage the ballot process in accordance with the BID regulations;

1.4 That subject to a ‘yes’ vote at ballot by the relevant business community for the New Addington BID in question, the Council as relevant local billing authority will manage the billing and collection of the additional levy, and it’s transfer to the BID company. In the event of a ‘no’ vote, that the costs of the ballot be recovered from the BID Company as per the BID regulations;

1.5 Enter into key operating agreements with the New Addington BID company regarding the operation of the BID and delivery of Council requirements and baselines.