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Decision details

Love Wimbledon Ballot Renewal

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

A report to identify that the Council will support the ballot renewal of Love Wimbledon Business Improvement District. The BID formally completes on 31st March 2017 and the proposal is to renew the BID for a furthewr 5 years. In order to do this a new ballot needs to be held in October 2016. The Council is responsible for issuing ballot papers and collecting the levy on behalf of Love Wimbledon

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

That Cabinet

 

1)     endorses the Love Wimbledon Business Improvement District (BID) proposal for renewal of the BID ballot and any future decision on the BID renewal is delegated to Chris Lee, Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member Councillor Andrew Judge.

 

2)     agrees that the Council will charge the Love Wimbledon BID board for the costs for business rates staff in collecting and administrating the levy estimated in region of £7.50 plus VAT per rateable charge and the on-going software costs of £2,350 plus VAT annually. 

3).    agrees that the Council should recover the cost of the BID renewal ballot from the proposers if the renewal ballot is unsuccessful.

 

4).    agrees that the Council will vote in support of the BID renewal for its own rated properties in the BID area and that the voter will be Chris Lee, director of Environment and Regeneration.  

Report author: Sara Williams

Publication date: 09/03/2016

Date of decision: 07/03/2016

Decided at meeting: 07/03/2016 - Cabinet

Effective from: 15/03/2016

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