Decision details

To agree the recommendation that the Local Authority as a Levy payer votes in favour of the renewal of the Leeds BID for its second term (2020-2025). The decision is deemed key as it indirectly affects wards and communities that adjoin the city centre boundary.

Further to Minute No. 10, 26^th June 2019, the Director of City Development submitted a report that presented the completed business plan from LeedsBID (Business Improvement District), as appended, for the consideration of Executive Board, in order to inform the recommendation that the Council vote in favour of the renewal of LeedsBID in the upcoming ballot.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That LeedsBID business plan (2020-2025), as appended to the submitted report, which sets out the organisation’s plan of delivery in its second term, be noted;

(b)  That approval be given for Leeds City Council, as a BID levy payer, to vote in favour of the renewal of LeedsBID for its second term (2020-2025), based upon the business plan appended to the submitted report, thereby enabling the opportunity for significant investment of circa £15m in Leeds city centre through the activities and themes of LeedsBID;

(c)  That the responsibility for the vote be delegated to the Director of City Development;

(d)  That the Director of City Development be requested to write to LeedsBID to ask for a greater emphasis on supporting the city’s ‘Leeds 2023’ programme as part of their planned activities.

Leeds City Council Workshop with senior leadership teams and briefings to Councillors.

Deputy Executive member for city centre; Exec Member for Learning, Skills and Employment; Director of City Development; City Development Directorate Chief Officers for Culture & Sport, Planning, Highways & Transportation; Economic Development; Resource & Strategy, Asset Management & Regeneration, Employment & Skills, Cleansing & Enforcement and Safer Leeds.