Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development completed that introduces the completed business plan from LeedsBID 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.

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.