Issue - meetings

1. To note that the Business Improvement District (BID) Proposal and supplementary documents from the Bangor Business Improvement District Area Company had been received from the Council and that they complied with the Regulations;

2. That the Cabinet instructs the Returning Officer to hold the Bangor BID vote;

3. To approve the financial arrangements and implications noted in Part 3 of the report;

4. To delegate the right to the Cabinet Member for the Economy to vote on behalf of the Authority in the BID ballot;

5. If the ballot is successful in Bangor, and in accordance with the Business Improvement District (Wales) Regulations 2005, to delegate the right to the Head of Economy and Community, in consultation with the heads of the following departments to approve the final version of the Operational Agreement and the Baseline Agreement and complete the Agreements in accordance with the Council’s arrangements:

• Environment

• Highways, Engineering and YGC

• Legal

• Finance.

The report was presented by Cllr R Medwyn Hughes.

DECISION

The report was accepted.

DISCUSSION

The report was presented stating that the Business Improvement District (BID) in Bangor had submitted a notice to the Council for the renewal of the BID.

It was noted that the notice did not appear to conflict with any Council policy, so with Cabinet’s approval, the next step would be for the Council to instruct the returning officer to hold the vote on the dates set out in the report.

It was added that this issue was technical and practical in terms of arrangements.