Purpose

To obtain authority to hold a ballot and to
give delegated authority to Officers to progress the Knutsford BID
following a formal notification that has been submitted to the
Council, setting out the intention of Groundwork CLM, on behalf of
the Knutsford BID Steering Group, to put a proposal for a Knutsford
Business Improvement District (BID) to a ballot.
The report provides information on BIDs; the emerging draft
Knutsford BID proposal; sets out the anticipated implications of
the notification; and seeks decisions enabling officers to respond
appropriately to the notification.