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.