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RESOLVED
that:
 

1.        
the undertaking of a Business
Improvement District (BID) ballot in Kingston Town Centre, on
behalf of the Kingston First Business Improvement District, from 28
May to 27 June 2024 be approved;

2.        
the intention for the Council to vote
positively in the ballot on its own hereditaments in the BID area
that are subject to the BID levy, be agreed;

3.        
the intention for the Council to pay the
BID levy due on its own hereditaments for the next 5 years, be
agreed; and

4.        
authority be delegated to the Executive
Director Place, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder,
to:

(i)         instruct
the Returning Officer to hold a ballot;

(ii)        finalise and authorise the Baseline
Agreement;

(iii)       finalise and authorise the Operating Agreement;
and
 
(iv)      
vote ‘yes’ in respect of the
hereditaments for which the Council has liability.