1. Brighton BID Renewal Consultation 2015

2. Background July 2015 – city wide business consultation underway
£30,000 from LA
Over 3000 consultation brochures delivered
1:1 meetings held with local businesses
Dedicated officer to telephone HQs
Responses received: online / post / 1:1 / phone
Ready to move on to phase 2

3. 2,042 businesses Coverage Boundary Road Station Road
Carlton Terrace Portland Road (Part)
Portland Road (part)
Blatchington Road
George Street Church Road
London Road Area
City Centre BID Area
St James’s St Area
Brunswick

4. Brilliant Brighton
Total operating businesses in area: 491 (excl 26 vacant premises)
Survey response from 85% of electorate
2011 response rate – 41.7% of electorate
Support a BID?
% of responses
% of total businesses
Yes
76.8%
65.6% No
9.8%
8.3%
Don’t Know
13.3%
11.4%
Support a BID?
% of responses
% of total businesses
Yes
49%
20.5% No
40.7%
17%
Don’t Know
10.2%
4.2%

5. Preston Street Total Businesses: 56 Responses from 59% of electorate
Total income from Preston Street: £23,792
Support a BID?
% of responses
% of total businesses
Yes
57.5%
34% No
24.2%
14.3%
Don’t Know

6. Possible Additions? Duke Street Ship Street Bartholomews
Prince Albert Street
Responses from 46% of electorate
Total potential income from area: £41,697.50
Support a BID?
% of responses
% of total businesses
Yes
52.5%
24.4% No
32.5%
15.1%
Don’t Know
15%
6.9%

7. Ongoing Consultations
St James’s Street
Brunswick (Western Road)
Queen’s Road
West Street
Pool Valley
Sydney Street
To be completed within the next two months

8. Brilliant Brighton Anyone with an RV <£32k would be better off
Financial Projections
Anyone with an RV <£32k would be better off
263 (51%) of current BID levy payers would reduce annual bill
29 current BID levy payers would increase from £400
In total, 254 (49%) of BID levy payers would see an increase
Current Levy
£400 / 1% RV
Increase with inflation
£500 / 1% RV
Blanket 1.15% of RV
Blanket 1.25% of RV
Blanket 1% of RV
£355,814
£387,404
£341,866
£371,583
£298,581 RV
BID 1.25%
Difference on 2015 figures
£20,000
£250
< £150
£30,000
£375
< £25
£40,000
£500
> £100
£500,000
£6,250
> £1,000

9. Potential Projects Project On-Street Security 313 8.024 5 6 7 8 9
Total
Score
On-Street Security
59.74%
15.02%
12.14%
4.79%
3.19%
1.92%
0.96%
1.60%
0.64%
313
8.02
187 47 38 15 10
Street Cleanliness
16.94%
45.93%
17.26%
10.42%
3.91%
2.28%
0.65%
0.33%
307
7.4 52
141 53 32 12
Recycling / Waste Removal
4.46%
16.36%
29.74%
13.01%
11.52%
7.43%
10.04%
6.32%
1.12%
269
5.88 44 80 35 31 20 27 17
Christmas Lights
12.86%
13.57%
13.21%
17.14%
15.71%
10.71%
8.93%
6.43%
1.43%
280
5.82 36 37 48 30 25 18
PR / Marketing
5.69%
9.35%
10.98%
18.70%
18.29%
19.11%
11.79%
6.10%
0.00%
246
5.3 14 23 46 45 29
Hanging Baskets / Bunting / Banners
2.48%
5.37%
13.22%
12.40%
21.07%
14.46%
1.65%
242
4.73 13 51 41
Other (Your Big Idea) Please complete the free text box in the next question
31.11%
6.67%
2.22%
51.11%
4.53
–Special Offers (e.g NCP deals, Savings on as/Electricity/Phone, Management of Charity Fundraisers etc)
3.67%
4.49%
11.84%
15.51%
13.06%
18.37%
17.96%
3.27%
245
4.51 11
On Street Events
2.55%
2.98%
8.09%
15.74%
13.62%
11.06%
16.17%
26.81%
235
4.15 19 26 63

10. Timeline to Ballot Agree recommendations with Board ASAP
Draft Business Plan by 2nd November
Finalise Voter List by 2nd November
BID Proposal and Letter of Request to Council By 2nd November
Agree Campaign By 9th December
Begin Campaign Stage 1 Jan 2016
Last date to launch campaign 18th February 2016
Notice of Ballot and Final Day to publish Business Plan 19th February 2016
First Day of Ballot 4 March 2016
Final Day for Proxy nominations 22 March 2016
Replacement Ballot Papers 28th March 2016
Final Date of Ballot 31st March 2016
Likely Ballot Announcement Day 1 April 2016
End Challenge Period 28th April 2016

11. Next steps to agree Whether to increase the current BID area
Which projects to put in the City Centre BID Business Plan
What rate to set the BID Levy
To aim for the current timeline of a March ballot

12. Thank You Gavin Stewart
BID Manager