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Council awards downtown Business Improvement District contract to ADID after public hearing and debate over term, oversight and hiring
Summary
The Asheville City Council on Jan. 14 authorized the city manager to execute a contract with the Asheville Downtown Improvement District (ADID) to provide Business Improvement District services downtown, after a public hearing and debate about term length, oversight and workforce and technology safeguards.
The City Council on Jan. 14 authorized the city manager to execute a contract with the Asheville Downtown Improvement District (ADID) partnership to deliver Business Improvement District (BID) services in downtown Asheville.
Council established the municipal service district and collected assessments starting July 1, 2024. Staff issued a competitive RFP to select a service provider; two proposals were received and evaluated by a panel of staff and downtown commission representatives. Staff recommended ADID -- a partnership among the Asheville Downtown Association, Asheville Chamber of Commerce and Next Street -- which scored highest in the evaluation.
Key elements of the contract and ADID proposal include safety, hospitality and cleanliness services, an ambassador/community-connector team (the proposal described an initial team of nine staff including seven community connectors and two…
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