All issues that may be negatively impacting on the area are investigated and dealt with on an integrated basis.
Enhancing the safety, cleanliness and economic vitality of different business, retail and commercial nodes strengthens the competitiveness in the region.
The perception of crime, grime and general environmental disorder in most urban areas has a negative impact on staff, willingness of customers to visit the area and thus business growth and development.
The establishment of an improvement district provides a new and positive identity from which to launch a concerted effort to maintain and enhance the asset base in the area thus attracting continued investment and development.
Once the improvement district is set up, a management body is then established in the form of a section 21 company. This company appoints a manager through which improvement district is managed. Annual activities and budgets are developed by the CID management company who provides a full set of monthly management accounts all of which are overseen by the board. This ensures that the improvement district is directly accountable to those in the business community who pay the levy.
By mounting regular surveys, which are compared to the results of an initial perception survey of the area, the board and all stakeholders are able to measure the success of the initiative.
As the custodian of the area the CID is aware and comments on developments in the area. This could include projects such as the Gautrain project.
These relationships could include Council, the Johannesburg Tourism Company, local tourism associations.
Due to its close relationship with council, the improvement district is able to petition for new initiatives which will further improve the area. This can include traffic surveys.