CCDA, city council liaison say new mandate needed Poll Yes Both the head of the City Centre Development Agency and city council’s liaison with the business improvement district say a new mandate for the organization is needed and perhaps a more solid line drawn between it and city hall. CCDA chair Jeremy Silver, however, says the city can’t have it both ways considering a growing controversy over the group’s new budget and confusion among downtown business owners. “There’s been a lot of feedback and it’s not positive,” said Silver on Tuesday. The document deletes $100,000 from the city that previously went toward a grant program for leasehold improvements and general street beautification.