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lyo� Ettlea ada TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Mayor Keis and Members of City Council Joel Hanson, City Administrator March 9, 2016 Formation of Old Fire Hall Committee STAFF REPORT Pursuant to the Council's direction at our last meeting, the following have agreed to serve of the committee that will evaluate the future use and resultant building upgrades for the Old Fire Hall: • St. John's Church — Kevin Hamemick • Little Canada Historical Society — Don Gagne • Little Canada Recreation Association — Jon Joriman • Little Canada Fire Department — Chief Don Smiley • Parks & Recreation Commission — Peter Schletty • Planning Commission — Bill Buesing (architecture background) • Citizen at Large — Dick Naughton (James Steele Construction) • Citizen at Large — Dick Flipp (Brooks Avenue resident) • City Council Member #1 — TBD • City Council Member #2 — TBD • Parks & Recreation Director — Jim Morelan • Public Works Director — Bill Dircks • City Administrator — Joel Hanson We are still waiting to hear back from St. Johns and one of the Citizen at large candidates. Regarding the project, I'm attaching some usage statistics for the rental hall over the last three years. I have also attached the information we provided on the Old Fire Hall relative to the 2016 Budget Discussion. Finally, I have attached the quote for the exterior building renovations discussed at our last meeting as prepared by Dick Naughton of JSC. The Council needs to finalize committee appointments and provide direction on meeting dates and times. We can then get this show on the road. Old Fire Hall Budget Info: The Old Fire Hall is currently used as a rental hall downstairs and equipment storage upstairs. The anneal operating costs were $7800 in 2013, $8700 in 2014, and were budgeted to be $10,600 in 2015, but the final numbers are not in yet. It is probably safe to assume that the annual operating costs will 2