12-18-2019 Workshop & Council Packets

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BUILDINGS – CITY CENTER & OLD FIRE HALL Overview The City Center houses the Little Canada City Hall and the Little Canada Historical Society. Previously, the Old Fire Hall was the home to the Little Canada Fire Department. The Old Fire Hall is now utilized for public gathering space (lower level) and by the Public Works Department for storage (upper level). Service Areas •City Center •Old Fire Hall 2020 Departmental Goals •Oversee capital improvement projects at City Center to increase building efficiencies and improve aesthetics. •Continue to utilize the lower level of the Old Fire Hall as a public gathering space and explore opportunities to maximize its use. Budgetary Commentary City Center- The budget contains operating costs for the City Center. Items in the budget include utilities, cleaning services, alarm monitoring, camera monitoring, and repairs for the City Center. Cleaning services at the City Center has been reduced from 3 to 2 times per week since staff has determined that 2 times per week is sufficient. Expected cost savings are reflected in this budget. Old Fire Hall-The budget contains operating costs for the Old Fire Hall. Cleaning services for this building are provided by a part-time Custodian. There is an increase in this budget (2.66%) for cameras and Wi-Fi services to this building that had been coded to other budgets in the past. City Center Budget Summary 2017 Actual 2018 Actual 2019 Budget 2020 Budget Commodities $6,463 $5,735 $7,300 $7,300 Contractual 20,817 24,888 26,620 24,640 Total $27,280 $30,623 $33,920 $31,940 Percent Change -5.84% Old Fire Hall Budget Summary 2017 Actual 2018 Actual 2019 Budget 2020 Budget Personnel $1,466 $1,571 $2,010 $2,000 Commodities 1,335 911 1,200 1,200 Contractual 3,571 4,077 4,680 4,900 Total $6,372 $6,559 $7,890 $8,100 Percent Change 2.66% Old Fire Hall Full-time Equivalent Positions 2019 Budget 2020 Budget Custodian .05 .05 .05 .05 33