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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 as a public gathering space (lower level) and by the Public Works Department for storage (upper level). Service Areas •City Center •Old Fire Hall 2020/2021 Departmental Accomplishments •Made numerous changes at the City Center to keep the public and employees safe during the pandemic •Upgraded three furnace and air conditioning units at City Hall and one furnace and AC unit at the History Center •Added Bipolar Ionization units to each of the seven furnaces at the City Center •Upgraded all telephones at the City Center, Historical Center, and Old Fire Hall •Used the Old Fire Hall as a makeshift meeting point for the Parks department during the pandemic to keep employees socially distant 2022 Departmental Goals •Oversee capital improvement projects at City Center to increase building efficiencies and improve aesthetics •Use the recently completed facility assessment to upgrade the City Center to meet ADA requirements •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. The 2022 budget is based on the average of costs incurred in the budget for the past several years. This will result in a small budget increase of $330. The City Center cleaning costs are based on cleaning the facility two times per week. 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. The $200 increase is for an increase in IT contractual services and utilities costs for this building. City Center Budget Summary 2019 Actual 2020 Actual 2021 Budget 2022 Budget Commodities $5,518 $2,998 $7,000 $7,000 Contractual 23,239 21,847 24,370 24,700 Total $28,757 $24,845 $31,370 $31,700 Percent Change 1.05% 41