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BUILDINGS – CITY CEN TER & OLD FIRE HALL <br /> <br />Overview <br />The City Center houses the Little Canada City Hall and the Little Canada Historical Society. Previously, the Old <br />Fire Hall was the home to the Little Canada Fire Department. The Old Fire Hall is now utilized as a public <br />gathering space (lower level) and by the Public Works Department for storage (upper level). <br /> <br />Service Areas <br />• City Center • Old Fire Hall <br /> <br />2021/2022 Departmental Accomplishments <br />• Had a building assessment performed on City Hall and set up a long term plan to upgrade and repair the <br />areas recognized in the report <br />• Began working with an architect on interior City Hall remodeling to add work space in the front office <br />area, add ADA accessibility, and to upgrade the employee restrooms <br />• Continued to utilize the Old Fire Hall for meetings and storage as well as a rental facility <br /> <br />2023 Departmental Goals <br />• Oversee capital improvement projects at City Center to increase building efficiencies and improve <br />aesthetics <br />• Use the recently completed facility assessment to upgrade the City Center to meet ADA requirements <br />• Continue to utilize the lower level of the Old Fire Hall as a public gathering space and explore <br />opportunities to maximize its use <br /> <br />Budgetary Commentary <br />City Center- The budget contains operating costs for the City Center. Items in the budget include utilities, <br />cleaning services, alarm monitoring, camera monitoring, and repairs for the City Center. The 2023 budget is <br />based on the average of costs incurred in the budget for the past several years and current year projections. The <br />budget includes an increase of 22.40%. The Increase is primarily due to an increase in the utilities budget of <br />$5,900 due to rising costs. The City Center cleaning costs are based on cleaning the facility two times per week. <br /> <br />Old Fire Hall-The budget contains operating costs for the Old Fire Hall. Cleaning services for this building are <br />provided by a part-time Custodian. The 26.19% increase is primarily due to an increase in the utilities budget of <br />$1,900 due to rising costs. <br /> <br />City Center Budget <br />Summary <br />2020 <br />Actual <br />2021 <br />Actual <br />2022 <br />Budget <br />2023 <br />Budget <br />Commodities $2,998 2,235 $7,000 7,000 <br />Contractual 21,847 23,775 24,700 31,800 <br />Total $24,845 $26,010 $31,700 $38,800 <br />Percent Change 22.40% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />41