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BUILDINGS – CITY CENTER & 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 />2022/2023 Departmental Accomplishments <br /> Completed a remodel/update of City Hall’s main office area to include additional office space, new <br />cubicles and desks, and a new front counter with a low ADA accessible area, and updated employee and <br />public restrooms that better meet ADA requirements <br /> Continued to utilize the Old Fire Hall for meetings and storage as well as a rental facility. Ramsey County <br />renting the lower level daytime Monday-Friday for special adult programming <br /> <br />2024 Departmental Goals <br /> Oversee capital improvement projects at City Center to increase building efficiencies and improve <br />aesthetics <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 /> Conduct feasibility study for a Community Building <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 2024 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 a decrease of 2.83%. The decrease is primarily due to reallocations of expenditures. The City <br />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 18.51% increase is primarily due to an increase in repairs and <br />maintenance account for $1,000. <br /> <br />City Center Budget <br />Summary <br />2021 <br />Actual <br />2022 <br />Actual <br />2023 <br />Budget <br />2024 <br />Budget <br />Commodities 2,235 3,763 7,000 7,000 <br />Contractual 23,775 27,455 31,800 30,704 <br />Total $26,010 $31,218 $38,800 $37,704 <br />Percent Change -2.83% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />41