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Community Fire Hall Action Plan for Panama Village

Explore the options between building a stand-alone community center or a integrated fire hall, considering funding sources, functional objectives, site selection, and financing alternatives. Engage the community in decision-making and budgeting while setting up shared governance and communication channels. Develop a comprehensive strategy for construction, operations, and maintenance.

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Community Fire Hall Action Plan for Panama Village

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  1. Action Plan

  2. Strategy Choices • Stand alone community center? • Stand alone fire barn and stand alone community center? • Integrated community fire hall?

  3. Justification • Compromise alternative • Keep Fire Barn in Panama • Funding available from fire district • 2 year construction time frame • Construction cost for activity space can be subsidized • Increased likelihood of regular use • Shared responsibilities • Compromise more likely to be favored by community

  4. Functional Objectives Options • Determine Uses • Fire equipment • Shelter • Emergency • Relief • Special events • Regular Use • Village offices • Small gatherings • Determine Building Size • Rooms • Areas • Determine Site Enhancements • Walking/bike path • Playground equipment • Basketball court

  5. Site Selection Objectives • Village owned land • Centralized Location • Accessibility by residents and guests • Proximity to sewer line • Vacant lots north of café • Current site of fire barn • Noise considerations • Fire equipment • Wedding reception / graduation parties • Parking accommodation • Downtown • Open green space If above objectives are fulfilled, a zoning variance may need to be negotiated

  6. Location

  7. Panama Community Fire HallFunding and Financing

  8. Fundraising • Short term – capital cost • Long term - operating costs and maintenance How much will be needed and when

  9. Sale of Rights to Electrical Service Sale of Properties Loans & Grants Cost Sharing Short term – capital cost • Sale of Rights to Electric Service • Loans and Grants • Sale of Village owned properties • Village office building • Vacant Lands • Cost share with Fire district/ FEMA Seed Capital to be used as startup cost

  10. Long Term - operating costs and maintenance • Interest from investment endowment • Rental Income • Rent Space to Village Offices • Private Events • Local Businesses Proportions to be determined.

  11. Alternatives to Consider • Augmenting Tax Base • Additional Increment to Sales Tax • Special Assessment to retire loan

  12. Budgeting for Initial Costs and Operating Costs

  13. Shared Governance

  14. Leadership and Community Support • Leadership • Village Board • Planning Commission • Firth Fire District • Fire Barn Administration • Community Foundation • Community Support • Advisory Committees • Volunteer Task Forces

  15. Communication with Public • Suggestion box • Public townhall meetings • Petitions • News release through the Media • The Voice • Community Web Page • Postings on Village Bulletin Board • Direct communication • Correspondence • email

  16. Community Roles and Responsibilities

  17. Committees • Fund raising • Planning • Marketing and Promotions • Staffing Recruit members and appoint Chairs

  18. Fundraising • Set goals • Short term • Identify, contact and solicit funds • Grants • Gifts • Donations • Long term • Identify, contact and solicit funds Lead agency – Community foundation

  19. Planning • Visioning • Fund raising activities • Social activities • Recreational activities • Community wide activities • Educational training • Budgeting and scheduling • Operations and maintenance

  20. Marketing / Public Relations • Building Promotions • Open House at opening • Advertisement tailored toward local organizations and wedding planners • Communication with Media • Billboard Outside Building Promoting Events to the Rest of Community • Recruiting

  21. Staffing • Book keeping • Operation and maintenance • Security

  22. Questions?

  23. Citations • http://www.cityofutica.com/NR/rdonlyres/epfp27vs5ckzro5cuihrdkgvvcn7vg52lijlv5cce5g5axh2ne24q6mkd52i3p7apgicxwnjjg7g2k/dollar.gif • http://www.tca-inc.com/projects/7c2.html • Panama Café Photo by Dr. N. Brito Mutunayagam

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