Action Plan

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Action Plan
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Strategy Choices

• Stand alone community center?
• Stand alone fire barn and stand alone community
  center?
• Integrated community fire hall?

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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

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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

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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

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Location
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Panama Community Fire HallFunding and Financing

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Fundraising

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

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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

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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.
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Alternatives to Consider

• Augmenting Tax Base
• Additional Increment to Sales Tax
• Special Assessment to retire loan

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Budgeting for Initial Costs and Operating Costs
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Shared Governance
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Leadership and Community Support

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

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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

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Community Roles and Responsibilities
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Committees

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

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Fundraising

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

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Planning

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

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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

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Staffing

• Book keeping
• Operation and maintenance
• Security

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Questions?
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Citations

• http//www.cityofutica.com/NR/rdonlyres/epfp27vs5c
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• http//www.tca-inc.com/projects/7c2.html
• Panama Café Photo by Dr. N. Brito Mutunayagam