What's the future for the Founders site? - Hamilton City Council

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What should we do with the Founders site?

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Option 1: Remove the theatre and create a basic park

Option 2 : Remove the theatre and create a multi-purpose park

Option 3 : Create something new from the theatre building and area around it

Option 3 - Create something new from the theatre building and area around it

Community Group/Organisation Name

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Community Living

Name of person completing form on behalf of the community group or organisation

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Brooke Hughes/Saffron Mitchel

Organisation type

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Charitable trust

Incorporated society

Company

Business / Other

Describe your organisation’s/group’s vision and mission

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Disabled people thriving as part of the community

Organisation/group governance structure

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Community Living is governed by a board of trustees, the CE reports monthly to the board, who oversee the leadership and operational teams

Organisation/group website

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www.communityliving.org.nz

What do you propose to use the Founders Theatre building for?

A centrally based community centre that is managed by a key service or organisational provider in partnership with council, and other collaborative partnerships. The key community organisation would over see all the day to day management of the centre. The council would contribute to some costs TBD as well as oversight of building and maintenance. There would be invited and interested parties included in the centre advisory group and a sliding scale of costing for hiring spaces would be developed e.g corporate/charity/individual.

What activities will be undertaken in the building?

A variety of community driven activities, with a suite of different programs and services.

Will there be any commercial activities undertaken in the building?

The commercial activities will sit in 2 baskets:
1) key organisation to charge costs for hireage of rooms and spaces w/ a sliding scale to relative parties and stakeholders
2) opportunity for social enterprise and micro enterprise e.g coffee shop

Who will benefit from your activities and your use of the building?

People and whanau with disabilities, wider community and stakeholders

What type of arrangement are you proposing?

Please select one item

Lease of building

Transfer of ownership

Other (please explain)

In partnership with council, post redevelopment and upgrade

When would you want to commence your lease/ownership of the building and what are your timelines for redevelopment?

2022

Please explain how your proposal links to Council’s vision for the central city and West Town Belt.

The vision for the WTB beautifully align with our organisational vision , as it will include all demographics of the citizens within Hamilton inclusive of our disabled population, it will normalise the interaction is a generally isolated community with the rest of the population, which will become the new normal. It will be centrally accessible and dynamic on respect to being a new model where genuinely all people are welcomed and connected

Is your proposal for all or part of the building?

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All

Part (please explain)

Are there any specific requirements your organisation would need in the building and parking areas?

Accessible spaces and car parks, cafe or cooking facilities, multiple room spaces, big/med/small.

Outside private garden and meeting spaces

Hearings

Would you like the opportunity to talk to us about your submission in person?

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Yes

About you

Name:

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Saffron Mitchell

Organisation name (if responding on behalf of):

Community Living