STRATEGY

PRIORITY

STRATEGY INITIATION

BENCHMARK ACTIVITIES

PRIMARY IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY

PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE

POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES

Joint Policing Approach

High

Municipal Governing Bodies

Develop the joint policing program to accomplish the "three -prong" approach

Lititz Borough and Warwick Township Police Departments

Several of the components have been initated or completed - Outstanding unfunded component / Mobile Command Center at an estimated cost $10,000

Service clubs, County Emergency Management, and Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency

Create police services task force

Municipal Governing Bodies

Part of routine activity

General fund

Complete three-year evaluation

Lititz Borough and Warwick Township Police Departments

Part of routine activity

General fund

Comprehensive Regional Fire & Ambulance Service Study

High

Municipal Governing Bodies / Participating Service Providers

Request study services from the Governor's Center for Local Government Services (LGS)

Municipal Governing Bodies

no cost, if provided by the center

Governor's Center for Local Government Services

Establish the scope of services with the LGS

Municipal Governing Bodies

see above cost

see above funding source

Begin community-based study process

Local Government Services Center

see above cost

see above funding source

Regional Comprehensive Recreation, Park and Open Space Plan

High

Municipal Governing Bodies / Lititz Community Center Administrator

Apply for a Keystone Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)

Municipal Governing Bodies with endorsements by Lititz Community Center and Warwick School District

$40,000 to $50,000

DCNR's Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund "Community Grant Program"

Retain a consultant team

Municipal Governing Bodies with endorsements by Lititz Community Center and Warwick School District

see above

see above

Develop a recreation steering committee / commit to a community-based planning process

Lititz Community Center (process manager)

see above

see above

Information Exchanges

Medium

Municipal Managers

Conduct semi-annual meetings with Warwick School District & service area municipalities

Municipal Managers

none

n/a

Conduct semi-annual meetings joint municipal administrative and public works meetings

Municipal Managers

none

n/a

Submit subdivision and land development plans to appropriate service providers

Governing Bodies Policy Directive - Administrative Staff Implementation

none

n/a

Regional Newsletter

Medium

District Administrator / Municipal Managers

Address at the semi-annual Warwick School District and service area municipalities meeting (include Lititz Community Center and Lititz Library)

District Administrator / Municipal Managers

no costs

n/a

Commit to a "trial" edition

To be determined in meeting discussion

Dependent on number of copies, delivery and printing costs

Cost-sharing by participants / advertisement

Library Service Funding Program

Medium

Lititz Library Board of Directors

Schedule meeting between Board and municipalities

Lititz Library Board of Directors

none

n/a

Regional Community Events and Service Directory

Medium

Lititz Community Center

Determine format / costs / organization & volunteer input

Lititz Community Center

Staff / volunteer time - no extraordinary costs

n/a

Target issue date

Lititz Community Center

Staff / volunteer time - no extraordinary costs

n/a

Solicit input & in-kind services

Lititz Community Center

Staff / volunteer time - no extraordinary costs

n/a

Publish first issue

Lititz Community Center

Dependent on format, number of issues and printing / delivery cost

Service organizations, contributions, advertisments

Regional Volunteer Task Force

Medium

Lititz Library

Organize the Task Force

Lititz Library

no cost

n/a

Explore program process ideas - design / implement process for the region

Regional Volunteer Task Force

no cost

n/a

Organize the Volunteer Corps

Regional Volunteer Task Force

Determined by the development process

Stakeholder group / in-kind services / business partners

Regional Geographic Information Services

Low

Lititz Borough Council

Retain GIS consultant

Municipal Governing Bodies

$3,000 to $5,000

General Fund

Prepare feasibility study

Consultant

see above

see above

Education / Government Partnership Program

Low

Municipal Managers

Address at the semi-annual Warwick School District and service area municipalities meeting

District Administrator / Municipal Managers

no extraordinary costs

general funds, if needed

Develop a program of opportunities

District Administrator / Municipal Managers

no extraordinary costs

general funds, if needed