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Our Partners

The Geneva City Council has established “Providing Value for Taxpayer Investment” among their strategic imperatives for achieving our vision for Geneva. To that end, staff continues to evaluate operations and identify areas where public-private partnerships will provide a higher level of service to our customer-investors, as well as reduce costs when compared with traditional service delivery methods. The following firms/organizations have been instrumental in our success in delivering value.

czb, LLC

In 2008, the City contracted with neighborhood planning firm czb, LLC to develop our Strategic Plan for Neighborhoods. While this seemed to be a normal course of action in analyzing housing conditions and preparing to invest in our residential community, the recommendations that followed were groundbreaking. Today, czb, LLC provides staff support to our renowned Geneva Neighborhood Resource Center; a facility geared at spurring grass roots improvement efforts within our neighborhoods.

czb, LLC is based in Alexandria, Virginia, and is led by nationally acclaimed neighborhood expert Charles Buki.  Check out their work here.

First Niagara Financial Group

The City entered into our first new primary banking relationship in 2010 with major northeast financial institution First Niagara Financial Group. What started as a simple review of banking activity evolved into a public-private partnership that has already saved Geneva residents and businesses thousands of dollars, in addition to enhancing our investment earnings. First Niagara is responsible not only for banking and investment management for the City, but also manages our customer service programs for tax and utility collection, as well as workers’ compensation programming.

Check out First Niagara’s website here.

Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce

Since the 1990’s the Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce has manned our “front door” for visitors to the City. The Chamber of Commerce manages our Visitors’ Center operation on Geneva’s spectacular Seneca Lakefront. They greet thousands of visitors each year, and reach out to potential guests with their annual publication of the Geneva Visitors’ guide. Also, in 2010, the Chamber was named a primary economic development partner by the City, and charged with enhancing the visitor experience at our Envision Geneva economic development summit.

Learn more about the Chamber here.

Geneva Business Improvement District

The BID was formed in the 1980’s to promote the downtown district through architectural preservation, business recruitment and retention, planning, and marketing.  Today, the BID represents our primary partner in developing downtown into a vibrant, 24-hour district with live-work opportunities, shopping, dining, and cultural attractions. As part of a strategic partnership, the BID also provides beautification and maintenance for public facilities in downtown.

Learn more about the Geneva BID here.

Geneva Historical Society

The City generates thousands of public records each year. Thanks to a strategic partnership with the Geneva Historical Society, those documents find a home in a climate-controlled, disaster proofed facility; preserved for future generations to utilize for reference, research, and policy development.

Learn more about the Historical Society here.

Geneva Industrial Development Agency

The Geneva Industrial Development Agency serves as a premier economic development partner for the City. In a four-way partnership with Ontario County, the City of Geneva, and non-profit partner Geneva Growth, the IDA owns and manages the City’s industrial park on Forge Avenue.  Additionally, the IDA owns the Geneva Enterprise Development Center; a production, service, and office incubator located in the former American Can facility on Genesee Street. 

In:  Site.  Architecture

One of the offerings of our Neighborhood Resource Center is technical and design assistance offered by skilled architects, well-versed in the concepts of adaptive reuse and revitalization of urban housing stock. This service is provided through a public-private partnership with In:  Site.  Architecture. The firm’s primary offices are located in Perry, New York, with a branch in the former Civic Center property; just across the hall from the Neighborhood Resource Center.

For more information on I:S.A, click here.

Integrated Systems

Much of the vast information infrastructure utilized by the City of Geneva is operated and maintained through a strategic partnership with Integrated Systems.  The firm built and operates the City’s downtown WIFI system, including a sophisticated network of crime prevention cameras and other equipment.  The firm also provides strategic planning and data and information server support as well as day to day direct customer assistance to all City employees.

For more information on Integrated Systems, click here.