Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1510FY0102

Capital City Gateway Development

Requester:

Ernest Ferrell

Organization:

Capital City Gateway Development

Project Title:

Capital City Gateway Development

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 10:17:20 AM

Sponsors:

Alfred Lawson, Richard Mitchell

Statewide Interest:

Increase the Collaboration and coordination of cultural and historic art efforts in Leon County.

Recipient:

Ernest Ferrell

Contact:

Ernest Ferrell

PO Box 7451

Contact Phone:

(850) 222-6111

Tallahassee 32314

Counties:

Leon

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

The project will establish a cultural art complex that will enable a large number of residents to be served in Leon County. State of Florida funding will allow us to implement this project to provide activites as theater, cultural arts and recreation, to families and community residents of Leon County. We envision a center, which encourages intergenerational relationship, recognizing the wisdom and abilities of its youth families and residents demonstrating awareness and respect for it. Multi-purpose meeting facility/theater and cultural arts complex and business services center. The center will provide choices of services to support children and families needs in Leon County. The state of Florida funding will assist the project in the cost of need activities for the center. The program will be tailored program to assist youth with recreation and cultural activites designed to provide information to youth and caretakers to prevent children from interacting in other such activities as vandalism, drugs, and theft in the community.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

The project anticipated outcome will increase jobs and revitalization of deteriorated area. The resource program will establish activites to assist residents with transition into the technological workforce. The project will target an increase in the capacity for decision making by involving the community residents, local business and funding agencies in Leon County.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$125,000

Total cost of the project:

$6,484,400

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Private

Cash Amount:

$100,000

In-Kind Amount:

$25,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$225,000

Purpose for future year funding:

Non-recurring Construction

Will this be an annual request?

Yes

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

No

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

Parts of Southern Strategy Area and Community Redevelopment Area for Leon County

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

No