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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #14 |
| Business Development Center |
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| Requester: |
Patrick Carnegie |
Organization: |
United Community Centers |
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| Project Title: |
Business Development Center |
Date Submitted |
12/27/2002 2:50:21 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Miller |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Business Development Center will increase the number of businesses in Manatee County. This will in time have a state wide impact with the local and state taxes being paid, increase trade with vendors state and nation wide, reduce the unemployment rate, decrease crime, decrease substance abuse, and decrease the number of homeless persons. |
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| Recipient: |
United Community Centers |
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Contact: |
Patrick Carnegie |
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201 13th Ave West |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 746-7470 |
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Bradenton, FL 34206 |
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| Counties: |
Manatee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Development of Small Business Opportunity Center, targeting minority residents in an economically depressed region. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| New business start-ups, increased work productivity, economic expansion. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$100,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$200,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$50,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$50,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Hope IV, CRA Visioning Group Surveys, Community Needs Assessment, Front Porch, etc. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Manatee County Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/16/2002 |
