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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1756 |
| Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) and GPS Technology Project |
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| Requester: |
Polk County Transit Services D |
Organization: |
Polk County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) and GPS Technology Project |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 1:51:43 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dockery |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Dispatchers communicate with drivers by means of 800 mhz radio transmission |
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| Recipient: |
Polk County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Sandra Winegar |
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P. O. Box 9005 Drawer HS09 |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 534-5301 |
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Bartow 33831 |
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| Counties: |
Polk |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Improved corrdination of paratransit trips through AVL/GPS technology that interfaces with existing automatic scheduling/dispatch software |
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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: |
| 750 - 1000 additional door-to-door trips per month (up to 12,000 per year) |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$380,049 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$380,049 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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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Yes |
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Agency |
Transportation, Department Of |
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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: |
Annual Operating Report to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged |
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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: |
Polk County BOCC & Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/16/2002 |
