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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1000 |
| City Conservation Park |
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| Requester: |
Mayor Samuel S. Brown |
Organization: |
City of Lauderdale Lakes |
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| Project Title: |
City Conservation Park |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2004 11:04:46 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project addresses the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan in a dense urban area |
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| Recipient: |
City of Lauderdale Lakes |
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Contact: |
Anith Fain Taylor, City Manager |
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4300 NW 36th Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 535-2740 |
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Lauderdale Lakes 33319 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This project is a capital outlay request for the development of a 6.38 acre conservation park in a substantially underserved urban area. This parcel will be acquired through the Broward County Bond Challenge Grant program and a grant from the Florida Communities Trust at a cost of $845,500. Additionally, Broward County will provide $116,000 to implement a Conservation Land Ecological Restoration Plan, which will focus on removing invasive exotic species, replanting with native species associated with South Florida bottomland hammock communities, hydrology management, resource protection and management practices for listed species.
The Broward County Comprehensive Land Use Plan establishes a minimum of three acres of park and/or open space per one thousand residents to meet quality of life concerns. The City of Lauderdale Lakes, which has adopted this standard, needs a minimum of ninety-five acres. Even after acquisition of this 6.38 acre parcel the City is deficient by almost sixty-five acres or sixty-eight per cent. This project supports the goals of the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) in protecting and acquiring a unique natural habitat and ecological system, and expanding state and local efforts to provide recreation opportunities to urban areas. This project will provide for development of this conservation park with construction of amenities, which will include a walking trail, educational and interpretive signs, benches and native landscaping.
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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: |
| An additional 6.38 acres of passive recreational space would be provided, reducing the City's deficiency by eight per cent. A unique natural habitat and ecological system will be preserved in an urban center, in accordance with goals of the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$525,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,647,002 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$1,122,002 |
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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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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
State Comp. Outdoor Recreation Plan and Broward County Comp. Land Use Plan |
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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: |
City of Lauderdale Lakes |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/26/2002 |
