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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1068 |
| Regional Disaster Control Center/ Special Needs Facility |
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| Requester: |
Douglas Anderson, County Administrator |
Organization: |
St. Lucie County |
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| Project Title: |
Regional Disaster Control Center/ Special Needs Facility |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 10:16:07 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Alexander |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project, centrally located within a four county area, will provide the Treasure Coast Region with a special needs shelter, significantly improved emergency response services, and an animal evacuation center. |
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| Recipient: |
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Jack Southard, St. Lucie County Public Safety Director |
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2300 Virginia Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(772) 462-1732 |
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Fort Pierce 34982 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
St. Lucie |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| St. Lucie County currently has a deficiancy of 300 shelter beds for individuals with special needs. The project will not only resolve that need, it will also construct a Regional Disaster Control Center that will provide a staging and distribution facility for emergency services. The project will also establish an emergency animal shelterto be utilized in the event of wildfires or flooding. Initial funding of $2,000,000 will be for planning and first phase of construction |
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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: |
| Special needs shelter for 500 persons, better expedited emergency services, regional emergency animal shelter. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$11,814,734 |
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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 |
$3,370,760 |
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In-kind Amount |
$1,100,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$5,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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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: |
St. Lucie has a deficiency of 300 special needs shelter beds and inadequate space for emergency mana |
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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: |
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
10/28/2003 |
