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CBIRS Request 183
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #183
City of Gainesville Centralized Downtown Stormwater Park
 
Requester: Mayor Tom Bussing Organization: City of Gainesville
 
Project Title: City of Gainesville Centralized Downtown Stormwater Park Date Submitted 1/12/2004 11:28:09 AM
 
Sponsors: Smith
 
Statewide Interest:
Economic redevelopment of brownfield area.
 
Recipient: City of Gainesville   Contact: Wayne Bowers  
  200 East University Avenue   Contact Phone: (352) 334-5010  
  Gainesville 32601   Contact email:  
 
Counties: Alachua
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
Construction of downtown stormwater park on a Brownfield property owned and being cleaned up by the City of Gainesville.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Improved quality of life and economic redevelopment of depressed area of central City.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $500,000
 
Total cost of the project: $6,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $701,000   In-kind Amount $3,000,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2002 Amount: $137,418
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Unknown
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Agency Needs Assessment
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Alachua County Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/03/2003