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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2675 |
| The Florida Aquarium - General Program Support |
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| Requester: |
Thom Stork, President & CEO |
Organization: |
The Florida Aquarium |
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| Project Title: |
The Florida Aquarium - General Program Support |
Date Submitted |
1/16/2004 4:47:53 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Sebesta |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Florida Aquarium is a Regional cultural and educational facility whose mission is to enetertain, educate and inspire stewardship about our natural environment. The Florida Aquarium serves the educational needs of Hillsborough, Pinellas and numerous other West Central Florida counties. |
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| Recipient: |
The Florida Aquarium |
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Contact: |
Greg Harris |
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701 Chanelside Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 367-4020 |
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Tampa 33602 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| This funding will support the goals of the Florida Aquarium, which are:
(1) To preserve and strengthen excellence in culture for Florida residents and visitors by educating about and inspiring stewardship of our natural environment and conducting conservation research
(2) To make cultural excellence accessible within the Aquarium's service community through core public programming which addresses the needs of divers audiences and includes education and outreach, and
(3) To present high quality, natural science enrichment experiences focusing on Florida's unique aquatic environments. |
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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 increase in knowledge regarding Florida's natural resources and environment; more than 600,000 individuals in the region will be served by the cultural and educational programs provided. |
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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: |
$9,018,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$8,918,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-04 |
Amount: |
$25,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$100,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
State, Department Of, And Secretary Of State |
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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? |
Unknown |
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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: |
Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/17/2003 |
