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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1142 |
| West Palm Beach City Commons |
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| Requester: |
Mayor Lois J. Frankel |
Organization: |
City of West Palm Beach |
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| Project Title: |
West Palm Beach City Commons |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 12:45:34 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The City Commons is being developed as a regional destination to promote tourism and to spur economic development in the City's revitalizing downtown. |
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| Recipient: |
City of West Palm Beach |
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Contact: |
F. Joan Goldberg |
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200 2nd Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 822-1416 |
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West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 |
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Contact email: |
jgoldberg@wpb.org |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Ecomonic revitalization engine and tourism attraction for the City's downtown through the development of a City commons (a major civic gathering place) that will attract a critical mass of people who will patronize downtown businesses. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Stimulate ecomonic activity in the downtown. Promote tourism |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,000,000 |
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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 |
$1,000,000 |
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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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No |
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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: |
Urband Land Institute to recreate historic link between Clenatis Strret and the Waterfornt |
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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 West Palm Beach City Commission |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/08/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
