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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1322 |
| Beaver Street Enterprise Center - Fresh Ministries |
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| Requester: |
Suzanne Yack |
Organization: |
Fresh Ministries |
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| Project Title: |
Beaver Street Enterprise Center - Fresh Ministries |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2006 4:08:23 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
King |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Economic development, minorities and women business development in economic empowerment zones, distressed areas |
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| Recipient: |
Fresh Ministries |
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Contact: |
Suzanne Yack |
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1131 North Laura Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 355-0000 |
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Jacksonville 32206 |
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Contact email: |
suzanne@freshministries.org |
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| Counties: |
Duval |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Inner-city business incubator that graduates small businesses into surrounding neighborhoods building jobs and the economy of the inner-city. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Three to six businesses graduating each year creating more employment for local citizens. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$350,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$700,000 |
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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 |
$250,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$100,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-2005 |
Amount: |
$250,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$350,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
City of Jacksonville "The Lockwood Greene Asset Study" shows lack of private business in urban core |
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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: |
Duval Co. Legislative Delegation Mtg. |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/17/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
