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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1349 |
| Coral Gables Trolley Program |
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| Requester: |
David L. Brown |
Organization: |
City of Coral Gables |
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| Project Title: |
Coral Gables Trolley Program |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 10:52:51 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Margolis |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To enhance a key link to the County's Mass Transit System (Metrorail) by providing additional trolleys. Trolley ridership at Douglas Station is approximately 2,000 passengers per day. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Coral Gables |
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Contact: |
R. Alberto Delgado |
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405 Biltmore Way |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 460-5001 |
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Coral Gables 33134 |
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Contact email: |
adelgado@coralgables.com |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Purchase of three new heavy duty, low floor, minimum 26 passenger trolleys to match existing fleet. All services to purchase will be done with in-house personnel. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The additional trolleys will provide for an additional 2,000 riders and allow expansion of new routes to pick up an additional transportation hub at West Flagler Street and Douglas Road. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$450,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$900,000 |
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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 |
$450,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$50,000 |
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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: |
$600,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,200,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction, To replace trolleys (life cycle) |
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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? |
No |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/30/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
