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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1617 |
| Project AIM (Alcohol Impairment Measure) |
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| Requester: |
Curtis S. Lavarello, Executive |
Organization: |
Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse, Inc |
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| Project Title: |
Project AIM (Alcohol Impairment Measure) |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 4:00:48 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Alcohol related crashed continue to pose a major problem statewide. Florida's DUI arrest rate remains at the third highest in the nation. This initiative can become a statewide model for other counties and communities. |
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| Recipient: |
Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse, Inc |
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Contact: |
Curtis S. Lavarello, Executive |
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4409 Sawyer Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 922-7233 |
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Sarasota 34233 |
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Contact email: |
CURT@SCOSA.ORG |
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| Counties: |
Sarasota |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Project AIM (Alcohol Impairment Measure) will be a collaboration between the Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse and the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The coalition and sheriff's office will develop curricula directly focused on assisting restaurant servers and lounge staff to identify obvious signs of impairment of patrons. These new identification tools will result in better communication between the server and the patron, and result in fewer DUI arrests and accidents, due to patrons making better decisions prior to driving. Servers will be trained using the same techniques as law enforcement DUI recognition experts. Training will take place year round, in multiple county locations. Off-duty sheriff's deputies will provide the training. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduced DUI related accidents and arrests. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$75,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$150,000 |
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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, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$120,000 |
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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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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$75,000 |
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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
DUI Arrests in Sarasota County |
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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: |
Sarasota County Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/03/2006 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
