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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1741 |
Hurricane Tree Canopy Replacement - Miami-Dade County |
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Requester: |
Miami-Dade County |
Organization: |
Office of Community Improvment (OCI) |
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Project Title: |
Hurricane Tree Canopy Replacement - Miami-Dade County |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 3:07:42 PM |
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Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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Statewide Interest: |
Due to Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma, many of the County's current inventory of 74,178 trees sustained considerable structural damage and are considered effectively destroyed. Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation alone lost an estimated 11,500 trees due to the 2005 hurricane season. Appropiation will provide for the abilty to replace trees taht were destroyed. |
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Recipient: |
Miami-Dade County (OCI) |
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Contact: |
Alycee Robertson |
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111 NW 1st Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 375-2103 |
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Miami 33128 |
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Contact email: |
rebera@miamidade.gov |
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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: |
Countywide tree canopy replacement |
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Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
If yes, which declared disaster? |
Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma |
If yes, which year? |
2005 |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
Tree Canopy replacement |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$5,000,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$5,000,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
Countywide assessment of damage |
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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 Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/15/2005 |
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Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |