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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1978 |
| Range Training Facility |
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| Requester: |
City of Palm Bay |
Organization: |
City of Palm Bay |
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| Project Title: |
Range Training Facility |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 11:47:10 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Posey |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Multiple law enforcement agencies currently use this facility thereby maintaining proficiency and training standards which ensures readiness levels for law enforcement and homeland security response |
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| Recipient: |
City of Palm Bay |
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Contact: |
Lee R. Feldman |
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120 Malabar Rd. NE |
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Contact Phone: |
(321) 952-3400 |
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Palm Bay 32907 |
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Contact email: |
feldml@palmbayflorida.org |
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| Counties: |
Brevard |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This 40-acre site includes no fixed buildings and has been utilized since 1995 as an outdoor firing range for law enforcement personnel from city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Initially, a concrete block or "hardened" structure is needed to house a classroom(s), storage area, office and restrooms for our more than 150 sworn personnel, who serve a City population of some 95,000, and multiple user agencies in this county of some one-half million people. Eventually, site improvements would also include enhancement of pistol and rifle ranges, a shoot house and Hogan's city range |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| There are less than five government operated firearms ranges in Brevard County and none, other than the Kennedy Space Center complex, that provide the opportunity to shoot "long guns." As a result, multiple agencies - including the State Department, representatives of Patrick Air Force Base and the ROTC program at the Florida Institute of Technology - have turned to this facility over past years to train personnel. These improvements would provide a central location and good use of already owned public property to conduct essential training for law enforcement and military personnel. This project enables participating personnel to hone training skills in a high liability arena, thus providing greater Homeland Security in a county which also hosts one of the world's busiest passenger cruise line ports - Port Canaveral |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$749,250 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$999,000 |
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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 |
$199,800 |
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In-kind Amount |
$49,950 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$175,000 |
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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: |
Agency Needs Assessment |
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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: |
Palm Bay City Council |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/05/2006 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
