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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2130 |
| Inspection and spraying storm drains to control mosquito bredding and aerial spraying to control adult mosquitoes |
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| Requester: |
Public Works Department Mosqui |
Organization: |
Miami Dade County |
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| Project Title: |
Inspection and spraying storm drains to control mosquito bredding and aerial spraying to control adult mosquitoes |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 5:20:32 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To decrease mosquito population and or growth and at the same time stop the possible spread of West Nile Virus. Cases of West Nile virus in Miami Dade County have been identified in the past.
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| Recipient: |
Miami Dade County Mosquito Control Division |
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Contact: |
Marlon Nelms |
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8901 NW 58th Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 592-1186 |
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Doral 33172 |
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Contact email: |
nelms@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: |
| Spray approximately 125000 storm drains per year to control mosquito breeding. Eight employees using right hand drive vehicles equipped with 50 gallon capacity sprayers will apply liquid insecticide into the storm drains breeding mosquitos. Each treatment will provide control approximately 21 days. Using contracted aircraft and a County owned helicopter aerial spray one million acres to control mosquitos that originate primarily from the Everglades National Park System. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| decrease or contain mosquito population growth.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,900,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,900,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$1,900,000 |
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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: |
$1,900,000 |
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: |
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: |
Miami Dade County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
09/22/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
