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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2432 |
| Puerto Rican Community/Enterprise Center |
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| Requester: |
Luis de Rosa |
Organization: |
South Florida Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce |
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| Project Title: |
Puerto Rican Community/Enterprise Center |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 3:09:05 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Increase trade and expand commercial relationships between the State of Florida and Puerto Rico. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce |
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Contact: |
Luis de Rosa |
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3550 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 306 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 571-8006 |
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Miami 33137 |
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Contact email: |
ldr@puertoricanchamber.com |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The South Florida Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce has targeted 2.5 million dollars for the creation of a Puerto Rican community/Enterprise Center that will offer entrepreneurial services for companies seeking to expand their markets between the State of Florida and Puerto Rico. It will also offer a wide range of services to the community including economic development, cultural development, health services, and youth services. |
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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 measurable outcome of the services will be the number of businesses which increase their volume of trade between the markets of Florida and Puerto Rico, jobs created in these companies due to the expansion and increased economic activity. Community services will be measurable by the number of community residents who come for services. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$200,000 |
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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 |
$158,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$2,000 |
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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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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: |
Locally, there's a need for expanded economic development, health care and youth services. |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
