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CBIRS Request 2525
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2525
Pensacola Museum of Art
 
Requester: Collier Merrill and Lewis Bear Organization: Pensacola Museum of Art
 
Project Title: Pensacola Museum of Art Date Submitted 1/12/2006 4:12:33 PM
 
Sponsors: Clary
 
Statewide Interest:
This project will support an integral part of Northwest Florida's growth as related to the economic and cultural impact of our community, all the while supporting a non-profit's capital outlay initiative that is regional in scope.
 
Recipient: Pensacola Museum of Art   Contact: Maria V. Butler  
  407 South Jefferson Street   Contact Phone: (850) 432-6247  
  Pensacola 32502   Contact email: mariavbutler@pensacolamuseumofart.org
 
Counties: Escambia
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Aquire state funding to secure property for the site of a new art museum for Northwest Florida. This in turn will enable the PMA to provide regional access to the arts, including exhibits, research, educational advancement as well as a source for economic development.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Leverage state funding for purchase of property to secure funds for construction of the facility from other sources of revenue, including local and private monies to develop the new facility.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $1,000,000
 
Total cost of the project: $1,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? None
  Cash Amount $  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency's Master Plan (as amended, 1989)
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Pensacola Museum of Art Board of Trustees
  Hearing Meeting Date: 11/14/2005
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No