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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #27 |
| Thompson Bowl Expansion |
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| Requester: |
Paul K. Nugent, City Manager |
Organization: |
City of Ocala |
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| Project Title: |
Thompson Bowl Expansion |
Date Submitted |
1/9/2006 4:43:29 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Argenziano, Baker, Lynn, Smith |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Improving water quality to waters of the state that interfaces with Silver Springs and increase flood protection. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Ocala |
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Contact: |
Bruce H. Phillips, P.E., P.L.S |
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151 S.E. Osceola Ave. |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 629-8521 |
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Ocala 34471 |
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Contact email: |
BPhillips@ocalafl.org |
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| Counties: |
Marion |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Expansion of existing downtown retention area to enhance flood protection, facilitate downtown redevelopment, and increase water quality treatment before discharge into exfiltration trench that drains to the aquifer that interfaces with Silver Springs, designated as Outstanding Florida Waters (OFW). |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Increased water quality of drainage to aquifer, decrease flood incidents, and increase residential and retail development in the basin. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,362,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,043,000 |
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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 |
$581,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$100,000 |
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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: |
Downtown Mstr. Drainage Pln.June 2005, Black&Veatch Corp;1989 Tax Dist. Stormwtr.Mgmt.Pln. PreEng |
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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: |
Marion Co. Legislative Delegation Mtg. |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
09/29/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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Yes |
| Has the project been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection? |
No |
| Is this project eligible under section 403.885(5) F.S.? |
Yes |
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| Is your project addressed in a state, regional or local plan (such as a SWIM plan, Comprehensive Plan, local master plan, etc.)? |
Yes |
| Name the plan and cite the pages on which the project is described: |
| City of Ocala Comp. Plan Stormwater Sub-element Pages 3-1 & 3-2 |
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| If you are requesting funding for a stormwater or surface water restoration project: |
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| Which Water Management District has the jurisdiction of your project? |
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St. Johns River Water Management Dist. |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
681000 |
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Match Source: |
City of Ocala |
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| Will this project reduce pollutant loadings to a water management district designated 'priority' surface water body? |
Yes |
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Name of water body: |
Upper Ocklawaha Rvr.Basin-intfaces S.Sprgs. |
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| Describe how it will reduce loadings, identify anticipated load reductions for total suspended solids, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and other contaminants, and specify the practices that will be used to reduce loadings: |
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| If you are requesting funding for a wastewater project: |
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| Does your project qualify for funding from DEP's 'Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program' under section 403.1838 F.S.? |
No |
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| Other wastewater projects: |
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| Have you received previous legislative funding for this project? |
No |
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| Is the project under construction? |
No |
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| Have you provided at least a 25% local match? |
No |
