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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2818 |
| Southeast U.S./Japan Base |
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| Requester: |
Dave Woodward |
Organization: |
Florida Delegation, SEUS/Japan Association, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Southeast U.S./Japan Base |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 11:37:22 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dockery |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project promotes the State of Florida at a National and Global level. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Delegation, SEUS/Japan Association, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Dave Woodward |
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2801 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 700 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 569-2639 |
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Coral Gables 33134 |
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Contact email: |
dwoodward@fl-seusjapan.org |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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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 State of Florida has a legal obligation to host the SEUS/Japan Conference in Florida in 2006, which is a done once every 14 years. The Conference will host Governor's of the 6 other member states of the agreement and over 700 Japanese & SEUS senior business and government leaders, the Japanese Ambassador, the Consuls General of Miami, Atlanta and New Orleans for 4 days. Due to the rotation among the other member states of the agreement, Florida will be the host again in 14 years. This funding will continue the operations of the office whom coordinates and supports activities by the businesses whom participate in the trade agreement. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Continued and promotion with the Governors of the other member states of the agreement and over 700 Japanese & SEUS senior business and government leaders, the Japanese Ambassador, the Consuls General. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$150,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$350,000 |
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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: |
The 30 year long agreement between Florida, 6 other States and Japan. |
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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 Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/30/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
