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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2819 |
| Southeast U.S. /Japan Conference |
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| Requester: |
Dave Woodward |
Organization: |
Florida Delegation, SEUS/Japan Association, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Southeast U.S. /Japan Conference |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 11:38:08 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: |
Floirda 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 Governors 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. |
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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 Governor's 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: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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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 |
$750,000 |
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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 |
