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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3208 |
| City of Coral Springs - Project Lifesaver |
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| Requester: |
Michael Levinson - City Manage |
Organization: |
City of Coral Springs |
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| Project Title: |
City of Coral Springs - Project Lifesaver |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 3:33:29 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Campbell |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Safeguards well-being of citizens with autism, Alzheimer's and other mental disorders; improves efficiency and reduces cost of emergency/rescue missions, mutual-aid pacts benefit surrounding communities. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Coral Springs Police Department |
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Contact: |
Cindy Heafy - Community Involv |
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2801 Coral Springs Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 344-1833 |
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Coral Springs 33065 |
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Contact email: |
pdcsh@coralsprings.org |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Project Lifesaver uses a personalized wristband that emits a tracking signal that allows missing children and adults to be found in an average of 22 minutes. Currently, it can take hours/days to find a missing mentally or disabled child or adult. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduce injury/death among disabled population who are prone to wander; provide peace of mind for families; reduce time/cost of search and rescue operations. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$14,999 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$22,518 |
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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 |
$6,418 |
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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: |
This is equipment to locate lost or wandering children and adults with mental disabilities. |
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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: |
City of Coral Springs - Council Meeting |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/17/2006 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
