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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #669 |
| Fire Station #75 |
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| Requester: |
City of Port Orange |
Organization: |
Local government |
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| Project Title: |
Fire Station #75 |
Date Submitted |
1/6/2006 4:10:06 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lynn |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Protect safety |
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| Recipient: |
City of Port Orange |
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Contact: |
Ken Parker |
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1000 City Center Circle |
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Contact Phone: |
(386) 506-5501 |
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Port Orange 32129 |
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Contact email: |
kparker@port-orange.org |
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| Counties: |
Volusia |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This state-wide demostration project to construct a new fire station can revolutionize public safety care and public/private partnerships. The new station will improve response times, medical service delivery, and increased community outreach through urgent care centers. Port Orange's current population is 55,000 and over 29 square miles. As the community continues to grow, this facility is needed to provide life safety services. Furthermore with the inclusion of the Halifax Urgent Care component, Port Orange will expand services to improve lives in greater ways by offering a neighborhood medical clinic that is accessible, comfortable, friendly and vital to the neighborhoods.
The new station will provide a space to community based organizations and healthy community projects. In addition to community rooms for Homeowner Associations and the like, the station will be equipped with rehab or wellness rooms. By linking residents (especially youth and seniors) to programs, services, volunteers' opportunities, community activities and events, these centers will support long-term community health to the quality of life in the Port Orange area. This public/private partnership will be successful for both entities by the sharing of resources. Firefighter paramedics that work in the fire stations can also staff the urgent care centers. This cutting-edge endeavor will prove to be cost-effective, indispensable, and a model for other communities to follow.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The new fire station #75 will provide improved response times (response time reduction by 50%), improved medical service delivery, and increased community outreach through urgent care centers. These urgent care centers will provide a base of operations for the local ambulance service and Halifax hospital. The Halifax Urgent Care component will provide the type of neighbor medical clinic that is accessible, comfortable, friendly and vital to the neighborhoods. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,700,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$5,400,000 |
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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 |
$2,700,000 |
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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: |
Port Orange Fire & Rescue Need & Service Assessment |
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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: |
Port Orange City Council meeting |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/31/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
