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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #721 |
| Seminole Community College Economic Development Center at Heathrow |
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| Requester: |
E. Ann McGee, President |
Organization: |
Seminole Community College |
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| Project Title: |
Seminole Community College Economic Development Center at Heathrow |
Date Submitted |
1/9/2006 10:43:38 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Baker |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| SCC's Economic Development Center at Heathrow will serve as a vital resource for sustaining and growing Seminole County's and Central Florida's economic development, and will be a highly visible, critical resource for Central Florida's dynamic growth for decades to come. It will create opportunites for synergy and entrepreneurial collaboration that will be a model for Florida. The facility will encourage continuous collaboration and communication with business partners throughout the region. Programs housed at the Center will address the unique and ever-changing educational needs of today's and tomorrow's workforce. |
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| Recipient: |
Seminole Community College |
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Contact: |
Donald J. Payton |
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100 Weldon Boulevard |
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Contact Phone: |
(321) 377-7591 |
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Sanford 32773 |
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Contact email: |
paytond@scc-fl.edu |
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| Counties: |
Seminole |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Center, for which SCC recently broke ground, is a cooperative undertaking with our local and regional business partners and the University of Central Florida. The facility will house SCC's Corporate College, small business services, and training programs in high-skill, high-demand, high-wage areas such as construction management and related fields, and digital media and related technology areas. This building will also be home to the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Florida High Technology Corridor Council, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and the Seminole County Department of Economic Development.
When this project was originally planned in 2000-2001, total costs were estimated at $14,658,178. SCC received $15,240,678 in PECO funding over the following four fiscal years. However, because state funding was allocated over a period of years, and because the several hurricanes of the last two years have driven up the price of steel, concrete and labor up sharply, costs of the project have escalated due to these inflationary pressures. We now estimate the total cost of the project at $18,500,000, leaving a funding shortfall of $3,259,322. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Requested funding will allow Seminole Community College to complete the construction and equipping of the Economic Development Center in time for a planned opening in the summer of 2007. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,259,322 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$3,259,322 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$2,815,817 |
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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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Yes |
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Agency |
Education, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
SCC's 2006-2007 through 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Plan and the college's Physical Plant survey |
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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: |
Seminole County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/15/2002 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
