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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1122 |
| Regional Juvenile Crime Prevention Initiative-Reichart House Multi-Purpose Center |
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| Requester: |
Pegeen Hanrahan, Mayor |
Organization: |
City of Gainesville |
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| Project Title: |
Regional Juvenile Crime Prevention Initiative-Reichart House Multi-Purpose Center |
Date Submitted |
12/31/2007 10:28:41 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Oelrich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Gainesville |
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Contact: |
Russ Blackburn, City Manager |
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200 East University Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 334-5010 |
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Gainesville 32601 |
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Contact email: |
blackburnd@cityofgainesville.org |
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| Counties: |
Alachua |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Reichert House program has been in existence since 1987 serving as an after school program designed for youth who have multiple risk factors and are in need of assistance in making the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The Reichert House program has a middle school and a seperate high school component that offers a combination of discipline, work, social and recreational activities to foster a balanced environment for those enrolled. There are 100 youth currently enrolled in the Reichert House program, ranging in age from 11 - 18 years. Reichert House recently completed an addition to their campus by constructing a High School Career and Academic Center. This building is 2,400 square feet and was designed to provide a facility for both academic and career training opportunities for the high school population. Also, there are plans to include a Multi-Purpose Center, which is the purpose of this funding request. However, due to fiscal constraints, this objective has not been reached. If adequate funding for this room were available, the Reichert House would like to use the Multi-Purpose Center to help create a Parent College. The Parent College will offer parents education, training and seminars while their youth are engaged in regular activities being offered at the Reichert House. Parents play an important role in their child's development and many parents are in need of additional skills that will assist them in managing their children. This proposal will provide space for parents of Reichert House youth and their siblings, to use this structure simultaneously. In addition, the Multi-Purpose Center will offer greater space for conducting seminars and similar opportunities for the youth currently enrolled in the program. The cost estimate for this project is $100 per square foot and the Multi-Purpose Center will be approximately 700 square feet. We anticipate this room will accomodate 50 people at one time. We have already purchased the land to accomodate this project. |
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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 recidivism rate of participating youth by 85%. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$70,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$100,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$10,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$20,000 |
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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: |
DJJ Juvenile Crime and Delinquency statistics |
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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: |
Alachua County Legislative Delegation |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
