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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #127 |
| Aging and Community Transitions Institute, Inc. (ACT II) |
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| Requester: |
Tim Dutton |
Organization: |
Sarasota County Openly Plans for Excellence (SCOPE) |
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| Project Title: |
Aging and Community Transitions Institute, Inc. (ACT II) |
Date Submitted |
12/19/2007 4:43:37 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The project would address the following interests. (1) Breaking ground in thinking about how community changes itself to reflect its demographic reality; activate the untapped resources of older adults to transform the community. When tapped effectively, these resources can help address myriad social and economic challenges at less cost to the public. (2) Create cost-effective, sustainable, innovative pathways for responding to the challenge of a changing age demographic state- and nation-wide. (3) Maintain and re-vitalize the state�s image as an attractive destination for older adults, while strengthening communities and quality of life for all ages. (4) Distinguish Florida as a cutting edge center of research on aging and present opportunities related to such distinction. |
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| Recipient: |
SCOPE |
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Contact: |
Tim Dutton |
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1226 N. Tamiami Trail, Ste. 202 |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 365-8751 |
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Sarasota 34236 |
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Contact email: |
tdutton@scopexcel.org |
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| Counties: |
Sarasota |
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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 Institute would serve as a catalyst for the greater Sarasota region and a model for the nation as it focuses on ways to help individuals and communities take advantage of the growth and changing characteristics of our older population. It will explore how communities� private, governmental and independent sectors transform to help deal more effectively with the increased older population of Sarasota and Florida and with the changing characteristics of a new generation of older adults. Projected products and services include an annual international convocation of experts, researchers and those who work to improve community; reports and research that informs policy, practitioners, and people with a projected initial focus on personal transitions planning, workforce development, and place-based programs; policy writing and advice; and initiatives and ventures that are initiated by the Institute and others that develop independently. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| (1) Changes in public policy (local, state, national) that reflect the demographics of this community. Examples include land use and zoning regulations that allow for co-housing with shared space, development and support for life-long learning educational programs, and transportation options for older adults who can no longer drive. (2) Build community capacity to tap the valuable resources of its aging population and, simultaneously, meet older adults� growing demand for meaningful opportunities to contribute and to their community and connect with others. (3) Change how this community builds the physical environment so that housing and community design would better reflect the aging population. Sarasota can become the bellwether for the nation in the application of Universal Design, multi-generational and multi-use development. (4) Develop the capacity of the Sarasota community to assist people as they plan their �next chapter� of post-retirement life. (5) Inform the nation about the issues, policy implications and infrastructure development necessary for the demographic shift that is ahead. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$275,000 |
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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 |
$55,000 |
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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: |
US Census '00/SCOPE Interim Rpt on Aging '06/Dept of Elder Aff Assessing Needs of Elder Floridians |
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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: |
Sarasota 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 |
