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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #135 |
| Lake County Emergency Operations (EOC) Center Funding |
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| Requester: |
Lake County Board of County Commissioners |
Organization: |
Lake County Government |
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| Project Title: |
Lake County Emergency Operations (EOC) Center Funding |
Date Submitted |
12/20/2007 3:54:56 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Baker |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Requesting $3.3 million of general revenue funds to assist Lake County in funding the construction of the Emergency Operations Center portion of the Public Safety facility. During major disasters, the EOC serves as the central point for the collection of information and allocation of resources for all of Lake County including the 14 municipalities. |
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| Recipient: |
Lake County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Gerald (Jerry) L. Smith II |
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315 W. Main Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 343-9420 |
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Tavares 32778 |
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Contact email: |
jsmith@lakecountyfl.gov |
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| Counties: |
Lake |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| General construction funds are needed to construct an EOC to be located within a Public Safety facility that also includes the Communications Systems/911 Division, Emergency Management Administration, Fire Rescue agencies, to include areas for the Sheriff's Office, Fire Rescue and Lake-Sumter Emergency Medical Services dispatch. The facility will include all the hardened capabilities with enhanced construction to ensure the safe and secure operations during hurricanes and against the growing threat of terrorism in any stage - chemical, nuclear, or biological. The Florida Legislature provided a direct appropriation of $1 million to Lake County in 2006 for new construction of an EOC. The Florida Legislature appropriated an additional $1 million to the County in 2007; however, this is not a general appropriation, but rather an appropriation tied to the federally funded Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The County has already been notified by the Division of Emergency Management of a potential Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award of approximately $1.5 million to fully mitigate the new facility and bring it "above code", in addition to approximately $177,000 in funding from HB 7121 to go towards the mitigation component of the project. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
| If yes, which declared disaster? |
Hurricane events and Groundhog Day tornadoes |
| If yes, which year? |
2004-05,2007 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The project will provide a hardened safe and secure facility to coordinate the response and recovery efforts of personnel and resources working to provide assistance to Lake County citizens and our regional partners. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,300,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$6,000,000 |
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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: |
$2,700,000 |
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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: |
7th highest priority in state for EOC construction per FDEM EOC facilities assessment in 2005 |
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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: |
Lake County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
