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CBIRS Request 1394
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1394
Construction of Water Mains for the Annexation Areas
 
Requester: Department of Water and Sewers Organization: City of Hialeah, Florida
 
Project Title: Construction of Water Mains for the Annexation Areas Date Submitted 1/4/2008 9:27:36 AM
 
Sponsors: Garcia
 
Statewide Interest:
The purpose of this Community Budget Request is to construct water mains to serve the anticipated development in the newly annexed areas of the City. These water mains will allow for the orderly development of this area and permit Miami-Dade County to more effectively and efficiently to service adjacent areas by decreasing our demands on the county�s transmission system and providing water service to these areas much sooner than anticipated by Miami-Dade County.
 
Recipient: Department of Water and Sewers   Contact: Armando Vidal, P.E.  
  3700 W. 4th Avenue   Contact Phone: (305) 556-3800  
  Hialeah 33012   Contact email: avidal@ci.hialeah.fl.us
 
Counties: Miami-Dade
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
The project entails the construction of water mains including the associated piping and related appurtenances like master meters.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Insures the full and orderly development of the newly annexed areas of the City. Decreases the need for Miami-Dade County to invest fully on the upgrade of their transmission system servicing these areas and allows for the increase tax base of the city resulting from new development.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $2,000,000
 
Total cost of the project: $5,200,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $5,200,000  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $1,000,000 To Fund: Construction, Construction and related activities
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: FDEP Consent order and the city's corrective action plan
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Municipal
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   Yes
Is the project eligible under section 403.885(2),F.S. to protect public health or the environment; and implement plans developed pursuant to the Surface Water Improvement and Management Act created in part IV of Chapter 373,F.S., other water restoration plans required by law, management plans prepared pursuant to 2.403.067,F.S., or other plans adopted by local government for water quality improvement and water restoration? No
Is your project addressed in a state, regional or local plan (such as a SWIM Plan, Comprehensive Plan, Local Master Plan, etc.)? Yes
Name the plan and cite the pages on which the project is described:
FDEP Consent order and the citys corrective action plan and the city of hialeahs comprehensive master plan
 
Are requesting funding for a stormwater, surface water restoration, or other water management project?
No
 
Are you requesting funding for a wastewater project? No
 
Are you requesting funding for a drinking water project? No