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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1684 |
| Williamson Creek Restoration |
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| Requester: |
Mia Jones, City Coucil Member |
Organization: |
City of Jacksonville |
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| Project Title: |
Williamson Creek Restoration |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 1:40:38 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This is a capital outlay that is local in scope (Lower St. Johns River Basin) and intended to produce measurable results with respect to removal of accumulated sediment deposits. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Jacksonville, Department of Public Works |
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Contact: |
David D. Hahn, P.E. |
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214 N. Hogan Street, 10th Floor |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 255-8793 |
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Jacksonville 32202 |
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Contact email: |
hahn@coj.net |
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| Counties: |
Duval |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Dredging 1750 lineal feet of the Williamson Creek channel to remove sediment deposits before they migrate into the Cedar River channel and eventually into the St. Johns River. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Removal of approximately 15,000 cubic yards of sediment. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$520,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,040,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$520,000 |
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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: |
Physical survey has shown that channel has been filled with sediments up to the Cedar River. |
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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: |
Jacksonville City Council |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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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.)? |
No |
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| Are requesting funding for a stormwater, surface water restoration, or other water management project? |
Yes |
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| In which Water Management District is your project located? |
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St. Johns River Water Management District |
| Have you provided at least 50% match (that is, one-half the total project cost identified in this request? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
520000 |
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Match Source: |
Local Funding |
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| Will this project reduce pollutant loadings to a water management district designated 'priority' surface water body? |
Yes |
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Name of water body: |
Lower St. Johns River Basin |
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| Describe, specifically, how it will reduce loadings, identify anticipated load reductions for total suspended solids, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and other contaminants, and specify the practices that will be used to reduce loadings: |
| Dredging of the Williamson Creek Channel will provide an area for silts to settle out before reaching Cedar River and eventually the St. Johns River. |
| Is the project under construction? |
No |
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| Are you requesting funding for a wastewater project? |
No |
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| Are you requesting funding for a drinking water project? |
No |
