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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1721 |
| Emergency Operations Center |
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| Requester: |
Mayor Lois Frankel |
Organization: |
City of West Palm Beach |
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| Project Title: |
Emergency Operations Center |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 7:21:00 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is to construct a Category 5 hurricane resistant emergency operations center that meets a documented local need and has community support. It addresses a statewide interest of hurricane responsiveness for the County seat of Palm Beach County serving a population of over 250,000 on weekdays. |
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| Recipient: |
City of West Palm Beach |
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Contact: |
Ed Mitchell |
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200 2nd Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 822-1400 |
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West Palm Beach 33401 |
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Contact email: |
emitchell@wpb.org |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Replace antiquated operations center with new facility to withstand a category 5 storm. New facility will include dorms and kitchens for emergency management personnel and �first responders�. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improve local emergency response, provide safe environment for City�s emergency responders |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$5,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$2,500,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Agency |
Community Affairs, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Local Needs Assessment |
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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: |
Palm Beach 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 |
