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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1734 |
| Lake Meade Drainage Improvements |
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| Requester: |
Edith Stewart, Public Affairs Officer |
Organization: |
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Lake Meade Drainage Improvements |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 12:41:23 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Storms |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Mitigation of flooding to storm victims. |
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| Recipient: |
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Frank Deese |
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601 East Kennedy Boulevard |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 307-1828 |
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Tampa 33601 |
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Contact email: |
deesef@Hillsboroughcounty.org |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Larson Ave., just east of Parson�s Ave. experiences severe flooding due to the absence of an outfall from Higgins Pond/ Sinkhole. This has resulted in a traffic hazard due to the threat of hydroplaning and to structure flooding. The scope of this project is to for the design, and construction of an outfall to alleviate these conditions and to improve water quality in Lake Meade. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Prevent repetitive flooding to the roadways and flood-loss to neighborhoods: improve connections between existing drainage systems. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$463,500 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$927,000 |
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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 |
$463,500 |
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In-kind Amount |
$75,000 |
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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: |
2004 Engineering Assessment of Larson Avenue Flooding |
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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: |
Hillsborough 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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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? |
Yes |
| 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: |
| Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan LOS |
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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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South West Florida 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: |
463500 |
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Match Source: |
Community Investment Tax |
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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: |
Tampa Bay |
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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: |
| Higgins Pond will be enlarged to provide more treatment volume. |
| 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 |
