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CBIRS Request 184
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #184
Public Receiving Facility Service
 
Requester: Tom Wedekind Organization: Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services (PEMHS)
 
Project Title: Public Receiving Facility Service Date Submitted 1/3/2008 9:11:10 AM
 
Sponsors: Jones
 
Statewide Interest:
Public Receiving Facility designated to serve all eligible clients regardless of residence statewide.
 
Recipient: Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services   Contact: Tom Wedekind  
  11254 58th Street North   Contact Phone: (727) 545-6477  
  Pinellas Park 33782   Contact email: twedekind@pemhs.org
 
Counties: Pinellas
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Expanded Mental Health Receiving Facility and 24/7 support indigent care and acutely ill mental health clients. Emergency services and crisis beds.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduction in waiting time for services at area hospitals and meet demand in indigent care. Help to contol mentally ill population in jails.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $775,000
 
Total cost of the project: $1,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $225,000  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2007-2008 Amount: $400,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $775,000 To Fund: Operations
 
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: Transportation Plan developed by the Baker Act Committee, Consultants Report from 2007
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Baker Act Committee, Pinellas Legislative Delegation, Mental Health Coalition
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No