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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2701 |
| Daily Bread Food Bank/ Generator Installation |
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| Requester: |
Judith Gatti |
Organization: |
Daily Bread Food Bank |
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| Project Title: |
Daily Bread Food Bank/ Generator Installation |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 4:08:35 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bullard |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The project supports a viable solution for addressing hunger and the documented need of over 800,000 people living in poverty and experiencing food insecurity in the South Florida region. Ensures that Food Bank operations will not be significantly effected during power outages during and after hurricanes. |
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| Recipient: |
Daily Bread Food Bank |
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Contact: |
Judith Gatti |
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5850 NW 32nd ave |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 633-9861 |
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Miami 33142 |
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Contact email: |
jgatti@dailybread.org |
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| Counties: |
Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Upgrading existing food distribution operations to include installation of a generator and improvements to refrigeration systems at Daily Bread Food Bank's main warehouse. The warehouse is the primary distribution center for food to over 700 agencies - with 18 million pounds distributed annually. Also, a primary food distribution site during and after hurricanes, providing food to a 4 county area |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 1) Increase in the amount of refrigerated food product, including produce, meats, etc. available to those in need in the community; 2) Elimination of any power related disruption of food distribution activities - particularly those conducted before and after hurricanes. 3) Increased efficiency in storage and distribution of food to member agencies serving those in need in a four county region of more than 7 million residents |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
America's Second Harvest Hunger Study; 2006 Census Statistical Data, USDA Statistical Reports; |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
