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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #389 |
| Louise Graham Regeneration Center |
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| Requester: |
Arthur O'Hara |
Organization: |
Louise Graham Regeneration Center, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Louise Graham Regeneration Center |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 9:13:47 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Jones |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program helps meet the statewide goal of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) of 25% of Adult Day Training developmentally disabled consumers being employed in a business setting by 7/1/09. |
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| Recipient: |
Louise Graham Regeneration Center, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Arthur O'Hara |
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2301 3rd Ave. S. |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 578-5437 |
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St. Petersburg 33712 |
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Contact email: |
aohara@rclub.net |
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| Counties: |
Pinellas |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Founded in 1949, the Louise Graham Regeneration Center provides daily job skills training, work experience, supported employment and independent living skills in a sheltered workshop setting for 60 developmentally disabled low income adults annually through real world, light industrial paper and cardboard recycyling, packaging, and green cleaning solutions packaging and sales. The 24,000 square foot center is 100% paid for, and is in an enterprise zone targeted for redevelopment in the minority community in south St. Petersburg. This request is for (1) two light trucks to pick up and deliver paper and cardboard for recycling from area businesses that will be sorted by consumers, and (2) to build out about 5,000 square feet of additional air conditioned workrooms within the center for up to 45 additional consumers to be used for skills training and work space. The program has a waiting list that is 25% of its overall capacity. |
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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)For 50% of Adult Day Training consumers to be employed through the Louise Graham Regenerational Center, and (2) program generated revenue through commercial sales of recycled paper and program produced goods will enable the program to become financially self-supporting within two years. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$175,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$965,031 |
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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 |
$747,418 |
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In-kind Amount |
$217,613 |
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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: |
APD goals. Increase in recycling business created the need for expansion. |
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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: |
Pinellas Legislative Delegation, January 3, 2008 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
