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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #427 |
| CREATING JOBS AND EARNINGS FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY |
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| Requester: |
Dennis Pastrna, President & CEO |
Organization: |
Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
CREATING JOBS AND EARNINGS FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY |
Date Submitted |
12/20/2007 1:06:52 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Creation of job |
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| Recipient: |
Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Dena Marshall |
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2121 NW 21st Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 326-4135 |
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Miami 33142 |
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Contact email: |
DMarshall@GoodwillMiami.org |
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| Counties: |
Miami-Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Construct a facility to house Goodwill Industries in Broward County that will be located in the Broward Enterprise Zone and Community Redevelopment Area (CRA)in an economically challenged area of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The facility will be utilized to provide rehabilitation, training and employment to at least 400 people with disabilities on a daily basis and used to annually place at least 500 people into competitive employment in Broward County-thus creating at least $6.1 million in new earnings on an annual basis for previously unemployed people with disabilities. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Construction of a new $11.4 million rehabilitation and training center for people with disabililties in Broward County. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$12,400,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$11,400,000 |
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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: |
US Census reports, 56.6% unemployment rate, addtl. 28,946 school-age individuals with disabilities |
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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 |
