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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #639 |
| Miami-Dade County Watch Center |
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| Requester: |
Charles Douglas Bass |
Organization: |
Miami-Dade Department of Emergency Management |
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| Project Title: |
Miami-Dade County Watch Center |
Date Submitted |
12/21/2007 11:15:26 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Watch Center will facilitate communication between various public safety agencies (35 cities & county) and the state warning point on major incidents as they occur. |
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| Recipient: |
Miami-Dade Department of Emergency Management |
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Contact: |
Doug Bass |
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9300 NW 41st Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 468-5403 |
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Doral 33178 |
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Contact email: |
Douglas.Bass@miamidade.gov |
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| Counties: |
Miami-Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Watch Center will served as a clearing house of daily incidents between various jurisdictions and their first responders. Information will be relayed to the State Warning Point as incidents occur and vice versa. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Better Communication on daily incidents as they occur and on Homeland Security information sharing |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$40,000,000 |
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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 |
$2,000,000 |
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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: |
After Action Reports from various exercises, Table Top Exercises, and Best Practices |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
