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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #884 |
| Stormwater Project Phase III |
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| Requester: |
Frank R. Spence |
Organization: |
Village of Biscayne Park |
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| Project Title: |
Stormwater Project Phase III |
Date Submitted |
12/27/2007 11:48:13 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Margolis |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This is a continuation of an on-going storm water project that will help protect the environment by providing an effective storm water drainage system that will collect storm water runoff and disburse it through a series of French drains, reducing flooding and standing water in low lying residential areas. |
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| Recipient: |
Village of Biscayne Park |
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Contact: |
Frank Spence |
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640 NE 114th St. |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 899-8000 |
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Biscayne Park 33161 |
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Contact email: |
frspence@bellsouth.net |
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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: |
| The objective of this project is to eliminate flooding and standing water in residential neighborhoods through the use of French drains since there are no sanitary sewers or storm sewers in the Village. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| To eliminate all flooding and standing water in the Village which can constitute an environmental and health hazard. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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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? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$100,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2006-2007 |
Amount: |
$50,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$300,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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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: |
Miami-Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy & Stormwater Assessment Study by Florida International U |
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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: |
Biscayne Park Village Council |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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Yes |
| Is the project eligible under section 403.885(2),F.S. to protect public health or the environment; and implement plans developed pursuant to the Surface Water Improvement and Management Act created in part IV of Chapter 373,F.S., other water restoration plans required by law, management plans prepared pursuant to 2.403.067,F.S., or other plans adopted by local government for water quality improvement and water restoration? |
Yes |
| Is your project addressed in a state, regional or local plan (such as a SWIM Plan, Comprehensive Plan, Local Master Plan, etc.)? |
Yes |
| Name the plan and cite the pages on which the project is described: |
| Florida International University Stormwater Assessment Study and Miami-Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy, December 2006 |
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| Are requesting funding for a stormwater, surface water restoration, or other water management project? |
Yes |
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| In which Water Management District is your project located? |
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SFWMD |
| Have you provided at least 50% match (that is, one-half the total project cost identified in this request? |
No |
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| Will this project reduce pollutant loadings to a water management district designated 'priority' surface water body? |
Yes |
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Name of water body: |
Biscayne Canal/Biscayne Bay |
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| Describe, specifically, how it will reduce loadings, identify anticipated load reductions for total suspended solids, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and other contaminants, and specify the practices that will be used to reduce loadings: |
| By containment of storm water within the Village through the use of French drains it will prevent runoff from going into the Biscayne Canal which ultimately flows into Biscayne Bay. |
| Is the project under construction? |
Yes |
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| Are you requesting funding for a wastewater project? |
No |
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| Are you requesting funding for a drinking water project? |
No |
