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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #867 |
| Citrus REC Deferred Maintenance Project |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Harold Browning |
Organization: |
Citrus Research and Education Center |
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| Project Title: |
Citrus REC Deferred Maintenance Project |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2004 10:58:53 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Alexander |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The repaired building houses reseach that benefits Florida Agriculutre production. |
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| Recipient: |
IFAS/University of Florida |
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Contact: |
Dr. Harold Browning |
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700 Experiment Station Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 956-1151 |
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Lake Alfred 33850 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Polk |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Roof Replacement/Interior Repairs, Ben Hill Griffin Citrus Auditorium. This building has state of the art electron microscopic facilities; 8 UF level courses, and home of the largest collection of citrus literature in the world, yet plastic sheeting has to be drappped over the instruments to prevent water damage from the roof. Replace outdated Greenhouse Facilities. This building serves as "outdoor classrooms" for students,citrus growers, and nurserymen to investigate methods of eliminating or managing new pests and diseases. The greenhouse located in the center of campus are seriously outdated which affects the quality of research generated. Construction of replacement facilities would guarantee that the research conducted under greenhouse conditions meets quality standards expected of institutions conducting this research. Replacement of Field Lab and Greenhouse Support Multi-Use Facility. Field Labs include buildings that were dated back to the 1950's therefore, over the past 3 years, numerous facilities have been demolished. Under these circumstances field processing and soil preparation have been moved to other facilities, which caused undesirable side effects. Currently the field sample processing functions and soil sterilization facilities are non-existent, leaving programmatic voids. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| By replacing the roof, it will save in the cost of replacing the building. |
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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: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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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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Yes |
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Agency |
Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education |
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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: |
Agency Needs Assessment |
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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: |
University of Florida Board of Trustees |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/05/2003 |
