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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1927 |
| West Palm Beach City Commons |
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| Requester: |
Mayor Lois J. Frankel |
Organization: |
City of West Palm Beach |
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| Project Title: |
West Palm Beach City Commons |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2005 11:07:19 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Klein |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is designed to attract tourism to the region. It meets a documented local need and has a statewide interest of promoting economic development. |
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| Recipient: |
City of West Palm Beach |
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Contact: |
Ed Mitchell, City Administrator |
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200 2nd St. |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 922-1410 |
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West Palm Beach 33401 |
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Contact email: |
emitchell@wpb.org |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Economic redevelopment of the downtown area by creating city commons to increase foot traffic and tourism. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Stimulate economic activity in the downtown. Promote tourism. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$11,000,000 |
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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 |
$10,500,000 |
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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: |
Study by the Urban Land Institute |
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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: |
Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/23/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
