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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2822 |
| Better Than Before: A Place-based Recovery and Revitalization Program for Florida's Hurricane-Damaged Communities |
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| Requester: |
Ruth A. Meyers |
Organization: |
The Audubon Partnership |
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| Project Title: |
Better Than Before: A Place-based Recovery and Revitalization Program for Florida's Hurricane-Damaged Communities |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 2:36:45 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Address documented state hurricane recovery, mitigation strategy and community revitalization goals. |
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| Recipient: |
The Audobon Partnership |
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Contact: |
Ruth A Meyers |
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2145 14th Ave., Suite 24A |
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Contact Phone: |
(772) 299-5424 |
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Vero Beach 32960 |
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Contact email: |
RMeyers@bellsouth.net |
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| Counties: |
Indian River, {Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Develop and implement a place-based model initiative using special purpose Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRAs) to manage and leverage hurricane recovery and mitigation dollars to enhance, not just repair devasted communities throughout Florida. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
Yes |
| Have you applied for financial assistance from FEMA? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Funds leveraged through the use of the model special purpose CRAs will result in increased funding for hurricane recovery and mitigation, as well as community revitalization. The amount of funding leveraged and the increased scope, quality, number and impact on projects supported through the special purpose CRAs will be directly and quantitatively measurable. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$395,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$750,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$355,000 |
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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: |
State & local hurricane recovery plans; Local Mitigation Strategy priority listings; Comp plan goals |
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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 |
