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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2959 |
| Lions Home for the Blind |
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| Requester: |
Alan Campbell |
Organization: |
Lions Home for the Blind,Inc |
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| Project Title: |
Lions Home for the Blind |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 4:17:26 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rodolfo Garcia |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Project of Lions Club of South Florida to provide the blind and visually impaired with improvement in the quality of their lives. |
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| Recipient: |
Lions Home for the Blind |
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Contact: |
Alan Campbell |
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970 SW First Street, 4th Floor |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 621-0090 |
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Miami 33130 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Acquisition of property to improve facilities and services to blind clients. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| We need to improve the quality of services by adding an Art and Craft teacher, a driver, and an orientation and mobility teacher. A full course of mobility intruction, including residential, business and public transportation is essential . The services expected to be provided in the next year will be approximately 30,000 units. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$150,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$350,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$200,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$150,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations, 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? |
No |
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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 Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/30/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
