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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #461 |
| Noah's Ark Developmental Disabilities Housing |
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| Requester: |
Jack Kosik/Bill Sammons |
Organization: |
Noah's Ark of Central Florida, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Noah's Ark Developmental Disabilities Housing |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 11:32:56 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dockery |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Serving people with developmental disabilities, reducing the demand on the state and improving the lives of the disabled. This will lead to long-term taxpayer savings. |
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| Recipient: |
Noah's Ark of Central Florida |
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Contact: |
Jack Kosik |
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PO Box 92221 |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 816-7499 |
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Lakeland 33804-2221 |
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Contact email: |
jack@jackkosik.com |
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| Counties: |
Polk |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Provide affordable, secure and accessible housing and meaningful employment opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities. This funding will allow Noah's Ark to build a "campus" that includes a town center that will also be used as a hurricane shelter, an 8 unit apartment, three group homes, and a tropical fish farm that will provide meaningful employment for the developmentally disabled. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 28 individuals with developmental disabilities will live in a supported living environment; 30-40 will have meaningful employment. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,430,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$3,285,000 |
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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 |
$855,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$1,000,000 |
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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: |
Agency for Persons with Disabilities Medicaid Waiver Waiting List (16,000+) |
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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: |
Polk County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/06/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
