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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #408 |
| Dekelboum Science Center |
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| Requester: |
James R. Rollings, President / CEO |
Organization: |
South Florida Science Museum, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Dekelboum Science Center |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2006 12:18:23 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Dekelboum Science Center will be a major cultural destination and will have significant long term educational, tourism and economic developement impacts. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Science Museum |
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Contact: |
Charles Hamilton, Campaign Director |
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4801 Dreher Trail North |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 832-1988 |
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West Palm Beach 33405 |
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Contact email: |
grants@sfsm.org |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The Dekelboum Science Center will be located in a county park and will feature innovative science-based exhibitions and programs, aquarium, planetarium, Everglades Interpretive Center, giant screen theater, outdoor science trails, store and restaurant. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Dekelboum Science Center is expected to host approximately 350,000 visitors annually, a large proportion of them school-aged children. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$7,200,000 |
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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 |
$14,342,000 |
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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: |
$500,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
State, Department Of |
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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: |
Feasibility study, market research study and Tourist Developement Council surveys |
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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: |
12/13/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
