Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #517 | |||||||||
| Sarasota Water-Taxi | |||||||||
| Requester: | Mary Anne Servian, Mayor | Organization: | City of Sarasota | ||||||
| Project Title: | Sarasota Water-Taxi | Date Submitted | 1/11/2006 10:07:29 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bennett | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project addresses a documented local need for improved public transportation and promotes an important statewide interest of economic redevelopment along a waterfront area. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | City of Sarasota | Contact: | Debra Figueroa | ||||||
| 1565 First Street | Contact Phone: | (941) 954-4102 | |||||||
| Sarasota 34236 | Contact email: | debra_Figueroa@sarasotagov.com | |||||||
| Counties: | Sarasota | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The City of Sarasota is pursuing $400,000. as either a direct allocation or a grant under the Florida Department of Transportation's New Starts Program for an in-depth implementation study of water-taxi infrastructure in the City of Sarasota. A water-taxi system within Sarasota would ease traffic on our roads and aid in economic development throughout our waterfront area. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Decrease in Traffic Congestion from implemented Water-Taxi System. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $400,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $400,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Sarasota/Manatee MPO's Long Range Transportation Plan. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | City of Sarasota Commission Meeting | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 09/06/2005 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||