House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1240

Florida School for the Deaf and Blind---Capital Outlay Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Elmer Dillingam

Organization:

Florida School for the Deaf and Blind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Florida School for the Deaf and Blind---Capital Outlay Program

Date Submitted:

01/29/2000 6:36:43 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Doug Wiles

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

St. Johns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Florida School for the Deaf and Blind

Contact:

Elmer Dillingham

 

207 North San Marco Blvd.

Contact Phone:

(904) 823-4010

 

 

St. Augustine 32084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This appropriation will allow the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind to complete its 2000-2001 Fixed Capital Outlay Plan.  This appropriation, which is in both the Commissioner of Education and the Governor's budget will allow the school to complete five significant projects.  The first and primary of these is $4 million for their Vocational Building, which is designed to provide the deaf and blind students an opportunity to learn working vocational skills.  Secondly, this appropriation includes just over $5 million for general remodelling, such as roof repairs, HVAC system repairs and replacement and resealing of building envelopes.  The rest of the appropration is set aside for site aquisition, campus safety projects and updates to their master plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind is the only public school in Florida for the solely for the sensory impaired.  These improvements will ensure that they continue their high level of academic achievement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

These projects will save the state considerable funds in future years that would have been needed for future repairs and renovations to the school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$10,835,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$10,835,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$11,034,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Department of Management Services Facilities Inventory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

No