House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #135

Avon Park Hurricane Shelter/Public Works Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

C.B. Shirey

Organization:

City of Avon Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Avon Park Hurricane Shelter/Public Works Facility

Date Submitted:

01/20/2000 6:00:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Joseph Spratt

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Highlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Avon Park

Contact:

C.B. Shirey

 

110 E. Main Street

Contact Phone:

(863) 452-4403

 

 

Avon Park 33825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction of a public works facility to house the City's Streets, Parks, Solid Waste, Water Work Center operation and maintenance functions.  This facility will be designed and constructed to serve as a shelter during natural disasters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Highlands County is a designated host county to counties on both the east and west coasts of Florida during hurricanes.  The county identified a lack of adequate shelter space as its number one natural disaster deficiency in its Local Mitigation Strategy.  Funding of this project would provide shelter space to not only the residents of the local area, but to also those coastal evacuees who depend on Highlands County for refuge during hurricanes.  This facility will provide shelter space for 145 evacuees.

 

As a public works facility, this structure will provide the city with a hurricane resistant staging area for post-disaster recovery activities such as debris removal, damage assessment and infrastructure restoration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Upon completion this facility will provide shelter space to 145 evacuees.  Consolidation of the city's various departments into a modern facility with adequate room for vehicle and equipment maintenance would greatly improve the quality of service to the residents of Avon Park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$360,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$225,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Highlands County's Local Mitigation Strategy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Highlands County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

10/28/1999