House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1712

Citizens' Crime Watch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Carmen Caldwell

Organization:

Citizens' Crime Watch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Citizens' Crime Watch

Date Submitted:

01/27/2000 11:23:57 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Rodolfo Garcia

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Citizens' Crime Watch

Contact:

Carmen Caldwell

 

1515 NW 79 Avenue

Contact Phone:

(305) 470-1670

 

 

Miami 33126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To expand and enhance Citizens' Crime Watch programs: Neighborhood Crime Watch, Youth Crime Watch, Airport Watch and Seaport Watch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The continued growth of Hispanic and Creole populations in South Florida has placed a strain on neighborhoods and schools.  This appropritation will help create awarness in neighborhoods and schools where Crime Watch can make an impact in reducing crime in communities where the immigrant residents are not familiar with our laws.  Airport and Seaport Watch will bring back two previosly successful programs which create awarness and reduce crime in South FLorida's two largest ports of entery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction of Crime at the States largest seaport and International passenger and cargo airport.  Reduction of crime in imigrant rich communities in South Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$830,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$300,000

In-Kind Amount:

$30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Rise in crime at Airport and Seaport in South FLorida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No