House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1714 Florida Botanical Gardens
Requester:	Elithia Stanfield		Organization:		Pinellas Board of County Commissioners
Project Title:	Florida Botanical Gardens		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 10:45:44 AM
District Member:	Larry Crow		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Pinellas
Recipient:	Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners		Contact:		Elithia Standfield
	315 Court Street		Contact Phone:		(727) 464-3485
	Clearwater, Fl 33756
Project Description:
Support University of Florida's request to match a gift to the University of Florida Foundation that has been specifically designated to support a professorship in urban environental sustainability at the Pinellas County Extension Office.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Provide an educational opportunity for Florida's residents in urban environmental sustainability.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Enhanced knowledge of preservation, conservation, and/or restoration of native terrestrial, estuarine, etc. communities.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$564,157
Total cost of the project:		$13,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$12,000,000		In-Kind Amount:	$400,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
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:	Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan - Six Year Work Plan
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:	10/19/1999