House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2050

Control of Nuisance Chironomidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Larry Dale

Organization:

City of Sanford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Control of Nuisance Chironomidae

Date Submitted:

01/28/2000 5:41:26 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

D. Constantine

Service Area:

City/Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Seminole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Sanford

Contact:

Diane Crews

 

P.O. Box 1788 / 300 N. Park Avenue

Contact Phone:

(407) 330-5607

 

 

Sanford 32772-1788

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control of nuisance chironomidae (blind mosquitos) in Lake Monroe through installation of attraction lights, operation of a targeted larvicide/ adulticide program, and introduction of midge predatory fish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The effective mitigation of the historically negative impact of blind mosquitos on the economic viability and overall quality of life for downtown Sanford and neighboring communities in Volusia County.  The success of this pilot project will establish nuisance abatement protocol for a statewide problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increased access to downtown, waterfront and marina in Sanford.  Increased public utilization of Lake Monroe, part of the St. Johns River system, for recreation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1997-1998

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture

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

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

1998 University of Florida - IFAS Study, 1977 Sanford Chamber of Commerce Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Sanford City Commission

 

Meeting Date:

10/25/1999