House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2095 Emerson Point Environmental Center
Requester:	Manatee County Board of County Commissioners		Organization:		Manatee County Government
Project Title:	Emerson Point Environmental Center		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 12:12:27 PM
District Member:	Mark Ogles		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Manatee
Recipient:	Manatee County		Contact:		Jim Seuffert
	1112 Manatee Avenue West		Contact Phone:		(941) 745-3730
	Bradenton 34205
Project Description:
Manatee County's first stand-alone environmental center/classroom.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Manatee County has no dedicated, stand-alone environmental classroom for public school and college use. This state-owned, county managed 350 acre conservation park affords the opportunity to bring coastal and marine environmental, historic, and archaeological primary studies accessible to 8,000 students in the Manatee County School system, Manatee Community College and the University of South Florida (Sarasota Campus). The property is host to the Portevant Mound site listed in the National Historic Register and over 48 other archaeological sites listed with the Department of State. The lease agreement with the Division of State Lands has approved a management plan providing for environmental education as a pre-requisite for management of the property. The community use portion of the structure affords a sheltered gathering location for visitors to the park for interpretative displays, archaeological, cultural and historic research and public functions associated with park activities.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Construction of center/classroom and restrooms; classroom equipment.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$600,000
Total cost of the project:		$1,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$400,000		In-Kind Amount:	$50,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					Unknown
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					No
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:	Manatee County School Board, Environmental Center Implementation Proposal, Fall 1994
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Manatee County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	09/30/1999