House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2475

Melbourne Beach Public Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Catherine Schweinsberg

Organization:

Brevard County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Melbourne Beach Public Library

Date Submitted:

01/30/2000 12:50:47 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Howard Futch

Service Area:

City/Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Brevard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Brevard County

Contact:

Catherine Schweinsberg

 

219 Indian River Drive

Contact Phone:

(321) 633-1801

 

 

Cocoa 32922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constuct, furnish, and operate a 15,000 square foot librarn on land purchased jointly with the Town of Melbourne Beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Currently there is no public library in the South Beach area of Brevard County (an area that extends south from US Highway 192 approx. 14 miles).  Direct library service to the 10,431 residents of the area will result and will include circulation of materials, access to computer programs and the internet, youth and children's programming, adult programming, and access to meeting room facilities.  At present, residents have to travel at least five miles to the library in Melbourne or at least seven miles to use the Satellite Beach Public Library.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

An anticipated monthly circulation of 10,000 materials for the first year of operation.  An anticipated patron attendance fugure of 5,000 people per month who will use the library.  Anticipating answering 1,000 reference questions per month the first year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,240,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$1,740,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

State, Department Of, And Secretary Of State

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

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Brevard County Capital Improvements Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Brevard County Board of County Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

11/30/1999