House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #259

Heritage Museum & Conference Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Ellen Posivach

Organization:

City of Tarpon Springs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Heritage Museum & Conference Center

Date Submitted:

01/14/2000 2:33:48 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Rob Wallace

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Tarpon Springs

Contact:

Ellen Posivach

 

324 East Pine Street

Contact Phone:

(727) 938-3711

 

 

Tarpon Springs 34689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heritage Museum and Conference Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The Heritage Museum and Conference Center will assist in advancing public interest, knowledge and understanding of the area's natural and social sciences.  The maritime industry, history, and art will also be a focus with the common tie of the Tarpon Springs waterway.  On site manatees and eco tourism will be a further benefit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increased tourism; added tie in with the sponge industry; increased revenues to the State, County and City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$666,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$1,044,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$666,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction

 

 

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:

City of Tarpon Springs Legislative Package

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

City of Tarpon Springs Bd. of Commissioners and Pinellas County Delegation Mtg. on Nov. 9, 1999

 

Meeting Date:

11/02/1999