House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2713 Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Master Plan
Requester:	Sue Noyes		Organization:		Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Authority
Project Title:	Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Master Plan		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 1:12:48 PM
District Member:	Charles Sembler		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Authority		Contact:		Sue Noyes
	5800 Veterans Memorial Drive		Contact Phone:		(850) 222-8738
	Tallahassee 32308
Project Description:
A project master plan for the future Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park in Marion County to enable the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority to raise private funds to help construct the facilities. The master plan involves development of a financial/operating plan, an economic feasibility plan, surveys, architectural drawings and engineering services and other related items.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
A world class park that contains a museum/visitor center, an education center and agricultural display area, a 3,000 seat indoor multi-purpose arena, two covered warm-up areas, five 200 stall horse barns, two 300 stall agriculture barns that can be used for horses when needed, training tracks for all racing breeds for exhibition only and other components necessary for international events.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
An Economic Feasibility Analysis conducted in December 1999 indicates the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park will generate $82 million annually in direct and secondary impact on Florida's economy and will create 925 jobs as well as bring in $4.8 million annually in state and local taxes.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$6,000,000
Total cost of the project:		$60,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					No
Was this project previously funded by the State?					Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:	$75,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Unknown
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:	Preliminary Economic Feasibility Analysis of 12/16/99
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Marion County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	01/11/2000