Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1020FY0001 Ruth Cooper Capital Funding
Requester:		Jan Eustis			Organization:		Ruth Cooper Center for Behavioral Health Care
Project Title:		Ruth Cooper Capital Funding			Date Submitted:		2/8/01 6:37:07 PM
Sponsors:		Carole Green
Statewide Interest:		Basic Structural Work will improve services provided on a regional basis
Recipient:		Ruth Cooper Center for Behavioral Health Care			Contact:		Jan Eustis
		2789 Ortiz Avenue			Contact Phone:		(941) 275-3222 365
		Fort Myers 33905
Counties:		Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Lee
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Funding will bring the infrastructure of the Ruth Cooper campus to acceptable standards.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Ruth Cooper Center will be ADA compliant and fully accessible to consumers with physical handicaps, as well as acceptably comfortable and safe for both consumers and staff
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$871,820
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			367
Specific Appropriation Title:			Grants and Aids-Community Mental Health Services
Amount to be reduced:			$871,820
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$871,820
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		None
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?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Unknown
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Lee County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/19/01