Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1328FY0001 Equestrian Education Park
Requester:		Charles Dodge			Organization:		City of Pembroke Pines
Project Title:		Equestrian Education Park			Date Submitted:		02/07/2001 6:50:02 PM
Sponsors:		Kenneth Gottlieb, Nan Rich
Statewide Interest:		Provides a venue for equestrian education and therapeutic counseling for abused & neglected children
Recipient:		City of Pembroke Pines			Contact:		Charles Dodge
		10100 Pines Blvd			Contact Phone:		(954) 431-4884
		Pembroke Pines 33026
Counties:		Broward
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
This is a multipurpose park to provide a residential and counseling facility for abused and neglected children. This is a joint project with Children's Harbor, Inc., a 501(K) organization focused on providing assistive services to area children that have been abused and neglected. The City has provided a tract of city-owned land where the proposed residential/counseling facility will be constructed. As part of the same site, the City will construct an Equestrian Park that will provide a stable/training facility for the City's police department mounted unit which will provide a n equestrian learning and training program for the child residents of the Safe Harbor facility.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Aid in therapeutic intervention for abused and neglected children.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$950,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1256
Specific Appropriation Title:			Executive Direction and Support Services - Expenses
Amount to be reduced:			$950,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$2,850,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$950,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$1,950,000
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?							Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Children's Harbor comprehensive plan
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 Pembroke Pines City Commission
	Meeting Date:		01/17/2001