Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #161FY0001

Agri-Plex Addition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Brantley "Buck" Christian

Organization:

South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Agri-Plex Addition

Date Submitted:

02/08/2001 10:39:35 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Richard Machek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Meeting facilities, exhibit facilities, show rings, educational areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County

Contact:

David Goodlett

 

9067 Southern Boulevard

Contact Phone:

(561) 790-5230

 

 

West Palm Beach 33411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Broward, Hendry, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development of 10 acre agricultural complex to serve agricultural needs of groups, organizations, and individuals in market area.  Provides secondary benefit of disaster preparedness facilities serving South Florida area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural awareness, direct benefit on improved agricultural marketing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

1256

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Executive Direction and Support Services

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$993,356

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$7,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$2,000,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000

Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

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:

Economic Research Report by ERA, Associates, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

02/16/2001