Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2920FY0001 OWCC Native Plant Nursery
Requester:		Erica Mitchell			Organization:		Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance
Project Title:		OWCC Native Plant Nursery			Date Submitted:		2/9/01 1:30:50 PM
Sponsors:		Jerry Melvin
Statewide Interest:		Shoreline restoration and preservation.
Recipient:		Okloosa-Walton Community College			Contact:		Erica Mitchell
		100 College Blve			Contact Phone:		(850) 650-9330
		Niceville 32541
Counties:		Okaloosa, Walton
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
This includes a one-time cost to construct a 3,000 square foot greenhouse at OWCC in Niceville. The first year would require a salary for a full-time manager of the native Plant Nursery employed through OWCC. Grant-funded projects through the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance will provide part-time support, volunteer help and edcucational efforts. This request for the first-year funding includes an annual operating budget for the necessary plant propagation materials.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The greenhouse will allow plant materials for shoreline and propagation of seagrasses around Choctawhatchee Bay. Marsh vegetation provides food, shelter, habitat and spawning/nursery areas for most of our commercially and recreationally important seafood species. Additionally, marsh vegetation improves water quality and clarity as well as protects shorlines from erosion caused by wind, waves, currents, sea level rise, devlopment, and mismanagement. Many community based organizations and municipalities around the bay are initiating projects and require plant materials and support.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$109,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1573A
Specific Appropriation Title:			Grants& Aids to local governments and non profit organizations. Fixed Capital outlay, Beach projects-statewide. From Ecosystem management and restoration Trust fund
Amount to be reduced:			$109,000
Fund Source:			Trust Fund
Total cost of the project:			$109,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations and Construction
Type of funding match:		Federal
	Total Cash Amount:		$25,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$75,000
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:		Multiple letters of need from Municipal Organizations.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No