Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3044FY0001

Taft and Zellwood Health Facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Chairman Richard T. Crotty

Organization:

Orange County Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Taft and Zellwood Health Facilities

Date Submitted:

2/9/01 3:30:12 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Allen Trovillion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

These facilities meet the documented need for providing primary care services to the uninsured.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Orange County Government

Contact:

Larry Jones

 

201 South Rosalind Avenue

Contact Phone:

(407) 836-7505

 

 

Orlando 32801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Include services to be provided) Creation of two primary care clinics serving the community's uninsured who are currently without primary care services, which is a statewide dilemma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Primary healthcare services provided to 12,000 uninsured; reducing emergency room visits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$2,800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

279

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Assistant Secretary for Administration, Expenses

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$9,729,718

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total In-Kind Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1998

Amount:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

With 175,000 uninsured, Orange Cty. has the highest % of uninsured per capita.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Orange County Board of County Commissioners; State Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

12/19/00