Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3204FY0001 Outreach Learning Center Appropriation Request
Requester:		Connie Milito			Organization:		School Board of Hillsborough County
Project Title:		Outreach Learning Center Appropriation Request			Date Submitted:		2/9/01 4:52:02 PM
Sponsors:		Sara Romeo
Statewide Interest:		This parking will serve a community center that is a statewide model.
Recipient:		School Board of Hillsborough County			Contact:		Connie Milito
		901 East Kennedy Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(813) 272-4519
		Tampa, FL 33602
Counties:		Hillsborough
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
The project will provide the construction dollars for the first phase of a required parking garage to serve the University Area Outreach Learning Center. The center offers adult literacy; GED classes; vocational education; parent education and child development services; day care; small business development, and self-development welfare-to-work programming for over 40,000 economically disadvantaged, at-risk adults and children of this blighted community formerly known as "Suitcase City." The Center is very successful and has attracted large crowds since it has opened. The capacity of the parking lot has been significantly exceeded, and cars are being parked illegally or at great distances from the facility in a community recognized as having the highest crime rate in Hillsborough County creating unsafe conditions, particularly for the many children and elderly using the facility. The inability to provide adequate parking has reduced the effectiveness of the facility.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The parking garage will facilitate the successful opening and operation of the four co-located facilities -- the Community Center, the Family Learning Center, the elementary school, the health clinic, and the career center. No clients will report ceasing to use the facility because they are unable to park safely. Traffic flow at the site and in the neighborhood will not be impeded by improperly parked cars.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$2,400,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1421A
Specific Appropriation Title:			Grants In Aid - Community Development Services Project
Amount to be reduced:			$2,400,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$1,200,000
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?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		More than 40,000 economically distressed , at-risk people live in this high-density area.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Hillsborough County Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/5/01