Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #138FY0001 Gainesville Centralized Downtown Stormwater Basin & Park
Requester:		Wayne Bowers			Organization:		City of Gainesville
Project Title:		Gainesville Centralized Downtown Stormwater Basin & Park			Date Submitted:		2/7/01 2:03:21 PM
Sponsors:		Richard Mitchell, Rod Smith
Statewide Interest:		Provide stormwater treatment to runoff currently discharging to Payne's Prairie
Recipient:		City of Gainesville			Contact:		Wayne Bowers
		Post Office Box 490			Contact Phone:		(352) 334-5010
		Gainesville 32602
Counties:		Alachua
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
Centralized stormwater basin to assist in continued redevelopment of downtown and Depot Avenue area
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Stormwater treatment for runoff discharging to Payne's Prairie State Preserve
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$2,000,000
Total cost of the project:			$13,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Federal
	Total Cash Amount:		$11,000,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		1999-2000		Amount:		$400,000
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:		Comprehensive Plan for City of Gainesville
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Gainesville City Commission
	Meeting Date:		9/18/00