Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1690FY0001 EWC TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES
Requester:		WILLIE F. TAYLOR			Organization:		EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE
Project Title:		EWC TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES			Date Submitted:		2/15/01 2:22:41 PM
Sponsors:		Betty Holzendorf
Statewide Interest:		INCREASED ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO TECHNOLOGY
Recipient:		EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE			Contact:		WILLIE F. TAYLOR
		1658 KINGS ROAD			Contact Phone:		(904) 366-2731
		JACKSONVILLE 32209
Counties:		Duval
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
PROJECT COMPRISES TWO INFRASTRUCTURAL CABLING COMPONENTS AND A CORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (i.e. telephony and data communications) DEPLOYMENT OF BUILDING PREMISE TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT: (1) CAMPUS BACKBONE CONDUIT AND FIBER OPTIC CABLING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES (2)Building Wiring and Building demarcation equipment room establishment activities (3) Infrastructurasl Telecommunications Equipment throughout the campus. Currently EWC has fiber optic connections between four buildings. These buildings are clustered on one side of the campus because of the Kings Road right-of-wa barrier; therefore one half of the campus remains inaccessible for network based communications that provide automated functionalities for Business & Finance, Admissions and the Registrar . . . The nineteen building comprising the existing campus has antequated internal telecommunications wiring & cable that do not meet the minimum electrical and signalling specifications. These buildings must be totally rewired/cabled with wiring that has signalling bandwidth that has individual and aggregate specifications that meet requirements for toda's high performance telecommunications, networking, internet and computing environments.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The campus infrastructure will provided state of the art techonology and telecommunications conformity with all applicable industry standards. These upgrades will facility stronger distance learning, educational networking, and internet education based opportunities for students and faculty. Bridge the technology gap with Historically Black Colleges.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$350,000
Total cost of the project:			$733,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Private
	Total Cash Amount:		$300,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$83,000
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:		Ewdard Waters College Needs Assessment
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Duval Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/29/01