Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1708FY0001

Gulf Coast Research & Education Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Raymond Lee

Organization:

Farm Burea Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Gulf Coast Research & Education Center

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 8:49:56 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Lesley Miller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Improved development & dissemination of new scientific knowledge & technology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Farm Burea Insurance

Contact:

Jack Recheigl

 

5007 60th Street East

Contact Phone:

(941) 751-7636 225

 

 

Bradenton, FL 34203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Hillsborough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction of new office, laboratory, student housing and greenhouse facilites at the University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research & Education Center to replace outdated existing facilities and expand the ability of the Center to accomplish its mission under the Land Grant mandate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Improved ability to accomodate students and deliver distance education teaching programs; accomodate planned programmatic expansion improving ability to deliver informaiton to a wider range of user groups.  Facilitate delivery of important research information essential to maintining a highly productive and competetive agricultural industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$7,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

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:

Educational Plant Survey. UF Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Florida Legislature

 

Meeting Date:

3/6/00