Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2857FY0001

Regional Ferry System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Robert Roth

Organization:

Broward County Mass Transit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Regional Ferry System

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 1:39:27 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Debby Sanderson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

The proposal is a private/public venture utilizing the Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami Dade waterways

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Broward County Mass Transit Division

Contact:

Lorraine Smith

 

3201 W. Copans Road

Contact Phone:

(954) 357-8360

 

 

Pompano Beach 33069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Broward, Dade, Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project includes the purchase of 10 ferry boats, the construction of docks, the construction of pedestrian and bicycle connections between the surface transportation system and the ferry system and signage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increased mobility in regional transportation, job creation, and tourism promotion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,900,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$8,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$2,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$1,900,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations and Non-recurring Construction

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Transportation, Department Of

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Application to the Transportation Outreach Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Broward County Commission

 

Meeting Date:

1/10/01