Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3013FY0001

Telework Tampa Bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Manny Pumariega

Organization:

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Telework Tampa Bay

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 3:45:30 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Jim Sebesta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Reduction of traffic on regional roads; less road maitenance required with fewer cars on road.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

Contact:

Manny Pumariega

 

9455 Koger Blvd. Suite 219

Contact Phone:

(727) 570-5151 213

 

 

St. Petersburg 33702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Hillsborough, Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBRPC and the Bay Are Commuter Services (BACS) will conduct a 30 month program to promote telework and telecommuting within the Tampa Bay region.  Goal is to educate local businesses and employees on the benefits of telework.  The program providers will recruit up to 24 employers to host 12 month telework pilot programs with their employees.  Consulting services for employees and employers geared towards maximizing the effectiveness of teleworking will be provided.

 

Participating employers will be required to quantify the factors that will demonstrate their contribution to reducing congestion and benefits to the environment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction in the number of commuters on regional highways.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

see "Ticket to Ride", in Citistates South Florida Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Hillsborough & Pinellas County Delegations

 

Meeting Date:

1/5/01