Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1363
Miami-Dade Juvenile Assessment Center
 
Requester: Wansley Walters Organization: Miami-Dade County Juvenile Assessment Center
 
Project Title: Miami-Dade Juvenile Assessment Center Date Submitted 1/15/2003 12:50:31 PM
 
Sponsors: Barreiro
 
Statewide Interest:
The JAC helps to identify and divert juveniles who are recidivism risks, thereby lowering crime rates and providing a healthy business climate.
 
Recipient: Miami-Dade County Juvenile Assessment Center   Contact: Susan Windmiller  
  275 NW 2 Street, 2nd Floor   Contact Phone: (305) 755-6205  
  Miami 33128
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
Miami-Dade County JAC is the largest facility of it's kind in the state with the most comprehensive scope of agency participation and services. It is the only JAC in Florida that serves a complete juvenile arrest population, i.e. all law enforcement agencies (30 municipalities, 9 Miami-Dade districts and the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System).
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The JAC will continue to provide its current level of service to Miami-Dade County, and will identify and divert juveniles at risk of recidivism, thereby lowering violent crime rates in South Florida.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $729,000
 
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
 
Specific Appropriation #: 1131
 
Specific Appropriation Title:  
 
Amount to be reduced: $729,000
 
Total cost of the project: $6,506,476
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Federal
  Cash Amount $5,777,476   In-kind Amount $1,842,915
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2002-2003 Amount: $729,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $729,000 To Fund: Operations
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   Unknown
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Department of Juvenile Justice Annual Report
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/04/2002