| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2287 | |||||||||
| Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) and GPS Technology Project | |||||||||
| Requester: | Polk County Transit Services Division | Organization: | Polk County Board of County Commissioners | ||||||
| Project Title: | Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) and GPS Technology Project | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 12:58:05 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Stargel | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Dispatchers communicate with drivers by means of 800 mhz radio transmission | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Polk County Board of County Commissioners | Contact: | Sandra Winegar | ||||||
| P.O. Box 9005 Drawer HS09 | Contact Phone: | (863) 534-5301 | |||||||
| Bartow 338319005 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Polk | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Improved coordination of paratransit trips through AVL/GPS technology that interfaces with existing automatic scheduling/dispatch software. (Capital hardware/software) | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| 750-1000 additional door-to-door trips per month (up to 12,000 per year) | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $380,049 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $380,049 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| 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? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Veterans' Affairs, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Annual Operating Report to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Polk County BOCC & Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/16/2002 | ||||||||