Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1077

Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center (GTEC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Paula Delaney

Organization:

City of Gainesville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center (GTEC)

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 8:53:23 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

George Kirkpatrick

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Alachua

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Gainesville

Contact:

Conchi Ossa

 

200 East University Avenue

Contact Phone:

(352) 334-5012

 

 

Gainesville 32601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center (GTEC) is part of the City's Economic Development initiative in partnership with the University of Florida, Alachua County and others.  Funding is sought to help with construction and operation of the Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The Center is being created to help grow local companies, diversify the area's employment sectors, and add higher paying jobs for local and area residents.  It will function to help nurture and grow small start-up companies that use technologies for project development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

University technology transfer, high wage job creation, technology industry growth and development, and increased tax base.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,770,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Governor, Executive Office Of The

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

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Feasibility Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Gainesville City Commission

 

Meeting Date:

11/08/1999