Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1771

Pompano Beach / Collier City Aquaculture & Hydroponics Complex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Betty Dejean

Organization:

Broward County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Pompano Beach / Collier City Aquaculture & Hydroponics Complex

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 1:42:41 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Mandy Dawson

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Broward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Broward County

Contact:

Betty Dejean

 

115 South Andrews Avenue

Contact Phone:

(954) 357-6379

 

 

Fort Lauderdale 33301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A community/entreprenurial pilot program, centered around an aquaculture project in an inner-city community for the purpose of raising tilapia (fish) aquatic and ornamental plants that are to be sold as part of a small business.  The objective to to establish an economic and financial environment and aptitude for self sufficiency.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The pilot project will provide a research and training site for future aquaculture projects throughout the state to establish entrepreneurial and self-sufficiency environments for the participating residents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Development of small business opportunities and creation of jobs required to establish and operate business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$480,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,250,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$770,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

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

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

City, County, and community based organizational studies, statistics and existing programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Legislative Delegation / Broward County Commission Workshop

 

Meeting Date:

12/16/1999