Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1925

Bridges of America Construction Renovation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Watson Haynes, II

Organization:

Bridges of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Bridges of America Construction Renovation

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 7:55:33 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Jim Sebesta

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Bridges of America

Contact:

Watson Haynes, II

 

PO Box 1273

Contact Phone:

(727) 893-1840

 

 

St. Petersburg 33731-1273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A 100-plus bed residential drug and mental health treatment / secure inpatient substance-abuse treatment facility for a coalition of service providers (Phoenix House, People of Color AIDS Coalition, The Harbor Behavioral Healthcare & Bridges of America).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Residential treatment, outpatient services, and aftercare to persons referred through Drug Court, Court System, and Department of Corrections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in the number of clients serviced in South St. Petersburg & Southern Pinellas County due to the operation of a secure treatment facility in an area of great need.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$440,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

No

 

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

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

St. Pete Mayor's Challenge Plan; Weed & Seed Destination Project; Chief of Police Public Forum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

St. Petersburg City Council Subcommittee

 

Meeting Date:

10/07/1999