Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #242

Special Olympics, Florida State Headquarters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Monty Castevens

Organization:

Special Olympics, Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Special Olympics, Florida State Headquarters

Date Submitted:

01/10/2000 2:43:15 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Howard Forman

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Special Olympics, Florida

Contact:

Carl Ferguson

 

8 Broadway,  Suite D

Contact Phone:

(407) 870-2292 226

 

 

Kissimmee 34741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This will build and furnish a 10,000 square foot state headquarters with a program training and education center for potential participants in the Special Olympics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

This facility will provide a year-round sport training facility and allow for athletic competition in a variety of olympic type sports for individuals with mental retardation and other needs.  Special Olympics, Florida is a member of the Unified Sports Program and this facility will also serve athletes training for Olympic-type events. 

 

The State will be providing yet another set of activities to improve the health and wuality of life for all the participants in these activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

This facility and its programs should result in a lessening of need for some health care services as well as providing the ability for these individuals to have an improved quality oflife.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$4,100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$1,600,000

In-Kind Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Fl SPorts Foundation Recommendation & articles relating to effects of Special Olympics competence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Orange County Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

11/15/1999