Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2545 Miami Behavioral Health Center, Inc. (MBHC)
Requester:	Olivia Martinez		Organization:		Miami Behavioral Health Center, Inc.
Project Title:	Miami Behavioral Health Center, Inc. (MBHC)		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 9:04:48 PM
District Member:	Ronald Silver		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	Miami Behavioral Health Center, Inc.		Contact:		Olivia Martinez
	350 West Flagler Street		Contact Phone:		(305) 774-3402
	Miami, Florida 33134
Project Description:
The funds are being requested for various programs which serve primarily Hispanic State clients in the areas bounded by the Bay on the East, the County line on the West, the Dolphin Expressway on the North, and Miller Drive on the South. Monolingual substance abusers from the entire Miami County are served. One-time capital funds are being requested for the following purpose: (a) $30,000 for an early warning fire alarm system for a 12,000 square foot facility; Fire department's requirements. Facility provides mental health and substance abuse services to children and adults which are State clients. (b) $20,000to build a sidewalk along the wear boundary of the above property. Being required by the City of Miami as an item for bringing the property to code. This was a condition for being granted a certificate of occupancy, and we posted a bond to assure compliance, but we don't have funds to complete the project. (c) $25,000for rebuilding 4 bathrooms at a day treatment program for persons with dementia. Work is needed because bathrooms are in very bad conditions and to bring them up to code. (d) $5,000 to replace a broken air conditioning system in our Drop-In Center building for the mentally ill. (e) to build and equip the vocational and recreational building of the Casa Nueva Vida Residential Treatment Facility for monolingual Hispanic substance abusers and persons with re-occurring chemcial dependency and mental illness. The present building was burned down by homeless individuals who camped out in it while the main building was being renovated. (f) $30,000 for a handicapped equiped van for transporting severely and persistently mentally ill clients who do not qualify for transportation benefits.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Indigent State clients who are severely and persistently mentally ill and severely impaired substance abusers who are State clients.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
To promotethe health and productivity of impaired citizens directly, or indirectly, resulting in the avoidance of increased costs to the tax payer.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$260,000
Total cost of the project:		$260,000

Request has been made to fund:	Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?			Yes
		In-Kind Amount:	$50,000
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?			No
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?			Unknown