Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #309

Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Sue Noyes

Organization:

Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park

Date Submitted:

01/21/2000 4:27:18 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

George Kirkpatrick

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Authority

Contact:

Sue Noyes

 

5800 Veterans Memorial Drive

Contact Phone:

(850) 222-8738

 

 

Tallahassee 32308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project master plan involving professional services to develop a financial plan, a marketing/economic feasibility plan, architectural plans, permitting requirements, surveys & other related items to enable FAC&HPA to raise private funds to help construct the facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

A world class facility capable of hosting the 2012 equestrian Olympics venue that also contains a museum/visitor center and education center to showcase, through public/private partnerships the ag & horse industries and their value to Florida's economic viability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

The generation of $82M annually in direct and secondary impact on Florida's economy and the creation of 925 jobs as well as $4.8M annually in state and local taxes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$6,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$60,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$75,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture

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

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Preliminary economic feasibility analysis dated 12/16/99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Marion County Commission

 

Meeting Date:

08/03/1999