Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #527 Plant City Farmers Market
Requester:	Al Higginbotham		Organization:		Plant City Farmers Market Advisory Counsil
Project Title:	Plant City Farmers Market		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 8:18:47 PM
District Member:	Tom Lee		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Hillsborough
Recipient:	Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services		Contact:		Melt Godwin
	1305 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.		Contact Phone:		(813) 757-9027
	Plant City 33566-5025
Project Description:
Renovate aproximately 20% of the existing market paving ($200,000) and repair and modify existing coolers in unit #4 ($400,000).
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The pavement renovations and cooler modifications will support continuing movement of local agricultural products to market.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased efficiency in distribution of FLorida produce movement and cooler space for local products.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$800,000
Total cost of the project:		$800,000

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:		$500,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$1,000,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Yescontinued renovations
	Will this be an annual request?					No
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:	FDACS by 2000-2001 Budget Request
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Unknown