Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #989 Healthy Beaches
Requester:	Elithia Stanfield		Organization:		Pinellas County Board of County Commisioners
Project Title:	Healthy Beaches		Date Submitted:		01/30/2000 5:27:31 PM
District Member:	Jack Latvala		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Pinellas
Recipient:	Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners		Contact:		Elithia Stanfield
	315 Court Street		Contact Phone:		(274) 643-4853 629
	Clearwater 33756
Project Description:
Conduct research to identify and determine risk of diseases that may be encountered in Florida's recreational waters beginning in the waters of Tampa Bay over a two year period.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Enhance methods to anticipate beach water quality and to assist in the establishment of national standards for coastal waters.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
An integrated water quality model for risk assessment for Florida water quality.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$350,000
Total cost of the project:		$745,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$170,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$395,000
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				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:	Department of Health Needs Assessment: Environmental Protection Agency Beach Program
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:	10/19/1999