Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #268FY0102

People and Pet Evacuation Shelter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Kelly Grimm

Organization:

Humane Society of Greater Miami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

People and Pet Evacuation Shelter

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 5:45:37 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Cindy Lerner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This shelter can be used by the people of the State to hold forced evacuees who have pets, when diseaster threatens, within 100 miles, thus saving lives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Humane Society of Greater Miami

 

Contact:

Kelly Grimm

 

 

2101 NW 95 Street

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 691-4701

 

 

 

Miami 33147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Humane Society acquired a property to construct a new shelter, in North Miami Beach, which, if "hardened"  appropriately, will serve as an aemergency evacuation shelter for people with pets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

More efficient evacuation of residents with pets who otehrwise refuse to leave due to other shelters not allowing pets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

1543A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Grants & Aids- Local Emergency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$4,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Private

 

 

Cash Amount:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Local Managment Strategy of Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

10/5/2001