Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #501FY0102

Centralized Downtown Stormwater Basin & Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Wayne Bowers

Organization:

City of Gainesville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Centralized Downtown Stormwater Basin & Park

Date Submitted:

1/15/2002 11:28:27 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Ed Jennings, Perry McGriff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility will provide stormwater treatment to runoff currently discharging to Paynes Prairie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Gainesville

 

Contact:

Wayne Bowers

 

 

200 E University AVE

 

Contact Phone:

(352) 334-5010

 

 

 

Gainesville 32601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Alachua

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centralized stormwater basin to assist in continued redevelopment of downtown and Depot Avenue area. Also, will provide treatment of runoff into the state owned environmentally sensitive Paynes Prairie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

The proposed 20 acre basin will provide capacity for treatment of stormwater runoff from approximately 50 acres of Downtown Gainesville's developed properties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

1591G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Grants & Aid to Local Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$13,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

Cash Amount:

$11,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999

Amount:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

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:

City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Alachua County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

9/24/2001