| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #470 | |||||||||
| Miami Dade Swim Safety | |||||||||
| Requester: | Vivian Donnell Rodriguez | Organization: | Miami Dade Parks and Recreation | ||||||
| Project Title: | Miami Dade Swim Safety | Date Submitted | 1/6/2004 3:14:03 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Wasserman Schultz | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| It is intended to reduce incidences of tragic drowning, and other unintentional water related injuries. Miami Dade medical examiner's office documents that Miami Dade leads the state in drowning deaths. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Miami Dade Parks and Recreation | Contact: | Jim O'Connor | ||||||
| Hickman Bldg. 275 NW 2nd St. | Contact Phone: | (305) 223-7070 | |||||||
| Miami 33128 | Contact email: | joaquatics@aol.com | |||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Miami Dade Swim Safety is a partnership for a Safe and Informed Community in Drowning Prevention and Water Related Injuries. Their mission is to provide a centralized resource and referral agency for the coordination of information related to water safety awareness, education, advocacy, and instruction. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| establish a cetralized office; develop a database for resources; promote public education, awareness, advocacy and instructional programs; develop a swim safety web site. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $189,578 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $189,578 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $189,578 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | from the Center for Disease Control and the Miami Dade Medical Examiners Office | ||||||||
| 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 Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||