| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #297 | |||||||||
| Dekelboum Science Center | |||||||||
| Requester: | James R. Rollings, President / CEO | Organization: | South Florida Science Museum, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Dekelboum Science Center | Date Submitted | 12/22/2005 3:03:09 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Brandenburg | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The Dekelboum Science Center will be a major cultural destination and will have significant long term educational, tourism and economic developement impacts. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | South Florida Science Museum | Contact: | Charles Hamilton, Campaign Director | ||||||
| 4801 Dreher Trail North | Contact Phone: | (561) 832-1988 | |||||||
| West Palm Beach 33405 | Contact email: | grants@sfsm.org | |||||||
| Counties: | Palm Beach | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The Dekelboum Science Center will be located in a county park and will feature innovative science-based exhibitions and programs, aquarium, planetarium, Everglades Interpretive Center, giant screen theater, outdoor science trails, store and restaurant. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| The Dekelboum Science Center is expected to host approximately 350,000 visitors annually, a large proportion of them school-aged children. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $4,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $7,200,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $14,342,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $500,000 | To Fund: | Construction | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | State, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Feasibility study, market research study and Tourist Developement Council surveys | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/13/2005 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||