| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3569 | |||||||||
| Downtown Storefront Improvements | |||||||||
| Requester: | Mayor Billy Bain | Organization: | City of Miami Springs | ||||||
| Project Title: | Downtown Storefront Improvements | Date Submitted | 1/13/2006 4:59:51 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Lopez-Cantera | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This program seeks to insure the sustainability of the City of Miami Springs by improving the quality of our downtown business district. Retention of business is difficult with buildings that are in constant need of improvements. Several economic studies performed over the past ten years make a point of this need | |||||||||
| Recipient: | James R. Borgmann, City Manager | Contact: | James Borgmann, City Manager | ||||||
| 201 Westward Drive | Contact Phone: | (305) 805-5010 | |||||||
| Miami Springs 33166 | Contact email: | borgmannj@miamisprings-fl.gov | |||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| To provide capital to local merchants and property owners to improve the look of the downtown business district, thereby assisting in achieving future sustainability of this district. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Rehabilitation and redesigning of twenty five business storefronts | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $400,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $500,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| 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: | $500,000 | To Fund: | Construction | ||||
| 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: | Community Revitalization Study prepared by the Powers-Hunter Group, 1994, Economics Research Assoc | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Miami Springs City Council | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/14/2005 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||