| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #449 | |||||||||
| Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library | |||||||||
| Requester: | Lt. Col. Brett T. Scharringhau | Organization: | Upper Tampa Bay Library Foundation, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library | Date Submitted | 1/9/2006 8:57:14 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Culp | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| To promote education for citizens residing in the communities of Northwestern Hillsborough County, Southern Pasco and Eastern Pinellas Counties. All citizens, students from preschool to college level, educators, families and senior citizens of this district and broad area will be able to use the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library. Statewide, the people continue to call for improved education and supporting facilities of which the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library is one. Over the Upper Tampa Bay's Regional Library's life cycle millions of Floridians will benefit. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Upper Tampa Bay Library Foundation | Contact: | Lt. Col. Brett T. Scharringhau | ||||||
| 12306 Wycliff Place | Contact Phone: | (813) 891-9429 | |||||||
| Tampa 33626-2632 | Contact email: | BrettS14@UTBLF.Org | |||||||
| Counties: | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The Upper Tampa Bay Library is currently 15,000 square feet; too small. The current populace it's now supporting is over 100,000 up from 66,173 (with a projected growth above 6%), per the updated 2000 Census (September 17, 2002 update), obtained from the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission. The "Census Tracts" in the Library's area are: 114.12, 114.13, 114.14, 115.05, 115.06, 115.07, 115.08, 116.06, 116.07, 116.08, 116.09 and 117.03. This population does not include apartment dwellers, unoccupied housing, nor does it include the "spillover usage" from Pinellas and Pasco Counties, as the counties have a reciprocal borrowing agreement. This additional populace brings the total population usage of this library to 110,000 to 120,000. This CBIR provides the funds to build the needed additional 10,000 square feet. Funding this project now, saves the taxpayers in this Great State of Florida in the long run and provides a superb educational platform for the populace to learn. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Provides educational benefits for all citizens in over 86 communities, at last count, three counties, and more. Over the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library's life cycle million of Floridians will benefit. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,850,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,850,000 | ||||||||
| 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? | 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: | The 2000 and updated September 17, 2002 Census information and population numbers of over 100,000. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/07/2006 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||