| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #491 | |||||||||
| Art of the Olympians | |||||||||
| Requester: | Gabrielle Oerter | Organization: | Art of the Olympians | ||||||
| Project Title: | Art of the Olympians | Date Submitted | 1/4/2008 3:41:08 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Aubuchon, Nick Thompson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Local regional and statewide needs met through internationally recognized Olympian Art Museum/Gallery *reinforce/expand tourism* provide educational resources for resident community | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Art of the Olympians Foundation Inc | Contact: | Gabrielle Oerter | ||||||
| 12800 University Drive # 550 | Contact Phone: | (239) 313-7961 | |||||||
| Fort Myers 33907 | Contact email: | goerter@comcast.net | |||||||
| Counties: | Lee | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Internationally recognized cultural facility for sharing and teaching creativity based on the Olympic curriculum. The Al Oerter Center for Excellence will house a dynamic ever changing gallery/museum, education center, coffee and gift shop | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Attendance figures can be projected based on the numbers provided by Edison and Ford Estates. Visitation is expected to follow a numerical correlation between 40%-70%. At initial performance levels Art of the Olympians expects to receive 40,000 visitors | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,849,600 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $450,456 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $1,000,000 | 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: | Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Lee County Legislative Delegation Meeting | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||