| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1516 | |||||||||
| Respite Care for Persons with Disabilities | |||||||||
| Requester: | Lyn Harris | Organization: | Miami-Dade County | ||||||
| Project Title: | Respite Care for Persons with Disabilities | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 3:49:57 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Margolis | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Provides supervision and supportive care to disabled and infirmed individuals, reducing emergency room visits | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Miami-Dade County | Contact: | Lyn Harris | ||||||
| 111 NW 1st Street | Contact Phone: | (305) 375-2262 | |||||||
| Miami 33128 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Provides supportive care and supervision to disabled individuals | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Reduction in emergency room visits, prevention of unnecessary o rpremature institutionalization of the disabled individual | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $77,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $77,000 | ||||||||
| 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: | $77,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Needs analysis by the Commission on Disability Issues | ||||||||
| 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 Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||