Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2832FY0001

Miami Children's Museum - New Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Deborah Spiegelman

Organization:

Miami Children's Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Miami Children's Museum - New Facility

Date Submitted:

2/9/01 7:40:39 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Gustavo Barreiro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

The museum is an education resource that is available to every child in the State of Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Miami Children's Museum

Contact:

Deborah Spiegelman

 

701 Arena Boulevard

Contact Phone:

(305) 373-5439

 

 

Miami 33136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Miami Children's Museum intends to construct a 53,000 sq. ft. facility on Watson Island. The Museum has received 2.52 acres of land from the City of Miami for the building of its permanent facility. Miami Children's Museum was the first children's museum in the state; its exhibitions, programs and plans serve as role models for the other children's museums throughout the State of Florida. This facility will be a regional attraction serving Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach counties as well as visitors to the region. Visitorship is projected to be 300,000 annually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Visitorship, number of school groups, test scores by students who participate in hands on learning, success of Pre-K and K students who participate in MCM pre-school, evaluations by educators, parents and children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,982,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

1199

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$1,982,930

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$19,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$6,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$445,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

So. Fla., Miami-Dade is the only major metropolitan area in country without a children's museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Meeting Date:

1/17/01