Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1638FY0102

Project to Manufacture Flags and Military Clothing for the United States Armed Forces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Dennis Pastrana

Organization:

Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Project to Manufacture Flags and Military Clothing for the United States Armed Forces

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 11:38:36 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Mario Diaz-Balart, Rene Garcia, Dan Gelber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workforce development of a hard to serve population; people with disabilities.  After two years of operation 100 workers will be placed outside Goodwill in competitive employment, making room for additional people to be served.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc.

 

Contact:

Dennis Pastrana, President and CEO

 

 

2121 NW 21st. Street

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 326-4111

 

 

 

Miami 33142-7382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of equipment to create 250 permanent new jobs for persons with disabilities manufacturing military clothing. (*Date heard in front of Fiscal Responsibility Council is an approximate date)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Through the program's workforce development, it will place people with disabilities out in the competitive workforce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$3,825,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

Cash Amount:

$3,025,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

01-02

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

1997 An Able Trust & Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Fiscal Responsibility Council

 

Meeting Date:

3/15/2001