Agenda Item Name:
Title
Status Update and Timeline for the Central Receiving System for the City of Gainesville and Alachua County
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Presenter:
Stuart Wegener, Court Services (352-548-3708) and Tom Tonkavich, Community Support Services (352-264-6700)
Description:
Update of the Status of and Timeline for the Initiative to Develop and Implement a Central Receiving System for the City of Gainesville and Alachua County
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Receive the Presentation and Discussion
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Prior Board Motions:
8/4/2020: BoCC committed $250,000 in capital expenditures for a Central Receiving Facility.
8/12/2021: BoCC Meeting with a 4 Part Motion to Move Forward with Seeking Funding and Related Endeavors to Implement a Central Receiving Facility Program.
5/10/2022: BoCC approval that a Central Receiving System (CRS) be implemented as a bricks and mortar location on the campus of a Public Receiving Facility with a Crisis Stabilization Unit. BoCC instructed staff to proceed with a formal application for American Rescue Plan Funds (State and Local Fiscal Recovery) in the amount of $1.75 Million to support future operational costs of the planning CRS. BoCC allocated an additional $250,000 for the capital component of the Central Receiving System.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Budget for capital purposes for the Central Receiving System Identified as $1.5 Million Total. Funding sources include Alachua County ($500,000 from the General Fund), City of Gainesville ($500,000 and $496,500 from a Legislative Budget Request). Additional budget for Operational Costs is $2.5 Million, toward which $1.75 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds would be committed by the County.
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
All Other Mandatory and Discretionary Services
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Background:
Since the BoCC last met in May, there have been additional developments in assembling the financing necessary to address capital requirements for the con...
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