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July, 2001
St. Lucie County Regional Disaster Control Center I Special Needs Facility
Project Manager:
Ray Wazny
Public Works Director
Amount of Request:
$2,000,000
Description of Project:
This facility will be used as a Disaster Command Post, Primary Special Needs
Shelter, 911/EOC back up and an evacuation area for horses and other animals
in the event of a natural disaster.
Reason For Funding:
Funding is needed to develop the facilities. The project will create a Special
Needs Disaster Shelter that is badly needed in the County.
A substantial local match for the requested funding has been made available
through the purchase of the land and ownership of the land by the County in the
amount of $1,000,000. Furthermore, the County has allocated $1,000,000 for
the construction infrastructure. In-kind services this far have been provided in
the amount of $1,400,000. These services included clearing of the land,
donation of fill dirt and preparation for construction. Further in-kind services are
expected in the next 2 years. The Fair Association at this time is allocating
$400,000 toward the construction of this project. Total value of local
contribution/match is estimated at $4,296,000.
St. Lucie County Regional Disaster Control Center I Special Needs Facility
A. Geographic Information - The 200-acre site is located in the heart of St.
Lucie County, west of the major population centers, bordered on the north
by State Road 70 and on the south by County Road 712. The site is
geographically centered to serve the four county area of Okeechobee, St.
Lucie, Indian River, and Martin Counties. This site is within 6 miles of the
Florida Turnpike and 1-95 Interchanges along with being located outside
the emergency planning zone for the nuclear power plant.
B. Agricultural - Emergency collection site for large animals, an estimated
200 head of horses and residing east of US Highway 1 in the areas that
are subject to flooding and wildfires. This facility will provide a safe and
secure location for livestock and large animals in emergency situations in
which residents are instructed to evacuate.
C. Disaster Command/Special Needs Shelter - Facility will be used as a
staging and distribution area of equipment along with the capability of
providing for regional staging of resources and primary command post
during recovery stages of a disaster. It would be the only Special Needs
Population Shelter outside the 1 O-mile emergency planning zone. Used
as an alternate Emergency Operations Center outside the EPZ should we
lose location. Currently we have inadequate locations for the evacuation
of school children during a nuclear power plant emergency, this facility will
help provide needed shelter.
D. Facilitv - The 30,000 sf structure will meet Category 3 hurricane design
requirements, accommodate over 500 people, contain a full service
kitchen, restrooms, and showers and dining for 250 people. Building
interior will have folding walls to provide for more versatile use. As an
emergency center the facility will contain emergency lighting, phones, data
facilities and emergency generator system to provide reliability in
emergency situations. Water system would include a ground storage tank
capable of sustaining minimum fire protection needs and storage
capability. This structure will be completely self contained.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY REGIONAL DISASTER CONTROL
CENTER I SPECIAL NEEDS FACILITY
FUNDING NEEDS
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED
$1,000,000
$ 600,000
$ 500,000
$1,200,000
$3,000,000
$1,500,000
$ 500,000
$ 700,000
$9,000,000
I. Land Purchase
II. Project Engineering & Design
III. Water/Sewer
IV. Infrastructure
V. Disaster Center
VI. Livestock/Equine
VII. Furnishings
VIII. Contingency
LOCAL MATCH
I. Land Purchase
$1,000,000
1,000,000
II. St. Lucie County Funding
IV. Fair Association Loan
1,400,000
500,000
III. Site Work (In Kind)
Shortfall
400,000
$4,300,000
$4,700,000
V. Fair Association Funding
TOTAL MATCHING FUNDS
*$2,000,000 minimum funding required 2002 Fiscal Year