NOTICE OF PROJECT APPROVAL AND FUNDING
The Florida Communities Trust (Trust) has approved funding applications submitted under the Florida Communities Trust Florida Forever Program, Series FF6 funding cycle. On September 14, 2006, applications were scored, ranked and selected for funding according to the criteria and procedures set forth in Rule Chapter 9K-7, F.A.C. In accordance with Rule 9K-7.009, F.A.C., the projects are considered to have received final approval for funding. The funds awarded derive from the sale of Florida Forever bonds.
Certain applications were selected for funding contingent upon funds becoming available either through other projects terminating, projects closing under budget, or interest accruals. If funding becomes available for the contingent projects, then those projects will be approved for funding in the order in which they are currently ranked.
Those applications approved for funding and the amounts of funding approved are listed below. The approval is subject to appeal and may change following the appeals process. If any Applicant files an appeal and the result of the appeal process changes the ranking of the funded applications, then another notice will be issued.
The following projects were approved for funding with funds currently available:
Selected/Funded
Project No. Project Name Applicant Amount
06-048-FF6 Apalachicola Riverwalk Phase III City of
06-043-FF6
06-078-FF6
06-015-FF6 Shingle Creek Recreational Preserve Central Osceola County/City of
06-025-FF6
06-095-FF6 Hogtown Creek Headwaters City of
06-110-FF6 Barr Hammock Ledwith Prairie Hill Alachua County/Conservation for
06-112-FF6 Capital Cascade Trail
06-037-FF6 ORCA Diamond Tract
06-003-FF6 Doral North Phase I City of Doral $5,025,000.00
06-004-FF6 Blackburn Point Park Addition
06-096-FF6
06-041-FF6 The Susan DuBois Kindt Estate
06-019-FF6 Triple Creek Greenway Phase II
06-017-FF6
06-102-FF6 Cooter Pond Linear Park Phase II City of
06-099-FF6 Ricketson Property
06-060-FF6 Indrio North Savannahs Two St. Lucie County $426,946.00
06-055-FF6 Molitor Property City of
06-098-FF6
06-080-FF6 Cocoa Beachs Thousand Islands Conservation Brevard County/City of
06-020-FF6 Gator Creek Reserve Greenswamp Gateway
06-011-FF6
06-016-FF6 Miccos Hickory Hammock Neighborhood Park Broward County $556,902.00
06-001-FF6
06-042-FF6
06-077-FF6
The following projects were not approved for funding with funds currently available:
Non-Funded
Project No. Project Name Applicant Amount
06-093-FF6
06-026-FF6
06-090-FF6
06-006-FF6 Spanish Creek Preserve
06-056-FF6
06-024-FF6 Turkey Creek Blueway/Greenway Phase II City of Palm Bay $97,605.00
06-069-FF6 Gateway Environmental Park City of
06-021-FF6 Brevard Marina and
06-013-FF6 Shady Banks Preserve Broward County/City of
06-092-FF6
06-036-FF6
06-038-FF6 South Prong Slough
06-065-FF6 Jetta Point
06-047-FF6
06-005-FF6 Pembroke Pines Preserve Annex City of
06-091-FF6
06-039-FF6 Pelican Point Landing
06-023-FF6
06-066-FF6
06-054-FF6 Rivers Edge
06-089-FF6 Big Bend Maritime Center Land Acquisition Wakulla County/Florida Foresight, Inc. $3,900,000.00
06-107-FF6
06-027-FF6 Churchs Everglades Landing Town Southwest Ranches $637,500.00
06-087-FF6 Thornby City of
06-032-FF6 Puhute Recreational Area City of
06-084-FF6
06-028-FF6 Rolling
06-030-FF6 Peck Sink Floodplain Stormwater Park
06-083-FF6 West Ken Lark South City of
06-086-FF6 West Ken Lark North City of
06-104-FF6 Inland Groves Property Acquisition City Clermont $5,010,000.00
06-018-FF6 Jones Creek Town of
06-101-FF6
06-002-FF6 Indian Archaeological Park Broward County/City of
06-007-FF6
06-035-FF6
06-009-FF6
06-051-FF6 Kelly Park 3rd Addition
06-103-FF6
06-022-FF6
06-014-FF6 Myakka El Jobean Park
06-082-FF6 Devonhunt South City of
06-085-FF6 Devonhunt North City of
06-100-FF6
06-058-FF6 Eagle Roost (Parcel 120)
06-072-FF6 Tradition Property
06-115-FF6 American Beach Historical Park Dune Phase
06-045-FF6
06-070-FF6 Indian Mound Station Sanctuary
06-067-FF6 Trailhead Acquisition Broward County/City of
06-076-FF6
06-097-FF6
06-031-FF6
06-073-FF6 School Board Property City of
06-010-FF6
06-075-FF6 Weaver Property City of
06-074-FF6
06-071-FF6
06-062-FF6 Cora C. Harrison Preserve Town of
06-064-FF6 Lockhart Property
06-108-FF6
06-079-FF6 Mayo Howard Park Broward County/City of
06-040-FF6
06-111-FF6
06-081-FF6 Fredd Glossie
06-088-FF6
06-046-FF6 Rocky
06-052-FF6
06-059-FF6
06-094-FF6 New Smyrnea Colony Volusia County/Historical Park New Smyrnea Preserve $2,321,069.00
06-113-FF6 Micanopy Recreational Facility Town of
06-049-FF6
06-068-FF6 4970 Canal 14 Road City of
06-012-FF6 Dison Property City of
06-106-FF6
INELIGIBLE
Project No. Project Name Applicant
06-061-FF6
06-105-FF6 Beach Access Walk Over Town of
WITHDRAWN
Project No. Project Name Applicant
06-029-FF6
06-053-FF6
06-109-FF6
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING RIGHTS
Any person with substantial interests that are or may be determined by the approval of funds for projects by the Trust has a right to an informal administrative proceeding pursuant to Section 120.57(2), F.S., if the person does not dispute issues of material fact raised by this decision. If an informal proceeding is held, the petitioner will have the opportunity to be represented by counsel, to present to the agency written or oral evidence in opposition to the Trust action, or to present a written statement challenging the legal grounds upon which the Trust is justifying its actions.
Alternatively, any person with substantial interests that are or may be determined by the approval of funds for projects by the Trust has a right to a formal administrative hearing pursuant to Section 120.57(1), F.S., if the person disputes any issues of material fact stated in this decision. At a formal hearing the petitioner may be represented by counsel, and will have the opportunity to present evidence and argument on all the issues involved, to conduct cross-examination and submit rebuttal evidence, to submit proposed findings of fact and orders, and to file exceptions to any order or hearing officer's recommended order.
If a person with a substantial interest desires either an informal proceeding or a formal hearing, the person must file with the Trust Clerk a written response or pleading entitled Petition for Administrative Proceedings within 21 calendar days of the publication date of this notice of final agency action. The petition must be in the form required by Rule 18-106.201, F.A.C. A petition is filed when it is received by the Trust Clerk at:
Any person with substantial interests that are or may be determined by the approval of funds for projects by the Trust waives the right to an informal proceeding or a formal hearing if a Petition for Administrative Proceeding is not filed with the Trust Clerk within 21 days of the date of publication of the notice of final agency action.
