1.	Project Title:	Lake Technical College Center for Advanced Manufacturing Equipment
2.	Senate Sponsor:	Click here to enter text.
3.	Date of Request:	10/10/2017
4.	Project/Program Description:
To purchase manufacturing equipment to be used in the training the future manufacturing workforce for Lake County and Central Florida for years to come.
5.	State Agency to receive requested funds:	Click here to enter text.
State Agency Contacted?	Click here to enter text.
6.	Amount of the Non-Recurring Request:
Amount Requested for Operations	Amount Requested for Fixed Capital Outlay	Total Amount of Requested State Funds
Click here to enter text.	$1,379,106	$1,379,106
7.	Total Project Cost (include all requested State funds and any other funding sources):	$5,866,106
8.	Type, amount and percent of matching funds available for this project:
Type	Amount	Percent
Federal:	Click here to enter text.	Click here to enter text.
State (Excluding the amount of this request):	Click here to enter text.	Click here to enter text.
Local:	$200,000	14.5%
Other:	Click here to enter text.	Click here to enter text.
9.	Was the project previously funded by the State?
Fiscal Year(s)	Amount	Vetoed
Recurring	Non-Recurring
2016	Click here to enter text.	$2.,800,000	Click here to enter text.
2014	Click here to enter text.	$500,000	Click here to enter text.
2013	Click here to enter text.	$947,000	Click here to enter text.
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10.	Is future-year funding likely to be requested? If yes, indicate non-recurring amount per year.
Not at this time.
11.	Program Performance (if needed, include additional documentation):
a.	What is the specific purpose or goal that will be achieved by the funds requested?
Lake Technical College's Center for Advanced Manufacturing and its equipment along with the newly developed Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development program will seamlessly connect high quality career and technical education programs, a state of the art manufacturing facility, and industry partners to increase the number of graduates primed to create and advance into innovative well-paying jobs in the local and state manufacturing workforce community. A well trained and skilled manufacturing workforce to support Central Florida's robust manufacturing community will be provided. It is believed that the benefits of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing will result in the successful recruitment, retention or expansion of at least one (1), 50 empolyee manufacturing company per year, and possibly more in Lake County. The economic and fiscal impacts of a 50 employee manufacturing company are significant. The annual economic output would exceed $13 million, while generating almost $3.5 million in personal incomce and 80 total jobs. Therefore, witin 10 years of opening, and with only one (1) new 50 employee manufactuing company per year, we would expect the Center for Advanced Manufacturing to return in excess of $130 million in economic impact, just in Lake County alone; and over $2 million in state and local tax revenue.
b.	What are the activities and services that will be provided to meet the intended purpose of these funds?
The Center for Advanced Manufacturing will offer programs to include Advanced Welding and Fabrication Technology, CNC Machining, Mechatronics and Industrial Machinery Maintenance in order to provide an opportunity for the region’s business and industry sector to have access to a highly skilled workforce. Currently , Lake Technical College has a waitlist of approximatley 40 students for its Welding program alone. It is expected that upon completion of the facility, purchase and installation of CNC eqipment the industry demand will also do the same regarding this program. This funding will allow for the acquisition of equipment necessary for these advanced manufacuting programs.
c.	How will the funds be expended?
Spending Category	Description	Amount
Administrative Costs:
Executive Director/Project Head Salary and Benefits	N/A	Click here to enter text.
Other Salary and Benefits	N/A	Click here to enter text.
Expense/Equipment/Travel/ Supplies/Other	N/A	Click here to enter text.
Consultants/Contracted Services/ Study	N/A	Click here to enter text.
Operational Costs:
Salary and Benefits	N/A	Click here to enter text.
Expense/Equipment/Travel/ Supplies/Other	N/A	Click here to enter text.
Consultants/Contracted Services/ Study	N/A	Click here to enter text.
Fixed Capital Construction/Major Renovation:
Construction/Renovation/Land/ Planning Engineering	Equipment acquisition for Lake Technical College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing. Programs offered will include advanced welding, fabrication, CNC machining, mechatronics, industrial machinery maintenance , and other STEM related training. See attached spreadsheet for specific equipment to be purchased.	$1,379,106
d.	What are the direct services to be provided to citizens by the appropriations project?
Lake County in conjunction with region leaders are working to increase manufacturing activity to help diversify the economy and raise wages. This is of particular importance for once rural communities like Lake County. A regionally serving Center for Advanced Manufacturing training facility at Lake Technical College will enable Lake County as well as our region to support local manufacturing and attract new manufacturing employers to the region in a way that historically has been unachieveable. Such programs would create a unified strategy for providing workers with state-of-the-art training and early-stage manufacturing and IT companies with the tools, training and infrastructure they need to create financially stable companies. Training for manufacturing skill sets, including welding, CNC Machinist, Industrial Equipment Maintainence will be offered.
e.	Who is the target population served by this project? How many individuals are expected to be served.
The target population is twofold. First the Center for Advanced Manufacturing will enbable Lake Technical College to train up to 100 + students per year that want to pursue a career in advanced manufacturing. Second, Lake Technical College will provide training to the regions manufacturing industry who will benefit from the locally developed skilled workforce.
f.	What is the expected benefit or outcome of this project? What is the methodology by which this outcome will be mesasured?
We will track the number of graduates from these programs and the number of alumni that gain employment in the manufacturing sector. Lake Technical College students will be prepared for a vaiety of industry certifications including AWS (American Welder Society), IHK for CNC Machining, CPT (Certified Production Technician) through the National Manufacturing Skills Standards Council, Six Sigma, etc. In Welding alone we expect over 80 students yearly to be complete and become certified to meet the needed demand in our region and across the state.
g.	What are the suggested penalties that the contracting agency may consider in addition to its standard penalties for failing to meet deliverables or performance measures provided for in the contract?
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12.	The owners of the facility to receive, directly or indirectly, any fixed capital outlay funding. Include the relationship between the owners of the facility and the entity.
Lake Technical College is a public postsecondary technical college/career center. The Center for Advanced Manufacturing is a public private partnership between Lake Technical College, Lake County Government, and numerous manufacturing companies in the region.
13.	Requestor Contact information:
a.	Name and Title:	Dr. Diane Culpepper
b.	Organization:	CulpepperD@lake.k12.fl.us
c.	E-mail Address:	rchandler@lakecountyfl.gov
d.	Phone Number:	(352) 589-2250
14.	Recipient Contact Information:
a.	Organization:	Lake Technical College
b.	Municipality and County:	This facility is in the City of Eustis and Lake County
c.	Organization type (check all that apply):
☐	For-profit Entity
☒	Non Profit 501(c) (3)
☐	Non Profit 501(c) (4)
☒	Local Entity
☒	University or College
☐	Other (please specify)	Click here to enter text.
d.	Contact Name and Title:	Dr. Diane Culpepper
e.	E-mail Address:	CulpepperD@lake.k12.fl.us
f.	Phone Number:	(352) 589-2250
15.	Lobbyist Contact Information:
a.	Name:	Chris Carmody
b.	Firm:	Gray Robinson
c.	Email Address:	Chris.Carmody@gray-robinson.com
d.	Phone Number:	407.843.8880
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16.	Have you applied for alternative state funding?
☐	Waste Water Revolving Loan
☐	Drinking Water Revolving Loan
☐	Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant
☐	Other (Please describe)	Click here to enter text.
☒	N/A
17.	What is the population economic status?
☐	Financially Disadvantaged Community (ch. 62-552, F.A.C)
☐	Financially Disadvantaged Municipality (ch. 62-552, F.A.C)
☐	Rural Area of Economic Concern
☐	Rural Area of Opportunity (s. 288.0656, Florida Statutes)
18.	What is the status of construction?
The construction of this facility is nearly completed.
19.	What percentage of the construction has been completed? What is the estimated completion date?
90% complete and expected date of completion is 11/1/2017
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