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A resolution approving amendment five to a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, for the ongoing collection of data on ambient air concentrations of 2.5 for fine particulate matter (PM) in Nashville, Tennessee.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, previously entered into a grant agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the ongoing collection of data on ambient air concentrations of 2.5 for fine particulate matter (PM) in Nashville, Tennessee approved by RS2020-681 and as amended by RS2021-996, RS2022-1530, RS2022-1652, and RS2023-2212; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend that grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $136,614 for a new grant total of $656,614 with no cash match required, extend the end date to March 31, 2025, and add revised Terms and Conditions, a copy of which amendment five is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment five be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment five to the grant by and between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, for the ongoing collection of data on ambient air concentrations of 2.5 for fine particulate matter (PM) in Nashville, Tennessee, a copy of which amendment five is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution approves the fifth amendment to a grant between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Metropolitan Board of Health for the ongoing collection of data on ambient air concentrations of 2.5 for fine particulate matter (PM) in Nashville. This grant was previously approved by RS2020-681 and amended by RS2021-996, RS2022-1530, RS2022-1652, and RS2023-2212.
This is a routine grant, and the Department of Health is responsible for air quality monitoring in Nashville and Davidson County on behalf of the EPA. The term of the grant began April 1, 2020.
The amendment under consideration extends the contract term from March 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, and increases the grant funding by $136,614, from $520,000 to $656,614. The amendment also revises the administrative and program conditions within the contract.