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A resolution accepting a Hazard Mitigation Grant from the State of Tennessee, Department of Military, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Department of Water and Sewerage Services, to allow for the reimbursement of previously awarded funds.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council previously enacted Resolution RS2021-1284 which approved the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Department of Water and Sewerage Services, to accept from the State of Tennessee, Department of Military, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (“TEMA”), an awarded Hazard Mitigation Grant in an amount not to exceed $1,005,939.38 and a required cash match of $143,705.62 for the acquisition and demolition of seven houses located in various floodways/floodplains in Davidson County; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council previously enacted Resolution RS2023-2079 which approved an overrun request increasing the amount awarded not to exceed $1,544,747.40 and a required cash match of $220,678.20; and,
WHEREAS, TEMA did not execute RS2023-2079 prior to the contract expiration; and,
WHEREAS, to allow for the reimbursement of the previously awarded funds, TEMA has awarded a Hazard Mitigation Grant in an amount awarded not to exceed $709,592.54 and a required cash match of $101,370.36, these amounts representing the balance of funding approved in RS2021-1284 and RS2023-2079; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the grant by and between the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, in an amount not to exceed $709,592.54 and a required cash match of $101,370.36, to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Department of Water and Sewerage Services, to acquire and demolish seven houses located in various floodways/floodplains in Davidson County, a copy of which grant amendment Contact is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and that the Director of Water and Sewerage Services is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That the amount of this grant be appropriated to the Department of Water and Sewerage Services based on the revenues estimated to be received and any match to be applied.
Section 3. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution accepts a Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Department of Water and Sewerage Services. The grant award is not to exceed $709,592.54 with a required cash match of $101,370.36. This funding will reimburse previously awarded funds that have been used to acquire and demolish seven repetitive loss properties which lie in a designated floodplain area in Metro Nashville-Davidson County.