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A resolution appropriating $80,000.00 in American Rescue Plan Act funds from Fund #30216 to Jefferson Street Sound Museum for upkeep, marketing, community outreach expansion, and music education.
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WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution RS2023-1947 appropriated $10,000,000.00 in American Rescue Plan Act funds from Fund #30216 to be allocated to neighborhood needs through a community-led participatory budgeting program; and,
WHEREAS, one project that won through the community-wide participatory budgeting ballot process is an $80,000.00 grant to Jefferson Street Sound Museum for upkeep, marketing, community outreach expansion, and music education; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that these funds be appropriated to Jefferson Street Sound Museum.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That $80,000.00 from the American Rescue Plan Fund #30216 is hereby appropriated to Jefferson Street Sound Museum to be used for upkeep, marketing, community outreach expansion, and music education as described in Exhibit A.
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 appropriates $80,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds from Fund #30216 to Jefferson Street Sound Museum for upkeep, marketing, community outreach expansion, and music education.
Resolution No. RS2023-1947 appropriated $10,000,000 in ARPA funds for a community-wide participatory budgeting program. One of the winning projects selected through the participatory budgeting process was a grant to Jefferson Street Sound Museum in the amount of $80,000 for upkeep, marketing, community outreach expansion, and music education.
According to Exhibit A, attached to the resolution, the $80,000 will be used as follows:
• $40,000 will be used to provide tours of the museum,
• $20,000 will be used to provide music education programs for adults and youths,
• $10,000 will be used to collect, store, and safely archive stories, relevant artifacts, capture stories, and ensure the authenticity of items,
• $10,000 will be used to market the Jefferson Street Sound Museum, make connections with the community, and increase visibility among potential donors.
Fiscal Note: This $80,000 appropriation comes from the $10,000,000 appropriation in American Rescue Plan Act funding, previously approved by RS2023-1947, which established a participatory budgeting fund.