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A resolution approving an application for a National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to partially fund the acquisition of a 2.36 acre Green Tract at the Nashville Battlefield to preserve the property as a significant contribution to both the Nashville Battlefield and nearby Fort Negley.
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WHEREAS, the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Battlefield Land Acquisition is accepting applications for a grant, with an award of $4,128,439.50 and a cash match of $3,000,000, to partially fund the acquisition of a 2.36 acre Green Tract at the Nashville Battlefield to preserve the property as a significant contribution to both the Nashville Battlefield and nearby Fort Negley; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved and submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the application for a grant by and between the National Park Service’s ABPP Battlefield Land Acquisition program and the Metropolitan Government to partially fund the acquisition of a 2.36 acre Green Tract at the Nashville Battlefield to preserve the property as a significant contribution to both the Nashville Battlefield and nearby Fort Negley, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation is authorized to submit said application to the National Park Service.
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 an application for a National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (“ABPP”) Land Acquisition Grant to the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust, to partially fund the acquisition of a 2.36-acre tract of land at the Nashville Battlefield.
The grant award would help purchase property located at or near 607 Bass Street and preserve the property as a significant contribution to the Nashville Battlefield and Fort Negley. The grant application seeks an award of $4,128,439.50 with a cash match of $3,000,000.
This resolution is related to the three agreements approved by Ordinance No. BL2023-2012 and amended by Resolution No. RS2024-493. The American Battlefield Trust is currently under contract to purchase the property at 607 Bass Street and convey a conservation easement to the Tennessee Historical Commission. The property would then be transferred to the Metropolitan Government.