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An ordinance authorizing the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Department of Water and Sewerage Services, to enter into an agreement with Cumberland River Compact to continue to fund initiatives established as the result of the Consent Decree with the Department of Justice of the United States and the State of Tennessee.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution no. RS2007-2144 and the 2009 Consent Decree between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, the State of Tennessee, and the United States Department of Justice, the Metropolitan Government engaged the Cumberland River Compact to provide various services relating to the enhancement of water quality in Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the agreement (the “Agreement”) attached hereto as Exhibit A, the Cumberland River Compact proposes to continue the provision of services that will provide environmental benefits to the local community and the Metropolitan Government; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government that the Agreement be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the Cumberland River Compact, attached hereto, is hereby approved and the Director of the Metropolitan Department of Water and Sewerage Services is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. Amendments to this legislation shall be approved by resolution.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This ordinance authorizes the Metropolitan Department of Water and Sewerage Services (“Metro Water”) to enter into an agreement with the Cumberland River Compact (“CRC”) to continue to fund initiatives established from a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the State of Tennessee.
The agreement states that CRC will provide the following services: the maintenance and replenishment of four raingardens at selected schools; free consultations, classes and assistance to Davidson County residents interested in building rain gardens, increased stormwater infiltration by converting 20,000 square feet of turf grass to a combination of native pollinator habitats and depave projects, continuing to plant, monitor, and maintain riparian flood areas, facilitate 250 linear feet of bank stabilization projects; distribution of a DIY guide for stream bank stabilization, facilitate 25 stream adoptions; install and maintain two new and four existing in-stream trash collectors, and provide additional public and outreach.
Metro Water will pay $100,000 annually for five years in exchange for these services. The agreement term would begin effective June 2025.
The Metropolitan Government first contracted with CRC to provide various services related to the enhancement of water quality in Davidson County following the approval of Resolution No. RS2007-2144 and a 2009 consent decree among the Metropolitan Government, the State of Tennessee, and DOJ.
Amendments to this legislation shall be approved by Council resolution.
Fiscal Note: Metro will pay $100,000 per year to CRC for five years. Metro will pay a total of $500,000 over the term of this contract.