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A resolution approving amendment two to a Safe Streets for All grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), to address safety issues along Nolensville Pike related to substandard and/or missing walking, bicycling, and transit facilities, the need for pedestrian-scale lighting, and lack of crossing locations present throughout the project area.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the NDOT, previously entered into a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, to address safety issues along Nolensville Pike related to substandard and/or missing walking, bicycling, and transit facilities, the need for pedestrian-scale lighting, and lack of crossing locations present throughout the project area approved by RS2025-1610 and RS2026-1740 (amendment one); and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend that grant agreement to update language in Article 3 Summary Project Information - 3.2 Project’s Estimated Schedule extends estimated project schedule by 3 months on average from original dates and 6 months for public use, and Attachment B - Indirect Cost added to reflect 15 percent De Minimis rate; a copy of which amendment two is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment two be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment two to the grant by and between the U. S. Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through NDOT, to address safety issues along Nolensville Pike related to substandard and/or missing walking, bicycling, and transit facilities, the need for pedestrian-scale lighting, and lack of crossing locations present throughout the project area, a copy of which amendment two 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 first amendment to a Safe Streets for All grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (“USDOT”) to the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (“NDOT”), as previously approved by Resolution No. RS2025-1610 and amended by Resolution No. RS2026-1740. The grant addresses safety issues along Nolensville Pike related to substandard or missing walking, bicycling, and transit facilities, the need for pedestrian-scale lighting, and lack of crossing locations.
The first amendment updated certain federal grant terms that were declared unlawful by a federal court in California v. Duffy and also updated a date referenced in the general terms and conditions.
The proposed amendment extends the schedule of milestones by an average of three months per deadline. The estimated date for substantial completion would be moved from January 1, 2030, to June 30, 2030. The new deadlines accommodate for new timing points in the agreement and six months of public use. This amendment allows for recovery of $1,020,928.00 of indirect costs based on an amended indirect cost recovery rate. The project scope remains the same.