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A resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement between the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), for the acceptance of a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant from USDOT to NDOT, to install LiDAR and video camera technologies at key intersections and mid-block segments for “near-miss” data collection. (Federal No. SMARTFY22N1P1G50, Prop. No. 2023M-036AG-001)
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WHEREAS, Resolution RS2023-1937 approved NDOT’s application for a SMART Grant from USDOT for an award amount of $2,000,000, with no cash match required, to use video and other sensor data to identify safety issues outside of traditional crash reports, implement targeted safety measures, and evaluate these measures in downtown Nashville’s complex multimodal environment; and,
WHEREAS, USDOT Agreement SMARTFY22N1P1G50 (attached hereto) provides the grant award amount to NDOT, not to exceed $2,000,000, to install LiDAR and video camera technologies at key intersections and mid-block segments for “near-miss” data collection; and,
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 12-9-104(a)(2)(b) authorizes the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to enter into intergovernmental agreements with the Federal Government; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this intergovernmental agreement be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the intergovernmental agreement between the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), for the acceptance of the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant from USDOT to NDOT, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, to install LiDAR and video camera technologies at key intersections and mid-block segments for “near-miss” data collection, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That the amount of the SMART Grant be appropriated to NDOT, 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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Analysis
This resolution accepts a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant from United States Department of Transportation to Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (“NDOT”) in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 with no cash match required. The grant will be used to implement NDOT’s Leveraging Advanced Data to Deliver MultiModal Safety (LADDMS) project through the installation of LiDAR and video camera technologies at key intersections and mid-block segments to understand near misses in Nashville. The grant period begins on August 15, 2023 and ends on February 15, 2025.