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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Public Property Director to sign and record Notices of Federal Interest pursuant to a Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grants from the U.S. Department of Education to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, that funded the construction projects on Metropolitan Government property.
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WHEREAS, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools entered into awarded Grant Number: S425U210047 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grants with the U. S. Department Education, with a total for all grants not exceeding $24,036,227.42 with no cash match required to the Metropolitan Government, to fund the construction of the numerous projects at school buildings at Alex Green Elementary, Apollo Middle, Dupont Elementary, Andrew Jackson Elementary, Cane Ridge High School, Nashville School of the Arts High School and Old Center Elementary School ; and,
WHEREAS, under the grant’s Terms and Conditions the Metropolitan Government is required to execute and record a Notice of Federal Interest; and,
WHEREAS, it is to benefit the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the Metropolitan Public Property Director be authorized to sign and record the Notice of Federal Interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Public Property Director is authorized to execute and record the Notice of Federal Interest, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein.
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 authorizes the Metropolitan Public Property Director to sign and record Notices of Federal Interest (“the Notices”) as part of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund grants to Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (“MNPS”). The grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaled $24,036,227.42 with no cash match required. The grants funded the construction of several infrastructure projects for school buildings at Alex Green Elementary School, Apollo Middle School, Dupont Elementary School, Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Cane Ridge High School, Nashville School for the Arts, and Old Center Elementary School.
Under the terms of the grant agreements, the Notices must be signed and recorded in Davidson County. The Notices include conditions that the projects may not be used for any purpose inconsistent with the statute of any program regulations governing the award under which the properties were constructed, renovated, or remodeled, may not be mortgaged or used as collateral without written federal permission, and may not be sold or transferred to another party without written federal permission.