File #: RS2024-311   
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 3/7/2024 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 3/19/2024 Final action: 3/19/2024
Title: A resolution accepting an in-kind grant from the Friends of Green Hills Park to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to install a new water fountain by the playgrounds and construct a Wind Telephone in Green Hills Park.
Sponsors: Jeff Preptit, Delishia Porterfield, Joy Styles, Ginny Welsch, Terry Vo, Sandy Ewing
Attachments: 1. Grant Exhibit

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A resolution accepting an in-kind grant from the Friends of Green Hills Park to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to install a new water fountain by the playgrounds and construct a Wind Telephone in Green Hills Park. 

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WHEREAS, the Friends of Green Hills Park have awarded an in-kind grant, with an estimated value of $35,800 with no cash match required, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to install a new water fountain by the playgrounds ($35,000) and construct a Wind Telephone ($800) in Green Hills Park; and, 

WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this in-kind grant be accepted.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1.                     That the in-kind grant by and between the Friends of Green Hills Park, with an estimated value of $35,800, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to install a new water fountain by the playgrounds and construct a Wind Telephone in Green Hills Park, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.

Section 2.                     That this in-kind grant be appropriated to the Metropolitan Nashville Parks and Recreation Department 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.

Agenda Analysis

Analysis

 

This resolution accepts an in-kind grant from Friends of Green Hills Park to the Metropolitan Department of Parks and Recreation. The grant value is worth $35,800 and requires no cash match. This in-kind grant would fund the purchase and installation of a new water fountain and construction of a separate art structure called “Wind Telephone” in Green Hills Park.

 

This grant was approved by the Board of Parks and Recreation on February 6, 2024.