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A resolution approving an application for a Healthy Built Environment grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), to assist in funding the Antioch Pike Tactical Urbanism project to facilitate pedestrian safety, social interaction, and improved streetscapes.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Health is accepting applications for a Healthy Built Environment grant, with an award of $80,000.00 with no cash match required; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved and submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the application for a Healthy Built Environment grant, with an award of $80,000.00, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Department of Health.
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.
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This resolution approves a grant application for a Healthy Built Environment grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure. The application requests a grant award of $80,000 with no cash match.
The funding, if approved, would help implement that Antioch Pike Tactical Urbanism project. This project would involve an open streets event where community organizations would adopt street sections for various health-promoting activit...
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