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A resolution approving a letter of agreement and memorandum of understanding between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the Nashville Downtown Partnership related to an application for the FY26 Downtown Public Safety Grant from the State of Tennessee.
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WHEREAS, State of Tennessee, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, has made available a FY26 Downtown Public Safety Grant (DPSG) that requires coordination between the local government and business improvement district; and,
WHEREAS, the DPSG grant provides funding to increase public safety, reduce blight, enhance economic development infrastructure, and reduce crime in downtown business and commercial areas as reflected in the grant solicitation package attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, the Nashville Downtown Partnership (NDP) has submitted a grant application for the full amount to which the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County ("Metropolitan Government") is eligible; and,
WHEREAS, as part of the application, the Metropolitan Government will submit a letter of agreement acknowledging that it will not apply for the grant and a memorandum of understanding with the NDP regarding its collaboration related to the DPSG; and,
WHEREAS, the memorandum of understanding limits expenditure of grant funds to a specific list of uses; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the letter of agreement and memorandum of understanding be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the letter of agreement for the FY26 Downtown Public Safety Grant from the State of Tennessee, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved and the Metropolitan Government is authorized to submit the letter as part of the application to the State of Tennessee, Office of Criminal Justice Programs.
Section 2. That...
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