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A resolution requesting the creation of a transportation improvement program implementation advisory committee and regular updates to the Metropolitan Council.
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WHEREAS, in February 2024, Mayor Freddie O'Connell's office convened a technical advisory committee and a community advisory committee to review Metro's plans for a transportation improvement program and Metro's plans for community engagement and outreach for the program, respectively; and
WHEREAS, input from those committees, members of the Metropolitan Council, community groups, experts, and interested parties were incorporated into the transportation improvement program, commonly known as Choose How You Move: An All-Access Pass to Sidewalks, Signals, Service, and Safety; and
WHEREAS, the transportation improvement program's financing plan was successfully audited for financial feasibility by a state comptroller-approved public accounting firm as required by the IMPROVE Act
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2024, the Metropolitan Council approved BL2024-427, an ordinance adopting the transportation improvement program, approving a surcharge for the program, and requesting the Davidson County Election Commission to call a county-wide referendum election to be held on November 5, 2024, regarding the levying of the surcharge on certain taxes to fund the program; and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2024, the Davidson County Election Commission voted to place the transportation improvement program on the November 5, 2024 ballot; and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2024, the voters of Davidson County voted overwhelmingly to implement the transportation improvement program; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the transportation improvement program will have a profound and positive impact on the residents of Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, community input continues to be important to optimizing the value all constituencies within Davidson County receive; and
WHEREAS, it will be critical that Davidson County residents' elected representat...
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