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An ordinance amending Substitute Ordinance No. BL2021-742 to allow the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation to waive requirements for the completion of specific improvements before approval of the acceptance of a parcel of property at Brick Church Pike.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council enacted Substitute Ordinance No. BL2021-742 on June 15, 2021 (the "Ordinance"), which declared a parcel of property owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County located at Brick Church Pike as surplus, authorized the sale of the property to Habitat for Humanity ("Habitat") for the construction of affordable housing, and conditionally accepted the transfer of property for use as a park; and
WHEREAS, Habitat agreed to develop six acres of property as a useable park with walking trails and other amenities and to deed that park space to the Metropolitan Government for the use and benefit of the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation intends for the six-acre park to be part of the ongoing 53-acre Trinity Hills Park project; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance accepted the six-acre park property subject to the approval of the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation upon completion of the construction of the park; and
WHEREAS, Habitat has since invested or raised more than $2.2 million for improvements to the park and the adjacent Parkwood Ballpark area, far more than the initial improvement estimates at $638,000; and
WHEREAS, in light of these significant funds from Habitat, the near completion of the six-acre park property, and the intended connection with the Trinity Hills Park project, the Metropolitan Council seeks to authorize the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation to waive any requirements for further construction of park improvements, including but not limited to the creation of walking trails, as part of its acceptance of the six-acre property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT EN...
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