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A resolution accepting a Local Parks & Recreation Fund (LPRF) grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Parks and Recreation Department, for the development and implementation of the Nashville Aaittafama Park Development, Phase 1.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has awarded a grant in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 with a required in-kind match in the value of the land of $500,000.00 to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Parks and Recreation Department, for the development and implementation of the Nashville Aaittafama Park Development, Phase 1, a copy of which grant is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the LPRF grant by and between the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Parks and Recreation Department, for the development and implementation of the Nashville Aaittafama Park Development, Phase 1, a copy of which grant is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That the amount of this grant is to 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.
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This resolution approves a grant in the amount of $500,000 from the State Department of Environment and Conservation to the Metro Parks Department for phase 1 of the Aaittafama Park master plan. The funds will be used to improve the parking lot, roadway, trail, landscaping, retaining wall, sitework, and amenities. The Parks Department would provide an in-kind match of $500,000 using the value of the land itself. The term of the grant is from May 15, 2021, through May 14, 2023, but may be extended for 180 days.