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A resolution accepting an in-kind grant from the Friends of Shelby Park & Bottoms to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to provide various repair and construction improvements to Shelby Park and Bottoms.
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WHEREAS, the Friends of Shelby Park & Bottoms have awarded an in-kind grant, with an estimated value of $57,000.00 with no cash match required, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to provide various repair and construction improvements to Shelby Park and Bottoms; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this in-kind grant be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the in-kind grant by and between the Friends of Shelby Park & Bottoms, with an estimated value of $57,000.00, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to provide various repair and construction improvements to Shelby Park and Bottoms; a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That this in-kind grant 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 accepts an in-kind grant from the Friends of Shelby Park & Bottoms to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation. The grant will be used to provide various repair and construction improvements to Shelby Park and Bottoms and has an estimated value of $57,000 with no local cash match required. The projects include:
• Painting of the art room, classroom, game room, and teen room at the Shelby Park Community Center -- $2,000 value
• Repair of the Mission Shelter by Lake Sevier, which was damaged by a tree in January 2020 -- $35,000 value.
• Construction of a teaching pond at the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center as part of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) ACE Mentor Legacy Project. ASLA designers will work with students and staff to design the bond following the 2021 National Conference on Landscape Architecture in Nashville in November 2021 -- $20,000 value.