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A resolution approving amendment two to a grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Department of Finance, to provide public assistance pursuant to Presidential Disaster Declaration number FEMA-4476-DR-TN for costs incurred for severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding on March 3, 2020.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Department of Finance, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to provide public assistance pursuant to Presidential Disaster Declaration number FEMA-4476-DR-TN for costs incurred for severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding on March 3, 2020, approved by RS2021-701; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $6,302,202.74 from $7,176,263.89 to $13,478,466.63 and increase the required cash match by $900,314.67 from $1,029,083.10 to 1,929,397.77, a copy of which amendment two is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment two be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment two to the grant by and between the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Department of Finance, to provide public assistance pursuant to Presidential Disaster Declaration number FEMA-4476-DR-TN for costs incurred for severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding on March 3, 2020, a copy of which amendment two is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
Resolution No. RS2021-701 accepted a grant in the amount of $4,811,668.25 from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) to the Metropolitan Department of Finance to provide reimbursement for costs incurred for severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding on March 3, 2020. Resolution No. RS2021-1022 approved the first amendment to that grant, which increased the award by $2,364,595.64 and increased the local cash match requirement by $341,701.93.
The resolution under consideration approves the second amendment to this grant agreement. TEMA has awarded an addition $6,302,202.74, for an increase from $7,176,263.89 to $13,478,466.63. The local cash match would also be increased by $900,314.67, from $1,029,083.10 to 1,929,397.77.
The term of the agreement remains March 3, 2020 through March 2, 2024.