File #: RS2022-1629    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/23/2022 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 7/5/2022 Final action: 7/5/2022
Title: A resolution supporting the artwork and project "Athens of the South", which will be placed on the State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation's I-40 noise barrier located along Carroll Street and approving an application for a license agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation.
Sponsors: Freddie OConnell, Burkley Allen, Zach Young
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A, 2. Exhibit B, 3. Proposed Substitute - RS2022-1629 - O'Connell
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A resolution supporting the artwork and project "Athens of the South", which will be placed on the State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation's I-40 noise barrier located along Carroll Street and approving an application for a license agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation.
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WHEREAS, The Claiborne Family of Faith Worship Center is applying for an Arts Build Community Grant to paint a mural on the State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation's I-40 noise barrier, located along Old Hermitage Avenue and Carroll Street, Nashville, TN, 37210; and,
WHEREAS, Per the State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation's ("TDOT") rules, a resolution of support is required to apply for a state license for Transportation Art, art painted on TDOT's highway features; and,
WHEREAS, The project will be historical of the community, Nashville, and Tennessee, and will not involve building or modifying a structure or any other work that will be done on state right-of-way; and,
WHEREAS, The conceptual plans, attached hereto as Exhibit A, show the exact mural that will be facing the street; and,
WHEAREAS, Proposals for Transportation Art must be requested and submitted by the local government and not a non-governmental entity, and the local government must enter into a license agreement with TDOT; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this art project is supported and that the license agreement is approved.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the proposed project "Athens of the South", Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby supported by the Metropolitan Council.
Section 2. That the application for a license agreement between the Metropolitan Government and the State of Tennessee, Departmen...

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