File #: RS2023-2142    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 4/19/2023 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 5/2/2023 Final action: 5/2/2023
Title: A resolution accepting a Where It Starts: Breaking Barriers to Business grant from Living Cities in partnership with Main Street America and the Truist Foundation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Finance Department, to strengthen the relationship between local government and commercial corridor business support organizations with the goal of fostering an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem for business owners of color in Nashville and address systemic barriers for business owners of color during each stage of business development and growth.
Sponsors: Kevin Rhoten, Sharon Hurt, Burkley Allen, Zulfat Suara, Kyonzte Toombs
Attachments: 1. Exhibit
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A resolution accepting a Where It Starts: Breaking Barriers to Business grant from Living Cities in partnership with Main Street America and the Truist Foundation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Finance Department, to strengthen the relationship between local government and commercial corridor business support organizations with the goal of fostering an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem for business owners of color in Nashville and address systemic barriers for business owners of color during each stage of business development and growth.
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WHEREAS, Living Cities in partnership with Main Street America and the Truist Foundation, has awarded a grant in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 with no cash match required to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Finance Department, to strengthen the relationship between local government and commercial corridor business support organizations with the goal of fostering an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem for business owners of color in Nashville and address systemic barriers for business owners of color during each stage of business development and growth; 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 grant by and between Living Cities in partnership with Main Street America and the Truist Foundation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Finance Department, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, to strengthen the relationship between local government and commercial corridor business support organizations with the goal of fostering an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem for business owners of color in Nashville and address systemic barriers for business owners of color during e...

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