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A resolution appropriating a total of $169,000.00 from a certain account of the Community Safety Fund for grants to various nonprofit organizations for South Nashville Community Safety programs.
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WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor’s Office has recommended that a total of $169,000.00 of the funds appropriated for community safety grants in the Budget Ordinance (Substitute BL2022-1248), be distributed to the specific nonprofit organizations named below; and,
WHEREAS, the grants will be utilized for services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that these funds be appropriated to the specified nonprofit organizations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated a total of $169,000.00 from Fund No. 30164 to nonprofit organizations as follows:
a) $48,000.00 to F.I.N.D. Design, Inc. to provide services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs; and,
b) $48,000.00 to Water Walkers to provide services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs; and,
c) $25,000.00 to You Have the Power…Know How to Use It, Inc. to provide services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs; and,
d) $48,000.00 to Youth Encouragement Services, Inc. to provide services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs.
Section 2. The grant contracts between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the nonprofit organizations listed in Section 1 above for the amounts provided herein and the purposes stated, copies of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby approved.
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.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution appropriates $169,000 from the Community Safety Fund for grants to four non-profit organizations. The Mayor’s Office has recommended a total of $169,000 of the funds appropriated for community safety grants in the Budget Ordinance (Substitute Ordinance No. BL2022-1248), be distributed to the specific nonprofit organization named below to be used for services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs:
• $48,000 to F.I.N.D. Design Inc. to provide services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety Programs;
• $48,000 to Water Walkers to provide services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs;
• $25,000 to You Have the Power...Know How to Use It, Inc. to provide services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs; and
• $48,000 to Youth Encouragement Services, Inc. to provide services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety Programs.
The resolution also approves grant agreements with each of these organizations detailing the terms and conditions under which the grant funds are to be spent.