File #: RS2023-2382    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/28/2023 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 8/15/2023 Final action: 8/15/2023
Title: A resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement between the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), for the acceptance of a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant from USDOT to NDOT, to install LiDAR and video camera technologies at key intersections and mid-block segments for "near-miss" data collection. (Federal No. SMARTFY22N1P1G50, Prop. No. 2023M-036AG-001)
Sponsors: Erin Evans, Kevin Rhoten, Russ Pulley, Tonya Hancock
Attachments: 1. Agreement Exhibit
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A resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement between the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), for the acceptance of a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant from USDOT to NDOT, to install LiDAR and video camera technologies at key intersections and mid-block segments for "near-miss" data collection. (Federal No. SMARTFY22N1P1G50, Prop. No. 2023M-036AG-001)

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WHEREAS, Resolution RS2023-1937 approved NDOT's application for a SMART Grant from USDOT for an award amount of $2,000,000, with no cash match required, to use video and other sensor data to identify safety issues outside of traditional crash reports, implement targeted safety measures, and evaluate these measures in downtown Nashville's complex multimodal environment; and,

WHEREAS, USDOT Agreement SMARTFY22N1P1G50 (attached hereto) provides the grant award amount to NDOT, not to exceed $2,000,000, to install LiDAR and video camera technologies at key intersections and mid-block segments for "near-miss" data collection; and,

WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 12-9-104(a)(2)(b) authorizes the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to enter into intergovernmental agreements with the Federal Government; and,

WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this intergovernmental agreement be approved.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That the intergovernmental agreement between the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), for the acceptanc...

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