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A resolution approving an intergovernmental license agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (“Metro”), acting by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (“NDOT”), and the State of Tennessee, acting by and through its Commissioner of Transportation (“the State”), granting NDOT permission to use an underpass on Moorewood Drive, in the Parkwood Neighborhood, under the Briley Parkway/State Route 155 bridge to install, operate, and maintain transportation art.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council, through RS2023-32, supported a conceptual plan for the beautification of an underpass located near 3246 Moorewood Drive, in the Parkwood Neighborhood, under the Briley Parkway/State Route 155 bridge (the “Mural Project”), and approved an application for a license agreement between the State and Metro pertaining to the Project; and,
WHEREAS, Metro, acting by and through NDOT, now desires to enter into a license agreement with the State to use a portion of the State’s underpass described in Exhibit A to the license agreement attached hereto (the “Licensed Premises”), in connection with the Mural Project; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the license agreement, the State proposes to grant a no-cost license to NDOT to use the Licensed Premises for the Mural Project; and,
WHEREAS, T.C.A. § 12-9-104(b) authorizes Metro to enter into agreements with the State by resolution; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this intergovernmental license 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 license agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), and the State of Tennessee, acting by and through its Commissioner of Transportation, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution approves an intergovernmental license agreement between the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (“NDOT”) and the State of Tennessee (“the State”).
Pursuant to this agreement, the State would grant a no-cost license to NDOT to install, operate, and maintain a mural at an underpass near 3246 Moorewood Drive under the Briley Parkway/State Route 155 bridge. The license would be granted for 10 years on a renewable basis. The design of the mural project is described and depicted in Exhibit A of the agreement.
The Metropolitan Council previously approved an application for this project through Resolution No. RS2023-32 after a request from the Parkwood Community Association.