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A resolution approving the execution of an Amendment to the Agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the Cumberland River Compact, amending their original grant contract and extending its term.
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WHEREAS, the tree canopy in the Metropolitan Nashville area has experienced significant declines as the result of multiple factors, including commercial and residential development on private property; and
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Code of Laws section 5.11.010, et seq., provides for the allocation of up to $2.5 million dollars per year to qualified private operational partners for the restoration and maintenance of Metro's tree canopy; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government and the Cumberland River Compact (collectively, the "Parties") previously entered a contract on July 1, 2022 ("the Contract") for the provision of tree canopy restoration and maintenance. The beginning date of the contract was July 1, 2022, and the termination date as originally executed is June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Contract was approved by Metro Council by Resolution No. RS2022-1599 in accordance with Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws and Tennessee Code Annotated Section 7-3-314. Section D.2 of the Contract provided: "This Grant Contract may be modified only by a written amendment that has been approved in accordance with all Metro procedures and by appropriate legislation of the Metropolitan Council"; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Contract and Section 5.11.050(C) of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Cumberland River Compact approved subgrants to other nonprofits, including Trevecca, Progress, Inc., the Nashville Tree Conservation Corps, Green Interchange, the Nashville Tree Foundation, the Native American Indian Association, and the Historic Germantown Neighborhood Association; and
WHEREAS, the services rendered by the Cumberland River Compact pursuant to the Contract were not previously provided by a department o...
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