ORDINANCE NO. BL2009-445

An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of property by negotiation or condemnation for the purpose of acquiring easements for use in public projects of the Metropolitan Government, initially with relation to Project Number 09-SG-0008, Holt Road (Proposal No. 2009M-019ES-001).

WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that easements be acquired to permit the construction or other use of water mains, sanitary sewers, reservoirs, stormwater and/or appurtenances within the area designated for the construction of Project No. 09-SG-0008, Holt Road.

WHEREAS, Project No. 09-SG-0008, Holt Road, has been funded under Capital Improvements Budget No. 09WS0019; and

WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Planning Commission approved this acquisition on March 10, 2009, Proposal No. 2009M-019ES-001.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.

Section 1. The Director of Public Property Administration is hereby authorized to acquire by negotiation or condemnation the following described easements for the purpose of construction or other use of water mains, sanitary sewers, reservoirs, stormwater and/or appurtenances, the initial such project being Project No. 09-SG-0008, Holt Road, the same being for a public purpose and the public convenience requiring it.

Section 2. The easements to be acquired are shown on the plans for Project No. 09-SG-0008, Holt Road, on record in the Office of the Director of the Department of Water and Sewerage Services, and incorporated herein, and a list of the property addresses and maps and parcel numbers is attached hereto and incorporated herein.

Section 3. The Director of Public Property Administration is hereby authorized and directed, if necessary, to take and appropriate by condemnation proceedings the interests in real property described herein in the name of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for the construction or other use of water mains, sanitary sewers, reservoirs, stormwater and/or appurtenances.

Section 4. All necessary and incidental costs of the easements herein authorized to be acquired shall be paid from funds authorized from the Water and Sewer Extension and Replacement Fund.

Section 5. Acquisition of additional or different easements on these or additional properties, for these same purposes, shall be approved by resolution.

Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Parker Toler, Jim Forkum

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Introduced:	May 5, 2009
Passed First Reading:	May 5, 2009
Referred to:	Planning Commission - Approved Budget & Finance Committee Public Works Committee Planning & Zoning Committee
Passed Second Reading:	May 19, 2009
Passed Third Reading:	June 2, 2009
Approved:	June 9, 2009
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