RESOLUTION RS2017-976

A resolution approving an agreement between the United States Department of the Army and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Department of Water and Sewerage Services, for the Mill Creek Flood Risk Management Project in Davidson County, Tennessee (MWS Project No. 18-SWC-136).

WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Department of Water and Sewerage Services, has developed an agreement with the United States Department of the Army for the Mill Creek Flood Risk Management Project in Davidson County, Tennessee; and,

WHEREAS, the Mill Creek Flood Risk Management Project consists of two parts; bridge modifications and channel improvements where Briley Parkway crosses Mill Creek near Curry Road; and the buyout of 44 flood-prone properties in the Mill Creek, Sorghum Branch, and Whittemore Branch watersheds, which will be identified in separate legislation; and,

WHEREAS, the agreement provides that the United States Department of the Army and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County will jointly fund the cost of the project as described in the Agreement (Exhibit 1); and,

WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the agreement be approved.

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

Section 1. That the agreement between the United States Department of the Army and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, reflecting the Mill Creek Flood Risk Management Project, a copy of which agreement is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is approved and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.

Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Michael Freeman, Tanaka Vercher, Jeremy Elrod

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Public Works Committee
Introduced:	December 5, 2017
Adopted:	December 5, 2017
Approved:	December 6, 2017
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