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“This is three of them, and two of them are simply just two 12 month extensions to the contracts. And the other 1 is a 12 month extension to the contract, and also it is a budget reduction, to return $3,000,000 in ARPA funds, but we are also requesting to retain the 2 metro awarded parcels on that contract,” said Catherine Middlebrooks, Housing Trust Fund manager, when asked to explain the amendment package.

Council member Allen asked how Metro would use the returned ARPA funds, asking, “What will happen to that $3,000,000 that gets returned?” Catherine Middlebrooks replied, “So, we are going to work with, finance to, make some decisions on where that funding will, eventually end up.”

Middlebrooks also told the council that the affected project would continue if it secures other funding sources, saying the nonprofit has sought catalyst funding and other financing to continue the development. The council’s vote approved the resolution; the meeting transcript records the motion carried after the voice vote.

The resolution was introduced as a late-filed item and assigned to the Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission for implementation. Council members requested a brief explanation during the meeting; no further debate or roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. The minutes indicate staff follow-up with Finance to determine reallocation or reprogramming of the returned ARPA funds.

Council members and the Housing Trust Fund manager framed the action as a scheduling and budgetary adjustment: the ARPA-funded project could not complete within the original funding time limit, so the nonprofit returned the ARPA allocation while requesting an extension and retention of Metro parcels to allow pursuit of alternative financing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","06/16/25 Metropolitan Council Committee: Planning & Zoning","oneSentenceSummary","The Metropolitan Council approved first amendments to three affordable-housing grant contracts managed by the Metro Housing Trust Fund Commission, extending two contracts by 12 months and extending a third while returning $3,000,000 in ARPA funds.","taxTitle","Planning & Zoning Meetings, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee","taxId",69309,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6198916,"Nashville council approves consent agenda including easements, infrastructure acceptances and lease amendment",280,64000,344000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3842012-507b19ff9fbab8ccea7f78082b653e12&start=64&end=344","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3842012-507b19ff9fbab8ccea7f78082b653e12/thumbnail_64000.jpg","/articles/6198916/Tennessee/Nashville-council-approves-consent-agenda-including-easements-infrastructure-acceptances-and-lease-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6198916-99a81d5b1856dd0811dcd8773ce03854/orig.mp4?Expires=1776037489&Signature=HqVRkWM~glgbk5W4hX1giIa8TN2sPSUBdyB1rljp37pQSz8gspsgINDK8y91FZejxZjc5qj9~gyb-~jPeiOedk0fc-IyQjY8K-FH8aFnHCGbCF13gYy3jWZm4D4EQ6POs9sCnhhWI7yYdu9txYxUQqQS9gc0PUW0kWOd5xKLuXPvHdg3Kdso69LYspJnjlTI5gycCvggMT2Di9dQzT-FKodN1iAL1g-dsxJkp2gMBMDvfz499eCpS~LGuuSomCe1LWcyDvp~n0mOdpzt8ikcGkmajQ-2Hiwj1mILyT1r~e30xr5LPhOi1lj3tphOI5Zw2G-nrUDtJOtcXQBhYgc5mw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County approved a consent agenda that included ordinances and resolutions accepting new public water and sanitary sewer infrastructure, authorizing easements for stormwater and sewer projects, and approving a lease amendment for office space at 1281 Murfreesboro Pike.

The package—taken on the consent calendar—contained multiple items authorizing Metro to accept public water mains, sanitary sewer mains and manholes, fire hydrant assemblies, and associated easements for several subdivisions and developments (including Earhart Subdivision Phase 1; City Vista Phase 2; Rio Vista Drive sewer extension; Brentwood Chase; Stoker’s Village Phase 2; Bellfield Townhomes; Donaldson Pike Industrial West). It also included ordinances authorizing Metro to acquire permanent and temporary easements for the Valley View Road stormwater improvement project and the Conair Drive stormwater improvement project, and a resolution approving a third amendment to a lease between the Metropolitan Government and Nashville Metropolitan LLC for office space at 1281 Murfreesboro Pike.

The consent agenda was presented by the presiding officer, called for a motion, and “moved and properly seconded.” With no members requesting items be pulled and no discussion, the council voted on the consent calendar; the presiding officer recorded the vote as 8 in favor, 0 against, 0 not voting. The consent items were approved.

Many of the ordinances on the consent calendar transfer completed infrastructure to Metro for operation and maintenance or authorize Metro to acquire easements needed for stormwater and sewer projects. Items appearing on the consent calendar were listed by ordinance or resolution number during the meeting: RS 20 25 13 o 4 (lease third amendment for 1281 Murfreesboro Pike); RS 20 25 13 17 (accept public water and sanitary sewers for Earhart Subdivision Phase 1); BL 20 25 8 50 (easements for Valley View Road stormwater improvement and related property acquisitions); additional bills and ordinances included BL 20 25 8 52, BL 20 25 8 53, BL 20 25 8 54, BL 20 25 8 55, BL 20 25 8 56, BL 20 25 8 57, BL 20 25 8 58, and BL 20 25 8 59 as read into the record.

Because these items were approved on consent, no council debate or individual roll-call vote on each item was reported during the meeting. Any member who wished to remove an item from the consent calendar had the opportunity to do so before the captions were read, but no items were pulled.

The council moved on to other business after the vote.","The Metropolitan Council approved a consent agenda that included multiple ordinances to accept new public water and sanitary sewer infrastructure, authorize easements for stormwater and sewer projects, and a lease amendment for office space at 1281 Murfreesboro Pike. The package passed without discussion on a unanimous voice vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves first amendments to three affordable-housing grants; $3 million in ARPA funds returned

Nashville council approves consent agenda including easements, infrastructure acceptances and lease amendment