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Committee approves consent agenda, defers $8M Metro Transit appropriation and approves two waterways grants
Summary
The Transportation & Infrastructure committee approved the consent agenda and unanimously deferred a proposed $8 million appropriation for the Metropolitan Transit Authority for one meeting; the panel also approved two small grants for waterways cleanup after amendments to replace unsigned contracts with fully executed agreements.
The Transportation & Infrastructure committee approved its consent agenda and then took several votes on funding and contracts at its Dec. 11 meeting.
Chair read a multi-item consent list covering property acquisitions, easement abandonments and infrastructure acceptance. The consent agenda was moved, seconded and approved 6-0.
The committee next considered RS20251663, an $8,000,000 appropriation for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (sponsors Toombs and Evan Segal). Council member Ellis had asked for more information in a Council Connect posting. With WeGo staff working to provide the requested answers, members moved and seconded a deferral of the item for one meeting; the committee approved the deferral 6-0.
Members then took up two grant resolutions to fund trash and debris removal around Nashville waterways. RS20251676, a $59,994 grant through the Metropolitan Department of Water and Sewerage Services, and RS20251677, a $50,000 grant with the Tennessee Environmental Council, were each amended to replace the original contract documents with versions that include the appropriate signatures. Special Counsel Darby explained the amendment as swapping “an agreement that is being swapped out for an agreement that has signatures on it.” Both amended resolutions passed 6-0.
The chair also announced an East Bank committee meeting and noted they would abstain from part of the TPAC agreement discussion; Council member Coopin will preside over that portion. The chair and members confirmed the East Bank meeting will take place Dec. 11 at 3 p.m.
What the votes mean: the consent items clear routine approvals and technical easements; the $8 million MTA appropriation was not decided and will return for further information; the waterways grants were approved after administrative corrections to the contract documents.
Next steps: deferred items will return at the next meeting; staff and the relevant agencies are responsible for supplying the requested information ahead of that hearing.
