Dickson Council: Nashville State lease signed, ward boundaries announced

Chris Gadd, Nashville Tennessean
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At its Sept. 19, 2022, regular session, the Dickson City Council took the following actions:

• Unanimously approved and authorized the mayor to sign a lease to allow Nashville State Community College to offer classes in the current Dickson Senior Center building at 206 West Walnut St. The effective date of the lease was revised from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1. NSCC will lease the building for three years at $60,000 a year with an option to extend the lease up to two more years. Nashville State plans to remodel the building and begin offering classes in the Spring 2023 semester;

• Unanimously approved on first reading Ordinance #1526 to adopt the map and boundaries for voting wards based on the 2020 Census. The boundaries are unchanged from the map that was adopted in 2014 following the 2010 Census. The ordinance faces a second vote Oct. 3;

• Unanimously approved on first reading Ordinance #1527 to authorize the sale of property at 402 East Broad St. to the Tennsco Corp., which has leased the property from the City of Dickson and Dickson Industrial Trust since 1962. Under the terms of the lease, after Jan. 1, 1972, Tennsco has the option to purchase the property for $3,000. Tennsco notified the city of its intention to exercise that option Aug. 24. The ordinance faces a second vote Oct. 3;

• Unanimously approved on first reading Ordinance #1528 to amend the Dickson Municipal Code regarding the city’s official depositories to adopt the state law that establishes the procedure for selecting banks for the city’s accounts. The ordinance faces a second vote Oct. 3. Under the new code, the city will solicit proposals from at least two banks every four years and select its official depositories based on an analysis of those proposals;

• Unanimously approved allocating an additional $125,000 in matching funds for a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant for Phase I of renovations to J. Dan Buckner Park. The city has been approved for a $1,000,000 grant that requires a 50% match from the city. City Administrator Rydell Wesson said TDEC offered to increase the grant 25% due to the rising cost of materials, which requires an additional match from the city;

• Unanimously approved Resolution #2022-19 to amend the Memorandum of Understanding with the Humane Society of Dickson County to increase the city’s annual allocation from $35,000 to $60,000 effective with the 2022-23 fiscal year. HSDC President Carrie Peery presented data showing that almost 24 percent of the dogs and cats taken in at the shelter in 2021 came from the City of Dickson’s animal control officer. Peery said the shelter is over capacity for both cats and dogs and looking at options for expansion. The amended MOU must be approved by the HSDC Board of Directors;

• Unanimously approved Purchase Order #100543 to Digital Ally for $7,965 to purchase three in-car digital video systems for the Dickson Police Department with a Tennessee Highway Safety Office grant;

• Unanimously approved and authorized the mayor to sign an agreement with Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions to provide National Flood Insurance Program consulting on developments in the city;

• Unanimously approved and authorized the mayor to sign a FEMA Public Assistance grant contract for $32,859.95 to reimburse the city for expenses related to the Aug. 21, 2021, severe storm and flooding disaster declaration. Hooper said the city should also receive some reimbursement for assistance it offered to the city of Waverly during its devastating flood from its FEMA reimbursement;

• Unanimously approved Resolution #2022-18 authorizing the mayor to sign a proposal with the Tennessee Department of Transportation for improvements to be made at the traffic lights on Henslee Drive at Spring Street/Pump Hill Road, the Highway 48 entrance/exit ramps and North Charlotte Street. Hooper said TDOT will fund the signal improvements and under the agreement the city will maintain the traffic signals after the project is completed;

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