NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Big changes could be coming to downtown Nashville's safety plan as Metro Council prepares to vote on how a $15 million state grant will be used.

The resolution would set rules for Nashville’s share of the state’s Downtown Public Safety Grant through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) — an agreement between Metro government and the Nashville Downtown Partnership (NDP).

"What we're trying to do here is to keep the downtown area safe for tourists, for our residents that are visiting that area. It's really important," said Councilmember Jordan Huffman, one of the sponsors.

He says the Nashville Downtown Partnership will get the money no matter what the Council decides, but the MOU would lock in limits on how it can be spent and set compliance requirements. Withou

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