Public Health and Safety Committee

Agenda

1. Public Comment
2. Pursuant to Section 8 44 112 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, time is reserved for public comment on legislative items appearing on this agenda. Members of the public wishing to speak may sign up on the Council Committee signup sheet posted outside the room where the committee is scheduled to meet. Public Comment sign up for Council Committee meetings will end immediately before the meeting begins. Public Comment is limited to eight minutes total at Council Committee meetings and each speaker is allowed up to two minutes to speak. All public comment speakers must present proof of Tennessee residency. Requests for interpretation services and/or accessibility accommodations should be directed to the Council Office at 615 862 6780. Las solicitudes de servicios de interpretación y/o adaptaciones de accesibilidad deben dirigirse a la Oficina del Consejo al 615 862 6780.
3. Resolutions
4. 1. A resolution accepting a Summer Jobs Connect grant from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Inc. (“CFE Fund”) to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metro Action Commission, to implement a comprehensive financial empowerment program that provides participants with access to safe bank or credit union products.
   Resolution
5. 2. A resolution to appropriate grant funds from the Martha O’Bryan Center’s Tennessee Opportunity Pilot Initiative Implementation Grant to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, to formalize the party’s relationship while collaborating on direct services, capacity building, collaborative activities, and grant compliance.
   Resolution
6. 3. A resolution appropriating a total of $110,000 from a certain account of the Community Safety Fund for a grant to Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition to provide services that support victims of sex trafficking through rescues, assessments, intervention, addiction, and trauma recovery.
   Resolution
7. 4. A resolution accepting an Emergency Management Performance Grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to subsidize the Emergency Management Program.
   Resolution
8. 5. A resolution approving an amendment to a contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and the Mental Health Cooperative Clinical Personnel.
   Resolution
9. 6. A resolution approving an application for a Project Safe Neighborhoods grant from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to reduce gun related violence in Nashville by providing funding for overtime for the investigation of violent crimes involving guns.
   Resolution
10. 7. A resolution identifying the skills and qualities needed for the next Chief Operating Officer of Nashville General Hospital.
    Resolution
11. Bills on Second Reading
12. Untitled item
13. 8. An ordinance to provide for the designation of public property within specified areas of downtown Nashville as a temporary “Special Event Zone” during the time period beginning at six o’clock (6:00) a.m. on June 4, 2025, and ending at midnight (12:00) on June 9, 2025, relative to the use of these areas in conjunction with the 2025 CMA Fest and related activities and events.
    Bill
14. Box 55 Association Presentation: President Rick Shorts
15. Chair Report / Updates