Public Health and Safety Committee
TL;DR
The Public Health and Safety Committee approved five grants totaling funding for health services, public safety, and infrastructure improvements across Davidson County. These grants will support litter prevention, healthcare access for uninsured residents, public health workforce development, infant mortality reduction, and sexual assault kit testing.
Key Decisions
- Transportation Department Litter Grant Accepted
- Healthcare Access Grant for Uninsured/Underinsured Accepted
- CDC Public Health Workforce Development Grant Accepted
- Healthy Start Initiative Grant Amendment for Infant Mortality Services Approved
- Sexual Assault Kit Testing Grant Accepted
Agenda
- Public Comment
- 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.
- Resolutions
- 1. A resolution accepting a grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, to provide litter pickup and litter prevention education within Davidson County.Resolution
- 2. A resolution accepting a Presumptive Eligibility Services grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide funding to increase timely access to healthcare services for uninsured and under insured individuals through navigation, enrollment assistance, and connection to Department of Health programs including Presumptive Eligibility, Family Planning, and the Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program.Resolution
- 3. A resolution accepting a Strengthening Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to create an action plan for Workforce Development addressing eight priority strategies and will involve collaboration among internal and external partners.Resolution
- 4. A resolution approving amendments one, two, and three to the Healthy Start Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide a variety of services in reducing infant mortality for pregnant and parenting women.Resolution
- 5. A resolution accepting a grant from the Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to fund the testing of sexual assault kits by an outside laboratory or laboratories to improve effectiveness in evidence processing through appropriate outsourcing.Resolution
- Bills on Second Reading
- 6. An ordinance approving Amendment 2 to Contract #6485692 between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and InspectionReportsOnline.net INC for Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (“ITM”) compliance reports for installed fire protection systems and equipment.Bill
- Office of Nightlife Presentation
- Chair Report / Updates