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 approving the Second Amendment to Grant Contract #L-6377 between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Youth Villages, to provide additional funding.
   Resolution
5. 2. A resolution approving a memorandum of understanding between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to establish emergency worksite Points of Dispensing medication during a public health emergency and to provide licensed medical employees and other licensed medical professionals specified by the POD with mass prophylaxis for distribution in the event of a public health emergency.
   Resolution
6. 3. A resolution approving a data use agreement by and between the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Health, and The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to access certain vital records data to support its public health surveillance and response.
   Resolution
7. 4. A resolution appropriating a total of $150,000 from a certain account of the Community Safety Fund for a grant to Southern Word, Inc. to provide school-age children with writing, presentation, and school-based mentorship to reduce and mitigate violence as part of the Community Safety Initiative.
   Resolution
8. 5. A resolution approving amendment one to a grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to achieve sustained control and enhanced prevention to eventually eliminate tuberculosis as a public health threat in Tennessee.
   Resolution
9. 6. A resolution approving amendment five to a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and to administer a Minority AIDS Initiative program.
   Resolution
10. 7. A resolution accepting a grant from Plumber’s Choice, LLC (d/b/a Flow-Tech Home) to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide funding to support adoption efforts for dogs who have been waiting the longest for a home.
    Resolution
11. 8. A resolution accepting a Continuum of Care grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to continue to increase HMIS usership to more than 265 users and fund system software purchases for additional user licenses.
    Resolution
12. 9. A resolution accepting a Coordinated Entry Process grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to support the work of Coordinated Entry through planning, implementation, process improvement, program evaluation, and community education.
    Resolution
13. 10. A resolution appropriating a total of $1,500,000 to The Hospitality Hub of Memphis and amending an interim housing services grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, and The Hospitality Hub of Memphis to increase the grant amount for the operation of interim housing and case management services at 95 Wallace Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 37211.
    Resolution
14. 11. A resolution approving an amendment to a Continuum of Care Grant Agreement between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency replacing the original grant recipient with the Office of Homeless Services as the replacement recipient of the Continuum of Care Programing Grant in the amount of $465,701 for Continuum of Care Planning Activities.
    Resolution
15. 12. A resolution approving amendments to grant contracts with various nonprofit organizations for the provision of services to those experiencing homelessness and to maintain housing opportunities.
    Resolution
16. 13. A resolution accepting the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to support Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) training to peer supporters, chaplains, and ancillary support staff.
    Resolution
17. 14. A resolution approving amendment one to a Community-Based Traffic Safety Enforcement and Education grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, for community-based efforts that employ highly visible and sustained enforcement coupled with community outreach events to address impaired driving and other unsafe behaviors.
    Resolution
18. Bills on Second Reading
19. 15. An ordinance approving a memorandum of understanding by and between Vanderbilt University ("Vanderbilt") and The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (“MNPD”), for the purpose of reimbursing the MNPD for agreed upon law enforcement services.
    Bill
20. Chair Report / Updates