Public Health and Safety Committee
TL;DR
The Public Health and Safety Committee approved several grant agreements and contracts focused on public health services and emergency management. Key approvals included funding for STI prevention and testing, homeless medical services, emergency management programs, and DNA analysis for sexual assault cases. The committee also advanced ordinances regarding riverboat dock licensing and a police training partnership with Vanderbilt University.
Key Decisions
- STI Prevention and Testing Grant Amendment Passed
- Homelessness Medical Respite Services Contract Amendment Passed
- Emergency Management Performance Grant Acceptance Passed
- Sexual Assault Kit DNA Analysis Grant Passed
- Nashville Riverboats Commercial Dock License and Lease Agreement Advanced to second reading
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 or related to the committee. 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 deaccesibilidad deben dirigirse a la Oficina del Consejo al 615 862 6780.
- Resolutions
- 1. A resolution approving amendment three to a grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to implement and coordinate activities and services related to sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, testing, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance.Resolution
- 2. A resolution approving Amendment Number 2 to a sole source contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and The Village at Glencliff for the provision of homelessness medical respite services.Resolution
- 3. 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 funding for the Emergency Management Program for Nashville/Davidson County.Resolution
- 4. A resolution accepting a DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program grant from the U. S. Department of Justice to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to outsource sexual assault kits to private vendors for forensic case sample analysis to reduce the backlog associated with DNA analysis.Resolution
- Bills on Second Reading
- 5. An ordinance approving a License and Lease Agreement between by and between Nashville Riverboats, LLC (“NRB”) and The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Metro Nashville Police Department and Nashville Fire Department (“Metro”) for use of a commercial boat dock.Bill
- 6. An ordinance approving a memorandum of understanding between The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (“MNPD”) and Vanderbilt University, acting through its Police Department, a component of Vanderbilt University Public Safety (“Vanderbilt PD”), to establish a training partnership between the agencies.Bill
- Chair Report / Updates