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File #: RS2025-1269   
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/22/2025 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 6/3/2025 Final action: 6/3/2025
Title: A resolution approving amendment two 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.
Sponsors: Delishia Porterfield, Erin Evans, Ginny Welsch, Quin Evans-Segall, Terry Vo, Kyonzte Toombs
Attachments: 1. Grant

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A resolution approving amendment two 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.   

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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Tennessee Department of Health to implement and coordinate activities and services related to sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, testing, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance approved by RS2024-244 and RS2025-969 (amendment one); and,

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $404,400.00 from $1,666,973.00 to $2,071,373.00, change the end date to 12/31/2027, and replace Attachments 1 and 2 with updated versions, a copy of which amendment two is attached hereto; and,   

WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment two be approved.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1.                     That amendment two to the grant by and between the Tennessee Department of Health and 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, a copy of which amendment two is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.

Section 2.                     That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Agenda Analysis

Analysis

 

This resolution approves the second amendment to a grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to the Metropolitan Board of Health, previously approved by Resolution No. RS2024-244 and amended by RS2025-969. The grant is used to implement and coordinate activities and services related to sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, testing, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance. The first amendment increased the grant award to $1,666,973 with no cash match, updated contact information for state officials, and altered the term “equipment” in the contract to include objects with an acquisition cost of $10,000 or more.

 

The amendment under consideration would increase the amount of the grant by $404,400 from $1,666,973 to $2,071,373. The end date of the agreement would be extended to December 31, 2027. The grant budget attachments would be updated accordingly.