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A resolution approving an Urban Area Security Initiative grant application and accepting an Urban Area Security Initiative grant award from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to enhance the protection of soft targets and crowded places by increasing the ability of police emergency response teams to detect, deter, protect, and, when needed, respond to soft target terrorist attacks.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency accepted an application for an Urban Area Security Initiative grant from the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to enhance the protection of soft targets and crowded places by increasing the ability of police emergency response teams to detect, deter, protect, and, when needed, respond to soft target terrorist attacks; and,
WHEREAS, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has awarded a grant in an amount not to exceed $591,642.71 with no cash match required to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to enhance the protection of soft targets and crowded places by increasing the ability of police emergency response teams to detect, deter, protect, and, when needed, respond to soft target terrorist attacks; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved and this grant be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Urban Area Security Initiative grant application and grant award by and between the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, in an amount not to exceed $591,642.71, and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to enhance the protection of soft targets and crowded places by increasing the ability of police emergency response teams to detect, deter, protect, and when needed respond to soft target terrorist attacks; a copies of which grant application and grant award are attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the grant award.
Section 2. That the amount of this grant is to be appropriated to the Office of Emergency Management based on the revenues estimated to be received and any match to be applied.
Section 3. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution approves a grant application and accepts a grant award for an Urban Area Security Initiative grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Office of Emergency Management in an amount not to exceed $591,642.71 with no cash match required. The grant will be used to enhance the protection of soft targets and crowded places by increasing the ability of police emergency response teams to detect, deter, protect, and, when needed, respond to soft target terrorist attacks. The grant period begins September 1, 2024, and ends on April 30, 2027.