Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, TN - File #: RS2023-2299

• File #: RS2023-2299
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/22/2023
• In control: Metropolitan Council
• On agenda: 7/6/2023
• Final action: 7/6/2023
• Title: A resolution approving an application for a Port Security Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to improve the detection, deterrence, prevention, and response to hazards in the Port of Nashville.
• Sponsors: Kevin Rhoten, Jeff Syracuse

Date	Action By	Action
7/10/2023	Mayor	approved
7/6/2023	Metropolitan Council	adopted
7/6/2023	Public Health and Safety Committee	approved
7/5/2023	Budget and Finance Committee	approved
6/27/2023	Metropolitan Council	filed

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A resolution approving an application for a Port Security Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to improve the detection, deterrence, prevention, and response to hazards in the Port of Nashville. 

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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for a Port Security Grant with an award of $494,750 with a required cash match of $164,920, to improve the detection, deterrence, prevention, and response to hazards in the Port of Nashville; and,   

WHEREAS, the Office of Emergency Management is eligible to participate in this grant program; 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 submitted.

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

Section 1.                     That the grant application of the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, for a Port Security Grant, to improve the detection, deterrence, prevention, and response to hazards in the Port of Nashville, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Office of Emergency Management is authorized to submit said grant application to the U. S. Department of Homeland Security.

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 an application for a Port Security Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to the Office of Emergency Management with a grant award of $494,750 with a required cash match of $164,920. If awarded, the grant would be used to provide Metropolitan Nashville Police Department with a boat, boat training and gear to detect, prevent, protect and respond. The grant term begins on September 1, 2023 and ends August 31, 2026.