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A resolution approving amendment two to a Hot Spot Violent Crime Intervention Fund (VCIF) Targeted Community Crime Reduction Project (TCCRP) grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to provide support to local law enforcement in developing and implementing evidence-based strategies to combat violent crime.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to provide support to local law enforcement in developing and implementing evidence-based strategies to combat violent crimes approved by RS2023-55 and RS2024-833 (amendment one); and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the grant agreement to update Sections D.10. (Nondiscrimination) and D.20. (Procurement) and revise the budget (Attachment A-1), 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 Hot Spot VCIF TCCRP grant by and between the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to provide support to local law enforcement in developing and implementing evidence-based strategies to combat violent crime, 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 Hot Spot Violent Crimes Intervention Fund Targeted Community Crime Reduction Program (“VCIF”) grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (“MNPD“). This grant contract was first approved by Resolution No. RS2023-55 and amended by Resolution No. RS2024-833.
The VCIF grant is used for developing and implementing evidence-based programs, technology, and strategies that will reduce violent crime. The grant funds are used for reimbursement of the salary and fringe for the project coordinator of this grant. The grant term began on November 1, 2023, and ends on June 30, 2027.
The first amendment increased the amount of the grant by $3,763,644, from $736,356 to $4,500,000. The amendment also added new sections to the grant contract regarding the monitoring of sub-contractors and the suspension of payment. The amendment replaced Attachment A, containing the project strategy, to amend the scope of the project to focus on violence crime reduction in the 37207 community. The grant budget was also amended to reflect the increased budget.
The amendment under consideration provides an updated grant budget that reallocated $111,099 in funds that were not used in Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027. The proposed amendment also updates the nondiscrimination and procurement sections of the grant agreement.