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File #: RS2024-722   
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 9/5/2024 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 9/17/2024 Final action: 9/17/2024
Title: A resolution approving amendment one to a grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to provide resources for hazardous materials (hazmat) preparedness.
Sponsors: Delishia Porterfield, Erin Evans, Brenda Gadd, Terry Vo, Quin Evans-Segall
Attachments: 1. Grant Amendment Exhibit

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A resolution approving amendment one to a grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to provide resources for hazardous materials (hazmat) preparedness.

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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to provide resources for hazardous materials (hazmat) preparedness, approved by RS2023-2267; and,

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $20,000 from $98,660 to $118,660 and increase the required cash match by $5,000 from $24,665 to $29,665, a copy of which amendment one is attached hereto; and,                      

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

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

Section 1.                     That amendment one to the grant by and between the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to provide resources for hazardous materials (hazmat) preparedness, a copy of which amendment one 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 first amendment to a grant contract between the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Officer of Emergency Management. The grant, originally approved by Resolution No. RS2023-2267, provides resources for hazardous materials preparation.

 

The proposed amendment would increase the value of the grant by $20,000, from $98,660 to $118,660, and increase the required cash match by $5,000, from $24,665 to $29,665.