Agenda - Public Health and Safety Committee

Metropolitan Nashville and

Davidson County, TN

Meeting Agenda

Public Health and Safety Committee

Public Comment

Pursuant to Section 8 44 112 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, time is reserved for public comment

on legislative items appearing on this agenda or related to the committee. Members of the public

wishing to speak may sign up on the Council Committee signup sheet posted outside the room where

the committee is scheduled to meet. Public Comment sign up for Council Committee meetings will

end immediately before the meeting begins. Public Comment is limited to eight minutes total at

Council Committee meetings and each speaker is allowed up to two minutes to speak. All public

comment speakers must present proof of Tennessee residency. Requests for interpretation services

and/or accessibility accommodations should be directed to the Council Office at 615 862 6780.

Las solicitudes de servicios de interpretación y/o adaptaciones deaccesibilidad deben dirigirse a la

Oficina del Consejo al 615 862 6780.

Resolutions

A resolution adopting a new pay plan for employees of the Metropolitan Board

of Health, effective July 1, 2026.

RS2026-2005

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman and Hill

Legislative History

5/26/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

referred to the Government Operations and

Regulations Committee

5/26/26

6/2/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

deferred

A resolution adopting a new pay plan for employees of the Metropolitan

Departments of Police and Fire, effective July 1, 2026.

RS2026-2006

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman and Hill

Legislative History

5/26/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

5/26/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Government Operations and

Regulations Committee

6/2/26

Metropolitan Council

deferred

A resolution appropriating a total of $573,833 from the Metropolitan

Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the

Metropolitan Board of Health, to Park Center, Inc. for the provision of

comprehensive, wraparound recovery support services to individuals with

opioid use disorder.

RS2026-2040

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch, Allen, Kupin and Ewing

Legislative History

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting a grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to

the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of

Health, to provide the Community Health Access and Navigation in Tennessee

(CHANT) Program to deliver comprehensive care coordination services to

eligible families and children.

RS2026-2041

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch, Kupin, Ewing and Suara

Legislative History

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting a grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to

the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of

Health, for public safety partnerships in high impact areas to use available data

to identify populations at high risk for adverse consequences from substance

misuse and employ evidence-based interventions that are responsive to

population needs.

RS2026-2042

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch, Kupin and Ewing

Legislative History

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving amendment two to a Particulate Matter (PM 2.5)

Ambient Monitoring Network grant from the U. S. Environmental Protection

Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the

Metropolitan Board of Health, to assist with the necessary development,

establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring programs for the

prevention and control of air pollution in Nashville, Tennessee.

RS2026-2043

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch, Ewing, Kupin and Suara

Legislative History

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $1,718,603 from the Metropolitan

Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to

Depaul USA, Inc., and approving Amendment Number One to a grant contract

by and between the Metropolitan Government and Depaul USA, Inc., for the

provision of property management, on-site support, and case management

services at Strobel House Permanent Supportive Housing.

RS2026-2044

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Allen and Ellis

Legislative History

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting a Statewide Fatality Review Technical Assistance grant

from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of

Criminal Justice Programs, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and

through the Office of Family Safety, to fund and promote a coordinated,

multi-disciplinary approach to improving the criminal justice system’s response

to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking crimes.

RS2026-2054

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Allen, Welsch, Kupin and Ewing

Legislative History

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant from the

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal

Justice Programs, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to fund counselor and victim

advocate positions, purchase supplies, and subsidize travel.

RS2026-2055

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Allen and Ewing

Legislative History

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting a Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) grant from the

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal

Justice Programs, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to reduce gun related violence in

Nashville by providing funding for overtime for the investigation of violent

crimes involving guns.

10.

RS2026-2056

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch, Kupin, Ewing and Spain

Legislative History

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) grant

application from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration to

the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville

Police Department (MNPD), to continue funding for the Internet Crimes

Against Children Unit.

11.

RS2026-2057

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Ellis, Kupin, Ewing and Spain

Legislative History

6/9/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

Chair Report / Updates