Agenda - Public Health and Safety Committee

Historic Metro Courthouse

1 Public Square, 2nd floor

Nashville, TN 37201

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

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

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

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Resolutions

A resolution adopting a salary increase for the Sheriff of the Metropolitan

Government.

RS2026-2150

Sponsors:

Huffman and Weiner

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving the Second Amendment to a Grant Subcontract

between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County,

acting by and through the Juvenile Justice Center (Metro Juvenile Court), and

Southern Word.

RS2026-2151

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman and Welsch

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving the Third Amendment to a Grant Subcontract between

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

through the Juvenile Justice Center (Metro Juvenile Court), and Youth

Villages.

RS2026-2152

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman and Welsch

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving amendment one to a grant from the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and

through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the prevention,

surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and to administer a

Minority AIDS Initiative program.

RS2026-2154

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Bradford, Welsch and Hill

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $211,866 from the Metropolitan

Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to United

Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., dba Neighborhood Health, Inc., and

approving a grant contract by and between the Metropolitan Government,

acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, and United

Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., dba Neighborhood Health, Inc., for the

provision of outpatient services for participants in the Ryan White Part A

program.

RS2026-2155

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Bradford, Welsch and Hill

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $452,444 from the Metropolitan

Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to Street

Works, dba Today’s Hope, and approving a grant contract by and between the

Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of

Health, and Street Works, dba Today’s Hope, for the provision of emergency

financial assistance, medical case management, nutrition services,

RS2026-2156

psychosocial services, early intervention services, outreach services, and

transportation services for participants in the Ryan White Part A program.

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Bradford, Welsch and Hill

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $19,200 from the Metropolitan

Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to Music

City Prep Clinic and approving a grant contract by and between the

Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of

Health, and Music City Prep Clinic, for the provision of outreach services, early

intervention services, medical case management, non-medical case

management, emergency financial assistance, medical transportation,

foodbank, housing services, and referral services for participants in the Ryan

White Part A program.

RS2026-2157

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Bradford, Welsch and Hill

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $276,204 from the Metropolitan

Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to We

Are One Recovery and approving a grant contract by and between the

Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of

Health, and We Are One Recovery, for the provision of early intervention

services, housing services, mental health services, psychosocial services, and

transportation services for participants in the Ryan White Part A program.

RS2026-2158

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Bradford, Welsch and Hill

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $765,882 from the Metropolitan

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

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and approving a grant contract by and

between the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan

Board of Health, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, for the provision of

medical case management, mental health services, and outpatient ambulatory

care for participants in the Ryan White Part A program.

RS2026-2159

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch and Hill

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $563,908 from the Metropolitan

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

Meharry Medical College and approving a grant contract between the

Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of

Health, and Meharry Medical College for the provision of food assistance,

medical case management, mental health services, outpatient services, and

psychosocial services for participants in the Ryan White Part A program.

10.

RS2026-2160

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Bradford, Welsch, Hill and Ewing

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $1,621,095 from the Metropolitan

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

Nashville Cares and approving a grant contract between the Metropolitan

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

Nashville Cares for the provision of early intervention services, emergency

financial assistance, food assistance, housing services, linguistic services,

medical case management, mental health services, non-medical case

management, outpatient ambulatory, psychosocial services, referral services,

and transportation for patients in the Ryan White Part A program.

11.

RS2026-2161

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Bradford, Welsch and Hill

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting the Healthy Start Initiative Grant from the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services

Administration, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the

Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide a variety of services in reducing infant

mortality for pregnant and parenting women.

12.

RS2026-2162

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch and Allen

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $750,000 from the Metropolitan

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

Metropolitan Board of Health, to Dismas, Inc., to operate the Dismas House

and Harm Reduction Initiative to focus on expanding linkage to, and

harm-reduction services for, men returning from incarceration who face an

elevated risk of opioid use disorder and overdose.

13.

RS2026-2163

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch, Hill, Allen and Ewing

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving amendment three to an Air Pollution Control Program

Support grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to the

Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of

Health, for the ongoing collection of data on ambient air concentrations for fine

particulate matter in Nashville, Tennessee.

14.

RS2026-2164

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman and Ewing

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting a Continuum of Care grant from the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) being transferred from the

Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) to the Metropolitan

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

local HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Collaborative Applicant to

develop a CoC system.

15.

RS2026-2165

Sponsors:

Toombs, Horton, Huffman, Welsch and Allen

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving amendment one to a Supported Employment

Expansion grant from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and

through the Office of Homeless Services, to provide staff to help promote

Individual Placement and Support/Supported Employment (IPS/SE) programs

in the recovery of people who have serious mental illness through work.

16.

RS2026-2166

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Hill and Allen

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution ratifying the submission of a grant application to the Greater

Nashville Regional Council and accepting a grant from the Greater Nashville

Regional Council to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the

Metropolitan Social Services Commission, to provide home-delivered meals

nutrition services for older or disabled adults.

17.

RS2026-2167

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch and Ewing

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution ratifying the submission of a grant application to the Greater

Nashville Regional Council and accepting a grant from the Greater Nashville

Regional Council to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the

Metropolitan Social Services Commission, for the provision of transportation

services for older adults and adults with disabilities and nutrition services for

older adults and adults with disabilities.

18.

RS2026-2168

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch, Allen and Ewing

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) grant 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.

19.

RS2026-2176

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Hill and Ewing

Legislative History

7/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

Bills on Second Reading

An ordinance establishing the Opioid Settlement Steering Committee’s role in

guiding the strategic use of the Metropolitan Government’s opioid settlement

funds through a clear, transparent, and data-driven process.

20.

BL2026-1452

Sponsors:

Evans, Huffman, Spain, Ellis, Gadd, Suara and Allen

Legislative History

6/30/26

7/7/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

7/7/26

Metropolitan Council

passed on first reading

deferred

7/21/26

An ordinance approving a Memorandum of Understanding by and between the

Public Safety Cadets (“PSC”) and the Metropolitan Nashville Police

Department (“MNPD”), to mentor young adults by providing knowledge, skills,

and practical experiences through education and training by public safety

professionals.

21.

BL2026-1495

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman and Allen

Legislative History

7/14/26

7/21/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

7/21/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

passed on first reading

Chair Report / Updates