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 approving amendment three to a grant from the Tennessee

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

the Metropolitan Board of Health, to implement and coordinate activities and

services related to sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, testing,

diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance.

RS2026-1968

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman and Welsch

Legislative History

5/12/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving Amendment Number 2 to a sole source contract

between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and

The Village at Glencliff for the provision of homelessness medical respite

services.

RS2026-1969

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Gadd and Welsch

Legislative History

5/12/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting an Emergency Management Performance grant from

the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan

Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to

subsidize funding for the Emergency Management Program for

Nashville/Davidson County.

RS2026-1976

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Gadd and Welsch

Legislative History

5/12/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting a DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction

(CEBR) Program grant from the U. S. Department of Justice to the

Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville

Police Department, to outsource sexual assault kits to private vendors for

forensic case sample analysis to reduce the backlog associated with DNA

analysis.

RS2026-1977

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Gadd and Welsch

Legislative History

5/12/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

Bills on Second Reading

An ordinance approving a License and Lease Agreement between by and

between Nashville Riverboats, LLC (“NRB”) and The Metropolitan Government

of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Metro Nashville Police

Department and Nashville Fire Department (“Metro”) for use of a commercial

boat dock.

BL2026-1370

Sponsors:

Toombs and Huffman

Legislative History

4/28/26

5/7/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

5/7/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

passed on first reading

An ordinance approving a memorandum of understanding between The

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (“MNPD”) and Vanderbilt University,

acting through its Police Department, a component of Vanderbilt University

Public Safety (“Vanderbilt PD”), to establish a training partnership between the

agencies.

BL2026-1371

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman and Benton

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

filed