Committee approves consent agenda including public-health grants, cardiac monitors contract and homeland security grant

The committee approved the proposed consent agenda, adopting seven items that include grants to the Metropolitan Government acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, a sole-source equipment contract, and a homeland security grant for emergency management.

The items read into the record included resolutions to accept grants from (1) Step Ahead Foundation of Bridal Tennessee Inc. for reimbursement of long-acting reversible contraception costs; (2) the Tennessee Department of Health for oral disease prevention services in qualifying K–8 public schools; (3) the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a Minority AIDS Initiative program for prevention, surveillance, diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS; (4) the Marjorie A. Newhoff Private Foundation, Inc. to fund care of shelter animals at the Metro Animal Care and Control Center; (5) an amendment to a Tennessee Department of Health grant for public safety partnerships addressing substance abuse in high-impact areas; (6) a sole-source contract with ZOLL Medical Corporation to provide cardiac monitors, AEDs, related software and maintenance; and (7) a Homeland Security grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency for planning, equipment, training and exercises for state and homeland security strategies.

A motion to adopt the proposed consent agenda was made and seconded; the committee approved the consent agenda by voice vote. The meeting record shows the clerk read the item captions and the presiding officer called for the voice vote; no recorded roll-call tally was provided in the transcript and no oppositions were recorded when the presiding officer asked “Any opposed?”

Votes at a glance (consent agenda items): - RS2025-1082 — Accept grant from Step Ahead Foundation of Bridal Tennessee Inc. to Metro Government through the Metropolitan Board of Health for reimbursement related to long-acting reversible contraception costs. Sponsors: Porterfield, Evans, Welsh, Ad, Allen, GAD, Huffman, Toombs. Outcome: approved (consent agenda voice vote). - RS2025-10803 — Accept grant from Tennessee Department of Health for oral disease prevention services in qualifying K–8 public schools. Sponsors: Porterfield, Evans, Welsh, GAD, Huffman, Toombs, Ellis. Outcome: approved (consent agenda voice vote). - RS2025-1084 — Accept grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Minority AIDS Initiative activities. Sponsors: Porterfield, Evans, Welch, Bradford, GAD, Huffman, Toombs. Outcome: approved (consent agenda voice vote). - RS2025-1085 — Accept grant from Marjorie A. Newhoff Private Foundation, Inc., for care of shelter animals at Metro Animal Care and Control Center. Sponsors: Porterfield, Evans, Bradford, GAD, Toombs, Lisonbee, Hancock. Outcome: approved (consent agenda voice vote). - RS2025-10806 — Approve Amendment 1 to Tennessee Department of Health grant for public safety partnerships in high-impact areas (substance-abuse interventions). Sponsors: Porterfield, Evans, Welsh, Toombs. Outcome: approved (consent agenda voice vote). - RS2025-1091 — Approve sole-source contract between Metropolitan Government and ZOLL Medical Corporation for cardiac monitors, AEDs, software (ZOLL Cloud Services), accessories and preventative maintenance. Sponsors: Porterfield, Evans, Huffman, Toombs, Ellis. Outcome: approved (consent agenda voice vote). - RS2025-10809 — Accept Homeland Security grant from Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Office of Emergency Management for planning, equipment, training and exercises. Sponsors: Porterfield, Evans, Toombs. Outcome: approved (consent agenda voice vote).

The transcript does not show a roll-call vote or recorded individual votes for these items; the clerk and presiding officer recorded the items and the committee approved the consent agenda by voice vote.