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Committee recommends approval of multiple public‑safety and health items including shelter and fee updates
Summary
The committee recommended approval of a package of items including an RS appropriation of $180,000 to Room in the Inn for shelter services, an intergovernmental agreement for extra‑duty police services, and ordinance updates to the Fire Marshal fee schedule; most items passed with unanimous or near‑unanimous committee support.
The Metropolitan Nashville Public Health & Safety Committee moved through several routine and legislative items and recommended approval of each to the full council.
Key committee recommendations:
- RS 20 26 19 09: $180,000 to Room in the Inn Inc. (Office of Homeless Services) to support day shelter and guest‑house services for people experiencing homelessness. The item was moved, presented with a letter from Chair Toombs, and recommended 8‑0.
- RS 20 26 19 13: An intergovernmental agreement between the Metropolitan Government (acting by and through MNPD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for extra‑duty police services; moved and recommended 7‑0.
- BL 20 26 13 28: Second reading of an ordinance to update the Fire Marshal's fee schedule in chapter 10.640.118; moved and recommended 7‑0.
Other items included routine consent‑agenda resolutions (items 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10) covering grant approvals and victim‑services program funding; the committee approved the consent agenda 8‑0.
Votes listed in committee minutes reflect the committee recommendations; each item will follow the council’s legislative process for final action.
