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Committee approves package of health and social-service grants on consent
Summary
The committee cleared a consent package that included multiple Ryan White Part A grants and other public-health appropriations, funding programs from medical case management to early-intervention services; several members recorded abstentions on items tied to personal affiliations.
On voice vote the committee approved a multi-item consent package of resolutions funding public-health and social-service programs. The chair read a long list of grant contracts and appropriations; items approved included grants to United Neighborhood Health Services ("Neighborhood Health Inc"), Streetworks/Today's Hope, We Are 1 Recovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Mahiri Medical College, and Nashville Cares, among others.
Several members noted conflicts or abstentions: Council member Nash said she would abstain from the Streetworks item as a former board member, and Council member Suarez asked to abstain on specified items. The chair confirmed the consent motion and announced the consent package passed. The approvals fund services such as outpatient care, early-intervention services, case management, nutrition and transportation services under Ryan White Part A and other federal grant programs. Notable amounts read aloud in the meeting included $211,866 (United Neighborhood Health Services), $452,444 (Streetworks/Today's Hope), $276,204 (We Are 1 Recovery), approximately $765,000.882 (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, per transcript), $563,908 (Mahiri Medical College), and $1,621,095 (Nashville Cares).
