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Nashville Metro CouncilRS2025-1534Withdrawn

This resolution sought approval for an Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant application from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government via the Office of Emergency Management. The grant would fund efforts to enhance security and resilience in high-risk urban areas by improving capabilities to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to terrorism. The resolution was ultimately withdrawn after multiple deferrals and committee recommendations.

A resolution approving an Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant application from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Emergency Management, to fund costs related to enhancing security and the resilience of high-risk urban areas by building, sustaining, and improving capabilities to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism.

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Introduced 9/25/2025Public Health and Safety CommitteeResolution
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What it does

  • 1Approval of UASI grant application to fund security and resilience enhancements
  • 2Funding to build, sustain, and improve capabilities related to terrorism prevention and response
  • 3Administration of grant through the Metropolitan Government's Office of Emergency Management

This resolution sought approval for an Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant application from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Government via the Office of Emergency Management. The grant would fund efforts to enhance security and resilience in high-risk urban areas by improving capabilities to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to terrorism. The resolution was ultimately withdrawn after multiple deferrals and committee recommendations.

Affects
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyOffice of Emergency ManagementTennessee Emergency Management Agency

Activity timeline

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Legislative history

12/16/2025
Metropolitan Council
The resolution was recommended for withdrawal by the Budget and Finance Committee and the Public Health and Safety Committee. Council Member Toombs withdrew the resolution.
12/16/2025
Public Health and Safety Committee
Referred without comment
12/15/2025
Budget and Finance Committee
Referred without comment
11/18/2025
Metropolitan Council
The resolution was recommended for a two-meeting deferral by the Budget and Finance Committee and the Public Health and Safety Committee. Council Member Huffman moved to defer the resolution to the December 16, 2025 Council meeting, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council.
10/21/2025
Metropolitan Council
The resolution was recommended for a two-meeting deferral by the Budget and Finance Committee and the Public Health and Safety Committee. Council Member Toombs moved that the resolution be deferred to the November 18, 2025 Council meeting, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council.
10/9/2025
Metropolitan Council
The resolution was recommended for deferral by the Budget and Finance Committee and the Public Health and Safety Committee. Pursuant to Rule 8.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council, the resolution is deferred.
9/30/2025
Metropolitan Council
Referred without comment

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