DATE: March 5, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or her Designee to Accept and Appropriate an Amount Not to Exceed the 18-year Estimate of $1,349,312 in Funding Associated with the Distributor Settlement Agreement for Opioid Remediation and to Allocate the Funds in Accordance with Eligible Uses Specified in the Distributor Settlement Agreement
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager or her designee to accept and appropriate $1,349,312 in funding associated with the Distributor Settlement Agreement for Opioid Remediation and to allocate the funds in accordance with eligible uses specified in the Distributor Settlement Agreement.
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SUMMARY
On December 14, 2021, and March 28, 2023, Council approved the City’s participation in National Opioid Settlement litigation and authorized the City Manager to accept the terms of the California Allocation Agreement and to execute and submit all necessary settlement participation documents on behalf of the City. Beginning in June 2023, the City began receiving payments through this settlement agreement, receiving $186,656 to date. Staff estimate that the City will receive an additional $1,159,656 via annual installment payments through July 2038, bringing the total received to approximately $1,349,312.
The use of funds is restricted by the settlement agreement. Staff recommend that Council accept and appropriate the funds to be allocated to community-based non-profits for the following eligible uses, as specified in the Distributor Settlement Agreement:
• Opioid use prevention programs and services
• Support the treatment of opioid use disorder and any co-occurring substance use disorder or mental health conditions
• Support people in treatment and recovery from opioid use disorder and any co-occurring substance use disorder or mental health conditions, including wrap-around services like housing, transportation, education, job placement, job training, peer support, counseling, community navigators, case management, legal services, and connections to community-based services
• Provide connections to care for people who have or are at risk of developing opioid use disorder and any co-occurring substance use disorder or mental health conditions
• Support efforts to discourage or prevent misuse of opioids
• Support efforts to prevent or reduce overdose deaths or other opioid-related harms
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution