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too (305) � Fto�� yW cfrx of SW �+ hxyC City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 a (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners FROM: Stan Morris, City Manager DATE: October 20, 2022 RE: Ratifying the National and Florida Opioid Settlement Participation Agreement. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this Resolution. REASONS: The State of Florida filed an action in Pasco County, Florida, as did a number of Florida cities anc counties, known as In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio) (th "Opioid Litigation"), against various pharmaceutical companies. As a result of the Opioid Litigation, the City was eligible to receive a total of approximately $31,000 from the National and Florida Settlements, to be paid over the course of 18 years. The settlement funds are restricted and can only be used for Opioid Remediation. Were the City to accept the funds, the City would have to expend significant resources to implement an Opioid Remediation program and meet the reporting requirements tied to the use of the funds. The amount the City is designated to receive would not cover all of the costs for staffing and administration of an Opioid Remediation program. Miami -Dade County requested, and the City agreed, that assigning the funds the City receives to Miami -Dade County for use in the implementation of the County's opioid abatement measures provides the greatest benefit to the citizens of the City. As a result of the assignment, the County will be responsible for utilizing the funds for the authorized purposes and meeting all associated reporting requirements, while also utilizing the additional funds to offer more robust and fulsome abatement measures throughout the County, inclusive of the City. The completed participation forms had to be submitted by October 1, 2022. As a result, I am now Item Number: 10.0