AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK TO JOIN WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL UNITS AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE FLORIDA MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND FORMAL AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENTING A UNIFIED PLAN REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN SETTLEMENT FUNDS AS PART OF THE OPIOID LITIGATION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Coconut Creek is a litigating participant in the action that the State of Florida has filed pending in Pasco County, Florida, and a number of Florida cities and counties have also filed an action In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio) (the "Opioid Litigation"). The State of Florida and lawyers representing certain various local governments involved in the Opioid Litigation have proposed a unified plan for the allocation and use of prospective settlement dollars from opioid related litigation. The amounts that pertain to Coconut Creek referenced in the proposed Memorandum of Understanding settlement, range from approximately $10,000-$19,000 in an annual payment to the City over a period of 18 years. The amount depends on what the final settlement total is, but for now, the assumptions are that the settlement bucket to the Cities and Counties will either be $130,000,000; $100,000,000; or $70,000,000. The monies ultimately received from the City can only be used for the following Core Strategies related to abating the harm: a. Naloxone or other FDA-approved drug to reverse opioid overdoses; b. Medication-Assisted Treatment ("MAT") Distribution and other opioid-related treatment; c. Pregnant and Postpartum Women; d. Expanding Treatment for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; e. Expansion of Warm Hand-Off Programs and Recovery Services; f. Treatment for Incarcerated Population; g. Prevention Programs; h. Expanding Syringe Service Programs; and i. Evidence-based data collection and research analyzing the ef...
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