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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 28 - 2022 - Opioid IGACITY OF WHEAT RIDGE RESOLUTION NO. 28 Series of 2022 TITLE: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF THE COLORADO REGIONAL OPIOID INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTIES OF CLEAR CREEK, GILPIN, AND JEFFERSON, AND OTHER PARTICIPATING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGION 10 REGIONAL COUNCIL WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, along with various other Colorado local governments and the state of Colorado, are party “Plaintiffs” in federal litigation against various pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors (party “Defendants”) regarding the national opioid crisis; and WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs to the litigation in the state of Colorado anticipate one or more settlements with some of the Defendants in the federal litigation; and WHEREAS, in anticipation of one or more settlements, the state of Colorado and various local governments executed the Colorado Opioids Settlement Memorandum of Understanding on August 26, 2021, governing the allocation, distribution and expenditure of any settlement proceeds paid in connection with the opioid litigation; and WHEREAS, on November 8, 2021, the City Council approved said Colorado Opioids Settlement Memorandum of Understanding; and WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) is now being distributed among participating local governments, identified as “Region 10” in the 2021 Colorado MOU, which pertains to the procedures for the local governments to establish a Regional Council, designate a fiscal agent, and request and administer Opioid Funds in a manner consistent with the 2021 Colorado MOU; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge believes it to be in the best interest of the City to approve the IGA, which will allow settlement proceeds to be allocated to Wheat Ridge and its local neighbors for services, programs and other approved purposes in the 2021 Colorado MOU. NOW THEREFORE BET IT RESOLVED, by the Wheat Ridge City Council: Section 1. The City hereby formally adopts and approves the Colorado Regional Opioid Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), attached hereto as Exhibit 1, and by such approval, the City of Wheat Ridge shall become party to such IGA. Section 2. The City Council authorizes the Mayor to execute any documents necessary to formalize such approval, and authorizes any non-substantive amendments to the attached agreement, if approved by the City Attorney. Section 3. Effective date. This Resolution shall be effective upon passage. DONE AND RESOLVED this _13_ day of _June_, 2022 ____________________________ Bud Starker, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ Stephen Kirkpatrick, City Clerk