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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 23-38 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY OF LINO LAKES STAFF TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE CITY OF LINO LAKES PARTICIPATION IN THE MULTISTATE SETTLEMENTS RELATING TO OPIOID SUPPLY CHAIN PARTICIPANTS, AND IN THE MINNESOTA OPIOIDS STATE-SUBDIVISION MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota and numerous Minnesota cities and counties are engaged in nationwide civil litigation against opioid supply chain participants related to the opioid crisis; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Attorney General has signed on to multistate settlement agreements with several opioid supply chain participants, but those settlement agreements are still subject to sign-on by local governments and final agreement by the companies and approval by the courts; and WHEREAS, there is a deadline for a sufficient threshold of Minnesota cities and counties to sign on to the above-referenced multistate settlement agreements, and failure to timely sign on may diminish the amount of funds received by not only that city or county but by all Minnesota cities and counties from the settlement funds; and WHEREAS, representatives of Minnesota’s local governments, the Office of the Attorney General, and the State of Minnesota have reached agreement on the intrastate allocation of these settlement funds between the State, and the counties and cities, as well as the permissible uses of these funds, which will be memorialized in the Minnesota Opioids State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement, as amended (the “State-Subdivision Agreement”); and WHEREAS, the State-Subdivision Agreement creates an opportunity for local governments and the State to work collaboratively on a unified vision to deliver a robust abatement and remediation plan to address the opioid crisis in Minnesota; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Lino Lakes supports and agrees to the State-Subdivision Agreement; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Lino Lakes supports and opts in to all future multistate settlement agreements with opioid supply chain participants; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes authorizes city staff to execute all necessary documents to ensure the City of Lino Lakes participation in the multistate settlement agreements, including the Participation Agreement and accompanying Release, and in the State-Subdivision Agreement. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 24th day of April, 2023.