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RESOLUTION NUMBER 9521 <br />CITY OF MOUND VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) <br />BETWEEN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND <br />AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENTS <br />WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota, Minnesota counties and cities, and their <br />people, have been harmed by misconduct committed by certain entities that engage in <br />the manufacture, marketing, promotion, distribution, or dispensing of opioids; and <br />WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota and numerous Minnesota cities and counties <br />joined with thousands of local governments across the country to file lawsuits against <br />opioid manufacturer and pharmaceutical distribution companies and hold those <br />companies accountable for their misconduct; and <br />WHEREAS, representatives of local Minnesota governments, the League of <br />Minnesota Cities, the Association of Minnesota Counties, the Coalition of Greater <br />Minnesota Cities, the State of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Attorney General's Office <br />have negotiated and prepared a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to provide for the <br />equitable distribution of proceeds to the State of Minnesota and to individual local <br />governments from recent settlements in the national opioid litigation; and <br />WHEREAS, by signing onto the MOA, the state and local governments maximize <br />Minnesota's share of opioid settlement funds, demonstrate solidarity in response to the <br />opioid epidemic, and ensure needed resources reach the most impacted communities; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the State of Minnesota and the residents <br />of the City of Mounds View ("City"), and the County of Ramsey, that the City participate <br />in the national opioid litigation settlements. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Mounds <br />View, Minnesota: <br />1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated into and made part of this <br />Resolution. <br />2. Participation in the opioid litigation settlements promotes the public health, <br />safety, and welfare of the residents of the City of Nerstrand. <br />DOCSOPEN\M U210\269\768332.v 1-12/ 13/21 <br />