23-024 (04-18) Authorize Opioid SettlementLeague of Minnesota Cities Model Resolution: 3/16/2023
Authorizing Opioid Settlements Memorandum of Agreement Page 1
CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 23-024
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GOLDEN VALLEY STAFF TO EXECUTE ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE GOLDEN VALLEY 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 of April 18, 2023, 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, the City of Golden Valley supports and
agrees to the State-Subdivision Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Golden Valley supports and opts in to all
future multistate settlement agreements with opioid supply chain participants; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Golden Valley City Council authorizes city staff to
execute all necessary documents to ensure Golden Valley participation in the multistate
settlement agreements, including the Participation Agreement and accompanying Release, and in
the State-Subdivision Agreement.
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Passed by the City Council of the City of Golden Valley, Minnesota this 18th day of April, 2023.
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Shepard M. Harris, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Theresa Schyma, City Clerk
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