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<br />To view the final document, access adopted Resolutions via Arden Hills Public Laserfiche Weblink by visiting cityofardenhills.org and clicking on Archived Documents under Helpful Links on our main webpage. <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2021-077 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT <br />(MOA) BETWEEN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND LOCAL <br />GOVERNMENTS AND AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN <br />NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENTS <br />WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota, Minnesota counties and cities, and their people, have <br />been harmed by misconduct committed by certain entities that engage in the manufacture, <br />marketing, promotion, distribution, or dispensing of opioids; and <br />WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota and numerous Minnesota cities and counties joined <br />with thousands of local governments across the country to file lawsuits against opioid <br />manufacturer and pharmaceutical distribution companies and hold those companies accountable <br />for their misconduct; and <br />WHEREAS, representatives of local Minnesota governments, the League of Minnesota <br />Cities, the Association of Minnesota Counties, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, the State <br />of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office have negotiated and prepared a <br />Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to provide for the equitable distribution of proceeds to the <br />State of Minnesota and to individual local governments from recent settlements in the national <br />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 opioid <br />epidemic, and ensure needed resources reach the most impacted communities; and <br />WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the State of Minnesota and the residents of the <br />City of Arden Hills, and the County of Ramsey, that the City participate in the national opioid <br />litigation settlements. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arden <br />Hills, Minnesota, that the City Council approves: <br />1. Participation in the opioid litigation settlements promotes the public health, safety, <br />and welfare of the residents of the City of Arden Hills. <br />