TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Executive
Malisa Files, COO
425-556-2166
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
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TITLE:
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Approval of an Amendment to the King County Memorandum of Understanding for the Opioid Abatement Council (OAC)
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
In June 2022, the City Council approved participation in the One Washington Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to participate in the settlement agreements against opioid distributers and retailers. The One Washington MOU outlined the requirements to create a regional Opioid Abatement Council (OAC) to monitor distributions, expenditures, re-allocations and disputes related to the settlement funds. Redmond City Council approved the MOU for participation in King County's OAC on June 20, 2023. The OAC is proposing two changes to the original agreement as described below.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
One Washington Memorandum of Understanding
* Required:
Per City Policy, interlocal agreements between agencies must be approved by Council and participation in the regional OAC is required under the One Washington MOU approved by Council in 2022.
* Council Request:
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* Other Key Facts:
The City of Redmond cannot utilize the opioid settlement funds without participating in the OAC.
OUTCOMES:
In June 2022, Redmond signed on to the One Washington Memorandum of Understanding that allowed the City to participate in the state opioid settlements. Redmond has participated in four opioid settlements, including:
* Amerisource Bergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc, and McKesson Corporation
* CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, TEVA and Allergan
* Johnson & Johnson Corporation
* Kroger
The total the City is set to receive is approximately $2.087 million over a number of years. To date th...
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