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Resolution R-21-0342
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 10608 Final Action Date: 9/13/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF A UNIFIED PLAN FOR THE ALLOCATION AND
USE OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS, AS GENERALLY DESCRIBED IN
THE FLORIDA PLAN, ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A"; EXPRESSLY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FLORIDA PLAN, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A"; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ANY FORMAL
AGREEMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
IMPLEMENTING A UNIFIED PLAN FOR THE ALLOCATION AND USE OF
OPIOID SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS THAT IS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY
INCONSISTENT WITH THE FLORIDA PLAN AND THIS RESOLUTION;
MAKING FINDINGS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICES NAMED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has suffered harm from the opioid epidemic; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the entire State of Florida has suffered harm as a
result from the opioid epidemic; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has filed an action pending in Pasco County, Florida;
and
WHEREAS, a number of Florida cities and counties have also filed an action titled In re:
National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio) ("Opioid Litigation") and the
City is not a litigating participant in that action; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida and lawyers representing certain various local
governments involved in the Opioid Litigation have proposed a unified plan for the allocation
and use of prospective settlement dollars from opioid related litigation; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Memorandum of Understanding ("Florida Plan") sets forth a
framework of a unified plan for the proposed allocation and use of opioid settlement proceeds
and it is anticipated that formal agreements implementing the Florida Plan will be entered into at
a future date; and
WHEREAS, participation in the Florida Plan by a large majority of Florida cities and
counties will materially increase the amount of funds allocated to Florida and should improve
Florida's relative bargaining position during additional settlement negotiations; and
WHEREAS, failure to participate in the Florida Plan will reduce funds available to the
State, the City of Miami, and every other Florida city and county;
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File ID: 10608 Enactment Number: R-21-0342
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City finds that participation in the Florida Plan would be in the best
interest of the City and its citizens in that such a plan ensures that almost all of the settlement
funds go to abate and resolve the opioid epidemic and each and every city and county receives
funds for the harm that it has suffered.
Section 3. The City hereby expresses its support of a unified plan for the allocation and
use of opioid settlement proceeds as generally described in the Florida Plan, attached hereto as
Exhibit "A."
Section 4. The City Manager is hereby expressly authorized1 to execute the Florida Plan
in substantially the form attached as Exhibit "A."
Section 5. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to execute the any formal
agreements, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, implementing a unified plan for the
allocation and use of opioid settlement proceeds that is not substantially inconsistent with the
Florida Plan and this Resolution.
Section 6. The City Clerk is hereby directed to furnish a certified copy of this Resolution
to the Florida League of Cities Attorney and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody c\o John M.
Guard The Capitol, PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor
ey
9/1/2021
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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