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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2024-117 C ITY OF P LYMOUTH R ESOLUTION N O. 2024- 117 R ESOLUTION A UTHORIZING P AYMENT TO M ISSIONS I NC. FROM THE O PIOID S ETTLEMENT F UND FOR THE O PIOID R ESPONSE AND O PIOID P REVENTION P ROJECT WHEREAS, drug overdose deaths and non-fatal opioid overdoses have increased in Hennepin County since 2019; and WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has been awarded approximately $660,000 in funds from the National Opioid settlement; and WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has a long-standing partnership with Plymouth based Missions, Inc., who provides chemical health, domestic violence, and long-term care to people in need; and WHEREAS, Missions Inc. has partnered with the Police Department to create an opioid response and opioid prevention project to reduce the prevalence of opioid abuse in the City of Plymouth; and WHEREAS, the National Opioid Settlement funds must be used for opioid remediation strategies. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA that the payment in the amount of $12,000 to Missions Inc., is authorized from the National Opioid Settlement fund. APPROVED by the City Council on this 26th day of March, 2024.