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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2021 1201 CCSA REG ITEM 09B POWERPOINTNational Opioid Settlement December 1, 2021 PJ Gagajena, Assistant City Manager The Settlement 93,000 deaths nationwide due to opioid overdoses in 2020 Nearly 4,000 lawsuits filed against pharmaceutical distributors and manufacturers National settlement announced on July 21, 2021, against: Three Largest Distributors - McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen $21 Billion over 18 years Manufacturer -Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and parent company Johnson & Johnson $5 Billion over nine years 2 State of California State of California joined the settlement $2.2 Billion is allocated share to California 15% State Fund 70% Abatement Accounts Fund 15% Subdivision Fund Towns, cities and counties allowed to participate even if it did not file a lawsuit Jurisdictions with a population of less than 10,000 are ineligible 3 Settlement Terms Cities and counties encouraged to participate to increase overall pool of funds Jurisdictions that wish to participate must register by January 2, 2022 Cities that participate may elect to receive the funds directly or share will be allocated to participating county Participating jurisdictions must: Use funds for required opioid remediation uses Track deposits and expenditures Meet reporting requirements Respond to audit requests 4 Ventura County Services Ventura County will participate and has staff, infrastructure, and services to meet all settlement requirements Ventura County opioid remediation services: Substance use disorder services Early and crisis intervention Outpatient Services 24-hour hotline Withdrawal management Recovery support services Medication assisted treatment Counseling and therapy Case management 5 City of Moorpark California State Subdivision Agreements estimate the City of Moorpark will receive approximately $148,141 of settlement funds City of Moorpark and Ventura County working on drafting an agreement to ensure County will meet requirements and services will be available to Moorpark residents if the City elects to have the County receive and manage the City’s fund allocation Agreement will be presented to the City Council for future consideration City of Moorpark must register by January 2, 2022, to participate in National Opioid Settlement 6 Recommendation Authorize the City Manager to Participate in the National Opioid Settlement 7 Questions? For more information on the National Opioid Settlement, go to: https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/