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RESOLUTION NO. 2022 -/ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, RATIFYING THE APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH WALMART; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY FUTURE OPIOID SETTLEMENT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS, AND TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach ("City") recognizes that Miami Dade County (the "County"), and the entire State of Florida, has suffered harm as a result of the opioid epidemic; and WHEREAS, the State of Florida filed an action in Pasco County, Florida, and a number of Florida cities and counties also filed actions In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio)(the "Opioid Litigation"), against various pharmaceutical companies ("Defendants"); and WHEREAS, the State of Florida has agreed to resolve the litigation through settlement and other means in the Opioid Litigation, and to that end, established a City/County Fund (the "Local Fund") and Regional Fund for the disbursement of opioid settlement proceeds (the "Opioid Funds") among governments in Florida; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Florida Plan, separate payments are to be distributed directly to the cities through the Local Fund; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 2022-3426, the City Commission approved the City's participation in the Opioid Litigation settlement by ratifying the execution of the Settlement Participation Forms with various Defendants, and approving the assignment of the City's annual allocation of the Opioid Funds to Miami -Dade County for the implementation of opioid abatement measures; and WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of Resolution 2022-3426, the City received an additional Settlement Participation Form for Defendant, Walmart; and WHEREAS, based upon the foregoing, the City Commission wishes to ratify the execution of the Settlement Participation Form with Walmart, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and authorizes the City Manager to execute any and all future Settlement Participation Forms, without further approval or ratification by the City Commission, provided the same are approved first as to form and legal sufficiency by the City Attorney. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ratification of the Settlement Participation Form. The City Commission hereby ratifies the execution of the Walmart Settlement Participation Form attached hereto as Exhibit „A„ @BCL@E406E5C5.docRatification of Walmart Opioid Litigation Settlement Page 1 of 2 152