City Council - Special

200 South Hamilton Road City of Gahanna Gahanna, Ohio 43230 Meeting Minutes City Council - Special Brian D. Larick, President Nancy R. McGregor, Vice President Karen J. Angelou Merisa Bowers Jamie Leeseberg Stephen A. Renner Michael Schnetzer Krystal Gonchar, MPA, Clerk of Council Monday, August 9, 2021 6:45 PM City Hall, Council Chambers A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Roll Call. Gahanna City Council met in Special Session on Monday, August 9, 2021, in Council Chambers of City Hall, 200 S. Hamilton Rd. President of Council, Brian Larick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Agenda for this meeting was published on August 6, 2021. *Schnetzer was absent during roll call but arrived at 6:50 p.m. Present 6 - Brian D. Larick, Stephen A. Renner, Michael Schnetzer, Karen J. Angelou, Merisa Bowers, and Nancy R. McGregor Absent 1 - Jamie Leeseberg B. RESOLUTION: RES-0028-2021 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE MATERIAL TERMS OF THE ONEOHIO SUBDIVISION SETTLEMENT PURSUANT TO THE ONEOHIO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE JULY 21, 2021 NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. City Attorney Ray Mularski stated that this is self-explanatory; there was a settlement for millions of dollars and we are able to get a portion of those funds; the Resolution presented is similar to others being passed throughout the state; generally the Mayor signs agreements for the City, but since this is a court case, the City Attorney has authority to sign . Larick asked if there are any restrictions on the funds. Mularski stated they are included in the attachments, but they need to be used to combat the opioid epidemic. Mayor stated that it is listed in the Memorandum of Understanding. City of Gahanna Page 1 City Council - Special Meeting Minutes August 9, 2021 Chief Spence stated that there have been 46 overdose responses in 2017; there were 41 in 2018; 37 in 2019; to date for 2021 there have been 14; 13 fatalities in all of those; through a grant from Ohio Department of Health and Franklin County Public Health they have received Naloxone at no cost and trained all officers; the Police Department has used that 181 times since 2016. Larick stated that the crises and impact to the community is real. A motion was made by Renner, seconded by Angelou to Adopt the Resolution. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6- Larick, Renner, Schnetzer, Angelou, Bowers and McGregor Absent: 1- Leeseberg C. ADJOURNMENT. At 6:53 p.m. City of Gahanna Page 2