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City Hall City of Olympia 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Information: 360.753.8447 Meeting Minutes City Council Monday, March 17, 2014 9:00 AM Tacoma Municipal Building North, Room 16, 733 Market St., Tacoma, WA Special Meeting Re: Regional Strategies to Address Increased Drug Use 1. ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Mayor Stephen H. Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel Jones, Councilmember Jim Cooper, Councilmember Jeannine Roe and Councilmember Cheryl Selby OTHERS PRESENT Elected officials from the City of Tacoma, Thurston County, and Pierce County. 2. BUSINESS ITEM 14-0272 Regional Meeting to Discuss the Increased Use of IV Drugs in Cities City of Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland welcomed and thanked everyone for coming . Discussion items included the following: - Heroin's effects on urban development - The quality and availability of opiates is on the rise, while the costs are down - 250 new methadone treatment facilities - Need more interaction with the Health Department - Libraries are negatively impacted by drug users - Support by neighborhoods is positive - A study by the University of Washington shows a large proportion of drug users die from overdose - Prevention and intervention are key to curtailing drug use The group then discussed a second meeting in the summer to potentially include the following items: 1. A joint presentation on Drug Units 2. Opportunity to create joint Thurston/Pierce County Health Department 3. Joint presentation from government relations staff regarding potential legislature 4. Opportunity/process to submit for Drug Free County Grant The work session was completed. City of Olympia Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes March 17, 2014 3. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m. City of Olympia Page 2