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Woodbury Special City Council Meeting Minutes Thursday, December 16, 2021 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting was duly held virtually via Microsoft Teams Platform, as per the attached special meeting notice, on the 16th day of December 2021. Call to Order Mayor Anne Burt called the special meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and noted the special meeting notice required by Minnesota Statute 13D.04 will be included in the official minutes of this meeting. Pledge of the Flag Audience, staff, and Council pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Roll Call Upon roll call the following were present: Mayor Anne Burt, Councilmembers: Steve Morris, Jennifer Santini and Kim Wilson. Council Member Date was absent. Others Present: Kimberlee K. Blaeser, City Clerk and Scott Riggs, City Attorney. Mayor Burt welcomed those attending the special meeting. She referred to the brochures that are located on the chairs entitled "Welcome to the Woodbury City Council Meeting" and noted there are Public Input Sign-Up Sheets, and invited audience members to sign them and give them to a staff member if they wished to comment during the meeting. Discussion A. Approving the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the State of Minnesota and Local Governments and Authorizing Participating in National Opioid Settlements. As requested by Mayor Burt, Attorney Riggs explained that the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office recently announced that an agreement had been reached that will govern how funds from recent settlements with opioid companies will be distributed in Minnesota. He explained that in order for the City to participate, the City Council will need to adopt a resolution authorizing a representative of the City to execute the Minnesota Opioids State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement and related participation forms. He stated that adoption of the resolution and subsequent execution of the forms need to be completed by January 2, 2022. In response to a question from Mayor Burt, Attorney Riggs stated that the amount the State will receive and the City’s share of that have yet to be determined. He explained that signing the Memorandum of Agreement provides for the equitable distribution of proceeds to the State of Minnesota and to individual local governments from recent settlements in the national opioid litigation. In response to Mayor Burt’s question about the process for disbursing payments, Attorney Riggs stated that he is unsure as to when the payments will be distributed as this is a national settlement and that it will take some time to disburse funds. Council Members discussed the possible amount that could be distributed as well as allocation restrictions and if the City would be required to establish a special fund to hold the settlement money. Attorney Riggs explained that the Memorandum of Understanding provides this guidance as there are restrictions for use of the funds and that the City would need to establish a special fund. Councilmember Santini moved, seconded by Council Member Morris, To adopt the following resolution Resolution 21-268 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota approving the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the State of Minnesota and Local Governments and Authorizing Participation in National Opioid Settlements. Voting via voice: Kim Wilson - aye Andrea Date - absent Steve Morris – aye Jennifer Santini – aye Anne Burt – aye  Woodbury Special City Council Meeting Minutes Thursday, December 16, 2021 Adjournment Mayor Burt moved and seconded by Councilmember Morris to adjourn the Special City Council meeting at 6:13 p.m. Voting via voice: Kim Wilson - aye Andrea Date - absent Steve Morris – aye Jennifer Santini – aye Anne Burt – aye Respectfully submitted, __________________________________________ Kimberlee K. Blaeser, City Clerk Approved by the Woodbury City Council on February 26, 2020 Page 2 of 2  8301 Valley Creek Road • Woodbury, MN 55125-3330 • woodburymn.gov 651-714-3500 • TDD 651-714-3568 • FAX 651-714-3501 CITY OF WOODBURY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF WOODBURY CITY COUNCIL As required by Minnesota Statute 13D.04 – Notice of Meetings NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Woodbury will hold a special meeting on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of for the purposes of discussing a memorandum of agreement between the State of Minnesota and Local Governments and Authorizing Participation in National Opioid Settlements. This special meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams Platform. BY ORDER OF MAYOR ANNE W. BURT, MAYOR Dated this 13th day of December, 2021 Kimberlee K. 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