City Council

(18) 23­0670­S2 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Opioid Settlement and Tobacco Settlement Funds, expert testimony in connection thereto, and related matters. Recommendations for Council action: 1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report prior to September 1 annually with the amount of Opioid Settlement funding received and available for programming, at which time, the CAO can seek proposals from Council Districts on expenditure. 2. INSTRUCT the CAO and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to consult with the City Attorney prior to proposing expenditures of any Opioid Settlement funding to ensure the allowable use of funds under the opioid settlement agreements. 3. INSTRUCT the CLA and CAO, with the assistance of the Department of Disability, to develop a program entitled: "MacArthur Park Harm Reduction Center" with an initial allocation of $3 million from the opioid settlement line item. 4. INSTRUCT the CLA to report in 90 days with a criteria evaluation Tuesday - June 25, 2024 - PAGE 22 matrix for proposals submitted in FY 24/25 and moving forward by consult with the City Attorney prior to proposing expenditures of any Opioid Settlement funding to ensure the allowable use of funds under the opioid settlement agreements. 3. INSTRUCT the CLA and CAO, with the assistance of the Department of Disability, to develop a program entitled: "MacArthur Park Harm Reduction Center" with an initial allocation of $3 million from the opioid settlement line item. 4. INSTRUCT the CLA to report in 90 days with a criteria evaluation matrix for proposals submitted in FY 24/25 and moving forward by the Council and Mayor’s offices that are provided to the CLA and CAO, inclusive of the Measure of Access, Disparity, and Equity, Los Angeles Equity Index and Tool, overall need areas across the city, the measured impact that the money will have in the proposal areas, as well as number of fentanyl overdoses and fentanyl overdose deaths as provided by LA County Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Bureau census tract data. 5. INSTRUCT the Department on Disability to report in 30 days on the existing substance use treatment programs they administer, including data on the number of people being served, the areas of service and the type of service being provided. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.