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Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement With the North Carolina Department of Public Safety For a Grant in the Amount of $600,000 for the Continuation of the Opioid Overdose Intervention Program
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LEGISLATIVE INTENT/PURPOSE:
WHEREAS, as a community, the City has experienced significant detrimental impacts due to the opioid crisis that has occurred over the last several decades; and,
WHEREAS, to combat the impact of opioid abuse in the community, the City has requested and received an additional appropriation from the North Carolina General Assembly; and,
WHEREAS, via the NC Appropriations Act of 2023, the City was awarded an additional $600,000 to fund the Opioid Abuse Intervention Program and associated Quick Response Team (“QRT”); and,
WHEREAS, the City wishes to continue the existing contract with Coastal Horizons Center, Inc., to administer the services necessary to support the QRT, as outlined in the attached scope of services and associated budget.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
THAT, The Wilmington City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the North Carolina Office of Public Safety for $600,000 related to the FY23 & FY24 Department of Public Safety Disaster Relief and Recovery/Mitigation/Resiliency Directed Grant, which was approved as part of the NC Appropriations Act of 2023.