City of Milwaukee - File #: 240281

• File #: 240281
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: In Committee
• File created: 6/11/2024
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to expenditure of funds received from the JUUL Labs Multi-state Settlement.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/2/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: This file was included in the motion to adopt the report of the Finance and Personnel Committee in error. This file was not properly before the Common Council. The file was returned back to committee.
6/26/2024	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearing: Khalif Rainey, Office of African American Affairs Darryl Davidson, Office of African American Affairs There was request for a correct budget to be submitted to the file.	Pass	4:0
6/26/2024	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECONSIDERED	Pass	5:0
6/26/2024	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearing: Khalif Rainey, Office of African American Affairs Steven Mahan, DOA Deputy Director This item may be rescheduled before a special meeting prior to the Common Council July 2, 2024 meeting with receipt of the necessary budgetary information, as requested by the committee.	Pass	4:0
6/25/2024	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/11/2024	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

240281

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

221722, 240280

Sponsor

THE CHAIR                     

Title

Substitute resolution relating to expenditure of funds received from the JUUL Labs Multi-state Settlement.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the Department of Administration- Office of African American Affairs to expend $1,287,213.99 from the JUUL Labs, Inc. Legal Settlement for increased media coverage, renting event space, purchasing signage, and equipment rental for exhibit booths.

Body

Whereas, Common Council File Number 221722 authorized the settlement of the lawsuit entitled In re: JUU Labs Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 3:19-md-02913, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; and

Whereas, To date, the City has received settlement payments totaling $1,287,213.99; and

Whereas, Common Council File Number 240280 authorizes the transfer of the settlement payment to a special revenue fund to allow for the proper accounting of the settlement payment; and

Whereas, The purpose of the litigation was to address the epidemic of vaping and nicotine addiction among youth; and

Whereas The terms of the JUUL Labs, Inc. legal settlement are designed to give government entities throughout the country flexibility to adopt tailored, community-focused approaches to youth vaping and addiction prevention, education, and cessation treatments, while also requiring that the funds be used to effectuate the purpose of the litigation, and

Whereas, The Department of Administration - Office of African American Affairs has nurtured community partnerships to broaden the reach of the effort; and

Whereas The funds will be expended to support staff, training, and community engagement to develop and deliver a youth vaping prevention program for grades 5-12; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Comptroller is authorized to:

1. Commit funds within the Project Parent of the 2024 Special Revenue-Settlement Fund, the following amounts for the project titled OAAA Advancing Health Literacy:

Project VS0002400000

Fund 0180

Org 9990

Program 0001

Budget Year 0000

Subclass R999

Account 000600

Project Grantor Share

Amount $1,287,213.99

2. Create the necessary Special Revenue Fund - Settlement Fund project level values; budget to these project values the amount received under the settlement agreement.

; and, be it

Further Resolved, That these funds are budgeted for the Department of Administration - Office of African American Affairs, which is authorized to expend from the amount budgeted for specified purposes consistent with the settlement agreement.

Requester

Comptroller

Drafter

LRB180001-1

Kathleen M. Brengosz

6/25/2024