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RESOLUTION NO. 13-027 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON SOLUTION TO ENTER IN TO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SAINT PAUL-RAMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, THE RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH, ACTING THROUGH THE ST. PAUL - RAMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HAS JURISDICTION OVER ALL PUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS WITHIN RAMSEY COUNTY; AND WHEREAS, WHEN A LOCAL OR A NATIONAL SECURITY OR PEACETIME EMERGENCY IS DECLARED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 12, SPRCPH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE, AS APPROPRIATE, FOR PROPHYLAXIS OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN RAMSEY COUNTY; AND WHEREAS, CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON IS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES TO THEIR POPULATION, I.E., STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLDS, RESIDENTS/GUESTS, DURING A DECLARED EMERGENCY; AND WHEREAS, SPRCPH WILL PROVIDE NEEDED MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES TO CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON; AND WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO MINN. STAT. § 144.4198 UPON A DETERMINATION BY THE MINNESOTA COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH ("COMMISSIONER") THAT A PANDEMIC INFLUENZA, OTHER LIFE- THREATENING DISEASE, OR TERRORIST, ACCIDENTAL, OR NATURAL EVENT REQUIRES URGENT TREATMENT OR PROPHYLACTIC MEASURES THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF A CLOSED POINT OF DISPENSING ("CLOSED POD") LOCATION: AND WHEREAS, UPON SUCH A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSIONER LEGEND DRUGS MAY BE DISPENSED OR ADMINISTERED VIA A CLOSED POD ACCORDING TO A PLAN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR BY LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND THE MEDICAL PROTOCOL CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND WHEREAS, CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON HAS AGREED TO ACT AS A CLOSED POD, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS: 1. CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON AND SPRCPH SHALL MUTUALLY SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT, INCLUDING CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON PROVIDING A CONTACT PERSON(S) TO WORK WITH SPRCPH TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR RECEIVING AND DISPENSING MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES AT CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON'S FACILITY INCLUDING METHODS OF NOTIFICATION, CRITICAL STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION, PLAN ACTIVATION STEPS, AND PLANS FOR STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES. 2. SPRCPH SHALL PROVIDE ADVANCE TRAINING TO CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON STAFF THAT WILL FUNCTION IN KEY POSITIONS IN DISTRIBUTING MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES.