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Home My WebLink About79-14 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 79-14 A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS FIRST PLACE AWARD OF $10,000.00 FOR THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS PROGRAM, AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby accepts the United States Conference of Mayors first place award of $10,000.00 for the Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Program. Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A". PASSED and APPROVED this 15th day of April, 2014. APPROVED: By: 0 EL 1 IND AN, Mayor ATTEST: By: SONDRA E. SMITH, City Cler (as 0 FAYE��EVeILLE%E. • �urer' %-s- .'A NSP'.° `�`". City of Fayetteville, Arkansas - Budget Adjustment Form (Legistar Version) Budget Year 2014 Division: Police Dept.: Police Requestor: Willie Newman Adjustment Number BUDGET ADJUSTMENT DESCRIPTION / JUSTIFICATION: Acceptance of the U. S. Conference of Mayors award for 1st Place in the small city category for our Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Awarenss Program. RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE REQUEST DATE: LEGISTAR FILE ID#: 4/15/2014 2014-0140 BUDGET & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT USE KwvCvvSpr &vu ,r 3/18/2014 3:24 Plvl Budget Director Date TYPE: ❑A ❑B ❑C ED EIE ❑P DESCRIPTION: GLDATE: POSTED: / v.20140318 TOTAL 10,000 10,000 Increase / (Decrease) Project.Sub# Account Number Expense Revenue Project Sub AT Account Name 1010.2920.5315.00 10,000 - 33044 2 EX Contract Services 1010.0001.4808.02 - 10,000 33044 2 RE Donations - Police Department C:\Users\wnewman\AppData\Roaming\L5\Temp\ 1 c652f31-eaba-40bf-9345-b44b2bed5ee3 1 of 1 Greg Tabor Submitted By City of Fayetteville Item Review Form 2014-0140 Legistar File Number 04/15/2014 City Council Meeting Date - Agenda Item Only N/A for Non -Agenda Item Action Required: Police Department Acceptance of the U. S. Conference of Mayors award for 1st Place in the small city category for our Prescription Drug Awareness Program and approval of a budget adjustment in the amount of $10,000. Does this item have a cost? $10,000.00 Yes Cost of this request 1010.2920.5315.00 Account Number 33044-2 Project Number Budgeted Item? No Previous Ordinance or Resolution # Original Contract Number: ents: $10,000.00 US Mayors Category or Project Budget Program or Project Name Donation Funds Used to Date Program or Project Category $0.00 General Remaining Balance Budget Adjustment Attached? 2614 3 )»S-1.0,1 Fund Name Yes CITY OF e ARKANSAS MEETING OF APRIL 15, 2014 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Greg Tabor, Chief of Police DATE: March 20, 2014 SUBJECT: Acceptance of U. S. Conference of Mayors 1St Place Award and Budget Adjustment RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends acceptance of the U. S. Conference of Mayors 1st Place award in the small city category for our Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Awareness Program and approval of a budget adjustment in the amount of $10,000. BACKGROUND: The United States Conference of Mayors, the official nonpartisan organization representing cities with populations of 30,000 or more, and Purdue Pharma LP have partnered to create the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Recognition Program. The goal of this program is to honor outstanding educational, public awareness and other initiatives that address the issue of prescription drug abuse and misuse in America's cities. A total of four awards were made in two categories: large and small city. Second place winners in each category received $5,000 each; first place winners received $10,000 each. DISCUSSION: In September 2013, the Fayetteville Police Department, in partnership with Project Right Choice of NWA, prepared (please see attached) the application for recognition to be submitted to the U.S. Conference of Mayors for award consideration in their Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Recognition Program. This program is a nationwide competition to recognize local cities' who have made outstanding efforts to increase awareness of safe storage and disposal of prescription drugs. The overall goal of these programs are to reduce the risk of misuse and abuse of prescription drugs. The following winners of this competition were announced in January 2014 during the 82nd Winter Meeting of the U. S. Conference of Mayors: Small Cities — 1St Place — Fayetteville, AR; 2nd Place - Columbus, IN; Large Cities — 1st Place — Philadelphia, PA; 2nd Place — Indianapolis, IN. Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov BUDGET/STAFF IMPACT: This recognition award will increase both revenues and expenses by $10,000, and have no impact on staffing. Attachments: $10,000 Budget Adjustment U. S. Conference of Mayors Award Letter $10,000 Check from U. S. Conference of Mayors Application for Recognition 2 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS FIRST PLACE AWARD OF $10,000.00 FOR THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS PROGRAM, AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby accepts the United States Conference of Mayors first place award of $10,000.00 for the Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Program. Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A". PASSED and APPROVED this 15th day of April, 2014. APPROVED: ATTEST: By: By: LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer coivF THE UNI'i'LD STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 4.1 The Honorable Lioneld Jordan Mayor City of Fayetteville 100 West Rock Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701 1620 EYE STREET NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 TELEPHONE (202) 293-7330 FAX (202) 293-2352 URL: www usmayors.org February 27, 2014 Dear Mayor Jordan Congratulations again on winning "1st Place" in the small city category for your "Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness " prescription drug abuse prevention program. Your program to teach people the dangers of drug use will help save lives. We applaud your work and present the City of Fayetteville with this check for $10,000 to support your mission to drug abuse in your city. This grant program is the result of a partnership between the USCM and the Purdue Pharma, LP with the goal supporting and/or enhancing mayors' ongoing drug prevention programs in their cities. The program also includes a national public awareness campaign, and will connect mayors with innovative, cost-effective program strategies to successfully combat drug abuse in their cities. Thank you again for your hard work and we look forward to follow up on your progress. If you have questions please don't hesitate to contact me at cswann@usmayors.org or 202-861-6707. Sinc rely, Crystal D. Swann Assistant Executive Director U.S. Conference of Mayors ij II I ••• v • A •im.V vv■VIS r■tip.\VSon V• ...S"• • Vow Ne v -T + 1 OUR REF. NO. YOUR INVOICE NO. INVOICE DATE INVOICE AMOUNT AMOUNT PAID DISCOUNT TAKEN NET CHECK AMOUNT 111034 TOTALS 03/06/2014 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00 $10,000.00 "0564 L711' 1:0 5 40000 301: 53007781.081 UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE AR ATTN: BONNIE PAY 113 W. MOUNTAIN FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701 'DELUXE CORP• 1+800-328-0304 www.deluxeforms.com A • • 56417 U.S. Conference of Mayors Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Recognition Program 1. Title of City Program: a. Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Program 2. Category: a. Small City (population of 100,000 or smaller) 3. Mayoral Contact Information: a. Lioneld Jordan b. Lana Broyles c. 479-575-8330 d. mayor@ci.fayetteville.ar.us 4. Contact Information for the Program: a. Fayetteville Police Department b. Judy Cohea c. 100 W. Rock St. d. Blank e. Fayetteville f. Arkansas g. 72701 h. 479-587-3581 i. 479-200-1699 j. icohea@ci.fayetteville.ar.us k. 479-587-3570 I. www.proiectrightchoice.com 5. Specify what application is for: a. Expansion of an existing Program 6. Organizational Description: a. The City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Police Department, Fayetteville Water and Sewer Services, Project Right Choice of Northwest Arkansas, Prevention Resource Center, Clear Channel Communications, CH2M-HILL, and Beaver Water District have partnered in bi- annual prescription drug take back events since 2010. In that time, we have taken almost 1,000 pounds of prescription drugs off the streets. Our prescription drug take back events were a result of monitoring data provided by the 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force which showed a significant upward trend in the amount of prescription drugs seized from drug dealers. Over the last six years, prescription drug seizures by the Drug Task Force has doubled annually, and they are on pace to double again in 2013. The mission of our prescription drug abuse awareness program is to educate parents/grandparents to the prescription drug abuse epidemic, ways to safeguard prescription drugs within the household, and proper disposal options. Furthermore, we offer classroom presentations targeting pre -teen children on the dangers of prescription drug abuse and canvas the area with Public Service Announcements via radio on this topic. To our take back event participants, we offer a no questions asked, just drive or walk up and drop off your unwanted/unused/expired prescription and over-the-counter drugs. The Fayetteville Police Department provides an on-site presence to secure and properly dispose of the drugs collected. 7. Statement of Community Need/Community Description: a. Our target is to raise prescription drugs abuse awareness among parents and grandparents who possess prescription drugs within their households. By gaining control and securing households prescription drugs, we can minimize the gateway for adolescents and juveniles to experiment with prescription drugs. Many people are drawn to Fayetteville for its balance between the lush countryside and "big city" life. The University of Arkansas brings people from all over the world to live and work in Fayetteville, as well as several nationally headquartered businesses in the area. Fayetteville is the county seat for Washington County, Arkansas. Fayetteville's U.S. Census population for 2010 was 73,580 residents with overall demographics consisting of 84% Caucasian, 6% African -American, 6% Hispanic, and 4% other. The census data further indicates that 13,617 residents are under the age of 18. Our housing units total 36,188 with 12,639 owner-occupied, 18,087 renter-occupied, and 5,462 vacant. Education, poultry and cattle agribusiness, light manufacturing, retail distribution, retail support and transportation are the most important economic sectors. The socio-economic status of our community can best be articulated through the Arkansas Department of Education's Free/Reduced Lunch Program. Currently, 43% of students in Fayetteville participate in the Free/Reduced Lunch Program. While there are a disproportionately high percentage of students receiving free and reduced lunch, it does not automatically correlate directly to the 200% Federal Poverty Line. However, it does establish high levels of poverty of school ages children in public schools in Fayetteville. 8. Nominated Program for Recognition: a. Parental Education b. Community or Government-level Intervention c. Public Awareness Campaign 9. Description of Program: a. The Fayetteville Police Department and its' partners will continue to host bi-annual Prescription Drug Take Back events and canvas the radio airwaves with associated public service announcements. This program addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administrations National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Each day, approximately, 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends through the home medicine cabinet. In an effort to address the prescription drug abuse problem, we initiated the prescription drug take back event to provide a venue for persons who wanted to dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs. This effort has been a huge success in removing potentially dangerous prescription drugs, particularly controlled substances, from our medicine cabinets. All told, Fayetteville residents have turned in almost 1,000 pounds of medication with this program. The continuation of this program will primarily benefit our teenagers and young adults by educating their parents/grandparents on current drug abuse trends and minimizing their ability to easily obtain prescription drugs. The Fayetteville Police Department has built a strong coalition of like-minded people and organizations to partner in these events, and plans to expand education/participation to include real estate agencies in the coming year. Law enforcement officials have provided that a rising source of illegal prescription drugs are real estate open houses in which potential buyers search these houses for the purpose of stealing prescription drugs. If awarded this recognition funding, Fayetteville would commission the production of a video public service announcement entitled "Grandma, You May Be a Drug Dealer". This video would be broadcast on Fayetteville's Government/Public Access Channels along with digital signage networks, and other public service announcement opportunities. Finally, potential wealth and greed makes the illegal prescription drug business the fasting growing and most profitable illegal activity. For example, Oxycodone has a street value of $1 per milligram per pill which calculates to $1,000,000 per kilogram. In comparison, the following are kilogram values of other illegal and legal commodities: Marijuana - $12,500; Cocaine - $80,000; Methamphetamine - $100,000; Silver - $766; Gold - $47,250; Platinum - $53,535. Yes, the street value of Oxycodone is 20 times more valuable than Gold, and Morphine is 4 times more valuable than Oxycodone. Accessibility and profit margins are too huge for prescription drug abuse to simply fade away. 10. Mayoral Letter of Support a. City of Fayetteville, Arkansas — Mayor Lioneld Jordan 11. Attachments a. CH2M-HILL — Letter of Support b. Beaver Water District — Letter of Support c. Prevention Resource Center — Letter of Support d. Project Right Choice — Letter of Support e. October 26, 2013 Flyer