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<br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) Ramsey Town Center Planning <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich distributed a newsletter from 2005 on the Ramsey Town Center, but <br />noted that it could have been written yesterday because it articulates the dream for the Town <br />. Center. He noted that today's meeting is to discuss the rebirth of the Town Center. He stated <br />that the City is expected to close on the property on June 26, and will acquire 150 acres for <br />development and public purposes. <br /> <br />2) Ramsey Medical Center <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey asked that City Administrator pause in the discussion on Ramsey Town Center to <br />allow for a special announcement and invited the guests to come forward. <br /> <br />Tom O'Connor, President of Mercy Hospital, part of Allina Health Care system, stated that they <br />have been evaluating building a new clinic in Ramsey and noted that a new $7.5 million facility <br />was approved last week. He introduced Dr. Hoversten, the District Medical Director for clinics <br />in the area, and Dr. Barth, who is the lead physician at the Ramsey Clinic, who has also been part <br />of these discussions. <br /> <br />Dr. Hoversten stated that will double the square footage of their existing site. <br /> <br />Dr. Barth gave a brief overview of what they currently have at the Ramsey facility and noted that <br />with a larger clinic, they would like to add 5 providers. <br /> <br />Mr" O'Connor stated that there are several good site options in the City for the new facility. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig stated that the Council would love to see them move into the Town Center <br />area. <br /> <br />Mr. O'Connor stated that there may also be some possibility of working together with the V A <br />medical center that has expressed interest in locating nearby. <br /> <br />Senator Jungbauer stated that his office would be happy to introduce Allina to the V A to begin <br />these discussions. He asked about how important green technology or solar energy is into the <br />clinic plans and whether issues like that were things that they have been thought of in this <br />process. <br /> <br />Dr. Hoversten stated that they looked at utility issues, but they have not gone to that extent in <br />looking at green sites. He noted that their current facility is not hooked up to City utilities. <br /> <br />Mr. O'Connor noted that they really are in the beginning stages of this process and have only <br />gotten approval for a dollar amount and a general building size and the details are yet to be <br />determined. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session I June 16,2009 <br />Page 2 of5 <br />