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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Sarah Strommen Councilmember Jill Johns Councilmember Mark Kuzma Councilmember John LeTourneau Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Melody Shryock Members Absent: Councilmember Kristine Williams Also Present: City Administrator Kurds Ulrich Police Chief Jeff Katers Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Mark Riverblood Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher Community Development Director Timothy Gladhill City Engineer Bruce Westby Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Patrick Brama City Attorney Joe Langel 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Strommen called the regular meeting of the Ramsey City Council to order at 7:05 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Strommen. 2. PRESENTATION 2.01: Presentation Regarding Mercy and Unity Hospital Strategy and Changes Sara Criger, Mercy Hospital President, thanked the Council for allowing her to attend tonight. She appreciated the partnerships the hospitals have with the community to improve the care and health of the communities. She stated that there is a standing invitation for them to attend any forums the City may see appropriate to provide more details. She stated that they are building on strong programs and hospitals that have been in the communities for over 50 years and highlighted some of the awards the hospitals have received. She stated that Medicare and Medicaid rate hospitals and noted that Unity was ranked as a four-star hospital while Mercy was ranked as a five-star hospital and that the only other five-star hospital in the state was the Mayo. She reviewed the service areas for both Unity and Mercy hospitals, noting that the hospitals do City Council/January 24,2017 Page 2 of 17