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2.03: 2025 Legislative Priorities <br />City Administrator Hagen reviewed the Staff report in regard to the City's 2025 legislative <br />priorities. <br />Councilmember Riley shared that the taxation from the transportation department is without any <br />benefit to the City. He noted that asking to be added to the Metro Mobility service area is just an <br />ask to include the City in something they are already paying for. He said he would like to see this <br />item moved up on their list of priorities. He added that the hospital moratorium is not a local issue <br />and when it was brought up to a State Senator, he was not aware that there was any hospital that <br />was being looked at for Ramsey, showing that it is not a local issue. He stated that he does not <br />think this item needs to remain on this so they can focus on other items with more importance. <br />Mayor Heineman agreed with removing the priority of lifting the hospital moratorium. <br />Councilmember Specht stated the only reason he would be in support of keeping this legislative <br />priority is because of someone who had come forward with the idea of opening some kind of <br />medical facility in Ramsey. <br />The consensus of the Council was to move forward with the proposed list of 2025 legislative <br />priorities with the removal of the item for lifting the hospital moratorium. <br />3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION <br />3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar <br />Noted. <br />4. MAYOR / COUNCIL / STAFF INPUT <br />None. <br />5. ADJOURNMENT <br />The Work Session of the City Council was adjourned at 6:55 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Brian S. Hagen <br />City Administrator <br />ATTEST: <br />City Council Work Session / January 14, 2025 <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />