Agenda - Council Work Session - 01/09/2024

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #24- RESOLUTION PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR A CLINICAL RESEARCH & TREATMENT FACILITY WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey, annually reviews its legislative priorities and provides direction to Staff to implement these priorities; and WHEREAS, IDTS Medical, Inc. (IDTS) has completed the first phase buildout for its company and relocated to the second floor of the VA Building at 7545 Veterans Drive NW; and WHEREAS, IDTS has been innovating solutions for the Respiratory Industry and has had an ongoing Clinical Trial Agreement with Mayo Clinic Rochester and MediTuner (Swedish Corporation) since February 2022 in home spirometry and data collection from Asthma patients for predicting respiratory morbidity. IDTS has also signed a Clinical Research Agreement with the University of Colorado and o2matics (Danish Corporation) for automation in o2 titration and saturation. MediTuner has opened its US based operations in the IDTS Medical Center and o2matics is in the process of following suit. The Clinical Research and Treatment Facility will be the home for these and many more national &international companies: and WHEREAS, IDTS is a facility where everyone has access to leading edge medical treatment for respiratory disorders, regardless of their ability to pay while supporting the advancement of research and innovation in respiratory care; and WHEREAS, Supporting this program will allow Ramsey to be part of a leadership community in healthcare, pave the way to provide billable world class healthcare solutions for patients with respiratory diseases and supply the setting to relocate international companies to the United States. This facility is open to the public servicing Greater Minnesota Hospitals & Clinics, V.A. patients in a 30-mile radius, assisted living communities, partnerships with community sports programs and the underserved community while driving revenue to local businesses; and WHEREAS, The vision for IDTS is to create a world class Research & Treatment Hospital for respiratory care in the Ramsey Core located next to the VA building on Veterans Drive; and WHEREAS, IDTS Medical has requested that the City of Ramsey to provide a resolution of support of the proposed medical project to assist with obtaining funding from the State of Minnesota or other viable sources; and WHEREAS, IDTS Medical, Inc. is Active / in Good Standing with office of the Minnesota Secretary of State as of 1/2/2024.