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RESOLUTION 8716 <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> RAMSEY COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> A PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF THE <br /> NORTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL DISTRICT <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View is part of the North Suburban Hospital District <br /> (hereinafter referred to as the Hospital District); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Hospital District is comprised of the cities of Blaine, Fridley, Hilltop, <br /> Mounds View and Spring Lake Park; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Hospital District has been in existence for over 50 years with a focus on <br /> initially building and then providing funding for the physical improvements of Unity Hospital; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Allina Health has indicated that it is moving forward with operating the <br /> Unity campus under the Mercy Hospital license while not renewing the Unity Hospital license, <br /> and intends to provide service under a"One Hospital, Two Campuses" approach; and <br /> WHEREAS, as a result of the Allina Health decision to consolidate services from Unity <br /> Hospital to Mercy Hospital, it will result in a less than a comprehensive stand alone community <br /> hospital at the newly reorganized"Mercy Hospital—Unity Campus"; and <br /> WHEREAS, the currently planned service offering at "Mercy Hospital —Unity Campus" <br /> will no longer meet or fulfill the North Suburban Hospital district's public purpose to provide a <br /> wide range of hospital related medical services at Unity Hospital focused on citizens of the five <br /> cities comprising the Hospital District, including the residents of the City of Mounds View; and <br /> WHEREAS, on September 14, 2016, the Hospital District's Board unanimously <br /> approved a resolution stating its intention to seek dissolution of the District; and <br /> WHEREAS, the resolution of intention to seek dissolution made the finding that the <br /> conditions for the creation and continued operation of the North Suburban Hospital District no <br /> longer exist; and <br /> WHEREAS, North Suburban Hospital District has stated it will not be able to provide tax <br /> based funding for necessary improvements to Allina Health under the combined health services <br /> approach noted as "Mercy Hospital—Unity Campus"; and <br /> WHEREAS, as the North Suburban Hospital District determined it can no longer provide <br /> funding for "Mercy Hospital - Unity Campus", it is the determination of the City of Mounds <br /> View to petition for dissolution of the Hospital District under Minn. Stat. § 447.38. <br /> 1 <br />