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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2 <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3 <br /> 4 <br />Regular Meeting 5 <br />January 9, 2017 6 <br />Mounds View City Hall 7 <br />2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112 8 <br />7:00 P.M. 9 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br />1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 12 <br /> 13 <br />2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14 <br /> 15 <br />3. ROLL CALL: Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller 16 <br /> 17 <br /> NOT PRESENT: None. 18 <br /> 19 <br />4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20 <br /> A. Monday, January 9, 2017, City Council Agenda. 21 <br /> 22 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the Monday, January 9, 2017, agenda as revised. 23 <br /> 24 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 25 <br /> 26 <br />5. PUBLIC INPUT 27 <br /> 28 <br />None. 29 <br /> 30 <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 31 <br /> 32 <br />A. Presentation by Sara Criger, Mercy Hospital President, Reviewing Mercy 33 <br />and Unity Hospitals Strategic Direction 34 <br /> 35 <br />Sara Criger, Mercy Hospital President, provided the Council with a presentation on the hospitals 36 <br />strategic direction for the future. She discussed the plans Allina had for the Mercy and Unity 37 <br />campuses. She reviewed the awards both hospitals have received in recent years and noted both 38 <br />campuses were very strong. She described how Allina was redefining hospital to health care in 39 <br />order to reward health and wellness. She understood status quo was no longer an option as the 40 <br />average daily census and surgical cases were on the decline. She explained Allina would be 41 <br />charting a new path while keeping the most frequently used services on both campuses, while 42 <br />improving access to high quality specialty services. She described the changes that have been 43 <br />made at the campuses that would allow Alina to care for the community together through one 44 <br />hospital on two campuses. She commented on the much-needed mental health and addiction 45