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Mounds View City Council February 27, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 3 Council Member Meehlhause questioned if the vote would require a 2/3’s vote from the Council. 1 Mr. Lepak understood this was not addressed in State Statute and explained he was looking for a 2 super majority vote from the Council. 3 4 Council Member Gunn supported Council Member Meehlhause’s recommendation to have the 5 funds repaid based on the taxes that have been paid in since 1960. 6 7 Mayor Mueller asked if the member cities do not approve of the manner in which the funds are 8 disbursed if there was any action they could take. Mr. Lepak reported this action would be left 9 up to the hospital board and there was no appeal process. 10 11 Mayor Mueller questioned how long Chair Maeckelberg had served on the hospital board. Mr. 12 Maeckelberg stated he has been on the hospital board since 1994. It was his opinion it was in the 13 City’s best interest to dissolve the hospital board. 14 15 Alison Caldwell, 8144 Pleasant View Drive, recommended the taxes paid to the hospital district 16 be calculated in present value. 17 18 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8716, a 19 Petition for Dissolution of the North Suburban Hospital District, amending Item 3 to read: The 20 hospital board shall repay the member cities based on a comprehensive accounting of all taxes 21 paid by each member city since 1960. 22 23 Council Member Meehlhause stated he would not support the Resolution without the proposed 24 amendment. While he understood the changes Allina was making, he was disappointed that 25 Allina had not reached out to the member cities prior to merging the campuses. 26 27 Council Member Hull explained he had an emotional attachment to Unity given the fact his 28 daughter was born there. It was his hope Allina would keep the Unity campus fully staffed and 29 operational for the community. 30 31 Mayor Mueller questioned how many communities have voted and offered their support for this 32 Resolution. Mr. Lepak indicated four communities have already offered their support for this 33 Resolution. 34 35 Mayor Mueller asked when the hospital board would meet next to approve the dissolution. Mr. 36 Lepak explained the hospital board had no specific timeline to go out of business. He reported 37 the board would meet next on Wednesday, March 8th at Unity. He anticipated it would take 38 some time for the hospital board to sell off their properties, which would have to occur prior to 39 the board dissolving. 40 41 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 42 43 44