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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOREST LAKE, MINNESOTA, <br />HELD AT THE CITY HALL ON THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 1993, at 11:00 A.M. <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor, James Crawford; Councilpersons, Bruce Carlson, <br />Gary Moen, Howard Ruggles and John Lynch. <br />The Special Council Meeting was attended by Board Members from New Scandia <br />Township, Forest Lake Township, Columbus Township, City of Forest Lake, City <br />of Hugo, all of which had a quorum present, as well as Board Members from <br />Wyoming Township and Linwood, neither of which had a quorum. No one attended <br />the meeting from the Centerville or Lino Lakes Boards. Members from the District <br />Memorial Hospital Board and their attorney, John Miller, were also present as <br />well as approximately 90 interested persons, some of whom were hospital employees. <br />Attorney Dave Hebert presented an explanation of the lease as written and Attorney <br />Greg Galler outlined some of the problems with the lease in the present form. <br />The possibility of entering into a Joint Agreement was discussed to hire Holmes <br />and Graven as advisors and to supply a contact person for the governing bodies <br />with the cost shared based on a proportion of the 1990 census. <br />Motion was made by Lloyd Knudsen of Columbus Township and seconded by Dick <br />Damchik of Forest Lake Township to sign a Joint Resolution appointing Holmes <br />and Graven to represent the interest of the communities in the writing of the <br />lease between HealthSpan and District Memorial Hospital, to work with District <br />Memorial Hospital on the lease and to take legal action if necessary and to <br />work with a $5,000 limit initially on the expenses with assessment of the charges <br />on a per capita basis. <br />Forest Lake Township, Columbus Township, City of Forest Lake and City of Hugo, <br />all voted yes. New Scandia Township did not vote pending a determination of whether <br />they had received proper notice. <br />Motion was made by Lloyd Knudsen of Columbus Township and seconded by Dick Damchik <br />of Forest Lake Township to write one letter to HealthSpan indicating that we want <br />to work in a spirit of cooperation to reach a mutually agreeable lease. <br />Forest Lake Township, Columbus Township, City of Forest Lake and City of Hugo <br />all voted yes. Scandia deferred at this time. <br />Both Wyoming Township and Linwood indicated they would be willing to share in <br />the costs. <br />Meeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m. <br />Robert R. Houle, City Clerk <br />PC: New Scandia Township <br />Forest Lake Township <br />Columbus Township <br />City of Hugo <br />Wyoming Township <br />Linwood Township <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />City of Centerville <br />