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9 <br /> WHEREAS, the stadium proposal provides an opportunity for the TCAAP site to be <br /> remediated, returned to productive use, and opened to public access; and • <br /> WHEREAS,the stadium proposal would create a significant number of jobs during <br /> construction and at the completed stadium, and would return 170 acres of the TCAAP site to the <br /> property tax rolls to be privately developed; and <br /> WHEREAS,the proposed stadium-related transportation improvements will help <br /> mitigate current traffic congestion on I-35W and I-694, and the Metropolitan Council's October <br /> 12, 2011, Stadium Proposal Risk Analysis concluded that the proposed transportation <br /> improvements effectively mitigate traffic concerns related to the stadium proposal; and <br /> WHEREAS, Governor Dayton announced on November 1, 2011, that a local sales tax <br /> would not be considered as a stadium funding source without a referendum; and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 15, 2011,the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners <br /> approved an offer to purchase 430 acres of the TCAAP site for$28.5 million. <br /> NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Arden Hills, <br /> Minnesota supports the development of a multi-purpose stadium and 170 acres of private <br /> development on the TCAAP site. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council considers this proposal to be the <br /> best opportunity in the foreseeable future to remediate the TCAAP site and put it into productive • <br /> use. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council's support of the project is based <br /> on the following two expectations: <br /> 1. The City of Arden Hills will have a seat on any stadium authority or governing <br /> board that is created to own, manage, and/or operate the stadium facility, and <br /> 2. Any stadium proposal will include provisions requiring the costs of public safety <br /> on game and non-game days be paid by the Minnesota Vikings or the stadium <br /> authority, either directly or through payments in lieu of taxes. <br /> ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS <br /> 28" DAY OF NOVEMBER,2011. <br /> David Grant,Mayor <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />