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�� <br />�i�EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: January 30, 2012 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: TCAAP/Stadium Proposal Update J� <br />On Thursday, January 5, Governor Dayton sent a letter to Rafael Ortega, Chair of the Ramsey <br />County Board of Commissioners, setting a deadline of 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Janua.ry 12, for <br />the submission of Ramsey County's final stadium proposal. A similar letter was sent to R.T. <br />Rybak, Mayor of Minneapolis. Proposals were submitted for sites in Arden Hills, Minneapolis, <br />and Shakopee. Since the January 12 deadline, the Basilica (Linden Avenue) site has been <br />eliminated from consideration for the time being due to concerns raised by the Basilica of St. <br />Mary. <br />This week, Governor Dayton announced that the only site that remained feasible for a stadium <br />deal during this legislative session is the Metrodome. Some legislators support and some <br />legislators dispute that conclusion. <br />On January 29, seven of thirteen Minneapolis Councilmembers expressed opposition to Mayor <br />Rybak'. s funding plan for a new stadium. Councilmembers explained that they cannot support a <br />plan to contribute more than $300 million to a stadium in Minneapolis without a referendum. <br />Rybak's current proposal would need a legislative override of a city charter amendment passed <br />in 1997 that requires a citywide vote to approve any expenditure of city resources over $10 <br />million for a professional sports facility. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />January 30, 2012, City Council Meeting <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />