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wan EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville,, County of Ramsey, Minnesota was duly held on the day of July, 2011 at 6.-00 p.m. The following members were present.* and the following were absent.- Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption.- RESOLUTION No. Opposition to Ramsey County Half-�Cent Sales Tax for Viking Stadium WHEREAS,, the Roseville City Council recognizes the social and economic value of the Minnesota Vikings Football team to the State of Minnesota; and, WHEREAS,, to preserve the Minnesota Vikings as a valuable State amenity, the City Council understands the desire to find a solution to the Vikings' stated interest in developing a new stadium; and, , WHEREAS,, a proposal has been put forth by the Minnesota Vikings and the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners to construct a new stadium in Arden Hills on the site of the former Twin Cities Army Ammunitions Plant (TCAAP); and I , WHEREAS,, to finance the construction of this facility, the Ramsey County Board has proposed the imposition of a half-cent sales tax collected in Ramsey County in an amount sufficient to generate $,350 million; and, WHEREAS,, at a time when our city is facing significant cuts to essential services the City Council asserts that our number one policy priority is funding basic municipal functions,, including police, fire, parks and public works which should be provided at a reasonable cost to all taxpayers; and, WHEREAS,, it is unfair and inequitable for the residents and businesses of Roseville to be asked to bear a disproportionate financial burden for the construction of a State and regional amenity, particularly when the benefit to Roseville taxpayers is tangential at best;